DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon, but I do own the OCs introduced in this story and later stories (except where stated).
Well, this is probably going to be the penultimate chapter in this story, and I won't ruin what is coming up. Enjoy!
CHAPTER 9
Daemon and the Downfall
REAL WORLD, SOUTHERN QUADRANT
Tokyo
21:48 JST
The figures raced across the sky, camouflaged partly by the darkness. However, some of their natural illumination meant that they were still visible, and they had attracted attention.
"DARK DELUGE" yelled a voice.
"GRANDIS SCISSORS" GrandisKuwagamon yelled, slashing the blast of poisonous, flaming ink to pieces.
"Ah, so smart are we?" asked a voice. Ophanimon looked down, angrily.
"You again…" she said peeved, as LadyDevimon smirked.
"Who else?" she asked.
"NAIL BONE" yelled another voice. Ophanimon made a shield to block the attack from SkullSatamon, and turned to MarineDevimon and the skull digimon.
"Hey, Takato…" Imperialdramon told Gallantmon, separating himself from the group, followed by Seraphimon and Ophanimon.
"What?" Gallantmon asked.
"You go ahead without us…" TK told him. "We'll take care of the Daemon Corps…"
"Fine, just be as quick as possible…" Tai told them. "We'll need help ASAP!"
Ophanimon nodded, and swooped towards LadyDevimon. "We have a score to settle…" she said in Gatomon's voice.
Tokyo Metropolitan Building
21:48 JST
"Ah, Beelzemon…" Daemon greeted the mega that had entered the building.
"Howdoos…I have completed my task…" he greeted.
"All of the Digidestined in the Eastern Quadrant eliminated?"
Beelzemon nodded. "Them and their little screams…"
Daemon chuckled. "Only a few left…I presume you wish to know about the impressive headquarters I have built out of this skyscraper?"
"Not particularly, but go on…"
"I have gutted this building's upper floors. The dark mass grows using the power of the planet's communication networks, fed through this building. As soon as it has enough power, we will be able to open a permanent gate between the four Quadrants and their digital worlds, for my corps to attack. At present the gate is small, but it is growing."
Beelzemon nodded, not really understanding but getting the gist. "I see…when will it be ready?"
"Unfortunately, it requires much energy, and the communication networks seem to be far from ideal for this purpose. However, the Orbs will allow it to be powered up to its full potential, breaking a hole in the universe and allowing my empire to begin."
"Your empire?!"
"We agreed on this Beelzemon, we shall each command a Domain of the World, consisting of each of the individual Quadrants and Digital Worlds…the Eastern Quadrant's digital world, however, shall be deleted as the first move of war…"
"I see…"
"I intend to take the Orbs of Chaos and Harmony from their owners."
Beelzemon nodded. "When?"
"Well, you should know shouldn't you?" Daemon replied, smirk appearing on his face. Beelzemon tilted his head in confusion.
"What the hell are you talking 'bout, bub?"
"You are not Beelzemon…"
"Of course I am, I'm living breathing ass-kicking Demon Lord!"
"Beelzemon of the Demon Lords was destroyed by the Digidestined in Odaiba, Eastern Quadrant. Which leads me to one conclusion. EVIL INFERNO!"
Beelzemon held up his gun and leapt backwards out of the cavity in the wall of the building, wings bursting forth from his back and gun mutating. "CORONA BLASTER" he yelled, cancelling out the fiery blast. "Hey, I'm the King of Potshots, got that?!" he argued angrily. Daemon smirked.
"Go tell your little digi-friends that their time is up…" he warned. Beelzemon glared at the Demon Lord, before swooping down below. Daemon smirked, watching the biker-like figure flee. "It is time…" he announced, and swiftly followed.
REAL WORLD, EASTERN QUADRANT
Tokyo
21:50 JST
"You pests are unbelievingly persistent…" Belphemon complained, as he came into view. "How many times do you wish for me to destroy you?"
"None…METAL WOLF CLAW" yelled the mega. Belphemon groaned in pain before looking on angry at the wolf. He smirked.
"Ah, but your only mega…" he taunted. "Such a shame, I had heard great things of the Digidestined…but then again, looks like you are missing some members…"
"We're still going to beat you!" Matt told the mega, who smirked.
"Please don't tell me I heard that…so unbelievably pathetic…"
"We took out the rest of your group, why can't we beat you too?!" Mimi asked.
"Simple…" Belphemon answered. Data began to gather around him, data as black as the sun, and with a swoop of his hand he absorbed it into him. "Ah, the data of my fellow Demon Lords in this world…so weak, yet so useful for doing this! LAMPRANTHUS!"
The fiery chains swept round, burning through all in their path. Izzy stumbled to the ground to miss it only just, and MetalGarurumon shielded Matt, yelping in pain afterwards. Zudomon equally defended his partner, and Digmon dug down to help Cody out of the way of the blast. Mimi was flown out of harms way by Lillymon, and looked down to see MegaKabuterimon hit by the attack head on. He roared in pain. Lillymon landed and let her partner down, and the Digidestined glared at Belphemon.
"Is that all you famous 'Digidestined' can do? Without the others, you are nothing…now take this attack like a good weakling…LAMPRANT…"
MetalGarurumon leapt at Belphemon, pushing him back enough for the blast to miss. Belphemon swatted the wolf aside and he hit the ground hard, rolling to a stop.
"MetalGarurumon!" Matt yelled, running over to his partner, who stood up weakly, growling. "Are you okay?" he asked his partner.
"Yeah…" MetalGarurumon replied weakly. "But the others have got to distract him!"
"Right…" Matt replied, before running over to the other Digidestined. "We have to attack!"
Izzy nodded. "Now, MegaKabuterimon!"
"HORN BUSTER" the bug yelled, firing a blast of electricity at the beast. He faked injury and then chuckled.
"Was that supposed to hurt?!"
"FLOWER CANNON"
Belphemon flinched forward upon being attacked from behind. He turned round to face his new foe. He growled.
"VULCAN'S HAMMER" roared Zudomon, hitting Belphemon while his back was turned, slamming his great hammer into Belphemon's back. Belphemon roared in pain, and turned to swat Zudomon away.
"GOLD RUSH" yelled Digmon, as he cut a crack in the ground which Belphemon slipped into, slowly sinking. MetalGarurumon flew into the air, ready to attack Belphemon's exposed front.
"METAL WOLF CLAW" he roared, the blast striking Belphemon in the front. Belphemon roared in pain.
"We did it!" cheered Mimi. Belphemon began to laugh.
"Don't be so sure…" Izzy warned.
"Oh no, what now?" Joe asked.
Belphemon stood up menacingly. He swatted MetalGarurumon into the ruins of an apartment block, and rubble collapsed. "DO YOU REALLY THINK A PATHETIC ATTEMPT LIKE THAT WILL TAKE ME OUT?!"
"What do we do now?" Mimi asked. Belphemon swatted Lillymon down to the ground.
"He's mauling us!" Izzy worried.
"What do we do?" Cody asked.
"What can we do?" Joe asked. "He's so powerful…"
"We can't lose this!" Matt told them, pulling his hand into a fist.
"So what do we do?" Joe asked.
REAL WORLD, SOUTHERN QUADRANT
Tokyo
21:54 JST
LadyDevimon was thrown against a building. Ophanimon smirked. "LadyDevimon, you are hardly a threat to me now!"
"I am your greatest threat!" LadyDevimon replied. 'But she is now exceedingly powerful!' LadyDevimon glanced towards her allies. MarineDevimon's attacks were simply no problem for Seraphimon, who either dodged or destroyed the blasts. Imperialdramon, having learnt from his previous battles, dodged all attempts at paralysing him. SkullSatamon's speed helped him dodge blast after blast, but he was running out of energy. A thought occurred to her. "SkullSatamon, attack the others…"
"Huh?" Ophanimon asked, confused.
"NAIL BONE!" SkullSatamon yelled, as a blast of electricity hit Ophanimon. She groaned in pain.
'Gatomon, I can't move!' she thought.
"Ophanimon!" Seraphimon and Imperialdramon yelled.
"NAIL BONE!" SkullSatamon roared, before firing at Seraphimon. He screamed in pain as he was frozen on the spot, plummeting to the ground below.
"Hey, leave my friends…" Davis began to complain.
"NAIL BONE!" SkullSatamon finished, hitting Imperialdramon, whose momentary lapse in concentration lead to paralysis. SkullSatamon landed and smirked. "I must praise you for your idea…" he told LadyDevimon, who nodded, landing next to him along with MarineDevimon.
'What do we do?' TK panicked.
Tokyo Metropolitan Building, Floor 29, 'Hypnos' Control Room
21:54 JST
"Right, Juggernaut is ready sir…" Riley announced, turning the laptop to face her boss. He nodded.
"Then what are you waiting for…execute it!" Yamaki snapped.
"But sir, what about those kids and their digimon? What if this affects them?"
"They have been missing for several days; I presume they are not in this world…"
Shinjuku Park
21:55 JST
"Guys, Daemon is coming!" Beelzemon warned, meeting the rest of the group.
"What do we do?" Yolei asked.
"You die!" Daemon replied, holding up a hand and fire appearing in it.
"So where it begins, is where it ends I guess eh?" Chaos joked, as Gallantmon floated over Shinjuku Park, near the other megas.
"You are remarkably persistent…" Daemon noted. "But it is futile…"
"Persistence is futile eh?" Terriermon joked.
"Terriermon…"
"What? We hate him anyway, why not mock him?"
"Regardless of your new found biomerges, and the decreased strength of the Demon Lords, you shall still fail…" Daemon told them. "Unless, of course…you hand me the Orbs of Chaos and Harmony now…"
"Yeah, like we're really going to do that…" Rika joked sarcastically.
"Why do you even want them?" Tai asked.
"I intend to harness their energy to rule both worlds…"
"Which of course isn't a cliché…" Valkyrimon joked.
"Silence!" Daemon yelled. "I shall no longer have to deal with you pests…EVIL INFERNO!"
Gallantmon held up his shield to block the incoming blast, before returning one of his own. "FINAL JUSTICE" he yelled, throwing the spear forward at great speed. Daemon swatted it to the side, and it returned to its owner.
"My turn…EVIL INFERNO!" he roared, this time aiming at Sakuyamon.
"SPIRIT SHIELD" she called, summoning a shield to protect herself. The blast of fire started the trees of the park burning.
"MEGA BARRAGE" MegaGargomon yelled, firing his volley of missiles at the mega. Daemon sank into the ground, and reappeared behind the group.
"EVIL INFERNO" he roared. Valkyrimon and GrandisKuwagamon were only just able to dodge by manoeuvring out of the way.
"GRANDIS SCISSORS" GrandisKuwagamon yelled, slashing his claws across the Demon Lord. Daemon gritted his teeth.
"You annoying pests…EVIL INFERNO!" he roared, this blast much larger and all-consuming than the rest. The biomerges blocked however possible, but they were still scorched.
"Whoa…hot…" WarGreymon commented, placing his shields away. "GREAT TORNADO" he roared, spinning intensely towards Daemon. Daemon was thrown to the side, and Phoenixmon took the chance to attack.
"CRIMSON FLAME" she roared, firing blasts at Daemon. Daemon was notably burnt.
"Smell that fresh burning Demon Lord!" Beelzemon joked. "CORONA BLASTER" he then yelled, as Daemon was struck directly. Daemon roared in pain.
'These pests cannot win!' he thought, pain coursing through his body.
Tokyo Metropolitan Building, Floor 29, 'Hypnos' Control Room
21:56 JST
Yamaki checked the data one more time. "Right, the program is ready…" he told Riley, finger hovering over the return key.
'I just hope this works…' Riley thought.
Yamaki tapped the key.
Shinjuku Park
21:57 JST
A beam of light shot up into the sky from the Hypnos Towers. The Digidestined and Tamers watched, curious of what was happening.
"Juggernaut?" Henry asked fearfully. He felt something tug at his data.
"What the hell is that?" Davis asked in fear. The sky split.
"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" Daemon asked angrily, data flickering as a hole opened in the sky.
"Tai, we're breaking up!" Agumon told his partner in fear.
"What do we do?" Tai asked fearfully, as he watched the other megas around him stretch and warp. He felt weak, his data being sucked towards the great upside-down whirlpool in the sky. Daemon roared in pain as his data was stretched well away from him.
REAL WORLD, EASTERN QUADRANT
Odaiba
21:57 JST
Belphemon suddenly warped, his data being sucked randomly in all directions. Matt and the Digidestined looked towards the 'miracle' that was occurring.
"What's going on?" Matt asked, confused.
"He's being deleted!" Izzy said in surprise.
"By what?" Cody asked.
"This is our chance…MetalGarurumon!" Matt suggested. The wolf charged energy in his mouth.
"METAL WOLF CLAW" he growled, as he fired an intense blast of icy energy. Belphemon, data streaming off of him and warping repeatedly, turned to his attacker. Matt looked into his eyes. All calm, all logic, all calculation was gone.
All that was left was madness.
REAL WORLD, SOUTHERN QUADRANT
Tokyo
21:57 JST
Imperialdramon stirred, and SkullSatamon looked down in fear. His data flickered suddenly, as it was warped towards the hole in the sky. He roared in pain. Electricity was suddenly drawn off of the three megas.
"What?!" SkullSatamon said in surprise. Imperialdramon smirked, and held up his cannon to SkullSatamon.
"POSITRON LASER" he shouted, as SkullSatamon took a point-blank shot, wiping away instantly. LadyDevimon and MarineDevimon flinched.
"HALLOWED ASCENSION" a now standing Seraphimon called, as a lightning bolt wiped MarineDevimon from existence. LadyDevimon stood shocked in fear.
"EDEN'S JAVELIN" Ophanimon yelled, as holy energy from her javelin wiped LadyDevimon completely. Ophanimon breathed a sigh of relief. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the warp hole in the sky. "What's that?" she asked, attracting the other megas' attentions to the sight.
"It's like a giant vacuum cleaner!" Davis said in shock.
"TK…" Patamon attracted his partner's attention. "Something strange is going on…" he told his partner, as their data was drawn towards the hole.
"Let's get moving: We've got to help the others!" Ophanimon told her fellow megas, who nodded and followed her towards the warp hole.
Shinjuku Park
21:59 JST
Daemon turned to face the warp hole in the sky. He frowned, and lifted his hands to the air.
"What's he going to do?" Tai asked fearfully.
"EVIL INFERNO!" the Demon roared, firing a concentrated fiery blast at the warp hole. Striking the artificial whirlpool, the skies rocked with thunder as the portal backfired and rebounded, as electricity ripped across the skies, ripping clouds apart and sending a bolt straight down as the Tokyo Metropolitan building.
Tokyo Metropolitan Building
21:59 JST
Riley ducked quickly as the black mass was thrown over her head by an exploding computer bank nearby. Explosions ripped through the building as computers were overpowered.
"What's going on?" she asked in fear.
The building shook and the lights burst, plunging the room into darkness. "Juggernaut is being overpowered…" Yamaki noted, looking towards the laptop, now running on battery power. It showed a display of what was happening. Electricity sparked along the walls.
"We have to get out of here!" Yamaki told her, grabbing the laptop. She nodded, and they quickly escaped the same way they had entered, via the now dimly lit staircase.
Shinjuku Park
21:59 JST
Daemon roared as the thunderstorm overhead swelled. Data flew into it, from both the Tokyo Metropolitan Building and scrap data from around Tokyo. It coalesced into a ball of concentrated data, which suddenly thundered downwards into Daemon, who laughed evilly as he grew in height.
"What's going on?!" Takato asked fearfully.
"Scrap data, Demon Lord Data, makes no difference!" Daemon taunted. "The important fact is that you are now going to be eliminated!" He had now settled on a full height, towering over the Tamers and Digidestined.
"What do we do?" Terriermon asked in fear.
"We attack!" Chaos cheered.
"FINAL JUSTICE" he yelled. Daemon swept the attack aside.
"So pathetic! EVIL INFERNO!"
"SPIRIT SPHERE!" Sakuyamon yelled, leaping to be near Gallantmon and placing a blue shield around them. The flames fought at the shield.
"CRIMSON FLAME!" Phoenixmon roared, firing her blast to distract Daemon. Daemon put out his other hand.
"EVIL INFERNO"
Phoenixmon screamed as she was enveloped in flames.
"Sora!" Tai yelled from within WarGreymon. Sora and Biyomon fell to the ground and WarGreymon's eyes widened. He turned, anger defining his features, to face Daemon. Energy coalesced into his hands, and he held it above his head. "TERRA FORCE!" he roared, the humongous ball of energy ripping through the air towards the Demon Lord. Daemon smirked, and held out both of his hands. He grabbed the ball of energy, and WarGreymon's eyes widened in fear. Daemon aimed towards Sora. "No!" Tai screamed, flying down quickly towards Biyomon and Sora. He held out his shields, and was struck by the blast. His shields were ripped through, and Tai and Agumon fell back to the ground near Sora and Biyomon.
"What do we do?" she asked in pain, looking across to the ex-Gogglehead. He looked back at her.
"I have no idea…he's so powerful!" Tai replied.
"Okay, now it's our turn! GARGO MISSILE!" MegaGargomon roared, firing his pair of missiles from his shoulders at the Demon Lord. The faces on them grinned, and they collided with Daemon. Dust was kicked into the air as the missile exploded on Daemon's stomach. "Got him!" MegaGargomon joked in Terriermon's voice. Daemon was still standing, and grinning. "What? He's not even scratched…"
Daemon grinned. "EVIL INFERNO!" he shouted, firing his blazing stream of evil flames at the mechanoid Digimon's stomach. Henry and Terriermon screamed in pain, and MegaGargomon shrank back to his component forms.
"We've got to do something!" GrandisKuwagamon told Valkyrimon, who nodded. They flew forward, prepared to attack.
"FENRIR SWORD!" Valkyrimon yelled, slashing her sword across her opponent.
"GRANDIS SCISSORS!" GrandisKuwagamon added, slashing his blades across Daemon. Daemon didn't move, he merely grinned and held up his hands.
"EVIL INFERNO!" he roared, as concentrated flames enveloped his attackers. Yolei, Ken, Hawkmon and Wormmon fell down to the ground.
"JUSTICE KICK" Justimon yelled, kicking Daemon from behind. Daemon turned in surprise, slamming his hands into Justimon, throwing the now debiomerged human and Digimon through the burning forest. Ryo and Monodramon screamed in pain as they came to a stop.
"Rika, we've got to attack!" Takato told Rika, from within their biomerges. Sakuyamon nodded, and held up her staff. It glowed brightly, the energy flowing through her. She crossed the sword across the staff and the energy transferred into it, and leapt into the air, the staff glowing brightly. Gallantmon glowed, sword and spear appearing, and flew up into the air near her.
"SPELL OF HARMONY" Sakuyamon called, as the energy swirled into a blast which flew at Daemon.
"CRIMSON LIGHT" Gallantmon equally called, sending a similar blast which combined with Daemon's blast. They swirled together, and hit Daemon, energy roaring into a huge blast. Daemon groaned in pain, and Takato and Rika breathed a sigh of exhaustion.
"Arggh…that hurt…" Daemon replied, as the pain wore away. He looked up to face his opponents. "The thought of harnessing that strength…oh…but you used up all your energy…shame…EVIL INFERNO!"
The blast consumed the already weak knight and shaman, and Takato and Rika, along with their partners, fell down to the floor. Daemon chuckled evilly, as Takato and Rika struggled to look in his direction.
"Nothing can possibly stop me!" he taunted.
REAL WORLD, EASTERN QUADRANT
Tokyo
21:59 JST
"LAMPRANTHUS!" Belphemon roared, sweeping out blast after blast at MetalGarurumon, who leapt out of the way of every one. MetalGarurumon flew into the air.
"ICE WOLF…" MetalGarurumon began, missile ports opening and charging ready to fire.
"GIFT OF DARKNESS" Belphemon roared, as a powerful blast of dark energy struck MetalGarurumon, sending him flying through the air and hitting the ground once again.
"He's gone insane!" Izzy commented. Belphemon turned to them, energy charging in hands.
"GIFT OF…"
"FLOWER CANNON" Lillymon screamed, in a last ditch attempt, that worked as the blast of darkness deviated off into the air. Lillymon let out a breath of exhaustion and collapsed to the ground, dedigivolving to Palmon.
"Palmon!" Mimi yelled, running across to her partner.
"Sorry Mimi, that took that last of my strength…"
"Don't worry; you did your best…"
Palmon nodded weakly in Mimi's arms.
"VULCAN'S HAMMER" Zudomon roared, slamming his solid digizoid metal hammer against the mega Demon Lord, who was thrown aside in pain as his data streamed off of him and began to circle him oddly. The Demon Lord stood up and faced his attacker, horns sparking.
"LIGHTNING HORN" he roared, electricity shooting out of his horns and electrocuting Zudomon, who screamed as the shock ran through him. He stumbled back and shrank back to Gomamon.
"Gomamon!" Joe yelled, running across and picking up his partner.
"Shocking…" his partner muttered.
"This guy's not even talking anymore, he just attacks. That data warp must have driven him insane!" Matt commented.
"So what do we do?" Cody asked.
"We restrain him…GOLD RUSH!" Digmon yelled, digging a pit which cut underneath Belphemon. Belphemon swiped at Digmon from his pit, who was thrown against the rubbles of a building. Upamon fell to the ground. Matt ran over to check his own partner was okay.
"Upamon!" Cody yelled in fear, running to pick up his partner.
"Did it work?" his partner asked dizzily.
"DARK HORN!" Belphemon roared, firing a blast of dark energy from his horns, hitting MegaKabuterimon. Tentomon dropped to the ground.
"Tentomon!" Izzy yelled, running to pick up his partner. He frowned, and looked up at Belphemon. Belphemon laughed evilly, and the chains flew out in front of him, glowing red.
"LAMP…"
"No, you don't hurt my friends!" Matt yelled, chest glowing with the crest of friendship.
"…RAN…"
MetalGarurumon's mouth opened wider than ever, a huge concentrated blast of energy forming. "METAL WOLF CLAW!"
"…THUS!"
MetalGarurumon instantaneously fired the blast, which measured several metres cross. It burned straight through Belphemon before the chains could discharge their wave of energy. Calm settled on Tokyo as the data burned away.
"We did it!" Matt cheered, breathing a sigh of relief.
"But at what cost?" Cody said, looking around in the darkness at the destroyed wreck that used to be Tokyo. He frowned.
REAL WORLD, SOUTHERN QUADRANT
22:03 JST
Ophanimon's mouth gaped, looking at the destruction, and her allies lying on the floor. Imperialdramon and Seraphimon, arriving, were similarly shocked, before looking up in anger at the Demon Lord.
"Daemon! Prepare for your end!" Seraphimon proclaimed, seven orbs of light forming in front of him.
"We will destroy you once and for all!" Imperialdramon declared, transforming his positron laser on his arm into a larger two-handed device, the turret charging to accumulate dark matter.
"You will pay for your crimes against what is good and harmonious!" Ophanimon decreed, as her hands glowed and ten crystals appeared.
"SEVEN HEAVENS!"
"GIGA CRUSHER!"
"SEFIROT CRYSTALS!"
The crystals and orbs surrounded the blast of dark matter, and hurtled towards Daemon. The blast consumed Daemon.
"We got him!" Davis cheered.
Daemon's arms flew out of the blast, as it was dissimilated. He chuckled evilly, looking towards the biomerged megas.
"No way!" Davis complained.
"It didn't even hurt him!" TK added.
"What do we do?" Kari asked fearfully.
"You die…EVIL INFERNO!" Daemon roared, an all-consuming blast swallowing the megas flying in the sky. Kari, Davis, TK and their partners screamed, before falling out of the biomerges to the ground.
Silence fell on Tokyo, until Daemon began to chuckle. He held his hands up, looking at the fallen Tamers and Digidestined.
"Now it finally ends…farewell…EVIL INFERNO!"
TO BE CONTINUED…
And so we look forward to the final chapter of this book, and their situation is worse than ever. Two Tokyos are destroyed, while Daemon's power has skyrocketed, and at the same time, there is a portal growing to the other quadrants and their associated Digital Worlds. You don't want to miss the thrilling conclusion.
Next time…
Is there any chance remaining for the Digidestined, Tamers and Humanity?
Find out in 'The Cataclysm and the End', Chapter Ten of Dimensions Book Three: Evils.
