Sorry my dear readers that I haven't been posting new chapters to the TBL for a week, but I've been lacking a bit of creativity so I decided to read some stuff about digimon from discussions/debates to fanfics to the manga(s) to even rewatching some scenes from almost all of the digimon series.
But I did manage to get my creative gear into working condition after all of that shenanigans... okay maybe they weren't shenanigans after all, but the point is that I managed to finish this chapter, so YAY!
So sit back and read on. I do not own Digimon, but my own story.
Enjoy!
Chapter 9: Secrets That Can't Be Controlled Pt. 1
To say that the Warrior of Steel had anticipated the outcome would be like this was not a mistake, but he had not known that their choices would ripple outwards much like the butterfly effect. So many possibilities with so many outcomes. One that could lead to death, another to victory, a path that leads to despair and pain. There were many more that he could see, but there was one that scared him most of all, a future that leads to nothingness. He knew that this world, this universe, was born from nothing. He and his siblings had seen it all from start to finish. The ten of them stood by their mother's side watching her bring life with the magic that she has, and from her blood the first human born in the world in which they watch over in her stead.
He feared. He had come to love the two worlds that they've watched over for years, and for it to succumb to this future is a future that he did not want to see nor to greet. It's true that he and the other nine will survive in the nothingness, but that doesn't mean he was going to watch this universe die.
So many possibilities with so many outcomes as he glanced at the Book in which he has in his possession. Out of all his siblings, must he be the one to dive into the past, present, and future. It's a blessing and a curse one that is bound to be with him forever since they are beyond death. Their bodies can die and decay with time, but their souls and memories can never fade away into the sea of chaos just like their mother.
He peeks into the chosen children's fears using his mirrors and the Book since he cannot read their futures at the present moment because part of his powers are given to power another, and so this is all he could do. Basing on their fears, he makes predictions of the future and sends them out to his brethrens or to the chosen children and their partners. This was all that he could do as of right now without his full powers.
They have been searching for the crests for what felt like weeks except for the warriors and Takeru and Hikari whose partners are still being confiscated by the warrior of light, although it has only been a few days since the meeting. Ryo was still confused as to what happened with his memories, he could not understand why Ken and Wormmon felt important to him. His only clue to his missing memories was the "higher ups" which could only mean that his answers lie with the Four Holy Beasts. The only problem that he had though was that they can never be found unless they want to be found. The answers were always either too bitter or too sugar coated to his liking, but he did prefer to know the whole truth instead of telling half a truth. In the end, they still haven't found a sin crest.
All of it was so confusing to her. His words had began to taunt her in her sleep, "You know you weren't rude to us when you first met all ten of us, suspicious yes, but never rude."
Her breathing was rapid like has if she was trapped in a nightmare. Her head ached in pain as she the dream continued unaware of what was really happening. Faces were blurry, but from what she could make out from their figures was that six of them looked human and the other four were clearly digimon. The cat digimon's head throttled in pain, and another part of the dream resurfaced from the very depths of her digicore.
A male voice cried out in anguish desperately telling her to save him. From the dream, she also felt something dark and powerful and ancient frightening her. She became suspicious of the one who wields the darkness, but because they saved her she was kindly willing to help the deathly ill boy whose face was still a blur to Tailmon. But whom did she save?
Patamon was sound asleep unaware of Tailmon's dilemma, dreaming about him reaching his ultimate form in such a heroic way. Strabimon who was now in his human form as Kouji silently walked and squatted down to where Tailmon slept. His right hovered over Tailmon's frame emitting a dimly pulsing light from his hand. The feline digimon's pained face became a bit more serene, but a bit of the pain was still there. Kouji sighed before letting out a whisper, "This is the least I can do for you for saving Tomoki that day many years ago in the Digital World."
The male teen left the room quietly, so has to not disturb the two holy digimon from their slumber. It was time for him to get some sleep as well in a long while, but not before informing the warrior of water to take his place for the night.
The ancient warrior of water was petite with bits of light blue and dark blue armor on her head and on her arms as well. She wore a blue swimsuit that showed off her curves, and her red slit eyes stared at the male teen.
"You need to sleep more otherwise it won't be just me who is naggin' at ya, but Sphinx and Grey as well," the warrior of water stated her worries. Kouji grunted, "Whatever Rana just watch over them in my stead," he said before heading for bed slightly whispering incoherent words do to his lack of sleep.
She chuckled lightly, but it was soon replaced with a concerned look, "I know that you have trouble sleeping Garuru and it isn't just me that sees it, everybody else can see it as well. The day when we almost lost Sphinx to the darkness of death after our battle with that devil," she whispered quietly to herself as she walked into the room in which he came from.
From the Yagami's apartment, Hikari was experiencing the exact same thing as Tailmon, through her partner's eyes, was seeing not knowing that she seeing a part of Takuya's and the other nine's journey. When she felt the darkness growing near, she should have screamed but instead she found comfort. It wasn't tainted with the evil that she had always felt when darkness was near, but this one was kind and gentle. Hikari also felt the light near as well, but it more suffocating and harsh. It was like the light was casting her out like an exile. She was too confused, what is good and what is evil? She always thought that light was good and darkness was evil, but something else always proved her otherwise.
He hated them just like his brother that represented the sin of greed, but unlike his brother he wanted revenge on the one person who killed him. However, unlike his brother he prefered to give them their worst nightmares. The little child demon beast grinned sleepily in his sleep. And soon he will given them a taste of their own nightmares.
The night was still young, but all of them were sound asleep and will soon be found in a nightmare far too terrifying from the chosen children had ever faced. All of the human chosen and their partners' subconsciousness were brought into a dreamlike Digital World that they were unfamiliar with. The sun shone brightly above and not a cloud was in sight.
"It's so peaceful," Yoshino smiled. The children began to laugh and play with their own digimon. Mimi stated to the others, "The Digital World is a beautiful place."
While most of them agreed, it was Masaru who broke the peaceful atmosphere, "This just doesn't sit with me."
Everyone around him looked at him. Yamato, who was mostly the person who was suspicious of his surroundings also agreed with the DATS leader: "Yeah, something about this place is awfully suspicious."
"It seems that some of you had noticed that something was wrong," the voice came from a boy with long hair. He wore a white jacket as the inside of the it was dark furry blue. His hair was tied up in a ponytail held by a gold holy ring. On the upper left arm was a dark blue and black bandana wrapped around his arm. On it was a silver metal shaped into the character symbol of light. Underneath his jacket was a black loose tank top. A pair of nice, crisp dark blue jeans and dark blue and black colored shoes. The boy was perched on a tree branch above them. The human child of light sensed the harsh light coming from hi,
"Who the hell are you?" The boy in question jumped from the branch and onto the ground in a safely manner. He didn't look at them, instead he walked past them. His movements suddenly came to a halt: "Stop hiding." A little Phascomon came out of hiding. The mysterious boy glared at the small digimon.
Phascomon spoke in his cute sleepy voice, "A sharp one you are o' Ancient Warrior of Light." The chosen children whispered quietly that they thought said person could not hear. Said person rebutted back with his own, "And you're still sleepy as ever Belphemon, or should I say Phascomon of Sloth."
The Phascomon remained emotionless. The mysterious boy suddenly charged at the child demon digimon, but said digimon floated out of his reach: "Tsk! Tsk! Now is that anyway to treat someone that you haven't seen in so long?"
"I'd rather gouge my eyes out than treat you in a mannerly fashion," he barked back at Phascomon.
Phascomon chuckled, "Well then, good luck getting out of this nightmare of yours o'Ancient Warrior of Light." The Phascomon fade away from existence, or perhaps from the dream world.
The peaceful dream soon turned into a nightmare. The once blue sky was now dyed in dark red. The sun had become a black sun, the forest trees and bushes wilted away until they were nothing but dust, and the green grass filled with colorful flowers was nothing but a wasteland filled with blood and screams of the inhabitants that were trying to flee to who knows where. Suddenly, a tear in the sky ripped open as a demonic beast-like digimon, that could be mistaken as Satan, stepped foot into the world. Coming out from the tear were ten different digimon in which they quickly surrounded the demon digimon. All ten of them began to attack the evil digimon, some at random and some of them teamed up together. While the digimon was under siege, he managed to knock down a female humanoid bird digimon with a beautiful rainbow-colored figure and gold wings. The female bird landed near the large group of young adults battered and bruised. She got up on one knee: "Rainbow Symphony!"
The female bird shot out lasers of the seven colors of the rainbow at the digimon that knocked her down, only for said digimon to dodge it hitting one of her comrades that looked like a mermaid instead. The humanoid bird cursed out loud, "Damn it Daemon! Stay still!" She released furies of howling wind one after another all of them landing on the demon lord of wrath.
Daemon's name brought chills down their spine. The mysterious boy chuckled, "Iris, you were always unpredictable just like the wind."
"Iris? Who the fuck is Iris? And importantly, who the fuck are you?" Masaru cursed earning himself multiple hits on the head.
"To answer your first question: the Juutoshi calls the Ancient Warrior of Wind Iris, but to all of you she is called AncientIrismon of the Wind. As for the second question, Minamoto Kouji," His expression went from emotionless to worry as his focus remained in the sky. A warrior clad in white and the other clad in black fought to hold down their enemy.
"You should not be looking at the sky. You should be worried about yourselves," Phascomon's voice echoed from nowhere. A MetalSeadramon appeared from the ground, but unlike the one from the Virtues' adventure, this one was a bit more on the coward side. The boy named Kouji was glaring at the digimon that appeared before them. Jou paled a bit, "It's MegaSeadramon!." But before the young adults could do anything, Kouji stopped them causing them to be confused by his actions. He then faced the MegaSeadramon.
"I see you are still much of a coward even after these thirty four long years had gone by," Kouji stated nonchalantly. To Kouji's surprise, the aquatic digimon cackled. MetalSeadramon grinned evilly, "That may be true, but lookie at what I have here." Wrapped around MegaSeadramon's tail was the Olympian Spirit Seal Ophiel.
"Is that–" MegaSeadramon interrupted him, "My beloved crest." He smiled revealing a full row of sharp teeth. His serpent body began to change as streams of data engulfed him.
"We need to run now!" Kouji ordered them which they did not hesitate to follow. The little ones were carried by the others seeing that their legs could not take them very far.
"Why are we running?" Hirokazu shouted as they ran further.
"If you want to be dinner to the Demon Lord of Envy, then be my guest I'm not stopping y–." Then, he suddenly came to a screeching halt and the others did as well. They hadn't had a clue as to why he stopped all of a sudden. And when Ryo asked why, Kouji's only response was someone or something is trying to enter the dream world.
