I DON'T OWN DIGIMON
Chapter 14
The Other Side Of Reality
There was no other way Victor could have described it. The ground literally exploded. An eruption of earth and metal came out from underneath and collapsed the fortress in on itself. When the smoke cleared, Victor saw a Shamanmon, Giantmon, Sharkmon, Shadowmon, and another digimon that he didn't recognize. Apparently, the three Tamers that they had recognized her. However, that was the least of their worries. Large and long vines began to pull a gargantuan digimon out of the earth.
"Brett!" Victor yelled out loud.
"Victor, are you sure?" Jessica asked.
"I know that people say that twins have a sixth sense with each other but I know that's Brett." Victor told her.
War-Ange-Serphmon, Slash Angemon, and Tempestmon flew up to the new digimon. Their three opponents stared at the gigantic monster intently. Tempestmon looked at the plant-based digimon and nodded. Immediately, War-Ange-Serphmon and Slash Angemon flew down and grabbed a hold of their three enemies. They proceeded to hightail it out of the area before a sign of protest could be heard.
"Nature's Spear!" roared Tempestmon and her new friend.
Then, everything went black.
The cloaked figure walked into his office. He didn't like to deal with people like him but unfortunately, he had to. Like they had done several times before, he began to pour a couple of glasses of cognac and set them on his desk. The figure sat down and grasped one of the glasses in a clawed hand. He sat down in his chair behind the desk.
"Chimera, it would seem as though a certain general's plan has failed." He said to the figure.
The figure took a sip of the drink that was provided. "And you immediately thought of me. I guess I should be flattered." A clearly feminine voice said from underneath the hood. "War Minister Holden, I had thought you had ordered my fellow Digital Knights all but dissolved. We were barely in the public eye."
Holden lowered his head and shook it. "As you well know, the ISA has not been able to unlock the secrets of bio-merge process. This, of course, gives the rebels a distinctive advantage. Chimera, despite what the ISA's process has done to you, you have always displayed the best ability to adapt to it. You have even been able to fight the rebel leader that had brought this ancient weapon to a standstill. My orders have come directly from the Empress Amanda Britannia. I am authorized to give any concessions that you ask for to regain the services of the Digital Knights." He told her.
Chimera lowered her hood. In a way, she was strikingly beautiful. Her eyes were a speckled gem of red, green, and blue. The skin appeared to make her seem like an ice princess. Her long hair was crystalline-clear and lay halfway down her back. She flexed her clawed hands and Holden watched as they returned to a human-like norm. Her body could still make a great pinup model. The blood-red lips that she had curved into a smile.
"Well, I can think of a few that may help win over the Knights." She said. "First, complete recognition of the process done to us. Second, I will compile a list of the fallen Knights that I want to have full military honors. This list will also include which of these Knights that I believe deserve certain medals, posthumously. Third, a public address from me."
"Agreed." Holden said.
Victor arose suddenly from sleeping. He had expected the room that he would awake in to be a dungeon cell but instead it appeared to be a rather opulent bedchamber. The bed that he was in seemed to be made from rather expensive materials. His observations of the room revealed to him that this wasn't a cell. A knock was heard on the door.
"Mr. Vyon, may I come in?" A voice asked him.
Victor got out of the bed and grabbed a robe that was conveniently placed on a hook. He put it on and walked to the door.
"Who is it?" He asked.
"Hello, sir. My name is Erik Silva. I'm Administrator Tomlinson's aide. He has asked me to talk with you." The voice said to him.
"Come in." Victor replied.
The door opened and Erik Silva entered the room. He was a sharply dressed individual with reddish-brown hair. Victor noticed the D-Ark clipped to his belt.
"Hello, Mr. Vyon. I'm glad that the Court gave their permission for me to talk to you first. Mr. Shark had originally wanted this opportunity but their leader said that Mr. Shark's specialty wasn't in diplomacy." Silva said smiling.
"Where's my wife?" Victor asked. "Where's Ebidramon?"
"Your wife, Jessica, is being treated at Hope Hospital for the injuries she incurred because of Tempestmon's attack. Ebidramon, along with the other digimon, are being treated in another wing. You were found to have minimum damage and brought here to recuperate." Silva informed him. "You can find some clothes that will fit you in the dresser and wardrobe. Let's take a walk."
Silva left the room and Victor walked over to the wardrobe. He didn't like being led around by this bureaucrat like a lost puppy but for the moment he didn't have much of a choice. Choosing a shirt and a pair of jeans, he put on his shoes and met Silva outside the door. The two of them began to walk down the hallway. A question came to Victor's mind about a hour into the walk.
"So, who's Delilah's husband?" He asked.
"One: I can't tell you yet." Silva replied. "Two: They're not married. It throws off the Imperials. They are engaged however. If you're curious, I'm taking you to the hospital now."
About another hour of walking brought them to a park area where Victor saw the little girl that Jessica had fought at the Imperial base. She was playing with another group of children. Silva noticed his glance.
"Nice to know how playful a thirteen-year-old can be." Silva said to him.
"She looks like she's seven." Victor replied. "How can she be thirteen?"
"It's easily explainable. The digimon anti-aging data will affect a tamer who is capable of reaching a bio-merged mega level state. This causes the Tamer's biological age to regress and revert down little by little." Silva explained to him.
"Poor girl." Was all that Victor could say.
Delilah walked into the darkened library that her fiancee frequented and found him at his desk. A single lamp was lit and he was reading a rather old tome. She also saw him wearing his hooded cloak and his partner was perched on a shelf. To this day, she never understood that get-up that he wore. He once told her that a great Jedi master wore a similar outfit. He never did get around explaining what a Jedi master was but she assumed it was an order of greatness from the past. Before she could ask the question, he already answered.
"I've already gone and seen them, my dear." He said to her.
"Are they who you remember?" She asked.
"Yes, they are. My scans of them reveal to me that much. My little friend already visited their digimon and confirmed the same." He replied.
"Have you talked to them?" She asked.
Avoiding the question, he continued. "The Imperial agent has the 'weakness' in our defenses that he needed to know and has already gotten the information to your sister..."
"Half-sister." She corrected him.
"Anyway, her plan is in motion. The attack on us will be soon. Inform the commanders." He said to her.
With that, she left the library. She still didn't know what his plan would be.
Victor and the others had found out very quickly that explosions were a rather common occurrence in this time. The door to the room they were in was flung open as Soran and Ben walked in.
"Empress Britannia has sent the Digital Knights against us." Soran said to them. "We're outnumbered and our boss has asked us to ask for your help."
"Do not think that they are here to rescue you." Ben said to Victor. "Victor, you were just a failed experiment subject to immediate termination. Those are probably Chimera's orders."
Chimera had not been brought up in their conversations as of yet. "Who's Chimera?" Jessica asked Soran.
"Chimera is the half-sister of Delilah, the daughter of their father. She is also the leader of the Digital Knights." Soran answered. "I'm not ashamed to admit that she's beaten both of us on several occasions in the past."
This answer seemed to puzzle Edgar. "Wait a minute, if the Empire hasn't developed the ability to bio-merge like the rest of you; how could she have beaten you?"
"It's because she's a freak and so is everyone of the Digital Knights." Lily said pushing past Soran and her brother. Tornamon was behind her as she set her pink and purple D-Ark down on the center table. A hologram of a woman who they could only assume was Chimera appeared. "Chimera is a digimon/human hybrid but not a natural one. Doctor Keith Oka, a dataologist, had theorized that if you corrupted human DNA and injected the subject with digimon DNA-DATA; you could create a new species. Before the rebellion started, his work was laughed at and greatly ridiculed. He suffered numerous attacks and had managed to survive it all. When the rebellion began, so did the Digimon Knight project. The project started in the war's second year. The initial test subjects were blended with rookie-level data. The second-year subjects were exposed to champion-level data. Third-year's got bonded with ultimate-level data. Chimera is a fourth-year mega. We don't know what digimon's data that she was bonded with but we know that it is a very powerful one."
"Want to have some fun?" Soran asked.
The small group of sixteen stood outside the city and Victor stared in awe at the size of the Imperial army that had gathered. There had to have been at least a quarter of a million Digital Knights gathered for the battle.
"How are we suppose to defeat this many people?" He asked Soran.
"This is nothing." Soran replied.
Placing a hand on Victor's right shoulder, Ben said. "After we get done with them, remind us to tell you about the Battle of Tepia. Now that was a great battle."
BIO-MERGE DIGIVOLUTION
"BIO-MERGE ACTIVATE!" They yelled in unison.
When they emerged in their bio-merged forms, the battle began. A swarm of enemies descended on and it seemed as though all hell had broken loose.
"These have to be all fourth-year megas!"
"Behind you, Trinoamon!"
War-Ange-Serphmon and SlashAngemon landed next to QueenRosemon. After another hour of fighting, SlashAngemon turned his head to the Queen.
"Perhaps its time to call the boss." He said to her.
"I already did five minutes ago." She said.
Music began to play on the battlefield and Victor recognized the song. He noticed that the Digital Knights also recognized the song because they seemed scared.
"The King of Kings?" He asked himself.
Hail to the King
The King Of Kings
On your knees ...
Out of the tower in the center of the city, a brilliant light erupted from the top of it and came to hover over the battlefield.
All bow down to the
Bow down to the King
The light began to form into a knight. It's helm resembled Azulongmon. The left gauntlet resembled Zhquiomon's head. The right gauntlet resembled Baihoumon's helm. The legs resembled Ebowdumon.
"...SOVEREIGNPALADINMON!" The gigantic knight yelled.
Trinoamon, DarkTrinoamon, WarSakuyamon, and LunarLeomon were in shock. As they watched in disbelief, SovereignPaladinmon rose into the air as the very identifiable Shield of the Ages formed in the Zhquiomon gauntlet-clad hand and the Sword of Destiny formed in the Baihoumon gauntlet-clad hand.
"Shield of the Ages!" SovereignPaladinmon yelled as he directed the energy blast at the army.
The eruption of energy blew the four friends back. When the dust settled, seven eighths of the army had been vaporized. A figure began to walk across the fiery battlefield. She seemed to have no fear as she drew her katana. Trinoamon could tell that sword had a molecular-edge to it. SovereignPaladinmon landed to face her.
"It's been a while, Chimera." He said to her. They noticed the dual voice that signified that he was a bio-merged digimon.
"I can't believe you're still going to go through with your project. What did you call it, Brian, Final Fantasy." She said. "I'm going to make sure you don't do it. I CAN'T LET YOU DESTROY THE DIGITAL WORLD!"
And with that, Chimera charged at SovereignPaladinmon screaming. Their swords clanged together so thunderous that it reverberated throughout the digital world.