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Digimon/YuGiOh GX
Heart of the Warrior
Chapter 25: Test of Courage
Tai and his companions stared up at the opponent that towered above them whilst, the brown haired teen positioning himself been the large Digimon and Sora and Mim, has if to shield them. The creature in question being a large serpentine Digimon, its body covered in gold armor. Not taking his eyes off the Digimon in question, Tai reached for his D-arc and scanned it.
GigaSeadramon
Level: Mega
Attribute: Data
Type: Cyborg Digimon
Giga Sea Destroyer Sky Wave
"GigaSeadramon?" Mimi said with some confusion, "I thought MetalSeadramon was the final form of the Betamon line."
"Apparently not." Sora replied, she then looked up at the large Digimon that towered over them. "What do you want?" She called out.
"I'm here to test you." GigaSeadramon said, his tone blunt.
"Test us, you mean you're one of the trials we have to overcome to get to Kari?" Mimi asked.
"Not you,"GigaSeadramon replied, "The one I'm here for is the Chosen One of Courage."
"Me?" Tai said, confusion in his voice.
"Wait just one second, why should we do what you say?" Sora told the giant Digimon, "If you think that I'm just going to stand aside and do nothing, the you've got another thing coming mister."
"Right on Sora," Mimi added, "We're Digidestined, we fight together."
Although the two girls couldn't see it Tai had a small smirk on his face. "You hear that you big slug," he told GigaSeedramon, "My friends have my back."
"Fine, it matters little to me." GigaSeadramon snorted, "I have my orders to carry out and I'd like to get on with it."
"And we're needed back at that bastard TK's castle so we can regroup with Jaden and the others to rescue Kari," Tai replied, "So why don't we just cut to the chase and get down to business."
"Giga Sea Destroyer…" GigaSeadramon fired an energy torpedo from its mouth at the three Digidestined members. The screen of Tai's D-arc began to glow, energy strings emerged from it and connected him and Agumon.
AGUMON, BIOMERGE TOO…VICTORYGREYMON
In a flash VictoryGreymon appeared, grabbing his sword he used it to block GigaSeadramon's attack. At the same moment Sora and Mimi's aura surrounded them and the instant their cards appeared the grabbed and scanned them.
DIGIMODIFY, DIGVOLUTION ACTIVATE
BIYOMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO…GARUDAMON
PALMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO…LILLYMON
In an instant both the ultimate forms of Biyomon and Palmon appeared, Garudamon scooped the two girls into one of her large hands as she and Lillymon took to the air whilst Gatomon jumped onto VictoryGreymon's shoulder. Readying his weapon VictoryGreymon also took to the air and flew until he was level with GigaSeadramon's head, "Alright buddy, you wanna fight me then give me your best shot." He said in defiance.
"You'll soon regret those words." GigaSeadramon said menacingly, "Giga Sea Destroyer…"/"Victory Charge…"
The large sea serpent fired another energy torpedo at our hero who responded by reflecting it back with a swipe of his sword, the torpedo flew towards GigaSeadramon who ducked down out of the way to avoid it.
"Wing Blade…."/"Flower Cannon…" As if out of nowhere wave of energy shaped like a bird as well as a large burst of solar energy appeared and struck GigaSeadramon, knocking him back slightly.
"Hey, you didn't forget about us did ya?" Lillymon said a playful tone as she appeared next to VictoryGreymon.
Garudamon meanwhile lunged at GigaSeadramon grabbed ahold of the two the fins that covered its body and began grappling with him. "You overgrown turkey," GigaSeadramon growled, "Giga Sea Destroyer…"
"Uh uh, we'll have none of that. Flower Wreath..." Lilymon created a ring of flowers that she used to bind GigaSeadramon's mouth, seconds before he could launch an attack on her teammate. With nowhere to go the energy inside his mouth exploded, knocking the large sea serpent back.
"Nice one Lillymon, you too Garudamon." Mimi cheered from her position on one of Garudamon's shoulder.
"Good work you two." Sora added.
"My turn then," VictoryGreymon said, "Dramon Breaker…" He then rushed at GigaSedramon, with a mighty swing of his sword he delivered a devastating blow that knocked the giant sea serpent back into the ocean.
"Alright, we did it. We beat him." Lillymon cheered.
Gatomon however didn't seem convinced, "Did we really? Nothing is ever that easy."
As if to answer her question a rumbling was heard and GigaSearamon burst forth, creating a large wall of water as he emerged. "I hate being right." Gatomon groaned.
"Fine, good for you." VictoryGreymon told the white feline, "I'll scratch you behind the ear later."
"You know I'm gonna hold you to that." Gatomon said in a bossy way.
"Why, Kari forget to de-flea you again." VictoryGreymon deadpanned.
"Shut up." Gatomon growled.
"You little brats." GigaSeadramon roared, "I'm done playing around with you, now you get to taste of my full wrath. Sky Wave…" The clouds overhead darkened, rain falling upon the ground below with such intensity it didn't take long for the water to rise and the area to flood.
"Oh great, he's got us trapped." Gatomon cursed, and she was right.
Now that the ground was flooded by GigaSeadramon's attack it put them at a rather large disadvantage, even though three of the four chosen Digimon could fly GigaSeadramon could both swim and fly whilst they were currently limited to the air since they couldn't land. To make matters worse the rain still continued to fall, pelting the chosen at a worrying rate drenching them to the bone and maintaining flight difficult for Garudamon and Lillymon.
"Let's see how you fare now." GigaSeadramon said in a sly tone, "Giga Sea Destroyer…"
VictoryGreymon flew upwards to avoid the attack before moving in towards GigaSeadramon. "Dramon Breaker…" The golden armored dragon warrior unleashed another swing of his sword at GigaSeadramon, the armored Digimon ducking out of the way of the attack before following it up by viciously head butting VictoryGreymon away, the impact also knocked Gatomon off of his shoulder.
"Gatomon, no!" VictoryGreymon cried as he watched the white feline Digimon fell towards the ocean below.
He needn't have worried though, Lillymon swooped in a caught Gatomon before she hit the water. "I got ya." The pixie told the white cat.
"Thanks, I really hate water." Gatomon replied.
"Gatomon, are you ok?" VictoryGreymon asked as he swooped down beside the pixie, turning around momentarily to deflect another of GigaSeadramon's energy torpedo's.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Gatomon replied, "This sucks though; I feel so…useless. If I could find a way to Digivolve then I could help you fight."
Elsewhere, far from the battles that was taking place Kari lay unmoving on the bed located in the tower of TK's castle, staring blankly at the as ceiling of room. The effects of the spell the former Chosen one of Hope has placed her under rendered her in a comatose like state, unable to move or offer any kind of resistance.
"T…Tai…" For a single moment a word, barely louder then a whisper passed the Child of Light's lips, the screen of Kari's D-Arc lit up momentarily.
Miles away the part of Tai that made up VictoryGreymon felt a strange yet familiar warmth inside him, beginning in his heart and soon spreading throughout his body which started to glow. 'Wha…wait could it be? Kari…?' Just then at that same moment a beam was fired from VictoryGreymon's chest which struck Gatomon causing her to start glowing as well as levitate out of Lillymon's arms.
"Wha…what's going on?" Gatomon asked, just then the same warmth that was Tai spread to her, 'Wait, Kari…I can feel her inside…her strength...her compassion…'
GATOMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO…ANGEWOMON
In a flash Gatomon's body changing, losing its feline like form and taking on a more humanoid shape with six wings sprouting from her back as she evolved to her Ultimate form. "I…I don't believe it, Gatomon Digivolved into Angewomon." Sora gasped, "But how?"
"I don't know." Garudamon replied, "With Kari not present it shouldn't be possible."
"Angewomon, did you feel it to?" VictoryGreymon asked, "You felt Kari, didn't you?"
"Yes, I could. Even though she's not here I was somehow to digivolve." Angewomon replied, she then turned her head towards GigaSeadramon, "Maybe we should try to figure out how later, right now we got this guy to deal with."
"Agreed." VictoryGreymon said as he raised his weapon, "Let's do this."
The pair readied themselves to engage GigaSeadramon. "Dramon Breaker…" VictoryGreymon rushed towards GigaSeadramon and unleashed another sword attack at the golden sea serpent who ducked out of the way.
"Celestial Arrow…" Seeing her opening Angewomon fired an arrow of holy energy at GigaSeadramon hitting the large Digimon in one of his eyes resulting him letting out a cry of pain.
"Garudamon, let's get in on the action." Lillymon told the large red feathered bird/man Digimon, "Flower Cannon..."
"Wing Blade…" The two launched their own attacks knocking GigaSeadramon back.
"You…you, Giga Sea Destroyer…" enraged GigaSeadramon fired another oxygen torpedo at the foursome which exploded and released a shockwave that knocked them back. Angewomon was flung back when she felt a strong arm wrap itself around her, looking over her shoulder she saw VictroyGreymon.
"It's ok, I got you." VictoryGreymon told her, "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, no worries." Angewmon replied, "I think you better let me go though, I think Sora and Mimi are getting jealous."
Both of them let out a chuckle as they prepared to engage GigaSeadramon again, VictoryGreymon looked over at Garudamon and Lillymon. "Are you two ok?" He asked.
"Yeah no worries, we're fine." Garudamon told him.
"Ok, let's end this. I'm getting board with this." VictoryGreymon stated.
"Finish this, your delusional." GigaSeadramon said in a tone of mirth, "Much like you thinking that you can defeat me, even at your full strength you have no hope of defeating me."
"Y'know, I'm getting really tired at the sound of your voice." Lillymon said annoyed voice.
The four of them tried again however no matter what they did their attacks didn't seem to have any real effect on GigaSeadramon. "This is getting us nowhere." Angewomon grunted in annoyance as GigaSeadramon shrugged off another one of her arrows.
"Maybe we're approaching this from the wrong angle." Garudamon suggested.
"What do you mean?" VictoryGremon asked.
"I'm saying single attacks aren't working, instead maybe we should combine our efforts and launch one single high powered attack at GigaSeadramon." Garudamon said.
"Oh I get it, like how you all leant me your strength to finish off Myotismon." Angewomon said.
"Exactly, however this time we're going to transfer out power to VictoryGreymon." Garudamon said solemnly.
"What why, why not transfer to Angewomon like last time?" VictoryGreymon asked.
"Think about it VictoryGreymon, your far more powerful than any of us." Garudamon explained, "If you transferred your power to her there's a chance she'd be destroyed by it."
"That's true I guess." VictoryGreymon said raising his sword, "Ok, let's do this. Lillymon Angewomon you two try and get his attention. When they have it Garudamon you grab him."
"Ok, leave it to us." Lillymon told the dragon warrior.
Both Lillymon and Angewomon rushed at GigaSeadramon doing their best to avoid the giants attacks whilst launching their own, this allowed both VictoryGreymon and Garudamon to get into position, Garudamon behind GigaSeadramon and VictoryGreymon above.
"Alright, do it now…" VictoryGreymon commanded.
"Celestial Arrow…"/"Flower Cannon…"/"Wing Blade…" the three female Digimon launched their strongest attacks at VictoryGreymon, the energy being absorbed into his sword. Garudamon then grabbed GigaSeadramon from behind and with all her might did her best to retrain his thrashing form, "Do it now."
"DRAMON BREAKER…." VictoryGremon cried as he swung his glowing blade which slashed at GigaSeadramon's head.
The large sea serpent let out a cry of pain as the weapon pierced his armor and upon being released from Garudamon's grip fell into the sea below with a mighty crash. "Alright, we did it. We won." Mimi cheered from her position atop one of Garudamon's shoulders as she grabbed Sora and pushed the red haired girls head into her chest.
"Uh Meem's, I'm happy to but please let go." Sora told her friend, a small blush decorating her face as she was pushed up against her friend's (soft and supple) breasts.
As VictoryGreymon descended towards the ground a glowing orb rose from GigaSeadramon's body which flew towards the dragon warrior and struck him in the back. "VictoryGreymon!" Sora cried out as VictoryGreymon let out a cry of pain as the orb was absorbed into his body.
VictoryGreymon's body began glowing and seconds later Tai was ejected from the dragon warrior's body and let out a grunt of pain as he hit the ground. "TAI!" Sora yelled, as soon as Garudamon set her and Mimi down the red haired girl dashed over to her friend's side, "Tai, Tai are you ok?"
Tai groaned as he pushed himself up, "Whaa…what happened?"
"I don't know, kind of weird orb emerged from GigaSeadramon's body and struck you and Agumon whilst you were biomerged." Sora explained.
"Agumon…" Tai eyes grew wide as what Sora told him sank in and quickly became concerned for his partner, "Agumon!" "Tai, are you ok?" all present stared wide eyed for Agumon's orange scaly now features blue lines on different parts of his body like those of Greymon and GeoGreymon.
"Agumon, what…what's happened to you?" Tai said his voice full of shock.
"What do you mean?" Agumon asked, turning round Agumon turned round and looking into the water and got a shock when he saw himself, "What…what's happened to me?"
"It seems that my job is done." Everyone nearly jumped in surprise when GigaSeadramon spoke up.
"What are you talking about?" Tai demanded.
"My job." GigaSeadramon replied, "Consider us even now."
"Even?" Tai said, just then something dawned on him, "Wait…are you that MegaSeadramon that Mimi and me helped out?"
"But why did you attack us, why are you working for TK?" Mimi asked.
GigaSedramon chuckled. "You think I work for TK? Fraid your mistaken, Gennai is the one who sent me." he told her.
"Gennai?" Sora exclaimed.
"He altered my body, increased my power." GigaSeadramon explained, "All so it could pass it on to the Chosen one of Courage."
"Pass on what; what did you do to Tai and Agumon?" Angewomon demanded.
"The X-Antibody, it's a mutation in a Digimon's digicore that alters a Digimon appearance as well as increase their power." GigaSeadramon said, "Gennai believes it is the only way you can defeat the evil that has corrupted this world."
"You think that this X-Antibody can help Agumon and Tai defeat TK?" Biyomon asked, this was met by a mirthless chuckle from GigaSeadramon.
"TK, you really aren't very bright are you. TK is merely a front for your real enemy." The large sea serpent said, he then locked his gaze on Tai and his body began to dissolve into particles. "It seems that my time is up. Now listen here, you better not screw this up, not after I sacrificed everything to pass that X-Antibody onto you."
And with that he was gone, his body erupting into data shards. Silence reigned over the area, the three humans and the remaining Digimon stared at where seconds before GigaSeadramon had been. The silence was broken when Tai fell to his knees and Mimi broke down into tears.
"Why, why is it when some megalomaniacal nut job decides he wants to rule the world that innocents always get caught in the crossfire?" Mimi said between sobs.
"Mimi…" Sora said in a sad tone, she then wrapped her arms around her friend in an effort to comfort her.
"MetalSeadramon just wanted to left alone but instead he dragged in to this. Sometimes I wonder why we even bother sometimes; it seems things just get worse no matter what we do."
After a short time Tai got back to his feet, "Come on let's go, we got a long journey ahead of us." Both girls stared at their leader.
"You want to know why we fight Mimi? We do so because for some jacked up reason we're the only ones who can, because the so-called benevolent powers are so inept they need to recruit kids from Earth in order to clean their messes." Tai said in a firm tone, "However right now that doesn't matter, all we can do now is get back to that castle and rescue Kari. That's what I'm going to do, and afterwards I'm going to purge this world of the evil that's transformed this world into this, GigaSeadramon scarified himself so I could be strong enough to do it and I won't let his sacrifice go to waste."
Taking out Tai found that the on screen was a stylised red X indicating that the X-Antibody had incorporated itself into the devise that linked him to Agumon.
"Tai, what about TK. GigaSeadramon said he was just a front for the whoever's really coursed all this." Sora said to him, "Do you think that's even possible, I mean TK shouldn't be some that could be swayed so easily?"
"I don't know Sora. And to be honest, right now I don't really care." He replied,"Now let's get moving, we've got a long walk ahead of us. We've been here longer then we should have." The brunette male began walking headed towards the dunes and the seemingly endless wasteland that lay beyond, the two girls and the party of Digimon following behind.
Elsewhere in another part of the landscape a great wall of dust rose was kicked up as a large white furred tiger like Digimon with twelve golden spheres circling its waist raced across the once lush and green landscape.
This was Baihumon, the guardian of the western plane of the Digital World, embodiment of the elemental of metal as well as the season of autumn, and member of the Digimon Sovereigns. Usually this great beast would never be seen in this part of the Digital World however recent events had forced him to come.
The great tiger saw a large figure on the horizon and skidded to a halt before it, a twin headed tortoise with a large tree growing from its back with twelve tan colored spheres circling the trunk. Like himself this was another of the Digimon Sovereigns, this was Ebonwumon Sovereign of the north, the embodiment of the element of water and the season of winter and the oldest of the four Sovereigns.
"Baihumon well ain't you a sight for sore eyes." One of the great turtle's heads said speaking with an Irish accent. "Aye, it has been an age since I saw ya last laddie." Said the second with a Scottish accent.
"Ebonwumon." Baihumon responded with a growl, "Where is Zhuqiaomon, I'd assumed he'd meet us here?"
"Oh don't you worry, he'll show up." Head 1 replied.
No sooner had he said that a large shadow fell upon them from above and from the sky descended a large crimson bird with eight red spheres surrounding its neck and another four surrounding its tail. This was Zhuqiaomon, the third member of the Digimon Sovereigns, guardian of the south and embodiment of the element of fire and season of summer.
"Baihumon Ebonwumon, I have see you've made it." The large bird said croaked voice, "For too long we've sat back and done nothing, allowing humans to solve our problems but no more. It is time that we took action and did something about this."
"An excellent proposal Zhuqiaomon, one that is long overdue." The three god beasts looked about and saw Gennai approaching.
"What are you doing here?" Zhuqiaomon spat in disgust, "You are not worthy to be in our presence."
"Calm down Zhuqiaomon." Ebonwumon told his fellow Sovereign, "Lest you forget he is the one who called us here."
"Thank you Ebonwumon." Gennai told the turtle beast, the sage then fell to his knees and bowed in respect from the holy trio, "Great Sovereigns of the Digital World, as you are aware great calamity has be felled this world and whilst I trust the Digidestined we cannot let them bare this burden alone. Please will you aid them in fighting back against the evil that has ruined this world?"
"The Digidestined? Why should we do anything to aid them?" Zhuqiaomon snorted.
"I agree, it's partially because of interactions with humans that this has happened." Baihumon added.
"Now hold on ya two." Ebonwumon spoke up, "Whilst that is also true please recall that humans have also aided us in protecting this world from those who would overthrow it."
"Bah, humans are weak." Zhuqiaomon snorted, "I peered into their world and it is filled but nothing but violence and corruption, they are a species that is hell bent on destroying itself. As far as I am concerned we have tolerated their presence in our lands for far too long."
Just then the skies above darkened and from the clouds emerged the fourth and final member of the Sovereigns Azulongmon, the guardian of the east and embodiment of the element of lightning and season of spring.
"Bravo Zhuqiaomon, bravo." The great dragon said in a mocking tone, "A wonderful little speech of yours, I believe you deserve what the humans call an Oscar."
"Azulongmon…" Zhuqiaomon said whilst glaring at the great dragon, "We've been waiting for you to show up."
"Really, I'm so honoured." Azulongmon replied, "No really, I'm touched."
"Cut the crap, you know exactly why we are here." Zhuqiaomon retorted, "We are here to do what we should have done when we figured out what you were doing."
Gennai stepped forward, "It's over Azulongmon, this ends here."
"Etu Gennai, so you're turning on me as well." Azulongmon said in a tone of mock hurt, "And here I was thinking you were my devoted servant."
"I do not serve you, not who you are now." Gennai replied, "You are no longer the Azulongmon I knew, cared about the world as a whole. I look at you know and I see a shadow of whom you were."
"I see then it seems that there is nothing left to say." Azulongmon said, a sinister smirk formed under his mask, "That's fine with me, that means I can finally drop this façade."
Lightning began to rain down from the sky as Azulongmon's body began to crackle with electrical energy, the colour of divine dragon's body darkened and his eyes changed the colour from red to glowing gold. From their position the other three Sovereigns and watched as this happened, the dragons body began giving off a foul aura. "Now, let's get down to business." Azulongmon said in a sinister tone.
"And so it begins." Zhuqiaomon told the others as they prepared to begin their attack.
Elsewhere TK was seated on his throne in the throne room of his castle watching events unfold on two large floating spheres, on one of them was an image of Kari lying on her bed in the room located in the tower whilst the other depicted the fight that was starting between Azulongmon and the other Sovereigns.
He looked on in amusement when suddenly waves of pain spread throughout his body, it was so great he was thrown off his throne and collapsed panting on the floor. As he let out noises of pain as the Crest of Hope appeared on TK's chest, the blond boy clamped his hand to chest as if he was trying to hide the mark, 'Argh, what's this? Could he possibly be trying to reject me?'
Just then a dark aura appeared around TK's body and the Crest of Hope vanished, leaving the blond youth panting on the floor. He glanced up at the two spheres seeing the images of Kari and Azulongmon and a sinister grin spread across his face/ 'No matter. One way or another, I will have the perfect vessel. However until then I'll need this rotting sack of meat…it shouldn't be much longer now.'
AN: And with that chapter 25 in fini and boy am I grad to see the back of it, this one really took alot out of me. Anywho, hope this was worth the wait but still as far as I'm concerned its a win win situation. You all get a new chaper and I get to sleep.
Anyway I'm done, I'll look forward to your comments including the inevitable one from Lord Pata telling me how I've destroyed TK's character and how he's a wonderful and rightious and sickeningly noble person if he can remove TK's balls from his mouth for 5 seconds.
Next time Sovereigns clash and until then peace out yo.