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Digimon: The Great Crimson Tamer Paralogue 7: Noble Lineage
In the distant future, there is much pain and strife... Grima had effectively taken over the world with the Risen, ships have been effectively destroyed by his troops, and the surviving Shepherds are barely keeping themselves together after the loss of Chrom and Robin. Many of the Shepherds felt their morale dwindle, and it seemed that all hope was riding on the leadership of the raiding commander of the Shepherds... His name, is Konner Ackerman. And he is one of the few people left of the first generation... One day, he is greeted by a young man with a Mending stave. He has Blonde hair, and wears a purple robe, along with having a scar on his right eye. "Captain... Ya got some time to kill?" The young man asked Konner, who was sitting on a stool nearby a table with a map detailing the current predicament. "I can spare plenty for any of my troops... Would you like to give a status report, Brady?" Konner asked in response to Brady. "Um... Well, it's just that... Are ya sure that we're gonna get to Naga? I mean... Ain't she a god and all that?"
Konner pondered the answer to Brady's question, and then said "Well, the thing is... You never know, until you find out. How are the troops doing?" Brady then tightened his grip on the stave and said "They're doing fine, just so ya know. Right now, I REALLY wish that we had another healer... Just like..." Konner then answered for him saying "Like Lissa, or your mother?" Brady nodded and shouted "Yeah! I mean, I can't be the only one doing this! What I'm trying to say, is that... I can't keep this up." Konner then stood up from the stool, with Gumdramon watching and placed a hand on Brady's shoulder. "I'm not asking you to move mountains... I'm only asking you to do the best of your ability. Because right now, we really need you, Brady. Don't ever think that you're worthless." Brady then reluctantly saluted Konner, before heading back out. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?! All I was askin', was to see if someone could lighten the load here! And he's spouting out things like this!" Brady thought to himself as he headed back to the camp to heal the troops.
Gumdramon, who acquired a scar on his left eye... Which didn't cause him to lose his vision, approached his partner and said "Let me guess... You're gonna ask me if you were too hard on him, huh?" Konner responded "You really know me so well. At this point... Getting to Naga, and asking her to open a portal to the past... Is just a shot in the dark. I don't really know if we're gonna make it. But, I know for sure that we have to try... At least for their sake..." Gumdramon then nuzzled up to Konner, trying to reassure him that they'll succeed.
Back in Present day...
Brady appeared to be at a shrine nearby some villagers, hoping to provide some support to them... Though, now it appears that the shrine is about to be surrounded by Valmese soldiers. "There's nothing like war for the self-made man! No, sir! The strong rise to the top, while the high-borns try to keep the blue blood inside 'em." The commander of the troupe had said, before being interrupted by an elderly man who said "Hold, defier! This is sacred ground! Your wickedness will be punished!" The man scoffed at the elderly gent's words and asked "By who? The same gods that abandoned me when I was starving as a boy?"
The elderly man didn't know how to respond, as the commander raised his axe at him and then said "When you see the gods, tell 'em I said they can rot in hell!" He then struck the elderly man who had grunted in pain before dying. Brady saw this display and said "Dastard! I'll gut ya for that!" However, one of the villagers withinside the shrine said "Brady, no! There's nothing you can do! Who would tend to the injured if we lost you?" This seemed to bring up bad memories about the future... Brady then said "But..." Before resigning to healing the wounded. The villager then responded "We'll fight as best as we're able! You help from the rear lines." He then grabbed his spear and opted to join the other villagers. "Ugh. Good people are dying, and I can't help! It's just like it was with the Commander! Then again... If only I could fight..." Brady said to himself before preparing a Physic stave that he found.
Meanwhile, with the Shepherds...
Konner had a meeting with Chrom prior to their travels up north, where he had wanted a name for his group. Chrom decided to name Konner's squad "The Shepherd's Raiders". He had opted to inform his growing squad of this name... Though, it would appear that Robin and Lucina were nowhere to be found amongst the Shepherds. Morgan was particularly worried about this turn of events, due to the fact that she knew of her mother's history of hating Robin. Which made it all the more worrysome. Konner had decided that for now, she would be the tactician for this particular battle... Placing their faith in her. Maribelle looked to the distance and saw that the shrine they were headed towards was under attack. "Chrom! We have to hurry!" Maribelle shouted to Chrom, who asked "What's wrong, Maribelle?" Maribelle pointed towards the general direction and said "There are people just over that ridge! LOTS of people!" Chrom then looked over at the others and said "They look like they need help. Let's go, Shepherds!"
They then made a B-Line for the Shrine. Many of the troops were ordered to evacuate the shrine's villagers, while Chrom, Sumia, V-Mon, Wormmon, Konner, Gumdramon, Morgan, Sully, Kellam, Maribelle, Frederick, Lissa, Vaike, Henry, Falcomon and Olvia stayed behind to fend off the Valmese soldiers. As Konner was about to fight, Brady had looked over at him and thought "C-c-commander?! What's he doin' here? I thought that he... He died... Never mind that! I gotta provide support and-" His thoughts were cut off when Maribelle approached him and asked "Excuse me, but why haven't you left yet?" Brady looks over at her and says "Haw haw haw! I knew it! Ma, you're definitely here?" Maribelle raises an eyebrow at his speech pattern and responds "Pardon me, you mannerless cur! I will not stand to be laughed at by a base scoundrel of your like!" Brady then nods and says "...Yep. That clinches it. You must be Maribelle." Maribelle blushes a bit and asks "And just how do you know that?! Do you leer at me from behind the shades of whatever den of iniquity you frequent?! Hmph! I bid you good day!"
Just as Brady was about to say something, Konner turns around and says "At ease, young master Brady... Morgan told me about you, and it's kind of hard to see the family resemblence from over here." Brady then got somewhat nervous, before Maribelle then asked "Wait, resemblence? You mean that this... Disgusting cur is my child!?" Konner nods and answers "I'm afraid so, Maribelle. Oh, and Frederick... Try to offer up some words of encouragement to this kid! He looks like he could use a motivator." Frederick, after taking out a soldier nods and is about to approach Brady until he said "No need to worry, commander... I got all the motivation in the world! Now that I know, without a doubt... I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE!" Suddenly, Maribelle smacks him on the head with her stave and says "Then you had better get to work, son... Otherwise, you'll make a mockery of yourself..." Brady looked into Konner's eyes and saluted him out of respect. "How are things on your end, Gummy!?" Konner asked his partner, who was making clever use of his tail and hitting the helmets hard enough to wobble.
"All right, let's finish this!" He then takes his sword and helps Gumdramon strike down one of the soldiers, before going to the other one. Kellam had found the easiest time to block the enemy's attacks, due to his powerful armor. Though, Sully had been the one helping him mop up the enemy forces. Henry had made the fatal error of approaching the commander of this unit, who then shouted "You people can keep your gods. I'll put my faith in gold and steel!" Henry had tried throwing an Elfire at him... Only for the commander to dodge and throw his tomahawk at Henry. The good news being that, he didn't get hit. The bad news, is that Olivia took quite a bit of the blow instead. At that, Henry immediately went to Olivia's side and said "Hey! C'mon! You're not gonna die like that? ...Right?" Henry was keeping up a good smile, until he realized that... She might not be getting up from that blow. Henry then glared at the man responsible, and threw a Valflame at him in anger.
"I'll see you... In Hell..." The man says before dying. Henry goes to cauterize Olivia's apparent wound, hoping it'll be enough. "Hey, Olivia... I made the wound go away... Could you please wake up? You're kind of making me feel bad... Olivia? ...Olivia?" Henry says, to which Falcomon was about to tell her that she was dead, until she woke up, feeling the pain of her wound being cauterized. "Urgh... That hurts! But... It's nothing compared to the pain you almost went through..." Henry, at that moment, couldn't care less that he was crying tears of joy, while the other Shepherds gathered around at the tender moment. Once the other villagers saw that it was safe to return to the shrine, the rest of the Shepherds returned with the villagers. "Oh good, all the bad guys are dead... Neat." Rena said to Konner, who responded "Well, you didn't really miss a whole lot... Except for Henry feeling something other than joy in someone else's death." Henry then picked up Olivia and approached Konner, saying "Hey! You should know that I REALLY enjoyed killing that guy! It's just... Well... I didn't want her to die... After all, she's a very nice girl, who I'd do anything for."
Olivia looked up at Henry and asked "Anything?" Henry nodded and handed her a ring. "Here, I made this myself. Though, I did consider selling it for more gold to give us more supplies... But you'll love it a lot better than those shops would, huh?" Olivia smiled and gave him a hug. "The answer's yes... I will marry you, Henry! After all, I finally got to see something other than a smile from you. And that's all I needed to see." Henry then smiled back, saying "Awww... You do care! I just don't want you dying on me again, okay?" Olivia nods, before Henry lets her down to be healed by Lissa. The elder of the village approached Chrom and said "Thank you! Oh, thank you... You've kept this sacred place safe and spared the lives of those within." Chrom then bowed before responding "We just did what was right." The elder then said "Would that everyone were so brave! Please, allow me to give you this." Chrom had then received various supplies that Morgan decided to send to the convoy.
Later...
Konner, Maribelle and Frederick went to see Brady, who had shown them the ring Frederick gave her to propose. "See this, ma? It's the same ring that's on yer finger. That proves that, I'm your son." Maribelle looked at the two rings, and started to accept the two as one... Frederick then looked at him and said "Yes, he truly is ours. It's just... I never expected our child to turn out to be so... Vulgar..." Brady sighed at Frederick's statement, and looked over at Konner. "Now, commander... I'm not about to let anyone under my watch die while we're out here... Now that the load's been lightened, I got plenty of incentive to lend a spare stave." Konner then responds "You know the only reason I asked this, was because you were literally the only healer on our forces back there. Morgan had told me a lot about how you felt it was too much for you. Just remember, this'll be a breather for you, understand?"
Brady then saluted Konner before he offered his hand. "Welcome to the raiders..." Konner said before shaking Brady's hand. Maribelle then grabbed his ear and said "I'll not have such a tongue be in this army, do you understand me?" Brady looked at Maribelle and responded "Ow! But mom... You gave up on that a long time ago!" Maribelle then started dragging him by his ear and said "Not another word! You'll learn proper etiquette and you'll like it!" Konner then whispered to Frederick "You two have a lot of work on your hands..." Frederick sighed, before following his wife and child. "So... How are things with them?" Chrom asked Konner, who answered "Yet another family reunited again... And speaking of families..." Chrom nodded and then asked "Where did Robin run off to...?"
Meanwhile...
Robin, Lucina and Renamon were wandering through the forest... Due to Robin sensing something last night. Though, what he may have sensed... Is likely a link to his past. "Are you sure we're going in the right direction?" Lucina asked Robin, who answered "Yeah, I know it sounds weird... But you gotta trust me for now." Renamon seemed skeptical and asked "Lucina... Are you sure he sensed something last night? Because I could've sworn that humans weren't capable of sensing things that aren't related to smell, touch, taste or hearing." Lucina then looked to her partner and answered "He's been getting a number of visions lately, ever since that incident in Plegia. So, I think that whatever this is... It could be another link to that past." Robin then stopped and looked at a somewhat grisly sight. Two Digimon, who were clearly wounded. One who looked like a mix between a fox and a dinosaur, while the other looked like a dragon in samurai armor. The purple one looked very timid, while the other was significantly braver.
"Human... I suggest you leave us... Now!" The armored Digimon said, until Robin knealt down and responded "I'm not going to hurt you, I was just following some gut feeling... And I just happen to come across you guys. And besides, I think Renamon being here proves that we're not here to fight." The armored one breathed a sigh of relief, and said "Thank the gods... Actual DECENT human beings. My name, is Ryudamon... And the one behind me is Dorumon." Robin held out his hand to greet them and responded "It's nice to meet you both. I'm Robin, and the woman behind me, is Lucina. Now, how about we get back to the others and-" Dorumon peeked out from behind and said "Why are you helping us, Mr. Robin? Aren't we Digimon? And don't we deserve to die in this land?" Robin raised an eyebrow at the oddly depressing questions Dorumon asked. "I rescued him from some Valmese troops, who wished to see him executed. Their ruler Walhart, merely wishes to conquer, just so that he could spread his prejudice against Digimon all over Archanea. He's even crafted weapons capable of defeating armored Digimon."
Robin was disgusted by that mere act, and then a man who appeared to be in a red robe, with a dark tome in hand appeared. He had long silver hair, and seemed to have protective eye-wear. "Forgive my intrusion... I believe that I missed some stragglers. I am but an Alchemist, here to perform the duties given to me by my lord." Lucina pointed a Rapier at him and said "How about you leave these two alone? We've had enough trouble from your master already!" The Alchemist then muttered a spell, before an army of Risen appeared before them. "Do you think me a fool? I do not believe in fighting a losing battle, so for now... I shall observe. My Risen army will deal with you momentarily." He then teleported to a safe distance from the battlefield. Robin drew his Levin sword, and his Thoron tome. "I'd rather we not fight... But, if this is how it's gonna be... Then I'll protect the two of you..." Robin said to himself, and to Ryudamon and Dorumon.
Meanwhile, with the Shepherds...
"Henry... Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Falcomon asked his partner, who responded "I've proposed to the woman I grew to love." Falcomon sighed at his partner's bluntness and then added "You realize this means you will have to spend every day with her, correct?" Henry simply smiled and nodded. "...Normally, you're not this willing to be with another person for a long period of time... Why this sudden change?" Falcomon asked Henry, who answered "Because, Falcomon... I realized, that... I kind of like these guys... And I don't wanna ever be alone again. I wanna have a large group of friends as understanding as you, Falcomon." Falcomon then realizes the true meaning behind his partner's sudden decision. "Well, there is one thing you should know, young one..." Falcomon says to Henry who turns to him, as he says "There may be a possibility of having a family with her... Do you want that?"
Henry smiles and answers "More than anything in the world." Olivia, meanwhile seemed to be realizing that, she had decided to marry a man whom she met a few days ago... And is both concerned, and overjoyed at the prospect. "So... You're probably wondering "How did all this happen?"" Tharja asks Olivia out of nowhere. "Oh! I um..." Olivia was trying to say, before Tharja cut her off and said "You're engaged to someone you barely know, and now you're going through some phases..." Olivia then asks "Is that what you went through?" Tharja then gives a creepy smirk and responds "Oh, but of course my dear... I just wish you the best of luck." Olivia nodded, unsure if she was being generous, or being mean. "Umm... Ms. Tharja doesn't bear any ill will... She just..." Lucemon was trying to express, until Olivia then said "She just has a hard time saying what she really means... I know." Lucemon sighed in relief before parting ways with Olivia. She then continues to stare at the ring, wondering what she should do next...
"Hey Konner!" Chrom shouted to the commander of the raiders... "You need me, captain?" Konner asked Chrom, who then said "Can you and the raiders find Robin and Lucina? They've been missing for far too long..." Konner nodded and went to gather the Raiders for a scouting mission. Once Konner had assembled the Raiders, he then said "All right, what we need to do is locate Robin and Lucina, whom have gone off into the woods. If we find them, we back them up in case they're surrounded... Understood?!" Everyone in the raiders shouted "Yes, sir!" Konner then had Gumdramon evolve into Arresterdramon and he then said "Let's move!" Before they all ran into the woods...
Back with Robin and Lucina...
[Cue Digimon Tri ost. Alphamon theme]
The two seemed to fare well against the horde of Risen. Unfortunately, Robin's tome was starting to lose power... And the Levin sword was growing duller by the second. Ryudamon and Renamon had occassionally come in and took out a Risen. But, Dorumon had stood there, watching the whole thing unfold. "You got any spare tomes, Lucina?" Robin asked her but she answered "Not on me, no. Wish I had brought my Noble Rapier instead of this old thing." She referred to her Silver Sword that she used to use back then. The Alchemist adjusted his eye protector, and said "Interesting... These humans seem to be quite impressive... No matter, they'll still die the same way..." He then snapped his fingers and summoned more Risen and says "I bid you farewell... I hope you enjoy death by Risen..." Before teleporting away from the battlefield. "That. Damn. Coward..." Lucina said to herself, before Robin responded "Easy there, girl..." Suddenly, a Risen soldier tried going for Dorumon and Robin went to counter him. Suddenly, the Levin Sword broke, and he used up the last of his Thoron spells.
"Why? You just used up your weapons... Just... Just leave... You don't need to protect us..." Robin looked back at the small Digimon before him and said "No way... I'm not just gonna leave you here to fend for yourselves! I'll fight until everyone's safe! Cause... Cause... No Digimon should ever be abused for their power... Nor should they be subjugated... They're born free... Just like every person here... And... And... JUST LIKE ME!" Dorumon saw the resolve within Robin... And saw that nobody was abandoning him... Especially Ryudamon. "We'll be here, to defend your freedom no matter what the cost! It's your choice!" Lucina shouted to the two Digimon. Suddenly, Dorumon started to glow... And stood next to Robin. "You're right... No more running... No more taking abuse... AND NO MORE DIGIMON DYING IN THIS WORLD!" Suddenly, he and Robin glowed together and the two suddenly became one.
[End Digimon Tri ost. Alphamon Theme]
The form that they took on resembled what appeared to be a black knight. This Black knight appeared to be quite bigger than most of the trees in the forest. His armor covered the entire body, except for the necessary areas for freedom of movement. His helmet was somewhat draconic in appearance, and his white cape flowed behind his back. "What the...? Robin?" Lucina asked the large Digimon who responded "Correct, and incorrect... I may be Robin, but I am also Alphamon... The resolve within Dorumon and Robin, demonstrated the power necessary to create this body... Therefore, I shall make my stand!" He then fired multiple energy blasts in the area, destroying several Risen. Ryudamon looked up at Alphamon and said "I'm ready to make a stand with you, my old friend..." He then glowed and floated towards Alphamon. Enhancing his strength, and giving him an axe-like sword. It was double edged, and the blades were golden, while every other part of it was black. "I reccommend standing back, Lucina..." Alphamon said, lifting his blade in the air, while taking a slice at the risen approaching them. The resulting slash caused a massive air slash that cut down, or uprooted a large amount of trees in the vicinity.
"That forbidden power..." Renamon muttered to herself, while punching a risen soldier in the face. Lucina had taken down the last of the Risen soldiers, and looked back up at Alphamon. "This is nice and all... But, I think you three should de-fuse right now." Lucina said to the black knight... Who complied with her request, and split back into Robin, Dorumon and Ryudamon. Robin and Ryudamon sporting somewhat excited faces, while Dorumon stares up as though he saw the cosmos itself. "That... Was... AMAZING! We've gotta do that again some time Ryudamon!" Dorumon says as he jumps giddly with his best friend. Meanwhile, Robin looks at himself and sees that his armor inside his robe has changed from gold to black, and his gloves have become black gauntlets... And from the rear view, the other side of his robe has changed from purple to white. Luckily, the rest of what appeared to be Alphamon's armor wasn't present on Robin. "Huh... I've got a new garb on, it would appear..." Robin said to himself, while Lucina looked over and admired it.
Konner and the rest of the Raiders arrived to find that, something had decimated a size-able portion of the forest... And Gumdramon saw that it was likely the two Digimon with Robin. "So... Robin, are you going to explain what just happened? Cause, your daughter's been quite concerned for your safety." Konner asked Robin, who put up his index finger, before turning to Dorumon and Ryudamon. "So... Do you two wish to join the Shepherds against Walhart? Because, we're in a campaign to end his reign once and for all..." Robin asked the two Digimon, who went and jumped on his shoulders. "Okay! Okay! I get it! You're excited! There's no need to make me trip and fall!" Robin shouted at the two, who responded "We know! But, we want you to know!" As though it were almost nothing, a small tether formed between the two and Robin. And just like that... They became inseparable. As they were headed back, the Alchemist looked at the group and said to himself "It appears that I've made a grave miscalculation... I'll have to report to Walhart effective immediately..." And he then teleported away...
To Be Continued...
-Just letting you all know that, A. I'm not dead. B. This fic isn't dead. And C. I plan on working one week on this, and another on the Sword Art Online fic: Gale Warriors. That will be all for now. Expect the next chapter of Digimon in two weeks.