Author's Note: Running down to the finish now- after this, there is only one more chapter and the epilogue. Let's get going!


Magnamon groaned as he opened his eyes- and then was surprised to find himself in this form able to open his eyes at all. Last he remembered, he had gone from maximum speed in his Super Ultimate form to DemiVeemon before crashing into something unyielding- likely Magnamon X. He hadn't really expected to survive, let alone achieve a higher form so soon. Sometimes, though, it helped to be partnered to the DigiDestined of Miracles. Davis must have been able to activate the Digimental of Miracles, which both proved Magnamon's partner was okay and gave the golden warrior a chance to face off with his ancient counterpart.

At least, that was the plan. No sooner had Magnamon pulled himself to his feet than a voice called out "Look out!" and the modern Royal Knight was knocked back to the ground as Justimon collided with him. The Android Digimon had his left arm encased in what looked like golden fire right up until the moment of contact when it winked out of existence. Ryo wasn't sure why Magnamon X's aura suddenly extinguished, but at least he didn't have to deal with further consequences of his attempt to Voltage Blade the Royal Knight after his other attacks proved completely ineffective. He paused to help the friendly Magnamon back to his feet- only to see the Royal Knight's left shoulder guard had gone from a brilliant gold to a dead-looking gray.

Magnamon seemed just as surprised at his normally golden armor turning to lead, but after a few seconds his shoulder guard returned to normal. Something had drained away all the miracle energy powering that section of his armor, and since they were fighting an enemy that also used miracle energy they should be able to recreate that as a valuable weapon. Turning to the Biomerged warrior, he tried to figure out the cause. "Okay, Ryo, it's been a while since we've worked together, but let's try and make this work just one more time." Justimon couldn't help but blink in shock. "Wait, you remember all that? But if that's the case, then why—"

Ryo's question was cut off when GranKuwagamon was involuntarily sent flying towards them. The giant insect forced the two apart as he skidded painfully along the ground before reverting to Wormmon. Realizing his curiosity about how Veemon's timeline could actually work with his story was best saved for a time when they weren't dealing with a rogue Royal Knight and his Demon Lord of a master, Ryo brought himself back to the matter at hand. "It's not quite Millenniummon's mastery of time and reality, but this Magnamon's miracle energy is pretty tough to beat- none of us have been able to penetrate the aura to even make it to the armor- even with HolyAngemon's instant kill move."

Magnamon nodded. "Yeah, speaking as someone who benefits from it miracle energy isn't something to be trifled with. But something you just did managed to depower my armor, so what happened when you flew into me? We could probably use that to our advantage." Justimon shook his head. "I wish I knew. It obviously wasn't me, since I can't get through his barrier on my own. Maybe if I unleashed more of ZeedMillenniummon's power, but it's bad enough that he's starting to get more influence on my form as it is. If I purposely start opening that door, I don't know if I'd be able to stop him." Magnamon could understand Ryo's hesitation, but he wasn't sure if they could afford to keep holding back any form of power- even one as potentially devastating as the power of an Evil God Digimon.

However, before Magnamon could bring this up, Ryo seemed to be struck by inspiration. "Listen, can you test something? I need you to blast Magnamon X with a burst of pure miracle energy. I think his—" Whatever Ryo was about to say trailed off as he suddenly clutched his head in his hands, experiencing a strange headache as his vision suddenly faded away, only to form a picture of MegaGargomon being engulfed in a ball of golden light before vanishing. The vision was gone as soon as it had appeared, but the Ryo still couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was about to happen. He charged back into battle without explaining anything to his allied Magnamon, just trying to reach the engagement before Henry could suffer the fate Ryo saw in his vision.

As Ryo got closer to the battle, he saw Henry was actually holding his own against the Royal Knight. Somehow, he was managing to deflect his enemy's blows without suffering too much damage from the explosions- though Ryo supposed some of that could be attributed to Phoenixmon using her Life Force attack to transfer the loose energy back into healing MegaGargomon from the constant burns that came just from touching Magnamon's aura. It still meant they hadn't found a way to damage the Royal Knight, but just holding their own was still more progress than they had made up until this point. Just as Ryo was taking the time to reassess the situation that caused him to be here, his headache returned and his vision faded away again. This time, when it came back he got the rather surreal experience of seeing himself charge at the Royal Knight with his Voltage Blade attack. The attack accomplished nothing but lighting the other Justimon's arm on fire- which Ryo knew all too well, because this was exactly what had happened right before he crashed into Magnamon.

In fact, the scene was such a repeat of his previous experience that Ryo turned around just to see what was different about this situation- and he saw DemiVeemon encased in a golden glow as he started Golden Armor Digivolution. This confirmed what Ryo initially suspected- this vision was actually a view of the past. With the nature of his partner, Ryo wasn't really surprised to find time moving in a non-standard direction, but he was more worried about what this implied for his previous vision- if he could see the past, would he also be able to see the future? And if he saw the future, did he have the power to change it? Considering what his first vision implied about Henry's fate, he could only hope it wasn't set in stone.

Ryo was so lost in his musings that he hadn't considered another aspect of his past vision- namely his own position in it. If he had to turn around in order to see Magnamon, that meant he was currently between the past version of himself and the past version of Magnamon- and with how events played out, that put him directly into the flight path of his past self. Luckily he remembered this immediately before impact and managed to jump out of the way without taking the brunt of the impact, but even so there was momentary contact between the two versions of himself. Ryo hadn't expected to be able to interact with himself, and the minimal contact was enough to slightly divert his past self's flight path so he collided with Magnamon's right shoulder instead of his left.

The vision faded away after that, leaving Ryo even more confused. Before, he distinctly remembered hitting Magnamon's left shoulder, deactivating that piece of armor. Now, he also had memories of hitting the Royal Knight's right shoulder, and he couldn't say which of the memories actually happened. As he fought off the headache of a potential time paradox, he was joined by Magnamon, who was still confused about the nature of Ryo's plan. Deciding this would be the best way to confirm which of his memories was correct, Ryo questioned the Royal Knight. Upon confirmation that the golden warrior lost power to his right shoulder, Ryo now had confirmation that it was possible to change time in the context of his brief visions- but before he could plan around this new ability he saw Henry slip in his stance.

Knowing he didn't have a lot of time to act and that the future he saw could be changed, Ryo immediately jumped into action. He launched a volley of his Justice Burst at Magnamon X, hoping to at least distract the ancient Royal Knight while Ryo rushed towards Henry's location. When Magnamon X didn't stop his charge, Ryo resorted to drastic measures. He couldn't stop the Royal Knight in his attack, so he resorted to the next best option- forcing MegaGargomon out of the way. He only hoped Henry would forgive him later for using his Justice Kick on an ally.

Even with a force equivalent to 45 tons, Ryo knew his Justice Kick would have a hard time moving a Digimon as large and heavy as MegaGargomon. However, the fact that Henry was not expecting the attack allowed Ryo to move him just enough out of the way that Magnamon's fist just missed the giant mechanical Digimon- but this was a small consolation when the following golden explosion hit both Biomerged Digimon. Ryo had seen the destructive consequences of a direct hit from this attack, but that still hadn't quite prepared him for the pain of taking a glancing blow himself. Ryo had jumped into the attack trying to save MegaGargomon's life, but that simple change in fate resulted in two Digimon being knocked out of the fight instead of one- and the giant mechanical Digimon still lost a leg in the exchange.

With Justimon and MegaGargomon now knocked out, Phoenixmon, Magnamon, and HolyAngemon were the only fighters left against the ancient Magnamon. Davis's partner still didn't know what Ryo had been planning, but he had faith in the Tamer's ability to come up with winning strategies after they had worked together to defeat Millenniummon so long ago. He focused all of his energy into the variation of the Magna Explosion attack he had first used against Ghoulmon. The golden beam lanced towards the older Royal Knight, who didn't notice the attack until an instant before it hit. Unlike before when Magnamon X would simply allow attacks to dissipate uselessly against his aura of miracle energy, the Royal Knight threw up a golden barrier and flew upwards as fast as he could trying to avoid the attack.

Davis's partner was surprised at the final result of the attack- his beam had only been delayed for a moment by Magnamon X's shield and went straight through to hit the X-Antibody Digimon's legs- or at least, that's what Magnamon had to assume, as Magnamon X was now missing the lower half of his body. Magnamon briefly had time to wonder how this had happened before the strain of his latest attack caught up to him- and caused him to burn through the last of the time he could maintain his Golden Armor form before passing out as Veemon once again.

HolyAngemon saw the savior of his continent fall, and immediately threw himself at the remaining half of the enemy Royal Knight. The fact that Magnamon X was still around and not even flickering meant he wasn't on the verge of defeat- and thus he would soon be able to resume his rampage. To this point, the only one who had been able to inflict any damage on the Royal Knight had been his modern counterpart- which meant restoring Veemon was a top priority. Phoenixmon wasn't the best healer, but she at least had that ability- something HolyAngemon had lost when Arkadimon corrupted him in their final fight. As such, HolyAngemon knew he was the most expendable member of their team, and strategically he was the best sacrifice in order to work towards a victory.

HolyAngemon wasn't sure if Magnamon X's lack of reaction to his attack stemmed more from shock at losing half of his body or just an extension of his previous attitude of not caring about any attacks coming his way. Regardless of the reason, it didn't make a difference as the crippled angel tried to put every last bit of power into his combination. Even if he couldn't damage the Royal Knight, he had to at least keep Magnamon X busy. Even reduced to one of his three wings, he managed to speed past the Royal Knight with his Masamune. Instead of going for a direct hit with the blade, however, HolyAngemon relied on the aftereffects of the slash to hit Magnamon X seven times with a single movement. The barrage didn't accomplish anything other than producing a series of clinking noises, but HolyAngemon kept repeating the maneuver as he started preparing for his next move. He slowly started lifting the seal he had placed on himself to contain Arkadimon's corruption. Lifting it was a dangerous prospect- not because he was afraid of losing himself, but because once he gave into the darkness he would shift into a new form that he was not yet ready to fight in. It was a fine balancing act between not letting enough power out and letting too much out to his own detriment.

Luckily, Magnamon X still seemed to be in shock, leaving HolyAngemon a bit of time to experiment. He released just enough energy to the point where the dark power formed a black aura around him, slightly increasing his speed and strength. However, that was as far as he got before the Royal Knight seemed to pull himself together mentally. Magnamon X turned and launched himself at the fallen angel, no longer bothering with his previous attitude of taking things at a more leisurely pace. However, the Holy Knight's fist didn't reach his target, as HolyAngemon disappeared in a flash of feathers leaving behind an orb of darkness. When Magnamon X touched it, the orb split into multiple smaller orbs, leaving the Royal Knight surrounded by the vestiges of HolyAngemon's attack. The orbs all flew inward after a second, though from how easily they dissipated against the Royal Knight's golden aura HolyAngemon knew he would have to step up his game. Luckily, he was in the perfect position, as he had warped to a location directly below Magnamon.

The fallen angel took a deep breath before raising one hand in the air and calling out, "Pandaemonium Flare!" Drawing his power from the Dark Area itself, he summoned pillars of hellfire that met in the air at Magnamon X's position. The scorching inferno greedily pulled everything towards it, keeping the golden knight trapped within its embrace. However, HolyAngemon found himself losing control of the attack and started to rise off the ground, heading for the heart of his own inferno. Instead of trying to stop the attack, however, he decided to add to it- and threw a Sin Harvest into the center of the flames. He couldn't afford to let up his attacks with Magnamon X's near-invulnerability, so he had to hope his combined attack would accomplish something before he was destroyed by it.

However, before the Sin Harvest could detonate, a separate explosion snuffed out all of HolyAngemon's attacks- and the life of the angel who had cast them. Magnamon X descended panting after unleashing his Extreme Jihad- considering his body's weakened state after having the miracle energy that comprised his being neutralized, unleashing his strongest attack had been a risky proposition. He allowed himself a moment to recover slightly before flying towards his other opponents. Considering how low his energy reserves were, he couldn't afford to give the last two Digimon he knew his location time to plan a counterattack. Omnimon had proven it was possible to defeat the power of Miracles by outlasting it, and Magnamon was not going to make the same mistake twice.

However, when Magnamon X arrived at the location of his remaining opponents, he was forced to stop his charge as he saw something he hadn't expected- the Justimon woke up and grabbed hold of the Phoenixmon. An instant later, Phoenixmon burst into data that the smaller Digimon gleefully absorbed. The Royal Knight didn't have time to ponder what this could mean before the Android Digimon suddenly appeared in front of him and plunged his hand into Magnamon's chest. The Royal Knight could only widen his eyes in shock as a darkness radiated through him that completely engulfed his miracle energy. The voice that came from the abomination before him no longer sounded like that of Justimon- instead, Magnamon X got the brief impression he was talking to a being far stronger than Yggdrasil. "I suppose on some level I owe you for allowing me a small taste of freedom. In payment, I shall allow you to keep your history."

Magnamon then felt a strange distortion before he collided with a copy of himself- knocking them both into a devastating beam of golden light. The being in Justimon's body seemed to appreciate its handiwork for a moment before Phoenixmon knocked him to the ground and pinned him down beneath one of her talons. "Who are you, and what did you do with Ryo?" The being just laughed. "Do you really think you could hold me if I wanted to escape? I assure you, your memories of me killing you are accurate. I suppose my Chrono Paradox does result in some inconsequential changes like you being alive. However, it seems my time is up. Tell Ryo his REAL partner says hello."

Suddenly, Justimon spasmed under Phoenixmon's foot as the dark energy faded away. With a groan, Justimon's normal voice responded, "Phoenixmon, can you get off me? What even just happened?" The Holy Beast didn't lift her claws away from the fallen Digimon, however. "Why don't you explain to me what just happened? Magnamon X killed the others, I healed you, and then you killed me. Next thing I know, everyone's alive again and you're talking about your Chrono Paradox." Hearing those words, Ryo immediately understood what had happened. He interrupted the Mega level perched on top of him. "ZeedMillenniummon must have taken control. I'm not sure what he did or how he was stopped, but since reality seems to be okay I guess things could be worse." No sooner had he said that than everything exploded into a rainbow of color that suddenly disappeared, leaving a dull tingling as the only sensation he could feel.


Omnimon sprang forward, using his newly-learned Omega Sword attack against Alphamon. The black Royal Knight countered by swinging his golden glaive into the attack, and the two blades clashed with a mighty shockwave. Alphamon was forced to take a single step backwards from the force, while Omnimon skidded backwards just trying to stop his momentum. Beyond this, however, the only damage that seemed to be done was to the cape on each Royal Knight, which caught on fire and burned off. Neither Digimon paid any attention to this, and Alphamon immediately charged forward with another swing of his weapon.

This time, Omnimon was expecting the shockwave from the weapons clash, and managed to prepare himself for the impact. Using his MetalGarurumon arm to brace his sword arm, he managed to hold his ground against Alphamon's strike. Capitalizing when the other Royal Knight slightly lost balance in the clash, Omnimon leaned backwards and kicked Alphamon into the air. Not wanting to waste the opening, he followed up with his Dash Grey Sword, not wanting to spend the few seconds it would take him to prepare another Omega Sword. Though the attacks were weaker, they were fast enough that Alphamon was briefly forced on the defensive, though he managed to deflect every slash before it could hit him.

Eventually, Omnimon had to slow down his attacks- and Alphamon took advantage with a mighty downward slash. Omnimon was forced to use both of his arms to support his sword in order to block- and only then did he notice through this whole time that Alphamon was just using one hand on his own weapon. Omnimon saw the reason for this as the black knight's free hand started glowing with green energy, and the fused knight wisely decided to disengage and fly away as quickly as he could. He barely managed to avoid being skewered in the green blasts that seemed to split into ten as soon as they were fired, but Alphamon didn't let up his barrage. Omnimon managed to fly through the continuous stream of attacks, but this brought no comfort to the white knight- Alphamon was so effectively limiting the directions Omnimon could move that Omnimon knew the only explanation was Alphamon was herding him to a specific location.

After a brief period on the run, Omnimon was flying only a few feet off of the ground when Alphamon changed his attack pattern and brought his off hand onto his weapon, coating it in a golden flame as he flew towards the other Royal Knight. However, despite Alphamon no longer keeping up his attack, Omnimon found himself still trapped as the green blasts continued to impact around him, leaving no way to escape Alphamon's downward slash without taking any hits from Alphamon's other attack. With only a split second to react, Omnimon threw up his Brave Shield Omega and flew through the continuous range of green blasts just before Alphamon could cut him in half. The explosion on the ground added a bit of speed to Omnimon's dodge- which was the only reason he was able to get through the blasts with only his shield dissolving instead of his entire body.

Omnimon allowed himself to let out a sigh of relief as he launched his counterattack. His Omega Howling had nowhere near the power of Omegamon's, even ignoring the recent boost Hideto's partner had received thanks to the X-Antibody. However, Omnimon and his partners weren't ones to be dissuaded by a difference in power, so the Royal Knight had worked on improving his attack in other ways to compensate. Three icy blasts shot from his cannon towards Alphamon, who wasn't able to wrench his weapon from the ground in time to evade. Rather than taking the hits, the Royal Knight flew upward- only for the attack to swerve upward and continue chasing him. The homing blasts connected with the black night in a burst of sound- letting Omnimon know that the sonic aspect of his attack had hit as well. The white knight could only hope the sonic assault would be somewhat disorienting and give him an advantage through the rest of the fight.

Alphamon seemed to shake off the attack fairly quickly, but Omnimon still noticed the enemy Royal Knight's aura seemed just a little less menacing. Alphamon had once more brought out his Seiken Gradalpha, but losing his other weapon seemed to make him more cautious. He kept his distance and continued firing the blasts of green energy from before, but Omnimon noticed the attacks were far fewer in quantity than his previous barrage. Omnimon was able to match the attacks with missiles and blasts from his own cannon, and where before Alphamon's attack was able to easily disintegrate the Brave Shield Omega this new volley was cancelled out by Omnimon's weaker blasts. Omnimon couldn't help but think things were too easy- right up until something slammed him into the ground.

As Omnimon shook off the pain from the surprise attack and the cuts now decorating his armor, he saw his attacker for the first time- a large golden dragon wielding a sword in each arm and with blades for wings as well. However, before he could even identify the dragon, it flew next to Alphamon. The black knight held out his hand, and in a flash of green light the golden dragon transformed back into Alphamon's sword- and in a burst of golden light, the enemy Royal Knight seemed to return to his previous level of power. Omnimon sent a barrage of missiles intending to freeze the Royal Knight, but his salvo exploded a few feet away from Alphamon as the projectiles impacted the knight's invisible barrier. The dome of ice didn't impede Alphamon at all as he smashed it with a flash of green energy, but Omnimon still managed to feel relieved- in the time it took Alphamon to return to his full power, Matt and Tai had managed to send a message through to him with data that Sigma and Neo had collected from their earlier fight and what little bit they had collected on their own Digimon Analyzers in the meantime.

Without the benefit of Mask's Square, it was a lot more difficult to communicate with their partners, but Omnimon was glad to have received this message when he did. He now had a better understanding of Alphamon's abilities and knew that part of the reason for his power was because he had combined with the dragon Digimon Owryumon to Mode Change into Alphamon Ouryuken Mode. The other Knight's power seemed a little less overwhelming now that Omnimon knew where it came from- and now that he had a plan for how to deal with it. Looking at how Alphamon had fought him compared to how Omnimon X fought Omegamon, Hideto had realized one flaw in the fighting of the ancient Royal Knights- they assumed the modern versions they faced had the same abilities as their companions had in ancient times. Alphamon assumed Omnimon was able to use the Omega inForce to read any moves in the near future- and thus he tried to set up long term openings for future attacks instead of unleashing his full power right away. It was a sound strategy against the Omega inForce, but because the strategy was based on the flawed assumption that Omnimon could actually use that power Alphamon was preventing himself from winning by just overpowering his opponent from the start.

Omnimon just hoped this wasn't the only flawed assumption Alphamon was making, as the next phase of the plan depended on exploiting an additional oversight. Of course, even with the general idea of a plan, Omnimon knew it would be difficult to set up the appropriate situation to put the next steps in motion. Now that Alphamon had been separated from his sword once, he would probably be a lot more careful with it in the future. Omnimon would have to force the other Royal Knight to make a mistake in order to proceed- and that meant he had to take the initiative. He launched off another round of Omega Howling, but instead of keeping his distance he charged forward, igniting his sword and managing to outpace the frozen shots and lash out at Alphamon with his Omega Sword.

Omnimon had planned on locking blades with the other Royal Knight and keeping him in place while his blasts could home in and strike Alphamon, but the ancient Royal Knight didn't cooperate. Instead of trying to power through the other Royal Knight's strike, Alphamon used his Ouryuken blade to vault over Omnimon and shoot down the Omega Howling blasts with a short burst of his Digitalize of Soul. Before he even finished his flip, however, he stopped his attack and formed a blade of light in his hand, stabbing it backwards into Omnimon's left shoulder. The Seiken Gradalpha attack left Omnimon's entire MetalGarurumon arm numb, and the lack of sensation started spreading throughout the rest of his body. Omnimon quickly flew down to the ground before he lost his ability to fly, but one disadvantage of his new form was the lack of any sort of hands to grab and try to remove the magical sword.

Omnimon was so busy trying to deal with Alphamon's latest attack that he didn't notice the other Royal Knight was rapidly closing in on him with his Ultimate Ouryuken attack. The paralyzing effect had reached the point where he wasn't able to turn his head- but luckily, he had partners looking out for him. Just before the golden blade could strike the fused knight, he split into gridlines and Alphamon's blade passed through the now empty space to impact on the ground with a massive golden explosion. WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon became solid just as the explosion passed them by, and WarGreymon couldn't believe how lucky they had gotten with the plan to surprise Alphamon with a Partition. MetalGarurumon, however, had a decidedly less optimistic view of the situation. He may not have been impaled with a magical sword anymore, but the aftereffects of the attack meant he could barely move his body. The plan had been for him to take advantage of the opening to attack Alphamon with everything he had to buy a little bit of time, but as it was all the wolf could manage in his current state was a weak attempt at throwing his body into Alphamon's to push the Royal Knight away.

Despite the unimpressive nature of the attack, the combination of surprise and the backlash from his own prior attack forced Alphamon to take a single step backward, leaving the Ouryuken behind once again. This was all the opening WarGreymon needed to launch his Brave Tornado at the discarded weapon. Once it was separated from Alphamon, the blade was nothing more than a transformation of Owryumon- and as a Dragon Digimon, Owryumon was just as vulnerable to the Dramon Destroyers as a Dramon-species Digimon. WarGreymon's attack shredded the golden blade, reducing it to golden shards that spread over the battlefield.

With the copy of Owryumon shattered, Alphamon was forced to revert back to his normal mode- though with the explosion of gold and green energy that erupted from him, it was clear that despite the limited individuality Lucemon's shades possessed, the loss of his partner left the duplicate of the Royal Knight thoroughly enraged. However, the flashy attack went to waste as WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon were no longer there- instead they were in the process of DNA Digivolving back to Omnimon. This time around, the ancient Royal Knight wasn't going to let his opponent get away unscathed just due to a timely form change. Seeing where Omnimon was materializing, Alphamon charged forward with his Seiken Gradalpha. When Omnimon once again became solid, Alphamon was so close to him that the fused Digimon didn't have time to dodge or use his Brave Shield Omega. Without any other choice, he put as much energy as he could into a single sword thrust.

Without the X-Antibody, Omnimon was nowhere near as strong as Omegamon. Even ignoring that power, Hideto's partner was still much stronger due to more experience fighting in a combined form as well as having a partner like Hideto who could come up with new attacks to widen the combat arsenal. In spite of all that, however, Omnimon still had a vast amount of power, and his training with Omegamon over the past few months had only increased that. When he put all of his power into his sword, he ended up with an attack that was somewhere between an Omega Sword and an All Delete. The speed of Alphamon's charge meant the ancient Royal Knight also wasn't able to react Omnimon's counterattack, and he ended up impaling himself on Omnimon's sword. The attack blew a massive hole in Alphamon's chest, obliterating where his DigiCore would be if he were a real Digimon.

However, unfortunately for Omnimon, Alphamon wasn't a real Digimon. While the injury was still enough to be a mortal blow, Alphamon didn't burst into data. This meant his initial charge still resulted in Omnimon getting a Seiken Gradalpha embedded in his left shoulder, losing feeling in that arm. He only noticed that for a few moments before Alphamon managed to move his other arm enough that his second Seiken Gradalpha pierced Omnimon's chest. At that point, the Royal Knight lost all feeling, magically sealed into position by the now deceased Alphamon.


Author's Note: And with this, the Royal Knights arc is over. I'm hoping I made it at least a LITTLE more enjoyable for you than my experience with the Frontier Royal Knights Arc was. I wanted to give this finale the feeling of a truly massive battle, but I didn't want to repeat what I did in Dark Uprising with a horde of faceless enemies to be mowed down by our heroes. Hopefully there were some fun moments in here.

Magnamon X was probably the most difficult Royal Knight to work with, since his whole thing is "embodiment of miracles that is impossible to defeat". So I gave him one weakness- miracle energy can short itself out. And even with that, Davis's Magnamon would have been too weak to win, so I finally got to the point where a problem got so big I just threw ZeedMillenniummon at it. Admittedly in a limited form, but the Evil God Digimon got to enjoy a small taste of freedom before Ryo regained consciousness. HolyAngemon ended up pulling out more of Sephiroth's bag of tricks, but there's some hints at the in-universe power he's drawing from hidden here…

We also get an expansion of the Alphamon vs Omnimon fight from Reunion- I tried to have the fight start as a blow-by-blow recreation of that battle, but this time around Alphamon has a big power advantage (because I believe base Alphamon would be equal to Omnimon, so Ouryuken Mode would be a level beyond that). Of course, Ouryuken Mode is dependent on Owryumon. One thing I saw around the internet that bugged me were complaints on how Alphamon kept pulling the Ouryuken out of nowhere in his animated appearances. While this critique is fair in X-Evolution since we see the birth of Alphamon and then he suddenly can bust out the Ouryuken, I don't think it's fair in tri. Alphamon could have easily met with Owryumon before his appearance in the show- and then magically summon him as a weapon like a Keyblade.

Now with the Royal Knights gone, Lucemon is all that's left- but after so long of goofing around, he's about to get serious. Seeing as the DigiDestined are already short-handed, will they be able to make it through the next chapter? You might have to wait more than a day to find out- I have a friend coming in from out of the country for the weekend so might not have time to get the chapter out tomorrow. Still, I should be able to update at some point in the weekend, so I won't keep you waiting for too long!