Epilogue: Life Goes On

Six months had passed since the Children of Virtue returned from the Digital World. Less than an hour had passed in the Human World while they had been gone, and no one noticed their absence. After their return, they picked up their lives where they had left off. They went to school, played with their friends, and lived the lives of normal children. Life went on like it always did; or so it seemed. Even though things progressed as though nothing had happened, their time in the Digital World had left a distinct impact on the children.

Daichi was still a video game loving, care free individual. However, those who knew him noticed that he now applied his 'never say die' attitude to more than just his video games. He also was much more focused than before, and surprised his parents when he made the honour roll that term at school.

Ren had not lost his distaste for conflict and violence, but he ceased being the unintentional cause of it. He patched up his relationship with his father, after realizing the meaninglessness of their squabble. He even voluntarily applied for the Military Academy his father wanted him to go to. However; he stated quite clearly that he did not wish to carry on the family's military tradition. Instead, he wanted to start studying medicine.

The Matsumoto twins continued their training at their family's dojo. The changes they experienced were most noticeably observed by the other twin. Seiichi had become a lot less tense than he had been before. Ayame noticed that he was much looser during their sparring matches. She on the other hand, had actually learned to think before she acted. As such, she had finally managed to defeat her brother in a match.

Hanae, although she was still very young, had also benefited from her time in the Digital World. Before she became friends with the others, she led a very quiet life. She had been shy, and liked to keep to herself. Spending time with the other children had allowed her to open up, and she made many more friends very quickly.

Kioko, like Seiichi, had loosened up after her stay in the Digital World. Due to her intelligence, she had always felt the pressure to succeed. Most of this pressure came from her, and it had threatened to make her go insane. She still pushed herself to do well, but no longer demanded perfection. She found that life was much more enjoyable that way, and became much friendlier.

Evan had returned to America a few days after that rather long Saturday. He still kept in contact with the others through email and by phone. He would never forget the friends he had made, or the things he had experienced there, and always looked back on them fondly. He looked forward to the time when he might be able to meet them all again.

Takeshi became much happier after his time in the Digital World, mostly due to his sister's recovery. She had been released from the hospital only a month after she had received Dracmon's left over data. The doctors had been baffled by her miraculous recovery, and had examined her in every way they could to find an answer. The best they could come up with was that some genome she possessed had spontaneously reactivated, and as a result repaired the damage to her body. Although she was pleased to be well again, Chie did not enjoy having to catch up on massive amounts of school work.

All of the Children of Virtue remained the best of friends with each other. They would often gather together and reminisce about the time they had spent. Evan was kept in the loop as well, despite the distance between them. They had never told anyone about their trip to the Digital World, knowing that no one would believe them anyways. When they were together they couldn't help but wonder what was going on in the Digital World, and how their partners were doing.

As time passed, the children wondered if they would ever be able to visit the Digital World again. The parting words of Coredramon, 'Probably', had given them the hope that they would all meet again. They sometimes wondered if it had all been a dream. Then they would look at their Digivices, and know that what they experienced had been real. They knew that someday they would return, and see all of their friends again. Until that day, life went on.

Author's Notes: I felt it would be best to add this on to the end of Digital Demons, so as to make the conclusion less abrupt. I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has read this story, provided input on it, or even glanced at it on a whim. Special Thanks goes out to DemeonStarFlame, my proofreader. Without her, I doubt my writing would have improved as much as it has since I started this story. There's still more to come, because after this chapter I shall be providing an information sheet as a bonus to you readers. This document will contain lots of information on the Digital World as featured in Digital Demons, as well as on the characters involved in this story. Think of it as a little treat to show my thanks for your readership. Once again, thank you for reading.

IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT: This is not the end! During the course of writing this story, many other ideas came to mind, and a few things seemed to be left unfinished. As such it is my pleasure to announce that Digital Demons will have a Sequel! I refuse to divulge any details at this point, so you'll have to stay tuned. The sequel will be entitled 'Digital Dynasty', and will see the return of the main cast. I'm not sure how it will compare to this, the original, but I hope that I can keep up with a quality of writing you'll all enjoy. Thank you very much for Reading my story;

Sincerely: Tenaku Mihara