A Digimon Frontier Fanfic

By Haru Glory

A/N:

Well, I've been quite busy lately and have not found time to write anything, as such, many would find that I have neglected my responsibility to finish this fanfic. Honestly, I would never think of doing that, I have, on several occasions, tried to squeeze writing into my fully booked schedule, but to no avail, failed in the process.

With that said, I wish to apologize for the delay and I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chronicles of Time: Cyber World

Chapter 36: The Heart of the Sword

He stood there, in the middle of the Crystal Dome's garden starring at his hands whilst the rain continued to pour over him soaking him with the cold rainwater.

It had already been several hours since the battle at the plains which had ended in victory with their side freeing Grizzlymon and Sea Serpentamon from the clutches of whoever was the puppeteer who owned those dark strings. Along with the freedom of the two guardian beasts was the freedom of their underlings, all of them now celebrating inside the Crystal Dome.

Yes, they were all celebrating such a surprising victory…everyone was celebrating except for him…

Koichi Kimura had been staring at his hands for what seems like forever, he was oblivious to his surroundings even as Yumi and Terriermon were trying to make him come out of the rain.

"Yumi, why doesn't he come out of the rain?" Terriermon had asked several minutes ago as he kept himself comfortable on hanging on Yumi's shoulder.

Yumi had a sad expression on her face as she shook her head and replied, "I don't know the reason as well, Terriermon…I guess he's kind of confused."

"Confused about what?" Terriermon questioned again.

"He had expected to summon the Sword of Darkness back during the battle, but as it turns out, the sword which he found is the Sword of Light…although the 'other' Koichi did not feel much impact on the matter, this Koichi seem otherwise…" Yumi began to speculate, "It must be confusing, he may well be wondering why it happened to be so since Duskmon is inside him at that moment when he summoned the sword."

As the two continued on their discussion, Koichi was still letting his confusion be washed away by the pouring rain with thoughts circling in his mind as Duskmon began to communicate with him…

"I don't understand why you are sulking at this moment when everyone is practically rejoicing and worshipping you for the victory…" Duskmon began, "I know you should be dumbfounded at how things turned out, but this is too much."

"You can say that since you do not understand what I feel right now…" Koichi muttered.

"Oh?" Duskmon asked, "Then what are you feeling right now?"

"I…I'm not sure myself…confused, I guess, and happy, yet…"

"Yet what?"

"Yet…I feel like I'm stealing something important from my brother…"

"Stealing something important?" Duskmon asked, then said, "If you mean that by having used the Sword of Light you 'tainted' it or something and turned the light into some sort of darkness or something, then you are greatly mistaken."

Duskmon's comment startled the young bearer of the Spirit of Darkness, it made him confused even more. Was it what he really felt? Was that the reason why for some way or another he could not face his brother?

"Koichi, you did nothing wrong and you're brother doesn't blame you as well." Yumi suddenly spoke as she walked towards a startled Koichi holding an umbrella on one hand an a dry towel on the other.

"Yumi…" Koichi gasped, unsure of what to say next.

"I've already told you guys before, the sword mirrors what is inside of the heart of anyone. A fiery courage, a gale of confidence, an icy will, a thunderous strength, an ground-breaking passion, a flooding serenity, a golden kindness, an earthly knowledge, a pure heart or a angered heart." Yumi continued on, "No one can ever tell what the sword that they summon would be, even my father and mother would have been unaware of the swords that they could call upon if my brother and I haven't spoiled the surprise. A number of people can have the ability to summon swords of the same spirit, that is something quite inevitable with how those swords were made."

"Takuya and Zoe's case are different." Koichi blurted out, "They don't have an evil spirit lurking inside of them wanting to fulfill a mission such as conquering the whole Digital world, now do they?"

"Hey, and what the heck is that suppose to mean? I'm not 'evil'!" Duskmon suddenly shouted in Koichi's head which made Koichi wince.

"They might not have Duskmon in them, but everyone has inner demons inside of them that they don't even know of. You should actually consider yourself lucky as you know about Duskmon and are able to contact him." Yumi said, "And, just for the record, Takuya and Zoe's relationship didn't really have any effect on summoning the swords at all, we just made it look that way so that they maybe able to focus on something to summon the swords with at that time."

"But you yourself said that the sword is dependent on the person's heart? If that is so, then why the Sword of Light? I have Duskmon in my heart don't I, not just on my mind?"

"Because Duskmon wasn't the one driving you to summon the sword right?"

Koichi looked up at the clouded sky, and out of the blue, he began to tell Yumi what was going through his mind at that time…

"At that time, there was only one thing on my mind and that is the earnestness and the need to summon any sword…I thought that even the Sword of Darkness would do and wished that whatever sword it may be it had the power to set the Digimons being controlled free…I had erase any thoughts of destroying them as I remembered something that I learned from Takuya."

"Something you've learned?"

Koichi nodded, "You must never kill an enemy just because he is your enemy, the death of his body does not mean the death of his spirit as it will haunt you of your deed…the only way to truly defeat and destroy and enemy is to make them your friend. There is no such thing as good or bad, for in the end, it would all depend upon a person's perspective. As such, to make an enemy your friend is to know what drives him to be evil, not just charge in and blast away. When the time comes that you do now, then strike…strike at the cause and not at the person."

"That's something I did not imagine father would say out loud."

Koichi smiled a weak smile, "Actually, he didn't say it to me directly. He was more of reminding himself of those things when I heard them. From that time on, I engraved it into my mind that that is something he had told me." Then Koichi continued on, "As I remember those words, my will to obtain the sword that would cut through those strings only increased. Duskmon's voice was blocked by it and I could hear nothing but the beat of my heart and before I know it, the Sword of Light is in my hands…"

Silence filled the damp and cold garden as the pouring rain began to change into gentle sprinkles.

"I know, deep down, I have nothing to regret about wielding that sword and yet…I could not help but wonder what Koji thinks of it." Koichi continued on, "It was, technically, his sword and yet, in spite of that, I was the first one to wield it…I really don't understand what it all means…"

Just then someone spoke from behind them…

"If I don't know any better I'd say your brother is proud of you." Koji said with a grin on his face.

"Koji?" Koichi exclaimed.

Yumi smiled.

"I could not believe that you were out here all this time getting yourself wet in the rain thinking about what I am thinking when I had hoped you would already know, brother." Koji said.

"But I…"

"Sword of Light or not, who would be able to tell easily what kind of sword would appear on such a situation at that?" Koji began, "Even when it has the symbol of the Spirit of Light, it doesn't necessarily mean that it belongs to me, you know."

"Still I…"

"I was hoping, that one way or another, this would prove to you that your not as evil as you think you are. I'm not the only one in this world who has a strong sense of justice and a pure heart, even Tomy has it."

"Brother…Is that how you really think?"

"Why would he lie to you, Koichi?" Yumi asked, "The only person who thinks ill of you around here and pushing you down is yourself and no one else."

"Every Kendo Swordsman knows that the true power of a sword is in its bearer…that's what the Spirit Swords are, they represent the heart of every person who is able to wield them, and as such t the wielder of the sword is regarded as 'Heart of the Sword', isn't that right, Yumi?"

Yumi nodded, a smile plastered on her face.

"So, I'd say you stop sulking around, dry yourself and come join the victory party…it would be a while before we have some fun like this again, so it's best we enjoy ourselves to the fullest."

Koichi smiled and nodded, in his heart a renewed sense of confidence overflows. All those things that they had said, all of them were true.

"But, what do you mean 'it'll be a while'? Are we going somewhere?" Koichi asked.

"Maybe you've forgotten, but our war isn't over yet. We've just won the first victory and freed two of the ten guardians, we still have lots of things to do before it's all over." Koji said.

"That's true, but what about the quest for the exact location of the cure? Isn't that supposed to be the original mission our team had?" Koichi asked.

"You could forget about that for the meantime. My brother, Katsuya, had made sure that Takuya and Zoe aren't set off track. He knew what's been going on and so he sent someone to help Takuya and Zoe on their quest." Yumi replied.

"Someone? Who?" the twins asked in unison.

"Who knows, Katsuya wouldn't tell me…but as far as I heard, Takuya and Zoe's quest is almost finished…" Yumi replied still with a smile.

To be continued…

A/N:

Well, that's enough for this chapter. This chapter may seem like it's just a waste of time for now, but there are some few important things to note here that may prove useful if you're trying to guess the answers to some mysteries in this fanfic.

Anyhow, I am making an official announcement on this update, so for those who rarely find time to read the author's notes, too bad for you, don't blame me for being confused later on.

Ahem, this would be the last chapter that I would be posting as Haru Glory, nope, I am not going to create another account nor am I going to stop writing here. I am just going to change my Pen Name into something more suitable for me now…I am not sure what just yet since I don't know what available pen names there are with Sakura somewhere on the Pen Name, but I'm planning on using my last name along with it. I hope this clears some future confusions especially if you have added this in your fave story or have added me in your fave authors list.

The reason for a change in Pen Name is because I am having a hard time having my friends believe that I am Haru Glory in fanfiction(dot)net, not only that, but it does sound a bit (okay, a whole lot) boyish. So, I hope you guys won't mind the change.

With that said, I hope you liked this chapter and you can expect another chapter some time soon…or not…but I will be updating, it still depends on my schedule.

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