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Chapter 35: The Wrath
Haseo stopped when he and Dorugamon reached the large stone doors that lead to the throne room. They were partially open, but it was too dark inside to see anything. Haseo reached for the handle, but paused suddenly. His hand began shaking violently when he realized that Daemon was probably behind this door.
"Otouto." Dorugamon said worriedly. He stepped towards his brother and put a claw on his shoulder. "Don't worry, I promise I won't let Daemon hurt you."
Haseo took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself down. It didn't work very well, but it was better than nothing. He gripped the door handle and slowly pulled the large doors open with Dorugamon's help. Light flooded into the dark throne room, revealing the horrible state it as in.
Rubble was everywhere, completely covering the ground. Burn marks and small craters were littered the area, showing signs of a terrible fight. Haseo and Dorugamon walked further into the dark throne room, lit only by the light of open doors and dull torchlight. The throne had been toppled over and destroyed. Standing in the center of the room was Daemon, a digitama covered in a fireball design resting next to him. His claw was clenched around Meramon's neck, making Haseo gasp.
Daemon looked back with a bored expression in his eyes. "Oh my, it seems it's Haseo and Dorugamon are here." He said calmly, dropping Meramon to the ground. "It's been quite a while since we've seen each other in person hasn't it?" he asked casually, as if he were talking to two old friends.
"Is that digitama," Haseo stuttered.
"Yes, it is what is left of PileVolcanomon." Daemon admitted simply. "He put up quite a fight; I had to actually use some of my power against him. But in the end he crumpled, just like the rest of the world will."
"You bastard." Meramon coughed.
"Oh shut up." Daemon said in annoyance. He lifted his leg and easily kicked the large flaming man away from him. Haseo and Dorugamon both stared in shock as the simple kick sent their friend flying into a wall where he hit with a bone breaking force. Daemon slowly looked back at the two brothers and smiled behind his cloth mask. "Now where were we?" he asked calmly as he slowly stepped forward. "Oh yes, I remember now. You were just about to break down and start crying."
"No," Haseo whispered as he glared at Daemon "I-I will not let you do a-any more harm." He said, trying to keep his voice steady. Daemon laughed loudly, the horrible noise bouncing off of the walls.
"My my Haseo, when did you grow a back bone? The last time we met in person all I had to do was look at you and you broke down into a pile of pathetic sniveling guilt and pain." Daemon chuckled again, sending a chill through Haseo's spine. "I'll admit I'm curious thought." Daemon said.
"Curious about what?" Dorugamon snapped angrily.
"Simple, I'm curious about why Haseo is still alive of course." Daemon answered with a shrug. "You caused so much pain and anguish for everyone. I thought someone would try to get some revenge on you or something. Of course you are the Boss's son so they were probably too scared to touch you."
"Th-that was n-not my f-fault." Haseo stuttered, trying desperately not to break down. "Y-You made me do th-that."
Daemon laughed again, making Haseo cringe towards his brother. "I made you?" Daemon asked. "Oh come now, I never made you. I simply gave you the wonderful idea of getting revenge. It was all you Haseo, all you." Daemon paused for a moment, thinking something over. "Such hidden anger, such hidden wrath! You're a very bad boy Haseo."
"Shut your mouth you trash!" Dorugamon roared as he fired a cannonball at Daemon. Daemon didn't bother blocking it; he didn't need to. The ball hit him square in the chest but it did nothing to him. Daemon looked down at it and then back up Dorugamon.
"Ow, that hurt." He said sarcastically. He laughed again as Dorugamon's face looked hopeless. "Well then, shall we have a flashback to make you realize those wonderful memories?" Daemon chuckled. Haseo pulled closer to Dorugamon, his body shaking in fear. "Of course, I'm not a very good story teller. How about I do this instead?"
Daemon's body was covered in a black aura that slowly leaked over the room. The aura spread everywhere, blocking out the lights. It covered the walls, extinguished the torches, and blocked the doors. Haseo felt the darkness cover him, cutting him off from his brother. "No," he cried as tears freely ran down his face. "No!"
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"No!"
Haseo shot up suddenly, spooking his friends around him. His forehead was covered in cold sweat as he looked around frantically. He was sitting in the main room of the Boss's mansion, Dorumon curled next to him on the sofa. ToyAgumon sat next to him and Kotemon in an armchair across from him.
"Is something wrong Haseo?" Kotemon asked worriedly.
Haseo wiped the sweat from his face, and tried calming down his racing heart. "I-I don't know." He answered unsurely. "What happened?"
"You fell asleep Otouto." Dorumon answered. "You looked really tired so I curled up and let you use me as a pillow."
"I fell asleep?" Haseo asked in confusion. Haseo looked down in confusion, trying to remember what was going on. He looked down at his small body and felt out of place suddenly. He looked around, noticing the room seemed bigger than before he had fallen asleep.
"Are you okay Otouto?" Dorumon asked worriedly.
"I don't know. Something feels wrong." Haseo answered quietly. "Where's the Boss?" he asked.
"He's still out, remember? He said he'd be gone the whole week." Kotemon answered.
"Yeah, something about having business with his friend Hermes." ToyAgumon agreed.
"Oh yeah." Haseo said, slowly remembering what was going on. He looked over at the clock and frowned. "I'm going to go out for a walk. Need to clear my head." He said as he hopped off the sofa.
"Be careful Otouto." Dorumon said as he watched his younger brother walk out of the room.
"I know." Haseo said as he opened the door, the knob large in his small hands. He walked down a few halls and then into the foyer. He opened the large doors and walked out into the garden. "There's something I need to do." He muttered. "I'm supposed to meet somebody I think." He walked down the courtyard and up to the gate, which swung open without a sound.
Haseo walked away from the mansion and into the forest. His own legs guided him to wherever he was going to. He past through several trees and bushes, the whole forest covered in a dull red glow from the moon. He walked for a while, taking a secret path way only he knew. He arrived in a small clearing with a tree stump in the middle. He smiled when he saw his friend waiting on the stump, and ran up to hug him.
"Oh my," his friend said in mild surprise when he felt Haseo hug him from behind. "Where have you been, I thought you wanted to play."
"I'm sorry but I fell asleep." Haseo answered as he looked up at his friend apologetically.
"It's alright, I'm glad you're here now." Daemon said as he rested a claw on Haseo's small head.
"I'm glad I'm here. I missed you." Haseo agreed.
"And I missed you." Daemon answered kindly. "Now what do you want to talk about today?"
"I don't know." Haseo answered as he crawled onto Daemon's lap. "What do you want to talk about?"
"I'm not sure." Daemon answered. "Normally I'm just here to help you feel better about what's going on and to hang out with you." Haseo's small faltered a bit and he looked away from Daemon. "Is something wrong?" he asked quietly.
"I guess so." Haseo answered. "I'm just tired of feeling like this." Daemon was silent, waiting for Haseo to continue. "I'm so confused." Haseo sighed. "Why am I the only human around here?" he asked. "Where did I live before the Boss found me? Why am I so weak compared to everyone else?"
"You're not weak." Daemon said kindly.
"Yes I am. I can never beat Kotemon in a sparring match, ToyAgumon is way smarter than I am, Fanbeemon can fly and I can't even jump that high, and Ryu-nisan can do tons of stuff." Haseo replied. He curled up on Daemon's lap and sighed. "Why am I so useless?" he asked.
"Well you're only human." Daemon answered.
"But I don't want to be human!" Haseo yelled angrily. "I want to be a digimon."
"You can't be a digimon." Daemon chuckled. "We can't change who we are silly."
"I don't care!" Haseo snapped bitterly. "If I were a digimon then I would be faster, and smarter, and stronger, and just plain better! And then maybe," Haseo paused for a moment, suddenly feeling depressed. "Maybe we'd actually be a family then."
"What do you mean by that?" Daemon asked curiously.
"I always feel so alone. The Boss might look human but it's obvious he's not. And Ryu-nisan doesn't really look like anything except for what he is. They're digimon, I'm human, and it feels like we're not a family." Haseo answered angrily. "It's been three years since the Boss found me and said that I'd be his son. But it doesn't feel like that."
"You must be so sad." Daemon said quietly. "You want to surpass everyone around you and yet you fall behind all the time. You wish you had the love of those around you, but still you feel left out. You just want to belong, but instead you're an outcast even when you're friends are right by you. I understand how that feels."
"Do you?" Haseo asked looking up at daemon.
"Oh yes, there's a reason I wear this you know." Daemon answered, motioning towards the wrapping on his face.
"I wish there was a way we could both be happy." Haseo muttered as he curled up against Daemon.
"Maybe there is." Daemon whispered. Haseo looked up at him in confusion and Daemon smiled back. "The Boss might have something that will get us what we want." Daemon elaborated. "Why don't you go get it for me?"
"I can't steal from the Boss!" Haseo cried. "He's my dad!"
"Why not?" Daemon asked a she set Haseo in front of him. "If he has something like this, shouldn't you get to use it? If you did then you'd be a real family. You'd be a digimon, and he knows that is what you want most. And yet, he keeps this treasure locked away, gathering dust somewhere. Aren't you angry?"
Haseo frowned, Daemon's words flooding his mind. He gritted his teeth as his anger soared. "The Boss has all of this power so why won't he make me a digimon!? He's done all sorts of weird stuff and he says he can break reality! So doesn't that mean I could me a digimon if he made me one!?"
"It certainly does." Daemon answered calmly. "I bet you're feeling very angry now, eh?"
Haseo ignored Damon as he jumped onto the ground and stormed in a random direction. "Is it because the Boss doesn't like me?" he asked fearfully. "He knows how much I wish I was a digimon. Doesn't he care at all!?"
"Well then it doesn't sound like he does care." Daemon answered as he walked forward and knelt down in front of Haseo. "Now listen to me." He whispered. "You go find this device, and bring it back to me." Daemon handed Haseo a piece of paper which he glared at angrily. "This will let us all have what we want. You get to be a digimon, you get to know the truth about why you're with the Boss, and I get what I want. Sound good?"
Haseo nodded, his chest practically bursting from his rapid heart beat. He felt an uncontrollable rage coursing through his body as he stormed back towards the mansion. He broke several bush and tree branches that were in his way as he went, happy to lash out at something. He walked through the gets and into the mansion, ignoring the greeting FanBeemon gave him.
"Hey! Haseo I said hi!" Fanbeemon cried as he flew over and tapped Haseo's shoulder. Haseo turned quickly and smacked the large bee away from him.
"Just leave me alone!" Haseo roared.
FanBeemon watched in horror and confusion as Haseo stormed down the hallway angrily. FanBeemon looked around in confusion, hoping someone else was there to verify that he was not hallucinating. "Did Haseo just yell at me?" he wondered aloud. "And why were his eyes red?"
Haseo stormed down the hallways of the large mansion, guided by the anger that was coursing through him. He placed a hand over his chest, trying to breathe normally. The anger, the unbearable wrath coursing through his body was almost unbearable. His breathing became heavy as he stormed through the halls, tears coursing down his face.
He threw a door open, glaring at the lab that was inside.
After an hour of searching Haseo left the room. He cradled the large red orb in his arms, feeling comforted by the dull red glow. His heart still pounded with rage as he left the mansion again, ignoring anyone who called out to him. Most of his anger had bee replaced by sadness now, and a hollow feeling in his heart.
"Hey Otouto, where are you going?" Dorumon cried over to him. "I haven't seen you all day, where have you been? If something happens to you then the Boss is going to kill Argomon."
"I was just getting something for my friend is all." Haseo answered quietly, trying not to snap at his brother.
"Oh, this mysterious friend of yours? Can I go meet him please?" Dorumon asked. "Come on, you've been sneaking out to see this whoever it is all the time lately. Can I please come?"
"I guess so." Haseo answered, not looking at Dorumon. Haseo silently lead Dorumon through the woods and down the secret trail. Dorumon quickly became impatient with the long, twisting area they were traveling through.
"How much farther?" he whined.
"We're here." Haseo answered as he pulled part of a bush to the side and walked past it.
"Hello." Daemon said as he appeared from the darkness. "Oh my, is this your brother?"
"Hi, I'm Dorumon!" the dragon greeted cheerfully.
"Yep." Haseo answered quickly as he walked towards Daemon. He quickly handed Daemon the sphere, relieved to have his job over with. When he let go of the sphere and stepped away his anger faded instantly, making him feel light headed. A sense of foreboding filled his body as he stared at Daemon who looked down at the orb covetously. "Daemon what is that?" he asked, suddenly feeling guilty about stealing from the Boss. Everything suddenly seemed wrong with this situation; his heart began pounding in worry and guilt.
"It's a way for me to get into the Boss's home." Daemon answered as he raised the sphere. He laughed maniacally as his wings spread out. "During our last encounter the Boss stole some of my powers and sealed it within this orb. But now when I destroy this I will be whole again and I'll be able to extract my sweet, lovely revenge on the Boss and his workers!"
"Daemon what's going on? What do you mean?" Haseo asked worriedly.
Daemon let out a malicious laughter that rang through the air. "You idiot, I tricked you! I was never your friend; I only wanted to use you. The Boss has a barrier around his part of the Dark Area, it prevents his enemies from coming in! That's why I always insisted on meeting you out here!"
Daemon looked down on the orb an grinned so widely the cloth covering his face was nearly torn in half. "Now, do you want to be a digimon? I just so happen to know somebody who is doing some fun research on making humans into digimon. Something tells me you'd be a perfect test subject!"
Daemon lifted the red orb and destroyed it, covering him in a red aura. He laughed insanely as his cloak was destroyed, revealing his demonic form. His skin was pal purple, his arms long and ending in sharp red claws. His mouth was twisted into a large, demonic grin. His eyes were blood red, his wings twice as long as he was. All in all, he looked like Satan.
"Now I know exactly how I can say hello to the Boss. Just what until he comes home and finds his mansion in rubble, his friends devoured, and his two sons dead!" Daemon flew up into the sky, laughing as he flew towards the mansion. A red barrier appeared in the sky but Daemon easily broke through it with a massive black wave of energy. "Cero Oscuras!" he laughed maniacally but stopped. "What a minute, what the hell kind of reference is that? That chapter won't be out for years! Oh well, time to raise hell."
"Otouto what did you do!?" Dorumon roared angrily as he watched Daemon. Daemon slashed the sky, creating two black portals that revealed Lilithmon and Beelzemon. The two brothers watched in terror as they attacked the mansion from above, creating massive explosions. "What the hell is going on!?" Dorumon roared angrily.
"I don't know!" Haseo answered, his voice cracking as he sobbed. "I was so angry and jealous an Daemon said he'd be my friend and I just, I just, I don't know!"
"What did I miss?" Someone asked. Haseo and Dorumon looked back as a wind blew through the area, sending several leaves fluttering through the sky. He Boss walked towards them, a calm look on his face. He smiled at them but then gasped when he saw the three Demon Lords. "What the hell!?" he roared, his calm face showing anger for once.
"Boss, I'm sorry." Haseo cried, falling to his knees. "I'm so sorry."
The Boss stared down at Haseo and Dorumon and sighed. "Crap, so much for my vacation." He said as he walked past his children. "Stay here or you're grounded for life." He said before flying towards the Demon Lords.
"We have to help the Boss!" Haseo cried panicked, turning to Dorumon.
"What!? But those guys are killing the mansion! We can't beat them!" Dorumon protested.
"But we have to!" Haseo cried. "After what Daemon did to me, we can't let him get away with it!"
Dorumon frowned at his brother and sighed. "Fine then, let's go help." He answered.
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The Boss jumped away, narrowly avoiding a blast from Beelzemon's guns. He turned to the biker from hell but didn't have time to attack as Daemon had sent out a burst of flames at him. He flew above the fire, but Lilithmon appeared behind him, stabbing her golden claw through him.
"I only wish the others were here." Lilithmon purred into the Boss's ear. "But Belphemon's still asleep, Lucemon isn't quite awake yet, Leviamon is too big to come here, and Barbamon is off on some treasure hunt."
"That's so sad. I'll be sure to help you all reunite in hell!" the Boss cried as he twisted his body unnaturally. He kissed Lilithmon before grabbing her dress and throwing her into the ground. Daemon caught her in time as Beelzemon opened fire on the Boss. Boss rolled his eyes before flying away from the shots. "You people really piss me off!" he cried tiredly.
"Boss!" Haseo cried a she and Dorumon came upon the scene. The mansion was in rubble and broken digitama littered the ground. Haseo and Dorumon stared in shock at the horrific sight in front of them.
"I said stay away from here!" the Boss cried angrily as he tried to fly towards his sons and take them somewhere safe. Beelzemon intercepted him and blasted him back into a pile of rubble, grinning as he began filling the Boss's body with bullets. When Beelzemons topped, the Boss didn't move.
"Oh my." Daemon chuckled a she landed behind Haseo and Dorumon. He let Lilithmon to the ground and she kissed his demonic cheek. "It seems the Boss might finally be dead. Good riddance!"
"No! The Boss can't die!" Haseo cried, his eyes glowing with tears.
Daemon laughed maniacally as he stalked towards the two brothers. "I must thank you Haseo. You're anger was so easy to manipulate. You're so jealous of everyone I'm surprised Leviamon didn't want to come and meet you! It was all so perfect, Lucemon couldn't have planned it better."
Daemon appeared in front of Haseo and grabbed him. Dorumon jumped at the Demon Lord but his wing knocked him into a far off pile of rubble. "Look at all of this beauty." Daemon hissed in Haseo ears, using his claws to force the boy's eyes open. "All of this is your fault. Your friends are dead, the Boss is dead, and soon the world will be ours. It will take some time but as long as our other pawns are as compliant as you, then Belphemon and Lucemon will be back in no time."
"No." Haseo whimpered, his tears dampening Daemon's claws.
"Yes!" Daemon roared in his ears, making Haseo cringe. "This is all your fault. You were so easy to trick. Your emotions were easy to twist. You clung to me as your friend, unaware that I was tricking you the whole time! Now we're going to let you live, so that you will live from this point on, knowing the sins you've committed."
"No!" Haseo cried as Daemon dropped him. The boy fell to his knees as tears fell down his face. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!" The Demon Lords all laughed as they flew away from Haseo, leaving him to his hopelessness. "I'll make you pay for this!" Haseo roared into the sky, a dark digisoul covering him. "I'll make you burn in hell!" he roared.
Dorumon let out a horrific roar as he burst out of the rubble, taking on the form of DexDourGreymon. Haseo looked at his brother in terror, his anger forgotten. "Ryu-nisan, what happened to you?" he asked.
"Kill." DexDoruGreymon gasped. "Kill everything! Feed, this hunger!" he howled into the sky before flying off in a random direction. An eight-year-old Haseo began to cry as he watched the large dragon fly off. What had happened to his brother? Why was he doing this? He curled up when he heard screaming coming from the direction his brother had flown and began crying even harder. "I want my brother back." He sobbed to himself.
Boss, as everyone called him, stood up and dusted his suit off. He looked around at the wreckage of his mansion. He had never dreamed something like this would happen. How did those three get in? How did those three find the way to his home? It had taken a lot of his energy to fend all three of them off at once, and then Dorumon had gone crazy.
He looked over at the curled up boy and walked over to him. "What did I do?" Haseo asked sadly. "What happened to Ryu-nisan?"
"You let your anger get the better of you." Boss answered. "You didn't want to help me fight, you wanted to hurt them. You lost yourself to the darkness, and so did Dorumon." Boss answered.
"But I didn't want this. I just, I just wanted to help. They were attacking everyone and, and, and it was so horrible. I wanted them to stop it. I wanted them to know what they were doing to my friends. They had to be stopped. They had to be hurt." Haseo sobbed and stuttered. "But I, I didn't want this to happen."
"I have told you before Haseo, that you must control your anger. You and Dorumon are more connected then most partner teams are. If you let the darkness in your heart take over, than it will be your brother that gets hurt from it." Boss said. He walked past Haseo, but he grabbed his pant leg.
"Please. Please help Ryu-nisan!" Haseo sobbed.
"I will try to. But I can't guarantee I will be able to save him." Boss replied grimly. Haseo let go and began to cry again. "If I have to, I will kill him." GranDracmon said grimly as he walked towards the fire that had began in the woods.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" Haseo sobbed over and over to himself.
"I'm sorry." Haseo sobbed, curled up in the dark room. Daemon stood over him, grinning in sheer delight as he watched Haseo struggle with those terrifying memories. He reached a claw out and gently pet Haseo's soft hair, making the young man cringe. Tears fell down his closed eyes as he was secluded in his nightmares. Daemon looked back at Dorumon and smiled when he saw a similar reaction.
"I love mind raping." Daemon said simply. "No wonder Itachi loves his Tsukuyomi."