Disclaimer: I do not own any of the digimon in this story or the elements within them, they belong to Akiyoshi Hongo, I do however own the concept of a CDR rifle, as well as the digi-lock process, the oc's Kensuke Rainer, Andes, Mistress Omega, Mikato Kagami and Shizuka Kagami. As well as the digimon Cazadormon,Tidalmon, Blightmon, ObeliskMegaGargomon, RaPhoenixmon and SliferGigaSeadramon. Virus, Magmusmon/Brimstone and Karin Osaka belong to Kanius, and the Digital Warlord, concept of a "Digtial Ascendant", Keke and X belong to Max Acorn, Athenamon and the digi-amazons, Inumon and his evolutions, as well as Helena Souza/Sailor Quaoar belong to Belletiger, also to note thier will be some slight crossovers with other anime's in this fic, I take no credit for them either and thier will be quite a few of them so I will not be mentioning the creators since thier's alot, on that note let's begin.
Just to be clear, this chapter follows up from the Hunters Moon Side Story in my new Side Story Slamfest Arc, if you haven't read that story you'll be wondering why Ken has some new "friends" as well as why one is gone, now let us continue the main story for a while.
I would also like to apologize for the recent updation lack, the weather, getting sick and other factors got in the way, not only that I saw myself slowly heading towards having a schedule and that is something I do not want to have happen, I want to update on my own pacing terms
Chapter 37: Returning Home, Tribal Contact and Digimon Kombat.
Soverigns Lair/DF-616
Watching through a viewing orb, X couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Ken's new space time pod touch down in his home demension. "Looks like he made it back, that's good to see." he said as Keke walked up behind him.
"We were all ready to go try and find him too, then again we don't know where GranDracmon's castle is, and judging from the look on Ken's face I don't think he got the coordinates." she said as she saw Ken exiting the pod and looking around dazed.
"GranDracmon will make his move eventually, until then we'll stand firm." X replied before noticing something else about Ken's demeanor. Is it just me or does he look abit more relaxed than he used to be?
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Digital World/Lake Dominion/XLR-08
"Wish I could say good to be home, but this isn't exactly home." Ken muttered as he found himself in the same place Andes had subdued him and he had the spiritual moment with his "sister" Sailor Sedna. I hope she's alright, the person she said she was fighting didn't sound like a walk in the park. he thought as he heard the sounds of someone coming, sure enough it was Ravemon along with the ninja's and thier partners, needless to say Mikato wasn't too happy. "You seem to be annoyed that i'm apparently not dead, hoping to usurp me?" he asked raising an eyebrow as they landed.
"Shut up, we were all worried sick about you, we heard you got captured and we were going to try and see if we could come get you, but it seems you've pulled off a miracle by getting back on your own." she retorted as Ravemon nodded.
"She's got a point, to be able to escape from GranDracmon is an impressive feet, but i'm afraid we don't have time to congradulate you on that endeavor..." he said trailing off. "Do you remember the digimon of fire that attacked awhile back, he has returned." Ken palmed his head lightly.
"Tell me where he is i'll go stop him this time." he said, Shizuka shook her head.
"Isn't he too powerful for you?" she asked, Ken sighed.
"Considering what went down inside GranDracmon's fortress...he's even deadlier now because his brain has been opened and he's not a mindless beast anymore." this statement shocked the others present. "I've got a plan to take him down, but I need to know where he is." Ravemon sighed.
"We know he is here as he sent a note to us, but the problem is we don't know where he will strike, he plans on attacking one of two digimon clans to eliminate them as a message to all those who oppose GranDracmon." said Liollmon, Ken growled abit hearing this, but reaffirmed himself.
"Which two clans is he targeting?" he asked in a calm mannor, suprising the ninjas.
Whoa, wait a second, where's the normal gung-ho attitude? thought Mikato as Ravemon continued.
"He's going to either attack the amazons, or the hidden Inumon clan." Ken sweatdropped abit.
"A clan can not be hidden if thier location is known." Ravemon looked around and made a "shush" motion with his hand.
"Only dominion leaders such as myself know of thier exact location, most digimon believe them dead." he said, Ken nodded.
"So direct us on where to go, and we'll head out." Ravemon nodded and handed Ken a scroll, on it was a map of the digital world with two area's circled. "Let's see here...so the amazons live in the Dominion of Plains, which is to the northwest of the Jungle Dominion, and the Inumon clan are at...The Divide? What does that mean?" he asked confused, the ninja's and thier partners also looked at the map seeing an area circled near where the Hazard Zone was located.
"Sounds like a canyon." said Bearmon, Ravemon nodded.
"It is, the land near the hazard zone over time was corrupted by Megidramon's power of the hazard and formed a deserted valley, most digimon don't even go near the place due to the savage conditions as storms and other nasty occurances happen there. Origionally it was known as the dominion of the wasteland, a place for dinosaur, rock, and the occasional insect digimon to thrive, however it fell into decay and has been labeled as a cursed place ever since." Ken looked up.
"I thought Megidramon was contained by that abomination of a restraining device..." Ravemon nodded.
"The device was only capable of holding him in place and keeping most of his rage in check, however his powers still seeped through it causing the formation of this place."
"So then...what happened to the digimon who were living there?" asked Shizuka.
"They all relocated under thier leader to the hidden Zion Village of the Canyon Dominion to the north, however no one knows where the village is, not even me." said Ravemon, but Ken wasn't buying it.
"Then how exactly did the name come to be known?" he asked, Ravemon smiled.
"A few digimon decided to relocate to other areas and word of the village spread, but not even they would give away it's exact location." he said before clearing his throat. "So what will you do?" he asked, Ken thought for a moment.
"We'll go to the plain's first, then to the devide, as much as I would love to split up, in this case we need to stick together, the pyromaniac is too strong for BanchoLeomon Burst Mode." Ken said shocking the ninja's even more.
"Ok...are you really Ken?" asked Mikato who started poking him. "Your not acting like he normally would at all." Ken sighed.
"Continue to poke me and i'll cut that finger off and shove it somewhere it doesn't belong!" he said yelling at her causing her to stumble back, he then smiled. "Let's just go to the plains alright? I've been through alot lately, and maybe I have changed, but I like it." he said heading off. Even though losing Deckerdramon wasn't worth it.
The others followed him as Ravemon watched them. "He has changed, intresting...yet why do I feel like I forgot to tell them something..." he said as he flew back to his temple.
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Unkown Location/Castle.
"I still do not get the point of this..." Andes said as she looked over two devices on a table. "Your saying, that I need to learn how to play duel monsters father? Why do I need to play a children's card game?" she demanded.
"Because the world you'll be going too soon has real duel monsters within it, while not as strong as the ascendants initially the monsters have abilities and powers that could possible exceed them and in order to known how to defeat them proper experiance is needed." said GranDracmon, Chronomon DM sighed.
"If some of the humans of that world heard your opinion of the game they would definitely try to kill you." he said as he handed Andes a deck of cards. "My master has provided you with a specilized deck, including a monster that you might find appealing as it fits your personality." Andes took the deck and looked through it, she had to admit it was impressive, but the card in question was a dark monster that bore a resmblence to a certain giant ice knight.
"Devil Mobius...what an intriguing monster." she said as she walked off with one of the two devices.
"What about the other duel disk?" asked Chronomon DM.
"She'll giving that one to that human brat if he can survive his encounter with Belialmon, I aim to use him as a test subject as well to learn more about these creatures, and I happen to know he is in to the game quite abit." said GranDracmon. "Now about the Darkness Ipad...what did you mean before." he said, Chronomon DM took the device and promptly broke it, when he did so a very powerful surge of darkness flew out of the device and using his powers Chronomon DM pushed them towards GranDracmon who was overcome by the darkness.
However it was easily absorbed into his body, and when he reappeared he now had a darker aura surrounding him. "How do you feel?" asked Chronomon DM, GranDracmon could only smile.
"I feel alot stronger, enough to face a level one ascendant, but not a level 2 like the brat and that Kari girl." he replied, Chronomon DM nodded.
"That's where step two comes into play." Grandracmon sweatdropped.
"There's more to this?" he demanded perplexed.
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Digital World/ Divide Entrance/XLR-08
"That could've gone better..." Ken muttered trying to catch his breath along with Mikato, Shizuka and thier digimon.
"I know Amazons don't usually like men, but that was just...insane." said Mikato. "Athenamon must've really lost more than her pride when she lost to Andes, having her and her subjects lash out at anyone who comes within the dominion itself is abit harsh." she said breathing hard, Bearmon and Liollmon were also tired out.
"At least we know that fire digimon isn't going to attack them..." Ken nodded.
"Which means he's going to come here." he said, looking over the landscape and seeing how badly the area was devistated, it definitely seemed more suitable for a brawl in case it came to that.
"Ok, let's go inside but stick close to each other, cause who knows what else could happen down there." he said as he headed down the path leading to the narrow canyon passageways, however a moderately sized blue insect digimon with orange wings appeared followed by a few others as soon as they reached the bottom of the pathway.
"The heck are those?" wondered Ken, he prepared to defend himself when a battlecry rang out.
"Hell Arrows!" several energy arrows came up from behind the bug digimon and deleted them easily, the attack came from a humanoid canine digimon that was as tall as Renamon was, the group recognized it.
"Are you one of the Inumon's from the hidden tribe?" asked Ken, the Inumon simply turned to leave.
"Don't linger around here much longer humans, the Cazadormon aren't enimies you'd want to make." he said, Ken was confused.
"Wait those bugs were called Cazadormon?" asked Shizuka as she took up digivice.
Cazadormon: Champion level insect digimon, while not strong alone in packs they can be annoying, thier attacks are Pierce Sting, and Sonic Flapping.
"Considering they lost to a rookie, they must not be tough." however Bearmon and Liollmon knew otherwise.
"I've never seen one of those things before, but rumor has it they have the most lethal of poisons in thier body as apposed to other digimon who use poison related techniques..." said Bearmon, the Inumon up ahead from them nodded.
"That's right, Rookies and below level digimon die within an hour, Armor and Champion level digimon can last maybe half a day, even Ultimate digimon can succumb to it, only Mega's or digimon who's body is covered in armor from head to toe with no peirceing point can resist them, granted thier is an antidote for the poison but it's rare and usually only used on Champions and Ultimates since it takes a while to kick in, now again I must ask that you leave since I have no idea how a human would hold up" Ken held up his hand.
"I'd like to speak with your leader, it's about GranDracmon." when the Inumon heard this he turned around shocked.
"You know of him?" he asked, before an explosion came from off in the distance. "Oh no, my clan!" he ran off, Ken sighed.
"At least this time we're not being attacked." said Ken with a sigh as they broke into another run after the Inumon.
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Digital World/ Inner Divide/XLR-08
Belialmon HM smirked as he floated over the downed various Inumon forms, there were several ultimate level InfernalInumons, as well as champion HellInumon's, but he wanted their leader YoukaiInumon. "Did you fools really think you could hide from my master? I'm going to finish what he started and make you pay for killing his Gallantmon destructor mode!" he said lunging at YoukaiInumon with his Psyco Crusher, but the digimon was able to leap out of the way, Belialmon however stopped himself and turned around.
"My clan will never die until that freak pays for what he has done to our breathren." Belialmon mearly smirked.
"I admire your bravery, but this fight is over..." he began spinning again...
(insert song Megas XLR soundtrack-Lose my hi)
WHAM!
Belialmon was punched in the face hard by Ken and was almost knocked over, Ken meanwhile recoiled from punching the fire digimon in the face and held his arm in pain. "DAMN!" he cursed out as it felt like punching a brick wall. "I'm not hurt i'm humoring you!" he said as his digisoul charge flared around, YoukaiInumon, as well as the young Inumon from before were in shock at this as the ninja's caught up, and saw Belialmon standing up.
"Is this the guy?" wondered Shizuka, she and her sister couldn't believe what they were feeling, neither could thier digimon, Belialmon was just as Ken had described.
"Protect the Inumons and help the injured, this one's mine!" Said Ken "Digisoul Charge Miracle Ascention!" he called out quickly turning to Dramon X after combining with Veemon, then fused with OmegaShoutmon to reach Miracle Mode status, Belialmon smiled.
"I've been waiting for you." he said forming an axe and swung it forward only for Dramon XMM to catch it with his hands, kick Belialmon in the balls really hard as his heat sheild was not up and blew the axe up.
"Why...do...you...fight...fuck..." Belialmon had never felt the pain of being smashed in the private section, Dramon XMM however was calm.
"One it's a force of habit, and two...I don't how many freaking times I have to repeat myself until you assholes get it, but bad guys don't play fair, so why should I?" he said grabbing Belialmon by the neck. "Let's go take this somewhere else." he said flying off into the sky, but Belialmon stopped in mid flight.
"Hell no, we're fighting right here!" he said forming his heat shield. "Don't even try using your Xros Weapon, cause this time you won't be able to hit me with it!" he said, Dramon XMM said nothing, he mearly formed a large golden note in his hands.
"Rocking Shocker!" he yelled out throwing the note at Belialmon, the digimon formed another battle axe and cut it in half, only for the after effect noise shock to disable his heat barrier as he was forced to cover his ears, Dramon XMM then slammed both of his hands over the digimon's head sending him crashing down into the cliff's below, however he did not follow the warrior instead he chose to wait for him to get back up.
(End theme)
"Why isn't he going after him?" wondered Mikato as she and Grizzlymon helped a HellInumon up, to her, Shizuka and thier digimon this was not how Ken normally was, he usually would stay on the enemy until they were dead, yet this wasn't the case as Belialmon exploded out of the ground he had been knocked into causing an explosion as he rose back into the sky.
"Your arrogent bastard, if you think for one second your going to beat me, then your...GAH!" Dramon XMM suddenly appeared and slugged him in the chest hard, the one he had been looking at disappeared... "A clone!" he demanded as Dramon XMM moved back, the glow around his body began to intensify as he placed his hands ontop of each other in a prayer like stance.
What is going on here! He's not fighting like he did before...and his energy is increasing, where is it coming from! It's like his anger's completely gone! he thought as he lunged at Dramon XMM. "I'll get you!" the Ascendant's eyes opened glowing with pure gold light as he charged in, he threw a punch which was blocked, and moved back arrogently as he expected to dodge Ken's incoming punch.
BANG!
(insert song, G Gundam ost-Kyoudai Kasuru Yabou)
Not this time, Dramon XMM unloaded with a barrage of fast intensified punches that Belialmon found himself being smacked around like a rag doll, not to mention the punches were so quick he couldn't block or counter properly either. Why! Why am I losing, I can't be beaten so badly! Upon seeing an opening he tried to take it, but Dramon XMM had gone to a whole new level as he moved behind the warrior and slammed him in the face sending him smashing into the ground once more.
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Unkown Location/Castle.
Looks like I owe Blightmon fifty digibitz... Chronomon DM muttered in his mind as he and GranDracmon had been forced to stop discussing what the next stage was as they could feel Belialmon getting his ass handed to him, GranDracmon was in total shock.
"What on earth is going on, that kid was no where near this strong before!" he said, Chronomon however knew why.
Just as the master said, the warrior of steel helped clear his mind and awaken his full potential in the state of miracles. he thought.
In another area of the castle, Andes, Echidnamon and Dagonmon all felt it too, Andes clenched her fist hard at this notion. Seems getting to deal with sis is going to be tougher than I thought.
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Digital World/ Inner Divide/XLR-08
Belialmon stood up once again. "I will not stand for this!" he yelled out, however before he could do anything else, GranDracmon contacted him mentally.
Belialmon that is enough, withdraw. his tone was stern on the matter.
But master why! I can take this kid in my beast form! Belialmon replied.
Do you know that for certain! Don't let your pride cost your life, we will have our vengence, withdraw now! Dramon XMM pulled out his Heaven's Sword, and lunged down at Belialmon.
"I will make you pay for this boy, count on it!" Belialmon said glaring a hole through the Ascendant before making a portal open and jumping into it, Dramon XMM stopped and landed on the ground, glaring at where Belialmon had vanished too.
(End Theme)
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Soverigns Lair/DF-616
Watching the events unfold, X and Keke couldn't believe what they had just witnessed either. "He's just as strong as Kari is when using the Amazing Grace, how did he do that?" X pondered over something.
Did something happen while he was captured? He's definitely changed for the better as I can tell most of his anger is gone, but how did it happen?
I know one thing, Dad can't learn about this, or else he'll go after him as well. Keke thought.
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Unkown Location/Castle
GranDracmon watched as Belialmon stumbled off to be healed after making it back. "I can't believe this kid, he's throwing a damn wrench into my plans with everything he does!" Chronomon DM sighed.
"First of calm down, trust me in order for the second stage of the darkness to work your going to need all the focus you can get." he said as six black digicores appeared followed by a seventh large one, the six small ones floated around GranDramon's body, while the larger one rested in his hands.
"What am I supposed to do with these?" he asked.
"It's simple, you give three to your subordinates to power them up further, and once thier deleted thier data will return to you and be sucked into the big digicore, once all six are used they fuse with the seventh one in your hand, you will then absorb the core and gain the power you seek." said Chronomon DM, GranDracmon however sighed.
"I only have three subordinates." he said, Chronomon DM smirked evily.
"I've seen your work, I know you can easily make three more." he said before glancing at the duel disk again. "It'll be alot easier than what I had to do to reconfigure those blasted devices, whoever built them did one heck of a job to make sure everything was set up perfectly." GranDracmon rolled his eyes.
"Their only going to be used once right?" Chornomon shook his head.
"Still we had to reconfigure them to where they will work in the brat's world since his world doesn't have a system to run everything, once Andes goes to the YYDM-01 verse though that won't matter anymore." he said before preparing to leaving. "Good luck on achieving your goals, the debt has been fufilled." he said leaving.
"So I need to create three more subordinates eh?" muttered Grandracmon who then smiled like the grinch as he had gotten an evil idea. "I know what the first one's going to be, that kid is going to suffer so badly." he said before laughing evily.
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Digital World/Divide/Inumon Cave Emcampment.
"So this is where you guys have been hanging out eh?" asked Ken as they had been allowed into a large underground cave like city where the Inumon currently resided.
"Yes, I didn't know humans could slug digimon or fuse with them, but that's besides the point, what is your deal with GranDracmon?" asked YoukaiInumon, Ken explained to him and the tribe all that had happened up to that point, the part about what had happened in the castle made Mikato and Shizuka nervous, YoukaiInumon sighed.
"I see you wanna get at him as much as us, however even I know the secret to get there, I don't exactly trust you completely and you can not blame me for what i've seen with my own eyes." he said referring to how Dramon XMM had decimated Belialmon. "I ask that you give me some time to think upon the matter and I shall give my decision to Ravemon someday." he turned to the young Inumon from before. "Son, please escort them out of the divide alright?" the Inumon nodded.
"Yes father." he said bowing, although Mikato wanted to question the decision, Ken waved it off as they left and watched the other "Inumon's" healing themselves.
"I'm sorry if father doesn't seem trustworthy." the Inumon said as he lead them up a secret staircase to the surface, upon getting their Ken simply sighed.
"At least it turned out better than the Amazons did, they tried to kill us as soon as we stepped into thier dominion." he said, Inumon sweatdropped.
"I hope my father does decide to help you, as in turn you've helped us and you are quite strong." Ken nodded as the digimon left them and they headed out of the Divide.
"Now what? Should we go back to Ravemon and tell him about this?" asked Shizuka, Ken shook his head.
"He'll get a messenger more than likely, right now I think it's time we go back to the real world for some r and r." he said opening a digital gate with his digivice.
"I'm still finding it hard to believe your not as angry as you used to be." said Mikato as they entered the portal and traveled through it.
"Hey I was suprised myself." Ken said as they entered the park. "We'll meet here in two days and head back sound good?" the twins nodded. "Alright then, later." he walked off as they did the same.
"You think he'll get into anymore trouble in this world?" Mikato asked her sister. "He might be ok now in the digital world, but what about here?"
"I'm sure he'll be fine sis, you worry too much." said Shizuka as they headed for thier home.
A few blocks away from the park another digital gate portal opened in the back end of an alleyway, from it came Andes who was now dressed in a dark blue tank top, and a white skirt, her long white hair was now flowing down instead of being in the pony tail style of her sailor form, on her back was a backpack which contained the two duel disks and around her hip was a belt upon which sat the case of cards given to her. "Now...let's see how to get his attention." she said as she walked off into the night all the while giggling evily.
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Ken must deal with his new digimon, an attack from two warriors who see him a threat while being helped by someone he saw as a threat, and find Andes to duel and stop her from causing havoc in the human world...
As you can tell, some Yugioh elements are now coming into play and soon more ways than one, as for what deck type Andes uses that's a suprise, and Ken got payback on Belialmon but while he won the battle, the war continues.. peace out until next time.