Chapter 23—A glimpse of the heavens—

I contentedly relaxed as I waited for my Digimon to wake up. It took a little bit, but eventually, they started to awaken one by one, until they were all awake! Once everyone was up, Gryphonmon said: "Mmm… yeah! I'm all ready to go now!" and then Crescemon said: "I know what you mean… and we'll be headed to the last area in Ikaruga Server too! It will be exciting to see!" and Hudiemon grinned before she said: "Yeah… it feels like it was just yesterday that we were speculating over what the next area's going to be like… I guess we'll see soon enough." "Yeah! I'm still hoping for a volcano!" RiseGreymon said. We all laughed before BanchoLeomon said: "Looks like some things never change…" Sakuyamon then turned to me and said: "So what now, Mark? Are we ready to go?"

I then stopped and thought for a moment… I didn't know how much Zachary had trained his Arukenimon, but… maybe she could digivolve… it couldn't hurt to check, anyway. "Well why don't we put that on hold for the time being? I know I'd be curious to see how close Arukenimon is to digivolving, ever since she joined us." I asked. Arukenimon grinned before she said: "Hey, yeah! Great idea, Mark!" and then I smiled back before I said: "Thank you, Arukenimon. Well why don't we go into the house and check?"

And then I headed off to the house (with everyone following) and when we were all in, I booted up the computer and checked… and I saw she could! I then smiled and said: "Aw yeah!" and then Arukenimon looked surprised before she said: "Wait… you mean…?!" and I said: "Yup! You can digivolve already, Arukenimon! It looks like Zachary must have been training you well!" and Arukenimon smiled before she said: "Well yes, he did use me with some regularity. Even so, this is really exciting! Let's do it!" "I hear ya! I'll make it happen!" I said.

I then digivolved Arukenimon into the only Digimon there was to digivolve her into—a Parasimon. She still was spider-like (although now she actually had 8 legs) and was mechanical now with a purplish-pink body with a yellow backside. She had a big eyeball on the front of her body and looked 4'11 tall. It also said Parasimon was now a machine Digimon, instead of nature… that meant she could really help against holy Digimon, but that she was now weak against earth Digimon.

When the process ended, I saw Parasimon look down at herself and for a second, she looked odd before she regained her composure… almost like a combination of shock and disappointment… I then said: "Well it looks like you've done it, Parasimon! You made it all the way to the top—the mega level! Great job!" and Parasimon said: "Thank you, Mark… it looks like I'm your only machine Digimon too… I'm glad I'll be useful to you." and then I nodded before I said: "Of course! You've been doing great already and I know you'll keep on getting better too!"

For the first time so far, Parasimon looked happy as I said: "Well now that everyone's all set to go, it looks like it's time for us to decide who's going to stay behind…" and then I went on: "Sakuyamon, Gryphonmon, would you be willing to take it easy here while we head off?" and then Gryphonmon said: "You bet! Back to the hammock for me!" and we all laughed before Sakuyamon said: "I wouldn't mind either. Have a safe trip, Mark!" and I smiled before I said: "We will! See you both soon!"

And then we left the Digihome. We ended up in the Jade Ruins again and I restocked our supplies before we left the city and went through the woods again until we finally came up on the mountain range… from there it was a bit of a hike until we got to higher ground and discovered a village on top of the mountain… and the shuttle! RiseGreymon then said: "So this is our destination, huh? This place was quite a commute…" and then we all laughed before Hudiemon said: "Maybe… but it's still such an amazing place for a village! And we're so high up—you can see almost all of the area from up here! I wouldn't mind flying up here again someday!"

Then we all smiled before I said: "Well we'll have plenty of time for return trips later… but let's not forget our objective! We were going to take the shuttle to the next area! So let's go!" and my Digimon nodded before we approached it (and we saw a man outside of it next to a machine) and when we approached him, he said: "Welcome to the Mach Peak shuttle. Are you interested in boarding today?" "You got it!" I said. He then nodded and said: "We can only grant entry to persons who have 3 badges. Would you mind scanning your digivice on this machine here?" "No, not at all!" I said.

Then I scanned it and the man said: "…Yes, it looks like you have them! Alright then! But before I can let you on, I'm afraid there is one small problem…" and I suddenly felt uneasy as I said: "What do you mean?" "Digimon are prohibited from riding the shuttle. You'll need to call them back before you can board." the man said. "Oh, that's it? Sure, hold on…" I said. I then turned to my Digimon and said: "Sorry about this, guys. I'll be sure to call you all out as soon as I arrive!" and then BanchoLeomon laughed and said: "We know, Mark! See you then!"

And I grinned before I called them all back and turned back to the man. He then said: "Well it looks like that protocol was instituted for good reason… the rules for the shuttle were written years ago, but that was the first time I've ever seen someone try to board the shuttle with their Digimon…" "Ahaha… I guess I should have expected as much. We always travel together, so I was hoping they would get to see the ride, but rules are rules…" I said. I then went on: "I suppose you must find that a bit odd." the man grinned before he said: "It's certainly heartwarming that you all get along together that well… I hadn't thought about it, but it's nice to see someone who makes the most of the game." and I grinned back before he went on: "But nonetheless, I shouldn't be taking too much more time. Right this way, sir." and I nodded and said: "Thanks."

And I boarded the shuttle. After some more people came in, it took off at high speed! I turned to the windows and watched the scenery zoom by… we went over the mountain range, then through the jungles, then up a long river, then out to the ocean… and finally to a shuttle stop at a beach! We all left the shuttle before it rocketed off again…

I then went off to the side and called my Digimon out again. When they were all out, I said: "Sorry about the wait, everyone! We're here at last—the last area of Ikaruga Server!" and then they looked around before Hudiemon smiled and said: "Wow, so the last area of Ikaruga Server is a beach, just like the Digihome? Who'd have thought it?!" and Crescemon beamed and said: "Now this is a climate I can get behind! The jungle was so hot, but this is warm and pleasant, with the sea breeze!" and then she ran out and started splashing in the water! RiseGreymon laughed as BanchoLeomon said: "This is nice. It's a nice little reminder of home—" before Hudiemon bent down and put her hands in the sand behind him as she said: "Heads up, muscles!" and she splashed him with sand! BanchoLeomon then turned around and said: "You call that splashing someone with sand? Let me show you how it's done, you rascal!" and he quickly splashed sand at Hudiemon that looked like it hit her more forcefully (doubtlessly because of BanchoLeomon's massive strength), but Hudiemon didn't seem to mind and she started laughing as BanchoLeomon laughed with her. Even Parasimon lied down under the shade of a tree.

Mastemon stood next to me and chuckled as she said: "Even after they've been living in it for so long, they still enjoy it just as much now… beaches are truly timeless." I laughed and said: "You've got that right! Now let's see…" and I checked my map… ironically, it said that it was possible to access our Digihomes from this shuttle stop and it also said that there was a harbor located further away where we could ride a ship between the island we were on and any that were nearby. But there was one more interesting piece of information too—it said that there was a gate located on the northwestern shore of this island that led to a realm in the sky where angel Digimon resided… and there was one named Seraphimon who was handing out treasure!

I then stopped and thought for a moment… I already had a piece of a treasure from my last adventure into the Timberlands with Zachary… as long as I did, I suppose it couldn't hurt to take some extra time to complete it! "Hmm…" I said before Mastemon turned to me and said: "What is it, Mark?" and I looked up to see her (as well as all of my other Digimon, who must have returned while I was looking at my map) and said: "Oh, it looks like there's a Digimon not too far away who's handing out treasure to anyone who can defeat him in a battle." "A treasure? Do you know what kind?" Mastemon asked. "Digimon like these always hand out treasures to make protective charms. I already have a piece of it, so I might as well complete it." I said back. "Good idea. That's bound to come in handy." Mastemon said.

I smiled and said: "Exactly right, Mastemon! There is one potential problem though…" and then Parasimon said: "Really? Like what?" and then I turned to Mastemon and said: "The Digimon lives in a realm of angels, like where you used to come from, Mastemon…" and then she smiled before she said: "How sweet of you to worry about me. But don't worry, Mark—my old continuum wasn't in this area." And then she went on: "But you shouldn't worry about that, Mark—even if it were here, I would still go to it, for you." I smiled when I heard this and said: "Thank you, Mastemon. You really are very kind and loyal." and she smiled back before RiseGreymon asked: "So is that our plan? Next stop, angel street?" and I laughed before I said: "Exactly right, RiseGreymon! Alright, let's get to it!"

And then I went through the island, following my digivice's map feature to the gate. We kept going, until we arrived at where the map said the gate was and soon I saw it: it was a stone arch that had white and purple stone blocks stacked on one another… but there was nothing in the middle… you could see everything behind it.

Crescemon then said: "Well, we've been walking for a while… is this it?" I then approached the gate as I said: "It ought to be… my digivice said that there was a gate that led to it, but…" and then I was in front of the gate as I went on: "…This has to be it… so why is there nothing inside? Shouldn't it have something to warp someone to the realm?" "Well we can't really say anything now, right? I mean, we haven't even tried using it." RiseGreymon said. I nodded as I said: "That's a good point. Let's see…" and I went into the arch… and nothing happened.

My Digimon walked up to it one by one, as BanchoLeomon said: "Is the gate defective? That doesn't make much sense…" and Hudiemon said: "Yeah, particularly as it's being advertised as a place for challengers to go…" Parasimon nodded and she said: "Yeah, that doesn't make any sense… has it been tampered with?" By now Mastemon was approaching the gate and she said: "It could be protective technology. We can't say for—" but then I suddenly felt myself getting teleported away!

And the next thing I knew, I was in a promenade that was up high in the sky! It was colored teal and made of stone and there were fountains around, with roads going down various paths… but that wasn't important right now! I spun around and I didn't see my Digimon anywhere! "Guys! Where are you?!" I yelled, but I didn't get any answer… I guess all I can do is take the gate and go back… luckily I happened to see another one further down, so I went up to it, but within seconds, I saw my Digimon come through it!

When I saw them, I smiled widely as I said: "GUYS!" and I ran up to them as BanchoLeomon said: "Mark! Thank goodness, we were worried sick!" and when I was before them, I said: "Likewise! Am I ever glad to see you!" and Hudiemon nodded before she said: "I know how you feel… but at least we're all together again. That's what's really important… the fact we're at our destination is a plus too!" "Even so, why did Mark teleport only then? I don't get it…" Parasimon said. "I think I might have an idea…" Mastemon said before I said: "Mastemon?" and then she said: "Turn around. Do you see what it looks like now?" and I did so (and so did the others) and we saw a swirling, whitish-pink light in between the arches! "So it has something in the center now…" Crescemon said before RiseGreymon said: "I'll say! What's the deal with that?!" and then Mastemon said: "Let's try something… I'm going to back up a few paces. Watch the gate for me, please."

And then she stepped away from it and I watched it… and soon the light in the center disappeared! I could see everything behind it again! "HUH? It deactivated?!" I said before I heard Mastemon say: "Hmm… maybe…" and then we turned to her to see her walking back up to us… and when she got close enough, the light was in between the arches again!

"And now it's active again?!" Hudiemon said before Mastemon said: "As I expected… it looks like you need a holy Digimon in order to activate the gate. It won't work otherwise." I turned to her and said: "Well it's a good thing we have you then, Mastemon! That would have been a very frustrating outing otherwise…" and she grinned before Parasimon said: "So it takes a holy Digimon to access the realm of the angels… I guess that makes sense." "Yup. And that means we're here… angel street." I said. And then everyone else laughed (especially RiseGreymon, who playfully slapped me on the shoulder with his hand) and then I said: "Alright, we'd better find Seraphimon… let's see…" And I checked my map and located him before BanchoLeomon said: "Have you found where he is, Mark?" and then I pointed to the northeast as I said: "He's over there! Let's search!" and everyone nodded before we went off.

As we went through the area, the view around and below us was amazing! Eventually, Parasimon said: "Wow, what a lovely place! Being in a floating city surrounded by the clouds is something else!" "Yeah. It's majestic and the fountains add a nice touch too…" Crescemon said. "Yeah and thanks to Mastemon, the commute was a snap! Normally getting to see something like this wouldn't be possible." BanchoLeomon said. Mastemon chuckled as Hudiemon said: "Definitely! Even for Digimon who can fly like me, it would still be a long flight…" and then RiseGreymon said: "Got that right! I wonder if there are any more of these in this part of Ikaruga Server…"

But then 3 Digimon leapt out at us! One was a giant white bird Digimon… it had a yellow head with a beak and had red feathers around its eyes and underneath its jaw, along with bluish-green feathers behind its head—it also had black horns that pointed backwards on the top of its head. Its midsection was white and had a long white tail, with tailfeathers surrounding its hips that were colored white and bluish-green. It had 6 massive white wings—2 were diagonally upward, 2 stretched out horizontally and 2 were diagonally downward and the 2 that were pointing diagonally downward had yellow talons on them with tan claws. It looked 8'4 tall. The second was an odd humanoid Digimon that walked on 2 legs… its lower body looked like a bird's, with yellow calves that had talons coming out of its 2 toes in the front of each foot, plus another talon coming out of a toe on the back of each foot, while its thighs were covered with red feathers and had red tail feathers behind it. Yet its upper body was distinctively humanoid and had white arms with white feathers with red ends coming out of its forearms. It had silver shoulder pads and a silver chest plate, and wore a black belt with a silver and red belt buckle around its waist. It had a silver visor that covered up its eyes and a red helmet, as well as 2 white and purple cat-like ears… it had spiky brown hair and looked 5'5 tall. And the last one was a Crescemon!

I felt my digivice vibrate before I checked it. It said: "Left to right: Valdurmon scan data: 5%, Silphymon scan data: ERROR, Crescemon scan data: 10%". It also said Valdurmon was a holy elemental Digimon, Silphymon was an air elemental Digimon… and of course I knew Crescemon was a water elemental Digimon. It also said that Valdurmon was a mega level Digimon while Silphymon and Crescemon were ultimates, so they were going to be a formidable bunch…

I then turned to my Digimon and said: "Parasimon, you're up!" and she ran in as she said: "Got it! You can count on me, Mark!" and then Silphymon said: "Lightning arc!" and he conjured a whip of lightning in his hand and then swung it in a diagonal arc at Parasimon, from the ground to the air. I then said: "Parasimon, get Valdurmon! Use piston punches!" and then Parasimon said: "Piston punches!" and she ran up to Valdurmon and leapt at him before she clapped her feet around him. Then she landed, jumped up and did it again! Parasimon then came back as Valdurmon took it a little hard, recovered and then said: "Aurora undulation!" and he flew up high before he radiated light like an aurora all around him! Parasimon looked away from the light as she recoiled (and Valdurmon came back down) and Crescemon said: "Lunatic dance!" and then she went into a spinning, cutting frenzy with her dual-edged scythe!

Parasimon recovered before I said: "Parasimon, keep it up! Use piston punches on Valdurmon again!" and Parasimon said: "Piston punches!" and she leapt at Valdurmon and clapped him with her feet again. Valdurmon recovered as Crescemon said: "Whirlpool!" and she created a swirling whirlpool underneath Parasimon! Soon it sucked her in and pulled her inside before it spat Parasimon back out and vanished. Parasimon was coughing as she stood up again and Valdurmon followed up and said: "Almighty sun!" and he sent a yellow line up into the air… before it suddenly turned into a giant, yellow-orange sun! The sun then came down (and poor Parasimon could only look down, without a way to shield her eye) as she started to tremble from the heat before the sun flashed and it disappeared. Silphymon then said: "Top gun!" and he positioned his arms horizontally to his side with his left hand over his right hand, palm side down, while his right hand was below, palm side up. It felt like a second later that a ball of crackling, static electricity formed in between them and he sent it at Parasimon!

Crescemon then said: "Whirlpool!" and created another whirlpool beneath Parasimon that sucked her in and then spat her back out before Silphymon said: "Top gun!" and once again conjured a ball of electricity between his hands and fired it at Parasimon! I then said: "Parasimon, finish off Valdurmon! Use piston punches!" and Parasimon said: "Piston punches!" and she attacked Valdurmon with it… before he collapsed!

Silphymon and Crescemon looked a little surprised before Silphymon said: "Lightning arc!" and conjured another whip of lightning in his hand before he swung it at Parasimon. "Parasimon, get him back! Use attack drop!" I said before Parasimon said: "Attack drop!" and she cast a spell on Silphymon that lowered his damage output with physical attacks. Crescemon then followed up with a whirlpool.

By now, Parasimon looked really tired, so I said: "Great job, Parasimon! Now come on back!" and she came running back before I said: "Hudiemon, you're next! Go for it!" and Hudiemon nodded as she said: "You got it!" and she flew in. Silphymon then attacked with top gun before Crescemon said: "Voodoo light!" and the immediate space around us suddenly turned dark as a purple-colored flame appeared where Hudiemon was and burned her! She took it a little hard too!

"Hudiemon, infinity dream!" I said before she said: "Infinity dream!" and she scattered aquamarine-colored dust from her wings at Silphymon and Crescemon! Both of them looked sickened and Crescemon even fell forward and fell asleep after the attack! Silphymon stood and attacked with another top gun before he recoiled from poison damage and Crescemon simply lay there dozing, before she tossed about in her sleep from poison damage.

"Great work, Hudiemon! Now get Crescemon! Flying kick!" I said. Hudiemon ran forward as she said: "Flying kick!" and somersaulted forward and came down, kicking Crescemon in the face! Hudiemon then pushed off and flipped back to where she started as Crescemon kept dozing and Silphymon said: "Lightning arc!" and attacked with it again. "Hudiemon, keep it up! Use force of nature on Crescemon!" I said. Hudiemon then said: "Force of nature!" and she made a giant pillar of green light suddenly emerge where Crescemon was and it flashed as it expanded outward and exploded! Crescemon then tossed about in her sleep one more time before she woke up… but she couldn't get up! Silphymon then attacked with another top gun.

I then said: "That'll do, Hudiemon! Now get back here!" and she flew back as I said: "RiseGreymon, you finish this up!" and he came running in as Silphymon said: "Reflex boost!" and he cast a spell on himself to heighten his awareness! I then said: "RiseGreymon, use trident revolver!" and he said: "Trident revolver!" and he pointed his arm with the gun barrel at Silphymon before he fired 2 fireballs from it at him! Silphymon sidestepped the first one, but got hit by the second. He then attacked with a lightning arc before I said: "Get him, RiseGreymon! Use trident revolver!" and RiseGreymon said: "Trident revolver!" and only shot 1 fireball at Silphymon this time, but at least it hit him. Silphymon attacked with a top gun… before he collapsed from poison damage! Then he, Valdurmon and Crescemon all got up and ran away!

I then turned to my Digimon and said: "Alright! A job well done, everyone!" and they all smiled as I used an HP total recharge to completely heal Parasimon, an HP ultra recharge to heal Hudiemon and an HP super recharge to heal RiseGreymon. Then we went back to searching for Seraphimon. We kept following the route until we came to a silver castle that had a drawbridge bridging the gap over a bunch of clouds… thankfully it was down!

I nodded before Crescemon said: "Well it looks like we're at the end of the road… is this it, Mark?" and I said: "Yup! The map says it is!" and Hudiemon said: "Alright, another castle! I'm excited to see what it looks like inside!" and everyone nodded before we went in. Inside there was a fountain in the foyer, stairs up to the second floor and branching pathways. The ceiling was clear glass too, so we could see the sky above us! We marveled at it a bit before we moved in until we came to a throne room that was truly massive—the ceiling was many feet above us! It also had 3 thrones up high near the top—the first was on the left and had roses and holly on the top and it had a Digimon in it. It was humanoid and wore a jade-colored plate over its chest (yet had nothing over its midriff) and had silver arm armor which also covered its neck with jade-colored valve-like armor over its shoulders. It had jade-colored long glove armor that had feathery-like sides and went up to its forearms. It wore a very long white skirt which was colored jade from its hips to its knees and inside the jade portion there was a golden cross there… it had a jade-colored helm that covered its eyes with 3 cougar-like heads on the top. It also had a red feather that drooped backwards at the top of its helm and 2 jade-colored high heels on its feet. It had 4 sets of golden wings, with 2 whitish-tan feathery wings on the bottom and had light brown hair that went down to its feet. It looked 6'4 tall.

The second was on the right and had angel wings on the top and it had another Digimon… it had 2 arms and 2 legs, but otherwise didn't look very human… it had a mostly pink body with a white stripe down its stomach and face with yellow borders and had a large white ruff with an interior yellow ruff that was much smaller… it had 2 gold rings around its massive pink rabbit-like ears that pointed diagonally upward and back and it had 2 triangular flaps of skin on either side of its hips… it almost looked like a weird, stuffed animal and looked 7'11 tall.

And the last one was in the middle with a gold and silver shield on the top… and another Digimon was sitting in it! It was humanoid and wore a silver breastplate over its stomach with gold symbols and had a silver tasset with gold ends. It wore silver greaves that were blue around the ankles and knees, with gold symbols in the middle of each. It had massive, blue shoulder pads with gold symbols in the middle and silver borders and blue forearm guards, also with gold symbols in the middle and silver borders. It had a blue helm that had no eyeholes with a gold symbol in the middle, a gold crest on the top and silver wings on the sides. It had a gold cloth draping from underneath its breastplate that was in a blue arrow shape (with gold symbols inside and gold borders) starting from directly beneath the breastplate and then it was a solid gold cloth from there on with red characters printed on it. It had 5 sets of golden wings and looked 7'5 tall.

My Digimon and I all exchanged glances before we approached the thrones then the Digimon in the middle throne looked at us and said: "Ah, I see a new face has come to our domain… wonderful." and then he went on: "Since you're here, I'm assuming you came for the treasure I offer, right?" and I said: "Yes sir, that's correct!" and the Digimon in the middle throne laughed before he said: "Such a polite challenger! I like that!" and then he and the other 2 leapt down—falling a great distance—and a little before they were going to land, the angels on the left and middle thrones flapped their wings and decelerated to a gentle landing… while the Digimon on the right throne decelerated on its own…

The Digimon in the middle then went on: "Well then, I'll introduce myself—I am Seraphimon, one of the 3 angels in charge of this realm." and then the Digimon on the left said: "I am Ophanimon. I work with Seraphimon to maintain our realm." and then the Digimon on the right said: "And my name is GoodCherubimon. I'm the last angel responsible for helping to make our realm the best it can be." Seraphimon then nodded before he said: "Surprised? I know it says I was the Digimon who hands out treasure, but there are 3 of us that you can fight—" and then I said: "Can fight? You mean you're not going to attack all together at once?" and then Ophanimon shook her head before she said: "No. You will only fight one of us, chosen at random." and then GoodCherubimon said: "We thought it would make it more interesting for the challengers. Don't worry though—we're all holy Digimon here, so not too much will change."

I grinned before I said: "I like your thinking! So who's going to be our opponent?" and then Seraphimon said: "We'll show you…" and then he, Ophanimon and GoodCherubimon raised their arms and Seraphimon conjured a red arrow over his head, while Ophanimon conjured a green arrow over her head and GoodCherubimon conjured a blue arrow over his head. The arrows then moved towards each other until they merged into a single white arrow. Ophanimon then said: "This arrow will float over our heads, moving from me, to Seraphimon, to GoodCherubimon and then back to me, over and over again. It will eventually decelerate until it comes to a full stop… and whoever it's pointing to at that time will be your opponent." I nodded and said: "Alright, that sounds fair." "Good! Then are you ready? Here goes nothing!" GoodCherubimon said.

And then the arrow started to slowly move from each Digimon to another until it started to accelerate and move really, really fast—soon I couldn't even tell where it was—until it gradually slowed down and eventually came to a full stop over Seraphimon. Seraphimon then laughed and said: "Well it looks like there are no surprises here… I'm your opponent, as advertised!"

And then Ophanimon and GoodCherubimon backed up as Seraphimon said: "Then let me explain the rules: You can use 2 Digimon at once to fight me and you can't use any items. While I suppose this is implied, I'll say it anyway: because your only 2 Digimon are out, you can't switch them with any of your Digimon that aren't participating. And that's it. Are you ready?" and I said: "No problem! Let's get started!" and then I turned to my Digimon before I said: "Mastemon and Parasimon—go for it!" and Mastemon flew in as she said: "You can count on me! I won't lose!" while Parasimon ran on in and said: "Yeah! We've got this!"

And I grinned before Seraphimon said: "Strike of the seven stars!" and then he conjured 7 pairs of shimmering, white-colored balls of light around himself and one pair went flying at Mastemon and Parasimon! One ball hit Mastemon while the other hit Parasimon and then this happened 6 more times until the shimmering balls of light were all gone… Mastemon had no trouble taking all the attacks she did, while Parasimon looked like she had taken it harder… I then said: "Mastemon, use chaos degradation! Parasimon, get him with a pulse beam!" and then Mastemon said: "Chaos degradation!" and in one of her hands a baby blue-colored light emerged, and in her other hand a pink light emerged. Mastemon then brought them together and the result was not a purple-like light, but instead a small swirling ball that looked more like a tiny black hole… Mastemon then sent it at Seraphimon and when it made contact with him, it swirled into a giant black hole that hurt him before it disappeared—it looked like it worked well too! Parasimon then followed up and said: "Pulse beam!" and she fired a pink beam at Seraphimon! The beam created a pink explosion when it made contact and Seraphimon looked a little subdued from it—it looked like it had worked well, too!

Seraphimon then said: "Falling star!" and then he sent a black line into the air… and then the entire area above us turned into a starry sky! Seraphimon then leapt up and eventually went so high, he was no longer visible… and soon we saw a white streak through the sky coming down! It descended very fast until soon it was getting close and we saw it—it was a smaller falling meteor, and Seraphimon was riding it! He steered it towards Parasimon and then dismounted it before it crashed into her! The area above us returned to normal (and Parasimon recovered) as I said: "Parasimon, keep going! Pulse beam! Mastemon, use cry in the night!" and Parasimon said: "Pulse beam!" and she fired another pink beam that exploded when it hit Seraphimon and Mastemon followed up and said: "Cry in the night!" and the entire area went pitch black before several giant bolts of white lightning zapped Seraphimon! Seraphimon cried out before the area returned to normal.

Seraphimon was actually starting to look worn out now (although Parasimon looked hurt too…) and then he said: "Almighty sun!" and he sent a yellow line into the air… before it suddenly turned into a giant, yellow-orange sun! The sun then came down and Mastemon and Parasimon started to look overwhelmed by heat (and all poor Parasimon could do was once again look away from the descending sun, since she couldn't shield her eye…) and then it stayed there for a moment before it flashed and it was gone. "Parasimon, use pulse beam! Mastemon, use cry in the night!" I said. Parasimon then attacked with pulse beam again while Mastemon said: "Cry in the night!" and made the area once again go pitch black—in a polar opposite of what it had just been—and then Seraphimon got zapped by bolts of white lightning again!

Seraphimon looked about ready to drop before he said: "Falling star!" and he made the area above us into a starry sky again before he leapt up high and came down on a meteor. As soon as I could see who he was aiming it at (which was Parasimon), I said: "He's aiming at you, Parasimon! Get ready to block!" and Parasimon assumed a defensive stance before Seraphimon steered the meteor towards her and dismounted it as it crashed… and Parasimon was still okay! I then said: "Let's wrap this up, Mastemon! Cry in the night!" and she attacked with it again… and that did it! Seraphimon was down!

My Digimon cheered as I said: "Alright! Way to go, Mastemon, Parasimon—you both did great job!" and then Seraphimon sat up as Ophanimon and GoodCherubimon helped him up. I heard Ophanimon say: "You did well, Seraphimon—you did a lot of damage and kept them on their toes with your attacks." and then GoodCherubimon said: "Yeah. It was an excellent effort by both sides." I smiled when I saw this and then turned to Mastemon and Parasimon and said: "Great going! Now take these—you've earned them!" and I used an HP total recharge on Parasimon and an HP super recharge on Mastemon (since she had sustained much less damage). Mastemon then said: "Thank you, Mark. I appreciate you being willing to heal me, even though the damage I took was so minor…" and Parasimon grinned back and said: "Thanks, Mark! That'll help make the trip back a lot more doable!" and we all laughed before Seraphimon said: "You all make an excellent team… that's very pleasing to see." and then I turned back to him and said: "Thank you. You 3 really make a good team too, caring for each other like that." "Naturally. We've been friends and been working together for a long time. Besides, angels should model good behavior." Ophanimon said and Seraphimon said: "Got that right! We're angels and that's what we do!"

And we all laughed together before Seraphimon said: "And speaking of which, delivering on promises is another good behavior, so without further ado, I present to you your prize!"

And then he raised his arms into the air and brought them back down again and a purple stone block materialized as he did, eventually floating in midair before us! I then walked up and took it as I said: "Thank you, Seraphimon!" and Seraphimon said: "My pleasure. It looks like you still have a little more to go to assemble a complete treasure, but I wish you luck!" and I smiled and said: "Thank you! I wish you all the best here in your fantastic realm in the sky, too! It was cool getting to explore here!" and then GoodCherubimon said: "Good! I'm glad we have another satisfied visitor!" and Ophanimon said: "Indeed, that is what we hoped for all of our visitors… the whole reason we decided to hand out treasure here is because we wanted challengers to get a glimpse of the heavens from our realm."

I smiled before I said: "What a nice idea. You all are really good Digimon. It's impressive!" and then Seraphimon said: "Well I'm certainly satisfied with that assessment! And for what it's worth, you're clearly a good tamer too." and I smiled before Seraphimon said: "Well now that we're done here, I'll leave you to your journey, Mark. Farewell!" and I smiled and nodded before I turned around and left.

From there, we worked our way back to the entrance and went through the gate back down to the shore we were on when we had come through the first time. Then Hudiemon said: "Well that was certainly a nice outing… where are we headed now, Mark?" and I said: "Let's get going to the harbor—it's not too far from here and we'll need to get to the first town soon." "An excellent idea, Mark! We're ready when you are!" Crescemon said and I smiled as I said: "That works for me! Let's go!"

And we headed east until we eventually found the harbor and the ship! We managed to board it before it left (and remarkably, they actually accommodated my Digimon this time) and we sailed across the ocean until we came up in the port of the next island! My Digimon and I all stepped out and then we saw it; it was a quiet seaside town that looked like it specialized in exporting fish and fruit.

We then stepped off the ship onto the dock and headed further in. I checked my digivice and saw this town was called 'Briny Bay'. My Digimon all looked around as Parasimon said: "Wow, this is certainly a quaint little community…" and Hudiemon said: "Yeah. Looks like they have some nice exports too—I know I wouldn't mind a taste of some of the fruits I saw on the way here!" and RiseGreymon said: "Yeah, and I'll bet I could cook up those fish so they'd be real tasty!" and I laughed before I said: "Keep your appetites in check, guys—we should go and check on Sakuyamon and Gryphonmon first. I'll bet they're wondering how we're doing. Then we can go and have a taste of the port's goods." and everyone nodded before we returned to the Digihome!

When we arrived, I saw Gryphonmon lying in the shade of a palm tree (he looked awake though) and Sakuyamon on the volleyball court, practicing bumping, setting and spiking the ball—she had set down her staff against a palm tree so she could practice. I then smiled and said: "Hey, Sakuyamon! Gryphonmon!" and they looked up before Gryphonmon ran over (and Sakuyamon got her staff before she followed) and Sakuyamon said: "Welcome back, everyone! How did your trip to the next area go?" "Yeah! Go on and fill us in!" Gryphonmon said.

I then told them about the fact that the next area was a beach area (like here), our trip to the angel realm and our arrival in Briny Bay. By the end of it, Sakuyamon looked surprised and said: "Wow, so the area outside is a string of islands, similar to our island… how interesting." "Yeah! It's too bad I couldn't see the angel realm though—it would have been fun to fly above the clouds!" Gryphonmon said. I laughed and said: "Sorry, Gryphonmon! We'll go see it again someday." and he smiled and said: "Now you're talking! I'll be looking forward to it!"

And we all smiled before I turned to my Digimon who came with me and said: "Before we go anywhere though, you'd all better rest up from our most recent outing—that was a long one." and then Parasimon said: "Fine by me! It was beautiful up there, but the Digimon were strong… I could use a good rest." and then she and BanchoLeomon, RiseGreymon, Crescemon, Hudiemon and Mastemon all went to their hammocks and rested up.