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Chapter 151: Defeat

The side of the building exploded as both Omnimon and Gallantmon were tossed out of it. Chaosmon calmly stalked after them, having torn apart most of the inside of the structure, and now looked on in disapproval at the two knight Digimon.

"I did not know you humans were such cowards that you would hide like that," the Chaos General stated.

Gallantmon pushed himself up. "Don't mistake us buying time to catch our breath for cowardliness." He glanced at his fellow knight Digimon. "Omnimon, you ok?"

A groan escaped Omnimon as he managed to sit up. He glanced down to his mid-section, where a deep slash was present. "I think so. He really cut me good. I'm gonna need some healing."

Gallantmon was afraid of that. "Hang on, we'll get you to Seraphimon or Ophanimon."

Chaosmon suddenly charged forward, slashing with his Dragon Slash. Gallantmon managed to bring up both his swords to hold back the unique Digimon's attack as the Chaos General pushed against him. "Your friends won't be able to help you. This is where your journey ends."

Ignoring the pain in his torso, Omnimon raised his cannon. "That's your opinion, not a fact. Supreme Cannon!"

Chaosmon leapt back to avoid the attack and landed a distance away. "Your persistence in the face of defeat is admirable, but it won't save you."

Suddenly, a loud wail reached his ears, and he glanced in its direction. Omnimon and Gallantmon looked in the direction as well in bewilderment. "The heck was that?" the latter asked.

Chaosmon cocked his head to the side. "Omnimon Zwart?"

ChaosGallantmon suddenly flew over. Seraphimon and Ophanimon followed, keeping their distance, but the knight Digimon completely ignored them. "We have a problem. Boltboutamon has forced Omnimon Zwart to Digivolve."

"Digivolve?" Chaosmon repeated. Then his eyes narrowed. "Into him?"

"Would you expect anything less of Boltboutamon?"

A frustrated growl escaped the unique Digimon. "No, it's exactly the sort of thing he would do." He closed his eyes in thought for a few seconds. "The situation has become too unpredictable. Let us retreat for now. This city is doomed."

ChaosGallantmon nodded in agreement, and the two took off, much to Gallantmon's shock. "Hey, wait! You're just leaving?"

"We no longer need to worry about you," Chaosmon stated plainly. "Our comrade shall see to your demise."

Gallantmon glanced at Omnimon. "What's he mean by that?"

"Are you guys alright?" Ophanimon asked as she and Seraphimon landed beside them.

"I'll live," Gallantmon replied, looking down at the gash on his chest in his armor. "Omnimon could use some healing though."

"I got it," said Seraphimo, and went to examine the knight Digimon. "Geez, Omnimon, he nearly cut you in half."

"A lucky shot," Omnimon replied. "I'll be more careful next time."

"I hope so. Perfect Revival!"

A relieved groan escaped the knight Digimon as his wound healed. "That's nice. Wish I had a healing ability."

"We all might need one based on the way Chaosmon and ChaosGallantmon reacted," Gallantmon pointed out.

Omnimon reluctantly agreed as he got to his feet. "We better go see what that was all about."

They took off, searching for their friends. It wasn't hard to find Imperialdramon due to his size, and EmperorGreymon and OmniShoutmon were standing beside him. They were staring at a crater, within which Omnimon Zwart stood, but something seemed very off about him.

They landed beside their friends, and Ophanimon asked, "What's going on?"

"Nothing good," EmperorGreymon replied. He glanced at them. "Where are Chaosmon and ChaosGallantmon?"

"Took off," said Omnimon. "They seemed bothered by something."

OmniShoutmon scoffed. "Yeah, no kidding. We're in some pretty big trouble."

"Like what?" Gallantmon asked, and looked into the crater.

The Digimon inside it did indeed seem to be Omnimon Zwart, only he had changed considerably. He seemed to have lost a great deal of weight, as he was now almost all skin and bone beneath his armor. He was also bandaged up with black wrappings, almost making him look like a mummy. His cape was much larger and far more elaborate, and seemed to be smoking and pixelating, as if it were about to burn away. Both his BlackWarGreymon and BlackMetalGarurumon hands were larger as well, and seemed to be damaged, his sword glowing red as if the metal were heated.

"That's… unsettling," Gallantmon commented. "What happened to him?"

"He Digivolved," OmniShoutmon told him. "Forcibly so. Boltboutamon infected him with a virus that clashes with Omnimon Zwart's Vaccine attribute, resulting in him becoming this, Omegamon Zwart Defeat."

"Omegamon Zwart Defeat," Ophanimon repeated. "That actually doesn't sound too good for him. He even looks pretty battered."

"Yeah, why are we just standing here?" Imperialdramon asked. "We should just finish him off."

"Wait," OmniShoutmon said quickly. "Don't be fooled by his appearance. It's true that he's damaged and unable to heal, but that actually makes him even more dangerous. It's the cornered or wounded animal that will even attack a predator scenario. Not to mention he's a lot stronger."

He glanced at Imperialdramon. "I know I used rabies to describe the Dark Spore influencing you, but that was basically an analogy. This, however, would be a far more accurate comparison." He looked back at Omegamon Zwart Defeat. "Once he goes off, nothing will stop his violent rampage."

Gallantmon took a step closer to get a better look, and a rock tumbled down the crater and tapped against Omegamon Zwart Defeat's foot. The Chaos General shifted, and then slowly raised his head. He looked up at the DigiDestined, staring at them with open hostility, a low growl emitting from his throat. He suddenly let out a maddening roar, and leapt out of the crater. The DigiDestined stumbled back in surprise, and Omegamon Zwart Defeat shot towards the one closest to him, which happened to be Gallantmon. He swiped and jabbed at the knight Digimon, who danced backwards, until Imperialdramon's large foot came flying in, the kick sending Omegamon Zwart Defeat crashing into building.

"Geez, he's fast!" Gallantmon exclaimed.

With unnatural, mechanical movements, Omegamon Zwart Defeat rose to his feet. He let out a monstrous roar and charged forward again, behaving very much like the rabid animal OmniShoutmon described him to be.

"I got this," said Imperialdramon. "I think my size has the advantage here. Dragon Knee!"

He raced towards the knight Digimon with his knee out. As the two came together, Omegamon Zwart Defeat suddenly leapt up, avoiding Imperialdramon's knee, and slammed into the dragon Digimon's chest.

"Grey Sword Spiral!" Omegamon Zwart Defeat cried, and began spinning around while slashing wildly. Several gashes appeared across Imperialdramon's chest before Omegamon Zwart Defeat kicked him to the ground.

The dragon Digimon hit the ground, skidding across the road. Omegamon Zwart Defeat landed on top of him, right in front of his face, and raised his sword to stab. Omnimon suddenly tackled him before he could stab him, knocking him off Imperialdramon. The two grappled for a few moments before Omnimon was thrown into the side of a building. Omegamon Zwart Defeat immediately charged after him.

Seraphimon and Ophanimon flew into Omegamon Zwart Defeat's path and fired their Strike of the Seven Stars and Sefirot Crystal. Omegamon Zwart Defeat swiped at the attacks, causing them to disperse, before plowing into both angel Digimon, sending them flying. His target was still Omnimon though, and he swiped with his sword.

Omnimon kicked off the wall and took to the air, avoiding Omegamon Zwart Defeat's blade, but the force of his sword sliced the entire building in half. It began to collapse, and Omnimon quickly rushed forward to hold it up as Omegamon Zwart Defeat returned his attention to him.

"Final Justice!" Gallantmon cried, blasting the knight Digimon. OmniShoutmon appeared by Gallantmon's side and fired his Victorize Banking. Omegamon Zwart Defeat easily cut through the attack, and then whirled around to block EmperorGreymon's Dragon Soul Sword, catching the dragon Digimon's blade with his own before swinging him around and throwing him towards Gallantmon and OmniShoutmon.

"Garuru Cannon and Grey Sword!" Omegamon Zwart Defeat cried, raising both hands.

Blasts fired from both hands. OmniShoutmon blocked with his Heavy Metal Vulcan, the firewall protecting him and his friends. But the moment the wall came down, they saw Omegamon Zwart Defeat charging at them. He used his Grey Sword Spiral, spinning around in a tornado of fury, and numerous cuts and scraps appeared over the three of them before Omegamon Zwart Defeat charged at each of them in turn, knocking them into different buildings.

Imperialdramon was on his feet again and moved to help Omnimon with the building. Together, they set the giant structure down, not sure what else to do with it.

"This guy's going to destroy the whole city with his rampage," Omnimon growled. "No wonder Chaosmon and ChaosGallantmon took off."

"Then let's finish him off quickly," Imperialdramon said, manifesting his cannon and pointing it at Omegamon Zwart Defeat. "Gaia-"

"Wait!" Omnimon cried. "We can't go firing off big attacks like that here, or we'll end up destroying the city ourselves."

Imperialdramon hesitated before glancing at the damage they had already caused. "Damn it, you're right. Fine then, hand-to-hand combat it is. Imperial Claw!"

He charged at Omegamon Zwart Defeat and swiped at him. The knight Digimon went flying into a building, crashing straight through, making Imperialdramon wince at the unintentional damage he caused to the city. He didn't have time to dwell on it though as Omegamon Zwart Defeat came bursting out of the building. "Garuru Cannon and Grey Sword!"

Imperialdramon tried to block with his Light Barrier, but it was shattered byOmegamon Zwart Defeat's attack, and he was blasted through the air, landing on top of a shop. Omegamon Zwart Defeat roared and flew towards Omnimon, who rushed forward to meet him. Their swords came together, and they pushed against each other for a few moments before Omegamon Zwart Defeat's other arm suddenly wrapped around Omnimon, and he slammed the knight Digimon to the ground.

Standing over him, Omegamon Zwart Defeat took aim with his cannon, but was suddenly struck by lighting from Seraphimon's Hallowed Ascension, and then blown off of Omnimon by Ophanimon's Air Sefirot. The two angel Digimon flew down beside Omnimon and helped him up.

"You ok?" Ophanimon asked.

"No," the knight Digimon growled. "I'm sick of all these bad guys pulling this crap."

"I hear you," Seraphimon agreed. "I think I preferred when it was just Ophanimon and I against ChaosGallantmon instead of all of us against this guy. That battle wasn't this difficult."

Omnimon glanced at them. "Speaking of you two fighting together, why don't you two try DNA Digivolving again?"

"We did," Ophanimon replied. "Against ChaosGallantmon. It didn't work."

"Well, try again! This guy's out of control."

He charged at Omegamon Zwart Defeat again, who had resumed his rampage against Gallantmon and EmperorGreymon. Seraphimon and Ophanimon looked at each other and nodded. Facing each other, they reached out with both hands, interlocking fingers. Closing their eyes, they sought out what they felt before during the battle with EvilbeastLaylamon.

"DNA Digivolve!" they shouted together.

Nothing happened. They remained as separate individuals. Seraphimon growled in frustration as he looked at their joined hands. "Why isn't it working? What are we doing wrong?"

"You can't just DNA Digivolve all willy-nilly," OmniShoutmon declared as he came down beside them. "Not at first anyway. You must be completely in sync with each other, your hearts and minds united. You won't be able to DNA Digivolve at will until you're able to know and understand that feeling of unity and know how to replicate the feeling."

"We are in sync," Ophanimon insisted. "We both want the same thing, to protect our friends and fight the bad guys."

"It takes more than a shared desire," the dragon Digimon told them. "But there's no time to worry about it now. We need to focus on the battle. Let's go."

He went to rejoin the others, and Seraphimon and Ophanimon dropped hands. "What now?" the latter asked.

Seraphimon hesitated. "We could try something else. Or rather, you could."

Ophanimon glanced at him curiously, not understanding. But then she seemed to realize what he meant and gasped. "No, I can't do that."

He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Listen to me, Kari. Chronomon entrusted you with a ChronoCore. I don't know about you, but the guy seemed to know what he was doing to me. He wouldn't have given it to you if he didn't think you could control the power that came with it."

"He couldn't even control it, and it was his own power," she argued. "What makes you think I can control it when he was so much stronger than me?"

"Don't use that as an excuse. You know that's not why he became all destructive. And even if it was, the ChronoCore isn't his full power, just a portion of it. You can handle it."

Ophanimon hesitated before looking at Omegamon Zwart Defeat as he brutalized their friends. Then her gaze went to the city itself before she looked back at Seraphimon. "I can't. Not here. If we weren't in the city, maybe I would try it, but not here."

This time it was Seraphimon who hesitated. He too looked at the city and considered what she said. It was an excuse, he knew that, but it was a good one. Even if she did manage to control the power, it might take a little time for her to get the hang of it, or she might slip up and do some real damage to the city. With that possibility, she wasn't willing to risk it.

"Ok," he conceded. "But we'll need to come up with a better plan to beat this guy."

Ophanimon looked back at the battle. "I have an idea that might work."

"I'm listening."

"This may sound crazy, but… what if we heal him?"

Seraphimon did a double take. "Do what now?"

"Use our healing power on him. OmniShoutmon said that Omegamon Zwart Defeat's Digivolution was the result of him being infected by a virus that's warring with his Vaccine attribute, which makes him go crazy. If we heal him, maybe it'll cure him of the virus, and he'll revert back to plain old Omnimon Zwart."

Seraphimon considered this. "Maybe. But even if we do cure him of the virus, we'll end up healing him of the damage he has too, and we'll have to fight him all over again."

Ophanimon nodded. Even if they did cure the Chaos General of his virus, something was telling her that he wouldn't have a change of heart. "True, but if he reverts back to Omnimon Zwart, then he'll be weaker, and we'll be able to work together to take him out. And who knows, maybe just the virus will be eliminated and he won't heal from the damage he has; OmniShoutmon did say that his body can't heal in this form."

There was a loud crash as EmperorGreymon was thrown into a building. Their friends needed them, no matter what plan they did or didn't have.

"Alright, let's give it a shot," Seraphimon conceded. "This may come back to bite us in the end, but at least it's a plan."

They flew in to join their friends. Omegamon Zwart Defeat was dueling with Gallantmon, then turned and fired his cannon at OmniShoutmon, who tried to attack him from behind with his Doom Drillpress. Omnimon suddenly blasted him back with his Supreme Cannon, and then Imperialdramon charged in and struck with his Imperial Crusher.

Omegamon Zwart Defeat jumped out of the way of the dragon Digimon's attack, and was suddenly struck by Seraphimon's Hallowed Knuckle. The angel Digimon proceeded to punch out balls of light that Omegamon Zwart Defeat began to knock away. Ophanimon took the lead as they got close and used her Holy Light attack. Omegamon Zwart Defeat had been about to slash at her, but recoiled from the light instead. Both Ophanimon and Seraphimon plowed into him, tackling the knight Digimon to the ground.

"Final Aura!"

"Perfect Revival!"

Their healing light flowed over Omegamon Zwart Defeat, who simply roared and struggled in their hold. Normally, their healing abilities would take affect right away, but this time nothing happened. There was no reaction whatsoever from Omegamon Zwart Defeat, not even any sign of his injuries healing.

"Grey Sword Spiral!" Omegamon Zwart Defeat cried.

Breaking out of their hold, the knight Digimon cried out as their armor did little to protect them before they were knocked away.

Imperialdramon came charging in, managing to catch them both, and was quick to reprimand them. "Did you just use your healing power on him? What were you guys thinking?"

Ophanimon groaned. "We were hoping we could eliminate the virus inside him and he'd revert back to Omnimon Zwart."

OmniShoutmon flew over. "A nice attempt, but that only would have worked in his previous form. The way he is now, the virus has already been assimilated into his data, despite the internal war it's causing inside him."

"So then did they just end up healing him?" Gallantmon asked worriedly. "He doesn't look any less damaged."

"Don't worry about that," said OmniShoutmon. "Omegamon Zwart Defeat can't heal. The instability of his body won't let him. He just rampages until he succumbs to his injuries, or until…"

"Until what?" EmperorGreymon asked.

"Until his inner war reaches a conclusion. In which case, the results will be disastrous."

Omegamon Zwart Defeat was on his feet again. He looked at the DigiDestined and roared loudly, swiping his sword through the air in a fit of rage.

Omnimon swore. "Looks like I've got no choice. This guy's going to destroy the whole city if we don't stop him. Guess I'll have to use this."

He held his hand out, and the orb given to him by Azulongmon appeared. Gallantmon gasped at the sight of it. "Hey, that's…"

"I was hoping to save it for a Demon Lord, but I guess a Chaos General is a good alternative, especially under the circumstances. Here we go!"

He focused on the DigiCore, and it began to glow with power. The light drew Omegamon Zwart Defeat's attention, and he let out another mad roar before charging forward and stabbing out with his sword.

Horrified gasps echoed all around. Omnimon's eyes were wide with shock, and he slowly looked down. Omegamon Zwart Defeat's sword had pierced straight through the DigiCore, going right through it and stabbing into Omnimon a good several inches. The DigiCore suddenly burst into data, and Omegamon Zwart Defeat, using his sword, catapulted Omnimon over his head and threw him down the street.

"Omnimon!" the others shouted.

But it was his deranged counterpart that acknowledged them. Letting out another roar, he charged at them. EmperorGreymon raced forward as well, swinging his sword, and his blade met Omegamon Zwart Defeat's. The others quickly rejoined the fight as well while Ophanimon remained where she stood, looking on in shock. Seraphimon didn't join the battle either and instead flew over to Omnimon.

"Hey, Omnimon," he said as he helped the knight Digimon to sit up. You ok? Come on, Tai, hang in there."

Omnimon coughed and groaned, his eyes glazed over, seemingly in a state of shock. Seraphimon couldn't blame him as he looked at the knight Digimon's wound. Omegamon Zwart Defeat's sword had stabbed him deeply, right between his throat and chest. "That looks bad. Just hold on, this time my healing will work. Perfect Revival!"

His healing power flowed over Omnimon, and his wound slowly closed. The light reappeared in the knight Digimon's eyes, and he rose up further, coughing.

"Omnimon, you ok?" Seraphimon asked.

Omnimon coughed some more. "Thanks to you. I can't believe I let that guy get the jump on me like that. And worst of all, he destroyed that power boosting thing Azulongmon gave me."

"Forget it," Seraphimon insisted. You're more important than any power ball."

"Doesn't stop me from kicking myself," Omnimon replied as he got to his feet. "Now what are we supposed to do?"

He looked back at the battle and froze. But it wasn't the combatants he was looking at, it was Ophanimon. She stood with her back to him, and appeared to be holding something.

"Ophanimon?" he asked uncertainly.

She slowly turned to him, and there were tears running down her cheeks, falling down from her helmet. And in her hand, she held the ChronoCore.

"Kari?" he asked uneasily. "Are you ok?"

She slowly shook her head. "I'm sorry. I should have used this to begin with. But I was afraid of what it might do to me. And because I was a coward, you almost died."

"That's hardly your fault. And what are you going to do with that thing?"

"Like I said, something that I should have done from the beginning. I'm not going to let my friends suffer because of my cowardliness."

"You're not a coward, Kari," Seraphimon told her. He motioned to the ChronoCore. "And are you sure about this? Remember what you said before."

She shook her head. "No, no more running, and no more excuses. It's do or die time."

She held the ChronoCore over her head and unleashed all the power within it. The ChronoCore burst into a shower of data and began swirling around her. Ophanimon looked afraid, but determine, and held her hands out to the data. It flew towards her, getting drawn into her body, and Ophanimon gasped as it entered her.

A pained cry escaped the angel Digimon, and she suddenly burst into flames.

(A/N: So, who forgot about the ChronoCore until I mentioned it again? Did you forget? That's ok, you were supposed to. But it seems that Kari is finally ready to accept the power. Let's just hope she can indeed control it. And what of Omnimon? It looks like he lost the DigiCore Azulongmon gave him. Will they be able to win without it? Will Kari be able o control the power of destruction, stay tuned to find out. Next chapter will be out next week.)