(A/N: Not much to say today except hat I've got a bit of surprise for you all this chapter. Hope you like it.)

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Chapter 159: A Helpful Handicap

This had not been what the DigiDestined had been expecting. They'd thought that Barbamon was finished after Armamon had force DigiFused with him, and that once they defeated the weapon Digimon that it would be the end of the Demon Lord as well. But now, any hope of defeating Barbamon or Armamon seemed to be gone.

The Digimon called OmegaArmamon was far more intimidating than either Barbamon or Armamon. He resembled some kind of grand, ancient warrior, covered in ethereal armor and a long robe similar to Barbamon's tied around his waist. He had six arms, five of which wielded swords of different element types, including Fire, Ice, Thunder, Darkness, and a lance of Light that also seemed to double as a sword; his remaining hand containing spiked brace knuckle. Six other swords floated around him in a circle, and the fiery energy of his Burst Mode flowed around him wildly.

A trickling sound broke the DigiDestined's stupor and they looked at OmniShoutmon, then down at the puddle beneath him. EmperorGreymon glanced at the dragon Digimon in astonishment. "Did you just wet yourself?"

"We're doomed!" OmniShoutmon exclaimed, either completely ignoring the question or not hearing it. "It's over, finished! We're completely done for!"

"Calm down, OmniShoutmon," Imperialdramon told him. "Yeah, this is bad, but how bad can it be?"

OmniShoutmon pointed at the new weapon Digimon. "The third strongest Demon Lord and a Digimon so much more powerful than him that he was able to do a force DigiFuse and use him as a weapon just Digivolved together. You do the math!" He grasped his head. "If that wasn't bad enough, he's in Burst Mode, a form that's so rare and so strong that it surpasses the Mega level and is only supposed to last for a few minutes."

"Ok then," said Seraphimon. "We just have to last a few minutes until his Burst Mode runs out and then he'll revert, right?"

OmniShoutmon rapidly shook his head. "No! OmegaArmamon is a unique case! His Burst Mode doesn't have a time limit! He's in Burst Mode indefinitely!"

That was definitely bad news, and the DigiDestined could see why he was getting hysterical. Omnimon shook him to try to bring him back. "OmniShoutmon, get ahold of yourself."

"There's no way we can win," the dragon Digimon continued. "If there was a list of the top ten strongest Digimon, OmegaArmamon would be close to being on it. We can't beat him. We have to leave, now!"

He made a mad dash for the exit. Surprised, the DigiDestined flew after him. OmegaArmamon glanced in their direction and suddenly flew into their path, blocking the exit.

"And where are you going?" he asked almost mockingly. "You came here to stop me, didn't you? So stop me."

The DigiDestined backed up, feeling more than a little intimidated. Then Seraphimon took a chance, firing his Hallowed Knuckle. The ball of light struck OmegaArmamon, but he barely reacted. Seraphimon repeated the attack several more times, only to achieve the same result.

The weapon Digimon cocked his head to the side. "Is that all? Very well. Rage Demon Breath!"

He let out a powerful exhale. The gust of wind he unleashed hit the DigiDestined with such force that they immediately found themselves on the other side of the cavern, flattened against the wall.

"Ow!" Imperialdramon exclaimed. "What was that? Did he hit us with something invisible? No way that was just wind."

OmegaArmamon chuckled as he moved forward, floating through the air in a sitting position with his legs crossed. "Humans, you truly have no idea just how out of your league you are."

"This far!" EmperorGreymon declared. "Dragonfire Crossbow!"

He shot a fire arrow. One of the swords floating beside OmegaArmamon moved in front of him, blocking the attack. EmperorGreymon growled and stabbed his sword into the ground to unleash his Pyro Dragons. The dragon-headed streams of fire flew at OmegaArmamon, but the weapon Digimon lashed out with all his swords, slicing the streams of fire apart and causing them to disperse. The ground still exploded beneath EmperorGreymon launching him towards OmegaArmamon. Two of the swords came at him, forming an X, blocking his sword swipe before pushing the dragon Digimon back.

"Is this the limit of your power?" OmegaArmamon asked. "How very sad. I've wasted more than enough time on you. It's time for you to die."

He began floating towards them. The swords circling around him rose up and pointed at them. The DigiDestined would have backed away further had their backs not already been against the wall.

"OmniShoutmon, what are our chances?" Omnimon asked.

"Zero."

"No, really, what are our chances?" said Gallantmon.

"Zero!"

"But he just Digivolved, so he's not fully acclimated," Seraphimon pointed out. "And Armamon wasn't at full strength either from being sealed away for so long, plus we damaged both him and Barbamon."

"Seraphimon," OmniShoutmon growled, "I appreciate your hopeful attitude, but our chances are ze-ro. We can't win this fight. He's just too strong. Our only chance is to escape."

"There is no escape," OmegaArmamon declared. "Your meddling in our affairs is over. Not even Lucemon can stand against me now. This world is mine. And you are finished."

He raised his swords, and made to stab them, but before he could make a move, a portal opened between him and the DigiDestined. They all looked at it in surprise, wondering where it came from.

"Let's not end the game too early," said Boltboutamon as he stepped out of the portal. "There's still so much more fun to be had."

"You again?" Gallantmon snapped. "Can't you ever butt out?"

Grinning broadly, Boltboutamon twisted his body at an unnatural angle to look back at him. "Someone's being rude. And to think that I came to give you a handicap. This battle is a little too one-sided."

He snapped his fingers, and the portal expanded to a much larger size. Then, much to the astonishment of everyone present, Chronomon in his Holy Mode stepped through the portal.

"Chronomon!" the DigiDestined cried.

The bird Digimon glanced at them and smiled. "It is good to see you again, my friends. Ophanimon, I am glad to see that you have made use of the ChronoCore."

Imperialdramon looked back and forth between Chronomon and the demon Digimon that had brought him here. "Wait, did Boltboutamon just bring Chronomon here to help us?"

The demon Digimon snickered. "I simply leveled the playing field a bit. Like I said, it's no fun if the sides are too uneven. This will make this so much more interesting." He looked at OmegaArmamon and grinned. "Now the big guy here will actually have a challenge."

"Traitor!" OmegaArmamon declared, and swiped at Boltboutamon with a sword. The blade cut the demon Digimon clean in half, but the smile never left his face; it was clearly a copy.

"Fight on," the disappearing copy said. "Provide me a good show. This should be quite amusing."

As the last traces of the Boltboutamon copy dissolved away, OmegaArmamon turned his full attention to Chronomon. The bird Digimon took a step forward, looking ready for battle. OmegaArmamon, who was still floating in the air in a cross-legged position uncrossed his legs so he could now stand. All traces of his earlier mockery were gone, and he now looked serious.

OmniShoutmon dropped to his knees. "We're saved. I don't believe it. We're actually saved."

"Is Chronomon stronger than OmegaArmamon?" Ophanimon C asked hopefully.

"They're both around the same power range," the dragon Digimon replied. "Now we actually stand a chance."

"We'll see about that," OmegaArmamon declared, and lunged at Chronomon, swinging a sword. "Omega Death Blade!"

In a blur of movements, he swiped his swords at Chronomon, his electric sword flashing with an aura of electricity. The grin on OmniShoutmon's face vanished as he witnessed the barrage of sword attack. "That attack, however, can cause instant death if it hits."

There was no need to worry though, as Chronomon swiped his large wing-like hands though the air, knocking aside the initial swords that were swiped at him, but that still left the electrified sword coming down at him. Chronomon, however, showed surprising speed and flexibility, leaning back to allow the sword to pass over him. One of OmegaArmamon's other arms shot out though, but Chronomon whirled around, swinging his wing-like arms to knock the sword out of the way. He then stepped forward, throwing a punch that connected with OmegaArmamon's torso, knocking him back.

"Holy Flare!" Chronomon cried, firing a beam of light.

It slammed against the weapon Digimon, pushing him back. OmegaArmamon's swords came up, blocking the beam. Then he sped towards Chronomon, driving his knee into the bird Digimon's chest. Chronomon skidded backwards, and OmegaArmamon used his Rage Demon Breath, blowing him back even more.

"Infinity Sword Rain!" OmegaArmamon cried, and the six swords floating around him flew at the bird Digimon.

Chronomon did some fancy hand movements, knocking the swords aside. OmegaArmamon then used his Ice and Fire attack, swiping with his swords of Ice and Fire. A blade of subzero energy and one of fire flew out of the swords and at Chronomon. The bird Digimon leapt up and flew towards the weapon Digimon, plowing into him.

OmegaArmamon grabbed hold of Chronomon and threw him back. He used his Hell and Thunder attack, flinging electricity and a blade of darkness from his swords of Thunder and Darkness. Chronomon repeated his Holy Flare, the attacks colliding and exploding.

"Chronomon is awesome," Gallantmon exclaimed. "Good thing he's an Ultra since Burst Mode makes OmegaArmamon stronger than a Mega."

"But who is stronger?" Ophanimon C asked again, recalling that OmniShoutmon hadn't actually answered her question before.

"Chronomon," the dragon Digimon confirmed. "But that's no guarantee that he'll win. Let's give him a hand."

They flew towards the weapon Digimon as he engaged in battle with Chronomon. OmegaArmamon ignored them completely, if he even noticed them at all.

"Supreme Cannon!"

"Hyper Prominence!"

"Final Justice!"

"Soaring Nine-Headed Dragon Force!"

"Holy Destroy!"

"Hallowed Ascension!"

"Omni Core Fusion!"

The series of attacks bombarded against OmegaArmamon. That got a reaction out of the weapon Digimon, and allowed Chronomon to use his Starlight Explosion, breathing a stream of fire that completely covered OmegaArmamon.

The weapon Digimon let out an angry bellow and rose up into the air, out of the path of the flames. He used his Infinity Sword Rain, and the six spinning blades around him shot in different directions at the DigiDestined, who retreated away from them. OmegaArmamon then turned back to Chronomon and used his Heaven and Break attack, stabbing with his Light lance-sword while punching with his spiked knuckle fist, the spikes lancing out from his knuckles on grapples.

With a swipe oh his large hands, Chronomon knocked the spikes away and then the lance-sword before delivering a powerful punch to OmegaArmamon's face that caused him to stumble back. The weapon Digimon let out a frustrated cry and used his Sword of Meteor, slashing repeatedly with his swords as he lunged at Chronomon.

The bird Digimon was knocked backwards as OmegaArmamon tackled him, but somehow managed to catch his attacking arms. He held the weapon Digimon's limbs as OmegaArmamon struggled to break free, but then the weapon Digimon suddenly head-butted him, allowing OmegaArmamon to pull his free his arms holding his Ice and Fire swords and drive them into the bird Digimon's gut.

Chronomon let out an eagle-like screech, but kept hold of OmegaArmamon's arms. The weapon Digimon raised his hands that held the Thunder and Darkness swords, but before he could stab him, six of the DigiDestined grabbed hold of his arms, holding them back. Imperialdramon then wrapped his arms around OmegaArmamon and pulled him off Chronomon. Mimicking a wrestling move he saw on TV, he dropped to his back while tossing the weapon Digimon away.

Doing a flip, OmegaArmamon landed on his feet and charged at the group again. Despite his injuries, Chronomon stepped forward and unleashed his Holy Flare, the attack blasting OmegaArmamon backwards before he could reach them.

Ophanimon C looked at Chronomon in concern. One of his stab wounds was surrounded by frostbite while the area of the other one was badly burned. "Chronomon, you're hurt."

"I can heal it," Seraphimon told him.

Chronomon shook his head. "No need; I can manage it myself. Final Heal!"

He began to glow, and his injuries healed. He flashed them a smile before looking back at OmegaArmamon. The weapon Digimon used his Infinity Sword Rain, launching his flying swords at them. Imperialdramon jumped up beside Chronomon, and the two of them batted the swords away with their sword and bare hands. OmegaArmamon then charged at them and used his Ice and Fire, flinging energy blades of ice and fire.

"Heavy Metal Vulcan!" OmniShoutmon cried, creating a firewall.

The fiery barrier blocked the attacks, but burned out immediately afterwards. OmegaArmamon was right behind it, swinging his swords. Imperialdramon attempted to block with his, but the force of the impact sent the sword flying out of his hands. OmegaArmamon kicked out at Imperialdramon, sending him crashing into Chronomon. EmperorGreymon flew forward and used his Soaring Flame Edge.

"No!" OmniShoutmon cried. "Stay behind Chronomon!"

OmegaArmamon blocked the attack with one of his swords, then threw a punch with his free hand. The spikes just barely missed the dragon Digimon, but his fists still sent him crashing into the wall.

"It doesn't matter who you hide behind," OmegaArmamon told them. "None of you will leave here alive."

"Call Dramon!" Ophanimon C cried, manifesting her fire dragon.

"Hallowed Ascension!" Seraphimon cried, bringing down lightning.

The flames and electricity came down on OmegaArmamon. He ignored the lightning and rushed towards the dragon, slicing it apart with his swords. "Fire and electricity are part of my power. Your skills mean nothing to me. Hell and Thunder!"

He flung energy blades of darkness and electricity at them. Ophanimon C flew over to Seraphimon and used her Unicorn Shield. The barrier was almost useless against the attacks as it instantly shattered, and the two were thrown backwards from the shockwave.

"Final Justice!"

"Supreme Cannon!"

"Omni Core Fusion!"

The attacks blasted against OmegaArmamon, and he turned to them. "The elements of Light and Ice are mine as well. Infinity Sword Rain!"

His swords flew at them. Omnimon used his Sword of Ruin to produce an explosion by cutting the air, and OmniShoutmon used his Heavy Metal Vulcan, disrupting the trajectory of the flying swords.

The explosion and the firewall died down, and they found OmegaArmamon charging at them, swords raised. Gallantmon used his Gungir, throwing a spear of light, but OmegaArmamon destroyed it with a swipe of his sword.

Chronomon suddenly rushed past them and delivered a punch, knocking the weapon Digimon back. He threw several more punches, avoiding the sword swipes OmegaArmamon aimed at him, before unleashing his Starlight Explosion, breathing a stream of fire over the weapon Digimon. OmegaArmamon stumbled back as the flames covered him, and Chronomon followed up with his Holy Flare.

"Just how much can he take?" Gallantmon wondered out loud. "Chronomon's attacks are really powerful. OmniShoutmon, you said that he's stronger than OmegaArmamon, right?"

The dragon Digimon smirked. "The odds are definitely in our favor, especially with us helping him out. At this rate, the battle should be over soon. OmegaArmamon will only be able to take so much. This battle's in the bag." He let out a disbelieving chuckle. "Never would have thought that we'd actually have an advantage over a Demon Lord, especially when he's become so powerful."

"Don't count your blessings just yet," OmegaArmamon declared. "Heaven and Break!"

He lunged at Chronomon. His Light lance-sword glowed with holy power as he threw a punch with the spikes on his fist launching. The grappling spikes struck Chronomon, but he caught the lance-sword with both hands. The cables on the spike retracted, pulling Chronomon forward, allowing OmegaArmamon to drive his fist into the bird Digimon's torso. The force of the blow knocked Chronomon off the spikes and sent him crashing into the wall.

"You can't beat me," the weapon Digimon declared. "Data To D-"

"Omni Core Fusion!" OmniShoutmon cried, his attack interrupting OmegaArmamon. "Whatever you do, don't let him use that move. His Data To Data move not only heals him, it increases his strength."

"Well that's great," Omnimon muttered.

"I know, right," Gallantmon growled. "How many advantages does one someone need?"

OmegaArmamon turned to the three of them. "You will pay for your interference. Hell and Thu-"

"Strike of the Seven Stars!"

"Air Sefirot Crystal!"

"Dragonfire Crossbow!"

"Giga Crusher!"

The four attacks exploded against the weapon Digimon as the rest of the DigiDestined joined their friends.

"Don't forget about us," said Seraphimon. "We're still in it."

Imperialdramon swiped his sword through the air. "I have a plan. If I can hit him with my Omni Sword attack, his data will reset, and he'll split back into Barbamon and Armamon again. Then Chronomon can destroy them both."

OmniShoutmon shook his head. "Don't bother trying. He's too strong. He'll never allow you to land the blow."

"Well, I've got to try. If I make it, it'll win us the battle for sure. Cover me, I'm going in. Omni Sword!"

He flew at OmegaArmamon, his sword glowing. The others began firing their attacks at the weapon Digimon, but OmegaArmamon didn't take his eyes off Imperialdramon. "Infinity Sword Rain!"

His floating swords shot towards the dragon Digimon, and Imperialdramon now found himself on the defense, batting away the swords as they flew at him. OmegaArmamon then leapt at him and kicked out, sending Imperialdramon crashing into the wall.

Turning to the remaining DigiDestined, OmegaArmamon raised his three larger swords. "Time to die."

He brought his swords down. Chronomon suddenly rushed in front of the DigiDestined and caught OmegaArmamon's swords by the blades. They cut into his palms, but the bird Digimon refused to let go. However, this still left OmegaArmamon's two smaller arms free, and in a repeat of earlier, the weapon Digimon drove both his Ice and Fire swords into Chronomon.

The bird Digimon grunted in pain, but still refused to let go. "I've taken your blades before."

"But not like this," OmegaArmamon replied.

"Chronomon, look out!" Gallantmon shouted.

But it was too late. The six swords OmegaArmamon had launched at Imperialdramon earlier came flying through the air and impaled Chronomon from behind. An eagle-screech escaped the bird Digimon as the swords stabbed straight through. His grip on OmegaArmamon's other swords went limp, and the weapon Digimon stabbed those into him as well, followed by his knuckle spikes. He didn't stop there though. Holding the bird Digimon in place with his swords, OmegaArmamon began repeatedly and rapidly stabbing his swords of Fire and Ice into him.

"Hurry, we have to help!" Omnimon shouted, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined flew in.

OmegaArmamon glanced at them. "Be gone!"

He pulled his sword of Thunder out of Chronomon and swiped it at the DigiDestined, flinging a bolt of electricity at them. They were blasted back by it, each of them sent flying across the cavern and crashing into the walls.

Chuckling, OmegaArmamon looked back at Chronomon and grasped his face in his free hand. Using his Omega Death Blade, his Thunder sword flared with an aura of electricity as he swiped it through the air and severed Chronomon's head from shoulders. Then the ten swords still embedded inside the bird Digimon sliced him apart, and the pieces dissolved into data.

The DigiDestined let out horrified gasps as OmegaArmamon laughed, holding up Chronomon's head. "So much for your trump card."

He threw the severed head at them as it slowly dissolved away. But OmegaArmamon wasn't content with just that and flung an energy blade of light at it, and the head burst into data.

"No…" Ophanimon C whispered, having felt especially close to the bird Digimon with the way they had helped each other whens he healed him and he provided her with a ChronoCore.

OmegaArmamon held a hand out to the data and began to draw it in. "You humans had a lucky break, but now your luck has run out."

"Hyper Prominence!" Imperialdramon cried. The attack blasted OmegaArmamon back, away from the data. "You don't get to have his data," he snarled with angry tears in his eyes.

OmegaArmamon stood up and looked towards Chronomon's data as it disappeared. "You'll pay dearly for costing me that data. Not that it matters since there is no longer anyone left who can stop me."

"No!" Seraphimon declared furiously. "We're still here. And we'll stop you. You've taken some pretty substantial damage fighting against Chronomon. Now we'll finish the job."

The weapon Digimon chuckled. "I would certainly like to see you try."

Gallantmon was breathing heavily with suppressed fury and sorrow. "OmniShoutmon, what are out chances now after all the damage he's taken?"

The dragon Digimon seemed just as upset as the rest of them, his teeth clenched together in anger. "Who cares," he snarled, and sped towards the weapon Digimon.

(A/N: A short chapter, but a lot happened in it. Who saw Chronomon returning, let alone Boltboutamon being the one to bring him into battle? Like he said, to him this whole thing is just a game for his amusement. But alas, it seems that Chronomon fell to OmegaArmamon. At least he was able to deliver a good amount of damage first. Honestly, it was really the only way our heroes would stand a chance against someone like OmegaArmamon. But now they're on their own. How long will they be able to last against OmegaArmamon? Will they be able to last? Find out in just two weeks time.)