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Chapter 02 – Moriko Satzumi
Shivering. My arms shaking. The cold was getting to me, forcing me to open my eyes and try work out where I was. I was alone. Completely alone. No one was here with me and no one was around. The only thing I had with me was this Digi-Egg thing. It was a blue egg with a silvery oval on it that reminded me of the moon. Of all the things I could have had in the world, an egg was not top of my list. Didn't even make the list to be honest.
But where am I? I thought to myself.
All I could see was a vast and empty desert. The sun was beating down on me, making me feel very hot and bothered. Desperation coursed in my veins making me eager to get out of the hear. It was horrible feeling the sweat building on my forehead.
I decided the best thing to do was to choose a direction to walk in, hoping that it would help me find some shade. The thought of shade made me more determined to find it. The sand underfoot was already filling my shoes and irritating my feet. Agitating me a bit because I hated sun. I could remember my parents taking me and Taiki to the beach for a holiday, and how I hated the way that sand felt on my skin.
Taiki…
Wherever he was, I hoped he was okay. Normally, he would preferred to be surrounded by people and in other people's company. We stuck together throughout the whole of nursery and primary school. At secondary school, Mum choose to separate us so that we could become our own persons. I blossomed and became a popular girl who was a part of the cheerleading team. Taiki had his chance to be himself, he was a typical sportsman and some of the girls in our year had the biggest crushes on him- even my best friend Norika.
I sighed and squeezed my egg in my arms. It felt cool to the touch. Refreshing almost. The curiosity was building in me – I wanted to know what a Digi-Egg was and what it meant. I thought that the voice from the computer would know… but I would have to find him first.
The thoughts running through my mind made me completely oblivious to the pyramid structure that was right in front of me. It was a beige mesh of interlocking slabs, connecting perfectly to construct the pyramid. At the top of it was a silvery structure that held a transparent spherical shape in the centre of it.
Slowly walking into the temple, I couldn't help but stare at the large stone pillars that were supporting the building. Inside, it was dimly lit and I couldn't help but feel the impending sense of doom where someone was going to jump out and scare the living daylights out of me. There was just a row of candles lighting up the central pathway.
"Hi there!" a cheerful voice exclaimed from the shadows.
"He-hello?" I called out in a shaky tone because I couldn't see anyone anywhere. "Who's there?"
"What 'cha doing here?" I was asked before a plant like creature stepped out from behind one of the pillars and gazed up at me with dark eyes.
"I got pulled into place… I don't know what I'm supposed to do really…" I backed slowly away from the plant.
"Oh wow… It's been a long time since that happened. I thought they were just myths that Phelesmon made up to make us join the Supreme Being."
"So who are you? Who is Phelesmon? Where is this place?" The questions were coming out of my mouth at a hundred miles an hour that I didn't have time to pick one to be the most important.
The creature beamed at me. "Me? Why my name is Aruraumon. Phelesmon is our master and lord Digimon. And this place? Well it is the sacred temple of the desert. A treasured landmark of the Digital World."
"Oh- right. So what is so sacred about this temple?"
"How can you even ask that?" she spat viciously, squinting her eyes at me, clearly offended. "You must be a spy! Nemesis Ivy!"
Strands of dark ivy shot out from Aruraumon's hands and I became entangled in a mess of plants. The Digi-Egg was popped out from my hands and dropped into the sandy floor. I wriggled about, trying to loosen the constricting vines. Grunts filled the air as I tried to free myself, but it was useless.
Aruraumon gasped angrily, "You! You were the ones who stole the Digi-Egg from here! You work for Jupitermon!"
The vines tightened and I writhed about in pain, trying to break free.
"Tu Tze-chun sutra!" another voice called out that sounded female and confident.
A bright light shone from the darkness and blinded me as it struck Aruraumon. The vines retracted, causing me to hit the dusty ground hard on my backside.
"Oh Aruraumon, my friend, it's good to see you thinking like your old self." A hooded figure emerged from the darkness, heading towards me. "Don't be afraid child, young Aruraumon was being controlled by Phelesmon and his minions… They knew that the temple would be of vital importance to the Olympos twelve."
"Oh Sanzomon, thank you so much!" Aruraumon exclaimed, running to the hooded figure as they embraced tightly. "I don't know what came over me…"
The hooded figure stopped to pick up my Digi-Egg and held it delivately in her hands. "It seems that Jupitermon succeeded in getting the Digi-Egg back." She stroked the egg's surface and started to walk away.
Panicked, and in a high pitched voice, I squealed, "Wait. Give that back, it's mine!" My hand reached out for the egg.
Aruraumon turned and squinted at me. "What? This belongs to you?"
Sanzomon smiled. "Then it is true what they say. You are the child of the moon. You are incredibly special because this egg holds an extremely rare Digimon that has never been seen before. I'm just surprised that Jupitermon found someone so easily. I just hope he made the right choice- for your sake."
For my sake? What have I let myself in for?
Thoughts from AspiringWriterGirl = So Moriko is in the digital world, and she's the child of the moon, what is with that? Well, read on to find out how the others are doing
