I'm quite surprised I've been able to keep up with my own update schedule. If this keeps up I might actually finish Sins in a timely manner. Also, reviews are appreciated. Though it's early, and I haven't quite gotten into the in-depth plot and action (although it's coming very soon), I always appreciate critique.

Part 1: Attack on Kyoto

Thagirion

"The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads."

Otsu Prince Hotel

Friday, April 6th, 2018

6:00 P.M

"Takuya!" Yuriko Kanbara grasped her son in a deep hug, making the boy's face turn red. "Oh thank god, we didn't know what happened. Your brother, father, and I have been worried sick."

"I'm fine mom, really." Takuya's muffled voice replied from against her shoulder. "We took care of ourselves just fine."

"Fine? Look at you!" She wiped a swab of dirt off of his cheek. "You look like you've been through hell! How long were you out there with those monsters?"

"Eh heh heh," Takuya wiped the remaining dirt off of his face, "Not that long, actually, I just kinda forgot to take a bath this morning." He smiled innocently. "I was uh… I was upstairs actually: see, perfectly safe."

"You… were… upstairs… the whole… time?" Yuriko's chin quivered, her face turning multiple shades of red.

"Yeah, well not the entire time or anything, but a lot of it. We were using it as a base of operations so we could fight off the invading Digimon and none of this is making you happy is it?" Takuya watched his mother's face go through a series of colors from red to deep purple as she shook her head.

"Ma'am," A police officer walked up to the pair, directing Takuya's attention upward and away from her son. Takuya breathed a sigh of relief as he spoke. "We need to debrief your son. Whatever's going on in the city, he and his friends seem to know a lot about it."

"There's no way-!" His mother began.

"Mom!" Takuya interrupted her. "I'm sorry, but please, this is important. My friends and I really need to help them with this. I know it's a lot to take in right now, but we're one of the only things stopping the digital army from completely taking over this city." His mother was taken aback by his forwardness.

"I'm coming too," His mother said to the police officer after a few seconds of silence, "I'll not be leaving my son anytime soon."

"Of course ma'am," The officer nodded.

"And when we're done with this debriefing," Yuriko turned back to Takuya, "We're going to have a nice, long discussion about letting people know where we are…" The woman's stare pierced her son deeply. Takuya shivered as he nodded, and then the two followed the officer outside of the hotel, which was once again bustling with activity. Police officers were securing the area, while the police captain stood in a large circle with the other Digidestined. Mimi was with her mother and father, who were still hugging her, while all three of were weeping with joy. Palmon stood off to the side, not sure how to react around the girl's parents. Willis stood next to his father, who had a firm hand on his shoulder. A look of relief was on the man's face. Only Koji was without a companion, aside from his partner Dracomon, Majester. Takuya's partner Dinoster waved happily at his arrival, and he and Yuriko joined the circle at his side.

"Hello there Mrs. Kanbara." Dinoster bowed respectfully, but Yuriko was taken aback by the creature's friendliness.

"Mom, be nice…" Takuya nudged his mother in the side, "This is my partner, Dracomon, but you can call him Dinoster."

"It's a pleasure to meet you." The rookie smiled.

"He kept me safe while we were separated Mom, please, he's a friend." He looked at his parent, who was still nervous.

"I'm sorry, forgive me." Yuriko shook her head. "Hello Dinoster, I'm Yuriko." She bent down and shook the dragon's hand. "Thank you for looking after my son."

"It was my pleasure. And I didn't just look after him. Takuya and I helped each other."

"Ahem…" The police captain gained their attention. "Sorry to interrupt what I'm sure is a touching reunion, but now that you're all here, would you kids and your…" He looked at the three Digimon in the group, "partners… please explain to me exactly what has been going on in Kyoto these past few days, and what you lot have to do with it? Not that I'm not grateful for your help against that monster and his army, "He nodded over to the smokestacks rising from beyond the hill, "But as perhaps the last governing body left in the city, I'd like some answers."

Earlier

Streets of Otsu

3:02 P.M

Raidramon dashed through the streets of Otsu, taking care to check every corner before he rounded it. He and Tommy had been searching for hours for where Aidramon and his company was holding, and had no information they didn't have when they first started. Raidramon leaped off of the street and onto a relatively tall building, which stood about three stories into the air. He took a quick panoramic view of the area, and let out a large sigh.

"Tommy, I don't think Airdramon is in this section of Otsu anymore." Raidramon said. "I believe we are looking in the wrong place."

"Maybe he retreated all the way back to the digital world." Tommy proposed. Raidramon gave him a knowing glance, prompting Tommy to revise his statement. "Or maybe he just ran all the way to Kyoto, where the other Digimon are."

"That is a likely scenario," Raidramon agreed, "However it is in our benefit that he not regroup with the other members of the digital army. Should he do so he might bring reinforcements in the form of more captains; or even worse he might convince one of the colonels to head this way."

"Are the colonels really that terrifying?" Tommy inquired.

"Indeed," Raidramon answered, "They are all at the ultimate level: a force to truly be reckoned with."

"What does that mean: ultimate level?"

"Digimon have different stages of digivolution," Raidramon answered, "The base form is rookie, which is what I am as Veemon, and which composes the bulk of the digital army's forces. Each of the captains, along with the digivolved forms of the other partner Digidestined, are all what is called a champion level, which is far stronger than any rookie. Above champion is the powerful ultimate level, which is tenfold stronger than any champion."

"Oh…" Tommy hummed, "Hey, are you a champion?"

"I am a special digivolution that utilizes the digimentals that transformed into your digivice," Raidramon answered, "It is called armor digivolution, and the power varies with the form. Many armor Digimon are weaker than even champions, while others boast powers close to the ultimate level. Still, a few others achieve power far greater than that. My two armor Digivolutions as Raidramon and Flamedramon are both slightly above the champion level, however not strong enough to easily defeat an ultimate."

"I see," Tommy bobbed his head in understanding, "So if we have to fight one of these colonels, then even our combined strength might not be enough to defeat them?"

"That is certainly a possibility," Raidramon answered, "However, do not underestimate the potential of the Digidestined. I've heard stories while in the digital world of the Digidestined of old, and they endured the most difficult of trials to save our world, coming out stronger with each and every battle."

"So there were Digidestined before us?" Tommy gasped.

"Yes, long ago children were called from the human world to share their energy with special Digimon to stop the forces of evil. As a result of these stories, I feel undoubtedly honored to have been partnered with you Tommy." Raidramon said warmly.

"Aw, Raidramon…" Tommy wiped a tear of joy from his eye. "Wait…" He suddenly looked over across the skyline, spotting the towering form of the Otsu Prince Hotel in the distance. "If we haven't been able to find Airdramon in the northern part of the city, do you think that means he might have moved in closer to the south side in an effort to find us?"

"He could be closing in on the hotel as we speak!" Raidramon exclaimed. "The humans outside are making little effort to conceal their location. He could attack the humans and cause massive casualties!"

"We have to move quickly!" Tommy cried. Raidramon acted quickly, leaping off of the building and landing on the ground below.

"Hold on tightly." Raidramon ordered, and then took off down the street at lightning speeds, with Tommy grasping the protuberance on his back for dear life.

4:30 P.M

"I think I can see the fighting!" Tommy exclaimed from atop his partner's back. "Look, there's Togemon!" He pointed across the bay, where the two of them could see the faint silhouette of a large green creature.

"So I was right; it was an ambush." Raidramon grumbled.

"We have to move faster!" Tommy insisted. "They could be in danger!"

"I'm going as fast as I ca-!" Raidramon stopped mid-sentence, a strange smell in the air catching his notice. "Tommy jump off me now."

"What?" The boy inquired.

"Do it now!" The Digimon bellowed. Tommy didn't waste time; putting absolute trust in his partner, he quickly pushed off the monster's back, flipping into the air.

"Slide evolution… Flamedramon!" The armored warrior changed forms and leaped into the air just as a flurry of missiles tore into the ground where he once was, obliterating the concrete beneath and creating a concussive wave that launched him and Tommy further into the air. The dramon grabbed his partner before the blast could throw them away from each other, pulling him into his chest, and then he rode the wave to the top of a small house, quickly back flipping onto the far slope of the roof.

"What is it?" Tommy questioned, but the answer soon made itself clear. A Grimmon appeared from behind another building, followed by five Gizumon from a number of other locations.

"It won't take them long to spot us. Stay here." Flamedramon ordered.

"Good luck." Tommy wished his partner as the Digimon sprang off the roof and into the air.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon shot a burst of enflamed projectiles at the group before they noticed him. The six creatures quickly dodged as the flames rained down from above, but one of the Gizumon couldn't escape the area in time, and was engulfed. The Grimmon leading them caught the back end of the explosion created by the rockets and was thrown forward, landing on his chest. He quickly sprang back up to confront Flamedramon as the armored Digimon landed in front of him.

"So we meet again," Flamedramon grinned, "I was hoping we'd have a chance to finish our talk, since we were so rudely interrupted last time."

"Exterminate!" Grimmon bellowed, and the Gizumon all turned their attention to Flamedramon, as if in synchronization with one another. Flamedramon jumped into the air as they fired a circle of projectiles in his direction.

"Slide Evolution… Raidramon!" The dramon switched forms in mid-air. "Blue Thunder!" Electricity arced from the three protuberances on his back, overloading the four remaining Gizumon and knocking them over. Raidramon landed on one of them and jabbed his claws into the monster, destroying it.

"Exterminate!" A voice screamed from behind, but before Raidramon could react the slithering machine was on top of him, flipping him onto his side and pinning the dramon under its surprisingly crushing weight.

"Ugh!" Raidramon groaned, finding himself in a helpless position. "Bad move man…" He murmured to himself, "You turned your back for too long.

"Chrono… Destruction…" The monster hissed as it raised its arm in the air.

"Raidramon, no!" Tommy cried out, alerting the Grimmon to his location. The monster momentarily paused, staring up at the boy as he fumbled with his digivice, pressing buttons in the hopes that something might help his partner. A symbol in the shape of a digi-egg appeared on his screen as frantically he toyed with it, and then Raidramon began to glow.

"Slide evolution… Flamedramon!" The dramon's sudden form change caused Grimmon to stumble, and Flamedramon quickly rolled away, freeing himself from the mysterious Digimon. He quickly jumped to his feet and dashed back towards the monster, who didn't have time to react before Flamedramon smashed a flame-covered fist into the creature, piercing his chest plate with flames pouring into the monster's body from the wounds. "Who in Yggdrasil's name are you?" Flamedramon inquired.

"I am… Gr-!"

"Grimmon yes, I knew that bit," Flamedramon rolled his eyes, "You're not very fast on linguistic clues, are you? I meant: where are you from and what are you doing here?"

"Execute combination-3!" Grimmon yelled with one last gasp of breath before it dropped its head and began to dissipate into particles of data.

"Execute combination-3, what the blazes does that mean?" Flamedramon pondered as he slowly stood up.

"Flamedramon, look out for the Gizumon!" Tommy called from behind him, prompting the Digimon to quickly remember the three stunned opponents he still had to contend with. He jumped forward and then twirled around to face the three remaining Digimon, who had begun sliding towards each other. He watched as the tubules dangling from each of them began to interface with each other, the three creatures combining into one.

"Combination-3, got it. At least that's one question answered." Flamedramon quipped as his new opponent finished putting itself together. The unified Gizumon was bigger. Its previous appendages had fused together to become wings, and it now hovered high in the sky. Flamedramon slowly backed away from the creature, recognizing the new threat.

"Can you talk?" Flamedramon inquired. "I take it you're a superior entity to the three creatures that existed beforehand. Do you have any language protocols?"

"We can communicate." The creature spoke in a monotone, mechanized voice.

"Great, a sentient robot," The dramon said under his breath, "That always turns out well. Listen," He looked back up to the Digimon, "What's your name? What do I call you?"

"We are designated Gizumon-AT." The creature answered.

"Creative, now can you tell me what you're doing here in Kyoto?"

"Negative." It answered.

"Negative? Why? Do you not know?"

"We know why we are here." Gizumon stated.

"Then why can't you tell me?" Flamedramon barked.

"You are designated: an enemy." Gizumon answered ominously. "AT Laser." The Digimon released a particle beam from the red reticule above its ocular piece. Flamedramon sprang backwards, narrowly dodging the attack.

"Why am I your enemy?" Flamedramon cried, now watching the creature's face more closely. "You're not a member of the digital army, and neither am I. We don't have to fight, just tell me what you want."

"You are an inhabitant of the digital world: therefore, you are an enemy." Gizumon answered, and then fired another energy beam, prompting Flamedramon to skirt to the side.

"What about the boy who was with me earlier?" Flamedramon dodged another series of attacks as he spoke. "He's not an inhabitant of the digital world, why was he a target?"

"Anyone who is not one of us is designated an enemy." Gizumon answered between particle bursts.

"What qualifies that?" Flamedramon barked. "Who is us?"

"That is classified." Gizumon ceased firing energy beams, instead lifting both of his wing-like appendages, which uncoiled and then shot forward at Flamedramon. The dramon narrowly dodged both of them, skipping backwards to maintain eye contact with the Gizumon.

"Not wings, okay, good to know." Flamedramon jumped into the air, landing on a nearby rooftop. "So is there anything you can tell me?" The Gizumon was unresponsive for a moment.

"You will not be missed." It said coldly, then fired a flurry of particle beams at Flamedramon.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon retaliated, shooting an enflamed projectile towards the beams, then diving to the side to see the results of his counter attack. As he expected, the particle beams ripped through the projectiles before they could reach the Gizumon.

"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon dashed forward a few steps before unleashing another flurry of attacks at the Gizumon's side. The monster recoiled his wing and used it to knock the projectiles away, where they crashed into the ground harmlessly.

Okay, so it's protected from ranged attacks by its wings and the particle beam coming from its eye. Flamedramon reasoned. And I'd bet that if I got close enough for hand-to-hand combat, those tubules would kick into action. He circled the creature, who followed his every movement, rotating in mid-air. But you won't turn your back on me. Are you just keeping your eye on your enemy, or are you covering your only weak spot…?

"You cannot breach my defenses." The Gizumon suddenly stated, as if reading Flamedramon's mind. "You cannot win, and cannot save yourself from this situation. It would be more efficient for us if you would surrender now."

"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." Flamedramon smiled. "Fire Rocket!"

"Our designation is not Dave." Gizumon replied as his particle beam destroyed the projectile.

"It was a reference, dammit. Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon unleashed 3 more attacks, which Gizumon dealt with just as efficiently. As the smoke cleared, however, the unit spotted the dramon slip inside a house. The monster followed, using his laser to destroy the door as it closed.

"You cannot escape me." Gizumon's monotone voice reverberated through the hallways of the small, dark residence. "My systems have scanners equipped with detecting digital life signs. I do not require the light to ascertain your location." Gizumon stopped at the entryway using his scanners to look through the entire house before moving through it. He caught movement at the back of the residence, near the far door. "You have been located, do not attempt to escape." Gizumon zipped through the air, exiting the back door as quickly as he had entered, using his laser to destroy the barrier as well.

"Fire Rocket!" A burst of fire shot down from above Gizumon, aimed directly at its body. Gizumon's wings reacted automatically, swirling round the roof of its dome, protecting it from further harm.

"You cannot attack me from above either." Gizumon stated matter-of-factly.

"I figured." Flamedramon suddenly dropped in front of him. Before the Digimon had time to react, however, the dramon grabbed him by the tubules and began spinning around, smashing the robot's body into the side of the house and then throwing him up in the air. "Fire Rocket!" A flurry of attacks burned through the air towards the monster, whose wings were wrapping around his undercarriage to protect it. But Flamedramon moved quickly, jumping into the air immediately following his projectiles, and as they bounced off of the robot's wings harmlessly, Flamedramon came within range of the creature's face.

"How did you…?" The monster began to question, his weapon powering up.

"Your reaction time is a bit slow." Flamedramon grinned before punching the robot in the red reticule, causing it to short circuit. The force of the punch threw the creature back towards the street. "Fire Rocket!" The dramon shot one more projectile as he punched the creature, letting the fire tear into its insides. The robot spiraled through the air as it careened towards the ground, crashing with a sickening crunch as its dome-like body buckled from the force of the impact. Flamedramon came down quickly after, slamming into the creature's body and tearing into the dome. The Gizumon was torn apart, and its data fluttered away as the victorious Digimon returned to his partner.

"That was amazing Flamedramon!" Tommy cheered, embracing the creature in a hug.

"Thanks Tommy, but it was nothing. I just had to test him for weak spots, and it turned out he had a big one; his reaction time was great if the attack was only coming from one direction, but as soon as I distracted his defenses, I was able to take advantage of the exposed areas and counter attack."

"He acted like he was so strong, but you took care of him easy enough. It looks like we don't have a lot to worry about from whoever they are."

"I wouldn't say that Tommy," Flamedramon shook his head as he slide-digivolved back into Raidramon, letting his partner to jump onto his back. "That creature was beyond the champion level: any of our friends would have had a hard time defeating it, if they even had a chance to begin with." Raidramon began running down the street once again. "The only reason I was able to defeat it was because I'm closer to ultimate level strength than champion, but even then I still might have lost if I wasn't such a good tactician."

"I don't think the jokes and the puns helped much."

"Those were funny."

"Not really."

"Hey, I had a hard enough time making the robots laugh, now I have to take this from you too?"

"Sorry, just worried about Koji and the others." Tommy answered.

"Fair enough kid." Raidramon then picked up speed.

Kyoto

8:00 P.M

"Keep moving!" Kuwagamon, a massive, red-beetle Digimon tore through the skies, leading a platoon of Tentomon behind him. "Those things could still be right behind us!"

"What were they sir?" One of the Tentomon quivered.

"Some kind of robots, I think." Kuwagamon answered his frightened solider. "But they're stronger than anything I've ever seen. They tore Gururumon apart limb from limb," Kuwagamon thought back to his fellow captain, the wolf-Digimon, who had laid down his life to allow his company to escape.

"And then their leader, whatever that thing was, it just took Gururumon's digi-core…" Another Tentomon lamented. "He'll never reconfigure…"

"They tore apart his entire company," One of the Tentomon cried, "All of his and most of ours! Did the humans make them?"

"Not that I'd put it past them," Kuwagamon answered, "But I don't think the humans are capable of making something so horrendously powerful. I don't even think the virus would be able to-" Kuwagamon suddenly flew up into the air, following the face of a skyscraper, and landed on top. The Tentomon followed.

"What is it sir?" They asked in unison.

"I thought I heard something." Kuwagamon shuttered. He looked around, using the vantage point on top of the skyscraper to make certain they were alone. He looked around to the some 20-odd Tentomon left in his charge. "This new opponent, whatever it is, presents a clear and present danger to our operation. We have to get back to mission control and warn the commanders."

"S-s-sir…" A quivering Tentomon tried to gain his attention.

"Don't let the fear get to you soldier, keep your composure." Kuwagamon ordered.

"But s-sir… be-h-hind you…" His ominous warning prompted the beetle to slowly turn around, directing his attention towards the far end of the rooftop. A monster stood at the edge: its massive body was covered in brown fur and red skin, with bulging muscles and narrow joints, sharp talons and large spikes protruding from its back. Its wide-eyes stared at the group of insect Digimon, smiling hungrily as its green ears flopped against its head in the wind.

"What's that?" Another Tentomon cried.

"It's not like the others," Kuwagamon hissed, "It might not be with them." The creature then began to growl deeply.

"It may not be with them, but I don't think it's friendly." The Tentomon began backing away.

"Don't forget your training, soldiers. Maintain a line. If this thing attacks, the last thing we want to do is scatter." As his men got into formation, he watched the creature. It continued to growl, but nothing more. They stared at each other for the next few minutes, until finally it began to raise its arm, extending its index finger, and pointing off to the side of Kuwagamon.

"What's it pointing at?" Kuwagamon whispered.

"Exterminate the digital entities!" A monotone voice suddenly boomed from behind them. Kuwagamon turned to see a wave of the metallic orbed creatures they had encountered earlier making their way onto the rooftop from the sides of the building.

"It's an ambush!" A Tentomon cried. "We're surrounded."

"Defend the line!" Kuwagamon bellowed.

"Super Shocker!" The Tentomon let out a series of lightning bolts that surged through the creatures, knocking them backwards.

"They're robots: electricity disrupts their circuitry. Keep attacking!" The champion ordered. The Tentomon complied and kept their assault going, knocking the metal demons back with every strike. However, the robots shook off the attacks more quickly after each barrage, and steadily made their way closer.

"It's not working anymore!" One of the soldiers yelled.

"I'll deal with this," Kuwagamon primed himself for attack, but as he did so a new form appeared from below the roof: this one was a winged snake-like figure covered in black armor, with a cannon as one arm and a scythe as the other. "What in Yggdrasil…" A galloping behind him caught his attention. The champion glanced backwards to see the brown and red Digimon running across the rooftop. It lunged over Kuwagamon, bouncing off of his head, and slammed into the snake-like aggressor.

"RAAAGGHH!" The monster bellowed, pummeling his opponent with massive fists.

"You will be… Annihilated!" The snake-like creature suddenly yelled, releasing a pulse of energy from the cannon on his arm. It knocked the beast off of him and sent it sprawling across the rooftop, where it rolled into Kuwagamon's chest. The beetle-Digimon caught the rolling creature, letting him land safely.

"I don't know who you are friend, but you can count on us to help you with this menace." The creature did not appreciate his words, however, instead deciding to bash the insectoid in the chest, knocking him onto his back. "What! Why?" Kuwagamon gasped for air as the beast jumped onto his chest and began pummeling him, just like he had done the snake monster. Fortunately, the leader of the robots was not one to be ignored, and leapt onto the beast, knocking him off of Kuwagamon, where they both rolled onto the rooftop. The two exchanged blows for a few moments while the champion recovered, and then sprang away from each other. Kuwagamon and the two creatures eyed each other cautiously, the reality of the situation dawning on him. The Tentomon around him were no longer able to hold back the machines, and he could hear their cries of agony around him, though he dared not take his gaze away from the two creatures before him.

"Annihilate, both of you…" The snake-like monster grumbled. The beastly Digimon snarled in response.

"There's only one thing I can do…" Kuwagamon sighed, and then smashed his fists into the roof. "Everyone, retreat!" He screamed into the air, hoping there were still Tentomon alive to hear him. "Disperse!" The surface they were standing on collapsed, the weight of the many Digimon tearing the structure apart, while Kuwagamon soared into the air and attempted to make his escape. But the beast-Digimon was upon him, and quickly leaped off of the roof and latched onto his leg, dragging the insectoid down. "No! Get off!" Kuwagamon cried, but the beast Digimon wasn't finished. It flipped itself onto Kuwagamon's back and snatched at the base of his wing. Kuwagamon cried in agony as he lost control and spiraled down towards the street below. He crashed moments later, tearing the street apart as he landed.

"RAAGGHH!" The beast-Digimon roared, having cushioned the blow with the beetle-Digimon's body.

"No…" Kuwagamon tried to drag himself away, but the monster pinned him down.

"Annihilate!" Energy beams burned through the air, clipping Kuwagamon's wing and shoulders. The beast Digimon jumped away, fearing for its own safety as the snake-monster levitated down from above. The beast snarled as it stared down the serpent, the two creatures circling each other as Kuwagamon tried to drag his beaten body away. He cringed as the two monsters lunged for each other, the beast driving his fist into the serpent's chest, who slashed down with his sickle, catching the back of the beast's shoulder. The monster roared in pain, grasping at the robot's wings to try and fling the monster off. But the metal creature beat the Digimon's hands away with his wings. He decided to roll forward, bowling the serpent over, and freeing his shoulder from the sickle in the process. He quickly rebounded off the ground and spun around to kick the serpent in the face, throwing his opponent across the pavement. The beast snatched the serpent's tail, dragging him closer, and bashed his fist into its face.

"Enough!" A voice boomed from afar, catching the attention of both brawlers and the crippled Kuwagamon. A tall man with red skin and horns, and dressed in black, slowly made his way over to the battle. The beast Digimon immediately jumped off of his wounded opponent, matching the new Digimon's movements. "That was a poor show Grimmon." It shook its head at the mechanical creature, who slithered back up to a standing position, covered in dents and breathing heavily. "Though it seems you've found a worthy opponent." He gazed over at the green-eared creature, who was still backing away.

Kuwagamon watched fearfully, knowing full well why the beastly creature was scared, despite victoriously conquering both himself and the serpent monster just moments ago. He recognized the face of the Digimon that had just joined them. It had been the commander of the Gizumon, the one who had absorbed Gururumon's data core. Kuwagamon wished he could move, but he knew he could not escape his turmoil.

"You've fought valiantly," The red demon stared at the beast, "But you are far outclassed, and you know it. Leave now, before I decide to take vengeance on the soldiers of mine you've slain." The beast didn't have to be persuaded. He immediately leaped into an alley and disappeared. Kuwagamon sighed as the creature fled: he knew what came next, watching helplessly as the demon man and the mechanical serpent made their way over to him.

"Whatever… your plan is…" Kuwagamon struggled to speak, the internal damage to his body overwhelming him, "You'll never stop the digital army…"

"Do you really believe so?" The demon man bent down, nearing the beetle's head. He whispered into the creature's ear, then smiled as he backed away.

"I don't believe you…" Kuwagamon wheezed.

"What you believe and don't believe is irrelevant." The demon placed his foot against the monster's back. "The only thing you'll ever be of consequence to again is the annihilation of your precious digital army."

"Never!" Kuwagamon barked out one last retort before the demon man forced his foot through the insect's chest. Kuwagamon's body exploded into fragments of data moments later, and he was quick to snatch up an orb of data that tried to fly off into the distance at the moment of Kuwagamon's obliteration.

"That makes three."