Fall of a Tyrant
Fall of a Tyrant
Created By: kaizer_ichijogi
"You can't trick me, emperor." repeated Matt. "Don't insult my intelligence."
Tai was quick to protest, trying to convince Matt. But the dark ring clamped
around his foot really prevented Tai from doing anything but to enrage Matt
further.
"Shut up." shouted Matt.
Tai choked up and gagged immediatly as the tip of Matt's knife made an incision
into Tai's throat. Some blood trickled from the wound. Tai was ever so thankful
that Matt had missed all this major blood veins. His joy was short lived, for
when he tried to once again convince Matt of his identity, the words came out as
a breath of air. The knife had slashed his vocal chords. He could no longer
speak. (Absolutely DO NOT attempt that at home people. You'd have to be a
medical surgeon in a hospital filled with modern equipment to even risk neak
surgery.) Tai wached as the Matt's contented face paled and turned to a look of
horrer as he relized just what he'd done, and to who. The knife clattered to the
ground as shock overtook Matt.
It was at that moment that Tai saw through the corner of his eye, the emperor
standing above them. Gloating at his total victory. It was too much for Tai.
With a quick flick, he sent the knife wizzing at the emperor. As the knife
hurled towards it's victim, the victim's image transformed into that of Sora.
Tai tried to shout a warning, but all that came out was a puff of air. Shock
overtook him as Sora fell from the wall, and Tai fell into the blissful depths
of unconciousness.
* * *
When Tai awoke, the first thing he noticed was how sore his throat was. It hurt
to even swallow. As his vison came into focus, he noticed that he'd been moved
into a hospital. His bed was crowded by machines. Tubes and needles entered his
body as the constant drone of beeps went on and on. It wasn't long, but it
seemed like an eternity to Tai, before someone came by.
"Joe." croaked Tai who's first reaction was always to call out. He was surprised
he could talk.
"Don't talk Tai." said Joe. "You've just been through allot of surgery. I
wouldn't take you, but you're needed at the trial for the emperor. It's being
held in the digital world."
Joe unhooked the many machines, removed the needles, and unhooked the many tubes
before carefully transfering Tai from his hospital be to a wheelchair. From
there, he was transported to the school. Joe explained that his identity had
never been revealed. That he was a John Doe, and that he could choose to go back
home after the trial if it was his wish. They passed through the portal and
approached the makeshift trial area. Leomon was at the podium while the emperor
was surounded by many guards. Joe wheeled Tai up to the front row.
"You are charged with crimes against the digital world, needless distruction,
enslavement, and causing willfull injury to others. You are also charged with
the direct cause of the deaths of the following individuals: Hikari "Kari"
Kamiya, Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya, and Sora Takenouchi. In addition, the cause of
the imminent death of Yamato "Matt" Ishida. How do you plead?" asked Leomon.
"Not Guilty." snarled the emperor (aka Ken). "As ruler by devine right you
cannot possibly convict me. It is my destiny to rule over you all. Bow down to
me."
"You are wrong." said Centarumon. "Although the ancient proficies do tell of a
human who will rule over the digital world. You cannot claim that title. You
failed to read the complete text. In the complete text, the one who can rule is
named in part. It talks of the ones who destroyed the great evils. I belive I
speak for eveyone when I say this. Tai, will you accept the task of ruling the
digital world?"
"Me?" exclaimed Tai who immediatly began coughing. Joe gave Tai some water.
"Yes. The prophecy talks about a human who has lossed they love and care about.
They alone can rule." said Centarumon.
"Tai." said Matt. "Do it for us. You've given everything for us. Do this last
thing, as a favor to your friend. I can die in peace knowing someone as kind as
you is here."
Tears began to form in Tai's eyes. "For everyone's sake. To keep this from
happenning again. I'll do it."
"My lord, as the new ruler, you may choose the punishment for this individual."
said Leomon.
"I never want it said that I'm an injust ruler. Even though he commited terrible
crimes. I will decree he be banished from the digital world." said Tai. "I
belive that without the temptation of power, he'll become good once again." (Ken
does in fact become a good guy later)
"Very well." said Leomon. The guards proceeded to send Ken through one of the
digiports.
* * *
TK's POV:
The emperor was taken away and we all left for the digiport. Joe was telling Tai
about all this medical stuff he needed to know so that his voice would heal
properly. We reached the gate and went through. Naturally we all landed in a big
head. But what I found odd was that Tai wasn't there. We had all assumed he'd
live like the emperor, both at home and in the digital world. It was freaky. Tai
stared right at me through the screen and mouthed the words "Only you."
There was a confused yelp from the group as everyone was suddenly shocked by
their digivices.
"I've sealed the gateway." said Tai. "There's been too much suffering already. I
can't risk the chance someone might find their way in. All the digidestined kids
around the world have had their digivice circuitry destroyed."
There was a shocked silence as we all realized that the digital world was closed
to us. We'd never see Tai or our digimon ever again, except through that tiny
computer screen. I felt sad that I never got a chance to say a real goodbye to
Patamon. We were heartbroken, but we all knew he was right and that it was for
the best. Heads hung low, we departed from the school.
Three Years Later.... (Still TK's POV)
I sit in the rebuilt castle of the digimon emperor, I assended the throne.
You're probably all wondering what happenned in the three years since we all
said our goodbyes to Tai. I'll tell you the story as best I can....
Matt lasted a year before the mechanical aids that had replaced many of his
organs began to break down. The doctors couldn't help because it had all been
made by the emperor and was irreplaceable. He died the way he wanted to, with
everything going for him. He and his band had marketed their first last and only
CD. It was an instant hit, staying in the top ten months after his death. Matt
wanted to leave me with as many good memories as possible, and spent most of his
spare time with me, doing all those things we both loved to do. We said are
goodbyes, and one night he just slipped away in his sleep.
With the seeling of the gate, the group broke apart. No one wanted to go back to
the computer as it dreaded up so many sad memories. Too many people had died. So
after Matt died, I became depressed. I'd sit for hours at a time, with no one
except Matt's music. My parents couldn't possibly understand what I was going
through. My mother was almost always working, even though she tried her best to
get time in for me. I began to spiral downwards, I rejected all human contact. I
emmersed myself in the study of computers and electronics. I wasn't even aware
of my problem until I was called down to the counciller's office. It was then
that I relized that like Izzy, I had built a shell around myself. I had lost
hope in the world. I detached myself from the computer, I re-entered society
again. But no one was able to offer me what I needed. Once again, depression
took me. I spiraled downwards and absorbed myself into the world of electronics.
I considered killing myself, but knew that Matt would disaprove of it.
In one of those days of misery, I recived the shock of my life. I suddenly found
that my digivice was going off. We'd all kept them as momentos, but they
shouldn't have worked. But here it was, beconning me. I craddled the device in
my hands, and suddenly I was transported to the digital world, I don't know how,
I was just suddenly there. But I relized that this is what I needed. The digital
world was the one place where I still had friends, I hoped. I walked slowly
towards the tall stucture which towered over most of the area. The palace. I
relized, that the whole trip was strange. I hadn't encountered a single digimon
at all. Puzzled I pushed open the door to the palace and stepped in. The floor
lay covered in dust. Room after room was empty. Where was Tai? Had some
enourmous disaster occured? Had all life in the digital world ceased to exist?
Would I be an outcast in the place most familiar to me? Slowly, hesitantly, I
approached the doors to the inner sanctum. I was terrified of what I might find.
What I found was a splendid garden. Possibly the only place in the whole
building that had had any maintenance recently. Life size statues of the
digidestined and their digimon had been erected at various points in the room
making them almost look real.... I stopped in front of one particular statue.
The one who'd died at my own hands, even though it wasn't my fault. I was unable
to look the statue in the eyes. There was a slight rustle behind me followed by
a cool crisp voice.
"I see you found your way back TK. I was wondering when you'd arrive." said the
figure. I knew without looking who it was, and was surprised at how well his
voice had healed.
"Tai...." I said calmly. "But how did you know I'd end up here?"
"You and Kari, you're the only ones who can pass across the physical plane to
the digiworld without using a digiport." said Tai "You are my sucessor."
I stared visibly. "Sucessor? But you're barely seventeen as it is." I told him.
"What happenned here anyway?"
"There was a war. A horrible war where the emperor's supporters clashed with our
forces. Primary village was the first place taken, the whole area is still
decimated. The digiworld will hold these scars for years to come. All of the
digimon are currently trying to re-build Primary village.
"That's terrible." I said shocked. "But how do I fit in?"
"I'm privy to certain things even Centarumon isn't. It's true that I fit the
prophecy's description, yet if it had been me, this war never would have
happenned." said Tai. "You watched all the things I secretly taught Matt about
leadership, you've grown to meet all those teachings. You are the one who can
truely accend the throne."
I resisted the idea at first. I mean I had a life in the real world. But I came
to relize that that wasn't true. I had no friends, even my parents were
strangers to me. No one in the real world really trully cared about me except my
parents, and they were always busy. The title was virtually flung on me. A few
days later, I was brooding about the subject in my chamber when a digimon
informed me that Tai had been found dead in his bed. It was ruled as a suicide,
but I think he knew that I'd finnally made my decision and chose to move on and
join all his loved ones in the afterlife.
And yet, even as I rule, I myself am beginning to feel the pangs of loss that I
belive drove Tai to his decison. No wars or anything have occured under my rule.
All disputes were settled in a non-violent fashion. Gabumon and Patamon have
helped me rule the same way they helped Tai. I long to be with my soulmate, Kari
Kamiya. But the time isn't right, I haven't yet resovled all the conflicts of
the past or rebuilt the world since the last world. Mabey in ten or twenty
years, when everything is done, and I've found a suitable sucessor, mabey I'll
follow Tai on his journey to death. But even if I perish tommorrow, another will
follow. Genni or his sucessor will see to that. There will always be digidesined
to guard over the digital world, and there will always be digidestined ready to
give their lives in the name of peace.
And once again I stand in front of Kari's statue. I relize how hard war is on a
person and what a toll a person takes in ruleing. I guard this world in the name
of peace, so that no one has to live through the horrors of war again.
* * *
"One day." said Tai as he watched TK from the astral plane. "One day you and
Kari. One day all of us will be reunited again."
"I just wish it would happen soon." said Kari. "Come to me my sweet TK. I want
to spend the rest of eternity with you."
"Be patient, he'll come when he feels the time is right." said Sora, her arm
around Tai's shoulder. "Until then, you've always got Davis."
"Davis? He's already found another girl. He likes me like a friend now. He's off
in the american spirtual plane right now." said Kari.
"He shouldn't stray too far you know." said Tai. "It's our final mission, to
guard the digital world in death. One that TK will inherit with us when he dies.
And that mission'll last forever."
"Takeru, you're just the thing the digital world needs, but I need you too.
Don't be too long." said Kari.
And almost as if he could hear here, TK looked up and smiled. "Hang on Kari,
you've waited this long, I'll join you when the time is right. I just have to
set all these affairs strait, then we can be together forever."
The End
Fall of a Tyrant
Created By: kaizer_ichijogi
"You can't trick me, emperor." repeated Matt. "Don't insult my intelligence."
Tai was quick to protest, trying to convince Matt. But the dark ring clamped
around his foot really prevented Tai from doing anything but to enrage Matt
further.
"Shut up." shouted Matt.
Tai choked up and gagged immediatly as the tip of Matt's knife made an incision
into Tai's throat. Some blood trickled from the wound. Tai was ever so thankful
that Matt had missed all this major blood veins. His joy was short lived, for
when he tried to once again convince Matt of his identity, the words came out as
a breath of air. The knife had slashed his vocal chords. He could no longer
speak. (Absolutely DO NOT attempt that at home people. You'd have to be a
medical surgeon in a hospital filled with modern equipment to even risk neak
surgery.) Tai wached as the Matt's contented face paled and turned to a look of
horrer as he relized just what he'd done, and to who. The knife clattered to the
ground as shock overtook Matt.
It was at that moment that Tai saw through the corner of his eye, the emperor
standing above them. Gloating at his total victory. It was too much for Tai.
With a quick flick, he sent the knife wizzing at the emperor. As the knife
hurled towards it's victim, the victim's image transformed into that of Sora.
Tai tried to shout a warning, but all that came out was a puff of air. Shock
overtook him as Sora fell from the wall, and Tai fell into the blissful depths
of unconciousness.
* * *
When Tai awoke, the first thing he noticed was how sore his throat was. It hurt
to even swallow. As his vison came into focus, he noticed that he'd been moved
into a hospital. His bed was crowded by machines. Tubes and needles entered his
body as the constant drone of beeps went on and on. It wasn't long, but it
seemed like an eternity to Tai, before someone came by.
"Joe." croaked Tai who's first reaction was always to call out. He was surprised
he could talk.
"Don't talk Tai." said Joe. "You've just been through allot of surgery. I
wouldn't take you, but you're needed at the trial for the emperor. It's being
held in the digital world."
Joe unhooked the many machines, removed the needles, and unhooked the many tubes
before carefully transfering Tai from his hospital be to a wheelchair. From
there, he was transported to the school. Joe explained that his identity had
never been revealed. That he was a John Doe, and that he could choose to go back
home after the trial if it was his wish. They passed through the portal and
approached the makeshift trial area. Leomon was at the podium while the emperor
was surounded by many guards. Joe wheeled Tai up to the front row.
"You are charged with crimes against the digital world, needless distruction,
enslavement, and causing willfull injury to others. You are also charged with
the direct cause of the deaths of the following individuals: Hikari "Kari"
Kamiya, Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya, and Sora Takenouchi. In addition, the cause of
the imminent death of Yamato "Matt" Ishida. How do you plead?" asked Leomon.
"Not Guilty." snarled the emperor (aka Ken). "As ruler by devine right you
cannot possibly convict me. It is my destiny to rule over you all. Bow down to
me."
"You are wrong." said Centarumon. "Although the ancient proficies do tell of a
human who will rule over the digital world. You cannot claim that title. You
failed to read the complete text. In the complete text, the one who can rule is
named in part. It talks of the ones who destroyed the great evils. I belive I
speak for eveyone when I say this. Tai, will you accept the task of ruling the
digital world?"
"Me?" exclaimed Tai who immediatly began coughing. Joe gave Tai some water.
"Yes. The prophecy talks about a human who has lossed they love and care about.
They alone can rule." said Centarumon.
"Tai." said Matt. "Do it for us. You've given everything for us. Do this last
thing, as a favor to your friend. I can die in peace knowing someone as kind as
you is here."
Tears began to form in Tai's eyes. "For everyone's sake. To keep this from
happenning again. I'll do it."
"My lord, as the new ruler, you may choose the punishment for this individual."
said Leomon.
"I never want it said that I'm an injust ruler. Even though he commited terrible
crimes. I will decree he be banished from the digital world." said Tai. "I
belive that without the temptation of power, he'll become good once again." (Ken
does in fact become a good guy later)
"Very well." said Leomon. The guards proceeded to send Ken through one of the
digiports.
* * *
TK's POV:
The emperor was taken away and we all left for the digiport. Joe was telling Tai
about all this medical stuff he needed to know so that his voice would heal
properly. We reached the gate and went through. Naturally we all landed in a big
head. But what I found odd was that Tai wasn't there. We had all assumed he'd
live like the emperor, both at home and in the digital world. It was freaky. Tai
stared right at me through the screen and mouthed the words "Only you."
There was a confused yelp from the group as everyone was suddenly shocked by
their digivices.
"I've sealed the gateway." said Tai. "There's been too much suffering already. I
can't risk the chance someone might find their way in. All the digidestined kids
around the world have had their digivice circuitry destroyed."
There was a shocked silence as we all realized that the digital world was closed
to us. We'd never see Tai or our digimon ever again, except through that tiny
computer screen. I felt sad that I never got a chance to say a real goodbye to
Patamon. We were heartbroken, but we all knew he was right and that it was for
the best. Heads hung low, we departed from the school.
Three Years Later.... (Still TK's POV)
I sit in the rebuilt castle of the digimon emperor, I assended the throne.
You're probably all wondering what happenned in the three years since we all
said our goodbyes to Tai. I'll tell you the story as best I can....
Matt lasted a year before the mechanical aids that had replaced many of his
organs began to break down. The doctors couldn't help because it had all been
made by the emperor and was irreplaceable. He died the way he wanted to, with
everything going for him. He and his band had marketed their first last and only
CD. It was an instant hit, staying in the top ten months after his death. Matt
wanted to leave me with as many good memories as possible, and spent most of his
spare time with me, doing all those things we both loved to do. We said are
goodbyes, and one night he just slipped away in his sleep.
With the seeling of the gate, the group broke apart. No one wanted to go back to
the computer as it dreaded up so many sad memories. Too many people had died. So
after Matt died, I became depressed. I'd sit for hours at a time, with no one
except Matt's music. My parents couldn't possibly understand what I was going
through. My mother was almost always working, even though she tried her best to
get time in for me. I began to spiral downwards, I rejected all human contact. I
emmersed myself in the study of computers and electronics. I wasn't even aware
of my problem until I was called down to the counciller's office. It was then
that I relized that like Izzy, I had built a shell around myself. I had lost
hope in the world. I detached myself from the computer, I re-entered society
again. But no one was able to offer me what I needed. Once again, depression
took me. I spiraled downwards and absorbed myself into the world of electronics.
I considered killing myself, but knew that Matt would disaprove of it.
In one of those days of misery, I recived the shock of my life. I suddenly found
that my digivice was going off. We'd all kept them as momentos, but they
shouldn't have worked. But here it was, beconning me. I craddled the device in
my hands, and suddenly I was transported to the digital world, I don't know how,
I was just suddenly there. But I relized that this is what I needed. The digital
world was the one place where I still had friends, I hoped. I walked slowly
towards the tall stucture which towered over most of the area. The palace. I
relized, that the whole trip was strange. I hadn't encountered a single digimon
at all. Puzzled I pushed open the door to the palace and stepped in. The floor
lay covered in dust. Room after room was empty. Where was Tai? Had some
enourmous disaster occured? Had all life in the digital world ceased to exist?
Would I be an outcast in the place most familiar to me? Slowly, hesitantly, I
approached the doors to the inner sanctum. I was terrified of what I might find.
What I found was a splendid garden. Possibly the only place in the whole
building that had had any maintenance recently. Life size statues of the
digidestined and their digimon had been erected at various points in the room
making them almost look real.... I stopped in front of one particular statue.
The one who'd died at my own hands, even though it wasn't my fault. I was unable
to look the statue in the eyes. There was a slight rustle behind me followed by
a cool crisp voice.
"I see you found your way back TK. I was wondering when you'd arrive." said the
figure. I knew without looking who it was, and was surprised at how well his
voice had healed.
"Tai...." I said calmly. "But how did you know I'd end up here?"
"You and Kari, you're the only ones who can pass across the physical plane to
the digiworld without using a digiport." said Tai "You are my sucessor."
I stared visibly. "Sucessor? But you're barely seventeen as it is." I told him.
"What happenned here anyway?"
"There was a war. A horrible war where the emperor's supporters clashed with our
forces. Primary village was the first place taken, the whole area is still
decimated. The digiworld will hold these scars for years to come. All of the
digimon are currently trying to re-build Primary village.
"That's terrible." I said shocked. "But how do I fit in?"
"I'm privy to certain things even Centarumon isn't. It's true that I fit the
prophecy's description, yet if it had been me, this war never would have
happenned." said Tai. "You watched all the things I secretly taught Matt about
leadership, you've grown to meet all those teachings. You are the one who can
truely accend the throne."
I resisted the idea at first. I mean I had a life in the real world. But I came
to relize that that wasn't true. I had no friends, even my parents were
strangers to me. No one in the real world really trully cared about me except my
parents, and they were always busy. The title was virtually flung on me. A few
days later, I was brooding about the subject in my chamber when a digimon
informed me that Tai had been found dead in his bed. It was ruled as a suicide,
but I think he knew that I'd finnally made my decision and chose to move on and
join all his loved ones in the afterlife.
And yet, even as I rule, I myself am beginning to feel the pangs of loss that I
belive drove Tai to his decison. No wars or anything have occured under my rule.
All disputes were settled in a non-violent fashion. Gabumon and Patamon have
helped me rule the same way they helped Tai. I long to be with my soulmate, Kari
Kamiya. But the time isn't right, I haven't yet resovled all the conflicts of
the past or rebuilt the world since the last world. Mabey in ten or twenty
years, when everything is done, and I've found a suitable sucessor, mabey I'll
follow Tai on his journey to death. But even if I perish tommorrow, another will
follow. Genni or his sucessor will see to that. There will always be digidesined
to guard over the digital world, and there will always be digidestined ready to
give their lives in the name of peace.
And once again I stand in front of Kari's statue. I relize how hard war is on a
person and what a toll a person takes in ruleing. I guard this world in the name
of peace, so that no one has to live through the horrors of war again.
* * *
"One day." said Tai as he watched TK from the astral plane. "One day you and
Kari. One day all of us will be reunited again."
"I just wish it would happen soon." said Kari. "Come to me my sweet TK. I want
to spend the rest of eternity with you."
"Be patient, he'll come when he feels the time is right." said Sora, her arm
around Tai's shoulder. "Until then, you've always got Davis."
"Davis? He's already found another girl. He likes me like a friend now. He's off
in the american spirtual plane right now." said Kari.
"He shouldn't stray too far you know." said Tai. "It's our final mission, to
guard the digital world in death. One that TK will inherit with us when he dies.
And that mission'll last forever."
"Takeru, you're just the thing the digital world needs, but I need you too.
Don't be too long." said Kari.
And almost as if he could hear here, TK looked up and smiled. "Hang on Kari,
you've waited this long, I'll join you when the time is right. I just have to
set all these affairs strait, then we can be together forever."
The End