Chapter Nine: The Journey of the Gods
Warm steam billowed up from the hot cups of coffee. The digidestoned sat intently, sitting around a table back in Davis' apartment. His mom came into the living room, carrying a tray of cookies and a few fresh fruits for Fon Lu. She smiled down at the god, who was sat sipping a cup of the hot liquid. He smiled contently, and wrapped a blanked around himself, keeping in the warmth that he had grown to love.
Davis' sister came in as well, she passed out plates and set some dishes out on the table, she soon came back, with a bowl of leftovers, some fried chicken, and some meatloaf from the night before.
The group listened to Fon Lu's tale, about his birth, his casting into the mortal world, his battle with the Astral dragon, and the awakening of the Kaiser. Kari balanced a mug of the coffee, and spoke to the exhausted Fon Lu. "That's quite a story! But, what will happen now?"
Fon Lu sighed, and took in another deep breath, "The good thing is that my powers are now mostly exaused, and will take a few hours to recover. The bad news is that if the Astral dragon is here, then events are only going to get worse from now on."
T.K. swolled down a mouthful of the meatloaf, and spoke up, "What is this "Astral Dragon, and what does he want with this world?"
Fon Lu tucked the blanked around his chin, and pulled his knees up to his chest, "The Astral dragon is a powerful dragon of the Darkness, if he is here in this world, that means that he knows about the digital world."
Kari shook her head, "So, we have dealt with evil before."
Fon Lu scratched his forehead, and sighed, "The Astral dragon is not just another dark master or evil digimon. He is far more than you all could ever handle. My people, rival any powers known on this Earth." He glared at the digidestioned, "You will not be able to defeat him. Only another Dragon can have the hope of standing against another of his kind."
Cody sipped his drink, and nodded his head, "Then I guess that means….."
Davis interrupted Cody, "It means that Fon Lu has to knock out that bad dragon!"
Fon Lu laughed, 'Are you crazy? The Astral Dragon is more than a few million millenniums older than I am!"
Cody had a skeptical look on his face, "What do you mean? If he is older than you, than you should have the advantage."
Fon Lu rose up from the couch, the blanked dragged on the floor behind him as he walked over to the sliding door. Davis' sister was still tending to the evening meal, when she saw him next to the slider. "Here we go, again…." She muttered under her breath, and kept on going with the cooking.
Fon Lu stood, and looked off into the stars, Kari came up behind him, and gently put her hand on his shoulder. "Fon Lu? What's wrong?"
Fon Lu tuned his head to Kari, and then back to the stars. His voice was soft, and quivered a bit. "You don't understand…..Dragons do not age like normal humans…." He sighed, "The Endless are immortal. Now that the Astral Dragon older than me, his powers are vastly superior to my own. A dragon's power increases with time, like evolution."
He turned to face the group, Kari's hand slid of the blanket. "I would not stand a fighting chance against him. Even if I had full control of my Dragon form, I would still be out matched."
Yoile stood up, her face was alight with a smile. "We could help you! Our digimon can evolve just like your dragon forms!"
Fon Lu slammed his fist down on the table, the mugs of coffee jumped in the air, and fell spilling the brown liquid on the floor. His eyes were aglow with a red fire, and his breath came in ragged gasps. "I told you…..You would die if you tried to help me! The Astral Dragon would just burn you and your digimon into particles before you could make a move!"
Kari put her hand back on Fon Lu, "She didn't mean any harm….She was just trying to help."
Fon Lu sighed, "I know…But you have to realize….That the Astral Dragon can only and only be destroyed by me!"
T.K. nodded his head, "I understand….But you still didn't answer all of my question."
Fon Lu nodded his head back, and sat back down on the couch. He sighed, and then closed his eyes, "If the Astral Dragon is here…Then there is only one reason that he has come."
Kari's eyes shone, "Then what is it!"
Fon Lu opened his eyes, "To reunite with his other half, so that his powers can be fully restored, and then destroy this world, and the digital world."
The group was silent…..Fon Lu, looked back out towards the slider, and could see the stars twinkling brighter than ever before.
Warm steam billowed up from the hot cups of coffee. The digidestoned sat intently, sitting around a table back in Davis' apartment. His mom came into the living room, carrying a tray of cookies and a few fresh fruits for Fon Lu. She smiled down at the god, who was sat sipping a cup of the hot liquid. He smiled contently, and wrapped a blanked around himself, keeping in the warmth that he had grown to love.
Davis' sister came in as well, she passed out plates and set some dishes out on the table, she soon came back, with a bowl of leftovers, some fried chicken, and some meatloaf from the night before.
The group listened to Fon Lu's tale, about his birth, his casting into the mortal world, his battle with the Astral dragon, and the awakening of the Kaiser. Kari balanced a mug of the coffee, and spoke to the exhausted Fon Lu. "That's quite a story! But, what will happen now?"
Fon Lu sighed, and took in another deep breath, "The good thing is that my powers are now mostly exaused, and will take a few hours to recover. The bad news is that if the Astral dragon is here, then events are only going to get worse from now on."
T.K. swolled down a mouthful of the meatloaf, and spoke up, "What is this "Astral Dragon, and what does he want with this world?"
Fon Lu tucked the blanked around his chin, and pulled his knees up to his chest, "The Astral dragon is a powerful dragon of the Darkness, if he is here in this world, that means that he knows about the digital world."
Kari shook her head, "So, we have dealt with evil before."
Fon Lu scratched his forehead, and sighed, "The Astral dragon is not just another dark master or evil digimon. He is far more than you all could ever handle. My people, rival any powers known on this Earth." He glared at the digidestioned, "You will not be able to defeat him. Only another Dragon can have the hope of standing against another of his kind."
Cody sipped his drink, and nodded his head, "Then I guess that means….."
Davis interrupted Cody, "It means that Fon Lu has to knock out that bad dragon!"
Fon Lu laughed, 'Are you crazy? The Astral Dragon is more than a few million millenniums older than I am!"
Cody had a skeptical look on his face, "What do you mean? If he is older than you, than you should have the advantage."
Fon Lu rose up from the couch, the blanked dragged on the floor behind him as he walked over to the sliding door. Davis' sister was still tending to the evening meal, when she saw him next to the slider. "Here we go, again…." She muttered under her breath, and kept on going with the cooking.
Fon Lu stood, and looked off into the stars, Kari came up behind him, and gently put her hand on his shoulder. "Fon Lu? What's wrong?"
Fon Lu tuned his head to Kari, and then back to the stars. His voice was soft, and quivered a bit. "You don't understand…..Dragons do not age like normal humans…." He sighed, "The Endless are immortal. Now that the Astral Dragon older than me, his powers are vastly superior to my own. A dragon's power increases with time, like evolution."
He turned to face the group, Kari's hand slid of the blanket. "I would not stand a fighting chance against him. Even if I had full control of my Dragon form, I would still be out matched."
Yoile stood up, her face was alight with a smile. "We could help you! Our digimon can evolve just like your dragon forms!"
Fon Lu slammed his fist down on the table, the mugs of coffee jumped in the air, and fell spilling the brown liquid on the floor. His eyes were aglow with a red fire, and his breath came in ragged gasps. "I told you…..You would die if you tried to help me! The Astral Dragon would just burn you and your digimon into particles before you could make a move!"
Kari put her hand back on Fon Lu, "She didn't mean any harm….She was just trying to help."
Fon Lu sighed, "I know…But you have to realize….That the Astral Dragon can only and only be destroyed by me!"
T.K. nodded his head, "I understand….But you still didn't answer all of my question."
Fon Lu nodded his head back, and sat back down on the couch. He sighed, and then closed his eyes, "If the Astral Dragon is here…Then there is only one reason that he has come."
Kari's eyes shone, "Then what is it!"
Fon Lu opened his eyes, "To reunite with his other half, so that his powers can be fully restored, and then destroy this world, and the digital world."
The group was silent…..Fon Lu, looked back out towards the slider, and could see the stars twinkling brighter than ever before.
