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The boy stared lifelessly out into the dark emptiness that he called home; or what he was meant to call home. A million questions were making their way through his mind – half of them him not being to answer. He frowned slightly to himself at that. He was supposed to know everything…so why couldn't he answer them? Biting his lip, he glared into the darkness, mad at both the world and himself.
How could I have been so foolish? I should have seen it coming a mile away...I was tricked...I wanted Ken's body! What's wrong with me?He slammed his hand down on the arm of the chair, hard, and for a minute, the pain was all that he could feel. It took his mind off things only momentarily, and made him feel better.
Never again...such petty emotions...never anything such as love. It took control of me for that instant, and look where I ended up. If I hadn't of been off-guard like that maybe...He sighed, leaning his head on his other palm, his mind till searching for his answer.
If only I was more powerful...things like this wouldn't have happened...It was then that he felt it sink in.
More powerful...that's it..."Time for your lessons, Daisuke." Spat a voice, followed by Mummymon appearing from the shadows, "And by the looks of it, you need them."
Daisuke glared at him, frowning, but once again let it pass, and followed Mummymon to their training spot, which wasn't very much different from where they just were; still covered in the same blackness.
"Its a shame you know," Mummymon said, his back turned to Daisuke, "That you let those petty DigiDestined kids get to you. I thought you'd be a lot smarter than that."
"Shut up." Was all Daisuke could say between gritted teeth.
"You fell for those stupid human emotions." He continued, taking pleasure in this.
"Shut up!"
"So much for Mr. Big Man, Mr. I'm so Powerful, Mr.." He was interrupted by Daisuke lunging at him and tackling him to the floor. The boy on top of him shook in anger, and Mummymon smiled silently, congratulating himself for doing such a fine job.
"And you don't feel emotions like that?" Daisuke sneered down at him. "What about Archnemon?"
Mummymon frowned, being caught off-guard.
"Yes, what about me? Did I hear someone say my name?" Purred a voice, and Daisuke didn't need to look behind him to know who it was, and his blue partner soon stood by his side, a questioning look on his face.
"My dear," Daisuke started, casually standing and dusting himself off, "I believe Mummymon here has something to tell you." He added, once again sneering at his enemy and teacher.
Archnemon raised an eyebrow, once again latching on to Daisuke. "Hmm? What is it Mummymon?"
He stared up at the pair in front of him, his only love attached once again to that ex-Digidestined, and frowned. "Nothing…nothing at all."
Daisuke smirked triumphantly as Mummymon stood also.
"So, Love, have you started your training yet? I know something that we can do to take your mind off those nasty Digidestined and last night's events." She whispered, licking his ear.
Emotions...that's what keeps me from destroying them all…but how do I rid myself of these? He frowned, listening to Archnemon. She's been plagued by it...I can't let that happen to me. Both of them, they have these emotions...they're keeping me from my destiny. My destiny to destroy the DigiDestined, and rule both worlds!
Daisuke stepped away from Archnemon's grasp, sickened by the thought of her touch, and knew that she was frowning at his movement. He took a few more steps away from her, and turned, eyeing them both. "I think I've spent long enough here with you two."
"Daisuke, what are you saying?" She asked innocently, taking a step forward.
He held a hand up, now glaring at her. "You're acting like one of them – the emotions rule your life. You've been corrupted." The word "corrupted" was spoken with so much contempt, it made her wince.
"What do you mean?" She asked, confused.
"Shall I skip to the part that you'll understand? I'm leaving – for good. I'm tired of being treated like some infant who doesn't know any better. I'm tired of all the training; of everything I've already knew from the start. This has been a waste of time, time that I could have used to destroy the Digital world. My destiny is to rule and be the all mighty ruler of both worlds, and you're what's standing in my way."
Archnemon pouted softly, her eyes watering somewhat. "What about me and you? Us?"
"There is no us." Daisuke spat. "There never was! To tell you the truth, I never loved you in the first place! I just led you on, letting you do whatever made you happy!"
"W-W-What?!"
"You heard me," Daisuke spat again. "I never cared about you, I never loved you, and I hated all the stupid things you did to baby me!" Archnemon stood there, horrified. "And I certainly never want to see your ugly face again! How could you possibly think that I, a superior human being, would ever lower myself to love an ugly hag digimon like yourself?" She dropped to her knees, her eyes getting quite watery.
"No! Tell me you're just joking with me! Tell me that your power has just gotten to your head!"
"No, I am not joking. You are the one that is restricting me from becoming the ultimate darkness. I will eliminate all things in my way of becoming the ultimate darkness." Daisuke turned on his heel, and walked into the darkness, leaving Archnemon to break down.
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"Daisuke!" I heard V-mon's voice call after me. I didn't stop walking, and I didn't look back at him. "Daisuke!" He called again. I felt his small hand slip into mine, and for a moment, I wanted to take him in and hug him. My best and only friend…
No! He is another restraint! Kill him!"Get off of me, you piece of scum!" I yelled, throwing him onto the ground. "Get away from me!"
"D-Daisuke, what's happened to you?" He cried, picking himself up to his feet.
"You are the reason I am not becoming the ultimate darkness."
"What?! Daisuke, listen to yourself speak!"
"I will say it again for you. You are the reason I am not the ultimate darkness. If I eliminate you and your importance to my existence, I will become what I am destined to be."
"Daisuke, please…Don't throw me away…" V-mon said, approaching me again.
V-mon, I love you…No! No, I don't! Never! Damn you, I hate you! You are my final restriction! I'll kill you!"I said to leave my presence at once, or I will kill you." I pronounced coldly. "Since you refuse to leave, I will hurt you." Holding my hands out, I fired a few fireball shots at him, knocking him onto the ground and weakening him to the point where he couldn't stand. I continued walking, stepping on him on the way, and then leaving him in the darkness…the darkness of my past.
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Daisuke…I put my trust in you! I loved you with all of my heart, and I let you lead me on! I gave you your power; I made you! And I can break you if I wish!
Archnemon's eyes were full of stinging tears, brimming with hate. Angrily, she stood, and looked around for an instrument of torture—A large, hollow glass needle. Daisuke would not live to see another day after he had betrayed her that way.
"No one does this to me and gets away with it. No one!" She transformed into her spider form, and began her way after Daisuke…
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V-mon, I feel woozy, I think I am sick…Catch me, V-mon, I think I am going to fall down soon… No, why am I still feeling this?! No! No! Stupid V-mon! I don't care about you anymore! I should've killed you then and there! Damn you to hell! …But you are a part of my past now. A part of my past that will never surface, ever again.I continued walking into the forest. As soon as I reached the nearest Digital Gate, I would return to the Real World and I would go on a little terrorizing round again.
Wait…something wasn't right here…
Quite suddenly, I felt something nail me in the back. A foot. I toppled onto the ground, my face slamming into the dust and getting dirt into my mouth.
"Daisuke, how pleasant to see you again," Archnemon's god-awful sounding voice hummed. Unnoticed by myself, she transformed back into her human stage.
"I told you to never set foot in my presence, ever again." I spat, not turning around to look at her. I was too good for her awful self.
"I will do what I please, you weakling. You have betrayed me, betrayed my love, and I do not tolerate betrayal. You will die a painful, horrible death."
"Yeah, right. Eat this!" I said, turning around, and holding out a hand to fire at her. But then, it didn't fire…
"Crap!" I shouted, and I kept trying to fire. It didn't work…
It just didn't work…
"V-mon!" I cried. "Get over here!"
"Your stupid digimon is gone, Daisuke."
"What?! You killed V-mon?!"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. But after the way you hurt him, he would never want to be around you. Your cruel rejection of him and myself is the beginning of your demise."
V-mon was weak, just as I foretold, but I'm stronger. There's no way she can hurt me. I'm way more powerful than she'll ever be! "You think you can destroy me? All my power?" I questioned, a sarcastic tone in my voice.
She smiled, one of those evil smiles when she had something in mind. "You betrayed me, and for that, you will pay. I gave you your power, and I can also take it back. You're nothing more than you used to be. What have you gained since then? You still have no friends, no family, no one loves you...nothing!"
"I don't need anyone." I stated coldly. "Never have, never will."
"Oh, but you see, you do. Everyone needs someone, even you, and your emotions betray you, even if you don't know it." She continued to smile.
"Oh really? Then who is it that I need?" I raised my hands quickly, firing a fireball at her, which she managed to dodge. Anything to shut her up...this is a bunch of bull shit. Me? Need someone? Why was I even listening to her?
"What about lover boy? Ken Ichi-whatever his name is?" Her smile widened, and I frowned in return.
"That loser of a Digidestined? Where do you get ideas like that to?" I shot back, but deep inside I felt my heart twist, and I ignored it.
"You love him. I can feel it! I've felt it for quiet some time, but I ignored it, wanting you only for myself, just as it should be. And for a while, it worked my way, but the light from the love weakened the demon inside of you, therefore weakening your powers also. And it was the love that's taking over you now, making you leave me. But I won't stand for it! You played me like I was nothing!" She cried, lunging foreword, and I found myself not being able to move.
She tackled me to the ground, sitting on top of me and laying the punches in, trying to make me hurt the way she did I suspected, and it was working. Between the punches I could hear her screaming. Most of it was non-sense, but in between I could hear the mumbles of betrayal and other things. The same force still had a hold on me, and the most I could do was sit there and take it. My body felt numb – I couldn't even feel the pain that she was inflicting on me.
"You're nothing more than what you were!" She shouted above it all, and I felt another blow to my face, sending a trickle of blood from my mouth. "I should have left you the way you were!" She stood up, and kicked me in the side hard, and I felt the air rush out of me. "You're nothing! A nobody! A pathetic loser!" She continued to kick at me, and I was seeing shades of black before my eyes. What's wrong with me?..I can't move...why can't I stand up? Why can't I fight her?
"What...what have you done to me?" I gasped, and she stopped, a sly smile on her face.
"What's that Daisuke? I can't hear you." Her smirk was cold.
"What have you done to me?" I gasped once more, my breath being cut short as she sat back down on me, that smile still plastered across her face. "I..I can't move.."
She leaned in, her face dangerously close to mine, and her hand reached for her pocket, unseen to me. "My poor broken Daisuke, you never did really understand, did you? I gave you your power, therefore making me more powerful than you ever were. You never took the time to think about that, did you? Always too busy with your own plans. But you see Daisuke, I could rip you apart, just like that," She snapped a finger, showing what she meant, "But I'd rather let you die a slow and painful death, as a true nobody."
"What do you mean?" I choked out, the colors still dancing before my eyes.
She whipped out what looked like a needle, and slowly moved it towards me. "What I said, Daisuke. I gave you your power...and I can take back. Of course, I'd like to weaken you a bit more before I kill you."
"You won't, you can't kill me. I'm—too powerful for you." I breathed. Her weight seemed to multiply as she sat on top of me, and it was crushing my lungs.
"You still don't understand, do you, fool? I can control how your powers work now that Ken Ichi-Bastard has weakened your demon. You're putty in my hands, to put it simply enough for your weak mind." She placed the needle on the ground.
"You will die nothing more than what you were—A pathetic, stupid loser." She punched me across the face, and good God, it hurt badly. For a girl, she had a hard punch.
"I dare you to try to attack me."
"Fine then!" I did my best to lurch forward at her, throwing my fist at her, but she caught it. She twisted it around once, twice, three times…I let out a muffled cry, as if we were playing 'mercy', but she didn't stop. I could start to feel more and more pain in my wrist that shot up my arm, writhing around in my tendons and traveling back to my fingertips.
"It's really a pity that you can't put up a fight anymore." She grinned, pushing me onto the ground, chest first. She grabbed at my hair, and yanked my head forward harshly. Taking her practically razor-sharp nails, she dug them into my face, creating something that looked like a bloody fallow in my face. It was unbearable; yet, I still believed that I was more than human, so I suppressed an agonizing scream.
"I want you to feel the pain that you've caused my heart. And not just my heart, but the other hearts that you have hurt on your cocky attitude trip. Ken, V-mon, Takeru, Hikari, Miyako, Iori…You'll always be hated by them, and they'll never even consider you a person now that you've hurt them the way you did."
"I'm not going to die, and I don't need anyone or anything. Not anymore, I've never needed them in the past and I'm not ever going to need them now!" I spat. "I hate everything!"
"That's really too bad, because you aren't making things any easier on yourself. If you asked for V-mon's help, you may have a one in one billionth chance of living through my attack. It is most unlikely, however."
V-mon…I hurt…Help me, V-mon, I am afraid, my body hurts, all over…Then, she picked up my body, and flung me into a tree. I hit, and fell onto the ground, flat on my face. She placed her foot right where my spine led into my neck and the muscles around that area screamed. I could then feel her then go to stand on me. She was heavy, like a sack of potatoes. She bent at the knees ever so slightly, causing her weight to feel like it was multiplying. I stubbornly retained a scream again.
"I want you to scream," She said forcefully. Taking up her needle, she drew little marks with the pointed end on my legs, then doodled on my back, and made a small scratch on my head. My body screamed in pain, and finally, I couldn't restrain myself from screaming in unison with it. The needle felt like it was coated in poison, and that it had been driven in at least an inch; yet I knew that it couldn't have gone in that far because she had been able to scribble on my body with it very quickly.
"Yes. Scream more. Scream louder. Let the world know that you are nothing more than a pathetic, weak bastard." She put her foot on my head, and crushed my face into the ground. Sand and dirt got into my mouth and grated against my tongue and teeth, and it was a purely disgusting feeling on top of the rest of the pain.
I was in so much pain that I never even felt it when she stopped the torture, all I knew was the pain that was running through my body. But the pain soon eased a bit, as did my screams, and it was then that I felt her cold breath near my ear. "Do you think that was painful, Daisuke? It's nothing compared to what I'm about to do."
How could things be any worse? My ego was destroyed, as was own body. Nothing could compare..."Oh yes, Daisuke. There is something I can do." She laughed, listening to my thoughts.
She seized me by the hair once more, and forced me to my knees. It was excruciating, but nothing could compare for the next blow, when she took her glass needle and forced it into my back, cutting through my chest and making a hole on the other side so I could see where the needle had come through.
I think my heart and lungs stopped working at that moment. Unintentionally, my hands shockingly raised up to where the tip of the needle protruded from my chest. Thick, crimson-colored liquid poured from the wound, and it seemed the more I watched it the more my body screamed in horror. If I didn't die from losing too much blood, I would definitely die from horror, or having my heart and lungs stopped.
The pain seemed as if a train had hit my lungs, forcing all air out of them. My heart felt completely stopped, which may or may not have been a bad thing—If it continued to pump blood it may have spilled out of the wound, but if it didn't, my body wouldn't be able to function. Everything was either stopped or jammed, and it was comparable to the electric chair, a knife to the heart, and poison, all combined at the same time. Please let me die now…
"Welcome to hell." Her laughter rang out once again as she pulled at the needle, and I felt as if my whole life was being drained out of me. My life – what little I had ever had – didn't matter anymore. I wanted to die, and all I had to do was wait. I just had to get…the pain…to stop…
She threw the needle away far enough so I couldn't reach it. I watched it roll on the ground, now filled with some kind of dark liquid, my power – my life.
"I'm finished with you." She said, turning to leave, "And I hope the next few minutes are deathly painful for you, because death is upon you, and there's nobody to save you. You dug your own grave, and now comes the time to lie in it." I didn't see her walk away, because my head was thrown back, eyes closed tightly, and I let out an agonizing, tortured scream that seemed as if it had been there for my entire life.
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Both the new Digidestined and the old Digidestined at around Yagami Taichi's living room, caught up in another meeting about the Digital World. But this wasn't just any old meeting – it was a serious one about what was going on, and what Daisuke was up to.
"So Daisuke is evil? I never thought he'd have it in him." Taichi commented, who was sitting casually on the couch with his arm wrapped around his love, Yamato. "I mean, he didn't sound or look like the kind of person who would do that, or have any problems at all."
"I know what you mean," Yamato commented, "I never saw anything wrong with him...he was a good guy, always wanted to fit in. What could have happened to him to turn like that? Especially on his friends?"
Hikari nervously ran her fingers over her jeans, keeping her gaze from the older Digidestined. "I think we're kind of to blame." She said softly.
"What do you mean?" Asked Sora, sitting down next to Mimi. "How can you blame yourself? He was your friend!"
Hikari's eyes began to water. "If only that were true, he wouldn't be where he is now."
Takeru put his arm around Hikari, and she rested her head against his chest. "She's right...it was our fault. We never gave him a real chance...we were more like enemies than friends."
"So you mean you guys were never friends? That he had...no one?" Mimi asked, sitting forward.
Hikari nodded slowly. "It's our fault."
"Okay, now I see where you're coming from, Hikari, but please don't blame yourself. It wasn't your fault, I'm sure of it. There must have been other things he had on mind."
Koushirou, who had been quiet most of the time, spoke up. "Sora is right. Don't blame yourselves." His gaze washed over all the new Digidestined, who were mostly keeping to themselves and being quiet. "Besides, he'll come around sooner or later...we'll get the old Daisuke back, I promise."
Ken shook his head sadly. "He'll never be the same."
The old Digidestined all looked at him quizzically. "What do you mean?"
Ken laid his leaned forward, his head held by the palms of his hands, and his dark hair covering his face. "He'll never be the old Daisuke. Its too late for him, the demon's probably taken over his body by now. He'll never feel emotions...love...anymore."
"Can't we just remove the demon?" Asked Jyou.
Ken shook his head slightly. "If you remove it, he'll surely die. They're one, and they can't live without each other. The demon is part of him, so it would be like taking an arm or leg. His body needs it."
Yamato nodded. "I see…so there's no way to get the real Daisuke back?"
"The old Daisuke is dead." Ken answered, and couldn't keep his voice from shaking.
"Poor Daisuke…" Commented Sora, her voice low and sad.
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Yeah, poor Daisuke. If only any of you had opened your eyes to see the real him, I thought bitterly. If only I had been more like him...he was so confident when trying to be my friend, and bringing me back from my own depression. I was the Digimon Kaiser and I did so many terrible things, but he didn't care at all. He was a true friend, even to the end, and I'll always love him for it.
My head was still down, my own hair covering my face. I didn't want the others to see my expression – see the tears in my eyes. I was one step away from having a break down, and I was trying to hold my own ground. Why did I even come here? It is much too depressing...I'm not ready for it, especially after what happened. They think Daisuke tried to hurt me, when all he was doing was trying to find himself, who he is. How do we get Daisuke back? One question: Why would he want to come back? For them to ignore him again? For Hikari to break his heart? I know that she's his life, and her being with Takeru was a major thing to him. But why would he come back? Would they really forgive him for what he's done to them? I know I've forgot the past, the things he did to me, but will they?
A single tear ran down my face, and I didn't bother to wipe it away before it dropped to the floor. By now, the others must of known what I was feeling. I was surprised they didn't know how I truly felt about this – how I longed to be held by Daisuke, and how I loved him more than life itself. Maybe that's why Miyako stopped stalking me every minute...or she just plain didn't care anymore.
Help...me...I'm bleeding…
Everything seemed to freeze around me, and then I felt an immense stabbing pain in my chest. My eyes blurred over in pain. I gasped for air.
I lifted my head quickly, and I called out his name. The other Digidestined staring at me with strange looks on their faces, but I didn't care. Daisuke…I know that was Daisuke's voice, his pain...there's something wrong! I have to help him!
"I gotta help him!" I shouted, and the others watched in question as I ran from the apartment. None of them followed, and I was glad; though I don't suppose they knew what I was talking about. I guess they thought I needed the time alone, which I did. Daisuke needed me, and I was going to be there for him, no matter what. Nobody could stop me, even if they tried.
Rushing down the now busy street, I had no idea where I was going. My first thought was get home to my computer, so I could get to the Digital World, but Daisuke was in pain – and there was a chance I could be too late. There has to be a quicker way!
Unnoticed to me as I ran, my crest started to faintly glow, and soon shone brightly, and I soon found myself running at a pink aura, and couldn't stop. A portal…to the Digital World? But how? I looked down at my crest that hung around my neck, as if seeing it for the first time. Daisuke, my love for him, it must be what opened the gate!
With a newfound confidence, I ran through the gate and into the Digital World, the gate disappearing behind me, leaving the few pedestrians on the sidewalk in awe.
It was then that I saw him. Daisuke – broken and torn and hemorrhaging to death.
Waha...another long chapter! ^^ I know what you're thinking now, "ACK! What happens?!" Well you're gonna have to wait until the next chapter :P *evil and insane laughter*