Digimon: The Year of Reckoning
Chapter 15
"Flames of Love"
At Darkmon's Castle
"What kind of game is that Devilmon playing? Whatever it is he seems to be pretty good at it. Maybe I should ask him to join my army. Nah."
"Sir, the sensors are picking up another medallion."
"Good! We can't let them get another one. I can't believe we let them get the Angemon one, it's one of the most powerful of them all."
"Well, if we don't want them to get this one, we had better go and retrieve it first."
"Oh Phantomon what would I do without you. I could kill those children for putting you through the torture of death."
"I am very grateful that my lord brought me back."
"Oh nonsense, you are my most loyal subject. We've been a team for as long as I can remember. Nothing can tear us apart. Now, let's go get that medallion."
Narrated by Mya
"Hello, I'm Silkmon!"
Catermon's egg had just hatched and her baby form, Silkmon had been born. It was basically just a ball of silk with two beady black eyes.
"It's so good to see you again Mya. You too Nick."
He blushed. During the whole seven deadly sins fiasco, they became very close, and I know he feels responsible for Catermon's death in the first place. But she doesn't blame him and neither do I. I'm just glad that she's back. At least I should be glad. Without my soul, it's like, I know I should be glad, but I'm just not. Like a far off gladness, ya know.
"Hey Mya, I'm glad that your egg hatched," Brandon smiled.
"Me…too."
He grabbed my hand.
"You're still so cold Mya. What is wrong with you?"
"I'm just…cold-blooded I guess."
I wanted so badly to tell him the truth. Tell him that I didn't have a soul. Maybe he could help me. But why would he. How could he love someone without a soul? Then again, I was unable to love without a soul. Talk about a double-edged sword.
"Mya, I feel funny," Silkmon said.
"How so?"
"I feel like something is near us. It makes me feel really good inside. It makes me feel loved."
"I wouldn't know," I mumbled.
Meanwhile…
"Have you found it yet Phantomon?"
"No, but I know it's around here somewhere. Ah, here it is."
Darkmon went over to Phantomon. There in the dirt lay the medallion. It was bright red with a fiery bird carved into it.
"Just as I suspected. The Birdramon medallion. I can smell its putrid love stinking up the air."
"Hey guys, Silkmon thinks the next medallion's over here."
"Oh no, it's those bloody kids!" Darkmon said. "Hurry, get the medallion and let's make like a tree and leaf."
Phantomon reached down and grabbed the medallion but was burned by the fiery bird. He threw the medallion over his shoulder and screamed in pain.
"You fool!"
"It burnt my hands."
"I'll burn your ass if you don't get that medallion."
"I think it's over here," I said.
We walked into a clearing. On the other side was our arch nemesis, Darkmon. And reincarnated was Phantomon.
"Phantomon get the medallion!"
"Leave the medallion alone! It's ours!" Brandon yelled. "Teach them a lesson about medallions Spikemon!"
"Spikemon medallion digivolve to…Talonmon! Talons of love and sincerity!"
"You guys too!" Nick and JT yelled.
"Sandmon digivolve to…Crustmon!"
"Crustmon digivolve to…Lobstremon!"
"Betamon digivolve to…Seadramon!"
"I want to fight too!" Silkmon screamed.
"No way!" Mya said. "You're too small."
"Soul Chopper!"
Lobstremon blocked the attack with his claw.
"Tidal Twister!"
Phantomon flew backwards into a tree.
"Shadow Beam!"
Lobstremon was knocked down. Seadramon came behind Darkmon and wrapped his tail around him.
"Ice Blast!"
Darkmon's torso was frozen. Seadramon was biting at his body.
"Didn't you learn your lesson last time," Talonmon said to Phantomon.
"Learn this. Shadow Scythe!"
Talonmon did a spiral in the air dodging the attack.
"Talon Crusher!"
Phantomon batted his claw away with his scythe.
"Mya please let me help them."
"You're not strong enough."
"But I can digivolve."
"I forgot. Well, I guess we could try. Digivolve!"
"Silkmon digivolve to…Podmon!"
"Podmon digivolve to…Catermon!"
"Catermon, you're back!" Nick shouted.
"Yeah, and I have a score to settle. Absorbing Thread!"
Phantomon was caught off guard as the thread wrapped around his body and sucked away his power. He dropped his scythe. But suddenly it appeared to have a mind of its own! First it cut Phantomon loose, then it came after Catermon.
"Stay back!" I yelled, using my powers to throw it off course.
Meanwhile Darkmon had thawed out and was choking Seadramon while holding Lobstremon down with his foot.
"Lobstremon, let's try the medallion!" Nick called.
Lobstremon turned back into Crustmon and was small enough to scuttle away.
"DigiMedallion energize!"
"Crustmon medallion digivolve to…Holymon! Angel of Hope!"
"Holy Claw!"
Holymon whacked Darkmon. He lost his grip on Seadramon and the dragon got away.
"Dark Claw!"
"Holy Claw!"
The attacks met each other. Neither one was beating the other.
"Guys, it's time we stepped in," Brandon ordered. "Sword!"
"Ninja Belt!"
"Bow and Arrow!"
"Magic!"
Nick and JT fired arrows and ninja stars at Darkmon trying to make his attack weaken. It didn't work.
Brandon rushed in with his sword but Darkmon used his other clawed and to smack him away. It was up to me.
I concentrated all of my power. I focused on Darkmon's claw. I focused hard. And then…Whoosh! I telekinetically moved his hand, and Holymon struck his body with his attack.
"Arggh!" Darkmon screamed falling back.
"Soul Chopper!"
Holymon was sliced down the back! He stumbled to the ground before becoming Crustmon again.
"Seadramon digivolve to…MegaSeadramon!"
"Mega Ice Blast!"
Phantomon was frozen. I couldn't believe it. We were actually winning. Key word: were. That's when Devilmon showed up.
"Not him again," JT said.
"I will have the medallion! Where is it?"
The medallion! I had almost forgotten why we were even fighting. I left the battle to find it. I looked all over the place Darkmon and Phantomon had been earlier. I couldn't find it.
"Talon Crusher!"
Talonmon crushed through Phantomon's ice prison hoping to crush Phantomon in the process, but somehow missed.
"Shadow Scythe!"
Talonmon was hit in the back and fell to the ground as Spikemon.
"The girl's looking for the medallion!" Devilmon shouted.
Damn him. I still hadn't found it.
"Hell's Fury!"
Everything around me was exploding. I dove for cover and landed on something hard. The medallion! I picked it up and held it up high. My body was engulfed in flames, protecting me from attacks, as I floated back to the battlefield.
"You let her get the medallion you insolent fool!" Darkmon yelled at Phantomon.
"Catermon, Crustmon, Spikemon. Get ready!" I yelled.
The medallion shined bright red. The light filled with love surrounded the three digimon and brought them to full power again.
"DigiMedallion energize!"
"Spikemon medallion digivolve to…Talonmon! Talons of love and sincerity!"
"Crustmon medallion digivolve to…Holymon! Angel of Hope!"
"Catermon medallion digivolve to…Fireflymon! Flames of love!"
Fireflymon was almost the same as Buttramon, only covered in flames and now sported large clawed feet.
"I am Fireflymon. As Catermon I used the Birdramon medallion to digivolve. My Flaming Hurricane attack will burn any enemy to a crisp."
"You may have gotten the medallion, but you will never defeat us," Darkmon said. "Shadow Beam!"
"Blazing Inferno!"
"Shadow Scythe!"
Talonmon went after Phantomon.
"Talon Crusher!"
Once again he destroyed the scythe, leaving Phantomon unable to attack.
Holymon went after Darkmon.
"Holy Claw!"
The beam was stopped by his attack.
My digimon went after Devilmon.
"Flaming Hurricane!"
I tower of flames spun around, enveloping Devilmon's attack, and then pushing both of them back at the three dark digimon. Their pitiful screams echoed through the forest. When the smoke settled Phantomon was a pile of dust, Darkmon was burnt badly and quickly escaped, and Devilmon hadn't been hurt much by the flames considering it was his natural habitat.
"Mega Ice Blast!"
Devilmon didn't see that coming. And ice was not his friend. MegaSeadramon, who was on the sidelines, had seen his chance to finish off Devilmon. But Devilmon's extremely hot skin melted the ice, but he was still hurt badly.
"This isn't over!"
And with that he was gone. He'd be back. I knew it.
MegaSeadramon returned to Betamon and the others changed back to in-training.
"That was a tough fight," Nick said.
"Yeah, but we won. We're getting stronger all the time. We just defeated Darkmon and Devilmon together. True we didn't destroy them, but we beat them. If we continue to get medallions, then we'll finally be able to destroy all the evils in the digital world," Brandon said.
Is Brandon right? Were they just lucky this time? Will they be able to win the next battle? Or has their luck run out?