West Shinjuku Park, Tokyo

11:15 P.M.

At one time, this building was once a hotel, now it is a dust filled ruin. It had been condemned about ten years ago, yet it still stands at the edge of West Shinjuku Park, a testament to another age. In the old convention center, a large room on the southern end of the building, the dust stirs slightly. The rusted chandeliers no longer shine, the old staircase at the side of the room at leads to a walkway going around the edge of the whole room has collapsed, its wreckage strewn across the floor. On the wall opposite the ruined staircase, one of the three large windows shatter and a reddish creature lands on the floor inside, blowing away decade-old dust from the floors.

"This place shall do," says Guilmon/IceDevimon, dropping Rika and Impmon. Rika quickly crawls to the nearest wall and gets to her feet, then scans the room for an exit. She can see a door up on the walkway, but it is impossible to reach. On the opposite side of the room, closer to her, is an open double-door on the first floor. Rika makes a break for it, and nearly makes it, when Guilmon suddenly appears in front of her.

"AH!" yelps Rika, surprised.

"You're not going anywhere, Nonaka!" he says, raising his hand. Suddenly, Rika begins to float in the air! Guilmon thrusts his hand forward and Rika flies across the room, crashing into a dust-covered table and onto the floor.

"You monster.." she says, looking up at him as he floats to the center of the room. Guilmon raises his arms toward the sky and a black aura surrounds his body.

"It is time for me to return to the physical plane," says Guilmon/IceDevimon, as his entire body begins to glow in a blinding white light.

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Takato, Henry, Shinji, and Terriermon run down the path in the direction Kouji and Renamon had run off in. Even though they'd lost them a while ago, they could still track Guilmon's movements with Takato's D-Arc.

"Ok, so explain this again," says Shinji, running next to Henry, just behind Takato.

"All right, a while ago another digimon came into our world, IceDevimon, and he kidnapped Rika. He wanted her to be his tamer, but she was disgusted with his brutal tactics and refused. Renamon showed up and tried to fight him, but couldn't win. Guilmon ended up beating him and absorbed his data, that's why IceDevimon is now in him," replies Henry.

"But why hasn't anything happened before now?" asks Takato, looking back at his D-Arc to make sure they're going the right way.

"Either he was too weak to take over or Guilmon has been sick all this time but hasn't said anything," replies Henry. In the distance, they notice a bright light.

"What is that?!" yells Shinji.

"That's coming from where Guilmon is!" says Takato. All of them start to run a little faster.

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"What is that?" says Yamaki, seeing the bright light in the distance.

"Sir, its bio-emerging!" yells Reily over the phone.

"Where is it now?" asks Yamaki.

"The old Ichijouji Hotel, its on the far side of the park," she replies.

"Got it, get the SWAT team on standby, have them ready in one hour," orders Yamaki, turning off his cell phone so he can concentrate on running.

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Impmon opens his eyes as the light fades and watches as Guilmon, wingless, falls to the floor. The ice covered floor. He looks around and realizes that everything is now covered with ice, except for himself and Rika.

"What the..?" he says, then looking up to where Guilmon had been floating. In his place is an icy white demon, its eyes crimson red. The digimon slowly floats to the ground and looks at Rika, her back against the wall, her face filled with suppressed terror.

"IceDevimon.." she whispers, her eyes fixed on the monster.

"Come to me, tamer," says IceDevimon, raising his hand toward her, beckoning her to come. Rika actually takes a step forward, struggling not to do so again as the demon wills her to do his bidding.

"No," she says defiantly.

"You will come to me, Nonaka," he continues, pulling his arm back and willing her to take another step.

"No! I'm stronger than you! I will never be your tamer!" yells Rika, grabbing her leg and forcing it back. IceDevimon smiles at her stubbornness. She will be the perfect tamer!

"Your will is strong, Rika, but no where near as strong as mine," says IceDevimon as Rika begins to float towards him. IceDevimon grabs her head and brings it directly in front of his face. He smiles at her, an evil smile only a demon can procure, and leans toward her..



"LET HER GO!!" screams Renamon, flying through one of the windows and connecting with IceDevimon's back. He drops Rika and she falls to the floor as he crashes into the wall of ice. Kouji jumps through the same window as Renamon does a back flip and lands next to Rika.

"Renamon!" she says, relieved.

"Are you ok?" asks Renamon.

"Yes," she replies. IceDevimon quickly spins around and leaps toward Renamon, who easily dodges the attack.

"DIAMOND STORM!" yells Renamon, firing her attack at the demon's side. IceDevimon looks at her and growls, then dives at her again. Renamon jumps, spins in mid air and kicks the side of the monster's head, but with no visible effects as it grabs her leg and throws her into the wall.

"FIRE BLAST!" yells Kouji, throwing a fireball at IceDevimon's back.

"You fools never learn," he whispers, as the fireball harmlessly hits his back. IceDevimon turns and looks at the dragon digimon below. Kouji stands in a martial-arts style fighting stance waiting for the monster to make the first move.

"Fight me," says Kouji, calmly watching as IceDevimon floats to the icy floor, Renamon being helped up by Rika behind him.

"Why do you fight this battle? It does not concern you. Do you wish to die?" asks IceDevimon, intrigued by the Dark Flamedramon's futile bravery.

"I fight because I have something to protect," replies Kouji. IceDevimon just looks at him for a moment, then realizes what he means and smiles devilishly at him.

"I see. Your battle is futile, my victory is insured," says IceDevimon, turning to Rika and Renamon, raising his hand. Suddenly, the two fly back into the icy wall behind them. Ice forms over Rika's wrists and ankles, effectively tying her to the wall, while Renamon just falls to the floor.

"Renamon!" yells Kouji, leaping at IceDevimon and throwing a punch, which the ice demon easily blocks. IceDevimon laughs lightly at him, strengthening Kouji's rage as he begins to punch at the monster with blinding speed, yet it blocks every time.

"Let's end this, shall we?" says IceDevimon, "FROST CLAW!" The monster punches Kouji, sending him flying across the room and into a wall, cracking it. But instead of just falling to the floor, Kouji pushes himself off the wall and jumps at IceDevimon. The monster effortlessly dodges the flying sidekick, only to get hit with a shower of fireballs as Kouji spins around and lands on the floor. Shaking off the attack, IceDevimon dives at Kouji and knocks him aside with his arm.

"K-Kouji.." says Renamon, regaining her sense and trying to stand back up. IceDevimon quietly walks to where Kouji is standing back up and smiles at him.

"Now die," whispers the monster, pulling his arm back to deliver another devastating punch.



"GARGO LASER!" yells Gargomon, blasting IceDevimon and sending the monster skidding along the floor. Kouji looks over towards the large double doors at the end of the room and sees that the cavalry has arrived: Takato, Henry, Shinji, and Gargomon.

"Guilmon!" yells Takato, seeing his friend laying motionless near the center of the room. The three Tamers separate; Takato runs to Guilmon, Henry goes to Renamon and Rika, while Shinji rushes to assist Kouji.

"Are you all right?" asks Shinji, quickly helping Kouji to his feet as IceDevimon stands on the far side of the room.

"I'm fine," he replies with a smirk, then looks back at IceDevimon.

"Let's get this guy!" yells Gargomon, sliding across the ice to them and aiming his gattlings. Kouji nods and readies himself to fire another Magna Flare.

"Shinji, you should get out of the way.." he says.

"No, I'm a fighter, not a spectator," Shinji quickly replies. Kouji just smiles as the remark.

"GARGO LASER!"

"MAGNA FLARE!"

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"Whoa.." says Yamaki as he comes to a stop a short distance from the abandoned Ichijouji Hotel. It is completely covered with ice, except for the main entrance, which appears to have been blasted apart.

"Those kids and their digimon must've gotten here before me," he thinks, running toward the opening, "But I seriously doubt even they can defeat IceDevimon." Yamaki grabs his handgun and cautiously runs inside, just as the entire building shakes.

"What the..?" he says as small pieces of ice fall from the ceiling of the main entrance.

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"ZERO FREEZE!" yells IceDevimon, trapping Gargomon in a mound of ice.

"Gargomon!" yells Henry, reaching into his cardcase.

"Not this time," says IceDevimon, using his powers to lift Henry off the ground and into the wall, tying him to it, just like Rika.

"Henry!" yells Takato, trying to lift the unconscious Guilmon. No sooner does he speak does IceDevimon do the same to him.

"MAGNA FLARE!" yells Kouji, firing his attack at IceDevimon. Instead of dodging it, the demon just knocks it aside, blasting the ceiling and causing the entire building to shake. Then, both Kouji and Shinji are lifted off the ground and tied to the wall, just like the others. With his opponents immobilized, IceDevimon turns his attention back to Renamon and Rika.

"Renamon, come to me," he says, willing her to stand and walk to him. Weakly, she stands next to him, looking at Kouji with glazed eyes. The demon stands behind her and wraps his tattered wings over her.

"Renamon, our time has come. Rika will never abandon you to become my Tamer, but she will accept me if you are mine," he whispers into her ear.

"What..?" she replies, just as quietly.

"Yes, you will be my dark mistress and Rika will be mine," he whispers again, now looking at Kouji with a devilish grin. Kouji can only watch angrily and growl at him.

"..Dark..mistress?" whispers Renamon.

"Yes, together we will be the perfect warriors. All the human world will be ours. Yes.." whispers IceDevimon. Suddenly, the demon violently bites down on her neck, a spray of crimson washing over his face as Renamon shows no resistance to his power.

"NOOO!!!" screams Kouji as IceDevimon drinks her blood and spreads his darkness.

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Yep, I'm leaving you with a cliffhanger. I'll have chapter 7 up soon, don't want to leave you guys hanging for too long. If everything goes according to plan, the next chapter should be the last, so stop by to find out what happens!