Kari opened the door and lead the way up a long, darkened staircase determinately, with Gatomon following right after her

Kari opened the door and lead the way up a long, darkened staircase determinately, with Gatomon following right after her. Tai was next, followed closely by Sora, and then Joe and Izzy. The stairs seemed to be covered in a thin layer of ice, and the going was slow. All of the Digidestined were tense and worried, and their Digimon even more so, for they knew what must be waiting for them on the roof.

The darkness seemed to grow even darker, if possible, and now there was no light to be seen at all, save for a soft glow from each of the Digidestined's digivices, which were already containing large amounts of energy.

Kari paused at the top of the stairs, just before a closed door. She waited for the rest of the Digidestined to catch up with her, and then placed her hand on the door handle, and slowly opened it. A sudden blast of cold air came through the crack of the door, causing all of the Digidestined to shiver slightly. Kari stepped out onto the roof of the apartment, and the Digidestined followed after her, until they were all standing in a small group. Another blast of cold air met them, as if winds drawn out of the north, and they stared out at the figures which were standing just before them.

Mimi and Matt were standing several feet in front of them, as if they were frozen, staring blankly back at the Digidestined. At their feet were Gabumon and Palmon, both apparently frozen as well. They were all surrounded by black light, and cold winds seemed to swirl about them.

The Digidestined rushed forward, but then found they could go no further some four feet away from Mimi and Matt, as if they had been stopped by an invisible barrier. "Mimi! Matt!" Kari yelled in desperation. "Can you hear me?"

At the sound of her voice, the shadows about the entire rooftop suddenly deepened, so that the Digidestined could only see themselves and Mimi and Matt, and everything else was shrouded in darkness. A voice suddenly came rippling through the shadows, and it seemed that the voice was coming from everywhere at once. The voice was rather deep, and it seemed to the Digidestined that the shadows themselves were talking. "They can neither see or hear you . . . it is useless to try to contact them."

The Digidestined looked about them at the sound of the voice, trying to find out where it was coming from, but they could not. It was several moments until Tai mustered up enough courage to speak. "Who are you? What have you done to our friends?"

"My identity is far less pressing at the moment than the condition of your so-called friends." The voice came rippling through the shadows about the Digidestined. "As for what has befallen your friends, that is plain enough. These two, of all the Digidestined, are those who are most susceptible to the powers of darkness. They are those who were most easy to overcome, both having shadows dwelling within them."

"What do you mean?" Kari asked quietly. The Digidestined were all looking at each other in astonishment, as they had no idea of what this voice was talking about.

"Come now," The voice said, and for a moment it appeared filled with contempt. "You have not noticed that these two are slightly different from the rest of you, that they are of darker minds then the rest of you? The one called Matt is largely consumed with looking out for himself, and he cares not of how he achieves this. The one called Mimi is known to you all as one who is very often joyful, yet this is merely a shield to cover up the fact that she is often scared of many things, and is the easiest of you all to be persuaded into darkness; with the promise that she and none of her friends would ever be harmed again. The darkness has largely overcome them, and they are now mindless servants to it."

"That's impossible!" Kari yelled. "No Digidestined would ever do that!"

"Speak not of such matters, for they are above your power to understand." The voice from the shadows boomed out suddenly, and even Kari took a step backwards. The chill in the air grew worse, as if the wind threatened to bring ice and snow at any moment.

Kari glanced back to the other Digidestined, who looked back at her, filled with determination. They were all rather frightened, yet they would not show it, and allow the shadows yet another reason to smirk. Kari turned back to the shadows, and slowly held aloft her tag and crest, from which was glowing a faint white light. "I may not understand the powers of darkness," Kari said, in a rather small voice, "But you can't understand the power of light. It shines forth wherever there is darkness and will overcome it."

T.K. moved up and stood next to Kari, holding aloft his own tag and crest, which was also glowing with light. "And hope is something that darkness can never defeat, and it is a power for all those who think the darkness has won."

The light shining from the two crests grew steadily brighter, until the shadows did not seem so dark, and some of the chill in the air seemed to lessen. For a moment the voice did not say anything, as if it was at a loss for words, but then it blazed forth suddenly, and the shadows grew once more. "I grow tired of banding words with such meaningless fools. It is time for you all to be destroyed. It would be a fitting end indeed to see your defeat at the hands of those you once knew as friends, yet I believe I can create a means of destruction for you all which will be much more grievous to bear." The shadows to the right of where Mimi and Matt were standing parted suddenly, as if a large curtain that had just been pulled, and Wraithmon appeared, hovering a few inches off the ground, his black cloaks swirling about him, intermingling with the shadows so that it was difficult to tell where the cloaks ended and the shadows began. His sword was sheathed, and his arms hung loosely at his sides as he glided silently forward a few feet, so that he stood some half-dozen feet from the Digidestined, who backed away from him until their backs hit the closed door which lead back down into the apartment. A sudden chill had radiated from the shadows so that it was as if biting ice and snow were being driven hard against the Digidestined, and they huddled closer to one another, yet Kari and T.K. stood their ground, holding aloft their tags and crests, which seemed to defeat some of the cold chill.

"We're not afraid of you." Kari said, in a rather small voice which seemed to be partially drowned out by the shadows.

A laugh seemed to erupt suddenly from the shadows that loomed about them, one filled with contempt and echoed darkly about them. "You claim not to fear, yet you shiver at the power of the shadows which lie before you."

Kari said nothing in response, and instead held her tag and crest out before her, and a white radiance spilled from it once more. It seemed to force some of the shadows back which had crept rather near to the Digidestined, and even Wraithmon backed away slightly from the light. T.K. held his tag and crest before him as well, and together, their light drove the shadows farther back, and the chill air seemed to have lessened greatly.

Wraithmon glided forward, closer to the Digidestined, heedless of the power of the light, which seemed to increase as he drew nearer to them. He drew his sword slowly, and shadows seemed to gather about it, until it was afire with dark flames which were not seriously affected by the power of the light. Kari and T.K. did not withdraw, yet merely glared at Wraithmon and the shadows, filled with determination, and the light of their crests grew brighter still. Wraithmon hesitated for a moment at the increase of the power of the light, yet continued slowly on, his black sword raised slightly. The Digidestined still huddled together near the door, as if they could not move. Wraithmon slowly raised his sword as he drew nearer to Kari and T.K., who did not back down.

There was a sudden explosion of white light just behind where the Digidestined were huddled, and they were sent sprawling several feet forward. As they climbed to their feet, shaken from the fright they were in, they saw that the door had been thrown wide open, and that Gennai stood, seemingly filling the entire door frame, covered in a white light. He strode forward onto the rooftop, and his eyes were aflame with a light that the Digidestined had not seen before. He drew his golden broadsword from beneath his cloak, and stepped between Wraithmon and Kari and T.K., who withdrew to join the other Digidestined.

The shadows, which had retreated further away from the door when Gennai had entered now seemed to laugh once more. "Would you stand in the way of the shadows, old one? Surely you know that you cannot overcome us."

Gennai made no reply, but stared with anger burning in his eyes at Wraithmon, who lowered his sword slightly. "Alone, perhaps, I cannot defeat you. But with the power of those who might stand against you, you shall be defeated." Gennai said, in a low voice, and glanced back at the Digidestined.

Kari turned to Gatomon, who was looking up at her as if she already knew what she was going to say. "Gatomon, let's go."

"Gatomon digivolved to . . . Angewoman."

Wraithmon looked up at Angewoman, who was floating several yards above the rooftop, glaring down at him with evident dislike. There was a shimmering light about her, one which easily defeated much of the shadows which had once more drifted across the rooftop.

Tai glanced over at Mimi and Matt, who were still frozen and staring blankly back at them. The shadows loomed still about them, as they had been untouched by the power of the light. He then glanced at Sora, who was still standing very close to him, and she smiled slightly, and although it was bittersweet, it somehow seemed to overcome the shadows which had been looming about the Digidestined, seemingly preventing them from attacking. He held out his digivice slowly, and Agumon nodded grimly and leapt into the power that was pouring from it.

"Agumon warp-digivolved to . . . WarGreymon!"

WarGreymon took to the air at once, and hovered a few yards to the side of Angewoman. Wraithmon glanced back at the other Digidestined, who avoided his stare, and then began to ascend into the air, as if he were being lifted by an invisible crane. Once he was level with Angewoman and WarGreymon, he began to advance slowly upon them, walking through the air, while they slowly glided backwards, drawing him away from the rooftop, and out over the long, silent pier far below.

Gennai at once sheathed his sword and ran over to where Mimi and Matt, along with their Digimon, were standing as statues. He stood before them in silence for several moments, as if deep in thought, and the Digidestined watched him with bated breath. Finally he turned back to the Digidestined and said, in a rather low voice, "There is much of this matter that I would like to discuss with you all, but there is not time. For the moment, it seems that the shadows have them in a sort of trance, and one that I cannot easily break. I must think on this matter for several minutes, before a solution occurs to me."

"Is what Wraithmon said true?" Joe asked, rather nervously.

"We must discuss such matters later. For now, we must deal with Wraithmon, or at least discover a way to send him away from here." Gennai said, and then he turned back to the frozen forms of Mimi and Matt.

The Digidestined glanced at one another for a moment in silence, and then Izzy picked up his Digivice. "Wraithmon cannot be defeated unless we put all of our strengths together. Tentomon—"

"I'm already ahead of you, Izzy." Tentomon said, as he took to the air.

"Tentomon warp-digivolved to . . . HerculesKabuterimon."

The enormous yellow beetle took to the air, and Wraithmon barely had time to move aside before HerculesKabuterimon's large mandibles struck him. Wraithmon stared at the three Digimon floating in the air just before him, yet made no move to attack.

Sora glanced down at Biyomon, and then up at Wraithmon, who still did not move. She slowly withdrew her digivice, but then closed her eyes and tightened her grip about the digivice. She felt Tai's grasp on her hand tighten slightly, and she glanced up at him. He nodded and smiled slightly, and Sora turned again to look at Biyomon. She had seen what Wraithmon could do to Digimon, and she did not want her friend to be hurt again. Still, she knew that they could not win unless they all fought, and so Sora slowly held out her Digivice over Biyomon.

"Biyomon warp-digivolved to . . . Phoenixmon!"

As the large reddish bird took flight and soared high above where the other Digimon were standing against Wraithmon, Sora still could not help feeling worried about her friend. She shivered slightly as a chill wind swept over the Digidestined, and then turned back to the face off in the skies above them.

Wraithmon still stood in midair, unmoving, his cloaks swarming about him in the strong wind which seemed to have been stirred up by the shadows, which were once more rallying about him. His sword was at his side, yet he made no move to raise it.

Angewoman drew a shimmering arrow back upon her white longbow and let it fly. "Celestial Arrow!" The arrow shot forth from the string, and smote into Wraithmon, who made no move to step aside. He stepped back from the force of the hit, but then returned to where he had been standing.

Phoenixmon rose higher into the air upon her large wings, the air about her glowing from the incredible heat contained within her. Fire streaked suddenly from her open beak, and engulfed Wraithmon in the midst of it. The flames burned fiercely about Wraithmon, yet he made no move to put them out, or even appear to notice that he was standing in the midst of a very large bonfire. The flames burned themselves out several moments later, and still Wraithmon made no move.

Angewoman glanced over to WarGreymon, rather puzzled. "What is going on? Why doesn't he attack us?"

Gennai, who was still studying Mimi and Matt closely, glanced up for a moment at the stand off, and then turned very quickly to the Digidestined, who were as confused as their Digimon. "Wraithmon is drawing energy from the shadows about him," Gennai said in a low voice. "In addition to Mimi, Matt, and their Digimon. If we do not attack first and disturb his concentration, he will soon become too powerful for us to handle, in addition to harming Mimi and Matt further."

T.K. turned to Patamon, and held up his Digivice. "You ready, pal?"

Patamon nodded, and flew into the energy that was flowing from the Digivice.

"Patamon digivolved to . . . Angemon!" The angel-type Digimon rose up on three pairs of wings, holding aloft his golden staff in both hands. Even as he did so, he suddenly felt the air about him grow suddenly colder, as if winds had been drawn from far to the north. The other Digimon noticed this as well, and backed away from Wraithmon, slightly.

"Everyone, attack Wraithmon now!" Angemon commanded, as he alighted in midair next to Angewoman. "We must distract him from drawing any more power from the shadows!"

"Celestial Arrow!" An arrow of white light was drawn back in the string and let fly.

"Nova Force!" WarGreymon gathered energy together in a small sphere between his gauntlets, which grew very rapidly as he raised them over his head, and he threw the large sphere of energy with all his might.

"Crimson Flame!" A torrent of flames shot forth from Phoenixmon's open beak, directly for the still form of Wraithmon.

"Mega Electro Shocker!" Electricity rippled across HerculesKabuterimon's body as it was gathered together in his short arms, and he threw a sphere of concentrated electrical energy for Wraithmon.

"Hand of Fate!" A beam of white light shot out of Angemon's outretched right fist, and streaked directly for Wraithmon.

All of these attacks slammed into Wraithmon nearly at the same time, resulting in a blinding explosion which lit up the night sky for several moments, before it finally died away. When the Digidestined were able to look up at the spot where Wraithmon had been standing, they were rather disappointed. Wraithmon still stood on the same spot in midair that he had been before, yet nearly all of the shadows which had been about him were now gone.

Wraithmon slowly raised his sword, still staring at all of the Digimon who were standing before him, and despite themselves, they all moved farther away from him. The blade of the sword suddenly became slightly transparent, although it still burned with a dark fire. "Phantom Sword!"

Wraithmon flew through the air suddenly straight for HerculesKabuterimon, who was easily the largest target, and unfortunately could not move out of the way in time. The blade of the sword passed through HerculesKabuterimon, even as he turned to dodge to one side, and he was suddenly bathed in a yellow light. The light flashed about him a few times, during which he attempted to attack Wraithmon, but then his wings suddenly stopped beating, and he fell through the air, and de-digivolved to Tentomon, who was caught by Angewoman, as he was not strong enough to fly on his own.

Joe turned suddenly to Gommamon, who was watching at his feet, and held out his Digivice. "I'm tired of this guy throwing around our Digimon! Let's go, Gommamon!"

"Gommamon Digivolved to . . . Ikkakumon!" "Ikkakumon Digivolved to . . . Zudomon!"

Zudomon leapt suddenly from the edge of the rooftop, his large hammer held over his head. "Vulcan's Hammer!" The hammer rippled with energy, and was about to be brought down upon Wraithmon, who suddenly had turned his gaze upon Zudomon.

"Phantom Sword!" The sword leapt up to meet the oncoming hammer, and when the two collided, there was a sudden explosion of dark light, and Zudomon was thrown backwards. He was in danger of slamming into the rooftop, when he was suddenly enveloped in yellow light, and de-digivolved to Gommamon just before Joe leapt and caught him.

"Phantom Sword!" The sword blazed again with dark light as it became intangible, and Wraithmon flew suddenly towards Phoenixmon, who had been hovering directly above him. The blade passed through Phoenixmon, even as she tried to rise higher, and she plummeted several yards before she caught herself. She too was enveloped in yellow light, before de-digivolving to Biyomon, who just had strength enough to fly back to the rooftop, before falling wearily into Sora's arms. Sora hugged her friend close, and she felt terrible about sending her up to fight Wraithmon, when she knew she wasn't powerful enough to stand up to him. She felt Tai's arm go around her waist, and she leaned against him, and shut her eyes for a moment.

Gennai turned back to the Digidestined, even as Wraithmon turned to stare at the three remaining Digimon. "Kari and T.K., listen to me. As far as I can tell, the only device we have that will rid Mimi and Matt of the hold of the shadows in time enough is the power of your crests. Both of you, stand before Mimi and Matt, and hold out your crests." Gennai said, and Kari and T.K. did as he asked.

As the Digidestined watched, the crest of Light and the crest of Hope began to shine faintly with a white light, and as Kari and T.K. concentrated, the light grew brighter. Slowly the powers of the crests began to slowly destroy the shadows that were upon Mimi and Matt, and several moments later, they both blinked and rubbed their eyes as if being awakened from a rather long sleep. Their Digimon recovered as well, and looked about them, confused as to why they were standing upon the rooftop.

"What—what happened?" Mimi asked, when she saw the Digidestined standing before her with worried looks on their faces. "The last thing I remember was that it was so cold, and—"

"There will be time for words later," Gennai said. "We are all very glad indeed to see your recovery, but your help is needed." He gestured to the stand off in the sky above.

Matt shivered, as if recalling suddenly a painful memory, yet did not speak. Gabumon looked up expectantly at him, but he was not concentrating on the matter at hand, yet rather deep in thought. He held out his Digivice for a moment, but then slowly withdrew it, and stared down at it.

"C'mon, Matt, we need your help!" T.K. said. Matt looked down at his younger brother, but not really noticing he was standing before him.

"Palmon, let's—" Mimi started, holding out her Digivice, but was stopped by Gennai.

"I think, if Matt can find the power within him to allow Gabumon to Digivolve, then this fight will soon end." Gennai said in a low voice. He turned to look at Matt, who was still staring at his younger brother as if he were not really there.

Tai walked over to where Matt was standing and said, "Matt, I know you've been through a lot, but we need you now, or Wraithmon will win again! We've got a chance, but we need you!" Matt glanced at Tai, and then down at his Digivice. Slowly, his hand tightened about it, and he held it over Gabumon, light shining from it.

Mimi placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled. "I know you can do it!" The light in the Digivice grew more powerful, and Matt looked at Mimi, and for the first time since the shadows had been lifted from him, he felt more like his old self. Power shot out of the Digivice, and slammed into Gabumon.

"Gabumon warp-digivolved to . . . MetalGarurumon!"

The robotic wolf took off from the rooftop of the building upon metallic wings, and was soon floating in midair next to WarGreymon, who said, "Glad you could make it to the party."

"Let's crash it." MetalGarurumon growled, as several silos in his robotic body suddenly sprang open. "Ice Wolf Claw!" Many small missiles streaked out from the silos, and went streaming towards Wraithmon, who made no move to step aside. The missiles slammed into him, encasing him in a rather thick sheet of ice, which was shattered by a sudden blast of dark light.

"Nova Force!" WarGreymon generated a large sphere of energy between his outstretched gauntlets, which he lobbed at Wraithmon. The sphere slammed into him, knocking him backwards through the air a few yards.

"Angemon! We need more power!" T.K. shouted from the rooftop, still holding his crest, which suddenly glowed with light.

"Angemon digivolved to . . . MagnaAngemon!" MagnaAngemon floated in the air next to Angewoman, his eight wings shimmering with white light, which caused even Wraithmon to take a step back. Wraithmon paused for a moment, glaring at the four Digimon standing in midair before him, and then flew suddenly towards WarGreymon. "Phantom Sword!"

The blade became intangible, and while WarGreymon was about to dodge to one side, MagnaAngemon's sword, Excaliber suddenly shot out of his right hand, and he blocked the sword a few feet before it would have struck WarGreymon. MagnaAngemon and Wraithmon strained for a moment, trying to see which one would give, when MagnaAngemon suddenly struck upwards with his sword, knocking Wraithmon back. Even as Wraithmon recovered, MagnaAngemon dove down towards him, his sword outstretched.

The two swords met in a small explosion of light, and both of their wielders were thrown back. MagnaAngemon raised Excaliber again and said through gritted teeth, "You will not win this time! Go back to the shadows and trouble no one ever again!"

Wraithmon said nothing in response, but merely shot suddenly towards MagnaAngemon, his sword glowing with dark fire in his hand. "Phantom Sword!" The two swords collided once more, and both of those who wielded them were once more thrown backwards.

Back on the rooftop, Tai, who once more was standing near Sora, who was still holding Biyomon in her arms, noticed that his crest was glowing with light, as well as his Digivice. Matt, who was now with the other Digidestined and watching the battle above them, noticed that his crest and Digivice was glowing with light as well. The light steadily grew stronger, as the battle between Wraithmon and MagnaAngemon continued, with neither getting the upper hand. Soon, the other Digidestined took notice of it as well, as the light soon lit up the entire rooftop. Gennai took notice of this as well, and while he seemed to be relieved and in a better mood than since before they all had gone to bed, he would not say anything.

WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon took notice of this light as well, and as they looked down towards the source of the light, the light suddenly became so bright that all the Digidestined had to look away, and the battle between Wraithmon and MagnaAngemon suddenly halted as the two of them turned to look upon the light. Wraithmon shrank back away from it, retreating several yards back into the night sky, and for a moment, the shadows which were still about him did not seem so dark.

WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon were suddenly engulfed in a stream of white light issuing from the Digivices and crests, and they were struck with so much energy they thought they might burst. Then, as the light grew stronger still . . .

"WarGreymon . . . . MetalGarurumon . . . DNA Digivolved to . . . . Omnimon!"

Omnimon stood as a forty foot tall warrior-type Digimon, hovering some twenty yards off the ground, several yards lower than where the other Digimon were standing in midair. He wore armor of white, light and flexible, yet stronger than steel. Short talons protruded from his feet, and out of his helmet came two small horns. A long scarlet cape flowed down his shoulders, as if it were woven of water. His right arm was of MetalGarurumon, the shoulder studded with spikes, and protruding from the place where MetalGarurumon's jaws would be was a large cannon which seemed to ripple with power. His left arm was of WarGreymon, and coming from the place where WarGreymon's mouth would be, was a very long sword. Upon its blade was carven many runes, the like of which surpassed the knowledge of many to decipher, and light glinted off of its finely sharpened edges, to rival that of diamonds. His eyes suddenly blazed to life, as they turned to glare at Wraithmon, who had regained much of his composure, and was staring down at this new Digimon with an air of contempt, his sword lowered in his hand.

"Who—who is that?" Kari asked in awe, as all of the Digidestined looked up at Omnimon in shock.

"That is Omnimon, the combination of the powers of WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon." Gennai replied, who sounded not at all surprised to see such a Digimon appear. "He is a very powerful Digimon, created when there was a struggle between the powers of good and evil of those of the Digital World, and the powers of good have stepped in to give us a hand."

"There's no way we can lose now!" Joe said, punching the air with his fist.

"Omnimon's totally awesome!" T.K. said.

"Unfortunately, having such power contained within a Digimon makes that Digimon unstable. Omnimon will only last so long as WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon can endure the stress of containing such power within themselves." Gennai said, yet the Digidestined were not grieved at this news, as Omnimon seemed so great and powerful that there was no way they could lose.

Wraithmon glanced first towards MagnaAngemon, who was now floating in midair next to Angewoman, and then down at Omnimon, who was still staring up at him in anger. He raised his right arm, power growing suddenly within the large cannon, and Wraithmon did not budge. "Supreme Cannon!"

The large cannon fired suddenly, a vast sphere of brilliant white energy, which seemed to be almost like the explosion of a very small star. This vast sphere of white light slammed into Wraithmon, with enough power to easily level a very large city and the lands about it for a few miles. Wraithmon was uplifted and thrown at least a hundred yards away, but as he swiftly recovered and came flying back rather fast, the Digidestined knew that he could not be badly injured.

"Phantom Sword!" Wraithmon shot towards Omnimon, who did not move out of the way. The blade became intangible, burning with dark flames, and then it passed into Omnimon's chest plate. Omnimon staggered backwards, as if he had been smote with a very heavy blow, and then appeared almost to fade from sight. Energy rippled across his armor, yet he remained standing, if not as powerful looking as before.

"This is what I had feared." Gennai said, as the Digidestined looked rather surprised to see Omnimon appear to have almost been defeated by Wraithmon. "Wraithmon's attack disrupts the flow of power and data in Digimon, which forces them, in many cases, to de-digivolve. Omnimon is especially susceptible to this, because of the unstable power within him."

"What can we do?" Sora asked. She had been relieved as all the others had been to see Omnimon, who appeared to be able to deal with Wraithmon easily, but now it did not seem the fight would be so easy.

"We must drain away much of the power Wraithmon received from the shadows, so that he will not be able to attack again." Gennai said.

"Phantom Sword!" Wraithmon shot suddenly towards Omnimon again, his blade becoming once more intangible, when MagnaAngemon appeared suddenly in front of him, Excaliber raised. The two swords collided, and both wielders were thrown back. Wraithmon's sword whistled through the air as it came down upon MagnaAngemon, but the Angel-type Digimon was faster, and in a flash of scarlet light, Excaliber sliced across Wraithmon, knocking him back.

At the same instant, Angewoman brought her arms above her head, and a halo of celestial light and power suddenly radiated out from her. "Heaven's Charm!" This halo of light struck Wraithmon even as he fell back, and Wraithmon was held suspended in midair in the midst of the halo of light, and the Digidestined saw dark shadows slip away from Wraithmon, to be destroyed by the power of the light. The light was gone several moments later, but now Wraithmon appeared less dark than he had been, and his sword was no longer aflame with dark fire. He rose slowly in the air, his sword raised, glaring at the three Digimon who were staring down at him, but made no move to attack.

All the Digidestined were watching the battle now rather tensely, hoping that Gennai was right, and that with the shadows gone, Wraithmon would be weakened enough so that he could be destroyed. Wraithmon glanced first from Angewoman, to MagnaAngemon, and then to Omnimon, his sword still lowered.

Omnimon raised his own sword slightly, and power seemed to be growing in it, as light slowly shone forth from it. Wraithmon noticed this, and resolved to suddenly fly towards Omnimon, his own dark sword outstretched, the blade becoming intangible. "Phantom Sword!"

Omnimon raised his sword suddenly, and power erupted from its edges in what seemed to be flames of fire, and the light shining from it grew suddenly more intense, so that it halted even Wraithmon for a moment. "Transcendent Sword!" The sword suddenly flashed through the air as it was swept upwards, straight towards Wraithmon, who made a move to dodge to one side. The blade, shining with light and aflame with red fire, passed through Wraithmon without halting, and as it did so, a sudden explosion of dark light erupted from Wraithmon, which was turned to nothingness by the power of the light of the sword. Wraithmon fell back through the air, and as he did so, he separated into two separate pieces, which were rimmed now with a white light. His sword fell from his hand as he fell, and it disappeared into many small fragments, and was gone. He continued to fall for several yards, and his cloaks, still billowing about him, were slowly breaking up into nothingness. The white light which rimmed the two separate halves of his body grew brighter, until the light seemed to consume the two halves of Wraithmon, until, some ten yards above the ground, he was gone.

As the Digidestined upon the roof cheered, weak with relief, Omnimon de-digivolved back to Koromon and Tsunomon, who Angewoman caught and brought back to Tai and Matt, who were more than glad to see their Digimon partners. Angewoman and MagnaAngemon de-digivolved as well, and Kari and T.K. congratulated them as Gatomon and Patamon came back to them. Even Gennai was in a merry mood, and he stood to one side and smiled as he watched the Digidestined congratulated their Digimon. Tai took Sora's hand, rather discreetly, and they smiled warmly at each other. Mimi and Matt glanced towards one another, and smiled, and then hugged each other, but few of the other Digidestined even took notice, so relieved and glad they were that one more of Supreme Darkness was destroyed.

Finally, several minutes later, Gennai said, "It is well indeed that we have defeated another of Supreme Darkness, but let us now return to the apartment. We have only won another battle; the war is not yet done." At this the Digidestined gathered up their Digimon, who were all rather tired, and followed Gennai through the door which lead back down to the apartment building.