Dragon Lady: Here's Chapter Four. Oh go me. ^_^
Ken: Uh huh.
Dragon Lady: I'm not doing such incredibly long muse rants anymore…hmm…wonder what's wrong with me…
Ken: Maybe because you've realized that no one actually pays attention to them?
Dragon Lady: …I read disclaimers…
Ken: Sometimes.
Dragon Lady: Anyways… fourth part. It sounds terribly, terribly confusing to me…Hopefully the fifth part will explain more…If there's any one thing that threw you off, could you let me know, and maybe I could fix it.
Ken: This one is spell free. Except for the two that are taking effect. You don't have to worry about dl's insane spells.
Dragon Lady: ^^;;; Read. And enjoy…if you want to that is…
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Magical Game
By: DigimonDragonLady
At first nothing happened, and Daisuke's heart sank. He had been so sure…he'd been counting on that spell. But then, as they continued to watch, for hope of something…anything at all…a thousand bright points of light filled the…sky…? Twinkling and glowing high above them.
"Stars…" Daisuke whispered.
Then all of the tiny dots of light began to lighten and the curtain of sky around them began to fade from the inky black that they had grown accustomed to, to gray, then to pale lavender. Then the stars began to disappear, melting into the background of the sky with each passing moment. It was also becoming very apparent that they were standing on solid ground.
A smile tugged at the corners of Daisuke's lips as a bright orange orb began to peek over the horizon. It painted the sky in glorious yellows and pinks, and brushed each cottony cloud with its color, magnifying the already beauteous sight ten fold.
"It's so beautiful," Hikari murmured.
"We…we did it…" Ken breathed softly, feeling the same incredible awe that the others were.
"Of course we did," Daisuke put a hand on his shoulder. He smiled brightly, and Ken smiled back.
There was a calm silence as each gazed upon the new world that had appeared around them. It was broken, reluctantly, by Iori when he asked, "Is there any way of finding out what world we're on…?"
Ken looked questioningly at Daisuke. ~Is there?~
~Yes…~ Daisuke admitted slowly. ~But its not on your level, Ken.~ Daisuke could feel Ken's irritation and frustration, which was rapidly changing into anger. He'd never experienced anyone's emotions as clearly as he did Ken's…soul mates certainly were tricky…he wondered briefly if this was what Jun felt around everyone twenty-four seven. ~Hey, don't be angry…~ he soothed him. ~I'll teach you later Ken, but there's no way that we'll be able to do this together now.~
~You'll teach me…?~
~Of course,~ Daisuke responded lightly. This whole conversation took less than a second in their linked minds. Out loud Daisuke answered Iori. "We're now free to explore to our hearts content."
"Oh that's just great!" Miyako howled.
Daisuke sighed in exasperation. "I'm incredibly sorry to have inconvenienced you Miyako, but I didn't tell you to follow me when I went off in search of Ken, you know."
"Well we didn't know what kind of a mess you'd be getting us into," Miyako responded sniffily. "And honestly Daisuke, what else could we do? We have to at least try and keep you from doing stupid things…"
Daisuke scowled. "Stupid things?! For your information…" he began.
~Um…Daisuke~ Ken sounded troubled by something.
~What is it Ken?~ Daisuke asked, turning his attention quickly away from Miyako.
"Is the spell…is it supposed to be over, or should it still be going?" Ken asked.
"What on earth are you talking about?" Daisuke looked confused. "The spell was over when the sun came up," he frowned.
"Well, um…"
Daisuke followed Ken's gaze and his eyes widened in surprise. The ground they had been standing on had previously been rocky and a dull brown dirt color as far as the eye could see, which hadn't been much better than the black, except for the fact that they could actually see it. But now…all around them the presumably "dead" world was erupting into life, in every form imaginable. Fields of grass appeared and grew high, trees rose from the earth and in a seconds time grew to enormous sizes, stretching themselves towards the sky, and flowers bloomed from nothingness before their eyes.
"What's happen?!" Takeru asked in a panic, though partially awed by this new turn of events.
"I…don't…know…" Daisuke responded. "What…what on earth did we say in that spell?!!"
Ken nervously passed him the spell again. Daisuke once more looked it over, and gasped as a revelation came to him. "Oh my god…" he whispered.
~What?~ Ken asked him. ~What is it Daisuke?~
~We…we…oh God…~ Daisuke could barely thought speak straight.
~…~ Ken patiently waited fro Daisuke to pull himself together long enough to speak to him properly.
When he could project clearly, Daisuke sent Ken every bit of history he had ever learned from his sister, and parents, and other wizards about their magical history. He had always been particularly interested in the first wizards, and had always begged for stories about them when he was younger. So he showed Ken their heritage, what exactly Ken's first spell had been created to do, and what they had just done in this new combined spell; along with large amounts of shock and disbelief tied in there emotion wise.
Ken rocked back. "We did what?!" he chocked out.
"I know…" Daisuke echoed his partners amazement. "But…all the proof is here…in the spells. Its got to be…"
"Its got to be what?" Miyako asked in confusion.
"We started the magic," Daisuke whispered. "We created my world…"
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"You did what?" Iori frowned. Obviously this didn't mean as much to the other Chosen Children as it did to Ken and Daisuke. "I don't understand…"
"Its very complicated," Daisuke said. "I can try to explain, and I apologize before hand if I confuse you even more with my explanation…" he smiled slightly at Ken.
"You see…" Daisuke began. "Magical people originally came from a world completely separate from the earth that most of humanity calls home. My parents used to tell Jun and myself stories that their ancestors passed down for generations…The creation of the first world always fascinated us, and the could never tell that one story enough times to please us."
"From the darkness of nothingness came the magic that created all life. It spread and made the earth and the flowers, and the water and the sky, and all manners of living things. The sun. That's why I felt that all this was somehow familiar…because I've heard the story of its happenings all my life…"
There was silence. "I'd think that it was just coincidence, but all our stories spoke of six magical gods, and goddess, and their familiars…Gods who took the form of children…"
"Us?!" Hikari asked.
"Exactly," Daisuke nodded his agreement. "Legends proclaimed that the gods were an elite team who protected many worlds with their magic and the help of their familiars, who were constantly changing."
"So…we've gone back to the beginning of the magic world, which is the sister of Earth from what I gather from Daisuke's explanations. My time displacement spell was only intended to take me back to the start of the Digital World, but I didn't have any idea about the balance that all three worlds share…"
Ken's statement got them four blank looks. Daisuke chuckled. "Sorry, I guess we're getting ahead of ourselves in our explanation…" he grinned. "Its just easier for Ken to understand this than you, because of our mind merge. He can just read my thoughts, rather than have me speak them aloud to him. Its like…what I know…he knows. And pictures and emotions would be easier for you to understand too if you could, but…" he shrugged and gave them another small smile.
"Um…right…" Takeru nodded, but he looked as though he hadn't a clue as to what Daisuke was babbling about.
Daisuke sighed. "I mean, when I can explain it in my head…" he looked around at them. "Wow, I'm babbling just like Miyako huh? I'm just making it worse, aren't I?" He glanced at his friends and they all nodded.
Ken laughed, and Daisuke was delighted to hear his soul mates honest amusement echoing within him. It wasn't the arrogant laughter of the Digimon Kaizer, harsh and cruel, but a beautiful laugh that was pure and innocent in nature. He giggled along with him.
"Okay…where was I? Oh yeah…This world, as pure as it is right now, will eventually after many millenniums become chocked with the magic. It began dieing. Many people here actually died from the magic that they so loved and treasured. It was because there were no rules that the earth here became infected and polluted. So what could we do?"
"Many of the strongest enchanters and mages got together and decided that the world was too sick, and all they could do was to abandon it and save at least their own lives and the little magic that they carried inside themselves. So they ripped open a doorway in the fabric of the world walls, because they knew that there were many worlds, and we came to the Earth that I know.
"Of course there was already human life there, but not possessing the magic that we had, you progressed much more slowly," Daisuke shrugged and apology. "We knew that rules needed to be set in place so that we did not foolishly poison this new world as we had the old one. And that was when we decided never to reveal our true powers to the rest of humanity, for if normal people knew that magic existed, they would want magical answers to all of their problems."
Ken looked at Daisuke. "You left out the part about the Digital World."
"I did? Oops," Daisuke chuckled. "The most important part and I go and forget it…"
The others gave each other a look that they saved only for Daisuke, and Ken smiled.
Daisuke proceeded unperturbed. "Well you see, in trying to break through to your world, we broke into the Digital World as well, which is much more than a bunch of digital data on a computer like some believe, and that left it accessible to ours. So the Digital World is important to my kind because, in a way, we are connected to it."
"You know…" Takeru began. "If I wasn't so used to strange, and unexplainable things happening in my life, I'd think I was dreaming right now…"
"It all seems so incredible…" Hikari agreed.
"That would be so cool…" Miyako said. "To have magic, I mean."
"I don't know Miyako…" Iori looked thoughtful. "Is magic really all that reliable?"
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"Of course it is," Daisuke responded huffily. "Magic is extremely reliable."
No sooner had Daisuke said this than a harsh wind began to pick up around them, ripping and tearing at their clothing, and storm clouds, complete with lightening and thunder, filled the previously blue sky.
"You were saying…?" Takeru asked.
"Well…its dependable…when you know what you're doing…" Daisuke yelled over the wind. "But this spells got me kinda lost…"
"Oh that's just great!" Miyako growled.
"What's happening now?!" Hikari screamed.
"I don't know!" Daisuke responded.
"Well something's happening!" Even Iori shouted, and usually he was completely cool through any situation.
"AAaaaaahh!!"
Everyone screamed as the world around them melted and swirled into oblivion.
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Ken: *sighs* Its another cliffhanger…if you couldn't guess….
Dragon Lady: Sorry. ^^;;
Ken: *sighs again*
Dragon Lady: So…confusing? Did you like it? Hate it? Want me to shut up now? Review pretty please!!!!! ^_^
Ken: You know…these rants are getting shorter…^^;;;