Ken: Oh, look who finally decided to continue this story.
Dragon Lady: *blushes* Sorry…I kinda…got stuck for ideas here…
Ken: Major writers block.
Dragon Lady: *agrees with muse* Such a painful thing to deal with.
Ken: I'm sure. Just as long as you've finally gotten part five out.
Dragon Lady: This story really isn't turning out as good as I hoped…*sighs* I really know what I want to happen, but somehow I just can't seem to put it into the words that I want! Very frustrating…So…I hope this chapter lives up to the last.
Ken: DigimonDragonLady doesn't own Digimon. So you can't sue her.
Dragon Lady: Onto the story.
Ken: The long awaited Chapter Five of Magical Game.
Dragon Lady: *cheers*
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Magical Game
By: DigimonDragonLady
When Daisuke opened his eyes once again it was to a place of white. He cried out in protest. It was so colorless that it hurt to look at it. Eventually he began to accustom his eyes to its strangeness. The only color other than white that could be seen anywhere, was the children that had been thrown into this odd place.
He could see Ken and Hikari, and Miyako, Takeru, and Iori. They all seemed to be fine, except for the fact that they were having difficulty seeing anything as well. "Daisuke, what happened to us?" Miyako demanded.
He shook his head in confusion. "I…I don't know, Miya," he said, somewhat apologetically. "I really wish that I did…"
In truth he was extremely annoyed with his inability to figure out just what was going on here. Ken's spell had been one of time displacement, an immensely complex spell that spoke a lot for Ken's magical potential. While he knew the basics of the spell, he didn't know what Ken was intending to use it for. He'd never actually gotten a chance to see what the instructions tied into the spell had been trying to achieve…
"Hey Ken," he called out. "A little help in figuring this out, huh?"
"What can I do?" Ken asked.
"Your time displacement spell…just what was if for?"
"…What do you mean?"
"Well…there was obviously a purpose for it, right? What were you trying to do with it?"
"Well…its kind of difficult to say…" he frowned. "It was right after you'd gotten your new digiegg…and freed MetalGreymon. I was thinking about the digimentals that you Chosen Children possess, and I guess I came to the conclusion that the Digital World was using magic of its own against me."
"Digital World magic?" Daisuke puzzled aloud. "Something I should have considered a long time ago, I suppose… Keep going…" he prompted.
"I thought that maybe I could try and find out how the Digital World was getting its magic, so I could use its magic to overcome…well…you." Ken sounded a little sheepish. "And…I thought that the only way to do that, was going to be to go back to the beginning of the Digital World."
"So your spell was designed to take you to the start of the Digital World."
"I thought so," Ken replied.
"But…then how come it didn't?" Takeru asked in confusion.
"Didn't it take us to your world instead, Daisuke?" Iori asked.
"Yes…" Daisuke mused. "It took us to my world. And not even to my world, to the darkness before my world. So from that darkness, Ken and I created the first magic world…"
"So…in some strange, bizarre way…Ken's spell took us to create your world, which eventually opened the digital world to our own Earth…" Hikari said.
"That must be why!" Ken nodded. "My spell took us to the world of Daisuke's ancestors, because the Digital World wasn't even accessible until they made their opening between that world and the real one…"
"This still doesn't make any sense to me…" Miyako sighed. "I'm more confused now than I was ten minutes ago…" she complained.
Then perhaps it is time you found someone to explain it to you.
They all put their hands over their ears at the massive voice that boomed out. "Who…or what are you?" Takeru asked.
A strange light in front of them grew, shifting and changing in color, from blue, to purple, and back again. And when they could actually see what was before them, for a moment they were speechless. An enormous dragon looking creature hovered there.
Chosen Children, my name, is Azulongmon.
"Azulongmon?" Iori questioned. "What does that mean to us?"
Nothing, I'm sure. The great beast replied.
"Ookaaaay…" Miyako muttered.
"Try another question," Hikari suggested.
"Where are we?" Ken asked.
In the very heart of the Digital World.
"What are we doing here?"
You know the answer to that question already. You were brought here through the magic of the Chosen enchanters. The enormous dragon seemed amused. I daresay it was shock enough for them to find out that they were the creators of all magical things.
Daisuke shrugged. Miyako rolled her eyes at him. "Don't go getting a big head now," she instructed.
Daisuke stuck his tongue out at her.
"Get serious you two," Hikari ordered. "This is important."
Indeed. The Chosen Child of Light speaks the truth. Azulongmon informed them. In being a part of the future, you have now become parts of the past. Do you understand what I mean?
"I…think so," Iori replied. "You're saying that because Daisuke and Ken created magic with their own, that there's something more that we have to do here?"
Azulongmon nodded. Precisely. Very wise, Chosen Child of Knowledge. Having come this far, there is a greater plan that lays in the making.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Daisuke frowned. "So what if we made the magic world? Can't we just end the spell and go home already?"
Azulongmon turned his gaze on Daisuke. Young one, have you yet to understand the balance between the worlds?
"I think…" Ken amended. "That we're still missing some vital information, in order to fully understand."
Azulongmon looked for a long time at him, and Ken shifted uneasily. Always prepared to make peace between friends, Kaizer? he asked. You are somewhat of an unexpected variable, you know.
"Me?" Ken looked confused.
Azulongmon nodded. Yes, indeed. Interesting, and curious. Very curious.
Ken looked uncomfortable. "Sorry…but what's curious?"
The corruption of your magic by the world that you helped to design, of course. Azulongmon answered, as if that were obvious.
Ken blinked, and the Chosen Children stared. Azulongmon blinked back. Surely you know that the Dark World that coexists beside the Digital one in your true time is the same world from whence the first magic came?
"Wh-what?" Ken stammered.
"You mean…the dark ocean?" Hikari shivered. "The beautiful world that Ken and Daisuke created…became…that?"
The Dark World's influence on Ken is what turned him from his gentle nature to evil. Azulongmon seemed sad. Unfortunate, but not completely unexpected, that. he told them.
"You've been to the Dark Ocean?" Hikari asked Ken.
He nodded. "Only once," he whispered. "A long time ago."
Upon the death of your brother. Azulongmon noted.
Ken scowled. "I know that! You don't have to remind me!" he snapped, and then softened. "I remember. All too well."
A pity. Azulongmon commented. Upon the loss of your brother you turned to that which was the worst for you. Without his influence you weakened.
"So I'm not as strong as Osamu was," Ken muttered. "I know that as well."
"You're strong Ken," Daisuke told him. "Don't ever think that you're not."
"No. What I am now…is not what I was," Ken murmured. "I suppose that living behind a mask of hate was somehow easier…it was all easier to bear."
Easier to bear than the truth? Azulongmon question. Easier to bear the nature of the Kaizer than that of your crest?
"Kindness?" Ken asked in loathing. "A joke."
Daisuke stepped forward. "Enough," he ordered. "What else must we do before we can go back?"
Azulongmon sighed. Much. he answered. As you began the history of your world, so did you begin the history of the Digital one. In order for the Digital World to exist, there had to be the power of one of magic to sustain it. You set the course for the wizards, who set the course for the digital world. Always enchanters. Always one enchanter with each group of Chosen Children.
"One to each group?" Hikari asked faintly. "But there have been two groups so far… What about the first one?"
For the first group of Chosen, the enchanter to bring power to this world was Yamato Ishida.
Takeru stared at him in shock. "Y-Yamato?" He looked at Daisuke, who merely shrugged.
"Oh of course I know your brother is an enchanter," he answered the blonde's unspoken question. "He knows that I am one as well. Its an unspoken rule that we never reveal ourselves to ordinary mortals unless its strictly necessary. Even though he's your brother, he couldn't tell you, because you yourself possessed no magic."
Takeru just blinked and Azulongmon continued. The second enchanter to give power to our world, was none other than one of the creators, Ken Ichijouji. Now they all turned to gape at Ken, who blushed and shrugged.
Unfortunately life became too unbearable for one so young…perhaps it was not advisable to have brought him into it so early in life. The strain was too great for him, and at the death of first his Digital World partner and friend, Ryo Akiyima, and then his brother, Osamu Ichijouji, the once bearer of Kindness was the only Chosen to forsake his crest.
Daisuke moved up beside Ken, and lay a comforting hand on his shoulder. He said nothing at all, understanding that Ken would rather nothing be said.
And the third of course is Daisuke Motomiya. Azulongmon ended. From Yamato came the crests, and the power behind the digieggs comes from Daisuke.
"Glad to be of service," Daisuke smirked.
And…through this strange warp…you are all responsible for choosing the Chosen Children. You must make sure that every one of you here now is chosen for the protection of this world, and all that have come before you. And you, Daisuke and Ken, must choose the future enchanter.
"Oh is that all?" Daisuke asked sarcastically. "Silly me thinking we might somehow get to return home in the next few years."
I assure you Courage, it will not take any amount of years to accomplish this task. But in any case, you are stuck here until you finish.
Daisuke sighed and looked around at the rest of the Chosen. "Well…I guess that doesn't leave us with much of a choice…"
"All right, all right," Miyako growled. "So we make sure that nothing in the future is gonna change because of this, and then we get back to our time and tar and feather Ken for getting us into this situation."
Takeru, Hikari and Iori merely looked at each other and rolled their eyes. Daisuke laughed softly and whispered in Ken's ear. "Don't worry. Miya's only kidding. She wouldn't tar and feather you."
"I wouldn't put it past her Ken," Takeru laughed, and Daisuke shot him a dark look for teasing the boy.
Miyako sighed. "No, I wouldn't actually. You're much too cute." She winked at Ken, who found himself blushing hotly.
Daisuke laughed, and kissed him softly on the lips. "See…now she's flirting with you because she always does that with guys that she knows she can never have."
"Daisuke, you jerk!"
"I love you too, Miya," he sang out sweetly, batting his eyes innocently.
"Come on you guys, quit fooling around," Iori said. "Lets just get this over with, and get home in time for dinner."
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Dragon Lady: Not really a terrible cliff hanger this time…
Ken: Not really.
Dragon Lady: *sighs* It still didn't turn out the way I wanted it to…I was hoping to clarify some things…but I think I just ended up making it worse…-_-;;;;
Ken: Well…at least you can say that you haven't given up on the story.
Dragon Lady: I suppose.
Ken: Well…Chapter Seven coming up next right?
Dragon Lady: *nods in agreement* I'm hoping to make Chapter Seven my last one, but I'm not actually sure its going to turn out that way. *shrugs* But I do know there's not going to be more than eight chapters to the thing.
Ken: And then it turns out to have ten…
Dragon Lady: DON'T say that Ken! Ten chapters…o.O Too much…And me with writers block too…
Ken: *shrugs shoulders*
Dragon Lady: Actually…if all goes well…I'm thinking about writing a kind of prequel to this, only season one, which is something I've never done before…and making it all about Yamato's magic… But NO promises okay people?! I've got enough to do as it is…*mutters about "For Love of Evil" under her breath*
Ken: Review please.
Dragon Lady: Yes! Review! Only one to two more chapters (hopefully) to go! ^_^