Chapter 3:
The Balance of
Power Shifts






Shawn woke up the next morning ready to fight Aeromon. As he got up and walked on towards where he'd find Aeromon, he saw something in the sky. As he got closer he saw it to be a digimon. Suddenly the digimon flew towards Shawn and sent a barrage of sharp daggers at him. "So, Myotismon sends another minion to kill me, let see if you can survive as long as the others. Aero Attack!" the digimon said sending a cyclone at Shawn. "So, you're Aeromon. Well, take my Dark Prince Beam!" Shawn yelled as he sent the dark beam at Aeromon. It hit Aeromon and caused him to become very angry. "You are very strong, but not enough to defeat me. Sky Daggers!" Aeromon said sending more daggers at Shawn. Shawn dodged each dagger gracefully and very quick. "Cool, my abilities are better than before. Must be the effects of digivolving." Shawn said to himself. "Myotismon picked a energetic minion this time." Aeromon said observing what Shawn had done. "Guess what you haven't seen nothing yet, it's fun time." Shawn said as he floated off the ground and flew towards Aeromon at an alarming speed. Aeromon then flew to the right to avoid Shawn and then pulled out a giant shuriken and slashed at Shawn. Shawn avoided the slash and all the other following. Aeromon then kicked Shawn into a tree where Shawn became stuck in the limbs. Shawn had only his right arm free to move, and as Aeromon came to slash Shawn with a fatal blow, Shawn's arm suddenly sent a white beam out and a sword appeared out of the beam. He grabbed it and cut the tree limb and flew out of the way of Aeromon's attack. "Impossible!" Aeromon yelled. "The power of this sword, I feel it..." Shawn said as the sword glowed in his hand. "I know that sword, thats one of the five swords of Destiny, the sword of light!" Aeromon said suddenly scared. "The four swords from the cave, they're the other four, I know it. Well I guess I should destroy you now and complete my mission. So face the power of the Dark Prince of Destiny! Dark Prince Beam with Destiny Slash!" Shawn yelled as he sent the beam at and slashed Aeromon. "No, how can this be!!! I can't be defeated!!!!" Aeromon yelled as he turned into digital dust and disappeared.

Shawn then landed on the ground and walked towards a strange light in the distance. As he got closer he saw the light to be a book. "This must be what Myotismon wants." Shawn said as he took it and put it in his pack. Then suddenly he heard clapping behind him. Shawn then turned to see two human like digimon. "Very good, young Dark Prince. By beating Aeromon you show you are truly powerful." the darker of them said. "Who are you?" Shawn asked. "I am Deamon, Draculmon's master, and this is DarkGreymon my other minion." the one who spoke before said. "You are the one who told Draculmon I was in his way!" Shawn yelled. "Yes, my master was quite unhappy when Draculmon reported Genni saved you." DarkGreymon said. "Don't worry we won't tell Draculmon you're Myotismon's Dark Prince. But we are here to warn you, stay out of our way or else we will destroy you." Deamon said then they both disappeared. "We shall see. Better head back and get this book to Myotismon." Shawn said then ran back the way he had came.

Shawn made it back to Myotismon's castle quicker than it took to get to where Aeromon was. In the throne room Shawn came and bowed with the book infront of him. "Very good, Dark Prince. You may return to your room. I shall be calling for you again later when I have decided what you are to do next." Myotismon said after taking the book. "Yes, my master" Shawn said then left and returned to his room.

In his room Shawn sat at his labtop with his hood still on and looked at Aeromon's profile. "Aeromon is the overlord of the sky and guardian to the book of old legends and predictions of the future. His main attacks are Sky Daggers and Aero Attack. Hmmm, I think I'll add something." Shawn read outloud. He then typed in, "Has an inferiority complex." Shawn then laughed and saved the information he added and turned off his labtop. Then a bakemon flew into the room. "What is it?" Shawn asked as he got up. "Master Myotismon has decided on your next mission." the bakemon said then left. Shawn then opened his door and left the room.

Myotismon stood in his throne room waiting as Shawn entered. "Dark Prince, your next mission is to destroy a small village to the north. I am sending one of my other minions with you, Phantomon." Myotismon said as the hooded, scythe holding digimon appeared. "Greetings, Dark Prince." it said floating in the air. "What is so special about this village?" Shawn asked. "It is full of cybermon." Myotismon said. "We shall be ready to destroy the village whenever you wish." Shawn said. "Good, I want you to wait for two days till you go, till then you may rest." Myotismon said then ordered them both to leave.

An hour later Myotismon ordered Shawn and Phantomon to attack the village. As they got close to the village Shawn suddenly felt a cold pressence. "Phantomon, did you feel that chill?" Shawn asked the ghost digimon. "No, Dark Prince. Whatever you felt must be a warning, because we are at the village now." Phantomon told him. Shawn looked down at the village from the hill they were on. "This village is strange..." Shawn said under his breathe. "Shall we attack now?" Phantomon asked. "Return to Myotismon, I can do this myself, tell him I sensed a force that only I can fight." Shawn ordered. "Yes, Dark Prince.." Phantomon said floating away. Shawn let walked towards the village as Phantomon became out of sight. "So, you are going to destroy this village." A voice came from behind. Shawn turned to see a woman. "You're one of Deamon's minions." Shawn said. "Yes, I am Arukenimon." she said. "And you plan to report back to Deamon, well think again...Dark Prince Beam and Destiny Slash!" Shawn yelled as he attacked her. "Ahh! Impossible! DarkGreymon will destroy you for defeating me!!!" she yelled as she turned to digital dust and disappeared. "That was too, easy." Shawn said as he continued towards the village.

As Shawn came to the entrance of the village, an army of cybermon jumped from nowhere and surrounded him. "Hahahahaha, got you. Did you think we weren't prepared for an attack?" The head cybermon asked. "You weren't ready for me...Dark Prince Beam!" Shawn said as he sent beams at all the cybermon defeating them. "Now for the village." Shawn said as he walked into the village.

As he got to the center of the village Shawn could feel darkness collecting around the area. "What is happening?" Shawn asked himself. "Your destruction, Shawn!" a voice came. "Who's there?!?" Shawn demanded surprised. Suddenly a ghoulish digimon, somewhat like Draculmon only not as tall, appeared. "I am Ghoulmon. And you probaly wonder how I know your name, I know it because I have been taught about the Masters' excavation. Also I was there, in more than one way you can comprehend. I watched from the other side of the gate as Skullgarurumon attacked." it said as it caused a mist to encircle the area. "Well, Ghoulmon, prepare to be destroyed." Shawn said preparing to attack. "I think not, I have a small playmate for you, he used to be the leader of the cybermon here, but after you defeated him I came and gave him enough power to digivolve two level, so without anymore delay, I give you, Cyberdramon!" Ghoulmon yelled then disappeared as a cybornetic dragon digimon rammed through a wood building. "Dark Prince, prepare to be destroyed. I am more powerful than you and I will send your data as it disappears onto the internet so you can never be reborn!" the digimon yelled. "He thinks I'm a digimon..." Shawn suddenly thought. Cyberdramon then dashed at Shawn. Shawn tried to dodge by Cyberdramon was a little bit faster. "Ahhh!" Shawn yelled as he was hit then fell to the ground. "What? The Dark Prince that defeated a whole army of cybermon is easily hurt?" Cyberdramon said in surprise. "Guess, again! Dark Prince Beam!" Shawn yelled getting up then sent the dark beam at Cyberdramon. "Ahh! Well, this is what I expected. I will spare you for now, I may want you destroyed but I feel I should be at full power when I destroy, so next time we meet I shall destroy you, just for fun, have fun trying to get out of this village uninjured! Cybernetic Choas!" Cyberdramon yelled as he sent an energy force at so buildings behind Shawn. The buildings then suddenly caught on fire and flames engulfed the whole village after meer seconds. Cyberdramon they disappeared and the fog also went away, revealing a giant full moon. Shawn ran through the burning village trying to avoid the flames as much as possible, but as he got to the way he came he nearly fainted. "Just a bit further..." Shawn said as he slowly walked out of the village and up the hill where he fell to the ground where he watched the village totally burn to the ground.

After Shawn returned to Myotismon's castle, Myotismon told him that he had done well destroying the village. Shawn never told Myotismon about Cyberdramon. As he left Myotismon's throne room, Shawn was met by DemiDevimon, Myotismon's minion he uses to spy on Etemon. "So, you're the Dark Prince all the bakemon are talking about." he sneered. "And you are the idiot DemiDevimon I've heard of." Shawn told the small creature. "What!!! Who told you that!" DemiDevimon screamed as Shawn went to his room.

In his room Shawn watched the moon in the sky as it got to the peak of rising. "Interesting, isn't it..." a voice came. "Yes, it is." Shawn said without look at who he was talking to. "You still have much to learn." the voice then said. "I know, but one day, when I'm strong enough, I'll destroy the evil that wants this world." Shawn told the voice. "Maybe you will, but remember your destiny is more than just that..." the voice said then stopped as if it never was there.