"Wait a minute!" shouted Anne. "What is this place?!"
Dracomon cocked his head slightly. "This place is called Nightmare. It is a darker section of the Cyber…unless you can fly, there is no way out. Many an unfortunate Digimon has stumbled across this place. None have survived." He looked with distaste at Penmon and Kyomon. "I advise you get your Digimon to Digivolve. Otherwise, I'm afraid they won't stand a chance."
"Wait…we're going to fight?!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't know that? Now, your Digimon must Digivolve. I will not allow you to not have them do it."
Anne gritted her teeth, but Kyomon shot a concerned look back at her. She sighed and pulled out a card. "DigiModify! Digivolution activate!"
"Kyomon, Digivolve to…Lestemon!"
"Penmon, Digivolve to…Sabirdramon!"
Jonathan had gotten Penmon to Digivolve, as well. Dracomon sighed. "Is that it? Oh, well…" The huge dragon's eyes blazed red and one of Anne's cards turned into a Blue Card. One of Jonathan's turned black. Anne felt obliged.
"DigiModify! Matrix Digivolution activate!"
"DigiModify! Matrix Digivolution activate!"
"Lestemon, Matrix Digivolve to…GinLestemon!"
"Sabirdramon, Dark Matrix Digivolve to…SvalBirdramon!"
The black Birdramon had turned into a blue one, but on closer look, it seemed to resemble Phoenixmon more than Birdramon.
[A/N: This ain't the same SvalBirdramon from Omen. Comprende?]
Dracomon looked satisfied. "Two Megas, two Ultimates. That seems fair enough." He arched his neck. "Darkness Wave!" GinLestemon summoned his Spirit Wing and managed to dodge the huge mass of black energy, as did Cloakmon and Shedramon, but it clipped SvalBirdramon. He screamed out in pain, and was immediately caught by Dracomon's large tail. The giant lizard slammed him against the wall and mercilessly twisted him. SvalBirdramon screeched out in pain once more, and reverted back to Penmon. Dracomon effortlessly flicked him back at Jonathan, who barely caught him.
"Penmon!" he yelled. "Are you all right?!"
"I…I'll be…fine…"
"Shedramon!" called Matt. "Attack, now!"
"Plasma Ta—" started Shedramon, but was immediately cut off by the massive tail, which swung up under him, curled around his body, then hurled him into the wall. He instantly reverted to his Rookie, DemiAngemon. Matt blanched and ordered Cloakmon to attack.
"Cross Cru—" Cloakmon started, but was again cut off by the brutal attack that Shedramon received, and reverted to his Rookie, DemiSatamon. Matt was speechless.
So was Anne. Dracomon had just taken out two Mega level Digimon and one Ultimate. Now, only GinLestemon was left. But did he stand a chance?
[A/N: The attacks were Plasma Tail and Cross Crusher. Thought it might help. ^_^()]
Sensing what Anne what feeling, GinLestemon called down from his position in the air, "I'm ready to fight to the death!"
So be it. She had no choice in the matter.
"Silver Claw!"
GinLestemon sped toward Dracomon, claws fully extended. He ducked his tail, which tried to snake its way around him. GinLestemon finally hit home, digging his mechanical claws into Dracomon's shoulder. The lizard hissed in pain, but the tail managed to worm its way over. GinLestemon again dodged it, and struck again. And again. And again. This was getting too easy. But then, he barely saw it coming.
WHACK.
The tail had finally found its target, sending GinLestemon into midair. Then, the deadly pointed tip of the tail darted forward, aimed directly at his chest. GinLestemon managed to swerve out of the way, but still got badly clipped on the side. He fell to the ground and reverted to Kyomon.
"Kyomon!"
Anne was immediately at his side. "Kyomon, are you okay?!"
"I'll be fine…" Then his head snapped up. "Let me go! I have to fight him!"
"No, you don't! You almost got killed!"
But his eyes were glowing red. She knew he wasn't listening. She could feel a slight charge come from his body, as if he was about to Digivolve. But something wasn't right…
"Kyomon, Dark Warp Digivolve to—"
"No!" Anne disrupted the evolution by hugging him close. "Don't! There is no way you can win! Can't you bleedin' see that?! He's just pushing you! He just wants you to Digivolve so he can get more data when he kills you! It's a trap! He doesn't want a fair fight at all!"
"Anne…" Kyomon's eyes had returned to normal, but he gently pushed her away from him. "I know I shouldn't fight, but I won't give up, either. At the very least, I can take some comfort in knowing that I didn't go without hitting him hard and hitting him fast."
She was about to protest, but she knew by the look in his eyes that he was still going to fight. "…Fine." She dug around in her rucksack for a card, and pulled out the silver card with the yang on it. "Here goes nothing… DigiModify! Silver Card, activate!"
Kyomon's entire being glowed white as he darted up into the air.
"Kyomon, Warp Digivolve to…"
Her first impression was a black knight. He was entirely covered in black armor, with two gauntlets that curved forward and ended in a deadly point, completely covering his hands. His helmet was rounded, with a crest reaching back and also ending in a sharp point. The helmet covered his entire head, except for his jaw, which was also pitch black.
"…Kurodramon!"
She scanned his data. "Kurodramon, Mega level, Yang Paladin Digimon…attacks are Yang Force, Black Flash, and Brother Call." She gazed up at him. "Wow…" Then she realized something. Could Kyomon be her real partner, instead of Kamemon? The thought startled her. All this time, she'd thought that Kyomon had just been a temporary replacement, to make sure she got through the Digital World all in one piece. Then, when she found Kamemon, he'd become wild again. She'd never actually considered him to be her real partner. But that would mean that Kamemon…
No. He couldn't be gone. It wasn't possible.
Was it? Of course it was. She became dazed.
"Nice," mused Dracomon. "This should make the battle more interesting." The tail darted forward again, but Kurodramon had braced himself and caught it, digging the gauntlets into it. Dracomon hissed in pain again and flicked his tail over, sending the lightweight Digimon in midair. Kurodramon had managed to stop himself before he hit the wall and held the deadly tip of the gauntlets about a foot apart, summoning a ball of fire. "Yang Force!" He hurled the fireball at Dracomon, which twisted into a snakelike chain of fire, wrapping itself around the dragon. His face contorted in pain, but he managed to shake it off.
"Darkness Wave!"
Kurodramon pierced through the massive amount of dark energy effortlessly. "Black Flash!" he called out, then seemed to teleport right behind Dracomon. However, there was a long gash in the dragon's shoulder. Jonathan stared and said, "Damn, he's fast…" Anne agreed, to herself. Kurodramon seemed to be invincible.
Seemed to be.
Then, Dracomon's tail swerved up under him, catching him off guard. The lizard squeezed tight, forcing all the air out of him. He grew lightheaded. Anne could easily see the problem. "Kurodramon!"
Dracomon cocked his head again, at her call. "Mm…oh, fine, I'll let you live. For a while longer. Then I won't show you any mercy." He released the death grip and Kurodramon spiraled down to the ground before catching his breath. He growled and darted up into the air again. "Yang Force!" The blaze was stronger this time, and much larger. Anne could feel the heat sting her face. "Yang Force!"
From then on, he began attacking fiercely with the fire, never once letting up. It got through Dracomon's hide, and he could barely hide the pain. Then he roared, catching Kurodramon in his tail again. He didn't quite constrict so tightly, but it was firm enough so that Kurodramon couldn't move at all, and the bladed edge of his tail crept up to his neck. "Now you must pay."
Wait. There was still one attack that Kurodramon hadn't used yet—Brother Call. "Kurodramon!" yelled Anne up to him. "Use your Brother Call!"
"What?!"
"Brother Call! Just do it!"
Kurodramon fell still in silent agreement. Then he hissed lowly, before throwing back his head, letting loose a high, long shriek that was so high-pitched Anne couldn't hear it, but it still felt like it was tearing her ears apart. She clamped her hands over them before looking up to see what the attack was doing to Dracomon.
Nothing.
Bloody hell.
But, still…there seemed to be some sort of gleam in his eye as he cocked his head, yet again. There seemed to be genuine curiosity in those eyes as he released Kurodramon, who backed away slowly. Then they seemed to soften as he lowered his head. But there was some sort of an odd hum as he snapped his head back up, his eyes returned to normal and blazing red yet again. He spread his wings as he began the incantation.
"Thy wings of both feather and scale, scorpion body, claws and tail. Head of dragon, heart of night. Release thy power; release thy might!"
Then his eyes seemed to soften again as he sighed, and said, "Forgive me…"
He glowed white. Anne realized he was either going to delete or de-Digivolve. When she realized he most likely wasn't going to delete, she began wondering what he would de-Digivolve into. Whatever it was, it wasn't going to be too hard for Kurodramon to finish it off.
Until she saw exactly what it was.
There was a limp, still, green form lying on the ground. Her heart stopped.
"Kamemon!" She rushed over to him as Kurodramon landed. "Kamemon…"
The chameleon Digimon looked weakly up at her. "Anne…I'm sorry…"
"No," she whispered. "It wasn't your fault…it was that bloody wench, Jacquelyn…everything's okay—"
"No, it's not!" exclaimed Kamemon, snapping his head up. "I recited the incantation! We have to get out of here! Now!"
"What? Why—"
"No time for explanation, just go!"
I'm afraid it's too late for that, my good friend.
Both of them froze. Anne recognized it as the voice that had directed them to this room. "Kamemon…do you know what that is?"
"The Master," he whispered, turning back to an arch that had been previously unnoticed. A thick, black fog swirled around it.
Thy wings of both
Feather and scale;
Scorpion body,
Claws, and tail.
The fog thickened and formed into a cyclone. "Kamemon, what's going on?!"
"He's taking on his true form," he said without looking at her, as they backed towards the others.
Head of a dragon,
Heart of night.
Release thy power;
Release thy might!
The fog died down a bit…to reveal a creature that didn't look like it belonged in the Digital World or the Real World. Like the incantation had described, it was massive, with two wings—one leathery, like a dragon's, and the other feathered, like a bird's. Its head resembled MetalSeadramon's, only without the cannon. Its body below the wings were that of a scorpion's, with a huge stinger curling up behind it. Large, muscular arms extended into sharp, menacing pincers. Its entire body was black, and the randomly assorted body parts melted evenly into each other, and had red, soulless eyes. It snapped a pincer and smirked down at the others. "Thank you for your help, Kamemon," it said. It was the same voice, only without such resonance. "But now your use has expired. I have no other need for you. Sayōnara."
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Thus, the inevitable final battle that signifies Reptilia Draco's end. ^_^ Actually, change that to Reptilia Draco 1. ^_~ Please review, if you have a care!!