"DEVI!" I shouted, running over to her. I'd forgotten that the monster was still there ready to strike me down the exact same way.
"Buddhist Brush Brandish!" Mom's voice shouted somewhere above me. I looked up and saw her, WarGrowlmon and Rapidmon fighting the monster. I wasn't really sure of what was going on. All I knew was that there was a huge monster, we'd broken in and out of Hypnos, and Devi was lying on the ground and not moving.
"HEAT VIPER!" screamed the monster again as Rapidmon attacked him from behind, vainly trying to hit Taomon and WarGrowlmon. I felt someone dragging me to my feet, probably Hirokazu.
"What are you doing?" I yelled at him. He paused before he answered me.
"Look, Kiiroishi, we've got to get out of here, and...there's nothing you can do for her." he whispered sadly.
I chose to ignore that comment for the time being as Hirokazu started to drag me away. Reiko picked up Devi.
She still wasn't moving, my mind reminded me. I knew what that probably -- had to mean, but I couldn't accept that fact. She'd just been talking with me minutes ago, threatening to kill me if Reiko and I weren't together after all this...
Then something else occurred to me. Grey, as far I knew, had no idea about this. None whatsoever. One of his friends was gone forever, and he had no idea! In a rage, I started to break free from Hirokazu's grip.
"What d'you think you're doing?" Hirokazu yelled at me. "Are you crazy?"
With one final jerk of my arm I broke away from him and started speeding towards the main building. Grey had to be in there somewhere, and he had to know what had happened. Yes, I do realize it was crazy -- or I do now anyway, to go looking for him. At that moment, though, I couldn't have cared less.
I just sped through the building like a rocket. Grey, Grey...I had to find Grey. That was the only thing I was thinking at the moment.
I turned around the corner, finding myself in a dark hall. No light except from a small window nestled at the top of the wall.
"So you came, little brother."
I found myself staring at Grey, in his new form sitting atop a small tower of boxes. In normal daylight, the "improvements" had been frightening enough, but here...in this small space that nearly opaque...it was horrifying. I began pacing backwards, ready to run. But then the image of Devi flashed back into my mind. Pale and unmoving in Reiko's arms.
Grey's chest was giving off a faint orange aura. I'd seen it before. "Giga Blaster!"
I disappeared from sight just seconds before the missiles would have hit me. Grey let loose a few creative words. I reappeared behind him. "Fox Leaf Arrowhead!" I shouted, watching as the small leaves struck him in the back of the head. He whirled around and glared at me in extreme anger, then grabbed me by my neck and hurled me into the wall.
"I won't hesitate to kill you if I have to!" he spat.
"But..." I groaned as I felt myself losing my grip on consciousness. Grey gave me a loathing glare.
"But what?" he sneered.
"But Devi's already dead!" I shouted angrily. "Do you really want for any more of us to die?" I asked him.
Grey's expression changed to one of painful shock. "She's dead?" his voice became nearly inaudible. I nodded.
Grey stepped backwards into the boxes, stumbled, and fell. "Grey..." I murmured. He shook himself and stood.
"No, I won't kill you." he whispered. Then he blasted the wall apart with his Giga Blaster. He stood at the chasm between the dark room and the outside...
His eyes focused on Kimeramon.
"Buddhist Brush Brandish!" Mom's voice shouted somewhere above me. I looked up and saw her, WarGrowlmon and Rapidmon fighting the monster. I wasn't really sure of what was going on. All I knew was that there was a huge monster, we'd broken in and out of Hypnos, and Devi was lying on the ground and not moving.
"HEAT VIPER!" screamed the monster again as Rapidmon attacked him from behind, vainly trying to hit Taomon and WarGrowlmon. I felt someone dragging me to my feet, probably Hirokazu.
"What are you doing?" I yelled at him. He paused before he answered me.
"Look, Kiiroishi, we've got to get out of here, and...there's nothing you can do for her." he whispered sadly.
I chose to ignore that comment for the time being as Hirokazu started to drag me away. Reiko picked up Devi.
She still wasn't moving, my mind reminded me. I knew what that probably -- had to mean, but I couldn't accept that fact. She'd just been talking with me minutes ago, threatening to kill me if Reiko and I weren't together after all this...
Then something else occurred to me. Grey, as far I knew, had no idea about this. None whatsoever. One of his friends was gone forever, and he had no idea! In a rage, I started to break free from Hirokazu's grip.
"What d'you think you're doing?" Hirokazu yelled at me. "Are you crazy?"
With one final jerk of my arm I broke away from him and started speeding towards the main building. Grey had to be in there somewhere, and he had to know what had happened. Yes, I do realize it was crazy -- or I do now anyway, to go looking for him. At that moment, though, I couldn't have cared less.
I just sped through the building like a rocket. Grey, Grey...I had to find Grey. That was the only thing I was thinking at the moment.
I turned around the corner, finding myself in a dark hall. No light except from a small window nestled at the top of the wall.
"So you came, little brother."
I found myself staring at Grey, in his new form sitting atop a small tower of boxes. In normal daylight, the "improvements" had been frightening enough, but here...in this small space that nearly opaque...it was horrifying. I began pacing backwards, ready to run. But then the image of Devi flashed back into my mind. Pale and unmoving in Reiko's arms.
Grey's chest was giving off a faint orange aura. I'd seen it before. "Giga Blaster!"
I disappeared from sight just seconds before the missiles would have hit me. Grey let loose a few creative words. I reappeared behind him. "Fox Leaf Arrowhead!" I shouted, watching as the small leaves struck him in the back of the head. He whirled around and glared at me in extreme anger, then grabbed me by my neck and hurled me into the wall.
"I won't hesitate to kill you if I have to!" he spat.
"But..." I groaned as I felt myself losing my grip on consciousness. Grey gave me a loathing glare.
"But what?" he sneered.
"But Devi's already dead!" I shouted angrily. "Do you really want for any more of us to die?" I asked him.
Grey's expression changed to one of painful shock. "She's dead?" his voice became nearly inaudible. I nodded.
Grey stepped backwards into the boxes, stumbled, and fell. "Grey..." I murmured. He shook himself and stood.
"No, I won't kill you." he whispered. Then he blasted the wall apart with his Giga Blaster. He stood at the chasm between the dark room and the outside...
His eyes focused on Kimeramon.