Bandramon: Keep your filthy comments to yourself, you overcritical little--!
Elione: Ok, I'll shut up now. And remember Digimon does not belong to Elione, because if it did, the thing on TV wouldn't be Takari or Sorato.
The Promise of A Rose
By: Elione
Scene: It's about five or four years after Season Two and the Digimon Emperor still rules, except he's 17. There's no such thing as the spore thing, the Emperor simply took a bath in the Dark Ocean and turned, well, basically evil.
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It's been years since the Digidestined had last fought the Digimon Kaiser. They had given up on fighting him then. He continued to take over the Digital World with absolutely no remorse. All the Digidestined were enemies of the Kaiser, except one…
Yagami Hikari.
It was obviously quite strange for someone like her to… well, fall in love with the Kaiser. Over the past few years, Hikari had led a campaign against the Emperor. Or some unknown reason, she could never recall all the things she had done against the Kaiser. Whenever her friends congratulated her, a strange look of confusion was always upon her face.
Of course, Hikari gave up the campaign to her friends recently, also for some unknown reason.
If they ARE my friends. She thought hastily. She scowled as she thought of them, playing in the beach right now. She had declined, as usual, and had decided to sit inside the bus while she wrote letters. Letters to whom?
While the others were at the beach, Hikari's mind drifted to the other beach in another world. The one with the dark black waters and the lighthouse that emitted dark lights.
She had been there once, when she was in grade school. Just once. Yet, she yearned to go there again. Why she did, she did not know. But in her dreams, she was there, dipping her feet into the dark waters, walking out toward the tide…
Had it been the same beach?
Sighing as she ripped up the piece of paper she was writing on, she stood up and yawned. She looked out the window.
It's time, Hikari. She told herself. She HAD to go to the beach now. Picking up her D3, which was totally deactivated now, and typed some keys into the laptop computer belonging to a particular strawberry haired person named Koushiro.
Using others belongings was nothing to her anymore. Stealing came natural too.
"Digiport open!" She said, and disappeared into the light.
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Ken chuckled slyly to himself as the screen on the wall showed all his conquered territory.
"Heh heh, even the Digidestined were no match for me. Those little weaklings. Well, well, well, let's see the look on their idiotic innocent faces as they find out about my boundless empire."
"Master, did you say something?" Wormmon stirred from underneath Ken's feet, and shivered. Ken aimed a kick toward Wormmon.
"Many apologies, Master!" Wormmon said cringing.
But, Ken preoccupied with another object on the screen.
"Say, Master, what do you think of the girl?" Wormmon ventured.
On the screen was a girl no older than Ken, standing out on the shore of a remote ocean, staring out into the horizon. She looked like she was going to cry any moment now.
"Wha--?" Ken said softly as he stared blankly at Wormmon.
"Nothing, Master. It just seems like you've taken a liking to her, that's all."
"WHAT!?"
Wormmon dodged the goblet Ken threw at him.
"Sorry, Master." Wormmon said apologetically.
"And you will learn to keep that mouth of your shut!" Ken thundered as he stormed out of the room.
"And tell the cook I'll need two placed set for dinner."
"Yes, Master." Wormmon bowed.
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Ken's retreating steps grew calmer with each step to his destination.
Sure enough, in front of him, was the exact same image as on the screen.
"Surely you are aware that this is my territory?" He said quietly.
The girl turned around. The usual look of fear Ken expected was not present. Instead, was the same blank look she had on.
"I'm sure you have no need of an ocean to add to your boundless empire." Hikari replied.
"Do you understand what power the Ocean possesses?" Ken inquired.
"Of course I do." Hikari's answer was barely more than a whisper.
"What do you want from me?" She asked in the same tone.
"Nothing." Ken replied in a forceful kind of tone.
"You're sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, I need nothing." Ken said annoyedly.
"Then I'll leave, and leave you to your boundless empire. I'm sure it'll manage without secondary assistance." Hikari turned to go.
Hikari, you baka! Her mind screamed.
"What's the matter?" Ken asked, for Hikari had stopped abruptly.
"N-nothing."
"Now that I think about it, I do need a Kaiserin." Ken informed her in a disgusted way.
"You make it sound like you don't really need one." Hikari turned to face him again.
"I don't need a damn Kariserin. But Wormmon and those other little pests keep pestering me. 'How will the empire survive without a Kaiserin?'"
"I-I could be one." She said without thinking.
"You? You!? The Digidestined?" Ken sounded incredulous.
"I'm Digidestined no more." Hikari replied flatly.
"I see…"
I wonder…She DOES look like Kaiserin material. Besides, Wormmon will stop bugging me. It's not like I HAVE to sleep with her. Ugh, now I'm thinking like… crap, shut up Ken and tell her!
"All right then, but remember, I have absolutely no human feelings for you. I'm just protecting you for the good of the empire, understand?"
Hikari nodded and Ken held out his hand.
Ken, you baka! Of course you like her…
Hikari reached out a pale hand, as though reaching out to fire, and placed on Ken's.
"It's a deal." She agreed.
"You have it Hikari… the promise of a rose…"
To be continued…
Longer chapters later. Review or feel the wrath of the queen of the Underworld! Oh, BTW, I'm changing my bio, to see the whole deal with the 'queen of the Underworld' just click on my name thingy. Yes, I do know that Hades and Persephone are the rulers of the underworld and they do not have a kid named Elione.