Legend of the Digimon Queen
Intro: Arigato for reviewing! ^.^ I'm glad you like my story! That's a very good question Rukato Fan, actually, one I wasn't expecting, but you'll understand after the next few chapters… I promise! For those of you who didn't know what she asked she was just wondering how our hero Takato fell in love with Ruki so fast and deeply.
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*****Chapter 5*****
There was no mistaking it. In Ruki's place, lingering about a foot in the air stood the Guardian of Love, the angel Ophanimon. She was, in every aspect, truly magnificent. She was thin and tall, with vibrant red hair just visible under her blue headset with a gold cross in the middle. Two rings were bond to the sides of her head, connecting to huge blue shoulder armor. Her stomach showed through the huge blue armor, which was two-piece, the bottom half marked with a cross in the middle. Her arms were robotic (staying with the blue armor) and turned into two blue cufflinks, one with blue wings on the sides and the other a hand plate with a golden head of a Pegasus on it. She held in one arm a menacing looking golden lance with wings on the circular ring around the handle. Seven wings jutted out of her back, all golden, and two more attached to her waist. *Author's Note: If you're confused e-mail me and I'll send the actual picture over*
Everyone's mouths dropped. "Ruki?!" cried Lee. Ophanimon turned to him and nodded slowly. Lee gasped in shock.
Ophanimon seemingly ignored their reaction, instead she hovered over Takato's body and slowly picked him up. Holding him in her arms, she smiled serenely down at her beloved. But something broke the stunned silence…
Daemon pounced on Ophanimon, who recognized his gesture and blasted him. "Sephiroth Crystal!" The blow knocked Daemon to the wall with a crack, leaving him angry and bleeding.
While Daemon tried to stop his world from spinning so fast Ophanimon turned to Lee causing his head to hurt, clouding out any other train of thought. Distract him… The message burned in his head and he understood. Ophanimon was going to revive Takato, and to do that she needed a distraction. Lee grinned and nodded. Terriermon and Guilmon must've heard it too as they both prepared for battle. "Ready Lee?"
"When am I not? Biomerge Activate!!!"
Terriermon bio merge to…
MegaGargomon!
Daemon had gotten his footing and yet again began to pursue Ophanimon, who quickly trying to flee, Takato still dangling in her arms. Daemon growled and shot up into the air, but as he did Guilmon spotted him. "I may not be able to digivolve without Takatomon but I'm not helpless! Pyro Sphere!"
Pop! The attack smacked Daemon off course with a slightly singed cloak. Daemon turned around and spotted Guilmon who was running below him pelting him with fiery attacks. "Why you little impudent…"
"Diamond Storm!" Daemon had a nanosecond to realize the hurtling edged diamonds raining down on him. The needles like gems stuck to his singed cloak as he turned upward to see Renamon, no longer wounded. "NANI?!"
"Miss me?" said
Renamon, hovering in the air. A thin smile curled upon her lips as she pulled
out Ruki's D-arc. "I'm sure Ruki does too… Digi Modify! Matrix Digivolution
Activate!!"
Snarling, Daemon had no reservations
to slaughter this impudent fox. Speeding toward her, scythe raised, he prepared
to slash her in two. Renamon was the closet thing to getting to Ophanimon, so
killing her first would be silent but sweet. But he had stupidly forgotten one
thing…
"Mega Barrage!!" cried MegaGargomon, not too far off to Daemon's left, as they pounded the cloaked evil with 2000 green bullets. "Ha! Take that baka!" cried Terriermon happily.
Lee took his chance to gaze up at Ophanimon who was still high in the air, glowing. Takato was hovering in front of her, and slowly she bent forward. At exactly that moment Lee heard a scream. "Lee!!! We've got company!!"
"Wha-?!"
MegaGargomon swirled around, frantically searching for Daemon. Finally he spotted him and screamed in horror. "GUILMON!!!!!"
Taomon heard Lee's cry and craned her neck around to see Daemon dig his scythe straight through Guilmon's red skin. Taomon screamed. "Talisman of Light!!!"
It was too late. Daemon sliced Guilmon open, and as blood flew in all directions a tiny ball of light sprouted from Guilmon's tattered body. With bloody fingers Daemon gripped it in his clawed palm. Taomon knew her attacks wouldn't reach him in time. "MegaGargomon! If Daemon eats that thing we're dead!!"
He turned. "What are
you talking about?!"
"That's Guilmon's soul! If he eats
that thing it will revitalize all his powers! He'll become invincible!!!"
"Oh my go-!"
Shoom!! Cackling wickedly, Daemon suddenly grew five times his normal size, cloaking the whole city in gray darkness with a shadowy shield. Even though they could see clearly, the shield looked like thunderheads. MegaGargomon and Taomon gaped. "Ok… can we panic now?" asked Terriermon.
Taomon gulped. "Hai, now would be a good time…"
"I've got an idea Taomon, you shield Ophanimon from Daemon's grasp, and Guilmon too, we might need his body, while we distract him ok?" said MegaGargomon. Taomon nodded and rose into the air, shielding Ophanimon in the transparent yin yang hemisphere. Guilmon floated upward to join them.
"You do realize Lee, that we just said our death wish?" said Terriermon. Lee sighed. "Quiet Terriermon, we have to distract this bone head."
"Flame Inferno!!!" Daemon boomed as millions of blazing balls of fire hurtled down upon the city and the digimon.
Terriermon gulped. "Easier said than done!"
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Ophanimon focused her powers only on Takato as the chaos swirled around her. If only I could find his soul… Searching through his body she finally found was she was looking for. Perfect.
Taomon paid no attention to Ophanimon as she doubled over and sat down. Taomon didn't even notice as Ophanimon, seemingly sick, hurled up a smoky golden ball of light, she totally ignored the fact that it zipped down into Takato's body through his mouth. At least, she tried not to. Ophanimon didn't hear it, but Taomon gagged slightly while listening to this whole ordeal.
" Takato… Takato…"
Someone is calling me… such an angelic voice… but why can't I open my eyes? I cannot see…
"Takato…"
Gently he drifted into death, having no knowledge of what was happening. But that voice… it was just like…
Takato's eyes fluttered open. Ruki?
He was floating headfirst into wherever it is dead people go, which seemed almost like being under the sea. He looked around frantically for the voice and found it was coming from above. He squinted up above him and could see a faint golden light beaming in the deep blue atmosphere he drifted in. The light kept calling his name…
"Takato… Gogglehead…"
Ruki? Is that you?
The golden ball of light came closer and if he squinted hard enough he could see a faint outline. Soon it became so closr he could clearly see the outline, the outline of Ruki. Ruki!
She was now only a shaped faint light, golden wings attached to her back. Ribbons trailed and wrapped about her body, her hair free from its usual ponytail. She smiled at her name and grasped his arm. Pulling him right side up, she spoke. "It's me Gogglehead… I finally found you…"
I missed you… what happened? Why are you here? Aren't I dead?
Ruki's figure shimmered brightly. "Hai… you are dead…"
But if you're here too… are you dead?
"No… I came to revive you…and to thank you…"
He smiled and hugged her. Arigato Ruki-san… I meant what I said…
Surprisingly, Ruki hugged back. "Takato… there's something I never told you… or could tell you… which is why I'm here…"
Takato faced her, hands on her shoulders. Shoot.
Ruki sighed. "I am the Guardian of Love Ophanimon from the Digital World and one of the three Guardians descent upon the Digital World to govern and shape it."
Takato gave her a quizzical look. Nani?
"Takato, all my life here on earth was only a hiding place. Don't you see? I was sent here dressed as a human to hide, and if I learned to love and regret it would disperse my powers, leaving me vulnerable… I'm a digimon Takato…"
A single tear slid down her golden face. "Listen to me, in the Digital World the evil that had slowly been taking over Kerpymon's (another guardian) turf tried to kill me. I escaped luckily, but I had to hide in secret here, with my guard Renamon. Because I am a digimon gave me my brilliance in the card game, and I became famous. It was perfect, I would never be detected in human disguise as long as I didn't learn to love again. If I learned to love it would activate my power, which would rip the disguise in two… I could be detected then."
Takato stared below them, tears in his eyes. He had gotten her to love him, and that had put her in danger. The pain attacks when a digimon appeared, that was her power reacting to the disturbance in the digital field… it was strange, but it fit. So I… I…
Ruki sighed. "Hai, you did the impossible. Because of your persistence and caring heart I fell in love with you, and then you died right before my eyes when Daemon killed you. He had come to take me back to his master so he could slaughter me." More tears slid down her face. "Gomenasai… I put you through all that so you wouldn't see… the last thing I ever wanted to do was to harm you, physically or mentally… yet either way I did…"
Does this mean… I can never see you again?
"Maybe…" She saw his heartbroken face and broke into tears. "It's not your fault Takato! Please don't be sad… this is my entire fault… I never should've put you through this…" She leaned closer. "Truth be told… I love you too…"
Takato felt her faint hands gently lay upon his face as she kissed him deeply. Tears slid down their faces as they proved their love to each other, until Ruki had to break away. "You'll be revived soon, so you can help take down Daemon… please keep hope, even if you never see me again…" As if being sucked by a vacuum she disintegrated slowly.
Wait! He reached out to her but she had already disappeared. The pit in his stomach told him this was the last time he would ever see his dear Ruki in human form…Wait…
Takato's eyes shot open. "Ruki!" Something gentle and warm touched his sweating face. "Momentai Takato-kun…"
Takato looked up and his vision cleared. Standing over him was Ophanimon in all her shining glory. It's true… oh my god…
"Ruki…" Takato reached up to touch her face, tears sliding gently down his bloodstained face. "It's… true… it's all true…" It took all his strength to keep from really crying, but he allowed a few tears to slither down his cheeks. He bit his lip and trembled. Why must this always happen to me?
Taomon turned and broke the silence. "Pardon me Mistress, Takato, but isn't that your friend hurtling himself toward us?"
"Nani?!" cried Takato, thrusting himself upward. They were floating in a giant hemisphere, Taomon working her hardest to keep it up and strong, but her own strength was fading. Takato ran over and looked out.
Indeed, speeding toward them was MegaGargomon, but something was different. Daemon was standing far below, cackling madly, MegaGargomon strangely doing the same. Takato suddenly realized what was different, MegaGargomon's eyes were red, his armor black.
Takato gasped in horror. "Oh my god… Lee?!"
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Gomenasai for yet another cliffhanger but we must stop! I do believe there should be around two more chapters at most, and yes, this will have a very happy ending.