Love's True Destiny
Part 5
Darkness....darkness...darkness...Everywhere Sora turned there was only
darkness. The battle with Mephistopheles was coming closer and closer with
the passing of each hour and with every minute that passed the darkness
consuming Sora's mind gained more ground.
"Sora what are we going to do?" queried Biyomon, looking at her friend
with concern.
"I don't know yet Biyomon. Izzy is going to get us some information on
Mephistopheles so we can find his weakness......Bi?"
"Yes Sora?"
"What will we do if we don't find a way to beat him? I don't want to let
everyone down but I'm...scared. I don't want to die Bi! I don't want everyone to
hate me! Why does this have to happen when everything finally starts going
right!?" suddenly the girl burst into tears, letting her repressed emotions get the
best of her.
Her partner could think of no reply so she sat beside her friend and quietly
said, "It's ok to be scared Sora. Don't worry no one will hate you and even if
everyone in the world does you'll still have me. Remember we're friends forever
Sora, and I'll always love you."
The only response Biyomon got was a sniffle and a whispered, "Bi, I hope
you're right."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Izzy looked at the computer screen with a pale face. He had gotten the
information on Mephistopheles but what he had found was not at all
encouraging.
"Well Izzy what did you find out?" asked Matt solemnly.
"It's not good news...." replied the youth.
"Don't just sit there Izzy! TELL US!!" cried Tai anxiously.
"Mephistopheles is a Supreme being. Apparently he is a very elusive
being who's true form is unknown. He has no known goal, such as taking over
the Digiworld, yet lives only to bring pain to those existing in both worlds. His
attacks are also unknown because all that have witnessed them are deceased. It
is rumored that this being had fallen in love at one time when he was still young
but his lover passed away and he was left bitter. Just like he told Sora, he isn't a
digimon or a human, very much like Gennai. According to this file he can be
reconfigured like digimon and evolves at a remarkable pace! The last thing it
says is that he is undetectable by the forces of light and that fighting him is like
trying to fight death."
The digidestined stood, scattered about the room, speechless. Matt
gripped Sora's hand tighter in his own, wishing he could help her fight. Tears
sprung to most everyone's eyes as they realized that they may lose Sora for
good.
"Wait! I have an idea!"proclaimed an excited Yolei. "Izzy said that
Mephistopheles supposedly fell in love at one time. Well who better to help
him heal than the holder of the Crest of Love!" she quieted down before
continuing, "Or if she can catch him off guard for a minute by bringing that up,
although that would be pretty heartless, she might just be able to win."
"Hey that's a great idea! Now all we have to do is let Sora know what
we do and she'll be all set! She is a digidestined, after all, and we can defeat
anything if we try hard enough!" exclaimed Davis.
"I usually wouldn't agree with hurting someone like that but he may be
better off talking about it so it's a win-win situation." commented Mimi.
During this clamor Joe stepped forward to check Sora's stats only to find
that she was getting no better. Takeru noticed this and said, "Well if we're
going to tell her we should now. She needs all the time she can get to prepare
for this battle. We can't let her down! She's always been there for us and its
about time we were there for her!"
Kari and Cody, who were the only ones that actually heard what Takeru
had said, turned to look at him and saw an expression of pain and desperation
upon his features.
Then Kari asked the question that brought everyone back to attention,
pulled Izzy away from the laptop, made Joe stop checking the vitals, and caused
Tai and Matt to turn their focus from Sora, for the first time in days. "If there
is a stage beyond the Mega then how come Azulongmon didn't tell us about it.
I mean after all he protects the light but is only a Mega himself."
"......" The question hung in the air for a few moments before a quiet voice
answered it.
"Maybe he thought we needed to reach that stage and then learn about
it." hypothesized Cody.
"Hmm...I think this is something we should also look up. It could be a
threat to the digimon, digivolving to the Supreme level."replied Izzy before
continuing to tap away at the keys of the laptop.
"According to the information I located only two creatures were ever
reported as reaching the supreme stage. One is Mephistopheles as we all know,
and the other was....Suzaku!"
"Wait a minute. You mean the Phoenix. When I was in Kyoto Sora's
dad and your brother, Joe, Jim told me that the four guardians of the north, east,
south and west were Genbu, Seriyuu, Suzaku, and Biyakko. But we already
met the digimon that is called Seriyuu. It was Azulongmon."
"Hey you said 'was' Suzaku! Is it possible that Suzaku didn't survive?"
"Precisely Mimi. This file tells me that Suzaku was the only other being
to successfully evolve to the Supreme level but she used up too much energy
during a battle and was deleted completely."
"That would explain why Azulongmon didn't tell us about the Supreme
level. It's too dangerous for anything to evolve to that level and victoriously
finish a huge battle." remarked Takeru.
"And now Sora is going to have to have Biyomon digivolve to it and
possibly put herself in danger." came the remark form Tai.
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Sora pondered the news uneasily. She would either have to open a raw
wound for Mephistopheles or she would have to find a way to match his power.
"You are still unprepared, Maiden of Love. Very well I shall come again
tomorrow at the same hour. Then we shall do battle whether or not you are
ready for it." rasped a voice around Sora.
No matter how many chills he sent up her spine Sora knew she did not
have the will to break his heart over again even if he was determined to destroy
her. *No I have to. It's the only way. It's either him or me...and I won't lose to
someone evil! But what if he beats us? I'm going to die...I don't want to! I have
so much more to live for! I wasn't born just to help the digiworld then die! It's
not fair!*
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"She is almost ready Suzaku. It is indeed horrible that you must once
again lose your chance to stay with us. Soon you will exist again but if you
continue the fight you may lose. The Child of Love is strong enough to summon
you in her time of need but I wonder. Will you be strong enough to defeat the
evil and still live?"
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The waiting was terrible. Most of the newer digidestined had left the
hospital, unwillingly, to join their families for dinner. Takeru sat in the hospital
room with his brother. Tai had decided to take Kari home since she looked tired.
He would be back soon and would probably wait outside the room just as Matt
had the previous night.
Takeru needed comfort now but the one person that could give it to him
wasn't conscious to do so. Tears had streamed down the young boy's cheeks all
that day and the previous one too. His every thought brought him back to the
despair that clutched his heart. The girl that had taken care of him and Kari
when they were little was now being taken care of by them. Takeru rose to leave
before his own mother became worried. As he left he glanced at his brother only
to find no expression upon his famous face. It frightened him to see his brother
acting like he had so long ago and he hoped it wasn't going to last for long.
When Takeru left Matt to his thoughts, they immediately went to the
girl on the bed in front of him. He knew that he had waited too long to tell her
what he truly thought of her but as the saying goes...better late than never
right? Matt approached the laptop and held his digivice to it.
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*You are preparing yourself Suzaku. I can feel your power stirring in the
air. This time I shall make sure you're soul does not survive long enough to
produce a descendant. The girl will be mine this time. I shall not let you steal
her from me now as you did so long ago. You ensured your victory last time by
taking her with you but now that she is back I will not lose her again. Soon.
Soon her mind, heart, and body will be mine because I deserve her and you
deserve the pain and torment you shall feel gripping your heart. It will choke
you and make your days a living hell. Then you will know how I have lived and
you will feel what I have felt for so long it seems like eternity. I shall live in the
paradise I have longed for soon. All in due time.*
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A/N: ok first of all I'd like to dedicate this fic's plot to my grandmother.
If you can see this from where you are now I want to say that you inspired my
ending. Ok now I'm trying to improve my writing cause I just realized that I'm
making the characters very flat so I'm trying to give them more depth. If this is
any better or worse let me know! Ok well since everyone was so nice in the
reviews and cause I didn't want to disappoint Nuriko who wrote a VERY
GOOD sorato for me...I recommend u read it. She requested a Taiora but
Silver Eagle who is trying to set me up with a tai/sora/mat triangle wants a
Sorato. So I'm going to write three endings. I personally like the original but
I'll do my best. Please review. Tell me if I should bother at all. I read a post in
the forum complaining that people don't finish their fics so I just want to say....I
AM DEFINITELY GOING TO FINISH THIS!!....as you can tell I didn't
have my sugar...hence no threats or hyper language. Well let me know if this
was any good. Catch ya'll later! Cheerios!.....Rice Crispies!....Frosted
Flakes!....Cinnamon Toast Crunch!....etc!....Bye!! Ta ta!...oh wait 1 more
thing......THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT REPLIED TO
MY POSTS!!!....U GUYS REALLY HELPED!!..REALLY!!! ...Nuriko
...don't u dare read this and not review!....ok I'm really going this time! Chao!
~IndianBabeIII~
