Deadly Encounter
"Takato, you were very brave," Rika said, "I would like to thank you for saving me in some way. How about I come along and help you stop Galneon's plan."
"But it's too dangerous. You would get killed if you followed me," Takato begged.
Rika replied, "I can take care of myself. What's a little danger compared to what is going on in the world? I was a member of the resistance forces, and am an excellent sorceress in my own right."
Takato sighed. "If you insist, I just want you to know that it'll be dangerous. Some people might think it's a picnic if they're uninformed, and start freaking out when the battle begins."
"I'm not one of those people," Rika stated, "Danger is my middle name."
"I thought it was Nonaka," mumbled Toranmon under her breath.
Rika yelled, "That wasn't funny. It is an expression Toranmon."
Henry sighed. "She never changes one bit, no matter what happens to her."
"What was that?!" exclaimed Rika, "Were you making fun of me Henry? Cause if you were. . ."
"No, wouldn't dream of doing that. I just said that you were still the same person that I knew for years, even after the whole ordeal that you went through." Henry stuttered.
Rika told him, "That's good. Now let's get going to that top room. We must stop Galneon before he is able to complete the ceremony and bring the D- Reaper to life again."
* * *
When they got to the top room, Takato put his ear to the door and began to listen to what was inside. "I can hear voices inside, it sounds like someone is chanting. Must be Galneon. Hey Rika, do we need a spell to open the door, or can I just break it down?"
"No spell required," Rika replied, "The only spell is the one on the door on Level 2. The thought of an evil force using the royal family to break in to this tower hadn't crossed Kari's mind, so she didn't seal a trail of doors. She thought that if there was only one seal and guardian Digimon, no wicked people would ever make it to the third level, let alone the top floor of the tower."
Takato went to ram the door down by running into it and hitting it on the side. But when he did, the door flew open, and he fell to the ground. Turns out, it wasn't locked at all.
"Owwwwwww, that smarts. Come on guys, it looks like there will be a fight," Takato said.
Rika and Henry entered. Inside, they saw Galneon standing in the center of a magic circle. He was chanting some sort of spell, and energy was rising from his body. Near the wall, Takato could see Jeri and Kazu, tied up with thick ropes alongside their Digimon.
Jeri cried, "Takato! Look out!"
The young man looked in front of him, and saw some of Galneon's energy heading for him. But before it could hit, Rika ran in front and cast a shielding spell. "Takato, now's your chance while the magic is being absorbed into my shield. Attack Galneon and end this once and for all!"
Takato charged foreword at his enemy. He pulled out the sword he'd brought in the Elf Village, and slashed the wicked Emperor with it. Finally, it was over.
But just then, a bolt of magic came down from the ceiling struck the Sealer. When he looked up, he saw Galneon's wound healing instantly. It was as if he was some sort of demon.
"You fool," Galneon said, "Do you think your pathetic weapons can harm me? I am a true agent of the D-Reaper, one that has taken human form. Once my great master has revived, nothing can stop me. This pathetic world is going to be destroyed by its great power."
The magic began to get stronger. Strong winds began to pick up in the room. Henry ran over to the side of the room in order to cut Kazu and Jeri free so the whole group could escape.
But the second that everyone was out, Kazu shut himself in the room with Galneon. Jeri began to worry, and tried to pry the door open. But it was completely locked.
"Takato, I'm going to keep him distracted, and try to delay the D- Reaper's revival as long as I can. You get back to town and regroup. It's up to the four of you now to save the world," he stated.
Jeri called, "Kazu, we can't just leave you like this to die."
If they could see him, they would know that Kazu had shook his head. "You must survive your highness. I'm not going to die, I'll just delay him a bit. When I can do nothing more, I'm going to head to Alice's place in Elf Village. You should go to Bintel Castle with the others, in order to get the supplies necessary for your fight. Then come back here and defeat the D- Reaper."
"Kazu you fool," Jeri cried, "No human can survive such a magical occurrence. You must flee with the rest of us." She would have broken down the door, but Henry stopped her.
"Kazu knows what he's doing, he'll be fine. Takato, get us out of here," he said.
Takato replied, "Everyone stay close to me. We're going to go back to the village."
He cast the Home spell. They instantly found themselves in the Elf Village. Knowing that Stavory would now be blocked off, they began to discuss what to do.
Rika suggested leaving town. "Kazu said we should go to Bintel Castle. It is an army garrison that is said too have a hidden passage to Stavory Tower within its walls. Galneon might not think we would go through it, so it won't be blocked. At the most we'll have to fight a battle."
They turned to leave the town. Suddenly, Takato saw something lying at his feet. He bent down to pick it up and see what it was. The item in question turned out to be the Crystal Sword.
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Trivia Fact...The section we are on now is Chapter 5 in the game, so we're almost done. Only difference is that Salah is originally left behind at Elf Village, and Darwin had to get Teefa to Bintel Castle to heal her wounds where the two of them met up with Rooks. The reason for this change is I'm using these four as the Legendary Warriors, so I need them all at the end. And before you ask, the reason the last names in the anime are middle names in this story, is that Rika and Jeri's last name is Lexford in this one (the name of their kingdom), and since everyone else is using their real last names, I'm using their last names as middle names. I also had refs for Ruin Explorers in the conversation between Jeri and KazuThe idea of her begging him not to stay, yes, the words no. What do you expect, I just saw it this weekend, and it was funny. The Rika, barrier-thingy was sort of a cross between what Rasha did for Lyle in Episode 4 of Ruin Explorers, and what Amelia did for Zel in Episode 25 of Slayers too.
"Takato, you were very brave," Rika said, "I would like to thank you for saving me in some way. How about I come along and help you stop Galneon's plan."
"But it's too dangerous. You would get killed if you followed me," Takato begged.
Rika replied, "I can take care of myself. What's a little danger compared to what is going on in the world? I was a member of the resistance forces, and am an excellent sorceress in my own right."
Takato sighed. "If you insist, I just want you to know that it'll be dangerous. Some people might think it's a picnic if they're uninformed, and start freaking out when the battle begins."
"I'm not one of those people," Rika stated, "Danger is my middle name."
"I thought it was Nonaka," mumbled Toranmon under her breath.
Rika yelled, "That wasn't funny. It is an expression Toranmon."
Henry sighed. "She never changes one bit, no matter what happens to her."
"What was that?!" exclaimed Rika, "Were you making fun of me Henry? Cause if you were. . ."
"No, wouldn't dream of doing that. I just said that you were still the same person that I knew for years, even after the whole ordeal that you went through." Henry stuttered.
Rika told him, "That's good. Now let's get going to that top room. We must stop Galneon before he is able to complete the ceremony and bring the D- Reaper to life again."
* * *
When they got to the top room, Takato put his ear to the door and began to listen to what was inside. "I can hear voices inside, it sounds like someone is chanting. Must be Galneon. Hey Rika, do we need a spell to open the door, or can I just break it down?"
"No spell required," Rika replied, "The only spell is the one on the door on Level 2. The thought of an evil force using the royal family to break in to this tower hadn't crossed Kari's mind, so she didn't seal a trail of doors. She thought that if there was only one seal and guardian Digimon, no wicked people would ever make it to the third level, let alone the top floor of the tower."
Takato went to ram the door down by running into it and hitting it on the side. But when he did, the door flew open, and he fell to the ground. Turns out, it wasn't locked at all.
"Owwwwwww, that smarts. Come on guys, it looks like there will be a fight," Takato said.
Rika and Henry entered. Inside, they saw Galneon standing in the center of a magic circle. He was chanting some sort of spell, and energy was rising from his body. Near the wall, Takato could see Jeri and Kazu, tied up with thick ropes alongside their Digimon.
Jeri cried, "Takato! Look out!"
The young man looked in front of him, and saw some of Galneon's energy heading for him. But before it could hit, Rika ran in front and cast a shielding spell. "Takato, now's your chance while the magic is being absorbed into my shield. Attack Galneon and end this once and for all!"
Takato charged foreword at his enemy. He pulled out the sword he'd brought in the Elf Village, and slashed the wicked Emperor with it. Finally, it was over.
But just then, a bolt of magic came down from the ceiling struck the Sealer. When he looked up, he saw Galneon's wound healing instantly. It was as if he was some sort of demon.
"You fool," Galneon said, "Do you think your pathetic weapons can harm me? I am a true agent of the D-Reaper, one that has taken human form. Once my great master has revived, nothing can stop me. This pathetic world is going to be destroyed by its great power."
The magic began to get stronger. Strong winds began to pick up in the room. Henry ran over to the side of the room in order to cut Kazu and Jeri free so the whole group could escape.
But the second that everyone was out, Kazu shut himself in the room with Galneon. Jeri began to worry, and tried to pry the door open. But it was completely locked.
"Takato, I'm going to keep him distracted, and try to delay the D- Reaper's revival as long as I can. You get back to town and regroup. It's up to the four of you now to save the world," he stated.
Jeri called, "Kazu, we can't just leave you like this to die."
If they could see him, they would know that Kazu had shook his head. "You must survive your highness. I'm not going to die, I'll just delay him a bit. When I can do nothing more, I'm going to head to Alice's place in Elf Village. You should go to Bintel Castle with the others, in order to get the supplies necessary for your fight. Then come back here and defeat the D- Reaper."
"Kazu you fool," Jeri cried, "No human can survive such a magical occurrence. You must flee with the rest of us." She would have broken down the door, but Henry stopped her.
"Kazu knows what he's doing, he'll be fine. Takato, get us out of here," he said.
Takato replied, "Everyone stay close to me. We're going to go back to the village."
He cast the Home spell. They instantly found themselves in the Elf Village. Knowing that Stavory would now be blocked off, they began to discuss what to do.
Rika suggested leaving town. "Kazu said we should go to Bintel Castle. It is an army garrison that is said too have a hidden passage to Stavory Tower within its walls. Galneon might not think we would go through it, so it won't be blocked. At the most we'll have to fight a battle."
They turned to leave the town. Suddenly, Takato saw something lying at his feet. He bent down to pick it up and see what it was. The item in question turned out to be the Crystal Sword.
- - - -
Trivia Fact...The section we are on now is Chapter 5 in the game, so we're almost done. Only difference is that Salah is originally left behind at Elf Village, and Darwin had to get Teefa to Bintel Castle to heal her wounds where the two of them met up with Rooks. The reason for this change is I'm using these four as the Legendary Warriors, so I need them all at the end. And before you ask, the reason the last names in the anime are middle names in this story, is that Rika and Jeri's last name is Lexford in this one (the name of their kingdom), and since everyone else is using their real last names, I'm using their last names as middle names. I also had refs for Ruin Explorers in the conversation between Jeri and KazuThe idea of her begging him not to stay, yes, the words no. What do you expect, I just saw it this weekend, and it was funny. The Rika, barrier-thingy was sort of a cross between what Rasha did for Lyle in Episode 4 of Ruin Explorers, and what Amelia did for Zel in Episode 25 of Slayers too.