Tunnel of Death
After stocking up on supplies, the four heroes and their Digimon began to head for the castle. Rika was holding a map she had acquired a few years back for the resistance. They had it hidden away in their hideout in town, and she had made sure to get it while Jeri had gone shopping for Herbs, and the guys had went to the weapons shop to get new equipment for everyone in the group.
"Ok, everyone," she told them, "Most of the corridors are just dead ends, but the one in the upper right will eventually lead us to a hidden entrance to the tower. Be careful, there might be enemies in here that were summoned by Galneon to do his bidding."
"Ummmm, Rika, what kind of Digimon do you think would be in here?" asked Jeri.
Rika replied, "I don't know, there might be something here, but I wouldn't know for sure if that is true, let alone what exactly it might be. We just have to go on and see what we find."
They entered the upper right door, and began to head through the passage. Soon, they found what appeared to be a stairway, hidden behind a slab of rock. The stairs seemed to reach downwards into the underground below the mountain that Stavory rested on.
Takato began to push. "Help me you guys, I can't move it on my own."
All the humans began to push together. But it still wasn't enough. Then Rika got the idea to all become their Bio-Merges, and to use the combined strength of human and Digimon to move it. So all four of them merged with their partners, and managed to push the rock away. Then, all four of them went down into the tunnel, staying in their Bio-Merges just in case of trouble.
* * *
"We start by going left at the first fork in the road," Sylphmon informed the group, "Then we head right at the second one. The third fork will see us going left, and we take the right fork the last time." "What a creative way to design the tunnel," mumbled Efreemon.
They began following Rika's directions. But at the third fork, they found Galneon waiting for them. He had a smirk on his face, and was ready to battle the four warriors.
Galneon stated, "You have done well to get this far, but your journey ends here. My master is getting pretty annoyed with you simpering humans and your Digimon. He needs time before he awakens and destroys this world. I can't have you reaching him before that happens."
Efreemon stepped up. "You will be the one to die, Galneon. Fist of the Inferno."
His attack struck the maniacal monster, knocking him down. At that time, something fell out of his robes. It was the Enchanted Jewel. Efreemon pocketed it to make use of it later.
"You fool," Galneon managed to get out, "You have far from defeated me. I will kill you now with the same power that you have used against me. My research has been completed, and now I can utilize the power of a Bio- Merge just like all of you humans."
Suddenly, he summoned a rift between the worlds. Out popped a small gray/blue demon with three horns like that of a Lopmon, some brown fur on his chest, red eyes, a tail, and a pair of leathery wings like that of a dragon. Galneon cast a spell, and the duo began to merge.
Out came a new demon like Digimon. It was much larger, but still had the same basic appearance. The horns on its head were gone, but two red devil's horns were on the side of its head. A brown beard was now on his face, and brown fur on his legs as well.
"Behold, the all powerful Akumamon has merged with me. We are now Akureimon, the most powerful Digimon of all time. You do not stand a chance," he claimed.
Efreemon ordered, "Everyone, attack together. We'll stand the most of a chance if we work as a team. Strike now before he has the chance to kill all of us."
All four warriors charged. Efreemon used his Fist of the Inferno. Sylphmon attacked with her Staff of Lightning. Marimon cast her Wand of the Sea. Deomon fought with his knife of rock. But that wasn't enough to stop Akureimon, he just laughed off all of their attacks.
The wicked Digimon stepped foreword. "Fools, I told you that you wouldn't be able to fight back against this Digimon. Your time is up, Evil Blaze." The attack was heading strait for Efreemon.
'Oh gods,' thought Takato, 'I never thought I was gonna go like this, a fried turkey.'
The attack was heading closer to him. He wanted to block it, but found that he was paralyzed with fear. All he could do was to wait for the inevitable to hit him.
"Takato!" shrieked Slyphmon. She ran foreword at her enemy, and pushed him out of the way. But then the attack hit her instead. The Digidestined warrior of wind was thrown backwards, hitting the wall. She then reverted back to Rika and Toranmon.
Takato felt his rage building inside of him. It combined with Efreemon's usually wild demeanor, making him feel the want to fight about ten times the usual level. He ran at Akureimon, and knocked him backwards. Then, he used Berserk Flame on the enemy, killing him in the process.
The last words Galneon ever uttered were, "You might have defeated me, but you will fall before the great D-Reaper in the end. I will have the last laugh in the end."
Takato de-Digivolved. He ran to Rika, and held her in his arms. "Why did you do that? You were hurt pretty badly Rika, why did you do that to save my life?"
"Because," Rika whispered, "I love you Takato. If I could die to save you, I would."
"I love you too, Rika," Takato replied.
While the two were having their "moment", Marimon looked down at the floor. There, where Akureimon had been standing, something lay on the ground. It was the Spirit Sword.
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I know I'm a glutton for romance. I just was looking at a picture of the infamous Lina/Gourry kissing scene from NEXT. Let's just introduce our enemies from this chapter. . .
Akumamon, Rookie Level. A demonic entity, he is often playing tricks or making trouble for human beings. His only attack is Darkness Crusher. The name comes from Akuma, the Japanese word for devil, demon, or devilish person.
Akureimon, Mega Level Bio-Merge form of Akumamon. Only the brave soul of the human he merges with is able to protect the world from his wicked nature. His attacks are Evil Blaze, Demon's Gate, and Bloodlust. The name comes from Aku, the Japanese word for evil, and Rei, the Japanese word for Zero
After stocking up on supplies, the four heroes and their Digimon began to head for the castle. Rika was holding a map she had acquired a few years back for the resistance. They had it hidden away in their hideout in town, and she had made sure to get it while Jeri had gone shopping for Herbs, and the guys had went to the weapons shop to get new equipment for everyone in the group.
"Ok, everyone," she told them, "Most of the corridors are just dead ends, but the one in the upper right will eventually lead us to a hidden entrance to the tower. Be careful, there might be enemies in here that were summoned by Galneon to do his bidding."
"Ummmm, Rika, what kind of Digimon do you think would be in here?" asked Jeri.
Rika replied, "I don't know, there might be something here, but I wouldn't know for sure if that is true, let alone what exactly it might be. We just have to go on and see what we find."
They entered the upper right door, and began to head through the passage. Soon, they found what appeared to be a stairway, hidden behind a slab of rock. The stairs seemed to reach downwards into the underground below the mountain that Stavory rested on.
Takato began to push. "Help me you guys, I can't move it on my own."
All the humans began to push together. But it still wasn't enough. Then Rika got the idea to all become their Bio-Merges, and to use the combined strength of human and Digimon to move it. So all four of them merged with their partners, and managed to push the rock away. Then, all four of them went down into the tunnel, staying in their Bio-Merges just in case of trouble.
* * *
"We start by going left at the first fork in the road," Sylphmon informed the group, "Then we head right at the second one. The third fork will see us going left, and we take the right fork the last time." "What a creative way to design the tunnel," mumbled Efreemon.
They began following Rika's directions. But at the third fork, they found Galneon waiting for them. He had a smirk on his face, and was ready to battle the four warriors.
Galneon stated, "You have done well to get this far, but your journey ends here. My master is getting pretty annoyed with you simpering humans and your Digimon. He needs time before he awakens and destroys this world. I can't have you reaching him before that happens."
Efreemon stepped up. "You will be the one to die, Galneon. Fist of the Inferno."
His attack struck the maniacal monster, knocking him down. At that time, something fell out of his robes. It was the Enchanted Jewel. Efreemon pocketed it to make use of it later.
"You fool," Galneon managed to get out, "You have far from defeated me. I will kill you now with the same power that you have used against me. My research has been completed, and now I can utilize the power of a Bio- Merge just like all of you humans."
Suddenly, he summoned a rift between the worlds. Out popped a small gray/blue demon with three horns like that of a Lopmon, some brown fur on his chest, red eyes, a tail, and a pair of leathery wings like that of a dragon. Galneon cast a spell, and the duo began to merge.
Out came a new demon like Digimon. It was much larger, but still had the same basic appearance. The horns on its head were gone, but two red devil's horns were on the side of its head. A brown beard was now on his face, and brown fur on his legs as well.
"Behold, the all powerful Akumamon has merged with me. We are now Akureimon, the most powerful Digimon of all time. You do not stand a chance," he claimed.
Efreemon ordered, "Everyone, attack together. We'll stand the most of a chance if we work as a team. Strike now before he has the chance to kill all of us."
All four warriors charged. Efreemon used his Fist of the Inferno. Sylphmon attacked with her Staff of Lightning. Marimon cast her Wand of the Sea. Deomon fought with his knife of rock. But that wasn't enough to stop Akureimon, he just laughed off all of their attacks.
The wicked Digimon stepped foreword. "Fools, I told you that you wouldn't be able to fight back against this Digimon. Your time is up, Evil Blaze." The attack was heading strait for Efreemon.
'Oh gods,' thought Takato, 'I never thought I was gonna go like this, a fried turkey.'
The attack was heading closer to him. He wanted to block it, but found that he was paralyzed with fear. All he could do was to wait for the inevitable to hit him.
"Takato!" shrieked Slyphmon. She ran foreword at her enemy, and pushed him out of the way. But then the attack hit her instead. The Digidestined warrior of wind was thrown backwards, hitting the wall. She then reverted back to Rika and Toranmon.
Takato felt his rage building inside of him. It combined with Efreemon's usually wild demeanor, making him feel the want to fight about ten times the usual level. He ran at Akureimon, and knocked him backwards. Then, he used Berserk Flame on the enemy, killing him in the process.
The last words Galneon ever uttered were, "You might have defeated me, but you will fall before the great D-Reaper in the end. I will have the last laugh in the end."
Takato de-Digivolved. He ran to Rika, and held her in his arms. "Why did you do that? You were hurt pretty badly Rika, why did you do that to save my life?"
"Because," Rika whispered, "I love you Takato. If I could die to save you, I would."
"I love you too, Rika," Takato replied.
While the two were having their "moment", Marimon looked down at the floor. There, where Akureimon had been standing, something lay on the ground. It was the Spirit Sword.
- - - -
I know I'm a glutton for romance. I just was looking at a picture of the infamous Lina/Gourry kissing scene from NEXT. Let's just introduce our enemies from this chapter. . .
Akumamon, Rookie Level. A demonic entity, he is often playing tricks or making trouble for human beings. His only attack is Darkness Crusher. The name comes from Akuma, the Japanese word for devil, demon, or devilish person.
Akureimon, Mega Level Bio-Merge form of Akumamon. Only the brave soul of the human he merges with is able to protect the world from his wicked nature. His attacks are Evil Blaze, Demon's Gate, and Bloodlust. The name comes from Aku, the Japanese word for evil, and Rei, the Japanese word for Zero