Goodness gracious, a whoppin' writer's block is being thrown at me by my school. .

"Beyond the dreams of tomorrow, I rule my world…in peace." – CyberDenkimon Amazon Mode

For my Hero, Have I Loved Thee?

By the Dragon of Courage

Chapter 12: Lord of Dimensions: An Ancient Power Awakens

            "Who's XeedMillenniumon?" Fladra asked in the dark dimension. CyberDenkimon looked around in silence, but then spoke.

            "A digimon Taomon told me. He almost harassed her as she travel the dimensions. You've defeated him before, but Millenniumon escaped to his realm and this is it."

            "He wasn't destroyed?!"

            "I'm afraid not. Watch out!" CyberDenkimon yelled as he pushed Fladra away from a dark matter, but it grazed against CyberDenkimon's right arm.

            "Argh!" He groaned, clutching his injury. Fladra touched his face gently. The warrior Digimon growled as he created a small shield around Fladra.

            "Please, don't touch me. I'll be okay."

            Fladra shook his head, "If you die, then I'll become a half-soul and die like Flaydran!"

            CyberDenkimon looked at him and turned his back. "I'm sorry."

            "Sagittarimon!!"

            I'm here, tyrant. Now, show yourself!

            Then a menacing laugh was heard. "A midget? Haha! I was looking for a larger victim."

            Suddenly, another ball of matter hurled itself towards CyberDenkimon. He tried to avoid it, but it hit him with full force.

            "AARRRRAAAAHHHHHH!" He panted as he got up with armor steaming.

            "Never will I lose my nerve." His shoulders started to shake and shudder.

            "So, Fire Angel, if you make the body from Digimon parts, does that make you a Digimon?" Davis asked curiously.

            "Yes." The angel replied as his wings flapped in harmony.

            "Well, then, what would your Digimon name be?"

            "Iomon."

            "Iomon, eh?"

            "Iomon sound cool enough for me." T.K. commented.

            "Thank you."

            Meanwhile, Gatomon clutched the helmet of Paildramon.

            "Veemon?"

            "Yes?" (A/N: Curse double-voices. .)

            "When would this battle be over?"

            "When the machine is destroyed and the Fallen Angel is slain."

            "Heh. Time to bring out the Paladin?"

            "Soon, Gatomon, soon."

            Tai felt pretty restless sitting on Wargreymon's shield. He contacted Matt.

            "I feel cramped. Wanna DNA?"

            Matt smirked at the idea because his own weight is slowing MetalGarurumon down. He gave a thumbs up.

            "WarGreymon… MetalGarurumon… DNA digivolves to Omnimon!"

            "Ruuaaahh!" Omnimon ran like never before. With new energy, he created dust trails as Tai and Matt clutched onto his shoulders for dear life!

            "Humph!" CyberDenkimon heaved as smaller dark bullets pelted against his shady armor.

            "I have enough. Brave Shield!"

            The pellets bounced off everywhere as CyberDenkimon extended his wings and flew up, avoid more on coming attacks.

            "Flamedramon…" He closed his eyes, remembering his younger years. He was an inexperienced Sagittarimon, but he played gleefully with his brother, Flamedramon.

            "If it were this peaceful…"

            He and Flamedramon met at the peak of a cliff, seeing a spectacular sunset. They were awed by how massive the sun is. Flamedramon looked at Sagittarimon.

            "The digital world is beautiful."

            Sagittarimon smiled. "I hope that it would be like this forever."

            "Heh. As tamers, we can," he grinned.

            "Yeah…Say, how's Flaydran?" The centaur Digimon asked curiously.

            "She's sleeping like an angel. My partner is like a sunset. She's strong, like her brother, on the outside, but Flaydran is delicate and beautiful on the inside. Flaydran's one glowing individual." He answered proudly.

            "Hm…how do I find my partner."

            "It takes patience."

            "Oh. That Fladra boy seems interesting." Sagittarimon left Flamedramon's side and galloped back into the dense forest.

            "If it were beautiful…"

            "Sagittarimon!" Fladra screamed at him. "Look out!"

            "Wha-?" His eyes snapped opened as an oncoming claw as hurtled towards him. He banked to the right, but the giant, dark claw took the left wing clear off his back armor.

            "WWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" He crashed, picking up dust. CyberDenkimon coughed as he flapped his remaining wing. There were cracks all over his chest armor from his torn wing.

            "I…found…you…Xeed…Millenniumon. Omega Blaster!" He shot two large spheres towards the darkness.

            "Good, good, midget. I was waiting for you while you foolishly fought my minions of illusions." The orbs barely touched the greenish rings before they were extinguished. Then the one he was waiting for appeared. XeedMillenniumon was a dark, brownish crimson two-headed dragon with neon green digital ring around his body. Along with that, he was a titan. XeedMillenniumon cackled and roared, trying to intimidate CyberDenkimon.

            "Such boldness, yet so pathetic. That is not what I should see from a dimension lord. You are weak. I can exterminate you."

            "No, XeedMillenniumon, Sagittarimon's my friend and he'll do anything to protect me! He is stronger than he looks. I know he is." Fladra's voice echoed the battlefield.

            CyberDenkimon looked at Fladra with an are-you-trying-to-kill-yourself look, but it doesn't matter. As long as Fladra is okay, he shall be okay.

            "If it didn't come to this one mistake…"

            "What?!" Flamedramon panted as he struck an enemy down.

            "One of our brethren is born! He can help us defeat the angel!" Sagittarimon said excitedly as he hit two with his arrows.

            "But, we can do this without him. I am so close to slay her. We're almost winning!" Flamedramon looked at his brother as one of his wings whipped across a dark soldier, breaking its neck.

            Sagittarimon shook his head. "But, so many died in this battle, we can retreat right now."

            "Never, Sagittarimon!" Flamedramon took a slash near his shoulder, almost rendering his left arm useless.

            "Brother, you are injured. Let us retreat."

            "No!" Flamedramon broke away from his brother and dived into more enemies.

            "Flamedramon!" Sagittarimon screamed as his brother got stabbed through his middle section. He tried to gallop to his buddy's side, but Yashamon held him back, "We must retreat."

            "No, Yashamon, Flamedramon's hurt!" Sagttarimon broke away from his grip, trying to reach out to Flamedramon's weak hand, but was held back by Depthmon. Flamedramon smiled as he closed his eyes.

            Sagittarimon looked at his fallen brother and cried out, "FLAMEDRAMON!"

            "Then Magnamon wouldn't have to know about this war…"

            CyberDenkimon protected himself as XeedMillenniumon hurtled dark bolts at him. He discharged them with his power of lightning and start shooting at the dark titan.

            "Come on.  Come on. For Fladra…"

            The mere pellets only annoyed the digimon as he flung them aside. His dark claws reached down and grasped CyberDenkimon by the remaining wing. The poor digimon scream in pain as it got ripped off from his armor. His chest piece shattered and fell, leaving him vulnerable for attack.

            "Heh. I knew it. The ancient power will not last very long. So, I would send you on your execution, with your partner."

            CyberDenkimon snarled, "You wouldn't dare touch a hair on that boy. You only wanted me because of the knife."

            "Foolish talk. My master sent me to my adversary. You were pretty powerful to toss the Fallen's right-hand man like a rag." The titan roared.

            "Wiping the floor with that idiot." Fladra muttered to himself as the shield around him still glimmered brightly.

            "Don't deny it. You master sent you to destroy me because of my higher capabilities." The horse digimon brought himself to his hooves.

            "Are you trying to delay your own death? It will not work. I am merely her highest warrior. Nothing can compare me to anybody else. So, I will be glad to have your head as my possession. Meanwhile, that knife is useless…"

            Fladra's eyes widened as dark orbs formed inside both of the demon's mouth. "…After your death! Time Destroyer!"

            CyberDenkimon looked at his fate with determination as he boldly protected Fladra with the last of himself.

            "SAGGY!!! PLEASE!!!!" But, the explosion drowned Fladra's plea as CyberDenkimon's body was flung against the invisible barrier. His limp body warped out of shape and disappeared as the attack fizzled out.

            "Saggy…Saggy…" It echoed through the warrior's mind. He remembered the nickname. From who?

            Thoughts and flashes of the past flew across his eyes. Then he remembered. "Flamedramon."

            He was sitting by the fire, looking at the moonlight. His ears perked up as he sighted a lone figure in the darkness. Alert, he hopped onto his feet. "Who's there?"

            "Aww, Saggy, my bro. Don't you remember me?" The familiar voice answered as Flamedramon's armor glistened in the firelight. His red wings were bright and full of hope.

            "Flamedramon, please don't scare me like that."

            "I apologize."

            "Still," Sagittarimon chuckled, "No harm taken. Say, how that angel dwelling in your mind."

            "A bit annoying. I suggested of him making a body for himself. I think the spirit's very lazy." He smirked, scratching his scar. He squatted next to him.

            "Do you think that I will live to see peace?" he asked out of the air. Sagittarimon looked at him in surprise.

            "W-well, of course! You're not really going to die."

            "This war of evolution seemed highly wrong. I think I'm losing my mind, Saggy." Flamedramon murmured slightly.

            "You can't lose your mind now; tomorrow's the face-off."

            "I dunno. I'm having weird dreams lately. One was definitely strange. Some sort of a warrior digimon was dying and told me directly, 'Through guts comes subtlety.'"

            "Maybe you're just nervous," Saggitarimon suggested. The dragon warrior shrugged and looked at the moon.

            "It sure looks pretty…"

            CyberDenkimon snapped to reality. Whiteness enveloped the darkness in swirls around him and he looked at himself. He was unarmored except for his helmet, but was wrapped in a white tunic and wore dark, metal bracelets. He was slightly puzzled as he was standing in front of an altar. Nothing was on it.

            "Where am I? Hm…I don't remember the digital world having this. Must be a new world. Sweet!"

            He did not notice a small crown sitting on top of him, but he thought hard while sitting on the pearly altar.

            "I have no armor to help me travel. Damn. I feel so useless without my dimension javelins. Along with that, I'm no longer a dramon slayer. I feel so naked."

             One of his hooves struck the side of the 'seat'. It rang like metal. It sounded like sweet melody of a familiar song. CyberDenkimon hummed to cheer himself up, "After an endless dream in this miserable world…"

            Fladra gasped, as his partner is gone. He realized in fear what this dark tyrant could do. Even a dimension crosser is no match for the lord. The boy thought of the possibilities if XeedMillenniumon had control every world. Surely, Taomon would feel highly angry and would take him down herself if she had the power.

            The boy looked at the titan. The only defense between him and enemy is the clear, crystal-like barrier. Wait a minute.

            Fladra touched the barrier; it felt like hard glass. He was puzzled. Is Saggitarimon alive?

            Then the fire angel paused in the air. Davis turned around and said, "What's up?"

            He then noticed the tears dripping down the angel's cheek. Kari pointed in surprise, "Iomon's crying!"

            It clicked into Sora's mind. "Of course! The tears of supernatural he sheds."

            Omnimon halted as Tai looked at the silent angel. "The tears of supernatural?"

            Matt rubbed his chin. "Makes perfect sense. The prophecy mentioned the angel shedding tears. The first was searching. The second was love."

            "Of course!" T.K. snapped his fingers, "The third was miracles. The fourth was the gate or the portal Flamedramon created. The fifth was believing twice in a hero, but some of the rest were jibber jabber."

Davis shrugged, "Maybe the century stuff was the time in the digital world when the battle of evolution would finally stop."

Ken chuckled, "The digital world is sure old. To my knowledge the year now would be 8700."

Paildramon snorted, "That is the year now in the digital world, Ken."

While the digidestined were talking, Iomon looked at his tears that disappeared into another world.

"Never he let go of the first Amazon mode…"

            "…Even with these awkward wings, covered with images that seem to stay. I'm sure we can fly, on my love."

            He stopped as the swirls spun faster and a rainbow-like aura surrounded his body. CyberDenkimon smiled as tears dripped out of his eyes. "Flamedramon will live, but he needs my help. Brothers shall be together."

            He hollered in joy and happiness, "Through guts comes subtlety!"

            The altar exploded, engulfing the digimon in a blaze of light! A brighter light shines, yet it gave a radiant darkness. CyberDenkimon clutched it with his right hand and the light formed into a blood red bowie knife with words carved on it. I am the balance between light and dark

            The tunic ripped itself away from the glowing body. He said in silence,

            "CyberDenkimon mode changes to…"

            The light dispersed, revealing a new dark warrior. The knife was at his side of his wrist and he held a sword that looked like a bird and dark bat-wings sprouted from the sides. He was a human now, with a metal winged visor and long, white hair. Two sets of wings sparkled in his world: one draconic and one angelic. He was armored from head to toe, but his stomach was still the only part not covered. A golden ball rested in front of his chest armor. He slashed his sword in the air.

            "Amazon Mode!"

            Then the darkness behind him revealed to be a crystal tower. He looked up and saw rows of digimon urging him on at the balcony. He peered closer and saw his love. Taomon waved at him and said, "Give that tyrant and big kick in the butt for me!"

            The light reflected from his visor and he said with renewed power and strength as his dark cape flowed, "Beyond the dreams of tomorrow, I will rule my world."

            He brought out his knife and slashed as hole in it. Darkness was in it. He knew that XeedMillenniumon reign is over.

            Fladra looked at his digivice and laughed suddenly. XeedMillenniumon scowled, "What's this? From a small boy like you, why must you not fear me?!"

            Fladra brought out his crest and said, "It's all in guts, now."

            Just as the crest glowed a silvery light, a blast shattered the darkness and a beam of radiance shot in front of the titan. The demon withdrew in terror as CyberDenkimon appeared with a new look. He murmured as he drew out his sword, "…In peace."

            XeedMillenniumon screamed and roared, "You cannot win, dimension crosser! I won't let you! Chrono Paradox!"

            CyberDenkimon Amazon Mode smirked as he drew his knife with his left hand. He gave a small slash downward.

            "Artemis!"

            The dimension warp hole engulfed the attack. The enemy growled in rage as he sent darkness after the four-winged god. The darkness engulfed him, but sharp words pierced the battleground, "Darkness is the absence of light. For that, I must fill with light to gain the balance between the dark and light. Sunlight Conversion!!!"

            The clouds of dark matter were sucked into his sword as he pointed it upward and a beam of radiance exploded from the tip of his flaming sword. It shot up into the air, dispersing the arena around him. XeedMillenniumon screeched in terror as his own world was being purged of evilness. Gathering as much energy as he can, he yelled, "Time Destroyer!"

            "Tis' a shame. You would've become the most powerful digimon in all of the dimensions if it weren't for the knife, hm? Holy Blader!!!"

            His sword glowed and his dragon-like wings grew bigger. Then two spirit-like beings rushed at the black spheres, canceling themselves out as CyberDenkimon burst out of the clouds and said, "To your death you must go. The dimension lord has been defeated for the right of all. RRRRUUUUAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!"

            He slammed his sword into one of the demon's head and quickly withdrew into the air, quickly slicing the other's head off. The demon lord screamed as the dead head slipped from its neck and the other started to droop. Taking Artemis, CyberDenkimon created a long slash and the portal automatically spilt open, revealing an eye.

            "Last Testament!" XeedMillenniumon dead body dispersed into countless bits of data and sailed into the portal. As the last piece entered the doorway to its judgment, it is sealed. CyberDenkimon flew down towards the awed Fladra. The boy stuttered, "You kick more butt than the Paladin Mode!"

            His partner grinned and his visor dropped slightly, showing a glint of violet blue eyes. He cleared his throat, shifted his visor, and said, "I have become one of the Royal Knights. Care to come and fight with my brothers?"

            Fladra said, "To free my sister's partner from the fallen angel, to aid Veemon, and to accept my position as a digidestined, then I say yes."

            Fladra held the digimon's claw-like hands and they disappeared.

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The battle has begun…

Next chapter: Test of Love

*Slices block in half* Mwuahahaha!!! *hack * *hack* *cough* *cough* Neh, I'm having a rough month and my PS2 just got worse…Well, read and review…. ^-^;;;

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