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Digimon: Legend of the Holy Dragon
Chapter 12"So what exactly happened back there?" Takeshi asked for the umpteenth time.
"I told you! Nothing!" Rick said exasperatedly. At that moment, his eye caught Sacchi's. She blushed and looked away.
Kei saw the exchange out of the corner of her eye and giggled before returning to the task at hand, which was getting the last DigiEgg. Above her D-gadget floated a map with a purple cross. Glancing up at the volcanoes looming around her, she pushed on.
They had reached the volcanoes about an hour ago and it was starting to get very hot. Fortunately, according to the map, they only had to travel for a short distance before they reached the DigiEgg.
Soon, their route began to slant upwards and they started to ascent a small composite volcano. In a short while, they reached a secondary cone and Kei led them into the crater. In the middle of the crater was a lump of hardened lava and sitting on top of it was the Solar DigiEgg.
It was a crimson egg standing on its end, with three pale gold claws in front and gold 'flames' running vertically down its back. It had a symbol that resembled the sun in front.
Kei walked towards it slowly and put out her hand to touch it. As with the other DigiTamers, her hand started to glow with a warm purple light. Kangamon, who was standing beside her, started to glow as well.
As Kei's hand inched closer, the glow intensified. Holding her breath, Kei touched the DigiEgg.
Instantly, small balls of violet light flew out and landed on the floor. Instead of disappearing, the balls of light turned into flames. The light flames gathered and spun together, forming a cocoon of light.
The light subsided to reveal the guardian of the DigiEgg. It was a pale purple Digimon that resembled a centaur. It had two eyes on flexible stalks and two on its face. It also had a long tail with a scythe shaped blade at the end. It gestured with one slender arm towards Kei.
"I am Soarmon and I have guarded the Solar DigiEgg for such a long time, waiting for your arrival. Now that you are here to claim the DigiEgg, do you accept the challenge to prove your worth?" It asked in a soft melodious voice. Kei and Kangamon exchanged a glance and both nodded. Soarmon smiled and gave a slight bow before leaping in to attack.
"Crimson Slash!"
Kei reacted instantly, slotting two chips at once.
"Chip Activate! Digivolve! Speed Boost!"
Purple light flashed as Kangamon digivolved to Macropodimon. She immediately countered.
"Power Slash!"
They met with a clanging sound and leaped apart. This continued for a few times until Macropodimon changes her strategy.
"Light Frenzy!"
Beams of light burst from Macropodimon and shot all over the crater forming a web of light.
On Macropodimon's signal, the glittering web closed in on Soarmon. The quadruped Digimon tried to leap out of a gap in the web but the shimmering strands tangled around it and dragged it down in a scream of pain.
As Soarmon writhed in pain, Kei quickly slotted another two chips.
"Chip Activate! Darkness Wing! Silver Fire!"
Macropodimon momentarily paused as a cloud of mist shimmered around her and formed black bat wings on her back. Then, flapping her new wings, she rose off the ground and hovered above Soarmon.
Soarmon had stopped writhing and was lying on the ground gasping. Slowly, it clambered upright and spread its arms wide.
"Metamorph!"
Soarmon glowed with a pink-purple aura which gradually became brighter. As this took place, no one noticed that Macropodimon had become very tensed, as if she expected the worst.
The glow faded, revealing Soarmon, except it wasn't Soarmon anymore. As everyone gaped, Macropodimon growled. This was exactly what she was afraid of.
There, standing where Soarmon had been, was an exact copy of Macropodimon.
Well, almost exact, as the copy did not have wings or any of the chip induced additions.
Soarmon smiled, and attacked.
"Power Slash!"
Macropodimon countered with her own Power Slash. She had the advantage because of the Speed Boost Kei had used on her before and put it to the most use. In a fraction of a second, as many as ten blows were exchanged, most of them hitting Soarmon.
Soarmon changed techniques. "Light Frenzy!"
Beams of light cris-crossed everywhere and Macropodimon had a hard time evading them. Using the chance, Soarmon leapt through the beams and attacked.
"Crimson Slash!"
As the DigiTamers looked on in amazement, a ghostly replica of Soarmon's original tail appeared and struck Macropodimon square in the chest.
Macropodimon fell soundlessly. Just before she hit the ground, she flapped her wings once, twice so that she drifted down lightly.
Soarmon landed gracefully and prepared to deal a final strike. It raised its front paws and slashed.
"Power Slash!"
"Macropodimon!" Kei yelled. She watched helplessly as Soarmon's claws reached nearer.
At the last moment, Macropodimon's eyes blinked open. Her normally deep-violet eyes flashed silver.
"Silver Fire!"
A blaze of silver flames ignited around Macropodimon. Soarmon tried to avoid the flames but ended up burning off patches of fur. It leaped clear and attacked.
"Crimson Slash! Power Slash!"
As the others watched in shock, Soarmon combined two attacks and slashed at Macropodimon.
Macropodimon evaded the duo of attacks with her greater speed and leaped up high.
"Light Frenzy! Darkness Wing!"
In mimicry of Soarmon, Macropodimon combined two attacks. Beams of pure white light exploded from her body and webbed across the crater while beams of pure black shot out from her wings and similarly cris-crossed across the crater. Macropodimon raised her paws in a summoning gesture.
And the various beams all arced towards Soarmon.
Having no where to run, Soarmon could only watch as the beams sped in and hit home. Like before, it writhed on the ground before becoming still.
Slowly, it regained its original form and painfully got to its feet. Smiling, it spoke.
"You have proven yourselves, chosen owner and Digimon of the DigiEgg. Please, take it with you." Saying so, Soarmon turned into flames and disappeared.
Kei took a deep breadth and walked up to the DigiEgg. Reaching out to take it, she found that, like the others, her hand, partner and DigiEgg all glowed with a soft violet glow.
She picked up the DigiEgg. It pulsed twice and transformed into a crimson chip with a golden solar symbol in front.
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They chatted and laughed as they walked away from the volcano in the direction of the mountain range when suddenly all four Digimon tensed.
The DigiTamers were about to ask what the matter was when they all heard a snarling voice.
" I have been waiting for you, resurrectors of the Holy Dragon…"
TBC……
Author's notes: Sorry, sorry, sorry… I know I've been very slow in updating but I hope you will forgive me because I had tests and I had to study… Once again, I'm really really sorry. If you have any comments please review! Thanks! Btw, I wonder if anyone noticed why I put Animorphs in the disclaimer…
Up next: Who is the owner of the voice? Find out in the next chapter! It probably won't take as long as this one.
