"What is he doing here?!" cried Ken, fearfully.
"He must have followed us from the Dark Ocean!" answered Cody.
"It is time for my revenge!" yelled Daemon.
"Who is that guy!?" asked Hoku.
"Your guess is as good as mine," answered Willis.
"I am sending an e-mail to the others. We are going to need help!" said Cody.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Not today!" yelled Veemon.
"Veemon digivolved to...... ExVeemon!"
"Hawkmon digivolved to...... Aquilamon!"
"Armadillomon digivolved to...... Ankylomon!"
"Patamon digivolved to...... Angemon!"
"Gatomon armor digivolved to...... Nefertimon!"
"Wormmon digivolved to..... Stingmon!"
"Terriermon digivolved to...... Gargomon!"
"Lopmon digivolved to...... Endigomon!"
"Wow!" exclaimed Hoku.
"How pathetic," said Daemon as he knocked Nefertimon out of the air with one Shadow Thunder. She reverted back to Gatomon.
"V-Laser!"
"Red Wing!"
"Tail Hammer!"
"Hand of Fate!"
"Spiking Strike!"
"Bunny Pummel!"
"Howling Destroyer!"
With a wave of his claws, Daemon threw the attacks to the side with the greatest of ease. Then he launched an attack of his own. "Shadow Thunder!"
"This isn't working!" cried Yolie.
"Then we have to DNA digivolve!" said Cody.
"ExVeemon..... Stingmon...... DNA digivolved to...... Paildramon!"
"Gatomon...... Aquilamon..... DNA digivolved to....... Sylphymon!"
"Angemon...... Ankylomon...... DNA digivolved to....... Shakkoumon!"
"Double wow!" exclaimed Hoku.
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Shadow Thunder!" countered Daemon as he threw them all back. There own attacks were reflected back at them and the digimon struggled to their feet. "I thought you would be a challenge. It appears I was mistaken. But that only makes my revenge easier!"
"He is creaming us!" cried Davis.
"We have to beat him!" yelled Kari. "I won't let him hurt the digital world!"
"I am with you!" agreed Willis.
"Gargomon digivolved to..... Rapidmon!"
"Endigomon digivolved to...... Antylamon!"
"I want to help!" whined Yulkamon.
"So do I!" said Neomon.
"Yolie said she doesn't want us fighting, yet," said Hoku.
"But they need help!" the two digimon yelled together.
"OK," Hoku gave in. She clutched her crest of mercy.
"Yulkamon digivolved to....... Gethsemon!" She now had flowing green hair and a humanoid form. Her arms became violet wings. She still had her two horns, but they curled around her skull like a goat's horns. She also had two legs, but they were still bigger than the rest of her body. Golden scales, much like chain mail covered her chest.
"Neomon digivolved to...... Stallimon!" Her wings had grown to enormous lengths. Her tail was longer, too. The green spines had become dangerous spikes. Her front legs had become more like arms, and her front paws were more like hands. Her hair had erupted into a full horse's mane.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
Daemon was covered in attacks that barely seemed to phase him. The digimon who were hit weren't that lucky, though. Hoku's digimon joined in the fight. The digi-destined were shocked at the appearance of the two new fighters. Even Daemon seemed surprised that there was a new digi-destined. He had been in the Dark Ocean for a while.
"Hoku, you shouldn't get involved!" scolded Yolie.
"It isn't like we have a choice here," replied the girl.
"You are only delaying the inevitable!" yelled Daemon. "Shattering Soul!"
The digimon were all pushed back. Most fell to the ground and struggled to their feet.
"And now to finish it! Shadow Thunder!"
"Terra Destroyer!" another attack came and intersected the first. The air was filled with smoke, but at least no one was hurt, yet.
"And yet another wishes to challenge me?!" roared Daemon.
"You will not hurt this world!" countered BlackWarGreyMon.
"Why is he helping us?" asked Yolie.
"Let's just hope he doesn't change his mind," muttered Ken.
"We need to get back in the fight!" yelled Davis.
"Black Tornado!"
"Shadow Thunder!"
BlackWarGreyMon and Daemon began to fight back and forth, oblivious to the humans and their companions on the ground. Daemon seemed surprised that another creature was able to stand up to him like this.
"Come, Stallimon, Gethsemon!" encouraged Hoku. Antylamon and Rapidmon were also struggling. The DNA digivolved digimon were doing better.
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
The DNA digivolved partners leapt back into the battle. BlackWarGreyMon glared at them. Daemon attacked them, clouding the sky with smoke, shadows, and debris.
"Die already!" yelled Daemon. "Shattering Soul!"
"Terra Destroyer!" BlackWarGreyMon added his own attack. It was a direct hit, but Daemon hardly budged.
"It barely fazed him!" cried Cody.
"Shadow Thunder!" he directly attacked BlackWarGreyMon. The control spire digimon was sent into the ground. But he quickly got up.
"You shall find I am not so easily beaten!" he yelled. "Black Tornado!"
"This is unreal!" yelled Hoku.
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
The other digimon continued to attack, but they were wisely keeping there distance. No one wanted to get caught between BlackWarGreyMon and Daemon.
"You can't hope to win!" yelled Daemon, clearly enraged. "I will have my revenge! Shadow Thunder!" The digimon easily dodged his attack. The problem was Kari was behind them, right in the way!
"Kari!" yelled Davis. Willis raced into action and tackled her, they both barely missed the attack. They had a hard landing, but it was better than the other alternative.
"How dare you!" cried Sylphymon. "Top Gun!"
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
The digimon kept up the assault, even though their best attacks were causing minimum damage. Sylpymon had drifted closer to the digi-destined, ready to protect them in case another attack came close to hurting them. Paildramon was relentless in fighting Daemon. Shakkoumon let out some steam as he/they reached his/their limit on absorbing Daemon's attacks.
"Does this kind of thing happen often?" asked Hoku.
"Often enough," replied Yolie.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Black Tornado!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
Daemon kept on fighting, hardly weakening, although he had sustained enough damage to kill anyone else. The digimon were pulling out evasive maneuvers that had never been seen before. But, it was obvious that the fight was one sided. BlackWarGreyMon acted on his own. He made no effort to help the struggling digimon. He only made sure that he was safe, and that his attacks hit. He had taken damage, too, but had handled it better that the other digimon.
That was when Hoku caught sight of her twin standing not far away. Tsuchi had followed BlackWarGreyMon to this scene of destruction. Tsuchi hated the thought of others hurting each other. The look on her face was one of surprise and horror. Hoku ran to her, while the battle continued to rage.
"Die already!" yelled Daemon.
"We will not let your destruction spread!" yelled Sylphymon. "Top Gun!"
"Shattering Soul!"
"Watch out, Sylphymon!" cried Shakkoumon. Shakkoumon stood in the path of the attack, ready to absorb it. But it was like trying to eat a whole pizza at once. Shakkoumon was knocked flat on the ground, where he reverted back to Upamon and Tokomon.
"No!" cried the digi-destined.
"Tokomon!" cried TK.
"Upamon!" cried Cody as they raced to their digimon.
"Shadow Thunder!" attacked Daemon when he saw the kids were in range.
"No! Watch out!" yelled Willis.
"Get out of there!" added Kari.
"Top Gun!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
Paildramon and Sylphymon attacked, hoping to distract the evil digimon long enough for their friends to escape. They did, barely.
"Terra Destroyer!" attacked BlackWarGreyMon. "I may have been created for destruction, but here I am, preventing it. I now know that life is invaluable. I may not have a heart, but I will make my life have meaning, because I will determine my own purpose, and my own destiny."
"How dare a dark creature of destruction like yourself challenge me!" cried Daemon. "I am the master of darkness. You are mine!"
"You control nothing but death, and I am most certainly not dead!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. "Your realm is nothing but eternal misery. You may have tried to claim me, but I am stronger than you will ever be!"
"We shall see. Shattering Soul!" Daemon attacked. BlackWarGreyMon bellowed in pain as this powerful attack rushed over him. He managed to put the shield he wears on his back up, before the damage became to critical.
"When are the others going to get here?" asked Davis.
"I don't know," replied Ken. "But we can't count on them. We need to beat Daemon, once for all!"
"Right!"
"Paildramon digivolved to....... Imperialdramon!"
"Yolie," called Kari. "The guys are right. We cannot let Daemon loose in the digital world. We have to stop him before anyone gets hurt."
"Right. Let's go, Sylphymon!" cried Yolie.
"Sylpymon digivolved to..... Valkyrimon!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
The two new megas attacked. Daemon had been distracted by BlackWarGreyMon. He wasn't prepared for the attacks and was thrown into the ground.
"Black Tornado!" yelled BlackWarGreyMon, not giving Daemon a chance to recover.
"Did we beat him?" asked Rapidmon.
"Shadow Thunder!" a new attack washed over the group.
"I don't think so," said Antylamon.
"Arm Bomber!"
"Rapid Fire!"
These attacks were no more than insect bites to Daemon. The demon digimon turned on them. With one Shattering Soul they both reverted to Kokomon and Gummymon.
"No!" cried Willis as he scooped up one digimon in each arm and ran to the outskirts of the fighting.
"Tsuchi. Tsuchi, speak to me," said Hoku as she held her sister in her arms. Tsuchi was one of the kindest people she knew. She couldn't stand any form of fighting. It hurt her to see so many who were trying to destroy each other.
"Why?" sobbed Tsuchi.
"Because if we don't fight, even more will be hurt," comforted Hoku.
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
Her digimon continued the fight without her. They were struggling. Stallimon and Gethsemon were not used to such intense battling.
"If you wish to provoke me, then face my wrath!" yelled Daemon. "Shadow Thunder!" he took both of them out. They fell as Pulamon and Foalmon, right to the feet of Hoku. Hoku gathered her twin digimon and her twin close.
"It is all up to us!" yelled Valkyrimon. "Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
"Black Tornado!" countered BlackWarGreyMon as he slashed though a Shadow Thunder, meeting Daemon head on. Daemon was thrown back, but far from out of the fight.
"You will never beat me!" yelled Daemon, enraged. "I will not stop until I have my revenge! Shadow Thunder!"
"All we are doing is making him mad!" cried Davis.
"Then we need to be stronger!" yelled Ken.
"Imperialdramon switched to.... Fighter Mode!"
"Feral Sword!" Valkyrimon kept fighting. Daemon swatted her aside with another Shadow Thunder. She hit the ground hard and struggled to her feet.
"Terra Destroyer!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. "I may never have the answer to the questions I seek, but I will not allow myself to be claimed by the Dark Ocean again. I have chosen life, perhaps to save my world from the very darkness I was created from."
"That was too close!" exclaimed Cody. Daemon had dodged the Terra Destroyer, so the attack almost hit TK and Cody as a result.
"He is more trouble than he is worth," muttered TK. "We should have eliminated him when we had the chance....."
"My quarrel is not with you," said Daemon. "But you have made the choice. Now you die! Shattering Soul!"
"Black Tornado!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. The attacks exploded when they hit each other. This showered burning debris on the digi-destined.
"Mega Crusher!" Imperialdramon, fighter mode began his attack. It caught Daemon squarely in the back.
"Enough!" he yelled. He was finally showing signs of the battle. "Shattering Soul!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
"Black Tornado!"
"Tsuchi, talk to me," insisted Hoku.
"Why?" she asked, still shaking. "Why do people have to hate? Why do digimon have to destroy?"
"Calm down," said Hoku. She had never seen her sister so distraught before. "Don't worry. We'll beat Daemon and BlackWarGreyMon. They won't hurt anyone else."
"You can't hurt BlackWarGreyMon!" exclaimed Tsuchi. "After all the help he's given today!"
"What are you talking about? He is evil," said Hoku.
"No, he is just lonely," said Tsuchi.
"He is a killer."
"He didn't hurt me."
"Shadow Thunder!" Daemon attacked again. The remaining fighters shielded themselves. His attack washed over the fighters. The attack kept going; straight for Hoku and Tsuchi.
BlackWarGreyMon was the only one to react fast enough. In an instant he had his shield up, blocking the attack from the two girls.
"I have already given my life to save this world from creatures like you!" yelled BlackWarGreyMon. "And I will do it again! Terra Destroyer!"
"Lethal Claw!" Daemon attacked BlackWarGreyMon square in the chest while his arms were raised forming his Terra Destroyer. The Lethal Claw went right through his chest. BlackWarGreyMon's expression was one of shock and pain.
He collapsed. He lost his balance and fell backwards off of the cliff that the other fighters had tried so hard to avoid. It was silent for a moment.
"Oh, no," said Yolie, quietly.
"No one deserved that," muttered Kari.
"Huff," snorted TK.
"Oh, my gosh," gasped Cody.
"No!" cried Tsuchi. She had only been shaking before. Now the tears came.
"Nova Force!"
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Electro Shocker!"
The original digi-destined had finally arrived. WarGreymon, MetalGaruruMon, Kabuterimon, Togemon, Ikkakumom, Birdramon, Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Joe, and Mimi appeared.
"Sorry we are late," said Matt.
"We can't let there be any more casualties!" cried Tai. WarGreymon nodded in agreement. They had seen BlackWarGreyMon's fall. WarGreymon was mad. He was probably the closest one to the dark digimon.
"Give up!" cried Davis.
"You are out numbered!" added Sora.
"Evil cannot triumph over good!" yelled Mimi.
"You cannot beat me!" cried Daemon. "I will destroy you all! Shattering Soul!"
"No, it is you who cannot win!" countered Joe.
"The light is always strongest when it is covered in shadows!" yelled Kari.
"This ends now!" finished Ken.
"Mega Crusher!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Nova Force!"
"Metal Slamming!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Needle Spray!"
"AGH!" screamed Daemon as he broke into data and was deleted.
That battlefield was silent for a moment. Then the sound of one person crying came through.
"Why?" sobbed Tsuchi.
"Be brave, sister," comforted Hoku.
FLASH! A bright beam of light formed in the air in front of Tsuchi.
"What the?!" exclaimed Willis. The light solidified into a digivice.
"Take it, Tsuchi," encouraged Hoku. Tsuchi picked the device out of the air. It was pale blue with grey trim.
"Why now?" she asked.
"That is the symbol for the crest of compassion," said Izzy.
"Your crest appeared because you didn't want anyone to get hurt," said Sora.
"But, people still got hurt," said Tsuchi. No one had an answer.
"Where is her digimon?" Davis asked Ken.
"It hasn't appeared yet," he answered.
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"He must have followed us from the Dark Ocean!" answered Cody.
"It is time for my revenge!" yelled Daemon.
"Who is that guy!?" asked Hoku.
"Your guess is as good as mine," answered Willis.
"I am sending an e-mail to the others. We are going to need help!" said Cody.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Not today!" yelled Veemon.
"Veemon digivolved to...... ExVeemon!"
"Hawkmon digivolved to...... Aquilamon!"
"Armadillomon digivolved to...... Ankylomon!"
"Patamon digivolved to...... Angemon!"
"Gatomon armor digivolved to...... Nefertimon!"
"Wormmon digivolved to..... Stingmon!"
"Terriermon digivolved to...... Gargomon!"
"Lopmon digivolved to...... Endigomon!"
"Wow!" exclaimed Hoku.
"How pathetic," said Daemon as he knocked Nefertimon out of the air with one Shadow Thunder. She reverted back to Gatomon.
"V-Laser!"
"Red Wing!"
"Tail Hammer!"
"Hand of Fate!"
"Spiking Strike!"
"Bunny Pummel!"
"Howling Destroyer!"
With a wave of his claws, Daemon threw the attacks to the side with the greatest of ease. Then he launched an attack of his own. "Shadow Thunder!"
"This isn't working!" cried Yolie.
"Then we have to DNA digivolve!" said Cody.
"ExVeemon..... Stingmon...... DNA digivolved to...... Paildramon!"
"Gatomon...... Aquilamon..... DNA digivolved to....... Sylphymon!"
"Angemon...... Ankylomon...... DNA digivolved to....... Shakkoumon!"
"Double wow!" exclaimed Hoku.
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Shadow Thunder!" countered Daemon as he threw them all back. There own attacks were reflected back at them and the digimon struggled to their feet. "I thought you would be a challenge. It appears I was mistaken. But that only makes my revenge easier!"
"He is creaming us!" cried Davis.
"We have to beat him!" yelled Kari. "I won't let him hurt the digital world!"
"I am with you!" agreed Willis.
"Gargomon digivolved to..... Rapidmon!"
"Endigomon digivolved to...... Antylamon!"
"I want to help!" whined Yulkamon.
"So do I!" said Neomon.
"Yolie said she doesn't want us fighting, yet," said Hoku.
"But they need help!" the two digimon yelled together.
"OK," Hoku gave in. She clutched her crest of mercy.
"Yulkamon digivolved to....... Gethsemon!" She now had flowing green hair and a humanoid form. Her arms became violet wings. She still had her two horns, but they curled around her skull like a goat's horns. She also had two legs, but they were still bigger than the rest of her body. Golden scales, much like chain mail covered her chest.
"Neomon digivolved to...... Stallimon!" Her wings had grown to enormous lengths. Her tail was longer, too. The green spines had become dangerous spikes. Her front legs had become more like arms, and her front paws were more like hands. Her hair had erupted into a full horse's mane.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
Daemon was covered in attacks that barely seemed to phase him. The digimon who were hit weren't that lucky, though. Hoku's digimon joined in the fight. The digi-destined were shocked at the appearance of the two new fighters. Even Daemon seemed surprised that there was a new digi-destined. He had been in the Dark Ocean for a while.
"Hoku, you shouldn't get involved!" scolded Yolie.
"It isn't like we have a choice here," replied the girl.
"You are only delaying the inevitable!" yelled Daemon. "Shattering Soul!"
The digimon were all pushed back. Most fell to the ground and struggled to their feet.
"And now to finish it! Shadow Thunder!"
"Terra Destroyer!" another attack came and intersected the first. The air was filled with smoke, but at least no one was hurt, yet.
"And yet another wishes to challenge me?!" roared Daemon.
"You will not hurt this world!" countered BlackWarGreyMon.
"Why is he helping us?" asked Yolie.
"Let's just hope he doesn't change his mind," muttered Ken.
"We need to get back in the fight!" yelled Davis.
"Black Tornado!"
"Shadow Thunder!"
BlackWarGreyMon and Daemon began to fight back and forth, oblivious to the humans and their companions on the ground. Daemon seemed surprised that another creature was able to stand up to him like this.
"Come, Stallimon, Gethsemon!" encouraged Hoku. Antylamon and Rapidmon were also struggling. The DNA digivolved digimon were doing better.
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
The DNA digivolved partners leapt back into the battle. BlackWarGreyMon glared at them. Daemon attacked them, clouding the sky with smoke, shadows, and debris.
"Die already!" yelled Daemon. "Shattering Soul!"
"Terra Destroyer!" BlackWarGreyMon added his own attack. It was a direct hit, but Daemon hardly budged.
"It barely fazed him!" cried Cody.
"Shadow Thunder!" he directly attacked BlackWarGreyMon. The control spire digimon was sent into the ground. But he quickly got up.
"You shall find I am not so easily beaten!" he yelled. "Black Tornado!"
"This is unreal!" yelled Hoku.
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
The other digimon continued to attack, but they were wisely keeping there distance. No one wanted to get caught between BlackWarGreyMon and Daemon.
"You can't hope to win!" yelled Daemon, clearly enraged. "I will have my revenge! Shadow Thunder!" The digimon easily dodged his attack. The problem was Kari was behind them, right in the way!
"Kari!" yelled Davis. Willis raced into action and tackled her, they both barely missed the attack. They had a hard landing, but it was better than the other alternative.
"How dare you!" cried Sylphymon. "Top Gun!"
"Rapid Fire!"
"Arm Bomber!"
The digimon kept up the assault, even though their best attacks were causing minimum damage. Sylpymon had drifted closer to the digi-destined, ready to protect them in case another attack came close to hurting them. Paildramon was relentless in fighting Daemon. Shakkoumon let out some steam as he/they reached his/their limit on absorbing Daemon's attacks.
"Does this kind of thing happen often?" asked Hoku.
"Often enough," replied Yolie.
"Shadow Thunder!"
"Black Tornado!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
"Top Gun!"
"Clay Bomb!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
"Aerial Assault!"
Daemon kept on fighting, hardly weakening, although he had sustained enough damage to kill anyone else. The digimon were pulling out evasive maneuvers that had never been seen before. But, it was obvious that the fight was one sided. BlackWarGreyMon acted on his own. He made no effort to help the struggling digimon. He only made sure that he was safe, and that his attacks hit. He had taken damage, too, but had handled it better that the other digimon.
That was when Hoku caught sight of her twin standing not far away. Tsuchi had followed BlackWarGreyMon to this scene of destruction. Tsuchi hated the thought of others hurting each other. The look on her face was one of surprise and horror. Hoku ran to her, while the battle continued to rage.
"Die already!" yelled Daemon.
"We will not let your destruction spread!" yelled Sylphymon. "Top Gun!"
"Shattering Soul!"
"Watch out, Sylphymon!" cried Shakkoumon. Shakkoumon stood in the path of the attack, ready to absorb it. But it was like trying to eat a whole pizza at once. Shakkoumon was knocked flat on the ground, where he reverted back to Upamon and Tokomon.
"No!" cried the digi-destined.
"Tokomon!" cried TK.
"Upamon!" cried Cody as they raced to their digimon.
"Shadow Thunder!" attacked Daemon when he saw the kids were in range.
"No! Watch out!" yelled Willis.
"Get out of there!" added Kari.
"Top Gun!"
"Desperado Blaster!"
Paildramon and Sylphymon attacked, hoping to distract the evil digimon long enough for their friends to escape. They did, barely.
"Terra Destroyer!" attacked BlackWarGreyMon. "I may have been created for destruction, but here I am, preventing it. I now know that life is invaluable. I may not have a heart, but I will make my life have meaning, because I will determine my own purpose, and my own destiny."
"How dare a dark creature of destruction like yourself challenge me!" cried Daemon. "I am the master of darkness. You are mine!"
"You control nothing but death, and I am most certainly not dead!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. "Your realm is nothing but eternal misery. You may have tried to claim me, but I am stronger than you will ever be!"
"We shall see. Shattering Soul!" Daemon attacked. BlackWarGreyMon bellowed in pain as this powerful attack rushed over him. He managed to put the shield he wears on his back up, before the damage became to critical.
"When are the others going to get here?" asked Davis.
"I don't know," replied Ken. "But we can't count on them. We need to beat Daemon, once for all!"
"Right!"
"Paildramon digivolved to....... Imperialdramon!"
"Yolie," called Kari. "The guys are right. We cannot let Daemon loose in the digital world. We have to stop him before anyone gets hurt."
"Right. Let's go, Sylphymon!" cried Yolie.
"Sylpymon digivolved to..... Valkyrimon!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
The two new megas attacked. Daemon had been distracted by BlackWarGreyMon. He wasn't prepared for the attacks and was thrown into the ground.
"Black Tornado!" yelled BlackWarGreyMon, not giving Daemon a chance to recover.
"Did we beat him?" asked Rapidmon.
"Shadow Thunder!" a new attack washed over the group.
"I don't think so," said Antylamon.
"Arm Bomber!"
"Rapid Fire!"
These attacks were no more than insect bites to Daemon. The demon digimon turned on them. With one Shattering Soul they both reverted to Kokomon and Gummymon.
"No!" cried Willis as he scooped up one digimon in each arm and ran to the outskirts of the fighting.
"Tsuchi. Tsuchi, speak to me," said Hoku as she held her sister in her arms. Tsuchi was one of the kindest people she knew. She couldn't stand any form of fighting. It hurt her to see so many who were trying to destroy each other.
"Why?" sobbed Tsuchi.
"Because if we don't fight, even more will be hurt," comforted Hoku.
"Aerial Assault!"
"Horseshoe Clobber!"
Her digimon continued the fight without her. They were struggling. Stallimon and Gethsemon were not used to such intense battling.
"If you wish to provoke me, then face my wrath!" yelled Daemon. "Shadow Thunder!" he took both of them out. They fell as Pulamon and Foalmon, right to the feet of Hoku. Hoku gathered her twin digimon and her twin close.
"It is all up to us!" yelled Valkyrimon. "Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
"Black Tornado!" countered BlackWarGreyMon as he slashed though a Shadow Thunder, meeting Daemon head on. Daemon was thrown back, but far from out of the fight.
"You will never beat me!" yelled Daemon, enraged. "I will not stop until I have my revenge! Shadow Thunder!"
"All we are doing is making him mad!" cried Davis.
"Then we need to be stronger!" yelled Ken.
"Imperialdramon switched to.... Fighter Mode!"
"Feral Sword!" Valkyrimon kept fighting. Daemon swatted her aside with another Shadow Thunder. She hit the ground hard and struggled to her feet.
"Terra Destroyer!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. "I may never have the answer to the questions I seek, but I will not allow myself to be claimed by the Dark Ocean again. I have chosen life, perhaps to save my world from the very darkness I was created from."
"That was too close!" exclaimed Cody. Daemon had dodged the Terra Destroyer, so the attack almost hit TK and Cody as a result.
"He is more trouble than he is worth," muttered TK. "We should have eliminated him when we had the chance....."
"My quarrel is not with you," said Daemon. "But you have made the choice. Now you die! Shattering Soul!"
"Black Tornado!" countered BlackWarGreyMon. The attacks exploded when they hit each other. This showered burning debris on the digi-destined.
"Mega Crusher!" Imperialdramon, fighter mode began his attack. It caught Daemon squarely in the back.
"Enough!" he yelled. He was finally showing signs of the battle. "Shattering Soul!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Mega Crusher!"
"Black Tornado!"
"Tsuchi, talk to me," insisted Hoku.
"Why?" she asked, still shaking. "Why do people have to hate? Why do digimon have to destroy?"
"Calm down," said Hoku. She had never seen her sister so distraught before. "Don't worry. We'll beat Daemon and BlackWarGreyMon. They won't hurt anyone else."
"You can't hurt BlackWarGreyMon!" exclaimed Tsuchi. "After all the help he's given today!"
"What are you talking about? He is evil," said Hoku.
"No, he is just lonely," said Tsuchi.
"He is a killer."
"He didn't hurt me."
"Shadow Thunder!" Daemon attacked again. The remaining fighters shielded themselves. His attack washed over the fighters. The attack kept going; straight for Hoku and Tsuchi.
BlackWarGreyMon was the only one to react fast enough. In an instant he had his shield up, blocking the attack from the two girls.
"I have already given my life to save this world from creatures like you!" yelled BlackWarGreyMon. "And I will do it again! Terra Destroyer!"
"Lethal Claw!" Daemon attacked BlackWarGreyMon square in the chest while his arms were raised forming his Terra Destroyer. The Lethal Claw went right through his chest. BlackWarGreyMon's expression was one of shock and pain.
He collapsed. He lost his balance and fell backwards off of the cliff that the other fighters had tried so hard to avoid. It was silent for a moment.
"Oh, no," said Yolie, quietly.
"No one deserved that," muttered Kari.
"Huff," snorted TK.
"Oh, my gosh," gasped Cody.
"No!" cried Tsuchi. She had only been shaking before. Now the tears came.
"Nova Force!"
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Electro Shocker!"
The original digi-destined had finally arrived. WarGreymon, MetalGaruruMon, Kabuterimon, Togemon, Ikkakumom, Birdramon, Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Joe, and Mimi appeared.
"Sorry we are late," said Matt.
"We can't let there be any more casualties!" cried Tai. WarGreymon nodded in agreement. They had seen BlackWarGreyMon's fall. WarGreymon was mad. He was probably the closest one to the dark digimon.
"Give up!" cried Davis.
"You are out numbered!" added Sora.
"Evil cannot triumph over good!" yelled Mimi.
"You cannot beat me!" cried Daemon. "I will destroy you all! Shattering Soul!"
"No, it is you who cannot win!" countered Joe.
"The light is always strongest when it is covered in shadows!" yelled Kari.
"This ends now!" finished Ken.
"Mega Crusher!"
"Feral Sword!"
"Nova Force!"
"Metal Slamming!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Needle Spray!"
"AGH!" screamed Daemon as he broke into data and was deleted.
That battlefield was silent for a moment. Then the sound of one person crying came through.
"Why?" sobbed Tsuchi.
"Be brave, sister," comforted Hoku.
FLASH! A bright beam of light formed in the air in front of Tsuchi.
"What the?!" exclaimed Willis. The light solidified into a digivice.
"Take it, Tsuchi," encouraged Hoku. Tsuchi picked the device out of the air. It was pale blue with grey trim.
"Why now?" she asked.
"That is the symbol for the crest of compassion," said Izzy.
"Your crest appeared because you didn't want anyone to get hurt," said Sora.
"But, people still got hurt," said Tsuchi. No one had an answer.
"Where is her digimon?" Davis asked Ken.
"It hasn't appeared yet," he answered.
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