Chapter Ten

Descent into Insanity, Chapter Ten

The World Tour is over, the digidestined have returned home to their loving families. It was Christmas night when they returned, being a two day trip. The only one without happiness was Jack, who was reminded that he would not be celebrating with his family, for the thinks that they believe he's dead. But you'd be wrong, since this is a third person omniscient fic, we can go all the way over to Kansas and see how his family is doing. Since it's Christmas, Jack mother was crying over her lost son, who had been gone since April, the police thinks he's dead, but there is no evidence of murder, kidnapping, or even running away, this confounded the detectives and the other who tried to find him. His room was as he left it, a desk in the corner, with his computer, software and music CD's on it, his trapper from school still in the exact same place, on his bed collecting dust. The only visitors were his parents, who came in every day to remember. His schoolmates were also feeling the pinch, his best friends grieving most of all, he never had more than a few friends, but to Jack he didn't care as long as he had at least one friend, he was happy. Back in Japan, Jack was in a separate room looking through the window at the skyline while Yolei was enjoying her Christmas with her family. He took a deep breath and a sigh, then went to bed.

If you know what happens after the world tour, you'll know that Demon is coming as well as a few of his lackeys, SkullSatamon, LadyDevimon, and MarineDevimon. But as an added bit of spice to this mixture, Diablo is also waiting, for Demon. The next morning Jack simply laid in bed, his mind contemplating possible means of getting home, not knowing that the digidestined already thought of a means the previous night, the digiport. When the time was right, Yolei came through the door with a smile.

Hey, Jack I think we can get you home.

Jack turned his head and spoke, You're kidding, right?

No, cmon lets go to Izzy's. Yolei said walking out.

Jack immediately followed, his mind was filled with thoughts, thoughts of the welcome he might receive, if any at all. He also pondered the possibility that things might be different, very different, some friends or even family might have been so grief stricken that they might have committed suicide! When the finally got to Izzy's he explained the whole thing.

I think we can get you home by using the digiport, all I need is your e-mail address, just type it right here and I'll do the rest.

Jack busily pushed Izzy aside and typed in his e-mail address, he then allowed Izzy to do his thing, and then motioned Yolei to open the digiport.

Digiport open!

A bright light ensued sucking Jack right into it, within seconds he found himself back in his own room, exactly as he left it, save for a few pounds of dust. He cautiously opened his door and went to the living room where his parents were sitting.

Mom, Dad?

With those two words, his parents jumped up, found out who it was and rush over to shower their son with hugs and kisses, this scene is comparable to when Ken finally found his heart and allowed his parents a second chance. but however his story does not end here, Jack will again be involved, but not for a while, for now, lets leave him home. At around this time the Demon corps should just now make their first appearance.

The whole scenario starts when MarineDevimon surfaces and attacks a boat, SkullSatamon terrorizes a nearby street, and the digidestined are forced to investigate. Diablo is still walking amongst the mud and rats of the sewer hoping to find anything that could lead him to Demon. The digidestined crew gets to where SkullSatamon is causing trouble and confront him. When the introductions pass, Diablo pauses and listens to the chaos above, SkullSatamon and LadyDevimon are wreaking havoc on the digidestined ultimates. finally a question is asked,

Why are you doing this? Cries one of the digidestined

We are doing this for our lord Demon. Says LadyDevimon with an evil smile

Diablo suddenly realizes that these two work for Demon and bursts forth from the concrete, surprisingly clean despite the fact he's been in the sewer for the past two days. he looks up at the two digimon and asks in his all too familiar icy cold voice,

I hear you are employed by this Demon? Could you take me to him? He has something of mine.

What, you expect us to tell you where Demon is? He doesn't need to deal with chumps like you! Scowls SkullSatamon.

Then I shall have to force the information from you! Diablo yells as he jumps at the skeletal ultimate, the digidestined are astonished as to how Diablo could get here from the Digiworld, but still they have to deal with him. SkullSatamon uses his nail-bone attack to try and neutralize the prime evil, the attack hits and freezes him,partially since he's part demon.

Look at you now, heh, just another chump. Chuckles SkullSatamon, Now for you kids.

Izzy concludes that Diablo's data must have been frozen by the attack. Diablo on the other hand, concludes that SkullSatamon is the perfect body to bear his brother's spirit essence, since he is able to defeat him so easily. Now he must find a way to break free from the frozen state he's in, summoning his hell-borne abilities, he concentrates on healing himself, this is interrupted by a darkness wave attack by LadyDevimon throwing Diablo some distance away. However before she could cook up another one, his concentration continues and frees him. Now fully mobile, he dodges another attack and sends her to the ground with his hammer, rushing to the fight scene, he pulls out Mephisto's four digicores and splits each one into four shards, making the total sixteen. he finds SkullSatamon finishing off the digidestined with repeated nail-bone attacks and whacks with his staff, he turns to see Diablo standing at the end of the road, with something in his hand.

So, back for more huh? Lets see what you've got!

Diablo leaps up and tries to subdue the ultimate with his hammer, but SkullSatamon simply flies upward out of the way, being unable to fly, Diablo plummets to the ground and makes a very large hole in the ground. Getting up, he sees SkullSatamon laughing at him from on high, unaffected by this he leaps up to a nearby rooftop and waits for his target to come to his level.

So, you wanna play some more, okay I'm in. SkullSatamon says as he waits for Diablo to charge at him.

Instead of charging, Diablo jumps once more and throws the blue shards downward. Unable to see any more than his silhouette, SkullSatamon was impaled by all sixteen razor sharp shards, each one, containing a fragment of Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred. The ultimate digimon falls to the ground in pain, Diablo quickly gets away, knowing his plan succeeded, LadyDevimon shows up and retrieves her wounded comrade. At the same time, Demon appears through what seems to be a hole in the ground and demands that Ken come with him, soon after, Arukenimon on the back of a large truck drive up and does the same thing. Of course you know that Ken goes on the truck and meets Oikawa, Demon retreats to fight later and Diablo wait patiently for the shards to take hold and resurrect his brother. The chase ensues as the digidestined try to catch the truck and save Ken, but the dark spore inside him is copied and placed into the missing kids during the whole chase.

All that remains unchanged, up until Demon shows up right in front of the truck, the truck stops and the battle begins, only with another player added to the game. Diablo, who was lurking in the shadows the whole time, leaps out and confronts Demon right after he pushes Arukenimon and Mummymon away.

We finally met again, infidel, now I will give you one chance to give me my brother's orb or I will kill you to do it.

You underestimate me, we will see who kills who. Evil Inferno! Demon yells and a huge wall of fire envelops Diablo, when it ends, his armor is red hot from the heat, and yet Diablo is relatively unharmed.

Ahhhhhhh, that heat, it reminds me so much of my home, hell.

Then prepare for more nostalgia! Evil inferno!

As the battle goes on, Skullsatamon was left hidden in an alleyway on the far side of town, the blue shards begin to glow and melt into him. He instantly awakens and screams as his mind is taken over, then he begins to glow and digivolve. A tight fitting black cloak covers almost all of his body except his hands, feet and face, which protrudes like a lizard's face but with no flesh. His teeth become long, sharp and needle like, he turns from blood red to bone white his, eyes sink into his skull and are replaced with an eerie yellow glow in each socket. His wings are no longer tattered but huge, black and leathery, like Demon's, only black, and have a thirty foot wingspan. Finally his staff turns to energy and goes into his right hand, it becomes a long green wraith blade. The digivolution is complete, he is Wraithmon, the devourer of souls and Mephisto's mega digimon manifestation.

SkullSatamon's soul flows out of his body like water and glides away into the afterlife, but Mephisto opens his mouth and sucks it in, it is now a battery for him, discharged only when the essence is almost gone. he senses his brother Diablo and proceeds to fly off in that direction. Now that all three prime evils are released, it seems that humankind is doomed, but the story isn't over yet. What of Jack, how will he fit into the story in the future? Is izzy right? Will jack become a digidestined? Or was he a digidestined all along? Or perhaps again I am messing with your mind?