Chapter Eleven

Descent into Insanity, Chapter Eleven

During the fight with Demon, Diablo dodges another evil inferno by leaping into the air and unleashes his lightning inferno, Demon barely dodges the attack as the devastating stream of red death bores a very deep hole in the ground. Demon escapes with his cloak badly singed. As Diablo lands, he throws his hammer to the ground creating a flame circle attack, the wave of fire stops just inches away from Oikawa, the children, and Arukenimon and Mummymon. The digidestined arrive and free Ken, who was in the back of the truck, their DNA digivolved partners fight Arukenimon and Mummymon while watching the brawl between Diablo and Demon. Diablo manages to score a successful hit with his lightning inferno attack. Demon arises from the crater more than three times his size, and prepares another evil inferno for the Lord of Terror.

We have to do something! Davis says.

Yeah but what? Kari says.

We can open a digital gate and send them back! Yolei suggests.

Do I hear you correctly? Demon gloats, You plan to open a digital gate? Well, let me help you! How do you think I got here in the first place?

The digidestined gaze in awe as Demon lifts his hands high and rips a hole in space, revealing the digital world. Hopelessness falls over the kids as they realize that their plan will not work. Diablo lifts his hammer and charges toward Demon, he flies out of the way, and Diablo nearly falls over from missing his target, once he regains his composure, he lets loose another stream of red lightning, it hits Demon in the wing and he falls to earth. Demon stands and inspects the wound made by Diablo, it is a charred and somewhat electrically charged, but still able to fly he goes back up under the gate he made and awaits the next volley. The digidestined cause Arukenimon and Mummymon's retreat, as well as Oikawa's since he is done with the children, they get away in a van and soon the digidestined get to the other battle scene. Diablo fires another lightning inferno and Demon shoots off another evil inferno, the two attacks meet and the two mega digimon struggle to push their attacks to one another they are stuck in a deadlock.

You are indeed one of the strongest digimon I have ever met, but still you will not defeat me. Demon says focusing more of his energy to his attack.

That may be so, but I know I will not defeat you, your death will be in the hands of hatred. Diablo says looking off behind Demon.

And you mean what by that remark? Demon says.

His question is answered by a lightning bolt from behind, it causes him great pain and throws him to the ground. He turns around and sees what used to be SkullSatamon land some distance away from him. The creature, which you know as Wraithmon a.k.a. Mephisto begins to speak in a voice that seems not meant for mortal ears.

My brother, it seems that you have resurrected me, but I am puzzled as to what year it is, and why do I now exist in such a strange form? but for now it seems that this infidel is attacking you, my brother. Allow me to punish him.

You, punish me? Do you have any clue as to who I am? I am Demon, and it is I who will punish you I'm afraid. Evil inferno! Cries Demon as he summons another wall of white hot fire toward the Lord of hatred.

Mephisto simply blocks the attack by folding his wings around himself and suffering no damage whatsoever, he unfolds his wings and charges his wraith blade, he flies up and dives at him in a similar fashion to Stingmon's spiking strike. Demon flies out of Mephisto's path and rushes at him with flaming fists, Mephisto is pushed into a building, the shards of glass and steel do nothing to him as he recovers and focuses his energy into his wraith blade, a loud crack of thunder is hard as the green blade pulses with power. Mephisto rushes and takes a swipe at Demon, the blade goes through him, making him scream in agony and falling to the ground. The Lord of Hatred lands in front of the struggling digimon and prepares to run him through, but first he says one thing, the last thing Demon will ever hear.

You are a strong one, nay I must know more about what time, place or reality I am in, lest I become an unenlightened Prime Evil. Soul reaver! Yells Mephisito as he pushes his wraith blade through Demon's chest. A final scream of pain, and then he dissipates, closing the digital gate which he opened earlier, and leaving behind his spirit, Mephisto dislocated his jaw like a snake and swallows the soul, taking in all of Demon's knowledge, this includes how to open a digital gate, info about the digidestined, the digital world and extensive knowledge about digimon in general.

Yes, I see now, I know now, Diablo, you must go and bring Baal to his senses. Mephisto says picking up the fallen yellow digicore and handing it to Diablo. I will search out the necessary items we need to open the gateway to our home, but first I must rid you of something I sense within you, a byproduct of this body you are inhabiting I take it?

If you speak of whatever spirit held this body before I took it, then yes. Diablo says

Let me remove it for you.

Mephisto shoved his wraith blade deep into Diablo causing an unholy scream that shattered anything and everything glass for miles around, this included Yolei's glasses, thousands of windows, windshields, computer monitors, mirrors, oh you get the idea. After this was over the digidestined and their digimon removed their hands from their bleeding ears and watched events transpire a white shape escaped from Diablo's mouth as the kids looked closer they realized something.

Hey wait, that kinda looks like Veemon! Davis said. Veemon! Veemon!

The shape took one look at Davis, then left high into the sky, never to be seen again, or so what is thought.

Children, we have no time for you, next time though we might, but until then, it is best that young ones like yourselves best keep your little noses out of where they don't belong, lest you be damned for all eternity. Mephisto warned. Now, my young brother, you must take the orb and restore your brother, while I search for the relics.

The children were astonished to see Mephisto take his blade and plunge it into the surrounding space and create a rip, this was to the digital world and Diablo simply limped on through. After that Mephisto created another rip in the fabric of space leading to someplace in the real world and he leapt through, the rift closing immediately after. Davis, thinking that his digimon was gone forever shed a tear or two, but out Veemon isn't gone forever right about now he should be entering a better place.

In heaven, Wizardmon and Jimmy Hendrix were playing a game of chess when they heard yelling from below, puzzled, they looked at the edge of the cloud they were on and suddenly a small blue digimon flew up above them, and landed hard on the soft cloud. As Veemon got up he saw the legendary rock star and the best friend of Gatomon looking at him.

Ummm, where am I? asked the confused Veemon.

You're in heaven man. Said Jimmy Hendrix

Gasped Veemon

Meanwhile, deep under the Vatican Church in Rome, Italy, lies the research facility dedicated to finding ways to prevent the apocalypse and fight it should it become inevitable. One of the most secure items in this place is the book of Runes, which the Vatican scientists have been trying to decipher since the crusades. Mephisto, tearing a rip in space, got into the room which contained this unholy book. It's unholy because he wrote it eight thousand years ago. He has the look of frustration on his face, this is justified since he soon says,

This has to be the right place, I've searched every museum, library and church in Europe!

He wanders through the lonely halls and archives and finally finds the book in a large lab, bristling with complex computers, scanners, and equipment, all bought by the funding of the Roman Catholic Church. Easily bypassing all security measures, he gently lifts the book and flips through its pages.

Ah, my Book of Runes, bound in demon flesh, inked in demon blood, this will be our back to hell. Mephisto says happily and opens another rift to leave for the next relic.

Will Veemon return to earth? What will become of Jack in the future? How will the digidestined defeat this new evil, of which they know almost nothing?