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haven't updated for nearly 2 months!! My fault, sorry!!!
THE REAL YOU- May Our Love Last Forever
They all continued their endless walk through the dark forest. They paused when they reached the bank of the river. Tomoki stared, "I'm tired. Let's have a break here...besides..." He lifted his head and stared sadly at the castle in front of him far away. He continued softly, "I think we reached our destination." The others made no comments, they stood there staring at the image of the castle.
"Lucemon..our final enemy," Kouji whispered rather to himself. Izumi was standing close to him, very quiet. Takuya spoke up," Guys, it's getting dark...we'll make our attack against Lucemon early tomorrow morning." Kouichi nodded in agreement and gathered some firewood, then he was making a warm fire for them. Somehow, they all ate silently, even Junpei. They were thinking about the battle with Lucemon tomorrow.
After they finished, Takuya said, "Guys, there is not much of a plan on the attack..we just need to keep one thought in mind." He looked at every one of them and continued, "this is our destiny: to fight Lucemon and to bring peace into the Digital World again. We need to win no matter what!!" The others nodded silently. Takuya softened his voice and said, "We better sleep early then. Goodnight, everybody." He lied down and turned over. They slowly lied down and tried to sleep.
Two hours passed, Kouji was still wide-awake. There were a lot of things running in his mind. He sighed and sat up. He caught sight of Izumi not far way from him. Her eyes were still opened. He slowly crawled over to her and before he opened his mouth, Izumi grabbed onto his arm. She slowly sat up, still grasping onto Kouji and buried her face in his chest. Kouji tensed but soon relaxed, he raised his other arm and gently stroked her back. She was crying softly. She sobbed, "I'm afraid...I'm so scared about...what will happen tomorrow. I don't want to lose any of us...especially you, Kouji.."
Kouji hugged her tightly and whispered softly into her ear, "Don't be frightened, Izumi. I'm sure it'll be alright. Like Takuya said, this is our destiny and it is destined that we'll win this battle....although it might be hard ." He added to himself, "Or it might cost our lives." Izumi calmed down a little and they stayed in that way for a while. Then Kouji slowly loosened his grip but Izumi grasped his arm again. She whispered, "Don't leave me, Kouji...not tonight at least..please...." Kouji's eyes softened and slowly wrapped his arms around the girl again and lied down with Izumi on top of him. Izumi closed her eyes and said softly, "I like it this way...so peaceful with you, Kouji." He brushed aside her long golden hair and kissed her cheek. "Have some sleep, Izumi," he whispered. She closed her eyes and slowly, they drifted off to sleep.
Kouichi was the first one to open his eyes. The sun shone brightly on the horizon. It was the break of dawn. "Today..Lucemon, we'll show you that evil does not over-rule good," he said to himself as he sat up and stretched. After a while, the others woke up and ate breakfast quickly and quietly.
Takuya stood in front the team and said, "So here we are. The final battle is about to begin..." He lowered his head and stared at the D-Tector. He continued, "Have faith in yourselves and I'm sure we'll win! Then, our job is done and we'll be arriving home in no time!!" The thought of home made them sad. They all missed their family so much, they all had wondered how were they going? Were they worried? What were they doing back in the Real World? Their gazes fixed on their D-Tectors. The leader spoke up, "Let's do it!" They all raised their D-Tectors and the powers of Fire, Light, Wind, Thunder, Ice and Darkness filled the surrounding area. The warriors all charged towards the castle where Lucemon was waiting for them....with an wicked sneer.
"Welcome to your graves, Digidestineds!" Lucemon chuckled evilly. KaiserGreymon shouted back, "You're wrong, Lucemon! This will be YOUR grave, not ours!! Prepare to be defeated!!" With a shout, the six warriors jumped towards their only enemy. The battle had begun and it was tough, very tough indeed. Lucemon was extremely powerful they must all admit.
Lowemon screamed in pain as he was hit by Lucemon's strong blast. The others stared at him as he crashed to the ground, creating a dent. He de- digivolved and revealed an injured Kouichi. "Kouichi!!" MagnaGarurumon shouted to his brother. Before the wolf Digimon could reach him, the warriors of Thunder, Ice and Wind collapsed as well. Now, four out of the six of them could no longer have the power to fight.....
KaiserGreymon stared angrily at Lucemon. "Although there are only the two of us, victory will be ours!! Peace always wins against chaos." Lucemon narrowed his eyes. "Shut up!!!!" He blasted at the Warrior of Fire. MagnaGarurumon stared wide-eyes as Takuya lied on the ground panting. He looked around....he was the only one left. Takuya panted, "Kouji, we believe in you. Don't give up, buddy." The Light Warrior nodded determinedly. He turned and faced Lucemon. He shouted, "Lucemon, you'll see what we can do! Although I'm the only one left, I bear all the powers of the six of us together!!" With a furious howl, he flew at the speed of light towards the enemy and fired thousands of missiles at him. The others squinted their eyes because of the intense smoke.
The firing-machines on MagnaGarurumon's body exploded but the Warrior of Light grasped his sword tightly and continued to fight fiercely. Kouichi watched his brother closely. Somehow, he felt something was going to happen...something not pleasant...something shocking....
The others were watching the battle without blinking. "Be careful, Kouji," Izumi prayed with all her heart. Lucemon caught sight of her from the corner of his eyes. He smirked slightly. Just as MagnaGarurumon threw his long sharp sword at him, he re-bounced it. The sword shot at Izumi's direction. The girl screamed in fright and closed her eyes tightly. She heard the others yelling her name...She waited for the pain, but instead, she heard Kouichi crying out for his brother..Kouji.... She slowly re- opened her eyes and lifted her gaze...she saw the familiar slim and tall figure...MagnaGarurumon stood firmly in front of her. Izumi gasped with shock and covered her mouth with trembling hands....
MagnaGarurumon was breathing sharply. His own sword struck deeply into his stomach. The others stood rooted in their positions. Takuya was covering Tomoki, blocking him from the frightful scene..but the young Frontier knew what must have happened.
The Warrior of Light raised his arm and grasped onto the handle of his sword as he watched Lucemon approaching him. The enemy sneered, "Painful, huh?" He laughed as blood dripped onto the ground and staining the blade. He stopped in front of MagnaGarurumon. The wolf Digimon narrowed his sharp eyes. He replied coolly, "Better than if my own sword struck the one I love." With a painful yell, he pulled out the sword from his body, drawing huge amount of blood. "Every battle has a cost, but victory is ours!!" He thrusted his sword into Lucemon's heart. The enemy screamed with intense pain, and slowly his data dissolved.
MaganGarurumon watched as the Digi-egg floated into the sky and the surrounding area turned into the most beautiful sunset he ever seen in his life. He de-digivolved into Kouji and collapsed backwards. Izumi caught him in her arms and hugged him tightly. Tears were flowing from her eyes uncontrollably.
The others slowly gathered around. Kouji weakly raised his hand to wipe away Izumi's tears. He whispered, "Glad you're OK...Izumi.." The girl sobbed, "Why? Why do you have to block it for me?" Blood oozed out from his wound, down onto her arms. Kouji replied softly, loud enough for Izumi to hear, "I couldn't...let you ...to be hurt..I promised to..to protect you..no matter if it costs my life." He winced at the sharp pain. Izumi shoke her head, "But you promised.you won't leave me, Kouji.." Kouji replied, barely audible, "I'm not leaving you totally..Izumi..just physically..." Izumi gasped at his words. "No..Kouji..you'll be alright..don't talk like that, " she pleaded. Kouji sadly shoke his head but did not say anything else. His eyes were half-closed. There were tears flowing from his blue eyes.
His gaze shifted to Takuya, Junpei and Tomoki. The once strong and cheerful leader was crying for his best friend. Takuya muttered, "You're forever my best friend, Kouji...." Kouji smile weakly in return and whispered, "Buddy, thanks....for being my friend..for everything." Junpei spoke up, "Kouji, I'm sorry..for what I said and treated you..all those time..I was such a fool that I didn't realize you are one of those who have the devotion of being a true friend. Kouji, I'm sorry.." Kouji replied, "Apology accepted." Tomoki was crying so hard that he couldn't way anything. Kouji whispered gently to the child, "Tomoki, don't cry....every human being is born to die...just in a different way and a different time. As you grow older, you will experience many hard times...be strong.."
Tomoki nodded in understanding, he managed to choke out, "I won't forget you.Kouji."
Kouichi fell onto his knees beside his brother and grasped onto his cold hand tightly. He sobbed, tears rolling down his face, "Kouji..please..I just can't afford to lose someone close to me again. I..I never thought that I would ever be able to find you but I did..so please don't go again..." Kouji replied, "Kouichi...I'm so glad that I met you...I'm sorry..but...this is mu fate. Too bad that I can't see Mum..tell her that..I missed her...." Kouichi noddedly sadly, "I will..I will tell her, Kouji...tell her that I met you...and you missed her..." Kouichi slowly let go of Kouji's hand, as a sign of farewell.
Now, Kouji could barely speak but with a last breath of air he took, he whispered to Izumi, "Izumi...I.I love you...live for me..I finally know what ...it is like to love truly....and to be in love..with you...is my .greatest happiness.." With the last bit of strength he had, he lifted Izumi's face towards his and planted a last kiss on her lips. "Goodbye," he closed his eyes as the final tear escaped and slid down his cheek. His body fell totally limp. "No..no...Kouji," Izumi gasped as more tears spilt from her eyes. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed, "I love you too..Kouji..you are always alive in my heart..Although the days we spent together were short, but I enjoyed every minute...thankyou ....I know our love will last forever..."
......On that day, the Wind mourned for her sacrificed wolf.....
THE END
Author's note: Finally finished!!!! Please review and tell me what you think!!! Did I get you to shed any tears???? I'm sorry for such a crap description of the battle...Well anyway, see you guys later!!!!
~Love Palmon.
THE REAL YOU- May Our Love Last Forever
They all continued their endless walk through the dark forest. They paused when they reached the bank of the river. Tomoki stared, "I'm tired. Let's have a break here...besides..." He lifted his head and stared sadly at the castle in front of him far away. He continued softly, "I think we reached our destination." The others made no comments, they stood there staring at the image of the castle.
"Lucemon..our final enemy," Kouji whispered rather to himself. Izumi was standing close to him, very quiet. Takuya spoke up," Guys, it's getting dark...we'll make our attack against Lucemon early tomorrow morning." Kouichi nodded in agreement and gathered some firewood, then he was making a warm fire for them. Somehow, they all ate silently, even Junpei. They were thinking about the battle with Lucemon tomorrow.
After they finished, Takuya said, "Guys, there is not much of a plan on the attack..we just need to keep one thought in mind." He looked at every one of them and continued, "this is our destiny: to fight Lucemon and to bring peace into the Digital World again. We need to win no matter what!!" The others nodded silently. Takuya softened his voice and said, "We better sleep early then. Goodnight, everybody." He lied down and turned over. They slowly lied down and tried to sleep.
Two hours passed, Kouji was still wide-awake. There were a lot of things running in his mind. He sighed and sat up. He caught sight of Izumi not far way from him. Her eyes were still opened. He slowly crawled over to her and before he opened his mouth, Izumi grabbed onto his arm. She slowly sat up, still grasping onto Kouji and buried her face in his chest. Kouji tensed but soon relaxed, he raised his other arm and gently stroked her back. She was crying softly. She sobbed, "I'm afraid...I'm so scared about...what will happen tomorrow. I don't want to lose any of us...especially you, Kouji.."
Kouji hugged her tightly and whispered softly into her ear, "Don't be frightened, Izumi. I'm sure it'll be alright. Like Takuya said, this is our destiny and it is destined that we'll win this battle....although it might be hard ." He added to himself, "Or it might cost our lives." Izumi calmed down a little and they stayed in that way for a while. Then Kouji slowly loosened his grip but Izumi grasped his arm again. She whispered, "Don't leave me, Kouji...not tonight at least..please...." Kouji's eyes softened and slowly wrapped his arms around the girl again and lied down with Izumi on top of him. Izumi closed her eyes and said softly, "I like it this way...so peaceful with you, Kouji." He brushed aside her long golden hair and kissed her cheek. "Have some sleep, Izumi," he whispered. She closed her eyes and slowly, they drifted off to sleep.
Kouichi was the first one to open his eyes. The sun shone brightly on the horizon. It was the break of dawn. "Today..Lucemon, we'll show you that evil does not over-rule good," he said to himself as he sat up and stretched. After a while, the others woke up and ate breakfast quickly and quietly.
Takuya stood in front the team and said, "So here we are. The final battle is about to begin..." He lowered his head and stared at the D-Tector. He continued, "Have faith in yourselves and I'm sure we'll win! Then, our job is done and we'll be arriving home in no time!!" The thought of home made them sad. They all missed their family so much, they all had wondered how were they going? Were they worried? What were they doing back in the Real World? Their gazes fixed on their D-Tectors. The leader spoke up, "Let's do it!" They all raised their D-Tectors and the powers of Fire, Light, Wind, Thunder, Ice and Darkness filled the surrounding area. The warriors all charged towards the castle where Lucemon was waiting for them....with an wicked sneer.
"Welcome to your graves, Digidestineds!" Lucemon chuckled evilly. KaiserGreymon shouted back, "You're wrong, Lucemon! This will be YOUR grave, not ours!! Prepare to be defeated!!" With a shout, the six warriors jumped towards their only enemy. The battle had begun and it was tough, very tough indeed. Lucemon was extremely powerful they must all admit.
Lowemon screamed in pain as he was hit by Lucemon's strong blast. The others stared at him as he crashed to the ground, creating a dent. He de- digivolved and revealed an injured Kouichi. "Kouichi!!" MagnaGarurumon shouted to his brother. Before the wolf Digimon could reach him, the warriors of Thunder, Ice and Wind collapsed as well. Now, four out of the six of them could no longer have the power to fight.....
KaiserGreymon stared angrily at Lucemon. "Although there are only the two of us, victory will be ours!! Peace always wins against chaos." Lucemon narrowed his eyes. "Shut up!!!!" He blasted at the Warrior of Fire. MagnaGarurumon stared wide-eyes as Takuya lied on the ground panting. He looked around....he was the only one left. Takuya panted, "Kouji, we believe in you. Don't give up, buddy." The Light Warrior nodded determinedly. He turned and faced Lucemon. He shouted, "Lucemon, you'll see what we can do! Although I'm the only one left, I bear all the powers of the six of us together!!" With a furious howl, he flew at the speed of light towards the enemy and fired thousands of missiles at him. The others squinted their eyes because of the intense smoke.
The firing-machines on MagnaGarurumon's body exploded but the Warrior of Light grasped his sword tightly and continued to fight fiercely. Kouichi watched his brother closely. Somehow, he felt something was going to happen...something not pleasant...something shocking....
The others were watching the battle without blinking. "Be careful, Kouji," Izumi prayed with all her heart. Lucemon caught sight of her from the corner of his eyes. He smirked slightly. Just as MagnaGarurumon threw his long sharp sword at him, he re-bounced it. The sword shot at Izumi's direction. The girl screamed in fright and closed her eyes tightly. She heard the others yelling her name...She waited for the pain, but instead, she heard Kouichi crying out for his brother..Kouji.... She slowly re- opened her eyes and lifted her gaze...she saw the familiar slim and tall figure...MagnaGarurumon stood firmly in front of her. Izumi gasped with shock and covered her mouth with trembling hands....
MagnaGarurumon was breathing sharply. His own sword struck deeply into his stomach. The others stood rooted in their positions. Takuya was covering Tomoki, blocking him from the frightful scene..but the young Frontier knew what must have happened.
The Warrior of Light raised his arm and grasped onto the handle of his sword as he watched Lucemon approaching him. The enemy sneered, "Painful, huh?" He laughed as blood dripped onto the ground and staining the blade. He stopped in front of MagnaGarurumon. The wolf Digimon narrowed his sharp eyes. He replied coolly, "Better than if my own sword struck the one I love." With a painful yell, he pulled out the sword from his body, drawing huge amount of blood. "Every battle has a cost, but victory is ours!!" He thrusted his sword into Lucemon's heart. The enemy screamed with intense pain, and slowly his data dissolved.
MaganGarurumon watched as the Digi-egg floated into the sky and the surrounding area turned into the most beautiful sunset he ever seen in his life. He de-digivolved into Kouji and collapsed backwards. Izumi caught him in her arms and hugged him tightly. Tears were flowing from her eyes uncontrollably.
The others slowly gathered around. Kouji weakly raised his hand to wipe away Izumi's tears. He whispered, "Glad you're OK...Izumi.." The girl sobbed, "Why? Why do you have to block it for me?" Blood oozed out from his wound, down onto her arms. Kouji replied softly, loud enough for Izumi to hear, "I couldn't...let you ...to be hurt..I promised to..to protect you..no matter if it costs my life." He winced at the sharp pain. Izumi shoke her head, "But you promised.you won't leave me, Kouji.." Kouji replied, barely audible, "I'm not leaving you totally..Izumi..just physically..." Izumi gasped at his words. "No..Kouji..you'll be alright..don't talk like that, " she pleaded. Kouji sadly shoke his head but did not say anything else. His eyes were half-closed. There were tears flowing from his blue eyes.
His gaze shifted to Takuya, Junpei and Tomoki. The once strong and cheerful leader was crying for his best friend. Takuya muttered, "You're forever my best friend, Kouji...." Kouji smile weakly in return and whispered, "Buddy, thanks....for being my friend..for everything." Junpei spoke up, "Kouji, I'm sorry..for what I said and treated you..all those time..I was such a fool that I didn't realize you are one of those who have the devotion of being a true friend. Kouji, I'm sorry.." Kouji replied, "Apology accepted." Tomoki was crying so hard that he couldn't way anything. Kouji whispered gently to the child, "Tomoki, don't cry....every human being is born to die...just in a different way and a different time. As you grow older, you will experience many hard times...be strong.."
Tomoki nodded in understanding, he managed to choke out, "I won't forget you.Kouji."
Kouichi fell onto his knees beside his brother and grasped onto his cold hand tightly. He sobbed, tears rolling down his face, "Kouji..please..I just can't afford to lose someone close to me again. I..I never thought that I would ever be able to find you but I did..so please don't go again..." Kouji replied, "Kouichi...I'm so glad that I met you...I'm sorry..but...this is mu fate. Too bad that I can't see Mum..tell her that..I missed her...." Kouichi noddedly sadly, "I will..I will tell her, Kouji...tell her that I met you...and you missed her..." Kouichi slowly let go of Kouji's hand, as a sign of farewell.
Now, Kouji could barely speak but with a last breath of air he took, he whispered to Izumi, "Izumi...I.I love you...live for me..I finally know what ...it is like to love truly....and to be in love..with you...is my .greatest happiness.." With the last bit of strength he had, he lifted Izumi's face towards his and planted a last kiss on her lips. "Goodbye," he closed his eyes as the final tear escaped and slid down his cheek. His body fell totally limp. "No..no...Kouji," Izumi gasped as more tears spilt from her eyes. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed, "I love you too..Kouji..you are always alive in my heart..Although the days we spent together were short, but I enjoyed every minute...thankyou ....I know our love will last forever..."
......On that day, the Wind mourned for her sacrificed wolf.....
THE END
Author's note: Finally finished!!!! Please review and tell me what you think!!! Did I get you to shed any tears???? I'm sorry for such a crap description of the battle...Well anyway, see you guys later!!!!
~Love Palmon.