(BWG: GM stands triumphantly over the moaning Justimon.)
BWG: Lights out, loser! (Kicks the Android unconscious)
Gordianus: (Walks up with the freed Ri2.) I've called the Tamers; they'll be over here to pick up Justimon and his disk in a few minutes.
BWG: What're they going to do with him?
Ri2: The Akiyamas are going to be spending some time in prison for kidnapping me and attempting to load their abomination on FF.net. Speaking of which, the disk containing the story will be destroyed posthaste and all copies of it will be deleted so that it will never trouble anyone again. (Winces and clutches arm in pain)
BWG: Ri2…are you okay? Did they hurt you much?
Ri2: …I don't want to talk about it. Let's just say it'll take years of therapy to repair what those jerks did to me.
BWG: (Kicks Justimon again.) Bastards.
Ri2: I really want to thank you guys. Words can't express how happy I am you rescued me in the nick of time. I assure you, you'll both be receiving a big reward for this.
Gordianus: That's good, because I need to get paid for my services. I have a wife, family, and household to maintain.
Ri2: Don't worry, you'll get your money. Plus extra!
Gordianus: Excellent.
BWG: But Ri2, I thought we were broke.
Ri2: Nah, I can write up some money in a jiffy. Now, let's get home, I have a story to work on! I hope the fans aren't too angry it's been delayed for so many months!
BWG: Actually Ri2, the story's been updating itself even while you were in captivity. It's almost as if there's more than one Ri2, and you're just the fictional representation of the true author… (Twilight Zone music starts playing eerily. Everyone looks around, trying to figure out where it's coming from.)
Ri2: …Okay, that was weird. Let's just go HOME! (They leave.)
Two figures descended through the pillar of light into Shinjuku. One was a great red and gold dragon ship, the other an ominous black knight, with a swirling blue cape. The duo landed in the square in front of the Shinjuku Metropolitan Building, surrounded by a tall force field. The knight jumped off of his steed's back and gazed up at the twin towers of the great building. He sighed and turned away, walking towards the edge of the force field. Grani gathered up the courage to speak to his imposing and slightly scary-looking friend. "Er, where are you going?" he asked. The knight stopped in his tracks. "Sakuyamon is up in the building. Don't you think you should go see her?"
The knight said nothing for several minutes. Then he said, "I would love to see Sakuyamon again..."
"Great! Then go up and-"
"But I must deal with some business first." He resumed his march towards the force field.
Grani stuttered. "B-but Guil-I mean ChaosGallantmon, she's probably dying to see you! Don't you think she'll be angry that you didn't come to see her right away?"
ChaosGallantmon stopped again. "I'm sure she would. But I fear if I go up there, I will not want to leave her side again. I cannot risk her getting hurt because of me."
"What is it you intend to do, anyway?"
"I'm going to kill Lucemon."
"All by yourself?" Grani asked incredulously.
"Yes." The Dark Knight turned around. "Grani…could you please do something for me?"
"What?"
"Use that astral projection technique of yours to talk to Sakuyamon. Tell her everything that's happened and convince her to leave. Take her up to the surface and get her to a safe place."
"And then you want me to come back for you and Lopmon, right?" asked Grani.
ChaosGallantmon shook his head. "No. After I kill Lucemon, I'll use the portal you told me about in his tower to get back to the surface. It probably opens up around Forsaken Fortress, so wait for us there."
"What makes you think the portal opens in Forsaken Fortress?"
"Efficiency. A quick connection between bases would make it relatively easy to transport troops and supplies. Where else would it go to?"
Grani nodded. "Okay then, I'll meet you at Forsaken Fortress. I suppose you'll have Lopmon with you?"
The Dark Knight nodded. "Without a doubt." He turned away and walked the remaining distance to the edge of the force field. He raised his right hand, willing his lance, Gram, to appear on it. With a roar, he drove the lance into the barrier. There was a pause. Then, the entire force field darkened, solidifying from magic to a clear, glassy structure. With a great creaking noise, the force field shattered into a million pieces, exposing the Metropolitan Building to the rest of Shinjuku for the first time in a millennium. ChaosGallantmon lowered his lance and strode down the street before him, his cape flowing in the wind.
Grani sighed and rolled his eyes. "Bloody melodramatic Dark Knights." He grumbled as he prepared to project his image to Sakuyamon.
ChaosGallantmon made his way to the park, strolling through empty and abandoned streets and past silent skyscrapers. He fought an array of monsters of all kinds, including Hyogamon, Searchers, and a few Knightmon. They all fell before him as he approached the base of the great black tower in the center of the park. He gazed up at the foreboding structure, looking for a way into the building. He walked around the perimeter of the tower, looking for a ground entrance. To his disappointment, he found none. He looked up at the tower again and suddenly noticed an opening on the side, several hundred feet above the ground. He crouched, then jumped, leaping halfway up the tower in a single bound. He extended Gram, driving it into the side of the tower and using it to slow his descent as he fell back towards the ground. He ground to a halt right above the entryway into the tower. He dissipated his lance, dropping to the edge of the cavern-like doorway.
He walked into the tower and found himself in a cave of sorts with a broad stairway leading up to a door with a bestial draconian face painted on it. As he stepped forward, hundreds of DemiDevimon on the ceiling woke up and flew down to attack. ChaosGallantmon summoned his shield, the Gorgon, and ran through the swarm of bats, using the shield to deflect the little monsters as they swooped down at him. He rushed through the door and found himself in a lava-filled room. It was tall and rectangular, with a ledge on the back wall holding a strangely familiar door in the mouth of a monster statue. A few platforms floated in the lava, and three sets of posts stretched across the room horizontally, obviously for grappling hook use. There were also several water jars lying about near the door. ChaosGallantmon sighed. Was this the best Lucemon could throw at him? He used his incredible jumping ability to vault to the top of the first post. He jumped from there to the second post and then to the third. It was here that he met with an unpleasant surprise right before he could jump to the final ledge. A pair of burning Skullmon appeared and slammed into him, knocking him off the post. As he started to fall towards the lava, he hurled his grappling hook at the post. The hook wrapped itself around the post, halting the Dark Knight's fall. He climbed a little bit up the rope then started swinging. When he built up enough momentum, he swung far out on the rope, landing on the ledge. He yanked on the grappling hook, detaching it from the post. The Skullmon growled at him angrily, but did nothing to impede his progress. ChaosGallantmon glared at them, took out his Berenjena and blew them away, then went through the door. What he found there surprised him immensely.
"FlameKuwagamon?! I thought I killed you!" the Knight said angrily to the giant fire-breathing insect looming over him. The monstrous bug roared at him in response. The chamber looked exactly like the place in Dragon Roost Island where he had fought FlameKuwagamon before. There was even a dragon tail hanging down from the ceiling! The only difference was that everything was in black and white, with ChaosGallantmon as the only spot of color in the entire room. The Insectoid slammed her claws into the ground and prepared to use her Pyro Scissors attack. ChaosGallantmon aimed his grappling hook at the ceiling, then hesitated. He put it away, realizing he didn't need it. As FlameKuwagamon launched a tremendous burst of colorless fire from her scissor jaws, ChaosGallantmon leaped high into the air, grabbing hold of the fake Skydramon's tail, causing the room to shake. The Knight jumped to one of the room's wooden ledges as the ceiling caved in, cracking the fire bug's shell. Screeching, FlameKuwagamon pushed herself up from the lava, shaking off the debris. ChaosGallantmon jumped off the ledge, summoning Gram as he did so. He landed right on top of the surprised FlameKuwagamon's shell and drove his lance right through the damaged shell and into the monster's brain, killing her for the second time. FlameKuwagamon screamed in agony and the cavern swirled and faded away, leaving ChaosGallantmon at the base of a spiral staircase. Confused, he looked back through the door behind him, and saw the lava chamber he had almost fallen to his death in. "I guess it was just an illusion." He muttered to himself. Deciding to be a little more careful, he climbed up the stairs.
The next room was reminiscent of Forbidden Woods. A pair of hanging gondolas was strung above a deep chasm, with several thorny roots and living platforms moving about the walls. ChaosGallantmon didn't bother using his leaf to bring the nearest gondola closer. He jumped over to the gondola, leaped to the next one, and jumped over to one of the living platforms. When it rose a bit in the air, he jumped from it and landed on a ledge at the end of the room.
He went through the door and found himself face-to-face with a monochromatic MegaBlossomon. The giant flower hissed at him and pulled herself to the ceiling. ChaosGallantmon didn't bother getting out his boomerang, he didn't need it. He took a running jump, soaring across the room and over the giant flower. He slashed at several of the supporting vines with Gram as he glided by, severing them and almost causing the flower to drop. The Dark Knight flipped in the air and kicked off the wall, sailing right back at the flower and slashing through the last few vines, dropping MegaBlossomon to the ground. ChaosGallantmon landed, spun around, and ran towards the middle of the room. As the giant flower tried to gather her wits, the Dark Knight drove Gram through her head, deleting her once again. The room shimmered and vanished, revealing another spiral staircase.
ChaosGallantmon ascended the stairs and came out in a small round room with two exits, one on the left and one on the right. There were no enemies. On an impulse, ChaosGallantmon chose the door on the left. It opened onto an even smaller round room with a pool of water in the center. Four crystal switches were mounted on the walls. The Knight took out his Boomerang, targeted all four switches, and threw it. The boomerang arced through the air and struck all four switches in succession, causing the water to ripple. A beam of light burst out of the pool, spreading out and forming into an image of the central area of Forsaken Fortress. Curious, ChaosGallantmon touched the image. The image shimmered, and the Dark Knight found himself violently wrenched off his feet and pulled into it.
He landed face-first on hard, stony ground. He groaned, got up, and was not surprised to see he was in the middle of the Forsaken Fortress. He nodded. His escape route was all set. He turned around and walked back into the portal, returning to Lucemon's tower.
He went back through the small circular room and the other door. Inside was a pit opening onto a round chamber not far below. He jumped down, landing in the chamber. He looked around, noticing there were four doors waiting for him. "Which way do I go now?" he muttered.
There was a malevolent cackle, and a Phantomon appeared. "Straight to Hell!" The Phantom laughed and hurled a spiked ball at ChaosGallantmon. The Dark Knight caught it in his left hand and crushed it into a pile of dust. Phantomon blinked in surprise. "Oh my." ChaosGallantmon jumped towards him and slashed him to pieces with Gram, absorbing his data.
As he landed, the Phantom's sickle hit the ground. It quivered, and spun about, pointing to one of the doors. The Dark Knight looked from the sickle to the door and shrugged. "Eh, works for me." He went through the door. He had to pass through seven identical rooms with Phantomon in this fashion before finally opening a door that did not lead to another battle with a ghost. ChaosGallantmon looked around and saw he was in a monochromatic version of the top of the tower at Forsaken Fortress. "Well, isn't this a surprise." He said sarcastically. "And if this illusion follows the same pattern as the last few, a duplicate of Hououmon should be showing up right about…" A giant black and white four-winged phoenix rose into view. "…Now." The Sacred Beast screeched and swooped down to attack, eager for a rematch with its killer.
ChaosGallantmon stepped to the side as the giant phoenix tried to skewer him on its talons, grabbing onto the bird's long plumage as it flew past. The bird noticed distastefully that it was carrying an unwanted passenger and tried to shake him off as it flew higher and higher. ChaosGallantmon hung on tightly to the bird's tail and started climbing up the plumage, making his way up the bird's back as Hououmon angrily swerved about and made all sorts of aerial maneuvers in an attempt to knock him off. The Dark Knight continued his climb, grabbing handfuls of the bird's feathers to keep from falling off. Finally, he reached the back of the Sacred Beast's neck. Hououmon realized what he was trying to do and started shaking its head furiously in a last-ditch attempt to knock off ChaosGallantmon. The Knight wrapped his legs around the bird's neck and took out the Berenjena. He struggled to aim properly, but the bird was shaking around so much he couldn't get a clear shot at the head. He gave up on aiming and pressed the sawed-off shotguns to the back of the phoenix's skull. As if sensing its demise, the great bird froze. ChaosGallantmon pulled the trigger, shattering the phoenix's head into a million bits of data.
As the Sacred Beast disintegrated for the last time, the illusion faded and ChaosGallantmon was at the bottom of a long red-carpeted staircase leading to a massive door marked with the strange draconian insignia. There were several landings leading up to the door, each filled with battle-hungry monsters. ChaosGallantmon worked his way up the stairs, killing Pagumon, Gazimon, Hyogamon, SkullSatamon, and Knightmon as he raced to the top, sensing his nemesis was near. The Dark Knight reached the top of the stairs and threw open the great door, ready to face whatever lay within.
The chamber behind the massive door was enormous, towering several hundred feet with three huge platforms dangling by chains from a ceiling lost in darkness, all leading up to an ornate ledge with another draconian door near the very top of the room. Most of the room's floor was taken up by a very shallow circular pool of water surrounding a small stone island in the center of the room. On the island was a bed. In that bed was Lopmon. And looming over Lopmon was Lucemon. The Fallen Angel looked up as ChaosGallantmon entered. "I was wondering when you'd show up. It was getting rather boring waiting for you to get here." He said.
"You could have made your defenses stronger. They weren't much of a challenge." Said ChaosGallantmon as he started walking towards the island.
Lucemon pouted. "How was I supposed to know my actions would cause a Digivolution? I geared my defenses for your Rookie form. I had no time to prepare myself for your somewhat impressive new body."
ChaosGallantmon started slogging through the shallow water, sending ripples all across the serene pool. "Well, you won't get a chance to regret that mistake. Since your defenses weren't strong enough to stop me, there's nothing preventing me from making you pay for what you've done right here and now."
Lucemon laughed and lifted the sleeping Lopmon into his arms. "I wouldn't be so sure of that. Dynasmon! Crusadermon!"
The Royal Knights jumped down from the hanging platforms, landing beside their master. "You called?" asked Dynasmon.
"Take care of this child. Redeem yourselves for your failure back on Outset." Lucemon said, rising with Lopmon into the air.
"Your wish is our command." Said Crusadermon. They started flying towards ChaosGallantmon.
The Dark Knight waited for them. "Are you two going to team up on me?" he said, sounding upset. "How disappointing. I wouldn't have thought that you two could sink any lower."
The Royal Knights stopped. "What do you mean?" asked Dynasmon, confused.
"Well, you've already betrayed your king and country, slaughtered thousands to resurrect the ultimate evil, aided in the destruction of dozens of islands and innocent lives, so I suppose double-teaming a single opponent is the next logical step. After all, you've already broken pretty much every bit of the knight's code of honor, so one more broken rule won't really do any harm, will it?" ChaosGallantmon asked innocently.
The Royal Knights exchanged glances. "All right, we'll take you on one at a time!" declared Crusadermon.
"Great, now I'll have no trouble beating both of you into the ground, thanks!" said ChaosGallantmon happily.
Dynasmon stepped forward. "You'll be the one who's beaten into the ground when we're through with you!" He lashed out with a kick right at the Dark Knight's torso. ChaosGallantmon grabbed him by the leg and used the Royal Knight's momentum to spin around and fling Dynasmon right into the wall, denting it. Dynasmon got to his feet and started flinging monster projectiles at ChaosGallantmon. The Dark Knight pulled out his giant leaf and fanned it at Dynasmon. The powerful gust of wind deflected the projectiles right back at the Royal Knight, sending him crashing into the wall again! ChaosGallantmon dashed over to the stunned knight and started punching him again and again, pushing him further into the wall with every blow. When the Dark Knight pulled back his fist for a punch right to the jaw, Dynasmon intercepted the punch with one of his hands and quickly grabbed ChaosGallantmon's face with his other hand. He fired his monster projectiles at point blank range, sending ChaosGallantmon flying into the bed on the small island, splintering it to pieces. Dynasmon pulled himself out of the wall. "Ha! Nobody can conquer the Royal Knights!"
ChaosGallantmon stood back up, wiping dirt from his face. "That's funny, I thought you got beaten hands down by an Ultimate-level named MasterTyrannomon."
Dynasmon bristled. "Do not utter that name in my presence! This victory will avenge my earlier loss!" He held out his palms. The jewels in them started glowing different colors. A blue beam shot from the right hand and a red beam from the left, swirling around each other to form a deadly double helix headed straight for ChaosGallantmon. The Dark Knight jumped out of the way as the attack shot past him, striking the opposite wall with a big explosion. As Dynasmon started charging up for a second attack, ChaosGallantmon developed a retaliatory strategy of his own. He formed a Cryo Sphere in one hand and a Pyro Sphere in the other. He slammed the two together, forming a big purple ball of crackling energy. When Dynasmon launched his double helix again, ChaosGallantmon fired his purple blast. The two attacks met with a tremendous explosion that flung both fighters away. Since ChaosGallantmon was already standing in the middle of the room, he was only flung several feet back, landing with a big splash in the water. Dynasmon was not so lucky. He was already at the edge of the room, and the blast knocked him into the wall AGAIN. ChaosGallantmon got to his feet as Dynasmon attempted to pull himself out of the wall and started running over to the Royal Knight. He whipped out his grappling hook and threw the end at Dynasmon just as he emerged from the deep hole he had made in the wall. The clawed end of the rope wrapped itself tightly around Dynasmon's neck, cutting off the Royal Knight's air supply as ChaosGallantmon started tugging on his end of the newly formed noose. Dynasmon frantically pulled at the rope around his neck, but only succeeded in making ChaosGallantmon tug on his end harder, strangling the life from the Royal Knight. In an act of desperation, Dynasmon used his monster projectiles on the rope, severing the grappling hook in two and causing ChaosGallantmon to fall backwards, allowing much-needed air into Dynasmon's lungs. The Royal Knight took in several much-needed gasps of air and then glared furiously at the Dark Knight. "THAT DOES IT!" he bellowed. He rose into the air and started glowing blue. A humongous three-eyed dragon formed of purple-white fire manifested around him, causing ChaosGallantmon to take a step back in surprise. The dragon looked down at the Dark Knight and roared. ChaosGallantmon immediately clicked his heels, summoning the Iron Boots. He then whipped out his Hookshot and fired it at the heart of the dragon just as the great beast was about to strike. The high-tech grappling hook latched onto the completely unprepared Dynasmon's chest and ripped him out of the dragon, causing it to vaporize. As the Hookshot's chain retracted, ChaosGallantmon pulled out his Berenjena. When the chain was fully retracted, leaving a stunned Dynasmon only inches away from ChaosGallantmon, the Dark Knight pointed his gun at Dynasmon's forehead and fired. The Royal Knight's head exploded, and the rest of the body vaporized as well, allowing ChaosGallantmon to load his data.
Crusadermon stared in disbelief as the Dark Knight absorbed every last piece of her partner's data. "N-no…Dynasmon…" She trembled, nearly losing her balance. "How could you…how could you kill him? He meant…h-he meant…EVERYTHING TO ME!" Boiling with rage, Crusadermon flew towards ChaosGallantmon, her shield fist ready to deliver a mountain-shattering punch to the one who had killed her lover.
ChaosGallantmon whirled around and caught her punch in his left hand. The sheer force of the attack pushed him back a few feet, but he managed to retain his balance. Before Crusadermon could escape, ChaosGallantmon summoned Gram and drove it through the Royal Knight's chest, effectively turning her into a shish kebob. "Go to your beloved with my blessings." Whispered the Dark Knight.
"…Thank…you…" she whispered before she disintegrated. ChaosGallantmon stood there for a moment, eyes closed as he silently honored the memory of the two fallen knights.
Lucemon scowled as he looked down on ChaosGallantmon. "Unbelievable. He defeated my Royal Knights at their full power with barely a scratch!"
Lopmon, who had been woken up early on by all the fighting, simply smirked at him. "I told you after you brought me here that you should never underestimate my big brother. He always finds a way to pull through and beat the odds. You don't stand a chance."
Lucemon scoffed at her. "Ridiculous. Even if he did defeat my Royal Knights, he can't hope to beat me! The Invincible has no more power, and I don't see him carrying it. If he doesn't have the only weapon capable of harming me, what hope does he have of ever killing me?"
"Guilmon will find a way." She said confidently.
"Lucemon!" yelled ChaosGallantmon. "I've defeated every minion you've thrown at me! Are you going to face me, or are you going to find someone else to hide behind?"
Lucemon's scowl deepened. He gestured, and a long rope fell from the lowest of the hanging platforms, dangling just within ChaosGallantmon's reach. "This chamber doesn't fit my requirements for battle. I'll wait for you on the rooftop. There we can settle this once and for all." As the Dark Knight started climbing up the rope, Lucemon flew up to the door at the top of the chamber and went through it, leaving the room.
ChaosGallantmon made it to the top of the rope, and jumped from platform to platform, using the Hookshot to reach the last ledge. He entered the final door.
The top of Lucemon's tower was broad, flat, and windswept, completely open to the rest of the city. Lucemon stood at the other end of the roof, holding Lopmon in his hands. "Big Brother!" Lopmon cried at the sight of her transformed sibling.
"Lopmon, are you all right?" asked ChaosGallantmon. "Has he hurt you in any way?"
Lucemon covered the rabbit's mouth before she could answer. "She has not been harmed. You have my word on that."
ChaosGallantmon snorted. "As if it's worth anything."
"Does it look as if she's hurt to you? There are no bruises, cuts, or wounds of any sort on her body."
"There are other ways to hurt people than just physical torture." Pointed out ChaosGallantmon.
Lucemon nodded. "How true. Now, shall we get down to brass tacks?" He extended one arm, dangling Lopmon over the side of the building. "My terms are simple. Give me the Catalyst of Courage and the location of the Catalyst of Wisdom and I will allow you and your sister to leave my tower alive. Refuse, and both of you shall die."
"Don't do it!" Lopmon cried before Lucemon silenced her again.
ChaosGallantmon snorted. "What, that's it? Those are your demands?" He chuckled. "Just how stupid do you think I am? If I give you what you want, you'll kill us anyway!"
Lucemon gave the Dark Knight a small smile. "I give you my word that you and your sister will not be harmed if you give me the Catalyst piece."
ChaosGallantmon laughed. "As I already told you, your word doesn't mean a thing to me!" He suddenly stopped laughing, shaking his head angrily. "You sick bastard. Do you really think I'd agree to anything you asked of me? You murdered my grandmother and teacher, destroyed my home, and blew up dozens of other islands looking for my sister. The very sight of you makes me sick. I would like nothing better than to rip you to shreds for what you've done to my life."
"I take it that's a no, then?" asked Lucemon, loosening his grip on Lopmon.
"I'll never allow you to get what you want." Growled ChaosGallantmon.
"Then say goodbye to your sister!" With that, Lucemon threw Lopmon off of the tower.
ChaosGallantmon acted immediately, throwing the Gorgon into the air. The shield spun past the startled Lucemon and went off the tower, catching Lopmon in its curved underside, then flew back over to its master, who caught it in one hand and pulled Lopmon out. "You all right?" he asked.
"Easy squeezy lemon peezy," she mumbled, looking very dizzy.
"I'll take that as a yes." ChaosGallantmon gently placed his sister on the ground and faced the angered Lucemon. "Stay out of the way, sis. I'll handle this creep."
Lucemon gave him a sinister grin. "I'd like to see you try. I'm invincible, remember? You can't hurt me!" he said, his blue eyes gleaming with arrogance.
The Dark Knight chuckled. "Oh really? I wouldn't be so sure of that."
"Why?"
"Because while you were out blowing up islands and causing mayhem and destruction, I was finding the Sages who could replenish the Invincible's power!"
The arrogant look in Lucemon's eyes wavered. "Y-you were?"
"Yes! And when the sight of the horrors you had done to my sensei triggered my Digivolution, I absorbed the Invincible and the divine blessings placed on it! Now, every inch of my body is infused with the power to kill you!" He beckoned the Angel. "So come on! Take me, if you think you can!"
Lucemon actually looked worried for a second, but hid it well. "You're bluffing!" he yelled, dashing towards the Dark Knight at superhuman speeds. He started throwing light-speed punches at ChaosGallantmon, each of which were caught and deflected harmlessly. When the Angel stopped his punching attack and attempted to launch ChaosGallantmon into orbit with a high kick, the Dark Knight bent over backwards as the villain's foot sailed overhead. He grabbed Lucemon by the ankle, snapped back up, and threw him over his shoulder. Lucemon hit the ground, somersaulted, and got back to his feet. He launched a powerful kick at ChaosGallantmon's midsection. The Dark Knight caught his foe's foot in one hand and delivered an incredible punch to Lucemon's jaw. He dropped the Angel to the ground. Lucemon clutched his jaw in pain, spitting out a tooth. "You…you actually hurt me…" he said in disbelief.
"Still think you're invincible?" asked ChaosGallantmon.
Lucemon growled and took a few steps back. Then he backflipped away, landing on the other side of the tower. He formed balls of light and darkness, and threw them at ChaosGallantmon. The Dark Knight countered by throwing spheres of fire and ice, which exploded on contact with the other energy balls. What followed was a typical DBZ-esque standoff, with both opponents hurling energy balls at each other and neither landing a hit. Lucemon began to generate balls faster than ChaosGallantmon could summon fire and ice, and slowly the fight started turning in the Angel's favor. ChaosGallantmon tried frantically to destroy all the attacks headed for him, but a single ball of light slipped past his elemental barrage and struck him. One ball was all it took. He was instantly paralyzed in a sphere of light. With no more fire or ice blasts to stop them, Lucemon's remaining energy balls combined with the sphere, creating a gigantic version of the twin globe that had killed Babamon. Lucemon laughed as the electric current generated by the spheres shocked ChaosGallantmon. Lopmon gasped. "No, not again!" She wailed.
ChaosGallantmon struggled to keep from being ripped apart by the lethal electricity. Closing his eyes, he focused all of his energy on breaking free so that he could avenge his grandmother and everyone else. Blocking out the pain, he formed another Cryo Sphere and Pyro Sphere in his hands. With a cry, he flung the dual energies outward, encasing the interior of his prison in fire and ice. The twin spheres shattered in a blast of flame and cold, revealing ChaosGallantmon, crackling with the combined energy of the two elemental attacks. Lucemon gaped. "Th-that's not possible!" he screamed. "Nobody has ever survived my Ultimate Sacrifice attack!"
"Nobody…until now!" ChaosGallantmon released the combined energies in a single blast that engulfed the fallen Angel in purple light. Lucemon screamed in agony as the attack tore through his body, giving him the first taste of real pain he had felt since his battle with Susanoomon over a thousand years ago.
He fell to his knees, gasping for air. "How…how is this possible…" he breathed.
"To quote my dearly departed sensei, you're fighting style stinks. You've believed in the invulnerability granted to you by the Catalyst of Power for so long that you never bothered to modify and adapt your attacks. You use brute power and speed rather than actual skill, relying on the belief that none of your regular foes could even scratch you. Therefore when you're fighting an opponent with the ability to truly damage you, your battle strategy becomes all but useless." ChaosGallantmon said confidently.
"You rock, big brother!" Lopmon yelled from the sidelines.
Lucemon pushed himself weakly back to his feet. "I will not allow myself to be beaten at the hands of a preteen playing the hero!" he shouted. He flew into the air and spread his arms to either side of his body, forming a large T. Planets and suns appeared along his body, aligning themselves to match Lucemon's posture and transforming into a giant cross of light. Lucemon released the cross, which swelled to a tremendous size and shot down towards the rooftop. As Lopmon gasped and backed away in fear, ChaosGallantmon calmly stared into the heart of the cross. The attack struck the roof, resulting in an enormous X-shaped explosion that rocked the tower. Lucemon laughed in glee. "There's no way he could have survived that!" he said gleefully, landing on the roof as the smoke from the blast started to fade. A gust of wind blew the rest of the smoke away, causing a large blue cape lying on the ground to be picked up and carried away by the breeze. Lucemon frowned. "That's odd. There's no data cloud. If he died, then the Catalyst of Courage would be waiting for me." His eyes widened in horror. "But that must mean…"
Getting an idea, Lopmon looked upward. Her face broke out into a grin. "Hey Lucemon! Heads up!" she yelled to him.
The Angel looked up. His eyes bulged. ChaosGallantmon, who had jumped above the giant cross just in the nick of time, was rocketing towards him from above. Gram was pointed straight downwards, red and black electricity coursing up its length and forming a big ball at the lance's tip. Lucemon frantically jumped out of the way as ChaosGallantmon slammed his lance into the ground, causing a gigantic explosion that shook the entire tower to its very foundations. The rooftop was now cracked and practically covered with flames, obscuring everything from view. Lucemon groaned and tried to get to his feet. He failed, and fell back to the ground. The ten wings on his back trembled and disintegrated. "Im…possible…" he whispered.
A dark shadow appeared in the surrounding flames. ChaosGallantmon strode through the fire towards Lucemon. He extended his hand, and his cape flew towards him. He caught it and smoothly fastened it to his back in a swishing motion that extinguished the fires. "The impossible is my specialty." He said. He gestured with his left hand, and the Gorgon appeared in it. He leveled his shield, pointing it straight at Lucemon. "It's time for you to pay for your crimes, Lucemon. Stare into the Gorgon's eye!"
As Lucemon watched in terror, the shield started glowing. One by one, the snakes lit up and started writhing, forming a twisting ring around the center of the shield. The big closed eye slowly began to open, a thin beam of light coming from the eye slit as it grew wider. Lucemon began to scream in pain as the light touched him, paralyzing him completely. When the eye was fully open, it fired a blinding flash of light at Lucemon, causing the wounded villain to turn to stone.
As the shield's eye closed, ChaosGallantmon reformed his lance and stepped towards the petrified Angel. He drew back his arm, ready to deliver the final blow to his nemesis, when the tower started to shake. Surprised, ChaosGallantmon's thrust missed, scratching the ground behind Lucemon instead. "Huh? What's going on?"
The cracks in the rooftop started to widen as the tower's shaking grew worse. Apparently, its foundations weren't built to survive both attacks of the caliber Lucemon and ChaosGallantmon had used. Lopmon's eyes widened as one of the cracks split open in the ground right next to her. "Uh, Big Brother, I don't think you should have hit the roof that hard."
ChaosGallantmon groaned. "Aw, crap!" The entire top half of the tower shattered, causing the siblings and the inanimate statue to plummet, screaming, to their doom.
Well, that's all for now. Ain't I a stinker? Thanks for all the reviews, and Happy Halloween!