SILENT SORROW
Chapter 12
The End of a Circle
"There isn't a single person who is unnecessary."
Yomi, from "Terranigma". All rights reserved to Nintendo and Enix.
Life is like a circle………
"Huh?"
It never ends………
"Who's there?"
But I wonder……did it have a beginning?
"What……?"
When does life begin? What does 'being born' mean? Where were we before we were born? Did we really just 'start' to exist out of nothingness?
"What is this? Is this a dream?"
Hahaha……is there a difference, human girl? What's the point in knowing whether this is a dream or not?
"If this is a dream………"
You'd rather wake up?
"……………"
You want to know something. You've been looking for something. You are desperately seeking something. What do you want the most? What is it that you need to know?
"Who………who are you? Why do you know………?
And then, it appeared. The girl, standing alone in the darkness, looked up to the giant golden dragon above her. Clouds gathered around the dragon's body and hit it from view, only revealing his head to the human below him.
I am Goddramon.
"A Digimon…………"
You are sad………because a Digimon caused you sadness.
"How do you know……?"
I know everything about you.
"Why?"
Because I care for you. You're important to me. I need you.
"……you…………need me?"
I know what you want. I know what you're looking for. I can answer your questions………because those answers mean everything to me. Now tell me, what is it that you want the most?
"I………belong………somewhere………someone…………"
The place where you belong to……………the place where you're important…………the people to whom you are important……………you want to find the purpose of your existence.
"Yes………I need………I need to find it! I don't want to be alone anymore!"
But you're never alone. You do have a family.
"Family……………I am alone, even within my own home. I am alone……even when I have a family."
Yes………you are different from them. You are special, and the destiny that awaits you is somewhere far away from them. In the end, you will have to leave them.
"Then, it exists!? The place where I belong!? The place where I'll find who I am, why I'm here!? The place where I'll be………"
Happy? Yes…………that place exists. You know where it is, you've known for a long time already. But first, you have to find the one who needs you as much as you need him.
"Him? The one who……needs me. The one………I must be with?"
The one……just for you.
"…………I don't know…………"
You miss him, don't you? 'Your' Digimon.
"………Digimon………Tamers…………"
Is that what you want? A Digimon of your own. You want to become a Tamer? But that's not your destiny. However, you are connected to them. It's unavoidable. You are bonded to the Tamers. You are bonded to him.
"The one………just for me……………where?"
It's your destiny………he'll come to you.
And Alice McCoy opened her eyes.
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Dinner at Gennai's took place without one person.
As it was expected, both Kari and Yolei took their children home in the time determined by Takeru. However, it was already dark and Koushiro hadn't returned.
"Maybe Mimi offered him to stay for dinner." Sora said.
"Maybe." Takeru said, not very convinced. It wasn't that he doubted Koushiro. Of all the people he had met that day, the redhead seemed to have become his most loyal ally. That's why Takeru was even more worried that everyone else.
"Maybe he took the chance to leave everything ready with his work so that he wouldn't worry while he stayed here." Kari proposed as another option. Yolei agreed with a nod.
"That sounds like Izzy to me."
"Maybe……" Takeru said before finishing his portion of rice. Yolei sighed and Ken tried to hide a little smile with no success.
"Is that everything you're going to say!? If you're so worried about him, why don't you just go look for him?"
"…………because I trust him. It was a good meal."
Takeru stood up and returned to his bedroom. He had too much in his mind, and Koushiro's absence was the least important of his problems. His day had been incredible, and it wasn't over yet.
So……Patamon is badly hurt, my brother probably hates me by now, his wife lives a constant dilemma because of a dead man who might not be dead after all, I still don't know how they will do in an actual battle situation, and Mimi's soon-to-be-born child might be another product of Project Asmodeus……another Takato.
He sighed and let himself fall down on the bed. He needed this moment of solitude before facing the last Digi-Destined in his interviewing list.
Light is the source of life in the Digital World, and Hope is the force that protects and keeps the light shining bright. Hope and Light are the guardian crests of the Eastern Quadrant.
However, it is known as a fact that an Omni-Tamer is never alone.
Are you okay?
Not really. This is the first time………in so many years………not just her, with every one of them. I don't know why, but I've been very nervous this entire day.
I can tell. You've released a perturbing amount of endorphins today. No wonder you've managed to look so suave in front of them………except that episode with Tachikawa………
Oh, come on! Don't tell me you're still jealous!
What if I am!?
I just don't get it. What do I have to do to cool you off!? Jeez………I made you a little too possessive…………
Well……there's 'something' you can do………
One track mind.
Well……can't say I didn't try.
Alright, I'm ready. Thank you.
Huh? For what?
For distracting me from my worries. You've been very helpful, Pauline.
………………dummy TK………
With a chuckle, Takeru stood up and walked outside the bedroom, immediately summoning everyone's attention. His eyes searched for a certain woman.
"Hikari?"
Startled by the sudden mentioning of his name, Hikari looked up at him with a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Uh…yes?"
"Come with me."
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Tokyo had become a ghost city. No people, no sounds, no light. And so, the streets had become dark passages where Daemon's forces roamed freely and destroyed whatever they wanted to. And in the middle of it all, a mountain of debris where once stood the Metropolitan Government Building. Taken over by uncontrolled computer software and blown to smithereens by a demented Demon Lord, that was one hell of a record.
"Nothing!?"
"No-nothing, sir. There are no traces of the Vessel of God."
"I KNOW he escaped! FIND HIM!!!"
The servant left and the angry Mega Digimon was alone again. Walking through the rubble, sensing with his powerful dark aura, looking for the power he so desperately needs.
"Not here………I cannot find him! And this place………"
Daemon walked several more steps.
"Even when all of the people have left………it's still rotten with the human's stench."
As his anger grew more and more intense, his certainty on Takato's whereabouts grew just as large. With a swift movement of his right hand, one of the DarkScubamon generals approached.
"Take half of our forces and raid the Digital World! I don't want you back without the Vessel!!!"
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"There's lots of movement out there." Terriermon didn't take long to notice. Everyone else nodded in agreement.
So, as they watched how Daemon's foces prepared themselves for another mission, Henry considered their possibilities on how to attack. However, Ryo would be the first one to voice his thoughts.
"MegaGargomon is the one who can deal the most damage to him, but his lack of agility would make it hard to land a hit."
"Yes. The best idea would be to have everyone else to distract him while MegaGargomon hides and prepares a surprise attack." Henry affirmed.
"Well, let's all put our lives on the line!" Ryo cheered.
"Yay." Hirokazu and Kenta muttered before leaving after the Legendary Tamer. Henry soon noticed there were still two pairs of eyes on him. Looking behind him, he met the eyes of Elecmon and Jeri Katou.
"Jeri……you have to go with them."
Suddenly drawn out of her daze by those words, a startled Jeri tried to force a response, while a immense blush began to form on her cheeks.
"Ah! Umm……yes! I'll……I'll do my best!!!"
Slowly and with uncertain steps, the girl began to follow the trail the others had taken a minute before.
"Jeri."
Once again startled by Henry's words, Jeri stopped and looked back.
"Yes?"
Henry quickly looked away, fixing his eyes on Daemon's "camp".
"……………take care."
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Things were silent in the A.D.A.M. room, as usual. They were even more silent now as Gennai was absent. Gabrielle let go a quiet "hmph!" and trail of bubbles trailed their way up the glass vial that contained the girl's small body.
She was angry. Very angry. Angry and sad, actually. She couldn't believe Gennai had actually done it. Had he already found Tachikawa? Had he already……?
The only thought of it made her shiver.
She wondered if Mimi would feel anything. Probably not, she deduced. Gennai wouldn't be that much of a bastard. She kept the hope that at least a part of him wasn't enjoying what he was doing. She kept the hope that this Gennai had at least half the morals of the original.
Then her thoughts drifted to the baby. The one life that'd be forcefully removed from its resting place. And so, she wondered if this was really the only way.
Things happen for a reason, right?
Of course, there was always the option of Gennai being caught. Mimi would give birth the normal way and she'd raise the baby as a normal child, whose powers would never awaken. Gabrielle sighed, as she knew there was no chance of that happening. Events would unfold as foretold……Gospel would reach completion, in one way or another.
So, Gabrielle joined her hands in a silent prayer for Mimi Tachikawa, an unfortunate woman; and the baby within her, Gabrielle's unfortunate younger brother. As she was blessed with the infinite knowledge of the Higher Entity, she could always come with the most accurate predictions.
That boy will be my end……………only Takato can save me now…………not even my partner………not even my sweet DC…………only Takato………my dear brother…………my life is in your hands now.
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Incredibly enough, it actually worked.
"Justice Kick!"
"Howling Crusher!"
"Spiral Sword!"
"Kahuna Waves!"
Completely taken by surprise, Daemon's forces began a hasty and chaotic retreat. Not really caring about what was going on, DarkScubamon and Kurisarimon alike, ran away from the sudden menace. As the first flames bathed the night sky in the wasteland that was left of Tokyo, the three Mega Digimon and the Ultimate had managed to drive the large army away. They would return, yes, but at least they would be able to keep the smaller enemies out of their minds long enough to deal with Daemon.
As for Daemon, he simply watched, not very amused, though.
"And so, the Vessel's friends have come. Yet the one I truly want is absent. Is he too weak to fight already? That's so………disappointing."
"Shut up!" SaberLeomon shouted. "His name is Takato, and he would reduce you to bits if he could!"
"Oh, really? Well, that's precisely the reason I'm here. I want that power of his."
Justimon's quiet chuckle interrupted the dialogue. "And what makes you think we'll just allow you to take him? I, the great Justimon, shall slay you!"
"………I'd like to see you try."
"Justice Kick!"
The attack did hit……Daemon's right palm. "Not very impressive, 'great' Justimon."
"Justice Kick!" Justimon didn't waste time spinning in mid-air and trying again with the other leg, this time succeeding in hitting Daemon's head and making the Demon Lord retreat a few steps to the side.
"And you said……?" Ryo said with a chuckle. Daemon snarled in response.
"I stand firm. Not very impressive. Flame Inferno!"
Justimon jumped away from the attack, which helped SaberLeomon and MarineAngemon prepare their attacks.
"Infinity Arrows!"
"Kahuna Waves!"
Daemon growled. "Stupid insects!" He shouted as the pin missiles bounced off his red robe and he jumped out of the way of the small pixie's attack.
"Spiral Sword!"
Once again, the attack hit Daemon causing no harm, but it did set him off-balance, just long enough for Ryo to strike again.
"Justice Kick! Third's the charm!"
Striking right on Daemon's chest, Justimon retreated back to the other Tamers, who watched in awe how the Demon Lord leaned against the wall of a nearby building.
"Now, Henry!!!" Jeri shouted at the top of her lungs. Her shout would soon be followed.
"Mega Barrage!!!!!"
And Tokyo became the center of the most amazing fireworks display ever.
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Completely still, Rika waited.
How long had it been? She didn't know. What was she supposed to do? She completely ignored it. But everything was alright. Somehow she felt she was doing exactly what she was supposed to do.
She looked down, at the sleeping face of Takato Matsuki. She couldn't help but feel completely at ease. Every trouble, every worry seemed to wash away by the peace his radiant face displayed. His clothes were nothing but rags and his hair and face were filled with dirt and ash, but Rika seemed not to notice all that. As his head rested on her lap, she could have stayed there, watching him sleep, for the rest of her existence.
However, she did have her share of worries. Renamon was the first one. The rookie Digimon had returned a few minutes after Takato had fallen unconscious, saying that she was looking for a place to take him to rest. She had disappeared again, though, and Rika was getting kind of worried.
That leads us to her second problem. If there was something she knew about the Southern Quadrant, it was that it is not intelligent to be a completely defenseless young woman in the middle of a wasteland at night. Of course, the sudden change from light to darkness had taken her by surprise, even if she had experienced it before. But with the arrival of the night, she had to wonder what she could possibly do in the case a wild Digimon found them, without Renamon to help her fight.
It wasn't that she was afraid or something. It was just that she was too tired and sore to move, much less fight.
Takato stirred uneasily in his sleep, and Rika reacted to it with a compassionate look. Was it that he couldn't ever rest, not even in his dreams? A few minutes before, his face was the definition of peace, but now…………
Rika wondered what his dreams were about. However, her thoughts drifted to something different when she felt the familiar sensation of the wind's movement as Renamon materialized behind her.
"Rika………"
"Look at him, Renamon."
"Rika, there's no time!"
"What?" Rika meant to say as she turned back to face her Digimon. However, the only thing her mouth could let go was a quiet gasp when she realized Renamon wasn't alone. Wrapped around the vulpine Digimon's neck, Rika could see the spiny rapier of a Rosemon.
Where did it come from!? It wasn't there a second ago!
However, a shiver went down her spine when she suddenly felt movement everywhere around here. What had been an empty wasteland just a minute before suddenly seemed so full of life, as several dozens of Digimon completely circled her.
She was completely surrounded.
Her eyes sharpening and her hand on her Digivice, Rika scanned her surroundings, for once forgetting about the young boy lying on the cold ground behind her. The Rosemon seemed to be the leader, keeping an unbreakable hold on Renamon, who didn't bother struggling to get free. Behind her, Rika recognized a pair of Blossomon, at least fifteen Woodmon and twelve Togemon, as well as several Palmon, Flybeemon, Butterflymon, Honeybeemon, and a pair of Kabukimon. There was an aerial assault team of six or seven Lilymon, too.
"Don't hurt Renamon." Rika simply stated. Rosemon replied with a "hmph!"
"We sighted this Digimon in our secret homeland. We cannot allow outsiders! You shall be eliminated before word of our secret garden spreads!"
"Rika, I apologize……" Renamon manage to whisper as the tight grip around her neck grew stronger. "……I was just……looking for……a place for……Takato to rest………"
Rika nodded. "We're not here to harm anyone! I just need a place for him to rest! He's very weak right now! He really needs help!" Rika insisted, pointing at the still unconscious Takato. Rosemon looked at the fallen Tamer, and Rika looked at Rosemon……and Rika didn't like what she saw in those petal-covered eyes of hers.
"Could it be………the one our wise Cherrymon warned us about?"
"What!?" Both Rika and Renamon exclaimed.
"The wise Cherrymon announced the arrival of a young human 'whose data is richer than any Digimon's, yet it is untouchable, as it is blessed by a power beyond any other, yet tainted by incredible darkness.' I have sensed data like any I've ever seen before in this human."
Rika, not really grasping the whole idea, looked at Renamon in search of an explanation, but the rookie Digimon seemed to be fixed on Rosemon.
So, she can sense it, too. She is truly a powerful Digimon.
While the other Digimon whispered and murmured amongst them, Rosemon reached a conclusion. She let go of Renamon, who fell in front of Rika and immediately gasped for air.
"Take the boy! Cherrymon shall decide on how we deal with him. Dispose of the other human and the Digimon."
Rika's eyes glowed with newfound fury as she watched two Lilymon approach to take Takato. "Hell no! You're not taking him!"
The two Ultimate Digimon stopped in mid-air, taken aback by the ferocity of the girl's words. Rosemon whipped the ground next to her feet.
"Don't listen to her! Just do as you're told, do not be intimidated by this human!"
"I'll show you intimidation! Renamon!"
"Yes."
I promised……I promised him………and God knows Rika Nonaka doesn't break her promises!!!
"Bio-merge, activate."
MATRIX EVOLUTION
"Renamon, digivolve to………Sakuyamon!"
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"Tell me again……what are we doing here?"
It had taken a while, but Gabrielle and DC had managed to understand how to create Gates with the Opal Omnivice. Once Gabrielle had gotten the hang of the program, she opened the first Gate for DC and BlackTerriermon to try. And of all places………
…………it led to the Dark Ocean.
"Really, Gabby, what are we doing here!?" BlackTerriermon joined his Tamer's complain.
The Omnivice Trait giggled as she heard them.
Oh, come on! Don't tell me you're afraid!
Well, you DO know I don't have many good memories of this place!
I don't think anyone has.
Then why the hell are we here again!?
Because this is a perfect chance to strike! Now that Daemon's not here, we could take over his stronghold on the Dark Ocean!
Alone!? As in by myself!?
Oh, come on! What's with the lack of confidence!? You're a strong sport! And if anything else fails, we can always use the Black Moon Flare!
Oh, no way! That's just a little too much power for me to handle.
That's nothing compared with the power you'll receive from the Seed of Malkuth. If I'm not mistaken, you'd be able to summon the "Whisper of Death".
Gee, and how's that supposed to make me feel better?
It's not! Anyway, let's go! We have tons of work to do!
We? As far as I can tell, the only thing you do is living in my head and shouting orders.
Oh, shut up and move your sorry ass ahead!
Yes ma'am.
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"Please, sit down."
"Yes. Thanks."
Takeru had asked Gennai to place a pair of seats at the very edge of the large house, where the stairs that went up to the lake's shore began. That served a double purpose. It give both Takeru and Hikari quite a sight to see, and it allowed Takeru to keep track of Koushiro's return. Truth was, he was getting more worried by the minute.
However, his mind was not completely focused on the task at hand: Hikari Kamiya………and the unbearable way his heart beat to no end.
What the hell's wrong with me!? It's not like I'm asking her out, for God's sake!
Well, she WAS your first love………you haven't talked to her like this in fourteen years and she has become quite a pretty woman.
Pauline………are you trying to help me? Because it's not working.
………jerk.
"It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Ye-yeah." Kari replied with the same meek voice Takeru was using at the moment.
God, I feel like throwing up………
Pauline! "So………are things any better?"
"Uh? Oh, yeah! Well, I have two jobs now, so I guess I'm not getting kicked out of the apartment anytime soon." Kari answered with a faint smile.
"And what about…?"
"Taichi? Well, mother takes care of him when I'm gone, but I try to spend as much as possible with him, too."
"It must be tough."
"I only have to remember that I'm doing it for him."
An uncomfortable silence followed. Takeru struggled to find the words he wanted to say, while Kari waited for something, even if she wasn't really certain of what it was.
"Heh, it's kind of funny………I never thought that, after fourteen years, I wouldn't have anything to tell you."
Kari's face changed to one of utter disbelief.
"Anything? Anything!? Don't you think you should start with why you did what you did!?"
Takeru sighed. "I……guess."
His eyes looked up, at the world above them, the Digital World, and its starry sky.
"A while ago, I would have been forced to come up with so many excuses. Of course, I'd have blamed my mother, for that whole 'moving to America' thing. That really shocked me, you know. The idea of leaving everything I knew and cared for……"
"Takeru, that's so selfish! Didn't you think of……?"
"Mom? Of course. In fact, I was willing to make the sacrifice. She was really looking forward to working abroad, and I'm glad she left Japan after I disappeared. I just had………I just had to say goodbye."
Yet another minute of silence. Kari stammered the next three words.
"Then……what happened?"
Takeru's muscles tensed and his heart began to beat faster. The memories within him returned with a unique and unbearable intensity. What was he supposed to say? What did she want him to say?
No, he knew what to say. He had the correct answer.
"I was meant to leave."
"What!?" Hikari snapped. That wasn't what she was expecting to hear at all.
"I was needed somewhere else. I was needed to create the Omnivice and the Event Matrix. I was needed to create the Triad and deploy the Agents. I was needed to study Gospel and its implications. That's the reason I left. That's the way the Thread of Destiny works."
Takeru sighed as he finished. That would settle it……
"Oh, knock it off already!"
……or not.
"When are you going to stop doing that, Takeru?"
"What do you mean?"
"You can't use the future to justify the past, it's just not possible. I don't know what you're trying to hide, but you should stop making up excuses."
"It's not an excuse!"
Hikari gasped. Takeru took a few seconds to calm down.
"Do you believe in destiny, Hikari?"
"I……I'd rather believe we make our own destiny."
"So do I. I still believe it, actually. I'm certain of it. Free will is not a myth; it's inherent to every living thing. However, the flow of events seems to follow a determinate direction. Just like thermodynamics, this states that everything tends to reach the state of the most disorder or entropy. Or maybe, just like love, and the couples that are simply……meant to be."
"How can you possibly compare love with thermodynamics?" Kari muttered as she quietly chuckled. Takeru smiled in response.
"Why not? Maybe there is an……omniscient force which controls absolutely everything. Maybe every force in every Universe is a different manifestation of this unique force, this……Primum Mobile. After all, in the deepest scale of things, what we call 'love' is a certain combination of electric impulses in our brain which entice the liberation of certain hormones."
"You're cold, Takeru."
"And you're still quite naïve, Kari."
Takeru and Hikari just stared at each other, surprised at how easily they had established a friendly conversation after so many years, almost as if those years had never passed.
Ahem!
"Huh? Oh, right, so……where were we?" Takeru quickly reacted.
Why are you blushing!?
"So……Kari, really, I only expect you to do your best."
"You know we will. Gatomon and I. You didn't give us any other choice, anyway."
Takeru sweatdropped. "Oh, well, that is……the good of the many overcomes the good of the individual."
Even if there are times I just hate that.
"……okay. I might not like it, but I accept it."
"But I don't want you to fight against your will, Hikari."
"You can't expect us to be looking forward to fight again, Takeru. Things are not like fourteen years ago."
"You weren't looking forward to fighting fourteen years ago, Kari."
"…I guess not."
"It's something we have to do. It's our destiny."
"Once again, that word."
"Yes. That word will be our doom."
Takeru looked away from the woman. "Well, I guess it's kind of dark out here. We should be getting back inside………what the!?"
A puzzled Hikari followed Takeru's line of sight. What she saw was clearly unexpected.
"Izzy!"
"Koushiro!" Takeru shouted as he ran to aid his friend, who seemed in need to medical attention. There was large stain of blood on his shirt, which seems to originate from the back of his head. His eyes were in a daze, and his steps were insecure and chaotic.
"Koushiro!"
"Mimi………"
"What? What happened to Mimi!?" Takeru exclaimed frantically.
"They……they took Mimi………"
No more was said, as Koushiro finally fell unconscious.
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The plant Digimon made the perfect audience, as they simply stood there; watching the two Mega Digimon going at each other in what seemed an endless struggle. Being part of a military force, they had learned to follow orders to the utmost detail. Since Rosemon hadn't told them what to do besides taking the unconscious boy, they hadn't bothered to aid their general. After all, they trusted in her, too. They knew Rosemon would win.
Any other result was unconceivable. After all, Rosemon's defeat would mean the end of all hope.
However, their blind belief seemed to be working, as Rosemon seemed to have the upper hand in the battle. As the whip and the staff clashed with each other again and again, Sakuyamon's signs of exhaustion seemed to be more and more notorious. The shaman fighter grunted and gasped with every impact of the thorny rapier. All around her, a chorus of plant Digimon cheered and shouted their leader's name to no end. From the corner of an eye, Rika and Renamon peered at the still body of Takato Matsuki.
Takato………no, I can't lose!
"Where are you looking at, human!? Roses Rapier!"
Sakuyamon barely managed to block the attack, but at the pace Rosemon kept going at her, slashing and whipping, Sakuyamon's power was quickly and steadily fading away.
Renamon!
"Rika……we won't be able to……"
I know………we must attack!
Sakuyamon made an impressive back-flip to gain distance to prepare her special attack.
"Spirit Strike!!!"
Four foxes of fire, water, wind and lighting were summoned from the golden staff, aimed directly towards Rosemon, who simply let go a quiet grunt.
"Not bad……just not enough!"
All of a sudden, her thorn whip began to circle Rosemon's body, deflecting Sakuyamon's attack, which collided and exploded at four different points around the fairy Mega Digimon. As for Rika……
"I can't believe it!"
"Not so mighty anymore, huh? Thorn Whip!"
Completely taken by surprise, the attack struck right on Sakuyamon's chest, forcing a cry of pain from the shaman Digimon and the evolution cancel, leaving a panting Rika Nonaka lying on her fours on the dry ground. She felt a shadow looming above her as Rosemon approached. She couldn't look up, she didn't want to. She was too ashamed of herself.
It's my fault……I'm too weak……I'm sorry, Renamon………Takato…………
"Got anything else to say, human?"
Rika wouldn't be the one to answer. Given that she wasn't the only person there, it's okay.
"Bio-merge…………activate."
A few seconds later, what Rosemon saw when she turned around was two unconscious Lilymon and the gigantic figure of Gulfmon staring at her, with a piercing gaze that tore through her like ferocious flames. Even the rest of the Digimon Army around him seemed to involuntarily retreating, driven by some unknown fear.
"Don't you dare touch her."
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End of chapter 12………
Author's Notes: Okay……not really much to say, but, well, I guess I should thank those who are bearing with me and the time I always take to update. I really can't seem to be able to work any faster. I'm sincerely sorry. Thank you very much for your patience. I guess that the least I can do is to keep closer track of your reviews and answer all of your questions. Until next time!
(The Biggest Dreamer starts playing)
Jeri's Voice: The beginning of the end………those who brightened the world with their smiles and their laughter, now walk the path of downfall with sorrow and repentance. Fallen warriors……fallen friends………in the grief of defeat……in the pain of separation………there is love. Meet us in the next chapter of "Silent Sorrow": The Same Puzzle, All Over Again.
Daneel Rush (daneel_ff@hotmail.com)
