Well, last time I checked TOEI still owns Digimon... So we get Digimon Battle Spirit 2, big deal, Nate made their Digimon MMORPG go into P2P! *sigh*
If you never heard about that MMORPG before, well, don't try finding it...

Alan, Reilmon, Chris and Thiemon are characters made by me. Michael and Nagmon are property of Michael. Kina Yamakai and Katzemon are property of Kae-chan. Gentatsu and Arumon are from Christian, and that's pretty much all for the ownership thingy...

Note, I use the Japanese names for the stages, which go from Child, Adult, Perfection and Ultimate. The US are Rookie, Champion, Ultimate and Mega just so you know, so don't get confused...

Digimon: Fusion - Chapter 4 - The Prophecy

Digi-evolution, yet another new term for the strangers in a strange land for them to know about... Having one of their partners experience it just minutes ago a lot of questions flooded their mind... Well, maybe not a lot of questions but certainly some...

The fight had been long and rather hard, the banning of skills being by far the most obvious reason. Thiemon, Katzemon, Nagmon and Arumon were nursing their own wounds, Reilmon lay unconscious over Alan, the evolution had drained all her energy, but had become the triumph card for them. They had retreated to the ruins of a house they had spent the previous day.

It was a rather simple-looking house, the walls' painting was torn apart from the excess of moisture, a couple of cracks adorned the walls and roof, letting some of the mysterious purple light to flow through. The roof was in shambles, and while still holding itself, it missed parts of it, although not much as too make an opening. A fire roared inside, illuminating what the dim purple light couldn't. A rather chilly wing blew by.

Silence reigned the place. Alan looking down at Reilmon, who rested peacefully, Thiemon was removing parts of the clothing on her arms to nurse her wounds with an ointment she carried on a rather hidden pouch. Nagmon, having no actual feet to land on, was curled as a snake on the floor, with Michael helping him. Arumon just looked around trying to spot any visible wounds, and Katzemon just licked any open wounds, ignoring any look, if any. Moving his eyes away from Reilmon, Alan spoke up.

"Could someone explain about this...Digi-evolution?"

"Allow me" started Nagmon, leaving his wounds for the moment. He cleared his throat and continued.

"Digi-evolution, or Core Evolution if you like is when we shift our data into a more powerful being, like Reilmon showed. Basically shifting almost everything, looks, skills, sometimes even personality. Some Digimons reach a level in their life when they can control evolution at will, but for most the first time they evolve is usually triggered by someone else's care, when the Digimon's life is at stake, or some other causes like those, but sometimes evolution can go wrong, usually by force or evil-thoughts, in which case the results are disastrous, since only very few Digimons can maintain their conscience intact while evolving wrongly, most just enter into a destructive frenzy..." and he stopped, looked around, and continued...

"But as you saw, the first time usually wears the Digimon completely... She should be back to health, or more like consciousness in a while..." he ended glancing at Reilmon. The humans nodded.

And for a while no one said anything, everyone just glanced in random directions, glancing at the torn walls, the breaking roof, the barren floor, other human or Digimon, until...

"Oooh...." echoed a small moan as Reilmon stirred in sleep, gritted somewhat then opened her eyes, and blinked a couple of times to get used to sight again. Perhaps she didn't expected to see Alan's face right above her, perhaps she was just shocked, whatever the reason she go up in less than a sec and turned away from the group, blushing to herself under her already red coat. Alan just looked confused and Thiemon and Chris giggled, leaving more uncertainness in Alan. Reilmon then turned around and smiled sheepishly, and sat down next to her partner.

"Crazy fight huh?" she said trying to take away the awkwardness out of the moment, to which pretty much of the rest left out a small laugh.

"This coming from you..." added sarcastically Arumon. Reilmon scratched the side of her head bemusedly.

"It's still early... Shall we head out or rest for the remainder of the day?" asked Gentatsu.

"Since Reilmon has just woken up I assume she must be both tired and weak from the evolution. It would be better to stay here..." answered Katzemon in a softer tone than her usual voice.

"I...I'm alright..." cut in Reilmon.

"Katzemon is right, it would be better to stay here..." added Kina.

And well, spending almost half of the day inside a ruins is never easy, Reilmon was the first to fell asleep, way sooner than the rest, and everyone else then followed, making this the third night they spent on such world...

~*~

Whether it was day or night it couldn't be told, since the natural lighting of the forest was a dim purple light and the big trees blocked any exterior light. Whichever the case was a bird-looking creature stirred in sleep inside the ruins of a house, he opened his eyes and surveyed the area. The fire was out already, and probably for a while. He looked around and noticed someone was missing, he took fly quietly and went out. Turning around he spotted Reilmon sitting over the ledge of a wall looking away, with the right leg over the other (You know, like most women sit). He flied up to her.

"Morning" he greeted from behind.

"Morning" answered back Reilmon at the flying creature known as Nagmon. Even though her voice was somewhat blank, and she never diverted her sight to him.

"Brings back old memories..." Nagmon said in a low voice hovering besides Reilmon, but a little away as to not to hit her with his large winds. Reilmon instantly looked at him rather angrily. Nagmon cringed at her look.

"My mother also lived here... Right before the Great Battle of Obliteration, my father evolved into Celestimon Nemesis Mode, thus loosing most of his consciousness. For the remainder of the battle he stayed like that, my mother currently living in this place took care of me, while I was at my Minmon form. Then he came back, but it didn't helped... I can still recall their last words..." he started...

~*~ Nagmon's Flashback ~*~ (Note, the Italics means Nagmon narrating, not thought...)

This same town, as I said, I lived with my mother, a Celestiwomon. The Great Battle of Obliteration was close to ending, but no yet. There was no word of the whereabouts of my father, ever since he entered Nemesis Mode he disappeared, and one day, just after this town was attacked, he came. Both me and my mother decided to stay here in case that happened, but...

A rather big army of evil Digimons came to the town, being led by yes... Celestimon Nemesis Mode, my mother hurried to him, I was being carried in her arms, but she stopped, looking at his eyes, she found hatred instead of the usual peaceful look in his eyes. They exchanged a few words... And then...

"Don't do this please! Do not destroy the world! If you once were my husband you shall hear me! Take my life... But leave those of the rest alone!" the Celestiwomon shrieked at Celestimon NM. He looked blankly at her and then nodded sadly, he raised his arm and...

"YingYang Hyper Beam!" he yelled, taking the Celestiwomon's life in one swift, but lethal movement. With her last ounce of strength she muttered...

"Protection...of...Motherly...Love..." she then faded.

I was suddenly encased in some light and the last thing I knew was hearing my father...

"Your promise shall be fulfilled..."

And after that particular day the war ended... The damage was done already though... Then I woke up near the Arched Trees and well, here I am...

~*~ End of Nagmon's flashback ~*~

"And that's as much as I can tell at the moment..." Nagmon was looking into the ground from the altitude, his voice starting to break. Reilmon only looked at him.

"Guess we all share something in common with this war..." said someone from behind them. Both turned around and saw Thiemon jumping through the walls, and then landed besides Reilmon, standing on her feet in the ledge.

"My family also used to live here, but we had managed to escape. I was as Haymon back there, and not long after we left the forest they told me to run and hide in the Palace... Some days later I evolved into what I am right now and came back, only to find news about my parents being killed by them..."

"More reasons to prevent this war from starting..." said another figure behind them.

"Or else..." added another... Arumon sat against the wall, a meter or so below the others, Katzemon sat on her hind legs next to Arumon.

"This is going to be a hard fight..." added Thiemon.

"But unless we want for another war to begin and probably devastate most of the world, we have to give it our best..." added Reilmon, looking upwards at the trees.

"I won't let my parent's sacrifices be in vain..." Nagmon added courageously.

"Heh... The path won't be easy..." added Arumon.

"No kidding..." said Katzemon rolling her eyes, which made Arumon look at her with a blank expression and his mouth open as if trying to come back with something, but failed, instead making Katzemon stiffle a giggle somewhat, which left an even more shocked expression on Arumon.

"This is going to be a long day... Perhaps the prophecy can help us figure what to do next..." added Nagmon.

"But first..." started Reilmon. "We have to wait for them" she said pointing down, actually pointing at the roof of the house they were in last night...

And they sighed...

~*~

Once again underground, the 5 humans lay asleep. Perhaps they didn't noticed the absence of their partners, or they were just too sleepy, but nothing made them stir. After a while though, Gentatsu stirred and woke up, noticing the absence of not only Arumon but the other 4 Digimon as well he made his way out rather hurried, kicking a rather large rock which bounced off the walls, waking up the rest...

"Why the racket...?" asked Kina drowzily.

"Sorry, I accidentally kicked a rock..." Gentatsu apologized.

"Ok, false alarm..." echoed Katzemon in her usual gruff voice, and turning away from the entrance.

"Why are you all out?" asked Chris, looking at Katzemon and the other 4 Digimons a little farther.

"We woke up and didn't wanted to bother you..." answered Reilmon, landing swiftly besides Katzemon.

"Well, we should just grab something to eat and head to The Palace" said Michael, strolling to the machine, and pressing a couple of buttons. The rest followed and after a very quick, and small breakfast they left the ruins.

"Well, lead the way!" started Chris...

"Hopefully we won't be attacked this time..." added Alan sarcastically.

"Oh yeah..." ended Thiemon.

~*~

The walk through the Forest of Silence was as...silent... as it had been before. Very few noises echoed in the background, save for the twisting branches under their feet. Fortunately for them no other Digimon decided to cross their way, and with the help of Reilmon's small fireball they managed to find the exit among the clouding darkness. Entering a large green meadow. Going up and down with its green landscape and wild flowers cover. The sky was cloudless and the sun shone down.

"The Palace should be a couple of hills away..." pointed Arumon to the distance.

And starting yet another walk they made their way and the tip of the giant Palace came into view, as they moved closer however they could see more, but unknown to the humans, the Palace was in very bad conditions...

"There is something wrong..." hinted Nagmon.

"Looks as if it was attacked..." added Arumon. Reilmon hissed.

"There's a Digimon there! And it's not Ophanimon!" she hissed again.

"Let's go then!" said Gentatsu as they dashed the last hill and reached the front of the Palace. The Digimon in front they rushed at the battered door, and swung it open, as soon as Kina took a step in, and her being the last one the floor either opened or crumbled. Thiemon managed to make a small jump and landed in safety, Reilmon managed to hold from the ledge with one paw, Katzemon jumped at a wall and bounced of it landing on a giant chandelier hanging from the roof, which was giving hints of collapsing (the chandelier), the rest fell into the darkness...

"Chris!", "Alan!" yelled in unison both Thiemon and Reilmon, Katzemon decided to mantain a low profile just in case. Both Thiemon and Reilmon were looking down into the darkness, not seeing anything Reilmon lifter her face, and saw a figure behind Thiemon.

"Thiemon! Behind you!" but it was too late, Thiemon was hit in the back which knocked her off-balance into the hole and didn't managed to save herself from falling. Reilmon could now see which Digimon this was, a FlaWizardmon. It was a seemingly human-looking Digimon, covered mainly in red clothing, from jacket to pants, from gloves to hat. Two belts made a cross at it's waist and it's shoes went up like long boots. In it's left hand rested a small staff with a red orb on it's end, on the right of the belts was another staff but with a blue orb. The hat was perked upwards, roaring like flames, resting on it where a pair of small goggles.

He smiled evilly and stepped on Reilmon's right paw, making her loosen her grasp and fall into the darkness. He laughed evilly and proceeded down a set of stairs. After a couple of seconds Katzemon jumped down and stalked the FlaWizardmon.

The stairs were snail-type, which made the stalking a little tad harder for Katzemon, but nonetheless, they both reached the end, with Katzemon unnoticed. Swinging a door open FlaWizardmon entered a small room, pointing his wand in a direction a small flame in a torch lit up, illuminating the room. On the far end, inside a cage where the 5 humans and the Digimons save for Katzemon.

"Never thought you would fall so easily..." said the FlaWizardmon in a dark raspy tone.

"Who are you?" asked Chris, grabbing the rails of the cage with one hand, and pointing her D-Core at him with the other hand, a small ray shot up from it and reached about 10 centimeters high before it opened into an inverted cone, a picture of FlaWizardmon appeared on it, a small 'branch' opened to the right with the name of his attacks, Magic Ignition and Fire Cloud. From the bottom of the cone etched the name FlaWizardmon in red burning letters, on the top appeared a small circle describing various details on him, among the main ones his level, Armor. At the left appeared a small symbol with the word Virus in small.

"It is me who asks the questions here!" roared back the FlaWizardmon and ignited a small spark in front of Chris, which made her stumble back. He looked at the cage...

"There is one missing, where is the other Digimon?!" he asked. Alan looked around and answered.

"There is no one missing, we've been 5 humans and 4 Digimons since we came here" and tried to bluff it making a 'poker face'. FlaWizardmon started, but Alan didn't blinked, nor swayed, nor nothing. And FlaWizardmon dropped the sight. Kina was about to argument, but noticed Katzemon at the door, peeking in and stood quiet.

"At any rate you are doomed..."

"Why?" asked Kina.

"We do not need to tell you our reasons, suffice to say that you are a menace to our plans..." answered the fire wizard.

"A menace that you can not control... Schrecken der Natch!" Katzemon yelled surprising the FlaWizardmon, Katzemon's electric hologram hurled at the enemy and managed to hit, shocking FlaWizardmon's right arm. He retaliated almost instantly.

"Magic Ignition!" and fire spread from below the hologram, which apparently caught fire but didn't affected it at all, but since fire was FlaWizardmon's element, attacking him with that was just pointless, Katzemon made the hologram vanish.

"Fire Cloud!" he added, wasting no time as he waved his fire wand, and a rather big cloud of fire appeared out of nowhere below Katzemon, who jumped away, but her tail managed to enter in contact, and in a swift movement she put the fire out, but the distraction allowed FlaWizardmon to close in and deal a rather strong hit with the sphere of the staff on Katzemon, making her stumble in the floor. She got up fast and yelled in retaliation.

"Katzenjammer!" and stood quietly for a minute, she lifted her face and started singing rather irritatingly, making not only FlaWizardmon cover his ears but the humans' and Digimons' as well. After she stopped FlaWizardmon was dazed, taking the opportunity to advantage Katzemon jumped forward and spun in mid air, landing on her front legs she delivered an upward 'horse kick' as parse, making FlaWizardmon leave the floor. Katzemon quickly jumped and was about to deliver a 2nd attack, but FlaWizardmon recovered in mid air and counter-attacked.

"Magic Ignition!" he roared exploding a curtain of fire in front of Katzemon, which made her fly away towards a wall, and then bounced on the floor. FlaWizardmon landed panting from the last attack but recovered quickly. Katzemon however was strained from the last attack, and the fierce hit didn't helped at all. FlaWizardmon laughed evilly as before and walked towards Katzemon, he took the 2nd rod out and held it on his right hand. He swung with the left one but Katzemon managed to evade, but wasn't ready for the second as it made an uppercut movement as parse, which sent her tumbling at the floor. FlaWizardmon took a step closer and swung again but Katzemon ducked and moved sideways, tail whipping him and sending a sudden burst of electricity which made him flinch, he answered with another attack.

"Magic Ignition!" and he waved the left rod, making the fire cloud explode in front of Katzemon, which sent her flying into another wall...

"Katzemon!" yelled Kina, struggling against the cage to reach her Digimon, even though she wouldn't be able to. Katzemon managed to get up but her legs barely supported her...

"You should just give in and die without suffer..." said FlaWizardmon, brandishing both rods at the same time.

"Never... I decided long ago... To never give up against anyone!!!" yelled Katzemon, and Kina's D-Core beeped. She grabbed and read...

"Core... Evolution!!!" and pointed the D-Core at Katzemon, making a sudden outburst of light concentrate on her hand and then canalize through the D-Core and hitting Katzemon, which engulfed her, she floated and in mid air she yelled...

"Katzemon Shinka!!!" and twisting in the air as if in pain she cried a silent shriek as her fur left her body, leaving only a wire frame as parse in it's place, which shifted in shape until it molded itself into a longer form, looking as if standing in only two feet. The fur reattached and shifted with the wire frame making a bigger looking cat.

"Wildkatzmon!" yelled the newer figure. Standing in two legs she had basically the same fur pattern as Katzemon, but instead of the ring on her paw Wildkatzmon sported two black gloves, each lined up with a black belt, along with a silver buckle. On her back rested two swords, which she took out in a swift movement, brandished them a second or two and placed them in her back again, and stood there.

Kina pointed her D-Core and the display appeared. Wildkatzmon in the middle, her name appeared in the same pattern as her fur, the 't' made up of her two swords. The information Adult level, Data, Cat-type Digimon, and her attacks Wild Cat and Double Trouble flashed. Kina looked up then as the display faded.

"I have my own way... And the decisions I make shall be fulfilled!" roared Wildkatzmon in a gruff feminine voice, followed by a "Double Trouble!" And she took both sabers/swords out, after a swift movement a small hologram of her appeared on the side and dashed forward.

"You never learn..." started FlaWizardmon. "Fire Cloud!" he yelled as he waved the fire rod and created a wall of fire out of air, both Wildkatzmon jumped in a flip and landed on the other side ignoring the firewall, and dashes again, they opened and the closed in fast, one slashing at the front with both swords, the other from the back side, dealing a rather high pain in the flame wizard. The hologram vanished then and Wildkatzmon jumped away.

"Argh, you'll pay for that!" yelled FlaWizardmon and rushed, while dashing he readied the blue rod on the other hand and started a 'sword duel' with Wildkatzmon, who just parried FlaWizardmon's attacks with easiness. After a few blows and strikes Wildkatzmon disarmed FlaWizardmon of his two rods, with a rather scared look he took a couple of steps back, as if trying to reach the rods that had fallen a couple of meters away. Wildkatzmon grinned...

"Wild Cat!" she yelled and readied both swords as she took a long step, followed by a faster one and then spun after a forward jump, creating a small whirlwind moving sideways and in a straight line. Just as it connected with FlaWizardmon numerous, and I do mean numerous slashes were 'painted' on his clothes, then as Wildkatzmon stopped he went flying into a wall where he just exploded into bits of data which flew harmlessly.

She turned around and walked towards the cage, with a couple of slashes the cage went in two, and the humans plus the other Digimons left it. Wildkatzmon smiled and then started plummeting, in mid air she glowed faintly and quickly shifted back into Katzemon, who was caught in Kina's arms. She was unconscious.

"That settles this. Now we have to look for Ophanimon!" said Arumon.

"Let's go then!" semi-ordered Reilmon as they dashed up the stairs. They soon reached the main room of the Palace, which was in the same disaster it had been when they entered it not so long ago.

"Upstairs perhaps?" pointed Alan at another set of stairs going up. And so again, they rushed upwards. A corridor was soon in sight, but oddly enough it was in good conditions, in comparison to the lobby at least. Various doors stood closed, and with no other thing in mind they opened the first door the crosses, which revealed a rather large dorm. The humans scowled, and then moved on. 3 doors later there was only one left in the middle. Alan tried opening it but to no avail, it was locked, he knocked a couple of times but no response came.

"Allow me..." said Thiemon as she took her dagger out, made a small hit on the know and a click echoed. The humans stared in awe.

"I'm not a thief for nothing" she added amusedly. And opened the door. Inside it was an Ophanimon, in a battle stance of sorts. Nagmon flew in and looked into Ophanimon's eyes, who returned the look.

"Nagmon..." he muttered as he dropped the stance. "Pardon my rudeness, I merely thought you were one of the Digimons who attacked this place a while ago..." he then added, "Do please come in" he ended. And so the rest did, Gentatsu at the end closed the door.

"Nagmon, good to see you again" started Ophanimon.

"Likewise" returned Nagmon.

"Is there something we need to know?" asked Michael.

"Perhaps it is the best time for telling you about how the Great Battle of Obliteration started and part of my past as well ties up with it..."

~*~ (Insert strange loophole into the past, perhaps in black and white ^^;;) (Remember, Italics are narration, from Ophanimon this time)

Around 15 years ago the Digital World was peaceful, there was a congress we called the Celestial Colony, which made sure justice and peace ruled among this world. The high court of this Colony was made of Seraphimon, me, Ophanimon, Kerpymon, GuardiAngemon and Celestimon, Nagmon's father.
At that point peace reigned everywhere in the Digital World, no signs of any war appeared, but evil tends to make it's moves in one swift motion...

Days later a Magnadramon reported two Ultimate Digimons had gone berserk at the top of Mount Digit. The Colony having a handful of problems at the moment needed to send someone to investigate, Celestimon didn't hesitated to volunteer, and everyone agreed wholeheartedly, since the job was just too much.

In the Colony we had several 'warp-pads' as par se, they could send you to the exact location you desired. On his way, Celestimon met his wife, Celestiwomon, who had the mysterious power of looking into the future, but rather blurrily. She warned him to be careful, for she had just had the strongest vision she had ever seen, but wasn't able to decipher it. Celestimon assured her he would come back safely, and so Celestimon parted.

As he told us he had fought a Skull Mammothmon and a Grand Kuwagamon. He defeated them easily, but did mentioned a strange evil aura surrounding them, not to mention they had red-piercing eyes. Corcerned about the aura he looked around but found nothing. The effects of battle got up to him and he landed inside the Forest of Silence to rest his wounds. In a short moment he had felt a stinging pain in the neck, hands and feet but it disappeared just as quickly. He just mentioned it to himself in the Colony and I overhead that.

Days went by fine. But Kerpymon started to act weird around Celestimon. One day however Celestimon somehow lost his temperament and shouted angrily at Kerpymon, shocking everyone due to the rudeness and behavior coming out of a Holy Digimon. For the next days Kerpymon evaded Celestimon however. And one day Kerpymon noticed Celestimon's armor was getting shadier, his temperament was even more chaotic, even though he hid it well, he claimed he had seen red glowing eyes in him sometimes, and a small dark aura surrounded him from time to time.

That was the last hint he needed, and he told us about his 'discovery'. Putting our work aside we followed him and he was right. Celestimon was turning into a Dark Lordmon, all the energy from Celestimon turned into hatred. Having no other choice Seraphimon made his Seventh Heaven attack, along with a "Who are you?" to which Dark Lordmon answered with "I am not the one who you think I am" he replied with a darker voice, totally unlike Celestimon's."I am the shadown that Celestimon kept pushing away. But now I have the control" he added. The rest of the Holy Digimons added their Seventh Heaven attack as well and accidentally warped him to someplace in the Digital World.

Keeping a low profile he managed to stay unnoticed while gathering followers for his armies, at which that time we searched for him but to no avail, for he was nowhere to be found, later on we found he hid at Mount Digit. But it was too late, for he had already made the order to attack but we didn't knew at the time. During the few times we saw him in battle he was constantly reverting into Celestimon for a couple of seconds and then back to Dark Lordmon, until one day none of them appeared, instead a different but looking-alike Digimon was there.

His words at that time were "I am the merging of both sides. I am the living YingYang, Celestimon I was once known as but your world's nemesis I shall be... I am the Terra Stage, Celestimon Nemesis Mode!" and that, was his rise. He then fought us, and surprisingly enough he fared quite well against 4 Ultimates. Along with the rest of the guardians of the Colony he didn't went down, after a while most of the guardians were either Digitamas on the floor or data floating in mid air. In one sudden movement Celestimon dashed away, whether he was badly hurt we don't know, but we surely were... But we never expected the next...

He flew towards the Palace, yes, this Palace, took the prophecy and unleashes his Oblivion of Truth, devastating this whole meadow along with part of the Forest of Silence, and even though this place was in shatters we received Haymon, yes, this same Thiemon. However, Celestimon was not pleased, he lusted for more destruction and unleashed part of his army on the village in the Forest of Silence...

"I'll take it from there..." interrupted Nagmon. (So now Nagmon narrates)

During the attack both me as my Minmon form and my mother, Celestiwomon went out trying to escape, in our way we found my father, Celestimon, but in his Nemesis Mode. My mother realized the hatred in his eyes completely engulfed all the peacefulness he used to had before.

"Don't do this please! Do not destroy the world! If you once were my husband you shall hear me! Take my life... But leave the rest alone!!" my mother exclaimed as Celestimon Nemesis Mode only looked at her, nodding sadly he raised his arm...

"YingYang Hyper Beam..." he muttered as he took my mother's life right in front of me.

And even with her last breath she muttered "Protection...of...Motherly...Love" which created a light around me and encased me, then took me away, and in the last moment I was there I heard my father say "Your promise will be fulfilled..." and then I woke up here...

"That same day the war ended..." finished Ophanimon. Nagmon, Reilmon and Thiemon looked down, mainly due to the fact they were directly affected by the war, having to fare for themselves at such young age, even for Digimon is not easy, especially after a war. Perhaps mourning the long gone Celestiwomon the group along with Ophanimon stood in silence, Nagmon shed a crystal tear which splashed in the floor silently, Michael, besides him placed a hand on his back, to which Nagmon lifted his head and smiled. Alan just besides Reilmon mouthed a small "sorry" and only high enough for Reilmon's ears to pick up, she smiled at him. Chris gave a sort of half-hug to Thiemon who looked at the brink of tears from recalling the sorrowful events on her life.

"Sorry to break the silence" started Katzemon is a soft tone, trying not to sound rude. "But perhaps you could show us the Prophecy. We were hoping it could lead us in the correct way to fight this new 'war'..." she finished.

"Surely, come with me..." answered Ophanimon as he waved his hands in a strange pattern, just behind him the wall glowed and the vanished. "Please go in"

And the group did so, they entered this new space and went upstairs, to a small room, beautifully adorned glass-stained windows surrounded the place, allowing the afternoon sun glow go through, illuminating the inside in such a wonderful way. On the middle rested a small pedestal with what looked like a piece of paper, but definitely not paper. On it, strange symbols were written... With such delicate carefulness Ophanimon took away the glass cover and took the Prophecy in his hands, he coughed briefly and started...

"Like a rock, it is eternal, like a tree, will always grow
Prophecies are meant to stay, never stopping, never ending
These words shall be forgotten, for as always time will past,
Buried inside a world unknown, away from this unholy lands"

"Only one, has been forgotten, for the time has passed so fast,
Sealed away years ago, inside the chaos between two worlds
Never resting, as the pain will never seize, planning hard his
Move to make, when time feels as good as in the past."

"Maybe more, maybe less, fear shall always stay inside our heads,
But it's the heart that rules this place and it's the heart that saved us once
Hearing mind will make you blind, trusting heart, will give you troubles
But if you know, how to use them both, you can find your final strength."

"Being alone means your weak, even if the light is strong, one shadow will
Grow tall. But once the light will shine, not one, but five will rise and the
Battle will start again. For the darkness, with its shadows may have strength,
But light will always shine ahead. For it is good to know you're strong,
But being evil will make you fall."

"When they come inside our world, darkness will be again too strong
But they won't fear, for each will have his inner strength.
Fire as in courage, for fire is around our hearts,
Light as in honesty, for it will never break your trust
Ice as in friendship, for friendship makes us strong
Air as decision, for is as clear as no one else
And finally, the shadow as in stealth, of shadows can easily hide from every eye."

"Each of them will be confused, not knowing which one is who.
But once they look inside, shadows will look behind
For every fear and all the darkness can be stopped once your dreams and
Hopes can carry on. What is better than peace and unity, search, you will not find.
Look, do not hide. The way to go back is so close. Hope you can read these words
For all the words and all the letters cannot say these things better than the power,
You can wield from within your five hearts."

And he stopped, reading the last verse of the poetic Prophecy...

"Well, it didn't helped as much as we would have hoped for..." said Kina.

"Think about it during your travel, answers should come to you one of these moments. But for now, I suggest you rest, a tough day should be ahead of you. Feel free to use the rooms below to accommodate yourselves" offered Ophanimon.

"Thanks" answered the group in unison as Ophanimon placed the Prophecy back in it's base and covered it again with the glass. They then went down along the stairs. After a small exchange of words they retired to one of the rooms that exactly had 10 beds, everyone happily went to sleep, thinking hard about the Prophecy and what could lie ahead of them...

(A dark room, kinda looking like a stage. A light suddenly lights the middle of the stage and Reilmon steps in)

Reilmon: (Looks around) Since Alan isn't here, today's your lucky day! You will be able to watch a small video of the "Making of Digimon Fusion"!
(A second light fires up and a small TV can be seen. Reilmon wipes out a remote out of nowhere and hits a button, the screen goes to life...)

(A room looking in gray shade (black and white, remember?) is shown, various pieces of furniture adorned it, on the far back and in the middle a young man is desperately writing in a laptop, hitting the backspace continuously. He seems rather frustrated and looks like is missing quite some sleep. On the top of the document the words "Prophecy" can be read. He is typing rather madly when suddenly various persons dressed in full coats with cameras and mini-recorders bust in the room making a lot of noise...)

"What the?! What are you doing here?! Go away!" yells the man and suddenly wipes out a fully loaded shotgun from below the desk and unloads a couple of shots.

Reilmon: Well wasn't that... interesting to say the least... (Sweatdrop). Fortunately they bailed him out, whatever that means. (Shakes head bemusedly)

Alan: Yeah they di.. Shut up! They didn't have to know that... And how did you get that tape?!

Reilmon: Perhaps a recorder is one tape short. (Smiles)

Alan: ......................... (Reilmon fades away waving)

Anyway, you know what's coming...

Sweet friggin holy hell! Character's ownership! *public stares blankly* erm...
Alan, Reilmon, Chris and Thiemon are characters made by me. Michael and Nagmon are property of Michael. Kina Yamakai and Katzemon are property of Kae-chan. Gentatsu and Arumon are from Christian, and that's pretty much all for the ownership thingy...

Signed as usual,
Alan "Gray Fox" Quirino - grayfox_2510@hotmail.com
Until next time!

Chapter 5: The Sky Village...