A Digimon Fanfic by Haru Glory
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Hope of Darkness
Chapter 24: Of Hope and Light
"Can't you go any faster, Nefertimon?" Kari asked her partner.
"Sorry, Kari. But after giving our energy like that, this is the fastest speed I can offer at the moment." Replied the flying DigiMon.
"That's okay...but we better do hurry or else we'll never be able to save T.K's life." Kari said.
Meanwhile...
Sacrifar and the 'dark' T.K were faring well against their now panting and exasperated enemy. The 'dark' T.K being made from T.K's inner feelings of hatred towards others cannot feel the effects of Sacrifar, the real T.K however, who is patiently waiting for his other self to defeat their common enemy, was being drained completely of his energy.
"What...is," T.K wondered, "taking him...so long...?"
"Don't be so impatient, T.K." He heard his other self say to him, "I'll beat him so keep your shirt on."
"It's easy for you to say, you're not the one who's feeling weaker and weaker by the moment." T.K argued back, "If you don't defeat Tempest and his sword soon, I think I won't be able to see this thing through."
His other self didn't reply to him after this. T.K thought that he was busy now fighting against Tempest. Kenya, while all this was happening, however, could do little about it. He doesn't know for a fact that the person fighting against Tempest was no longer the real T.K and he also has no idea that the sword that he hoped he would not see, and the sword that the 'other' T.K was using, was one and the same.
"If only my energy wasn't drained from the beginning and isn't being drained still, I could easily transform into my 'other' form and help T.K out." Kenya thought, "but I guess this is what you want, eh Master Azulongmon?"
Kenya didn't expect Azulongmon to reply to his spirit-link communication, which explains the surprise look he had when he heard Azulongmon's reply, "T.K must fight this battle on his own, Kenya. You may not know it, but he is already using that sword."
"That sword?" Kenya asked, "Master, you don't mean...?"
"Yes." Azulongmon replied, "but do not interfere."
"What do you mean 'do not interfere', Master?" Kenya asked, "I can't let T.K continue using that sword any longer, he'll lose his self if he continues to do so."
"Do not worry, young one." Azulongmon said, "She is already coming to his aide."
And with that, Azulongmon cut his spirit-link communication with Kenya. As if on cue, Kenya and the others heard a loud voice shouting: "ROSETTA STONE!" Then an explosion from the top-right side of the castle's room occurred, and out from the hole that was created due to the explosion, Kari on board Nefertimon with Patamon in her arms appeared.
"KARI!?" Kenya exclaimed, "what are you doing here?"
"Kari?" The real T.K asked.
The 'other' T.K just looked at her with his cold-red gaze, while Tempest looked from Kenya to T.K and then to Kari and the two digimon with disgust.
Kari then de-digi-volved Nefertimon back into Gatomon then digi-volved her again, this time to her angel form, Angewomon.
"Angewomon..." Kari began.
"Yes, Kari?" The Angel digimon asked.
"Do it now." Kari told her. The facing T.K who still looked at her with those cold-blood red eyes she said to him, "I'm sorry about this T.K...or whoever you are that's controlling his body, but this is the only way I know how to put some sense into that thick skull of yours."
Then Angewomon stretched forth her hand, and from her left hand a bow emerged, shinning brilliantly like the sun across the morning sky. When the bow materialized in Angewomon's left wrist, the angel digimon cried out her attack: "CELESTIAL ARROW!"
The arrow then streaked towards T.K, the same arrow that Kari remembered using on her brother to awaken the power of the crest of courage. In the same way that the Celestial Arrow hit Tai's heart during their fight against Venom Myotismon, the same way did it hit T.K this time who is fighting against Tempest.
A shocked look could be seen on the 'other' T.K's face as he clutched his heart where the arrow, which had now vanished, hit him.
In the back of T.K's mind, he felt that he was being drawn back into controlling his own body.
"Did my other self defeated Tempest?" T.K thought.
But just before he was fully conscious and back controlling his own body, he heard the voice of his other self saying: "Someday, I will regain control over you, Takeru Takeiishi."
Feeling a bit dizzy after his predicament, the real T.K swayed back and forth before falling into Kari's arms.
T.K looked up at her and asked, "Kari? Wha-What are you doing here? Is it all over?"
"Not quite." Kari replied smilling seeing that she has her T.K back, "But it will be, now that I'm here to help."
"Help?!" Tempest asked managing to stand up straight after a long while, "What can a girl like you do to help him?"
"This." Kari replied holding up her D3 while giving T.K his own green digi-vice. "Ready T.K?"
"Ready? For what?" T.K asked confused.
"I have an idea," Kari whispered to him, "We'll digi-volve ourselves again back into Imperial Gallantmon."
"Imperial Gallantmon?" T.K asked as he was being helped to stand up, "Will we be able to, now that the ether-eggs are gone?"
"We still have the Digi-Egg of unity, right?" Kari replied, "But seeing that you really pushed yourself to the limit, this time, I'll be the one to handle the fight and control Imperial."
"Are you sure about this Kari?" T.K asked gripping his D3 harder.
"Trust me." Was only Kari's reply before the two young teens shouted, "Ether-Egg UP!"
Sotto me wo tojite ookiku iki wo fuikondara
Namida nuguisari omoiegaita jibun ni ai ni ikou
With that, the two were suddenly enveloped in the same bright light that enveloped them before. With Tempest gawking at them and Kenya surprised at the turn of events, the two became on in the form of Imperial Gallantmon.
"What's this?" Tempest asked, "Do you really think that this transformation will defeat me?"
"No." Came Kari's voice which made Kenya stumble in surprise and Tempest to grit his teeth in anger at the thought that Kari was being sarcastic with her, "Not this transformation, anyway."
"Kari what are you planning?" Kenya asked the digimon in front of Tempest.
"Watch." Was only what Kari could reply.
"Kari?" T.K asked inside of the digimon, "What are you going to do now?"
"Digi-volve of course." Replied Kari.
"Digi-volve?!" T.K repeated surprised, "We're in armor form right? You can't digi-volve in armor form."
"Yes. But you forgot, T.K." Kari replied with a cheerful tone in her voice, "We're not any normal digimon right? And the Digi-egg we used, the Digi-egg of Unity is no ordinary Digi-egg either right? Being created from the real world and all."
"But...still..." T.K tried to argue back.
"T.K." Kari said in a tone which suggested she no longer wants to argue about this, "I told you to trust me right? So please do, like you always did before."
Sighing, T.K let the argument subside. When T.K let Kari have her way, Imperial Gallantmon exclaimed out loud these words: "Power of the two worlds unite..."
Dou ni mo naranai koto datte aru yo ne
Dakedo nigetecha nanimo kawaranai
"Under one banner, we will all fight..."
Imperial Gallantmon was suddenly enveloped in a swirling light of pink and green.
"To vanquish the darkness and its blight..."
the DigiMon's headgear was suddenly separated from its head as the light covered his head as well.
"All the powers of love and light..."
The bofy armor of the digimon was also ejected from its body and so was the armlet and it's lower defence gears.
While all this was happening...
The others were already in the brink of driving back the evil digimon god, Yamikaimon when they heard Kari's voice being carried off by the air.
"Transform our powers and in the darkness before us..."
"Kari?" Tai asked surprised to hear her sister's voice.
"What's going on?" Tomoki asked.
"She's finally going to lend her strength to T.K." Reika said.
"Lend her strength?" The kids asked." How?"
"Imperial Gallantmon, their Unity evolution, from the Digi-egg of Unity that Davis and the others created when they made the Dimensional Armor for T.K and Kari." Jen said, "She's going to use that?"
Reika nodded, "It looks like it."
"What do you mean 'Unity evolution'?" Wallace asked.
"Yeah. I've never herd about that kind of evolution." Henry said.
"I think we'll let T.K and Kari explain that for everyone." Misato cut in, "We're in no position to explain it since they are the one who uses it."
"Right." Agreed Reika, "Anyway, she's going to give the power of Light to T.K to make Imperial Gallantmon stronger...and more capable of finally ending the battle between T.K and Tempest."
"Will it work?" Takato asked,
"I have no idea...but let's hope it does."
Back at the Castle that sees no light...
"let the victors of this fight be us!"
With that A new armor suddenly shot towards Imperial Gallantmon who was currently being controlled by Kari. When the armor was finally equipped onto the DigiMon who was no longer Imperial Gallantmon, the light began to move towards the DigiMon's hand and began to transform into the Grana Saber (a.k.a Ten Commandments).
"I am the being invoked by Hope and Light." The being said with the voice of both T.K and Kari as he showed his white Wings, "I am Destinimon!"
"Destinimon?!" Tempest exclaimed, "How could these pathetic children be able to call upon him!?"
"Tempest is right," Kenya thought, "As far as I know, Destinimon was sealed off when Yamikaimon was created. How could Kari and T.K have unsealed him and how did they know about his existence?!"
"You who helped the Dark One, You whose mind has been defiled," Destinimon said stretching forth his hand which was holding the Grana Saber, "With this sword, I shall smite the evil that dwells within the very essence of your being!"
With that Destinimon called forth the Million Suns.
"That Sword will vanquish me?" Tempest asked laughing, "Don't you remember that I easily fend that sword's power when you used it T.K?"
Destinimon did not answer back for a while, but after several minutes, it was T.K's voice that answered Tempest's taunting question, "I am no longer T.K, nor am I alone..."
Ganbatte iru nara yume wa kanarazu kanau sa
Dakara nee akiramezu hashiritsuzukeyou yo
Furikereba hora minna no egao ga mieru
Dakara ima kimi wa hitori ja nai
" I have my friends and family backing me up," Destinymon continued as he brandished his sword and readied himself to attack Tempest, "...most of all, I have the woman that I love beside me!"
With that Destinimon charged towards Tempest, his speed matched that of T.K's 'dark' half. Bash by Bash, Strike by Strike their weapons met, and for the first time, Tempest could not attack Destinimon directly, whenever Destinimon seemed to have a loose defense somewhere, and whenever he will strike that defense, He would always find the DigiMon's shield blocking his attack.
But both T.K and Kari know that although they are managing to attack their opponent and wound him, the powers that they now possess still are lacking to finally bring about the end of the darkness that had been plaguing the Digi-world for three years.
As Destinimon continued to wield his blade and striking Tempest with T.K's control, Kari was busying herself with communicating with their fellow Digi-destineds and their newly found friends, The Crest Protectors.
Kaze no yasashisa ni furete
jibun no yowasa wakaru
Itsumo ki ga tsukeba mawari
no hito ni genki wo moratteru yo
"Everyone," Came Kari's voice, "The time has come."
"Kari?" Everyone was surprised to hear her voice again.
"I wonder what she's up to this time." Kenya thought as he watched Destinimon use his first technique attack, RAGNAROK.
"The time has come, "repeated Kari, "to final put a stop to Darkness' malevolent reign. But T.K and I cannot defeat the Dark One's most powerful minion, that is why we need your help for this."
"Our help?" Suzanamon asked pausing to take a breath after attacking Yamikaimon, "What does she mean?"
"Takuya, Koji, Takato, Henry, Rika, Tai and Matt," Kari continued, "Please de-digi-volve."
"What!?" Everyone exclaimed.
"I thought we were going to defeat this ugly brute once and for all." Junpei said, "Why do Takuya and the others have to transform back?"
"Trust us everyone, Destinimon's strength alone is not enough to defeat Tempest, we need YOUR strength as well."
"Our strength?" Izumi asked.
"PLEASE." Kari pleaded, "Spirit-Shinkers, you know how to transfer everyone's energy to us...I know you do."
"Us?" Suzanamon asked, "What is she talking about?"
Kari's pleading voice had already vanished, that was when Freeda understood what Kari and T.K wanted them to do.
"Everyone! Do as she says!" Freeda exclaimed.
Without knowing and understanding full well what it was that Kari wanted to happen, the five most powerful digimon of the team digi-volved themselves back.
"Ok, so what is it that we're supposed to do?" Matt asked looking from the Spirit-Shinkers to Freeda.
But Freeda was not going to give the answer directly, she was just going to lend a hand for the kids to learn what it is that they needed to do.
Kuyashikute nemurenai yoru datte aru yo ne
Dakedo maketecha nanimo kawaranai
"Takuya, Koji," Freeda began, "How is it possible for you to digi-volve to Kaiser Greymon and to Magna Garurumon?"
"that's easy." Replied Takuya, "By combining our digi-spirits together."
"That's how you formed your team's most powerful digimon to defeat Lucemon's final form, correct?"
"Umm...right." Takuya replied, "So?"
"So...I think you know exactly what we're suppose to do." Finished Freeda.
"I get it!" Exclaimed Koichi for the first time, "We're going to use the same thing, this time transferring everyone's powers-from their Crest, Digi-eggs, Cards and Spirits into this Destinimon!"
"Use the same thing?" Kouji asked, "is that even possible?"
"It's worth a try." Maya said.
"She's right." Chimmed Mimi, "Besides, I really want to go back home now."
"Then how are we going to do that?" Ryo asked.
"I think I may have an idea on how...if you'd let me." Ken replied.
"Take the floor then Ken." Davis told him.
So, Ken began to state his own idea on how to transfer their energy towards the newly formed DigiMon.
"Matt, you'll be the Digi-Shinkers' minor antennae, Yolei, you'll be the minor antennae for our group, Ruki for the Tamers and of course Kouji for the Spirit-Shinkers." Ken said.
"Minor Antennae? What for?" Yolei asked.
"You four will receive the power from whatever source that your group uses like for our group for example which is the Digi-Eggs, we will send the power of the Digi-Eggs first to Yolei. When the all the Digi-Eggs' powers have been united under Yolei's digi-vice, he will send it off towards the Major Antennae, Tai will be the Major Antennae for our group and his group and Takato will be for the Tamers and the Spirit-Shinkers." Ken continued to explain.
"What are we going to do then?" Tai asked.
"You and Takato will send all the energy that you have collected to the final Antennae...Takuya." Ken replied.
"ME?!' Takuya asked surprised, "Why me?"
"Because, you know how to and you have the only evolved digi-vice left in your group since Kouji is already going to be the Major Antennae." Ken answered, "Besides we don't have anytime left to argue about this...don't you want to get this battle over with?"
"Well...I...uh..." replied Takuya.
"Please Takuya," Izumi joined in pleading him to accept the job, "T.K and Kari needs our help, we're their friends right?"
"Izumi..." Takuya began, "Alright! Let's get this thing started!"
"Alright!" Everyone cheered.
Ganbatte iru nara yume wa kanarazu kanaru sa
Dakara nee akiramezu shinjitsuzukeyou
Te wo nobaseba hora minna ga chikaku ni iru yo
Dakara sou mae e fumidaseru ne
So, Everyone began sending off the energy of their Crests, Digi-Eggs, Blue Cards and Digi-Spirits off to their respective Minor Antenna, after several minutes, the Minor Antennae sent their collected energy to their respective Major Antenna, and after a while, both Koji and Ruki sent their energies towards the final Antennae, Takuya.
When Takuya obtained the large amounts of energy from his friends, he began to send it towards Destinimon, but before he could, Reika shouted: "Wait!"
"What's wrong?" Takuya asked.
"You guys forgot about something." Reika said, and just then a brilliant light streaked towards her.
"What was that?!" Kazu asked.
"Kenya's power as a crest protector." Reika replied, then she raised her hands and transferred her own collected energy from the other crest protectors to Takuya's digi-vice, "And that's our help to the two."
"Right." Takuya said and he continued to send the energy towards Destinimon, "T.K, Kari! Here's all the energy that everyone of us can offer!"
Back at Destinimon's fight...
"I can feel it." Destinimon said as he flew himself backwards a few paces from Tempest, "I can feel everyone's energy flowing to the Million Suns."
And sure enough, soon afterwards the sword that Destinimon was using began to shine brighter than ever, for ones they have seen the true brightness of the Sun on the light that surrounded the sword itself.
Wasurenaide ite itsu datte hitori ja nai
Tookutemo kimi no koto mimamotte iru yo
Tsurai koto datte kitto norikoerareru sa
Taisetsu na suteki na yume dakara
"Prepare yourself, Tempest!" Destinimon shouted as he lounged himself towards Tempest.
"I am always prepared." Replied Tempest indignantly.
But as soon as he readied to counter and block Destinimon's attack, Destinimon vanished.
"Where is he?" Tempest asked frantically looking for where Destinimon could have run off (or fly off) to.
"He's fast." Kenya thought when he saw where Destinimon went...right behind Tempest.
When Tempest felt his presence behind him, it was already too late...Destinimon has already unleashed his second attack, the PIERCE OF DESTINY...straight at the Crescent-Moon Sword's dark crystal.
When the Force of the PIERCE OF DESTINY attack hit his sword's crystal, Tempest was thrown back and the sword flew out of his grip.
"This...can't...be!!" Shrieked Tempest.
The sword then began to emit a strange dark light, much different from the dark light that emitted from it when it was summoned, as the dark light began to be unleashed out of the sword, the sword itself began to turn into dust.
"Finally...It is done." Kenya said.
Ganbatte iru nara yume wa kanarazu kanaru sa
Dakara nee akiramezu shinjitsuzukeyou
Te wo nobaseba hora minna ga chikaku ni iru yo
Dakara sou mae e fumidaseru ne
Destinimon faced Tempest and said, "This is it, it is time to purify your heart once and for all!"
With that, Destinimon held his sword-its tip aimed directly at Tempest's forehead."Destinimon!" Kenya shouted as he tried to run towards the fallen Tempest, "Tempest is already defeated, with the sword destroyed, he is no longer capable of wielding the dark powers of Yamikaimon...don't kill him! He is after all...still my best friend."
At this Tempest looked at Kenya and said, "It's alright Kenya, I deserve this...after all that I have done."
With that said, Destinimon did not look at Kenya, instead he unleashed his last and final attack before returning into T.K and Kari...the RENEWED OATH OF LIGHT attack.
Meanwhile...
As Destinimon attacked Tempest's sword and as the sword lost its sucked power from Azulongmon, the other gods and their crest protectors, the gods and the protectors however, got back their lost energy and the sword backfired, it drained Yamikaimon of all his glory and power.
"What!?" Yamikaimon exclaimed, "This...can't be happening!"
"Look!" Juri exclaimed, "Yamikaimon's weakening."
"Juri's right."Kenta agreed, "And look at the gods, they seem to be growing stronger with each passing second."
"Not only them,:" added Joe, "look at Riece and the others...they're standing up much straighter than they did several minutes ago."
"Then that means..." Tai trailed off.
"They did it!" Everyone rejoiced.
"It's not over yet!" Riece told them, "Yamikaimon's still here."
And sure enough, Yamikaimon was still hovering high above the clouds face to face with the other gods who were now much stronger than he is.
"You have made your last attempt to destroy the world that the Ancient ten and the four of us have helped create." Baihumon said.
"And it is still not the end of it." Cried Yamikaimon.
Yamikaimon then faced the children who were still rejoicing with the thought that Destinimon had defeated Tempest, then he opened his hideous mouth and began to charge his Particle Beam attack towards the children.
"Guys..." Michael said, "I think we have a major problem here."
"What?" Tai asked.
Michael then pointed towards Yamikaimon who was now seconds away from blasting his attack.
"Oh..." Tai managed to say before exclaiming to everyone, "INCOMMING!!!"
But it was already too late, Yamikaimon had already unleashed his attack. But just when the attack was about to hit the kids and their protectors, Ebonwomon got between their chosen children and the particle beam.
"And now you even tried to destroy these kids who did nothing but help us protect this planet we call our home and which they have learned to call home themselves." The god said.
"It is only fit to destroy their meddling kind...I would have succeeded several times in destroying and conquering the human world..." Yamikaimon said, "If only Lucemon and the others have succeeded these kids would have been dead."
"And yet fate denies it to be so." Came Zhuqiaomon's voice from Yamikaimon's left side.
"Fate...does not deny it!" Yamikaimon argued, "They have cheated fate over and over again!"
"That only shows the power that each human possess." Azulongmon said from behind, "The human spirit, its power is so great that fate has no control over it...the power to choose their own destiny and make miracles happen is the power that we digimons could never possess alone...You have failed to know that Yamikaimon!"
As the gods encircled Yamikaimon, the four sovereigns began to charge their own attack, the final attack that would finally end the battle that has been happening for three years.
"This is it!" Azulongmon said.
And with that, the four shouted in unison their final attack: "Kongou, Kouen, Mugen Sourai!"
With that the full blast of the combined attack of the gods hit the dark one. Yamikaimon shrieked in pain and began to vanish like most digimons do when they are already defeated.
But before Yamikaimon could completely vanish, He left them something to worry about in the future.
"You may have defeated me today," Yamikaimon said, "But as long as light exists in this world and the human world as well, I will always, ALWAYS be reborn...much more powerful than I am now! HAHAHAHAH..."
Yamikaimon's cold laughter rang throughout the digi-world as he vanished leaving nothing-not even a digi-egg in his place.
Ganbatte iru nara yume wa kanarazu kanau sa
Dakara nee akiramezu hashiritsuzukeyou yo
Furikereba hora minna no egao ga mieru
Dakara ima kimi wa hitori ja nai
"Now we can say..." Cody said, "That it IS finally over."
To be continued...
A/N:
YES! I have finished Chapter 24 and uploaded the special chapter 2. Sorry if the drawings on how the charas of my fic look like are different from what you guys expected them to look like, But i tried my best to draw them and i hope you liked it even if just a little bit. AHEM But as you can see, it's not really over yet. Thanks for all your reviews by the way, it's making writing this fic a blast.
Anyways, I know you all are interested in what happens next so, here's the run down on the next chapter, Chapter 25...
With Yamikaimon defeated, Tempest has lost the malevolent protection from him. And as you all know, Destinimon has already unleashed his attack on Tempest. But what really happened after that? And what's this?! Takuya and the others are going back to their own time? Does this mean Sayonara forever for the Tamers and Spirit-Shinkers? WHAT!? They're not the only ones saying good-bye to the Digi-world forever?!
Next time on Hope of Darkness, Chapter 25: In the End of the Long Road...See you next time!
Tempest: Woah! Hold it, right there Haru!
Haru: Eh? What do you want?
Tempest: The title and the translation of the song that you just used.
Haru: Oh...Yeah, sorry 'bout that everyone, I forgot. The song is entitled, "Akiramenaide" which means, "Don't Give Up!" It was sung by AiM. And here is the translation.
Akiramenaide
By AiM
after closing the eyes softly and taking a deep breath
tears are shed away and I will go and meet the self I drew
there are things that cannot be helped
but running away won't change anything
if you're trying your best, the dream will definitely some true
so don't give up and remain running
if you look back, see, everyone is smiling
so you're not alone
noticing the weakness of the self after being touched by the kind wind
every time I notice, people around me are giving me energy
there are nights that cannot be slept due to regret
but losing won't change anything
if you're trying your best, the dream will definitely come true
so don't give up and remain believing
if you reach out, see, everyone is near
so you can step forward
don't forget that you're never alone
although far away, we're looking after you
the toughest thing can be overcome
because it is such an important, beautiful dream
if you're trying your best, the dream will definitely come true
so don't give up and remain believing
if you reach out, see, everyone is near
so you can step forward
if you're trying your best, the dream will
definitely some true so don't give up and remain running
if you look back, see, everyone is smiling
so you're not alone
Haru: There!
Kenya: Okay then with that done, let us just say one more thing...
Haru: One more thing?
Kenya: PLEASE REVIEW!!!