I Don't Own Digimon
The Twilight Lord
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"This is far too quiet…" whispered Carlyle as he hopped off of Airdramon. He caught Ryuudamon and looked around. Reese and Monodramon were already scouting about. The digi-destined had decided it safest to stay on the battlements of the city walls. DinoBeemon landed on a tower and deposited Kougi and Kiyoshi.
"Something is wrong…" whispered Sumi. Seadramon was hovering quietly over her. "There should be someone here…"
"Anyone…" said Noriko. The soft sandy haired girl was looking around. The blonde boy of hope was looking over the walls. Noriko sighed, "It's like they abandoned the city…"
"Maybe we really did kill Lucemon!" shouted Isamu from the snout of Tyranomon.
"If he was destroyed then why doesn't it feel like it?" asked Nefertimon as the sphinx alighted softly on the brick battlement and let Akeno down. The boy with the golden eyes and golden hair leapt down and looked up at the sphinx and smiled.
"Yeah…" Ai put her hand over her eyes. "If we'd destroyed him, things wouldn't be so dreary…"
CannonBeemon buzzed up and lowered Hiroshi and Datirimon to the top of the wall. Hiroshi dusted himself off and looked over the city, "I get the feeling this is a trap…"
"How can it be a trap if he doesn't even know we were going to come here!?" shouted Isamu.
"Shh!" shouted Kougi. The others looked to the boy in surprise. He squinted and then grumbled. "They're here…" He pointed over the city. Four figures were moving towards them. Three were coming by air, the fourth a stout looking cloaked figure was leaping from roof to roof.
"Looks like we best get ready for a fight…" Kiyoshi clenched his right fist. "Lucemon has tortured this world enough; it's time to finish him and his little band of tin men off!"
"Yeah!" called out the others.
"Do it DinoBeemon!" shouted Kougi and Kiyoshi together.
"DinoBeemon Mega Digivolve to; Imperialdramon!" The large prehistoric hornet glowed and grew larger its insect wings were replaced by large, violet dragon wings. His body was muscular and had purple flesh covered in azure armor. Long golden claws shot out of his feet and a cannon sprouted from his back.
"CannonBeemon," Hiroshi looked up at the curled up wasp with large rocket launchers on its back and the large energy cannon stinger.
"Right…" the bee buzzed forward. "CannonBeemon Mega Digivolve to; Tiger Vespamon!" The bee turned into a large insect warrior swathed in yellow and black striped armor. A flicker of a red scarf unfurled around his neck. He swung his wasp colored blade down and sheathed it to his right side. He laid his hand on a second sheath on his left and pulled out a blazing white blade.
"What…the…" Hiroshi gasped, he hadn't noticed; because Tiger Vespamon hadn't used it, the second sheath the first time the insect digimon had gone Mega. The wasp swung the blade testing its weight and then lifted it in a defensive position.
"Kind of makes us seem mundane, doesn't it, Isamu?" growled Tyranomon quietly.
"Hah!" replied Isamu. He patted the tyrannosaur's snout, "Don't let them take all the glory…" Tyranomon lifted Isamu up and placed him on the battlements.
"Tyranomon digivolve to Master Tyranomon!" the red dinosaur grew larger and greyer and a large green X formed on his chest. The dinosaur passed through the gates and growled.
"Do it Seadramon!" shouted Sumi. She looked up at the aquamarine snake.
"Seadramon digivolve to Black Rapidmon!" The snake glowed and reformed into a robot with a spherical, armored waist, thin mid-section a rounded armored chest with no real neck and a small head, two armored wings shot out of its back as well as a jet pack. Its shoulders were armored but its biceps were thin and unprotected; its forearms were armored and ended in three spiky fingers that surrounded cannon-like palms. Its legs were muscular and its feet were covered by a pair of armored boots that were upturned at the toe. All the armor was black with red linings. The tips of its wings were red. The body of the creature was a deep midnight blue. The digimon rocketed forward and glided next to Master Tyranomon.
"You ready?" asked Kitai as the blonde looked at Patamon. The hamster nodded.
"Patamon digivolve to Pidmon!" the hamster morphed into the large dual winged angel in a red sash.
"Armadillomon," Noriko looked down at the smoky grey armadillo.
"Right," the grey mammal leapt forward. "Armadillomon digivolve to Thunderballmon!" A blue ball with arms and legs hopped forward. "Come on Pidmon!"
"Pidmon!" the angel glowed brightly.
"Thunderballmon!" the blue sphere glowed and jumped upwards.
"DNA digivolve to…" called the two together as their voices meshed, "Cyberdramon!" a black, muscular dragon glided down to the battlement. Four large crimson wings folded slightly. A smooth metal mask covered its face.
"Right…Airdramon…" Ai looked up.
"Nefertimon!" Akeno looked up at the sphinx.
"Nefertimon!" the sphinx glowed and glided up to Airdramon.
"Airdramon!" the green air serpent dove down towards Nefertimon. The two glowing digimon merged.
"DNA Digivolve to, Silphymon!" the cyborg flew forward it's lower half had purple feathers. He had a metal chest plate and a cold metal visor. The cyborg hovered between Black Rapidmon and Master Tyranomon.
"Should we attack?" growled Imperialdramon. He looked to Tiger Vespamon. "Or should we let them have the honors?"
"Let's make them waste some energy getting here!" said Tiger Vespamon quietly as he grasped his sword with his other hand.
"Breath of Wyvern!" a blue ghost shot forward in the shape a winged dragon.
"And so it begins…" whispered Kiyoshi as the dragon drew closer.
"Positron Laser!" a beam shot through the ghost's heart but it kept coming and grabbed Tiger Vespamon and Imperialdramon by the throat and flung them against the battlements. The children screamed as the brick work under their feet shuddered heavily.
Cyberdramon grabbed Kitai, Noriko, Akeno and Isamu. Silphymon scrambled to snag Ai. Black Rapidmon dove down and let Sumi, Noriko, Kougi and Kiyoshi ride on him as he lowered them to the ground. Monodramon digivolved to Strike Dramon and grabbed up Reese, Carlyle and Ryuudamon and leapt down to the ground.
"Go somewhere safe, the knights are ruthless," growled Tiger Vespamon as he stood. Imperialdramon lifted off of the ground.
The other knights were collected around the houses around the destined digimon. The dragon in white armor chuckled. "I see the weakness continues…I thought a couple of Megas might make things interesting but, no, they are just weak damsels as well!"
"Weak Damsels?" growled Imperialdramon. The dragon looked up at the dragon man, "I would take that up with your master. I fried Lucemon in Diggers' Gulch!" The cannon charged and fired again. The knight swept to one side flicking back his purple wings.
He lifted his clawed hand revealing a ruby in his palm. "Dragon Roar!" flames rushed from the gem.
"Royal Master!" Tiger Vespamon slashed down through the flames with his blazing sword. Swirling wings of energy flew forward in huge cyclones of energy. The dragon man roared in pain as the tornadoes of energy snapped up the dragon.
"Dynasmon!" growled Alforce Veedramon. The blue dragon roared forward. A pink energy blade shot out of his arm's armor and he dove for Tiger Vespamon. The wasp swept his blade forward the blades clashes. The wasp flashed his wings open as he took up a stance. He held Alforce Veedramon back with one hand and he lifted his other arm and the five small mini-rocket launchers flicked out of his insect armor.
"Stinger Mach V!" five red missiles shot into the dragon's face eliciting a sharp howl of surprise.
"You are a fool! You only incited my rage further by your cowardly act!" roared Alforce Veedramon. He opened his mouth, "Pay! Shining V Force!" a fiery V raged forward.
"Hey, you two!" growled Imperialdramon as he looked up to the remaining knights. "Don't get complacent! Positron Laser!" a beam of energy shot at the grey armored digimon and the pink armored digimon.
The two leapt free of the blast. The pink knight swept her ribbons forward. "Spiral Masquerade!"
The grey knight spun his battle axe so the gem stone on the opposite end of the blade was pointed at Imperialdramon. "Wrath of the Wyvern!" a stream of green and crimson energy shot forward morphing into the visage of a wyvern and then an arrow and then slammed into the dragon.
Imperialdramon was thrown backwards but took flight as he started to fall. He spun around and opened his mouth. "Mega Death!" a burst of energy flew forward roaring into the two knights. They yelped in surprise.
"Dragon Roar!" flames rained down from the heavens as the blue winged, dragon knight dove down on Imperialdramon.
"Let's stop standing here like statues!" growled Cyberdramon. The dragon took flight, "Let's help them! Cyber Claw!" green blasts fired at Dynasmon. Dynasmon ignored the attack and continued his assault of Imperialdramon.
"Static Force!" crimson blasts fired like the blasts of a battleship against hordes of fighter planes.
"Miracle Missile!" two projectiles flew forward and exploded into the dragon's helmeted head. Dynasmon growled at the combined attacks and turned his attention to the Ultimates
"Master Flame!" white fire washed around Dynasmon. The white armored digimon flew through the flames and leveled his fist into Master Tyranomon's face.
The large dinosaur was sent tumbling. Silphymon leveled a kick into Dynasmon's back between his wings. The dragon swept around smacking the cyborg away.
"Rapid Fire!" bursts exploded around Dynasmon.
The dragon growled and lifted his hands. "Dragon Roar!" flames shot in all directions. Black Rapidmon screamed as he was enveloped in the fire of the dragon.
"Cyber Nail!" a green glowing fist slammed into Dynasmon's stomach. Dynasmon smirked and looked down at Cyberdramon. He immediately dropped his right elbow on the bridge of the black dragon's snout.
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"Fist of Athena!" a pink blaze flew across Imperialdramon's head.
"Final Crest!" The grey armored knight in the long red cloak was leaping into the air his battle axe raised; the blade glowing sickly green.
"Royal Master!" a pink glowing blade intercepted the crimson robed knight.
"Fool!" spat the knight.
"I am not the one following a deluded little boy, Medieval Dukemon!" growled Tiger Vespamon as he strained against the knight.
"Do not degrade our master!" roared Alforce Veedramon who was rising from the crater Tiger Vespamon had left him in. "Alforce Saber!" the pink energy blade flashed and he dove forward pointing it so it would impale the wasp through the thorax. Suddenly Tiger Vespamon's other hand flashed around his body and the yellow and black blade slammed against the pink one.
"Two swords?" growled the knights in surprise.
"Double the pleasure double the fun," replied Tiger Vespamon; using their surprise to throw them off of him. He crossed the blades and a swirling wind surrounded them both. "Double Royal Master!" two snake like beams shot forward towards Alforce Veedramon and Medieval Dukemon.
The two knights roared in pain as a pink light flowed over them and then exploded in a hundred directions. The two knights looked up angrily; Alforce Veedramon had his blade up; Medieval Dukemon's was kneeling holding his axe like a prop. The cloak was wrapped over his shoulders.
"You will pay dearly for that!" growled Alforce Veedramon. The lining of his mouth glowed, "Shining V Force!"
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Imperialdramon swept around blasting bolt after bolt of hyper charged positrons at his pink target. The knight swept around ribbons flailing. They flashed forward the edges glinting like blades. Imperialdramon lifted his claws up and snagged the blades against the golden claws. He pulled hard dragging the knight forward. The cannon on his back charged and he fired. RhodoKnightmon was propelled into the blast. She flew backwards and crashed through a house.
Imperialdramon looked down and opened his mouth. "Mega Death!" a blast of energy evaporated the block. Out of the smoke rose a lithe figure. "No way…"
"Yes way," growled the figure, "Argent Fear!" a torrent of roses swept around Imperialdramon roared as crimson lightning shot from the petals.
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Dynasmon grabbed Silphymon by the face and then dove down slamming the cyborg into the ground. He then lifted the creature's body and grasped it by the back of the head and lifted off. The cyborg was unconscious.
"Silphymon!" shouted Ai she ran out into the war zone. Dynasmon smirked and dropped the Ultimate.
"Finally the real target," chuckled Dynasmon. He dove down towards Ai.
"No, AI!" shouted Isamu and he grabbed the young woman. He pushed the girl out of the way. The claws of Dynasmon gleamed.
"Isamu!" roared Master Tyranomon. The tyrannosaur dove over Isamu. The large grey dinosaur glowed brightly. "Master Tyranomon Mega Digivolve to…Goddramon!" A golden body covered in golden scales rose up to meet Dynasmon's claws. Six feathered wings with large golden outlines flicked open. A trailing tail swept around. Two strong muscular arms were attached to a muscular torso. The dragon had a beard and a long white mane. A mask covered his face and two crooked horns sprouted from his forehead. A mystique surround the creature, an awe of power glowed around him. A fist shot around catching Dynasmon in the chest. He turned to where Imperialdramon was fighting. He lifted his hands a ball of golden flame swarmed between his palms, "God Flame!" the ball flooded forward sending RhodoKnightmon careening.
"Imperialdramon, assist Tiger Vespamon," called the dragon, "I'll deal with Dynasmon, the rest of you, hold off RhodoKnightmon!" The large six winged wyvern glided off after Dynasmon.
"Yeah easy…" growled Cyberdramon as he lifted Silphymon. "Are you ok?"
"I've felt better…" growled the cyborg.
"Look, we don't have to destroy her," said Black Rapidmon as the robot dropped down. "We just have to keep her busy…I say we split up and attack from all sides…"
"If she ignores two of us and goes after just one of us?" asked Silphymon clutching his chest.
"We close in and intensify our attacks until she's forced to chase another one of us…" replied Black Rapidmon.
"I want to help too!" growled Strike Dramon. He lifted his claws up and looked to the rising knight. "She made a fool of me once…she will not get away with it!"
"Your judgment is clouded," growled Cyberdramon quietly. "Plus we need some one as a last ditch effort to protect the children…You and TobuCatmon are our last line of defense, our…trump card…"
Strike Dramon frowned and growled softly.
"Awe, it's so cute when they try to think!" called RhodoKnightmon from the sky. She was holding a flower.
"Scatter!" called out Black Rapidmon.
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"Final…" Medieval Dukemon looked surprised when the laser struck him directly in the chest. He loosened the grip on his axe. "What is this?" growled the knight as he dropped out of his stupor.
"It's called evening up the teams!" growled Imperialdramon as he dove down and rammed Medieval Dukemon
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"Alforce Saber!" the pink blade dropped down against the twin blades of Tiger Vespamon. The insect lifted its foot and kicked the blue armored dragon knight in the stomach. As Alforce Veedramon glided back the wasp dropped his arm down to release a volley of missiles into the dragon. The dragon just growled and swatted at the projectiles. "Shining V-Force!" a blast of orange V shape flame rammed into chest of Tiger Vespamon. The insect staggered back. "Now die, bug! Alforce Saber!" the pink blade was pressed forward like a spear. Tiger Vespamon took to the air and stepped off the blade and spun kicking the dragon in the head.
"Hard headed monster!" groaned Tiger Vespamon as his foot made contact. The dragon spun around and took a swing at the insect but Tiger Vespamon buzzed back out of reach; prompting the dragon to take flight after him on his large pink wings. Tiger Vespamon leveled another volley of missiles into the dragon but it would not be deterred.
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"Summon!" there were flashes of light and two apparitions of antlered dragons swept forward one blue; one red, they rammed Dynasmon in the chest and pushed him down.
"Breath of the Wyvern!" A large blue ghost tackled Goddramon and started assaulting his neck with its fangs.
"God Flame!" a gold flame erupted forward evaporating the apparition.
Dynasmon shot up into the sky and then dove down his fist forward. Goddramon grabbed the small knight but his strength was immense. Flames filled the dragon's grasp.
"Dragon Roar!" Dynasmon growled. Goddramon roared in pain as he released his scalded grip on Dynasmon. The dragon knight instantly flew forward with punches and kicks in the face.
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"Can't keep this up much longer!" huffed Silphymon as the digimon shot across the sky dodging and ducking golden ribbons. The cyborg flung its hands to its side and looked down at the on coming knight, "Top Gun!" plasma pulses rained down on the knight.
"Cyber Claw!" green and black spheres exploded around the pink knight as she tried to shield herself.
"Rapid Fire!" blasts and explosions fired from Black Rapidmon clanked against the armor.
"Fools; do you really think a group of Ultimates like you can take me down?" RhodoKnightmon lifted a rose to her face and then flung it out. It disintegrated into petals the turned into red ribbons of energy that shot forward like they were being drawn by an arrow and stabbed into the three Ultimates' chests.
"Stinger Mach V!" missiles whistled from somewhere near the middle of the city and slammed into RhodoKnightmon's chest the knight was sent spiraling backwards in shock.
"Tiger Vespamon!" shouted Silphymon as he hung in the air.
"Don't worry, Alforce Veedramon is taking a bit of a nap right now," called the approaching wasp. He drew up next to Silphymon and then looked at RhodoKnightmon, "Let's put this one to bed too." The wasp lifted his swords. "All together! Double Royal Master!" two helixing blasts of pink shot forward slamming into RhodoKnightmon's chest. The light enveloped her. "Now!"
"Miracle Missile!"
"Cyber Claw!"
"Static Force!"
The attacks converged and the light turned blood red and exploded. RhodoKnightmon was sent spiraling limply to the ground.
"I don't see why everyone thinks these digimon are so tough," mocked Tiger Vespamon. The three Ultimates growled looking at their Mega ally.
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Imperialdramon growled as he felt the axe blade cut his skin but he forced it down and lifted his claws and slapped the knight into the air. The dragon opened his mouth, "Mega Death!" a blast of energy slammed Medieval Dukemon in the chest.
Almost simultaneously, Goddramon had struck out against Dynasmon with a well place fist. He lifted his hands and released his summoned double dragons which barreled into Dynasmon driving the white armored, dragon knight through the sky and into the back of Medieval Dukemon. The two Mega digimon grunted from the combined attacks and collision and tumbled to the ground.
Goddramon glided forward next to Imperialdramon. Tiger Vespamon flew up to them carrying the unconscious knights Alforce Veedramon and RhodoKnightmon dropping them on top of their fallen comrades.
"I can't believe it…" whispered Imperialdramon as he looked down at them, "I think we won…"
"You have won nothing!" shouted a voice that seemed to come from all directions but also from no where. "Those halfwits were just fodder. You cannot defeat the forces of Paradise!"
"Who is there!?" growled Goddramon as he looked around seeing nothing.
"I am virgin rays of twilight dawn; I am mysterious shrouds of dusk-time shade!" announced the voice. Suddenly the morning sun started to fade as unseen clouds seemed to shroud it. The voice continued. "I am faded gleam of earthshine moon; I am shadowy clouds of the storm-time dark," an eerie wind swept around the Megas. Suddenly there was an explosion from the palace of Chuuten City. It was unnatural. Black energy was swirling around large reams of light, merging and twisting together. Finally a form appeared as the explosion faded. It was humanoid, about seven or eight feet tall. It had twelve wings. Six on the right side were black demonic bat wings, the six on the left were angelic white wings. He wore a grey and white leather suit with white down the front and grey on the arms and sides and legs. White leather straps crisscrossed his abdomen and were buckled with a golden buckle. He wore white boots that reached up to just under his knee; golden rings were around the ankle-lower leg area; these had golden wings fastened to them. He had golden knee caps and gold lining up and down the entire body suit. It also had beautiful blond hair and piercing blue eyes. His hands were large white, demon paws. The wrists were covered in a red fabric. The creature looked at the three foreign Megas. "I AM LUCEMON!"
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"What did that thing just say?" asked Kiyoshi and Kougi in shock. Isamu was looking at the newcomer through a mini-telescope he'd snagged from Sumi. "Is that really Lucemon?"
"It can't be…" hissed Isamu. He looked back at the others, "He's bigger and all black and white…"
Datirimon was shivering in fear. "He's mode changed…this is his Fallen or Falldown mode…"
"You mean…" Noriko and Kitai looked up. "He's…Stronger?"
"Much…" replied Datirimon.
Silphymon and the other Ultimates arrived in front of the children. "That thing is giving off a lot of power!" said Silphymon. "More than I can register."
"We're out matched…" growled Cyberdramon. He looked back, "Outmatched completely by one single digimon!"
"We can't give up…" said Kitai he looked at the others. "No, we mustn't give up…"
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"Let's get rid of this joker once and for all!" growled Imperialdramon. He hovered next to his compatriots.
"Yeah….I'm getting a little tired of being afraid of you!" growled Tiger Vespamon as he pointed his sword at Lucemon.
"All together!" roared Goddramon. "God Flame!"
"Royal Master!" Tiger Vespamon lifted the blade absorbing Goddramon's attack.
"Mega Death!" Imperialdramon loaned his power to Tiger Vespamon.
"Say so long Lucemon!" Tiger Vespamon lifted his other blade up and drew them down together, "Double Royal Master!" the twisting roaring mass of energy propelled the three Megas backwards. The energy completely consumed Lucemon. It exploded harshly lighting the sky like the, now, weakened sun never did. They stared. Not from awe of the strike, but from awe of the figure standing in the wake of the blast.
"You didn't really think that would work; did you?" chuckled Lucemon as he lifted his hands. "Let me introduce you to real power! I give you the fundamental workings of the Digital World! I give you Darkness and I give you Light!" A black orb filled Lucemon's left hand and a white orb filled Lucemon's right hand. "You know how strong they are when they work opposed to one another, but now you'll see their true power as they work together!" Lucemon tossed the orbs at the three offending Megas. The balls grew and encompassed the three the light one first then the black. The energy started to rotate and digi-code appeared on the energy sphere's surface. "Life or Death it's all hanging in the balance!" Bolts of energy washed through the Megas as Lucemon watched in fascination. They struggled and finally the ball released them; but there was nothing left; save Koromon, Demi-Veemon and two Minomon. Lucemon laughed. "What mighty warriors we have, fresh out of the crib HA!"
The demonic angel caught sight of the approaching forms of the digi-destined, in front were the two that had struck him down in Digger's Gulch. He narrowed his eyes.
"Demi-Veemon!" shouted one of the boys as he leaned down to the small plush creature.
"Hurry, get them out of here," Three Ultimates glided on to the scene; they were followed by a Strike Dramon and a small purple, winged feline.
The children gathered the In Training digimon up and started to run off. Lucemon scowled and opened his hand, "You will not survive this day! Paradise Lost!" a flash of crimson energy exploded a few blocks in front of the children.
"Static Force!" Silphymon was zooming towards the angel a crimson burst firing from its cupped palms. The fallen angel flicked one of its wings deflecting the attack.
"Cyber Claw!" green spheres erupted across Lucemon's body but the angel made not a twitch or any other movement that suggested he even was aware of the assault on him.
"Miracle Missile!" the projectiles exploded into Lucemon's chest but the angel only smirked.
Lucemon curled his wings back and dove forward grabbing Cyberdramon and Silphymon by the clavicle. The two Ultimates struggled but the angel's grasp was strong and held firm. Black Rapidmon dove down to help his friends but the angel turned on him and as Black Rapidmon flew close to Lucemon; the angel shoved his friends into the android's arms and then leveled a kick into all three of them driving them into the ground. The angel then shot upwards and flew in a high arc and sky rocketed downwards with his fist extended. The angel slammed its knuckles into the three Ultimates who were already well implanted into the ground. A crater cracked into formation around the Ultimates sinking houses on top of them.
Lucemon turned to the children; Strike Dramon and the cat were all that were left. He smiled. "You have proven most persistent; if we had not been enemies, I may have spared your lives but I can not allow upstart insurgents like you to survive; you'd have no place in my utopia. So die; happy in the knowledge that your life will end without the sorrow of being trapped in a society that does not want you!" His palm glowed crimson red.
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"This way, I can hear screams!" shouted Silphymon as the cyborg shot forward in the oozing sewer.
"Wait!" shouted Yolei as she staggered behind their Numemon guide.
Suddenly a horde of Bakemon swarmed around Silphymon. The red and white cyborg grumbled and flashed its claws deleting a swath of the sheets. More and more Bakemon stormed forward.
"Through here, Queen Kari is through here," yelped the sludge pile as he ran by and leapt into the water. Yolei hopped over the small canal of murky sewer water to the opposite ledge and scurried after the eye stalks. They came into a large seg-way in the pipes to what looked like a room.
Yolei gasped in horror. There hung Kari. She was tied to the pipes on the wall by heavy metallic chains. Her arms were covered in cuts and bruises and welts. Her face had pop marked burns on her cheeks. Her hair was mussed and filthy. Her pants were cut and streaming crimson stains ran down the leggings. Her shirt had equal amounts of stains on them.
"K-Kari…" Yolei walked forward.
"Go away…Myotismon…" whispered Kari in a hoarse voice that cracked. A single tear slid down her cheek.
"It's me Yolei…" whispered the young woman as she lifted a hand to Kari's cheek. Kari instantly struggled from the hand.
"No more…" whimpered the woman. "Please just no more…"
"Kari wake up it's me, Yolei!" Yolei shouted as she shook her friend.
Kari opened her eyes slowly. They widened in horror, "Yolei duck!"
"Huh?" Yolei turned to see a blood covered scythe sweep forward.
"Shadow Scythe!" shouted a voice.
"No, I'll protect you Queen Kari!" shouted the Numemon as he leapt in front of the blade. It eviscerated the little green creature turning it instantly to dust. The ghost rose up. Its blade was ready to strike.
"No one to save you this time, little woman," chuckled the ghost. The blade rose and then there was an explosion. Silphymon dove forward and sent its fist into the ghost's face sending the grey robed digimon flying backwards. Silphymon huffed angrily and lifted its claws, "Phantomon, you should have stayed dead!"
"I was never dead to start out with!" replied the ghost as it raised its scythe up, "but you will be…Shadow Scythe!"
Silphymon slammed both of its hands on either side of the blade holding it back. The cyborg growled softly and pushed the blade back. Silphymon then held up its hands and a red ball formed. "Static Force!" It shot forward straight into Phantomon's gut.
"Lord Myotismon will return!" shouted Phantomon as he deleted.
"And we'll be here to stop him!" replied Silphymon as the last of the ghost faded away.
"Help me get her free," said Yolei who was struggling with Kari's chains.
Silphymon walked up and snapped the shackles releasing the woman. Kari fell into Silphymon's arms.
"I'm so glad you came…" whispered Kari crying. "He's in my head…"
"Who?" asked Silphymon quietly.
"Myotismon…" replied the woman. A tear fell on the cyborg's shoulder, "Every time I close my eyes, he's there…laughing…he knows no one can save me in my dreams."
"Do not worry, you just need to dream of me," chuckled Silphymon. "I'll kick his caped butt even in your dreams if I need to…"
Kari looked up and smiled tears still moist on her cheek.
"Let's get out of here," grumbled Yolei as she looked at all the muck in the room they were in. She looked up. "There's a manhole cover…"
Silphymon hopped up holding Kari with one hand and popped the cover off the hole and then flew through the opening. Yolei grumbled as she slowly went up the ladder.
"We should take her to the hospital, we don't know how badly she's been hurt, and well in that sewer who knows what infections she's picked up," said Yolei as she stood up. Silphymon shifted Kari softly so that the cyborg cradled her.
"Yolei, get on my back," said Silphymon. He hunched a little and the woman scrambled on piggy back style. "Ugh…Yolei did you gain weight?"
"Shut it!" growled the woman.
"I don't know if I can take off with you on…" grumbled Silphymon.
"If you keep this up you won't be taking off period!" shouted Yolei as Silphymon awkwardly drifted into the air.
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Lucemon smirked. The children were looking terrified. He could smell it wafting of them. He lowered to the ground. He flicked his eyes back to where the Ultimates were lying, persistently holding their Ultimate forms; though unconscious. He hand was glowing bright red.
"Digi-destined, you've been a thorn too long in my side," Lucemon clenched his hand into a fist, "but no longer! Paradise…WHAT!?" thousands of butterflies swarmed around his fist. Lucemon growled in pain as withdrew his hand from the hungry insects. The energy of his attack was gone. He narrowed his eyes as the butterflies swept between him and the children. They took a more tangible form that looked more and more human. It finally realized into a thirty year old man. He had long dark hair and wore long white robes. His face looked like it was carved from granite but it had a healthy flesh tone. Lucemon scowled. "So, Oikawa…"
"Lucemon, you will not harm these children!" announced the guardian with authority.
"I suspect you're going to stop me!" scoffed the angel as he opened his hand again. "Fool, you are nothing, even now you are fading away to stretched out film…You have the smell of death on you!"
"I have enough power to protect these children!" The man lifted his hands aural beams filtered forward and Silphymon, Cyberdramon and Black Rapidmon hovered upwards and de-digivolved to Nyaromon, Poromon, Tokomon, Upamon and Motimon. The In Training digimon then floated to their partners. Oikawa spoke to the digi-destined, "Go, leave now, I will deal with Lucemon…"
"I will help you!" growled Strike Dramon.
"No, protect the Chosen Ones, you are their greatest asset now," said Oikawa.
"I will not leave you, Oikawa!" Datirimon hopped forward. "I'm not leaving you again!"
The little digimon hopped in front of Oikawa standing defiantly up to Lucemon. The children retreated hesitantly leaving the guardian and his partner with the fallen angel, Lucemon. Oikawa's eyes turned to Lucemon.
"Why do you do this?" asked the guardian bluntly.
"Because, these worlds are a mess," replied the angel. He narrowed his eyes. "It's my place to restore order to this and all worlds, and one can't have order if no one will listen to the leaders. I will make these worlds the most beautiful utopias ever…"
"By destroying them?" Datirimon interrogated.
"Heh, by destroying those parts of them that are not conducive to paradise," smiled Lucemon. He looked at Oikawa. "You see, I have the most esteemed respect for life in all of its forms…I lavish my benevolence and love on this world and what does it get me? Scorn, hatred, displeasure, sometimes I wonder if this world is deserving of my love…"
"You respect life? Don't lie to us!" shouted Oikawa. The guardian's eyes flickered. "You are nothing but a tyrant!"
"Oh, dear, dear Oikawa, how can you think I could lie to the likes of you?" asked the angel. He stepped forward, "I destroy that which will suffer in my utopia. I destroy the powerful and the disobedient. I love them and I can't stand to see them suffer…"
"You don't love them; you fear them!" shouted Datirimon aggressively.
"Oh, no, don't confuse the two," replied Lucemon quietly. His eyes flashed softly. "The powerful will find no joy in a world of their inferiors, so I will not allow them to suffer a joyless life of lies and treachery; I let them find peace in deletion. The disobedient, the insurgent, would feel oppressed under my new utopian society so I will end their oppression forthwith and thusly end their needless suffering. It's rather simple, really. For I so loved the world; that I destroyed its children so that they would not suffer in its paradise…"
"What of them?" asked Oikawa. He pointed to the knights that were lying in a pile on the street.
"They, of course, will be rehabilitated properly once I have settled things into harmony," replied Lucemon coolly. His eyes narrowed. "Now, will you allow me to end the digi-destineds' suffering? Or will I have to end yours first?"
Oikawa lifted his hands. "You will not end anyone's suffering!" a rainbow aura wrapped around Lucemon. The angel shuddered slightly and stiffly lifted his hands. The aurora like aura shattered as a ball of darkness filled his left hand and a ball of light filled his right. Oikawa strained to hold Lucemon in place but the angel overpowered him. The balls flew forward.
"No, Oikawa!" Datirimon leapt forward intercepting the spheres.
"Datirimon, no!" Oikawa reached out but the green digimon was already absorbed into the interlinked spheres.
"Don't worry, Oikawa…I'll always protect you…" wheezed the digimon from within the ball as digi-code swam around the sphere's surface. Datirimon screamed in pain as he exploded into data.
"Datirimon…" Oikawa looked up at Lucemon. "You…you…"
"I have done nothing…" said Lucemon. He looked calmly at the enraged guardian. "He was the one that committed suicide…" Lucemon flicked his finger up and blasted a shot of crimson energy into Oikawa's chest. The guardian groaned softly as his body fell apart into butterflies. Lucemon smiled as he grabbed one that flew too close and crushed it between his forefinger and thumb. "Fool."
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AN: All I can say is ouch…Like…ouch…looks like Lucemon isn't so out of the picture as we thought. And Lodis Lord thought Lucemon was defeated…hehehe…