Memory
Chapter XVI: The Eleven Senshi
By Salamon2
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Salamon2 doesn't own Digimon.
The corridor contained more of Queen Memai's servants in their rooms, so he thought it best not to scream for help, he turned right then left and came to a dead end. He saw the stairs to the floor below at the other end of the new corridor he had entered. But it was blocked off by the cloaked man, who had just cornered him. He lifted the dagger, Jyoudo closed his eyes, pressed against the wall. He welcomed death.
'What was that!?' thought a girl in a yellow cloak, and she chased after the sound, from her post near the Tachikawa room.
The knife was pressed up under his chin, the man was playing with his prey, like a cat would, before he went in for the kill. Just then the knife fell away from his neck, and he heard a scream. He opened his eyes, a yellow robed girl with a pink sash, hood fallen to reveal a blonde with fine blue eyes, was ontop the man, the dagger was three feet away from the man's grasping hands. Jyoudo fell to the floor almost stunned as the girl performed a high level martial arts move upon the man, and for some reason, the fight came towards him as the man tried to buck the girl off of his back, which was straddling and using all of her force, and weight upon keeping the man on the ground. Jyoudo punched the man in the forehead, causing the man to black out. Jyoudo then grabbed the knife, and was ready to kill the unconscious man, two hands held him back.
"Don't! Your status won't save you from the knoose and laws of Takenouchi!" said the girl, and Jyoudo knew she was right, so he pocketed the knife.
"Quick! Come with me!" said the girl, heading towards the stairs, Jyoudo stopped after two steps, first off he didn't know this girl, who was quite charming, or who she worked for.
"Before he awakes!" shouted the girl, and Jyoudo followed cautiously, not really certain of her.
"YOU HAVE FAILED ME IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE! BECAUSE OF YOU WE MUST LEAVE TOMORROW MORNING, AND I HAVE TO MOVE UP WHAT I'VE BEEN PLANNING! WHEN WE RETURN TO TACHIKAWA, YOU SHALL BE EXECUTED!" said Memai to the cloaked man.
"Are you sure of it?" asked Yamaki to the girl in a yellow robe.
"Yes, her henchman carried a parcel to Motomiya where a Biyomon then took it and flew west with it…" said the girl.
"I see…" said Yamaki
"Wait a minute! You're not addressing King Yamaki properly!" shouted Jyoudo.
"Yes I am… he is my equal, as I am his…" said the girl.
"WHAT!?" shouted Jyoudo.
"We better explain, but do so quickly, if I'm right Memai is going to do something tonight…" said Yamaki
"Quietly… we do not want the girl to hear us right" asked Memai to a new henchman of hers.
"Yes my queen…" whispered the cloaked man as she opened the door to the Takaishi chambers, they crept in as a fox would into a rabbit hole, then they slithered as serpents would, to the bedroom chamber door, and they slowly opened it, silence came from the sleeping royal couple. Memai crept towards them, hovering over Kari, unsheathing her dagger, the moonlight gleaming against its extremely sharp blade, soon to be dirtied with blood. Just as she was to lower it into the sleeping girl, is when the door slammed shut, a white mist appearing, hovering over the bed. It moved until Memai was surrounded by it completely. She screamed, dropping her dagger to the floor, after it bounced off the bed. Before her eyes horrible memories from her past flooded her vision. Her abusive parents, cruel Digimon who had, when she was alone in the forest surrounding her family's palace, had one day tortured her. She ran out of the room, and in the main chamber, she and her servant were ambushed by four maidens in yellow robes with pink sashes. Freed from the white mist, Memai realized she had dropped her dagger; she escaped from the fight and out the door, her servant showed his skill in Tae Kwon Do by keeping the maidens occupied. He charge at one, kicking the girl to the ground, hit another to the ground with his arm, tripped another, and fought equally with what appeared to be the eldest girl. But eventually in the stalemate he did a move which was over done and snapped his own neck, and killed himself unintentionally.
"Where did the other go!?" asked a maiden, all of the maidens hoods were down revealing one blond with blue eyes, one brunette with brown eyes, one purple haired girl with blue eyes, and one sandy blond almost brown haired girl with blue eyes.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?" asked Takevi, and the girls looked to see Takevi and Kari, in their night clothes, looking at the destroyed apartment, dead man, and disheveled girls.
"Do you have an explanation?" asked Takevi
"Yes… brother…" said the blonde.
"Good Night My Lord…" said Wizardmon mechanically, and he left SaberLeomon in his throne room, to curl up on the throne. He closed his eyes, his plan was all coming together, even with all of those nations meeting in Kenouchita, he'd been able to bring everything together. Now they would be planning on when and how to attack. But it would not matter, they'd figure that since the southern provinces had had very loyal nobles they'd start there, but they did not know that they had built fortresses down there, and had supplied them with NDG soldiers. Yes they would be coming, into a trap.
"SaberLeomon…" whispered a voice.
"WHAT!?' asked Takevi as if not expecting what she had said.
"I'm your younger sister, Takaia… I'm not surprised you do not know me… but let me explain more before I go into our personal lives…" said Takaia, and just as she was about to speak, the door burst open. Kings Jyoudo and Yamaki, with the missing maiden in tow came through the doorway.
"What happened?!" demanded the other girl to the group of girls.
"Memai just attempted to kill Hikari…" said the dark purple haired girl.
"We should have gotten her sooner!" said the girl to the two royals, a bit angered at them.
"Don't worry Yama, we didn't reveal our identities to that wretched sister of mine…" mentioned the light brown haired girl, rolling her eyes giving the impression that what Yama said was not taken as gospel.
"Besides this being very entertaining to watch, we're on the outside looking in, please open the door!" said Kari in a less than pleading manner.
"As I was saying before we were interrupted, we are all that is left of the eleven…" said Takaia, and Takevi's eyes bulged, Kari looked at him with confusion.
"The eleven?! My God! I thought they were only legend!" said Takevi in utter shock.
"Umm, excuse me for not knowing, but who are the Eleven?" asked Kari
"Takaia, I'll tell it from here, I know the story better than you do anyway…" said the brown haired girl. Takaia nodded and let the brown haired girl step forward. She took a breath and then spoke, slowly and melodically.
"Long ago, when Takaishi was but only a few small provinces surrounding Takehia, then the capital, and the powers of Motomiya, Tachikawa, and Kido were the strongest in the Digital World, crime and injustice reigned in this world. King Takeh or Takaishi saw this and asked for an international police-like force that would defend all people and freed Digimon, and be free from political influence of any nation. The eldest girl born to each family upon birth would be forsaken from the bloodline and taken and trained in advanced martial arts, they would take an oath to never marry, or produce any offspring, and to always serve the people of the Digital World. And all agreed to it int the Treaty of Chikawata, but as the fates would have it, the next year all gave birth to all of their first daughters. All but Tachikawa didn't give up their child as stated in the treaty, when Takaishi said they needed to do so, Tachikawa invaded, and a great battle occurred not too far from Takehia, where Takeh fell, and his eldest son, a full grown man, lead a charge so daring and successful that they gained another province worth of land. Where the charge stopped they founded the city of Touvei, named after the son who led the charge, and where Takeh fell, they founded a city, with his body in the center, buried under a statue in his honor…" said the brown haired girl.
"Wow… but how did the original Eleven train?" asked Kari in awe.
"Masters in marital arts were selected from each country to train them, then what was taught was passed down from one generation to the next…" said the girl.
"What happened to the other seven of you?" asked Jyoudo with interest.
"Takenouchi and Inoue slowly stopped sending their daughters, Izumi for some reason has had no daughters at all, Motomyia refused after a while, and Kido's child died while traveling to our base of influenza… seventeen years ago…" said Yama.
"Thank you Tachouwa…" said Takaia to the girl how had told the story.
"But what about Hida?" asked Takevi.
"The eldest girl stayed with her parents until she was five, and she knew about her homeland's favor of her…" started Sotara, the purple haired girl.
"Basically similar to what my parents did for Memai, only Hida gave theirs up at five, and she was thought to have been murdered by the citizens of Hida, for very rarely do the Eleven travel there. Her parents were then hated so much that they were recently assassinated! Her younger brother took the throne, she then disbanded from the group, going home to claim the throne.. my parents kept Memai, and sent me instead, because of her lifestyle, she is this arrogant, self servant, bitch! I HATE EVERYTHING SHE STANDS FORE AND BELIEVES IN, AND WOULD RATHER DIE THAN LET HER GET AWAY WITH THE CORRUPTION SHE SPREADS!" said Menai, and a shiver came across Kari, something Menai had said caused the shiver.
"Why did you pose as hand maidens for my fiancé?" asked Takevi.
"We needed to be here, we heard rumors of another ally for Digitopia, we could not send any spies, so we came ourselves…" said Yama.
"But now that you know, what will you do?" asked Kari.
"We cannot tell you of our plans, it would be showing favor towards a nation, and that is against the vow we took, but we have plans for those who ally with these cruel Digimon calling themselves Digitopia… We shall see you all again soon, I am sure of it…" said Yama, and the girls left the cluttered room.
"But wait!" started Kari and when she followed their path into the hallway, there was no one in the corridor, either way, and their room was in the center.
"Who are you?" asked SaverLeomon to the black mist which surrounded his throne.
"I am Kuroimon…" said a voice from the mouth less creature.
"Kuroimon! I have heard legend of your origin, and if it wasn't for you I'd still be at my home in the Ukali Mountains, a happy young rookie, far from these human wars!" said SaberLeomon.
"Fine! If that's how you feel… then leave… I made sure they'd follow me, or whatever body I possess…" said Kuroimon
"What!?" asked SaberLeomon
"Remember that earthquake not too long ago? Well it had a program in the smoke, and very soon, all Digimon on the main land, this side of the Ukali Mountains, will be senseless slaves to me… unfortunately it only affects Digimon born here, but that is no matter. They shall do my bidding always! Never complaining, always happy to see their King Kuroimon… all that would be left to do is to get rid of al the humans whether they ally themselves with us or not!" said Kuroimon.
"Despite my dislike for humans, why would you want to kill them?" asked SaberLeomon.
"That is my own belief… so leave or prepare to die!" said Kuroimon.
"Is it because you were once a helpless Digi-baby enslaved by them?" asked SaberLeomon.
"NOO!" shouted Kuroimon, and before SaberLeomon could open his mouth Kuroimon's gaseous form expanded.
"MIST OF DEATH!" shouted the Digimon, and SaberLeomon died in a matter of minutes, the same way victims of Auschwitz died in gas chambers.
"WIZARDMON!" shouted Kuroimon after SaberLeomon was digideleted.
"Yes my Lord?" asked the Digimon in a mechanic hypnotic trance.
"Watch over the country for a little bit, I have to find another host…" said the mist Digimon contracting and floating out a window, to the east.
"Botamon…" said the lonely Digimon.
"You have a friend little buddy?' asked Salamon. Patamon, Botamon, and she had stayed behind from the wedding, although welcome at any time, the latter two stayed behind to find out what was wrong with the orange batpig.
"A great big fire bird? Where is there a great big fire bird?" asked Salamon to the talkative Botamon.
"Bota…bota…bota… BOTA!" said the small black Digimon.
"Aren't you a little you for love?" asked Salamon, and then Patamon turned around from his secluded window, and looked at Salamon with weird eyes, only his twin gave her.
"Salamon, for some time now-" started Patamon, but then he changed his mind and started another sentence "We're both similar… our partners are as good as dead, and we both knew each other before we were chosen for our former partners… Salamon… I love you…" said Patamon.
"I do admire you, and love you, as I would if you were my brother… I'm sorry Patamon, I don't love you the way you love me…" said Salamon. Patamon looked devastated, his eyes filled with tears, he turned away from her.
"Patamon…" started Salamon, but she never finished, he flew up into the air towards the door, rotated swiftly, and flew right through the glass window, becoming seriously hurt, and unable to move his wings, he fell into the waterfall, which carried a stream, from the top of the mountain, down into a pool which led to under ground pipes that gave the whole city water.
"NO PATAMON!" shouted Salamon as the young Digimon hit the water and was pushed beneath the flowing water and he never surfaced.
"Patamon!" cried out Salamon, and she cried until the sun had set, which was a long time to cry. Botamon, looked sadden as well, his adoptive father had committed suicide, so he hopped out the door, which was cracked open.
"And thus I pronounce that the two shall be joined together in the bond in which two people promise to love one another faithfully, and enduringly. You both are now one…" said the minister, and Kari smiled happily as Takevi lifted the white lace veil and their two lips met in a wanting of passion, and unity. Following this, the entire chapel applauded most rulers in attendance.
Tachikawa shall not be doomed, their children shall not live, I'll make sure of it!" said Memai to the stars above, from the deck of her galleon, which had almost returned to her Kingdom's capital, Chikawata.
That night, after a reception, which would rival that of any banquet on Earth, Sorea walked back to her chambers by candlelight. She entered it, and locked the door behind her, an armed guard outside the door. She then changed into her night clothes and began to retire for the night, when she heard grunting sounds from outside in the courtyard, connected to her room. She looked out the window to see a Pheonixmon, one of the symbols of her Kingdom. She ran outside to tend to the weak Digimon, and she dedigivolved, to a Biyomon. Sorea, took upon herself that the Biyomon would be taken care of, and took the Digimon to be with her that night.
That night, after the reception, Taichou, walked silently to his chambers, his mother was trying to make him do something again, always before the men in his family had held plenty of Courage, in fact, their Kingdom's literature spoke of its importance for volumes and volumes. But it was apparent that the line of Kings would produce no Courageous men from now on, he was only a puppet ruler for his mother, and he couldn't do anything about it, she had grabbed a hold of too much power already. He heard panting coming from a dark corner, and moved his candlelight in its direction only to find a small Botamon, crying, and scared. Taichou soothed it with calm words, stroked it, and it let him pick it up. He then continued his journey to his room.
Touchi was sitting at the edge of a bed, looking towards a window to his right; he watched it worriedly, and at the rising moon. Suddenly a sound came from below the window and Touchi ran to it.
"Gatomon?" asked Touchi as he scurried to the window and opened it. In floated a black mist with red eyes as soon as the window was opened, it picked up Touchi. He starred at the mist, as if hypnotized. The suddenly the mist vanished into him and Touchi fell unconscious.
To Be Continued…
Next: Kuroi
Preview: "TAKEVI! TAKEVI!" shouted Kari running into the room.
"What is it Kari!?" asked Takevi
"Your Brother… is… gone!" panted Kari