Authors Note: Somehow... I managed to write this... don't ask how... I have no idea how I did.
Digimon: Visions
Chapter 4: Rivalry
"Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few."-George Berkeley
"Those BASTARDS!" A creature shouted though clenched teeth, emerging in his robes from the rubble of the church. "They will pay for this disrespect to Sheolmon"
"Brother Veedramon, make haste after them, I must make more preparations" A voice boomed into Veedramon's ear hole.
"Yes, Father, I shall" He picked up a book of scriptures and, dragging his azure blue tail, was off.
Satorii could not stand it. They watched idly as Dantes murdered countless living things with out remorse; it wasn't right. The youngest member of the group knew he didn't have anyone's respect other than Sakura's, and that a dollar would buy him a twenty-minute phone call after being convicted. But he looked up to the sky.
The stars were different, they showed a light of darkness, and Earth lit them all. "A million points of light" the thirteen-year-old murmured below his breath as he considered what they were. The points connecting what connects us all, access point, the most open being the counter-moon, the eclipse.
"Hey, Satorii, I was wonderin'; why do you know English?" Matt asked, his hands supporting his head as he too looked to the bizarre night's sky. Satorii didn't realize why he'd ask that sort of question for a second.
"My parents are scientists for Lycoming Defense Systems. I guess they taught me for when we have to travel to the US" He murmured. Sakura could tell something was up with him, but she only looked to him with a silent gentle concern. He found comfort in those hues of blue. She was like his sister, but she was also herself, the beautiful girl his parent introduced him to upwards of six years ago.
It's always torrent in this world. Seems like they are always falling into something, even in the world we call reality things seldom change. He meditated on the ground, contemplating why they were there, what they could do for a world that didn't want them, or if what they were doing was right; could they justify what they were doing.
He had already sat idly by as two creatures were slaughtered in front of his face; but to them he could not pull himself to feel sorrow for them. He was no vegetarian, so he couldn't claim that he was all that good to all of the animals of the earth, but he knew not to kill the innocent. But Dokugumon would have eaten Savaria, and Rhinomon would have killed them all. He still reeked of the scent of garbage from those Armadillomon.
"You okay, kid?" Matt looked to him with a faux concern.
"I have a name, you know; but, yeah, I'm alright" He sighed to the older boy who had proved himself to be nothing more than a pervert so far.
"Okay, Statutory" Matt snickered.
"You're older than me and I'm smarter then you, great, I'm the youngest and I'm more intelligent then someone, damn great" Satorii said through a dissatisfied grimace.
"Screw you, ya little prick!" Matt barked back, his Digimon sighing beside him.
"Calm down you both" Fernirmon told them in it's deep, assertive tone.
"You gonna take that, Matt!" Dracomon couldn't help but want to egg it's partner on.
"He has armor and is strong, so yes" Ikaru put his tail between his legs, looking back, and hiding behind Aya. Satorii sighed as he then heard another loud smack, wondering if the boy would learn from his lecherous attitudes; he would bet strongly against it.
Kilroy heaved his own sigh as he walked along the side of Agumon and Mitsuko. This was the motley crew that was forced into this world. He had finally his laptop in his back pack, finally actually looking around this world. Finally watching life.
In the world these humans know, like we all do, no one appreciates the passing of time and the moving on of it all. No one stops to smell the roses, and when they do they don't appreciate the majesty, just the material scent. For the first time, Kilroy felt like the ocean was large, and that he was small. Maybe he could do something in this world; all of the bastards from the lives they knew were gone.
He did miss it though, the real world. Television, the internet, Halo tournaments, coffee and a scone on a Sunday morning. In his day in this world he was coming to appreciate the subtle nuances of his everyday monotony. He simply sighed, putting a hand on Agumon's head. The small dinosaur looked up to him and smiled.
He looked around to the others. Dantes and Ultimon seemed a mile away; even home seemed nearer and Rhinomon's horn more welcoming. Aya looked like she was about to kill Matt as Hexamon and Dracomon both laughed. Satorii seemed upset, though he was not good for consoling, so he only felt his concern internally; but he knew Sakura would. Fernirmon continued to seem like the stern unmoving obelisk it had sense they met it, only accented by the small Kittenmon resting on it's head. Ridomon drudged on next to Mitsuko, who leaned upon the dragon.
Savaria, though, she seemed even further from the group than Dantes. She was back up on her own two feet but she just wasn't talking to anyone, even Nekamon. She had been rattled by the events in the town, Kilroy assumed. Maybe he could just get someone to wake him up when this dream was over. The innocence was gone before they arrived, he knew that they would have had to kill, he didn't like it, but he had to be realistic. Death is natural, no matter if it's hard.
When would it all end? The suffering and torment. But then where would all the martyrs go, without the cause to die for. Savaria just didn't want the graffiti's prophecy to be fulfilled; the lonely scriptures were hard enough to live with. She simply didn't want it anymore, but something was forcing her to go on. Not Nekamon, not a drive to go home even, she had no idea what.
She felt as if ice went down her back as she looked up to the cold blue sky. So cold. So alone. Freud said it best "Even in a crowd, I'm alone". She felt that way now, even with the Digimon and the other, she couldn't feel any farther away from them all. She wanted to go home, yet she knew she was needed here.
Shelter seemed to be illusive in this grove they were walking though, only a few trees providing anything at all. She just could feel the darkness in the black of the night; she could hear the words whispering words of bitter loving hatred. The hard ground beneath her feet she no longer even had her bright shadow's company. The doves of War had descended and killed the hawks of peace.
She just wanted someone's warmth and comfort, she didn't care who, but this world was unforgiving and she felt so alone. Sakura put her hand on Savaria's shoulder, but the consoling touch was temporary as the other girl then went over to Satorii, as normal.
The moon settled upon Savaria, her body seemed to be glowing in an ethereal tone. No one seemed to tell, but the aura's antithesis was there too. Savaria collapsed then, though, everyone rushing to her, asking if she was okay and trying to help her up.
"I'm alright, I'm just tired, I'm sorry" Her brown orbs meeting the gaze of the ground as she spoke.
"We'll make camp, I think I see something ahead, I'll scout to make sure it's friendly" Sakura said, patting her friend consolingly. Savaria found no solace in the thought, though.
"I'll go instead, Sakura, you, Mitsuko and the others watch over Savaria, I'll take Agumon, Satorii and Fernirmon with me" Kilroy spoke, gesturing to between them. The typically silent was quite stern; Matt, though seemed about to bite his head off.
"Then what do I do?! Huh! You're taking the little kid over me!" He shouted angrily.
"I want you and Dracomon to watch over the others" Kilroy then spoke into Ikaru's ear "Especially Dantes, I need you here to watch him, he has seemed off since the encounter with Rhinomon"
"OH FUCK IT! Fine, I'll watch them" Childishly, Matt put his tongue out. And with that, the two boys and their Digimon were off.
After a few minutes, they had left the others pretty far behind, and Kilroy looked over to Satorii. "Something on your mind?" He asked, though his gaze was a bit permanent on the path ahead.
"Kilroy, why did you want me and Fernirmon to come? Why not Matt, or Aya, or Mitsuko?" The boy looked up to the English boy.
"I wanted Matt and Aya to watch Dantes, and I could not put Mitsuko or Sakura on the front line, that is men's work, you ought to know that, you're old enough to" Kilroy's accent make him hard to understand, though Satorii would have figured his own was know better.
"I guess I understand I'd never be able to live with myself if Sakura were hurt" Satorii looked to the ground.
"I've been meaning to ask you, do you like her or something? Or is it just the brother and sister sort?" Kilroy's gaze finally left the path ahead of them, and now was on Satorii, he was quite curious to know.
"I... I don't know. I guess I do, but then again, I shouldn't, or, I just don't know, I think I'm too young to know that sort of thing" The Japanese boy stammered through his sentence.
"You're a lot more mature then me at your age and even Matt now, blood hell, I will I give you that" Kilroy smiled to the young boy.
"That means a lot coming from you. Aside Savaria, Sakura and Mitsuko, you're the only person who seems level headed; I know we just met, but I think this is what a brother must be like to have" He sighed to his older friend.
"And that means a lot to me" Kilroy put a hand on Satorii's shoulder and smiled.
"I hate to break up this tender moment, but there's a building ahead" Fernirmon pointed between them to a building that actually did not look horrible. It was small, but it looked like it would have enough room to fit 16 bodies.
They kept on walking closer to it until Fernirmon stopped them. Someone was already there, they saw smoke coming from the chimney. And then, the door came open. The creature before them began to clap. A hooded figure, taller than Fernirmon, had knocked the building down, or what there was of one; a chimney, roof and a front and side walls. They could see a horn on the creature as well as a white snout and blue tail. It was obviously a dinosaur or a dragon, kind of like Agumon.
"I am Brother Veedramon, you destroyed my temple, you damn dirty humans" The dinosaur-like creature removed it's hood and whole cloak, revealing a large, imposing creature. An X-shaped scar on it's right eye, and a large V on it's chest, Kilroy looked to the creature.
"Satorii, Chris, go back and find the others, Agumon and I shall fight this creature if he seeks it" Fernirmon spoke to the two humans, preparing to fight Veedramon. Satorii began to run, but Kilroy only took his computer out, analyzing the creature.
"He's champion level, you'll need one of us here if either of you can digivolve" Fernirmon was less then enthused by Kilroy's comment, but he knew he couldn't argue it, and simply ran the creature which threatened them.
"Pepper Breath!" Agumon tilted it's head back, amassing fire in it's mouth, and sending the ball of fire at Veedramon as it lurched forward, but the champion only began to laugh as it was hit. The Digimon of the boys both stopped dead, this creature was obviously strong.
"Luna Beam!" Fernirmon howled as it gathered energy between its paws, before launching it at Veedramon, the large blue blast hitting dead on. The dust settled and it was still just standing there.
"Aren't you going to attack? It will be boring to kill you if you just stand there" The monk smirked, slamming it's tail into the earth. Both Digimon were awe struck, and so was Kilroy, but he knew he had to find some weakness, or at least someway to make it retreat.
"V-Nova Blast!" In a similar motion to Agumon, Veedramon tossed a v-shaped blast from its throat, tearing through the ground as it decimated it's path, knocking Fernirmon and Agumon hard into the ground.
Both Digimon struggled to their feet as Kilroy watched in horror. They tried their attacks again and again, though never effecting, both at a loss for energy. Agumon ran towards Veedramon once again, only to be met by a hammer punch, sending the small green-orange creature flying into a tree. Kilroy ran to it's aid, noticing it's vitals were low.
"Agumon, no, don't die on me..." Kilroy looked sadly to his creature, clenching it tightly. The others had arrived as quickly as they could have to see Fernirmon on the ground, and Kilroy holding a motionless Agumon, with Veedramon closing in on them.
"Oh good... Now I can kill you all at once, Purgatomon will be most pleased" The dragon smiled, but no one else was about to. The Digimon ran toward it, though another V-Nova Blast knocked them all back and into their partners.
"Digivolve, Agumon, we need you to, we need you to defeat Veedramon" The sixteen year old murmured to his Digimon, begging for it's help. He thought back to his conversation with Sin; don't give up, don't just let these bastards defeat them. Novus Ordo Seclorum. He had to help bring the new secular order about. His orange and red digivice began to glow and so did Agumon, the creature revitalized.
"Agumon digivolve to... Greymon!" The creature grew much larger, a pure orange color now with thin blue stripes down it's back and tail with a brown skull-like mask and horns. This was the first time a champion wasn't more then mildly horrific. Veedramon looked rather unamused.
"So, are you going to come at me?" The creature asked trying to coax an attack.
"Nova Blast!" Greymon shouted, a ball of fire flying towards the opposing creature. Veedramon was his back by the blast, something finally hitting it as Greymon ran towards it. Veedramon sent a V-Nova Blast at Greymon, though it was only met by a Nova Blast, and after that exchange, Greymon was too close. The two large creatures locked each other's hands and horns, pushing with all their might.
"Come on... Greymon!" Kilroy shouted with renewed strength as he helped Fernirmon off of the battle ground. The dinosaur had managed to get its horns into Veedramon, and twisted it so that the enemy Digimon fell onto it's back. Greymon then stepped on it's chest, looking down to the creature.
"Damn it... I'll have to return another day" The blue creature prepared a V-Nova Blast, getting Greymon off of it, before leaving in the veil of dust it wrought.
"It got away..." Kilroy scowled, as Greymon retrogressed to Agumon. "But at least I didn't have to get it's blood on my hands..."
Later, they had managed to make a camp, Savaria sitting awake late into the night. She ran her hand through her ebony hair and sighed. She could feel something in the air. She could see something that was not there and she knew that she would be something more in this world. This feeling scared her. She didn't want to be anything more then herself. She just wanted to go home. This world was too much for her, this concept of Digital creatures was overwhelming.
She had drifted into a dream, finally asleep. She saw herself in a white dress, these creatures around her, praising her. She began to run, these creatures throwing themselves at her, she tried to get away, but she saw faceless versions of her new friends in the crowed, and she felt hands grabbing at her ankles. Hands clasped tight around her legs. She fell into the ground and there she saw Dantes sitting upon a throne, her friends now chained to his chair.
And then she saw Sin. The two boys began to verbally fight, before Sin ran towards Dantes with his sword out, the two crossing blades and fighting before her. Dantes lunged his sword through Sin's and him, then walking towards Savaria and forcing his tongue down her throat, despite her resistance. But then it was no longer Dantes, but something different, and she didn't know it.
This new creature fondled and groped her. Nekamon tried to hit it off of her, but failed. The creature had knocked her to the ground and chains jutted up, holding her down as the creature undressed her. But then a dark angel appeared, stabbing the creature.
She found herself in a cold sweat, panting as her earth tone eyes were open in shock. Her hands were across her body covering herself. Even in that dream she had felt violated. She shivered as she lay back onto the cold earth; hoping that the groping was just a dream.
Dantes looked over to Savaria who had stirred. He had volunteered to watch now, stroking Ultimon. He knew he had to win back the other's trust which he had lost during his battle with Rhinomon. He wasn't the evil one, it was that bastard Sin.
He continued to contemplate this; Kilroy and Sin could both digivolve to champion now. He had to find something he could use to his advantage. He got up and began to walk off from the camp.
"Where are you going?" Savaria groaned tiredly as she looked to him.
"Just to use the bushes. I need to go" He commented gruffly; acting tired to excuse the poor attitude. He continued to walk off, away from Savaria and the others.
"Purgatomon" A voice boomed to a leopard-like creature. It had been sitting at it's throne, watching an orb with a vision of the 8 saviors, and separately Sin.
"Yes, my Lord?" The leopard bowed to another orb, with a shadowy figure on it.
"Veedramon has failed us for now; you may need to strike soon. Send Leomon to deal with them, he is always looking for a challenge and a fight, on of these little bastards may give him some enjoyment" the voice boomed again.
"But my Lord, Leomon is in constant struggle with Ogremon, what if he interferes?" Purgatomon shouted to the ball with the utmost respect.
"That may be to our advantage. Ogremon does not have a side; he may attack these humans as well. And if he joins them, the four other monks remain, I'm sure one of them can help" The shadowy figure spoke again.
"Yes, my God" The figure vanished from the orb and Purgatomon's attention returned to the other orb, though he instructed an Airdramon to find Leomon and relay his orders. He knew not to question his orders, that person could kill him easily.
Sin's Theme:
Green Day- "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
I walk
a lonely road
The only one I that have ever known
Don't know
were it goes
But its home and I walk alone
I walk this
empty street
On the Blvd. of broken dreams
Were the city
sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone
My shadows the
only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing
that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till
then I'll walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah
Ah-Ah Ahhh
I'm walking down the line
That divides me
somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And were I
walk alone
Read between the lines of what's
Fucked up and
every things all right
Check my vital signs to know I'm still
alive
And I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I
walk alone
I walk a...
My shadows the only one that walks
beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's
beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find
Till then
I'll walk alone
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ahhh
Ah-Ah Ah-Ah Ah-Ah
Ahhh
I walk this empty street
On the Blvd. of broken
dreams
Were the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk
a..
My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow
hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out
there will find
Till then I'll walk away!
