Lay of the Worlds
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'Thoughts'
"Talking"
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(----) Different point of view
(:-:) Flash back
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Chapter 11
He weaves between the wooden swords that Jagged use to attack with. Jagged is a Yasyamon and one of the top fighters out of the whole army lead by Commander Strike. He leaps back a few feet and uses Desert Claw on Jagged. Jagged blocks the attack and he was already behind the armour level Digimon. He attacks from behind and this sends Jagged flying a few feet.
He then takes a stance and waits for Jagged to attack. Jagged picks himself up and then uses his Double Strike attack. He counters with his Beast Fist. Then he leaps over the attacks and knocks Jagged out with a punch to Jagged's head.
Set nods in his direction and he helps Jagged up. Jagged looks a bit dazed and the healer that's on stand by comes to take Jagged away. He then walks over to where Set is standing and then Set reaches out with his left hand and ruffles his hair. He just rolls his eyes at this and Set then retracts the hand.
"Good job. Other then needing battle experience, the two of you are doing quite well. Looks to be lunch time." Set says and then leads the way off the training field. He just shakes his head and follows. He really didn't know why Set seems to be treating him like a son, but he wasn't going to complain. He rarely spends time with his own dad and didn't have the heart to point out to Set that he wasn't Set's son. Plus, he enjoyed it, it was like a father-son relationship that he might never have with his own dad.
They soon find Chaud with Jinx also making their way towards the mess hall. He waves at them and Jinx comes over and asks, "How was your training going? Chaud got to battle three champions by himself!" He turns to see Chaud sending a quick death glare at Jinx before looking calm again. He chats about the eight Digimon that Set had him face, one right after the other. He could see that Chaud just looks interested, he could tell by the way Chaud's ears positioned.
He wonders if Chaud could read him in the same way as he could Chaud. He then focuses on the halls that they are walking through. He moves out of the way as a pair of in-training Digimon races pass him. He grins as they also run under Set's legs.
They soon find the mess hall and then head to the end of the line. After getting large potions of food, they then walk to a table, he watches as Set heads to another table then the one Chaud, Jinx, and him were heading towards. They then just tucker in and eat their food.
After finishing the first helping, he goes back for more. As he comes back from getting seconds, Chaud and Jinx get up for theirs. This time he eats slower then last time. He watches as Chaud and Jinx come back and sit down.
He decides to start. "It's been eight days since we've been here. You get idea that something big is about to begin?" He asks Chaud. Chaud looks thoughtful. Then says, "Yea, Keel's been nervous about something and many of the other higher level Digimon. You think that Set will tell you about it?" He thinks about it as he eats a bit of his food. Then says, "We can ask Set after lunch." Chaud nods his head and Jinx then says, "Can we have dessert before we do?" Both Chaud and him just grin at this and he says, "If you're still hungry." Jinx then decides to slow down on the eating.
They had thirds and then let Jinx get a dessert. When Jinx finishes they went off to find Set. They find Set in the gardens, looking at some of the in-training Digimon and rookies. Jinx goes forward to join in the games and they waited for Set to snap out of whatever thoughts that he had.
It took Set a good ten minutes before he realized that they were there. "Sorry, did you wish to speak with me." Set asks. "What's happening, I mean, is their something that's going to happen soon?" He asks. Set smiles sadly and answers, "A large scale army is approaching from the north. It's mixture of loyal Digimon and of slaves units. It'll be here in three days if their not stopped." He was stunned by this and Chaud then asks, "Then why don't Lan and I do something to help. You say we're Digidestine, so shouldn't you put your trust in us?" Set looks stunned that Chaud would speak so frankly. He's also a bit shocked, but hid it.
Set then smiles and then says, "I believe you're right. I'll speak to Commander Strike on your behalf." They watch as Set heads back towards the mansion. He says, "You should speak your mind more often. I believe you almost gave him a heart attack." Chaud looks embarrassed about that and says, "I just don't like to." He nods and they then just sit back and think about stuff.
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They watch the scouts for the advancing army break apart. They have learnt that Tass was leading the army himself and it was for that very reason that they were here. They caught a ride from a pair of Raidramon. They traveled for the night to get here.
They soon move north, moving as silently as they can, that includes Jinx as well. Jinx had wanted to come and didn't want to be left behind, despite the fact that he really didn't want Jinx in danger, he didn't have the heart to say no to Jinx. It's their mission to delete Tass, for without Tass around to boss them around they should be too busy deciding on who's second in command.
They soon find their quarry. The tall red Digimon made out of bones with bat wings. He looks at the info from Lan's Digivice.
SkullSatamon
Ultimate level Digimon
Virus type
Ghost. Attacks are Bone Blaster and Nail Bone.
He sighs a bit at the mention of ultimate. He wonders if they'll Digivolve during this fight. He really hopes so, for they'll need that edge in the up coming battle. They watch as a pair of Digimon approach Tass and they sit quietly as they listen to the conversation.
"We're almost there, sir. Are you sure that you wish to lead this attack yourself? Why not let me or Rai lead this charge?" The Volcanomon states. Tass snorts and says, "Lord Arthas wishes for me to lead this final assault and I shall. Now, leave me, I wish to be alone." The pair do as they were told and soon Tass is again alone.
They wait for a good ten minutes, and then he charges forth. Lan's right behind him too. Tass turns but before the evil Digimon could do a thing, he uses Wind Fury, aiming for the head. Lan moves in to grab the staff from Tass.
Lan succeeds in getting the staff away from the virus and Tass looks quite angry with this. He dodges a series of punches from Tass. He watches as Lan finally breaks the staff over a tree trunk. Tass just stops and looks stocked at Lan and then Tass really begins to attack.
He's sent flying through a tree and Tass then begins to attack Lan. "You'll pay for breaking my staff with your deletion!" The commander of the evil army yells out. He rejoins the fight with Lan, but soon they were more on the defensive then offensive.
They both are sent flying through the air and they hit separate trees. Then Tass sees Jinx hiding close by. He pales as Tass begins to walk towards that tree. He yells out, "Run Jinx!" Jinx tries to flee but Tass just laughs and with over takes the little white Digimon.
He glares at Tass as he tries to get up, but his too injured. He wants to protect Jinx, he wants to keep this army from continuing its march, but most of all he doesn't want to let anyone down again! He begins to glow and soon he says, "Aroomon Digivolve to… KendoKangmon!"
He finds that he has grown taller and now has twin swords, both double edged like a European swords. He finds armour on his arms and feels some on his legs. He holds out both swords in a defensive stance and waits for Tass to attack him.
His not disappointed, for Tass abandons Jinx to attack him. He moves quickly and slashes Tass's chest. Tass is sent back a bit and he then charges forward. He doesn't relent as he attacks with both swords. Tass then flies out of reach and he then calls out, "Storm Blades!" He tosses both his swords into the air and they attack Tass like they have a mind of their own.
Soon the swords return to him and he puts his left sword into its cover. He then grips the remaining sword with both hands and waits for Tass to get up. Slowly and painfully, Tass the SkullSatamon gets up. "So, the rumours are true. Digidestine, huh? You'll not stand in Lord Arthas' way for long." He then says coolly, "And you'll not harm anymore innocent Digimon." Then he finishes it with a single attack. He slices Tass in half and then he glows again.
He falls forward on to the ground. Too tired to care about anything else other then sleep.
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He watches as Chaud once again become Aroomon and then moves to pick the other rookie up. He notices Jinx also looking at Chaud with worry in his eyes. He smiles a bit, even though he's aching all over, he says, "He's just drained, Jinx." Jinx sighs and nods his head without taking his eyes off Chaud.
Slowly he picks up Chaud and then he looks south and begins to walk in that direction. He did notice that Chaud didn't look to injured as he did before Chaud Digivolved. He chucks it up to Digivolving mystery and just focuses on getting away from this area. He only hopes that he doesn't encounter any Digimon from the army. He didn't feel up to taking them out.
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He sits on a chair as the healer finishes applying the herbs and then begins to wrap it up. He smiles faintly at Set, who's hovering around him like a mother hen. He was very happy that either Jinx or Chaud have any major damage done to them and Chaud even woke up as they neared the mansion.
Soon he's finished getting doctored and he slowly gets up. He already guesses that he shouldn't move around too much and Set then walks over and helps hold him up. "Thanks." He says. Set chuckles and says, "You fought against an ultimate and didn't get deleted. You're going straight to bed, no questions." He just nods and lets Set walk him to his room and then to his bed. He soon is fast asleep in his own bed.
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He watches as Set walks out of Lan's room. He feels guilty for not being as injured as Lan, but everyone told him that Lan will be just fine in a day or so. He just couldn't wrap his thoughts on the simple fact that he Digivolved into a champion. Jinx had repeated the whole story over and over to him in the last two hours.
The news from the front lines were good, there's fighting going on among the army's own and they have liberated a good two thirds of the slave units. Most of the healers were going among the ex-slave, checking them over and making reports of their over all health. He sighs and walks with Set out into the garden.
"He'll be fine." Set says, he wonders if it's for his benefit or Set's own. He smiles a bit and says, "He's a tough Digimon, Lan is. It's not the first fight he's been in." Set nods his head and they both look at the tents set up for the homeless Digimon. They now have more information about who's the real mastermind of this whole thing and they have some breathing space as well. He needs to practice Digivolving and they it also wouldn't hurt to wait for Commander Strike to give them reports to take to Lord Yama.
To be continued …