Ryu the Weredragon:
Ash won't be a big factor in the next chapters. The "Dark" Warriors begin their Spirit Quests starting this chapter.
Koenma2:
It's not Myotismon, not even close. In my continuity, it was Team Rocket that created the Dark Rings as part of a joint project with Mephistomon's loyalists.
Diablenti:
Yeah, I kinda wanted Ash not to be the hero like in my last fic. I wanted the Warriors to be centre stage so I could introduce new Fusion & Unified Hybrids.
Kyer:
Yeah, I noticed that once I looked more closely at his picture. I've never seen movie 7 unfortunately. I suppose that the blurbs I've read it could've provided some inspiration.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon, and Nintendo owns Pokemon. Some Digimon used in this fic belong to me. Some reviewers have contributed the following characters.
Metal Devidramon - Ninetalesuk
Skyemon - Gijinka Renamon
Socramon - Cavecat
By: RB3
Chapter 9: The Fall of Lucemon
While Koichi and his Warriors fled Seraphimon's castle, the Human and Beast-types continued their fight for supremacy. The battle was fierce and had wrought destruction throughout the castle. After extended fighting, it became clear that the Bestial Nations were gaining the upper hand. The Beast-types had the advantage over the Human-types in sheer numbers. There seemed to be at least three Beast Digimon for every Human Digimon fielded by the Lawkeepers.
"Fall back! We're being overrun!" cried an alarmed Mystimon.
The Human Digimon followed the calls of their commander and began to retreat from the castle. Once the last Human-types were driven from the castle, the Bestial Nations celebrated their victory. The Lawkeepers' Brigade had been defeated. The Beast-types began to repair the castle and outfit it for use as one of their bases of operation. It would not be long before the Bestial Nations swept out and captured the rest of the continent.
Back in Ophanimon's former castle, Beelzemon, the new leader of the Lawkeepers, was furious. "The Beast-types got the castle! How did this happen?"
"We were outnumbered by the Beast types from the get go. Our troops had no chance..." replied Flame Wizardmon.
"Great! Just great!" growled Beelzemon sarcastically. "First the Legendary Warriors break into our base, and then Sabre Leomon's savages take Seraphimon's castle!"
A Knightmon came into Beelzemon's throne room. "Sir, we have good news!"
"What is it?" asked Beelzemon wearily.
"We have found Seraphimon!" replied the Knightmon.
"You did? Where?" asked the Lawkeepers' leader.
"Our scouts found him chained inside a holding area far to the east of our location. He was blindfolded and very weak. When we got to him, the place was abandoned. Whoever was holding him is long gone by now."
"Well, what are you waiting for? Bring him here!"
"Already one step ahead of you, sir. Our scouts are bringing Seraphimon in right now. Also, we've found a letter attached to a box at the site signed with Cherubimon's seal. This is proof that he was the one who kidnapped our lord!"
After a short wait, the Knightmon scouts returned with the Keeper of Laws and Order himself, Seraphimon. Beelzemon bowed before Seraphimon. "My lord, it's an honour to meet you! We will do everything we can to bring your kidnappers to justice."
One of the Knightmon carried a box and showed it to his leaders. "Lord Beelzemon, when we found the letter, it was attached to this box. We brought it because you might be interested in it."
Beelzemon took the box and opened it. Inside were several black bands made of metal which he examined. "I see..."
"Those are Dark Rings!" exclaimed the Keeper of Laws. "When I was captured I heard my captors talking about using them to control Digimon. I didn't hear how they had planned to use them, but I knew that it wouldn't be pleasant."
Beelzemon read the letter signed with Cherubimon's seal. "Cherubimon was the one who kidnapped you milord. Read this letter."
Seraphimon read the letter and became infuriated. "Where is Cherubimon? I want to talk to him, NOW!"
Beelzemon send out word to the Rose Morning Star calling for Cherubimon to meet Seraphimon. The Protector of Knowledge came shortly afterwards with his retainer, Oryxmon. The Legendary Warriors and the Pokemon trainers came to check Seraphimon's condition was alright after his kidnapping. Last, but not least, Sorcerymon, Nefertimon, Bokomon, and Neemon came to learn more about Seraphimon's kidnapping. Once everyone had gathered, Seraphimon descended into the waiting room with Beelzemon in tow.
The Keeper of Laws surprised everyone by blasting Cherubimon into a wall with an energy beam. "Cherubimon!" cried Takuya.
"What was that for?" asked Bokomon.
"Yeah! Why did you shoot him?" asked Ash.
"He was the one who kidnapped me!" cried Seraphimon, eliciting gasps from the others.
Cherubimon growled. "Seraphimon, you are a liar!"
"Oh, am I?" asked Seraphimon sarcastically. "You were the one who turned traitor by kidnapping me!"
"I'll bet you're the one responsible for Ophanimon's disappearance too!" accused Beelzemon.
"I thought you had reformed but it seems I was wrong... You made these rings to control Digimon. You put them on Digimon so you could start this Human-Beast war!" accused Seraphimon.
"You can say what you want, Seraphimon, but that doesn't change the fact that you have no proof!" denounced Cherubimon. "You are a liar; end of story!"
The Warriors didn't know what to think. "I don't know who to believe..." admitted Neemon.
"I am a liar? I don't have any proof?" asked Seraphimon. "Beelzemon, what did you find at my prison?"
"We found this cardboard box filled with Dark Rings. There was a letter on it marked with Cherubimon's seal," replied Beelzemon
Takuya and the others peered into the cardboard box. As Beelzemon said, it was filled with Dark Rings. Upon picking up one of the rings, the Warrior of Fire could feel the malice and hatred emanating from its magic. He read the letter, which had been written by a computer printer. It spoke of Cherubimon supplying Dark Rings to his thugs to provoke Human and Beast-types into a war. It was signed with a golden seal depicting Cherubimon's ears.
"That is Cherubimon's official seal," informed Sorcerymon.
After seeing all this, Takuya was convinced that Cherubimon planned this whole charade. "You liar! You strung us along when it was you behind it the whole time!"
"Don't be a fool, Takuya!" cried Koichi. "Anything can be forged. What proof do we have that this seal is even authentic?"
"It is most certainly authentic," said Sorcerymon. "Trust me on this. I would know if it was a fake..."
"I agree with Sorcerymon. The seal is not a fake," said Nefertimon.
Zoe, JP, Koji, and Tommy began to glare at Cherubimon. "Warriors, don't be fooled! Seraphimon is a liar! It is a trick to turn you all against me!" cried Cherubimon.
"The only person who was tricking anyone is you!" cried JP.
"We thought that you were bad only because Lucemon was controlling you! Now we see what you really are! Do you know how many Digimon you've hurt!" denounced Zoe.
The other Warriors were not convinced. "What would Cherubimon have to gain from doing all of this?" asked Misty.
"Yeah, I can't think of anything," agreed May.
"We don't know for sure if Cherubimon is guilty or not. We should give him the benefit of the doubt," agreed Shinya.
"Open your eyes, Shinya! He has tricked us all!" stated Takuya.
"Warriors, Beelzemon, join with me and kill the traitor!" cried Seraphimon.
Ophanimon's Warriors promptly Fusion Evolved into Aldamon, Beowolfmon, Jet Silphymon, Dai Penmon, and Rhino Kabuterimon. The five Warriors glared at Cherubimon threateningly, as did Seraphimon, Sorcerymon, and Beelzemon. Feeling threatened, Koichi Fusion Evolved and the remaining Warriors Spirit Evolved to their Human Hybrids. The two sides glared at each other, unwilling to make the first move. The situation was a powder keg just waiting to explode, with the trainers and Nefertimon caught in the middle.
"Koichi, get out of the way!" stated Beowolfmon
"I'm sorry, brother, but I can't do that. No one must harm Cherubimon before we prove his innocence," replied Reichmon.
"Shinya, move!" cried Aldamon.
"NO!" retorted Shinya. "I won't let you hurt him!"
"Warriors, it's obvious your allies have been deceived!" announced Seraphimon. "There is no way around it; if you are to stop Cherubimon, you must fight them!"
Seraphimon fired his Seven Heavens attack at Cherubimon. The seven golden spheres blasted Cherubimon with explosions and knocked him onto his back. The trainers immediately fled the area with Nefertimon as the room descended into chaos. Half of the Legendary Warriors wanted to protect Cherubimon while the rest wanted to kill him. The two sides clashed with weapons being locked together and elemental blasts flying back and forth.
Reichmon and Beowolfmon locked spear and sword together. "Koichi, stop this!" cried Beowolfmon.
"You stop, Koji! I will not let you harm him!" replied Koichi.
The Warriors of Light and Darkness clashed weapons, each trying to gain the upper hand over the other. Reichmon lunged with his lance, but Beowolfmon blocked with his sword. With a flick of his wrist, Reichmon managed to disarm his brother, then jabbed him in the chest to stun him. The Warrior of Darkness dematerialized his weapon and tackled Beowolfmon into the ground. Eventually, Reichmon slapped a full nelson on his brother to restrain him.
Though Reichmon was able to make progress against his brother, the same wasn't true for the other Warriors. They were fighting Fusion Hybrids which were much stronger than they were as Human Hybrids. Ranamon sent a cloud over to Jet Silphymon to pour Draining Rain on her head. The Warrior of Wind moved out of the way and promptly flew in for a kick to Ranamon's face. The Warrior of Water fell onto her back before getting up and promptly switching to her Beast Spirit.
Calmaramon spit a blob of Acid Ink which Jet Silphymon dodged. The Warrior of Water tracked her opponent's movement and spit a second. Once again, Jet Silphymon dodged, but this time, Calmaramon wrapped one of her tentacles around the cybernetic fairy's neck. Calmaramon pulled her victim in restrain her more adequately. Before she could do so, Jet Silphymon used the tentacle as leverage to deliver a boot to Calmaramon's face.
Calmaramon reeled in pain and released Jet Silphymon. The Warrior of Wind promptly flattened Calmarmon with a flurry of kicks. "I didn't want to hurt you, but you left me with no choice!" said Jet Silphymon.
"Warriors, our enemies are too strong. We must escape!" Cherubimon tossed lightning bolts into Beelzemon, Seraphimon, and the enemy Warriors, knocking all of them onto their backs. The Protector of Knowledge and his supporters fled the scene with the Pokemon trainers and Nefertimon in tow.
Hours later, Cherubimon and his followers returned to the Rose Morning Star. Everyone was out of breath and still unnerved by their sudden retreat from Ophanimon's castle. Oryxmon stepped out to get food and water for the others while they rested. Max, May, Misty, and Shinya were the most fatigued, as they had to fight Fusion Hybrids with Human and Beast Hybrids. It was clear that even though they were powerful as Human and Beast Hybrids, the others were even more so as Fusion Hybrids.
"If the last battle has shown anything, it is that you have to do your Spirit Quests," said Koichi. "Human and Beast Hybrids can't compete with Fusion Hybrids."
"I'm still wondering how my seal got onto that note," muttered Cherubimon.
"Could you tell us more about that seal?" asked Ash.
"Certainly," replied Cherubimon. "Each of us Celestial Digimon has a seal that we use to sign decrees and orders. Think of it as a form of identification. The seal has a failsafe that prevents it from doing anything unless certain people use it. Only one other person can handle my seal other than myself."
Cherubimon stopped in mid-speech as realization dawned on him. "Who is the other person?" asked May.
"Oryxmon," replied Cherubimon.
"Are you suggesting Oryxmon was the one who stole your seal and then used it to sign the note?" asked Nefertimon.
"It's beginning to look that way," replied Cherubimon.
"Why would he do that?" asked Brendan.
After some thought, Misty came up with the answer. "The Dark Rings!"
"Of course!" exclaimed Koichi. "If Oryxmon is controlled by one of those things, then someone else wanted him to sign that letter. When he comes back, let's..."
"Wait," said Cherubimon. "I have a better idea. If he's a mole like we suspect, he'll be making reports to his handlers on a regular basis. Let's watch what he does and set a trap to nab them both. He'll have to make a move eventually and once he does, we've got him."
The others agreed with Cherubimon's plan and changed the subject to Spirit Quests. "You need to do your Spirit Quests," said Koichi. "You'll need this power if you want to face the other Warriors on equal terms."
"Okay, which one of us should go?" asked Misty. "We still have to watch Oryxmon."
"I found Max first. He's the most experienced so how about him?" asked Koichi.
The others voiced no objections. "Looks like I'm going in alone," commented Max.
The Warrior of Metal bid his farewells as he left to complete his Spirit Quest. His travels in the Trailmon took him to Metal City of the Metal Continent. It was a technological wonder land. Its skyscrapers towered above the land like monoliths to the power of Metal. Several hovering cars flew above Max's head as he took in the sights around him. He returned his thoughts to his Spirit Quest and followed the guidance of his Spirits. Max Spirit Evolved into Mercurymon and ran out of town as fast as he could.
His Spirits led him to a cave in the side of mountain. Upon reaching bottommost depths of the cave, he came upon a spire constructed under the ground. This beautiful tower was constructed from solid platinum. There was a white pentagram painted on the floor before the tower of the cavern with burning braziers at each point. The light of the flame reflected off the spire and Mercurymon's face. He could feel a great magical power emanating from the spire.
"Wow!" commented Mercurymon.
The Warrior of Metal entered the front door of the spire under the direction of his Spirits. He was greeted by the sight of a wizard's home and workshop. He could see several dusty tomes lining the shelves on the walls. On other shelves were various occult trinkets and ingredients for unknown potions and brews. At the back of the room was a large tome open to one of its middle pages. Mercurymon felt compelled to check the tome.
From the foreword, the author was Ancient Wisemon, a Digimon who existed a long time in the past. As a book, it was in surprisingly good condition, most likely due to magical influences. On the front cover was a yellow, red, and blue jewel set into a trio of pits arranged as a triangle. Mercurymon found an octagonal mirror tucked into an indentation on the back cover. He looked at it, wondering what it was doing here. The Warrior of Metal replaced the mirror and began to read the book.
"The Human and Beast-types could not settle their differences despite Lucemon's efforts to the contrary," read Mercurymon out loud. "Some say this was why he became disillusioned and became increasingly oppressive in his dealings with the Human and Beast-types. Our prophets believed that Lucemon would unite Human and Beast-types, but little did they realize the irony of their prophecy. The saviour of the Digital World would also be its destroyer."
Mercurymon found himself in the audience room of a great palace. The walls were of smooth white marble and lined with gold. At the end of the long red carpet stood a child-like angel. The blond cherub was clothed in a toga and had esoteric purple tattoos on his face and body. He had ten pure white wings and rings of gold on his wrists and ankles. Mercurymon concluded that this angel had to be Lucemon.
A pair of armoured Digimon entered the room and bowed before Lucemon. The first was in gleaming white armour with golden claw-like ornaments. He looked like half-dragon man with wings and clawed hands. The second was the more feminine of the two with rhodonite armour and a gold shield. She had golden ribbons on her shoulders. These two Digimon were Dynasmon and Rhodoknightmon, two of Lucemon's most loyal followers, the Royal Knights.
"My Royal Knights, what news have you brought to me?" asked Lucemon.
"My lord, there is a riot between Human and Beast-types in Light City," reported Dynasmon.
"Again?" asked Lucemon in frustration. "Send troops over there to stop it immediately!"
"Yes Lord Lucemon!" replied Rhodoknightmon.
Mercurymon watched as Dynasmon, Rhodoknightmon, and other Royal Knights reported outbreaks of violence. Despite Lucemon's best efforts to stop the fighting, the Human and Beast-types continued to quarrel. The Warrior of Metal could see that Lucemon was growing disillusioned. The stress of managing these constantly warring factions was taking its toll on him. Lucemon gazed at the sun from out of his room window to commune with his heavenly patron.
"You must have faith, my son," replied the patron. "The Human and Beast-types have goodness in their hearts. You must believe their goodness will win out in the end."
"Faith?" complained Lucemon. "Every day, I hear of more violence between the Human and Beast-types. Hundreds of innocent Digimon die through no fault of their own and..."
"...It sounds like you are losing faith," observed the patron.
Lucemon sighed. "The Digimon can never let go of their hatred. There is a riot everyday and the two sides continue to develop newer and more powerful weapons to destroy the other. I fear another Human-Beast war will begin and I don't know what to do."
"Lucemon, you can see that the way of hatred is an easy path, but ultimately self-defeating. Both Human and Beast Digimon have walked this path. To walk the path of understanding is not an easy road. You can not be given a perfect world. You must build it, step by step. Please believe in them, and help them believe in themselves. Farewell, Lucemon."
In a week, the representatives of the Human and Beast-types met in a peace conference at what would become Seraphimon's castle. The chief representative of Human-types was an angel just as Lucemon was. He wore regal white robes and a violet mitre on his head. This majestic angel, Magna Angemon, looked like a priest. His Beast counterpart was a large orange frog with brass horns wrapped around his body. He was Shogun Gekomon and once he took his position, the conference began.
"First on the agenda is the Light City land dispute," began Lucemon.
The representatives of both sides continued to talk about various issues. To Lucemon's surprise, both sides were able to sort out their differences without resorting to violence. It seemed that his patron had been right all along. Mercurymon felt drawn to the outside and walked through a wall like a ghost. He caught sight of a suspicious icy lion-man repairing some broken light fixtures on the roof. This Digimon, Ice Leomon, had secretly tucked an unknown object into each of them.
Mercurymon could tell that this Ice Leomon was a spy, but didn't know who he worked for. Ice Leomon flicked on a timer for the last object, sealed the fixture, and walked away. The conference continued with the representatives unaware of the bombs Ice Leomon had planted. An hour into the conference, a massive explosion rocked the crystalline palace, unleashing untold panic! Mercurymon was shaken but completely unharmed since he was just a spirit.
The authorities rushed to the scene to help survivors. Despite shielding Lucemon with his body, Dynasmon was completely unharmed. Lucemon wasn't too concerned with the explosion, but with what happened afterwards. The Human and Beast Digimon blamed each other for the terrorist attack on the peace conference. Mercurymon watched as the blame turned physical and escalated into further riots.
Mercurymon found himself in Lucemon's palace, where Lucemon was watching a portable television. Mercurymon watched the broadcast with the cherub. On the screen were flaming buildings and explosions in the background. The Warrior of Metal saw a Flare Lizamon spray fire into a Lillymon. On the ground were three immobile Palmon lying on the ground. They were injured very badly. The news switched to another violent scene where several Apemon clashed with an equal number of the dog-like Dobermon.
A gear-like reporter was speaking on the riots. "This is Hagurumon here, reporting live from the Autumn Leaf Fair. Violence has gripped the streets as hordes of Human and Beast Digimon took to the streets in the aftermath of the Crystal Palace bombing."
Mercurymon followed as the young cherub returned to his room in disgust. "You told me to have faith, to believe in them," echoed Lucemon. "I believed that this war-torn world could be healed; that it could be saved. I thought our kind could be at peace at last and that their hatred would end. Is this our destiny? Is it our fate to fight for all eternity? All we have done is hurt each other and grind each other down. If this the kind of life we must live? No one could live like this. We shouldn't live like this!"
"Lucemon..." muttered Mercurymon, despite knowing that he could not here him.
At that moment Lucemon came to a twisted realization. "I see now... Yes... It was in front of me the whole time. The world as it is now can never evolve into the perfect world. I must begin a new one, even if the old world must be destroyed!"
"Thus, Lucemon fell from grace; the saviour becoming the Digital World's destroyer. He created an army of demons to annihilate the Digital World and remake it into his perfect world from its ashes. In becoming the great evil, he had done what no else could after years of war; he united the Human and Beast-types."
Mercurymon continued his reading until he came upon the Ancients' rise and inevitable final confrontation with Lucemon. The Ancients' could not tolerate Lucemon's war on the Digital World any longer and rose up to defeat him. As Mercurymon read each word recorded in the tome, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a charred battlefield. Above him was Lucemon himself, now with a twisted look of malice and hatred.
Lucemon's fall from grace had changed him drastically from the young cherub he once was. He had grown into a young blond wearing a black and white uniform. His right side represented his goodness with six white angelic wings. His left side was the opposite with six black bat wings. Lucemon's bitterness was so severe that it caused him to become torn between the light and darkness. He had ascended to Ultimate level to become Lucemon Chaos Mode.
Surrounding him were ten other Digimon, the Ancients themselves. "Lucemon, this is enough! The Human and Beast-types have stopped fighting. There's no need to continue this any longer!" cried the crimson dragon, Ancient Greymon.
"Fools!" decried Lucemon. "You honestly expect this peace to last? That the Human and Beast-types won't go back to their petty squabbles after this is all done? You really are a fool, Ancient Greymon! The Human and Beast Digimon will never get along! Fighting is all they know and will ever know. There is only one way to end such a meaningless existence and that is to return everything to dust! But don't worry, once I'm done, I'll rebuild a new world from the of the old; a perfect world where no Digimon has to fight like this again!"
The Ancient that resembled Beowolfmon, Ancient Garurumon, did not agree. "Lucemon have you become so bitter that you all you have left is sadness and hatred? You may have given up on our people, but we haven't. We build the perfect world with each day that passes and with each step we take. Along the road, we will make mistakes, but you seek to destroy everything, the good and the bad! We can't allow that to happen!"
The other Ancients nodded in agreement. "Spare me your lectures!" chided Lucemon. "I've heard dozens of others say the same things. They say they want peace, they say they want the fighting to stop, yet nothing ever changes... I won't hide the truth behind empty promises or any notions of hypocrisy. I know the truth! The only way to end the cycle of suffering is to end it all!"
Ancient Garurumon sighed. "Very well, Lucemon, you leave us little choice. If you will not listen to reason, then we have no choice but to stop you."
Lucemon and the Ancients clashed in a titanic battle. The sky was alit by the explosions of exchanged elemental blasts. The Ancients pummelled Lucemon with everything they could muster until his body gave out in exhaustion. The wizard-like Ancient, Ancient Wisemon, created the Elder Sign on the ground around where Lucemon's battered body laid. After a brilliant silver glow, the pentagram dragged the screaming Lucemon under the ground into the Dark Area. The fallen angel had been sealed away.
Despite this victory, old habits began to resurface once again among the Digimon. "Grrrr, I was so sick of working with those dirty Human-types!" cursed a Triceramon, a Digimon that resembled a triceratops.
Ancient Wisemon interrupted the brewing feud with scathing criticism. "After hearing all that, you still want to fight? Have you learned nothing from all this? Your revenge and constant fighting is what got you here in the first place! Human and Beast-types must let go of our hatred for everyone's sake. It's time for our feuds to end. Violence will not solve anything. It will only lead to more suffering and we, Digimon-kind, have suffered for far too long!"
Mercurymon found himself back in the wizard's retreat in front of the tome. "Apparently, my words did not fall on deaf ears. The Human and Beast-types worked together to create a long lasting peace. I wish Lucemon could have seen this and realized his error, but my visions have shown my otherwise. As I write this book, I foresaw that he would rise up again twice more intent on completing his mission. His third advent would be the worse of them all. My prophecy shall be known as the 'Sins of the State.'"
From beyond our world, the State makes its throne
From here on, let his advent be known:
Meracia's war shall begin from another,
With friend versus friend, and brother versus brother.
Those of the State believed they were brave;
proud heroes of past, once serfs and slaves.
The proudest nation, unaware of their fate,
For the Hour of the Beast will crumble the State.
The people's wrath will know no bound,
Once they had walked on solid State ground.
Their hatred will burn like an eternal flame;
on others they will lay endless blame.
They'll sleep for endless days and nights.
They'll lose all hope and lose all rights.
Flowers will blossom at the site of their graves
as the people resign to being slaves.
The people will become that which they eat;
to evil they are flesh, to evil they are meat.
Led astray by the dark one's lies,
they become servants to the Lord of the Flies.
Let the Advent be known when money loses worth.
None shall resist, neither young or old,
to cover themselves in silver and gold
and hail the robber's birth.
Damned be those who want but don't own.
Their eyes shall be green like emerald
and serpents entwine them like a pole;
Their hearts worn away like aging stone.
The Advent nears when love grows cold
and the people's mores are things of old.
They will be lovers in word, but not in deed
For they will birth an unholy seed.
When the world is at its darkest hour,
so shall arise three champions of power.
They shall be as gods when battle draws nearer
for they will bear the sword, jewels, and mirror.
When the three moons come to human hands,
Death will arise and walk the lands.
When all is said and done,
This is how elements shall come as one
After reading this prophecy, the Human Spirit of Metal released its power, returning Mercurymon into Max. The two Spirits of Metal floated in front of him as their powers resonated with each other. The Spirits promptly entered Max's hands. He could feel their power resonate within the depths of his soul. It could only have been Ancient Wisemon's tome that was responsible for this. The Spirits could now show their true power once they were exposed to their creator's magic.
The Kanji of Metal appeared on Max's forehead. "Execute," cried Max as he materialized and thrust the Spirits together. "Fusion Evolution!"
The merged Spirits released endless bands of Fractal Code as they hovered over Max's body. The Fractal Code wrapped Max in a cocoon. Upon breaking off, it revealed a Digimon like a green metal sphere with lips and a trail of white flame. On its sides were the Kanji that represented Metal. A single, cyclopean eye peered out of the circular mirror at the centre of the Digimon's face. The Digimon descended over a silver pentagram before releasing a psionic wave.
"Demi Wisemon!"
----------------Digimon Analyzer----------------
Name: Demi Wisemon
Attributes: Variable, Fusion Hybrid, Steel/Psychic Type
No evil will escape the sight of this floating eye; the Legendary Warrior of Metal. His fearsome powers can not only attack the victim's body, but his very mind as well.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Hovering, inorganic, teleportation, dimensional travel, psionic, vision powers
Eldritch Pentacle (None) - Upon inscribing a pentagram, Demi Wisemon can produce a variety of magical effects. Some more common uses include creating a barrier or throwing projectiles.
Evil Eye (None/Psychic) - Demi Wisemon can fire various energy or psionic blasts from his cyclopean eye. This attack can do things such as induce confusion or disorientation in the victim.
"Wow, I'm a Fusion Hybrid too, just like Koichi!" remarked Demi Wisemon.
"So, the heir of our master has come at last," remarked a voice behind Demi Wisemon.
The eye of Metal turned around to see four Digimon magicians blocking the doorway. The first was their leader, Wisemon, a wizard in dark brown robes whose face was covered by a yellow cowl. The second resembled a female Taoist monk crossed with a yellow fox. The third was a witch in a red hat and red robes. The last was a Wizardmon. It was Wisemon that made the comment about Demi Wisemon being the heir of his master.
"Heir of your master?" asked Demi Wisemon.
"Yes," replied Wisemon. "Our master was Ancient Wisemon, one of the ten who banished Lucemon from our world. You, the Legendary Warrior of Metal, are his heir and as his heir, you're the leader of our group."
"I am?"
"Yes," confirmed Wisemon. "By now, you should have read the Sins of the State prophecy. We believe that the prophecy is unfolding at this very moment. We believe the Human-Beast war of today is merely the beginning of something worse. Let us come with you, master, so that we may help prepare for battle against the State."
Demi Wisemon agreed to the help of Ancient Wisemon's sorcerer team. The four sorcerers began to cast a spell with the help of the pentagram outdoors. Instantly, the underground cavern began to fill with swirling white magical energy. Once the energy subsided, everyone found themselves standing in the Dark Continent. The sorcerers had transported everything in the cavern next to the Rose Morning Star.
"Saved me the trouble of walking home," commented Demi Wisemon.