Disclaimer: It's chapter six now, and if you somehow managed to not see the first five… well… I don't own Digimon or it's respective characters! Don't take my own characters though, I'll thwack you!!

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In most tournaments, there is a basic set of rules to follow by. The main one is usually no cheating, a common understanding. This tournament however, doesn't have any problems with cheating, sabotage, or things of the like. If you're an honorable person, hey your own problem if the one you fight against isn't so trustworthy. The basic rules of the match are… well, whoever dies first loses and the one alive has just won that round. Well, so long as the survivor manages to get off the platform they fight on. While it is a bit cruel, that's the way it works. The way of the world some would say, or others as the way of intolerable cruelty towards living creatures. Or anything that isn't quite alive, but can be killed… moving away from the confusing subject matter. Yes, the subject was confusing when you think about it and lack the intelligence and background information to take it in and not be lost and comprehend what its saying. Unless you're really good.

Sabotages can take place anywhere, and at any time. When you're walking home and minding your own business, or grabbing a bite to eat. No matter what, they occur and try to stop you from getting where you need to be. It's not because they think that you're a problem to them, or a challenge. No, they wipe out the 'weaker' teams in the belief they will have less matches and more challenges. They don't like facing someone or something that stands no chance against them, so they pick the weaker teams off one by one. Such a loving tournament, makes you wonder why they don't hold it every year…

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It was an unnaturally quiet ride, and it was beginning to drive Takuya mad from it. It was too quiet, and they were all friends so… well, except Ruki because she decided to be antisocial and Yamaki might have been asleep. Was he asleep? It was the question of the day now, and it was driving the brunette crazy. Looking around at the others who were attempting to entertain themselves, he sighed trying to figure out just what exactly to say to start some sort of conversation. Then again, what could he say? Getting an idea he looked around to see where Kouichi was, the least he could do since there wasn't any idea coming to him for a conversation was locate the CD player the ghost brought. Of course, that was right. Kouji had to throw a shoe at Kouichi and make his twin go float off elsewhere in the train to bother someone else. Then there was a sudden jerk.

"We're sorry, but there seems to be a problem. Please hold tight onto something if you do not wish to suffer from any injury." A voice erupted from the intercom.

"What…?" Takuya began, but from a sudden lurch, then a feeling as if you were falling really really fast came. His stomach did flip-flops and he felt himself coming out of his seat. A loud bang followed by a jerk around; Takuya braced himself for impact against the windows or something solid, but then a hand grabbed his arm and yanked him into cold arms. Kouji had grabbed him, and kept his own self from ramming into something by holding onto a pole. When the lurch came, Izumi must've twisted her way around and grabbed onto the holding compartments above, and gold eyes surveyed everyone to make sure they were okay. Ruki was floating in one space, and raised a brow at how everything went. Yamaki hadn't even moved from his seat, and he had reached out and grabbed Tomoki by his shirt to prevent the young boy from being tossed about. Another crash and the entire train shook again and did a flip.

Yells and shouts came from other areas of the train, and Takuya instinctively wrapped his arms around Kouji to ensure he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. A few more crashes, a few loud bangs that sounded suspiciously like explosions, and the train ceased its dangerous jerks and twists. It was finally done banging them up and down, not that any of them were but hopefully no one pulled a muscle along the way. Kouichi chose that moment to float in to see if everyone was okay, and breathed a sigh of relief (despite the fact he's dead) when seeing they were okay. Ruki floated back to the ground soon after the train righted itself, and both Kouji and Izumi let go of the objects they used to not get tossed around. Takuya still didn't exactly trust this train, so he wasn't letting go just yet.

"What was that all about?" Kouichi asked scratching his head quizzically.

"Beats me." Izumi shrugged, then took the GBA out of her pocket, and flicked the screen. "It's all over Junpei. You okay Tomoki?" She asked, turning to the boy who had been saved by a Yamaki who somehow glued himself to his seat.

"…one question." Kouji sighed, getting all eyes, and then he poked Takuya. "Are you done choking me?"

"Realistically, I can't choke you seeing as you don't need to breathe. And no, not until I know we're not going to go flying around again." Takuya replied, and then poked Kouji right back.

"Yamaki… what are you? We know you're not human." Tomoki asked, taking the attention away from the odd sight of Takuya and Kouji.

"…" Yamaki made no response other than letting go of Tomoki's shirt. Sighing, they all figured the blonde man went back to sleep already.

"We're sorry about that ladies, gentlemen, transvestites, and other genders. It's not even the tournament yet and we're already getting a sabotage, hope no one got hurt too badly." The voice over the intercom spoke. "Our faculty of spirits already found and taken care of the remaining problems, so the remainder of the journey should be fine." It continued. Sighing with relief, the brunette let go of Kouji, and breathed in.

"No more tumbling." Takuya said happily, then fell asleep on the seat next to Kouji, who just shook his head.

"When will we get there?" Came Junpei's voice, static because of him being inside of Izumi's game boy.

"Who knows?" Kouichi replied, and went about to haunting the area again. It wasn't long before a loud whine, whistle, and screech came. This signalized they stopped, and they all sighed with relief.

"About time." Yamaki said, making everyone jump. They had not anticipated him being awake, and when he stood up they all stared except Ruki. "Come on, we need to get our residence of the arena while we can." He ordered, and had everyone grab his or her bags. Kouji pulled the cloak's hood over his face, in case it was daylight outside. They all exited, and blinked from the bright sunshine rays falling down on them. Until Takuya noticed something very peculiar about these rays beating down on them.

"Hey… there are two suns." The brunette pointed out, then everyone looked up at it.

"Yes, we're not exactly on earth anymore." Yamaki chuckled, and began to lead the way. At first glance, it looked like a bunch of humans at a large theme park or rock concert, but when you looked closer you realized it was anything but that. A man might like normal, until you notice a tail, or horn that shouldn't be there. Or perhaps that soda the person if holding is actually a container for a water demon. Nothing here was anything like it was back on Earth. It was so different, yet at the same time it wasn't.

"Holy…" Tomoki began, caught up in the awe and shock. The others stared at him curiously for a moment, and then looked to see what he was staring at. Then they saw it, and they all gasped. Dark clouds swirled in a circular pattern over a great coliseum, with a blood red light surrounding it adding a supernatural and frightfully real effect. The walls were chipped and crumbling, darkened by years of fights made of sheer hate and lust of inflicting pain upon another being. Dulled by the sadistic desires flaring like wildfires deep within its great walls and emitting a lonely aura out.

"Is that… where the tournament is held?" Izumi asked, beginning to feel unsure about this.

"Would you consider me a coward if I backed out?" Junpei asked nervously.

"You guys are wimps. If you're afraid just because the place where the arena is located is a little scary, I'd hate to see your first match." Ruki mumbled, and shook her head at them and their silly fears.

"Ruki, lets look at this in a symbolic way. The area represents hell to us, and the first match represents the Grim Reaper. Personally, I'm more scared of going to hell than seeing the Grim Reaper, because at least with that guy I have a chance of going somewhere I want to be." Izumi countered while sighing heavily.

"This tournament is hell in a way. It brings hell depending on who wins." Yamaki said with a smile, causing the all the teens except Ruki to scoot away from him. "Lets go now, we can't stand here all day as if it's okay." He ushered them, and they walked straight for the large coliseum. The place was huge, and on one side there was a bulge at an unbelievable size. It must have been were all the contestants stayed during the tournament…

"Hey Yamaki, what exactly is a Sponsor any way?" Tomoki asked curiously. The blonde man chuckled, and smiled down at Tomoki.

"Ruki and Kouichi are the only ones here who know? Well, all right. In a way, a Sponsor is like a coach for the six participants on one team. Though the Sponsor also has to pay the way for the participants, and take full responsibility of them while at the tournament. In other words, while you are not on earth I have to keep a spell running so no suspicion will arise while you are gone. There are a few more responsibilities such as making sure when you are injured, it is properly taken care of after the match. Sure, it is a bit tough having to do all that at the same time, but it is well worth it if you are the Sponsor of the winning group." Yamaki explained.

They were all quiet after that, thinking about it. What exactly had Yamaki meant… by hurt? Silently they began to wonder how exactly the rules worked in this place, because while they did know them it just seemed like… at the same time they didn't. No more questions or conversations were said or done on their way to where they would stay, and no one tried to start one either. Nothing very eventful occurred on their way to the perimeter of the living stations, when they got there, or the training afterwards. At least, nothing interesting enough to hold your attention as the first match. That's when the real fun begins… if you like your insane demons trying to kill each other that is.

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"We get to see the first match? But why? Can't we rest?" Izumi asked Yamaki curiously, her blue eyes narrowing and the pupils becoming somewhat slanted like a cats. Yamaki pushed his sunglasses up his nose's bridge some, and took a deep breath. A small smirk played on his lips, a ghost of a smile you may say.

"The first match is between Junpei's friends and Kisei's group, or cult if you will. I know our little Thunder Demon is interested in knowing how well his friends do and to see if they take care of our main concerns. Besides, viewing is considered to be both relaxing and enjoyable, it is your rest." Yamaki said with a smile.

"You psychopath! Watching those freaks trying to kill Junpei's friends is NOT enjoyable!" Izumi fumed.

"Yeah, I agree with Izu-chan. That's more stressing than relaxing if you ask me. I know they'll do well, but they might get hurt." Junpei murmured.

"Or even die." Ruki stated coldly. Izumi sent her a glare, something she did when she felt one of her friends were being insulted or something along those lines.

"You need to watch anyways. If the Element Group demons fail, then we'll at least have an idea on how Kisei's group handles things. I know it sounds cruel and heartless, but we've no choice." Yamaki explained, and then sent them each a cold look. "Unless you want every last leaving human to be gone." The teens were silent, not liking what the man was saying. It was a choice between Tomoki, Takuya, and the remainder of the human population and Junpei's old friends. Gathering the teenagers, he led them all outside to the area used to take you to the stands. The dreary and malevolent coliseum seemed to pulsate with the twisted sadistic glee and pleasure of the demonic occupants.

"Welcome!!" A woman's voice yelled over a microphone that echoed, silencing everyone. Having front row seats because they were participants, Takuya and company got a pretty good look at the referee or announcer… whatever she was. She had short blue hair with maroon bangs, violet eyes, a blue shirt and short shorts. She also had navy blue fox ears and tail and with the claws on her fingers she was probably a fox demon. "This is the first round of out little tournament, I am your announcer and referee Cursed Pegasi! Our very first match is between Sponsor Terra and Sponsor Kisei!"

"Yeah!" The audience roared at the mention of Kisei's group, and Kouji felt a wave of hatred towards them.

"In case we have idiots out there who don't know the rules, here they are! If your opponent knocks you out, then your opponent loses and is killed instantly! If you get out of the ring before your opponent dies then you are disqualified and your team is kicked out! Every match is played to the death; the first one who dies loses! The only exception being the second rule! There is no such thing as cheating other than getting outside help, got it? Good, because if you don't then screw you no one cares!" Cursed said, finally finishing the main three rules of the tournament. Tomoki by the end found himself somewhat unnerved by this, Ruki remained apathetic, Kouichi floated above them with a serious look, and the others glanced nervously at one another.

"You all set? If not, oh well! Barriers, UP!" Cursed yelled, as mages below chanted and from the ground bursted magical walls to protect to onlookers. "Fine then, Kisei's group send in your first member!" She said. Walking up on the platform was a tall woman with sky blue hair, blank blue eyes, and a silvery blue dress. She was dressed rather fancily for a match, and from the empty look she gave one could almost get the impression she didn't care what came at her.

"Now who is this?" Yamaki whispered. "They must have recruited her after our dear Kouji refused their offer." He chuckled. "Of course, another vampire." The teens raised a brow at him, but their attention returned to the platform as the referee/announcer continued.

"Terra's team, send in yours!!" Cursed grinned, jerking her hand roughly in their direction to see who would be chosen. Kagami walked up shyly on the platform, a small smile on her face. She would go first, and probably be the one to give a look at how this first round will go. Calming, the red haired girl closed her eyes, and wing blew upward as she gathered her energies and reformed them to take her natural form. Piercing yellow eyes opened, emptily and no hint of any other color detectable. Her hair began to burn wildly and fell to drape over her chest. Two large red wings burst out from her back and flew upwards flapping every now and then to stay airborne. "…and begin!" Cursed squeaked, yelping as she was blown out of the way by a blast of flames. "Aye aye aye, don't hit me!"

The woman did a flip backwards avoiding the flames, her cold look still there and unaffected by the fire. Kagami growled, and held her hand up high. "Meteor flame!" She hissed, and a large ball of fire formed in her hand then fired out things that looked very similar to meteors. The woman moved with speed and grace superior to a cat, and to the Fire Demon's ability. Twisting her body to escape the wild balls of death (at least to a vampire), Takuya leaned in forward knitting his brow together in concentration and thought. If a human did that, it was likely they'd have several broken bones, but it was almost as if she had none yet there was something still there working as a structure to hold her form.

The women smirked then disappeared, alarming Kagami who looked confused. Then the Fire Demon went rigid, and a sickening ripping noise followed by cracking and snapping of something hard and solid followed. The woman had reappeared behind Kagami and jammed the heels of her boots into the pressure point of the Fire Demon's back, surprising and just temporarily immobilizing her. After doing so she had grabbed onto the harmless fireproof wings and began to fiercely tug and yank slowly ripping the wings straight out of Kagami's spine and shoulder bones. A shriek echoed though as the slow process went on, and the one under assault wildly tried to reach her arms to her back to get some damage done to attempt an escape.

A hateful smirk, and one final tug was all that needed that sent both females hurtling down. Before they crash-landed the woman jumped off and landed harmlessly on the ground while the Fire Demon smashed into the floor of the platform. Letting out soft whimpers, Kagami slowly tried to push her body off the ground as the blood pumped out of the ripped and damaged flesh. Walking in circles around the slowly dying demon, the vampress finally took her leg and lashed out landing a harsh smack on the girl's face making an echoing crack. Kagami did not move after that, and the blood eventually slowed and made a large dark puddle around her.

"…okay! Charts say that the Fire Demon Kagami is dead, Villian is our winner!" Cursed hollered, and the stadium erupted into applause. Meanwhile the teenagers of Yamaki's team sat there standing horrified, with exception of Ruki and Kouji who somehow managed to keep a blank face void of disgust. Slowly Takuya found himself shaking, from either anger or sorrow he was unsure, but it was shaking.

"You okay?" Kouji asked, his eyes glancing over to the brunette.

"How… could she… do that?" Takuya growled. "She did it as if she wasn't even trying!" The brunette grounded out, then glared at the woman in blue, Villian tears in his eyes. Even living with a vampire and ghost, even knowing the horrors of life… he had never before been exposed to this kind of brutality. In this place, it was bound to get worse. The match was more short and gruesome than eventful, making it somewhat a bore to the demons there merely for the pleasure to watch others in agony.

"She wasn't." Yamaki muttered, obtaining the teens attention. "I never would have thought Kisei would drag his own wife in, if you can consider that's what she is to him. To be honest those two are more like partners working together in a massacre, but marriage is what they claim it to be." He explained. "Didn't know who she was until they announced her name, starting to regret knowing." He sighed.

"Is that all you care about!?" Junpei snapped, startling both Izumi and Tomoki, electricity sparking around him.

"No." Yamaki replied blankly.

"Well it sure as hell sounds like it!" Junpei hissed.

"Leave Yamaki alone. It's not his fault your friend lacked the strength to defeat that vampire." Ruki stated monotonely. Junpei wheeled on her instantly, growling.

"You two, don't!" Izumi threatened, glaring at all three of them. "We'll squabble later, not now." She spat, and the three then looked at her warningly to stay out.

"All of you!" Takuya yelled, shocking them all. "Watch!" He said, pointing to the platform where another girl was walking on. Her pale pink hair went to her waste, and she wore a tank top with a skirt, and had a dark tan. She knelt down next to Kagami's dead body, and reached out to touch it. The moment his skin touched the body though, smoke burst out, and she flinched but didn't take her hand away.

"They killed you…" She whispered softly, and then bit her lip. "You said you wouldn't die you idiot." She shook her head. "They must really hate me up there to take you away so easily…" Her body then began to shake with sobs.

"Okay, cart off that dead body please!" Cursed ordered, then received a deadly glare from the pink-haired girl.

"Don't. Touch. Her." The girl spat, startling the referee/announcer. The mages glanced at each other, and then looked questioningly at their boss.

"Fine fine, do what you will with the body, just get it off unless you want it ripped up more." Cursed sighed, waving the pin-haired girl off like an annoying gob of hair. The girl, despite her pained face and the steam rising from where her hands where touching the body's skin, dragged it off. "Okay, Terra, it is your turn to choose first!" Cursed announced, and raised a brow when the pink-haired girl returned. "Right… Kisei, send in her opponent!"

Something jumped up onto the platform, and then landed, kind of like a frog. It was a teenage boy, covered in green scales and wore glasses. His short blue hair almost covered his orange eyes, and a loose white button-up shirt covered the top half of his khaki pants. There were no ears seeable, and a lizard-like tail whipped around behind him like it had a mind of its own. He adjusted his glasses, and then flicked his bangs out of his face grinning.

"Eimin Storm, lizard hanyou. Notoriously known for his habit of hacking, and quick healing. He isn't particularly strong, but he makes up for it with intelligence." Yamaki explained. "From what I heard his intelligence is only exceeded by his insanity, he thinks everything is mechanical, therefore nothing dies and just gets broken. After it's broken, it gets fixed and everything is fine." He snorted.

"They say you can't be a genius without being insane, and he certainly fits into that category." Takuya snarled, and getting a worried look from Kouji.

"I think that's Mizu…" Junpei muttered softly, recognizing the girl.

"I'm moving before anything happens." Cursed whimpered, then hopped off of the platform. "Now, start the fight!!" She cued, then eeped. Mizu held her hands up high, and water slowly gathered above her and swelled. Eimin stood there staring blankly at her, his hand slithered down to his pocket. Mizu's eyes narrowed, and a fast-moving trickle flashed out of the giant water ball cutting his scales. Eimin winced, then tilted his head at the blood.

"I'll drown you and your damned masters!" Mizu growled, and the water then covered every inch of the platform and rising around twenty feet in height. Eimin flicked his tail, and shot towards the surface, and being in her element Mizu liquefied and chased after. Her watery form spin, entrapping the half lizard demon in a large whirlpool. For a moment you could barely tell, but slowly the waters clear colour began to change to a greenish brown, like algae. Electricity then flowed through the water like an unstoppable wind crashing a metal pole right through a solid object. A small portion of the area began a deep scarlet red, and then the water held up by Mizu fell and flowed outward towards the audience, stopped merely by the barriers.

Eimin lay there, unmoving and Mizu carefully pushed herself up then laughed. He had a tazer that he set off in the water, but while it did hurt her a great deal it hurt him even more. Stumbling over, she formed a water sword in her hands, and then raised it up above her head. Releasing a cry, she brought it down then something stopped it. Coughing blood out from her mouth, she fell backwards. Making the water molecules squish together so tightly she had made it solid, meaning another solid object could stop it. While bring it down Eimin flipped up and did a handstand, using his feet to stop the sword while his tail forced itself through Mizu's chest.

The girl's eyes stayed open, staring emptily into nowhere. A gust of wind blew by, ruffling her hair and clothes, but she didn't move. Without a soul, a body can't move. And a body doesn't lose a soul until it's taken or the body's owner just happens to be dead. Eimin leaned in over her, and smiled then patted her head. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll fix you and your friend. One mustn't get upset over something getting broken, everything's fixable." He said simply, then stood straight up again.

"Wow… that was interesting. And I am drenching wet! Argh! Any way, Water Demon Mizu is officially dead, the winner is Eimin!" Cursed hollered, gaining cheering.

"You mean broken." Eimin said smiling helpfully, then jumped down from the platform. Cursed gave him the third eye, and then shook it off deciding to ignore his comments from then on.

"He is crazy." Tomoki said shuddering.

"We at least know Eimin's style. He watches you and lets you attack him before returning anything." Yamaki sighed sadly. "And we now know he keeps weapons hidden." He continued.

"I can't believe you!" Junpei snapped again, getting riled up by this matter once more.

"Cool it Lightning Boy." Ruki said. "We can't do anything to help them, deal with the fact they didn't live. Yamaki isn't here to watch them die or get hurt, he's here to learn the enemy's weakness and battle tactics. We'd be here whether Kisei's group was fighting your friends or not, it's not Yamaki's fault they are." She continued.

"Ehh… grrr…" Junpei growled. "He could at least be more sympathetic. Besides, he shouldn't be making us watch this, especially Tomoki!" He shot back.

"Would you rather have Tomoki watch as one of us gets hurt as his first exposure to this type of violence?" Ruki asked, slowly turning to look at him. Junpei found himself at both a loss of words and come backs, so he remained silent and defeated. Though the loner girl had a point, and the Thunder Demon found himself unnerved out by how she was more distant than Kouji. Then again, he knew the vampire longer than the witch, so that may have been why. Maybe she was caring deep down as well?

"One question though." Takuya asked softly, and Junpei turned his attention to him. "Why was… that water lady so upset?"

"Oh, Mizu? She… she and Kagami were very close. I don't think Kagami ever realized that Mizu loved her, but she did." Junpei explained, and laughed nervously when seeing Takuya's terrified face. The Thunder Demon then realized his mistake, knowing that in a way the brunette and Kouji were like the two female demons. Whether or not their fate would foreshadow the future was impossible to tell this early on, and the entire team each silently prayed none of them would meet an end like that. That's always a good thing to think though, you just might watch the person you love the most die a tortured death.

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A/N: Sorry for the late update, got grounded, ack. And Thank you SOOO much Sailor Epyon for doing a superb job on editing! –Worships- This chapter wasn't great, but it had to be done. Next chapter… do remind me to toss in Koukuya/Takoujiness! Arigatou! For those who live in the United States, hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. Outside, I hope your day rocked beyond belief! See you next update! (Which is hopefully soon)

diamond sapphire: Puppy dog… eyes… too… powerful… -Caves in- Aww, here you go!! )

flamon: Yeah, sorry about that. Kouji's body doesn't always want Takuya for something else… just on rare occasions. –Nods- Otherwise they'd have a problem! …eheh…

Kimra Dattei: Glad you liked it! Why does Kouichi remind you of Peeves? –Sniffle- Lol, we all love it when he does that! Nyahahah…

Kyla Minamoto: Pocky! Plushies!! –Updates- Muahah… Takoujiness gooooood…

GemmaniGirl: Aww, you'll make Kouji sad for scolding him like that. J/k, you still arguing with Kouichi? O.o

takuya: Glad you enjoyed last chapter! Hope this chapter goes well with your liking as well!!

Dragi: Yay, she won't hurt me! –Happy dance- Aha, now you have the rest of the chapter! Enjoy!

Kenzy-Chan:Would you like me to stop making you sing Kouichi? O.O Here ish more!

Sailor Epyon: Yes, plenty of lovely Koukuyaness later… Phew, glad I did. –Sigh of relief- w00t, no third eyes! Thank you so much again for checking!! –Glomps and hands over pixie stix-

The Chaotic Ones: If you really want them to show up, I'll try to toss them in there! Glad your enjoying this story, hope it keeps up to your standards.

Icy Pyro: Oooh, whatcha goin' to do with that? –Poke poke, referring to love potion-