Unshielding their eyes as the dark energies faded, the heroes and heroines let out a sigh of relief as they saw a massive energy barrier forming around and shielding them from the dark mist.
Looking within the center of the barrier, the group saw that Arcanadramon had his staff to the ground, channeling his mystic energies to keep his friends protected.
The group now found themselves on top of one of the torn spires of the ruined citadel, with the arch mystic Digimon growling lightly as he held back the devouring darkness.
Looking down to the ground below, MagnaVeedramon and the others saw the mystic Digimon and Tribal Leaders once again using magical barriers to block the spread of the dark mist, only now, the heroes and heroines noticed that the mist seemed more aggressive than before, the darkness seemingly slamming itself into the barriers.
Turning their heads to the skies, the heroes and heroines were then met with a shocking sight, seeing several massive rifts within the sky had opened, each with what looked like another dimension on the other side.
"Wait… isn't that Ophanimon's castle?" Zoe suddenly questioned as she looked at one of the vortexes, the expressed shock causing Takuya to look in Zoe's direction and to see it himself, to see the castle of the Celestial Digimon of their Digital World in plain sight.
"And that is my castle!" Shoutmon then said, the Digimon King expressing his own awe as he looked to see one of the rifts bearing the imagery of his kingdom and his Digital World.
Concerns growing amongst the humans, Digimon and Appmon , the heroes and heroines soon realized that these rifts were opened to each of their Digital Worlds, as well as the Net Ocean as Haru, Eri, Astora and the Appmon saw the various floating islands within one of the portals.
It was then, much to the horror of the group, that tendrils of the dark mist then snaked their way up and into the portals and slammed themselves into the grounds of the other Digital Worlds, before the darkness began to slowly spread and seemingly destroy everything in their paths, causing what Digimon and Appmon the heroes and heroines could see through the vortexes to run in pure terror.
Her concerns growing to the sights, Eri asked what her friends were all thinking. "What's happening?!"
"That orb… that's the orb that housed the other Davis' Data, right?" Tagiru questioned, his comment causing the remaining heroes and heroines to look at him, before the Superstar furthered in his thoughts and his confusion. "But why is it glowing black? Last time I saw it, it was gold."
"Was that before or after we defeated the Dark Lady?" Renamon then asked in reply, the words of the foxy Digimon causing the heroes and heroines' eyes to widen as they realized what she was implying.
Placing his free hands upon the barrier, Arcanadramon closed his eyes and concentrated.
Reaching out to the being that now controlled the dark mist and sensing his feelings, Arcanadramon felt a familiar presence deep within the darkness, a presence now guided by vengeance, fury and pain.
"I sense hatred… rage… malice… agony…" The arch mystic Digimon told the others, before opening his eyes as the whole picture came to him.
"He has been aware and conscious this entire time, since the day his body was destroyed. He has been doing everything he could to reach out to his Kari, to protect her, while also suffering from the same effects of the void as she did. He believed that once her plan was complete, he could save her, but…" Arcanadramon then told his friends, but trailed off as the others understood what he meant.
"...But we just ended her." Tai said as he finished the arch mystic Digimon's sentence, where he and the others looked back towards the dark mist as Arcanadramon continued.
"He is now driven by rage and hatred, his very will allowing him to use the ritual, and now he has become exactly what the Dark Lady intended of him, with his goal now solely of vengeance, against us, against Witchelny and against all of creation for her loss." Arcanadramon then informed, his words leaving the group in shock and dismay over the darkness they now faced.
"How did he complete the ritual? I thought he needed a body?" Astora asked in confusion, remembering that the whole point of the Dark Lady capturing Davis was to give her Davis a form.
"He has one." Mikey said in reply, his remark causing the others to look at the Red General, who then told the others. "He is using the orb as a core."
"Then that will be his weakness." Shoutmon added, narrowing his eyes as he stated. "Strike that and his Data particles will be released, ending this."
Once again, the heroes and heroines felt conflicted.
Though they had just succeeded in defeating the fallen version of Kari, they now had to deal with the fallen version of Davis which had now been remade as a Death God, and worse still…
"I can't fight anymore..." Biyomon groaned out in a tired and strained voice, the Digimon of Love looking at Sora apologetically and informing. "I'm too drained from that last fight…"
"Same here." Shoutmon replied with a sigh as he slumped back and to a sitting position, finally feeling the effects of the conflict against the Dark Lady and NeoMortismon catching up with him.
Looking amongst the Digimon and Appmon, the heroes and heroines all realized their partners were in no shape to merge back into their heroic forms for the time being.
And from her own position, Jeri too was drained and unable to fight anymore as she slumped in Takato's arms.
Holding Jeri in a comforting embrace and looking toward the darkness, the brunette Tamer spoke his mind as he started to say. "There has to be something we can…"
Falling silent in his words as the sound of metal being lifted off the ground caught his attention, alongside the others, everyone all turned to see MagnaVeedramon then lift the Sword of Helios.
Upon seeing this sight, the other heroes and heroines' eyes widened, realizing that MagnaVeedramon was the only one of them left and able to fight, some paling at the irony that Davis would have to now fight his own fallen counterpart alone.
Her emotions getting to her and afraid of losing him again, Kari started to call out in concern. "Davis, wait, you don't have too...!"
Holding the Sword close to his chest and closing his eyes, MagnaVeedramon concentrated as the blade was ignited in cosmic energy once again, the sight causing the heroes and heroines to shield their eyes momentarily.
When the light faded, Kari and the others then looked in awe, to see that the Digimon of Miracles had taken an entirely new appearance, that MagnaVeedramon had transcended beyond his original form.
Clad in pure white armour, which closely resembled dragon scales, the new form of MagnaVeedramon held a more humanoid form within his appearance.
A white robe now adorned and covered most of his chest armour, with rounded shoulder pads on his upper body and a helmet that reminded some of the group of Seraphimon, minus the wings on his head, while a red cross served as the visor on the helmet.
A white cape flowed down his back but also allowed six cosmic energy wings to emerge from out the new Digimon's back.
A reptilian tail could be seen below the cloak, which further showed his draconic side, the sight leaving the heroes and heroines all in awe and in returning amazement.
Swinging the Sword of Helios in hand and looking ready for battle, the new Digimon looked ready to fight as Haru brought up his D-Bracer, to read off the new Digimon's information.
"MagnaVeedramon: Divine Mode…" The green haired Appli Driver with clear awe in his tone, seeing that along with the power of the ten primordial fragments, MagnaVeedramon had absorbed the very power of Helios as well.
Starting to walk forward, MagnaVeedramon: DM looked to Arcanadramon, telling his friend with a serious tone. "Watch over them."
The arch mystic Digimon nodded his head in response, where the divine knight Digimon was about to walk out of the barrier and to the battle ahead, only to halt himself as the pleas of Kari reached his ears.
Tearing up and in fear, Kari begged. "No, please… don't go, I…"
Turning around and kneeling before her, looking down upon the Digidestined of Light with kind and soft eyes, MagnaVeedramon: DM rested a comforting hand on Kari's head, telling the Digidestined of Light with a warmth in his voice. "I will return to you, I promise."
Looking around to the rest of the group, the divine knight Digimon further expressed his warmth, telling those close to him. "You all risked everything to save me, now it is my turn to protect you."
Nodding their heads in understanding, the heroes and heroines then watched as MagnaVeedramon: DM turned and proceeded out of the barrier, the dark mist seeming to part as he made his way forward.
Looking around, the fusion of Davis and Veemon saw the very ground around them cracking apart and levitating into the air, before seeing movement in the dark mist, where MagnaVeedramon: DM saw shadowy creatures, resembling what Davis himself turned into with the corrupting power of Mortismon suddenly rush at him with a savage fury.
Holding out his left hand, however, MagnaVeedramon: DM cast forth a pulse of cosmic energy, quickly dispersing the shadow creatures, before stopping as the crumbled remains of the Dark Lady's throne came into view, where the divine knight Digimon, and his friends from the safety of the barrier, saw a new figure sitting upon the throne.
Resembling Davis in his normal attire, this figure however had pale skin, pale white hair, dark clothing and seemed to be lacking a mouth.
As he moved his head up and looked upon MagnaVeedramon: DM with a pair of eerie green eyes, the divine knight Digimon saw that this Davis' body was actually made of the dark mist and could just make out the black orb at the center of the ghostly figure, seeing the mist pour from out of the sphere and giving the fallen Davis his form.
"It is over, there is nothing to gain from this vengeance." MagnaVeedramon: DM said to his dark counterpart, who then stood from the throne and began walking down the broken steps, moving toward the divine knight Digimon.
"I have survived death, the void and time itself to save her… and you took her from me…" The Dark Davis said in reply, his voice distorted as he looked upon his counterpart, who kept his grip on the Sword of Helios.
"Then spare this world. They are not your enemies, and your actions are destroying everything." The divine knight Digimon then said, though even he could tell that his counterpart would not listen.
"She was my world!" The fallen Davis bellowed in rage and fury as the dark mist formed around him, growing in size until he was the same size of MagnaVeedramon: DM, which left the dark Digidestined of Miracles to take on another new form.
The Dark Davis now resembled a large warrior clad in dark blue bone armour, with claw-like hands and feet, spikes on his knees and elbows and two half-skull heads for shoulder pads.
A dark cloak pooled down his upper back and along the back of his legs, the dark mist pooling out from underneath as the Dark Davis held a large black great sword in his hand.
Finally, his head was concealed in a skull-like helmet, one with two horns coming out of the top, while a black veil covered the lower part of his face, his eyes glowing with a continued eerie green through the skull as he then told MagnaVeedramon: DM. "I will avenge her… I will become death and bring ruin and destruction to everything you hold dear…!"
From the barrier, the remaining heroes and heroines looked on in shock and horror to see this darker version of Davis, Kari more so than the others, wondering if this really was what her counterpart desired of Davis, to become something so dark and twisted.
Moving into a fighting stance, MagnaVeedramon: DM glared upon his counterpart, knowing that there was no changing the fallen Davis' mind, where he told the Dark God with a determination in his eyes. "And you know I will stand against you, no matter what."
"Then you will die…" The Dark Davis merely said back, pulling his sword out of the ground, before both MagnaVeedramon: DM and the Dark God rushed at one another, clashing their blades and causing a massive shockwave of energy.
Pushing the other back with their sheer might, the divine knight Digimon and his foe began moving at incredible speeds, clashing their blades with one another as they blocked and parried each other's strikes, the dark mist moving with its Master as the Dark Davis sought to end his foe.
"I could have saved her… I could have fixed everything…!" The fallen Digidestined of Miracles bellowed as his blade collided with MagnaVeedramon: DM's, the two pushing against one another as they fought for dominance.
"She was too far gone to be saved and you know that." The divine knight Digimon replied, feeling pain in his heart to know what that Kari went through.
"Damn you…!" The Dark Davis yelled furiously.
Pushing MagnaVeedramon: DM back, shadowy hands then emerged from the dark mist and quickly grabbed the divine knight Digimon by his hands and feet, restraining the Digimon of Miracles, who struggled to get out of their dark grasp.
Looking up, MagnaVeedramon: DM then saw the Dark Davis leap into the air, the corrupted Digidestined bringing his blade up to strike at his counterpart as he yelled with an undying rage and fury. "The dark mist will consume everything…!"
Quickly concentrating, MagnaVeedramon: DM sent out a pulse of cosmic energy, destroying the shadowy hands and allowing him to dodge the attack from his counterpart, the two clashing their blades once again as they continued in their fight, shooting into the sky as they continued their clash.
Floating backwards in the air, the Dark Davis then held out his left hand, before ten shadowy dragon heads formed from the dark mist, each opening their maws, where MagnaVeedramon: DM and the others looked shocked to see energy from the ten primordial fragments gather within each, before the energy converged on the Dark God's palm and were unleashed as a powerful blast of dark energy at his counterpart.
In response, MagnaVeedramon: DM brought the Sword of Helios close to him, where ten spheres of energy, also containing the primordial energies, formed around him as they came together, before the divine knight Digimon fired his own blast of cosmic energy, clashing with the Dark Davis' attack and causing a massive explosion.
Through the smoke, however, MagnaVeedramon: DM didn't have time to react as his dark counterpart came flying through, the Dark Davis grabbing the divine knight Digimon by the face as he slammed him through several large pieces of floating debris, before throwing MagnaVeedramon: DM forward and sending a series of dark mist dragon heads to annihilate his foe.
Moving quickly, MagnaVeedramon: DM cut through the dragon heads with the Sword of Helios, before rushing forward as he then clashed with the Dark Davis once again, neither willing to back down from this fight.
"Why does he seem more powerful than Mortismon?" Gatchmon then asked in confusion, seeing the Dark Davis use the Death God Digimon's power in ways their previous foe had not as the other heroes and heroines continued to watch on.
"Mortismon's hunger was a weakness for him." Arcanadramon said in reply, his words causing the others to look upon the arch mystic Digimon as he continued his explanation. "Though he had used the mist to create the horrors, Mortismon's primary use of his power was to satisfy his eternal hunger, a problem this Davis doesn't have. There is no telling what he is capable of if he has no restrictions to the power at his fingertips."
As though proving Arcanadramon's point, the heroes and heroines then heard a loud shrieking as the sounds of scratching and pounding against the barrier was heard, causing the group to look in shock and horror to see more of the shadowy dark spirits trying to break through Arcanadramon's defenses and get to them.
Below the battle, a similar situation was occurring as the dark spirits tried to break through the mystic Digimon's defenses and strike at the allied forces, with the warrior Digimon and Tribal Champions doing what they could to deal with any that broke through the defenses.
Similar events were occurring within the various Digital Worlds and the Net Ocean, as the dark mist continued to slowly spread, legions of dark spirits rushing from out of the destructive power,which then sought to hunt down anything that stood before them at their Master's will.
Back in Witchelny, MagnaVeedramon: DM and the Dark Davis continued to clash, the divine knight Digimon flying around as he avoided strikes from the dark mist tendrils, while the fallen Digidestined of Miracles unleashed another series of powerful blasts of dark energy to strike his foe down, to end his counterpart and make the rest of the world suffer for his lose.
Quickly looking around, MagnaVeedramon: DM saw the destruction being caused by his counterpart, seeing his friends in danger and the dark mist threatening not only Witchelny, but the worlds of his friends as well.
But despite his foe's superior might and power, MagnaVeedramon: DM knew that he could still end this, all he had to do was strike at the orb and this all would be over.
Surging towards the Dark Davis, the divine knight Digimon and the Dark God once again clashed with one another, the pair trying to overwhelm the other and defeat them.
After clashing with his dark counterpart and holding back a swift swing of from the Dark Davis' blade, MagnaVeedramon: DM then saw the dark mist surge behind him, turning into sharp tendrils as they moved to strike the divine knight Digimon through the back.
Quickly pushing the Dark God back, MagnaVeedramon: DM let out a battle cry as the Sword of Helios ignited with power, the blade growing in size as he quickly spun around and cut through the dark tendrils, before continuing his action and then cutting through the Dark Davis' mid-section, where he watched the two halves of the fallen Digidestined of Miracles break in half.
At first, upon seeing this, the other heroes and heroines cheered and congratulated MagnaVeedramon: DM, but the divine knight Digimon only narrowed his eyes in frustration, seeing that he had missed the orb, which had moved itself within the dark mass to protect itself from destruction.
Letting out a cry of anger, pain and rage, the two halves of the Dark Davis' body then turned back into the dark mist, before pulling together within the dark orb, allowing with the rest of the dark energy, pulling the dark spirits back and the dark mist from the other worlds back to the sphere as it glowed with an intense dark purple light, causing even MagnaVeedramon: DM to shield his eyes.
When the dark light faded, MagnaVeedramon: DM looked upon his foe once more, only to turn his head upwards as shock, fear and dread filled his being, a feeling not only shared by the other heroes and heroines, but also the Digimon of Witchelny as they gazed upon the new horror above them.
Giving up his humanity and his humanoid form, as well as gaining full control over his new power, the Dark Davis now resembled a massive bone-like dragon, almost the size of a small moon as he floated over Witchelny, the dark entity letting out an earth-shaking roar in the process.
A pair of massive bone wings emerged from the back of his boney torso, with claw-like hands adorned each of the twisted creature's wings, which were supported through a line of thick dark purple membrane, while a pair of bone-like fins came out of where there should've been lower claws.
Two massive claw-like hands emerged below the head, between the neck and the arms were two smaller skeletal arms, made of black bone and golden claws, while a massive tail sprouted from out the back, elongated with a long and sharp piercing tip.
Around the arms, fins and tail, circles of dark purple Digi-magic moved around the appendages as dark purple energy coursed through the torso, the spines on its back and its neck, while dark red eyes now shone around the dragon's shoulders, through its massive arms and wings, which all glowed with a dark malice.
Finally, the Dark God's head was now that of a dragon's skull, with the lower jaw opening in four directions, revealing its gaping maw, four bone horns coming out of the sides of the head, while two golden horns stood out on top as glowing red eyes, two massive ones and six smaller ones, glared out into the abyss as the beast continued to let out a roar.
Horror and despair filled everyone present as they looked upon the bringer of destruction now above them, where pulses of dark purple energy then coursed through the Dark Dragon God and down to the world below it, leaving burning scars across Witchleny's surface.
Looking down, MagnaVeedramon: DM and the heroes and heroines watched with a continued dread as the Dark Davis' power tore through the world, with some bolts of dark energy even striking through the vortexes to their Digital Worlds and the Net Ocean.
"No, this has to end." MagnaVeedramon: DM then stated, his words heard by his friends and their allies as he looked to the Dark Dragon God and declared with further determination. "For all that we have achieved, for all the friends we have made on this journey, for all that we have sacrificed, this ends here!"
Bringing the Sword of Helios up, MagnaVeedramon: DM concentrated as he gathered his energy within the blade, determined to end this battle here and now.
Down below, each of the heroes and heroines looked down as their D-Bracers began to glow with a powerful light.
Reacting to the energy pooling within their D-Bracers and within themselves, the humans brought their arms up, their partners moving close to them as the group lent their power to MagnaVeedramon: DM, an action mimicked by the Tribal Leaders and the allied Digimon of Witchleny, where the Sword of Helios, along with the divine knight Digimon, were quickly consumed in a massive blaze of cosmic energy.
Opening his eyes, MagnaVeedramon: DM looked to see the Dark Dragon God open its maw as a massive amount of dark purple energy began to gather within, enough to sour Witchelny of all life as the dark being unleashed its attack towards the Digimon of Miracles.
Swinging his blade and rushing forward, MagnaVeedramon: DM pushed the blade and the power within against the dark energy blast, putting his determination to protect all that he cared for against his counterpart's dark vengeance as the two overwhelming powers pushed against one another.
With his friends also giving a battle cry alongside him, putting their very hearts into the divine knight's power, MagnaVeedramon: DM gave a powerful battle cry as he pushed through the dark energy blast, dispelling it as the divine knight Digimon then shot into the Dark Dragon God's maw.
Continuing his momentum, MagnaVeedramon: DM shot through the darkness, cutting through the dark tendrils and claws that tried to grab him as he rushed towards his target, keeping his eyes peeled for the orb.
Then, as though glistening in the darkness, the divine knight Digimon saw his target, the black orb starting to move back as MagnaVeedramon: DM surged forward.
Exclaiming his continued might MagnaVeedramon: DM slammed the Sword of Helios right through the sphere, shattering it like glass as a bright light then erupted from the dark core.
Outside, the Dark Dragon God gave a loud shriek of pain and despair as its entire body exploded in a blinding light, the outburst of energy causing everyone to shield their eyes from the massive explosion.
Within the light, however, MagnaVeedramon: DM looked as the Data particles moved around him, knowing that soon his counterpart would fade away.
"Go… she is waiting for you." The divine knight Digimon told his counterpart as the Data particles returned to their golden colour, before finally fading away completely and leaving MagnaVeedramon: DM to sigh, knowing that at long last, the other Davis and his Kari were at peace.
Unshielding their eyes after the blast, the other heroes and heroines looked as the dark mist swirled down like a cyclone, moving down into the ruins of the citadel and back into the seal, which closed once the dark power was fully returned within, forever locked away once more.
Meanwhile, the power of the stolen primordial energies flowed out upon Witchelny, returning to their sources as all ten primordial fragments, including the Infinite Dark, ignited as their full strength returned to them, the balance of Digi-magic returning to Witchelny.
Looking around in awe, Kari and the others looked to see the portals closing and the void rifts sealing, the sky over Witchelny returning to normal at long last.
However, another sight caused the heroes and heroines to go from excited to horrified, especially Kari and Gatomon as they saw two individuals literally falling from the sky, seeing that MagnaVeedramon: DM had used up the last of his energy and had reverted back to Davis and Veemon, who were now plummeting to the ground below.
"Davis/Veemon!" The group cried out in concern, where Arcanadramon was about to move and save his friends.
But before the arch mystic Digimon could react, a black object flew up and grabbed the Digidestined and the Digimon of Miracles, stopping their fall as the being slowly brought them down to the surface.
Blinking their eyes, Davis and Veemon looked upon their savior, both looking shocked to see a familiar face as Veemon questioned in confusion. "Eclipsemon?"
"Eclipsemon…" The being just said with a familiar calmness in his tone, before adding with some understanding. "Yes… Eclipsemon, and so much more."
Looking upon the figure, Davis and Veemon saw that while the being held Eclipsemon's appearance, instead of robes, the being was made up of dark metal armour with gold trimmings, while a pair of black and gold wings sprouted from his back, causing Davis to look at his D-Bracer and read off the information. "ShadowEclipsemon, a powerful dark mystic and warrior type Mega Level Digimon."
"I am the being that Eclipsemon and Wraithmon were meant to be before being split within their Digi-Egg." ShadowEclipsemon told Davis and Veemon as he brought the pair down to the ground. "With Eclipsemon's sacrifice, I was able to reform with both their memories."
"So what exactly does that make you, are you good or evil?" Veemon had to ask, worried that some of Wraithmon's personality would rub off on the new Digimon before him.
"I cannot answer that, for I am unsure of that question myself." ShadowEclipsemon replied honestly, before telling the pair. "But upon seeing you both fall, my first instinct was to save you, I hope that says something about me."
"It does." Davis replied with a trusting smile.
Keeping a trusting expression toward ShadowEclipsemon, then hearing his name being called, the Digidestined and Digimon of Miracles turned to see their friends rushing towards them, with Kari ahead of the group as tears of joy slid down her face.
Quickly moving, Davis rushed to meet his girlfriend as he picked up Kari and spun her around, the pair holding each other close and refusing to let each other go after all that happened.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you/I'm sorry for worrying you." Kari and Davis said in unison as they seperated a little to look upon the other and profess their feelings.
Accepting their apologies and acting on their love, Davis and Kari moved closer, their lips joining together in a deep and heartfelt kiss, the duo expressing their love for one another and their relief that everything was alright, which caused the others to look on and smile at the sight.
Finally Breaking from their kiss, but remaining in their embrace, Davis and Kari remained with warm smiles as the allied Digimon of Witchelny all rushed over to their heroes, cheering for their victory and the salvation of their world.
At long last, the Battle for Witchelny had finally ended.
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Author's note: The battle to save Witchelny is over, the Dark Tribe defeated, the Dark Lady vanquished, Mortismon's plans stopped and the Dark Davis put to rest. Stay tuned for the conclusion of Digimon Adventure: Destiny's Heroes.
PS: The first form of Dark Davis before the Dragon form resembles King Hassan from the Fate: Grand Order Series.