Here is another chapter~! :3 And I have a story cover up too~! :3 It is of Omnimon's emblem here. It is the Crest of Friendship with the points of the Crest of Courage, but this will become a golden color on his cape later on. The only thing that is not is the grey slash mark. :3
nightmaster000: Sorry I didn't reply to the one review that had a segment about Krunk meeting Kazemon. Yes, I know he is a good guy, and she will see that, but this is also a running gag since so many anime girls are hot in their respective anime series. In the end, the two will become friends, but I felt this was a good running gag for the moment. Once things kick off more intensely, then Kazemon and Krunk will become closer as friends, but nothing more. :3
Opening Files: Crystal Vision Ball
An artifact of the Forgotten Age, this ball is used by Master Splinter to see what awaits down the road in the future, as well as see who will play pivotal roles in the fight against the Grimm and Fallen. This very ball is what he used to predict the rise of the Grimm Slayer, who took out a major player in the creation of new Fallen, the Grimmnoid cult. This artifact also predicted the arrival of new allies, the Legendary Warriors.
Now, Master Splinter has foreseen a third new arrival, but this time from a dimension that potentially has the power to turn the tide against the Fallen, or against the Huntsmen, Huntresses, Slayers, and heroes alike. That being said, if anyone gets their hands on the Crystal Vision Ball, because it allows the user to see into the future, they could turn the tide against the Grimm or against the heroes who fight them.
Because of this, Master Splinter has keyed in his spiritual energy so that only he can use the ball. However, this makes him a target as well now, because only he can use it thanks to this defense.
"Seeing the future can be exciting, can't it?" TOM asked as he closed the Crystal Vision Ball file. "You would be able to tell what scores you get on tests, as well as the correct answers. You could also see your own future and what you could possibly become."
He leaned back as he pressed a button on his left armrest. Up on the screen behind him came an image of a mechanical head similar to Dracon's, but at the same time different as well. The optics flared green as TOM looked back from the image. "If one can predict the future, they can also plan out battles and how to win based on that alone. However..." He leaned back again and tented his fingers. "Seeing the future and knowing all can also be a bad thing. Why? Because then those people have the potential to become dictators and cut down on any opposition that stands in their way."
TOM then faced the cameras. "So, if you had the potential to see the future, would you use it for good, or would you use it for evil? Sometimes, it's better to have too little information than too much."
Thorton, Colorado
Dracon was horrified as the meat and carrot monster charged at Agunimon, who was standing against the wall with flames coming off of his form. "AGUNIMON!" Dracon shouted in horror. The monster shoved a hand with carrot fingers towards the Digimon, who hadn't moved once. Before the creation could skewer the Warrior of Flame alive however, the Digimon was quick to react, sending out a shockwave of fire with his right Tri-Knife. The fire wave hit the meat and carrot monster's hand, eliciting a screech of pain from it as the 'fingers' were lopped off. Dracon swore if he were still human he would be smiling in relief...
Until the monster drew back its remaining hand and hit the Digimon with another punch. Agunimon was completely caught off-guard as he was thrown back into the wall again, but near Dracon this time. The Gundam could see blood running down from the Warrior of Flame's mouth, indicating he had a lung injury of come kind. Dracon then remembered the Digimon's cracked ribs and winced. One of them had to have broken and pierced one of his lungs at worst or at best grazed it. The Food Witch laughed at the sight before her.
"Zee? You can't stand up to ze monster!" She crowed as Dracon growled and drew out his Hyper Beam sword.
"You leave them alone!" The Dragon of Denver growled, sounding almost like a real dragon, except for speaking in English. He ran at the Food Witch, but she just 'glided' to the side and then aimed her wand at the downed Agunimon and Kumamon, who had run over to check on the Warrior of Flame.
"I zink not!" The Food Witch purred before she aimed her wand and fired off a spell. Dracon realized what kind of spell it was and shouted.
"NO!" He exclaimed in horror, but Kumamon was able to dodge the spell by diving to the side as Agunimon dove to the ground, the spell hitting just above his head.
Dracon felt relief flood his body before he realized the extent of his predicament. The spell aimed at the two Digimon had not been the real threat...it had been a diversion to get at him! He looked back as the Food Witch sneered at him. "I zee ze trick worked vell." She purred. "Now I will make you into ze most delectable delicacy out there~!"
From his spot on the ground, Agunimon could see Dracon was in the toughest spot of his life. His fin funnels could not be deployed in time to deflect the spell that was surely prepared to be launched his way, and even if he did manage to dodge it, the Food Witch had two wands at the ready, so she could hit him with the same spell, twice! He felt adrenaline rush through his body as he watched the Food Witch wave her wand and send a spell at Dracon. The Digimon didn't know why, but he felt hos body move into action against his will, and he found himself running towards Dracon without caring if that spell hit him or not. He didn't care if he himself was hit by it, just as long as Dracon was safe. At the same time, Agunimon felt this rush of energy fill him, and for a moment, he was confused and terrified at what he was feeling. However, when he felt the familiar pulse of a primal presence, the Warrior of Flame realized what this energy was, and for once, he embraced it.
He opened his mind and soul to the power, letting it fill his body and give him greater strength. He embraced the primal side of this power, and that was when the familiar coding surrounded his form. It was then Agunimon knew what was going on. He knew what to do next. "SLIDE EVOLUTION!"
Behind him, Dracon gaped as he saw this shimmering ribbon wrap around Agunimon's form, just as the spell came at the Warrior of Flame. The next thing Dracon knew, there was a bright flash of light as the ribbon dissipated into nothing but particles, just as the spell reached the duo. Or it would have if not for the actions of the form that came from the ribbon cocoon. For from the dissipating ribbon particles came a literal explosion of fire and light; the fire was what hit the spell and caused the explosion that Dracon had to turn away from. As the smoke filled the room, Dracon ran his sensors at maximum, only to detect this huge source of heat in front of him inside the smoke.
Turning his head to face the smoke, the Dragon of Denver saw a form inside the smoke. It had wings and a tail, not to mention stood taller than Agunimon had been. The form also appeared to have spikes on its arms and three claws per hand. As the smoke began to dissipate and fade, Dracon could now see the form inside much more clearly. The form had wings alright, and they were orange in color. The majority of the armor was red with hints of gold and white on it, and the head was white with horns on it. Two piercing blue eyes could be seen, and the red tail moved around in a threatening manner. Dracon couldn't believe what he was staring at. 'Okay, I know I'm known as the Dragon of Denver, but this is ridiculous!' The Gundam thought to himself as he stared at the literal manifestation of his title before him. 'This is a literal dragon!'
The dragon before the mech let out a primal sounding roar, or was it a scream? Dracon couldn't tell, the voice was so gruff. The dragon flared its large orange wings and flew at the Food Witch, but she just pointed with her wand at the incoming creature. "Kill it." She ordered. "Kill it and ze small ones as well as ze Dragon zere."
Hearing that, the dragon's blue eyes glinted dangerously as it came to a hover and aimed its arms at the Food Witch and her creation. Dracon was confused before he saw something that stuck out to him. The spikes on the dragon's arms were not just spikes... 'Those are cannons!' Dracon thought in realization, shocked that such a beast would have weapons of a technological nature. Then, the beast spoke. "PYRO BARRAGE!" As soon as the dragon spoke those words in a male sounding voice, the cannons began to fire off countless energy bullets that were red in color. The bullets impacted the meat and carrot creature, causing it to roar and screech in pain. He kept up the attack before the food creation launched its left fist at the dragon, literally! Dracon blanched as he saw that, but the dragon saw it incoming from the corner of his vision. One blue eye flicked to the left before he stopped firing and fire began to surround the dragon's form.
Seeing this, Dracon was reminded of Agunimon and his fire manipulation ability. It was similar, and yet so different as well. "WILDFIRE TSUNAMI!" The fire was let loose at the meat and carrot monster's fist, incinerating it with the sheer heat of the attack. Dracon flashed his optics in a blink as the Food Witch snarled in anger. "How dare you!" She screamed, but the dragon didn't even flinch.
Instead, the dragon surrounded himself in fire once more and flew at the meat and carrot creature, one three-clawed hand drawn back to his side. As the food monster tried to attack with its spiked tail made of carrots, the dragon flew around that and then Dracon saw what was coming next. He made sure to look away as the dragon punched the food creation in the chest, his tri-clawed hand going through to the other side, holding something in his grasp. Pulling his arm out, the dragon looked at the object in his grasp with a confused look, or was it a thoughtful glance? Dracon didn't see the dragon's blue eyes then turn hard before he heard the sound of something being crushed in his grasp.
Looking back, Dracon could see the food creation was now just a pile of meat and carrots, leaving just him, the dragon, the Warrior of Ice and the Mobian child all in the room as the opponents of the Food Witch.
Dracon took a step forwards. "Well, Food Witch, it seems your plans have ended here."
"That's right." The dragon added, stepping forwards as well. "You will not pull this kind of thing again."
The Food Witch looked at the duo, one of which was called the Dragon of Denver, and the other of which was a literal dragon! They were in front of her main ingredients, but there was no way she could get past the two to get at them. Realizing this was a lost battle, she snarled. "You have not won ze battle yet, Dragon of Denver!" She shouted before bolting out of the small cottage, leaving behind the foursome.
Seeing her running, Dracon made to pursue her, but the Food Witch was one step ahead and managed to teleport away with another spell. He ran outside, just as she vanished beyond a hill. "Damn..." He swore as the dragon landed next to him. "She got away..."
"Yes, but we know she will be back." The dragon rumbled before Dracon looked back at him.
"Just...who are you?" He asked. "And where's my friend Agunimon?"
The dragon looked confused before looking himself over for some reason. Dracon watched as he titled his helm to the side before he jumped as the shimmering ribbon came back and upon dissipating again, he was staring at the familiar form of the Warrior of Flame. Agunimon looked quite shocked at something before he looked at Dracon.
The Gundam stared before he finally spoke. "What just happened back there?!" He demanded, almost shouting at the Digimon.
While Agunimon did wince at the loudness of his exclamation, he did have an explanation, much to his credit. "Just calm down!" He exclaimed. "I can tell you."
"You'd better." Dracon rumbled as he folded his arms across his chest.
A sigh escaped the Warrior of Flame. "What you saw was my other form."
"Other form?" Dracon asked in a skeptical manner.
"Yeah." Agunimon admitted. He then looked at the Gundam directly. "That was my Beast Spirit form, BurningGreymon."
"You mean...you have two forms?" The Dragon of Denver asked.
Another nod was his answer. "Yeah. I'm what you call a Digimon." Agunimon said at last.
Upon hearing that, Dracon recalled the Grimm Slayer. He had revealed he was a Digimon, so to hear Agunimon was one too was a bit of a surprise, but at the same time, it explained many things, including his reluctance to trust Dracon. Looking at the smaller form of the Warrior of Ice, Dracon had to assume he was a Digimon too (he would learn later that his assumption was correct).
"So, that form...was that your more powerful form?" Dracon asked.
"Yes." Agunimon replied. Looking down at his hands, he frowned to himself. "I just never expected to reach my more powerful Beast Spirit form again..." 'Or so soon...' He added as a mental afterthought. In truth, he had been expecting to take longer to reach his Beast Spirit form instead of just a few weeks. While it was shocking to him, it also gave the Digimon hope he could reach his most powerful form as well, although he expected it to take much longer than it did his Beast Spirit form.
Dracon nodded. "Well, it was a good thing you did, then." He said as he looked at the Warrior of Flame. "I was sure I would be turned into a Food golem."
Agunimon chuckled a bit. "Yeah? I thought the same thing." He joked, making Dracon flash his optics in a blink.
"You did?" The Gundam asked, a bit surprised.
"Yeah." The Digimon said. "I was expecting to get turned into one myself when I just darted forwards like that." He then looked down at his hands again. "I wasn't even thinking when I rushed towards you and that spell. The next thing I knew, I felt the power of my Beast Spirit and then..." He trailed off, letting Dracon know he was aware of what had happened.
"I saw that." Dracon said. "And to be honest, I'm surprised you were able to do that when I was certain you would become nothing but a food golem."
The Warrior of Flame nodded. Kumamon then spoke up. "Hey, thanks for the save." He said as Agunimon looked back at him and gave him the thumbs up. Dracon then spoke up.
"Okay. I think the mission is over for now. We also have a Mobian child to return to his parents." The Gundam said as looked at the two Digimon.
Agunimon nodded as poor Kumamon just looked confused. "What?"
His fellow Legendary Warrior just sighed. "It's a long story." Agunimon said as he ran a hand through his wild blonde hair. "And I'm not even sure I can explain it all that well myself."
Dracon gave a look that had to be a smirk. "Well, I can fill him in once we get this child back to his parents, if that helps."
Agunimon looked at Dracon with a smile. "Thanks." He said. "The help would be appreciated."
Dracon grabbed the child's hand as he left the cottage, Agunimon and Kumamon right behind him.
Seattle, Washington
Ken and Kiara walked into the library, both surprised to see humans with animal-like traits and animals that were walking and talking like humans. At once, the two were on high alert, their training telling them things were not what they seemed to be. Kiara's amber eyes looked around, but nothing stood out aside from the unusual humans and animals. Her twin's hand on her shoulder made her calm down somewhat, and she forced herself to relax her stance and body. There was no need to make herself look like an attacker when all they were doing as looking for information.
The twins made their way to the local history section, and Ken grabbed the first book he saw off the shelf. At once, his eyes went wide at the title. 'Aura and Its Uses?' He thought to himself. Putting the book down, he slipped out what looked like a pair of reading glasses, but with his eyesight, who needed them? No, these had a small camera installed in the left side of the lenses holder, and he pressed the button to activate the recording and transmission function. At once, it began to record what Ken was seeing. His eyed skimmed over the contents of the book while his twin sister Kiara was doing the same, but with a book about the Grimm themselves.
Looking through the books they had chosen, the twins recorded lots of information that was useful for their mission.
And back on their mothership, the information was being recorded into the ship's database. The Superior Commander of their unit was reading over the information as it came to the bridge, where he was standing with a few others of his team.
"Well, that's unexpected." The blonde-haired, blue-eyed commander noted. "These guys use this Aura?"
"It appears so." His superior agreed.
The silver-haired rear admiral snorted. "It's not as disturbing as the information about these Grimm is." He countered as the commander looked over at the other screen and frowned. "A substance that can manifest as these things? Hardly believable if you ask me."
"Remember, we are in a new universe." His superior reminded him. "And our last excursion to a new universe resulted in us learning about humans who could turn into giant humanoids."
The rear admiral glared at the Superior Commander, but he didn't reply to the reminder. He knew very well what his superior meant.
Just then, the blue-haired admiral spoke up. "Did you guys get the images of those beings in the library when they entered?"
His superior nodded. "We did." The brown-haired man replied. "And it's not that unusual to see new life forms in different universes."
"Well, either way, we should be wary in case those beings try to attack us." The blue-haired admiral warned. "We have no idea what their abilities are."
The commander nodded, knowing his friend and fellow ace pilot was right in many valid ways.
But what kind of information would they be able to gather...?
GrimmFall
Lowemon and Kazemon stared as Major Glory pounded his fist into the ground and let out a scream of pain and anguish. Both Digimon didn't know what to do, or how to help him. As much as they wanted to head over there, with Krunk and Valhallen keeping them back, there wasn't much they could do.
Kazemon looked at Lowemon, concerned now. "What do we do?" She asked as the Warrior of Darkness frowned behind his facemask.
"There's nothing we can do at the moment." He admitted at last as he looked back at her. "As it stands, that Fallen's energy was much stronger than the one we faced."
The Warrior of Wind shuddered as she recalled the energy she had felt from that portal. It had felt suffocating, like she couldn't breathe because of it, it was that intense. "Yeah..." She murmured as she shivered, grasping her arms and rubbing them.
Krunk saw this and made to move to hug her, but Lowemon was the one to do that instead, making Krunk feel jealous. He frowned as he glared at the Warrior of Darkness, but he didn't move towards the pretty wing lady.
The two Digimon stood there, looking back at the now silent Major Glory, who had his head down and his eyes hidden from view as he knelt there on the ground.
Kazemon couldn't help but wonder what his issue with this Sammael was. But would he trust them enough to tell them...?
Thorton, Colorado
Dracon, Agunimon, Kumamon, and the Mobian child made their way back into the ruins of the town, the Gundam looking for anyone that could be the boy's parents. The two Digimon also looked around, but there was no sign of the child's parents. At least, until a panicked looking Mobian matching the boy's appearance came running out. "Willy?!" She exclaimed as she knelt down and hugged the young dog Mobian.
"Momma!" He exclaimed as he hugged her back.
Looking up, the female dog Mobian gave Dracon a smile. "Thank you for saving my son, Dragon of Denver!" She said with relief. "I was worried someone had gotten to him when he didn't come back yesterday."
Dracon just waved off the thanks. "Just doing my job." He said. "Besides, he just had the luck of being there when I was in the middle of a mission."
"Where was he?" The dog Mobian asked as Dracon froze. There was no way he was telling this young mother her son had almost become a dish of the Food Witch, thank you very much!
Luckily, Agunimon had a back-up story in mind. "He was hiding in the woods where we were completing the mission." The Warrior of Flame replied.
Her gaze moved to the Digimon, taking in his appearance. He didn't look like any Huntsman she knew of, but then again, many new Huntsmen were appearing every week, so she chalked up his presence here as a newcomer to the trade. Very few lasted long in the field, but something told her he would go far.
"Well, thanks for finding him." She said with a smile. The Warrior of Flame just gave her a thumbs up before Dracon spoke. "C'mon. Our train leaves soon." He said as he left for the station, the two Digimon following behind him.
It didn't take long for all three to board the Denver Bullet-C back to the city, and once situated on the train, Dracon looked to Agunimon. "Okay, spill it." He said as the Warrior of Flame gave the Gundam a confused look. "How bad?"
At once, Agunimon realized what Dracon meant as his chest flared with pain again. He winced, making Dracon flare his optics. "How bad?" He asked again as the Digimon sighed.
"I don't know…" He admitted. "I just know it hurts...bad..."
"What does?" Kumamon asked as Dracon looked back at him.
"Let's just say Agunimon here has a couple of cracked ribs that could have been broken in that fight." The Gundam said, wisely leaving out the fact that he was the cause of the warrior's cracked ribs.
Kumamon was shocked as his eyes went wide at the revelation. Leaning back in his seat, Agunimon panted a bit more heavily now, feeling his chest aching more and more the more he breathed. He was sure he was going to devolve back to human form at that point, but he wasn't going to let that happen if he could help it. It was taking more and more of his concentration to keep his Digimon form, but he was doing his best to keep it together until they reached Dracon's house.
For his part, Dracon could see Agunimon was having trouble staying focused on him and the Warrior of Ice. It was like he was trying to keep himself conscious, or at least struggling with the effort of it. "Agunimon?" Dracon asked, worried now. "Are you okay?"
To his credit, the Digimon nodded and was able to respond. "Yeah..." He rasped, his chest moving more heavily with the effort of trying to stay conscious.
"You don't look so good." Dracon noted, causing the Warrior of Flame to shoot him a glare in response. Dracon felt a mental smirk cross his mind at the response he had received. If that was Agunimon's response, then he seemed to be fine for the moment.
The Denver Bullet was moving as fast as it could go, much to the Dragon of Denver's relief. Looking back at the Grimm-map that was on the wall beside their seats, he could see there were no Grimm detected near the tracks, which was a good sign as well. It meant there would be no slowing down and the train would arrive on time this time around.
As it was, by the time the bullet train arrived in the city of Denver, Agunimon could feel his mind wanted to black out, but he wouldn't allow it. Not yet...not when they were so close! Dracon helped the Digimon to his feet, which the Warrior of Flame was extremely grateful for. As they left the train with Kumamon behind them, the Warrior of Flame could feel his consciousness beginning to fade, but he shook his head and forced himself back into the world of consciousness. He couldn't black out now!
However, his limbs felt like they were getting heavier and heavier, and the Digimon was sure he was losing the battle to stay awake. He couldn't even hear Dracon's assurances that they were close to his home now. As soon as the Warrior of Flame heard the sound of the door opening, he knew where they were. Agunimon looked back at Dracon as his vision began to blur. "Thanks..." He rasped out before everything finally went black and the pain faded.
Dracon felt panic fill his body as Agunimon finally blacked out and went limp in his grasp. For his part, the Warrior of Ice didn't panic, but he did show concern for his fellow Digimon. But what happened next stunned both the Warrior of Ice and the Dragon of Denver himself. What appeared to be that shimmering ribbon appeared around Agunimon's form before dissipating into smaller particles a few seconds later. But what was inside surprised the Gundam. The form that emerged from the ribbon's particles was not the Warrior of Flame, but a human boy with brown hair, goggles around his neck, and wearing a yellow t-shirt with an odd symbol on it, with a red outer shirt and combat green pants, matching gloves, and yellow and red sneakers.
While surprised, Dracon figured that he would get answers when the boy awoke. Looking at the Warrior of Ice's face, he could see the smaller Digimon was surprised by this new occurrence, but he didn't press the issue. Dracon looked away and turned his gaze towards the window. Looking outside, he pondered on what this meant. Was this a Semblance? Or was it something else...?
Dark armor that looked sinister was revealed as the form stepped out of the shadows. Many eyeballs could be seen on it as the skull-like facemask was revealed, and two red eyes gleamed with a sinister intent. Long blonde hair that was straight hung down behind the form's back, and it spoke in a rough, almost rattlely voice.
"You have a request for me?" The form asked.
"Yes, I do." The form in shadow replied as the first form's red eyes narrowed.
"And what would this request be?" The skull-like form asked.
A sinister gleam appeared in the concealed form's eyes. "I just need you to take an artifact from someplace." The form said as it leaned forwards, revealing the face of Monkey Fist. "I only need you to take an artifact from the Justice Friends HQ."
"And what's in it for me?" The form asked as Monkey Fist sneered.
"You seek an opponent, yes?"
The form's red eyes went wide in surprise. "How did you...?"
"I could see it in your eyes." Monkey Fist purred. "There is someone you are after, is there not?"
The form looked down at his...hands...where blood-red blades sat. "Yes...There is..." He murmured.
"Then help me get what I want, and I can help you get what you want." Monkey Fist said with a smooth tone. "What do you say?"
Looking back up at him, the form nodded. "Of course..."
Agunimon and Dracon complete the mission, saving both the Warrior of Ice and the Mobian child from the Food Witch, and the Digimon is able to reach his more powerful Beast Spirit form before devolving back to human state once back at Dracon's home as two infiltrators from dimension O-000 find information for their unit while Monkey Fist enlists the aid of a former foe of the Legendary Warriors just as Lowemon and Kazemon wonder how they can help Major Glory. What will happen next? And what new foes await the seven Digimon? Read on to find out~! :3