Author's notes: *phew* There, finally posted it. Sorry to take so long, I've been busier than usual. Plus, I'm still recovering from a cold I picked from somewhere or another.
Author's notes: I'm going to postpone Dark Wing Type 2 until I've watched the second Tamers movie: Runaway Digimon Express. I'd like to include some of the events.
Digimon Levels:
Child : Rookie
Adult : Champion
Perfect : Ultimate
Ultimate: Mega
Also, the term 'Biomerge' does not exist in my vocabulary. In the Japanese original, the one I base Dark Wing on, to evolve to Ultimate/ Mega they just say 'Matrix Evolution', except they don't have to slash a card.
Author's notes: ********* means a scene change.
Digimon Tamers: Dark Wing
Chaotic Battle! The Four Dark Masters!
Disclaimer: Digimon Tamers and related elements are registered trademarks of Toei, Bandai and their respective owners and are used without permission.
"Itsuna!" Sakuyamon leapt into the air, sending three fox spirits at Belial Vamdemon. The three spirits, each a different colour, howled as they attacked. One of them, a red spirit, struck at his face, while the other two, one green, the other blue, encircled his legs, making him lose his balance. Taking advantage of his disorientation, the female warrior dived at him, whirling as she gave him a powerful roundhouse kick that staggered him. As the Demon Lord took a step back, she leapt up again, whirling her staff. "Shouenkobu!" Strings of energy erupted from her staff, encasing Belial Vamdemon in a caccoon of holy energy that burned him.
"Yeeeeeargh!" Belial Vamdemon roared as he tore out of the cacoon, murder in his eyes. "I will make you suffer for that, female!" He charged forward, his tail held high. "I will break you, then I'll make you beg for death!"
Sakuyamon didn't bother replying, instead somesualting over him, kicking off his back and using his momentum to let him smash into a nearby building. Cyberdramon landed nearby, carrying Ryo. The boy grinned. "Nice timing, Ruki."
Inside Sakuyamon, Ruki smirked. "Someone had to save your hide."
"Funny." Ryo turned as Hirokazu and Kenta ran up with their partners. "Okay, let's finish this."
"Wait," Kenta said. "What happened to Takato and the rest?"
Hirokazu nodded. "Yeah, they should've been here by now..."
Ryo opened his mouth to answer, but a large exploding sound cut off what he was going to say. Instead, he clutched his ears. "What in the...?"
Growling, Cyberdramon turned in the direction of the explosion. "Enemy..."
"Hirokazu, Kenta," Ruki said from inside Sakuyamon. "Go see if they need help!"
"What about you?" Hirokazu asked. "Cyberdramon and Sakuyamon can't beat Belial Vamdemon on their own..."
"We'll help," Fladramon said, landing nearby.
"We've fought him before," Holsmon told them as he touched down beside Flardramon.
Digimon leapt from a damaged car, his drills spinning as he spoke. "Don't you worry, we can handle him!" The armoured Digimon pointed up. "Especially with this guy around..."
Sakuyamon and the others looked up and saw BlackWarGreymon hovering above them. Fladramon called up to him. "How about it, BlackWarGreymon? Are you with us?"
The Dark Ultimate snorted. "Just stay out of my way, or I'll kill you along with him!"
"Nice to see he hasn't changed," noted Holsmon as the Dramon Killer-wielding Digimon flew at Belial Vamdemon, claws outstretched.
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Meanwhile, inside Sakuyamon...
"Renamon," Ruki said to her partner.
"Yes, Ruki?" Renamon's voice echoed around the Tamer as the girl hovered in a ball of light blue energy, surrounded by data.
"Time to show Belial Vamdemon what we can really do."
Ruki could feel Renamon smile. "I couldn't agree more."
**************
Sakuyamon dashed towards Belial Vamdemon, overtaking BlackWarGreymon. "What?!" the irate Ultimate growled. 'She's fast!' he thought to himself. 'Is this what a human and Digimon working together can do?' A smile spread across his face. 'A worthy opponent I should note for combat later...'
Sakuyamon leapt into the air, both hands tightening around her staff. "Vajra Mandala!" As she dived down, Belial Vamdemon raised his hand.
"Naive fool! Die!" A wave of darkness erupted from his outstretched hand, engulfing the gold-clad warrior.
"Ruki!" Ryo yelled as he watched in horror. Sakuyamon fell back, landing on her feet.
"Careless," Renamon chided herself.
"Don't worry," Ruki told her. "It's not over, not by a long shot!"
"Erase Claw!" Looking up, Sakuyamon saw Cyberdramon dive down out of the sky, his claws brimming with energy. The black cybernetic dragon blasted Belial Vamdemon, who raised his hand to block the attack.
"Not this time! Melting Blood!" Cyberdramon's eyes widened as the dissolving streams shot out of the Demon Lord's chest. Displaying surprising agility, he dipped his wings, rolling out of the way.
"Ryo!" he yelled. Belial Vamdemon blinked and quickly turned to the side, his eyes landing on a familiar brown-haired boy standing defiantly on a building.
"Card Slash!" Ryo cried. "Trident Arm!"
Cyberdramon looked down at his left arm, which shimmered as it was affected by the card. When the light faded, his arm had transformed into that of the Perfect known as Metal Greymon. "Rrrraaaaagghhh!" Diving again, the cyborg began spinning in the air.
"Melting Blood!" Belial Vamdemon roared, firing at him.
"Renamon!" Ruki cried.
Sakuyamon clutched her staff. "I know!" Running forward, she made two swings, sending waves of crimson energy at Belial Vamdemon's attacks. They connected, making the Melting Blood disappear in a shower of flower petals as Cyberdramon ripped through them, a scream erupting from his throat as he slashed Belial Vamdemon, all but gutting him.
"Graaaaaaah!" Stepping back, the Demon Lord clutched the already closing wound, murder in his eyes. "You...how dare you..."
BlackWarGreymon flew in, his Dramon Killers glinting. "Be quiet and die." He flew past, dragging the claws on his gauntlets against Belial Vamdemon's arm, opening horrible wounds. As the Demon Lord cursed, Fladramon and the other two armoured Digimon made their move.
"Now!" Fladramon suddenly dropped to the ground, running up to Belial Vamdemon's leg. "Knuckle Fire!" he yelled, sending a firebolt into the unarmoured knee joint.
Simultaneously, Digmon attacked Belial Vamdemon's other leg. "Big Cracker!" Leaping up, he shot out numerous mini-drills, which exploded against the knee joint of Belial Vamdemon's other leg.
"Aaaargh!" Belial Vamdemon snarled, glaring at them as they dashed to a safe distance. As he turned to try to blast them, Holsmon appeared out of nowhere.
"Mach Impulse!" He flew low, between Belial Vamdemon's legs as he went supersonic. The edged sides of his ax-like helmet slashed the already weakened leg joints, making the Ultimate collapse.
As the Digimon renewed their assault, Ryo turned to where Hirokazu and the others had gone. "I hope the others are doing as well as we are..."
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"Booster Claw!" MugenDramon's eyes flashed as he slashed the air with his Metal Greymon-like arm. Suddenly, he dashed forward, thrusting with his right, spike-like, arm.
"Uwwaak!" Megalo Growmon was thrown back into a building. He groaned as he slid to the ground. "....too strong...."
"Fist of the Beast King!" A blast of energy shaped like a lion's head struck MugenDramon in the side of the head.
"Be careful, Leomon!" Juri called as she searched through her cards. "Okay, here goes! Card Slash!" The auburn-haired girl slid a card through her D-Ark. "Ogremon!"
Leomon's hands began glowing. "Fist..." He pulled back his right hand. "...of..." He pulled back his left. "the Beast...and Evil..." He ran forward, his right hand glowing with a strong orange light, his left with a malicious blue one. "...King!" He punched at MugenDramon with both hands, an orange lion's head shaped blast from his right hand, a blue fist-shaped blast from his left.
MugenDramon took both blows head on and almost casually impaled him on his spike arm. "Leomon!" Juri screamed as the Adult was hoisted up, the spike tearing into his side.
Leomon yelled as MugenDramon began opening up his spike arm, trying to rip him apart. "No..." he growled as he gritted his teeth and use all his strength to keep the spike closed. "I can't...die...again! Juri... Juri's been too much...already!"
"Die." MugenDramon began putting more strength into his arm, and slowly Leomon felt himself losing ground.
"Katou-san!" Takato said, taking her hand. "Here, use this." He held up her hand and put a card into it.
"But..."
"Trust me," Takato told her.
Juri looked from the boy to Leomon's agonised face and quickly came to a decision. "Card Slash!"
Leomon glanced out at Juri out of the corner of his eye. "Juri..."
"Counter Attack from Crisis!"
Suddenly, a surge of energy exploded coursed through Leomon's body. "Rrraaaaaggggh!" he roared, slamming the opening spike shut. Then, slowly, he increased pressure, until cracks began appearing on the Chrome Digizoid armour.
"!" MuugenDramon stepped back in surprise as his arm shattered, letting Leomon drop to the ground. "How?!" Leomon gasped for breath, pulling the remains of the spike out of his side and clutching the wound. MugenDramon tilted his head, trying to piece together what had happened.
"Leomon! Get out of there!" Juri screamed. The Beast Man nodded moving back slowly, his hand still over his wound.
"You will not escape." MugenDramon's cannons moved to the side, allowing a plate on his back to open like a door. A spike arm launched out, flying like a missile. As the door closed and his cannons moved back to their normal position, the mechanical dragon grabbed the flying spike and attached it to his arm, discarding the shattered one. He opened and closed it, checking to make sure it was functioning properly. Satisfied, he turned back to Leomon, who raised his sword to try to at least fall fighting.
"Rapid Fire!" Launching twin missles, Rapidmon tried to draw MugenDramon away from his injured comrade.
MugenDramon swiveled his head, fixing the green Perfect with a cold steely glare. Whirling, he knocked him out of the air with a blow of his tail. "Worthless. Perish." The cannons on his back moved forward as he took aim. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Rapidmon!" Lee yelled as the mechanical Ultimate fired twin beams of pure destructive energy at his partner.
"Snake Bandage!" White wrapping paper-like whips lashed out, wrapping around the stunned cybernetic Digimon and pulling him out of the way seconds before the blasts vaporised the building he had been standing in front of.
"Thanks," Rapidmon panted as Mummymon let him down.
"Hmmm." Mummymon didn't reply, instead taking aim with his energy gun and letting off a few shots that distracted the Dark Master while Megalo Growmon tackled him from behind. "I'll deal with MugenDramon, Boss." He turned to Oikawa before continuing. "It's Belial Vamdemon we're after. He might be here to slow us down."
Oikawa nodded. "True." The pale faced man turned to Archnemon. "Archnemon. Get the Tamers. We're going ahead." The spider-woman nodded and leapt down to tell the Tamers of the plan. "Mummymon." The bandage-wrapped Digimon turned to his 'Boss.' "I haven't given you permission to die. Don't waste your life."
"No problem, Boss," the mummy replied. "I don't intend to."
"Good."
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"What do you mean 'we're going'?" Lee demanded after Archnemon had finished talking. "We can't just leave MugenDramon here! Who knows what kind of damage he'll do!"
Takato cursed. "If only we could still evolve to Ultimate..."
"Perhaps we can do something about that later," Oikawa said, dropping down from the building using Mummymon's bandages as a rope. "But for now we should focus on Belial Vamdemon."
Juri shook her head as she knelt by Leomon, who gritted his teeth as her yellow D-Ark emitted a soothing light which healed him. "But people will get hurt if we just leave MugenDramon here!"
"Even more will be hurt if we leave Belial Vamdemon," Oikawa reasoned. "Our priority should be Belial Vamdemon. MugenDramon's power pales in comparison to his."
"If he heard you, he'd be hurt," interrupted a smirking voice. The Tamers, Leomon, Oikawa and Archnemon looked up, and found themselves looking into the eyes of a grinning clown floating in the air.
MugenDramon ceased his attack, hearing and recognising the new arrival's voice. "Piemon."
"MugenDramon, having fun I see." Somersualting in the air, the masked Ultimate landed on his fellow Dark Master's head. Wearing a garish costume, his face hidden behind a mask and a bright orange hair, he did not look like a major threat, except for the swords on his back. However, despite his clownish appearance, he was leader of the four Dark Masters and was more powerful than most Digimon could ever hope to be.
The gigantic mechanical Digimon growled. "Fun is a concept I do not understand. That is Pinnochimon's speciality."
"Yeah," laughed another voice as a small figure leapt off a building, landing on MugenDramon's back, behind Piemon. "I'm the only one who enjoys playing! I live for fun!" Pinnochimon had the appearance of an old-fashioned wooden puppet, with a cross-like piece of wood on his back. He held a huge hammer in his hand.
"Which is why you take so long to get the job done!" roared a voice as a building nearby exploded, showering the Tamers and the others with broken glass and masonary. A huge golden snake-like monster emerged out of the rubble. "MugenDramon at least finishes his missions quickly!"
Piemon smiled. "MetalSeadramon." The sea serpent hovered in the air, slowly moving towards his comrades. As MetalSeadramon took his place at MugenDramon's side and Pinnochimon leapt down from the mechanical dragon, Piemon somersaulted off his head, landing before the Tamers and their allies. "Ladies and gentlemen!" he said, making an exaggerated bow. "Presenting...the Dark Masters!" His eyes narrowed as his smile becme sinister. "Now die."
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"Die!" Belial Vamdemon screamed, opening the 'mouths' on his shoulders. A wave of darkness washed over Sakuyamon and the others, throwing them off-balance. "By the time I'm done, you'll beg me to kill you!"
"Not in this lifetime!" Ruki retorted. "Let's go, Renamon!"
Sakuyamon charged forward, swinging her staff as Belial Vamdemon sent another wave of darkness at her. As the silver-haired warrior fought her way through the wave, BlackWarGreymon took to the air, bringing his hands together. "Ghhhh...I won't lose to Belial Vamdemon again!" He concentrated, and an orb appeared in the air.
"What are you doing, BlackWarGreymon?" asked a voice in his head. "You're using my Digicore energy to attack?"
"Quiet, Xuanwumon." BlackWarGreymon raised the orb high as it was covered in flame. "By using your Digicore energy with my own, I'll be able to finish this battle with one strike!"
"That is risky," warned the Holy Beast. "Use up too much and I won't be able to sustain your body for much longer!"
"Don't you think I know that?" the black-hued Ultimate snapped. "But if this is what it takes, so be it!" The air around him began crackling with energy as he focused his strength. "Gaia Force!"
"Sakuyamon!" Ryo yelled. "Watch out!"
"Wha?" Sakuyamon looked up and saw a huge blazing ball of energy headed for her.
"What in the...?!" Ruki gasped as Sakuyamon coiled her legs and jumped.
Belial Vamdemon's eyes widened as he realised he wouldn't be able to dodge the blast in time. "No!" As the Gaia Force hit, engulfing the Demon Lord in a huge explosion, Sakuyamon realised she would be caught in it as well.
"Shimatta!" she cursed. Just before the blast reached her though, Holsmon dived at her.
"Hold on!" he yelled as he flew past. Reacting quickly, Sakuyamon reached out and held on to his helmet, letting him carry her to safety.
"Thanks," Ruki said.
"You're welcome," Holsmon replied, turning to see what had happened to Belial Vamdemon.
"Raaaaaaaggghh!" raged the evil Ultimate as he released a wave of dark energy that sent them all flying. "I will kill you!"
Ryo slowly got to his feet, his head throbbing with pain. "What does it take to take this guy down?"
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"Ultimate Stream!" MetalSeadramon fired a beam of energy from the cannon-like appendage that formed his snout. Megalo Growmon raised his arms, trying to block the attack.
"Gnnnnhnhhh...." The cyborg gritted his teeth as he was pushed back, until the pressure proved too much and he was sent crashing backwards. "Aaaahhh!"
"Come on, fight back!" begged Pinnochimon as he clubbed Rapidmon with his hammer. "This isn't fun at all!"
"You're telling me!" Rapidmon retorted as he flew off, shaking his head to clear it.
Takato watched worriedly as the Digimon were overwhelmed by the sheer power of the Dark Masters. "Jen, Katou-san, we need to card slash!"
"Right!" the other two Tamers agreed. The three of them held up their D-Arks. "Card-"
"Oh no, you don't!" Piemon leapt up into the air, bringing his hands together. "Clown Trick!"
"Uaaaaah!" Leomon stood in the way, taking the blast head on and being thrown through the air. He smashed through the wall of a corner shop, crashing into one of the shelves. As various foodstuffs began falling on him, the Beast Man moaned and slowly rose to his feet. "I have to stop doing that," he groaned as he rubbed his head.
"Leomon!" Juri cried, appearing in the doorway. "Are you okay?"
"I've been better." Leomon took a step forward and fell to one knee. "Blast!" he swore. "They're too strong!" He looked up, and his eyes widened. "Juri!" He ran at her.
"Aaargh!" Megalo Growmon was struck with a lash of MetalSeadramon's tail and crashed into the store, crushing it.
"Katou-san!" Takato screamed as he ran to the store's remains. "Katou-san? Katou-san!"
"Here, Takato-kun!" Takato looked up as Leomon jumped down from Megalo Growmon's back, Juri in his arms. The girl smiled at him. "I'm okay."
"Good..."
"Takato!" Lee called as he ran up to them. Rapidmon followed, dodging Pinnochimon's attempts to knock him out of the sky. "We have to pull back!"
"But if we do, what'll happen to Ruki?" Juri asked.
Lee looked pained. "I'm worried about her too, but we'll be killed if this goes on!"
"Right you are!" Piemon laughed, appearing in the air above them. "MugenDramon! MetalSeadramon! Bury them here!"
"Understood." MugenDramon turned away from Mummymon, who blasted at him with his gun to no effect. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Rest in peace, humans!" MetalSeadramon took aim as the cannon built onto his snout began gathering energy. "Ultimate Stream!"
The two cyborg dragons fired at the foundations of two buildings which flanked the Tamers. "Shimatta!" Rapidmon cursed as the buildings began collapsing onto them. His eyes widened as he saw something approach. "What is that...? Urk!" A piece of debris struck him, stunning the Perfect and sending him plummeting to the ground.
"Rapidmon!" Lee yelled.
"Watch out!" Megalo Growmon yelled, using his body to try to protect the others. It was all in vain, and they were soon buried under tons of rubble.
Piemon and the other Dark Masters surveyed their handiwork. "Well, that was easy," noted MetalSeadramon.
"But it was boring!" whined Pinnochimon. "They weren't a challenge at all!"
"No matter." Piemon grinned. "Now it's time we went after our main prey." His face turned serious. "But remember. Ryo is mine!"
As they left, MugenDramon stopped and turned to the pile of rubble the Tamers were buried under. "One moment."
"What's wrong?" Piemon asked.
The mechanical dragon brought his cannons into firing position. "I will make sure they are dead." The whine of an energy weapon charging sounded through the air. "Mugen Cannon!" Energy beams shot out of the twin cannons on his back, blasting the pile repeatedly.
"They must be dead by now!" MetalSeadramon said, staring at the crater MugenDramon had caused.
"Perhaps." MugenDramon stomped closer. "I will enter to make sure..."
"Enough," Piemon commanded. "We're wasting time."
The mechanical dragon Digimon turned to his fellow Dark Master. "We should confirm their destruction with our own eyes."
Piemon shook his head. "Our purpose is Belial Vamdemon. We'll deal with the Tamers later."
"As you wish." The Dark Masters moved off, leaving a smoking crater and devastated section of the city in their wake.
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"Now, how shall you die, female?" Belial Vamdemon mused as he held Sakuyamon in one of his clawed hands. Her staff lay at his feet, knocked out of her hands as she was struck with the majority of his dark wave. He tightened his grip as he moved his other hand closer. "Shall I slit your throat?" He moved his hand lower. "Or try to slice that girl out of you?" The Demon Lord moved his claws down to the silver-haired warrior's stomach. "Or perhaps gut you?" He sighed. "So many ways to choose from..."
BlackWarGreymon cursed from where he had been pinned to the ground by Belial Vamdemon's dark power. "Wretched coward!" He forced himself onto his knees.
"Coward?" Belial Vamdemon smirked. "I'm simply making use of all my abilities..."
Cyberdramon gritted his teeth as a voice spoke in his head. 'Perhaps we should make use of all of our abilities as well,' it said. The Perfect growled. 'If we don't do anything,' the voice continued, 'the female will die, and Ryo will be next.'
Cyberdramon growled. 'Do it.'
The voice sounded pleased. 'With pleasure.'
Meanwhile, Belial Vamdemon had begun squeezing his hand, trying to crush the life out of Sakuyamon. "Hmmm?" He suddenly looked to the side. Cyberdramon had begun glowing with a purple light. "What?"
The dragon slowly rose to his feet as the others watched in surprise. "Grrrrrhhhhh..." The dark energy that had been pinning him down suddenly disappeared.
"It can't be!" Belial Vamdemon gasped. "You...absorbed my dark energy?! How?!"
Cyberdramon didn't reply, instead flying at him with outstretched claws. "Raaaaagggh!"
"Die!" Belial Vamdemon roared, stabbing at the dragon with his tail, Sakuyamon temporarily forgotten.
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As Cyberdramon began attacking, Sakuyamon slowly stirred. "Ruki..." she said. "Are you all right?"
Ruki's eyes fluttered as she regained conciousness. "Renamon?"
"I'm here."
"Belial Vamdemon?" The girl looked around, realising their predicament. "Great."
"Cyberdramon is distracting him," Renamon's voice echoed. "We can use this chance to break free."
"Then let's do it!"
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Belial Vamdemon sent a wave of darkness at Cyberdramon, who deflected it with a wave of his hand. "What?!" the Demon Lord roared in disbelief. "How is this possible?"
A voice spoke in his head. 'Vamdemon, you pitiful fool. Do you really think you can defeat me?'
"Who is it?" the Ultimate demanded, looking around. Cyberdramon hovered in the air as Belial Vamdemon looked for the source of the voice.
'Surely you recognise me, Vamdemon...' Belial Vamdemon looked up at Cyberdramon. A shadow slowly materialised behind the dragon, chuckling. 'I brought you back from oblivion once, and you failed me miserably.'
"That voice..." Belial Vamdemon's face twisted into one of shock. "It...it can't be!"
"Itsuna!" Sakuyamon took advantage of his distraction, releasing a group of her fox spirits.
"Arrrgghh!" The spirits attacked, tearing at Belial Vamdemon's face. As the Demon Lord staggered, Sakuyamon strained her muscles, breaking free of his grasp with a burst of strength.
"Now!" BlackWarGreymon yelled, breaking free of the dark energy as Belial Vamdemon lost his concentration. "Gaia Force!"
Fladramon rose to his feet. "Knuckle Fire!"
"Big Cracker!" cried Digmon as he let of his own attack.
Holsmon quickly flew upwards, building up momentum. "Mach Impulse!"
'Well,' said the shadow. 'It seems it is time to reveal my true power...'
'No!' Cyberdramon snarled mentally. 'I'll finish this!'
'My, my,' the voice mocked. 'You act like you don't trust me!'
'I don't.'
'Fine. But if you need more power, you know all you have to do is call...'
Cyberdramon growled in reply as the shadow flowed back into his body. He dived at Belial Vamdemon, adding his strength to that of his comrades. "ERASE CLAW!"
Meanwhile, Sakuyamon had picked up her staff and was whirling it in preparation for an attack. "Okay, Renamon," Ruki said. "Let's finish this, once and for all!"
"It will be a pleasure!" Sakuyamon took to the air, her hair billowing behind her like a stream of silver. "Vajra..."
"Uhhh?" Belial Vamdemon slurred, the sheer number of attacks temporarily stunning him. "What?"
"...Mandala!" A huge explosion of holy energy engulfed the Demon Lord, burning him horribly.
Ryo clenched his fist. "Yes!" he cheered. "Ruki! Cyberdramon! Go for it!" He sighed in relief. "Phew...looks like we'll be able to beat him after all..."
"Oh, rest assured, Ryo, Belial Vamdemon will fall," said a voice from behind him. "But it will not be at the hands of you humans!"
Ryo yelped, leaping forward and turning to face the speaker. "Who in the..."
"Come now, Chosen Child," said a figure in the shadows. "Surely you must remember me?" Piemon slowly walked into the light. "I must give you credit, Ryo. You managed to defeat me without the power of the Crests."
"Not another one..." Ryo stepped back. "Look, I've never met you, or Devimon or Vamdemon before! You have me confused with someone else!"
"Really?" Piemon looked disappointed. "A pity. I was looking forward to another glorious battle with Akiyama Ryo. Ah, well." He raised his hand. "Since you're not him, I don't need you." He smiled. "Die."
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As Belial Vamdemon fell back, singed and smoking, Ruki smirked to herself. "Now for the last blow!"
Sakuyamon leapt into the air, the moon appearing out of the clouds behind her. "Go back to the darkness you came from, Belial Vamdemon!" She held her staff high over her head. "Vajra..."
"Clown Trick!"
"What?" Sakuyamon halted her attack, turning to identify the new threat.
Ruki cried out as she saw a crumpled form lying a few feet away. "Ryo!" Sakuyamon reached the boy just as Cyberdramon did. "What happened?" Ruki wondered.
"Enemy..." Cyberdramon growled, turning around.
"Who in the..." Ruki began, seeing the clown-like figure of the Dark Master Piemon.
"Piemon..." Belial Vamdemon said, rising to his feet. "About time you appeared. Crush these insects!"
Piemon frowned. "I'm sorry, I wasn't under the impression I took orders from you."
"You dare?" the Demon Lord roared. "Don't forget how I left the Digital World in your care while I went to the Real World to hunt down the Eigth Chosen Child!"
"And because you did, she was found and helped bring about our downfall." Piemon shook his head. "You poor stupid fool. Don't you realise we could've killed you at anytime, but simply couldn't be bothered because we were sealing away the Holy Beasts?"
"How dare you...!"
Piemon's eyes glinted dangerously. "Like this." He brought his hands together. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Mugen Cannon?" laughed Belial Vamdemon. "Have you gone mad? That is MugenDramon's technique!"
Piemon smiled evilly. "Guess who's standing behind you."
"Behind..me?" Belial Vamdemon's eyes widened as he sensed someone behind him. "You...aaaarrrghhh!" Twin beams of energy struck him, sending him face first into the ground.
MugenDramon stomped forward, his cannons already charging for another blast. "Your termination is imminent."
"You..." Belial Vamdemon tried to rise, but a whip-like tail struck him across the face knocking him down again.
"Stay down, worm," MetalSeadramon said, hovering in the air, his fins handing underneath him. "That's where you belong, at our feet!"
Belial Vamdemon roared and lashed out with his tail, only to have it deflected by a huge hammer. "Ah, ah, ah!" Pinnochimon giggled. "The game hasn't begun yet!"
"Indeed," Piemon agreed. "But now, it's time to play!" He drew his swords. "Kill him!"
As the Dark Masters and Belial Vamdemon began fighting, Ruki looked from Ryo's barely concious form to the others, who were scattering to avoid stray blasts. "Great. What else could go wrong?"
**************
A few streets away, three figures materialised. One resembled a red skeleton, wielding a staff and having a black Digicore decorated with a blood red bat symbol in his ribcage. Another was a huge black and blue demon with red eyes and tentacles which sprouted out of his back. The third was decidedly female, dressed in tight black leather with pale skin and deadly looking claws. "So what are we supposed to do?" asked the giant Digimon.
The female shook her head with frustration. "Can't you pay attention?"
"Forget it," the skeleton told her. He turned to his gigantic comrade. "We're here to finish off any surviving Chosen Children Piemon may have missed."
"Oh, right," the tentacled demon said, recalling. "My favourite kind of mission. I get the female."
"Pervert." The leather-clad Digimon turned her back on the other two. "Let's just get this over with. It's Angewomon I'm after."
The red skeleton took to the air. "Well, then..." he cackled. "Demon Corps! Deploy!"
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Preview:
Ruki: Takato! Jen! Juri!
Ryo: Where are they?
Renamon: Hirokazu and Kenta are missing too.
Ryo: You don't think...
Ruki: No! We musn't think that!
Renamon: We should look for them while Belial Vamdemon is distracted!
Fladramon: Hey...what's that?!
Cyberdramon: Enemy...
Digimon Tamers: Dark Wing! The Dark Masters VS Belial Vamdemon!
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Author's notes: "Shimatta!" can be translasted roughly into "Oh no!" or "Oh Damn!" Used by heroes and villians alike when they realise they're screwed.
Reviews, comments, suggestions and criticisms (constructive or otherwise) are welcome and can be sent to Withoutmorals@antisocial.com
Author's notes: I'm going to postpone Dark Wing Type 2 until I've watched the second Tamers movie: Runaway Digimon Express. I'd like to include some of the events.
Digimon Levels:
Child : Rookie
Adult : Champion
Perfect : Ultimate
Ultimate: Mega
Also, the term 'Biomerge' does not exist in my vocabulary. In the Japanese original, the one I base Dark Wing on, to evolve to Ultimate/ Mega they just say 'Matrix Evolution', except they don't have to slash a card.
Author's notes: ********* means a scene change.
Digimon Tamers: Dark Wing
Chaotic Battle! The Four Dark Masters!
Disclaimer: Digimon Tamers and related elements are registered trademarks of Toei, Bandai and their respective owners and are used without permission.
"Itsuna!" Sakuyamon leapt into the air, sending three fox spirits at Belial Vamdemon. The three spirits, each a different colour, howled as they attacked. One of them, a red spirit, struck at his face, while the other two, one green, the other blue, encircled his legs, making him lose his balance. Taking advantage of his disorientation, the female warrior dived at him, whirling as she gave him a powerful roundhouse kick that staggered him. As the Demon Lord took a step back, she leapt up again, whirling her staff. "Shouenkobu!" Strings of energy erupted from her staff, encasing Belial Vamdemon in a caccoon of holy energy that burned him.
"Yeeeeeargh!" Belial Vamdemon roared as he tore out of the cacoon, murder in his eyes. "I will make you suffer for that, female!" He charged forward, his tail held high. "I will break you, then I'll make you beg for death!"
Sakuyamon didn't bother replying, instead somesualting over him, kicking off his back and using his momentum to let him smash into a nearby building. Cyberdramon landed nearby, carrying Ryo. The boy grinned. "Nice timing, Ruki."
Inside Sakuyamon, Ruki smirked. "Someone had to save your hide."
"Funny." Ryo turned as Hirokazu and Kenta ran up with their partners. "Okay, let's finish this."
"Wait," Kenta said. "What happened to Takato and the rest?"
Hirokazu nodded. "Yeah, they should've been here by now..."
Ryo opened his mouth to answer, but a large exploding sound cut off what he was going to say. Instead, he clutched his ears. "What in the...?"
Growling, Cyberdramon turned in the direction of the explosion. "Enemy..."
"Hirokazu, Kenta," Ruki said from inside Sakuyamon. "Go see if they need help!"
"What about you?" Hirokazu asked. "Cyberdramon and Sakuyamon can't beat Belial Vamdemon on their own..."
"We'll help," Fladramon said, landing nearby.
"We've fought him before," Holsmon told them as he touched down beside Flardramon.
Digimon leapt from a damaged car, his drills spinning as he spoke. "Don't you worry, we can handle him!" The armoured Digimon pointed up. "Especially with this guy around..."
Sakuyamon and the others looked up and saw BlackWarGreymon hovering above them. Fladramon called up to him. "How about it, BlackWarGreymon? Are you with us?"
The Dark Ultimate snorted. "Just stay out of my way, or I'll kill you along with him!"
"Nice to see he hasn't changed," noted Holsmon as the Dramon Killer-wielding Digimon flew at Belial Vamdemon, claws outstretched.
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Meanwhile, inside Sakuyamon...
"Renamon," Ruki said to her partner.
"Yes, Ruki?" Renamon's voice echoed around the Tamer as the girl hovered in a ball of light blue energy, surrounded by data.
"Time to show Belial Vamdemon what we can really do."
Ruki could feel Renamon smile. "I couldn't agree more."
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Sakuyamon dashed towards Belial Vamdemon, overtaking BlackWarGreymon. "What?!" the irate Ultimate growled. 'She's fast!' he thought to himself. 'Is this what a human and Digimon working together can do?' A smile spread across his face. 'A worthy opponent I should note for combat later...'
Sakuyamon leapt into the air, both hands tightening around her staff. "Vajra Mandala!" As she dived down, Belial Vamdemon raised his hand.
"Naive fool! Die!" A wave of darkness erupted from his outstretched hand, engulfing the gold-clad warrior.
"Ruki!" Ryo yelled as he watched in horror. Sakuyamon fell back, landing on her feet.
"Careless," Renamon chided herself.
"Don't worry," Ruki told her. "It's not over, not by a long shot!"
"Erase Claw!" Looking up, Sakuyamon saw Cyberdramon dive down out of the sky, his claws brimming with energy. The black cybernetic dragon blasted Belial Vamdemon, who raised his hand to block the attack.
"Not this time! Melting Blood!" Cyberdramon's eyes widened as the dissolving streams shot out of the Demon Lord's chest. Displaying surprising agility, he dipped his wings, rolling out of the way.
"Ryo!" he yelled. Belial Vamdemon blinked and quickly turned to the side, his eyes landing on a familiar brown-haired boy standing defiantly on a building.
"Card Slash!" Ryo cried. "Trident Arm!"
Cyberdramon looked down at his left arm, which shimmered as it was affected by the card. When the light faded, his arm had transformed into that of the Perfect known as Metal Greymon. "Rrrraaaaagghhh!" Diving again, the cyborg began spinning in the air.
"Melting Blood!" Belial Vamdemon roared, firing at him.
"Renamon!" Ruki cried.
Sakuyamon clutched her staff. "I know!" Running forward, she made two swings, sending waves of crimson energy at Belial Vamdemon's attacks. They connected, making the Melting Blood disappear in a shower of flower petals as Cyberdramon ripped through them, a scream erupting from his throat as he slashed Belial Vamdemon, all but gutting him.
"Graaaaaaah!" Stepping back, the Demon Lord clutched the already closing wound, murder in his eyes. "You...how dare you..."
BlackWarGreymon flew in, his Dramon Killers glinting. "Be quiet and die." He flew past, dragging the claws on his gauntlets against Belial Vamdemon's arm, opening horrible wounds. As the Demon Lord cursed, Fladramon and the other two armoured Digimon made their move.
"Now!" Fladramon suddenly dropped to the ground, running up to Belial Vamdemon's leg. "Knuckle Fire!" he yelled, sending a firebolt into the unarmoured knee joint.
Simultaneously, Digmon attacked Belial Vamdemon's other leg. "Big Cracker!" Leaping up, he shot out numerous mini-drills, which exploded against the knee joint of Belial Vamdemon's other leg.
"Aaaargh!" Belial Vamdemon snarled, glaring at them as they dashed to a safe distance. As he turned to try to blast them, Holsmon appeared out of nowhere.
"Mach Impulse!" He flew low, between Belial Vamdemon's legs as he went supersonic. The edged sides of his ax-like helmet slashed the already weakened leg joints, making the Ultimate collapse.
As the Digimon renewed their assault, Ryo turned to where Hirokazu and the others had gone. "I hope the others are doing as well as we are..."
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"Booster Claw!" MugenDramon's eyes flashed as he slashed the air with his Metal Greymon-like arm. Suddenly, he dashed forward, thrusting with his right, spike-like, arm.
"Uwwaak!" Megalo Growmon was thrown back into a building. He groaned as he slid to the ground. "....too strong...."
"Fist of the Beast King!" A blast of energy shaped like a lion's head struck MugenDramon in the side of the head.
"Be careful, Leomon!" Juri called as she searched through her cards. "Okay, here goes! Card Slash!" The auburn-haired girl slid a card through her D-Ark. "Ogremon!"
Leomon's hands began glowing. "Fist..." He pulled back his right hand. "...of..." He pulled back his left. "the Beast...and Evil..." He ran forward, his right hand glowing with a strong orange light, his left with a malicious blue one. "...King!" He punched at MugenDramon with both hands, an orange lion's head shaped blast from his right hand, a blue fist-shaped blast from his left.
MugenDramon took both blows head on and almost casually impaled him on his spike arm. "Leomon!" Juri screamed as the Adult was hoisted up, the spike tearing into his side.
Leomon yelled as MugenDramon began opening up his spike arm, trying to rip him apart. "No..." he growled as he gritted his teeth and use all his strength to keep the spike closed. "I can't...die...again! Juri... Juri's been too much...already!"
"Die." MugenDramon began putting more strength into his arm, and slowly Leomon felt himself losing ground.
"Katou-san!" Takato said, taking her hand. "Here, use this." He held up her hand and put a card into it.
"But..."
"Trust me," Takato told her.
Juri looked from the boy to Leomon's agonised face and quickly came to a decision. "Card Slash!"
Leomon glanced out at Juri out of the corner of his eye. "Juri..."
"Counter Attack from Crisis!"
Suddenly, a surge of energy exploded coursed through Leomon's body. "Rrraaaaaggggh!" he roared, slamming the opening spike shut. Then, slowly, he increased pressure, until cracks began appearing on the Chrome Digizoid armour.
"!" MuugenDramon stepped back in surprise as his arm shattered, letting Leomon drop to the ground. "How?!" Leomon gasped for breath, pulling the remains of the spike out of his side and clutching the wound. MugenDramon tilted his head, trying to piece together what had happened.
"Leomon! Get out of there!" Juri screamed. The Beast Man nodded moving back slowly, his hand still over his wound.
"You will not escape." MugenDramon's cannons moved to the side, allowing a plate on his back to open like a door. A spike arm launched out, flying like a missile. As the door closed and his cannons moved back to their normal position, the mechanical dragon grabbed the flying spike and attached it to his arm, discarding the shattered one. He opened and closed it, checking to make sure it was functioning properly. Satisfied, he turned back to Leomon, who raised his sword to try to at least fall fighting.
"Rapid Fire!" Launching twin missles, Rapidmon tried to draw MugenDramon away from his injured comrade.
MugenDramon swiveled his head, fixing the green Perfect with a cold steely glare. Whirling, he knocked him out of the air with a blow of his tail. "Worthless. Perish." The cannons on his back moved forward as he took aim. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Rapidmon!" Lee yelled as the mechanical Ultimate fired twin beams of pure destructive energy at his partner.
"Snake Bandage!" White wrapping paper-like whips lashed out, wrapping around the stunned cybernetic Digimon and pulling him out of the way seconds before the blasts vaporised the building he had been standing in front of.
"Thanks," Rapidmon panted as Mummymon let him down.
"Hmmm." Mummymon didn't reply, instead taking aim with his energy gun and letting off a few shots that distracted the Dark Master while Megalo Growmon tackled him from behind. "I'll deal with MugenDramon, Boss." He turned to Oikawa before continuing. "It's Belial Vamdemon we're after. He might be here to slow us down."
Oikawa nodded. "True." The pale faced man turned to Archnemon. "Archnemon. Get the Tamers. We're going ahead." The spider-woman nodded and leapt down to tell the Tamers of the plan. "Mummymon." The bandage-wrapped Digimon turned to his 'Boss.' "I haven't given you permission to die. Don't waste your life."
"No problem, Boss," the mummy replied. "I don't intend to."
"Good."
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"What do you mean 'we're going'?" Lee demanded after Archnemon had finished talking. "We can't just leave MugenDramon here! Who knows what kind of damage he'll do!"
Takato cursed. "If only we could still evolve to Ultimate..."
"Perhaps we can do something about that later," Oikawa said, dropping down from the building using Mummymon's bandages as a rope. "But for now we should focus on Belial Vamdemon."
Juri shook her head as she knelt by Leomon, who gritted his teeth as her yellow D-Ark emitted a soothing light which healed him. "But people will get hurt if we just leave MugenDramon here!"
"Even more will be hurt if we leave Belial Vamdemon," Oikawa reasoned. "Our priority should be Belial Vamdemon. MugenDramon's power pales in comparison to his."
"If he heard you, he'd be hurt," interrupted a smirking voice. The Tamers, Leomon, Oikawa and Archnemon looked up, and found themselves looking into the eyes of a grinning clown floating in the air.
MugenDramon ceased his attack, hearing and recognising the new arrival's voice. "Piemon."
"MugenDramon, having fun I see." Somersualting in the air, the masked Ultimate landed on his fellow Dark Master's head. Wearing a garish costume, his face hidden behind a mask and a bright orange hair, he did not look like a major threat, except for the swords on his back. However, despite his clownish appearance, he was leader of the four Dark Masters and was more powerful than most Digimon could ever hope to be.
The gigantic mechanical Digimon growled. "Fun is a concept I do not understand. That is Pinnochimon's speciality."
"Yeah," laughed another voice as a small figure leapt off a building, landing on MugenDramon's back, behind Piemon. "I'm the only one who enjoys playing! I live for fun!" Pinnochimon had the appearance of an old-fashioned wooden puppet, with a cross-like piece of wood on his back. He held a huge hammer in his hand.
"Which is why you take so long to get the job done!" roared a voice as a building nearby exploded, showering the Tamers and the others with broken glass and masonary. A huge golden snake-like monster emerged out of the rubble. "MugenDramon at least finishes his missions quickly!"
Piemon smiled. "MetalSeadramon." The sea serpent hovered in the air, slowly moving towards his comrades. As MetalSeadramon took his place at MugenDramon's side and Pinnochimon leapt down from the mechanical dragon, Piemon somersaulted off his head, landing before the Tamers and their allies. "Ladies and gentlemen!" he said, making an exaggerated bow. "Presenting...the Dark Masters!" His eyes narrowed as his smile becme sinister. "Now die."
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"Die!" Belial Vamdemon screamed, opening the 'mouths' on his shoulders. A wave of darkness washed over Sakuyamon and the others, throwing them off-balance. "By the time I'm done, you'll beg me to kill you!"
"Not in this lifetime!" Ruki retorted. "Let's go, Renamon!"
Sakuyamon charged forward, swinging her staff as Belial Vamdemon sent another wave of darkness at her. As the silver-haired warrior fought her way through the wave, BlackWarGreymon took to the air, bringing his hands together. "Ghhhh...I won't lose to Belial Vamdemon again!" He concentrated, and an orb appeared in the air.
"What are you doing, BlackWarGreymon?" asked a voice in his head. "You're using my Digicore energy to attack?"
"Quiet, Xuanwumon." BlackWarGreymon raised the orb high as it was covered in flame. "By using your Digicore energy with my own, I'll be able to finish this battle with one strike!"
"That is risky," warned the Holy Beast. "Use up too much and I won't be able to sustain your body for much longer!"
"Don't you think I know that?" the black-hued Ultimate snapped. "But if this is what it takes, so be it!" The air around him began crackling with energy as he focused his strength. "Gaia Force!"
"Sakuyamon!" Ryo yelled. "Watch out!"
"Wha?" Sakuyamon looked up and saw a huge blazing ball of energy headed for her.
"What in the...?!" Ruki gasped as Sakuyamon coiled her legs and jumped.
Belial Vamdemon's eyes widened as he realised he wouldn't be able to dodge the blast in time. "No!" As the Gaia Force hit, engulfing the Demon Lord in a huge explosion, Sakuyamon realised she would be caught in it as well.
"Shimatta!" she cursed. Just before the blast reached her though, Holsmon dived at her.
"Hold on!" he yelled as he flew past. Reacting quickly, Sakuyamon reached out and held on to his helmet, letting him carry her to safety.
"Thanks," Ruki said.
"You're welcome," Holsmon replied, turning to see what had happened to Belial Vamdemon.
"Raaaaaaaggghh!" raged the evil Ultimate as he released a wave of dark energy that sent them all flying. "I will kill you!"
Ryo slowly got to his feet, his head throbbing with pain. "What does it take to take this guy down?"
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"Ultimate Stream!" MetalSeadramon fired a beam of energy from the cannon-like appendage that formed his snout. Megalo Growmon raised his arms, trying to block the attack.
"Gnnnnhnhhh...." The cyborg gritted his teeth as he was pushed back, until the pressure proved too much and he was sent crashing backwards. "Aaaahhh!"
"Come on, fight back!" begged Pinnochimon as he clubbed Rapidmon with his hammer. "This isn't fun at all!"
"You're telling me!" Rapidmon retorted as he flew off, shaking his head to clear it.
Takato watched worriedly as the Digimon were overwhelmed by the sheer power of the Dark Masters. "Jen, Katou-san, we need to card slash!"
"Right!" the other two Tamers agreed. The three of them held up their D-Arks. "Card-"
"Oh no, you don't!" Piemon leapt up into the air, bringing his hands together. "Clown Trick!"
"Uaaaaah!" Leomon stood in the way, taking the blast head on and being thrown through the air. He smashed through the wall of a corner shop, crashing into one of the shelves. As various foodstuffs began falling on him, the Beast Man moaned and slowly rose to his feet. "I have to stop doing that," he groaned as he rubbed his head.
"Leomon!" Juri cried, appearing in the doorway. "Are you okay?"
"I've been better." Leomon took a step forward and fell to one knee. "Blast!" he swore. "They're too strong!" He looked up, and his eyes widened. "Juri!" He ran at her.
"Aaargh!" Megalo Growmon was struck with a lash of MetalSeadramon's tail and crashed into the store, crushing it.
"Katou-san!" Takato screamed as he ran to the store's remains. "Katou-san? Katou-san!"
"Here, Takato-kun!" Takato looked up as Leomon jumped down from Megalo Growmon's back, Juri in his arms. The girl smiled at him. "I'm okay."
"Good..."
"Takato!" Lee called as he ran up to them. Rapidmon followed, dodging Pinnochimon's attempts to knock him out of the sky. "We have to pull back!"
"But if we do, what'll happen to Ruki?" Juri asked.
Lee looked pained. "I'm worried about her too, but we'll be killed if this goes on!"
"Right you are!" Piemon laughed, appearing in the air above them. "MugenDramon! MetalSeadramon! Bury them here!"
"Understood." MugenDramon turned away from Mummymon, who blasted at him with his gun to no effect. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Rest in peace, humans!" MetalSeadramon took aim as the cannon built onto his snout began gathering energy. "Ultimate Stream!"
The two cyborg dragons fired at the foundations of two buildings which flanked the Tamers. "Shimatta!" Rapidmon cursed as the buildings began collapsing onto them. His eyes widened as he saw something approach. "What is that...? Urk!" A piece of debris struck him, stunning the Perfect and sending him plummeting to the ground.
"Rapidmon!" Lee yelled.
"Watch out!" Megalo Growmon yelled, using his body to try to protect the others. It was all in vain, and they were soon buried under tons of rubble.
Piemon and the other Dark Masters surveyed their handiwork. "Well, that was easy," noted MetalSeadramon.
"But it was boring!" whined Pinnochimon. "They weren't a challenge at all!"
"No matter." Piemon grinned. "Now it's time we went after our main prey." His face turned serious. "But remember. Ryo is mine!"
As they left, MugenDramon stopped and turned to the pile of rubble the Tamers were buried under. "One moment."
"What's wrong?" Piemon asked.
The mechanical dragon brought his cannons into firing position. "I will make sure they are dead." The whine of an energy weapon charging sounded through the air. "Mugen Cannon!" Energy beams shot out of the twin cannons on his back, blasting the pile repeatedly.
"They must be dead by now!" MetalSeadramon said, staring at the crater MugenDramon had caused.
"Perhaps." MugenDramon stomped closer. "I will enter to make sure..."
"Enough," Piemon commanded. "We're wasting time."
The mechanical dragon Digimon turned to his fellow Dark Master. "We should confirm their destruction with our own eyes."
Piemon shook his head. "Our purpose is Belial Vamdemon. We'll deal with the Tamers later."
"As you wish." The Dark Masters moved off, leaving a smoking crater and devastated section of the city in their wake.
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"Now, how shall you die, female?" Belial Vamdemon mused as he held Sakuyamon in one of his clawed hands. Her staff lay at his feet, knocked out of her hands as she was struck with the majority of his dark wave. He tightened his grip as he moved his other hand closer. "Shall I slit your throat?" He moved his hand lower. "Or try to slice that girl out of you?" The Demon Lord moved his claws down to the silver-haired warrior's stomach. "Or perhaps gut you?" He sighed. "So many ways to choose from..."
BlackWarGreymon cursed from where he had been pinned to the ground by Belial Vamdemon's dark power. "Wretched coward!" He forced himself onto his knees.
"Coward?" Belial Vamdemon smirked. "I'm simply making use of all my abilities..."
Cyberdramon gritted his teeth as a voice spoke in his head. 'Perhaps we should make use of all of our abilities as well,' it said. The Perfect growled. 'If we don't do anything,' the voice continued, 'the female will die, and Ryo will be next.'
Cyberdramon growled. 'Do it.'
The voice sounded pleased. 'With pleasure.'
Meanwhile, Belial Vamdemon had begun squeezing his hand, trying to crush the life out of Sakuyamon. "Hmmm?" He suddenly looked to the side. Cyberdramon had begun glowing with a purple light. "What?"
The dragon slowly rose to his feet as the others watched in surprise. "Grrrrrhhhhh..." The dark energy that had been pinning him down suddenly disappeared.
"It can't be!" Belial Vamdemon gasped. "You...absorbed my dark energy?! How?!"
Cyberdramon didn't reply, instead flying at him with outstretched claws. "Raaaaagggh!"
"Die!" Belial Vamdemon roared, stabbing at the dragon with his tail, Sakuyamon temporarily forgotten.
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As Cyberdramon began attacking, Sakuyamon slowly stirred. "Ruki..." she said. "Are you all right?"
Ruki's eyes fluttered as she regained conciousness. "Renamon?"
"I'm here."
"Belial Vamdemon?" The girl looked around, realising their predicament. "Great."
"Cyberdramon is distracting him," Renamon's voice echoed. "We can use this chance to break free."
"Then let's do it!"
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Belial Vamdemon sent a wave of darkness at Cyberdramon, who deflected it with a wave of his hand. "What?!" the Demon Lord roared in disbelief. "How is this possible?"
A voice spoke in his head. 'Vamdemon, you pitiful fool. Do you really think you can defeat me?'
"Who is it?" the Ultimate demanded, looking around. Cyberdramon hovered in the air as Belial Vamdemon looked for the source of the voice.
'Surely you recognise me, Vamdemon...' Belial Vamdemon looked up at Cyberdramon. A shadow slowly materialised behind the dragon, chuckling. 'I brought you back from oblivion once, and you failed me miserably.'
"That voice..." Belial Vamdemon's face twisted into one of shock. "It...it can't be!"
"Itsuna!" Sakuyamon took advantage of his distraction, releasing a group of her fox spirits.
"Arrrgghh!" The spirits attacked, tearing at Belial Vamdemon's face. As the Demon Lord staggered, Sakuyamon strained her muscles, breaking free of his grasp with a burst of strength.
"Now!" BlackWarGreymon yelled, breaking free of the dark energy as Belial Vamdemon lost his concentration. "Gaia Force!"
Fladramon rose to his feet. "Knuckle Fire!"
"Big Cracker!" cried Digmon as he let of his own attack.
Holsmon quickly flew upwards, building up momentum. "Mach Impulse!"
'Well,' said the shadow. 'It seems it is time to reveal my true power...'
'No!' Cyberdramon snarled mentally. 'I'll finish this!'
'My, my,' the voice mocked. 'You act like you don't trust me!'
'I don't.'
'Fine. But if you need more power, you know all you have to do is call...'
Cyberdramon growled in reply as the shadow flowed back into his body. He dived at Belial Vamdemon, adding his strength to that of his comrades. "ERASE CLAW!"
Meanwhile, Sakuyamon had picked up her staff and was whirling it in preparation for an attack. "Okay, Renamon," Ruki said. "Let's finish this, once and for all!"
"It will be a pleasure!" Sakuyamon took to the air, her hair billowing behind her like a stream of silver. "Vajra..."
"Uhhh?" Belial Vamdemon slurred, the sheer number of attacks temporarily stunning him. "What?"
"...Mandala!" A huge explosion of holy energy engulfed the Demon Lord, burning him horribly.
Ryo clenched his fist. "Yes!" he cheered. "Ruki! Cyberdramon! Go for it!" He sighed in relief. "Phew...looks like we'll be able to beat him after all..."
"Oh, rest assured, Ryo, Belial Vamdemon will fall," said a voice from behind him. "But it will not be at the hands of you humans!"
Ryo yelped, leaping forward and turning to face the speaker. "Who in the..."
"Come now, Chosen Child," said a figure in the shadows. "Surely you must remember me?" Piemon slowly walked into the light. "I must give you credit, Ryo. You managed to defeat me without the power of the Crests."
"Not another one..." Ryo stepped back. "Look, I've never met you, or Devimon or Vamdemon before! You have me confused with someone else!"
"Really?" Piemon looked disappointed. "A pity. I was looking forward to another glorious battle with Akiyama Ryo. Ah, well." He raised his hand. "Since you're not him, I don't need you." He smiled. "Die."
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As Belial Vamdemon fell back, singed and smoking, Ruki smirked to herself. "Now for the last blow!"
Sakuyamon leapt into the air, the moon appearing out of the clouds behind her. "Go back to the darkness you came from, Belial Vamdemon!" She held her staff high over her head. "Vajra..."
"Clown Trick!"
"What?" Sakuyamon halted her attack, turning to identify the new threat.
Ruki cried out as she saw a crumpled form lying a few feet away. "Ryo!" Sakuyamon reached the boy just as Cyberdramon did. "What happened?" Ruki wondered.
"Enemy..." Cyberdramon growled, turning around.
"Who in the..." Ruki began, seeing the clown-like figure of the Dark Master Piemon.
"Piemon..." Belial Vamdemon said, rising to his feet. "About time you appeared. Crush these insects!"
Piemon frowned. "I'm sorry, I wasn't under the impression I took orders from you."
"You dare?" the Demon Lord roared. "Don't forget how I left the Digital World in your care while I went to the Real World to hunt down the Eigth Chosen Child!"
"And because you did, she was found and helped bring about our downfall." Piemon shook his head. "You poor stupid fool. Don't you realise we could've killed you at anytime, but simply couldn't be bothered because we were sealing away the Holy Beasts?"
"How dare you...!"
Piemon's eyes glinted dangerously. "Like this." He brought his hands together. "Mugen Cannon!"
"Mugen Cannon?" laughed Belial Vamdemon. "Have you gone mad? That is MugenDramon's technique!"
Piemon smiled evilly. "Guess who's standing behind you."
"Behind..me?" Belial Vamdemon's eyes widened as he sensed someone behind him. "You...aaaarrrghhh!" Twin beams of energy struck him, sending him face first into the ground.
MugenDramon stomped forward, his cannons already charging for another blast. "Your termination is imminent."
"You..." Belial Vamdemon tried to rise, but a whip-like tail struck him across the face knocking him down again.
"Stay down, worm," MetalSeadramon said, hovering in the air, his fins handing underneath him. "That's where you belong, at our feet!"
Belial Vamdemon roared and lashed out with his tail, only to have it deflected by a huge hammer. "Ah, ah, ah!" Pinnochimon giggled. "The game hasn't begun yet!"
"Indeed," Piemon agreed. "But now, it's time to play!" He drew his swords. "Kill him!"
As the Dark Masters and Belial Vamdemon began fighting, Ruki looked from Ryo's barely concious form to the others, who were scattering to avoid stray blasts. "Great. What else could go wrong?"
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A few streets away, three figures materialised. One resembled a red skeleton, wielding a staff and having a black Digicore decorated with a blood red bat symbol in his ribcage. Another was a huge black and blue demon with red eyes and tentacles which sprouted out of his back. The third was decidedly female, dressed in tight black leather with pale skin and deadly looking claws. "So what are we supposed to do?" asked the giant Digimon.
The female shook her head with frustration. "Can't you pay attention?"
"Forget it," the skeleton told her. He turned to his gigantic comrade. "We're here to finish off any surviving Chosen Children Piemon may have missed."
"Oh, right," the tentacled demon said, recalling. "My favourite kind of mission. I get the female."
"Pervert." The leather-clad Digimon turned her back on the other two. "Let's just get this over with. It's Angewomon I'm after."
The red skeleton took to the air. "Well, then..." he cackled. "Demon Corps! Deploy!"
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Preview:
Ruki: Takato! Jen! Juri!
Ryo: Where are they?
Renamon: Hirokazu and Kenta are missing too.
Ryo: You don't think...
Ruki: No! We musn't think that!
Renamon: We should look for them while Belial Vamdemon is distracted!
Fladramon: Hey...what's that?!
Cyberdramon: Enemy...
Digimon Tamers: Dark Wing! The Dark Masters VS Belial Vamdemon!
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Author's notes: "Shimatta!" can be translasted roughly into "Oh no!" or "Oh Damn!" Used by heroes and villians alike when they realise they're screwed.
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