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Chapter Thirteen

A few days later they still hadn't found out anything about Rei. They had tried to reach her using their D-tectors, but it didn't work. Kouji was worried. He wondered where she was and hoped that where ever she was she was fine. Eventually they were trapped in one of Mercurymon's traps. Mercurymon transformed into Sakkakumon and they were forced to confront their worst fears while they were inside him.

Everyone but Kouji and Takuya were outside. They contacted Takuya with their D-tectors and told him that Kouji was still inside. Meanwhile Kouji had run into Duskmon.

"Who are you? Why are you here and why do you seem familiar to me?"

He grabbed Kouji by his shirt.

"Give me your memories!"

A dark mist surrounded Kouji and he remembered the day that he had arrived at the digital world. He saw himself going into a flower shop to get flowers for his step-mom. He received the message from Ophanimon and left for Shibuya Station.

"What is this overwhelming sadness? Why am I even affected?"

Kouji could see himself on the train. There was Takuya. A boy tried to get in the train, but he was too late. His reflection on the train showed that he resembled Kouji.

"What is this connection?"

"Get out of my head Duskmon! Leave my memories alone!"

"Silence!"

Kouji was in his room arguing with his father about his step-mother. He didn't want to accept her as his new mother.

'Why is he doing this to me?' Kouji asked himself.

Duskmon let him go. Cherubimon appeared and told Duskmon to finish Kouji off. Kouji spirit evolved into Lobomon and fought with Duskmon. Kouji kept fighting, but Duskmon was too strong. Kouji was on his hands and Knees looking at his D-tector.

"It's not supposed to end like this. I still have things to do. I still have to find her."

The image of Rei smiling at him flashed through his mind. A memory of a promise appeared.

"Kouji-kun, thank you for helping me. I wish you could stay with me."

"I promise I will do all I can to help your world..."

"I promise that I will always protect you. I'm your guardian whether I am supposed to be or not..."

"I can't let it end now. I can't let him win. I just can't. Not now."

Duskmon was about to finish him off.

"Any last thoughts?"

"I'm sorry dad, I tried…I'm sorry Rei, I wish I could have helped you…"

"Enough!"

"I'm sorry!"

Kouji's regret awoke his power. He fusion evolved into Beowolfmon.

"Why do you insist on fighting a battle that you can't win?" Duskmon said.

"I don't, I know I can win. I have to win to help those I care about."

"Those you care about? Do you mean Rei?"

Kouji was surprised at this.

"How do you know about her? Where is she?"

"She's been here all along."

A space opened in the ground and from the shadows Rei emerged. She just laid there on the ground. Her eyes were empty and glazed.

"What did you do to her!?!"

I haven't done anything. Mercurymon was kind enough to take away her worries. She no longer remembers you or anything else. In fact she is little more than a shell now. She is a shadow like myself."

"Shut up! She will never be a shadow! I'll bring her back to the light!"

"There is nothing you can do for her."

Kouji attacked and they crossed swords. Kouji saw a boy that looked like him. He was inside Duskmon. Their power caused an explosion that threw them out of Sakkakumon. Duskmon managed to grab Rei. He would need her as Kouji seemed to care for her.

Kouji chased after Duskmon.

'I have to catch him. I have to help her.' He thought.

Kouji finally caught up with Duskmon in some sort of cave.

"Where is Rei?"

"She is with Cherubimon now. There is nothing you can do to help her. She is lost now and she will never be able to get her memories back."

"That's not true!"

They fought for a while. Cherubimon intervened. The boy that was Duskmon appeared trapped in darkness. He could see his family, but they all turned away from him. He could see Kouji in the light, but as he walked towards him Kouji turned around and left. The boy chased after him.

"No, don't leave me!"

He fell to his knees with tears in his eyes.

"Why won't anyone pay attention to me!?!"

Cherubimon appeared and released the darkness in the boy's heart turning him into Duskmon. Duskmon was able to evolve into Velgemon, his beast spirit. Kouji was injured by a powerful attack from Velgemon. As he was about to destroy Kouji his D-tector fell from his pocket and Ophanimon made Velgemon remember about his time as a human.

Velgemon was Kouichi, Kouji's twin brother. He remembered when his grandmother told him about Kouji and when he went after Kouji in the train. He fell from the stairs before he could reach Kouji.

Kouji was confused. Who was he? Why did he look so much like him?

Meanwhile in a place where darkness and light met Rei was being kept. Cherubimon knew that if he kept her in the light after a while she would wake up and if she spent too much time in the dark she could perish. She was still asleep. As she slept she had terrible nightmares. She saw people who looked familiar, people she knew she should remember, but couldn't no matter how hard she tried. She felt alone and helpless.

"Where am I? Who am I? Why am I here?"

"You are here because this is where you belong. You are nothing but a shadow and as one you must be kept in the dark. You will remain here for all eternity."

"No, it can't be. How can I belong in such a dark place? Am I so worthless that I don't belong anywhere else?"

"Your fate is to stay here for there is nothing else left for you. There is no one and nothing that misses or needs you."

She felt tears began to well up in her eyes. She felt sad at the thought of being so alone. But there was something inside her that made her think that it wasn't true. She wasn't alone. She could see the faint outline of someone. As she saw this person she felt like he knew that person, like she wasn't alone.

"You're lying! I'm not alone! I can't be!"

"And what makes you think that you're not?"

"Because no one is ever alone. No matter who you are there is always someone that needs you and misses you. I can feel it in my heart."

"Foolish girl. There is nothing you can do. You will stay here forever."

Cherubimon left her alone with her nightmares. He put her in a dark place and let her be consumed by it. Soon she would be immersed in shadow and with her the digital world would fall. Still he had to make sure that she remained filled with despair. She was unusually strong. Already she had begun to remember who she was. But, no matter how much she tried she wouldn't be able to fully remember unless the others found her and the necklace. Cherubimon smirked as he thought of what things would be like once she was gone. He would be free to rule the digital world. With Ophanimon trapped and Seraphimon gone she had been the only one standing in the way, but he had taken care of her. She would never get out of her nightmares and when she was overtaken with despair and loneliness, when her heart was corrupted with darkness she would be done for.

End Chapter Thirteen

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