A crowd gathered at about one kilometer away from the KLCC park, watching the battle from afar. They couldn't make out much of the Wira Digital as they had hoped they would, but the two demons were very well visible; the five renowned heroes could only be seen as moving orbs of lights when compared to the demons, and from the way it had been going on for the past one hour, it appeared that while the Wira Digital were able to keep the battle at bay, they weren't able to stop the demons from destroying the famous park as well as the Twin Towers and the buildings around it. The hotel and the telecommunications tower flanking the Twin Towers seemed to have suffered the worst out of the battle; the same applied for the convention center next to the hotel, and the mosque at the edge of the park, and many other hotels and office buildings lining the park. The skies weren't visible above the park, covered by smokes which resulted from the flames emitted by the demons. Firemen worked hard to keep the flames at bay, but they were having a hard time doing it. Ambulances parked closely against each other, with doctors, nurses and paramedics treating people who got injured during the battle. Policemen set up banisters around the park to stop some of the more adventurous people from going in the park, most of them reporters who seemed to place a higher value on a breaking-news rather than their lives.
One example was a pair of a well-known anchorwoman dressed sharply in red business suit and her cameraman sidekick.
"Look, don't you know who I am?" Rita Kaur huffed towards one policeman, when he tried to stop her from going in the park. "I have a duty to attend to; the people must know what's going on."
"And they've already know about the situation, and yes I do know who you are, Miss Kaur," the policeman said deftly, his face looked wry. "And I too, Miss Kaur, have a duty to attend to, and that is to stop people from going into the park. If you two consider yourselves people, kindly step away from the banisters, you can make your live-report over there." The policeman gestured towards the crowd of people, and to make sure that he'd gotten his point across his hand darted to the baton by his belt. With mild exasperation the policeman glanced towards his colleagues, who were also restraining some other reporters. He sighed and walked away, thinking that Rita would know better than to disobey the order of a policeman.
"Humph. The nerve," Rita Kaur snorted, and narrowed her eyes towards Chia the cameraman. "Don't record this!"
"Uhh…we're on air, Miss Kaur, sorry…not anymore." Chia immediately switched off the videocamera and gave the anchorwoman a sheepish smile.
Rita merely snorted and turned away, but she saw two figures appearing from the park, looking as if they had been directly involved in the battle. It was a black-haired man in a black work shirt and tanned khakis, cradling a woman in light green baju kurung and a matching headscarf, but the outfit was marred by dirt and soot. They seemed to be running away from the battle. "Quick, Chia, switch on the videocam now!" She glanced towards the policeman, grinning sneakily when she saw that he had his back facing them, and silently gestured for Chia to follow her. They strode past the banisters and quickly approached the couple.
"Greetings! I'm Rita Kaur, and you two seem to be coming from the park," Rita began loudly and with false sweetness, hoping to catch the attention of Abu and Alisha. "First, do tell us your names, then we're hoping that you'll be able to tell us what exactly were you doing in the park, and what you have seen…"
Abu seemed to be not listening; his legs were beginning to fail him, he had been running away at record speed from the battlefield with Alisha on his arms. Normally, he wouldn't mind doing so, but when their lives were placed at stake it was a different matter altogether. He still didn't mind, but right now his arms and legs were sore, and if he didn't put his future wife-to-be down soon he feared that both of them were going to fall. Thus, when the famous anchorwoman approached them along with her sidekick cameraman, Abu was flustered as Alisha gasped. He swayed, momentarily losing his balance and Alisha's feet accidentally knocked over the videocamera Chia was holding, and it was smashed onto the ground.
"Not again…." Chia whimpered. "The boss is sure going to fire me this time."
"No, he won't," Rita said sharply. "Get the backup videocam from the van, now! If we get their story the boss will be so impressed and we'll get our promotions! Get your butt moving!" As Chia skittered away Rita laughed nervously as she turned back to face Abu and Alisha. "Heh, heh, don't worry about it, okay? Just an accident, I completely understand! Hey…wait a minute…" She blinked, staring at Abu and Alisha before her large eyes widened in surprise. "I know you two! You…you're that doctor who treated the boy…Adam Ariff…the one who got attacked by the evil Digimon….Dr. Abu Ubaidah, am I right? And you, you…" She stared in wonder at Alisha, who looked back at her with disbelief. "You're the boy' sister…Alisha Ariff! Ooh, but this is just superb!"
"Excuse me," Abu said incredulously, sounding super-annoyed. He remembered the anchorwoman well, having chased her and her cameraman out from Adam's ward not too long ago. He also knew by reputation that Rita Kaur was nothing but persistent. "Do you mind? I need to get to the paramedics!"
"Why, of course not! Let me help you, and in return you'll grant me an interview, okay? Right…come along." Rita pushed away the banisters, and the noise they made alerted the policemen and some other reporters, who began clamoring towards her, Abu and Alisha. "Hey! Back off, I saw them first, and they've agreed to give me an exclusive interview!" The other reporters murmured their disappointment, but some of the more persistent ones began snapping shots of Abu and Alisha, much to her annoyance. But she couldn't show how much she was annoyed by their actions; so instead, she threw the others a big toothy smile and waved her hand in the most endearing way she could muster, placing herself before the couple so that the photographers could only get her picture instead of Abu and Alisha. "Yes, that's right! Snap to your hearts' content, fellas!" The other reporters snorted in disgust and walked away, and Rita grinned in satisfaction. "I can picture it now…love surviving a battle…" she mumbled to herself, and both Abu and Alisha looked like they wanted to smack the woman.
"OPHANIMON!!!!"
The pained, anguished scream echoed the park and everyone froze, especially Abu and Alisha, for they recognized the one who was screaming. Then a blinding explosion of light ensued as the screaming voice shifted into screeches of a bird, and just a few seconds later a massive white flaming bird burst forth from the explosion of light, like a firebird. Rita turned to look at the flaming bird, wide-eyed, and saw that Chia was already recording the supernatural phenomena. She grasped her microphone tight and began to walk towards Chia, ready to make a live coverage, momentarily forgotten about Abu and Alisha.
"Adam…everyone…please be alright," Alisha said softly as she gazed towards the screeching firebird, its screech sounded pained and sorrowful. Both she and Abu wondered what could be going on at the battle site. Something terrible must have happened to make Aldiyamon scream like that. The firebird was Aldiyamon's trademark; its screech somehow caused sorrow to fill in their hearts all of a sudden. They really wanted to go back there to make sure that everything was okay, but by being there they became a liability for the Puaka Generals to use against the Wira Digital, as they had done. It was better that they remained out of sight, with everyone else, blending in with the crowd.
"They'll be alright, Lisha," Abu said soothingly, his voice equally as soft as his fiancée's.
Rita froze, hearing what Alisha and Abu had just said. Her experience as a reporter and an anchorwoman had trained her to sharpen all her senses; her eyes, her ears, even her nose and touches. They had spoken very softly, but their words didn't escape her sharp ears. She'd heard clearly what Alisha had said. 'Adam? Her brother? Why would she hope that he'll be alright? Unless…' Suspicions rose as Rita stared at the screeching bird of light, remembering that a firebird was Aldiyamon's trademark. Her eyes shot up wide when she made the connection, as a sly smile formed on her face. 'Forget the interview. This is even bigger.'
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WIRA DIGITAL
Chapter 53 – Juara Ascension
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Satriamon, Samudramon, Puspamon and Xianamon watched in fearful anticipation as the firebird of light bursting out from Aldiyamon continued to screech as it flapped its wings in rage, sending showers of bluish white orbs all over the park. The ground rumbled due to the shockwave of both the screams and the explosion of light, and the grounds where Aldiyamon was on actually cracked, causing fissures to radiate from all directions. Smokes burst out from the fissures, as well as pebbles and leaves, before light orbs followed, illuminating the already bright area.
The four Rookies Lalamon, Lopmon, Salamon and Gatomon rushed towards the four Wira Digital to evade being devoured by the smokes, leaping as the grounds shook while at the same time avoiding the orbs, pebbles and leaves, all the while their concentrations already disrupted by the wild screech from the bird of light.
"Aldiyamon…" The Wira Digital gasped when the firebird intensified in density and morphed into a pillar of extremely bright radiance, so bright that they had to cover their eyes with their arms, their faces no longer protected by their helmets or visors. The Rookies went to hide behind their feet, fearful of what to become of Aldiyamon. Everyone stared at the pillar as it seemed to pulsate, lightning crackling all over the pillar from the ground all the way up towards the sky. The sky thundered once, twice, thrice, before slowly the pillar calmed, the lights slowly subsiding but never extinguished. A shadow appeared within the radiance, tall, impressive and with great wings.
Belphemon and Daemon grunted in annoyance, the smoke blocking their view. They felt a burning sensation coursing all over their bodies, and were flustered by it. Lucemon's Obsidian Gem had granted them protection from the light, the very thing that could weaken them, yet now even with the protection they were feeling the harshness of the light coming from the giant pillar. Then they saw the smokes parting, and the pillar of light slowly dying down along with the shrieks. The shadow became apparent, and they gasped upon seeing who was there.
The figure within the pillar was still Aldiyamon, but with vast differences. He had grown about a couple of feet tall, now standing at equal heights with Satriamon. His armors remained as they were, polished white to perfection but the edges became sharper. The metallic wings guards on his shoulder were gone. His eight wings had undergone a vast transformation, no longer silver but feathery white, and there were now ten wings. Tied around his waist, along the upper rims of his belt was a silver sash with both ends fluttering at his sides. His face was still without the manteau he usually wore, and everyone could see the tears streaking down his fiercely slanted stormy eyes, his dark eyebrows set so closely together, his now bluish-white hair was arranged in spikes in multiple directions, but most of them facing backwards save for one collected strands of hair that formed a thick pointed bang which fell to the side of his face, fluttering against the wind generated from under the ground. Bluish white orbs seemed to be permanently radiating about him, their lights reflected by his shining armor, his white wings and equally bluish white hair, making him look even more impressive than his previous form.
The tears then dried, Aldiyamon was no longer crying. He lowered his head slightly, eyes glinting with determination and mouth set thin. His silver-white manteau reappeared and covered the upper half of his face before the white wings decoration sprouted from the sides of the manteau. His transformation complete, Aldiyamon soared towards the air and emitted a bright blink of light before the smokes vanished completely.
"He's…digivolved!" Salamon and Gatomon said simultaneously.
"Digivolved?" Satriamon said in disbelief, looking at the new form of Aldiyamon. Drawing his breath in, he realized that the Saintly Siblings must be right. This angelic knight couldn't be the same Aldiyamon; he was radiating even more power than his previous form, not to mention looked way different than before. 'I wonder if he has healing powers…' Satriamon thought silently, remembering about the fatal cat tattoo imprinted on JD's chest, which would take effect in about three weeks from now.
"He looks…amazing," Samudramon whispered.
"Way beyond amazing…" Puspamon said.
"Who is he now?" Xianamon wondered.
As if he had heard his comrades' queries, Aldiyamon glanced sideways, meeting their gazes. "I'm still Aldiyamon," he answered, his voice maintaining the same echoic quality and the tone befitting of a teenage male that his lesser form possessed. "Yet, I'm not the same Aldiyamon," he said with a tone that suggested that he too was processing the news, as he was evidently unsure of what to make out of the situation as well. "I'm now Aldiyamon Juara Mode, and I'm now a Mega level Digimon," he finally declared, before his mouth was set thin. "The Puaka Generals will pay for what they've done to Ophanimon, to this place, to you guys….to me…"
Hearing Aldiyamon Juara Mode's declaration, Belphemon snorted. "What a disappointment. I thought you'd succumb to sorrow like last time, and go for your Fury Mode.""Instead, you've become this…this loathsome Juara Mode of yours," Daemon said with distaste. "Well, at least we have nothing to worry about; your Fury Mode was truly deadly, but since you didn't go with that, then it's your lost."
Aldiyamon Juara Mode didn't reply, but extended his left hand forward, and opened his palm. White concentrated aura was emitted from it and the singsong shriek of a firebird was heard as white flames coalesced around his hand, the flames transformed into a firebird as its wings extended upward and downward, and the firebird solidified to form a pristine white bow, designed to look like it was made from feathers where actually it was crafted by metal, with silver linings and five studded red gemstones lining the bow. Yet the bow was also very peculiar for it did not possess a string to secure an arrow on. Then Aldiyamon flicked his right hand and the same white aura burst forth from it. He placed his glowing right hand upon the bow before a string made out of pure light materialized, as well as an arrow made out of pure light from his shining right hand. Now the angel was wielding a bow and an arrow of light, and he stared at Belphemon and Daemon as he positioned the light arrow on the string, pulling it back, before announcing: "Radiant Star Hunter!"He fired the first arrow which zoomed towards the Puaka Generals, but without waiting for the arrow to strike he repeated the same action over and over again with rapid dexterity and speed. Deploying Sagittarimon's archery expertise as well as manipulating his Radiant Faith technique to generate the arrows; that attack had evolved into the more ferocious Radiant Star Hunter and with his boundless supply of light Aldiyamon could never run out of arrows. Soon volleys of light arrows streaked towards Belphemon and Daemon, providing no way for the demons to escape. And the good thing about these light arrows were the fact that when they came into contact with the buildings, the grounds, or any other sites other than their intended target, they would just dissolve into data particles, for lights wouldn't harm inanimate objects. Yet when they grazed the darkness manifest Puaka Generals, their deadliness were made apparent; the arrows pierced through their wings and grazed the sides of their bodies, as the demons actually struggled to protect themselves by shielding their bodies, while Aldiyamon kept firing the arrows without mercy.
"Damn it!" Belphemon roared, and struck the arrows that attempted to slash his body. Without wasting time he willed his chains to nullify the arrows, and for a moment his attempt worked; the chains knocked off the arrows as they snaked towards Aldiyamon, causing them to combust upon contact.
"Hmm…" His mouth pursed in mild surprise, Aldiyamon pointed the bow and arrow towards the sky and focused more power into his next light arrow. "Radiant Star Shower!"
The arrow that resulted was even more concentrated than the previous one, and Aldiyamon shot it towards the sky. The arrow soared higher and higher, forming an arch of light before it exploded, sending showers of light down towards the ground. The light shower slammed upon the chains and destroyed them with ease, and some singed the Puaka Generals from above. They merely dissolved into data when they hit the ground or the buildings, but let out a buzzing electrocuting sound when came into contact with either the Puaka Generals or the chains.
"Wow!" Satriamon said, impressed. "Nice fireworks!"
"I wish I could do that," Gatomon said in awe; as Angewomon she was also an expert archer, but her arrow took a while to form.
"Curse it!" The Puaka Generals winced; the dark shield they were using to protect themselves didn't seem to work against the magnificent light showers. They then saw Aldiyamon spinning his white bow with expert skills, before holding it horizontally. The bow, when held that way, now resembled a crossbow. Then he placed his right hand onto the crossbow, and charged the weapon with his power of light.
"Radiant Star Blaster!" Upon calling out the command, a thin stream of concentrated white light burst out from the crossbow, transformed into a burning white firebird which pierced through the darkness with a shriek, sailing at an amazing speed before slamming onto the Puaka Generals, throwing them both off their feet with a loud explosion. "Evil has no place here," Aldiyamon Juara Mode said, sighing sadly; his heart was still overwhelmed with sadness due to Ophanimon's sudden demise, murdered at the hands of the Puaka Generals, for protecting him. He'd fight the Puaka Generals now until he was sure that they were both deleted before his eyes.
"Awesome triple combo…" Samudramon said with awe.
"He actually overpowered both Puaka Generals with those three attacks," Xianamon said.
"Good," Puspamon said, her hand on her chest, as she breathed out in relief. "I need the break."
Aldiyamon flew closer to get a good look of the fallen generals. It was dark where they had fallen, but as Aldiyamon was approaching the area the radiant light he was emitting shone through the area, illuminating the darkness like a beacon. Everything was so quiet. But all of a sudden, chains sprouted from the area where it was too dark, and coiled around him, wrapping against his body tight. Another chain plucked his white bow out from his grasp. Aldiyamon gasped, before sinister laughter was heard, slow at first before gradually become louder. Belphemon stepped out from the darkness, followed by Daemon. Daemon placed his claws on the chains and summoned his Flame Inferno, fusing it with Belphemon's Lampranthus; the two attacks burned against him and Aldiyamon screamed in pain.
Belphemon laughed viciously, and snapped Aldiyamon's bow into half before throwing it away. The destroyed bow combusted into data particles and Belphemon snickered as his tightened his chains around the struggling angel. "You're only one Digimon, and I've destroyed your magic weapon, how do you expect to escape from us now!"
As if on cue, streams of red flames, blue thunderbolt, pink flowers and yellow magical energy waves struck the chains, causing them to explode into bits of data. Aldiyamon was freed, and found himself flanked on all sides by his fellow Wira Digital.
"He's never alone," Satriamon snarled angrily.
"He's got us!" Puspamon shouted.
Samudramon and Xianamon, while not saying anything, showed their support with a low grunt.
"Everyone…thanks," Aldiyamon Juara Mode said, touched deeply. His friends didn't look like they were up for another fight; their face masks and helmets had all combusted, reflecting just how much power they had exerted to protect him earlier. Yet their courage persevered and it fueled him with power again; his pain seemed to be evaporating, and he felt stronger with his teammates by him. With them by his side, how could he lose? He didn't need his Fury Mode to beat the Puaka Generals, for he now had his Juara Mode, and his four friends' support.
Aldiyamon flicked his right hand and the Heavenstar Gladius formed in it. Then by just waving his sword horizontally, a stream of silver wave shot out from it and slammed onto Belphemon and Daemon, pushing them backward slightly. He did this again, without even calling the prerequisite attack name, and the Puaka Generals were pushed even farther back that they almost knocked over the convention center building behind them. Quickly he teleported them away, making them reappear at the sky, right at the center of the ravaged park. Then he generated a pristine, pearly white energy sphere before him, as swirls of bluish white orbs from his wings and body concentrated at the energy sphere. His whole body glimmered with silver white aura as seven silver orbs materialized in a circle around the first sphere he had generated. "This is for Ophanimon…"
Aldiyamon brought his hands which were holding the energy sphere to his sides, before forcing them upwards towards the Puaka Generals. "Transcendent Purification!!"
The Transcendent Purification was an evolved form of the Final Purification, and the latter was already a Mega-class technique. Aldiyamon had crafted this technique in tribute for Ophanimon, and now he watched the fruits of his effort as the white orb he had created exploded into torrents of holy energy with the seven orbs launched side by side with the attack. The burst of sacred energy slammed upon Belphemon and Daemon and sent them crashing back down onto the park, causing the earth to rumble due to their heavy weights.
"Did it work…?" Aldiyamon wondered, the white glow on him began to fade. He scowled upon seeing the Puaka Generals laughing as they got back up on their feet. "What?"
"That was marvelously done…" Belphemon spoke out with a simper. His chains coiled around his thick arms, his red eyes locked on Aldiyamon.
"But not good enough!" Daemon said, snarling as he formed a corona of black flames, but didn't release it just yet.
"Play time's over," Belphemon said, and called out: "Lampranthus!!" The chains snaked out in a flowery formation in five different directions, hung in midair, before they zoomed towards Aldiyamon.
"It's over alright…for you!" Aldiyamon spat, and prepared to attack back. But to his surprise the chains swiftly bypassed him and he gasped in horror, realizing Belphemon's true intentions. He turned around and saw the chains lashing onto the four other Wira Digital; they barely managed to evade the chains. Their screams dominated the battlefield, and already weak enough from the drawn-out battle previously, the four Wira Digital were reduced into their composite forms. "Oh no! Guys…"
Daemon snickered. "Worry about yourself, foolish boy! Chaos Flare!"
Distracted, Aldiyamon didn't see the giant black flames coming towards him. He could have teleported away, but behind him his friends and their partners were too weak to move around.
"Why don't you teleport away, Aldiyamon?" Daemon's egging question caused Aldiyamon to become more suspicious. There was no reason for Daemon to suggest it, unless it would work on his favor. "You can't have both ways; my flames are locked on you. No matter where you go, they'll get you. You teleport away, your friends will burn, teleport altogether and all of you will burn together when you reappeared." The demonic ape cackled maniacally. "What's it gonna be?"
There was only one way to do then, Aldiyamon thought. He remained where he was and teleported his friends to safety. By doing so he couldn't come up with a counter attack, and screamed as Daemon's flames devoured him thoroughly, sending him crashing onto the ground. His armor had protected him from being burned, but apparently the Puaka Generals had no intention to let him get away with it. Belphemon unleashed a gigantic violet orb from his snout and it slammed onto Aldiyamon's back before he could move away, causing him to fall again onto the ground. Thin wisps of smoke trailed out from his armors, which was soiled with the attacks inflicted upon him by the two demons. The lustrous glow from his armors began to wane, and his wings too lost their shine.
Sparkles of bluish white orbs were seen emanating not too far from Aldiyamon, and the four DigiWira and their partners reappeared there; in his desperation to send them away Aldiyamon hadn't the time to lock in a specific place, and as a result they were only transported far enough from the attacks' path but not too far for them to be safe. They had reappeared where Salamon, Gatomon, Lalamon and Lopmon had taken refuge earlier.
Unfortunately, the Puaka Generals had seen them too, and now all of them were in grave danger.
"Gift of Darkness!"
"Chaos Flare!"
Fearful for his friends' fate Aldiyamon reacted without thinking; he teleported towards his friends and shielded them with his body, letting Belphemon and Daemon's attacks slam onto his back. The scream he let out was drowned by the explosion that followed the collision between him and the demons' attacks. The brute force that came along with the attack was too strong; Aldiyamon and the other DigiWira and partners were all thrown away onto the ground. Aldiyamon was not moving, lying facedown on the ground, his wings burnt and his white armor cracked. The other DigiWira were safe, except for some scrapes on their skins and clothes, they were otherwise alright. The same applied for the Digimon, all eight of them.
"That was…very close…" Aldiyamon said weakly as the earth rumbled a little; the Puaka Generals were approaching them slowly. He raised his face up, seeing his friends getting back up on their feet. His power was failing him fast, he had no energy to teleport them away. Panicked, he whispered, "Everyone…run…"
"What are you talking about?" JD demanded, standing up straight quickly. His face contorted with determination. "You can't expect us to leave you here. You can't give up now. Stand up, Aldiyamon!"
Aldiyamon blinked and looked up at JD; his cousin brother had never sounded that harsh when he was talking to him. Not after Karatenmon's spell was broken. It shocked him, yet he knew that JD meant well. The blonde teen was extending out his hand towards him, and soon he was joined by Manny, Liu Ying and Gayathri. He took their hands, and the DigiWira began pushing him back up. His eight-foot stature didn't seem to deter them; and soon even Agumon, Penguinmon, Labramon, Floramon, Salamon, Gatomon, Lalamon and Lopmon were helping him to stand back up. By right, he was already too weakened by the multiple assaults against him, but seeing his comrades not losing their spirits, he knew that he was the only hope they all had now to bring down the demonic duo.
"They killed Ophanimon," Lalamon said, her black button eyes tearful. "They killed her with cold blood; you can't just let them get away with it."
"You're the only one who can do it now," Liu Ying said encouragingly. "Only you, Aldiyamon. So don't give up just yet."
"We're right behind you," Manny asserted, grunting as he and JD supported Aldiyamon's weight on their shoulders for they were currently the physically-strongest of them all.
"We'll help in any way we can!" Salamon and Gatomon declared.
"C'mon, cuz. You didn't digivolve to Mega to lose the fight," JD said. "You have a couple of demons' asses to kick, so stand back up now!"
Then, something miraculous happened. Everyone there, human and Digimon, began to glow with their respective colors – the four DigiWira and their partners let out crimson red, navy blue, golden yellow and rosy pink glimmers, and the other four Digimon in magenta, orange, lavender and pink auras, and the auras went into Aldiyamon's body. Aldiyamon gasped and looked up, and thought that he was seeing thing, for he saw visages of Satriamon, Samudramon, Xianamon and Puspamon, as well as Rosemon, D'Arcmon, MagnaAngemon and Angewomon, all of them shadowy and spirit-like behind the DigiWira and the Rookies, but their strengths seemed to have multiplied as they managed to pull Aldiyamon up, supporting him while he was on his knees, before Aldiyamon's own strength returned. Knees buckled, he stood up back on his feet.
"That's right…I can still fight," Aldiyamon Juara Mode said softly, looking up at the two demons who were now only a mere hundred meters away from them.
"Still standing?" Belphemon said incredulously. "What a nuisance!"
"Let's finish them off in one go!" Daemon snarled, and called upon his Chaos Flare again. Belphemon followed suit with his Gift of Darkness, and the two attacks merged into one destructive purple sphere with black flames spiraling around it.
"Eternal Damnation!!"
The resulted attack was a torrent of jet black energy waves, drowning every light that came across their path. The black stream of power also destroyed everything in its path and was now looming upon Aldiyamon and the other DigiWira and Digimon.
"Transcendent…" Aldiyamon generated a silver white energy sphere, now also coalescing with the power he had gotten from his friends. Eight orbs spiraled around Aldiyamon in eight different colors; crimson red and normal red, navy blue and lavender, golden yellow and orange, rosy pink and light pink before they all were absorbed by the primary silver sphere, which grew bigger that it alone became the beacon of light amidst the darkness resulting from the Puaka Generals' Eternal Damnation. "…PURIFICATION!! HAAAA!!"
He swiftly brought his hands forward and the sphere sprayed out a rainbow wave of energy which slammed upon the Eternal Damnation just as the latter attack was about to drown the heroes. The angelic knight grunted in pain as the Eternal Damnation pushed his Transcendent Purification back, and his grunts turned into a scream as he pushed back his attack, forcing the Eternal Damnation away.
'I can't lose…' Aldiyamon thought desperately, his teeth gritted tight, and blood trickled out from his nose, marking just how strained he was now, being pushed to his utmost limit. The ground shook horribly due to the collision of two mighty forces; earthquake ensued and the grounds were ripped apart, fissures growing wider and wider. Chunks of earth poured out as the Eternal Damnation pushed Aldiyamon deeper into the ground. Both his feet sunk into the ground, Aldiyamon couldn't move. All of his muscles screamed in pain, the nerves all in overdrive, shooting out pain, but Aldiyamon didn't care.
"I can't lose! I can't let you take any more lives this day, not now and not ever!!" And in his mind, he silently pleaded, 'Anyone…give me more power…give me more strength…help me…'
Suddenly his hands felt warm as a golden presence appeared beside him. A gentle hand touched his joined hands and Aldiyamon looked sideways, gasping in shock upon seeing the ghostly form of Ophanimon, without her helmet, smiling at him, her blue eyes twinkling at him. No words were exchanged; Ophanimon's touch caused the Transcendent Purification to shift into a radiant gold color, which gained momentum and began pushing the Eternal Damnation back with renewed power and might that it washed upon the two Puaka Generals, drowning them in the harshest light, and an explosion bigger and louder than ever ensued, followed by the Puaka Generals' defeated cries.
The earthquake ceased. The park was wrecked to the point of beyond repair. Smokes rose from the fissures, clouding the sight as Aldiyamon heaved his breaths silently, fatigued. He looked around for Ophanimon, but she was already gone. He looked back, and saw his fellow teammates gaping at him with awe, before the gapes turned into grins and grins turned into victorious cries. They all clamored around Aldiyamon, congratulating him, acting as if they hadn't seen Ophanimon. Aldiyamon decided that perhaps this was another one of those special encounters, like the one he'd had with Grademon, and smiled down towards his friends. Yet, something was telling him that it wasn't over yet.
"Curse…it…"
Aldiyamon gasped and everyone else froze in shock, for the voice belonged to Mephistomon. The smokes cleared and the visages of Mephistomon and Phelesmon could be seen within them. They were hurt really badly, blood was pouring out their wounded bodies and they were clutching their chests in pain. Their eyes were both bloodshot, staring angrily at Aldiyamon before the anger turned into disbelief, apparently because Aldiyamon was still in his Juara Mode, a Mega level Digimon, while they had been reduced back into Ultimates.
"One day…one day…" Mephistomon wheezed, and flapped his great wings. Phelesmon followed him, both generals soaring towards the night sky where an oval portal had suddenly appeared.
"No! No more!" Aldiyamon shouted angrily, and stomped towards their retreating backs. "No more! I've had enough!"
On his left hand his white bow appeared, and on his right hand the Heavenstar Gladius materialized in swirls of bluish white orbs. "You won't escape, Puaka Generals!" He charged his sword with glorious white light before positioning the sword at the bow, then locking targets towards the retreating Puaka Generals. "There won't be a next time for you two! This ends here, right here, and RIGHT NOW! Radiant Heavenstar Hunter!!"
He released the sword, and watched as the sword soared higher and higher towards the Puaka Generals before it was enveloped by a typhoon of white light, itself energized to take form of a blazing white firebird with the beak shaped like the tip of an arrow. The speed of the soaring Radiant Heavenstar Hunter was unbelievable as it gained on the Puaka Generals, getting closer and closer, the Puaka Generals' dire attempt to outrun it seemed futile, before a sharp stabbing sound was heard followed by defeated, agonized gasps from the Puaka Generals. The supercharged sword had pierced through their bodies, right by their hearts, before causing the opened gateway to explode into data particles when the firebird collided with it. The firebird died down and the sword plummeted towards the ravaged park, landing by its blade which then got stuck into the ground.
As for the Puaka Generals, both of them hung in midair momentarily, holes gaped from where the hearts should be, if they possessed them. With another pained, defeated, final shriek, the Puaka Generals who had caused so much grief on Aldiyamon combusted into data particles, their data vanished into the night. It happened right before Aldiyamon and the others; this time, it was certain.
The Puaka Generals were no more. Aldiyamon had finally won.
And somehow, there was a poetic justice behind the Puaka Generals' deaths. The Puaka Generals had killed Ophanimon by running Belphemon's chains through her heart; and they suffered the same fate when Aldiyamon's sword pierced through their hearts.
Aldiyamon Juara Mode sighed, and devolved back into Adam and Patamon. Adam lowered his head, the lingering sad feeling he had contained throughout the battle returned and a tear escaped his eyes. "It's finally over," he said softly, and Patamon gently rubbed the back of his head to soothe his pain. They were victorious, but as Adam looked around the park, he realized that their victory came with a heavy price. It would take a lot of effort to restore the parks and the buildings, some of them partially destroyed while others remained standing but bearing evidences of surviving a battle between good and evil.
Liu Ying and Gayathri both walked towards Adam, partners in tow, and placed their hands on their leaders' shoulders. They smiled comfortingly at the saddened boy, and were glad to see him returning it.
JD too was about to join them, wanting to comfort his cousin, before Manny said softly, "JD, wait."
The blonde teen turned to his teammate, arching an eyebrow questioningly. He watched as Manny bit his lips, looking very anxious. "Yeah?"
"It's…about your tattoo," Manny said with a low tone, and JD's face turned sharp, his hazel-eyed gaze piercing at him. "I…I've found something about it, and I think you should know." He cast a nervous look at the other three DigiWira, the girls guiding Adam towards them, before turning back to look at JD's surprised face. "Midnight, Digital World, Azure Cove," he said quickly. "I'll tell you everything."
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"The Puaka Generals…destroyed?"
"It can't be!"
"Impossible! Absolutely preposterous!"
The Darkshadow Brethren Generals were astounded. Shocked beyond belief. Even Lucemon, one who was always so calm and poised, looked rattled. As the Virago, Shaman, Kappa and Majin Generals debated among themselves of the sudden turn of event, the Hellion General sat on his stone throne, his face had a faraway look, knowing that he had gravely miscalculated. The legendary Seven Great Demon Lords were very powerful and nearly unbeatable, but this was unique only to them, the firsts to have attained those forms. The Darkshadow Brethren, powered to digivolve into the Demon Lords by the Obsidian Gem, were still on par with the Wira Digital who no doubt were wielding the power of the Ivory Gem. One of them had already ascended to Mega level; it would be only a matter of time before the other four did.
The Obsidian and Ivory Gems were equal in power. Thus the ones who received their powers would be at even footing.
They were back to square one.
"We're not beaten yet," Lucemon said calmly, silencing the other generals. "Gather our remaining minions and we'll make them digivolve into Mega as well. We'll pit them against the Wira Digital to drain their energy, and crush them when they're weakened."
"Speaking about being weakened, I think we should wait a bit, for about three more weeks," Persiamon said, her tone now readopting its sly, sleek voice. She chuckled. "By then, the Wira Digital team will be down one member, thanks to my Blight of Bastet. We can then easily overwhelm the remaining four, whether they're in their Mega forms or not!"
"I don't think I can wait that long," Shawujinmon growled. "I have a score to settle with that Samudramon. He's made me for a fool for the last time! With the Demon Lord's power I can easily crush him with my Mega form's massive snouts!"
"My Mega form is so good looking, perhaps my sweetheart will agree to be my life partner after you've finished off her boyfriend," Astamon told Shawujinmon, not bothering to keep his thoughts to himself.
"Fools," Doumon spat silently towards Astamon and Shawujinmon. "Absolutely no refined plan whatsoever."
"You're the one with all the elaborate plans, involving humans, even!" Astamon shot back. "And your defeat is by far the most humiliating. At least I didn't come back naked."
The wizard fox snorted in indignation before walking back to his private chamber to think deeply of a plan for thwarting his mortal enemy, the sorceress Xianamon. Astamon chuckled in satisfaction and elbowed Shawujinmon lightly. The Kappa General looked at his Majin comrade questioningly.
"Touchy old coot," Astamon said, shaking his head. His expression turned serious as he gazed at the only general he considered more than just a teammate, but also a comrade. "Here's a plan, Shawujinmon. I'll help you destroy Samudramon, and then you'll help me win over my sweetheart. What do you say?"
"Sounds like a plan," Shawujinmon grunted. The two generals sauntered off outside the dark hall of the Onyx Pyramid to discuss more about their plan.
"I'll wait until the next full Earth moon," Persiamon said, playing with some of her hair while flexing her crimson claws. She looked at Lucemon and yawned. "Until Satriamon's nothing more than a mere memory. It's an automatic victory for me then. Well, I'm leaving; it's time for my catnap now." She grinned upon seeing how moody the Hellion General was. "You're welcome to join anytime."
"No thank you," Lucemon said flatly. "Not this time," he added, thinking that he might have offended the Virago General.
Persiamon shrugged. "Your loss. Ta!"
Lucemon leaned against the stone-cold throne, his wings carefully folded behind his back as he stared at Persiamon's retreating back. He had lost two generals. But at least they had served their purposes, Lucemon thought. To unlock the Dark Mega Digivolution into the Seven Great Demon Lords had required him six Ultimate Digimon as well as himself. But he wondered how the Master would take the news. Two more generals were now deleted, that was four generals in total. Karatenmon and Lilamon, and now Mephistomon and Phelesmon. The Master had seemed to want them to digivolve to battle the Wira Digital; Lucemon couldn't imagine his wrath upon knowing that two had been taken down. He sighed and stared into nothingness.
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"I win…."
SkullSatamon cackled, alone in the darkness inside the Horror Hall. He raised his staff; the yellow orb attached on it glowed with menacing yellow light, illuminating the hall which was chock-full of skulls piled on every corner. Even his throne was made out of decayed bones, with brown skulls forming the armrests. Gargoyles perched on four corners of the square hall, from their mouths dark liquid poured out into the drain lining the walls of the hall. The whole hall reeked of blood and the smell of decomposing corpses.
He had just gotten the news from his heralds Mystimon and Jetsilphymon about the Puaka Generals' defeat against the newly-digivolved Aldiyamon Juara Mode. Upon learning that he'd quickly dismissed them, much to their surprise, for he didn't want them to be suspicious of him. He told them to go towards the location where the Lost Mountain would usually appear every century, and report back to him whatever they would see there. If his two harbingers had found the task to be odd, they didn't mention anything to him.
He hadn't need them to relay the news about the Puaka Generals' defeat, for the moment the demonic duo got themselves deleted by Aldiyamon, he had already known about it. He'd felt great power returning to him, filling the black orb rested within his ribcage into near-full capacity. The black orb wasn't even black anymore; it was glowing with dark yellow hue. The yellow hue irradiated all over SkullSatamon as he laughed even louder, his body undergone a transformation in a flash of yellow which poured out through the windows of the Horror Hall.
"SkullSatamon, Dark Mega Digivolve to… Diablomon!"
"No matter who wins the fight, I'll win in the end," Diablomon rasped, and with a nasty grin he devolved back into SkullSatamon. The orb within his ribcage was now black again. "The powers of Karatenmon, Lilamon, Mephistomon and Phelesmon have restored me back to my Mega form…" he continued, pacing back and forth in his dark hall. "The Puaka Generals attacked the Wira Digital when they had yet to fully gain control of their Mega forms. The other Darkshadow Brethren won't be as foolish…which is exactly what I want."
He stopped pacing and began humming, making his way towards the throne. "If this goes on, then I definitely won't need Aldiyamon to free me from my imprisonment. Oh, Grademon…" He cackled again, now more loudly than before, "you should have left your heirs with proper instructions on how to really trounce me. Yet, how can you now, for you're no longer here, and I'm still up and about, biding my time?"
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Mystimon and Jetsilphymon had arrived at the location where their Master had sent them. They looked around in anticipation, trying to see what exactly their master wanted them to find on this barren land. There was nothing but dry grounds, and they'd have to wait a hundred years for the Lost Mountain to appear. Dead, leafless trees were scattered here and there, made to look menacing by the sparse amount of moonlights and the cloudiness of the sky.
"That's odd," Mystimon commented, observing the dark clouds. "I thought tonight is supposed to be a clear night?"
Jetsilphymon stared at the clouds, shivering. Her scanty amount of clothing didn't really help her with the situation. The dark clouds seemed to act most peculiarly, she thought, for they were swirling ever so slowly, noiselessly. Then thunderclaps roared, causing both Digimon to jump in surprise. A streak of green lightning blasted onto the ground, causing an explosion that threw both Digimon off balance.
"What was that?" Jetsilphymon said, surprised. The smokes that followed the explosion began to clear, and the duo saw a considerably large crack on the ground, something they didn't see before. The crack was emitting blinking lavender lights, followed by purple smokes moving out of the cracks. Someone as slim as Jetsilphymon could fit her way through the crack, but she wasn't going to do that!
"Listen…" Mystimon said, eyes widened. Groans, not so audible but clear enough to be heard, were heard coming from the cracks. The two Ultimates went closer to the fissures and peered down, trying to determine of the source of the groans. What they saw made their jaws dropped, in fear and in shock. Trembling, they backed away, both looking terribly pale, as if they had seen ghosts, which was perfectly an understatement. They saw their master, who was definitely ghostly, countless times, but they were used to him already. This time, it was different.
"I say we get out here!" Jetsilphymon said breathlessly.
"I second that!" Mystimon concurred. The two of them then sped away as fast as their flight could take them.
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Author's Notes:
Aldiyamon Juara Mode, despite retaining the same name as his Ultimate form, is a Mega Digimon. This is pretty much similar to Lucemon, who shares the same name between all his forms. As for his general appearance I kind of having Gallantmon Crimson Mode in mind, and his whole digivolution sequence is inspired from Son Gohan's Super Saiyan 2 transformation during the battle with Cell. The same goes for the part when Ophanimon comes in to lend a final helping hand, based on how Goku comes to help Gohan finish Cell off. And the way Aldiyamon holds off the attacks from the Puaka Generals is based on how Rosemon holds off Bio Spinomon's attack in Digimon Savers. Also, his ability to manipulate the power of light to create three versions of attack using the bow and arrow is inspired from ShineGreymon Burst Mode's ability to manipulate flames to create sword or shield in battle.
Belphemon in this story is no way as powerful as the Belphemon in Digimon Savers, since he is powered by the Obsidian Gem and Aldiyamon by the Ivory Gem, that puts them at equal standing.
The phrase Juara Mode is definitely given because the DigiWira now possess Juara Digivices, the same way the Digimon in Savers gain the name Burst Mode. Besides it will save me the arduous task of thinking of five more names for their Mega levels – coming up with Aldiyamon, Xianamon, Puspamon, Samudramon and Satriamon had been hard enough.
SkullSatamon's Mega form is Diablomon, or Diaboromon, I just preferred the original name better.
What did Mystimon and Jetsilphymon see that could scare them like that? There's a hint somewhere in one of the previous chapters.
Edit: I've taken down the Digimon Analyzer part, I think it's disrupting the flow of the story...