The ECG monitor screeched horribly as it displayed the flat-line, as it had been for the past ten minutes. Everybody's eyes kept darting back and forth from the clock to Dr. Abu, who was relentless in his attempts to resuscitate JD with the defibrillator.
"One last time." Abu raised the paddles, before suddenly seeing the most remarkable thing, and halted.
"Why are you stopping?" Jas demanded tearfully. "Save him, doctor, please…"
"Everyone, look." Abu pointed towards JD's face. "He's…crying."
"WHAT?!"
Everyone huddled around the bed and gasped. A tear was trickling down JD's closed eyes. The screeching suddenly stopped and everyone saw the tattoo on his chest vanishing in wisp of black smoke. Beeps came from the screen; everyone saw his vital signs normalizing. A regular heart pattern was shown. And finally, JD's eyes fluttered open.
"JOSH!" Jas immediately grabbed hold on her brother and hugged him in relief. "Oh, thank God, thank God you're alive!"
Jade shook his head as he joined his siblings. "It's a miracle," he murmured, gazing at his brother. JD was stoic, but on the verge of tears.
"It's not," said JD with a choked sob. Jas released him from her tearful hug, and both his siblings looked at him questioningly. "It's Adam…"
"Adam?" Alisha sat beside her cousins, looking at JD, frowning. "Josh?"
JD looked at his cousin sister, directly towards her eyes and thought immediately of how similar they were with Adam's own eyes. He looked down at his chest, now unmarred, and another choked sob escaped him. "Kak Lisha…I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should have seen it…I should have known he'd do it…"
Alisha paled. "That's impossible! He wasn't even here. He ran off…"
"I met him," said JD, closing his eyes once as if attempting to block out the tears. He opened them again. "I don't know how…it's like a dream, but we met… he said he wanted to hug me one last time…then it happened. He took the curse…and then he…he…" JD couldn't even speak anymore; the memory of Adam's slowly vanishing before him was too overwhelming for him to bear.
"No…"
"He told me to tell you…that he's sorry."
"No…" Alisha clasped her mouth. "Adam…he's…dead?"
"I'm so sorry, Kak Lisha. I didn't mean for this to happen. I tried…I didn't even tell him fully how he could do it…"
Alisha looked so horrified, she almost collapsed if it weren't for Liu Ying and Manny who had quickly stepped behind her. Both DigiWira were able to support her body, and saw that she had fainted. JD scrambled down from his bed and Abu and the two DigiWira placed Alisha on the bed. Jas looked stunned, while Jade had instinctively drawn JD back in a hug, rubbing his back.
Seeing what happened, JD broke down; the memory of Adam vanishing before him became too overwhelming for him to bear.
"This influx of power is amazing…" said SkullSatamon, as powers flowed inside of him. "Lucemon must have been defeated, while in his Mega form too. His power is the greatest of all the generals; I might be able to…"
He began his transformation, ascending into Diablomon and then Armageddemon. His current form was achieved after Beelzemon, Leviamon and Barbamon were beaten, and now with Seraphimon's great powers he would be able to reach the third threshold of his Mega level – the power he'd dreamed of for a long, long time. Grademon was in his second threshold of his Mega form when he evoked the Shield of Waja – he would bypass that power and break the barrier.
His giant scorpion form began to shrink, reverting back to his ultimate form before he slowly grew within a fiery whirlwind that erupted around him. His skull became golden as black and gold armors wrapped around his skeletal body, giving him extra protection against any attack that would be sent his way. His left hand ended with shining golden claws with a blaster perched over his knuckles. His right arm had thoroughly mutated into the deadly blade of a scythe.
"I've done it…" he said with great satisfaction. "Now to test my powers. SERPENT FLAME PURGATORY!!"
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WIRA DIGITAL
Chapter 75 – Red Dragon Rising
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JD looked down at the silver and white Juara Digivice in his hand. It was all that the others could find when they tracked the signal – it laid under the rubbles amidst a scene of mass destruction. The KL Tower had fallen; the whole area was demolished by what could only be made by an earthquake or a typhoon.
He couldn't care less. Buildings could be restored back to their former glory. Human lives couldn't.
He had hoped that by following the signal from Adam's Digivice, they could find him. There was a ghost of a chance of finding him, when Liu Ying announced that she detected Adam's Digivice signal back then, at the ward. However there was no sign of him or his body. That fact had devastated Alisha the most – she had wanted, at least, to have Adam properly buried.
Thinking of his cousin sister, JD couldn't blame her when Alisha seemed to want to avoid him. After all Adam had taken the curse on his behalf. Alisha hadn't spoken to him for the past three days. JD wanted so badly to talk to her, to apologize again until she accepted it, but Abu had advised him to give her time. She had lost the last remaining direct family she'd had; it would be a long, difficult process to get her to talk to anyone, let alone JD. The only time she had talked to him was after she woke up from her faint.
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(Flashback)
After Agumon hatched, JD was determined even more so to go look for Adam that night. He couldn't bear staying in the ward, where everyone was giving him cautious looks. It was suffocating. Alisha was still unconscious, and after convincing his siblings that he didn't need comforting they had retreated from the ward, to update their parents with the news. Thinking of what they could have said – Josh's alive… because Adam had taken the curse on his behalf – broke his heart to pieces. But he had gone past the crying phase, and there was nothing more that he wanted to do other than tearing apart some demons. Specifically, a demoness and her demon-angel counterpart.
"Agumon, you're up to become Satriamon?"
Agumon looked up. "Whenever you are, Josh," he said promptly.
"Then let's go."
"JD, don't," pleaded Liu Ying, placing a restraining hand on his shoulder. "We don't know what's out there. Lilithmon will see that you're still alive, she'll come after you."
"I don't care!" snapped JD, shoving Liu Ying's hand off his shoulder. "Lilithmon's gonna pay for this! If she didn't give me that damned curse in the first place, Adam wouldn't have taken it from me. Adam wouldn't have…wouldn't have…" His eyes stung. He took a deep breath, refusing to acknowledge the fact that Adam had died.
"At least wait until the others are able to accompany you," said Manny. "They've taken heavy blows during yesterday's fight. Give them time to recover, and they can come with you."
"I'm not waiting for anyone! Come on, Agumon!"
"Don't you dare," said a soft voice, stopping him dead on his track. He turned around.
"Kak Lisha…"
Alisha had woken up, and her face had hardened. JD was reminded to how Adam had looked like when he was grieving – it was now mirrored by Alisha. "Adam had died so that you would live," she said, her voice quivered as she acknowledged her brother's death when JD had refused to do so. "If you go out there, those monsters will find out that you are still alive, and that demoness might inflict the curse on you again. If she does, Adam's death would be meaningless. His sacrifice would be in vain." She choked out a sob, looking like she was about to cry, but she persisted on, shooting him a tearful glare that made him flinch. "You're not going anywhere," she said with deadly finality, before turning sideways and sobbed, Liu Ying and Gayathri rushing to comfort her.
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That had effectively stopped him from going after the demons. The fact that Alisha seemed to avoid talking to him thereafter made it harder for him to go out there. He had the means, he was more than ready, but Alisha's last words continuously echoed in his mind. He didn't even join Abu, Jackie and his fellow DigiWira, alongside MagnaAngemon, Rosemon and Valkyrimon when they went to look for Adam's body by tracing Adam's Digivice signal.
Adam…why did you do it? He thought sadly. This isn't what I wanted. He could almost hear Adam's voice replying in his mind: I know. This is what I wanted. That was replayed from memory, when he had confronted Adam for going to Lucemon for the so-called cure.
Glancing sideways, he saw Agumon by the corner of the common room where he was at. The raptor had been a constant, loyal ear to him whenever he needed someone to vent. Not once had JD heard the raptor spoke up, offering him only a silent companion if not spoken to, which was what he needed.
Gazing towards a mark on his right index finger, he was reminded of that night when he and Adam made the sworn brother blood oath. Adam wasn't really enthusiastic about it, but JD had persisted that Adam finally gave in. The scar tingled somewhat, which was odd, because it had healed. Rubbing a finger against it, JD felt somewhat oddly comforted. It was as if Adam was around, accompanying him. Adam and I, brothers till the end. That was what he had wished for when they made the blood oath.
"Josh?"
He whirled around at the voice, and his eyes met a pair of familiar gray eyes. "Kak Lisha?"
The woman sat beside him, and gave him a calculative look. Gatomon went to sit by Agumon. "I haven't seen you these few days," murmured Alisha. A ghost of a smile appeared on her face – swelling eyes, somewhat pale and now that JD thought of it, thinner too, but still beautiful. "Partly it's my fault," she said.
JD sighed. "I don't blame you. I totally get it, if you're angry with me."
"Did I give you that impression?" She grasped his hand. "I wasn't angry with you, Josh. Far from it. But Adam's death…it shook me up. I've lost our parents and Aizad, and now Adam too…" She sighed, but JD saw no tears coming out from her eyes. She merely cast a long stare towards the blank wall, before shaking her head. "I've dreaded it, ever since you told us about the curse. I guess deep in my heart, I've known what Adam was going to do. He was always disappearing during the nights when I went to check up on him. I'd wait up for him until he came back, and his answer was always the same – he was trying to look for the cure."
"There was no cure. Lucemon tricked him," said JD bitterly.
"Nevertheless, Adam tried so hard," said Alisha. "Despite you mentioning that there was no cure other than a sacrificial exchange, he still tried. It dawned to me then that he would do anything to save you, and I knew back then that there was no use trying to talk him out of it. He'd never mentioned it, but I always saw it in his eyes. The fear he had of losing another brother – that fueled him to make those nightly visits to the Digital World. I prayed so hard so that it wouldn't come to that, praying that a solution would come up so that you won't die because of the curse."
"I shouldn't have gotten close to him."
"Would you rather have it the other way round?" asked Alisha.
"No," admitted JD. "But at least…"
"It couldn't be avoided no matter how you'd rather have it," interrupted Alisha. "Our families are joined back when our great-grandfather died. Your parents would have taken Adam in even if you two hadn't gotten close because of your DigiWira adventures. You two would still bond. It's all…fated."
"Well, fate's done a banged-up job when 'it' made Adam take the curse on my behalf," said JD, bitter again.
"Oh, Josh…" Alisha's grasp on his hand tightened. "As much as I'm inclined to agree with you, I…" She halted, as if unsure of what to say.
"There's something you should know," said JD, looking down. "The curse… it's not just a sacrifice that could transfer the curse from me to Adam. It needs love. Unconditional love and no hesitation at all in taking the curse on my behalf…"
"And the curse was transferred from you to him," Alisha finished, and JD looked up. "Doesn't that speak volumes of how much he loved you? When his own brother was still alive, I remember Adam always having this light in his eyes whenever Aizad was around him. He wasn't close with me but was inseparable from Aizad. The light was gone after the accident, and they remained absent…until I saw him with you, that day when I woke up from my coma."
"I thought you two were close?"
"It needed some work, but yes, eventually we became closer… because who else did we have back then except each other," said Alisha wistfully. "I couldn't blame him. I guess that's what boarding school and university did to me. For nine years, I wasn't there as he was growing up, only seeing him occasionally during the holidays. Even so, Adam was always tailing over Aizad as Aizad went on his various escapades around the village, woods or by the beach, while I…" She chuckled lightly, but a sad one. "I was like the family's princess."
"I can't imagine," said JD, a crack of a smile began to form on his – he hadn't been smiling for a long time. But like Alisha's chuckle, his smile was a wistful one.
Alisha gave JD a contemplative look. "What I'm trying to say…is that, I'm glad that Adam had met you. At least, he was happy. He could have lived long and remained unhappy, but instead he had a short one, but a happy one. I'm sad that my little brother is gone, but at the same time… he died nobly. I'm proud of him."
"You're tougher than I am, Kak Lisha," said JD. "I couldn't even bring myself to say out loud that Adam's...gone."
"I've cried these past three days, Josh," said Alisha. "That's why I isolated myself from everyone. My worst nightmare had come true. But I realized that I have to move on. Adam wouldn't want me to be miserable all the time. Abang Abu said that as soon as all of this is over, he'll marry me, and we'll start a new life together."
"And…?" JD prompted, when Alisha suddenly appeared lost in thought. He thought that his cousin sister looked somewhat disturbed.
"It's just that, whenever it came up, I've always thought Adam would be the one who would give me away when that day comes," said Alisha finally.
"Oh…"
JD thought that Alisha still appeared as if she wanted to say something to him. It was as if she was holding something back from him.
"I had a dream of Adam last night," said Alisha, as if reading his thoughts.
JD shifted on his seat so that he would lean against the back of the chair. She looked disturbed. "What did you dream about?" he asked, concerned.
"I don't know whether I should pay attention to it or not…some said that dreams could be the devils' play…but I dreamed of Adam…and a black cat." She gave him a meaningful look. "It was a big cat…like a panther, and it was chasing Adam. Adam was running from it. He looked afraid." She sighed. "I woke up not long after. I don't know what to make out of it."
JD frowned. His finger – where the blood oath mark was – tingled all of a sudden.
"Do you think it's a message?" JD asked, his heart beating wildly.
"I don't know what to think, Josh," admitted Alisha. "I mean, I've had this hope that, until I see his body before me, he's not dead yet. But until now, there's no news about Adam. His body hasn't been found. And you told us that the curse would take your life once the time is up, right?"
JD nodded.
"I just…don't want to get my hopes up." She gazed at him. "Adam's given you the gift of life, Josh. He wouldn't want you to waste it."
"I know, Kak Lisha. And I won't. But until we find the body, I won't stop hoping that he's still out there," he replied. "I won't stop searching for him…no matter if he's dead or alive." He took a deep breath, having finally acknowledged that fact out loud. He gazed upon Alisha's worried face. "If you let me," he finished, hinting of what Alisha had said to him a few days back.
Alisha nodded. "I can't stop you. But I meant what I've said then; if you die Adam's sacrifice would be in vain." She rubbed his hair with a fondness he'd seen her sharing with Adam. He smiled slightly at that. "I see Adam when I look at you, Josh. He lives on in you. So… promise me you'll try avoiding any confrontations with the demons if you can, okay?"
"I have a feeling that a confrontation can't be avoided," said JD.
"Then try not to get yourself killed," replied Alisha.
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He had no idea where to start looking, but his instincts told him to start at the place where Adam had most likely been last. Another day had passed since his talk with Alisha, and with her blessings he had stepped out from the safety of the hospital to start looking for Adam's body. He and the other DigiWira had gone with Jackie's car, with Rosemon and Valkyrimon escorting from the sky. It had been a quiet four days, but still they would have to prepare for any attack.
JD received certain odd vibes as he stepped out of the car, looking around the site of massive destruction. The hill several meters ahead of them was crushed by the once-proud KL Tower. A battle had taken place here. And it looked like there was no victor or loser; both parties seemed to have suffered. But who could have caused this?
He took out Adam's Digivice, receiving a tingling sensation around his hand. Looking back, the other DigiWira beckoned towards the surrounding areas, saying in silence that they would look there while JD investigated the destroyed tower ground. With Agumon in tow, they began inspecting the grounds.
In times like this, Adam's teleportation power would really come in handy, thought JD, with a certain fondness.
A flash of image suddenly invaded his mind.
The KL Tower stood erect, and Aldiyamon redirecting attacks that blasted three Digimon away.
"Whoa," JD blinked, and the image was gone. "What the hell was that?"
"Josh?" Agumon looked up inquiringly.
He frowned. He had no idea what had happened. The images were so vivid though; it was like watching a movie being played before him.
"Agumon, you know loads about Digimon, right?" Agumon nodded. JD recalled the ones he had seen in his mind. "What can you tell me about…a woman in golden armor, a bit like Xianamon; a Samudramon-like guy with huge tail and armored all over; and a flower chick with purple skin…not really as pretty as Puspamon?"
"It sounds like the sorceress Sakuyamon, the ocean king Neptunemon and the flower maiden Lotusmon," answered Agumon, instantly seeing where JD was going. "Xianamon, Samudramon and Puspamon are more or less, based on them. Why do you ask, Josh?"
"I think I've seen a battle taking place around here between those three and Aldiyamon," said JD. "He took them out just like that!" He snapped his finger…and gasped, as another different image crossed his mind.
Aldiyamon facing off Lucemon and Lilithmon, with the Four Terrors standing nearby. Aldiyamon was attacking Lilithmon while the Four Terrors and Lucemon seemed to have a falling out, when Lucemon digivolved into a bigger, armored dark angel, and blasted the Terrors with orbs of light.
He described the armored angel to Agumon. "That sounds a lot like a Seraphimon, leader of the angels," murmured Agumon. "But the Seraphimon I've heard of is glorious in blue armors and has golden wings. But that's the closest Digimon I could think of, based on your description."
"Could be a new Digimon you don't know of. One thing I know that whoever he is, he's still that whack-job Lucemon," said JD. I wonder who won the fight. He thought, looking around the destroyed site. He felt the same rush, and by now he realized that every time he thought of Adam, an image would be triggered in his mind.
GranDracmon and Seraphimon both seemed to be vying for Aldiyamon's attention. Aldiyamon snapped and then it happened: everything around the Digimon was obliterated and soon enough the KL Tower's foundation was wrecked by Aldiyamon's destructive power. It crashed as Aldiyamon underwent a transformation within the flaming bird aura radiating around him. He became an angelic knight, but with red hair flaring like fire, dark armors, and wings beaming with energy. His mask gone, Aldiyamon now bore Adam's face – blackened eyes, veiny zombie-like face. GranDracmon retreated, while Aldiyamon battled Seraphimon in what looked to be a rather one-sided fight, and Aldiyamon was winning, sending waves of power one after another.
Aldiyamon raised his arms and the rush of power proved to be too much for Seraphimon. His armor long gone, Seraphimon soon was obliterated.
Aldiyamon was about to attack the Four Terrors when suddenly he stopped. A dazed look on his face, his blackened eyes shifted back to their original state. For a moment, the Four Terrors seemed bewildered of Aldiyamon's change of behavior, before GranDracmon ordered the Terrors to seize the chance to attack Aldiyamon. Aldiyamon didn't even resist; he just took the blows and still remained standing, still in a daze as he coughed out blood. Tears leaked out from his eyes before black smoke engulfed him.
When the smoke subsided, a lifeless Adam and Patamon fell onto the ground.
"Josh?"
Agumon's voice pulled JD back into reality, and he heaved a few deep breaths. "I saw him. Aldiyamon destroyed Lucemon, literally. But then…the curse got to him. He devolved and that's the last thing I saw before…" He glared at his partner, somewhat frustrated that he hadn't seen what happened to Adam. He thought of Adam, hoping that whatever force that had triggered the images in his mind would work again, but nothing came up. The tingling sensation was gone.
He gazed down towards Adam's Digivice. Could it be that the Digivice is showing me the lasts of Adam's memory around this place?
His brows knitted together. "Lucemon's out of the picture," he said, with grim satisfaction. "Between the Four Terrors and Lilithmon, one of them must know of where Adam's body is."
"Josh…I was just wondering," said Agumon. "Did you…happen to see Patamon…burst into data?"
He thought about it. He only saw Adam and Patamon fell onto the ground. "No…" He gazed down at his partner, understanding what Agumon was trying to ask. Although they didn't share the closeness he and Adam had, Agumon and Patamon were still close, having stayed together with them for a few months. "I understand what you're trying to say Agumon, but I don't want to get my hopes up. Manny told us that the Persiamon he'd met in that alternate dimension said that there's no other cure for the stupid curse." He inhaled, closing his eyes briefly as he calmed his raging heartbeats. "The curse would've taken effect that night. It's been four days." He thought of Alisha, how she had accepted Adam's death. "It's time to move on," he whispered.
Agumon's shoulders slumped. JD rubbed the raptor's head. "Let's just look for Adam's body."
Suddenly winds began to pick up, and a magnified voice was heard echoing the entire city. Before long, an image of Lilithmon projected on the sky.
"Why, JD…" She cackled. "I've been wondering where you have been. It's strange to see you up and about; I thought my curse had gotten rid of you."
JD swore. "Bitch…"
Lilithmon pretended to think of something, before sneering down at him. "Oh, that's right. That precious white kitten…that sworn-in baby brother of yours… he took the fall on your behalf. My, my…I should have seen that. The Master wasn't pleased, most definitely, but at least I've gotten rid of the most destructive threat. After all he did destroy Lucemon, tsk, tsk…"
"Just wait till I've found you," snarled JD. "I'll rip you apart!!"
"No need to look further," giggled Lilithmon. "I'm not very far away. In fact, you could practically see where I'm at right now."
JD looked around, taking in all the skyscrapers of the city. She could be anywhere.
"Here's another hint: I've always had a thing about skyscrapers. The Digital World doesn't have a lot of them, but here, they're everywhere, but I've decided to settle for the best. I'd taken over that tower where you're at right now, but after Aldiyamon destroyed it I was forced to look for a new place. And I've found not one, but two towers, said to be the world's tallest twin towers!"
Instantly, JD's eyes landed on the Petronas Twin Towers. Stormy clouds hovered over the towers, shadowing them to the point of making them appear black. Suddenly an explosion of light came from the towers, and when it subsided the towers were surrounded by a bell-shaped barrier. The Shield of Waja.
"Let's play a game now, shall we?" snickered Lilithmon.
"No games! Tell me where Adam's body is."
"Oh?" Lilithmon looked amused. "I didn't expect that. I thought the question would be Tell me where Adam is?" That distracted JD; Lilithmon seemed to be hinting on something. Her coy face seemed to be egging him on. "Not that he's alive or anything," she said offhandedly, crushing the single grain of hope he had of Adam being alive. He swore aloud. "Now, now, don't take that tone with me. What would I want with a DEAD body? By now it would have rot; it would smell so badly that I'd want to wretch…"
"SHUT UP!" He took Lilithmon's nonchalance as an insult to Adam's memory. "You sick, psychotic bitch."
"Whatever," shrugged Lilithmon. "As I was saying, if you want a piece of me, you're welcome to come and get it. I'll be waiting."
JD snorted. "You're asking me to come and kill you?"
"Ah, now we're getting warmer," said Lilithmon. "As to your question, yes, you're welcome to try, anyway. But doesn't mean that I'm going to make it easy on you. You see, I've already sent my lackeys to get to you. They're waiting for you, JD. You're on the losing side, but I'm banking in the fact that you alone haven't reached your Juara Mode. Those lackeys I've said just now, they're triggers for you to do it. Feel free to kill them if you wish."
"Why are you telling me all these? For all I know, it could be a trap."
"Smart boy," laughed Lilithmon. "Of course. Life's too precious to be wasted on seeking revenge now, isn't it? After all, your baby brother's sacrifice would be in vain if you die, right?"
JD merely glowered at the demoness. She chuckled.
"If you come here, there's something in it for you," said Lilithmon mysteriously.
"What could you possibly…"
"I have his body with me."
"What?" JD stared at her incredulously.
"The dead kitten's body. I have it with me."
"You're lying."
Lilithmon sneered. "Only one way to find out."
"You said earlier…"
"I didn't actually say that I didn't have it. I merely asked why I would want to keep it.You, boy, are the reason why I'm keeping it with me." She let out an amused, dark laugh. "Who'd have thought that even a dead body can be used as a hostage?" Lilithmon's face had a twisted look on it, making her look like a deranged woman. "It's not really a pretty sight, but with the Shield of Waja it's bearable. Now, should I be expecting you to drop by and collect the body, or do I have to dispose of it myself?"
"I'll come," said JD, pocketing Adam's Digivice and unclipped his own from his belt.
Lilithmon grinned. "Oh, just a heads-up. Three of those lackeys of mine were in fact, partners to your friends. You might want to discuss with them first before killing them." She giggled. "After all, just how many deaths could you handle in such short time? Especially when they're by your hands?" The giggle turned to a mocking laugh as JD swore loudly at that proclamation. "Oh, don't be like that. Weren't you the one who tried so hard to kill Adam when you were a ShadoWira? And now…you've succeeded! Thanks to me."
JD snarled and crimson lights burst from his fists. "Just you wait…"
"Take your time. I'm not going anywhere. Ta!" And Lilithmon vanished.
Digital Access Digivolution, HAAAA!!
After a long period of absence, Satriamon was back. White lights exploded from his gauntlet-hand, and the Heavenstar Gladius materialized in it as the Dragonforce Striker gauntlet was transferred to his left free hand. He felt power radiating from the two weapons. Without its original master, it looked like the silver sword had chosen him as its new master. For a moment, he was touched, before using it as fuel for the upcoming fight.
Alisha's words rang in his mind, and for a while he was thankful of the woman for restraining him these few days. His anger had been so great; he would have dark digivolved if nobody had stopped him. The result would be disastrous. But now, while still there he now had better control of his anger. He vowed to himself that he wouldn't die in the hands of Lilithmon and her accomplices. He might not be a Mega, yet, but with Aldiyamon's sword he was as good as one.
You're going down, Lilithmon. That's a promise.
From the distance, he saw three figures approaching from the darkened sky. He recognized them instantly from memory. Sakuyamon, Neptunemon and Lotusmon. Lovely.
"Let's roll," said Satriamon, grasping his two weapons tight.