Well everyone, this is the last chapter. Almost, I'm writing an epilogue as I post this and will hopefully be done by next weekend. Sorry it took so long to post. Well, here's chapter 22. Enjoy and review.
Chapter 22
The male Kyubimon and Black Renamon made their way across the open area that was in front of the cave. I stood just outside the cave and watched them approach. Rena's mother was beside me, surprisingly she was snarling at them. We stood together and watched them approach closer to the cave. Rena had woken up when she heard her mother snarl. She was now holding on to my side, looking at her traitorous father. I used my free hand to wrap my arm around her body, for her own protection. Black Renamon and Renamon's father stopped about a thirty five yards away from the cave opening. Standing there as if nothing wrong. Soon, Black Renamon yelled.
"Renamon, Kyubimon, please come to your senses. That vermin is a menace to our world. He wants to mate with your daughter, surely you cannot approve of that. You really want grandchildren with vermin blood in them?" He said, pointing a finger at me. Rena's mother looked at us and smiled.
"How dare you tell me to come to my senses. Your the one that should open your eyes. I know that he wants to mate with my daughter, and to let you know. They already did. He is a better mate to her than you could ever dream to be. He can protect her, love her, and cherish her for not what she's for but for what she is."
Black Renamon was both shocked and outraged to hear that Adam had already mated with Renamon. He looked over at me and yelled. "You filthy vermin, you're going to pay for mating with Renamon. You will soon know your place when it comes to humans and digimon." Black Renamon looked over at Renamon's father, without words, asking approval for him to attack. The Kyubimon nodded and looked back towards me.
"Human, you have performed a great sin. Now you will pay the price," The Kyubimon paused, "With your life." But neither Black Renamon or I moved. I looked down at Rena, and she looked back up into my eyes.
"Rena, I'm not sure of what the outcome will be. But I want you to know that I love you with all my heart. And if it comes to it, I will give my life to protect you." I said while looking deep into her blue eyes. Tears started to form on both Rena's and my face. She quickly embraced me tightly and nuzzled my chest.
"I know Adam. I know." That is all she could say. Her emotions were running wild, both with the outcome of the upcoming battle and from last night. I wrapped my arms around her delicate body and pulled her in closer to me. I could feel her body trembling. I quickly kissed her cheek a few times and then I let go of our embrace.
"I need to go Rena." I said as I exited the embrace and started to walk towards my opponent. Rena tried to catch me but, her mother caught her before she exited the cave.
As I neared Black Renamon, he walked towards me with his fists clenched. I had my hand on my hilt all the while. "Fool, you will not leave here alive. You know that right?" Black Renamon taunted me as we got closer. I remained a blank expression on my face as I neared him.
"That may be, but at least I'll die with pride and contentment." I said as I clenched my own fist. I was only ten yards away from Black Renamon now. He quickly charged at me and attempted to punch me, but I blocked it at the last second. I threw my right fist at his muzzle but, I missed. Black Renamon took this opportunity to kick me as hard as he could in my ribs. As the impact connected, I was sent flying to my left. As my body hit the hard ground, it bounced a couple of times before fully skidding to a stop. I attempted to get up but, Black Renamon sat on my chest and as he did. I could feel that he had either broke or bruised my ribs from the kick. I exhaled sharply and gritted my teeth. Black Renamon smiled evilly down at me.
"As soon as I kill you, I'm going to take Renamon back with me and mate with her. Even if I have to force her too." He whispered in my ear. My mind played his description. Rena being raped by Black Renamon and living a horrible life. Only to be used as a vessel for rebuilding their race of Kitsunes. My anger raised rapidly and the black aurora engulfed my body. I pushed Black Renamon off my chest and stood up, staggering slightly. I grasped the hilt of blade and unsheathed it, pulling the blade in front of my body and aimed towards Black Renamon.
"Roar, Shruikan! Taste the blood of your prey that stands before you. And send them to the black ABYSS!!!" As I said that, my sword changed to its second form. It was quicker than the last time I transformed it. Now the scythe like blades were ready for the taste of blood. I whipped the sword around my head with my right hand and made the links separate, making the sword longer in length. I directed my attack at Black Renamon but, he sidestepped the attack and back away.
"So you want to play that way huh? Well, let me step up my game also." Black Renamon jumped into the sky and was engulfed into a egg-like vortex. He was digivolving. I stood there and watched as he changed into his stronger form. After he finished and return to the ground, he didn't hesitate to attack. "Foxtail Inferno!" He yelled out. The balls of fire were quickly launched at me. I used my Flash Step technique to easily dodge the fire balls. I ran up to Black Kyubimon and cut his left shoulder. I backed away quickly and attacked just above the last attack. Making two identical lacerations on his shoulder. I backed away slightly as he dropped to his front knees. "You..damn..vermin." He muttered through his clenched teeth. I stood there and allowed him to regain his breath. That was the biggest mistake of the battle. He slowly stood back up on all four and stared at Renamon's father. "I'm ending this now." After he said that, he jumped into the air again. I jumped back so that I was well out of range of what he was about to do. I gripped my sword tight, unsure what he was doing. Again, the black vortex engulfed Black Kyubimon and unknown to me he was digivolving into Black Taomon. Suddenly I heard Renamon scream.
"Adam, run!! Run away! You won't stand a chance!" She screamed through her tears. It suddenly dawned on me that he was changing into Black Taomon. I remained still and let him change. I couldn't do anything to stop him now, only to watch and hope I can withstand his strength.
Soon, the black vortex disappeared and relieved what seemed to me like a Taoist, but it had the kitsune body. He now stood about seven feet tall, wearing a traditional Taoist robe. He floated back to the ground and grinned evilly.
"You should feel privileged human. You will be the first to die with my new form." I looked up at him, slightly worried what attacks he had. And if my Bankai would be strong enough to defeat him.
"I will not die today." I said as I raised my sword toward him. He laughed and pointed at me.
"Your pathetic blade wont help you now human. You cannot cut me, I am too powerful." Black Taomon said confidently.
"We'll see about that." I said as I swung the sword around my head and launched the blades at him. Like Black Taomon said, the blades just bounced off him. Not even leaving a scratch. Suddenly, Black Taomon disappeared and then reappeared next to me, smiling evilly. He kicked me directly in the side, the same place he had before. I flew off to the right, sliding against the hard ground. I suddenly came to a stop as I hit a large boulder. Blood escaped my mouth as I hit the boulder. I leaned forward in great pain. My side was killing me, and my breathing had become labored. Most likely, I had broken ribs. I coughed a few times and blood flew from my mouth. I lifted my left hand and wiped the blood away. I slowly staggered to my feet and grasped my blade again. I placed the tip of the sword in the dirt to steady myself, blood was running down the side of my mouth. I staggered forward and then collapsed to my knees, breathing heavily.
Black Taomon stood about ten yards away, laughing to himself. "I told you human, you will die here today. Renamon will be mine and you will fade to dust in her memory. After she births my children, she will forget all about you." Black Taomon taunted me. I smiled.
"I guess it's time to reveal my own surprise." I stood up slowly and lifted my blade holding it out in front of me. I grasped the hilt with both hands and closed my eyes. The black aura slowly came back and surrounded me. "Ban...Kai!" The aura grew greatly as I said the word to release my Bankai. As the aura surrounded my body, the pain melted away as my sword changed. Slowly the blackness disappeared and I was holding my new sword. I was dressed in a torn black Kimono that only covered half of my upper body. My lower body was completely covered. My eyes turned like they had before, just like Rena's. But instead of blue, they were silver. My black hair covered most of my face, giving me a grim look. A look of death and sorrow. "It's time to take the blood of the evil, and send their souls to Hell. Now roar, Shruikan!" The blade seemed to shine as I said that, my strength grew immensely. Most of the black aura disappeared but, some of it still remained. Circling around my body, picking up dirt and dust. Black Taomon's expression changed as I stood there with my transformed sword. He lost his cockiness and turned serious.
"You think you can beat me with that? Ha, you're out of your mind vermin. But you can try and cut me. I doubt..." Black Taomon was cut off when all of a sudden, blood escaped his chest. He looked down to see a large cut across his lower chest. He looked up to see Adam standing there with his blood on the end of his sword.
"I'm sorry but, you left yourself so wide open there. I had no choice but to attack. Now, what were you saying about 'trying' to cut you?" I said in the same manner Black Taomon did earlier to me. Black Taomon cursed to himself before taking out a very large paintbrush from his shirt.
"I should of finished this when I had the chance." He swept the paintbrush in mid-air and wrote some-sort of sign in the air. It seemed to be Japanese, but I wasn't sure. Suddenly, the characters glowed brightly. "Talisman of Light!" The characters shot a bright light towards me. I easily dodged it and attempted to attack Black Taomon, but he blocked my attack with the paintbrush. I jumped back and squared my feet to either dodge or attack. "So, it seems you have become faster and stronger. You still wont win! Talisman Blade!!" Black Taomon held out his paintbrush and it suddenly turned into a large sword. Not as big as mine, but it was still larger than a normal sword. He quickly ran towards me to attack me, trying to catch me off guard. He threw a few Seal Papers at me. I quickly dodged them before they attached to me and exploded. Thankfully I was still able to block Black Taomon's blade. He quickly withdrew and attacked again. And again, I blocked him.
We matched each others attack, not inflicting damage to each other. Both of us back away from each other to regain our breath. Black Taomon was getting desperate, he looked around for any advantage. His eyes fixed upon Rena and her mother, he smiled evilly. Suddenly, dozens of the exploding Seal Papers flew towards Renamon and the female Kyubimon. My eye's went wide with fear and I quickly ran to intercept the Seal Papers. I got in front of Rena and her mother just in time so I could turn my body and let the Seal Papers hit me instead. As the papers hit my body and exploded, I could hear Rena scream my name. My body was starting to turn cold as the last of the papers hit and exploded against me. I dropped to my knees as soon as the last paper hit me. My body was charred and bloody, I could feel the warmth from my escape and coldness replacing it. Renamon and her mother rushed to my side, as I kneeled there. Rena placed her soft fur hands on my bloody body and cried. My breathing was growing shorter and sharper. I fell back and laid down, staring into the blue sky. Rena and her mother leaned over my body, both of them crying and screaming my name. My hearing had disappeared, so I could only see there lips moving. I could feel their tears hit against my skin. Soon, my vision was starting to become blurred and black around the edges. My life was slowly slipping away and there was nothing anyone could do. My previous chest wound caused me to cough up blood as I laid there. For a faint second, my hearing came back to me.
"Adam! Adam please hang in there." Rena tried to say through her tears. Most of my vision was gone. My eyelids became heavy, and they slowly closed. To never open again. Rena shook my body as it slowly faded into the black abyss. My lost all of its warmth, it was now cold and died.
Rena continued to shake Adam's body, but it was no use. He was gone. Kyubimon sat her head on Rena's shoulder as they both cried. Renamon placed her hand upon Adam's body. "Oh Adam, what am I to do? You were everything to me, now...now your gone." Renamon burst into tears as she said those last three words. Her mate was died. She laid her head on his chest, as she cried.
Black Taomon smiled as he watched his opponent die. He laughed to himself as Renamon tried to keep him alive. He waited a few moments before he made his way over to Renamon.
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Adam stood in the middle of a dark cave. The mold and moisture was present in the air. He looked around to see if anyone was around but, no one was there. He walked up to the side of the cave and sat down. "Well, it looks like I died from my wounds. Black Taomon was right, I was going to die." Suddenly a voice cut through the darkness.
"You dumb bastard, no wonder why you died." The voice sounded almost identical to Adam's but, it had a demonic quality to it. Adam looked up to see himself standing in front of him. The only difference was that half of his face was covered with a white, black, and silver mask. Adam stood up in alarm and clenched his fists, ready for anything.
"Who are you?" Adam asked. The other Adam laughed.
"You truly are dumb," he paused "I'm you. Well, your evil self." The Evil Adam's voice had a quality to make any brave man quiver with fear. "Do you wish to fight? Or do you wish to win?" Adam looked at the Evil Adam with a serious face.
"Just fighting is useless, it has no purpose. I want to win!" Adam said. The Evil Adam looked at him and smiled.
"Then do it. I will allow you too use my body and power to kill this Black Taomon and protect Renamon. As you fight with my body, your body will lay deep within me and heal. As you fight, it will heal. So when you win, you can return to your own body. But if you are about to loose again, I will take over my body and destroy everything. Understand?" Adam stood there in shock, he was given the chance to go back and protect Rena. Adam nodded his head. The Evil Adam smiled again and reached out to shake Adam's hand. "You're going back just in time. Black Taomon is trying to make Renamon go with him so they can mate." Adam took his hand and nodded. "By the way. I'm your Vizard form Shruikan told you about." Soon a bright light engulfed us and Adam was blinded.
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The male Kyubimon, Black Taomon, Rena and her mother stood in a semi-circle in the middle of the open area where Adam died fighting Black Taomon. They were about thirty-five yards away from Adam's body.
"Renamon please, come to your senses. He was a human, there is no way you two could produce children together. The genetics are completely wrong, kitsunes mate with other kitsunes. Not humans." Black Taomon said. Renamon's father nodded his head.
"No! I don't care what you say. I loved him, and you killed him. I will never mate with another for as long as I live." Rena turned to her mother and placed her hand on Kyubimon's shoulder. Renamon's mother nodded at her daughter's choice of words. Suddenly, Black Taomon grabbed Rena's free arm and pulled her to his side forcefully.
"You will mate with me Renamon. Even if I have to tie you down to do so." Black Taomon kept a tight grip on her arm. Rena tried to fight back, but he was too strong for her. The female Kyubimon tried to attack Black Taomon but, her mate cut her off.
"No. This must happen." The male Kyubimon said to his mate. She shook her head violently.
"Listen to yourself. You're going to allow him to rape your own child? Your own daughter?" She screamed at him, tears starting to form on the side of her eyes. He hung his head down in shame.
"It is the only way our race can become plentiful again." He said hurtfully to his mate. She snarled at him. Black Taomon began to pull Renamon with him back to his den. Suddenly, all of the kitsunes felt a strong evil presence. Black Taomon stopped and looked around. He looked over to where Adam's died body was. It was gone. Black Taomon began to scan the area for Adam. When he looked in front of him, he found what looked like to be Adam. But Adam's body wasn't wounded, it was in perfect condition. Adam's face was completely covered in a white, black, and silver mask. It gave him a demonic look. The only part visible on his face was his black and silver eyes and his long black hair. Adam had his Bankai blade in his right hand. Adam was wearing a black kimono that covered his entire body. The bottom of the kimono was frayed and torn. Black Taomon took a slight step back, he was actually scared.
Rena's eyes was fixed upon Adam. It looked like her mate, but his scent smelled of death and sorrow. But when she looked back to where Adam's died body was, it was gone. That has to be him. It has to be. She told herself as tears began to run down her face. She could feel Black Taomon's grip loosen. She quickly jerked out of his grasp and ran over to Adam.
Adam watched as Rena escaped from Black Taomon and ran towards him. He loosened his grip on the hilt. As she embraced him, he wrapped his arm around her body gently. I looked down at her. "Rena, you need to get to a safe place. I'm not sure what will happen." I said in a demonic voice. My facial expression was covered by the mask. "Take your mother with you, and if you wish, your father." She nodded.
"I know it's you underneath that mask Adam. Just promise me that you will come back to me." Renamon kissed the mask. I nodded slowly and hugged her.
"I promise. Now just get to a safe distance." She nodded and ran to her mother. I looked back to Black Taomon. I raised my sword so it was just off the ground. "It's time to finish this Black Taomon." I grabbed the cloth at the bottom of the hilt and began to swing my sword in a large circle. Soon the blade was moving as fast as helicopter blades. "Prepare to die!" I threw the blade towards him. I held onto the cloth as the blade rushed towards it's target. Black Taomon couldn't react in time, the sword impaled itself into Black Taomon's abdomen. It buried itself about half way before I pulled back on the cloth, making the sword return to my hands. As I caught the hilt, Black Taomon was on his knees and holding onto his side. "You let your fear take over. Your defense was weak. Now get up and fight me!" I yelled. He lifted his head and snarled at me.
"You damn vermin. I don't know how you returned. But I'm going to send you back to your grave." He slowly got up and grabbed his paintbrush out of his sleeve. Black Taomon quickly turned it into a sword and held it in front of his body. "Now I will kill you with my own blade." He charged at me. I stood my ground but, I quickly mouthed two words.
"Dragon's Fury" Suddenly, my sword duplicated and I had a sword in both hands. As Black Taomon attacked, I blocked him with one blade and cut him with the other. This time, I cut him across the chest, spilling his dark red blood. I pushed his blade back up, this created a huge opening to attack. I quickly swung both blades in unison and created a large X cut on his upper body. Black Taomon flew back and landed hard on the ground behind him. Blood flew through the air as he fell back. I stood there, watching his breathing become labored and shallower. He was finally dieing.
"D...damn y..you human." Black Taomon said. Blood was running out of his mouth as he talked. My blades penetrated all the way to his lungs, cutting them open and not allowing him to receive the oxygen he needed to survive. The simple task of breathing became a challenge to Black Taomon. I stood above his dieing body and looked down at him through my Vizard mask.
"You laid your hand upon my mate. For that, you will pay the ultimate price. Your life." I raised my blade just above his heart and pushed down as hard as I could. My blade severed his heart in half and he died a few seconds after. I slowly pulled my sword out of his died chest. "I saved you hours of suffering." I wiped off his blood on my sword on his robe. I placed the blade across my shoulder and walked over to where Rena took refuge.
The three kitsunes watched from inside the cave as Adam killed Black Taomon. All of their eyes were fixed upon Adam's movements as he darted and cut Black Taomon's chest, sending him to his grave. Renamon looked away as Adam shoved his blade into Black Taomon's chest. The entire ordeal was finally over, Adam and her could finally live together in peace. As Adam walked over to the cave, Rena ran out of the cave to embrace him. Her mother wasn't far behind.
I stopped and stabbed my sword into the soft dirt so I could embrace Rena with both of my arms. As she embraced me, I picked her up and twirled her around. She gently kissed my Vizard mask as I put her back down. Rena stared into my black and silver eyes, looking past the death and sorrow. She looked at me like I was in my normal body. The female Kyubimon came to my side and wrapped her tails around my body in attempt to hug me. I smiled through my mask, even thought it wasn't visible to Rena or Kyubimon. Renamon's father walked over to me and watched his daughter's reaction to me. He closed his eyes and hung his head in a shameful manner.
"I was too blind to see what was right in front of me. Renamon, Kyubimon," He paused. "I'm so sorry." He lifted his head and looked at me with his golden eyes. "Adam, you are a great human. One of the best I've ever met. You have taken care of Renamon and my mate for quite a while. You even gave up your life to protect them. That is when my eyes opened. When my daughter and mate rushed to your side after you took Black Taomon's attack, I could see the truth. You truly are the mate for my daughter." I looked back at Rena's father and nodded.
"Thank you Kyubimon. Those words really mean a lot." I said. I pulled Rena closer to my chest, having her head rest on my chest. I looked down at her and smiled again. "I would give my life up again if it meant she was safe." Rena wrapped her arms across my lower back, she held on tight. She never wanted to let go of me. I moved my hand to her back and stroked her back gently. Rena exhaled happily as I held her in my arms. Suddenly, a white light appeared to the side of us. We all looked over to see the Digimaster and his two apprentices emerge from the portal. The Digimaster smiled as he walked over to me and Rena.
"Good job Adam. You killed Black Taomon, not an easy task. What surprises me the most is that 'you' killed him." The Digimaster said in a surprised tone. I looked over to him and my muscles tightened.
"What do you need Digimaster?" I asked in a mono-tone voice. He stopped about ten feet in front of Rena and me.
"Well, I've come to send you back Adam. You have done what I needed of you. You can return to the human world." He said flatly. My eyes widened and my anger raised.
"I'm not leaving Rena. Not now, not ever!" I hung on to Rena tighter. The Digimaster frowned and snapped his fingers. My belongings appeared in front of me.
"I'm sorry, but you cannot stay in the digital world Adam. You will cause a great imbalance and our world will plunge into chaos." I could feel Rena's tears soak my kimono. Tears of my own started to form.
"Then let her come back with me!" I yelled at him. The Digimaster shook his head and continued to frown.
"She will cause too much chaos in the human world. I'm truly sorry." Rena looked up at me with her tear covered face.
"Don't leave me Adam, please...don't..." Rena said through her tears. I held her close. My own tears started to fall.
"I..I...I won't. I won't leave you Rena." The Digimaster snapped his fingers and a white light engulfed me. I felt as if I was falling back, I reached out to Rena. Trying to hold on to her. But my grasp didn't catch her hand and I fell into the white portal, watching Rena crying and trying to catch me.
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Two doctors and three nurses walked from their cars to the hospital entrance. As they got closer the one doctor turned to the other.
"Tonight's going to be busy. I can feel it." All of the staff nodded in agreement. As they came into view of the sliding doors, they seen a young man no older than sixteen laying in front of the entrance. He wasn't moving. The staff ran up to the body and examined it. It was covered in second degree burns and was pretty beat up. But he boy was alive, just barely. "Hurry, get a stretcher and prep the E.R. One of the nurses nodded and ran into the hospital to retrieve the stretcher. The lead doctor placed his hand on the young man's wrist to check his pulse. It was very weak, if he didn't get medical attention soon he will die. A few moments later, the nurse returned with the stretcher. The staff quickly placed the young man onto it and wheeled him into the E.R.
I awoke to find myself staring up at a white ceiling. I turned me head and seen monitors and machines next to what I was laying on. The door to my left opened up and a young female nurse walked in carrying a clipboard and a pen. When she looked up at me, she quickly turned around and yelled for a doctor. She rushed to my side and placed her hand on me.
"Do you know where you are sir?" She said as she checked my pupils. I nodded and responded.
"It looks like a hospital. But I don't know what city or anything." I said in a drowsy voice. She nodded.
"Do you know your name?" I nodded again.
"It's Adam." She nodded happily and smiled down at me.
"That's a good sign. You gave us quite a scare last night Adam." I looked up at her and smiled weakly. The nurses appearance reminded me of Rena. I looked away and sighed. Soon after, the doctor came in and took the nurses report. He nodded and walked over to my bed.
"You were pretty badly burned Adam, and you had a few cuts across your body. Do you remember what happened?" The doctor looked down at me. I slowly shook my head, not wanting to reveal the truth. The doctor sighed and looked back to my charts. It seems with your progress, you can go home in a couple of days. As long as you don't have any complications. I nodded again and turned to look out the window. The doctor put my charts at the end of the bed and walked out without saying another word. He motioned for the nurse to follow him. Once they both left the room, the doctor looked at the nurse. "Something really bad happened to him. Let's leave him alone for a while and see if he turns around. He's pretty upset about something." The nurse nodded and walked back to her station. The doctor looked back at the closed door and sighed.
Well I hope all of you enjoyed this story. I had a blast writing it, and don't forget to read the epilogue to see how everything really turns out for Adam. Thank you for all the support and encouragement. Till next time, XxXDragonManXxX out.