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speech between DNA or biomerge partners
Legend of the Holy Dragon 2
The Fate of the World
Chapter 4
A swirling portal appeared in the middle of a great hall. A large domed roof was supported by pillars of the purest ice, and streams of water cascaded down a multitude of swirling ice sculptures in an intriguing design. Delicate strands of ice wove an intricate picture across the roof.
The DigiKnights and Digimon tumbled out of the portal onto a shimmering floor that rippled like water.
"Ow!"
"Hey! That was my tail!"
"Sorry!"
The long crystalline blue dragon watched in amusement as the humans and Digimon alike uttered various cries of pain and apology as they struggled to untangle themselves from the mess of arms, legs and tails.
Eventually, they managed to free themselves in one piece and as one faced the Sovereign of the East Sector.
"Greetings, DigiKnights. I am Qinglongmon." The dragon rumbled.
The group bowed, and as usual, Kangamon stepped for to explain the reason of their arrival.
Qinglongmon nodded when she was done.
"I see." It said. "Rest assured, I will most definitely help you in your quest. But before that, there is something I feel you must know.
"The Holy Dragon, as I am sure you have heard from Jinlingmon, was the supreme ruler of the Digital World. However, while fighting SkullDesdemon, it sacrificed itself and was deleted along with the Black Prodigy.
"In actual fact, Desdemon was the prize pupil of the Holy Dragon. It was to become a High Guardian of the Digital World, a position even higher than my own position of Sovereign. It has amazing powers, dark powers that was second to none, with the exception of the Holy Dragon's counterpart, the Chaos Dragon. Gradually, it became known as the Black Prodigy."
Qinglongmon surveyed its audience. They were raptly listening with barely disguised shock. It sighed and continued.
"Although it was the Holy Dragon's favourite and one of the most powerful Digimon in the world, Desdemon was not satisfied. It tried to wrestle the throne from the Holy Dragon and in effect caused the worst display of bloodshed in almost a thousand years. During the battle, Desdemon achieved a unique level of digivolution that has never been seen before or since.
"Using the Darkness Digivolve, Desdemon evolved into SkullDesdemon. Aware of the evil potential of the new Digimon and its capability of mass destruction, the Holy Dragon sacrificed its life in an attempt to obliterate it.
"Unfortunately, the Holy Dragon was not completely successful. Desdemon has clearly returned amongst us and has found an almost unaccessible Dark World to retreat to."
As Qinglongmon spoke, a beautiful crystal with swirling colours of blue and green appeared in the air. A water symbol shimmered within it.
Qinglongmon gestured and the Crystal split into four sections. Each section embedded itself on the DigiKnights' D-gadgets, glimmering along side the other crystals.
"Once I was supportive of the idea to destroy the portal to the Shrine of the Holy Dragon. I was wrong. Now the task falls to you to bring the East Backup Crystal to the Shrine and restore the Digital World to its former glory.
"I grant you my strength, that you may be able to unlock your innermost potential. Remember, DigiKnights, if need be, do not be afraid to unite your wishes and determination with those of your partners. Only then will you succeed."
The Digimon and DigiKnights bowed to Qinglongmon as a spray of sparkly light washed over them. Then, Qinglongmon gestured and a cloud surrounded them, transporting them out of the dragon Sovereign's palace.
Qinglongmon's voice echoed after them.
"Good luck, DigiKnights…"
"Four down, one to go!" Sacchi happily chanted as she admired the sparkling crystal fragments on her D-gadget. She skipped ahead of the group with Pekomon at her side.
Looking on, Rick smiled at her optimism. It was ironic how a strong and determined fighter like Sacchi could be so innocent sometimes. Maybe… that's why we have come so far… It's always the innocent people who excel in such situations… no ulterior motives… just the urge to survive…
Lost in his thoughts, Rick failed to notice the aura of evil approaching them, or the fact that Vipermon's eyes were glowing brighter and fiercer than usual.
Kei and Takeshi were walking with their Digimon, quietly discussing the new information they had gained from Qinglongmon.
"How can we defeat Desdemon if it is the most powerful dark Digimon after Kakodramon?"
"I don't know… But we're supposed to revive the Holy Dragon. That should be enough to defeat it…"
"The Holy Dragon can defeat Desdemon, that much we know. But if Desdemon manages the Darkness Digivolve again…"
Suddenly, Kangamon and Shaulamon both tensed. Kangamon growled softly.
"Kangamon? Shaulamon? What's wrong?" Kei asked.
"Evil Digimon…" Shaulamon answered.
Before any of them could do anything, a piercing scream reached their ears.
Sacchi watched in horror as a teal and gold robot Digimon loomed up directly in front of her and Pekomon.
"Well, well, well, who do we have here?" Jadgmon sneered as he drew out an energy covered titanium sword. "Vipermon's little kitty girlfriend and her partner. Guess I'll get rid of you first. Sword of Fury!"
As the blade loomed nearer, Sacchi tried to throw herself over Pekomon. But she was too slow, and a second later an agonizing pain burst through her body. She let out a scream of terror and pain before everything went black.
Rick's head snapped up when he heard Sacchi scream.
And froze in horror as he saw Sacchi falling backwards onto the ground, a brilliantly glowing blade above her. His eyes traced the blade upwards to a large teal and gold robot Digimon and something seemed to snap within him.
No…
"Sacchi!" He heard Kei yell.
No…
Everything seemed to freeze in place as an impossible anger welled up within him. He felt himself glow with a black aura and was vaguely aware of Vipermon doing the same.
No…
His mind emptied of thoughts except for one.
NO!!!
Takeshi heard a long anguished howl from behind him and spun around. A terrifying sight met his eyes.
Rick and Vipermon were floating up in the air, both surrounded by a menacing black glow that licked the surrounding air like poisonous snakes. Rick had a pair of pure black metallic wings that glinted eerily.
A blinding white light erupted from the pair, then turned black as night.
As soon as the light appeared, it faded, revealing a warrior Digimon in all its glory.
The newly digivolved Digimon had pure black armour over his humanoid frame. His skin was red and his eyes, which could be seen over his face mask, glowed with an unholy red light. A pair of black metallic wings flared from his back.
As if mesmerized by this deadly looking Digimon, Takeshi raised his D-gadget and scanned it.
"Master Dracomon. Virus type Biomerge. Attacks: Volcano Blitz, Giga Dragon Blaster, Swords of the Devil."
Master Dracomon raised his head and let out a long, furious howl. At the same time, two streams of fire erupted from his palms and focused into long, twisting blades of red-black flame with sparks spiraling up the blades and his arms.
The thrusters on the warrior Digimon's wings flared to life and propelled him through the air towards Jadgmon so speedily that he seemed nothing more than a blur. As he neared his enemy, Master Dracomon roared out his attack.
"Swords of the Devil!"
As Master Dracomon stopped abruptly before Jadgmon, he lowered his arms and slashed upwards in one fluid movement, at the same time gently picking up the unconscious Sacchi and Pekomon.
Flying swiftly backwards, he carefully laid the two at a safe distance and turned back to his opponent.
Eyes lighting up with feral rage, Master Dracomon growled before he and Jadgmon engaged in mortal combat. The two fought evenly, matching blow for blow, kick for kick.
Then, both fighters leapt back and activated their swords.
"Swords of the Devil!"
"Sword of Fury!"
Energy met fire with a brilliant display of sparks. Faster and faster they sparred until both were blurring in and out of focus.
Suddenly, Jadgmon stopped and switched tactics.
"Negatron Cannon!"
A volley of green lasers fired from a small handheld gun and streaked towards Master Dracomon. Not waiting for them to hit, Jadgmon fired off another barrage.
A shift in the air alerted Master Dracomon of the incoming attack. Spinning around, he assessed the lasers in a split second. In the next moment he sprung into action.
Amazingly, he charged straight at the lasers.
As his flame blades met the lasers, a huge blast rocked the very ground they were standing on.
The smoke from the explosion cleared to reveal Master Dracomon, slightly panting, but otherwise unscathed. With a guttural growl, he charged at Jadgmon, a black aura forming around him.
As he charged, Master Dracomon's blades grew both in length and width. The flames burned fiercer and blacker. Crossing his right arm over his left shoulder, he slashed.
Jadgmon felt as though his insides were being gouged out. Unable to take the pain anymore, he collapsed.
Master Dracomon stood over Jadgmon, snarling. Slowly, he raised his arm, aiming his blade directly over Jadgmon's chest. He was about to drive the blade in when something grabbed his arm.
He snarled, spinning around, and stopped in absolute shock. Sacchi was holding on to his arm, partly to stop him from plunging the blade and partly to keep her standing. Pekomon was helping support her.
As Master Dracomon stared at her, his fearsome black aura began to fade.
"Don't kill him, please…" Her voice was just above a whisper.
"Sacchi… Pekomon…" Master Dracomon said in a deep and echoing voice. Then, his blades disappeared as he raised both hands to his head and howled in pain and anguish.
A black burst of light erupted from the howling warrior Digimon. Sacchi stumbled back and Kei and Takeshi hurried to help her.
Finally, Master Dracomon's howling ceased and the black light dissipated to reveal Rick and Vipermon laying side by side, both unconscious.
Smiling, Sacchi reached out towards Rick, then abruptly collapsed.
"Sacchi!"
"Sacchi!"
Jadgmon stared up at the sky. He had thought that eliminating one of the pesky DigiKnights would facilitate his revenge. It had never crossed his mind that it would instead provoke Vipermon and his partner into going berserk. As much as he hated to admit it, he knew that he would have a snowball's chance in hell of defeating a dark Master Dracomon.
His metallic hand moved over his torso. It was true that he was a robot type Digimon, but he was still able to feel pain, and the memory of the wound Master Dracomon had dealt him was enough to make him shudder in fear.
Now, as he struggled to get back up, he saw that Master Dracomon had devolved. Only the two who had not previously battled remained.
Summoning all the data he had absorbed, Jadgmon decided to take out the remaining two.
"Negatron Cannon!"
Green lasers streaked towards the group. Takeshi whipped around, taking in the new threat. Without missing a beat, he pulled out a few chips and slotted them.
"Chip Activate! Defense Boost! Titanium Web! Titan's Buckler!"
A huge shield appeared in front of them, laced through with think cords of rainbow coloured metal.
Rain after rain, volley after volley of green lasers struck the shield. Kei could see the strain on Takeshi and Shaulamon as they fought to keep the shield standing. She stepped forward, about to help—
A single streak of green broke through the shield and sliced through Takeshi's shoulder. He cried out in pain and grabbed the wound with his good hand.
In that instant, the shield fell. The incoming lasers could not be avoided, and they rained on the boy and his partner. Both collapsed soundlessly.
Miraculously, that had been the last barrage. The duo was still alive.
Kei had seen enough. Silently, she walked up to the robot Digimon who had caused them so much pain.
Jadgmon stopped firing for a moment to recharge his gun. All of a sudden, he heard a drip of water. Looking up, he saw the last DigiKnight and her partner standing in front of him. The human's face was streaked with tears while the Digimon's eyes glowed unnaturally bright.
"Enough." The girl said softly, hardly above a whisper.
Jadgmon nearly laughed. This girl was asking him to stop now? Now that he was so near his goal?
A uncharacteristic smirk appeared on his face. He raised his arm and prepared to attack.
Suddenly, an invisible force threw him backwards. Shocked, he stared at his opponents.
Kei watched as Jadgmon raised his gun. Normally, she would have felt fear, but now, she felt nothing.
Empty.
Go away. As soon as the thought appeared in her mind, she felt a force push against her body, and Jadgmon flew backwards, his one eye wide with shock.
Empty again.
Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes as light exploded from her.
Jadgmon watched in fascination and dread as shimmering violet light erupted from the girl's body, enveloping both her and her partner.
Great silver feathered wings appeared on the girl's back. A blinding flash of light caused the robot Digimon to shut his eye. When, he opened it again, he saw an angel floating in the air before him.
The newly digivolved Digimon was humanoid with a long tail and pointed ears. She wore a purple top and skirt adorned with armour. A glove covered her right arm up to her elbow and a long flowery sash was looped across her arms. In her hands she held a long translucent sword with a fancy hilt. She had long blue-violet hair and a mask hid her face.
The angel Digimon looked down at him. For all her beauty, her eyes seemed strangely lifeless. As if she was a shell without a soul.
She raised her sword and thousands of petals appeared, spiraling around her.
"Pain of Loss." Her voice was hollow, soft as the wind.
In an instant, all the petals withered and turned brown. The dead petals sliced down on Jadgmon, slashing more efficiently than his own Negatron Cannon would have done.
Jadgmon felt as if he was being pierced by a thousand needles. The wounds themselves were not fatal, in fact they were mere scratches. It was the strange pain they brought that hurt.
A strange pain, not physical but emotional.
Finally, Jadgmon succumbed to the acute ache deep in his body and fainted.
The angel Digimon looked away, at her fallen comrades. With a sweep of her arms, multitudes of fresh petals fell on them, healing them.
Landing, she took one last look around, then devolved.
TBC…
Author's notes: That took a long time… Anyway, it's starting to get a little angsty and there's implied romance. Once again, thanks to my co-writers. This chapter is dedicated to mario72486, thanks for being so patient! Hope you liked this chapter.
Up next: West sector, home of the fearsome Baihumon. What will happen? Will the DigiKnights get the final crystal?