Darkness surrounded him. All around, nothing but inky blackness.
"Where am I?" Beelzemon asked.
"We are in the very shadows of your heart, Prince Beelzemon" Angewomon appeared.
"You! You cheated me! You never said I'd die before…".
"You're not exactly dead. You've achieved all the conditions acquired of you to earn your wings and Death Slinger back".
"No I haven't".
"Ah, but you have, and I can prove it" the angel disappeared into the dark, leaving the demon alone.
He felt alone, always alone. He was broken hearted that he'd never see Renamon again. His thoughts raced back to Lisa, Luna, and the other humans he had grown to befriend. Just as Beelzemon began to despair, a colorful shined up ahead of him.
"Beelzemon?" he heard Renamon's voice.
He looked up to see her standing in the middle to the light, looking as beautiful as ever.
"Renamon?! Please don't leave me here! I need you! I…I love you!" he tried to reach out for her, but his hand only went through her as if she were nothing but air.
His heart shattered like glass within him and he cried for the first time since his partner's death. Angewomon watched him just to see how he'd react upon seeing his beloved here. She pitied the Demon Lord, believe it or not. Never, ever before had he wanted, needed, someone as bad as the lovely fox. His heart was practically in her teeth.
"Beelzemon…she loves you, very much" Angewomon helped him to his feet, "Now you know what it's like…both to be wanted and for you to want someone. Go back to her, Beelzemon. Comfort her, love her".
"Death Slinger…my wings…You know, for years, they were all I wanted".
"Yes, I know".
"But now" Beelzemon shook his head, "I don't care if I get them back or not. I only wanna be with her. But only if I can".
Angewomon nodded. "Go"
Beelzemon woke in Renamon's arms, surrounded by violet colored feathers.
"Renamon" he managed, "I'm okay. Don't cry no more, Love. I'm back, and I'm not leavin' ya any time soon".
"You promise?".
"I swear".
She pulled him to his feet and he held her close again so that she could gaze at his eyes again. Renamon was delighted to see that his true eye color actually resembled the beauty of the emerald, not the ruby. He gazed at her and felt his urge to kiss her coming on, but again, he refrained. Beelzemon took her hand and placed it on his heart.
"I realize somethin'…that this has always belonged to you. Will you keep it?" he asked.
"You know I will" Renamon got closer to him so she could listen to his heartbeat, "It's beautiful".
Thump…thump…thump. It really was beautiful sounding, like a little drum almost.
"Beelzemon!" Gatomon interrupted, "We've won! Look down at the others!".
The three Digimon gazed down at the other Digimon outside. But…there were humans out there as well. All the Digidestined had been restored to their human forms. Kari and TK stood at the front lines, holding Death Slinger. Beelzemon grabbed a hold of Renamon and the two flew down in front of the two humans.
"We believe this belongs to you" Kari said as she and TK handed him the huge gun.
"Thank you…all of you" Beelzemon took it and everyone cheered, "I no longer need you guys. Your freedom is yours".
"Actually, we'd kinda like it if we could stay" Izzy admitted.
"Yeah" Cody admitted, "But only if you'll let us".
"Faithful to the end, I see. Very well, you can stay" Beelzemon flashed Death Slinger in front of his subjects, "My weapons, my service, my protection, all belong to you. You shall be paid as such".
"Hey master" Tai joined in, "Will we be seeing a princess in the future?".
Beelzemon gazed at Renamon, the love and longing stronger than ever.
"Yeah, but only if she'll have me" he answered, partially to Renamon.
The fox met his eyes again and had to stand on her toes. She put her arms around his neck and caught his lips in a passionate kiss. Inside, the misery and darkness in the Demon Lord's heart gave way to her tender love and light. He was a little rough in his kiss, but it wasn't bad at all. The other's cheered.
"Is that a yeah?" Beelzemon asked.
Renamon nodded. "Yes, but what about Rika? She still needs me".
He smiled at her a little devilishly. "She's your partner…one half of you…How can I love the whole you, if the other half ain't here? She can live here with us".
"She can?! You'd let her?!".
"Well, she's your partner. I don't see why not".
"Thank you".
"Not an issue. Anything for my Vulpine goddess. I only want you and, dare I say it, anyone else who might come along, to be happy. Renamon…You are my first and only choice. I can't see myself next to anyone".
She kissed him again, and her future was sealed. She was now Princess Renamon, Princess of the Dark.
A/N: This is not the end guys. There's still an Epilogue I have to type and get posted. Then I have to type a dang trailer for my next fic which will be posted at the end of this one. See ya then. I have to type it, by the way, because I can't make videos, dang it. But I know you guys can use your imaginations, so…I'll stop talking, sorry.