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Chapter 14Battle of the Elements (part II)
"Delta Dragons!" A bright light connected the three Digimon and they began to glow more brightly (had anyone noticed that I use a lot of light in my battle scenes? lol). Sparks were sizzling between the three orbs that were the Digimon and the line of light became thicker until it was no longer a line, but a solid triangle. The light became gold as the colours swirled together. All three Digimon roared loudly and a huge, transparent pyramid closed around Sakuyamon, Justimon, Gallantmon and Megagargomon.
"What's happening!" Gallantmon said nervously. Sakuyamon flew at the pyramid walls but when her body connected with one, she was thrown back into Justimon, her body writhing with the force of the electrical shock she had received.
"You okay?" Justimon asked. Sakuyamon growled angrily and pushed herself out of his arms.
"I'm fine…"
"Guys, look!" Megagargomon was pointing up to the golden triangle above them. It was spinning faster and faster until it formed a ball and from the center of it, a huge beam of energy burst through the air, speeding down towards the trapped Megas. The beam connected with the very top most point of the pyramid and it exploded. The Digimon cried out as they each got thrown in different directions.
Justimon skidded across the ground, leaving a deep trench after him. When he stopped, Ryo and Cyberdramon separated and the two of them lay motionless on the ground. Sakuyamon was thrown down in the same direction, but she flew further, slamming into one of the rock formations in the area. She broke right through it, flying through another three formations before she finally and landed with an almighty crash, De-Digivolving like Justimon. Gallantmon and Megagargomon were both flung into the remaining Digimon, all of whom De-Digivolved from the force of the impact. The Tamers were left injured (some unconscious) and totally defenseless.
Infernumon and Thorumon landed side by side, each laughing deeply and evilly. Whentuhmon on the other hand, landed apart from the others, looking over the damage they had caused. The remaining Tamers were running towards their friends, trying to wake them while those that were hurt remained on the ground. Ryo and Monodramon had both managed to stagger to their feet and were making their way gingerly towards Rika and Renamon. Rika groaned, but didn't move from the ground, her eyes shut tight. Renamon sat up and lifted Rika's head off the ground when Ryo knelt down beside her, exhausted and badly hurt. Monodramon was snarling viciously at the Devas as they each advanced on the Tamers. Whentuhmon was walking towards Rika, Ryo, Renamon and Monodramon. She looked almost apprehensive as she advanced upon them, her bright orange eyes gazing at them pityingly.
"I'm am sorry, but we must take you to the Sovereign…" she said quietly, her head very slightly bowed. Infernumon snorted angrily and stopped stalking Henry, Alice, Kazu and Suzy, to look at his comrade.
"You are weak, Whentuhmon. We are here to destroy them and destroy them we shall! If you had put enough power into the attack, they all would have been long gone!" He faced the Tamers again and his eyes shone luminously. "Hmm…Cyclone Inferno!!" He flexed his arms in a vicious swoop and the flame on his tail flared out into a giant blaze behind him. The sky became shrouded with dark clouds and massive cracks of lightning sparked around him. In a powerful swipe, he flipped his tail and the flames started spinning. Faster and faster, the fire whirled off his tail and formed and huge twister, tearing up the ground in its path towards the Tamers.
"No, Stop! Heaven's Blizzard!" Whentuhmon leapt in front of the attack and she opened her mouth wide. A ball of ice formed between her jaws, not quite touching her. Ice from all around her gathered at the ball and it became bigger, until it was twice the size of her body. She pulled her head back and with a deafening howl, she let the huge sphere fly from her mouth in a torrent of arctic wind and snow. The hoarfrost swirled around the fiery tornado and in a matter of seconds the twister was nothing more than a spiraled tower of ice. The clouds faded and the sky cleared over again.
"What's this? You dare stop my attack! You traitor! If you will protect the humans then you will die with them!"
"Our mission is barbaric! Why should we destroy what deserves to live just as much as you do? The Girl made a mistake, but she also helped save the Digital World. Surely we should be grateful to her for that? To all the Humans?" She was standing in front of the Tamers like a guardian, matching the glares she was receiving from her two partners. Thorumon was growling menacingly and Infernumon was simply glaring at her, his arms folded.
"Very well. If that is your decision, then we have no choice…but to destroy you as well!" Thorumon flew high into the air and twisted his body into a circle. The ring that he created darkened and an image of a dark, grassy plane appeared in the 'window'. Lightning flashed in the image and booming thunder shook the ground below the Tamers feet.
"Devastation Tundra!" There were more flashes of lighting and all of a sudden, a huge blast of electricity exploded from the ringed image.
"Enough! Icicle Blades!" Whentuhmon dug her feet into the ground and her eyes started glowing maniacally. Hundreds of long, thin shards of ice formed above her and with a toss of her head the icicles shot towards Thorumon. Every one of them pierced his body at different places and he cried out in pain, falling to the ground with a heavy thud. The electrical explosion he had created sent the Tamers flying back and several of them were knocked out along with their Digimon. Henry sat up groggily, trying to shake Alice awake. His face was etched with desperation as he sat there, his little sister helping Ai and Mako wake the others up too. Terriermon, Lopmon and Guilmon ran forward and started attacking Thorumon with everything they had, despite the fact that their efforts did little more than tickle him.
"You treacherous Monster!" Infernumon leapt at Whentuhmon and they rolled back over the hill in a scuffling heap. Jeri was directly in their path and she was frozen with fear as the two huge Digimon rolled towards her, exploding with their elemental power.
"Jeri, move!" Takato cried. Whentuhmon looked back at Jeri and with a great effort, managed to break free of her fall and knock Infernumon away from the girl; two seconds more and she would have been dead. Whentuhmon looked down at Jeri, who smiled weakly.
"Are you okay, Human?" Whentuhmon asked.
"Y…yes, thank you," Jeri said, her voice a little husky with shock. Takato ran towards her and pulled her away from the battle as Whentuhmon leapt at Infernumon once more.
"She s…saved me!" Jeri said to Takato who just gaped at the two Digimon as they fought each other.
"Infernal fire Claw!" The attacks all hit Whentuhmon and the power was increased dew to the close range. She howled as the attacks threw her off Infernumon, sending her skidding across the snowy earth, leaving a deep trench behind her.
"Whentuhmon!" Jeri cried. She broke free of Takato's and ignoring his calls for her to come back, she ran to the injured Digimon. "Are you alright?" She asked, kneeling beside her. Her eyes were level with Whentuhmon's, but only because she was lying on her side. Her eyes softened and a small smile spread across her muzzle. Then her senses were suddenly filled with the power of an attack. In a flash of blue and white, she had gently grabbed Jeri by the collar and jumped out of the way of Infernumon's attack.
"Stay here…Jeri," she said, before growling and lunging herself at Infernumon. She caught him around the neck, her massive jaws crushing down on his throat. Infernumon roared in pain and anger and swiped his claws at her, dragging his long nails across her back and neck to make her let go.
"Thorumon! Get the Humans!" Infernumon choked, still trying to get Whentuhmon to let go, but she was holding on like a Bulldog to a bone. She tightened her grip and Infernumon's anguished cried became louder. Thorumon, ignoring the well being of his comrade, rose back into the sky, his body filled with injuries from the attack he had suffered at the "traitor's" expense. He flew towards Rika and Ryo, his eyes gleaming furiously. Ryo saw him getting closer and his chest tightened with panic. Rika was to hurt to stand and Renamon was to weak to Digivolve or carry her. He frantically pulled out a digivolution card and to his disappointment it didn't turn Blue.
"This will just have to do… Digi-Modify! Digivolution Activate!"
"Monodramon Digivolve to…Strikedramon!" Strikedramon was a blue-purple dragon-man Digimon. He had army green, baggy pants on and he wore silver, metallic shoulder plates. He had metallic guards on his hands and heels too. His hands had three clawed fingers, which looked more like some sort of strange tool than fingers. There were two black belts around his upper left leg and more bits of armor on his pants. His long tail was tipped with a blunt ended piece of metal and his helmeted head was completely masked except for his lower jaw and shaggy red hair. He had another belt around his waist and one more around his neck. His entire chest was taken up with a bright red symbol the likes of which you might see in an ancient temple. He roared and got ready to battle, his arms outstretched and his fingers flexing impatiently. Thorumon reared himself up in the air and his eyes flashed bright yellow.
"Lightning River!" His entire body went rigid and he opened his mouth wide. With a mighty yell, he brought his head back and then threw it forward, a giant raging flood of thunder and lightning bursting out of his mouth. Strikedramon growled and braced himself, holding his arms out to catch the attack. It connected with his hands and became a huge ball of surging electrical energy. The energy was becoming unbearably hot and the light was blinding. Strikedramon was being pushed back slowly as the attack forced itself towards its targets. Ryo was covering Rika with his body and Renamon had found the strength to help Strikedramon hold of the attack. Rika's data started becoming fuzzy below Ryo. He held her tighter and shut his eyes, the power radiating from behind him was excruciating!
"Guilmon! We have to help them!" Takato yelled.
"Right, Takatomon!" Guilmon ran forward and when Takato dragged a digivolution card through his D-Arc, Guilmon became Growlmon and bounded behind the attack an added his own strength to help them.
"Terriermon! You too!" Terriermon flew into the air without a word of complaint and he Digivolved to Gargomon with Henry's help. With the four Digimon's combined power, they were able to at least hold the attack off. Takato and Henry ran up to Ryo and Rika to help them.
"Come on, lets get her outta here," Henry said, helping Ryo stand. Takato supported him away while Henry lifted Rika and carried her away, tottering slightly under her dead weight (have I said that before in this fic?). The Digimon were finding it hard to hold the attack off anymore because Thorumon was adding more and more electricity to it. When the Tamers were sufficiently out of the way, Henry stood up and called out to them.
"Get out of there guys! Scatter!" The Digimon did as they were told and separated letting the attack fall forward. It connected with the spot Rika and Ryo had been lying on and it exploded the instant in came into contact with the ground. Ryo looked down at Rika, who was lying in the snow, unconscious, her data still hazy and broken. To his horror, it suddenly burst apart, the pieces drifting around him for a second before her body slowly reformed itself. Renamon and the other Digimon appeared beside their Tamers and Growlmon and Gargomon ran off to help Whentuhmon. Renamon knelt down beside Rika and gently touched her arm. Her paw went right through it and the data that she touched faded and reformed again when she pulled her hand away.
"What are we going to do?" Renamon said anxiously.
"We help?" said a small voice. Ryo turned to look up at Kenta and MarineAngemon. Kenta seemed uninjured, but MarineAngemon looked ready to de-digivolve. He floated down and hovered above Rika's chest.
"Kahuna Waves!" He released the small blue heart-bubbles and they popped on Rika's cheeks.
"Kahuna Waves!" More and more bubbles popped on her face and her data stopped shaking and became stable once more. Her face contorted with pain and she mumbled something before opening her eyes slightly. Ryo smiled with relief, as did Renamon.
"W-what happened?" She asked, allowing Renamon to help her sit.
"You were almost deleted, Rika," Renamon said, looking her Tamer over, but she seemed fine now. "MarineAngemon saved you." Rika looked down at the little Digimon, who had collapsed onto her lap. His body glowed bright white and then became slightly bigger and more dog-fish-like. When the light faded, a Gomamon was lying on her lap, his eyes drooping a little. Kenta stooped to pick him up and cradled him in his arms.
"Thanks, Gomamon," Rika said appreciatively. He nodded and shut his eyes. Having used the last of his energy to heal her, the little Digimon was exhausted and in desperate need of a nap. Rika stumbled to her feet and looked back to where Thorumon was flying towards Whentuhmon and the other Digimon. Infernumon was losing the battle because he was outnumbered, but that was about to change.
"We have to help the others," Alexis said as she walked up to them. She was hurt too, but not very badly. She and Koronamon looked ready to battle again. Rika nodded determinately; she wasn't going to let these Deva morons get the better of her.
"Renamon!"
"Right, Rika." They nodded at each other and Rika lifted her glowing D-Arc. Ryo, Alex and Alice (who had stepped up beside Henry) all did the same.
"Bio-Merge Activate!!" In a blinding flash, four Mega level Digimon flew off towards the raging battle at the bottom of the hill.
"Spirit Crusher!" A big ball of amethyst light formed at the end of Sakuyamon's staff. She reached up and took it off, holding it in her hand like a throwing disc. She pulled her arm back and twisted in the sky four times before she let the ball go. It whizzed towards Thorumon, who was powering up to use his "Lightning River" attack.
"Shield of the Just!"
"Mega Twister!" Megagargomon started spinning faster and faster on the spot, his arms raised over his head ballet style. The air around him formed a giant green tornado and he let it rip, sending it soaring along with Gallantmon's attack towards Thorumon.
"Justice Burst!" Justimon's attack hit Thorumon in between his eyes and he roared angrily, his head being thrown back by the force. The other attacks hit him in the neck, ripping at the sensitive flesh over that main artery. A Digimon may not have blood, but it still dies when you sever its head from its body. And that's exactly what happened to Thorumon. For a second, his head simply hovered in the air above his neck, his eyes wide with shock. He only just managed top roar before his head exploded and the rest of his body disappeared.
Taking light from her former allies defeat, Whentuhmon, as injured as she was, leapt back at Infernumon to attack once again. He an advantage over her element wise, but Whentuhmon had more people helping her. All the Tamers were now beside her, forming a circle around Infernumon.
"You've fought your final battle valiantly, Infernumon; but now its time we ended our little argument." Whentuhmon took a step towards him and he growled.
"You haven't beaten me yet! Cyclone Inferno!" The raging tornado grew bigger and bigger, until it was large enough to hit all the Digimon at once.
"That's not gonna work this time," Gallantmon said. "Shield of the Just!"
"Mega Barrage!"
"Amethyst Wind!"
"Voltage Blade!"
"Sacred Divinity!" (BTW, that was SacreAngewomon)
"Heaven's Blizzard!"
Pyramid Power!" Anubismon's attack was the final addition to the incredible burst of power. The attacks all merged with the fiery tornado and the flames imploded on Infernumon. There was an impressive light show before then, different colours flashing around the Digimon, illuminating them in bright glows. But the light faded and the colours disappeared, leaving nothing but a broken version of Infernumon behind. He coughed agonizingly and his data started breaking.
"Traitors to our Master will be…destroyed…" He vanished and Sakuyamon was about to load his data, when Whentuhmon stopped her.
"Don't," she said. "You do not need to load data to become stronger. There is another, more powerful way." The Tamers de-Digivolved and Takato fell to the ground with a relieved sigh.
"Well, I'm glad that's over," he said. Suzy ran up to Henry, hugging Lopmon tightly to her chest.
"Are you okay, Henry?" She asked. He nodded and put a reassuring arm around her shoulder.
"Ya did good, Pineapple-Head," Impmon said casually. He, Ai and Mako had all been restraining Suzy and Lopmon till now and were all quite happy that the battle was over.
"Is everyone alright?" Whentuhmon asked, looking down at the Tamers. Rika was dusting herself off and pulling her back into a spiky ponytail.
"All things considered…yeah, I'd say we're fine," she replied.
"What you did was really brave, Whentuhmon," Jeri said sweetly. Whentuhmon smiled down at her favorably.
"Thank you, Jeri," she said. "But I couldn't let them destroy you. After all, none of you did anything wrong." She looked specifically at Rika when she said this. Sitting down, Whentuhmon yawned softly and sighed. Her power was being drained because she had renounced her Deva-ship. A tall pillar of golden light erupted around her and her form started changing, becoming smaller and smaller until she was only a head taller than Terriermon. The column disappeared and a brown and blue puppy lay on the ground. Her ears were long and rabbit-like, tipped with spiky blue markings. Each of her eyes was a different colour (one blue and one green) and this reminded Rika strongly of her own dog, Blizzard. This, in turn, reminded her of her Grandmother and she felt a terrible pain in her chest. But she had no time to think about what had happened in the past…she would grieve for Seiko another day. The puppy before her had a long tail, which ended in a strange blue, machine-like claw. Her paws were also blue tipped and she had blue markings under both her eyes. Her chest was a soft, pale beige colour and her fur a chocolate brown.
Jeri's D-Arc started glowing brightly and when she lifted it, it bathed the puppy in golden light. A small image of Leomon formed above the screen and he nodded at Jeri before bursting into a million tiny pieces. The info display on Jeri's D-Arc opened out and the puppy's details appeared.
"Remoraemon," Jeri stammered. "A data animal Digimon. Her special attacks are Rejuvi Tail and Sonic Howl. I…I think she's my knew partner." She stared down at Remoraemon, who smiled and nodded.
"I believe so," she agreed. Jeri was suddenly beaming happily, tears rushing down her face. She grabbed Remoraemon and hugged her tightly.
"Oh, I promise I won't let you down! Leomon taught me so much about being a Tamer and I promise I'll be stronger." She was practically strangling the poor puppy and it wasn't until Takato touched her shoulder awkwardly, that she let her go.
"Weird," Rika muttered to Ryo. "That makes two Devas to join our group. Think it mans anything?" Ryo shrugged.
"Dunno. Maybe." All the Tamers and Digimon suddenly froze in horror at the sound of a calm, slow clapping. Rika cried out in pain and grabbed her head. It felt as if someone had hit her with a two by four. There was a deafening ringing in her ears and her head felt like it would rip in two.
"Well done. I must say I am quite impressed." The voice rang out around them and the Tamers looked around nervously. Remoraemon growled angrily.
"What do you want, Vahimermon?"
"Only to congratulate you…" Said the voice. A pale yellow figure appeared above the Tamers, sitting cross-legged in the sky. He was floating up and down slightly in the breeze, his entire body radiating with power. Remoraemon hopped away from Jeri and snarled angrily, all the other Digimon tensing up as well. The Digimon above them simply smiled, his intentions unclear. Rika was still holding her head, as if the very presence of this Digimon caused her extreme mental pain. Who was this new Deva? And more importantly, what was he? Friend or Foe?
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HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Another Cliffy!!!! I'm SO evil!
Kaede: Oh, please, you're about as evil as soggy noodles!
Oh great, you just had to open your big mouth! Everyone, I'd like to introduce you to Keade…my split personality.
Kaede: Her better half I can assure you.
Ugh! I have to go, sorry for making the chappy so short and lame, but I ran outta time…
Kaede: And mind of course.
Shut up! Bye everyone!