Summary: After Metal Greymon defeated Etemon. Taichi was pulled into a dimensional hole and transported back to earth. But what if that wasn't what happened, what if the hole stranded him in a completely new world.

Sorry about the delay, a lot of stuff came up which prevented me from spell checking this chapter, the good news however, is that the next one is already complete, and awaits spell checking so expect it up sometime tomorrow.

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Altered Fate.
Part XIV.
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Plotmon here.

Last time, Taiko and Taichi faced down their own inner darkness, as part of the ritual to free their true power, and while they had trouble dealing with the manifestation of it in the form of Xaichi and Xaiko, they still managed to win.

Giving us the means to bio merge into Victory Greymon and Z'd Garurumon.

But despite their great victory, we're still going to have one heck of a battle to win, as Chaos Seadramon, the first lord of chaos has found us.

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A long time had passed since they had left to avoid Holy Angemon and his army, but now, they had returned to the only city he had heard about in this region, and while he could see it, his partner had barely paid any attention to their surroundings since the loss of their army.

In fact, as Devimon thought about it, they should have returned to the fleet, rather then leave it alone while searching for Chronomon, maybe then this wouldn't have happened, still, some things were looking up for them now with the shield gone.

"My empire is in ruins." Hikaru Yagami spat out as he brooded at the sight of the shattered cloud shield and the sight of the darkness infected digital world clearly seen now.

To add to the failure on finding any clues to Chronomon's whereabouts, he had to suffer the complete and utter loss of his invasion ships and troops, even that fool Etemon were currently missing, and all of it had happened in the short amount time had passed since his arrival here.

And while he couldn't prove it, he knew it was all thanks to Taichi and his new girl friend. "My Brother shall pay dearly for this, I swear it on my heart, I'll snap his neck myself when we find him again, even if it the last thing I do."

Ignoring the ranting of his partner, Devimon hovered a bit above the ground as he did his best to keep taps of his private servant, thanks to Hikaru's blind trust in him, he didn't question the reason for sending their only remaining slave out on a quest,

Still, So far, Karatenmon had made far too few advances, and his recent setback against Wisemon had cost him the chance to remove a threat before it became to powerful to be dealt with. "The powers of darkness shall be mine, this world shall be mine, I swore it years ago."

His quiet musings though, were interrupted by a loud swear word from the young boy, and the sound of rocks flying through the air as his partner turned to regard him with a rage filled expression. "I'm sorry Hikaru; I was busy thinking about our recent losses, and what can be done to regain some of what we have lost."

"And what did you come up with, besides killing my brother as payback." Clenching up both his hands as he spoke, he growled as he stomped over to stand next to Devimon, frowning as he finally noticed where they had ended up at since they had left on their little walk about. "What the hell are we doing here? There's nothing of use to us here, my brother digivice isn't showing up on mine."

Towering up over his temporary partner in crime, Devimon smirked as he lifted both hands upwards, focusing all of his power at reaching from here, to the surface of the digital world. "I have learned that the city before us, is defenseless, Holy Angemon is gone, its defenses wrecked, and the digimons confused."

Feeling the tug presented by the black gears under his command, he grinned even more as he willed them to leave the inside of Infinity Mountain. "In short, this place is ripe for the taking, and soon, our black gears shall descend like a deadly shower on all who live here, giving us a new army with which to seize control of this world."

Tilting his head to the side, he smirked as he watched Karatenmon fly past over head, if he couldn't deal with the brat, he would be used to help him seize control. "So, if you feel up to it, shall we raze another minor settlement?"

Smirking as well, Hikaru looked down at the city below. "Yes, I think I'll enjoy the terrified screams of the innocent as they lose everything they love."

"You always were a little unhinged kid."

Freezing, both Devimon and Hikaru turned as one to watch as a female angle type digimon hovered before them, a pretty pissed off expression on her face. "And where do you get off talking that way to me, digimon?"

Not even showing a sign of anything but anger as the young boy spoke rather coldly to her, she stopped as she noticed Devimon moving a bit to the side. "You know, Koushiro actually cared for you, he said so to me before he died." Moving closer, she lifted up her right arm as holy power lit up on the tips of her finger. "Takato wasted away after that, alone, scared, without his brother or friends, his last action were to transfer all his power to me, a member of the four guardians."

Blasting off a small attack, she grinned as she watched Devimon getting flung backwards, a pain filled scream flying from his mouth as he dug a small trench in the dirt. "Koushiro's power went to Antiramon, Sora's to Holy Angemon." Lifting her head upwards, she watched the perfect stage digimon dive down towards them. "Karatenmon was the wild card that day, he joined us of his own free will and I won't let him remain as your slave."

Shooting upwards, she spread out her arms as her power flared up. "Your trial and execution shall follow his purification, I am sure he will enjoy swinging the sword."

Snarling up at her, Hikaru merely chuckled as he reached for his digivice, the black gear in it glowing as he started feeding his corrupted light into it. "I think we should tilt the odds in our favor a bit more, what do you say to that, my partner?"

Hovering upwards, Devimon laughed as the power of the corrupted light flowed through him once more, strengthening him and bringing him ever closer to his true destiny. "Devimon evolves too."

"Nothing!"

The single word yelled out in time with the foot smacking into the devil digimons back, the force sending him flying into a heap once more, the power lost as Hikaru lost his concentration. "Who dares to?"

The rest lost as Magnamon lowered his foot, the golden armor shimmering as he held up a clenched fist. "I do, and I also dare to do this!" Dashing forward and punching down, he just barely missed hitting Devimon, the ground instead shattering as his full strength hit that instead. "I got a personal score to settle with you jerk, and while I am ordered to bring in the brat, I was told that I could do whatever I wanted to do with you, and I intend to cash in on what you owe me, right now!"

Flinging himself up in time to block a punch, Devimon roared out as felt the bones in his left arm shatter. "You're no regular adult digimon, your stronger then that tin dragon." Eyes narrowing as he remembered the only other digimon he had met who had a power and strength in that level on this small world so far, he snarled. "Like that angel digimon."

Jetting further upwards, the nightmare soldier roared as he flung a massive wave of darkness out, watching as the golden armored digimon simply stood there, ignoring the harsh attack. "Who are you anyway?"

Glowing as he too lifted up, the holy knight digimon chuckled behind his mask. "I am the holy knight Magnamon, the evolved state of Agumon, the former partner of Taichi Yagami!" Leveling a finger at his opponent and target before him with his left hand, the armored digimon grinned as he hovered closer. "And I am your destroyer!"

Shooting forward with that last comment at the moment, Magnamon fed his power into his right hand as he neared. "Farewell monster, Magna Punch!"

Devimon's scream of raw anger barely heard over the rush of the two digimons as one attacked, while the other one dodged, the devil digimon feeling the heat from the small, armored digimon as he shot past below. "Fool, I am Devimon, the one true destined master of all I see."

Reaching out, he snarled as he felt both Karatenmon and Hikaru's strength through the black gears connected to them, the first one enslaved to his will, and the second nothing more then a power supply, even of he wasn't aware of it. "The powers of darkness and my plans will not be overcome by you, or anyone else."

Grabbing wildly at first, he smirked as he finally felt the power within Hikaru, the light corrupted, tainted enough for him to finally draw on safely of his own accord, without having to fuel the boys dark ego and negative emotions.

On the ground, Hikaru shook himself out of his shock, raw fury and anger flowing through him as first his brother came back into his life, wrecking his plans, and now, this golden armored digimon claiming to be the Agumon he had helped delete a long time ago shows up. "Why can't that idiot stay dead, him and his friends?"

Snapping out one finger to yell out something, anything, it was lost as an intense feeling of numbing coldness gripped his chest, the feeling of something getting torn away all he could feel at the moment, his knees giving out as he fell forward into the dirt.

The sight of his digimon partner evolving the last thing he saw before a sweet cold darkness swept over him, the mercifully forced knock out sparing him the sight of his partner digimon growing far more demonic then before, the once dark dramon Megadramon no longer the perfect stage digimon for him.

With his body feeling like it was shattering, Devimon still smirked as he felt the pain rip through him as his digital data shifted and grew from the forced influx of stolen power, rather then the painless change he had experienced when it had been given freely, this pain reminded him of everything he had wanted, and how it felt, to obtain something without a human present. "Devimon evolves too-"

His wings losing their color as they turned into a pair of blood red, tattered, almost dragon like ones. At the same time, his skin turned sickly grey along with his hair, which grew down to the lower parts of his shoulder blades.

The body suits chest section faded away as he gained a set of leather pants and combat boots with two spikes at the tip of each one, and across his bare chest, several dark symbols made of dried blood formed.

To end it all, pain flared up as three red bone spikes tore out of his body just below each albue joint one each arm, as red brown leather strips wrapped around his wrists hands and fingers, with golden claw ornaments tipping each finger, and the same metallic colored and type of knee guard flashing into place on his legs. "-Neo Devimon!"

Breathing heavily as the pain faded away, Devimon slowly turned in midair to watch Magnamon hovering there, his eyes never changing as he took in the sight of the holy might digimon tensing up for the fight. "Now then, you deletion shall fuelk my lust for destruction, for today, my rain of terro shall truly begin!"

Lifting up his hand and allowing the other digimon to observed the metallic claws, he growled as he started to level on of its fingers at him. "Now, everyone shall learn the true meaning of fear, starting with you!"

Ducking back to avoid a set of claws aimed at his face, Magnamon spun around in mid air once, before feeling the countless hidden weapon chambers in his armor slam open. "I doubt it; finally, you shall pay for the death of my best friend, my Partner, Taichi Yagami!"

Gaining a mildly puzzled expression at the heated comment while ducking a series of missiles jetting his way, Neo Devimon held out left arm and flexed his fingers as he regained his balance enough to face his opponent battle ready. "Idiot, Taichi Yagami lives, for now at least."

"Guilty Claw!" His arm stretching out as he spoke, he laughed as it took Magnamon completely off guard, the fool spinning to side with fear, wait, not fear, that damned mask did it too hard to judge his enemy's expression.

Grabbing the hand as harshly as he could, Magnamon smirked as he pulled Neo Devimon forward with it, his feet lashing upwards in a perfect arc. "Magna Kick!" the impact knocking the devil Digimon backwards with aloud curse filled scream of pain. "And there's more where that came from, freak!"

Rushing forward, his hand clenched up as he closed on Neo Devimon, he laughed as he lashed out, feeling his foe's face beneath his fingers as he hit him. "Magna Punch!"

The attack sending the virus digimon right into the ground with a heavy impact, his eyes half closed as he watched Magnamon above him. "You're just an Adult stage digimon, you can't defeat me, I'm a perfect!" Pushing up as he felt the holy knight's foot press down on his leg, he suppressed the urge to scream in pain. "I got my power from a chosen child, I should be stronger then any other perfect stage digimon."

"You stole that power, only if it is given to you willingly, can you obtain what you want." Magnamon calmly spoke as he lifted his hand, power flaring up around it. "Just as you stole Taichi's little brother from him, and the life of Taichi from me, his best friend and brother!" Rising the fist, he narrowed his eyes as he spotted the highly hate filled, yet confident look on Neo Devimon's face. "What?"

The answer came from Karatenmon as the birdman like digimon tackled him, Angewomon hot on his tail feathers, her dark expression hid mostly by the mask she wore as the three digimon went flying across the ground.

Pushing up as he watched Karatenmon get kicked away by Magnamon, and locked into a struggle with Angewomon. "Shit, this is not what I wanted." Snapping his head to side, he grunted as a new figure joined the battle, Antiramon's massive body rising up over him. "How many of you do I have to fight?"

"As many as it takes!" Magnamon spat out as he hammered into Neo Devimon's back, the force sending the Devil digimon tumbling forward. "For today is the day, were you will finally pay for your crimes!"

"Paw Punch!"

"Cat Punch!"

Watching calmly as a Black Tailmon and Mikemon double teamed Neo Devimon, Magnamon reached out, only to curse as the dark digimon kicked both feline digimons away from him, before shooting straight up into the air. "Face it, you can't win this fight!"

Reaching out with one hand, Neo Devimon ignored every comment as his arm elongated once more, this time impacted a badly beaten Karatenmon, his body shattering as the black gear planted in him long ago were ripped out along with his power and data. "Fools, I still have one last trick to play."

Absorbing the black gear into him, he started laughing as his felt a fresh rush of power flow through him, his pain and wounds fading away. "Now then, shall we try that again?"

Fazce going ash grey with sorrow, Angewomon watched the place where Karatenmon had once hovered, the pain of losing one more of her allies fueling her rage as he refocused her attack on the dark digimon before her. "You shall pay for that one, foul creature!"

Below her, Magnamon didn't wait for her to finish her sentence, as he had already gotten into position to attack once more. "Plasma Shoot"

Facing the missiles fired at him, Neo Devimon chuckled as he spread out his wings, purple lights flaring up around as Karatenmon's power were added to his own. "At last, I am stronger then all of you! None can surpass me now, Deep Sorrow!" Flapping his wings, he grinned as each attack was deflected away from him.

"I wouldn't say so Devimon." A simple, yet angry voice spoke out as once again, a new digimon entered the battle, this one hitting him out of the blue as harshly and brutal as he could. "Grateful Knuckle!"

Hitting the ground from the sudden attack, Neo Devimon mentally cursed as he faced down the latest one to have hit him, the orange and white color scheme and sun glasses giving him one rage filled mood. "Etemon, you dare turn against me? Your lord and master!"

Grinning, Etemon flexed his right arm muscle as he listen to Devimon's question. "You know the king follows no one but himself, ahaha!"

Landing across from them, Angewomon didn't speak much as she spread out her wings, pink light flaring up around her, her masked face facing down the devil digimon. "Etemon informed us of your presence here digimon; we've been waiting for you to show up!"

"Our role of guardians is and always will be to protect his world from darkness." Antiramon added to the conversation as she moved closer. "You will be deleted."

"And you crimes avenged!" Magnamon finished as he too stared glowing with power, his eyes narrowing as he faced down Neo Devimon who turned in his direction. "Everyone, get him now, Plasma Shoot!"

Spreading her arms out, Angewomon felt her power flow out into a cross like light structure, the sheer power she had used flowing from it. "Heaven's Charm!"

Laughing at the thought of finally ridding himself of at least one of his attacks, Etemon used all of his power that he dared, the green and black sphere humming as it were hurled as Neo Devimon. "Dark Spirits!"

Blocking all escape from above, Antiramon focused her mind, the sheer strength if it shooting off in a perfect aimed strike at the dark digimon below her. "Mantra Chant!"

"No, no, I overcame destiny, I can't lose here!" Feeling each attack hit him perfectly, Neo Devimon barely had time to really think about it as ripped apart by dark, holy, mental and explosive type attacks, his body were torn apart as he flung his head back and released his rage and suffering at the dark heaven above him. "Nooooooooooo!"

Merely grunting as he watched the rapidly fading digital data that had been the source of most of his anger and hate for a long time, Magnamon slowly turned to regard the others around him, the fact that they had showed up to the fight wasn't unwelcome, it was more the fact that they showed up that made if more difficult to grab Hikaru.

In fact, Etemon had already turned to focus on the boy, green and black power flaring up as he advanced on him. "So, who wants to finish the kid off, cause if you don't mind, I got a lot of reason why I should get to break to his neck."

Moving to block the monkey man digimon, Magnamon barely blinked as he felt several eyes focus on him, Angewomon and Antiramon moving into a flanking position around him.

"What's your problem kid, the bastard's to blame for all this?" Etemon grunted out as he retained the attack, but stayed focused on Magnamon, while taking in the sight of his current allies supporting him.

Remaining firm, Magnamon merely blinked his eyes as he felt Angewomon begin to form an attack, Antiramon lumbering in a bit closer then he would have liked. "The boy will be going with me, that is all." Reaching down behind him, he grabbed the back of Hikaru's shirt and simply pulled him halfway off the ground. "I don't wish to fight any of you, but if you insist of standing in my way, I won't hold back."

"Why do you want him?" Antiramon spoke as she towered up over Magnamon, her right hand signaling for Angewomon and Etemon to step back a bit. "Humans are a menace to all, they destroyed this world, and the old one."

Lowering her head to a rather close level with the Holy Knight digimon, she sniffed the air around him. "You smell of humans, and not just that boy there, but others, and this one is." Moving her hands to intercept any escape attempt, she stopped and looked back over her shoulder to observe the one who whose scent she had just picked. "And who are you?"

Grinning as he continued to walk forward, the hooded, human like man merely grinned at them as he stood firmly before the lot of them, the massive body mass of an Atlur Kabuterimon hovering just meters above him. "I am the one who shall control evolution itself."

Taking a single step back, Magnamon felt his body go cold as he looked first from his allied, to the massive insect digimon hovering above them. "Why are you here? Where did you find that digimon?"

Chuckling as he stopped walking, the human began to shudder as power flared up around him, the sight followed by an all out laughter as he watched each of the present digimon in turn. "My dear digimons, I am you future, the savior of all digimons, join me and the power of evolution shall be granted to each and every one of you!"

Snapping his fingers, he lifted his head to watch as what looked far too much like black gears with golden lines descended on them. "Follow me, and I shall let you all witness the next great evolution of the digital world!"

Moving to avoid them, Angewomon, Antiramon and Etemon barely had a chance to speak, before each of them were hit by the gears, the metal sinking into their flesh, followed by a screeching nose as arcs of blue energy wrapped around the three of them.

The arcs dying down as light erupted fourth from the digimons, light that died away to reveal the now devolved Angewomon, Etemon and Antiramon lying on the ground before them. "Magnamon, secure the fallen light, Atlur Kabuterimon, grab the digimons."

Moving his head to the side, the human man smirked as he watched Black Tailmon and Mikemon attempting a surprise attack from two directions at once. "And you two, I can use you as well." Holding out his hand, two more gears shot out to form a shield before him, blocking each digimon. "As you can see my knowledge of digimon and their evolution has increased, soon, I'll be able to further a digimons power and help them reach the ultimate stage."

Stull rushing forward, Black Tailmon gained a slight advantage over Mikemon, her tail puffing up with anger as she jumped up into the air. "Liar, all you humans want is to destroy us, like you destroyed the digital world with you war!"

Ignoring the accusations from the feline digimon, the human continued to speak as he observed them approaching him. "With that power, I can give you the means to avenge yourself, to make the humans pay for their crimes against us." Watching as Mikemon stopped moving, he chuckled as he ducked and grabbed Black Tailmon in midair.

Staring into the golden eyes of the digimon before him, he smirked as he felt her moved to escape his grip on her. "Magnamon gained his power from me, Atlur Kabuterimon as well, even you can evolve to perfect, even beyond it, and all it will take, is a little trust in me, we're all digimons after all, even me."

Releasing Black Tailmon, the digital man nodded at Mikemon as she clearly showed the most desire for revenge of them all. "I can make your wish come through, grant you the power you desire, not just for vengeance, but to reclaim this world from the darkness, for yourself, and for all of your friends as well."

Shooting a quick look over at Black Tailmon, Mikemon didn't feel ready to just back down yet, to submit herself to someone with a lot of fancy words and promises. "What about them, Angewomon, Etemon and Antiramon? Why did you de evolve them?"

Giving off his best convincing smirk, he kneeled down to better face Mikemon, his hands reaching out in a friendly gesture in order to assure them of his sincerity. "You heard them; they have accepted power from humans, and Etemon worked for Hikaru over there." Turning his attention over to Hikaru, he grew a cold sneer on his face. "Etemon may not have shown it, but he'd not a true digimon, he's a dark infected one."

"Like the legendary Dark Masters?" Black Tailmon muttered out as she watched him rise back up again. "But, he was so nice; he told us everything about Hikaru, what he would do once he returned."

Nodding as if he already knew all of that, the digital man rose back up to his full height, spreading out his hands to indicate the sleeping Piyomon, Patamon and Goblimon that had been the result of his attack. "Merely lies, all of it has been nothing but lies, once you had removed Hikaru, he would have crushed you with the same black gears that Devimon had mastery over."

As he spoke, both Mikemon and Black Tailmon had drifted closer to sit before him, their eyes started to take on a glazed over expression as they listened to his answer. "Yes, and with that power, he would have enslaved this world, as the humans sought to?"

"They shall all pay for their crimes against us, dark infected digimons and humans alike, none shall be spare out rightful retribution." As he spoke, his eyes slowly glowed as he spun around a small gear in his hand, light glinting off it in a repeating tempo, matching the pace of his worlds. "The worlds shall be united under us digimons, while the hateful and violent human scum shall be removed, and we, the prefect race, the step up from the weak creatures that made us, we shall rule together as one, this is I promise you, as soon as I control evolution itself."

Laughing as Mikemon and Black Tailmon kneeled down in a submission to him, the man chuckled as he held out the gear to the two digimons before him. "This I swear, I Nairu, the last remnant of the human's nightmare, the one who has survived the great circle of time, the one who escape from the void between worlds!"

Turning to face File City in the distance, he chuckled as he rose up into the air. "Soon everything shall belong to me, everyone shall bow to me." Flexing his free hand and ignoring the fact that the movement made a dry bone cracking noises, he narrowed his eyes. "Digimons shall rise to power or fade away at my whim, the two worlds reshaping themselves to suit my taste, the taste of the ultimate creature, that which is neither digimon nor human!"

Rising up to his full height, he ignored the sight of Chaos Greymon appearing on the horizon, once he reached them it would be too late, the gate to the underwater hideout were opening, and his the last steps towards absolute of all he desired were now almost within his grasp. "The Age of Nairu is here!"

TBC:

AN: The hidden figure is revealed and everyone is ready, the next chapters will deal with the lords of chaos, before shifting to the darkest hour of this digital world.