Hi everyone! Like I said, I'd post chapter 8 soon and here it is! Before reading I'd just like to warn everybody that there'll be a long paragraph at the latter part of the story so prepare yourselves! Thanks to everyone who read this fic! Special Thanks to those who read and reviewed!
Before I forget, there are two digimons here who aren't that familiar to everyone. I'll post the link at the bottom so you can read more about it. (just in case you're curious)
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon!
Chapter 8: Horrors Unleashed (part 2)
"TAKERU!" shouted Hikari. Her voice echoed through the Dark Ocean. After a few seconds, her voice subsided and there was silence except for the crashing of the waves. She fell on her knees, tears falling.
"Takeru…" whispered Hikari. "Where are you…?" She started crying. Piedmon, enjoying the scene, withdrew his sword and slowly made his way to Hikari. A menacing look was stuck on his face.
"My dear child, do not worry…" he said, malice reigning in his voice.
"If you wish then I shall kill you first!" exclaimed Piedmon.
"Trump Sword!" The four swords flew from Piedmon and went directly to Hikari.
"NO!!" shouted Angewomon. She forced herself to stand up.
"Heaven's Charm!" she exclaimed. A powerful energy of light hit the swords, destroying them and saving Hikari.
"Angewomon!" exclaimed Hikari. She was about to run to her but Angewomon told her not to. Angewomon signaled Hikari to run and find a hiding place and so she did.
"Holy Arrow!" Angewomon shot an arrow aimed for Piedmon. He just laughed at the attack.
"Is that the best you can do?" he asked mockingly. With a slash of his sword, the arrow dissipated. He didn't anticipate that Angewomon would launch another arrow and so the second one hit him.
"That's it, I'm done playing games". He quickly charged at Angewomon, sword in hand. She launched a counter attack before he was able to come even close.
"Heaven's Charm!" A cross-like shape of pure holy energy emerged and hit Piedmon. He was propelled back, but was not knocked down due to the swords' protection. Moments later, he disappeared. Angewomon frantically searched for the dark master. After a few seconds, he appeared behind her, attacking her with consecutive slashes and finishing his assault with his "Final Spell". She fell to the ground and was knocked unconscious, making her dedigivolved to Salamon.
"Angewomon!" exclaimed Hikari. The tears she tried to hold back trickled down her face once again.
"I'll deal with you later", he said in an annoyed voice. "I have other matters to attend to…"
He looked at Hikari who was staring blankly at Salamon, all hope lost. The tears continued to trickle down her face but she had not made a sound.
"Trump Sword!" shouted Piedmon. The swords flew straight at Hikari.
"This is it, your final hour!" exclaimed Piedmon, smiling menacingly. She wanted to move out of harm's way but she could not. All her energy seemed to have been sapped from her.
"Not as long as I'm alive!" shouted someone from above. Hikari looked up, recognizing the voice. It was Takeru, descending from the light above the Dark Ocean. MagnaAngemon swiftly made his way to Hikari and countered the swords with Excalibur.
"Are you alright Hikari!?" asked Takeru. Hikari nodded, tears still falling from her eyes but she was smiling. Takeru hugged Hikari tightly, not wanting to let her go.
"An interesting choice of words child; I shall see to it that I kill you first!" said Piedmon, smiling maliciously.
"Final Spell!" shouted Piedmon. A more powerful sonic wave rushed through; destroying the sand and rocks it passed and leaving its trail on the sand.
"MagnaAngemon!" shouted Takeru. A light emerged from the skies and hit MagnaAngemon. The light made him digivolve further, transforming him to the powerful Mega level digimon known as Seraphimon. Seraphimon had 10 golden wings across his back and was enveloped in silver and blue armor. His head was completely covered by the helmet he now wore. His hands were free of the holy sword Excalibur.
After achieving his Mega form, the "Final Spell" Piedmon fired hit him. It was not able to do any damage to the Holy Angel Digimon. He merely shrugged it off.
"What!? How could that be!?" said Piedmon. He recovered from the shock and drew his sword.
"No matter, I shall kill you with my sword" said Piedmon, venom in every word he said.
"Piedmon, I will not let you harm Takeru nor Hikari", said Seraphimon. He charged for the attack he was about to unleash. Piedmon swiftly made his way to Seraphimon.
"Seven Heavens!" exclaimed Seraphimon. 7 orbs of glowing holy energy were fired from Seraphimon's hands. Piedmon was unable to avoid it. He tried to use the swords to block the attack but it was disintegrated. The 7 orbs hit Piedmon directly and he flew back, hitting the cliff as he did.
"I…must…not…fail…" said Piedmon weakly. He was severely injured from the attack Seraphimon launched. "I can't…be beaten…by…the likes…of you…"
"Are you still confident you can beat me?" asked Seraphimon. Piedmon gave a weak laugh.
"The…dark…towers are…of no…use now…" said Piedmon weakly. "It was fortunate…that I…was able to…stop the…other one…" A cough escaped his mouth. "My master…will finish…you off…" he said smugly though faintly.
"As long as there is Hope and Light, the darkness will never prevail", said Seraphimon. The two digidestined just stood in the background, waiting for the final exchange of blows. Takeru held Hikari as both watched the whole battle.
"But…before… I go…" started Piedmon. "FINAL SPELL!" he exclaimed with all his might. It was heading straight for Takeru and Hikari. Seraphimon countered his attack with one of his own.
"Ascension Hallow!" exclaimed Seraphimon. A powerful bolt of lightning came down from the sky, hitting Piedmon and killing him for good. Hikari and Takeru jumped out of the way and evaded the final assault of the dark master.
After Piedmon's defeat, they immediately rushed to Salamon. Seraphimon healed Salamon as his final feat before he became Tokomon. After which he landed on Takeru's head. Takeru took him off his head and carried him in his arms. Tokomon, being extremely tired, slept in Takeru's arms.
"Are you ok, Salamon?" asked Hikari.
"Yeah, I'm sorry I wasn't able to defeat Piedmon…" replied Salamon weakly. Hikari shook her head and gave Salamon a very tight hug.
"That's okay. I wouldn't want to see you die just for my sake"
"Well done, Keepers of Hope and Light", said the mysterious voice in the same monotonous tone as before.
"Who's there?" asked Takeru threateningly. Another figure emerged from the shadows, this time it was human; a girl to be precise.
"Don't worry, I'm not an enemy", she said, dropping the mysterious act and speaking in a cheerful manner. She went closer to the two. Hikari thought she was beautiful, so did Takeru. She was similar to Hikari in height and had the same red ruby eyes she had. Her blonde hair flowed gracefully beyond her shoulders and a purple clip could be seen on the right side of her hair. She was wearing a white gown with noticeable diamonds on it. As she stepped into the light, she smiled sweetly at the two.
"Are you both alright?" asked the girl. Takeru was staring at her, as if mesmerized by her beauty. Hikari saw this and nudged him on the ribs.
"Remember, you're already committed to me!" she said frowning at him. Takeru couldn't help but give a nervous laugh and scratch his head.
"Don't worry, I know Keru-chan loves you and wouldn't trade you for me", said the girl, a smile still evident on her face.
"Keru-chan?" asked Hikari. She was looking at Takeru disbelievingly.
"Okay, tell me the truth! How many girls were there before me!? And how many are you planning to keep!?" asked Hikari in an utterly annoyed tone. Takeru wasn't able to reply as Hikari turned her head opposite his direction.
"C'mon Hikari, you know you're the very first girl I have ever truly loved! I would never dream of cheating you!" said Takeru sincerely though Hikari didn't believe him for a second.
"Yeah, right", she said sarcastically. "How can I believe you? You were practically gawking at her! If I weren't here you'd probably be proposing to her!" added Hikari. Recalling the girl, she asked her name.
"Oh, wait. I forgot to ask your name!" said Hikari, ignoring her anger at Takeru but that was short lived. "Since Takeru doesn't want to tell me anyway…" she added, frowning at him. The girl couldn't resist but giggle.
"Don't worry Kari-chan, he doesn't know me. Although I must admit, he is much cuter in person", she said sweetly. Hikari rolled her eyes as Takeru blushed slightly.
"Anyway, my name is Naoki Emiya and I was the one talking to you in your sleep, Hikari", said Naoki. "I'll explain everything to the both of you so follow me".
They followed her up a hill. After they reached the top, they saw her sitting on the bench. They went to the bench and sat by her. Hikari sat between Takeru and Naoki, ensuring there was ample space between two.
"Okay, it's time for me to give you an explanation. First of all, I called you here Hikari because I knew you would be able to easily enter the Dark Ocean. It was easier to contact you through your dreams though I am very sorry that I scarred you", said Naoki.
"It's alright. It was for the benefit of everyone", said Hikari brightly. "But I really want to know, if that was the only reason then why didn't you ask Ken to come instead of me?"
"Well, first is that it was supposed to be you who would tackle the dark master anyway. Second, you have something than Ken doesn't have…" said Naoki.
"What's that?" asked Hikari. She gave a smile.
"That would be your special bond with Keru-chan", she said brightly. "I knew that Keru-chan would save you when I finally summoned you to the Dark Ocean. Your light and Takeru's hope is required to pave the way for the destruction of darkness, as you may have already known"
"I was wondering about that something… how was MagnaAngemon able to digivolve further? And what did Piedmon mean about the dark towers?" asked Takeru, speaking up for the first time in a while.
"Well, I really have no idea how MagnaAngemon was able to digivolve. I assume it was the power of Hope and your Love for Kari-chan" She said, smiling brightly at the two. Both blushed.
"Now, about the dark towers… they are similar to the ones Ken Ichijouji used when he was still the Digimon Emperor. Although they look the same, the dark towers Piedmon spoke of had one primary purpose. They prevent digimons from achieving their Mega forms and are almost impossible to destroy. The Digimon that created the towers is incredibly powerful, some even say that it's immortal", explained Naoki in a grim tone.
"If that's the case then it'll be impossible to eliminate that digimon", said Takeru weakly.
"You don't know the half of it. It was actually fortunate that MagnaAngemon ascended to Seraphimon. This will delay his rising for a while. Unfortunately, even with such a delay, it will still be very hard to defeat GranDracmon. We need to summon the 3 Celestial Digimon in order to stop him from ascending and destroying both digital and real world. If I remember correctly, the Celestial Digimons are Seraphimon, Ophanimon and Cherubimon."
"Cherubimon! Isn't that one of Willis' digimon's mega form?" asked Hikari.
"Yeah, Lopmon's Mega", said Takeru.
"Yeah, Lopmon, Salamon and Patamon. They are the rookie forms of the celestial digimon. But you don't have to worry about that for a while. If I remember correctly, that won't happen until both of are married and have your first child…" said Naoki. Takeru and Hikari almost fell off the bench in surprise.
"Married!?" exclaimed Hikari and Takeru in unison. Naoki suddenly covered her mouth with her hands.
"Oops. I wasn't supposed to tell you that but anyway, now you know."
"Anyway…" started Naoki. Hikari and Takeru suddenly interrupted.
"How do you know we're getting married!?" asked Hikari and Takeru and unison.
"Oh, right. I didn't tell you. I was sent by Seraphimon to this time in order to prevent Piedmon from completing his task. He was supposed to draw Hikari to the dark ocean but at a later time. She wasn't even supposed to be here until Piedmon gathered an army to prevent Takeru from coming. Anyway, Piedmon was supposed to kill Salamon and use some kind of spell that will prevent her from resurrecting. Takeru will be able to destroy Piedmon's army but he won't reach Salamon in time and Hikari would've been badly injured. With Salamon dead, Seraphimon and Cherubimon were the only ones standing against him which didn't pose much of a threat considering only Ophanimon can start the imprisonment spell. They, nevertheless, attacked GranDracmon with the other digidestined. Willis, Keru-chan and Kari-chan led the attack. Unfortunately, the attempt was unsuccessful. GranDracmon destroys Cherubimon and he uses the same spell Piedmon used on Salamon to prevent him from returning to a digi-egg. Fortunately, Cherubimon was able to erect a barrier strong enough to protect him from the spell. Keru-chan, as a last resort, sacrificed himself in order to bind GranDracmon and stop his reign of evil. This victory was short lived since, to everyone's surprise and utmost dismay, Kari-chan became the new mistress of darkness. Kari-chan really loved Keru-chan deeply and the pain and suffering of losing him was unbearable for her. She was enveloped by darkness and so she made a deal with GranDracmon. She was to revive him but in exchange, GranDracmon had to resurrect Keru-chan seeing he was the only digimon capable of doing such a feat. GranDracmon fulfilled his promise to Hikari but brought back only a portion of the real Takeru. Upon realizing that what she had done was wrong, she tried to mend the damages but it was too late. As her final resort, she sacrificed her life as well. Unfortunately, the power of light she had was too weak to actually seal GranDracmon due to too much exposure to the darkness. She was able to weaken him but only to the point of halving his power. It took him over three years to actually hunt and defeat Cherubimon and Seraphimon. But before Seraphimon battled GranDracmon, he already lent me a portion of his power to travel back in time and undo the treachery of GranDracmon", said Naoki.
She then took a deep breath and exhaled. "That was a mouthful". Takeru and Hikari exchanged disbelieving looks.
"Hey, if you don't believe me…" started Naoki. Takeru shook his head and started to speak.
"It's not that we don't believe you but how does this change the course of history? Even with Piedmon dead, couldn't GranDracmon just rally a few of his evil digimon generals and finish us?" asked Takeru.
"That is true but you Seraphimon to protect you. Once Ophanimon returns then everything will be alright", replied Naoki.
"But if what you say is true then Keru may still have to sacrifice his life and I may still be caught by the darkness and undo Keru's sacrifice" said Hikari. Naoki sighed.
"Yes, that is true. But with Patamon and Salamon alive, the world still has a chance. Remember, Keru-chan only gave his life because there was no Ophanimon. If she had been present in the final battle then he wouldn't need to sacrifice himself", said Naoki cheerfully.
"Anyway, this is all the time we have. And don't worry Kari-chan, you won't be experiencing anymore summons from the Dark Ocean. There's a portal just down the hill. It'll take you back to the real world. Be careful though, I'm not good at creating portals so you might experience an uncomfortable trip back home"
They waved goodbye and proceeded down the hill and entered the portal. They slowly started to fade, as did the light. Naoki gave her finally goodbye as the two disappeared from the Dark Ocean.
"I hope that this time mom won't go berserk again…" and with that, she vanished from the Dark Ocean.
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Taichi, after waking and finding that Takeru wasn't on the couch, went to Hikari's room. He knocked on the door but decided to forcefully open it anyway. He found the two in Hikari's room. Both woke up and saw Taichi.
"Hey Taichi, good morning", said Hikari, smiling brightly. Takeru gave a yawn and said the same thing. They were wondering why Taichi was wearing a surprised expression.
"Are you alright?" asked Takeru. Taichi suddenly began shaking. He then pointed menacingly at Takeru.
"TAKERU TAKAISHI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON MY SISTER'S BED!?" asked Taichi angrily. Takeru noticed that he was on Hikari's bed and at an odd position at that so he blushed furiously. Hikari noticed this too and blushed furiously. She just stared at Takeru as she pulled the covers up to her face, just below her eyes.
"AND WHY ARE YOU ON TOP OF HER!?" shouted Taichi. Takeru quickly stood up and started to explain. Taichi didn't bother listening as he got the alarm clock on Hikari's table and threw it at Takeru. He chased him to the hall and around the apartment. Hikari stood up and went to the hall.
"Stop!" she shouted. Both stopped running and looked at her.
"Let me explain, Taichi! We didn't do anything last night! We were -", she stopped at mid sentence and suddenly put her hand on her stomach.
"I kinda feel sick…" said Hikari weakly. She felt like throwing up due to the uncomfortable ride back to the real world from the dark ocean. Taichi thought differently and grabbed the nearest item which was a porcelain flower vase.
"TAKAISHI! HOW DARE YOU MAKE MY SISTER PREGNANT!" shouted Taichi and chased Takeru around the apartment. Takeru tried to explain but Taichi still didn't hear him out. This went on for a while until Hikari was finally able to explain everything to Taichi.
This ends Chapter 8 and part 2. As promised, here are the links (don't kill me if I didn't do a good enough job of describing Seraphimon...)
Seraphimon: http:// www. answers .com/ Seraphimon (just remove the spaces)
GranDracmon: http:// www. answers .com/ GranDracmon (just remove the spaces)
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