Shattered Light

By: Linkmaste

Chapter Fourteen: A True Hero Named Dominimon

Author's Note: Well my friends, this is the last chapter for Part II. We're going back to see how Dominimon is. It has two visitors that we both know have the solution to everything...or not. Things are buildings up...and time has almost run out. I recommend listening to Battle Against A True Hero from the Undertale videogame soundtrack-kinda sets the mood a little. Just an idea. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon nor do I own Destiny and Fate. BookWormGal owns those two. I own Azazel. I own the Piimon too I made it back in Successors.

Within Primary Village, Dominimon carried a small Piimon into the pen. The tiny, white ball of fluff just hatched, and needed to be transferred to where the other fresh digimon stayed. It squeaked and nuzzled the guardian digimon with glee. Dominimon chuckled warmly.

"Alright, little one. Play with your friends. I shall be back later."

Dominimon flew off, pasting the river, and willow trees that softly danced. The place had been quiet since the digimon and their humans had left. A part of its mind wondered if they were alright and had succeeded in convincing the three great groups to stop their charge on Primary Village. The thought of having to battle made Dominimon uneasy. It had not actually partaken in battle in such a long time, it was afraid that it lost the ability. An memory of it training with the other Dominimon flickered into its memory:

Primary Village had a training ground located behind the digi-egg statue and temple. It was where Dominimon rested, and trained in combat. These digimon were capable in hand to hand, swordplay, lance, even in advanced magic if that is what they desired. They were a well rounded type, and preferred to be a jack of all trades. After all, the life of a Dominimon was forever and they had all the time in the world to master anything they pleased.

A rookie levelled Dominimon felt itself crash onto the ground after being thrown by its mentor. The mega levelled Dominimon took the inexperienced one under its wing and decided to help coach it, train it, and become a better guardian. However, that also required a lot of patience and discipline.

"Why, do I have to learn how to fight so quickly?" protested the smaller Dominimon, picking itself back up for the hundredth time. "We never even have to attack anyone who enters here. They usually leave on their own accord."

"Never think we are safe forever, Dominimon." scolded the older digimon. It whipped its gold cape back, offering an armoured hand out. The younger guardian accepted it, and was lifted up onto its feet. "We may have to fight soon. Danger is coming."

"Danger?" questioned Dominimon. "Wh-what kind of danger?"

"A 'man' approached us, he wanted to seize the village for himself. However, he is no man." growled the mega levelled guardian clutching its green sword, Excalibur. "Whatever he is, it is important he never get's his hands on this place. For life is valuable, and without it, all digimon cease to exist. That mean's we fail at the one thing we are created to do. Do you understand?"

"Yes, master." replied Dominimon staring out to the field of digi-eggs. "I would never let a single egg or baby digimon come to harm here in the village.

"I trust you will not, Dominimon. One more thing."

"What is it, master?"

The older Dominimon gave a uncomfortable look. "If anything should happen...take care of Excalibur for me alright? It's a dear sword."

Dominimon made a hesitation by stepping back, but eventually gave into its mentor's desires.

"As you wish, master."

It was only a some time later, that the mentor Dominimon had fell during battle and the younger Dominimon digivolved into its ultimate level. It was the only survivor of the guardians when the village mysteriously disappeared from the digital world's eyes. When Dominimon recaptured its composure, it shakily picked up Excalibur from the ground. The sword belonged to it now. And it had the task of taking care of Primary Village on its own.

Something made Dominimon feel strange and stop reminiscing its past. An itching sensation took over its body, telling it something was here. Taking out Excalibur slowly, it prepared to attack. Around the corner by the statue of the digi-egg, was two figures concealed by cloaks. They looked impatient, by the fact they were pacing back and forth. Distracted intruders were always easy ones, Dominimon thought.

"Freeze! State your name and business here!" Dominimon gave its cry of warning. However, the cloaked figures did not seem troubled by the digimon. The duo stopped pacing, and looked like they were excited by Dominiomn's voice. With a skip, they ran over to it.

"We come in peace, Dominimon. No harm will come to your children, yet." Destiny spoke, revealing herself. The guardian made a low growl and pointed its sword at her.

"Yet? What kind of threat is that?"

Fate revealed himself and spoke while looking at the scenery. It was so beautiful here...

"The three groups are approaching, Dominimon. You need to put the digimon in a safe place along with the eggs and you. Something changed within the prophecy."

"Changed? What prophecy? Who are you?" Dominimon felt anxious by the two standing before it. Too many times now had unwanted guests arrived here unannounced. Was the guardian getting sloppy? Scolding itself, Dominimon almost did not catch what the digimon was saying,

"We are the ones who sent the humans and digimon here. They are to protect you and the village." Fate responded. "Please, let us help you. Something bad is going to happen here."

Fate's voice was more pleading and desperate than Destiny wanted. He couldn't reveal what had changed-that would make things worse. She put a hand on his shoulder in comfort and a reminder of their rules. No giving away too much information.

"If something bad would happen, I will defend my children. I will not run like a coward." The curt reply made the two realize that Dominimon will not leave. Fate figured it was worth a shot and hung his head low. Destiny's blue eyes held steady at Dominimon's.

"Then you need to summon the humans and digimon here at once! They are ready to fight and protect this place. We will come back and get you more assistance."

"Dee?" Fate asked, looking confused. He pulled her down to whisper into her ear. "Who else can we get to help? The others can't get into the digital world, those kids just lost their partner, we can't receive our orders anymore, and who knows what Azazel has up his sleeve! The prophecy is getting more screwed up than ever because of him!"

"I know that." hissed Destiny. Her pressed her fingers to her temple, calming down the building rage within her. "Dominimon, summon the Tamers. They should all be at Vulcanusmon's cave."

Dominimon made a step towards them, curious as to who these two were. One was a small human child with brown hair and blue eyes. She spoke like no child Dominimon had ever seen, however it had never seen a child like her. Another was an Impmon but with sea green eyes that looked troubled. The virus was wringing its bandana, glancing around every few seconds as if something was going to spring out. The two seemed on edge...

"Who...are you two?"

"We are Destiny and Fate." The girl introduced herself, "And we are here to help stop Azazel and his puppets from destroying Primary Village. Even if it means getting involved ourselves."

The three weeks were almost up. The time had come to start journeying to Primary Village to stop the three groups from battling over it. The Tamers and digimon proved to Vulcanusmon that they were worthy of his craft and his legendary weapons of truth. They went through the trials, fought tons of disgusting Numemon to get the digi-ore and trained to become comfortable with their weapons, respectively. So far, the prophecy had been right which gave confidence to the group.

Sakyuamon MM had practiced using Bodhi enough to gain control over having two ultimate digimon on the field or just one mega. Vulcanusmon harped on them, saying it was reckless to use the mega and to just stick with the two ultimates. MegaGargomon XM had proved to be very fast, and hit very hard. Their skill at using Uchide was astounding, and at least impressive to Vulcanusmon after showcasing some attacks. He gave a grunt of approval to MegaGargomon XM. Finally, Gallantmon CM had wield Jericho like it was an extension of his hand. It moved gracefully, able to cut anything it desired from digi chrome, to the hardest rock. The pearl within the pommel radiated. It was indeed a destructive legendary weapon. Vulcanusmon boasted that it would be talked about for centuries, even surpassing his other legendary sword, Excalibur.

While sitting nearby the pool where they had their trials, Takato, Rika and Henry were talking to each other. They had become very comfortable with each other's company by now, and felt almost no topic was off limits to each of them. For if they were to achieve maximum teamwork, open communication was the key.

"Do you think we're ready?" Rika asked, fiddling with her now blue and silver D-Arc. Digi-runes were inscribed along the ring of the arc, making it alike of Takato's. It had changed when she came out of her Miko Mode for the first time. Inside it contained Bodhi when her and Renamon wanted to change. Henry's had his changed to a green and bronze D-Arc where Uchide resided inside his device. Digi-runes had been inscribed around the ring of his device as well.

"I think so. We've done all we can and there's no sign of any of the three groups stopping." Henry glided a hand in the water, shivering at the coldness. Withdrawing, he shoved his hand into the pocket of his dark green blazer. He never wanted to get back into that water ever again.

"We're ready. I can feel it." Takato confirmed. He traced the outline of his D-Arc, where Jericho the sword was awaiting his need.

It was at that moment, a pink light burst forth from the pool, blinding the trio. With a startled yelp, they pulled back, thinking it was some kind of attack. In a flash, the digimon were at their side, responsive to their partner's cries of surprise.

"Tamers! Digimon!" Came a familiar voice. It was Dominimon, who sounded like it was in urgent trouble. "I need you to come back to Primary Village! It's starting!"

"Dominimon! Are the three groups there?" asked Henry, furrowing his eyebrows into concern. He pocketed his D-Arc and stood up within a second.

"Yes-I-two from each group arrived. Along with that cursed yellow eyed man I was talking about. He says his name is Azazel! Please hurry! Destiny and Fate are doing their best to hold them off-but I don't think they are strong enough. He's causing great damage to them! For the sake of my children, please!"

The plea was enough for everyone to start leaving. Almost jumping in, Takato exclaimed about Vulcanusmon and how they never properly thanked him. He was a grumpy digimon, but did help them out in the end and made their weapons of truth. He wouldn't know they left...

"We can thank him later!" Guilmon cried and pulled his partner into the pink light, travelling by data stream to the source of conflict: Primary Village. The familiar sensation of being pulled and moved violently forward was felt upon the group. In a total of three seconds, they found themselves within Primary Village...or what barely resembled it.

The sky was a dark blood red, looking menacing and chaotic. Energy crackled in the sky, as if a storm was brewing. The once soft breeze became still and silent. Trees had begun to weither and die. Digi-eggs were still laid upon the green grass, but twitched more often and shivered. The river was aroused, moving freely and waves crashed upon the shores. The village was far from what it had been before and looked unrecognizable.

The group could see that there, standing by the digi-egg statue, was Dominimon, Destiny, Fate and another figure. The group travelled as fast as they could to the center of the altercation.

"FATE!" screamed Destiny. She ran up to her partner, picking up the damaged digimon who was smacked away by the man with fierce, yellow eyes. The group gasped. This was Azazel? He looked like a mortal man, but deep down there was an unknown power emitting from him that struck each digimon to the digi-core. Something deeply wrong could be felt, and it made them afraid.

"Pathetic digimon." spat Azazel, brushing off his suit. "You almost got my clothing dirty. Now, Dominimon!" the Ancient One turned to the guardian. "Stand down and maybe I will give you a painless death."

The guardian digimon shook its head, taking out Excalibur, the green sword. The weapon shone brightly and was coated in flames. Fury trembled in its voice as it spoke,

"I will not allow you to do that, Azazel." Dominimon began. A glow outlined its body. "Right now, everyone in Primary Village...I feel all their hearts beating as one." It put its free hand upon it's chest, as if it could feel the said heart beat. Lowering its head, it continued. "And we all have one common goal... to defeat you!" The digimon developed beautiful large wings, stretching almost five feet wide. The amour started to become white and gold, and electricity crackled from Dominimon. Others felt the power grow and develop within it. Dominimon had reached it's mega form. Raising it's sword Excalibur, it looked out with a fresh pair of crystal blue eyes. The voice was deeper and boomed, "Digimon-human-no... whatever you are...for the sake of the whole village." Dominimon swung it's sword and with a burst-became larger and had a unearthly white flames enveloped around it. "I, Dominimon, will strike you down!"

"Dominimon!" cried Takato, running forward. He looked at the guardian digimon with awe and worry. "We came to help! What can we do?"

"Protect my children." it said simply, and lunged forward to attack Azazel. Upon the first hit, Azazel blocked the sword with his index finger. He smirked,

"Well, this is going to be an interesting fight."

Takato turned from the battle to Destiny who was holding Fate dearly. He was badly hurt with bruises and little specks of digi-code floating. Watching it reminded Takato of a long memory of when he held Guilmon like that. It was when Beelzemon defeated him as Megadramon. His red eyes looked back to his group.

"Let's help out Dominimon."

Rika and Henry nodded, pulling out their new D-Arcs. Takato did the same. All the digimon prepared to Biomerge.

BIOMERGE MODE CHANGE DIGIVOULTION

"Guilmon Biomerge change to..."

"Terriermon Biomerge change to..."

"Renamon Biomerge change to..."

In a flash of light, three new figures appeared. One was a knight in red and white amour. He bore sparkling white digital wings that sprouted from his back. Upon his helmet was complex digi-runes. His amour became more bulky and padded but he still moved swiftly. His fierce amber eyes filled with resolution. In his hand was Jericho, the legendary blade. It glowed bright red and gold, radiating power and destruction.

Another figure was a smaller green cyborg, with a large hammer that glowed green and bronze. The new digimon had a deep frown upon his face and his pixel eyes narrowed.

Finally, a beautiful shaman emerged, with no weapon and amour, but a blue and silver amulet wrung around her neck that glowed brightly. Her silver and red hair floated behind her majestically.

"Gallantmon Crimson Mode!"

"MegaGargomon Xiao Mode!"

"Sakuyamon Miko Mode!"

Azazel had enough time to roll his eyes at the three new defenders of Primary Village. He knew about them...those chosen ones who would hold the great weapons of truth. And he came prepared for their tricks.

"Oh, please! You're all so typical with your light shows and fancy weapons. My puppets, it's playtime!" Azazel called out, throwing Dominimon across the village with a single hand. "Deal with these three and we will get to work destroying this village."

Casting his hand out, six familiar mega digimon appeared behind him and walked forward. From the Demon Lords, it was Lucemon CM and Lilithmon. Both of them had some kind of dust in their eyes that crackled and shattered their eyes. Alphamon and Mangamon from the Royal Knights looked the same down to their eyes. Finally, ClausAngemon flew above with his key blade and a familiar mega was caught in MegaGargomon XM's sight.

"SUZIE!" screamed Henry who felt like his heart was being crushed. Cherubimon floated above ClausAngemon with the same dust in her eyes. She must have been under Azazel's control with the Shattered Light spell since she arrived with Lopmon...and he'd let that happen! Guilt weighed on Henry, making him succumb to despair. Right now, everything seemed unbearable.

"Henry, we can't lose ourselves," panicked Terriermon. He reminded the Tamer, who was feeling the separation begin in their mega form. "Remember, we need Uchide!"

Henry calmed down within the mega digimon. He needed to focus. Taking a deep breath, he opened his eyes, and together, MegaGargomon XM told the others he would take care of the Holy Angels. For Terriermon as his witness, Henry promised that no harm would come to his dear sister and Lopmon.

"I shall deal with the Demon Lords." Sakuyamon MM took a step forward, planning who she was going to summon first. Lilithmon and Lucemon CM were strong opponents. The demon of lust was known for her black hand that could delete within a simple touch. As well, Lucemon CM was not a foe she wanted for he had absolute strength...and experience. She would need to be cunning...

"Alphamon! Snap out of it! It's a spell!" Gallantmon CM cried, flying over to the black knight mega. Mangamon growled, preparing to attack. The red knight mega gave a sigh of defeat. He would have to stop them before they could attack Azazel. Why should it have to come to this? Why should they have to fight with their friends?

"This must be the 'Shattered Light' that Domovoi talked about." Renamon spoke within the mega shaman digimon. "We will do our best not to hurt you Lucemon...Lilithmon..."

Between Dominimon and Azazel, it was flashes of contact. Dominimon started its assault from the skies, swinging Excalibur with force. Easily, Azazel dodged the moves, anticipating each one. When the sword did hit, Azazel simply blocked it with his finger.

"Pathetic. Is that the best you can really do?"

Dominimon gave another cry and thrust the sword. With a upward arc, it swung its sword across and tried to slice down Azazel's body. Azazel ducked. He stopped the sword with one of his hands and grinned. Dominimon kicked Azazel back. It jumped back flying upwards. The Ancient One followed, despite not having any wings or flying aide. Dominimon was caught off guard and cried out in pain from Azazel's strike.

"Don't die yet Dominimon. I've barely got started." taunted Azazel.

"I...will not die." Dominimon gasped, holding its body together. A large gash was seen on its side. Dominimon flew forward to deliver another attack. Azazel revealed his weapon, a long yellow spear with a sharp point at the one end. He twirled it in his fingers, showing impressive control over his weapon. The spear easily parried Excalibur and with a final thrust, Azazel struck Dominimon deep within its chest.

A cry of pain echoed in the valley. Everyone stared an impaled Dominimon that had its body slumped forward over Azazel's spear. His spear delved deeper into Dominimon's chest, causing spurts of data to pour out. The Ancient One cackled and whispered into its ear,

"The others were fools to create you, Dominimon. I'll make sure Naomi will see that she wasted her time trying to save you all. Good riddance."

The Ancient One then looked down taking in all the horrified looks. With a sick grin, the dark haired man made a grand gesture,

"A great show! I will make sure I enjoy destroying your home, Dominimon!" With that last parting, Azazel took out the spear. He let the guardian digimon fall from the sky, data fizzling out of it.

Everyone seemed to be still in shock and horror. Destiny cried out, looking broken and defeated by the sight of the last guardian of Primary Village being deleted. It wasn't supposed to go like this! The prophecy wasn't supposed to let Dominimon die! She slumped, holding Fate closer to her body. Where was her guidance, where was her orders? Everything was just too quiet now...

The data fizzed away and by the time Dominimon hit the ground, nothing was left of it. Azazel had killed the last guardian of Primary Village. The sword, Excalibur clinked to the ground by the digi-egg statue now without a master looking like a mere child's plaything instead of a legendary weapon.

"DOMINIMON!" screamed Gallantmon CM, Sakyuamon MM, and MegaGargomon XM in distraught. Nothing was in their ability to save it, and with its deletion felt something snap within each of them. It was a cutthroat battle now and whatever the cost, the village would be saved. A new rush of determination filled each mega saviour, preparing them for the battle of their lives. For if they failed, everything would be destroyed by Azazel.

In the distance, several figures were rushing to the battle scene whom had just arrived from an alternate reality. They were ready to help protect Primary Village as well. Fate saw them and coughed.

"Maybe hope isn't lost yet, Dee. Look...they made it back."

END OF PART II

Author's Note: Alas, Dominimon has fallen. Yes, the prophecy you all thought was cut and dry-has been changed. Now, get to see where Lindy, Impmon, Ai and Mako had been sent. They had a whole other set of problems they faced, as well as being hunted down by Azazel. Maybe we will have some insight on how the prophecy really got messed up.

For Ancient Ones we have met Azazel, Domovoi and now there is one named Naomi. Hm...curious? You should be.

So, we're going back three weeks now to exactly after our second group fell through that mysterious sand portal. Part III: Hybrid Theory will start off in the next chapter. Don't forget to leave a review and let me know how this is doing! I love critiques!