Chapter 2: Crossing Path
Millenniumon took a step forward while planning his first meeting when he felt on the ground and grunted shamefully. He stood up and tried walking again, but felt on the ground. Millenniumon godly ego had been hurt. He continued trying until he had his horn stuck in a wall: "It's been too long since I walked... and have legs. This little part of my data must also be corrupted."
He thought about Ryo actions and knew he had some time before his partner reached the place where he planned to meet him. Millenniumon thought about the injuries on Ryo face and fury burst out of his core.
He looked at the door leading to the chamber. He ordered that no one interrupted him by using his old intimidating voice. He remembered their obedient and fearful response. Millenniumon smiled as he remembered the good old time when he was feared by every digimon under his command. In the reality he originated, he was only a bad memory, buried through time and forgotten by most. It was the worst way his godly life ended.
Millenniumon knew it was his own fault he met his demise. He would have been victorious only if he didn't believe he was invincible and tried to win Ryo. He made too much mistakes, which he will correct now.
Millenniumon unstuck his horn and tried walking again, it wasn't long before he created new data and had no trouble walking again.
"Now that I ended my embarrassment, it's time to focus on my plan," he opened a hole and saw through it that Ryo was talking with Gennai. Millenniumon grunted at the image, he knew it still wasn't the time: "I need to meet cross Ryo path before Devimon."
Millenniumon decided to wait with something he did only since he was sealed inside Monodramon; meditating. At the very beginning, he mocked the very thought of meditation, but trapped in Monodramon, he eventually did it. It was the only way to perfectly ignored Monodramon when he talked to him and it also helped him thinking clearly as a bonus. That's how he planned changing reality.
Millenniumon sat on the ground and started meditating. He calmly thought about his meeting with Ryo. He thought how far he should go with the boy and realised one thing he shouldn't bring up no matter how much he wanted to know. He had to keep silent about the bruise and the black eye on Ryo for two reasons.
The first one was that he obviously shouldn't care about it, especially in front of Agumon who will warn Ryo that he could try to manipulate the boy. "When it's the opposite in fact," Millenniumon whispered. This would also increase mistrust Ryo will feel toward him and eventually made it impossible to become his partner. Ryo would deny him again.
The second reason was that he might hit a spot he shouldn't dig in as an enemy and stranger. If he tried to find the answer, the same result than the first reason will come. Ryo will be even more wary of him.
"I have to slowly win Ryo trust without any intervention of Agumon or anyone trying to be his false partner," Millenniumon said nothing and continued his meditation silently.
Millenniumon felt that the time had come for him to act. He ended his meditation before standing up and smiling.
"Time to meet you, my destined partner," he said before opening a gate to his destination.
Ryo walked with Agumon by his side. Agumon was a small orange dinosaur with green eyes, a short orange tail with his two hands ending with white claw just like his feet. He was Taichi partner before Millenniumon took him away.
Agumon looked at the bruise on Ryo and didn't say anything about it. Ryo clearly warned him that he wasn't interest to talk about it, but knew it was something bad.
They walked together at the direction of the Mugen Mountain.
"What can you tell me about this place?" Ryo asked.
"This is where me, my partners and the other chosen children fought an evil demon digimon named Devimon. It was a tough battle, but Angemon used his power to overcome him. Angemon perished in the fight, but he was reborn. Sadly, Millenniumon brought Devimon back and his sacrifice is for nothing now. We might cross his path." Agumon commented.
Ryo checked on his digivice. He was frustrated that he couldn't use the evolution ability since it wasn't his true digivice, but Taichi's one. Gennai explained a few ways he could use the data from the evil digimon he defeated to make Agumon evolve.
They approached the Mountain when a flash of darkness blinded him and his partner Agumon.
They both grunted in pain for an instant, but when the flash stopped blinding them, they looked at the location and they saw a giant digimon standing in their way.
"Who's that?" Ryo whispered.
"Millenniumon," Agumon grunted.
Ryo face lost his color when he heard the name of his enemy. He also knew that Millenniumon was at the ultimate level, the highest one in the evolution line. Ryo knew he couldn't defeat him no matter what he tried.
Millenniumon raised his arm and said: "Welcome to my kingdom you two. I hope you enjoy the scenery."
"Where's Taichi?!" Agumon shouted.
Millenniumon grunted. His eyes looked at Agumon with hatred and replied: "Where he won't bother me like the other destined children. Looks like you manage to escape me."
"R-" Agumon was cut by Millenniumon.
"I didn't kill him yet worthless digimon. It is forbidden to talk to a God who ruled over this world. If you annoy my too much, you won't ever see him again Agumon," Millenniumon grunted.
Ryo noticed Millenniumon containing a part of his anger. Not only that, he felt the anger was toward Agumon only, as if Millenniumon was ignoring he was a threat.
Millenniumon turned his gaze at Ryo. Their eyes crossed and it confused Ryo. He couldn't see hatred toward him. Ryo felt uneasy as he saw the eyes of the god scanning him.
Millenniumon watched his partner carefully. He took his time, watching the bruises on Ryo's face and his black eye. He wanted to ask the question, but forced himself to remain silent.
"So you are the other chosen children who stood in my way?" Millenniumon asked with a smirk.
Millenniumon saw Ryo braced himself and hid his fear. Millenniumon internally smiled at his courage. He knew no one could do what Ryo did at his presence. He was a god, a being who no one couldn't hide their fear. Millenniumon saw that deep in the eyes of Agumon he was afraid. Agumon couldn't perfectly hide his fear compare to Ryo.
"Yes," Ryo replied.
Millenniumon looked at Agumon and felt hatred awakening from his core. He looked around Ryo as if he was searching something: "Where's your destined partner chosen child?"
Ryo dropped his eyes and didn't reply.
"What? You don't have your destined partner?" Millenniumon asked with a mocking tone. He cursed himself for insulting Ryo that way, but he had to be closer to the evil digimon who hatred him. After all, he was his destined partner.
"He came here to save the other chosen children! His real partner will come to him with his digivice!" Agumon shouted at Millenniumon.
"Really?" Millenniumon asked doubtfully.
Ryo didn't reply, but he raised his head and looked at the god eyes.
"Yes," Ryo told Millenniumon.
Millenniumon had the image of Monodramon appearing in his mind and chased him away. He remembered Monodramon was created and used to steal his place as the destined partner of Ryo. His remembered that his hatred for Monodramon subsided when he found out Monodramon was specifically created for this purpose. The purple dragon truly believed to be his real partner until he revealed it. Monodramon was a tool to stand in his way. In a way, he was a puppet of the light. That fact was hidden from Ryo. And the light claim to represent the good. They used deception to stand against my destiny. Our destiny. Ryo would be happier if the light didn't manipulate his destiny. Millenniumon thought.
"I should eliminate you right now," Millenniumon said to them. He pointed his cannons at them and charged its power in them. "It would be easy to end your existence and secure my position, even if it's not endangered by you."
Agumon stood in front of Ryo protectively. He was ready to die protecting Ryo.
Millenniumon smiled and discharged his cannons: "But that would be too easy and unworthy of a god," he glared at Agumon and softened as he watched Ryo. Millenniumon was glad Ryo had good perception to notice the subtlety of how he was watching Ryo and not Agumon.
Ryo said nothing to him and Agumon was silent so Millenniumon won't change his mind.
Millenniumon turned around and said: "I shall make my leave. I hope you enjoyed my kingdom. Do not worry about its size, it will soon expanse."
Millenniumon raised his claw and opened a hole. He was surprised Agumon didn't attack him. Millenniumon turned one last time and looked at Ryo. They watched each other's for a few seconds. Millenniumon wanted to saw a few things, but he couldn't. Not now.
"What is it?" Ryo asked.
Millenniumon felt he heard his will, as a prophet hearing the voice of a god. Millenniumon internally smiled. Ryo felt the link between them, but he wasn't aware of it. Millenniumon thought of something and replied with: "Ryo. Beware of the tainted light."
He passed through the hole and disappeared, leaving Ryo and Agumon alone.
"He really did spare us," Agumon said not believing what happened.
Ryo closed his eyes for a few seconds before replying: "He had something else in his mind."
"Do not trust his words. He is playing with our mind," Agumon warned him.
"I know. Agumon. Why did he say that I should beware of the tainted light?" Ryo asked.
"He must be lying to us," Agumon replied. "The light cannot be tainted. Darkness always tries to destroy the digital world. My friend Taichi and the other chosen children came to fight back a powerful digimon of darkness who threaten to destroy the digital world. If the light was tainted, the digital world will be no more long ago."
"It must be the true," Ryo replied. He looked forward and said: "We should keep moving."
They continued walking in their path.
Millenniumon watched the Agumon and Ryo walking forward at Devimon. He knew the battle will happen soon, but he was confident enough to know his partner would be victorious. He knew nothing wrong will happen, but with the difference between the two realities made him a little uneasy about it. This reality could end up with Ryo failure.
If it was in his reality, before he knew Ryo was his partner, he would be glad for his demise, but now, it was the last thing he wanted.
Millenniumon watched his Ryo face once again. It frustrated him to ignore who did this to him. He knew it wasn't a digimon since he appeared in the digital world already injured.
"Who could do that to you?" Millenniumon asked silently.
He saw Devimon manifesting in Ryo's and Agumon path. Millenniumon watched the small talk between them and wondered how his partner will defeat Devimon. He was curious. Last time, Ryo had a few digimons fighting with the side of Agumon, but he was alone this time.
The battle started and Ryo released a lot of data from his digivice. Agumon absorbed it and turned into Greymon. The battle started and Millenniumon was ready to enjoy the fight when he heard someone knocking at the door of his chamber.
Millenniumon snapped his fingers and closed the hole and turned at the door: "Who dares interrupt me?!"
"Do not destroy me my lord," the voice replied in fear. "I just come here to bring you your diner."
Millenniumon grunted in annoyance for his interruption and he opened the door and a Devidramon was at the other side. Millenniumon eyes of his two heads grew in size. He was never that surprised in his existence and he saw a lot of things.
It was a dark dragon with usually long limbs, with elongated arms, tenacious legs and large black wings. His scales were black and he had a skeleton tattoo on his shoulders. He has 4 red eyes evading his lord gave. His long tail was whipping the ground nervously as if he was about to die at any second.
Devidramon appearance was that surprising for Millenniumon. What surprised Millenniumon was that this Devidramon was wearing a white tuxedo. Millenniumon said nothing as the Devidramon put the plate with bloody meat. He bowed in fear and walked away.
Millenniumon was paralysed for a moment before he recovered from the sight of a gentleman Devidramon: "That...That...Impossible."
Millenniumon turned around and reopened the hole to watch the battle. He was disappointed that the fight was already over, but proud that Ryo was victorious. He saw Mimi and Koushiro, with Palmon and Tentomon talking to Ryo and Agumon about their victory. Millenniumon wondered if Tentomon and Palmon shall follow Ryo command now. He saw Mimi and Koushiro giving something in Ryo hand before walking away with their partner.
"Ryo is still alone with Agumon," Millenniumon replied. He wasn't expecting that. He looked at the objects in the hand and saw it was two keys. "What are those two keys?"
Millenniumon was confused at it. It was another difference between this reality and the reality he originated from. Ryo put the keys in his pocket with a smile and walked back to Gennai, slowly getting more confidence in himself.
Millenniumon wasn't interest in watching it anymore and picked his bloody steak and started eating it: "Eating. This is something I've missed a lot. The feel of the blood on my tongue's delicious."
AC: This is the end of chapter 2.
Chapter 3: Mistrust.