AC: I would to thank all of you for your comments that motivate me to continue this story. I'll start to slow down because I have less personal time and some projects to end for University when we are on strike.

I would also like to thank transmetaljohn for his noticed he gave at chapter 3. He made me realise that some plot hole was starting to be create and I'll try to prevent one plot hole from happening.

Just for you to know: Koushiro is Izzy.

Chapter 3: Mistrust

Millenniumon had finish eating and watched outside his temple. He sat at the top of his red temple and watched the sun slowly disappearing from the digital sky. He smiled before saying: "This is the best moment of the day. When the darkness sprayed through the world, it changed this foreign world into a home."

He was a digimon of darkness so he naturally enjoyed darkness. He smiled lightly, imagining the darkness digimon claiming their right in the digital world. The downside was that the light will rise and dispersed the darkness and claimed his right until the next night. It was the endless cycle of the digital world and the human world: "It's the endless war between light and darkness. It never ends; always fighting for its control."

The other downside was that his partner was a daytime being. He needed light to live to reach his full potential just as he represented the light. Millenniumon put his claw on his chin. He was about to talk when he heard a sound coming from his belly. He put his hands on his intestine and said: "Well. Something I didn't miss when I didn't have a body. Grrr...Using the toilet is only a huge waste of time. How did I even tolerate it back then? Anyway, I have all my time before I meet Ryo again."

Ryo and Agumon finished eating after returning to the village. They were in a small house where two beds were present with a table and two chairs. Nothing else was there.

Ryo remembered the small speech of Gennai, but he wasn't really listening. His mind was focusing more on his meeting with Millenniumon and also his warning. He knew it was a trap, but there was a small hint of doubt in his mind.

"Ryo," Agumon said ending his thought.

"What is it Agumon?" Ryo asked.

"Thank you for saving my friends. Tentomon and Palmon said they will stay in the village with Mimi and Koushiro. They won't return home until they know everyone is safe," Agumon said.

"What are they going to do?" Ryo wondered.

"They will try and find the meaning of those keys they found," Agumon said. "That means mostly Koushiro. Mimi isn't an expert in this, but she'll try to help him."

"Yeah. Gennai talked about it...What did he say again?" Ryo asked.

Agumon gasped and smoked came out of his nose: "You forgot already? No worry. I remember. Those keys are important artefact and also a trap. Gennai said that those keys hit a powerful weapon in the digital world that could oppose the darkest darkness digimon that could exist in this world. When Millenniumon started conquering the digital world, the chosen children came back here to find the keys to stop them as Gennai told them." Agumon dropped his head and sighted: "We found most of the keys, but the last one...Was a false one used by Millenniumon to capture everyone. I managed to escape because Taichi...He-he...He pushed me away and lost his digivice. I barely escape the trap and Millenniumon grasp."

Ryo yawed and looked at Agumon: "I think we should rest for tonight. Tomorrow, we will go to the Server Continent. At least, once Gennai finished preparing the gate."

"We'll be one step closer to defeat Millenniumon," Agumon said with a small smile. "I hope we find Taichi soon."

"Me too," Ryo replied.

As time passed, the darkness of the night vanquished the light of the day. Ryo and Agumon were sleeping calmly. For Ryo it suddenly changed as his forehead started to be covered with sweat. His lips moved slowly down as his eyebrow did the same. Suddenly, Ryo gasped as he woke up from his sleep and breathed loudly. He put his hand on his chest. His breathing slowly returned to normal and he looked at the ceiling.

"Again. He's not here Ryo. Don't forget he's not here," he told himself.

He stood up from his bed and walked outside. When he was out, he looked at the sky with the stars and the moon shining through the darkness. He could feel the warm wind blowing against him as he watched the sky.

"The sky is only made of data, but it looks so real," he whispered.

"Data is like cells. Data is also like atoms that paint the sky chosen child," a voice told him by his side.

Ryo looked to his left and saw a man with pale white skin with dark cloak covered his body. His long gray and lightly golden hair floated with the wind. Ryo looked more closely and saw it was an adult human around the thirty, looking with his amber eyes at him.

Ryo immediately took a safe distance from the stranger: "Who are you?" Ryo shouted with a lightly higher pinch in his voice than normal.

"...Raziel," he answered. He gave Ryo a small smile. "Do not worry. I'm not here to hurt you."

Ryo nodded doubtfully and asked: "What you were saying before?"

"I said that data are like cells and atoms. For this world, data is completely real. The cells looked more like a concept for digimon," Raziel replied.

Ryo looked away for a few seconds before replying: "I get it a little."

"You have to know everything in every worlds is only perspective. You saw data as something unreal, but digimon saw cells as unreal," Raziel added. He took a step closer to Ryo who immediately maintained the distance between them. Raziel quietly nodded and looked in the sky.

"Yeah," Ryo replied after a moment of silence.

"Lies," Raziel chuckled.

"You told me your name, but Gennai said they weren't any other humans here than chosen children," Ryo said.

Raziel nodded with a smile before replying: "Gennai is a human. He doesn't know everything. If you wonder why; it's also because I'm also someone who rather avoids...Boring people and Gennai is boring. The chosen children were interesting but...They didn't need my guidance. They weren't alone with their digimon partner like you."

Ryo glared at Raziel suspiciously: "Why are you here then?"

"From elimination, I'm here because I find you interesting as a chosen child, more than the others," Raziel replied with his small smile.

"What's interesting about me?" Ryo asked defensively.

Raziel looked away from Ryo and took a few steps away: "I can feel your power. It's greater than any chosen children. That's what takes my attention."

"I don't have power," Ryo replied.

"Power doesn't necessary come from strength, but something like the bond between a chosen child and his digimon he's destined with. That's the power I'm talking about."

"I don't have my real partner," Ryo replied.

"I know." Raziel looked at Ryo face and asked: "Did a digimon attack you?"

Ryo turned around and didn't reply.

"I won't ask it again," Raziel said quietly.

"It's better that way," Ryo replied.

"Good. Chosen child...I noticed during your fight against Devimon that you used a strange evolution. I never thought it was possible to do it that way," Raziel asked with a small smile.

Ryo knew Raziel had the knowledge, he just wanted his explanation. "It is not my digivice as your figure it out. Gennai explained a few other options to use it."

"Go on," Raziel said.

Ryo sighted: "You know it already."

"I think it's better if you explain it," Raziel replied chuckling.

"I just use the data I cumulated from the digimons serving Millenniumon. They tried to kill me and Agumon. I have cumulated enough data to evolve my partner, but only for one time," Ryo answered a little annoyed.

"That's the correct answer. Continue that way and you will be able to defeat stronger digimon and maybe confront Millenniumon. I shall leave you alone for now. I apparently abused of your patience," Raziel suddenly said before turning around and disappearing in the darkness of the night.

Ryo looked at the emptiness of the street. He sighted and said: "At least he's gone."

He turned around and returned in the house. Once he was back inside, he rested on his bed.

Millenniumon watched carefully his partner sleeping in his bed. He moved his fang and stopped near the face the image showed from his chamber. He stopped there and smirked:

"We will meet again," he said before closing the gate. He snapped his finger loudly and the Devidramon in a tuxedo came in. He appeared a little tired, but he wasn't going to complain when he knew he could die without any trouble.

"What is it my lord?" he asked.

"Warn Etemon that the chosen child is coming at him soon. Tell him this; if he loses the fight and run away, I shall eat his data and his core," Millenniumon warned the Devidramon.

His servant nodded and replied: "I shall give him this message right now my lord," He then left him alone.

Millenniumon noticed his servant had something in his mind. He didn't put importance on it, but he knew he had to keep a close eye on him.

Millenniumon put his claw on his chin and thought about the keys Ryo obtained: "Things are getting...worrisome. This reality is getting confusing even for me. I need to find more information about this world and understand it perfectly well. I need more knowledge for my plan to succeed." Millenniumon thought.

He walked outside of his chamber and walked at the direction of the Record room. Millenniumon knew of this room in his temple when it was in his reality, but there were a few information's absent. If everything was in the record room of his reality, he would already know that Ryo was his destined partner, but it wasn't there. Even so, he hoped that some answers to his question will be found in the temple. He needed to find the secrets of the keys. It could be dangerous for him.

"I also wonder if the chosen children did a few things different," he thought. Bad memories came back from his mind, the part coming from Mugendramon to be precise. It played back in his head when Wargreymon almost killed him, slashing his chest. He reached the record room, and started his research for answers.

Devidramon walked at the direction of the control room where the digital world was carefully watched in case of rebellion and to keep any treat in sight. He walked in the dark corridor of the temple. He passed near the minor servant.

I wonder if something happened to my lord. He's...different. A little more sane and stable. Devidramon thought. He didn't thought it was a bad thing, but something was bothering him. Why isn't he more aggressive against this new chosen child? He's a treat to his empire, but he seemed to enjoy having this chosen child in his way. Devidramon shook his head and adjusted his tuxedo. It's better than what he was before.

Devidramon reached the record room and pressed a switch.

"Etemon. This is Devidramon, servant of our lord," he said.

"-What is it?!-" an excited voice replied.

Devidramon grunted at the voice: "Etemon. You don't need to shout. I have an order and a warning for you given by our lord."

"-What is it?-" Etemon asked more seriously when he heard the word warning.

"You have to get ready. The chosen child will come to the Server continent and you have to stop him. You must fight to the end Etemon. If you try to run away, our lord will eat your data and your core. You will face the worst fate any digimon could have. You understand. You have one chance," Devidramon said.

He heard Etemon gulping at the warning before replying with a few hesitations: "Y-yes."

Devidramon ended the communication and said: "Fear is our lord power. With him, darkness will finally rule the digital world."

AC: This is the end of chapter 3.

Chapter 4: God ignorance.