A Digimon Frontier Fanfic
By Sakura Martinez
Author's Notes
I was supposed to upload this chapter on the 1st of January but... something came up and I was unable to upload it so, I apologize (again).
I'm not going to write a very lengthy Author's Notes in this section since I know how most of you are just itching to read this new chapter.
Just a quick note, there is a bit of reference to the Chronicles of Endlessia game/novel at the end of this chapter. Well, that's it. Enjoy!
End of Author's Notes
The Rabbit on the Moon
The Returner
Everyone who knows about anything would also know that things don't just happen without a reason. When things that leave us bewildered and asking "Why" happens, it happens for a reason even if that reason is not something we can fathom or even see at the moment.
Shinya managed to teleport himself all the way back to Harim. He did not care of the way he looked – which was miserable, nor of the fact that his sword was still unsheathed. The wary and frightened looks of the villagers was something he could care less about at the moment for there was something far more important. Takuya had turned against them for whatever reason it was and, he and that accursed Chiaki are now aiming to attain the final piece that could spell the doom for Frontiria... no, for the entire world!
"I have to hurry to Izumi's side." Was the thought that allowed him, despite of his fatigue, to run towards the inn that they were staying at. "Time is of the essence."
He managed to breathe a sigh of relief when, upon bursting into Izumi's room and giving her a fright, he saw that she was safe and that there was no sign of Takuya and Chiaki...for now.
"Shinya?" Exclaimed Izumi, startled by Shinya. "Wha-why do you look like that? Wait, where's Takuya?"
"We don't have much time! We've got trouble and we need to get out of here now." Shinya said with much urgency in his voice.
"O-okay. What happened, though? Where's Takuya?" Izumi asked as she began to quickly pack up her things with Shinya waiting by the door, looking back and forth from the door and the windows.
"That can wait." Shinya snapped before adding, "Are you done yet? We have to hurry. I haven't even told the Queen and Katsuharu yet."
Izumi nodded, as she took the heaved and carried the small bag that held all of their things. After which, they both went to the Queen and Katsuharu's room. After a couple of seconds of loud knocks, the door opened.
Shinya quickly told them, though vaguely, of the danger that is now looming over them. Without a word of question, knowing that Shinya would not answer them now, the Queen and Katsuharu immediately packed. Moments later, all of them were ready to head out.
The moment that they stepped out of the inn however, Takuya was standing before them.
"Takuya!" Izumi said happily as she ran towards Takuya only to be held back by Shinya. "Sh-Shinya, what are you doing? Let go of me!"
"You'll thank me for this later, Izumi." Shinya said as he pushed her back towards Katsuharu and pulled out his sword. "Watch over her for a second, Katsuharu."
"I don't really understand what's going on but..." Katsuharu said before nodding.
"I can't let her walk towards you, brother, knowing full well what your intent is." Shinya said.
"You make it sound like I'm the evil one." Takuya snapped back as their swords clashed and the sound of the battle echoed throughout Harim.
Shinya did not answer back, not because he had no witty remark but because he knew of how pointless it would be now. He had to stay alert. If Takuya was here then Chiaki would not be far behind. He was sure, she was plotting something.
"I don't understand..." Izumi found herself whispering loud enough for Katsuharu and the Queen to hear. "Why are they fighting again? I thought they both decided to make up already..."'
"I don't know what happened in the Valley of the Mist, Izumi," Katsuharu told her as they watched the battle carry on, "but, can't you see it? There's something... different... about Takuya."
"Something...different?" She asked, unsure of what the other meant.
The Queen nodded. "There is something about him that feels rather... odd."
"We may have been your enemies once, Izumi but, for now, trust Shinya. He is, after all, the only one with us right now who knew what happened to Takuya." Says Katsuharu.
Just then, Shinya managed to pin Takuya to the ground and had managed to kick Takuya's sword away from him.
"Come on, snap out of it, Takuya!" Shinya said with his hand on Takuya's collar.
"Snap out of it? You make it sound like I'm not myself." Takuya laughed while still pinned down. "Hahaha, I haven't felt more myself than now. Chiaki, do it now!"
As if on cue, whips made of water suddenly appeared from thin air. These whips, translucent and seemingly intangible, suddenly lounged themselves at Izumi, Katsuharu and the Queen, tying them up and raising them high above the ground.
By then, civilians were starting to run away from the place where the inn was located, evacuating without even a thought of their properties. After all, their lives were far more important that any material possession they may have.
Screams of horror echoed as the three captives tried their best to set themselves free but failing miserably. A laugh, cold and high-pitched became audible and soon, Chiaki materialized herself in front of them all.
"Ch-Chiaki...?" Katsuharu gawked, shocked to see the Water's Chosen. "B-but...how?"
Chiaki merely smiled an eerie and sadistic smile, not bothering to answer Katsuharu's question. Rather, she moved towards Izumi, her hand glowing like it did so back in the Valley of the Mists.
"You have really given us so much trouble, Izumi." Chiaki said as she stopped right in front of her. "But, that all ends here. The last piece that we need, we shall finally have and with it, the dawn of a new era."
"If you think that you can extract my powers without a fight, then you are gravely mistaken!" Izumi retorted. She then called forth an incantation, "Oh wind, come to my aide!"
After muttering the said incantation, strong winds suddenly blew. They were so strong that they managed to cut the water ropes with ease, as if a knife was cutting cheese. Izumi then managed to land swiftly on her legs. The same could be said of the two other captives.
Upon seeing that Izumi can handle herself and that Katsuharu will probably help her out in her fight against Chiaki, Shinya managed to sigh another sigh of relief and eventually, he turned his attention back to Takuya who was still pinned under him.
"It seems things aren't going as how you planned." Shinya said. "I do apologize in advance but I have to put you to sleep for now, Takuya."
Just when Shinya was about to punch Takuya to knock him out temporarily, a sudden, powerful force suddenly emitted itself out of Takuya pushing Shinya off of him and into the wall of the inn.
"What were you saying?" Takuya sneered. He then turn towards Chiaki and asked, "What's taking you so long?"
Surprise was evident on Izumi's face when she heard Takuya address Chiaki. She could not believe that this person is really Takuya. He would have thought that it was Shinya if their eyes were not so different as their personalities.
"Takuya?" Izumi gasped. "What are you doing siding with the likes of her?"
Takuya looked at Izumi with the cold look in his eyes that once belonged to Shinya. "I merely chose a side. I thought, what's the point in sticking with the losing side? Now, Chiaki, take what we came here for!"
"Yes, of course." Chiaki replied, and with a swift movement of her hands, she managed to summon even thicker water-made ropes that bound Izumi and a wall that separated them both from the others. "Now, let's see you get out of this one, Izumi."
Izumi struggled to get herself free while Katsuharu tried to use his own power, what was left of it, to destroy the water wall. All the while that she struggled, she grew more and more weaker. It was as if the water rope that bound her was draining her of her energy.
"Damn it, let her go, Chiaki!" Shouted Shinya as he finally managed to stand up, and dash towards the water wall, pounding it with his fists.
"Oh, what's this now?" Chiaki asked as she looked at Shinya who was striking the wall with his bare fists, it was really a surprising spectacle. "Trying so hard to break the Water Prison? Unfortunately, what you are doing is futile. Now, why don't you all just sit and watch as I extract the last remaining piece."
"Enough babbling, Chiaki, just do it." Ordered an impatient Takuya.
Chiaki nodded and then, proceeded to move her hand towards Izumi's heart. Just when she was almost able to extract the power of the chosen from Izumi, Chiaki was suddenly pushed back by a protective barrier that suddenly activated itself around Izumi.
"What just happened?" Katsuharu asked, surprised that Chiaki was suddenly blown away.
"What was that?" Izumi asked in chorus to Katsuharu.
"She's still being protected by her Guardian Spirit." Shinya thoughts to himself. "As long as her heart chooses to fight against Chiaki, then..."
"Damn that Guardian Spirit." Chiaki said as she wobbly stood up.
Takuya sighed as he walked towards the water wall, "Must I do everything myself?"
Takuya then proceeded to walk past the water wall as if it was made of jelly and towards Izumi. He then grabbed her by her waist and drew her close to him.
"T-Takuya...?" Izumi was about to ask but was cut off when she saw Takuya's hand glow in an eerie dark color, the same manner that Chiaki's hand glowed before.
"Takuya! Don't!!" Shinya shouted.
The pleas reached deaf ears. His intent was clear. Though she could not believe it to be so, she knew that Takuya had defected. It could be because of that realization, or because of the fact that Takuya had plunged his hand to her heart to extract her power and the pain it had caused, that tears fell down her cheeks.
Her tears did not falter Takuya's hardened heart. His eyes were still as cold and as heartless as can be.
"T-Taku..ya." Muttered Izumi weakly, "W-why...?"
Takuya merely looked at her blankly and indifferently. He then let her go and turned towards Chiaki whilst holding a glowing purple orb in his hand.
"We've come what we came here for." Takuya told her, "Let's go, Chiaki."
"Yes, of course." Chiaki replied. With a wave of her hand, she opened a portal back to her ship.
As quickly as they arrived did they both left. And they left much destruction behind as well. The greatest damage it would seem, however, was done to Izumi who was left collapsed on the floor with tears still streaming down her eyes.
Shinya could not believe how powerless he was. For the first time he felt like he could relate to how Takuya might have felt. As the sky turned grey and rain began to pour, Shinya could not help but feel sorry at Izumi. He moved towards her unconscious form and carried her in his arms.
"I'm so sorry, Izumi." Shinya apologized even though he knew she could not be able to hear him right now.
"Shinya, what happens now?" Katsuharu asked causing Shinya to turn to his and the Queen's direction. "They have all the Chosen's Powers in their hands."
"I...don't know." Shinya replied, unsure.
"Then perhaps it is time to talk with the person who DO know." the Queen suddenly spoke.
"Do you know who, mother?" Katsuharu asks.
The Queen nodded. "Yes. A Chosen, much like yourselves but from a different era. An era when Frontiria was not yet established and Felius had not been made king."
"But, that's more than a millenia ago." Shinya stated the obvious. "There is no way that that person could be alive still."
The Queen looked at him and then at her son then said, "We will talk more about this later, for now, let us get out of this rain."
Why does the sun set only to rise again? Why does the tide change during a full moon and what does gravity have anything to do with it? Why is the sky blue, the grass green? Why are people born only to die in the end? We can name a lot of questions but can never really find a concrete answer as easily as we want.
"How long will it take for you to summon all the energy needed to freeze him up?" Kouji asked as he and the other Chosen Ones fell back to regroup and Terrou continued on with his rampage.
"A while." Tomoki replied, "Just make sure he doesn't realize what's happening while I'm charging up the attack, otherwise, he can easily do something about it."
"So we're the diversions now, are we?" Junpei said as he wiped some blood off of his eyes.
"Seems that way, but, this is the only way we can beat him." Teppei chuckled but there was a hint of sadness in the way he spoke.
"Well, what say we finish this now. I'm sure the Leader and Lord Ishige is waiting for us to return in one piece." Kouichi said as he stood up and turned to face the direction where Terrou was still on a rampage.
They did all they could do as diversions. It was easy to anger the Minami twin in their midst and coax him to make mistakes. But, when he did make mistakes it was so hard to make use of it. He was strong and the vines and roots that were heading his every command was even more troublesome now.
Minutes passed and finally Tomoki was ready. He signaled everyone to move out of the way and the moment that they did so, he released a massive energy wave that froze everything that touched it.
Within seconds, the whole battlefield was littered with frozen vines and roots and with their path cleared before them, as well as with Terrou flabbergasted, Kouji, Kouichi, Junpei and Teppei were able to launch a full scale attack against their enemy. Tomoki merely sagged on the ground, tired from the attack he had just launched.
With his body heavy thanks to the freezing temperature that had dawned around them, Terrou could barely defend himself. From all fronts, the four Chosen Ones did not let up on their attack, pushing Terrou further and further back.
Terrou roared in frustration as he flailed his arms around trying to make the frozen vines and roots come back to life but failing miserably.
"This is it!" Teppei thought to himself, "This is our only chance to defeat him."
It would appear as though Kouji could read his mind as he nodded and everyone understood at once. There was no time to waste.
Mustering all their remaining energy, they all extended their arms forward conjuring balls of energy that were dependent on the element that they represent. When the balls of energy were already as big as they could make them, they attacked Terrou with it.
An explosion that shook the entire town occured the moment the balls of energy collided with its target. Terrou was hidden from view thanks to the smoke that had appeared but when the smoke vanished, none of the Chosen Ones were prepared for what they saw.
Standing between them and an unscathed Terrou was Takuya Kanbara, his sword was in his hand. Beside him was Chiaki, a triumphant smirk on her face, gloating and loving every second of it.
"T-Takuya?!" Kouji exclaimed in disbelief. "What...what are you doing here?"
Takuya did not bother to reply, instead, he looked at Kouji and the others with an icy look in his eyes. He then looked at Chiaki and asked, "How is he?"
Chiaki took a quick glance at her twin and replied, "Battered but he is alright."
Takuya nodded then said, "Then, let us be off."
"Wait! Takuya!" Shouted Kouichi as he moved forward wanting to close the gap between him and Takuya. "What are you doing? Why are you helping them? Where's Izumi?"
Before Kouichi could take another step forward, Takuya raised his sword against him. The tip of his sword pointed at Kouichi's throat.
"I'm giving you a chance to live." Takuya said coldly. "I would suggest you try not to stop us."
Before anyone could say anything else, Takuya raised his right hand up in the air. A shadow loomed over and engulfed him, Chiaki and Terrou. When the shadow vanished, the trio was no longer in sight leaving the other Chosen Ones to ponder what had happened to Takuya.
But, to be able to understand a lot of things, we have also the need to look back. For there are times when we press and press on, when we find ourselves wondering about our purpose. When this time comes, what one needs to do is have faith and look back to the beginning. For only when we see the past clearly and have faith in the future will we be able to live with confidence in the present.
It all started with a book. A book containing the secrets of the world. A book so powerful that it can shake the very foundations of the world. The book also held one critical thing – a key to a seal that no man, or any other creature, should ever tamper with.
This book was called the Dragon Tome and not everyone can read its content and live to tell the tale. No. For only the person chosen by the book itself can read it. At the time when the world was still young, the person known as the Grand Master was the only one who managed to read the book and lead the world to peace and prosperity.
Back then, Frontiria or Ophania did not exist. Back then, four powerful kingdoms ruled the world: The Kingdoms of Fiametta, Astrea, Nerida and Haizea ruled the four corners of the world. Powerful as they were, never did the four great kingdoms waged war against each other for fear that the god of darkness, that once wreck havoc and destroyed a quarter of the world, would break the chains that now bound him.
Now, eons have passed and things had changed. The only remaining constant in this small, secluded island was a giant tree that was as tall as the tallest skyscraper and as thick as all of the thickest trees combined.
In the shade given by the tree, a lone figure lay. His eyes were closed but when the wind blew, he opened them revealing his eyes, one was gold in color while the other was blue.
The young man with crimson-colored hair looked at the distance where the island's shore could be seen. His eyes looked as if they were tired but at the same time it shone with knowledge and understanding.
The young man stands up and places his hand on the giant tree's bark. He closes his eyes and says, "So it has come to pass....the final prophecy will be fulfilled at last."
To be continued...
Post Author's Notes:
And that wraps up this chapter. I hope you guys liked it.
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Like I've said, the last part is a quick reference to the events that had occurred prior to the story. As you guys may know, RotM's story is actually the third installment in the CoE series, a novel/game series that I am working on. The young man at the end there? He's a character from the series as well.
Anyways, that's all for now. Please send me your comments/views/etc,.. via the review option. I would really love to hear if you guys are still interested with this story or not (at least I'll know how many readers I am still catering with this story).
Having said that, this is Sakura Martinez saying "PEACE" and signing out! Until next time, ja ne!
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