The Return to the Digital World
Lupine Laser: I do not own Digimon and I am really sorry if I am not posting up my chapters fast enough. I am loaded with tons of work and I rarely get the time to type my story.
I had no idea how long I was staring up at the sky because, without knowing, I started to fall asleep. All I knew was the the moon was still in the middle of the sky but I could not control myself. I was too tired and I went to sleep.
Chapter 30: Old Enemy is Back
KOUJI'S POV
I heard some sounds but I did not open my eyes. I knew it was not bright yet because there was no light peeking through my eyelids. The sounds I heard were not my friends waking up, not them cooking, not them walking around, but things jumping here and there.
I open my eyes and sat up suddenly. Indeed, I saw some black figures jumping up and down trees but when I looked around, I saw nothing. Those creatures were so fast that I could only see a blur figure. No one was even in the clearing my friends were in. That was weird, totally not like my friends at all. They would at least alert me if they were going somewhere. I heard someone struggling and groaning and I spun in that direction. Nothing there too.
I transformed into Lobomon and shouted, "Who's there? Show yourselves!" My question was answered as a black and purple crow-like Digimon wearing white baggy pants jumped in front of me in a flash. Its hands and feet were claws of a bird and it had swords too. I immediately recognised this Digimon as my rival in the wind sphere of Sakkakumon: Karatenmon.
"I... I thought I have defeated you!" I exclaimed, clearly shocked as I was sure that THIS Karatenmon was the same Karatenmon I had defeated.
The Karatenmon chuckled, "I was revived by my glorious master, the all powerful Lilithmon. I was ordered to bring you to her lair and I will gladly obey her every command."
"I will not follow you! I had defeated you before and I will do it again!" I yelled, determination all over my face. Karatenmon shook his right claw in a 'come here' movement and before I could say another word, four more Karatenmon appeared beside the first one. I knew I could not beat them all but at least I would try.
"I know what you are thinking, Kouji Minamoto. You want to fight all five of us, but I don't think you want to. Your friends are with my comrades and you are going to try anything funny, I will have them killed one by one in front of your eyes. My order is only to bring you live to my master. Apparently, she has lost interest with your brother, so only you will be brought there," Karatenmon said.
"Where are they? Where are my friends?" I asked, panicking a little. I glanced around the clearing but no one was in sight. "Where are they? Answer me now!" I demanded again. My friends could not have been brought that far. After all, I was positive that they were only taken away a few moments ago.
Karatenmon laughed at my anger and worry. "They will not be harmed unless you willingly follow me. Karatenmon?" With that, nine more Karatenmon appeared, each holding one of my friends in a headlock with a sword near each of their necks. I shook with anger. They were threatening me with my friend's lives.
Kouichi managed to shout, "Kouji! Don't listen to him! Fight him!" That earned him a stronger hold of his head and he winced in pain.
"No!" I yelled, seeing my twin brother struggling in the Karatenmon's grasp. "Let him go!" I shouted again, but none of the Karatenmon seemed to listen to me. I thought about fighting the Karatenmon, but I knew that I could not fight Karatenmon. They would hurt my friends and I would never forgive myself. What should I do? One life is not worth nine other lives. If I surrender, then my friends would be spared. "If I go, will my friends be safe?" I asked.
Karatenmon shrugged. "They would most probably be safe for now. When we leave, we will only bring you and leave them alone, unless my master orders us to do otherwise." That seemed fair. Well, to them, at the least.
I bit my lip in thought. I knew my friends would be shouting to me in their minds not to go with the Karatenmon. But... I have to save them. "Will you keep your word?" I asked skeptically. The Karatenmon nodded. I saw my friends struggling against the Karatenmons' grips but they could not free themselves.
"Fine. I'll go," I finally said.
"Very well. Revert back into you human form," the Karatenmon ordered. I did as I was told and was human once again. I wondered if he was going to take my D-tector away like every other evil person, but thought that they might have forgotten for some reason.
Two Karatenmon flanked my side, two behind me and the one I had fought before stood in front of me. The Karatenmon ordered, "Let these weaklings go after we leave." The nine Karatenmons nodded their head in acknowledgement.
The five Karatenmon escorted me away, with lots of pushing, shoving and tripping. The two at my sides had grip my arm so I could not reach my D-tector. Once I was very very far away from the clearing, I heard people call my name and some fight going on. I knew my friends were fighting the remaining nine Karatenmon but I knew, in one-on-one combat, none of them had the experience to win the Karatenmon, even Takuya. I could tell that these Karatenmon were more powerful than the one that I had defeated eons ago. They were boosted with the power of Lilithmon's evil.
I shook my head in despair as I knew that my friends had no chance of saving me. At least they were safe. I didn't bother shouting either. It would distract them even further and I was probably to far away for them to hear me so I continued trudging on.