The Return to the Digital World

Lupine Laser: Hi again, sorry for the long wait. I could only do little parts of the story every time I had the chance but I did not have many 'chances' anyway. Exams are coming, I'm very stressed, piles of homework, sleeping very lately. Thats my life CURRENTLY. I hope its going to be over soon :( Anyway, have a good time reading my story! The 'area' where Kouji is in right now is going to be my imagination on the inside.

I stumbled forward but I tried to brake by digging my feet into the soil. The Karatenmon, as Digimon, were obviously stronger than me. "Let- Me- Go!" I yelled at them. For a moment there, I thought that they were shocked. In the end, they were not shocked. Instead, they were irritated, angry, resulting in them being very pissed, earning me a whack on the head that knocked me out. My head started ringing because of the impact and the last thing I saw was the faint image of a black figure surrounded by a swarm of purple. "Kouichi..." I whispered before I was surrounded by darkness.

Chapter 33: The Gate of Deadly Sins

KOUJI'S POV

-Click-

I heard some kind of clicking sound that sounded like a lock being snapped into place. Where was I? My whole body felt numb, like it was not my own body, but it was. I cracked open my eyelids but it was still darkness. Darkness as in pitch black so that I could not see and... it was the same evil darkness I had felt when Lilithmon was in my dreams.

I had to get out of here. I had to get out to find Kouichi. I tried to sit up but my neck, wrist, hip and ankles were buckled firmly to what ever I was lying on. The surface that I was lying on was cold, like marble, and it totally did not help the feeling of eeriness here in whatever place I was in right now.

"Hello? Is anyone there?" I shouted out. My voice echoed around the room so I assumed that it was a big, dark room full of evil. I heard some footsteps and I tensed. I knew that gait. It was like a woman wearing high heels and walking very slowly across a marble floor and each step was echoing around the room.

"Lilithmon!" I growled under my breath. "Where am I?" I yelled. Even though I could not see her at all, I could tell she was smirking. She let out a you-are-so-dumb laugh and I cringed. What in the world was she planning to do to me? Just kill me already! Apparently, Lilithmon had wanted to give me a slow and painful death so I waited for her to do something to me.

"Welcome, Kouji, to my lair, the dreaded Gate of Deadly Sins. I realised that you are a very strong warrior, so while I am going to kill you slowly, I will be planning for you to attack you friends. Is my plan straightforward enough for you?" Lilithmon chuckled.

"No! I will never work for you! I will never hurt my friends!" I shouted, struggling vainly at the chains that held me to the marble surface of a table.

"Well, you don't have an option, Kouji Minamoto. You shall work for me and destroy your friends," she purred. I struggled harder but the chains were too strong. I suddenly remembered my D-tector so I tried to feel for it in my pocket but it was not there. Where could it be? Did Lilithmon take it?

Lilithmon snapped her fingers, bring me away from my thoughts about my D-tector. Immediately, the room in which I was in was lighted up by torches that shined a purple glow. Now I wished that the room was still dark. The room had seven walls each of equal width and the whole room was marble except for the floor which was some kind of ancient brick. The top of the room was lined with carvings of bats, demons, monsters and some kind of weird symbol on each wall. Below each of those symbols were pictures of some different kinds of Digimon. Barely able to see, I could distinguish two from the others: Lucemon and Lilithmon. The others would have to be the other demon lords.

The area around the marble table lit up, with two green circles surrounding the table. I was sure that there was a pattern within the two circles but I was obviously restricted to the table. The circles and whatever pattern erupted with green flames and over the roaring of the flames, I could hear Lilithmon screeching in laughter.

The table started to get hot, making me sweat profusely. The green fire was sucking my energy away, causing me to get weaker and weaker. I struggled to stay awake but I had no more strength. I closed my eyes as the green flames enveloped me and I could feel the sting of the fire scalding me. I would have screamed from the unbearable pain but I was already slipping into unconsciousness. Maybe that would be best if I did not know what was going to happen to me.

KOUICHI'S POV

"I failed! I failed! Kouji's gone!" I whimpered. I could only watch on helplessly as the Karatenmon brought Kouji away. I tried to fight of those Parasimon but there were just too many for me to fight them all. When Takuya and the others arrived, it was too late for them to save Kouji. They helped my to clear up the rest of those purple Digimon before asking me to tell them what happened.

I continued sobbing. None of the others could possibly calm me down. I was Kouji's only hope in saving him and I failed. Now Lilithmon could do whatever she wanted with my brother, most probably killing him. Yutaka and Tommy had gone to get some water for me while the others decided to find food and branches for making camp tonight. Zoe, Bokomon and Neemon were left to guard me while I sat on a log, still sniffing away.

"Kouichi," Zoe said warmly, trying to act strong even though I knew that she was just trying not to cry. I looked up into her emerald eyes. "Kouji will be fine. Tomorrow, we will set off to Ophanimon's castle to ask her if she knows where Kouji is. Don't worry, we WILL find him and when we do, Lilithmon will pay." I nodded mutely. I decided to trust her words for now and I shook my head to clear any doubt. Tomorrow, we will go to Ophanimon's castle and find the whereabouts of my twin brother.