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Digimon Tamers Crimson Episode 33: The Gallant vs Wrath...
Gallantmon had landed a powerful punch on Daemon, who was practically keeling over in pain... Considering the power the armored mega is somewhat understandable. "Guess this is the first time someone's actually hit you in this form, huh?" Gallantmon asked after he removed his fist from Daemon. However, it seemed that Daemon was chuckling over this recent development. "Now I see why Vamdemon wanted to keep you alive all this time! You've become the first actual challenge in all the time I've been around!" He then continued to chuckle in amusement. "So, this whole conflict has done nothing but amuse you?" Gallantmon asked Daemon who then said "Of course! All this time I haven't gotten in any fight out all the digimon I've killed! It's made me incredibly angry to no end! So... Let's pray you don't end up suffering a similar fate." Gallantmon sighed and said "Well at least you aren't a hypocrite. Now then, shall we get started?" Gallantmon summoned his sheild and what appeared to be a larger version of Falchion. "What happened to the lance that you are famous for Gallantmon?" Daemon asked noticing the new blade. "...When I fought Omnimon, he destroyed my lance for good... Luckily, I have the mighty Falchion as my subsitute for that great weapon!" Daemon then responded "Now then, show me the true power of Naga's sacred blade!"
[Cue K1ll wa Ill]
Daemon then threw a slash at the charging Gallantmon, who dodged it with little effort. Multiple slashes tried hitting Gallantmon... Only to miss and for Gallantmon to get behind Daemon who barely blocked his attack. "Impressive! If I had listened to Vamdemon, maybe I could have gotten the fight I wanted long ago!" Daemon said as he kept trying to slash Gallantmon, only to be countered by Falchion. "You know what they say! Patience is a virtue!" Gallantmon and Daemon kept on going and not only were they getting occassional nicks on their skin/armor, but there were cuts all over the landscape. Gallantmon and Daemon both backed away and suddenly two Megadramon appeared to consume the knight and the demon lord. They then went dodged the megadramon's attempts as though they merely got in the way. In which they did. However, Daemon thought to use one as his mount to which Simon responded by effortlessly cutting Daemon's Megadramon in half which meant that Daemon had to use the other one. Gallantmon decided to change tactics and jump onto the Megadramon Daemon was on, and fight him on top of it. The Megadramon tried to shake them off with his flying... However, it seemed the two were skilled enough to stand on the dragon Digimon without having to use any form of magnetism. "It looks like we're evenly matched so far." Daemon said to Gallantmon who stood there in a bit of silence.
[End K1ll wa Ill]
Daemon then continued his assault, only for Gallantmon to counter his blow using his shield and later his sword. "I may be pissed off, but know this... That doesn't mean I don't know what a good battle is." Daemon then fired off another evil inferno to which Gallantmon merely sliced in half. But, his attack not only destroyed Daemon's fire sphere... But it also destroyed the Megadramon they were riding on. Daemon and Gallantmon landed on the ground where it seemed, the landscape was slowly repairing itself as the fight goes on. Daemon commented "It looks like this area's power... Is taking effect." Gallantmon responded "Well, I guess we know now what all these gears are for!" Daemon then said "Indeed... Come then, Gallantmon! Let us continue this battle! And from there, we shall see... Who is the mightiest of all!" Gallantmon then charged at Daemon and continued this fight... For if Simon lost this battle, that would his friends... Would pay the price for his failure. So he knew that, even if he was enjoying beating the object of his rage... He still had to concern himself with his friends whom he still doesn't know their whearabouts. "Chaos Inferno!" Daemon said and suddenly two pillars of fire were circling Gallantmon. "Looks like there's only one thing I can do here!" Gallantmon thought to himself just before the pillars made contact with him. Once the two pillars of fire merged together, it erupted into a huge tornado of flame...
Meanwhile in Yggdrasil's tree...
A large white armored Digimon with two digimon's heads as hands looked outside the tree into the distance... The digimon heads in question were of Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon. Another large armored Digimon approached him. This Digimon seemed to have blue armor and looked more... Dragon-like compared to the white Digimon. He also had wings instead of the white cape. "Omnimon... I have a report for you." Omnimon then turned to face the dragon-like Digimon and asked "What is it Ulforceveedramon?" He responded to Omnimon "I sense that... One of our own has risen from the ashes..." Omnimon was intially confused by this statement but then, he smiled underneath his helmet's mouth piece and said "I guess our plan is coming to fruition... Let's wait and see what happens at the end of Gallantmon's quest to inform Yggdrasil." Ulforceveedramon bowed to Omnimon and said "Yes, lord Omnimon. But shall I inform the other Royal Knights?" Omnimon responded "I would like to keep this under wraps, until we are certain of Gallantmon's power." Ulforceveedramon nodded and said "Understood." Before moving next to Omnimon to watch this recent development. "Soon, he will become a force strong enough to destroy all those that obstruct him..." Omnimon said to Ulforceveedramon who responded "My lord... You are aware that anytime you have given me information, I could have easily betrayed you in a similar manner to how you usurped Imperialdramon... Why tell me all of this?"
Ominmon then answered Ulforceveedramon "The reason why I tell you this... Is because out of all the royal knights... You are the least loyal to Yggdrasil. So I figure that at least someone know my true motives." Ulforceveedramon then put two and two together and realized what Omnimon was about to say. "And seeing as how I follow the leader of the royal knight's leader, and not Yggdrasil... That meant you knew I wouldn't tell anyone about the truth regarding Gallantmon." Ulforceveedramon said to Omnimon who nodded and responded "I'm glad there's someone I can trust in this organization..." Ulforceveedramon knew that Omnimon would never let his guard down considering Yggdrasil's brand has controlled everyone of the knights. "By the way... Did you know that, there's someone controlling Yggdrasil?" Ulforceveedramon was confused by Omnimon's question and answered "No, I never knew this bit of information..." Omnimon turned to face Ulforceveedramon and said "Well as it turns out... Yggdrasil is controlled by someone who happens to be an extremely powerful dragon." Ulforceveedramon was quite shocked to hear this and responded "That's impossible! Yggdrasil is too powerful to submit to the rule of another! And does this dragon even have a name!?" Omnimon then answered "Yes, his name is..."
Meanwhile in the forest sector...
The once masked boy watched the pillar of fire from a safe distance... Whereas his Digimon in a cloak seemed concerned for his Tamer's safety. "So what do you think... Gallantmon's done for?" The boy asked his Digimon who responded "I think it'd be best if we leave... You know... Time paradox and whatnot!" The boy turned and said "Yeah... But I want to see how this fight ends! I want to see Gallantmon win this battle!" The cloaked Digimon responded "But don't you already know who wins? There's not much point to it... And besides, you don't just want to see Gallantmon triumph... But you also want to "him" triumph. Isn't that right... Takato..." The boy known as Takato turned to face his Digimon and said "You may be right about that... But, It's just that... I want to see this victory, for my own eyes..." The cloaked Digimon removed the hood to reveal... what appears to be a yellow version of Guilmon who responded "Well I guess that's true... But then again, I guess we're both here for the same reasons huh?" Takato smiled and said "That's certainly true. All things considered, we want both of them to win!" They laughed for a bit before seeing something that Daemon most likely saw through those pillars of flame...
Back in the battle...
Daemon saw the pillars of flame extinguish themselves. But he noticed that there was no burnt royal knight. "So, I see that you remember your speed..." Daemon said to Gallantmon, who was back to back with Daemon. "It's not just my speed anymore..." Gallantmon responds to Daemon who smirks and says "Well of course! I almost forgot... You and your Tamer are both extremely powerful. So it only makes sense that once two halves of this "whole" that is Gallantmon came together, your power would skyrocket beyond your original parameters!" Daemon once again laughed at this thought considering the possibility of Gallantmon being able to defeat him. "Looking at you now Gallantmon, you remind me a lot of the former leader of the Demon lords... Lucemon." Gallantmon was a bit confused by Daemon's statement and before they continued to talk, their attacks once again collided. "If it's because of that Hazard mark, then I guess that part of us is no longer true huh?!" Gallantmon said as they kept on fighting one another. "I meant in a way that didn't have to do with the Hazard. It's a realization that I came to... The moment I saw your determined expression before the merge!" Gallantmon pushed back Daemon and was about to launch a powerful attack at the Demon lord. His shield started glowing until it all of the red triangles on the outer circle all glowed red. "FINAL... ELYSIUM!" Gallantmon said before firing the beam at Daemon who tried blocking it... Only for the attack to blow up in his face.
Daemon appears to have lost his left arm in that explosion, and his expression appeared to be somewhat in pain due to the attack he took. "Your attack charged up much quicker than it used to..." Daemon said to Gallantmon who responded "I guess it's due to the fact that... I kind of want to get this over with... So for now, let's skip the chit chat... And get to the action!" Gallantmon then charged at Daemon who was now barely repelling Gallantmon's attacks. Not because he recent lost his arm, but also because he seemed to be reminiscing about the old days. When Simon would attack Daemon with one of his slashes, he thought to the days when he would personally train Lucemon. Considering the duties that he upheld during that time... It was somewhat understandable for Daemon. Gallantmon meanwhile seemed to step back from Daemon and decided to prepare a new attack. "So Guilmon, you think these shades will be useful outside of looking cool?" Simon asked from within the Data sphere. "Considering the near limitless power you've awakened... I'd say that's a no-brainer!" Guilmon responded, though his voice sounded somewhat deeper and more that of a warrior, rather than an innocent little Digimon who's been through hell. "I still have one question to ask. How come my voice is the one being projected into Gallantmon? Didn't you want this form back?" Simon asked Guilmon who responded "It's because your voice is that of a confident leader. I am merely but a follower. Plus, when I found out the truth I realized that... This is not just my form...
But rather... Our form." Simon closed his eyes and smiled at that statement. He then said "Alright then, let's finish this partner!" Guilmon responded "Right!" Outside the sphere Gallantmon put away falchion, and removed his shades. When they were in his hands, they grew to an incredible size. "I don't mean to distract you from your reminiscing, but... I'm afraid this fight needs to end! And it's gonna end now, ya got that!" He then threw the large shades at Daemon who braced himself for the attack. What he wasn't prepared for, was the shades splitting into two pairs and restraining him into the air... Gallantmon pulled out Falchion and summoned a lightning bolt from what appeared to be a great distance. He then focused it's power into the blade. But it seemed that the blade went from a regular sword... Into what appears to be a drill shaped lance. "LIGHTNING... DRILL... JOUST!" Gallantmon yelled before the drill started spinning and he was propelled by some, unknown power. Daemon looked at Gallantmon before he pierced right through him and thought "Yes, you two may have something great in common... There is a significant difference..." He then saw images of Lucemon asking him for advice, reassurance and/or training... "That difference is... that you had many people to rely on you... whereas he did not..." Daemon was then pierced by Gallantmon's drill lance, that turned back into falchion and his shades returned to his helmet, shrinking back to normal size. Daemon then landed on the ground with only his head, chest and right arm. He was slowly disintegrating into nothing but data...
Meanwhile with Vulcanusmon...
The smith Digimon was looking in the distance as though he sensed a great power. "What was that power? And who could possibly wield such a thing!?" Vulcanusmon asked himself and tried to ponder the answer. However, he was interrupted by Datamon. "Vulcanusmon! Sir! Grani is trying to propel himself out of this facility!" Vulcanusmon looked at Datamon and said "That doesn't make sense. Grani said that he would wait for his master to return. And as far as I know, Gallantmon hasn't returned yet..." Vulcanusmon then felt as though an alarm clock was ringing in his head to give him the hint. "We have to check on him prompto!" Vulcanusmon said before they ran to check on Grani who was struggling against the restraints that held him down. "Let me go! My master has returned! And I need to be there for him!" Grani yelled as he continued his struggle. Vulcanusmon looked at Datamon and gestured him to release the restraints. "Thank you Vulcanusmon. I will forever be in your debt. But right now, my master is alive and he needs my assistance! So farewell, honorable Olympus Mon! This may be the last time we ever meet so I will cherish this moment before seeking out my master!" Grani waited a bit before powering his thrusters and flew straight towards the source of energy. "Go to your master Grani... He will help you find your way..." Vulcanusmon said to the aircraft as it was flying through the air.
Back on the battlefield...
Gallantmon was looking down at the currently disintegrating Daemon who seemed to be... Smiling in the face of his defeat. "So... It looks like Vamdemon's prediction was right, huh Ackerman?" Daemon asks Gallantmon who responds "After all this time... Why? Why did you even bother making such a big fuss about killing me... When all you wanted was a good fight?" Daemon laughs and answers "That is an interesting question. But I think it's because I finally figured you out. I saw through your whole facade the moment you and Guilmon became one... You're just a child. A child who never asked to be leader, but through unfortunate circumstances, became leader of your group." Gallantmon didn't respond to Daemon's answer confirming that he was right about the whole thing. "You were just like Lucemon. He was but a mere child trying to fulfill his role in the grand scheme of the demon lords. Unfortunately... Nobody exactly liked, nor cared about him. I took it upon myself to guide him. Teach him my ways... Though he did succeed at leading the demon lords eventually, they still ended up betraying us the moment Lucemon perished at the hands of your father, and his friends..." Gallantmon felt some sympathy for Daemon. Which confused him at first, until he thought about this whole scenario.
Daemon then looked straight at Gallantmon and said "You are aware that I expect no forgiveness correct?" Gallantmon nodded and responded "Of course, after all... If you regretted your actions... Then what would all of this had been for huh? Don't get me wrong, I still loathe and despise you for all that you did... But, when I regained my lost piece... I finally realized that, I can't go on just constantly doubting myself and getting angry the moment I slip up. I should focus on what really matters... And that's saving my friends." Gallantmon then turned away from Daemon to head towards an unknown destination. "But do you know where your friends are Gallantmon?" Daemon asked Gallantmon who responded "Thanks to this newfound power... I can sense where any life form bearing spiral energy is. One of my friends is just up ahead. If I go now, I'll be able to save him. And I won't be absorbing your data just so you know."
[Cue With you/With me by 9nine]
Daemon then smiles at Gallantmon's words and says "Then I bid thee farewell Gallantmon! Hahahahahahah..." He then fades away for good...
In a world of color, we were brought together by many chances.
Or could there be more that cannot be revealed?
Gallantmon stopped for a moment to take in Daemon's death and then continued to walk towards the unknown...
Though I can't believe in what they call "destiny",
We've come to share a longer path.
Maybe you can share your dream with me.
Suddenly Gallantmon sensed an aircraft approaching him from behind. He jumped onto the craft with perfect timing. "I knew you'd come back Grani." Gallantmon said to Grani who responded "Yes, I too have shared these feelings."
Whether our tears are sad or happy
We both know the future's coming
There's no place for guilt or pain to be.
Grani then asked Gallantmon "So where are we going?" Gallantmon with his arms crossed responded "Just keep going straight from here. One of my friends is in this direction and he needs help!" Grani responded "Understood!" Before increasing speed.
With these feelings, I'll stay and always try.
To move on when I have you by my side.
Zig and zag through the pain that haunts us Zig and zag, you'll be fine. I promise.
Forever and ever with you.
This road will last forever too.
つづく