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Digimon Tamers Crimson: Episode 43 FES
As the Tamers continued their journey towards Vamdemon's castle, the vampire had been watching them through his crystal ball. Vamdemon was looking at Simon and Guilmon specifically, considering what had happened to Daemon... One could say he had a right to fear the Tamer's leader. And now with Xros Heart joining the fray, it seemed that they would be unstoppable against Vamdemon's army. However, Vamdemon was joined by DarkKnightmon and Reapermon as they were planning a strategy to take them down one by one. "It has been too long Count Vamdemon. Lord Bagramon's army has not been the same without your power at his beck and call." DarkKnightmon said to the Vampire who responded "Indeed, but I assure you... Lord Bagra would be better off without me. Besides, his plan to take down God is much more important than whatever I have going on. After all, one of his seven death generals is of little significance to his grand vision." DarkKnightmon then noticed Reapermon in the shadows and said "Reapermon, I see that you're still loyal to Vamdemon." Reapermon later bowed in respect to DarkKnightmon and said "Yes I am. Though his arrogance may get the better of me, I'm still willing to see this alliance through to the very end." DarkKnightmon nodded in agreement and said "Of course. As for me and my brother... I have been given some of my brother's power. Though Xros Heart has yet to give me a reason to use it."
He then extended a hand towards the vampire to show a dark aura exuding from it. Vamdemon was somewhat intrigued by this and said "Perhaps considering that my subordinate's elite corp are dead... I'd say this is more than enough reason to use your brother's power." DarkKnightmon looked at his hand and back at Vamdemon before saying "Indeed. Perhaps this is the time. I shall guard the front entrance. Xros Heart will not make it past me, so this will leave you to fight with the Tamers." Vamdemon then looked at Reapermon who said "There is only one Tamer that Vamdemon wishes to fight." Vamdemon then added "That Tamer's name is Simon Ackerman. His partner Digimon is Guilmon, who at this point can now become his Mega form Gallantmon." DarkKnightmon was curious about Gallantmon and said "If I may, I would like to assess Gallantmon's capablities in battle before you two face one another. So before I fight Xros Heart one more time, I shall bring my army to face off against the Tamers." Vamdemon smiled and said "Do as you wish, just make sure you know who's your real target." DarkKnightmon then responded "Noted." As he walked out of Vamdemon's chambers. Reapermon followed a bit before turning towards Vamdemon and saying "I will make sure that the other Tamers do not reach you, Count." He then vanished into the floor as nothing but a shadow. The shadow's prescense ended up destroying the door nearby Vamdemon. "Couldn't he have just opened the door like a gentleman?" Vamdemon asked no one in particular.
Meanwhile outside of the castle...
Simon and co. gazed upon the castle nearby them. However, that same castle happened to be surrounded by a heavy shadow, which was starting to cover the entire land. "I'm guessing that if we don't stop him now... He's gonna shroud the entire world, right?" Takeru asked as though he's anticipating his leader's next words. "Yes, Takeru. But it doesn't seem to be affecting us in a negative way, now does it?" Simon responded while checking the shadow itself to make sure it was safe. They then walked through the dark lands and were nearing the entrance. However, it seems that DarkKnightmon was standing directly in their path. "I'm afraid that in order to get to Vamdemon... You're gonna have to go through me!" He declared to each of the Tamers and Xros Heart. Simon and the others looked at each other before they triggered their evolutions...
SPIRAL MATRIX EVOLUTION._
EVOLUTION._
Guilmon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Gallantmon!
Terriermon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... MegaGargomon!
Renamon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Sakuyamon!
Impmon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Beelzemon!
Lopmon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Cherubimon!
V-Mon... Wormmon... Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Imperialdramon Fighter Mode!
Patamon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Seraphimon!
Gatomon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Ophanimon!
Agumon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... VictoryGreymon!
Shoutmon Evolve to... OmniShoutmon!
MetalGreymon Evolve to... ZekeGreymon!
There was an army of Mega and Ultimate level Digimon right in front of DarkKnightmon. He was chuckling for a bit... To the other's confusion. However, when he stopped he then said "Hang on... Did I mean me? I meant me... And my army!" Suddenly all the Mega Digimon, Taiki and Kiriha looked up to where DarkKnightmon was pointing and saw... A whole army of Ultimate level Digimon.
Everybody gave MegaGargomon a somewhat angry look at the sight of this army. "What!? I didn't say anything!" MegaGargomon said to everyone. Sakuyamon then responded "That doesn't mean you weren't thinking it." They then looked back at DarkKnightmon who said "You know... This is exactly how I wanted this scenario to go down. All of you... facing off against all of me." Gallantmon then summoned Falchion in his hand and responded "Well then, perhaps this is where our final battle starts." DarkKnightmon then motioned for Gallantmon to come at him. The knight then summoned Grani to his side and climbed on top of the mecha dragon.
[Cue Back to Mad]
The moment Gallantmon got onto Grani they all charged at DarkKnightmon's army at a speed so fast that, the moment they collided, an explosion sounded in their vicinity. Gallantmon and DarkKnightmon duked it out in the skies matching their attacks blow for blow. Meanwhile, the other Digimon were fighting against DarkKnightmon's army. MegaGargomon was blasting them with his Mega Barrage with Sakuyamon providing support, in case he gets flanked by an enemy. Beelzemon was having quite a field day shooting down every single Digimon that tried to attack him. He even got in a few slashes... And ran some of them over with his motorcycle. Imperialdramon was with the Archangels slashing up the army along with Ophanimon and Seraphimon. Cherubimon was standing still and shooting down any opponent who approaches her. OmniShoutmon was throwing Twin fireballs at each of his opponents in such a rhythm that, when his opponents got closer... He started breakdancing while hitting all of them. ZekeGreymon later assisted OmniShoutmon and started spinning so that he can hit all of the aerial fighters and ZekeGreymon can attack all of the ground troopers. VictoryGreymon was just slicing through each of his opponents, just to get to DarkKnightmon. It seemed that the army was practically devastated by the teamwork that all of the Digimon demonstrated with one another. However, when VictoryGreymon reached Gallantmon and DarkKnightmon... It seemed that both adversaries were moving much faster than VictoryGreymon can keep up with.
[End Back to Mad]
Gallantmon and DarkKnightmon were at a clear standoff, with neither giving an inch. However, neither side appeared to be giving their all. "If you stop holding back, then I'll go all out!" Gallantmon said to DarkKnightmon who responded "Oh no thanks. I already know that I can't beat you." Gallantmon's eyes widened behind his shades. DarkKnightmon then continued "From our little warm-up, I learned that it's impossible for me to win our battle. Though if I had big brother here, maybe I wouldn't be so reluctant to go all out. However, my real opponents are Xros Heart. Not any of you Tamers or your Digimon." VictoryGreymon then flew next to Gallantmon and asked "What's going on here? I thought you two were about to kill each other." Gallantmon responded "We were... But then DarkKnightmon suggested that all of us, except for you and the rest of Xros Heart go on into the castle." Taichi's eyes widened in his data sphere. He looked at Simon and said "You can't be serious! He's obviously trying to separate us, knowing he has a better chance of winning!" Simon then looked at Taichi and responded "I even said that we were going to stick together! But it seems that this asshole doesn't like giving us choices!" DarkKnightmon seeing their argument responded "I only wish to settle things with my chosen rivals... Nothing more, nothing less. And Xros Heart is my enemy. The Digimon Tamers may proceed into the castle." Simon sighed and said to himself "I have a really bad feeling about this."
Gallantmon, VictoryGreymon and DarkKnightmon landed back onto the ground nearby the other Digimon and Generals. Taiki and Kiriha were a bit confused as to why Gallantmon and DarkKnightmon don't appear to be fighting each other, and the other Digimon de-fused back into their original selves. Henry ran up to Gallantmon who had de-fused back into Simon and Guilmon before asking "So... What happened?" Simon keeps on walking with Guilmon past DarkKnightmon who just watched as they and the other Tamers headed for the entrance. Henry sees that perhaps DarkKnightmon made Simon an offer he couldn't refuse. Simon then turned to face Xros Heart and said "You guys have one objective." Taiki then asked "Yeah and what's that?!" Simon paused for a bit and answered "Don't let this bastard beat you guys! And make Shoutmon the Digimon King!" Taiki and OmniShoutmon heard Simon say this and with confidence, Taiki then saluted Simon and responded "You can count on me boss man!" OmniShoutmon was also saluting Simon and he said "You can count on me to become king! And I'll be sure to make you one of my royal guard!" Kiriha then said to Simon "You saved Greymon from dying, so I wanted to help you in return. Just go on and give them hell!" ZekeGreymon added "And Guilmon, don't you dare lose! Especially to a monster like Vamdemon!" Guilmon nodded in agreement. VictoryGreymon was quite jealous at the fact that ZekeGreymon had stolen his line. "Big Brother... Be careful out there!" Hikari said to Taichi who smiled and responded "You two Hikari." The Tamers, and their partners entered the castle. But upon the moment they entered... The doors had closed, thus ensuring Xros Heart's fight with DarkKnightmon would go uninterrupted...
In the castle, Simon and co climbed through several stairs. When they made it to the top, most of them sighed in relief... Until another flight of stairs appeared outside of the tower, leading to what appears to be another castle in the distance. "You gotta be kidding me! We climbed all this way, just for more freaking stairs!" Takeru complained. Hikari saw this and asked Daisuke "You think Vamdemon could be trolling us?" Daisuke shrugged his shoulders in response to Hikari's question. Ken, Simon and Henry were all pondering the practicality of the stairway leading to a castle with no structual support besides the staircase. Rika was busy planning out what to do next with Renamon and so far, they felt that all they could do is support. Nia had to calm Impmon down... Which gave him some weird looks from the other Digimon, especially V-Mon. But at this point, he didn't care. Lopmon was telling Suzie about the archangels which was something that maybe she'd know, since she is one when merged with Lopmon. Daisuke then asks Simon "So... How come that last section was filled with those Medusa-like Digimon? Y'know, the ones that almost turned us to stone?" Simon thinks about it and responds "I think Hikari might be right in the sense that Vamdemon is trolling us. However, I think of it as difficult. But nonetheless, all we need to do... Is climb those stairs and then we reach Vamdemon." Daisuke nodded and they started to walk towards the next set of stairs. However, the shadow that watched them in the walls snapped his fingers as though to trigger a spell. When Simon and Guilmon stepped nearby the staircase, a barrier formed behind him, preventing the others from following him.
Simon turned around and saw what had just happened. And the others seemed to be extremely confused by this. Simon took the initiative to slice the barrier with Falchion. However, it seemed the barrier proved too strong for Falchion. "Dammit! Not this shit again!" Simon yelled trying to slice through the barrier to no avail. The partner Digimon tried piercing through it with their attacks... Only to have similar results. Nia even tried shooting the barrier... Only for the bullet to bounce off and ricochet into the ceiling. The ceiling disappeared and the walls expanded into what appeared to be, a relatively large battlefield. Suddenly, the shadow began to rise out of the floor and reveal the creature known, as Reapermon. Henry scanned the Digimon with his Digivice "Reapermon, Virus type, Mega Level. Attacks are: Grim Slasher, Burning Cyclone, and Bone Duster." Henry said quoting his Digivice. Reapermon then bows to the Tamers and says "I did not know that your kind was known for flattery... But it is true, I am Reapermon. Second in command to lord Vamdemon's army... And your likely death." Simon with his arms crossed behind Reapermon asked "Thanks for the business card... But I'd like to ask, why this barrier? If you wanted us all to die, why not take us all on together?" Reapermon turned to Simon and said "My condition for this barrier is as follows: If you aren't Simon Ackerman... Or Guilmon. Then you shall go no further!" Simon and Guilmon were quite angered with this. Simon was about to use the core drill to merge with Guilmon in order to take down the barrier. However, Henry went up to the barrier and said "Go Simon."
Simon was confused by what Henry had just said. So Henry repeated himself "Go on Simon. You gotta take down Vamdemon! For all of us!" Simon then responded "But... we promised that we'd take this son of a bitch down together! Why am I always alone on these things!?" Nia went up to the barrier next and said "Simon, you're never alone. We'll be with you no matter what." Impmon then added "We may not be "with you with you"... But you get our drift right?" Simon calmed down a bit and smiled at Nia and Impmon's words. "Guilmon, momentai already. I'm sure Renamon will be fine!" Renamon then threw the dog/rabbit away from Guilmon and said "Please be careful Guilmon. I'll make sure to get through this with Rika." Guilmon nodded and felt reassured by Renamon's confidence. The other Tamers and their Digimon gave looks that told Simon that everything will be fine. "Guys... I'm glad that I got to meet each and every one of you... This will be your final mission in the Digital World. Don't lose to this bastard! Understand!?" Simon asked each of the Tamers and Digimon who saluted Simon and responded "Yes sir!" Simon and Guilmon started their trek up the stairs and Simon gave a thumbs up to each of the Tamers who also gave a thumbs up to him. Reapermon looked down at his opponents and exapanded the battle arena even further, to the point where it acted like a barrier between the castle's entrance and the top. However, Grani was right at the top and followed Simon and Guilmon towards their destination. Henry and co. looked at Reapermon who had exuded a dark aura and said "It's time to test your strength!" They then prepared their core drills to merge with their Digimon and began the fight against Reapermon...
Back with Xros Heart...
OmniShoutmon and ZekeGreymon had tried double teaming DarkKnightmon, just to give an opening for VictoryGreymon... Only to be blocked by DarkKnightmon de-fusing into two Digimon which dealt with all three attackers at once. However, once the attacks were finished, SkullKnightmon and Axemon fused back into DarkKnightmon. OmniShoutmon got quite angry at DarkKnightmon and said "I thought you were just one guy!" DarkKnightmon responded "I am merely "one guy" made up of two Digimon. You may have gained some power yourself... But that doesn't mean you didn't use others to gain this power!" OmniShoutmon thought about what DarkKnightmon said and then responded "Well of course I had to fuse with others to get to where I am now! But, I feel deeply ashamed that I can't reach this form with my own strength. However, if it can defeat you... Then I'll do it again! Just to make sure none of this ever happens!" Unfortunately, OmniShoutmon's attack was answered with a counter that caused him to de-evolve back into Shoutmon. "Shoutmon!" Taiki yelled to his partner before jumping to catch him in mid-air. Taiki ended feeling the recoil of Shoutmon's impact and fell to the ground with his partner. VictoryGreymon and ZekeGreymon both charged at DarkKnightmon to avenge Shoutmon. Shoutmon meanwhile, was holding himself up with his Microphone staff. Taiki was just getting up and trying to stop Shoutmon from getting himself killed. "Taiki, stop! I need to help my friends! They're my family and like you always say "I can't turn my back on them!" Shoutmon said to his general who responded "Shoutmon, there's gotta be a better way than you charging in and likely getting deleted."
Shoutmon then looked at VictoryGreymon and said "I felt a little envious of Agumon the moment he got to that form. You may be our tactitian, but he's our muscle along with Kiriha and Greymon. I just wish that... I could be more than just the lead singer, more than just the guy who rides into battle! I want to be part of the battle... Just like they are." Taiki puts a hand on Shoutmon's shoulder and says "I kind of get that considering I'm the shortest member of Xros Heart. And I feel like I haven't been able to help others as well. I actually do agree with wanting to save everyone... But I don't think we should try this alone. I think we should do this... Together." Shoutmon then fist bumped Taiki and all of a sudden, a core drill appeared before Taiki as though to signify something important. "Taiki, even if your Xros Loader isn't like Taichi's D-Power... I think you should give that thing a shot!" Shoutmon said regarding the drill in front of his general's face. Taiki stared at it for a few minutes until he finally grabbed it out of the air. "Shoutmon... How about we do what we do best!" Taiki said to Shoutmon who responded "Right, because we both know that..." Taiki and Shoutmon then said at the same time "We can't turn our back on them!" The Xros Loader then opened up to reveal a slot for the core drill to fit.
SPIRAL MATRIX EVOLUTION._
"Spiral Matrix Evolution!" Taiki said before being enveloped by a crimson data sphere. He fell into his partner who had begun to undergo a major change. Shoutmon had not only grown significantly taller, but he ended up gaining quite a bit more muscle. He had a silver chestplate, white shoulder pads and Gauntlets, black pants with heel boots like that of a jester. He also had a blue sash on his belt and a Red and white cape attached chained to his neck. Along with a new helmet that appeared to have a similar face to Grani and besides the mask over his mouth... Also came with a crown.
Shoutmon Spiral Matrix Evolve To... KingShoutmon!
ZekeGreymon and VictoryGreymon were continuing to be pushed back by DarkKnightmon's attacks... But then, KingShoutmon walked by the two Digimon and stood in front of DarkKnightmon as though to challenge him. "Shoutmon... What're you..." ZekeGreymon was about to ask, only for Shoutmon to respond "From now on... This guy is mine!" KingShoutmon stood face to face with DarkKnightmon who responded "I see you truly do look the part... But can you hope to best me as I am now?" They then took fighting stances to prepare themselves for their final battle...
Meanwhile back with Simon and Guilmon...
Simon and Guilmon were climbing the stairs towards Vamdemon's throne room. As they were climbing, they thought about their friends and what they said to them. Guilmon looked at Simon, thinking that he might have felt regret leaving them all behind to fight Vamdemon. However, he saw that Simon had a look of determination knowing that his friends will win their battle. "Guilmon, when we're done here you can finally talk to Renamon about how you feel alright?" Simon said to Guilmon who responded "Why would you say that? I don't have feelings for her! I really don't!" Simon chuckled a bit and responded "Then why were you pissed about Taomon's brush? That couldn't have been just for friendship." Guilmon then says "Well what about you and Rika? I thought you only had feelings for Nia?" They then get to the top step and Simon responds "Guilmon, I am fully committed to my relationship with Nia. It's just that Rika is like a sister to me. You're having a bit of a crush on Renamon which is understandable and I respect that. It's just that I had my feelings sorted out a while ago." Guilmon then decided to let go of the subject as they walked through the hallway, leading up to the throne room that hosted the Vampiric Digimon who was finished reading a book. "So, I finally got to meet my rival. Simon Ackerman... It's an honor to meet you and your partner Guilmon." Vamdemon said to Simon who got out his Digivice to analyze Vamdemon. "Vamdemon, Virus Type, Ultimate Level. Attacks are: Night Raid, Bloody Stream, and Hellfire." Simon said quoting his Digivice. Though he noticed that one of his attacks isn't on the notable movelist of Vamdemon.
"I see you have noticed something different about me... That is because Yggdrasil has given me a new body and new powers. So now, I can destroy even the strongest of Mega Levels!" Vamdemon declared while laughing maniacally. Simon and Guilmon both nodded at the same time before Simon inserted his core drill into his Digivice. He merged with Guilmon becoming Gallantmon and pointed Falchion at Vamdemon. "Some people think I entered this world just to save an innocent soul, or even to prevent an apocalypse. But I know that defeating you will only temporarily stop this destruction!" Gallantmon said to Vamdemon who responded "Oh, and why are you here then? If you're not here to save Xros Heart from becoming Digimon them selves or to prevent eternal darkness from covering the Digital World... Then why are you even here Tamer!?" Gallantmon then answered "All I'm here for is you! To hell with your rule! You're nothing but a blight on mankind and Digimon alike!" Vamdemon then slowly got up and tossed his book aside to another corner of the room. "Ha! Mankind. A cesspit of hatred and lies! Fight for them then! And die for their sins!" He then teleported nearby Gallantmon and the two prepared to fight one another for the last battle...
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