Central Quadrant
Wisemon began to quicken the pace as he noticed some rather curious things happen to his physical state, he began to feel heavier, his mind began to play horrific
images of an uncontrolled king of darkness, he whispered words of calmness in an attempt to ease his mind, he turned to the chosen who were lagging behind him
and said in patient yet firm voice.
"I fear for the worst, chosen we need to hurry, sprint in you can, I will not be able to wait for you any longer" he said
The chosen nodded their heads and sprinted behind him, their eyes were set in the close horizon were a gigantic plateau could be seen along with a humongous aura
that radiated throughout the land.
Sovereign Plateau
The king of darkness was up, his mind was clouded and hollow, he could hear Lily's cries for help and screams of pain from his angels who were still on the floor, his
body was broken beyond repair, but the pain was not there, all he felt was anger, he would capitalize on that feeling, Thousands of enemies stood before him
blocking any type of escape route, Lily had been taken to the end of the battlefield once again, only this time she was being held upside down by her ankle and
guarded by various mega level digimon.
The attacks came from every direction right at him, he had no escape, he knew that even with his heightened senses and burst of sudden power, he would still have
a very difficult battle and it would be almost impossible to win, but his heart of a warrior stopped him from giving up, he couldn't fly away due to the injuries on his
back, the pistols wouldn't be of any use against so many adversaries, so he did the only thing he could, he protected himself.
"HAZARD BARRIER!"
*CRASH!*
*POW!*
*BANG!*
The attacks connected with the barrier, loud shocks provoked by the strength of the impacts filled the ears of those present, Lily held her ears and closed her eyes
while tears streamed down her face, she believed that Davis was dead, how could he stand such an attack, the angels yelled for their master but got no response, in
a moment of desperation they tried to stand up and although this time they managed to kill some of their opponents by surprising them, they were quickly subdued
once again by the sheer number of enemies.
The smoke and dirt covered the area were Davis had been standing, although it was silent at first, hollow breaths began to be heard, then coughing and finally a long
deep breath accompanied by steady fast paced heartbeats, he was alive, the king of darkness was alive, the view became clear as seconds passed, and what was
seen next shocked even the sovereigns who were on top of the plateau. Davis was still standing, the barrier he had put up had somehow managed to resist the force
of the attacks, his arms were heavily injured and you could see the bone in one of them, his legs were barely holding his weight, but his eyes still burned with the
intensity that made the bravest of men cower beneath him.
The digimon that had attacked gasped at such a show of resistance and power, before they could attack once again Davis launched himself at them, in all directions
he began firing his most powerful attacks in hopes of liberating Lily and helping his angels.
"POSITRON LASER!"
"STRIKE OF THE SEVEN STARS!"
"METAL WOLF CLAW!"
"DESPERADO BLASTERS!"
"INFERNO FROST!"
"MAGNA BLAST!"
Different attacks, ranging from flaming arrows to incandescent lasers fired from gigantic canons dived straight towards Davis's opponents, the digimon began to run
towards every direction possible trying to avoid being hit with the attacks, the majority of them were able to fly away or at least managed to dodge them, the rest of
them were obliterated in an instant. The sovereigns yelled instructions to their subordinates furiously, Davis had managed to wipe out dozens of enemies with his
attacks, but still thousands remained, he had exhausted his energy by using such high caliber attacks and now he was a sitting duck for the next wave of attacks that
were coming in his direction, it was over.
Central Quadrant
"Did you guys hear that?" asked Sora to the rest of the team
"It sounded like an explosion, but for some reason our digivices cant sense the presence of Davi's D3" said Izzi thoughtfully
"The reason is that the king now possesses a special digivice that does not give any signal unless it is activated" said Wisemon as he sprinted further away
They were getting closer to the spot where the battle was raging on, they could see the massive attacks in the distance, two bodies were on the floor groveling in
pain while a small child was held up by her ankle and protected by dozens of mega level digimon.
"What is that thing?" managed to ask Takuya while everyone else gasped at what they were seeing
"I-It's D-Davis" said Kari trembling as she saw Davis's figure stand in the middle of the vast army
"There must be thousands of them" said Koji
"Quick! We must hurry, everyone stand behind me!" said Wisemon commanding the team so that he could provide protection since their digimon could not digivolve
in the quadrant "Those of you that can use armor evolution, I urge you to try it now, we may have made it this far, but whether we make it out alive, that is still
pending"
The last words were said with fear, they kept approaching the raging battlefield, the digimon were too concentrated on Davis and the angels to take notice of them,
so when they were distracted the most the digimon armored digivolved.
"GATOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO…. NEFERTIMON"
"PATAMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO….PEGASUSMON"
"HAWKMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO….HALSEMON"
"ARMADILLOMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO….DIGMON"
The evolution process managed to work, Wisemon spotted Davis in the horizon and made his way over to him, the tension and pressure he was under made him do
an irrational thing, call him out.
"MY KING! DO NOT WORRY I WILL SAVE YOU!" he yelled as the attention was focused on him
Davis looked to the close horizon and saw the chosen and their digimon along with Wisemon who was calling out to him, he felt angry at his mentor for breaking his
rules, he had wanted to do this alone not out of pride, but out of fear, they were all in danger, he needed to act fast, he wasn't going to let innocent blood be spilled
once again, even if he had to go the depths of hell itself to prevent it. The attacking digimon turned their attention to the newcomers and stared them down, their
attacks on Davis ceased and they began analyzing what their next move would be.
"LEAVE THEM OUT OF THIS! IT IS ME WHO YOU WANT!" yelled Davis at them as he managed to gather a small bit of strength to fire multiple attacks at them
"FIRE ROCKET!"
"NOVA BLAST!"
"DESPERADO BLASTERS!"
The attacks were weaker this time, the digimon that were hit with them did not disappear, they merely were injured heavily and unable to continue battle for the time
being, all the attention was now back on the king of darkness who once again stood a bloody mess in front of his enemies with no sign of backing down. The chosen
began to come closer and closer until they were at a relatively close but safe distance from Davis, they could see thousands of enemies and a gigantic castle on top of
the plateau, Ken felt desperate because he couldn't help Davis, Wormmon could not digivolve here and it would be useless to fight against so many enemies without
digivolving. The sovereigns on top of the plateau finally noticed the chosen and their digimon after some seconds, they were beyond shocked to see them standing
there, Azulongmon was known to be quite the negotiator and was the first one to speak.
"Children, what is the reason behind your visit?" he asked faking calmness
The chosen stood quietly looking around for Azulongmon's voice, they finally realized that it was coming from the top of the plateau, nobody knew what answer to
give, they didn't know any of the reasons for Davis being there, sure he had talked about getting revenge, but he never exactly mentioned his plan to them, and the
sovereigns were even more of a bigger mystery to them, they had proposed to apprehend Davis for becoming dark and prevent him from damaging both the human
and the digital world, but seeing the king of darkness in such condition and with such bravery, made them think that maybe there was more to the story than what
was in front of them. Ken was the first one to step up front of the team; he defiantly looked up at the plateau and shouted back at the digital god.
"Azulongmon, what is this? What are you doing to Davis?" he asked
There was silence for a small amount of seconds until.
"He is the spawn of darkness, he has threatened not only us but the digital world as a whole, he must be punished for what he has done!" said Azulongmon loudly
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT AZULONGMON!" snapped Wisemon for the first time since Davis had known him "YOU CONDEMNED HIM TO A LIFE OF WAR AND PAIN,
CANT YOU SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING, INNOCENTS WILL DIE. STOP THIS AT ONCE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE"
Everyone turned to Wisemon who was looking up towards the top of the plateau defiantly, the army of digimon turned to look at the protector of the crest of dark
hazard, many recognized him from the past, he was one of the closest servants of the sovereigns, he had been casted away after he had defied them, how had he
managed to come back and his role in the rise of the dark king was a mystery to all.
"Wisemon, it has been millenniums since we've seen you, we are disappointed to say the least, how dare you aid a being of darkness" responded another voice which
the chosen recognized as Baihumon
"We protected you and made you who you are, and this is your pay, it saddens us" came the voice of Ebonwumon continuing the sovereign's act of disappointment
and innocence
Wisemon tensed at the words he was hearing, the lot of them had the hypocrisy of calling him out on his service, they had given him a chance to serve them but not
before he proved to be a brave and intelligent being, he owed nothing to them. Instead of continuing to argue with the sovereigns he threw his familiar book which he
held in his hands up in the air, a yellow glow engulfed the tome while it began to transform into a sand colored sword that was caught by Wisemon in mid-air.
"I was imprisoned for millenniums for disobeying one order, I saw you destroy not only my life but the life of an innocent child" he said as the chosen looked at him
with surprised gazes "I SERVE THE KING OF DARKNESS, AND I WILL FIGHT FOR HIM JUST LIKE I ONCE DID FOR YOU" after saying this he turned around to face the
army and pointed the sword at them "THOSE WHO DARE STAND IN MY WAY, SHALL FACE DEATH, IT IS YOUR CHOICE!"
The chosen didn't know what to do; they were stuck at a crossroad with two different lanes going to different results, should they help Wisemon and the badly injured
Davis, or stand their ground and aid the sovereigns of the digital world. Wisemon did not hesitate to enter battle, he cocked his sword and launched himself at the
army in hopes of rescuing Davis, his swift moves combined with his strength, speed and experience made him a formidable opponent which would prove to be
difficult to dispose of.
"Children, as you can see there is no choice for us, these monsters have pledged to kill innocents and cover this dimension in darkness, we unfortunately cannot let
that happen, we swore to protect our people and we will keep that oath" echoed the voice of Fanglongmon
The chosen gasped at the words they had just heard, as the signal was given; a fraction of the army began to simultaneously attack Davis, the angels and Wisemon,
who was still fighting with force, Ken watched in horror as his friend was beaten to the ground by the force needed to hold off so many attacks, he felt powerless, he
felt disappointed and full of despair, he didn't need any more evidence, he didn't know the whole story, but by the actions that had seen from the sovereigns, he
knew that even though Davis was at wrong for attacking the digimon, there was something, a truth, lying beneath all that.
"Guys, we have to do something!" he said nervously as he turned to his friends
Jeri and Alice looked at each other and back at Ken, he wanted their support, they would need to stick together in order to save Davis, the two teen girls could see
the decision behind Ken's words, he felt the need to protect his friend even if he had turned to the darkness. None of the chosen responded, they were debating
within their minds what to do next, their eyes travelled onto the battlefield and back to Ken, their prejudice still held them by the neck making them unable to make
the correct choices.
"WE CAN'T JUST STAND HERE AND DO NOTHING! DON'T YOU SEE? HES GETTING KILLED OUT THERE!" he yelled back at them
"But, he tried to kill us so many times, what if we're wrong, what if he's truly evil?" asked Izzi nervously
"He tried to kill me and Sora as well, why should we trust him now?" said Tai
"He's injured, hurt and threatened everyone we care about, it's no use trying to save him if he's lost to darkness" said T.K. finally
The battle raged on in the horizon while the destined still didn't come up with a concrete response to their position on the battle, some agreed to help Davis out of
simple curiosity for his actions, others agreed based on the fact that he had helped Kouichi, Alice and Jeri, and finally there were those that refused to help him
because of the horrible things he had done to them. Finally, it was Kari who ended the feud when she spoke in a way that shocked even herself.
"Guys, he's hurt us a lot, he's been a heartless monster, but" she paused "Its our fault guys, it's my fault, Angewomon was the one who gave Veemon the last blow, I
can't help but wonder that if we had acted differently" she said as tears began to cascade down her face "Then maybe, just maybe, he would not be this thing he has
become"
Everyone felt silent, only the screams and attacks were heard in the background as Yolei's arm embraced Kari in a hug.
"K-K-Kari, we" began Tai as he was stopped again by Kari
"That time at the hospital, I thought that he had come to hurt us, but that candy he gave me" she said as she looked at everyone who had been there and
remembered the gift she had been given "It symbolized our friendship, he gave one exactly like that the first time we met, that time he consoled me and said that he
would always be there" she said as her eyes travelled from the chosen to the battle "And that's why I can't leave him, I don't know what happened to him, I don't
know if I can ever be his friend again, I don't know if I can forgive him, I don't know if he can forgive me, but I won't let him die"
Kari looked over to Nefertimon who had stayed silently watching her friend unleash all those words that had been trapped inside her mind for so long, she motioned
the digimon to come closer and instructed her to attack and rescue Davis as soon as possible. The rest of the team didn't know what to do, the evolution barrier kept
them from digivolving, the only ones who could aid Nefertimon were the rest of the armor digimon which were frankly, way weaker than all of their enemies, truth be
told they wouldn't last long.
"Kari, I don't know about them, but me and Wormmon will stand with you, I won't let my best friend die in this place" said Ken as he waited for the other's approval,
the rest of those present nodded their heads after a few seconds, signaling their choice of sides.
Izzi had opened his laptop and began to analyze the data from the quadrant they were currently in, he had expected the evolution barrier to be controlled at will, he
was wrong, it was simply a negation program that could be overwritten if one had the knowledge to hack into the system, the sovereigns were still too caught up in
the events of the torture and carnage to even notice the boy of knowledge hack into their mainframe in order to remove the barrier.
"Izzi, hurry up, how much more time do you need?" asked Tai with impatience
"I'm trying my best Tai, but I still need a couple of minutes, it's not exactly easy, I have to hack into the mainframe and then somehow rewrite the program so that it
allows us to digivolve and then put a protection on it so that the sovereigns don't hack it again" he explained as he typed furiously on his computer
Davis was holding his ground despite all odds being against him, his energy was however diminishing by the second, his throat was hoarse from the screams of
desperation he had sent in the direction of the angels and Lily, his legs were barely holding his weight while one of his arms although movable, couldn't hold much
strength or pressure. He looked back to the spot where the chosen were gathered and saw Izzi typing on his computer while the rest of the chosen huddled together
as one, he didn't know what would be of him, would he die, would he live, it didn't matter anymore, saving Lily, saving Wisemon, saving the angels, saving everyone,
that was worth dying a thousand times.
Wow, it seems things are getting intense now that the chosen have picked a side, if Davis manages to save those he cares for, what will happen to
the sovereigns? Will he ever forgive the destined for what they did to him? Will the sovereigns succeed in finally destroying the king of darkness?
Please R&R