Helio and welcome to the next chapter of Tales of Tamers Xilla! We have 5 chapter left before we finish volume 7. Afterward I will have some news about the story. So let get to the chapter. Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, The tales series, Bleach, Sword art online, Fairy Tail, Rouruni Kenshin, Darling in the Franxx or Rwby, they all belong to their respected creators. Now on with the show!

Recap

Last time on Tales of Tamers Xilla: The gang was able to exposes' Jacques Schee cheating to win the election with the help of Watzz, on;y to learn that Watts stup down Mantle Heating grid. What more he has taken control of Atlas systems. This shake Ironwood to the core as Oscar was able to convince him to focus. They decide to tell the others about Salem as the Tamers head down to the city to help the people. They split up to face off with the hordes of Grimm. It was touch and go for a while until Ironwood and Robyn broadcast the truth of Salem across Atlas. This renews the Tamers resolve as they continue to fight the Grimm in hopes of turning the tide. Meanwhile, Angela and Cinder began to make theirs move.

Tales of Tamers Xilla 3

Shadows of the past

Chapter 71

Gravity

Normal Pov: Mantle outer wall: On the outer wall of Mantle, Misuru and his Digimon partner Bulucomon were looking into the city. They heard the sound of the Atlas air fleet moving. "Hm look like Ironwood is getting his shit together." Misuru said as he leans on the rail in front of him. "You sure we shouldn't go into the city and help?" Bulucomon ask. "No, but I'm confident the other Tamers have everything under control. Beside it best to avoid Hiro and the others for now." Misuru said as they spot a shadow start to rise up. "Show time bub." He said as Angela and Vupimon appear from the shadow. "Ah Misuru, Bulucomon there you are. We been looking for you all over Mantle." Angela said. "Sorry, Angela, you know us, we prefer to have a low profile. Beside you told us to stay hidden until the time was right anyway." he said. "Yes, I did, I'm sure you notice the current state of the city right now?" She ask. "I did, it quite the mess." Misuru said as he turns back to the chaos.

"Yes, the Grimm are in full force aren't they. Strange you haven't got involve." Vupimon said. "We are in hiding after all." Bulucomon said as he crosses his arms. "So, you gather the others?" Misuru ask. "I have, you were the last one. Now, it best you and the others get out of Mantle." She said with a smile. Misuru raise an eyebrow. "How come, it only a few Grimm, I'm sure the military will get things under control soon." he said. "What happening now is only the opening act, the real show has yet to begin. Now we have secured an airship to get out of the kingdom." Angela said as they start to walk away. "You're not coming?" Misuru ask. "No, we still have business to do here." She said as she and her Digimon vanish back into the shadows. "I can never figure that girl out." Bulucomon said. "Me neither it why I don't trust her. But for the sake of the plan, we do as she says. Come on let get to that ship." Misuru said as they may their way into the city. Takato Pov: Thanks to the Atlas air fleet, we were able to get the civilian clear as another group of Grimm came at us.

"Fang strike!" I shout as I stab into a teryx head. Wargrowlmon tackle a megolith and threw it clear over Mantle wall. "Taoism spells!" Taomon shout as she threw her spells tags to stun several Grimm. "Shining cannon!" Rika shout as she shot a white energy beam at them."Teepo copter!" Elize shout as Teepo flew her up to take out one Grimm. "Lunatic dance!" Cresenmon shout as she cut though a sphinx. Kenji swung his sword and shot a light slash to cut a megolith in two. "Meteor flame!" Shout Saviorhackmon as he bast the rest of the Grimm to ash. "Look like were finish here." Kenji said. "And the people in the area are safe too." Elize said. "For now, I doubt that it over." Rika said. "Agreed love." I said as the comm beep. "Come in teams, we have secured Tyrian Callows." Clover said. "They got him." Kenji said surprise. "Good, we'll have less trouble with one less nut job on the streets." Rika said. "Yeah, anyway the area is clear. Let grab a ship and head back to the school." I said as our Digimon turn back to normal. We neter a ship as it took us back to the school.

There we saw team Ruby and the Ace ops. "Hey uys." Ruby said. "Good to know that you guys are ok." Rik said. "Well like a few Grimm can stop us." Yang said with a grin. "If were done chit chating, we need to see the general." Marrow said. "Right let go." I said as we head into the school. Once we reach the office we found the general. His left arm was bandage and in a sting. He must have a been in a rough fight. "General Ironwood." Harriet said. He looks worry. "We have made a critical error." He said as he places a black queen chess piece on the desk. "A chess piece?" Elize ask. "Oh no that not good." Kenji said concern. "The black queen was the symbol Salem show us before we lost everything. Her way of telling us she was inside, then it was too late." He said as he closes his eyes. He then looks at us. "We stop Watts, we stop Callows, but someone was here they put this in my office to tell me that." He said as he growls. He then looks to panic. "What if Mantle was a distraction, what if it was just draw us away from the academy to." he said. "Sir it going to be ok." Weiss said as she tries to calm him down. "She right, we got Mantle on our side and." He cut me off.

"How do we know that wasn't part of their plan." He said as he got up. "How do we know they didn't want us to bring people into Atlas by the thousands!" Ironwood shout. "In trying to save everyone, we left ourselves most vulnerable." Vine said. "Salem has been one step ahead of us this entire time." Ironwood shout as he slams his fist on the desk. causing the chess piece to clink against the desk like glass. "No." I said realizing what it means. "It's glass." Ruby said as she realizes it as well. The Ace ops look at her. "Black glass this was Cinder." She said. 'She alive?" Yang ask. "Look like it, if she dies the Fall maiden power would have gone to the last woman the thought of." Rika said. "And now she here." Kenji said. Ironwood sigh. "If Cinder here, then for all we know Hazel is too. Takato already said that Salem own daughter was here too!" He shout. "Sir this isn't over yet we're with you." Blake said as she steps up. Ironwood stand up and glare at us. "Are you with me?" He ask. I'm not liking where this is going. He walk around his dek. "How did Robyn knew about the global commmunication project?" He ask. Blake and Yang look nervous.

"We told." Yang said. "The night of the ambush." She said. Ironwood look piss. "You did what." Elm said betrayed. "Outway, did you know about this?" Ironwood ask me. "I did, they brought it to my attention, I believe they made the right call and it pay off. It got Robyn to side with us." I said. "We were trying to help." Yang said. "By going behind our backs!" Marrow shout. Harriet got in their faces. "Does that mean you let her escape!" She shout. "Robyn is on our side so back off!" Rika shout. I look to see the bag on the desk start to shake. What the. "We didn't know that for sure!" Ironwood shout. "None of those matters!" Weiss shout. "Loyalty always matters!" Ironwood screams as a jelly fish like Grimm shot out off the bag and frails around the room. "A seer no that means." Kenji said scare. "Means what?" Ruby ask. "She is watching us." He said. "Who?" A scare Elize ask as she hid behind me. "My mother." he said. We watch the seer raise up. "General Ironwood." A woman voice said.

The Grimm losses it color as it drops to the floor. It rolls ant then came to a stop as it cracks, and black smoke raises out of it. It forms into a ghostly image of a white hair woman wearing a black dress. Her red eyes stare at us. This is her the queen of Grimm. "Salem." I said. "The brave huntsmen and huntresses that bested Arthur Watts congratulations." Salem said. "We stop Tyrian too. and we'll stop Cinder, Angela and anyone else you try to send here." Ruby said. "Dear girl, their goal was never victory, it was merely to set the stage." Salem said. "For what?" Ironwood ask as he aim his gun at her. She turns her head to him. "For me." She simply said. She floated over to Ironwood. "Time isn't on your side James its always on mine. The people of Atlas have suffered enough. Surrender the staff, the lamp and my wayward son to me and they needed suffer any further." She said. "That not going to happen." he said Salem got in his face. "Simply accept the futility of your situation and this can all be over." She gently. "We've seen what your capable off." Ruby said.

"And were not buying it." Rika said. Salem turns to look at them. I notice Salem was staring at Rika mostly. "The lamp show us." Ruby said. Salem turns her attention to Ruby. "It shows us everything. We see that you can't be killed, but we don't need to kill you to stop you." Ruby said as Salem floated over to her. "And we will stop you." Ruby said as she looks Salem in the eyes. "Your mother said those words to me and look what it got her." Salem said. "Our mother?" Rika ask. "And she was wrong too." Salem said. Ruby starts to cry and fell to her knees. Her sister and Kenji ran to her. "You bitch you're going to pay for that!" Rika shout. Salem smirk. "Your will is stronger than your sister, I expected nothing less from the current Celestial wizard." Salem said. I let out a chuckle. "Woe you sure are full off yourself lady." I said as she tun to look at me. "Ah you must be this Tamer of the Hazard that Grimmon spoke off, Takato correct?" She ask. "I am, like Ruby said, we will stop you. I know quite a few ways to deal with someone like you Salem. So, believe me when I say I will personally send you to hell!" I shout.

"Is that a threat soul reaper?" She ask. "No, consire it my declaration of war on you, because lady you're at the top of my shit list." I said. She chuckles. "You're an interesting one, fine so be it. Look forward to meeting you in person." She said. Salem then turns to look at Kenji. "And you my son, I will make sure you are punished for your betrayal, and I promise you it will be severe." She said as she vanishes. "That was Salem, that who were up against!" Marrow shout. "And she apparently on her way." Harriet said. "But we'll be alerted if any forces have approached the kingdom. We have long range proximity alarms all along the coast." Eil said. Vine took out his scroll. "They're offline, with all the chaos we didn't notice." He said. "Watts must have Stup them down!" Marrow shout. "Or they were destroyed." Ironwood said. "But all of them?" Elm ask. "You said in your speech Amity tower was ready to launch was that true?" Blake ask. Ironwood said noting. "You bastard, you only said that to lure Watts out didn't you!" Rika shout at him. He was still quiet.

"General Ironwood?" Weiss ask worry. This isn't right. "I sent your sister to claim the power of the Winter Maiden." he said. Weiss gasp. "When I realized we been compromised, I know we couldn't wat any longer. The staff and the lamp have to be lock away." He said. Ruby got to her feet. "I though you said we can keep it?" She ask. "Well, that was before you lied to us about Robyn and about who Chrome was before Salem was right at our doorstep. Before Mantle was nearly destroy, and myself and my army were left exhausted!" He shout as he smacks the bag off the desk. He then put his gun down. "The timeline has change accordingly." He said as he picks up the queen piece. "What is our orders sir?" Harriet ask. "We're going to take our plan for Amity and apply it to the city of Atlas." He said. "What!" I shout. "It was Oz plan in a former life, but he didn't take it far enough. If we harness the power of the staff, we can rise ourselves high into the city articial climate will keep citizens and foods supplies unharmed. Always out of reach of whatever Salem may send our way." He said. By the spirits he gone insane.

"But were nowhere near finish evacuating everyone, you be leaving Mantle to die!" Blake shout. "Yes, I would, we can't allow Salem to capture the relics. This is our best chance of getting them and the Maidens as far away as possible." He said in a serious tone. "No, that isn't the way." I said. "Yeah, we have an opportunity to reunite the world, if we launch the tower, we can all work together again. We could call for help." Ruby said as Ironwood holster his gun. "If we can hold out long enough." I said. "Sometimes doing the right thing means making tough decisions." he said as he was infront of us. "Your right and I think the right thing to do would be to stand our ground." Blake said. "Me too." Yang said. "Me too." Weiss said. "The same goes for us." I said as my team step up. "And me." Ruby said. We look at the Ace ops. "We run ourselves ragged trying to save Mantle, we try that against an even larger force?" Harriet ask. "But your huntsmen and huntresses. you can't just back down from a fight!" Rika shout.

"You can't focus on one single fight, while trying to win a war." Vine said. "What the council going to say?" Weiss ask. "Nothing, once I declare martial law." Ironwood said. "What about Robyn?" Blake ask. "Who exactly are you royal to?' Elm ask. "Were loyal to the people counting on us to save them." Ruby said. "We're saving who we can." Ironwood said. "You don't fucking decide who live and die!" I scream at him tire of his bullshit. "You're standing in our way." He said. Ruby saw her scroll lite up. "It Jaune we got a serious problem." He said. Ruby looks to Ironwood as he narrows his eyes. He tries to grab her as she spilt into petals and reform on his desk. "Ironwood declaring martial law and abandoning Mantle. Salem is coming and he going to use the staff to move Atlas. If you don't stop him then Mantle going to be des." She stops as her scroll stop working. We look to see Ironwood with his out. He starts to leave the room. "Sorry it come to this, but until Atlas and the relics are safe, you are all under arrest." He said. 'We won't just let you take us." Ruby said as the Ace ops block the door. "I know." He said. "Then know you make the worst mistake of your life." I said. as he left the room. We look to the Ace ops. Were in for one hell of a fight.

Chapter end

Preview

Alice: With Ironwood going over the edge, we force to face new problems. Next time on Tales of Tamers Xilla: Chapter 72: Friends like these. This isn't going to end well.

And that is it for the chapter folks: Ironwood have finally lost his shit; will the gang be able to stop him. Stay tune to find out what happen next. Until then this been Crimson Dragonic blazing out!