A/N: Now we pick up from where we left off. Can Metalla X avenge Mimi's honor and use his Ascendant Rage to end Beerusmon's rampage? And what of the Ascendant God if he ever shows up?
Find out now. (/narrator voice)
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Digimon Fusion Ascendancy
Act I: Battle of Digital Gods
Chapter VI: The Legend of the Ascendant God
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Digital World/File Island/Beach Resort/12:55 PM
(Cue Dragon Ball Z OST – Unofficial Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta Theme by TheEnigmaTNG (0:57-3:10))
"YOU BASTARD!" Metalla X bellowed and came into blows with Beerusmon; this time to defend Mimi's honor. Clenching his fist, he drove his fist forward and clocked Beerusmon's face, landing the first real blow.
Bam!
Beerusmon was caught by surprise. But, that didn't deter him. He retaliated and punched Metalla X square in the face. Gritting his teeth hard, Metalla X shook off the blow and landed another punch to Beerusmon.
Bam!
This punch packed enough power to send Beerusmon sailing back. Bewildered, Beerusmon couldn't believe Metalla X managed to hit him with two blows. But that didn't stop there. Metalla X jumped up and kicked Beerusmon's jaw, causing him to spit out blood. Metalla X unloaded with a flurry of punches. Most of the punches hit Beerusmon's face. Metalla X pulled a foot back and punted Beerusmon far across the island. Metalla X made a hasty dash after Beerusmon and attacked him.
Everyone else, either still conscious or on the sidelines, were astonished by Metalla X's incredible feat of managing to land blows on the Digital God. No one else up to this point hadn't been able to seriously damage Beerusmon.
Mimi slowly came to in Rosemon's arms. Her vision blurred and she was unable to catch Metalla X fighting off Beerusmon. The fighters' movements were instant blurs to her, but Keke was able to discern their movements.
"Mimi, you're awake!" Rosemon was relieved to see her partner stir.
"What's going on?" Mimi asked, groaning some and rubbing her cheek.
"Thank goodness Beerusmon held back or you wouldn't be waking up now," Keke said as her eyes shifted back and forth following the fighters' movements. "This is incredible, Mimi. After seeing Beerusmon hit you, Metalla X gained an awesome boost!"
Simms commented. "It's like at a sudden moment, seeing Mimi getting hurt pushed him to a level on par with Omega X!"
"Yeah kick his ass, Metalla X!" Tike and Kara cheered on the Ascendant.
"Stay him on, brother!" WarAngemon encouraged Metalla X on.
Once regaining his footing, Beerusmon looked up and sighted Metalla X diving toward him. Metalla X didn't let up for a single second and unloaded more blows. He mixed it using kicks and punches to stagger Beerusmon. He then kicked Beerusmon's face, punting him over a hundred feet into the air. Metalla X shot up and grabbed Beerusmon's tail, twirling him around and tossing him far off to the side. Metalla X powered up further and wasted no time gliding after Beerusmon. Charging up an energy ball in his hands, Metalla X flew right up to Beerusmon.
"TAKE THIS!" Metalla X blasted Beerusmon head-on with a fully charged Big Bang Attack. The immense energies formed a sphere over the two and discharged into a explosion. The end result blast shook the whole island and reverberated over the Data Ocean.
Ba-Boom!
Those close by took cover. The fighters quickly covered their friends and families.
(End theme)
All the while, Beelzebumon relocated the Scooby Digidestined and Mimi's parents away from the vicinity. Despite their relocation, the shockwave emitted from the explosion nearly knocked them all away. Calumon clung onto Beelzebumon's back as the immense air force blew against him.
"I'M BARELY HANGING ON HERE!" Calumon shrieked loudly.
As the strong shockwaves diminished, Beelzebumon stopped the motorcycle and glanced across making a scowling face to Metalla X.
"Yeesh, give us a little warning next time, hothead."
Calumon remarked. "You're one to talk."
"Touche."
Meanwhile, Metalla X breathed hard and watched the smoke cloud thin out. Once the cloud thinned completely away, Metalla X's eyes and mouth gaped. He looked in utter dismay when an unfazed Beerusmon floated out dusting himself off.
(Cue Dragon Ball Z OST – Beerus Theme by TheEnigmaTNG)
"No!" Metalla X gasped.
"Impressive show, but it only further proves you're not the Ascendant God either," Beerusmon acknowledged Metalla X. "I'll leave now only after destroying the Digital World. Whismon, we're leaving now!" He turned around to see his attendant devouring some sushi made by Digitamamon and Vegiemon.
Whismon turned while chewing on some sushi on a fork. "Give me a moment please!" Turning around, he chatted up with Digitamamon. "I understand this is sea urchin?" He swallowed it and smirked. "Mmmm! This is much better than the spicy tuna!"
Digitamamon nodded in approval. "Glad you enjoyed it, sir."
Upon seeing his attendant trying out all of Digitamamon's sushi, Beerusmon scowled in irritation.
"No! I won't let you do it! Why do you always want to destroy?!" Metalla X openly berated Beerusmon in a pleading manner.
"Don't stall. My decision is final, Ascendant," Beerusmon said, quickly applying a finger on Metalla X's forehead and finding his pressure point.
As a result, Metalla X was knocked away. Keke flew up catching Metalla X. Mimi and Rosemon hurried toward Keke, who placed the Ascendant down.
"MATT!" The Digidestined cried out in unison.
"Matt, no!" Mimi cried out fearfully. She slid over to Metalla X's side and shook him. "Matt! Wake up!"
(End theme)
"WHISMON, NOW!" Beerusmon barked to his preoccupied attendant.
Hearing his name called on, Whismon vanished from Digitamamon's sushi bar and materialized next to the the Digital God.
"Yes, Lord Beerusmon? Is there something you wanted?"
"I do admit that you're right about the Ascendant God prophecy. This whole endeavor has been nothing more than the two of us chasing after an echo of a myth. But, I WILL destroy this planet before we return home!"
"As you wish, lord, but first I'm going to finish eating."
With that, Whismon descended back to the sushi bar to intake more of Digitamamon's recipes. Beerusmon could only look on with annoyance.
"Sir, how do you like the yellow tail?" Digitamamon could be heard conversing with Whismon far away.
"Whoo fantastic! Unfortunately, time is short and I don't have the time to try out everything on your menu. Could I trouble you make it to go for me?"
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Crushing Defeat)
Beerusmon descended closer toward the Digidestined, D3s, and the warriors. Despite the numbers advantage, their combined strength was still negligible against his god power. However, the Digidestined, D3s, Mystic Celesta X, WarAngemon, Ultima X, BanchoLeomon, BW, Pikkan, Sonja, and Sheila were still willingly ready to defend the guests and File Island.
Suddenly, a sun-like sphere slowly formed behind Beerusmon. Without so much as lifting a finger, he charged up and increased the size of the sphere. It expanded ten times his whole body. Then, it grew, grew, and continued growing. The sheer power of the sphere deleted much of the landscape and reality warped sections of the digitized sky.
"No, if that thing grows any bigger, it'll cause a rip in the Digital World and affect your world, Digidestined!" Gennai alarmed them.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Sora declared, brandishing her bow and arrows.
"We'll go down fighting if we have to stop him!" Biyomon exclaimed.
"We're gonna lose bad, but I'm not running knowing I'll die with you guys," Joe boldly resigned his fate. He readied his Crest Weapon.
As the Digital World defenders held their ground, Beerusmon prepared to seal their fates and raised his hand out. A purple aura materialized over him. He harvested energy into his hand and aimed for the amassed group.
"This is the end of your story. Goodbye forever, Digital World," Beerusmon declared.
(End theme)
However, all it took was a commanding voice to stop him.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!"
Beerusmon paused and noticed three individuals descending from the sky.
(Cue One Punch Man OST - Theme of One Punch Man ~Seigi Shikkou~)
Everyone present became pleasantly surprised and relieved seeing their three saviors. Tai, VictoryGreymon, and X dropped in making their epic entrances before their friends.
"TAI!" Sora, Mimi, and Mystic Celesta X cried out.
"VICTORYGREYMON!" Biyomon and the Digimon shouted in unison.
"X!" The D3s yelled out to the masked watcher.
"Tai, Agumon, X... about time you came," BanchoLeomon muttered.
"You always have to cut in so close, don't you?" Pikkan said.
"Well, well, look who's here," Beelzebumon remarked seeing the three drop in.
"Man, aren't you a sight for sore eyes, guys," Iron Man chuckled as Pepper, Dianamon, and Minervamon lifted him from the ground.
"You're back!" Sora cried out, rushing over and hugging the Bearer of Courage. She quickly withdrew from her boyfriend and folded her arms. "You're late."
"Yeah, I'm very sorry, Sora, but I got caught up," Tai replied, kissing her on the lips. "You can probably guess what caused our delay."
"I think I've already figured that one out," the Bearer of Love looked up and eyed Beerusmon. "Be careful, Tai."
"I will. VictoryGreymon, let's take care of this."
Walking forward in an epic manner, VictoryGreymon pulled out his Dramon Breaker and threw it over his shoulder.
"X! That jerk kicked us around!" David recapped the masked watcher on the whole fight with the Digital God.
"Too bad it all started because of one stupid pudding cup," Kara scoffed.
"Relax, we'll take care of this," X said.
"Be careful, man," Sam said.
"We're here if you need us," BW added.
X paused when Keke stood in his way.
"Sorry I couldn't make it to the party in time."
"It's ok. We can make up for this," Keke smiled. "Well, if you have a plan."
"I do," X nodded as he walked by Keke and patted her shoulder.
Suddenly, Keke was the first to sense a subtle power emanate from X. It wasn't long until Sam, Tike, Kara, David, BW, Pikkan, and Simms sensed an Ascendant-like power come from X.
X, did you actually use the Nexus Chamber?! Simms thought, meticulously watching X. Did you ask for your power back?! And the Nexus allowed it under these circumstances?!
Realizing his circle could detect his power, X looked over his shoulder and subtly smirked behind his mask.
"Better late than ever, I say!" Mimi was relieved to see Tai, VictoryGreymon, and X.
(End theme)
Lowering his hand, Beerusmon powered down and the sun-like sphere dematerialized away. The Digital God looked down at the trio walking forward to confront him.
"You three shouldn't have come back," Beerusmon said. "Unless you've already figured out the Ascendant God prophecy?"
"We haven't worked out all the kinks to it yet," Tai replied to the Digital God's inquiry. "But, we're fully aware we can't allow you to blow up the Digital World. You do that and it'll cause severe side effects to my own world. And the last thing I want is my own world getting destroyed."
"Destroying worlds is in my job description!" Beerusmon rebuked.
"Oh yeah, we're aware of that, Lord Beerusmon," the Bearer of Courage stated. "But, just this once, can you grant us a pass?"
"And if I do? Will you still fight me?"
Before Tai could respond, X interjected and patted his back. The masked watcher nodded to his former student.
"Yeah, I'd love to settle the score," Tai said, clutching the back of his spiky hair. "But, I'm sure I'd get killed. No matter what level me and VictoryGreymon are at, it won't be a fair fight. Which is why..." He turned to X and smirked. "Can you grant us a minute for us to try out one insane idea?!"
"Insane idea for what?" queried the Digital God of Destruction.
"For summoning the Ascendant God fella you want to meet! I think we know how to do it now, but it won't be easy!"
"I'm listening."
"Can you give me like five minutes? Just a little time is all I'm asking!" Tai clapped his hands and bowed. "Please?! Pretty please?"
Beerusmon sighed, shaking his head. "Fine, you have a few minutes."
"YES! Thanks!" Tai replied all giddy. He looked over to VictoryGreymon and X. "All right, we only have little time, but that's more than enough to give him what he wants!"
VictoryGreymon nodded. "I'm ready, Tai."
"Let's do this," X added.
"Mimi, we're going to need the Digicores!" Tai asked the strawberry-haired girl. "I mean, if that's..."
"No problem, Tai! Do whatever you need to send this selfish jerk packing for ruining my birthday party!"
As Keke went to fetch the Digicores, she handed them over to Tai, VictoryGreymon, and X. The trio placed the four Digicores on the ground.
"By the way, Mimi, could you be anymore loud toward Lord Beerusmon? He's a God after all."
Mimi scoffed. "God of all jerks is more like it! All this fighting over as trivial as a stupid pudding cup!" Her open remark irked Beerusmon a bit.
Keke smiled as she tended to Metalla X. "I have to admit I do envy mom being so vocal."
"Watch your mouth when addressing him, Mimi," Metalla X warned her as Keke checked for possible injuries on him. "He's no ordinary Digital deity like Azulongmon and the others"
X answered for all. "He's a Digital God of Destruction... the most troubling kind in the Digiverse."
"His name's Lord Beerusmon," VictoryGreymon promptly stated. "He's probably the strongest guy in the Digiverse."
"Everyone, please lessen your manner of speech directly toward Lord Beerusmon," Whismon interjected. He descended near the group carrying to-go sushi bento boxes. "If you so happen to offend Lord Beerusmon, you will all be obliterated along with the whole galactic quadrant. I doubt that's what Azulongmon wants."
"Oh, well in that case..." Mimi gave a devious grin and waved to the Digital God. "Lord Beerusmon!" She put on the most fake smile she's ever had to put on to win his favors. "Maybe I can let you back in the party if you can behave?"
"Oh, right, like that's gonna work after you bitched him out," Pikkan snidely remarked.
"I heard that, long ears!" Mimi snapped.
"So, what are you going to do with the Digicores, Tai?" WarAngemon asked.
"This! Digicores, heed my call and grant my wish! I summon the great spirit within you!" The Bearer of Courage beckoned loudly.
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods OST – Shenron Makes His Appearance)
Suddenly, the skies darkened over File Island and the darkness in the sky spread hundreds of kilometers off from the island. The four Digicores quickly lit and shot up into the sky in the form of four red beams.
"Ah, I get it! You're thinking of using SliferGigaSeadramon to stop Beerusmon's destruction of the Digital World" Ultima X asked enthusiastically.
"Nope! His power won't do any good to stop Beerusmon!" Tai answered.
Beerusmon descended next to Whismon and curiously watched the beams forming a large construct.
Everyone moved back when the four streams of red light converged to form a body. This body materialized into a long red serpentine dragon resembling Slifer the Sky Dragon with a longhorn fitted atop of its head. The gargantuan's robust body was composed of hardened layers of organic but resistant skin. The face area is the same, albeit his mouth is shrunken a bit so that he has a second smaller mouth above it. As the beast opened its eyes, it glanced over the group amassed in front of it.
This is SliferGigaSeadramon, the deity of the Digicores.
The red-skinned deity dragon howled deeply and initially responded by snorting smoke through his nostrils. Sounding subdued and laid back like a surfer, he quickly answered. "Hey, dudes, I know it's been a while, but why go and wake me up again? I've got like a big headache waking up!"
(End theme)
Upon seeing the dragon deity, Beelzebumon gawked in bewilderment. "That's the fabled dragon they been hyping up about? Why does he sound like he's stoned?"
Calumon shrugged. "Stoned? You mean he's full of stones?"
"...yeah, he's full of stones, right," the Demon Lord humored the little one.
"Forget your headaches, we have a wish to be granted!" BW bellowed.
"Yeah, sure, fine," SliferGigaSeadramon coughed and puffed out smoke He forced a sage-like voice despite tinges of his surfer voice still evident in his tone. "So, I shall grant thee any wish. Speak now so I can get back to sleep, dudes and ladies."
"Listen, SliferGigaSeadramon!" Tai openly declared. "Um, do you know what an Ascendant God is?"
"Huh? Ascendant God?" Mystic Celesta X overheard him. "Wait, Beerusmon mentioned something about that."
"Ho, that's the same question I was going to ask," Beerusmon smirked. "Clever boy."
To everyone's shock, SliferGigaSeadramon answered. "Yeah, I do know."
"Whoa, you really know about it?!" Tai was taken aback.
"Yes, I really do, dude. Is your wish whether or not I know?"
"Well, I suppose so. If you know, then could you bring an Ascendant God here for us?"
"I cannot bring one, Taichi... for one does not exist yet in this universe. An Ascendant God is a deity that can only be formed by Ascendants temporarily."
Tai was befuddled with this vague response. "What do you mean?"
"Man, you're asking far too many questions. What exactly is your wish?"
"Lord Beerusmon demands to produce an Ascendant God."
Upon hearing the Digital God's name, SliferGigaSeadramon groaned and looked over to see Beerusmon with Whismon. Beerusmon squinted his eyes and quickly formed a description of SliferGigaSeadramon's appearance in his mind. Putting two and two together, he quickly remembered the red-schemed dragon.
"Ah, it's you," Beerusmon scoffed. "What happened, SliferGigaSeadramon? Did you get demoted to wish jockey for being lazy?"
"Wait?! He knows SliferGigaSeadramon?!" Tike exclaimed.
"How the heck do they know each other?" Sam wondered.
"Sssh, I want to hear this!" Sheila whispered loudly.
SliferGigaSeadramon rebuked in an annoyed tone. "Least I'm not impulsive and crazy when I wake up."
"Will you just tell these fools how to make an Ascendant god, and maybe I won't kill you."
"You do know what'll happen if you try right?"
Beerusmon chided him. "I could easily kill all three of your kind. Now quit wasting time and make with the answer."
"Sheesh, man, impatient as ever. Never change, catman," SliferGigaSeadramon shifted over back to Tai and company. "Sorry, anyway you still want to know about the Ascendant God?"
"Definitely, but I had no idea you know about Lord Beerusmon?" The Bearer of Courage asked.
"Oh please, don't inflate that's jerk head more putting 'Lord' in front of his name."
"Ok. Anyway, let's get on with business, SliferGigaSeadramon."
X added. "Carry on."
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods OST – The Legendary God)
"Right. What you should know... an Ascendant God is a savior, created by chance by righteous Ascendants, who long ago formed a union against evil beings that decided to impose their power over other races and against their fellow kind. These righteous Ascendants, led by one powerful leader. Alpha X, the progenitor of their race, led his people and revolted against these oppressors.
Alpha X gained immense power and dispatched of the evil forces in no time at all. Under Alpha X's leadership, the Ascendant people reestablished their sovereignty of their world, but in time Alpha X's power became too great and he inadvertently destroyed his own world. As the lone Ascendant in the Digiverse, he traversed many worlds in hopes of suppressing his immense power.
Following many encounters with opponents, he met one that could match his strength. This entity was known as Pyronmon."
The D3s and warriors were most familiar with the name of Pyronmon, a powerful cosmic Digimon that controlled an ability that allowed him to fight on par with Alpha X. They've also encountered Pyronmon in person, who was ultimately defeated by a friend and fellow Ascendant from another dimension.
In the middle of SliferGigaSeadramon's history lesson, he produced visuals that showed a golden-skinned, muscular bald behemoth with white loincloth. Red light broke through his golden shell and in his place was a black silhouette of a man with spiky red hair. He was shown fiercely engaging tall Kaijuu-sized monstrosities; most of these monsters resembled reptilians and mutants. One punch from Alpha X unleashed a shockwave that shook the whole planet they waged war on. Red rings of light enveloped the entire planet, indicating that the Ascendant God had seized control of the planet.
With the loss of his power, the red-haired warrior turned back to his golden-skinned form.
"Using the Zero Factor ability, Pyronmon matched Alpha X. Following a decisive battle to the death, Pyronmon was nearly brought to his knees. At the final moment before what could've been his demise, Pyronmon used the Zero Factor to force an absorption with the Ascendant. Taking in the Zero Factor, Alpha X was not able to handle this unstable power, corrupting and turning him into a mindless beast. Pyronmon left Alpha X with a heavy burden to bear. A combination of Ascendant God and Zero Factor ultimately caused his own demise. His digitized remains were then harvested by the Digital Knight Council to test a selected number of Crests, some of which were inherited by a few of the current Digidestined."
(End theme)
"That was so long ago, I lost many of my fellow knights when they tried subduing Alpha X," Gennai recalled the epic battle that ended with Alpha X's self destruction.
"This is stuff we already knew thanks to you, X," WarAngemon stated.
Nodding, X further delved. "Yes, I never told you the first Ascendant's name. Now you know."
"Just a question, but you said only a handful of us inherit Alpha X's power, right?" Ultima X inquired.
"That's right. Tai, Matt, Kari, TK, Davis, and even Ken has taken in a tiny portion of Alpha X's power. When Davis acquired the Digimental of Miracles, he took the bulk of what was supposed to go to Ken's."
Taking out his Crest of Kindness, Ken examined it. "I've inherited Alpha X's legacy, but I don't feel much difference in my biology. Like I don't eat as much as Ascendants do..."
"Um about that," Yolei interjected, playfully poking Ken's side. "I have been noticing you eating more than usual. You're just not paying attention to much you eat, mister!"
"Well, now that you mention it, I do recall Ken's metabolism increasing," Wormmon pointed out. "And there was that time he ran and got hit by a car only to survive without a bruise!"
"That's right and he didn't sustain any injuries," the purple-haired girl stated. "Ken, my boy, you're what we call a late-bloomer."
"Well..." Ken chuckled modestly. "I've just now been able to sense things beyond just darkness. I've been able to discern Ki levels."
"Wow, Ken! That's awesome!" Sam chimed in, feeling proud for his father.
"You're really gonna be one of us, Ken!" Ultima X congratulated his closest friend. "Listen, you stick with us and we'll show the ways of our training!"
Mystic Celesta X giggled. "Let's take this one step at a time, Davis. Ok? We don't way to dissuade Ken from further harnessing his Ascendant power."
"Since he only acquired a small percentage, we won't know much about his potential," WarAngemon said.
"That's nice, guys and congrats Ken, but I don't think either SliferGigaSeadramon and Beerusmon want to wait any longer," X stated.
"Just one more question," Tike raised his hand. "Did that freak Yagami get Alpha X's power, too?"
"Unfortunately yes and his so-called Legendary Ascendant power is merely just a freak accident. Just a mutation of a normal Ascendant biology," the masked watcher answered plainly. "Now, that's enough. We have more pressing matters."
"Got to admit this whole Ascendant God story is intriguing but long," Tai remarked. "But, wow this Alpha X guy sounds awesome!"
"At least Alpha X can rest easy knowing our friend, Kensuke, took him out," VictoryGreymon said.
"Yo, dudes. Mind keeping down? Do y'all want to know how to summon an Ascendant God or what? If not, then I can get back to sleep already."
Metalla X grunted. "Just tell us already."
"Five Ascendants who possess righteous hearts must form a circle, converge their powers, and instill light into another righteous Ascendant. That one Ascendant will then become an Ascendant God. There you have it, I've told y'all what you need to know."
"Thanks, SliferGigaSeadramon," X bowed to the deity.
"You're welcome. Man am I gonna need some sleep after this."
A lazy deity as always. You haven't changed, SliferGigaSeadramon. Tai chuckled in thought.
"So, we need five Ascendants that possess righteous hearts," BanchoLeomon eyed every Ascendant available.
Pikkan scoffed, inspecting every Ascendant. "Good luck. Through the process of elimination, I already know which ones don't have righteous hearts. The only ones that even qualify are Kari, Keke, David, and TK. Ken doesn't count yet because he hasn't fully harvested his Ascendant power. Kensuke and Dimitri are currently in other dimensions handling their own business. We're scarce of purely righteous hearted Ascendants."
"Wait, I don't count?!" Ultima X barked.
"From the way you once lusted after Kari and now Sonja, I hardly call you righteous hearted."
"Hey, I resent that statement, Pikkan!"
"That's right! How rude, Pikkan!" Mimi interjected.
Izzy rubbed his chin. "While Matt is definitely out because of being connected with Yamato for so long, I don't think we should disqualify Davis, Tike, and Kara. They've done plenty of good deeds despite their selfish natures."
"Selfish gluttons would be more like it," BW chuckled at the twins' annoyance.
"I'd say even a boy with a girlfriend is already considered impure," Pikkan said.
"By that logic, none of us qualify since even David has a thing for Kara!" Tike said.
"What?! No, I mean..." David stammered and blushed while twiddling his thumbs. "Heheheh."
"Oh, don't be such a shithead, Tike! You're embarrassing my David!" Kara snapped at her brother.
Meryl got behind Tike and folded both arms around him. "Don't yell at my Tike, Kara!" She openly pouted. "And you called him a bad name!"
"Oh, what I should apologize for my brother acting like a jerk?"
"I... I don't know. I just don't like name calling."
"See what you did, Pikkan? Now you got the kids fighting amongst themselves!" Mimi berated the Alterian. "Juri, honey, you should really learn to discipline your man!"
Juri sweatdropped. "He's really nice and gentlemanly around me."
"He asked you to spoil him, didn't he, Juri?" The Bearer of Sincerity groaned, dismissively nodding.
"So, are you implying that my Tai is impure, too?!" Sora interjected as she confronted the Alterian. Her remark had Tai facepalming and turning away embarrassed.
"Well, in some cases Tai is pure," Simms noted. "But, he's just a pure fool when it comes to fighting. Whether that counts as a pure heart is all up for debate."
"What? You can't think Tai isn't a pure-hearted person?!" Sora yelled at Simms.
"I'm only making a deduction, Miss Sora!"
While the heated arguments escalated, SliferGigaSeadramon lowered his head and groaned loudly. "Guess I won't be getting that sleep now? Anyone want a second wish? No?"
However, Beerusmon's patience grew thin. "WILL YOU ALL SHUT UP AND SUMMON THE ASCENDANT GOD ALREADY?!"
Everyone stopped arguing at the behest of the Digital God.
Falcomon approached and addressed the Ascendants. "Well, broadly speaking, don't we already have more than five Ascendants here that possess righteous hearts?"
D-Reaper walked over and poked at Metalla X's face. "Huh? Even this guy?"
"You shut up! Judge Yamato not me!" Metalla X spat out at the pink creature.
"Matt might have once been tainted by Yamato, but now I'm not sure. Can we call Matt evil despite Yamato controlling his body?"
"Now that you mention it, you're right," Minervamon said.
"I don't believe I can sense Yamato's presence from the young man," Centarumon added.
"He hasn't done anything bad for a while," Keke said. "Matt should be in the clear after Yamato willingly left him."
Metalla X folded his arms and sighed. "Thanks at least I still have supporters despite what Yamato has made me do."
Keke smiled and nodded to her father. "I may detest Yamato, but I never once stopped loving you, dad. You even went and defended mom when she got struck down. Now if only my brother and Ken were here, they'd definitely help us make Tai into an Ascendant God."
"But, they're in other dimensions now," Mimi sighed. "Yeah, if only Dimitri had stayed another day... wonder what he could be up to now."
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Odaiba District/DF-811/Tachikawa & Fashion Thrift Store
Dimitri and Kensuke both sneezed, a clear sign people were talking about them. The former felt like Mimi and Keke were probably talking about him. The latter felt ominous vibes that clearly bothered him. Athena, too, was feeling bothering her.
"Sneezing again? Bless you, honey," Future Mimi chuckled at her son.
Karin, the ever perceptive girlfriend, discerned something off. She also noticed Kensuke and Athena trembling.
"Brother? Athena?" Karin addressed them both. "Something's eating you two. What's wrong?"
"I don't know how to explain it, sis," Ken replied, noticing his trembling hands. "I've had this feeling something's happening in Tai's world. With Athena now shaking and Dimitri sneezing, something's amiss."
Karin frowned. "Is it something worth investigating?"
"I don't know..."
Athena lifted her head and stared at Karin. She had clear distressed look written over her face. "Mom, I..."
Something big must be happening in Tai's dimension. Has a new enemy risen? Karin conveyed concern for her friend, Tai, and his colleagues back in their dimension.
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Digital World/DF-616/File Island/Beach Resort/1:20 PM
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - A Strong Enemy Appears)
The Ascendants chosen to form a circle over Omega X were Metalla X, Celesta X (having depowered from her mystic state to send her pure Ascendant energy), WarAngemon, and Ultima X. A golden sheen of light enveloped the five Ascendants. Omega X stood basked in the golden energies forming around his body.
Metalla X intently glared at Omega X. Is it even working?
"Do you feel any different, big brother?" Celesta X asked him.
"I don't think so?"
Fwoosh!
A large shockwave of immense power swept across the island and the five Ascendants powered down their golden auras. Omega X noticed sparks lightning up his body.
"I think they did it!" Gennai exclaimed.
"Well, Tai?!" Metalla X asked his rival up front.
The five descended and Omega X watched more sparks flow over his golden aura.
"Wow, this power I'm feeling!" Ultima X marveled at Omega X's Ki.
Celesta X allowed her Homeostasis power to assess Omega X's Ki. "Big brother, you have an amazing power! You're much stronger than before!"
"YEAH!" Keke cheered. "Tai's finally done it! He's become an Ascendant God! Guess we didn't need my brother after all!"
"Now, go on and show that jerk what you're made of, Tai!" Mimi encouraged him.
(End theme)
"Don't bother, Tai," BanchoLeomon fully assessed Omega X's battle power. "Your current power won't do any good to fight him. You haven't become an Ascendant God."
"The reason your power spiked just now is due to nothing more than collecting energy from the others," Pikkan said.
"Which is a basic ability any of us warriors can do," BW pointed out.
Sheila scoffed. "Damn, and you just got my hopes up, boys."
"He's right I'm afraid," Beerusmon stepped in carrying a drink glass. "All you've gained was nothing more than a normal power boost. You can't call this energy God-like in nature."
"Yeah, I thought as much," Omega X replied. "I don't feel like I can beat you as I am now, Lord Beerusmon."
There were collective sighs and disgruntled groans from the others.
Whismon spoke up. "Listen up, everyone. Please remember what our friend, SliferGigaSeadramon said. The light from five of you must be instilled into one another. The total number of Ascendants you need is six, is it not?"
"What?! You mean we goofed up on a number?!" Omega X sputtered and counted his fingers.
"Six, huh?" Keke nodded. "Guess I'll gladly step in."
"Go figure it's like how that guy in ObeliskMegaGargomon's world became one," said SliferGigaSeadramon, clearly anxious to go back to sleep.
"Other guy?" Ultima X wondered who he meant.
This shocked Omega X as well as X as they were the first two to catch on to who was being referenced.
Now it makes sense! That's why we couldn't detect Kensuke's power during that big fight back in his world when he went... Omega X's thoughts were interrupted when Beerusmon nearly slammed down his drink in annoyance.
"You mean to tell me there's someone else who can become an Ascendant God?! Why didn't you say so you stupid snake?! Maybe I should go fight him instead!"
SliferGigaSeadramon sighed. "Couple problems there, dude. One, he doesn't live in this dimension. Two, he doesn't play fair when it comes to fighting. Three, he will kick you in the crotch so hard you'll be screaming for days..."
Metalla X cringed a bit remembering how he was once kicked in the groin by Kensuke/Dramon X.
"He also happens to carry the Zero Factor, too, and..."
Whismon paled upon hearing this.
Beerusmon was shocked. "Wait, the Zero Factor? I thought that abomination of an ability was lost!"
Whismon interjected and warned Beerusmon. "You're not going after this warrior, my lord. If he truly has that power and is able to become a 'god' like you, he could erase you with that ability." Beerusmon wanted to say something, but Whismon shot him a small serious glare that made him back off with a sigh.
"All right fine, you're no fun," he responded.
SliferGigaSeadramon shook his head. Once again Whismon proves to be the smart one, but Ken would die if he succeeded in absorbing Beerusmon, just like with the D-Reaper. The Digital deity thought.
"Wait, Kensuke became an Ascendant God?! How?!" Sora asked.
"The method he had to go through is much different. Different universe, different rules apply," X said. "And when Pyronmon entered his world, he possessed a Goldramon's body, but as a result lost of some of his Zero Factor, which was taken in by a newborn Veemon. That Veemon ultimately became Kensuke's partner. During a course of time, Ken unknowingly siphoned off the Zero Factor from Veemon through the use of Crests and cards he used in battles. This happened each time Veemon evolved and in time Ken took in all the Zero Factor for himself. He spared Veemon the anguish and became cursed with this terrible power. A power a human should never wield. And not too long ago, during that multi-dimensional crisis called the Chaos War, Ken's Zero Factor activated his own unique form of an Ascendant God power. He calls it his Cosmic Impulse Mode." The masked watcher paused and noticed everyone, except Tai and the few that participated in the Chaos War that took place before the D-Reaper conflict. "Those of us who were there couldn't sense any form of energy from Kensuke. At that moment, we deduced whether he had achieved some unknown power unique to his own, but he didn't realize he became an Ascendant God, but nobody would've known. But, I knew... and for a while I've been studying on nature of Ascendant Gods. They're extremely rare and only two dimensions as far I as I have produced them."
"But, I don't have the Zero Factor," Omega X reminded him. "Will I need that to complete the Ascendant God process?"
"Nah, you won't. Remember how Ken became one was done because he had a prerequisite. Like I said before, different dimensions, different rules apply. And that's a good thing, Tai," X said, digging his fingers into his mask as if he were ready to unmask. "You don't need to bear the same burden our friend, Kensuke, has had to endure. We're going to turn you into an Ascendant God through a much different method than what Kensuke did. You need a sixth Ascendant. I'm your guy."
"Wait, but X, you're not an Ascendant," Yolei said.
"With all due respect, we should let Keke do it," Joe suggested.
"X..." Keke paused as X placed a finger on her lips. She then convinced to trust him and stepped aside. "I understand."
"Keke?" Mimi was befuddled by her daughter's response. "What's going on?"
(Cue Summer Wars OST – The Summer Wars)
"Everyone, I'm sorry for hiding my knowledge about Kensuke's Ascendant God power. Moreover, I apologize for not showing the man behind this mask. For the longest time, I've had to don this mask to show my status as a fill-in for Simms' watcher job. Just now, I've returned from a room called the Nexus Chamber and I've asked for my true power back. However, the Nexus order have placed me on a trial basis to see whether I'm worthy to use my powers wisely. And through my first act, I will use my power and that of Alpha X's digitized remains to grant Omega X his rightful Ascendant God status!" With that, X slowly pulled his mask off. The first signs of brown spiky hair poked out while the mask was being removed. "It's true. I was once an Ascendant and the leader of the D3s. Keke, Sam, Tike, Kara, David, BW, Pikkan, and Simms... I'm sure you know where this is leading. It's been long overdue."
"No way..." Tike and Kara both gasped, full of enthusiasm.
"You don't mean..." David blinked thrice.
BW smirked and nodded knowingly. "About time you show them who you really are."
X faced Tai and Sora, resisting the urge to choke up and cry. "Tai, Sora... no, I mean dad and mom." He pulled the mask off, revealing his true identity.
Upon hearing X acknowledge her as 'mom' and with endearment, Sora clasped a hand on her chest and quietly gasped. Tai smiled genuinely as X showed his face to all.
Unmasked, X revealed his real face: a youthful male approximately Tai's age sporting brown eyes with red undertones, wild spiky brown similar to Tai's hair but a length of same hair going down the back of his head, and a smile on his face.
"MAX!" Keke, Tike, Kara, Sam, and David cried out in unison.
The D3s hurried over and crowded around Max, enthusiastically thrilled to see him unmasked after a long unforeseen time. A heartfelt reunion occurred within the D3 camp. Tike and Kara hugged Max's legs tightly while tearing up, Keke pulled Max into a hug and cried happily.
"It's so good to see you again, Max," Keke murmured as Max wiped her tear away.
"Did he just call me... mom?" Sora asked, turning to Tai. "Is what he said true?"
"Yeah, it's true. He's our son, Sora. Up to now, I've been the only one to know his identity."
"And you elected to conceal this information from us? Why?" WarAngemon asked.
"I requested Tai to keep my identity secret until I knew circumstances called for it. That time is now," X said. "My real name is Max Kamiya. It's true, Tai and Sora. You're my parents."
The Bearer of Love walked over to closely inspect Max. She touched his cheeks and looked into his eyes. She noted the boy shared her most notable features: her red eyes.
"You have my eyes and Tai's physical traits," Sora discerned. She stepped back and sighed happily. "You shouldn't have to keep me in the dark," Sora shook her head, chuckling. "Still, I'm at least thrilled to know I'll have a son. I mean if Mimi and Kari can have kids, why not me?"
"Sorry, mom, but I was under strict orders from the higher ups. It took a lot of convincing to grant me my wish to show my face to you and the others."
Omega X smirked. "Yeah, and since I've been spending a lot of time with X on his planet, the higher ups gave the ok to Max to tell me his identity. But... for some strange reason I kinda already had a feeling. Being with X was like hanging out with a long lost member of the family. We bonded well."
"And now my secret is finally out," Max announced as Sora hugged him.
"This is so sweet," Biyomon teared up.
The Digidestined, BanchoLeomon, and the other non-D3 member were shocked beyond belief.
"I can hardly believe it!" Joe was taken aback immensely. "But, then again it all adds up. Matt & Mimi, TK & Kari, Davis & Sonja, and Ken & Yolei will end up having kids."
"Those being Max, Keke, Tike, Kara, David, and Sam," Ken stated.
"Y'know, I can definitely see the resemblance," Izzy discerned Max's physical attributes.
BanchoLeomon addressed Max. "You've done well concealing your power for the longest time, X. And you're well aware I have the most keen senses. Now, your energy is clear as day to me."
"Well, until I put the mask back on," Max chuckled. "Like I said, I'm on a trial basis. Simms, I hope this is ok."
"It's fine. Sometimes desperate times demands drastic measures, sir."
Smiling genuinely, Max hugged both Omega X and Sora. He had tears well up in his eyes. Keke and the other D3s never felt happier for their friend, who has returned to them in his original state.
(Theme fades)
"Does that mean you're going to fight alongside us more frequently?" BW asked him. He approached Max and gripped his hand, pulling him into a hug. "If so, welcome back."
"We'll see how well this goes, BW," Max replied, returning a hug to the former BlackWarGreymon.
Sheila whispered to Pikkan. "Say, mind telling me about this Max guy?"
"He was heralded a hero from our former dimension," Pikkan answered, eyeing Max closely and smiling. "And one hell of a warrior during his time. I've fought him once before. Other than Tai, Max is the only other opponent who's ever given me one hell of a fight."
"Excuse me," Whismon interrupted the reunion. "Pardon my interruption, but I believe you have an Ascendant God to present for Lord Beerusmon."
"Oh, right, sorry for the delay," Omega X openly apologized. He gave a thumbs up to Max. "Ready to help me become an Ascendant God?"
"Just a minute," Max said, closing his eyes and focusing on the digitized energies he harvested from Alpha X's remains. In his hands, red energy flowed out in a wisp and formed a void-like construct. "This everyone is all that remains of the great Alpha X. This is the core of his former being. Tai, with my Ascendant energy and Alpha X's, we'll make you an Ascendant God in no time."
"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's do this."
Sora clasped her hands and smiled. "Be careful and don't overexert yourselves, you two."
"Guess it's time for me to make my leave now."
"Thank you, SliferGigaSeadramon," Omega X gave a thumbs up to the deity.
"Finally, I can catch up on my sleep. Beat up the catman, Omega X, dude," the red dragon vanished back into the Digicores.
Sunlight returned and the Digicores powered down as they soared away.
(Cue The Summer Wars repeats)
Once Omega X stood at the center, Max, Metalla X, Celesta X, WarAngemon, and Ultima X formed a circle around him. They put their hands out in front of Omega X and transferred golden energies to Omega X. Accumulating their collective Ascendant energies, Omega X felt his own power augmenting and his golden aura flaring wildly.
"This is our last chance," Mimi muttered.
"It has to work," Sora added, keenly watching Max transferring both his own Ascendant power coupled with Alpha X's.
(End theme)
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - The Birth of a God (1:04-3:16))
The essence of Alpha X turned into a streamlined red light, which Omega X's body absorbed into his body. A loud heart beat echoed repeatedly from Omega X. The red rings of light converted into blue rings and wisped loudly over Omega X. The blue rings formed an image of the red-haired Alpha X. Omega X finished absorbing his friends' Ascendant powers.
Beerusmon and Whismon keenly watched a blue light envelope Omega X. Omega X floated off the ground and into the air while being basked in a blue flame-like aura. A beacon of white light washed over Omega X and lit up the entire island.
In place of the golden-haired Omega X was a new form of the same Ascendant: instead of a golden aura, he gained a crimson flame-like aura. His once golden hair converted to a glowing red with the hair of his basic hair style. His emerald eyes turned completely red. His musculature frame thinned out, granting the Ascendant a slightly slender frame, but he retained muscle in his arms, chest, and upper body. A thin blue aura outlined his thinner frame. Sparks of energy bounced off his red god-like aura.
At last, Omega X achieved Ascendant God status.
He descended and checked over the notable changes on his body.
"Hey, he's done! Well done, Tai and Agumon!" Piximon noted and rubbed his chin. "But, it's strange..."
"I'm not sensing any Ki from him," Pikkan discerned, failing to feel any kind of energy from the Ascendant God.
"Just like the Sovereigns and the Supreme Digi-Deities," BanchoLeomon added. "Along with Beerusmon and Whismon. God-like power such beings are difficult to determine. There's no doubt Omega X has gained the Ascendant God power."
"And look his hair's turned completely red!" Mimi pointed out Omega X's new cosmetic hair changes. "I've always been curious how Tai would look in red. I like the color."
"He looks great," Celesta X chimed in.
"And he seems to have dropped a few pounds, too," Izzy observed.
Max let out a deep breath and gazed over Omega X's Ascendant God form. "We did it, Tai. You've become an Ascendant God."
(End theme)
Intrigued, Whismon nodded toward the developments. "Are you pleased, Lord Beerusmon? It seems their efforts have become quite successful."
The Digital God of Destruction popped his neck. "Yes, it's a reward for my patience."
"Wait, so you think I've really become an Ascendant God?" Omega X asked the deity.
"We should know for certain once we start our battle. Are we ready to begin yet?"
"Yeah," the Ascendant God replied, putting on a determined glare. "As long as you keep your word not to destroy the Digital World."
"Why of course if you can prove you're stronger than me now, I'll happily do you the favors of sparing this world."
"Good, that at least gives us a shot, right?" Omega X looked over to his friends.
"All right, ladies and gentlemen, things are about to get dangerous," Whismon announced to everyone else. "You should give these two some space."
As everyone distanced themselves, Beerusmon stepped forward and faced off with the Ascendant God. Omega X held his ground while not budging from his spot.
Sora whispered. "Tai, Agumon, you be careful."
Max furrowed his brows and nodded. "Don't let up, you two. Show him the ferocity of an Ascendant God!"
An eerie silence instilled a tranquil and tense face-off between the god warriors.
On the left, Beerusmon stood his ground.
On the right, Ascendant God Omega X shot a determined glare to his opponent.
A flame aura bathed over Omega X.
It begins! Max thought as Omega X hastily shot forward ready to punch Beerusmon.
Omega X and Beerusmon immediately went head to head, commencing the first clash between a Digital God of Destruction and Ascendant God!
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Next act: The Clash of the Gods
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A/N: Sorry Metalla X, but Ascendant Rage didn't cut it. Now Tai, VictoryGreymon, and X have arrived just in time to stop Beerusmon from blowing up the Digital World.
SliferGigaSeadramon (a character creation of Chaosblazer) is indeed based off the same Slifer the Sky Dragon of Yu-Gi-Oh! , and he's the official Shenron of this series. But unlike Shenron, he's laid back and doesn't take crap from a lazy and hot-tempered deity.
ObeliskMegaGargomon and RaPhoenixmon are in other universes as part of the Trinity aligned with DF-616 (the other two being YYGDM-01 and XLR-8). However, you'll probably see less of these two since this story will primarily focus on the DF-616/DFK POV.
The two big moments: X's unmasking and revealing himself to be Tai & Sora's son, Max Kamiya. Second, Omega X becoming the Ascendant God.
For those who've been following the DFKai series (and the original Digi-Fusion stories), this should probably have been obvious. At least it's not some Saiyan/Ascendant embryo sending energy.
Ok, so, about the whole Kensuke/Zero Factor situation, I'll let Chaosblazer elaborate about his character.
(Chaosblazer: For those of you who haven't read my work, the Zero Factor is an extremely rare power among Digimon that allows them the ability to absorb other Digimon, but unlike the Tamers Digimon, they completely absorb the enemy whole rather than just killing them and taking their data. The factor also grants the user special abilities depending on the host, but there is a drawback; in most cases any Digimon who has had this factor go crazy for power and knowledge and end up killing themselves because the power drives them unstable and eventually overloads their data to the point of deletion if someone doesn't kill them first. Fragments of this power can also be found inside relics, and used to grant individuals a smaller portion, but it still leads to disaster in most cases.
Only two individuals were exempt from this. The first was Pyronmon who was the first carrier of the factor, but he was killed by the first Ascendant, Alpha X, but in turn caused Alpha X's destruction because of the factor. The other is my OC, Kensuke 'Ken' Rainer, but only because he was able to gain full control over it after it nearly killed him several times. Thanks to special inhibitor rings made by X, Ken was able to contain the power, and only used it a few times. However, Pyronmon manipulated Ken on a few occasions causing him to go insane. Ken eventually faced a revived Pyronmon. After deleting the entity and taking in his power, he gained mastery over the factor, but still chooses not to use it that much as it's too dangerous, and it will not work on figures like the D-Reaper or Beerusmon because they are too powerful for the factor to process and thus Ken would be erased taking them both out.
Also, yes you heard right, Ken has a new form by this point and time that is effectively his own form of an Ascendant God. He's only used this form twice in the remainder of the Accel Stream season 2's main story (though the first time the transformation was on impulse and doesn't last long; the second time already happened in the Chaos War), loses the ability to go into the form at the stories end, and by this time has just recently got the ability to use it again. He will not be abusing the power either, only using it when needed.)
Ok I hope Chaos' explanation clarifies things about the history of Alpha X, Pyronmon, the Zero Factor, and said power being passed over to Kensuke. So technically, Kensuke was the first Ascendant God to awaken since Alpha X. Omega X is now the second.
Next chapter, the kid gloves are coming off as Omega X takes on Beerusmon. Ascendant God vs Digital God, and this time a slightly extended version of it (taking bits from Super and combining it with the movie version of said fight).
Until next time, send a review and see you very soon!