A/N: The tournament action gets heated up. The Botamomon fight finishes up and then Furizlor's matches take center stage. Is Furizlor as diabolical a fighter as Burizalor?
Let's find out. Enjoy!
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Digimon Fusion Ascendancy
Act IV: Battle Supremacy
Chapter XXXII: Furizlor's True Colors
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Unknown Sector of the Digiverse/Nameless Planet/Digiversal Arena
(Cue One Punch Man OST - Raise a Fist)
"Hey, aren't you gonna attack or what?"
Botamomon calmly waved them over to attack.
"Contestant Botamomon is collectively beckoning Tai and VictoryGreymon over!" The referee announced. "Botamomon's fighting prowess are making these two look like amateurs!"
"C'mon, Tai and VictoryGreymon!" Sora, Dorothy, Madoka, and Athena cheered on.
"What the hell, you two?! You can do better than this!" Max chastised them.
Botamomon chortled, taunting Tai and VictoryGreymon. "I heard from Lord Champamon you and your Digiverse 7 friends are not all that. Hah, you two are even worse than I imagined, losers!"
Beerusmon yelled out from the fighters lounge. "Hey, what the heck's wrong with you, two?! Take this seriously!"
Takato cheered them on. "You can rebound from this, Tai and VictoryGreymon!"
As he and VictoryGreymon sized up Botamomon, the yellow bear fired a volley of green blasts. Tai and VictoryGreymon quickly dodged these blasts. They both flew around the ebar, causing him to spin around. VictoryGreymon grabbed his Dramon Breaker and Tai landed behind the bear. Tai cupped his hands and charged up a Tsunami Wave. VictoryGreymon shot forward and gut checked Botamomon with his sword.
However, to their shock, Botamomon's belly absorbed Tai's blast and caused VictoryGreymon's sword to bounce off. Botamomon stood unscathed.
(End theme)
"Oh crap!" Tai gawked.
"C'mon!" Botamomon beckoned them.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Freeza's Chosen Ones)
Tai and VictoryGreymon swiftly gut punched Botamomon. They continued to wail on him, but he stood unfazed by their blows. Their punches only caused water-like ripples to form and fade on the bear's belly. As they kept punching, Botamomon walked forward so casually.
"Tai and VictoryGreymon are getting pushed back!" Kotori observed. "Is this guy like some overgrown gummy bear?!"
"No..." Kensuke gritted, watching Tai and VictoryGreymon kick Botamomon's legs.
Botamomon still stood unfazed and walked toward them.
"Oh crap, this doesn't look good, dudes," Kazu gulped.
"Nothing they do is even fazing this bear!" Kenta cried out.
"Hell if that were me, I'd kick him in the groin or gouge his eyes," Yusuke snorted.
Sailor Moon sighed. "Yep, that'd be what you'd do."
"Tai's not about to stoop that low… or would he?" Sailor Mars wondered.
(End theme)
"Hey, you two! Use your head!" Matt called out to them.
"I've got this!" VictoryGreymon headbutted Botamomon's gut, which did nothing to the bear.
"Um… I doubt that's what he meant!" Tai cried out.
"It's part of my strategy, Tai! Quick, you'll know once we merge!" VictoryGreymon grabbed Tai's hand as an orange light enveloped them.
Omega X, sans the golden hair, stood in their place.
"Whoa, what the heck did they just do?!" Champamon gawked in disbelief.
"They combined?" Vadosmon blinked.
"Hey, this considered legal?!" Champamon asked the referee.
"Sir, there's no rule against combination abilities. It's as legal as a headlock as long as the partners involved are legally sanctioned in their match!" The referee stated.
"Awesome! Omega X is here to take this match!" Max stood up. "Take his ass out, Tai!"
Just then, Omega X surprised Botamomon by grabbing his left leg.
"What?!" Botamomon gaped.
(Cue One Punch Man OST - Strongest Man)
"I get it now. This is what I'm going for!" Omega X grabbed and pulled on Botamomon's left leg. He grabbed the bear's other leg, causing him to fall on his back. "Yeah! I knew you'd fall over so easily! Oh, let's do this! Heave-ho!" He grabbed Botamomon's legs, dragging him across the ring. "Since attacks don't work on you, I'd figure I do this! You've gotten so comfortable with your invulnerable body that you forgot to train the other parts!"
"Hey, lemme go!" Botamomon yelled. He fired more mouth beams, but Omega X turned his head avoiding them.
As he dropped Botamomon near the edge, the bear sprang up and rushed him from the rear. Omega X quickly grabbed Botamomon's arm, tossing him overhead and out of bounds. Botamomon landed hard and realized he'd been thrown out.
Digiverse 6 were shocked by this while Digiverse 7 were pleasantly surprised.
"And the first match has been decided! Botamomon falls out of bounds! This victory goes to Tai Kamiya of Digiverse 7!"
Omega X smiled and pumped his fist into the air.
"All right! Grunkle Tai did it!" Athena cheered, holding up PinkPatamon.
"Yes, way to go, Tai!" Madoka cheered.
"I knew you'd win, Tai," Dorothy said.
"Just as I'd expect from them," Sora nodded in approval.
BanchoLeomon added. "Well played taking full advantage of the tournament rules."
Max clapped from the fighter's area. "Well done, Tai and VictoryGreymon. Way to pull out the stops and let Omega X take over."
"Awesome counter, Tai! I feel good about this tournament now!" Takato cried out.
Matt grunted. "We'll see."
Beerusmon commented. "Tossing an opponent out of the ring still counts as a win! Well done!"
Omega X sighed with relief. "Well, if this weren't a tournament, I don't think my chances would've been good."
(End theme)
Meanwhile from the Digiverse 6 side, Champamon grew agitated falling short of victory and already 0-1.
"That's some horse crap!" Champamon snapped. "Hey, Vadosmon, I thought you said you found the best fighters our universe had to offer?!"
Vadosmon coolly responded. "But I did. I suppose I never took into account how resourceful these Digiverse 7 fighters would be." She coyly smiled.
"Fine! Bring on our next fighter!" Champamon snapped, eyeing Furizlor, who stood ready for his match.
"Digiverse 6 bring out your next fighter!" The referee called out.
Furizlor descended into the ring and observed Omega X.
"That Burizalor-looking guy is gonna fight next?!" Joe exclaimed.
"C'mon, we can't be that bad…. Right?" Gomamon asked, feeling as dreadful as the others.
"That's strange. I don't feel malice from this guy," Pikkan analyzed. "But I'm still not giving him the benefit of the doubt."
"Same here," Keke nodded as she and the D3s eyed Furizlor suspiciously.
The Digiverse 7 side were understandably wary of Furizlor's presence. Sora and Izzy both recalled their deaths by Burizalor's hands. It didn't help the aforementioned tyrant recently invaded their world with the Warlord and Cyrus.
"You're right to feel wary, you two," Max muttered. "But there's something different about this guy."
Gojiramon overheard. "Think he's bad?"
"I suppose we'll find out."
Furizlor and Omega X exchanged intense glares.
"So, you're my opponent now?" Omega X asked the Digiverse 6 Corrupt.
Furizlor replied politely. "Yes, and please do not hold back on my account, good sir."
"Contestants, are we ready to commence the second match?!" The referee asked Omega X and Furizlor. "Then, let's get it on! Taichi Kamiya vs Furizlor!"
Beerusmon casually shoots a beam, ringing the gong.
"Fight!"
Omega X takes a fighting stance, waiting for Furizlor. Furizlor smirked and launched himself straight at Omega X. Omega X went for a straight jab, but the Corrupt swerved past Omega X's fist and got behind him. He folded both legs around Omega X's head and spun him around fast before slamming him face first into the ring.
As Omega X stood, Furizlor offered him a hand, which startled the Bearer of Courage. He looked at Furizlor's hand, not taking his frown off.
"What a good start, friend," Furizlor stated politely. "Please, accept my generous offer as one honorable warrior to another."
Quirking a brow, Omega X reluctantly took Furizlor's hand and pulled himself up.
"Visitors from Digiverse 7, it's most unfortunate we must be pitted against each other like this!" Furizlor addressed Omega X's friends. "Don't take this personally since this is just competition. In the end, we'll all shake hands and carry on with the rest of our days. Let us watch in harmony and thank you for listening."
As some started to take into Furizlor's generous statement, half who've already experienced Burizalor weren't as trusting.
"Oh, c'mon we should give him a chance," Jeri said.
"Yeah, no, not a chance," Rika remarked.
Sora had a hand on her chest where Burizalor shot her before. "I look at this guy and he just reminds me of Burizalor. I still can't shake off that nightmare of being killed by him!"
Izzy shared his sentiments. "Yeah, that's still fresh on my mind, too, Sora."
"Never in a million years do I imagine a good Burizalor. It's like if Myotismon ever went good, doesn't feel right," Gatomon commented, which Kari nodded in agreement.
"Hey, don't you let your guard down around him, Tai!" TK warned him.
"Right, I got it!" Omega X said, glaring Furizlor down.
"Is something wrong?" Furizlor asked.
"Seems like you're testing my strength out," Omega X said, smirking. "Look let's just cut to the chase and just change into your final form."
"Hmm, my what?" The Corrupt blinked in bewilderment.
"We've already dealt with your kind before! We know all your stupid tricks!" Metalla X yelled out at Furizlor.
Max observed this keenly. "Even if this is an alternate Digiverse, he's still their Burizalor."
"As if we needed to know that," Takato remarked.
"Go ahead and go through all your forms if you want. I know you plan to test out all my weakness," Omega X goaded Furizlor.
"How in the world do you know my secret?" Furizlor inquired.
"I fought someone just like you a couple of times in my universe."
"I see. That explains it!" The Corrupt realized this.
"Just know if you take your sweet time, I'll knock your ass out of this ring!" Omega X warned him.
"I thank you for the fighter's advice. Now then, allow me to present you my final form!" Furizlor declared, powering up as a blue aura blazed over him. This blue aura turned magenta as he powered up further.
Furizlor's battle armor shattered and his body underwent a painfully physical transformation. His back hunched over. His face expanded as his mouth formed into a beak-like shape. His head elongated into a banana shape. His entire body shape resembled Burizalor's third transformed state, and by extension the Xenomorph alien.
The Digidestined witnessed in horror, recalling Burizalor's third form.
"Oh god, not that ugly form," Mimi shuddered.
BanchoLeomon recalled being blasted to death by this exact form.
Joe gritted. "Ok, this is certainly not helping my PTSD."
"Relax, everyone. As long as he's playing by the rules and fighting Tai, there's nothing to worry," Max reassured everyone. Yeah, not I blame any of y'all for freaking out.
After Furizlor transformed into his third form, Joe deeply sighed.
"What's up, Joe? Why the relieved sigh?" Gomamon queried to his partner.
The Bearer of Reliability frantically spat. "Are you kidding?! Do you not remember?!"
"No? What happened? Oh, did you forget to set the DVR on the TV? Or, forget to set the security alarm at your place?"
"Now you're just being witty, Gomamon."
Gomamon nodded. "No, I'm serious, buddy. Tell me."
TK added. "He's sighing because Furizlor didn't transform into that giant horned beast. Y'know the form Burizalor used to stab Joe with and shook him around like a ragdoll?"
Patamon shuddered, remembering the tyrant licking Joe's blood from his horn. "Yuck. Don't remind me of that."
Gomamon recalled. "Oooooh! Now I remember! That was nasty, huh, bud?"
Joe shot Gomamon an irked look.
"Sorry, pal! But I try blocking bad things out especially if it involved us!"
"I guess that makes sense. Still, I do wonder…"
Joe and Gomamon both pictured Furizlor in a hypothetical second form. Both shuddered dreadfully.
Izzy interjected. "Do I even want to know what you two are thinking?"
Tentomon replied. "Best not ask them, Izzy."
Kenta gawked at Furizlor. "Man, if Ridley Scott were here…"
"Well, he isn't Kenta," Henry said.
"Yeah, but we can call him an Alien rip-off," Terriermon snickered.
Inumon turned to Renamon. "You feel that power he's exuding?"
Renamon muttered. "Just hope Takato doesn't have to fight him."
"No way, he can take this freak," Rika added.
Kyoko scoffed. "Oh wow, he turned into an Alien. And didn't our friends have to fight some of those things?"
Madoka nodded. "Yeah, they're creepy and nasty monsters."
"Kick his butt, Tai!" Shu cheered Omega X on.
Champamon spat out, his mouth widened in shock. "Wait, I didn't know he can transform!"
Metalla X rolled his eyes. "Oh please, this is it? Final form my ass!"
"Hope that was quick for you, but yes this is my final form!" Furizlor revealed to Omega X. "Satisfied enough?"
"Eh, I guess, but I remember his final form being different from yours."
"I'm curious. Were you able to defeat the other me?"
"Yeah, I sure did!"
"Is that so? Well, don't be disappointed if the outcome is different here!"
"Wouldn't have it either way. Say, are you ready?"
"Yes."
(Cue Dragon Ball Z OST - 30 Goku Battles 19)
"Here I come then!" Omega X sprinted forward as he and Furizlor clashed head-on. He and Furizlor's elbows collided, causing a shockwave to erupt all over the ring.
Omega X and Furizlor both punched each other's face. Their fists firmly planted into their cheeks. Furizlor kneed him in the gut. The Ascendant quickly grabbed the Corrupt and flew up, carrying him into the air. The combatants quickly engaged fisticuffs and matched blow per blow.
This went on for a few moments until Omega X headbutted and clubbed him. As he sent Furizlor crashing, Omega X flew down to follow him.
Watching the fight from an opposite side of the arena are Digiverse 6 and 7's Supreme Digi-Deities. Shinmon, Shintomon, Gosenzomon, and Buddhamon sat together watching with great interest.
On the Digiverse 6 side there sat an overweight teal-skinned elven-eared humanoid wearing his own formal Supreme Deity wardrobe: a red coat and blue pants. Atop his head is tall white hair. This is Fuwamon. Next to Fuwamon is his attendant, a tall, lean teal-skinned elven-eared humanoid with a big chin and a pointed head. He wore a long red hat and a Supreme Deity outfit. They, too, were on the edge of their seats.
Omega X went on the offensive and fired a Ki barrage. Furizlor quickly dodged and phased past the incoming beams, which rained down on the ring. Furizlor dove head first toward Omega X, but the Ascendant fired a Tsunami Wave. The bluish beam headed straight for Furizlor, who gasped at its immense size. Nonetheless, Furizlor's mindset was on victory. He dove through the beam much to Omega X's surprise. Furizlor grabbed Omega X and lifted him back into the air.
Furizlor unloaded a barrage of punches, stunning Omega X.
"And Furizlor goes on the offense! Oh, and I've just been told that this is Furizlor's Assault Form!" The referee announced while the Corrupt pounded Omega X. "In order to end all the tragic wars ravaging Digiverse 6, Furizlor took it upon himself to lead a peacekeeping force and jump into the war zones! This Assault Form is his most preferred use to combat evil! And he's been handling postwar restorations and aiding needy children, who've lost their homes to war! And to add to his prestige, he's won the Universal Peace Prize for an unprecedented three times!"
"Whoa! We have such a good guy we have on our team!" Champamon was impressed.
"I did tell him if we win, you'll support his activities," Vadosmon stated.
"You mean we won't endorse him if he loses?"
"Of course."
"Oh, darn. I feel bad."
"You're a Digital God of Destruction, Lord Champamon. You shouldn't say such things."
Despite being told of his good accolades, Digiverse 7 and their friends continued to cheer on Omega X.
Furizlor growled in frustration as Omega X covered up and blocked his punches. Furizlor reared his right hand forward and landed a big punch, knocking Omega X down. Furizlor sprayed the ring with a pink beam and attempted to cut Omega X down with it.
"I hope I'm not overdoing it!" Furizlor yelled out, firing like crazy as smoke surfaced over the ring. To his surprise, Omega X shot through the smoke screen.
"Thanks for the warm-up exercises, but I'm ready to get this over with!" Omega X declared.
He wasn't fighting at full strength?! Thought an astounded Furizlor.
(End theme)
"You're a pretty sly jerk, aren't you? Aren't you hiding another transformation past this one? Or, are you trying to save it for later?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Because I've been doing the same!" Omega X said and without a second thought powered up into full-powered Ascendant state. A golden sheen enveloped over the warrior. His hair turned shiny yellow.
Champamon blinked stupidly. "Huh? Why the heck is he glowing?" He glanced over to Xander. "Hey, Ascendants aren't supposed to have gold hair like him, right?!"
Xander nodded. "Yes as far as I know!" He gulped. He and everyone here can't know my secret.
Hit opened his eyes and briefly scoped Omega X's golden state. He quickly closed his eyes and meditated out of disinterest.
"Hey, Digiverse 6! Take a look! This is how our Ascendants look at the top of their game! I doubt yours can even reach the gold!" Beerusmon taunted Champamon and company.
The Lost Kingdoms were taken aback by Omega X's transformation.
"W-Whoa! He's glowing!" Tsugumi shouted.
"Just like those Super Saiyans," Argo balked over Omega X's golden state. "Man, I have to be dreaming!"
Kyoko pinched Argo's cheek.
"Ow!"
"Nope, totally not dreaming," Kyoko snickered much to Argo's own pain.
"Oh my god, his hair looks nice," Mana;s shone over Omega X's golden presence. "Hey, Gai, you think I should dye my hair gold?"
Gai coughed. "Um, well…"
"Nah, sis, your hair's just fine the way it is," Shu answered for Gai.
"Oh, I didn't ask for your opinion," Mana pouted.
"He does look majestic," Inori commented.
"C'mon, Tai! Beat him!" Madoka cheered him on.
Omega X looked up, giving a fierce warrior's glare to match his golden streak. "Let's both fight to our fullest! Now give me your final form like I asked to!"
Furizlor nodded his head. "As you wish, but you'll see the true reason why I've been withholding my true final form was not to save it like you presumably think. But, fine you asked for it." With that, he powered up once again as a blue aura exploded around him. The pressure from his battle aura's exuded enough power to shatter his body's exterior. His Assault Form broke apart in a blaze in a light. Like a chrysalis, the creature shed his old body and revealed his new form to complete the metamorphosis.
In place of the hunched over, Xenomorph beak creature was a form that almost everyone in Digiverse 7 recognized. This was the form that brought them dread. However, Furizlor's true final form, while similar, had noticeable aesthetic differences that set him apart from his Digiverse 7 counterpart.
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F OST - A Deathmatch With Golden Freeza)
Furizlor's true final form is still sleek and unimposing much like Burizalor's final form. He had regressed to his first form's size. His neck and face turned pale blue like his torso and head. Additionally, his arms and legs remained their dark blue color, and not pale white like Burizalor. His center chest and forehead chitin were more brightly blue than before. His skin tight pants and boot-like feet were retained. His long black tail curved back and forth.
"Just a heed of warning, my final form is exceedingly a hassle to control," Furizlor forewarned Omega X. "For that reason and just once, I needlessly killed an adversary before. Since then, I've neatly tucked away this final form for that reason, but since you asked for this, Taichi, I'll gladly fight you this way!"
"Yeah, yeah, let's get this over with! And don't hold back!"
Furizlor smirked. "I'm honored to have met you, Taichi. Here I come!" He powered up, flaring aura and all, and shot down like a speeding comet at Omega X.
Omega X was taken aback as Furizlor zipped around fast.
"Behold, Taichi! This is my full power!" The Corrupt collided with Omega X. He was shocked as Omega X caught his fist with one hand. "What?!"
One punch from Omega X and Furizlor was knocked into the air. Halting his momentum, Furizlor launched toward Omega X and punched him again.
Pow!
But, Omega X had the same idea as both punched each other. Omega X reared his other hand back and punched Furizlor back, sending him flying across the ring. Furizlor landed in a heap in the ring center.
Furizlor gritted, struggling to sit up. "...incredible...his strength is immense!" He rushed Omega X only to be kicked back. "Ugh!"
(End theme)
"So, is this your limit?" Omega X asked almost disappointed. "Look, whether you're a good guy or not doesn't matter, but I have to win this. I recommend surrender."
"I appreciate the concern, but that's something I can't afford to do!" Furizlor replied, struggling to stand again. "In order to secure peace and purge war from my universe, I need to win this to gain Lord Champamon's endorsement!" He quickly shot up at Omega X and unleashed a flurry of punches.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Freeza Is Resurrected)
Omega X quickly parried Furizlor's punches with little effort. The Ascendant gut punched Furizlor. Furizlor doubled over in pain. Omega X once again pummeled Furizlor with rights and lefts.
Furizlor stumbled back bruised and in pain.
Jeri gasped, unable to take this. "I can't bear to watch this!"
Felinismon shouted. "Yeah! The hell are you doing beating on a not-so-bad guy like Furizlor?!"
Inumon balked at Felinismon. "Ok, now what?!"
Felinismon shrugged. "He just seems so nice."
Terriermon cringed. "Hate to say it, but this is pathetic and painful to watch."
Lopmon covered Suzie's eyes. "You don't need to see this."
Sora watched her boyfriend pummel Furizlor. She hesitated to say anything and hoped the match ended.
"Knock his ass out of there, Tai!" Pikkan yelled out.
Dorothy cheered on her foster father. "Take him out of the ring, Tai!"
"C'mon, Furizlor! Don't you give up either!" Madoka shockingly cheered the Corrupt, much to her friends' disbelief.
Sayaka gaped. "Say what…?!"
Kyoko snorted. "Whose side are you on, pinkie?!"
Homura smiled over Madoka's inability to judge a creature based on their counterpart's terrible reputation. "As far as Madoka is concerned, Furizlor is just a competitor who wants to fight what's right for his universe." Still if Kyubey is anything to go by, individuals with 'good intentions' usually have the deepest skeleton closets.
Yusuke cheered on Omega X and Furizlor. "Hell yeah, now this is what I'm talking about!"
Sailor Moon cringed at Omega X's brutal assault on Furizlor. "I think you proved your point, Tai."
Sailor Mars shared similar thoughts as Homura. "Maybe not."
Hiei concurred with Mars. "I agree."
"You've got him, Grunkle Tai!" Athena cheered him on.
"Just throw him out already," Sedna muttered.
Trembling in pain, Furizlor stumbled forward, writhing in pain. Despite the punishing blows he had taken, the Digiverse 6 Corrupt refused to concede to defeat.
"Never give up, no matter how bad the situation gets!" Furizlor muttered his mantra. "I have a crucial responsibility to uphold… for all the orphaned children… I can't let them down!" He lunged at Omega X, who raised his hand to block. Furizlor's fist collided and slid off Omega X's palm. A tiny purple spark seemingly flashed and faded. If one could blink, they'd miss it.
However, a few managed to catch this. Namely Jacomon, Kensuke, Slade, Hiei's Jagan, and Mars & Homura's intuitions.
Omega X suddenly felt tipsy as if he had a cold one too many. His vision seemingly blurred. He lethargically walked forward, feeling tired as his view of Furizlor blurred.
Now's my chance! Furizlor jumped up and kicked Omega X out of the ring to the shock of many.
"WHAT?!" Metalla X spat out.
"OH NO! TAI!" Takato shouted.
(End theme)
The referee checked on Omega X. "That's it! He's out of bounds! Furizlor of Digiverse 6 wins!"
Upon seeing her boyfriend being knocked out of the ring, Sora fell into a trance-like state. "Tai…?" Sora quickly snapped out of it. "Oh my god, Tai!" She jumped over the railing with Biyomon.
"Sora, wait!" Mimi called to her.
Max and Dorothy quickly flew over to Sora, helping her tend to Omega X. Omega X's golden hair faded as Sora lifted him.
"Tai! Hey, wake up!" Sora shook him hard.
"Ugh, what the hell just happened?!" Max growled, turning toward Furizlor.
"He's out of it!" Dorothy said.
Furizlor took a minute to absorb all that just happened.
"I-I really won…" Furizlor gritted between heavy breaths.
"What the shit just happened?!" Beerusmon freaked out. "Are my eyes deceiving me?!"
"Hahahah! Yeah!" Champamon celebrated with a victory dance.
Athena gasped, feeling crushed. "Grunkle Tai lost…? No! He lost?!"
"Something's not right here," Dimitri muttered.
"Yeah, you're right, Dimitri. How does Tai go from being full of vigor and then Furizlor gives him a jab that causes him to get tipsy," Sedna keenly assessed the final moments of the match.
"I call bull," Sailor Varuna added.
"What'ca think, Yug?" Joey asked his friend.
"Hard to say, my eyes can't exactly follow their movements, but those final moments seemed suspect," Yugi answered sagely in Atem-like analysis fashion.
Varuna looked over to Seto and Lyn. "So, what do you think?"
"I can't believe our guy lost! So, is he out for good?" Lyn asked her.
"Don't know."
"If he's out, it's going to be hard for our team to rebound," Seto said.
"Hey, don't forget our Takato and Kotori are still in," Lyn reminded him.
Both Sailor Mars and Hiei stood.
"You're not the only ones who think something went wrong," Mars said.
"Can we at least wait and see what happens?" Jeri asked.
"I'm inclined to agree with their suspicions raised," Renamon stated.
"Yep, I mean what happened at that last moment?" Inumon wondered.
Beerusmon snarled over his end result. "What is that moron doing?! Now Champamon's tied with us!"
Suddenly, Omega X awoke in Sora's arms. He looked around puzzled by the commotion.
"Hey, what's going on? I just zonked out…" Omega X noticed Sora holding him. "Oh, hey, Sora. What's wrong?"
"You don't even remember what happened?" Sora asked.
"You lost! Furizlor knocked you out of the ring!" Biyomon informed him of the match result.
"And then you fell unconscious for a minute. We were worried!" Dorothy added.
Max checked over Omega X. "Seems you're ok now, but I do wonder what Furizlor did to you to daze you like that."
Omega X shifted over to the ring and watched Furizlor in the ring.
"All I remember is punching his hand and then my mind just went blank."
"I really thought you had died or something!" Sora hugged Omega X.
"Me? Nah, and sorry for scaring y'all like that," Omega X embraced Sora.
Furizlor stepped out of the ring and confronted Omega X. "Are you ok, Taichi?"
"Yeah, but just disappointed I lost," Omega X scoffed. "I don't know what you did, but good play."
"I couldn't tell either. I suppose it's the luck of a desperate warrior?" Furizlor shrugged. "But one thing is for certain, you enabled me to push beyond my limits."
"Well, that's good to know."
"It was a hard match, but thank you for giving me an enjoyable match," Furizlor offered a hand to Omega X, to which Max stopped him.
"He accepts your good sportsmanship," Max dissuaded Furizlor from touching Omega X.
"As you say," Furizlor nodded. Standing next to Omega X, he waved to the audience to cheer them both.
Naturally, while some clapped and cheered, the suspicious individuals stayed silent.
"Oh well, good fight, you two!" Davis cheered them.
"Can't deny this Burizalor counterpart isn't a bad guy," Cody said.
"We can't always judge a book by its cover," Ken said.
"Wow, that was a good fight, huh, guys?" Madoka asked her friends.
"Yeah, but disappointed Omega X didn't win," Shu added.
"Hey, we'll have another chance to win in the next match," Sayaka reassured them. "Right, Ayase?"
"Huh? Oh yeah…" Ayase smiled, unaware Kyoko is giving her a dirty look.
Homura stared quietly at Furizlor. What are you hiding?
As Max and Dorothy carried Sora and Biyomon back to the Digidestined's side, Omega X flew back to this team's area. He was met with questions from Takato, Guilmon, and Kotori. Suddenly, Beerusmon brushed the three aside as he hounded the Ascendant.
"Look, I'm sorry, Lord Beerusmon! But I don't know what happened out there!"
Beerusmon snarled. "'Sorry' isn't cutting it, Taichi. Because you lost, you can't compete again! I was betting on you to carry us through!"
"So sorry!" Omega X pleaded, begging off in fear of what the God of Destruction will do to him.
"You couldn't have gone to full strength! Why didn't you?"
"I had thought of that, but I figured just regular Ascendant would've been enough to beat him!"
Takato interjected. "Well, you were dominating him right there before he suddenly kicked you out of the ring."
"What the hell kind of ability did he use on you that made you woozy?" Kotori asked him.
"Technique? Well, I didn't see him employ any technique. He just punched my hand and I felt something like a prick."
"A prick?" Kensuke asked curiously.
"I thought maybe I accidentally punched some spike on his finger. It did sting."
Before anyone else can raise offer questions, Champamon was heard heckling Beerusmon.
"Hey, are you mad, Beerusmon?!" Champamon busted out laughing.
Almost fuming from his brother's taunts, Beerusmon let cooler heads prevail. "No, I'm not mad."
"If that guy was your ace in the hole, boy are you screwed like a pooch!"
Before Beerusmon can flip out and go on a warpath, Whismon stopped him.
"Lord Beerusmon, please calm down and don't listen to him."
As Beerusmon faked a smile and patted Omega X's back, Slade lowered a hand as if he was ready to neutralize the God of Destruction.
"Don't you worry about that loss, Taichi! As long as we're fighting for fun, it's all good!" A jovial Beerusmon said, putting on a facade to trick Champamon.
"Ok, can we get the next contestant to fight Furizlor of Digiverse 6?" The referee called for the next fighter from Beerusmon's team.
"We'll go next," Takato stepped up with Guilmon. He gave a thumbs up to Omega X. "Looks like I'm ready to show y'all the fruits of my training with Max!"
"Good luck, Takato," Omega X nodded in approval.
"Contestant Takato Matsuda and his partner, Guilmon, are up to fight Furizlor next! And what's this? He's turned into some kind of human bird!" The referee said. "A Birdman perhaps?"
With that, Takato transformed into Suzakato and flew down with Guilmon. They faced off with Furizlor. The Corrupt curiously looked over Suzakato.
"I may not be strong like Tai was, but I'm no slouch either," Suzakato pointed to Furizlor.
"Let's give them a good fight, Takato," the Digiverse 6 Corrupt replied. "But I don't plan on losing."
The Tamers and everyone else from the YYGDM dimension cheered Suzakato and Guilmon.
"You can do it, Takato and Guilmon!" Jeri loudly cheered them.
"Don't let your guard down around him!" Yugi yelled out.
"Go, Takatomon!" Terriermon waved a flag with Suzakato and Guilmon's faces on it.
"You guys call that encouragement?" Rika scoffed. She slammed her hands on the railing and shouted passionately. "KICK HIS LIZARD TAIL ASS, TAKATO!"
The sound of Rika's voice stopped Suzakato, who smiled and blushed.
"Ah, the lovely sound of my girl's voice resonates with my burning flames," Suzakato chuckled. He turned, waving to Rika.
"Hey, Takato, should we Biomerge just in case?" Guilmon whispered to his Tamer.
"Only if he pushes my limit," Suzakato said. "That'll be our last resort if need be." And whatever he used to beat Tai with, I've gotta be vigilant of that, too.
"Contestants Takato and Furizlor, are we ready?" The referee asked the combatants. After they acknowledged, he dropped his hand. "Let's get this on!"
Beerusmon fired a beam that struck the gong, which started the third match.
(Cue Neurotech - The Flame of Faith)
Furizlor chuckled. "Well, you've seen all I can do. All I have left is my will." He dropped into a fighting stance. "But I'll use that as my weapon to defeat you!"
With that, Furizlor quickly flew at Suzakato and Guilmon. Suzakato grabbed Guilmon and formed a wall of flames, which stopped Furizlor temporarily. Furizlor phased through the flames and found his opponents were gone. He looked over his shoulder and watched WarGrowlmon freshly evolved thanks to Suzakato's D-Ark. WarGrowlmon fired his Atomic Blaster, which Furizlor dodged with ease. Furizlor flew up and lobbed blasts that neutralized the half-cybernetic behemoth.
The Corrupt fired eye beams that struck WarGrowlmon, not only stunning but regressing him back to Guilmon.
"Now where's your friend?!" Furizlor yelled out.
Suddenly, a veil of flames materialized behind Furizlor. As he turned, he was faced with wild flames shaped like a avian's face. From this veil of fire, an armored phoenix emerged and slammed into Furizlor.
"Takato just shifted from Beast Human Mode to straight Beast Mode!" Himura cried out.
"Go get him, Takato!" Sailor Mars cheered her former student on.
Suzakato flung Furizlor around and tossed him into the air. As Furizlor quickly stopped himself in mid-air, Suzakato folded his wings and unleashed a fiery barrage. Furizlor unleashed his own variation of Burizalor's Death Wave, which he aptly calls his Chaos Wave. This attack was enough to weather out Suzakato's fiery attacks. Suzakato headed straight for Furizlor and attempted to body slam him.
Furizlor phased and reappeared above Suzakato. Opening his hand, Furizlor dropped an energy ball on Suzakato's back and sent him crashing to the ring. Suzakato's reverted back to his Beast Tamer humanoid form.
"Man, he hits hard…" Suzakato gritted, clenching his right hand. "But, I can't give up!" He watched Rika hollering loudly at him. "And I sure as hell can't let you down, Rika." He watched Furizlor descend near him. "Is that all you've got?!"
Furizlor smirked. "Not even, but I'm glad you're heart's still in this. Your vigor would've made you a perfect candidate for my peacekeeping force."
"Thanks, but I'll pass."
"Oh well, just thought I'd ask," Furizlor postured and waited for Suzakato to make his next move.
Suzakato wasted no time unleashing his Firepalm Blast, shooting it directly for Furizlor. Furizlor narrowly dodged the flames and turned around. Suzakato was already in front of him with hands cupped. A red sphere formed inside Suzakato's palms. Suzakato fired his Hazard Wave, blasting Furizlor back. Furizlor was nearly knocked out of the ring.
"Stay on him, Takato!" Rika cheered him on.
"Can he possibly do it?!" Kenta wondered out loud.
"Ugh, so close!" Terriermon tore at the fur on his head.
"We're with you all the way, Takato!" Jeri encouraged.
Sailor Moon cheered loudly. "Let's go, Takato! Win it for the team!"
Sailor Mars watched anxiously, keenly watching Furizlor for suspicious activity. Hiei activated his Jagan Eye to follow their movements.
Suzakato swiftly came behind Furizlor and threw a punch. Furizlor quickly phased out and reappeared behind Suzakato. Furizlor grabbed Suzakato with his tail and tossed him to the ring center. Suzakato sprang up and threw a fire barrage. Furizlor hopped around, dodging the fire blasts.
Crap! He's dodging nearly all my attacks! I got lucky hitting him with that Hazard Wave! Suzakato thought while flying through Furizlor's beams.
"You've got this, Takato. Just don't drop your guard and look out for his hand," Max muttered.
Kensuke overheard Max. "Seems you've caught on to it, too?"
"We need to be cautious at this point. If he is thinking what I think he is doing, then we might a controversial situation here."
After Furizlor dodged all of Suzakato's attacks, the Warrior of Suzaku beckoned Guilmon in.
"All right, buddy! Plan B!" Suzakato declared as he used his D-Ark to Biomerge with Guilmon. In their place was BlazeGallantmon.
"Since Guilmon is a legal component and partner with Takato, this fusion is legal!" The referee announced.
"This should be more than enough to ensure Takato wins!" Kenta said.
"Don't be too sure," Renamon said.
"Ugh, c'mon, Takato…" grumbled the Digimon Queen. "Don't you dare lose."
Although slightly taken aback by BlazeGallantmon's merger, Furizlor didn't let the Beast Biomerger's presence deter him. He continued to attack BlazeGallantmon with a plethora of Ki blasts. BlazeGallantmon folded his Suzaku wings over himself, absorbing Furizlor's blasts. BlazeGallantmon rushed forward and launched a Phoenix Shot from his joust. Furizlor gathered Ki inside his body and utilized a powerful aura that knocked BlazeGallantmon back.
"That all you've got?!" BlazeGallantmon grunted, brandishing his joust.
"Most excellent, Takato. You're doing exactly what I've hoped for providing me a clean and competitive match," Furizlor smirked, lifting and clenching the same hand he used to 'neutralize' Omega X with.
BlazeGallantmon glided forward and shoved his joust forward. Furizlor hopped over the joust from splitting him in two. He somersaulted over BlazeGallantmon and fired a barrage of Ki blasts that rained over the Beast Biomerger Digimon.
In response to Furizlor's attack, BlazeGallantmon's wings ignited into flames and a fiery cloak enveloped over him. He utilized his Suzaku Cloak, absorbing Furizlor's blasts.
The Corrupt scoffed. "Damn."
"Suzaku Feather!" BlazeGallantmon summoned a large red feather that dowsed into flames. He gathered the flames, which formed into a weapon Sailor Mars was most familiar with.
"That's my technique!" Sailor Mars gasped.
"Now he's gonna use it to win," Rika smiled coolly.
Having converted the Suzaku Feather into a bow with arrows, BlazeGallantmon grabbed and used it. He fired ten Blazing Arrows at Furizlor. Furizlor hastily dodged the fiery arrows. As he flew around the ring, BlazeGallantmon fired over a hundred Blazing Arrows. Furizlor quickly phased in various directions, dodging every single arrow.
"This is getting to be most troublesome!" Furizlor scowled. "This boy's craftier than Taichi!"
Omega X clapped. "All right, Takato and Guilmon! Keep it up! Hey, Max, you trained them good."
"Thanks, but they put in all the effort," Max said proudly.
"Take his lizard ass down, Takato!" Kotori cheered him on.
Whismon turned to Beerusmon. "He's certainly excellent with ranged attacks."
"Better than Taichi at least," Beerusmon said.
"I can keep this up!" BlazeGallantmon declared, continuing to fire more fiery arrows.
Furizlor kept playing keep away from BlazeGallantmon's arrows. However, one arrow struck Furizlor's back shoulder, stunning him. This left him open for BlazeGallantmon to smack him down with his shield. Furizlor fell hard as BlazeGallantmon lowered his joust near his head.
"Ready to give up?" threateningly asked BlazeGallantmon.
Furizlor gritted nervously. "Damn it." His face was mere inches away from BlazeGallantmon's pointed joust end. "Looks like you got me, Takato. With this, you have no way you can miss me."
"Simply put you don't know how I fight, that's why you're done."
Furizlor stands up, slipping his hand on BlazeGallantmon's unexposed arm.
Upon seeing this, Jacomon, Slade, Renamon, Hiei, Sailor Mars, and Homura observed Furizlor's actions.
"Now take this!" BlazeGallantmon readied a Phoenix Shot to blast Furizlor out of the ring.
Suddenly, BlazeGallantmon felt a painful prick and felt groggy for no reason. His vision blurred the same way Omega X's did before. BlazeGallantmon dropped his joust arm and stumbled back seemingly dazed. What's happening? I can't even see or think straight!
"Victory is mine!" Furizlor shot toward BlazeGallantmon. He powered energy into his fist and punched BlazeGallantmon's chest hard. The blow cracked the chest armor of the Beast Biomerged and knocked him out.
(End theme)
"No, Takato!" Omega X shouted.
"Shit…!" Max growled.
"Chumley?!" Kazu yelled out.
"Takato!" Jeri cried out.
"Guilmon!" The Digimon cried out together.
The Tamers became more apprehensive with BlazeGallantmon's condition than the match outcome.
Rika jumped over the railing and raced over near the ring's edge. "TAKATO!"
"Ma'am you'll have to step back for your own safety!" The referee called off Rika. "If you enter this ring, Takato will be disqualified!"
"Piss off! That's my boyfriend in there!" Rika rebuked against the referee.
"Sorry, but thems the rules, miss," he backed off from Rika's fiery retort. He checked over BlazeGallantmon, who was out of it. "And your winner is Furizlor!"
Furizlor chortled. "Yes, another victory for our universe."
Once the match was decided, Rika was finally let into the ring to tend to BlazeGallantmon. Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Renamon, and Hiei entered the ring, too.
"Oh shit," Kotori cursed. "This isn't looking good for us."
"Now he lost, too?!" Beerusmon gaped in shock over his team's two consecutive losses. He saw Champamon sporting a proud smile.
"Oh my goodness," sighed Whismon.
I don't get it! What kind of move is he using to stun them?! Metalla X thought. Then, his inner persona, Yamato, chimed in and speculated.
'He has to be cheating. That sneaky son of bitch is hiding something!' Yamato voiced his view on Furizlor.
"No, there's something behind this," Kensuke said.
"You're right, Ken," Slade walked by Kensuke. "And it's time we finally unveil this farce."
Jacomon, too, had similar views as Slade. "This has gone long enough!"
"Jacomon?" Mimi turned as the alien patrolman left with his partner Ryo (DF-616).
"Where is he going?" Palmon wondered, watching Jacomon and Ryo leave.
"Who knows?" Tentomon shrugged.
Mimi watched Jacomon hop over the railing. "He knows something we don't?"
"Objection!" Jacomon interjected Furizlor's 'victory'.
"Jacomon, what is this about?" Mimi asked him.
"I call a foul!" The patrolman declared against the tainted win.
"Mr. Patrolman, what is this about?" The referee demanded from him.
"Furizlor is using a weapon! He's cheating!" Jacomon pointed out.
"Clearly you need your eyes checked, sir, but weapons are legal as long as they're part of the warrior's repertoire," the referee stated. "The official tournament handbook says otherwise. And believe me, I've read that thing many times."
"But the rules state artificially implanted weapons before a match is illegal!" Jacomon reminded him. "Maybe you need to read the weapons page again!"
"The alien creature is right," Hiei interjected. "My Jagan Eye was able to see it all. Check his right arm."
"Yes! He's got a needle in there!" Jacomon pointed to Furizlor.
Homura jumped out of the audience and landed outside.
"You're not going to get far deploying illegal methods," Homura chastised Furizlor, who remained unfazed by the accusations. "Takato clearly had you beat."
"Wait, he cheated?!" Madoka gasped.
"Booo!" Sayaka jeered.
"Reverse the decision and disqualify that jerk!" Kyoko hollered.
"If it were my call, I'd disqualify him if he has anything suspect," Seto assessed the situation.
"Right? I hope the ref makes the right call," Lyn nodded.
"Referee, you best check that man if he has anything to hide!" Yugi yelled to the official.
Kotori punched the railing and growled. "Why I oughta…!"
Champamon stood up fighting back against the accusations. "Hey, hold your tongues! That's low of all of you making false judgments like this!"
Xander protested. "That's correct! I've fought alongside Furizlor and I can attest to his character! He risked his life saving planets from invaders! He's never had to use underhanded means to defeat evil!"
The referee was left stumped as he turned to Furizlor.
"So, you were able to see it all happen, Mr. Patrolman?" Sailor Moon asked Jacomon.
Jacomon nodded and smirked. "Never underestimate my acute eyes."
"If I may, referee search him," Slade requested.
"Well, since you asked," the official nodded as he checked Furizlor's arms. As he scanned the Corrupt's right arm, his fingers tapped on something sharp protrude from a tiny slot on Furizlor's hand. "Ow. Hey, what was…" Just like Omega X and BlazeGallantmon, he, too, felt groggy and saw his own vision blur. "Oooh, maaaan, eveeeerything's spinnnnning…!" He fell back and fell unconscious.
"Ah, see! What did I tell ya?!" Jacomon pointed out the evidence.
"You can't fool us anymore," Homura said.
"And you should be banned, too!" Sailor Moon frowned at the smug Corrupt.
"Explain yourself, Furizlor!" Champamon angrily demanded.
Furizlor raised his right hand. "This is no artificial implant. It's part of my natural body."
The referee quickly came to. "N-No…! There are obvious signs of tampering on that arm. For violating the rules, Furizlor, you've been disqualified! The winner is BlazeGallantmon!"
Jacomon quickly does a victory pose. "Yeah!"
"Hey, Jacomon, this is the first time you've looked cool!" Mimi hollered.
"What the hell?! How can this be?!" Champamon became appalled by this cheating tactic.
"Furizlor, please explain yourself! Why do this?!" Xander was aghast by this reveal.
"Oh, there is no why. This is Furizlor's true character," Vadosmon stated plainly. "Those space pirates who attacked those worlds are a part of an underground crime syndicate and Lord Furizlor is their leader."
"No, it can't be!" Xander denied this.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Freeza's Scheme)
Furizlor chortled evilly, revealing his true colors. "Yes, it's true. I instigate wars and end them myself. I then buy the ravaged worlds for the bargain prices. Then I profit from the reconstruction right after restoration. That's my business scheme and I'm proud of it. I am both the problem and solution."
Omega X sighed. "Well, why am I not surprised?"
Beerusmon added. "And his business approach isn't any different from Burizalor's either."
"Playing the genuine hero to conceal his nefarious plans? Cleverly well played," Whismon commented.
"Yeah, even from a different universe, Burizalor would never play the hero," Metalla X truthfully stated.
"Just the thought of it is wrong," Omega X concurred.
As his true character came out, everyone from Digiverse 7's side jeered Furizlor like no tomorrow. Furizlor shrugged, unfazed by the jeers and disparaging insults being thrown his way. He delightfully soaked in their contempt, which would make his Digiverse 7 counterpart proud.
"You underhanded jerk…" BlazeGallantmon rose, giving Furizlor a dirty look. "You couldn't beat me, so you had to cheat. If anyone's walking out with disgrace, it's you."
"Boy, keep telling yourself that, but we know who really won. Underestimating me was your big mistake."
Sailor Mars faced Furizlor. "I promise you won't get far now we know your secret."
Homura nodded. "He won't need to since he's gotten disqualified."
"No, but you are on our shit list, buddy," Rika gave Furizlor a look that could kill, but the Corrupt shrugged her off. "C'mon, Takato, we're getting you out of here."
"No, I've gotta stay if that guy's getting disqualified…" BlazeGallantmon muttered.
Champamon confronted Vadosmon.
"Hey, why did you go and pick a cheater like him to be on my team?!" Champamon asked.
She nonchalantly replied. "Well, you never told me to take the fighter's morality into consideration. I believe in your words you told me, 'I don't care. Just bring me any fighters you can find to fight for me.'"
Furizlor walked off stage smugly grinning. "Well, I wish you luck on your next match."
Having seen enough of the 'stain', Champamon prepared to cleanse him with a blast.
"You little bug, you've shamed me for the last time! Now be gone!" Champamon snarled.
(End theme)
"Hold on! There's no need for that!" Kotori called out. "He ain't getting off the hook that easily! I'll put him down!" She quickly landed on MetalSeadramon's head and descended toward the ring.
"Miss are you sure? He's already been..."
She stopped the referee. "I'm not going to let a cheater get off the hook. Heck let him use his stupid little needle I'm not scared! On top of that, after I knock this bastard out, I want Takato and Tai reinstated."
Champamon rose up from his seat in anger. "I don't think so foolish woman! Maybe he did admit to cheating but you didn't catch it quick enough! I'll allow one fighter from your side back in, but not both."
Naturally this displeased several people in the crowd.
"That's complete bullshit." Himura muttered.
"Yeah, what's up with that?!" Kazu reproved this idea.
"Hey, you fat bunny, you better let our two guys fight! They got screwed!" Terriermon snapped.
"First off, he's a cat and two he can hear you," Henry clamped his mouthy partner's mouth shut for everyone's sake.
"Agreed, but what can we do at this point? We should be glad at least one of them can get back in." Yusuke added.
"That's totally bogus," Argo groaned.
"Yeah, this sucks!" Kyoko cursed her disapproval.
"Booo!" Sayaka and Tsugumi jeered.
Inori turned to Shu. "Why can't they let them both in?"
Shu nodded. "I wish I knew. They both deserve to get back in."
Gai added. "He did get disqualified at least."
"Maybe not since Kotori's demanding a match with him!" Madoka watched Kotori step near the ring.
(Cue Ambiguous - GARNiDELiA (TV Size))
"Kotori, are you crazy?!" Philippe called out, to which she winked to him.
Kotori looked at both BlazeGallantmon and Rika. "Takato says he's withdrawing."
"What? No way, I can still fight!" BlazeGallantmon shouted.
Rika nodded. "C'mon, Takato, you have some sore spots that need to be rubbed."
"But…"
"No buts, Takato. Now," the Digimon Queen sternly demanded, causing BlazeGallantmon to obediently fall in line.
"Yes, ma'am."
Kotori mouthed a 'Thank you' to Rika, to which the ginger-haired girl replied with a 'Just win'.
"Hey, I can't be satisfied until I've purged that little shit stain!" Champamon snapped. "Quit making all the decisions without my consent, jerks!"
"Why not let them?" Vadosmon asked. "The disqualification's been removed and the opponent's withdrawing. It's our victory. There's no loss on our side."
"I know, but…"
"You want to lose to your brother?"
"Hell no! Ok, Furizlor, win this next fight and I'll forgive you for tarnishing my stupendous reputation! Win the fight after that and I'll consider endorsing you financially like we agreed! Deal?!"
Furizlor responded with a sneaky evil grin.
"Ugh, that's the look of someone with no respect for anyone," Beerusmon sighed.
"Just like you, Lord Beerusmon," Whismon snarked.
"Hey, woman! Take care of his guy to ease my stress!" Beerusmon ordered Kotori.
Irked by his lack of manners, Kotori scoffed. "I have a name, y'know, jerk. Ok, MetalSeadramon, let's kick some lizard ass!"
With that, Kotori transformed into Valkyrie Brunhilde. Brunhilde landed in the ring and faced off with Furizlor. Takato's friends and colleagues returned to their seats.
"You want me to keep my victory? You're going to regret that, woman."
Brunhilde snorted. "Shut up. Your voice annoys me."
Furizlor frowned. "Does it? Too bad."
The Valkyrie dropped into a fighting stance. "I'm knocking you out for Tai and Takato!"
(End theme)
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Next chapter: The Heated Inferno, Enter Metalla X
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A/N: Ok, a different cliffhanger from Battle Supremacy movie edition. Instead, the next chapter will start off with Brunhilde vs. Furizlor.
Speaking of Furizlor, I incorporated the anime!Frost nefarious backstory for him. He is truly the Digiverse 6 Burizalor. Both fights with Furizlor remain largely the shame. There's some dialogue alterations and I've incorporated a deleted scene that involved Joe commenting on Furizlor's hypothetical 'second form' (in Battle Supremacy, it was a deleted scene in Chapter 4).
Omega X and BlazeGallantmon could've beaten him. The latter showed more of an impressive showing, and like just like Takato don't get discouraged. This arc is far from over and if you've already read Battle Supremacy you know I have something cool planned for Takato to make up for this. ;)
Next time, it's Valkyrie Brunhilde vs. Furizlor and the start of Magettamon's fights. Also as the next chapter implies, Metalla X steps into the fray.
Until next chapter, send a review and see you soon!