Groaning painfully as consciousness eventually returned to him, Tai did his best to keep his eyes shut and his movements to a minimum as the Digidestined of Courage knew that any light would only add to the raging headache provided from his intense hangover.

Enduring through the continued pain, the Digidestined of Courage mentally berated himself for allowing himself to slip and drink like he had the night before, to allow such a demon to once again take over.

Groaning even louder as he then pulled himself up and clenched his head, Tai found himself wondering how much he really had to drink and tried to piece together the events of the previous night.

Struggling through his hangover, the older Kamiya vaguely remembered having a conversation with some of the Davises as he watched Kari and Nature Davis dancing, but other than that, the rest of the night remained a drunken haze for the Digidestined of Courage.

"Here, drink this." A familiar voice then said with a soft friendliness as Tai found he was then handed a warm cup of coffee into his hands.

Although thankful for the beverage but unable to properly register his appreciation, Tai grumbled a small thank you as he took a sip of the hot beverage provided and then sighed in small relief as he felt his hangover subside a little.

As the pain finally passed, however, Tai's eyes then widened as he recognized the voice of the person who had given him the coffee and quickly took in his surroundings to find that while he was back on board Miracle's Reach, he was not within his own room, but rather in the private quarters of someone close to him.

Allowing his sight to adjust and to finally adjust his head, Tai turned his gaze upon the smiling face of the person sitting in a chair beside the bed, to see the Digidestined of Love holding a soft and caring expression upon her face.

"Sora…?" Tai found himself questioning with a fair and understandable confusion as he looked upon the Digidestined of Love and his oldest friend, the girl he secretly had loved his entire life.

"How bad was it this time?" He then asked with a growing concern.

Shaking her head with an amused smile and having been through many of the older Kamiya's drunken escapades since the War in the Digital World first began, the orange haired girl took a sip of her own coffee and assured the Digidestined of Courage. "It wasn't too bad, you passed out after talking to Fire Davis, Water Davis and Dark Davis, and Agumon and Biyomon helped me bring you back here. Apparently happy drunk Tai is calmer than sad or angry drunk Tai."

Letting out a sigh of relief to the knowledge that he had not embarrassed himself or the others from the Digital World with some wild and drunken antics, Tai took another sip of his coffee, before he decided to get up and return to his own room.

Facing Sora, Tai said with a thankful tone. "Thanks again for looking out for me, Sora. I'll get out of your hair now."

Before he could stand, however, Tai found his movements restricted somewhat as Sora placed a hand on his shoulder, this causing the Digidestined of Courage to look upon her, to see the serious expression upon her face as she told him. "Tai, we need to talk..."

Gulping nervously toward the more serious words and serious side toward Sora, Tai tried to figure out what could be bothering the Digidestined of Love, before the haze in his mind lifted enough that he remembered some of what he had talked about amongst the trio of Davises, particularly how he expressed his feelings toward Sora, which caused the brunette to pale as he realized that Sora most likely heard what he had said during his drunken stupor.

"Sora, I…!" Tai started to say in desperation, but found he was then silenced as Sora placed a finger upon his lips and found that the serious expression remained upon her face, telling Tai to stay quiet for now and to allow her to speak.

Seeing that Tai was going to do as she said, Sora removed her finger from his lips and gave a solemn sigh, before she looked him in the eyes and started as she told him. "Tai, I need to be honest with you myself."

"For as long as I can remember, you have always been there for me. We used to do everything together, and I always admired your bravery. I admired the way you always took charge, the way you protected Kari and those around us, I loved how you overcame your fears in Datamon's lair, just to save me, I loved you so much that I became terrified." The Digidestined of Love said, her words shocking and confusing to Tai at the same time.

"I was afraid of what would happen if things went further, if something went wrong. Would I lose you? Would you never want to be around me again? Would I mess up so badly that there wouldn't be a future for us?" Sora then went on to say as she expressed the worries and concerns that had long afflicted her, before the orange haired Digidestined expressed a soft sigh and then told Tai. "I was too scared to know the answer, so I ran away, I ran to Matt, because I knew it was safe, I knew that if things went wrong with him, I knew it wouldn't hurt, and in the end, I would still have you, I would always have you."

"But then everything did go wrong, from Davis' supposed death to Kari's breakdown… to the pain I caused you both… I felt useless, I felt that I didn't deserve to be the Digidestined of Love… I felt unworthy of you, Tai…" Sora confessed as she looked away from Tai and to the side.

Afraid of looking the man she loved directly in the eyes as she revealed her own worries and concerns, Tai looked upon Sora with a growing awe as he was unable to form the proper words to what Sora was telling him.

Gaining a smile, however, Sora then looked upon Tai and said with an honest expression. "But now, we've found Davis again, even if there are now five of them, you... you're back to yourself, and even Kari is herself again, even if she is a little wild as of late."

"What do you mean...?" Tai found himself asking, but was once again stopped as Sora placed her finger upon his lips for a second time.

"Don't ask… just don't ask..." Sora said with a serious expression, leaving no room for debate.

There was no need for Tai to know about Kari inviting other girls, including Sora herself, to please the Davises in nights of pure passion and pleasure, what the older Kamiya didn't know wouldn't hurt him.

Resuming her talk and expressing her feelings, Sora then told Tai with a growing smile. "I am tired of running, of being afraid of the future, of our future."

Taking the Digidestined of Courage's hands into her own, the orange haired girl looked into Tai's eyes and told him. "When this… whatever we want to call this, is finished, I want to look to the future, to a future with you and only you, Tai Kamiya."

Still shocked by what Sora had told him, to hear that the Digidestined of Love loved him and wanted to be with him, Tai could only respond as he held Sora's hands tightly, slowly moving closer toward her, an action Sora mirrored as both felt ready to kiss one another and express their pent up love for each other.

Before either Digidestined could initiate the kiss, however, Tai and Sora were then started when the alarms within Miracle's Reach began to blare.

Startled by the blaring alarms and toward the running and panic calls coming from outside Sora's room, Tai and Sora remained with a sense of shared concern, alongside some understandable frustration.

Realizing their moment was ruined, Tai quickly got out of the bed, thankful to find himself still dressed from the night before, where he and Sora quickly left the room so they too could find out what exactly was going on.

Eventually arriving in the main hanger and after having reunited with Agumon and Biyomon, who shared a relief to see their partners, Tai and Sora saw the majority of their friends and allies waiting within the large chamber, the majority all seemed to be just as confused at they were as to what was happening, before the group then saw Kari being accompanied by Nature Davis, his Pack, Water Davis, Dark Davis, Henry, Gatomon and Veemon, each of whom had a serious expression upon their faces.

"The majority of us are to remain upon Miracle's Reach until this incident has passed." Water Davis then said as he and his group approached the others, his words concerning those newer to Nexus, which caused TK to ask. "What incident?!"

Before anyone could answer that question, a feral growl caught everyone's attention, where the group turned to see Tichalla, Ungala, Clovis, Verathiel, a few beastkin guard and, much to the surprise of many within the group, Tigris Khan, who stalked ahead of the group and glared upon the Arch-Savant.

Bringing his right wrist blade up, Khan aimed the blade at Water Davis' throat, the action causing Kari, Dark Davis, Henry and even Nature Davis and his Pack to go on the defensive, ready to protect Water Davis if necessary.

"Did you know about this? Did you just sit back and wait for this to happen?!" Tigris demanded of the Arch-Savant, uncaring of those who would attack him if he didn't like the answer he was about to receive.

"No, I only received the message regarding the harvesting operation a short while ago, I am not connected to that part of the Network and do not receive prior notifications on such issues." Water Davis merely informed in reply, his words and the way he said them causing a few to look at him strangely.

"Meaning he didn't know anything about it until it started, Khan." Nature Davis then said as he got between Tigris and the Arch-Savant, where the leader of the Wild Horde snarled and backed down from his threatening pose.

"Ok, seriously, what is going on here?!" Tai then demanded, the older Kamiya not liking the sense of hostility after everything that happened the day before.

"A Water Realm invasion force has entered our lands." Tichalla told the brunette, his words shocking those newer to Nexus as the king of the Beast Confederacy then informed the others. "Hundreds of villages have been destroyed and refugees are arriving in the city for protection. I am mustering our armies to drive these invaders out of our lands."

"As stated, this is a harvesting operation, they are merely collecting resources for the Water Realm and will leave once they have gathered their required supplies." Water Davis then said, his words causing Tigris to growl as he looked back upon the Arch-Savant.

"Those 'resources' are our lands, our homes! We will not sit back and let your soulless machines tear our world apart!" The leader of the Wild Horde bellowed in protest, but stopped as the Grand Guardian and Ungala got between him and Water Davis, this causing Khan to relent once again.

Looking back amongst his Pack and his friends, Nature Davis then informed TK and the others. "My Pack and I will be joining the Confederacy and the Wild Horde in driving off the invasion force. It is our duty and we will not let this attack stand."

"Because the Water Realm is our allies, Kari, Henry and I cannot interfere and will remain here with the rest of you." Dark Davis then informed, his words receiving nods from TK and the rest of the newcomers to Nexus, while Kari clenched her fist a little, her concerns for Nature Davis growing as she knew she could not help him in this battle.

"As per the conditions of the guidelines the five of us have set up for such occurrences, I will not interfere with this fight, I will remain here on Miracle's Reach and merely observe the confrontation." Water Davis told the others, his words receiving nods from his nature variant and his allies, while Khan continued to glare at him, though knew deep down that the Arch-Savant would keep his word.

"Wait, if it's only the Water Realm invading, doesn't that mean…?" Kazu began to question, only to stop himself when he saw Fire Davis, Julie, Caleb, Victor and Kenji approaching, the fire champions and two heirs battle ready as they moved closer to the group.

"Yes, Kazu, we're going to aid the Nature Realm in this battle." Fire Davis informed his friend with a simple reply, before he turned his attention upon Clovis and told him with a serious expression. "Clovis, you stay here on the airship."

"No arguments here." The blond ambassador said back as he knew all too well that fighting was not his strong suit.

"I will remain here as well, since myself and the rest of my embassy cannot get involved in a battle between our allies." Verathiel then said, her words reminding those newer to Nexus that the Light Realm was allied with both the Nature Realm and Water Realm, and like the battle they had witnessed between the Nature Realm and the Dark Realm, those allied to the warring factions could not intervene.

While Kari and most of the others nodded in reply to Verathiel's words, Dark Davis and Henry groaned a little, but accepted the situation, nonetheless.

"I shall remain here as well." Ungala then said, her words gaining everyone's attention as she told those around her. "I will help keep the peace within the city and stand with your allies, and if necessary, I will lead the defense of the city if things do not go as we hope."

Though many of them would prefer the powerful arch druidess at their side, Tichalla and Khan nodded their heads in understanding, before the duo and the beastkin guards turned and began to leave the airship in order to prepare for the battle to come.

Turning their attention upon Kari, both sensing her worry, Fire Davis and Nature Davis approached the brunette, before the fire champion said with a reassuring and trusting smile. "We'll be back, I promise."

"We've faced this kind of threat many times in the past, and with both of us here, they're going to wish they never left the ocean." The Grand Guardian then added with his own sincerity and love, which grew as Kari let out a small sigh and let her worries subside a little.

"Just be careful, both of you." The Dark Empress said in reply, giving both Fire Davis and Nature Davis a small kiss on the cheeks, which caused the pair to smile toward the caring action, while Alicia, Sakuya, Shinon and Lyna expressed a shared and silent frustration, much to Erik, Garen, Julie and Caleb's amusement.

With their words spoken, the group of Nature Guardians, fire champions and the two heirs left Miracle's Reach to join the battle to come, while Kari remained with the Shadow, the Arch-Savant and the others as another battle between the realms of Nexus was about to unfold before their eyes.

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Moving quickly through the forests, the massive army of beastkin, the combination of the forces of the Beast Confederacy, the Wild Horde, the various Guardians in the area and the small group of their Fire Realm allies, moved toward the Water Realm invaders, a massive force that numbered in the hundreds of thousands as they moved to drive back their enemies.

On the ground, Tichalla took the lead of his forces as he rode upon a large panther-like beast clad in wooden armour with green energy circulating through it as the king of the Confederacy led his forces forward against their old enemy.

Alongside Tichalla, Khan charged alongside the young king and his steed, while next to him was a massive Wild Beast, a large tiger clad within wooden armour, which bore glowing green eyes, this being the Nature Mana coursing through its form, alongside a series of vine-like tendrils that emerged from its back, giving off a fearsome roar as it charged alongside its partner.

Just like Khan, Legonia was eager for battle and to crush those who would threaten the Nature Realm, the Wild Beast ready to show its might and to strike down those who dared stand in its way.

Along with the legions of beastkin, Titans and other land based Wild Beasts moved alongside their allies and their Guardian partners, along with Kenji, Victor and the Fire Realm soldiers that had accompanied them on Miracle's Reach, the two heirs ready to prove themselves to their allies and win this battle.

Amongst the group, Alicia, Sakuya, Lyna, Garen and Erik charged alongside their allies on the ground, their weapons drawn as the Guardians moved alongside their partners, a pair of Titans, one six headed Nature Dragon and two Wild Beasts, a large feline and a large rabbit, both with wooden armour plates on their forms and also had Nature Mana coursing through their bodies.

While eager to perform their duties and protect their realm, Alicia, and in their own ways, Sakuya and Lyna, each also saw this as another opportunity to prove themselves to Nature Davis, to prove their own strengths and to try and win his affection.

In the skies above, meanwhile, thousands of flying beastkin, along with winged Wild Beasts and Nature Dragons, swarmed above the ground army as they flew toward the upcoming battle, with Shinon flying on the back of a massive butterfly-like Wild Beast, and Fire Davis, Julie and Caleb riding on Blaze, Phirox and Ferox respectively.

At the head of the group, Nature Davis stood upon Jiraiya's shoulder, where many got their first look of the Grand Guardian's partner, to see that Jiraiya had the upper body of a green dragon and a serpentine lower body, which swayed within the air as he moved about.

The Nature Dragon had no wings, but had wooden shinobi armour set upon his body, with a white mane going down his back, a pair of long horns and glowing green eyes, each brimming with Nature Mana as he and Nature Davis looked upon their foes in the distance with an understandable seriousness.

Off in the distance, the Nature Realm forces and their Fire Realm allies looked upon a massive Cyber Fortress, one twice the size of the Fortresses those newer to Nexus had seen to date, with a small armada of Water Realm cruisers floating around the construct.

Along the wings and the base of the Cyber Fortress, several beams of blue energy seemed to be projected toward the ground below, where upon closer examination, the Grand Guardian and his allies could see trees, rocks, plants and even the small huts of various villages that were caught in the beams being sucked into the air, where they would be dragged into the Cyber Fortress and converted into resources that would be transported back to the Water Realm.

The Nature Realm forces and their allies even felt rage as various wildlife and even a few beastkin who refused to leave their homes were pulled into the beams, to be processed just like everything else the Fortress had consumed.

On the ground and marching ahead of the beams as the Fortress moved, a massive army of robotic Water Realm units, android variants of the standard Water Realm forces, marched together, their objectives being the removal of any potential threat to the harvesting operations and by any means necessary.

Back upon Miracle's Reach, meanwhile, Kari and the others sat within the briefing room as imagery of the upcoming conflict where projected upon the monitor, allowing the Dark Empress and those newer to Nexus to watched with shock and concern as they saw the Harvester Fortress continue its actions upon the forests, while Water Davis, Dark Davis, Henry, Ungala and Verathiel watched on with mostly neutral expressions, knowing that this kind of conflict was a natural part of Nexus.

"Damn, that thing is just tearing the area apart!" Tagiru exclaimed with anger as he and the others watched the Fortress consume the land below it.

"It is following its program and fulfilling its function." Water Davis merely said in reply, his remark causing many within the group to turn and look at him with perplexed expressions.

"Wait, you're acting like there is no one onboard that thing." Yolei then stated with a small confusion within her voice.

"Correct, the only personnel within this conflict are the crews of the cruisers, the manta fighters and whatever Children of Tritonius are taking part in battle, the fortress itself and the mechanized forces are all extensions of Hexron." The Arch-Savant informed Yolei, the latter of his words confusing the others as Thomas then questioned. "What is Hexron?"

"An acronym, but too complex to explain." Water Davis said in reply, before he then said. "In short, it is a highly advanced artificial intelligence that has received the rank of Savant. Its primary function is to collect the necessary resources for the Water Realm and see to their safe return to our territories."

Their eyes widening to hear that an A.I. could become a Savant in Nexus, Thomas and a few of the others were about to ask more on the subject, before Angie all but cried out in distress. "It's killing the beastkin!"

"All within the Harvester's path are given prior notice to vacate the area, it is their choice to remain in the danger zones, no matter how regrettable it may be." Water Davis merely said in reply, his seemingly lack of concern for the innocent caught in the destruction slightly unnerving to Jun, Veemon and many of those from the Digital World.

"They stay because it is their home." Ungala then said, her voice remaining calm and surprisingly understanding as she turned and faced the Arch-Savant.

"It is where their ancestors are buried, where their spirits reside, to them… to us, those are not merely trees, they are the spirits of our kin reborn, those who have become one with Nature, and we will defend our own." The arch druidess commented, before she asked Water Davis with a seriousness within her voice. "Would you not give all to protect the ones you love?"

Narrowing his eyes but refusing to answer the question, Water Davis refocused on the screen as he then informed those around him. "Regardless, with both our nature and fire variants present, Hexron will immediately enter defense mode."

Hostiles detected… Threat Level Ten… Initiating defensive protocols…

Instantly, the harvesting beams emitting from the Fortress deactivated, before the construct's shields activated and the Harvester began to fire a barrage of plasma blasts toward the arial forces sent against it, this causing the flying Nature Realm forces and their Fire Realm allies to scatter as Water Realm drones, manta fighters and Cyber Dragons launched from the Fortress to intercept them.

At the same moment, the robotic forces on the ground formed a line and took aim with their weapons as energy shields formed around them, before the Water Realm troops opened fire at the charging beastkin and their allies, striking down a few of the beastkin in the process.

But undeterred, the Beast Confederacy and the Wild Horde continued their charge, with Legonia slamming its vines into the ground, which rushed under the energy shields and crushed the generators, causing the energy to dissipate as the beastkin and their allies slammed into the first line of their foes, turning the battle from a shoot-out and into a melee skirmish.

"Come on! Let's show not only these soulless abominations what we're made of, but let's show Kari some tricks as well, that way she'll know we're just as good as her when it comes to winning Davis' love!" Alicia declared with a feral cry as she lunged at some of the android soldiers, tearing them apart with her claw weapons, while Lyna let out her own cheer of agreement as she fired several Nature energy arrows at the mechanical foes, striking them down as Sakuya, Garen and Erik joined the battle and used their blades to cut through their enemy's forces.

All the while, Victor and Kenji sweatdropped at the feline Guardian's declaration, the pair fearful of what would happen if Alicia finally came to blows with Kari herself, before the heirs refocused on the battle themselves.

Thankfully having not heard Alicia's words, many of those watching from Miracle's Reach cringed as the first salvo of plasma blasts were unleashed, the group watching as many warriors from the Nature Realm were slaughtered in the onslaught, before watching as the warriors charged in and began to combat the Water Realm's forces.

From her peripheral vision, Verathiel noticed the way Kari shook, the brunette holding her hands together as she watched the battle with a great concern, the reason for which the angel quickly picked up on.

"You are concerned for the Grand Guardian and Lord Champion's safety?" The Light Realm ambassador questioned, where upon seeing Kari nod in reply, the angel then told her with a soft and soothing voice. "They are both powerful warriors and have fought many battles in their past."

Smiling lightly toward Verathiel and her words, Kari sighed and said as she continued to watch the battle. "I know, but I lost Davis once in my life already. The idea of losing any of them… that fear will always tear at my heart, especially when I cannot be by their side."

Smiling to themselves upon hearing Kari's words and her love for them, Dark Davis and Water Davis returned their focus upon the battle, watching as the view changed to feature their counterparts as they took on their aerial foes.

Dodging the oncoming barrage of energy blasts from their enemies, the aerial forces of the Nature Realm scattered as the Water Realm drones, manta fighters and Cyber Dragons began their assault, turning the skies above the ground battle into a warzone.

As a pair of larger butterfly-like wings then emerged from her back, Shinon leapt from off of her partner and flew in the air, the fae Guardian unleashing a barrage of Nature Mana infused arrows at a series of drones, destroying them instantly, while at the same time, her butterfly-like Wild Beast let out a screech as it flapped its wings, sending forth hurricane strength winds that sent many of the drones and fighters flying backwards, colliding with one another and exploding within the air.

Alongside their Nature Realm allies, Blaze, Phirox and Ferox unleashed their own attacks upon the flying Water Realm forces, with Blaze showing off his newfound power since his evolution as he unleashed a powerful blast of fiery energy that wiped out a wave of enemies and struck down a Cyber Dragon with ease.

All the while, Fire Davis, Julie and Caleb supported their partners from their shoulders, with the two male fire champions unleashing fiery bullets from their weapons at their enemies as the silver haired member of the Fireteam sent forth a barrage of fireballs at her foes.

"Come on, you soulless bastards!" Jiraiya bellowed as he charged through the air and toward a swarm of drones, the draconic beast slashing the mechanized flyers with his claws, before blinking and reappearing before a trio of Cyber Dragons, each of which let out fearsome roars as they took in their opponent and watched as he made a few signs with his hand, where a blast of smoke then concealed the Nature Dragon.

When the smoke faded and died down, the Cyber Dragons were confused to see three identical copies of the Nature Dragon floating before them, each with their right hands stretched out and spinning orbs of Nature Mana forming within their palms, before the trio of Jiraiyas charged at their enemies, slamming the spheres into their chests and sending the cyber dragons flying backward in pain, two of which were consumed by the spheres and destroyed, while the last was several damaged from the attack.

Trying to regain its bearings, the last Cyber Dragon then watched as two of the Nature Dragons before it dispersed from existence within a series of smoke clouds, before the real Jiraiya then unleashed a powerful blast of green fire upon it, the devastating attack causing the Cyber Dragon to screech in pain and agony as it dissolved in the flames.

From Jiraiya's shoulder, Nature Davis smiled with pride at his partner's actions, this battle showing one of the main reasons he knew that he and the Nature Dragon were good partners, despite his usual and more perverse antics.

"Let's get this battle over with!" Jiraiya then said with a seriousness in his tone, before declaring with pure joy. "I need to get back to writing my latest novel, a story of a girl challenging the world just to be with her lover, leading to a night of mating and animalistic passion!"

And just like that, his pride in his partner faded, leaving Nature Davis with a deadpanned expression as he just glared at Jiraiya, before looking on as Blaze and Fire Davis flew toward their side.

"We need to get through that shield first before we can harm the Harvester itself." The fire champion told his nature variant, who nodded his head in reply as the two Davises tried to come up with a plan to get through the shields.

Sensing something, however, Jiraiya looked behind him and down toward the ground, where he then informed everyone around him with a serious tone. "Um… looks like the Wild Horde is taking care of that for us."

Confused by Jiraiya's words, Nature Davis, Fire Davis and Blaze turned and looked down to what the Nature Dragon was looking upon, their eyes widening to see a massive Living Colony behind the beastkin army, one whose shell was shaped to look like a massive cannon, one that was gathering a large amount of Nature Mana into the barrel.

"Move!" The Grand Guardian called toward his allies, who each took notice of the massive organic gun just as it opened fire, this causing the Nature Realm and Fire Realm forces to quickly scatter as they barely missed being struck by the blast of Nature Mana, which tore through the Water Realm armada, destroying several cruisers in the process and striking at the shield, the impacting attack leaving a massive hole within the energy field.

Wasting no time, Jiraiya, Blaze, Phirox, Ferox and the butterfly-like Wild Beast made their way toward the opening, carrying their Guardian and fire champion partners as many of the other aerial Nature Realm forces followed them into the opening within the barrier.

Detecting the breach in its defenses and the hostile forces approaching the Harvester, Hexron focused the defenses upon the incoming foes and fired an onslaught of plasma energy at the Nature Realm forces, who scattered to draw the attention away from the main group, allowing Jiraiya, Blaze, Phirox, Ferox and the butterfly-like Wild Beast to head for an opening into the Harvester's interior.

Seeing a trio of Cyber Dragons heading to block them off, however, Phirox, Ferox and the butterfly-like Wild Beast broke off to engage their foes in battle, while Jiraiya and Blaze landed at the opening, allowing Nature Davis and Fire Davis to jump off of them as they saw before them a massive vat of green energy, the harvested energy from what the Harvester had consumed.

"Ok, any ideas to bring this thing down?" Fire Davis inquired of his nature variant as he looked to find a way deeper into the Harvester and toward its power core.

Looking upon the glowing energy before him and sensing the Nature Mana within, Nature Davis then looked toward his fiery counterpart and told him. "I think I have an idea."

Primary threats detected… initiating omega level defense protocols…

Hearing Hexron's voice, however, the two variants of Davis and their partners quickly went on guard, especially as a blue light formed before them, digitizing in a massive, mechanized form, the avatar of the A.I. Savant, before them.

With a smooth body structure made of blue metal and cybernetic wiring within the frame, the machine had four arms with claws for two hands and energy cannons for the others, while four cybernetic tendrils emerged from out of the machine's back.

The head of the machine had no facial features, but one bright blue eye that looked down upon its foes, before the two Davises and their partners watched as a blue vortex opened behind the machine and a fire emerged from within, a creature that towered over the robotic avatar, a Cyber Avatar.

Similar to Cybrian, this Cyber Avatar had a humanoid shape to its form, with two arms, two legs, a torso and a head, but with black skin and blue energy flowing to an energy core at its centre.

From behind the Cyber Avatar, six webbed wings emerged from its back, along with a golden ring that hovered behind its featureless head, while a single horn protruded from the top of the head, giving the Water Realm Creature, Hexron's partner, a truly menacing appearance.

Primary objective… Elimination of primary threats…

Knowing that they would have to take down Hexron's Avatar and his partner first, Nature Davis, Fire Davis, Jiraiya and Blaze prepared themselves as they knew that the battle would further intensify.

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Author's Note: Another battle between the realms of Nexus has begun, will Nature Davis and Fire Davis prevail? Stay tuned as the adventure continues.

PS: The new Cyber Avatar is based on Cosmo Cebu Lambda, the Super Electromagnetic from Duel Masters.

Likewise, stay tuned not only for the next chapter of Trials of Nexus, but also for a one-shot idea I have had for a little while now, hope you all will enjoy.