All across Nexus, the Urgothian hordes seemed to pause in their actions, as though they were struggling with their own forms, until the horrors of Urgoth resumed their assault upon their ancient foes with a uniformed discipline and fighting style, a style that had only been seen within the Light Urgothians up until now.
"Destiny is at hand. Soon, all shall be one with Urgoth and he shall he one with all!" Every single Urgothian said as one, each speaking with Elezar's voice, allowing the protectors of Nexus to realize that by absorbing the other Urgothian leaders, Elezar's will had now spread to all of Urgoth's children, turning them all into puppets for the Prime Urgothian to use at her desire.
Sensing the change within their enemies and seeing their allies now dealing with a more organized foe, the five Davises looked upon Elezar as the Prime Urgothian floated before them, each ready to do what they must to end her reign of madness, while still bound to the spire, Kari watched on with hope and dread for her beloveds.
"You stand before perfection, the embodiment of Urgoth's divine vision, kneel and your deaths will be swift." Elezar then declared as she looked upon the five champions before her, who narrowed their eyes upon the Prime Urgothian.
"How about you release Kari, go back to your little hell and we won't tear you apart?" Dark Davis offered in response to Elezar's declaration, before the Shadow and his variants noticed the dark red energy that began to course itself along the Prime Urgothian's arms.
"So be it, die like the worthless insects you are!" Elezar declared as she aimed her spear toward the Davises and then unleashed a powerful blast of energy, the attack causing all five champions to quickly change into their Mana Forms and for Water Davis to defend as he brought up an energy barrier to protect himself and his variants.
However, and much to the Arch-Savant's surprise, the energy blast was far greater than he had anticipated as it shattered his defensive barrier apart, this causing the five champions to quickly dodge the strike as it shot past them, taking down several Nexus airships that were unfortunately caught in the blast.
Rushing forward, Fire Davis, Dark Davis, Nature Davis and Light Davis charged toward Elezar, the four Davises bringing their weapons forward as they moved to strike their foe from different angles, only to be shocked when Elezar quickly produced another set of arms and blocked their strikes with ease.
"Insolent worms, you dare attack divinity, attack perfection itself?!" Elezar questioned with a continued superiority within her voice, before she pushed the four champions back with a surprising amount of strength.
Moving faster than even the five Davises could see, Elezar was then upon them.
Kicking, slashing and striking at the variants of the Motomiya with blinding speed, the champions were barely able to protect themselves and tried what they could to land a hit upon their enemy.
Creating multiple duplicates of himself, Water Davis spread across the platform and unleashed a barrage of plasma blasts toward Elezar, but the Prime Urgothian easily dodged or reflected each blast, where she then sent forth a shockwave that destroyed each of the clones and sent the Arch-Savant flying backwards and toward his variants.
"Work together!" Fire Davis announced as he rushed toward Elezar, his variants right behind him as they moved to strike at their enemy from different angles, using their weapons and their Mana to try to strike the Prime Urgothian down.
With an inhuman grace, Elezar easily avoided each of the Davises' attacks, striking back at them as dark red energy coursed through her hands, where she unleashed a powerful blast that sent all five champions flying backward with a cry of pain, the attack so intense that they were forced to release their Mana Forms as they landed near the edge of the platform.
From her restrained position and as pain continued to surge through her, Kari thrashed around against the bindings restraining her.
Tears continued to trail down her eyes toward the sight before her.
Kari was desperate to break free, to help and save her lovers.
She refused to allow them to die while she remained trapped like a helpless animal.
Around the spire, Blaze and the other partners, along with their friends and allies, each saw that the champions were indeed in a great amount of trouble, but with the constant swarms of Urgothians against them, there was little the allied forces could do to aid the five Davises in their conflict.
Struggling against the pain, Fire Davis, Dark Davis, Water Davis, Nature Davis and Light Davis rose to their feet, their bodies bruised and battered from Elezar's attack as they glared upon the Prime Urgothian.
Between them, the five Davises refused to give up, to push themselves in order to save the former Digidestined of Light, even as Urgoth's twisted and wicked laughter could be heard throughout all of Nexus.
"You were fools to think you could challenge the might of Urgoth, to challenge a force of creation itself." Elezar told the five champions as she floated back into the air, her wings and arms spread out as she declared with further devotion toward her Master. "There was only one who could stand against great Urgoth and he is not here. You are alone, forgotten, and you shall all perish in the flames of the Dragon of Chaos!"
Toward the latter of Elezar's words, the five Davises' eyes widened as a realization hit them, while the words of the Water Emperor echoed within their minds. 'When the moment comes, you will know what must be done…'
Fire Davis, Dark Davis, Water Davis, Nature Davis and Light Davis then looked upon one another as they realized what needed to happen, what had be done to save Nexus and the rest of the Multiverse, which left each of them mentally chuckling as they could not believe how simple the solution truly was.
But for now, they must deal with Elezar and there was only one idea the champions knew would work.
"Are you guys willing to give it a try?" Fire Davis then asked with a trusting smile as he looked amongst his variants, who each held some scepticism within their expressions.
"One, we've never truly tried it before and two, we don't know if we'll even come back from it." Dark Davis said in reply, even though he knew it may be their only hope of taking down Elezar.
"We do not have many options available, and it is the one scenario with a fifty percent or higher chance of success." Water Davis commented as he moved to stand alongside his variants.
"We said we'd do whatever it takes to save Kari and Nexus." Nature Davis told the others as he too moved to stand with his counterparts and alongside Light Davis.
"We know what we need to do, there is no holding back for us." The Archon remarked as he looked amongst his variants, who all nodded in agreement, before each brought their right hands upward, the gems upon them glowing bright.
"Blaze, we need you and the others, now!" Fire Davis declared as he called for his partner, who looked upon the fiery variant of the Motomiya as he realized what was happening.
"Looks like we're up guys, they're going for that!" Blaze declared as Belezar, Cybrian, Jiraiya and Alcadeias then looked upon their partners and knew all too well what the champions were planning.
"We'll cover you, go now!" Phirox declared, his words causing the friends and allies of the champions to nod in agreement as they watched the five partners of the Motomiyas then rush toward the platform.
"Um, what's happening?" Rika found she had to ask as she watched Blaze and the others move toward the platform.
"Due to the unique circumstances of the Champions, they have an ability only they can do, one they have never used before." Julie explained as she looked upon the five Davises and silently wished them luck.
Watching from their different perspectives, Kari and Elezar watched as Blaze, Belezar, Cybrian, Jiraiya and Alcadeias quickly turned into forms of pure Mana, which then shot toward and encircled the five Davises.
Forming a cocoon of Mana around their partners, Kari and most upon the battlefield sensed a drastic increase in power as the cocoon then exploded with a sudden and great burst of pure energy.
When the shockwave died down, Kari and the rest of the protectors of Nexus were left in astonishment to see a single entity now standing in place of the five Davises and their partners, a being who was clad within shining golden armour and held a great sense of power within his appearance.
Dragon-like heads rested upon the shoulders of his armour, alongside one which had been carved within his chest plate and over his head, while what skin could be seen seemed to be made of cosmic energies.
Wings made out of space and stars emerged from the being's back, while within his hand was a longsword, the blade of which was also made from cosmic energy as the entity swung the blade and got into a fighting stance.
Her eyes widening toward the sight, Kari quickly realized what she was looking at, that all five variants of her beloveds and their partners had fused into one entity, becoming a Prime Davis who could wield all five Mana types of Nexus, a living incarnate of Arkoth's own power.
Within the shared mind of the Prime Davis, the newly formed being knew that he could not keep this form for long, but it would have to do in order to bring Elezar down once and for all.
From her own position, meanwhile, Elezar merely scoffed as she looked upon the combined form of the champions, where she began to say with a continued pride and arrogance. "This changes nothing, you are nothing when compared to Urgoth's…"
Before she could finish with her taunting, however, Elezar's eyes widened as the Prime Davis quickly moved before her, appearing quicker than she could react and then slammed his fist into her face, the impact and the force behind the attack sending the Prime Urgothian flying backward, crashing through her own throne and shattering it as she nearly flew off of the platform.
Regaining her composure within the air, Elezar brought her hand up to her faceplate and felt a great shock, rage and disbelief to find her faceplate cracked, this causing her to look back upon the Prime Davis with a growing anger and hatred.
"This… this is impossible! I am the altar that all must pray to, mine are the eyes that look down upon you!" Eelzar screamed in rage, which grew as her foe then expelled a small chuckle.
"And yet you are too blind to see, you are no different than any of us." Prime Davis said in reply, his voice echoing as all five Davises spoke as one through him, his words adding to Eelzar's growing rage and hatred.
"I am nothing like you! You are all beneath me!" Elezar bellowed in retaliation as she rushed down toward her enemy as stone arms formed around her own hands, calling upon Velgoth's power to bring her foe down.
"Nature's Savagery!" The Prime Urgothian then declared as she moved to strike at the Prime Davis, who merely remained in place as he glared upon his foe with glowing eyes.
"With us, Jiraiya!" Prime Davis declared as his sword disappeared and a pair of stone blades formed within his hands, courtesy of Jiraiya's Nature Mana flowing within him.
'Let's put that hag in her place!' Jiraiya's voice echoed within Prime Davis' mind as the fused champion rushed forward, clashing his blades with Elezar's fists, moving at the same speed as the Prime Urgothian, until he brought the blades together and swung forward, the action causing Elezar to use her stone fists to block the strike, which shattered them and sent the Prime Urgothian flying backward with a shocked cry.
Quickly composing herself once again, Elezar flew up and above the Prime Davis, where she brought her hands up as several blue crystals formed around her, each brimming with dark red energy as she accessed Gizar's power for her own use.
"Water's Cruelty!" The Prime Urgothian declared as the crystal then unleashed a barrage of dark red energy bolts toward the Prime Davis, who dispelled the stone swords and brought his hands forward.
"You're up, Cybrian!" Prime Davis then declared as a sphere of blue Data particles began to form within his hands.
'Show her that our logic will always prevail…' The Arch-Savant's partner declared within the fused form of Prime Davis, who unleashed a powerful blast of plasma energy, the attack colliding with Elezar's barrage, cancelling them out and rushing toward the Prime Urgothian, who barely dodged the attack as her crystals were shattered by the sheer power of the attack.
Landing down upon the platform, Elezar found herself blinded by her rage as she resummoned her spear, which was then consumed in an aura of darkness as the Prime Urgothian then rushed toward Prime Davis and bellowed with a further madness. "Consuming Darkness!"
"Show us your power, Belezar!" Prime Davis said with retaliation as he resummoned his main blade, which too was consumed in its own darkness.
'Let her know the true power of the Dark!' Belezar bellowed from within the fused form as Prime Davis rushed toward Elezar, the pair meeting one another as their blades clashed, while Elezar found her frustration growing as her foe easily held her back, a sight that left Kari in awe as she continued to watch the fight.
With a swift swing of his blade, Prime Davis then sliced through Elezar's spear, breaking the weapon in half, before the Prime Champion delivered a swift kick to his foe's stomach, the attack sending Elezar flying back a few feet, before she took to the skies once again.
"Light's Dominance!" The Prime Urgothian screamed as she spread her wings and a barrage of dark red energy blasts launched down and toward the Prime Davis.
"Alcadeias!" Prime Davis declared as he spread his celestial wings, which began to glow with their own Light energy.
'For the Light and for Justice!' Alcadeias declared from within the fused form as a series of Light energy blasts were released from Prime Davis' wings, striking down Elezar's own attack and causing a massive smoke screen to fill the platform.
Using his enhanced senses, Prime Davis then sensed Elezar appear behind him, where she called upon Infernir's power as her hands were engulfed in flame, bellowing with a growing madness within her voice. "Burning Annihilation!"
Quickly turning and slamming his blade into the ground, Prime Davis caught Elezar's main hands with his fists as he called out with might. "Now, Blaze!"
'For honour and glory!' The fire dragon bellowed from within the fused form as Prime Davis' wings and hands were engulfed in flames, which spread and quickly overpowered Elezar's own power, the Prime Urgothian shrieking in agony as she was sent backward, crumbling to the ground as she tried to recover from her foe's fiery attack.
All over Nexus, the Urgothian hordes were in disarray, their minds uncoordinated due to Elezar's rage and pain, allowing the allied forces to quickly gain the advantage over their foes.
Gritting her teeth in frustration, Elezar then looked as Prime Davis approached her, where the fused form of the Champions of Nexus told her as he glared down at her. "So sure of your place atop of the world, you refused to acknowledge those beneath you, you chose to remain alone."
"And so, you discarded the one thing that could have made you stronger and pushed away the hands that could have lifted you higher." The Prime Champion then declared, his words infuriating Elezar further as she got up and upon her knee.
"I do not need you or anyone! I am perfection!" The Prime Urgothian snapped back as she felt her anger growing further when the Prime Davis merely shook his head.
"And that is where we are different. We could not have made it this far on our own." The Prime Champion said as he briefly looked toward Kari, who smiled back upon him with tears in her eyes as Prime Davis then told Elezar. "We carry with us the hopes and dreams of our friends, our comrades, our family and of the woman we love."
"And it is their strengths that will allow us to end your madness once and for all!" Prime Davis then said as he brought his hand up, his blade flying back within his grasp as he prepared to end this battle, while his comment seemed to only drive Elezar further into madness.
"I cannot end… I AM THE END!" The Prime Urgothian screamed in fury as both of her right hands were consumed in dark red energy, before she then lunged toward Prime Davis.
Dodging the strike, Prime Davis swiftly kicked Elezar and sent her skidding toward her now destroyed throne.
Watching as the Prime Urgothian got back on her knees in pain, the Prime Champion then moved in to deliver a final strike.
"Insects!" Elezar screamed as she slammed one of her left fists, which was also engulfed in dark red energy, against Prime Davis' blade, the impact pushing the Prime Champion back a few feet, where he looked up and saw Elezar back upon her feet, her arms raised high as dark red energy began to form within her grasp.
"The world you protect is nothing but a fantasy, the delusions of a false creator!" The Prime Urgothian bellowed in rage.
"The only fantasy here is your own, and we shall be its final witnesses." Prime Davis said back in reply as he moved his blade within his grasp, ready to throw it toward his foe as cosmic energy surrounded the blade.
"NEVER!" Elezar screamed as she sent the energy blast forward and was ready herself to end this threat to her Master's will once and for all.
At the same time, Prime Davis threw his sword forward, the blade clashing with Elezar's attack before, much to the shock and horror of the Prime Urgothian, the sword of the Prime Champion shot through her energy, dispelling the attack, and quickly shot through Elezar herself as she felt a great pain, looking down to see a massive hole in her chest, the cosmic power of Arkoth burning away at her body and preventing Urgoth's blood from healing her.
Stumbling to her knees, Elezar then looked upward with shock as Prime Davis was before her, a sphere of cosmic energy within his right hand as he slammed it into her body, the Prime Urgothian screaming in pain and agony as her vision was consumed in a blinding cosmic light.
When the light faded, Elezar found herself on her back upon the platform, her body slowly dissolving as she looked to see that Prime Davis had reverted back to the five Champions and their partners, who each looked down upon her with disdain.
"Enjoy your hollowed victory… for there is nothing you can do… against great Urgoth…" Elezar stated, believing that in the end, the Dragon God of Chaos would still have his victory.
"And know before you die that you failed Urgoth and helped set in motion his final defeat." Fire Davis merely said in reply as he and his variants turned around and left Elezar, who was left with confusion and disbelief as her body dissolved completely, ending the last of the Urgothian rulers once and for all.
Ignoring Elezar as her body dissolved into nothingness, the five Davises approached the spire's main device as, before Fire Davis and Water Davis broke the restraints binding Kari.
Continuing to aid in Kari's rescue, the Arch-Savant reach removed the device from off of the Dark Empress' neck, the removal of the item caused the former Digidestined of Light to sigh in relief, before she then embraced the two variants of her beloved as they helped her back to her feet.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry…" The Dark Empress sobbed lightly as she kept her arms wrapped around Fire Davis and Water Davis.
Aiding in Kari's comfort, Dark Davis, Light Davis and Nature Davis placed comforting hands upon the brunette's shoulders and all looked upon the Dark Empress with caring smiles.
"No, we're the ones who are sorry. We shouldn't have discussed any of that without you present or have put you in that position." Fire Davis said with a soothing tone of voice as he held Kari closer to him, while his variants nodded in agreement as they allowed this moment of peace between them and the woman they loved.
Upon seeing Elezar defeated and Kari freed, the allied forces began to cheer in victory and joy, to know that they had succeeded in their mission and that they had won the day.
A moment later, however, the moment was then ruined by a deafening roar of rage that echoed throughout Nexus, while the very ground itself began to shake beneath the allied forces.
Along with these disturbances, the Urgothian hordes turned feral, the Light Urgothians expelled shrieks of rage and savagery as they renewed their assault upon the world with a mindless fury and relentlessness.
"What the hell?! Elezar's dead, so why the hell are they still fighting?!" Tai questioned with a growing concern toward the erratic behaviour of the Urgothians.
"They still have one Master left." Light Davis told the Digidestined of Courage as he, his variants and Kari moved toward the edge of the platform and looked down toward the Breach, where they now saw six glowing red eyes filled with rage as another roar filled the air, the Dragon God of Chaos filled with unending fury as he began to push himself through the Breach.
"He will tear Nexus apart if he continues to try and break free!" Azaghast bellowed in concern as he realized that the ancient enemy of Nexus was trying to break free from his confinements once and for all.
"Even if Nexus falls, the Veil will keep him trapped within another prison for all of eternity, a small price I suppose in the end." Lelouch then said with a solemn expression, for the Fire Lord could not think of a solution that would save their world and stop Urgoth from breaking free.
"Nexus will not fall and Urgoth won't win." Fire Davis said with a great determination and conviction within his voice, one that surprised many within the alliance as the five Davises moved around Kari, who looked upon her beloveds with confusion.
"We know what needs to be done, Kari, we're bringing down the Veil!" The Fire Champion informed the Dark Empress, who looked upon her beloveds with shock and awe as they all nodded in agreement, while the brunette remained confused, having believed that keeping the Veil up was necessary to protect Nexus in the end.
"Trust us, Kari. Focus and we will aid you in absorbing the Obscarian energies." Nature Davis told his beloved with a kind and trusting smile, one that encouraged Kari and left her to nod in reply, before she closed her eyes and focused upon the Veil and the energies of the Obscarian which remained a part of the barrier, calling upon them to come to her.
At the same time, the five Davises formed a circle around the Dark Empress and once again entered their Mana Forms, where each brought a hand up and focused upon Kari, using their own energies to protect her as she took in the overwhelming power of the Veil.
Like a dark twister, the Obscarian energies of the Veil then shot down toward Kari, which then entered and filled her body, but unlike the feeling she felt when bound to the Urgothians' device, the Dark Empress felt the power entering her at a faster, but less painful pace, the former Digidestined of Light feeling her own powers growing as the Veil began to lose its own.
With the Obscarian energies drained from it, the Veil began to collapse as the protectors of Nexus looked up toward the skies and saw the shrouded barrier dissolving, the action seemingly surprising Urgoth as well as the Dragon God of Chaos' eyes looked around in confusion, before shrieking a little as the sun could be seen for the first time since Velgoth's attack upon the Nature Realm, this causing the Breaches to begin to close as Urgoth shrieked one again toward the feeling of the portals closing around his limbs.
Around the battlefield, Noctus, Azara, the rest of the Eternal Lords and those old enough to remember when the Veil was erected looked upon the skies in awe toward seeing their prison finally brought down after eons of imprisonment.
"This is great and all, Davis, but I don't think we can evacuate all of Nexus in time." Caleb remarked with a grim tone as he continued to hear Urgoth's shrieks and felt him thrashing about as he tried to break free from his prison.
"We're not leaving, we're letting HIM back in!" Fire Davis said in reply, his words confusing many within the alliance, until they heard another deafening roar, one that caused everyone to look toward one of the larger openings in the Veil as a massive dragon came flying toward Nexus, one nearly the size of the world and one everyone quickly recognized.
"Arkoth!" Julie said in awe as the Dragon God of Order, the creator of Nexus, expelled another fearsome roar, his presence causing all upon Nexus to feel awe and shock, while the Dark Empress came to the realization toward her and her beloveds roles they needed to play in the Emperors and Empresses' plans.
Davis was brought here to establish order and to unify the realms in this darkest of hours, while she was always meant to bring the Veil down, a barrier so powerful that even a being such as Arkoth could not pass through, the one being with the power to stop Urgoth.
Upon seeing his ancient enemy, Urgoth began to shriek in pure rage and hatred, an action mirrored by every Urgothian as they looked toward the sky and saw the five Dragon Gods flying toward and around their father.
"My children… my children's children… those of Nexus… the warriors and heroes of the Digital World and the world beyond…" The Dragon God of Order said with a powerful, but fair tone of voice as he spread his wings and opened his maw, before gathering a great cosmic force within his maw as his voice then echoed throughout all of Nexus. "Together!"
Rage consuming him, Urgoth opened his own mouth as he began to gather dark red energy in order to unleash an attack upon his brother, only to shriek in pain as explosions across all across his face as every Creature of Nexus, Digimon, Appmon, Medamon, D-Reaper agent and airship within the armada began to attack the Dragon God of Chaos, even as Voldrakon, Mordakus, Tritonius, Karnus and Alpharius gathered energy for their own attacks.
Having released their Mana Forms, the five Davises stood alongside Kari as they watched Urgoth writhing in pain, each with a determined expression upon their faces as Arkoth and the Dragon Gods unleashed their attacks upon the Dragon God of Chaos, the onslaught causing a blinding light that consumed all of Nexus.
When the light died down, the five champions, the Dark Empress and the rest of the protectors heard Urgoth's pained shrieks as what was left of him retreated back within the breaches, which sealed behind the ruined form of the Dragon God of Chaos, sealing him away forever more.
At the same time and cut off from the source of their existence, the remaining Urgothians crumbled and turned into dust, their kind erased from the face of Nexus as the last Urgothian faded away into legend and history.
Spreading his wings out once more, Arkoth expelled another roar as cosmic light spread across the world, healing the damage done by the Urgoth and his spawn, while strengthening his brother's prison so that Urgoth could never again threaten Nexus or its inhabitants.
As their father healed their world, the five Dragon Gods moved back to their original positions around Nexus as the rocks that formed the five moons formed back around Voldrakon, Mordakus, Tritonius, Karnus and Alpharius, allowing the creators of Nexus to rest once again as the rulers of Nexus awoke, each pleased to see that all had happened as they had foreseen.
His work done, Arkoth expelled another roar, this one far friendlier and kinder than his previous ones as the Dragon God of Order then turned and flew back out into space, to continue his exploration of the Multiverse and to seed life on newer worlds.
As the allied forces watched as Arkoth left, BurningVeedramon, TyrantVeedramon, CyberVeedramon, GaiaVeedramon and AscendedVeedramon landed around the five Davises and Kari, who watched as the five Mana Forms of Veemon each turned into pure energy and came back together, reforming into Veemon himself, who had a dazed expression upon his face as he fell backwards, his eyes spinning from having the memories of five versions of himself coming together at once.
Smiling as they knew Veemon was indeed alright, Fire Davis, Dark Davis, Nature Davis, Water Davis and Light Davis looked upon Kari with soft smiles, the Dark Empress smiling back upon them, both happy that her beloveds had saved her, but also sad because of her actions and how they lead to such horrid events.
Looking back upon the now clear skies of Nexus, one without the Veil concealing it from the rest of creation, the five Champions and their beloved now pondered what the future would have in store for them.
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Author's Note: Urgoth is defeated and the Veil is no more, freeing the people of Nexus and opening the world to the greater Multiverse once again. But what does the future hold for the Dark Empress now? Stay tuned for the next chapter of Trials of Nexus, for none of you will see what is coming next.
PS: Elezar's fight was inspired by the final battle of Final Fantasy XVI. And for you Doctor Who fans, if you want Music to listen to for Arkoth's return, the OST for the Day of the Doctor, particularly after the line, "No Sir, all thirteen!"
Happy New Years once again.