I looked up. And then to the side.
Opposite to me, Guilmon began to growl.
Takato frowned, his head also turning to the side.
"Trouble?" Rika asked.
"Trouble." I nodded. "Of the Deva variety." I paused.
Takato frowned. "Is... there more than one?"
I blinked. "Two of them." Kind of surprised that he actually noticed that.
She nodded.
Two that were causing trouble, I noted. A... lot of Hearts falling into unconsciousness?
Yeah, time to go.
We reappeared a little ways away from the Deva pair, Vajramon and Pajiramon.
I walked forwards, idly noting the three kids pulling out cards. "Be careful." I noted. "That one," I pointed at Vajramon. "Is a Vaccine, and the other one is a Virus."
Vajramon and Pajiramon turned around, finding me.
"Oh good, our targets came to us." Pajiramon smirked. "That certainly makes thing easier."
"Easier?" I asked, coming to a stop in front of them. "I'm sure Mihiramon, Sandiramon and Sinduramon would have thought the same, if they'd come here with a mission in mind like you've seem to."
"So you've fought three weaklings and defeated them alone." Pajiramon laughed. "What could you possibly do against us?"
Three simultaneous flashes of light answered her question, a shadow falling on us all.
Growlmon glared down at them, Gargomon to his left and Kyubimon to his right.
"Oh no. Three champions. Whatever shall we do?" Pajiramon taunted.
"Enough." Vajramon cut in. "We have a task, Pajiramon." Slowly, he drew his blades, twin scraping sounds coming from the scabbards.
Pajiramon gave a cruel, small grin, drawing the crossbow from her back.
I held my hand out, Sandiramon's spear appearing.
Their eyes narrowed as they saw it. "That... is Sandiramon's Bǎo Kuí." Vajramon stared.
"He tried to kill me with it." I pointed it at them. My Darkness began to seep into the spear, invisible. I spun it, once, and then gripped it in both hands, an aura of heat appearing around the edge of blades. "I took it as a trophy after I deleted him."
Pajiramon, unexpectedly, smirked. "Then I will take it back after I delete you." She raised her crossbow, pointing it at me.
For a moment, I paused.
"Well, I've never taken a crossbow before." I realised. Nobody had ever tried to kill me with a crossbow. Huh. I shrugged. "I guess yours will be the first."
Her eyes narrowed. "Vajramon." She declared. "This one is mine."
And with that, the fight was on.
She fired, a trio of arrows flying directly at me. Unerringly accurate, and quite quick.
Not quick enough. I dodged to the side, charging at her.
She fired again, this time only a single arrow. I didn't bother dodging this one, quickly swiping with the spear and batting the arrow to the side.
The aura of heat on the blade of my spear became more intense as I closed in on Pajiramon, the Deva glaring as she aimed her crossbow at me again.
"Vahnijvala!" She called, the arrows in her crossbow immediately lighting up in a blaze of blue fire.
She fired- the arrow moving much faster than the previous ones, so fast that I couldn't block with the spear. I would have had a hard time dodging, too, unless I teleported out of the way.
I didn't bother.
The arrow burned white as it buried itself in my chest, fire immediately consuming my form.
I moved forwards regardless, ignoring both the arrow and the flames, still coming closer to Pajiramon.
Her eyes widened, stunned.
Black flames lit up on my spear, overwhelming the white flames that already covered it.
I jumped in the air, swiping at Pajiramon.
She overcame her shock just in time to bring her crossbow up to block the handle of my spear, quickly using her strength to push me back and away, before the flames could burn either her or her crossbow.
I straightened up, idly noticing that I was still burning.
Hmm.
Black flames spread from my staff, slowly consuming my form, winking out when the last of Pajiramon's flames had been smothered.
The blades of my staff continued burning, however.
"Smart." I noted. "You blocked the pole instead of the blades."
Pajiramon stared at me, no small amount of wariness in her gaze. Her Heart, however, told a different story, as there was an odd, growing excitement.
"You best hurry up, Pajiramon." I told her, looking over my shoulder for a moment.
Vajramon was having a tough time with the three champions, slowly but surely being overpowered by them.
I turned back to Pajiramon. "Alone, your friend won't be able to survive much longer." I brandished the spear at her again, letting more of My Darkness seep into it.
Pajiramon scowled, aiming her crossbow at me again.
It was pointless, but Pajiramon didn't know that. She didn't, and couldn't, know that she had no real way of hurting me. No way of killing me.
Even if she did, she was doomed either way. The three Digimon behind me hadn't shown it yet, but all of them could reach Ultimate now. Vajramon was having enough trouble as it was, the battle would have already ended if the they had Digivolved further.
Pajiramon fired, four arrows flying straight at my chest. I didn't bother to dodge letting all four arrows bury themselves in my chest, joining the first one.
"For what it's worth, I'm sorry." I said. "You never really stood a chance."
She scowled, her mouth opening to make a scathing remark- and then shouted in surprise as I suddenly appeared on top of her crossbow, staring her in the eyes.
Not for long.
I grabbed her crossbow in one hand, and then kicked her right in the face.
Instinctively, she let go of her crossbow, her hands coming up to cover her face- before her eyes widened in horror as she realised her mistake.
My Darkness flowed in Panjiramon's crossbow, a blackened arrow appearing.
I didn't stop to say anything- just immediately fired, launching the arrow at her at point-blank range.
The unnaturally sharp arrow went directly through her arms, her attempt at blocking rendered pointless, and then dug into and through her head.
She collapsed into data immediately, well and truly dead.
Her crossbow stuck around, My Darkness changing it in much the same way as it had changed Sandiramon's staff. I let both of them vanish into hammerspace, turning around just in time to see Vajramon cross his blades in front of him, desperately trying to block a hammer blow from Gargomon.
For a moment, I paused, staring at the swords.
I resummoned the crossbow and the spear, contemplating them.
I let them vanish again, looking at the swords.
Hmm.
Vajramon held his two swords in front of him, parallel, staring at Kyubimon in rage.
Aha.
Opportunity.
In an instant, I was in front of Vajramon, my hands gripping the handles of his swords.
I wasted absolutely no time in kicking him in the face, causing Vajramon to yell out in pain, letting go of his swords to try to cover his face.
And, an instant later, realised his mistake.
Darkness flowed into the swords, but I didn't get the chance to do anything.
"Plasma Blade!" Growlmon roared, bringing his arm down on Vajramon.
Too slow to dodge, and incapable of blocking without his swords, Vajramon had only the barest second to look up before the extended blade dug through his body, nearly ripping him in two.
He twitched, slightly, before his body collapsed into data.
I watched his Heart and Soul float away.
There was no question- Vajramon was dead. Deleted.
Not coming back. No last second escape to make things troublesome later on.
I nodded.
Good.