The Annulment stone was finally in their reach, Shiru was going to finally get into the good graces of the Kurokami and maybe he wouldn't be sent to fetch missions anymore, maybe he would join the elite and become a voice of Ankou. He lived to stand at Lilithmon's side as and bask in her glory, and radiance of her beauty. He was running towards the hiding spot of the Annulment after all he had been through and the Blackavar had done to him, he had finally killed that masked Vigilante, his family would finally be proud of him again. He was now at the door, he was now catching his breath, He then reached for the door, and slowly opened it, the light from the room was so bright he was nearly blinded by it, and he blinked to clear his vision so he could see in the room.

Digimon Sync episode 36 "Black Rabbit"

"I have heard so much about you, since you showed up broke into the royal palace, told the king that he shouldn't trust Suzubuya since they were in league with the Kurokami brigade" Yamato Maeda said looking at The Blackavar like a prized catch, since that's what he was, "handing out justice is the job of the guards of Digitopia, we don't welcome vigilantism, I do applaud the work you have done and would recommend that sign up to join the royal guard since you show a lot of promise and some training several years from now you would make a great office. Now drop to the ground so I can bind you"

The Blackavar just stood there unmoving; she was figuring what to do next, should she go with them or attempt an escape without harming any of them, she backed towards her makeshift bed like she was going to the ground like she had been told to do, that's when something bounced into the room, and made a loud bang noise, and the room filled with smoke, something grabbed hold of The Blackavar and pulled her out of the room, it was Rao dressed in his Vee-Boy costume , they ran till they were safely away from Watch Tower and the Digitopia Royal guard. That's when he finally let go of her, and gave a big smile

"I didn't ask for your help or need it, I told you I work alone" The Blackavar said looking frustrated at Rao "I had a plan for that exact situation"

Standing outside Watch Tower, was Yamato Maeda "So there is two of them I didn't see that coming I thought The Blackavar was a lone vigilante type, I'll never make that mistake again" he turned to search hideout of The Blackavar to see if there is any clue to their identity, as he turned the clock tower burst into flames destroying all evidence inside "very clever indeed" he wasn't upset at this outcome since it's been a while since he had a good chase, he will find him if it's the last thing he ever did his daughter Juniko wouldn't forgive him if ever gave up the hunt for a criminal.

"Look go away, I repeat I don't need help" The Blackavar said turning her back on Rao, and leaving him to hopefully come to his sense, if he wasn't a citizen she would that sense into him, her code of ethics immutable and unbreakable in her eyes. Like she wouldn't drag an innocent into her war on injustice, as she would continue the fight on her own.

-Suzubuya Encampment-

General Kizuguchi Ida stood in his tent; he waited patiently for his captains to arrive. A man entered the tent with brown hair and wearing the battle worn armor as Kizuguchi but not as worn out as his. He also didn't look as haggard as well as his general. "Captain Campion, What is your report" he said to the man, who just entered his tent.

"I have tracked several incursions of the Kurokami brigade into Digitopia, They are making noise in a kingdom we are trying to negotiate with" Captain Campion said looking rather miffed about it.

"They are up to something and do you know what it is" Kizuguchi asked looking at Campion with his one working eye the other he had lost the use of it a long time ago in a battle which stared blank at nothing.

"No I haven't found out yet hopefully Captain Vervain will shed some light on the subject" Campion said looking around like there was someone else in the room, as he turned in a specific direction a man seemed to melt out of the shadow and appear like a ghost solidifying as he stepped forward "speak of the Lilithmon"

Vervain didn't share the same armor as the other two. His armor was black as obsidian but was still adorned with the Suzubuya family crest. As he came close he glared at Campion like his pride had been offended by his mere proximity to the other captain, after a few minutes of glaring at Campion, who wasn't showing that this was even bothering him like he was used to it. Vervain turned his attention to his general "The Kurokami brigade is after something called the Annulment Stone, it's some kind of holy relic that supposedly belongs to Lilithmon, she supposedly now alive again, and she wants it back"

"Why didn't they tell us about it, that could have been a part of the treaty now they risk offending Digitopia and getting Suzubuya in trouble in the process of being allied with them" Kizuguchi said as he rubbed at his temple of his forehead like a migraine was forming in his skull, which it likely was.

"What should we do Sir?" Campion asked knowing the full weight of what was going on "either way we might have to take sides' do we want to fight one or the other?"

We are not doing any serious harm are we?" A voice said from the entrance to the tent, and standing there was a pale woman garbed in a fancy looking Kurokami brigade cloak "sorry I didn't introduce myself I am Karone Melody, a voice of Ankou "as long as we get what Lilithmon wants no one will get hurt I promise you that"

Campion and Vervain stepped walked away from the newcomer, but Kizuguchi maintained his position like he wasn't afraid of her at all, he watched Karone with his one good eye as she made her way towards him like they were old friends meeting again after a very long time, not even staring death in the face would have scared the general.

"What do you want, and how dare you enter my tent uninvited. This is a private meeting of me and my captains" Kizuguchi said clasping his hands together like he was scolding a misbehaving child. His tone was firm and would have scared away anyone but Karone just stood there unaffected by it, something was off about this woman.

"I came to warn you to stay out of this, or help us find the stone we are looking for either way is in your best interest" Karone said looking Kizuguchi straight in the eye. "And I won't ask again if you interfere I'll pave he ground with your lifeless corpse, after I kill everyone single person you care about" she enunciated every single word to put weight in them to let Kizuguchi know he meant it, which finally gave him the chills that went down his spine.

"As long as this doesn't lead to war between Suzubuya and Digitopia I won't get involved if I sense it will I'll dig your grave" said Kizuguchi raising his hand to Karone's throat, and ran his thumb across like he was marking it for where he's going to cut "I would hate part your body of its head"

"I would love to do that to you though" Karone said with a sick smile creasing her pale face. "But I am not allowed to unless you interfere, I would like if you would" she licked her lips at the thought of it.

-Digitopia-

The Blackavar having lost her Watchtower, retreated to her secondary base of operations, a dilapidated vacant house, which reminded her of the house Aru had lived in, it probably had as many spider webs in it, but it was still serviceable, since a champion of justice never complained about headquarters they just endure it and overcome it. At that moment someone tapped her on her, she reacted by grabbing the person and flipping them over her, she pinned them to the ground with an elbow to their throat. It was Rao again, she pulled away leaving him gasping for air. "I give up since you never listen" she sighed with frustration. "I'll have to train you, but you promise you will do whatever I tell you" she grinded her teeth at the idea.

"Why can't I just kill him" Vasantmon said as he appeared in between The Blackavar and Rao or Vee-boy or whatever his name was it was annoying.

"Nah that is for the villains to do" The Blackavar said in a tone that meant she wasn't joking "if you want to be champion of justice, you should be able to look death right in the eye, and not be afraid of it, I walk with death every day, and when something dies it is dead and you shouldn't dwell on it" She took her mask off, and turned to one side, she then kicked right from under Rao, which made him land with a thud face first to the ground. "You will now call Mikuni-Senpai, and if you don't I'll do that again do you hear me" she was hoping her harshness would scare the boy straight back to his mommy, but he just got up again looking just as determined as before.

"Yes Mikuni-Senpai" Rao said while saluting and bowing respectfully "What I have to have to begin with" he fell because he had bowed too far down, and landed face first to the ground again.

Mikuni wrote a few things on a piece of scrap paper, and handed it to Rao "Now get theses and we can get started" knowing pretty much that all of that would be really heavy for him to carry back.

-A couple hours later-

Rao returned and collapsed having gotten everything and dragged it all the way back, he was visibly winded "Got everything Mikuni-Senpai" he said raising his head to look up at Mikuni before returning his face to the floor.

For crying this boy is resilient and stubborn thought Mikuni looking at the now sleeping Rao "Wake up!" she shouted right into his ear. "Now dawn your training gear"

After a couple minutes Rao put on some of the stuff he had gathered, he looked ridiculous like a very fat street urchin with weird deformities "I am ready Mikuni-Senpai!" he saluted not phased at all by his appearance. He was suddenly swept off his feet by Mikuni, which landed him face up on his back.

"Now what did you learn from that" Mikuni asked while poking Rao with her quarterstaff, before jamming it hard into his rib cage. "Never lower your eyes to an enemy" she needed to get this done before the Kurokami brigade got the hands on the annulment stone, she would ratchet up the harshness hoping she didn't kill this boy before he got a clue. "Now get up you little gutter snipe"

Rao got up this time staring directly at Mikuni, he was determined now to look away from her, but was instantly floor when she close lined him, all the air was compressed out of his lungs in one audible gasp, but he was quickly back to his feet even when his legs wobbled and threatened to return him to the ground.

Mikuni squinted at Rao like she was trying to make him out "I am a tough Task master, and you should be ready for anything I will not be easy on you because this training is the difference between life and death even though death is more likely for you even with training" she ended by shouting at him like military drill sergeant "get down and give me 150 push up you filthy vagabond, before I box your little ears in!" This was exactly how her uncle had trained her when she was little, except she was dialing it up by 20 fold combining months of training hopefully into a days' worth of it. "After you are done, we'll see if you can handle a direct punch from a digimon instead of indirect hit from one"

Vasantmon appeared cracking his knuckles, like he was waiting for this moment all day, and he was going to make him suffer for taking up his precious time.

-1 hour later-

Rao managed to do 150 pushups, and looked very tired from doing them, he got up and wiped the sweat from his brow, looking like he was about to pass out. But something drove itself into his gut causing him to fall to the ground and dry heave, and Vasantmon appeared again standing above, and delivered a kick to the boy's side before he had a chance to recover, he sagged as he got up one more time. Vasantmon picked him up like a rag doll and tossed him in the air, and uppercut punches him in the face before he landed in a heap on the floor, and then repeated the process over and over again.

"Stop it!" Mikuni shouted "You are going to kill him, I want him taught a lesson not murdered" she ran over to check Rao, who was bruised head to toe, with maybe a broken rib or two. Rao had also passed out from the pain. "We are going on patrol now" she dawned her Blackavar attire, and left after making sure first aid was done on Rao.

Minutes later The Blackavar was jumping from house to house, her cape flowing like a cloth tidal wave, and symbol seemed like it was caught in a storm. It was great getting back onto her routine so quickly after the attack on watchtower, that was why she was out to find another place to call her base of operations that place she was in before was only a safe house and the sooner she got away from the annoying civilian the better. She was so preoccupied that she didn't know she was being watched

From a Distance stood, Shiru and the rest of his family, were watching from the shadows as The Blackavar jumped from building to building "Let's clip this vigilante's wings"

Sirah stepped forward and spread her airs apart like she was going to give someone a big hug but in each hand was a device. She pressed a button on top of them. All the roofs in the area exploded. Those Explosions launched The Blackavar backwards from them "Let's get him"

"Sirah that was a little extreme" Shiru said looking crossed at his little sister "We don't know if the stone wasn't in one of those building and we aren't supposed to be noticed remember the royal Digitopian guard"

"Who cares, he's down. Let's go claim our prize Big brother" Sirah said running into the building that The Blackavar landed on.

*Suzubuya encampment*

King Suzubuya stood outside his tent, surrounded by his personal guards, but he wasn't paying attention to them he was thinking the fond past once again, as leaves fell from trees in front, he ran his hand through his thick white beard. Her face flashed before his eyes, the first person who he loved, despite her being his second wife he had met her first, and wanted her so badly that he eventually forced the issue and finally had her, Princess Megumi's smile had always lit up his heart,

-Flashback-

"On this day the treaty was signed and the war between DarkHaven and Suzubuya is over, with Darkhaven being adsorbed into Suzubuya or what was left of it" Prince Daisuke Suzubuya said holding up the signed Documents for all to see "also part of the treaty I get Princess Megumi Ida as my bride, she will be my second wife my first died during child labor a couple years ago" he gestured towards his son Akira, who was around 3 years old in age.

"You may have me but you will never have my heart" Princess Megumi ida said stepping onto the stage, she was glaring in the direction of Daisuke's direction "My kingdom might be yours but that will never be"

"My father is not long for this world, and I want a queen by my side, you are feisty and I like that" Daisuke said looking at Megumi fondly, and taking a measure of her, a smile spread across his face. "Now come with me I'll give you a tour of my kingdom" he gestured and she followed him looking like she had swallowed something that wasn't sitting well with her.

Once they were inside, Megumi tackled Daisuke and started kissing, "I am glad that over, that was some of the best acting we have ever done, and I don't think that bravado actually suits you" she said trying to hold by from chuckling "I think I was more convincing than you"

"Hey I thought I was pretty" Daisuke said sounding really put out, before pulling Megumi into a deep kiss, he then pulled away suddenly, and dropped to one knee "Will you marry me?"

"No!" Megumi said, giving a brief pause so it would sink in before she continued "of course I will marry you. I was just pulling your chain I love that look on your face when you are confused, the expression on your face now!" she pulled Daisuke into a long passionate kiss.

-Flashback end-

King Daisuke's face flushed red from remembrance of that day, it was a month before they were wed, and a couple years before she gave birth to Mikuni, who looks exactly like her mother, he smiled to himself.

(Digitopia)

The Blackavar struggled to get up, her world was shaking right now, and she reached up and touched the side of her head, and saw her fingers were covered in blood. She suddenly spotted figures moving in her direction they obviously had set up this trap, how could she have been so thick to have fallen for this, this was that Rao's fault, and he had distracted her with annoyance now he was going to get her killed. She struggled to focus on the situation since everything seems to blur around her she must have some sort of concussion, but hopefully she didn't have any internal bleeding from being hit with that explosion. With every ounce of her strength she managed to get back to her feet, but her head scream for her to lay down and she wobbled on her feet as she moved forward. She also side glanced to see where the unknown figure were to where she was. That's when something hit her and knocked her to the ground, a person abnormal big to be girl had come out of nowhere and knocked The Blackavar off her feet which shot searing hot pain into her head.

"This is the Blackavar, Big Brother?" Sirah said taking a measure of the crumpled heap of a vigilante in front of her "He doesn't seem that threatening I am surprised you have had so much problem with him" She picked up The Blackavar and punched him in the stomach, and smiled. She pulled out the life data absorbing knife Shiru had given her "We will find the corpse later, since we need to find the annulment stone yesterday" she set the blade to medium setting extending the digital blade into The Blackavar's chest, causing him to scream. "What a Feminine scream for a guy I now feel sorry for him" She shoved the scream Blackavar off the roof into the streets below, and dead to the world.

Life flash before the Blackavar's eyes as she fell, looking up at the people that had done this to her, she now thought of the other digidestined the ones she thought were dead, she was going to join them, she thought of her father, her father and her uncle, she thought of her mother, images of her assassination were playing through her mind as she fell into darkness as she herself had just been assassinated.

"The Blackavar is dead" Sirah announced to the world as her brother and her cousins ran to her side, she turned to face them smiling like a cat having killed its prey. "Let's find those stones!" at this point she noticed a person that suddenly appeared with them, and the smile faded from Sirah's face.

"Karone!" Shiru said annoyed, and frightened at her sudden appearance "What do you want we are getting the stone, we need to get rid of this Blackavar first.

"That was masterfully done, I didn't come to get on your case I came to let you know I know the location of the stone and I am sending you and your family" Karone said looking down in the direction the Blackavar fell in like she was trying to see the corpse. She then turned and handed Shiru something it was some kind of scroll, which he took and opened. A smile creased his face replacing the annoyed look he had a couple minutes ago. "Let's go get it"

Hours later they stood in front of a church, and had killed the disguised guards standing in front of it, he was glad it was his duty to get it and Karone had left to await the arrival of Ankou. He entered the church, his sister dispatched another guard with a punch to the throat, and their cousins took out some guards too. This being so easy made them wary, they made their way slowly through the church, they looked into each room they passed in case there was someone in there that could have caught them off guard if they didn't know about them. The Annulment stone was finally in their reach,

Shiru was going to finally get into the good graces of the Kurokami and maybe he wouldn't be sent to fetch missions anymore, maybe he would join the elite and become a voice of Ankou. He lived to stand at Lilithmon's side as and bask in her glory, and radiance of her beauty. He was running towards the hiding spot of the Annulment after all he had been through and the Blackavar had done to him, he had finally killed that masked Vigilante, his family would finally be proud of him again. He was now at the door, he was now catching his breath, He then reached for the door, and slowly opened it, the light from the room was so bright he was nearly blinded by it, and he blinked to clear his vision so he could see in the room.

When it cleared The Blackavar was standing there, and beside was Veeboy, both exchanged looks, and then clocked Shiru with a punch to the face, Sirah flipped through the door and went to a leg sweep motion trying to take the feet out from under The Blackavar and Veeboy, which the Blackavar hopped over but it clipped Veeboy and knocked him off his feet, The Blackavar caught him as he fell, and tossed him in the direction of Sirah. She dodged him as he flew flailing passed, she was distracted watching him not The Blackavar, and was clocked in the face by a spin kick. The Cousin's jumped out of the cover they had been hiding in coming from both sides of their target. The Blackavar side stepped them and the cousin collided with each other and landed in a heap on the floor.

"You are dead, we killed you" Shiru shouted in frustration "and where is the stone" he had noticed it wasn't there.

"It was here I moved it" Veeboy said patting himself on the back "at least I warned them that you knew where it was and royal guard moved it"

"You can't kill something that's already dead" The Blackavar said giving a sinister smile, which made Shiru shiver "Tell your master that they will never get the stone, as I the Black Rabbit call Digitopia my home" she throw gas pellets, both she and Veeboy equipped grappling hooks, fired them upwards and flew up like they could fly into the bell tower of the church. But at that moment something sharp cut both ropes and The Blackavar and Veeboy landed with a thud on the ground as the smoke cleared.

A lion digimon stood, its eyes glinted with pure rage, it was Shiru's digimon partner Liamon, and it was digivolving, now in its place was Bancholeomon having skipped right passed its ultimate and was now mega, and it was grinning evilly, Vasantmon appeared to defend its human partner, who was promptly knocked away by Bancholeomon, who growled in triumph, he reached down and grabbed Vasantmon by the throat and tightened his grip on it constricting the air ways of his opponent, his eyes now blood shot with rage as he looked down upon Vasantmon, as he struggled to even breath, all his masters rage was being mirror in his digimon partner, all the time Shiru had been humiliated by the Blackavar had finally caused them to snap.

"I have had enough, you humiliate me and I fall back, you make me look like a joke to the Kurokami Brigade and I fall back, Not again the line must be drawn here, this far no further and I will make you pay for what you've done to me" Shiru said Seething with anger and hatred, he was foaming at the mouth literally like a rabid beast. "Kill them now"

She has gotten Rao killed, but it was his choice, and she asked him to come after he had rescued after the fall from the roof, that's when she realized that courage wasn't just the courage to face something but the courage to ask for help, but she needed help now and there wasn't anyone to help her now they were going to die here. That's when her digivice began to glow, she felt it warmth within her, and it was reassuring and filled her with courage. "Digi synchronization, Courage chip activation" They were both enclosed in spheres of light, the one the enclosed her digimon partner knocked Bancholeomon away from him.

When the sphere dissipated, Vasantmon was replaced with a Rabbit surrounded with blades, and swirling wind, BanchoLeomon charged at it and it disappeared to appear on the other side of him, he went to strike the bunny again but it was gone again, and was back to where it was before and then it happened the same way again when he tried again. He didn't noticed that The Blackavar was standing in the middle of the twirling wind and it wasn't effecting her one bit, both digimon and human partner movements with in complete sync. "KazeLeporimon lets finish this now" said The Blackavar holding a quarterstaff and the blades in the wind formed a double sided glaive. "Kaze Trinity slash" they both said at the same time. The glaive began to spin and now The Blackavar was standing on top of it as it flew towards BanchoLeomon, it flew through him causing mini explosions as it, after a few times it flew towards Shiru and The Blackavar jumped off kicking him in the face knocking him onto his butt, she had her quarterstaff to his throat, behind her BanchoLeomon fell forward and devolved into Liollmon. Instead of killing him The Blackavar clocked Shiru over the head knocking him out. She looked for the others that had been with Shiru and they were gone. She walked over and help Veeboy up, "you are not a civilian anymore you are my sidekick"

Veeboy walked up to Shiru and gave him a swift kick to the face "sorry I had to do that" he said with an embarrassed expression.

The Blackavar ignored Veeboy's embarrassment "As champions of justice we will protect this stone with our lives" making her way towards a specific place on the floor, and open an enormous panel and there was the annulment stone, they had lied about it being moved "we need to get this moved before they wake up"

-Elsewhere in Digitopia-

Sirah was running for her life, convinced the Blackavar was chasing her to kill her, her brother and her cousins had failed, and she wasn't going to die because of them, she ran and ran till suddenly she came face to face with Karone "My brother and cousins have failed they were weak please don't kill me" she said visibly shaking.

"I am not going to kill you, I need as much help as possible for my plan to work, as Lilithmon is coming and she will be here soon" Karone said turning her back to Sirah "come if you don't want to die" and Sirah followed her without question.

-To Be Continued-

What is Karone up to, and will they be able to stop her, to answer these questions, and more, please tune into the next Digimon digital monsters!