Kazemon stood in front of the mirror, the mirror located in the oasis; she felt that there was something off, in the Vale of Lilithia, she watched it, viewing it from the mirror located there, she was worried, that's when the free-floating head appeared over her left shoulder, causing Kazemon to shriek in terror, before the rest of the body formed, showing it was Kitsumon, she handed Kazemon a sandwich, then promptly took a seat to the left of her and looked at the mirror too.
"It's been a few months since, we have been back here and not having to rush off to prevent another Ouroboros knight entering another protected zone" Kitsumon said, producing another sandwich for herself.
Kazemon calmed down from the fright Kitsumon had given and looked hungrily at the sandwich in her hand; it had been awhile since she had real food in a months' time. "I wish this darkness would just go away, along with Erebosmon" she said, looking towards, trying not to cry.
"I am so sorry" Kitsumon said, turning away from Kazemon, not wanting to look at her.
"Stop apologizing, this isn't your fault" Kazemon said, putting her arms around Kitsumon.
"This is my fault, I let that girl to get passed me and free Erebosmon, this darkness would still be sealed away, and so would he" Kitsumon said, almost pulling away, but not completely.
"Look I know that I wanted it to be sealed away still, but this was inevitable, Lilithmon and Lorrimon, never wanted to keep their brother imprisoned, they both told me that they wanted him freed, but it never seemed the right time to do, they hoped he would eventually calm down, that he would realize that they had over reacted, and would forgive them, I don't think that will ever happen, and he will have to be imprisoned again" Kazemon said, pulling Kitsumon back into the hug.
"I know I know, I wish I could have kept the Tartarus Seal closed, until it was Lorrimon or Lilithmon that had release him from that Prison, I failed my purpose in this world, to protect that seal from being release sooner than it should have" Kitsumon said, before letting out a long sigh.
Kazemon turned Kitsumon so she could look her right in the eyes, that's when a black feather fluttered through their peripheral, and a girl with black wings speckled with spots of light like it contained star from the sky, dressed almost in black, hair seemed black too, but reflected blue whenever the light touched it, her skin was milky white, it was Nyxdramon, what followed her was a bright light, and another winged being landed, several feet away from Nyxdramon, this one had white glowing white wings, his wardrobe was silver and skin complexion was tanned, his hair was Golden blonde, it was Aethermon, two of the Ouroboros knights. Aethermon just stood where he had landed, looking around like he was searching for something in the distance, in a very non-focused fashion. Nyxdramon rolled her eyes at her compatriot, and stepped towards Kitsumon and Kazemon.
"Hey Cuzzes" Nyxdramon said, smiling mockingly, with venom in her tone, "don't worry I am not here kill you, if I was, we wouldn't be speaking right now"
"How are you here, with us here, you should be being forced out?" Kazemon said timidly, pretty much hiding behind Kitsumon.
"We could summon another here, and have you forced out" Kitsumon said, giving both Ouroboros knights wary glances.
"If you mean who I think you are, they can't leave their power base, even though they are very powerful, and the other you don't even want to talk about is too lazy to leave their location they protect" Nyxdramon said, laughing under her breath. "Can you please listen to me, you might want to hear me out, I am grudgingly giving info that will help save Lilithia"
"I have a question before I let you continue; It just bothers me that your name is Nyxdramon; you don't look like a dragon-type Digimon, to me, you are definitely a raven of some kind,"
"I am not a Digimon, I don't care about naming conventions, it's to mock everything Lilithmon created, Don't ever call me that ever again" Nyxdramon said, stomping her right foot in rapid concession, causing a dirt cloud to rise up, she's interrupted by a yawn from Aethermon, and she reluctantly calmed down "Let's get back to the reason I am here, Erebosmon, for reasons I won't disclose, doesn't want Lilithmon's travel mirrors to stay intact for the time being, and a specific Dark Digidestined wants to destroy, Temujin has entered the Vale of Lilithia, and is making his way to the mirror there, you must stop him, they need to continue to function till they cease on their own"
Digimon Sync 02 Episode 10 "The Wonderful Land of Lilithia"
People were still celebrating in the dining hall, when everything seeming started to chime, from the walls to the tables and chairs, and Enna looked all excited, she left the room followed by everyone else, even the Streleguard contingent, even though slower than everyone else, when they got outside, the travel mirror was shimmering, someone was coming through, knights in red armor marked with the symbol of former kingdom and now Republic of Suzubuya, led by a 20 something man in a gold and red tunic, Golden hair done up in a ponytail, his green eyes, he smiled momentarily he was expecting someone but when they weren't there, his expression went grim. Enna went up to him and bow "The Vale of Lilithia, welcomes Senator Akira Suzubuya, and the contingent from the Republic of Suzubuya" but he wasn't looking at her, he was in a fixed stare at the Streleguard Royal family, who were staring back at him with intense hatred, with the princess absentmindedly scratching the bandage on her, before Akira could speak, like he wanted to ask a question, Kazemon appeared in a panic, she explained the encounter she and Kitsumon had with the Ouroboros Knights, that Temujin Xahn is somewhere in this kingdom, and intends to destroy the travel mirror.
A cough rang out from the crowd, and a very large female knight stepped forward "You said Temujin Xahn right?" she said, pulling open her visor; She was monster of a woman with white hair, and had scars across her entire face, that increased her intimidation factor, with her eyes as dark as coal. it was Daloran Taiga, she was a member of the Guardians, and was called Paragon as a member of Paradigm Shift.
"You!" shouted Huang, pulling out his Digivice, and Digi chip, this woke up his Digimon partner "How dare you come here, and defile it with your presents, she is a war criminal and needs to die, She helped capture children and served them up for Donica Skies sick experiments"
"Tajiri Kamiya nearly did that, I had a crisis of conscience, and he tried to make mince meat out of my face, Akira found me close to death, saved my life now I am serving him as a way to find redemption I probably will never deserve" Daloran said, going to one knee "but if you think I deserve death, do so now I wont stop you"
Before Huang could do anything, Akira stepped in his way "Look no one is killing my body guard, she only dies in the service of the republic not in the hands of a digidestined, I'll fight you myself" he said, intensely staring at Huang.
"Remember what I said to you about revenge, and you spared the person who killed your parents, everyone deserves a another chance" Juniko said, placing a hand on Huang's shoulder, whose expression softened.
Huang had a mental flash of the boy in Primary Village, that nearly turned him dark in the process, he shook that image out of his mind "You better want to redeem yourself, I'll let you, but I will never forgive you, but if you slip I'll make you pay"
"Was that Girl in the Village of Crispin, the one that tried to bury under lava, her partner ate, was she one of those test subject children?" Dokunemon asked, remembering her old friend when she had been Arukeni, in the village that's now named after her. "Her name was Tsubara, she was a cheerful girl that wouldn't have harmed a flymon, she suddenly became violent" fresh tears were now flowing down the Digimon Cheeks.
"I am sorry but I'm not the only person who brought In children, I don't remember bringing in a child named Tsubara" Daloran thought for a moment, then answered shaking her head, she was going to continue, when she spotted the Strelegard contingent making their way towards the travel mirror, like nothing was going on. "where do you think you are going?"
It was Princess Myna that answered "This is not our problem, deal with it yourselves, we are going home" she said, as they continued moving, before Daloran Taiga stepped into their path, causing them to back up a bit, followed by Akira Suzubuya, who was now also standing in their way.
"I have a few questions, my sister, is she still at your Empire, she was on a diplomatic mission, you requested help from the Blackavar, but she has not returned home, please help me ease my mind, knowing she is safe?" Akira asked the Strelegard contingent, he still owed his sister his life; she had lied about why he had killed their father, saying that he did it to save the then Kingdom of Suzubuya, now a republic.
Princess Myna started to reach for her nose, before pulling her hand back to her side "You must be mistaken, The Empire doesn't make requests to weak and pathetic republics like you" she said, looking up indignantly, and looked like she was getting violently ill.
"I thought we had a treaty that we would help each other" Akira said, looking confused.
"That was with the Kingdom of Suzubuya, they don't exist anymore, you are a shadow of that great kingdom, so the treaty is no more, so let us get by" Myna said, looking off into a random direction.
That's when Lance Xandros appeared, bringing done his mace upon Akira, who vanished, and now was across in a safe distance away in the arms of a Leomon, the Digimon partner of Daloran.
"That wasn't smart, attacking the one I am sworn to protect, right in front of me, I could kill you for that, but Akira sworn me to even in this situation" Daloran said, looking relieved that her partner had noticed the incoming attack and intervened.
"Move or I'll unleash the army that protects us now" King Marcus said, side-glancing to the soldiers that he had brought with him.
"I know she was at Strelegard, helping you deal with a monster problem, why aren't you telling me what I want to know" Akira said, as he was being lowered to the ground by Leomon.
"She is dead, I saw her running into the chaotic darkness as it enveloped the land, most likely eaten by those congealed blood monsters that roam it" Myna said, with a crap-eating grin on her face. "Everyone knows anyone that goes into that stuff, either goes insane becoming one of those things, or is eaten by them.
"You now know the fate of your sister, now let us leave, before you accidentally start a war with us" Marcus Strelegard said, moving forward, with Akira gesturing Daloran to move out of his way, only for Enna in a huff to get in their way.
"As Interim head priestess of the Order of Nasar, I have now rescinded your open invitation to use the travel mirrors, until you send an apology for your actions" Enna said, revealing her wrist, showing a very ornate bracelet with a purple gem encrusted in it. "As I possess the last Nasar nail bracelet" the Strelegard contingent just ignored her and just left via the travel mirror.
"I should have foreseen this shift in attitude from the Strelegard Empire, they are elitist to the core, royal blood is all that matters to them, I was born Royalty but I gave that up, in their eyes we betrayed them" Akira said, sinking to his knees, to the ground.
"Look I know Mikuni is alive, Digidestined are immune to the effects of the chaotic darkness, she's probably massacring all the sentinels that get in her way, She is a force to be reckoned with, she is out there somewhere" Juniko said, placing her hand on Akira's shoulder, to comfort him.
"I know but she has been gone for months, I am her brother, Shouldn't I know for sure if she was alive or dead, we are linked by blood, we share a father, what is a world without her?" Akira said, as a single tear streaked down his right cheek.
"As soon as we find a new wielder for the Digi chip of Light, and it heals, The darkness will unveil the planet, and your sister will find her way home" Juniko said, holding the damaged Chip of Light, she touched it to Akira, but nothing happened, not even a flicker; she did tried to do the same with Daloran, but she shoved her hand away.
"Even if it picks me, which isn't very likely, I am not worthy of such an honor, with all that I have done" Daloran said, turning her back to Juniko, and started to walk away, that's when Enna Kamiya, ran up grabbing the digi chip, she ran up to the large woman and touched her with the digi chip, and again nothing happened "I told you it wouldn't pick me, I'm soaked in blood, my body from head to toe is dripping crimson" turning to face, Juniko and Enna. At this moment, Enna ran up and hugged Daloran, but she was so smaller than the person, she was attempting to hug, they had to pick her up, for it to happen.
"I like you, I don't care what you did in the past, as long as you have stopped and promise to never do it again, You have stopped harming the innocent?" Enna said, looking Daloran sternly in the eyes.
"You are one funny girl, you are either very wise for your years or very naïve, but you are too adorable I can't tell which" Daloran said, accepting Enna's hug "I promise, little girl, I will never hurt the innocent ever again"
"I am not a little girl I am over a hundred years old, you young whipper snapper" Enna said, in her best impression of an old person's voice. "Can I pet your kitty" she looked over at Leomon, who didn't know she was talking about him.
"She is technically 113, but mentally and physically 13, You know the stories of what happened to the veil of Lilithia?" Vergil said, scratching the back of his neck. "but she can be wise beyond her years, she dragged us here for this festival, because she felt we needed it, and I agree that the world needed a friendly dose levity"
"I agree too" Akira said, looking around at all the decorations, the glowing runes he marveled at them. "Unlike Strelegard, The republic of Suzubuya, We are here to help you, in any way we can, no matter what it takes, this festival is going to continue"
"too bad the Strelegard Empire left, they are going to miss the best part of the festival, they are going to miss the weaving" Enna said, frowning, before a smile returned to her face "It's their loss, but they can see it, when they hopefully get rid of that attitude problem they acquired, they weren't like that a hundred years ago"
"You mean the weaving of Chrome Digizoid?!" Vergil said, excitement creeping into his tone, that his voice tone rose with every word he said. "Weaving Chrome Digizoid was one of the lost arts, when Lilithia vanished people lost the ability to do that"
"Yes I mean that, and it's a lost art no more" Enna answered, with her smile spreading more across her face. "This bracelet was created by weaving Chrome Digizoid, it was original one of three, one was destroyed, and one is stilling missing to this very day, this is the only one still known to exist"
"While the festival continues, a squad of troops from my republic will stand guard on the travel mirror, and protect it" Akira said, before having his troops spread out around the travel mirror strategically.
"Temujin is nothing to sneeze at, we dealt with him in Arukeni village, he managed to destroy the mirror there, so avoid direct confrontation, call us, the digidestined will join the fight, hopefully he is actually by himself, and not with the other dark digidestined" Huang said, looking at his hand clutching his digi chip.
Enna suddenly grabbed him by the rest and dragged him, down the street, to where the Infinite Citadel use to be; they were follow shortly by the rest of the digidestined, in its place was an obvious empty lot, with seats set up quite a distance away "Losing the Citadel that once housed the order of Nazar, but today we will give this place a new heart, a grand arena, that will also serve as a cultural center, and new home for the Order of Nazar" she said, as she continued to pull Juniko behind her into the vacant, till they reached the center of it, "You and the Master weaving will stand here, I'll stand over here to conduct the rest of the weavers, that's when the Ceremony will begin"
"What Ceremony?" Juniko asked confusedly, without thinking.
"The Weaving Ceremony, of course, you have no memory of this, Lilithmon has been part of it for hundred thousand of years since the beginning of recorded history, she helped summon the most breath"
"what breath?" Juniko said, interrupting Enna, as she was still confused.
Enna just sighed and continued like no one had said anything, but still answered the question offhandedly "The breath of weaving heart, The breath is in everything, in the air, it permeates life itself, we worship that almost as much as we worship you, everything is a kamuy in varying degrees, and their effects on the world itself also varies, it's sad our sister kingdom of Lorrim, was wiped out, it could have increased the speed of summoning the breath, but after hearing about what they tried to do with the breath in our absence was totally gross, they tried to turn it into a weapon and accidentally destroyed themselves with it, creating a scar in the landscape" she said, a sad expression crossing her face.
"I heard about, whatever happened in those one hundred, was not anyone here's fault" Juniko said, placing her other hand on Enna's shoulder.
"I know, but I wish we would have been there to prevent, the almost extinction Lorrimians, there are only a handful of them living in Lilithia, you have seen a few of them, one they don't have white hair, its blood red, they have grey eyes, the color of clouds" Enna said, looking around, till someone had seemingly appeared out of nowhere. "Now speak of the Devimon, here's one of them now and is also the master weaver"
"So this is the Princess that will become the Kamuy of life, she doesn't seem to have that much potential power, but this is what I have to work with, oh well" a Mystery girl, with hair as red as blood, but she was dressed in Similar runic garb to the dancers that she had seen earlier.
"This is Rayla El Draque, the master weaver of the breath of weaving heart, she has a tongue as sharp as iron, but she does have a sense of humor even though it's not very apparent" Enna said, sighing, not approving of the borderline disparaging remarks that Rayla had just spoken, not knowing if they were a joke or not.
Rayla sighed and turned her back to Juniko, and Enna "I wish we had Lilithmon at full power, not her bleeding incarnation at a sliver of that, this will be a child fart of a surge of breath" Rayla said, trying to come to terms with the situation. "Do you think we can weave the building we want, from this shell of a Lilithmon" she continued,, now ignoring the fact Juniko was even there, and the annoyed expression on Enna's face, that was going through stages of the color red as the other spoke.
"Lilithmon herself doesn't provide the breath of weaving heart; she is the catalyst of summoning more, since she is in tune with it; it comes from life she created, we borrow some to weave, as master weaver! you should know this?" Enna said, narrowing her eyes at Rayla, taking measure of the master weaver, before hugging the much taller girl, who dwarfed her by a heads length.
Rayla nodded repeated without saying a thing, waiting till Enna was finished talking, then removed herself slowly from the other girl's hug, patting her on the head. "you are always annoying right" she said, before turning again to Juniko, and seemingly started to take measure of her again, like she had never seen her before. "We have the rest of the day to work with this child, she needs to have a mild attunement with the breath of weaving"
"You not that much older than she is, please do not call your creator a child" Enna said, with a little warning in her cheerful expression.
"Ok let's get started" Rayla said, seemingly continuing like Enna hadn't said anything at all, but she did do a calm-down gesture, without verbally responding "Child…I mean Juniko, you must focus, and connect with all life around us… now child sit down like I'm doing" she sat down, with Juniko doing the same, then Enna did the same.
"Listen to exactly what I am saying, don't deviate child, we'll get through this much faster, if you do as you were told" Rayla said, correcting Juniko's arm position uncomfortably.
The moment Juniko closed her eyes, everything went black, like her closing eyes had just ended creation itself, and the only noise being made was scraping metal, that sounded like a swinging pendulum. It was loud, and came from everywhere all at once, a person now appeared, and was standing in the space in-between the three of them; the person craned their neck to their left shoulder. but it was too dark to make out features of their face "I'll give anything for someone to say to me, that no matter how bad it gets, they'll never turn away from me" it said, before the world cameback,, and it was gone, like nothing actually had happened.
"What the damn hell, was that?" Enna and Rayla said, at the same exact time.
"To Be Continued"
Will the digidestined be able to save the travel mirror in Lilithia, and who or what was that, who they saw when Juniko closed her eyes, to answer these questions and more, please tune into the next Digimon digital monsters.