"DEATH CLAW!"
Renamon cursed under her breath as Devimon extended his long arms once again, slashing at her with his deadly claws.
"You're quite nimble," he chuckled as he soared through the air. "But you can't evade me for all eternity, you know?"
"You're just big talk!" Kitsumon shouted as she appeared out of nowhere. "Dive Kick!"
Devimon winced as he felt the Rookie's kick on his arm, then he shrugged her off. "You're starting to annoy me..." he grumbled.
"Oh yeah? Well, you can't concentrate on three of us at the same time, can you?" Dachsmon shouted as she stepped out from behind a tree and aimed with her boomerang weapon. "Air Cutter!"
Devimon ducked underneath the curved blade, but it smacked into him from behind as it returned.
"This is getting boring..." he mumbled and aimed his hands at the two Hybrids. "HELL CONTRACT!"
Blasts of dark energy flew out of his palms, towards the two young Hybrids. Kitsumon managed to evade with her natural speed, but Dachsmon got caught in the blast.
"Aaaaaah!" the canine girl screamed. "Damn..."
Devimon chuckled as he slowly descended from above. "The darkness hurts, doesn't it? I wanted to bring you all alive to my master, but you shall be the first to taste my new power..." And he extended his claw again, intent on sucking her life energy out of her body.
"DIAMOND STORM!"
Having totally forgotten about Renamon, Devimon had no chance of dodging the attack, and dozens of sharp shards bombarded his backside. He screamed in pain, while Kitsumon jumped over to her friend, grasped her, and used her powers to turn the two of them invisible.
Devimon looked around the court, but couldn't find a single trace of them. "Curses..." he muttered. "Looks like I'll have to settle for you."
"Don't be so sure of yourself," Renamon glared back at him. "It's not like them to run like this. They might not be used to battle, but they are no cowards."
Devimon gave her an arrogant grin, but inwardly, he was quite worried. Dealing with those three Rookies was harder than he thought it would be, even with his new power.
Well, intimidation would be the best strategy for now.
He gave Renamon another grin and extended his claws while spreading his wings. "If you give up now, I'll just might let you live."
"Is that supposed to scare me?" Renamon huffed. She then stood straight, raised an index finger in front of her muzzle and closed her eyes. "Kohenkyo..." she whispered.
A swirl of leaves seemed to surround her, and then... she was gone.
Devimon looked around with his crimson eyes. "What? Where are you? Stop hiding and fight me!"
His sense of danger warned him that something was heading his way from behind, so he threw his body sidewards.
"HYYYYAAAAHH!" Kitsumon's kick missed his head just barely, but then again, he got into the way of Dachsmon's attack.
"Rush Tackle!" the dog-girl shouted as she rammed directly into Devimon's backside, and the impact hurled him up into the air.
In another swirl of leaves, Renamon appeared in mid-air, directly in front of the still falling Devimon. "Let's end this... DIAMOND STORM!"
Devimon closed his eyes as he saw the shards heading his way and braced himself for the impact... but nothing happened.
Devimon blinked, still expecting at least a little pain, but still, he was perfectly fine.
Then he saw the deliciously evil-looking female floating in front of him, with smooth, pale skin and wings as dark as the night.
And when she turned around her head to smirk at him, he recognized her: "Riley..."
"Hello there, tall, dark and handsome," the LadyDevimon purred. "I must say, I certainly prefer your new handsomeness over your old bowling-ball-looks. Did you miss me as well?"
"It can't be..." Rika murmured as she saw the face of the Ultimate Digimon that had shielded Devimon from Renamon's attack. "Riley... is that you?"
The evil Digimon sneered down at the Hybrid. "So we meet again, little girl. But I'm not the only one that looks different, right? Quite an impressive little digivolution you made. Why don't you just come with me and show it to my master?"
"What happened to you, Riley?" Harmony asked. "I thought you helped us in the past. Why are you helping this Devimon? Have you always been like him... a dark Digimon?"
"Clever little girl," Riley grinned. "You know, I'd love to chat some more, but I've been ordered to bring the three of you to my master... alive. So, you would do me a favor now and surrender? Then no one will be hurt."
"Whoever your master is, you will have to disappoint him... because we won't just come with you because you say it," Rika yapped.
But inwardly, she was the one to be worried now. The three of them were able to deal with one Champion like Devimon, but Riley was an Ultimate Digimon... and that's a completely different story.
"Oh well..." Riley sighed. "I really wished you would have been good kids and joined me without making a big deal of this... but I guess I'll just have to teach you a lesson."
"What are you doing?" Devimon hissed. "Stay out of this! This is my battle!"
"Oh, shut it!" Riley snapped. "I'm not doing this to help you, I'm just acting on order of our lord, so either you fight alongside me or you stay out of my way... but I'd hate to report to our master that you are one big coward."
Devimon gulped down his pride and stepped next to his female counterpart. "I suppose we could look over our differences for this once..." he grumbled.
Riley spread her arms and wings. "Well, what are you waiting for, girls? I'll even be so generous and let you make the first move. Now isn't that nice?"
"I don't like this, Rika..." Dachsmon whispered. "We really aren't strong enough to fight her by ourselves..."
"I know," Kitsumon sighed. "I wish I had my D-Power, so I could help Renamon digivolve... but it's still in my bag."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine without it," Renamon tried to reassure her Tamer. But she didn't feel quite as confident as she wanted to make her new sister believe.
"Well, if you can't decide, then I'll just do it for you," Riley shouted and raised her arms. "DARKNESS WA..."
"VOLT LANCE!"
LediDevimon winced and stopped her attack, as a lance made out of dancing electricity hit her. "What the...? Who's there?"
A mature-looking Digimon-woman stood next to the school building, aiming at her with a crossbow. "Never lay your claws on our children, spawn of evil... or you'll regret it!"
"Mom?" Harmony shouted in surprise as she saw her Digimon mother. And then, more digital warriors stepped at her side. "Mrs. Matsuki? Mr. Katou?" But she smiled when she recognized the two younger Digimon standing next to the three veterans. "Jeri! Guilmon!"
Rika, on the other hand... looked like she was ready for another mental breakdown.
"Takato's mother...? Hen... Harmony's mother? LEOMON? What comes next, Grandma turning into a Frigimon?"
"You just HAD to crash this party, eh?" Riley grumbled angrily.
"So, what now?" Devimon asked her. "You feel powerful enough to take them all on?"
"Of course!" the LadyDevimon snapped angrily. "But the Hybrids might escape during the fight. So we just need some... reinforcements."
She made a commanding gesture, and suddenly, a big swarm of beings with leathery wings flew out of the nearby trees.
"Oh man..." Jeri muttered as she saw the numerous, winged imps. "What are those creeps called again?"
"Vilemon..." her father growled. "At least twenty of them... and every single one's a Champion. Daughter, I hope you are ready for this."
Riley smirked as her troops hovered around herself and her male counterpart. "And so, the fun begins..." she smiled smugly.
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(Posted Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:11)
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