The tall, robed Digimon turned around slightly when he heard a strange 'pop' noise behind him.
Betamon smirked as he came jumping out of the cave's wall, which mysteriously closed behind him. "So, I take it you prepared everything, Doumon?"
The purple-furred Ultimate, who was looking so much like Taomon, nodded. "And I see you have been successful as well..."
He glanced over to the small jail cell in one corner of the room, where a young girl with tiny pigtails was crouching and sniffing. "Lemme out of here! Whatever did I do to you? Impmon!!"
Betamon chuckled. "They didn't have a single clue that the 'Ai' I left them behind was a fake. And as soon as Impmon realizes, it will be too late. By the time he has reached our temple, she will already be one of us, and he will have no choice but to follow us as well. What about the Sixth One?"
"The seed has been planted, Fifth One! Not soon enough, and her defenses will crumble. I already sent Devimon to deal with things as soon as her lust for revenge will awaken."
"Excellent..." Betamon snickered maniacally. "Then our plan shall progress as you foresaw, First One!"
Doumon looked down at the massive stone table in front of him. Already four of the seven figurines in front of him were sparkling in an eerie light.
"You have to stay behind in the temple," Youkomon's Ultimate form said. "With Devimon keeping an eye on LadyDevimon, I need you to guard our prisoners."
Betamon nodded. "Understood! But just let me change back first. You know I prefer my more... intimidating forms to this small body."
The small, green amphibian closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
"Betamon digivolve to... MegaSeadramon!"
And in a flash of light, the small Rookie expanded to a large, serpentine shape that was towering over the human-sized Doumon, with red scales and a golden skull helmet.
Ai squeaked in fear as the fearsome sea serpent lowered its head and gazed directly into her cell.
"I will take good care of her and our... other guest," MegaSeadramon said in a deep, rumbling voice. "But where do you plan to go, First One?"
Doumon smirked. "I'm gonna go and pay a visit to... my dear offspring."
----
Riley was flying high in the air, over the treetops of a big forest, one of the old forests in Japan. Somewhere around here, the secret camp with the excavation site should be hidden...
She had never been here before, but she had seen the location of the place various times on digital maps, back in her lord's fortress.
She snarled when thinking about what happened back there. Hypnos Fortress had been a glorious palace, suited for a ingenious mastermind like Yamacus. And now, thanks to the deeds of the Tamer brats, they could never return there without bearing the risk of getting caught by the police, or the military.
Still Riley didn't think that there would be many Digimon living in the human world that would be a match for her abilities, but as they say, you never know... And she didn't want to risk everything because of some sentimental thoughts.
Oh well, Yamacus still had many resources, some of them even available for his identity as the Dark Lord.
And as soon as Belphemon was under their control...
For some reason, Riley suddenly had to think about Devimon. She was very curious why she just couldn't stop thinking about him. Sure, he was a handsome member of his species, and for a Champion, he surely was powerful. But she knew that inside, he was still the immature tyke, DemiDevimon.
So why did she feel so flushed when she thought about him?
She shook her head. "Nonsense!" she said aloud, to clear her head. "Lord Yamacus is the only one for me. So forget that spindly devil already, Riley!" she scolded herself.
But still... somehow, in a corner of her mind, she still as afraid if her lord would love Tally more than her. What if they had already become lovers?
She snarled. Not if she had anything to say about it.
----
Tally suddenly felt a chill crawling down her spine. She shuddered and wrapped her arms around herself. Something just didn't feel alright...
Perhaps it was about Belphemon. Shin was right, it didn't look too intimidating with that cute smile it had in its sleep.
But somehow, her angelic powers allowed her to feel the evil hidden within the creature. She really hoped Yamacus knew what he was doing, because if he wasn't able to contain the ancient Demon Lord...
No. Better not think about what would happen.
Tally sat down on the bed in the makeshift quarters she and Yamacus had to use during their stay at the excavation camp. It was warmer than sleeping in a tent outside, like most of the other workers were staying, but she could still feeling the chilly wind from outside blowing through the caverns. Besides, Shin had previously used this room, and she could still see some disgusting evidence for that... That overflowing ashtray, for instance.
She made a disgusted face. Seems like the foreman of the workers wasn't too concerned with things like hygiene...
Wrapping her wings around herself didn't help either, she just felt cold. She decided to go for a short walk through the cavern, perhaps that would warm her up a bit.
When she reentered the big cave in which Belphemon was still stored, she took a quick glance at the sleeping form of the Demon God. Hard to believe that this guy was supposed to be a god of destruction...
"More a God of Sloth..." she murmured.
Yamacus turned around as he looked up from the console he was working on. He smiled when he saw the lovely Angewomon walking up behind him. "Ah, Tally! Is everything alright? Are you satisfied with our quarters?"
Tally sighed. "To tell you the truth, not very much..."
He smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, this is only temporary. As soon as more workers arrive, we'll be able to establish some new quarters, and they will be just as comfortable as our chamber back in Yamacus Fortress... Truly, a shame we had to abandon it. And you still had some personal items back in that room, right?"
"I'll get over it," the blonde angel sighed. "Yamacus... there's something I need to tell you."
Yamacus chuckled. "What, no more 'my lord'? Dear, I am hurt..."
"I'm serious about this! It's... it's about Belphemon."
The businessman and self-proclaimed Dark Lord of Digimon sighed. "Tally, we already talked about this..."
"I know! But you know, I've never seen him in person. And now, that I'm standing in front of him... I can feel the dark energies drifting through his body. You know that I am sensitive to those kind of things, right?"
"Tally, I want you to know that I have everything under control. And I am not a fool, you know? I know that if he ever gets free, the results would be disastrous. But that's exactly the point: I would never do this if I wouldn't be certain that I'll be able to contain him. And I'll be sure to never wake him up. Even if asleep, his powers will be more than enough to subdue anyone who might oppose us."
"How will he be of a help if he's still asleep?" Tally wondered.
Yamacus smirked. "Trust me. He will be an unstoppable force, even if he's sleeping. I would never dare to wake him up... you don't want to know how cranky he can be when getting up from bed. It wouldn't be a pretty sight..." He patted her shoulder comfortingly. "Now don't worry your cute little head off anymore, okay? I still have lots of work to do."
"I suppose I let you take care of things then," the angel sighed. "Still, if only Riley were here..."
"In spite of those feelings of... jealousy she seems to have lately?"
Tally nodded. "Yes. I know that deep inside her, she still sees me as a friend she has to trust. It's just because of this natural hostility that Angewomons and LadyDevimons seem to feel for each other that makes her act like this... If the two of us had only taken the same path of evolution. I miss the days when we were still... When we were..." She sobbed. "When we still were friends."
In spite of his reputation as a strict businessman and a ruthless Digimon lord, Yamacus could still feel sympathy for others. And when he saw how distraught Tally was over the loss of her dear friend, he couldn't help but giving her a gentle hug, to comfort her.
Tally buried her face in his shoulder, crying until the sleeve of his expensive suit was all wet. She could feel the surprised looks of the workers all around them, but she didn't care. She simply needed someone to lean on.
As Yamacus was standing with his back towards the entrance, Tally had her face buried in his shoulder, and the workers were all staring at the scene in bewilderment, no one noticed it when suddenly, Riley entered the cave.
"My Lord, I have returned," she proclaimed upon entering. She then wondered why no one was paying attention to her.
That's when her gaze fell upon the embraced couple standing in front of the energy field control panel.
The impact of the situation pierced her heart like an arrow.
'Tally... Lord Yamacus... No... No, it can't be... the two of them... they... they are...'
Sadness turned into Distress, Distress turned into Anger, Anger turned into Fury, Fury turned into Hate...
Hate turned into an uncontrollable Lust for Revenge!
"RRRAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHH!" the black-winged angel of darkness yelled, her scream echoing through the cavern, her powers blasting anyone and anything standing near her away, sending workers and equipment crashing down to the stone floor.
Tally gasped as she let go of her lord's sleeve, and Yamacus turned around in surprise. "Riley, what... what's the matter with you?"
"You..." the Sixth One growled darkly, her blood red eyes staring at Yamacus viciously. "I trusted you... I served you with all devotion I could bring up... and THIS is how you repay me? You... you CHEATER!"
"Riley, calm down, now!" Yamacus commanded. "How dare you threatening me?"
"How dare YOU doing that to me?" Riley shot back, slowly approaching her 'master'. "Devimon was right... you're nothing but a lying, back-stabbing, treacherous..."
"Riley, please!" Tally pleaded. "It's not as it looks like, you got it all wrong! Yamacus just wanted to..."
"Oh, so it's simply YAMACUS now instead of LORD Yamacus, is it, Tally?" Riley growled. "I'll deal with you later, you tramp... But first, I'll make HIM pay..."
"Riley, this is your last chance: Stop this at once or you will suffer the consequences!"
On the outside, Yamacus tried to maintain a firm attitude, but his heart and soul were in turmoil. He loved Riley deeply, he couldn't bear if she would turn on him now.
"Just shut up and DIE!" the LadyDevimon screamed, spread her wings and rushed at the inferior human, with outstretched claws...
Only to be tackled by a blur of gold and white. Tally stood in front of her lord, her wings and arms spread.
"Riley, you have to stop this. I don't want to hurt you, but I won't let you hurt Lord Yamacus either."
"So you want to be the first to die?" Riley snarled. "THAT'S FINE BY ME!"
Tally gasped when Riley suddenly charged her, knocking her up into the air. The fallen angel quickly followed her angelic counterpart, trying to slash at her with her claw, but Tally was able to block the attack.
While the two Ultimate Digimon were fighting in the air, Shin and some of his men were rushing to Yamacus's side. "Sir, are you alright?" Shin asked in worry.
"I'm fine," Yamacus grumbled. "Quick, call in the guards! If Riley refuses to listen to reason, we have to subdue her with force. I hate to do this, but she leaves us no choice. Now hurry!"
"Y-yes, sir!"
Meanwhile, Riley had pushed Tally back with a fierce kick. The Angewomon nearly collided with the spherical energy field that surrounded Belphemon, but she was able to catch herself by spreading her wings.
"Riley, stop this and listen..."
"DARKNESS WAVE!"
Tally gasped. "HEAVEN'S CHARM!"
A shield of light surrounded Tally and stopped the dark attack Riley had used against her.
"Riley, stop it! If you hit that barrier, it'll break!"
"Like I CARE!" Riley screeched like a Banshee and came dashing forward with her claws. "VILE WING!"
Tally screamed in pain as the razor-sharp claws sliced through the flesh of her arm.
Meanwhile, many Commandramon, Sealsmon and other Digimon had entered the cave.
They raised their rifles, but hesitated. "Sir, we can't get a clear shot. Angewomon's in the way."
"Then wait for the right opportunity to fire!" Yamacus commanded. "We have to make sure they don't hit the force field! Shoot her down, if you have to!"
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that," a sly voice suddenly remarked.
"What the...?" one of the Commandramon shouted in surprise, when a shadowy blur suddenly zoomed past him and his comrades, snatching their rifles out of their hands.
Devimon hovered over the assembled guards and crushed the guns he just grabbed with his bare hands. "Mere toys. You should go back to the playing ground, kiddos!"
"Devimon!" Yamacus shouted in outrage. "What are you doing you traitor?"
"Isn't that obvious?" the fallen angel smirked. "I am... betraying you."
"Get him!" a Sealsdramon shouted. Devimon frowned when more soldiers stormed the cave, among them one or two Ultimates.
"You're not very fair, are you?" he muttered. "All against one..." He chuckled. "Guess I'll have to make use of Youkomon's latest present..."
He closed his eyes and concentrated.
"Devimon digivolve to... NeoDevimon!"
The soldiers of Yamacus gasped when they saw the tall, thin figure of Devimon growing even more, until he was towering over them. His face was covered by a golden mask, his skin had turned pale white and his wings were as red as blood.
NeoDevimon stretched his claws. "I want to hear you... scream in pain!"
Meanwhile, the battle between the two female Ultimates was reaching its climax.
Tally was clutching her wound and gasped heavily, while Riley was grinning at her.
"And now, to finish you off..."
"Stop it! If Belphemon breaks free, then..."
"SHUT UP! EVIL WING!"
Tally gasped in terror when she saw the fire-encased bats that were flying towards her at full speed... and towards Belphemon's prison that was floating behind her.
"NOOOOOO..."
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