"Another dead end?" Suzie wondered as she, along with the rest of the group, entered a huge hall at the end of a corridor.
Turuiemon scratched her head. "Is it just me, or does this tower defy physics in every way possible? The corridor was already quite long... there's no way this hall, in addition to the corridor, would fit into the tower."
"Has that ever stopped game creators from creating illogical map layouts for the dungeons in their games?" Gargomon shrugged. "So, what now? We go back the way we came?"
Senshimon shook her head. "No. Kobomon said there would be some force gems in here, so we search until we find them."
"Since when do you do what you're told?" Yui asked with a snicker. "Didn't you say that you don't trust her?"
"I don't. But up to now, everything she told us about this tower was true... and, to be honest, I have no better plan. Collecting those gems until we have enough to deactivate the barrier is really all we can do at the moment."
"Still, there's a little problem with that plan," Henry spoke up as he looked through the room that was mostly empty, except for a few marble pillars. "Do you see any force gems in here?"
"Well, I'm not the 'video game' expert in this group," Romi replied in a gruff voice, crossing her arms under her ample bosom. "You tell me what to do."
"There's only one thing you all can do," another voice spoke up. "And that is to give up and submit to Lady Lucemon's power!"
And with these words, a sleek Succubimon stepped out from behind one of the pillars.
"Another one of Lucemon's hench wenches?" Romi grumbled as she reached for her wand, wishing she had a more badass weapon to fight with. "You think you can do better than all the other Succubimon and Azraelmon we fought on our way up here?"
She smiled. "If you must know, I am the leader of Lucemon's Disciplinary Squad... my name is Manami. You will notice that I won't be easily taken out as you did with my comrades. There's a reason why the lady turned me into the strongest of all Succubimon... I am her best friend."
"Oh, is that so?" Romi asked, rolling her eyes. "Did you even know her before she became a Demon Lord?"
"That does not matter," Manami said with a frown. "You are nothing but a small group of annoying rebels... Lucemon will have delt with the rest of your little group of insurgents soon enough."
"Big words for someone who's just a little girl," Turuiemon frowned. "We know you Succubimon were all just kindergarteners before you were changed by the black magic of Lucemon. Why should we take you serious?"
Manami just smiled at the question, but never replied. "I must commend you that you managed to get this far, you know... but you've been a thorn in my mistress' side for far long enough. I will not allow you to desecrate Lady Lucemon's sanctuary any longer!" She hovered up into the air. "Miko... come out to play!"
And then, something else came out from behind the pillar... something that was so big that it should have been impossible for a creature of that size to hide behind the pillar.
It was a massive lion, as big as the giant SaberLeomon Rika and her team had fought a couple of days ago. But this Digimon was not made of flesh and blood... it was a huge killing machine, made entirely out of steel and solid Digi-Chrome. Its fangs were razor sharp blades that were glittering in the sunrays that were shining through the windows. The mane was an array of sharp metal spikes, and there was a multitude of cannons attached to the creature's back and front legs. There also was a buzzsaw attached to the tip of its long, flexible tail.
Henry gulped nervously when the beast let out a frightening roar. "Th-that is not the same Digimon we fought some time ago, is it?"
"You are mistaken," Manami grinned. "This is my Miko... the little kitten you fought as a SaberLeomon. But this time around, the transformation is not just an illusion... as Mistress Lucemon's powers have grown, so have mine... and Miko is now a whole Digimon by herself. And not just a copy of an already existing Digimon... now she is RazorLeomon!"
She landed softly on her pet's left shoulder and pointed at the adventuring group. "Miko, attack!" she said with a smile. "Kill them if you have to, but try not to make such a horrible mess, okay? After all, we're in Lady Lucemon's sanctuary..."
"I hate it when they become all cocky like this..." Romi grumbled.
With a twirl of light, Kobomon appeared next to the group. She was smiling. "Oh boy, looks like all of you are in a heap of trouble..."
Manami cocked her head. "Who's that? Another rebel I must convert?"
"Please, pay no attention to me," Kobomon smiled. "I'm just a gameplay mechanism..." To the others, she said: "Okay, to get past here... you have to kill her. Do it!"
The others looked at her with frowns.
"Is that really necessary?" Yui asked. "She IS a little girl, after all..."
"Yeah, and we didn't kill all the Succubimon on our way up here, either," Turuiemon added.
"That doesn't matter," Kobomon grinned. "See, you won't get out of here in one piece unless you use all of your full force."
"That talk is getting boring," Manami yawned. "I don't care who you are, I'll deal with all of you at once. Miko... GO!"
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