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Chapter 11

The Dark Queen

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           â€Rukan risked a lot this afternoon for the sake of all of us you know. We should thank him, even if his choice was reckless and very dangerous.†Said Shademon to his partner who seemed to have a rather disgruntled look on her face.

           â€Look it’s not like I am unhappy to be alive or anything… It’s just; we need to keep our focus. If we get too far behind on our goal we are risking a lot.†Replied Michico as she opened her deep black eyes and sighed, â€He just seems to make his choices in the heat of the moment without considering the consequences. What if this village really is a lost cause Shademon…â€

           The hut went silent as the two stared one another down. They weren’t glaring or angry in any way. They were just taking the time to let that idea settle into their minds. They were both, of course, alone in the hut the Garurumon had given them. The enclosure was settled into one of the higher trees and Narwith took great pleasure in egging Michico on as she tried to climb the massive plant.

           â€I suppose Rukan believes that we can save these people. He does make rash and careless decisions but his heart has always been in the right place Michi. He just wants to help this world, even if it’s one village at a time.†Replied Shademon as he sat himself down against one of the walls and crossed his arms over his chest.

           Michi closed her eyes and laid back on her cot with a sigh, â€I just hope he doesn’t get us into more trouble. I would like to return home someday…â€

           â€Is that true? Last I remember you hated your home life. That’s why when we found Rukan you wanted to spend all the time you could away from home with Renamon and him.†Replied Shademon, his voice completely devoid of emotion.

           Michico sighed again and rolled onto her side so she faced a wall and not Shademon. Her home life was a wreck, she knew her mother was trying her hardest but she was never home. After her father died it was just her and her mother who had to spend all of her time at work just to keep up with the bills and pay for food. Life was hard for the girl and she knew it always would be.

           â€We’ll talk more in the morning Michi. You need your rest.†Said Shademon as he watched the girl. He was wondering if she was asleep already but that was answered when she hopped to her feet quite suddenly and headed for the door without a word.

           The ghost digimon began to rise but the girl turned and shook her head to him, â€I need some time alone… sorry. I’ll be back soon. I just need to take a walk.â€

           â€I understand… please, be careful.â€

           Michi just nodded and headed out of the tree house, climbed down the tree and looked around. The village was still active with soldiers training for battle and medics attending the wounded from the last. Builders worked under artificial light to try and rebuild important buildings while the armory was brimming with smoke and the smell of burning metal.

           They were manufacturing weapons and armor, perhaps she could find something useful there. She was about halfway through the town square when the first blast hit not but a few meters from her right. She rolled quickly and scanned the dark trees for any trace of the source but could find none.

           The town was in a panic and Michi saw Rukan dash out of the armory with two blades in hand. Renamon was quick to follow now with a targe on her left arm and a staff slung across her back. She found herself completely bare of any sort of weapon and in the middle of a battlefield. Panic began to grip her heart as the first wave of the infected monsters sprung forth from the trees.

           Michi’s eyes went wide as she scrambled to her feet and began a mad dash to safety behind Rukan and his digital companion. Her heart sunk as she tripped over a root and her world was turned upside down. She tried to get to her feet but was quickly pinned by a black Agumon that started to charge it’s dark breath attack.

           â€Shademon Evolution!†Came the raspy shout as light shot from the young girl’s wristwatch and struck her companion digimon squarely making his data reform into something more powerful. Soon a dark warrior covered in black cloth and armed with a large shirken stood in the place of the ghost digimon, â€Ninjamon, warrior of the shadows!â€

           The young girl of only 14 years looked amazed as Ninjamon plucked the corrupted digimon off of her like it was air. It exploded into the green corrupt data and she got to her feet quickly, â€Lets show them how it’s done Ninjamon!†Shouted the tamer and she ran into the fray with her digimon in tow.

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           Rukan watched amazed at the evolution and then smiled to Renamon, â€I guess it’s time to go into battle.â€

           â€Yep.â€

           â€Prolly gonna get all beat up again.â€

           â€Probably.â€

           â€Well… shall we do this then?â€

           â€Lets.â€

           The Tamer chuckled softly and took a moment to look at his new digicarbide blade with a smirk, â€They’ll never knew what hit them.â€

           With that said a group of goblinmon rushed at Rukan and Renamon with their clubs raised high above their heads. Rukan dodged the first attack and tore into them with his blades while Renamon struck out with the staff quickly enough to send the digimon flying into trees where they burst into the rancid data.

           Rukan spun quickly and buried the new blade in the chest of one of his attackers and he barely had enough time to kick the body off of his blade before he shoved it into the neck of another. There were too many of them to take on alone. Ridley and his men had better come to help quickly or this would be the end of them.

           â€Rukan! Watch out behind you!†Came Renamon’s terrified shout as an ogremon leapt out of the foliage with its large bone club swinging in a wide arc aimed for Rukan’s head. The boy barely had enough time to roll out of the way as the club shook the ground sending chunks of dirt into the air.

           â€Well aren’t you a big guy? You know what they say… The bigger they are. The harder they…†Rukan couldn’t finish his sentence as he had a fist in his gut and he tumbled backwards hitting his back on a tree trunk. He let out a grunt and held his stomach for a moment before coughing out, â€Punch…â€

           The ogremon roared and leapt forward to attack the prone Hisashi but missed as Rukan rolled out of the way and slashed the back of it’s leg with the digicarbonide blade making it stumble and howl in pain.

           â€Renamon I don’t know how much longer we can hol…†Rukan was once again cut off as the Ogremon swiped low and made Rukan trip and smash his face into the ground. The monster leapt into the air with it’s club raised high as Rukan turned himself over with a large stick in hand which drove itself through the Orgemon’s stomach. It blew apart into the green data.

           â€Fox Leaf Arrowhead!†Shouted Renamon as she took out another three goblinmon but they just didn’t seem to stop coming. Upon the destruction of the Ogremon they began to flee back into the trees. It seemed with their leader gone they had no ability to coordinate an attack by themselves.

           She leapt to Rukan’s aid and helped him to his feet and Rukan brushed himself off only to look up and see several dozen Impmon with fireballs in their hands just ready to throw them. He stumbled backwards in surprise and closed his eyes as he braced for the impact but a loud roar filled the village center as the Impmon were destroyed quickly by the Garurumon warriors lead by Ridley and his son Narwith.

           â€Do not lose heart Rukan! We have them on the run! Meet us at the front with your other friend!†Shouted Ridley as he rushed past them and into the dark forest that Michi and Ninjamon had rushed into only minutes before.

           Rukan got to his feet again and began to run but stopped as a single shadowy figure stepped out of the darkness and her dark red eyes began to glow in the night. She stalked back and forth tsk tsking before she stepped into the light.

           SkullRenamon looked like any other Renamon only her fur was a dark purple where it should be yellow and her white mane and bellyfur as well as the tips of her ears, paws and feet were black. Her purple gloves were replaced with crimson skull and cross bone symboled ones, while the marks on her legs were white skulls. She wore an arrogant smirk on her face as she crossed her arms over her chest.

           â€Such trouble you are causing little boy. You and that girl… I cannot allow you to ruin the dark master’s plan. Your story ends here.†Said the Dark Queen of the digital world as she brought her claws to bare and leapt at Rukan with lightning speed neither he or Renamon had seen before.

           She scored a hit on Rukan’s right eye that made him stumble back and hold his hand over the injury as he howled in pain. She was smart, going for the tamer and not the digimon. Take out the one that has the real power and finish off the weak and helpless tamer-less digimon after.

           Rukan swore as he took his hand off of his eye, which could barely see through the blood. She had missed the actual eye by made a nasty gash through his eyebrow and down his cheek. He quickly got to his feet and brought his blades to the ready, â€Bring it on you bitch!â€

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           Michi followed Ninjamon as best she could, as he was very quick. He did have some consideration for this and would make frequent stops to let her catch up while he disposed of more and more infected digimon, cutting through them like they were made of simple paper.

           Awestruck by the power her companion had she made sure to stick close to him as the Garurumon showed themselves and began to tear into the front lines of the attackers. The battle was turning from a surprise attack into a massacre. With the newfound power of Ninjamon and the other champion level digimon there to aid, the corrupted didn’t stand a chance, they had to run.

           Michico reached into her deck holder and pulled a card free as she slashed it with a grin, â€overdrive!†Shouted the little girl as Ninjamon began to move even faster moving from shadow to shadow and striking out, destroying digimon two, even three, at a time. It seemed none of them could withstand the power of the champion digimon, until the shadow stepped forward.

           It was so huge it shook the ground every time it stepped and it took a few moments before the D-Infinity began to siren and shriek out it’s warning like it had never before, â€Black Wargreymon! Threat level Crimson! Mega level digimon! Threat Exceeding current power level! Hasty Retreat Recommended!â€

           Michico’s eyes went wide as she remembered the message from the night before. Something large was wandering the area and it seemed she got to be the one to find out exactly what it was. She watched the creature gather energy over its head into a gigantic ball.

           How could she ever hope to win against something so big? There really was no hope in saving this village. Rukan might as well just let them all get killed in that clearing earlier in the day. It might have been a less painful way to go compared to the power this thing had.

           â€Michi! Don’t give up! With everyone here to help you we can take him on! Just trust in the power of the D-infinity and it will be our salvation!†Shouted Ninjamon as he leapt at the monster attacking its legs while the Garurumon began to focus their bright blue beam attacks at the monster’s face.

           The female tamer looked down at her watch and her eyes went wide as the screen flashed, â€Arc Slash ready†She quickly reached for her overdrive card once again and slashed it through shouting the name as the watch flashed to life and the night was lit up with the power as it hit all of the Garurumon with a new ability. It forced them all to glow in a brilliant light show and when they emerged they were all Weregarurumon.

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           SkullRenamon rushed at Rukan again but this time he was ready for her attack. He spun to the side and lifted his leg smashing it into one side of her face while Renamon hit the other with her staff. The dark digimon growled in anger as she leapt back and licked up a bit of the blood seeping from her nose, â€Oooo… That’s the first time someone’s hit me. So this is pain.â€

           Rukan frowned as he saw the blood. Digimon hadn’t bled before, they just trickled data out of their wounds. She was definitely bleeding, â€Get used to it. Renamon and I are going to give you a tour to the world of pain. We’ve got your VIP passes right here.†Said Rukan as he flicked his blades.

           â€hmph. We’ll see…†Replied the vile thing as it ran forward once again. Rukan dropped down low but he had chosen the wrong move this time. She lifted her leg high and dropped it quickly smashing his face into the ground with a quick scissor kick.

           Renamon growled loudly as she began to glow with a bright white light, â€Renamon Evolution!†She was quickly in the form of a nine-tailed kitsune that looked like someone had just insulted. Her hackles were raised and her teeth ready to rend the woman apart.

           Rukan spit out a tooth as he got to his feet and slashed a card, â€Speed up!†shouted Rukan. Kyubimon dipped her head down and hoisted Rukan onto her back. Rukan quickly put away his grandfather’s tonto and fixed the Digicarbonide blade to the tip of Renamon’s staff. It was apparent they were made to be a spear.

           The young tamer watched the world go by in a blur as Kyubimon ran circles around SkullRenamon who was having a hard time keeping up. Rukan saw the opportunity and didn’t second-guess his chance. He drew the spear back and with a mighty sweep slashed the villain across her face with the spear tip making her scream in agony as she collapsed to her knees.

           â€I underestimated you this time kid but next time I’ll be ready.†Said the digimon as she shifted her data to another location far from the victors of the battle.

           Kyubimon stopped making dust fly high into the air as she did so. She was panting heavily as she cursed and looked to her back to see Rukan, â€She got away…â€

           Rukan nodded slowly unable to see out of his right eye at the moment as too much blood was seeping from the wound on his brow, â€She was bleeding kyubimon… Digimon don’t bleed but she was. Something is different about her. She was much more powerful than any normal rookie level. She didn’t even show up on the D-infinity. No threat level or anything.â€

           Kyubimon nodded and frowned, â€It’s not the last we’ve seen of her. We’ll know more once we get to the cave I think. Lets go help the others and assure our victory in this battle.â€

           Rukan nodded and they were off into the dark of the trees.

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           â€Ninjamon it looks like he has a weak point on the back of his knees! Go for it! Take him down!†Shouted Michico and Ninjamon reacted quickly running behind the leg and leaping high into the air as he tossed the shirken and landed it right in the back of the monster’s knee. A loud roar filled the night as it unleashed a Terra Force attack.

           The ball of energy was misguided at the last minute by the pain Ninjamon caused it and the ball tore a hole through the forest away from the village. No matter what they did it seemed like they couldn’t even harm the monster. The only chance they had was to get to the thing’s head and put it out of commission quickly.

           â€Hurry everyone! Concentrate on the backs of his knees! Make him topple!†Shouted the young tamer to the small army in front of her. They responded quickly as the WereGarurumon began to throw hit after hit into the back of the Black Wargreymon’s knees. The little girls heart skipped a beat as she saw the monster begin to fall.

           Everything after that happened so fast she could barely remember if she really saw what she did. Like a streak of yellow light Kyubimon burst through the trees of the forest and leapt into the air with Rukan on her back. Rukan quickly got to his feet and leapt from her back shooting himself even higher while spinning the spear over his head to gain momentum.

           He was at the exact right arc to have the mega level digimon’s exposed neck right below him as he began to fall. He quickly stopped spinning the spear and tucked it between his legs as he drove it into the spine of the monster and it abruptly burst into a monstrous cloud of the terrible green data.

           This led to a new problem as Rukan was falling from quite a great height at quite a fast rate. He spread his arms and grit his teeth as he saw the ground approaching. Closing his eyes, as he was sure impact was only moments away he felt something snatch him from the air and carry him to the ground gently.

           Rukan opened his eyes and was surprised to be looking up at the WereGarurumon form of Narwith, the last person he ever expected to save him, â€Narwith… I…â€

           Narwith shook his head and shrugged, â€Maybe you aren’t so bad after all. Lets get you back to town. You look pretty beat up. We can sleep soundly tonight. You hurt that damned woman and her army now runs from your and Michico’s power. Maybe you will save us after all.â€

           Rukan just nodded and smiled even though his body ached and his brow still bled profusely. Kyubimon was quick to Narwith’s side where she turned back into Renamon and took Rukan from Narwith’s arms. She cradled him like the precious thing he was and shook her head at the wound on his face. He would be fine with just a bit of medical help. There would be some scarring but she would still love him no matter what.

           â€Rukan! If you ever do something that crazy and reckless again I swear to god I’ll kill you myself for good measure!†Shouted Michi as she made her way through the Weregarurumon. She stopped and looked down at him a bit surprised at the wound on his face but still put her hands on her hips.

           â€I’m sure what she means is, thank you for the help. The two of you saved this village from destruction tonight. You should be very proud of yourselves. Your strength overcame the dark queen and one of her most powerful minions.†Said Shademon as he put a ghostly hand on Michi’s shoulder, â€We should head back to the village and get you fixed up. We can all rest easy tonight. With the army defeated, Skullrenamon wounded and a new force of Weregarurumon guarding the jungle village… nothing Tenshi can throw at them will be able to destroy them. Rukan, Michi, You have done what you wanted to in the beginning. You have given them hope once again.â€