FSE

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formerly SoFurry search engine

(this is a story of my own design but do to legal reasons i must state that i do not own and am in no way associated with the company that owns digimon or the digimon franchise. enjoy my first story)

Introduction to the world of shifters starting in 3....2....1....now______-

The shift:

On the day the D-Reaper appeared the existance of digimon became known to the world, soon studies were done on them and as more and more digidestined came forth digimon soon became an everyday sight.

with the help of digimon like Andromon and Datamon many advancements were made in the realms of science and medicine and other areas as well, such as the fully robotic prosthetic limbs, mods and most notably the digimon nullifier with is used to disable the abilities of rouge digimon this devise is used the D.P.A (digimon police agency), also during this time many studies were done on the barrier seperating the two worlds.

but as time went on people soon lost intrest in the barrier save a few scientists these scientists were devoted to making a perminent bridge that would link the two worlds forever, but on the day of the final test fate played it's hand the test went out of control and a kind of merger sequince was put into effect which in turn started pushing the two worlds threw the boundries seperating them and creating a third deminsion now called the ring.

this day would be forever known as the shift....

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The Ring:

The ring is the deminsion created on the day of the shift and is in the form of a ring standing on its edge, currently the ring is three hundred miles across and growing at a rate of three inches a year.

the ring is unique in the fact that it takes aspect from both the human and digital world and puts them in the same place for example the infinite ice region and the island of norway were the first area's taken in the shift and are now known as cralia to the inhabitants of the ring.

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Shifters:

When the shift occured many humans and digimon were taken into the area of the ring, the humans though fundamintaly altered from the ordeal were fine the only ones unaffected were digimon, however they soon found that they were trapped between the worlds by the walls and soon began building lives for themselves having all that they needed already with them.

soon the humans began starting families giving birth to the beings now known as shifters, they are called this because they have the abillity to shift freely between the worlds however there appearance like the ring consist's of parts of both humans and digimon but to date only the humaniod digimon aspects seem to be used.

At first shifters were frowned upon by both races but when it was found out that they could travel threw the walls freely the quickly became useful and shifters soon became a regular part of life inside the ring, most chose to live peaceful lives were as others chose less....convintional methods of living.

Much like digimon a shifter can become bound, unlike digimon however it has been documented that shifters can become bound to either digimon or humans and though it is frowned upon by both races it has happened.

shifters in appearance come in a wide array of looks some shifters though closely resembling digimon don't have the use of their abilities save the physical aspects like wings and so forth, however some shifters do have use of digimon abilities. as time went on more and more shifters began being born with human bodies carrying multipule aspects of different digimon, to date individual shifters have been known to be able to breed with only one species be it either human or digimon why they cannot breed with both is still unknown.

Example if two shifters are born one may only be able to mate with digimon where the other may only be able to mate with humans.

Note: it has been eighty years since the shift and currently the population of shifters now numbers over one thousand.

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Scanners:

scanners are devises much like the digivises used by the digidestined children a scanner can be put into any part of a shifters body and thanks to the technology of prosthetics they can even replace missing limbs completely, scanners are used to read necro cards.

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Necro cards:

Much like the modify cards used by the digidestined these cards are used by shifters to augment their abilities in battle these cards come with many uneqe abilities made only for shifters, most shifters guard their card collections viciously.

when shifters battle they follow a code to never take the others life do to the fact that there are so few of them however in recent years their numbers have started to increase with as many as three shifters being born in the span of five years,

when a shifter is defeated in battle the winner can lay clam to the losers cards.

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Mods:

With the invention of the prostetic limb also came implants like the personal computer implanted into the base of the skull, these soon became known as mods.

like the prosthetic limbs mods replace various body parts like eyes, mods also work on the same principal as prosthetics in the fact that they can be turned on or off or even move because they recieve impulses from the brain, but most people use voice commands when dealing with them.

to date there are a wide range of mods also with a wide range of abillities.

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The Wall:

The wall is a massive barrier of light that stands on both sides of the ring seperating it from both the human and the digital world.

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END TUTORIAL........

"This is the state of the world ever since the shift occured, however my story does not deal with the shifters in general but with one imparticular".

"this shifters name is Chad, like most shifters his very birth was frowned upon by his family and he was cast out at a young age, because of this he quickly learned to fend for himself he is now twenty six years of age and lives life as a gun for hire".

"because of this life style he has been forced to....take steps in order to survive, but fates cruel hand has once again begun to move within this boys life"

"Currently he is meeting with one of his suppliers, let us join him now...."

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Chapter 1) An Introduction

as i lay on the fourposter bed next to the naked and now gasping form of Ladydevimon i studied myself in the mirror hanging over the bed, what stared back at me was a mostly human 6'3 180 pound shifter with hard and well defind muscles and black patches on his skin giving the impression of scars that had been tatoo'd over.

Looking more closely i saw my left arm which looked like someone had taken the arm of devimon shortend its length but left the hand alone then sowed it onto me

then saw fit to mark me with a faint w under my right eye much like the ones the renamon where known for only pailer.

then i looked at my right arm which along with my left leg had been lost on one of my earliest missions but now had been replaced from the elbow down by the prosthetic arm which now held my scanner and also looked like a mechanical version of my left hand, unlike my left leg which was replaced at the hip however unlike my arms both leg looked human.

Then i moved to my head and saw a face with narrow but rounded features, on closer inspection i looked at my eyes.....or eye seeing as how my right one had been lost on my last mission but was now replaced with a black mod with the picture of the white oraboris.

(note: the oraboris is a symbol or represintation of the snake that eats its own tail it is often used in alchemy and yes i'm using the one from full metal alchemist although i don't own and am not connected with that company in any way)

i also saw a head of silver hair that extended down to my waist but was now splayed out beneith me, then i moved to my remaining eye which held no trace of emotion within its light green depth's.

i let a small smile play across my thin lips as i thought to myself *good the drug is still working*.

i continued to study myself in the mirror as ladydevimon moved around until she spoke breaking my concentration.

"Hmhmhm....you never fail to impress me in bed do you chad?.....and how come you never think about becoming my love slave? you know i could make you very happy" she said as she ran one of her claws over the abyssal skin patch effect of my necro card, i mentally thanked myself for remembering to use my last dose of pk-37 before coming here as she did.

my voice held no emotion as i replied "i never mix pleasure with you besides I am just fulfilling the terms of our agreement ladydevimon nothing more and you know that you wouldn't have any fun with me, since i've taken px-23 i have no emotions. Anyway don't you have something for me?" ladydevimon propped herself up on an elbow and glared down at me before raising her large hand into the air and snapping her fingers.

a few seconds later a black and gothic looking teddymon walked into the plush but dimly lite room and put a breifcase on an oak coffee table before walking back out,

as he did i dropped my feet over the edge of the bed and stood up before making my way over to the victorian couch next to it.

*sigh* "There you go chad one box of numbers with twelve bottles each one box of pk's also with twelve bottles each along with a new pack of necro cards and an upgrade disk for your scanner" she said.

(Note: px-23 (spelled number but pronounced nummer) is a drug used by soldiers after they have suffered trama to supress dreams it also has a side effect of supressing emotions, pk-37 (pk or pain killers) is a drug that shuts off the pain receptors in the brain which make it good if you get injured and need to get to a medical clinic also the abysal patch necro card's effect works like a temperary skin that stops bleeding and keeps the wound clean until it can be taken care of properly although it is not ment for long term use)

As i sat down on the couch next to the table i grabbed the case and pulled it close then set it on it's side and popped the clasps holding it closed, i opened the case revealing two large boxes one small one and a disk.

Inspecting the two larger boxes i found bottles much like the ones used by docters to hold their liquid drugs then i grabbed one of each and hit a button on my left leg, i watched as a small section of my shin slid open revealing two empty bottles and quickly replaced them. I hit the button again and watched as it slid closed with a soft hiss then i reached for the pack of necro cards turning to look at ladydevimon as i did.

I saw a strange look in her eye then i turned back to inspect my cards as i spoke to her.

" you know it's not good to become attached to your customers especially if they're shifters" i said then i replaced the cards and closed the case.

I heard a hint of worry in her voice as she spoke to me "What can i say your my favorite customer chad i have a right to worry about you".

I got up and put on my black leather pants and underarmor shirt followed by my knee high boots then i put on my armored trench coat and grabbed my red scarf, i wraped it around my head covering everything from the bridge of my nose to the bottom of my neck to hide my mark and my fangs then fixed my hair before grabbing the breifcase and making my way to the door.

Ladydevimon got up off the bed and watched me as i did this then in a hushed tone she spoke, "Be carefull Chad".

I stopped in the opened doorway and looked at her.

"I told you before ladydevimon i am a shifter and therefore my life is worthless so your concern is unwarrented and unneccesary", then i closed the door behind me making my way out into the area known as the dark region.

(Note: the dark region has no day cycle and is used mainly for intertaintment much like las vegas, night city the capital of the dark regoin is also called the city that never sleeps)

I slowly made my way down the crowded neon lite streets of dark city until i came to an alleyway, making sure i wasn't being followed i slipped in and soon stood in front of a rusted metal door.

I knocked then stepped back as a view port slid open and a pair of soft blue eyes stared out at me then it closed and i heard a bolt being moved then the door flew open revealing a human girl about 18 years old.

"Chad your back!, i thought you had been killed after what i heard about your last mission!", the blond girl said as she threw her arms around my chest.

"Hello kimberly is your father back yet?, i have wounds that need tending to"

She pulled back and smiled at me, "your in luck chad he got back a few hours ago from a supply trip to cralia".

She grabbed my free hand and pulled me threw the door with her then she closed it behind us before taking my hand again and leading me down the clean and brightly lite hall.

We stopped in front of a door and kimberly opened it, "Dad! guess who's here!".

The grey haired man sitting behind the desk jumped and looked at us then smiled "hello sweety, please take him to the operation room and i'll be there in a minute".

Kimberly nodded and dragged me further down the hall to another room with an operating table then sat down in a chair looking at me as i stripped off my clothes from the waist up.

After setting my things down on another chair i lay on the table in the center of the room and stared at the large lamp that seemed to float overhead, then docter Niles came in wearing a fresh set of scrubs and putting on a pair of latex gloves.

"Well do you want the same thing as last time or is there something else that you need today?" he said as he looked down at me.

"Yes it's the same thing for my wounds and i need you to look at my eye mod the hollow display has been acting up recently"

He nodded and produced a strange looking implament then slowly slid it into my socket and pulled, the video feed from the mod cut off and i felt it pull free with a soft pop i heard kimberly moan off to the side as it did.

"Hurrrp.....uggg.....that's so gross" she said in a weak voice.

Docter niles chuckled and spoke to her as he walked away with his prize, "Kimmy i told you before if you don't like it then don't watch now please get the nuro skin applicator and dye and take care of his wounds please".

i toned down the dosage of pk until i felt a dull throbbing then i heard rustling off to my left, i felt kimmy slide a hand over my chest as she started playing with the edge of the necro patch. "you know you really shouldn't keep these on this long chad there not ment for long term use".

"true but until you get your licence i will have to wait for your father so he won't get in trouble" i jerked as she grabbed the edge of the patch and ripped it off with a sigh then i heard the hiss of the nuro applicator as she got to work fixing me.

after she was done i heard Niles re-enter the room then saw him step into my field of vision, "i have to warn you again to take it easy Chad this mod won't stand up to much punishment until it gets settled in".

i nodded as he raised his arms then felt something slip back into my socket, a few seconds later i heard the soft whine as the mod started up and began feeding me my vision again.

as it did i sat up and looked at the new marks on my body, "your getting better at this kimberly soon you should be able to help your father in the clinic". i heard her giggle as i got up and started getting dressed all the while the hollow display from the eye mod was showing me start up data.

after i was done i payed the docter and walked out the door and into the hall with kimberly following me all the way, "why don't you stay for dinner tonight Chad i made roast with all the trimmings".

as we got to the rusted door i turned around and looked at her, "i can't i have to get back and check on the next few jobs then get prepared so i probably won't be staying long this time either".

she looked down at the floor "alright but promise me that you'll stay the next time you get the chance".

"Fine the schedualed recovery time my contact set up for me is coming up so i'll see what i can do" this seemed to cheer her up as she looked at me and smiled.

"Well i'll let you go Chad, but please be carefull" with that said she gave me a peck on the cheek and ran off down the hall.

i turned back to the door and left closing it behind me then made my way back to my apartment.

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(authors note: i refuse to use the name renomon in my stories, it is a fad and i find the name to be offensive to the entire species however this is my personal opinion)

chapter two: The messenger

i unlocked the door and stepped into the small grungy one room apartment and made my way over to the computer desk, sitting down in the chair i put the breifcase on the desk and open it pulling out the disk.

freeing it from its case i inserted the disk into the slot in the small box that is my server and grabbed a cord and plugged it into the jack under and behind my right ear, after the boot up the hollow display in my eye showed me a messege icon on the disk so i clicked on it and started the upgrade program.

as a vid screen popped up i grabbed a small case from by the bed and set it on the desk, i opened it and pulled out the violin inside carefully and started checking it over and tuning it up all the while listening to the messege ladydevimon made.

"Hello chad since your listening to this i should tell you a couple of things about the program your uploading to your scanner right now, first off this program won't hit the market for another year it's the first completed copy and it wasn't easy to get but since your my favorite customer i've also thrown in a few perks. Not only will this program improve the synch time of your cards by 30% but i've put in a few new fuctions for your right eye, the first is an infrared and thermal upgrade for future missions and the second upgrade i had one of my......pets make. It works in sync with your proximity sensor, it's used to match and compare bio signitures of digimon and show you what they are".

she paused for a moment before continuing "And i really think you should reconsider my offer on becoming my new toy chad, i can give you everything you ever wanted in life money, status.....safety".

i cut the messege off right then and continued with the tuning of my violin, after i was done i picked up the bow and prepared to play until the upgrades were complete.

as i pulled the bow across the strings i heard a mellow note drift threw the air and went to the next i started stringing the notes together and heard a meloncolly tune fill the room, five minutes into playing the upgrades completed and i stopped then i carefully put the violin back and pulled the cord out of my jack.

my eye powered down and a few seconds later powered back up showing me that the new upgrades were installed successfuly, i got up and headed over to the small fridge and pulled out some leftover chinese food and began eating.

as i did i walked back over i pulled out the pack of necro cards looking threw them carefully then i put them into an empty card case on my belt and took three bottles of both drugs and stuck them into the pockets on my belt, after i was done i reached out for the cell phone sitting on my desk and started going threw the planner then i sent a messege to my contact telling him my most resent job was completed.

i was just about to check my in box when my proxi. sensor went off and a second later the picture of a renamon filled the display screen in my right eye, i set the phone on the desk like nothing was wrong and sat down in the chair behind me letting the creature stand there for a few minutes before talking to him.

"Well are you going to tell me what you're doing here or am i going to have to turn around and put forth an effort" i asked.

"how long have you known i was here shifter?" a deep voice asked.

"since you teleported into the room now what do you want?"

my sensitive ears heard the soft almost unnoticable sound of the male renamon walking closer then i saw a yellow guantleted paw set a scroll down on the corner of the desk, i waited for the explination that i knew was to follow.

"The mercinary shifter known as shadow is hereby summoned to appear before the council of elders in kitsune valley, the reason for this summon will be explained in the summon orders presented to you once the summons has been read i am to escort you to kitsune valley viya a transport spell set up by the elder taomon"

as he finished i picked up the scroll and snapped the seal holding it closed then read it aloud, *Shadow you are hereby summoned for a job to be given to you with the utmost urgency by the elder taomon of the three kitsune villages*.

i folded up the scroll and crushed it making it shatter into pieces then dissappear into nothingness, i closed the violin case then the briefcase, i put the briefcase under the single bed far up against the back wall then grabbed my violin case and hooked it over my shoulder by the strap before finally turning to the male renamon.

"We won't be going by transport spell they don't work here in the ring unless both the user and both points are inside the walls so we will be going by ourselves", i told him this as i made my way to the door.

The renamon said nothing as he followed me out into the hall, i locked the door after setting up my security system and walked to the stairs and started ascending them.

"Shifter you do realize that it is almost one hundred miles to the border of the digital world right?" he said in a some what condisending tone.

i didn't answer him until we had reached the roof of the four story building, "Then you should make a choice right now messenger will you move on your own and put me threw the trouble of having to wait for you at the shift station or will you come with me and fly so we can reach the wall at the same time and go threw together saving us both a lot of trouble?".

the renamon studied me for a second before speaking, "why do you ask me this question shifter there is no way to reach the shift station without it taking two days and we do not have the time to make such a trip".

as he talked i returned the pk dosage to the preset level and took off my trench coat, i looked at the renamon and gave him my coldest stare before talking.

"what i am about to show you does not go past your lips to anyone, it is a secret that i dislike useing and rarely ever do. If i hear from anyone that you talked about it then i will hunt you down and delete you without pause" as i said this i felt the muscles on my back shift and squirm then i heard the sound of ripping fabric as my black leathery wings tore threw my shirt and sprang into view.

i saw the suprise on the renamons face as they did then it disappeared and he looked at me, "how long will it take to get there?".

"if we leave now we will get to your village before dawn in the digital world but only if you get on my back and let me do the flying and don't use your claws" i told him as i hooked my violin case to the front of my belt then threw my coat to him "hang onto that until we land".

he caught the coat and folded it in his arms then walked over to me as i pulled out a couple of necro cards and turned my back to him, i felt him put his arms around my neck and press his body to my back between my wings.

i swiped the first card down the reader on my right arm "necro modify, strength activate" suddenly i felt a rush of power and immediatly flapped my wings and kicked off launching us both into the air, as i gained altitude i felt the renamon squeeze his arms restricting my breathing until we leveled out.

I could feel the renamon shaking as we flew threw the air then i felt him hook his legs around my waist so he wouldn't fall off, when i was sure he had a good grip i looked back at him.

"What ever you do don't let go and stay awake" the renamon nodded and got a tighter grip, i looked forward and swiped the second card threw the reader.

"Necro modify, sonic flight active", as i called out the activation command there was a deafening sonic boom and we shot forward threw the air a mach 1, i heard the renamon yelp as he was almost thrown off then he got repositioned and stayed still.

(note: sonic flight lets the user fly faster than the speed of sound but only lasts for a short time about fifteen to twenty minutes, the down side is that it almost completely drains their energy)

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Chapter three: The Job

It took several hours to reach the wall and when we shot threw it i got a satisfying yelp of suprise from the renamon, it took a couple more hours of flying low to the ground so as not to be seen by everyone for us to get within half a mile of the village.

as we landed the renamon quickly jumped off of my back and onto the ground with a small yelp of relief, when i landed the first thing i did was force my wings back into my body and collapse to the ground panting and sweating.

"what is the matter shifter?" i heard the renamon ask in an agrivated tone.

i stumbled to my feet then steadied myself then took back my coat and put it on before looking at him, "nothing is the matter kitsune now we most hurry and go to your leaders".

we both started walking until we came to the large main gate that would admit us to the village of kitsune, the gate was guarded by two renamon and two kyubimon one of each sex.

they growled at me as we approched making us stop before the gate, slowly the male kyubimon walked forward and growled at me before talking to his pack mate.

"Brother renamon what is the meaning of bringing the shifter to our sacred village?" then it turned back glaring at me, the only thing i gave it in return was a dead stare and silence.

"Brother kyubimon this shifter was summoned here by the council of elders for an important mission and we need to get to the headmons house as soon as possible".

The kyubimon growled at me one last time before backing off and returning to his post, he called back over the gate to someone out of site "open the gate and let the filth pass!".

a few seconds later i heard a bar being pulled out of place and watched as the doors swung opened, as we walked threw i checked out the surrounding area.

The streets were paved with bricks and the buildings resembled those of feudal japan but none of the buildings were more than three stories tall, it took fifteen minutes for use to get to the largest house in the back of the village which was situated at the base of a cliff.

the guards it the front of the house saluted as we entered, but i ignored them and followed the renamon threw the halls of the house until we came to a set of double sliding doors.

the renamon bowed at the door and spoke to someone inside, "Cheif i have brought the shifter as the council requested".

there was silents for a few minutes but finally a strong deep voice responded threw the door, "Please brother show him in i have much to speak with him about".

my guide stood and opened the paper door then bowed and ushered me in, i walked into a large room and at the back of it sat a taomon who was practicing caligraphy.

with out being told i walked over to the pillow before him and sat down indian style looking at him, "what is it you wish to speak with me about, it was my understanding that i was to be addressed by your council".

The taomon said nothing for a minute then put down the brush he was using and looked at me, "i must tell you this before we go to see the elders at dawn shifter although your kind is seen as abominations we have no choice in this matter but to rely on your services, when you complete the assignment and return to this place you will be given your reward and if perfomed satisfactoraly you will gain atleast some respect from the digimon of this village".

I looked at him blankly and spoke, "you have summoned me for a job and the consept of respect is unwarranted and lost on me, i have shut down my emotions to better perform my job and do not require such things".

i saw the taomon's eyes go wide then narrow as he looked at me, "i have heard of your kind before shifter, you are one of those users of number".

still i stared at him as i spoke, "this is true i do take px-23 and i do not care about your opinion, the only reason i am here is because you have summoned me for a job if the fact that i take this offends you then get someone else to do your work other wise tell me what you need and let me rest until the meeting time with the council".

The taomon growled at me before catching himself and looking at me, "unfortunately from what i have heard you are the best at what you do and no other shifter is willing to take this job" with that he snapped his fingers and i heard the door behind me open, "take the shifter to the spare room, and have food prepared for when he wakes up".

Before he even said anything i stood and turned around following the renamon from before as he lead me threw the halls to another room, when he stopped he slid open the door and put his hand on my chest stopping me from entering.

"you showed much disrespect to our leader while you were in their, most would have been struck down on the spot shifter so i should warn you show respect for the elder taomon or you may not make it out of the hall alive after the meeting"

i looked at the renamon and spoke, "my skills are what called me here, not my pleasent deminor so if you don't mind i will retire now" then i brushed away his three fingered paw and stepped into the room closing the door behind me.

inside i found a sleeping mat with a blanket set in the middle of the floor and nothing else, i ignored the mat and walked over to a corner and unhooked my violin case and set it down gently then sat with my back against the wall and close my eyes letting myself slip into the welcoming blackness of sleep.

I was awoken some time later by the internal alarm of my prox. sensor then the picture of a viximon and a renamon filled my vision, as i opened my eyes i saw a renamon kneeling down and messing with something it must have been a female because the fur was lighter in color and didn't look as course.

i heard the viximon coo and we both turned to find it staring me in the face, the renamon hissed threw her teeth at it "My cub get away from that filth".

The viximon joined it's dam and they exited the room, i got up after they closed the door and picked up the bowl and scanned it.

i found that one of the renamon had spit in the food before it got there, *If it was anyone else they would be offended but since this is the only food i have at the moment i have no choice*.

I ate the food then set the bowl by the door and returned to my corner waiting for my guide to the meeting.

i didn't have to wait long because fifteen minutes later the renamon from the night before opened the door and looked at me, "Come shifter it is time".

i followed the renamon threw the building till we came to a cave in the cliff framed by a large torii, the renamon lead the way until i found myself standing in the center of a large circular and higly ornate room.

there were three evenly spaced podiums set on high walls around the room, the entire effect was ment to make the taomon standing at the podiums look far more intimidating....it didn't work.

as i studied the taomon i noticed a different symbol on each of their strange hats representing the fact that they were the heads of the three kitsune villages, the center taomon waved its hand and my guide bowed and teleported away leaving me with the powerful digimon.

"mercinary shadow do you know why you have been summoned?" the taomon on my left asked as it waved the guards away, the guards left closing the large wooden doors behind them.

i answered in the same monotone voice i talk to everyone with, "i was under the impression that i am here for a job".

the middle taomon nodded, "yes several days ago the daugter of the head clan was diginapped and a messege was left at the scene, it said that if the kitsune tried to come for the princess without giving in to their demands she would be deleted".

i spoke as i looked at the three digimon, "i see no reason for you to call me here, it should be a simple matter for you to send a small group to retake the female".

The taomon on my right spoke next, "true shifter but the monarch of the nightmare soldiers has expressly forbid that we interfear in this matter but if....."

i cut in finishing the digimons train of thought, "if a third party should just happen to come across the female's plight and decided to lend a hand then they would bring her here seeing as how this is the closest kitsune village to the wall, leaving you completely free of any blame since you had no direct involvement in persuading the decision of the third party".

the middle taomon spoke next, "indeed and the head family would be forever in the debt of the third party and they would be well rewarded".

The first taomon spoke then, "so shadow the task we ask of you is this, please retrieve the princess and guard her until she is safely back in the hands of her family".

i studied the three digimon for a minute before answering, "Very well i accept this mission, however i will need something with the females code on it and all of the information that your scouts have gathered so far".

the third taomon spoke this time, "as it happens we do have something with the princess's code".

with that the taomon raised its brush staff and brought it down hard next to it making the sound echo in the large chamber, a few seconds later i heard the door behind me open and turned to see two renamon holding pillows with stuff on them.

As they got closer i saw that the first one had some folded papers on the pillow and the second one had what appeared to be a yellow lump with a white tip, when they stood in front of me they set the pillows down at my feet and left without so much as a bow.

i reached down and grabbed the papers then tucked them into the inside pocket of my trench coat, then i reached down and grabbed the furry lump sitting at my feet.

as i held the thing before me it unraveled to reveal a tail, the end of which was covered in dried blood and smelled slighly of decay.

useing my new upgrade i recorded the code and dropped the tail back onto the pillow at my feet, "i have two minor requests and some questions before we continue".

the three taomon looked at each other before nodded and looking back at me, "We will hear you out shifter you may speak".

"first my requests, i would like you to leave the room i used last night alone and make sure no on enters the room and desturbs anything until my return, i would like guards posted at the door to make sure that this happens. next i would like to know what to do if the female is deleted before i can rescue her".

a dark look came over the three faces looking at me then i heard the middle taomon speak, "if....if that is the case then bring back those responsable alive if possible so that we may judge them under kitsune law"

"and what do i do with them after i have rescued the female?", the three taomon seemed to get a glint in their eye's before speaking.

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chapter four: preperations

I sat down with a sigh as i pulled out the papers given to me from the meeting with the taomon, as i looked the letter over i noticed it was a mission log from a recon mission from this kitsune village.

i opened the papers and read them carefully making sure not to miss anything,

* mission log day 1: we set out after the ones who took the princess as soon as we found out and tracked them to the wall, they seem to have a shifter with them because the area they crossed at was some thirty miles from the shift station.

Day 2: after we lost the trail at the wall we had to hurry to the station to get threw, it took several hours before we finally did. After we got threw we found the place on the other side were they came threw and started following the trail again.

we have been traveling for half the day now and we have caught the scent of blood in the air, we believe the princess to be injured although how badly we cannot say. we have increased or pace to better catch up with the ones who took her, i will make another report when we find her.*

The first page ended and i checked the back to make sure that there was nothing on it then i moved to the next page, *We have been following the scent of blood for some time now but for some reason they have managed to stay ahead of us this whole time, it is an easy trail to follow and we have found ourselves in night city in a place that smells of smoke and burnt metal.

we have also seen two humans and two digimon coming and going from one of the old abandoned buildings, we believe they are using nullifiers to keep the princess from escaping.

we cannot get to close for fear of her safety but we have noticed that a strange smell comes from the building and the others so we believe that they do indeed have a shifter with them*

after i finished reading the letters i checked the bottles in my leg and found that they were 1/3rd low, i closed the panel and then checked my belt.

all of my things were ready so i got up and walked over to the door and opened it to find my guide waiting outside, "They have taken the female to the old metal plant on the outskirts of night city it will be easy to get to her but the shifter i will deal with as i see fit".

the renamon only nodded, "i will inform the elders, in the mean time they have prepared a transport spell to take you to the wall".

i followed the renammon out of the house and to the village entrance and saw the head of kitsune valley was waiting along with the guards from before, "shifter i have arranged for your transport back to the wall, unfortunatly as you stated before we cannot send you to night city but we can send you to the gate station from there you will have to find your own way".

"fine then let us begin so that i may return" i said as i stepped into the center of a large circle panted on the ground.

as i did i heard the taomon start chanting and felt a swell of energy, suddenly light erupted around me then i felt the ground seem to crumble away from beneith me making it feel like i was being tossed into the air by a violent surge.

i heard wind rushing past me and it was hard to breath from the pressure on my chest, the next thing i knew i was standing before a large stone building with people and digimon walking in and out of it.

i looked around and saw i was standing on a large stone disk with strange runes carved into the it, i quickly moved off and a few seconds late a mass of light shot up and dissappeared leaving behind a young girl with a leomon standing in the center of the platform.

i made my way to the building and found the line leading to the wall and waited, after an hour i finally got to the check in station and walked up to the guard sitting behind a desk,

as i stopped in front of him he looked me over and spoke, "can i help you sir?".

i pulled out my I.D. and handed it over, "i would like to go threw the wall".

the guard looked my I.D. over before looking back at me with a grim face, "you shifters can pass threw the gate anywhere so why are you here?" *sigh* "fine whatever go on threw just be carefull and stay out of the way".

i took my card back and walked threw the check point and made my way down the hall behind it, i soon came to a large crowd of people, standing behind a rope wall and made my way to the front and the attendant standing on the other side.

i showed him my card and he let me threw with a bow, i heard some people raise protest but they soon faded away as i pushed myself threw the wall of light seperating me from my mission.

it felt like i was moving threw water untill i stepped threw to the otherside, i found myself in a similer room like the one i just left and made my way threw the crowd and the checkout point behind it and finally stepped out the front door and into the welcoming darkness of the night region, i made my way down the road until i came to a transport business and stepped inside coming face to mask with a shamanmon.

i saw some dissapointment in its eyes when it realized i wasn't going to scream then it spoke, "so tell me where you want to go".

"night city"

the digimon eyed me suspiciously as it spoke again, "it will run you three hundred dollars for night city cause i don't get a lot of people asking to go their unless they want to ask me directions"

i stared at the digimon blankly, "I am in a hurry and i have enough money to pay for the trip put since there are no recievers close to were i want to go i need a map to show you".

the shamanmon walked me over to a large map and i pointed to the street where my apartment was, the shamanmon looked at the location for a few minutes before walking over to a small transport circle then looked at me "i can put you close by but that part of town is just beyond my range so you'll have to walk the rest of the way".

I pulled out the money and handed it to the digimon as i stepped on the pad, "as long as the time i spend getting there is shorter than walking i don't care so do it".

The next thing i know i was standing a block away from my apartment in a crowd of confussed padestrians, i ignored them and started walking towards my apartment.

When i got there i opened the door and turned off the security system then headed to the closet, i opened it and pulled out a large metal case sitting in the floor.

I opened the case and started going threw the many electronic devices until i found the things i was looking for, i pulled them out and made my way over to the desk and started checking everything over and plugging into my computer terminal and started making a secure call to my contact.

The vid screen popped up in my field of vision and i heared a ringing coming from inside my head then the face of a human with slicked back black hair wearing dark glasses flickered into view on the screen, "talk"

I worked as i spoke to the human, "contact this is shadow i'm calling to inform you about a privet mission given to me just recently that is taking top priority on the scheduale".

The human raised an eyebrow, "explain".

"It's a extract and deliver case for a very prestigious client and i'm currently preparing recording equipment for use in the mission, i have deffinate confermation of two humans and two digimon being involved and a possible shifter no information is known about them at this time. It is believed that they are hold up in the abandond metal factory for now but i need info on any shifters reported taking up resident in the area".

There was silence for a few minutes before the human spoke again, "currently the only shifters reported being seen in that part of town is lisa she calls herself lady hawk and is a newcomer to our business".

As i finished checking the equipment i hooked the small listening devise to my ear and plugged it into my arm then strapped the mic to the palm of my mechanical hand, i took the earphone and put it in then plugged the memory card into my jack then tested it out.

When i was satisfied i turned my attention back to contact, "understood is she going to be trouble or no?".

again a pause before he spoke to me, "like i said she's a new comer to the scene, she's starting out with minor jobs and she's only got three under her belt that i can find however she almost got caught during her last mission it appears she's working solo for now but we don't have a picture of her so that's all i can tell you".

"Understood contact after the mission is over i will contact you again to recieve my new orders" i told him as i made final adjustments to the rig now strapped to me.

"Incorrect shadow, i'm putting this mission down on the roster as prioirty one and after completion i want you to abandon your current location and find a new one".

I stopped what i was doing and focused on contact, "explain".

"I believe that your position is compremised shadow there have been shift hunters seen in your area, i want you to be carefull in the meantime because they appear to be from the necro hunters".

(note: there are some factions who believe that shifters are a threat to both the human and digital world and seek to destroy them at all costs, however these groups are few and far between and rarely cause any trouble because they lack a unified leadership. the biggest recorded threat to date is the mercinary group of shifter hunters known as the necro hunters who have been conected to several shifter killings it is also known that the one who makes the final blow will take the shifters nerco cards as a trophy).

"Understood contact but i don't known how long this mission will take yet so please impliment plan three as soon as possible at this adress and i will contact you when it's done, also my things will be ready for transport in five minutes and will be waiting for pick up by the crew of your choice extra care is to be taken do to a few special items inside the case" i said.

Contact nodded, "understood shadow please be advised that preperations are already being put into place and all important items will be extracted and moved to your new base of operations and this next mission is going to be your last for a while so please enjoy your recovery time and contact me if anything comes up".

"Affermitive contact.....down time of two weeks confermed after this mission", i closed out the line and grabbed the case from under the bed and put it in the metal trunk sitting in my floor.

After all my neccesary items were stowed in the trunk i grabbed my collection of necro cards and put it in as well then i looked around for anything i had missed then i closed the trunk and marked it for transport, after everything was done i grabbed some restraints from the desk and hooked them to the back of my belt then exited the room and locked it then made my way into the streets of night city and started heading for my mission objective.

To Be Continued.......