Digimon: Final Battle pt1

A/N= I apologize for my incredibly long and irresponsible absence. Your annoyance with me has compelled me to complete my story in much less time than I have put it off. Also, the reason this story wasn't up a month and a half ago is because of Shadow's blasted schedule. Stupid SAT's… Gomen ne minna-sama!!!! On with the fic!!!!

Gallantmon and Deveeldramon stare intently at each other. All signs of consciousness fade with the bright light of evolution. Gallantmon found himself no longer staring at an old friend but rather a monster whose objective clearly clashed with his own.

"Deveeldramon, this will be the final confrontation. It will end her and it will end with our victory… Now attack Deveeldramon, attack Gallantmon!!!"

In minimal time Deveeldramon's aura explodes, the ensuing rush knocking all except Rika, Talon, and their partner's off their feet.

{…I hope this does end here… I don't want to say goodbye yet…} Talon solemnly watches the two titans clash whilst Agumon watches him.

{Talon…what are you thinking…?}

"Deveeldramon and Ryo, due to your recent activities, we have claimed it as our duty to cleanse the digital world of your presence." Gallantmon aims the lance peak at Deveeldramon's core. "The digital world must not be punished by your weakness!"

Not a moment passes before Gallantmon's armor clad form is rushing at Deveeldramon. Deveeldramon deflects the lance with a motion of his claw as his other claw meets his opponent's broad twin blade. The two powers launch each other back some distance while Gallantmon pulls his lance to Deveeldramon. Deveeldramon, likewise, pulls back his claws.

"Lightning Joust!!!"

"Darkness Crash!!!"

As particles of light shoot from the lance in a helix formation, Deveeldramon closes his arms with a great roar and spherical ball of pure shadows launches from him. The two great powers meet in the middle of the room and explode upon each other! The initial shockwave screams for everyone to hit the ground. The secondary shockwave hits the still standing Deveeldramon and slams him into the far wall with a force that shakes the very foundation of the mansion!

The dust that was mercilessly thrown around chaotically began to clear. Implanted in the far wall was the hulking form of Deveeldramon. With a small gasp from Rika, everyone watched Deveeldramon climb out of his impression in the wall, rock crumbling around him.

"Hah! Did you actually think that would hurt him!? You more foolish than I originally thought you to be! Again Deveeldramon, attack!!!"

With surprising speed Deveeldramon encounters Gallantmon in close combat once again, his advantage. He punches as Gallantmon ducks and Gallantmon thrusts his lance only to have it deflect at the last moment due to Deveeldramon's hard hide. Deveeldramon takes advantage of the misbalance and hits Gallantmon hard with an uppercut. The sheer force behind the punch sends Gallantmon high into the air. Deveeldramon's next attack hits Gallantmon hard in the back, sending Gallantmon plummeting towards the ground at an incomprehensible speed! The stone floor does little to cushion his fall as it crumbles like sandrock beneath him.

{…It looks like we don't have a choice Agumon… I'm sorry…} Talon clutches his Digivice for everything he's worth as it begins to glow. "Agumon… warp digivolve!" A brilliant white light consumes the dedicated Agumon. {It's happening just like last time…}

Flashback

Talon stands before the dark mysterious digimon, the only real change in his attire is a satin scarf that loosely hangs just under his mouth. "Heh… Agumon, Warp digivolve! You don't stand a chance against WarGreymon!" Talon grins widely at his boasts.

"Foolish human!" The mysterious digimon lets out a maniacal laughter that echoes throughout the space. " Even if I am deleted your digimon will join me!!!" The mysterious digimon laughs once again.

Talon flinches but returns to normal composure before speaking. "The loser always attempts to bluff his way to survival. WarGreymon!" Talon emphasizes his command by pointing at his target.

WarGreymon immediately charges at his opponent claws ready. Blow after blow, block after block, a never-ending ring of attacks and blocks, both continued this pattern tirelessly. Talon was letting out obvious sign of impatience. I mean who, after all, could compete with a WarGreymon? The battle continues to drag with the same pattern repeated several times over.

"WarGreymon! Finish it already!"

WarGreymon leaps back a considerable distance while the mysterious digimon does nothing to stop him. WarGreymon begins to generate an orange glowing ball above his head. It saps every last ounce of energy he can possibly give. When it reaches a size deserving of awe, he hurl it as the digimon before him. "T, Terra… Force…!" With that last bit of energy he begins to plummet to the ground below.

"!!!..Agumon!?" Talon runs as fast as he young legs can take him, stumbling several times on his way to WarGreymon's crater.

"Didn't you realize sooner? Once a digimon runs out of energy it can no longer serve its purpose and is thus deleted. Such is the unspoken law of the digital world! I merely thought you didn't care!!!" He laughs maniacally again.

"Didn't… care…? No! Of course I cared! I just…I…" Tears begin to well up in Talon's eyes.

"You amuse me child. I will let you live in hopes that you can return to amuse me once again. I'll leave you with the one fact you now have to live with, and I will relish in your pain of knowing. You killed your digimon. I did nothing to destroy him." He chuckles maliciously before blending with the darkness around them and disappearing altogether.

"I'm sorry Agumon… I didn't mean for this to happen… You aren't my digimon. You're my partner. I shouldn't have made you do all that… It wasn't supposed to go this way." Talon lets his tears fall to the ground in his despair.

"It's alright… It was my fault as well… I will be back after… all…" The last bit of his data disperses into nothingness.

"I swear Agumon… I swear that when you come back, I'll never let this happen again! Never!" Talon collapses to the ground, all the energy drained from him. "Never… again…"

End Flashback

"Agumon warp digivolve to WarGreymon!"

Agumon's small form morphs quickly through all the normal forms, Greymon, MetalGreymon, and finally the level that the others had only seen on cards… WarGreymon. The light seems thick, emanating with a great power behind it. The light begins to focus into definable features; armor, muscles, claws, spikes, helmet. All the tamers stare on in awe as they watch the rare mega digivolution.

Rather than the usual left to right formation, this one forms all over at one time. The light took on a yellowish hue as the dull-formed claws sharpen into piercing blades, the helmet forming a menacing spike, the shield bearing an emblem of courage atop it. In WarGreymon's final bit of formation his eyes glowed with a power that made even Deveeldramon tremble.

Deveeldramon shivers when WarGreymon begins to speak. "My battle is not with you, but if you choose to get in my way, I will make sure you regret it severely…"

Simply seeing the fury in Ryo's eyes convinces Talon of the imminent battle. "All of you go ahead… I'll be along shortly."

Watching Gallantmon nod a reply and begin to move away throws Ryo into a fiery rage. "No! I won't let this happen! Deveeldramon, delete Gallantmon!" Deveeldramon charges after Gallantmon only to be slammed in the side by WarGreymon. On impact, Deveeldramon realizes that this opponent is far more dangerous than Gallantmon.

Ryo's rage turns to ice as his crimson eyes begin to pulsate. "Why do you interfere…?"

Without so much as raising his head Talon utters a reply. "This has been my fight long before you may realize." He raises his head and meets Ryo's eyes with the exact same intensity. "We will not be stopped by you! WarGreymon, do this quick!"

Gallantmon makes his way back to the castle, the others following closely behind. Before long, they make it to the ruins where Neraphimon mockingly sits in a chair composed of rubble.

"Hmm? I don't believe Deveeldramon is finished yet. Why are you here?" Neraphimon can't help but feign ignorance, innocently.

"You are the real culprit. Our judgment cannot be as merciful with you as it was on Ryo. Your punishment will be deletion." Gallantmon raises his lance to the sky as lightning begins to crackle behind the curtain of clouds.

"I like how you phrased that. "Will be," meaning, 'not now.' What fun." Neraphimon chuckles at his own twist of words.

Gallantmon glares intensely right before the lightning strikes his lance. "Lightning Joust!!!" Light particles erupt from the tip of his lance, an arch beginning with him and ending at Neraphimon. At the last possible moment, Neraphimon leaps into the air, smiling as it returns his throne to rubble. However, his smile disappears when the light gathers beneath and lightning rains atop, the two attacks crashing into him, colliding, threatening to crush him with unthinkable force. A moment later, he bursts into data.

Gallantmon stares, unbelieving of the spectacle before him. Could it be!? Neraphimon destroyed in a single menacing strike? A mysterious laughter arises from all around them.

"Did you honestly believe that a single attack would do me in?"

"Where are you!?" Gallantmon frantically begins to search in all directions.

"You defeated a mere shadow of myself. I wished to see the full extent of your capabilities. Ha, and I trust you'll believe me when I say, "I am not impressed." At the very least, you will amuse like another young one, such as yourself, did so long ago. Maybe a touch more." Neraphimon chuckles once again as he begins to emerge from the darkness above where his shadow was deleted.

Gallantmon stares on in shock of the spectacle before him. He fixes his resolve after several moments so as to speak strongly once again. "Nothing different will happen to you I assure you."

"Nothing different? I do hope it's different. The longer you amuse me, the longer you will survive." Neraphimon nears the ground and lands with a light pat. "I suppose we should begin fairly soon, before you lose all of your confidence at least." Not another moment passed before Neraphimon dashed at Gallantmon. Upon contact, it was like waves crashing against each other. The to forces would attack each other relentlessly, not letting the other gain any ground. Blow for blow, slash for slash, it went on continuously.

"Why can't we help them Renamon?" Rika stares at the horrible battle in which Gallantmon seems to slip more than his opponent.

"In this degree of battle, the only thing we can do is support Gallantmon. This is far beyond any level I can obtain… and it hurts." Renamon grits her teeth as her glossy eyes stare through the battle.

"…It does, doesn't it…?"

The battle intensifies as the two carry it into the air. It still appears even, but the smile on Neraphimon's face noticeably widens. Gallantmon falters a single step and Neraphimon has the advantage! He slams his fist into Gallantmon's plated midsection. Gallantmon recoils forward only to meet Neraphimon's knee, knocking him into another less advantageous position.

Neraphimon draws his hands together and a dark aura surrounds them. "Dark Impulse!!!" A dark violet tinted energy emanates from his hands. The ensuing force launches Gallantmon at a supersonic speed into the ground, his crater easily thrice the size of his form.

"Takato!"

"Guilmon!"

Both Rika and Renamon cry simultaneously.

"Renamon, I don't car-!" A sudden blur flies past them at an unthinkable speed, air rushing to fill in its wake. "What is that!?"

The moments it take for the blur to reach the battle is more than enough to capture the interest of Neraphimon. "Who is this new player? Another that would find it simply divine to experience deletion by my hand?" The blur becomes defined as it comes to a stop before Neraphimon. "I apologize for my ignorance, but might I ask your name?"

Talon standing atop WarGreymon's shoulder did but one thing. He removes a black scarf from his back pocket and drapes it juts above the tip of his chin, wrapping it loosely around the back of his neck.

Neraphimon's eyes widen a moment in surprise before settling back to their cool intrigued look. "Back to amuse me once again I trust. To tell you the truth, you were always my favorite playmate. You kept coming back again and again, just to look for little me. I find it quite flattering actually."

"It's almost time WarGreymon…" Talon keeps strong, his intense glare. "Knowing Takato, I won't have to give you the entire Digital world speech, but I will let you know one thing… I will personally see to your execution, no matter what the cost."

A/N: I apologize to those fans who'd like to see more of the other players in this series. I, personally, couldn't tie them in properly with what I had goin'. They prolly won't make another appearance until the epilogue… Anyone feel happy enough 'bout another chapter to guess what all the hinting was hinting at? I can almost guarantee anything you guess will be wrong. Feel free until next time! Ja!