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When we finally arrived at where TK and Matt were standing. The former seemed to be extremely cheerful as he looked at the Tag on his neck with a smile; Matt, on the other hand, looked bored and slightly annoyed for some reason.
I couldn't help but notice that they both appeared to be slightly soaked with water.
It didn't take a genius to put two and two together, did it?
When they both became aware of our presence, TK came running up to us with a trademark grin, with Patamon following in his wake.
He opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, a thunderous sound of shattering glass filled the entire dimension. I felt as if heaven and earth were shaking simultaneously; a dizzy sensation made me stagger and fall to the ground as vomit rose in my throat.
I swallowed forcibly, preventing myself from spilling my food all over the floor; I breathed shakily as the feeling of nausea and dizziness slowly disappeared, leaving me in an uncomfortable state. With a grunt of effort and a slight shudder I managed to stand up and survey my surroundings; it seemed I wasn't the only one affected by this, as Mimi, TK and Matt were also getting up from the floor.
Matt seemed to be particularly pale as he leaned with his hands against the wall.
Oddly enough, all of the Digimon seemed unaffected by whatever had just happened, with the exception of one.
"Piximon!" TK exclaimed as he slowly approached the little Fairy Digimon. "Piximon, what's wrong?! What was that?!"
The little fairy staggered to her feet before disappearing and appearing on BlackGarurumon's head. The pink ball appeared to be extremely exhausted as it lay down breathing heavily.
"...s-someone broke my pocket dimension" The fairy muttered before, with a grunt, raising one of its hands into the air. A small lens appeared above Piximon, but instead of showing Piximon's reflection, it became static before vanishing. "What? I can't see anything... I can't create portals out of here either! Something's interfering with my magic!"
As if that was his cue, a sinister laugh echoed throughout the hallway.
"So you are the Chosen Children-"
A torrent of blue flames, so hot I could almost feel them burning me even though they weren't directed at me, shot out towards where the voice came from, melting, burning and disintegrating everything in its path, creating a huge hole that went through much of the house.
"Kids we need to get out of here right now; I sense many evil energy signatures rapidly approaching." BlackGarurumon growled fiercely as blue fire erupted from the sides of his jaw.
"Rude" Said the voice with annoyance as darkness began to form from the corners of the room. Something resembling ink began to fall from the ceiling, staining the floor and releasing some sort of gas that I instinctively knew I shouldn't breathe for the world. "And you have to survive to escape first, don't you?"
Brutally smashing through one of the walls of the house with a rumble, a huge purple and black blob lunged at BlackGarurumon, grabbing him by the snout and pulling him out of the hallway with a thunderous force that shook the very air.
The two went through a couple of walls until they were lying on top of each other in the middle of the courtyard, with Piximon barely managing to hold on by pulling BlackGarurumon's hair.
The Digimon that charged at BlackGarurumon like a train was a strange mix of human, lion and machine. He was huge, easily over two meters tall and I wouldn't hesitate to think he was over three; he was also very muscular, his shoulders seemed to measure at least a meter and were so large that they easily doubled me in size and width. Bones resembling spikes and fangs seemed to emerge from his elbows, while on his chest ribs pierced the flesh and covered his pectorals like armor. His arms were also abnormally long, touching the ground beyond his legs.
His mane was of a black color with small gray hairs that made his fur appear to be of a grayish color, almost hiding his fierce and crazy reddish colored eyes. His flesh was a sickly bluish purple color, as well as having many cuts and seams all over his skin. It reminded me of that old Frankenstein movie.
"RAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Roared the lion right in the jet wolf's face as it tried and failed to nibble on the wolf's muzzle.
Before he could think of anything, more Digimon came out of the hole the rabid purple lion created. Mimi and TK quickly caught up. Palmon used his vines to push back the large crowd of Virus Digimons along with some wind blasts from Patamon.
Both Digimon (along with Mimi and TK) exited the house and quickly evolved into Palmon and Angemon before launching themselves at the horde of Digimon Virus.
I turned my gaze down the hallway only to see Matt staring into the darkness with lost eyes. Gabumon seemed to be trying to make him react, but it seemed to be futile.
Cursing under my breath, I turned my gaze back to the huge beast that had burst through the walls like it was nothing and took one of my companions on its way.
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Name:MadLeomon
Level:Adult
Type:Virus - Nightmare Soldiers
Data:426 / 500
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Description:A berserker who lost its intelligence and enhanced its combat instinct. Although it was originally a Lion Digimon, it heaped modification upon modification and arrived at its current appearance. In the process, its consciousness vanished, and it became nothing more than a puppet that defeats those standing before it, as it is commanded. Because it doesn't act or think according to its natural instincts, it exhibits headlong assaults, heedless even of any traps or gadgets. Although it is fundamentally high-powered, its patterns are meager, with nothing but primitive attacks such as hitting and kicking. Nevertheless, caution is necessary, because its sharp claws bear a deadly poison which can cause anything to rot away.
Special Attack:Necrotoxic Claw, Beast King Fallen Fist, Lion Heart
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I felt disbelief course through my body as I read and analyzed the information provided by the Digivice. The Digimon Berserker had two passive abilities that were active at all times; one of them was similar to Herissmon's "hidden ability", only instead of cutting anything, this one rots anything its claws cut. The other one was a strength boost that he obtained whenever he was about to be defeated; if activated, it would not only double MadLeomon's strength, speed, dexterity and survival instincts, but it would also infuse the opponent with the "will of the lion", whatever that meant.
I could see BlackGarurumon's fur bristle as he stared at the huge zombie lion ahead of him. MadLeomon's jaw was only a few inches from the big jet wolf's neck and it was nibbling ferociously, reminding me more of a dog than a lion.
I immediately evolved Herissmon into Filmon to help the BlackGarurumon.
Only for the ink on the ground to take Filmon's legs preventing it from moving.
I tried to scream, but the darkness slid easily through my limbs, neck and mouth, gagging me and pinning me in place.
"No, no, you, no; you guys aren't going anywhere" The voice echoed through my ears as I watched the ink that had begun to consume the house and its surroundings fill everything in my sight. Suddenly I could see how hundreds of thousands of reddish eyes filled with malice were looking everywhere.
No corner was safe; the darkness could observe everything and everyone.
Panicking, I sent a mental command to Filmon.
"Lightning Stinger!" Electricity burst from Filmon, spreading throughout the shadows of the house and further shattering what little was left of it. The voice hissed in pain as it withdrew part of its shadowy tentacles, freeing me from its grip.
Before I could do anything, Filmon grabbed me in one of his arms and blinked out of the house. Abruptly, the huge hedgehog set me down on the courtyard floor as he leapt toward MadLeomon and BlackGarurumon.
I hadn't realized it, but the only reason MadLeomon didn't seem to be beating BlackGarurumon was because Piximon was using his magic to hold MadLeomon in the same position.
"Crimson Slash!"
Filmon launched slash after slash towards the dying purple lion, but to our surprise the lion reared back in an incredible show of strength before lunging at Filmon with its claws extended forward.
"Necro...toxic...Claw!"
Wasting no time, Filmon responded with a claw slash of his own and the two Digimon were locked in a struggle of strength that the hedgehog was quickly losing.
Even though Filmon's claws were beginning to slash at MadLeomon's claws, the hedgehog's claws began to rot and lose their edge just as quickly!
"That wasn't very nice of him, you know?" Said a familiar distorted voice coming from the forest.
Suddenly, from the shadows of the trees, more darkness was beginning to emerge in the form of dark droplets with small red eyes staring at me with wicked delight.
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Name:Eyesmon
Level:Adult
Type:Virus - Nightmare Soldiers
Data:271 / ???
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Description:A Digimon capable of concealing itself in shadows. The more data it accumulates, the stronger it becomes, and its power surpasses even that of Perfects depending on how much it has stored. It possesses many eyes, and does not turn a blind eye to any of the enemy's movements. Its Special Moves are cursed beams fired from all of its eyes, and transforming the data it has accumulated into objects and using them both offensively and defensively.
Special Attack:Janengan, Gugen, Kageshibari
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I cursed under my breath and, without thinking twice, sent an emergency signal to Sora, Joe and Izzy. I didn't know if they could make it in time, hell, I didn't even know if they could come in the first place due to being in a pocket dimension, but Kabuterimon and Birdramon were pretty fast flying Digimons in their own right.
Still, I couldn't help but wonder.
'What the heck was going on!'
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