Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Chosen Warriors ❯ Chapter VIII: The Book of the Gods: Hope of the Priestess ( Chapter 8 )

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The Chosen Warriors

Chapter VIII:

The Book of the Gods: Hope of the Priestess

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Daisuke kicked a nearby pebble as hard as he could. It fluttered in the air for mere moments before crashing into the ground. “I can’t believe those jerks took Hikari-chan!”

“We did hurt Maria,” Sora sighed, “I hurt Maria.”

“That still doesn’t give them the right to take her!” Takeru growled, “She doesn’t have any powers to defend herself!”

“While I agree with you,” Ken said, “Right now we need to think of a way to get her back. We can’t give up the two keys that we have.”

“Nothing is more important then getting my sister back,” Taichi said, “Besides, without her, we can’t make the wish anyway.”

“Do we even know where the Temple of Baihumon is?” Yamato asked.

Taichi turned to Ken. “Well?”

He shrugged. “Kari still has her scroll with her, I can’t help you without it.”

“Just perfect,” he sighed, “So how do we find it?”

“Baihumon is the god of the western section of the Digital World, right?” Daisuke asked, “Let’s just head west until we find some digimon that can help us.”

“That might take forever,” Taichi sighed, “We need to find a way to the western section, right now.”

“What about a digimon that can fly?” Noriko suggested.

“Where can we find one?” Sora asked.

Takeru sighed, and turned to glance down the cliff they were standing on. “Hey, is that the ocean down there?”

The others glanced in the same direction. “It depends on where exactly we are,” Ken said, “It’s quite possible we’re at the western shore of the eastern continent.”

“Then let’s see if we can find a Whamon or something, and get to the western side.”

“It’s the best chance we’ve got right now,” Taichi sighed, “Come on.”

Luckily, there was a village sitting right on the water’s end, a village of aquatic digimon, complete with one Whamon Ultimate. He was far faster then his pre-evolved counterpart and the Qinglongmon Warriors were standing on the Western Continent within a matter of hours.

“All right,” Daisuke said, “Now we just need to find the Temple of Baihumon.”

“Temple of Baihumon?” Whamon Ultimate asked.

“You’ve heard of it?” Takeru questioned.

“I took another group of humans across this ocean,” he said, “They were talking about the Temple of Baihumon.”

“The Baihumon Warriors!” Yamato gasped, “That’s how they were getting across the ocean.”

“Do you know where the Temple of Baihumon is?” Daisuke asked.

“As a matter of fact, I have a general idea. The first time I took them to the eastern continent, I asked them about it. They said it was in a wasteland area, somewhere near the middle.”

“There’s only one wasteland on the western continent,” Ken explained, “Well, that at least narrows it down some.”

“They did say something about a town nearby, Gotsumons, I think.”

“Okay,” Taichi said, “Thanks.”

“Bye Whamon!” Sora waved, “Thank you!”

The Qinglongmon Warriors continued to walk through the western continent. “Hey Ken, about how long until we reach that wasteland that you were talking about?”

“Probably half a day,” he said.

Taichi sighed. “This is taking way too long. There’s got to be a way to get there faster.”

Unfortunately, there was not, and it was the middle of the next day before they reached the edge of the great wasteland. They limped into the Gotsumon village and collapsed from exhaustion.

When Daisuke awoke he was surprised to see a Gotsumon staring him directly into the face. He gave a small yelp and jumped back.

“Wait! Don’t be afraid!” the Gotsumon said, “You guys collapsed! We’re just trying to help you.”

He glanced around; he was in what looked like a hospital. “Where are my friends?”

“Over here,” he said, mentioning to another row of beds, where the rest of the Qinglongmon Warriors were sleeping. After forcing them awake, they immediately asked questions of their hosts.

“We’re looking for the Temple of Baihumon,” Ken said, “Do you know where it is?”

“Sure,” one of the Gotsumon said, “It’s in the center of the wasteland.”

“And just how far into the wasteland is the center?” Takeru asked.

“It might take a few days…”

They all moaned loudly.

“…if you walked,” the Gotsumon continued, “But a few of us can evolve to the adult level. As a Monochromon, we can take you there within a few hours.”

“Tahnk you,” Taichi said. “””””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””””””””””&# 8221;”””””””””

Ins ide of the Temple of Baihumon, the seven warriors, plus their Priestess and their prisoner, with her hands tied tightly, sat around the main alter. Maria was slowly flipping through the pages of the Digital Codex. “Did you find anything out?” Steve asked.

“Yes,” she said, “There is an incantation that I must say when we reach the Temple of the Center. In order to summon Baihumon, that is.”

“Does it say anything else?” Lou asked.

Maria nodded. “Yes, there is much in here about the history of the Digital World.”

Hikari sighed deeply to herself as she looked to her feet. She had her hands tied together and wrapped around one of the cement columns. “Oniichan,” she thought, “I know you’re coming to save me. Please be careful, you too Daisuke.”

Michael sighed and walked out of the temple. Mimi followed him. “Is something wrong?”

“Yagami’s no doubt going to try a sneak attack or something,” he sighed.

“Well, don’t worry,” Mimi said, “I won’t let their underhanded tricks hurt Maria. Oh! I still can’t believe that they tried to hurt her!”

Michael gently placed a hand on her shoulder. “Mimi, I’ve never seen you like this before.”

She sighed. “I just never thought that Sora would do something like that, I thought she was our friend.”

“I don’t have any answers for you,” he said, “But if they started this fight, then we’ll finish it!” “””””””””& #8221;”””””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””””””””””&# 8221;””

The Monochromons had dropped off the Qinglongmon Warriors a good distance from the Temple of Baihumon, but still close enough that they could walk to it. “Okay,” Taichi whispered, “Here’s what we’ll do. Daisuke, Takeru and I will sneak inside, the rest of you wait here.”

“Wait,” Sora said, “I..I want to go too. I…I need to talk to Mimi.”

“All right,” Taichi said. He turned to Yamato, “If we’re not out in a good amount of time, come in after us, okay?”

He nodded. “Yeah, good luck, man.”

They snuck up to the perimeter of the temple, then silently snuck around, trying to find a way inside. Sora placed a hand on Taichi’s shoulder and pointed towards a window, which was resting a few inches above one of the balconies. He nodded. “How do we get up there?” he whispered.

Takeru then noticed that the temple walls were built with a series of jutting bricks, creating an almost perfect climbing wall. The four warriors made their way up to the balcony and stared into the window. They could see the Baihumon Warriors, as well as Hikari.

“There they are,” Takeru whispered, “And they’ve got Hikari tied up.”

“Those jerks!” Daisuke growled, “We’ve got to free Hikari-chan!”

“If we go down there now, we’ll have to fight all of them, and I’d prefer not to,” Taichi said, “Let’s create a distraction or something.”

“Leave it to me,” Takeru said. He climbed across the roof of the temple, then jumped down before the double doors of the Temple of Baihumon. He quickly transformed into his armored form, then evolved to his ‘Champion’ form of Squall from Final Fantasy VIII. He kicked open the door and walked inside. The Baihumon Warriors stared at him.

“I have the two Keys you want,” he said, “But you’re going to have to catch me if you want it!” He turned and ran out of the temple.

“Go after him!” Michael ordered.

The majority of the Baihumon Warriors ran after him, all except for Michael, Mimi and Maria. “Not bad,” Daisuke said, watching them chase the blond-haired warrior through the wasteland, “He got rid of almost all of them.”

Taichi stared at the two remaining Baihumon Warriors and sighed. “Looks like we’re gonna have to fight our way through. I’ll take Michael.”

“I need to talk to Mimi,” Sora said. Taichi turned to her, but was shocked to see fire in her normally calm eyes. He just nodded.

“Daisuke, that leaves you to rescue Hikari,” he said.

“Don’t worry,” he said, “She’ll be free.”

Taichi nodded. “All right, let’s go.”

The there warriors quickly evolved to their armored forms, then to their adult forms: Taichi into Goku, Sora into Sailor Venus, and Daisuke into Serge from Chrono Cross. They leapt through the window and landed in the center of the temple floor, to the surprise of the shocked Baihumon Warriors.

“Give us the two Keys you have,” Taichi ordered.

“Give us your keys!” Michael shouted. The two Baihumon Warriors quickly changed into their armor, then evolved to their Adult forms of Vegeta and Chung Li. Taichi and Michael instantly began to attack, while the two female warriors stared at one another. Daisuke ran over to Hikari.

“Daisuke,” she smiled.

“I’m glad you’re okay,” he said. He used his sword and with simple ease shattered the hand cuffs. She rubbed her sore wrists, and, from the corner of her eyes, was able to see Maria with the Digital Codex in her hands.

“I’ve got to go after her.”

“I’ll come with you.”

“No,” she said, shaking her head, “I’ve got to do this alone. Maybe I can talk some sense into her.”

“But…”

“Please understand,” she said, “I’ve felt so useless since you all are able to fight, and I’m not. Maria can’t fight either, so I’ll be all right. We’re both Priestess, so think of it that way if you need to, but I need to do this!”

Daisuke nodded. “Okay, then good luck.”

The Priestess of Qinglongmon smiled, and went to confront the Priestess of Baihumon. Daisuke smiled, then ran outside of the temple to aid the other Qinglongmon Warriors.

Mimi and Sora continued to stare at each other. “I can’t believe you did this,” Sora said.

“Did what?” Mimi sneered.

“You kidnapped Hikari!” she exclaimed. She swung her hands out in front of her. “How could you do this to your friends?”

“Friends? Friends!” she screamed, “You attacked Maria first! One good turn deserves another!”

“It was an accident!” Sora protested.

Mimi crossed her arms and huffed. “You honestly expect me to believe that?”

“But it’s the truth!”

“How could you be so vindictive against me?”

The redhead stared at Mimi for another second before sighing deeply. “Fine, fine. If you want to be enemies, then we’ll be enemies!” She pointed her finger forward and fired a twisted object forward. “Crescent Beam!”
Mimi placed her palms together and fired a blast of energy. “Kioken!”

The two attacks collided together, illuminating the temple battlefield. Taichi and Michael continued to viciously pound their fists into one another. Michael grabbed Taichi’s leg and spun him around so fast that he smashed into the wall of the temple. Taichi brought one of fists around and pounded the side of his face. They separated and took a short break to pant heavily and stare at one another. “You’re..you’re pretty good,” Taichi panted.

Michael smirked. “Thanks, you’re not bad yourself, but you look more tired then me.”

“I’m fine,” he said.

“No you’re not. I think you were up a little too late last night.”

“That’s because we had to track you all the way back here!” he shouted.

“Whatever the reason, I think I’m stronger then you!” He flung himself forward, slamming his fist into the side of Taichi’s face, causing him to stumble to the side. The Qinglongmon Warrior attacked using an energy bolt, but Michael blocked it. The Baihumon Warrior jumped into the air and moved in for the kill.

Taichi suddenly started to glow. It was as if he was still wearing his armor. His body started to crack, until it finally exploded. What remained was Taichi, his orange paints torn, shirtless, larger muscles and bright yellow hair.

“Y..you evolved again!” Michael gasped.

“SSJ Goku,” Taichi smiled, “And I think I’ve got you now.” He shot forward and planted his fist into Michael’s jaw. He swung his foot around and hit the Baihumon Warrior in the side.

Meanwhile, Hikari had finally cornered Maria near the hallways leading to the main battle. “Stop! I need to talk to you!”

She sighed and stared at her. “What?”

“How can you make a wish like that?”

“What makes my wishes any different then yours?” she asked, staring at Hikari with cold brown eyes. “What right do you have to condemn my plans for the Digital World?”

She hesitated. “I…I…” She shook her head, “No, you want to keep the Digital World sealed away forever. Isolationism always leads to collapse! Nothing can survive without interacting with the worlds around them!”

“All the world around it wants to do is destroy the Digital World!” she almost shouted, “Don’t you understand? People hate what they don’t understand!”

Hikari took a deep breath to stay calm. She said in a very motherly tone, “But how can anyone understand, if we keep this world hidden?”

She hesitated. “I…I…?”

Hikari stepped closer. “Maria, don’t you think that maybe the Digital Hunters wouldn’t have happened if they understood about the special relationships we had with our partners?”

“I..I..I don’t know…”

Hikari’s eyes focused on the Digital Codex, as well as the two keys, in her arms. She hesitated. Could she really do it? The fate of the Digital World was at stake, but it could make any damage irreversible. She could not, but she had to!

She reached over and grabbed the three items, forcefully knocking Maria to the ground in the process. She then quickly ran back to the battlefield. “I’ve got them!” she cried, “I did it!”

Mimi and Michael both stared at her. “The Digital Codex!” Mimi shrieked, “What did you do to Maria?”

Hikari was stammering out an explanation, when Taichi shot at Michael’s back at full speed. He slammed both of his feet into the back of Michael’s head. The Baihumon Warrior fell into the ground, his body returned to it’s normal state. Sora quickly charged at Mimi and punched her in the side of the face. Taichi flew down and grabbed the two girls before flying out of the temple. He found the other warriors already in battle.

“We’re leaving!” he shouted, “Let’s go!”

“Surrendering?” Yamato gasped.

Taichi nodded. “Let’s go!”

The Qinglongmon Warriors started to flee. The Baihumon Warriors were ready to follow, but Wallace stopped them. “Let ‘em go. They’re surrendering. Come on.”

They ran back into the temple, but stopped in shock when they saw Michael and Mimi lying on the floor, with Maria standing over them. “No!” Wallace shouted. “”””””””” 221;””””””””””& #8221;”””””””

“I can’t believe you did that!” Daisuke grinned, “You actually did it!”

Hikari blushed. “I just did what any of you would have done.” Her smile faded, “But I took it when Maria was most vulnerable. I feel so ashamed but, I had to!”

“I’m sure you didn’t have any other choice,” Ken said, “Sometimes we make decisions that we’re not always proud of for the greater good.”

Taichi spied Sora staring up at the stars. He walked over to her. “Hey.”

“Hey.”

“What are you doing?”

“Oh, just trying to see if our star symbols are up there, but I guess we’re too far west.”

Taichi nodded. “Um, I know what you did back there was tough, and…and I’m sorry that it had to turn out this way.”

Sora nodded, tears coming down her face. She whipped them away. “I’m not going to cry!”

“It’s okay.”

“No it’s not!” she said, “Mimi told me that our friendship is over and that we’re enemies now! The next time we meet I’ll have to fight her, and I’m not going to let my emotions stop me!”

Taichi was silent for a few minutes. “You know, we’re your friends here. We can help you trough anything you’re feeling. Don’t hold it all inside.”

She smiled slightly at him. “This coming from the guy who doesn’t even talk about his feelings when he’s in a good mood?”

“I guess I’m changing too,” he simply said, “Our parents are gone, which makes me the legal guardian of Hikari, but she doesn’t really need me anymore. Maybe I’m just feeling some version of empty nest.” He chuckled, “Jeeze, a teenager and I’m already going through a mid-life crisis.”

Sora laughed. The two of them walked back to the others. Taichi spoke when he saw that the others were staring at him. “All right. We have the four keys, as well as the Digital Codex. We have everything we need in order to summon Qinglongmon!”

The Qinglongmon Warriors cheered.

Taichi nodded in response. “Ken, find the quickest way to the Temple of the Center.”

“You got it.” “”””””””&# 8221;”””””””””” ””””””””””̶ 1;”””””””””” 221;”””””””””

We had the five parts we need to activate the Temple of the Center. Qinglongmon would be summoned. We had succeeded and gathered all the necessary pieces. I could make my wish, but it came at a heavy price. The Baihumon Warriors and the Qinglongmon Warriors are now enemies forever. What I did to Maria, can never be forgotten, and now Mimi and Sora, the strongest friendship amongst our group during our first adventure in the Digital World, was now broken. I just hope that I was worth it. ‘’’’’’’’’’& #8217;’’’’’’’’’’ ;’’’’’’

Author’s note: Things should get a little more interesting from this point on, as it will more closely resemble the plot of FushigiYugi.

I will post another chapter of Resurrection War Reborn and then I will probably post the first chapter of Destiny which will be a re-write of Season 4, and will also be a sequel to my Legacy fic, which everyone seemed to love so much. Also, it will be my final Digimon fic, so I hope you keep your eyes out for it.