Jayr POV - Digital World, Realm of the Holy Beasts - 2001

  As the bubble that enveloped roup tio move toward our destination, the pace of Zhuqiaomon, one of the Four Holy Beasts, called Suzaku Gate, Jianliang looked down and muttered, "That Shaog... Why did she e to the Digital World?"

  Everyone hears that and looks at him while Lopmon calmly suggests, "To meet me?" followed by Ruki who ents, "Maybe."

  Quickly after, Shaog herself says with a big smile on her face, "That's right! I wao see Terriermon so much! Then I found Lopmon and had a lot of fun!" but this agitates Jianliang even more as he starts to raise his voice again and shout, "There's no reason for Shaog to be here!"

  At this point, Takato says, "But we 't do anything about it..." making Jianliang yell, "That's why! We have to rescue Culumon and go home soon! I'm sure our parents are really worried oher side!" but then he realizes that he lost his temper again and apologize, "I'm sorry..."

  His words do make the kids think back at their parents as Ruki says, "I wonder if my family's worried..." followed by Juri who looks down while gently caressing Leomon's Digitama and mutters, "I don't think my father will be all that worried about me..."

  At the same time, Takato says with an encing smile, "I think they'll be fine. Pucci-sealked to them through e-mail after all."

  Surprised, Ruki looks up and asks, "What? What do you mean?" which makes Takato tilt his head and ask back, "We didn't tell you? Whe separated, we tacted the Real World through e-mail."

  I nod and reassure them, "Indeed, I wrote an e-mail addressed to eae of your parents, reassuring them of your safety and current state. So you don't have to worry about them too much."

  Then I look at Juri and say, "Juri. I already told you this before, your father truly cares very much for you, the way he usually acts isn't out of malice but because he himself doesn't know how to hahe family problems after his first wife, your mother, passed away... Trust me when I say that he would easily face Millenniumon if that means keeping you safe and happy..."

  Hearing that, Juri lowers her head, holds Leomon's Digitama tighter, as out a soft, "Un..." but I notice the hint of a small soft smile on her face making me uand that my words are having an effe her.

  After a few moments of silence, Jianliang looks at me and asks, "Pucci-sensei... How you always be so calm and have everything under trol like that? How you maintain your calm at any given moment? How you always have the right ao any problem? Is there some kind of secret behind it? you teach it to me?"

  Before I reply to his questioa answers in my pce, "Isn't it simply because he is an adult? I mean... that is usually how it is..." but Hirokazu quickly argues back, "No way! Not all adults be as reliable as Pucci-sensei! Just look at Mori-sensei! He is also an adult too, in fact, he is even older than Pucci-sensei but there is no way I would have felt any safer if he was here with us instead of Pucci-sensei."

  Hearing that, Kenta looks down and mutters, "Actually now that I think about..." followed by Takato who ents, "That's right... her Mori-sensei nor Asanuma-sensei would have been able to maintain their calm and lead us like Pucci-sensei did..."

  At this point, I calmly expin to everyohere is or quick way for that. The ao all that is training and experience. You see my grandfather from my mother's side is a soldier, the kind of soldier that went through and experienced many harsh wars and battles. When I was young, very young around five years old, my grandfather started to train me, he not only taught me how to fight and defend myself but also how to survive in the wild. It was very harsh and difficult training, as my grandfather would at times leave me alone in a wild forest or other dangerous pce to fend for myself. But thanks to that experiend his teags, I learo maintain my calm under pressure and stressful situations."

  After listening to my story, all the kids are looking at me in shock with their eyes and mouth wide open, until Hirokazu yells, "Yrandpa left you alone in a forest at the age of five? Are you kidding me!?" followed by Kenta who ents, "That's way too brutal..."

  Ruki also nods and says, "That's a really spartan way to train yrandkid... and I thought that my grandmother was strict."

  This st ent makes me snicker as I say, "Heh... Funny that you said that, as my grandfather is actually Greek and more specifically from Sparta and his aors were true Spartan Warriors." whice again surprised the kids.

  We stop this discussion on that funny note as the bubble is quickly traversing the bridge and approag the immense Suzaku Gate.

  As we are about to reach the Suzaku Gate, I hear V-mon ents in a low tone, "Jayr... If we are going to enter Millenniumon again, I feel that Wormmon and I have to work together and use that evolution if we want to actually have a ce against it."

  Uanding that we are about to talk about a sensitive subject, I do not hesitate to use my Spiral o to the kids and the imon's perception of what is happening in this bubble, after all, they are too close to us, and easily pick up our versation, even more so if one siders the enhanced senses of the Digimon.

  At the same time, what V-mon just said is quickly followed by Wormmon who adds, "I agree with V-mon, from what I felt our normal current Ultimate Level are in no way strong enough to have a det ce against that monster, especially sidering the fact that in its current state, Millenniumon is still inplete and it is likely to bee even more powerful if it bees plete... Meanwhile, in our usual Ultimate Level, we are already weaker than Patamon-"

  Hearing that V-mos out a groan and says, "Wormmon, please don't remind me of that! I truly don't want to remind to Patamon that Bancho Stingmon and Exceed V-mon are weaker than "Diodramon"... Don't you remember what happened when we just learned of that? He started to preach that the only reason he was stronger was that he was a true Digimon of Culture and then pulled off that ridiculous "holy" speech while imitating one of his idols...'

  At this point, Patamon joins the versation by repeating what he said on that fateful day, "Always remember these words: Work hard, study well, have fun, a and sleep plenty with a bunch of beautiful partners by your side! That is the True Culture way! We must master the art of pea addition to the art of war! The cept of Culture will be with you... always!"

  And just like that day, Patamon's body shines briefly in a holy light as the entire Digimon Multiverse hums in resoh those words before everything instantly returns to normal like nothing happened.

  The same thing happehat day, as Culture took quite a liking to that speech, so much so, that it made sure that the speech was in some way ized throughout the whole Omniverse being words of power through whie actually call upon the power of the cept of Culture.

  After that, Patamos serious and says, "Back to the important topic, the current Millenniumon is already incredibly powerful as it is, but just like Frieza that isn't even his final form. It is scary to imagine just how much more powerful it bee when it bees plete."

  I nod and say, "I agree. Millenniumon will be without doubt reatest enemy in this universe and for sure we will o do that if we want to defeat it... but for now, we have to focus on the present, after all, a Holy Beast also isn't an oppo we dismiss..."

  After I said that, the bubble that is carrying roup arrives at its destination and pops out of existence as soon as our feet touch the ground, and quickly after that, we arrive in front of the doors of Zhuqiaomon's pace, the Suzaku Gate.

  Seeing the imposing structure, Takato looks up and asks, "This is Zhuqiaomon's pace?" followed by Guimon who ents impressed, "It's huge..."

  Soon after that, the door of the gate opens on their own surprising most of the kids, but then we don't waste any more time aer the pabsp;

  Once we are inside, all of the Digimo on edge by Zhuqiaomon's presence, and for a very good reason as it is very imposing, something of the likes I have only felt a few times in my life from the beings that are at the level of Hades, Poseidon, Antispiral, and Zeus basically from beings very close to the top, beings with powers are capable of affeg multiple universes.

  Notig that immediate ge and tension in their partners, the kids ask with clear worry ione.

  "Guilmon, what's wrong?"

  "Terriermon?"

  "Renamon?"

  "Are you okay Guardromon?"

  The only ones not heavily affected by Zhuqiaomon's presence are Lopmon, Wormmon, V-mon, and Patamon.

  Lopmon because it is a former Deva, and is clearly quite used to its former lord's presence, even more so as it was guarding the gates of its pace.

  Meanwhile, my Digimon Partners are used to my own presence which is in fact quite a bit strohan the one produced by Zhuqiaomon so they do not have any problem with that.

  Renamon then expins what everyone is feeling, "I feel it. I feel an overwhelming rage. It's so fierce that I feel as if I'd be crushed if I let my guard down."

  After giving the Digimon a few moments to get used to this, we tinue our advance as Lopmon leads the way, and soon we arrive in front of another closed door.

  Seeing that, Lopmon steps forward and requests, "God! Please heed my words!"

  In respoo Lopmon's plea, the doors slowly open on their owing us see what the sery hidden oher side of the doors, an immense circur room with a single, big stone braizer in the middle of the room, and burning within that braizer is an impressive huge, red fme.

  We all step into the immense circur room as Lopmon mutters, "God..."

  Soon after Lopmon mutters that the huge, red fme starts to move, expand, solidify, and take shape as a deep regal voice decres, "I am Zhuqiaomon. I protect the Digimon's world, as one of the Holy Beasts.

  Zhuqiaomon looks like an immense isnd-sized red and yellow bird with four shining red eyes, fe wings, and two smaller owo legs that end with three very sharp talons, a long dragonic tail, and as all the Holy Beasts a total of twelve Digicores outside its body, six floating around its ned six around its tail.

  From its overall appearand theme, it is clear that Zhuqiaomon, the Holy Beast that guards the South, takes after the mythical Vermillion Bird of the oriental culture.

  (Image Here - Zhuqiaomon)

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  [colpse]The kids are clearly intimidated by Zhuqiaomon's imposing appearand presence as their bodies are shaking as they ent.

  "Th... This is the Digimon's god?"

  "B-Bigger doesn't meaer..."

  "T-That may be true... but it also doesn't mean that it is worse..."

  "M-M-Maybe this was a bad idea..."

  At the same time, I calmly bring up my D-Ark and use the Digimon Analyzer on Zhuqiaomon reading out loud for everyoo listen, "Zhuqiaomon. Ultimate Level. One of the Four Holy Beasts who protect the Digital World, it guards the South and maniputes indest fmes. Reigning sihe age of myth, its existence has passed into legend, and it is extremely difficult to track down. Also, it is difficult to overthrow with the power of an ordinary Ultimate, and its power is set as the highest authority among imon, so it is surely the epitome of a god. Zhuqiaomon's temperament is the roughest among the Four Holy Beast Digimon, and it ies anything that approaches it without reason. Its Special Move is a swirl of fmes parable to the prominences which jet out with a sor eruption (Kouen)."

  At the same time, Jianliang looks at his little sister hiding behind me, gathers his ce, steps forward, and yells, "Where's Culumourn him!"

  Hearing that, Zhuqiaomns in his anger and says, "Return him? Where else would I return him but here? This is where the Digi-Entelechia belongs."

  The way Zhuqiaomon called Culumon fuses both the young Tamers and their Digimon Partners as they ask.

  "Digi-Entelechia?"

  "Is he referring to Culumon?"

  At this point, Jianliang steels his resolve as he mutters, "I have to take Shaog back to the Real World. To do that, I have to rescue Culumon. I... I have to do it!"

  But soon, both Takato and Ruki put their hand on Jianliang's shoulder to catch his attention as Ruki asks, "What do you mean, you have to?" making Jianliang look at her and Renamon by her side and mutter, "Ruki... Renamon..."

  Then Takato also reminds him with a smile on his face, "You mean we have tht?" making Jianlinag turn his head to the other side as he says in a moved toakato... Guilmon..."

  Then Hirokazu aa also join the group standing right behind the main trio as they say.

  "Don't fet about us! I and Guardromon will always watch your back!"

  "Even if I'm not a Tamer yet, I will also help you guys however I ."

  At this point, a more fident Jianliang looks back at the imposing Zhuqiaomon and says, "That's right! We have to do it! Let's go, guys! Evolve straight to the Perfect Level!"

  But before they act, I step forward and say, "Stop it! Guilmon, Renamon, and Terriermoill too tired to take on someohe likes of Zhuqiaomon."

  Then I raise my D-Ark and with a smile on my face, I say, "Furthermore... there is no need for you guys to do anything. As your teacher is my duty to deal with a stubborn fool who want to harm their students... V-mon! Wormmon! It's time to unleash all your potential!" making them both jump forward and yell in perfect sync, ""Yeah!""

  As my Digimon stand ready, I start to manipute my Spiral o inputting it into my D-Ark as I say, "Wormmon! V-mo's go! Evolution!"

  I feel the D-Ark absorb my Spiral o aions and transform it into Data, sending it to my Digimon Parthrough our bond, and in respoheir bodies start to shine in the light of evolution and grow bigger as they call out.

  "Wormmon, evolve...!"

  "V-mon, evolve...!"

  Soon after that, the lights fade away as my Digimon Partners fully evolve to their Adult Level and call out the name of their current form.

  "... Stingmon!"

  "... XV-mon!"

  Seeing that, the kids behind me are fused so much so that they excim.

  "Stingmon!? XV-mon!?"

  "ucci-sensei's Digimon only at the Adult Level?"

  "Why is Patamon still standing on top of Pucci-sensei's head? Is he hurt?"

  "Did something happen during the previous fight?"

  "True potential? What is that guy talking about?"

  My smile grows bigger as I i even more Spiral o into my D-Ark, but this time, Stingmon and XV-mon's Digicores start to sync up with each other as I call out, "It's not over yet! Let's do this! Jogress Evolution!!"

  At this point, the bodies of Stingmon and XV-mon start to shine atracted to each other as they call out.

  "XV-mon...!"

  "Stingmon...!"

  ""... Jogress Evolve!""

  Soon after that, XV-mon and Stingmon merge into one, single, more powerful body whose poresence is much more than the simple addition of the two parts, and shortly after the new Digimon calls out his name, "... Paildramon!"

  Paildramon is a fused form of XV-mon and Stingmon, biniures from a Dragon and Iype.

  He wears the tter's exoskeleton as armor ohighs, arms, and torso, and the "X" symbol be partially seen.

  His face is cealed by a red and bck helmet with a crest around the eyes and he has two pairs of wings and the "Desperado Bster" ons are located on its lower midse.

  (Image Here - Paildramon)

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  [colpse]As soon as Paildramon's is revealed, Hirokazu aa 't help but excim, "It's Paildramon!!" followed by Ruki whs up her D-Ark to use the Digimon Analyzer to identify him and reads out loud, "Paildramon. Perfect Level. A Dragon Man Digimon which Jogress-evolved from XV-mon and Stingmon. It has distinctively retaihe pos of its Dragon type base, and has acquired the power possessed by Dragons and impregnable defensive ability with the shell possessed by Is. Even more than its power, it finishes off enemies with its keen movements. With deep, uioning loyalty, it is even willing to y down it's life for its master. Its Signature Move is unleashing a rush with the Spikes extending from the shells on both of its arms (Esgrima). Its Special Move is an energy wave fired from the twaninons that are extended from its waist (Desperado Bster)."

  At the same time, Paildramon starts to fly toward the immense Zhuqiaomon who decres, "You are not the one we must fight against!" before spitting a stream of fire from its mouth.

  In response, Paildramon dodges the stream of fire and terattacks by firing an energy wave from the twaninons that extend from his waist while yelling, "Desperado Bster!"

  But the energy wave hits Zhuqiaomon's body without causing any damage to the Vermillion Bird Digimon who snorts and says, "It's useless. Only the stro survive, and that is us. We do not need humans' power anymore, a..."

  At this point, Zhuqiaomon opes beak and again spit a stream of fire from its mouth, but this time it aimed the stream of fire in our dire, f me to move my Digimon Ination and create a barrier to ehe attack head-on to protect us making my Digimon Ination grunt in pain as I feel the force behind Zhuqiaomon's attabsp;

  But it is clear that Zhuqiaomon is still holding back, after all, it is a Holy Beasts, one of the most powerful Ultimate Level Digimon, and even if that stream of fire it is unleashing is powerful enough to destroy a p, it is nothing more than a casual attack.

  As my Digimon Ination endures Zhuqiaomon's punishing attack, the Vermillion Bird Digimon tinues with its speech, "Our world is on the verge of destru due to the disaster you humans created!"

  At the same time, the kids behiart to panic as they feel that the situation is getting more and more dangerous.

  "This isn't good! We're finished if this keeps going!"

  "Renamo's evolve to the Perfect Level and help Paildramon and Aegiochusmon!"

  "Sorry Ruki! But the damage caused by Chimairamon is still affeg me. I'm not sure how muy power I'm able t out..."

  "Terriermon! How about you!"

  "If it is needed, I will fight no matter what!" "Maybe I could make Guilmon evolve into Megidramon again... but in this kind of situation, I don't know if it is a good idea..."

  "Lopmon! I'm scared!"

  Hearing that, Lopmon shakes its head and mutters, "Without the power to evolve, I am beyond powerless."

  At this point, Zhuqiaomon stops its attad says, "Lopmon! You are the only Deva left. I now give you the ce to return to my side. If you do so, I shall fet everything that happened." but Lopmon quickly answers, "I have somewhere else to return to!" making Zhuqiaomon mutter, "Fool."

  Lopmon stands in front of Shaog and decres, "There is one who I wish to apany now."

  Hearing that, Zhuqiaomon says in a disappoiohen, you shall die as well!" before it opens its beak to attace again, but before it spit aream of fire from its mouth, Paildramon yells, "Don't fet about me! Wire Punch!"

  After yelling that, Paildramoends his fingers on cables that around Zhuqiaomon's beak and shuts it close preventing the Vermillion Bird Digimon from attag.

  But even if Paildramon's maneuver was able to momentarily stop its attack, Zhuqiaomon's beak doesn't remain closed for long, as its immense power forces Paildramon to let go as Zhuqiaomon shouts, "It's useless! I won't be stopped by something like this!"

  After yelling that, Zhuqiaomon fps its wings, creating a powerful gust of wind that sends Paildramon crashing against the wall with such force that he bees embedded into the wall.

  Seeing that, I 't help but sigh and mutter, "It seems that even if Paildramon's fighting power is more or less at the Ultimate Level css, it still isn't enough to face powerhouses on the level of Zhuqiaomon... Oh well... It seems that it is time to stop holding back. Paildramon are you ready?"

  In respoo my question, Paildramon frees himself from the wall and after shaking his head he says, "Yes, Jayr! While it is iing to test hting skills against an overwhelming oppo... It gets frustrating when all your efforts are fruitless. Let's kick it up!"

  Hearing that I nod and again i my Spiral o into my D-Ark as I yell, "Ultimate Evolution!!"

  I feel the D-Ark absorb my Spiral o aions and transform it into Data, sending it to Paildramon through our bond.

  In response, his body starts to shine so much that it gees a pilr of colored light that pletely masks his evolving body as he calls out, "Paildramon, evolve... !"

  Soon after that, the pilr of light fades aaildramon fully evolves to his Ultimate Level and calls out the name of his current form, "Imperialdramon!"

  Imperialdramon has the appearance of a western dragon just like Exceed V-mon, even the size is mostly the same, he has blue skin and tail, but different from Exceed V-mon his torso and huge legs are covered with bd gold metal armor, he has red wings, a white mane and a head covered with white, red and bck metal shielding, and a on on its back.

  Overall he has a very fierce appearand imposing presence worthy of one of the most powerful Ultimate Level Digimon.

  (Image Here - Imperialdramon)

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  [colpse]Imperialdramon's apparence is greeted with great enthusiasm by the kids behind me, especially Hirokazu aa who are looking at him with star in their eyes as they excim.

  "Incredible! It's an Imperialdramon! How awesome!!"

  "When I saw XV-mon and Stingmon Jogress Evolve into Paildramon, I already thought that this could have been possible... but seeing it first hand is a whole other thing! This is the legendary Imperialdramon!!"

  At the same time, I hear Takato as he uses the Digimon Analyzer and reads out loud ied tone, "Imperialdramon. Ultimate Level. An ultimate A Dragon Digimon that existed in aimes. There is a clear distin between it and imon in terms of existence or ability. Also, Imperialdramon is called the Dragon Mode, but there seems to exist a "Fighter Mode" that is able to liberate all of its power. However, it is said that that form has never been seen. Due to its immense power, trolling it is o impossible, and depending on how it is raised, it may bee a saviod of destru. Its Special Move is firing super-massive dark matter, swallowing everything in a dark space (Mega Death). This teique is a terrifying ability that pletely annihites everything within a radius of a few hundred meters around the impact-point of the dark matter."

  Meanwhile, Imperialdramon once again stands in front of Zhuqiaomon and shouts, "The warm-up is over! Now it is time for the real thing! Get ready, Zhuqiaomon. This time I'm going t you down!"

  Odyin