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Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-8: The Voice in the Shadows

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Eiji searches fruitlessly through the dark for the voice, but his vision fails to grasp anything tangible. For a few moments that followed, there was nothing. No sounds, smells, or light to tease the senses. Shock overwhelms the panick as Eiji continues to fight through the daze.

Just as quickly as they were enshourded by darkness, the lights flicker, illuminating the void. The sudden bright light forces Eiji to squint. He begins to feel the coold smooth stone pressed against his back and sares up onto an inverted wall. “What?” he lets out, as he begins to come to his senses. Eiji realizes he is no longer standing.

“Rrgh,” Loogamon grunts.

Eiji turns to his partner and gets up as quickly as he can. He fights through the faint dizziness and makes his way towards the wolf. “Loogamon! You okay?”

Loogamon lays on the ground, making weak twitches with its paws. “I…I can’t move,” it manages to say.

Eiji looks around and finds the rest of the group in a similar state spread across the circle. Scattered and unconscious. The interface on the prototype Digimon glow dimly but begin to fade with each passing second.

Eiji reaches for his partner, “Loogamon!?!” he shouts as his arms wrap around the wolf’s neck. The interface on the prototype Digimon go dark for a few seconds before rebooting.

Kosuke sits up and pulls up his console and virtual monitor. “What?” he murmers as an endless stream of unintellible code floods his screen. Kosuke begins typing desperately at his keys, but his console seems to be stuck in an endless reboot loop. The source code decryption had been canceled without warning.

“Good morning friends,” a familiar voice says softly. Eiji instantly recognizes the voice. He turns quickly in disbelief, but finds the professor standing in front of him. “Professor Ryusenji?” Eiji lets out softly.

With his back turned to the pupils, the Ryusenji says “I’ll take it from here.”

Yulin begins to regain consciousness. Through her fog, she can make out the professor’s silhouette. “Professor?” She says weakly as she slowly comes to consciousness. “What are you doing?… Why?”

Kosuke stares at the professor incredulously as his console continues to reboot.

“Why are you so surprised?” The professor says as he turns around to address his pupils.

Kosuke and Yulin quietly get to their feet. Their balance wavers, and they fail to find the words to respond.

“After all,” the professor continues. “I’m the one who asked you to raise these protype Digimon for me. Now if you don’t mind,”

RESTRAIN

“Gah!”

“What is this?!”

Loogamon and Dorumon fall to the ground as they become restrained by the same tool used on Ryudamon.

“How did you do that?” Durumon shouts.

“Did you really think I would just give you my Digimon?” Ryusenji says sternly.

“He had it…programed into us,” Loogamon shouts. Dorumon’s eyes grow wide in disbelief as the truth begins to sink in.

“Did you tamper with Ryudamon too?” Yulin is finally able to say.

“It’s a little…safety feature I installed in each Digimon and Digimon linker. Did I not mention it when I gave them to you?” The professor’s voice is cold. “I can also take control of the Digimon if I need to. Progress requires these types of safeguards, wouldn’t you agree?” He turns around and continues towards the center of the circle. “These Digimon are my tools, and I will use them as I see fit.” The Digimon continue to struggle in their restrains.

The group notices as a strange shimmer occasionally run across the professor’s hologram. His hologram was a mere projection from the three Digimon linkers. It was clear at that moment that everything was by his design.

“What the hell are you going on about!” Kosuke shouts, slamming his virtual monitor away.

The professor stops at the center of the circle. Without turning says, “Let me put it simply. Your story is now mine. Now watch closely.” The professor begins typing at his console. Dorumon’s interface begins to glow as a beam of data begins flowing through it.

“What are you doing?!” Kosuke shouts.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m decrypting the Source Domain’s code. It’s only fair that I do it.”

Kosuke stands helplessly and watches his Digimon be hijacked.

“Accessing source domain code,” comes an announcement from the cold robotic voice of the Source Domain.

“Loogamon!” Eiji shouts as he slams his fingers through various commands in a feeble attempt to regain control of his partner.

“It’s not looking good,” the wolf replies. Eiji continues to struggle, looking for any way to sever the connection and take back his friend. What if they couldn’t stop the professor? A cold shiver runs down his back.

“We’re supposed to be on the same side!” Kosuke cries desperately. “I want to save Saya too!”

“Professor! Please! Don’t!” Eiji shouts helplessly.

“What is it Eiji?” the professor asks coldly.

“Why are you doing this? Why put us through all this trouble? We’re on the same side. Don’t you want your daughter back?”

The professor smiles. “I’ve always liked you Eiji, so I’m letting you in on a little secret. I’m not really interested in finding her.”

“But then…why did you make the stimulant?” Eiji feels the weight of the world crashing into him. He stumbles and almost falls to the ground.

“Not…interested?” Kosuke clenches his fists tightly.

The professor shrugs. “What’s lost is lost. This whole plan you’ve dedicated your whole life to, Kosuke, it is a monument to wasted effort.”

“Don’t let him…get to you Kosuke,” Dorumon shouts.

“I…I always had my suspisions,” Yulin manages. “but I didn’t want to believe them. I couldn’t”

Professor Ryusenji smirks, “You should have listened to your gut, Captain.”

Without warning, the infinite space around them fills with an endless stream of data. “This is it. The universal directory,” the professor says as he sifts through the data.

“Search Complete,” the Source Doman’s voice announces.

Bit by bit, a small yellow Digimon begins to appear before them, occasionally letting off small strikes of lightning.

“Pulsmon!” Loogamon shouts, reigniting his struggle.

“What’s it doing here?” Eiji asks with delight.

“And there you have it boy, the Pulsemon you and Loogamon were looking for,” the professor adds.

Eiji takes a hard swallow.

“This is but a taste of what can be done with the control of the Source Domain’s data.”

Another Digimon begins to materialize. A small black dinosaur appears next to Pulsemon. Kosuke lets out a gasp, “Black Agumon!”

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“Just as I suspected,” the professor continues as he examines the Black Agumon. “Even if the mindlinker perishes, the partner Digimon doesn’t suffer the same fate.

“Wait..what did you say?” Eiji stammers as tears fall down his face.

“Saya’s..” Yulin’s heart drops. The sudden pain of realization almost knocks her off her feet. “Saya’s dead?!” She can’t hold back her tears.

“Oh, yes. For quite some time, now,” the professor answers coldly.

Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-7: Phase Four

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Loogamon falls to the ground. Its crash echoes over the void. Three strange shapes materialize before the group: a blue raindrop, a purple sun, and an orange cube. Each shape glows brightly as it begins a slow orbit in the space Loogamon once stood.

Loogamon’s heart races. Attempting to catch its breath, Loogamon tenses up and moves into a defensive stance. “What the heck is that?” It shouts, eying the strange display cautiously.

The others have begun a slow retreat and watch the orbiting shapes suspiciously. “You’re the one who activated,” Eiji replies.

“By accident, I don’t…” Loogamon’s voice trails as one of the carvings catches its attention. “I think I’ve seen this thing before.”

“Now you’re just making things up, it’s okay to be scared buddy,” Eiji replies with a nervous chuckle. He studies the objects carefully. They feel familiar somehow.

“It’s the three types!” Yulin blurts out suddenly.

Eiji focuses on the strange shapes and recognizes the letters written between the shapes. “Oh yeah! The things in the lobby.” Eiji recalls the three hologram objects he passed before every visit with the professor. The shapes represented the three types of Digimon taxonomy: virus, data, and vaccine. The objects spin for a moment before each makes their way to their respective Digimon.

“These are the terminals that control this fortress, and we are the intereface,” Dorumon says, breaking the silence. “We made it. This is where we’ll find the Sacred Chalice.”

“It’s been quite a journey,” Kosuke responds.

Dorumon nods. “It’s not over yet.”

“Commence phase four,” Kosuke says as he takes a step forward.

“We’re so close!”

“Now we have to access the source code.” Kosuke turns to Eiji, “Do you still have mindlink time left?”

“Of course I do!” Eiji says, putting his hand on Loogamon’s back. “Readyu buddy?” Loogamon’s tail begins to wag slowly.

Yulin is stunned. She attempts to process the events unfolding around her. “The …source domain…” Yulin was a gifted coder, but this was outside her knowledge base.

“I doubt you’ve even heard of this place Yulin,” Kosuke says. “This place is what the professor what all those expeditions have led up to. This is all of the professor’s research, but now it is no longer just theories. This is how we save Saya!”

Something clicks for Eiji as he takes it all in. Suddenly, his involvement with the Sons of Choas wasn’t wasn’t random chance. Standing here in the Source Domain with Ryusenji’s two former students was by design.

“I get it now,” Yulin says, grabbing one of the Ryudamon’s clawed paws to help it up. “You want to crack the Digital World!”

Kosuke smiles, “That’s right. We’ll surcumvent the Royal Knights, slip past the system admin, and take control.”

“That’s too dangerous!”

“I’m not here to rule the Digital World, I just need to controll it for a moment. Just enough to do what I need to.”

“No! You can’t! If you put the Source Domain to the whims of man and….”

“These are no mere whims,” Kosuke says coldly. “This is to save Saya and nothing more.

“That doesn’t matter. We shouldn’t even be here. We can’t risk destroying the fragile connection between humanity and the Digital World. You don’t understand the forces you’re dealing with!” Yulin’s words echo through the void.

The group stands in silence for what seems like an eternity. Kosuke is the first to break the silence. “…This is for Saya. If it brings her back, it will all be worth it.”

“I don’t give a crap why you’re all here,” Loogamon interjects. “We made a deal, and we’ve got people to save here. So if we can move it along…”

Yulin turns to Eiji. “Are you willing to take responcibility then? Are you okay with this Eiji?” Her voice pleads desperately.

Eiji sighs as he thinks for a moment. “Look. I hear you, but we didn’t come all this way to just turn around. We came here to rescue our friends, and we’re so close.”

The three shapes begin to spin and rise, slowly coming together and rushing into one blinding orb of light. Around them, massive stone pillars shoot out from the ground, reaching up until disappearing past the eye line. Stone begins to pile around them, forming a large circle around them.

“This looks like some kind of alter.” Eiji finally adds. “How big is this going to get?” No answer. He looks over to Kosuke, who watches as the ancient structure continues to form around them. The temperature drops suddenly, forcing the group into a shiver.

“Can’t you light us a fire?” Durumon’s asks with a tremble.

“I’m not a space heater?” Loogamon snarls.

The structure stops shuffling, sending everything into silence. “When you’re ready Loogamon, commence Phase 4.”

Loogamon takes a step towards the floating object. Durumon takes hold of Ryudamon’s restraints and drags it behind. The half-conscious Digimon mutters under his breath. “You awake back there?” Durumon asks mockingly.

“You’ve…made your choice.” Ryudamon manages. Its voice is frail.

“I’m here to back up my partner,” Durumon begins. “I’ll help him free the Digital World, and whatever happens…happens.”

The stone circle begins to glow.

“Hey, Kosuke?” Eiji asks, his gaze fixed to the center of the fixture.

“If you have questions, keep them brief.” Kosuke types away furiously at his console.

“When you access the source code, can you do a search of Leon’s Pulsemon?”

“I only have the identification code for the Black Agumon,” Kosuke says coldly.

“I know the scent,” Loogamon adds as he sends over the identification code.

“Now all we need is the Ryusenji’s treatment,” Kosuke says as he pulls up the data.

Yulin’s heart stops. The professor not only knew, he was behind this whole operation.

“There’s no turning back now,” Kosuke says.

The air around them grows colder as a stream of light from the floating object reaches towards each Digimon.

“Woah,” Eiji lets out, overwhelmed by the sight.

Strange, glowing symbols fill the wall around them. “Decryption in progress,” the three Digimon say in sync. The whole structure glows bright for a moment before ending in a flicker. Kosuke’s monitor shuts off. Everything around them goes dark and silent.

“Good morning friends,” an unfamiliar voice says softly.

Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-6: The Gateway Opens

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It’s been a bit chaotic, but I finally found some time to pick this project back up. I apologize for those of you who have been waiting, and I thank you for your patience. Please make sure you always support the original, and don’t forget to like, comment, follow, and share this with your friends.

Eiji, Kosuke, and Yulin vanish. Omnimon’s blade slashes through the space Kosuke’s neck used to be. It pulls up the glowing blade to examine it for signs of contact. It lets out a powerful sigh in its disappointment as it realizes it has failed.

“Did they make it?” Marvin asks as the shock kicks in. He and Satsuki freeze, as they watch the frustrated knight plan its next move. If it turns around, they didn’t stand a chance.

Marvin looks at the destruction around him. Sees the half-frozen Chaosdramon, the overheating Brigadramon, and the two Mega Digimon Kosuke sacrificed. Watches as Omnimon stands at the center of the aftermath, motionless. Moments go by before it leaps into the air. It takes a sudden dive into the gate and disappears out of sight.

The battlefield falls silent. The mangled corpses of Gatekeepers and Code Cracker Digimon form scattered piles over its face. The Wall Slum Digimon had long since disappeared, leaving Marvin and Satsuki alone. The raid is over.

Marvin appears as a hologram and walks over to Satasuki whose hologram stands over the wrecked Mekanorimon.

“Thanks for the assist,” Marvin says coyly.

“Where’s the captain?” She asks flatly, without looking up. Sadness, anger, and frustration all jumble inside her as she tries to make sense of what just happened.

“We should really get out of here before that thing decides to come back.

Satsuki turns angrily and pulls Marvin by his collar. “I asked you a question!”

Marvin lifts his hands up in protest, “I have no idea where they went. We didn’t get that far.”

“LIAR!” She shouts as she shakes Marvin violently. “Tell me where she went!”

“Woah, calm down.” Marvin pulls himself free and brushes himself off. “Look, my parts are done. The battle is over. Now if you’ll excuse me, I got to check up on my friends. I’ll be seeing you.” He gives Satsuki a brief wave as he walks away. Marvin summons a small virtual console as he walks, and inputs a few commands. The felled Digimon and the screen vanish as Marvin turns his attention to help his comrades.

Satsuki remains frozen where he left her and stares blankly into the distance. Moments go by before Marvin finally turns to her and says, “It’s been nice, but I’m out of here.”

Satsuki turns slowly towards Marvin and stares at him with a lost expression. She clenches her fists tightly but doesn’t say a word.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to be rude. You can come join us if you need a place to crash. I can even fix that Mekanorimon if you want.”

Eiji, Kosuke, and Yulin stand at the center of an endless void. Around them, white empty space stretches away from them for miles.

“Is this…The depths?” Eiji asks as he searches for something to fix his gaze. Nothing seems to stand out. Except for the solid floor below them, everything around them was an endless formless blight.

“Well we can summon our holograms which is a good sign that this is 3D space,” Kosuke says. His voice trails off as he summons his virtual console and begins typing into it furiously.

“I always imagined the Depths to be a wild place full of untouched nature, like a forest or somthing,” Eiji says, his hologram also testing his surroundings. “That’s what the video at the DDL showed.” Kosuke doesn’t respond. He doesn’t seem to have heard Eiji’s comment. Eiji continues his search, and Loogamon sniffs at the air for clues.

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“So what is this place?” Loogamon asks. “There’s a bunch of scents in the air, but they don’t make sense. It’s like there’s something here, but there isn’t.”

“Something?” Eiji asks in a shaky voice

“Yeah, it’s like this whole place exists and doesn’t at the same time. It’s confusing.”

“I didn’t peg you for a philopher Loogamon.” Dorumon chuckles.

“Shut up,” Loogamon snarls, blaring its fangs at the fox.

“This is the Source Domain,” Kosuke says finally without looking up.

“The source? So this is where it all starterd?” Eiji says as he takes another look around him.

“The Digital World was born from noise and chaos. This is a place full of ancient and forgotten data. Only old Digimon can access it, or Digimon compatible to the old standards like…” Kosuke’s voice trails off.

“Like the Prototypes,” Durumon continues, pointing toward the interface on its forehead. “These things gave us access, and since you were fused to our Digicores, you came along too.”

“Ah!” Eiji chirps.

Durumon turns his attention to the unconscious and restrained Ryudamon. “Still asleep captain?”

Yulin’s hologram suddenly appears between them. “Kosuke!” she shouts.

“I’m sorry Yulin, but this was the only way. You wouldn’t have helped me otherwise.”

“Wait!” She looks at the void around her, frozen with shock as she struggles to piece the truth together. “The Gateway…What happened?!” Her voice shakes as she demands answers.

“We cracked it. This is the other side,” Kosuke answers, his gaze still fixed on his work.

Yulin is speechless. The mission failed because she hesitated.

“The DigiPolice watched you fall and withdrew. Your deputy fought till the end. She even deployed a Mega-level Digimon in an attempt to rescue you.” Durumon begins.

“Sastuki deployed Brigadramon? No!” Her voice fills with genuine concern. No one could fully control Brigadramon. It wasn’t ready to be used in combat.

“We didn’t know you were sitting on such a nifty little Digimon. It even stood toe-to-toe with Marvin’s Chaosdramon, but then Omnimon showed up, and well… that’s when the real party started. The thing came inches from Kosuke’s neck, but he was just too smart.” Durumon ends his story with a proud smile.

“What…What happened to Satsuki?”

Kosuke shrugs, “She’s not my responsibility.” He steals a quick glance at the distressed captain and sighs. “I’m not sure what happened after we cracked the Gateway, but Marvin’s a good guy. I’m sure he’s taking good care of her.”

Eiji is surprised by how casually the two foes address each other. “Do you know each other?”

“I guess there’s no reason to lie now that we’re in here,” Kosuke responds as he goes into their history.

Eieji takes it in for a moment but remembers where they are. “That’s a lot, but…shouldn’t we be worried about Omnimon coming back?”

Dudumon shakes his head, “Only prototype Digimon can enter here. We’re safe.”

“That’s good.” Eiji begins to relax.

“In theory,”

“Huh?”

Durumon shrugs, “It’s entirely possible that I am wrong. The Royal Knights will show up and end us. It’s all Jazz from here on out.”

“Please tell me you’re joking.” Eiji tenses up.

“That’s the worst case scenarion.”

Loogamon wags its tail. “Relax kid. I don’t smell any Royal Knights.”

“You’re younger than me Loogamon.”

“We don’t know that,” it sneers. Its nose twitches suddenly as it catches a faint unfamiliar scent.

“What’s up, Loogamon?”

“Something stinks over here but…GAH” Loogamon’s face twists as it fights back disgust. The area Loogamon was sniffing reacts suddenly. A strange translucent shape begins to form around it.

“What did you do?!” Eiji shouts.

Loogamon jumps back as the shape begins to form. “Nothing I..” Loogamon freezes partway through his leap. Its body remains suspended, frozen in the air.

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Digimon Liberator and Illustration Competition Promos Revealed

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The Digimon Liberator webcomic was teased last month. The webcomic will be about the card game and will introduce new characters, Digimon, and Digivolutions. To celebrate, Bandai is releasing six promo cards featuring the new characters. I’m digging these promos and hope they make them easy to obtain later on. 

Digimon Liberator packs will be given out at the Bandai Card Games Fest in Los Angeles, January 27-28. Packs will only have 1 card, so I hope they make it easy to earn multiple. A global release of the promo packs will be announced later this year. 

The event is free, so if you are in the area and love Digimon or any of the other Bandai IPs, try to make some time. It looks like it is too late to participate and spectate the tournaments, but they’ll be streaming the finals on YouTube. 

Attendees will also have the chance to earn an Illustration Competition and Digimon Liberator promo pack by completing the scavenger hunt. Supplies are limited, so you better act fast! There are some cool promos going into this event, so let’s at least have a look!

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Digimon Liberator

Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode Ace

Atendees can get their hands on this sick Imperialdramon promo! I love the colors! I’ll be updating this with a better quality image as soon as I find one.

Illustration Competition 2023 Promos

These are still being revealed, so I’ll be updating this post regularly until I have the full set.

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The Animal Colosseum Alt Arts are so Pretty!

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Animal Colosseum releases this Friday, January 19th, and I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate the alt art cards. I love Digimon because it has some of the coolest art in any TCG (I’m a little biased), and this set is no exception. I’ve already made a post for the Digital art, but they don’t do them justice. This is a game where you need to hold the foil in your hand to appreciate the detail. I don’t have the real thing, so pictures will have to do for now. 

If you enjoy these updates, make sure you leave a like, comment, follow, and share this with your friends. Always support your LGS, but you can always preorder Animal Colusseum or purchase any other Digimon Product, like the Blast Ace booster, over at TCG Player.

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Animal Colosseum Box Toppers and Promos

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Animal Colosseum releases this Friday, January 19th, so lets take a look at the box toppers. There are a few Digitama I wouldn’t getting my hands on, and that Skullgreymon just looks so sick. Always check with your LGS for any events and product, but you can always preorder Animal Colusseum on TCG Player.

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Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-5: The Royal Knight Returns

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The Gatekeepers turn their firepower towards the Sons of Chaos. Chaosdramon fires away furiously, keeping the swarms of Gatekeepers away. The rest of the Sons of Chaos clean up any bits of swarm that manage to break through the blast of Chaosdramon’s Hyper Infinity Cannon. The Sons of Chaos move to form a defensive perimeter around their leader. 

Kosuke stands behind the three prototype Digimon and watches as they crack the Gateway. Explosions and beams of hot energy fill the air around him, but his attention never falters. The progress bar makes its slow crawl across the screen…30%…33%…

The last time Kosuke attempted to crack the gateway, the progress stalled at 30%. They surpassed the first attempt, and each second brought him closer to Saya.

Dorumon announces their progress periodically. Kosuke’s screen fills with a stream of endless code as he sends commands to the prototype Digimon. The code creates a visible stream of light that becomes tethered to the backs of each Digimon. They continue to work furiously. Their feet begin to glow as streams of code stretch from beneath them across the face of the Gateway, revealing a complex geometric pattern on its surface. 

At some point, the Gatekeepers had turned their attention to Kosuke. Bits of Gatekeepers occasionally rain around him, but he never takes notice. His fingers tingle with anticipation as they glide over the keyboard. 

Eiji watches Kosuke curiously. He becomes moved by the man’s unwavering focus. Unable to do much else, Eiji opens his monitor to check on the progress. 

66%

The Gateway groans as the glow of flowing data eats away at its face to complete the pattern. It looks to be a third of the way done. 

Loogamon’s ears twitch. It flicks its nose toward the air. 

“What is it?” Eiji asks. 

“Something’s coming…” Loogamon’s voice trails. There is a hint of fear in its voice. 

“What…Wait….Crap! Tartarus!” Eiji cries out. 

“Stay calm. There’s nothing we can do right now. Just focus on the job,” Dorumon calls out. Its voice seems a bit distracted.

“Its time!” Kosuke shouts. “Everyone fall back!”

“Tappin out!”

“That’s it for me!” The Sons of Chaos Leaders slowly chime, letting Tartarus know they’ve hit their limit. Only Chaosdramon would be left to hold the line. 

“Let’s all raise a glass when all this is over,” one of the leaders adds. 

“You got it!” 

“Loggin AUGH!” A deafening scream blasts through the chat before everything goes silent. Eiji’s mind begins to race. Have they been attacked? He searches the skies for answers. 

Suddenly, a Digimon drops from the sky and lands on the Gateway with a sickening thud. Smoke and dusk kick around it furiously. As it clears, Eiji can make out a severely damaged machine. Its body is covered in deep gashes. Exposed wires let off sparks of electricity. It begins to move towards them. Each step releases thick black smoke from its gashes. 

“Mekanorimon?” Eiji asks in disbelief. ” I thought the DigiPolice retreated?”

A series of small explosions erupt throughout Mekanorimon’s body. It lurches to one side and topples over to its side. Inside sits a damaged Numemon. It spills out of the seat, flopping onto the ground as it makes its escape from the wreckage. Satsuki appears next to the Mekanorimon and gingerly touches its cold steel body. “I’m sorry,” she whispers as she gently strokes the unmoving Digimon. 

She turns her attention to the prototype Digimon. Her expression fills with rage. “I’m getting the captain back, and none of you filthy code crackers are going to stop me!” she shouts. 

“Hey, Satsuki?” Eiji says as he leaps between the enraged officer and the Prototype Digimon.

Satsuki clenches her fist and begins to grit her teeth. “Eiji Nagasumi…” Satsuki scowls harder.

“It’s too dangerous to stay as a hologram. One stray bullet and you’re gone.” He adds, trying to calm her down.

Don’t talk down to me boy. I know what I’m doing,” she growls as she pulls out a small device from her pocket. The label on its side reads: CLASSIFIED. Metropolitan Police Department. Unit 11: D-003799. “I’m putting an end to this, once and for all!”

“Is that a Digimon Dock?”

” Sorry, Captain. Consider this my resignation…” Her voice trails as she looks down at the unconscious Ryudamon. 

“Satsuki..?” Eiji stammers. 

“Get ready kid, I ain’t holding back!” she yells as she turns on the device. 

A horrific metallic scream fills the air. Eiji searches for a source, but nothing happens. 

Genocidal Rain!

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A hail of heavy-caliber bullets rain from above. Each bullet explodes into Chaosdramon with thundering force, but the crimson dragon absorbs the blows effortlessly. Bellow, Eiji ducks his head expecting a stray bullet that never comes. 

RATATATATATATA

The defining explosions continue. Eiji lifts his head slowly to search for its source. Above it, Chaosdramon is pinned down by the endless hail of bullets. At the other end, a heavily armored bipedal dragon fires its Gatling gun furiously towards them. A jetpack blows viciously, keeping it over them. Its blue armor glistens with each explosion. Its blank expression remains fixed on the prototype Digimon. 

Brigadramon, Mega, Android, Virus​​​

“So they just had a Mega Digimon sitting around?” Eiji lets out.

“Impressed?” Satsuki asks mockingly. She turns her attention to a terminal that floats in front of her. She enters a few commands and smirks as Brigadramon continues to rain down fire.

“I only left for five minutes…” Marvin’s voice comes through chat as he takes control of the Chaosdramon remotely. “Let’s see how you handle this!” Chaosdramon closes the gap between them and grabs the Gatling gun. “Gotcha!”

Satsuki lets out a sly smirk. “Not so fast!” Brigadramon adds Brigadramon lifts its left arm, revealing three rocket launchers hidden under its claws. “Did you think that’s all I had?”

“Stop it!” Eiji shouts suddenly. “It’s here!”

DELETE ALL!

A metalic voice echoes over the battlefield as a small vortex forms above the chaos. From it falls a silver knight Digimon.

Omnimon

Omnimon raises its right arm. The cannon at the end begins to glow as it gathers energy. The cannon fires without warning. 

GARURU CANNON

The frozen beam falls towards the gate. 

“Tartarus!” Marvin moves the Chaosdramon to intercept the blast. Ice creeps over its hard metallic body, slowly choking the life from it. With its final breath, it lets out one last defiant breath. 

HYPER INFINITY CANNON

Omnimon moves quickly, dodging the blast and closing the distance between it and the prototype Digimon. 

EXA DESTROYER

Three missiles explode against Omnimon, forcing the Royal Knight to land. Omnimon remains unscathed as it turns its attention to Satsuki’s Brigadramon. 

GENOCIDAL RAIN!

RATATATATATATA

Brigadramon’s Gatling gun begins to spin as it releases a turret of bullets. Omnimon disappears behind a cloud of dust and smoke. The gun comes to a stop. Smoke wisps rise from the end of the barrels. Omnimon stops out of the smoke, unscathed. The runes on its blade begin to glow as it inches toward Kosuke and the other Digimon.

…..95%….96%….97%…

TRANSCENDENT SWORD

Omnimon charges. 

“Kosuke!” Eiji shouts helplessly. 

Kosuke pulls out two Digimon Docks from his pockets. “I told you, everything is going to plan.” He presses a button on the docks. Two mega Digimon suddenly appear to intercept Omnimon’s attack. 

99%. 

The Gateway lets out another massive grown. The prototype Digimon begins to glow as ghostly images of their ultimate forms appear briefly above them. As the projections disappear, beams of data shoot from their bodies toward the sea above them. 

Omnimon makes quick work of Kosuke’s Mega Digimon and continues its charge towards Kosuke. Its blade swings for his neck. 

“100% Gate Cracking complete!” Dorumon announces as Kosuke, Eiji, and the three prototype Digimon vanish. 

Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-4: Phase 3

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The blast of energy connects with Ouryumon before it has a chance to react. Its twin blades drop as the wings on its back vanish. Ouryumon is sent plummeting towards the Gateway. Its body bounces once as it kicks up thick clouds of dust and debris. Yulin and her partner remain unconscious as the dust settles around them. Ouruyumon glows a sickly yellow as it dedigivolves into Ryudamon.

Ryudamon

Dorugoramon looks down at its opponent and reverts Dorumon. “The Digicore is intact,” It says as Kosuke’s hologram appears beside it.

There’s a glimpse of sadness in his expression as he looks down at his old friend.

“I know you can’t hear me, but I’m going to restrain you,” Kosuke says as he pulls up a program that restrains Ryudamon. The program wouldn’t allow anyone to control Ryudamon as long as they were mindlinked, but it wouldn’t prevent it from moving. Kosuke lets out a loud sigh. “I’m sorry, but this was the only way.”

Kosuke turns an unremorseful gaze towards the battlefield. “Phase two is complete. Commence phase three,” he commands.

“Copy that! Note mindlink uptime is higher than anticipated, but still with in acceptable perameter,” Dorumon responds.

“Yulin is a tough girl,” Kosuke replies flatly.

“Indeed,” Dorumon responds, his gaze fixed on the restrained Ryudamon.

Dorumon

Kosuke opens up his coms. “You still alive Marvin?”

“Barely,” came in a shaky reply. “Looks like we’ve got plenty of time though.”

“Status report,”

“The DigiPolice’s biggest weapon is out of commission, Eiji was able to take out the two Hi-Commandramon. We’ve knocked out a third of the police force. The Wall Slum Digimon are still going strong, but it looks like the code crackers fighting the Gatekeepers are loosing steam.”

“The turning point’s approaching,” Dorumon says gravely. They couldn’t risk the battle shifting against them. Not when they were so close.

“Right then,” Kosuke says suddenly. “Time for the main event.”

Dorumon nods. “Marvin, bring Eiji over here.”

“On it boss. I’ll get ’em there without a single scratch!”

“If you’re gunna use it, now would be the time,” Kosuke adds.

“You don’t even gotta ask,” Marvin replies as he activates a tool from his console. Suddenly, a guttural unearthly groan floods the airways.

Satsuki grits her teeth as she watches over the battlefield. A third of her force was gone along with the two strongest mindlinkers and the captain.

“That damn Eiji,” she growls. “This wasn’t in the notes…” Her voice trails. Their intel had placed Eiji and his partner only at Champion level. It frustrated Stasuki to know that their intel was wrong. He had jumped a level since they last fought, and now he was…her level. Regret fills her as she thinks about their first encounter. Satsuki clenches her fists tightly. “I should have taken him out when I had a chance.”

“Squad leader,” a voice breaks her trance.

“Go ahead.” She shakes off the frustration and regains her focus.

“Orders?”

“Left flank, retreat and regroup with the remaining forces. Right flank and center, take care of the Gatekeepers. Everyone retreat after regrouping.”

“But..”

“That’s an order,” she commands, cutting off incoming protests. Yulin had given her command of the Police with the condition she wouldn’t push Numemon past champion, and they would retreat if Yulin lost.

“But the Captain?”

“I know!” Satsuki shouts as the rage continues to bubble within her. “There’s no other choice.” The Sons of Chaos had the upper hand. Fighting any longer would end in defeat.

“Tachibana, Sakurada, can you move?”

“Yeah”

“Good. I need you to retreat for now. I’ll cover you.”

“But…”

“It’s an order, not an invitation. Get moving!” Satsuki barks.

“Yes Mam!” They respond as they begin limping away toward the Cargodramon. She watches as the rest of her battered forces make their make their retreat.

“Right then, where did Eiji go?” She says as she switches coms. “Seals one come in.”

“We’ve got eyes on Tartarus. It looks like they’re getting ready for their next move.”

“Keep watching, but retreat the second things get hot.”

Marvin joins Kosuke and the others with Eiji hidden. “Alright, I brought the kid. Now if you don’t need me, I need to get going. I better take advantage while the Police are retreating.”

“You’ve done enough. Thanks. Where are you off to?”

“Gotta pick up my kid from school.”

“Right, right! You better hurry then. I’m sorry to take up so much of your day.”

“It’s fine, now I got a cool story to tell them when they’re older!” Marvin chuckles.

“I’m glad you see it that way.”

“Catch you later!” Marvin says as he and his Digimon leave.

“Are they really reatreating?” Eiji asks as his hologram appears next to Loogamon.

“They’re probably just following orders.” Tartarus responds.

Eiji turns to the unconscious Ryudamon. “Are they all right?” He sounds concerned as he examines the restraints.

“They’re just unconscious. The DigiCore is still intact. I just put them in restraints for their safety.”

“So what now?” Loogamon asks.

“Now we crack the gateway,” Kosuke says with a smile.

“We’re going to use the old interfaces on the prototype Digimon to open the gate.” Dorumon adds.

“Old interfaces?” Eiji asks, puzzled by the explanation.

“Oh? I thought the professor would have told you.” Dorumon asks, taken aback.

Eiji and Loogamon shake their heads for a moment before Eiji gets an idea. “Wait! The thing on their foreheads!” Eiji exclaims suddenly, pointing at Loogamon’s forehead.

Dorumon smiles, “Exactly! Digimon with those interfaces are known as prototype Digimon. We’re going to use them to access the backdoor that leads to the depths.”

“We’ll slip through where the system administrator can’t see,” Kosuke adds.

“Damn Loogamon, that means your forehead holds some sort of legendary power! I always knew you were incredible buddy.”

“I don’t need you to tell me I’m incredible,” Loogamon responds as its tail wags furiously behind it.

“So what do we have to do?” Eiji asks excitedly.

“You don’t need to do anything.”

“Sorry?”

“Tartarus will take care of the Gateway. The Prototype Digimon act as intermediaries while the cracking occurs.”

“That makes sense,” Loogamon says as he looks at the still-unconscious Rydamon.

“Well if you only need Loogamon’s interface, what should I do?” Eiji asks, feeling lost. Loogamon and Dorumon exchange a nervous glance.

“Pray.”

Loogamon, Dorumon, and the restrained Ryudamon form a triangle around Kosuke.

“Alright, time to move into phase three,” Kosuke announces. “Once we start the process, there’s no cancelling. Loogamon and Dorumon won’t be able to move while the Gateway is being cracked. We’re counting on the rest of the Sons of Chaos to see us through.”

“Yes sir!” comes the resounding response from the remaining members.

Kosuke starts typing quick commands on his console. “I hope this thing of yours works Marvin.”

Suddenly, the ground begins to shake as violently. The Sons of Choas close their ranks and brace for an attack as a gigantic dragon appears over them. The beast is completely metallic, with thick crimson armor covering its body. Large metal talons flex as its tail waves wildly behind it.

‘Is that a Machinedramon?” Eiji asks.

“No, but similar,” Loogamon adds.

“You’ve seen this thing before?”

“I recognize that red armor anywhere…That’s Chaosdramon.”

HYPER INFINTY CANNON!

Two red-hot beams of energy fly through the air and melt away swarms of Gatekeepers. The sky around them fills with explosions.

“A mega? Who can even pilot a Mega like that? Eiji asks stunned.

“It’s a bot,” Tartarus says.

“What? No one is controlling it?!”

Chaosdramon lets out a roar. Eiji marvels at the sheer unmanned destructive power before him.

“No one would be able to mindlink with that.” Kosuke adds finally.

“Wait what about the Wall Slum Digimon.” Eiji asks suddenly. His voice filled with genuine concern.

“I told them to leave the moment things got dicey. None of the are risking their lives if there’s no benefit,” Loogamon responds.

“We’re on the clock,” Dorumon says suddenly.

“Right.” Kosuke opens up his terminal and begins typing at it furiously. He glimpses at the unconscious Ryudamon. “Sorry Yulin. I need to borrow you for a bit.” He stops typing to take a deep breath before hitting his final command:

Crack Gateway.

Chapter 4

Digimon Seekers Chapter 4-3: Kosuke’s Plan

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The air smells like burning exhaust. Smoke rises around Soloogarmon as white-hot flames erupt from the generators on its shoulders. It grips its mace tightly as it watches the police Digimon before it. It can’t help but smirk as they tense up in preparation. 

“I got a bit of my memory back,” Soloogarmon whispers.

“Yeah?” Eiji lets out a sigh of relief, seeing they are still in control. 

“Yep!” Soloogarmon takes a deep breath. “I’m burning everything!” It bellows as a menacing grimace creeps across its face. The generators burn brightly, releasing a high-pitched whir as they continue to gather energy. Before the Hi-Commandramon can react, Soloogarmon vanishes. It leaves behind a swirl of smoke in its place. Suddenly, one of Hi-Commandramon’s shields begins to buckle and break under the weight of the mace. Soloogarmon stands at the other end of the impact. Its grin widens with each new crack.

“AWWOOOOOO!” Saloogarmon lets out a howl that rattles the shattered armor. Flames begin to spill from its maw.

ERUPTION HOWL

Torrents of red-hot hellfire melt effortlessly through the armor, leaving the Hi-Commandramon defenseless. It shrinks away from the heat as the other shield fruitlessly appears in feeble retaliation. The shield shrivels into a burning husk of debris. The two police Digimon spring into a defensive stance, and take careful aim in retaliation. Both grenade launchers empty furiously as twelve grenades find their target. Soloogarmon explodes into flames and vanishes behind its veil.

The flames vanish in an instant, revealing an unscathed Saloogarmon. Magical flames move around it in a protective aura. Soloormon smirks. “Is that it?” The Hi-Commandramon become visibly shaken.

“Careful, you’re taking damage,” Eiji says as he watches the monitors flash with warning.

“It’s all part of the plan!” It grips Vanargand tightly and readies for another attack. The Hi-Commandramon lift their batons for another attack. “No more games Eiji. Let’s burn ’em!”

 “Their mindlinkers too. Don’t wreck their Digicores!” Eiji pleas. 

“Don’t worry. They’re tough. They’re not gonna die.” Before Eiji can respond, Saloogarmon takes off into the air. A shockwave of energy explodes behind it. It lifts Vanargand

Skoll Rage!

The fight between the two legendary dragons rages furiously over the gateway. The sudden flash from Loogarmon’s evolution forces them to pause as they shield their eyes from the blinding illumination.

Yulin looks down towards the source and watches as the humanoid wolf tears through her strongest officers. With one mighty blow, it leaves the pair unconscious. Yulin grinds her teeth in frustration as she watches the unknown code cracker make a mockery of her and her unit. Something about the code cracker seems familiar. She ponders for a moment. “Is that Eiji Nagasumi?”

Kosuke chuckles, “He really did it. Isn’t he awesome?”

Yulin watches as her opponent’s attention drifts for a moment. She readies for an attack. “I’ll just have to deal with him after!”

Dorugoramon wags its finger. “None of that,” Kosuke responds. “I need both of you for this next bit.”

“What bit?”

“Don’t you see?” He shouts ecstatically as his Digimon raises his arms wide towards the sea of networks above them. “Three ultimate Digimon, each with the three key attribute. Data, vaccine, virus! We’re all here!”

Yulin tries to piece together the words but struggles to follow Kosuke’s thoughts. “What are you plotting?”

Tartarus turns to Yulin. “I’m not plotting anything. I’m just finishing what we started.”

Suddenly, it clicks. The pain and anguish Kosuke carried with him all these years could no longer be contained. The chaos of Kosuke’s obsession erupts all around her, and all she can feel is sorrow.

 “Unlike you,” Kosuke continues. “I haven’t forgotten about Saya.”

His words cut Yulin deeply.

“I don’t blame you.” He continues. “Forgetting was the only way you could move forward. Isn’t that why you became a cop? To prevent others from going DMIA? Is this,” Koske motions to the chaos around him, “Your penance?”

“Don’t you dare talk to me like you still know me!” She snaps.

Kosuke smiles through his Digimon. “I know you better than anyone Yulin. But have it your way. Today’s the day we put an end to this chapter. I’m going to save Saya Yulin. I’m going to bring her back.”

“And how the hell do you plan to do that?”

“With an old relic of the Digital World. It sits down in the depths of the Digital World. It has the power to fix everything, and I am going to be the one to get it!” Dorugoramon begins to glow bright with energy as it charges an attack.

“Ouryumon!” Yulin shouts. Ouryumon begins redies its blades and begins to glow with its own aura.

“I think this counts as police brutality,” Kosuke snides.

“Some situation need a little force.”

“I haven’t done anything wrong. What happened to innocent until proven guilty?”

“That doesn’t work here…” Her words trail as she becomes filled with rage. Ouryumon crosses its blades and charges the silver dragon. Before Dorugoramon can react, the two swords plunge into Dorugoramon’s neck. “I’ll be the one who saves Saya!” Yulin snarls. 

Dorugoramon shrieks in pain, and Yulin catches a glimpse of its fear. She freezes as she remembers shes a cop. Dorugoramon smirks and takes advantage of the distraction. It grabs Ouryumon’s arms and pulls the blades out. They leave behind shallow wounds. 

“You lost Yulin. This is all going according to plan.”

“Dammit Kosuke!”

“Like I said, I know you better than anyone.”

Dorugoramon delivers a fierce kick that sends Ouryumon flying back, creating space between the two dragons. Dorugoramon launches itself forward, turning into pure destructive energy.

BRAVE METAL! 

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Digimon TCG: Animal Colosseum is bringing some amazing alts!

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Animal Colosseum releases on January 19th, so let’s get excited by looking at all the alt art cards. This set has some amazing art. It was hard to choose a favorite, but the retro frame MetalGarurumon (X Antibody) alt stands out the most. If you enjoyed the Digimon Dawn and Dusk games, the alts for the mascots are amazing! You’re definitely going to want some of these in your collection. 

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