I’ve lied to you.
The same way that I always do.
This is the last smile.
That I’ll fake for the sake of being with you.


Linkin Park -- Pushing Me Away



Ken’s POV



“Ken... how could you?” Kari stuttered as her gorgeous amber eyes filled with tears. My stomach was twisting inside my chest as the crystal droplets spewed down her cheeks.

“Kari... I didn’t mean to hurt you... I’m so sorry...” was all I could muster up at the moment. It was sheer torture watching her cry.

“I thought I could trust you.” Daisuke spat venomously as Kari, my girlfriend, launched herself into his open arms.

“I’m sorry... I’m sorry...” I kept repeating, falling gracefully to my knees. My cape swirled around my legs as I gazed at the body before me.

“Mimi no!” Matt screamed as he cried into his girlfriends bloodied shirt. The eldest boy barely breathed as he wept. His heart wrenching chocks made the guilt pile upon me even more.

“Look what you did to her!” Iori wailed. The usually calm, composed young boy was boiling over with rage. “Look what you did Ken!”

“Mimi God no...” Matt muttered hysterically. He kept pulling her dead corpse closer to his, stroking her hair softly. “Please come back...”

“Matt I’m so sorry.” Tk stifled back a tear, as he touched his brothers' shoulder. Matt twitched upon contact, and just cried even more.

But then he just stopped. He pulled her away from him, kissing her lips gently; wiping away the blood drops on her face. Red smeared across her once rosy cheeks, covering the deep violet and blue bruises.

“This wasn’t supposed to happen.” I muttered again, shakily standing up and backing away.

“I should kill you for what you did!” Matt hissed as he stood up, leering at me. His olive green school jacket was tainted with a crimson that covered practically his whole body. “If I get my hands on you, I’ll kill you!” he barked, lunching for me.

And he was out for the kill. His muscular hands clasped around my throat as he smashed the back of my head against the nearest tree. The blow was intended to phase me, not kill me. But I knew that if he wanted to, he could have done so.

“She wasn’t supposed to be here!” I spluttered wheezing to catch some air.

“You kill her! You killed the one person I loved you bastard!” Matt hollered, once again using my head as his punching bag. His knuckles shattered into my jaw, drawing the bitter taste of blood.

I had to kick him off me. One swift blow to the gut. But he quickly recovered, tackling me to the ground.

“I swear to God I’ll kill you for what you did!” Matt vowed, strangling me once again. He had the advantage, being much stronger and heavier than myself, and all I could do was wiggle to get out. But it was useless.

I could feel the life being drained from me, as his grasp tightened. He was really going to go through with it after all.

“Matt no!” Kari begged, throwing herself at Matt, attempting to pry him off me. “You can’t kill him!”

“Kari stop!” Daisuke demanded, pulling her off Matt.

“No! Please Matt! Don’t! I beg you!” she cried. I was amazed that even after what I did to her best friend, she would still care enough to try and help me.

Her heart was so full of love that it almost made me sick. I knew from the first moment I met her, that there was something about her.

Something indescribable really. She was perfect in every sense of the word, and ever since she told me she loved me, I knew that she deserved better.

Someone with as much hate and loathe in my heart defiantly didn’t deserve someone as pure as herself. And even with her light. Her kindness, it still wasn’t enough to pull me out of the pit of dread I lived in.

Matt instantly let go of me, and stumbled over to Mimi’s dead body. Falling over her, he cried again. His life had just been extinguished. Literally.

I knew the way he felt about her. Staying up at all hours in the night just so he could talk to her on the phone. Always e-mailing her every day, writing her ever week. And the way he talked about her. God the love in his voice.

And whenever she came to Japan, he was never happier. She was his everything, and I took her away from him.

“Why couldn’t it have been me...” he sobbed, clutching at her once again. “You didn’t deserve to die!”

“Nobody deserves to die Matt.” Tk attempted to comfort him. “Especially Mimi.”

“Why?” he asked again, holding her head to his chest. “Someone just please kill me now... please...” he begged.

“Matt don’t talk like that!” Daisuke shouted, still holding onto a weeping Kari.

“Come on Ken!” Matt challenged. “You already kill one Digidestined! Go for two! I dare you! Come on! Make it a pair!”

All I could do was look horror stricken, as he stood up, holding his arms out wide, making himself un-missable. “It was an accident!” I shot out, unable to control my anger anymore. I already apologized to him, again and again! There was nothing I could do to change what happened!

“You know that feeling you have right now.” Matt snapped bitterly. “I hope. No. I wish that you’re forced to live with it your entire life! Because then you’ll understand what I’m going through right now!”

“I said I was sorry!” I shouted. “If I could fix this miscalculation, I would!”

“Is that all death is to you? A miscalculation?” Kari stated numbly, as she looked up at me. Straight in the eye for the first time since the incident. “I thought I knew you Ken! I thought that you were gentle and caring and had a heart! But now I see that the only miscalculation was loving you! I hate people like you!”

“No. No Kari... you can’t mean that!” I exclaimed desperately. “Kari I love you! I truly love you!”

“It’s just a lie isn’t it Ken? You’re just lying to me again aren’t you?” she broke down. “I asked you a long time ago if you stopped living this way! I asked you straight to your face if you got past all this hatred, and you looked me in the eyes and lied to me!”

“Kari it isn’t like that!” I proclaimed. “I do love you, and that’s no lie! I would never lie about that!”

“Then why is she dead?” Tk stepped in. “We all believed you when you said that your days of being the Digimon Emperor were over. And Mimi had to pay for our mistakes.”

“No!” I spat. “I have changed-” but I stopped in mid sentence. “I had changed.” I bluntly corrected myself.

Even though I thought I changed. And I mean really changed, I hadn’t. I tried to mask up my bitterness with a smile that tricked everyone. Even my family. But for some reason, it didn’t get past her.

Kari saw deep into my soul the very first moment she saw me. I could feel the walls and barricades I so carefully put up, just melt away whenever she smiled at me.

Her smile... that had to be her best feature. One of the reasons I fell for her like I did. But the way she was looking at me right now almost killed me. The hatred radiating from her made me wish that Matt had finished me off.

“Get out! You don’t belong here!” Matt bit, as he glared at me. Daggers in his eyes.

There was this odd feeling that just crept over me. One that caused me to smirk. And it was such a familiar feeling. One that I didn’t try to fight off. One that I didn’t want to fight off.

“A shame really. Someone so beautiful had to die so young.” I laughed. The evil once again shining through. “But all things come to an end. Pity, but whatever.”

“You heartless son of a bitch.” Daisuke shot at me, stepping forward. His hand pulled into a tight fist.

“Ooh! I’m so scared!” I laughed maniacally. “But face it Ishida! You would have just killed her anyway. I’ve seen the way you treated those that you supposedly care for! And let me tell you, who needs enemies with a friend like you.” I snapped.

And that snapped him. The look in his eyes was a definite sign he was going to pick up where Kari had interrupted.

“You go and hide behind that smug personality of yours. It’s the only thing you have right now that isn’t out for your throat!” he threatened.

“Listen Matt.” I spat, yawning loudly. “I’m tiring of this game. So your ditsy girlfriend’s dead. Just go take another one, and get it over with!”

“That’s it!” Kari screamed. “You aren’t Ken! You aren’t the same person that I fell for!”

“No Kari, this really is me. This is the true me!” I laughed. “A shame though. You I mean. You’re just like me you know.”

“Kari could never be as cold hearted as you!” Dai retorted.

“Oh shut up!” I moaned, annoyed. “I know what really goes on inside that head of yours! You smile for the world, but you really just wish you could blow it up, and end your miserable life! You act good and pure, but really, your hands are just as blood covered as mine!”

“No!” she belted out. “You don’t know me at all Ken! You couldn’t be more wrong! You’re just saying this to get to me! But it won’t work!”

“Believe whatever you want, love.” I lipped. “Now, remove yourself from my empire. I have work to do.” with a flutter of my cape, I disappeared.

The feeling was growing stronger and stronger inside me every moment until I could feel it coursing through my veins. And it was glorious. I felt alive, and true. The feelings I felt for Kari just vanished, replaced by a hate with even more fury than love could ever possess.

I found it slightly amusing though. The blackness that infects your soul always hits when you’re least expecting it. I thought I had finally pulled my life together. Became one of the good guys. What a joke!

I knew I could never be one of them. And what I’m feeling now, knows just that. It was calling to me almost. To come back to it and become what I was meant to be!

Hell, I was back. I was Ken again, and I didn’t have to hide it. I acted the way I was destined to act. Cruel, emotionless, devoid of feeling. And that suited me just fine.



Kari’s POV



There are some things in life you know you have to do. Then there are the things you have to do, that destroy you. Like what was going on right now.

As soon as we got back to the real world, Matt had to present Mimi to her parents. I can still hear her mothers deafening scream of sorrow ringing in my ears. She collapsed on the group, sobbing uncontrollably. And I though she would have just curled up in a ball and died right in front of us.

It had been four days since Mimi died. Four whole days since Mimi, Matt and my life ended before our eyes. Our very earth's shattered, splitting and crumbling around us pathetically.

Matt hadn’t come out of his room since it happened. He just locked himself up, refusing to eat or talk to anyone. Not even Tk could convince him to come out.

And as much as Matt was suffering, I knew I was going though an even worse hell that he was. Ken had done this to us. The man I loved crushed us, exploiting our one weakness. Our love.

He picked the one emotion that he knew we would fall to, and he used that against us in order to win. The hate once again boiling over him.

And I hated myself even more than I hate Ken. I was so foolish that I actually believed he had changed. I was the one that brought him into the group, unaware he would break us apart.

He proved that our friendship wasn’t strong enough to last anything. But then again, since when have we ever had to experience the loss of a friend?

Matt sure was right now. His best friend. His love. His soul mate. He was in his own personal type of hell, letting his blinding hatred and sorrow take over his every breath. He would let his rage control him, until he’s satisfied with what it turns into.

And I know that his fury will eventually just kill him. Just like Ken killed Mimi. But Matt’s fate would be much worse. It would be much crueler than even I could imagine.

“Hey Kari. Want some company?” Daisuke asked as he sat next to me. I smiled at him, placing my school bag on the floor beside my feet.

“I need the company right now.” I muttered, sighing deeply. School just ended and I was waiting for the bus to come pick me up.

“You shouldn’t let what Ken did affect you like this.” he told me bluntly. “I know that we’re all grieving over Mimi, but if a death had to make us realize that he was bad news, so be it.”

I was shocked to say the least. I had never heard him speak with such disgust in his whole life. But his features were so emotionless. He almost resembled a statue. So cold...

“I understand that.” I sniffled, squeezing my eyes shut firmly, not allowing the tears to fall. “But why? Why did she have to die?”

“Because. She just did. Sure this is a great loss and such, but Kari, I would rather Mimi die again and again, than have anyone else get hurt.”

“How can you say that!?” I spat, enraged.

“Just because! Kari, I don’t want to see you get hurt! I care about you so

much! And if could, I would give my life in the place of Mimi’s but I can’t! And we have to just deal!”

“Daisuke...” I whispered. I had no idea he felt this way about the situation.

“Sure, Matt and I had our differences, but nobody deserves to go through the type of hell Ken put him through! Come on! Look at him! He’s a mess, and I bet the only thing he’s thinking about right now is ending it all! His life isn’t worth anything any more in his eyes...”

“How do you know this?” I asked him suddenly. It wasn’t at all what I wanted to say, but it just slipped out.

“I knew how he felt. When Ken and you said you were together, I almost died. You really have no idea how I feel about you do you?” he stated, not even looking at me. He kept a steady gaze locked on his shoes.

“I do know. At least, I think I do.” I said numbly. “God, I’m not sure at all.”

Before I could say anything else, Dai look straight into my eyes. His intense chocolate eyes just stared right at me, and I was frozen. His tanned hand gently moved in, tilting my chin up slightly, and he leaned in and kissed me.

My first instinct was to pull away, but for some reason, I just kissed him back. It felt amazing to have his lips against mine. He was so gentle and sweet, that I melted when he pulled away.

“I have wanted to do that for, well, forever.” he smirked cutely, tucking a piece of my hair behind my ear.

Then my second instinct kicked in, and I wrapped my arms around him again, kissing him deeply. My fingers slipped through his spiky fudge hair, enjoying the feel of my skin against him.

Something unexpected happened, as something sliced across my cheek, skimming the surface. But still, it was enough to sting. Daisuke was violently yanked away from my lips as his body slumped to the floor.

To me, we were being torn apart practically. And I wanted to know who disrupted that moment we shared; because I was sure, I could have killed them!

“Stay away from my girlfriend.” Ken spat at Dai, who was cradling his swollen cheek. “You got that?”

“I’m not your girlfriend any more!” I yelled at him, barely able to keep my cool. I immediately rushed over to Dai, helping him up. All Dai did was wipe away the traces of red from his lip, and spit out a mouthful of blood.

“I suggest you leave now.” he hissed, pulling me close to him protectively. His hand slipping around my waist in the process.

“Don’t piss me off Daisuke.” he hissed, balling his fist once again, ready to strike at any moment. And I knew Ken. He would strike when we least expected it. “Don’t make me repeat myself! Get away from her!”

“Over my dead body.” he lipped, smirking. “Or should we say Mimi’s. I’m sure the cops would.”

“Oh, so he has a backbone.” Ken laughed, backing away. “Very well Dai. I’ll leave now. But I’m not going to walk away so easily next time.” he promised, turning around and walking in the other direction.

“I can’t believe him.” Dai snapped, touching his sore cheek. “And why do I have this feeling this is going to leave a bruise?”

“Probably because it will.” I smiled lightly, staring deeply into his eyes once again.

“Shoot.” he pouted adorably. “Now I’m gonna have some explaining to do to my girlfriends.”

“There better not be any more!” I exclaimed, slapping his shoulder playfully. “Because then I’d be jealous, and a jealous Kari Kamiya isn’t a pretty person.”

“I find it hard to believe you could be anything but drop dead gorgeous.” he whispered, smiling widely.

I found it incredibly odd. I’ve known Dai all my life, but I don’t believe that I’ve ever seen him smile like that before. So full of love and happiness. It was new, and I enjoyed it.

I felt my cheeks flush a little, not realizing that I was practically drooling over him. Hell, I was drooling over him...

“Can I walk you home?” he asked sweetly, holding out his hand.

“Actually I was kinda waiting for the bus.” I muttered, as the bus showed up. “But right now, I can’t think of anything I’d rather do.” I smiled, taking his hand and leaving the bus stop.



Ken’s POV



I never really thought Daisuke was an idiot. Not once, no matter what he did. But everything changed today. As far as I was concerned, a maggot had more common sense than him.

I mean, what kind of retard would deliberately disobey me? Obviously one with a death wish or something.

But come on! I gave him his warning! What was so hard about stay away from her? Though, I can’t blame him. She was remarkable.

Beauty like none other, and a fire matched only by my own. Challenging and compromising all in one. I started laughing.

Here I was drivelling on about her when I had an empire to run! But a part of me couldn’t help but feel empty. She had changed me. I mean, when nobody believed in me, she did, and she invested so much of her love and kindness in me.

But it was a colossal waste of time I guess. Because I’m back to the way, I was. And I was happy about it. Hell, all the nice things I did made me sick to my stomach.

“Master, where’s Kari?” Wormmon muttered.

“She’s never coming back.” I spat, turning my attention back to the screen. I was busy putting up more control spires. But for some reason, all I could really think about was her.

I mean, did she really like that... that jock Daisuke, or was she just kissing him out of pity? Wait, why did I care so much about this? If she wanted to be with Dai, so be it. I didn’t need her anyway.

“Master, are you all right? You look sad.” my Digimon asked, nuzzling the cuff of my leg lightly.

“Perfectly fine.” I scoffed. “I’m going to bed though. Goodnight.”

“Night master.” he sighed, squirming off.

I made my way over to the master computer, quickly typing in my password and letting the bright light engulf me, sucking me back to my world.

I landed in my room, the first thing I see is the picture of Kari I kept close to my bed. I smiled to myself, taking the frame in my hands and lightly skimming my hands across the surface of the photo.

She was beautiful. Probably the most beautiful person I had ever seen in my life. It just wasn’t outer beauty, it was also her inner beauty that made her special.

Without even thinking I threw the picture into my wall, ignoring the shattering as I pulled up my blankets and slipped into bed. Sleep quickly attacked my senses as I fell into a peaceful slumber. Probably the most peaceful sleep I’d had in a long time...



“Why are we back here?” Iori moaned as he yawned. The youngest child was still very much asleep as the group of children made their way through the Digiworld.

margin-left:3.0in;text-indent:-3.0in;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in'> There was a whole new look to the surroundings in the minds of the Digidestined. They had always seemed to arrive late in the afternoon, and that were there for about an hour at the max.

Mostly, all of them found that it was so funny how one hour, at any point in the day can change so many lives. Memories of that day kept replaying in their minds as they passes by a bush with the same color flower, or a familiar Digimon crossed their paths.

“Because, Ken is most likely here.” Matt muttered emotionlessly. Tk had managed to convince Matt that he needed to get out of his room before he just wasted away.

Though, they were all a little shaky about bringing him to the Digiworld. This was probably the last place they wanted to bring him back to, but they knew they had to.

“How is he?” Daisuke asked Tk, pulling him back. Both of the boys stopped walking, and waited until the elder boy was out of hearing range.

“Not doing well. And I blame myself for that mostly. Yesterday I brought Amanda over to our house, and seeing us together did not help the situation!”

“Shit, I feel for him. If I ever lost someone that I cared for like that, I don’t know how I would be able to go on.” Dai muttered, looking at Kari softly.

“Let’s just hope that we never have to go through that again.” Tk smiled, patting him on the back. “But we have angels looking after us.” he joked lightly.

Both boys chuckled lightly, and continued on their way. Right now, they were on a very important mission. Seek out Ken, and report him to the police.

Matt wanted to kill him. He would literally kill Ken if he crossed paths with him. So they opted for justice instead of vengeance. As hard as it would be.

“Master, they’re here.”Wormmon squeaked, squirming over to me.

“Very good. But you know what, I know why there here. And I’ll be damned if they catch me and turn me in. Get the Flymon. Tell them to destroy them.” I smirked, licking my lips in anticipation.

“Even Kari, Ken?” he gasped, backing away from me.

“I said destroy them all, did I not Wormmon?” I bit. He didn’t reply to me at all. Instead, all I heard was silence, followed by a chock.

“No.” he stated. Hints of disobedience were laced into his words.

“What did you say?” I glared, as my fists balled.

“No. I refuse to follow that command Ken! You love her! How can you just forget about her like that?! She used to make your whole world go round, and now you’re ordering her death! What happened to you?”

“You see Wormmon, the key word in that phrase was used. She now means nothing to me and she is nothing but an insignificance!”

“You’re a monster Ken. My God you are! I’ve never, ever thought of you in this light in my entire life, because I always knew that you had a shred of love in you that you would never abandon! But you did... and now I finally see you the way those children do. Evil... and I want no part to do with it!” he cried, rushing out of the room quicker than I had ever seen him before.

“Like I needed a weak deadweight on my side anyway.” I told myself, returning to the controls. Pressing a few buttons, the Flymon had been alerted, and they were on their way there.

I relaxed back in my seat, as a smile curled on my lips. I couldn’t help it! I was happy! But was I really? I mean, what Wormmon had said to me finally set in. And it stung a little.

But what was he expecting me to do? Give up my entire empire just so I could ‘be with her’? That’s just foolish, and anyone that chose love over power in my books, was certified insane.

“Just kill them all.” I muttered to the wall, squeezing my eyes shut. There was this feeling of guilt crawling in my skin, confusing what was real to me. It slowly began to consume everything that I felt, and I could have sworn the walls were closing in, suffocating me.

I started to cry, sliding out of my chair and hitting the cold stone floor. The tears felt like acid as they rolled off my cheeks, and I couldn’t make them stop.

He was right! I need Kari in my life so badly, and the one time that I actually push her away, bitterness sweeps over me, and drowns me in its sea of rage. She held all the light and joy that I had felt in my life.

“I have to find her... and I have to fix this!” I cried, pulling myself up, and soaring out the door. They didn’t call me ‘The Rocket’ for anything you know.



Normal POV



“It’s not working on him master! He is fighting it, and right now he looks successful! What do we do?”

“Just leave him. Nobody with all that hate can live without us. He needs us like he needs air. Without us, he is nothing, and he knows that. Do not worry. All we have to do is wait for the moment he snaps. No matter what bravado he puts out, we will eat away at it!”

“All right master. So we are to just sit back and watch our drama unfold?”

“Yes. That is correct. But I do have to merit you. I never got around to congratulating you for killing that Digidestined. It was simply brilliance!”

“You are too kind master. But killing a human is just too easy! I was looking for a challenge!”

“She wasn’t just an average human! Remember that! She was the guardian of Sincerity! But making it look as if our pawn murdered her, it was beyond creative! Not even I would have gone that far!”

“But master, do we really have to kill him? We’ve already proved that we can control his life! We already have him where we want him! Do we have to eliminate her as well? There has already been so much blood...”

“It is essential that she perishes! True, he is fighting us! True, he is strong! True, he will most likely our cure. But, we have him!” he motioned, pointing at a running figure. “Now, end this game! I tire of it.”

“As you wish master.”





Kari’s POV



It was smoldering. The Digiworld was unbearably hot this particular day. But for some reason, having Daisuke’s arm around me didn’t seem to bother me at all.

“You look tired.” he noticed, kissing his cheek and brushing away a strand of my hair with his nose. “Wanna rest?”

“I’d love one.” I smiled, gazing into his eyes. At once, everyone halted, sighing praises of thanks as they plopped down on the ground.

“Anything for you.” he smirked.

“I’d like a glass of lemonade right now, don’t suppose you have one of those up your sleeve do you?”

“Sorry, all out.” he smiled cutely. “Try your luck in about an hour.”

I laughed at his lame joke, wondering how I had ended up with such an amazing friend like him. And sadly, that was all I could really consider him, no matter how much time we spent together.

And I think he knew that too, deep down in the pit of his stomach. My heart would always belong to Ken, no matter what he did. No matter who he killed...

I saw him, and our souls linked. And there was no turning back from that. Nothing could ever come close to the thrill I got when we were together, and I would have gone to hell and back just for one of his kisses.

“Listen Dai, I just need to get a little air. I’ll be back in a while.” before he could protest, I covered his lips with my finger. “And I will be okay. No worries.” “Fine, I’ll let you go.” he said reluctantly. I stood up, and lingered into a

group of trees. I suddenly broke out into a run, just wanting to escape them all.

For some reason, I wanted to be as far away from all of them as possible. I just couldn’t be here! I couldn’t be in the Digiworld! This is where my nightmares started as a child, and this is where they still stem, all these years later.

My life shattered here. And this is why I hated it so much. I lost Ken to the evil here. The demons in this world had proved to me that they could make my life even more miserable than it already was.

“Why do I keep coming back here?” I asked aloud, leaning against a tree using it as my support.

“For the same reasons I do.” a voice echoed. It was Ken. I spun around to meet his gaze, almost giving out in front of him.

He never looked more beautiful in my eyes. His hair lightly tasselled in the wind and his eyes shimmering. His body was heaving heavily, as was mine. But I could tell he had run a greater distance that me.

Without even thinking I rushed over to him, pulling him into a fiery embrace. I just couldn’t help it. And I would have given anything so we could have just stayed like that forever.

“I’ve missed you so much Ken.” I cried into his shirt, wrapping my arms around his neck so tightly, I thought I would have cut of his circulation.

“Kari I’m so sorry. I’m sorry for everything I’ve done to you and your friends. I’m sorry for making you doubt me and I’m so sorry for giving up on us.” he cried, squeezing me firmly. “I’m so sorry for not believing in us!”

“Don’t be.” I sobbed. “Ken I love you so much!”

“I love you to Kari. And I always will no matter what...” he promised, kissing my lips again.

“So I was right.” Daisuke chocked, stepping out of the shadows.

“Dai!” I exclaimed, shocked and guilt ridden. “What are you doing here?”

He numbly held up my Digivice, indicating that I left it behind accidentally. And I felt as if someone had kick punched me in the gut.

“You know, you could have been decent about it and at least told me that you still loved him, and that we were really the rebound couple. It would have made this so much easier for you to keep up that act, and I wouldn’t have even bothered trying to love you.” he spat, viciously brushing away the tears that were forming in his eyes.

“Daisuke, this-” Ken spoke.

“Don’t even bother tying to tell me that it isn’t what it looks. Because seriously, how dumb do you think I am? Oh, wait. Ken, were you going to say that Kari tripped, and your lips caught her?”

“Hey! Why the hell are we even trying to explain this to you? Kari is my girlfriend! She always had been, and she always will be!” Ken shouted, stepping in front of me.

Before Dai could answer, I let out a piercing scream, as a man dressed completely in black stepped in back of him. A hood covered the top of his head, not allowing light to enter.

Before he could even react, the figure reached out, clamping its hand on the top of his head, and lifting him several feet in the air. He yelled out in pain as the being turned him over, and stared him straight in the face.

Ken grabbed onto my hand, and shoved me violently in back of him using his body as a shield for me.

“You have to help him!” I screamed, cowering in fear. This man just wasn’t normal! He was radiating evil and hate.

“I don’t think so Kari.” Ken laughed manically, grabbing onto my arms and flinging me in front of him. He pinned me to the ground, twisting my arms back painfully.

“What are you doing?” I hollered, spinning around to look at him. And without even turning around, I could tell it wasn’t Ken again. He was the same person that killed Mimi and the one that tortured countless Digimon until they almost died.

“Very good work.” the figure commented, throwing a dagger at Ken’s feet. “Now kill her.”

“No!” Daisuke screamed. “Just take me! Leave her alone! Let her go!”

“Do it now Ken! Prove your loyalty!” it snickered, turning Dai back to me. “Take a good look at her Daisuke Motomiya. Because it will be the last time, you ever see her alive again!”

“Don’t kill her Ken!” he begged. But I knew that Ken couldn’t hear him. He was under a very powerful spell, one that he had probably been under since the moment he stepped into this dismal world.

“As you wish.” he smirked, taking the blade in his hands. The glint of the steel in the basking sun made me shiver with dread as I shut my eyes. If I was going to die, I didn’t want to see the look in Ken’s eyes as he did so.

“Why her?” Dai hissed, chocking. I could tell he was quickly losing oxygen and with him struggling to get out of the man’s death grasp, it was no use.

“Quite simple Dai.” it smiled. “When the guardian died, we sensed a great deal of harbored evil in you. A quantity that even surpassed the Digimon Emperor. We’ve been using Ken as our cover so we could get closer and closer to you. And by killing the guardian of Light, we will succeed in completely converting you.”

“And what if I don’t hate Ken after what he does?” he lied, glaring at it.

“Then you will take pleasure in the suffering of others, and death will become amusing to you. And by you suppressing your resentment, you will become fully alive! Watch her die Daisuke! Because then your future with us will begin! Just enjoy the endless suffering of her death and accept your inevitable fate head on!”

“Never!” he blared.

“No matter what you feel now, it will make no difference to us! One way or another, the side of evil will end up getting you! Now Ken! End it all!”

“Goodbye Kari!” Ken laughed, taking the dagger high above me head. I was quivering like mad, trying to hide the tears that were scorching in my eyes. And as I felt the knife plunge into my back, I let out a blood boiling scream. The pain was exploding in every one of my veins as I collapsed in a pile in the dirt.

I could no longer support my own weigh, as all my strength left my shaking corpse. My eyelids suddenly felt like they were supporting mountains, and had to shut them.

“Kari no!” Dai’s voice ripped through me. But it was too late at this point, because everything had just stopped. I shut down...



Ken’s POV



My master then snapped Dai’s neck. Through death comes light. Within a second, Daisuke picked himself up, and smirked. His ascension was completed or so it seemed.

“What are we to do now?” he asked as the figure pulled down their hood. Flowing brown hair curled around its shoulders.

“Whatever we want to.” the figure chuckled. It’s eerie voice suddenly regulating to one that was almost normal. And very familiar. And as it kept getting clearer, I would feel the treachery begin to form. “Now come on. Let’s go see if my boyfriend still think’s I’m dead.” it smirked.

“Wonder what their reactions will be.” Daisuke laughed softly.

“No clue. But Matt’s going to be in for the shock of his life! Don’t you agree slave?”

“Yes Mimi.” I replied, gazing at the floor.

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