"Well, I guess I can speak a might bit longer. I suppose I should get right to the point..."
The voice paused momentarily.
"What are you doing here, Kagura Tsukasa? What do you wish to accomplish? The destruction of those who wronged you, perhaps? Admirable, but where will it lead? When they are dead, what will be left? A victory it may be, but a hollow one with nothing to fill the void of that hatred when things are said and done...
"What you wanted, what you wished to do in your reality... They were quite ambitious. And you very nearly succeeded... It was not just that Lucemon manipulated your emotions and ambitions, is it? You and I both know it couldn't have possibly been that simple... To surpass not only that man, but all men... You even managed to attain that, although not how you expected...
"Was it really so bad? All of that power. Altering the fabric of the world itself, the power to crush nearly all who stood in your way. You miss it, do you not? Or was the fact that you were just a source of that power... the catalyst... and not the being in one hundred percent control of it that disturbing for you?"
The laugh came again.
"Of course. Of course, it was, and I should expect nothing less from the Code Key-"
A form began to take shape from the shadows. Humanoid, clad in black and white with blond hair and two sets of wings; one of an angel's, the other of a demon's.
"Lets not and say we did," Lucemon said, sounding rather bored, as he raised a hand. The desk was blown away by a shockwave, and Kagura went flying back against the wall. Lucemon kept his hand extended, and the man stayed there, trapped against the wall by an invisible force.
"We both know what the results will be, anyway, if you were truly foolish enough to try. Now, lets discuss this like civilized beings, shall we?"
Lucemon smirked. "Surely, you have some idea why I am here, do you not? Yes, I believe so..."
He spoke casually, but continued to hold his hand out, still binding Kagura against the wall. "First, let me assure you. I have no intents to bind anyone to my power that does not wish it. I'm sure you have seen, or know of others in this world that have fallen victim to Daemon. Or, maybe to my dear sister, perhaps? While not to say all their Seals are unwilling, there are certainly some among their number that would rather have no had them in the first place."
His smile widened.
"I am a bit different in my approach there. The power I grant, the force that is meant to be employed with it... one must have pride in order to wield them properly. Pride in both your power, and what I would grant in return. Pride in the path this world will take once my plans come to complete fruition...
"While the Tamers worry over how to stop the likes of OTHER Tamers that would harm them, while they seek power to combat us, while they look to quell the effects of things like Daemon's engines of destruction... All of my plans are still moving forward. Bit by bit, inch by inch. I hold more power over the fate and path of this world than they, or you, could possibly imagine. Here, and now, nothing that has been accomplished by the Digimon Tamers in this reality has really stopped me.
"If you tell me no, that you do not wish to wield my power, I will simply leave. But I was not going to allow you to say such a foolish thing before you have heard me out.
"You do not want this world, Tsukasa. You know this, I know this. Everyone has something they want, however, and frankly... I see no reason to not allow all those who would work beside me to try and attain those things. This world, and many others like it, will be mine, but not in the same way that some of my siblings may wish it so...
"You have access to information, to knowledge that would prove most beneficial to me... So I find it only fair to repay that in kind. Join me, Kagura Tsukasa, and I will not only grant you power, but the ability to become what you wish... A god who will stand above all men.
"Or you can refuse, and as I said, I will leave. You can wallow in your self despair, in your fractured psyche before you lose everything you are and wish to become...
"Either way, the time for my lurking in the background of this world's stage has ended. Whether you wish to join in that is completely up to you."
Finally, he lowered his head and began to... chuckle lightly.
"So, I really don't have a choice, do I...? I have no means by which to truly accomplish what I need to in this world, not now... Touma was still able to defeat me... I am no closer to anything, and much further than Kurata ever was..."
Kagura looked up.
He knew what his answer was. The only one he could really give.
Without him even having to say anything, Lucemon knew, too, and the next thing Kagura saw was the blinding light of the Demon Seal of Pride.
The voice paused momentarily.
"What are you doing here, Kagura Tsukasa? What do you wish to accomplish? The destruction of those who wronged you, perhaps? Admirable, but where will it lead? When they are dead, what will be left? A victory it may be, but a hollow one with nothing to fill the void of that hatred when things are said and done...
"What you wanted, what you wished to do in your reality... They were quite ambitious. And you very nearly succeeded... It was not just that Lucemon manipulated your emotions and ambitions, is it? You and I both know it couldn't have possibly been that simple... To surpass not only that man, but all men... You even managed to attain that, although not how you expected...
"Was it really so bad? All of that power. Altering the fabric of the world itself, the power to crush nearly all who stood in your way. You miss it, do you not? Or was the fact that you were just a source of that power... the catalyst... and not the being in one hundred percent control of it that disturbing for you?"
The laugh came again.
"Of course. Of course, it was, and I should expect nothing less from the Code Key-"
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"Lucemon."
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Demon King of Pride, Lucemon.
He smirked lightly.
"Was it that obvious, Tsukasa?"
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"Hyper Bio-!"
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"We both know what the results will be, anyway, if you were truly foolish enough to try. Now, lets discuss this like civilized beings, shall we?"
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He spoke casually, but continued to hold his hand out, still binding Kagura against the wall. "First, let me assure you. I have no intents to bind anyone to my power that does not wish it. I'm sure you have seen, or know of others in this world that have fallen victim to Daemon. Or, maybe to my dear sister, perhaps? While not to say all their Seals are unwilling, there are certainly some among their number that would rather have no had them in the first place."
His smile widened.
"I am a bit different in my approach there. The power I grant, the force that is meant to be employed with it... one must have pride in order to wield them properly. Pride in both your power, and what I would grant in return. Pride in the path this world will take once my plans come to complete fruition...
"While the Tamers worry over how to stop the likes of OTHER Tamers that would harm them, while they seek power to combat us, while they look to quell the effects of things like Daemon's engines of destruction... All of my plans are still moving forward. Bit by bit, inch by inch. I hold more power over the fate and path of this world than they, or you, could possibly imagine. Here, and now, nothing that has been accomplished by the Digimon Tamers in this reality has really stopped me.
"If you tell me no, that you do not wish to wield my power, I will simply leave. But I was not going to allow you to say such a foolish thing before you have heard me out.
"You do not want this world, Tsukasa. You know this, I know this. Everyone has something they want, however, and frankly... I see no reason to not allow all those who would work beside me to try and attain those things. This world, and many others like it, will be mine, but not in the same way that some of my siblings may wish it so...
"You have access to information, to knowledge that would prove most beneficial to me... So I find it only fair to repay that in kind. Join me, Kagura Tsukasa, and I will not only grant you power, but the ability to become what you wish... A god who will stand above all men.
"Or you can refuse, and as I said, I will leave. You can wallow in your self despair, in your fractured psyche before you lose everything you are and wish to become...
"Either way, the time for my lurking in the background of this world's stage has ended. Whether you wish to join in that is completely up to you."
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Finally, he lowered his head and began to... chuckle lightly.
"So, I really don't have a choice, do I...? I have no means by which to truly accomplish what I need to in this world, not now... Touma was still able to defeat me... I am no closer to anything, and much further than Kurata ever was..."
Kagura looked up.
He knew what his answer was. The only one he could really give.
Without him even having to say anything, Lucemon knew, too, and the next thing Kagura saw was the blinding light of the Demon Seal of Pride.
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