Frontiers Unexplored

43) Loss from Above

Siriusmon had been flying alongside Aldamon and Aerismon for a few minutes across the surface of Flavo, and he felt as if every second that he didn't have the attacking Royal Knight in his line of sight was excruciating. He didn't know how to handle it aside from simply arriving at his destination, but he felt uncomfortable with being left in suspense for so long. The Village of Beginnings was being evacuated, but that didn't stop him from feeling constantly nervous that something would find a way to go wrong. The Royal Knights were beyond powerful, and it was clear that their morals regarding the deaths of Digimon were far less firm than when it came to humans. Siriusmon didn't want to risk anyone getting hurt because he, Aldamon, and Aerismon failed to protect the Digital World. 

Soon enough, Siriusmon was able to stop flying, and he saw the culprit for who he really was. Dynasmon had stabbed his sword into the ground and was concentrating his energy on the hilt of the blade, sucking in as much Fractal Code from the surrounding area as he could manage. There was a clear scowl on his face that showed how eager he was to be finished with Flavo so that he could move to the next area. His anger was terrifying even from a distance, and Siriusmon almost felt sick at the idea that he would have to engage in combat against someone that strong. 

Still, he didn't have a choice, and even if he did, Siriusmon was sure that he would have made the right decision. There were many young Digimon who were counting on him and the rest of the Legendary Warriors to defeat the Royal Knights, and if he ever wanted to return to the Village of Beginnings and see it at true peace, he would have to defeat Dynasmon first. It was the natural next step regardless of how absolutely terrifying it was to think about. 

"What do you think you're doing here?" Aerismon questioned, their voice light and airy despite the heavy implications of their words. They remained in the air alongside Aldamon and Siriusmon, but the Warrior of Steel took their place at the front of the trio as a scowl formed on their features. 

Dynasmon growled upon hearing Aerismon's voice, and he ripped his sword free of the grass. Siriusmon saw the way that the whole surface of Flavo seemed to stutter, and the Fractal Code fuzzed in and out of existence before returning to something resembling stability. Even so, Siriusmon could see clearly how the glow of the yellow moon had dulled as a result of Dynasmon's actions, and the trees of the area had grown almost unhealthily pale. No winds blew through the area as they had before, and the sudden lack of leaves rustling left an eerie silence in Siriusmon's mind that was too loud for him to bear. 

"You should have simply stayed out of our way. I thought that we made it abundantly clear what happens to those who stand against us when we last met," Dynasmon said with a sharpened glare. He gripped his sword a bit tighter before slipping into a battle stance, and his cape billowed around his body ominously. "If you're truly so desperate to see defeat, then so be it. I won't be ending your lives myself, but I will most certainly beat you within an inch of death!"

"You're trying to hurt the Digital World! Did you really think that we were going to just sit back and let you do something like that?!" Aldamon exclaimed. Flames began to crackle across his armor, and he looked to be on the verge of charging directly at Dynasmon with all of the force that he possessed. 

"The Digital World should not have turned against Lord Lucemon's rule. He knows what is best for us, and we should return to the power that he granted to us. He wants the best for the Digital World. He saved us from catastrophe generations ago, and yet, those ungrateful Legendary Warriors still had the audacity to turn against him. He saved all of their lives from the war between the Human and Beast Digimon, and how did they repay him? They marched off to war and sealed him into the darkness never to be seen again," Dynasmon responded as his eyes narrowed slightly. "That's hardly a fitting treatment for someone who did so much to save the weaklings of the Digital World."