DANTE vs GALLATIN: Champion of the Sun

Dante mentally prepares himself for the battle. Gallatin walks to the ring, and their eyes meet. Dante had no idea who he was, or just how much they had at stake. Dante is wearing black jeans, a tight black tank top with a big red 'D' on the front, and a long white jacket with gold trim. He brushes his red hair back and puts on a green baseball cap backwards, with a picture of Wormmon on the hat. Dante and Wormmon go to walk to the ring, but they play the wrong music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCLyOR5MzdI The ring girl starts singing along. "HOW DO I GET YOU ALOOOOONE?!" "That's not my song you fools!" *Sound of a record being scratched* 'Here Comes the Hotstepper' www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdmDp8_l-3c starts playing.

Dante and Wormmon walk down to the ring. Wormmon turns up their nose at the crowd. Well, they don't exactly have a nose. Wormmon crawls up the ring girl's leg and grabs he microphone from her. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" "Listen up all you idiots! I'm better than any of you bottom feeding street rats! When I'm fighting, you shut up and watch! I'm the lean mean Worm King, and anyone who gets in my way is going to eat a big ball of plasma!" The crowd boos. "Ah shut up you lame wads!" Wormmon crawls over to Dante, and starts to digivolve. They form a cocoon out of thread, and digivolve to Stingmon. "Oh ya, Stingmonz is in the house bay-bay! All the ladies love the Stingmonz!" "It sounds like the Stingmonz is really confident going into this battle! Are both combatants ready?"

Dante looks over at Gallatin then back at the ring girl. "We're ready. Prepare for a bloodbath." The ring girl raises the microphone up and announces the start of the fight. "Then let the battle begin!" Stingmonz takes up a defensive stance, waiting for Gallatin to spirit evolve. Dante thinks to himself. "I wonder what his spirit is. No matter, Stingmonz is arguably the strongest Champion there is. Even a spirit user would have a difficult time making it out alive."

Dante stood on the far right side of the ring, as Gallatin's theme played over the arena's speakers. He watched the Spirit User take off his jacket and spirit evolve into a Digimon he had never seen before. "Chronamon, hmm. I guess this battle will be a challenge after all." The ring girl looks back and forth at the two combatants. "Boy, Wormmon might be a creepy little bug, but when he digivolves he becomes the hunk of my dreams! But Chronamon's got that sexy fur. Oh, it's gonna be tough to stay focused on the action! I'm going to add several pages to my diary tonight." Stingmonz looks over at Margokumon. "You're still blabbering?" Stingmonz charges up his energy and transfers it into his energy spike.

"If you're not gonna make the first move, then I will!" Stingmonz dashes forward and strikes Chronamon with a piercing spiking strike. "Ha, direct hit! And that's just me warming up." The crowd reacts with a mix of cheers and boos. It's clear while both have their supporters, Stingmonz has stirred up a lot of hate from the audience. Dante's mind is racing with tactics and battle plans. "Great job, Stingmonz! You got things going, but let's take it slow now. We still don't know what they are capable of." Stingmonz flies up into the air, looking down at the ring. "Dante might be right, but I'm still going to have some fun!" Stingmonz circles the ring in the air, waiting for Chronamon's next move.

"It appears Stingmonz is taking a more defensive approach after that initial attack. Can Chronamon even land a hit when he's up there flying?" Dante watches on intensely. He was nervous about this battle, but he had overcome larger obstacles before. However, it was still his strategy to learn more about his opponent's fighting style before unleashing Stingmonz's true potential. "Let's see how this goes. Stay on guard, Stingmonz!"

Stingmonz waited for Chronamon to make his move. Without Dante and Stingmonz knowing what had happened, the Digimon appeared in mid air and sent Stingmonz crashing down into the ring. Stingmonz stands up and charges their energy cannon, looking around to see what had just happened. "Wow folks! It appears Chronamon has some lethal speed! I couldn't even see them before the kick." Chronamon assaults Stingmonz with a barrage of glyphs, pushing Stingmonz down against the stone ring floor. After the assault, Stingmonz stands up and dusts some small pebbles off his shoulder. "Now it's gonna be a fun one." Dante just stands there, trying to contemplate what had happened. "Stingmonz is back on his feet. They must have taken some serious damage from those attacks."

Things didn't look good right now for the bulky beetle. Time stopping was not something they had encountered before previously. Dante knew Stingmonz still had several tricks up their sleeve, but was unsure just what Chronamon's game plan was. Were they saving another transformation for later in the fight? Dante decides to utilize one of Stingmonz's powers. "The time is now! Use infestation!" Stingmonz turns and looks at his Tamer. "This early?! I'm still having fun." Dante nods and makes a hand sign by placing two fingers next to his forehead and pointing them forward. Stingmonz recognizes the sign. "Have it your way. Infestation!" Stingmonz points its energy cannon at Chronamon and launches a small flying insect carrying a seed. The insect locks in on Chronamon's energy and flies towards the Digimon, injecting the seed into their flesh.

The seed takes effect, absorbing Chronamon's health and transferring it to Stingmonz over time. "Wait a minute, people. Stingmonz appears to be draining Chronamon's health! Just like my budget is drained when my cheap dates refuse to pay for dinner." "Wow, this ring girl sure likes discussing her personal life. But that tail, it's just so sexy..." Stingmonz feels his health recovering, energy pulsing through his body. "Ahh, that's better. With this ability, I can fight for days, while your health is slowly depleted." Stingmonz flies to the far side of the ring, to the left of where Dante is standing. Stingmonz hovers a few feet off the ground, preparing for Chronamon's next attack. How can you dodge an attack when time is frozen?

Everyone watched on in awe as Chronamon transformed into their Excalibur Mode. "Simply breathtaking! Chronamon has transformed in epic fashion that even the biggest magical girl fans would find overkill. They're sporting a new suit of gold armor, and a big sword." Dante was taken back by Chronamon's transformation. He's secretly a giant fan of transformation sequences in anime, but had never seen a Digimon perform such a transformation before. Stingmonz, however, was less than impressed. "You think you can steal Stingmonz's thunder?! It's going to take more than smoke and mirrors to make me afraid."

Unbeknownst to everyone in the arena but Dante, Wormmon was very serious when it came to combat while fighting as Stingmonz. They were determined to do whatever it takes to be the best. That's why Dante and Stingmonz had spent hours training in this form. Stingmonz was confident in their abilities. "Both combatants appear to be staring each other down. It's clear the seed launched by Stingmonz's infestation is no longer draining life. Sometimes this job feels like a drain on my social life." Stingmonz raises their fist up, charging their energy cannon. "I'll give you one last attack before I drop you like a cheap date." Dante watches on in shock. Stingmonz wasn't going along with their strategy at all. "What do you think you're doing? Take this fight seriously!" Stingmonz turns and looks at Dante. "You're not calling the shots any more. This fight is mine!" It was clear that not even Dante could control Stingmonz now.

The crowd starts booing Stingmonz loudly. "I don't believe it! Stingmonz is ignoring his Tamer's instructions. Could this be a good sign for Chronamon?" Stingmonz stops charging their energy cannon and walks over slowly to Margokumon. Stingmonz grabs the microphone out of her hands. "Would you stop it you big brute?! Hmph!" "I told you inbred street rats to shut up when I'm fighting! After I flush this tin can down the drain, I'm going to turn my cannon onto you idiots next!" Stingmonz shoves the microphone back to Margokumon and takes a few steps closer to Chronamon. "Your time is running out."

Dante watched on in horror as Chronamon slashes Stingmonz with his millennium blade. The attack did a great deal of damage, but Stingmonz is still standing. They fly backwards a few paces and access their cuts. "Hmm, I wasn't expecting this." "Yikes! It looks like Chronamon's sword has sliced him wide open!" Stingmonz hunches over in pain, blood gushing out. "Stingmonz! You have to do something! I'm you Tamer, and we have to work together here!" Stingmonz looks over at his Tamer, breathing heavily. "I hate to admit it, but you're right. I need to be fighting at full power."

Stingmonz channels their energy into their armor. "If you're gonna put on your suit of armor, then I'll use mine." Stingmonz raises their arms up and flies into the sky. They continue channeling energy into their armor, grunting from exhaustion brought on by their wounds. Stingmonz armor starts glowing, and turns jet black and blood red. A dark aura soon surrounds the insectoid Digimon. "Hold on a minute! Now Stingmonz has revealed their own supped up armor." Stingmonz slowly flies back down to the ring. "Consider yourself lucky. Only a select few have experienced my Nightmare Armor firsthand."

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Nightmare Armor: Can only be used on self. The user channels dark energy into their armor. Reduces incoming damage by 25% for 6 posts. 3 post cooldown.

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Dante is glad Stingmonz has activated his Nightmare Armor. They received a sizeable boost to their defense. "Now this is more like it. Show Chronamon what you're made of!" Stingmonz dashes towards Chronamon and engages in close range combat, striking with a series of punches and kicks, while being mindful of Chronamon's millennium blade. Stingmonz continues his assault, striking from multiple angles, buzzing around Chronamon like an annoying fly. Stingmonz dodges an attack, and lands a big kick to the back of Chronamon, sending them flying out of the ring. Stingmonz flies back to the center of the ring, waiting for Chronamon to get up. "Oh no! Stingmonz just unloaded on the golden knight! If he doesn't get back in the ring, I'll be forced to count him out." The crowd boos and throws some trash at theground surrounding the ring. "Get up! We don't want stupid bug to win!" "Ya, take him down Chronamon!" "Well, the crowd seems to be really into this fight. Wormmon did a great job pushing their buttons."

Chronamon had just finished their ultimate attack. Dante and Stingzmon had failed to notice Chronamon was drawing a pentagram in the ring with his massive sword. Fortunately for Dante and the ring girl, Chronamon had the foresight to push them out of the ring before the blast. The ring girl is knocked unconscious. Dante walks over and picks her up. She slowly opens her eyes. "Oh my god you saved me! What a man!" "Yep, I totally did!" Dante sets her down and she gives him a kiss on the cheek. "I can't believe what a blast that was! There's no trace of Stingmonz anywhere. Could he have been completely eviscerated?!" Dante is surprisingly calm.

There's no sign of Stingmonz in the ring. The crowd is confused. All of a sudden Stingmonz yells out from the crowd. "Woo ya! That was so awesome you guys!" Stingmonz is sitting in the crowd eating popcorn. "Wait a minute here people! Stingmonz is sitting in the crowd, and doesn't have a scratch on him!" Stingmonz flies down towards Dante and the ring girl. "Let's back it up a little bit. Chronamon was busy charging up his super special awesome attack. I had plenty of time to get out of the ring, and watch the explosion in the crowd. Ta da!" Dante and the ring girl just stare with their mouths wide open. "Then, we almost died for nothing?" "Pretty much. That's because Chronamon is no holy knight, oh no! They are an extremist for an evil deity! Only a demon could have made that pentagram."

Stingmonz turns his attention back to Chronamon. "That was an impressive attack, for someone as weak as you. But you rely completely on stopping time. When you depend on something so deeply, and it's stripped away, what is left? A shell." Stingmonz charges up their energy cannon and flies towards Chronamon, but just below attacking skyrockets up into the air. They fly high above the stadium, circling faster and faster. "Oh no, he's going to try it!" Dante and the ring girl head into the crowd. Once Stingmonz breaks the sound barrier, the sound waves create a vacuum in space, creating a seemingly unlimited supply of energy. Stingmonz absorbs the energy through their armor, desperately struggling to handle it. Stingmonz descends down upon the arena, surrounded by a liquid ball of energy. Like a meteor crash, Stingmonz rockets downward locking in on Chronomon. The blast strikes the ground, engulfing the area where the ring used to be and the surrounding area below the crowd. The blast was contained without killing the crowd because of where Stingmonz had been circling around. The attack also caused a temporary wound in time, preventing any further time stoppage and time traveling for the foreseeable future.

When the dust settles, both Stingmonz and Chronamon lay severely injured in a giant crater caused by the blast. Stingmonz stuggles to stand up, his Nightmare Armor wearing off. Luckily it had reduced the damage he received from his ultimate attack. Chronamon had not been so fortunate.