Ancient Calamities: Raging Battle in the Sky (Stacy, Gihai)

Terabyte Mountain. A place a spirit wielder such as Stacy under most circumstances would not likely set foot on. Not due to a fear of heights, no, more like she absolutely despised cold weather and apparently the blizzards were even harsher now. Climbing off her motorcycle with a Jellymon named Adhira she put her vehicle away for she and adhira were going the rest of the way to the mountain on foot. But first things first she brought out her D-Tector as fractal coding appeared around the middle-aged woman's hand as she ran it over her digivice and said "Execute! Human Spirit Evolution!" Said fractal code wrapped around her body as she began to glow before a wolf howl sounded. When the glowing stopped a humanoid digimon in wolf themed armor and gold claws stood where Stacy once was as she then said "Blitzwolfmon!"

Meanwhile Adhira didn't digivolve remaining Jellymon for the time being as she followed Blitzwolfmon who began jogging towards the mountain. Soon the sight of a pair of Frigimon and apparently another traveler caught Blitzwolfmon's attention. One of the Frigimon began explaining the situation at hand and boy it was worse than both Blitzwolfmon and Adhira thought though Adhira stayed silent the whole time. However, after a moment Blitzwolfmon said "That is most unusual seeing as most digimon can't just attack nonstop like this without needing a break. Does this thunderbird have access to something that is keeping them powered?"

"FrosVelgrmon's definitely the strongest Digimon on the mountain we've ever seen!" The younger of the two Frigimon jubilantly exclaimed as the group ascended the mountain, before his body language shifted from excitement into nervousness. "Or at least, he was the strongest until this monster showed up." 

"Indeed, Lord FrosVelgrmon's made it his solemn duty to watch over those who climb Terabyte Mountain. Whenever there is a natural disaster, or even just travelers getting lost or trapped, he will always swoop down to lend whatever aid he can. Unlike some other Digimon, he doesn't try to force his will onto others and usually prefers his solitude." The elder Frigimon added. "I refer to him as a "Lord" simply out of respect for all he's done for us. My brother and I were buried in an avalanche a few years back, and we likely wouldn't have made it if Lord FrosVelgrmon hadn't dug us out of the snow."

The elder Frigimon looked up towards the peak of the mountain as he clutched his hands to his chest. "It's fortunate that the two of you were willing to help us. Without your help, I fear that Lord FrosVelgrmon's next clash with this monster may be his last..."

It would take another hour or two for the group to finish trekking up the mountain, but the sight that would await them at the top alone would make the ascent worth it. FrosVelgrmon had managed to craft an elegantly-carved, one-story pagoda of solid ice that sparkled like diamonds as the setting sun cast the last of its light onto the structure. The modest interior of the building clashed with the elaborate exterior, however, merely consisting of a single, empty room. The only furnishing within the pagoda was a simple nest of packed snow, which FrosVelgrmon was currently curled up in.

Questions among questions to be asked, so many so that Gihai felt it was best to refrain from them, even on the long trek up. Listening to the Frigimon's explanations? FrosVelgrmon was...someone that Gihai found she could respect. Deeply so, even without having met him before. "I'm Gihai. Nice to meet you." She told Stacy. It was a rather brief response, and...honestly, she had no idea what to do with the information there. But hey, some background never hurts. Right?

"No Digimon is immortal, we all expire in due time...One way or another. Just a part of a cycle. Dealing with the problem in general is probably ideal, as I think...the thunderbird may be a prideful sort. A wound like defeat, or capture, will at least set them back for quite some time..." A pause.

"It's no issue. It's what I do." Help people. Yeah.

Something to ponder during the hour long trek. Gihai was silent upon looking at the Pagoda, simply trekking up and offering a bow as the lord was addressed. "As she...put it, we've come to lend a hand with the Thunderbird. My name is Gihai--this is Stacy. I think she's...of an age higher than ten. Either way...It is an honor to meet you, guardian of the mountain."

To stand guard over Terabyte Mountain was a lofty burden, for this mountain contained all sorts of oddity to it. Gihai had even heard at one point that the actual Demon Lord of Sloth was located, and sealed deep within...Yet, there was no real veracity to those rumors. Merely hearsay.

"I agree with you on trying to ruin that thunderbird's pride is a good idea. If we can't defeat them then perhaps a wound like being captured would hurt almost or just as much." Blitzwolfmon said after tapping her chin in thought for a few moments at the cloak wearing Guilmon's words.

"The only problem with that is that we are up against a high-level threat that may not be so straightforward to capture, Blitzwolfmon-sama. How would we go about catching a potential mega level threat?" Adhira said as the Jellymon took all the info in.

That was a good question indeed and after some more thought Blitzwolfmon said "I don't know. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. When it doubt, I'm sure we can improvise something."

Ah yes when in doubt use the old-fashioned MacGyver solution to solving problems. Oh well it worked for that human on the TV so maybe there was something to this. Good thing Adhira was more mechanically minded than the very spirit wielder she was a sidekick to.

At Gihai's comment regarding her age both Blitzwolfmon and Adhira couldn't help but lightly chuckle before Blitzwolfmon said "Older than ten is quite the accurate statement my dear Gihai. By human standards I am a middle-aged woman of forty-two. So basically, I'm not exactly a youngun anymore but still have some youth left in me."

"Don't worry, friend. Helping those in trouble is one of the things I do." Blitzwolfmon said as she turned to the magnificent feathered digimon called FrosVelgrmon before she continued "Though I must say as high level digimon go you are quite the elegant and magnificent sight."

Both Blitzwolfmon and Adhira took notice of the concerning injuries on FrosVelgrmon before Blitzwolfmon said "Those injuries are quite concerning looking. Unfortunately, I don't know how helpful my first aid kit will be in this case and sadly as I digivolve none of my support moves seem to heal wounds. Guess I am one of those primarily offensive minded holy digimon."

"Wait perhaps.." Adhira started before she said, "This might be a long shot but let me try something." She then began to glow before she began to digivolve as she said "Jellymon digivolve to... TeslaJellymon!" Oh, but she was not done yet as it felt as if she was going on instinct here as she felt that her next form might have what she needed as she said "TeslaJellymon digivolve to...Thetismon!" 

At the sight of Adhira standing before them in her ultimate form Blitzwolfmon said "And I thought my evo line was beautiful. Damn!"


Adhira's tentacles began to glow with holy power before she walked up to FrosVelgrmon as she said "This might be a shot in the dark but I have a feeling this will help you at least a little. I just hope you won't mind." Moving her glowing tentacles closer to the mountain guardian she then said "Doctase MK 2!" Cleansing energy flowed forth from the jellyfish like digimon's tentacles heading out towards FrosVelgrmon the intention to try and heal the guardian of the mountain clear as day.

Before the Frigimon duo left the youngest one offered the mountain guardian a gift in the form of a handmade ice sculpture and Blitzwolfmon said "Those two sure are brave and sweet boys to face the dangers of trying to find help. Not to mention the younger one sure is artistically gifted."

OOC:
Adhiramon digivolves to ultimate and uses her Doctase MK 2 in an attempt to heal FrosVelgrmon.
Doctase Mk 2: Channels her holy power into her tentacles before spreading the cleansing energy around the field healing up to three people of her choosing. (Cooldown 3 posts)

"Capture ThunderOrnismon? If such a feat were possible, I would have been able to handle it myself. No, The beast is simply too powerful to take down with anything less than our full power." FrosVelgrmon explained, letting Adhira's Doctase do its work. The mountain guardian could already feel a portion of his strength returning, something that would be necessary for the inevitable battle to come. "Thank you, Adhira. This will help a lot for our upcoming battle. But Gihai is not far off about ThunderOrnismon, though. The ancient titan does actually call itself the 'Storm King', here to claim the mountains after countless millennia of hibernation. The beast has done little to back up its royal claim, but the sheer power it radiates does feel ancient, so perhaps that part of its claim is true."

The sound of thunder could be heard in the distance, drawing FrosVelgrmon's gaze towards a growing bank of storm clouds, spreading out to envelop the sky as the storm approached the mountain. As lightning flashed among the storm clouds, the silhouette of a massive bird could be seen within the clouds.
 
FrosVelgrmon's gaze sharpened as he watched the oncoming storm. "Hm, so the Beast approaches once more. I had hoped to have more time for us to prepare, but that seems to be a luxury we cannot afford at the moment. Make your final preparations, and I shall attempt to stall him as long as I can."

FrosVelgrmon then spread his wings and rose into the air, his wingbeats blowing away loose snow with each flap. As the storm clouds fully covered the mountain, the Storm King descended from the cloud layer. 'Huge' would barely begin to describe the sheer size of the ancient bird, its body easily 2-3 times larger than even that of FrosVelgrmon. The Storm King resembled a typical Ornismon, only the normally-pink portions of its head and feathers were a brilliant yellow, instead. Electricity arced all along the Storm King's feathers, and upon his head rested an ancient crown, carved from stone and embedded with electric gems.

"SO, THE GUARDIAN OF THE MOUNTAIN RISES TO RESIST ME ONCE MORE? YOUR PERSISTANCE IS ADMIRABLE, BUT WE BOTH KNOW YOU'RE NEARING YOUR LIMIT, PEST."

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ThunderOrnismon:

-Primeval Thunderbird (passive): ThunderOrnismon is able to absorb incoming electical attacks, being healed by the electricity instead of damaged. However, they take 50% more damage from earth/stone-element attacks, which interferes with their ability to channel electricity.

(OOC: For ThunderORnismon's voice, imagine it sounding like Transformers Prime's Unicron.)

Gihai had figured capturing it was out of the question from the start, given how the bird was talked up. "Unfortunate--while his claims of being a king may not be untrue, whatever it was that he held dominion over is long gone." Primeval being or otherwise, it was unjust to exert your rule over those who do not fall under it.

To Gihai, it was very clear as to what she must do. Something...else within her also felt the same. She looked towards the sky, as thunder churned, thunder roiled. Thunder was always a herald towards lightning, wasn't it? She had always figured lightning to be the more frightful of the two, but...

Lightning struck in an instant. Lightning faded in an instant. It was thunder that proclaimed the coming dread. And so, Gihai watched as the Storm King made his descent. She looked to Stacy and Adhira, as the former executed digivolving a stage upwards.

"Whatever happens next...Trust me, okay? We'll get through this. We do what we can...the best we can."

The Guilmon reached for her cloak, and tugged it off of her, folding it up as she exhaled, quietly uttering out four words.

"Guilmon...Warp Digivolve to..."

In an instant, a violent, golden light erupted beneath Gihai, consuming her form as if she were suddenly beneath the flames of a sun. Her signal changed--shifted, to something wildly different. Akin to a Royal Knight, yet not. Something, someone that should ultimately not exist, yet did. The light faded as a Gallantmon clad in gold, with green heraldry, stepped forth, bereft of a mantle.

They looked up towards the Storm King.

"To call this 'resistance' is to admit that thou art aware of the cruelty in your deeds, Storm King. I, Dukemon, shall-..." They began, before they clutched their head, suddenly, as if in abject pain from the mere act of existing, be it in the mountain, or the world in general. "...I..."

They shouldn't be here. They shouldn't be alive. Everything about their -existence- in this very moment felt wrong, as if they were taking something that wasn't theirs from someone who did not deserve...whatever this was.

"...I shall prevail. For I challenge you for the fate of this Mountain!" They decided. For they were here, now, and they would do what must be done. They whistled, as a winged contraption soared up (much to the chagrin of the other people using it), and they leapt unto it. For what was a Dukemon without Grani?

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Passives:

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Per Paradox--and the author rolling a 42, Gihai initiates Warp Digivolution and...is replaced by False Dukemon. Who summons and mounts Grani (which is literally just Gihai's vehicle) to take to the skies.

SacredOkamimon wasn't the only one who was quite the sight for Gihai had warp digivolved to the mega form of FalseGallantmon. Not only that she was riding upon the winged contraption known to those simply as Grani. Not only that Gihai openly challenged ThunderOrnismon the Storm King.

At ThunderOrnismon's words regarding SacredOkamimon and Gihai the three-foot-tall holy wolf merely snorted with amusement before she said "Apparently you don't know much about ancient digimon if you don't recognize the ancient guardian of all the weak known as SacredOkamimon. You for a magnificent Thunderbird seem to have no concept of humility or even decency for that matter. This mountain doesn't belong to you, and I will not tolerate a bully such as yourself."

When ThunderOrnismon screeched SacredOkamimon clenched her teeth folding her ears back. The sound of more screeches was heard as roughly twenty or so Galemon decended from the clouds. "Oh, goody twenty or so bird dragons. Unfortunately for the so-called Storm King I have a handy trick that could allow me to possibly threaten his title. Time to show you not to judge a book by its cover!" With that she flapped her angel wings before zipping around at insanely high speed before she exclaimed "Sacred Storm!" SacredOkamimon began channeling her holy power and it not only turned into a mass of lightning that began surrounding her body before it not only shot out at ThunderOrnismon but the Galemon the Storm King summoned as well.

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OOC:
SacredOkamimon whipped up a wicked storm with her Sacred Storm attack.
Sacred Storm: Begins dashing around at high-speed channeling her holy power into lightning that surrounds her body until it shoots from her capable of hitting all foes up to 40ft. away from her. (AOE) (Cooldown 3 posts)
Cooldown 0/3 posts.
Doctase Mk 2: Channels her holy power into her tentacles before spreading the cleansing energy around the field healing up to three people of her choosing.
Cooldown 2/3 posts.