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Post by Grappu Leomon on Nov 5, 2014 1:30:35 GMT
[This thread will take place at the same time as Ascension, thread will close to people wanting to join in after The Great Hero Grappu Leomon posts again. There is no post order but you can only post once between each Great Hero Grappu Leomon post]
The city was still a bit out of order form the recent attacks, everything seeming in a state of semi chaos from the damages as people tried and failed to go about their daily business. Buildings were in ruin, sidewalks cracked, it wasn't a pretty sight and probably had moral pretty low across the city. Though, as tamers and digimon would go about their daily business and move around town they'd hear rumors, whispers, and claims about some interesting goings on.
Did you hear about---
Yea in fisher's square downtown, I heard---
–-a little stage set up?
Ancient Quest--
--Returned Hero--
--- giving a speech?
Just snippets and bits would be heard in the crowded streets unless someone actually stopped someone and asked. It would seem all this commotion was coming from someone or something in Fisher's square in the downtown area. A thick crowd had formed and was surrounding a raised platform, perhaps the stage mentioned in the rumors? Here in this crowd the chatter was much more clear;
I can't believe he's finally returned...
The great hero! I'd only read about him...
… yea some great quest for knowledge
And the hero they must have been talking about stood there on that stage, tall and lit from behind by the reflection of the sun off a glass building. He certainly looked like a hero with the glowing aura the resplendent backdrop gave him along with a tattered white cape flowing to his side. Whoever he was he sure had the crowd riled up, it seemed everyone knew of him, or was a fan of some sort. It was hard to hear him over the chatter but getting a bit closer into the thick of the crowd would fix that.
The Grappu Leomon stood with a demeanor of pride experience as he spoke over the crowd, his voice carrying further the longer he spoke, arms held out and moved along with his speech to emphasize his point, but what exactly was he talking about.
”Brothers, Sisters, Digimon, Humans, and all inhabitants of the worlds, I beseech you! A great evil has been brewing in this world for some time, and I alone do not have the might to stop it!”, as his words began the crowd grew hushed, only excited whispers here and there were heard over the hero's booming voice. “When I set out many years ago on my quest for truth I stumbled across conspiracy and lies hidden from all of us, not just here but extending across cities and worlds, and I have found this world is being crushed under the weight of a great injustice!”
The chatter got louder again, people questioning and proposing possible answers as the variant Leomon took a moment to look over the crowd and listen to their chatter before he'd continue, admiring how he was getting them riled up quite a bit already.
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Post by *Lady* Beverly and Ghost on Nov 5, 2014 2:11:37 GMT
Waterlogged.
Keep in mind, Beverly knew well enough to have a few financial safeguards for times like these. Even got flood insurance. A nightclub close to the beach should, obviously, have something for flood emergencies. But still, the damage is done, and it's not like the problem would be solved immediently no matter what precautions she put in place.
Good chunks of Whitewater are messed up, broken, and flooded. Business will certainly fall since this city wide emergency will surely, and reasonably, draw people's attention to other things.
Beverly and Ghost were away at the time, as was Garm, leaving Fishy, Saibot, and Sinclair alone to deal with the mess. Dirty water was in the main area, flooding it a few inches in some spots. Beverly's room also had water and broken glass and various other things.
That expensive love bed she bought was ruined. It was her and Garm's special bed. It was soft. And large. And destroyed now...
Beverly needed a bit of a distraction, and decided to follow up on some rumors of some returning hero giving a speech. Probably some fool trying to strike back, but she figured she would humor herself.
She went to the rally, in her witchmon form. Her broom offered a good place to sit above the digimon and humans standing. After he spoke a bit, Beverly couldn't help but to notice how most of the others acted. They were riled up and eager about this little event . Beverly gave a sigh.
"I'm sorry, I'm not in the greatest of moods, my house and business being flooded and all. And I don't want to be 'that digimon', but I'm a tad skeptical and, given my origins, I've never heard of you. Heroes come and go, if they even existed in proper form. So, and I ask you respectfully... who are you, and why should I or any other skeptic bother to lend you a hand? "
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Anto
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Post by Anto on Nov 5, 2014 18:32:41 GMT
Earlier that day, Henrique and Antonio had been super excited. They were about to visit whitewater city again, maybe try to find the gomamon that help them out before, in the day Hypnomon had hypnotised them. Speaking of which, Henrique was also a bit afraid, due to his fear of being hypnotized again, possibly into doing more embarassing things. Antonio, on the other hand, had that spirit of bravery many would envy, a large smile on his face all the way...till they saw the city, that is.
The place looked horrible. It was if some kind of apocaliptic hurricane had appeared and smashed through, the city, tearing down houses and buildings. Whatever ha dhappened there had to be bad.
"Hum, maybe we should turn back." Henrique suggested, with a fearful smile on, a subconscious response in his attempt to persuade his tamer into doing as he said "I mean, there can't be anyone alive in there, right? Maybe, we gave a wrong turn somewhere, or..."
"Nah, this is Whitewater alright. I don't know what happened, but we gotta check it out Henrique." Antonio interrupted. Without waiting for an answer, the boy began running down to the city. What could possibly have done so much damage?
"Wait Antonio!" Henrique shouted as hr began to run behind his human partner. Why, oh why did Antonio always have to act like this? True, they didn't die yet, but if Antonio kept running towards every potentially deadly thing he saw, they would soon.
They arrived at the city and kept running. Hentique's theory on that being a ghost city now were almost Immediatly proven wrong by the sight of digimon going about their daily lives (or the closest thing they had to it), chatting about some Hero who was supposed to have returned and was giving a speech that day. That sounded cool, like some kind of movie or something. Maybe they would check it later, if they had time for it.
"Antonio!" a voice cried out. The boy turned and so did Henrique . They saw a happy gomanon jumping towards them with a large smile after waving at them.
"Gomamon? Wow, nice to see you're okay! What happened here?" Antonio replied.
"Well, it was a few days ago. It was a really nice, sunny day when suddenly there started to be screams from the beach. My parents told me to hide, but I couldn't avoid hearing the talking building and the explosions, that snake digimon destroying the city." The gomamon explained.
"Wait, a single digimon did this?!" Heneique inquired, suprised. The Gomamon nodded.
"Well, he and those trying to fight him of. In the end, the Sandiramon escaped, and we were left with the city like this...but cheer up. The heir is coming back today. You wanna come and hear his speech?" The Gomamon added.
"Sure thing! We wanted to do that once we found you." Antonio said. Henrique wanted to protest, say he never agreed to that, but he decided it would be best to stay shut this time. Afterall, how could a speech harm them?
They all headed to the place were the speech would be given. It seemed it didn't start yet, but the crowd was arledy in an energetic state. The GrappuLeomon, as Antonio found the digimon to be by scanning it, spoke about seeing attrocities and how the world was being curshed...nit a bad start, as ling as he got to the point of digesting a solution.
And then someone else raised her voice. Antonio couldn't see who it was through the crowd, yet he could hear her well enough. She questioned why anyone should help this hero, being scepcticals.
"Henrique, what does she mean by "skepticals"?" Antonio asked his digimon.
"I think she is referring to those who don't believe un "heroes". " Henrique replied. Both of them shutted. They wanted to hear what the GrappuLeomon would answer.
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Post by Manami on Nov 6, 2014 2:17:47 GMT
Yuu wasn't exactly expecting to find an almost wrecked city when he visited Whitewater for a second time. Apparently, something like what had happened at Terminus had also happened in here, except that the damage had been far greater than in the central city, and instead of a mouse, it had been a giant snake. Still, it seemed that murmurs went through the whole city; apparently, some 'Returned Great Hero' of sorts was giving a speech, or so much the boy had caught while he and his partner, currently in her Tsukaimon form made her way through the center of the city.
Finally, they caught a glimpse at the distance. He seemed really alike to a... Leomon, just like the girl Avery he had met some time ago, yet it had some strange kind of cybernetic white suit and a cape. Deciding that they had nothing to lose the pair approached the crowd that was already surrounding the strange lion man. They hadn't caught anything of his speech so far, but if he was supposedly a hero, where was he during this very attack? If his plan had been waiting for the catastrophe to strike to then appear and gain popularity, followers and wealth, Yuu had to say that this guy was good; but then, he had another, really darker one. What if he was in the bad guy's side? As of yet, it was impossible to determine why such a famous hero had appeared so late, even when he had heard that the thing that had attacked this place had met resistance, but the boy could only guess that only time would answer all the quesstions his head was formulating at the moment. As of now, he limited himself to watch intently.
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Post by Ankh the Overlord on Nov 6, 2014 4:13:29 GMT
[ENTER]
Around the Whitewater city. Wow, that was something. It was damaged, badly. Rubble, smithereens, and wrecked buildings everywhere, although some of them were intact. Those weren't easy to be repaired with, really. To think that little could care more, made the red-winged Beelzemon grimace in disgust.
And then Ankh heard a chatter all around. According to them, there was a speech from an Ancient Hero fo some sort. Bah, ancient heroes didn't exist. They were only rumors, myths, and whatever you would call it. They could have been died long ago. If there were heroes, the city could be saved, right? Speaking of hero, a certain busty red-haired woman and her Digimon in space suit came in mind. They were gripping their belief of "saving world and everything in it" really hard. Those hero-wannabes made him sick.
And so, Ankh went into the Fisher's Square to see the speech. There, he saw the GrapLeomon giving a speech about evil and injustice. Sounds like that Satsuma guys would speak. Boring speeches of justice and such. Just what was in his mind? Did he wanted to have people and Digimons to join him in the foolish quest of vanquishing evil or what?
Wait, maybe he could play along. The FireBeelzemon smirked as he heard the speech thoroughly. If the evil that GrapLeomon meant was the strong ones who abused their power, maybe he could join in. To place judgment on those strong guys who do the so-called evil and to rule over them, maybe it was worth his time. He intended to gain more power to create the ideal world where he and his love interest, Ayaka could rule the world to protect the weak and to put the strong into their place.
"I see. If the evil you meant is the strong ones who misused their power, I would gladly join. To put them into subjugation and to let the weak cherish along with the strong ones who use their power for good purpose." Ankh said. "But as she said, I doubt you're the Ancient Hero everyone talks about. I want you to see the proof. The proof that you had searched for truth, and of course, your strength."
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Post by Grappu Leomon on Nov 6, 2014 16:19:18 GMT
Most of the call outs during the pause of his speech were praise or autographs, but he did not move to fill any of those requests or respond to them, no he was waiting for the opposition, the doubt the questioning of who he was. ”I've been gone for a great while, I understand some may not even know of my existence.”, he spoke forward looking up toward Beverly with a stoic stare. The whispers in the crowd picked up again as the stares all turned to the witch girl, judging stares as people whispered now about her, wondering who she was who she thought she was, how could she not know? Hadn't she heard the stories? The legends? The whispers grew into full on speech and chatter as some people seemed upset and others seemed to want to know what was happening. One actually shouting at her from the crowd. ”Don't you know anything?! He's the one who defeated M-” ”Stop please! Do not judge others so readily for not knowing my name brothers and sisters! I have been gone long and legends do not travel well here in this world, nor am I one to brag or boast of what I've done.
...However, what they claim is true, I was the warrior who long ago defeated the great evil one MV1, but not without help”, he remained standing with dignity but his words seemed humble. And at his words the crowd's judging eyes left Beverly and returned to him, the chatter quieting down to what it was before. ”I don't expect a claim like this to quell all skepticism, however I did not come here to prove myself, as you already know the digital world has not been as great as it was in the past. This world has so much potential, you all have so much potential however you're being held back and restricted by corrupt powers who want to simply keep the world in a lull stagnancy.
Ever since I learned the truth they've been hunting me down, and not I'm risking myself here to speak with all of you to share this truth, however, I give you the option to hear it. I will only tell you if you truly want to join in and fight, because otherwise you could be placed in danger far over your head. So it is up to each of you to decide whether or not you want to hear my truth.”
He's stop momentarily and look toward Ankh, having heard his question earlier but it had gotten little focus from the crowd. ”Indeed digimon are abusing their positions and powers to control the weak and keep others complacent, though if proof is what you want I am sorry to offer you none except my word. I have no reason to display any of my power now and it would only cause risk to the people of this city.”
The crowed seemed to agree with what he said, the chatter now being about how of course he was telling the truth, and also now aiming toward Ankh, talking about how rude of him it was to ask for proof and starting to get a bit negative toward his suspicious behavior.
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Post by *Lady* Beverly and Ghost on Nov 7, 2014 1:24:58 GMT
It seemed Beverly's skepticism had earned the ire of most he populace. Conversing among themselves to outright insulting her and calling her ignorant. It hardly fazed her, but she really did not want to cause this sort of reaction. Apparently she did become "that digimon" in the crowd's eyes. Meanwhile, someone else had spoke up who wanted the GrappuLeomon to prove himself. Someone who's speech carried a familiar theme of subjugating through use of power.
A glance behind had revealed an unfamiliar digimon, but otherwise deduced that it was Ankh. It seemed he had reached his Mega stage since they last met. But she would deal with him later. For now, the "hero" was the one she had to focus on. Thankfully, the heckling towards her ceased, although the crowd started to badmouth him.
"Will all you just stop? I speak... very loosely for the both of us when I say that we just wanted to know if he can back up his words." She spoke sternly to the crowd before flying closer to the GrappuLeomon. This was by no means to challenge his authority or to insult him. She just wanted to talk to him more face to face.
"Frankly I don't care if you are some great hero or not, but I'd be a damned idiot to not consider this problem we're facing.
I am Lady Beverly, owner of Caritas. For one thing, this is not at all good for business. I prefer to give people a place to be entertained and listen to good music. A place to relax. Not gonna happen for a while all things considered.
Secondly, I want this world destroyed as much as you do, I'd hope. I detest the such wanton destruction. I could do without the corruption, of course.
So, I will aid you. Not because of some legend to your name, but because if you are passionate about doing what needs to be done, I would readily offer my strength to aid in essentially my own safety, among others."
Beverly flew up, and there was a puff of purple smoke, as well as two glowing, emerging figures from it, revealing themselves to be Galaclivamon and HyldenImpmon. The two landed near the Leomon, Beverly crossing her arms.
"Besides, I want to see with my own eyes if you are trustworthy enough."
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Post by Anto on Nov 8, 2014 13:07:42 GMT
The questioning of the GrappuLeomon's claim to be a hero, caused some disturbance in the crowd. They didn't seem to like oppositon. Antonio could get it, they're lives were likely ruined, thrower down the drain when the city was destroyed. They NEEDED A hero. It was just normal they refused to admit this one might not be one. Yet Henrique seemed to disagree.
"This is just stupid. Why are these people so angry about asking for evidence? Seriously, is everyone to trust the word of every digimon that raises his voice and says "I'm the greatest guy in the world?" Seruously!" Henrique compalined.
Still, the digimon who first questioned the "hero" flew towards him, offering her help. At this, Antonio turned to Henrique.
"I'm gonna volunteer too!" The boy said before he started to run through the crowd.
"Antonio wait!" Henrique yelled at his tamer, chasing him.
"Hey, we'd like to help too." Antonio stated as he arrived close enough to the GrappuLeomon. The boy felt his partner's hand pulling his and bended to hear what he had to say.
"Antonio, we're not strong enough! Seriously, if we try to help, we'll get killed or in the very least be more of a burden than any aid!" Henrique whispered to Antonio.
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Post by Manami on Nov 8, 2014 13:49:43 GMT
Common folk of Whitewater looked to be pretty knowledgable. Well, maybe they weren't that common if they had survived the attack but... their behavior was really weird still. Apparently, this guy had been on the fight where a guy called 'MV1' had been defeated, and that mere fact made this guy really impressive, even if he had poofed all since that event. More people and digimons had began to interact with him, some of them showing skepticism, some of them just wanting proof of the "hero's" strength. The guy had given none, and the population seemed to be greatly angered at those requests. That fact puzzled Yuu, but he had decided to let go of it, as it was inconsequential as of now.
He guessed that it was time to make himself known, as the Leomon only wanted to talk to consenting beings. The digimon had the population's approval and didn't look the be harmful, so he approached more closely the place where he was as Kyo, his Tsukaimon partner, on her usual perch on top of his head, began to speak. "We've been fighting already. There has been a similar thing done to Terminus, so you could guess that we've already joined the fight?" she said on a tone that betrayed no pride, just as she had done what it needed to be done "So, what's your so-called truth? Everthing we can use against whatever is attacking these places will help us greatly".
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Post by Ankh the Overlord on Nov 8, 2014 18:24:06 GMT
After Beverly and Ankh pointed out their suspicions, suddenly the crowd became so... outrageous. They began badmouthing the FireBeelzemon and thrashing all around for doubting the ancient hero's words. Well, he could proof nothing other than telling the truth by word. Ankh can trust that. He was genuine on his words.
"Fine, then. I trust you." Ankh said. "So what did you get from your journey?"
Ankh then looked around. There was a boy with Tsukaimon. Wait, did he remind to... that brat who brought Ayaka? And there was another boy with weird Digimon. Those were least his concern. He didn't have anything to do there, but to listen to a preach. Well, he could make use of the hero's strength, so he can claim his power as his own. To realize the ideal world he always wanted: The world without oppression, and where the peace is attained, by force.
"Oh, it's you again." Ankh said to Beverly. "Say, you're here to look over your places, aren't you?"
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Post by Grappu Leomon on Nov 10, 2014 16:57:42 GMT
"I warn you, It won't be easy, and the truth you find may not be so black and white here.", he replied to Beverly after she spoke up, giving a bit of a smile while still keeping his composure. The crowd reacted quite well to her decision as well it seemed, cheering for her and chattering many saying how they wanted to but weren't strong enough and wouldn't be of much help. One even came up to him with his digimon trying to convince him otherwise, though Grappu Leomon seemed not to pay that one much mind at the moment, focusing more on the one who asked outright to hear this truth. "As I said, it is too dangerous to the people here for me to just tell them outright, I am already being hunted as it is but still I must give others the opportunity to learn, If you want to know and think you can handle the burden the truth will bring then I will tell you, but not here, not with all these people at risk. I'm trying to keep the risk as minimal as possible while still trying to reach people. I can protect you from those who hunt me, however if you were to learn this truth I could not save you all from those who would--"And then he stopped. The air seemed almost stale, the crowd seeming to quiet with him out of curiosity and confusion. Hie eyes would widen and in a single movement and shout he'd send a wave of force back toward the crowd whilst spinning to face the shining glass structure behind him. "Get Back!", was all he could shout before the building burst open, shards of glass spewing forth and metal bending and scratchiness as a massive pair of jaws turned on their side reached out of the building toward him. The wave of force the hero had unleashed was hopefully enough to push the people near him out of harms way, including those who'd approached and the front rows of the crowd, people toppling into each other but relatively unharmed, though they'd step back and start to scatter as the building began to become unstable and risk collapsing with those jaws sticking out of it. They seemed to belong to some massive serpentine digimon who'd crashed though the building in that instant to create a sneak attack, ignoring the harm it could bring to others to get at the Grappu Leomon. Dust now clogging the air as all of this happened so fast, in only an instant as the jaws snapped shut, the large beast wiping it's tail around from behind the building to wrap around to try to get leverage, and while the face was now clouded in dust and debris, it's body was visible wrapping up around the building, revealing it to be a massive Airdramon, and if it kept up it would take out the entire building and maybe the surrounding neighborhood. In short, in an instant an airdramon surprised Grappuleomon and the onlookers by slamming though the building from the other side and bursting though the front trying to take a bite at the hero, who used a wave of force to push others out of the way and probably to a safe distance. Dust obscured the Airdramon's face and Grappu, however the tail of the creature wound it's way up the building as it thrashed and threatens to collapse it and cause destruction.
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Post by *Lady* Beverly and Ghost on Nov 10, 2014 17:55:11 GMT
Beverly was mildly interested in this truth the GrappuLeomon talked about. As he spoke to Yuu, Beverly spoke Ankh.
"Hey, when you hear your business and house are in an area that was attacked, you'd probably go check too, no? At least it's still standing... going to need a new bed, though...
Hey, I know this is a bit of a bad time and a strange question, but you know a good place outside town where I can get a large, preferably Digi-king sized bed with seperate softness settings? And high end, too..."
At that point, the group was under attack. The GrappuLeomon had pushed everyone back with a wave of force. Bev was mildly pushed back, but not enough to go too far, able to brace herself enough in time. Ghost was the same, except she managed to grab onto Bev's leg.
"Pah! So much for socalizing."
The two examined the current situation they were in. Amidst the dustclouds, an Airdramon had went through a building, but kept his tail wrapped around it. Possibly just to cause as much collateral damage as he could.
"Ankh, soften him up, please? Me and Ghost have a plan."
Bev and Ghost went off, Bev flying up and Ghost flying to the building. With a Smokey ball in hand, Ghost would throw the Slickest Ball at the dragon, causing him to lose friction with the building if it hit. With that lack of friction, Beverly would grab the head of the dragon and pull him out of the building. Ankh would, hopefully, ensure that the dragon wouldn't squeeze too hard as he would be pulled out.
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Post by Ankh the Overlord on Nov 11, 2014 2:51:31 GMT
So he's being hunted, huh? Why didn't he tell them earlier? Oh, well, scrap that. From what he could hear, looks like he was in state of danger. Ankh could see fear in his eyes, the fear of the innocent lives around him taken if he told the truth outrightly in front of them. It was reasonable, that the information was highly classified.
However, something happened. As something or someone crashed into the building, GrapLeomon roared to push everyone back. Like Beverly, he was mildly pushed back. So, he had that strength at all. He could make use of it for some time. No, that wasn't the time now.
It was turned out that an Airdramon got itself stuck in the building, with the tail wrapping around it. It could be dangerous for the GrapLeomon and everyone around him, as it might cause collateral damage to its surroundings, which had already suffered from before.
"Well, whatever. Let's get this over with." Ankh scoffed as he complied Beverly's request. After Ghost threw the slicky ball on the Airdramon, Ankh then went to straighten the Airdramon's tail and squeezed as tight before pushing it from behind to get it out from the building.
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Post by Anto on Nov 11, 2014 23:43:28 GMT
The hero didn't mind Antonio nor Henrique, offending the first one a bit and causing the second to sight in relief. For Antonio, it was just a question of seeing then as unworthy or childish for offering their aid. For Henrique, it felt as if for the first time, someone listened to his words, even if it was only expressed by ignoring them for being too weak.
Yet this hero spoke of some truth, that made him be hunted. He stated it might not be black and white, and the combination of these factors , spiked up Antonio and Henrique's cursiosity. Despite the danger, they both really wanted to hear the truth.
That's when a Airdramon broke in, and the Grappuleomon pushed back the crowd to keep them safe with some kind of force, including Antonio and Henrique. Annoyed, the tamer decided he'd take action. Maybe they could prove they were not as useless as this hero seemed to be assuming. He drew his device out.
"Digi-mental, up!" Antonio shouted, a burst of light emanating from his device. Henrique began glwoing, before he changed into his armor champion, Herodramon.
" Mastery of a hundred shots!" the Herodramon shouted, drawing his gun from his back and using it to shoot a sequence of bullets at the bersek Airdramon.
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Post by Manami on Nov 12, 2014 2:01:54 GMT
Well, even if Yuu didn't expect for a huge dragon-face to come and try to take a bite at the Leomon, right now wasn't the time to think. Looking at the combatants on a real quick fashion, his digivice gave him all the pertinent information. Airdramon was an ultimate, FireBeelzemon a mega, Grappu Leomon an ultimate, Herodramon an armor champion and both Galaclivamon and Hyldenimpmon super megas. It was rather obvious that that troupé that exceeded Airdramon's power on a rather extreme way.
Figuring out that, and the fact that a measly champion would most probably be an hindrance, the boy did the next best thing. The boy's digivice began glowing with a purple light as a lone word illuminated its screen; <EVOLUTION>. Kyo's body began changing, taking the shape of a giant purple wolf that had some rather obvious vampire features. Not losing time, and ignoring the fight for the time being, from his spot on her back, the boy began to instruct to wolf on what about to say.
"Digimons not involved in the fight, better if you leave this place!" she said on an urgent tone "The building may collapse and you'll caught in that if you don't go to a safer place immediately!".
Having said that, the Sangloupmon began rounding any digimons who looked too fearful to move, acting as a giant shepherd dog of sorts.
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