The Destined Battle [Plot Arc 4X-B]

"Oh, ain't that a sight." The Wisemon gave a chuckle as the environment changed - but, unfortunately for K, so long as he was held and suspended in the MarineAngemon's bubble, he had the same signal as 'one of faith'. And with that one factor removed, the sorcerer was not at all inhibited in movement, as the Jesmon made her charge to try and slice the Wisemon in two.

In fact, he'd simply kick back - the bubble only now popping - and meet K's challenge head-on. Not with a loaded attack, but one of his own: grasping his right fist, a tight, red, magical sphere would form, the Wisemon declaring his own technique:

"Stone of Nirvana - Embodiment of Knowledge!"

For all that bravado, the attack was remarkably simple - the projectile, that simple, unassuming red marble, was aimed right for K's center. But should she be hit, or try and block, she'd find that stone impossibly heavy, the force of it more than enough to even throw a Machinedramon across a few football fields. It also seemed impossibly dense - as if trying to swing a sword against it would break the blade on contact!

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Oh, that looks like it hurt!

The Wisemon grinned, watching K fly back in that expanse of space. Oh, if only he could have landed that closer to the ground on the other side - she might simply be trapped underneath that marble. Alas, there was no floor or wall to speak of here - no, it was just the two of them, as far as the eye could see. But so long as she kept her distance, Wisemon held the advantage.

"Arcane Barrage!"

And so, he would press it! K had a ranged attack with her sword, but the Wisemon was a ranged fighter by definition. This time, purple blasts of magic, in the shape of spears, would start to fill the space in front of Wisemon, simply rocketing out straight for the Jesmon. A few would impact and deflect the sword on contact, but if K was hit, she'd find them much less damaging than that solitary sphere.

Strange - for such trickery, why was Wisemon using such a basic assault? Was he just killing time until he got his next idea?

"Tch..."

These problematic cards! Though the Wisemon was using the attacks from a myriad of loaded Digimon, he didn't want the same from his opponent - and this blast was quite the problematic one, breaking up his expected pace of the battle. I can't use THAT one yet, so this trick will have to do...

More visibly than before, a puff of smoke would appear over the Wisemon's current position, his Displacement sending him several meters straight downward. And from there, he kept up that basic attack, even as that light started to grip around his feet! "You've picked up a lot from those tamers' tools, haven't you? I'll make sure to make great use of those cards once I rip them away from you!"

Interesting - his voice was more off-balance this time!

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Gate of Destiny CD: 4/5
Stone of Nirvana - EOK CD: 2/3
The effect of Terrabyte Sanctuary is slowing Wisemon's movement.
Wisemon uses a basic ranged magic attack!
Wisemon uses Displacement!

"That's just some throwaway stick..."

Wisemon continued to goad her on, as that trident, the 'King's Bite', flew towards his lower position. It was just a touch more difficult to tell how projectiles flew in this distorted space - partially the reason that he kept with his own ranged barrage - but it didn't seem so hard for him to dodge. More important was K's advance. The closer she was, the more powerful that sword would become - the sorcerer didn't know that fact in particular, but Jesmon was definitely more dangerous at close range.

That meant that K would want to come close. So, more than those two ranged attacks, Wisemon kept his focus right on the Jesmon himself, moving off just enough to the right to have that Saberk hit his cloak -

"Gah!"

Damn it, what was that spear?! At that last moment, it turned, and hit him right in his arm, just as the fox moved to close the distance! The sorcerer clenched his unseen teeth, glaring right back up at the Jesmon.

"You..."

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Gate of Destiny CD: 5/5
Displacement CD: 1/3
Stone of Nirvana - EOK CD: 3/3
Wisemon is struck by King's Bite!
Wisemon... uses no particular technique?

A little closer... just a little closer, K...

Wisemon hadn't missed a beat. Even as that spear was impaled into his arm, he kept his focus forward, towards K's frame - one that had been battered down, not only by his own attacks, but through the Jesmon's own efforts and the effect of the battlefield around them. Perhaps it was a bit too early, but K was a troublesome opponent - and, thankfully, a true close-range fighter.

A fist came down to try and crack at his head. A short-range electrical cannon was poised to try and blast him right through the chest. And the Wisemon himself, once more clenched his fist, this time a yellow stone appearing in his grip, in similar fashion to that red ball.

But this one was far different: he held the orb before him, and called the spell's name:

"Stone of Nirvana - Embodiment of Learning!"

Right between K and the Wisemon, that yellow stone would give off a brilliant glow, sparking to life as the Jesmon made her approach. That varied, high-powered assault charged right for him looked as if K was rushing in to try and take out a weakened foe - and there, the Sorcerer simply put it all on the line.

Much like the 'Gate of Destiny', this stone would start to pull the Jesmon closer, but this time, the force was much stronger. Should that blade connect with it first, K would see its effect - whatever touched it was pulled right inside, contorting as if pulled right into a vortex.

Come along, K... be ensnared by your own bloodlust!

Tch... was I a little late?

Feeling that electricity dance off his cloak, the Wisemon swore under his breath, as the Jesmon increased the distance... but thankfully for the sorcerer, K didn't further increase her distance. In fact, she decided to do something risky, and take a few precious, extra seconds to further change her form... which gave the Wisemon an idea. She was still in range of the stone, at a better distance where she might be able to resist the pull.

Of the stone alone, at least.

You think you're safe?!

The Wisemon grinned, a powerful, golden portal opening up behind the stone, even as K was still in the process of Digivolving! Once more, the 'Gate of Destiny' opened, the light of the outside world taunting her as it opened. But, more importantly, the force of its draw was added to the Nirvana Stone. Given its span?

As K would finally have opened her new set of eyes, she might have already been drawn significantly closer to the center.

... Finally.

It took more effort than he planned - and the stone had to expend far more energy than he had wanted to. Heck, GraceNovamon even managed to get a parting shot at his shoulder, only barely moving to prevent his neck from being torn to shreds - but he had managed to trap that defiant creature into that stone.

The gate behind him quickly dissipated, as the Wisemon lurched an arm forth, once more grasping tight around that 'Stone of Learning', focusing straight in on that artifact. "Now, let's handle this little problem..."

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K, of course, would find herself in dire straits. The technique was completely unknown to her, and for the moment, she'd find herself completely immobilized, held in a dark, dense space. Heck, it would even be difficult to tell just how much time had passed.

But the stone would not stay passive. She'd soon feel it, like a chill through her body, her own data radiating off of her frame. The stone had massive potential, and she'd feel her outermost form of data - her current super-mega form - become cold, and pull away from her. She might be left to think just how much the stone could take.

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"Tch..."

But Wisemon had used the stone far too late in the cycle, already seeing it start to turn red. Now, he thought? It should have lasted for hours, at the least! But there was no helping it: any more, and the stone would simply turn to sand. Grasping it back, the stone itself would glow, a warm essence of data surging away from it, several yards away from the Wisemon.

There? K would appear once more - not as a GraceNovamon or even a Jesmon, but as a mere Renamon, floating in this static-filled space. "Tch..." A bit of static fluttered around the Wisemon's cloak. From everything he had just exerted - and with that slash to his arm - he couldn't even raise that free arm. Just how much data did she have? What was supposed to drain most of her data had only taken GraceNovamon... 

But maybe that was enough. Was K even aware of her own condition?

"It just ends up the same, doesn't it?" The Wisemon mused, trying to appeal to a different sense for K. If she simply thought she was weakened enough to not Digivolve, maybe this appeal would work. "You know, I've been quite kind. I could've shown up at the Library at any time. Kidnapped your precious Syre or your husband, and brought them along to bring you back at my feet. But I thought I could get you back, one way or another... well. No more playing nice."

He'd lied, at least once, in that last explanation. And he'd be about to lie again: "If you don't want me pulling your loved ones in here, one at a time, for a grand ol' family reunion?" He tried to make it sound like he'd already won: "Then you'll stay still, right there, and extend an arm out for me."

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