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Castle of Shadows (Alexis)
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Jul 12, 2020 9:32:40 GMT
In the Digital World a dark castle seemingly made of shadows themselves currently existed just outside The Tyrant's Labyrinth. The mysterious owner of the castle sat in the shadows inside the depths of the castle, his true form obscured by a cloak and making him seem all the more intimidating. Sensing his servant Keramon approaching, he headed for his throne room to await him. All he knew was Keramon wasn't alone so perhaps he had accomplished his mission faster than he thought.
The Keramon landed with Alexis and shoved her into the castle. Soon he and Alexis came into his master's throne room. The cloaked figure glared at Keramon his red eyes shining ominously from his throne making the Keramon shiver in fear before he coldly said "I told you to bring me the Impmon with blue eyes not some weak human girl, Keramon."
"Master I..." Keramon started before a growl from his master made him grow silent.
"I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses, Keramon. You were sent to capture that Impmon and you have failed me. Why should I not finish you now?" the figure said as his red eyes narrowed as a red glow flashed briefly lighting up the room.
"If the Impmon is as noble as you told me, master, he'll come into your clutches to save this weak girl." Keramon said while sweating and hoping his master wouldn't harm him.
"Very well then. Keramon, take the human and put her in the dungeon and make sure our bargaining chip is unharmed." the tone remained cold so there was no way to tell how the cloaked being was feeling.
Keramon wordlessly obeyed his master and marched Alexis toward the dungeon. Upon reaching the cells he had a guard open one of them and then he shoved the girl inside before the cell was slammed shut and locked again.
Meanwhile, Mandrake and Hackmon had arrived in the Digital World and spotted the castle made of shadows in the distance. The whole trip, Mandrake had said nothing to the rightfully angry Hackmon. Closing his eyes and placing a clawed finger on each of his temples, he reached out his telepathic senses trying to find the missing girl. Just as he was successful a sharp jolt sent agonizing pain through his skull causing him to collapse to his knees in the grass while clutching his head. As the pain subsided, Mandrake gasped "She's in the castle but so is something else, a powerful mind like nothing I've ever felt before."
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Post by KaguyaLight on Jul 12, 2020 20:00:46 GMT
Once, upon seeing the dark castle Alexis would try and get free shouting. "No, no! It's the only place someone hasn't kidnapped me yet, a dark evil castle!" She should be the one owning it, not imprisoned. After being shoved inside, Alexis was annoyed pouting but seeing this red eye figure Alexis was a little impressed, but being called weak knocked out some of her sense. "Your calling me weak? At least I'm not having weak underlings doing my work and sitting down like some fake mastermind." Alexis would say this smiling, as both arms were crossed together her head turning towards the side. "If you're going to finish him can I leave?" She raised her hand up, but his eye's were intimidating making Alexis step one foot back quieting down a little. But that changed when hearing the word week again, Alexis turns around hastily, both arms pointing downwards. "I'm not weak!" She said in a dramatic tsundere like fashion. Now she was truly annoyed. "Who are you calling a bargaining chip!" This time yelling it towards the sky. She was then forcibly marched towards the dungeon, being pushed into a cell falling towards the floor, looking onwards as the doors shut closed, Alexis gets up holding the bars. "Let me out!" She said for a while until giving up, calming down letting go walking around. "At least this time I'm not tied up, but I'm still treated like some stupid princess!" She said, kicking the cell, but she regretted it standing in pain without a single word said from how much it hurt, her eye's blank. "I don't care, where going in then I'm going to destroy all his followers." Hackmon spoke walking with the Digimon still angry he had to do this again. |
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Jul 12, 2020 22:56:45 GMT
It seemed Hackmon didn't care about the danger Mandrake was trying to alert him to. Trying his best to remain calm, Mandrake flatly said "Just what do you plan to do? Charge headlong into the castle to retrieve your tamer and plough through them one by one. No offense but without your tamer Alexis, you can't digivolve so that means if you encounter something other than rookie digimon in that castle ahead you would likely be captured yourself or destroyed. Is a suicide mission really what you want?"
Hopefully Hackmon would listen to reason though Mandrake didn't hold his breath. Slowly Mandrake made his way toward the castle until it was now in sight. The powerful presence from before seemed to be reaching into his mind no matter how much he tried to block it. Closing his eyes and clutching his head, he felt as if his skull was being pierced by sharp swords as the mind tried to invade his causing Mandrake to groan and collapse to his knees. Then a commanding voice seemed to sound through the air when it was really in Mandrake's and Hackmon's minds. 'I see you're trying to block me from your mind, little Impmon. How amusing and I sense you have brought a friend. He may be strong but his powers don't concern me.'
'What do you want?' Mandrake asked telepathically though he may have been shouting into a loudspeaker since he knew Hackmon could hear everything due to the power of the forced telepathic link created by the stranger. The pain caused tears to trickle down Mandrake's cheeks though the agony made him unaware of that.
'I'm sure you're friend just wants his tamer back and I'm willing to give her back to him. There is one condition though.' The being said with a dramatic pause not canceling the link as if he was using it as a form of torture itself though only directed at Mandrake. He then continued 'I want you both to surrender to my men when they reach you. They will be at your position shortly so, unless you want me to keep the girl, I suggest you give them no trouble.'
The link broke off causing Mandrake to let out a gasp, then a sigh of relief. He had never experienced a telepathic link being used as a torture device. Realizing he was crying he wiped the tears and turned his blue eyes toward the castle. Two figures approached, one a Fugamon and the other a Frigimon. Like the being said they would be there momentarily.
OOC:
'Mysterious Being's telepathy.'
'Mandrake's response.'
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Post by KaguyaLight on Jul 13, 2020 17:22:10 GMT
Alexis would be jumping up and down because of the pain in her foot when it stopped she would sit down in the back pouting. Now back with Hackmon and Mandrake. "I plan on destroying the castle the evil lord, his people then taking it over like a true king would." But then he brought up a good point, Hackmon couldn't digivolve without Alexis. "Damn it!" He shouted angrily. Hackmon didn't feel the pain just annoyed someone could get in his mind giving this mastermind wished to only hurt the Impmon.
Hackmon didn't have mind powers, but he could send thoughts if someone was listening. 'I don't care about your little date or crush on this Impmon give me back my tamer and I'll only hurt you a lot!'
As the link ended Hackmon laughed. "Keep the girl so all that means I have to do is destroy his people, and find Alexis it's not that hard." Once they got here Hackmon had to ask just in case this mind reading Impmon had other ideas. "Well, what is it we are going to destroy them both or give up? He never said that Alexis would get hurt if I fight back, so I don't mind not listening to him." Hackmon would say waiting for his response.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Jul 13, 2020 23:06:22 GMT
"What is wrong with you? Are you insane or just lacking in common sense and decency? That being may not have said he would hurt Alexis if you fought back but who said he would necessarily keep his word?" Mandrake asked with a groan as he got up rubbing his head. It seemed the pain was slowly subsiding which would likely make it easier to deal with not just Hackmon but anyone else in the castle.
When the Fugamon and Frigimon made it to them Mandrake glanced back at Hackmon and said "Remember that guy said that we have to both surrender. I know you heard the telepathic conversation." He then turned to the two guards and said "I'm going to surrender as agreed though I don't know about him." Mandrake indicated the word him with a jerk of his thumb toward the Hackmon nearby. With luck Hackmon wouldn't cause unnecessary trouble since his tamer was technically in danger.
The Fugamon took some rope and tied Mandrake's wrists together in front of him while Frigimon lifted Hackmon off the ground by while restraining his arms. Mandrake was then led with another rope tied to his bound wrists as the two guards led the two rookies into the dark castle. Soon the two of them were led into what seemed to be a throne room with a figure sitting on the throne with his true identity obscured by a cloak. The being radiated power that made Mandrake shudder as he attempted to back away from the figure only to be forced to his hands and knees by the Fugamon.
"Now Now, Fugamon, no reason for such brutish behavior or do you think I can't handle a couple of rookies?" The figure said with red eyes gazing at Mandrake.
"I never meant any disrespect, Master." Fugamon said with a swift bow.
"If I was offended you wouldn't likely still be alive, Fugamon." the owner of the red glowing eyes said ominously.
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Post by KaguyaLight on Aug 3, 2020 1:27:17 GMT
Hearing him Hackmon just came out with one thing. "Your the one lacking in common sense, like you just said he might not keep his word so how can I save someone if I'm captured your brain dead magician." He looks annoyed at the Impmon. "Also, stop with the name Mandrake your Impmon, not some pet that has a cute name given to them." He was letting things out freely now.
Hackmon did listen and gave up, in the end Alexis was in danger, so no way around it. As they have seen the cloak man Hackmon was too pissed to feel anything like fear, but like his follow tied up digimon, he was forced to both knees. As the Fugamon was scared of his master, Hackmon got up giving out orders. "Well show me my tamer you fake overlord, that was the deal now give her to me or else you will deal with someone more scary with this mind reading Impmon, and in one piece or I will destroy this whole building." He commanded, Hackmon and Alexis are really alike in how they acted, Alexis just knew how to act better.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 3, 2020 2:31:05 GMT
Mandrake rolled his eyes at Hackmon's rudeness before he said "My name is no pet name, Hackmon. I've had it as long as I can remember so most likely the name was given to me by my parents. Besides what's wrong with having a name other than ones species anyway?"
While in the castle itself, Mandrake was wondering how the abrasiveness of Hackmon would be handled. It seemed he would find out soon enough as the dark being turned his red eyes toward Hackmon and chuckled before he said "Though I find your feistiness cute Hackmon, you have a point. If I am right about this Impmon though, he is mine by default."
Before Mandrake could say he belonged to no one the cloaked being snapped his clawed fingers and an Owlmon appeared walking up to the mysterious being's throne and stopping to bow. Then the dark being said "Owlmon take a sample of the Impmon's fur and have it analyzed. Then bring the results to me when you're done."
The Owlmon then walked over to Mandrake while ignoring Hackmon all together before reaching over and pulling a bit of Mandrake's fur out before disappearing down the halls. "What's this all about? Who are you?" Mandrake asked his anger seemed to be overriding his fear. Maybe being around Hackmon was the cause.
The dark being ignored him for the moment and said "Fugamon, bring Hackmon's tamer here. I have what I wanted and it would be unnecessary to hold the poor girl any longer." At his master's command the Fugamon headed off to retrieve Alexis. Then glancing back at Mandrake, he said "If my suspicions are correct, you're the son of one of my servants who betrayed me by escaping."
"And why would she want to get away from a charming fellow like you?" Mandrake asked sarcastically while putting extra emphasis on the word charming.
Mandrake's words caused the being to glare angrily at him before he said "You would do well to mind your words around me, child. Even if my suspicions are wrong the power I sense in you could prove of value to me."
"I'll never serve a monster like you!" Mandrake said with a defiant fire appearing in his sapphire blue eyes.
"She said that to me too but I have ways of breaking my servants of their defiant behavior." the dark being said as he rose from his throne. By now Alexis would have been brought here. Reaching into his robes he brought out what looked like a collar of some kind before he looked down at Mandrake and said "This collar is no mere accessory but it has the ability to silence the powers of the digimon who wears them. Until your brainwashing, as most would put it, is complete you will remain here wearing this collar since your powers could prove annoying." Mandrake's eyes widened as he attempted to move back only to be lifted off the ground by one of his arms by the dark being. Since his wrists were tied, he was now hanging there with his hands dangling above his head as the collar was placed around his neck. Mandrake felt a draining sensation as the collar did as the dark being said and suppressed his digimon abilities and then the dark being dropped him unceremoniously on the ground landing in an undignified heap before pushing himself up.
"My powers may be suppressed but the collar hasn't suppressed all my abilities." Mandrake said in a groan as he glared defiantly at the shadow being that towered over him. Next thing the shadow being knew was that Mandrake had leapt up and aimed a punch for his legs.
Evading Mandrake's punch with a look of amusement in his red eyes he focused on the collar Mandrake now wore. The shadow being channeled his mental abilities on the collar, as if using them as some sort of trigger. The trigger was swiftly obvious as the collar was not just for suppressing digimon powers but functioning as a shock collar as well. Mandrake, despite his efforts not to, howled in pain as he dropped to the floor on his knees clutching the collar that was hurting him. Would Alexis or Hackmon say anything?
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Post by KaguyaLight on Aug 3, 2020 3:12:48 GMT
"Nothing at all, but I see Digimon name stuff by their partners all the time, it's like how a dog is given one after being paid for, makes me sick." He said annoyed. Hackmon just felt something break in him, what did he say... I was cute.... Me the powerful dark Hackmon was called cute, like that princess airhead, now someone dare use that one on him. "You!" Hackmon said just listening in anger.
As someone when into getting Alexis she would just be sitting on the floor as now being forced out, looking annoyed pouting as both arms were crossed, but also sad. "I'm going to be put somewhere worse again, I can feel it." She said walking behind, until being in the palace thorn room, where Alexis when near Hackmon, but didn't say anything seen as he was mad.
But as the collar was placed on Alexis looked on annoyed unable to do anything until Hackmon gave her the digivice. "DO IT NOW I'M ENDING THIS FOOLISH DIGIMON!" Alexis looked blankly what got him so mad, but now she could let out her anger, using her powers as a dark light gathered around Hackmon changing him, fangs, claws, and sharp teeth. "You're dead!" Hadesmon said, there was a face like a demon dragon on his body area, but it didn't talk, Hackmon now in his Ultimate form Hadesmon.
"You kidnapped me, and trap me in a dark evil dungeon, like some princess and that annoys me more than anything! At least you haven't tied me up like one, so I'll destroy you quickly without pain." Hademons would speak now. "NO I WILL NOT HE CALLED ME CUTE! BUT FIRST YOU! Rookies can't do anything but ULTIMATES CAN!" His teeth when down ready to devour and eat the Fugamon whole.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 3, 2020 3:53:22 GMT
Mandrake had thought the dark being's mental attack was excruciating but then when he turned his mental abilities on the collar placed on the Impmon, the pain the magician felt was far more intense. Due to the torture he was suffering, Mandrake was unaware of anything else going on in the room. When the pain stopped suddenly, Mandrake collapsed on his side still feeling the after effects from the collar. It was then he was aware of the large blurry image of Hadesmon. That's right Hackmon's tamer was being brought here so that must of meant Hackmon must of lost his temper and digivolved.
Then the voice of the dark being was heard as he said "I'm dead? Don't be ridiculous. Since I am a super mega I could of destroyed you and your partner anytime I wanted. Instead I was going through the trouble of reuniting you two and you both foolishly decided to attack me." He huffed not sounding scared in the slightest before he said "Looks like you both need what humans call a time out. Maybe by morning you will be feeling more hospitable when I plan to release the both of you now." Shadows began to flood the room and since Fugamon and Frigimon had fled the room the human Alexis, her partner, and Mandrake had ended up in the dungeon in separate cells with Alexis' digivice hanging on the wall on the far side of the room.
Mandrake groaned as he finally sat up seeing the predicament the three of them were in and though his voice was hoarse from the howls of pain brought on by his earlier torture, he asked "In seems he has manipulated the shadows to transport us to the dungeon. Are you two alright?"
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Post by KaguyaLight on Aug 3, 2020 4:17:14 GMT
"Well, a rookie could destroy me in battle, stupid mega Digimon sir." Alexis said being sarcastic, that huff annoyed them even more. "If you don't take me serious it's your end not mine." Alexis said now playing the not serious acting card. Alexis broke out laughing. "Ha-ha, that's funny me timeout? Is that a joke? This isn't one of my shows where I get captured, because right now I'm ready to show my power, you should feel happy not many get to see it." Hadesmon was ready to charge forward.
But in a blink of an eye, Alexis was back inside this room the cell, looking shocked. "No no no!" Shaking her head and everything with her long hair tails showing the motion, well Hackmon was just on the ground in unable to believe it, why was he back in rookie form? His blank look shown he wasn't able to get any of this, losing without even a fight.
Alexis would hold, both off the cell bars yelling. "Not only have you captured me like a princess but now I'm being given timeouts like a child! Let me out right now! I need food and water without them humans don't last long, I need.... To use.." She couldn't say it turning red so Alexis just repeated over and over. "Let me out!" None of them answer Mandrake, one from losing and Alexis panicking.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 3, 2020 4:34:30 GMT
It was obvious that Alexis and Hackmon were far from happy with the situation at hand seeing as they had both ignored his question concerning the tamer's condition. Pushing himself to his feet Mandrake grabbed the bars to his cell and let out a still hoarse but hopefully effective shout. "Stop that! That behavior isn't helping you." Mandrake yelled before coughing. When his coughing fit was over he continued "Since our esteemed host intends to keep me I don't doubt that food and water will be brought for us." Seeing her blushing he figured out she had another problem but if she glanced around she would of noticed their cells had something crude for that purpose.
"As for your other dilemma, there is a crude toilet in the corner of the cells for that purpose. Sure beats going on the floor if you ask me." Mandrake said not meaning to come of as crass or crude in anyway. Guess there was a good thing there were bars between them.
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Post by KaguyaLight on Aug 3, 2020 4:51:43 GMT
Alexis pouted after hearing Mandrake and just turned away. "So what it's not unfixing things is it." She said annoyed. "Yes, keep you not me, I have no use to him unless he wishes to control humans in some way, giving many admire me on TV" Wait she shouldn't give him ideas he could be listening. "I mean I couldn't do that." She said hoping he heard one and not the other comment. Alexis shouted at Mandrake turning red again. "I'm not using that, number one there are no doors, you might be a digimon but read on female humans, also I don't really need to use it I was looking for a chance to get out, with them falling for my act." Alexis said this pointing towards the toilet.
Alexis would keep yelling. "Let me out!" While holding the bars once more, then stopped. "It's not like he can do anything more to me, I'm in a cell inside a dark palace, you know how embarrassing that is for me! Not you two, but I alone!" Then Hackmon shouted. "Shut up!" Alexis wasn't having that. "Make me! My mouth is the only thing I'm allowed to use, so I'm going to, so shut up!" Hackmon would grab the bars himself. "Aw, get use to your role here because it's suits you well helpless princess." Hackmon was pushing the line.
"Oh, that's coming from the Digimon with no power, that got beat without knowing what happened to him!" He wasn't done. "If it wasn't for the human princess tamer acting like she needs to prove so much maybe I'll be at his level!" Alexis and Hackmon when like this for a little longer until it stopped them both being tired.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 3, 2020 5:24:36 GMT
Mandrake had heard everything she had said but didn't comment on her being a TV star. When she pointed at the toilet he just sighed and said "I know female humans are different from digimon that identify as female. If it bothers you that much, when you need to go I can look away from your cell." Mandrake was now wandering why he had been put in the cell across from Alexis. Their captor obviously had a strange sense of humor.
Apparently Alexis would not calm down as she kept yelling. Now it was about how she was embarrassed to be in a situation where she was powerless again. Obviously this happened frequently but he wouldn't question that. "You seem to have forgotten that you aren't the only one left powerless in this situation." Mandrake said indicating the collar around his neck. Somehow he hadn't lost his temper knowing full well it wouldn't help anyone right now. Soon tamer and partner began bickering making Mandrake wonder if such craziness between the two of them was normal. If so how did this pair make it as far as they did without killing one another?
Soon a Commandramon was seen pushing a cart with food and water in their direction. First he delivered a tray to Hackmon and then Alexis. When he turned to Mandrake's cell he handed the magician a glass of water and said "The master said you are to be punished for attempting to strike him. For the next three days you'll get water but no food and he also said you should be grateful your punishment isn't worse." With that said Commandramon left without another word or glance.
Mandrake, still holding the glass of water, slumped down with a sigh before he said "So a shock collar that suppresses my powers isn't punishment enough I see."
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Post by KaguyaLight on Aug 3, 2020 5:45:47 GMT
Alexis and Hackmon soon stopped, now listening to Mandrake. "No it wouldn't make it better, they are gross." Hackmon laughed. "And you say your not a princess!" Alexis just blushed. Then Mandrake made another comment about how he's like this so Alexis would play that game. "Okay if where playing it that way. Mind control, that has happened to me, I have been brainwashed before and to help make this more tragic one of the people who helped him do it is in that room!" She pointed at Hackmon as he just said in a calm relax way. "It's true, she was made to be more like what she is in her shows, but as you have seen it didn't last long A cute airhead that follows rules." None of this was a lie at all. "Now she's a cute air-head that doesn't listen to anyone!"
Was it going to start again? No, because, Commandramon came to give food but... It was gross you could see the look Alexis had on her face, before he left, one comment from Hackmon than Alexis was said. "Let me out so I can fight him again!" Alexis would say something now. "Please you can't leave me here, my family will worry, my digimon dark power corrupts my way of thinking." Hackmon would just laugh about that.
If he still left, which was most likely Alexis would lie down on the closest thing to a bed annoyed. "Here." Hackmon gave his food over towards Mandrake, it sliding over, as Alexis didn't touch hers.
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Post by ricochet6-Mandrake on Aug 3, 2020 7:48:43 GMT
So Alexis had dealt with mind control. Then, after thinking for a moment, Mandrake said "It now seems we are in the clutches of someone powerful enough to result to mind control. Yet, it seems he prefers gaining control of others through prolonged torment instead. Hence my shock collar."
After Commandramon left while ignoring Alexis the whole time, the teen girl refused to eat the food given to her. Sure it smelled weird but otherwise seemed fine. Then as Hackmon attempted to give Mandrake her food, he said "I don't know if that is wise, Hackmon. We don't know if we're being watched and who knows if he won't turn his wrath on more than just me. Do you really want to put Alexis in further danger."
A short time later footsteps were heard and the cloaked dark being appeared before them. He looked at Alexis and Hackmon before turning his gaze to Mandrake with his voice taking a frightening tone as he said "Owlmon has returned from his lab with results about your data. It seems my intuition about you was correct. Not only are you potentially very powerful but your mother once served me before she escaped. That leaves one question though and you know I can read your mind for the answer but I'll try the straight forward approach. Who is your father?"
"I never even knew my mother so how would I know who my father is?" Mandrake said as he glared through the bars.
"Don't mouth off to your master or do I have to teach you your place?"
"You will never be my master."
The dark being snarled and activated the shock feature of the collar causing agonizing pain to travel through the magician's body. It was a seemingly unending sensation which, when it ceased, left Mandrake conscious but a moaning heap on the floor. The dark being then scanned Mandrake's mind and said "It seems you were telling the truth this whole time."
Glancing back at Alexis and Hackmon he then said "As long as you two behave you both will be released in the morning. For now enjoy my hospitality." With that he turned and left the dungeon as quiet as the shadows themselves.
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