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Roaring Thunder (Akio's Spirit hunt)
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 3:45:15 GMT
The front door to a small home on the outskirts of Shibuya would open. Akio would walk inside before he waved goodbye to his friend who was standing outside. "Thanks for dropping me off! I'll see you in a few days!" He would then close the door and lock it. The smile that was on his face when he said goodbye quickly faded away. That was his only friend in Shibuya. All of his other freinds were back in Otaru. For the most part, he felt like he was alone here. Sure he had a friend and his family here but he did not know anyone else, and it did'nt help that both of his parents were not home at the moment either.
He would let out a sigh and would walk over to the old computer that was sitting in the small living room that they had. The yellow hair teen would turn on his computer and sit down in a chair. He would stare at the monitor on the desk as the computer booted up. The computer was an old desktop that his parents gifted to him when he was younger. He would like a newer model but he did not have the money for it unfortunately. Even though it was his, it was used as the family computer, which he was fine with. After the computer turned on, he would log in and look at the home screen for a second.
He wasn't sure what he wanted to do. He had some time to himself so he wanted to do something, just wasn't sure what. However, his computer screen begin to flicker and waver. Akio was confused but he shrugged it off. It was an old computer, maybe it was acting up? He would smack the case of his computer a couple of times before looking back at his monitor. That seemed to have briefly fixed things but after ten or so seconds, it started up again. Even after doing it again, nothing would change. Akio would sigh, think the computer was busted. Before he could do anything, he would hear a voice speak to him, but it was kind of hard to make out. He couldn't hear what it said.
There would be a bright flash from his monitor, and Akio would no longer be in the room. He would be gone, no longer in sight. Some time after, he would slowly begin to awake, thinking that he might of fallen asleep, but when he opened his eyes. He immediately sat up, realizing he was in a large, dense forest of some kind. He was very confused, and worried as to how he he got here, not too sure what to do next. "H-Hello?" He would say, not sure if there was anyone out here or not.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 7, 2024 4:13:56 GMT
Deeper within the forest an Angemon named Alucard and his Gomamon son Poseidon were foraging for food. It had been a quite few days not that Alucard or Poseidon hated that concept as days in the Digital World could easily go chaotic at the drop of a hat. Poseidon scooted back as Alucard dropped one of the meat apples before he could shove it into a bag he was carrying. Fortunately, Poseidon caught it, however awkwardly, with his front flippers.
Alucard looked down and smiled briefly at his son as Poseidon held up the meat apple and said "Here, Dad. Good thing I didn't catch it with my head like I would have many months ago. Looks like your training approach seems to have helped me with my clumsiness on land."
"You definitely have come a long way. I am proud to call you my son." Alucard said causing Poseidon to smile. Then a voice calling out from somewhere not as deep into the woods caused Alucard to not only drop the bag of meat apples he was holding but also caused his wings to go stiff as he turned his head in the direction of the voice. "Poseidon, do you hear that voice calling out?"
"Yes, Dad, I do hear it. So, are we gonna check it out?" Poseidon asked.
"I think we should. Poseidon, keep your guard up as always and follow me. We don't know what we'll be running into." Alucard said his cold and aloof tone even more present, but Poseidon was more than used to it by this point. Poseidon followed alongside Alucard as the vampire slaying Angemon stuck to the ground by walking. Since the forest was thick flight was likely not practical in this situation. Soon the pair caught sight of what appeared to be a human.
"You there. Are you alright?" Alucard asked in his familiar cold and aloof tone.
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 4:47:01 GMT
He would continue looking around, turning his head to look at the surrounding area for a few more moments. He would look down towards the ground, shaking his head. He needed to figure out what to do. He could not just stay here. He needed to try to figure out where he was. The teen would then notice something out of the corner out of his eye, next to him on the ground. He would look at it, noticing it was a device of some kind. He would pick it up and he would begin to examine it. The Device was black in color, the grip of the device was yellow, along with its buttons as well, a D-Tector.
He had no clue why it was here or what it was. He could not help but be curious about its existence though. He thought he should should hang on to it while he tried to figure out where he was, figured it would be a good idea. Akio would look up when he heard someone ask if he's alright. He got excited and he stood up immediately, happy that someone had found him. A look of disbelief and pure confusion, appeared on his face. He tried to speak but the words wouldn't come out. He was speechless. Was this an Angel in front of him? It sure looked like it. He would look towards the ground, noticing Poseidon, the Gomamon. He looked back at Alucard, taking a couple of steps back before finally gaining the courage to speak.
"Y-Yeah I'm fine... I think." The Human was very confused, he looked off to the side, staring deeper into the forest. "I'm not dead, am I? I have no clue where I am, or I got here for that matter..."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 7, 2024 5:43:09 GMT
Alucard watched as the human he found went from happy to be found to looking at him with disbelief and confusion. Judging by the teen's reaction to both him and his son Alucard had a theory that this human was likely a newcomer to the Digital World and therefore had no idea what a digimon was or that they came in many shapes and sizes with some bound to look understandably strange to humans much like how humans looked strange to digimon. Alucard glanced briefly at the young man's hand noticing the D-Tector. So, this young man was a spirit wielder so if he found digimon strange the thought of how strange he would find digivolving into a digimon himself came to Alucard's mind. As the thought circled the angel digimon's mind it seemed the young man regained the ability to speak once again asking if he were dead.
It was Poseidon who answered that question however as he replied "Don't take this the wrong way but you don't look dead."
Alucard shook his head before looking Akio in the eye and, in his cold and aloof tone, said "Don't mind my son. Do you recall what you were doing before you got here? Maybe that might help us figure out how you got here."
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 13:51:20 GMT
Instead of hearing Alucard reply to his question, he would look down at Poseidon when he heard the little Digimon answer it. "I mean, if I don't look like I'm dead I'm sure that's a good thing." He would then let out a nervous chuckle, scratching the back of his head in the process. He appeared to be having a conversation with two strange creatures, assuming that the angel looking creature actually wasn't an angel since he did not seem to be dead. Akio thought this whole situation was weird but at the same time, he thought it was kind of intriguing.
The teen looked back at Alucard, nodding afterwards. He thought it could be a good idea to explain why he was here. That seemed like a good start to help figure out why he was here. "Well, I recently got home from hanging out with a friend... I got on my old computer and everything seemed fine at first. It suddenly began to act up, the monitor's screen was flickering and wavering. I tried my best to make it stop but nothing seemed to be working. Then out of nowhere, I thought I heard a voice speak to me, but I'm not sure what it said. It was difficult to make out. There were a bright flash coming from my monitor and I woke up here, with this device next to me."
He would show Alucard the D-Tector before he continued to speak. "It's all a bit strange isn't it? This device is a mystery too. I never seen anything like it before." The yellow hair teen began to mess with the device as he examined it further. It would probably be wise not to mess around with a device he knew nothing about it. Something could go wrong if he presses the buttons on it, which he thankfully hasn’t done yet.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 7, 2024 21:23:08 GMT
Alucard listened as the teen explained what he was doing before he got to where he was now and when he mentioned that the screen flickered and he tried to make it stop before there was a voice and a bright flash Alucard scratched his chin for a moment before he said "It seems you were pulled into this world during the moment your monitor was flashing bright. As for that voice, do you recall what the voice said to you?"
Yeah, maybe that voice gave some kind of clue or something." Poseidon said.
When Akio brought out the D-Tector which was currently a mystery to the teen Alucard wondered what the best approach would be to explain it to the young man. How would the teen take that this variant of digivice was quite special in the regards that it gave humans the power to become digimon when the teen didn't know what a digimon was never mind anything about the Digital World. Deciding to just explain in the gentlest way he knew Alucard said "That device is very special, young man. This variant gives a human wielder the power to turn into one of the species of creatures from this world. These creatures are known as digimon which means Poseidon and I are also digimon as well. My name is Alucard and I am of a species of digimon known as Angemon. Poseidon here is of a species called Gomamon."
"Wait, Dad. Doesn't he need to find some kind of spirit totem to become a digimon?" Poseidon asked with a confused look on his face.
"Yes, and even so we won't know what species he is destined to become until after the totem is found." Alucard replied.
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 22:05:52 GMT
Akio would stop examining the D-Tector when Alucard began speaking to him. He tilted his head in confusion. He was pulled into this world from his computer... He assumed he wasn't even back on Earth right now, but a world inside his monitor? Was that even possible? He would shake his head when he was asked about the voice, not having the courage to speak again. If this wasn't surprising enough. The Angemon would start off by explaining that they were Digimon, inhabitants of this world. Akio would. What was really shocking, was that this device was supposed to give him the power to turn into a Digimon himself, but they needed a totem to do so?
This was all overwhelming, He would shake his head again, trying to get out of this state of shock he was in. Nothing wasn't going to get done if he looked at the Digimon in disbelief, he needed to focus. "I'm really in another world? How am I even supposed to get back home... and what do I call this place?" Akio would look at his D-Tector, then at the Gomamon. If I'm hearing this right, this device allows me to become a Digimon like you two, but to do that, I must first find a spirit totem right?"
He would sit back down on the ground, trying to think about what he needed to do next. The teen wanted to get home, but this totem seemed important too. He did'nt know what to do. "Well,it's nice to meet you Alucard, and you too Poseidon. My name is Akio. To be honest, I don't know what to do. Should I really worry about the totem right now?" Immediately after he said that, he heard a voice speak to him, and it sounded as if it was behind him, further into the woods. "My power lies deeper inside the forest. As a hint, look for a specific tree stump. Only afterwards, may you leave if you wish."
Akio would stand up suddenly, and he would turn around, looing further into the woods. "We need to go deeper. The voice spoke to me again, but I understood what it said this time."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 7, 2024 22:30:41 GMT
Alucard noticed the look of shock the young man was in and wondered if somehow, he made an error in how he explained things. Perhaps with this young man the direct approach was not the best way to handle things. However, after a while the teen began asking if he really was in another world, how to get home, and what this place was called. Poseidon perked up as these were easy questions to answer so the young Gomamon said "Yes you really are in another world and it is called the Digital World. As for getting home, don't worry. There is a digimon called Trailmon that takes passengers between the Human World and the Digital World all the time. You just have to get to one of the Trailmon stations."
"It is nice to meet you as well Akio and I know all this is a bit difficult to take in seeing as up until now you have never been around another digimon never mind one of the parts of the Digital World." Alucard stated as he watched Akio sit down on the ground. Poseidon glanced at his father not knowing what to do next himself. However, before either father or son could say anything Akio sprang to his feet saying he needed to go deeper in the woods. Apparently, the voice he mentioned was guiding him and it was obviously perfectly clear to the teen now. "Then Poseidon and I shall accompany you deeper into the woods. Just like the Human World the Digital World has its own dangers for humans who travel on their own." Alucard said and Poseidon nodded in agreement. Who knew what was deeper in the woods and since Akio couldn't digivolve he was vulnerable to any potential aggressive digimon that may be in there.
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 23:01:00 GMT
"Oh really? I guess it dose not sound too bad to get back to my world then. I just need to find a station later." He thought it would be more difficult to get back to the human world, but it sounded like it was pretty simple actually. Now he had a plan on what to do. First, he had to get this totem. Then, he could go to one of the trailmon stations to get back home. "Yeah, I never knew any of this existed y'know? I think I'll be be fine now that I know that I can get back home safely." The teen would say with a smile. He was over his Initial shock now so he seemed to be in a better mood than before.
The Yellow hair teen nodded and smiled when the Angemon offered their assistance. It meant a lot knowing they'll be with him in case trouble arises. "Thanks Alucard! I'm glad to have you too with me!" There it was, Akio was back in the cheerful mood he was known for, at least for now anyways. The three of them started to walk deeper into the woods. As they walked further in, Akio would scan the forest with his eyes, trying to see if there was a tree stump that stood out. He saw Stumps, but none that screamed 'spirit totem'. At least not yet. "I was told to look for a 'specific tree stump' I assume it'll be something that really stands out."
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 7, 2024 23:24:31 GMT
"It is understandable for you to not know about any of this." Alucard said with a wave of his hand before he continued "Digimon and the Digital World are only known to a small percentage of the Human World's population. The machine you carry is one of several variants and it seems the Digital World itself chooses whom is worthy to come here though I am not sure how humans are deemed worthy."
"At least most Trailmon are friendly so that is one less thing for you to worry about Akio. Trailmon are sure big though even compared to Dad." Poseidon said with a chuckle.
As for young Akio it seemed he was now in a much better mood which was an improvement from his earlier mood from before. As the three of them made their way deeper into the woods Alucard took the staff he kept attached at his hip and fully extended it to its full length. Just in case there was trouble the vampire hunter wanted to be ready for action.
"I hope it stands out otherwise this would be like looking for a proverbial needle in a haystack." Poseidon said as the young Gomamon looked around him as they walked looking at the various stumps looking for something that stood out.
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 7, 2024 23:45:12 GMT
"Yeah, makes sense as to why I never heard about this place. Most people have never even heard of it. I do wonder. how the Digital itself chooses people, and why it chose me if that's the case." Akio never thought he was anything special. He was just an ordinary guy for the most part Now that he wasn't overwhelmed by all of this before. He did think it was kind of cool. "Glad to hear I don't have to worry about that trailmon." Akio would say, chuckling with Poseidon at the joke. He would continue to look around. It could be anywhere.
He too was hoping it would stand out enough, and eventually he would see something. There was a tree stump in a small clearing. The clearing was only about five meters in diamiter. Around the stump were markings etched into the ground. It looked as if lightning struck the surrounding area. "That must be it!' the teen would run over to the tree stump, noticing there was a small hole in the center of it. He really did feel like this was it so without further ado. He would stick his hand inside, trying to see if he could feel anything, which he soon did. He would then pull what appeared to be a totem that resembled the back of a hedgehog, with white quills on its back. He would set it down on the ground in front of him before saying,
"I think this is it? Though, what do I do now?"
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 8, 2024 0:15:29 GMT
"Guess how humans are chosen is just one of the Digital World's weird mysteries." Poseidon said with a shake of his head. "As for the Trailmon my Dad and I never came across one that was nasty or violent. Perhaps most just are gentle by nature." Poseidon said with a clueless shrug.
"Fortunately for the humans that visit the Digital World many digimon tend to be fairly non violent. It's the minority of the population that can be a problem. If we find this totem then Akio here will at least be able to defend himself if necessary." Alucard said.
"Dad, are you sure mentioning the less than friendly digimon is wise right now? I mean I know he'd learn of them sooner or later but.." Poseidon asked his tone sounding unsure as he didn't know what to say next.
Fortunately Alucard picked up on what his son was trying to say as he answered "Unfortunately Poseidon as much as we don't want to upset Akio some things cannot be left secret."
Soon the stump they were looking for came into sight and stand out it did. Akio approached the stump sticking his hand in while Alucard and Poseidon kept their guard up just in case of trouble. Soon the teen pulled out what kind of resembled a human world hedgehog. Alucard then had a rough idea what this totem would be based on that but didn't say anything.
"Hmm. I know humans with D-Tectors store their totems within said machines. What concerns me though is that this was too easy."
"Oh come on, Dad. I think you are worrying a bit too much. I mean I understand us always being on alert but maybe some totems are just easy to find. I don't know." Poseidon said causing Alucard to shake his head knowing he taught his boy better than that.
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 8, 2024 1:12:04 GMT
"It's fine, Alucard is right. It's good for me to know about this kind of stuff. I can be prepared that way, if I encounter any violent Digimon." It was better to be prepared than ignorant of his surroundings. As much as he did'nt want to talk about a possible attack. He thought it was a good idea so he was in the know about these types of things. He wasn't a big fan of fighting but if this totem worked as a way of defending himself it would be worth it in the end. Once he set the totem on the ground he would listen to Alucard.
"Oh alright. I wonder how I'm able to do that." Akio began looking at the device again, listening to the two Digimon talk. He really hoped this was it but he did'nt hear the spirit say anything to him yet so he assume it wasn't over yet. Upon pressing a button the device. The Totem would turn into data, before it travel to the D-Tector before going inside of it. "Oh hey! It worked!" That wasn't ll though. The D-Tector would glow with a yellow hue startling Akio. "You have found my Totem, I'm glad. I have high expectations for you in the future." Without warning, data began enveloping around him, soon covering him entirely. After a few moments, the data would fade away, revealing not Akio but a Herissmon that was dazed and confused from the transformation that just took place.
He tried opening his eyes but had a difficult time too. The light from the code that wrapped around him was blinding. THough, he knew something was wrong. His whole body, felt different. He could feel a gentle breeze travel through his, fur? "W-What happened to me?" Immediately, two things were off with his voice. His voice was a higher pitch than normal, and he also sounded, younger which made sense because he was a rookie now. He would start to open his eyes. One of the first things he saw was Gomamon. That wasn't right was it? He had to look down to look at Gomamon.
truth of the matter was, the two Digimon were probobly around the same height. Though, Herissmon might be a little taller. When he looked up, he noticed how tell Alucard was. After a few moments, the new Digimon had a confused and worried expression on his face, now having a good idea as to what happened.
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Post by ricochet5-Alucard on Jan 8, 2024 1:30:58 GMT
At least Akio didn't freak out knowing about the potential for violent digimon but boy would the teen be surprised by the potential powers of his new totem seeing as digimon of at least the rookie stage were powerful enough to be a threat to a human. Depending on the species of rookie extremely dangerous. Then Alucard and Poseidon watched as Akio fiddled with his D-Tector until the totem went inside the device. However things got more interesting as Akio became enveloped in data that was an intense light causing both Alucard and Poseidon to cover their faces.
After a few moments the light faded and when Alucard and Poseidon looked in Akio's direction the sight of a Herissmon was what they saw. "My word and Akio didn't even know how to activate the totem." Alucard said his normally cold and aloof tone sounding shocked.
"Akio has digivolved into a Herissmon but why? He didn't seem to do anything to outwardly activate the totem." Poseidon said just as confused as his father.
At Akio's worried expression the eight-foot angel digimon knelt down and said "Easy there, Akio. I know you are worried but you're okay."
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Post by Akio Shima on Jan 8, 2024 1:57:04 GMT
The new Herissmon began to look at himself, examining his small body. He was small, covered in fur, and heavily resembled a hedgehog. He was a Digimon now like the other two, but why now? He wondered if the spirit activated the totem, cause he knew for a fact he did'nt activate it himself. He would look back at Poseidon when he was referred to as a Herissmon. Was that the name of the Digimon species he was now. It would only make sense. Akio wasn't sure what he was going to do now.
The Herissmon would look up at Alucard, slowly nodding. "O-Okay." He would say, still a bit worried but he was trying his best to calm down, taking slow deep breaths to start off. "What do I do now? I did'nt expect to become a Digimon now. I'm not stuck like this am I?" He assumed he wasn't but he just had to ask to make sure. He would then look back at Poseidon and say. "Why am I so small anyways? I thought I would be bigger."
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