Shatter Every Legend [Adam/Invite]

[Katsuro Hachi]

[ MY GOD DON'T PRAY FOR ME ]

The forests were quiet today.

The sunlight danced through the slits and blade-like clearings in the canopy's pine branches. The smell of the early morning's dew was fresh on the forest's blades of grass. The trees stood like great oaken guardians, their formation tight and unrelenting, as the Shadramon weaved his way around them like a slaloming bullet aflame. His wings were vibrating as a hummingbird's would, liquid fire upon wind. And as he weaved his way between the thick trunks of the trees, he observed once more that the forests were quiet today.

There had been no Dokugumon or Flymon crawling out of their hives or webs to watch as he soared past, there had been no humans or their partners thus far desecrating this sacrosanct site of nature's great testament and work towards the Digital World; there had, most importantly, been nobody violating the Code -- there had been nobody at all. The Osuzumebachi was alone, near as he could tell.

He reached a clearing and felt it suitable enough a response to drop to his feet, grinding to a halt as he walked to kill his momentum. There was a small, sapphire pool, a perfect reflecting pond amid the trees which leered over, peering down upon it with a stature of almost natural curiosity. It was picturesque; idyllic, here. The sunlight hovered above, deeming only to cast a fraction of its gaze down, little splinters of yellow dancing along the unbroken blue.

The Agent of the Hive stood and pondered his Code for a minute with a nigh-on subsonic grunt. What a few weeks it had been. He looked down at his gauntlets; he still hadn't figured out how to revert to his human form -- or even back to FlyBeemon. He hadn't even thought of home, or college, in almost a month. But he felt such a strong call, such an urge, which tethered him to this place -- he could not abandon his post willingly. To desert the Hive was to destroy it -- and to destroy it was a fundamental breach of everything the Osuzumebachi stood for.

ATTACKS USED: N/A
HIVEMIND STACKS: 1

[Adam Jackson]

It was another beautiful day in the jungle of the digital world. The Jackson trio had recently been pushed to the brink by a fight with Rustmon's minions. It was was a difficult battle but it did push Remy and Renae to their limits and caused them to reach champion level for the very first time.  The team made it out alive which was a good thing but all three of them had been shaken by the experience. The group had decided to work non-stop to try and improve. Knowing that his digimon needed a break from training however Adam decided to give his digimon the day off. Once the light filled the jungle, Adam climbed up a few trees and picked a few banana's for himself and his friends before returning to the tree that his digimon were asleep under. He dropped the food in front of them and then nudged them.

"It's time to wake up you lazy tails. I brought you breakfast and I'm taking you somewhere special."

Adam then brushed off his cargo pants, torn t-shirt and green hooded trench coat. He then nudged them again with a sigh and after a few more nudges both digimon began to shuffle until they awoke. Renae was the first to sit up and rub her eyes followed by Remy. The two scratched their heads. Remy then began to stuff his face full of banana's while Renae ate slowly like a lady. As he stuffed his face Remy looked over at Adam and began to talk with his mouth full.

"So where are we going today buddy?"

As her brother spoke with his mouth full, Renae took her free paw and bonked her brother on the top of the head with a loud sigh and a shook her head at her brothers bad manners. Remy glared at his sister as they both finished eating which just caused Adam to burst into laughter. He then tapped his heel on the ground.

"Well, you both have been working so hard so I thought I'de take you to that pond ya like. You guys deserve a vacation."

This made both digimon perk up happily and stand up from where they were eating. Adam then smiled and stood up and pulled his digivice out from under his shirt from the string around his neck.

"Mind giving us a ride Remy?"

"no problem man!"

Adam's digivice then began to glow bright green causing Remy to be enveloped in an egg shaped veil of energy as he began to digivolve.

"Renamon digivolve to!...Garurumon!"

When the energy broke away, Garurumon was left standing there with a shake of his head and a stomp of his feet. Renae smiled and held up her hand in approval.

"Looking good bro!"

Remy then gave his family a big fangy grin.

"Thank ya, hop on!"

Renae and Adam then hopped on Remy's back. The champion level digimon then took off running out of the jungle, air rushing passed them as they ran. It wasn't long before the trio reached the pond  where a Shadramon was standing. Remy skidded to a stop to let his family off before snarling at the stranger. Adam quickly stepped in front of Remy followed by Renae.

"Easy brother, we don't know weather this mon is friend or foe."

Remy then huffed and just laid down into the grass and rested his head on his paws. Adam then stepped closer to the digimon.

"Hey, we don't wanna fight. We just came by here to relax."

Katsuro Hachi

[Katsuro Hachi]

SCATTER ALL MY ASHES

So deep and lost in thought was Katsuro, that he had not heard the Renamon and their boy tamer approaching from afar as he normally would have done. The only thing that alerted him to their presence was the beginning of a low growl. Katsuro raised his hackles and pivoted immediately, readying himself to respond at a moment's notice -- only to find a snarling Garurumon.

It was no more of a threat to him than a rabid puppy. Laughable at best; in the scheme of things, especially with the Hive at his back and his newfound idol, he would wipe the floor with them. From behind the beast skidded forwards a twin of some kind -- her fur black to the other's yellow -- and a young boy, both clearly trying to stop her.

"Hey, we don't wanna fight. We just came by here to relax." Katsuro did not change his stance; he remained defensive and held his gauntlets fly, beating his wings irregularly in twitching anticipation, their pattern enlarging and overstating his presence. He had remained silent so far.

"Your Digimon has displayed threatening behaviour towards an avatar of the natural laws of the Digital World. Any more infractions of this nature will provoke not mercy, but punishment." It was an almost robotic statement of intent and ideals. The Code would be adhered to.

It was only because these were Digimon of obviously juvenile mental capacity he was not already in the throes of battle; ferals did not observe strategy; they were oft little to contend with in the field. "Keep a leash on your pet, child."

ATTACKS USED: N/A
HIVEMIND STACKS: 2

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[Adam Jackson]

This bug man was beginning to step on some paws with how he spoke to the trio at least in Renae's eyes. As the digimon called Remy Adam's pet and called Adam a child, both males huffed and Remy stood up. Before both men could react against the stranger however Renae stepped between them so that they would not cause a fight if it could be avoided. Renae quickly hugged Adam close and stroked his hair with her paw gently causing the young boys shoulders to relax. The female digimon then knelt down to look her tamer in the eyes.

"Adam, why don't you go lay down with Remy. I'll talk to the nice digimon and get this all sorted out. I'm sure we don't need to fight. The pond is big enough for everyone to share right?"

Adam just let out a loud sigh and nodded at his female digimon partner before sulking off to sit down next to Remy as the large Garurumon laid back down. It wasn't long before the champion level digimon and his tamer began to playfully wrestle with one another like two puppies trying to pin one another down to the grass to see who was stronger and heavier. As the two played, Renae slowly made her way over to the stranger digimon and crouched down to it's level out of respect making sure to give it a small smile.

"If I may, I would like to ask you not to refer to my brother and I as our tamer Adam's pets. We are his family and he is our tamer. He even has one of those special digivices that help us digivolve. Adam may look young but he is truly a mighty warrior and protector of this jungle. In fact, recently the three of us faced off against some of the minions of the evil digimon Rustmon and stopped him from destroying the valley near here. I do apologize for my brother. He is just a bit on edge because of what we have been through and our jungle home is quite close to here. He thought you were an invader."

Renae then looked back at her brother and her tamer who were still wrestling, Adam had managed to get Remy into a headlock causing the champion level to stand up and try to shake Adam off but the young human was holding on for dear life laughing his lungs out. Once she saw that her family were happy, Renae turned her attention back toward the insect type digimon in front of her.

"We were most likely going to try our hand at fishing and have a pond side cookout. Would you like to join us?"


Katsuro Hachi

[Katsuro Hachi]

NO-ONE'S LAUGHING NOW

"If I may, I would like to ask you not to refer to my brother and I as our tamer Adam's pets." Katsuro caught sight of the two males puffing out their chest. It was a laughable display of masculinity. He did not move threateningly, just twitching, waiting, should he perceive anything further. "We are his family and he is our tamer. He even has one of those special digivices that help us digivolve. Adam may look young but he is truly a mighty warrior and protector of this jungle."

"You have curried no favour with me to ask me to do so, but your politesse and courtesy is your only saving grace. I will hear your case." He twitched once more, and lowered his hackles. His wings beat once more, before settling back into a position of lowered ease at his back. As she mentioned Digivices, Katsuro produced his in a small burst of light, clasped awkwardly in the angular cusp of his gauntlet.

"And such a 'special' item does not make you unique. Your tamer is, what?" The Shadramon peered past the Renamon. "Twelve? Thirteen? He is a child. No amount of Digimon protectors will make a child 'mighty'. And that's beside the point. You are staring at the only true protector of these lands present."

"I do apologize for my brother. He is just a bit on edge because of what we have been through and our jungle home is quite close to here. He thought you were an invader." The Shadramon blinked. The Osuzumebachi an invader? The very concept was laughable. He sighed in exasperated incredulity. "We were most likely going to try our hand at fishing and have a pond side cookout. Would you like to join us?"

"Your brother should be able to apologise for himself. Actions speak louder than words in this world of ours, but every man is his own, and should be prepared to take responsibility for his doings." Katsuro poured venom of his words as they spilt forth from his mouth. "You will not always be there to redeem him." He paused and considered the 'invader' statement once more. "I am no invader, Renamon. These are my lands to walk and patrol, and this vigil is mine and mine alone to hold. Do you understand? I have a duty to be here, a duty you and yours seem not to understand, and a duty to protect these lands -- and all other Digital lands -- at any cost." The Shadramon's tirade continued.

"That means that anybody who seeks to impede or challenge me, or anybody who gets in my way, will be cut down, and marked as a casualty in the cost of fair justice being distributed." He exhaled sharply at her proposition of 'fishing' and a 'cookout'. Bah. It was grotesque, these uncivilised beasts emulating the activities and behaviours of humans. It was almost unnatural; he could feel the Hive telling him so in the back of his mind. "You will not fish here. You will not disturb these waters. And you will not pollute these forests with smoke. Else I will be forced to take action in defending the natural sanctity of these lands." Katsuro's snarls and demands were complete.

"I hope I have made myself abundantly clear. There will be consequences if you choose not to heed my warnings."

ATTACKS USED: N/A
HIVEMIND STACKS: 3

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[Adam Jackson]

This was when Remy felt he had to step in. He had secretly been listening to his stuffy nice sister talk to this bug brain and try to make nice. All she wanted was to try and make a friend so that they could all share the pond and have a nice time but now he was giving her orders and telling them what they could and could not do. The champion level digimon shot his tamer a quick look once Adam had been thrown into the grass and then nudged his snout towards his sister and the bug digimon. Remy then quickly stood up and ran over to the two and stepped between them a glare in his eyes and his fangs showing from behind his lips. Seeing this quickly made Renae jump over to her tamer and grab him before he could get between her brother and the other digimon.

"Listen here bug! My sister has been nothing but nice to you since we got here even though you have done nothing but be rude,insult us and give us orders! No one tells my sister what to do besides Adam I don't care if you have one of those special devices! It doesn't give you the right to be a jerk! We live here so we have a right to the jungles bounty just like everyone else." I'm done listening to you!"

Remy then jumped back and snarled. He then dug his claw into the ground and his fur began to stand on end. This made Adam look up at Renae with a stern but concerned look which caused the rookie level digimon to let go of her tamer and run forward. As she did, Adam's digivice began to glow bright green and caused Renae to be engulfed in a egg of green energy as her brother lurched forward to attack.

"Howling Blaster!"

"Renamon digivolve to!!... Kyubbimon!"

As the energy shattered and Renae was released in her champion state, Blue flames shot out of her brothers mouth towards the incest digimon. Renae knew that being a twin digimon his power would not be enough so she would have to help him. She quickly flexed out her nine tails and the tips quickly caught fire.

"Fox tail inferno!"

all nine flames then shot off of her tail and toward the bug type digimon to join her brothers attack. The pair didn't know exactly what this digimon could do or what levels he could reach so they had to end the fight fast.


Katsuro Hachi

[Katsuro Hachi]

ONLY THE COMMITTED WILL SURVIVE

The Garurumon stormed over as soon as he was finished, barreling past his sister to begin snarling at him. At this point, Katsuro had already turned off: he wasn't paying attention to what the wolf was saying, just the way his paws were moving, watching his musculature and body language move, how the sinews and furs and muscles all folded together, watching for the first anticipatory strike. That was the male Digimon's problem, already: he'd given him warning. The aggression was there, exuding from him, from the moment he had taken that first step forward.

"I'm done listening to you!" The insectoid smirked. By this point, as he reared back his head and readied to attack, the Shadramon had long since made its decision. He had inched himself back onto the ridge of the pond, waiting, just waiting; the enhanced speed and accuracy that the Hive permitted, hungrily snarling at his back for digital, vigilante justice, felt more like a blessing than ever: the thoughts of returning to humanity he had momentarily had minutes ago felt centuries away, and he, the Osuzumebachi, was back. There was no point relinquishing his power now. "Howling Blaster!"

Katsuro slipped backwards and allowed his body to fall, going limp. He plunged into the water with perfect timing and aplomb, the spray kicking up as the blue, subzero flames skimmed the top of the small, once-idyllic pond, now scarred, just like the rest of this land, by battle. He kept his eyes open, looking, watching underwater, his wings beating once or twice per minute to force ripples outwards. The Shadramon felt the dull thump of Digivolution through the earth and trenches of this miniature lake; the balls of flame that then entailed as a follow-up, one by one, collided with the surface of the water, heating it gently and turning to steam the second they made contact. His wings begun to beat underwater.

From above, Adam and his two Digimon would see the ripples become faster, more frequent, until the water was almost awash with force and chaos, swirling and crashing with the very violence of the tide; but its isolation had meant this impossible. Beneath the surface of the pond, his wings were beating ever faster, the white foam atop the once-glistening reflective pool obscuring any clear vision from above. Had the Shadramon been able to call instinctively the name of his ability, he would have done.

It was only moments then, before he burst from the water once more, spinning up into the air and shedding water, spattering the canopy like a soaring, armoured torpedo; but he was not alone. His wingbeats had come with a reason. One had fallen into the pool: five had emerged. Image-perfect clones, swift and defensive, bursting now into the fringe-like reaches of the forest around the clearing, perching in trees, their flight like that of a hummingbird. Four were false: and Katsuro was not distinguishable from any.

Their landings made distinct only by a burst of fluttering and the creak and snapping of twigs as they settled, the Shadramon were circling around their prey beneath, staring from above as they flitted from tree to tree, circling like a pack of orcas around helpless seals on a broken ice sheet. "You..." Katsuro carried his speech through them now, each one speaking a word as it flitted from tree to tree, all blessed now with the enhanced swiftness the Hive bore its worker drones. "...have..." The real Katsuro smirked, somewhere. "...sought..." Above, around... "...the wrath..." It was a spectacle, truly, dizzying and debilitating. "...of an agent..." The final, self-righteous, stern syllables of justice: "...of natural vigilance."

ATTACKS USED: ULTRASOUND MIMICRY
HIVEMIND STACKS: 5

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[Adam Jackson]

The two twin digimon watched as the bug type digimon let himself fall into the water which for the moment which confused all three of the trio because they thought it would make the bugs wings to wet but they were soon proven wrong when not one but five of the same bug popped back out of the water and began to circle the group at such a high speed that it was hard to track. As the bug digimon and his clones circled them Remy and Renae decided to stand back to back in hopes of not being ganged up on. Remy snarled as he tried to watch the bugs and look for a pattern. Renae huffed a bit as she tried to do the same.

"We have to find a way to slow these guys down and I think I have just the way! I want you to follow my lead brother!"

Remy nodded as he looked a bit behind him to look back at his sister. The champion level digimon then did his best to try and find a tell that could tell them which one was which but it seemed that all of them were exact in every single way. Remy just grunted and nodded once more.

"Ready when you are sis! Let's clip their wings!"

Remy then made a small leap backwards toward his sister and as their bodies made contact Renae used all of her power to jump upward and launch her brother upward toward their many attackers. She then turned her body toward the direction that her brother was flying in and began to focus her energy for her next attack. The tips of her tails quickly caught fire once again but instead of seperating like before the flames all gathered together to form one large ball. 

"Tengu!"

She then launched the giant fireball from her tails but instead of aiming for one specific bug she shot the flaming ball up above them and her brother. The ball then quickly burst into a ring of flames and separated to cover a large area that would hopefully hit or at least slow down the bugs for Remy's attack. As he flew through the air his teeth became covered in ice as he did his very best to slam them down on one of the bugs and freeze it solid if Renae's attack worked like planned.

"Freeze fang!" 

[Katsuro Hachi]

IS ANYONE HERE LEFT ALIVE?

The mimicries watched as the flames burst into the sky, scattering back and dispersing themselves further into the forests as the flames fell. Sap crackled; leaves crisped and curled aflame as the blue fire washed over the forest. The real Katsuro snarled quietly, staring down upon his quarry. Was this some kind of irritation or taunt? They were burning down the forest to draw him out.

The clones continued to flit after the flames had finished, the Garurumon's wild lunge yielding only bark as a reponse; some of the residual flames had brushed one of the Shadramon's clones, leaving it weakened as it hissed, skipping to another tree in time. Another error in footing or attack would surely mean the end of that illusion.

Irrespective, Katsuro had seen two cards of his opponents' hands by now. He smiled as best he could with his jagged pink snout. As they continued all to leap from tree to tree, the real Shadramon nestled, keeping his momentum and pattern. "SPIRAL BLAZE!" He hissed; his gauntlets clicked and disengaged, the two of them rapidly launching themselves as infernal, trailing projectiles towards the enemies, their aim and accuracy true and direct.

With that rapid assault complete, he rejoined the circle, dropping back and re-engaging himself with the clones; hopefully his attack had not given his specific position away, but he allowed the pattern of momentary, organised flitting to continue before rejoining the herd, to hopefully confuse the two Digimon and their child Tamer.

If either of the makeshift missiles the gauntlet comprised struck their targets true, they would erupt with an explosion and flames -- and Katsuro could rest assured that his reflexes, enhanced now with the power of the Hive, would do their best to find the target. Even if they missed, they would detonate within the trio with the force and shrapnel of an incendiary fragmentation grenade -- damaging not only the Digimon, but hopefully, the Tamer to.

Their lesson would be learned, if not in obedience, then fire and wrath.

ATTACKS USED: SPIRAL BLAZE
HIVEMIND STACKS: 7

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[Dr. Bees]

Postponed. TBC at a later date