Knights of the Digital World

The Monarch Beast smiled and was about to say something when it suddenly sensed a violent energy fluctuation on the other side, and a familiar aura began to weaken.

Lordmon stared wide-eyed in disbelief. It was the aura of LordKnightmon, his best friend with whom he had spent countless years!

Has he lost?!

Lordmon refused to believe it and lost all will to fight KaiserGreymon. Without saying a word, it spread its wings and flew toward LordKnightmon.

KaiserGreymon also sensed the energy fluctuations. Seeing Lordmon suddenly fly away, he quickly followed, feeling very excited.

"This fluctuation! Emu and Kouji succeeded?!"

Chapter Sixty-Three: The Imperial Knights' Curtain Falls

The dragon wings on the Monarch Beast's back fully unfurled, and the energy burst forth without regard for loss, propelling him to continuously increase his speed, reaching the fastest speed he had ever experienced in his life.

Even at this speed, the Monarch Beast was still not satisfied. He continued to unleash his energy, wanting to go even faster.

In LordKnightMon's perception, LordKnightMon's aura was steadily weakening. Moreover, the rate of weakening was accelerating, so fast that LordKnightMon was terrified—

He was afraid of losing his only close friend!

However, there are limits to how many Digimon can be created.

Even though Monarchmon had unleashed its full potential, its speed became difficult to increase once it reached a certain threshold.

With its explosive speed, Monarch Beast finally made it back to the battlefield.

Before him stood Emu holding a sword that looked like a toy, stuck in LordKnightmon's chest, with MagnaGarurumon bearing several wounds beside him.

The Lord Knight Beast's injuries were even more severe; all four blades were broken, the impact cone was split in half, its entire armor was riddled with holes, and its chest was pierced through by a sword.

He was clearly finished; his aura completely dissipated and vanished at that moment. LordKnightmon turned its head one last time, saw Lordmon's figure, and then stopped moving, its entire body disintegrating into streams of data and Digi-Eggs.

In the sky, petals of the red rose, Lord Knightmon's favorite color, scattered with the wind...

"Do not!!!"

Monarchmon roared to the sky and charged madly toward LordKnightmon.

Emu and Kouji originally intended to scan LordKnightmon's data. However, seeing LordMon's frenzied behavior, they decided to avoid it.

Lordmon rushed to LordKnightmon's side. But at this moment, LordKnightmon had already transformed into a data stream and a Digi-Egg.

Monarchmon stood there, staring blankly as LordKnightmon's data dissipated, watching the Digi-Egg fly high and be taken away by the Founding Village, which had already been moved to the moon.

Before I knew it, tears were streaming down my face.

"Hey, Emu, Kouji, did you two succeed?"

Behind Monarchmon was KaiserGreymon, who was moving at a slower pace. He flew to Emu and the other two and asked.

"It's a success. LordKnightmon is dead. However... his data is missing. That worries me a bit."

Emu replied, his voice tinged with worry.

MagnaGarurumon nodded and said, "That's not all. Lordmon's condition isn't quite right either. I think he's about to go berserk."

Takuya nodded with some understanding and said, "I can understand him a little. If something happened to you, I'm afraid I would go crazy too."

"Understanding is one thing, but they are still our enemies. What we need to do is defeat them. Otherwise, this kind of thing should happen to us."

Emu shook her head, a little worried that the children might be overly compassionate.

“Emu, don’t worry. We know what we’re doing. I was just expressing my feelings. What the Royal Knights did is unforgivable, and I won’t hold back.”

Takuya quickly assured him. They were kind, but they also had sound values ​​and knew what was right and wrong. That wouldn't prevent them from doing it.

"Watch out, the Monarch Beast is making a move."

Kouji, who had been observing the Monarch Beast, offered a reminder.

Emu and Takuya quickly shifted their attention to Monarch Beast.

At this moment, the monarch beast's face was expressionless, its gaze was empty and cold, and there were tear stains at the corners of its eyes, making it look terrifying.

He turned around, looked at Emu and the other two, and said calmly:

"Knights dying on the battlefield is our most glorious end. I will not hold a grudge against you. However, now that Lord Knightmon is gone, I have no reason to fight anymore... For Lord Lucemon... Hah."

The monarch beast chuckled self-deprecatingly, its voice remaining calm, yet beneath that calm lay a torrent of emotions.

He held up one finger to the three of them and said, "One move. This is my last move. If you can take it, it's all over. You will draw the curtain for the Royal Knights. Our curtain will fall here. If you can't take it..."

The Monarch Beast didn't finish its sentence, but the children understood. This was a move that would decide their fate!

If they can survive, the Monarch Beast will die; if they can't, the children will all die!

"Dragon Collider!!"

Monarchmon had said all he needed to say and would not speak further to the children. A surge of energy erupted from his body, rising like a tidal wave. However, it was constantly compressed by Monarchmon, only to rise again, accumulating even greater and stronger power!

"What terrifying energy! With an eruption like this, whether we catch it or not, the Monarch Beast itself will die!"

Takuya said, somewhat shocked.

"LordKnightmon died in battle, so LordMon must have already been prepared to die. Their bond was indeed very deep. But now is not the time to think about that."

"Takuya, go all out! Kouji, you're unarmed and your strength is greatly diminished. Go back to the castle and protect the others with Seraphimon and the others. After this, it will be over!"

While quietly outlining his tactics, Emu took out his cartridge and switched to Tyrannosaurus Action Player mode.

Takuya and Kouji nodded. Takuya drew his Dragon Soul Sword and charged up, while Kouji turned and flew back towards the castle.

"Roar!"

The Monarch Beast finally charged to its limit, and the energy, almost solidified, formed a lifelike dragon around it. With a roar, it charged towards Emu and Takuya.

Compared to that giant dragon, both Eternal Dream and KaiserGreymon were as insignificant as ants.

However, the two were not afraid and together unleashed their strongest slashes:

"The Eighteen-Headed Dragon Formation!!!"

Emu and KaiserGreymon stood together, and the Nine-Headed Dragon awakened from their flame armor. Their shared power merged and coalesced into an eighteen-headed dragon, far surpassing the power of the two Nine-Headed Dragons!

The eighteen dragons immediately entangled the incoming giant dragon. They were all embodiments of energy, and explosions occurred continuously upon contact, with the energies clashing against each other.

The dragon was a supreme attack summoned by the Monarch Beast at the cost of its life, surpassing all limits. Even the eighteen-headed dragon, which combined the powers of Emu and Takuya, was no match for it.

But the next moment, Emu and Takuya each unleashed their own slashes. The two slashes absorbed their energy, gradually growing larger until they became enormous sword energies spanning the sky! The two slashes intersected, forming a giant X, and slammed into the dragon's chest.

The energy dragon let out a mournful cry, and the scales formed by condensed energy on its chest scattered, as if a real dragon had been struck.

The monarch beast at the very center of the dragon's body shuddered, its dragon armor cracking open.

He sighed, "Your growth rate is truly astonishing. I never imagined that you, who once barely escaped from my attack, would now be unafraid of my unleashed power beyond my limits."

"Alright, just as I said. A knight dying on the battlefield is his most glorious end. Thank you for giving us the best possible conclusion!"

After the Monarch Beast finished speaking calmly, the energy dragon froze, and countless cracks spread outward from the X-shaped wound on its chest, quickly covering the entire dragon's body.

The next moment, the giant dragon, covered in countless cracks, exploded with a deafening roar.

In this terrible explosion, the Royal Knights officially came to an end.

Chapter Sixty-Four, The Joy of Victory

The Monarch Beast had already realized that he had no chance. Since the energy dragon hadn't broken through the blockade of the eighteen dragons, it was destined that his move would be futile; the only question was how much time it would take.

Since that's the case, there's no need to continue.

The Monarch Beast had long been prepared to die; there was no point in dragging it out any longer. It was better to end it at its most glorious moment, preserving its final dignity!

Therefore, the Monarch Beast directly detonated the energy dragon!

The energy dragon contained all of Lordmon's energy, and even exceeded it. This was a strike from Lordmon that pushed him beyond his limits, at the cost of his life.

Despite being bound by the eighteen-headed dragon and severely injured by two sword energies, the energy within his body had not been significantly depleted.

The power of this energy bursting forth in an instant was immense. The eighteen dragon heads were directly hit, shattered by the energy fluctuations, and dissipated into sparks.

Then, a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions.

With their keen senses, Emu and Takuya were prepared the moment Lord Beast detonated the energy dragon. Even so, they were blown away by the shockwave, their bodies feeling as if they had been pounded by countless iron hammers.

Angewomon's castle emitted a layer of white and black light, a protective shield formed by the combined power of several Ultimate-level monsters, including Seraphimon, Angewomon, Paradox, and MagnaGarurumon, which protected the castle.

But they were powerless to do anything about the area outside the castle. The shockwave swept through, completely flattening the once beautiful flower fields, which were like a fairytale scene, revealing bare earth, no longer as beautiful as before.

The shockwave was still spreading outwards. However, since the data in the Digital World had been largely taken away, aside from a few suspended rails being shattered by the shockwave, no other visible impact was apparent.

It took quite a while for the shockwave to dissipate.

Despite the aches and pains all over his body, Emu took out his Infinity Gacha and prepared to scan the data of Lordmon.

However, where Monarchmon had originally been, only a Digi-Egg remained, spinning twice before flying upwards. Monarchmon's data had vanished without a trace.

"Strange? Where's the data?"

Emu was confused; the data for LordKnightmon had also mysteriously disappeared before.

"Perhaps it dissipated. Emu, don't worry about that anymore. Isn't the important thing that we won? We successfully stopped the Royal Knights! We didn't let everyone down and successfully protected the Digital World!"

Beside him, Takuya didn't think as much as Emu; he was simply immersed in the joy of victory.

Emu was also infected by Takuya's joy. He had also contributed greatly in this series of battles. His joy had been suppressed by his inner confusion, but now that Takuya had said this, Emu was genuinely happy. His previous confusion was temporarily put aside.

Emu raised his hand, intending to pat Takuya on the shoulder to express his joy. However, as soon as he raised his hand, he felt aches all over his body. The feeling was truly unpleasant.

"Takuya, let's go back first and have Angewomon and the others treat us. My whole body is in pain and I don't want to move at all."

"Emu complained."

"Me too. Monarch Beast's final attack was both sudden and incredibly powerful."

Takuya and Emu reached an agreement and landed together towards Angewomon's castle.

The two landed at the castle gate and transformed back into human form. The children who had been waiting at the gate rushed forward.

Koizumi threw herself into Takuya's arms, while Yuki hugged Takuya's waist. Koichi happily put his arm around Emu's neck, while Junpei and Kouji stood to the side with their arms around each other's shoulders.

Parad, having exhausted too much energy, reverted to being a witch beast, taking over Emu's embrace. She was also secretly trying to pry open Kouichi's hands so she could have Emu's neck all to herself.

Nearby, Bogomon was furiously writing in his All-Knowing Book, excitedly muttering, "A big event! This is a big event! I have to write it down!"

Questionmon and Blackearmon also happily started dancing a strange dance, shouting "We won!" as they danced.

The children only let go and quieted down when Emu and Takuya cried out in pain. Angewomon and Seraphimon, who had been watching with smiles, quickly stepped forward and released gentle holy light to heal the two's injuries.