The Portal V

Comedy before Tragedy.

Page 5 in comic strip-style from my digimon fanfic

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Nova´s digivice continued projecting her memories.

" Piedmon! " she faced the clown " En garde!"
"You must be kidding me "replied Piedmon initially shocked"I may not possess the power of the gods but I am still a Mega level digimon...and you, a simple human...you dare to challenge me into a duel?!"
"I do" she replied in a firm voice
"Ha! Ha! Ha! " he showed a sinister laugh " Oh my dear! You must be insane ! And I love it! Finally met someone who´s crazier than me...do you actually see yourself as a digimon or what?!

She said nothing.

"Very well " he continued" I can always recover the damn gods...but hey! A fight with swords? How can I say no to that?"

And the duel began.

Piedmon thought that he would finish the annoying human in less than 30 seconds but to his surprise, the girl was fighting better than he expected!
No, it wasn´t only because of her skills. Somehow she was much stronger than the average human, but why?! Why?

And how the insignificant human got an armor like Gallantmon´s?..unless...

" I see! " he suddenly shouted "Now I get it. I am not the only one who assimilated fractal codes from your friends!

He showed up a laugh filled with annoyance.

" It must be that damned digivice! " he added after evading an attack " It´s not that you are stronger than before...the digivice got Gallantmon´s code and hence you are wearing his armor...and some of his skills. No wonder why you  mastered the sword arts and your speed and strength are way above human...but, again...THAT DOESN´T MAKE YOU A DIGIMON!"

Nova Takariyama paid no attention to his mocking, she was doing her very best to keep him away from Gomamon and the 4 gods (still in plushie form). Comodoro needed to get as far from Piedmon as possible and find a digimon capable of magic, so the gods would turn back into their original forms. But would she be able to resist long enough?

Because Pìedmon was right.

Having a digimon´s code embedded to a digivice didn´t mean that she was a digimon...if her brother Magnus was there...perhaps he would be able to work with that information and upgrade the digivice even more...and the possibility of actually turning into a digimon wouldn´t be an impossibility anymore?

Her dream wasn´t to become a digimon, oh no! But if her quest was still far from being achieved, she really needed to gain some powers and if that meant giving up part of her humanity then be so. One year in that world taught her how life can send you surprises and they could bit you in the face, unless being prepared to get them.
Because she had the feeling Piedmon wouldn´t be the last foe she would have to face. Her heart could have a glimpse of a very unexpected future..she needed to be stronger. She had to, no matter what!

Comodoro Gomamon  and his friends tried to run as far as they could but Piedmon did not lose sight of them.

"Oh no! I want public " and he threw one of his swords at them. It was a miracle Gomamon didn´t end up being impaled by the sword...the weapon only landed a few inches from his feet!
"SHIT!" Gomamon got the fright of his life"that´s close!

Piedmon also didn´t realize that he gave an opening to his opponent.

"HEY MISTER, YOU NEVER TURN YOUR BACK AT YOUR ENEMY!"

And that was the first time Piedmon saw literally the stars....

"OUCH! OPUCH! WTF!!"!


Tai, Agumon and the rest of the audience felt their jaw drop to the ground.



The little girl had just applied at the powerful  Piedmon the nastiest, dirtiest technique ever...a kick on his groin!!

And smirking, little Nova added:

" ...always wondered if digimons also had...those. Now I can say, yes they do."

Ruki Makino , still livid, looked at Ryo Akiyama and yelled:

"Dammit Akiyama! How in the world did you end up following that lunatic?!"

" Wow, I never knew that part. The boss is a really something!"


Renamon couldn´t decide if to feel horrified or admiration of Nova´s actions. "That must hurt!" she thought.


Tai looked at Nova and as if wanting to ask about the scene, Nova began to answer his question before he had time to put it in words.


"Oh yes, Taichi-san. Despite looking like Tk, I am quite different.... Unlike him, after spending a whole year in the digital version of Jurassic Park, I don´t mind fighting dirty"

" Never saw that move before " replied agumon , still in an awe " How...?"

" That´s a little something my brother and Sora Takenouchi sempai taught me in order to get rid of perverts  " was the girl´s reply " Especially when I go by train..."

Normally, after seeing something like this she would laugh. But she knew quite well what was coming right after this scene.
Because comedy only lasts for a little bit before tragedy is called on stage...and her body trembled by the very own thought.

Meanwhile, Ruki, fed up at last decided that she needed to join the pair and speak her mind.


" I don´t buy all this crap. She only wants attention, to be admired! It´s impossible to take down a villain like him in such...lowly way! - she began to rant - I bet all of this is invented, like a very bad written fanfic! "

" No, Ruki-chan..don´t! - Ryo pleaded. He knew Nova quite well and she was many things but not a liar.

Why couldn´t Rika accept that? Was that jealous of Nova ?

But before Renamon or Ryo could intervene, a shower of feathers prevented Rika from moving from her spot.



And when she looked up, Ange, Nova´s Angemon, landed in front of her.


- Please, miss Makino, stay here. Shall we let them talk in peace, without throwing a storm?

The angel´s presence was as magnificent as always and even Rika felt a bit overwhelmed by his imposing aura.

" I don´t like her. And I don´t like you either "the capricious managed to whisper " Since you showed up, everybody´s life became a mess!"

That´s it, she said it.

" I´m deeply sorry that you, digidestineds from different worlds, became involved in "our" mess " the angel replied in a gentle tone " We never expected Lucemon and Saturn Angemon going that far ...but we will get him sooner or later. But..."

Ange made a pause and suddenly his tranquil nature turned into a harsher one.

" But right now, neither Yagami nor Nova shall be disturbed. Because my dear partner is finally opening herself to someone else, apart from me...and I bless Yagami-san because he´s willing to listen! And I shall let him support my partner because she carries such a burden that she really needs to speak up. And if someone dares to disturb such an important moment, I won´t have any of it. Understood?!"

And Ruki found herself nodding in silence. His passion puzzled her. The way he spoke, the way he looked at Nova was more as a lover than a comrade....

Nova sighed.

"Ok, kicking Piedmon in his holy place was just a temporary victory "and looked at the floor, sad " I was just 14 and thought I knew everything...but...At that time I had to learn, the hard way, about not underestimating the enemy. But I was too full of myself to realize that until it was too late...