Learning a Digidestined's duty

[Warkiller]

((There we go. It should be okay in this thread.))

Krasus continued his walk in the partly small alleys of the city. Never once he seemed to look around as if he would have been hesitant on his way.

And in the meantime, he always made sure Shizuka followed him. Whenever she seemed to slow down, he slowed his pace. He never needed to look behind him. His unearthly senses informed him appropriately.

"Perhaps there are other questions you would like to ask me Shizuka. Take advantage of the time we have before you will need to face your destiny as a Digidestined." Krasus suddenly said as he walked, when there was indeed no one around.

[Trulydestined]

"Yeah, um.. How are Digimon able to come to our world? What are they exactly and how were the Digidestineds picked? I mean there must be millions of kids around the world.. Why would I be chosen?" Shizuka was surprised by all the questions that came to her mind.

Shizuka stayed close to Krasus waiting for her questions to be replied. "Also where are you from? Are you one of the Digidestineds too? You need to tell me something about yourself."

[Warkiller]

"These are many good questions indeed..." Krasus said with a light chuckle.

"Where to begin...Ah yes. The Digital World and the Real World are seperated, but they are also connected. Usually, there are barriers that keep both worlds rather isoltated, but there are conduits that exist that can used to travel from one world to another. Those are usually called 'Digi-Port'.

Digidestined are easily able to access and use Digi-Ports in both the Real and the Digital World. However, in the Digital World, access to the Digi-Ports is less easier. There area also other conduits and phenomenons that are rather invisible to mostly anyone. An unwilling digimon can easily get caught in an unseen Digi-Port or phenomenon and get thrown into the Real World.

Such phenomenons even exist in the Real World actually, and they can take humans in the Digital World. However, oddly enough, when such phenomenon occurs, it seems to target only Digidestineds, whenever they have not started their duties or not.

But...about me...there is so much I could say, yet so little I could.

I am a servant, a guardian of the Digital World. One that has worked in many ways to assist and serve the Digital World. I have worked alongside both Digidestineds and Digimon, along with others who have been chosen for other duties in the Digital World. My true purpose however, remains only known to me, and a few select others. When you will be ready, you will be able to know far more about me...
But, I do have to admit, that despite my appearance, I am not a human being, but something else.

Now...for the Digidestineds themselves. They are usually normal kids, like you. Only, they posses a trait that makes them important to the Digital World. The true way of how they are chosen seem also to depend from another detail : The fact that they have seen Digimon before.

I am sure, that in one way, you must had an accidental interaction with Digimon. Perhaps you saw a Digimon when you were younger?"

Krasus then stopped and turned at Shizuka. "That is how those who have been called the 'Original' Digidestineds were first chosen. Eight children that saw a battle between two digimon, around 12 years ago. They were indeed really young at that time, but years later, they were called in the Digital World to begin their duties."

[Trulydestined]

Shizuka tried to think back when she first encountered her first Digimon. "The only Digimon I can remember is Hopmon.. But maybe I saw one when I was younger.."

Shizuka looked down at Hopmon, then it hit her. "I think I remember.. I was five. And I remember I was at the beach with my family and I wondered off..

I sat on the shore making sand castles and something rapped around my leg, pulling me into the water.. I screamed for help a couple of times before it pulled me down into the water.

I can feel it dragging me in deeper and deeper. I could barely see it but this creature had red eyes, had razor sharp teeth, it looked like a grog with a scuba tank strapped to his back.

Everything began to go black and I could hear my heart began to slow down. Then a bright light appeared and a creature surrounded by light freed me. He took me to the surface and left me on the shore..

I can't believe I forgot that.. I mean I almost died that day. And I think a Digimon may have taken me into the water but another Digimon saved me.."

Shizuka looked down at Hopmon and held him tightly, "But now I have you with me.. But I'm still not sure I'm this Digidestined you're talking about.. Just because I saw a Digimon at an early age doesn't make me a Digidestined.. Does it?"

[Warkiller]

Krasus raised a handand concentrated himself. An image started appearing, floating over his palm. First, it was rather indistinct, then it grew in size and became more precise.

A night in Odaiba...but in the middle of a road, two giant digimon were struggling. One was a large orange dinosaur with some ort of brown horned helmet and with blue stripes on its back. The other one was a large green bird with wings and arms, along with wearing a metal plate on the head. The bird seemed to remind of a parrot.

"Greymon and Parrotmon. This was a struggle seen only by those meant to..." Krasus said.

The image changed, moving rapidly toward something.
First, it showed two young boys with rather blond hairs(though one was rather older than the other)((Matt and TK)) on a balcony. It them moved and showed another girl with long brown hairs, that was on a balcony as well((Mimi)), it moved again, this time showing a girl with short brown hairs that was watching from inside her appartment, through her bedroom's window.
It then moved to another kid elsewhere, on another balcony. This one was wearing glasses and had blue hairs((Joe)), and was older than all the others previously seen. Then, it showed yet another kid that was rather short for his age, but had brown hairs and black eyes((Izzy))

And finally, it moved down from the large buildings to the road itself, where, in the middle of the rubbles of a bridge, two other kids were there. One was a boy with a lot of spiky brown hairs((Tai)), while the other while a little girl with a short brown hairs((Kari)), with bang in her face."

The image then shifted and seperated itself, showing a headshot of each of the eight kids that had been shown.

"These eight one saw this terrible fight between those digimon. Years later, they were brought in the Digital World." Krasus explained as the images shifted, showing the same kids, but older, at the first time they went into the Digital World.

"I think that we can now attest that you are a Digidestined, Shizuka."

[Trulydestined]

"But I didn't see that fight.. But what you're saying does make sense.. I mean I encountered a different Digimon who tried to take me life. But also encountered one who saved me.. How do Digimon work?"

Hopmon jumped up and down in Shizuka's arms, "Digivolve! Digivolve! Save the Digital World! Protect Shizuka!" Hopmon gave a big smile showing his one little fang. Shizuka became a bit confused. "Digivolve? What's that?"

[Warkiller]

"All in due time, all in due time...You will learn of what you will need to know as time goes on...

But about Digivolve, as your partner said, there is one thing I can say : Keep your digivice on yourself at all time.

Surely, you have one, right? You must have found a 'strange device' when you also found Hopmon, right?" Krasus then said, turning back and started to walk again.

[Trulydestined]

"A Digivice? I didn't get anything with Hopmon.. I found him alone in a alley way.. Am I suppose to have this Digivice?" Shizuka asked a bit concerned. "Does.. Does that mean, Hopmon doesn't belong to me?"

Shizuka stopped in her tracks no longer following the cloaked man. Hopmon looked up at Shizuka a bit confused. "Shizuka? Are you worried?" Shizuka didn't reply Hopmon's question.

[Warkiller]

"Curious..." Krasus muttered as he stopped as well.

"Perhaps we could see the place where you found Hopmon? Who knows if the digivice may still be there." Krasus added.

[Trulydestined]

"Actually, he came up to me while I was in a local park.. But I didn't see any device around or near him.. Should we search for the device later? After we help the others?"

[Warkiller]

Krasus took out his crystal once again before gazing at it.
"I don't think we wil have to intervene. They appear to have solve the problem now." the elder mage answered. "So we can focus on your own problem instead."

[Trulydestined]

"Okay.." Shizuka's grip on Hopmon became tighter. She still felt uncomfortable around Krasus, seeing how she just met him and everything. "Ok then.. I guess we need to head to the park where I met Hopmon.."

Hopmon looked up at Shizuka with a smile on his face. "Where we became friends! Where it all started.." Hopmon showed a few of his fangs at Shizuka, showing her his happiness.

[Warkiller]

((Well, I'm not sure if we should change topics for this one...

And by the way, don't forget your own site ))


"Very well then. Lead the way." Krasus said, motioning Shizuka foward.

[Trulydestined]

((ooc: Sorry for the late reply here and on TDD. At the park now.))

Shizuka felt the soft sand beneath her shoes and looked at the park. She gave a soft sigh unsure of what to expect. "Um.. This is where Hopmon and I met.." Shizuka sat down at the swing set and slipped her shoes and socks off.

"So what exactly are we looking for?" Shizuka wiggled her toes through the sand. "Are we looking for a Digivice?" Hopmon leaped out of Shizuka's arms and into the sand. "Let's see.. I popped from out of the sand around here!"

Shizuka looked at Krasus, "So what does this mean? Does it mean Hopmon isn't mine? Could he belong to someone else?"

[Warkiller]

Shizuka could notice that the cloaked figure seemed to mutter to itself, speaking about some odd things...

It then looked at Shizuka. "Apparently no. Hopmon is indeed your digimon. I've just contacted another of my compatriots and he informed me that you're on his Digidestined list. However, I did heard of a case when a kid thought a digivice was for him, but it was for his younger brother. Perhaps someone else may have found and taken your digivice by simple accident or curiousity.

Or, the digivice hasn't appeared yet. We will simply need to search more." Krasus answered.

EDIT : He suddenly thingyed his head slightly, as if listening to an invisible speaker, and frowned heavily.

"Excuse me Shizuka, but there is a truly grave matter that requires my presence in the Digital World. Once I am done with it. I will return for you. In the meantime, keep looking for the digivice, it will appear sooner or later." Krasus said.

And with that he simply vanished, leaving out no traces of his presence...

((Krasus has left the thread.))