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Intermediate RPG

Deep within a barren wasteland, free of everything but bones, buzzards and blood, all was quiet save for the ever blowing wind howling in the midday. Seconds have passed and soon the sound of marching footsteps approach the skeleton of a Mammon. On the right of the deceased mammoth Digimon, a group of virus Digimon stampede into place. Their leader is that of a green beast-like Digimon who goes by the name Ogremon. The spiked green skinned ogre comes before his hundreds of soldiers, most of which consist of Goblimon, Snimon who are technically Vaccine type, and Kuwagamon.

"It is time, my brothers, to take out the enemy!! We will not stop until their side is completely beaten!!" He shouts, to which his comrads in arms cheered, raising their weapons and such into the air.

At the same time, the sound of a stampede resonates throughout the bone scattered wasteland. On the opposite end of the dead Mammon a large throng of Digimon collect in a group a mile away from Orgemon and his troops. Amongst these newcomers are major Vaccine Digimon, including their leader Leomon. They are Leormon, Growlmon who are actually virus, and Kabuterimon.

"There they are. Remember, strike when you see the yellow of their eyes." Leomon commands, as his men roar out in glory. The lion draws his blade Shishioumaru, pointing it directly at Ogremon, his sworn rival.

The green Digimon copies his action, facing his bone club at the beast Digimon only a mile away. 'You won't beat me this time...I've got a trick up my sleeve...'

Elsewhere, while the two armies prepare for battle, up in the skies the image of a red figure could be seen above them. "Kenshin, you think we should really help Leomon in his war?"

"Well here's the way I see it..." A raven haired human on the red caped Digimon's back begins, staring down at the battle about to commence. "As long as I keep my end of the deal Erza, he should as well. We'll finally be able to get finances for our organization."

Leomon and his troops charge headfirst towards Ogremon's men, who rush in just as well. Dust gathers up under the two armies, the pounding of their feet erupting around the entire wasteland. Above in the skies, Kenshin and the red Digimon descend a bit closer to get a better look.

The two groups gather closer to one another, time passing long enough for them to read a 12 page book. The opposing armies come closer, closer, closer, until they were too close and bumped into one another. There's a movie with that specific scene, but to put it in wouldn't make the guy writing this a very good author now would it?

The Digimon that haven't crashed into their enemies begin firing off their attacks, randomly striking the weak and the strong. The only thing louder than the roaring of attacks and battle cries are the explosions and blood curdling screams they result in. One such example include a Growmon spitting an Exhaust Flame at a Snimon, who counters with a Scissor Arms strike. The powerful ball of fire was too much for the measely energy sickles, erasing the Scyther look-alike.

Ogremon and Leomon are battling one another through their battering weapons. Bone meets steel many times through their violent struggle for victory. Ogremon leaps back and tosses his bone club at Leomon like a boomerang. Leomon rushes in, ducks under the bone, and moves in for a strike with Shishioumaru.

"You're as sweet as chocolates Leomon! Coming this close, you should know better; Haouken!!" After insulting the man lion the green beast's right hand is covered in dark energy. He then makes a punch at his foe, releasing an energy charged punch of darkness.

Of course Leomon sees this coming, and prepares for a move of his own. "I already saw this comin'. Juuouken!!"

After reeling his free hand into a fist, he punches at Ogremon's move, releasing an energy punch in the shape of a lion head. The two moves collide with one another, just as the bone begins to come back around to Ogremon. He leaps into the air to avoid Leomon's slashes. Ogremon then grabs hold of his bone club, then shoots another Haouken at Leomon.

"Do you really think you can win against me!?" Leomon counters once more with a Juuouken, having the two strikes colide once more.

Kenshin and Erza watch the fight from the sky, the human itching to battle. "This looks like so much fun...I'm going in!"

"How can a war be fun?!" The knight looking digimon asks her tamer.

"They're not really going to kill one another. I mean, did you check out the prize for the winner Dukemon?" Kenshin replies in all honesty. The Crimson Knight sighes in irritation. The prize itself really was ridiculous, and until this story is near its end no one is gonna find out.

The war continues to rage on, just as a Kabuterimon fires at Kuwagamon, and misses. The blast flies over to Ogremon and Leomon, blasting the ground and kicking up dust to blow in the background. Ogremon snickers a devious laugh, as if he had something left up his sleeve. But this wouldn't make sense since he had no sort of clothing on save the loin cloth.

"Do you have a reason to laugh, or are you just an idiot?" Leomon states, not finding his demented chuckling amusing at all.

The green beast pulls out a tiny disk from his clothing, engraved on its surface mysterious Digicode writing. Leomon gasps when he sees that. "That's an...evolution disk..."

"That's right. I paid a fortune to get one of these, and now I shall use it!" He then gobbles the disk up, though he just slides it in. A weird Digisoul surrounds his body, completely masking his presence.

"Damn. I should have known he'd do this..." Ogremon finally stops glowing with energy, revealing himself to now be a golden red horselike Digimon with the top half of an armored zombified warrior attached to its butt. The Digimon wields dual swords, one thick the other thin.

"Ogremon, have you no honor in using that device?" Leomon shouts, staring at the new form of the Digimon with caution.

"I am not Ogremon anymore..." The Digimon makes two slashes at Leomon, which create a cross starlike attack, slicing him in four.

"But...how..." Leomon's body reverts into the baby stage, a scar faced Frimon. The former Leomon falls to the ground, battered and bruised up from that single strike.

"Understand that I don't like sparing my prey." The Digimon states. As this goes on the rest of the war seems to be quieting down. Infact, everyone stops what they're doing at that very moment to look at the two rivals.

Back with Dukemon and Kenshin they now are walking closer to the battle. "Now we help out. There's no way they can win against Zanbamon alone."

"Bought time." Kenshin pulls out his Digivice, and places his hand over the top. "Digisoul Charge."

"Royal Saber!!" Erza fires a bolt of lightning from her Gram Lance at Zanbamon, who sees it coming for him.

"Juumonji Kiri!!" He does the same cross slash attack, which collides with the Royal Saber and cancels them out.

Erza rushes in as a follow up on that attack, and thrusts her lance at Zanbamon. The swordsman blocks with his giant sword, pushed back a little by the sudden brute force.

"Oi, You alright!?" Kenshin rushes over to Frimon, picking him up by his tail.

"I'm alright. Thanks for saving me." He says, forcing up a weak smile. Kenshin stares at him in confusion. The perplexed look on his face is more than enough evidence of this, bringing Frimon to ask, "What?"

"We didn't come here to save you. We're just honoring our deal." Kenshin states with a laugh. He commences with twirling the tiny Digimon singlehandedly, causing him to yell and whine, and get sick.

"Hey, what the hell are you doing?!"

"As long as we defeat Ogremon we get what you promised right?" Kenshin asks, spinning the former Leomon like a toy.

"Hai, hai! You'll get fundings for your organization by the Virus Busters!" He shouts, as Kenshin watches Dukemon battle off Zanbamon.

"How much?"

"200,000 in American currency!"

"Nope: 2,000,000." Kenshin's change bring shock to Frimon's eyes.

"WHAT THE-"

"You say anything but yes and I'll call off Erza." Kenshin then glares with a creepy smile at Frimon, having stopped swinging him around.

Regaining his breath, Frimon finally caves in. "Fine; 2 million...how much is that in bits?"

"...I'm not sure...Tell you what, you pay me 200 thousand bits and I'll go see how much that is..." - Kenshin

"Deal." - Frimon

With that said and done, Kenshin turns to Dukemon, who is having a little trouble against Zanbamon, and yells out to her, "OI! You can ranger up now!!"

"I haven't learned that yet..." Erza says, shoving the other swordsman off her Gram.

"Oh yeah...we're still waiting for that X plug in..." Kenshin remembers, scratching his head sheepishly.

Frimon wiggles out of his grip. "I can't believe I got grifted by a human..."

Dukemon and Zanbamon stop battling for once, coming to a stand still. Both of them show to be breathing hard proving how tired they are. The undead warrior glares into Erza's golden eyes. "It seems we've reached a stalemate. You're a much better fighter than Leomon."

"Heh. Flattery will not spare your a**." Dukemon dashes at Zanbamon, starting out with multiple jabs by her Gram Lance.

Zanbamon gallops towards Erza, slamming down his two blades at the Royal Knight. 'Naive fool...Gram is one of the most powerful lances in the world. Two swords not even of the same metal...'

Gram crashes into the blades, which shatter in half upon impact. 'CAN NEVER CUT THROUGH MY CHROME DIGIZOID ARMOR!!'

Kenshin smiles as he watches his partner break through Zanbamon's weapons. Frimon witnesses the event in astonishment. "Amazing!"

Zanbamon could only mutter a simple 'What', before the lance pierced into his chest. It is at this moment that the other Digimon around them stop and watch Dukemon triumph over Zanbamon. Zanbamon collapses to the ground, quickly reverting to its baby form Chapmon. Erza glares at the banged up Digimon, turning her back to it and walking away to her master.

Erza glares at the other Digimon in the area, who each run away in fear. Even the ones she helped were afraid of the knight, and fled like chickens.

"Mission accomplished. Now we regroup with Plue and move on." Erza says to Kenshin, who nods in agreement.

"Yup. We'll give you until your wounds heal to pay us, savy?" Kenshin tells the still shocked Frimon, still smiling confidently. The raven haired boy then leaps onto Erza, who flies away into the sky.

As they leave the Digimon in the deserted wasteland, a shiny image flies down to Frimon and Chapmon.

"This isn't over! I can still conquer you in this form!" Chapmon says, but falls right back down. Frimon bounces over to him.

"It's over. I've won. It's only a matter of time before-" Before he could finish, a beautiful angelic figure pops down before them. This person is a female looking digimon with six wings, a leg totally exposed to the fleshy gaze of men, and a helmet that covers her eyes and the top of her hair.

"Angewomon!" Both Frimon and Chapmon shout in shock. Neither had expected her to show up, at least so soon.

"Leomon and Ogremon I assume...let me guess...it was a war theme this time?" She easily figures, rubbing her hands over both their heads. The two of them quickly blush and daze off into space by her soft fingers. "Don't bother lying either, I saw everything."

"Yup...now for your choice..." The two say at once, glaring up into her eyes.

"Okay. The winner is Leomon again..." She looks at the two of them, then sweatdrops. "Which one is he?"

"ME!" Frimon leaps up into Angewomon's arms, who smiles and hugs him. A distraught Chapmon watches in anger as Angewomon and Frimon fly away, leaving him behind in the deadly wasteland. All alone.

"Dammit! I won't lose again! I'll win a date with her!!!..." He then looks around, and sighs. "...after I get out of here..."

End

@Yin I haven't seen you so Intermediate would be safe
@Kenshin edit the post to add more, don't post another post
@Draco Intermediate or beginner

An alarm goes off, getting up from and ducking as he got out of the bunk bed Yin reaches up and makes sure his partner is awake. The black guilmon’s eyes light up in the dark letting him know just before he turns on the light of the room.

“Come on, we better get there for the briefing,” he said and opened the door. His partner leaping down and following him as they ran down the hallway. Yin had taken to just wearing his clothes to sleep because the skirmishes had been increasing in regularity, going from little to nothing ever happening to lately four or five battles between the two opposing forces. Stepping into the room the glow of the holographic moniter revealing various data in the middle of the room splashed across his face getting brighter and defining his features even more as he approached it.

“New skirmish, Gear Savannah,” a computer voice rang. They had been liking that area lately, Yin never could understand why they would want it. Especially after all the fighting there pretty much draining the resources there more and more with each skirmish, the only real value of the place was the six data terminals that still remained there, otherwise the place was only fit for a battlefield now.

“Opponent: General Griffeth Digimon: Gallantmon Army: Leomon” Same as last time, and the time before, this guy was relentless Yin thought as he heard the stats he had heard so often now. And with this Yin knew what forces he was going to be leading into battle now, the ogremon. Great fighters, more power then finesse though. Yin was getting better at commanding the ogremon and tactics with them though, with all the repetition he hoped for a victory now.

“Come on Obsidion, let’s make this one a great one. Biomerge!” he yelled and began the merging process with his partner, exiting the light with a clank as the metal boots of chaos gallant on stepped down. It was going to be the same as last time, though Yin never understood why. They would start out with two data points, the enemy would still be holding two data points at the other end, and there would be two data points still free. A familiar light enveloped him and he was transported to the command center.

“Alright, I want units moving fast for those neutral data points, if we can get a hold of those we’ll have an advantage, keep forces going for the neutral data point on the high ground heavier though, if we can only get one of them ,” he watched the troop movements on the screen, they got the upper data point.

“Yes, good job. Stream some forces over to the other one and begin hunkering down to keep that point. We need that point, and after the other one we’ll go in to try and take their western point,” he was a bit wary though. Things were going to smoothly, then the flash of words across the top of the viewing screen.

“General Greff has entered the battlefield.”

A quick expletive and Yin dashed to the portal onto the battlefield, he knew just where Greff was going. He planned to take the high ground data point, and Yin couldn’t let him do it. Not again, not like all those previous times. He took the port down to the recently captured, a similar flash illuminating the top of the stat screen as he does so.

“General Yin has entered the battlefield.”

Yin opened his eyes, peering out from his helmet and hefting the lance on his arm as he peered out through the nearest window towards the opposing enemies end of the area. He had a slight map still with him, but it wasn’t as detailed as the one on command, but the blazing red knight charging up the hill towards him was easy to spot even among the throngs of leomon and ogremon, showers of data rising into the sky as he lanced his way through the ogremon that had made their way down the hill. Dashing out the door he began his charge down the hill, a charge of ogremon following him, a blip on his hud revealing that they had managed to take the other neutral point after a long fight with leomon over there. They were beginning a charge on that side as well, he relaxed, he focused, his target was the lone knight among a sea of champions.

“Hyeaah!,” Yin roared the ogremon around him echoing as they clashed into the enemy lines, data flew from both sides, Yin had to make his way through some leomon, a thrust, a shield bash, he was avoiding using moves for now. He knew he would need them for Greff and he didn’t want to tire himself out too fast. Then it was clear, there were no leomon, no ogremon, he was in a clear space. On the other side stood Greff, red crest blazing in the evening sun as the creeping shadows of night darkened Yin’s own armor like the depths of night. Greff charged first, yelling out his attack.

“Shield Attack!,” the furied foe yelled bringing his shield forwards, the same opening as last time, the time before it even, it was like his foe figured the same thing would work on him every time. Leaping up he went over the Shield Attack, turning to cry out Falling Lance as he thrust downwards towards the back of his opponent, gaining a hit on him because he hadn’t recovered from the Shield Attack yet. An ogremon ran in to try and take advantage of the situation, but it was folly as Greff skewered him on his lance, data streaming into the sky. Yin knew this was it, if he didn’t win this fight there would be no victories, Greff was taking this personally now. Greff charged him again keeping his shield up, Yin making his way backwards, because he had leapt over his opponent he was now on the leomon force’s side, and Yin wanted to get the battle away from their data point and over to one of the enemies’ points. Slamming his way through leomon after leomon as he ran. His opponent nearly glowed with the dark red of his fury, Greff seemed unable to stand the fact that after all these battles a hit had been made on him. Having made his way through a good portion of the map he turned, numbers dialing in his hud looked promising, Greff had been so distracted with chasing him he hadn’t been working on the ogremon forces, during the chase though Yin had been slamming his way through them. The numbers game was in their favor now. Ogremon were charging the other enemy checkpoint, at this one it appeared it was just him and Greff.

“Lightning Charge!” yelled Greff sending the ball of lightning Yin’s way, it was another slow and strong attack so Yin was easily able to evade it, Greff then charged forwards with the yell of “Duke Charge!”

Yin countered this yelling out his attack, “Shield Destructor!” using the corrosive ability of Gorgon he slammed the lance aside and slammed the side of his lance towards Greff’s head slamming into the side of the red helm. Yin jumped backwards to avoid the retaliatory attack. Greff began firing off charges of lightning so Yin took cover behind a pillar, his presence automatically causing the data point to begin reconfiguring to Yin’s side. Looking out though he saw something he didn’t like, and couldn’t move in time as Greff yelled out his attack.

“Final Elysium!” The piercing energy beam slamming into Yin and knocking him down to the ground right next to the data point, so close to turning blue. Greff entered the bunker, the data point stopped changing, flashing now because both sides were in there. Greff still was good as far as staying in, his energy levels for attacks though were obviously not so well with the heavy breathing visibly moving his frame. Yin rested his shield on top of him, an old saying coming to mind.

“Come back with your shield or on it,” was how it went. He intended to carry his shield back, and use it too.

“Waking the Dead!” he yelled slamming Balmung down upon his shield, a wave bursting forth of energy, Greff had no time to dodge, it turned out the clang was his death toll today as he faded out, a single sentence popping up at the top of Yin’s hud.

“General Greff has left the battlefield.” Shortly after that data point was secured and an ogremon tended to Yin, the other data point was taken. It was over. Yin closed his eyes, he was going to enjoy this sleep. Out of the darkness a small glimmer like light on class appeared, and then flashing red words.

“Game over, You lost.”

“What? How did that happen, stinking computer player cheated!” Greff cried tossing his controller down in disgust.

“So what were you telling me earlier?” is friend chided him. He was laughing loudly having seen his friend lost after bragging to him all day how it was not possible for him to lose at Gears Savannah, even with the hardest comp level.

“Whatever, let’s go do something else. I’m sick of this game,” he turned off the tv and the machine and left the room. His friend still laughing as he followed.

Oh... my... god... Thank you reading of David Gemmell! I could never have done that without loving war books.

Those are fun, I enjoy watching them since I hate first person shooter games... mainly because I suck at them, I prefer fantasy elements for mine!

Gasp! Not LoTRs... I really hate that book, way to descriptive... the games I have played are good though. So Yay!