Chapter 009 - Xros Darkness!! The Dark Fortress of Conspiracy!!
Through Monimon, Nene begins to explain DarkKnightmon's goal to her shocked audience. DarkKnightmon plans to draw the Xros Code out of three Generals, and fuse it with one of their X Loaders to create the "Darkness Loader", a fell device that allows its wielder to force a DigiXros with any other Digimon. However, she thinks that DarkKnightmon will leave them alone once they lose their Xros Codes, as they would be normal humans. She advises them to flee to the Corridor Zone, an endless wilderness whose Code Crown is rumored to be linked to the human world. Taiki asks Nene what she plans to do about Kotone, and Nene begins to reveal her past. Several years ago, she obtained a X Loader to save Sparrowmon, who was an orphaned baby, and she and her sister were pulled into the Digital World. They went on an adventure, making friends and growing in power, but just as they had gotten ready to go home, Kotone went into a coma. SkullKnightmon and DeadlyAxemon appeared before her and explained that Kotone had been pulled into the Digital World by accident and was not supposed to be there, as her incomplete Xros Code put a burden on her body. Kotone is Nene's only living relative, and so Nene decided to make whatever deal it took to save her sister. So she DigiXrosed SkullKnightmon and DeadlyAxemon into DarkKnightmon, and let him seal her heart with dark magic so that she could be made into his servant witch, who would rule the Digital World with darkness for eternity.

The children are all apalled at DarkKnightmon's evil, and Sparrowmon realizes that Nene sent her away for her own protection. However, she begs Kiriha to take them all to where Nene is in the Rain Zone, using the log registered in her body. Shoutmon begs for Kiriha's help too, to rescue Taiki, even promising to become Kiriha's soldier. Kiriha rebukes him, saying that without Shoutmon, there's no point for Taiki to fight, and calls him a useless weakling; [i]however[/i], he immediately makes the excuse that DarkKnightmon's methods disgust him, so he'll crush the knight using Shoutmon as his pawn. In the background, MailBirdramon and Greymon giggle about Kiriha being such a tsundere. To himself, Kiriha criticizes himself for "dunking a noble lady's resolution into mud", and resolves that, as a king, he must rescue Nene.

Back at DarkKnightmon's castle, Taiki tearfully apologizes for chasing Nene as an enemy, when she had so much pain in her heart. Nene waves him off, saying that she has done many evil things for her goal without ever feeling sorry, and even gives her coat to Taiki to keep him warm. She then begs Taiki to take care of Sparrowmon and Kotone for her, but Taiki refuses--he will [i]not[/i] let Nene give up on herself, and promises that they will come back to rescue Nene , so that she can settle her debts herself. He explains that he's fighting for Shoutmon's dream, and won't quit just because he lost his Xros Code, astonishing Nene with his selflessness.

At that point, DarkKnightmon and his Duskmon step in and hand Nene handcuffs to make sure she doesn't run away at the last second. She accepts them, and is strung up (in quite a suggestive pose). DarkKnightmon starts grandstanding again, thanking Nene for her help. To reward her, he reveals a terrible truth: what he had told her about her sister was all a lie. Kotone's Xros Code is not incomplete at all; in fact, it is more powerful than even Taiki's, and [i]she[/i] is the one who DarkKnightmon considers his true General--the one he will make into his witch. Laughing, he tells Nene how lucky she is--she gets to live on without sacrificing her heart or body, with her sister to sacrifice her life instead!

Nene can't even speak while DarkKnightmon begins to laugh madly at the cruel joke he has played on her, mocking the once innocent girl for painting herself as a witch and so easily throwing away her virtue. He points to her shadow, where the last of her sins is growing into Shademon, a demonic Digimon that he had planted in her shadow to feed off her despair. Shademon is the one who will possess the chosen General and turn their X Loader into the Darkness Loader. Triumphant, DarkKnightmon orders Shademon to devour Taiki and Nene's Xros Codes, then shouts to Bagramon that he has finally outwitted his brother.

But a massive tremor shakes the castle. Duskmon reports that a sizeable army of Digimon is attacking the castle, using a powerful ranged cannon: MetalGreymon + Cyber Launcher is here. The MailBirdra tail reports that the lookout tower has been demolished, and Kiriha readies them for the next attack. Lilamon and Sunflowmon shout at him for recklessly firing on the castle, as he might have hit Taiki, but this smooth operator just calls them annoying. He tells the shocked plants that Taiki and Nene are vital to DarkKnightmon's plans, and that the dark knight will protect them with his own life. The Cyber Launcher's next shot is blocked by a magical barrier, but this just plays into Kiriha's plans: now he knows exactly where DarkKnightmon is. DarkKnightmon orders his Mummymon soldiers to scramble the Harpymon and Golemon units, while Kiriha orders MetalGreymon, Ballistamon, and Dorulumon to DigiXros into RampageGreymon. Kiriha orders Cyberdramon to hold off Ornismon, while the rest of Xros Heart follows RampageGreymon in a line straight through the Twilight forces. DarkKnightmon muses to a shocked Duskmon that Kiriha has cleverly split his army, keeping them from being able to effectively attack the invaders. DarkKnightmon's fine with it, though, and Taiki realizes that Kiriha's bulldozer strategy will become a major clusterplug when he reaches the castle, as they'll have to slow down and fight a war of attrition. Meanwhile, Nene dangles around and continues to show off her legs.

DarkKnightmon starts to continue the ritual, but suddenly, Zenjirou and Akari burst in riding Shoutmon + Jet Sparrow. Shoutmon slams DarkKnightmon into the ground, calling him a pervert for how he's displaying Nene. Taiki and Shoutmon smirk to each other that their nap is over, and they're ready to begin "the game"!

-End of Chapter 9-

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