Arkham: Origin of All Things
Chapter 10

Lynn Really Did Have a Problem

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[Light Emblem] [Unranked Item / Growth-Type Item] [Description: Loathes all dark forces and energy. Can emit the power of light to drive away darkness.] [Usage and Effects: Must be bound to the host. Once bound, it cannot be removed or undone. Upon use, a corresponding random Digimon egg will be obtained. Its level is unknown (not exceeding Champion), and its Digimon abilities will be generated at random (produced according to the host's soul form and corresponding imprint).] [Note: The host must explore Digimon evolution methods independently. Forced evolution requires the corresponding item (Digivice).] [Remark: As light drives away evil and terror.] [Remark 2: Oh my god, this light is a little off!]

Lynn was a little dumbfounded.

The thing floating before him, suspended in midair as it spun at a constant speed and gave off dazzling, warm white light... he couldn't say it was unfamiliar. It was more like a memory carved into his genes.

It was definitely powerful. Even without reading the system's description, the words [Growth-Type Item] alone said enough.

Besides, Lynn had obviously read the original story and knew where this thing came from!

At the thought of a certain Angewomon's legs... no, the white stockings... no, the waist...

Fuck it, it was just really powerful!

But...

"Light Emblem... this thing... are you sure it can get along with me?!"

Lynn could practically see the scene of himself exploding on the spot the moment he fused with the emblem. At best, whatever came out after the fusion would probably be something like Numemon, a slime, or a mud monster.

"Let me think. If it were another emblem, Courage... do I even have that?

Friendship... Mr. Batman probably wouldn't want to admit it.

Sincerity, crossed off.

Love... crossed off too.

Knowledge... does reading two more comic books count...?

Then Innocence...

Sigh...

Kindness... fuck!"

After counting them all, perhaps only the Hope Emblem barely had even the slightest connection to him.

"Ugh... fuck, damn it, isn't this just bullying? Why did I even bother thinking about it?!"

No matter how he looked at it, Lynn himself felt that he belonged on the villain side.

"Whatever. It's just a Light Emblem. It's not like it'll somehow produce a DemiDevimon!

How do I fuse this thing?"

After a brief second of thought, Lynn abandoned the usual method of swallowing it whole and instead prepared to draw his own blood.

Wasn't blood-binding how these things usually worked?

But just as Lynn reached out to grab the emblem, the Light Emblem, which looked like a tiny sun, vanished directly into his palm.

"Fuck, it fused just like that?!"

Awkwardly lowering the little knife in his hand, Lynn stood solemnly and began waiting for the Digimon to be born.

One minute, two minutes...

"Huh? What is th—"

[Warning: An unknown error has occurred.] [Verifying... error information unknown...] [Resetting... reset successful!]

With a pop, like the lid of a rice cooker being lifted, a cloud of white smoke rose before Lynn's eyes. Something seemed to be falling, and Lynn hurriedly reached out to catch it.

Looking down, he saw an egg—larger than an ostrich egg, with a black basalt shell.

"Th-This... why is it black..."

Lynn had a bad feeling.

[An error occurred during Digimon generation. It has now been corrected.]

The system's voice made Lynn realize that he had really encountered a low-probability event.

"This thing isn't going to Dark Digivolve, is it? Don't tell me a skeletal dragon is going to crawl out in a moment and kill me with one mouthful of salty soda..."

As he muttered to himself, the egg in his hands suddenly began to vibrate.

"Fuck! It's sprouting! No... it's hatching, it's hatching!"

Lynn no longer had the time to imagine jokes about whether it was a boy ball or girl ball. Slightly flustered, he placed the egg on the ground and retreated behind the table in a few quick steps.

The egg then fell silent for a few seconds. Then, a furry little paw broke through the shell!

"This is a... cat?"

What emerged from the egg was an exceptionally cute little black kitten, black from head to toe.

Taking two steps forward, Lynn hurriedly picked up the little black cat before him and checked this Digimon's information.

[BlackGatomon (Variant)] [Champion] [A Virus-type Dark Digimon.] [Abilities: During the process of fusing with the host's soul, it came into contact with a large amount of dark energy, underwent an unknown mutation, and ultimately developed unique abilities.] [Direct attack method: Meow-Meow Fist.] [Special ability: Influenced by the host's dark soul, when BlackGatomon hides inside a box, it enters a state that is both dead and alive. While in this state, it cannot attack and is invincible.] [In this state, BlackGatomon can communicate with lingering spirits and receive the assistance of Hell demons. The demons will not obey BlackGatomon, but they are usually willing to help it.] [Note: In theory, Digimon will not die completely. After each death, they will become data and return to the form of a Digimon egg, then begin evolving again from the lowest level.] [Remark: A black cat walks at night; fools walk at night.] [Remark 2: Holy fire shines bright, holy light gleams. All who believe in me, meow meow meow meow!]

Lynn: "..."

Looking at the little Kitty before him, whose entire body was only twenty to thirty centimeters long, Lynn found it hard to believe that this thing was a Champion Digimon.

What was even harder for Lynn to believe was this: "Why does it say it was affected by the dark power on me?!

Dogshit system! Get out here and explain yourself!"

Lynn vented at the air in impotent rage, looking as though he was ready to kill himself just to cut off the system's escape route.

While he was babbling and shouting nonstop, the still-unnamed BlackGatomon climbed up his arm to his shoulder, let out a tiny sneeze, shook its head, and lay down there to sleep.

"Sigh..."

Other than reporting errors, the dogshit system never spoke up for anything else. What could Lynn do? He could only accept it.

"I wonder if I'll ever get to see Angewomon in the future. Lillymon would be fine too!

It's Dark-type, right? Do they have cross-type evolution in that line of work?

Dark-type...

Fuck! LadyDevimon! Hehehehehe..."

Lynn suddenly didn't feel so bad anymore. Happily, he tapped the little black cat's head twice with a finger, grinning as though he were thinking about something.

"Draw, draw! There's still a whole pile left to draw!"

Lynn opened the boxes one after another, but nothing lit up again.

Very soon, Lynn finished his first system ten-draw. Other than the little cat lying on his shoulder, the prizes before him included a pile of nails, a capsule, two guns, a small pouch, and...

A cloud.

After seeing the attributes of those things, Lynn couldn't help scratching his head.

"Who the fuck programmed this system?!"

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