"Everyone, let's fight!" Oura raised his Digivice and shouted, "Armor digivolution!"
"Burning courage, Flamedramon!"
"On the wings of love, Hawkmon!"
"Wisdom like steel, Armadillomon!"
"The smile of light, Nefertimon!"
"Tai, I can't digivolve." Agumon raised his arms, looking miserable.
"Want to digivolve? Try this." Ken Ichijouji tossed out something resembling a spring. Sensing its aura, everyone knew it held a dark power.
"What are you trying to do? Baby Flame!" Agumon spat a fireball at the black spring, but Baby Flame had no effect whatsoever.
"This is the Black Spiral Ring, an improved version of the Black Dark Ring. Not only is it more powerful, its information-processing capabilities have also improved. It can receive signals from a Dark Tower over long distances, and it can also draw on a Digimon's power to become a miniature Dark Tower itself. I owe all of this to SkullGreymon helping me refine it over and over. Now I need to conduct the seventeenth enhancement experiment." Anyone who only heard the Digi-Destined Emperor speak would have taken him for a tireless researcher. But knowing what he truly was, everyone felt anger surge through them. Meanwhile, Izzy Izumi, who had been maintaining contact with them from the outside world, seriously doubted whether this new generation of Chosen Children could stand up to this enemy.
Without meeting any resistance, the Black Spiral Ring slipped onto Agumon's arm. In an instant, the life vanished from Agumon's eyes, replaced by a bloodthirsty red glow. Agumon turned and fired Baby Flame at the others.
"How could this happen? Agumon, it's me, Tai! Agumon, snap out of it!" Tai shouted, but received no response.
"Don't waste your breath. I've already captured this Digimon. Let's try a dark digivolution." The Digi-Destined Emperor laughed as he ordered his Digimon to form an encirclement.