Bathed in Kari's light, the Kiwimon rose to their feet. But T.K. Takaishi still stood in front of Kari, staring at them without giving an inch.
"T.K., what's wrong?" Kari asked softly.
"Kari, their Black Spiral Rings haven't come off. They might be Digimon controlled by the Digi-Destined Emperor. We can't let our guard down," T.K. said coldly.
"This thing is the will of the new god. He took away our power. But the Divine Spirit we serve is still protecting us, so our wills haven't been taken from us," a Kiwimon hurriedly explained.
"Is that Ken Ichijouji trying to become a god?" Kari pursed her lips, warily studying the Black Spiral Ring on the Kiwimon's arm.
"Impossible. That bastard must be borrowing some kind of terrifying power. That has to be it," T.K. said viciously, clenching his fists.
A terrifying howl rang out in the distance.
"This is bad! That's the messenger sent by the new god! Everyone, follow me!" the lead Kiwimon shouted. All the Kiwimon rustled out after him. Seeing this, Kari and T.K. brought up the rear and left the cave as well.
"That's Airdramon," T.K. said.
"He has a Black Dark Ring on him." Kari pointed at Airdramon in the sky. "Where's the Digi-Destined Emperor?"
While T.K. and Kari watched, the Kiwimon and Airdramon had already begun fighting. To T.K., the outcome seemed beyond doubt. There were dozens of Ultimate-level Kiwimon, while the Airdramon facing them was only a Champion-level Digimon. Yet the result left him dumbfounded.
The Kiwimon hurled a volley of javelins, but Airdramon rose sharply and dodged most of them. Only his tail was hit, and even that recovered a moment later. Then Airdramon spat a thick cloud of mist toward the ground. The Ultimate-level Kiwimon scattered in panic. Three that failed