Withered Christmas Tree evolved into Dark Gatomon.
What appeared before Zheng Fan was a humanoid Digimon. Dark Gatomon wore ragged black cloth garments, and his joints were oddly twisted. In a human, only someone whose bones had been broken and reset many times would have joints like those; whether the same held true for Digimon was unclear. Dark Gatomon's eyes were tightly shut, but his sunken sockets suggested that he had no eyeballs. A centipede-like scar at the corner of his eye lent a tiny touch of charm to his otherwise ghastly appearance.
Seeing Withered Christmas Tree evolve into Dark Gatomon again gave Zheng Fan a flicker of understanding. If a Digimon had evolved before, then even after reverting, evolving back was probably only a matter of energy. If Leomon, who retained memories of his past, evolved without holding anything back, he could probably become Mad Leomon quite easily.
"Chaos Greymon, give me your power," Dark Gatomon said in a hoarse voice. Alarmed by those words, Zheng Fan immediately charged at him.
At Dark Gatomon's command, Chaos Greymon lost all will of his own. Dark energy surged from his mouth and nostrils, and his body withered at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Seeing Zheng Fan racing toward him, Dark Gatomon swept his hand through the air. Two thin, whip-like strands split off from the dark energy pouring out of Chaos Greymon's body and lashed at Zheng Fan. Dark Gatomon swallowed the bulk of the energy, and his emaciated body immediately filled out.
By the time Zheng Fan broke through the layers of obstacles and reached Dark Gatomon, Chaos Greymon had withered to little more than a skeleton. With a mournful cry, Chaos Greymon began crumbling from his feet upward, turning into countless specks of gray dust. When the