Chapter 11: Paradise Lost 1

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Main story

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NokiaHey, you're back!

Player...

NokiaSee, Omnimon? Player's here!

OmnimonPlayer, I apologize for the inconvenience, but we needed to talk face to face.

Player...?!

NokiaYeah, it's surprising, I know! He totally grew up!

NokiaI kinda miss Agumon and Gabumon but... Look at how freakin' cool he is!

Omnimon...

NokiaSo, yeah! Omnimon has remembered what he forgot. The reason why he came to this world!

NokiaOkay then, Omnimon. Go right ahead!

OmnimonThank you, Nokia. Now then, heed my words.

OmnimonI came here to save the world we Digimon live in, the Digital World, from destruction.

OmnimonThe Digital World is falling prey to the fury of the Eaters.

Player?!

NokiaThere are Eaters on your world too?!

OmnimonYes. The Digital World is an optimal feeding ground for the Eaters, who consume data.

OmnimonEven as I speak, they are infesting our world, eating away at it.

OmnimonI am a member of the Royal Knights, one of the ultimate Digimon guardians of the Digital World.

OmnimonWe Royal Knights serve King Drasil.

OmnimonKing Drasil is the very order that exists to control the Digital World.

OmnimonWhen King Drasil detected the Eaters, he monitored them, and soon after deemed them to be errors that constituted a threat.

OmnimonFollowing his commands, the Royal Knights began to search for where they came from in the hopes of completely annihilating them.

OmnimonWe then determined the origin of the threat.

OmnimonIt was in an adjacent world, in a certain cyberspace that had just been born in your own world.

NokiaWhat? A cyberspace in our world? Do you mean--

OmnimonYes. EDEN.

Player?!

OmnimonEaters appeared in the Digital World eight years ago. EDEN was also born eight years ago.

OmnimonThis network completely digitizes human consciousness to express it in cyberspace. In the first system...

Omnimon...EDEN's avatars--human mental data itself--was what caused Eaters to appear.

OmnimonEven more so than in your "real" world, human desire and spite, passion and rage were completely unchecked in the digital world you call EDEN.

OmnimonEaters were born from that unique set of emotional data.

NokiaIt can't be...

OmnimonOf course, there were Royal Knights who objected to such a hasty decision. Myself included.

OmnimonHowever, there were many who agreed that this conclusion was correct--that the blame for all of this lay with humanity.

OmnimonThey now seek to destroy the human world.

NokiaD-Destroy it?

NokiaWhen you say the "human world," what are we talking about? Nakano? Japan?! You can't mean...

OmnimonI do. Everything on this planet.

OmnimonEven if we were to eliminate the Eaters from our world, so long as their source--humanity--still exists, they will only reappear.

OmnimonOnly by wiping out the human race can the Eaters be completely annihilated. At least, that is the conclusion the others have reached.

NokiaDigimon are... planning on destroying all humans?

OmnimonThey are aiming to invade. The Royal Knights lead a large force, and are planning a surprise attack.

NokiaInvade? But how? Digimon can't enter the real world.

OmnimonIn the city you call Tokyo, Digimon are already appearing in your physical space, are they not?

Player...!!!

PlayerThe Digital Shift! I mean, the Labyrinth Phenomenon!

OmnimonWhat we call a Dimensional Wall separates the world of the humans from our Digital World.

OmnimonHowever, by creating a large enough hole in this wall to serve as a sort of door, the two worlds can be joined, their properties intermingling.

OmnimonAs a result, Digimon can pass back and forth between our worlds.

OmnimonThe increasing strength of the Digital Wave phenomenon in Tokyo is caused by ongoing attempts to open a massive portal into your world.

OmnimonThat is the "Paradise Lost Plan."

OmnimonSo Kishibe, who is implementing the plan, is either acting in concert with the Royal Knights, or...

Omnimon...it is highly probable she is under mind control.

NokiaSo there are other Royal Knights here besides you?

OmnimonThe two worlds are not completely separated. There are several small dimensional cracks in the wall.

OmnimonI was able to pass through by adopting the smaller data forms of Agumon and Gabumon.

OmnimonLosing a portion of my memories was an... unforeseen complication.

OmnimonI would not be surprised if there were other Digimon who came through the same way.

NokiaI see...

OmnimonI will do all I can to prevent their invasion of the human world.

OmnimonIt is neither right nor justifiable to destroy another world in an attempt to save your own.

OmnimonI cannot abide such a destructive solution!

NokiaOmnimon...

NokiaYou're right! And I feel the same way! Humans and Digimon ought to become BETTER friends, not the other way around!

OmnimonThere is something I need your help with, though. This is a riddle that even a Royal Knight such as myself cannot solve.

OmnimonPlease, help me uncover the truth of this situation so that we may resolve it!

Player...!!!

KyokoI'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Verification took longer than I expected.

KyokoBut there's a reason for that. A number of interesting things have come to light.

KyokoReturn to the agency. We need to plan our counterattack ASAP.

NokiaWe're coming too! We have to tell her the news!

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