Temptation. The strong irresistible urge to fall down the wrong path! To go against all you once stood for! To be drawn to the darkness that lies within the pits of one's very soul. Shall you stay true to yourself or will temptation fully take control over you? Digimon Ghost Game! A Tempting Duel!

Hiro looked around the wasteland for any means to escape. Now that Piximon was a digitama, they had no way out. It was strange though. Everytime a digimon was defeated, anything they did was turned back to normal or disappeared. That made it odd how the same didn't happened for Piximon power.

"Are you done hiding? I could sense that the two of you have been there for awhile now. Watching us. How about we fight alright?" Gulusgammamon turned his attention to a few formations of black rocks that looked like a pair of two thrones.

"You have a keen sense of perception. Good, I was wonder how long it take to find us" Moon Bal stepped out of the shadows, Cutemon in arms.

"So you're one of those "Dark Mist" kids huh? I can feel a powerful aura surrounding you. A power that may rival my  own" Finally s challenger worthy to Gulus.
Moon Bal set Cutemon down. "Cute stay back. THIS ONE IS MINE! FINALLY A TRUE FOE FOR ME TO FACE!" Moon then pushed the buttons on his limitors thst released them.

"Moon..wait!..." Cutemon tried to stop him but tumbled back from the mere presence of Moon power. "Stop! You'll re open your wounds again!!" She teared up a bit as she tried to get up. Failing to do so.

"Wounds?" Hiro repeated. Confused on what the pink rabbit digimon meant.

Could it be about how N.E.S.T gave them the "Dark Mist"? No. This felt like it was about something completely different.

"Interesting. Time and time again, Digimon challenge me time and time which revolves around me succeeding every single time. However you are the very first human that has ever challenged me. No sense of fear or a sense of backing out. Now this will be an interesting battle. Who shall win? The "Jet Black Champion" or the human who has a familiar level of strength to him" Gulus followed down to be on equal ground with Moon.

Truly this would be an intriguing battle to witness.
Moon eyes were clouded by the "Dark Mist" for a few moments before it seemed to clear. His eyes were now pure violet with yellow numeral digits within them. Each seemed locked onto Gulus. Scanning him for weak points. Moon smirked as he found eight weak points in total.

This fight would be in his favor. Though he would fight fairly till the fight would began to bore him. This was a unique opportunity after all.

A human fighting a digimon was rare. Almost unheard of in the history of Digimon Kind. Moon cracked his body, making him as limber as possible for the battle. As much as he hated them and boy did he hate them. It seemed that all of the painful injections and torturous battles were preparing him for this very moment.

Clashing against the Dark Evolution King himsrlf. The digimon that is said to slaughter any that dare stand before him. Fools die by a single strike yet those that annoy him or anger him, they be deleted in the more agonzingly way possible. It is how he gain the feared title of "Jet Black Champion" to begin with. Why all Dark Evolution digimon came to witness his strength first hand.

"So what's your story? Given that you had the guts to challenge me, I'll hear you out. Hiro here is more curious anyways but I'll give a listen" Gulus wanted to learn how N.E.S.T made a human match his level of power. His tail hit the ground in a growing interest.

"I don't have one.THOSE DAMN SCIENTISTS TOOK THAT AWAY FROM ME! NO PAST OTHER THAN THE ENDLESS HOURS OF TESTS! HAVING "DARK MIST" INJECTED DAY AFTER DAY! ALL FOR SOME DUMB ABILITIES THAT I NEVER ASKED FOR!!! THEY MADE ME A STRONGER SOLDIER AT THE COST OF REMOVING ALL I KNEW OF MY LIF OUTSIDE THOSE COLD STEEL WALLS! GETTING HURT FROM BATTLING DIGIMON OVER AND OVER JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE I CAN ENDURE! WHAT WOULD NEED IMPROVEMENT!!" Moon then reveal the several deep scars that he had been concealing underneath his jersey.

Hiro gasped in horror at how Moon was still standing after everything that had been inflicted to his body.The long discolored scars nearly made Hiro throw up. Never before had he witnessed such inhumanity.

Even Mei shown some lenience and mercy towards them if they messed up or got angry with them. This was coming from the girl who sent all his spices on fire and forced him to eat nothing but raw vegetables for two months straight.

Gulus paused at seeing the scars. "Does the bunny know?" He motioned to Cutemon who looked terrified of him. He admitted that he like to see other digimon afraid of him.

"LEAVE CUTE OUT OF THIS! SHE NEVER LEFT MY SIDE WHILE THOSE MADMAN EXCUSE FOR SCIENTISTS USED ME LIKE A LAB RAT TO MAKE INTO THEIR PERFECT LITTLE SOLDIER! I AM SO GLAD THAT KOI TAUGHT THEM A PAIN LESSON WHEN HE BLEW UP THAT LAB! WE MAY HAVE DIED TOO, BUT WE WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SACRIFICE OURSELVES IF IT MEANT THAT WE TOOK THEM WITH US!!" Hiro and Gulusgammamon eyes widen in shock

That made sense. Fifty years without aging meant that something had to have happened to them. At first, Hiro suspected they were a ryoe of human hologram that had gain sentience. Though their pasts made that theory die out fast. Spirits made sense. They were archored down to the earth plane since they couldn't pass on yet. That was the true intent of "Dark Mist" wanting them to solve their mission. To let their spirits rest!

Hiro had to remember to inform the others. Though right now all he could do was watch the battle of Gulus and Moon.

Gulus attacked with "Dead End Skewer", only for Moon to dodge it and grab his tail. He squeezed it hard to the point that Hiro could have swore to have heard a snap. Gulus yelled in pain a moment later.

"How? No digimon has ever landed a hit on me. Let alone hurt me. How could you have?!" Gulus snarled in anger as he demanded answers

"I'm not the strongest for nothing! I BATTLED MEGAS FOR BREAKFAST! GRANTED THEY HIT HARDER THAN YOU" Moon teased before he strike another weak point in Gulus left arm. Leaving it limb.

"Gulus!" Hiro called out.

"STAY OUT OF THIS!!" Gulus snarled madly at him. "This is my fight! Don't think I need your pity now! I tried to stnc up with you before but you refused me! All you care about is the GAMMA! NOT THE GULUS! SO SHUT UP AND LEAVE THIS FIGHT TO ME!" He roared at him. He could handle himself fight.

""Gulus...." As much as Hiro wanted to deny what Gulus said, it was sadly true.

Gulus tried to Sync up with him the first time that Gammamon had dark digivolved into him. He had refused it and it resulted in a massive headache. Gulus seemed really angry about that. It why he no longer attempted to sync up with Hiro anymore. He didn't need him after being rejected like that.

"Desdemon-" Gulus ready his signature move when his other arm had fallen limb. "ARGGGG!!" He winced through grit teeth.

"Sorry but I rather fight a bit longer" Moon then landed a hard kick to Gulus chest that he was thrown back into the rocks.

Shattering it in the process.

"This is the "Jet Black Champion" that is so feared?! THIS WAS WHAT I WAS SO TEMPTED TO FIGHT AGAINST?! WHAT A LET DOWN!!" Koi walked over to Gulus angrily. Feeling like this whole awaited battle wasjust a waste of his time.

He would get that  Cyborg Hamster for such lies!!
"Moon stop...." Everyone turned to the voice that they forgotten was there. Cutemon.

"Cute, why stop me?" Moon asked in a tone that Cute had to be careful when he answered.

"He's hurt bad....you proven your point....Please spare him...." She got on her knees and pleaded. "N.E.S.T is no longer here....you don't have to delete him anymore...please...." She shook a bit. "I don't want you to a rage monster that they force you to be....I nearly lost you once...I don't want you to become it again....."

"Cute...." Moon rage began to slowly disperse as he went to scoop her up. He kissed his partner forehead to calm her down.

"I promise never to be that thing again" He recalled tests where he was filled with a berserk like rage that left deep wounds on his body.

Cutemon could barely heal them. Crying how all she is a useless crybay. That Moon deserve a better partner. She couldn't even digivolve. Her healing couldn't undo the damage that N.E.S.T did to him or the others. All she did was burden him.

All she could ever do was be there to comfort her partner. Somehow that seem to work but she wished she could do more.

While the two were distracted, Gulus eyes glew a fiery violet in pure rage. Thst rage surged through his body that gave him the strength to use his arms and tail again. He would not be humiliated and by a mere human no less. He just needed to finish him off.

After all who would miss a child who is already long forgotten.

Hiro watched in horror. He could see what Gulus was about to do and tried to stop it as he rush towards Moon.

"Around the world.....Each saw it and didn't think that "They" would try and make their own. If only they could have hidden themselves as they do now....we could have lived happily Cute...." Moon sighed

They? Around the world? What was he talking about? Was it some sort of clue to the true culprit behind N.E.S.T.?

"I know...It was not your choice....I wish I could have protected you better" Cutemon felt more useless.
"No Cutemon, you do protect me. You are the main reason that I keep fighting against the darkness that tempts me everyday to  fall into it. To become that senseless rage monster that they wanted to sick against any digimon that opposes threats to humanity. You comfort me and soothe my rage. We both know that isn't an easy task. Even Koi  minds his toes around me at full rage. You said it yourself you can't fight, yet you never back down from comforting me! Timid as you are. You  are always there to calm me down. That's how I know that I won't become that  monster ever again. Because I have the strongest Bunny Fairy to keep me safe" He held her up and smiled.

"Moon....." Cutemon teared up.

Then the two embraced together in a heartfelt hug.

Truly a perfect wholesome moment. It was those moments that shouldn't be disturbed or interrupted.

Unfortunately for the two of them, Gulus wasn't the kind of Digimon to let his enemies have such sweet moments after wounding his pride as the "Jet Black Champion" Emotionally scarred or not, NO ONE WILL OR WILL EVER MADE GULUSGAMMAMON LOOK LIKE A FOOL! THEY WILL DIE FOR THAT!!
"DEAD END SKEWER!" His tail pierced through both Moon and Cutemon chest.

"Cute...."

Moon...."

It was the last thing the two ever said before their bodies disappeared.

Hiro fell yo his knees as tears streamed down his face. He didn't make it in time. Soon his face flashed with anger looking towards Gulus.

"WHY WOULD YOU KILL THEM?! " Hiro wanted to punch the living daylights out of the dark evo.

"They were already died. Look I saved you, human. Be grateful. Next time may not be so lucky" He snarled before he went back to Gammamon.

Classic Gulus. Ditching without another word.

Hiro scooped up Gammamon as the two returned to their world. Hiro looked around and paled at what was in front of him. Even if it was only for a couple of seconds.

There before him was Koi. "Dark Mist" came from all over his body. Though this mist was unlike the others. It was resish violet with nightmarish black numeral digits. The aura that he emitted could shatter a wall. His limbs were all twisted and dislocated in spots that are only seen in horror movies. His eyes were all black as if they were socketless. They leaked pure red numberals bit a virus type kind. He wore a furious frown.

"K-koi.." That was all that Hiro managed to say.

"YoU...wIlL pAy FoR hOw YoU rElEaSe ThEm!!!" That was his messaged before the mist took him away. A matter of transport.

Hiro felt the color drain from his has as his knees buckled underneath him.

What had Gulus done? Now they were in deeper trouble....

Who are "They"? Find out soon!