A sudden whirlwind of bats protected Takato from harm. The lightning bolts destroyed every bat they came into contact with, but there were just so many that they dissipated before they got through.
Takato suddenly felt himself being picked up and started in surprise when he saw who was doing it.
She was mostly covered in a black body suit, the many stitches on it easily visible. The suit was cut off mid-thigh on her left leg, revealing a wide expanse of pale flesh stretching all the way down to her left boot which had a red, bat-like shape imprinted on it. Her right leg was completely covered, but had two mouth-like shapes on it; one on her shoe with the mouth along the edge and the other on her knee. Red eyes glared out from above both. The cloth on her left arm was torn as well, but it hung in the air, revealing another face-like shape, this one with a clawed appendage attached to it. It was pierced by a chain, one which wrapped around her waist, stretched to her right arm, wrapped around it a number of times, and then fell to wrap her right leg as well. Her left arm was much larger then her normal looking right one, ending with an enormous hand with blood-red claws. He tattered, cape-like wings flared behind her, bearing her aloft impossibly. A black, helmet-like cloth covered most her face, leaving only her red eyes and her mouth to be seen. Her long, beautiful silver hair fell below her waist.
ôLadyDevimon.ö She finished.
TakatoÆs first thought was æWow, she evolvedàÆ His second thought was somewhat more embarrassing: æàand now sheÆs really hot.Æ
He quickly shook away both his shock and embarrassment, though a blush lingered on his face.
ôThanks for the save, LadyDevimon.ö He said. ôIf you hadnÆt, IÆd be dead.ö
She slapped him then, thankfully with her right hand. Her left hand probably would have taken off his head. Actually, her right hand probably would have, too, if she hadnÆt held back.
He blinked once, twice, his head having been snapped to the side. Then he looked at her for a minute out of the corner of his eye, not moving his head. He looked silently at her face and saw the emotions written there.
He turned his head towards her fully, then. He closed his eyes and leaned his forehead against hers; a feat he was only capable of since she was carrying him bridal style.
ôIÆm sorry for making you worry.ö He said.
ôYou should be! Y-youà! I thought you were going to die, damn it!ö
He nodded, not opening his eyes.
ôMe, too.ö He admitted honestly. ôI didnÆt really think heÆd listen to me, but I had to try, just in case I could save you.ö
ôT-then why did you-ö
"You said it before, didnÆt you? That if you asked an idiot like me for help, IÆd come even if there was nothing I could do, right? And thatÆs why you didnÆt want my help. Butàbecause of that, I canÆt leave you, no matter what. I canÆt protect youàI canÆt do anything. I donÆt have any cards and I canÆt Matrix Evolve; I canÆt help you at all. IÆm useless to you. But even so, you continue to believe that I will come to save you, no matter what. And because of that, thereÆs another thing I canÆt do. At the very least, I canÆt let you down.ö