SkyeGear
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- Posted: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:49:18 +0000
Firewalls
In the age of information, data is processed alarmingly every day. At the touch of a keyboard, information can be obtained that would otherwise require hours of painstaking research in a library. Photographs can be sent to family members who live thousands of miles away and reach them in minutes rather than days. News, both good and bad, can be heard within moments of it happening. Documents can be e-mailed instead of sent through the postal service. People can talk live and see each other rather than writing letters or using the phone. Files full of information are sent from one network to another all the time. Our entire world has been shaped by the information technology upon which we rely. But what few realize is that each time data is transferred through a computer, a small packet of data is left behind.
This small packet of data, while seemingly beneath notice, is actually a viable life form. Though composted entirely of binary code, this small piece of information can take a physical form: a tree, a mountain, a cloud, or even an animal. In this Digital World, creatures called Digimon roam. They are intelligent creatures capable of much, but there was one thing always missing from their existence: humans. Humans and Digimon were meant to work together, because Digiworld and the Human World are linked together.
The existence of the Digital World was largely unknown at first. Defense researchers in multiple countries began to suspect its existence, but had no solid proof, and didn't bring up the topic at any serious meetings. Still, they were sure that the information traffic along networks was doing something, but just what, they weren't certain.
They were at a major disadvantage: a group of Digimon known as The Digimon Sovereign were working behind the scenes, hiding the Digital World from the prying eyes of humans. Under the wisdom of the five Sovereign, Digital Sages manipulated the code of the Digital World, making it more difficult to discover. Their efforts seemed successful at first, but things got complicated.
An evil force rose up to threaten the Digital World. The continuous streams of data, the streams of life for the Digimon, were being disrupted, and the Digital World was slowly dying. The cause and solution for this problem was under heavy debate by the Sovereigns. Azulongmon, guardian of the East, insisted that something neither human nor Digimon was responsible, and that the only solution was to fulfill the ancient prophecy of Digimon and Humans working together and completing each other. Conversely, Zhuqiaomon, Guardian of the West, argued that Humans were responsible for the problems, and that the Digital World must mobilize a strike force to attack the Humans in their own world.
The arguing continued for weeks, a time span much longer than at first glance since Digimon Sovereign do not need to sleep. Baihumon, Ebonwumon, and Fanglongmon stayed out of the argument, waiting to hear both sides. Just as Zhuqiaomon was about to attack the Humans on his own, Fanglongmon's mighty tail shot up, knocking Zhuqiaomon down. As the leader of the Sovereigns, he demanded that Zhuqiaomon stay his hand and not start a war that could destroy all life.
"You have one chance," Fanglongmon said to Azulongmon. "If you truly believe that Humans and Digimon working together can solve this problem, then by all means, do what you must. However, should you fail, Zhuqiaomon will lead the strike against the Humans. Do I make myself clear?"
"Of course," Azulongmon responded. Without another word, he dove to the center of the Digital World and dug out eight Digi-Cores, the source of power throughout the Digital World. For the next week, he carefully crafted them into small devices capable of wielding great power. He selected eight Digi-Eggs from Primary village whose Digimon were heroes in a previous life. He then used the Computer Nexus to seek out eight fitting people of any age to bond with a Digimon. Azulongmon was finally ready to send the devices through to the humans...but there was a snag. He sent out one Digivice first, but almost immediately, a powerful firewall blocked his connection to the human world, preventing him from sending the rest. It took nearly three months before the Sovereign were able to get past the firewall and send out the remaining seven.
For those three months, one human and Digimon partner walked together, but alone.
File Island
((Aside: I'm going to keep making this RP until it actually advances, damn it!))