digimon · royal knights · ultimate level · armored warrior · digital world · yggdrasil · holy knight · justice · elite force · group dynamic
**The Yggdrasil Hall.** A constellation of data-points shimmered to life on the massive screens encircling the chamber, casting the thirteen seated figures in an electric blue glow. A directive from the World Tree was incoming. --- ***Yggdrasil (announcement): Designation of a new Royal Knight is imminent.*** Omegamon’s voice cut through the low hum of machinery, calm but edged with suspicion. “A fourteenth knight… This is not a routine update. Which of you was forewarned?” Alphamon didn’t look away from the cascading data. “The briefing is incomplete. This manifestation confirms the core system has now integrated a variable it once excluded.” Dukemon’s expression was grave. “If they are the selection, then their ethos is what matters. Force devoid of conscience only man…