History NightmareFuel / TheWormProtocol

* The [[JustForPun Origins]] of Duftmon's [[spoiler: Leopard Mode: He was given false information by his superiors to try and either get him and his men killed or frame him for treason out of concerns he was ''too'' good at his job and possibly lead to power balances among the Devas shifting in the near future. Publically humiliated for a crime he didn't commit and aware he'd most likely be killed for it after his [[KangarooCourt farce of a trial]] is finished he actually manages to make some peace with what's happened as in his own words “I may be gone, but my intelligence, what made me Duftmon, can never be taken. My strength is my own, and my ideals my own from beginning to end… [[FaceDeathWithDignity There is more I could ask for, but with my situation as it is,]] [[TemptingFate I shall ask for no more.]]" Which Huanglongmon ''shatters'' by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath doing exactly that]], [[MindRape taking his intelligence]] and using it to buff his strength beyond his previous natural means and with it his sense of self to be aware of what his "ideals" even ''were''. And despite saying Duftmon ''wouldn't'' actually be [[CruelMercy killed (despite killing him in a sense already)]] the [[AndIMustScream (mostly)]] [[BodyHorror mindless beast he was twisted into]] was let loose into a layer where he couldn't be reasonably expected to survive for more than two weeks.]] The loyalty he has for Yggdrasil as a result of her saving him from this FateWorseThanDeath is certainly understandable.

* After Bakuda's bombs already managed to greatly hurt Jesmon (Which considering what it would have done to ''everything else'' could count on it's own, or how one [[spoiler: had so much nuclear activity Sol's lucky his powers let him survive it]]) we got a bunch of others in quick succession: [[spoiler: Coil sent [[MotherOfAThousandYoung Noelle]] to help finish off Jesmon. Not only is her current situation still horrific in its own right and her being sane right now adding a layer of tragedy to the fight with Jesmon which could get her killed again but [[HolyShitQuotient HER POWER WORKED ON JESMON]]. Luckily she was only able to make one clone of him, but it's still [[EvilTwin a malicious twisted parody of Yggdrasil's Salvation, constructs and all]] even if he's lacking Jesmon's most OP abilities against his now crippled original. And he will ''happily'' [[BrokenMasquerade tell the world just what the knights are planning to do to "Earth's greatest hero" and addressing them and their allies by their civilian names]].]]

** China still holding on to it's other "traditions" also cause a "minor" case of one, as [[TheWoobie Xi-Shi's]] interlude also referred to how her older cousin had to stop playing with her because her [[AgonyOfTheFeet feet had been]]... [[BodyHorror "honored"]], not to mention the classist/blood-relation based bullying she faced for not being as "close to her heavenly ancestor" enough to be given the same treatment and how her guide who's "kindness" she treaured considered her job "baby-sitting the imperial whore" in those ''exact'' terms within ear's reach of her.

** A later chapter confirms his tiny bride-to-be ''is'' expecting to marry him [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction as a gigantic six legged centaur with a horse-head as a face]], which is why she also assumed the "bearing him a child" part of the deal would also be impossible but didn't voice it. [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror Not to mention how aware she is that what's being done with her is illegal in other parts of the world and expected him to see it that way]], but not enough to think of it as being "wrong" since she's still ''hurt' that he doesn't want to marry her, seeing it to mean she "failed" in her one purpose and putting her family in danger.

** A later chapter confirms his tiny bride-to-be ''is'' expecting to marry him [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction as a gigantic six legged centaur with a horse-head as a face]], which is why she also assumed the "bearing him a child" part of the deal would also be impossible but didn't voice it.

* At the tail end of the chapter the Prince also has a meeting with a maid named Samantha who is leaving. The "maid" in question being ''Mags of the Dragon Slayers'' still out for revenge, apparently now in control of some sort of Master ability (based on how forced the Prince's thoughts were in regards to her) and for whatever reason is using a face that ''isn't her own'' leaving the question of if this is Digimon, Teacher or Trigger related. Who now has the blood of (in her own words) "those abominations" with her intent very unclear. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking After possibly been taking care of the Prince's ''daughter'']] assuming "Samantha" wasn't a real person she's now simply impersonating.

* The nature of the Three Blasphemies, with a brute who could take out Ryouma's arm with little trouble (Ryouma being the name of Examon's human form), one who could make powerful illusions, and one who could revive the other two if they died. [[spoiler: Made worse by how [[FusionDance the three fused]] into a powerful [[ScaledUp white dragon-like monster]] that Examon had to destroy by giving it a cancer-like disease that made the regeneration go into overdrive after it gave him one hell of a beating. WordOfGod also mentions how the three were never even human in the first place; despite having a trigger event, much like Dragon, which Examon indicated by commenting his virus would also render the CPU that acted as their brain a brick.]]

* The nature of the Three Blasphemies, with a brute who could take out Ryouma's arm with little trouble, one who could make powerful illusions, and one who was near indestructible. [[spoiler: Made worse by how [[OneWingedAngel the three fused]] into a powerful [[ScaledUp white dragon like moster]] that Examon had to destroy by giving it a cancer-like disease that made the regeneration go into overdrive after it gave him one hell of a beating. WordOfGod also mentions how the three were never even human in the first place despite having a trigger event, much like Dragon, which Examon indicated by commenting his virus would also render the CPU that acted as their brain a brick.]]

** Though a later WordOfGod explains that Duftmon ''actually'' thought that Sleipmon would be able to keep them out of the bedroom and protect her for the period of the contract (by which time Sleipmon would have had control of China and could have deposed them), advising the girl to later only find someone truly special. Meaning that Duftmon was less evil and much more NoSocialSkills in being unable to [[ThatCameOutWrong explain his intentions]]. Doesn't help with the Oathbreaking though.

** Though a later WordOfGod explains that Duftmon ''actually'' thought that Sleipmon would be able to keep them out of the bedroom and protect her for the period of the contract (by which time Sleipmon would have had control of China and could have deposed them), advising the girl to later only find someone truly special. Meaning that Duftmon was less CompleteMonster and much more NoSocialSkills in being unable to [[ThatCameOutWrong explain his intentions]]. Doesn't help with the Oathbreaking though.

** The first human to attempt this also serves as one: [[spoiler: AMY. Following both her recent ability to make Lalamon reach Ultimate as a result of the stress of Leviathan's attack and losing Magnamon for the time being caused her to try and force the Ultimate evolution a second time. It was close enough to working that Ulforce saw her digisoul appeared ''black'' (however it's description was unlike Vanessa's so her red lightning is apparently a different sort of "dark" digisoul) before he convinced her to stop. Considering how this could effect Lalamon and their relationship is she goes through with it later as Ulforce didn't address what she had attempted ''and'' what Amy's issues led her to do with her ''own'' powers in canon and the implications can be terrifying.]] Also as Word of God is that Lalamon's final form is [[spoiler: ''Ceresmon'', or at least Ceresmon medium]] this just seems to get worse if Amy doesn't get better.

** The first human to attempt this also serves as one: [[AMY. Following both her recent ability to make Lalamon reach Ultimate as a result of the stress of Leviathan's attack and losing Magnamon for the time being caused her to force the Ultimate evolution a second time. It was close enough to working that Ulforce saw her digisoul appear ''black'' (however it's description was unlike Vanessa's so her red lightning is apparently a different sort of dark) before he convinced her to stop. Considering how this might effect Lalamon and their relationship ''and'' what Amy's issues lead her to do with her ''own'' powers in canon and the implications can be terrifying.]] Also as Word of God is that Lalamon's final form is [[spoiler: ''Ceresmon'', or at least Ceresmon medium]] this just seems to get worse if Amy doesn't get better.