Message from the author: Hello, all. I'm a new author to fan fiction. I am a huge fan of Zatch Bell and after reading all the other good fanfics, I wish to write my own.
Thx to all for reading and send me your OC's if you want. I will need a lot.
In the dark space of a abandoned building, one boy of sixteen walked up worn-out stairs, a heavy box in his arms. His worn-out deep red jacket was getting dirty from being rubbed against the cramped walls. Every now and then, he stepped on the bottom of his baggy dark blue jeans. He released a deep breath every time he took a big step.
After a minute of walking up the stairs, the boy reached the top floor. He threw down the box he held on the floor and took deep breaths. He pulled a ring of keys from inside his jacket's pocket and unlocked the door to the top floor room. After opening the door, he lifted the box and walked into the room full of cardboard boxes. He whispered complaints as he walked to the back of the room.
"Stupid box," he whispered throwing it on top of a pile of boxes with the same label. "Why does it have to be so heavy." He was about to leave the room until he heard rustling somewhere in the room. He turned to where he heard the sound.
In the back of the room, in between a few open or ripped apart cardboard boxes, sat a kid of ten wearing clothing that the boy never seen before. He wore a shirt that was half black and half white and in the middle of it, a black and white gem. His pants were the same as his shirt, without the gem. He also found his hair color weird; a weird mixture of black and white. In his hands, the kid played with a toy plane and a character from a cartoon. More toys were on the floor next to him and he had a sleepy-looking smile on his face as he played.
One thing he knew, that kid was not suppose to be up here. "What are you doing!?" He yelled running over to the boy.
The boy looked up at him with a sleepy face. "Oh, finally someone finds me," he said in a sleepy voice. "You know how long I was up here. For about a few hours, just so you know. Good thing I found these toys or I would have died from boredom."
"You're not suppose to be up here!" He yelled.
"What's your name?" the kid asked. "Mine's Twill." The kid Twill stared at him, expecting him to give him his name.
For some strange reason, he felt compelled to give him his name. "Kenichi Subuyoshi." He shook his head and pointed at Twill. "What are you doing here? This is my uncle's place. Nobody other than me or my uncle should be here."
"Sorry but I got stuck in here when I was wandering," Twill answered.
Twill stood up and turned around to pick up a dark blue book behind him. The design on the book was weird-looking to Kenichi. Triangles on top of each other and circles around the points where the lines met.
"Can you give me some fish?" He asked holding out his hand. Under his other, he held the dark blue book. "I'm really hungry."
"Are you serious?" Kenichi asked. The innocent look in his eyes told Kenichi he was.
Kenichi, for a unknown reason, brought Twill to a nearby restaurant and bought him a fish burger. Twill stared at the food, saliva falling down from his mouth.
"You can eat it," Kenichi said.
"Thanks!" Twill yelled grabbing the burger and shoving it into his mouth. Kenichi was surprised by how Twill managed to eat the whole fish burger in one bite. Twill shoved the fries that came with the burger and drained the soda also. After eating even Kenichi's hamburger, Twill lifted his plate to Kenichi.
"More!" Twill shouted while smiling. Kenichi stared at Twill and his empty plate with wide eyes.
"Uh, I might not have enough money," Kenichi said pulling out his dollar card, a card in the current time that can be used to pay. Kenichi stared at Twill's dark blue book while he placed another order for a fish burger on a screen on the table.
"What's up with that book?" Kenichi asked scratching his short red hair.
"This is my book for the battle," Twill said poking the dark blue book.
"Battle?" Kenichi looked up at Twill, finding out the kid fell asleep. "Huh, he's asleep?" Kenichi said poking Twill. Kenichi looked over at Twill and then at his book. Kenichi's hand moved towards the book and his fingers touched it.
In an instant, the book exploded with a burst of blinding light. Kenichi stared at the shining book, both amazement and confusion spreading across his face. The light from the book dimmed a few seconds later and Kenichi picked up the book. He looked at the cover and then opened it to see a unknown language. Kenichi couldn't read a single page until he looked at the first page. The first line on the first page was a different color from the rest of the letters. The most surprising, Kenichi could read this one line.
"Twiru?" Kenichi whispered reading the line. Nothing happened. Kenichi looked at Twill and sighed.
Carrying Twill on his back, Kenichi carried the sleeping Twill to his house. After walking past rows of houses, Kenichi reached his house. A normal two-story house. Kenichi walked inside and dropped Twill on the couch in his living room. Twill snored quietly as Kenichi sat down in the armchair next to the couch.
"What is with this book," Kenichi said opening the dark blue book. He still couldn't read any lines other than the first line on the first page. "Weird, how am I able to read this line?"
The house bell rung and Kenichi stood up to answer his door. Opening the door, Kenichi saw the two outside his door. One was a man in his late twenties wearing a expensive suit and the other a red haired boy wearing brightly colored clothing. Kenichi saw that the man held a crimson-colored book that had the same design as the dark blue book.
"Hello, did you find a boy with a weird book around here?" He asked smiling. He eyed the dark blue book in Kenichi's hand and the two grinned.
"Uh, no I didn't," He answered closing his door. The man's foot stopped the door and Kenichi saw him open his book.
"Don't lie to me, child," he said smiling. The crimson-book he held shined brightly and he took a deep breath.
"Zegar!" he yelled. The child next to him opened his mouth and a small cannon came out.
"What the hell!? Kenichi yelled looking at the cannon light up. Kenichi turned around and ran away from the boy.
"Oh no, you don't," Twill yelled kicking the boy's cannon to the sky. A swirling blast blasted out of his cannon at the sky. Kenichi's jaw fell looking at the blast the boy used. Twill fell down next to Kenichi, looking at the two with serious eyes. The two walked away from Twill until they were a distance away from them.
"Look, there's the demon, Takeshi," the child said pointing at Twill. "Can we finally get some fighting?"
The man Takeshi patted the child's head. "Sure, Jeri, we can do all the fighting you want."
"Kenichi!" Twill yelled. Kenichi looked at the kid, confusion filling his head. "The book glowed when you touched it, right?"
Kenichi looked at the dark blue book. Somehow, Kenichi could feel something coming out of the book.
"You're my book owner, Kenichi," Twill said clenching his fists. "Please, help me with the battle."
"Zegar!" Takeshi yelled. The cannon appeared out of the child's mouth and began to light up. The swirling blast of energy shot out of the child's mouth. Kenichi frantically tried to find a way to stop the blast.
"Cast the first spell!" Twill ordered standing in front of Kenichi. Kenichi opened the dark blue book to the first page.
"Twiru!" Kenichi yelled. The gem in the middle of Twill's chest shined and Twill aimed his chest at the other's spell. The gem shined brighter and a white beam with a black outline shot out of Twill's chest. The two spells collided and the exploded. Kenichi covered his face to protect himself from the explosion and so did the others. After the smoke cleared, Kenichi saw the state of his green front yard. In the middle of his front yard, was a big black spot where the spells met.
"Mom's going to kill me," Kenichi whispered looking at the black spot.
"Got some power behind your spells, kid!" Takeshi yelled. "But I was at this for a while now, I already got a second spell." He turned a page in his book and the book began shining. "Zerusen!"
Jeri's forearms shot out at Kenichi and Twill, changing shape into something more mechanical-like. Kenichi and Twill dodged both the missile-like arms. Both arms crashed into the stairs in Kenichi's house.
"Mom's really going to kill me!" Kenichi yelled staring at the ruined stairs. Jeri's arms flew back to his body and reattached themselves.
Twill grabbed Kenichi's arm and pulled him. Kenichi ran with Twill away from his house and away from the ones they were against. Twill ran with Kenichi to a abandoned building site a block away from his house. Kenichi breathed heavily as Twill looked behind them to see the two running after them.
"Zerusen!" Takeshi yelled. Jeri's forearms shot out as missiles. They crashed into the ground around Kenichi and Twill, destroying the earth around them. Kenichi fell on a rock and Twill landed on his feet. Twill grabbed Kenichi and lifted him out of the hole.
"What are you guys!?" Kenichi yelled.
"Explanation later!" Twill yelled pulling Kenichi.
"Zegar!" Kenichi turned to see the swirling blast coming closer.
"Twiru!" Kenichi yelled. Twill shot the white beam with the black outline at the incoming spell. They collided and exploded again, sending Kenichi and Twill flying from the shockwave. They both fell on a steel beam and Kenichi yelled out in pain. Kenichi grabbed his side that hit the steel beam and gritted his teeth. Twill stood up quickly, a little bruise where he was hit.
"Weak, weak, weak!" Takeshi laughed walking towards Kenichi and Twill, Jeri following behind. They both grinned as they walked closer and closer to the two. "I can't expect anything more from a demon who just found his partner."
"Really can't expect more," Jeri repeated grinning.
"Anyway, it just means another book burned," Takeshi said shrugging.
"Why are you in the battle to become king?" Twill asked stepping forward. Kenichi opened one of his eyes to stare at Twill's serious face.
Takeshi and Jeri laughed at Twill. "What are getting at, demon? Asking Jeri why he's in the battle?" Takeshi laughed.
"It's obvious, right? To become king," Jeri answered.
"That's it?' Twill whispered clenching his fists tighter. "To become king? That's your only reason?"
"Takeshi, use a spell," Jeri ordered. "This guy is getting on my nerves."
"Zegar!" Takeshi yelled. Jeri blasted his swirling blast of energy out of his mouth cannon at Twill. Twill spread his arms out and took the full brunt of Jeri's spell. The spell blew out past Kenichi and Twill stood against it. The spell disappeared and Twill's body was seriously injured.
"Twill," Kenichi whispered getting up. The pain in his side no longer bothered him. He stared at Twill's uninjured back.
"I got a lot more reasons to be in this battle other than to become king," Twill whispered, his voice raising the more he talked. "There's a demon I have to save and I won't go back until I do!"
The dark blue book in Kenichi's hands exploded with blinding light. Kenichi was amazed by the amount of light the book was giving off. Kenichi opened the book and found out that he could read the first three lines on the second page of the book.
"The little demon thinks he can win against us Jeri," Takeshi laughed. The light coming out of his book became stronger. "Zerusen!"
Jeri shot his forearms at Twill and Kenichi, their shape turning into something mechanical and missile-like.
"I don't know what's going on," Kenichi whispered. He looked at the second page of the book. "But if this spell can help get some explanations, then…" Kenichi took a deep breath and read the second spell.
"Twirashield!" Kenichi yelled at the top of his lungs. The gem in the middle of Twills' chest glowed brightly and he aimed it at the incoming spell. A huge circular shield appeared in front of the two. The inside of the shield was a whirlpool of black of white with two wings in the middle of the whirlpool. Jeri's spell hit the shield and was caught by the whirlpool inside. Kenichi watched as the arms swirled around the whirlpool for a second before it shot the arms back at the two, strands of black and white covering the arms.
"Damn it!?" Takeshi yelled turning around. He wasn't fast enough. One fist crashed into his back and the other into Jeri's gut. The black and white strands twisted around them, one black strand slapping the crimson book. The crimson book caught on fire at the corner.
"NO!!!" Jeri's screamed grabbing the burning crimson book. He smacked the flames until his hands were burned. Tears fell from his eyes as the book burned.
"Hey, why is he crying over that book?" Kenichi asked. His answer came. Jeri's body was glowing and becoming transparent. Glowing balls of light rose into the air as his body became more and more transparent. When the book was nothing more than ash, Jeri disappeared.
"That is what happens when our books are burned," Twill told Kenichi. "We are forced to go back to the world where we come from, whether we want to or not."
"…What are you?" Kenichi asked.
Twill didn't answer, instead he fell to the ground. Kenichi ran to him and lifted his head. His forehead was burning. Twill had a fever, which would explain his sudden falling.
"Got to get him to my house," Kenichi whispered picking Twill up on his back. "But he's giving me a explanation when he wakes up."