Chapter 1 : When Doom Befalls

"My king, it's time for your next lesson!" A white haired, short man walked in, pushing up his small glasses.

"Already?" A young boy of age eight sighed, shaking his head. His mop of golden hair shook as he took a deep breath.

"You still have 998 years to go, my king," the old man said, leading his king out of the ballroom.

"Unu," Gash responded, nodding his head.

Gash Bell was the ruler of the mamodo world who triumphed over 99 other mamodos who had been sent to the human world two years ago. After the vigorous battles, Gash was the last mamodo standing.

"Gash!" A young girl with long pink hair ran in with a bright smile towards the mamodo king.

"Tio!" Gash beamed.

The old man cleared his throat, only to be ignored by the two children.

"Would you like to play?" Tio asked hopefully. Ever since Gash had became the mamodo king, he'd barely have any time to play with his friends, much to Tio's disappointment.

"Unu! Why not?"

"My king, your lessons!" The old man retorted in protest.

Gash was just about to argue with the old man, when the ground beneath them began to shake vigorously. The two young children backed away as they watched vases drop from shelves, photos on the walls vibrating wildly, and their legs trembling, both from fear and the earthquake.

"My king, we have to take cover!"

"Unu!"

The trio ran for the stairs leading to the exit of the castle, watching as the ground behind them started to crack. The exit was in sight, and the trio was just about to rush out when the old man stopped.

"No, the golden book!" The old man suddenly ran back into the castle, much to the dismay of Gash and Tio.

Gash and Tio followed urgently, only to be led to the throne room. The old man took out a golden book from beneath the throne, before pushing both children out of the castle. The children watched as the castle behind them collapsed, panting as they stopped outside the castle , but what surprised them was that the ground had not stopped shaking!

"The whole mamodo world is affected!" Tio cried out.

Many mamodos rushed towards the king all at once, all crying out of anxiety. A tiny pony rushed towards the king, hugging him as he cried. A petite child who wore an infant's outfit and who had a duck's mouth burst into tears, falling to the ground. Another girl with short wavy pink hair looked up at Gash worriedly, lip trembling furiously. All the mamodos stared at Gash intently, waiting for their king to give them an order.

"King, what should we do now?" The old man asked as everyone else looked at Gash, who gulped.

"Butler-sama, please get all the mamodo to the human world safely. I have to separate the golden book," Gash said solemnly after some consideration.

"Separate the golden book?" Everyone gasped at once.

"Unu," The mamodo king nodded his head. "The golden book holds the spells of all the mamodos who were involved in the battle for the title of the mamodo king two years ago. If the book is separated, all the books will return back to their mamodo owners. I need the mamodos to protect their books, but not to fight one another. In the name of the king of the mamodo world, I order the hundred mamodos to find their human partners once more and team up to find the threat which is destroying the mamodo world!"

And with that, Gash took the golden book, holding it in two hands with his eyes closed. The book began to glow, before turning red. The other mamodos before Gash all gasped when they saw a book appear on each of their hands.

"To the human world!"


Takamine Kiyomaro stirred in his sleep before opening his eyes. He'd dreamt of his friend of two years ago - the brave young blonde who adored yellowtail. He seemed to be in pain, in trouble. The raven-haired genius groaned as he got up from his bed, rubbing his head. He stood up and walked towards his window, only to have his eyes widen.

A beam of red light was shooting down from the heavens.

Kiyomaro blinked before rubbing his eyes, only to see the light starting to fade. He quickly pulled on a jacket and a fresh set of clothes, before quietly making his way out of his house.

He was certain that the light stopped at the park. Swiftly, Kiyomaro made his way to the park, nervous yet excited. He did not know what was awaiting him, but it felt as though someone was calling him.

Kiyomaro panted, hands on his knees as he bent his body and gasped for breath when he stopped at the entrance of the park. His breath hitched for a moment, and he straightened his body when he saw the red light fading away completely, only to reveal...

Gash.

The young mamodo king took a deep breath, eyes slowly opening. He looked around cautiously with his red book hugged close to his body. He turned around and finally, froze.

He begun to sniff, tears rolling down his cheeks. He hugged the book even tighter, before running towards the man he once called a partner.

They were finally reunited.


"Ara, Gash! It's great to have you with us again after two years!" Kiyomaro's mother said cheerily as she placed a plate on the kitchen table.

"Unu! Haha-dono, it's great to see you again too!" Gash replied just as enthusiastically.

Kiyomaro smiled to himself as he looked at his mamodo. He looked the same, that was for sure, but there was something different about him that he just could not figure. He'd probably matured after the two years.

The seventeen-year old genius was snapped out of his thoughts when the doorbell rang suddenly. He leapt on his feet.

"Who could it be so early in the morning? Kiyomaro, could you get the door for me, please?" Kiyomaro's mother asked while still cooking.

"Sure," Kiyomaro said tiredly, trudging towards the door. He gave a bored look, having expected to see Suzume, when he opened the door only to see a brunette of his age and a young pink-haired girl.

"Megumi-san! Tio!" Kiyomaro gasped, almost embarassed by the bored look he'd given.

The idol smiled back at him with a wink, before looking back at him with concern.

"Are we disturbing you? It's just that..." Megumi could not find the words to express herself.

Kiyomaro shook his head, opening the door for the two females to enter.

"No problem. I'm waiting for Gash's explanation later on too."

Megumi grinned, entering politely while Tio beamed, hurriedly taking off her shoes to run into the kitchen and accompany her friend. Megumi and Kiyomaro blushed lightly at each other, each with a small smile, as Kiyomaro closed the door for Megumi and escorted her into the house.

After a delicious breakfast prepared by Kiyomaro's mother, the four headed up to Kiyomaro's room, only later to be joined by Kafka and Umagon.

"Sorry for the intrusion," Kafka said as he bowed.

"Meru meru me!" Umagon said along with his book keeper. The pony paced towards his yellow-haired German book keeper, who sat across the room.

"Well then, Gash, if you would," Kiyomaro looked at his mamodo sternly as he took a seat on the chair before his study desk.

"Unu," The mamodo king nodded his head. "It's been two years since the battle, but the mamodo world has met with a crisis."

"What sort of crisis?" Megumi asked worriedly.

"Our land is tearing apart, for an unknown reason. Darkness is definitely resounding throughout our world, tearing it. Just for shelter against the threat, all the mamodos have been sent to the human world, and the hundred mamodos previously involved in the battle two years ago each have their books again. This time, we are to uncover this threat and defeat it together! But in the human world, only a mamodo with a book and book keeper can have the power to cast spells. Therefore, humans, we would once more like to seek your help," Gash got up from the floor, looking at the group of humans before him. He bowed, fists clenched. "Please help save our world."

The humans all froze as Tio looked up at Megumi with a determined expression and Umagon climbed onto his book keeper's lap. Kiyomaro stared at his mamodo, before shutting his eyes with a smile and getting up to kneel down next to his partner. He placed a hand on Gash's head, patting it.

"Geez, Gash, what are you saying? Stop being so formal with us, we're friends, aren't we?" Kiyomaro grinned.

The mamodo king blinked before turning around only to see Kafka and Megumi nod their heads in agreement. He beamed, gratefully smiling back at his partner.

"Unu! Arigato, Kiyomaro."


"So, they've all escaped from our first threat."

"Even if they did, they can't run from us long. It's thanks to them that we are free now."

"You're right. And it's thanks to them that we can once more rise to rule the universe!"

"One hundred of them have spell books and human partners, do you think we'll manage?"

"The six of us are invincible! There isn't anything to be afraid of."

"That's right. Let's head to the human world, where the mamodos have all fled to. We'll eliminate the most dangerous threats first - the mamodos."


"You were met with an earthquake?"

"Unu. There were other strange happenings too, like one of our sunniest villages snowing, and one of the lands richest in flowers drying up, but we weren't able to find out the cause of it," Gash said worriedly.

"Are there any other clues?" Kiyomaro continued asking.

"Sadly, no," Tio shook her head.

"We can't do anything, but train ourselves to face the threat awaiting us," Gash responded wisely.

Kiyomaro smiled to himself, peering at the red book on his table. His mamodo definitely matured a lot.

"Then let's head to the park for a little training!" Kafka suggested.

"Meru meru me!" The pony mamodo bleated in agreement.

Megumi stood up, shaking her head sadly. "Sorry, guys, I'll have to join you a little later. I have a recording session first, so..."

The idol looked guilty as she played with her fingers and looked up at the other fellow book keepers.

"It's okay, Megumi. It's not your fault," Kiyomaro smiled kindly.

Megumi blushed while Tio stood up with pouted cheeks and hands on her hips.

"It's not fair. I want to train too!"

"Tio shouldn't train with us! She'll end up murdering me!" Gash cried out.

"What was that, Gash?" Tio gritted her teeth, a dark aura surrounding her. She made an evil face as she strangled the mamodo king.

Umagon cringed in fear and retreated towards his book keeper, who laughed, while Kiyomaro and Megumi exchanged smiles, both thinking that their mamodos hadn't changed at all.

It was great to have the old times back.


"Flame, you're up. You're the perfect one to start the ball rolling."

A red wolf with dark blue eyes growled under his breath, emitting smoke from his nostrils.

"I'll handle them just fine."


"Zakeruga!"

Kiyomaro ordered, pointing his finger at a boulder. Gash's eyeballs turned gold as a shot of lightning was blasted out from his mouth, destroying the boulder.

"Not bad at all, Gash. You still have the basics, at least," Kiyomaro grinned, patting his mamodo on the head.

"Unu! I am the mamodo king, after all! Butler-sama makes me practice a lot!" Gash said enthusiastically, beaming back at his book keeper.

"Dioemuru Shudoruku!"

Kiyomaro and Gash turned to see Umagon in a gold and red armour and to see Kafka's orange book glow.

"Let's try and see if you've gotten better with your flames, Umagon!" Kafka grinned. He pointed towards the cliff by the deserted coast. "Over there, Umagon. Direct a string of flames!"

Umagon bleated, manipulating the flames which had lit up on his armor. The fire circled around him, before being shot towards the cliff in a straight line.

"It's groovy!" Kafka grinned.

"Meru meru me!" Umagon said happily, waving his head high in the air.

"It's great that you can manipulate your flames well, Umagon," Kiyomaro said, patting the now larger pony.

"Why don't we have a battle, Umagon?" Gash suggested with a wide smile.

"Meru meru me!" Umagon bleated in agreement.

Kafka and Kiyomaro grinned at each other, before each backing away to the side of the coast.

"Umagon, let's start with a physical attack!"

"Meru!"

Umagon rapidly dashed left and right, trying to distract the mamodo king.

"Gash, behind you!"

Gash turned around swiftly, leaping up to dodge the pony's attack. The pony stopped at the same spot, looking up only to see Gash land on his back. Umagon bleated in shock, trying to shake Gash off of his back.

"Look down, Gash!" Kiyomaro called out.

"Umagon, direct your flames at Gash!" Kafka ordered.

Both Gash and Umagon stopped once they heard instructions from their book keepers. Before Kiyomaro could cast a spell, Umagon lit up his body in flames, causing Gash to fall off his back in shock. Umagon backed off quickly, creating a ring of fire around Gash.

"Nice, Umagon!" Kafka grinned.

"Not yet!" Kiyomaro looked around anxiously for clues to get Gash out. He turned to Gash, who backed into the middle of the circle as the flames started to grow bigger.

"Gash, face diagonally down! Zakeru!"

A bolt of lightning shot out from Gash's mouth, causing the mamodo to leap back out of the circle. Umagon's face grew more intense as he cancelled away the flames.

"Don't worry, Umagon, we'll get past this!"

"Zaguruzemu!" Kiyomaro pointed his hand at Umagon while he was still listening to Kafka.

The pony failed to dodge despite the red ball of lightning being slow, since his being distracted. Both Kafka and Umagon gritted their teeth.

"Now, Gash! Zakeruga!"

The mamodo king directed a stream of lightning at Umagon, who backed away a little as his body began to lit up.

"Counter it with your flames, Umagon!"

Umagon bleated as the flames all rushed out from his body at once towards Gash. The flames took the shape of Umagon and pushed Zakeruga back, both attacks not giving way. Finally, both attacks ended in an explosion, blowing back both mamodos.

When the smoke finally cleared away, both Kiyomaro and Kafka coughed as they backed away. Both book keepers grinned and Umagon returned to his original form before running towards Gash.

"That was not that bad of a training, for a headstart," Kiyomara said, satisfied.

"It sure was," a deep voice said from above the cliff. All four looked up cautiously only to see a red wolf with dark blue eyes. The red wolf had golden claws and a gold-coloured gem on its head. It looked down at the four, as though underestimating them.

"Unu-shi! Who are you?" Gash yelled.

"Me?" The wolf leapt down from the cliff, only to gracefully land before the four. "I am Flame, fire-user of The Attributales."

"The Attributales?" Kiyomaro, Kafka and Gash gasped at the same time.

"That's right. The Attributales consists of six other demons like myself who each has a different element. We aim to rule the universe, but firstly, we have to eliminate," Flame turned to glare at Gash and Umagon with an intimidating look, his dark blue eyes almost piercing through their bodies, "the mamodos."

"The mamodos? Why?" Kiyomaro was shocked.

"The mamodos are the only other beings who actually possess power. If they interfere with our plan, we would have trouble. Therefore, we will eliminate them before they eliminate us, though, that is unlikely," Flame smirked, raising his head high.

"What did you just say?" Gash took a step forward, clenching his fists tightly.

"Gash!" Kiyomaro held out a hand before the blond mamodo, shaking his head.

Gash gritted his teeth as he took a step back, feeling helpless.

"You were the ones who destructed the mamodo world?" Kafka asked.

"Destructed? The world still exists, just in shreds," the wolf hissed, pacing around the book keepers and mamodos in an attempt to make them nervous.

"Why you..." Gash glared at Flame intently.

"Fight me. You know you want to. For revenge. For us having taken over your world. For us taking away what once belonged to you. For us invading your home. Fight me, and feed me with power," Flame grinned slyly.

Gash clenched his fists, breath quickening as he heard Flame's words.

"Gash, don't be angered by him! He wants you to be angry," Kiyomaro warned.

"Kiyomaro," Gash began, causing Kiyomaro to freeze. "Help me defeat this guy, please."

Kiyomaro blinked, before smiling and opening the red book.

"Sure thing, why not?"