Disclaimer: I do not Own Konjiki No Gash Bell.

A/N: I am so sorry for the long wait!!!! At last, here's chapter 14, Cherie VS Koko! Thank you everyone for your patience!!…Assuming you're still reading this. Uhm, btw... this is after the fourty demons from 1000 years ago, however, a few things are different. Zophise was never defeated, and the battle with Cherie never happened... So I re did that battle, the same idea, however, it is not the exact words. It is very different. So... yeha... just some clarification before i start. Enjoy!

"Radomu!" Koko called.

"Gurabirei!" Cherie yelled in response. Zophise's spell canceled out as the gravity forced it to the ground.

"You don't seem to be trying, Cherie. Or is this all you have?" Koko asked mockingly.

Cherie stood her ground, her breathing slightly heavier then it was at the beginning. Koko proved to be a strong opponent; much stronger then before. She clenched her fists and tightened her grip on the spell book.

"You haven't learned a thing while battling have you, Cherie?" Koko asked sweetly. Cherie looked at her. This wasn't her friend. There was no way Koko could be like this. "You never give your opponent a chance to strike. Because that may be the one to end the battle─Radomu!"

"Reisu!" Cherie cried. Burago held out his hand and shot the dark energy at Zophise's spell. The two collided with an explosion that caused a blinding light. Cherie shielded her eyes as the light diminished.

"Koko, please, snap out of it!" She called when the light was gone. "You can take control again, I know it!"

"Take control?" Koko asked with confusion. "Oh, but Cherie, I've had control this entire time." She smiled, holding the book closed in her hand. "Zophise showed me how delightful it is to hurt the weak, to destroy the beautiful," She picked up a small white flower and looked at it, turning the stem in her hand. She dropped it shortly after and stepped on it, crushing it into the dirt.

Cherie watched, eyes wide as her friend destroyed the plant. "Koko…" She muttered. She shook her head. "The Koko I know would never think like that!"

"The Koko you knew was a lie," Zophise suddenly said. "Koko was never really your friend."

"Shut up!" Cherie yelled.

"But Cherie, it's true," Koko said.

"You're lying! Koko saved me that day!" Cherie protested. The memories of jumping into the river, Koko saving her, they all returned in one motion.

"If you just keep walking, you'll find the light!" Koko had said to her. "So don't give up! We'll both find happiness eventually!"

Koko's expression suddenly hardened, her smile vanishing into a frown. "It is true that when I saved you, I considered being friends." She started. She looked at Cherie with anger. "But how could two, completely opposite people be friends?"

Cherie's eyes widened slightly, the glow vanishing from her book. "I realized it when I walked you to your home. Such a big place, and I lived in a small house in a village. I had to struggle to get what I needed, and you got it in an instant," Koko continued. "I realized at that moment, that we could never really connect. A rich Heiress could never relate to a poor village girl!"

"Koko…"

"I was so jealous of you before. You were better then me at everything!" She clenched her fist angrily. "Everything I did, I did to be better then you. Why do you think I tried so hard to get into a scholarship? But of course, you wouldn't understand what it is to try. Everything came so easy for you!"

"Then, when I got this power, I knew I could finally be better then you. I finally had something you didn't."

"Stop it!" Cherie cried, tears falling from her eyes. "Zophise is making you say these words, please, Koko, fight back!" The glow completely vanished.

It's working. Just a little longer, and she won't even be able to cast a spell. Zophise thought.

"Cherie," Burago said suddenly. "Don't listen to what she says. It's all a lie," Cherie looked at him, her eyes wide.

"A lie," She repeated. "It's all a lie."

"Do you remember your tenth birthday, Cherie?" Koko asked. Cherie looked back at Koko with surprise. "It was the worst, wasn't it? That was the year your manor was robbed, when your most precious family heirloom was stolen."

"That has nothing to do with this!" Cherie yelled.

"Oh, but you're wrong. It has everything to do with it. Do you know who stole it, Cherie?" Koko asked with a wide smile. "It was me,"

The life seemed to vanish from Cherie's eyes at these words. She shook her head with disbelief. "No! It-there's no way!"

"Do you want to see, Cherie?" Koko continued, reaching into her pocket. She pulled out a golden necklace with red rubies on it. Cherie looked at it, eyes wide. The book nearly fell from her hands as she lost the feeling in them.

Koko held the necklace to her own neck, staring at Cherie. "It was so beautiful, I couldn't help myself. What do you think?"

"No…" Cherie muttered. "No, it's all a lie!"

"It's not a lie, Cherie," Koko said, still more sweetly. "I finally have something you don't." Her spell book began glowing as she spoke. "The will to destroy you ─ Gigano Radomu!"

A large purple ball appeared in Zophise's hand instantly. He smiled maniacally, his eyes showing the same expression, and shot the ball at them. Cherie looked up and lifted the book slightly, casting a spell.

"G-gurabirei…" She muttered. When nothing happened, she clenched the book tighter, tears falling from her eyes. "Gurabirei!"

Again nothing came out. Zophise laughed loudly at her attempt. "You have no heart energy left. Casting a spell is a useless attempt,"

In an instant, Burago was in front of her, his arms crossed over his chest defensively. The massive spell hit him directly and he screamed in pain, the explosive energy searing his skin. "Burago!" Cherie cried desperately. The spell exploded, pushing Cherie back several feet.

Burago turned his head slightly to look at her, anger obvious in his expression. He turned to face her. His clothes was torn and bloody and his left arm lay limp at his side. "Burago…" Cherie muttered slowly. The mamono stepped forward and took her by the front of her dress, lifting her slightly.

"You're letting him get the best of you, Cherie!" He snarled. "Cast the spell!"

"I…I tried, Burago…" Cherie started. Before she could finish, Burago threw her to the ground.

"Why do we have to pair up with these weak humans to fight?" He asked himself, staring at Cherie with disgust. "Fine then, if you can't help me, then I'll fight him myself," With that, he turned away from her and began to walk toward Zophise. Cherie looked after him, her eyes till dull.

"So, Burago, you decided to fight alone?" Zophise asked with a smile. He laughed maniacally, as if it was the most hilarious thing he had ever heard. "You can hardly move your left arm, what do you plan to do?"

Without answering, Burago ran forward, crying out with rage. His right hand was drawn back, ready to punch Zophise.

"Rond Radomu" Koko said with a smile. A green strip appeared in Zophise's closed hand, glowing brightly. He snapped it up momentarily before forcing it down at Burago.

The dark mamono looked at it and stopped, lowering his arm and jumping back. The whip extended toward him and wrapped around his already injured arm. Burago glanced at it and quickly pulled away, just as Zophise pulled back on it. He felt the whip tighten around his arm before exploding. He grunted slightly in pain as blood and flesh splattered, leaving his arm completely useless.

"Teo Radomu!" Zophise held out his hand and several Radomu's fell toward Burago. He jumped back to avoid them, moving from one foot to the other as they progressed closer toward him.

"Zerusen!" A voice suddenly called. Burago looked toward the source with surprise. An elderly man wearing a hat with a question mark, and a suit stood beside a small boy, who wore different shades of blue The old mans gray spell book was open and glowing. The boys fists seemed to be missing, his arms held out. Zophise's spell stopped suddenly and he stopped moving, standing straight and staring as two large fists shot passed Zophise's face.

The clown-like mamono looked at the two newcomers with annoyance. "You… who are you?"

The old man stood tall and stared at Zophise with a dead serious expression. "I am the Riddle Professor, the amazing doctor who knows all!" He said, his expression suddenly comical.

"Yeah! The Riddle Professor knows everything! Even the secret to mind control!" The small mamono chimed it. The Riddle Professor looked at him and smiled weakly.

"Kid…" He said, still smiling.

"Yes, Professor?"

"I was lying."

Kid's expression suddenly went blank. "What!?" He exclaimed. The Riddle Professor laughed for a moment at his Mamono's annoyance before looking up at Zophise and Burago.

"On a more serious note…" He started. "We knew about the mamono teaming up, but we didn't have enough time to tell you all. However, I did see Kiyomaro's signal."

"Ah, Takamine's lightning shot in the beginning was a signal," Zophise mused. He stared in the direction the others had gone and smiled. "I wonder how many others will come."

"I'm sure we'll defeat them all either way, Zophise," Koko said confidently.

"I was expecting to see Kiyomaro here, but he's obviously helping the others fight Zeon and that other demon girl." The Riddle Professor continued.

"So we decided you needed help more then he did!" Kid finished.

"Exactly,"

"All talk, no act," Koko stated. "If you're going to fight us, then fight,"

"So be it," Professor Riddle said. He opened the book and it instantly began to glow.