The Memory Arc

Disclaimer: I do not own konjiki no Gash Bell
Pairings (so far): Gash x Tio, Zeon x Koruru
Spoilers: Some for the movie and anything before episode 77.


"It's very bad…" said the doctor. "Not only did you break your bones, but muscles as well. Bone fragments are mixed in your arm… We'll have to perform surgery, and even then it will take some time for you to recover. I'll leave you now…"

The doctor headed out of the room, and went to show the x-rays to some other doctors. Gash was sitting on a chair next to Kiyomaro's bed, and Burago, Sherrie, and Sherrie's grandfather were standing to the side.

"Kiyomaro… Go… Gomen nasai…" stammered Gash as he looked down. "He's right… I couldn't protect you… Just like with Bali…"

"Stop it Gash." Said Kiyomaro, using his good arm to lift Gash's face. "Gash, it wasn't your fault. That's exactly what Zeon wants you to think, he said so himself."

"Demo…" started Gash, but Kiyomaro shook his head and ruffled Gash's hair.

"Don't worry, alright?" said Kiyomaro.

"Unuu…" said Gash half-heartedly.

"Kiyomaro." Sherrie spoke for the first time since she helped Kiyomaro into the room. "My family… Iie, I am quite wealthy, and would like to pay for your surgery."

"T-That's all right…" started Kiyomaro, but she frowned.

"I'm not taking no for an answer. You'll have the best physicians perform the surgery and you'll be good in no time. In fact, I think I'll start calling now…" Sherrie walked out of the room, and her grandfather followed. Burago, however, stayed.

"Gash… You seemed to know of this demon…" started Burago, but he punched the wall. There was a large dent when he pulled away "How could you know someone so powerful…? And why… Why was I so weak to not be able to move…?"

"I don't know why, but…" Gash sighed sadly. "He took away my memories from the Makai. I don't remember a thing about it. When Kiyomaro's father found me, I didn't even know I was a demon…"

"Aa…" Burago walked out of the room and followed Sherrie.


Zeon glanced at the clock, before turning to his meal. Fresh shark. He loved the way the skin ripped at his lips as he devoured the meat.

"Zeon, what are we going to do now?" questioned Dufaux, looking across the table at the small demon. A chuckle escaped pale lips.

"Perhaps a… What's that idiot expression…" Zeon scowled. "We'll lead them on a wild goose chase to some of the more powerful demons… I believe Gash faced Bali some time ago…"

"Bali?" Dufaux gave a questioning glance towards his partner.

"Powerful. Even more so than 'Burago', though not by much…" Zeon shook his head and took another bite.

"Why?" asked Dufaux. Zeon raised an eyebrow.

"Simple. Gash might win if he teams up with his little friends…" Zeon shook his head as another chuckle escaped his lips. "But they most likely will lose one of their own in the process…"

"Anything else?" asked Dufaux. Zeon smirked when he felt a slight twinge in his mind. He glanced out the window and saw the full moon.

"I just thought of something… I won't need you for it, I'll be back later…" Zeon gave a dark wave and vanished.


"Kiyomaro-kun is seriously injured?" exclaimed Megumi as she jumped up from the couch, before falling to her knees. She was still weak from the fight she, Tio, Wonrei, and Li-Yen had been in.

"Hai…" said Sunbeam. "He didn't leave ahead of us. I said that so you wouldn't worry, at least until we got back here anyway."

"Meru meru…" whimpered Umagon, who was curled in a ball next to Sunbeam.

"Well, did Zofius injure him?" asked Megumi as she sat back on the couch.

"Iie…" said Sunbeam softly. "It was… Someone else…"

"Was it Burago or Sherrie?" questioned Dr. Guess. "Were they angry that Kiyomaro and Gash wanted to defeat Zofius?"

"No, well, yes, but they didn't injure him." Replied Sunbeam. "No, the one who did scared Burago…"

"Nani?" exclaimed the demons in the room.

"His name was Zeon." Said Sunbeam. "His power, it… It was so evil, so strong…"

Tio's eyes widened slightly.

"Z… Zeon…?" whispered the small demoness.

"Tio-chan, do you know about Zeon?" asked Megumi, looking down at her partner. Tio stared up at Megumi, before running out of the room. "Tio-chan!"


Tio, age 4 and coming home from her first day of school, smiled as she ran towards her home. It had been a very good first day, and she had met many other demons. It was a very, very good day.

Tio absentmindedly fondled the bow her mother had put in her hair, and smiled. Her mother was a kind woman, who taught her many things. Her father was friends with one of the demons of an important family in the windmill village. In fact, two children from that family had been in her class.

One was named Gash Bell. He wasn't strong at all, and had spent the entire class whimpering for his mother. Actually, Tio really liked him…

But the other was scary. He had two lines on his face, strange swirly eyes, and an entire mouth full of fangs. While that was common with demons that looked like animals, as far as Tio knew, no human-like demons ever had that trait.

But enough about the two children from that important family, time for home baked cookies!

Tio smiling brighter than ever, burst into her house and ran into the living room. Her eyes widened in shock.

"Ch, you can't hurt me that easily…" hissed a white cloaked child as he clenched Tio's father's neck. "You're friends with my uncle… He wants me dead, and you probably decided to take me off his hands…"

"I… Have no idea what you're… Talking about…" whispered Tio's father. The child laughed.

"Don't lie now…" The child held his hand towards Tio's mother, who was sticking to the metal table. "Zakeru."

Tio's mother screamed and Tio could only stare in shock, not making a sound.

"Now then… I'll just erase your mind, then well…" The child smirked and held his other hand to Tio's father's forehead and his glowed bright blue. The demon passed out. The child turned to Tio's mother. "And… How about you…"

The child swooped over to Tio's mother and did the same thing he did to Tio's father. He jumped off the table and turned to leave, when he saw a ghostly white Tio. He glared at her.

"What are you doing here?" spat the child as he moved towards Tio, who had backed up into a staircase.

"Z-Zeon…" whispered Tio as the child's hand was pressed to her forehead. The bow her mother had given her slid off as Zeon's hand began to glow bright blue.

"Let's do something else…" Zeon chuckled. "I'll simply erase myself from your memory… You won't know who did this to your parents, and they won't remember you, or anything else…"

Tio's eyes widened as pain began to fill her body. She let out a scream as Zeon's entire arm glowed and felt herself slip into unconsciousness…


Tio kicked open the door to the laundry room and saw Zeon sitting on the washing machine, staring at the door, as if he had been waiting for her.

"It was you who erased the minds of my parents…" spat Tio as she glared at Zeon, who grinned. "And it was you who made me forget… I'll kill you!"

Zeon vanished and appeared next to Tio. He was blocking the door.

"Silly girl…" whispered Zeon. "I let you find me here, I released my chains on your mind so you would come… It didn't just happen, like it did with Gash…"

"Nani?" exclaimed Tio as she turned to glare at Zeon.

"It's true…" chuckled Zeon. "You see, Tio… You're a big part in my plans…"

"… Plans…?" stammered Tio.

"Oh yes…" Zeon smirked at Tio. "I have a little… Connection, with those I use my abilities on… You, your parents, and Gash… And a few others…"

"What kind of connection…?" whispered Tio.

"I can peek into their minds every so often, but only on full moons." Said Zeon. "You see, I do want to be king… Though my main goal is torturing Gash… And I know how much you care for him… And he you…"

"Nani?" said Tio blankly. Zeon's eyes flashed.

"He plans to ask you to be his queen, if he wins…" chuckled Zeon mirthlessly.

"Oh…" Tio looked down at her shoes.

"I've been manipulating all of you since the start of this you know…" said Zeon thoughtfully. Tio looked up at Zeon sharply.

"What do you mean by that?" asked the pink haired demoness. Zeon laughed.

"You see, I too have someone I want to be my queen… She's my…" Zeon grinned evilly. "She'd even give her life for me. I simply wouldn't let either of us die…"

"You're only eight, how can you talk like this?" exclaimed Tio, especially loud, hoping someone might come to her rescue.

"When I was three, I could defeat a full grown demon. That was five years ago. Do not test me…" growled Zeon dangerously.

"… Hai…" Tio knew not to mess with this guy, if she hoped to live at any rate.

"Now then, as I was saying…" Zeon nodded to himself. "She had no problem forfeiting early on, playing the role of the little girl who wishes for peace… Because she knew once I won, she'd have her role as queen…"

Tio's eyes widened and she shook her head.

"You can't be serious… Not Gash's friend… Not Koruru…" whispered Tio, shaking her head trying to get the image out of her mind.

"Yes…" Zeon laughed again. "Correct… And now, you, Tio… Your part in all of this…"

"Why…?" stammered Tio as she stared at her shoes.

"Not your concern." Snapped Zeon. "Now then… You are the key to making Gash suffer… You and his ningen… That's all you need to know, even though I could go on…"

"I'll just tell everyone about this!" exclaimed Tio, glaring up at Zeon. He replied by raising his hand, and Tio knew exactly what was about to happen.

"No. You won't…" Zeon's hand grew bright blue and he pushed his palm onto Tio's forehead. The demoness screamed and screamed and screamed, but as she blacked out, she saw Zeon disappear and knew her life was over…


Zeon appeared in his and Dufaux's room, in a hotel in England.

"Dufaux…" murmured Zeon. The teen glanced up from his newspaper.

"Hai?" asked Dufaux.

"Don't bother me tonight, got it?" asked Zeon. Dufaux shrugged, and Zeon sat on his bed and closed his eyes. "Koruru-hime…"

"Eh…? Zeon?" came the voice of the female demon. "What's up?"

"Get Reikom, Sugina, and Baltro." Said Zeon mentally.

"Why?" questioned Koruru.

"I'm brining you back to the Ningenkai…" replied Zeon casually.

"Is that possible?" asked Koruru.

"Hai…"

"What about books?" asked Koruru uncertainly.

"The books are part of you. When you arrive in the Ningenkai, they'll be back, exactly as they were when they were burned." Replied Zeon. "Anyone who passes through the portal will have their books… So, will you get them?"

"Of course…" replied Koruru cattily. "Oyasumi, Zeon…"

"Oyasumi, Koruru-hime…" Zeon smirked and broke the connection with Koruru. He looked at Dufaux. "Dufaux, we're going to Japan…"

"Why?" asked Dufaux dully, putting down his newspaper. Zeon grinned.

"Near Mt. Fuji is a forest… And in that forest is the portal…" Zeon laughed and Dufaux nodded to his partner.


End Chapter 2