Chapter 7 - Clash of the Blades

It was the starting of the new week, Kiyoawaited his usual beating on the way in that was usually delievered by Runaiko, but today nothing happened. He saw Runako in the hallway on the way to class. Runaiko was worried about Synaku, because alot of his energy was drained due to, what Runaiko believed to be the Dioga TeoYagron spell. Runaiko had no intention of ruining Kiyo's day, until he saw a red book under the genius' arm.

"Takamine!" Runaiko roared.

Kiyo went up to him.

"Alright...lets do this quick, I need to get to class..." Kiyo said, putting down his back.

"Oh theres no sense in beating you in here...besides I have a much better idea..." Runaiko said, glaring at the book.

Kiyo removed the spell book from under his arm, and stared at Runaiko's malicious eyes. Runaiko's glance met Kiyo's, and his eyes didn't move as he pulled out a black spell book from his coat pocket. Kiyo's eyes broke the glance as he shifted sight.

"No way..." He whispered.

Runaiko began to laugh under his breath.

"He told me there were others in this town...and that I had to find them. Meet me back in the school yard at 8 O'clock tonight, or else your girlfriend over there won't live to see tommorow," Runaiko said pointing at Suzy.

Kiyo nodded and sighed as he said under his breath: "Why do they always take Suzy hostage..."

"Oh, and Takamine...I know there is another one! Bring them to me when you come, or else..." Runaiko pointed at Suzy anew, and then drew his finger below his throat to immitate the "Dead" symbol.

Kiyo wasn't sure what Runaiko meant, but assumed it had something to do with another mamodo. The only other mamodo's he knew about in the neighbourhood were Kanchomé and Tia. Kiyo didn't want to put Megumi in any danger, but figured he wouldgetFolgore to go to the designated area. Kanchomé wasn't the strongest mamodo, but Kiyo knew it was easy for Zatch and him to defend them, especially with the Incarus spell.

Night fell, and Kiyo, Zatch, Folgore and Kanchomé all arrived at the school yard clock. Minutes later, out of the darkness came Runaiko and Synaku. Runaiko noticed Folgore and his mamodo.

"Looks like our duck friend came back, eh Synaku?" Ruaniko asked, as he glanced at his mamodo's shadow.

"It's a you!" Folgore shouted, "Kiyo! They are a the ones that a ambushed me!"

Folgore issued the Incarus spell, but Kiyo signaled him to stop.

"So you've met Folgore before have you?" Kiyo asked.

"Yes, and now I have two books to destroy!" Runaiko said with a grin.

"Folgore...stay back, we'll handle them. Ready Zatch?"

"YEAH!"

Kiyo opened his book.

"ZAKER!" He shouted.

Zatch shot lightning towards Synaku, but the wolf dodged.

"Runaiko, do not worry about using my spells, focus on our plan," The wolf explained.

Runaiko nodded.

"ICAR MA PORUK!" He roared.

Synaku began to melt into a black smoke, as it travelled from the wolf's original position to Runaiko's hand. The smoke began to take shape, as it formed a sword...The Sword of the Mamodo King. The sword was pitch black, and had a black glowing aura around it.

"So you wanna play with knives eh?" Kiyo said, "INCARUS!"

The Sword of the Mamodo King appeared before Kiyo as well.

Kanchomé and Folgore hid behind a bush, as Kiyo, Zatch, and Runaiko faught.

"ICAR SIRAIKU!" Runaiko shouted, launching the ball of black smoke at Zatch.

"RASHIELD!" Kiyo replied, defending his mamodo, "THUNDURGA!"

Kiyo lauched an attack from his sword. Runaiko dodged.

Kiyo remembered that the sword's spell's did not require the spell book, "Zatch! Take the book and hide, I can handle things!" Kiyo handed Zatch the book, and the mamodo ran off to hide behind the bushes with Folgore and his partner.

"ICAR YAGRON!" Runaiko jabbed the sword into the ground, forming the lines of black fire, trailing towards Kiyo.

"APPROKHEN!" Kiyo did the same action, unleashing trails of lightning instead. Both trails hit each other, and both attacks vanished.

Kiyo threw his sword forward, "SPINAGARU!"

It exploded into a lightning disc that flew towards Runaiko.

"ICAR SALAMSAHIELD!"

The shadows in the area regrouped before Runaiko, and rose into a black wall, stopping the attack. The sword returned to Kiyo.

"ICAR SIRAIKERUGA!" Runaiko unleashed the beam of darkness towards his opponent.

"ZYRUSHIELD!" Kiyo shouted in reply, forming a lightning vortex that abosrbed the attack.

"ICAR VADRUSEN!" The blade of Runaiko's sword began to glow, and grew larger as he began to approach Kiyo, attempting to take a mortal slash at him. Suddenly, Kanchomé flew into the air as a paper airplane, and picked Kiyo up, saving him from the oncomming blow.

Kiyo turned his head to see a glowing yellow book, and nodded happily. Kanchomé re-transformed from his Poruk spell and dropped Kiyo behind Runaiko. Kiyo was prepared to attack when another spell was cast.

"VANISU!" A small ball of pink light hit Runaiko, Kiyo looked behind the bully's shoulders to see Tia and Megumi. Tia went to take refuge behind the same bush that held everyone else.

"Didn't think I wouldn't join in on a battle now would you?" Megumi asked jokingly.

"This isn't the time Megumi! LOOK OUT!" Kiyo shouted as a Siraikeruga spell was issued. Megumi looked directly at it and defended herself.

"DIRASHI!"

Now with Kiyo and Megumi on either side of Runaiko, the odds were surely no longer in his favour.

"GIGANO SIRAKERUGA!" The large black smoke-based wolf appeared and launched it self at Kiyo. Kiyo's Zyrushield spell could not stop it, and he was flown backwards. Megumi tried attacking Runaiko's back with another Vanisu spell, hoping that his spell book was being kept there, but no luck.

"Kiyo! He doesn't have a book with him!" She shouted.

"So that was his plan...He knew that he didn't need the book to use the sword's spells, and lured us here with ours!" Kiyo replied.

"ICAR VADORUK!" Runaiko shouted.Black smog rolled into the area, blinding everyone except for the one who issued the spell. Nobody could see anything, "Only I can see in his darkness Kiyo, and when I find your book, I am sure to destroy it. As well as our italian friend, and our newest contender."

Kiyo felt around on the ground as he slowly crawled his way to find Megumi. She helped him get up, and the two began to find the bush where their mamodo's were hiding to take the books from them, but unfortunately Runaiko could watch all of this happen.

"PORUK!" Folgore shouted, transforming Kanchomé into a lightbulb. To their dismay, the light he cast was drowned out by the surrounding darkness.

But suddenly, there was one light that pierced through the shadows. The books of Folgore, Megumi, and Kiyo. The three picked up their respective spell books, and noticed they could all read a new spell, one that was identical to each book. Suddenly, all their blades began to glow the same colour as their books. Kiyo's blade issued a red glow, Megumi's an orange, and Folgore a yellow. They all turned around to see Runaiko almost inches away, shocked by this sudden appearing light. The three closed their eyes, and roared out the spell.