Both Ikiro and Qiun had noted the look on Kiyo's face, a big grin as if he'd figured something out. Sure enough he did not learn their trick, the way that they disappeared and reappeared. Yes it was a spell they used, a spell to be able to cast clones, or mirror images. It would look like them, but in truth it was only a mere illusion. If Kiyo had figured this out, then Qiun knew they would be in trouble. Their strategy had failed and they would have to think up a new one, and deal with Kiyo and Zatch too.
"What is that grin on your face, I should wipe that off you disgusting slime!" Qiun shouted.
"Getting scared, scared that I found out your little trick. Of you you can disappear and reappear in different spots.Well this time you won't fool us!" Kiyo laughed,"Zatch listen closely, when I point to any direction I want you to face that way."
Zatch nodded and turned to Ikiro and Qiun who seemed pretty ticked off at the moment. Things seemed to be going down hill for them from here. There was only one thing Qiun could do and that was to destroy Zatch fast before he had a chance to do anything.
"Quick, read another spell!" Qiun shouted.
"Sparonen!" Ikiro read.
Qiun began to shot multiple energy blasts out of his hand and straight towards Kiyo and Zatch. But Kiyo launched a Rashield attack countering the blasts and sending back at Ikiro and Qiun. But once again they had disappeared, without any trace of them being there. Quickly Kiyo pointed to behind him and yelled out Zaker! Zatch launched his attack and smoke and dust filled the room. The smoke cleared up to reveal a down and injured Qiun and Ikiro.
"H-How did you know, how did you figure it out?" Qiun asked.
"Simple, at first I didn't think you were using a spell. But as I started to notice, everytime I attacked you it seemed as if your were teleporting. But in fact, it was a spell and you weren't teleporting by any means. The smoke I cause from Zatch's attack you could compress into a clone." Kiyo explained,"So everytime I attacked, I was only attacking one of those smoke clones you had compressed together. The real you would be constantly changing positions everytime the smoke appeared so we couldn't see you. That's how you keep on hitting us, but now your trick is up and the balls in our court.
"You...I HATE YOU!" Qiun yelled in anger."Read a spell quick, the most powerful one!"
"Jinkiroku!" Ikiro screamed.
"Zakeruga" Kiyo screamed back.
Qiun started to gather energy around him as he then shot a huge and powerful beam right at Zatch. Zatch's lightning attack met with Qiun's attack as the two attacks began to get bigger gathering energy from each other. Soon Qiun's attack started to fade and Zatch's attack took over hitting Ikiro and Qiun. The blast had rocked the whole factory causing the whole place to start coming down. The smoke cleared as Kiyo could see Qiun slowly fading away trying to put out the fire on his book. Eventually he disappeared and was sent back to the Mamodo world.
"Good job Zatch, we got them." Kiyo said with a smile,"Now all we have to do is find mom, before this place gives."
"Your mother is tied up in the basement of this place, she's unconscious but ok. You'd better hurry up before you three get buried when this factory comes down." Ikiro laughed, as he stood up injured,"Oh and one more thing Kiyo, this is not the end. They will come for you, the girl and that other Mamodo."
Ikiro took off running to get out of the building before it came down. Kiyo stood there for a second trying to understand and figure out what Ikiro had meant. Was it possible someone hired Ikiro and Qiun to take them out. But what reason would they want Zatch out of the picture, and who were these people.
"What do you think he meant, Kiyo?" Zatch asked.
"I don't know Zatch, but we better hurry and find mom before this factory comes crashing down on us." Kiyo answered.
The two started down the stairs as they dodged the falling rubble as the old factory shook ready to give way. They made their way down into the basement where they spotted Mrs. Takemine. She was unconscious and tied up against the wall, but she appeared to be fine just as Ikiro had said. Kiyo quickly picked her up and him and Zatch head out of the factory. The old factory finally crashed to the ground just as Kiyo and Zatch made it out safely with their mother. They looked but at the factory which was nothing but rubble and started to think about what Ikiro had said.
"Well whoever this other Mamodo is, where gonna find them and take them out." Kiyo said.
"Yeah!" Zatch agreed.
The two started home as the sun began to set, ending what was a long and stressful day. But also beginning a new mystery and revealing a new threat.