Chapter 7 - Drawing The Swords
"How did you a know we were in a danger?" Folgore asked.
"Zatch and Ponygon were tracking a Mamodo that they sensed. We kept Ponygon at home because Kafka was away. Zatch therefore followed the power he sensed and it lead us here."
"Well what are you waiting for! Follow him!" Runaiko shouted, as he pointed to the empty doorway.
Kiyo, Megumin and Fologre looked at each other then nodded. Runaiko knew what the following action was going to be.
"INCARUS!" The three roared, as the Sword of the Mamodo King appeared within their hands.
"Zatch! Can you still sense him?" Kiyo asked. Zatch noddded, "Then lead the way buddy!"
Zatch ran out first, followed by Kiyo, then Megumi and Tia, Fologre and Kanchomé and finally Runaiko. Runaiko was staring at Kanchomé's shadow, it was still the shadow originally cast by Synaku. Runaiko held back his tears. As he blinked, he opened his eyes to pure darkness, and Synaku standing before him.
"Runaiko, I may have been destroyed but you are still very much in this battle. My sacrifice was not completely in vein. By exchanging shadows with that Mamodo the principal of executing the other's spell work either way..."
Runaiko blinked again and he was now in the empty theatre, all alone.
"Runaiko! Hurry a up!" Fologre shouted from outside.
Runaiko shook his head and ran out, still contemplating what had just happened. When he reached outside the doors, The gang stood there, the book keepers with their swords in their hands. Across from them were Derek and Kouta. The gang was surprised at the size of Derek, he wasmerely as tall as Kouta.
"Hey aren't you a little to young to be a book keeper?" Kiyo asked, laughing under his breath.
"SHUT UP! I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BE ANYTHING I WANT TO!" Derek roared back.
Derek was panting, then began togrin as he turned a page of his spell book, where a green line began to glow. It was as if something had just struck Kiyo. He knew what it was...a spell in green ink.
"We realised even with your ally's, Descendant of Incarus, that you are still no match for us...especially now that we can use your own weapon against you," Kouta said, pointing upward to the glowing green line.
Derek began to mouth out the words everyone knew all to well, until finally he shouted:Incarus
The Sword of The Mamodo King appeared within Derek's hands, with ease.
"How did this...I don't understand!" Megumi shouted.
"It's just like we discussed..." Kiyo answered, his head lowered, "We didn't unlock that spell because of strong bonds of friendship or anything of the sort, we unlocked it because we wanted it! It's the same principal for them too!"
"Very well, book keeper of the Lightning Mamodo, and now it shall be the key of your demise. You see not only does this Sword execute a new array of spells...it also has attributes similar to the Mamodo Mirror."
Zatch's eyes widened, as he remembered the Mamodo Mirror and Grisor, as well as the demise it brought Nya and Shion.
"RITSU!" Derek shouted. He then raised the Sword into the air. Kouta let his palms drop, as orbs of energy appeared in both of them, as well as in his mouth, as lines began to go through them until it forms a triangle. The Sword began to glow, and the triangles began to multiply. Kouta launched them all, as they attached themselves to each Mamodo and their book keeper's, restristing their movements and tightening around their bodies.
"The Sword does not nessecarily multiply the strengh of the spell...but merely multiply the spell itself. The spell I just cast is one of Kouta's restriction spells. It is a triangle of flowing energy that attaches to you and absorbs your inner energy, weakening you and draning your strengh. Unfortunately this spell's time is limited so as you stand there motionless I will personally take it upon myself to burn all your books. But because of Kouta's preference and...rivalry if you will, the Transformation Mamodo is first." Derek explained.
Kouta rose his hands as they face Folgore's hand that held the book.
"I will make sure this attack is without fail," Derek said, "SHODURUK!"
Kouta exploded in a multicoloured aura, similar to the Razauruk spell.
Tia thought to herself, "This must be the amplification Trewkin was able to harness..."
"AQUILA SHOGRIS!"
Kouta's aura flew upward, as his eyes turned milky white, and he rose his hands into the air. More energy was released from his palms, merging with the light from the aura that was detached from him. Altogether the large light formed one large eagle. The large eagle was lunging itself towards Folgore's book.
As fate would have it, the Ritsu spell was wearing off, but before Fologre could cast a defense spell, Megumi had taken it upon herself to do it on her own. Derek and Kouta stared in disgustat the sudden cast of the Ma Seshield spell. The Orange glow of Megumi's book was followed by a red glow behind her, as a lightning bolt shot at Kouta. This was of course a Zaker spell launched from Kiyo and Zatch.
"They're retaliating! Shall I launch another Ritsu spell?" Derek asked.
"Your not even mature enough to be a book keeper! Asking your Mamodo for permission..." Kiyo said laughing a little more, this time panting as he had just been drained a lot of his energy.
"I'M GOING TO BURN YOUR BOOK YOU SENSELESS JERK!" Derek yelled.
As Derek was distracted, Kouta recieved a blow from a Saisu spell Megumi had just cast.
"PAY ATTENTION!" Kouta roared. Derek shook his head then stood firmly with the Sword in one hand, and the book in the other.
"Guys, back off, this is my fight," Kanchomé said.
"Yes! Let us rivals finish what we have waited ten thousand years to finish," Kouta said.
Folgore grasped his Book and Sword as he and Kanchomé approached Kouta and Derek.
"May a the best a man a win!" he said.
Derek nodded slowly.
The wind began to pick up. Parco Folgore, descendant of Nicholas Folgorus and Derek Ferguson, descendant of David Fergosunus stood neck at neck, and the battle that occured ten thousand years ago in the Kingdom of Sherth was about to repeat itself.