After an hour or two on the subway, the gang (which is now composed of Cari, Amber, Jacob, Dylan, Kairi, Liz, and Mosaku) emerged into the busy air of Tokyo. They say people on bicycles everywhere. "We know just where to find Mekain. Try to keep up." Jacob said and started running. Everyone was surprised at first, but started to follow.

Soon, Jacob suddenly halted in front of the house. Because he stopped so abruptly, Mosaku ran into him, and then Cari, closely followed by Amber, in close fourth Dylan, and in dead last, Liz and Kairi.

After they straightened things out, they looked at where they were. Compared to everything else, this shop was particularly small. "Is this Mekain's place?" Mosaku asked. Jacob nodded. Mosaku went up to the door and knocked. His knocks reverberated around the house and he long heard the echoes.

The door suddenly opened to reveal a man. He was taller than Mosaku, and his hair was gray and short. He wore normal people clothes and even had even had five o' clock shadow. The only different he had from any old man was his face. He had markings similar to Maka's. "He-hello?" Mosaku said. "Are you Mekain? My name's…"

"Mosaku, I heard." The man said gruffly. "Come in. Who are your friends here?" He pointed to the rest of the group. "Friends. Can they come in too?" Mosaku asked. The man's stern expreesion turned to one of happiness. "Any friend of Mosaku is a friend of mine. Come on in, everybody."

Everyone looked at each other and came in. Mosaku looked around the house. It was filled with cobwebs and very dusty. Mosaku noticed that objects, like wooden dolls, hung from little hooks.

The man came up to a table. He flung some spiders of the chairs and wiped the dust off. He sat down and gestured for Mosaku to sit as well. He did. "Allow me to introduce myself." he said. "I am Mekain. I run this shop and am Maka's only parent."

Only? What happened to his mother?

"Umm, Mr. Mekain, something is wrong with Maka. He…is evil."

Mekain responded in no way to the news. "So you have come here for an explanation?" He said. Mosaku nodded. Mekain nodded. "I might as well explain the history of Maka's gems." Everyone bent down and leaned forward and listened.

"The gems are Maka's sole power source. Without them, he can not use his spells. You see, Maka's tiny body can not store the energy of all the spells he copies. If you kept it all inside himself, he would die. The gems are actually a prison for a very powerful mamodo. Long ago, there lived a very powerful mamodo. He was evil and threatened to over throw the king. The king was furious and instead of imprisoning him in stone, he imprisoned him inside two gems. This powerful mamodo's name was Gemik."

Mekain paused as if remembering something horrible. "Any way, Maka was being teased one day because he couldn't use his spells. He ran into a forest and became hopelessly lost. He fell into a ditch and found a sanctuary. In the center of the room was a pedestal with two gems on them. The gems attacked and attached themselves onto Maka. Now, if Maka becomes too infuriated, he unleashes Gemik. If Gemik breaks out of Maka, not only will Maka die, but Gemik would surely be unstoppable and would become king."

Mosaku and the others let that sink in. "How do we stop Gemik?" Mosaku asked. Mekain shook his head. "It will be hard. The enormous gem on his chest, if it is cracked and destroyed, Gemik will have to recede into Maka's gems permanently."

Mosaku stood up. "We will stop Gemik no matter what!" The whole gang yelled out an agreement. Mekain did as well. "How do we find him?" Mosaku asked. Mekain focused for a moment. "He is awaiting you. He is in the remains of the forest where Maka first saw Amber's spells.

"Remains?" Mosaku said.

"He destroyed everything." Mekain said grimly.


Gemik sat on a rock in the middle of a white field. "They are coming." he said. Maka's face was more cracked than ever and there was starting to be more red hair than white. "This will be fun." Gemik looked up at the sky, which was black with smoke. "Three more hours until I am free." He laughed maniacally.