Gao was sleeping in his bed peacefully, unaware that he wasn't alone. The sun was starting to shine when the alarm went on. Gao woke up and the first thing he saw as he sat on his bed was Drum sleeping on his bed without his armor, making chubbier when he wore it.

Gao grumbled and rose his sheet, pushing him on the ground before the alarm fully awaken the dragon. The chibi dragon rolled on the bed and felt on the ground.

"Hey! What was that all about?" Drum yelled while Gao stood up.

"Who gave you the authorisation to sleep on my bed with me?" Gao asked.

Drum twitched his head to the left and replied, "I don't see what's wrong. Your bed is just really comfy and it's easy to sleep on."

Gao put his clothes and replied, "You're naked!"

Drum looked at the boy confused and replied, "What's the problem? It's hard to sleep with the armor you know. Why's even a problem to wear nothing?"

Gao knew it was useless to explain as he saw that Drum had nothing to hide compare to a human, "You won't understand because you are not a human."

"There's many thing I don't get about you're kind like: why throwing a pie in the face of someone else is funny?" Drum asked.

"That's one mystery I don't understand either," Gao replied as he finished dressing, "I have to be ready for school."

"Wait for me! Maybe that Rouga will be back and you'll need me," Drum said before following him.

They had a quick breakfast with the rest of the family and the other dragons. Only Axia was absent, busy with creating his new spellcards as fast as he could. Once they were done, Gao walked outside with his sister toward school while Drum followed them in the air.

They didn't know, but today won't be an ordinary day at all as something was observing them.

"A dragon from the Dragon world. Something that's getting between me and my reward. I think it's time we give them a little surprise party. Sha. Sha. Sha. Sha," something said as he chuckled.

"Why do you need me?" a human boy whispered with desperation in his voice.

The thing heard him. He put his clawed hand on the shoulder of the boy with his sharp thumb near the throat of the boy, "Because you are the perfect tool boy to get rid of the competition. Sha. Sha. Sha. Sha."

The boy squeaked in fear when he felt saw the claw near his throat.

Chapter 15: A Mean Enemy: Part 1

Gao was eating on the roof with his friends and his partner Drum. Tasuku wasn't with them today, explaining that he had to practice basketball today. Baku and Kuguru were calmly eating.

"I wonder what it looks like inside this...school. I never put my foot in here," Drum commented with curiosity.

Baku sighted and replied, "You'll cause a lot of trouble for everyone if you enter in here. You don't want to know how much damage you can cause by simply showing your face around."

Drum sighted and looked down, "It must be boring anyway. Gao said that you only sit around and do nothing at all."

"We have to study because it is how we have a good job with a good salary there days," Kuguru explained to the dragon.

"Boooring," Drum whined before eating a pudding.

"This is where you are," a girl said near them.

They turned around and faced her. The three humans yelled, "Sofia!"

Sofia had peach skin, white hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue and white dress with a blue jacket over the dress. She watched them calmly, without showing any emotions.

Drum gasped and was about to say something when she said, "Gao...Drum. You are asked to come with me. The class president wants to see you two."

Drum and Gao looked at each other's. Gao said, "He must have a partner too."

"I don't like this Gao. I don't think we should go with her. She's...cold," Drum commented, watching the girl.

"He wants to see you know or his life might be in danger again," Sofia warned Gao.

The boy nodded and said, "Let's go."

Drum looked at the girl and replied, "Fine, but I don't like this at all."

They followed her toward the door. She took a key and said, "That way, no one will see you Drum."

They entered in there and left the two other's alone.

"Wait...How did Sofia know Drum's name?" Kuguru asked.

Baku replied, "I don't know. She often knows things she isn't supposed to know."

"True," Kuguru replied.

The two weren't aware, but someone was watching them from the shadow.

"Sha. Sha. Sha. Everything is going according to plan. Once we succeeded, we will be out of competition. Just need to also eliminate another competitor," the one said, grinning before disappearing in the shadow.

Gao and Drum followed Sofia through the corridor leading to the president student council room.

"What happened to Shido?" Gao asked the girl.

Sofia looked at Gao and replied, "His life is in danger by a monster from another world. He managed to escape it for now, but he is starting to be a little paranoid that this monster will come after him."

"Why would it be the case?" Drum asked, glaring suspiciously toward Sofia.

"Because he had some cards that the monster wants back," Sofia replied.

Drum grumbled before saying, "That was stupid of this Shido."

"He only found the cards on the ground. He was spotted with them and was chased until he escaped it. He didn't know it was about the cards until he heard it," Sofia explained.

"He should just give them back," Gao replied.

Sofia sighted and replied, "If it was only that easy. He believed the monster won't accept just having it back. From what he said, it seemed like a psychopath monster."

Drum put his black on his chin and replied, "Some of us are that way. It could be possible."

They reached the door leading to the room and Sofia said, "He's waiting for you in there, if we are there in time."

She opened the door and they walked inside. They looked around and saw no one in the room. There was a brown desk with some paperwork, a small bookshelf and a few plants in there.

Gao and Drum found the place normal, but they saw a mark of claw on the wall. They looked around if the monster was there, but they saw nothing.

"Looks like the monster was there before us," Sofia noticed.

She walked toward the desk and looked around. Gao and Drum walked closer to the desk when they heard something.

Blang!

Gao and Drum looked under them and saw a trapdoor opened below their feet.

"I knew it was a trap," Drum said.

"It would have been better if you were wrong," Gao replied.

The next second after they said their sentence, they felt in the trapdoor and it closed over them.

Sofia sighted and said, "Now to the next target."

Drum transformed into his real form and grabbed Gao in his arms. He opened his cape and tried to fly, but he didn't have space to be able and landed on the ground, butt first.

"Ouch!," Drum whined painfully as he let Gao stood on the ground.

They stood up and looked around them.

"Where are we?" Gao asked.

"We are in a cave," Drum replied.

They saw light shining in the cavern made of brown rock.

Gao looked around and said, "I didn't know we have that under our school."

"Something dangerous must be hidden here," Drum replied, looking around while sniffing with his snout.

"Welcome to my little surprise party Drum and Gao. I hope you have fun! Sha! Sha! Sha! Sha!" a voice told them with a mockery tone.

"You suck at surprised party!" Drum yelled at whatever was talking to him.

"Oh! You hurt me so much! I think I'm going to cry!" the voice replied. It added, "Since dragons are dump. I was sarcastic."

"You stu-" Gao closed Drum's mouth before he could say anything.

"Drum. It's not a good idea to piss him off until we know who we are dealing with," Gao warned the dragon.

Drum sighted and stood up.

"If you are looking for me, just open the door in front of you," the voice said before chuckling loudly.

They walked at the direction of a big silver door. Gao put his hand on the handle and opened it. They entered in the room and saw they were in a large room. At the end of the room, it was rising and at the top was the one talking to them. By his side, there was a teenager looking at the ground with his lips down.

The boy had pale skin with blue eyes and short blond hair. He wore a green coat with green pants, white glove and red shoulder pads.

Gao recognised Magoroku Shido. He noticed he wasn't looking that glad to capture him and Drum and also before the monster by his side wasn't really action as if the boy existed.

The monster was in his chibi form right now and was as small as Drum. He had a black serpentine body with skull arms and a skull head with two silver horns on the side of his head. He looked at Drum and Gao with his purple eyes and wore a red scarf around his throat.

"Welcome you two. I am Gallows. I am the one inviting you to my surprise party," he said bowing toward them.

"Why did you bring us here Gallows?" Gao asked the monster.

"Me? I won't answer now. We have two other guests for the surprise party to arrive and- They are here. Sha. Sha. Sha," he said as his purple eyes grinned evilly.

"What is the meaning of this Shido?" a voice yelled as he entered in the room.

"Zanya," Gao said surprised.

"Tsukikage," Drum said.

The two noticed Gao and Drum. Tsukikage took out a scroll written, "We meet again." Before saying, "Nun."

"It's not my idea I swear!" Shido shouted at them. "He made us do it!"

"Come on Shido," Gallows said as he pointed his skull claw at the face of the boy, "Don't spoil my fun right now. It's fun to see people hating you. Sha. Sha. Sha."

Zanya and Gao grunted while Tsukikage and Drum stood in front of their respective partner.

"You want to fight me already? That is so stupid. I didn't do anything...Yet. Sha. Sha. Sha," Gallows chuckled as he moved his claw away from Shido's face. He flew higher and said, "What's the point of killing you without explaining what's the surprise in this surprise party? Sha. Sha. Sha. Sha."

"To pull all of this. It's easy to know you want to kill us," Zanya replied.

"Nun!" Tsukikage shouted as he showed a scroll written: "Obvious."

Gallows frowned and his purple irises were barely visible in his two black holes of his eyes, "You want to ruin my fun?"

"We are not here for your fun Gallows!" Drum yelled loudly.

Gallows chuckled and replied, "You are here," he crossed his claw and lightly turned his head toward Shido, "You better help me with the spellcards Shido, or I shall kill you."

Shido gasped and took the spellcards, ready to over the dark monster.

"We are two against one," Drum said.

Zanya gave an unconvinced look toward Drum and Gao, but faced Gallows, "Shido shouldn't fear you. You are going to die Gallows."

"Sha. Sha. Sha. Sha!" he gave his last chuckled loudly. He then grinned with his purple eyes and said, "I have time to kill him. I am more powerful and faster than you think. I don't need to fight you with my true form against you two."

"Nun!" Tsukikage showed his scroll, "Mistake."

"I am not mistaken Tsukikage," Gallows said before appearing near the ninja in two seconds, "Fearsome right?"

He used his claws and threw Tsukikage against the wall. Drum grunted, drew his drill and charged toward the dark monster. Gallows flew under the drill and gave a uppercut at the dragon, sending him toward the ceiling of the cavern. Drum spun in the air and landed on his feet against the ceiling. He glared at the dark monster.

"He's really stronger than he seemed," Zanya replied, watching carefully the movement of Gallows as he fight against Drum and Tsukikage at the same time.

"Right. We need a plan," Gao said looking at the blue hair boy.

"I have none for now. As long as he doesn't use his true strength, we cannot formulate a plan," Zanya replied.

Gao didn't reply and watched the battle.

Drum and Tsukikage attacked at the same time. Gallows chuckled loudly and dodged both of them. He used his skull hands to block the long katana. He grabbed the arm of the ninja and threw him on the ground.

"That's all you've got? Sha. Sha. Sha. Sha," Gallows mocked them.

The body of Tsukikage suddenly disappeared.

"What?" Gallows yelled surprised. He dodged Drum's drill and the next second, he saw Tsukikage over him. He blocked the katana, but he was kicked at his chest violently and was thrown against a wall where he was stuck.

He tried to escape when Drum appeared in front of him.

"It's over!" Drum yelled.

The drill spun at maximal speed as he flew closer to the dark monster.

Gallows looked at Drum and gasped. He raised his skull arm and blocked the drill. He held it with his hands and felt the drill piercing his skeleton hands. His purple eyes expanded until his white irises were visible. His hands skulls cracked and pain spread in his body.

Gallows eyes frowned as he grabbed tightly the drill, but nothing changed, "How is that weapon so powerful?"

"This isn't an ordinary drill!" Drum replied. He used the thrusters for more damage, as the sharp part of the drill moved at the center of Gallows chest, "You're life ends here!"

Tsukikage waited for the end of the fight, still ready in case anything happened.

Gallows chuckled before quietly saying, "Stupid dragon. The party," before yelling joyfully, "is only starting!"

His body was covered in darkness. The sudden outburst of energy threw Drum.

The dragon landed on his feet and saw a monster, twice taller than him in the air.

Gallows looked now like a nightmarish monster instead of a cute one. He had a serpentine skeleton body with a long skeleton tail, long silver claw, a larger red cape and his two horns were longer and shaper.

"I wanted to play more before killing the competition, but I guess I'll have to go with all I've got," Gallows said as dark energy came out of his body, "I am Death Ruler Gallows. I came from the Darkness Dragon world. Power is control. Power is life. Power is everything."

Drum grunted, "Darkness Dragon World. You came from this accursed place."

"Accursed? I came from a powerful world Drum. Now! Knee before me and hope for a fast death," Gallows shouted before charging at Drum and Tsukikage.

AC: This is the end of the first part of introducing Gallows. He's the main danger in the first Arc.

Next is chapter 16: A Mean Enemy Part 2.