I'm sorry you've waited so long for this chapter, too long in fact. I'll supply you with an epic chapter to keep you happy until the ending~

I realize now how TERRIBLY OOC Dufort and Zeno are in like, chapter two or something, I forgot, but they were so OOC, I reread the story, and I'm like, "O.e..." XD

Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell! Please, please, PLEASE! I beg for thou forgiveness! I'm just painfully obsessed with the anime. *Tear* Purely fan-made!

"Ooh, do you remember this?" Tosuke taunted, swinging another sucker punch, which just barely brushed the side of Zatch's head.

Zatch could barely dodge the attacks, he couldn't interpret them right, Tosuke would be all wavy sometimes, and he couldn't tell which was he was going to punch. Tosuke chuckled as he feinted one side, which Zatch instantly whirled around to block, but then the cruel mamodo sharply turned to the side, grabbed Zatch's almost broken arm from their last meeting, and swung him a couple yards away.

Grunting with pain, Zatch stood up shakily. "Shut up!" He growled.

Tosuke advanced towards him cockily. "I hurt your arm pretty bad, how come your book owner didn't patch it up, huh?" He teased.

The lightning blonde ran at him, but right when he was about to make contact with Tosuke's face, his opponent jerked to the side, and tripped him, the child landing on his stomach. Tosuke placed his foot on the lower part of his back.

"Rafardio."

Tosuke's hand was pointed at Zatch's back, once the spell was chanted, green slime shot out and hit the lightning blonde's back with full force, there was a quiet sizzling sound, and the weak mamodo tried lifting himself up, but the child above him kicked his side harshly, and Zatch slid to the side painfully.

"Zatch! Look at him!" Kiyo yelled. "Open your eyes!" He called out.

The young child opened his eyes, even though fear completely engulfed them.

"Zaker!"

A huge electric blast shot out of Zatch's mouth, hitting Tosuke head on. The lightning blonde heaved himself up, clutching his side. He was about to distance himself between him and Tosuke, and get closer to Lyla, but an all to familiar tingling sensation filled Zatch's body.

"No..." He whispered.

Kiyo pointed at Tosuke. "Zatch, concentrate!" He yelled.

But the young child wasn't paying attention, fear tore through him painfully, his stomach flipping over, sweat droplets on his forehead, the tingling sensation getting stronger, he closed his eyes, and began sobbing.

Tosuke saw this as a moment of weakness, and began running towards Zatch at full speed. He screched to a halt when he saw Zatch hurl his head back and let out a terrifying shriek. Although it was short, it felt as though the child was changing, his hair became faded, like a soft yellowish copper. His teeth became cracked, and sharper.

Kiyo widened his eyes, it was when Zatch was in his bed, recovering from the injuries...

Zatch lifted his head and opened his eyes, the whites of his eyes were pitch black, and there was a red dot for his pupil. A sinister grin on his face. He let his hands slide off his injuries, and he began running towards Tosuke with speed that was impossible to match.

Tosuke growled, and tried to send a sucker punch towards the lightning blonde, but he whirled to the side, and sent Tosuke flying forward ith a well placed punch to the middle of the back, a pop could be heard once Zatch's fist made contact with Tosuke's back.

He skidded across the dirt, and glared at Zatch with hatred.

The lightning mamodo smirked at him playfully and looked at Lyla. "Book." He croaked.

Lyla shook her head. "Rafardio!" She chanted, a stream of acid was sent at Zatch, but he let it hit him in the side directly, you could even hear the slight sizzle, but the boy didn't respond to it, he looked at it, touched it, then inspected it. "Feel nothing." He muttered creepily. It seemed as though Zatch couldn't form full sentences, it was a mystery why.

Kiyo bit his bottom lip and looked around. This didn't last long the last time it happened, so how long will this last? The teenager then looked at Lyla, maybe if he burnt her book, then Zatch would turn back to his regular self again.

He walked slowly towards her, freezing whenever he considered her guard to be down, but Zatch's eyes were locked on her. He advanced towards her still, and soon he could just barely touch the book...

Zatch cackled and held out his hand again. "Book." He repeated.

Lyla shifted her book back farther, pretty much thrusting it into Kiyo's hands. He gripped it quickly, and tore from her hands. She let out a surprised sound while Kiyo threw it high in the air, pointing at it he chanted, "Zaker!"

The book was smoldered in flames a few seconds later, Tosuke in the distance, still unable to stand up, smirked. "Ha, you think it's over? I didn't do this by complete chance. I was asked to weaken you, to expose your weaknesses." He murmured, but that was all he said, before he completely disppeared. To Kiyo's relief, as soon as the poison mamodo vanished, Zatch immeadiately transformed back to himself, he clutched his side, but smiled.

"Kiyo! I...I don't feel as slow! I feel a little better! I don't think I'm sick anymore!" He exclaimed happily.

The book owner grinned. Maybe he was right, we'll just have to see how he's doing. "Can you walk?" The young teenager asked.

Zatch grinend at him. "Yeah!"

He sprinted up next to his book owner, his eyes sparkling happily. It was strange how fast his cold wore off, maybe it wasn't just a cold...

With that, Kiyo smiled, and began walking home to clean his mamodo of all the wounds he recieved.

What a corny ending.

There will most definately be an epilogue. Because Zeno will just have to appear one more time before I close this. XD