A/N: Whew, haven't updated in a couple of… years? I suggest reading the story all over from the beginning if you don't know the plot.

I fixed all the grammatical and spelling errors in the previous chapters, so enjoy. But I haven't touched the Author's Notes.

(Looks back at my previous Author's Notes)

Dang, I just realized how emo I am. Creepy.

But whatever, I'm growing out of it.

Here's chapter 5. A little short, but this is just to keep you posted on the storyline.

Chapter Five

Tanio was lying in bed, curled up in a ball. He seemed to have a cold.

"Don't push yourself so hard next time," said Sean as he got up and started doing his homework. "Besides, why did you want to swim anyway? Did something happen?"

Tanio nodded. "There was a mamodo. But they seemed desperate, as if they don't want to fight."

"Why didn't you tell me before!?" said Sean as he grabbed his spell book.

"I wanted to make friends," said Tanio. "Without you, I could be less of a threat. But they fought me."

"Well then? What happened next?"

"I have a special ability that allows me to conceal my energy of existence, so they couldn't sense me. It only happens when I'm asleep, though. I was sleeping too much underwater."

Sean sighed. "That's a relief. We won't have to worry about mamodos attacking us in the middle of the night."

He shot a sly look at Tanio. "But tomorrow, school is finally over, so I'm going to pack. As soon as you get well… YOU will be coming with me."

"Huh? To where?"

"Anywhere but here," said Sean as he packed his bag and got ready for school. "This way, we can find other books to burn."

"While at the same time, I can explore the world," continued Sean as he marched out the door.

"But…" Before Tanio could finish, Sean was on his way.

"Bah! Who wants allies?" yelled Keklin as he looked down, narrowing his eyes. "All that's ever happened to us were battles and more battles." They were standing on the lookout fortress.

"This wouldn't have happened if we hadn't ambushed that pipsqueak," said Goruji. He was referring to Tanio.

"I ought to wipe out every other mamodo and get this over with," said Keklin. He sighed. "He would just get in our way." Goruji didn't respond. He was looking into the distance.

"Huh, have you found anything?" asked Keklin.

Goruji closed his eyes. "Yeah. There seems to be a big city about 2000 kilometers north from here."

"Really? How can you analyze things like this?" asked Keklin.

"I've sensed at least 20 mamodos from that direction," said Goruji. "And according to my keen senses, I can tell exactly how far they are. Don't underestimate my abilities."

He closed his eyes and smiled. "Remember that little blue-haired mamodo girl we fought yesterday? She's also directly headed for that direction."

"Enough," said Keklin. "We set out tomorrow morning." This battle will end. The sufferings shall cease.

A/N: From here on, I'm including what I call the "cast reference", that is, at the end of every chapter, I'll list out the characters who are presented, then describe them, so you won't have trouble trying to imagine what they look like.

You can still keep submitting demons and book owners, but don't expect a 100% chance that I'm going to include them. For the submission guide, go to the end of Chapter 2.

Remember, if you want me to use your contribution, make it outstanding.

Cast Reference (The Names of Demons are Italicized)

Sean: 14-year-old boy, messy black hair, wears a dark green cloak and a mask when traveling in the desert, wears a black sweatshirt when at home

Tanio: 7-year-old demon boy, orange hair that covered his ears, wears a light-blue cloak

Pink-colored spell book

Keklin: 15-year-old boy, short, unruly brown hair, brown eyes, clad in tatters

Goruji: 14-year-old demon boy, spiky black hair, brown eyes, robot body with a red crystal at the center

Blue-colored spell book