A/N: I've actually updated this story! WOO-HOO! Also, I now know the actual story of Zatch and Zeno's pasts, but it's too late in the story to change anything.

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"It would have ended soon if you had just killed him…"

"NO! I WILL NEVER GIVE UP MY CHILD!"

"Please! That child you hold is the spawn of the devil! He must be destroyed!"

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!"

"….I'm sorry, Galia, but you leave me no choice…"

"NO, ZEMOS, NO! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

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MAMONO FOREST (two weeks after Zeno and co. fought Reycom and Sugino)…

"NO! STOP IT! NNNNOOOO!"

"Ah! Somebody, quick! Wake him up!"

Zeno was awoken from his nightmare from the feeling of cold water splashing against his face.

The silver-haired boy coughed a bit and noticed all his friends were standing around him with worried looks on their faces. "Are you okay?" Danny asked. He was holding an empty bucket in his hands.

"You were scaring me, Zeno-chan! I thought you were in pain!" Penny exclaimed as she pulled Zeno into a hug. Yumi tossed some sticks into the small fireplace they made and said, "You were screaming about something. Did you have a bad dream?"

Zeno wiped some water off his face and muttered, "It was the worse nightmare I've ever had. There was this woman…her name was Galia…she was trying to protect her child, but this man named Zemos said the child was 'the spawn of the devil' and he killed her!"

An uneasy silence filled everyone's hearts as they wondered what this dream could have meant. Suddenly, Zeno asked, "Hey, where's Jade?" Penny, who wasn't exactly fond of Jade, pretended to play with her hair as she replied, "She left to find some food about a few hours ago…"

Zeno sighed and laid back down. 'The stars are really beautiful tonight…' Zeno thought as he stared up into the night sky. Suddenly, he realized something. He quickly sat up and asked, "What time is it?"

Danny took a peek at his watch and replied, "It's around 8:34 a.m. or something. Why?" Zeno's expression was one of pure terror. "THE STARS SHOULDN'T BE OUT RIGHT NOW!" He shouted.

Then, almost as if on cue, the ground began to shake violently. Penny grabbed onto Zeno's arm and shrieked, "W-What the heck is going on?" Suddenly, the ground began to rupture and a large crack started to form. Lava and fire spewed out of the crack, setting the nearby trees ablaze.

"HA HA HA HA HA!" A tall longhaired figure in white robes descended from the sky. Large, angelic wings were protruding from his back. He landed right in front of Zeno and said, "Well, well, well! It looks like you've come to the end of your quest!"

Zeno tried to take a swipe at him, but the tall Mamodo quickly teleported and reappeared floating a few inches above the stream of lava that was seeping from the ground.

He shook his finger tauntingly at Zeno and replied, "Now THAT is no way to treat your superiors, boy! If you keep up this bad attitude of yours, I may have to kill your friends, as well!" Zeno let out a deep growl and gave the strange Mamodo the death glare.

"Just who the hell are you, anyway?" Danny exclaimed, his eyes full of anger. The Mamodo smiled and proclaimed, "I am Wiseman. Zemos has ordered me to kill Zeno and, if necessary, you four as well."

"YO-PO-POI! YO-POI! YOOOO-PO-POI!" Yopopo screamed furiously. Unfortunately for him, none had any idea what he just said. Wiseman's eyes flashed with blood lust for a moment as he said, "I guess you want to die first!"

Suddenly, with amazing speed, Wiseman flew in front of Yopopo and smashed his fist hard against the dance-loving Mamodo's face. Blood splattered on the ground as Yopopo fell to his knees. "DAMN YOU! ZAKER!" Wiseman easily dodged Zeno's beam of lightening and screamed, "UNODESUZORU!"

Wiseman raised his hands and fired a large sphere made of purple fire directly at Zeno and Patty. Not wanting to risk Penny's safety, Zeno ran as close as he could to the sphere and fired a Zakerga spell from his mouth.

The two attacks intertwined, but then erupted into an explosion of purple lightening that sent Zeno spiraling to the ground. "Crap…he's strong…" Zeno hissed as he tried to push himself back up.

Then, Just as Wiseman was about to attack again, Danny jumped in front of Zeno and cried, "I'm sick of standing on the sidelines! JIRUGODO!" The surrounding Mamodo watched in amazement as a yellow aura began to form around Danny.

His muscles pumped up a bit and his eyes became completely red. He grinned mischievously and muttered, "I haven't used this spell in quite a while!" Wiseman quickly snapped out of his amazement and fired another purple sphere. This time, the sphere was larger and much faster than before.

"Hey, dumbass. I'm over here."

Wiseman spun around and gasped as Danny landed a well-placed kick to his groin. "HOW YOU LIKE THAT?" Danny mocked his foe as Wiseman fell on his knees, tears of pain rolling down his face. He stared up into Danny's face and hissed, "Damn you…"

Danny spat in Wiseman's face and replied, "You sure acted all high and mighty for such a pitiful weakling! I'm NOT impressed..." Before Wiseman could reply, Danny slammed his foot hard against Wiseman's neck, hard enough to snap it completely.

Wiseman collapsed in a heap and his eyes rolled into the back of his head. Danny just shrugged and said, "He should have ran away when he had the chance…"

The glowing aura wore off and Danny was left wondering why everyone was staring at him with a fearful expression on their faces.

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As the group of heroes headed off to meet up with Jane, a dark figure was standing over Wiseman's dead body. "You sad, pathetic soul..." A single tear slid off the mysterious figure's face and landed on Wiseman's cheek.

Slowly, Wiseman's fingers began to move...