Abandoned
One
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"Wherever you are, I will always find you. You belong to me."
Those words continued to haunt Megumi Asakura. It was like the annoying ringing people sometimes get in their ear.
She could feel the brand on her back burn with desire. The size was merely half of an inch and black lining of a circle with a significant design that only belonged to the demon Asmodeus. No matter how many times she tried to wash it off, it would always remain in its place, on her left shoulder blade. She tried every possible way but nothing could remove it.
Ever since her mother tried to give her up to the demon Asmodeus she had been branded to him. If the demon had successfully brought her down to Gehenna, Asmodeus would own her soul; she would belong to that bloody demon. And Megumi had no intention of spending eternity in the underworld.
Which lead Megumi to decide that she finally needed to take a stand against Asmodeus and her mother. However, she knew that mother wasn't going to go down without a fight. Kana Asakura was the strongest member in her cult. She was determined and dangerous. When Megumi was six, Kana had tried to sacrifice her in order to gain more power and eternal life.
Megumi (at the time) may have run away as a scared little girl, but now, she was going to use every advantage, that included applying to True Cross Academy and the cram school to become an exorcist.
She was going to defeat them. She had to.
"Megumi, are you sure about this?" her adopted mother, Yue Nanami, had said from behind her.
Megumi carried the books from her bookshelf into the cardboard box that was placed right next to her. There wasn't anything she wasn't sure about. "Yes."
"But, isn't it dangerous?" Megumi could feel the worry in her voice. Even though she and Yue weren't related. Yue was a better mother, because unlike her real one, Yue had loved her as if she were her own flesh and blood.
On the night Megumi nearly escaped death, she had wandered into a monastery where she met Yue and the other nuns. Yue had saved her from that nightmare. Which is why she needed to go to True Cross. Megumi wouldn't know what to do if anything were to happen to her. It was for the best.
"Yeah it is." Megumi replied, turning her head to look at her mother. Yue was leaning against the doorframe with her arms crossed and her head tilted to the side.
"I don't get it Megumi? What will you gain becoming an exorcist? You know as well as I do that if you leave the compound Asmodeus will be tracking you. He'll let the occult know." Megumi could hear the frustration in her voice. The compound (which she had never thought of leaving, for the fear of being captured again) was a monastery specifically for Nuns. The moment Megumi had walked inside, the salt surrounding the monastery had acted as a barrier that prevented Asmodeus' minions, her mother and Asmodeus himself from ever touching her. So, she spent the next nine years kept inside the monastery being protected until today.
Because once Megumi steps out of the compound, her brand would become the ultimate tracking device. The demon would know and immediately inform her mother and her occult. Then, they would summon Asmodeus into a mortal's body and try to persuade her into joining him in the underworld and complete the binding.
"I know that." She answered, closing the cardboard box and pushing it aside with the other boxes, "But I can't just sit around knowing that one day he'll find a way to break the barrier. I can't drag you or the others into this fight. You've done so much for me already…"
"Megumi…"
"My real mother… she tried to kill you to get to me." When Kana found out where she had been hiding, the witch used her dark powers to strangle Yue. Megumi wasn't about to let that happen again.
Yue let out sigh. "At least let me know that this… True Cross Academy is going to be a safe environment for you. You haven't been outside the compound since you were six. I don't want you getting lost out there."
The thought sounded laughable to Megumi. "Don't worry. When I spoke to Sir Pheles on the phone he assured me that the academy was protected using a special barrier that kept demons from coming in, I'm certain that Asmodeus or my mother will find it difficult to infiltrate True Cross. Especially with many exorcists running around."
Yue's lips pursed together. "Well I still think your taking a big risk."
"I know Yue." Megumi replied dryly, putting the remainder of her belongings in the last cardboard box. Once she was finished, she closed the box and stood up putting her hands on her hips with an accomplished expression etched onto her face.
Knowing now, that her daughter's mind was made up and that it was useless for Yue to prevent Megumi from leaving the compound, The blond treaded towards the fifteen year old, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Just promise me something. Don't get hurt."
The emerald eye young woman gave Yue a small but forlorn smile. "I promise. I won't submit Asmodeus."
Two days after her conversation with Yue, Megumi was now sitting in the long pink limo with the principal and founder of True Cross Academy, Sir Mephisto Pheles. When she first spoke to him on the phone, Megumi was expecting a man in a casual business suit with glasses. However, when Mephisto stepped out of the vehicle that morning, she swore she saw a live model of the mad hatter.
At first, she thought she was being scammed because of the limo being pink and not black and because of the way he dressed (Also, with Yue being the over-protective mother, she was ready to maim the guy). Until, he, half-heartily, handed Megumi her acceptance letter and her schedule.
"I assure you Madame," Mephisto said with a huge grin on his face, "We will take very good care of your daughter. Considering the circumstances."
Yue crossed her arms. "See to it that she will be taken care of."
Mephisto's idiotic grin never left his features. "Well we should be going now. We don't want Megumi to miss her first day of school now, would we?"
Megumi nodded and turned towards Yue who had instantly pulled her into an embrace.
"I'm going to miss you." Yue whispered tearfully. "Please call when you can."
"I will." Megumi agreed.
When Yue let Megumi go, the nun immediately pulled out a rectangular velvet case.
The Emerald eyed girl tilted her head to the side in confusion. "What is that?"
"A gift." Yue smiled handing it to her. The case appeared to be about five inches long and two inches wide, something made specifically for a necklace. "Open it when you get your dorm."
Megumi simply nodded and placed the case inside the tote bag she was sporting over her shoulder. "Goodbye Yue. Thank you for everything."
Embracing her adopted mother one last time, Megumi proceeded into the limo and was on her way to True Cross Academy.
I've had this story in my mind for quite sometime now. It was difficult coming up with the idea at first because I went through this researching process. So many long nights. LOL. If anyone is wondering who Asmodeus is, well he's a real demon and has many different subtitles, such as being the Demon of lust. Don't worry, his encyclopedia description will be mentioned in the following chapters. But if your curious please go right ahead and google him.
Anyway, this story will be a semi retelling of the Ao no Exorcist series, however Megumi's journey will begin right after episode 4. So she's not that far behind haha.
Please hit that nice review button for me :D Sank you!