Within an unknown forest
In the depths of an unnamed cave
There lay a young woman, who could have been no more than 17 years of age. She was resting on a large, circular mattress, the center of which was sunk in due to her weight. The lower half of the young woman's body was covered with a blanket, although her feet were sticking out from the bottom. Surrounding her were strange creatures- creatures made of snow and rock. Golems and Snowmen, and strange green humanoids, referred to as Goblins by the Exorcists. The cave was rather dark, due to the time of day. However, it was not impossible to see, for there was a light source, small as it was.
The light seemed to come from the young woman. But upon closer inspection, it would be revealed that the source was none other than one of the two newborn children in her arms. The male child was surrounded in a cloak of bright, blue flames. And yet, the young woman and the female child did not seem perturbed by the fire at all. The female baby was sound asleep, with only the continuous rising and falling if her chest the only indication that she was not a stillborn, much like her sibling. The young woman was gazing at her children, with eyes full of love and cheeks stained with tears.
For she knew, as did the creatures watching over her, that her time on this earth was over. The energy required to give birth twice proved to be too much for the frail woman.
"Oh, my children. If only I was stronger, then you would not have go through life without a mother…" she whispered to the sleeping babies.
Mere seconds after uttering this statement, two men rushed into the cave. The first, dressed in the robes of a pastor, and with a full head of white hair, was panting while desperately shoving the Snowmen and Goblins and Golems aside, so as to near the young woman. The second was dressed in a rather ridiculous frilly, puffy white suit. His outfit was completed by excessively pointy shoes, a cane, and a striped top hat. He simply strode along after his companion, looking as if he was taking a casual stroll.
"Yuri! Yuri, why did you…?" The white-haired man trailed off, at a loss for words as he finally laid eyes on the children in the young woman's arms. More specifically, the child clad in blue flames.
"Look at my children, Shiro. Aren't they beautiful? The boy, his name is Ichika, and his sister is Madoka. Oh, my sweet, sweet children." Yuri said wistfully.
"Yuri… what have you done?" Shiro asked in muted horror.
"Why, I think the answer is simple, old friend. Young Ms. Egin here has given birth to the twins of Satan!" The oddly dressed fellow exclaimed with flair.
A heartbeat of silence.
"Yuri… as the Paladin of the True Cross Order… I have no choice but to execute these children… " Shiro said quietly.
Yuri's face quickly contorted with panic.
"NO! I won't let anyone hurt my babies! Shiro, don't you dare touch them!" The young woman shouted, while drawing her children closer to her chest. All the loud noises and commotion had woken the babies, who now began bawling, possibly sensing the threats to their life.
"I don't want to do this, Yuri, but as the Paladin, it is my duty to insure the continued existence of Assiah. Letting the direct spawns of Satan wander about the place goes directly against that duty! Regardless of if their demon powers have been diluted by human blood, I must end this now, before it becomes an even bigger problem later. I have no choice…"
Shiro slowly pulled out a gun, flicked of the safety, cocked it, and aimed. He had the gun pointed straight at the wailing flame-cloaked boy. It was impossible for someone of Shiro's skill to miss at this distance.
And yet, he did.
Staring at those innocent children, looking into those azure eyes, regardless of what they might do in the future, Shiro felt regret and shame about what he was about to do. He flung his arm to the side, causing the shot to go wide.
Yuri looked as if she was about to have a heart attack, Shiro was staring at the smoking barrel of his gun, the twins would not stop wailing, and that strange fellow had yet to be react.
"Hmm, this poses a problem. Father will be enraged if his newest children are murdered, and the Grigori will have both of us hung… what to do, what to do…? Oh! I know! How about we just make them human?" Said the strange fellow, with an equally strange amount of excitement, as if this situation had no impact on him.
"Turn them hu- Mephisto have you finally gone mad!? Even if it's you, such a thing should be impossible!"
Mephisto gave a Cheshire Cat grin, and took off his top hat, spinning it around so the top was facing him. The strange man took his cane, and tapped it against the side of his hat.
"Ein, Zwei, Drei!"
A long object came out of the hat, like a magic trick that cheap magicians did with rabbits. The object was a katana, with a blue scabbard. A green ribbon was wrapped around the scabbard towards the top, and the ornate, silver hilt of the sword could be seen.
"This, my friend, is the Koma Sword, otherwise known as Kurikara. Using it, I can seal young… Ichika, was it? Well, I can seal young Ichika's demon heart within the sword, allowing him to masquerade as a human. Should the sword ever be drawn after this process, though, Ichika will have access to his powers. And should the sword ever break, he will be consumed by the blue flames, transform into a full demon, and go on a rampage until he had either killed every living thing on Assiah, or been exterminated. Leaving the fate of this realm in the hands of a newborn… it's the ultimate gamble! Ooh, I'm getting shivers just thinking about it! Isn't that great?" Mephisto finished cheerfully.
A thoroughly disturbed Shiro sighed, and raised his gun once more.
"As I was saying, it is my duty as Paladin to-"
"Shiro!" An extremely distressed Yuri shouted.
"Relax. It was a joke." Shiro deadpanned.
"Well, it wasn't funny, mister!" Yuri yelled, before she slumped back into her cushion, panting.
"Oi, oi, what's wrong, Yuri!?" Shiro asked, slightly panicking.
"If I were to take a guess," Mephisto began, 'I would say that she is extremely exhausted from giving birth to not one, but two children of Satan. Regardless if little Madoka-chan hasn't seemed to inherit the blue flames, she would still be powerful due to her father's blood. Put shortly, Shiro, young Ms. Egin is dying."
There was more silence as Shiro fully comprehended the words if his companion. He examined Yuri, looking for the signs. And he found them.
The intense paleness, making Yuri, who had always had a rather light complexion, look paper-white. Her face was gaunt- her cheeks and eyes were sunk in, and the young woman now resembled a skeleton. She was sweating quite a lot, as well, regardless of the harsh winter outside. Her breathing was coming slower and slower, and Shiro bet that if he checked her pulse, it would be the same.
"... Mephisto. Do it." Shiro said silently.
Mephisto's somber expression quickly changed into a Cheshire grin, and he took hold of Kurikara. Tapping the katana with his cane, he uttered the same three words that brought the sword to the cave in the first place.
"Ein. Zwei. Drei!"
And with that, the cloak of blue flames surrounding Ichika fled the boy and became entrapped within the sword, where they would rest for many years.
"Shiro, I want you to promise me something." Yuri said. Shiro nodded in response.
"Take care of my babies, okay? And make sure they know about their heritage. Satan told me that other demons would come to test their strength against them. I want my children to be prepared, and able to defend themselves. Who knows... maybe they'll become better exorcists than their mommy." She finished with a small smile.
Shiro nodded again, for words would be insufficient to portray his acceptance if this situation.
Yuri sighed one last time, before her eyes closed forever. The wailing of newborns would be the only sound in the cave for quite some time to come.
K, so i'm sorta back. I need to actually focus on school this year, cuz im a junior. Updates may be sporadic or simply not there. Also, I didn't get my own laptop. I couldn't get a job over the summer cuz my mom. First she wanted me to focus on this summer program I was doing, but then that finished and I somehow forgot I needed a resume to get a job. RIP. Btw, the poll was rather unsuccessful. Like, five of my stories got the same number of votes, so I just chose this one. Oh well. See you next time, whenever that is.