Children of the Beast.
My first An No Exorcist story, there will be an OC but I'm hoping they don't become too weird or Mary-Sue :/ I've done my best.
I started writing this, right after I'd finished watching the Anime, so while I do have the Manga, it will be more anime centric than anything. But since they're not too far apart really, it won't matter overly much... right? :)
Still, please enjoy and I hope I've managed to keep things in character :0 There will also be Rin/Yukio, eventually, but nothing tooo graphic.
Chapter One.
And in the beginning,
Good always overpowered the evils
of all man's sins,
But in time, the nations grew weak,
and our cities fall to slums while the evil stood strong.
While in the dusts of hell,
lurked the blackest of hates
For he whom they feared, awaited them.
Now many, many life times later
Laid destroyed, beaten down,
only the corpses of rebels,
the ashes of dreams and blood stained streets,
It has been written,
those who have the youth, have the future,
so come now children of the beast,
be strong and shout at the devil!
-Motley Crue, In the Beginning.
The Gehenna gate rumbled and seemed to laugh as it floated away from True Cross Academy and towards the town proper, its guards were easily keeping away the attacks. What did it have to worry about now? All it had to do was grow and spread and consume the world of Assiah.
Mephisto, with Amaimon on his shoulder as a hamster still, was standing excitedly on his floating chair and almost cheering with the excitement of all that he was watching. Even as he paused in his clapping, he saw his younger brothers heading out together on the cat sithe, Kuro, flying through the sky to attack the gate again.
"They just keep on going brother!" Remarked Amaimon, amazed.
"I know, isn't it just wonderful?" Gushed Mephisto, "look at our little brothers, they continue to fight so valiantly."
But the purple haired demon couldn't stop himself from gasping as first Rin, then Yukio fell from the cat sithe's back, plummeting to the ground faster than the cat could catch up. His hands were at his mouth, the gasp caught in his throat as he watched the blue flames surge once more, but this time they spread out and formed wings, the shape of a bird appearing as the twins focused together on controlling there blue fire.
"If your this excited, maybe I should have come back sooner." Said a calm voice by the demon's ear.
Mephisto blinked in shock, looking at the hamster on his shoulder a moment before the wide happy grin returned, "Divino my darling, are you back?" He said playfully, turning his head to look at the figure in the air next to him.
Flying on large white wings but looking distrustfully at him, was a slim but beautiful young man. His skin was a healthy bronze and his hair was almost alight with all the fiery shades of gold, the burning lights from the town and the blue fire made even the white wings burn brightly. He was dressed in a pair of tight black jeans but that was all, his chest and feet were bare.
"Don't you try that tone on me, you old trickster," admonished the winged young man, gliding closer so he could talk to the demon and watch the events that were happening. "Now, seeing as I know what's going on, do you want to fill me in on the details?"
There was a pause a brilliant white sunlight streamed up from the town below, crippling and blinding the demons still hovering around the gate.
"What ever could you mean?" Deferred Mephisto with a smile.
"He means about our little brothers, Rin and Yukio, attacking Father and the Gehenna gate," said Amaimon, turning a twitching nose to his brother. Mephisto ground his teeth together for a moment but he stopped when he heard the giggle break out on the other side of him.
"Good to see your still kicking around Amaimon," smiled Divino, leaning forwards to see the small green hamster. "How's that body doing for you?"
"Its not so bad really," shrugged the hamster, his tone as flat as ever. "Its not as much fun, but brother said that I had to keep my head down for a few years, and this way I could still be close at hand if he ever needed me."
"Sounds about right to be honest," nodded Divino, but all eyes were on the fight happening in the sky. "So those are the twins then, all grown up... You never told me about the one awakening to his powers." The words sounded like an accusation, but Mephisto was too jubilant to even play along and pout at the reprimand.
"Well, if you spent less time wondering the world and more time in places I could find you, maybe with a cellphone," answered the demon snidely, looking at the young man out of the corner of his eye.
"Whatever," dismissed Divino, with a wave. "So, this is the big fight against daddy then?"
"Well, on this side of the gate, yes," smiled Mephisto proudly. "Look at them go!"
There was a blinding explosion as the Okumura twins dived towards the massive Gehenna gate, sword aimed at its heart. The gate was enveloped in a blinding light and suddenly there was no more gate, just flaming lumps that were falling in chunks from the sky.
"Look at the mess!" Complained Divino with a scowl, hands on his hips as his wings continued to flap leisurely in the air. He looked at the demons, still cheering from there spot in mid-air, balanced on a hovering chair. "I suppose you were planning on my turning up and sorting this out for you?"
"Of course not!" Gasped Mephisto, seemingly appalled at the idea. "I knew those two had to sort out Satan for themselves or-"
"Not that, you purple haired dolt," snapped Divino, testily. "The mess. The wide spread tempertaint, the panic and stray demons all over the place."
"Isn't that what the True Cross place is for?" Asked Amaimon, with the honesty of a child.
"Well, unless you want possession rates to shoot through the roof, then no, it's what I'm here for!" Answered Divino sarcastically. "You better get a start on things, Johann Faust, I'll go do my thing." With those words, the young man flapped his wings and flew off gracefully into the smoke, leaving Mephisto to sink back into his chair and sigh, wistfully.
"Are you okay, big brother?" Asked the green hamster.
"Yes, yes I'm fine," smiled Mephisto, lazily. "Just remembering a man from a long time ago."