the next chapter, here it is, rejoice. This will be the last upload on any of my stories for a week as I am off on holiday tomorrow. Don't worry I will continue writing away. Sorry for any mistakes as I will sort any possible ones out when I return.

My heart feels heavy, my blood sluggish. It is flowing through frozen veins. They feel like they are coated with ice. Why do I feel so cold?

What's that?

An abyss of darkness coinciding with a single blue flame that appeared to suspend like a still life over a black void. What was up with that?

I wanted to inch closer but I found my legs and tail frozen to what should have been the ground.

Thinking the obvious, that fire melted ice I called upon my flames using the little reserve of energy I could salvage. I could feel the smallest flicker inside my heart. It felt like the wings of a tiny bird, not weak just tired. It was warm and made me feel relieved.

My flames acted as company in this dark abyss.

I looked upon that small blue flame. It was a few metres ahead and only the size of a candle flame.

I could see it, but only just. The blue aura it released was pulsing slightly and the flicker of a normal flame was non-existent.

What did it mean?

Looking closely I saw the flame was encrusted with ice. It looked like a shimmering blue sapphire. It was immensely beautiful and was the same colour as the azure sky.

Suddenly I felt a wind pulling me away from it. The ice keeping me bound shattered, cutting into my flesh as it did so.

I felt no pain.

I heard a voice carried on that wind. The wind was warm and comforting, it felt homely for some reason.

"...in."

'Come again, what are you saying?'

"Rin!"

'My name? Wait, of course that is my name." I opened my eyes wide, looking for the direction the noise was coming from. Only I could not pinpoint a location. The sound reverberated all around me.

"RIN!"

I opened my eyes with a start, looking out into reality.

What happened to that flame?

"Rin, I'm so glad you woke up."

I looked besides myself and saw Yukio kneeling next to me looking immensely relieved. Funny how he rarely looks at me like that now. The kind of faces I usually see from him when he looks at me are exasperation and sometimes even fear. Worry, not often.

"I'm fine Yukio," I say to quell his weary mind. Whatever happened must have been big otherwise he wouldn't be kneeling beside me, stroking my fur.

Wait, fur?

I cast my groggy eyes down and notice my arms are long, lean and furry. The fur is a type of tan brown with black, almost blue spots of all different shapes and sizes. My hands are now paws with black pads and claws.

"YUKIO," I scream, instantly panicking. I stand up, on all fours and jump from what must have been a bed.

I could feel my heckles rising and my pupils narrow in fright. I was no longer human. Had I succumbed to being a demon, full time?

I jump from the bed and attempt to suss out where I was and how I got there. I whipped around, ignoring my brother who made a dive for me but missing immensely.

"RIN, IT'S OK, CALM DOWN."

I ignore him, seeing no mirrors or such paraphernalia within the room. I had to see what I looked like. If I was a demon I wanted to know how monstrous I looked and whether I could show my face in front of other people. If not I would hide away and never reveal myself ever again!

I ran towards the door with surprising speed, my four legs carrying me there in a flash. Once I reached the door I jumped at it, claws braced for impact.

The door met with my pads and claws, the wood splintering and buckling on impact. I smashed through with ease using my demonic strength.

Clearing the carnage of the door I ran down the corridor taking no notice of my brother screaming for me to wait. I needed to see.

Before I could get anywhere however, I was met with a cloud of pink which materialised in the middle of the corridor. I immediately stopped running, knowing who I was about to face.

"Eins, zwei, drei," I heard a click and then something burst out from a cloud of pink dust. Whatever it was it came hurtling towards me. Before I could react I felt myself slip, and then fall over in a split second.

During that split second I felt deprived of all breath. It was as if the contact with the strange glass vaporized the air magically from my lungs. I took a deep breath as soon as I could.
Before long I noticed I was looking out from a barrier of glass, seeing Mephisto smirk at me from the other side.

Was it me or did that smile seem far happier than it should be?

Turning away I looked into my predicament. What I saw widened my eyes that was for sure.

One side was glass, where I saw Mephisto smirking his usual egoistic smirk and on the other was a vast realm that consisted only of objects one would have seen in space looking through a telescope.

I wouldn't pretend to know anything about space but what I saw could only be a vast realm containing miniaturised planets from our solar system, galaxies that swirled and twinkled with eternal serenity and clouds of stardust that shimmered in the never ending dark. The sight was beautiful and stopped all my previous thoughts.

The colours were mind blowing. The light an eye opener.

I could have stared for ages if it wasn't for a tapping sound which made my ears flick back towards the sound.

'Oh yeah, Mephisto. A worried Yukio. My apparent transformation. Damn it all.'

I looked out beyond the barrier of, which I noticed just now was tainted blue glass, and saw Mephisto click his fingers. I saw that whatever I was stuck inside off was now following him down the corridor. It didn't take long before I noticed Yukio had arrived and was now talking to Mephisto. I could hear nothing, probably due to the prison I was subjugated to.

Before long we were once again in the clowns' office. In all this time I was surprised I could stay so calm. It was as if this place could tame even the most vengeful human and the most fearsome beast.

Forgetting the outside once again I lost myself in the wonders of this prison. I felt I could while away so much time here, watching the clouds of dust shift and the planets orbit what must have been a mini version of our sun.

When I looked closely I could even see little splurges of fire shoot from the sun. They erupted out like volcano ash with immense energy. It kind of reminded me of my flames, the way they shot out when I was angered and then simmered down when I calmed. I guess fire held those attributes. It was impulsive, much like my demon nature.

I didn't notice the tapping until it turned into full out banging. I turned expecting to see the clown, but it was Yukio with a worried look on his face. He smiled and made a small attempt at a wave.

I don't know if it was because I felt so calm suddenly but I walked to the glass and placed my paw against it. He placed his hand on the other side, connected but with a thin layer of glass acting as a barrier. My paw was about the same size as his hand. For that I was grateful. It appeared as if I wasn't some huge ugly beast.

It then dawned on me that Yukio did not act at all frightened earlier, being so near me when I was obviously not human, and he certainly wasn't repulsed by me now.

But then again Yukio has never acted repulsed by me, whether I was in my demon form or if I was sleeping in and not doing homework. He may have acted scared or irritated but never disgusted.

I lowered my paw and turned my face away again. I sat down and then lowered my arms further, lounging dejectedly on the floor.
My brother was too good to me sometimes. He was always there to help me even in times where he didn't want to. He always made me laugh when he was unsure about something, or scolding me like he was my mother.

Whether he was there fighting demons for his exorcist duties or keeping me and my friends safe, whether he did it because he was doing a good deed or he did it with a cold heart, he worked hard for both ours and old man Fujimoto sakes.

And then there was me, the screw up, the delinquent who used to get into petty fights and cause injuries. I was also the demon many wanted to see strung up on a cross, pierced with that asshole Paladins sword Caliban.

I was the type who would rather sleep and do sod all rather than study and attempt to improve my grades.

Luckily before I could carry on moping the glass was tapped again. I looked up to see Mephisto there. He beckoned for me to come closer.

I complied and stalked over slowly. Once I reached the glass barrier Mephisto smirked and then his hand passed through the glass as if it was passing through water. He made a gesture with his fingers which I took as him asking for my paw. 'What was I, a dog?'

I gave it to him deciding I should just follow along nicely and see what was happening. He pulled me through as soon as our hand and paw made contact. His fist enclosed my paw, pulling me completely through the glass. Yet again I was met with the sensation of becoming breathless.

Once I arrived on the other side I took a great gasp of air. Once I regained my breath I turned on the clown and started to create a feral growl which reverberated through my chest.

Unlike my demonic growl this one sounded more, cat- like.

"Calm down Rin, all is well here." He made small calming gestures with his hands as if he was trying to conduct my fluctuating emotions.

"I should say," he continued, putting on a good natured smile; it was strange seeing it on his face, "but you achieved finally what I have been trying to teach you these past few weeks. I have to say that our weekly sessions couldn't white get you there, so this new mission certainly worked its magic on you."

I contemplated what I heard. Whilst I sat there listening to the crazy clown Yukio came up and stood close by me. I was thankful he was here after all.

"You mean my training to become a beast?"

Mephisto looked straight into my eyes, my no doubt transformed eyes. "Yes, Mr. Okumura. And I must say, what a magnificent form you carry." And with that he clicked his fingers. Instantly a mirror appeared from a cloud of pink dust. I immediately sprang towards it, curious to see what I had become.

What I saw stood there, I could not believe was me. True to Mephistos words I looked damn cool.

I was some kind of big cat. A cheetah? I was dark tan with the large blue- black spots that are the same colour as my human hair. My scruff was completely blue- black; probably because that transformed from my human hair. My tail was long and lithe, my tufts tail still there, but only slightly. My tail consisted of large bands that ran all the way down to a white tipped end.

My eyes were still like my usual feral, midnight blue. The irises dark and the pupils the same deep red of my released demon form.

"To he precise, you are taking the form of a Kind cheetah. They are a rare breed of cheetah with a recessive gene..." I failed to listen to anymore of his explanation. I could only stare and marvel at my reflection. I was relatively large but nowhere near as big as Kuro when he went full sized.

I thought how interesting it would be when Kuro saw me like this. I bet we could race and play and battle against each other better then when I was human.

Now that I thought about it, when I chased that snow demon earlier I was running exceptionally fast. This was the reason why.

"...explains why you would be a king cheetah when you are a prince of Gehenna." Mephisto came out of his musings and ramblings. I turned to him and so did Yukio.

"Sir Pheles, what's going to happen to my brother now? This was the first thing I heard Yukio say when I got out of the space glass. I looked behind me and saw it was still there. I walked back towards it, intrigued.

Whilst my two brothers carried on conversing about Mephisto having to report to the Vatican and Yukio telling my friends, I looked upon the strange contraption. It was the size of a large globe, but clear. It was entirely hollow inside and black. Every now and then a planet would shift into view out of the inky blackness.

I was amazed It all fit in there. For one, when I was inside it was fathomless, and I could see everything that was crammed inside there. Before I saw hundreds and thousands and millions of astral objects, all twinkling away.

"Rin will have to stay here until he can control his new ability. I don't want a cheetah running around the academy scaring the students and residents."

"Huh," I turned around a little quickly and nearly tripped over my own long legs. Walking on all fours was a little new and alien. "I don't want to stay here. I need to see my friends and Kuro."

Mephisto took that opportunity to walk towards me. He knelt down in front of me and patted my spotted head. The kind gesture was foreign feeling coming from the selfish man and it made goosebumps run down my back. I expected the fur on my scruff to resemble having received a jolt of electricity. I couldn't see it but I could feel it.

"Stay here for a while, little brother. If you work hard you won't have to stay long."

"How do you know I can't change back?"

"Nii- San." Yukio spoke up from behind me, "maybe you should listen to him."

"No Yukio, I'm not done here." I snarled showing my vicious fangs. I jumped back, away from Mephistos fingers and stood there looking at the floor.

'Change back, change back. I don't want to stay here. I can change back with my own will. Do it, do it.' The longer I stood there the more self conscious I felt. I could feel nothing. How did I become human again?

"It appears you can't Okumura- kun." Mephisto pinched his nose and scrunched his eyes closed in exasperation. "After all it took to get you to become a beast. Well, no matter, changing back is a different matter entirely."

Yukio walked over to me despite my confusion. I saw him kneel down next to me in my peripheral vision and he extended an arm enclosing me in its warmth. He brought me close to him.

I didn't know if it was because I was a beast but I could hear his breath, his heartbeat and the blood flowing through his veins. The senses of a beast were far more acute than I ever expected them to be like. The warmth I felt was like another presence, calling me home and giving me strength. I nuzzled my large head into my little brothers chest. I could feel a vibration coming from deep in my chest along with a strange noise that sounded a little like bumblebee wings, but deeper.

"Rin, it's fine, ok. I will come and see you when I can. Hopefully you won't be here long and then you can come back to the door and see everyone with a brand new power to boot."

"You aren't disgusted with me?" It was barely audible and I wasn't sure I wanted the answer.

I looked up and saw my brother smile a genuine, honest smile. "Of course not. Sir Pheles told me he was going to teach you this ages ago. And now you are half way there." He shook my lithe shoulders in a comradely fashion.

"Hey, why did he tell you?" I asked, slightly annoyed. It was like I was the brat of a family and my parents where talking to the teacher about extra lessons for said brat.

Yukio just laughed.

If a cheetah could smile then his laugh did cause me to accomplish it.

Yukio had to leave soon after, saying he had a pile of work to get on with and some nosy esquires asking after me. Hearing that made me feel elated inside. They cared about me.

I watched as the front door to Mephistos grand entrance close. I was to stay in his residence for who knows how long with only the clown for company. God, this is like camp hell for the naughty kid.

"Okumura- kun, come this way." The clown requested me to follow him. With a flick of my tail and ears I turned to follow.

I followed him up the stairs that were connected to the entrance, my paws making no sound at all on the expensive patterned carpet. Knowing the clown they were probably Persian and worth more than a daily taking from Mephy land.

He took me along one of the corridors in the upper section of his residence, past many rooms. Finally we stopped in front of a door where a strange frost had seeped from under the doorframe.

"Wha..?" I flicked my tail, my eyes looking at the ice crystals.

"Quiet when you enter." The clown put a purple gloved finger to his lips, requesting me to keep silent.

"Don't tell me what to do, clown." He ignored me and he opened the door with a key he took from his white jacket. He held the door open for me. As soon as I slipped in I noticed the sub zero temperature and the cold bite in the air.

The second thing I noticed was a large cage holding a familiar white demon which looked like a overly large rabbit with black tipped ears.

The most noticeable thing in the room, however, was the presence of another powerful demon other than the demon king of time I entered with. My heckles raised and my teeth bared, I growled, my feral cat- demon side revealed. I poised my body, ready to strike with my razor sharp claws.

It was Amaimon, king of earth, and the being who wanted to kill me most in the world.

If you guys are wondering, Rin is a King Cheetah. I recommend googling what they look like. now, I know its a bit of a cliffhanger, but it will be more exciting to see what happens next. Please tell me if you want to see the rating go up and if you want to see more than just fluff. I will do what you guys ask for, as these stories are for you to enjoy reading.