Home Reunion
Mephisto was sitting down in his chair in his office as he thought to himself. Right about now his imagination was running wild as he thought about what could have happened at the Monastery. Even though he hadn't been fully informed, he had a pretty good guess. It was likely that Satan had everything to do with it, seeing as the God of Gehenna had been trying to get Rin for years. Still, he needed some confirmation and it had been so long since he'd been in Gehenna.
"Well, off I go! Eins, Zwei, Drei," Mephisto said with a smirk as he clicked his fingers. After the click of his fingers, Mephisto had already left his office and was now in Satan's throne room. Of course, Mephisto had expected the God to be there. He sighed and decided to take a seat in Satan's throne.
The Demon King of Time had no chance to get a proper look around before Satan entered the room. Upon seeing his father, Mephisto couldn't help but grin. Though, apparently, Satan hadn't seen him yet. Since Rin was down here it was highly likely that Satan had been with him. In fact, there was no way Satan would leave the newly born demon alone and this stage.
This also meant that Gehenna didn't have its grips on Rin yet. Satan hadn't won their game of chess yet, since there were still plenty of moves on the board. There was still time for Mephisto to pull whatever tricks would come up with his sleeve.
"Well, hello there, father," Mephisto spoke up with a friendly demeaner as he grinned over at Satan, who was apparently surprised by his arrival, which made his grin widen, "It's been so long since we saw each other, I'm terribly sorry about that, I've just had too many things going on. Have you missed me as much I missed you?"
Mephisto's demeaner didn't fool Satan at all. No, the God of Gehenna knew better than to believe a single word that came out of the Demon King of Time's mouth. He already had an idea as to why the younger was here and he wasn't going to let him have his way. Rin was his now and no one, especially Samael was going to take Rin away.
"As much as I'd like to say that it's a pleasure seeing you again, I would be lying, after all, you are a traitor," Satan growled as he glared coldly towards Samael and shook his head, "I think we both know why you are here, so why don't you just come out and say it already? Oh, and I would get out of my throne before anything… unfortunate… happens."
"Oh, dear father, you wound my poor heart," Mephisto said, feigning any hurt before chuckling and standing up of the throne, taking a few steps towards Satan, "How could you say such things about your dear son? No matter, I'm here out of curiosity is all. Is it true that you have recently acquired something from Assiah?"
"What I say is the truth and honestly, I'm surprised you decided to show your face after all this time. Surely you know that I could have you killed right now, if I so desired to?" Satan stated as he walked right past Mephisto, quickly taking his seat and now grinning at his son, "As a matter of fact, I did but you already know that, don't you? Tell me one thing, Samael, did you really expect to keep him hidden away from me forever? You should know better than to hide my possessions from me."
Again, Satan was very far from stupid. Although that damn priest, Shiro Fujimoto played his part, Satan knew that Mephisto was just as guilty. Only he could have sealed Rin's powers into that sword. Not even the likes of a Paladin could have done that, no, it required certain gifts. In any case, he knew that Mephisto always got in the way of his plans.
For a long time now Satan and Mephisto had been playing a game of tug of war, or trying to anyway. More specifically, this has been happening since the younger Demon King left Gehenna and betrayed them to join the Exorcists. Translation; Mephisto could never be trusted. Although it was true that many demons couldn't be trusted, Satan could at least rely on their loyalty but not Mephisto. Not someone who has been helping the enemy.
Mephisto wasn't at all shocked by Satan's words or how he was acting. The bottom line was that for the God of Gehenna, he was somewhat predictable. He didn't expect his father to be open with him but he wasn't worried about being killed either. He'd been around him enough to know that Satan couldn't lay a single hand on him and he was pretty confident in that. Still, Mephisto couldn't help but laugh at Satan.
"What makes you think I was trying to hide him from you? The only thing I did was keep him alive is all, Father Fujimoto was the one hiding the Prince," Mephisto replied, his grin not faulting, "If I didn't seal his powers fifteen years ago, he would have been killed. So, the way I see it, you should be grateful!"
This response only managed to anger the God of Gehenna more as he clenched his fists, his flames erupting. Then finally he responded in a cruel, cold, voice.
"I should be grateful? Why the hell should I be grateful for you taking my son away from me?" Satan snapped as stood up from out of his seat, "If your intent was to help me than you should have brought him here to Gehenna, where he should have been all along. I suppose that doesn't matter now, though, seeing as he is home with his true family. So, I wouldn't plan on taking him back anytime soon or things may prove to be disastrous for you."
The God of Gehenna's anger dissipated and instead it was replaced by the feeling of glee. A grin the that rivaled the Cheshire Cat's spread across Satan's face as he slowly approached Mephisto. Though, it was apparent that Mephisto hadn't been affected by Satan's threat, which did slightly annoy him.
"What makes you think that I've come here to take him back? It's just been so long since I saw everyone, so I thought I would come down and visit while I was at it," The younger demon replied as he grinned right back at Satan, "So, speaking of my precious little brother, where is he?"
"I'm afraid that Rin has had a pretty tedious day, so he is in his quarters resting," Satan replied before sighing and turning back around, "That being said, visiting hours are closed, so if you'd like to see him you'll need to come another time. Though, I won't stop you from staying but I will give you one more warning; If you so much as try to take Rin away from me, you'll wish you hadn't. I'm not letting fifteen years of searching go to waste."
"Oh father, you really do wound my poor heart, why do doubt my loyalty so much?" Mephisto inquired, faking any kind of hurt before shaking his head, "You won't need to worry about him disappearing because I assure you, I didn't come here to steal him. What if I just came to see my father after all of these years?"
Satan didn't believe him for one instant, why would he? This was the son that was not only a Demon King but an Exorcist, so his loyalties were questionable and there was no way he could trust him. Mephisto had a hidden motive, he knew that much.
"Do you think I'm a fool, Samael? I know better than to trust anything you say. In any case, I have far more important things that deal with you. So, if you wouldn't mind leaving that would be great," Satan muttered as he sat back down, "Leave my presence before I get even more irritated."
"You definitely haven't changed at all, but if that's what you wish, I guess I'll be seeing you around," Mephisto sighed and turned around as he approached the door, looking back to stare at Satan, "It's been nice talking to you, father, see you around!"
Satan looked on as Mephisto exited the room. It appeared that Samael was going to be a problem but he would be prepared. Obviously, it was going to take more work but he had to make sure Rin would be properly educated and trained so that he could be ready for anything the Demon King of Time had planned. There was no way Satan was going to let that traitor win.
Meanwhile, Mephisto was rooming the halls, making sure to check every room to locate Rin. He'd been telling the truth when he said he wasn't going to take Rin but that didn't mean he didn't want to see him, he was just simply curious is all. The Demon King of Time never really had a chance to properly meet Rin, so this would be the first time he'd seen him since the young demon was an infant.
When he finally found the right room, he couldn't help but grin at the sight of the newly awakened demon, who didn't seem to be resting all that easily. It was probably something Satan was at fault for, especially if he had already put the teen through hell. The Demon King found a seat not too far from the bed and sat down.
"I feel sorry for you, little brother, being trapped down here but don't worry. I'll come for you eventually," Mephisto said as he watched the teen carefully, knowing full well that he couldn't be heard, "I wonder how much things will change between now and the next time I visit… This will be entertaining. Anyway, see you later, little brother."
As soon as the elder demon had snapped his fingers and disappeared, Rin shot up into a sitting position. The nightmare he'd been having woke him up but he could've sworn that he heard something. He looked around to see if he saw anything, but there was no one or nothing in sight. Rin took a deep breath. It was possible he had been hearing things. Man, this place is driving me insane…
|Sorry this took me a while to post. I did have 75% typed up but I just didn't have motivation to finish it up until now. I hope you all understand. Also, PLEASE be patient with me. I am only going to update a comfortable pace. Thanks.|
