Sorry that I haven't updated for this story for a while, I have been busy with my online class and getting ready for finals for school. I am honesty surprised that my brain hasn't fried yet haha. I also been having writer's block again. Any way if you didn't like how the last chapter turned out you are probably going to hate me big time by the end of this chapter. :3
~NiteMareB4XMAS
Sorrow from a death of a loved one…
Agony from a broken heart…
Fear from the realization that their only source of protection was gone…
These were the primary feelings that Iris Hughes was experiencing from not only from her friends but herself. Everyone was in tears and light sobs could be heard throughout the group as they stood in front of Delaney's final resting place. After the witch had finally died, the couples threw themselves at their significant others to seek comfort; Iris only patted Amaimon's shoulder to soothe him as she watched Rin cry into his lover's shoulder as Bon held him close, neither caring that the half demon was covered in the witch doctor's blood. Yet her attention snapped back to the Earth King when she suddenly felt immense fury pouring from his being as he stood up and stormed back to the mansion; his entire body shaking with silent rage. Shit this isn't good! She thought as she followed the green haired demon. Her green eyes widening with alarm as she watched him kick the ground only to have a giant chuck of earth bigger than him go flying more than a hundred yards as he let out a string of curses. "THAT FUCKER! I AM GOING TO TEAR EVERY FUCKING LIMB THAT BASTARD HAS AND FEED IT TO MY GOBLINS!" He roared furiously as he slowly transformed into his full demon form and continued to destroy the front yard in his anger. "Amaimon you got to calm down!" Iris cried as she tried to get close to him to lessen his anger to a lower level but froze when he gave her a murderous glare. "Calm down? CALM DOWN?" He growled. "THAT BASTARD KILLED HER AND YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN?" The half succubus let out a gasp when she found herself unexpectedly with his hand gripping her throat; his bulging muscles slowly crushing her windpipe as he squeezed. Yet, since she was now in contact with him, Iris absorbed all his frustration and rage. Using the mere power of his emotions alone, the British exorcist turned it into pure physical power and punched him in the stomach, making him let go before he was sent flying across the yard. She then went off on him. "Damn it Amaimon you are not the only one who is pissed off about Delaney's death! We all want to give what's coming to that bastard but taking your frustrations out on the front yard won't solve a bloody thing!" She snapped. He just snarled at her before kneeling down and tearing another chunk of earth, this time the size of a minivan, and threw it at the red head. She was going to jump out of the way when she realized that both her feet was entrapped by vines that the Earth King grew while she was yelling at him. Aw Shit! Iris thought before closing her eyes to brace herself for impact when she saw that she had no time to cut herself free.
"Eins, zwei, drei~!"
Wait, I know that voice! And sure enough when she opened her eyes, the demon Mephisto Pheles was standing by the front door of the mansion; his umbrella pointing at the giant mass of earth that was now floating in mid air a few feet away from the half succubus. "Amaimon what is the meaning of this?" The Honorary Knight demanded as he lowered the chunk of earth to the ground, a very pissed off expression fixed on his face. All the commotion had the rest of the exorcists running over. "Sir Pheles is the potion ready?" Yukio asked as his half brother smirked. "Oh~? Do you mean this one?" The white-clad demon asked smugly as he held up a veil filled with orange liquid. His smugness was replaced with a frown though when he didn't spot the witch doctor among them. "Where is Dr. Galveston?" This question just brought a new wave of tears to the gang's eyes as they thought about their fallen comrade. "She's…dead. Baal killed her." Rin said softly as the older demon's eyes widen in shock. Delaney Galveston? Dead? "That means…" Mephisto gasped as he felt for the witch's blood seal only to find the magic of it missing. "We need to get you out of here then." He said while quickly getting his key out for True Cross Academy; he stopped though when Shura laid a hand on his shoulder. "We're still safe. Dee and I put up a barrier similar to the one at True Cross last night. I just don't know how long it will last against Baal." She explained. The whole group winched when they heard said demon king's furious yell from the woods as he pounded against the barrier. "I'll go tell Angel to rally the men." The red and yellow haired Knight then pulled out a key before using it to go to the Vatican.
~BlueExorcist~
It was two days later after Delaney's death and everyone was on edge. When Shura came back with Angel, he was beyond furious at Yukio and I for letting Delaney leave the safety of the house but really, I could see he was more surprised than anything that she was dead. Ever since that night, each of us would take turns keeping watch on the temporary barrier and watch it slowly weaken against Baal's onslaught. Fortunately the Paladin rounded up all 100,000 exorcists for the upcoming fight yesterday and they were currently camping out in the front yard and around the house. "Iz he still at zee gravez?" Valerica asked softly as she joined me on the cliff to look at the setting sun. "Yeah he is." I replied with a bitter smile. After Shura left to tell Angel to gather up the men, Mephisto went up to Amaimon to calm him down. At first the Earth King looked like he was going to kill him on the spot but Mephisto must have said something to Amaimon because shortly after he went back to looking human (well as human as a full demon can get). Since then my green haired half brother has been sulking at the Galveston Family's resting place and hasn't moved an inch at all. "He zeemz to bee takink her death zee hardest." My half vampire teammate commented with a look of sorrow. "Yeah but he's going to have to snap out of it. Shura says the barrier is probably going to break tonight as soon as the sun is done setting." I sighed. Not even a few seconds passed when I said that did the both of us see Mephisto walked down the path to the graves and return with Amaimon in tow shortly after; a neutral expression on the Earth King's face. "C'mon you two! We're getting ready!" Saccha called out to us before her and Iris went to join Angel and the rest of the exorcists; the both of them clad in their DSS uniforms. Once Valerica and I joined the rest of them Mephisto got straight to the point.
"According to Angel, when Baal attacked the town there was a count of about 2,000 demons that were killed. So Baal now is down to about 407,200 demons in his army. However, the highest level demons he should have are Raum, Moloch, and Shax demons and that should be about 5,000-10,000. The rest should be from anything lower leveled from Naberius to Goblins. These should prove no problem but the sear number might be a bit overwhelming. Angel, you and your men can take care of them. Yukio's team, along with the DSS, Amaimon, and I will take care of the higher leveled demons and Baal. Yukio, Amaimon, Rin, and I will confront Baal; the three of us will keep Baal busy while Rin injects the potion into him. Once his regeneration powers are shut down, the four of us will unleash everything we have on him."
"And if the potion doesn't work?" Angel asked as we all paled. "Then Amaimon and I will personally drag him back to Gehenna if we have too." Mephisto answered gravely as the Paladin let out a sigh. "You better pray to God that this works." He muttered before going to talk to his men. All the demons, both full and half, just chuckled hollowly at his choice of words, me including. "Here," The demon principal said before handing me a syringe full of the potion he concocted. "Just stick it in him and it should work within seconds; unfortunately I don't know how long it will last for someone like him so make it count." "Don't worry, I will." I said quietly before pocketing it in my trench coat. This is it. I thought as the last of the sun's rays disappeared as it sunk under the horizon. As soon it was completely dark out the sound of what seemed to be glass shattering rung out throughout the air as the barrier finally broke down. Chills ran up and down my spine as Baal's maniacal laughter was heard from the forest before thousands of demons poured out towards our direction. The fight had officially begun.
~BlueExorcist~
Where…Where am I? She thought wearily as she eyed her surroundings. It appeared to be that she was in a field full of beautiful flowers of all kinds; it almost blinded her from all the bright colors the plants held. "Am I in…the Garden of Eden?" She whispered with awe as she strolled down a small path while gently running her fingers among the flora. Or is it that garden that Shiemi told me about? What was it called…the Garden of Amahara? Shiemi; the thought of one of her dear friends brought a wave of sorrow upon her. Dear God I just practically left them defenseless. I hope that the other barrier holds up long enough so they can prepare themselves. She just continued down the path until she came across a small stream; she smiled once she saw that she was in her human form instead of her demon one. At least in death I get to look the way I want to. She thought to herself. "Delaney?" A feminine voice gasped behind her. Whipping around, the witch came face-to-face with a woman at her prime; she had long beautiful auburn brown hair and crystal blue eyes. She wore a simple green sun dress that clung to her curvy body and no shoes; a crown made out of white daisies circled around her head. "Mom…is that really you?" The witch doctor asked as tears of joy were brought to her onyx eyes. As the other woman smiled warmly, Delaney launched herself into her arms before hugging her mother for dear life. "Oh God I've missed you!" She sobbed while the older woman stoke her back soothingly, tears pouring from her own blue eyes. "I've missed you too dear; there isn't a day that doesn't go by that I don't." Her mother murmured. "But what are you doing here so soon? Your father and I thought we wouldn't see you for a long time." Delaney's head only perked up though when she heard about her father. "Dad's here too?" She asked excitedly as her mother rolled her eyes. "Yes, he's at the other end of the stream sketching some of the wildlife. Would you like to see him?" The witch's eyes just lit up as she nodded her head rapidly. While her mother grabbed her hand and lead on, Delaney took this time to notice what she was wearing. She was wearing her favorite pair of jeans and her cherished Motley Crue shirt. "Mom, I need to ask you something. Why am I here? I thought that they didn't allow demons in Heaven." Her question was met with her mother's joyous laughter as the two continued following the stream. "Delaney dear, you should know better than anyone that God does not judge on what you are but how your soul is. Even if you were a demon in life you were still good at heart." Her mother answered before they came to a stop. Looking ahead of her mother, Delaney saw a strong man with unruly blonde hair, his onyx eyes focused on his drawing of a sleeping rabbit. His outfit consisted of a simple pair of beige shorts and a red polo shirt. Her mother then motioned for the witch to be quiet before calling out to her husband. "Ryan honey, guess what I found~" The older woman said in a sing-song voice as her daughter held back a giggle. "What did you find Samantha dear?" He asked as he turned to look at his wife only to have his onyx eyes nearly bug out of his skull when he saw his daughter next to her.
"Delaney?" He gawked before dropping his sketch pad to run over to give his daughter a hug. "I missed you too dad." The witch laughed before wrapping her arms around him too. Her laughter and good mood died down though when her father gave her a stern stare. "Delaney Elizabeth Galveston why are you here? You shouldn't be here so soon; it's not that I don't miss you but-""I know dad, I should be living a long life but…I didn't want my friend Shiemi to get hurt." Delaney explained with a sad smile. "Was it Baal?" Her mother asked, completely surprising her. "Yeah, but how-?" "We hear you when you talk to our graves dear. It always makes me so sad to hear how miserable you sound…" Samantha said softly, a hint of remorse in her voice. "So what happened to you pumpkin?" "Well…"
They watched with horror as Baal destroyed their only chance of escaping to safety. Delaney could feel the blonde tamer beside shake with terror as yellow cat-like eyes landed on them. "Pity that the twin Sons of Satan have to be difficult but I guess that once I kill you two I'll send your corpses to them to teach them a lesson. Since I practically smell the poison working through your system witchy, I let you suffer a bit more as I'll kill Master Yukio's girlfriend first." He said gleefully before launching himself at Shiemi. Without even a second thought, the witch doctor grabbed the girl and shield her with her own body. She bit her tongue as Baal's sharp claws sliced the left side of her face and swore when she heard Shiemi yelp in pain when she blocked her own face with her arms, only to have the demon king slice them too. Delaney let out a howl of agony though when the monster nearly tore her left arm off as he tried to get to Shiemi. Instead of letting her friend go, Delaney used her good arm and sent a bolt of lightning right into the bald demon's face. "SHIEMI, RUN!" She yelled as she let go of her, but as the blonde girl stood there, paralyzed with fear, the demon king summoned up a giant ball of fire in the palm of his hand. "You're going to pay for that you bitch!" He snarled at the witch before launching it at her and Shiemi. Unfortunately since she was still suffering from the poison and now the extreme pain from her arm being tore nearly clean off, Delaney couldn't move in time to dodge the ball of flames; she only managed to turn so that her left side got hit as she pushed her friend out of the way so the tamer wouldn't get hit. "Delaney-Chan!" Shiemi cried with anguish as she dropped to her friend's side when the witch slumped to the ground as her legs gave out. "S-Shiemi, run…leave me here!" The witch doctor pleaded with the other girl but Shiemi just shook her head furiously. "No! I won't leave you here Delaney-Chan!" "Oh isn't that touching? Too bad I have to ruin it!" Baal laughed maniacally as he strolled casually towards them. Shit, I need to do something and fast! Delaney thought before an idea struck her. It's probably going to end up killing me but I guess I'm already dying. Shiemi let out a gasp when the witch reverted back to her true form as she started to chant, a silver glow casting over both of them while Delaney focused all her remaining energy for this last spell. Suddenly in a blink of an eye, Shiemi found her and Delaney on the front lawn of the Galveston Mansion, the witch slumping against her with exhaustion. Not even five seconds passed before Amaimon and the others ran out of the mansion…
"By that point the poison already damaged all my internal organs severely and there was no chance of healing me, so I asked Rin to bring me to your graves and I died there." Delaney finished calmly as her parents stared at her with shock. However she blushed a light pink when she remembered kissing Amaimon before she died. "Delaney…my God." Was all her father could say, he was so awestruck. Her mother though caught her blush. "What else happened before you died?" She asked curiously. "Well…um. I kinda, sorta kissed a guy…" The witch's blush just grew darker as a devious smile broke out on her mother's face while her father narrowed his eyes protectively. "Oooh~! Do tell!" Samantha said excitedly. "Yes, do tell so I can find a way to make his life a living Hell." Her father added but winched when his wife hit him. "Ryan shush!" She snapped at her husband before giving her daughter a sweet smile. "Continue dear." "Well first off, dad I am twenty-two so drop the tough guy act; and two, even if you found a way to give him Hell he would be use to it." Delaney said bluntly. "And why is that?" This is where she hesitated a bit. "Promise not to be mad at me but…it's Rin's older half brother Amaimon…the Earth King." She said meekly as her parents' jaws dropped. "You mean...one of the Eight Demon Kings of Gehenna?" Her father asked slowly as she nodded shyly. He was about to say something but his wife cut him off. "Well I approve." "WHAT?" Both Delaney and her father shouted in surprise. "Well it does make sense if you think about it!" Samantha defended. The witch doctor however just frowned. "Well it doesn't matter anyway since I'm dead and I highly doubt he can get into Heaven." She muttered bitterly. Suddenly she felt a small tug on what felt like her very existence. "What the…?" She murmured as she felt another, but slightly stronger, pull on her being. "I wouldn't say anything about being dead just quite yet." Her mother said with a sad smile. As Delaney went to give her mother a questioning look, she let out a gasp when she saw that not only her mother but her father and the garden around them starting to fade in and out from her vision. "What's going on? What's happening to me?" She cried out in alarm as everything around her kept flickering back and forth. "It seems someone is bringing you back to life but it's your choice if you want to go or not." Her father explained as her onyx eyes widen in astonishment. Who would be so powerful enough to bring her back to life? Yes, she wanted to live again to go protect her friends but she didn't want to leave her mother and father just yet! As if being able to read their daughter's mind, the two former exorcists wrapped their arms around her in what seemed to be one final hug. "Go, they need you more than we do." Her father whispered in her ear. "B-But-!" "Don't worry about us dear, you'll see us again one day. We will be waiting here for you when you return." Her mother added. Seeing that they truly meant what they were saying, Delaney gave them a shaky nod as tears formed in her eyes. "Okay…I love you mom and dad." She said softly as everything around her finally began to fade. "We love you too dear, we always will." Was all she heard from her father before everything faded to black.
At first the transition from death to being alive again was extremely painful; it felt like her soul was being jammed back into her body. After that was over the only other pain was the one her lungs were making as they begged for air. So taking a deep breath to satisfy her oxygen-deprived lungs, she opened her eyes to find that she was still lying at her parents' graves and that it was night time. The next thing she noticed was that her body was completely healed and that she was still in her demon form. Who brought me back? She wondered as she flexed her left hand and arm to make sure they still worked. However, her wonder was interrupted when she heard the sounds of guns and shouts not far from her. Shit, Baal must be attacking! Not even wasting another second, the witch ran into the mansion and grabbed more ammunition and a new gun before going out to join the fight. With pure fury running through her veins, she figured that she and Baal had a score to settle.
~BlueExorcist~
"Son of a bitch!" I swore as I nearly plunged the needle into Baal only to miss him by mere centimeters before he sent me flying. Things weren't going to plan at all; there were more higher leveled demons than expected so Mephisto took off to go help Bon and them to fight back. Yukio was running out of bullets and Amaimon was banged up pretty bad. Not to mention I was down to one sword since the demon king snapped the other one in half earlier. At this rate I'll have to pull out Kurikara. I thought with aggravation as I tried to get close to older demon once more only to have my chest clawed at with his sharp nails. He then kicked me away again. "Shit!" I yelled as the syringe went flying out of my hand but sighed with relief when Bon caught it. "Rin he's going after Yukio!" My lover cried as I whipped around to see Baal flying towards my twin, ready to land a deadly blow to his chest. Yet the demonic king was hurled to the ground when a single holy bullet got lodged in his temple. Who the Hell-? My thought was cut off though when I looked to my right to see who fired. Who I saw had me completely stunned. Standing there with a murderous glare in her silver eyes was Delaney in her demon form; her gun still aimed at Baal. "Who the fuck said you could come onto my property?" She hissed as the demon king stared at her with disbelief. "You're still alive? That's impossible, you should be dead!" He growled as she scoffed. "I was dead but I felt like coming back just to kick your ass." She said with a sinister smirk before unloading all her bullets into his skull, blowing huge chucks of it off as she stepped closer to him with each shot she fired. Before Baal could regenerate his head she focused a lethal amount of destructive energy to her foot before kicking him in the chin, snapping his regenerating head back in a sickening crack of his spine, knocking it clean off. "That was for my arm you dick!" She snapped before setting his body on fire with one hand and shooting his nuts with her gun in the other. "And that's for blasting me with a fire ball!" "Deelanee?" Valerica gasped when the others turned their attention on us. "Bloody Hell she's alive!" Iris yelled over her shoulder as she continued to slash a bunch of Shax demons to bits. "I'll be stuffed! She's back!" Saccha cried out happily. "How are you alive?" I asked with awe as I touched her shoulder just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. She just gave me a soft smile. "I have no idea but I'm sure glad to see you guys again." She said with tears in her eyes. "Delaney…" I murmured before engulfing her in a hug. "Dear God I thought I would never see you again!" I nearly sobbed as she hugged me back. "Me too Rin, me too. But now that I'm here, how about we finish this fucker off?" She asked with a smug grin. I was about to answer her when I saw Baal coming at her from behind. Not wanting to lose my dear friend again, I pushed her out of the way before I felt a sharp pain in my chest and through my back. "RIN!" I faintly heard Bon scream as I coughed up blood. Looking down, I saw Baal's claws was elbow deep in me just before my world went black. My last thought before eternal slumber took me was of my love.
Ryuji…I'm so sorry..I love you.
I can already tell I am going to get a lot of Hell for this but don't worry the story is still on! Just stay tuned for the next chapter!