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Summoner 101: Lesson 10
Demons follow a heirarchy in the demon world based on the power they possess and manipulate. The demon king is the highest rank, followed by the top-level demons who can challenge the current demon king. And the rest are normal demons that spend their lives lurking in the darkness. Very few summoners can summon top-level demons.
Nijimura made a hand seal, swiping the said hand as if he was cutting an invisible thread in front of him. The small, normal-level demon in front of him shrieked before disappearing.
Akashi watched with wide eyes.
"He's gone?" the boy asked. He absently grabbed to his right side, where Murasakibara was sitting and munching on a snack. A transparent purple cube surrounded them as they sat on the ground.
"It's gone," the doctor said, noticing the boy's actions.
Akashi gripped tighter on Murasakibara's clothes. "He'll never return?"
"It will return, if you summon it properly," Nijimura said, smiling. He turned around as the shield around Akashi and Murasakibara were dispelled. "Where are your other familiars?"
"They stayed in my room with Chihiro. They're going to meet my father," Akashi replied. He looked even sadder. "I want to go back to my room too..."
"So you are Mayuzumi Chihiro. I am the head of this facility," the red-haired middle-aged man in the room stated. "You don't look very strong."
Mayuzumi chuckled softly. "As next in line to being the demon king, I do not take that insult lightly."
A black scythe suddenly appeared, created by the shadows that was connected to Mayuzumi's fingertips. It swung briefly with the tip coming to stop and rest lightly on the man's neck.
"But my master seems to take a great liking to you, human," Mayuzumi said, watching blood drip slowly down on the man's neck. "So I'll let you off with that small wound."
The president gritted his teeth. The small wound that Mayuzumi was talking about brought a great pain, like he was just stuck with a knife through the neck. The shadow was made of pure demon power and most humans cannot touch it directly without getting hurt. "What is it about that child that you like?"
"Aren't you my master's father?" Mayuzumi asked. "You should be the one telling me about Akashi-sama's good qualities."
"I'm not his father," the president said. "He is a bastard's son. My sister ran off and died with some unknown bastard. I only took the child in after my sister's death."
"So Akashi-sama is your nephew, then," Mayuzumi said. "And the master still carries the Akashi blood."
The demon watched with amusement as the human before him seem to boil with anger.
"He should have never lived!" the president yelled. "Where is that child, anyway? You vile demon should be punished because of your rudeness."
"How can I not be rude?" Mayuzumi asked. He snapped his fingers and a book materialized. "I am the next king of demons. Almost considered as the demon king, since my predecessor ran away here to the human world."
Mayuzumi began reading. Seriously, this meeting was a complete waste of his time.
And then he felt hot tea thrown at him. It was supposed to be the tea that the president should be drinking. The man threw the empty tea cup, making its pieces clatter on the floor. After the crashing sound of breaking ceramics, the door opened to show Momoi rushing inside.
"President...?" she asked nervously. "Is there something wrong?"
The president was already at his feet, walking towards the door.
"Tell that child to banish this demon," the president said while wiping his hands with his handkerchief. "Summoning is a complete waste on that brat—"
Momoi screamed. Ropes of darkness wrapped around her and the president, bringing her and the man indescribable pain.
"I thought I could let you go with that rude comments of yours. But I guess I have a excuse to kill you now that you dirtied my book," Mayuzumi said. "And you'll never get away after you've insulted my master."
The door to the room opened for the second time.
"Chihiro! Stop!"
Akashi rushed to tackle his familiar, only that the demon remained standing to catch his running master.
"Akashi-sama..." Mayuzumi said. "What are you doing here?"
"I finished my lessons with Nijimura-sensei," Akashi explained. "Anyway, please don't hurt my father."
Mayuzumi watched those large red eyes before sighing. "Alright."
Akashi smiled before he turned to Momoi and the president. The shadows slowly let them go, leaving them with burns all over their body. Akashi slowly approached the president as Kise gently led Momoi out of the room.
"Father, I'm sorry..."
"Don't touch me," the president said, strongly pushing the child away. "Bastard's son."
Akashi lost balance from shock after the man pushed him away. A soft cushion of shadows caught him as he fell.
"Akashi-kun..." Kuroko approached the dazed child.
The red-haired boy saw his small demon familiar. He stood up from the cushion of shadows to hug Kuroko, shaking. Their four-year-old master, Akashi Seijuro, silently cried on the arms of his lightblue-haired, lightblue-eyed familiar.
EXTRA:
The small black bunny, which looked suspiciously like Tetsuya, licked his toe as it launched on his feet, sending tickling sensations through his spine. Another gray one came into view, reminding the child of his other familiar Chihiro, doing the same thing as the black rabbit did on the other foot.
Akashi knew he was laughing. He was laughing too hard as he lay on his bed.
A white rabbit appeared. It jumped onto his legs, gripping painfully on his skin with rather sharp claws. Another white fluff appeared, and then another, and another. Soon enough, the small four-year-old boy was covered with white fluffy fur.
It was suffocating him. He couldn't breath. He wasn't even laughing.
And then Akashi opened his eyes, trying to take in deep breaths. But he still couldn't, as arms that wrapped around him wound around too tightly. Powder blue hair and white skin registered into his head as he looked, calming down when he saw that it was only Tetsuya who was hugging him.
The small child carefully loosened the arms around him, sniffing. He was crying in his sleep, as suggested by the tear-streaks on his chubby cheeks. He wiped on them, smearing the salty liquid on his own pale skin.
His movements caused the small familiar beside him to groan.
They were on his bed. The two of them must have fallen asleep together after that incident with Akashi's father.
Akashi watched Tetsuya closely when the small familiar groaned. It looked like the blue-haired boy was having a nightmare.
"Tetsuya?"
A/N:
To disappoint you readers, THERE IS NO ACTUAL REASON WHY THOSE TWO DEMON KINGS ARE RABBITS. MWAHAHA!
Though this might be affected by that late bunny owned by my former dorm roommate that kept licking my toes even though I'm on the top bunk of our beds. And that evil bunny actually peed on my class handouts! (Excuse me for those who are eating while reading this.) It's cute, though, and I actually miss it sometimes. It died during a storm because it got sick, I think. RIP, Fluffy.
Why do I suddenly feel like having a couple of rabbits as pets now?
Anyway, Mayuzumi is so talkative in this fic. And late updates is because I started working. :)