The leader of the group stood on the edge of a rooftop not far from the academy. He was silent as his men got into position. A line of ten of them all got in front of him and took a knee. Each one of those men lined across the rooftop held a Russian RPG-7 rocket launcher. They all lifted their weapons up and took aim. The leader of the group raised his right hand straight in the hair with his hand open. With one motion he brought it down in front of him, a signal to start the attack. The men in front of him all fired at once and a group of rockets took off for the school.

"Now onto cosign and tangent..." The teacher droned on. Most of his class was paying attention while a few from the cram school were starting to fall asleep. Ryuji and Renzo both looked very tired and had a hard time listening in. Shiemi was in her own little word and completely out of it. Ryuji let out a sigh.

"Man, this sucks." He muttered to himself.

"To find the cosign you must use the formula-"

BOOM!

The building suddenly began to shake as if there was an earthquake and all the students panicked. The teacher stopped and looked around the room nervously. "What was that?" He asked fearfully. It would be answered as there was a buzz on of the school PA system.

"Attention students, True Cross is currently under attack by armed men. Please evacuate the building, this is not a drill." A woman's voice announced. The students all stared in shock. This wasn't a test or a joke. There were actually people outside assaulting there school as if it was a war.

"Alright students, everyone out. Wwe're evacuating the building." The teacher told them as calmly as he could. The students all grabbed their things then headed out the door as quickly as they could. Once they were outside the classroom Izumo screamed.

"AIYEEEE!" The students all turned to see her looking horrified at a gruesome sight. The class right down the hall was on the outside, the students there received the full force of the rockets. The wall was blown open and blackened around the hole. Dead bodies littered that end of the hall, scattered all around the floor with a couple slumped up against the wall. Their eyes were still open. A few of them were missing body parts.

"They're... they're all dead." Ryuji muttered in horror. "Holy shit..."

Downstairs, some of the classes closer to the main entrance had managed to reach the large doors. Two teachers pushed them open as students started to pour out. "Everyone out!" One of the two teachers ordered. The students wasted no time fleeing. As they started to exit however, there was suddenly the sound of a gunshot and one of them fell. Then another gunshot not far off from the first and a second fell. The two gunshots began to go off in rhythm as students fell. A pair of snipers armed with Dragunov SVD's watched the main entrance from the rooftops. They picked off the students that attempted to flee that way. The students quickly picked up on the fact that they were being picked off and began to retreat back inside. It was too late for them however.

A large number of robed and masked figures appeared from nearby alleys and bushes. Each of them was armed with a M4 rifles. They moved in on the retreating students quickly and began mowing them down with their automatic fire. For the students closest to the doors there was no chance of survival Everyone there was massacred quickly and the disguised men all entered True Cross Academy to finish the hunt.

"Damn, why the hell did something like this have to happen?" Shura asked as she entered True Cross from the cram school. Yukio followed in right behind and watched her back, aiming his pistols down the other side of the hall. He now had a prosthetic right arm that he had designed himself. It was as fully functional as his old arm, plus with a few hidden surprises.

"Stay sharp, we're not used to this kind of opponent." Yukio reminded her.

"Yeah, you don't need to tell me that." She shot back. Just then a large number of men began rushing through the hallway in front of Shura. A few of them split off and headed for the two exorcists with their rifles aimed. "Serpent fang!" Shura slashed her sword through the air a few time, creating crescent shaped air projectiles that sailed for the men. Two of them were taken out. The two in the back however both kicked in doors to two different classrooms and ducked inside. Once Shura's attack passed they poked their heads out and fired at the two exorcists. Yukio and Shura both took cover in a stairwell. "Damn, what the hell are these guys? Special forces?" Shura asked irritated. Yukio poked his head out and opened fire with his pistols. The two men ducked into the classes to avoid the few shots from Yukio. They then quickly returned fire and forced Yukio to take cover.

"I'll distract them." Yukio told Shura. "I'll take out the one in the back, after that you take on the guy on the right, he's closer."

"Right." She nodded. Yukio holstered both of his pistols and rolled out into the open. He held out his right prosthetic arm towards them. It suddenly opened at the elbow. His forearm went to the side in the opposite direction of how his elbow should have bent. The two men stared for a moment in confusion. Something shot out of his bicep and launched towards the an in the back. It hit the wall just behind him and exploded. Yukio had a hidden 40mm grenade launcher hidden and just used it for the first time. The first robbed man looked back as his comrade was blown apart. Shura took this moment to rush in. The man turned around too late to react. Shura slashed down at him and he hardly managed to dodge. The attack ended up taking his mask by cutting through it. The man looked up to her and she could see he was now human. Though it resembled a human face his skin was gray and rotting. His eyes were black where they should have been white and his pupils were green. He raised his rifle to fire but was quickly cut down by Shura.

"Shit, did you see that?" She asked.

"I did." Yukio replied and he stood back up and his arm returned to normal. "They're some type of ghoul. We have to find the students, they'll be able to help."

"You want to drag them into this?" Shura asked.

"I know it's not fair, but they're the only one who can help at this point." Yukio answered. Shura nodded.

"I guess we don't have much of a choice. It's do or die."

This way students!" The homeroom teacher called out to his class. "The main entrance is surrounded, we have to go out the back!" They were all running now. Gunshots could be heard throughout the building along with the occasional scream. It was like a nightmare. They had no clue why these people were here or why they wanted them dead, but they did. One of the most prestigious schools in Japan had just turned into a killing field. They could only hope that the police of JSDF would come and save them. The teacher took them down a turn as they made their way for a back entrance. As they made their way down that hall, two robed figures appeared in front of them. The teacher jumped in front of them, determined to save his students. He was killed almost immediately. The two men opened fire and tore into him. His body jerked violently a few times before he fell over backwards. Most of the students took this short time to flee around another corner. Only the cram school students were left standing there, paralyzed in fear.

"Crap." Ryuji said fearfully. There was a bang and one man slumped over dead. The other turned his head towards his partner before a swords stabbed through him. He lost his grip on his weapon and went limp. The sword retracted from him and they were suddenly replaced with Yukio and Shura.

"Professor Kirigakure! Professor Okumura!" Renzo greeted them in delight. "Man are we glad to see you guys."

"We need your help." Yukio told them. "We need you to help us push back our attackers." The students all gasped.

"What? You want us to fight them? We're exorcists, not soldiers!" Ryuji protested.

"They're ghouls." Yukio informed him. "All these men, they're all ghouls who are being controlled by someone. We need to push them back and find out who the puppet master is."

"Great, so we're really getting thrown into the fire this time." Ryuji commented.

"Seems that way." Yukio answered before picking up one of the rifles. He handed it to Ryuji. "Here, you want to a Dragoon too right? Now seems like a good time to start." Ryuji hesitated for a moment but took the automatic rifle from his sensei. "Ever fire one of those before?"

"No."

"Squeeze the trigger, fire in controlled bursts." He pointed to a button near the mag. "This is the mag release, once you're out press this to eject the mag and put a new one in. Then pull this to chamber the next round."

"Right, got it!" Ryuji nodded.

"Shiemi, you're the only Doctor here so I want you to go and help any survivors you find." Yukio instructed her. "Be careful."

"I will!" She nodded confidently. She opened her backpack to the pouch where she kept Nee hidden. He looked up at her. "Come on Nee."

"Nee!" He cheered. Shiemi took off with him on her shoulder.

Nearby, a group of students hid behind a corner as a squad of robed men opened fire. "I don't want to die!" A girl shouted in fear. There was a white flash down the hall they were in which caught their attention. No one saw the two white foxes that ran past and turned around the corner. The men tried to take out the fox spirits but they were two swift. They both started passing through and taking out the men. Ryuji came running by and took cover around the corner.

"Everyone get out of here!" He ordered. No one said anything, they all listened and ran while they still could. Ryuji aimed around the corner and fired. He was able to take one man out but not without the recoil knocking him backwards. He fell the ground as he was surprised by the recoil. The robed men all looked towards the sound of gunfire and stopped paying attention to the foxes. This was a mistake, as the foxes then finished them off. Renzo hid around the corner as this all happened.

"Man, this is a really bad time to be a Knight." He commented.

"You alright Bon? Konekomaru asked as he came over to help his friend.

"Yeah, it just surprised me was all." He replied as he was helped back up. "But you know, I just thought of something."

"What is it?"

"Well the announcer lady said that armed men were attacking the school right? And everyone has been reacting like they can see them."

"Yeah, so?" Konekomaru asked with a tilt of his head.

"Well if they're supposed to be ghouls how comes everyone without a temptaint can see them?" His friends all looked shocked as they came to realize this.

"You're right, normally very few of them should have been able to see these guys." Izumo stated. "But it seems like everyone can see them clear as day."

"I'm thinking whoever summoned them must be really powerful if normal people can see them." Ryuji theorized.

"Or these are a special kind of ghoul." Renzo added.

"Maybe both." Konekomaru rubbed his chin and thought. "Either way we can't stop and think about this now. We have to save the school."

Just then, another squad of disguised men came around the corner. They began to open fire and everyone took cover inside a classroom. Ryuji opened fire to keep them out.

"Behold the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone because the Father is with me!" Ryuji chanted. The robed ghouls suddenly began to jerk in pain before they each vanished in a cloud of black dust. "Come on, let's move."

In another part of the school Shiemi was lining people she found still alive up against the wall as she treated them. Nee had been a great help with providing medical plants and herbs. She used what she could to bandage their wounds. Most of them were dead, there was nothing more she could do for them. It saddened her seeing so much death, but she tried to get through it as best she could. She focused on the people still alive who needed her help. She finished helping the last person in that part of the school and left them to go searching for more. She ran into a hallway where she found one person still alive. "Miss Paku!" Shiemi ran over to help her. Paku was barely conscious as she stared up at the person helping her.

"Sh...iemi?" She asked weakly.

"Shh, don't speak. You're injured." Shiemi told her classmate. She found a class banner on the wall nearby and began to tear it up. She went quickly back to Paku's side and began to bandage her up with the fabric. "Nee, I need some turmeric please."

"Nee!" He instantly produced the plant she needed. Shiemi crushed it up as best she could and began to rub the powder into Paku's wounds.

"I'm sorry..." Paku apologized weakly. "I left the cram school because I thought I was too weak to go through it. But even now i'm relying on you to help me."

"Hey, don't think like that." Shiemi reassured her. "At first I thought I was too weak too, especially compared to Rin. But now i've begun to find my own strength and help everyone however I could. You're not weak Paku. Now please be quiet, you need rest." Paku smiled gently up at her friend as Shiemi continued to help her. Just then, a large group of the men assaulting their school came down the hall where they were in. Two men ran ahead and jumped in their with the rifles aimed at the two girls. Shiemi's classmates along with Yukio and Shura came around the other side but were too late to do anything.

"Oh no!" Konekomaru cried out.

"Shiemi!" Ryuji shouted. Shiemi closed her eyes as the two men came down at her and Paku. She waited for them to fire. There was a swift gust of wind and Shiemi felt nothing. She slowly peeked with one eye. She stared up in shock along with her classmates. Standing there in front of her with his back turned was Rin. He was holding Ginkaze out to his right and blood gushed out of the two men who had tried to attack her.

"Rin!" Shiemi cried out cheerfully. The two bodies of the ghouls fell down while the group of the others all seemed shocked. Rin tossed his sword into his other hand and drew Kurikara. Blue flames shot out from his body and covered him like an aura. The leader of the group stood in the back of all his subordinates and narrowed his eyes. Rin moved in on the men with blinding speed. He began cutting them down with little effort. They should aim to fire only to be cut down before they could. One did manage to fire his rifle but Rin ducked and he ended up taking out his own team mate.

They're all giving off a demonic presence. Rin thought to himself as he began to spin around and cut them all down. That must mean the leader won't give off the same energy. "Flamethrower." A large ball of blue flames shot out of Rin's hand and consumed several ghouls. Rin passed through it as it began to dissipate and went back to cutting down the forces. There! Rin suddenly spun around and threw Kurikara at the leader. It spun in circles as it flew through the air towards the leader. He caught it between his palms, clapping them together and catching each flat side of the blade. Rin suddenly disappeared from sight. He appeared once more holding onto Kurikara and with his other hand punched the man in the face. His mask shattered and he stumbled back. Rin jumped backwards and finished off the last two ghouls with a swing of each sword. He then landed on his hands and back flipped to where he was in front of Shiemi. Only the leader was left now.

"Alright way to go Rin!" Ryuji cheered. He and the others all ran over and got behind him. The man hung his head down and hid his fair. All they could see was hi short black hair. Then looked up and revealed himself. The right side of his face looked normal, his eye on that side was brown and nothing was off. His left side however was a different story. The left side of his face was heavily deformed. His left eye was pure white and he seemed to have a heavily scarred lump on the left side of his face. he and Rin stared silently at each other for a moment.

"You must be Cain." Rin stated.

"What? Rin, you know this guy?" Ryuji asked. Rin turned his attention to him.

"You're an Aria, you ought to know the story of Cain and Abel." Rin replied. Ryuji was silent for a moment as he tried to process that.

"Wait, that Cain?!" Ryuji shouted in shock.

"Yes." Rin turned his attention back to Cain. "That Cain. Original sin."

"And you're the False King." Cain responded to him. "The illegitimate son of Satan.

"False King?" Rin repeated in his monotone. "I think I like that name. Now what are you doing here, and why are you killing these students?"

"They're just collateral damage to my plan." He responded coldly. "I am going to get my revenge on God for punishing me like this. I am going to destroy the world created in his image and make him watch. So..." Cain offered out his left ungloved hand. "Why not join me?"

"What? Rin asked.

"You and I aren't that different. You tried to kill your brother just as I have. You too have a dream and would do anything to see it through. So why not join me? Have your place in the world by destroying this one that has wronged you." Rin was silent for a moment, everyone waited for his response.

"Tch." Rin sneered. He went in and attacked. Cain. He swung Kurikara upwards and Cain deflected the attack by kicking the side of the blade. Rin then tried to attack with Ginkaze and Cain blocked Rin's wrist with his own before the blade could connect. "You know I was like you not too long ago. I thought I would just go and change the world to my own image without giving a damn about the consequences. I thought I was the victim and that I was justified. But you know what I realized something about us."

"And what's that?" Cain asked as they were locked like that.

"We're both just shitty people." Rin told him. He then kicked up at Cain who jumped back. Rin back flipped away and landed on his feet a short distance away. Cain came at him and Ron prepared to block it. That was until he saw the glove on Cain's right hand. He made a fist with it and tried to punch Rin. Rin ducked under it and moved forward to get behind Cain. Cain spun around however and Rin received a strike with the back of his fist to the face. He rolled sideways from the force of the attack and Cain continued to come at him. Rin dodged all his attacks skillfully as Cain sent out a barrage of punches and a few kicks.

What's he doing? Yukio thought. It's like all he's trying to do is dodge.

Cain attacked with an open palm strike and Rin back flipped away, gaining some distance between him and his opponent.

"Ta dah!" There was a poof of smoke as Mephisto suddenly appeared between Cain and Rin.

"Mephisto?" Yukio was surprised to see him.

"Not to worry Professor Okumura, i'll save you!" Mephisto replied to him cheerfully. "I can't just allow this rouge to go around killing my students in my academy. Prepare yourself foe for I-" He was cut off when Cain punched him in the guy with his stone gauntlet.

"Demon King or not i'm still hundreds of years older than you. i've been planning this for thousands of years and i will not be stopped by the likes of you!" Cain then delivered a quick series of uppercuts into Mephisto that sent him up into the air. He then jumped in the air and spin kicked Mephisto through a wall. Mephisto slammed against a wall in a classroom and was quickly grabbed by a speedy Cain. Cain threw him through another wall and he landed against an exterior wall this time. Cain was upon him one more and delivered a swift series of jabs to Mephisto. With one last strike he slammed the demon king of time through wall and into the air from the second story. He then jumped into the air with him and took hold of Mephisto's head. He spun Mephisto overhead before throwing him to the ground like a ragdoll. Mephisto landed with a boom and created a cloud of dirt. Cain landed down below unharmed. He went over to the beaten and defeated Mephisto and held his gloved hand open with the palm up. Rin and the others watched from the hole in the wall as a blue energy began to rise out from Mephisto and ball in his hand.

"He's... he's taking his soul." Yukio came to realize.

"What?!" Konekomaru shouted in disbelief. Soon enough the energy formed a small blue orb that floated in Cain's hand. He pulled out a glass jar once more and placed the ball inside.

"What are you up to Cain?" Rin called down below. Cain turned and looked up at him.

"I am collecting the souls of the eigth demon kings. This makes four now. I have to thank you for going through the trouble of defeating Amaimon for me." Cain told him. "Once I have harnessed the power of the eight demon kings I will bring Satan into this realm. With their power together they can form a body for him to materialize. Once Satan is brought to this world I will help him destroy it and have my revenge."

"You wanted me to join in helping Satan?" Rin asked in disbelief.

"I suppose so. I was hoping you could get over your grudge with him, or just try to kill him after it was all over. I have no loyalty to him myself, I just want him to burn this world down. Now i'm halfway there. This whole attack was just a scheme to lure out Samael, or as you call him Mephisto. He fell into it perfectly. Now i'll take my leave." With a flick of his wrist he made a motion to signal forward. A large group of his men burst out the window and retreated. Everyone above just stood there and watched.

"Aren't you going to go after him?" Ryuji asked Rin.

"No." Rin replied blankly. "That guy is far stronger than I am. Even I have my limits."

"Rin." Shimei called softly behind him. He turned around to face her. "Does this mean you're back?" She asked. He stared at her for a moment.

"Yes." He answered.

"Did you figure out what you were trying to?" She asked.

"I did." He told her. "After that night I felt lost. I didn't know what I was supposed to do with my life anymore. I went off to go figure it out. It took my some time but I know now..." He was silent for a moment. "I want to protect you Shiemi." He told His voice was stoic and unfeeling as always but somehow Shiemi knew he meant it. She knew he was sincere when he told her that. He truly wanted to protect her. Here eyes began to water and she smiled up at him.

"Rin..." She spoke with a heartfelt voice. Yukio suddenly stepped forward and seemed to grab Rin's attention.

"It's good to have you back Rin." Yukio greeted him with a smile. "I would also like you to stay. If it's alright with you lets work together for once." He held out his right arm towards Rin. Rin stared at it for a moment.

"Yukio, you're arm..."

"It's a fake." Yukio told him still smiling. " I designed it myself. I don't mind, I just want to try and be close like we used to. I want to start over, despite everything. Let's at least try." Rin was silent for just a moment as he started to truly realize that Yukio had meant it when he wanted to try and make it up to Rin. Rin grabbed his right hand with his own and the two of them shook hands. It was the first time in years they had come to an understanding.

"Yeah." Rin agreed and the two brothers reunited once more.