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Chapter 21:
Judgment

The Grigori and Mephisto first open up discussion with the case of Rin. The way the Grigori speak about him is like he's an animal, only addressing him as the Son of Satan and the like. Like a broken record, they question him on why he was hiding Satan's son in the first place and what his intentions are. He responds with the same answers he gave Shura, that he intends on using Rin as a weapon against Satan after fighting a predominantly defensive battle. He reveals that fifteen years ago, when he and Shiro found Rin that he had sealed his powers within Kurikara, and that Shiro decided to take him in and raise him as a son, until his powers became known. The Grigori seem rather adamant on the fact Rin was not eliminated instead and seem to insist on carrying out the deed.

However, Mephisto thinks that he should live, and give the Grigori a choice: either Rin becomes the Savior of Assiah or the Prince of Gehenna. Arthur decides to argue about the matter, not wanting everyone to listen to the king of time's words; this only angers Rin, as he thinks about Shiemi's reaction to him. His flames erupt as he states he is neither the Savior of Assiah or the Prince of Gehenna, that he is just Rin Okumura, not be judged as they so please. He states that he'll become a great Exorcist, which only prompts Angel to become disgusted. Rin goes and taunts the Paladin who readies his blade, but is stopped by the Grigori. They state that they have gained wisdom from the same demons that they have been fighting since ancient times, and that Mephisto has served the order for 200 years, so he holds a certain amount of trust.

Because of all this, they decide to take up Mephisto's wager, and so long as Rin passes the Exorcist Exams in six months, as well as not lose control of his flames, he is allowed to live. However, the trial doesn't end yet. While Rin is set free from Arthur's sword, all eyes focus on the Takenaka Siblings. Even Mephisto looks down, knowing this part won't be easy. He now has to save the siblings again, but from a danger he can't predict. What he is thinking is that because Seiya is the only one with Angelic Powers…that she might become an experiment.

Timote Timowas, the director and enforcer of the Knights of the True Cross, who started the trial, brings up an image on Kenta first, wanting to clear the only demons in the room as quickly as possible. He asks why Mephisto had hidden away the siblings in the first place, as although they are nowhere near as dangerous as Rin, they still hold dangerous powers. Mephisto replies that Kenta is the younger sibling, born five years apart from his sister. His father was part of the Rot Tribe, and Satan had thought of Kenta being a back-up should Rin have failed in some way. The only difference between the boys is that Kenta is the only one in full control of his demonic powers, though both have been raised as normal kids. Shura gets a word in saying she has witnessed his abilities herself, that Kenta indeed is no threat to the Vatican.

Feeling it's pointless to argue about Kenta, they bring up the fact that Satan planned a back-up. Kenta rolls his eyes and says that he has every intention in bringing Satan down as much as they do, and that his only other main goal is to protect his sister. He even goes on saying that for the past five years, he was harshly training himself, wanting to become strong so he doesn't have to always rely on Seiya to be nearby. The sword that was made is meant to keep his powers in check, and that he can draw it without it activating his powers. He activates his abilities only when needed.

The Grigori are surprised at how calm Kenta is compared to Rin flaring up. They accept the fact he is indeed no threat at this point, but give the condition of him being checked up on at least twice a week to be certain his powers are in good standing. Now, they enter the final case, and all eyes fall on Seiya who has become very uneasy. Behemoth can sense this easily, but there isn't a thing he can do. The golden hobgoblin notices the halo trying to form on her head, but again she is too drained to activate her abilities.

Timowas brings up the image of Seiya in her true angelic form. He looks at Mephisto asking about her. The tone of his voice this time wasn't as confident as it has been so far. He gives the history that she was born of a human mother and father, stating Kenta's father gives the siblings their half-sibling relations. He was unaware for the last five years that she was a Fallen Angel, and has not had the chance to do any kind of research, having only found out just now. The king of time states that while her flames have no effect on humans, they do indeed greatly damage demons. Shura once more speaks, stating she has seen this herself while Seiya went into a blind frenzy; her slashes left no mark behind, that the only thing she felt was intense heat. The Exorcist also states that she has been training Seiya on getting over the fear of her powers in order to become stronger.

The Grigori question Mephisto on how he could not have known. He shrugs responding there are things even he cannot explain. They then look at Seiya before they question the demon king on if he knows anyone that knows of Seiya's origins. The girl grows upset, knowing the answer; Bon is the only one that knows of where her powers come from and how they reached her. Mephisto replies that he doesn't know if there is someone that knows, causing the Grigori to talk amongst themselves. Behemoth looks up at Seiya.

"Seiya…you know there's someone out there, don't you?" he asks.

"There is but…" she quietly responds, "I don't want to drag him into this. It isn't right, and his name could be ruined…"

Just outside the doors, voices can be heard. Suddenly the doors are swung wide open, and to the current group's surprise, it's Bon. He slams the doors behind him, and tosses Arthur a warp key; turns out it's the same one he used to get everyone here.

Timowas quickly demands, "And just who are you, young man? How did you get in here?"

Bon responds, "My name is Ryuuji Suguro. I'm a good friend of Rin, Kenta, and Seiya. I've come here to defend her."

Arthur asks, "But, how'd you get a hold of my warp key?"

"When your back was turned and you were about to slip that key back into your pocket," Bon starts, "one of the Takenaka Siblings had managed to grab it out of your hand without you noticing, and threw it to me. I simply put the key in the door, turned it, and was able to hear what you guys were saying about Seiya."

Timowas thinks for a moment then asks, "Suguro-san, just how well do you know Seiya?"

Seiya looks at Bon, and he looks at her, smiling. Bon looks at Timowas responding, "I've known her, Kenta, and Rin since the first day of cram school. I know her brother is a demon, she told me what happened to them five years ago, and he's already explained that. But, what neither of them knew was what her powers are. Well, she allowed me to do some research to figure it out. I know what she is, and why her flames deal massive damage to demons."

Mephisto looks at him with great interest. Everyone else pays close attention, save for Seiya, as Bon reveals, "Yes, she is a Fallen Angel. Her powers come from an early ancestor who was an actual Fallen Angel who remained on Earth. Truth is, he was framed by an ally of Satan's. He then fell in love with a human woman and had three kids, only two of them receiving his powers. However, these powers remained dormant for a very long time, and only passed on to her because not only was she first born, but her mother held the same dormant abilities. They just didn't activate till Seiya had to defend herself from her brother five years ago."

The Grigori are stunned. Seiya only glares up at them, holding Behemoth close. Kenta, Rin, Shura, and especially Mephisto are amazed at how old her powers are and where they really came from. Once more, the Grigori speak amongst themselves.

This prompts Bon to say, "I can assure you Seiya is not dangerous, and neither is her brother. Her flames won't harm humans. Heck, I don't think it's in her to harm a fly."

"Enough." one Grigori says.

Another speaks, "Despite the fact this girl is a Fallen Angel, she's still an enigma to us."

The third says, "However, she must meet the same conditions as the Son of Satan. No exceptions. Sure her flames may not harm humans, but who is to say they can't burn things down? White flames are present in that forest. She must learn to control her powers as well. Any loss of control, and the Vatican shall take command of the situation, no questions asked."

"A little harsh, no?" Mephisto asks.

"Would you rather she be killed?" one Grigori asks.

"No." Mephisto responds. "But I will have you be aware of one thing. You see that Fallen Angel down there holding tightly onto that hobgoblin? Fufufu, she isn't just a Fallen Angel as you choose to see her. She is a woman…and she is mine."

Those questioning the king of time are taken aback. A Fallen Angel and a demon in love with each other? It's greatly absurd to them. But what the king of time is really saying, is that he won't let them close regardless of what happens. The Grigori have little to no choice but to keep that in mind, unless they want to test Mephisto's limits. They finally come to a decision, agreeing on giving her the same terms as Rin, to pass the Exorcist exams in six months. If she is to fail, she is to drop her only goal and leave the academy for good. Still a harsh term, Mephisto has no choice but to accept; he's already hatching an idea to make them think otherwise later.

Meanwhile, in the First Aid room, Yukio has explained to the group of his and Rin's origin. While they are both the sons of Satan, he never did inherit the flames, meaning he is a normal human being. Rin, however, did inherit them, but his powers were sealed until just recently three months ago. The Exwires are not sure what to think. They know they can trust Yukio, not to mention the fact he's their instructor…but can they trust Rin now? To them, he's nothing more than an uncontrollable monster that could kill them. All they know is, they won't be able to see him the same way anymore.

After the trial, Rin begs Shura to help train him. He wants to learn to use Kurikara properly as well as his powers. Seiya eventually shows up, wanting the same training Rin's getting. Sure, she had full control of her powers back in the forest while she fought against Amaimon and then Rin to gain control of him, but something tells her that she still needs more training, and done the proper way. Shura sighs and tells the two that she'll help train the both of them. From that point on, the day is spent recovering from the event. That is, until nightfall.

While lying on his bed reading the latest manga issue, Mephisto does not detect Seiya entering his room. She carefully climbs onto the bed and slips a blindfold over his eyes. He smiles thinking she's getting kinky as she removes the manga from his hands and places it on a nightstand. The girl tells him to lie back in a seductive tone, making him think something fun is about to happen. When he feels her tie a rope around his wrist, he starts to think otherwise, but chooses to go with the flow at this point. Once he's bound to his bed, he asks what she's going to do as he playfully begs to be set free. This playful tone quickly switches to nervousness when he feels something being tied around his neck, arms, legs, and around his stomach.

Seiya takes off the blindfold, and finds to his horror that shock collars have been strapped onto him. His ears lower as he looks at her, wearing sexy red and black lingerie, and a very evil look on her face, toothy grin and all holding a remote.

"Um, hehe, S-Seiya, honey, w-what are you doing?" he asks becoming nervous. "T-this isn't quite how pain play is done…"

"Oh, this isn't pain play…" she responds. "This…is to teach you a lesson."

The king of time gulps as his spiral antenna goes limp, "A-a lesson? About what?"

"About keeping secrets like your brother from me." she responds.

Unknown to him, in another room, Amaimon has been stripped down to his boxers and tied up to a chair. His mouth has been taped shut, and the same shock collars have been strapped to his neck, arms, legs, and stomach. Seiya has managed to rig the collars so they all respond to one remote. The king of earth and king of time are more than doomed.

Mephisto tries to reason, "W-whoa Schatz, please! This is a bit much! Can't we talk about this?! Oh, I know! I'll uh, get you that antique you wanted!"

Seiya smirks saying, "Not good enough."

The king of time gulps once again. "C-come on Seiya, please let me go…"

"The safety word is a chess piece. Guess correctly and I just might stop." the girl replies quickly pressing the button starting at the lowest number.

It doesn't feel like much at first, until Seiya cranks up the numbers. Mephisto is left to guess the correct chess piece, and immediately guessing the Queen piece, thinking perhaps because he's the king and she'd be his queen. She climbs onto him, appears as if she's about to kiss him, but reels back saying "wrong" and shocks him again. In another room, Amaimon already knows the game and begs endlessly for his brother to guess the right chess piece. The problem is, Seiya only said she might stop. That's when the king of earth realizes, she may not actually stop even if his brother does guess correctly.

Elsewhere on the campus, Kenta arrives at Bon's dorm room and knocks on the door. Bon opens the door finding a rather solemn Kenta, looking as if he just climbed out of bed. He invites the boy in asking what's on his mind.

"Bon I…" Kenta tries to begin. "I just, wanted to thank you for…for saving us back there."

"Saving you?" Bon asks. "Oh, you mean coming to Seiya's defense."

"Yeah."

"I can tell something else is bugging you."

"…It's just this whole mess. I…I don't get why I'm the lucky one."

"What do you mean?"

"Those Vatican pricks gave Rin and Seiya six months to pass the Exorcist Exams…yet here I stand like I was immune to it all. I have no special condition to prove myself…yet they do."

"Kenta… I think it's because you're the only one of the trio that has full control of his powers. Plus, despite having your heart broken, you regained control as if nothing happened."

"But WHY?! Why am I the only one?"

"Think about it, man. Seiya worked her butt off for the last five years to get you to control yourself. If you were to still be out of control…"

"…Then I'd be in the same situation as them…"

"Exactly."

"…"

"Look, be glad your sister made such a sacrifice for you. Whether she was thinking ahead or not, you have a dedicated sibling. If I were in her shoes, I'd do the same thing. She's got a big heart, and great intelligence. Be proud of that."

"…You're right. I should be happy my sister's done so much for me. But, why do I feel like this?"

"It's just your guilt speaking loudly. You'd rather it be you instead of her 'cause she's been through so much already."

"…Yeah."

"It'll be alright, Kenta. As long as I'm around, I won't let anyone mess with you two. Despite it only being three months, you two are kind of like family to me."

"Really?"

"Yup."

"…Thanks Bon."

"Seiya would probably kill me, but you wanna go get a soda?"

"F*ck yes."

"Haha, someone's feeling better!"

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, Hayato has met up with Emi and Gazeru in a dark alley. They are dressed in large trench coats with large brim hats as if trying to avoid being noticed even in the dark. Gazeru puts up his own barrier so they may speak freely.

Hayato asks, "Were you followed?"

"Nope." Emi cheerily replies. "Were you?"

"Not at all." he answers.

Gazeru asks, "So, we all saw what happened last night in the forest. Rin lost all control of his powers, and Seiya's true form has emerged."

Hayato says, "Right. Kenta's the only one who is still in full control. We may not be able to act, but we still need to report our findings."

"What do you think Lucifer-sama wants to do with them? Has he said anything yet?" Emi asks.

"No, I haven't heard a thing. What about you, Gazeru?" Hayato asks.

Gazeru answers, "No, I haven't been told much either. All I know is he just wants the Takenaka Siblings."

"In that case, we better just report to HQ. I'm sure they'll come looking for us if we don't." Hayato suggests.

"I agree. Hmm, I'd actually like to return to base and see how Master's doing." Emi says.

Hayato responds, "I'm sure he's fine. Now then, you did remember to bring the papers, right?"

"Papers?" Emi asks.

Hayato facepalms, "Goddamn it Emi!"