AN: Thanks for reading this far, and I hope you have been enjoying this story so far. I give my thanks to all of you who have reviewed the story, and I promise I am really trying to incorporate all ideas, and fix any grammatical/spelling stories. Also, I hope you guys are having a good day, and if you aren't then I hope this chapter can brighten it up a little. Now enough with the talk, let us begin the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Blue exorcist because if I did this story would be the actual anime.
Rin's POV
After my talk with Iblis, Beelzebub and I just hung around the castle for a few more hours. Which was mostly me watching Beelzebub messing with everyone and everything. He set fire to tonight's dinner meat, defaced a number of portraits, switched statues heads, and worst of all he tripped a few maids down the stairs. Nothing all that unusual. As it neared night time, Beelzebub and I were lounging in a sitting room chatting over the day's activities. A woman entered the room.
I instantly recognized her as Greed of the Seven Deadly Sins. She had brown hair that flowed to the back of her knee, pale skin, gray eyes, and a black mermaid dress with black high heeled shoes. She walked towards Me and Beelzebub, stopping in front and bowing deeply.
I rolled my eyes at the gesture, she was always looking to butter up our family and anyone with power.
She straightened herself, "My lords, I bring news from your father." Her silky smooth voice grated on my nerves even more.
Beelzebub and I looked to each other in dim surprise before looking back at her.
"And what would that news be?" I said, masking my irritation with feigned interest.
"All of your brothers except for Lord Samael have arrived at the castle. Because of this, your father has decided to hold the war council within the hour. He has ordered all attendants to the war room."
I glanced over to Beelzebub in acknowledgment.
He nodded and answered Greed, "We have both received the message, you are dismissed."
Greed looked to us with the fake smile that was constantly plastered on her face.
"Thank you my lords." With that, she gave a smaller bow and left the room. Each step of her heels, echoing through the stone halls..
I turned to Beelzebub, " I guess we do have to go."
Beelzebub gave out a long exaggerated sigh. "What a drag, but fine, let's go so we at least arrive on time." Both me and Beelzebub hopped off the chairs we were sitting on, and left the lounge room. I let Beelzebub lead, and that was a huge mistake. He got us turned around, lost, and back in the same lounge room as before.
Once I took control, we were in front of the room within minutes. I gave a smirk to Beelzebub who was looking quite embarrassed behind me, glaring in return. I turned my attention back to the door, and put my hand on it. The door slid open, swinging wide and grand. Definitely made a good entrance.
The large table in the center of the room held 11 chairs. All of them were dwarf craftsmanship, nine of them styled after me and my brothers, the Nine Demon Kings of Gehenna.
Astaroth's chair looked as if it was alive, and in a constant state of decay. The shapes of his miasma. It was a thick black metal, likely obsidian, that seemed to absorb all light. Creating a dark, senseless void.
Egyn's chair was cleaner, a smoothly crafted lapis lazuli armchair that looked like a wave had crashed upon it. A tsunami prepared to wipe away anything in its path.
King of Light, Lucifer's was almost the opposite of Astaroth's. Smoothed opals and diamonds that held and refracted the lights. They seemed to control light just as much as their owner did.
Iblis' had a chair of molten lava that burst to flames at the back, as if it would burn anyone that came too close.
Beelzebub's chair had sharp fangs and talon of creatures that crawled up the back and were stuck forever. It was honestly an effort to see if the bugs were actually alive, calling to their King.
Amaimon's chair was hard, jagged uncut minerals. They held shining spots of gems encased in the rock. It looked to be carved, or cut, directly from an untamed mountain. He is the King of Earth.
Azazel's was wisps of an unknown material, perfect for the King of Spirits. And if you didn't know it was indeed solid, the chair would be mistaken for a lingering ghost. Perhaps it was: a throne of entombed spirits melded to each other.
Samael's chair, empty as usual, was a combination of things. Of planets beyond our world, of galaxies with stars shining amidst darkness. And the hands of clocks, sharpened to kill in the blink of an eye. For the King of Space and Time, he never showed up.
My own chair was a bit bigger than my brothers, for reasons I didn't know, and was modeled after my father's throne just beside me, at the head of the table. Both erupted with our blue flames, brighter and more dangerous than anything Iblis could offer. They held an aura of untapped power, the center of attention for good reason. Mine, was surrounded in misty shadows, almost a hybrid of Astaroth's and Azazel's chair, with flames at the core.
Astaroth, Iblis, Egyn and Lucifer sat waiting in their chairs, turning to see us enter.
I walked over and sat next to Iblis. Beelzebub on his other side. After a little while the door opened again, and in came two more of my brothers.
The first was Amaimon who, as usual, was sucking on his favorite lollipop, and was carrying Behemoth in his arms. Behind him came my 3rd oldest brother, Azazel.
He had pure white hair, palish skin, sunken green eyes, and he was wearing an opened blue zip-up jacket, a white t-shirt that was loose on his body, black jeans and a purple belt with silver spikes. He was wearing white boots.
That belt, with those shoes. It was a bad decision but everyone knows he's a fashion disaster.
They sat down in their chairs at the table which only left Father's and the seat to his right unoccupied. Without warning the door opened again, and in walked my father King Satan, and his right-hand man.
Or should I say, woman?
Her name was Evanor Circe. She is the most powerful magic caster, other than natural demonic powers, that Gehenna has ever produced. She has gray hair, purple eyes, and even wears witchy clothes. She carries a black cat with purple eyes, and a matching witch hat. Sometimes I think Azazel and Evanor could complete for worst fashion choices.
They walked over to their empty chairs and sat down. Our father at the head of the table in his throne. Once they were in their seats, father leaned a bit forward,
"Welcome my children. It's been so long since so many of you have been together." He said confidently.
We all nodded in acknowledgment. Then Lucifer asked, "Why have you summoned us all here?"
"I have summoned you all here because I have decided to accelerate my plans for Assiah."
We all gave him a slightly surprised look, and then Iblis asked, "What plans?"
Everyone seemed to ask the same question, except Lucifer. Lucifer had anger radiating off him, but was staying silent.
"As you all know we have been trying to gain Assiah for quite some time, and there is a reason for that." We all leaned closer to him. I thought that this war was just because demons dislike humans.
Father continued, "We need Assiah as a foothold to get to the next Realm. It is but a stepping stone on our path. Our true goal is to make it to the Celestial Realm better known as Heaven."
There was a collective gasp from everyone in the room except Father and Evanor, and strangely enough, Lucifer.
"Heaven? Isn't that just a place that humans came up with to feel better about dying?" Egyn asked, Amaimon agreeing behind him.
Father smirked. "No my son. All those stories of God are true, and that's why the bible works to kill us. Before I came to power in Ghenna it was a wasteland of death and despair. Demons gathered together in clans, and there was no ruler. They lived in anarchy, clans constantly fighting others to gain access to resources land and power. I led my clan to victory. Taking complete rulership over a new, better, organized and darker Gehenna. I remade this- my kingdom in my image. But in my rise to power, I caught the attention of the God of Heaven. He sent a battalion of his angels down to attack us. It was his attempt to crush the new Gehenna back into chaos"
Most of us were shocked by this new information, except one. Lucifer scowled at us, and at Father.
"That wasn't all they did, Father." Lucifer growled.
Apparently he wasn't done yet. Father turned his head away.
If I hadn't known better, I could have sworn I saw regret in Father's eyes. "Father." I narrowed my eyes at him, my voice stern. "What is Lucifer talking about? What else did Heaven do to you?"
The whole room was on the edge of our seats
"They took me."
"Lucifer!" Father near shouted his name, warning in his voice.
"What?!" I yelled.
"When?! How!?" Astaroth, Beelzebub and Amaimon were also questioning the topic furiously.
"Why." The word rolled off Egyn's tongue. His voice was calm, collected, but tinted with an icy fury that demanded answers. "Father, why did the angels take Lucifer?"
We turned our heads towards him.
"Because they wanted his power." Evanor answered first.
"Soon after I became king, Lucifer was born. He was only a few years old when God sent his angels. The attack was cataclysmic, we lost a great number of demons. However, before they fled Gehenna, they found Lucifer, and stole him."
"But why? What business did God have with a infantile demon prince?" Azazel asked.
"To make him an angel." Father answered grimly. "For centuries, God raised Lucifer as the first archangel, taking pity upon him and lying about his true father. I raged a war against God for what he took."
"The Holy War." I stated, my voice thin, each word sounded more like a gasp.
Lucifer clenched his fists, white knuckles stark on his hands.
"Still, no matter how much God wanted him to be an angel, Lucifer is my son, and he is a demon. It's in his blood, it is his very being, suppressing it only increased Lucifer's demonic powers. Upon finding Lucifer's demonic powers were surfacing, and realizing I would not surrender my war, God banished Lucifer from Heaven. Lucifer fell through the realm barriers into Gehenna, it burned his angelic wings into dust. And God left my son to shrivel away into nothing."
"But I didn't. I returned to the castle, my powers finally free. I was reunited with my father and to a brother I didn't even know I had. Samael."
"Lucifer joined our ranks against the God and his Celestial Realm. As the war continued on, we held at a stalemate. Each side had lost countless lives and God, in all his feigned glory, attempted to stall the war. He created Assiah between our realms. He locked every demon away into Gehenna by destroying passage through Assiah. To keep us here and to prevent any more wars: God created humans in Assiah."
Lucifer stood from his chair, hands on the table, "This is why we must conquer Assiah. To destroy Heaven. To destroy God for what he did and what he tried to do."
The mood in the room was now heavy and dark as all of us were thinking about Lucifer's history, Father's plans and our goal.
Father interrupted our thinking, "Now that you know the reason for this war and my desire for Assiah; there is a more recent reason that I have summoned you here. There has been rumor of angels moving again. I believe they plan on entering Assiah, so we must find a way to go there as well."
"What do you want us to do father?" Ilbis asked, his tone the one of the general he was. Not a brother, but a soldier.
Father smirked, "Prepare to launch a full-scale invasion of Assiah. No more playing with the humans. I want you all to begin coordinated attacks against the True Cross Exorcists. I want demons to begin making encampments, bases and fortresses in Assiah. War is coming. And Gehenna must be ready to win it."
"Yes sir!" Everyone answered in unison.
"You are all released, prepare yourselves." We all bowed and began to leave, Lucifer disappearing in a flash of light the moment we were dismissed. Astaroth, Amaimon, Egyn and
Azazel also disappeared from the room. I was about to leave with Beelzebub and Iblis when my father stopped me.
"Rin, stay. I wish to talk to you about your, 'adventures' this morning."
I cringed, but turned around to face him, closing the door behind my back.
"You know I don't allow you, or any of your brothers, to enter Assiah without my permission." He began strolling around the table in large strides.
"I do, and I'm really sorry. I didn't mean-"
"Silence, Rin!" My father cut my apology off. I could see the blue flames flare in his eyes, and a singed handprint on the table as he slammed his hands down. "DON'T disobey me again Rin." He narrowed his eyes at me.
"I won't." I hung my head a little, avoiding eye contact.
"Still…" Father pushed off the table and began walking again, "Your mistake seems to have impeccable timing. The next time you are 'summoned' by this exorcist girl, I want you to gather information from the True Cross. Don't be discovered, don't fail me and don't tell them who you are."
"I won't, Father. I promise." I looked back up.
"Good, you are dismissed." Father motioned his hand to the door. I bowed slightly, then exited the war room, leaving Father and Evenor alone to discuss plans. I let out a breath I hadn't known I'd been holding and looked around. Iblis and Beelzebub were the only ones still there, bickering with each other. Iblis noticed my presence and cut Beelzebub off.
"I'm guessing Father scolded you for your antics earlier?" Iblis commented as I walked closer.
"And entrusted me to spy on Assiah." I sighed, it definitely wasn't up there on my bucket list.
"You have to Rin, don't even think about ignoring his orders. I'm not gonna have to report you for mutiny, am I?" Iblis leaned in, grinning darkly.
"No, Iblis. Never." I answered, my voice laced with a growl.
Beelzebub gave a fake laugh to break the tension. "Well wasn't that fun? I guess we better start getting serious."
Iblis turned away from me. "Indeed brother. We all have a part to play, and you better play yours, Rin." He looked back, "And yours, Beelzebub."
Beelzebub gave him an exaggerated look of shock and gave a slight shrug. "I should probably return to my land. Rin take care, and Iblis, stop being so lame." Beelzebub's form collapsed into a swarm of insects.
Iblis stepped on the crawling insects and turned to me. "Rin, just make sure that you don't let those humans trick you, alright? And if you ever need any help just ask me." Iblis disappeared into smoke.
I gave an annoyed moan and began walking down the hall, towards the shadows. I let my body sink into a shadow under a lamp, disappearing to my own castle. As I melted into the darkness, I could help but wonder what was going to happen with me and Shiemi now.
Shiemi's POV
I was walking down the bridge to my family shop, thinking about what Ms. Grom said about Rin. what would my mother think when I said goodbye? Goodness my life has changed since I summoned Rin. Maybe it's for the best!
I put a smile on my face as I looked back up from staring at my feet. However, I was surprised to see two exorcists standing in my way.
"Are you Miss Moriyama Shiemi?" One of them said
"Yes, what's wrong? Did I forget something?"
"No, nothing like that. However, you are violating your curfew. We are here to escort you to your dorms, immediately."
"But I have to tell my-." I tried to explain. All I wanted to do was say goodbye to my mother. But they cut me off.
"Apologies but your curfew is from 11:00 pm to 6:30 am. During this time you are required to stay within your dorm building."
"Why?"
"Summoning a humanoid demon, of any level, is rare to say the least. The nighttime hours are when your summon, and other demons, will be most powerful. By order of Paladin Fujimoto, to limit risks of your demon going rogue, you are confined by the curfew until you become an Esquire."
"But-" I was about to say something when the other exorcist held up a paper talisman and formed a symbol with his other hand.
"SHUKI!" The exorcist said the incantation.
My vision flooded with a golden mist, making it hard to move or do anything. As the mist drifted away I was met with the sight of an old dormitory building.
I looked around me, hoping this building wasn't the one I would be staying in, but I had no such luck and there was no one else in sight. I really hate teleportation without keys, and I didn't even know you could teleport by using a paper talisman.
I guess I'll have to learn that sometime in the future.
I took a deep breath to calm my nerves before heading into the building. As I walked into the building I pulled out the key Ms. Grom had handed to me and looked at it. On the top, it read 18. Which I could only assume was my room number. After exploring the building a bit, I found I was really the only one staying here. I found my room on the 5th floor. The door to my solitary room.
Sighing, I put the key into the door and opened it. Once I was inside I was stunned to see that everything, and I mean everything from my room had been moved.
My bed was to the left, and my nightstand was right next to it. All my posters, books, and other stuff that had been in my room were also there, and they were all placed where they should be. All my clothes were hung in the closet, sorted just how I had them before.
After brushing my hair on the edge of my bed, I went to my closet. It was easy to find my pink pajamas in the array of kimonos and uniforms.
I quietly put on the pajamas and headed over to my bed again. I pulled back the green covers and laid myself down in the bed. I could hear the spring sink under my weight. I felt the cool cushions of my bed mold to fit around me. I pulled the covers over me and nestled my head into the pillows. Still, I stayed awake, no matter how comfortable I was, I couldn't sleep.
I just laid there, thinking. My life had changed so drastically in one day. But it didn't matter what I thought, it wouldn't change anything back.
I waited as darkened minutes slipped passed me. I couldn't stop imagining all the possibilities, and before I knew it, I began to drift into unconsciousness. The last thought that ran through my head was about Rin and school, and what my life would be like with him now.
TIME SKIP: Next Morning
I woke up at 6:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep, it was odd being anywhere but my own room. After getting dressed and packing my bags for school, I was bored. I remembered my exploration of the dorm last night, and how messy it was.
The broom closet was harder to find than my room, and it was near empty. Still, it had what I needed. I swept the floors of my level, the kitchen, bathroom and hallways. I also cleaned the pictures that were left on the walls.
My stomach grumbled loudly. I hadn't realized it, but I hadn't eaten anything since yesterday's breakfast. My mother usually fixed my food and I had been too busy since school. I looked at the clock to make sure I had time, and I definitely didn't!
"It's already 8:10!?" I yelled at myself.
I ran up the stairs to my room, immediately falling on my face. It left a bruise under my chin but I didn't have time to fix it. I rushed into my room, grabbing my bag and then back out into the halls.
I jumped down the steps, there was a lot of them too. I ran through the front door, nearly tripping on the front step. As I turned to lock the door I remembered Ms. Grom had said that I was to have Rin with me at all times.
I guess I should go ahead and summon him.
I shuffled through my bag and pulled out a summoning paper from a stack. I bit my thumb and smeared the crimson blood on the paper.
I repeated the incantation from class, waiting for him to show up.
There was an unnatural silence, and the air around me chilled. I felt a new presence, and turned around to see a snoring Rin laying on the floor.
I instantly recognized that the figure was Rin by his navy blue hair and most of all by his black tail. I took a tentative step forward and noticed his silky black pajamas. I came a little closer, standing right over him.
I knelt down to wake him up, but stopped as I looked at him closer. The first thing I noticed was how he looked as he was sleeping, almost the same as a normal human.
My eyes Rin's tail as it flicked around behind him. It had a smooth black sheen to the fur that spiked along its length, becoming a tuft of at the end, curling into a spiral. I reached out towards the soft looking fur.
Before my finger could reach it, Rin's body stiffened. Without any warning Rin's lunged at me, and faster than I could see I was pinned against the wall with Rin's claw-like hands around my throat. His body glowed with blue fire, the fur seemed to transform into blue flames.
The force of me slamming into the wall almost knocked the air out of my lungs, and my eyes became unfocused. I tried to look at Rin's face and was shocked to see a face full of anger.
"RIN!"
His pointed ears were longer, he was bearing jagged teeth like an animal. His pupils slitted red, fury behind them. I began struggling for air, gasping and clawing at Rin's hands around my throat.
"rin!" I tried to reach him, my voice thin.
I watched as Rin's flames relaxed and disappeared.
I think he was just then truly waking up, and began processing what he was doing. His face instantly changed, and he released my neck.
I fell to the ground with a loud thud, and I began to let loose a choking fit. My neck burned, and I could feel tears coming to my eyes.
I felt him move my body and softly lay me on my back. I looked to see that Rin had a rather annoyed face on. I couldn't talk at the moment, but I squirmed under his gaze. My mind was in a frenzy, and it was a mix of surprise, anger, and fear. Then Rin put his hand over my body, and closed his eyes.
"Healing Shadows," Blackness seeped from his hand, expanding as it moved over my body.
There was a cold sensation on my neck, then the pain in my neck subsided, and my neck began feeling normal again.
The shadow disappeared, and nothing felt wrong. I turned to Rin, he was leaning against the wall looking out at the scenery. I let out one more breath and I finally felt like I could talk again.
"Why did you do that!?"
Rin looked at me, and for a moment he almost looked like he was sorry, but his face immediately changed to one that looked kind of uncaring and, amusement? He chuckled.
"It's natural, not my fault, all yours. I felt threatened, and moved to eliminate the danger. You're lucky I realized what I was doing before I crushed your neck," He pushed off the wall, kneeling down on one knee, his face inches from mine. His eyes narrowed, "And that I chose not to crush it anyways."
A wave of fear rushed through me. I pushed it down, I can't show fear or I'll hold no sway over him as his summoner. I was still angry, but I understood why he did it, so I wasn't going to hold it against him. "I guess it wasn't your fault. Sorry." I glanced at my watch, jumping up in surprise. Rin tilted his head, the motion animalistic,.
"What's wrong?"
"School starts at 8:35, and right now it's 8:29. There's no way I am going to make it in time." I answered.
"What's so important about school anyway? It's not like you really need the stuff they're going to teach you. All you need is that exorcist school." Rin looked confused.
"I've always been homeschooled, and True Cross was a dream come true to meet people. I wanted to go the year without being late for anything, but it takes me 13 minutes to get there from here."
I let out a defeated sigh and was about to give up on my perfect attendance when Rin started laughing,
"It takes humans that long to walk?!
"What?" How rude.
"You'll make it. Today it's not just you. I'm here too. Just tell me where to go."
I looked up at him, and even I could tell that my face was glowing with gratitude. I pointed him towards the school and looked back at my watch. It was already 8:31!
"You said you'd help, we have to go now!"
He gave a slight nod before he grabbed my backpack that had been next to me. He picked me up in his arms, holding me bridal style. He paused, looking down at me.
"Ready?"
"As I'll ever be."
Rin grinned wide, then knelt on one knee. He pushed off the ground with demonic strength. Jumping through the air.
I could barely see anything as we zipped through the sky, occasionally landing on something only to immediately jump back into the air.
I clutched onto his silky black pajamas, and I realized just how amazing Rin really was. We arrived in front of the school, and Rin gently put me down. My legs were a little wobbly and weak under my weight, but other than that I was perfectly fine. I checked the time again as I regained my strength. 8:33. My class was close to the entrance, so it would only take me about 40 to 50 seconds to make it.
I turned to Rin. "Thank you so much. I'll make this up to you." I rushed off towards the school.
Rin's POV
It just had to be one of the few times that I was in a deep sleep that Shiemi summoned me. I didn't even realize I'd been summoned until it was too late. I awoke with my hand tightly clenched around my summoner, Shiemi's neck. I immediately released her, I wasn't going to hurt her, yet. I easily healed her neck, though all it did was allow her to yell at me
She started freaking out about her school or something and it was honestly a little funny.
The trivial things these humans think about. What small minds.
However, I still felt a tad bit responsible, so I helped her make it to that damned school on time.
As she was running away I realized I was in Assiah with nothing but my pajamas. Even though this was Assiah, there was no way I was going to walk around in nothing but pajamas.
It's not like I could just pop back over to Gehenna to get my clothes. Shiemi had my summoning circle, and I probably wasn't going to be able to get her to rip it without using force.
I noticed that other humans were walking around staring at me like some freak. If Father didn't need us to keep a low profile I could easily end everyone of their lives.
I gave a long sigh as I thought about what to do. Well, that's not quite true. I knew there was only one thing that I could do now, but I wanted to avoid him. I snuck my consciousness through the shadows. Quickly finding my target, I sniffed the air and recognized his smell, definitely him. I zeroed in on it and immediately jumped to the location.
I could tell that he sensed I was coming because I could see the window to his office opening by themselves as I neared. I landed on the windowsill silently, glaring in his direction.
He turned towards me giving me a slick smirk, I gave him a scowl in return. Sitting in front of me behind a figurine cluttered desk was Samael, or as humans know him, Mephisto. I gave him one more mean look before slipping through the window onto his floor.
"Well, well, well look what the cat dragged in. To what do I owe this sudden visit?"
I clenched my teeth, lifting my chin and looking down on him.
"Shut up you stupid clown. I just came here for some clothes. You got anything that's not entirely embarrassing?"
"Why should I help you?" Samael said as he gave me a slight chuckle.
"If you don't I could break some of these toys that I've heard you care so much about." I was beginning to get annoyed by Samael's antics..
"My oh my, aren't you especially feisty today? I wonder if it has anything with Ms. Moriyama this morning." It took me a second to realize what he meant, but I narrowed my eyes at him.
"So you saw everything. I'm surprised that you haven't already sicked those damn exorcists on me."
"Why would I do something so heartless?" He feigned a hand over his chest, "Besides, it's more fun if you stay with Ms. Moriyama for a little while longer. You said you needed some clothes I believe."
"I can't be in my pajamas all day." I let out another huff of annoyance as I replied.
Samael waved his hand at me in a circular motion.
"Eins, Zwei, Drei!"
I felt my pajamas become heavier and bulkier. I looked down to see they had vanished, and in their place was what I would assume to be the male uniform of this damn school. I glared at Samael.
Why do I have to wear these stuffy human clothes too?
I opened the suit's jacket in a weak attempt to get more comfortable. I allowed my tail to sway openly behind me.
"What do I do until Shiemi goes to cram school?" I asked, turning to Mephisto.
"Oh, I have something in mind. Don't you worry."Samael grinned, sinister amusement dancing in his eyes.
To be continued
AN: Thank you all for reading this chapter, and I'm sorry I ended it in a cliffhanger. I won't be able to publish as frequently for the rest of June because I have some things I need to take care of, so if you don't see a chapter for the next week or so don't worry. I promise this story isn't going to end anytime soon. If you have anything you want to ask, suggest, or think I can improve just review or PM me. I promise I will try to fix it as soon as possible. Thank you once again for reading this story, and I hope you have a good day. See ya next time.