"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Birds scattered at the sound of the shriek. "You can't go against the orders." "HE'S A BABYSITTER! THEY SENT A FUCKING BABYSITTER!" "He is merely here to observe you! And he will stay!" Astarte clenched her fist. "I refuse to be left under the observation of some...some...human! I am the princess of Hell! I am the next to ascend to the throne! I WILL NOT BE LOOKED AFTER BY SOME IMPUDENT BRAT!" She screamed. Her flames burned brightly as she glared at Mephisto who stared calmly back. "So you want to go back to Gehenna?" He asked. She stopped glaring but her flames remained, the violence once portrayed in their movement replaced by a more calm motion. "Because you're acting the right way to get sent back there." He continued. "I don't want to be under observation again Aniue." She said sadly. "Then prove it. Train the students and ignore him. That'll prove to the Vatican they don't need to send someone to watch you." He said. The students had all watched the scene with interest. Despite the anger in the air, the flames had never once struck out. "Such control." They all thought in unison.
"Sir Pheles?" A familiar voice called out from the trees. Astarte turned as they all heard it. "Is that who I think it is?" She asked. "Yo clown! You out here?" A second voice called. "Oh, it definitely is." Mephisto answered. Out from the trees stepped their half brothers, Rin and Yukio Okumura. "Oh, hello Astarte-chan." Yukio said, bowing politely. She didn't respond. She was looking past them at yet more students. Three girls all stood staring at the class. "Don't tell me this lot are students?" She asked. "We found them wandering around the academy looking for you for your class." Rin said. "I think I'm gonna have to split it in half if I get any more." She murmured before walking forward. "Alright, I need your names, who you are kin of, abilities, if you're a half demon or full or human and any familiars you may be able to summon." She said. The first girl to step forward was about 7 inches shorter then her and had wavy light blue hair that fell to her knees and appeared to go purple at the spike tips. She wore a purple sweater dress that reached her mid-thigh and showed her shoulders with a black belt, black and light blue striped stockings and black combat boots. Light purple eyes glinted brightly.
"I'm Hotomi Tsukino. I am the daughter of Yukikane a Yukionna and Tsukage. I have the ability to control ice, snow and cold winds and I can craft weapons out of ice and also alter the temperature of a room and freeze water through my emotions." She said. "So what familiar do you summon?" Astarte asked. "I have Koyuki." A pure white fox with red eyes appeared beside her. "Go join the others and I'll sort out your training in a moment." As Hotomi moved Rin suddenly asked. "You missed a question. Is she a half-demon?" "She's a full demon." Rin looked at them. "How can you tell?" "One, her aura reads as a full demon. Two, she had no human parentage." Astarte turned to the next girl. "What about you?" A girl with neon hot pink hair tied back in a pony-tail and bright pink eyes hopped forward. She wore a dark red hoodie with a pink and grey striped shirt on underneath along with long tight jeans, a white belt and white high lace-up boots with pink laces and what appeared to be pink fur on the inner-layer and ear muffs. "I'm Meiko Rei." She said whilst continuing to chew on the bubblegum in her mouth.
She spotted Mephisto. "Hi Papa." "Papa?" Astarte turned to look at him. "Something you forgot to mention?" She asked, an eyebrow raised in an elegant, questioning arch. "What? You were in Gehenna and had yet to accept a second mate." He said. "We'll talk about this later." Astarte growled after a silent period. "What abilities?" Meiko smiled. "I can form small worm holes and I have increased agility." She said. "And you're a half demon right? Any familiars?" Meiko shook her head. "Half demon, yes. Familiars no." Astarte sighed and pointed to the group. "Go join them." She said. Drake sidled up to her as she did so. "Looks like you've caused a little lover's tiff." He said, smirking slightly. "Do you wish to lose the other arm today Drake?" Astarte asked, despite having her back to him. "Or maybe something slightly more precious?" He blanched. "No." He quickly said. "Then don't act like an ass." She looked at the final girl. "And you?" She asked. The girl nodded, the ears on her head twitching slightly along with the fluffy wolf tail swaying gently. She wore a boy's uniform but had covered it with chains. No one noticed Chikyuu moving towards her.
"I'm Kasai hantā. Daughter of the Wolf demon Freki. I am a tamer and a knight. I summon a wolf pack and my two guardians Kage and Hikari." She said. "Summon them then." Kasai nodded. I call upon my pack as a whole and order them to obey my commands she said. Multiple howls sounded as a wolf pack appeared and bowed before her. The two largest stood on either side, Kage wore black armour whilst Hikari wore white. "I see. I'll train you on how to better control these familiars but you can dismiss them for now. Except for maybe Kage and Hikari. I want to see how well you interact with them." Astarte said. Kasai nodded and dismissed all but the two requested before yelping in pain. "What the...?!" She cried as she turned slightly to see Chikyuu grasping her tail and giggling. "It's so fluffy." He cried cheerfully. "Why you little!" The two wolves let out growls and surrounded the small boy. Two blurs of purple and green flashed by her. Yelps sounded along with a thud as they stared. Amaimon now pinned Kasai to the ground, pulling her tail whilst Astarte stood, snarling at the two wolves and holding Chikyuu who clung to her in pure terror. "Dismiss them now." Amaimon growled. Kasai glared at him, trying to fight the slight tingles that ran through her body at her tail being touched before dismissing the two wolves.
As she got to her feet, Astarte approached and slapped her. "You ever put my son at risk again and I will kill you with my bare hands." She warned her. "That goes for all of you." She added. Everyone stared as Kasai held her now stinging cheek. "And whoever it is hiding amongst the trees better come out now before I send in Baphomet to drag your corpse out!" She snapped. The day was starting to wear out her already thin nerves. "How did you know I was here?" The person asked as they stepped out from amongst the trees. He was about 14 and wearing a white exorcist uniform with a black overcoat. He had short black hair and glasses that appeared even thicker than the ones Eric wore. "Ben?" Eric asked. "Why are you here?" "Same reason as you. For security." Astarte rolled her eyes. "Anyway, you didn't answer my question." Ben said. "I knew because of two things. One, when I ran to grab Chikyuu, I spotted the sunlight glinting off of your gun as you drew it just in case. Two, I have been sensing the Letus you have as your familiar for a while now. And don't say it isn't your familiar because I know that they never appear here unless summoned." Astarte stated. "Now, who sent you?" "Sir Pheles ordered that I be the security for this class." Ben stated. "Did he now?" Astarte turned to him then shook her head.
"That's it. Fuck it. I'm done for the day." She said as she turned and began to walk away, still carrying Chikyuu whilst Sora ran to her side. "Wait, what?" "You heard." Amaimon moved beside her. "But, what about those who just joined?" Yukio asked. "They can start tomorrow. But if I even try to train some of them today. All that would be left is a pile of ash. This is for their safety. My patience has worn out and needs to be restored. I will resume their training tomorrow at mid-day. We will meet in the clearing, understand?" The students all nodded. Mephisto quickly caught up with her. "When were you planning on telling me?" "About what?" "All of it! Another child! An exorcist as security! Do you seriously have so little trust in me Aniue?" She asked sadly. "You know I trust you more than anyone. But I have to take the student's safety into account as well." He said. She sighed and handed Chikyuu over to Amaimon. "Take them back for now. I'll be there shortly." She said. Once out of sight, she turned to him. "And what about me? Do you care so little for me as to hide the fact there was another child running around? Do you think so little of me as to hide the fact that to keep the students safe, you got an exorcist? Did you even consider me at all?" She asked, her voice wavering occasionally.
"You know what I think. You were the first thing on my mind when I thought of this." He said. "Why do I doubt those words?" She asked. He watched momentarily before grabbing her arm and pulling her into a fierce kiss. "If I thought so little of you, would I have suggested that you be the one to train them? Would I have said that you were the perfect candidate for the job?" He said when they separated. "I guess." She said before looking up and smiling. "Anyway, with having a half-child of yours here, I get to be tougher on her since she's technically family." She laughed before turning on her heel. "But you still have to be punished for lying to me." She said. She grinned at him over her shoulder. "So, do you want to decide what it is?" She asked. As they left the forest, neither of them noticed the stranger watching. "The princess of Hell training demon spawn how to control their powers? The Vatican is simply giving Satan weapons for an army." They growled. A pair of blue eyes watched coldly as Astarte lifted Sora up into her arms. "So I shall eliminate the enemy we have given these weapons to blindly. In the name of God, I, Daniel Bond, shall stop this foolishness." In the setting sun, a pair of guns and a belt of blessed ammunition glinted menacingly.
Not the best I could have probably produced but I wanted to introduce some more characters before I got onto the serious training. That will start in the next chapter and will probably be split up into different segments. I think it'll basically run "Elemental training-tamers-specialised" unless I come up with a different plan. Anyway, hope you lot enjoy and until next time this is sayonara from the psychotic author