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The sun began to peek over horizon as they were herded to the clearing by the large number of familiars. "It's too early!" Meiko whined as they were led to the clearing. Murmurs of agreement echoed from the others as they followed Kitsune to his mistress.
"Oh stop your whining. You lot got a much nicer wake-up call then I used to back in Gehenna...And a lie-in as well now that I think of it." Astarte said as they walked towards her. She stood watching them as they all gathered around. "Now, as you know, we're travelling to the American branch of the order today. The original plan was to travel through the Vatican headquarters but apparently some of the citizens there don't like the idea of their beloved Vatican city being invaded by demons...so we're going to the Italian branch and then flying from there. Do you understand?" She asked them. Whilst the majority nodded, some of them still seemed unsure.
"Why can't we follow the original plan?" Amixtri asked. A small look was exchanged between the three eldest demons before an answer was provided.
"Well, the Vatican city has been a bit...iffy about letting demons pass through it since the...incident eight years ago." Mephisto explained. A scoff echoed from behind them.
"Yeah, that was an incident. I mean, only incidents get their own names and murmured about with horror." Shura said sarcastically. The students turned to each other, confused by what she meant. "I mean, an incident is all you can call the time one of the highest level demons in existence goes nuts and starts destroying everything isn't it?" She said, looking straight at Astarte. The students all looked at her as well.
"Shura-san, you know that we do not talk about that situation." Yukio said, sensing the tension start to rise.
"You're going to have to explain what happened though. These students have a right to know." Bon stated. The others nodded in agreement before they all turned to the demonic princess and waited.
She let out a long sigh. "Eight years ago, I was involved in a incident now referred to as dawn of the purple flames." She paused as she thought back to what had happened. "I...I was tortured in order to save Rin and open a gate in what the fool who started it thought would be the only way to save Assiah. I was in so much pain that the barriers I set up to limit my powers collapsed around me and my flames were unleashed. I destroyed everything around me, including the gate. And I killed so many. But my flames also managed to break down a door which meant I could get into the Vatican. I destroyed half of the city and murdered a large number of people before I was brought back under control. They don't want us there because they fear I will lose control again." She looked coldly at Shura before turning to the students.
"Is that the reason why you went back to Gehenna?" Meiko asked. Astarte nodded.
"One of them. I had to return because my father was badly injured during the battle to seal the gate. Gehenna needs a ruler and I am the one who must take the throne should my father ever have to step back." She shook her head. "But we need to get going. I don't want to have to spend any longer than necessary in the Vatican. Let's go." She turned on her heel and began walking forward, Chikyuu and Sora running after her as Mephisto pulled out the key that would take them directly to the Vatican's Headquarters.
When they were all in the building, Mephisto walked off to go check on the plane whilst they waited. Astarte turned to them all. "Now, seeing as it's going to be a relatively long flight I have a training task for you all. You all lack focus which is why you can struggle with keeping control of your familiars and your abilities. So, I want you lot to practice maintaining focus. Once we board the plane, each of you will be given a piece of paper with a word written on it. I expect you to meditate and focus only on that word. If anything distracts you, I will know and I will give you extra training when we land. Understand?"
They all nodded as Mephisto returned. "They say that they are ready for us to board." He explained. So, they were soon herded on to a private airplane. Each of them exclaimed in excitement as they took their seats. Astarte walked between the aisles, handing each of them a piece of paper.
"Do not let anything distract you whilst meditating. If you do this correctly, your focus will improve and therefore control will improve as well. You can begin once the plane is in the air. I fear that starting before the plane has taken off will prove too much for you." She said as she handed out the last few pieces. "I will tell you when you can begin and Amaimon, Mephisto and I will be checking on you every so often. You lose focus, we will know about it." She said before she took a seat at the front and waited. As the plane began to warm up, the students noticed a tension in the air. Looking at the front of the plane, they saw that both Amaimon and Astarte had tightened their grips on the arms of the seats.
"Is she scared of flying?" Drake asked. A small jet of purple erupted near his head.
"It's the lack of control that freaking her out." Shima explained. Everyone glanced at him. "Astarte can't deal with situations that she can't control. She hates not being able to control at least one thing. That's why she tries not to mention the incident eight years ago. Because that shows what happens when she loses control."
Once the plane was in the air, Astarte stood. "Ok, you can begin now. Focus only on that word. You will be able to stop when the plane is beginning its descent." As she spoke, she handed a piece of paper to Rin. "Lord Satan knows you'd benefit from this as well." She said before turning and sitting down. A collective groan emerged from them before they started the training.
By the time the plane landed in America, almost everyone had had enough of the word that had been on their piece of paper. They grumbled as they walked off the plane to see a group of exorcists. "Well Hey there! You must be the group from the Japanese Branch right?" One of them said. He walked forward and shook Astarte's hand vigorously. "Hey, is it true that the head of the Japanese Branch is a bit...well flamboyant?" He asked her, blind to Mephisto who stood near the back of the group. "I've heard rumours that he's really over the top. And wears weird clothes." He laughed before spotting an angry Mephisto. "He's the head isn't he?" Astarte nodded.
"Welcome to America." A female exorcist said as she stepped forward whilst the one who had been speaking backed away. "We've heard you're the one to go to if we have demons who need training." She said, smiling at Astarte.
"How many do you have?" Astarte asked. The class all looked around excited at the prospect of time off whilst Astarte trained these other half-breeds.
"We have six half-breeds who require more training." The woman said. She looked rather uncomfortable. "But...we do have one slight issue with another half-breed in our possession who we don't want to... And then there's..."
"So you have eight half-breeds?" Astarte interrupted. The woman shifted uncomfortably.
"Well, one isn't technically one of ours. She was sent to us by the British branch because they...couldn't control her. And the other..." She said. Astarte had turned to look at both Mephisto and Amaimon with an eyebrow raised before the woman could finish. It sounded like an interesting challenge.
The students all looked at one another and whispered to each other. "Don't think you lot are getting away without training. You're still training."Astarte stated before leading them after the American exorcists. "Besides, maybe you lot will be able to see what happens if you don't master your powers." She added almost silently.
When they reached the branch, they were led to a large room with seven occupants. "These are the ones we want you to train." The head of the American branch stated. Astarte looked at each of them, when she heard a mumble behind her.
"Cassandra, have you taken your pills?" She asked the girl with the skeletal tail. At a mumble, her tail went into her pocket and pulled out a small jar. It uncoiled and held the jar out to her. "Just two remember." Astarte stated before looking back at the students. "What about the eighth half-breed?" She asked.
"Ah, we heard you wanted to meet her. She's being brought now but we figured you would want to meet these ones first." He explained. Astarte looked back at the students and stepped forward.
"I want to know your names, who your kin of, if you have any familiars and also what your abilities are." She said as she looked at each of them up and down. The first one to catch her eye was a Caucasian boy with hair cropped short of average build with bright green eyes. He stepped forward.
"I'm Ron Ferus. I don't have any familiars but I can smell emotions such as fear and distrust." He explained. Astarte watched him with a critical eye. Ron could smell the fear the exorcists had of her the minute she had walked into the room. He wasn't sure who she was, but he knew that everyone was scared of her.
"You don't know who your kin of do you?" She suddenly asked him. He nodded to show she was right. She pointed to the class with her tail. "Go stand over there. I'll sort out a training method for you." She turned to the next student. This time, it was a girl who was petite in stature but had flawless pale skin, white hair and deep blue eyes.
"I'm Eve." She said. "I have the power of demon detection." Eve stated whilst staring at her. Astarte looked at her, her head tilted to one side. "You can tell I'm not a half-demon." Eve asked.
"That's why I'm so confused. You have no demon-blood in you. Yet you have an ability that is rare for humans and demons. Which makes me wonder how you got this ability." Astarte said before shaking her head and pointing back to the class. "I'm sure I will figure it out. And summon your familiar for me please. I haven't seen someone summon a grim reaper before." Eve nodded before pulling out a piece of summoning paper.
Reaper of life. The embodiment of what all life meets at the end. Harvest the souls of my enemies and remove them from this world. I call you "the embodiment of death! The room went dark as a shadow moved and pulled itself off the wall. A large grim reaper appeared before them, bowing before Eve.
"I see, join the others. Next." Astarte stated whilst shaking her head. "Why do I always get the wrong information?" She mumbled before looking at the next occupant. As she did, she heard the door open and glanced back to see her...security enter the room. Ben was wearing a Greek comedy mask with his uniform whilst Eric wore a white mask that only revealed his eyes. The other exorcists in the room murmured to each other.
"Are they part of the karma korps?" One of them muttered. "Does that mean they know Ribbons?" Astarte glanced at the others then back to the students when a dull crashing was heard.
"Oh dear. She's not in a good mood." The head mumbled to himself. Astarte looked at him before shaking her head. She was never going to understand humans fully it seemed.
"Seeing as I doubt I will be interrupted this time, my name is Kaito Tsuksuma. I am the son of Agramon and have the ability to sense fears and bring them to life, control and craft shadows and teleport." Kaito was a pale skinned boy with black hair and shocking red eyes that seemed to stare right into the darkest corners of an individual's soul. Many seemed to grimace and back down under his gaze but Astarte remained staring back. She pointed back over her shoulder and turned to the next student. She grinned.
"Well, this is interesting. Not only do we have another full demon to add to my class. But he is also the son of my annoying bastard of a brother Astaroth. Tell me, do you have the abilities he does?" She asked the boy. The boy looked straight at her with golden eyes, his hair a crimson colour similar to the fires she often saw dancing in her home. A long tail coiled behind him as his elongated ears twitched and a smile unveiled his long canines. He raised a hand in friendly greeting whilst unveiling long claws.
"Such an unusual sight, one of such character dirtying their hands with the work of the masses. I hardly expected to see nobility teaching these ruffians how to better control themselves. I hold deep admiration for you milady." He said whilst bowing before her. They all stared at him, before Astarte laughed and rubbed the back of her neck.
"Well, it's been a while since I heard anyone speak like that. Now, am I right in saying you are the son of a fire demon as well?" She asked. The boy nodded.
"My name is Eda. My father was Astaroth, the king of rot. My mother was a high level fire demon. I have the ability of invisibility, super strength and I can also make everything I touch rot." He explained. Astarte nodded then pointed to the others.
"I must say, I was never told that my father had a sibling so beautiful. I wonder is your name as pretty as your face." Eda said as he walked past her. Amaimon clenched his fist in anger whilst Astarte developed a light blush on her cheeks and giggled girlishly. Mephisto rolled his eyes and placed Chikyuu in Amaimon's arms to stop him from going after the boy. As they waited for the next student to introduce themselves, more crashes sounded from above. Something was in a terrible mood.
The next student was a girl with wavy white hair tied back in pigtails. She looked at them all with dull white eyes whilst the cat ears on her head twitched along with the white possum-like tail. "I am Saturn Frost. My mother is a Yukionna and I can create ice creatures, summon snow storms and freeze things with just one touch. Also, I have a familiar in the form of a white wolf." She said. She walked and joined the class before Astarte had the chance to say anything. The second girl stepped forward, glaring at all the girls present whilst all the boys stared at her.
"I'm Autumn Ganga. I'm the daughter of a Kitsune. I have animal instincts and senses and I can also sense powerful demons and see through spells." She said. Astarte looked from her to the group and then back. The girl before her had orange hair and red eyes with golden flecks. She also had fox-like ears and a tail as well as some small horns just visible amongst her hair. Her body appeared to be covered in scars. She also had feathers tied around her ears in hair. She walked to the group, pausing only to kiss the males and growl at the girls. A sigh passed by Astarte's lips. This was just what she needed.
Crashes and yells emerged from beyond the doors before she had the chance to talk to the last boy. They backed away from the door as it blew open and several exorcists were blown inside. Flames burst through the door as a girl was dragged through. She was tied in a straitjacket with a chain around her neck. She roared at them all, any intelligence lost to pure anger. "Calm her down! She'll destroy the hall!" The head yelled. The girl threw her body around, tossing the exorcists aside. It was clear they were losing control of the situation so the three strongest demons present intervened.
Purple flames began to coil around the chain whilst the earth coiled around her feet. The girl growled in anger. "Eins. Zwei. Drei. Gefängnis der Trauer" Both Astarte and Mephisto stated the phrase in unison. A large, pale blue box appeared and swallowed the girl. They watched as the box glowed brightly before it spat the girl out then disappeared. The girl coughed and tried to get to her feet when bands of the earth surrounded by purple flames rose and pinned her to the ground. She growled viciously as Astarte walked forward.
"Let me up! I swear you let me up or I'll!" The girl roared and snarled and strained against the bindings. Astarte ignored her and circled, examining the struggling child. "You just wait! My father's gonna feed you to his familiars!"
"I'd like to see brother Belial try." Astarte said. Everyone stared at her. "I was surprised to see the son of Astaroth, but you were totally unexpected. Belial told me he had a child in Assiah, but he never said you were so out of control." She said. The girl glared at her. "What's your name? I can already see you have the ability to control the elements."
"Emiko Ryuujin." The girl said. She glared at her with yellow-reptilian eyes. "Daughter of Belial. I can summon his kin as familiars." Her black hair fell over her face as she looked at Astarte. Her eyes widened and she growled before releasing a jet of flames. Astarte spun to one side and dodged it.
"You missed."
"Who said I was aiming at you?" They froze as a frighteningly familiar blue glow filled the room. As they turned, a slight green tinge danced around the edges of the blue flames surrounding the last boy. His light blue hair, pulled back in a ponytail, seemed to dance with his flames as his eyes focused intently on the flames. A tail, similar to Rin's but much longer, thrashed about as the flames were brought back under control. Astarte spotted a pentagram above the boy's left eye. He looked at them as they stared in shock at him.
"You're...You're..." They couldn't find the words. The boy sighed before stepping forward.
"I'm Leon Bisson. I have a familiar who is a large phoenix and the blue flames because...I'm the son of Satan."
Duh duh duh! *pulls dramatic pose* We have a new child of Satan. However will they cope?!
Astarte:...What the fuck have you had? I want some.
Quiet you! Don't make me include weird fetishes in that Yaoi story you're in.
Astarte: But don't you plan to include bondage?
...Shut it! Don't make me make it painful!
Astarte: I'll be good.
I thought as much. Anyway, thanks to Dougall Dragon who submitted the newest son of satan. Why did this one get it?
Astarte: Because ot was the only one that was submitted?
partially. But also because he had an interesting personality. I always love working with characters with dual personalities. The contrast is always so much fun to play with.
Astarte: What about me?
You are just fucked up. Anyway, keep those submissions coming guys. They make me smile with each review or personal message I get. Also, go to Operaghost96. Her syoc is awesome and if you go to her profile you can vote for a character to get their own chapter.
Astarte: Are you trying to get them to vote for your characters? What they called? Emiko, Huyu and Daichi?
...No. I'm just promoting the person who inspired this story. Anyway, go see her. If you do, you get a cookie. Anyway, until the next time, this is sayonara from the psychotic author.