Chapter Six

Mike and Uki landed with a loud crash as they continued to snarl and rip at the already very dead bug. Rins mind was far from the area listening to some strange music. Every now and then he would hear someone whisper something in his ear, an annoying buzzing sound. He shook his head annoyed. The music all that mattered was the music. At least that's what he thought until a very hard branch hit his face. When he opened his eyes he saw Izumo standing over him brandishing the stick over her head like Joan of Arc. "Why not command her to stop?" the voice whispered in his ear again. "Stststooopp Izumo! What's going on?" Rin stammered raising his hands to protect his face. She hesitated but when she saw that his eyes were still glowing red she swung the stick. "Not like that! She's a human she doesn't know who you are or what power you hold. Weld the authority you posses and force her to your will." The voice was irritated, somehow it made Rin more afraid that the voice was angry than that Izumo was trying to kill him of some reason. The fear tapped into the power the voice was talking about turning fear into impatience, no annoyance. "pok! kax wer stickel." The words spilled unbidden from his mouth, he had meant to say stop, drop the stick but that came out instead. He sat there on the ground trying to figure out the great mystery until it occurred to him Izumo hadn't moved.

Fear was something Izumo was still new at. The attack at the locker had shattered her security for a few days, Rin hadn't killed it like he did the one at the test but he still saved her. So thought she knew fear because of that. Then Amaimon showed up. When Shura had told everyone to run while she bought time the fear she thought she had concurred came back. As a summoner she could see energy and it allowed her to quickly estimate how strong a demon was. The energy that surrounded Amaimon was the largest she had ever seen. It wasn't white with streaks of blue like it usually was either. It was dark oppressive stuff that smothered your hopes just by looking at it. But this feeling that she was experiencing was nothing compared to the fear she had experienced before.

When Rin had spoken again his aura had changed. His muscles had tensed, his eyes narrowed and his voice took on a darker tone. But that wasn't terrifying; Bon had done the same thing when they got into an argument a few days ago. Instead what terrified her was the fact that she could she a mass of energy suddenly swarm around Rin. She could see the energy and recognized it for what it was, but the feeling was similar to Amaimons, no it was stronger and darker. Her very core told her to obey whatever Rin told out of self preservation. So when Rin told her to stop, she did. When he told Izumo to drop the stick she did it before she had a second to think about it.

Rin stared in amazement for a long time at Izumo, the voice's advice had worked! She had obeyed him. He wondered if it would always work. Looking at Mike and Uki still ripping away at the little bit that remained of the Chuchi he told them to stop. It didn't work. "Why won't it work?" he asked the voice. It replied instantly, "They do not understand the language of humans when they are in their true forms speak to them in our language, the demons tongue" Rin shook his head and paced worrying, "How am I supposed to know how to speak in that language?" The voice laughed amused. "Have I not helped you every day when you asked me? When you were lost in the theme park and wanted to know where to go I told you. When you wanted to learn from Shura did I not tell you the words to convince her to do so? I warned you of ambushes, told you where your friends were and so many other things. Name one thing that you've done successfully without me relating to the school" That was really the problem in Rin's mind, the voice was always there, always willing to help, always giving the right answers, it had given him so much he didn't want to lose it. He would do anything it asked short of murder. "That's my boy, you know you need me to learn about yourself, the gift of the demons tongue is yours by birthright. You should have grown up speaking this language not this disgusting language I'm forced to speak to you in. I'll show you how to claim your birthright later but for now just tell them this" the voice consoled the halfway angry and scared Rin and told him what he wanted to hear. Standing up and facing the demon foxes he commanded "Return ekess dout lyrik forma" it meant return to your other form according to the voice. Once again the magic took place and they obeyed him.

Rin although he wanted to experiment with his new ability turned to Izumo to tell her lets go. At least that was his plan. Another Chuchi had sneaked up during his private discussion and had grabbed her. Smacking him away before he could do or say anything it took off. Mike and Uki let out a wail as two spears made of solid rock struck their bodies and sent them back to wherever they had come from before the summoning. It left Rin alone in the forest wounded staring at the Chuchi flying away with Izumo.