A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry I took so long to update! Was taking finals and exams, and they were really tough, so, instead of writing, I was studying. I'm glad it's over!

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Me: Fine. I do not own Ao No Exorcist or its characters.

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"Holy Hell."

"No going back." Rin muttered, under his breath, but no one caught his whisper.

"Shall we go over the plan once more?" Wolf asked, staring up at the huge building looming above them.

The building was about three times bigger than Laughing Shadows' base, and its walls covered in steal plating, making it seem impossible to penetrate from the outside. Around the building was a ten foot fence with barbed wire on top, and the hum of electricity made everyone on edge. But, the one thing that made everyone keep their distance was the huge cloud of black swarming at the top of the building.

"T-those wouldn't be bugs, w-would they?" Shima asked shakily, trying to smile.

"No, they're demons. Coal Tar to be specific, but you can tell on the roof, that there's an even bigger demon, considering the fungi and ghouls." Yukio said, moving his glasses further up his nose.

"Let me get this straight. So, now we're not only going up against the top gang aroun', but also things we don't know how to kill?" Rock asked, staring wide-eyed up at the cloud of coal tar.

"And that's why we're here." Bon came forward, towards the fence, and looked beyond, to the first floor. One step at a time.

Crow spoke next, "Let's get this over with."

Rin nodded, and signaled for everyone to get into their positions, and to move on his mark.

'This is it.' He thought, trying to get some grip on his sanity. It was just like middle school, except this was on an entirely different scale. That, and he wasn't alone. He would have to protect not only himself, but the others as well, and to sure nothing happened.

Wolf put a hand on his shoulder, and tried to be brave, and Rin gave her one of his famous toothy grins.

Rin went first, and quickly hopped over the fence, using his rubber soled shoes to volt up and over the electric fence easily. After, he quickly disabled the fence with help from Rock telling his instructions from the other side. Soon enough, everyone was over the fence, and quickly went over the plan once more, then dispersed into their groups.

Crow and Rock got behind him, and they watched the Esquires get into position. Yukio and Shiemi got into position next to the back door, guns drawn and a knife in Shiemi's hand. Bon, Izumo, Miwa, and Shima crouched next to a basement window, weapons drawn.

Rin took a shaky breath, but went unnoticed, and approached the front door. Crow, Wolf, and Rock got behind him, guns and knives out, ready for the first shot fired. Rin closed his eyes, and counted to three.

One…
The beating of his heart, thumping faster and faster.

Two…
The clicks of loading guns above him, waiting.

Three…
Adrenaline rushing, guns firing, everything in slow motion, the clash of blades.

It had begun.

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"Who's master plan had it been to barge right through the front door again?!" Crow shouted over the gunfire.

"Don't ask me!" Rin shouted back, returning fire along with Rock.

"Does it matter?" Wolf yelled, knocking a guy out with her bat, blood once again staining its sleek surface.

Crow rolled his eyes, and fired a few shots and muttered a quick 'Not anymore.' under his breath, as he quickly launched a grenade in the general direction of the incoming fire. A catastrophic boom shook the building; screams of those who survived rang in Rin's ears, as he launched forward, into the hue of smoke. Footsteps echoed behind him, and Crow's breathe heaving faster as he picked up the pace. A tremor shook the building, the aftershock of the grenade, and a large rumble shook the ground under his feet, making everyone stop in surprise. Cracks started to form in the ceiling, making dust and dirt fall like rain, and with some urging, Rin got everyone to keep going, since staying in one place wouldn't help any, especially if the clock was already ticking.

More and more the rumbling grew by the second, and more and more men came running towards them, only to beaten down in a few seconds, and the more time they wasted, the less time they had to get out before the building they were standing would be a pile of rubble.

But, things got worse by the minute, as large cracks formed patterns in the ceiling and walls, making the ground they were running on, very unstable. Finally, they reached a stair case, but the last tremor shook the foundation loose, and huge pieces of cement came crashing down, separating the small party.

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"Wolf! Rock! You okay over there?" Crow shouted, as Rin tried to move the giant stones, without making more damage.

"We're fine, but keep going, we'll be fine." Rock yelled back.

"Yeah," footsteps were heard on the other side, "plenty of prey on this side as well as yours." Wolf said, as the sound of metal to bone was heard.

"Got it, see you soon, okay guys?" Rin yelled, a sad smile playing on his lips.

"See you later, Rin" Wolf whispered, but was audible because of Rin's hearing.

Rin nodded, even though he knew his girlfriend couldn't see it, and tapped on Crow's shoulder to continue on, and they ran up the stairs, heading to the third floor. Climbing two at a time, Crow and Rin quickly got to the third floor, smashing down opponents along the way, not even bothering to care for the already weak foundation, even though there were no more tremors.

Rain pounded down onto the building, water running down the walls in small streams, and then forming a small lake at the bottom, only to disappear through the floor to the ground below.

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"Fantastic, just what we need." Bon growled, as more and more water filled the small basement they were in, trying to hook up the bomb.

"They need better plumbing, obviously. But we shouldn't complain, since we did voluntarily come to help. Where's the C4?" Izumo said, looking in the small backpack they were given.

"Front pocket, Izumo-san." Miwa said, giving a small smile, piecing together the correct wires.

"Thanks. The faster we get this over with, the faster we get to safety any questions?" Izumo said, her head tilted up slightly, an act of leadership.

"No Ma'am." Shima smiled, with a small salute.

"Whatever, Eyebrows, move you're in the way." Bon growled.

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Bullets bounced off of walls, guns blared, blood from wounded enemies painted the room, as Yukio returned fire, and Shiemi used Nii-chan, large roots growing out of the ground, and then quickly coming to the surface, to drag someone under.

Yukio and Shiemi had only gotten a few feet from the door before they were met with unfriendly gun fire, making them dive for cover almost immediately. Dangers tremors had shook the building's foundation loose, but brought good places to run and hide.

Yukio knew the risk of throwing a grenade would be idiotic, but, with the number of men firing at them, it was too much, even for an ace marksman like him. Also, he was an exorcist, not a killer. He had never even tried to hurt anyone besides throwing a few punches. He was never one start fights, or last long in one either. He wondered how his brother even managed to kill Himitsu, but deep down, Yukio knew Himitsu wasn't his brother's first kill.

The first thing that Yukio had ever killed intentionally was a low-class demon, nothing more. But he had been trained for that. Killing demons, nothing more.

'But no one taught Nii-san to kill, either. No one taught him how to take a life, or how to fight, or to even throw a punch.'

Rin had trusted his instincts when it came to fighting, while Yukio refused to use his instincts, and rejected it. So, it was time to accept it.

Yukio took a grenade in his hand, and quickly pulled the pin out with his teeth, tossing it quickly over his shoulder, covering his ears and closing his eyes, his last glimpse of Shiemi doing the same, with her face scrunched up, eyes closed, small hands over ears, waiting for impact.

The detonation roared, and more tremors followed in suit. The bright parking garage lights flickering, only a few keeping their glow. Waves of dust clouded the room, making it hard to breathe, and coughing from the survivors was heard.

Yukio and Shiemi were some of the few lucky ones, one of the living, not the dead. Dirt and grime covered their bodies, earning scratches and cuts on their arms and face, and dust covered hair were apparent. Yukio quickly recovered, pulled his guns out of his holsters, setting hell loose.

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"Who's the jackass who did that?! I'll kill him!" Wolf raged, hitting a homerun with someone's head.

"Who knows, it might be a Lucifer member or somethin'." Rock replied calmly, punching some poor soul's face in.

"But still-"

"They might have simply been desperate. But either way, the foundation and walls have gotten weaker, meaning that explosion must have hit an important beam, making it pretty hard for Rooster and the others to even see what they're doing below, plus the water problem." Rock interrupted.

"And you say you didn't go to school? Jeez, didn't need a lecture on fucking physics or anything." Wolf growled, as metal hit bone, and as her fist landed in a man's face.

"Well, I did go for a few days, in my homeland. But it's not physics, its common sense." Rock frowned.

"Common sense, huh? Sounds stupid. Rock, to your right." Wolf laughed, as she advanced to the left, nearing a large man twice her size.

"Thanks." Rock shouted, as the shouting of more prey cam filtering in. "You get right, and I'll get left, 'kay?"

"Sounds divine."

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"You think the others are okay?" Rin asked Crow as they ran, side by side.

"You know Wolf, she's probably having a field day down there, and Rock is probably fine, since he is one of us. As for your friends and brother, you know them better than me; you have to answer your own question first before you ask, Demon." Crow replied, a small smirk dancing on his face.

"Yeah, yeah, shuddup." Rin said, looking away, trying to hide his embarrassment from his fellow longtime friend.

'Bon, Izumo, Miwa, and Shima are probably fine, since the main force of Lucifer will be focused on us, but the explosion I heard was from where Yukio and Shiemi were. If that's true, then they're having a hard time.'

Rin shook his head to clear his thoughts, and looked ahead, just in time to see another stair case leading to the fourth floor, just beyond another annoying swarm of people.

"Let's get this party started!" Crow shouted, as he leapt into the air, soaring down into the heart of the crowd, blades at the ready.

Rin smiled and charged forward, raising havoc, and together, they would've made Bloody Mary weep.

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A/N: Okay, this is the end of the long awaited chapter! But, I'm not going to a freakishly long time with the next chapter, and I've already started writing it, actually, so, I'll post it when I can, but if I can't post soon, I'll post around the time school is finally out! I can't wait for summer! Woot!

Anyways, I won't be writing anymore stupid (1), (2), thingies because, well, I just don't want too. Too lazy, sorry if some of you guys liked me explaining the story a bit more, or something.

But, I will say this, thank you guys for voting on my poll, even though it has NOTHING to do with the story, well, kinda, but whatever.

UPDATE: I will be doing a sequel apparently, since most of guys want one, even though I haven't even finished the story yet….

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