Satan's American Son

Chapter Six

Dragon of Blue Flames

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"Shinroc speaking aloud"

'telepathy'

"...and to dispell them, break the circle if they prove hostile." Neuhaus finished by smearing the chalk circle. "Those who can summon demons will usually have a phrase come to mind before their first summoning."

I looked down at the paper in my hands, a phrase did come to mind, several in fact, but I was unsure if any of them would work. But as Izumo and Shiemi easily summoned their familiars with such simple incantations, it bolstered my chances for success. Besides, I'm a prince of Gehenna, so why shouldn't I be able to call a demon to my side?

Spreading my blood across the paper, I chanted, "O' Eternal Dragon, come forth and grant my wish." as though I've said it a hundred times before.

And sure enough, a miniture, demonic version of Shenlong appeared. His scales were a shade of briliant blue instead of their usual, vibrant green. Their were other, more subtle changes to his form, but over all, I was pleased I could summon such a being.

"What is you wish, my master?" He spoke, his voice different as well. No longer booming, it had become almost sensual in nature and sent a slight shiver down my spine, unaccustomed to it.

"What is your name?" I asked

"I am known as Shinroc, desendent of the Great Shenlong. Is that all you require or do you have another request?" he answered in eloquence.

"Just keep me company for now and await my next command." surprised at how formal I had become.

Bowing his head, "As you wish, so it shall be." he replied before snaking his way up my left arm and coming to rest on my on my right should. The rest of his body wrapped itself around the arm he had climbed, but still allowed full range of movement.

"I have never seen such a high level demon obey commands so easily. You have quiet the talent." praised Neuhaus, infuriating Izumo while the rest just stared in awe of the sapphire dragon.

After class, Bon and I found a quiet place to sit and study until curfew. I eventually grew bored of it and began talking with Shinroc, curious as to his abilities.

"They are similar to my predecessor, but more limited. For I can not resorect those who have left this world. This is do to, like Shenlong before me, it being beyond my creater's power, or rather, you did not give me such an ability." he explained from his seat on my chest.

"So I created you? How?" fairly puzzuled, Bon watching from the corner of his eye.

"I do not know. The best explaination I can give is that you willed me into existance, in a form you were familiar with, and summoned me to this world. I am sorry I could not give you more details, for I don't know them myself, my master." Bowing in shame.

"It's fine. You know, you don't have to be so formal. Just call me Tabius from now on." running a hand down his body as one would do with a dog.

"If that is your wish, then so be it. Tabius." he uttered as though the word was one of great offense. I felt him tense before he saw the gentle smile on my face, thus finally relaxing completely and laid his head on my collar bone.

Once Shinroc was snoozing away, Bon finally spoke up. "You have a very strange way of dealing with demons." he said simply, not looking away from his textbook.

"Lest you forget, I'm half-demon and a high ranking one at that. Besides, they are not all of them are as mindless as many believe. Take Shinroc for instance, the two of you could probably carry an intelligent conversation as well as you could with me. So I will give them the respect they are due." carefully standing so as not to wake the dragon as he was shifted into my arms, "Come on, it's getting late." putting books away with one hand before placing Shinroc on top, taking up almost twice the length of the messenger bag.

~~~~Later~~~~

With my dragon nestled in my lap, I pressed on in the studying Yukio had forced all of us to participate in. I was relieved to hear the alarm signaling end of the session. With satifying popping sounds, I greatfully stretch my cramped limbs as I half-listened to the conversation going on around me. From what I gathered, Shima was being his usual pervy-self, going on about peaking on the girl's shower. Though I knew he wouldn't, I sent Shinroc to the shower to scare Shima away if he came calling, just in case.

This turned out to be the best decisions I've made in a while, because not long after I had done so, a girl's scream echoed through out the building. Rushing towards the source, I saw the tip of Shinroc's tail whip past the bathroom door. When I entered, I saw Rin sprawled on the floor, unable to do anything while the girls were present, and a ghoul towering over him. Something seemed familiar about the patchwork on the demon, but I couldn't dwell on it.

"Shinroc, take that thing out! Quickly!" I ordered.

In reply, the dragon sent blue flame from his mouth directly at the creature. Wounded, the ghoul retreated, leaving me to explain the flames that burned in the shower. I looked desperatly to Yukio, to Bon, and then to Shinroc. 'Help me!'

"You see..." Shinroc began, coming up with a plausible lie, "Tabius wished for the ghoul to be destroyed, so I granted it by using the Flame of Satan, which is within my power to do so."

Yukio, Bon, Rin, Shinroc, and I all held our breaths as we watched the other's slowly accepted that lie. Relieved that we had narrowly escaped suspicion, the flames were quickly put out by the dragon while Yukio tended to Paku's wounds.

Behind my dormroom door, the three of us let out a huge sigh of relief. 'Next time, use different flames so we don't have to do that again.' I told the dragon

'Agreed.' he nodded.

Turning to Bon, "Well, we dodged that bullet and Shinroc's areed to use different flames until further notice." I half-heartedly cheered.

"Good. I going to bed before either of you can come up another clever idea to get us killed, or worse, expelled." He quoted before doing just that, not even bothering to take off his shoes.

"Sure thing." before following suit, replacing my uniform with nightware.

"I think he's got his priorities backwards." causing me to snicker, "What's so funny?" he asked, cocking his head to the side.

"Oh nothing, just my own little joke." I said before pulling him into the bed with me.

I wonder why that ghoul looked familiar, I asked myself before sleep claimed me in it's welcoming arms.