HERE WE ARE chapter 3 =D it turned out longer than I expected but with less content than I intended to put in, I went over my grammer more carefully this time and hopefully its much more readable. Hope you enjoy =D
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''It all started about 300 years ago, back when I sat at my throne as third in command of gehenna as the king of time. Back then each royal demon family had a branch or sub family if you will. The fate of the sub families was to serve as they where cursed by the royal families thousands upon thousands of years ago, never before the creation of assiah (hit at another blue exorcist fan fic coming soon =D) this gave the royal families the power to command the sub families who would be bound by their curse, their purpose was to care to the needs of their master family, to cater to every whim. The only way to break that curse is to cut off ones own tail and be banished to assiah. You see, the curse of the serving families was less of a curse and more of a...stabilizer. Before Satan rose, Gehenna was ruled by savage beasts that only know ohw to tear every living thing to shreds, hey revelled in the destruction and the pain that they inflicted on their enemies and even their brethren. Satan was the first amongst a number of demons to rise within gehenna that where more sound of mind, he bestowed upon them a curse that tamed the beasts, turning them into beings of obedience'' Mephisto sipped his tea, knowing Yukio had a burning question.
''then why don't all demons do this? Why hasn't Satan doing'' he asked, to tired from the days events to be that enthusiastic.
''simple, this only applies to the sub families. Cutting off ones tail chips away a piece of the soul, once damaged, the soul falls apart little by little over time. To stop ones self from loosing ones mind an shortly after, fading from existence, one must consume the souls of others, and what souls are more potent and powerful than the cultured souls of humans? The more emotional trauma a person has gone through, the more powerful and delicious the soul, I would imagine that you and Rin have truly delicious souls.''Mephisto let out a wild, almost child like laugh.
''ok, I get it but where does Sebastian fit into all this? Was he from one of the familiar families''
Mephisto applauded, ''well done, always ready with the correct answer aniki-sensei! Yes, he was the butler of no other than Satan himself. Up until he took things into his own hands, he would unwaveringly dance to the tune of Satan's commands, be it kissing Satan's boots in public or wear a dress and become his bride'' Even Yukio couldn't stop the slight smile that briefly spread across his face. It quickly faltered as Mephisto face took on a darker expression. '' That was until, of course, he cut off his own tail and fled here to assiah. He had planned to break the curse by killing the last air to the bloodline that he was bound to before breaking his curse, Satan found out of course and planned to kill his servant himself but the sly old devil was to slippery even for the god of gehenna himself! I was sent to find him and kill him and it took me 60 years of search to whittle him out. By this time, the royal families did not want to share the embarrassment that Satan suffered and killed any remaining sub family members left, one of my own managed to escape while I was searching for Sebastian around the same time but I have long since settled down here in assiah to even want to go after him. My apologies, I am getting off topic'' Mephisto smiled widely again and Yukio could not help but feel that the demon before him was hiding something, not an alien feeling to Yukio.
''But anyway, when I did find him, he had found a way to consume human souls and extract every ounce of power out of them, by making contracts with them to serve them and fulfil a wish of theirs, once it had been fulfilled, he would consume their soul. Naturally he would pick on the most torture souls, expose them deliberately to more mental and, when he got bored, physical torture, refining and cultivating that soul, after for filling their darkest wish,that soul would contain the power and essence of 30 regular human souls. He is farming as many tortured souls as he can in an attempt to defeat Satan so he can, in his own medieval mind, reclaim his families honour''
Yukio sat silently for a few moments, allowing all this information to sink into his head and fit into place, their where still holes but he didn't see any point in asking everything as Mephisto had ''plans'' so he focused on the two questions that stuck out to him the most.
''You never said what you did after catching up to Sebastian, what happened?''
''Oh, my apologies, after raging war against each other for many years, I cornered him and drew out his confession for wanting to overthrow Satan, At this time I was still young and had nothing but respect for out king, but after Sebastian showed me the wonders of this world, the beauty and entertainment this weak, simple race could produce. I then decided that I, King of time, wanted to turn this realm into my stage and setting while silently observing from the audience. We agreed to reside on opposite sides of the earth to stay out of each others way so we could have free domain and did not clash, where he wanted to consume souls, I wanted to watch them, naturally you can see the clash in agenda's'' he winked at Yukio, ''200 years later, the half son of Satan turns up and attempts a summon, although he is only half Satan's child and is a descendent of him, his blood will have some hold over Sebastian. It make sense that the son of Satan summons his fathers bound servant''
''OK, so you decided to like away from each other peacefully, why did you let him live? Wouldn't you have thought that their would be a possibility of him getting to powerful and destroying Assiah?'' Yukio let the question slip out but frowned at himself after, he knew it was a silly question, he really must need sleep.
''poor little aniki-sensei, you need to go bob's or guardian Mephisto will have to ground you'' the clown laughed manically. ''Sebastian has nothing other than the consumption of appropriately cultivated souls and the eventual destruction of Satan on his mind, I do not believe tat his attack on dear brother here was an act of hatred towards Satan, but purely for his own amusement, if it crossed his mind that killing Rin would bring him some satisfaction, it will have been only momentarily.'' Mephisto's expression turned thoughtful and he let out a barely audible ''hmmmm...'' Yukio automatically didn't like what the demon was thinking. He eventually looked up and grinned widely,an aura of childish excitement and anticipation radiating from him. ''I'VE GOT IT, oh my I am such a genius.'' he beamed, '' although your first meeting didn't hit off to a big start, when Rin can speak again, he should call forth the demon once more in a way that stops Sebby from moving around and bargaining with him, he would be a valuable ally in your fight against your father and the SON'S of Satan himself would be indispensable tools in Sebby's fight against his old master.''
this took a while to sink in with Yukio, he could do nothing but stare at the demented demon, awestruck. Like earlier, something in him snapped, ''ARE YOU FOR REAL! THAT GUY NEARLY KILLED MY BROTHER! WHAT ON EARTH MAKES YOU THINK I WOULD ALLOW RIN TO SUMMON HIM AGAIN'' as anger rose in Yukio along with a loathing for the demon before him, he hated himself for the little voice of reason in his head that whispered the unspeakable, that somehow the demon actually had a good point. Not knowing what else to do, h simply faced the demon and all the angst, anger and confusion of the last 12 hours flew from his mouth uncontrollably.
''YOU BASDARD! HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT? YOU MAKE THIS SEBASTIAN SOUND LIKE HE IS A MATCH FOR YOU AND YET YOU THINK IT A GOOD IDEA TO JUST OVERLOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER AN SIMPLY TRY AGAIN?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? OR ARE YOU JUST CREATING ANOTHER SHOW FOR YOURSELF?''
Yukio felt that familiar haze start to surround him, only this time it wasn't black, it was blood red with rage. He drew his gun and pointed it directly into the calm face before him, his hand was shaking, But before he could say or do anything more, the demon spoke softly, almost as if the demon meant to comfort him. '' I do not wish your brothers death, not do I wish him harm, I simply wish to protect this wondrous world that we live and thrive in, assiah is my home now, but unfortunately for me, I have not the power to stop Satan from destroying it if he truly finds a way and I wish nothing more than to live here peacefully. If it is of any reassurance, if you do join p with Sebastian and actually manage to defeat Satan, I will personally ensure that Sebastian is put to rest along side him, although now he wishes to overthrow Satan, I believe that he would succumb to the mindless demon of destruction that lies under all that composure and his only wish.'' he looked up at Yukio who flopped back down into the chair he was previously sitting on, the rage suddenly drained from him leaving only exhaustion, the demon really did have a point. If they could pull this off, they could avenge their father, defeat the enemy of assiah, prove to the Vatican, no, to EVERYONE that Rin was not a threat but a friend and an ally AND at the end of it all, eliminate this demon who had almost murdered his brother for no other apparent reason other than for self amusement. At that last thought Yukio clenched his fists so hard that his nails cut into his palms, drawing blood. He soon relaxed again as all this accomplished was to make the waves of exhaustion that where sweeping over him come faster and heavier.
Wanting to end this conversation quickly, he spoke to Mephisto directly, ''you guarantee my brothers safety? You promise to ensure that this Sebastian will not just turn on Rin and... and...'' he couldn't bring himself to say it, it was hard enough for him to say anything at this point as his lives principal, the reason eh became an exorcist and became stronger was to protect his twin, and now he was asking a demon to do his job for him because the realisation struck him that he would never be strong enough to protect his brother, he would always have to turn to others. His fists shook as a lump formed in his throat and tears silently fell from his eyes before he knew they where coming.
Mephisto stood up and walked in the direction of the exit, ''I promise no harm will come to him. I would also like to see the downfall of our father.'' with that he left.
With that, whatever traces of pure defiance and determination left him. His head span as he blushed furiously, he wasn't going to be able to face everyone tomorrow if he didn't get a decent few hours sleep and the chair behind him would ensure a rough night. he fought to stay awake long enough to gingerly climb into bed and lay down next to his brother, who had shifted into his preferred sleeping position on his side and almost looked himself despite the unnatural whiteness and sheen of sweat on his skin, Yukio looked at his twins peaceful face, feeling himself well up as guilt tore his heart to pieces as once again, he had failed to protect his brother yet again and because of it, he had almost lost him forever. He felt pathetic, unworthy of having a brother like Rin, one who loved him no matter how many times he failed him or how many times he had shunned him just because of the demonic blood that manifested his unnatural and destructive powers. Rin truly was something special because no matter what hit him, he just got back up and kept fighting, throwing the odds out of the window. No matter how much people tried to tear him down he just kept going, driving to earn their respect even though it should be everyone else around him begging for a particle of his trust. Before unconsciousness took him, he felt something touch his hand, opening his swollen eyes, he saw his brothers hand slowly reached for his and a sleepy smile creeped over his face. Although no sound passed his lips, his mouth fomed one word, 'aniki'
no longer embarassed, Yukio mumbled out loud
''just like when the where little...nii-chan''
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The nurse opened the door shortly after, she had just stopped in to check on Rin when she was surprised to see the two brothers lieing, face to face, next to each other with true expressions of peaceful, carefree bliss on their faces. She flushed and resisted the urge to squee like a little girl, her heart warmed at the sight of them as she quietly turned around and turned off the lights. She sent off a little prayer, wishing that the brothers find their place in the world where they could live normal lives without the hardships they faced now.
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Yukio's little outburst had made something in Foust's soul twinge, not a sad feeling, but a glimmer of pity for the desperation in his little brothers words. A spark that faded as quickly as it had flashed. He knew where he was going, not so much to a place but to a time, after all, he was the king of time.
He let out an almost musical sigh
''Time to visit an old friend...''
...although I am literally straighter than a needle, their will be a little male to male romance since Grell will be making an appearance in the next chapter. Nothing vulgar, just more what I would refer to ''awkward romance'' no youi! Get your had out of the gutter, most of the characters are under age! X
anyways... chapter 4 will be up soon, please comment on what you thought, remember, you do not have to have an account to leave a comment, just eave the field blank or enter your own made up name. As always, id prefer constructive criticism, I know my english is pretty awful but please try an get past it and review the story, I haven't have much feedback souly on the story itself.
This is turning out much longer than I originally planned but the ideas just keep flowing!
until next time xx