Although he was human, the demons of Gehenna really loved their prince. The 15-year-old looked a lot like his father. With his raven black hair, the sapphire blue eyes, the slim but muscular physique, Rin looked like a younger version of the demon king. But there was one major difference between father and son: the character. While Satan was merciless, reckless and even cruel, Rin was actually really kind and caring. Unfortunately, he was also really short-tempered. If he would notice any hints of someone taking advantage of him, he could be as scary as his father. Despite of the often distinct opinions between both, Rin was a loyal son. He would carry out his father's will, no matter what. A demon charged with a crime could be really lucky if the young prince attended the trial, because he could often talk his father out of the idea of executing the accused demon.
And when the day of Rin's departure to Assiah came, thousands of Gehenna's inhabitants stood in front of the castle wishing him good luck.
„Rin, do you know, what you have to do, when you reach Assiah?", Satan asked his son with a loud voice that echoed in the throne room. Rin was kneeling down before his father. Even the Baal were present, well, six of them, Samael and Lucifer seemed to be reside in the human world.
„Yes. I'm going to search the Southern Cross Boys´Monastery, where the Kouma Sword is hidden. And when someone tries to stop me...", Rin stopped. He had heard a lot of stories about the exorcists, but he had never met a fellow human before. He didn't know, if he could kill a person. „There will be a few demons coming with you. I don't expect you to go in there on your own. Even if he is human, the guy running this church is the paladin.", Satan stated. „Thank you, Father"
Rin carried only a small bag with his most valuable things along with some clothes to change. „I will open the gate for you in an hour. Until then, you can choose the demons, you want to come with you.", Satan decided and Rin and his brothers left their king alone. „Amaimon? Big Brother?", Rin immediately walked up to the king of earth. „What is it?", he asked chewing some of the candy he always brought back from Assiah. „I wondered, if I could take Behemoth with me to Assiah...", the younger one asked while scratching his head. „You know, I really love my Behemoth...", Amaimon took another sticky snack out of his bag. „Yes, I do. And I will look out for it. No one will harm it. I promise!", Rin exclaimed confidantely. He would protect any demon he would bring with him, since he couldn't stand the sight of a demon getting hurt. Everytime he always tried to avoid being present at the executions or punishments, but sometimes his father expected him to be there. „Okay, but only if you bring me some more candy.", the older brother agreed. „Thanks, Big Bro!", the prince smiled excited. After that he asked Iblis, Astaroth and Beelzebub for a little help. All, except Beelzebub, agreed. The king of insects and the prince had never been really close and Egyn, the king of water, straight up didn't like Rin, because he pulled a prank on him when he was a child. Egyn was extremely resentful.
Half an hour later, Rin was back in the throne room. Behemoth, a ghoul and two salamanders were standing next to him. „I see, you brought some of your brothers' kin. You could have chosen any demon, even one of the Baal. Are you sure, you want to go with those?", Satan asked critically. „I'm sure. I want to show you, that I don't need the help of my older brothers.", the prince determined. „Very well. Hand me your dagger." Satan stated holding out his hand. Rin pulled a short golden blade from his belt and gave it to his father who cut his hand with it letting the blood drip an the floor. The Gehenna Gate opened on the ground. „From the moment you draw the Kouma Sword and awaken your powers, you will be able to open the gate yourself and come back. Do you understand?", the demon god asked and handed the dagger back to Rin. He nodded and put the blade back at his belt. Rin was shaking a bit from excitement. He had never left Gehenna before, he had never even left the castle. Carefully, he stepped into the Gehenna Gate, his four companions following him.

Darkness surrounded Rin. Suddenly, there was a flash of light blinding the young prince. He raised his arm to shield his eyes from it. Then, a loud noise cut through the void, he had been in while travelling through the gate. Light got brighter and brighter until Rin was surrounded by it. He looked to the ground. The gate disappeared under his feet and he was standing on grass. „Weird... it's green.", he commented looking around. „Wow... Everything is so much brighter than in Gehenna. This is amazing!", a big smile appeared on his face. He didn't even notice, that his demonic partners weren't with him. He ran out of the park, he landed in and was ready to discover all the new stuff of this new world. When he left the park, he came to an enormous, grey space. „What are these white stripes on the ground for?", he asked himself. „Hey! Watch out, you moron!", someone shouted and he was almost run over by a a big metal box on wheels. „Is that one of these cars, Big Brother told me about? This is so amazing!", Rin exclaimed. He left the street he was standing on. „Hey! Are you some kind of a cosplayer?", a young woman asked the prince while looking on the rather strange clothes the teenager wore. „A what?", Rin was confused. „Oh I'm sorry. I just thought, that was a costume. Your clothes look so... medieval. You know... with that cloke of yours. I'm so sorry, if I offended you.", the woman explained with an apologizing look. „So that's not what humans usually wear?", the Gehennian prince asked. The young woman began to laugh. „You're a funny one!", she said. „Excuse me, but could you help me finding something new?", Rin was a bit embarassed and blushed. „You're asking a stranger for fashion advice? You know what? I'll help you. You're actually quite cute.", she smiled. Rin didn't know, what that was supposed to mean, but he nodded gratefully.
A little later, Rin was standing in a small box with a curtain. The woman, who introduced herself as Sayu, handed him clothes in the box, so he could try them on.
He stepped out and looked into a mirror. He actually liked the new style. It was way more comfortable than his old clothes. He wore a dark blue shirt, Sayu said was matching his eyes, and a thin, black coat over it. His pants and shoes also were completely dark grey or black. „That's really better! Thanks, Sayu", the boy smiled at her walking towards the exit. „Hey boy! You know, you have to pay for that, right?", the shopowner asked grumpily grapping Rin's shoulder. „Pay?", Rin thought about it. He never had to pay anything in his life before. „Oh right!", suddenly he remembered. He took a couple banknotes out of his bag. „That's your currency, right? My Big Brother gave that to me, so I could buy candy for him.", Rin gave the money to the shopkeeper. „Weird boy...", he took the money and let go of the teenager. „Are you coming, Sayu?", he waited for the nice girl. „Of course.", she followed him. „You're not from here, aren't you?", she asked. „No I'm... umm... from the south...", he answered.
„So... can I show you around town?"
„That would be great... but... I'm actually looking for a certain place..."
„Your bad, I'm an amazing guide. But I can show you the way. Where do you want to go?"
„I'm searching the Southern Cross Boys' Monastery"
„Wow, I didn't expect you to be religious!", she laughed.
„I'm actually not, but there is something I need from there. So, do you know, where it is?"
„Of course! Follow me!"
They walked for almost an hour. This city was bigger than Rin had thought, and the monastery seemed to be in the exact opposite side of town. On their way, Rin was amazed by the amount of people they past. „How many humans are there?", he asked his guide. „You mean, in this town? I think about 7 million...", she answered after a thinking about it. „I was actually talking about the whole world... not just this city... But is 7 million a lot for a town?", he questioned. „Do you live under a rock?", Sayu laughed again, she noticed his serious look, „Oh that was a real question... there are around 7 billion people out there, I think, this city has a really dense population. It's pretty normal for a major japanese city, I guess... Tokyo has around 9 million inhabitants", she explained. „That's cool. I didn't know, that there were so many humans. I thought there were maybe 1 million or something like that...", the prince blushed. In Gehenna, he didn't get taught much about Assiah and humans, but now, the boy wanted to learn everything there is about it. „You really did live under a rock, didn't you?", she gave him an infectious laugh.
„And here we are. That's the monastery. Should I accompany you?", Sayu stopped and pointed at a small church. „That won't be necessary. When I got, what I want, I will have to go back home.", Rin stated. Also he didn't want Sayu get hurt. His father and brothers had told him how cruel exorcists could be. „Well, I you want to go alone, it's your choice. But let me give you my number. You can call me, if you should come back", Sayu took out a piece of paper and a pen and wrote her phone number on it. „Here, just call whenever you want." Rin took the paper. He didn't know what he was supposed to do with it, but he tried to cover up his lack of knowledge. „Thank you, I guess...", he said slowly. „Okay. See you around. And don't forget to call!", she went back from where they came from and left the prince alone.
„Where are you guys?", Rin finally noticed his missing companions. Suddenly, he remembered that the most demons didn't like Assiah's sun. „Guess I have to wait until it gets dark...", he thought out loud. He watched the monastery for a while, but after a while, his curiosity got to strong. He made his way to the front entry and slowly opened the door. There were a few uncomfortable looking benchs, an altar and a cabin with to entrances. „Are you just going to look or are you coming inside, boy?", a grey haired man asked him. „I... umm...", Rin stuttered. He hadn't expected someone. Slowly, he entered the church. „What brings you here today?", the priest came closer. „I'm looking for something precious...", the Gehennian prince looked around. Of course, he didn't expect Kurikara to just lie around somewhere, but it was worth a try. „Something precious? Did you lose it in here? I don't remember seeing you at a liturgy.", the man seemed to search through his memories. „No. I... umm... I have to go...", quickly Rin escaped the awkward situation.
„What a weird boy..."

Hey guys! I thought, that I should maybe explain some of my ideas for this chapter.
First of all: The difference between Gehenna and Assiah.
I thought about it and I came to the conclusion that I would really love a more medieval Gehenna even if it is a mirror world to Assiah. I thought that demons would rely a lot on magic and that's the reason why they have little technical advances in Gehenna. The humans of Assiah don't possess any magical powers, so they develop machines (like cars which is why Rin has never seen a car before)
So Gehenna is kinda stuck in the medieval ages.
If you have any questions, why I decided to do things like I did, just ask :D

I also have to apologize to you, that I can't determine a certain plan when I'm going to upload. I really love writing, but sometimes I just don't have any ideas. So right now, the chapters come very frequently, but there could also be a pause of a few days or weeks in the future.

Hope you enjoyed!
- Kathi