Hey, hey Everyone, TravyMacNavy184 is back after almost two weeks of no updating. Sorry it took so long, I had a bad case of writers block, but I am now back on track and ready to start updating again. Sorry if this chapter is a little short, but the next ones will be longer now that we are back on track for the canon story. Before we begin I will answer some of the reviews.
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Now that that is done, here is the next chapter of The Son of Satan in Yokai Academy. As usual I own nothing but the ocs and review and criticisms are welcome, just don't be too cruel.
Chapter 2
The Half-Blood's Tale
After the whole fight with Saizo, Moka, who had transformed back to her pink haired form, and Tsukune found themselves in Rin's dorm room sitting in silence. The human and vampire were seated on anything they could find in his dorm while Rin was sitting on the bed with his familiar Kuro was asleep on the pillow. After what the two witnessed what the son of Satan pulled off against the orc, it was time they got some answers.
"So Rin, I think it's time you explained what happened back there." Tsukune said breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I did say I would explain everything. Alright, what can either of you tell me about Satan?"
"Well, I heard of him through various stories when I was a kid." Began Moka. "They all were different, but they all had the same basic summary; that Satan is the god and ruler of all demons."
"It goes deeper than that I'm afraid Moka. You see, while Satan is the god of demons, he is also the ruler of the realm of Gehenna and...he is also my father."
This bit of information caused Moka and Tsukune to gain shocked expressions on their faces. "Satan...is...your father?!" Tsukune asked surprised beyond belief.
"No way." Moka quietly exclaimed in surprise. "So Rin, does that mean...you're a demon as well?" Moka added her own question.
Rin then revealed a long, black, fur-tufted tail that emerged from his back, swaying it around for emphasis. "Well half of a demon actually. From what I was told, my mother was a human. Those blue flames you saw me use on Saizo earlier are a part of my powers due to my half demon lineage. If you want to put a label on me, I guess the closest thing would be a cambion, a child of a demon and a human. At least that's the term I heard from a manga I read."
Tsukune and Moka accepted the information. "So you mentioned 'Gehenna', what is that anyway?" Inquired Tsukune.
"Otherwise known as the Demon world. It is the world in which demons live as well as the home of it's ruler, Satan. It is one of two realms that make up the world. The other one being called Assiah, the realm of the humans."
"Whoa, I had no idea that other worlds exist outside of ours."
"You're in a realm of monsters and now attend a school for monsters Tsukune. Anything is possible, don't you think?"
Tsukune cupped his chin for a moment before answering. "Hmm, yeah I guess you have a point there, Rin."
"So have you always been able to use those blue flames Rin?" Asked Moka.
"Not always. I used to be a regular human." Hearing that surprised the two.
"You were a human?" Asked Tsukune causing Rin to nod his head. "Then, how did you become a cambion?"
Rin was silent for what seemed like forever. The night he awakened his powers was the day he lost the only person whoever truly cared about him; his father, Shiro Fujimoto. "It's not really something I want to talk about." At this point Rin's hands were shaking and they were starting to sweat profusely.
Moka got up from where she was sitting, went up to Rin, and gently placed her hand on his, effectively calming him down. "It's alright Rin, Tsukune and I are your friends. You can tell us anything. We're here for you just as you are for us." Moka said with a warm and understanding voice. Rin looked at his friends, who were now smiling. He looked into their eyes and knew that they weren't lying. At this point, he decided to he could trust them enough to open up to them.
He let out a long sigh and began his story. "Alright, first off, me and my younger twin brother Yukio spent most of our lives living in a church that was run by our adoptive father, Father Shiro Fujimoto. For a time, we we're happy, but much like everything else, it wasn't meant to last. One day, I started my first day of work at a grocery store as a cook. Unfortunately, it was also my last day because of a commotion caused by another demon. I ended up chasing it around the store, causing some havoc and the owner fired me in the spot."
"So a demon caused you to get fired?" Tsukune asked.
"Yeah, little bastard."
"But didn't other people see it?" Asked Moka.
"No they couldn't, you see demons project an aura that makes them invisible to humans. Demons however can come into contact with humans by possessing whatever they can in Assiah, which can from anything from the dust particles in the air to humans themselves." Rin explained. "Anyway, after I left the grocery store and headed back home, I got jumped by some thugs I beat the crap out of the day before after they were torturing some pigeons. The leader was trying to get into True Cross Academy and tried to bribe me to keep quiet about the actions he and his little posse did. I told him to jam it up his ass and then they jumped me. I tried to fend them off but they managed to pin me down until I let out a burst of blue flames scaring them off. It was then the leader got possessed by another demon named Astaroth. He told me that I was a 'spawn of Satan' and he wanted me to come with him to Gehenna. Just then my dad showed up and exorcised Astaroth out of him. After that he explained to me how demons exist and there are those who combat them called exorcists. When we got back to the church..." Rin then grabbed his sword and showed it to his friends. "he gave me this sword, the Kurikara, which according to him is what was used to seal away my powers."
"After explaining the sword as well as my lineage to me, he told me that I was going to be sent away. I thought he was just getting rid of me, after that I just lost my temper and I yelled at him." Rin's eyes began to tear up. "I told him...I told to stop acting like my father. Soon after our argument, he got possessed by Satan. Afterwards, he tried to drag me back to Gehenna with him, but then out of sheer force of will, my father regained control of his body and stabbed himself in the heart, stopping Satan from succeeding in taking me away, but not before saying that I was his son and he was never going to let Satan take me away. At that point, I lost all composure and awakened my demonic powers." Rin finished his story and began to cry and covered his face with his hands.
Moka and Tsukune looked to be doing no better as they tried to hold back their own tears. After learning of Rin's tragic past, they felt horrible for making Rin go through probably one of the most heartbreaking moments of his life. Moka once again got up from where she was sitting and then hugged Rin tightly. "Oh my god Rin, I am so sorry." Moka said with a caring tone.
"So am I Rin, I had no idea you had to go through something so heartbreaking." Added Tsukune.
Rin wiped the tears from his eyes as Moka let him go. "Thanks guys. Anyway, after my dad's funeral, I was approached by the headmaster of True Cross Academy, Mephisto Pheles, who said he was there to kill me."
Tsukune and Moka were once again shocked at this revelation. "W-why would he want to kill you?" Inquired Moka
"He said that because I was the son of Satan, I was to be killed before I could become a threat to humanity. Pheles ultimately offered me two choices: either I allow him and his lackeys to kill me on the spot or I could kill myself. I wasn't gonna give him the satisfaction of killing me and I certainly wasn't gonna off myself either. So instead, I chose to go with option number three."
"Which was?" Asked Tsukune
"To become an exorcist like my father and defeat Satan once and for all. Pheles of course thought it was nothing but a joke, but he thought it might be good for a laugh. So he said he'd give me a shot and decided to enroll me into True Cross Academy. It turned out True Cross Academy also had secret classes where a select group of students can train to become exorcists." Hearing that greatly surprised Tsukune and Moka.
"Wow, to think one of the most elite schools in Japan is secretly an exorcist training school." Exclaimed Tsukune. "Now when you say an exorcist, are you talking about the ones like in the movies who exorcise demons from humans who have been possessed?"
"Actually Tsukune, that's just one category of exorcists." Answered Rin.
"One category? You mean there are other types of exorcists, Rin?" Asked Moka.
"As a matter of fact Moka, there are five categories of combat that exorcist can learn to combat demons, which is classified as a meister. The categories are arias, tamers, doctors, dragoons, and knight. And each one use different methods to fight demons of all shapes and sizes."
"Would you care to explain them for us Rin?"
"Sure Moka. First off, arias are just like the ones Tsukune described, they recite bible passages to kill demons. Each demon has a different 'fatal verse' that will ultimately kill them. The tricky part however, is reciting the whole bible to find out which ones they are. Secondly, there's tamers. Like their name implies, they form contracts and bonds with certain demons known as familiars. The demons in turn can be summoned by the exorcist to assist them in battle. The greater the exorcist, the more powerful the demon can be summoned and have a pact made with it. Doctors are exorcists who treat and heal wounds inflicted by demons. So while not combatants, they're still pretty important in the fight against demons. Dragoons are exorcists who fight demons using various firearms, which can range from pistols to rocket launchers. And last but not least, knights, which is what I was training to be. Unlike dragoons, knights use demon slaying swords and various other magic swords to combat demons. An exorcist in training can gain a meister in one or several of the categories. Those who gain a meister in all five are given the rank of Paladin, the highest rank for exorcists in the True Cross Order. That's the rank my old man had before he died."
"Wow, I never would have thought that it would go that far. I just thought exorcisms were only in the movies. Now I find out that there are other realms besides ours, there are demons out there intent on causing chaos in the human world, and now there are actually those who fight them. Aw man all this is too much to process." Tsukune said putting his hands to his head. The only time Tsukune ever heard of exorcist and exorcisms was in movies and TV shows he watched. To find out about an entire organization dedicated to fighting demons and their ruler exists was quite mind-blowing. It was then that Tsukune took notice of the feline familiar lying on Rin's pillow.
"Hey Rin, I've been meaning to ask about that cat on your pillow. It doesn't seem like a normal cat."
"That's because that is a demon. It is a cat sith demon to be exact. Hang on, hey Kuro come over here." He called to the cat sith familiar who then woke up at his voice.
Kuro got up from the pillow, jumped to the floor, and walked to Rin's side so Moka and Tsukune could get a better look at him. Kuro was a black cat with large, yellowish greenish eyes with green irises and two tails. The lower half of his face was covered in chocolate brown fur, which sloped upward between his eyes. His chest fur was white in color. He also had a ring of white fur on his right front leg. They also noticed two small horns on his head.
"Moka, Tsukune, this is my familiar Kuro." Kuro went up to the two, who were admiring how cute he was, especially Moka who looked like she was practically drooling. They even started petting him, which he enjoyed to no end.
PURR PURR
"Wait, if this is your familiar, does that mean you were training to be a tamer too?" Asked Moka.
"No, Kuro here belonged to my old man. After he died, he became my familiar."
"Wow, that's really neat Rin." Tsukune said still petting Kuro. At this point, Kuro jumped into Tsukune's lap and got comfortable before lying down on his lap, which surprised Tsukune and Rin as well. Kuro never did that to anyone other than Rin and Shiro before.
"Interesting, Kuro's never done that to anyone but me and the old man."
"I guess I'm just good with animals." Tsukune thought still petting Kuro, receiving a series of happy purrs from the feline.
"So Rin, if you were training to be an exorcist, why are you here at Yokai Academy?" Moka asked him.
"Well, about a month ago, me and the other trainees were given a team exercise in a forest near the school. During the exercise, we were ambushed by another powerful demon named Amaimon, who took one of my friends hostage. He was going to do something sick with her, so without any other options, I unleashed my power and revealed my connection to Satan. After the fight, Pheles told me that since the revelation of who my father was, people were afraid of me and that I have become "too dangerous." Rin said using air quotes with his fingers for emphasis. "So in his and my brother's infinite wisdoms, decided to either transfer me to another school or turn me over to the Vatican for execution. Obviously the first option happened"
"Wait a minute, your brother agreed with the headmaster of True Cross Academy to send you away?" Tsukune asked shocked, which Rin nodded his head. "But why? Why would your brother agree to it?"
"Honestly Tsukune, I don't know. Maybe he wanted to avoid publicity or he did it because he was ashamed to be related to me in some way, like I said I don't know." Rin then got up from his bed and walked towards the window. "And honestly, I don't even care about Yukio anymore. I hope I never have to see that four eyed, backstabbing bastard ever again."
Moka and Tsukune were shocked even further. They knew Rin was mad for being sent away by not just the Academy headmaster and his own little brother, but to hear him say something so callous. "Rin, you shouldn't say something like that." Moka interjected.
"Oh really Moka? Let me ask, do you have any siblings?"
"I do actually, though no brothers. But I did grow up with two older sisters and a younger sister." Moka began. "So while I may not understand what it is like having a brother, I know what it's like to have siblings. I know they can get on your nerves and vice versa, but the bond between a sibling is sacred and one that should be treasured. What I'm trying to say is despite everything that happened and the differences between you and Yukio, the fact of the matter remains you two are still brothers, twin brothers at that, and I'm confident that he still loves you and you both will work everything out one day."
Rin just let out a sigh and shook his head. "I doubt that Moka. I probably didn't mention this, but apparently Yukio has been a full fledged exorcist for some time now. He gained a meister as a dragoon and a doctor. Not only that, but at the secret Cram School training for exorcists, he was my teacher and let me tell you, total grade A dick. Oh, and also, apparently he has been aware of demons since we were kids and he also knew he and I were Satan's sons. Oh, and to this day, he still blames me for our father's death. You know, come to think of it, while at True Cross, I always felt like he just saw me as a burden and an idiot. You know, for as long as I can remember I was always there to save Yukio when he needed help. But you know what, whatever. He's a big boy now, he can take care of himself. The point is as of right now, Yukio and I are through." Rin then walked back to his bed and sat back down.
After a few moments of silence, Rin decided to break the silence and ask the human and vampire the big question. "So, now that you know who and what I am and where I come from, do you two find me to be a monster. Someone you would much rather avoid and just completely cut out of your lives." Moka and Tsukune responded immediately by getting up from where they were sitting and hugging Rin, which surprised him.
"Rin, we couldn't care any less that you're the son of the devil." Began Tsukune. "You are not Satan. You are Rin Okumura, you are the only one who decides what you do and how you will turn out in life. Don't let people ostracize you just because of your lineage. A person shouldn't be judged because of who they are or where they came from. A person should be judged because of their character."
"That's right Rin. You and Tsukune said you didn't care that I was a vampire. Well we don't care if you are a full fledged demon or end up becoming the next ruler of Gehenna, you are still Rin Okumura in the end and no matter what, we will always be your friends and we will always have your back just as you've had ours." Added Moka with a very sincere smile. Rin was taken aback at what they declared. Not only did they accept him for who he is, but they told him that he they will always be his friend. Such action caused him to tear up and hug his friends tightly, as if they were the only thing that were keeping him anchored to the earth and he began to cry.
"Th-thank you. Both of you. I never thought-I would ever know the joy of having friends ever again." The three continued to hug each other. Even Kuro, who got off of Tsukune's lap when he stood up, decided to get in on the hug by rubbing against his master's leg. After a few moments, they separated and sat back down. They then spent the next few hours just talking and getting to know each other more. Once it got dark, it was time for Moka and Tsukune to go back to their respective dorms. Tsukune and Rin, being the gentlemen they were, kindly escorted Moka to the entrance to the girls dormitories.
"Thanks for walking me to the dorms you guys."
"You're very welcome Moka." Replied Tsukune.
"You bet. You have a good night Moka." Added Rin.
Just as the boys were about to go towards the boys dormitories, Moka decided to ask one last question. "Hey Rin. Just out of curiosity, if Tsukune and I were try and become exorcists, what do you think we would excel in?" The vampire asked curiously.
"Yeah I'm actually curious myself."
Rin thought for a moment before answering. "Honestly, Moka, I think you'd make a great aria and Tsukune I think you have the makings of a tamer."
"How do you figure that?" Asked his human friend.
"Because Moka you look like someone with a lot of book smarts, so you probably got a good memory. Which means you can recite bible passages in a heartbeat. And Tsukune with the way Kuro was warming up to you back there, you probably got the makings of a tamer. I'd go as far to say you could make a pact with any demon you summon and easily make a contract with them."
"Wow, that's pretty cool. Well anyway, good night you two. I'll see you in the morning."
""Good night Moka."" The boys both replied in unison. With their good nights said, the two boys headed back to their dorms. "So how are you holding up Rin?" Asked Tsukune.
"Honestly, I feel good Tsukune. Truly I do, it felt good to talk to someone I could trust and confide in like you and Moka."
"I'm glad to hear that Rin. And like Moka and I told you, we will never abandon you, we are here you whenever you need someone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. Always remember that."
"Hmm hmm. Tsukune, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Rin replied to his friend who nodded in return. Once they got back to the dorms, they went their separate ways and headed to their rooms. Once Rin was in his room, he grabbed his pjs and went to the restroom to take a shower. Once he was done, he put on his pjs and went to bed. Kuro jumped onto the bed and lied down on Rin's stomach. Today was an interesting first day for the son of Satan, but knowing the fact that the two people he met today will be his friends no matter what made this made this the perfect end. With that, he fell asleep, ready and waiting to take on whatever the secret school for monsters had to throw his way.
And cut. So readers read and review, let me know what you think. Next we introduce a very familiar blue haired succubus. How will she react when she learns the she is in the same school as the son of the ruler of all demon kind? Find out next on The Son of Satan in Yokai Academy Chapter 3 The Succubus. See you all next time.
