Hello everyone, I know it's a little late, but I hope you all had a happy and safe Christmas and New Years. I know it's been a while since I last updated and I apologize, but things at work and life in general have been hectic. Anyway, I won't go into details about it since I know that those who read this story have been waiting for the next chapter and that is what I will provide you. I know some people have complained about Tsukune being in the story, but I have plans for him further down the road and this chapter will highlight that. I just hope you like what I have planned for him. Anyway, this chapter will be an original so bear with me as I try to fit everything in. I think I've kept you all waiting enough, here is the next chapter. As always, I own nothing but the ocs.
Chapter 10
The Demon Knight and A Legacy
Woods by the Dorms
It was now the weekend at Yokai Academy once again, nearly a week after the blackmail incident involving Kurumu and Nagare. After the incident, Kurumu decided she didn't want to be the damsel in distress anymore and asked Rin if she could get in on training with him and Tsukune. Rin was reluctant at first, but Kurumu wasn't having any of it. She told him that with what Nagare was going to do to her, she felt so helpless and weak and she didn't want to feel that way anymore.
After a little convincing, Rin let Kurumu be a part of their training regiment. They decided that they would train for a at least a couple hours after finishing their classes and a good majority on the weekends. Right now, Kurumu and Rin stood in combat stances as they stared each other down. Rin was in a black undershirt and matching sweatpants while Kurumu was in her school gym uniform, which consisted of a white t-shirt with red highlights and red bloomers. The first time he saw her in that PE uniform, Rin couldn't help but think she looked really cute in it. Not to mention it increased her sex appeal greatly, especially since the t-shirt hugged her large chest. He thought there was an appeal in gym clothes but pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind. He readied himself for a sparring match.
Tsukune, who was in the same attire as Rin, along with Moka, Shiemi and Yukari were sitting on nearby rocks to watch the fight. Rin and Kurumu stood idle for a few minutes, both with determined expressions on their faces.
"Alright, the succubus vs. the half-blood round 4. Place your bets everyone." Yukari excitedly said, sounding like a bookie .
"So Kurumu, you ready for another go about?" Rin asked.
"Always. I'm ready to go whenever you are." Kurumu answered determined.
"Alright then. Let's get started!" Rin sprinted forward and brought his fist forward. Kurumu blocked the punch and tried to deliver her own, which Rin countered. Kurumu jumped back and sprinted towards Rin. She then jumped in the air and tried to deliver a high jump kick to Rin. But just like her punch, Rin blocked it, grabbed Kurumu and threw her across the ground. Kurumu got back on her feet and sprinted towards Rin again. She threw a few punches which Rin blocked. She tried aiming lower towards his stomach, but Rin still managed to block it. Kurumu then went for a roundhouse kick, which Rin ducked under.
When Kurumu landed on the ground, Rin swept Kurumu's legs, knocking her to the ground. Using the momentum, Rin pinned Kurumu to the ground and brought his forearm to her throat. Rin was grinning widely at his victory. "Looks like I win again."
"Yeah, looks like it." Kurumu said downtrodden.
"The winner and still undefeated champion, Rin Okumura. Let him hear it folks!" Yukari said sounding like a referee.
Rin got off of her and extended his hand to help her up. "Hey, don't sound so down Kurumu. You lasted a little longer."
"Yeah but it seems that no matter how hard I try, I can't get a hit on you."
"Hey, you did better this time around, any kind of progress is a good thing." Rin said trying to cheer her up.
"Rin is right Kurumu." Tsukune said as he walked up to the two. "Look at me, it wasn't too long ago that I couldn't throw a proper punch. You can't expect to be a great fighter overnight."
"I know that. I just...I just don't want to be weak and powerless anymore. After what Nagare almost did to me, it made me realize just how weak I was. I never want to feel that way again. I want to be strong so that I can protect the people who are precious to me." Kurumu answered with a sad tone and tears forming in her eyes. Rin put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.
"Kurumu, I promise you, you will be stronger than what you once were. But getting there isn't going to be easy. But given time, I've no doubt that you will be one of the strongest people anyone's ever come face to face with."
"That's right Kurumu. Plus, look at it this way, Rin is just more experienced than the rest of us. Just keep on doing these training regiments with us and guarantee you'll be so strong, nobody will ever want to mess with you again."
"And Kurumu, remember that you yourself are plenty strong. You managed to keep Rin on his toes even with his flames out. Not to mention you survived a kick from the other me. That's pretty strong to me." Moka added.
"And all the times you jumped in to help those who needed it, including me when I needed help, that is strength as well." Yukari added with a smile.
"You've done so much for the people you care about Kurumu. You are willing to go to any length to help them. I can't think of a stronger person and I'm honored to call you my friend." Shiemi said with a bright smile. "And plus Kurumu, who knows, maybe you have some latent hidden power deep inside you, and I'm confident that when you unlock it, you'll be stronger than you could have thought."
Kurumu just stood in awe at all the support her friends gave her. She started to cry again, but these were tears of happiness. She knew that she had such wonderful people in her corner, and hearing what they said to her just proved it even further. "Thank you. All of you. I couldn't ask for a better group of friends, and I promise, I'll start pulling my weight around here and I'll help to protect all of you." The blue haired succubus said.
"That's the spirit Kurumu, now why don't you take a break and tag Tsukune in. I think it's time he gets some spar time." Rin said.
Kurumu nodded her head and looked to Tsukune and let her hand out to 'tag' him in. "Good luck Tsukune, you'll need it." She said lightly.
Tsukune just smirked at her joke and tapped her hand. "Yeah, I will." He responded in kind. With that, Tsukune and Rin got into position to start their bout. Kurumu meanwhile joined the other girls on the rocks. Shiemi gave Kurumu a towel to wipe off the sweat on her head and a water bottle to keep her hydrated.
"Thanks Shiemi." Kurumu gratefully thanked the blonde tamer as she took the items.
"Your very welcome Kurumu." Shiemi nodded her head with a bright smile. The girls then went on to watch Rin and Tsukune spar with one another.
A Few Hours Later
After a few more rotations, Rin decided to let Tsukune and Kurumu try and take him on together. Tsukune, Rin, and Kurumu were all breathing heavily after the sparring sessions they went through. Kurumu and Tsukune tried their best to try and best Rin in combat, but the half-blood's skill and experience got the better of them. Despite that, it didn't seem to deter them. Instead they looked more determined than ever to get stronger.
"We're getting closer to finding a way to beating you Rin. I can fell it." Tsukune said as he wiped the sweat of his face.
"With each passing day, we get better. Just you wait Rin, pretty soon you'll be the one on the ground." Kurumu said with a determined grin.
Rin for his part just snickered. "Well, gotta admit, you guys got spunk. And I respect that." He said wiping the sweat off his forehead. "Well, I think we earned ourselves a shower. What'd you all say we all get cleaned up and head to the cafeteria and grab something to eat?" He asked as he stretched a bit.
"Yeah sounds good. I totally reek right now." Kurumu replied.
"Yeah, some food sounds good right now." Tsukune said before looked to the other three girls. "You all mind waiting for us while we get cleaned up?"
"Not at all Tsukune. Take your time." Moka said with a smile.
"We'll be waiting for you three." Shiemi added.
Kurumu smiled seductively as she pressed herself against Rin, causing him to blush madly. "Hey Rin, if you want, how about you and I take a shower together." The succubus offered as she pressed her voluptuous breasts deeper into Rin's chest. "I'll even help you wash your back. Whaddya say?"
"I-I-I-I-I-I-I-" Rin began babbling like an idiot. He couldn't get a single sentence out as Kurumu continued to press herself into Rin.
BAM
Suddenly, a golden washtub came out and bopped Kurumu on the top of her head. Kurumu looked at Yukari with an annoyed glare. "Hey, what the hell was that for brat?!" Kurumu asked angrily.
"Quit trying to seduce Rin and go wash up." She commanded. "Come on, some of us are hungry here."
"Tch! Damn brat!" Kurumu complained. She looked to Rin. "Aw well, too bad. Well I guess next time then. But just so you know Rin, you can take a shower with me an-y-time-you-want." She replied seductively with a wink, making Rin's face turn bright red. She then headed to her dorm room to take a shower. Rin just stood motionless.
'Holy crap! First she says I can see her underwear whenever I asked, and now she says I can shower with her?! Shit, I think this girl is gonna be the death of me. Although I wouldn't mind dying while in the company of a beautiful girl like her. Hehehehe' Rin thought with a pervy grin and a slight nosebleed. He was snapped out of it when Tsukune smacked his hand on his shoulder, snapping him out of it and making Rin look at him. Tsukune sported a smirk on his face.
"Boy, that Kurumu is something else, isn't she?" He asked with a chuckle.
Rin just chuckled at his best friend's question. "You said it, buddy." The two soon trekked to their respective dorm rooms to shower. After cleaning up, Rin, Tsukune, and Kurumu met up with the rest of the girls and they all headed to the cafeteria to grab something to eat.
The Next Day
It was the end of the weekend once again and everyone was back in class. Some were being studious and actually paying attention to their teacher's lectures by taking notes, other's on the other hand were trying their hardest to try and pay attention but to no avail since they wished it was still the weekend so they can goof off, but sadly they knew that was never going to happen so they would have to try and bite the bullet on this.
One such student was a certain half-blood son of Satan. Rin was right now supporting his head with one of his hands due having trouble staying awake because of Miss Nekonome's lectures. She was right now going over a lesson, once again involving cats featured in literature. As Miss Nekonome was writing on the chalkboard and lecturing, she heard a noise.
DING DING
"Miss Nekonome." A female voice on the intercom announced.
"Yes?" The cat eared teacher asked.
"Could you please send Mr. Rin Okumura to the headmaster's office?" Rin, Tsukune and the girls were surprised to hear Rin's name and even more that he was to be sent to the headmaster's office.
"Mr. Okumura?" May I inquire as to why the headmaster wishes to see him?"
"All I was told was that the headmaster wishes to speak with him. Can you send him down please?"
"Right away then."
"Thank you." With that, the the person on the other end turned off the intercom.
Miss Nekonome then turned to the son of Satan. "Well Mr. Okumura, I guess you're needed at the headmaster's office. Off you go then."
Rin was curious as to why the headmaster wanted to see him. He hoped he wasn't going to be punished for all the fights he's been in or the couple of people he killed. As he got up from his desk, he felt something grab his arm. He looked and saw Kurumu and she had a worried look on her face.
"Rin..." She said in a worried tone. The only time anyone gets called to the headmaster's office is when the student in question were in serious trouble. Like Rin, she worried that the headmaster knew about all the fights Rin has been in, the people he hurt with his powers, or worse the two people he killed. Even if it was in the defense of others, Rin could still be punished severely for killing those two scumbags. She worried that her destined one would end up being kicked out of school, or thrown in prison, or worse and she would never see him again.
Rin put a comforting hand on her shoulder and shot her a sincere smile. "Relax Kurumu. I'm sure it's probably nothing." He looked and saw that Tsukune, Moka, and Shiemi had the same looks plastered on their faces. They didn't want anything to happen to their dear friend, but Rin assured them he will be fine. "Guys, relax. I'll go see what he wants and be back before you know it. Nothing to worry about." He then grabbed his sword bag and headed for the door.
"Don't worry about your attendance, I'll mark you down as being here Mr. Okumura." Miss Nekonome called to him.
"Thanks Miss N." With that, he exited the classroom and headed for the headmaster's office. Tsukune and the girls still had worried looks on their faces as Rin walked off.
Outside the Headmaster's Office
After some walking, Rin arrived at the door's that led to the headmaster's office. The doors were large wooden double doors. Outside the doors was a desk with a woman in her late twenties to early thirties sitting behind it typing on the computer. She had black hair tied in a bun with teal eyes almost the same shade as his brother's that were hidden behind red, round framed glasses. She also had a small beauty mark beneath the left side of her lip. She wore a dark blue business suit with a skirt, black pantyhose and black high heel shoes and a shade of red lipstick graced her lips. On her desk sat a name plate that read 'Misa Kanazuki'. Rin met her the time Shiemi was admitted to the school. There was something familiar about her but Rin couldn't put his finger on it. As she was typing on the computer in front of her, Rin walked up to her and got her attention.
"Hey there Miss Kanazuki."
The woman, now known as Misa Kanazuki, looked up from her computer screen and looked at Rin. "Ah, Mr. Okumura. I take it you're here to see the headmaster?" She asked as she adjusted her glasses, Rin got a better look at her face and it hit him.
'Whoa! I can't believe I didn't notice it the first time cuz I thought I was crazy. It's almost like I'm looking at a female version of Yukio?' He thought. "Yeah, I came here when you called me."
"Very good." She gestured to the door. "Please go on inside, the headmaster is expecting you."
"Thanks." Rin then went to the door and pushed them open. He entered the headmaster's office slowly. Miss Kanazuki got up from her desk and closed the doors behind Rin. Rin looked around but could barely see anything as the room was barely lit. And Rin could feel the room giving off some kind of creepy vibe which unsettled him greatly just like it did the first time he came to the headmaster's office.
'Geez, this guy is still weirder than the bus driver.' He thought. Suddenly, the room lit up as candles lit up all around him, surprising him. With the room now having more light, Rin got a better look of the room. The room was circular in shape and was riddled with artifacts and symbols to do with the occult. The bookshelves looked to be lined with books about the subject. Just then, curtains flew open and Rin turned to see a large desk with a man sitting behind it. The man was dressed in a long, white cloak with his hood up to cover his face. Rin could feel the power coming from the man in front of him just like when he first met him in person. 'Damn, this guy is still dishing out some serious power. Makes me wonder what the hell is he?'
"Ah, Mr. Okumura, good to see you again." He said.
"Good to see you too, sir." Rin returned the greeting.
Mikogami then gestured to the empty seat in front of his desk. "Please, have a seat." Rin did so and approached the empty chair in front of the desk. He put his sword bag to the side and took a seat in front of the man who ran the school. "So, Mr. Okumura, you've been here for quite a while now. Let me ask, how are you liking it here?"
"It's pretty cool. I'm liking it. Much better than True Cross, let me tell ya." Rin replied.
"Hmhm. And you're getting along with your teachers and the friends you've made?"
"Sure, no problems at all. So far anyway."
"You know, the last time we spoke to each other was the day Miss Muriayma was admitted. She is adjusting here quite well I hope."
"Yes sir."
"Good. Either of you having any problems with any of the other students?"
"Nah, Shiemi ain't the kind of girl who causes problems for others. Me on the other hand, just a few small scraps here and there with a couple of pricks, no big deal."
"'Just a few scraps' you say?" Mikogami leaned forward on his desk, supporting himself up with his elbows. "So then you burning your class representative along with Mr. Nagare Kano to ash are what you call 'small scraps'?"
Rin's eyes widened in surprise. "Uhhhhh, I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Don't think you can fool me, Mr. Okumura. Nothing goes on in this school without me knowing about it. I know about all the 'scraps' you've been in during your stay here."
Rin then glared at the headmaster and bared his teeth in anger to him. "Oh really? Well then did you know that the class rep and his lackeys took Yukari out to the woods and nearly killed her out of some sense of bigotry because she was a witch and that living puke pile Nagare almost raped Kurumu and would have if I hadn't stepped in! If you really are the headmaster, you would have known what kind of sickos they were and dealt with them yourself." Rin angrily stated.
"Those bastards made the biggest mistake of their lives when they attacked my friends and I have no regrets about getting rid of them. So screw them! They got what they deserved!" Rin angrily pressed his finger on the desk in front of him.
Mikogami was silent for a moment before he spoke. "Hm, you won't get any argument from me there, Mr. Okumura."
"Then why bring it up?!"
"Worry not, I don't mean to antagonize you nor are you in trouble for what you did. I know of all the fights you've been in from you fight with Saizo Komiya to the incident with the Swimming Club. Everything you did, you did to protect your friends, people who were most precious to you. As well as help to save your fellow students from a fate worse than death." Mikogami chuckled. "Honestly, you remind me so much of your father."
"Hey, that bastard Satan is not my father!" Rin angrily exclaimed, sounding very offended.
"I wasn't talking about your biological father." Mikogami calmly retorted. "I was referring to your adoptive father, Shiro Fujimoto."
Rin widened his eyes once again in surprise and he began to calm down a bit. "You-you knew my old man?"
"Indeed I did. We were good friends, I've known him since before he became a Paladin for the True Cross Order. I heard what had happened to him. Shiro was a good man. He didn't deserve to die the way he did. My condolences by the way." Mikogami spoke in a sincere tone as he put a hand over his heart for emphasis. Rin looked down with a sad look in his eyes, but nodded his head in gratitude. "Honestly, I expected nothing less of Satan. He does whatever he pleases and doesn't care who gets hurt or killed in the process, not even his own creations."
"You sound like you know him."
"Sadly I do. Without revealing my monster form to you, I can tell you that I was once a general in his army." Mikogami said, surprising Rin greatly.
"One of his generals?" Rin asked in surprise. 'So then, is this guy some kind of demon?'
Mikogami nodded his head. "In fact, I had the displeasure of also being his strategist. It was my job to formulate plans and strategies to help him during times of war."
Rin raised an eyebrow. "Satan needed a strategist?"
"Satan may have had his smart moments, but I can tell you now he wasn't exactly a military mastermind." Mikogami explained. "In fact, most of the time he acted like a bratty little five year old child throwing a temper tantrum when things didn't go his way. Not to mention he was a poor sport, never liking the fact that he lost at something and instead of taking responsibility and learning from it, he lashed out and killed others who were unlucky enough to be in the vicinity. Either to make himself feel better or to stroke his own ego, it was hard to say.' Rin didn't find anything like that in any book he found on Satan so he made sure to make a mental note. He thought it might come in handy later and it helped him learn more about Satan. "It's part of the reason why I left his army and helped found this institution. But, that's a story for another day. Why don't we get to why I called you here. I wouldn't want to keep you away from your classes anymore than I have."
"Uh, yeah, sure." Rin replied. "So what did you want from me?"
"Now, the reason I called you down here is because I heard of all your encounters with some of the students here, and I think you are relying on those flames too much." Mikogami warned.
"Hey, I don't want to use them any more than I have to, but I have no choice." Rin pointed out.
"And I'm not saying don't use it." Mikogami retorted. "I'm just saying you need to be more careful when you unleash your powers. Satan is a creature that even S class monsters fear and loath. If the students and faculty found out of your origins, they would see it as an excuse to go after you. Not to mention I heard that the Kurikara had suffered some damage no too long ago. I assume you are aware what would happen if the sword were to break?" Rin cringed at the statement and gritted his teeth. He was right, during the fight with Amaimon, Kurikara was damaged during his rampage, causing it to be sent out to be repaired. Even though they fixed it, it wasn't restored to perfection. Rin was told about this and also told to be careful when using it from now on. He knew that if the sword held his power and also his heart. If the sword were to break, he would die. Rin calmed down and face Mikogami again.
"So what do you suggest?" He asked.
Mikogami smirked under his hood. "I'm glad you asked. I have something you can use aside from your Kurikara." Mikogami got up from his chair and walked to the bookshelf. He then pulled on a book and the bookshelf rotated to reveal a secret hidden compartment holding an arsenal of swords. Seeing all the swords made look like he was about to drool in excitement. The swords ranged from Greek xiphos', Japanese katanas, and European broadswords among others. "I have a hobby of collecting enchanted weapons, both divine and demonic." He grabbed two katanas from the display. One was sheathed in a light blue sheath with a matching color for the handle, mirroring the color of cold ice and had a silver guard. The other was similar to the other katana, the only difference being this one was bright red in color and had a gold guard, matching the color of a searing flame. Mikogami presented the swords to Rin.
"Here, I want you to take these. I believe that they will be of great use to you."
Rin calmly took the swords from the headmaster's hand and admired the beautiful weapons as he held them in his hands. "Whoa! Sir these are...these are awesome!" Rin exclaimed excitedly.
Mikogami smiled under his hood. "I'm glad you like them Mr. Okumura. The one in the blue sheath is named Glaciem and the one in the red sheath is named Igneas."
"Glaciem and Igneas, huh? Heh, gotta admit, they're pretty cool names." Rin said with a grin.
"As catchy as the names are, these swords have a story to them." Mikogami said. "Igneas and Glaciem were two very powerful demons that controlled fire and ice, respectively. They were brothers that wandered around Gehenna in search of powerful foes. One day, I just so happened to run into them and engaged the two in battle. After a lengthy battle, I managed to severely wound Igneas and kill his brother." Rin listened in awe at the headmaster's story. "With his brother dead, Igneas flew into a rage" He rolled up his right sleeve and showed Rin that it was severely burned, which shocked him. "and he managed to get a good hit in before he managed to escape. I managed to heal what damage I could, but his flames were something else. Anyway, after recuperating, I set out to destroy him."
"I managed to track him down to the human world where he was killing innocents as well as True Cross exorcists. He and I engaged once again until I finally managed to kill him as well. With their deaths, I thought that maybe their souls could be put to good use, so I decided to place them into these katanas. I've been waiting to find the right one to wield them one day. Someone, like you Mr. Okumura."
"Whoa, that is like...so totally cool." Rin blurted out, which made the headmaster chuckle.
"Please, try them out. Get a feel for them." Mikogami motioned to the swords.
Rin did as he was told and unsheathed the swords, Glaciem in his left hand and Igneas in his right. Suddenly, Rin could feel the power coming from the swords. With Glaciem, Rin could feel the cold coming from the blade as it glowed a bright light blue and frost started to seep off the blade. His arm was soon coated in ice. With Igneas, a bright red flame erupted and encased the blade of the sword. The fire then covered Rin's other arm. Rin was flabbergasted by what was going on. His confusion soon turned into a happy chuckle. "Hohoho, hell yeah man! This is freakin' awesome!" Rin took a couple practice swings with the swords.
"Hmhm, I'm glad you're enjoying the swords Mr. Okumura."
Rin sheathed the swords and looked at the headmaster with a mile wide smile on his face. "Sir, this-this is-thank you. Thank you so much." Rin thanked the man with the utmost gratitude as he put the swords in the sword bag with Kurikara.
"You are quite welcome Mr. Okumura." Mikogami responded as he walked back to his desk and sat back down. "Now, I believe this concludes our business and I think it's time you head off back to class. But before you go," He opened a drawer, reached into it and pulled out a large parcel package. "Here, give this to Mr. Aono when you see him again."
Rin took the package and examined it curiously. "Why? What is this?"
"I know your are training him in basic self-defense to better defend himself and I understand Mr. Aono wants to be stronger. Given his situation, hopefully this will help him."
"What do you mean 'given his situation'?" Rin asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Why, the situation that he's a human of course."
Rin eyes widened in shock. "Wha-You knew!"
"Well of course. You didn't really think that Mr. Aono's father got an application for this school by some strange coincidence, did you?" Mikogami asked with a cryptic smirk.
Rin glared angrily at the headmaster. He had to wonder what the hell was he thinking letting a human aside from Shiemi, the one thing that is forbidden from setting foot in the school, into a school for monsters. "Why the hell did you let Tsukune into this school if you knew what he was. Are you trying to get him killed?!"
Mikogami shook his head and his hand in front of him. "No, no Mr. Okumura, nothing like that."
"Then why the hell did you let him in?! What kind of sick game are you playing at?!"
Mikogami pressed his fingers into a pyramid and leaned forward on his desk. "Tell me Mr. Okumura, do you believe that certain things happen for a reason?"
"What?!"
"I'm talking about destiny. Think of a million random acts of chance that let you and your brother, both sons of Satan, be born yet you inherited all his power, your father sacrificing himself to save you, your powers truly awakening, you deciding to become an exorcist to defeat Satan, you being transferred to this school, meeting Mr. Aono and the rest of your friends. I have been around for a very long time Mr. Okumura, and I learned long ago that some things were meant to happen. That wasn't chance, it was destiny. Fate, if you will. And I believe that the choices that you and Mr. Aono make later on will ultimately change the course of history for many people and shape the future that I have envisioned for this school."
Having heard enough, Rin slammed his hands hard on the desk. It made Mikogami stop talking but it didn't make him flinch. "Enough of your cryptic bullshit! What the hell are you planning?!"
Mikogami clicked his tongue and waved his finger back and forth like Rin was a child that did something wrong. "Tsk tsk, Mr. Okumura. You should really learn to control that temper of yours. It can get you into serious trouble." The headmaster calmly suggested. Suddenly, the doors to his office opened, making the two look to see who opened it. It was revealed to be Miss Kanazuki. Her eyes were narrowed and a frown graced her face. She heard Rin slam his hands and came to see what was going on, and if necessary, jump in to stop the altercation. Rin could feel a similar power coming off of Miss Kanazuki, which nearly rivaled Mikogami's, which surprised him. It made him wonder if she was the same thing as the enigmatic headmaster.
"Is there a problem here, sir?" She asked in a calm manner.
"It was nothing Miss Kanazuki. Please return to your work now." Mikogami replied in the same tone.
Kanazuki bowed her head as her face returned to normal. "As you wish sir." She closed the doors, leaving to the two alone again.
"Don't mistake my intentions, Mr. Okumura. I have no ill intentions towards you or Mr. Aono."
"Then why have Tsukune, let alone someone like me here in the first place?"
"All in due time Mr. Okumura. However I will tell you that you and Mr. Aono are...special."
"Special?"
"Yes. I believe that you and Mr. Aono are meant to be the future of this institution. I believe that it will be you two who will bridge the gap between humans, monsters, and demons and bring about a brave new world of peace and prosperity."
Rin was struck silent as he didn't know how to respond to that. He wanted to become an exorcist so he can defeat Satan and prove he wasn't just a spawn of Satan. Never in his life did he think that he would end up becoming the symbol of hope of humans, monsters, and demons, along with Tsukune. After a few moments of standing in silence, he collected himself as faced the headmaster again.
"Why us?" He asked shakily.
"Because it was always meant to be you two. As I said before, it's all about destiny. You and Mr. Aono are destined for great things Mr. Okumura. Very great things. That is all I have to say for now." Mikogami leaned back into his chair. "We'll speak again soon enough. But for now, I believe you have another class to attend." He motioned to the door. "If you see Miss Kanazuki before you go, she'll write you a note explaining your tardiness."
Rin had a lot of questions running through his head, but he had a feeling that whatever he asked, Mikogami would just either avoid the question or say something ominous. He knew that talking to him would get him nowhere. So Rin grabbed slung his sword bag over his shoulder and headed for the door. But before he opened the door, he thought he would give the headmaster a word of warning.
"Before I go, let me tell you something headmaster." Rin turned and faced him and he had a serious look on his face. "I don't know what you have planned for Tsukune and I, but I will tell you this; if anything happens to him, Kurumu, Moka, Shiemi, or Yukari and I find out that it was 'all part of your little plan', I shit you not, I don't care what kind of monster you are, I will destroy you and I won't just stop there, I'll burn this whole school to the ground if I have to. You got that?!"
Mikogami just chuckled at the threat. But it wasn't because he was mocking Rin. He knew full well what Rin was capable of and knew that the older Okumura twin would make good on his threat if anything happened to his friends. "I would expect nothing less of you Mr. Okumura. Hmhm, you really do take after your father, Shiro. He may have had an air of mystery about him, but he was still protective of the people he cared about and he also had a kind heart. Honestly, I'm glad you turned out more like him than your real father."
Rin stood silently for a moment before he faced the door again. "Thanks again for the swords." He said before he exited the room. Rin then went to Miss Kanazuki and got a note from her. After she wrote up the note, Rin headed to his next class, which to his displeasure was math. Now Rin may not be very good in academics, but the one class he dreaded most was math.
"Man, it just sucks I got math next. Honestly I wish I was in P.E right now, even though I have to deal with that douche Kotsubo, but at least I don't have to use too much of my brain." He said out loud. His face then gained a pervy grin because he remembered the only good thing about his math class; the teacher was apparently smokin' hot. "Although, having a hot teacher with huge tits that look like they're about to burst out of her top and a pretty face that's real easy on the eyes. I guess math class ain't all bad." He walked the rest of the way with that grin on his face until he got to the classroom.
Lunch Time
It was lunch time and the students couldn't get to the cafeteria fast enough to grab something good to eat. Rin met up with Tsukune and the girls, who were more than relieved to see him and that he wasn't in any trouble, especially Kurumu. Rin told them he would explain what happened after they got something to eat. Afterwards, they decided to have their lunch on the roof and headed off in that direction.
"So you weren't in trouble, Rin?" Tsukune asked.
"No, he just wanted to talk to me and give me a couple things." He looked to see Kurumu had her arms wrapped around his arm. She was holding onto him like she thought he was leaving forever. Rin just smiled and let her hold onto him. "Kurumu, relax. I'm not going anywhere."
Kurumu just gripped Rin's arm tighter. "I don't want to." She declared. "I was afraid that you were going to be in trouble and that you were going to leave this school, or worse, and...I'd never see you again." Her eyes started to well up with tears. Rin saw that she looked like she was about to cry so he put his hand on her head. It was enough to calm her down as she looked at him.
"Kurumu, I promise, I'm never going to leave you." He looked at all of his friends. "Any of you. I give you my word on that." He said determined. He then looked back to Kurumu and gave her his signature smile. It was enough to convince Kurumu as she let him go and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, making Rin blush. Tsukune and the rest of the girls just chuckled, which embarrassed Rin.
"So, what did the headmaster want to see you about Rin?" Shiemi asked.
"He told me that he knew about the fights I was involved in and the two people I burned." Everyone widened their eyes in shock. "But he apparently didn't mind what I did. The only thing he told me to do was be careful when I use my powers." Rin then opened his sword bag and showed his friends the swords Mikogami gave him, which surprised them. "Then he gave me these."
"The headmaster gave you new swords?" Moka inquired.
"Yeah, they're called Glaciem and Igneas. One makes fire and the other makes ice" Rin replied.
"Wow, those are so cool!" Yukari exclaimed with stars in her eyes as she eyed them. Shiemi and Moka both nodded their heads in agreement.
Rin just chuckled. "Yeah, and what they can do, it just adds to their bad-assery. Oh, and the swords weren't the only thing he gave me." Rin then reached into his school bag and puled out the parcel Mikogami gave him. He then handed it to Tsukune. "He wanted me to give this to you Tsukune." Tsukune raised an eyebrow in curiosity as he eyed the parcel.
"What is it Rin?" Tsukune asked as he took the parcel from Rin's hand.
"No idea, but apparently he knows about your 'situation' and thought maybe this might help you." Rin answered.
Tsukune opened the package and saw what the contents were. It was a book about summoning and making contracts with demons, a standard book for exorcists in the True Cross Order. Tsukune was surprised at the book and he wasn't the only one. Rin and the girls were quite surprised at what the headmaster wanted Rin to give their human friend. Tsukune opened it and found a note with his name on it inside. "Hey a note." He opened it and read it. "'I heard you want to be strong so you can protect your friends. Hopefully this book will help to point you in the right direction. Commanding demons is in your bloodline. A bloodline that has been in the dark for long enough. It's time it was brought back to the light. Use it well and good luck. TM'" Everyone raised an eyebrow in confusion at the last statement. "'Commanding demons is in my bloodline?' What does that mean?" Tsukune asked.
"No idea." Rin said before he eyed the book in Tsukune's hands. "What I want to know is why Mikogmi would give you a book used by exorcists of the True Cross Order. Tsukune, do you know if there are any exorcists in your family?"
"If there were, I certainly didn't know. My family is pretty much the definition of ordinary. I doubt it would have anything like demon fighting heroes in it." Tsukune then cupped his chin in thought. 'Although, with everything that's happened, I could be wrong.'
"Tsukune, are you sure about that?" Shiemi asked. "Maybe you come from a long line of exorcists and your parents just never told you."
"I'm pretty sure they're aren't any. Although now that I think about it, I don't know much about my father's side since my dad never really talked much about his side of the family. Apparently he, my uncle and their father, my paternal grandfather, had some kind of huge fight and they never spoke to each other again. It's the reason why I've never even met my paternal grandfather."
"That's awful." Shiemi exclaimed. Everyone else also couldn't help but feel sorry for Tsukune.
Tsukune skimmed through the book seeing the different demons and summoning circles used to summon them. After skimming passed a page, he widened his eyes and went back to and found the page he was looking for. Tsukune looked at the page and read it. Rin and the girls noticed the look on his face and couldn't help but be curious as to what he found.
"What is it Tsukune?" Rin asked. They all looked at the page Tsukune was reading and found that he was looking at a picture of a demon that looked like a knight riding a horse. The knight wore form-fitting armor with large horns on his head. He wielded what looked like a large scimitar and mounted a six legged horse.
"Whoa! That is one scary looking demon." Yukari exclaimed.
"I'll say. Who or what is that?" Inquired Kurumu.
Rin looked at the top of the page and found the name. "Demon Knight." He then looked to Tsukune. "Why the sudden interest in this one Tsukune?" Tsukune however didn't reply. He looked like he was in a trance as he stayed focused on the page. "Hey Tsukune." Rin shook Tsukune, snapping him out of it.
"Huh, what?" Tsukune asked facing Rin.
"You alright? You looked really out of it." Rin responded.
"Yeah, I'm fine Rin. Sorry to worry you all." He apologized before he went back to the page. "It's just...I feel like I know this demon somehow. Like déjà vu or something."
"That doesn't make sense." Shiemi jumped in. "I thought you said you had no knowledge of demons, let alone monsters until you came to this world."
"I don't." Tsukune retorted. "Guys I-I can't really explain it." He continued to look at the picture in confusion. He felt hand on his shoulder and saw it was Rin's.
"Don't even sweat it Tsukune. I'm sure there's a reason for this." Rin assured with a smile, which Tsukune returned.
"Yeah I'm sure you're right Rin." He then adopted a serious expression on his face. "I wonder...maybe I can try summoning this demon and maybe get some answers."
"You should be careful Tsukune." Rin warned. "According to this book, a demon knight is a high-tier demon. Summoning it won't be easy and even if you did, there's no guarantee he'll even speak to you, let alone give you the time of day."
"Well, I at least gotta try." Tsukune replied with conviction. Tsukune marked the page with the Demon Knight on it and closed the book. He held up the book and looked at it with a serious look. "I finally got the means to help and protect all of you. I promise guys, I'm going to start pulling my own weight around here. I won't be dead weight anymore." Everyone smiled at Tsukune's determination. Rin even patted his shoulder in a friendly manner.
"I admire your conviction Tsukune. And if you like, I can help you with summoning him." Shiemi offered with a smile.
"Really? You would do that Shiemi?" Tsukune asked.
"Of course. I'm always happy to help my friends. Plus I'm a tamer, who better to help you?"
Tsukune smiled wide at the blonde tamer. "Thank you Shiemi. Thank you so much."
Shiemi just giggled at his gratitude. "You're very welcome Tsukune." Rin and the rest of the girls smiled at the scene. With that, Tsukune put the book back in his school bag and he along with his friends went back to enjoying their lunch. Once lunch was over, the gang went their separate ways and headed to their next class.
After school, The Woods by the Dorms
After school had ended, the gang headed straight for the woods near the dorms so that Tsukune can try and summon a familiar, particularly the one that caught his interest back at the cafeteria. Shiemi gave Tsukune a small piece of paper with a rough sketch of a summoning circle on it. Right now Shiemi was explaining the basics of summoning a familiar with Rin and the rest of the girls watching nearby.
"Now Tsukune." Shiemi began. "The piece of paper I gave you is the kind of paper used to summon demons. It has a rough sketch of the summoning circle to summon familiars."
Tsukune analyzed the circle on the paper. "Alright." He said.
"Now it's not just having the right materials to summon a familiar. I learned that there are an incredibly small amount of humans who can summon demons and make them their familiars. A strong heart and an unbreakable will is needed to tame demons. Sheer spiritual fortitude is also required. And having natural talent is also a plus." Shiemi explained as Tsukune absorbed the information.
"Be warned though Tsukune." Shiemi added. "As I said, commanding a familiar takes a strong heart and fortitude. If your will and heart falter in any way shape or form, the familiar won't hesitate to turn on you and attack you." Hearing that shocked Tsukune and the girls, minus Shiemi.
"The familiar would turn in it's partner, just like that?" Moka asked shocked.
"If you're weak in heart and spirit, yeah it will happen." Rin answered.
"Have either of you seen that happen before?" Kurumu asked.
"Once before. A friend of ours back at True Cross Academy named Izumo Kamiki." Rin answered. "Her friend Paku was attacked by a demon. She summoned her familiars to try and protect her friend, but she suddenly froze up. Once that happened, her familiars turned on her and tried to attack her. And they would have if I hadn't stopped them."
Hearing that bit of information frightened Tsukune a bit. He even thought of a scenario in which he managed to successfully summon the demon and then it could sense the fear in Tsukune and cut Tsukune down right then and there. Moka and Yukari themselves felt a touch of fear as well as they imagined the demon knight cutting him down without a second thought and them as well if they tried to stop him. Despite the frightening warning, Tsukune looked at the piece of paper and steeled himself before once again facing Shiemi with determined eyes.
"Alright, what's the next step?" He inquired with a determined expression.
Shiemi just smiled at his determination, as did Rin and the other girls. "Alright, the next step is to prick your finger and swipe your blood across the circle." She then handed Tsukune a needle to prick his finger. Tsukune pricked his left index finger, which caused it to start bleeding. Moka caught a whiff of his blood and was about to pounce on him to drink his blood, but restrained herself so as not to interrupt Tsukune, even though she really wanted some of his blood right now. After pricking his finger, Tsukune ran his finger across the circle, leaving a blood streak across it.
"Alright, what's next?"
"Now that your blood is on the circle, the last step is to say the first thing that comes to your mind to summon it." Shiemi answered.
"Anything that comes to mind, huh?" Tsukune asked with a raised eyebrow. "Hey, Shiemi, just out of curiosity, what did you say when you summoned Nee?"
Shiemi looked at Nee briefly before she turned back to Tsukune. "Ummmm...I kinda said 'Come out, come out, wherever you are.'" She responded, laughing awkwardly. Tsukune and the girls just sweat-dropped at her statement. Rin just scratched his cheek in silence.
Tsukune went back to the task at hand as he eyed the paper in his hand. 'So, anything that comes to mind, huh?' He thought. He closed his eyes and thought of what to say. After a few moments of silence, he opened his eyes as he thought of what to say. "Alright, here goes nothing." He cleared his throat. "Oh demon knight, you whose name I do not know, I implore you, accept my blood and heed my call. Come forth and reveal yourself to me."
At first, nothing happened. Tsukune soon became depressed that nothing happened. He thought that he had the opportunity to be strong so that he wouldn't have to keep being saved and instead actually be able to protect his friends. Rin and the girls were about to console Tsukune when suddenly, a large vortex of smoke erupted from the paper, surprising everyone. Tsukune dropped it and backed up from it.
After some time, the vortex of smoke blew outwards, making the gang cover their eyes. When they regained their bearings and looked at the site where the smoke vortex dissipated, they were astonished beyond belief at what they saw. Before them was the demon that was portrayed almost like he did in the book. He was clad in dark black armor from head to toe and a tattered black cape that blew in the wind. He had long black horns that pointed upward. At his side was a long, curved scimitar sword with a black blade and matching handle. The demon was kneeling on one knee. He stood straight up and he easily towered over everyone, standing nearly 6 and a half feet tall. He turned and faced the gang, revealing he had a black face with pulsing red veins. He also had red eyes with black sclerae, giving him an intimidating appearance. Rin could feel the power coming off the demon, further emphasizing his intimidating nature. It managed to intimidate everyone, even Rin.
The demon walked towards the gang and stopped a few feet shy of them and looked down at them. "Who dares to summon me?" His voice was deep and demonic, adding to his already intimidating appearance. At first no one said anything. The demon narrowed his eyes and his face warped into a scowl. He then gripped the handle of his sword. "I will ask again. Who summoned me?"
Rin saw that the demon was going for his sword and was about to jump in and confront him, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked to see Tsukune and he had a serious expression on his face. Tsukune then stepped forward and faced the demon in front of him and his friends. The demon's eyes widened at Tsukune's appearance, not because it was someone like Tsukune, but because he looked familiar in terms of his appearance.
"It was me. I'm the one who summoned you." Tsukune declared.
The demon stepped closer to Tsukune and stopped directly in front of him. Tsukune felt a little intimidated by the demon's height, easily towering over him by a good foot. The demon slowly moved his hand and grabbed Tsukune's face and began turning his head around to get a better look at him. Tsukune was further intimidated by his action. He thought the demon wanted to rip his head off.
"Tsukune!" Moka shouted in worry. The other girls became concerned as well for the welfare of their friend.
"Hey, let him go!" Rin shouted as he reached into his sword bag.
"Rin, wait!" Tsukune shouted putting up his hand to stop him. Rin did so, but couldn't understand why Tsukune asked him to.
The demon silently analyzed Tsukune's face for a few moments. He could have sworn Tsukune looked like someone he knew, but couldn't put his finger on it. He finally widened his eyes in realization. "I-it can't be!"
"It can't be what?" Tsukune asked confused.
"Your face. Tell me boy, does the name Aono mean anything to you?" The gang widened their eyes when the demon mentioned Tsukune's last name.
"Y-yes. It's my last name. My name is Tsukune Aono."
"So then are you by chance related to say Hideki, Soichiro, Koji or Taro Aono?"
"I don't know who Soichiro or Hideki are, but I do know that Koji's the name of my father and Taro's the name of my uncle." Tsukune replied.
The demon was surprised to hear that answer. His eyes widened further as he finally saw the resemblance. "You-you're Koji's son!? Which would mean you're-" The demon let go of Tsukune and quickly got down on one knee again as he bowed before Tsukune, surprising him and the rest of the gang. "Please forgive me! I should have made the connection the moment I saw you."
"No, no, it's okay really. Please you don't need to bow down to me." Tsukune replied waving his hands. The demon stood upright.
"I do apologize for the way I handled you, but I just had to be sure." The demon soon smiled softly. "And it would seem my hunch was right. Allow me to properly introduce myself, I go by the name of Miyamoto. Captain of the 666th Inferno Legion, and you...my dear boy, you're a near spitting image of your great, great, grandfather in his youth." Hearing that made Tsukune's eyes widen in surprise and disbelief. Rin and the girls were also surprised by the demon knight's, now known as Miyamoto, statement.
The gang were now sitting on whatever they could sit on with Miyamoto joining them. Miyamoto got himself acquainted with the rest of Tsukune's friends, even being surprised that Rin was a son of Satan. After making his acquaintances with the rest of the gang, he told them his history along with the history of Tsukune's family. As it turns out, Tsukune came from a long line of exorcists dating back several generations. As for Miyamoto, he was first summoned by Hideki Aono, who was Tsukune's great-great grandfather. Miyamoto also told them that Hideki was not only an exorcist in the True Cross Order, but he was also one of the greatest and most powerful tamer exorcists that the True Cross Order ever had, capable of summoning and making contracts with many demons. Miyamoto also told him that he himself was a familiar that was contracted with the Aono bloodline, meaning that he could only be summoned by members of Tsukune's family, which likely answered why Tsukune felt like he somehow knew Miyamoto despite never meeting him before now. This bit of information was a huge shock to Tsukune. He went from knowing nothing about his dad's side of the family to now finding out that he came from an esteemed family of exorcists.
"Holy crap! This is insane!" Tsukune exclaimed. "Not just my grandfather, but my great and great-great grandfather were all exorcists?!"
Miyamoto nodded his head in confirmation. "The Aono family has produced a great number of exorcists who served the True Cross Order with honor and distinction. The greatest far by being your great-great grandfather, my first master, Hideki Aono."
"And my great-great grandfather, he was the one who first summoned you?"
"Indeed. I must admit that when I was first summoned by him, I had my doubts about him. But he proved himself worthy and I have been contracted to the Aono family ever since. In fact it was Master Hideki who gave me the name Miyamoto."
"Why did he call you that? Did you not have a proper name?" Inquired Shiemi.
"No, I did. But to him, my name was too long to pronounce, so he decided to call me Miyamoto. From what I learned, it was the name of a famous and renowned samurai from his country. After some time, the name just stuck and I have gone by that name ever since."
"Wow, this is all so cool!" Yukari excitedly exclaimed with stars in her eyes.
"But I still don't understand. Why would my father or uncle never tell me about any of it. Why wouldn't they tell me they came from a family of exorcists?" Tsukune asked.
Moka jumped in with the next question. "Miyamoto, do you have any ideas why that is?"
Miyamoto already knew the answer to the question. "I do, Koji and Taro had a falling out with their father after the death of their mother Natsumi, your grandmother." Hearing that surprised Tsukune.
"My grandmother?"
Miyamoto nodded his head. "She too was an exorcist alongside your grandfather. She was killed by a demon they have been hunting, which soon met it's end at the hands of your grandfather, Soichiro." Miyamoto explained. "After she died, Master Soichiro's soul never recovered. He immediately dove right into training his sons to become exorcists. I was there to oversee the training as well and the whole time, he acted more like a military drill sergeant than a father to his boys. As time went on, I could see that Koji and Taro began to resent their father. They would question everything he had done, get into arguments with him, eventually they even accused their father of not caring about their mother, going as far as to blame him for her death. It eventually led to a tremendous fight between them which ultimately led to them leaving him and going to live with some distant relatives from their mother's side."
"Maybe that's why neither your father or uncle told you about their side of the family, Tsukune. They wanted nothing to do with being exorcists after what they went through and they didn't want their own families to have anything to do with them either. They just wanted to live normal lives." Shiemi deduced.
"That would make some sense." Rin added.
"Yeah if that prick Yukio is of any indication, those dicks at the True Cross Order are just a bunch of douche bags. No offense to your father Rin." Kurumu added.
"None taken. I actually agree with you."
"I can understand the pain of losing a mother." Moka added with a sad tone. "But still, to cut off all ties with their family like that. It just seems so...so horrible."
Tsukune then turned back to Miyamoto. "Hey Miyamoto." The knight acknowledged Tsukune. "What happened to my grandfather? Is he still around and is he still an exorcist?" Miyamoto stayed silent for a moment. "What is it?"
Miyamoto let out a sigh before he answered. "I'm afraid that...Master Soichiro passed away about three years ago." This managed to shock everyone present, especially Tsukune. Rin and the girls felt a great sense of sympathy for their friend.
"N-no way! He-he's dead?" He asked. Miyamoto once again nodded his head. "Wha-how?"
"Leukemia." He answered. "He'd been suffering from the disease for many years. I was with him during his final moments."
Tsukune's expression soon turned into downtrodden and just shrugged his shoulders in disappointment. "Yeah well, whatever. I'm sure he never even wanted to meet me anyway."
"That's not true! You know nothing about him boy!" Miyamoto interjected. "Let me tell you something, when your grandfather died, he died with many regrets on his conscience. He told me he regretted not being able to save his beloved wife, but the one thing he deeply regretted was driving his sons away and not making peace with his them before he died. Not being able to be there to see them get married, meeting and getting to know his grandchildren. Everything he did, he did because he didn't want what happened to his wife to happen to his sons. Even if he didn't show it, he was suffering on the inside because of what he had done. He may not have been perfect, but you should know he still loved his family to the end of his days. And he never got the chance to tell them that or show them."
Hearing that made Tsukune see his grandfather in a new light. Sure he was ticked that he treated his sons like soldiers in a boot camp, but he did it because he was scared that one day he would lose them just like how they lost their mother. But in the end it backfired and he ended up pushing his sons away and they ended up cutting him out of their lives. Tsukune couldn't help but start to tear up.
'Grandfather.' Tsukune thought to himself.
"You know, when he summoned me for the last time, I made a promise to your grandfather."
"A promise?" Tsukune inquired.
"Yes, I swore to him that if I should ever be summoned again by a member of the Aono bloodline again, I would continue to protect and serve them as I have my previous masters regardless of the circumstances. For a long time, I honestly thought that that day would never come since Masters Soichiro's sons were living ordinary lives and my contract with your family would end with him. Imagine my surprise when the one to summon me after all these years would be the son of one of Master Soichiro's sons. Fate truly does work in mysterious ways, doesn't it?"
Miyamoto began walking towards Tsukune. He stopped in front of Tsukune and once again bowed before him. "Tsukune Aono, by the terms of my contract with your family, I, Miyamoto of the 666th Inferno Legion, hereby pledge my loyalty and service to you and you alone. I swear to be your sword and your shield. I swear, on my honor as a knight and a Captain, that I will protect you and those whom you cherish from all those who would dare to cause you harm to my last breath and I vow to do so until the end of time. If by my life or death, I can and will protect you, my master."
Rin and the girls were surprised at the oath of loyalty Miyamoto gave to Tsukune while he was completely flabbergasted at such a thing. Tsukune had never had something like this done to him before. Hell, up until a few months ago, Tsukune had absolutely no idea of the supernatural world even existing. For a long time he just though he was an ordinary kid living an ordinary life. Now he finds out that monsters exist, he is currently attending a school for monsters, he was friends with a wide variety of monsters along with a fellow human. But the kicker for him was that he was descended from a long line of exorcists and that he managed to summon a demon that was contracted through his family line. Tsukune may be a fish out of water to the whole thing, but he won't let that deter him. He soon steeled himself as he got up from where he was sitting and stood before Miyamoto, who looked up to see a determined expression on Tsukune's face.
"Miyamoto, if I'm being completely honest with you, I'm still a little freaked out about this whole thing." Tsukune began. "I don't really know about the whole 'fate' thing, but I guess you and I were meant to meet for a reason." Tsukune looked to his friends, who all had smiles on their faces before he looked back to Miyamoto. "And I think I speak for everyone here that we would be honored to have someone like you joining us. That is of course, if you don't mind hanging with a ragtag group of misfits like us." He held out his hand to help up Miyamoto.
Miyamoto looked at Tsukune's hand and took it with a smile and stood up. "It would be my honor to join you and your group. But if I may ask, what are you aspirations. Do you intend to follow in your grandfather's as well as your forefather's footsteps and become an exorcist?"
Tsukune thought for a moment before he answered. "Honestly, I don't know if I want to become an exorcist or not. All I want is to be strong enough so that I can defend the people I cherish so that none of them gets hurt or dies because I was too weak to do anything." He answered with a resolute tone.
Miyamoto was surprised by Tsukune's statement, but smiled again nonetheless. "Hm, good answer. Now, I believe that we should formally make a contract between us."
"Right. How should we go about doing that?"
"It's actually quite simple. Roll up your left sleeve and give me your arm."
Tsukune did so by rolling up his left sleeve and extending his arm to Miyamoto. Miyamoto then grabbed Tsukune's arm and soon enough, red veins ran from Miyamoto's arm to Tsukune's. The veins took form on top of Tsukune's forearm and began to take the shape of what looked to be a tattoo of a scimitar similar to the one Miyamoto had sheathed on his side and had a serpent wrapped around it. The tattoo was red in color until it was completed, which then caused the red to fade and turn to black in color. Once the tattoo was done, Miyamoto released Tsukune's arm. Tsukune analyzed the tattoo on his arm.
"There. That is my symbol. It represents the contract between us. It is the same mark I have bestowed upon your forefathers. Swipe your blood across the mark and call my name as you would if using a summoning paper and I shall come to aid you any way I can." Miyamoto explained. Tsukune eyed the tattoo and wondered what would happen if someone saw him with it. As he was about to ask Miyamoto about it, the demon knight beat him to it. "And worry not, I made it so that the mark appears and disappears when you want it to."
Tsukune looked at the tattoo and concentrated. Sure enough, it disappeared, which put his mind at ease. He certainly didn't know how to explain what a high school student like him was doing with a tattoo let alone how he got it. "Thank you Miyamoto. And I promise you that I won't falter in any way. Like I said, I don't know about becoming an exorcist, but I will be strong and be worthy to fight alongside you. I promise to be great just like grandfather, and my forefathers before me."
"I've no doubt you will be great Master Tsukune, but I must say do not strive to be like your forefathers."
"Huh?" Tsukune asked with both both eyebrows raised.
"I've no doubt you will be strong, but be strong your own way. Your forefathers became legends in their own right, and now you must do the same. And I will be there to see that you do every step of the way." Tsukune took Miyamoto's word to heart as he nodded his head, which Miyamoto returned. "Very well then, now I must return to my domain. Until I am summoned again, fare thee well to all of you." Miyamoto bowed before Tsukune and the gang and disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.
Tsukune looked at his arm again and concentrated. Miyamoto's mark appeared on his arm and he eyed it with a serious smile. At long last, he had the power to be able to protect his friends and he was going to learn everything he can from the book and Shiemi so that he can continue to do so. While he was looking at his tattoo, he didn't notice Rin come up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. Tsukune looked at his best friend, who had a smile on his face, which Tsukune returned. The girls all joined Rin as they gathered around their human friend, all giving him praise and congratulating him on being able to summon Miyamoto. Tsukune thanked everyone for their kind words and their support. Tsukune looked up to the sky and couldn't help but smile and couldn't help but think that things were finally starting to look up.
And with that the next chapter has finally come to a close. Sorry again it took so long, but like I keep saying work and life tend to get in the way. But now that we are back to overtime at my job, I won't have time to write for a bit while we work on our project. Plus this was an original chapter so I had to find a way to make everything fit so thank you all for your patience, you all rock. So Rin continues training Tsukune and now Kurumu has joined their regiment. If that wasn't enough, Rin gets himself some new swords and Tsukune finds out he comes from a family of exorcists, on top of making a contract with a demon. I wonder how things will play out from here. Now I'll go over a few things. First, the swords Rin got from Mikogami all share the name of the swords that make up Alucard's sword in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, I just gave them different forms and back stories. Second, The appearance of the demon Tsukune managed to summon is based on Odin from Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. I hope you all like this chapter, truth be told, I felt like I rushed in making the ending of this chapter since it's been on hold for a while. If you feel like something more can be done for it, please let me know in the comments, just please nothing mean. I may add more to this chapter as I continue to write it, but for now it is done and ready to be read. Next chapter, the gang has a run in with a familiar snow woman with an obsessive crush on Tsukune. How will she react when she comes face to face with the son of Satan. Next time on The Son of Satan in Yokai Academy Chapter 11: A Snow Woman's Obsession. So until the next chapter, this is TravyMcNavy184 signing out but reminding all my readers to continue staying awesome. TTFN.