Later Rin and Kuri were fighting an demon..

As the dancer charged at Kuri and Rin; Rin attacked.

The demon vanished in a flash of light. "She disappeared!?"

"She said she belonged to a group called the Illuminati." Kuri said.

"The Illuminati!? Are they the new enemies!?" Rin said.

"That! Look...!" Kuri whirled.

"Is the enemy still here!?" Rin asked.

They turn and saw Sheimi running away into the woods.

"Wait!" Rin called. He ran after her.

"Rin!" called Kuri.

Xxx

Rin ran through the forest. "She's so fast! Like the wind. I can't catch up!" He stopped as he reached a clearing. "I lost her!? Oh no!"

"I figured you wouldn't catch me," Sheimi said, sitting in a tree.

Rin looked up at her. "You're..."

Sheimi jumped down. "Don't disturb us. Fighting together would be dangerous."

A bright light flashed.

"Rin!" Kuri called. She ran up, and saw Rin sitting alone on the ground.

"That person..." Rin thought. "It can't be... she's an exorcist!?"

Xxx

"What do you mean, she was an exorcist!?" Kuri asked. "Anything else!?"

"She said... not to disturb them..." Rin said.

"Her face?" Kuri asked. "Did you see it?"

"It was dark," said Rin. "I couldn't see it well."

"I don't believe it." Kuri said. "Yukio knows about her! You saw!"

"We still don't know they actually are working together," said Rin. "We should catch them, and reveal their true intentions."

Xxx

Rin looked at a manga as he lies in bed. "Sheimi...She looked like..."

Rin drifted off to sleep.

xxx

"Hey Rin," Sheimi said.

"Huh?" said Rin.

"Who are you?" Rin asked. "The soldier from before...!?"

Sheimi jumped away.

"Wait! Why do you always run!? Tell me why!" Rin asked

"The time has not yet come," Sheimi said. "Our mission is to get..."

"What?" Rin said.

"The vessel..." Sheimi said.

Xxx

The voice of the woman echoed in the minds of the exorcists

"Unless we awaken the vessel, for the god of demons..."

They all woke up suddenly.

"That dream...!" Rin thought.

"The vessel!?" Kuri and Sheimi thought.

"An ominous dream..." thought Yukio. "I feel a sense of foreboding... They must not get the vessel!"

Xxx

"Morning, Kuri," Rin said. "You're late."

Kuri looked down. "M- Morning," she said. "I can't even show him my face..." she thought. She looked at posters on the wall. "Sheimi!? She's an amazing violinist. Rin... Is he concerned about Sheimi?"

Kuri walked down the street after school. "I just want to relax." As she approaches the tea shop, she saw Yukio. "Oh!"

"Since my brother told me not to go near you," he said, "I no longer intend to come here. But, I wanted to see you."

"Why is my heart beating so hard?" Kuri thought. "It's because of that dream I had. It's weird. This person..."

"If you hear Sheimi play once, you'll love it. She makes the music come alive with her instrument. She's a magician. If you're interested, would you like to go hear her?" He held out some tickets.

"I want to know..." Kuri thought. "About these people. Is that what Rin was thinking? I want to know about this person."

"Kuri?" Yukio said. "That's cute."

A strong wind blowed.

"Yun!?" Kuri said. Yukio was gone. "Kanda..."

Rin watched her from around a corner.

Xxx

"'The Infinity Commemorative Dome has finally been completed in the Infinity,'" Rin read from the newspaper. "'It's the largest hall in the world. A hotel is also scheduled to be built in the area. It will be constructed soon in the center of the Infinity zone reclaimed from the upper city.'"

Kuri entered and greeted everyone who were discussing a concert.

"What's wrong, Shima?" Kuri asked.

"Kuri!" said Shima. "The Hime Yuki concert is the formal opening of the Infinity Commemorative Dome."

"Hime Yuki?"

"She's got lots of commercials and TV spots. Hime Yuki's the most popular idol right now! She has an amazing voice. I really want to go to the concert!"

"Jeez, don't be so star crazy," said Rin. "You really like them, Shima."

"What!" Shima said. "If we sneak into the concert, we can do scouting too. We'll kill two birds with one stone."

Kuri quietly entered the game center.

"Look at the other poster," Kuri said. "It seems the violinist Sheimi is having a concert too. It's also at the Infinity Commemorative Dome."

"Why don't we go..." Kuri said.

"Huh!?" Shima said.. "To Hime Yuki's concert!?"

"To Sheimi's concert," said Kuri.

"You have tickets?"

"Yeah, someone gave them to me. I have one for everyone."

Rin looked over at her.

"I like her violin," said Shima. "I wonder if it'll be all right,"

"We can all see what's going on there," said Kuri.

Rin looked down at the concert tickets in his hand.

"I'll give you two, so you can take someone," Sheimi had said.

Xxx

Lucifer stared at the image of Rin in the pool of water. "He finishes my demons so easily. He's strong. The fierce power of the blue flames... I want it. But the fortune of the reflecting pool before me... The vessel... If I can uncover its true form... Then I can obtain if for Father."

The image of a woman appeared in the pool. "Lord Lucifer," the woman said.

"You had better not fail like the others."

"I am ShiraYuki, the Snow Princess. With my hypnotic music, the humans will freeze into submission.

The poster for Sheimi's concert appeared.

"What's this?" Lucifer asked.

"So we can gather more sacrifices for you, my Lord," Shira said. "Using this world-famous violinist, we can lure people to the Illuminati. And then soon, we will be ready to plunge this world!"

"Perhaps. But don't act too hastily, or you will make mistakes. No matter what, we must nurture Assiah so that Father may survive here. I will not forgive the True Cross! The exorcists will certainly come to stop us again. And when they do, eliminate them."

Xxx

"I wonder how Kuri's doing." Rin wondered.

Rin walked by the Crystal Point, carrying a new handkerchief. "I think it was in back of the park..." he said. He approached Kuri's Mansion. The entrance gate was locked. "A gate... Maybe nobody's in there. I guess Kuri isn't back yet. Oh! Kuri!"

Kuri looked up at him.

"Hey, I came to check on you."

"You came all the way here... just for that?" Kuri said. "Father will still be at the manor now..." she thought. "Come with me," she said.

They entered Kuri's place. Rin looked around. "There's lamps everywhere," she said. "Your room's romantic."

"I like dark places," Kuri said.

"Do you like your clothes dark too?" Rin asked. "You just changed into black tights."

"From an accident long ago, I have many wounds..." Kuri said.

"Hey, Kuri," Rin said. "Your home is a research lab, right? What are you researching?"

"It's 11 o'clock already," said Professor Moeto. "Hurry and finish up."

"What?" Rin thought. "That time already!?"

Moeto looked at her. "You have your friend over again." As he walked away, he tripped over a book on the ground.

"Look out!" Kuri said. A pain struck her, and they both fell to the floor.

"Kuri!?" said Moeto. "What's wrong!?"

"Nothing... Just a little dizziness..."

"Have you been taking care of yourself?" Moeto asked. "Don't forget, your sacred duty—"

"I don't know of that duty," said Kuri. "No one's looking after me either." Kuri turned on the television.

"Don't forget!" Moeto turned and left.

"Father…" Kuri whispered

Rin looked up. "What should I do?" he thought.

A pain struck Kuri and she dropped to her knees.

Kuri dropped to the ground, coughing.

"Kuri!?"

"It's okay, Rin," he said. "My medicine..."

He looked at the coffee table, which was covered with packages of medicine. "So much medicine...!" she thought. She took a few to Kuri. "Kuri!?"

She took one. "Thanks, Rin."

"What kind of medicine is it," Rin thought. "Oh, if Yukio and Sheimi were here, they could tell what the proper measures are."

Kuri coughed, clutching a Crystal to her chest. "You should go now... Don't come near me..."

"Kuri," Rin said. "Close your eyes. This time I'll help you."

He held his warm hands to Kuri's chest. To his shock, he burst into blue flames, but her eyes remained closed and her body relaxed.

"The pain is gone..." Kuri said. "It's warm... Like I'm being filled with power..." The flames died as She opened her eyes. "Is that your power?"

"Yeah, Rin said. "This is my precious power. But not just for me, it can protect you too."

"Rin, I've made mistakes." Kuri admitted. "The monster that attacked your friends... I think it was probably an experimental creature escaped from my father's research lab. My father's eccentric. He's doing gruesome research. But please don't tell anyone. He's not evil. He came to save me from that accident long ago."

"I won't say anything, I promise," Rin said. "It's our secret."

He watched as Kuri lay down on the couch and fell asleep. He saw a picture on the wall. "That's pretty," he thought. "The moment the sun rises."

Kuri opened her eyes. "Rin? Will you stay with me till I fall asleep?"

Rin smiled. "Yeah. Sure."

He took her hand with his warm one and waited as she closed her eyes and fell asleep, wracking his brain to somehow save her.

Xxx

"Kuri," Yukio said.

"Yes!" she said.

"Huh!?" said Rin. "Yukio!? Kuri!?"

"Hey!" Yukio said. "You're all here too!"

"Okumura-sensei...!" Shima said.

"Hey."

"You didn't tell me you were coming to the concert with Yukio." Rin said.

"Yun invited me... I would have asked you, Rin, but you said you had tickets." Kuri said.

Rin grimaced. "'Yukio!" he thought.

"What's the matter with you?" asked Kuri.

"Never mind!"

"It's starting," said Shima.

They took their seats as Sheimi played her violin on-stage.

"Whirling currents..." Kuri thought. "Washing away my troubles... It's like I'm actually near the sea."

"Her performance is breathtaking."

"I hear her violin is a five hundred million yen Stradivari named after the temple of the sea, the Marine Cathedral."

"Yun..." Kuri thought. "He's standing over in the corner..."

Xxx

Shima peeked around a corner at the Hime Yuki concert. "I followed Kuri so I could get over here, but now I have to get inside."

Hime was dressed in Infinity clothes.

"Thank you!" Hime called from the stage. "Today I'm singing for everyone at my favorite school! I'm so happy! I love Infinity, and all of you. I'll do anything for the school. I will even sacrifice my body. Will you?"

The crowd cheered.

"Then close your eyes, and relax. Listen quietly to the music I've made for you."

"What!?" Shima thought. "I'm suddenly sleepy. My body won't move..."

"Devote your mind, body, and soul to me, and our master Lucifer."

Shima struggled to move. "Hime Yuki... is an enemy!"

A man ran up to her. "Where are you going!?"

"Err... To the bathroom..."

"You're not supposed to leave your seat during the concert!"

Shima called his familiar and blasted people aside. He ran into the concert hall. "You pretended to be a hot idol but your nothing but a fake! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!"

Yukio and Sheimi's heads jerked up. The curtain was lowered before the stage. "What!? What's happening!? Is it over already?"

"Sheimi left!" said Kuri. "She looked odd."

Shima ran in.

"Kuri!"

"Shima!?"

"The idol Hime Yuki is an enemy! Come here!"

"Everyone!" Shima called. "Wake up! Hurry up I wanna get outta here!" As the people in the crowd came to their senses, Shima switched off the lights. "Get out of here! Hurry!" Shima and Hime battled.

"Damn!" Hime said. "Lord Lucifer! Send me power with the help of an demon!"

"Miserable wretch..." Lucifer muttered. "The valuable eggs have been planted in the vessels. Hmph. Regrettable, but I will call on the failed spirits. Awaken! My Snow Demons!" Three students collapsed as monsters erupted from them.

"Devour them, Snow Demons!" Hime called.

Rin and Shima defeated two. The remaining one charged at Kuri

The snow demon loomed over her. Bullets hit it. The snow demon exploded.

"Damnit!" Hime said.

There was a second blast of green.

Hime vanished in a flash of light.

Everyone turned to look at the two exorcists.

"Who are you!?" Rin said.

The smoke cleared and there stood Sheimi and Yukio.