Life changes

Rin's day, to the say the least, has been terrible so far but it only got worse after his second fight with Reiji. The bully had asked Rin to meet him and his pals and to be honest, he really didn't want to. However, he decided to do so just to get it over with. Then it turned out, all the guy wanted to do was buy his silence because apparently, he didn't want anything to give him a bad reputation.

Of course, Rin was generous person, he said he would do it for free but apparently, Reiji didn't approve that. Now, Rin would have let him go if he hadn't brought his brother up. And since Reiji did, he entered protective brother mode. No one talked smack about his brother and got away with it. EVER.

He may have thrown the first punch but from then on, things would escalate quickly and Reiji's appearance changed. Ram-like horns grew and he even grew a tail as well! Rin wasn't one to say these things out loud but he had been genuinely scared the moment the hot bar came in close proximity to his face. This boy was no one's human barbeque.

At this point he thought things wouldn't get any weirder, but he was so wrong. With a big strong push, Reiji was launched off Rin as let out a very loud "Knock it off!" It was then that blue flames were now surrounding him and he was paralyzed in confusion.

At this point, Reiji was already up, rather who he thought was Reiji. However, instead of going in for the attack, he seemed relieved and he was acting a little friendlier. He stopped right in front of Rin and knelt on one knee before extending his hand out.

"I was right all along, see, I have a good eye when it comes to these things," Reiji said in a different voice than he had spoken before, "I've been watching you for quite a long time now, young Prince. Come with and let's go to Father, he's been waiting a long time for you!"

Rin looked at the boy, much more confused than he had been before. Young Prince? What the hell was this crazy talking about? The last time he had seen his father wasn't even that long ago. This guy was making no sense, either that or he didn't understand anything, probably the latter.

"I have no idea what you are talking about because I am sure as hell no 'young prince'," Rin finally snapped and glared at the other male, who seemed rather shocked. "Now who the hell do you think you are?"

"Ah, forgive me for my poor manners, my name is Astaroth," Astaroth replied, though he was now annoyed. Had he not been properly informed of his heritage? Nothing bothered him more than humans. "The humans didn't explain to you your heritage, did they? No matter, Father or you might know him as Satan, will tell you everything you need to know. However, we must go now before it's too late."

By then it was indeed too late because both could hear what sounded like chanting. A very confused Rin rose an eyebrow at Astaroth, whom seemed to be in pain before turning the moment he recognized the voice. That voice… It belonged to his dad…

Rin didn't exactly hear the whole chant as his was mind racing far too much for him to focus on it. What was going on? Why did this have to happen to him? The thing he knew, Astaroth was gone and Shiro was now in front of him, looking at him with concern.

"I'm sorry Rin, I was going to tell you about your heritage when I felt it was the right time," Shiro said sadly as he helped Rin up, "That man was Astaroth, Demon King of Rot and everything he said was right…"

The teen's eyes widened in response and started to back away in disbelief. No, Shiro had to be lying. There was no way he was some demon spawn, was he? Rin shook his violently, deeply frustrated.

"Are you telling me that my real father is…." Rin drifted off on purpose as he watched the older man very carefully but he had a feeling that he already knew the answer.

Shiro couldn't help but frown and nodded before saying, "What I'm saying to you is that I'm not your real father, no… Your paternal father is the king of demons… Satan but that's all I can say right now. We need to go before Astaroth repossess the boy. It's already starting."

Without saying anything else, Shiro grips one of Rin's hands and forcefully pulls him forward as he starts to run. Rin found it hard to keep up with him so he had to try his best… Once they got to some place, the old man owed him an explanation.

There were several obstacles in their way, including some nasty looking dogs and those weird things that were flying around, which disappeared as the old man chanted. There was also seemed to be moss spontaneously growing wherever they went. When they reached the monastery, it had appeared that they reached their safe- haven. When he knew they were safe, he stopped to glare at Shiro.

"Will you explain to me what the hell is going on already?" Rin snapped, "You better explain right now…"

Shiro looked at his son sadly and shook his head. Even if they have reached the monastery, they still weren't safe. No, he still needed to make sure that Astaroth wouldn't be a threat. He sighed and rested a hand on Rin's shoulder.

"Rin, I will explain later but we still aren't in the clear," Shiro said quietly, "Astaroth is still out there and only when he is gone will I explain everything to you, okay? I promise. Now it shouldn't be too long until he gets here. Demons can't enter by foot on the property but I am sure he will find a loop hole."

Once more, the old man grabbed Rin's him and brought him to the alter, in which he opened a secret entrance and pushed him down, looking at him seriously. This was the best place for the teen to be until the coast was clear.

"There's a sword in the top shelf of the filing cabinet, I want you to take it and guard it with your life but never use it unless you need to. Now stay here until I say the coast is safe, okay?"

Shiro didn't even give him a chance before closing the entrance.

"Dammit, just what is going on?" Rin cursed to himself as he waited impatiently, "The old man better keep his promise…"

Suddenly, Rin could hear a crash, like a vehicle crashing into a building. Then he was hearing another voice, one he had heard before… Astaroth's voice? He leaned in closer to listen in on any conversation.

"I've come for you my young prince! Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Astaroth practically yells before he is attacked by the monks and Shiro. "Do you humans think you can harm a Demon King?"

"I won't let you take my son!" Shiro shouts before trying to chant once more. Meanwhile, the monks were doing their best to hold Astaroth back, using some sort of magic.

Astaroth growled in distaste. That was it, he tried playing nice with them but now he was beyond pissed. They were making things harder than he wanted it to be. So, ever so slowly his body began to change, mold into something much bigger. With one big swipe, everyone in the room was knocked of their feet.

By this point, Rin had enough. There was no way he was just going to sit around anymore. Without hesitation, he found a way to open the entrance and bolted out and what he saw surprised him. Astaroth looked much bigger than before. Unfortunately, he was even noticed right away.

"Young prince, come up with me and let's go to father together," Astaroth smirked and reached out a stretched hand, pulling him towards him. However, he didn't seem to notice that Rin had picked up a pitch fork, the same pitch fork he just threw at him. "Young prince…"

The pitchfork must have hit him good because he was on the ground. It was then that he could hear more chanting behind him and within moments it seemed like Reiji had returned to normal. Shiro approached the unconscious boy and put a spell on him.

"There, that should take care of that," Shiro said with a sigh of relief before looking at one of the monks, "Make sure the boy is purified!" Said monk grabbed Reiji's body and carried him out of the monastery.

"What about his wounds? Shouldn't someone look at those wounds?" Rin asked in a panic.

Shiro then turned to face and replied, "Right now our top priority is to get you in hiding. Have you forgotten that it's you that the demons are after?"

The room went quiet for a second as many thoughts went through Rin's head. To think that this was the man who raised him, who claimed to be his father. Maybe this whole time the old man just wanted him gone. Yukio was the better twin after all.

"So basically, you are telling me that the world would be a better place if I just disappear? Fine I'll scram," Rin muttered and started to head towards the door, "You'll feel better with me gone, right?"

"Rin," Shiro shouted as he ran to catch up to Rin, resting a hand on his shoulder as he tried to stop him from leaving. Unfortunately for him, Rin retaliated by elbowing him and was glaring up at him.

"You just practically kicked me out yourself," Rin snapped, "Besides I know I'm a crappy son anyway, there is no way you would want me around when you have Yukio. Hell, we're not even related, we're strangers! You only wanted to play the part of the perfect dad for the last time, am I right?"

Rin went quiet for moment before continuing, "You're not my father- you're nobody to me! Don't act like my father ever again!"

The teen could feel Shiro slap him hard on face and he couldn't help but look away in shame. Shiro may have looked a little calm but it was quite the opposite. Everything the boy had said bothered him and that would probably be his downfall.

"It will be morning soon, so hurry up and get your things…" Shiro said quietly and all Rin could do was give a simple okay and was about to enter his room until he heard his old man fall to the ground. "Oh no…"

The priests started to move towards Shiro before he said, "No, stay away, don't get near me!" All the lights around them then shattered into pieces, leaving them in complete darkness as they heard a sudden laughter coming from Shiro's mouth.

"At long last this body is mine," Satan cackled as he smirked over at Rin, "We finally meet, my son."

Rin was once more confused. What exactly was going on and why was he acting this way? Unless…. This was Satan, no, it couldn't be, could it?

"You already have an idea as to who I am, don't you? I'm Satan, the ruler of Gehenna and your true father!"

Everyone tried to run towards Shiro but all Satan needs to do is simply glare at them and they are set on fire.

Satan's time was far too short and he couldn't waste any time, so he took out his vessels hand and shed just enough blood to form a gate. This causes Rin to back away, ultimately leading to him falling to the floor.

"W-What is that supposed to be?" Rin asked out of fear as he stared down at the newly formed gate.

"This is the Gehenna gate, the very gate that links Assiah to Gehenna and it's also the gate to your new home," Satan explained as he walked towards Rin, "So, time to go back to Gehenna and you're coming with me!"

The moment Satan got close to Rin, the blue flames began to surround him again but Satan just laughed before picking him up and started dragging him towards the gate.

"Will someone please help me? Please," Rin shouted as he continued to struggle but it was only in vain. After all, it's not like anyone would hear him. His old man was possessed, those priests were on fire, and Yukio wasn't around there anymore. All his efforts would be a waste. "Please just let me go!"

"You have no idea how pathetic you sound, just hurry up and get your demonic powers back already!" Satan chuckled evilly as he continued dragging his son closer to the gate.

Rin shook his head and continued to struggle. There was no way he was some goddamn demon. No, he was a human, no matter what anyone else said, wasn't he? Or was he the demon he was being told he was? Was he truly this evil being's spawn? This couldn't be his life…. Could it? He gripped the sword in his hand, at least he still had this.

"Let me go, goddammit I am not your son and I am certainly no damn demon," He snapped as he resumed his struggle, "It was the old man who raised me and I am human. Now let me go before I slice you into pieces!"

Satan busted out into laughter, "You think someone like you can threaten me? Please, I am the King of Gehenna and you are nothing compared to me! No matter, once we are in Gehenna you will learn things the hard way, speaking of Gehenna."

The demon reached for the sword and forcefully pulled it out of Rin's hands, "You won't be needing this sword anymore once you're in Gehenna."

With as much as force as possible, Satan through his son into the gate, taking pleasure as he watched the boy squirm. Without a moment of hesitation, the King of Gehenna snapped the sword and all of the powers that had been stored in said sword transferred over to Rin, where they should have been in the first place.

Rin was already dragged far too deep into the gate and there wasn't much that he could do now other than struggle, not that it would do him good. On top of that, he was now engulfed by the now too familiar blue flames and he let out a loud scream.

"Oh, what splendid birth cries," Satan snickered with pride as he watched his son being slowly dragged down, "Today is the day of your rebirth as a demon!"

It was much too late for Rin now. All he could was watch as he took a final glance at the world he'd lived in until this moment. It was too long until the son of Satan was completely devoured by the gate and he had long blacked out…

As soon as Rin had gone through, Shiro managed to take some control of his body and used one hand to hold onto the pendant around his neck, pointing the sharp end at his heart before saying his last few words, "Rin isn't your son…He is mine." And just like that, the he'd managed to stab his body, making his body fall onto the gate.

"You may have killed this body but you're too late, you failed to save the boy and now he is all mine," was the last thing Satan said before the Gehenna gate closed, leaving Shiro's dead body behind.

Little had they known that Yukio had arrived just in time to see those last few moments before the Gehenna gate closed. If only he had gotten there just a little earlier… He would have been able to save them both but now he was too late and he was left with no one. His brother was sucked into the gate and his only father was dead. Yukio ran towards Shiro's dead body and held it close as he began to cry into said bodies chest.

"I'm sorry I've failed you, father," He managed to say despite the tears falling down his face, "I'm sorry…"

|Since I've kind of been motivated to write, I've decided to rewrite this and hopefully get back in the grove of this story. I was kind of starting to disconnect with it so I do really want to try and change things up! Thanks for the read and let me know if you like it!|