Hello everyone, thank you for the follows, favorites and reviews! It means so much to me that ya'll are still interested in this story even though I've done a poor job at updating. I'm hoping to get back into writing more chapters soon. Without further ado, here's the newest chapter of the story!

Rin awoke with a start. There was a ruckus outside her cell, one that she was surprised she had managed to sleep through up to that point. The guards were yelling, there were guns being fired, but most of all, Rin could hear the screaming of demons.

"Come on little sister, it's time to get you out of here," the white-haired demon said with a soft smile, approaching the bars of the prison.

"Who are you?" Rin asked.

"I'm hurt you don't recognize me from our earlier meeting. I'm Astaroth."

"Oh right. Satan said you were going to help get me out of here."

"Well come on, unless you'd rather stay here"

"No, I'm coming." Rin pulled her flames out, just like she had practiced in her dreams, and blue erupted forth. Concentrating, she made the metal bars of her cell door melt. She stepped through and Astaroth started to run, grabbing her hand.

Rin caught chaotic glimpses of the battlefield. Demons of all classes were battling the few exorcists stationed at the secret base to guard the princess of hell. They made their way outside and to a helicopter hovering just above the cement building, ladder trailing down. The way was kept clear of exorcists thanks to a handful of Naberiuses and Ghouls. They climbed up the ladder and the helicopter took off. I'm safe, Rin thought with a sigh of relief.

Once the helicopter landed, Rin and Astaroth made their way out and into a complex that looked like a military base. Astaroth led Rin through what seemed like never ending tunnel after tunnel, twisting and turning every which way. The plain white walls did nothing to help Rin orient herself in the new environment. She felt safe and at home, and yet a remnant of her exorcist training had her feeling uneasy about being surrounded by so many demons. But really, who are the true demons? She reminded herself, shuddering at the horrors she escaped from. It was finally hitting her that she was free. No more torture in the name of so called progress.

"We've arrived at Lucifer's chambers. Keep in mind he hasn't been in good health recently, so please be courteous to that fact and try not to tire him out too much," Astaroth warned Rin. She nodded in response and he turned to open the door.

"Lucifer, brother, I present to you our little sister Rin," Astaroth announced as the door swung open. A lush bed was the prominent feature of the otherwise plain room. Walls as white as the rest of the compound hosted a few pictures, most being whimsical paintings from eras gone by of gardens and mythical creatures. Surrounding the bed were red chairs as lush as the bed, in addition to an oxygen tank and a computer that monitored the vital signs of the lone occupant of the bed. His golden hair shone brightly in stark contrast to the pale sickly skin stretched over his thin and frail frame.

"Ah, Rin, my dear. I've been waiting to meet you. Father has told me quite a lot about you, but I shall like to get to know you myself. Do make yourself comfortable, this may be a long chat."

Rin settled into the chair next to the bed.

It had been a month since the mysterious attack on the research and development section of the Vatican. Yukio had heard whisperings of the rumors surrounding the attack, but no hard evidence of whatever the Vatican was determined to keep so under wraps. He sighed in frustration, there was something bugging him about the situation. Some gut feeling said to look into the incident, but the harder he pushed the more tight lipped his superiors got until they threatened to strip him of his rank for insubordination if he didn't stop.

"Mr. Okumura, is everything okay?" Bon asked, noticing the pained look on his teacher's face.

"Yes, everything is fine." He replied, shaking his head clear of those thoughts. He had to focus on the mission at hand. Along with himself and Shura, the rest of the exwires were on their way to Kyoto to stop the possible resurrection of the Impure King.

The train pulled up to the station and the group disembarked, heading to the childhood home of Bon, Konekomaru, and Shima. Once they had said their hellos and settled in, their mission would begin.