IQ Exorcist

Part 40~Burning

Rin cursed as the miasma floated higher. He couldn't do anything. Turning to the jellyfish, Rin took a breath. "We both know together we can defeat this. Please, lend me your strength."

The jellyfish hummed, floating closer and looking- possibly, it was hard to tell- at the Impure King. "You ask but offer nothing in return."

"What do you want?"

The jellyfish seemed taken back, floating in a stupor. "I want everything. I am envy. I want everything that everyone has."

Rin blinked, chuckling. "Sadly, that's a bit out of my budget." Rin jumped to the side, burning away the fungus chasing him. Rin stabbed the Impure King, struggling as it tried to get rid of him. "Why don't you tell me what you really want?!"

"What makes you think that will be any more attainable."

"Because if it wasn't, you would have left. You want to see the world burn. You are capable of great destruction." Rin jumped to the side. "You could take anything you wanted, but you stay. What you want isn't physical. Nor is it emotional. You would try to keep someone alive if it was." Rin gasped, almost falling off the Impure King.

He swung around, landing on one of its buildings. "So, you want an intangible thing that isn't emotional, but it's important enough for you to destroy the world for. I swear if it's praise, I will send you to hell myself." Rin stopped, jumping over the next attack. "Something everyone has."

Rin froze. "Is what you want... a name?"

The jellyfish almost comically went red.

"I can give you a name."

"Not a stupid name like the others."

Rin chuckled. "Not a stupid one." Rin stopped, standing before his kind. "If you help me, I will give you a name."

The jellyfish let out a strange sound before it landed on Rin's hand. "Repeat the mantra and sutra that I'm going to chant."

"What are you planning to do?!"

The jellyfish's fire began to rise, surrounding him and Rin. "We will summon 'Kashou Zanmai.'" The jellyfish laid on Rin's sword, the firepower doubling instantly. "The Koumaken is a demon sword; it was originally used by having it possessed by a flame demon that has 'Fudou' as its boss. Its powers will still work even with you in it."

Rin nodded as the fire burst out, swirling around them.

"'Kashou Zanmai' will burn everything in the material world. With this demon flame of yours, you will be able to burn and purify this whole mountain."

"Wait a sec, the whole mountain? There are lots of people here!"

The jellyfish hummed. "That is a trivial thing. All the people who entered the Impure King's Castle or came into contact with its subordinates are contaminated. You must purify them completely. The smallest seedling will be able to revive the Impure King. "Let's go."

"Wait-" Rin's complaint fell on deaf ears. The fire built up as the Impure King readied for its final attack. Rin gritted his teeth, glancing back as he spotted Bon.

"There's no time to waste. Let's go."

Together, they began the chant. "Shuri shuri mamari mari shushuri. On Kuroda nou un Jaku!"

The flame built at the end of Rin's sword, growing and growing. The jellyfish hummed happily. "That's good, now chant the Sutra and fire!"

"Ka shou zan ma!" Rin screamed, throwing the ball of fire down. It burnt through the Impure King as Rin kept slicing down.