Vanilla Smoke (Blue Exorcist)

Chapter 12

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"It didn't work," Shuku whispered solemnly, just loud enough for everyone to hear, then the scorched demon roared in anger and lunged at Shuku.

"Nee, I need Mr. Una Una." Shiemi frantically asked the little green man in a panic and.

The small summon nodded in affirmation and with a burst of power, an oak tree burst out of its stomach and pierced the ghoul, pinning it across the room. Shuku was safer but was now separated by a twisted barrier of tree limbs from the others. The room was filled with branches, leaving only the portion behind Sheimi clear of the tangled mess. Shuku twisted herself through the wall and climbed through them to get back to the group, panting with a surprising lack of energy. Everyone stared at the massive wall of branches before them, paying no mind to SHuku for the time being.

"Thank you, Nee!" Shiemi gave her familiar attention, and a spark entered Shuku's mind.

"Hebimaru?" Shuku asked, and the serpent slithered out through the branches effortlessly. "I am alright Master Shuku." He said, bowing his head.

"You saved us Shiemi." Rin thanked, "That was quick thinking." A noise came from the other side of the barrier, and Rin watched in horror as the Ghoul split in two, then started attacking the tree barrier.

"It's trying to break out of there!" Shima pointed out the obvious.

"No shit sherlock." Shuku added, giving the ghoul a death glare.

"Damn it, for a dead thing it's pretty lively, isn't it?" Rin asked rhetorically.

"That's because ghouls are more powerful in the darkness." Skunk informed everyone. Just then, Blondie fell on her knees and started coughing.

"What's the matter Shiemi?" Rin asked worriedly.

"I'm feeling dizzy."Just as Shiemi said that everyone but Shuku and Rin was coughing.

"What the hell's going on, I feel like I'm burning up" Skunk rasped. Shuku blinked in realization. The ghoul fluids. She hadn't been hit, so she was fine. The room was now full of the sound of coughing.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Rin asked in confusion.

"The ghoul sprayed its fluids all over us? How come you're not affected, Shuku I know didn't get hit. But what's your excuse Rin?" Izumo explained, then asked.

"I, uh." Oh right, Rin's a demon, it wouldn't bother him.

"Come on Yukio, we need you here damn it!" Rin avoided it all together and took out his phone to attempt to call Yukio.

Shuku cursed again noticing how low the vanilla was in her pen, there wasn't enough to pull off another trick like before. She needed her blades if she was to be of any use at all. A quick idea came to her head as she spotted an air duct.

"Hebimaru. I need you to go to my room and bring me back my kunai knives and the extra vial of vanilla and light fluid I have in my room. Find me afterward." He nodded the dispersed into black smoke, which slipped easily through the air duct to follow Shuku's urgent orders.

"Once Moriyama loses her strength, the barrier she put up is gonna disappear. Then it's over for us. Shuku, once the barrier goes down, could you set the thing on fire again, but hotter." Ryuji asked, and Shuku shook her head.

"No, my pen isn't strong enough to do anything hotter. Plus it doesn't help that I don't have enough fluid to do my little parlor trick again. I just sent Hebimaru to get my blades and my spare bottle of fluid." Shuku informed him, and he cursed.