Vanilla Smoke (Blue Exorcist)

Epilogue

They stood there, in a large golden courtroom. Red pillars lined the walls and spectators sat on the sidelines up above. Hanging from the roof was a golden chandelier. Two large staircases sat in the front of the room, where three elders sat. The Gregory. Down below was none other than Mephisto Pheles. He stood on a platform while Rin, imprisoned in a large crystal, the paladin, and Shura Kirigakure stood at the base of the platforms staircase. Rin was the evidence, and Shura was the witness.

A court style hammer banged 5 times, calling for silence. The quite chatter that had filled the room went silent.

"The court will now hear the first case of Mephisto Pheles. The precept of the Japan Branch of the Knights of the True Cross. I, Timothy Tiborwon, Chief Justice of the Order and Arthur Auguste Angel, the current paladin, will carry out the interrogation. Presiding is the Gregory, advisors to the Knights of the True Cross. Sir Pheles, let's get straight to the point. Is this creature I see before me, the son of Satan?" A large man asked wearing a classical wig.

"That he is your honor." Mephisto bowed a smug smile on his face. "I simply can't hide the truth any longer."

"To clarify," One of the three Gregory spoke, "Yuri Egan, senior exorcist second class, gave birth to the Satan son. But the reports state Fujimoto killed him with the Koma Sword. And now you're saying that report was false?" She asked.

"Yes. The fact is two children were born, but only one inherited the power of Satan. And that child is the one before you now." Mephisto pointed to Rin that was behind him, "He would have turned into a demon, so I sealed the source of his power, his demonic heart, within the Koma Sword."

"Sir Pheles. You admit to having Shiro Fujimoto raise the boy in secret, my question to you is why? Explain yourself."

A sinister smile crept its way onto Mephisto's face, "To fight Satan. I was turning him into a weapon for the Order." With that, the courtroom broke into chaos.

"What did you say?"

"You'd use that boy to fight Satan?"

"That's monstrous."

"He's lying! I advise the court to think twice before believing this swindler. Have you forgotten what Sir Pheles really is?! Lies are the trade and stock of his kind!" The paladin argued.

"No one argues the fact that we view demons as our enemies. However, we've learned much from them over the centuries. The benefits of this knowledge can be seen in the countermeasures we've developed."

"Even so, no one of that can even begin to dispel the suspicions of treachery by Sir Pheles."

"And yet, he has cooperated with the Order for 200 years. Surely that is reason enough to trust him."

"This demon conspired with Shiro Fujimoto to raise the son of Satan." Arthur argued once more, "That fact is indisputable. He planned to betray the Order and destroy it from within. There is no doubt about Mephisto's treachery."

"But even so, the Order has had a weapon powerful enough to defeat Satan and his armies."

"The magnitude of this issue unprecedented. An error in judgment can spell the end of the Order. This could also give us an advantage over the Holy Hunters as well."

"And that brings us to the next proposition. Sir Pheles, is it true that you had Priestess Shukura Ryuunome at your academy?"

"Why of course." Mephisto smirked, "She was quite the student." With that, the court fell into disorder once more.