Running (From) Home

Irony

Exorcists POV

We numbered 50 high- & middle-ranks in total, ranging from Healers to Knights.
The Paladin Arthur Auguste Angel sent us on a mission to investigate a certain area that has been rising in Demon activity and then proceed to exorcise them after we have sealed off the exits.

It took us 5hours by Speedtrain and walking to get here from True Cross Academy, cause other transportation could only go that far.

"Are we there yet?" asked a teenage boy with blond-dark hair, looking like an angry rooster.
"Calm down. Haste makes waste, ya idiot. Wait, I forgot, you are still trash in my eyes" said a bushy-brows and purple haired girl with a prominent frown on her face.

A few older Exorcists had to roll their eyes or snicker at the childish behaviour they already knew from the youngsters' Exwire-days. They counted down for them to be stopped and betted in their minds who'd win the argument.

"What ya say, Bushy Brows?!"
"Exactly what she means, Bon." replied a pinkette with a K'rik resting over his shoulders and a relaxed face. His arms were lazily hung over said weapon.
The rooster was about to yell at them when he was interrupted from taking a step their way by someone infront of them.

"Please stop acting like kids at the kindergarten. You're not Exwires anymore, but middle-class Exorcists on a mission...... or do you want the stone-weight punishment again?" said a man with brownish hair and eyes wearing rectangular glasses. Our savior, Yukio Okumura.

...They wisely kept quiet after his announcement.

"Yukio-sensei, what exactly are the details of this mission?" asked him a younger blonde, lashing her eyes at him from next to the older and bigger rooster.
The other Exorcists now payed full attention to their group leader as well, having heard a vital topic.

Yukio briefly stopped to address them all, "Yes, as this mission was entrusted to us by the Paladin personally, we should strive to meet his expectations and prove ourselves worthy Exorcists.

The Mission entails different low to middle-class demons. Mostly the lower 4 categories of fire, earth, rot and insect being sighted multiple times in a certain area. Humanoids were also included. They were increasing in the past month at an alarming rate, apparently organized, so it's possible a high-ranking one is there as well. We are to verify the facts, investigate where they come from, notify HQ if backup for the high-class is necessary and deal with them. The mission is expected to last for two weeks."

They nodded along, cataloguing the demons reported to be there and planning their necessary equipment and chants.

"Healers, a few Arias and a few tamers are setting up camp at the edge of the forest near the trucks.
We will split up and begin the investigation in different parts of the forest and are to gather at camp by sunset and give our reports. Everything clear?"
The different teams nodded again, splitting up and going into different directions.

Yukio's group consisted of:
1 dragoon and Doctor-Meister (himself), 2 Knights (Shima & Shura), 2 Summoners with one being a healer (Izumo & Shiemi) and 2 Arias with one training for dragoon (Koneko & Bon).

A beeping sound snapped their group out of their walk. They tuned to look at a woman with hair reminding of fire, looking quite exposed if it weren't for the coat over her, that was holding a little device.

She swayed it left and right infront of her, it beeping faster towards their left. "That way."
"Must be q-quite a few th-ere for it t-to b-be that stro-ng of a re-action." a small baldie holding beads with both hands infront of him said while warily looking at the device and their surroundings.

"Koneko is right. Either there are many middle-ranks or some high-ranks." the pink haired guy whistled, thinking of reasons they -except a certain someone- wouldn't know. Mainly two demon Kings investigating their surroundings, Mephisto had bothered to tip him off earlier that they could be in the vicinity. Thanks for the rare heads-up he supposes.

Yukio nodded and texted camp their location as well as the direction to which they got a demon reaction.
With that they got ready and headed in that direction. 5min later they arrived at an old factory, the device beeping furiously by now.
'Seems an upper middle-rank is near/ in there.'
They checked their surroundings, turned the scanner off and headed inside, not having noticed or gotten a warning from the device about the 2 demons barely 20m away from their position looking quite surprised and displeased.

Baal POV

'Shit. What are they doing here?!' was going through the 2 demons connected mind link.
They both connected to a bigger link, seemingly in a rush to get to the others already in the abandoned factory.

'-s I was saying, the Paladin seems to be up to something. He's heading to America with 3 Arc-Knights and 10 middle-class Exorcists. I suggest he might have a clue about-' came Lucifers voice but the 2 interrupted him by yelling: 'We already know where he (Rin) is and even worse being that those Exorcists are about to jump him!!'

..
'What?!' '-The Fuck!?'
('Language!') 'WHERE?!' came from multiple voices sounding panicked and shocked.

'Ask your fucking Spies dammit!They are there and have them tell you why they are there too! What are we - Morning News?!?' -Astaroth

'... Touché' said the 2 oldest Baal wincing at their two younger brothers with the -so far- shortest temper.

After a while they got their answers, Izumo and Shima having mentally given their report to Lucifer and Samael/ Mephisto.
'Bad News, their basically there for Rin but don't know it's him'.

'Great. Just Great, is this supposed to be Irony?
Fuck, I hate you dog above!!
Iblis, Astaroth, one of you go back to their camp, warn them and get backup; the other goes to help Rin. Be prepared for attack from... both sides.' ordered Satan, sweat glistening on his head that just turned into steam from all the thinking about his youngest.

'Yes, Father.'
'Understood, Lord Satan.'
('Call me Father for fucks sake!') with that the 2 demon Kings excited the ML (Mind Link) and split up. Iblis heading towards Rin's camp and Astaroth to Rin as he'd have a bigger advantage in a run-down factory, though he did so with much reluctance/ protest. With enough effort he'd be able to scare them off, they wouldn't want to drag the fight out after all - meanwhile the sun slowly began it's descent into nightfall.

T-3 hours till 2nd BN.