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Rin wondered what Lilac would think when she realized he was gone, what she would do when she found out he wasn't in Amity anymore. He tried not to dwell too much, but he would miss her, and he knew she would be devastated at his disappearance.
"Sleep tight, Lizzy." Rin smiled softly at the sleeping woman in her bed.
Rin was out the window before Lizzy even felt the breeze.
"Okay, so Rin's blood, Gehenna artifact, and a natural Ghost Zone portal?" Maddie summarized, looking at the four for confirmation.
"That about sums it up. What we do with it is the question." Danny sighed.
"Jazz is smart. Maybe she can help us?" Tucker suggested.
"It's late, Tucker. She's at Harvard and needs her rest. If we ask her, it will be during the day when she has free time," Rin replied.
"Your theory was that your blood went into the engravings?" Maddie asked.
"Keyword is theory." Rin reminded her.
"It doesn't hurt to give it a try." Jack shrugged.
Rin nodded and set the disk on the table. Transforming his pointer finger's nail into a claw, he cut himself.
Blue-tinted blood dripped from his arm and into the crevices of the artifact.
Luckily, the disk only needed one or two drops because the cut healed over too quick for anymore blood to come out.
Once the blood had filled the creases, the flame design glowed, the blood hardening, making the flame look like it was outlined with red.
"Woah..." They all gasped.
"That confirms one theory," Sam said, "but what about the natural portal?"
"The disk and a natural Ghost Zone portal?" Jack hummed. "Maybe Danny just creates one and we throw the disk in?"
"I don't think it's that simple, Jack." Maddie frowned.
"Aw..." Jack pouted.
"How else do we activate it?" Danny wondered.
"It's late, so after school tomorrow, we can go to the library. It has to have something written on demons, even if it is all myths. Hopefully, there is something in the books that gives us a hint on what to do," Sam told them.
"Okay. I'll take Sam home. Rin, can you take Tucker?" Danny asked.
"No problem, lovebirds." Rin laughed and teleported himself and a hysterical Tucker away before Sam could throw her boot at him.
It didn't stop them from yelling, "We're not lovebirds!"
Lizzy furrowed her eyebrows at Rin in the car. "Are you okay? You seem tired."
"It's just stress. I was up late last night thinking about stuff," Rin replied, yawning slightly. "I'll be fine."
"If you say so..." Lizzy eyed him, but let him out of the car when they arrived at Casper without trouble.
She drove away and Rin sighed, staring at the building. "I do say so."
Of course, Rin and the Infamous Trio had the same schedules, so they had the same free period.
With this time, they decided to get a head start on research.
"Can you tell us where to find the information on demons?" Sam asked the librarian politely.
The woman gave her an odd look, one between confusion, indifference, and slight disgust. All the same, the woman told them, and they thanked her.
In a few minutes, they had a few books set on a table.
"Yay! Reading!" Tucker's sarcasm was very noticeable.
Rin shrugged. "Not my first choice, but it's necessary all the same."
"There are only a few in the school library. We can take a look at the town library later today. They might have more information," Sam suggested.
"Sounds good." Rin agreed.
"Let's get reading, then." Danny sighed.
Free period ended quickly, but luckily the rest of the day flew by.
The four rushed to the library, and found as many books on demons as they could.
The most they could find was around ten or fifteen, but it was expected. Demons weren't the most realistic topic.
"I'm surprised, honestly. I figured there'd be fewer." Sam confessed.
"Me, too. Demons aren't the most common topic among people, unless you're into the occult, that is." Rin chuckled.
"Or your best friend is the Demon King of Hell and he needs help getting back." Danny joked.
"That, too." Rin laughed.
The group was only one or two books in when Tucker's open book was slammed shut by a large, tan hand, making a loud noise.
Rin, Sam, Danny, and Tucker bolted up and glared when they realized who it was.
Dash and Paulina.
"No offense or anything, but what are you doing here? You don't seem to be the library type." Danny looked questioningly at the A-Listers.
Dash smirked. "Maybe you thought you could avoid me in school, but outside of school, you're fair game."
"Dash Baxter found a loophole. Congratulations, you're not as dumb as you look." Rin grinned.
Dash scowled before smirking again. "And what are you freaks doing?" He picked up a book, despite their protests, and examined it. "Demons? You guys really are freaks."
"You know, you could've avoided all of this if you just submitted to me." Paulina sniffed indignantly, looking at Rin.
"Submit to you?" Rin glared. The trio could practically hear Rin's thoughts.
I'm a Demon King, bitch! Like I would submit to someone as pathetic and shallow as you!
"Bitch, I'd rather be hung by a rope with spikes," Rin spat.
Danny flinched at the underlying meaning of the statement. It had already happened.
Paulina sneered at him. "Whatever. I don't even know what I saw in you. You're just as much a freak as your friends are. Demons, really? Why in the world would you be interested in that freaky stuff? Don't tell me Gothica got into your head."
Sam scowled, but Rin merely smirked, unnerving the trio and the A-Listers.
Time to screw with some assholes. "You wanna know why we're looking for info on demons? It's because I'm Satan, and I'm stuck in Assiah, which you call Earth. I figure these three would be useful in helping me. So, unless you want to me to take you back to Hell with me, I suggest you shut your mouth or I'll get my followers to rip your throat out."
Silence followed, and Rin smiled darkly. "Good day."
All of them were frozen, not knowing what to say. Dash was the first to regain composure. "Like hell! For a minute there, I actually thought you were serious!"
Rin shook his head, still smiling. "Whatever, Dash. Leave us be."
Obviously, Dash was still a little scared, because he promptly did as Rin had said, trying to make it as if it was his choice and not Rin's demand.
The trio gaped at Rin. Danny was the first to speak. "You literally just exposed yourself."
"As if. It sounded like a complete joke to them." Rin laughed. "I figured this was the perfect opportunity to screw with some heads."
"You're insane," Tucker choked out.
"Moronic is more like it," Sam said.
"Admit it, you secretly enjoyed that." Rin smirked.
"Maybe a little." They admitted.
"Let's get back to research." Sam reminded them.
The clock chimed six when the group finally finished going through the books.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing!" Tucker wailed.
"Unbelievable." Sam groaned.
"It was a long shot. Seriously though, since when does Satan have red skin?" Rin smiled, amused.
Danny chuckled. "Point."
The four went home, never knowing the shocking events that were to unfold the next day.