"S RANKED DEMONS?!" THE Arcs and the Demons asked in unison. Kharon went closer to where the sons were and answered, "Remember the exchange students I was talking about yesterday? It's them."

      Everyone was suddenly shocked by what Kharon just said. Hyunseung quickly looked confused as he added, "You were with them all day...and you didn't know they were Demons?"

      Kharon sighed like he couldn't believe it himself, "Yes, because if you look and smell them they're just humans. If I didn't get to interrogate the ghouls I wouldn't even know. It's embarrassing since I'm a high ranked demon myself but I wasn't even able to identify them."

NOTE: It might be weird but just by one look or even by smell, Demons can sense the presence of other Demons.

      "That's impossible," Taeil says, trying to understand the whole situation.

      "But what did you mean when you said you don't know whether they were sent by the King, or whether they were sent by the Rulers?" this time, it was Mark who asked it.

     Kharon finally sat down as he answered, "If they were sent by the King of Hell himself, then they wouldn't be there in the open. They should be hiding, or they could have talked to me or they could already have attacked you, especially when all of you are still vulnerable. But they haven't done anything, and they act like they don't even know me."

     "But if it was our fathers who brought them here then they could have still talked to you and would have also shown themselves to us," Minhyuk pointed out and everyone agreed.

     "Don't tell me they sent the ghoul here," Dongmin suddenly says, making everyone look at him.

     "What ghoul?" Kharon asked since he hasn't heard of that event yet. Sunggyu, who experienced it himself, looked at their guardian and answered, "I saw Jiyong last night, but apparently it wasn't Jiyong, it was a ghoul molded to look like Jiyong."

      Once Kharon heard about it, his eyes quickly widened.

     "Only high ranked Demons can mold ghouls into humans, which means only the King, the sinners (who are all dead now), and the S ranked Demons could do such a thing," Kharon explained.

     "Then...they really were the ones who sent it here?" Woohyun asked, and Kharon nodded.

     "But why?" Sunggyu and Jackson asked in unison.

     "Eyes," Dongmin answered. When everyone was now looking at him, he continued, "They used them to, let's just say, spy on all of you."

      Everyone quickly had goosebumps on the sudden reveal.

     "B-But the ghoul...he wasn't human at all...he was a spirit. I couldn't touch him at that time. Then does that mean...these guys are powerful?" Sunggyu asked in disbelief.

     "It looks like it," Kharon stated.

     "Then how the fuck are we going to defeat them if they really were sent by the King?!" Sunggyu asked with a louder tone.

      "Are you guys idiots? You are Princes of Hell! You're S Ranked Demons yourselves. You can defeat them, especially Jackson and supposedly Jiyong, who are SS Ranked Demons like the Rulers. That's why I said if they were here to kill you, they wouldn't be out in the open, and to top it all off, be in HAU. They know what you're capable of, and they're aware that fighting you will mean they're asking for their deaths," Kharon explained.  

      Sungjae, who was still confused, looked at Kharon and asked, "Wait a second, I'm still really confused by this. Ranks in heaven are obviously different so it would be helpful if you explain those ranks to us first."

     Kharon looked at Sungjae and nodded, then he looked at the Arcs and explained, "Creatures living in the underworld have ranks:

     The lowest Rank, Servitors, are the pathetic ghouls. They're weak to the point where humans can kill them too.

     Next are the Tempters, they're like ghouls, but they're the ghouls molded into humans who are sent to earth to tempt mortals. These guys are usually being used by the Rulers.

     Minor Lords are the monsters; most are servants of the rulers. If you want me to describe them, well they're the big guys. If I can remember, you all saw one at the Realms of Gluttony when you visited Hell. Gatekeepers are also Minor Lords.

     Next to the list are Lords ("A" ranked Demons), they're the Demons with names, and they're the ones who possess humans. Because of Lords, Angels studied exorcism. So you can thank us for that later.

    Now for S Ranked Demons, also known as the Dukes. They are the Princes of hell and the Demons who were molded by the King himself, like the Sinners. And not to brag, the ferryman of the dead, (Kharon), and the Grimm Reaper, are also Dukes.

     Highest rank; the SS Ranked Demons, also known as the Absolutes, are the Rulers of the Realms, and Jackson & Jiyong. These guys are the only SS ranked demons in hell.

     And lastly, the SSS Ranked Demon, and there's only one, and that's the King of Hell.

     "Those are the ranks in Hell." Kharon finished, and the Arcs (even the Demons), looked like kids who just finished an important lesson with their teacher.

     "So, these guys were sent by who knows what, and they can be easily defeated by the Demons. Then what the fuck are they doing here?" Jihoon asked, now confused about the situation even more.

     "I don't know, that's why I'm telling you all to go to HAU immediately to find out. I obviously can't interrogate those students since I'm a priest, and those guys look like they don't even know my real identity to begin with. So it's best you guys have a chat with them instead." Kharon stated.

     "But..."

     Dongmin, who has been silently listening since earlier, finally said, "Jiyong is important, but this sudden occurrence is also important. If we're lucky it can even be connected to Jiyong himself, so it's best you listen to Kharon and head there now"

     The Demons quickly stood up, and so did the Arcs.

     "Then let's not waste any time, let's go," Sunggyu instructed, and everyone followed.

*****

The Demons and the Arcs quickly arrived at Holy Angels University. Kharon was with them a couple of minutes ago but all decided that it would be weird if students see them come to school with the priest.

     The Demons were walking at the corridors with their famous pyramid formation, but this time, Sunggyu and Junhyung were in front while the rest scattered behind them.

     The 12 brothers were all looking around, trying to find the S Ranked Demons Kharon mentioned. It will be hard since no one could sense their presence; they're basically like ordinary humans. But everyone agreed that anyone who stood out will 100 percent be them.

      "So Kharon said these guys are two tall good-looking men. The other one was blonde while the other one had dark brown hair," Minhyuk explained.

      "Then what do you guys expect us to say once we meet them?" Junhyung asked, his eyes still upfront.

      "I don't know, ask who fucking sent them?" Suho answered sarcastically.

      Woohyun chuckled and said, "That's actually not a bad idea."

     "Anyways, Kharon also said they had ghouls slash guards with them when they arrived here, so it means they're rich. Do you think they're like the sinners? Like the type that would use other people's bodies?" Taeil asked. Jackson shakes his head and said, "I don't think so. I think they were personally made."

     "Like what God does?" Mark asked.

     "Exactly. I think they have their own identity to avoid unwanted attention, then the king (or maybe our fathers), did something to the minds of everyone, making them think they're real, like how the king erased everyone's memory of Jiyong," Jackson explained, shocking everyone since he wasn't really a talker.

      "If that's the case then they've been here for a long time. Demons are immortals right, well except for you guys who are half Demons. They could be the type of Demons who come back and forth from hell and earth. These guys could be thousands of years old," Sungjae explained, then Hyunseung butted in and said, "Or they could be just a few days old. Maybe they were made already as teenagers just a few days ago."

     "Fuck, this is so complicated," Jihoon complained as he aggressively scratched his head.

      "Let's just be cool once we meet them, we don't want any trouble yet. But if things get bad...Jihoon, I want you both to quickly stop time. I don't want the students to get hurt." Sunggyu instructed, and even though Sunggyu was the Demon's leader, the angel nodded his head and said, "Understood."

    "Well, get your weapons ready, I think we found our target," Junhyung stated with a smirk as he saw two guys (who perfectly fit the description), walking opposite their way.

     "Move you assholes." The blonde one told the students who were blocking the corridor.

     "Give the guy his fucking space." The brown-haired guy added.

     "This place is fucking bull, when are we going to leave anyway?" the brothers heard the blonde guy say. While they were walking towards them, Suho squinted his eyes and said, "These guys are the S Ranked Demons? I don't want to sound cocky but they feel so...weak."

     "Let's not belittle them too much Suho or you might just eat your words when they kick your butt in the future," Hyunseung stated.

     As the two were now a few meters away from the brothers, Sunggyu's eyes suddenly widened from shock.

     "N-No way..." he says as he stops walking, making everyone stop walking behind him.

      "What is it?" Junhyung asked.

      Sunggyu, whose eyes were still focused on the two, answered, "One of them...I already saw one of them."

      "What? When?" Hyunseung quickly asked.

      "When I arrived in Korea...the motorcycle guy...he hit my car, then he fucking smirked at me when I got angry at him!" Sunggyu angrily says as he remembered that frustrating event.

      "Well, easier for us to start a conversation then," Junhyung says as he watched Sunggyu bolt towards them. When the two were finally face-to-face with the Demons and the Arcs, Sunggyu grabbed the shoulder of the guy who he met before, then he angrily looked at him and said, "You asshole! How dare you show your face to me again!"

      Everyone expected him to smirk like how Sunggyu told them he'd done before. Some even expected him to say something witty, but they were all shocked when they saw what he really did.

      The handsome boy quickly pushed Sunggyu's hand away like it was nothing, and with deadly eyes, he looked at the Demon's leader and said, "Don't fucking touch me."

      The blonde guy beside him on the other hand smirked and said, "We don't want your blood on our clothes this early in the morning; it would be disrespectful to our professor."

      "What the fuck did you say?!" Sunggyu shouted as he was about to punch the motherfucker, but Junhyung quickly held his shoulder and stopped him, "Didn't you just say to act cool?" Junhyung whispered as he saw the students already surrounding them.

      Sunggyu quickly pushed Junhyung's hand away and looked back at the two supposed S Ranked Demons. But before he could say anything to them, the two suddenly leaves the scene, leaving the Arcs and the Demons dumbfounded.

      Did they just ignore them?

      "W-What the fuck just happened?" Minhyuk asked from disbelief.

      Sunggyu, who was still in shock, answered, "Well my brothers...we just met the S Ranked Demons Kharon was so worried about."

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