Volume 24

Volume 24 is the twenty-fourth volume of the manga series, Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師 Ao no Ekusoshisuto) by Kazue Katō. The front cover features the newly born Rin Okumura.

Blurb
Fight hellfire with hellfire!

''Rin bears witness to the fateful Blue Night when his mother, Yuri Egin, gave birth to both Rin and Yukio. Rin never wanted to see—or even know about—his birth, but now he has learned something about himself that he may need in the coming conflict. Meanwhile, aboard the airship Dominus Liminus, the Illuminati and Lucifer move forward with their plans to bring forth Satan and return the world to nothingness. Lucifer has welcomed Yukio as an ally, but Yukio has other ideas…''

The Story So Far
''Unknown to Rin Okumura, both human and demon blood runs in his veins. In an argument with his foster father, Father Fujimoto, Rin learns that Satan is his true father. Satan suddenly appears and tries to drag Rin down to Gehenna because Rin has inherited his power. Father Fujimoto fights to defend Rin, but dies in the process. Rin decides to become an Exorcist so he can someday defeat Satan and begins studying at the Exorcism Cram School under the instruction of his twin brother Yukio, who is already an Exorcist.''

''Rin and the others succeed in defeating the Impure King, awakened by the former exorcist, Todo. Meanwhile, Yukio fights Todo, and as the battle rages, he senses the same flame in his own eyes as his brother.''

''Later, mysterious events begin occurring around the globe orchestrated by a secret society known as the Illuminati. Finally, the Japanese government publicly recognizes the existence of demons.''

''In order to learn about Satan inhabiting his left eye and the secrets surrounding his birth, Yukio tells Rin goodbye and goes to join the Illuminati. Rin realizes he too must know about his birth if he ever wants to see Yukio again, so he asks Mephisto about it and receives a key for traveling into the past.''

''As he observes the lives of Shiro and Yuri, Satan takes a corporeal form. Yuri keeps Satan company to prevent him from raging out of control, and he gradually falls in love with her.''

''They try escape Asylum to live a quiet life, but the Order captures them. Then Shiro learns the shocking fact that Yuri is pregnant with Satan's child!!''

In the next volume…
''The Blue Night has begun and Satan's cloned body can no longer contain the massive cosmic energies within him. The Knights of the True Cross are faced with an unprecedented crisis as a wave of destruction begins to sweep across the world. While the Knights resort to extreme measures in an attempt to restrain the newborn Rin, Yuri Egin continues to struggle with childbirth—Yukio is about to enter the world as well. The blue flames continue to spread and no one will be spared their heat…''

Foreword
''What is everyone in the present doing while Rin wanders around in the past? This volume focuses on that.''

Enjoy the manga!

Cast of Characters
Info below retrieved from Viz Media.

Rin Okumura Mephisto Pheles Shiro Fujimoto Yuri Egin Satan Yukio Okumura Shiemi Moriyama Ryuji Suguro Konekomaru Miwa Izumo Kamiki Lewin Light Lucy Yang Osceola Redarm Arthur A. Angel Grigori Agency Shemihaza Drac Dragulesc Lucifer Egyn Homare Todo Renzo Shima
 * Born of a human mother and Satan, the God of Demons, Rin Okumura has powers he can barely control. After Satan kills Father Fujimoto, Rin's foster father, Rin decides to become an Exorcist so he can someday defeat Satan. Now a first-year student at True Cross Academy and an Exwire at the Exorcism Cram School, he hopes to someday become a Knight. When Yukio broke his Koma Sword, the power of Satan swallowed him, but Shiemi called him back to himself. He has traveled to the past to learn the circumstances surrounding his birth.
 * President of True Cross Academy and head of the Exorcism Cram School. He was Father Fujimoto's friend, and now he is Rin and Yukio's guardian. The number two power in Gehenna and known as Samael, King of Time.
 * The man who raised Rin and Yukio. He held the rank of Paladin, but Satan possessed him and he gave his life defending Rin. There is a possibility that he was a clone of Azazel created by Section 13, but he made a deal with Mephisto to become a Senior Exorcist First Class.
 * Rin and Yukio's mother. She was an orphan, but after she met Shiro, Asylum took her in and she became an Exorcist. She is the only person Satan trusts and is pregnant with his
 * Rin and Yukio's father. He is connected to and rules over almost all demons. He occupies Section 13 to prevent the deterioration of his body, but the Order soon captures him during an escape attempt with Yuri.
 * Rin's brother. Hoping to become a doctor, he's a genius who is the youngest student ever to become an instructor at the Exorcism Cram School. However, the flame of Satan lies in his left eye. He has begun to question the righteousness of the Knights of the True Cross and has gone to meet the Illuminati.
 * Daughter of the owner of Futsumaya, an Exorcist supply shop. She possesses the ability to become a Tamer and can summon a baby Greenman named Nee. After quitting the Exorcism Cram School, she goes to the Vatican with personnel from the Grigori Agency.
 * Heir to the venerable Buddhist sect known as Myodha in Kyoto. He wants to achieve the titles of Dragoon and Aria. He is Lightning's apprentice and they are conducting an investigation together.
 * He was once a pupil of Suguro's father and is now Suguro's friend. He's an Exwire who hopes to become an Exorcist someday. He is small in size and has a quiet and composed personality.
 * An Exwire with the blood of shrine maidens. She has the ability to become a Tamer and can summon two white foxes. The Illuminati had taken her captive, but with help from Rin and the others, she escaped and settled her grudge against the insane professor Gedōin.
 * An Arch Knight, he is Arthur's right-hand man as well as number two in the Order. An expert in Arias and summoning, he goes by the nickname "Lightning." He is performing an independent investigation into the Illuminati.
 * An Arch Knight from the China Branch.
 * An Arch Knight from the Mexico Branch.
 * A Senior Exorcist First Class and the current Paladin. He wields the demon sword Caliban and is certain that Rin, as the bearer of Satan's blood, should be destroyed.
 * An organization at Vatican Headquarters that assists the Grigori, which appears to have a connection to Shiemi's mother, but...
 * A Grigori, one of the Order's highest-level advisors.
 * The director of the K.R.C. Laboratory doing research into cloning for Lucifer. At the time, he went by the name of Nicolae Eminescu.
 * Commander-in-Chief of the Illuminati. Known as the King of Light, he is the highest power in Gehenna. He plans to resurrect Satan and merge Assiah and Gehenna into one.
 * One of the Baal and known as the King of Water. Assistant director of the airborne research laboratory on Dominus Liminis.
 * Leader of Phosphorus, an organization of guards directly under Lucifer' command. She is Shima's superior officer and holds a rank of Adeptus Minor or higher.
 * Once a pupil of Suguro's father and now Suguro's friend. Currently, he is a double agent providing information to both the Illuminati and the Knights of the True Cross.

Chapter List

 * Chapter 109: SsC23:17d
 * Chapter 110: SsC40:00a
 * Chapter 111: SsC40:00b
 * Chapter 112: SsC40:00c
 * Chapter 113: SsC40:00d
 * Chapter 114: SsC23:17e