Worlds

The world is the main setting of the series. While the series is set in modern times, the story places our world next to a parallel world: Assiah, the human world, is connected to Gehenna, known as the demon world.

Assiah:
Assiah is the material world in which humans live. Demons can pass into this world by possessing anything that exists within it. It is the ultimate goal of Satan, the ruler of Gehanna, to make Assiah his own. Specially-trained humans in the world of Assiah can exorcise demons back to Gehenna through various methods. Any kind of contact between the two worlds is normally impossible, save for demons who live in Assiah by possessing objects.

Mashō:
Mashō, or Temptaint, refers to wounds or illnesses that are inflicted by a demon. Once a person sustains a mashō, they become able to see demons for the rest of their life. As such, it is a rite that all prospective Exorcists must go through, including Yukio Okumura. Evidently, Rin did not have to undergo mashō because of his demon heritage.

In the anime "Mashō" was renamed "Spirit Wound".

Gehenna:
Gehenna is the world in which demons live. Satan is the god of demons and the ruler of Gehenna. Currently, not much is known about Gehenna, as it has not yet been seen. It has been stated that there is no material present in Gehenna. It is said that the only direct way to the demon world is through the Gehenna Gate which only Satan can open.