A/N: PLEASE READ BEFORE BEGINNING: If you are the type of reader that would be offended by the use of biblical references, references/explanations of God and possibly Satin *for story purposes only* please turn back now. I promise that I DO NOT hold very strong knowledge and or bias in religious views...however I do not wish to offend readers. I also unfortunatly have only seen the anime. I know...*tear* So realize that my understanding/plot will go along with that form of Black Butler.

Now that that's out of the way: Hi there. Its been a while since I published...and this story came out of a desire to write. I swear I have a plan for this story...so bare with me. I know this is barely any writing at all...but this is only the prologue. Please enjoy, and tell me what you think!


Declaration of War

An almost dreary night settled over the Phantomhive manor. The hour was late. And despite the thunderstorm that late February had brought upon England the residence of the Phantomhive estate were all in bed sleeping; save one demon. Sebastian treaded quietly down the corridors of the mansion, his eyes revealing little emotion in the dim candle light. Though it was his usual routine to dwell in the hallways, this particular night the butler had veered off his normal path.

The shudders shook furiously in the wind as rain pelted glass. The entire house seemed almost alive with the moaning of the roof as it withstood the storm. Yet this was not what put Sebastian on edge. A faint sound had been resonating from the library. Scratching, scuffling, scraping. Muffled as this library was far from the estates living corridors, it was none the less incessant.

As he reached the double doors, Sebastian paused. The sound had stopped. His eyes widened for a fraction of a second then narrowed. The butler could hear a faint flipping of pages on the other side of those doors followed by a fit of giggles. Immediately he pulled open the double doors.

Lighting flashed casting harsh shadows across the dark room and revealing only rain pouring in through a recently opened window. No human nor supernatural being dwelled in the library. Glancing around curiously, the butler went to close the window. Once closed he turned and sighed to himself.

"Well this just won't do."

The room was completely pristine, just as Sebastian had left it after his morning cleaning. However, a single book had been removed from the shelves and now rested on his master's desk. Closer inspection revealed it was Dante's Inferno. But that wasn't what Sebastian had qualms with.

Another crack of lighting illuminated peeled sections of wallpaper erratically pulling up every which way. Irritation aside Sebastian's interest was nonetheless peaked. Eyes glowing crimson, the butler removed his gloves as not to dirty them, then approached the wall. Ripping the wallpaper further from its place, what the demon found caused him to raise an eyebrow.

Gashes were etched within the plaster forming sharp mangled letters. The scratch marks were deep. In fact so deep that only a great deal of force could have been used to engrave them there. It was in this moment of discovery that Sebastian abruptly turned from the wall. Though cool in demeanor, malice was beginning to brew within the black clad butler. He made his way to his master's room, intending on spending the night vigilantly watching over the young earl.

The demon's footsteps were drowned out by the howling of the storm as his figure ascended into the shadows. Though the scratching had stopped, elsewhere the words carved into the Phantomhive estate were being repeated by tongue. Another wakeful soul made its way by carriage towards London. Giddily it whispered over and over the words that brought it solace. "Abandon All Hope, You Who Enter Here."


A/N: I find Sebastian an extremely difficult character to write about. It seems too easy to want to launch into out of character moments with him. Opinions...did he seem ok? I'm sure Ciel will be a similar ball of wax.

Random thought of the day: If there was a zombie apocolypse and I could chose anyone to be with me...it would be Sebastian. Why? (I'm sure some of you were already agreeing with me and therefore my question was not needed however...) Well...he's nice to look at, a demon with the ability to use cutlury as weapons, and hey if I'm going to die...I'd rather it be by his hand than by Zombies. Plus he's probably rescue all the kittens in the area...and I do like kittens. ^.^

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