I have had this idea running through my mind for a while now and I literally could not sleep until I wrote it down...one thing lead to another and I decided just to put up a bit to see if you like it. Please tell me if you would like me to continue with this story.
This will be a yaoi eventually, so be forewarned.
I do not own Black Butler; if I did there would be a lot of sex and a happy ending for Alois.
*Italics are thoughts
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Chapter 1
Dull…..not even a plague would curve his horrible boredom; he needed a new game, a challenge. Something different and exciting… perhaps I should let more demons than usual out of Hell this month. No, I did that last year... He chuckles darkly to himself reminiscing and reliving the moment when he so "graciously" allowed more of the middle class demons leave the confines of Hell. The look on the Earl Phantomhive's face was truly priceless.
Ever since the human race stumbled upon the existence of demons over seven hundred years ago, there has been war between the two species. For hundreds of years humans had no idea of how to kill a demon…that was until a certain ruler of Hell got bored and decided to "shake things up". Chuckling darkly to himself, Lucifer thought of a time when his life did not seem so dismal…about four hundred years prior when he meet a man with the last name of Phantomhive.
Lucifer was visiting earth to kill time in 1487 when he happened upon a man with striking blue eyes in the streets of London. Curiosity peaked; he struck up a conversation with the young man over a cup of tea at a local tea house. When the man asked for his name, Lucifer offered the title Sebastian. He lead the man to believe that he was a demon hunter and that he had found a way to "vanquish" demons. Of course, this was not true, only he could truly destroy his kind, and he only reserved that for those who betrayed his authority. The man was completely ensnared by the wondrous tales that he wove and demanded proof of his incredible claims. Lucifer, knowing that his claims had to be believable told the Phantomhive man to meet him that night at the tea house to "hunt" for demons.
Lucifer called for a lowly spider demon for aid. This particular demon went by Claude Fastidious at the time. Lucifer never liked him, Claude was a fickle demon and Lucifer saw him as no better than the humans which he consumed. Yet, Claude had a wicked cunning which proved useful at times. Regardless, Lucifer kept Claude limited in power by regulating his contracts and taking souls from him occasionally. It would not do for his lovely little spider to become too powerful, would it? No, Lucifer liked him kneeling and crawling by his feet, where he belonged.
Lucifer allowed Claude to have extra time on earth and in exchange Claude would play the part of the demon they would "slay" that night.
With special care, Lucifer collected various religious items and artifacts from all over Europe and meticulously ordering them in a trunk. Lucifer meet with the Phantomhive man outside of the designated tea shop at dusk with his trunk and together they walked to his "room" in London, all the while Lucifer "taught" the young man how to "slay" a demon. Some of the advice he offered was true; however, most of it was completely false.
Lucifer looked down at the young blue eyed man beside him and recounted they ways to kill a demon. "To kill a demon, aim for the heart with a steak made from the blessed wood of an English oak tree harvested on a full moon which has a white owl perched on it and that coos three times." Lucifer wanted to laugh out loud at the utter stupidity of this instruction. "You must be certain that it has entered the heart or the demon will not die. You may fashion the wood into any weapon you wish, arrows or spears, it matters not." He also instructed him to use holly water and garlic to ward off demons telling the young Phantomhive that it was discovered when people mistook demons for vampires. Next, Lucifer told him, "Silver blessed in a flowing river on the night of a full moon also has the ability to vanquish a demon." Feeling incredibly generous, Lucifer enlightened the young Lord to the existence of Reapers, knowing that it was only a matter of time before they were discovered. He told him the truth about their death scythes; that they could send a demon back to Hell, but the demon could be brought back with time. What sold his performance; however, was his "battle" with the spider demon, Claude.
Lucifer had previously instructed Claude to act accordingly to the instructions which he gave to the man. During the "battle" Lucifer would "kill" Claude with a "magical" sword which has the ability to kill any demon without piercing the heart, the wielder only needed to land a blow to the midsection of the demon. Lucifer had crafted this blade himself, making sure it would never dull or lose its shine. As a finishing touch he encrusted the hilt with a large sapphire in honor of the man's beautiful eyes.
After he landed such a hit, he would have sustained too grievous of injuries to continue, leaving what was left of his gear and his "precious" sword to the Phantomhive heir.
The plan went accordingly and after his honorable "burial" as the mysterious savior who had discovered the demons' weaknesses. The Phantomhive name went down in history for its "great" deeds and ability to rid the world of demons.
What actually happened; however, was that Lucifer created a cycle which would allow a certain number of demons to wonder the earth at a time. Whenever someone "killed" them, their time was up and someone else had the chance to live top side for a while. His plan was ingenious because it stopped the constant grumbling he received for allowing "favorites" to walk the earth and keeping the unfavorable in Hell.
Currently, Lucifer would just weaken them or "out" them to the humans and allow them to take care of those he did not like or those that had angered him. The most beautiful part of this plan was that he was never at fault for the demons being sent back to Hell, and it only furthered the hatred they felt for the human race. Yes, life was good for Lucifer and he owed it all to a certain Phantomhive. His family had passed the magical "sword" down from generation to generation, leading "massacres" of demons and being honored for their bravery. The most recent Phantomhive was particularly brutal and sent many of his demons back to Hell quite often. If he keeps killing them at this rate, Lucifer would have to order his demons to take different appearances each time they go to Earth. I have heard that he has a young son, I wonder if he will be as ruthless as his father. The current Lord, Vincent Phantomhive, really was quite enthusiastic about his "job"….if only my demons were half as passionate as a Phantomhive; it seems to be a family trait.
I wonder what he would do if he knew it was all in vain….
Looking around his empty abode Lucifer couldn't help but notice something was missing. Immediately he suspected Grell Sutcliff, that infernal Reaper who seems entirely devoted to molesting him at every chance he got. Taking a quick inventory of the room the crow demon could not find a single item out of place. The rectangular hall had thirteen pairs of pillars lined up to his gold encrusted throne; at each side of the great chair was a golden bowl which held a blue witch light. His vast collection of precious or shiny items was piled up on either side of his tall resting place in large mounds. Not one gold piece, diamond, or ruby was missing.
Even after recounting every last gold piece Lucifer was bored, which meant that he would once again wonder the earth. Perhaps he would meet the current Phantomhive family in person. They say that Vincent could smell the presence of any demon that was nearby; Lucifer found himself eager to find out if it was true. Standing from his throne he stretched his black wings and walked calmly out the room leaving only the soft fluttering of black feathers as a reminder of his residency.
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So, please tell me what you think, the next chapter will have Ciel's point of view, and their first meeting.