Ciel walked out of the carriage and flinched as a cold wind hit his face. He adjusted his hat and waited for Sebastian. When said butler had got off of the carriage and walked up to him, he looked towards a small tower in the distance. He nodded to Sebastian, and they started to walk towards it. If it weren't for the light of the full moon, they would've been swallowed up in the darkness of the night.
"The queen wants me to 'put an end to a major threat'."
"Yes. She wants us to kill whatever that threat is."
"Strange. She doesn't normally resort to a death penalty."
Eventually, they got to the tower. A guard had looked up at them and tensed. He loomed over Ciel aggressively.
"Look, kid. This area's guarded for a reason. Go away!"
"I am Ciel Phantomhive. I am here to put an end to a threat." he replied with authority in his voice.
The guard narrowed his eyes "...How do I know you're not lying?"
In response, Ciel shoved a letter into his hands. "Queen's. Orders."
The guard read the letter and sighed. "Sorry, sir. I figured you be a little-" his eyes swept over Ciel, "taller."
"Please let my master and I in." said Sebastian, knowingly butting in.
The guard flinched at the butler. "Wh-Where did you come from?" he shook his head. "No...it doesn't matter..."
He opened the door to the tower. "Follow me." He walked up a few stair steps, before stopping and turning to them.
"Hurry up. We don't have time to lose."
Ciel and Sebastian exchanged looks before catching up to the guard.
"My name is John Applegate, and I am the guard of this place, if you haven't figured out already." He started to walk up the stairs again. "In case you're wondering, this tower is used to hold -ahem- supernatural beings."
"'Supernatural beings'? Like what?" asked Ciel.
Applegate shrugged. "You know- supernatural beings. Legendary beasts that only make appearences in stories or witness' accounts. Monsters."
"Interesting."
"Well, to be honest we rarely get any prisoners. We've just recently caught quite a foul beast."
"Like what?"
"You don't want to stick around to see it, that's all I know." He shivered. "The last guy that stuck around got killed-pretty brutally, I might add."
They cleared the last steps of the stairs and got to a door. Applegate fumbled with the keys and grabbed one. "I-I think this is the right one." He put it through the key hole and turned it. It unlocked with a clunk, and he shakily opened the door. "Sorry, this is my first time going here..."
They were greeted with a girl around Ciel's age. She was chained to the wall behind her. Her hair was extremely messy, her tattered dress hung off of her thin frame, and her amber eyes were emotionlessly staring off into space.
"Oh...you're the ones here to kill me, aren't you?" she asked, her voice weak.
Applegate looked shocked. "Y-You're the beast?"
She nodded weakly.
"There's no way..."
Ciel drew his pistol and put it to her forehead. "Queen's orders."
The girl smiled. "I know."
He was about to pull the trigger, but someone smacked the gun out of his hands.
"Get away from my mistress!" yowled a woman's voice. Ciel glanced behind him to see a pale woman with hair as black as a raven's. She pushed him out of the way and ran up to the 'beast'.
"Mistress! I finally found you!" she excalimed, hugging her.
"G-Get away from here, Myra." warned the girl.
Myra shook her head. "Never. I found the cure-"
"Seriously, GO!"
"Why-" she yelped as she was grabbed and thrown to the ground by Sebatian.
"You should learn not to touch my master."
Applegate blinked. "Wh-what the hell!"
The girl whimpered. "Please leave. I-I don't want to hurt anyone..."
Ciel glared at her. "Why should we?"
"I-I'm going to t-turn..."
"Turn...?"
"Run! Please!"
"There's no need. I have a cure!"
The girl flinched. "A-A cure?-ahh!" She shrieked in pain.
Myra ran past Sebastian and up to her. "Yes, a cure. Here-" Ciel pushed her. "Don't interupt my job!"
The girl was whimpering as a tail shot out of her lower back. Her canines were becoming more prominent, and her whimpers became inhuman.
"Oh m-my G-God!" yelped Applegate.
The girl's eyes squeezed shut and she looked down, unable to keep her head up anymore. Wolf ears grew out of her head. Her skin was slowly growing silver fur.
Ciel blinked. He picked up his pistol and aimed it at her head. Before he pulled the trigger, the pistol was sent flying out of his hands. Before he knew it, he was face to face with a huge, silver were-wolf.
She raised a paw to strike him, but thankfully, his butler grabbed him and leaped out of her paw's reach. The were-wolf burst out of her chains and rushed towards Applegate. He took out his rifle and fired it, but the attack had no effect on her. Just as her fangs closed around his neck, a black furred cat leaped at the beast's head with enough force to unbalance her aim.
Applegate backed up towards the door. "Run!"
Ciel looked at his butler. "Sebastian, this is an order: Stop that beast!"
Sebastian bowed."Yes, my lord." He rushed towards the were-wolf.
The black she-cat held on to the beast's head, her mouth carrying a necklace. She lost her grip and was thrown against the wall. The she-cat got up shakily and dashed for Sebastian.
Sebastian threw knives at the were-wolf, causing her to shriek in pain. The silver burned her flesh, causing wounds that were sure to scar. The she cat leaped onto his shoulder and thrust the necklace into his face. He got the message and took the necklace.
Applegate grabbed Ciel. "Let's get out of here!"
"Wha-"
Before he could react, Applegate was carrying Ciel away.
Sebastian quickly jumped on top of the were-wolf and put the necklace around her muzzle. The beast howled and tried to shake him off, but with a flick of his wrists, the necklace was around her neck. She howled as she started to turn back to normal. Sebastian leaped off of her and watched as the beast got smaller.
And smaller...
And smaller...
And smaller...
Until she was normal. The girl collapsed to the ground, panting. The black cat ran towards her, nuzzling her.
"Hehehe...hehe...heh..." The girl's eyes closed, the world around her becoming black.
Sebastian looked at the two, almost pitying them. The girl was splayed out on the ground, barely breathing, while the cat was trying to wake her up by licking her eyelids. The cat turned her head to plead with her eyes, only to see that Sebastian was gone. She was all alone.
Sebastian tapped Applegate's shoulder. "I would like you to let go of my master, Mr. Applegate."
"O-Oh. Sorry." He put down Ciel.
"Finally, you put me down." Growled Ciel.
"Sorry, kid. I didn't want you to get hurt."
"Since when did you think I was going to get hurt?"
"Since that beast attacked us." He shrugged. "I guess I shouldn't call her a beast. Poor thing..."
"Is she dead, Sebastian?" asked Ciel.
"The last I saw of her, she was breathing," Sebastian replied.
"She is supposed to be dead, Sebastian. You disobeyed me."
"You simpily ordered me to stop the beast. So I gave her the 'cure' that was avaible."
"...So she's normal again?"
"Not quite." He looked at the night sky, deep in thought. "The 'cure' that I gave her was called Wolfstone. It is a kind of stone that prevent were-wolves from transforming. However, the stone can only have one 'master'. It only works on the first person it's given to."
Ciel looked at Sebastian. "So, it must be incredibly rare."
"Yes, it is. As a plus, it doesn't completely stop the were-wolf from transforming. It just gives them the will to transform into it whenever they so choose."
Applegate blinked. "Oh, I see."
Ciel turned to the red haired guard. "...You're still here?"
"Yes, I am."
"I belive our work here is done, Sebastian. Let's go."
Applegate smiled and waved as the twosome walked towards their carriage.
"Oh, and Applegate," called Ciel, "you might want to clean up the tower. It's very dirty."
"Oh...Yes, sir. I will."
And with that, they got into their carriage and rode off into the night.
OCC: I hope you guys like this new story~!
I'm kinda new to the Black Butler fandom. Meaning that I've watched the whole first season and a few episodes of the second one. No, I have not read the manga. But I wish to~!
I apoligize in advance for any OOCness that appears in this chapter, if there's any. It's hard for me to keep them in character. Please Review if you have any tips for me. Thank you~!