Prologue
"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope."
-Nikos Kazantzakis
To Fukushima Shadow,
I require your assistance once again. I take it you are aware of the number of disappearance of a few certain people from here and there all throughout London?
The certain people are from a special kinds of people, ones that are like you, from what I hear. The killings are all different from each other, however all are connected.
Before they died they were signs of torture before death. They were signs of rape, and signs of some kind blade that was used to carve pentagrams on their backs.
The Queen had explained it to me in details about who she thinks is responsible for making citizens do this, so I might as well fill you in.
Have you ever heard the unsolvable case in Japan? The one called the Alice Killings?
The queen tells me that the killer responsible for the Alice Killings is back. Each of the victims may have suffered a different kind of death, however they all had one thing in common. Each of the victims had a "calling card".
Only this time it doesn't just say the name "Alice" anymore, now it says "Alice is awakening". This is by orders of the Queen; she said that we are to find the killer and prevent whatever the hell he is planning.
However the reason why I am sending you this letter is because I have a feeling that I'll be needing assistance.
I know a lot has happened ever since your last visit to the manor, but I believe this case just like the last will help you find the ones that had brought death on your family.
And one more thing, please make sure that your friends, in America don't catch wind of what's happening. We don't want them poking their noses around here now wouldn't we?
Have a safe trip here,
Ciel Phantomhive
-End of Prologue-