Ciel followed obediently. His heart hammered against his chest as if it wanted to escape his body. Ciel silently cursed at the traitorous beat and walked inside the entrance with Sebastian. He was greeted by an empty room save one wooden bench in the middle of it. Ceil saw Sebastian motioning him to sit and did so.
Sebastian looked at at the boy curiously. There was something he had always been curious about and this was his last chance to find out. "Have you kept something from me all this time?"
"About what?" he said looking confused.
Sebastian paused not sure how to say what he wanted. Human languages were always lacking for these kind of matters. "It's just your soul… It's one of the brightest I've ever seen choosing to live so far in the darkness. The only other few souls I've seen this pure and willing to summon a demon were for a noble purpose, wanting to use the power to make the world better. But their goals are usually too big and that righteousness taints the flavor enough not to be worth the trouble. So I don't believe vengeance, on it's own, is enough to turned a soul this pure so far into the darkness. There has to be something more."
"Does it matter why? I don't care to know every ingredient you've put in my food," Ciel said defensively.
"No, but you ask what it is. This is no different. As to why it matters? I suppose it doesn't but having a question on my mind for eternity would be bothersome."
Ciel sighed and gave in. He hated talking about personal things especially during those times. But he couldn't recall Sebastian ever making a request that didn't have to do with his own safety. Besides what did he have to lose now? "You're right it always was more than avenging my family name. Being locked in a cage, tortured, I began to think questions. Did I do something wrong? Why would this happen to anyone? Whose sick joke made this possible? Then I came to the realization the only thing I did wrong was being weak. I've been playing the game fair when the only way to win in life was to cheat. Then you came… And it was my chance to be dealt a new hand and to cheat fate. I took it without hesitation."
"And now you pay for that decision," Sebastian said.
"I didn'... I don't care."
"Thank you for answering such a difficult question. It was enlightening," the demon said keeping his composer but deep down he was once again impressed by the boy.
"Then let's get on with it," Ciel said. He pulled the string on the back of his eyepatch and let it fall to the floor for their contract mark to show.
Sebastian gave a half smile and took off his glove in kind. "My apologies master, but while I'll endeavor be gentle this will hurt," Sebastian said as he walked closer. His eyes slowly changing to that bright red Ciel had seen more than handful of times before.
"No, you're no longer my butler. You are a demon. Eat my soul as you desire," Ciel said. All that was left to his existence was to be one hell of meal now. And he was determined to make that mean as much as possible.
Sebastian eyes now lit up to a darker crimson color darker then they have ever been in centuries. He smiled, permission to just be a demon, he could do that. Before Ciel would even have a chance to know what was coming he was behind him and violently removed Ciel's shirt over the boy's head. He raked his nail down Ciel's now barren back and a thin stream of blood escaped the boy's skin. His master instinctively flinched at the pain but made no sound of protest. He licked the boy's blood off slowly getting a taste before the full meal. A wave of pleasure and anticipation hit him. The blood tasted mouthwatering, one of the richest souls he ever tasted. Filled with hatred and passion to the brim but a pinch of grace somehow surviving to control it. After that Sebastian could no longer wait, it was time for the main course. "Any last requests Ciel?"
Ciel was taken aback. This is the first time he could recall Sebastian saying his name. The way he said it sounded different from the way anyone else did. It sounded perfect coming from his mouth. Like he was the only one to understand who he was. Ciel suppose that was true.
As for any requests, Ciel had none left. They knew this moment was coming for a long time now and all his affairs were long taken care of. "No Sebastian... that will be all," he said calmly. He forced all his muscles to relax and closed his eyes.
Sebastian plunged his teeth into the back of Ciel's neck. In doing so a type of toxin was released into Ciel. The demon knew it would only take a few moments for it to take effect. And sure enough seconds later the boy gave a loud ear piercing scream, as his soul was being shredded.
Ciel felt like his blood was set on fire. Everything burned his chest especially. His head whirled with his most intense memories. A minute later a part of him asked himself if this pain was worth it, but before he could decide there was nothing.
Sebastian sucked the soul out of Ciel's body. He wanted to do it slowly to savor every morsel of the precious soul he so carefully nurtured and cultivated to its fullest potential. He tasted the first drop and a powerful sensation took him over. The soul tasted pure as he suspected but there was more. It made him feel alive. Feelings of loneliness, love, caring, joy and more rang through his blood stronger than any other soul had ever granted him to feel. It was an alluring experience but as fast as the feelings came they left as Sebastian finished the last few flakes of soul.
Sebastian looked at his former master now lying on the floor. He didn't feel regret or guilt. He was a demon and this was simply the end of a deal they had both agreed to long ago. It was impossible for him to feel emotions like grief. But still he was rather fond of this role and knew he would come to notice the young earl's absence and maybe even miss him from time to time over eternity.