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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KINGDOM HEARTS OR BLACK BUTLER!
~BLACK HEARTS~
Our young noble was sitting at his desk, a large window behind him overlooking the front gardens, to which Demyx was currently tending to. He was reading an old looking book on supernatural beings, glued to the small section on demons.
Roxas slammed the book shut and turned round immediately, feeling a dark presence behind him.
"Now master, why would you be reading something like that? Hmm?"
His brows furrowed as he looked into deep, amused emerald eyes. His questioning butler in front of him with a gleeful human like smile.
"Its none of your concern. Now what is it?"
"A letter from the Queen, my Lord" The boy's eyes widened a little
"The Queen?"
"Yes, seems she has asked for your assistance once again." His butler said as he handed the letter over with a royal seal on the opening.
His master sighed as he opened the envelope "Another mystery eh?" He took a few a minutes to read the letter inside, his face had an unreadable expression. "Hmm.."
Then he smirked.
"It seems, we'll be making a little trip to the village of Windermere, Axel. Make the necessary requirements will you and tell the others"
"Right away Master"
~O~
"You mean...We're actually going on a trip!" Demyx exclaimed excitedly. Next to the two other servants lined up in the hall. Zexion was tending to preparations for their leave.
"Yes, but please be aware this isn't a trip for pleasure. The Queen has requested us to solve a mystery." Axel said calmly.
"The Queen?! A mystery? How exciting!" Xion cheered. "I'm sure it'll be no trouble for the young master!"
"So what exactly is this mystery Axel?" Xigbar questioned as Axel put a hand to his chin and started to explain.
"It seems children have been going missing in the small village of Windermere... they have been reported as having a fixation to the large lake that is the main tourist attraction there... Many say that a sea creature lurks in the lake" At this point Xigbar had started shaking with a look of dread on his face. "Xigbar?"
The said man swallowed thickly and laughed nervously. "Hahaha! I'm fine! Just fine!"
The other two servants had cat like grins on their faces as they looked at the taller servant.
"You see Axel..." Xion started
"...Xigbar can't swim" Demyx finished
"Gah! You little pipsqueaks! You said you wouldn't tell!" The two just chuckled to themselves cheekily as Xigbar had a go at them.
Axel sighed and turned to his Master who was coming down the stairs, ready to go out with his cane and smart looking outdoors wear, complete with a top hat.
"Where are you going master?" Xion questioned curiously after calming down.
"To London. There's someone there who has knowledge on mythology of sorts... Axel, lets go." Their master replied nonchalantly as he walked past the three servants, who bowed in respect. His butler already wearing his own coat and following closely behind him.
Once they got to the carriage out front, Axel gracefully opened the door to the young boy, bowing before going in himself.
~O~
"So you say this is the place?"
"I'm certain Master."
The young master and his butler had arrived a ghostly looking shop that seemed to deal with and contain ancient black magic artefacts. Inside of the shop were rows upon rows of books and large jars with odd ingredients and objects in them. The shop was neatly hidden in an alleyway, so little had paid attention to it.
"Hmm.." Roxas opened the door with a curious look on his face and entered the shop, his butler following closely behind him. It was a large shop, stretching along the length of which the alleyway was.
"Master!"
"Huh? Gahh!"
A dart had shot out of nowhere. During this time Axel had threw himself in front of and taken ahold of his master. They fell to the ground with a loud 'thump!' as Roxas groaned at the impact of his back hitting the floor.
"Are you alright Master?" The said boy opened his eyes slowly, seeing his butler above him on all fours. He blinked and blushed lightly, putting on a scowl and pushing the redhead off.
"I'm fine. What happened?"
"A poison dart it seems..." Roxas looked back at his butler confusedly before he looked over the said man's shoulder and noticed the dart sticking out of his butler's back. His eyes widened a little.
"Awww, you spoiled all my fun! Hehehehehehehe~" Roxas turned immediately, getting to his feet and his hands clenched tightly into small balls. Axel had also gotten to his feet, brushing the dart off his back as if it were nothing.
"Whose there! Come out at once!"
"'Whose'? My name isn't 'Whose' young one, hehehehe~" A figure was suddenly hanging down from the rafters of the shop, making the young lord flinch back a bit at the new face right in front of him. The man's legs being his only support as he swang a little back and forth.
He seemed to be a tall man with long layered pink hair and a fringe forever covering his eyes. He wore simple, dark clothes with a black long doctor's coat to match. The sleeves however draped over his hands.
"You almost killed me!" The young lord souted, annoyed.
The man shrugged, lifting his cloaked hands "But I didn't. Besides even if it had hit you, it would of only put you to sleep... for me to experiment on you long enough, hehehe~"The man swang back up onto the rafter before jumping quietly and smoothly back down, glancing at Axel with a curious gaze. "Now how may I be of assistance to you fine gentlemen? I don't get much customers me. Perhaps some books?"
The young master righted himself, holding his cane "We hear your the one to come to when dealing with supernatural matters...Marluxia?"
"I may be~ I may be not~ First I ask for a simple payment. Tell me about yourselves. You've got me quite curious."
The butler and his Master looked inbetween themselves.
"Allow me Master."
10 minutes later
"A mystery you say?"
"Yes. Do you have any information on what creatures it could supposedly be?" The young lord questioned
"Well let me see now" He walked up to the countless shelves of rows of books, running his fingers along the spines and muttering and chuckling quietly to himself.
"Ah yes! Here we go~" He carried the large and dusty looking book to the counter, opening it at the right page. Our Master and butler walked up to the desk curiously.
"Well my young one, it seems you would be talking about a Kelpie."
"A Kelpie?"
"A shape-shifting horse like water spirit said to haunt the rivers and streams. Changing between horse and water."
"These creatures... I believe I heard somewhere that they can hate humans for ruining their home..." Axel cut in, a hand at his chin in thought.
"Yes~ The Kelpie is known to lure humans, especially children into the water to kill and eat them. It does this by encouraging children to ride on its back, where its skin becomes sticky and it then drags them to the bottom of the water to devour, leaving only the heart or liver. Hehehehehe~ interesting hmm?"
"Do they count as...demons?" Roxas asked as he stared at the picture in the book. Axel glanced at his master.
"Well...they are known as spirits of the dead, Kelpies are not benevolent creatures after all and some even say that they will not come unless summoned, or to eat. Hehehehe~ Your little mystery seems quite interesting!"
"Quite. Anyway, thank you for your time. Axel lets go." The young boy turned to the door with a serious expression. His butler behind him.
Marluxia leaned on the plam of his hand. "You know~ There was a pair just like you two, who came in a few days ago..." Both stopped, Roxas looked down darkly.
"Was there a silver haired butler?"
"No...a brunette one who had a young master that had an uncanny resembalence to you...hehehehe~"
"What..." Roxas's eyes widened before he frowned and turned, seeing the shop owner gone. Axel stood in front of his gaze. His Master looked up at him.
"Come Master..."
"Right..."
Both walked back out to the carriage outside. Roxas was lost in thought on the journey home. Axel paying close attention, frowning.
Ventus...?
I sincerely do hope you enjoyed reading this chapter! I was planning to make this chapter as the mystery but then I thought it may be best for next time since we had a nice lengthy intro for a new character.
Marluxia! Who, as you probably guessed, is kind of the alternative for Undertaker!
Anyway next chapter will be up soon! Our little mystery~
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