"N-no, it can't be…" Gilbert whispered.

Lust Eater released his grip on Francis, who landed on the floor in a lifeless heap. Lust Eater smirked as he held the soul above his mouth.

"D-don't eat it!" Antonio shouted as he and Gilbert began struggling violently. But Lust Eater had already begun licking the soul. He enjoyed seeing the humans scream as he played with his food. He opened his mouth and slowly pushed the soul in it. The humans began yelling and begging him to stop. But the other five enjoyed seeing the humans suffer and beg as Lust Eater swallowed the soul.

"Tastier than I thought," Lust Eater muttered, licking his lips.

"No!" Gilbert shouted.

"You're making us all hungry already! Hey Maria, can you release your binding spell?" Diean asked. "I'd like to chase my prey around first before consumption."

Maria stared at him, almost in disbelief. "Very well," she whispered. She snapped her fingers and in an instant, the invisible ropes snapped and vanished.

Instinctively, the humans made a dash for the front door.

"Dammit!" Alfred cursed as he tried opening the door. The door rattled but stubbornly refused to open. "It can't be now!"

Arthur desperately tried a release and unlocking spell, but even those did not unlock the door.

"Give up. The door's locked by a special magic," a voice behind them said. They turned to see Diean standing in front of them, his scythe resting on his right shoulder. His left hand was clutching onto the chains of the scythe. He swung the chains, causing them to clatter as they knocked against each other.

"Stay back!" Arthur warned as he thrust himself in front of the others.

"What are you doing? Stay back!" Ludwig warned.

Arthur ignored him and began chanting solemnly. "Egeus jan morsiusel kouringer…"

Diean raised an eyebrow and let out a dry laugh. "A summoning spell?" he scoffed. "So what are you going to summon? A fire-breathing crow?" he taunted

"…Nesil dank hoyden!" Arthur finished the chanting and a flaming green circle with strange writings and figures appeared on the floor. A strong wind howled and grey smoke was emitted from the magic circle. A blinding light shone and the ground shook slightly as smoke enveloped the room. The humans began coughing.

"What the…?" Ludwig said in disbelief as the smoke cleared.

Bloodshot eyes shone among the smoke. With a growl and a swipe of a tail, the smoke was cleared. Now standing in the room, was a crimson red dragon with hooked claws and huge wings. Its back was spiked and it growled, showing a row of yellow teeth. Diean gritted his teeth and swapped to an attacking stance.

"Senkon margioulth, attack!" Arthur commanded.

The dragon leapt forward and sprung on Diean. A smile formed on Diean's lips.

He brought his scythe above his head as the dragon leapt towards him. Suddenly, Diean brought down the scythe.

There was a howl of pain as the dragon collapsed on the ground, a fatal wound seen extending from its neck down to its tail. Diean smirked as the dragon roared in pain and vanished into smoke.

"W-what…how…?" Arthur blinked in disbelief.

"You may already know this, but whatever creature you summon is summoned through your physical energy and blood. The summoned creature's overall strength and power depends on how much energy and blood you give it." Diean smirked. "If that dragon you summoned was strong, you should be on the floor now, half-dead."

Arthur gritted his teeth. These… beings knew so much. They could send dreams and possess much knowledge about magic. Just… Just who were they?

Diean ambled casually towards the humans, chains dragging on the floor. The humans stayed glued to the spot, not knowing what to do. Diean smirked.

"Now… come on. Don't be afraid. I'll just take two souls out of the remaining nine…" Diean said, smiling as he extended a hand.

Elizabeta slowly stepped back and slipped her hands into the pockets of her dress and began feeling for something. She suddenly felt something small and hard in her right pocket. She secretly fished it out. A Swiss Army knife.

Taking a risk, she drew back her right hand, and aimed for Diean's leg. She opened the knife and the razor sharp tools popped out. Everyone seemed totally unaware of what she was doing. As for Diean, he was too absorbed into choosing the right soul to consume. She aimed for his right ankle. Come on… Almost there…She then flung the knife.

Be it a miracle or ordinary luck, the knife went right through Diean's calf.

Diean howled as he dropped his scythe, which turned back into Kougar.

"Diean, are you okay?" Kougar asked.

"Does it look like it?" Diean shouted back angrily. He glared daggers at the humans, who were all standing seemingly innocent. "Ok, which fucking one of you threw this fucking knife? Come on! Who fucking did it?" Diean yelled, wincing as he pulled the knife out of his bleeding calf. Blood gushed out.

"Run!" Elizabeta hissed. Her friends didn't need to be told twice. They turned and sprinted towards the back door, with no time to waste.

"Where are you going?" The three other unknown beings appeared right in front of the back door. Lust Eater smirked. The humans slowly drew back as they approached.

"Don't go yet," Shadow Mirage said. "We still have yet to show you our hospitality."

"Keep away from us!" Lovino shouted furiously.

Maria shook her head slowly. "Play with us," she whispered. She lifted her hand, and suddenly the humans were split in groups of three. The humans blinked as blood-red smoke wrapped them, and they felt as if they were falling, falling.

Forever right into darkness.


You ignored their warnings,

So one of you died

They are not satisfied, for they want more than souls

They want blood to spill.

Human's blood