Kurayami: I am extremely sorry for the late update! School is killing me slowly! Anyway, I thank all of you for supporting me. I appreciate that. I am also sorry for the short chapter. Um, I think I will be updating in December since my Final exams is in 2 weeks. Please tell me if my vocabulary slightly got better. Thank you. Please enjoy!
"Yes, my Lord!"
Wasting no time, Grell attacked with his chainsaw. I barely saw what was happening due to them being Supernatural but I managed.
"This is terrific, Sebas-chan!" Grell exclaimed as he tried to drive Sebastian to a corner.
Sebastian jumped and landed behind him but Grell was too fast and slashed the chainsaw at him. Sebastian narrowly missed being cut into two pieces by flipping backwards.
Suddenly, Grell reappeared behind Sebastian. Luckily, Sebastian held the chainsaw between his two hands. Grell used this to his advantage and cornered Sebastian by pushing Sebastian into the wall while he still held the chainsaw by the immobile part.
"See? If you don't run fast, you'll be shredded." Grell pressed more, managing to cut Sebastian in his right shoulder. "Hurting you little by little will most be effective, won't it?"
"You and I have become the guard dog and the prey." I turned to Madam Red as she spoke to Ciel. "If you're going to hunt me down, there's only one way!" She drew a long knife from her sleeve that she had hidden, and ran towards Ciel. I was late in reacting and so Madam Red swiped at Ciel and cut him on the arm.
Ciel yelped in pain and held his arm. "Why would you, a doctor…"
"Even if I explained, a brat like you would never understand!" She tried to grab Ciel but I held my short sword in front of Ciel stopping Madam Red from advancing any further.
"Not so fast, Angelina, You have to get through me first." I called her by her given name. A hateful look from her made me stand on the edge.
She charged at me but I was ready. I fought as if I never fought before. Adrenaline pumped in my blood. I knew my life can end in any moment now but all I had in mind was to protect Ciel.
"Just why are you doing this, Angelina?" I slashed at her but she blocked my attack.
"Even you wouldn't understand! No one would understand!" She pushed back then punched me in the solar plexus. I fell to my knees while dropping my sword.
"The prostitutes had abortions so do you think abortions are a cruelty? Did you lose your baby? What is it?" I tried to get up but Madam Red kicked me in the face. Blood dripped from my mouth.
I immediately tried to get up even though I was dizzy after I heard Madam Red shove Ciel to the wall. "Brats like you… Like you… You should have never been born!" I saw Madam Red raising her hand to kill Ciel through the blurriness due to the blood flowing down from my head.
"NO!" I screamed, knowing I would not be able to stop her in time.
"Bocchan!"
I saw blood splatter and Sebastian's demonic entity behind Madam Red, just about to strike her.
"Stop, Sebastian. Don't kill her!" Ciel shouted, as Madam Red's hand went limp and the knife fell from her hand.
Sebastian's hand twitched, less than an inch away from her head, pulled it back to place it on his shoulder. I gaped at the place where his arm should be.
"Sebastian…" Ciel and I said simultaneously as we stared at Sebastian. The amount of blood coming from his arm was immense.
"My, Sebas-chan, you're so daring!" Grell pulled his death-scythe from the now bloodied stonewall. "Even at the cost of an arm, you went to save that kid. Look at yourself in comparison, Madam. Hurry up and get rid of that kid!"
Madam Red had tears in her eyes as she stared at Ciel. "I can't." Gripping her chest, she began to cry. "I can't kill this child."
"What are you saying after having cut up all those women?" Grell asked angrily. "If you don't get rid of that kid, you'll be the one who's disposed of."
"Madam." Ciel whispered.
Madam Red spun to Grell to prove her point. "But this child is my-"
In just a moment, Grell moved insanely fast and protruded the chainsaw through her and out of her back. Blood splattered on poor Ciel as he watched his aunt die in front of his eyes.
"I'm so disappointed, Madam Red!" Grell pulled out the chainsaw nonchalantly. "I have no interest in you it you're just like all the other women!"
I stared in astonishment and fright at Madam Red as she fell slowly and drops of blood were still in the air. The background faded out and films appeared from her chest.
"This is…" Sebastian said in wonder at the glowing films.
"The memories played back to be judged on the list of those who are scheduled to die by a higher power." Grell grinned. "That is the job of us Shinigami. What kind of humans they were, what kind of lives they led, whether they should be allowed to live or be killed…"
I tried to say something but they seemed to not see me so I closed my mouth. Sebastian asked, "In other words, a flashback of their life?"
"My, do stop it with all those horrible, old-fashioned names." Grell brought his chainsaw in front of him. Wait, where did the blood go that was on his chainsaw? "The dramatic pain. This is the true power of the Shinigami. Cinematic record."
Grell touched one of the films and showed us her suffering throughout her life. I let the memory be engraved into my head while tears flowed freely from my eyes. After the memory finished, time seemed to move normally again as Madam Red finally collided with the ground. A tear escaped from her not seeing eye.
"I loved you covered in blood of other, Madam Red!" Grell reached down, pulling off the jacket from Madam Red's lifeless body. "You have no right to wear red!"
He put on her jacket although it went up halfway due to it not being his size. "Farewell, Madam."
As Grell walked away, Ciel knelt down and closed her wide and empty aunt's eyes.
"Sebastian, what are you doing?" Sebastian and I were at loss. "I told you to hunt down Jack the Ripper. It's not over yet." Grell came to a halt. "Don't stand around. Get rid of the other one."
Sebastian stared in awe at his master's sudden change of emotion then a smirk slowly spread across his face.
"Understood."
"I was going to spare you, but if it's your wish, I'll send you there, too." His chainsaw roared to life. "I'll send the three of you to Heaven!"
At least Madam Red went to heaven. Wait, isn't there a judgement day before going to heaven? Is it a temporary heaven? Nevertheless, Madam Red killed dozens of women so why would she go… I leaned on the wall as a headache started to form.
Sebastian dodged the shinigami's attack. "Heaven? That has no hold over me."
Sebastian aimed a kick at Grell's face. Unfortunately, Grell jumped back.
You just aimed for a lady's face, didn't you?" He screamed in anger. "You scum of a man!"
"Indeed." Sebastian smiled mockingly. "I am one hell of a butler, after all."
Grell huffed. "Do you really think a demon can win against someone who is like unto God?" Hm, one cannot be sure.
"I wonder." Sebastian turned to look at Ciel. "However, if the young master has told me to win, then I shall."
"You're putting a lot of effort into protecting that little shrimp, huh?" Grell put a hand on his hip. "You'll get burnt. Even if you are a demon, if you are 'hunted' by a real death-scythe, you will be eliminated, you know. Aren't you afraid?"
"Not at all. At this moment, my body and soul, to the last hair belongs to my master." He put his left hand on where his heart should be. "As long as the contract continues, obeying his orders is my duty as a butler."
Grell attacked Sebastian but I was not paying attention. Ciel was covering Madam Red's body with the coat Sebastian gave him earlier.
I put my hand on his shoulder. He stayed staring at his aunt. "At least, she is in a better place?" I tried to comfort him but he just pushed my hand away.
I sighed and sat down beside him. "Sebastian told you about what happened to me in the past, right?" Silence. "I feel the same as you do, but my past was not as drastic as yours."
I sighed. "I do not think my words will help you. How about I help you?"
Ciel blinked and looked at me with his adorable eyes. "What?"
"Well, I could be your knight, I cannot do much but I shall help you in your goal. Although, I may try to convince you to destroy your contract with Sebastian since it is not the right path. I can also protect you from Sebastian if he became too hungry for your soul."
Before Ciel could reply, Grell scream tore through the air as he fell towards us. Sebastian, just in time, kicked him away from us.
Sebastian bowed to Ciel. "I apologise. I misjudged the distance."
"Your arm is back!" I stared in amazement.
"I am one hell of a butler." He smiled then walked to Grell. "My, that's a shinigami for you. I suppose you would not die from blows alone."
He picked up the chainsaw while Grell tried to get away. "A shinigami's scythe is able to cut through anything." He tore away the cloth that was stuck in the chainsaw. "That means it would be able to cut through you, right?"
"WH-what are you thinking?" Grell tried to get away but he was stepped on his face.
"It is quite unpleasant to be stepped upon. However, doing the stepping, feels quite good."
"It hurts!" Grell screamed in despair.
My mind went to a trance-like. I stood up and grabbed the chainsaw from Sebastian's hand.
When Sebastian questioned me, a grin crept to my face. I ignored the comments from Grell as I turned on the chainsaw and swung down. I met with another metal object that clanged harshly and the sound awoke me from my trance. My eyes followed the long pole to a shadowed figure.
"Forgive me for interrupting your mid-conversation." The pole pulled back; I realized that the pole was actually pruning shears.
"I am one of the supervisors of the Reaper Dispatch Organisation, William T. Spears." He pulled out a book. "I have come to take that shinigami back."
"Will!" Grell yelled. "You came back to save m-" Will had jumped from the roof and landed on Grell's head. Serves him right.
He opened the book. "Dispatch member Grell Sutcliff, you have committed several regulation violations. First, the elimination of those not on the Candidate List. Next, the use of a non-sanctioned death-scythe. And finally, the disclosure of information pertaining to the lives and the circumstances of death of the aforementioned departed."
He kicked Grell again then bowed his head to Sebastian. "I apologise profusely for any inconvenience caused by this. Ah, here is my business card." Sebastian accepted the card. "Honestly, having to bow my head to vermin like you really do smear mud across the shinigami name."
"Well, in order for you not to cause the 'vermin' more inconvenience, please keep a close watch." He threw away the business card. "Humans are vulnerable. When they are forced to stand on the hellish precipice of despair, they will take any route out of it that appears before them, no matter what kind of web it tangles them in, no matter what kind of person they are."
Will stood straight. "The ones who take advantage of that and taunt humans are you demons, no?"
Sebastian smirked. "I am not denying that."
"I suppose those dogs kept leashed as pets are better than mad dogs that roam around with no principles." Will fixed his glasses with his shears as he glanced at Ciel.
"Well then, we shall return, Grell Sutcliff." He pulled Grell by his hair and muttered to himself about 'overtime'.
Sebastian picked up the chainsaw that I discarded and threw it in the air, aiming at Will's head. Surprisingly, Will raised his hand and caught the chainsaw, which was perpendicular to his hand.
Sebastian smiled innocently. "You forgot that."
"Thank you." He allowed slipping through his fingers and it fell on Grell. "Well then, excuse us."
I watched them go while Sebastian went to Ciel's side. I wanted so many answers. However, I think I will never be able to get them. One of them was that why I had the sudden urge to kill. What is happening to me?
