Disclaimer: I own Alex/Sable! That's all!
Pairings: Nothing yet~
Music:…Does listening to House M.D. count?
Note: Don't worry Snape will show up, I promise! I have a poll up for which one he is.
"You are an illegal Contractor?" Duchess Reinsworth asked, her hand flicking her fan open and closed. Next to her the red head was watching with a gleam of interest in his eye.
Edmond tilted his head in thought. "If by illegal contractor you mean, did I drink Grim's blood, then yes. Yes I am." He said slowly almost absent-minded. As he reached down rubbing Grim's ears.
"Well this is getting more and more interesting." The candy man said with a grin.
Edmond shrugged. "I really don't see how. Chains aren't new or exciting. The Abyss was filled with them." He said with a shrug.
"The Abyss? You were in the Abyss?" Oscar asked suddenly.
Edmond blinked a few times and nodded. "Of course. I don't know anywhere else with an endless void and monsters. After all it's where I met Grim and contracted with him. Well…when a path opened." He said.
"A path?" Duke Nightray asked.
Edmond nodded. "Yea. All of a sudden the Abyss shuddered and a path was ripped open. I formed a contract with Grim and came through using the left over energy from it." He said crossing his arms.
"And how did this path open?" Duchess Reinsworth asked.
Edmond shrugged. "Some kid got thrown into the Abyss or something. From the sounds of it, it was painful. Not to mention the screech, meaning some kind of birdlike chain was responsible." He said.
Oscar suddenly stood up his eyes wide. "This kid? Did you see him? Was he okay?" he asked.
Edmond frowned slightly. "I don't know. He was alive, yea. Otherwise he would have become a Chain." He said with a shrug.
This caused tension in the room.
"What do you mean he would have become a Chain?" Oscar chocked out.
Edmond blinked. "You don't know…" He asked trailing off.
"Know what?" Oscar demanded.
"That Chains were humans." He said with a shrug.
The Duchess took in a sharp breath. "Are you sure?" She asked quietly.
Edmond nodded uncrossing his arms. "Sure. All humans in the Abyss eventually become Chains. The Abyss breaks them, then it twists and molds what's left into a Chain. Their memories are erased, although strong feelings and connections might remain. It's why they crave to leave the Abyss. They want to return to the human world, the original world. They don't know why, they just know the Abyss is wrong somehow. It's also why they become mindless machines. They have nothing but instincts to survive on. And in the Abyss it's eat or be eaten." He said and paused.
"Of course when they come here time is returned. In the Abyss time is frozen so there is no hunger, not really. At least not for Chains, humans can get hungry though. But by coming here, they are hit with a void. A void that is only filled with blood and food. Being Chain's however… they have to eat what they once were. It's mainly because they are jealous and hate humans. Jealous that they are whole while Chain's have an unfillable hole inside them. They also hate humans, for not being the monsters they are. Although Chain's don't know these facts. It's actually instinct for them, and they don't know why they hate humans they just do." He said with a shrug.
He paused suddenly. "Meh…then again, the stronger the Chain the less they actually need to eat. It's more of a desire really. And the stronger they are the more intelligence they usually have. I think the stronger they are, the more of their humans self they retain. Either way, if a human dies in the Abyss or while coming to the Abyss they automatically become a Chain." He said nodding his head.
There was silence for a few moments. The members of Pandora, the Guards, were even in some form of thoughtful shock.
"How do you know all of this?" Duke Nightray asked.
Edmond blinked suddenly and smiled brightly. "I have no clue what you're talking about!" he said cheerfully, causing everyone to protest or face fault.
"Enough!" Duke Nightray shouted again gaining silence. "Just who are you?" Duke Nightray asked through clenched teeth when he turned to Edmond.
Edmond blinked. "Oh! Right I haven't done that yet!" He said and took and held out his arm. "Second son to the Vessalius family, Edmond Vessalius." He said with a flourishing bow. "Pleased to meet you!" He said cheerfully.
He blinked in confusion as everything became chaos again for some reason. Eventually they all quieted again, leaving Edmond a bit annoyed. They were all too emotional or something…
"Edmond Vessalius?" Oscar asked with a tight voice. "Can you name your family members?" he asked.
Blinking in confusion Edmond nodded. "Of course. I am the son of Lady Kestrel Vessalius and Lord Adair Vessalius. Younger brother to Sebastian Vessalius and older brother to Jack Vessalius." He stated, with a fond tone to his voice.
Oscar seemed to sag back in his seat with wide eyes. The other Dukes seemed shocked as well, but had an easier time adjusting.
It was Duke Barma that spoke up next. "Where were you before you were in the Abyss?" he asked leaning forward.
Edmond blinked and smiled brightly. "Why Sablier of course. I had been invited to the ball by Alex."
The group frowned at the unfamiliar name. "Alex?" Duchess Reinsworth asked.
"Yep! Alex, but that was what I called her, a nick name between friends." He said.
Duke Nightray growled in annoyance. "If this girl is important at least tell us her name or forget it." He demanded.
"Oh!" Edmonds said. "It was Scarlett. Scarlett Baskerville, Glen's little sister." He said with a cheerful smile.
"B-Baskerville…" Oscar muttered.
Edmond blinked and nodded. "Yep! She was my best friend. She said something was wrong with her brother. He had been acting strange. So she asked me to come with her, and also because Jack and Glen were fighting. I wanted to make sure Jack didn't do anything stupid, and she was worried about Glen. Otherwise she wouldn't have gone. She never did like parties. Couldn't stand them. Probably because everyone hated her eyes. They claimed her to be a child of destruction. I don't see what's so bad with having red eyes myself." He ranted, even though everyone else seemed frozen.
The 13 year old girl threw yet another old tome onto the floor. She stood there glaring at it with wide teary green eyes. Blonde hair fell around her slightly red face as she continued to cry softly. Her hands were clenched in fists. A moment later her legs gave out and she sat with her arms in front of her on the floor. Every few seconds she would take a breath, causing another sob. Slowly she leaned down until her forehead almost touched the floor.
"Onii-san…" She whimpered. "Onii-San….Onii-san…" She cried weakly. "Come back. Please…please come back. I need Onii-san. I'm lonely…" She cried curling into a ball.
"Do you love him that much?"
Her head shot up and she stared around the room. "W-Who's there?" She called out trying to be brave.
"You love you're Onii-San so much…that you would try to get to the Abyss for him. That you would try to find a Chain. …Do you truly love him that much?"
She stopped crying and stared ahead of herself with her head lowered. "…Yes. Yes I do. Because…" Her head snapped up. "Because Onii-san is the best person in the world!" She declared. "I would do anything, to get Onii-san back…" She finished softly.
"I see… I don't know if I can bring him back. Time of the Abyss doesn't exist. It might take years to find him in there…"
Her head dropped and her eyes filled with tears again.
"However, I will make a contract with you."
Her head shot up again. Her teary green eyes widened.
Everything had turned black, almost as if it had been painted with a paintbrush. Everything was still the same, her books, her desk, her bed, but the color was changed. And standing in the center was something. It looked like a girl, like a Queen actually, but it had fangs, claws, ears, and a tail. Not to mention it's skin was black with a crimson outline.
"I, The Black Queen, shall form a contract with you. While uncertain if I can help thee brother… I do here by swear to stay by thee side, to protect and guard thee. To make sure thee is not lonely, and to help thee in her search of the Abyss." The Chain said before holding out her hand. "Do we have an agreement?" She asked.
Sniffling, she banished her tears once more. She allowed her mind to think over it. This was a Chain, something from the Abyss. It might be able to help her find her Onii-san. And also she wouldn't be alone anymore, she would have someone at her side… Someone that would understand, that wouldn't mind the strange things she found interesting now... And she had read about Chains. Chains were loyal to their contractor's, they also protected and took care of their contractors. She would ba safe, nothing would be able to hurt her while she tried to save her Onii-san.
"I accept."
A slow fanged smile crossed that endless expanse of black, showing porcelain ivory. "Well, make thy pact and call thy name, Sable." She stated, claws digging into her palm, before she held it out a small puddle of crimson resting within.
Taking a deep breath she took a few steps toward the Chain. Leaning forward she allowed the palm to be placed near her mouth and tilted. She could feel the blood trailing down her throat. Gulping she made sure to swallow it, once it was gone she cleared her throat.
"Sable!"
The grin widened as the black in the room seemed to come to life pulsing, as black chains appeared around her. The chains moved, surrounding her and holding her tight but not painfully. The girl watched with wide eyes as the chains slowly seemed to vanish within her. She gasped and clutched at her chest. It wasn't painful, but she felt some kind of heavy pressure there. She could also, almost feel something moving beneath her chest. It almost felt like the chains inside were going toward that area and binding something.
A moment later the pain was gone. She stared at her chest with a curious expression. Unbuttoning her blouse slightly, she looked toward her heart and gasped lightly. There was some kind of black circle that almost looked like a clock. However, it was covered in black chains that were twisted and twined around it. A black lock hanging from the chains, beneath the design. The chains seemed to bind the clock, and the lock kept it like that.
Her head jerked up and she gasped taking a step back. Her room was back to the normal colors. However, there was now a girl in her room.
She looked to be around 16 or 17, or maybe even older. She was rather short and she had a young youthful face it was almost childlike. however her body was that of a full grown lady. It was what made guessing her age so hard. She could be like her face showed only an early bloomer. Or she could be an adult with a child's appearance. The girl wore an all black dress, with purple accents and a purple chocker with a red rose hanging from it.
The girl watched her with red eyes and smiled politely. "My name…is Scarlett Baskerville. However, I go by Alex. It's is a pleasure to meet you." She said bowing her head regally.
The blonde blushed lightly at the action. The girl really did seem like a queen… "Oh! Uhhh…" She said awkwardly, but kindly. "My name is Ada Vessalius. The pleasure is mine." She said with a curtsy. "And Uhhh… Alex…" she said trailing off. "We may want to find you a new last name." She said nervously.
Alex blinked tilting her head in confusion. "Oh?" She asked.
