Happy Holidays everyone! :) I hope everyone is enjoying themselves and this is my present to you guys, the very last chapter!
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Sebastian knelt by Corinna's broken body, her limbs twisted in horrible directions. He felt like ripping Claude apart; he felt like slowly torturing that damned butler until he begged for his death. Sebastian shook with silent rage. Corinna was…dead. And it was entirely his fault. If he had just kept a closer eye on her, Claude never would have stolen her and she never would have been in this situation. Sebastian didn't know what to do. He couldn't believe she was dead. He didn't want to accept that the lovely, vivacious woman he fell in love with, the mother of his children, was dead. Horror laced through him as he thought about the twins. How was he ever going to tell them Corinna was dead? They'd be so devastated.
Claude wiped at the blood of his already healed lip and leaned over the balcony to stare at Corinna's mangled body. What had he done? He hadn't meant to push her away so forcefully, much less push her to her death, but the shock that she had bitten him had caused him to act carelessly. The fact that she had even been able to pierce his skin was even more shocking, and he stood there silently, unsure of what to make of that troubling fact.
Corinna burned with pain; she felt mad with it. She couldn't move her body at all, and even the shallow breaths she was taking were sending fire throughout her broken body. She wanted to scream and cry from the pain, but she couldn't even open her eyes, much less her mouth to scream. She felt a familiar presence beside her through the hazy mist clouding her mind with horrifying, wrenching pain. Corinna wanted to comfort the person beside her and have them sooth her tortured body. I'm not dead…She dimly realized as her bones began to slowly heal themselves. She tentatively straightened out her body carefully as the strength of her muscles and bones returned and heard a startled sound beside her. She opened her eyes and slowly pushed herself into sitting position as dark brown clashed against red. Sebastian leaned back slightly in utter shock. How could she possibly be alive? The fall she had was enough to kill any human, and she certainly was still human, she didn't feel like a different species.
She shivered and trembled as if she was freezing even though the temperature outside was very pleasant and her brow was perspiring. Sebastian raked his searching gaze over her, worried that something was horribly wrong.
A chilling laugh echoed out across the estate grounds as Asmodeus appeared and pulled Corinna to her feet. She jumped at the sudden contact and regarded him nervously as he calmly offered her his wrist. She trembled as a flush of excitement ran through her and she snatched his wrist, greedily biting into it, anxious to taste his delicious blood. Pleasure coursed through her as she finally received what she had been craving and yearning for.
Sebastian stood angrily, fury rolling off him in cold waves. "What have you done to her?" He demanded.
Asmodeus smiled coolly as Corinna continued to suckle his wrist. "Nothing I shouldn't have thought of before."
Sebastian's eyes blazed furiously. "You've been feeding her demon blood. You know how addicting our blood is to humans. One taste of it and a human goes completely mad." Sebastian knew all too well just how demon blood affected humans, as it was often used as a punishment for humans in the old days. Anyone who even had one drop of the cursed blood became an animal without coherent thoughts; all they ever thought of was blood.
"A minor side effect to my main purpose." Asmodeus shrugged casually and pulled his wrist away from Corinna. She whimpered helplessly, anxious to have more and she even reached out for his wrist again, but he held her tightly. Asmodeus pressed a firm finger to her lips. "Quiet, you may have more later."
"Why would you do this?" Sebastian asked angrily.
"You seem to have forgotten, dear son, that the blood of our kind grants immortality to anyone who drinks enough of it. And the blood of a prestigious demon such as myself only enhances the effectiveness. Just think, I'll be able to have my cake and eat it too." He smiled icily. "I get to eat her delicious soul and keep this divine creature for my own."
Sebastian froze, his red eyes staring in horror at his father. "You can't be serious. If you ate her soul while she's immortal, not only will you cause her immense pain, but she'll also become like some walking wraith. You will cause emptiness and longing in her that cannot be filled. You've unfairly forced an eternity of madness upon her."
Asmodeus glared at Sebastian. "I granted her the gift of eternal life, which is more than you ever gave to her, and now she will be eternally grateful. All she ever wanted was to spend forever with you and you denied the woman you love the only thing she desired. How very selfish of you. Did you just expect her to live with you until she withered and died?" He snapped furiously before turning his gaze to Corinna and tilting her chin up.
Sebastian flung a silver knife through the air and it cut Asmodeus' cheek. At the smell of his blood, Corinna immediately went into a fevered frenzy and desperately tried to lick his cheek.
"I don't think so. Corinna belongs to me," Sebastian said coolly.
Furious, Asmodeus pushed Corinna to the side and wiped at his bloodied cheek. "You insolent bastard." He pulled out a handful of silverware and flung it at Sebastian, who easily sidestepped the majority of it, save one knife that lodged itself in his shoulder.
Claude jumped down from the balcony and carefully stepped in between them before their spat could escalate. "I recommend that we take this argument elsewhere."
Asmodeus glared at the infernal, yellow-eyed butler. "Where?"
"The Sanctuary, where we will have a formal battle to the death for Corinna." Claude answered.
"Very well." Sebastian agreed.
Claude glanced at Hannah as she silently placed Ciel's unconscious body onto a stone bench next to his sister's sleeping form. She affectionately caressed Ciel's cheek before turning to face Claude. She silently moved to stand in front of him and he touched her mouth softly before reaching inside it and pulling out the demon's sword.
Asmodeus' eyes flared as they landed on the emerald sword. "Laevateinn? Well, well, well Claude, who knew you'd ever be useful for something? My thanks for enlightening me on the location of the sword." His eyes flicked to Sebastian but he still spoke to Claude, "Perhaps you should have been my son instead of the pathetic excuse I was given." He stated icily.
Hannah snatched the weapon from Claude's gloved hands and carried it over to a large circle of standing stones. She impaled the sharp sword into the stony ground and whipped her head to stare at the three men standing just outside the stones. "This is the only weapon capable of killing a demon and the three of you will fight to the death with it. The last demon standing will receive Corinna and Ciel to do with as they choose." She called to them.
The three demons moved into the circle and stood around the sword, staring at one another as Hannah left the circle.
"Now…Begin!" She called and the three of them began to circle the weapon.
All at once, they lunged for the sword and Claude swiftly closed his gloved hand around the hilt. He yanked the weapon from the ground and swung it dangerously at Sebastian and Asmodeus. Both demons quickly leaned out of the way to avoid the deadly swing.
"Corinna and Ciel will be mine." Claude growled, lunging at Sebastian and then at Asmodeus in quick succession.
Asmodeus laughed, but his crimson eyes remained cold. "You two are still fighting over the silly boy?" He laughed wickedly. "Do you even realize the conditions of the contract that the Trancy boy made with Hannah?" He smirked as he dodged another swing. "No you wouldn't would you? But as for Corinna, now that is something I will kill the both of you for. Both of you have placed your mark on Corinna, now it's my turn," He said and knocked the sword out of Claude's hand.
"Mine!" They simultaneously cried and Asmodeus shoved them both out of the way to grab hold of the sword. He chuckled as he tested the satisfying weight of the legendary weapon in his hand. "Amazing how powerful it makes you feel." He smiled, his eyes flaring red, and lunged at them before quickly following the move with a swing, which both butlers promptly jumped out of the way to avoid. Sebastian shoved at Asmodeus and he flew backwards, but not before Claude grabbed the sword from his hand. Claude spun on his heel and slashed at the air where Sebastian had just stood half a second ago. His yellow eyes flicked upwards and Sebastian, who had jumped to avoid Claude's swing, sent a kick to his face. Claude's glasses flew off his nose and landed somewhere near the edge of the stones as Sebastian clasped the sword and leap up to stand on one of the tall megaliths. Claude quickly followed suit and jumped onto the stone across from him, but the moment his feet touched the unsteady stone, it crumpled beneath him. A look of horror crossed over Claude's features and Sebastian smiled, his eyes glowing as he lurched forward and hurled the sword at the falling demon. The sword cut through the air, whizzing through it faster than an eye could catch, and impaled itself into the demon's chest, pinning him to the stone behind him. Claude coughed horribly, blood dripping from his mouth as his feet dangled inches above the crumbled stones below. Sebastian slowly approached him and pulled the sword out of his chest, dislodging him from the wall and sending him to the floor in a crumpled heap.
"It's over, Claude."
Claude's yellow eyes regarded Sebastian tiredly before he slumped against the rocks behind him. "Corinna…" He muttered. "I'm pleased that I at least had her for the brief time that I did."
"She caused quite the stir in your life, didn't she?" Sebastian asked. He knew how amazing it was for an immortal demon to have something or someone change up the dreariness in eternal existence. He knew because Corinna had done that for him, she had completely changed his mundane life.
Claude nodded weakly. "She…lent some life and some light into my…long…immortal existence. If only she…loved me the way she loved…you." Claude mumbled. Since the moment he had set eyes on Corinna, he'd been drawn to her passionate self and he'd realized that he yearned for such burning passion. He'd always been so stoic and indifferent to everything, and Corinna's fiery personality made him realize that he had lived through all these centuries and never really experienced anything because he hadn't let himself appreciate it all. He wished Corinna had only willing shared that passion of hers with him, then maybe he would feel more fulfilled. "She awakened…me," Claude coughed.
"No," Sebastian said quietly. "I believe Alois did that. That boy has had you under his control since the beginning."
"Then perhaps his soul would have been worth devouring after all…" Claude said slowly and coughed violently.
"Your last words?"
"My glasses… I need them. I keep a spare in my coat pocket." Claude mumbled.
Sebastian silently pulled out the glasses from Claude's pocket and placed them onto his face gently.
"Indifference into passion, lies into…truth, and a stray dog into an earl…that…is what makes…a Trancy…butler…" Claude mumbled and went limp.
Asmodeus stood calmly on one of the standing stones, regarding his son silently. "You have surprised me yet again son. I congratulate you, as you know I am not easily impressed. But your ruthless slaughter of that half-wit Claude truly shows your improvement. Though I must say, your sickeningly tender words during his last moments could have been easily done without."
Sebastian's eyes flashed furiously as they flicked over to his father. He raised the golden-edged sword and pointed it at him. "I have had enough of your condescending remarks, father. This ends now. Corinna is mine and I will not let you or anyone else have her."
Asmodeus let out a chilling laugh, his smile not reaching his eyes. "And if you manage to kill me and win your little whore back, then what? Her madness has already begun to consume her; I know you've seen it. There's no way to stop it."
Sebastian snarled furiously. "I will find a way to save her."
"Dear son, you amuse me tremendously." He smiled, but his expression quickly became as cool and serious as his eyes. "The only way to keep her madness at bay is to regularly feed her the blood of the one who granted her eternal life. And if I am dead then there will be no blood to give her. You have a difficult choice."
"Come down here so I may spill your blood and cure Corinna's madness with it." Sebastian spat.
Asmodeus jumped down from his perch and gracefully landed behind Sebastian. "Don't make the mistake of believing that you can defeat me," He said to him as Sebastian turned around.
"I never make any mistakes," Sebastian replied calmly and lunged.
Asmodeus easily stepped out of harm's way. He jumped into the air as Sebastian gave another swing and he quickly snapped a kick at Sebastian's hand, sending the sword flying. Both demons paused to watch the weapon impale itself in one of the megaliths before glancing at each other. They both broke into a run at the same exact moment to fetch the sword and Asmodeus pushed Sebastian out of the way, flinging a few knives at him for good measure. He jumped into the air, reaching for the hilt of the sword, but Sebastian quickly leapt up and wrapped his hand around the hilt, yanking it free from the cold stone. He slashed at Asmodeus, narrowly missing him and Asmodeus' eyes widened in surprise as he felt the air stir from the swing. Sebastian took advantage of his father's surprise and began a relentless assault with the sword, forcing Asmodeus to back away.
He backed into one of the stones and turned away, moving to the side quickly before as Sebastian brought the sword down. The weapon lodged itself into the stone and Asmodeus kicked Sebastian in the ribs, sending him smashing into one of the megaliths. The stone cracked from the sheer force of the impact and Asmodeus advanced with a wicked smile. "Did you really think you could ever beat me?"
Sebastian glanced up at his father, wiping the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. "I know I can beat you."
Asmodeus held the sword beneath Sebastian's chin. "Foolish, as always." He grabbed Sebastian by his hair and yanked his head backwards, exposing his neck. He placed the sword against the marble-like skin lightly. Sebastian's red eyes clashed against his father's as he stared up at him, wishing he could move, but he knew the slightest movement would cause the blade at his neck to bite into his skin. One tiny knick and he'd be dead. He silently measured the distance between him and his father with his eyes and cursed silently. Asmodeus was just out of reach. And if he tried to reach up and grab the sword, Asmodeus would surely cut his throat.
"Tell me Sebastian, what happens to a demon when he dies?" Asmodeus whispered with a dark smile. "Does he return to hell or does he just cease to exist? I suppose you'll find out soon enough. But wherever you go, just think that I'll be with Corinna, fucking her senseless."
The temperature on the island plummeted, causing ice to form across the stony ground. Sebastian's eyes blazed in fury and he yanked his head backwards, setting Asmodeus off balance. Sebastian rolled to the side to avoid the falling sword and quickly kicked it out of the way to prevent Asmodeus from getting it. His father growled as the weapon was kicked out of his way and he turned to run after it but was restrained by Sebastian.
Sebastian pulled Asmodeus to the ground and attempted to strangle him, but was quickly shoved away. Asmodeus seized Sebastian's arm and yanked it behind his back.
"You bastard. Just give up." Asmodeus snarled.
"I won't give up. Not on Corinna or Bocchan." Sebastian snapped.
Asmodeus pulled Sebastian's arm farther back, causing searing pain to flood through Sebastian's shoulder as he felt his muscles tearing.
"I want to hear you scream." Asmodeus growled. He wrenched on Sebastian's arm and it tore off completely, but Sebastian didn't utter a sound. Asmodeus snarled in disgust and threw the arm aside.
Sebastian spun around and lurched forward, taking hold of his father's arm and pulling it off in return. "An arm for an arm, Father," Sebastian spat.
The temperature on the rocky island plummeted even further as Asmodeus reached out to strangle Sebastian. He wrapped his hand around his son's neck and began to squeeze. Sebastian struggled, wrapping his hand around Asmodeus' wrist and took a stumbling step backwards. He felt things growing dim and he mustered up the rest of his strength to yank off Asmodeus' other arm. Sebastian took several deep breaths in relief and discarded the torn limb.
Asmodeus stood there, snarling furiously at Sebastian and he lurched forward, determined to somehow win. Sebastian easily avoided him and ran for the sword, quickly picking it up and lunged, running the weapon straight through Asmodeus.
Asmodeus coughed up blood violently, an expression of utter shock on his face. He fell to his knees and then onto his side.
Sebastian stared down at him in disgust for a few moments before walking away, leaving his father to die alone.
"Sebastian Michaelis is victorious," Hannah said, cradling Ciel in her arms.
"Give me bocchan back. His body no longer belongs to Alois." Sebastian stated to Hannah's back."Where are Nicco and Nevaeh?"
Hannah turned around slowly to face Sebastian. "They are safe at the Phantomhive manor. Don't worry," She said and slowly set Ciel on the ground beside his sister, who was huddled against Hannah's skirts. Corinna shivered and licked her lips as her eyes landed on Ciel. She shakily scooted herself closer to Ciel before wrapping her arms around him and rubbing her cheek affectionately against Ciel's hand.
"Ciel Phantomhive is no longer any use to you, so you may as well dispose of him or you will remained tied to him for the rest of your eternal life." Hannah smiled and walked away slowly.
Sebastian stared at Ciel in confusion. What did she mean? His eyes landed on Corinna just as she bit into Ciel's palm, drawing blood and quickly licking it up. Sebastian recoiled in shock and horror flooded through him as Ciel opened his red eyes to glare at Corinna. He pushed her away, his eyes flaring crimson and Corinna whimpered.
"Bocchan…you're a…" Sebastian began.
"A demon," Ciel finished, wiping his bloody hand on a handkerchief. "It was Alois' contract with Hannah. He didn't want anyone to get my soul, so she turned me into a demon."
The ground beneath them suddenly shook with violence and Sebastian quickly picked up Corinna with his one arm. "Will you be alright to follow me on your own, bocchan?"
"Of course you idiot." Ciel snapped. "Just hurry."
Several weeks later
Sebastian sighed wearily. It had already been several weeks and Corinna was showing no signs of improvement. If anything she seemed to be rapidly declining. She didn't recognize anyone and she couldn't speak or even see her children, in case she decided to go after their blood, and Sebastian wasn't taking any chances.
"Corinna," he said again, trying to gain her attention. Corinna didn't so much as look up at him; she simply remained focused on the silk sheets she was sitting on. "Pay attention please," he said quietly. She wasn't responding to her name, which wasn't a good sign. Obviously his plan to try and coax her mind into remembering things wasn't working very well.
Sebastian snapped and Corinna's dark eyes snapped to him curiously as if she didn't understand him. She rocked on her heels slightly, wringing the silken, ebony sheets on his bed.
Sebastian patiently held up a small portrait of Ciel. "Who is this?" he asked gently.
She stared at the portrait blankly, blinking her eyes.
"It's your brother, Ciel." Sebastian answered before setting it aside. He held up another small painting of Nicco and Nevaeh. "Do you know who they are?"
Corinna whimpered and pushed the picture aside to reach for Sebastian. He wrapped his hand around her wrists like iron shackles and held them above her head while gently depositing the portrait of the twins onto the floor. With his free hand he gripped Corinna's chin and held her face so she'd look at him. "They're our children, Corinna," he whispered to her.
Corinna's brows furrowed, frustrated by the fact that Sebastian was so close and yet she couldn't have what she was craving. She didn't understand the noises he was making. All she knew was that she wanted his blood. She wriggled slightly, testing the strength with which Sebastian was holding her. Carefully, she flexed a hand and gently pulled it out of his grip to pull at his clothes. His close proximity was sending strange tingles all through out her body and she didn't just want his blood anymore. She wanted him.
Sebastian stared silently at her, his thoughts reeling, quickly turning over one thought after another. What if he could replace Corinna's addiction to demon blood with something else? He leaned forward, pressing his lips against hers experimentally and she reacted violently, yanking her arms free and crushing his body to hers. Sebastian pushed her onto her back and leaned over her, ripping the nightgown she wore and kissing the small sections of creamy skin that he exposed. Corinna tugged at his clothes, wanting his cool skin against hers and the touch of his hands and lips in every possible place. She writhed impatiently as Sebastian bit down lightly on the sensitive flesh of her neck and she curled her fingers in his dark hair, tipping her head back against the plush pillows as his sensual lips trailed small, delicious nips down across her collarbone.
"I love you Corinna. Come back to me," he whispered desperately into her ear.
Corinna silently guided his lips back to hers and kissed him fervently, worried by the strange sounds he was uttering. What was he trying to communicate to her?
Without breaking the contact of their lips, Sebastian quickly proceeded to speedily remove his clothes and slowly trailed his lips down Corinna's jaw and down to the sensitive hallow of her neck. Corinna tipped her head back with a sudden rush of breath, exposing the creamy paleness of her neck and Sebastian hungrily kissed it, causing her to writhe in pleasure. He left soft nips across her flushed skin, causing it to become even pinker as he moved down to the delicate flesh of her breasts. He kissed them tenderly, cupping them in his hands and licking at the sensitive skin until she was moaning in ecstasy, her hips bucking upwards, searching for him.
Sebastian placed a firm hand on her hip and pushed her back down to the mattress. "Easy Corinna. There's no need to rush," he told her gently.
She clutched at his shoulders and he felt her round nails digging into his skin, causing arousal to rush through him at an entirely new pace. He moved upwards and settled perfectly into the vee of her thighs before sliding into her. She moaned at the feel of him filling her and she pressed against him, wishing to have more of him, all of him. Sebastian kissed her feverishly, his fingers trailing down the soft, pale curves of her body. His fingers were surprisingly gentle, almost delicate, as he caressed every possible inch of her. Every time he pushed inside her, his body rubbed against hers in just the right way and she began to lift her hips eagerly, meeting his thrusts with need. She panted heavily, sensation beginning to build treacherously until it exploded in a blinding surge of exquisite pleasure, swiftly followed by wave after wave until he felt him slowly withdrawing. She whined helplessly and locked her legs around his hips.
"Corinna," Sebastian breathed. "I've got to…" His voice broke off as he spilled inside her. He rested his head carefully against her shoulder; his breathing rough before he gently withdrew and moved onto his side with Corinna nestled safely in his arms. He touched her face and stared at her beautiful face for a few moments as her sleepy eyes slowly closed.
"You're mine Corinna, forever," he whispered to her.
Several months later
Sebastian entered the room to find Corinna asleep like she usually was. Her silk nightgown was twisted up around her thighs and hips, exposing those soft legs Sebastian loved so much. He moved over to her and carefully began to untangle the sheets from her limbs without waking her. He picked up the cloth from the bedside table and gently wiped at her sweat-beaded brow that indicated she was still suffering from long nights of nightmares and fitful sleep.
She stirred and slowly opened her eyes to blink owlishly at him.
Maybe she'll come back to me today…How many times had he told himself that over that past few months? He couldn't even venture a guess.
"Good morning. Nicco drew you a picture yesterday. I hung it over there on the wall so that you may look at it," he told her gently, playing with the curly tendrils fanning out across the silk pillow.
Confusion creased her brow. "Nee-ko?" She asked slowly, sounding out the syllables.
"Our son." Sebastian replied, but she simply stared at him blankly. He turned away slowly, a moment of raw pain flitting through his ruby eyes. No matter how many times she looks at me with that confused expression, it's always so painful… He cleared his throat and moved to pick up the tray of food he had placed onto the bed upon entering. "I brought you breakfast," he said as Corinna sat up and he offered her a spoonful of soup. She sniffed the liquid substance cautiously and wrinkled her nose in disgust before backing up against the headboard and shaking her head. Sebastian leaned forward and offered her the spoonful of soup again and she angrily threw a pillow at him. Sebastian easily avoided the pillow that whizzed past him and regarded Corinna silently. "Corinna, you must eat something," he told her firmly.
"Don't want it!" She cried, frantically shaking her head. She reached out for Sebastian's wrist but he swiftly pulled away, causing her to shake violently and scream in pain and frustration. Sebastian quickly pressed his lips against hers, efficiently silencing her and causing her strained muscles to relax. He pulled away slightly and caressed her cheek, the cool touch of his hand calming her crazed nerves. She cocked her head to one side curiously and reached out to tug at his clothes. She whimpered at the offensive fabric in her way and Sebastian swiftly removed his clothing to stretch his hard body over hers. She sucked in a hiss at the contact of his cool skin against her burning flesh and kissed him heatedly, needing him more than anything else.
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