the Ghost court. Part 1
Shropshire, England
The rumors of ghosts were not new in the zone and more in the castle Ludlow, that the queen had planned to turn it into a museum since it harbored a lot of history of its country and hoped that the good people of England would enjoy that history, but there was a problem and that was that whenever the architects and builders worked on rebuilding the castle, supernatural things happened and apparently they were ghosts so the workers fled in terror. Reason why the reconstructions were stopped. This had the queen very worried so she sent Ciel, Damian and Elianna to the Ludlow region, Shropshire, to see what would happen; with them was Sebastian, Sisyphus and Pandora, also with them were Bard, Finny and Mey-Rin since Ciel brought them so that they would not destroy the manor in his absence.
Bard was fascinated to see Pandora again, Finny looked at the landscape and Mey-Rin thought Sisyphus was as handsome as Sebastian. While the 3 counts spoke about the new case.
"This is silly, we are go find ghosts, ghosts do not exist" Ciel said, somewhat irritated
"I think it's interesting" Damian commented
"Damian, didn't I know you believe in ghosts?" Elianna asked
"I don't affirm or deny it, but if there are demons and archangels, why not ghosts?" Damian said
"You know? Earl Broderick, I think we will not find anything in Castle Ludlow" Ciel said
"Maybe, we'll meet tenants in the castle" Elianna said with a smile.
Elianna's smile made Ciel blush and look down, did not understand how she had the power to make him bow his head, however, he liked it.
"What do you know about ghosts?" Ciel asked Sebastian
"They are souls not harvested by Grimm Reapers or that were not ready to die" Sebastian answered
"What sad" Pandora said
"Even so, I don't believe in ghosts" Ciel stressed
The issue continued between the 3 counts and their servants. Meanwhile the three servants of the Phantomhive Manor were talking about a lot of things, but Bard started talking about Pandora.
"They saw how she looked at me?" Bard asked, surrounded by stars
"Of who you speak?" Mey-Rin asked
"Of Pandora, Lady Popplewell's maid. I think she likes me"
"But you barely know each other" Mey-Rin reminded him
"I like her and I think she like me too"
"How do you know that?"
"I only know, it's male intuition"
"As you say"
Mey-Rin wasn't quite sure of Bard's words and thought she was going to spoil everything with the housekeeper of the manor Broderick, suddenly the maid of the manor Phantomhive noticed that Finny seemed scared.
"What's up, Finny?" Mey-Rin asked
"I was told that there are ghosts and many in Ludlow Castle" Finny said, very scared
"Gho- Ghosts?" Mey-Rin said scared
"Yes, they say that this castle is haunted and that it is full of ghosts ... I'm afraid" Finny said shaking
"calm down you, ghosts don't exist ... now that I think about it. If Pandora is afraid of ghosts? I could defend her" Bard said, just imagining the scene
"You stop thinking about that" Mey-Rin advised
While Bard dreamed of being the "hero" of Pandora. They arrived at Castle Ludlow and it had clear indications that the remodeling work had stopped and at the door of the castle was Mr. Gorey, who was smiling like a hyena. Damian already knew him, but Ciel and Elianna didn't know him.
"Mr. Gorey welcomes you" Mr. Gorey said
"Who you are?" Ciel asked
"I'm Mr. Gorey, I already said"
"What do you want, Mr. Gorey? We don't have time for whatever you do" Elyanna said
"Mr. Gorey is the butler of this castle"
"What? Don't say nonsense and leave" Damian said
"The king already knows that they are here" Mr. Gorey said
"What king?" Sisyphus asked
"The King Edward V, and it's him, Mr. Gorey doesn't lie"
"That's ridiculous! He's been 400 years dead!" Bard said
"Shut up and follow Mr. Gorey"
Bard was angered by what Mr. Gorey said, but he did not care how he smiled. The extravagant Mr. Gorey led them to a large hall. The living room was huge and in the back of the room there were 2 carved oak thrones; Suddenly, 2 children appeared seated on the thrones, the children were 13 and 9 years old: the 13 -year-old had long blond hair, and his eyes were a bright blue; He wore a dark green suit with a lace collar and a light green belt. While the 9-year-old had short blond hair and blue eyes; He wore a yellow and orange striped suit adorned with white lace around the neck and orange sleeves and pants adorned with yellow bows. He also wore an orange cap, white socks and shoes with brown laces, and he had a skull in his hands.
When these 2 children appeared from nowhere, a large number of men and women with clothes from different eras appeared. All of them, including the children on the thrones, were ghosts. Apparently all these ghosts scared Bard, Finny and Mey-rin; they ran out and screaming in terror outside the castle; the only ones who stayed were Ciel, Damian and Elianna; and their respective servants.
"Mr. Gorey has the pleasure of introducing you to his Royal Highness, King Edward V of England and young Richard, 1st Duke of York"
"Hello" little Richard greeting
"Thank you Gorey, you can retire" Edward V said
"Mr. Gorey is leaving"
The extravagant character left the throne room as if dancing. The 3 kids were before the king Edward V, one of the princes of the Tower of London, although kingdom a brief period of time was still a king.
"I'm Edward V, King of England and this is my court. What do you want?" the child king asked
The 3 kids and their servants bowed to the princes of the Tower of London since Edward V had been a king.
"Your Majesty, I'm Earl Phantomhive, he is Earl Broderick, and she is his fiancée Lady Popplewell. And the ones from behind are our servants Sebastian, Sisyphus and Pandora" Ciel introduced
"Phantomhive? Broderick? Popplewell? Where have I heard those names?"
"Let me explain, your majesty," a woman ghost said, from the Tudor era. "The Phantomhive and Broderick families began to work for the kingdom, like the Watchdog and the lion, all during the reign of Henry VIII, the fat. The Popplewell descend from Albert the Great"
"That happened after my reign, Lady Bess?" King Edward V asked
"I remember it as if it had happened yesterday"
King Edward V examined his unexpected guests as if trying to imagine that era he didn't live, then young Duke Richard of York rose from his throne and walked to the servants especially Pandora because she seemed beautiful and as in his life had imagined the fairies.
"Are you a fairy?" Duke Richard asked
"No, why?"
"Because you are pretty as a fairy" the little Richard answered, smiling
"Thanks, your majesty" Pandora answered
"It seems that my younger brother sympathizes with you, I decided to hold a banquet in honor of my guests, I said" Edward V said
While the ghosts prepared the banquet for the guests. Bard, Finny and Mey-Rin; They were in the castle gardens very frightened since they had seen a court composed of only ghosts and a dead child king.
"W-were Ghosts, I was right" Finny said, with chills
"Where is the young master and his guests ?!" Mey-Rin asked
"Oh no! Pandora also stayed there! I must save her!" Bard said, becoming the hero
"Forget about her and focus on the young master!" Mey-Rin scolded
"I don't want to go back, there are ghosts!" Finny said, almost crying
"What happened to the young master and Sebastian?" Mey-Rin asked
"Hey! You, the 3 stooges, where are the ghosts?" an unknown voice asked
The 3 servants of the manor Phantomhive turned around and saw 2 men dressed in suits: the first had a rough appearance, was thin but athletic, with white skin, it looked like he was in his 20s, his hair was bluish black, he wore lenses and his eyes were a very strange color, green / yellowish; while the other seemed to be calmer, physically very beautiful, as much as a woman, had short hair to the back of the neck which was dark blond, pale skin, thin build but athletic, wearing glasses and had the eyes of the same color as his friend; both are Grim Reapers. Wade Lynch and Jordan Dormer.
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The banquet that Edward V had organized was a hodgepodge between eras and there were only 6 plates of food since the ghosts did not eat, they were dead, although little Richard was sitting on Pandora's legs. Between the dances and the music, Mr. Gorey appeared behind Edward V and whispered things in his ear, suddenly the child king made a gesture with his hand and the music and the dance ended.
"Mr. Gorey informed me that the Earl Broderick is a bastard, Lady Poplewell is the last of his family, and the Earl Phantomhive has a crime in his family - said the child king
"There is not crime in my family" answered Ciel, somewhat irritated
"Malefactor! You should be in a juvenile prison!" Mr. Gorey exclaimed, pointing to Ciel
"What did you say?!" Ciel exclaimed, annoying
"Enough!" Edward V exclaimed "now tell me why they are here because I do not think they came to visit us"
"The truth is that the current queen wants to turn this castle into a thematic museum and for that ..." Elyanna explain
"I should go, right? Well I will not leave, in this castle I grew up, my brother, so it's us"
"I don't want to offend him, but he does not have that authority" Demian said
"I know but still I will not leave"
"And if more people return, we will scare them" a viking said, without legs
"Raelly?"
Suddenly appeared the 2 Grim Reapers (Wade Lynch and Jordan Dormer) which entered the banquet as if nothing, when both Grim Reapers saw Sebastian quickly recognized him as a demon.
"What was missing" Jordan said, irritated to see Sebastian
"It seems that you do not like them" Sebastian said
"Is it noticeable, you pig?" Wade asked
"Who are they?! Answer!" Edward V demanded to know
"We are Grim Reapers, my name is Jordan Dormer and he is Wade Lynch" Jordan Dormer introduced, himself bowing
"What do they want?" the child king asked
"It is not obvious? We come for you, to take you to the other side" Wade said
"To heaven? Will you take us to heaven?" Richard of York asked
"Something like that" Wade answered
"Not!" Edward V exclaimed
"Your Majesty!" Ciel said, with surprise
The refusal of Edward V incredibly annoyed Wade Lynch and with great hostility approached the boy king away with his Death Scythe to the ghost guards, to face the child king.
"Hey, don't yell at me! We don't come for pleasure, they are orders, they said that we take care of you 2 and I see that you are a pampered" Wade said. looking directly at the face of Edward
"Wade!" Jordan exclaimed
"How dare you?!" Edward V exclaimed
"Do you want Mr. Gorey to kill him, Majesty?"
"Don't do"
Edward V and Wade looked at each other with hostility and then Edward V looked to Mr. Gorey and gestured for the music to come back.
"Earl Broderick"
"Your majesty" Damian answered
"Would you allow me to dance with your fiancée, Lady Popplewell?" Edward V asked
"Well ... let her decide"
"I accept it" Elianna said
Edward V took Elianna by the hand and took her to the dance floor, the dance they danced was very outdated and Elianna had a hard time keeping up with the boy king because she hardly knew the dance.
"You should practice the dance more, Lady Popplewell" Edward V said
"I'm sorry, your majesty, but this dance is a little old fashioned" Elianna answered
"It must be something frustrating, I'm sorry my lady"
"There's no problem, your majesty"
"Have you ever been hurt?"
"Yes"
"And you took revenge?"
"I hope to do it soon" Elianna said, with her face darkened
"You´re lucky, I cannot do it, that person died 400 years ago"
"That person? Do you know who killed him?"
"Yes but I don't remember"
Elianna felt sorry for him, it was a soul in pain that still wandered in this world without knowing what happened. While both danced they were observed by Ciel, Damian and the servants.
"This doesn't bother you, young master?" Sisyphus asked
"Why should I bother it? He's a ghost, nobody to worry about"
"You are not jealous" Ciel said
"Elianna does not give me reasons to be jealous" Damian answered
When the dance ended all the ghosts applauded even though Elianna had danced so badly. By then Edward V had his decision. And he told everybody his decision.
"I have made a decision" Edward V said
"What is it, your majesty?" Sisyphus asked
"I and my court we will leave the castle only on one condition" the boy king said
"Which?" Sebastian asked
"Discover who murdered me, me and my little brother Richard" the boy King declare
"Listen, brat! If you think I'm going to play the detective, you're very wrong ..." Wade Lynch said
"We accept it" Damian said
"What?" Jordan exclaimed
"We will find out who killed them, you and your brother, and we have your word that everyone will leave Castle Ludlow" Ciel said
"You have my word" the child king said
Little Richard got up from Pandora's legs and walked towards his brother with the skull, his best friend, even in his hands, the boy of only 9 years seemed scared.
"I know who hurt us ... but I don't remember" the little Richard said between tears
"I don't remember either but do not worry, they will find out" Edward V answered
"And so we can go to heaven?"
"Yes, Richard, we'll go to heaven"
"It is true?" Richard asked the Grim Reapers
"Yes, your majesty" Jordan said
"What he said" Wade answered
"Don't worry while you find out all this, Lady Pandora will take care of you" Edward V said
"Huh?" both Pandora and Elianna were surprised
"I declare to Lady Pandora as the nanny of my little brother Richard"
"Pandora takes care of the Duke of York, it's an order" Elyanna said
"Yes, my lady"
Richard took Pandora by the hand and took her to the castle gardens to play, while Ciel, Damian and Elianna had an important and difficult mission: to find out who killed the princes of the Tower of London. When they were preparing to investigate the most difficult case of their lives. At the same time, all the ghosts of different times looked at them 3, making them nervous, suddenly a female voice was heard saying: "Let's move! Let's move! We want to see them!" Out of all those ghosts came two Elizabethan women, one in a copper-colored dress and the other in a green dress. The lady in the copper-colored dress embraced Damian while the lady in the green dress embraced Ciel.
"Yes, he is a true Broderick. That blonde hair and those eyes are proof of that" the woman in a copper-colored dress said
"I recognize a Phantomhive when I see him and he is one" the woman in green dress said
"Who are you?" Ciel asked
"What manners of ours" the woman in the copper-colored dress said "I'm Mathilda Broderick and she is Sarah Phantomhive"
"How? That means you are ..." Demian said
"Yes! We are your ancestors!" Mathilda Broderick said
"And we are happy to see you!" Sarah Phantomhive added
The ghost women continued hugging their descendants, while everyone in the ghost court laughed and others said they were very cute or very cute, but who did not like this scene was the boy king Edward V, who got angry a lot and with a stroke of his scepter he placed order.
"Ladies! Stop! The earls have work to do, and it's a direct order from the King of England!"
"Yes, your majesty" Lady Mathilda said
"It will not happen again, your majesty " Lady Sarah said
"Can leave now" Edward V said
"Yes, your majesty" the 2 women said
The ladies withdrew and Ciel, Damian and Elianna were able to continue their investigation.
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On the other hand; Bard, Mey Rin, and Finny, who were in the castle gardens of Ludlow Castle still trembling, braced themselves to go save their young master and enter the haunted castle. When they suddenly saw 5 female ghosts from different eras playing ball but instead of ball they used a skull, seeing that they ran away scared. While Richard de York and Pandora played in the gardens of the Castle, the little Duke was delighted with his new nanny so he wove crowns of clovers and put them in her hair.
"Do you have children, Lady Pandora?" Richard asked
"Yes… I have a son"
"Really? sure you very young when you got married"
"Yeah, was young"
"What's your son's name, Lady Pandora?"
"He's called Regulus"
"What a nice name! How is Regulus?"
"He looks like me and his father ... he has my same hair color and her father's eyes"
"How are his eyes?"
"Don't tell him about Regulus" Sisyphus said
In that Sisyphus appeared and when he told Pandora not to talk about Regulus, Richard thought that Sisyphus was angry with Pandora.
"Please do not get mad at Lady Pandora, Lord Sisyphus, I asked her to tell me about Regulus" little Richard said
"You shouldn't worry, your majesty, I'm not angry with her, I'm just asking her not to talk too much about Regulus" Sisyphus answered.
"Why?"
"They are things that children should not know but I will say it is a secret, there is a person who must not know"
"Which person?"
"Shhhhh, it's a secret. Can you keep the secret?"
"Yes, I can!"
"Thank you very much" Pandora said
Meanwhile Mr. Gorey looked at everything from a window while smiling with satisfaction.
"Things are going much better than Mr. Gorey expected, he said with a smile, let's see how the fool Undertaker is going with the order of Mr. Gorey"
He said those words moved away from the window.
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TO BE CONTINUE
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