A full week had passed since Evian had mentioned the moon. He and Ciel seemed to have forgotten the incident and life was returning to normal. Sebastian had met with his father several times and the meeting always ended the same, the devil would look at his son through wide eyes and turn away unwilling to talk about it.
"It's not your concern,all is well." The devil had said.
"Not my concern father, if my family is in danger I have every right to know. I will not allow anyone to threaten them and if you know something about this, you will tell me ." The king spun around angrily, his burning red eyes fixed on his son.
"You dare speak to me in such a manner?"
"I will speak to you as I please, by withholding information,you are potentially endangering the lives of my mate and children. Until this moment father, I have done everything your way. I have gone to war for you not once but countless times against the angels and beasts that are strong enough to rival even you. It ends now. If you continue to refuse to share the information that you clearly possess, I won't have a choice but to look upon you as just as guilty and if something should happen either Ciel, my children or anyone who resides in my home,you will wish I had never been born, am I clear?" The devil roared and rushed forward until his face was half an inch from Sebastian's.
"Is that a challenge?" He growled. Sebastian stared back holding the eye contact as he spoke.
"It will be if something happens to them. I will always put my children and my mate first. You have a short time to think about it." He said before turning and leaving the devil to his anger.
Sebastian took a moment to calm himself before entering his castle and being greeted by Rowan and Rachel.
"Hello Daddy!"Rachel grinned as she held her favorite doll lovingly to her chest.
"Hello Princess, hello Rowan." He replied.
"I love you!" Rachel raised her arms to her father and was lifted from the floor.
"I love you too,what are you two doing this close to the gate?"
"We wanted to come see you,you were with Grandfather." Rowan explained.
"Your mother's probably worried about you. I don't want you getting close to this place unless someone is with you,do you understand?"
"Yes." The children replied in unison.
"Speaking of your mother, what is he doing now?"
"Feeding baby Angel and baby Kathryn, Brother Evian is helping. Daddy, why does brother Evian stay with mommy all the time?"
"He's been very close to mum for a long time, he gets extra snuggles. I want snuggles too,when is it going to be my turn?" Rowan too was lifted into Sebastian's arms.
"Have you asked for it?" Sebastian carried the children into the castle. He set them down in the sitting room and was about to speak when a bloodcurdling scream came from down the hall causing Rachel and Rowan to scream and begin sobbing. Lizzy ran down stairs.
"What's happening, was that Evian?" She asked.
"Yes, please stay here with Rowan and Rachel, where is Vincent?"
"Cynna has him."Lizzy answered before embracing the crying children.
Sebastian ran through the hall as the screams became louder, he could hear Ciel's voice now trying to calm the child. Sebastian threw open the door and found his son staring out the window with tears in his eyes and Ciel knelt beside him trying to calm him.
"Evian, it's alright, I promise." Ciel said trying to turn him away from the window. The attempts was only met with more screaming. Sebastian hurried to the window and closed the curtains. Evian stopped screaming instantly and became silent.
"What happened?" Sebastian asked kneeling on the other side of his son.
"He looked outside and just started screaming like something was - before he started screaming he was whispering to himself. I didn't catch any of the words but I couldn't get him to respond to me. I don't know what to do for him Sebastian."
"Stay calm, it will be alright."
"How do you know that,he's never done this before, what if he's ill or-or something and-"
"Ciel, my treasure listen to me. I won't allow anything to happen to our children would I?"
"No, but you can't stop certain things and we don't even know what happened."
"I will find out Ciel, please believe me when I say that. Our children will be alright."
"Kill them mama, please, make them go away before we go away." Evian cried suddenly.
"Evian, what are you talking about?" Evian collapsed sobbing against Ciel.
"The bloody moon is here. The monsters are coming." Sebastian moved to the window and peered through the curtains. The blood moon was in plain view and at last Sebastian began to feel the change. Something was indeed wrong. The moon shown through every window in the castle the streams of light seemed to turn everything crimson.
"Sebastian, what's happening?"
"I don't know, but I think we should stay out of the red lights, I've never known a blood moon to give off rays like this.
"It's the bloody moon mama, it is not the same and I am afraid, I do not want to go away and I want you to stay with us too. Please Mama, do not go away."
"I'm not going anywhere Evian. Everything is fine."
"No it isn't mama, soon we will change and the monsters will come." He sobbed. Before Ciel could say anything else, a bright flash came from the moon,blinding them before they could get away and they felt themselves falling into darkness.
