"Sebastian must be fine, maybe he can handle this." Alois said watching Ciel pace.

"Alois, I need you and the servants to take the children and stay with Ann, I don't have much of a choice, I'm going to London."

"You can't do that, they need their mother!" The blonde boy cried.

"I can't just let Lizzy be killed, I have to."

"You have to stay, what about your children?"

"I'm leaving the servants with them, I'll go on my own, they'll take care of them, they're going to have Ann and you as well."

"Ciel, I'll go, I'll bring her back here, but as your cousin, best friend and member of your guard, I can't let that happen. Anyway, I want to see if I can find Naveen, maybe he's okay."

"I'll let you know if I come back." Ciel promised.

"Ciel-"

"I'm a Prince which means I out rank you, don't make me -"

"I don't care, you have children, I don't, It's best if I go."

"I'm not going to ask you to do that."

"You didn't. You can't go, let me, I have a chance to get her out of there, no one ever notices me." Alois stood up.

"Besides, I have something you don't."

"What?"

"Hannah's sword."

"You really think she's just going to give it to you and tell you to go?"

"I already have it. I mean it isn't with me, but when Naveen and I moved into your house, she gave it to me so I would always ve protected. Let me do this for you Ciel."

"Why would you want to, you might not come back, what would that do to Hannah and Luca?"

"What would it do to your children if it was you?" Ciel sighed.

"Why?" He asked. "Why are you so loyal ro me like this, you once hated me."

"As I recall, you didn't care for me either, you've become a best friend to me, my first and only one. You changed me, the night you had Vincent and Rachel, I learned to be brave, to stop hiding behind everyone else, I picked up a sword and everything changed, I followed Sebastian there to get you for the same reason I'm offering to go now, you and your family are important to me, can't you see that?" Ciel was quiet, he wasn't sure what to say.

"Let me do this." Alois encouraged.

"Go get your sword, then come back here, I'll send Cynna with you."

"Should I have Hannah and Luca go to Ann now?"

"Yes, they're safer there for now." Alois nodded and turned to leave."

"Alois." Ciel called causing him to turn back.

"Thank you." The blonde boy smiled.

"That's what family does right. Take care of each other?" He said before leaving.

"Young Master, is everything okay?" Finny called, behind him stood the Phantomhive servants.

"I don't know, but I have a job for all of you."

Sebastian looked around at the devastation that surrounded him. Many of the demons didn't survive the attack by the vicious beasts,and having heard the news, the Angels had joined them and were helping where the could. Everything had happened so fast, the battle was a blur, he remembered that his father had pushed him out of the way just as one of the creatures wielding a demon sword charged him. He saw Mordred surrounded by them, Naveen and Claude did their best to help him protect his injured father.

"Cousin Sebastian, are you alright?"

"Honestly, I cannot be sure, I have never felt this way."

'I'm afraid cousin,truly frightened. Until today I had believed demons to be the worst of the dark creatures, we are not, and I am a coward."

"No, you did not run from them, you are no coward. You stood your ground, protected your king, you did very well. I thank you, if not for your effort, my father would surely have been killed.

"Michaelis, your father is asking for you." Claude said softly from behind.

"Thank you, I will go to him at once." Sebastian patted Naveen's shoulder and left. He made his way to the small building where the Angels had been attempting to heal his father.

"Sebastian,my son, it makes me happy to see you unharmed." The devil said weakly, beckoning him closer, Sebastian approached the bedside.

"My son, you fought well today, you have brought pride to our family, it is for this reason that I say to you that I am unable to accompany what remains of our soldiers into London, the city will be cast into ruins, many more will die, your brother was taken, your mother-"

"Father, I will find Mordred, I will stop them, somehow."

"You will try, I know this, I leave you in command, as future king it is your duty to protect our food supply, and our army's job to fight by your side, for the sake of your mother, Ciel, and your children, hold them off as long as you can, the reapers are sure to be there already, preparing to do their jobs. Give me no more thought, but return to your mother and your mate, this is an order from your king and your father."

"It will be done, I swear it. I will do all I can."

"Then go, gather our soldiers, the heads of the Angel army and tell them the mission, they must follow you now, if I should be healed, I will do all I can to help, if not, know that I love you Sebastian, you are our pride, and please tell Ciel that I harbor no hard feelings toward him, it was my doing."

"I love you too father, and I shall." The devil dismissed him and he left.

"Cousin, is the king alright?" Naveen asked once Sebastian was outside.

"I don't know, I need your help, and where is Claude?"

"I can't say, he disappeared moments ago. What can I do?"

"Gather everyone and bring them to me, there is much I need to explain to them and we have very little time."

Ciel ran down the hall at the sound of Evian screaming and sobbing, Tanaka close behind. The child sat up in his bed crying and immediately reached out for his mother when Ciel entered the room.

"What's wrong Evian?"

"Th-the m-monsters, th-they were trying to take dad away, mama, I do not want them to!" Ciel held his son close.

"No one is taking your father away Evian, It's just a dream." He soothed.

"No mama, they are bad things!"

"But your father will be fine."

"They were all around, and cousin Lizzy was asleep on the ground, it made her sleep when it hurt her. Lots of people were sleeping. There was a red man with funny hair that told the monsters to get away from dad and they did not and-"

"Shh, It's okay." Ciel knew what Evian meant by the people sleeping, and he hoped it truly was a nightmare.

"M-mama I am afraid of the monsters!"

"Evian, what happens to your father in your dream?"

"I do not know, the monsters are around him and then they make a scary noise and I cannot see dad anymore. Mama, the monsters are coming, they will be bad to us." Evian sobbed burying his face in his mother's shirt.

"The monsters aren't coming here Evian, not ever."

"But they will make us sleep too!"

"No, I won't let them do that."

"But mama, what can you do?"

"You would be surprised what a mother can do for their children. Do you remember When you used to be afraid of there being a monster in here?"

"Yes, but you chased it away." Ciel kissed the top of his son's head.

"That's right, and I'm not going to let these monsters near you either."

"What if they try?"

"Then I'll make them go to sleep. No one will ever hurt you, your brothers or sister as long as I'm around. I'll do anything I have to so you four are safe. I promise you, I'll always protect you."