Sebastian looked over what remained of his army, he sighed as he realized that he couldn't possibly take on the massive army with the few that stood before him, he only hoped that the reapers that his father spoke of would be joining them with a large group. Even then he knew this was hopeless.
"This evening, we engaged the enemy in the first of what is sure to be many battles, each one of you fought bravely." He said. "Many were lost, both Angel and demons, I will not lie to you, the road ahead of us is a dangerous one and each of us has a reason to continue to fight. I am no different, you see, I am not here to gain honor or glory for hell, I have a mate and four young ones who I intend on protecting, they are my reason to fight this war. My father is badly injured and will not be able to accompany us so has left me in command. I can see by the look on your faces, that you believe this to be a suicide mission and the reality is... You are probably correct. We have a duty to continue on, and it is my hope that we will move forward together and at the very least, give the humans as well as our families a chance to live. Perhaps through our sacrifices, the balance may be restored and our loved ones will survive. By continuing this war, we will honor the fallen by showing them that they have not died in vain. Can I count on you to follow me?"
"I will follow you anywhere cousin." Naveen said.
"I will join you." Claude vowed. Slowly the demon soldiers, shaken by the first battle offered their services. Sadness gripped Sebastian's heart as he scanned the group and realized that Ao and Fen were not among them. Deimos however still remained, seemingly ready to avenge his friends. A figure stepped forward, large white wings spread out as if ready to fly away at any moment.
"I am Michael, leader of heaven's army, under normal circumstances, we would not consider fighting with your kind, it is our job to protect these humans, and so we must follow you. This being said, your mate, his name is Ciel is it not?"
"That's right, how-" Michael smiled.
"Perhaps you were unaware, this is a subject that you and I must talk privately about. In the meantime, you have the full cooperation of my army."
"Then we must prepare to meet the creatures on the next battlefield. I have a feeling that this was their way of stopping us from reaching London, which means that when next we meet, their level of attack will be magnified, be on your guard at all times." Sebastian dismissed them so that they could gather as many essential items as they could. The words of the Angel however were replaying in his mind. Why would he say such things, what could he possibly know about his Ciel?
"Well, we're here, I don't see anything out of the ordinary." Alois said, though he was careful to keep the sword close. Ciel looked around. he was surprised by the number of people out on the street at such a late hour.
"Alright, Lizzy is our priority, I don't know what would have her out so late but look everywhere. When we find her, Mey-Rin and Bard,you will take her as far from those..whatever they are as possible. Alois, you'll come with me, if you think you can handle it, I don't know what to expect, what they look like or-"
"I can do this, I'm different now,not the same boy who hid behind others, and I can't let you go on your own, It's my job to protect you if I can."
"That's only when your working as-"
"Looks like a job for the guard to me Ciel."
"Fine, just be careful, all of you." The group split up and began the search.
"Do you think we'll find them?" Alois asked.
"I'm sure of it. They're going to be here and when we do, I'm going to strangle the life out of Sebastian for worrying my children and leaving me."
"What a greeting that'll be. ' Sebastian, I love you but I'm going to try to kill you now.' That's very nice Ciel." Alois said sarcastically.
"Then, I'm going to drag him home and-"
"Ciel, what are you doing here?" The soft voice forced him to turn. Lizzy stood beside him.
"Lizzy, I'm glad I found you, I need you to come with us."
"But why, is something-"
"Trust me, please. You don't want to be here, just come with us."
"I do trust you, if this is important to you, I will." She walked between Alois and Ciel, she was confused and a little frightened but knew she was safe with her cousin.
"What's happening Ciel?" She asked again.
"Something I need you to get away from, I don't know when exactly but I have a feeling It's going to happen soon and when it does-" A loud, monstrous roar echoed from a short distance away, the people on the street screamed and ran wildly in every direction.
"Damn, It's starting, Alois, are you sure about this?" The blonde boy pulled out the sword.
"I think so. But no matter what, I'm with you."
"Good, let's find Bard and Mey-Rin."
"Ciel, I don't understand, what's starting, where are we going?" Lizzy panicked.
"You are getting as far from here as possible, whatever it was that made that sound, there's a lot of them and they'll kill everything they find unless they're stopped. There's also going to be demons, they're probably not going to have much luck, I need you to be safe." As Ciel said this, he heard a blood curdling scream from behind them. It was then that he caught sight of the monsters Evian had mentioned. The large beasts walked on all fours, their eyes were a strange red with strands of gold, two fangs were visible with It's mouth closed, it largely resembled a mutant wolf, and if those beasts were large, they were nothing compared to the ones who walked on two legs, their bodies seemed to be made of armor, they carried with them an aray of black weapons, arrows and crossbows which they had begun to fire at the fleeing humans. They too had fangs which glistened in the moonlight.
"Alois," the boy didn't move, he was in shock at the sight.
"Alois!" Ciel shouted nudging him, Alois came back to his senses.
"What the-"
"You have Hannah's sword, get Lizzy to Bard and Mey-Rin, now!"
"Ciel, what about you?"
"It's going to be alright, just go, I'll be fine." Alois grabbed her wrist.
"Be careful Ciel." He said as they ran.
He watched as these monsters terrorized the street, some brave men had taken their guns and attempted to shoot them but it had no effect. Ciel had only one option available to him, he just hoped his plan would work.
It wasn't long before Sebastian's army joined the fight, fueled by the anger of their lost soldiers and friends. The sound of clashing metal and gunshots filled the air as Ciel dodged the arrows, he could hear the other demons and from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Claude and Naveen, Sebastian was nowhere to be found and Ciel allowed his inner demon to take control.
His blue eyes changed to red as he thought of where his mate might be. He was .soon stopped by one of the two legged creatures.
"What is this, did the devil actually send a child into battle?" The deep voice laughed.
"I may look like a child, but I am capable of far more than you will ever know." Ciel shot back.
"You are very confident for one so small. I am disappointed that the soldiers of hell seem to be getting to be less of a challenge." Ciel smirked.
"Maybe you just haven't met the right one."
"Perhaps." It pulled out its sword.
"I will take great pleasure in destroying your kind little one, this is a new area. Our kind will reign and yours will soon be extinct."
"You like to hear yourself talk don't you, is that how you kill your victims, bore them to death?" The monster roared angrily.
"I don't believe you're army is as strong as you think it is."
"Fool, when our kind rules this world, everything you hold dear, everything around you will perish." Ciel laughed at it.
"So you say, alright, let's get this over with, I'm tired of this conversation, It's time to end it."