Chapter 12

Ciel looked up, his visible blue eye going wide as he heard the muffled screams of the Daleks. The Doctor looked up as well, but quickly returned to his work. He was almost done with the wiring of the transport device, and didn't have time to get distracted.

"Sounds like the fighting's begun." Ciel commented lowly.

"Yeah. Hope your servants and the demons are able to keep them out of the mansion." the Doctor replied quickly.

"I know for a fact that Sebastian will be alright, at least."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I ordered him to win. As long as we have this contract, he'll do as I order him. Until the very end..."

The Doctor looked up at him for a moment, then quickly returned to his work as the screaming from outside became more shrill. The Daleks were attacking, and from the sounds of it, the servants were defending the manor. They could only hope that the demons could keep Remiel and the Daleks out of the mansion long enough for the Doctor to finish his work.

Ankara glared at the angel as he grinned insanely at her, taking a step toward her. She growled and tightened her grip on the sword, waiting for the angel to make a move. Seeing this, Remiel happily obliged her. He spread his wings and jumped at her, swinging his own sword at her. She braced herself and blocked him quickly, trying to push him away from her.

Remiel smirked at her vain effort and shoved her, sending her skidding backwards and nearly off the roof. The angel smirked.

"Pathetic girl. You truly think you can stop me with that puny strength of yours? Not even your little boyfriend down there is as old as I am, and he's one of the first demons that came into existence." the angel bragged.

Ankara smirked back at him and readied herself for another attack.

"Isn't pride a sin?" she taunted before launching herself at him.

Remiel growled and tried to block her, but she swung her sword under his arm and managed to land a blow on his side. The angel yowled and kicked her roughly in the stomach, pushing himself away from her. He swung at her before she could recover, slashing her from right hip to left shoulder. The demon screamed loudly and stumbled away from him, clutching at her front as blood began to stain her shirt red.

"Pathetic, really. I was hoping you would be more of a challenge. I'll admit you have spirit, girl, but not enough to best me. Any last words?" Remiel grinned and readied his sword, prepared to use it to sever the girl's head.

"She's too young for last words, Remiel. How about you face an opponent who isn't so much younger than you? Are you a coward?"

Remiel snarled and turned his head, narrowing his eyes at the speaker. Sebastian was standing a few feet away from him, his eyes burning a bright pinkish-red. The angel looked down at the ground, confused.

"Why aren't you still fighting the Daleks? They're not all dead, I can still hear them." he asked angrily.

"The servants are taking care of what's left of them. You didn't bring enough with you, it seems. It must have been your pride." Sebastian taunted the already enraged angel.

Remiel smirked and lifted his arm, revealing a strange device that looked somewhat like a watch clasped to his wrist.

"I can always call for more. I need more Daleks!" he yelled into the device.

"I AM SENDING MORE!" a sharp voice yelled from the device.

"Sebastian...you have to kill the angel..." Ankara gasped at him, dropping her sword at his feet.

The demon smirked and kicked the sword away, and his form began to grow shadowy.

"I won't be needing that. Close your eyes, my dear. I will need to change into my true form to finish this, and it's too intimate for you to see that. We would have to be mates for that to be appropriate." Sebastian cast her a reassuring look.

Ankara obeyed and shut her eyes tight.

"If we survive, perhaps we can make that happen." she said softly, smiling softly as her wound began to heal; demons had remarkable healing abilities.

"Perhaps so." she heard Sebastian answer.

The angel chuckled, and Ankara could hear him taunting them. However, another sound was rising over his laughter. It was a strange churning sound, somewhat metallic, and it rose from inside the mansion. She was trying to understand what it could be, but her attention was torn away by a terrified scream. Remiel was panicking, and she could hear the angel's footsteps stumbling away from her.

"What...What in the name of God are you! Filth! Scum! Impure!" the winged lunatic screamed at him.

"That's what the last of your kind yelled at me. Interesting. Are all of you the same? I suppose it does not matter. Die now, prideful angel." a deep voice growled in an amused tone.

This was followed by a strange crunching noise, and shrill cries of pain and terror. After a brief moment, the shrill screams stopped. Ankara sat in silence, waiting for a cue to open her eyes.

"It's alright, Miss Ankara. You can open your eyes." Sebastian's voice said from in front of her.

Ankara opened her eyes slowly and looked up. Sebastian was standing above her, holding his hand out to her. She took it and stood carefully, paying close attention to the pain that ripped through her front as she stood. The wound seemed to be slowly closing, as Remiel's sword hadn't gotten very deep.

As for the angel, he was nowhere in sight. It seemed that an enraged Sebastian had completely obliterated the pompous creature, leaving only a few white feathers scattered around. Ankara carefully picked one up and looked it over. Sebastian nudged her and pointed to the sky. A cloud of Daleks was descending on them, flying toward the mansion. Sebastian sighed.

"The Doctor had better hurry up. That's a lot of Daleks." he muttered softly, handing Ankara her sword.

Ankara nodded and stood by his side, ignoring her pain. They exchanged nods and glared at the approaching cloud, ready to defend the mansion and each other until either the Doctor finished his work, or they both died. And neither of them planned to die anytime soon.

Hello, Silverlings! We're almost at the end! Yes, I know, it's sad. Please don't cry, don't cry! There will be more, a sequel of sorts! But more on that later. Until then, I'll update soon. Bye! Allons-y!

~Silver