Lizzy hesitates again as she's nervous to see what will unveil upon her eyes on the other side of the door. She overcomes her fears and whips the door open with a slam echoing through the halls. Lizzy felt her heart drop to her stomach. Gasp! "Wha-what is this?!"
The study room was calm in the Phantomhive manor. Ciel was having his mid-morning tea while reading the newspaper that had arrived late. The headlines stood out with the words "SCOTLAND YARD'S ARTHUR RANDALL'S MYSTERIOUS DISAPEARENCE". Ciel snickered as he reached the end of the article.
Knock knock. That must be Sebastian with today's schedule. "Come in," Ciel invited. The door slightly creaked open as the tall, slender butler dressed in black walked in. "Is there any important events for today?" Ciel asked.
Sebastian bowed. "Nothing major today. There won't be any visitors today, so we won't have to worry about that much. There are no lessons scheduled for today. However, if you may recall, Lizzy is visiting, so you may want to spend some time with her," Sebastian explained.
Ciel nodded in agreement. "I see. What is she doing right now?"
"At the moment, the young lady is wandering down the halls," Sebastian replied.
"But where in the manor, precisely?" Ciel demanded. Sebastian took a moment to think about this. He gasped a little, having a face of fright. "You don't mean…?" Ciel asked, with the same look on his face.
"I hope not. I shall check up on her," Sebastian said as he bowed. He turned away and closed the door. Ciel put his attention on the article again, having a drop of sweat trickle down his cheek. Oh Lizzy, don't get into any trouble!
Lizzy couldn't believe what she was seeing. Her eyes started to blur. She took a couple of wobbly steps back and covered her mouth with her hands. She was starting to feel light-headed. Why would Ciel have this in his manor?! Lizzy was too frightened to make any moves, she was too stunned to even close the door and run away.
With the light already pouring into the dark and cold room, she could see about a dozen corpses. None of them have rotted yet. Perhaps the room was cold to preserve the bodies? There were newspaper clippings on the walls and some have fallen on the floor. Lizzy wondered what the clippings said, but that was at the least of her concerns. Why would there be dead bodies here in the first place?!
Though Lizzy's eyes were blurred from the sight of all this, she could recognize one of the bodies. "I-is th-that… Arthur… R-randall?" Lizzy whispered through her fingers. The first body to be recognizable in the light is a slightly-old figure with dark gray hair, rather large sideburns, a mustache, and long hair pulled back by a burgundy colored ribbon. There is a top hat lying beside the body.
There is no mistake! Lizzy thought. That's Scotland Yard's Arthur Randall! Lizzy took another step back, having the urge to vomit, but held it back.
"My lady, what are you doing at this part of the manor?" Lizzy jumped, her heart dropping even farther startled from hearing the smooth, deep voice behind her. She spun around to find the head butler, Sebastian Michaelis, standing right before her eyes. Her eyes bewildered.
"Eh, Se-sebastian…!" Lizzy stepped back. Sebastian cocked his head to the side and smiled.
"Oh, my! You weren't supposed to see that! Now what am I going to tell the young master?" Lizzy couldn't take all of this in. Everything went black. Thud.