"You found Malik's right hand man? Good work" Ciel said and the triplets bowed low.
"So his right hand man is having a party at one of the biggest brothels in East End" Claude said.
"We have to get in there and catch his right hand man. If we catch him, we have something to bargain with" Ciel said.
"How are we going to get in there? We practically scream 'rich' the minute we enter a room. We'll attract attention in a brothel immediately" Alois said.
"Then we'll go in disguise" Ciel said.
"As what?"
"Hannah will be a dancer in the brothel. She obviously will attract the attention of Malik's right hand man. She takes him upstairs in one of the rooms and we ambush him. We kidnap him and ask him where Malik is. He confesses and problem solved" Ciel replied.
"We'll need to dye my hair, my lady. The silver attracts too much attention" Hannah said.
"We'll color it black. With your tanned skin you would almost look Indian" Ciel said.
"Perfect idea. Let's do this" Alois said.
The plan was set and Hannah snuck into the brothel easily. Sebastian, Claude, Ciel and Alois snuck in disguised as customers.
"This place is even worse than Kang's drug basement" Claude commented as yet another woman gave him a 'come hither' look.
"At least you're being flirted with by the opposite gender. It seems the lesbian women seen to have a fetish for me" Ciel said sticking close to Sebastian.
"Well you give off the gothic lolita look which is quite attractive to many women" Alois replied.
"There's Hannah" Sebastian pointed out.
Hannah was currently dancing next to a man who had black hair slicked back with gel and was dressed all in black. She was dressed in a mini skirt, low cut top and a long silk slip. He seemed to be enjoying her attention and soon enough pulled her onto his lap.
"Is that him?" Ciel asked and Claude nodded.
Soon enough, Hannah was taken upstairs and they headed upstairs. Sebastian was first. He crept along the hallway, listening carefully. He stopped at a door and then waved the others over. The hallway was empty and Sebastian carefully opened the door. He let Ciel and Alois in and then left Claude outside standing guard.
Malik's right hand man pulled away from Hannah and then froze when he spotted Ciel, Alois and Sebastian in the room. He pushed Hannah off him but she had tied his hands to the bed post with the slip.
"Who are you? What do you want?" The man asked.
"Just some information" Hannah replied rolling off him and standing up.
"You're in this too, whore?" The man spat and Hannah gave him a slap that echoed around the room.
"You haven't seen my bad side yet. Now, answer their questions" Hannah said with a devilish gleam in her eyes.
"Your name?" Ciel asked.
"I'd rather not say my name"
There was another resounding slap and the man cursed.
"Fine, my name's Rahim"
"How ironic. Your name means 'mercy' but you won't get any from me. Now tell me where Malik is" Ciel smirked.
"I don't know where Malik is" Rahim replied.
Ciel nodded to Hannah who pulled out a Swiss army knife. She flicked it open and carefully ran the tip over Rahim's bare chest. Rahim's eyes widened but he kept his mouth shut.
"We'll kill you if you don't tell us where Malik is" Ciel warned.
"I don't care. I'll die for Malik" Rahim replied.
"When Kang said he was loyal, it was really true" Ciel commented.
"Well then, we'll have to persuade him a bit" Hannah plunged the knife right into the palm of Rahim's right hand.
Rahim opened his mouth to yell and Sebastian darted forward to clamp his gloved hands over Rahim's mouth. Hannah grinned and left the knife wedged deep into the man's hand.
"Are you willing to tell us now?" Ciel asked.
Rahim shook his head and Sebastian sighed. Alois chuckled as Sebastian pulled off his glove. The Faustian mark on his hand darkened and Rahim twitched.
"Get ready for my torture" Sebastian warned.
His eyes turned pink and catlike. He placed his hand over Rahim's neck and the other hand on Rahim's mouth. Then Rahim let out a muffled scream. Sebastian closed his eyes and Ciel turned away from Rahim's body which was writhing in pain.
"If you want this to stop then tell us where Malik is" Alois said.
The torture went on and on until Rahim agreed to talk.
"I've been an old friend of Malik's since he began to bring in alternative medicine into the UK" Rahim said.
"I've heard this before. Alternative medicine means using herbs right?" Ciel asked.
"Yes but we furthered it to drugs. No one wanted to listen to Malik because they thought alternate medicine was too risky. We took revenge by trading drugs"
"And you never got caught? How powerful is this Malik?" Ciel asked.
"We never got caught since Malik had power in the all the right places. I don't know the reason why he's so interested in you but if you ask me, it's a waste of time looking for you and destroying you" Rahim replied.
"So where is he?"
"He isn't known as Malik in the public. He had another name" Rahim replied.
"So what is his real name?"
"Not telling" Rahim said and let out another muffled scream as Hannah twisted the knife that was wedged into Rahim's hand. Sebastian pressed his hand against Rahim's neck and Rahim jolted with pain.
"Tell me" Ciel said in a deathly quiet voice.
"There are so many hints in his name that show who he is. Even the great Phantomhive can't figure it out" Rahim said.
"All I know is that his name means king. When we asked Meiling, she drew Prince Charles's country home. Is Malik related to the prince or the royal family?" Ciel glanced down at Rahim who was smiling.
"The answer's in front of you, Phantomhive" He said.
"Who? What are you talking about?" Alois asked but Ciel understood.
"Malik is HRH the Prince of Wales?" Ciel asked.
"What did you just say?" Alois asked Ciel.
"How do you think he's survived for this long without being caught?" Rahim replied.
"You're bluffing. There's no way a member of the royal family would do this" Alois said.
"You better be telling the truth" Hannah hissed.
"He's telling the truth" Sebastian said.
"He is?" Ciel asked quietly and Rahim nodded frantically.
"Kill him. Take his phone first" Alois said.
Hannah nodded and the two teens turned around. Both of them heard the sickening crack as Sebastian twisted Rahim's throat. They drove back to the mansion in silence with Alois taking occasional glances at Ciel who kept altering between staring out the window and fidgeting with the phone in her hand.
Once they were home, Ciel immediately went up to her study. Sebastian follow right behind her.
"What are you going to do now?" Sebastian asked.
"I don't know" Ciel replied. "I thought I would happy that I knew who killed my parents but now I just feel confused. I knew Prince Charles is rather cold towards me but what did I do for him to kill my parents and try to kill me?"
"That is a question only he can answer. I feel deja vu at the moment" Sebastian said.
"Because the Queen tried to do the same thing to my ancestor" Ciel said.
"We'll need to confront the prince then"
"And I know just the way to do it" Ciel pulled out Rahim's phone and skimmed through the contacts. She found Malik immediately and pressed call. She held the phone up to her ear and heard someone else pick up.
"Hello? Rahim, the party's over already?" there was a laugh and Ciel instantly recognized the voice as Prince Charles's.
"I think you got the wrong person, Malik" Ciel said smirking.
"Phantomhive, why am I not surprised? Where's Rahim?" The prince asked.
"You know why I killed your little messenger? Because it sends a message. I want to meet you Malik. Should I decide the venue or should you?" Ciel replied.
"Do you think I'm one if your servants that when you call me up, I'll come running?"
"Yes" Sebastian smiled at Ciel's reply.
"Very well. The fort on the beach. Tomorrow afternoon four o'clock" The prince hung up.
"Looks like it's time to face Malik" Ciel said.
Sebastian nodded with his face grim.
Well here's the revelation of who Malik really is. I was thinking of putting someone else as Malik but my sister and friends told me it would be more interesting if I put a member of the royal family.
So what did you guys think? Was Malik's identity surprising? Did anyone try to guess who Malik was?
