"Not to pry or anything," Timber whispered to Hannah as they approached the demon queen where she was wreaking havoc everywhere. "But why exactly does Akita want Miss Haru dead?"

"For her power," Hannah replied simply. "Haruka has a highly respected place in the Reaper Society. She's known as the Grim Wolf."

"Grim Wolf?" Thompson inquired.

"She's known amongst humans and demons alike for giving people the death they deserve. If they've been good, she'll kill them peacefully. If they've been bad, she creates the most gruesome and horrific methods of retribution. She's viewed as a god in the form of a blue-eyed wolf. It is said she will even entice her victims by appearing in the form of a young human girl with ears and tail of an animal. She's known most for… hunting demons."

"Does she hate us?" Canterbury asked, dreading it to be true.

"Who knows?" Hannah asked, looking ahead of her at the wolf girl who was pretending not to hear them. "She seems kind enough, but I can never tell with her. Sometimes I wonder if she can really hate or love."

"Let's stop here for a bit," Haru said. She pulled a small red apple out of her satchel and took a bite. "I like to enjoy one last treat before going into battle."

"You glutton," Ciel muttered, but he was glad he could rest a bit before confronting Akita.

Haru swayed to the side slightly as she swallowed the last bite. The triplets rushed to her sides to catch her.

"A-are you…"

"Mistress?" Sebastian asked calmly. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," she lied with a smile, trying to regain her balance. "Now that everything is set, let's go."

Sacrifice Wolf

"Come, little souls," Akita growled at her prey. The small demon spawn at her feet collected the people and taunted them. All hell broke loose on the small fragment of the city. If this continued, the entire city would be in ruin before their eyes. "Once I consume you and become the most powerful demon on earth, I will finally be able to defeat that Haruka!"

"I am afraid that you are wrong about that," a voice spoke up behind her. Akita turned to Sebastian with hate dripping in her voice.

"You!" she spat. "You sheltered the brat, didn't you? I thought you hated dogs."

"I do," Sebastian admitted. "But Haruka is more than a pathetic dog."

Akita was suddenly thrown to the side when Claude punched her.

"Just get on with it," he snapped. "As soon as we kill the beast, we can go running home to our masters."

"How rude," Sebastian scoffed, shoving Claude to the side to be face to face with the red-eyed wolf again. "As I was saying, dogs differ greatly from wolves. Their pride, for instance. A dog will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, particularly attention; a wolf, on the other hand, will uphold her pride and accept life as it is given to her. Wolves are nobler than dogs, almost cat-like. You, Akita, are nothing more than a dog—a sheep in wolf's skin."

"You're in the way," Claude complained.

Meanwhile, Ciel and Alois were trying to get the panicking humans to safety.

"Everyone remain calm!" Ciel called, climbing atop a crate to gain some height. "Head this way and out of town. There's a mansion there with forces that can protect you."

"Oh please," Alois scoffed. "My demons came right to them to help. They're fine."

"It's not safe," Ciel insisted. "Buildings are collapsing; a demon's battlefield is no place for humans."

"And you think you're one to talk?" Alois sneered. Ciel clenched his teeth in frustration.

The triplets and Hannah were busying themselves fighting the smaller demon spawn frightening the people. They never imagined themselves fighting for humans; they were usually the demons terrorizing them. Timber glanced absentmindedly at the other four, who wouldn't stop bickering. Hence, they weren't getting anything done.

"Looks like they aren't getting along very well," he sighed, snapping a demon's neck in half.

"Not at all," Thompson agreed, ripping the limbs off of another demon.

"If they'd only get along like Miss Haru suggested," Canterbury remarked absentmindedly, throwing two demons in one of the many growing piles of corpses. "They'd get much more done."

Being close brothers, the three of them didn't understand how the others couldn't work together. Sure they had their differences, but this was serious. They needed to get their act together.

Haru jumped in between Ciel and Alois.

"If you two aren't going to get along, then don't try to lead anybody," she said, leaping off the crate and running down the street. There was so much blood everywhere that it stained her feet and hands. She lifted her hand to her mouth and lapped up the blood. She paused in front of Sebastian and Claude in her wolf form. "If you can't fight together, then don't try."

She turned her body slightly so she was facing everyone.

"You're all pathetically selfish!" she barked. "You never listen or consider what others have to say. What do you think it is to be a god? To get what you want? Never! I'm only here to listen to everything everyone has to say and make sure everyone gets what they deserve. To be fair to everyone!"

She leapt on top of a building to be eye level with Akita.

"A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body. And fate gives justice to all. Those are the two main principles that I have always followed since my submission into the Reaper Society as a god of death. What god are you to corrupt my soul as you have? You are no god; but merely someone childish pretending to be god. Maybe I don't deserve my soul anymore; maybe this one act is all people need to see the truth about me. Akita, I am proud of my position, not because it gives me power, but because it gives me a chance to help people other than myself!"

"We taught her well, didn't we?" Will asked, smirking to himself and pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. The entire Society had gathered in the main hall to watch the entire event go down.*

"What an inspiration she is!" Grell exclaimed. "We did well indeed!"

"I wasn't talking about you," Will snapped, annoyed.

"Too bad she'll die after tonight," Undertaker said. The others turned to him in confusion. "Not to promote spoilers or anything, but Haruka sacrifices herself for the greater good, but she'll never return to the society."

Haru lunged at Akita, attacking relentlessly. Both wolves inflicted and received damage, but Akita had the upper hand. She threw Haru against a building and she screamed. Haru was no ordinary wolf, but she wasn't immortal.

"Haru!" Ciel cried in horror.

"Haru!" Alois echoed.

"Sebasian, I order you to save her! Work with that fool if you have to, just don't let Akita kill her!"

"You too, Claude! I don't want Haru to die!"

Both demons nodded.

"Yes, young master."

"Yes, your highness."

They charged at the demon wolf, a new form of synchronization between them.

"You're right," Alois said quietly. Ciel turned to him, confused. "Claude is a good butler, but he tends to make a bit of a mess when he fights."

"Right," Ciel nodded, smirking slightly, and turned to the crowd. "This way! Bring women and children first!"

"Then the injured!" Alois added. "Don't rush and everyone should get there safely."

"Looks like we have to work together," Claude mumbled, but he didn't appear to be complaining.

"Per master's orders," Sebastian agreed. He pulled some silverware out of his coat pockets. "Since we're stuck doing this together as demon butlers, why don't we do it how demon butlers do it best?"

"I couldn't agree more," Claude smirked, pulling his own kitchen utensils out of his pockets.

"It's amazing what Haru can do," Timber remarked, finishing off the last demon.

"You can say that again," Thompson agreed.

"I guess she doesn't hate us after all," Canterbury added.

"Not at all," Hannah agreed. She smiled at them. "You three go. Don't worry about me; I'll have a talk with the master as soon as we get home. I think he'll have a change of heart. Take care of Haruka for us, okay?"

"You put up quite a fight for that girl," Claude said as they began fighting. "Not like you'll get her soul; what's your motivation?"

"If I couldn't defend my master's wolf friend, then what kind of butler would I be?" Sebastian smirked, throwing a few forks and knives at Akita. "You're not too bad yourself."

"I specialize in transformation," Claude admitted, mirroring Sebastian's attack. "Silver into gold, blood into wine, and living into dead. But it seems a combination can do more than I thought. Silver and gold, blood and wine, living and dead."

"Fighting…" Sebastian stated.

"Together!"

What would have been their final blow on the weakening demon was countered and they were thrown backwards. Akita was too powerful to vanquish. Akita turned on Haru, who had recovered and was on her feet. Akita's fur was spiked and her eyes were glowing with hatred. Haru's eyes blazed a supernatural royal blue. She jumped at Akita without a fight and the demon almost snapped her in half between her jaws.

"HARU!"

*I know that giant televisions are a bit high-tech for the time period, but come on! Can't the reaper society or whatever be a bit high-tech for the sake of watching Haru's amazing sacrifice?

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