I sigh as I stand next to my Master as he faces the window of his- kind of our- room. My arms stay behind my back, my body at attention like a soldier's. Today, we're going to France. Why? Because a giant tower is being built in honor of the French Revolution, and there's going to be a fare. The Queen will be going to this fare, and Ciel has decided that he, his butler and his guardian may be needed. Thus, this morning the other servants are working to pack up a carriage of Ciel's things. Clothing for the most part. Maybe a gun or two but that's it. Sebastian has already taken care of clothing for himself and I.

It takes us no time at all to get to the ship that carries us all the way to France. And the whole time Ciel's head is in the clouds. Luckily, it's not because of Abberline's death. No, it's because of what Lau had said and the fact that both he and Abberline as pawns tried to get closer to Ciel than needed- let alone disobeyed orders.

None the less, the World Fair is greater than I expected, with the Eiffel Tower acting as the entrance and other exhibits being set up, it truly is a remarkable fair. Sebastian had suggested that we walk around for just a bit longer, if only to see how Funtom corporation stands up to the other ones that could be considered competition. However, we decided to go see what we over heard two men talking about; a stuffed angel.

"What? It's just a monkey," Ciel scoffs out with a roll of his eye. "This is a waste of time," he tells us, "Let's go". However, apparently something is different about his winged monkey as suddenly it comes to life, destroying the lights in the room and encasing it in darkness. At first, Ciel had been shocked like anyone else.

"Calm down," Sebastian tells our Master, "This twilight is nothing compared to the impenetrable darkness you've been through. Phobia, take him outside the fair grounds and wait for me there; I'll take care of this".

"Right," I nod out, and grab my Master's wrist to pull him along in the right direction. By now, I know his entire past, and I know he's not afraid to run let alone stand in the dark. However, he can't see in the dark like Sebastian and I can. Therefore he's in more danger than normal. It takes us little to no time to make it into the light, which for a moment seems more dazzling than it should be.

"Amazing...Is this the world I live in?" It seems the light has made Ciel see things in a new way for a moment as well. However, both he and I catch sight of something that scares him and pisses me off. He turns to run, and I snarl before quickly and easily catch up with him. We run together into a room with various seats, and I slam the door shut while his small body leans against mine to catch its breath. I don't need air, but still. I would have fought there, however Ciel's safety comes before my hatred.

"Oh? Long time no see, Ciel," a gentle voice speaks up, and for a moment there's another snarl on my face. However, upon seeing the owner of the voice, I relax.

"Your Majesty!" There's a shuffle of the room we're in, which turns out to be rising.

"It's good to see you again. Please, take in the view from here," she requests of us. "The world around us is beautiful, and before the new age, we will change Europe. However, there is a stain, there," a spot in the city, "And a stagnation there," along a river. "There is uncleanliness there as well," she points to Ciel and my eyes narrow. "Everything must be destroyed. Without destruction there is no creation. In order to welcome the pure new century, we have purged the Phantomhive household that has come to embody all of the negative traits of our country". What the hell is she talking about? Her words are against my Master, and I don't like it.

Soon enough, the room comes to a stop and the Queen exits it in a care free manor. She then climbs the rest of the stairs up to the top of the tower, singing, "London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London bridge is falling down, my fair lady". And then humming it the rest of the way after that. Is she the one that my Master has been searching for all this time? The true puppet Master among all those that have been taken down?

"Let me just ask you one question. Why didn't you just kill us? Why did you have to set it up in such a wretched way?" Ciel wonders. Why indeed.

"Oh Ciel, don't put in such an ominous way," the Queen turns to face us. "It was purification".

"Do you call looking down up on the deceased 'purification'?" He demands.

"We have looked down upon them?" The Queen wonders, hunching over a bit as though in sorrow or confusion.

"Exactly!"

"We have looked down upon them...We should have at least personally visited the graves of the Phantomhive family, who have always rendered us such devoted service," why is she talking in the second person?

"What the?!" Oh good, he's confused too. A gust of wind blows away the Queen's vale to show us a rather pretty silver haired girl with bright turquoise eyes. Is Ciel surprised by who she is because this is the first time seeing her face? Or maybe because he knows her...? There's a sound of chuckling, and we turn to face no one but Mr. Ash himself.

"Are you surprised?" He asks, high and mighty, "She looks like an innocent young girl as fresh as new grass".

"Ash!"

"Her Majesty lost her husband in the midst of truly happy days. Over the loss of her husband, Her Majesty decided to close the curtain of Her life. She wished to be by her dearly beloved husband's side for all of eternity. So I granted her wish and joined her body with her husband's".

"Our spouse is pleased with our efforts, this we know. When we do this, his body leaps for joy," the Queen speaks up, "A throbbing feeling. We wish we could convey this wondrous feeling of utmost joy to the Phantomhives, of truly becoming one with the one you loved in the truest of senses. Death would certainly not be something horrible". Stop talking, girl, you're freaking my Master out.

"Her Majesty and Her husband are determined to lead England into a world full of untainted light," Ash steps in, "On this course, Her Majesty freed Herself from any impurity and became this girl of spotless integrity. What a sublime resolution. Remarkably so for an angel's Master".

"Angel?! Don't tell me you're-" Ciel starts.

"Ash. Please end Ciel with that blade of yours," the Queen orders with a smile. My crimson orbs narrow and my body crouches dangerously, coming in front of the boy's. "Ash's blade is incredibly beautiful. Like the sunrise of the new century".

"Let me show you this blade, and send the beast within you to kingdom come," Ash lightly coos. "May your afterlife be eternally white, Ciel Phantomhive!" And with that said, he rushes at my Master. However, I'll have none of that and I step directly in front of the blade, lifting a hand and letting it take the force. The blade enters my skin and my eyes narrow. He's strong. Sebastian, whom I had smelled moments before his arrival, jumps in and scoops up Ciel, taking him away from harm for the time being.

"No matter how beautiful that sword of yours is, it has no meaning if it cannot hit its target," Sebastian taunts lowly.

"Or at least," I pull my hand from the blade and watch as the wound closes it self instantly. I begin to clean the hand by licking the blood away, "Not if you hit the wrong target".

"Give the order," Sebastian demands.

"Kill Ash," Ciel demands.

"Is that all?"

"Kill the Queen," he continues.

"Phobia, protect Ciel," Sebastian demands as he leaps to attack the angel. My eyes narrow and I nod.

"What?! No! Please no, Ciel stop that man! Please!" The battle goes to the point of harming even the tower, Ash's blade easily cutting through the metal. "Please Ciel! Please!" There's a sound of crashing down below.

"Sebastian! Stop!" Ciel orders, and my head whips in his direction, appalled.

"Why did you stop me?" Sebastian demands, obviously angry.

"You've been noticed," Ciel states.

"They're just humans," I step in, "Why care for them".

"I said withdraw; that's what we'll do for now," Ciel demands. The end result is us riding in the carriage back to the hotel. Both Sebastian and I are rather unhappy, scowls on our faces.

"Why did you stop me?" Sebastian demands again.

"I told you before, you were noticed, that is all," Ciel states.

"Don't tell me you care for the Queen still. Will you still give your loyalty even though you've learned the truth?" I growl out.

"Ha! I was never loyal to her. I was just playing as the head of the Phantomhive family should," Ciel tells me.

"Then you weren't starting to care for your soul? Just what was that oath back then?" Sebastian demands. I don't know what they're talking about, but I can only assume Sebastian is talking about the deal they made.

"As if, it's not like a soul exists. Give me a-," the glare that Sebastian had been wearing but keeping away from him is finally turned to him, and it obviously spooks him into silence.

"You seem tired," Sebastian states coolly, "Why don't you retire to the hotel for the night?" And that's where we go. That night finds the three of us being rather quite, more so than our usual silence at least. "This city is revolting".

"Ever since that night, it's been your duty to button up my shirt," Ciel speaks up. "Although I thought it was just a demon's imitation of a butler, you always played your role superbly".

"That is what is to be expected of a butler of the Phantomhive family," Sebastian states with a frown still on his face. "Let us end our conversation here. It's time for you to sleep, Bocchan".

"Good night, Master," I state as I follow Sebastian out of the room.

"May you forget everything and sleep well," we intone as one, and the demon that's the same height as I closes the door behind us as I carry the candles.

Once a good distance away from his room, Sebastian speaks up to me, "You don't have to leave him". It seems he's noticed my reluctance. But I have seen his as well.

"Ahh, but I do," I sigh out, "My loyalty is to you first, Sebastian, you tamed me after all. You are my true Master".

"Am I now?" He raises a brow.

"Yes. Once a Hell Hound is truly tamed, they stay by the side of their demon Tamer for all of eternity. It's not our choice, such a way of thought has been ground into me since before birth. You could say it's in my blood. Is that so wrong?" I answer.

"Then...As your true Master, I order you to come here," Sebastian motions as he opens the door to his room. Shit. I do as he says, and gently he takes the candles from my hand, placing them safely to the side, and then corners me against a wall. I am defiant the whole time.

"What do you think you're doing?" I demand as an arm wraps around my waist and he pulls me close. His nose is burried in the crook of my neck.

"How odd, that although you are a dog, I cannot bring myself to honestly hate you," Sebastian honestly mutters into my skin. He holds me tighter. I fight his tighter hold. "Stop. Let me have this sensation. This so very human sensation that never in my hundreds of years of life have I felt".

"I think humans call that love, if you're describing such a thing. Either that or your lust is so strong that you think it's love," I tell him with a grunt. He bites the junction of my shoulder and neck harshly, spit already falling onto the skin and spreading out with the lapping of his tongue. A shiver of pleasure runs down my spine.

"Love? Demons don't love," he tells me.

"Some demons do. I've seen it happen," I respond. "It's not uncommon among stronger demons actually. For whatever reason".

"If this is the demonic version of love," he looks to me, "Then I love you. Do you love me?"

"That's hard to say," I look away and sigh. "A Hell Hound has never fallen in love with his or her demonic Tamer. Who's to say I am different?"

"Who is to say that you're not?"

"This is just lust," I sigh out, and press against his chest, pushing him back. "You're confused. What's probably going on is that the bond between us as Tamer and Tamed is strong enough for you to feel a brotherly love for me. But that's not the same as the love that humans have when they get married".

"Then why does my heart pound harshly when I'm near you?" Sebastian whispers into my ear, his tongue tracing a line along it ever so gently. Another shiver runs over me.

"Would you stop? Why are you so attentive about this now of all times?" I growl, pushing him further away.

"Would you refrain from fighting me?" He requests, "It gets rather annoying after a while".

"You've only just started to come onto me like...Maybe a week ago at most," I sigh out. "Besides, you're confused and that's it! Control yourself, brother".

"I am an impatient demon when I am not hunting," Sebastian explains, "I will not settle and will keep pushing until you realize that despite it being young and fresh, there are human feelings there. If you say they're not uncommon among us stronger demons, then why are you fighting so hard?"

"Because all this time I've wanted nothing but to make you happy. But I've only ever wanted to make you happy as a brother should. I don't know how old you really are, but as a brother of at least the same age as you, and as the Tamed of us to, I want to see you happy. If I were to feel human emotions such as love, it would be towards a woman, in terms of which you seem to be feeling. But I just love you as a brother. Nothing more, nothing less". I push him away fully this time.

"Hmmm...So you're saying that this heart throbbing feeling I'm having currently is lust. And that because I our connection as a brotherly bond between us, you think I may be confusing or mixing the emotions into something akin to human love for you?" Sebastian demands.

"That's exactly what I think, actually. You're confused. Collect yourself and think things through" Our eyes meet perfectly.

"Think things through?"

"Analize what I've said, and apply them to what you're feeling now. Man, brother, I would have thought you were smarter than this".

"Forgive me, human emotions are so easy to misconstrue".

"I know," I sigh out, running my clawed hand through my hair. I've yet to retract them to their shorter length.

"...Fine then," Sebastian states after a moment, a small smile on his face.

"Just like that?".

"Of course. Like you have said, I am a smart person, and I should be able to to detangle the feelings. I already have, and you are correct. I confused lust and human emotion for the love of a brotherly bond that we seem to have found. However, I wonder, if you've never been tamed before why is it that you know these things?".

"Simple," I tell him with a chuckle, "I've lived around humans for a long enough time to be able to tell what emotion is what and how it works in theory. Not only that, but we wolves of the Syn pack are rather human like in our emotions and how we communicate with one another. Over all, let's just say experience".

"I see...Teach me the ways of these human emotion theories," Sebastian requests. I nod, and for the rest of the night I teach him the theory of each human emotion I am knowledgeable about. From love to lust, sadness to happiness to depression. To anger and a want for revenge. We don't sleep that night, however I don't mind as it was fun teaching him something I knew and he didn't. Plus I'm still working on that bond even if it is at a brotherly state now.

The next morning, Sebastian and I separate. Why? Because he ordered me to watch over our Master. We had said goodbye, but that doesn't mean that it was forever. Do you have any idea how much of a bitch it is to stay in the form of a shadow for multiple days? Not because it's hard to do, hell no. But because it's boring as all fuckin' Hell! Literally, that place is boring to me beyond no end. I sigh. However, things become interesting once Ciel has finally found his way onto a ship to London. Wait until he sees what's going on there. I expect Ash to have started something deadly to everything out there. Delusional asshole.

"I will tell you one thing, however," oh yea, did I forget to mention that the Undertaker is here? Yea, for some reason- cough Ash cough- he's being sent to England to collect a bunch of souls as up above is swamped. And the reason why it is is given almost right away. England is burning down. My eyes narrow and I no longer spend time with Ciel. He'll have to take care of myself. I move from Ciel's shadow and appear in a random shadow near Sebastian within seconds.

"So this is what Ash is causing?" I ask him.

"It seems so". Sebastian looks down upon the helpless humans as they run this way and that to try and get away from the fire. There's a familiar sound that I know all too well, and my ears follow it to its owner.

"He managed to gain control over a Hell Hound?" I question with a raised brow. "He's only got one tail. And he's breathing fire. Normally one tailed Hell Hounds are weak. However, the Fire pack is well known for its power that comes close to rival us Syns. Interesting".

"If you're finished admiring his work, we have someone to meet up with," the black haired demon informs me. I nod, and we head off in another direction.

"Ahh, you're both here. What do you think of my work?" Ash turns to face the two of us.

"Compared to the Great England Fire of 1666, this one is spreading rather slowly," Sebastian informs him with narrowed eyes.

"I see, once dirt and vice get stuck to something, it requires quite an effort to eradicate them. However," as the angel raises his arms, the flames become higher, "Once this fire has burned everything down, a long awaited gate will appear on this ordinary earth. I will open the gate to the next era".

"Ahh, you're just a load of bullshit," I sigh out, causing the angel to glare at me. "The fire isn't hot enough," I grin out, "That's why it's spreading so slowly. Only a hot fire can burn everything down". So Master, what will you do? I know you like chess, and you're the only piece left on the board- that you know of. Will you loose...Or will you somehow bring together a victory? As one, the three of us move to follow the young man who runs closer to the source of the fire instead of away from it. There, we see that Bard and Finny are there as well.

"Heh, you, who once challenged me to a duel for the sake of your Master, are just standing here watching his tragic story come to an end at my side. And you," he speaks now of me, "Who so obediently took my blade for the boy, won't even go down to save him from the fires".

"We do not move without our Master's say," Sebastian speaks for the both of us. "And as it stands, neither of us currently have a Master whom we should obey".

"I've been thinking: As ruler of the pure new world that is to come...I could become one with you," he tells my Tamer.

"Even though I am the very origin of the impurity you so despise? What of Phobia?"

"If you look at it closely, everything radiates an intense light. Dusk and dawn, man and woman, light and dark. Should all of these be honored and united into one, the pristine being blessed with Father's love will come into existence. Pluto, the Hell Hound that is the source of these fires, has already been purged. You could say he's the first Hound of Heaven. Phobia, it would be wonderful if you were to become one with him. As you are tamed by Sebastian, Pluto is tamed by me. I know I don't want Pluto to leave my side, and I know you don't want to leave Sebastian's".

"Are you asking us to become one of your vulgar stitched up dolls?" Sebastian wonders.

"No," Ash assures, and then opens up his shirt to show pale skin and a well built chest, "If you want," why is his voice doubled over? "I can take you in as a woman, Sebastian. My Heaven Hound can do the same for you, Phobia". Our eyes turn down to the group of four below us.

"What do you think you're doing?" Ciel demands coldly. Does he know we're here?...No. "Look at his eyes. What shame it is to have lost one's self and to be able to do nothing about it. You three should know that the best! That hound may have been like Phobia back in the day, but he has been changed through and through. This is an order: Bard, Meirin, Finny, kill that hound. And put him out of his misery. He is not Phobia".

There is a sad look in the trio's eyes before they sigh. "Yes sir!" They salute as one. Bard and Meirin take up guns, and Finny himself picks up a rather large bolder above his head. Ciel in the mean time runs off the way he and Meirin came.

"That's to be expected from one who was the Master of two demons," Ash's doubled over voice speaks up, "A cold and unforgiving soul that cannot be saved". However, Sebastian and I don't stay long enough for Ash to turn back to us.

"We're going to him, aren't we?" I ask as I leap at Sebastian's side. He is silent until a rather sly smile spreads across his face. I chuckle low. "You are cruel". It takes us no time to make it to our Master's side. However, he has already bitten one bullet in the side, and his blood has already been spilled. It has managed to fall in the form of the seal that rests in his right eye.

"Ahh so you've finally woken up, have you?" Sebastian speaks up just as he stops the bullets from hurting Ciel. They rest in between his fingers.

"Took you long enough," I tease myself. I however, have already found the one who shot Ciel in the first place, My claws are extended to their full length as to be double the length of my fingers. My left hand is on the man's left shoulder, and my right pointer finger is positioned to slit his throat. The other fingers of my right hand, are pointed in a way that'll allow me to bypass the sternum and pierce his heart. I watch with a smirk that allows one of my fangs to pop out over my lower lip as Sebastian easily returns the bullets that he caught. All that is left is the first shooter.

"Where have you two been?" Ciel demands with a glare.

"Just making preparations for the last dinner is all," Sebastian explains. "At times it's sweet, hot, and sour. One must use the correct spices or else the meal won't be right". There's a creepy grin on his face, and I roll my eyes. Sadist. Oh...Wait...I'm one too...My bad. Heheh. "And because of that, I will be able to enjoy the rarest soul. The rarest supper".

"This is an order: Take me to that murderous angel!" Ciel commands, holding a hand to the hole in his side.

"As you command. Come, Phobia," Sebastian states, picking up Ciel and walking passed my hostage.

"As you wish," I grin out. My left claws promptly digs into the man's shoulder, causing him to scream. This scream is turned into a rattling gurgle as my pointer finger easily cuts into his throat. And the gurgle is silenced by the rest of my claws. From there, I turn to jog in the direction of the demon and my Master, tongue dancing along my still extended claws. I think I'll keep them this way until Sebastian actually has his meal. After that, I don't know what we'll do.

It takes us no time at all to exit the castle and find our way to the river that runs through the city. I jump down from the ledge and take a hold of the paddle in the back, steering it so that it's facing in the correct direction.

"Bocchan, this is going to take some time," Sebastian tells our Master. However, the boy doesn't seem to have a problem with that. I push the boat off, and direct it through the water that's not only filled with rubble, but also bodies.

"Where are we going?" Ciel wonders to us.

"In this world, there are 'Demon Bridges' that we have created. Tower Bridge on the side is a 'Sacred Bridge' which an angel had the Queen build," Sebastian states.

You can easily hear the moaning of all of those that have been used to create the bridge, and I'm surprised that Ciel is surprised that something such as human sacrifices would occur in making something 'sacred'. "Exaggerated saintliness is something that is far worse than any evil, Master. At least our evil doesn't try shit like this," I comment to the boy as I continue to steer. We come to a small docking place where I tie the boat down.

"Bocchan, wait here for a little while," Sebastian states, handing the boy off to me.

"I'm coming too," Ciel demands.

"Let me make this clear: You will hold me back".

"Oh? So you're saying that you can't defeat him with me tying you down?" Ciel mocks.

"I'll take care of him," I tell my Tamer, easily carrying the boy and easily keeping my claws from hurting him. If I had to be careful, then I wouldn't be as skilled a demon as I know I am.

"Very well," the black haired demon gives in, "You both may stay in the lounge. Phobia, I'll kill you if a hair on his head is harmed".

"You underestimate me, Tamer," I sigh out. From there, I place Ciel on my shoulder and follow Sebastian up the ladder.

"They are ablaze, both this land and the Queen's dreams," Ash coos out. I can smell salt in this putrid air. "At last, the grand and brilliant day of our Father is at hand. Blood and smoke are heralds of its coming. Don't you think...Demons?"

"Why did you even kill the Queen?" Ciel demands from his bridal position in my arms.

"Because She was fish-eyed".

"Fish-eyed?"

"Her gaze, which should have been focused on the future, was drawn to the past and began to decay. Utterly stagnant. I had no choice but to purge Her," Ash answers. From there, I do my job of taking Ciel out of the way, and place him on a metal step.

"Forgive me Master, this is the best seat I or my Tamer can provide," I tell him.

"I see," the boy mutters. I move to his side, arms at my sides and claws of course still extended.

"Give me your order," Sebastian states.

The boy takes off his eye patch, and throws it into the wind, letting eventually fall to the ashen and burning ground. "Kill that man, the angel".

"Yes, my Lord," Sebastian kneels obediently before standing. "Phobia, protect him".

"Of course, Tamer," I nod coolly.

"Once this bridge is finished, it will become the eastern barrier. Protecting this city from uncleanliness," Ash vows, "Should a demon ever step passed this gate, as an angel I'll have no choice but to purge him. Until he is nothing but white, stainless, emotionless". His sword is drawn, the silver of the blade shining brightly in the light created by the fires below. "Lifeless".

And so, the fight begins. The two lunge at one another, Sebastian with his seemingly indestructible knives, and the angel with his sword. They clash, and end up on opposite pipes. Again they flip at one another, meeting in the air as knives meet sword. They land where they had started. My eyes widen as moaning appears of dark figures grabbing at the butler.

"Sebastian!" Ciel jolts forward, and I crouch down to place a hand on his shoulder.

"Do not move from this spot," I tell him, "Sebastian will be perfectly fine. I assure you. The fight has only begun". However, the fog only grows and grows, grabbing at Sebastian and myself and Ciel. However, they don't feel harmful. Just uncomfortable.

"Ahh, this fog. What a wonderful feeling of warm slime surpassing even the finest of furs," Ash's voice takes on Angela's and I snarl. Damn bastard and his apparent ability to switch genders.

"An angel enjoying uncleanliness? A fallen one," Sebastian states.

"The joy of the impure is something that is unbearably disagreeable to me. However," damn it Ash, stop taking her voice. White feathers come flying at Sebastian, by passing the fog. "The despair of the impure gives me power". The fog above is beginning to create the symbol that had been burnt into Ciel's side, I growl at the fog as it begins to collect even more upon us. "Ahh, my power is greatly increasing. What should I do?" A voice switch to Angela's, "I still haven't given up on you. Or Phobia for that matter".

"Women who couple with dogs are not to my taste," Sebastian sneers.

"If you cannot accept me as a woman, then as a man I will become a ray of light," Ash replies. He's playing with my Tamer. "That will penetrate you all the way down to the core," the female voice speaks as she licks her sword.

"Distasteful through and through," I hear Sebastian mutter.

"This guy is pissing me off," I growl. Sebastian and I are courting now, of course I'm going to be jealous. A bright light comes from Ash's sword.

"The final judgment! Demon, your chest shall be the sheath to my sword! Keh!" He grins wildly, "Accept my sword!"

However, it's not Sebastian's chest that is cut, but his arm is lobbed off. My eyes widen in surprise. What is the idiot doing? I sigh. He plays with his food much too often. Even I know when to stop.

"Sebastian!" Ciel lunges forward again.

"Didn't I tell you that he'll be fine? Master, my Tamer is strong," I assure, "A lost limb will not stop him until the order is pulled through. He'll kill the bitch, don't worry," I push the boy back into his eat.

"He just lost an arm! How can I not worry?" Ciel demands from me.

"By staying silent and believing in him. He's a Phantomhive butler. They're strong," I sigh out.

"You are a demon. Your pain is wonderful. It is the greatest of pleasures," Ash's doubled over voice coos with a smile. "A climax that can only be savored by experiencing once's body being ripped apart". He laughs his insane laugh again and lunges, just barely missing Sebastian's arm again. The demon looks back to myself and Ciel, eyes narrowed. "Looking away during a beautiful battle like this spoils the fun!" However, the fog begins to stop its attack. For when they try to, they're stopped by a small burst of blue light.

"Heheh, so they are here. Of course they are," I chuckle out.

"Who are you talking about?" Ciel looks to me.

I take a long whiff of the air, my eyes closed and nose searching. "The Undertaker, Grell, and Will are down below," I tell him. "They're taking care of the source of he fog".

"Shinigami! They dare interfere with this sublime and holy ceremony?" Ash growls out.

"How disappointing. It looks like the climax will never come," Sebastian smirks out, "Shall I launch a counterattack?"

"How sad. Although I was hoping to enjoy this a bit more, under these circumstances," Ash places two fingers to his lips, and my eyes narrow. He whistles long and loud, high pitched. I smirk and I'm sure that Sebastian is smiling.

"Your Heaven's Hound is dead," I snicker out. "What will you do now?"

"So you did it, everyone. Well done," Sebastian praises.

"Every, every, every, every, every single one of them!" Ash growls out with his head bowed. "Die in hellfire!" He rises to the sky, and with spread wings, feathers faster than bullets rain down on us.

"Bocchan! Phobia!" Sebastian calls out. However, it is not he to protects us.

No, my turn. Dark fire erupts around me and with one of my tails I pull Sebastian under my massive wolven form. Dust is picked up and things crash. Multiple feathers enter my being, and I grunt. It burns like poison. However, I am strong, and this simple attack won't take me down. "Master, Sebastian," I growl out once back in my human form. Darkness gathers around me and my suit is reformed as I stand up. Tendrils of darkness pull the feathers out of my back. They were lodged in there deep, and even with my healing factor it will take time. However, it was worth it.

"P-Phobia?" The two intone.

"I can't let you have all the spotlight, Sebastian. Besides, you've gotta save your energy for the ass," I grin out. A bloody glove comes to my face.

"Bocchan...I need you to do me a favor," Sebastian looks down at the boy even as his hand is on me. "I am a butler of the Phantomhive family. I cannot allow you to see my true form as it may change my Master's thoughts on me. Please, until I say so, keep your eyes closed".

"...Understood," the boy relents.

"Phobia...Thank you," Sebastian now looks to me, "For protecting him".

"I'm his guardian, it's my job," I smirk out, a clawed hand moving to his bloody one on my face. His blood has such a nice smell to it. Just like the rest of him.

His forehead touches my own, and a gentle smile spreads across his face. "If demons like you and I can love like you say they can...Then I love you, brother" he tells me. I'm not big on being dominated on anything or by anyone. But, for my Tamer...The man that loves me, I will fall to my knees and beg like a starved dog. This, I've heard, is what the bond between a Tamer and a tamed does. It makes us so close that we come to love one another, whether it's as lovers or a siblings. For us, it's siblings it seems. This, I don't mind as I've said it before, I'm not gay.

"Come back to me, brother," I tell him after our lips are done touching. "You die, and I'll never forgive you".

"Fair enough. Make sure he keeps his eyes closed," Sebastian releases me with a light smile.

"Go kick ass already, okay?" I smirk out. I'd heal him if I could, but darkness can only heal me. If I try to heal him, he'll die. Demon or not. I look to see Ciel's eyes still closed, and I lift him into my arms. "It's almost over, Master" A shame. I like the boy.

"Now I can show you my true nature," Sebastian tells the angel, dark feathers falling from no where around him. A face splitting grin spreads across my face. "Unsightly, ugly, vicious. My true form". I wouldn't say that his true form is that unsightly. However, it is vicious. And I love it. I won't tell you what he looks like in his true form, as that would be no fun. However, I'll give you some hints. He wears stiletto boots, and he's earned himself some fangs, His gloves are black and allow for his claws to be shown without hindrance by claws. His eyes, as you may have guessed, are a vibrant pink color with slitted pupils. His hair becomes a bit more messy, and above all, dark feathers are constantly meshing with feathers of light. I grin. A vicious sight indeed. I personally have three forms- two of which you know about and then my true form. However, it is unneeded for me to show you such a sight.

"Bocchan," Sebastian speaks up as his boots click against the metal, "It's all over".

"It is...Tell me," Ciel opens his eyes to see a single armed Sebastian with a smile on his face, "Just who are you now?"

"That's a silly question," Sebastian answers, "Before my Master, I am and always will be, one hell of a butler". It is from that moment that we make our way back down the ladder, and to the boat below. This time, Sebastian steers the boat through the gate that has been completed with the death of an angel. A true sacrificial gate. "Phobia, please give Bocchan something more decent to wear".

"Of course," I nod out and place two clawed hands, the claws now retracted since all is done, on his shoulders. Darkness swirls around him gently, and his clothing is ripped off his body. That clothing is replaced by a black and white suit that looks like a smaller version of my own, a white rose in the suit jacket's pocket.

The boy decides that he'll lay down for a bit. However, when he feels the air shift, his eye opens. "Where are we?"

"You're awake now," I greet with a grin, sitting at my Tamer's feet

"Do you want to know?" Sebastian questions.

"I'm asking because I want to know. Well, actually, even not knowing, I feel comfortable," he looks to the sky to see two birds making their way above us, "It feels like I've been sleeping for quite a while". He looks down to the water below, "What's this?"

"Your Cinematic Record," I answer smoothly, "Looks like it's drifted even down to here".

"I see," he gazes, "So this is my life so far. I am...Already dead".

"Not yet," Sebastian assures, "I will deliver death unto you before long". He stops paddling. "I will see through to it to the very end, as your devoted butler".

"Heh, Elizabeth must be crying like a baby," Ciel mutters.

"Well, she did love you very much from what I've seen," I tell him.

"When Madam Red died, her endless blubbering came to be annoying," Ciel sighs out. I wasn't there for that though.

"Yes. But maybe she was crying for our warped young Master," Sebastian agrees and offers.

We now see images of Bard, Meirin and Finny, "Did they die?"

"I don't think they did," I admit, "They were breathing at the time, and they didn't smell of death".

"Their tenaciousness surely is greater than the average person," Ciel mutters. "This talk of everything is surely premature". However, he sees speckles of lights and becomes curious. "What is that light?"

"That's the feelings of those who came to know you, have for you," I explain

"Feelings for me? They're beautiful".

"Beautiful?" Sebastian and I intone, confused.

"These farewells aren't sorrowful to me. Instead, they're beautiful," Ciel explains plainly. Sebastian steps forward for a moment and hands the boy a book that says 'diary' on the front. "What's this?"

"Tanaka's diary. We thought you'd like to read it for the long journey," I tell him casually. I already know what the books says. In reality, Ciel's father knew of the Queen's plans, and yet remained loyal to her. This fact was kept a secret from Ceil as his father believed that nothing could be born from hatred. And for the most part he is correct. It is then that we can see a dark kind of lumpy figure coming to us through the fog- or at least getting closer. We're almost to our destination.

When we make it there, Sebastian is doing the duty of carrying our Master into the broken down brick building on the island that we stand. That's what the lumpy thing was, and island. I sigh as I stand a bit at a distance, letting the two of them talk as they please. After all, their deal is coming to an end.

"So, this is the place where I'll meet my end?" Ciel looks up, "The birds up there are waiting for their chance".

"Yes," Sebastian doesn't deny.

"Give the remains to them, once you've taken the soul," the boy tells him, and he earns himself a nod. He places a hand to his covered eye and asks, "Will it hurt?"

"Yes. A little. I'll be as gentle as I can," Sebastian offers.

"No. Make it as painful as you wish. Engrave the feeling of being alive into my soul," Ciel tells him, surprising us both. I smile, and I can't help but feel the urge to whimper.

"Goodbye, Master," I call to him.

His attention comes to me, and for once since I've met him, he offers me a kind smile. "You were a very good dog, Phobia. Even when you couldn't talk. I have one last order for you".

"Yes?"

"Stay with him until the end of days," he tells me.

I bow low, claws extended as this is most comfortable for me. One arm falls behind my back, and the other curls in font of my waist, "As you wish, Master". It is then that Sebastian takes off his last glove, and runs a hand over Ciel's face, brushing off the eye patch. I don't bother to see how he makes the soul's extraction. As as soon as Sebastian takes off his glove, I am in my wolven form and howling to the crescent moon.