William spots about ten demons in Ash's club and runs to tell him, clearly something is amiss and he has a feeling it isn't good. Ronald is enjoying himself only to hear Sterling make an odd comment about Alex's soul the price it would fetch.

What will happen when Haru starts his mix?

Why are all the demons in the club?

How will they get out of this in one piece?

I hope you enjoy,

~Kuro

P.s. I had a few fans concerned that this story had ended, don't worry it's not over yet. In fact the best is yet to come. However I will warn you that the next chapter will be later than usual I have a number of papers for college to complete.

Chapter 46: Onyx Feathers

Ash walked over to his bouncers, they were all preoccupied with a number of people trying to get in. "Bayard!" shouted Ash angrily, the largest of them turned around and asked, "Yes?" Ash glared and shouted, "I told you to keep demons out, why are there twenty demons in here?" Bayard looked extremely confused and scratched his head, it was clear he hadn't even noticed them, William looked at his watch and noticed that Alex's second mix would be over soon and the car which Claude had sent for would be arriving in moments. "Ash there is a car coming to pick her up at one, if we can get her out of here as soon as she is finished and safely in the car we will be able to get he out without a scratch," said William. Bayard looked at him and then to Ash, "It's possible, however what happens if they get out of hand?" William paused and looked at Ash, he was well aware that Ash's power as an angle would be limited after the Phantomhive incident and four shinigami couldn't possibly stand up to twenty demons, let alone the fact that there might be even more than twenty. "There are only four shinigami and one angel how are we going to get her out?" asked William. Ronald was perched in the booth and he noticed Grell near the exit, the Undertaker was standing in front of the stage, it was clear that he hadn't been affected by the liquor he had consumed. "I have no clue, I don't even know what they are doing here," said William sheepishly, for once he was at a loss.

Alex's mix ended and there was silence unlike before where Haru had simply picked up the slack he smiled. "I want to thank this wonderful artist beside me for spicing up the evening," he said smoothly. His voice projected through the room effortlessly and Alex stared at him, he wasn't wearing a microphone. "As collectors we all search for that one simply divine soul to complete our collection, however I will be selling mine," he said darkly. Alex slowly stepped back at the realization of what he had just said, the word soul echoed in her ears. "This is the finest I've ever found," he said as he pointed to her. His grin grew wider and there was a small applause from only a few which grew larger. Haru looked at Alex who began to quake in fear. He turned his attention to her and she shivered, her blue eyes were wide with terror as she turned to run, Haru reached for her and attempted to grab her arm only for Ronald to jump in the way and kick him across the booth. "I'm afraid I can't allow that," said Ronald as he looked at Haru, his eyes narrowed and he adjusted his glasses, "You're destroying a perfectly good party, mate," he replied and grinned. William leapt onto the stage and stood beside Ronald, "Take Alex to the back the car is waiting for her," he whispered. Ronald was confused and he looked them in confusion. "Just go," said William firmly Ronald nodded and grabbed Alex's arm, "Come on," he said quickly. Haru smirked, his black eyes glistened with amusement and he snapped his fingers, "I'm afraid I can't allow the merchandise to leave," he said snidely. Haru waved his hand over the crowd and smiled, the people before him turned to dust and Alex released a terrifying scream. Left standing in the room were fifty demons, far more than William had believed were in the room.

William stared as the demons advanced they were all wearing an amulet around their necks and he looked at Haru. He hadn't seen power like that in eons, he was well aware of Claude's power but this was like nothing he had ever seen. "Sutcliff the scythes!" shouted William in a panic as the demons began to climb into the booth in an attempt to grab Alex. Ash shouted at his bouncers, "Get this mess under control!" Each of them ran onto the floor in an attempt to restrain the demons, "That's not going to work Ash, even if you are an angel," Haru commented as he grinned. Each demon was quick to throw the bouncers off and begin one of the biggest blood baths Alex had ever seen. She screamed and began sprinting toward the door, "Ronny help her!" shouted William as he attempted to fend Haru off. He was shocked by the speed and accuracy of the demon he was currently face with. He felt as though he was trying to fight Sebastian. Haru's large hands wrapped around William's neck, he was trapped and could feel his bruit strength crushing his windpipe. "Shit," he gasped as he attempted to break free from the demon. There was a flash of silver and William heard a scream which was fallowed by the sound of blood splattering against the wall. William fell to the floor and opened his eyes to see the glistening silver blade of the Undertaker's sickle. It was perhaps one of the most famous death scythes ever created, every human knew of its existence and reapers had learned to appreciate the weapon's owner.

"I think you should play with someone who knows you're game," said the Undertaker as he lifted his bangs out of the way, to reveal a pair of silver glasses and yellow green eyes. He laughed and pointed at the demon, "Seiki isn't it time you play with someone who has more than enough experience?" he asked. Haru flinched he hadn't heard his true name in a long time, "Alright then, a legend verses a legend," he said smugly, "This will be fun, however I was hoping to play with a certain Raven." Ronald was approaching the door when he was thrown backward. He stared in confusion and reached for the door knob again, "What's wrong?" Alex panted, Ronald looked at her. She was pale and couldn't catch her breath. He knew she was due for an attack at any moment, "I can't get out," he said in shock. Alex looked at him in confusion as Ronald pushed against the door with all his might only to be thrown backward. "A barrier and a powerful one," he muttered and turned to Grell who had returned with their scythes, he was still using safety scissors and William shouted, "Sutcliff!" In moments the red tipped hedge trimmer soared through the air and William caught it effortlessly. He spun it in the air a number of times and jumped onto the floor. Six demons turned their attention to William and he adjusted his glasses, "I'm not loosing another person," he said darkly. Alex shivered William could be very intimidating when he wanted to, his smile was as dark as Sebastian's which sent shivers down her spine. Ronald got off the floor and swept his blond hair out of his eyes. Several demons were making their way over toward him, without his scythe he was in trouble. It was the one thing which he could use to keep the demons at bay.

"Stay behind me," said Ronald, he noticed how frightened Alex looked, "I won't let anything happen to you," he said sweetly with a smile. Ronald turned his attention to the demons which were approaching; he was desperately wishing Grell would hurry with his scythe. He could hear their panting as they drew nearer, Ronald's eyes widened as he attempted to figure out how to get out. Ash threw a large demon across the room which smashed into the barrier and rebounded. Alex looked in his direction and was shocked, he had managed to do so effortlessly, he didn't seem that strong. "Sutcliff give Knox his scythe!" shouted William. Grell jumped and slid the red lawn mower to Ronald, who grinned as he stood on it. "All right! Let's do this!" he shouted, two demons were an arms length away and Ronald swung the mower with ease, a wave of blood fallowed as he slashed the demons. It splattered across the walls and Ronald smiled, "Death," he shouted. Grell nodded and dodged a series of punched before delivering a high kick to the chin of a demon. Alex looked over to see the serious William on the dance floor; he twirled his hedge trimmer over his head and stabbed a demon. There was a crash and the speakers came to life again, she looked over at the booth, Haru had knocked into the equipment as the Undertaker pinned him against the wall with a death scythe. Haru was reaching desperately to turn it off only for the Undertaker to draw his scythe. Alex stared in shock as Haru kicked the Undertaker back and managed to break away.

William grip his teeth and jumped back before tearing at another demon, a wave of crimson fallowed and Alex looked around, the number of injured demons was increasing but they weren't dying, in fact they weren't even getting weaker. She stared as Ronald attacked another demon, "They just won't die," he complained as a demon jeered, "What's the matter death god, not used to something which puts up a fight?" Ronald looked at him and swung at the demon again, his movement was fast and smooth. Ronald's eyes narrowed, he was certain that he would be able to slice his target, there was a grinding sound and then his eyes widened. The demon's hands were in the air and it was smiling with accomplishment. As Ronald was completing the fallow through of the motion, his was hit in the abdomen with a powerful roundhouse kick, which in turn sent the slender blonde flying backward. Alex tumbled backward and stared as Ronald got off the floor and looked at his scythe. The demon had taken off his heavy denim jacket and used it to jam the blades, "Shit," he whispered. "Ronald, look out!" Alex shouted, Ronald turned his head to find a powerful kick being delivered to his head. He felt the sole of the demon's shoe collide with his skull and force it to the ground. He could see spots and felt the demon kick him again, three other demons jumped in and Ronald screamed in agony as one of them attempted to rip his arm from it's socket.

William's eyes widened and he looked in Ronald's direction, "Knox!" he shouted in a panic before slashing at another demon. Grell began to back into a corner it was impossible for him to get away, he was dealing with about ten demons, all of them had noted that he was the weakest of the four, thanks to his small scythes which were the remnants of the Ripper case. Grell had always loved the color red but the thought of his own red blood staining he clothing concerned him, he managed to beat them back but not without injury. His shoulder was bleeding and he could feel his arm going numb. "I'm a woman you're not supposed to kill a woman!" shouted Grell defensively. The demons laughed and the one closest to him responded, "Woman or not you're a shinigami and protecting the girl," he paused and grinned, "You're in our way so we will remove you." Grell shuddered and felt his back touch the wall. "No where left to run," said the demon cheerfully.

The Undertaker's head snapped up as he heard Grell scream in agony as the demons began tearing at him. He grit his teeth and looked at Haru. "You are to blame," he said angrily as he sprinted toward him. It was as though the Undertaker was back in the field working, no matter how long it had been his skills were still better than the three younger shinigami combined. "Business is business, even you know that," said Haru as he dodged another swing from the Undertaker's scythe. He moved artfully away and leapt over the undertaker's head, "Besides do you really think a retired shinigami such as yourself could possibly kill me?" he asked. His words stung and the Undertaker grinned, this demon clearly had no idea who he was battling. The Undertaker did a back flip and swung his scythe, delivering a massive gash to Haru's chest. Haru hissed in pain before falling backward, blood sprayed and he landed on his back. "Not bad for an old geezer huh?" he asked playfully. Haru glared and went to attack him again, he had no intention of holding back this time.

Alex looked around the room and noticed a beautiful white feather, it reminded her of Sebastian onyx feathers. She looked up curiously and noticed Ash was attempting to make his way over to her, each time he was stuck fighting off a demon. Blood covered the floor around William and she noticed the long cut down the side of his face which bled. His brow was so soaked with sweat that his black hair was sticking to it. Ronald was on the floor attempting to fend off the blows, he wavered where he stood and it was clear he was suffering from a cucusion. Grell was trapped in a corner, she couldn't even see the red head all she could hear was his shouts and complaints. Her eyes flickered to the booth in which the Undertaker was attempting to kill Haru and end the madness, only the pair were both evenly matched.

In a sea of blood and feathers there was something else out of place, a man sitting at the bar, his legs crossed and his silver hair glisteneing in the light. His emerald eyes were locked on the chaos which had ensued. "Sterling?" she muttered in confusion, she looked about, there were too many demons and a number of them had realized that she was unprotected. Her heart pounded as fifteen demons made their way toward her. It echoed in her ears and she could remember the screams in terror from those many nights. Her joints locked and she muttered, "Don't be afraid." Her voice shook as she attempted to fight back her terror. "Don't be afraid," she whispered again, her voice sounded even weaker than before. She began feeling like a child again and she paused, no she wasn't a child. There was something she could do, it would be crazy but if it meant she could save them it was worth a shot. Alex dashed across the room to one of the bars. She scrambled looking for the one thing which would save her. "I can't find a chisel," she whispered and noticed a long silver knife in the sink, it had a blank handle and was clearly one of a set. She picked it up and whispered, "If I can't save myself, I should be able to save them." Alex jumped onto the counter and she held the knife to her chin. The blade was cold and she could tell how sharp it was from how it nipped at her skin. "Enough," she said softly, her voice trembled. Yet none of them yielded, Alex grit her teeth and shouted, "Enough if it's my soul that the problem then I'll fix it so none of you can have it!" Her voice carried and there was silence. She slowly cut into the side of her face with the knife. She felt the blade slip into her skin and she could feel a ribbon of blood travel down her neck.

William's eyes widened and Haru froze; he could smell her soul seeping into the air. "No!" he shouted and the Undertaker threw Haru across the room before shouting, "William stop her she's early!" William pushed through the demons; Ronald had pulled himself off the floor and was on his way to the bar. She smiled as she slowly guided the knife down her neck, a trail of blood fallowed. "Stop!" screamed Ronald, he was covered in blood and yet he had managed to get up and was running to her. Ash stared in shock he was about to do something when he noticed black feathers falling, they fell like snow. His eyes widened with terror, he remembered dealing with Sebastian's true form once before. Alex felt light headed and noticed how sticky the side of her neck had become. She panted, her vision began to tunnel and she stared in shock. "What are you doing? You still have to release the spring collection," said a familiar lush voice. Alex's world spun before she slumped, everything was falling away into darkness as an alarming numbness swept over her.