Questions from last chapter
From: I HAS QUESTIONS :D (xD nice name)
Q: Are Loss and Akuma related at all? Possibly, Loss is Akuma's mother? Sister? Perhaps they are the same person?
A: They are, in fact related. xD and not the same person. That would be weird.
Q:She has great knowledge when it comes to the world of angels and demons and things of the like, which leads me to believe she is not human.. She also seems to care for Sebastian, but at the same time fears him. Do I sense unrequited love? She is concerned for Ciel, but I think it might just be for Sebastian's sake.
A: Long-ass question you got there. You are correct again. Loss is not human, but for the interest of not spoiling the entire story I'm not going to state what race she is.
As for the bit about unrequited love... well, it was a good guess xD
Loss is truly concerned for Ciel's wellbeing. Why? hehe I've already told you too much!
The rhythmatic pounding of Agro's hooves was the only sound that disturbed the otherwise silent night. Ciel had never been so far from the city. Nor had the stars ever seemed so bright to him, even with the swirling clouds covering most of them. The moon's light struggled to break through. He could barely see a thing, though Loss had no trouble navigating the sometimes tricky terrain. Some time ago, they had passed the Tower of London. The thought of seeing whatever damage had been done to Sebastian was making Ciel anxious.
The moon had finally managed to break through the cloud cover, and some distance ahead, Ciel could see a crumbling sentry tower surrounded by a forest of half dead trees.
The horse suddenly skidded to a stop, causing Ciel to slam into Loss. She was staring at the tower with wide eyes. Her face was expressionless, except for the fact that here eyebrows were slightly furrowed in what could have been fear. She looked over her shoulder, as if she was trying to decide whether or not she should turn around or not. Ciel was growing upset at her behavior, but before he could do anything, a flock of birds took wing, fleeing from the tower.
They scattered in all directions, shrieking and calling. A few flew over the horse, who was starting to rear and whinny in distress.
Ciel held out his hand, and caught a single black feather. He ran a finger over the sleek surface, and felt a faint twinge of pain in his broken contract seal.
"Loss...?"
The woman had just snatched the feather out of his hand. It caught the moon's light and threw it out in ways that seemed to give it a soft, unnatural glow. She stared at it, and a single stray tear leaked down her cheek.
"Loss!"
Ciel's voice snapped her out of the strange trance she seemed to be in. A look of grim determination found its way onto her face. She looked Ciel in the eyes, and carefully tucked the feather behind his ear, muttering something he couldn't quite understand. She turned around and lead the horse on.
The speed of the horse's hooves was nothing compared to the pounding of Ciel's heart. They dove into the eerie forest, hoping they were doing the right thing. The horse jumped over a fallen tree and plowed through a dying stream. The trees thinned and eventually cleared, bringing them right in front of the looming tower.
Loss leaped off the horse and turned to pull Ciel off. He looked up, seeing the faint glow of firelight coming from the window at the top of the tower. He took a deep breath and started forward. Loss took a moment to urge the horse away from the area before following.
The rotting wooden door was easy to kick open, and once they were inside, the neglect the place had suffered became apparent. The walls were full of cracks and the floor was covered in mold and moss. The thick air had a musty smell. Hidden in the shadows was a crumbling stair case. The bad air was messing with Ciel's asthma, and he struggled to stifle a cough. Taking Loss' hand, they made their way up the stairs.
As they made their way up through the tower floors, they encountered a encountered an army of the inhuman beings Loss had called pure souls. They stood stone still at various posts throughout the tower. Ciel would have thought they were statues, except for the fact that their eyes never left them.
"Why aren't they doing anything?" Ciel asked quietly.
"They cannot do anything unless ordered to. They are under the absolute control of their master." She answered in a hushed voice.
Ciel gulped.
"Once the angel knows we are here, I'm sure they'll be all over us." She whispered.
The higher they climbed, the more disturbing things got. What started out as a empty, musty room at the bottom of the stairs turned into a full-scale armory filled with blood stained weapons. Somewhere near the top, they passed a fully furnished torture chamber, topped off with rotting skeletons chained to the walls.
After climbing for nearly an hour, the stairs led to a torch-lit hallway that ended at a heavy wooden door. Ciel swallowed. He knew that Sebastian was behind that door. He quietly walked to the door, and slowly turned the handle.
Locked.
He looked behind him and spotted a nervous-looking Loss. In her hand she held one of the daggers she kept concealed in her sleeve. She motioned him to move out of the way. Ciel did as he was told, and Loss raised the blade over the handle. There was a loud thud as the wooden doorknob fell to the floor.
Loss closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, then opened the door.
The disgusting, metallic scent of blood hit Ciel like a slap in the face. Loss seemed to be shocked into stone. Her hand was still on the knob. She had stopped moving, her eyes were wide and fixed on the room. If he hadn't known any better, he would have thought she had stopped breathing.
Panicked by her reaction, Ciel pushed passed her and made his way into the room.
What he saw made him feel like he was about to vomit.
Sebastian was lying on his stomach, surrounded in a pool of his own blood. The butler's glassy eyes were opened and unfocused. Ciel could see the reflected firelight flickering in them. There were blood red tear tracks running down his face, as well as a stream of blood dripping from the corcer of his mouth. His black hair had lost all its shine, and framed his face in a thin, greasy mat. His bare torso had all the marks of unspeakable violence on it. The slashes and stab wounds on his back were deep enough to kill a person. There were angry scratch marks and whip lashes covering nearly every inch of skin. The end of his right arm ended in a bloody stump with a jagged bone sticking out. He saw the hand at the far end of the room.
But that wasn't what made Ciel want to cry. Not what made him want to scream, or run away and curl up in a ball.
It was the ring of burned flesh on the demons back, the brand that looked identical to Ciel's.
At the sound of the entrance, the Sebastian's eyes moved away from the fire and into his master's horrified face. The demon blinked, but other than that didn't seem to notice either of them.
Ciel took a step forward, then another. He was completely unaware of his actions, just of the fact that he needed to somehow mend his shattered butler.
"If you wish to see the demon die, by all means keep going closer." a female voice said.
Ciel suddenly felt a pair of arms wrap around him, and he looked up to see Loss protectively holding him. She was staring ahead of him with a look of pure rage on her features. Ciel looked to see what she was glaring at, and noticed the winged figure standing before Sebastian that he didn't see when he came in. He immediately began to tremble and he shrank in Loss' embrace. He knew that person too well.
The priestess.
"Lillium," Loss spat.
I DIDN'T DO A GRAMMAR READ-THROUGH OF THIS CHAPTER BEFORE POSTING SO DON'T BUG ME ABOUT THE SHITTON OF MISTAKES IN HERE!
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About this chapter. I'm happy with everything except the ending. The ending is bullshit, kay?
Hey guys, guess what? In the next chapter, LOSS' NAME WILL BE REVEALED! Along with the real reason Sebastian has to put up with Lillium's bullshit.and then a NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE.
In the near future you will also be finding out Sebastian and Loss' relationship with each other, Why Loss cares so much for Ciel, why Loss changed her name in the first place, and Akuma's place in all this drama! Damn this fic should be a soap opera.
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