Chapter Fifty

Black Butler. Demon's Bride

Hunan blentyn, are fy mynwes

Clyd a chynnes ydyw hon

Breichiau mam sy'n dyn amdanat

Cariad mam sy dan fu mron

In the midst of darkened fog, Claude and Sebastian rowed a boat through the grey waters. Marianne sat at the end of the boat, watching in silence as Hannah sang Suo Gân to the sleeping body of Ciel, whose head lay in her lap.

Ni chaiff dim amharu'th gyntun

Ni wna undyn a thi gam

Huna'n dawel, annwyl bientyn

Huna'n fwyn are frond y fam

Marianne met Sebastian's eyes remembering Hannah's words before they departed on this journey…


"My Master's soul gained control of Ciel Phantomhive's body. By doing so, he was able to enter a contract with me" Hannah explained, her visible eye glowing demonically. "Ciel Phantomhive's soul won't see the light of day. It's here, trapped and powerless within this body."

Flames erupted from the bandage around her eye.

"And so it will remain until my Master's soul is released, and our contract is fulfilled."

She opened her other eye, and revealed her contract seal blazing inside it.


The woman looked back to Hannah as she sang.

Huna'n dawel hana huna

Huna'n fwyn why del ei lun

Pam yr wyt yn awr yn gwenum

Gwenu'n dirion yn dy hun

Ai angylion fry sy'n gwenu

Arnat yno'n gwenu'n lion

Titha'you'n gwenu'n ol a huno

Huno'n dawel are fy mron


"What are the details of the contract?" Sebastian inquired. "What does Alois Trancy want?"

"That is a secret between my Master and me." Hannah replied.

Claude huffed.

"How presumptuous."

"However, I will give you one piece of information."

Hannah urged Sebastian away from Marianne, and cupped both his and Claude's cheeks.

"My Master does not want both of you to live. In accordance with his wishes and our agreement, one of you will end your life as a demon."

Hannah turned around and looked down at Ciel, tucked away in a small gondala.

"The struggle will end when one of you claims victory, and the terms of the contract my Master and I signed have been met. When this has happened, my Master will agree to release Ciel Phantomhive's soul. And after that…"

A smirk touched her lips.

"Hannah." Claude then spoke up. "What's to stop us from killing you?"

"I will suffused with the shade of the noblest blue. And your precious Ciel Phantomhive will come back to life."


It wasn't long before they arrived at the Isle. It was a wasteland, destroyed and smeared with suffocating darkness.

"This Island of Death is a sanctuary for demons." Claude commented. "It seems your rage has left it in a rather pitiable state, Sebastian. You should learn to control your temper."

Hannah stood with Ciel in her arms and Marianne beside her. Marianne breathed through her nose quietly.

"You brought us to this place for a reason." Sebastian interrupted. "What do you expect of us?"

Hannah placed Ciel down on a stone bench, knelt down by his side, and stroked his hair.

"This is an ideal location for a battle. You will engage in a duel between demons," she explained.

Marianne walked over and sat down, deftly moving Hannah out of her way before placing Ciel's head in her lap.

Oh Alois, you are in pain. And Hannah loves you dearly, I'm sorry it took you so long to see that. I almost pity you, one day I think Ciel could forgive you. You must know he never wanted this. Love is what drives Sebastian, but it is hunger and greed that feeds Claude's ambitions.

She jolted when she heard Alois's voice, as though he was sitting in the back of her head.

"I wanted to punish him for living such a blessed life."

Marianne shook her head silently.

You don't understand them at all, do you? Do you have any idea how he will react to the details of your contract? Why do you think I shoved my hand down your throat?

She smiled as she watched Sebastian remove his gloves with his teeth. His eyes glowed magenta in the darkness.


They were in a cavern filled with glowing green crystal. Sebastian watched Claude as he held Hannah in his lap and reached into her throat. Marianne sliced her palm with her dagger and stained the blade with her blood. She watched with a detachment as it transformed into Vængrbani. Hannah shuddered after Claude finished extracting Lævateinn, wiped her mouth clean of the spittle. She got to her feet.

"No human weapon is powerful enough to fatally wound a demon," she explained. "That said, a wound caused by a Demon Sword will never heal. The damage done by such a blow is permanent. There is no hope for a soul pierced by a Demon Sword."

A dark smile spread across her face.

"It will be utterly obliterated."

Marianne watched with Ciel in her arms as Sebastian and Claude faced off in their cavernous arena.

"And now…" Hannah said.

Claude and Sebastian stared at one another, blades in hand.

"Are you sure you want to fight with that Sword? You don't know if it's capable of killing a demon." Claude asked.

Sebastian scowled.

"I shall fight with it perfectly well. It has already killed an angel with its vicious steel. We are battling for a singular soul, after all."


Hannah raised her hand, and the two men charged at one another. They moved around the cavern, waiting for the other to make the first move.

"When this is done…" Claude mocked. "I will sink my teeth into the Young Master's soul!"

He unleashed a spider thread from his sleeve, tied it around the hilt of his sword, and threw it at Sebastian. Sebastian dodged out of the way, and watched as Claude caught the blade again. The Spider looked over his shoulder and saw Hannah move to stand beside Marianne and Ciel.

"I'll bite hard, deep, and cruel!" he cried. "The soul is mine!"

The aggressiveness of his strikes took Sebastian by surprise, but he managed to evade them all. After he backflipped out of the way of another attack and used his feet to knock the Sword out of Claude's hand, he leapt into the air and smirked.

"A small space like this hinders my ability to move freely," he commented. "But I can take care of that."

He plunged Vængrbani into the stone floor.

"Let's widen this space up a touch."


The floor cracked open. The cavern shuddered, and rocks and stone fell from the ceiling. Hannah grabbed Marianne's forearm and gathered Ciel into her arms.

"Come, Master!" she said.

Before the woman could utter a protest, she leapt up through chasm above their heads.


Claude glared at his opponent.

"Damn you, Sebastian Michaelis!"

Sebastian merely smirked in response as he drew his Sword out of the ground. Claude charged at him, and he drew his blade to be level with the Spider's approaching body.

The Isle was cracking all around them, the mountain was coming away and falling into the water. Sebastian and Claude burst out from beneath the ground, completely enraptured in their duel. Claude knocked Vængrbani out of Sebastian's hand, and Sebastian's red eyes watched as it fell into a large crevice. He immediately went after it.

"Marianne's blade!"

Claude followed after him, Lævateinn hefted up high.

"Phantomhive's soul!"

"I will protect them!" Sebastian yelled.

"I will have them both!" Claude proclaimed.


Water fell from the sky, forming swirling pools upon the stone below. Hannah sat with Marianne on the stone bench, Ciel's head resting in his mother's lap after she had wrestled him away from the maid.

"It's raining. My, my…" Hannah said as her eyes turned up to the heavens.

"I've already exacted the revenge I so desired." Marianne could hear Ciel's voice clearly as he spoke to Alois. "With that achieved, I existed for a singular purpose, to have my life end."

"But Hannah and I made our contract, and your plans were foiled."

"Were they?"


Claude continued to strike at Sebastian as they descended. Sebastian dodged them all.


Marianne sighed through her nose as she listened to the two boys talk.

I almost pity you, Alois. You don't realise that you have already lost. Claude is fighting in the dark, but Sebastian knows what the end of this duel will be.

She could almost feel Ciel nodding his head.

"He battles not knowing what will happen when Sebastian wins."


Claude and Sebastian fought against one another, their eyes glowing in the darkness that surrounded them. They twisted and turned before Claude finally made an error. He landed on a crumbling piece of rock, which fell away beneath his foot. Sebastian took his chance and lunged for him.


You all don't realise just what we have done to ensure the safety of our child.


Vængrbani pierced through Claude's chest. Sebastian pinned him to the stone beneath. Blood stained his white shirt and blossomed like a brilliant red rose.


Marianne looked at Hannah, and saw a tear trail down her olive cheek. She offered the demoness a handkerchief. Hannah quietly accepted it.


Claude gasped painfully, his grip on his sword faded until it slipped from his grip. Sebastian smiled down at him.

"It's over," he said. "Your dreams of tearing my child apart and taking my mate for yourself are finished."

The Spider stared up at him with wide eyes.

"The Young Master… has such a sweet soul… And her… so beautiful… so divine…" he murmured.

Sebastian glared down at him.

"The fight is over…" Claude continued. "The battle for his worthy soul has finally reached its conclusion… Even as I wither away, I can smell his rich, untainted fragrance…"

Sebastian smirked.

"You think that's Ciel's soul?" he said. "You've got it wrong. It's Alois Trancy's soul that trifles with you. And you'll die as he intended."

A raven watched them silently from its perch.

"Don't you see? You've been under his control this entire time."

Claude looked at him impassively.

"Alois Trancy… It was he…?"

He coughed and blood came gushing out of his mouth.

"My spectacles…" he requested softly.

"What?" Sebastian asked.

"I have… a spare… in my breast pocket."

Sebastian obliged him and took the glasses out of the man's tailcoat before slipping them onto his face. Claude's eyes focused on him through the glass frames.

"You understand. I've had a very long, idle life as a demon. If Alois Trancy has managed to spice it up a bit, then perhaps I have underestimated his soul. I might have taken great pleasure tearing it apart piece by piece as well… But now it's over. Done," he said.

Sebastian gave him an almost sad smile.

"You are remarkably talkative, considering the severity of your injury."

"Yes… But not for long, I fear. My end is indeed at hand… This blade really can kill a demon as well as an angel…" Claude muttered.

"I shall let Marianne know of the great compliment you have paid her weapon. Now, do you have any last words to speak?" Sebastian asked.

"…Yes."

Claude took a moment to adjust his glasses before speaking.

"Passion into insincerity. Utter lies into abject truth. A stray dog of a boy into an Earl. That's what makes… makes a butler…"

He then fell silent, and closed his eyes.

Sebastian remained silent for a moment before getting to his feet. The watching raven flew away in a flurry of black feathers.

"A butler indeed." Sebastian said. "But whose butler did you die as, Claude?"


Marianne felt Alois gasp.

"No, Claude!" he cried out.

The sound of Ciel's sigh brought a smile to her lips.

"It's over now."

The tension that seemed to surround the blond boy dissipated.

"You're right. It's all over."

"Satisfied?"

"…I don't really know. I'm not sure how I feel. But…"

"But?"

"Well, strange as it sounds, that's fine with me."

For the briefest moment, she felt Alois's smile before he faded away. Ciel was then alone, wrapped in his mother's embrace.

"Here we are, Father. Come for us. We are waiting for you."


Sebastian stood on the cliffside with Marianne wrapped in his arms. Hannah had wrestled Ciel's body away from her, and was currently holding him as she stood on the edge of the cliff.

"At last, we can know happiness," she said.

The wind blew through her long hair and ruffled her skirts, but a smile graced her lips.

"Oh, dear Master. Claude finally acknowledged you," she said.

"Hannah." Sebastian implored.

Hannah turned to look at them.

"The terms of the contract I've made with my Master have been suitably met. All you have to do is kill me. Simply do that, and your Young Master will have his body back."

Sebastian scowled at her.

"If you had been listening, you would know that Ciel Phantomhive is not only my Master, but my son."

The cliff shuddered. A few rocks crumbled and fell into the waters below.

"Either way," she protested. "Even with his body returned, you will find that Ciel Phantomhive is as good as a dead person to you."

The demon's eyes widened, his hand slid down to grasp Marianne's. Marianne's free hand moved to cup over her mouth.

"My Master and I have succeeded. Our work is nearly done. As for Ciel Phantomhive, well…" Hannah continued.


She was stopped when the ground beneath her gave way. Sebastian moved to grab them, and Hannah smiled up at him as she fell with Ciel in her arms. Her words were white noise, but the fear that raced through Sebastian was enough to stop him where he stood. Hannah held Ciel's body close, embraced the water when they hit it.

Sebastian looked back at Marianne, whose hands were held as though in prayer. She nodded her head resolutely.

"Go. Save our child."

He smiled at her, bowed his head, and leapt into the water after them.


Marianne watched as she held her hands to her chest, remembering what she had heard discussed between Alois and Hannah only moments before she shoved her hands down the boy's throat…


"The contract…?" Alois asked.

"Tell me, Master, what do you wish?" Hannah asked. "Do you want Claude's love, or do you want to tear off his limbs and force him to serve you?"

There was a loud crashing outside.

"Did you hear that?" he said. "They're approaching now."

"Yes, in continued pursuit of Ciel Phantomhive's noble soul."

There was a moment of silence before he spoke up again.

"I've decided. I know how I would want our contract to be concluded," he said. "My desire… is that neither of them will gain Ciel's soul."

Hannah's exposed eye glowed magenta.

"You wish for a murder then?" she asked.

"No. That's not what I had in mind."


Ciel was sinking deeper and deeper into the water.


"I finally saw Claude's love, but it alluded me. I want them to know exactly how that feels."


Sebastian surged after him.


She said that to me, my child would be as good as dead. But that is only the case if Alois Trancy made the contract while he was sharing a body with Ciel.


Meanwhile, Hannah had returned to the cliff, and saw Marianne.

"Jim Macken, at last he is with us," she said.

Marianne arched a brow.

"You think you've won?" she asked.

"Sebastian will never have Ciel Phantomhive's soul. My master ordered it."

"If he was still interested in it, you would be correct. But he is not, all that matters is preserving our child." Marianne explained. "And not only that, the contract would only count if Ciel Phantomhive's soul was still in his body when the contract was made. It wasn't."

Hannah backed away slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Marianne wordlessly picked up Vængrbani with one hand, while the other remained clutched into a fist. Her eyes glowed and her nails turned completely black. She gave the demoness a fanged smile before she plunged the blade through Hannah's stomach.

"When you forced my hand out of his throat, I managed to pull out Ciel Phantomhive's soul out along with it. I hid it inside my own mouth, protected him while Claude fought for him, not knowing that his fate was already sealed. When Sebastian kissed me, he knew I had our children safely inside me."

She removed the sword and pushed Hannah away.

"Why don't you go join the rest of your family? Jim Macken, Luca Macken, Claude Faustus, and Hannah Annafellows."

Hannah's only response was to cough up blood and stumble away.


Somehow, the demoness managed to reach Claude's corpse. Hannah pulled out the bloody sword pinning him to the stone, and stroked his cold cheek.

"The four of us will share a great love… Such as the world has never known before… Only to be bested by a demon prince and his mate, and their love for their human child…"

The Isle continued to crumble around them. Rocks rained down as Hannah curled into Claude's side, and placed her hand over his on his chest. As she closed her eyes, she heard Alois's voice talking to sweet Luca.

"Luca! We're finally together, Luca!"

"Brother!"

"We'll stay together forever, with Hannah, and Claude too."

"Yeah! I'm not lonely anymore."

"That's right. No more loneliness. We're home, we're happy, at last!"

Listening to their voices fade away, she let the waves of the ocean consume her and Claude, and everything slipped into darkness.


Ciel continued to sink deeper into the water. Sebastian swam after him without complaint.

Ciel… My child… I served you even if it meant becoming a lowly butler.

He remembered the early days of serving the boy…


"Thank you very much for waiting, Master."

Sebastian stood with Marianne as Ciel sat at the head of the dining table, an assortment of delicious looking food laid out before him. The boy took the first bite of food and swallowed. A displeased expression soon spread across his face.

"Are you incompetent?" he asked.

"My Lord, whatever do you mean?"

Ciel threw the bowl at Sebastian's head. Marianne gasped as the white soup splattered all over his face.

"You somehow managed to make this slop look like real food. But it tastes like something found in the rubbish bin," he said firmly.

Sebastian bowed his head.

"I do apologise. I'll bring something else right away."

He made to walk away when Ciel called out to him.

"You signed an official contract with me. Per that, you are now my butler. I expect you to act like one."

Sebastian gave him a shit-eating smile.

"Yes, My Lord."

As he walked away, he heard Marianne raise her voice.

"While I can understand that the food isn't edible for you, you don't have the right to throw food like an unruly child. A nobleman has better manners than that. I expect you to apologise to Sebastian later."

The demon spotted her swipe a napkin from the table and saw her follow after him. From his place in the corridor, he stared at her in surprise as she offered it to him.

"You don't have to go around wearing tonight's dinner. Use this to wipe your face."

He accepted it quietly.

"Thank you, My Lady."

She smiled at him.

"I am the apprentice butler here, Sebastian. You outrank me. Call me Marianne."

Sebastian bowed his head.

"As you wish, Marianne."


Sebastian swam deeper and deeper. Ciel was now in his sight. He pulled him gently into his arms.

I cannot bring myself to regret it though, as making a contract with you allowed me to find my mate, my beloved Marianne. And then… you became more to me. You became my… our child.


He quickly took him up to the surface and placed him down on the ground. Marianne held Ciel's soul in her hands, a glowing white orb pulsing sapphire blue light. Sebastian blinked when he saw the blood splattering her clothes, but said nothing as she knelt down and pushed the soul into the boy's mouth. It slid down and came to rest in his chest. Ciel took his first shuddering breath and stared blearily up at them. Sebastian then knelt down beside them, and lifted Ciel up gently by his throat; the contract on the back of his hand burned against his flesh as he opened his mouth and held it close to the boy's. He forced his demonic essence into the child, black and menacing, pulsating with blood red streaks. It flowed into Ciel as though it was water. Ciel writhed for a few minutes before going still. Slowly, he opened his eyes. His contract seal was gone, and was replaced by two burning red eyes.


Back at the Phantomhive mansion the following day, Ciel lay tossing and turning in his bed, his black nails prominent against the stark white sheets.

"Good morning, my child." Sebastian greeted as he opened the curtains.

Ciel blinked at him as he opened his eyes. He stretched and watched the older demon move around the room. The boy picked up his eye patch and tied it over his eye while Sebastian tended to the teapot. Sebastian turned over an egg timer and moved over to help Ciel dress. Slate grey and black were the colours of choice that morning, and Sebastian finished the ensemble with a black ribbon to tie at Ciel's collar. They stared at one another, and Ciel allowed exposed eye to flicker demonically. Sebastian smiled at him.

"Where's Mother?" he asked.

"She will join us for morning tea once you're finished dressing." Sebastian replied as he helped the boy pull on a black jacket. "There we are."

At that moment, Marianne came through the door. She wore a fine black dress, decorated with silver embroidery and trimmed with white lace. A pair of black buttoned boots clicked against the floor, and her hair was half-pulled back with a black rose that almost looked dark blue, while the rest swung around her shoulders. Her bloodstone choker sat against her throat while matching earrings dangled from her earlobes. She smiled at them as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, her mating ring glittered in the light.

"Time for tea?" she said.

Sebastian smiled as he poured into the teacups.

"Yes, this morning, we have New Moon Drop."

He handed them both a cup and sat down beside them with a cup of his own.

"What's our schedule for today?" Ciel asked.

"It's open."

Marianne hummed as she took a sip.

"How rare it is that we get a free day."

Ciel sniffed the cup.

"It actually smells quite nice."

He indulged in the cup while Sebastian savoured his, and then moved to put Ciel's shoes on the boy's feet, a pair of black button boots. Marianne came over and patted his cheek before pressing a kiss to his forehead.

"Very handsome."


Just then, there was a knock at the door. Sebastian and Marianne moved to clear the cups as MeyRin opened the door.

"Err… Pardon Master, it's Lady Elizabeth, she's here, Sir."

Ciel got off the bed.

"Alright."

He left his rings on the bedside table, and made to walk out the room.

"And as for today's schedule, I'll decide it."


Later, Sebastian was speaking with Finny and Bard outside the kitchen.

"I want you both to attend to the Young Master," he said. "And make sure Lady Elizabeth is comfortable."

The men looked at him strangely.

"Okay, Sebastian…" Finny answered. "But where are you and Marianne going?"

The demon turned away.

"We have some other business to take care of."

"What kind of business?" Bard asked, but Sebastian ignored him. "Oi! What's going on here?"


It wasn't long before Elizabeth came bursting through the front doors, and smothered Ciel in her rambunctious embrace.

"CIEL!" she cried.

He wrapped his arms around her to pull her away.

"I can't breathe…" he muttered.

"I missed you so!" Lizzie protested. "You shouldn't deprive a lady like that!"

She gasped at the sight of his dark clothes.

"And look at that horrid outfit! Not cute at all! Plain black like that doesn't suit you one bit!"

Ciel shrugged his shoulders.

"Perhaps not, maybe I'll change then, I have done it before," he remarked.

Elizabeth tilted her head in confusion, a charming pink blush spread across her cheeks.

"I don't understand what you mean. What is it, Ciel?" she asked. "I'm confused…"

The boy smiled as he extended his black nailed hand to her.

"Will you give me the honour of a dance, My Lady?" he said.

Tears built up in her eyes before a smile broke across her face.

"I'd love to."


A gramophone played some music as the young couple danced a waltz together. Lizzie glanced down at his left hand.

"Ciel, where's your ring?" she asked.

While she wasn't looking, his eye glowed. When her gaze returned to his, she was speechless, trapped under his spell. The gramophone slowed down to a creeping pace, almost eerie in its melody.

"This music sounds strange…" she muttered.

"The gramophone must be broken," he replied.

"Oh…"

"What's the matter?"

She shook her head and said nothing.


Watching from the balustrade above them, Marianne stood silently in the shadows.


At Lau's opium den, the man in question was sprawled out on one of the chaises smoking his hookah, with Ran Mao curled up beside him. He looked up through the heady smoke when he heard footsteps approaching. Sebastian came walking up, carrying a black parcel tied with a white ribbon.

"Oh, hello there, Phantomhive butler." Lau greeted. "It's been a while."

Sebastian nodded his head.

"Hello. I'm glad to see you in good health."

The Asian man sighed.

"Yes… I suppose I should thank you for letting me slip away. Still, I went along with your little charade, so, we're even, aren't we?"

"Yes, I appreciate it." Sebastian replied. "And I've brought something for you."

He made to hand over the package, but stopped when Ran Mao immediately reacted, her leg poised high to strike against his head. Lau looked at her.

"Easy, Ran Mao," he said.

The woman lowered her leg. Sebastian continued.

"My Master will be away from Town for some time. He sent me to say goodbye."

He handed over the box to Ran Mao.

"Ah, I shall miss him terribly."

"I have a message from him." Sebastian readied himself to relay the message. "I thought about killing you, but I decided it was far too much of a bother. You can do as you please. However, make certain to keep out of my sight."

Lau smiled.

"Oh? So, his memory has stabilised, eh? That's a happy ending, wouldn't you say, Ran Mao?" he said as he stroked her head. "So, he's leaving fair London Town?"

He looked up and found that Sebastian had disappeared.


Sebastian made several stops after that with similar parcels. There was Soma and Agni at the town house, where the prince broke down in tears as he swiped the black box out of the demon's hands, and let himself be comforted in his butler's arms.


Undertaker was next. Sebastian knocked on the coffin he was sleeping in, and disappeared as soon as Undertaker opened the lid. The man got out and walked over to another coffin he had been making, inside was a box tied with a white ribbon.


And the Reapers, they were in an alleyway dealing with Cinematic Records. Grell was standing away from Spears and Knox when he felt a presence behind him. He turned around gleefully, anticipating Sebastian. But all that he saw was a table laid out for afternoon tea, the same parcel sat waiting for him.


A final one was dropped off at Chastity's home. After the debacle of her failed engagement ball, she had the Browning home to herself, and found the parcel on her doorstep when she made to take a stroll around the gardens. She picked it up with wide eyes, a ribbon of sadness seemed to wrap around her heart.


Not long after that, Sebastian returned to the Phantomhive Manor. The servant trio stood outside waiting for him, along with a carriage. Ciel and Marianne smiled at his return.

"Did everything go well, Sebastian?" she asked.

"Indeed," he replied. "We can go now."

Finny spoke up with tears in his eyes.

"Young Master… It's true then? You're really leaving us?"

As Sebastian assisted him into the carriage, Ciel looked over his shoulder.

"Do whatever you like with the mansion," he said. "You're free to stay here if you want, or just burn it. I don't really care."

He disappeared into the carriage, followed by Marianne.

The servants immediately reacted to those words.

"What?! We could never do that!" Bard cried.

All three of them hurried to the carriage's door and stared at the boy.

"Why ever not?" he asked.

"Because… this place is filled with memories!" Finny protested.

Ciel smiled at them sardonically.

"Memories don't mean anything in the end. Haven't I proved that much already?"

MeyRin shook her head.

"That's not true, Master!"

Sebastian only watched it all in silence.


It was after sunset before the carriage set off. The servant trio watched from a high cliff as it travelled along the road below. They all turned around and were greeted by the sight of the fully-grown Tanaka. The head butler pin glittered proudly against the lapel of his tailcoat.


In the carriage, the small family sat opposite one another. Marianne was snuggled up against Sebastian while Ciel watched them.

"Now that it is all over, what do we do now?" he asked. "What would have happened had Marianne not been able to pull my soul away from my body when Alois made the contract with Hannah?"

Sebastian stroked his wife's hair quietly before he answered.

"I would have had to be your butler for the rest of eternity, unable to touch your soul at all."

Marianne nodded her head.

"They were under the assumption that Sebastian was to eat your soul at the end of your contract, and Alois wanted to make sure neither him or Claude would ever have it. A perfect revenge, if you think about it."

Ciel stared at them.

"But you changed the contract, and took away my humanity instead."

The demon's lips trailed over his mate's forehead, his nose buried in the crown of her head.

"When a demon's mate wishes for something, it supersedes any orders made with the holder of the contract. Marianne's heart would have suffered had you died, and I permitted that observation, I allowed myself to feel what she did. You became our child."

Ciel quietly removed his eye patch, revealing his unmarked eye to the world. He let them flash demonic red for a moment before they turned back to blue.


Ciel slowly brought himself into a sitting position, looking at his parents with his new red eyes.

"Is it done, Father?" he asked hesitantly.

Sebastian reached down and stroked his hair. A small smile touched his lips.

"Yes, my child. It is done."

Finding that he could take it no more, the child lurched forward and clung to Sebastian. Sebastian accepted his embrace quietly. Marianne joined them by wrapping her arms around Ciel's back.


Sebastian removed the glove from his left hand, and exposed his seal. Marianne threaded her hand through his and let the jewel of her ring glow against their joined palms. The family's eyes glowed demonically.

"And now, we are all together, as fiends of Hell."


Agni opened the parcel with Soma. Inside it was a Funtom candy, and a white card with black edges. They watched as words slowly appeared in swirling black cursive.

In memory of Ciel Phantomhive who died at August 26th, 1889. Aged 13 years.


Sebastian, Ciel and Marianne stood in a meadow of black and white roses, sat overlooking the ocean from a tall cliff. Petals danced through the air as the demon walked with his mate in his arms in a princess carry, and his child on his back with his arms wrapped around his shoulders.

"Where shall we go now?" he asked them.

Ciel rested his chin against the man's shoulder.

"You know, I'm not quite sure, Father. Where should we go?"

Marianne smiled at them both, and rested her hands against her stomach.

"How about… we go home?"

"Yes…" Ciel said. "Home… sounds nice."

Sebastian took them to the edge of the cliff.

"We have been released from our spell now, as though we have been asleep for a long time." Marianne whispered.

"And now, we have an eternity together." Sebastian responded.

Ciel tightened his hold on the demon.

"You are no longer my butler, Sebastian. You are my father."

"And you are my husband, my mate." Marianne added with a smile.

Sebastian smirked.

"I am simply one Hell of a demon."

They stared at the horizon for a moment, before Marianne pressed her lips against Sebastian's.

"Let's go home. You know what to say, don't you?"

Sebastian took them over the edge, and gave his answer.

"Yes, my darling bride."


Oh. My. God. I can't believe we have reached the end of this story. Bear in mind we still have the epilogue to go, which will be up in two weeks. It makes me so happy that you all have come on this journey with me.

If any of you are confused, I will make this point abundantly clear: Ciel is now a demon, but he no longer has a contract with Sebastian as it has been completed. Marianne managed to interfere with Hannah and Alois's contract by vivisecting the two souls after they had been merged together, therefore voiding the contract as Ciel's soul wasn't currently inhabiting his body at that time.

Also, a disclaimer for the lyrics of Hannah's song. This is Suo Gan, composed by John Williams.

Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

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