Meh, feeling a little bored in between break time, and since I already had this chapter ready, I thought I'd post it up.

Hope school, work, and or exams are going well for everyone!

EDIT: BY THE WAY, in case you did not already know/hear, there will be a live-action Black Butler movie, set 130 (or was it 150) years in the future from the manga storyline (supposedly. O.O). It has already been confirmed that Mizushima Hiro (aka Rihito from "Mei-chan no Shitsuji") will be cast as Sebastian... which is kinda good in the sense that he already has had practice acting as a butler. Haha. Anyway, yeah. :)

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Chapter Four: All-Out War

As the demon triplets of the Trancy Estate lunged at them with various weapons of sorts in hand, Sebastian picked up Ciel as he and Anna began to dodge their advances.

"Attack!" Claude ordered, "Coordination 'Gathering the fallen leaves of hell'!"

As the triplets began to circle around the three, Anna glanced from side to side warily.

"Sebastian," she began, "Take Ciel and leave. I'll handle this."

"Nonsense," the butler responded, "we're in this together."

Quickly the pair broke through the formation, breaking back into a run as they eluded the demon triplets before making a pass at Claude and Alois before leaping behind them and running away.

"Aren't they amazing?" Alois sighed in adoration, clinging onto Claude. "Sebastian may be even better than you. If I could make him kneel on the ground, he would be much better. Can you do it, Claude?"

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Back inside the Estate, as the next dance came to an end, a peculiar object under a red velvet cloth was being rolled out by the Trancy maid dressed in a revealing black dress: Hannah Anafeloz. White bandages were wrapped around her head in such a way that covered her left eye, which had been gouged out by Alois Trancy just days earlier. Silently, she pulled off the cloth to reveal a black-coloured piece of furniture, with the designs of bones and skulls decorating its exterior.

"What's that?" Lizzy asked.

"Is that a musical instrument?" Finny guessed while Meylene set Tristan on the ground, who looked at the object curiously, tilting his head sideways.

"Well well," Lau began with a chuckle, "to think that I would see such a thing at a place like this…"

They were surprised that the Chinese noble seemed to know what this enigmatic object was.

"Do you know what that is?" Bard asked.

Hannah lifted up the cover, revealing peculiar-shaped purple pieces that seemed to be made of glass. She then proceeded to lick her fingers before pressing down on the large pedal, running her fingers along the rotating glass pieces, and a hauntingly beautiful sound began to emit from it. People gathered around to listen, but within the first fifteen seconds of listening to it, Soma suddenly clutched his head, his face twisting as if he was in pain.

"My Prince!" Agni exclaimed, the sound suddenly hurting his own head.

All around them, people were clutching their heads in pain at listening to the awful yet beautiful sound.

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Outside, Ciel was sitting against a tree, breathing hard at the exhilarating experience he had just been through. Sebastian and Anna's attention though, was suddenly turned towards the direction of the Trancy Estate.

"Young Master, please cover your ears," Sebastian asked respectfully.

"My ears-?" Ciel began, but it was too late as the sound hit him painfully too, causing him to cringe instantly before Anna swept at his side.

Anna's wings wrapped around him and acted like a barrier, blocking out the sound for him. "Are you okay, Ciel?"

He nodded. "What is this sound?" he demanded.

"It's been a hundred years since I last heard this," Sebastian began, smiling at his wife. "You're unaffected by this too, Anna?"

"Of course," she smirked, "This sound is merely like how my own singing can unlock the secrets of people's hearts and such. But that's the least of our problems right now."

It was only then that Sebastian realized that they were surrounded by the demonic triplets that had finally caught up to them. Great, another problem to deal with…

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Back inside, everyone's heads seemed to be hurting dreadfully from the sound, however, Tristan, Lau, and Ran Mao seemed to be unaffected.

"Hey, what's the meaning of this?" Soma demanded of Lau and Ran Mao. "Do you know something-"

But the two of them turned around to reveal that they had plugged the corks from the wine bottles into their ears, drowning out all sound.

"Huh? What?" Lau asked.

"You!" Soma barked in annoyance, and Lau began to juggle the two empty wine bottles in his hands cheerfully despite their apparently-dire situation.

Suddenly the majority of the guests' eyes began to glow blue, their pupils dilating as the suddenly turned on them, holding the weapons of their costumes in their hands threateningly.

"Prince Soma!" Agni exclaimed.

Suddenly one man with a dagger lunged at Agni, and he easily grabbed his arm, disarming him before knocking the man out.

"What's going on?" Soma asked in shock while Agni disposed of another man that leapt at him.

"It seems as if they're being controlled by that tone!" Agni informed seriously.

Tristan's eyes welled up with tears. The sound did not affect him in the slightest, but even he could sense that something bad was going on. "Daddy… Mommy…" he murmured while pouting, "where are you…"

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Tristan's mother and father were busy dealing with the demonic triplets, Sebastian knocking away two of the triplets, alarming the third.

Anna held Ciel close, protecting him from the disturbing sound. "Are you okay, Ciel?"

He nodded. "Sebastian, we're going back to the assembly hall!"

Sebastian smiled. "There's no need to worry," he assured. "Agni is there to handle things, and Tristan is there too."

Sebastian! Anna scolded through the Blood Contract. We don't even know what his abilities are! We could be jeopardizing his life!

Rest assured, my love, he calmed easily, looking into her eyes, Have faith in our son. And Agni and the others will protect him if need be.

But still… she responded mentally, I'm worried… let's go.

Immediately she picked Ciel up and flew forward, Sebastian running alongside her as they sped through the forest. Since Ciel could no longer be protected, he tried to cover his ears to block out the sound.

"Are you alright, Young Master?" Sebastian called, noticing that he seemed like he was in pain.

"Shut up and hurry up!" Ciel barked.

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Inside, all of the people that were struck down got up again, resuming their attack on the uncontrolled innocents. Tristan merely walked around, and the instant he touched one of the controlled, they collapsed and didn't get up, knocked fully unconscious. And right when Prince Soma seemed to be overwhelmed by the mass…

A new sound echoed through the air, causing the masses of mind-controlled people to halt in their tracks and listen to the sound.

"Prince Soma… Prince Soma!" Agni exclaimed in alarm, knocking away people around the prince and helping him to his feet. "Are you unharmed?"

"Agni…" he murmured, looking around. "What's going on?" He removed his hat. "This sound…"

Finny pointed up to the higher floor at the pair playing the water-filled glasses that were lined up along the balcony. "It's Anna and Sebastian!" he exclaimed in joy, lowering his arms to his sides before closing his eyes, adding gently, "What a smooth mood…"

"So relaxing," Meylene agreed, putting her large glasses back on.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Tristan cheered happily, reaching for his parents despite them being far out of reach.

"Unbelievable," Agni realized, eyes widening in shock, "their music is overlapping the music of that woman. The sound's characteristic is changing. To think that the once ominous and bewitching wave motion would become something so full of gentleness and kindness…" Tears streamed down his eyes as his palms touched together. "This is the evidence which truly shows the pure hearts of the ones performing! Wonderful…"

The idiot servant trio also were touched by the music, and also dazzled by the fluency of how the pair seemed to almost dance by each other to reach the other water glasses.

"They're so amazing," Meylene awed.

One by one, the guests of the Trancy Manor snapped out of their music-induced daze and walked closer to the balcony of where the Phantomhive Head servants were performing. As the music reached its climax, the instrument in Hannah's hands began to pulse, and Sebastian's eyes flashed towards the instrument for a moment before the glass shattered under Hannah's hands, and she collapsed to the ground. A second later, Sebastian and Anna's song came to an end.

Claps filled the air and both servants bowed.

"That was a magnificent performance!" one woman commented, completely unaware of the events that had transpired just a few minutes ago.

"What happened in here?" Lizzy murmured in confusion.

Sebastian leaped down from the balcony first, landing by where Hannah sat on her knees on the ground.

He whispered to her, "I was able to have a splendid performance thanks to you. You have my gratitude."

Anna jumped down and landed by where her son waited for her, sweeping him up into her arms.

"Mommy!" Tristan exclaimed, hugging her tightly.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, sweetie," she cooed, patting him on the back gently. "Mommy's here now. Were you scared?"

He shook his head. "Mommy…" he murmured, indulging in her warmth and security. He wasn't lying when he said that he hadn't been scared, instead, he had felt incredibly lonely.

"Show-offs," Ciel scoffed, leaning against the golden-coloured fireplace.

"Ciel?" Lizzy said in surprise, suddenly aware that he was present in the room.

As Sebastian and Anna approached, Ciel asked, "What is that instrument?"

"It's an Armonica," Sebastian answered. "It's an extremely popular musical instrument in the 18th Century, also called 'the singing voice of an angel.'."

Anna scoffed, "Which is ironic, because it sounds nothing like an angel's singing voice. It's practically an insult to angels."

Her husband chuckled. "It's feared to make those who are enchanted by its charm discover what lies in their heart," he continued. "It's buried in the darkness of history as an instrument of the demon."

Ciel smiled darkly in understanding. "So a demonic instrument made by humans was no equal to the two of you?" he asked.

"No," Sebastian agreed.

"But it was a pleasant tone after we intervened," Anna added with a smile.

"So what was this tumult earlier?" Soma demanded.

"It was just entertainment." was the reply as the double doors opened, revealing Earl Alois Trancy dressed like a vampire. His four butlers stood behind him as he walked in,. "Everyone, I apologize for being so late. I am Alois Trancy. Let's take this opportunity to acquaint ourselves."

Alois and Claude walked over towards Ciel, Sebastian, and Anna. In the meanwhile the demon triplets led Hannah away and removed the instrument from the room.

"That was a magnificent performance," Alois complimented the two servants. "You two seem to have a talent for music."

"Talent is presumptuous," Sebastian replied humbly, placing a hand over his heart. "I'm nothing but a butler."

"And I am nothing but a maid," Anna finished.

Alois smiled kindly at Ciel, the hostility masked in his eyes. "You have a good butler and a good maid, Earl Phantomhive."

Anna looked at Ciel as she handed her son over to Sebastian.

"Ciel," Anna began, "I'd like to have a word with Mr. Claude, is that fine?"

Alois turned to his own butler. "Why don't you go, Claude?" he said innocently before adding darkly, "10 minutes. I'll give you 10 minutes to settle things. If you can't, you'll be punished."

"Yes, your Highness," Claude responded loyally.

Similarly, Ciel was barking similar orders. "Anna, finish him off already, got it?" he demanded.

She nodded, curtseying. To make a jest at Sebastian, she answered, "Yes, my Lord."

Well, lotsa lotsa things happened this chapter, huh? Well, hoped you liked it though! And yes, quite a bit of the dialogue is from the actual anime, thus hopefully it adds to its realism. If not… well… T_T I tried.

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Btw, is it just me, or do these chapters start to look shorter than they used to be? O.O Quick poll then, would you rather long chapters that take longer to update, or shorter chapters that don't take as long to update?

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