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Chapter Ten : His Thug; Reliving
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"Right then."
Sebastian began to remove his coat, however he stopped seeing how defensive Red had become towards his Master.
"Please cover the -."
"It's fine, besides, I'm helping you against them, human or not." She had said to him, she allowing Sebastian to walk before Ciel.
"He trusts you, so I have no choice but to trust you. If you hurt him in anyway, I will raise hell." She had warned him, she then making her way before Madame Red and Grell.
Ciel had smiled to Red's bravery to the demon, however he was then distracted by Sebastian plopping his jacket upon his head.
"Wha-!" Ciel exclaimed.
"Please do not allow yourself to catch a chill. I will prepare some hot milk when we have returned to the town house. And I shall sweeten it with honey or brandy or something of the sort." Sebastian spoke with a closed eyed smile.
Ciel then tightened Sebastian's coat around him tighter.
Sebastian then stood beside Red Wing, his eyes meeting hers for a split second.
"Protect the Master, although you are skilled I don't think a human versus a Grim Reaper is such a splendid idea," He had paused.
"Just promise me one thing." Red Wing had said.
"What's that?" Sebastian asked her in return.
She meet his gaze.
"End this, tonight." She had asked of the butler.
He had smiled to her, nodding his head but once.
"Of course."
"Ohhh? I'm not letting you go running away just like that, you know! Little Death Scythe here and I are both full of soooo much pent-up energy these days 'cos our quarry has been so easy to hunt!" Grell lunges towards Sebastian, Ciel and Red Wing once again, Red being shoved by Sebastian into Ciel and out of the way, however Red held him tightly to keep him upright so he wouldn't stumble.
The chainsaw being ripped down through the air towards Sebastian, but he missed causing a great rip through the concrete beneath their feet.
"Are you alright?" Red asked Ciel.
"I'm fine, be careful!" Ciel hollered back in return.
"I much prefer doing the chasing myself to being chased, Sebastian Darling! So let's have ourselves a marvelous round of tag, shall we!" Grell dashed towards the demon butler.
"I have asked you before to refrain from uttering such vile drivel!" Sebastian commented as the chainsaw once again was hurdles downward towards him again, only he backhand sprung out of the way.
"Don't be like that! You'll get hooked on my little one once you've had a taste I'm sure!" Grell once again swing from the sky, only Sebastian was ready with a lamppost to stop the chain from cutting through him.
"You don't look it, but your pretty powerful, Sebastian Darling! It warms my cockles it does. However the real show begins now! The Death Scythe can cut through a gas lamp like a twig!" As the words were said the chainsaw came through the lamppost, cutting Sebastian's arm, right in the bicep.
"Sebastian!" Red Wing called, shielding Ciel behind her.
As the blood sprinkled the air, scenes almost like a olden movie filled the air, showing images of she could only assume was Ciel at the time of their convent.
Red Wing completely lost to what had happened.
Almost reading Red's confusion Grell licked his lips to explain.
"-How was it for you, hm? The pain you felt must've been rather dramatic, no? That just now was a little talent we Reapers have, the "Cinematic Record." Grim Reapers receive a list of those who are scheduled to die and judge them by playing back their memories using the "Record." We look at what sort of humans they were and what sort of lives they lived. Should we allow them to live? Or should we kill them? People say a magic lantern passes before their eyes when they are on the verge of death but that's just Reapers like lil' ole me playing back that humans "memories." For those who receive the judgement "this human should die" we use our Death Scythes to sever their memories and souls from their bodies, and for them, it is "The End"." Grell had explained which only made Red shiver.
'Is that what Father and the others saw when they died?' She asked herself in her head.
"I had presumed you were only guilty of poor taste, but a Peeping Tom as well, are you? Truly the lowest of the low." Sebastian right on back with a insult.
"Non, Non! That is our job! But yes all right! I admit, I am a wee bit curious about what lurks in the pasts of Fine men like yourself! Especially when they seem to be the bad boy type!" Grell struck down once again, Sebastian able to grab the metal tail of the chainsaw and prevent it from cutting through his shoulder, at least for now.
Then he was pinned to the wall, Grell still winding the chainsaw towards its target.
"Tee Hee Hee! You can't play make believers with yours truly like you do with humans, Sebastian Darling. The Death Scythe can slice right through memories, souls, dimensions and even-," The fabric of his tail oat was beginning to rip as the chain began to slowly descend upon his shoulder.
"Devils!"
Madame Red approached Red Wing and Ciel, Red tucking Ciel behind her against the wall so he'd stay out of harms way, however that didn't stop Ciel from asking questions.
"Why?"
"Why? What is the point of asking me now? When you and I have become the "Watchdog" and it's "prey." If I don't hunt the watchdog, I will be hunted. In which case-," Madame pulled out a dagger, Red's protective mode kicking in.
"There is only one way out!" As the knife was hurdles towards them, Red used her arm to shield the boy behind her, the blade spitting into her side, but missing Ciel.
"Madam. Your a Physician. Why would you kill-?!" Ciel hollered as he grew worried for Red.
"A brat like you will never understand!" Her hand had then began to choke Red, she not caring in the slightest, but she kept Ciel behind her, against the wall.
"Not ever!"
An Madame kept strangling, until Red moved just enough out of the way for Madame to secure a killing blow.
"I wish you that someone like you-! That someone like you.. had never been born!" Madame raised the knife.
However she hesitated which allowed Red to kick her back.
"Young Master!" Sebastian called.
"Stop! Sebastian!" Ciel hollered.
Red looked behind her to Ciel, holding her slowly bruising throat.
"Do not kill her!" Ciel then said, his eyes falling on his butler, as well as Red's.
"Sebastian?" Ciel had then asked.
Red made sure Ciel was still behind her, a little amount.
"Why Sebastian Darling! You've got guys! To think you would sacrifice an arm to go and rescue that brat. But you are a wholly different story. Madam! You just go on and kill that brat you hear?" Grell bellowed.
"No." Muttered Madame.
"Hunh?" Grell Asked.
"I cannot. I cannot kill this child!" Madame declared.
How can you say that now? After you've chopped up all those woman! If you don't kill him, he'll kill you instead! And after I've gone to all the trouble of assisting you!" Grell snarled.
"But... but! This child is my-!" Red's eyes had widened, she quickly reaching out for the Madame's arm to pull her away, but, the chainsaw was already through her chest, and part of it dug it's way into Red's shoulder as well.
"Red! Madame!" Ciel had hollered, then, everything went black.
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