The blood that stained the Red Hood from Ciel’s
battered body rips into “his” armor. “He” staggers. Ciel, kneeling before “him”
bleeding out onto the snow, is holding what seems to be a crimson shard, a
shard made out of his blood. The Red Hood staggers for a moment, then as
quickly as “he” appeared and attacked, turned and walked off into the night.
Drained of all his energy Ciel fell to the ground, only to crawl to his father’s
body. As his last actions alive, she gave Ciel a note. The note was a letter,
addressed to Ciel, inviting him to come to a village far to the north,
explaining that his "abilities" would be put to far better use than
in his quiet farmland village. "Find him", his father’s last breaths
were. "Find the dragon, and join him. He will protect you."
Weeks
passed before he reached the village gates. He passed out right at the feet of
the entrance guards. He woke up later, in a dimly lit room, with two people
sitting in chairs beside him: One, a young boy, looking barely older than Ciel,
with silver hair, and a large white robe draped over him, the other, a slightly
older looking boy with purple hair and a slight scowl on his face. Looking into
his eyes, you could see the silent fury slightly beneath the surface. The
silver haired man spoke first. “You are safe now. I am Rikumaru Musaki, welcome
to my home." Before Ciel could speak, the man continued. "Don't
explain. I know what has already happened. I am sorry. I had hoped you and your
father could have made it here before what had happened, but he sent me a
letter saying that you would be safer if you didn't make the trip. Kanine here
was making preparations to escort you, but....." He stood up, turning to
walk out. Before he left he added, "I know what you can do. You will stay
here, to learn how to protect yourself, and why the Red Hoods hunt us.
"Hoods, as in more than one?" Ciel asked, eyes wide. Without
responding, Rikumaru turned and left Ciel alone with the purple haired man. He
looks at Ciel, and smiles a bit, the smile, adding a bit to his loom of sheer
madness. "Try and get some rest, I'll be back to stay with ya." Ciel,
nods slightly. He then opens his mouth." Is the he always so
serious?" The purple haired man laughs. "Hell no! He’s never
serious...It's just that, well...The Red Hood that killed your village, wiped
his village the same way, and nearly wiped my village too, plus there's a whole
army of those Red Hoods, looking for him. Looking for you." Ciel sat
there, stunned. “Like you, his whole world, gone in one single night, all
because of something he had no control over, something he didn’t know he had. The
way he sees it, he killed his family.”
-To be Continued-
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