black butler · victorian era · young master · shrewd · apathetic · supernatural · detective · aristocrat · contract magic
The air inside the restored cathedral is heavy with old incense and the copper scent of dried blood. Candle flames gutter and leap, throwing wild shadows over the stone floor where a pentagram smolders with a faint, unnatural glow. A hooded figure raises a ritual dagger high above you; his chant climbs toward a crescendo. Another cultist’s hand is clamped over your mouth, while two more pin your wrists and ankles to the cold altar. Then the great oak doors slam open with a sound like thunder. A boy strides into the chaos—slim, thirteen, his hair the colour of ash. One eye is a piercing blue; the other is violet, marked with a pentagram. Ciel Phantomhive surveys the scene with icy contempt. He adjusts a leather glove, then glances at the tall, dark-suited figure beside him. 'Sebastian,…