Black Butler X (Malleus) Reader

Chapter 38

-3rd POV-

"This is not good, young master." Sebastian said, restraining Rian.

""Not good" doesn't even begin to cover it! One of those monsters is bad enough. And you're telling me..." Ciel turned his head to the corpses, "...there are still...ten times as many as this?!"

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The dead fed on the living, which made them scream and run in horror, protect the their loved ones, children. Some tried to defend themselves with chairs or anything they could find.

Though, no matter since they kept feeding.

The Campania
Marconi Wireless Room

""To my dearest Mary"...Eh? Ugh. Don't go sending such uninspired drivel in a telegram." The male said, before deciphering the message as it went since it was morse code, "Nn?"

"What is it?" His partner questioned, since he got up.

"A warning transmission from a vessel ahead of us." His eyes widen "—What in the...?! This is awful! If the ship stays her course, we're going to..." He quickly wrote on the paper and handed it to the male, "Take this to the captain right away!"

"Aye aye, sir!" He said, grabbing the paper and heading for the door opening.

Unfortunately, he was met with an animated corpse.

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"—Then the interior of the ship...is most likely crawling with droves of them." Sebastian said.

"Oh no..." 

The Campania
Orlop Deck,
Cargo Hold (Stern)

"Sebastian. Go on ahead and get my aunt and family somewhere safe." Ciel ordered, as Elizabeth shook in fright and worry.

(Y/n) came up to the girl, gently taking ahold of her hand to comfort her, which worked slightly as the blonde girl gripped hers back.

"And you, young master? What of you, lady Elizabeth, lady (Y/n), lord Malleus and Mr. Silver?" The butler questioned.

"We'll only get in your way. I do have my pistol, so we should be able to manage for a while. Return at once you've secured their safety!"

"Very good, sir." He ran off.

"Now then." He turned to Rian, who was wrapped by a snake, "Let's hear what you have to say, shall we?" He pointed his gun to the male's temple, "But keep it short. Patience is not one of my particular virtues. First, how do you handle them?"

"Eh?" Rian said.

"Surely you don't simply transport things as dangerous as they with no safeguards. Is there no other way to stop them aside from pulverizing their heads?"

"...W—Well, yes, but...There does exist a device that can suspend the reanimation of the patients who have undergone absolute salvation...by exposing them to special ultrasonic waves."

"And where is this device?"

"...In my room in first class."

He pushed the gun to the male's temple, "Take me to it."

"A-All right! We can get upstairs if we take the cargo lift in the boiler room back here."

"Let's use that."

Rian took lead as everyone followed, Joker and Snake taking the back in case anything happened.

"On to the next question. Why do the corpses move?" The earl questioned the male.