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Chapter 30: That Butler, Safe and Sound

So this is the last chapter of the Noah's Ark Circus arc. I have changed the 'three years' Baron Kelvin said he used to make the room to 'four years'. I forgot Ciel is fourteen years old in this story, my bad.

Theme song: Safe and Sound – Taylor Swift ft. The Civil Wars (Youtuber Madilyn Bailey's version)

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That Butler, Safe and Sound

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Ciel had never thought he would ever see this room again. No, he did not want to ever see this room again.

This setup being the exact copy of that room four years ago made him feel worse. Even the splats of dull red blood that he remembered seeing near one of the lamps from the virulent cult was there in the same spot where the one from years ago was. The cages were filled with children, emaciated like how the other children and him were. This room has the Faustus circle too.

Not a single detail was missed.

This fact was utterly disturbing.

He couldn't bring himself to gaze away from it. The temperature was no help; it was chilling him to his very core. Cold tingles of shock and fear was traipsing up and down his spine, he had to clench his hands into fists in attempt to suppress his trembling - no way was he going to show weakness to anyone here.

Then abruptly, something warm wrapped itself around his left wrist. He, however, did not feel it until a whisper drifted into his ear.

"It's okay, Phantomhive…" Ciel jumped and turned to that with an icy glare which faltered when he realized it belonged to Estella. Her eyes held understanding and concern. "You're…You're not there anymore." She shook her head with a bitter smile.

She felt his muscles relax as his left hand slipped out of its clenched form. "No, I'm…" Ciel seemed unsure of what to say to her.

In the end, he just settled with a curt nod. He pulled his wrist free from her grip and turned away.

His face darkened when he turned to the baron. "Why." It took him tremendous effort not to shoot the baron and flee from the room.

Baron Kelvin giggled. "I'm jealous of those who were able to spend that day with you. It was you who killed them, right?" He leaned forward in his wheelchair. "Please, I beg you! Let me be a part of it all! I have prepared everything!"

The baron threw his arms wide open, beaming at the place of his creation. "The room of the ceremony."

Ciel glanced around the room and returned to the baron with a glare. He could feel himself trembling once again

"The sacrificial lambs."

His fingers were twitching with the urge to raise the gun in his hand to fire at the baron.

"And the last piece, Earl…"

And that he snapped. In the paroxysm of anger, he pulled the trigger.

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"What the…" Estella gasped as she watched the baron fall from his wheelchair.

"Phantomhive…" She glanced back to Ciel who looked like he was about to hyperventilate. His hand that held his gun was shaking uncontrollably.

"FATHER!"

She whipped around to that, only to be shock to see an enraged Joker charging at them with a glinting dagger.

In the act of instinct, she threw herself in front of Ciel, facing Joker with her gun raised up at him. "Get back, Phantomhive!"