Chapter 16: Devil Dog. Part 3

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Mei, once again, had trouble sleeping. She hoped this wouldn't become a pattern. But at least this time, she had something better to distract her. She sat near the window and gazed outside. She enjoyed rainy days, there were always so calming and put her mind at ease. "I hope we're leaving this place soon. Even if the resort does get built, I don't think I ever want to come back here." Mei said to herself.

As she continued to stare at the rain, Mei notices something moving around the grounds of the estate. Mei focused her eye and tried to get a good look. What she saw what it looked to be a young man, naked, staring right at her through her window. Feeling a little creeped out by this, Mei quickly moved from the window and closed the blinds. "What was that all about?" She asked herself. Okay...time to get some sleep.  

Down in a cell, begging to be let out, Mr. Barrymore was gripping at the bars and shouted as loud for anyone who could hear him to come and let him out. "Let me out! Oh please! It's coming for me, it's coming!" He was shaking in pure fear as he could practically feel it inching ever so closely towards him. He needed to get out of here, now!! "The demon hound, it's...it's coming to get me, I know it is. Please, let me go! Let me go I'm begging you! Please!" He cried and begged to let out, not knowing about the beast that was lurking right behind him. The thunder let out a loud clap and almost immediately, Mr. Barrymore's pleas were silenced.

"Whaaaaa!" Mey-Rin screamed. She had come down to deliver food and water to Mr. Barrymore, but the sight she was met with caused her to screams and she fell from the shock of it. As soon as she let out that scream, Baldroy, Finnian and Tanaka all ran down to see what was going on. "What the hell is going on down there?" Baldroy shouted out. When they arrived, they found the maid trembling and looked about as white as a sheet. "Mey-Rin what's wrong?" Baldroy asked her. Mey-Rin raised a trembling finger and pointed at Mr. Barrymore's cell. It was empty now, but had an inhuman amount of blood splatter all over the floor, and part of the wall torn out.

It wasn't long before Mr. Barrymore's corpse was found. It was found at the ring and the sight of him was quite gruesome. He had a permanent fixture of fear plastered on his face, was missing an arm and bleeding from his head. Everyone was wide awake now when they heard Mey-Rin screaming and Ciel, Sebastian, Mei and Angela all went down to see that state the cell was in. Before they could do anything to figure out what could've happened, a knock was heard from the door. Everyone returned upstairs and Angela opened the door. A townsman burst through and told them all that the demon hound has attacked again.

Pretty soon, they ran outside and go to where Mr. Barrymore's body was found, and find many of the townspeople apologising to the Demon Hound. Chanting that same saying over and over again none-stop with their dogs howling. Sebastian walked over to Mr. Barrymore's corpse and checked over his injuries as the townspeople were apologising profusely to the Demon Hound. Seeing her master in such a state, caused Angela so much distress that she actually fainted. When she collapsed to the ground, Finnian immediately ran to her side.

With no other option, they return to the Barrymore manor and held a meeting at the lounge. Angela was left out of it as she was put to bed by the others. Finnian was still visibly worried about her. "Well this is unfortunate master. To think, all this happening after the case was closed. I'm sure you're a bit...annoyed?" Sebastian says as he sent a smile at Ciel's way. "Are you quite finished?" Ciel shot back at him. 'He's annoyed.' Mei thought.

"This village isolated itself completely from the rest of society out of fear of the Demon Hound's curse. I thought for certain was an illusion created by Lord Barrymore so he could more firmly rule the village." Ciel says. "But with him dead, I need to rethink things."

"He was covered in bite wounds. Maybe the villagers' are right. Maybe it really was the Demon Hound." Baldroy added. He doesn't really believe in this sort of thing...but with everything that has happened so far, he was willing to give this legend a chase. "Maybe he's upset to being blamed for Lord Henry's misdeeds." May-Rin said.

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