Chapter 14: Source

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Ciel raced off into an unknown area of the ship. He threw open a door and found a set of stairs. He pulled out his pistol and carefully walked down them, looking back every so often. He reached the bottom and only saw boxes. "Boxes. Boxes. Boxes." He says as he patrols the below deck area. He hears a loud thump from behind him and quickly whips around aiming his gun. 

A blindfolded zombie limped towards him with its mouth wide open, filled with blood. Ciel shot it in the head and it collapsed to the floor. Ciel gaped at the scenery the walker opened up to him. Thousands upon thousands of coffins stand against walls or stacked on top of one another on the floor. "What the bloody hell is this?" Ciel mumbled to himself. He suddenly jerked in place when the ship rocked side to side. 'That better not be Sebastian.'  He says bitterly in his head. As the rocking continued coffins started falling out of place and crashing onto the hard wood floor below. 

After most of the coffins fell and dead bodies littered the floor the rocking stopped, and for a moment there was absolute silence. Only a moment after did the dead bodies pick themselves up. They seemed to have sniffed the air before directing their attention to the young earl. Ciel's eyes widen at the number of zombies making their way to him. He shoots a few, making them fall to the ground, and having more trip over them, but quickly runs out of bullets. He curses under his breath and runs to a stack of boxes. He climbs on top of one before climbing onto another higher than that. 

He reaches the top and looks down at the walkers below. They slam their bodies into the boxes and claw at the wood, making the tips of their fingers bleed. 'They don't know pain!' His thought process stops when the box he's on, shakes. "I've had enough of this!" He yells and rips his eye patch off holding it tight in his hand. "Sebastian! Come and save me!" He yells opening his eye letting his contract glow. 

Two zombies get their brains impaled with knives. Sebastian stands on the last step of the stairs not to far away from where Ciel resides. 

"My word. Look at the mess you've made in so little time, young lord." Sebastian remarks. "Enough of that! Obliterate them!" Ciel commands. 

"Yes, My Lord." Sebastian races after the herd. 'While it may not be clean. But if smashing their heads is the only way, then so be it.' He grabs a zombies head and smashes it into the floor crushing its skull. Sebastian's eyes glow their demonic fuchsia as he round house kicks zombie heads. Ciel watches Sebastian in astonishment. 

'Splattering crimson... A dancing demon...' He thinks as he watches Sebastian tear off more walkers heads with a giant grin on his face. Many days of pent up anger towards Undertaker and himself being released in this one moment. 

Flashbacks of his past run through Ciel's mind. Images of men in masks dragging him around, abusing him, humiliating him, attempting to break the earl. 'No. It's different this time. I'm outside the cage. I am me, I am...' 

"I'm done, young master." Sebastian says from below. Ciel shakes his head away from his thoughts and looks down at his grinning butler, surrounded in a whirl pool of blood, flesh, and bodies. Ciel breathes heavily and looks at Sebastian. "Whats wrong?" Sebastian holds his hands out for Ciel. "Come. Please come over." 

Ciel climbs down the boxes, "Don't touch me with those filthy things." He says referring to Sebastian's bloody gloves. "I'm very sorry." Sebastian apologizes and changes his gloves. He helps Ciel down. Ciel grimaces as his shoes splat in the puddle below his feet. He looks around at the broken coffins. "Why are there so many?" He asks out loud. 

"Good question. Why don't we ask him?" Sebastian says and throws some knives making them be embedded in a box in front of a mans face. The man jumps in surprise and fear. Sebastian struts over to him. "Ryan Stroker." He announces the mans name. 

"N-No! I-Its not like that! I-I didn't mean to revive them in this unhealthy state! I- Ow!" He yelps in pain as Sebastian pulls his arm behind his back. "W-Wait!"

"For what? There's plenty of time till we reach New York so we'll listen to your story leisurely." Sebastian says with a smile. 

"N-No! You don't understand! This ship has two storage areas! The only difference is that the front storage has ten times as many as there were here." 

"What?! Ten times as many?!" Ciel repeats in question not believing this idiot. "Well this has turned into something unpleasant, young master." Sebastian says in a monotone voice still holding Ryan. 

"Do you think unpleasant covers it?" Ciel thinks for a moment. 'That means that a horde of them should be invading the ship as we speak.'  He faces Sebastian. "Find my Aunt and everyone else. Make sure they're safe." 

"What will you do?" Sebastian asks releasing Ryan. "We would only be a burden. Besides I have a gun. Ill be okay for a while. Come back as soon as you know they're safe." Ciel says loading another round into his pistol. "Certainly." Sebastian runs off to find Ciels family. Ciel returns his gaze to Ryan and aims his gun at his head, "Tell me a story while we walk." Ciel demands and Ryan gulps. 

~~Time skip~~

"A COMPANY FUNDS US!!" Ryan yells after Ciel pulls the hammer of his pistol back. "Company?" He asks but before he can get his answer the boat shakes once more. Ciel loses his balance and falls to the floor. "Bloody hell!" He yells as he feels his ankle bend a way it shouldn't. A loud creak was heard and the walls burst with water. Ciel looks around frantically, noticing the cold water filling in fast. A red light turned on and loud alarms to go with it. A large Iron door started to close behind the two. Ryan looks from the door to Ciel. He decides to make his escape and runs after the door before it shuts completely. Before Ciel had the chance to stand up the door shuts and seals. 

Ciel stands and looks for an alternative route. He finds a vent shaft not to far away. He limps over to it and painfully climbs the ladder. He breaks open the cover and crawls in. 

~~Back to Sebastian on the main deck~~

Sebastian climbs back up the boats side. He jumps over the edge soaked to the bone. He loosely throws his vest on over his soaking wet shirt, and runs his hand through his wet hair. He rolls out a blue print of the ship and examines it. 'From the quick glance I got, the ships side took much damage. At lease 4 areas must be flooded by now. In which case that means...

'...This ship will sink in less than an hour.' 

A/N: Hi. Another chapters done. This book is almost over with. I imagine maybe 2-3 chapters and it will be complete. Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Quanzah! Or whatever you celebrate, Happy New Year as well! See you all next year, Matta Ne!

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