Chapter 24 - Fall of London Bridge

                                    

                                          
Sprinting inside towards the gunshot, the Undertaker's words kept repeating in my head.
Undertaker: "My young Earl... before much longer... you'll die... you'll die... you'll die-"
Zuli: "Shut up. Shut up! SHUT UP!!"
I found my brother in time to see him collapse to the ground, blood seeping out of a gunshot wound to his ribs and surrounded by armed queen's guard.
Zuli: "NO!"
I pushed past the guards and fell to my knees at my brother's side.
Guard: "Oi! How did you get in here-"
Zuli: "Back off, you savages! To hell with you all, shooting an unarmed boy!"
Ciel: "Zuli...?"
He rolled over and I cupped his face, stroking the hair out of his eye.
Zuli: "I'm right here, Ciel. Stay still... What the bloody hell happened?"
Guard: "Out of the way or we'll-"
Zuli: "I said BACK OFF!"
Ciel: "The queen is dead... Ashe killed her..."
I stared wide eyed at that response. Why would he?
Ciel: "They think I did it, then when they shot, I... I..."
Zuli: "Sebastian abandoned us, Ciel! He's not-"
I took his eye patch off, surprised and a little afraid to see the mark still fully there.
Ciel: "Heh... you were saying?"
Zuli: "I... don't understand..."
Ciel: "Neither do I... But don't worry yet, sister..."
I noticed the blood on the floor under us had shaped into the same pentagram as his seal. And his eye glowed, which told me it still worked.
Ciel: "I won't end here... NOT LIKE THIS!"
Guard: "FIRE-!"
I hugged Ciel close to me, trying to shield him as they fired... but nothing hit. We looked up to see Sebastian kneeling before us, bullets in hand.
Zuli: "You came back...?"
Ciel: "Sebastian, wh- why..."
He turned to us, smiling like nothing ever changed.
Sebastian: "It is exactly as you said, master. You won't end. Not here, not now."
I scowled at him, conflicted feelings about his return. He threw the bullets, taking out the guards around us.
Sebastian: "Master... I ask your forgiveness for taking unauthorised leave."
Zuli: "Forgiveness?"
Ciel: "What... was so important?"
Sebastian: "Oh. I was seeing to the preparations for the last supper."
Our eyes widened, understanding what he was referring to.
Sebastian: "Spicy, bitter, but sometimes sweet. It's a multifaceted meal indeed. Raised to perfection."
I inched closer to my brother, protectively.
Sebastian: "Thanks to you, this last supper will be delicious. I will be able to enjoy the ultimate soul."