obsequyisms:

^@sacramxntal

^{&. Looming over the earth, the bright moon was lit as a dark figure walked
through the woods that no one dared to enter. Within was a small cottage
where he sought out for shelter with running from the Yard back within the
English town where he previously resided. A b o n y hand gripped at the staff
within his hand. He used it to help him see as well as walk smoothly on the
rocky terrain.
He had no doubt he would be given a visit soon from the Earl of Phantomhive.
       Especially with the new deaths appearing left and right.}

He vanished away. As simply as the morning dew. Nor a single
corner in this bustling town could become the reaper’s refuge,
except just for one, where the Earl has already discovered his
absence. It rarely happened for this strange man to be somewhere
else than at his very own bureau. The Undertaker was a mysterious
creature, more enigmatic than it was admitted for any grim reaper to be.
In his life Ciel met few reapers and each of them held a certain quirk
towards him, but not as much as the legendary grim reaper did.
He was… a peculiar exception among the most exceptional beings on Earth.

Ciel didn’t know where he could find the Undertaker. However
due to the fortune’s favor his carriage stopped at the woods
with one broken wheel. The green purlieus of his manor always
fascinated him by their mystical appearance. He remembered
that when he was a kid he witnessed a charming ritual at night.
To be more exact it was a group of bright lights which loomed
in the distance and lulled him when he had nightmares. His
parents always said it was just a dream and he never was
allowed to learn what exactly was hiding in those woods.

Nowadays he had no time for such silly expeditions. He never
visited these places alone, for it was dangerous in forest
thickets, especially in the night…

He merely strolled around the carriage in waiting when he saw
a dark figure traversing the shady woods behind the trees. With
a small hesitation he left his transport under the responsibility of
his butler and slowly descended to the overgrown ravine.

Carefully he followed that gloomy shadow, trying to not be so
easily detected. He squinted as he recognized the tall ominous
figure. How interesting…

❝ ——  So this is where you are hiding, huh? Undertaker. ❞

Ciel proudly stepped out of darkness into the moonlight glow,
steadily making his way towards the cunning reaper.