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The young noble sat at his desk in boredom. That day had been tedious and outright boring. Ciel Phantomhive rested his elbow on the arm of the chair and put his fist to his cheek. He stared blankly at the room before him without blinking. His eyes fluttered then closed. and what felt like three seconds,could have been thirty minutes. He shot up out of his seat with wide eyes. Someone had touched his shoulder. He looked to his left and Sebastian stood leaning over, now wide eyed at the sudden movement of his young master.
But not so young anymore… Ciel’s seventeenth birthday had come and gone just like a flash. His relationship with Elizabeth had ended terribly after her sudden death. Now the whole of England waiting and watching his every move, to see who he would pick for a bride to be. Yes, this time he had to pick. Ciel had no other family.
“Sir…” Sebastian stood straight and put his hand over his chest. “We must depart for the funeral, master.” He said in a low tone. Almost sad? No… Sebastian didn’t have those sort of emotions…. did he?
“right…” Ciel said hesitantly, and stepped out from behind his desk and headed for the door. Sebastian was right beside him to open the door for him. But Ciel didn’t notice, and reached for the nob. But stopped when Sebastian opened it instead. “Right…” He said again. The rest of the way there was silence. No talking whatsoever. Not to, nor at the funeral. When people tried to comfort him, he blankly stared at the grass, or the headstone of his beloved Lizzy.
After it was all over, Sebastian and Ciel headed back to the manor. Ciel was tired, depressed. He had seemed to be always lost in thought, or… depressed.
“Sir.” Sebastian said from behind him. Ciel turned, and just as he faced his butler, the demon slammed his hand onto a wall directly behind Ciel’s head. Sebastian leaned in close and glared. “Sir, if i may… you have been silent, emotionless, and stubborn. I know that your fiance died and it’s very saddening…” That hurt to hear, “but, you are used to it!” That was true. Even if he wanted to deny all of it. He couldn't part from the truth.
“Get off of me.” Ciel pushed Sebastian away, and started to walk swiftly to his study.
The hallways seem to be getting longer, every step the walls stretched and changed. Soon the walls were buildings, the lamps turned to people crowding the streets.
“what? where… where the hell is this?” Ciel whispered to himself. “Sebastian.” he called. Sebastian appeared next to Ciel, confusedly looking around. “where are we?” Ciel asked looking around.
“I’m not sure, master.” He said. Ciel grabbed a passing man’s arm and almost as soon as he did, the man yanked his arm away and continued to walk.
“Rude…” Ciel muttered under his breath. A tall man in a short light brown jacket walked by, he had a strange symbol on the back of it. it looked like a shield with roses on it. The man wore strange belts that wrapped around his body. The strangest part was the metallic boxes hooked to his hips.
“Excuse me, sir.” Sebastian got his attention, “ you look like you know your way around. Could i ask where we are?” The man looked confused and just stood there staring at Ciel and Sebastian.
“This is wall Maria…. What are a few rich folk doing here?” He asked.
“Wall Maria? I’ve never heard of such a place.” Ciel said louder than he thought.
“HA! never heard of it? Where have you been living, under a rock?” The man laughed. After he stopped laughing he started to walk away. Ciel was frustrated.
“I have never heard such a thing as ‘wall Maria’, how did we get here is the question.” Sebastian said, he put his index finger to his chin in thought.
A whistling sound came from behind the two. Ciel looked up and almost as soon as he did, a woman shot across the sky, seeming to be cheering. “Dinner time!” She yelled.
“follow her.” Ciel ordered. “Take me with you.” Sebastian picked his maser up and jumped after the flying girl.
They followed the girl until she stopped and went into a building. Sebastian set Ciel down and they both walked into the same building the girl did. When they walked in, they had a different symbol on their jackets than the man they saw earlier. It looked more like angelic wings.
The group of people sat around tables eating disgusting looking food. A tall man walked up to them, “Hello, may I help you?” His voice was smooth as cream. He stood straight, his blonde hair slicked back.
“I am trying to find out where I am. I was in my manor in London, and the next thing i know i’m here.” Ciel said.
“London?” He chuckled, “never heard of such a place.” Now people around them started to stare.
“Really… London… England?” Still the man looked confused. Ciel groaned.
“Right well little boy, you should get back to your mother before she starts to worry.” He chuckled again.
Ciel was angry now. He grabbed the collar of the mans shirt and pulled his face close to him, “I would if I could. Now you're going to tell me where i really am, and how i’m supposed to get out of the wall over there,” Ciel pointed angrily. Two people fromt the closest table stood protectively.
Ciel let go of his shirt and stood straight, waiting for an answer. “Civilians are not allowed outside of the wall, boy. Now i don’t know about this London place your talking about, but you my dear boy are looking for trouble.” The two men who stood sat down slowly, but still glared at the two newcomers.
A shorter man appeared next to the taller one. He seemed to have a glare, his dark eyes were scary and intimidating.
The short man spoke. “Erwin.” He said in a low deep voice, surprising for such a short man. “Go relax, you have too much on your plate as it is, I’ll take care of these two.” The man who now had a name glared and turned to walk away, hesitated, then left. “Hello, I’m captain Levi Ackerman.” He said formally, no expression at all.
“Hello, I’m Ciel Phantomhive, and this is my butler.” Ciel returned. “Now can I ask you what the hell this place is?”
“You are in Wall Maria. There are three walls. Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina. We are the outer wall. six years ago titans broke through Shiganshina District.”
“Titans?”
“Giant humanoid creatures that have a taste for human blood.” He said it so calmly, it didn't faze him one bit.
“right well I really don’t care about the history of this wretched place, I want to know how I can get back to England.”
He didn't listen to him, “About one hundred ten years ago, those giants started to appear, and the human race had gone almost extinct. Inside these walls are the only humans alive on this planet. So getting out of this wall is impossible for you. The only way you could ever dream of going outside this wall, is if you join the scout regiment.”