Crossover Together ~クロスオーバ 一緒に~

The search party had been commence for days. Nagisa, Karma, Blair, Pinkie, and Aladdin were all trying their best to locate Twilight, but it wasn't doing them any good. No matter how much they've been looking, trying to find one person out of an entire city like London is beyond slim. Each one did their part in some way, trying to find where she disappeared to: Nagisa and Karma going around town, Aladdin trying to get a bird's eye view from the sky, Blair slipping around place to place as a cat, Pinkie asking around town even, but all of that didn't seem to get any results. They would get Korosensei on board if he was around to ask (he usually keeps disappearing on them like this). The group tried all over the area, from the Victorian tower to the outskirts, but she just wasn't anywhere. In this mess, they had their different levels of worry, only more prominent since realizing Envy and Lust are roaming around London still. If they found her alone in London without their support, then she would be pretty much helpless, even with her low skill alchemy. No matter how many people they asked, the only one who gave them any leads was the manager of their hotel, who did see her check out late one night, but that was about all they got from him so it wasn't much help.
In their search, they did eventually consult the only other person: Ciel Phantomhive. In their visits around London, Phantomhive seemed to be the only other place they've been to outside of London where they were with her. If there would be any more leads on it, it would be at that manor. Since Ciel was more aware of what they really were about, a disguise there wasn't as necessary this time. They were a bit too busy today looking around anyway. For a quicker way there, Aladdin got them right to the manor on his turban flying carpet, and just as well it didn't take long before they reached the manor.

"This is a lot better than walking here," Aladdin commented.

"Yeah. And looks like they're a bit busy themselves," Karma pointed out, looking down to the Phantomhive garden. Sure enough, Grell and Tanaka were tending to the garden. Grell was just fine, but it seemed interesting to see Tanaka working alongside Grell when he wasn't even a butler to the Phantomhive estate. Anyway, it really didn't take either one of them too long before they saw the flying caravan just overhead. Naturally, Grell freaked out on seeing them, though Tanaka was calmer about it.

"HEY!" Aladdin called.

"W-What in blazes?!" Grell gasped, lucky to not faint from the sight, as Aladdin ascended from the sky until they were just hovering a foot from the ground.

"What brings you this way?" Tanaka asked, as the others got off. They didn't have time to hide this magic game since they were in a search themselves.

"H-How're you doing that?!" Grell asked.

"Magic," Aladdin simply said. How else can one explain it?

"That aside, we have a bit of a problem: our friend Yugure has disappeared on us. Did she come this way at all?" Nagisa asked. Nagisa, outta the group, was troubled more than most over his close friend and how she was doing. The mention that someone was missing made Grell shiver up, but Tanaka just sighed on hearing it.

"Don't tell me," Pinkie gasped. Tanaka just nodded.

"I'm afraid Sebastian had been missing as well. The young master and his fellow staff had been trying to locate him for the past week. So far we've yet to find any clue, unfortunately," Tanaka answered. Like them, the Phantomhive had been up in arms in trying to find where he'd gone to, and just as well had come up to nothing. Pretty unfortunate for them.

"Sebastian too? And I thought we're having trouble," Blair said.

"How's Ciel handling that? He and Sebastian seemed pretty close," Aladdin asked, worried. His last time with Ciel didn't help him out, and now he had this to deal with on top of it all.

"Im afraid I'm not supposed to say that kind of information," Tanaka said.

"Well, where is he?"

"Just inside, though I wish you may not -"

"It's okay, Tanaka," a voice suddenly said, walking outside towards them. Ciel had seen them fly in from inside, and so he decided to come outside to check in on them as well. He hadn't seen them since Sebastian disappeared after all. And judging by the tone in his voice, Ciel wasn't feeling his best about the situation either.

"Hey Ciel. We were told your butler's disappeared," Karma said. Ciel groaned, though he had to expect that.

"Yes. Weren't you supposed to be keeping those magic tricks a secret?" Ciel questioned.

"We're kinda in a hurry," Aladdin admitted bashfully. That was something Ciel can buy, but as he looked he saw that not everyone was present. With the situation he was going through, and the time between each, Ciel got his own hypothesis together.

"Someone missing in your group as well?"

"Yugure's been gone for days. We've been looking like mad, but we can't find her anywhere. We were hoping she'd come by here," Nagisa explained.

"I have not seen her since the last time you all were here."

"I just hope we find her in one piece when we do. It would be messy finding her piece by piece by -"

"Shut up, Pinkie, you're not helping!" Nagisa quickly said, shivering at the thought. The idea of her in pieces was not helping his nerves at all! Ciel considered it either way. With the possibility of malevolent demons running amok in London, it was a possibility. One idea did end up appearing in his head, and it could benefit his current situation too.

"There is one way to find out."

.......

"Ah, welcome back my young lord. Is it time for a proper fitting today? Hehehehe."

Quick flight later, and they were right off back to the Undertaker. A rather quick decision on Ciel's part, but if anyone would know if Twilight and Sebastian were still living, it would be Undertaker. At least they had the rest of the group now altogether (aside Twilight that is), but Aladdin and Nagisa still had the jitters from last time they saw him, Nagisa feeling troubled all over again. Both he and Aladdin stayed right at the door as the rest went at the Undertaker.

"No we're not. Undertaker, we came here to ask about information regarding some missing persons. It's starting to get a bit concerning," explained Ciel. Undertaker snickered.

"Here we go again, eh young earl? It appears your butler's not here this time. Might I assume he's apart of that ever-growing list of 'missing persons'?" Undertaker stated. Ciel didn't need to be reminded that, but the group were kind of taken aback by this.

"Wait a minute. There's more people missing?" Nagisa asked.

"Oh, in the dozens! I just took a stroll only two nights ago, and look what I stumbled across," Undertaker said, opening a cabinet in his desk, and suddenly tossing out posters of missing people. Men, women, children, elders, all sorts of about three dozen people, leaving the group a bit shaken. Considering this is coming from the Undertaker, it was no promise that they'll be seeing these people again. ...

"God damn. Some kidnapper had a field day," commented Blair.

"Undertaker, can you tell us the current condition?"

"Oh, I suppose I could. My mind is a little blurry though. Suppose a few laughs can help me think a bit better. I'm sure you know what I'm after.~"

"Damnit why can't he just say 'yes'?" Ciel thought. No matter the reason, Undertaker still had his deal stand, and he, Nagisa, and Aladdin were well aware of what that wager was. Well, if they were to figure out if Sebastian and Twilight were alive still, then they had no choice.

"What's it with you and Ciel? You made a bet with him or something?" Karma asked.

"Just give me the joy of laughter! One grand joke and all the information shall be yours," Undertaker said. Last time they tried, only Sebastian managed to pull it off (how is anyone's guess), but with him gone, they had a bit less of a chance now. But, even so, there was one person in their group up for the challenge, stepping up like a warrior ready for battle.

"I shall accept the challenge! I am the princess of joy! The bringer of happiness! The giver of giggles! I WILL bring you the joy of laughter!" Pinkie announced. Dramatic, VERY, but Undertaker was interested to see what this pink girl will bring forward for her attempt. Suddenly though, Pinkie went around the room and moved everyone else over to the door. Not to have them leave, but to give her room to work. If anyone was going to get the Undertaker to laugh and giggle, it would be this girl.

"Alright, mr.Undertaker. Prepare yourself for a wave of pure joy. Because Pinkemina Diane Pie will not hold back any punches! ENGAGE!!"

All of a sudden, Pinkie Pie had an extremely quick wardrobe change, pulling the outfit up apparently out of nowhere. Her clothes were mainly the same, but colors on her outfit were a lot more wild this time with colors of blue, red, and yellow splotched on. she had white and blue clown face paint on, a signature clown nose, a peacock feather in her hair, and some funny looking spiral goggles. A pure look of a clown, and one to make anyone already ready for some sort of giggles.

"Where the devil did she get that?" Quietly questioned Ciel.

"You tell me," Nagisa simply replied. It was best not to question it and roll with the punches.

Soon, Pinkie began to work her magic, and immediately went right to it. Since she was basically a clown here, Pinkie's main attempt at laughter were less jokes and more slapstick humor like a real clown. Pinkie was confident it would work anyway.
Her first attempt to get Undertaker laughing was an old classic but with a Pinkie twist: she started her act with a funny looking dance, which was a nice start, until she pulled out a banana peel apparently from nowhere. One can argue that it was just hidden, but the random pie she had in hand was not explainable. (Seriously). Pinkie did a funny jig until her foot stepped on the banana peel. Sure enough, she slipped, landed on the floor, and the falling pie slapped her right on the head. Two classic gags mixed into one performance. Aladdin couldn't help but chuckle, but however, Undertaker didn't even give a little giggle.

"Oh, a toughie are you? Time to unleash the heavy artillery!" Pinkie announced, a hand going into her cleavage. Soon, she pulled out what looked like a hand fan made out of bird feathers, colorful and flashy. There were two of these fans, each one for each hand, and they were presented in a single motion like an actress on stage. Pinkie readied the feathers, and went straight for the Undertaker, and started a fast motion dance around him. Most of the motions had the feathers graze the Undertaker's skin, the Undertaker himself keeping quiet during her attempts. Pinkie had a big smile on her face, even laughing along with her technique, as the feathers tickled up and down Undertaker's body. It was fine at first, but little by little, this Undertaker was beginning to twitch in his grin, trying to keep himself together, until ...

"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"

"Way da go Pinkie!" Blair said.

Undertaker couldn't take it any further and was laughing up a storm. Pinkie continued to tickle Undertaker with the feathers until the Undertaker was down on the floor, giggling and guffawing in defeat to Pinkie's expert laughter technique. Much like an actress, Pinkie finished her act with a bow to the audience nearby.

"You did it, Pinkie!" Aladdin cheered. It took a bit before the Undertaker pulled himself up, his skin tingling and giggling all the while.

"Well done to both of you. Looks like you both paid the wager."

"Wait. Both? Pinkie was doing that herself, wasn't she?" Questioned Aladdin. It did appear that Pinkie accomplished this alone, but Undertaker glanced over just behind the group. Pinkie apparently knew who was lending her a hand, and she skipped right over to him.

"And I'd like to thank my assistant for helping with my shindig!"

"Thank you, you're too kind."

"KOROSENSEI?!" The others gasped, jumping away from the demon king. Korosensei looked the same, though in his tentacles were a number of beauty products, and an extra wardrobe. While none of them heard the demon king come in, it did explain why and how Pinkie got her things so easily.

"When'd you get here, demon?" Aladdin asked.

"Heard you needed a laughing fee filled in, and this clever king's more than happy to lend a tentacle," Korosensei explained. As he explained, Karma strolled over to the Undertaker.

"Ok, Undertaker, we got you laughing. Mind giving us our info now?"

"I don't know."

The room fell silent after that.

"What do you mean you don't know?!" Blair asked.

"What I know is that I don't know."

"How the hell does that make sense?"

"Wait, wait, wait, he might be onto something," Korosensei chimed in. His large IQ got what Undertaker meant, but it didn't go by the others too fast. Undertaker went over and sat down at his desk as the others try to get what he was getting towards.

"Hold on. ... 'What I know is that I don't know'. ... They're still alive!" Nagisa concluded.

"How'd you get that?" Blair questioned.

"Think about it: an Undertaker's job is to make coffins for the deceased right? Someone would've had to tell him if they did die around here. But if he doesn't know anything about it -"

"Then Yugure and Sebastian are still alive somewhere. I get ya," Karma finished. Korosensei's faced turned orange with a red circle on it, applauding them.

"Bravo kids, you got it right! That's using your knowledge," Korosensei praised.

"Thanks Undertaker. Say, if you see em, give us a call will ya?" Karma asked. Undertaker couldn't help but snicker at the idea thought.

"I don't think you'd want a call from me. Unless your expecting me to make them beautiful for the afterlife, to which case, I'll be sure to let you know the minute they come in," Undertaker joked, though it was more creepy than funny. What else would one expect from a man like the Undertaker anyway? With a bit of a creep factor left in them, they all left the man's place, Aladdin and Nagisa glad that the visit there was over. Either way, at least the Undertaker will tell them if he does see them.

~~

The hours ticked by, and while the group kept up their search for Twilight, and now Sebastian, the city of London continued to go on with their own lives just as well. The world didn't stop itself because the group wasn't there after all, people going about their day from the streets. Still, amongst their midst, they had a pair of figures keeping a eye on them from the tall rooftops. Up on the roof, two notable figures of Envy and Hellgar were laying on the rooftop. Hellgar met up with Envy not too long ago, and the two had basically been resting up just out of sight from the human eyes. Envy laid himself down, arms behind his head and leg swung over like he was resting in a hammock, while Hellgar laid on his stomach, his head peering over the roof's spine.

"So, Homunculus. Did you and Lust manage anything over the last couple of days?" Hellgar began.

"Actually yeah: we got ourselves that demon butler to join us. Sombra looked very happy when he saw him," Envy informed, not even looking at him and keeping his eyes to the clouds."

"He met him already? Did you deliver him right to his feet?" Hellgar asked, intrigued.

"Some reason he decided to come by personally. Hell if I know why," Envy replied. The homunculus rolled to his side to see Hellgar as he did this, the demon hound looking to him. Rather interesting that their lord would just stop by for Sebastian.

"Damn. That demon butler of yours must've fancied him really good if he took the time to check him out. Tell me, is there any others you picked up?" Hellgar noted.

"Nah. But I do think we got something up with that Karma and his group. They've been running around all over London all week. Apparently that Yugure has gone missing on them," Envy said. Hellgar was suddenly up to his paws, looking down to Envy and at attention. Seemed awfully convenient that Twilight would disappear on her friends.

"Missing, has she? I think I can find her."

"Why? You planning on eating her?" Envy asked, though that did sound inviting. Hellgar licked his muzzle on the idea, and took a glance down at the human's below, not a single soul noticing the demon hound eyeing them from above. So many morsels just below them, and it'd had been a while since Hellgar tasted any human meat. Envy peered over himself.

"Well. ... Why don't you make some midnight dinner plans then?" Hellgar suggested.

"Why do I have to do it?"

"Because it was your idea, Homunculus. Besides, I got other things to handle here," Hellgar snorted. Before Envy could get a word in, Hellgar got up, and slipped down in between the alleyways in the building, and soon was gone. Envy groaned, and looked down to the humans again. After a bit, Envy did end up getting a grin on his face.

"Oh well. It'll be worth it to see their sorry ass faces screaming when I get them together," Envy thought. With that in mind, he was just about to head off the roof and get that started when a gust of wind tossed something up towards him. Envy would've just ignored it if it didn't get him on the chest. Envy got it off and was ready to go, but the paper had a little something for him. Call it convenient, or a planned setup, but Envy took one look at some news within the paper's page, and found a little extra tidbit that could work in his favor, one way or another ...

A notable article in regards to the arrival of Japan's president in the upcoming week.

~~

The book laid down on the bed, wide open, and with the creeping night just dawning, light on the open pages was just eligible for one trainee Alchemist trying her luck: Twilight. The last couple of days on the girl had been rather quiet. With her friends constantly looking for her, Twilight had to try and keep herself away from the world, at least for a while, to the point where she ended up moving herself into a different motel building in the outskirts of London. Her room was small, and more for just one single person to stay as opposed to the larger room Twilight had with her friends. With removing Hellgar's spy from the equation, the others seemed to be safe from getting their information exposed. If it meant to keep the others safe, then so be it. For Twilight, the past few days also gave her some time to actually handle some of her alchemy (what little she had anyway). With the book to the opened alchemy section, Twilight slipped on a pair of white gloves again, this time with engraved symbols on the gloves instead of on a surface like before. Her target of practice: a unlit, rather thick candle on the dresser.

"Ok, Yugure. Twilight. Hope this works," Twilight thought. She clapped her hands together, locking onto the candle in front of her. Focusing herself, she cupped her hands around the candle. She waited and waited as seconds ticked by, for some sort of reaction from the candle. Unfortunately, Twilight ended up with nothing again. Not even a spark came up.

"Nothing again? I don't get it, how does this even work? ... Maybe I should try a different type of alchemy," Twilight figured, as she removed and tossed the gloves aside. It did seem that this fire alchemy just wasn't going to work for her, no matter the method she tried. She only succeeded in setting her gloves on fire and nothing else. If she's going to actually help the others out, she had to figure something out with this book. She couldn't have got the book just because it was convenient, right? Twilight went to her book next, and started to look through the pages to see what alchemy would better suit her.

"Come on, there has to be something in here I can wrap my head around," Twilight said, as she tried to see what alchemy can work. She looked over page by page, seeing different sorts of alchemy of all sorts of things, from basic strength, to healing alchemy. Her mind was focused, but during the page turning, a particular black paw placed down on top of Twilight's hand, halting the girl's advances. Twilight froze. ...

"I thought we had an agreement. Twilight," a eerily familiar voice growled. Twilight could barely get herself to look up, a shiver running through her body as she locked eyes with the demon hound Hellgar! Hellgar was not all smiles as he was the last time Twilight had met him, instead meeting a face of stern disapproval.

"We have, really we have," Twilight insisted, though the hellhound was not buying it.

"Then what're you doing all the way out here? Trying to hide from me, are you?" Hellgar accused, his sharp teeth and muzzle inches away from Twilight. Twilight couldn't help but back up. She had to think fast on this one.

"No not at all! I-I was just practicing my alchemy! Really, that's all!" Twilight insisted. Hellgar glanced to the open book, and the leftover gloves nearby. There was a pause that lasted a while, Hellgar looking over the gloves and seeing the symbol on them. Twilight waited with baited breath, but Hellgar simply turned to the girl. He knew this girl's scared of him.

"... Why so far away then? Envy told me your friends had been looking for you for days now."

"Envy?" Questioned Twilight, never hearing that name before.

"Don't pretend you didn't know."

"B-But I didn't!" Insisted Twilight. Hellgar began to stalk closer to the frightened human, stepping on one of the gloves as he did so. Twilight was in dire trouble: alone, no friends to backup, and Hellgar was losing patience with her. The demon hound licked his muzzle, his teeth gleaning in the dull light.

"Well, you should've known, shouldn't you? ... It's your job to know. ... And then to tell me."

*thud**thud**thud**thud*

Hellgar was just about to sink his jaws into Twilight when the thuds echoed around them. Both didn't know who it was, or what was coming, but Hellgar wasn't going to take the chance.

"Damnit. Listen and listen good. I want to know anything and everything that goes on there, you understand me?" Hellgar ordered, hushed yet deadly in tone. Twilight could only nod. The thuds grew louder until they heard it stop right out the door!

"You'd better!" Hellgar finished, before bolting out the only exit that was the window. And just like that, at least for that moment, Twilight was stuck alone and frozen in fear. Thank god someone happened to come around this time, but the question remained: who did show up? ...

"... H-Hello?" Twilight got out. The door opened up a bit, and soon Twilight did see that someone was standing there, peering into her room. Twilight's nerves were all jacked up right now, until. ...

"M-Mistress Kagayaki? ... OH HAPPY DAYS!"

The figure, overjoyed to finding her, raced in and hugged Twilight strongly, crying streams. It took a minute for Twilight to comprehend what had entered her room, and for her to get the light on, and when she did she started to relax. The person that found her, as it turned out, was Grell! Not what a Twilight expected, but at least it was someone she knew wouldn't harm her or her friends.

"Grell? How'd you find me?" Twilight asked. Grell took a moment to wipe away some tears, though plenty more still came down.

"My apologies madam Kagayaki, I saw that creature slip into here, and I just had to come here. Thank the lord I did, just wait til I tell the others! Oh they're going to be so pleased," Grell said, ready to go, but suddenly Twilight grabbed him by the arm.

"What's wrong?" Grell stuttered.

"Grell, I ... Just, don't tell them where I am. Not yet," Twilight insisted.

"But ... why?"

Twilight stayed quiet at that. If she told him the real reason then she'd be putting Grell in the same danger as she would be. That would be horrid on her part, and pitting poor Grell in a situation he couldn't handle. This was Grell: the same man willing to die over spilt tea for god sake! As with Hellgar, Twilight had to be careful on what she said, and she then glanced to the alchemy book. ...

"I'm planning a surprise."

"A surprise?"

Twilight went over to the book on the ground, picking it up.

"I left because I'm trying to work on some alchemy. I don't want to go back until I've at least got some proper alchemy to work with. You do understand, do you?" For Twilight this was purely half-truth, but enough of an alibi to suffice not just for Grell, but for the rest of her friends. At least she thought it worked until Hellgar said they were looking for her. Grell though just looked to the book in confusion, but he didn't forget about her friends earlier on their flying carpet. Why would he not believe this after seeing that earlier?

"Well, if you insist."

"Thanks Grell. ... I never had been so pleased to have an uninvited guest," Twilight replied. A bit of a mixed message, but at least Grell can say that Twilight was alive, well, and working on her alchemy even.

A good time indeed. ...

~~

Quiet. Chilly. Ironically comfortable. These few things Sebastian could describe where he had left himself. Ever since Sombra took him in, things had been a bit slow for the demon butler, one way or another. The place Sombra had given him was little different from a small room one would find in a cellar. Sebastian had the basic accommodations, namely a simple bed by the back wall, a everlasting red blood candle with a purple flame flickering, and that was mainly it for Sebastian's room. His room in the manor had a little more to it (a window at least) but this was probably what comes to expect from being in such a place like this. The walls, ceiling, and floor all made up of some sort of foreign mineral, one not known from the human world. All Sebastian could get was that it was black in color, sturdy as concrete yet smooth as common tile flooring. For light, the demon butler only had the candle burning as his main piece of light, as Sebastian laid in his bed, occasionally feeling the wristband on him. Sebastian had yet to find out what happens if he tried to run off with the thing on, but it was probably best if he didn't try anything to find out.

"Sebastian. Come here please," a voice whispered. Sebastian stood up upon the word, at this point well aware on who it could be. After some readjustment of his gloves and perfecting his appearance to his suit, Sebastian walked over to his door. The door wasn't the same door as any human would have, but instead this one was more of a small portal that opened up when Sebastian neared it. Think it like a magical automated sliding door. Soon as Sebastian got there, the door opened up and the demon butler stepped out only to see Hellgar standing there.

"Another one of Sombra's cohorts?"

"Right you are. Dinner's gonna start soon so I just came over to get you over there. I'd wait, but you might not have much food left," Hellgar explained, ready to go off. Sebastian simply nodded.

"Where shall the preparations start?"

"Huh? Oh no no, not you. We already got some human purgatory working on that. Just follow me."

Sebastian's walk began from there through the halls. The place Sombra brought him too gave him some mixed feelings, really. The room Sombra had him in was further away, and placed over at what looked like the manor in a way, but with a number of exceptions to the rule. The light from outside was not as strong, and instead was pure twilight skies, so light was limited by the many lit torches of the halls. Hellgar kept right in front of Sebastian during the guiding until both arrived in the dining hall. For one thing, it was very huge, far larger than the Phantomhive manor dining hall. Secondly, it was a bit more crowded with demonic entities. The table was about as wide as a public swimming pool, made of wood, and with plenty of chairs to accommodate the demons present. The room had a full window view of the world outside like a window in a church alter, murals of unholy or holy creatures made up in glass window displays. As for the demons themselves, they all had many sorts of appearance to accompany them. Some looked more human like Sebastian did, while others appeared more horrifying to look at. It appeared they were already having drinks, some demons already feeling a little tipsy. The newcomer demon butler felt only a little uneasy, but he kept a straight face.

"This seems familiar," Sebastian commented. Hellgar just chuckled.

"Thought it would be. You just have a seat, and dinner will be ready shortly," Hellgar said, leaving Sebastian to find his own seat.

Easier said than done. Plenty of demons already got their first, and while some seats were present, who he had to sit next too made it a bit troubling. Sebastian maybe a demon, but he wasn't a mindless brute. After so much time as Ciel's butler too, having his own choice here was a nice change at least.
As Sebastian passed, he took note of the place and what was being served around. Food and drinks both were a bit varied, though not much for Sebastian's liking. The drinks usually consisted of two things: wine, or blood. The demon butler could probably take a guess to where the blood would come from if Hellgar's comment had anything to go by. Sebastian was also seeing human slaves scattered around the dining hall, most of them stripped down, and serving drinks to the guests like a butler would do. For side dishes, these demons had a few meaty selections of a number of items. Sebastian finally found a basic seat, and sat down easy. It was probably the most decent spot there was here (not a good spot, but decent enough). It didn't take too long until Sebastian found one of the slaves right by him, a small blade in one hand, and a wine bottle in the other.

"Blood or wine?" He asked. Sebastian thought for a minute, looking to another order nearby. Seemed this demon ordered blood for his drink, since the other human actually slice open his arm to 'pour the drink'. Gross.

"Eh, wine preferably," Sebastian decided. The slave gently poured the wine in Sebastian's glass, and went on his way. Sebastian could sense that he was probably relieved, though not too long. Sebastian swirled the wine in his glass, and took a sip before there was another commotion going on. When looking, Sebastian began to see Hellgar come back, jumping onto the large table with the supposed main course. Turned out, this was human meat being served tonight. About ten humans stood perfectly still, Hellgar bringing them all over to the center for all the underworld guests to see. Hellgar seemed ready as ever, his tail straightening out and lengthening.

"Alright. Time for the main course, thank you for being patient. Homunculus had to gather these, you know. But anyway, hope you're all hungry. Who wants what?" Hellgar announced. Demons got their orders in left and right, and the demon hound made sure to oblige to each one. Sebastian just stayed quiet and waited to see what'll happen next.

"I got about ten skull orders? Right away," Hellgar announced. Suddenly the demon's teeth started their work. Ten humans, which were separated from the rest, were suddenly grabbed and decapitated! Hellgar went through one by one, popping off each and every single head like a cork, blood painting the table red with every decapitation. Hellgar even began to juggle each added head, tossing it to each one of the ordered customer. Some started to eat right away, while others even began to applaud Hellgar for the added show to their dinner. Sebastian ended up with some scattered drops of blood on his clothes, of which he started to wipe off. Being a demon, carnage and savagery like this was a bit of a matter he'd grown used to. All the same, it was still savage to watch and the applauding didn't help.
Hellgar began to go around from there with the remaining human entrees, slicing off body parts depending on the order with pure ease and lack of hesitance. It didn't take too long before the demon hound was in front of Sebastian now, with a young boy right in between him and Hellgar.

"And what would you like? Noticed you've been rather quiet," Hellgar offered. The boy looked strangely calm during this whole thing, but Sebastian could see that his eyes were severely dilated, as if he was put in some sort of trance. Either way, Sebastian continued to clean the blood off of himself.

"No thanks. I don't eat meat," Sebastian said.

"Oh, I see. You're a soul-eater then. Well I can fix that," Hellgar said, drilling his muzzle right into the boy's chest! Sebastian thought it was going to just be a heart or a lung or something, but this demon hound instead began to pull out something else. The object looked white, spherical, and had the appearance of glowing fog, sealed away in some sort of orb. The boy didn't even flinch despite still standing, and Hellgar dropped the object down in front of Sebastian right on his plate.

"You eat up, fellow demon. You eat up," Hellgar insisted, before moving down the line. Obviously Hellgar used some sort of magic to pull the soul out, though Sebastian didn't expect to have this so easily. The sounds of chewing meat and the enjoyment of the fellow guests echoed all around him.

"So, this is a taste of what I've missed over the years. The demon lord has been rather generous here over the others. All the same, it could be a matter worth investigating," Sebastian thought.

.......

As this was going on, Sombra himself took the time to go away from the big catering, and went off to a different part of the palace. With the guests busy eating up their feast, they got off Sombra's back to give the demon lord some time to ease himself. He strolled quietly through the halls of his castle, reaching a more opened balcony looking out to the land of the Underworld.
Perfect spot. So, Sombra settled down on the ground, and he started to cross his legs, bring his hands together, and took some deep breaths. A demon who liked meditating to ease himself. As he was doing so though, his stone glowed off his head in a red hue, and it was during this that he started to feel ... well, something. Something unanticipated.

Sombra.~ How delighted to see you again.

"Ugh. Not you again. What do you want this time?" Sombra thought. His mind and this deity was connected, so thought talk would work just as well as face to face. The voice the deity spoke was raspy, and a bit like Envy but higher pitched.

Is that how you treat a fellow demon lord? And to think those other demons allowed you to remain in your place.

"You're no Demon Lord anymore."

Says you, feeble Sombra.

"Feeble?"

You truly believe you can keep those creatures in check, my friend?~ AND handle the humans as well? You got more on your little plate than you ever know.

"MY methods exceed yours ten fold, I know what I'm doing. Unlike you, I'm not locked up."

And yet, you're no more free than I am.~

Sombra had enough, and stopped meditating straight away. His head gained a headache from his supposed talk with the previous Demon Lord. Not an enjoyable one.

"Damn you. ..."