Lady Hollow~ Chapter 8

A young girl was playing in her beautiful garden, not caring if her dress was getting caught in the mud and grass. She was a happy, for once. Kneeling down near an exotic flower, she felt the air freezing by itself. Shuddering a little, she kept playing with her beautiful flower, in her beautiful garden. A dark shadow lowered above her, casting a hideous form on the ground. She turned around and blinked slowly at the figure in front of her.  

- " Hello Ma'am, can I ask the reason why you are in my garden? " asked the girl with a soft childish voice and the cloaked woman stared at her with cold eyes.

- " Are you not afraid, girl? " she said, her features turning into a dark scowl.

The girl was confused. Then, she felt a small pain in her back and she stared back to see a dangerous, giant scythe encircling her. The skulls, breathing a wild fire, scared her more than the woman cloaked in darkness.

- " Tell me, girl, are you afraid of monsters? " said the young woman, still aiming her weapon toward the poor little girl.

- " Y-yes..." she stammered and the woman chuckled.

- " Am I ``a monster`` ? "

- " ....I don't think so! " giggled the girl and the woman gasped quietly, her eyes wide. " If you were a monster, you would have kill me already...Plus, you seems nice, even for a lady holding a dangerous scythe! Are you one of those death angels? Father told me a lot about them! "

The woman didn't answer her previous question, still in daze. She didn't understand this little girl, but more importantly...she didn't understand why she didn't kill her.



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The look on Ciel's face was pure gold. Poor little boy, he was confused! You continued to smile in a sadistic way, finding the situation quit amusing. Seeing the people screaming and running like it could save them was a turn on for you.

- " A-a d-demon?! Sebastian! What is the meaning of this?! " screamed Ciel to his butler.

- " I have no idea, Master...This is a knowledge who is unknown to me... " greeted Sebastian.

- " What are my orders, your Highness? " asked Claude, not taking his eyes off of you.

- " C-Claude, p-protect me, she w-wants to kill me! " cried Alois, taking a hold of Claude's arm.

- " Now, now, gentlemen...The fun has just begun...Alistair, take care of the young lords and for you butlers.... "

You jumped down from the platform, landing on the harsh ground with one knee. You lifted your head and brought a hand over your face, making appear a skull mask, your eyes shining demonic.

- "...I will passionately rip your head off... "

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Never the butlers have experienced this kind of battle. A creature half-Shinigami and half-Demon, what a strange and mysterious combination. Were you an hybrid? Impossible, but still, the proof was moving just in front of Sebastian and Claude's eyes.

- " Care to explain the reason why you are part demon, Lady Hollow? " asked Sebastian with a smirk, avoiding a slash of your scythe.

- " What truly a long story...my apologies, but I won't give any information on my past! " you smiled, jumping high in the air to kick the butlers.

- " Then a least, tell us why " muttered Claude, avoiding your scythe one more time.

You growled loudly, not having in thought to tell them the truth anytime soon. For once, you could breath again, you felt free finally. Having the body of a human was exhausting for you. Now, you could show your true colors. Stopping abruptly, you looked over your shoulder to see the poor young lords trying to fight back the Headless Knight, failing miserably at this.

- " My, my...You should take care of your meal, demons... " you snickered and their eyes widened.

When you were about to give another slash of your scythe, a chainsaw passed your head rapidly and you froze on the spot. What the hell was that? You turned around to see other Shinigami and you recognized them quickly.

- " Lady Hollow, never would I thought to meet you one day... " said a man with brownish hair.

- " Are you sure? I clearly remember you, Brat! You have grown up to be a fine man, Willy!~ " you smiled dangerously at the man.

- " W-we have met before? Now that you say it...your face remind me something... " muttered Will and the butlers took this moment to return to their masters.

- " W-Will?! We know this woman?! " asked Grell in bewilderment.

- " Certainly...she is the Shinigami who was tasked to take care of the souls of criminals and killers...There was numerous rumors about her, that she was a woman who sucked the soul through her body, enhancing her strength and skills... "

- " But there was a price to pay... " continued another voice and you scowled at the newcomer.

- " Undertaker...I was hoping actually that you wouldn't be there... " you said and the man chuckled.

- " Oh yes, there was a PRICE to pay...the Head of the Dispatch Management Division should have know that it was dangerous to send her on missions like that...The poor Lady Hollow, her mind was affected! " laughed Undertaker and your eyes flashed demonic.

- " Don't remind me, Crazy old man... "

- " But that doesn't answer why you are half-Demon and half-Shinigami! " cried Ciel, still pale by the revelation.

- " And why would I tell you?! You're starting to piss me off...Don't worry, I will make it quick...your blood will soon stain the ground~ " you cackled.

Before you could rush to the boy, you stopped death in your track, feeling another person just behind you. A familiar person. You turned around slowly and quickly, Alistair (aka The Headless Knight) stood in front of you.

- " No need Alistair...she is an ally...Right? Queen of England? " you smirked and the men's eyes widened at the sight before them.

- " You have not changed, Lady (Y/N) Hollow...never would I thought to see that form again... " smiled the Queen.

- " Your M-majesty?! What is the meaning of this?! " cried Ciel.

- " Simple, she is The Queen's Hollow...A plague doctor who take care of corpses and criminal investigations... " said the Queen, a small smile gracing her lips.

- " But if you want that much to know me " you cackled loudly, bringing your scythe near your chest and in a swift motion, pierced it.

Your limb body fell on the ground and a cinematic record started...or so they thought...

- " WILL?! WHAT IS THAT THING?!" yelled Grell, clinging to Sebastian who held a dark scowl.

The cinematic record wasn't normal. It had a dark color and blood were dripping from it. A sickening sound could be heard too.

- " C-could it be- No... that's impossible...A-a D-Dark record?! " stammered Will.

- " Hehehe...We are talking about Lady Hollow after all " laughed Undertaker.

- " What is so different with normal records? " asked Sebastian, still intrigued by the cinematic record.

- " You understand that Lady Hollow only caught souls who were murderer, killers and criminals, right? Well, because of this...she fell into madness! Do you understand now, butler?! HER THOUGHTS AND MIND HELD A MILLION OF DARK SOULS!!! " laughed loudly Undertaker.

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My name is (Y/N) Hollow
My name is (Y/N) Hollow...
My...name...is....Hollow....


I don't know anymore...Madness? What was this word? Sanity? Truly unknown. I remember before. I was a Shinigami, a legend. My job was quit different thought...I was tasked to take care of the dark souls, knowning that it was a dangerous job. Each year, each day, each hour, each second...I had to fight a dark soul.

Every time, I slashed with my scythe those bastards, not caring about anything. It was my job, the end. But I could feel that my sanity was drifting away, replacing it with dark thoughts, another me. Each time I saw myself in a mirror, it wasn't me.

IT WASN'T ME.

The last one I had to take care was a woman named Élizabeth Bathory...It was clearly at that moment, that I lost everything...

- " Miss Bathory...you don't have to fear me...I am here to take care of your pitiful state... " you said coldly.

She didn't respond. She was too hungry and tired for that. Sighing loudly, I brought my weapon down on her and stared at her limb body while the blood flooded on the ground. Humming lightly, I prepared myself for the cinematic record but I froze at the sight. It was dark. Darker than night itself, darker than blood, darker than evil.

- " Wha- " I didn't finish my sentence that the cinematic record pierced through my chest.

I felt everything. Everything. The pain she endured, the joy she endured, the pleasures she endured, her mind, her sanity, everything. I started to cry, without sobbing. Just the tears falling down and I coughed blood on the floor. I stared up to look at myself in a mirror, my eyes were turning slowly demonic, than disappeared.  



And that was the moment where my sanity...turned into madness...

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The cinematic record stopped and you stood up with a wicked grin.

- " This is how I became crazy~ " you cackled and Ciel frowned at you.

- " I will not let you live "

- " You dare defy me? Interesting...just as your soul " you said and Sebastian flinched at this. " I'm asking myself what would happen if I kill you, just right here...I want to see your precious butler fall on his knees, darkness surrounding him...How much fun it would be " you muttered.

- " Sebastian, this is an order...Kill Lady Hollow once and for all! "

- " Yes, My lord..."

Sebastian went on a fighting stance, smirking widely. Bringing your death scythe, you took a defensive one, having one knee on the ground.

- " Never trust a tree...they have ears to heard and a mouth to speak lies..." you smirked in return, your skull mask appearing again.