Ira took one silent look at Claire with deep agony brewing within her soul. She knew her as one of her students from the old, but with peices of her memory lost in the abys, she was not sure of what happened between them.

This girl looked sad, she spoke just a greeting.

"Good day"

She left with Santa, rowing them back to the other side.

Claire didnt show sorrow, but she was beaten inside, she walked to the manor and sat on the porch.

"Ciel's not here, where could he be?" she moped. She hasn't been this alone for a long time now, she didn't think shed feel melancholic about being alone.

Kurewa opened the doors to the foyer, and led Zero inside. "Feel free to make yourself at home. Kyouga should be coming back soon, and he'll be sure to summon Ciel." Kurewa said as he closed the doors behind them. "Earlier you said that Ciel was your brother. Could you explain it?" Kurewa asked calmly as he scratched behind his ears.

Zero stepped inside the manor and heard the mans question.
"I'm sorry, but I can't answer that" he said softly. "I have no memories of anything except my abilities, Ciel, and that we're brothers"

"Are ya hungry, Zero?" Kurewa asked calmly as he sat in a lounging chair. After all, Kyouga had taught Kurewa to openly offer his hospitality to those who would accept it. Yet, Zero was quite unique in several ways.

Zero shook his head.
"I haven't needed food for years" He said.

"Welcome, Zero, to my pleasant home." Kyouga said as he wore a Phantom of the Opera outfit without the mask. "I just hope that you enjoy your stay here, Zero. As of now, you may have all the hospitality that I have to give." Kyouga said calmly as he walked down, but Kurewa was just speechless.

Zero nodded his head. "I feel, his presence" He said. He stood up and fazed out, heading to Ciels area.

After so long, Claire decided to go visit the mannor named after her, as expected, the fog no longer hunted anyone who entered.

"This would be quite bothersome." saying so she placed two cards parallel to each other, one with the word fire, and another with the word water, she sticked them both on trees near the hill entry, as she did, they vanished completely.

she walked ahead up to the top where the manor would be already visible and threw a card up high seemingly making the 3rd angle of the triangle speel she was trying to make.

It instantly re-created the loop which made the place impossible to find, with the elements of water and fire creating steam, and a random loop card to get everyone else lost.

"Now that should get rid of unwanted visitors." poking her lips she walked towards the manor and went straight up to her room.

It's been so long since she last came to this place, the servants who served her were humans, but she was no longer the bad looking flesh eating hollow, she was arrancar, she had a human body, and she enjoyed it so much.

She no longer needed webs to create a human image of her self, she was free. Laying on her bed, she now fits it perfectly, her small body frame was like a kids, she was young at heart, always and forever. She played with Voodoo.

A doll she made, he was old, and looked like a bear, it moved on its own, like she programed it. It followed her dancing fingers, it danced and sang for her, she wondered what she should do next, she needed to run her kingdom, yet serve a being greater than her, she blushed and hid her head under a pillow.

She wanted to help him succeed, much like her other half. "Neh Ave Maria, what do you think? Should we brand the others the king's men?"