The veil of mystery lying over the Aurora Society and its Absolute Salvation is torn asunder when the true mastermind behind the horrors that have sealed the fate of the Campania is revealed. Caught in the middle of a battle between reaper and butler, Earl Ciel Phantomhive looks on as Sebastian, his infallible manservant, is struck down by the death scythe of an unexpected combatant. Even a devil cannot escape the edge of a grim reaper''s scythe, it seems. As Sebastian''s cinematic record spills forth, the tale of how a devil became a butler to a little lost lord is woven in shades of sepia, blood, and ash . . .