Black Butler, vol. 13

Toboso, Yana. Black Butler, Vol 13. 2013. 167p. ISBN 978-0-316-24429-9. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

Undeads roam the Campania as the ship is slowly sinking after striking an iceberg in Black Butler, Vol. 12. Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian are on the ship and are chasing Ryan, the inventor of the process that allows a body without a soul to return to the land of the living. Meanwhile, Elizabeth reminisces on her growing up as a defender who had to pretend to be weak for Ciel. Her strength is revealed when she defeats undeads attacking her and other passengers. Sebastian’s transition from a devil to a butler in the service of Ciel Phantomhive is also explored.

Phantomhive and Sebastian find that Ryan’s invention has been hijacked by a member of the Aurora Society, who hopes to raise an army of the undead and crown himself Kaiser of  a renewed world. Along with this madman is the Undertaker, who is revealed to have been a former Death Scythe himself. With three Death Scythes, Phantomhive and his devilish butler have their hands full dealing with this triple threat ...

The story continues in Black Butler, Vol. 14.