blood were to be transfused into that person it wouldn’t make their skin any less transparent or the vessels any less visible. I’m just trying to look at this because I’m looking through some oldVSNew theories and I’m getting stuck on that part. As I had mentioned once, I like to stay neutral, but that doesn’t mean I won’t look deeper into stuff that seems illogical or doesn’t make sense. (We don’t know why they trasfuse the blood to Sirius, so I won’t theorise to much about any sicknesses) 2/2
Hey Bio-Anon 🙂
First thing first about Sirius calling Violet a child in this translation: I’ve actually explained that to different people and I don’t know how MS translates Japanese, but the text in the bubble in Jap is “Oide” which means “come here” and nothing else. So the “child” is completely taken out of translation and I don’t know why they did that.
Obviously you can’t know that unless you read Japanese but in any case don’t rely on analysis by translation of MS too much. 🙂 I’m very grateful to their work but they tend to write mistakes, though I have to admit this one sounds a bit too big since even someone like me (who takes one hour to read a page) was able to see it. Here’s the official translation:
I don’t know if MS’ translator really dislikes the 2CT or something lol, but even I who don’t like this theory can’t let this pass. This isn’t a clue to anything, Sirius literally just says “come here”. 🙂
Now as for the rest of your questions… Yes there are people who say Sirius = Ciel’s twin just like there are other people who says Sirius = Ciel’s twin = the Ciel we saw in ch113, haha, as always there are many different versions. 🙂
About Sirius = the Ciel of ch113:
My opinion on this is simple: anyone seeing Sirius’ arms and saying that he’s also the Ciel we saw in ch113 (because somehow they think pumping blood into someone with Sirius’ arms will give them arms like Ciel’s in ch113) is considering a theory different from the blood transfusion canonical explanation. Since I personally prefer canon though, I’m currently not considering the theory that Sirius of ch115 = the Ciel of ch113.
Bio-anon. A lovely week end for you too. Thanks for clearing up the translation part, I think that’s the problem when preferring to buy the physical copy and having to wait for that one to be released rather than just buying the official online translation. I would like to give another example why (if the 2CT is true) the “realCiel” most likely is dead and not a doll. Undertaker’s BD experiments only seemed to yield success recently, the result being the dolls on the Campania, it took ½
another few weeks/months to create the Weston dolls, and even those weren’t anywhere near perfect (though Agares was pretty far down the line for that one.) On a realistic stand point it wouldn’t be possible for Undertaker to have kept the body of “realCiel” fresh with no signs of decay, ie mummified skin and “humane” for 3 years and then create a doll, and neither is it an option that he turned him into a doll back then since, as already mentioned, his experiments only recently bore success 2/2
I hope you don’t mind if I answer this here directly, since it’s the same subject 🙂
[Edit: to anyone who wants to read this, I deleted the first answer of above by accident so it’s up again at the end of my second answer to Bio-Anon]
Yes, things are always lost in translation from Japanese to another language so it can’t be helped 🙂 Even if this mistake in particular is strange to me (I really don’t get why they’d add a word that’s completely inexistent). I know they tend to arrange the dialogue to make it sound more natural to readers but in this chapter’s case it really wasn’t the mistake to make, haha xD
As for the theory on Ciel’s twin being a BD: I totally agree with your points, the problem is that the 2CTers following this version might decide to ignore a realistic approach based on time and biology by simply saying “it’s fiction so Yana could still make it work”. I do think this is a good reason as to why Sirius is not Ciel’s twin (alive or as a BD), but unfortunately your points and my answer of back then are most likely going to be ignored until Yana addresses the matter in canon. Sometimes that’s how it is haha! ^_^
Thank you for passing by and for your very interesting thoughts, it’s always a pleasure Bio-Anon :3
[First explanation that got deleted accidentally]
About Sirius = the Ciel of ch113:
My opinion on this is simple: anyone seeing Sirius’ arms and saying that he’s also the Ciel we saw in ch113 (because somehow they think pumping blood into someone with Sirius’ arms will give them arms like Ciel’s in ch113) is considering a theory different from the blood transfusion canonical explanation. Since I personally prefer canon though, I’m currently not considering the theory that Sirius of ch115 = the Ciel of ch113.
You said: “if theblood were to be transfused into that person it wouldn’t make their skin any less transparent or the vessels any less visible” and you’re 100% on point. 🙂
For me, this theory isn’t accurate for two reasons:
because biologically it doesn’t make any sense.
because (in case you need an explanation fitting canon outside of biology) Violet’s arms look nothing like Sirius’ and yet we know Violet has been giving his blood to Sirius. So, because he’s risking anemia, we can say Greg is in a dire state where he needs blood like Sirius does, and yet his arm looks nothing like Sirius’.
That’s why I believe the person in ch113 was our MC Ciel and I still believe Sirius is a very old guy because, if arms are supposed to change when you need blood and when you had your fill (in Kuro-verse), then Violet’s arms would look like Sirius’ at the end of ch115 and it’s just not the case.
About Sirius = Ciel’s twin:
Well I don’t particularly like the 2CT in the first place, but between the version in which Ciel’s twin is dead and the one in which Ciel’s twin is alive, I’m definitely choosing the version where the twin is dead, because I believe that in that case we can trust Ciel saw him getting stabbed in the heart on the altar.
As for the theory that Sirius is Ciel’s twin in BD mode because of UT, if you need my answer, it’s here 🙂
I hope it could provide help for your researches Bio-Anon. 🙂 Thanks for passing by and have a nice week end!
(ps: @dorkshadows: I know you’re super busy but in case you *might* be interested, this post might have a few points we haven’t necessarily discussed yet :))
Looking at Chapter 115, there’s actually a little more information we can gather about the Shinigami. First, there’s some things we can gather about death scythes when Othello reveals his..
Othello has never customized his death scythe. Considering he’s stated previously that he hasn’t been to the human realm in about 50 years, it would stand to reason that he wouldn’t need to use his scythe much. However, he still has his own scythe. All Shinigami must be given one to use even if they aren’t assigned to collect souls. Since Othello has never saw any reason to customize, and his lack of confidence concerning using it, it’s possible that he’s collecting very few souls if any at all.
Secondly, Grell remarks that the sight of this uncustomized scythe is reminiscent of a training scythe – which was similar if not identical to those seen in the OVA “The Tale of Will the Reaper.” All Shinigami must be given these type of scythes to train with. However, since Grell also comments about not imagining someone still using this type of scythe, it must mean that just about all active Shinigami must customize their scythes. So far, ever Shinigami we’ve seen has used one that they’ve have customized. It could be a right of passage. Even William, who follows the rules very carefully, has his pruner scythe.
Othello also asks for Grell’s protection. This would mean that while all Shinigami might have greater strength and abilities than humans, there is still some differences among them. This might be due to experience, and Othello doesn’t seem to have much experience in these sorts of matters, or some Shinigami are simply stronger physically. This might have something to do with why they are assigned the positions they are. Othello has admitted he’s not confident in his abilities, which would mean he wouldn’t be good at Grell’s job. Later, he even seemingly taunts Grell regarding her interest in the science and research that his job requires.
Lastly, Othello tells Grell that collecting souls is the most important job of the Shinigami.
It’s hard to tell how sincere Othello is being since he seemed to be teasing Grell a lot, but it makes sense that it would be the most important job. While Othello appears quite intelligent, and comments Grell would understand his work even if he explained it, there’s a strong chance that collecting is held in higher regard.
Finally, we have a few more hints about the Shinigami!
It seems pretty clear that much of what drives the P4 in their involvement with Bravat’s cult is the opportunity to do something good. To ‘shine’ and bring light and happiness to others, whereas in the past they brought only darkness.
This is shown through Bravat’s ‘reward’ of a new song by which to spread the smiles, light and message of the cult.
Greenhill, along with the others, react with boyish delight at being given greater opportunity to ‘shine’. They now believe that the cult and the hall is the only place where they can ‘shine’ and essentially be good, upright human beings. Greenhill’s words (below panel) is even more explicit, referring to their previous failures at Weston.
Aside from Violet, who appears to understand the cult’s true nature, each of the former P4 are determined to atone for their prior mistakes, but do so without regard for the fact that their efforts blind them to the fact that they are only repeating the past.
There is nothing sinister or shady about the P4 here. They are sincere and dedicated in their efforts, almost childlike, kept in line by the assurances and manipulation of Bravat, because they want so badly to ‘shine’ and bring this ‘radiance’ to others instead of the opposite.
Even if the effort physically weakens them, even if they are being used and taken from, they are blind to everything but the joy of having the opportunity to reach atonement for their sins.
Sadly, the way things are progressing, both their innocence and ignorance will be their ruin. I wonder if the P4 will be able to bear the eventual revelation of the truth. Everything they had ever hoped for themselves and others, the good they thought they were doing, the sins they thought they were atoning for, all a lie. All for nothing.
Here’s the littlelong theory for the last Kuro chapter, resulting from a very nice discussion with @thedarkestcrow when spoilers came out for anyone interested 🙂 And I also thank @dorkshadows and @wondrouswatchdog for their help with some details. ❤
A warning though: I’m already aware that many people took the scene I’m going to talk about as a hint for the 2CT (understandably so), and while I respect all people’s opinion, since I chose to interpret it differently in this post I ask that you please refrain from commenting only about the 2CT (any version) in case you want to add your thoughts. 🙂 I don’t really want to start a dialogue of the death so thank you in advance ^^
((A TL;DR paragraph is at the very end in case you don’t want to read the long explanation.))
About Lord Sirius…
Considering how the Blue Sect arc was presented as supernatural with Bravat’s fortune-telling when in fact it’s about blood collect and probable blood transfusion experiments, I’m not ready to consider that the person is a vampire/Ciel’s twin/Ciel’s clone yet.
For me, Sirius is someone we don’t know and who’s very very old, judging by what looks like to be a typical case of varicose veins on his arms and hands. In case you don’t know what it is, just try to compare your arms with an elderly person’s (because google images can be a bit gruesome), you’ll see how it is a consequence and sign of advanced age. 🙂 Old age would also explain why it looks like his shadow and Ciel’s in ch113 are of the same height because most people shrivel after a certain age, but this is a detail really (because Yana could be 100% trolling us with the shadows).
Now before I propose an answer as to why Lord Sirius would need blood, let me go back in the timeline a little. Remember the Campania arc? At some point after things got crazy, Ciel wonders just why the BDs are “supposedly” taken to America…
The Osiris company was barely ever talked about after this, and since Ciel guessed that it might be a phantom company, we readers never knew whether he investigated them or not. But the thing is, it’s probable that this company really exists, because when UT is asked what was the point of the experiment on the Campania he answers:
and I’m thinking “that eccentric bunch” could refer to the Osiris company.
Now what’s the link with the Blue Sect Arc? Well, Ryan mentions a new drug (as in medicine) and the Blue Sect Arc definitely gives off a medical vibe with the blood collect and tranfusions, so maybe Yana-sensei intends to really introduce them in this arc. Besides, it appears that they could be eccentric and if that’s not how to define Bravat, then I don’t know what adjective would suit him, haha! ^^
I’m behind pretty much all of this. It seems interesting to me that Yana went through the trouble to name the company (and something with mythological connotations, at that), when it would have been just as easy for Rian to say “a company” and not name names. If it was just a random nameless company, it would be easier to write off as a dummy corporation, but with a name, it sort of implied they’d be relevant in some capacity later on, and here we are with that as a real possibility.
(I’m on board with Ciel having a twin but I don’t think it’s going to be a major point of this arc if he does. More like just another hint. And so far names have been kind of significant. “Stoker” for someone dealing with the undead. “Agares”, not as a demon but as a hint towards something supernatural going on. Etc., etc., etc. So “Osiris could definitely mean something, even if it’s not the immediate, obvious interpretation.)
Hey, Anon! Thank you for reading! ^_^ However, please don’t worry about Violet too much for now.
I fear for him myself (I really like the P4 quite a lot) because he’s in a dangerous position (like Lizzie) but as a AB type, he should be able to be transfused with any other types, so maybe someone (read, Sieglinde) will figure out how the blood types are working before the end of the arc and that’s how Lizzie and Violet could be saved.
….Actually Lizzie is in a more complicated position because, while Violet can receive any type for the blood transfusion which could save his life, Lizzie can only receive type B (which is quite rare) or type O, so let’s hope someone will figure it out completely otherwise, well, death is a painful possibility.
Of course, Yana-sensei is accentuating on the possibility that Violet could die (the last chapter is quite flippant on the point) but still, I say stay positive because:
we never know
he’s a cool character and I personally really want him to survive.
It’s true the P4 have done a lot which often resulted in bad actions, but they’re not evil guys (just naive boys who don’t really know what they stepped into) and I believe they will have to pay for this at some point, especially since they made a deal with UT apparently after the incident with Derrick Arden (so yeah, maybe with their lives, we never know), but as long as Violet is still around, you should stay hopeful. :3
Hey, Anon, thanks for reading! ^_^ And you can believe what you want really, however if you’ll just allow me to quote myself right from the theory:
Old age would also explain why it looks like his shadow and Ciel’s in ch113 are of the same height because most people shrivel after a certain age, but this is a detail really (because Yana could be 100% trolling us with the shadows).
That’s one way to explain it if the person really is old for me, but you can choose to disagree all you want 🙂
I really believe Yana likes throwing hints our way (it’s really like the fan service haha, she enjoys her fans’ reaction), but honestly, no offence to you or anyone else who maybe chose to follow the 2CT explanation for this scene, but this one is so big and visible (because you’re right, it’s exactly Ciel’s shadow in ch113) that I find it a bit hard to think that Yana would make it so obvious.
That’s just me though 🙂 Thank you for reading this huge post in any case, much appreciated! ^^
Here’s the littlelong theory for the last Kuro chapter, resulting from a very nice discussion with @thedarkestcrow when spoilers came out for anyone interested 🙂 And I also thank @dorkshadows and @wondrouswatchdog for their help with some details. ❤
A warning though: I’m already aware that many people took the scene I’m going to talk about as a hint for the 2CT (understandably so), and while I respect all people’s opinion, since I chose to interpret it differently in this post I ask that you please refrain from commenting only about the 2CT (any version) in case you want to add your thoughts. 🙂 I don’t really want to start a dialogue of the death so thank you in advance ^^
((A TL;DR paragraph is at the very end in case you don’t want to read the long explanation.))
About Lord Sirius…
Considering how the Blue Sect arc was presented as supernatural with Bravat’s fortune-telling when in fact it’s about blood collect and probable blood transfusion experiments, I’m not ready to consider that the person is a vampire/Ciel’s twin/Ciel’s clone yet.
For me, Sirius is someone we don’t know and who’s very very old, judging by what looks like to be a typical case of varicose veins on his arms and hands. In case you don’t know what it is, just try to compare your arms with an elderly person’s (because google images can be a bit gruesome), you’ll see how it is a consequence and sign of advanced age. 🙂 Old age would also explain why it looks like his shadow and Ciel’s in ch113 are of the same height because most people shrivel after a certain age, but this is a detail really (because Yana could be 100% trolling us with the shadows).
Now before I propose an answer as to why Lord Sirius would need blood, let me go back in the timeline a little. Remember the Campania arc? At some point after things got crazy, Ciel wonders just why the BDs are “supposedly” taken to America…
The Osiris company was barely ever talked about after this, and since Ciel guessed that it might be a phantom company, we readers never knew whether he investigated them or not. But the thing is, it’s probable that this company really exists, because when UT is asked what was the point of the experiment on the Campania he answers:
and I’m thinking “that eccentric bunch” could refer to the Osiris company.
Now what’s the link with the Blue Sect Arc? Well, Ryan mentions a new drug (as in medicine) and the Blue Sect Arc definitely gives off a medical vibe with the blood collect and tranfusions, so maybe Yana-sensei intends to really introduce them in this arc. Besides, it appears that they could be eccentric and if that’s not how to define Bravat, then I don’t know what adjective would suit him, haha! ^^
Back to “Lord Sirius”, I also consider for the sake of this theory that he is a part of the Osiris company, probably someone very important too, since both Bravat and Violet kneel in front of him, but he might not be the only “Lord” inside the Sphere music hall, as @thedarkestcrow explained here, which would make sense considering Lizzie’s behavior so far.
After all, Violet and Lizzie seem to be the only two really unhappy at the Sphere music hall and now that we have an idea as to why for Violet (they’re endangering him by taking his blood too often), it’s easy to think it might be the same reason for Lizzie.
It’s the Victorian era so, as Sieglinde and Wolfram explained, the blood transfusion technique is not mastered yet at all and I’m thinking discerning the 4 different blood types is all Bravat can do for now.
This is why they probably don’t know how AB types are universal recipients or O types are universal donors, so since the Sirius star represents the AB type, Violet has to give his blood when the mass collect during the week isn’t enough for Lord Sirius (because there are not a lot of people being AB, as we saw when Ciel went to the private event).
Same for Lizzie, if the Canopus private event doesn’t bring back enough blood during the week (second rarest type) then she probably has to give her blood (or radiance in Bravat’s words) to a Lord/Lady Canopus, like Violet does for Sirius. Why her and not Redmond though? Well, because…
The S4 are the poster boys for the Blue Sect, they’re very important to seduce the masses and bring even more people to the blood collect sessions, which is probably why Lizzie is giving her blood and not Redmond as long as Bravat can avoid it.
In Violet’s case though, he might be the only one staying at the Sphere music hall who is AB type, which is why he doesn’t have a choice even though he is a member of S4 (poor guy).
I hope these details make sense somehow, sorry this has to be so long (I’m not good at explaining with a few words :/). Now I’ll try to answer why Lord Sirius could need blood for, especially if the Osiris company is involved because it could be linked to the concept of immortality.
Considering the name of the company, it’s quite easy to think that it might have to do with the Osiris myth, which is about Osiris dying because of his brother’s jealousy and Isis his wife reviving him (nice summary here): it is associated with the idea of immortality (for the soul) and a regeneration beyond the grave.
I find that idea particularly interesting because it fits with UT’s bizarre doll project, since he is trying to bring people back from the dead through experimentation on cinematic records (souls are another step) and since it appears the Osiris company was involved with the BD incident during the Campania arc. Besides, it’s nothing new that there is a high chance UT is involved in this arc…
So maybe he’s helping/working with/using the people at the Sphere music hall, maybe even for the sake of his own experimentation (new Bizarre dolls for example).
As for the Blue Sect, if we consider they’re a part of the Osiris company, maybe they actually got the idea to experiment on blood transfusion because of UT’s bizarre doll project. UT gave them an example of what he could do when it comes to “resurrection” with the BD project during the Campania arc, so maybe they got inspired by him and his ideas and are trying for their own experimentation (the thing is, only a shinigami can work on cinematic records, so that could be why they’re trying with blood, especially since Lord Sirius probably isn’t dead yet).
If we consider Bravat’s words…
It seems “the light” of Lord Sirius probably refers to life while “radiance” is Violet’s blood, so Lord Sirius is probably not doing so great and it would be interesting to see if Bravat and Co. are convinced that maybe blood transfusion can stop someone from dying of old age or simply reverse the effects of natural aging for a time.
I had this idea because IRL some scientists are trying to prove that blood transfusions could be one way to reverse aging (note that I think it’s never happening but that’s not the point) and besides Ciel said…
Meaning that important people are investing money in the Blue Sect for a reason, but honestly as @thedarkestcrow said it’s very surely not because the S4 sing well or because of free food, haha!
However if the Blue Sect is conducting an experiment trying to show that stopping death (or reversing aging for a time) through blood transfusion is a thing, I’m sure many people would be ready to invest money in order to get more results since we all get old before dying. They feel concerned by the results of the experimentation so they pay, that’s what I mean 🙂
Last thing is: Othello who just got introduced is from the forensic department and he was sent probably because the superiors might need someone to explain why there are so many cases of death by blood loss in London. If the reason is “medicine experiment gone wrong and unethical” then it makes sense that someone with the scientific knowledge is sent rather than just a regular Shinigami.
That or if the Blue Sect is actually keeping Lord Sirius (and others?) alive with blood transfusions, the Shinigamis’ list for the collect might be all messed up and the Superiors sent someone to find an explanation. 🙂
TL;DR for the theory of this month’s chapter:
The Blue Sect might be affiliated with the Osiris company introduced during the Campania arc.
Lord Sirius is a very very old guy (varicose veins on his arms as a sign of old age for me) probably important in the Osiris company, who has blood pumped into him either so he can stay alive because he’s very very old, or because they’re experimenting to see if (”young”) blood transfusion can reverse aging (might be both actually).
Violet (blood type AB, rarest) and Lizzie (blood type B, second rarest) are probably personal blood donors, in case the quantity of blood collected for all types each week isn’t enough to keep Lord Sirius (and maybe Lord Canopus?) in good shape. Therefore they’re likely to be more in danger than anyone else at the Sphere music hall (because of anemia).
Important people are supporting the Sphere music hall according to Ciel’s investigation, probably because the experimentation concerns them (my point being that they wouldn’t invest money if that was just to see Lord Sirius being a vampire or dealing with his blood disorder).
There is a big chance the Undertaker is involved (the Osiris myth has a big parallel to the BD project besides the fact he’s most probably acquainted with the Osiris company since before the Campania arc) though his reasons are as always hard to pinpoint. It could very probably be for new BDs though.
Considering ch108/109 and how Ciel is already on the move to go get them, we are probably in for a plot twist (involving UT). Maybe he’s after Ciel, and that’s why he warned Bravat about Sebastian and also why Lizzie is involved in this arc in particular (especially since Bravat used her feelings to trap her inside the Sphere music hall). Unless Bravat is supernatural of course.
Othello who is a part of the “geekiest division of the Shinigami dispatch” might be a hint that something unusual but scientific is behind all those cases of death by blood loss.
Whew, I’m sorry it was so long guys T_T but I hope it was interesting and it made at least some sense. As always, it’s just a theory and it might get disproved next month for all I know, but it’s always fun to try assembling hints! ^^
Thank you for reading and feel free to ask anything! 🙂
Especially noticeable on Greenhill. He seems much thinner than before. Might perhaps explain why Bluer collapsed because of the exercise. Could it be that the P4 are also having their blood taken from them?
Just seems Greenhill’s arms are leaner than in the dance we saw him in before.
Also there doesn’t seem to be any trace of the bandage around Greenhill’s arm in their first (seen) dance.
Could it be that Greenhill has recently had blood taken from him?
2/3 would need a blood transfusions. Non really stood out and fit the latest chapters reveal though. I mean, lead poisoning fit, and leukemia too, and a few others, but I doubt that the people in the victorian era knew much about how to treat those ailments. It would probably be a more obvious for condition for “Sirius”. Though I am just gonna put the conditions under which regular blood transfusion is required, so that you can maybe see for yourself: severe infection or liver disease that stops
3/3 your body from properly making blood or some parts of blood. An illness that causes anemia, such as kidney disease or cancer. A bleeding disorder, such as hemophilia or thrombocytopenia. I believe some of them can already be ignored because I doubt the medics in the victorian hospitals what some of those conditions even are, but some of them seem slightly plausible, like hemophillia, but I just lack the necesarry background knowledge of “Sirius” medical history to say much about that.
4/3 btw, I’m not to fonds of math either, but it is a necessary evil…wish it wouldn’t be so boring though.
Hey Bio-anon! (cute name :3)
Yeah too bad about anemia really, but let’s just say that during the Victorian era they didn’t know about hemoglobin and iron levels (which is probably the case anyway, haha).
You’re also right, after ch115 it seems that Lord Sirius is in need of blood very often, but I doubt that even hemophilia/thrombocytopenia
back then would have needed so many and apparently regular transfusions (poor Violet), though I’m no real expert in this (especially since we’re supposed to consider the time era and my head is filled with all the drugs/therapies I learnt for hematological disorders nowadays) and I don’t think one can make generalities in this case without any additional info.
Honestly though, considering that Kuro is not particularly on the rational side as an AU (I mean, shinigamis, BDs, demons… Supernaturality is quite present in the plot), I don’t think Lord Sirius is suffering from a medical condition in particular. It might be too complicated to introduce and explain by Yana and there is a chance a part of the truth of this arc is linked to UT who is a supernatural being after all.
I actually have a theory about Lord Sirius, Violet and the blue sect arc in general, but I will need some time to write it, so I hope you don’t mind if I don’t explain right now in this answer what I mean by that. 🙂 I think I’ll make a post on it if I can find the time (exams are coming) but it might take a little time.
In the meantime, I hope you still enjoyed the chapter and thank you again for sending me such details thoughts, it’s always interesting! 😀
Undertaker has created a new type of Bizarre Doll from someone who died from (possibly total) blood loss. Undertaker said during the Campania arc that Bizarre Dolls seek whatever they lack. So, if it lacks blood it will constantly demand transfusions (even if that’s not needed to remain reanimated). Does it have a soul? IDK. Maybe, maybe not. If it’s running on “episodes” it might be able to stave off the soul-seeking urges. (That’s what I suspect: it’s running on episodes.) But the blood, however. It craves blood. Drinking it won’t get blood into its blood vessels, so it gets constant transfusions instead. If it’s indeed blood type AB it should be able to accept blood from anyone (disregarding Rh factor), but perhaps it craves AB above all others?
Undertaker creates “zombies”… and now “vampires”? Ominous!
Maybe?
But why some are buried and others dumped randomly (or not so randomly) around town? I’m not sure, but perhaps the poor are more likely to be randomly dumped because the police aren’t looking for street urchins, prostitutes, etc? The higher-class victims are more likely to be buried to literally cover up their deaths??
Thank you for your thoughts. I saw your posts for Kuro 115 and I believe I get what you’re trying to say. As I told Bio-anon though, I have my own interpretation of the scene with Lord Sirius which (as you can probably guess since you know me) doesn’t include the 2CT or anything relating to a twin/a clone of Ciel’s.
I am a bit lacking time due to exams coming up so I need to study but I intend to write a detailed explanation for mine and actually also @thedarkestcrow‘s idea about what’s going on with Lord Sirius in this chapter.
Until then though I guess I can answer a few of your points 🙂
The new type of BDs:
It is definitely an idea especially since they evolved between the Campania and Weston arcs, however until further evidence, I’m still considering that UT is working on cinematic records and how to use soul rather than blood for his BDs. The “episodes” remained linked to the cinematic records so while shifting on blood isn’t impossible, it’s not what makes the most sense after working on cinematic records for me. So if new BDs there is, I’m trying to say that we haven’t met them yet (unless Bravat is one but man #cliché because of Johan Agares).
I also think that:
Considering the time era, the people working on the blood transfusion experiment might have no idea that AB = universal recipient (as the @thedarkestcrow explained in their last post), which might be why only Violet is bothered to help Lord Sirius (because he’s AB) and not the others. I also strongly think (thanks to @thedarkestcrow and @dorkshadows) that there might be a Lord/Lady Canopus, Vega and Polaris (and that Lizzie is giving blood to Lord/Lady Canopus).
About the bodies:
I believe the corpses Seb found (or even that little boy) are exactly what Ciel and Seb told Abberline to be: people who “bled to death” aka people who died from anemia as Bio-anon explained very well in their first messages to me. Remember that Grell reaped the little boy and the Shinigamis’ files hold the truth most certainly and the files say “death by blood loss”. And Othello is probably here to understand why there are so many cases like this showing up at the same time.
Finally about the vampire idea:
Well I’m… I will be honest but I just don’t see any vampires ever in Kuro. If anything, Ran Mao and John Brown might be supernatural (and for all we know maybe Bravat too) but vampires are a no go if witches and werewolves aren’t real.
If I had to explain just why I don’t see it at all right now, I’d say the following: why is the BD project even happening? Because UT wants to bring back at least seven people to life because he misses them dearly, so the BD project is a way for him to experiment how to bring back someone, which is why I just don’t see how vampires fit in all this: because as long as the cinematic record works the Doll can move, however it needs a soul to actually act human (which is what UT is experimenting on, how to make them act humans), so this is why blood (something biologically natural) doesn’t factor at all for me.
Sorry, I know you like to be a little extravagant in your ideas and my thoughts will probably be clearer once I get to write my thoughts in details and with panels, but right now I’m sticking to the theory that Lord Sirius doesn’t have much to do with Ciel and is someone in need of blood for a reason I won’t develop right now (but that doesn’t have much to do with vampires in the literal sense).
One more thing though, I think you should ask yourself just why Ciel said to Abberline that many important people were apparently supporting the Sphere music hall. I told you before I don’t think brainwashing is actually a thing and men wouldn’t invest money if they didn’t have a good reason to do so and vampires (or BDs just for UT’s selfishness) or songs or free food certainly aren’t good reasons.
I apologize for the messy thoughts, but I hope this will give you things to reflect on at least until I get to make a more detailed post about the new chapter.
At the end of the latest chapter, there’s this mysterious person who is being called “Lord Sirius” by Bravat.
Whoever that person might be (and I won’t discuss the 2CT here) it seems like Bravat is not – or at least not the only – mastermind behind this sect. When we see Lord Sirius’ arm it has very visible veins and it looks as if blood is being pumped into his veins.
The gears behind Sirius’ chair could belong to a machine that pumps the blood that’s being collected at the meetings in the music hall into the body of the person sitting on it.
So apparently Lord Sirius is in need of blood transfusions.
Bravat brought Violet to him and it seems like he needs Violet’s blood:
Violet represents the star Sirius in the S4 choir, so (if we assume that the stars stand for the different blood types and Sirius, being the rarest, probably standing for type AB) it’s very likely that Violet, like Ciel, has the blood type AB. Since the person on the chair is called Lord Sirius he’s probably type AB, too.
Assuming that the members of the sect don’t know everything about the compatibility of the different blood types (one of the reason for all the deaths), they probably don’t know that AB is the universal receiver. So even though Lord Sirius could get anyone’s blood (not considering rhesus types), for now they probably only give him blood of type AB. And because that type is very rare there might barely be enough for Lord Sirius and that’s why even Violet has to give his blood for him.
However, beside Sirius there are also three other stars and the sect is not only interested in the blood of the Sirius group but also in that of the other blood types. So there might be other persons like Lord Sirius. Maybe there’s one Lord for each blood type and they all receive these kind of blood transfusions.
If that’s the case then maybe the person Lizzy was sitting next to in the last chapter was Lord Canopus since that is the star under which protection Lizzy is.
But there are still many open questions: Why does Lord Sirius (and the other Lords if there are any) even need the blood? And what connection does Lizzy have to them? What’s Bravat’s role? …
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