A man could only bear so much weight on his shoulders before it’s leviathan pressure pushes too hard on the body - turning marrow brittle, destroying the purity of the soul. He was only human, and it was only human for him to push back against the odds bared against him. Rachel was taken from him, in the most cruel way. There was no love left in his heart, no life left in his eyes when he watched her take her last breath.
His children did not deserve to live in such pain, so he spared them of this suffering. Velum took the edge off where they could be stressed, anaesthesia for their pain. They will pass painlessly unlike their mother.
— “ Forgive me, my beautiful children. My beloved boys. “ Vincent cradled his children for the last time as he lowered their body into the elaborately drawn circle. Of his own blood, of theirs. “ Even Zarathustra would say that the life of the last man is one not worth living. Your next will be better.” He promised as he watched each lit candle flicker.
“ Mephistopheles - grant me audience. ” He felt his knees buckle as he dropped before the circle. “ I, Vincent Phantomhive, summon thee. “