Act 1~√E
Chapter 1~The Day the World Reset
Ken Kaneki couldn't have thought of any alternate scenario that's worse than what was currently occurring. Everything he worked so hard, and suffered so much to protect, was extinguished without a second thought. Someone must've tipped off the CCG with information about Yoshimura's kakuja form with actual evidence to boot along with it. Otherwise, this would be like bringing a nuclear bomb to a fist fight. The White Reaper himself immediately cut down the Non-Killing Owl to let him be detained once weakened enough.
He never thought he would actually be happy about almost all of Aogiri showing up to surprise attack the anti ghoul task force, but clearly, they were expecting a much smaller force. Units the CCG posted outside the ward closed in to create a tight encirclement against their new assailants, making the terrorist organization realize how much of a mistake this was. The One Eyed Owl even showed up to remedy the situation after its gotten out of hands, however, the White Reaper plucked the feathers of another bird today and managed to secure them as well.
It was almost ridiculous on how badly ghoul kind was beaten today. Humanity truly has shown its tenacity by dragging everyone who opposed them through the dirt. Kaneki didn't even want to think about what happened to all the Anteiku members. The only ones who are still alive are himself and Hinami, though he really would've liked to exchange his life in place of anyone else from the cafe, he thought they deserved it more than he did. And the only reason the latter survived is because he wanted her to stay in a apartment he secured while he and the rest of the group defended the owner and the cafe.
The moral of ghouls everywhere though, it was simply eviscerated. Wiped from existence. Demolished. The CCG showed that not even the top ghouls in the entire world aren't too much for the organization to handle. This will send shockwaves all over Japan, with Tokyo being the last stronghold of the man eating species, this attack solidified humanity in this entire conflict.
The past Ken would've celebrated jubilantly that all the man eating monsters were no longer a threat to society, but now, having lived among them and understanding they are just as human as he was, it simply hurt him. Not as much as all the quinqe related stab wounds all over his body, but almost just as much. He should've seen this coming trying to challenge Arima. The only reason why he isn't already dead is because the reaper had to kick the ass of a certain owl. But all the wounds added together are basically fatal, so he is screwed either way.
The artificial hybrid counted himself lucky for the extra time he was given as he kept crawling through the snow, smearing it in blood as he dragged his body through the white expanse. So this was it, end of the line. He could probably crawl a bit longer, but decided to roll over onto his back and live out the rest of his short life looking at the sky. That certainly sounded much more peaceful and relaxing than dragging your own corpse through the cold winter streets of Tokyo.
As he relaxed into place, bleeding all over the spot he claimed for himself, he let out a sigh. Thinking of all the things that have happened in his short life as a ghoul. The fear, the friendships, the fights, the… torture, everything was flashing through his mind. His accomplishments, his failures, everything took prominence in his head right now. However, thinking about all that happened, every little bit he accomplished, actually brought him peace.
With that he prepared for his eternal slumber, slowly closing his eyes to rest before a sharp voice sounded out,
"Don't be so ready to throw in the towel just yet, Ken Kaneki."
Said the voice of a young girl to him, bringing him out of his 'ready to die state' as he shuddered a bit in shock, not like his body could move much in any other way. He tried inclining his head to see who has, expecting some young ghoul investigator that somehow figured out his actual name or something to that degree.
Who he saw instead, was a young spectacled girl wearing winter clothes staring down at him. Out of all things to see, this was the absolute least he was expecting. He was literally about to die, and then this random… wait a minute.
"You don't smell like a human, nor do you even smell like a ghoul.."
When he noticed the aroma, he couldn't help but comment on it. What the hell is she? The stench was wonderful, just like that of a human, but like a completely different flavor compared to it. The girl seemed to smirk at his comment, as if the acknowledge his observation. Before she could properly respond to him, he spoke up again instead.
"This is some sort of 'Deal with the Devil' thing isn't it."
At that the young(?) girl chuckled a little at that, trying to maintain her composure. Speaking up once she steeled herself once again.
"That's actually not far from the truth, Kaneki. But more like 'a devil' rather than 'the Devil'".
At that the artificial ghoul froze. A creature that shouldn't even exist is standing right there in front of him. Something supernatural. Though ghouls seem are supernatural in their own right, an actual, living, breathing, DEVIL is a completely different can of beans. He glared back towards the devil standing right over him.
"What do you want from me. My soul? Some favor to help birth the antichrist?"
The young woman smiled in amusement from the guesses as she looked down at the half ghoul.
"The first, but in a servitude sort of way. And before you spout out some reason why you refuse, that Hinami girl would likely be captured and will die if you don't take up this offer."
Before Kaneki could state a proper objection, he was hit by the hardest fastball ever thrown at him. This led to his breath being caught in his throat, stumbling over his words as he shut his mouth. Letting out a huff, he realized she was right. There is only so much time that the girl can spend in the rundown apartment before she is either found, or she has to leave to eat. He hates the fact that his fate is now tied to that of Hinami as well. Plus there is no one left that could help her except him. Whatever is left of Aogiri is too busy being exterminated to take in a young girl, and they were the last option. Everyone else is either straight up dead, or having to run themselves, like Uta. With that, the young man resolved himself to do what's right.
"So how does this work then, do you suck my blood like a vampire? Do I have to kill 72 young virgins?"
Said Kaneki in a joking matter. As he smiled weakly. The girl gained a serious expression and tone as she responded. Which must've been hard, this is the second time he so non nonchalantly joked to a hellish being while being at Death's door.
"No I just need to,"
She began as she pulled out a red chess piece, this one seemed to be a queen with red highlights snaking its way around it.
"place this mutation queen piece into your body, I could already tell from a distance that you certainly won't fit any of the others ones I own. You are far from a pawn now. And being specialized in one thing won't fit because you're good at both speed and strength, so Rooks as well as Knights are out of the question. Bishops are out too because you have no Magical talent yet. So, the almighty Queen is the perfect answer."
Kaneki simply stared blankly, not understanding anything that was going on, she was speaking as if he had any clue what she was talking about, which he so obviously didn't. The Devil seemed to have caught onto that and hung their head in a bit of embarrassment.
"S-sorry, I'm kind of new to this whole recruiting servants thing… I apologize if I confused you a bit, Kaneki-san."
The college student simply shook his head and looked back up at her.
"I don't have much time left, so we might want to do this fast. However, before I become some sort of slave servant thing, can I at least know the name of the person that will hold my leash?"
Having calmed down after the prior embarrassment, the girl looked at him with steeled eyes, and a hint of pride lacing her tone as well.
"Sona Sitri"
She said before letting the piece drift from her hand and having it be absorbed into Kaneki's chest, his whole body lighting up as his kakugan flared strongly, resisting the urge for his kagune to pop out as well. He clenched his teeth as strongly as he could as the power surged and accustomed to his body. But the stress eventually proved too much as he passed out.
Sona looked down at the passed out boy, before realizing she will have to drag him back all the way to her hotel room that she shared with her sister, for now. And then further realizing how her sister might react to the fact that her first peerage member is a pretty boy. Then there is the fact that she will now be held responsible to explain everything about the supernatural world to this young man, as well as how the peerage system works. If that wasn't enough, she also embarrassed herself by confusing him with the whole explanation of the rating game pieces, even though he didn't know anything about the subject and thus would've had no context. It simply made it seem she was blabbering on embarrassingly. She crisply and clearly let out her frustration with one word, finally truly breaking her calm and strategic composure with it, something that Kaneki couldn't accomplish with his blatant jokes during his own massive misfortune.
"Shit."
This is basically the Prologue of the story. Hopefully I've done well considering this is my first fanfiction.
Obviously there are going to be heavy alterations to both series, with the Root E, where almost all ghouls die, for Tokyo Ghoul.
And for Highschool DxD, Tsubaki is basically demoted to a rook. As well as the fact that this is taking place at the beginning a few years back when Sona first arrived in Japan. So the events that are actually taking place in canon are going to take a backseat for an extremely long while.
Any review, negative or positive, is welcomed with open arms. If I need to improve my writing, I will do so with every review for my later chapters. English isn't my first language, however, I'm much more adept at it then most who don't start off as natural speakers.
Thank you for reading and reviewing.
