NecroGhoul

(A Tokyo Ghoul/Dead Space Fanfiction)

Chapter 1: The Black Marker (Year 2215) (Erasmus's Narrative)

Something isn't right. What are they doing to my body? They said they were going to help me. Have I been lied to? Why does this hurt so much?

Opening my eyes slowly I happen to be floating in space but it looks so red instead of all black. I must be dreaming, this must be just the effects of the anesthesia. When I turned around I saw a huge planet that looks ten times bigger than earth. It was also surrounded by these 7 moons with large tentacles coming out of them. What is this? What's happening?

Suddenly the swirling clouds of the cold looking planet started to clear and reveal large objects moving around. Are those creatures? It's kind of hard to tell. The seven moons that are floating around the planet suddenly merge into one to shape into a tall and huge black object that has two horns twisting over each other. A tiny shard of it chipped off from the object and shoot itself straight into my chest.

Pain coursed through my entire body and forced all of my four Kagunes bursting out of my body. A booming voice said into my head, "Conquer your planet! Take back your home! Kill everyone who has ever wronged you! Set your brethren free from the cruelties of life!"

I couldn't answer back, all I can do was scream.

... (Kaneki's Narrative)

I was sleeping so soundly until Touka jumped right on top of me knocking the air out of my lungs. "Really, Touka?!" I shouted as I felt the painful impact right into my stomach.

"Oh now you're awake," said Touka with a smirk on her face, "Come on, get dress we got to go to work."

She got off me to go get ready. I had to slowly get out of bed to avoid any more pain that's mostly in my torso. I walk over to the bathroom first to take a shower, after that I started brushing my teeth and fixing up my hair. It's kind of weird having this white hair now. After that whole ordeal with the Aogiri, my entire hair just changed white when I accepted my Ghoul side.

It was hard getting back in track but thanks to the people of Anteiku I'm managing. Touka has been a great help to me especially. She and I ended up moving in together, well I moved in with her but so far it's been good... Well, I wish things have ended up good with her brother, Ayato. The two are not on best terms right now, but I hope they'll come around.

I got dress into my uniform and quickly joined Touka as we headed off to work at the Anteiku Coffee Shop. Luckily Touka's apartment isn't too far from the coffee shop. We don't really have to worry about getting their late.

"Praise Altman!" shouted some of the Unitologists groups that are hanging around the streets spreading the word of Altman and the great discovery of the Marker. This Church of Unitology wasn't really around for long until this Black Marker was discovered. They believe in transformation and rebirth. They talk about being reunified after death in Heaven through the power of a sacred artifact known as the Marker.

Most of us Ghouls don't believe in the religion of Unitology. We're just trying to survive as long as we can fighting off against the CCG. "I swear, their own religion is going to be their downfall," said Touka.

"Well, Touka their religion is based on death so it just might be their downfall."

"I'm just glad we don't get that kind of customers at Anteiku."

Touka is not really fond of the people of Unitology. She gets a bad feeling about their artifact called the Marker. I get them too but it doesn't make me hate the Unitologists. I just think they're misguided.

... (Erasmus's Narrative)

I woke up from my slumber and I'm back on the table where they operated on me. My arms and legs are straps down so I can move anywhere. Dr. Hiroshi leans into my view as he smiled and said, "Hey, Erasmus. How do you feel?"

"... Sick." I said, "Did it work?"

"Well, I hope so. Those Kagunes of yours is going to be a huge help to win the Resouce Wars."

"What?"

I couldn't believe what I just heard. Did I hear that correctly? Dr. Hiroshi laughed as he said, "You didn't think we were going to let the opportunity of making an ultimate soldier just pass by did you? Instead of getting rid of the Kagunes, you should use them to put an end to this war."

"What did you do to me?"

"We put a shard from the Marker into your chest. It's power in enhancing your RC cells as we speak. Making you much stronger and faster to destroy our enemies."

"No no no I didn't ask for this! I asked you to remove these Kagunes!"

"Even if we tried you will only die in the process."

"Then you should have let me die. AHHHHHHH!"

Pain suddenly hit hard into my chest as I feel the shard making me break out of the straps and releasing my Kagunes. Dr. Hiroshi didn't back up in time so my Bikaku stabs him straight through the chest. It threw him across the room as he hit the wall already dead. I've noticed the difference in my Kagunes. Their colors have turned all black with these strange glowing red symbols all over them. I know these symbols, they're from the Marker... I can understand them.a

The rest of the scientists here were panicking and trying to flee for their lives. While the Investigators of CCG stood their ground using their quinques to attack me. All of my Kagunes reacted on their own to protect me, and not one quinque was able to damage them. They killed them all... I felt sicker than before as I couldn't help but vomit on the floor.

The booming voice inside my head from before said to me, "Come to us, Erasmus. Let the Kagunes guide you to us."

Suddenly the people I've killed started to transform into ugly horrific creatures. I was scared when they started walking towards me. "Relax," said the voice, "They are yours to control. They'll won't hurt you."

The creatures that walk over here suddenly kneeled before me. "Wh-what are they?" I said.

"They are known as Necromorphs."

"...Then what does that make me? I don't feel like myself."

"Well, you're something I've never converted before. I suppose that makes you a NecroGhoul, except you're alive."

Suddenly my Rinkaku raises me up and started walking out of the room as the other Necromorphs followed. Any soldier or Investigator that got in the way were killed on the spot and converted into Necromorphs. The room we were trying to reach to was the one where they have the Black Marker. It's just like the one in my dream. My Rinkaku let me down as I continue to walk up to it and place my hands on the Marker.

Now I hear more than just one voice in my head. They were all calling out. They were all in pain. "Who are you?" I said, "Why are you all trapped in the Marker?"

"We are the voices of the Marker. We are born to release you all from pain. You and I share a connection. We've lost so much watching our own brethren being slaughtered. Wouldn't you like it to stop? Will you help us reunite the dead back with the living?"

"..." I thought about the people I've lost. My friends, my family... my beloved... I thought getting rid of the Kagunes and starting a new life will somehow help me move on. But their deaths will never leave my mind. As tears flowed down my face I said, "Yes. I will help you."

"Good, send out the Necromorphs to spread all over Japan."

I turn around to face the Necromorphs and said, "Go forth and convert everyone in the name of the Marker."

They obeyed as they rushed out of here. I said to the voice, "I'll be back in a moment. I just need to get dress."

I had to make my way to the men's locker room to see if I can find a uniform to get dressed in. I've found an all black soldier uniform that's just my size. I was lucky to find a pair of boots as well that were my size. I put on the long sleeve shirt, pants, boots, fingerless gloves, long zip up trench coat that goes from the waist all the way up to the neck. The coat even has a Resource Integration Gear on the back to manage my health and strength augmentation system.

I left out the body armor since I really don't need it. What I did add though the soldier's full headed black helmet. Once I put it on, the screen over my face automatically turned on to let me see.

I asked the voice of the Marker, "What will you have me do then? Just stay here and protect the Marker?"

"Some of the Necromorphs here will do that. I need you to go out there and make sure everyone is converted. How about you start off with the Church of Unitology?"

"Sounds like a good idea."

... (Kaneki's Narrative)

While serving the customers, on the T.V we see the news talking about and showing these creatures that were not Ghouls eating other humans. What made it bizarre was that the people that were killed come back to life transforming into one of them. "What the hell?!" said Nishiki.

"Yoshimura what should we do?" said Touka.

Yoshimura said the customers, "I'm sorry to say, ladies and gentlemen, we have to close the shop now. Please head back to your homes and stay safe until this situation is over."

The customers didn't argue. They all gather their things and walk out after they paid. Since the news said everyone should stay home and be safe, they have to leave the shop which made it easy for us to not have any problems. I asked Yoshimura, "Should we get involve with this matter?"

"We're going to have to Kaneki," He said, " That outbreak of the creatures isn't too far from the 20th ward. We have to defend this place as much as we can until it's over."

I wonder what caused this to happen? Is this some kind of zombie outbreak? First, our resources on Earth has died out, and now this? Our planet is just dying by the second.