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The cold night air hit her exposed skin, her form drenched in blood and her ghoul eye still shining red. She had been running for what felt like hours at a time but she was afraid to stop, afraid that they would find her, scared they were going to hunt her down and drag her back where she would be forced to endure a torture far worse than anything she has ever experienced.
She stopped when she saw lights...city lights
'What's that?" she wondered as she made her way towards it pushing on just a little further as far as her small feet could carry her.
Meanwhile back at the underground lab where the most dangerous experiment had gotten lose a little more than twenty four hours ago things were rigid. Plenty of bodies had to be cleared off the base while some barely breathing were tended to mostly in vain and among them in the personal health care centre was none other than the head scientist in charge of the Cherryblossom; this was Grayson Ushimero.
"Ushimero-sama" one of the nurses called "Head director Takuyama-sama is here to see you"
Groaning slightly in pain from the giant whole that was recently patched up in his gut the doors opened and a man in a finally dressed suit came walking in; he was in his thirties with neatly groomed red hair and dark eyes.
"Takuyama to what do I owe the pleasure?" the scientist asked
"You know very well Ushimero; our latest project that got away"
"I see" Ushimero replied pretending to be nonchalant
"You do realise the seriousness of this don't you? If the CCG were to ever learn about this-
"Relax; that is highly unlikely to happen"
Narrowing his eyes he looked at the professor "What makes you say that"
"Well for starters number 239 aka Cherryblossom isn't like the others we've ripped apart and stitched back together. We've basically rearranged her entire biological structure"
"Care to elaborate on that" demanded Takuyama
Smirking Ushimero nodded "Of course; 239 had been biologically altered so that she can blend into human society if she ever needed to. Ghoul's sense of smell is powerful and they can identify their own kind this way. She has the ability to mask that scent since she was originally human. However the only concern we have would be her computational skills and her social skills. "
Takuyama scoffed "How is that a problem?"
"We have not been able to complete her teachings. While she may be able to still be mistaken for a human even by ghouls, she has no firm grasp of the outside world. It's like placing a toddler in collage and expecting them to pass the courses. A creation like this; needs to be prefect in both mind and body; we could see in her fighting styles that she was able to devise tactics in the middle of battle and we learned from our first few weeks of dealing with her that she is a fast learner nearly escaping dozens of times and finding weaknesses in our systems. We've corrected them of course but we did not prepare for her to have this sudden reaction and desire to escape"
Takuyama leaned back "I'm only interested in this because you stated that without her we wouldn't be able to proceed to the next line of tests. Why not simply make another like her, you must've figured it out if you created her?"
Ushimero sighed "I'm afraid it's not that simple, out of the hundreds of human subjects we've used for this stage of procedure only five survived but four of them though still alive are in commas while subject 239 was able to awaken after. We didn't understand how it was possible. We believed that unlike the rest she would be the one to surpass the line"
Takuyama grew slightly silent "To surpass the line of humans and ghouls..."
"Exactly" Ushimero said
"What if the CCG become suspicious of her and have her RC levels tested or if she's forced to eat human food?"
"Ah I've been waiting for that. If CCG had her RC levels tested the test would come out normal making her appear human. Also what we've worked to achieve; we've managed to alter her enzymes so that she can consume and digest normal food as well as human flesh."
"How is that even possible!?"
"With a lot of operations and alterations to her bodies' chemical composition" he answered
"H-hold on; if this is true and this thing can completely blend into human society how are we expected to find her?" asked Takuyama
Taking a breath he spoke "I'm afraid we're going in blind for that as she could be anywhere. No tracker was installed in her; we thought we'd be containing longer. She was much weaker at the time and as she got stronger she remained obedient but now...I'm afraid all we can do is search and alert our wards"
"Yes...the wards that do what's best for humanity and aren't afraid to take risks with our own kind. The underground wards of Tokyo"
Emerald eyes shone with curiosity and caution with every tired step she took further and further into the alleys of the buildings around her. Her eyes darting left to right, up and down. While she may have escaped that living hell there was still another hell she had not been prepared for but if she had survived in that place she could survive anywhere. She smelt all of the humans around her and the ghouls as well. She felt very anxious in this place, she was like an animal that's been placed in a completely different habitat and she would have to learn to adapt to survive. Getting out of her cage was just phase one of her fight for freedom, the next phase was where her means of survival came from.
As the pinkette continued to make her way further into the alley ways of the 20th ward she heard some voices coming just a little ways up ahead of her.
"Well well look what we have here"
"A tasty snack showed up"
"Yes"
"Smell that aroma"
From the shadows Sakura saw four figures with evil looks on their faces and by the scents Sakura could tell they were ghouls but another problem was there, a fifth figure being cornered in by the four and it was human. She saw a young woman with red hair in a short princess style hair cut; she was wearing a jeans and black top and her eyes were filled with fear.
"N-No p-please"
They laughed "Ah, that's funny. Pathetic human, you honestly think we'll let you go if you beg us?"
"Yeah-
The one that was about to speak stopped and sniff the air "I smell blood"
Turning around they saw the pinkette watching the scene with a stoic expression on her face. They were unable to detect the scent of a ghoul but they were detecting an unusually delectable scent of a human that was stronger and more alluring.
"Ah; tonight truly is going to be a good feed" the guy said smirking evilly
One of the other snickered
"We'll be eating good tonight huh Rave?"
"Yeah Jinx"
"You should've have come out tonight girly"
"You said it Troy" the one named Rave said with a big grin "Perhaps we could have some fun with these two before eating em"
Sakura continued to passively watch them and sniffed slightly "You stink" she told Rave flatly
There was another snicker coming from the one nameless guy
"Something funny Edge?" hissed Rave
"Nothing at all"
The red headed girl looked at Sakura with worry as the ghouls attention had averted to her now.
"R-Run" she whispered
The pinkette however did not heed her warning and instead came closer towards the ghouls until she was out of the shadows.
"So that's why we smelt blood" Troy said observing Sakura's short blood stained dress
Sakura glared round at all of them; she watched as their eyes turned red and their kagune came out of their backs. Edge was an ukaku; Troy was a bikaku and Jinx was a koukaku and Rave a Rinkaku.
"You two feel free to feast on the other one but pinkie is mine!" Rave hissed starring at Sakura hungrily
The ghouls laughed as they gathered around her
"Come on Rave we can all share" offered Jinx
"Right" Edge agreed licking his lips "She smells good"
"Get ready pinkie!"
The one called Troy came at them first swinging his kagune at her; Sakura bent down to avoid it. Sakura took a step back but that's when the other one from the circle of ghouls Jinx attacked next.
Sakura jumped to avoid him and then kicked him back in his stomach
"That was a good try pinkie" he said "But this game of cat and mouse is over" Rave said
Sakura glared at Rave who was walking over to her but she ran forward towards him surprising him with her sudden fast movements however he wasn't the one she was after.
Before any of the ghouls could register what was happening the guy on her right Jinx and on her left Edge both let out a sound of pain and clutched their arms which were bleeding somehow.
"W-What?" asked Rave in befuddlement; his eyes widened as he took in the pinkette
Two long white and red tail-like appendages with spikes on the end of them appeared from behind the girl's lower back. A bikaku
Kimi gasped softly as she looked at Sakura in surprise and wonder.
"W-What the hell?" gasped Troy
Sakura looked up at them; her right emerald green eye was no longer emerald but red and surrounded by black.
"SHE'S A GHOUL" shouted Rave
Soon the two that Sakura had taken down were up and coming at her but she avoided them by leaping into the air; they tried using their kagune to reach her in the air but she was able to evade them swiftly manoeuvring her body to avoid the attacks before coming back down before the ghoul Jinx; the one with the koukaku. The two clashed going for lower hits in the body when Edge; the ukaku user joined in and attacked.
Sakura sufficiently manage to block both of their attacks but things were starting to get heated now. Thinking fast she used her kagune to slash across the ghoul's torso's making them collapse to the ground.
"Hold it" Rave called making her look up at him stoically
He smirked
"Look we're sorry; I'm not really one up for cannibalism so how about you just leave us with the girl to eat and forget this ever happened?"
Sakura saw the girls trembling form, she watched as her body shook and her eyes continued to swim with fear...those same eyes and expression as hers.
"Fine" Sakura replied
Putting away her koukaku Sakura started walking away from the entire scene as if it had never happened.
Rave smirked "Just kidding"
As he was about to drive his rinkaku through Sakura but she vanished and appeared behind him and Troy; her kagune out only this time it was different. Four blazing crystallised blue and pink wing like appendages appeared stopped Rave's rinkaku.
"So was I" Sakura responded in a calm whisper before her ukaku unleashed long thin needle like spikes impaling both of the ghouls.
Troy the bikaku user was the first to recover and try attacking Sakura; Sakura clashed with him.
"An ukaku and bikaku user" he said to her "How interesting I wonder what you'll taste like because you really smell so good!"
Sakura narrowed her eyes "I get that a lot"
With that said while Troy was holding off her ukaku Rave came up behind her having recovered from her blows and tried to use his Rinkaku to impale her but she drew out her bikaku slow him down and grab a hold of his rinkaku tail.
"Jinx; Edge attack now!" he shouted
The two ghouls that were lying on the ground had also recovered from Sakura's light blows and started coming towards her; kagune ready for attack
"Nice try" Sakura whispered as they surrounded her for attack but neither was able to pierce her body as something started to long purple appendage appeared just above her bikaku; a rinkaku.
The ghouls looked on in shock as Sakura spun on her heel causing them to all fly back and land on the ground groaning. When they looked back at her they could see it clearly; an ukaku at her shoulder blades; a bikaku at her tail bone and a rinkaku just above them. She twisted her bikaku and rinkaku together.
"Now it's my turn" she said before materialising in front of Jink her rinkaku drove into his gut making a huge hole in it causing him to spit up blood and fall down. Her eyes then wondered off to Troy; she came at him but Edge appeared in front of her and tried to attack her but she avoided his ukaku and used her kagune to tear through his flesh in a ribbon-like manner.
Once he was down for the count she resumed her attack on Troy who had his bikaku ready to defend when she used her ukaku needles to hit him he shielded his form with his bikaku at that Sakura extended her arm and a purple and red appendage wrapped around her arm with a sharp dagger like end; she used that to drive straight through his bikaku breaking it and rammed him straight through his chest; blood splattered around when she threw him to the other side of the alley.
She then set her sights on Rave who was backing up slowly
"You gonna run?" Sakura asked; all of her kagune revealed visibly
"M-monster" he muttered
The way her ghoul eye and normal eye stared at him made Rave feel like he was being scorned as he backed away. He took off in full sprint leaving behind his fallen ghouls that were either dead or dying. Sakura was about to take off after him when she heard the women's voice.
"U-Um a-are you g-going to eat me"
Turning around she looked at her; she had seen her; she knew her true form. She knew there was a risk to anyone finding out she was a ghoul.
'Should I kill her?' Sakura thought but the moment that thought cross her mind she felt an unpleasant twisted feeling in her belly that she could only describe as displeasure which meant she didn't want to harm the girl.
"Not hungry" was her reply before she took off without another word
Sakura continued making her way through the labyrinth of alley ways where there were as little people possible and she hadn't run into anymore ghouls either. She had chased after that one known as Rave however she hadn't been able to find him. She was really exhausted right now after all of that fighting and killing. She hadn't killed the human girl she ran into because she didn't feel she was in danger.
'Need to sleep' Sakura thought as she continued to stroll on by; there were a few people she passed but they hardly paid her any mind since she was so well hidden in the shadows though oblivious to the outside world she knew what it meant to draw attention.
She kept on at the same pace until she heard laughter coming from an old building; without a moment hesitance she swung open the metal doors. Sure enough there were humans gathered around a fire in the middle of the factory laughing uncontrollably probably drunk; both male and female.
One of them finally noticed the pinkette walking towards them; her form shrouded by the darkness
"Hey you lost girlie?" one asked
"Why don't you go back to your mommy" one of the girls laughed taking a puff of her cigarette
Sakura sneered as the disgusting scent filled her sensitive nose 'This place will have to do' she thought
"Get out" she said
They all laughed "Huh? Don't you know who you're dealing with girl?"
Starring at them with a face that said she didn't care she looked up at them "I'm tired; so get out"
They all cackled at her threat and one of them approached her which proved to be a fatal mistake because the minute they did she took his arm and twisted it until she heard a satisfactory 'snap'. The guy fell on the ground and screamed in pain.
"You little bitch!" another exclaimed coming towards her with a knife little did they know that was their second mistake the first was not heading her warning.
"Should have listened" she muttered
In a matter of five minutes there were several bodies lying around her of the gang members; starring at them passively. She walked pass the bodies and took off her blood drenched dress that was clinging to her form uncomfortably.
She looked around at one of the futons that was near the fire; seeing it as a comfortable place to sleep she crawled towards it and wrapped her arms around herself bringing her knees up to her chest not minding the dead bodies around her as she closed her eyes. Her entire body tense from the nights events and on full alert before eventually relaxing as she slipped into unconsciousness.
I know this chapters pretty short but don't worry some interesting things are going to happen from this point on. So now Sakura's in the 20th ward and will be doing her best to fit in maybe you'll see how that goes next time.
