Disclaimer: I still don't own Ben 10, or Tokyo Ghoul! Never have, and I have no doubts that I NEVER WILL!


"Flesh!" = Talking

"Flesh!" = Thinking

"Flesh!" = Yelling


Ghoul of Flames Rising!


At a local hospital in Tokyo, we find Ben recovering after having undergone a lifesaving operation. But this operation was bound to have terrible consequences. And as a testament to this, the Omnitrix was beginning to malfunction.

"WARNING! WARNING! DNA OF OMNITRIX BEARER HAS BEEN CONTAMINATED! ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR, NOW!"

But as the Omnitrix attempted to set Ben's human DNA as the base, that's where things took a turn for the worst. It turns out that in order to save his life, the doctor that operated on Ben used some of the organs from the Ghoul known as Rize to replace the damaged organs in Ben. In doing so, this caused the Omnitrix to get confused as to which DNA sequence was the one that belonged to Ben.

Instead of turning his DNA 100% human, it changed his DNA to be 100% GHOUL! But it also transferred the DNA of a certain pyrokinetic alien into Ben's now Ghoulish DNA before turning into a horrible rust color. With its final job complete, the Omnitrix turned into nothing more than dust. Never to see the light of another day. And Ben would be forever changed into one of the very things that tried to kill and eat him.


***A Week Later***


Ben was now in recovery from his surgery, and was trying to eat something. He had to admit that Japanese hospital food was definitely better quality than what you'd get in an American hospital. His meal was a bowl of steamed rice, grilled salmon, and a bowl of warm miso soup. Seems delicious, right? ...Wrong!

Ben took a small bite of the salmon, but like when he tried to eat the rice and miso soup, he was hit by this uncontrollable urge to puke! He did manage to force it down, but he sighed in defeat and set down the chopsticks he was using.

"It's no good. No matter what I try to eat, it's the same result. I just can't eat anything." Ben thought to himself.

He just laid back down under the covers of the hospital bed, and resigned to trying to ignore the hunger. That was when a nurse came in to collect his tray, but her face gained a look of concern for our young hero.

"Oh dear, mister Tennyson. You've hardly even touched your food."

Honestly, the nurse was quite concerned about the young hero of Earth. And she wasn't the only one. The other staff at the hospital knew that this lack of eating anything wasn't healthy. Ben wasn't going to recover if he didn't get any nutrients into his system, but the poor guy just didn't seem to have any appetite.

Later that day, the doctor that operated on Ben came in to check on him. It was just a basic check up, but Ben was still just the slightest bit nervous about the outcome. Even though he hid it well. After the checkup, the doctor put his stethoscope down and hummed in thought.

"Well mister Tennyson, aside from the fact that you haven't been eating, I can't seem to find a problem with you." informed the doctor.

"I see. I'm sorry, doctor, I just haven't been able to keep anything down this week." Ben said quietly.

The doctor smiled at this little tidbit of information. It was always good when a patient spoke about their problems.

"Is that so? Well, that's probably the outcome of Psychological Trauma. Give it some time. I'm certain you'll be back to your old self in no time!"

Ben was released from the hospital that same day, and was walking to his apartment with his head down. He knew that the Omnitrix was destroyed, and also guessed that Azmuth already knew about this as well.

"I have no doubts that Azmuth is going to kill me for breaking the Omnitrix." Ben thought to himself.

When he reached his apartment, he saw that there was a grocery bag filled with all kinds of different foods in it. There was even stuff for his favorite foods in there. Chili fries and even smoothie stuff. Thinking it was from another fan, Ben thought about throwing it away. But instead, he brought it inside and set it down on the kitchen counter.

He then sat down in the living room, and turned on the TV to see if anything good was on. What was showing was a news reporter speaking to a scientist about a subject that really caught his attention. The Ghouls...

"Professor, how can we explain the increase in Ghoul attacks thus far? Normally a single human corpse is enough to satisfy them for a month." said the reporter. "And is it possible for us to satisfy them with an alternative food source?"

"I'm afraid that's not possible. You see, Ghouls can't eat the same things that us humans can because their tongues work differently." explained the professor. "What tastes good to us tastes terrible to them, and gives them this uncontrollable urge to vomit. And as such, they're only capable of consuming one thing. Human flesh."

Ben held on to every word that was spoken. He too felt that urge to vomit when he had tried eating normal human food. But did this mean that he was... A Ghoul?! He looked back to the food that was delivered to him earlier that morning.

"There's only one way to find out for sure."

He walked over and prepared some of the more simple foods to start. Like microwave meat buns. Hesitantly, Ben took a huge bite out of one... Then rushed to the bathroom to puke it out.

"No! NO! THIS CAN'T BE TRUE!"

Ben refused to believe that he had become a Ghoul, and continued trying to eat other foods that he would normally eat. And every time, it ended with him puking. It was the same with everything! Popcorn, milk, eggs, cheese, pork chops, candy bars, even his favorite chili fries and smoothies! He couldn't keep any of it down!

And after many, many failed attempts to eat human foods, Ben finally conceded defeat.

"So it's true... I've... Become one of THEM!" Ben muttered to himself.

His stomach growled loudly, yearning for sustenance. Ben's eyes changed as the whites turned black, and his once vibrant green irises turned a deep blood red. Only one single thought crossed the mind of our ghoulified hero.

"Flesh... Must hunt...!"

And so, Ben put on a black version of his trademark hoodie and put the hood over his head to obscure his features. He walked out the door with a crazed look on his face. Ladies and gentlemen, the predator known as the Ghoul was now on the prowl.


Next chapter we'll see just how Ben goes about consuming human flesh and what his reaction will be. But here's the next three stories I plan to update.

Danny of The Blitz Team (might rename this one.)

Gem of Legends: Emerald

No Name (For Now)

Ben 10, Ben's Quest of the Kaminatrix (being renamed later)