"Haise Sasaki and Saiko Yonebayashi, you are on trial for helping a ghoul and hurting a ghoul investigator. Reports from the staff say that you both turned yourselves in. I commend you acts of honesty, but this will not help your final verdict!" Washuu read through the papers. "Reports from investigator Hairu say that Sasaki used his kagune to slash a mark in Hairu's shoulder. If this is true, say a yes or no Haise." Yoshitoki Washuu asked.

"I did hurt Hairu but-" Haise stuttered

"No other addition information then a yes or no, unless you want to be executed this moment."

"Yes sir."

"Good, now…" His face directed toward Saiko. "Did you, Yonebayashi, signal an enemy ghoul of Hairu's sneak attack?"

"Yes-s." mumbled Saiko.

Akira Mado abruptly spoke. "Hold on Washuu, from Haise's letter it said Hairu attacked Saiko when she did nothing hostile to the investigator. In regard it does nothing for Yonebayashi case in helping a ghoul but Hairu shouldn't be in the clear. Haise only tried protecting his subordinate from getting killed then turned himself in after the incident."

"He's a ghoul being a ghoul investigator, it was only a matter of time before he tried killing us all. I did what I had to do to slate the ghoul lovers from the investigators. I think you're being biased to your former subordinate, Akira Mado." Hairu rebutted, her face in a snarl.

"I think Mado has a point," Everybody was surprised to see Arima hop into the trial. He sat there blank face to the other investigators.

The trial went as preceded. Questions of the scene and witnesses were called up. Though the trail seemed to be looking up for the two suspects. After a long stressful session of suspicion and accusations, Washuu seemed to make a final decision.

"From all the intel I have collected in this short amount of time, I feel I have effectively assessed the fate of Haise Sasaki and Saiko Yonebayashi. I call this trial's verdict of Haise and Saiko as not guilty! Of course they'll still be punished for their lack of loyalties to the CCG. For Saiko Yonebayashi, her salary will be cut in half along with detention to ghoul information and informative classes to cleanse her ideals on ghouls. As for Haise Sasaki, he will gain no promotion from the auction extermination. Hairu will also be delayed of any missions until she's completely healed. Case ended!" Yoshitoki Washuu shouted.

He heard all his friends clapping and congratulating him for the outcome of the case. The only person who looked bitter was Hairu. Urie's normal expression also didn't seem that demeaning.


"Welcome back Haise, I'm glad your back." Mado said. Her smile bright on her face.

Haise holded his arms out, "Can I get a hug?"

"I think we should get back to our reports. We had a big delay with you gone, so you're going to have to make up for a month of due paperwork." Sasaki's shoulders slumped. He then looked up at Akira brightly.

"I'm just glad I'm back with the quinxes, you, and Arima… My family!" Mado's eyes suddenly widened.

"Are you ok Akira? Need me to make you some of my sassioursly good curry?" Akira pulled Haise back, shoving him on the ground.

"I knew something didn't feel right." Mado said under her breath.

The light-heart mood turned to terror as Sasaki turned his head behind him. There were multiple ghouls in masks and cloaks now standing before a crumbled wall. Haise's mind raced back to countless pictures of ghouls he memorized from the reports. This was Aogiri's, with their strongest: Noro, Tatara, and Eto; all SS~ rated ghouls. Behind them, a bunch of Aogiri lackeys displaying their own unique kagunes.

Eto, the little bandaged girl that the CCG barely had any intel on her. Haise could still hear her loud and clear, "He he he… Mission objective, capture K-eater and capture all the quinxes." Capture the quinxes, K-eater? Haise spun around to his subordinates still standing there gaping at the sight. The situation was dire, we'd never expect the ghouls to attack us at our home base. The sight of all the investigators empty handed from any quinques made Haise's heart burn. They must have lifted them at the main building. Sasaki pulled his body up, sickly worried for his squad.

"It's AOGIRI TREE! SAIKO, MUTSUKI, SHIRAZU, URIE; RUN!."

Shirazu's legs were the first to start moving inward toward the facility. He grabbed Saiko and Mutsuki telling Urie to hurry up. Though it didn't seem like Urie seemed inclined to move.

"Akira, go ahead. I can probably stall until Arima gets hold of a quinque." Mado then touched Haise's shoulder.

"Don't you remember what I always tell you, Sasaki? Always come prepared." Mado then set down her briefcase to reveal her quinque, Fueguchi 1. "We do this together, Haise."

On the corner of his eye he saw his squad running. The red masked ghoul approached them, his kagune like a giant snake. Urie conjured up his kagune, barely holding off Tatara. "Akira, help the quinxes escape. I can handle the others." Mado nodded.

"Be careful Rank 1 Sasaki. I look forward to eating your homemade curry after this." Akira ran off with her quinque.

Noro stood there like a statue, looking like he was waiting for a que. Haise decided to ignore him. He read the reports about him, how he had inhuman regenerative powers and a powerful kagune. If he decided to stay static, it would benefit Haise. He stood before Eto, waiting for her first move. All she really did was laugh maniacally. Before Haise knew it, she was in front of him. She held something toward his face.

"Look." Her voice rang of her childish demeanor. In her cloth wrapped hands was a rib bone, freshly covered in blood. "It's yours." She giggled again. Sasaki looked down to see his chest possessing a hole. The pain sharply hit him as the realization hit. His body was already regenerating his bone and muscle. He conjured his kagune, as two long masses of rc cells sprang out of his back.

"Only two?" Eto asked as she skipped back toward Noro. "The CCG must not be feeding you enough! Kaneki would at least have four tentacles."

She then tapped Noro's shoulder activating Noro's long devouring kagune. It immediately went toward Sasaki, trying to devour him. It's mouth like kagune like no other ghouls, pouncing and striking toward Haise. It was like a fierce competition of ballet as Haise barely dodged Noro's attack. He tried slicing through Noro's kagune until the mouth like kagune grabbed ahold of Haise's. It then repeatedly smashed Sasaki into the ground leaving the tile floor with a big stain of blood. Eto tapped Noro's shoulder again, making his kagune retract back leaving a bloody Haise.

Eto giddly laughed over Haise. "I'm quite disappointed, dear. Arima would have dodged that and destroyed the kagune, but you did none. How can you call yourself a subordinate of the CCG's Reaper?"

Haise's brain scattered around the loss of blood and his brutal defeat. Then he showed up again. The person who inhabited his body for twenty years, the true owner. "You're weak Haise. You need me!" His black nails scratching against his arms, desperately wanting what was rightfully his. "The quinxes will be captured by Aogiri and your little family will be torn apart. Amit it. Your nothing but a dream. Wake up and face reality, HA-"

"GET AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS!" Was that Saiko?

Haise tilted his face toward the shrieking. Saiko was laying her arms in front of Mutsuki, Shirazu, Urie, and Mado. Blood was streaming over Urie's face, while Mutsuki was frantically trying to clean the blood. Akira was on the floor, her quinque flung across the floor. For the first time Haise has ever seen, Saiko's kagune was coming out from her back. The biggests kagune he's ever seen as the rc cells kept on expanding and expanding. As it stopped, it made a wall, shielding off Tatara.

"How-?" Tatara asked, his eyes almost popping out of his head.

Saiko smiled. "Simple. Your kagune is your imagination. Something I learned from an exceptional teacher." With a power scream, she pinned Tatara down with her kagune. Though she seemed fierce, he knew how exhausted she was from her kagune.

"I want it." Eto first said quietly. "Noro, I want that! Kill the others, were grabbing that girl."

Haise balled his fists. No way were they going to hurt his family, much less kill them. Sasaki breathed in, deciding to take his own advice. If your kagune is like your imagination, imagine your kagune is a… SWORD! Your swings like a leaf flowing down a steady stream. It flutters and floats down never faltering in movement. Somehow his body moved up to his mind's words. He felt his two tentacles twist and turn into a defiant sword. His eyes opened to Saiko now trying to block Tatara and Eto's attacks. She was panting wildly as she tried holding their attentions away from everybody else.

Sasaki deftly striked toward Eto, leaving no time for her to dodge. His kagune coming in contact with flesh, but not the Eto. It was Tatara's body punctured with Haise's kagune.

"Now you're showing me your true colors, Sasaki." smirked Eto… Until her smile grew bitter as Tatara's decapitated head rolled next to Eto's foot.

"Don't underestimate us ghoul investigators." Akira standing there with her quinque covered in blood. Tatara's headless body on the floor with the big gaping hole left in his abdomen. Then a couple of knives plunged into the little girl's arms. "Am I late?" asked Juuzou.

"NORO!" Eto screamed. Noro started shaking violently as the world around Haise turned pitch black. Blackness covered the surrounding, dulling every sense in Haise. Only when the black sheath of darkness touched Sasaki is when he realized this was Noro's kagune expanding and engulfing everyone.

Somewhere in the mess, Haise heard Eto's voice, "I guess you are worthy of being Arima's subordinate. For killing Tatara, I'll reward you by not killing all your friends. Of course you'll have to do something for me in return." From the swarming blackness, her voice shrank back only to be replaced by something more horrifying. His conscience drifted away as he heard the terrified shrieks of his subordinate Saiko and mentor, Akira all around him. Were they ok?