Well, here I am again guys, bringing you another chapter with pleasure (I really missed writing whilst I was gone). I gotta say, I was really love the support you guys leave me in the form of reviews, and I'm sorry for not updating for this long, but I had a lot of shit to sort out. the favourites and follows are awesome too, though they don't cheer me up as much as reviews do. Again, as always, this chapter will contain gore and all that good stuff. Nothing new about that! If you find detailed gory descriptions horrifying or anything of the like, well, why are you still reading this story? It's rated M for a reason. Now, this chapter, as promised, Anteiku. Now, Anteiku won't play a lead role in my story, it will play a major part, but not too big, as I'm focusing on Aogiri for this story. That aside, as promised, Kaneki will pay Anteiku a visit, who knows what might happen? You'll find out in a bit! Prepare for an epic showdown!
DISCLAIMER - I DO NOT OWN TOKYO GHOUL NOR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, I ONLY OWN OC'S INTRODUCED BY ME!
Anteiku
Harbor, 11th Ward
A singular scream of agony rose up from the harbor of the 11th Ward, now under control of Aogiri, who were hunting down all investigators still residing in the Ward systematically. This incident was no different. Bodies lay scattered about, broken, sliced open and bleeding. Standing over the carnage was a group of Ghouls, led by a Ghoul whose face was hidden away behind a black mask, featuring a disturbing, toothed smile that showed rows of razor sharp metallic teeth. Said Ghoul stood up slowly after slowly finishing off the last investigator, blood leaking all over his arm.
"Not the least bit of a fight in them." He said, almost disappointed in the lack of skill the investigators displayed. He might as well have been fighting animals. The other Ghouls behind their leader nodded and grunted in agreement to the statement. The leading Ghoul took off his mask, revealing a young man with blue hair and an arrogant smile.
"Any news from that airhead Banjou yet?" He asked his subordinates. They all shared a brief look before one of them spoke up.
"None, Ayato-sama." One of them answered. Ayato growled in annoyance.
"Damn that fucking clown, Yamori and that fairy are going to have the jump on them like this." He said, clicking his tongue in frustration before seemingly coming to a decision.
"Alright, we'll be going to the 20th Ward, I was going to let Banjou find the place then bust in, but he's useless, so we'll have to do this ourselves." Ayato spoke, his words earned a roar of approval from his subordinates, each eager to go to the quiet 20th Ward and cause chaos and bloodshed. With that, the entire team mobilized themselves and charged across the bridge that spanned the harbor, heading for the 20th Ward.
20th Ward
Of all the Wards of Tokyo, the 20th Ward was the most calm. The Ghouls of the 20th Ward tried to avoid attention whenever possible. Extra measures were always taken by the careful Ghouls in the 20th Ward whenever they decided to hunt. Escape routes, secret passages, everything in the Ghoul population of the 20th Ward radiated careful stealth. After all, the CCG didn't see the 20th Ward as a threat, why change that? In the minds of the Ghouls, it was as simple as that, after all, nothing good could be gained from garnering attention of the CCG, only death and destruction.
This night, however, would send the calm 20th Ward into an uproar, for new players had entered the field that was the 20th Ward, players who belonged to Aogiri. Four figures could be seen dashing from rooftop to rooftop, each wearing colorful attire and gas masks, except for what seemed to be their leader, who wore only a jacket and no mask whatsoever, exposing his face and spiral beard to the world. The group briefly stopped atop an electricity pole, scouring the city, still vibrant despite the fact that it was already night, for their target, the coffee shop known as Anteiku.
"So this is the 20th Ward, it's my first time being here." One of the figures, clad in a red coat. The figure wearing a blue coat decided to voice her own opinion.
"Ugh, it feels like time flows slower here." The voice, definitely female, spoke. Their leader suddenly stepped out of the shadows on the street below, wearing his hood which only covered his eyes.
"Idiots, don't let your guard down, we're looking for Anteiku, a coffee shop run by an odd old Ghoul. Now, let's get to work!" The lead Ghoul spoke. His three teammates immediately dropped down behind him, before getting up slowly and standing at the ready. The figure in the purple coat spoke up this time.
"Do you think we'll manage to enlist them, Banjou-san?" He asked his leader, who pulled the hood from his head, exposing light brown hair to the nightly air. Banjou briefly thought about it.
"It doesn't matter if we can or not, Mukade-sama will convince them either way. We just have to do our job of locating Anteiku and see if there's any resistance. For their sake, I hope there isn't…" Banjou trailed off, sincerely hoping Anteiku would surrender peacefully instead of choosing to fight. That wouldn't end well, at all. Banjou had never seen the King in action himself, but he heard stories, stories of blood, gore and broken bodies that were left in the wake of Aogiri's leader. He shook his head.
"Gotta focus on the mission." Banjou thought to himself, adopting a stern facial expression.
"Alright, enough chatting, let's move out!" Banjou said, taking off with a sprint, quickly jumping up to a nearby rooftop, his multicoloured team following suit. The entire team failed to notice a figure trailing behind them, dashing from rooftop to rooftop in pursuit.
Meanwhile, on the ground, a stone's throw away, two different figures walked toward a vending machine, looking to buy a coffee from the machine. One was a huge man with blond hair, lizard eyes and wearing a lightly colored suit that matched his hair. He also wore brutal looking metal claws on his fingers, obviously meant for ripping enemies apart with his bare hands. The Ghouls who saw him immediately recognized him as the terrifying 13th Ward's Jason. Stories about his brutality spread far and wide. One thing was for sure, Jason was known as one of the most twisted Ghouls any investigator had the unfortunate privilege of facing, for Jason wasn't known for his mercy, but for his delight in inflicting pain. The figure that walked next to Jason was not well known at all. A stark contrast to Jason's muscular, sturdy build, the other figure was thin. He wore a purple shirt and tight white pants. A stubble was seen on his chin, which sported a dip in the middle, along with pink lipstick smeared unceremoniously all over his lips, and his look was finished with sun glasses you might've found in the eighties. After buying their coffee, Jason suddenly spoke to his companion.
"Well, Nico, here we are, the 20th Ward. I can't wait to get my hands on those weaklings of Anteiku. Avoiding attention from CCG, fucking cowards. I'd just rip them to shreds if I were them!" Jason said, smiling in sadistic delight at the thought of ripping bodies to shreds. Nico rested his head on his hand before speaking.
"Oooh, yes, Yamori-kun, and I'd like to watch…" Nico said, licking his lips in a perverted manner. Though Yamori didn't seem to care the least about the nature of his companion. He merely grinned and cracked one of his fingers, the sound echoing through the empty street. Before he threw the emptied coffee can into the bushes and started walking in the direction Banjou ran off to, with his hands in his pockets. After a small delay, he was joined by Nico, who's head still rested on his hand.
Anteiku Coffee Shop, 20th Ward.
In the middle of the calm 20th Ward, lay a modest looking building, not too small, not too large, with the name 'Anteiku' advertised on a blackboard sign at the entrance. A few steps led up to a plain yet nice wooden door, with a bell attached so workers could greet a customer as soon as he or she walked in the cozy coffee shop. The interior of Anteiku sported a wooden floor with a few sets of wooden tables and chairs. The bar also had a wooden top and behind the bar stood a shelf, showing many different flavors and brands of coffee beans. Anteiku were famed throughout the entire 20th Ward human population for their outstanding coffee. To the Ghouls of the 20th Ward, they were known as the peacekeepers and governors of said Ward.
Anteiku distributed the various feeding grounds of the 20th Ward among the Ghoul population, and sustained those who could not sustain themselves with packages of food. They had but a few rules, to help fellow Ghouls in need, and to avoid attention of the CCG at all costs. The manager of Anteiku, Yoshimura, always made sure his employees didn't attract attention of the CCG whatsoever.
Thanks to the efforts of Anteiku, the 20th Ward was known as the most quiet Ward in all of Tokyo. The investigators of the 20th Ward were seen widely as lazy and lacking spirit. Being sent to the 20th Ward was also known as 'unofficial retirement' among CCG officers. However, despite their peaceful tendencies, the Ghouls of Anteiku were by no means weak, as Anteiku harbored several S, SS and even SSS rated Ghouls.
This particular night, the shop was being closed down, all of the employees finishing their shift for the day and cleaning what needed to be cleaned, which meant tables, cups and of course the bar. As everyone indulged in the boring task of cleaning, the TV was switched on to provide entertainment, which currently came in the form of the news.
A man could be seen, standing in what seemed to be a conference room, with microphones jammed into his face, reporters anxiously waiting for the words the man was about to speak. The employees of Anteiku too, watched with baited breath, for they realized the figure shown on TV as a CCG commander by the name of Marude. They also realized that if a CCG commander was in the news, something major must've happened, and their suspicions were confirmed shortly thereafter, as Marude cleared his throat to speak to the gathered journalists.
"As of yesterday night, we have lost contact with the 11th Ward branch office of the CCG. We have been viciously attacked by a previously unknown group of Ghouls, now known as Aogiri Tree." Marude began, getting straight to the point. His words brought forth shouts of disbelief and outrage from the gathered audience. Several questions were thrown at Marude, who signaled for all of the journalists to take a seat again, they did so begrudgingly.
Meanwhile, in Anteiku, everyone briefly stopped their activities in shock of the statement just made. Touka, who was currently drying a cup, accidentally lost her grip on said cup and let it shatter into a million pieces on the floor, though nobody really cared at the moment.
"Ghouls took down an entire CCG base?! What the fuck is going on, and who is this Aogiri Tree?!" Nishiki shouted, at that moment, the bell sounded and everyone's heads whipped toward the entrance, where Yomo and the manager of Anteiku himself, Yoshimura, walked in through the main entrance. The weathered old man and Yomo both had solemn expressions.
"Aogiri Tree is an organization of Ghouls created to destroy the CCG, and bring about the age of Ghouls." Yoshimura answered with a grave face. Yomo quietly walked back through the door, onto the street, probably to check on the status in the Ward, leaving Yoshimura alone to the questions being thrown at him by his employees, who were beyond shocked that such an organization existed.
"Yoshimura-san, how do you know this?" Touka asked, wondering how their manager knew something not even the CCG had known until recently. Yoshimura merely smiled sadly in Touka's direction.
"I have been to one of their massacre sites with Yomo just now. It seems Aogiri Tree is looking to expand into other Wards, as their battles are currently fought on the outskirts of the 11th Ward, where they hunt down the investigators to the last man." Yoshimura answered. Everyone present began to wonder if Aogiri Tree would come to the 20th Ward, and if they did, what would happen. Then, everyone's attention was drawn back to the TV when Marude had started answering questions.
"To answer your questions, the motives of Aogiri Tree are unclear, though we don't expect this will be the last we see of this organization. We are currently researching any and all clues we can get our hands on regarding the whereabouts of this mysterious organization. We would like to urge anyone who has information regarding Aogiri Tree to step towards the CCG, and aid us in destroying this evil!" Marude said charismatically, the journalists were practically sitting on the edges of their chairs, and as soon as Marude finished talking, one of them cried out.
"But what about the citizens of the 11th Ward! Will they simply be left at the mercy of this organization?!" The man in question all but yelled. Several others also started to voice their opinions on the matter, before Marude gestured for silence and gave the man a stern glare.
"Is the calling of the CCG not to protect the innocent and destroy the wicked? Of course we will not leave the lives of the citizens in the hands of Aogiri Tree! As we speak, we are setting up an evacuation for the entire Ward. Rest assured all of the citizens will be saved from the clutches of Aogiri Tree!" He said, the journalist seemed to be satisfied with this answer, before another one, this time a woman, asked Marude a question, which seemed to be on everyone's mind, yet none but her dared to ask.
"If it comes to a full-scale battle, do you think the CCG will be able to defeat Aogiri Tree?" She asked seriously, immediately, everyone sobered up and sat up straight, looking at Marude, who tightened his fists immensely. This action spoke volumes, as it showed that Marude himself wasn't sure if Aogiri Tree could be beaten. However, he voiced his answer unwaveringly.
"I have faith that we will destroy Aogiri Tree once and for all. Though, we currently do not have enough information to launch an attack, but, when the time comes, the CCG will be ready for a battle." He said, dismissing his audience and walking out of the room.
The TV was then switched off by Enji, who looked deep in thought.
"Perhaps the day I have to don the mask of the Devil Ape will come sooner than expected…" He mused out loud. Touka and Nishiki merely looked at Enji weirdly, never really understanding why Enji always referred to the Devil Ape, before shrugging and looking away, going back to their duties. The minutes passed slowly, scrubbing the only sound to be heard in the quiet coffee shop, as everyone was drowned in their own thoughts.
Suddenly, though, the door was roughly kicked open, the bell causing loud clanging noises before smashing against the wall, the metal being bent with the force of the door. All the waiters looked at the door with an enraged expression, who the fuck enters a shop by kicking in the door, a shop that was clearly closing down as well? Four figures calmly walked through the created entrance, coming to a stop in the middle of the room, seemingly unfazed by the angry glares they were garnering.
"Oi! Who the fuck do you think you are, kicking in our door?!" Nishiki yelled at the guy who seemed to be in charge of the ragtag squad. Said leader looked in his direction angrily, grabbing a fistful of Nishiki's uniform before using it to pull him over the table.
"Where is your manager? I need to speak to him!" The guy yelled back. Nishiki roughly pushed the big spiral bearded guy away from him, before stepping around the table.
"If you're going to be an asshole, at least buy a cup of coffee!" Nishiki shouted at the stranger who came barging in like he owned the place. Said stranger merely looked at Nishiki in utter disbelief.
"HUH?!" He cried out, before charging at Nishiki, who easily sidestepped the wild strike his opponent threw at him and retaliated with an elbow to the face. Nishiki already prepared himself for a follow up, consisting of a horizontal punch with his other hand, before he stopped dead in his tracks when he registered the big guy already lay on the floor, knocked out cold. One of his teammates, namely, the woman clad in a blue coat stepped forward and kneeled at her leader's side.
"Banjou-san!" She cried out. The remaining to squad members stood behind her, sighing to themselves.
"Sorry about that, Banjou-san can get carried away quite easily." One of them said apologetically. Touka merely shook her head whilst Nishiki looked at the downed figure in disbelief and Enji snickered in the background, from behind the bar.
A short while later, the unconscious Banjou was laid on the floor he fell upon, covered in a thin blanket to keep relatively warm. The first thing Banjou saw when he opened his eyes was the ceiling fan turning lazily. Then, one of his teammates entered his field of vision.
"Ah, he's finally awake!" He said, Banjou shook his head once in an attempt to rid his mind of the haze that occupied it. And quickly sat up, wincing slightly and rubbing the back of his head. Nishiki begrudgingly handed him a glass of water.
"You alright?" He asked Banjou with a little annoyance. He was still miffed about suddenly being attacked, even though the fight had been resolved immediately by Banjou simply dropping out cold. Banjou looked at Nishiki a little dazed before accepting the glass and downing it's contents immediately. After finishing his drink, Banjou sighed.
"What's your name?" He asked Nishiki, who looked mildly surprised the big guy hadn't taken another swing at him.
"Nishiki" He simply answered.
"Nishiki huh? You're tougher than you look." Banjou said, Nishiki was annoyed by the fact Banjou underestimated him that much judging just by his looks. Before the situation escalated again, Enji quickly jumped in, not wanting another fight in the shop.
"Why are you here?" He asked Banjou with slight suspicion, feeling this stranger wouldn't be the herald of any good news.
"I'm here to negotiate." Banjou replied, causing the eyebrows of all Anteiku's workers to rise.
"Negotiate, what the fuck would we negotiate about?" Was the thought running through the heads off all Anteiku's members.
Everyone in Anteiku was seated at a table, including the manager, Yoshimura, and the uninvited guests in the form of Banjou and his squad. Yoshimura initiated the conversation by asking the question running rampant in Enji's, Nishiki's and Touka's mind.
"What are we to negotiate about, and on behalf of whom do you speak?" Yoshimura asked with a grave face.
"The old man looks slightly worried, that means this could be really fucking bad." Nishiki pondered briefly. Banjou was silent for a moment, formulating his response to the manager's question, before answering.
"We're here on behalf of the organization known as Aogiri Tree." Banjou answered carefully. Nishiki and Touka both leaned back in shock, whilst Enji was only taken aback, and Yoshimura showed no visible reaction to Banjou's words.
"And what would Aogiri want from Anteiku?" Yoshimura asked calmly. Banjou was slightly worried, he knew who Yoshimura was, and didn't want to enrage him or Anteiku's staff, he knew that wouldn't end well for him, so he chose his words carefully.
"We request your aid in a battle against the CCG, which will take place in the 11th Ward a few days from now. The Doves will be aiming for our base situated there, which our intel suggests they have recently identified." Banjou said, Nishiki and Touka shared looks of disbelief.
"This idiot is asking us to fight the Doves head on? That's suicide." She thought in outrage. She glared at Banjou, who was majorly concerned with all the hostile looks he was gathering from the staff of Anteiku, minus Yoshimura, who still looked calm as ever. Before anyone could say anything more, a figure suddenly smashed through one of the windows and immediately kicked Banjou a few feet away against the bar, cracking the wood. Before Banjou could stand up, the figure kicked him into the floor.
"You never learn do you Banjou-kun? Giving away all of the information you possess on impulse? Do you want me to beat you up until you can't vomit anymore blood again?" The figure asked mockingly, causing Banjou to grit his teeth.
"A-Ayato!" Banjou answered, holding his shoulder, which had taken the brunt of Ayato's first kick. Before Ayato could do anything more, Touka suddenly stepped in front of him.
"Wait, so that's Touka's brother?" Nishiki thought, seeing the similarities between the siblings, like their hair and eye color.
"Ayato." Touka said, with thinly veiled hate and contempt for her so-called brother, as Touka spoke, her fists clenched and her body tensed as she was faced with a piece of her childhood. The others merely watched at the confrontation of brother and sister.
"Yo, it's been a while, idiot sister." Ayato said coldly to his own family. The way in which the siblings spoke to each other made all the other occupants of the room wonder just what had happened to alienate the siblings to the point of hatred.
"Where have you been, baka?" Touka asked aggressively. Ayato merely smiled in response to the hostility.
"Out and about, observing society. Unlike you, a peaceful wimpy brat sitting here serving the humans and Doves. Disgusting." Ayato replied, looking around the coffee shop in distaste.
"You arrogant little brat!" Touka growled venomously. Ayato smirked.
"You're the brat here, Touka-chan, it's time to face reality, idiot. We're Ghouls, not servants to the humans." Ayato answered with a hate filled voice.
Before the sibling's could continue their fight, the sound of a bell suddenly echoed through the empty shop, alerting everyone to the entrance of someone new. All eyes snapped towards the door, where a hulking figure dresses in a lightly colored suit walked through the door, seemingly uncaring of the situation that had unfolded before him. Behind the huge figure, a second visitor stepped into the shop, wearing a pink shirt and a dark purple scarf, adorned with stones, and glasses that looked like they could've been worn in the 1980's. Once both intruders had entered the shop fully, the large man mockingly knocked on the already opened door.
"Are you finished yet, Ayato-kun? May we come in?" He asked, grinning widely.
"Tch!" Ayato said, obviously not pleased with the newcomers, who shut the door behind them after flipping the sign from 'Open' to 'Closed'. As the first figure stepped forward into the light, his face was revealed to the gathered audience. With deranged, lizard-like eyes, a large nose and a mouth seemingly permanently twisted into a sickening, malicious grin, Anteiku's staff felt unnerved, feeling the bloodthirsty, sickening aura the man seemed to radiate.
Banjou had already recognized the man as Yamori, and was shocked and terrified to see the notorious Ghoul here of all places.
"W-What are they doing here?" He asked with wide eyes. Next, the figure behind Jason spoke up.
"My my, Ayato-kun, I didn't hear about your sister being here, aren't you both just gorgeous! I'm so jealous." He said, stressing the word and licking his ring finger slowly and noisily. Touka looked slightly shocked and appalled at the two standing in the doorway, before glaring at them, silently telling them to leave immediately.
"I'm impressed you found me, Yamori." Ayato said looking at the man in question with hatred and a hint of nervousness. Meanwhile, Yamori had stepped into the middle of the room, with his hands stuck in his pockets. Yamori merely grinned at him.
"The only thing I had to do was follow Banjou-kun. Your men sure are the best, huh Ayato-kun?" He asked, chuckling darkly.
"We were only sent to negotiate with the-" Banjou was suddenly cut off as Yamori viciously kicked a stool into his face, cracking a few bones and sending Banjou back to the floor. Then, Yamori walked towards the gathered staff of Anteiku, cracking a finger on the way, unnerving everyone with the crystal clear sound it emitted, which bounced off the walls ominously. Suddenly, Yamori abruptly stopped as a grave-faced Yoshimura stood in his way. No words were exchanged between the old man and Yamori, but neither made a move. Then, Yamori spoke up.
"Step aside, I need to learn you that Aogiri doesn't negotiate, we take what we want." Yamori said, still grinning. Yoshimura didn't budge, seemingly unfazed by the threat.
"Fine, you'll be the example then." Yamori said, but before he could release his Kagune to strike the weathered Ghoul blocking his way, Touka suddenly charged at his back.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing, threatening Anteiku! You can fuck off or I will make you!" She hissed in anger. Touka jumped forward preparing a vicious kick, which Yamori nonchalantly blocked by raising a single arm.
"Hm?" Yamori asked as he looked over his shoulder toward Touka, who was readying her next attack. Before her second assault could reach Yamori however, a fist suddenly collided with her face, sending her flying several feet away. That fist belonged to none other than her own brother. Touka growled in rage and unleashed her Kagune, the singular wing flaring out from her shoulder. Before she could attack however, she was interrupted by the door being kicked from the hinges and flying through the room.
"You will make me leave? I'm actually in the mood to play, so let's see who wins." The voice said, chuckling mirthlessly. As the final unwelcome intruder set foot in Anteiku, the staff of Anteiku were confused as to the identity of the new enemy, whilst the members of Aogiri Tree's eyes widened as they recognized him as Mukade, The One-Eyed King. As one, they dropped to a knee and fell silent, even Yamori.
The members of Anteiku were utterly confused as to why everyone suddenly dropped to a knee and bowed for the newcomer. Though they didn't recognise him, they all felt an aura of death radiating from him, sending them all a step back, besides Yoshimura. But even the old Ghoul looked slightly unnerved by the man that had entered Anteiku. If his suspicions were correct, then there was little hope of getting out of this situation. After a period of tense silence, Ayato was the first to speak.
"Mukade-sama, we are here, as you instructed." Ayato said. He could feel the stare that his leader gave him, sweating slightly as he remembered the last time the One-Eyed King had gotten annoyed. Kaneki didn't say anything, but merely let his gaze roam through the room. But before he could speak, Nishiki unleashed his Kagune and stood next to Touka, glaring at Kaneki and trying to ignore his instinct, which screamed at him to run as far away from this man as he could. Then, going against their better judgement, Touka and Nishiki rushed forward, splitting to the left and right, and charged at Kaneki from both sides, having enough of getting threatened. Yoshimura panicked slightly as he knew Touka and Nishiki would be absolutely annihilated if they attacked Mukade.
As Touka and Nishiki neared Kaneki, he didn't even move a muscle, both workers smirked as they though they had already won with superior speed and the element of surprise. They both sent their Kagune rushing forward, trying to kill Kaneki as quickly as possible. The moment their Kagune came withing striking distance, Kaneki simply vanished. Touka and Nishiki stopped dead in their tracks and whipped their heads around, trying to find their opponent. Suddenly, they both screamed in pain as their Kagune were completely ripped out of their bodies. Kaneki appeared again, holding both Kagune in his hand as if they were nothing, he looked at them nonchalantly before tearing them both apart and letting the pieces fall to the floor softly. Nishiki dropped to his knees, nearly blacking out from the excruciating pain. His lower back was a river of blood as it was violently ripped open, exposing nerves and bones. Every coherent thought was replaced by a haze of agony. He fell forward, and tried to break his fall with his arms on reflex, yet his muscles simply couldn't support anything due to the liquid fire engulfing his entire nervous system, overloading everything in his body, and so Nishiki fell to the floor with a 'thud' and lay there breathing heavily, eyes wide and body writhing.
Touka fared slightly better, falling onto a table which she latched onto for support as her legs gave out under her, her shoulder was a gruesome patchwork of muscle and bone with a huge part missing, which was once the place her kagune was anchored to her body. Though still able to talk, Touka could barely form sentences as her mind screamed in agony, and her muscles threatened to collapse under the immense pain.
"Y-You-" She was suddenly cut off as Kaneki appeared right in front of her, smiling sadistically before forcing his hand into her bloodied shoulder, opening it open wider in the process. Touka could only scream as her sight blurred from the torture she was being put through. She could feel every piece of her shoulder being ripped apart, the bone cracking and the muscle tearing. Tears flowed freely from her eyes as she could barely see anything. The colours of the room were simly distorted and blurred. Not a single sound but a guttural scream of agony could be forced out of her mouth. Her ears barely registered the gruesome sound of flesh being ripped from the bone above her own screams. Withing seconds, she was soaked in crimson blood, staining her meticulously cleaned waitress uniform. Then, abruptly, the pain stopped and Touka slid to the floor, her body going into absolute shock from the pain. Her shoulder was ripped apart and her arms seemed to be hanging loosely by a strand of bare muscle, connecting it to her torso.
The sight of his two co-workers lying on the floor writhing and twitching, eyes open wide and mouths agape as if frozen in the middle of screaming in agony and despair. Caused Enji to roar in absolute rage. Meanwhile, the members of Aogiri Tree looked on in disbelief at their leader. Banjou was beyond terrified of what he had seen. Ayato was watching the scene of his sister screaming with wide, shocked eyes. Yamori was merely smiling sickeningly at the scene, almost bursting with joy at seeing Mukade, the Ghoul he respected and feared above all others. torturing someone.
Meanwhile, Enji had charged at Kaneki in a haze of rage, seeing nothing but the red curtain that clouded his vision and judgement. In his rage fueled sprint toward his target, Enji released his Bikaku Kagune and jumped high into the air. swinging his Kagune down vertically in a violent attack. Kaneki merely sidestepped the wild attack and grabbed the Enji's Kagune with his bare hands, using it as leverage to throw Enji all the way across the room, through the wall on the opposite side of the room. Enji was not finished yet however, as he emerged from the dust cloud, and ran towards Kaneki again. Just before he reached Kaneki, he dashed toward the right and twisted around, using the momentum of the twist to swing his Bikaku Kagune toward Kaneki in a wide arc, with the goal to cleave Kaneki in two.
Kaneki merely tensed his legs and jumped over the arc of the swing and sent a kick towards Enji's knee as soon as he landed, as Enji tried to recover from his missed attack. The knee shattered under the impact of the Kaneki's extremely powerful kick, causing Enji to yell in pain and drop down, resting on the other, undamaged knee. Kaneki was not finished however, as he dashed around Enji, and grabbed his Kagune in one swift motion. Kaneki then violently whirled around, dragging Enji with him by the Bikaku Kagune, and sent him crashing through several pieces of furniture in an arc until he abruptly let go of the Kagune and Enji flew through the air and crashed through the bar, leaving a gaping hole in the wooden bartable and smashing countless glasses and mugs into millions pieces, sending the shatttered pieces sailing through the room. Kaneki calmly walked towards Enji, grabbed his Kagune once again, and put a foot on his back for leverage, before he could rip Enji's Kagune out though, he felt Yoshimura running towards him.
"Ah, so you can fight." Kaneki thought, smirking as he turned around and saw Yoshimura dashing toward him with surprising speed, considering his age. Even Yoshimura's pacifism had it's limits, and so, with his mouth settled in a thin line and his eyes slightly open, revealing his Kakugan, he charged at the famed Mukade. Ayato and Yamori looked ready to assist, until Kaneki raised his hand, warning them not to interfere. As Yoshimura was running, a shell of armor slowly started to form around the old Ghoul. After which his arms morphed into two gigantic swords and his shoulders sprouted patches of huge, razor-sharp crystal shards. Yoshimura's body was now engulfed in a shell of armor, and lastly, his grim face was hidden as a mask grew over it, with one large eye on the right glaring at Kaneki, who remained unfazed at the sight of one of the fearsome One-Eyed Owls.
Suddenly, six blood red Rinkaku tentacles burst forth from Kaneki's lower back and Kaneki looked at the towering form of Yoshimura's Kakuja charging towards him with an emotionless stare, whilst his Rinkaku tentacles twitched behind him, seemingly eager to rip through flesh and shatter bones.
"You're not the true One Eyed Owl, Yoshimura, you have no chance." Kaneki said matter-of-factly. This did nothing to stop Yoshimura, as he had almost reached Kaneki. Kaneki laughed loudly in sickening delight, tilting his head to the side, before his Kakugan emerged. Ayato and Banjou looked on in shock, never having seen their leader's Kakugan in person, only having heard stories about it. Yamori meanwhile, was trembling in excitement as he watched the events unfold. His eyes radiated sadism and bloodlust as he watched the gruesome spectacle, unable to keep it in, Yamori started to laugh uncontrollably.
Yoshimura had reached Kaneki and wasted no time in swinging one of his swords in a powerful overhead swing, which Kaneki swiftly dodged by jumping to the left, whilst giggling slightly.
"I'll enjoy your screams, Yoshimura." Kaneki said, grinning sadistically. Yoshimura had already recovered from the missed attack, which had caused a web of cracks to appear on the floor where his sword had impacted, and pulled back slightly, before dashing forward with great speed for his massive Kakuja and tried to impale Kaneki with a quick thrust of his right sword. However, instead of dodging, Kaneki turned his body slightly to the right and sent two Rinkaku tentacles rushing forward, landing a glancing blow on Yoshimura's sword, which was mid-thrust, and sent the attack slightly off-course. As the sword narrowly missed Kaneki and embedded itself in the wall behind Kaneki, Kaneki himself dashed forward and sent two more Rinkaku tentacles surging forward straight to Yoshimura's head, however, the attack was blocked when Yoshimura suddenly brought up his left sword and cut through the two tentacles with a quick horizontal swing.
Then, without warning, Yoshimura suddenly fired off a barrage of crystal shards from his left shoulder. With the short distance between them, Kaneki had no time to dodge the hail of crystals, he quickly swung around and positioned his four remaining Rinkaku tentacles between him and the attack. Though the shards ripped Kaneki's Rinkaku Kagune apart, they didn't hit Kaneki. Then, still facing the wall and with his back to Yoshimura, Kaneki dashed toward the wall just as Yoshimura ripped his right sword out of the wall. Kaneki then jumped at the wall, using his superior Ghoul strength to use the vertical surface as a springboard, sending him flying toward Yoshimura at extreme speed. Yoshimura clearly hadn't expected this, and was too late in raising his swords in defence, as Kaneki was already inside his guard before he was able to react. Kaneki smirked and put all of his strength into a vicious kick which connected solidly with Yoshimura's face, cracking the mask and sending the old Kakuja stumbling back.
Now, without being trapped between the wall and Yoshimura, Kaneki had the entire space of the room to his disposal. As Yoshimura recovered after the kick, he sent a burst of crystals from both his shoulders sailing towards Kaneki. However, due to the increase in distance, Kaneki was easily able to use his unmatched speed to weave to the left, easily evading the barrage, and tensing the muscles in his left leg, suddenly dashed towards Yoshimura. As he was right in front of his opponent, all six Rinkaku tentacles suddenly burst forth from Kaneki's lower back again, having regenerated fully in the incredibly short time since they were destroyed. Yoshimura was barely able to bring up his swords in defence as four Rinkaku shot forth, aiming for his torso. The flat of each of his blades blocked two Rinkaku and Yoshimura was about to slash his swords outwards when the last two Rinkaku suddenly surged forth from both sides and impaled both his shoulders, tearing through Kakuja shell without much difficulty and tearing off Yoshimura's cry. Yoshimura merely grunted as he slashed his swords outwards in two diagonal downward arcs, forming an X-shaped attack, which took all four of Kaneki's Rinkaku that had previously been in a stalemate with Yoshimura's blades. Kaneki was forced to jump back and abandon his attack in favour of dodging the twin swings. However, Yoshimura pressed the attack and transitioned his blades from a diagonal arc into a forward thrust with amazing agility. Kaneki had to jump to the right to avoid getting impaled, Yoshimura then swiftly turned his entire body to the left and used the momentum to swing his swords towards Kaneki, who jumped backwards. However, the swords had left their mark, as they had grazed Kaneki's chest, which was ripped open and spewing blood. Bones were visible and flesh was ripped asunder, but Kaneki didn't even wince, instead, he only grinned.
"You know, pain never really bothered me, I stopped caring long ago. It actually feels rather… Comforting." Kaneki said, laughing maniacally. Suddenly he dashed forward so fast, he literally disappeared and was suddenly right in front of Yoshimura, who still hadn't recovered from his wild swing, since Yoshimura had turned his entire body to the left to give his swing momentum, his right side was left completely exposed. Kaneki kept laughing as he used his two remaining Rinkaku to rip Yoshimura's entire right side open with one vicious upwards slice. Yoshimura had recovered and despite the immense pain, brought both his blades over his head and slashed at Kaneki with a desperate overhead swing, which was dodged easily by Kaneki, who simply weaved around Yoshimura's massive body with unmatched speed and sliced his two Rinkaku across Yoshimura's legs. The Kakuja shell did little to hinder Kaneki's Kagune as they ripped clean through and tore apart Yoshimura's leg muscles, who fell to his knees as his legs gave out. Kaneki wasted little time and impaled Yoshimura's chest immediately. Chuckling uncontrollably, Kaneki started twisting his twin Rinkaku, embedded in Yoshimura's chest, causing the old Ghoul to groan in agony as the pain of all his wounds started to overwhelm him.
Then, in one motion, Kaneki ripped his two Rinkaku out of Yoshimura's chest, with a sickening crack, and tore out a part of Yoshimura's backbone in the process. As he let the blood covered bone fall to the floor, Kaneki watched with sick glee as Yoshimura, paralyzed in the lower half of his body until his backbone regenerated, fell to the floor, Kakuja slowly disintegrating, until the form of a bloodied old man lay on the floor in a rapidly expanding pool of blood. As Kaneki walked towards the old man, the gaping wound in his chest finally healed completely, leaving no trace behind of the wound that ripped out Kaneki's entire chest area. Kaneki flipped Yoshimura over nonchalantly with his foot, and leaned close to Yoshimura's face. As Kaneki's Kakugan faded away, he spoke, knowing Yoshimura was still conscious, it would take more to knock out the old Ghoul.
"Now you see, I wanted to negotiate, but that didn't work. Now, let's get this straight, Anteiku with either come to our aid, or we will finish what we started." Kaneki said, glaring straight into the eyes of Yoshimura. He then dropped Yoshimura again and signaled his subordinates to follow him as he walked out into the open air of Tokyo, smiling faintly as his Rinkaku shrunk back into his lower back, making him look like just another ordinary pedestrian. Yamori and Nico were the first to follow, after which Banjou and his squad made their exit. Ayato lingered briefly before glancing back at the bloodied form of Touka, who's Ghoul regeneration had kicked in, before exiting the same way he had barged in, jumping through the smashed window onto the street below, and quickly made his escape from the scene.
Alright, that was one long chapter. I got quite caught up in writing the Kaneki vs Yoshimura fight. Well, take this VERY long chapter as an apology for being gone for so long. Anyway, just in case you're wondering, Kaneki will NOT have a cakewalk story, believe me, after all, there's always Arima. But, he still remains a badass and I love his character, and, he is the One-Eyed King after all! Anyway, leave a review please and I'll see all you awesome readers next chapter! Also, as always, a HUGE thanks to Tsunami Arow for helping with a lot of stuff and generally being an awesome person! Check out her stories if you want to check out some seriously good stories!
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