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"Special Investigator Arima! Cochlea is under attack!" a voice called from behind him. Turning, Arima gripped both his briefcases tightly. Was this Kaneki's doing? No. Something told Arima that this was not the half-ghoul's doing.

"Go to the command center. Call CCG Headquarters and tell them what's happening. Let them decide who to send. I'll head out and see just what we're dealing with," he said, his apathetic expression never changing. The man nodded, running in the opposite direction. To be honest, the man wasn't too worried. They had Arima. What could possibly happen?

Arima walked to the center, looking above to get a clear view of everything. Falling from above were figures wearing the robes of Aogiri. He watched them carefully, judging when they would land. Then, he gripped his briefcases.

"IXA. Narukami. Assist me now," he whispered, almost as a prayer. Then, he pressed the buttons on the briefcases. Now, he held two quinques in his hand.

First, was IXA. It was a long, black lance. It was capable of easily piercing a ghoul's flesh, and it could expand. Once he willed it, it could also go into defensive mode, where it would change into a large shield, able to block almost all attacks.

In his other hand he held Narukami. It was a long, golden lance. It also had two forms. It was a long silver blade, which was incredibly durable, and could slice through even a Koukaku kagune. It's second form was also powerful. The blades separated, and they stored energy. They could fire bolts of electrical energy at his foes, and they would track any enemies. They were incredibly difficult to dodge.

In short, Arima was not an Investigator to be trifled with.

Before they reached Arima, most of the ghouls changed course, heading towards other areas of Cochlea. Three, however, landed a few meters from Arima, brandishing their kagune.

The leader of the small group was a small man with long blond hair. A blue Koukaku kagune covered his right arm. Behind him were two large, bald men, with identical masks. They had no kagune out.

"So this is Arima. Let's see what he does, little bros!" he yelled emotionally, running towards Arima.

"Naki, leader of the White Suits. S rated," Arima muttered to himself, blocking the ghoul's first attack. Then, he sliced diagonally, decapitating the ghoul and killing him easily. Then, with a flick of his wrist, Narukami's blades opened, and the two other large ghouls were blasted to pieces by its electrical power.

Making sure that no other ghouls were sneaking up on him, he calmly walked out of the center, looking for other opponents.

"Aogiri's here too?!" Nishio yelled, running forward through Cochlea. There were Doves everywhere. And now they had to deal with Aogiri too? He had his mask on, which designated him as Serpent, an S rated ghoul.

"Yes, that seems to be the case," the manager mumbled. Suddenly, he stopped. The other members of Anteiku turned to see the manager walking away.

"Where are you going, Yoshimura?" Yomo asked, having a small idea. The manager turned, giving them a small smile.

"It is very dangerous here. With both Aogiri and the Doves, I think it would be best if I fight with all my power, to lessen all their numbers. And, if I'm lucky, Eto will show herself as well."

And just like that, he left, without another word.

"It's alright guys! Let's head to the center to try and find Kaneki!" Touka yelled, running in that direction.

Unbeknownst to them, Arima was heading in the same direction.

They reached each other within minutes. Both parties entered the center at the same time, unaware of the others' presence. Suddenly, Touka recognized the white-haired ghoul Investigator. She turned deathly pale, knowing that this was the Death God of the CCG.

She prepared herself, ready to face this adversary, when suddenly, another figure stepped in front of the group. Throwing off his mask, Yomo stood, an angry expression on his face.

"Arima…" he growled. The Investigator heard him, raising his quinques.

"You killed my sister," Yomo said, his raven-like wings slowly spreading from his shoulders.

"Forgive me," Arima answered. This threw Yomo off, and Arima used that moment to attack. He crossed the distance between them in seconds, slashing with IXA. Yomo barely had enough time to block the strike with his kagune, leaping into the sky, shooting down crystalline projectiles at Arima. The Investigator simply raised Narukami, and it widened in its defensive mode, blocking all the shards.

Yomo landed, sprinting at Arima with all his speed. He slashed with his hardened kagune, but Arima's defense was impenetrable.

Koma and Irimi were the first to awaken from their stupor. Yelling in anger, they both leapt into the air, ready to strike at Arima. Their attacks never landed. Right when their attacks were about to hit home, Arima swung Narukami in a wide arc, killing Irimi. Shocked beyond belief, Koma was unable to defend himself as he was shocked to death by Narukami's energy shocks.

Touka fell to her knees, unable to stomach it. Two of her closest comrades, killed in an instant. Yomo seemed oblivious, however. He simply renewed his attack. However, he seemed to be growing slower.

Arima noticed this, and took the opportunity to slice at his neck. By a stroke of luck, Yomo drew back, and he only received a deep cut on his neck.

Breathing heavily, Yomo landed. He was covered in sweat, even though the battle had only lasted a few minutes. Nishio stepped forward, his blue, snake-like tail slithering out of his lower back.

"I'm here, Yomo. Catch your breath!" he yelled, running at Arima. He chuckled to himself, knowing that his chances of success were non-existent. To protect himself, he wrapped most of his kagune around his body, leaving his limbs free to attack. He sent a punch towards the white-haired Investigator, only to find himself missing his entire arm. He had never even seen the man move!

He stumbled back, unwrapping his kagune. It would do no good defending himself if he had no offensive power. He stayed back, using his Bikaku kagune to stab and slash at Arima, but the man was incredible, dodging every attack Nishio threw.

"Damn it!" Nishio roared, throwing away all restraint and sprinting at Arima, hardening his kagune as much as he could. He would slam it into the cocky Investigator. He would crush him. He would-

Arima raised his quinque to block the attack, and Nishio's kagune shattered, leaving him defenseless.

Stunned, Nishio couldn't defend himself. Arima ran him through with IXA, before throwing him back, here he landed next to Touka, coughing up blood.

"Nishio, no!" Touka screamed, horrified. It was only her, Yomo, and-

She looked around quickly, to make sure. Hide was missing. Where had he gone? She had last seen him when they had first entered. But right now, she couldn't worry about that. She had another ghoul to attend to.

"Shitty brat… Don't worry about me. Go find Kaneki. Tell him… tell him I tried," he coughed, a single tear falling from his eye. Then, Nishio died, and the blood stopped flowing.

Touka could only sit there, holding him in her arms, tears flowing freely from her eyes. Why? Why had this happened? If only… If only she had been stronger…

So that was how Kaneki felt. Unable to save those you loved, out of weakness. Being forced to watch them die. But, just then, she didn't want revenge. Her hope was gone. What could she do?

Suddenly, Yomo stepped forward again, his wings flaming. He turned to Touka, a sad look on his face.

"What is hope?" he said, turning back to Arima. However, he still addressed Touka.

"Get out of here, Touka. Go find Kaneki…"

"I'm going to go see my sister."

Yomo walked towards Arima, his fists clenched. The white-haired Dove simply stood there, the same apathetic expression on his face. Touka didn't move.

"How much will you take from me, Arima…?" Yomo said. Arima didn't answer.

"I'm sorry, my friends. I didn't mean for this to happen. But… I promise you…"

His wings grew incredibly large, and Yomo crouched, ready to attack with all his power. Arima raised his quinque, charging an energy shock that would be sure to kill Yomo.

"Next time, I will protect you!"

Arima fired, and Yomo charged.

Yomo saw his sister there, smiling at him.

"I'm proud of you, Renji."

Before their attacks collided, a large, black hand blocked Arima's attack and knocked Yomo back to where Touka was. In surprise, Yomo looked to see what it was.

It was a large, black kagune. It slithered back to it's owner, who stood a few meters away, standing between the two combatants.

He had black hair, and he wore a black coat. He had mismatched eyes. They were emotionless. One was gray, while the other had a black sclera, and a red iris.

Kaneki.

There you go! I hope you enjoyed this! I spent most of the day writing this, and now I think I can go to bed. Goodnight, my dear readers!