CHAPTER 11: DEVIL'S SPAWN

Defeated once more, Hinami is gasping for air, her arms clenching her wounds. With one bleeding eye, she looked at the new reaper, quinque pointed directly at her now.

"I am just doing my work" He raised his quinque to slice the remaining form of the defeated ghoul.

"Suzuya No!" Hairu screamed at the investigator. Kaneki's kagune shielded the young ghoul.

"Stand down Suzuya. We don't need to fight" Ui ordered although the idea of helping these monsters left a bitter taste inside his mouth.

"The Bureau Chief ordered a massive killing. I can't stop here or Shinohara-san will—" The new reaper was in deep thought until Hairu shook him.

"Forget about what Furuta ordered you to do!"

"I can't. The Bureau Chief's order is to kill Kaneki Ken" Juuzou answered automatically like a robot modified into perfection.

"Another marionette of the Washuu King" Eto showed up along with Tatara. Juuzou hissed upon seeing the owl who took away his hope that night two years ago.

"Takatsuki-san" Kaneki greeted the Aogiri's founder.

"I am not with your wife if that is what you want to ask. I went to a different direction for the hope to settle my unsettled business with that perverted bastard" She realized without even exerting effort what Kaneki Ken is about to ask next so she answered him before he could even ask.

"Then who was left with them?"

"Why don't you check? Do I look like a nanny to you?" Eto snapped, her kagune grabbed Juuzou's prosthetic leg and she pulled it even before he can scratch her. "Little Reaper, Arima Kishou could have avoided that. What kind of poor lad did Furuta replace his brother with?"

"You—"

"Suzuya stop" Ui stepped in between the younger dove and the owl. "You won't be able to see Special Class Shinohara if you are to die here"

"Indeed" A voice said and they all turned their head to see none other than Matsuri, Amon, Akira and the Quinx except for Shinsapei and Mutsuki who were both knocked up by Urie and the rest of the Quinx to stop them from harming anyone.

"What's happening here?" Koori looked confused at the mash up of individuals just outside the tunnel. The Humans and Ghoul are standing side by side.

"Looks like they are planning to destroy the evidences along with the witnesses" Amon answered in behalf of everyone. He's not really familiar with Nimura Furuta because the boy joined CCG by the time Amon went missing after Anteiku's raid years ago and thus he doesn't have any idea what kind of person this man is but the fact that all he heard from Marude and the rest are negative, he had decided to lend them a hand to stop this Furuta brat.

"Amon Koutarou?!" Ui gasped the same goes for Juuzou. They were informed that he might have died in the Anteiku raid and so seeing him here quite surprised the duo.

"Eye patch, come with us. Someone needs to talk to you and your group is no longer safe here" Amon said to Ken after nodding towards Ui and Juuzou's direction.

"I-I can't allow CCG to capture my group or myself— Furuta will—" Kaneki reluctantly said.

"Kichimura Washuu is missing. There was a report from Special Class Itsuki Marude that there were blood stains found inside his office but there's no report if it is his or from someone else. Nagachika wants to see you too"

"Furuta is alive. He was here with us" Ui Koori argued. That means he is really friends with ghouls or worst he must be a ghoul too. Koori scolded himself for trusting that man.

"Hide is alive?" His eyes widen in surprised "But Amon-san, Furuta is still CCG's director" Kaneki wants to see Hide or rather he delude himself that he wants to see his friend despite the fact of not thinking of him unless he is in grave danger or dire situation.

"Not anymore" Matsuri mumbled from behind them. "That illegitimate child never deserves that title anyway." He still begrudge his grandfather for choosing that brat over him.

"And you do? You could have done worst!" Hairu slapped the man "This is all the Washuu clan's fault. Damn your grandfather!" She spit at him. If only Tsuneyoshi— then Furuta will never end up as rotten as he is now. Hairu heard a lot of things that might have triggered Furuta's sanity and turned him so rotten; one of them is the fact that Tsuneyoshi abandoned him.

"Special Class Washuu?!" Suzuya gasped. "You are alive!"

"We are wasting time" Matsuri rubs his cheek.

"Oho someone is holding a grudge against his Little Uncle" Eto snorted. Can't accept that an illegitimate child was legitimized? Aware of how huge each Washuu's pride is, she suspected that Matsuri hates the fact that he's been thrown away in favour of an illegitimate child.

"Kaneki" Touka muttered weakly from where Furuta is holding her captive, her body bruised from her fight against the Washuu king. Touka never had a chance not even before the man sprayed the RC suppressor and knock her up. His movements are too quick and precise, he made sure to hit her with every single attack he did.

"Sorry to disappoint you but my name is Souta" Nimura whispered onto her ear, roughly he grabbed a handful of her hair "I heard you are eating human food so that means you are weaker than before" He almost cackled.

"He'll kill you" Touka bit her lip because of how a handful of her hair was ripped off of her scalp.

"Your husband is nothing but an offering to the dragon and I'll show you how a real king works" Furuta hissed.

"…" Touka did not like the close proximity they have. Souta is indeed good-looking but Touka doesn't like the man no matter how charming he is because there is something dangerous lurking in this Souta persona.

"Is there anything you want to do?" Souta asked almost too polite that anyone who never saw the man's other side will believe that he is from heavens.

"Fuck you"

"I would love to but I am quite busy as of the moment." Faint smile adorn his face.

"…" She looked at him with disgust and anger. A few hours ago, Touka and the GOAT were raided by CCG's elite force. They were all caught off guard thus all they could do was to evacuate those who can't fight and those who can fight will have to hold the doves till the escapees can find a better place to hide. On their way to the tunnel the spy child ambushed them, a few of them died but the Zero squad give them enough time to escape. Everything is well until Little Jason showed up before they can step into their escape route and Hinami told her to leave. Eto vanished out of nowhere but Touka suspected she will search for Kichimura.

"Eto! Where the hell are you going?!" Touka squeezed the older woman's arms

"None of your business Rabbit" She left in a hurry once Touka's hold loosens.

"…" Touka and the rest run towards the exit point to escape when Kichimura Washuu showed up in front of the retreating group. Touka cussed.

"Going somewhere?" Amused, Kichimura asked. Dark coloured eyes glinting with mischief.

"Kichimura Washuu" Touka clenched her fists; she can feel the cold sweat on her back. Touka was informed that every single investigator who was raised in that garden is all skilled in fighting with or without a quinque. The man in front of them is one of those children and Arima Kishou's youngest brother. "Go everyone!" She shouted at the other ghouls. At first the children among their ranks refused to leave but when they saw the quinque that is hanging at his belt everyone rushed out and Touka's ukaku shards tried to hit the man.

"You must be Kirishisma Touka-san" Furuta dodges the kagune shards that were sent towards his direction. "Hikari and Arata Kirishima's daughter, Ayato Kirishima's older sister. I heard a lot of things about you"

"?!" She was startled at the sudden close proximity they have and she shivered when a gentle hand soothes her baby bump. Furuta grabbed her head afterwards and he smashed her to the wall.

"They said you are Kaneki's wife now and you are carrying his brat" Nimura chuckled because of how quick the woman jerked away. "Too bad, I thought we can have some fun but I am really in hurry so why don't we go to my place hmmm"

"Y-" Whatever she is about to say never reach the man's ear for she was knocked up by the man himself. When Touka opened her eyes, the first thing she realized is that she woke up on a bed. She looked around her but the place is unfamiliar and the scent in the air is quite disgusting too.

"I see that you are awake now, Kirishima-san" Furuta walked closer and he sits beside the queen.

"…" Touka glared at him and she tried to slap him really hard across his face just to wipe that perverted grin on his lips but Furuta grabbed her hand even before she can hit him

"tut tut tut You'll hurt your child if you move too much" Furuta waggles his finger in front of her face and yet he removed the things that refrain her from speaking.

"Let me leave and I will never show them your hideout" Touka said.

"That's an interesting bargain but I am not really keen with entering useless pact and I fear that your whim is irrelevant as of the moment"

"Why are you doing this? You are a half gho—" Souta rudely muffled her using his gloved hand. The man's expression darkens along with his mood.

"Don't say something that might ruin my reputation unless you want me to gouge out your baby and force you to eat it. Are we clear?" Furuta said in a tone that will not allow any disobedience from the queen and Touka felt the same fear she felt when she fought Arima Kishou.

"…" Touka nodded her head vigorously. She knows that the man will not think twice if she further displeased him. The man's hand that muffled her already released her and she observed Nimura's facial features. This man is the one who perpetuated Rize and Kaneki's incident. Rize Kamishiro's half-brother and former lover, a very handsome young man that is so rotten inside. Benevolence and Innocence left the man a very long time ago.

"Yuki!" Kaneki rushed to the ghoul child "Where is Touka?"

"King" The boy sniffles miserably with all the orphans in the group. "Kichimura took her away and we can't do anything because he is so strong. Sorry King"

"?!" Kaneki jerked away as if he's been slap. Furuta took my wife! He stood up and is about to rush to wherever Furuta is if Hide did not showed up.

"Hide" Kaneki's silver coloured eyes widened "H-How"

"Why am I not invited on your wedding? I am your best friend!" Hide pat the man's back.

"I—" Kaneki stares at the floor in shame. Not only had he thought that Hide is dead, he too forgot about him.

"Man! It was a joke. Let's go to where Marude-san is waiting for us" He holds out his hand to his childhood friend. Hide always loved Kaneki like a brother and to see him once more made him really happy.

Kaneki reluctantly agreed to go on the surface along with his group if not for Amon's reassurance that Furuta won't be able to do anything to them unless he wants to be in so much trouble. However, Eto is convinced that the Washuu King is planning something that will send them all to hell.

Meanwhile at the heart of the first ward, Marude check a few files from CCG achieve and yet he found nothing suspicious. The man sits in front of the computer screen and he browses more of the files for the hope to find something that will lead them to the hidden truth however, a report about a group of ghouls standing in front of CCG's main office drag him back to reality.

"Special Class Marude! We have a problem! Ghouls—" One of the investigators panted, fear is written all over his face.

"What is it again?" Itsuki sigh in exasperation.

"Please come with us!"

"…" Marude reached the entrance of CCG and he will not lie that when he saw the group gathering in front of them somewhat scared him too. Who wouldn't be scared if you see SSS rate One-eyed owl along with so many of her followers. Not to mention that Kaneki Ken is with them while they have no one who can stop them. Arima Kishou is dead after all.

"Marude-san" Hideyoshi called, he is lucky that Ogura gave him a gift that can help him to talk.

"Nagachika the hell are you doing and why are you even with them? They are ghouls!"

"So is the Washuu clan that you doves were serving" Eto said with mild interest.

"Wait the Washuu clan is a ghoul clan?! Then Furuta—" Yonebayashi gaped.

"No" Arima Kishou said loud enough for the others to hear him. He arrived with Kimi Nishino and a few researchers, files on their hands. "Furuta is half human like us and every agent who was raised in the garden. We were fathered by a pureblood Washuu. Ching Li included" Arima revealed. "Yet we were born without a kagune and we can eat human food. The only thing that is special about us is our highly developed physical attributes and a shorter lifespan. We die around our thirties"

"Arima-san?!" Hairu, Shio, Yusa and Rikai were delighted to see him once more but something is not right.

"I will explain later" He told the children of the garden as if he read what is running inside their head.

"You are also—" Higemaru and the Quinx eyed the Taiwanese quinx.

"Half human" Hsiao sighed. Please do not ask anything anymore. Afraid is an understatement. She's more so afraid especially that the truth about her ancestry has been revealed.

"You did not tell us. Did you think that we'll judge you?" Yonebayashi frowned.

"It's a protocol of the Garden and the Washuu clan to never reveal our real identities and ancestry" Hairu answered in behalf of the younger demi-human.

"Special Class Arima, you and the others can pass through the RC gates without triggering it, how is that even possible if half of you is from a ghoul?" Juuzou Suzuya asked. The new CCG reaper eyed the older reaper with suspicion especially on how the man is well and alive. "Same goes for the one-eyed owl. She passed through one of those when we met her two years ago"

"There is a special trick to the gates. There's a specific system to prevent false alarms not only for the quinque. This said system was also being utilized for the sake of special individuals. The system will react as false positive when any member of the Washuu clan to which garden graduates belongs passes through the gate because their RC cell pattern belongs to the Washuu." Marude revealed to everyone present. Most were too shock while there are those who were no longer surprise.

"But that did not answer Special Class Suzuya's question on why the owl can pass through the gate too" Hanbee muttered. He along with the rest of Suzuya's squad was standing behind their leader.

"My father and the Binge Eater Rize Kamishiro are ghouls of V and any members of V can pass through the gate. We gain immunity because of the kakuhou we have. Kurona Yasuhisa and Kaneki Ken's kakuhou were from Rize. Seidou and Kotarou's kakuhou were from my father, the owl you fought in Anteiku raid. Anyway, is Furuta Nimura no longer here? I have to settle things with him" Eto inquired.

"You sent a ghoul from Aogiri tree after him" Marude snapped. They were witnesses who claimed that Furuta was attacked by Rio Shikorae when he was on his way home back to the office and that explains the bloodstains in his office but no one can say if he is dead or where is he.

"I would have slit his throat myself rather than sending someone whom I know will fail in taking the bastard child's life." Annoyed, Eto answered in a baneful manner.

"Hey" She called out to the man sitting into the sofa inside the room where they keep her lock. She wriggles her hands to lessen the stiffness that she can feel.

"Yes?" He barely paid attention to her for the last two hours because for now nothing is more interesting than the Gintama manga.

"I—" The awkward silence was destroyed by her growling stomach. Her cheeks turned crimson out of embarrassment.

"Hmmm" He put down his manga at the space next to him before he stood up to give the woman the plate that he brought with him awhile ago.

"…" Touka gulped nervously, the scent of human food made her dizzy.

"I have this too in case things like this happens" He put another plate in front of her. He removed the cover, revealing a neatly lined pâté.

"Thank you" She chewed the pâté first but looks like her baby doesn't want it. She spit the munched portion on her hand.

"…" He eyed her with disgust but nevertheless he helped her to clean her own mess.

"Furuta-san right?" Touka carefully asked. "Or do you prefer Washuu-san?"

"Furuta is fine" Souta said.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Doing what exactly, Kirishima-san?"

"Hurting others. Why did you hurt her too? I heard from Kaneki that you loved Rize"

"That is a good question that doesn't need any answer" Dark coloured eyes met her azure ones. Furuta's eyes are void of any emotion aside from hatred. Touka almost flinched as Furuta's cold fingers cupped her cheek.

"…"

"You know Associate Special Class loves you so much"

"I know"

"That is why if I want to have the things that I wish for; I have to use you and him. This is all part of work you know so don't get mad"

"Eto—"

"What about her?"

"She—" She was startled when the door burst open revealing Roma and Itori who are both standing at the doorway.

"Sou! Kanou said you need meet with him! Arima Kishou escaped!" Roma dragged him out and slammed the door behind them while Itori stays in behalf of Souta.

"Does he know about his child?' Touka asked

"Failure to his part will result to death"

"Why? Why are you all doing this?" Touka clenched her fists.

"You beleaguered ghouls are nothing but fools. With these eyes, we saw a lot of things, with these ears we heard a lot too and yet each of our experiences tells us the same things over and over again that this world loves no one but humans but not us, ghouls"

"Kaneki is an idiot at times and he is blind of other things but he can understand humans and ghouls alike. He gave us hope that humans will understand us, ghouls" She defended. The answer she was seeking for so long is starting to wash over them like scalding water. The Clowns hates humans.

"You all cling at Kanekichi and you think of him as your only hope and salvation but that is not the case for us, Clowns."

"Bullshit!" Touka screamed at the older ghoul "That is the Clowns' chosen king, isn't he? Your king is a natural born hybrid that is why you find hope in him because he is more capable of understanding all of us but Kaneki can understand us too." Touka pointed out as she screams at her.

"If you love your king, if you care about your king then watching till the end is the least that you can do. That is what I believe." Itori stares at them. "That is why we let Souta to do whatever he pleased and we'll support him till the end. He is the Clowns' chosen king"

"If you really love your king then stop him from being a self-destructive asshole! Don't watch his destruction. You saw something in him that you never found on Kaneki."

"Touka-chan, you are indeed like Ren-chan. You two changed a lot after you met Yoshimura Kuzen but that is not our case. No matter what, we could never be warm. Emptiness always lies in wait. That is why despite our wounds that does not bleed; we can never feel any warm. None at all."

"Even if that is the case—" She pursed her lips upon seeing Itori's mask of playfulness slipped.

"The negotiations are over, Touka-chan. Now if you'll excuse me, I have something more important to attend to. If you ever try to escape, your friends will pay and don't ever think we'll not harm them beyond repair." Itori left once. She slammed the door and locked it.

"Is it really fine with you that your brother joined them?" Donato inquired, he along with the other clowns aside from Itori who was in-charge of watching over their visitor leisurely gathers inside Kanou's office. The researcher left them a moment ago after he explained to them the mechanics of Oggai's role in awakening the Washuu clan's taboo.

"It's okay! It's okay! A very close friend of mine promised to keep an eye on him for me in case he is planning to ruin our show. Anyway, He'll be more useful there than he'll be more useful to us" Furuta reassured the older clown, a playful smile adorns his lips.

"You really love your game don't you?" Roma squishes the rubber ducky that she borrowed from the youngest clown executive; the man enjoys his fresh meal.

"Are we not all the same? We are spectators from high after all" He licked his lips to make sure that there will be no smear of blood that taints his lips.

"You are really a skilled one Bureau Chief" Nico, another face of the clowns beamed to their youngest member. For once, he is really attracted at the taste of victory on their part.

"Oh please no flattery. The Washuu clan has just been staying their hands for a long time that is all. I will bring an end on their useless, pointless squabbles here and now"

"The beleaguered Ghouls might well just die out at this rate" Sitting comfortably on top of Kanou's desk, Uta mumbled. The door of Kanou's office creaked open revealing the busty clown ghoul.

"Bearing witness to the moment of their destruction wouldn't that be divine? We'll watch from the whole thing from the best seats in the house. Watch as the curtains falls" Like all the members of the clowns who thrives on creating chaos and destruction, Itori is delighted at the mere fact that the Clowns will always have the last laugh.

"I will bring out the strongest enemy that is capable of one-punching the likes of those blithering fools. In honour of my Washuu roots, let's call it DRAGON" Souta clenched his gloved fist and like his friends, an insane grin adorn their lips.