(image belongs to my current obsession Chiara Bautista/pinterest)

FROM UTA'S POV :

At first, Renji and I used to fight a lot. But from what I noticed, he always held back during our fights as if we both didn't want one of us to end up dead. Then a while after we started to become good friends. You probably noticed that he isn't much of a talker, Ken. But Renji would often go on the rooftop, sit there and watch the city. That's how I came up with the idea for his mask : a raven. Anyway, I never saw his full potential until I saw him fight with Arima. But I'll come to that later. First, you need to know a few things about us.

The 4th ward was a much more dangerous place because it was filled with doves. I was the leader of the ghouls in the area and we were doing fine until Arima and his squad were sent by the CCG headquarters. That's when things became more complicated. Even though, Kaiya lived in the 13th ward, she'd often appear, help us around to fight with the doves and disappear again. I must admit I was glad to have her, there indeed was a fire inside her; there still is. But do you know why I made her a fox mask? Well that is because of her personality. She does remind me of you to be honest. There are two kinds of fox spirits (kitsune) in the mythology : zenko and yako. Kaiya is the kind of person that can be nice but only on the outside. She wouldn't show any bitterness if you don't show her your weakness. But she can also be very malicious and mischievous. That's what I like in her, the fact that she can be a compassionate demon. Also the redhair inspired me but it's not solely that. Anyway, back to our story with Renji.

With Arima's arrival, things were starting to get more difficult for us. Renji asked me specifically to be the one to kill Arima. I could see the determination in his eyes. He told me that his sister was the only person left after his older brother and parents were killed. But the whole orphan thing isn't rare among us, the ghouls. He sure loved his sister, enough to take such a huge risk against a strong opponent. I agreed to help him kill Arima so we began our plan. But Renji wasn't the only person interesting in killing Arima. When she heard that I allowed Renji to be the one to kill the 'CCG's reaper', Kaiya flipped. She was really nice towards Renji. Itori even had a theory that the two would end up together. They were so similar and different at the same time. Both were burnt by the desire of vengeance and anger, there was a special strength inside the two. However, Kaiya being an extrovert and Renji being an introvert; things were interesting to observe from my point of view. Anyway, after Renji insisted on being the one to kill Arima, their whole friendship became much more complicated.

Do you know the fable of the fox and the raven, Ken-kun? Allow me to tell you the story; a raven has found a piece of cheese and retired to a branch to eat it. The fox, mischievous and cunning, wants it for itself and flatters the raven. The raven lets out a caw and the piece of cheese falls and so the fox catches it and runs away. Well this is the thing that basically happened during the fight with Arima but not entirely.

After eliminating a few members of Arima's squad, the reaper finally appeared. Renji lost it and attacked the investigator. However, a third individual was much faster than he was. It was no one else but Kaiya. She jumped between Arima and Yomo, out of nowhere and even managed to hit Arima in a single blow. But that wasn't enough to take down such a talented fighter. That's when Yomo raged and started fighting without holding back. Kaiya on the other hand was on a whole different level, she always has been a vicious one. I was on the other side of the area while watching the whole fight. I noticed another ghoul observing us from the top of a building and now that I'm thinking, I'm pretty sure that was Jason of the 13th ward. Anyway, even though Kaiya was strong, she wasn't strong enough to take down Arima. Instead, she was the one who got hurt the most. The investigator managed to leave a large and deep cut from her neck, down to her hips with his quinque. She fell and we all thought it'd be over for her. Before she was about to get beheaded, Renji showed his true power and distracted Arima. He continued to fight but it didn't take him long to get heavily injured as well. And before Arima could do the final blow that'd kill Renji, another ghoul appeared. It was the owl. He appeared, took Yomo with him and disappeared.

With the ghoul who took Yomo away, we also left the place and took Kaiya with us. For some reason, she didn't die from her injury. Of course that ghoul was the one and only Mr. Yoshimura. After he left, months later, Yomo started working at the Antique Café and something that Yoshimura did or said softened him, a lot. The young, hot-headed ghoul suddenly became a much more peaceful one. Kaiya, on the other hand, remained the same.

In my opinion she was in a dilemma because she had to choose between Yomo's wish and her own desire of vengeance. In the end, she chose her own interest but lost a good friend because of it. After her injuries fully healed, she stayed in the 4th ward with Itori for a while.. She never said why but her stay lasted much longer than any of us expected. I think she waited for Yomo to come back and when he never did; she returned to the 13th ward. That's one of the reasons why their relation became much more complicated and also bitter. The whole story didn't only change Yomo but it also changed Kaiya. She became much more reckless. I didn't see her for a long time but when she came back, there was a different look in her eyes. It was the look of a ravenous beast, restless for bloodshed and chaos. She stopped fighting for survival and she began to fight for pleasure.

I think you should go and talk to Yomo and Yoshimura, I'm sure they will tell you more. Try to avoid the subject with Kaiya, I don't think she'll be as calm as the other two, if you bring it up. Well, she isn't around anyway, I haven't seen her for more than a week I think. But you know the stray cats, they come and they go; you never really know where they belong.