WARNING! WARNING!
WARNING! THIS STORY DOES HAVE MAJOR VIOLENCE AND FOUL LANGUAGE! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!
WARNING! WARNING!
An infant ghoul stared up at the woman who had killed his mother but no tears nor sobs left that child. The CCG investigator did not kill this child like she did his mother. Instead she followed orders & took the child to a secret facility & there the ghoul was raised, under false pretenses, for one purpose: To hunt & kill other ghouls. They call him The Cannibal.
CCG Database
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Location: Thirteenth ward, Tokyo, Japan
Date & Time: 01/13/1990, 23:37
Operatives: Special Class Hiro Ishimaru, Associate Special Class Nitta Tokie, Second Class Saruwatari Ayumu, Second Class Seo Ikku
Objective: Locate and take down SS-rated Angel and S+-rated Executioner
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Tokyo, the seaport capital of Japan. A vast city with over 30 million registered people populating the large metropolis and perhaps even more due to tourists and other unsavory kinds of visitors that every large city had. Tokyo was a lively city, those who didn't agree were surely lying to themselves. Even now, in the dead of winter the expansive mega-city was still an active one. There were people moving sluggish on the sides of the roads, all bundled up to protect their bodies from the remorseless cold that had enveloped the entire country this time of year. Cars sped by at relatively normal rates, everyone seemed to have a place to go tonight, whether it was their homes or out on the town to have a good time with their friends and/or family. Everyone seemed to have fun or relaxation on their minds, except for a group of four people in white overcoats.
These were people everyone steered clear of, but watched in awe and aspiration as they walked by. These people were the defenders of this city, they protected its people from the supernatural force of their predators. Two male and two female and they were all dressed similarly in suits. Each one of them had large white overcoats over their clothing singling them out of the crowd. Making it obvious that these men and women were members of the CCG of Tokyo. The CCG or Commission of Counter Ghoul was a military like organization founded in 1890 as federal agency. They serve as a criminal investigative body in cases connected to ghouls. And each member follows the Ghoul Countermeasures Law, which happens to be the legal foundation of the CCG's prosecution of ghouls.
Ghouls, ghouls however were something else, something entirely different. They might appear as human but anyone who has ever seen one and lived to tell would say something completely different. Their eyes are black and red called kakugan, and burn with hatred and a deep hunger that all the monsters had, the hunger for human flesh. Ghouls were creatures, or rather monsters in the eyes of the public, that devoured humans. Their very existence was an abomination to modern society and for that reason the CCG was created, to destroy the monsters who meant to devour all semblance of human life and existence.
Other than the fact that ghouls were monsters who ate human beings not much was known of them by the public population. The CCG tended to keep information on ghouls classified and not open to the populous. Perhaps that's what made the people scared of ghouls, the fact that they were almost unknown subjects. But that's what made them both look up to and fear these people in white coats, they fought to protect the people without hesitation. With weapons made specifically to combat ghouls, as normal human killing tools were ineffective against a ghoul's naturally tough skin, the investigators would battle against ghouls for the sake of the people and to rid humanity of their devilish predators. It was something scary, as well as something to be grateful for. And for that reason a few people bowed to them as they walked by.
The investigator in charge of this assignment walked slightly ahead of the rest. He was young, perhaps too young to be such a high ranking investigator but here he was leading an operation. He was of average height for a man of twenty-nine years old, everyone thought this young man was going to be like the famous Kishou Arima, until it was discovered that he had several mental problems. These mental issues affected his appearance as well as his actions in combat. Because he was borderline insane Special Investigator Hiro Ishimaru had sunken in cheeks, much like a corpse and large bags under his eyes like he never slept. His bloodshot orange eyes were covered by stands of long, thin, beige colored hair. His thin lips were turned up in a mischievous smile, like he knew something the other investigators didn't.
The other senior investigator had been assigned to Ishimaru by the chairman himself. She was a pretty woman, several years older than her young superior but she had much more experience and a level head on her shoulders. Her blue eyes were a perfect shade of azure and she had long blonde hair up in a tight bun. She was short but no one ever underestimated the no nonsense female investigator. Her name was Nitta Tokie but she was more commonly referred to by her coworkers as the CCG's Viper. A female investigator with a strict adherence to the rules, as well as being an Associate Special Class and not to mention a hell of a sharpshooter. She was really only on this mission because it was her job to "babysit" Ishimaru and make sure he didn't do anything that wasn't in accords to the CCG's bylaws. She'd been working with the young eccentric for almost a year now and she still couldn't quite figure him out.
The other two investigators were both young, the other female investigator, Saruwatari Ayumu, the youngest of the group and Seo Ikku were both Second Class. They followed their superiors to the CCG van that they'd be taking to the location of the two ghouls they had tracked down. Ayumu and Ikku both were a bit off-put by Special Class Ishimaru's behavior but were afraid to act out on it because of the reputation of Tokie as the Viper of the CCG. So they both walked awkwardly behind the two older investigators in silence.
"The two of you will sit in the back, Ishimaru you're up front. I'll drive." Investigator Tokie said when they reached the CCG van. She then opened the driver's side door and climbed in without another word. The way she spoke was nothing more than a demand for respect, she'd no doubt bite into you if you disobeyed her, so all three complied with her command.
Once inside Ishimaru spoke up, "Hey~ aren't I a higher rank than you~?" He mused, probably not expecting an answer.
But Tokie gave him one anyway, "You may be a higher rank but I have more experience so as a direct command from the chairman himself I am in charge of you. You are to do as I say, when I say and if you break any of the CCG's rules and regulations I am to put you down Investigator Ishimaru. So please, don't make me kill you." Her voice rung out through the van, a bit of sincerity was hidden behind her cold, calculating eyes. Perhaps she actually cared about the mad investigator she was forced to take care of, or maybe she just didn't want to get in trouble with the higher ups.
Turning from the now silent Special Investigator, Tokie slid the keys into the ignition and the van's engine roared to life. Satisfied with the sound she nodded to herself and went about adjusting mirrors and buckling her seat belt. Once she was sure to have all appropriate road regulations, she locked the van doors and pulled out of the parking spot. She drove down the road, constantly checking her speed, surroundings, fuel, and whatnot. All the while Ishimaru was flipping through radio stations, trying to find one he liked. The two younger investigators who sat in the back were having a hushed conversation to themselves.
"Do you know what we're actually doing tonight?" Ikku asked Ayumu. "I mean I know we're going after a couple of ghouls but they're both really powerful, aren't they?" Worry was evident in the young man's voice, he was scared.
Ayumu sighed, "Yea, but we'll be fine. We've been training for this since we enrolled in the Academy Ikku." She looked away from him, not wanting his worries to increase if he noticed that she too was nervous.
Either Tokie had overheard them or she was simply briefing them on the operation because she spoke up in her monotone voice. "Tonight we're going after what's believed to be two ghoul mates. They live in the thirteenth ward and that's why we've been assigned to them, because that's the ward we've all been transferred to." A gasp escaped Ayumu's lips at the words of the older woman, while Ishimaru simple chuckled to himself at the news. Tokie continued, "The ghouls we're after tonight are the well know SS-rated Angel and S+-rated Executioner. They're both very dangerous but it's believed that they now have a child…" She trailed off, while concentrating on turning down a road and they entered the thirteenth ward. "If so she'll be weary from birthing and constantly looking after the child. Your jobs are to backup Investigator Ishimaru as he fights Angel while I deal with the Executioner." Tokie was obviously talking to Ayumu and Ikku. "If there is a child in the house I am to take care of it. Understand that no one is allowed inside the house except for me unless Angel returns inside. I am going to use Executioner as a hostage, distracting Angel long enough for the three of you to take him out. If I am defeated and killed, abandon the mission and return to the Main Office in the first ward. Understood?!" She raised her voice, bellowing at the occupants of the van.
"Yes ma'am!" The two younger investigators in the back responded in unison.
"Hey~ Tokie~," Ishimaru started in a singsong voice. "I dunno what orders you've got but Imma higher rank than you~." He giggled reminding Tokie that her superior was slightly insane. "What's your classified mission?! I wanna know~!" He chuckled to himself and turned to breathe on the windows, which fogged up, he then drew a smiley face through the fog. Laughing childishly then his expression grew dark. "I hope I get the final kill. Hehehe, I really wanna new quinque!" His grin grew wide and toothy as he changed the smiley face to one of a dead man with 'X''s for eyes and it's tongue sticking out. "Lookie what I drew mama!" He put emphasis on the word 'mama'.
"Don't call me 'mama'!" Tokie grumbled and kept her eyes ahead.
After a few more minutes of riding in the van and what seemed like an eternity of listening to Ishimaru bothering Tokie, they finally pulled to a stop on some random road in the thirteenth ward. Once Tokie had turned off the vehicle Ishimaru hopped out of the car, dragging his metal briefcase with him. His retreating laughter could be heard from inside the van.
"Dammit Ishimaru!" Tokie cursed, quickly unfastening her seatbelt. She climbed out of the van and dashed after the child-like man. "You're going to get yourself killed!" She shouted after him.
Both Ikku and Ayumu quickly exited the van and raced after their superiors, not knowing what they were rushing into. They came to a screeching halt when they turned the corner. Tokie had Ishimaru held tight in a headlock, his face was turning purple as he struggled against the strong woman's hold on him. Tokie let go at the sound of an ominous voice calling out to them from the shroud of darkness.
"I was gonna try 'n' stop ya but it looks like y'all is too busy fightin' each other!" The voice was deep and full of anger but it somehow sounded smug.
Tokie let go of Ishimaru who dropped to his hands and knees gasping for breath. She whipped her head around, trying to find the owner of the voice but to no avail. She spoke back, hoping it would better reveal the ghoul's location. "You must be Angel, yes?"
"'N' if I am?" The voice echoed around them, almost as if there was surround sound.
"Why don't you just come on out Angel, we already know you're here, there's no need to hide from us." Tokie shouted into the night's darkness.
"Yea, why don't I?" Angel responded, still hidden somewhere in the shadows.
His repetition of Tokie's question annoyed her but she didn't let it show. She knew that if she let this ghoul get to her she'd lose this fight. Ishimaru had stood up and stuck his tongue at at her, which she simply rolled her eyes at and continued looking around for the ghoul. She could only go so far though, not wanting to leave the light of the lampposts. Those were the only way they could see.
The ghoul, however was amused as he watched the investigators look around for him. He looked down at them from his vantage point on the building. The darkness of night shrouded his form from the investigators. He looked closely at each of them, noting that there were four in total: two male, two female. The eldest female seemed to be in charge, as she had done most of the talking. The elder male was childish, he seemed not to take his job seriously. Angel also noted how nervous the two youngest where, this might've been their first time meeting a ghoul. A cruel smile spread on Angel's lips, he'd make sure that he didn't disappoint.
Jumping down from the building he landed, with a quiet thud, in the light of a small streetlamp. He stood and looked around at the investigators. He wore half mask which was nothing more than a blank visor that covered his eyes, feathers extended from the edge of his mask to the side and top. It made him look like a faceless bird of some kind. It was a wonder how the ghoul could see what that mask covering his eyes.
Angel chuckled a little at how they jumped when he first landed, "How 'bout I send y'all ta heaven how, huh?" His kagune expanded from his back in the form of large angel wings. They were red like muscle with pinks and tans. The wings were pulsating like Angel was flexing them, gauging their lethality.
Tokie stepped forward, "Activate your quinque investigators." She commanded then placed her own on the ground.
The ghoul looked at her, titling his head in confusion at the investigator. She slowly unbuttoned her over coat and then let it hang loose around her, the cold winter breeze chilled her body. The muscles in her arms tensed, he eyes darted from the ghoul to the building he was standing in front of. He didn't seem to be guarding the apartment so Tokie quickly deduced that his mate wasn't within. The female ghoul must've been in the building behind them and Angel was trying to distract the investigators. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply through her nose. She opened her eyes suddenly, her hands moved like they had a mind of their own, so graciously and swift. Angel noticed and released a volley of crystallized shards of kagune her way but it was too late, her hand had reached whatever was inside her coat.
She exhaled.
Bang!
Tokie's body was turned with her right side facing the ghoul, her chin touching her right shoulder. Her arm was extended and held firmly was a pistol loaded with Q bullets (the only type of bullets that could pierce a ghoul's skin). The pistol was ironically a Viper JAWS nine millimeter. All around the investigator were the hardened shards, stuck in the ground like quills. The the other end of the pistol was the SS-rated Angel. He had a hand clutching his abdomen, blood covered the hand and trickled down both arm and stomach. Angel's mouth was contorted into an expression of pain and anger as he gritted his teeth and clenched his free fist. He spat out blood which had now stained his teeth and he snarled animalistically at the investigator.
"Imma kill ya!" Angel shouted, blood flinging from his lips. His body was enveloped in an elegant armor that looked like it was full of Celtic knots which were all bright, glowing red while the armor that plated under and around the knots was darker, maroon color, the color of blood. He removed his original mask just as his face and head were covered by the odd armor. His eyes became slits in the armor, glowing red and angry. He had several horn like extensions off the back of the helmet much like the feathers of his original mask. His wings were also coated in the organic armor, turning the dark maroon color, and much thicker near their base at his shoulders.
"O~h a kakuja, how cool~." Ishimaru finally spoke up, his quinque was activated and an ukaku quinque that took the shape of an all black katana with simple cylindrical hilt and a slight curve to the blade. He spun the weapon around in his hand and around his body with such speed and mastery it was astonishing. "I wanna turn you to a quinque!" Ishimaru charged the kakuja with no thought whatsoever causing Tokie to curse herself.
"You two," Tokie shouted at Ayumu and Ikku. "Help Investigator Ishimaru! Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid!"
The two young investigators nodded and charged forward hesitantly. Both had their quinque primed and ready to fight. Ayumu's koukaku quinque was an odd spear like weapon with lightning bolt shaped blades on both ends. Ikku's quinque was a bikaku in the form of a large rectangular blade with a long handle, the sword looked too heavy to wield but Ikku swung the quinque at Angel regardless. The kakuja blocked the sword with an armored wing. Ikku's attack was enough for Ishimaru to get past Angel's defenses and land a hit on the ghoul's body.
The katana styled quinque bit into the armor and slashed right through. Ishimaru back flipped several times to avoid the ghoul's sweeping wing. Ayumu took the chance now that Angel was trying to fight two other investigators. She ran forward, twirling her spear around her, then jumped into the air and came down with a deadly downward stab but she was knocked from her trajectory and crashed to the ground, her shoulder popping out of place. Angel had used his superior speed to avoid her attack as well as take her down. Ayumu, now on the ground with a dislocated shoulder, tried to stand but winced in pain.
"C'mon, Ayumu~ pop your shoulder back into place and let's kill this guy!" Ishimaru laughed maniacally and rushed the ghoul.
While the three of them were battling Angel Tokie had secretly entered the dark apartment. In her hand she held her briefcase, her pistol tucked back into her holster hidden under her coat. She was walking slowly up the stairs to the second floor, already having checked the first floor. Once she exited the stairs and onto the hallway of the second floor she heard crying, several lights could be seen under the cracks of the doors. Tokie expected as much, the gunshot no doubt woke several occupants up but she headed for the sound of sobbing. She walked halfway down the hall when a door opened, Tokie froze. A woman walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. The women was quite beautiful as well as tall. She was wearing pink fuzzy pajama pants cute cat faces on it which covered her long legs. She had a black tank top on too. Her hair was orange, curly and long her face was covered by freckles and her eyes were a baby blue but they were red and puffy, like she had been crying. Tokie didn't let her appearance fool her, this woman could be the Executioner.
Tokie's theory was proved correct when the woman's eyes morphed into the tell-tale sign of ghouls' kakugan, red irises and black sclera. The woman's shirt began to ripple and shift around her waist and two spiny tentacles sprouted from her lower back and pointed at Tokie, anger was evident in the ghoul's eyes. The calm investigator placed her briefcase on the ground and stared at the ghoul with a unflustered expression. The ghoul didn't question the investigator's odd choice and charged her, intent on doing what she does best: kill. Tokie commenced the same movements she had done with Angel outside. Closing her eyes and taking in a deep breath through her nose as the ghoul got closer. Her eyes snapped open, hands darting to the pistol inside of her white overcoat. The female ghoul was dangerously close now. Tokie exhaled and squeezed the trigger.
Bang!
The special Q bullet had found its mark, penetrating the ghoul's abdomen and tearing through her body. The exit wound did more damage to this ghoul than to Angel mainly because of the rinkaku type kagune. Tokie theorized that she had hit the kagune sac, known as the kakuhou (which held Rc cells within for a ghoul's kagune) and ruptured it, leaving the ghoul completely defenseless. Said ghoul stumbled, blood pouring from both entry and exit wound, which refused to heal due to the lose of Rc cells within her body. She dropped to a knee, pain and anger etched all over her face. Tokie tucked her pistol away and picked up her briefcase. Her slow walk towards her enemy only served to further infuriate the downed ghoul. She snarled and brandished her teeth, which would have been pearly white if not stained by blood. Tokie frowned, she found it a shame that such a pretty woman happened to be a monster. The ghoul must've noticed because she cocked her head to the side and raised an eyebrow.
"What?" The redhead spat out, blood coating her lips.
"I was just thinking that if you weren't a ghoul, you'd be very beautiful." Tokie's expression relaxed a tad bit to a sincere smile but only for a moment. "Too bad though, Executioner." Her expression turned murderous and she swung her metal briefcase forward and struck Executioner in the temple with enough force to effectively kill the ghoul.
While all this was happening, back outside the Ishimaru was darting about, slashing through armor and dodging crystal projectiles that were fired at him. All the while he was cackling like a madman, his eyes wide with happiness. Ayumu and Ikku were not able to keep up with their insane superior nor the ukaku kakuja form of Angel that was before them. Angel and Ishimaru seemed to be in a dance as it were, constantly dodging and parrying each other's attacks, getting close only for the other to slip away. It would have been an amazing spectacle if it weren't for the roaring of the kakuja and the eerie laughter of the demented investigator. The clashing of kagune against quinque echoed around whenever the two would actually clash. The black katana blade was biting into the weaker armored kagune, and whenever Ishimaru had an opening he would take a slice at the armor that enclosed the ghoul.
The two had been going at it for quite sometime, with Ayumu and Ikku occasionally trying to help Ishimaru. Though the last attempt did not go according to plan. While the ghoul was focused on firing at Ishimaru Ikku had tried to attack the kakuja from behind, hoping to cleave through the armor and possibly damage the kagune and/or kakuhou. Angel had seen the tactic coming though and in the blink of an eye, spun around, hacking off Ikku's left arm. The young investigator dropped to the ground, trying to hold in his screams of pain while tears streamed freely down his face. Ayumu quickly rushed in, to rescue Ikku. She dragged him away and tried to support his bloody form back to the van where the medical supplies were.
A gunshot rang out and Angel stopped in his tracks. His gaze turned from Ishimaru's insane form to the apartment complex where his wife and child resided. It was the last mistake he ever made. Ishimaru charged forward silently, using the distraction to his advantage. He drove his sword through the kakuja armor and into the ghoul's chest. Angel didn't even look at Ishimaru, he didn't make any sound of pain or agony, disappointing the mentally unhinged man. The ghoul looked at a specific window of the apartment, only to see it shatter with a large weight against it. The kakuja armor faded away leaving a shocked and distressed face of a handsome man with black hair, and a nicely trimmed goatee. His eyes were still kakugan, staring helplessly at the form of his lover's broken and bent form, sprawled over the broken shards of glass. Bloody tears streamed down Angel's face at the sight of her. Ishimaru's laugh was barely registered in Angel's ears as he cried over her dead body. He outstretched his hand, reaching out for her. Angel tried to call out and cry her name but the only audible thing that escaped from his throat was a gurgling sound.
Bored with watching the ghoul's actions Ishimaru twisted the katana and then pushed on the handle, wrenching the blade though the ghoul's heart, killing him. Angel's body unceremoniously slumped against the blade. Ishimara planted his foot on Angel's shoulder and pushed the ghoul off of his weapon, smiling gleefully.
"I did~ it!" He laughed almost playfully to himself, a deranged grin plastered on his face.
While Ishimaru was dancing happily around his kill Tokie was holding a child in her arms. The child was crying but no tears nor cries came from the infant, he simply stared up at the investigator with wonder in his black and red kakugan. If not for those distinct ghoul eyes Tokie would have mistaken this baby for a normal human. She looked at the infant ghoul with a stern expression, then pulled out her cell phone and dialled a number.
"Hello, Kaiko?" Tokie spoke to whoever was on the other side of the line. "This is Investigator Nitta Tokie, I've recovered the child. I'll bring him to the facility immediately." With those words she hung up the phone and looked back down at the babe. "You're going to be quite useful to the organization my little friend."
So I'm going to be putting the author's note down here now. Well, how was chapter one of the reboot? I hope y'all liked it. It took me awhile to get everything down but there it is. Lemme know what y'all thought in the reviews.
Shoutouts!
WickedDemon69, thanks for the help and support.
Sagrn I believe I sent you a PM concerning the issue. But that was a good suggestion.
jy24 you're still reading this story so it must be decent at least. As one of my first supporters I'm very grateful for your input into the story and I'm glad you're supporting the reboot now. And I did PM you as well, right?
LocusScorpion you do realize that the story isn't over?
hoobab I'm godawful at grammar and whatnot too so that's why I reread this chapter like five times before I thought it was okay. And I guess you'll have to wait and see if Kumiko is in the story or not. *Evil laughter* that's right, I can do it too!