Chapter 139: King Kunta (Kaneki, Isaac, Mutsuki, Yomo, Aura, Juuzou, Touka, Hinami, Irimi, Hanbeh, Emilia)
February 15th, 2015, 12:04 PM
Ward 1, Undisclosed Location
"You guys had sex with each other?!" Shirazu said, flustered, as he looked at me and Mutsuki. I'm wearing a black sweater, black jeans, black leather belt, black rim glasses, and black Converse. Mutsuki is wearing a purple coat over a green sweater, blue pants, black leather eyepatch, and green Vans. Shirazu is wearing a brown trench coat over a white sweater, purple pants, brown leather belt, and red Vans. Mutsuki and I have awkward looks on our faces.
"May I ask how you found out about that?" Mutsuki said, awkwardly.
"I was under your bed!" Shirazu said, as I had an alarmed look on my face.
"What for?!" I said, flustered.
"I was looking for Mutsuki's pot. I spent 30 minutes looking for it in his room when I heard you guys walking up the stairs!" Shirazu said, as I looked at Mutsuki, confused.
"To ease the stress from my encounters with Torso." Mutsuki said, clarifying, as I sighed.
"I was just showing Mutsuki how love worked." I said, cringingly.
"Behind your wife's back?!" Shirazu said, outraged.
"Yoko suggested the idea." Mutsuki said, as Shirazu looked at him.
"She suggested that we see other people on Valentine's Day." I said, awkwardly.
"Man, you can get anybody at this point, Isaac." Shirazu said, annoyed.
"Look, it's not my fault that I—" I said, as I looked down at the ground. Mutsuki notices my sudden behavior change.
"That you what?" Mutsuki said, wondering, as I sighed.
"That I felt attracted to—" I said, as my expression changed from awkward to upset.
"I'm sorry…I don't if I can do this." I said, as I shoved past Shirazu and walked away.
"Isaac, wait!" Mutsuki said, as he glared at Shirazu.
"Wait, what I do?" Shirazu said, confused, as I turned to look at Shirazu.
"Look, I'm sorry! It's not my fault that I found Mutsuki extremely attractive!" I said, upset, as Mutsuki and Shirazu had surprised looks on their faces.
"You think…I'm that attractive? But your wife—" Mutsuki said, as I spoke.
"I know that Yoko is more attractive than you, but I just feel so conflicted when I look at you! Sometimes, I imagine a life with you, and I just don't see it ending well for us!" I said, upset, as Mutsuki had a worried look on his face.
"What makes you say that? Is it because I can't decide what I identify as?" Mutsuki said, upset.
"No…because you would run away from me if I told you about my past. You think YOUR past is horrific? You should see MINE." I said, as I turned to walk away.
He isn't lying…, Mutsuki thought, worried, as Shirazu let out a somber sigh.
04/07/16, 5:41 PM
Ward 24, Section F245
Number of Days Sober: 107
Number of People I've Made Amends With: 16
Kaneki looks at the numerous White Suit and Blade Ghoul corpses all around him. He then sees Miza comforting Naki, who is asleep and covered in blood. Miza looks at Kaneki.
"Kaneki. Is everybody back?" Miza said, wondering.
"No. Just me." Kaneki said, as he sighed.
"So, Asami is still with Banjou and Jiro. Thank goodness you showed up. A dying man must die, as a sleepy man must sleep." Miza said, as she kissed Naki's left cheek. Kaneki then has an alarmed look on his face.
"Wait! Where's everyone else?" Kaneki said, calmly.
"Isaac and Yomo went to fight a guy with an eyepatch and his very tall lackey. Isaac asked Hinami and Irimi to look after Emilia, Touka, and everyone else." Miza said, as Kaneki's eyes widened in alarm.
Fuck! Mutsuki and Aura! Kaneki thought, panicking, as he spoke.
"Where are Touka and the others?" Kaneki said, worried.
"On their way to Route E14, via tunnels #20 and #21." Miza said, out of breath, as Kaneki ran to where Miza said.
No, no, no. I can't fail Isaac this time! Kaneki thought, as he continued to sprint his way to E14.
The rug. It always gets pulled out from under you whenever things go your way. Looking back on that day, I've kept replaying that moment repeatedly. If I hadn't met her gaze that day… Life is a series of decisions. If I had done this or that. If I hadn't done this. If only I had chosen that. If only I had given up then…eventually you're gonna find yourself saying, 'It shouldn't have come to this,' Kaneki thought, as he raced through the tunnels.
04/07/16, 4:44 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Settlement #31
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed, in agony, as Yomo barely gets up.
"Isaac!" Yomo shouted, as Mutsuki then quickly turns around and lunges 3/16 WLN and 2/16 BLN blades at him. Yomo doesn't have time to block them, as all the blades pierce through his arms, while Mutsuki tosses 1/16 BLN into Yomo's right eye.
"FUCK!" Yomo shouted, as Aura then conducts a high wheel kick with his right leg. Aura's leg hits the blade lodged in Yomo's right eye, driving it further down. Mutsuki then sees my Quinque, Ozymandias, on the floor, as I collapse to my knees. He summons up a thin pink Bikaku tail, and grabs Ozymandias. He then lunges towards me, as I don't have time to react, because my eyes were tightly closed.
"SHIT!" I said, in agony, as Mutsuki pounds my chest twice to deactivate APII, before shooting at me near my ears. I slowly open my eyes, and look to see that I'm still alive, but that APII was gone.
Two minutes left…at best, I thought, relieved, as I smirked at Mutsuki, before speaking.
YOU MISS! I thought, mockingly, as my mouth moved, but no sound came out. I close my mouth with my hands, as Yomo then gets up, and brings forth an electric purple orb from his right hand and lunges it towards Aura.
"What the—" Aura said, as he gets zapped with 50,000 volts of electricity, before Yomo lunges towards him, breaks his right arm, and takes Sombra off Aura.
"AAAAAAAAAAAA!" Aura said, in agony, before Yomo grabs him by the waist, and flies off with him, as Mutsuki and I looked on.
Wait, Yomo! Don't leave! I've gone deaf! I thought, as I heard very loud ringing noises in my ears.
"Hajime told me about that trick you pulled on him. His regards to you…" Mutsuki said, chuckling, as he then summons up five more thin pink Bikaku tails, before lunging them at me. I place my right hand at the forefront, with only my left thumb at the hilt, to bring forth the shield, but it proves too strong for my shield to overcome. I then slip off the pipes and fall 50 feet into the ground.
SHIT! I thought, as I tap my chest twice to bring forth APII once more. I made it in time, as my body then finds itself on dry land.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! I thought, as I felt the extremely sharp pain run through my body. I look to see that I have impaled on a wedged rebar sticking up. It has impaled my lower right hip. I am wheezing, as Mutsuki then proceeds to jump down onto the soaked floor full of water and blood. Mutsuki walks towards me as he speaks.
"Even though you've lost an eye long ago, you were able to hold out. For a brief amount of time." Mutsuki said, as he readied his Quinques, Abksol and Ifraft.
"Now, you and your daughters are going to pay for all the shit you've caused in Tokyo…" Mutsuki said, coldly, as my right ear suddenly regains its hearing.
"Any last words?" Mutsuki said, as I looked up. I then hear a sudden change in the wind from my right ear. And a bit of an electrical crackle.
"Bzzzzz…" I said, weakly, as Mutsuki had an insulted look on his face.
"I can't hear you…" Mutsuki said, mockingly, as I then looked behind Mutsuki.
"Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…" I said, as Mutsuki raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?" Mutsuki said, as he then turns to see Yomo flying towards him with his black Ukaku wings.
"You're in range." Yomo said, stoically, as he then shoots multiple bolts at the soaked floor.
"YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Mutsuki screamed, as I watch him get electrocuted with 100,000 volts of electricity.
WATER! CONDUCTION! Mutsuki thought, as the electricity sears his clothes to a crisp before he finally collapses to the soaked floor. Yomo then lands on the water, as he runs towards me.
"Isaac!" Yomo said, as he deactivates his Kakugan and disintegrates his black Ukaku wings. I am whimpering softly, as Yomo looks at the rebar. I tap my chest twice to deactivate APII, as the armor disintegrates. 30 seconds to spare on the suit's usage.
"Yomo…pull me up…" I said, hoarsely, as Yomo reluctantly placed his right hand on my upper right arm while grabbing my right hand with his left hand.
"On 3. 1. 2. 3." Yomo said, as he pulled me up.
"AGGH!" I screamed, as I grit my teeth, while Yomo pulls me off the rebar. I then spot my Quinque, Milagro, on the soaked floor.
"Yomo, grab Milagro, quick." I said, as Yomo ran towards it, and grabbed it. He then rushes back to where I am, as I lift the bottom of my upper garments with my right hand.
"Yomo, cauterize. Quick." I said, hoarsely, as he complied. He places his hands on the blade, with the left hand at the forefront. Milagro's blade catches fire, as Yomo then presses the blade onto the front wound.
"AAAAGGGHH!" I said, screaming in agony, as Yomo presses on the wound for 5 more seconds, before pulling it back.
"Now the back…" I said, as Yomo complied. He turns me around, and then presses Milagro onto the back wound. I whimper in pain, as Yomo then waits 5 more seconds before pulling it back.
"Cut my left hand. NOW!" I said, as Yomo reluctantly complied. I raise what's left of my left hand up in the air, as Yomo makes a clean cut. I collapse to my knees, as Yomo then cauterizes my left hand. I am whimpering loudly.
"Isaac, we got to get you out of here! Now!" Yomo said, frantic.
"We need to get to F234. Have Koma…patch me up." I said, as Yomo then activates his Kakugan.
"All right. Let's go!" Yomo said, as he is about to summon up his black Ukaku wings again when we hear a familiar voice.
"Tooru?" Aura said, shocked at what had happened, as Yomo and I looked at him. I see that Aura's clothes are burned to a crisp. I have a disgruntled look on my face, as I then flip him off with my right middle finger. Aura grits his teeth in anger at my response.
"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES!" Aura screamed, enraged, as he activates his right Kakugan and came lunging at us. I grab Milagro from Yomo, and see that Aura is almost within reach. He then summons up his blue Kokaku blade on his right arm and is about to swing it at when I plunge Milagro deep into Aura's neck. Blood gushes out of Aura's neck.
"Kha!" Aura said, shocked at how I still had the strength to subdue him. Aura is about to swing his Kokaku blade at me again when Yomo severs the blade with his right Ukaku wing. Aura's eyes widen in shock upon seeing the scene unfold in front of his eyes.
"For…give…me…you…stubborn…idiot!" I said, weakly, as foam started forming in Aura's mouth, before he finally collapsed to the soaked floor. I pull Milagro out of his neck, before looking at Yomo, who had deactivated his Kakugan. I collapse again.
Thinking shit like this is fucking pointless. But I've come to terms with the results I've made, even if they're shitty. What's done is done, and there's nothing I can do to alter my path forward, I thought, as Yomo spoke.
"Isaac, come on." Yomo said, as he lifted me up, wrapped himself around my waist, and flew us off.
04/07/16, 5:12 PM
Aokigahara, Undisclosed Location
Nishio and Tsukiyama are walking when a drop of rain hits Nishio's nose. He clicks his tongue as he begins to see that it's raining.
"Fucking rain…" Nishio said, as he then noticed that something was off.
"Hey, where's Kaneki?" Nishio said, wondering.
"Wait, he's not here?" Tsukiyama said, alarmed, as he looked around in the rain.
04/07/16, 5:04 PM
Ward 24, Section F234
Yomo and I land on the ground, as he unwraps his arms around me. I then walk over to the bunker and pound on the metal door.
"Koma…open the door." I said, hoarsely. No response.
"Koma…¡Abre esta maldita puerta (Open this damn door)!" I said, frustrated, as Yomo walked over to me.
"Isaac, stand back." Yomo said, as he activated his Kakugan again before kicking the door open with a front kick from his right leg. The door opens, as we see that the bunker looks abandoned.
"Spread out." I said, calmly, as I pull back the hammer on Ozymandias.
"All right." Yomo said, calmly, as we entered the bunker. I walked into the first room on the left. Nothing. Yomo enters the second room on the right. Nothing.
"Where the hell—" I said, as Yomo spoke.
"Isaac…" Yomo said, as I was about to enter the fourth room on the left. I walked to where Yomo was. The third room on the right. I see that Yomo is standing next to a pile of corpses.
"Shit…" I said, as I noticed that among the corpses was Koma. He had been severed in half, with his eyes still open.
"No…no…no…no…no…" I said, weakly, as I collapse on all fours, while tears quietly stream down my face.
"Isaac, we need to go." Yomo said, calmly, as I close Koma's eyes with my right hand.
"No." I said, coldly, as Yomo looked shocked by my response.
"Isaac, come on!" Yomo said, as I looked at him.
"I want to send him off. Properly." I said, upset, as Yomo clicked his tongue.
"Isaac, we don't have—" Yomo said, as I spoke.
"NO! I will not!" I shouted, hoarsely, as Yomo looked taken aback.
"You denied me the chance to put Rize out of her misery and Furuta milked her to the fucking bone! The Clowns desecrated the remains of Emilia and Asami's mother!" I said, angrily, as I then pointed at him with my right index finger.
"YOU WILL NOT DENY ME THE CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE TO ANTEIKU'S FIRST EMPLOYEE! YOU OWE ME THAT!" I shouted, hoarsely, as tears streamed down my face, while Yomo has an upset expression on his face.
"All right. We'll send Koma off. But we're burning the corpses." Yomo said, worried.
"That's what I was going to suggest." I said, calmly, as I got up, while Yomo started to grab a corpse.
04/07/16, 5:36 PM
Ward 24, Section F234
Yomo wraps up Koma's severed body with white bedsheets. He then carries both halves in his arms, as he walks outside to see me with the rest of the wrapped corpses. Yomo then gently lies Koma's lifeless body on top of the corpses, as Milagro's blade catches fire.
"Ready when you are…" Yomo said, as I then gently touch one of the wrapped corpses with Milagro. The fire catches onto the bed sheets, as it eventually engulfs the rest of the wrapped corpses. Yomo then puts his hands together, in praying position, before closing his eyes.
I have a somber look on my face, as Yomo looks at me.
"Isaac. If you want to talk—" Yomo said, as I spoke.
"We need to make sure that Furuta answers…for all of his actions." I said, in a raspy voice, as I then turn to look at Yomo.
"Every. Single. One. Of. Them." I said, with a determined look on my face. Yomo, realizing that he was not looking at the blubbery mess that I was when I first visited his home 4 years ago, but a hardened version of myself, has a somber smile emerge from his face.
"Yeah. He will." Yomo said, calmly, as we then hear rustling from elsewhere.
"It's like a rite of passage…" The voice said, as Yomo and I had alarmed looks on our faces. We then turn to see an SIII member. He's 5'10, has short black hair, and brown eyes. He's wearing a black trench coat, black pants, black leather pants, and black leather shoes.
"Uta…" Yomo said, as I looked at Yomo in shock.
"Huh?" I said, confused.
"He altered his face." Yomo said, as I looked at Uta.
"Accepting pain, dealing with grief. All for recognition. That's how you've lived, right Renji?" Uta said, calmly.
"And so you'll do it again. If you attempt to fight against it, you'll end up paying the ultimate price, which will be your own life." Uta said, as he looked at my pale face.
"I'm offering this warning, as a friend. Any further attempts to continue will result in you forfeiting your life. Am I clear?" Uta said, calmly.
"That's what all this shit was for." Yomo said, weakly, as Uta turned around to walk away.
"You never should've left me and Itori that day." Uta said, as I collapse again.
"U-Uta…" I said, as I gritted my teeth.
"Apologies to you, Isaac. I never wanted this to happen to you. But Itori forced my hand." Uta said, calmly.
"W-why?" I said, weakly, as Yomo lifted me up.
"Take it up with her." Uta said, calmly.
04/07/16, 5:34 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 Entrance
Hinami has her Kakugan activated. She has four yellow petal Kokaku shield and two spiny yellow Rinkaku tentacles out from her shoulder blades and hips. She is standing around a pile of dead SIII members. Emilia, Touka, Irimi, and the remaining Ghouls look on, as Hinami spoke.
"I won't let you kill anyone else…" Hinami said, determined, as an SIII member clicked his tongue.
"That's Yotsume, all right. SS Rate Ghoul and a member of Aogiri." SIII Member #1 said, as Hinami then lunged her tentacles at the group of four that SIII Member #1 was with.
"Watch out! Here she—" SIII Member #1 said, before getting decapitated, as Hinami makes quick work of the group of four. She sighs in relief, as she then senses two other SIII members grappling their way towards her, with katanas in tow.
"Get her! BFFTT!" SIII Member #2 said, as he and SIII Member #3 find themselves shot with multiple red projectiles, before falling to the ground, dead. Hinami then looks to see that it was Touka, who had activated her Kakugan and summoned up her red Ukaku wings to fire the projectiles at SIII Members #2 and #3. They see two dozen more SIII members joining in.
"Irimi! How's Emilia?" Touka said, as Irimi looked at her.
"She's doing okay." Irimi said, as she carried Emilia in her arms.
"I'm scared, Aunt Irimi." Emilia said, worried, as they then hear Furuta's voice.
"Oh, it's going to get a hell of a lot worse for you freaks." Furuta said, mockingly, as he turned to look at Juuzou and Hanbeh.
"Kill them, Reaper." Furuta said, coldly, with a smile on his face, as Juuzou looked at Hinami, Touka, Irimi, and then Emilia. Juuzou has a nervous gulp, before collecting himself.
"Hanbeh, get ready." Juuzou said, calmly.
"Roger that." Hanbeh said, as Hinami summoned another Rinkaku tentacle while Touka flew up. Hinami lunges her three Rinkaku tentacles at Juuzou, as he dodges each tentacle with superhuman speed. Juuzou then sees Touka fire multiple red projectiles at him. With fast reflexes, Juuzou twirls his Quinque, Jason, blocking all the projectiles that came his way. He then proceeds to lunge 5/56 Scorpion blades at Touka. All five hit Touka in various places of her arms, as she grits her teeth, before landing on the ground, and disintegrating her Ukaku wings.
"Damn it." Touka said, frustrated, as she then abruptly raised her left arm in time from Hanbeh's surprise attack. Touka grits her teeth as Emilia and Irimi looked on, horrified.
"Aunt Touka!" Emilia said, terrified, as Hanbeh attempts to press his Quinque, Silver Skull, further down into Touka's left arm.
Not deep enough! Hanbeh thought, frustrated, as Touka then performs a front kick at Hanbeh's stomach with her right foot to give herself space. Hanbeh swings his Quinque at Touka, who dodges each lethal blow with ease. Touka then performs a spinning heel kick with her right foot, hitting Hanbeh in the face, as he falls to the floor. Touka is huffing and puffing, as she looks at Hinami, who had disintegrated her Kokaku shield to summon yet another yellow Rinkaku tentacle. She is furiously swiping at Juuzou with her tentacles to no avail, as Juuozu twirls his Quinque around, while moving closer to her. Hinami then closes her eyes.
"UGH!" Hinami said, frustrated, as Touka then gets hit in the head with a katana by SIII Members #4 and #5.
Hina won't last much longer! Touka thought, as she summoned her red Ukaku wings again.
"FUCK OFF!" Touka screamed, as she fired a barrage of red projectiles from her wings, killing SIII Members #4 and #5, along with four more SIII members. Irimi and Emilia then see that Juuzou is within reach of Hinami.
"Tía Hinami!" Emilia screamed, as Hinami realized that Juuzou had closed the gap between him and her. Hinami gasps loudly, before Juuzou proceeds to viciously cut her abdomen with his Quinque. Hinami then collapses to her knees, as blood starts pouring out of her abdomen.
"HINAMI!" Irimi shouted, as she then looked at Yuki.
"Yuki, take Emilia!" Irimi said, worried, as Emilia's eyes widen in alarm.
"No, Tía Irimi!" Emilia said, pleading, as Irimi looked at Emilia.
"Please, Emilia. I need to save your other aunts! Yuki, make sure you, Yuji, and Makita keep her safe!" Irimi said, desperate, as she then activates her Kakugan and summons up her black Ukaku beetle wings.
Touka looks at Juuzou, who licks his lips.
"We've met before…" Juuzou said, as Touka looked him in the eye.
"Maybe so…" Touka said, as Irimi jumped before both proceed to fire multiple projectiles at Juuzou. Juuzou dodges the overwhelming number of projectiles with ease, as he sprints towards Irimi. He pulls back his Quinque, Jason, to swing at Irimi's neck. Emilia's eyes widen in horror.
"IRIMI!" Emilia screamed, as she then sees Hinami lunge one of her spiny yellow Rinkaku tentacles at Juuzou, who moves his head to the left just in time to avoid being decapitated. He lands on his feet to see that Hinami is back on her feet, wheezing, as Juuzou adjusted his slippers.
"You can still fight, huh?" Juuzou said, impressed, as Hinami wiped the blood off her mouth with her right hand before she summons up her 4 yellow petal Kokaku shield once more. Touka and Irimi look on, in shock.
"Hina…" Touka said, as she pressed her right hand on her stomach. Hinami's Kakugan eyes glow bright red, as she whips her tentacles around a dozen SIII members, killing them instantly or in seconds.
"GAH!" SIII Member #6 said, in agony.
"AGH!" SIII Member #7 said, as his head flies off.
"She's a fucking demon…" SIII Member #8 said, horrified, as Juuzou barely blocks one of the tentacles with his Quinque.
"Whoa, there!" Juuzou said, calmly, as Touka gets ready to fire more projectiles at Juuzou when Hinami speaks.
"Touka! Take Emilia and the rest of the children!" Hinami said, loudly.
"What?!" Touka said, in shock.
"Touka…" Irimi said, as Touka looked at Irimi.
No, no, no, no, no, no…Touka thought, as Irimi spoke.
"That kid of yours can't die…no matter what." Irimi said, as Touka looked at her in shock. Touka then sighs, before deactivating her Kakugan and disintegrates her wings.
"All right." Touka said, saddened, as she ran towards Emilia, Yuji, Yuki, Makita, and the rest of the Ghouls.
"Let's go, come on!" Touka said, sternly.
"Aunt Hinami! Aunt Irimi, NO!" Emilia screamed, as tears streamed down her face.
"Don't worry, Emilia…we'll be fine." Hinami said, as she smiled, while Touka carried Emilia in her arms, before fleeing the scene.
It's all my fault…because of what I made Onii-chan witness that day…sitting down, dazed, as the rain poured. What did you see from behind that eyepatch, Onii-chan? You've changed bit-by-bit since that day…Hinami thought, as she recalled the day Doc decapitated her mother with the Quinque, Fueguchi 1.
Isaac, I never blamed you for what happened to my mother…You weren't a cold-blooded Dove. You were just a human being who went through a history of tragedy. I can see why you're so determined to make sure that my mother's wish comes true, Hinami thought, as Hinami lunges her tentacles at Juuzou, while Irimi charged at Hanbeh with her sharpened black fingernails.
Left. 0.4 seconds to blade contact, Irimi thought, as she dodged left from Hanbeh's Quinque, before scratching Hanbeh's face with her nails.
"GAH!" Hanbeh said, before Irimi attempts a high consecutive kick at Hanbeh's face.
Right, 0.1 seconds to blade contact. Middle, 0.6 seconds to blade contact. Right, 0.3 seconds to blade contact, Irimi thought, as she follows each of her commands to great use, dodging all Hanbeh's consecutive swings while landing consecutive kicks at Hanbeh's face.
Isaac…To tell you the truth, when I kissed you the first time, I was just curious to know what a relationship with a human being would be like. I never expected myself to be pulled into your life of despair. Yes, you broke my heart, but within time, you went above and beyond to fix it, no matter the risks. But today…I think this might be the day where I will finally face atonement for my past crimes. I'm worried for what will happen to you if you get caught, Irimi thought, as she fired multiple projectiles at Hanbeh, only for Juuzou to slide between them, and block the projectiles with Jason.
"Hanbeh…" Juuzou said, calmly.
"Roger. Silver Skull!" Hanbeh said, as he plunged his Quinque, Silver Skull, into the ground. His Quinque glowed red and began to crack. Hinami and Irimi then see that multiple ribcage appendages have appeared in front of them from below. Hinami barely has time to react, as she uses her 4 yellow Rinkaku tentacles to block as many appendages as she could. Smoke fills the air, as Irimi loses sight of Juuzou.
"I can't find him!" Irimi said, as she then sees her right arm get severed.
"AAHHHH!" Irimi screamed, as she collapsed to the floor.
"Irimi!" Hinami shouted, unaware that Juuzou quickly ran up to her and severs her lower left leg. Her eyes widen in alarm, as she collapses to her knees.
"AGGHH!" Hinami shouted, in pain, as Juuzou spoke.
"Want to keep going?" Juuzou said, coldly.
"Yes." Hinami said, defiant, as she disintegrated her 4 yellow petal Kokaku shield to free up more space with her Rinkaku tentacles.
"Suzuya. Left, 0.1 seconds. Right, 0.1. seconds. Right, 0.04 seconds. Left, 0.05 seconds…" Irimi said, giving Hinami commands for when Juuzou will attack. It's all for naught, as Juuzou dodges all four tentacles with ease. Hinami wheezes, as Irimi hugs onto Hinami.
Onee-chan…I can't be honest and tell you to be happy. It's extremely difficult to find happiness. Kaneki and Isaac are proof of that. My advice? Live. That's all I can offer you. Even if the pain proves too much for you to handle, just fucking live. That is my true wish…and please don't forget about me. My parents, my footsteps, my life. Ayato, I'm sorry for letting you down. It looks like we won't have that family you so desired. Touka, Ayato…tell me that my life HAD meaning, like Isaac's. Because I was always jealous of Touka. I wanted to be her…strong, courageous, yet vulnerable. It sucks that I never got the chance to tell anyone but that…Hinami thought, as Juuzou approached Irimi and Hinami.
Onii-chan…do you think I've become a beautiful and strong woman? Am I strong to stand by your side? I didn't hold you back, did I? Kaneki…if you're out there…thank you…And Isaac, thank you, for giving me a chance to show you just how human my kind can be…Tell Emilia and Asami that I love them… Hinami thought, as tears streamed down her face, while Juuzou gets ready to swing his Quinque, Jason, at a battered Hinami and Irimi, when eight scaly red Rinkaku tentacles lunge down from the ceiling. They all miss Juuzou, Hinami, and Irimi, as Furuta looked on, amused, before smirking.
"V…" Furuta said, delighted.
"Holy shit, a Kagune!" SIII Member #9 said, alarmed, as Kaneki jumped down from the ceiling.
Son of a bitch, Irimi and Hinami thought, annoyed, as they deactivate their Kakugan, while Juuzou backs away 20 feet. Juuzou looks at Kaneki dead in the eye.
"Let's go…" Juuzou said, as he ran towards Kaneki before jumping at him to swing his Quinque at him. Kaneki summons five red Rinkaku tentacles and uses them to block Juuzou's swing. Juuzou keeps hitting Kaneki with his Quinque, to no avail. Kaneki then lunges his tentacles at Juuzou again, who backs away 10 feet.
"Haise…I don't want to do this, but I have no choice. Those kids need to perish so that Shinohara can survive." Juuzou said, calmly.
"So that's the way it's gonna be, huh, Juuzou?" Kaneki said, calmly, as he sighed, before activating his Kakugan.
"Hinami. Irimi." Kaneki said, as they looked at him.
"Go. I'll catch up…" Kaneki said, as Hinami sighed, while Juuzou spoke.
"Hanbeh. Get ready." Juuzou said, calmly, as Hanbeh nodded his head in agreement. Juuzou and Hanbeh then tap the device on the back of their necks, as black entities engulf their bodies. Juuzou has activated his Kakuja Quinque, Arata Joker, while Hanbeh has activated his Kakuja Quinque, Arata II.
Quinque Profile:
Name: Arata II
Type: Kokaku
Rate: SS
Ability: A Kakuja Quinque that is a body of black armor. See Arata Proto, Arata Beta 0.8, Arata I, Arata Proto II, and Arata Joker. More efficient in power and speed and is capable of fighting Rinkaku Ghouls up to Rate SS. Like Arata Proto II, the user's face is covered with a skull like mask. High defense systems.
Juuzou and Hanbeh ready their Quinques as Kaneki activates his Kakuja (Version 4). It's like Version 3 of his Kakuja, but with a half-formed red mask on his face, with a glowing red dot on the forehead.
I'm grateful for sensing this. I honestly don't know who to thank. This time, I WON'T FAIL! I CAN and WILL protect them. I will live! Kaneki thought, as his eyes rapidly blinked.
04/07/16, 5:58 PM
Rome, Italy, Colosseum
Kaneki and Juuzou find themselves in a refurbished Colosseum. The crowd is 75,000 strong, as Furuta's voice booms over the PA.
"All right. Ladies and gentlemen! The final round of the tournament will commence. The One-Eyed King vs. The CCG's newest Reaper! The crowd is on its feet!" Furuta said, loudly, as Kaneki looked at Juuzou.
"I won't hold back, Juuzou." Kaneki said, calmly.
"I've got something to protect as well, Hai—Ken Kaneki." Juuzou said, calmly, as Kaneki cracked his left index finger.
Touka…Isaac…everyone. This is the ONLY way for humans and Ghouls to co-exist. I CAN'T LOSE! Kaneki thought, as Furuta spoke.
"FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!" Furuta shouted, as Kaneki ran towards Juuzou. Suddenly, Kaneki's eyes start to blink rapidly, as he then finds himself blinded by a white light.
10/11/14, 8:51 AM
Ward 1, CCG HQ, Conference Room 6, 11th Floor
"JUGITO!" I shouted, happily, as Capitán waved at Juuzou. I'm wearing a black suit over a white work shirt, black pants, black leather belt, black rim glasses, and black Converse. Capitán is wearing a white trench coat over a black work shirt, yellow tie, black pants, black leather belt, and brown Cole Haan leather shoes. Mutsuki is wearing a white trench coat over a green work shirt, black pants, black leather belt, white eyepatch, and blue Converse. Urie is wearing a white trench coat over a purple work shirt, orange tie, black pants, brown leather belt, and black Alfani leather shoes. Hanbeh is wearing a black trench coat, black pants, black leather belt, and black Clark's leather shoes. Juuzou is wearing a black suit, with black pants, red suspenders with a yellow triangular pattern, and those pesky red slippers.
"Guys!" Juuzou said, as he approached us. Juuzou then proceeds to check Capitan's pockets and finds a boatload of candy. Suddenly, Kaneki activates his left Kakugan and summons up a red scaly Rinkaku tentacle from his right hip, and pierces Juuzou's stomach with it, killing him. Hanbeh, Mutsuki, Urie, and I looked on in horror at what Capitán had done.
"What?!" Hanbeh said, horrified, as Mutsuki shrieked loudly.
"Sir!?" Urie said, in shock.
"You can't be fucking serious…" I said, baffled, as Capitán sighed, before pulling the Rinkaku tentacle out of Juuzou's stomach, before Juuzou collapsed to the floor, dead. Capitán then deactivates his left Kakugan, before turning his bloodied face to look at us.
"Fuck, I killed him." Capitán said, saddened.
04/07/16, 5:58 PM
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"Well…? what do you guys think?" Capitán said, wondering, as he looked at the other versions of Kaneki: Kaneki (Black Reaper), Kaneki (Pre-Aogiri), Kaneki (Aogiri), Kaneki (Pre-Rize), Kaneki (Prisoner #240), Kaneki (Anteiku), Kaneki (10YO BHK), Kaneki (10YO WHK), and Kaneki (OEK). Capitán is wearing a white trench coat over a black work shirt, yellow tie, black pants, black leather belt, and brown Cole Haan leather shoes. BRK is wearing a black trench coat over a black work shirt, black tie, black pants, black leather belt, gray rim glasses, red gloves, and black Alfani leather shoes. PA Kaneki is wearing a black vest over a white work shirt, black tie, black pants, black leather belt, white eyepatch, and gray Reebok's. Prisoner #240 is wearing a white sweater, black shorts, and white bandages wrapped around his eyes. Anteiku Kaneki is wearing a buttoned up black t-shirt, white jeans, white eyepatch, and blue Skechers. 10YO BHK is wearing a blue shirt, black shorts, and green Skechers. 10YO WHK is wearing a buttoned up white flannel shirt, black pants, and black leather Florsheim shoes. OEK Kaneki is wearing a black trench coat, black jeans, and black Puma sneakers. Aogiri Kaneki is wearing a black t-shirt, torn white jean shorts, and shackles around his ankles.
"It's great." Anteiku Kaneki said, somewhat hesitant.
"Are you fucking serious?" BRK said, coldly.
"It wasn't Juuzou's fault. It was—" PA Kaneki said, as Prisoner #240 screamed his head off.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Prisoner #240 screamed, as PR Kaneki and Anteiku Kaneki looked at him.
"Poor guy." PR Kaneki and Anteiku Kaneki said, simultaneously, as BRK clicked his tongue.
"Shut the hell up and go back to Cochlea, #240!" BRK said, annoyed, as Capit
án sighed, while 10YO BHK and 10YO WHK sat on the floor. Prisoner #240 then rolls up into a ball and sucks on his right thumb.
"What was I supposed to do?" OEK Kaneki said, conflicted.
"Don't look at us, dumb fuck. Why'd you go back alone?" BRK said, coldly.
"We were traveling as a pack. I just couldn't tell them that we had to turn back based on a gut feeling." OEK Kaneki said, depressed.
"That's on me." OEK Kaneki said, saddened.
"Perhaps. I mean you ARE the strongest one out of all everybody here, but two Arata users. Oof." Capitán said, embarrassed.
"I was torn about Amon as well." OEK Kaneki said, somberly, as PA Kaneki scratched his head.
"What about the Comms Squad? They were supposed to send us a message for what was happening at the hideout." PA Kaneki said, confused.
"There wasn't any…" OEK Kaneki said, depressed.
"But there was an attack." Anteiku Kaneki said, countering.
"So, were they taken out?" Capitán said, wondering.
"As if…" BRK said, as he adjusted his glasses.
"Do you think if I had convinced everyone to turn back, we would've won? BRK?" OEK Kaneki said, wondering.
"Don't look at me. At best, we wouldn't be talking to each other, dumbass." BRK said, annoyed.
"Furuta's right. When it counted the most, we ALL chose ourselves in the end. And this is what occurred." Aogiri Kaneki said, as he pulled up a panel showing OEK Kaneki back at Route E14, on the ground, bloodied and with his limbs torn off. Aogiri Kaneki snaps his fingers to play the scene.
04/07/16, 5:57 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 Entrance
Kaneki is on the ground, as he opens his eyes to see that all his limbs have been torn off. Blood is everywhere around his face, and his hair is a mess. He hears voices in his head.
"Oh! Kaneki has been defeated!" Tsukiyama said, in horror!
"Get your act together!" Furuta said, giggling.
"GET UP!" Touka screamed.
"Show us what you're made of!" Furuta said, chuckling.
"Was he not prepared?!" Nishio said, baffled.
"This is a travesty!" Furuta said, sarcastically.
"All bark, no bite!" Ayato said, annoyed.
"Fight till you die!" Furuta said, with gusto.
"Onii-chan!" Hinami shouted, horrified.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Furuta said, laughing.
"Kenny, get up!" I shouted, frantic.
"He fucked up again!" Furuta said, delighted.
What happened? What happened? What happened? What happened? What happened? Kaneki thought, as he heard Juuzou and Hanbeh's voices.
"Hanbeh…" Juuzou said, as he lifted Hanbeh to his feet. Both are bloodied.
"SCI Suzuya. I've taken a bit of a hit on the right hip…but I'll fine in a few days' time." Hanbeh said, weakly, as Juuzou looked to see Furuta and a group of medics coming their way.
"Medics, help him out." Juuzou said, wheezing.
"Right away." CCG Medic #1 said, as the medics lift up Hanbeh and carried him to safety, while Juuzou walked on his own.
Wait a minute…this isn't how it was supposed to go down! HEAL. HEAL. HEAL! HEAL! HEAL! HEAL! HEAL! HEALHEALHEALHEALHEALHEALHEALHEALHEALHEAL! Kaneki thought, desperate for his limbs to regenerate, before hearing Furuta's voice.
"You're finished. You and Mr. Gutierrez have lost." Furuta said, as Kaneki looked over his head to see Furuta.
"S3, continue trekking into the tunnels. We'll have the Oggai sniff them out quickly. As for Mr. Gutierrez…SCI Suzuya." Furuta said, as Juuzou turned to look at Furuta.
"Yes, Bureau Chief?" Juuzou said, wondering.
"Find the Demon Baby and kill her." Furuta said, as Juuzou had a reluctant look on his face.
"Are you going to deny my orders, SCI Suzuya?" Furuta said, ominiously.
"No, sir." Juuzou said, calmly.
"Good. You can take FCI Tamaki with you to hunt her down." Furuta said, as Juuzou walked away.
No… Kaneki thought, horrified.
"Thanks to the heroic efforts made by S3, you have been vanquished. You obviously don't remember anything that went down during that 2-minute fight. You were a fucking god fighting Suzuya and Abara. If they had slipped even the slightest, you'd be victorious. S3 will head down to Route E14 to kill whoever's left." Furuta said, as he smiled.
What!? Kaneki thought, horrified, as Furuta spoke.
"By the way…. I had Route E14 blocked. It would've made our job hunting your group down more difficult if they made it." Furuta said, giggling.
04/07/16, 5:58 PM
Ward 24, Section F231
"WHAT?!" I shouted, horrified, as I hear Irimi's voice on the walkie talkie.
"Route E14's been blocked. It's full of debris!" Irimi said, over the walkie talkie, as I looked at Yomo.
"¡Necesitamos llegar a la Ruta E14 YA (We need to get to Route E14 NOW)!" I said, frantic, as I tried to run.
"Isaac! NO!" Yomo said, as he got in my way while I tried to push past him.
"¡Suéltame! ¡SUELTAME! ¡SUELTAME (Let go of me! LET GO OF ME! LET GO OF ME)!" I screamed, as I tried to push Yomo out of the way, to no avail.
"Isaac, I can't let you do that!" Yomo said, as I grabbed his shirt collar with my right hand.
"There's no fucking way in FUCKING HELL that my daughter is dying down there, ¡atrapada como una rata (trapped like a rat)!" I said, in an angry and raspy manner.
"Isaac! Look at yourself! Are you in ANY shape to take on S3 by yourself?! You don't have much ammo left on you! Your left hand is gone! Your face is pale white! You've lost too much blood! We won't even make it in time!" Yomo said, as tears streamed down my face. I then collapse to my knees and continue to cry.
"I can't do this anymore…" I said, as my voice broke.
"Maybe I shouldn't have butted into all your lives…this is my reckoning… The Lord is close to those who have a broken heart and will save those who have been crushed spiritually. Psalm, Chapter 34, Verse 18." I said, as my voice broke.
"I always keep asking God why he made my life a living tragicomedy. I came to terms with everything that happened. All of you SHOULD be hating me…for the situation I brought you all in. This world is wrong? No…it's not. It just is. That's what I learned from when my old man read to me The Book of Job. I owned all my shit and everybody's about to die. And my daughters will suffer a horrific fate that awaits them." I said, as I softly wept, while Yomo kneeled to hug me.
"Yomo…. Hand me the walkie talkie. I want to talk to Emilia." I said, as Yomo complied.
"Emilia, cariño (sweetie)." I said, softly.
"Yes, Daddy?" Emilia said, scared, as I whimpered.
"We won't be able to make it in time…I'm sorry…" I said, tearfully, as Emilia wept.
"Emilia, it'll be okay. You're with us. We'll fight them off if we can…" Hinami said, reassuring.
04/07/16, 5:59 PM
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OEK Kaneki then places the panel of me on my knees crying, as Yomo comforted me.
"I thought you meant the Anteiku battle?" Aogiri Kaneki said, annoyed, as Prisoner #240 cried.
"WAAA!" Prisoner #240 said, weeping, as PR Kaneki comforted him.
"It's okay. Calm down." PR Kaneki said, calmly.
"Didn't Isaac fuck you over by joining Aogiri?" BRK said, coldly, as OEK Kaneki looked upset.
"I mean…yeah…what came of me helping in that battle? Isaac gave Yoshimura up to his daughter, Eto. Anteiku went up in smoke. Everybody got separated." OEK Kaneki said, somberly.
"If I had fled with everybody—" OEK Kaenki said, as Aogiri Kaneki spoke.
"Can it. Isaac made his choice with his dick instead of his brains when he fell in love with Eto." Aogiri Kaneki said, coldly.
"What about me?! I was alone at the time! I didn't know who my parents were! It might've been okay for all of you because you're all Ken Kaneki! You wouldn't understand how great my time was with Isaac. He was such a good big brother! I'm grateful for how he got me to get along with the members of Project Q! Sure, we were a group of misfits, but they're family to me! You would've loved them!" Capitán said, pleading.
"Shirazu would still be alive if you never met them. You were too weak to understand that part." BRK said, coldly.
"Maybe you could've given a rat's ass and saved him if you showed up sooner at OGR." Aogiri Kaneki said, as BRK glared at him.
"Urie and Isaac were there with him. And Shirazu's death is on Isaac's hands." BRK said, coldly.
"Still, you can't continue to blame him for everything that's happened." Aogiri Kaneki said, as BRK had an enraged look on his face.
"FUCK OFF! He ended up creating our personas! You when Jason came looking for Isaac but found you instead and me for when I got my fucking head caved in. It's Eto all over again! Isaac thought with his dick instead of his brains when he fell in love with Rize! He KNEW the risks of having a relationship with a Ghoul, and yet kept his mouth shut about it!" BRK said, angrily, as he grabbed a foldable black chair and threw it across the room.
"Hey, don't take it out on the chair. I'm just saying, maybe being tortured by Jason was—" Aogiri Kaneki said, as BRK spoke.
"Oh, fucking can it. You're me, as well! Acting high and mighty with that damn chair of yours." BRK said, as he finally noticed the foldable black chair that Aogiri Kaneki was sitting on.
"Guys, please, stop arguing. Isaac had a shitty life growing up." Capitán said, as he sees PR Kaneki walking to the chairs that 10YO BHK and 10YO WHK were sitting at.
"Yes, he may have been an asshole to us, but at the end of the day, I'm still willing to forgive him. He never deserved to see the horrors that unfolded around him. Seeing all those he cared for over the years be killed in front of his eyes, being looked down upon by his peers, trying to kill himself out of guilt…" Capitán said, depressed.
"Honestly, I would've helped him out while staying at the Chateau, while continuing to work with him, SCI Arima, and ASCI Mado. Like Isaac, I, no, ALL of us were trying to protect somebody. It was just never meant to be…" Capitán said, as everyone else looked at him.
"Still…where the fuck did it all go wrong? How did we lose?" OEK Kaneki said, wondering.
"All right, let's review everything." Anteiku Kaneki said, as he pulled out the photos of certain events from over the last 4 years, and placed them on a large whiteboard that read:
WHAT SHOULD WE HAVE DONE?
The first photo that Anteiku Kaneki places on the board is that of Mutsuki and I. I'm wearing a white work shirt, black tie, black jeans, black leather belt, and black Converse. I also have brown Ivy League hair. Mutsuki is wearing a white t-shirt and gray shorts.
"Rushima is where Mutsuki's personality changed. If I had paid more attention to what was happening to him, then our hideout wouldn't have—" Anteiku Kaneki said, as BRK then walks over to the whiteboard to place a photo of himself and Hinami. Hinami is wearing a blue sweater and black shorts.
"What about Cochlea? Were we supposed to leave Hinami to die?" BRK said, wondering.
"What about this one?" PR Kaneki said, as he placed a photo of me and Eto. I'm wearing a blue sweater, black jeans, black leather belt, black rim glasses, and black Converse. Eto is wearing a green t-shirt, blue shorts, and red socks.
"If we had pressed Isaac further about his ties with Eto and stopped him from helping her get revenge on her father—" PR Kaneki said, as BRK spoke.
"You idiot! Yoshimura WAS the reason why everybody's in this smorgasbord of a mess! He thought with his dick instead of his brains! Why does every important male figure I know of keep thinking with their dicks instead of their brains!?" BRK said, frustrated.
"UGGGGGH! We can't save everybody!" OEK Kaneki said, frustrated.
"Okay, then let's review that battle you had just now." Capitán said, as he placed the photo of OEK Kaneki, Juuzou, and Hanbeh on the white board.
"Okay…how did we lose?" Capitán said, wondering.
"Simple. Hanbeh. He provided good support for Juuzou." Aogiri Kaneki said, calmly.
"I f Juuzou was alone, I could've easily won. The fact that Hanbeh threw himself at me was the deciding factor in that battle." OEK Kaneki said, as Aogiri Kaneki cracked his right index finger.
"All right then. Let's go fuck up Hanbeh." Aogiri Kaneki said, coldly, as BRK looked at him.
"ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID?! IT'S DONE! IT'S OVER! FACE REALITY! WE! LOST! END OF STORY!" BRK shouted, angrily, as Aogiri Kaneki sighed.
"Take a chill pill for once, loudmouth." Aogiri Kaneki said, slightly annoyed.
"Guys, let's not fight…" PA Kaneki said, worried.
"Face reality? You're strong because of that? Here's my opinion." Aogiri Kaneki said, coldly, as OEK Kaneki interrupted.
"I lost my limbs. I can't regenerate them now." OEK Kaneki said, somberly.
"And now the love of my life is about to die." Capitán said, saddened.
"Furuta's up there now destroying not only Goat, but the chance of a world in which Ghouls and humans and co-exist." PR Kaneki said, sighing, as he placed a photo of OEK Kaneki and Furuta at Route E14.
04/07/16, 6:00 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 EntranceKaneki rolls himself over and struggles to crawl as he hears Hajime's voice.
"Sir?" Hajime said, as he walked over to where Furuta is. Hajime is covered in blood.
"In a moment. I'll join the rest of S3 once I'm done with our subject." Furuta said, calmly, as he looked at Kaneki.
"You should know this Kaneki. Your showing up here didn't surprise me. You and Mr. Gutierrez always anticipate my moves. Unlike Mr. Gutierrez, who always relies on others to help him out in a pinch, you once again chose to act alone and came back here sooner than expected. It's a very bad habit of yours. You still haven't learned from Anteiku, have you?" Furuta said, chuckling, as Kaneki continued struggling
No…It can't be over, Kaneki thought, desperate.
"I mean, look at you! You're like The Very Hungry Caterpillar! That's when I had a eureka moment when I saw the red flesh on your arms: You hit your limit. Even though I considered you to be dead weight when V asked me to spy on you and Mr. Gutierrez, you were the more gullible of the two. And now, you'll be forced to see everything that you and Mr. Gutierrez worked to achieve go up in smoke. But don't worry, consider these consolation prizes as a sign of pity." Furuta said, as he looked at Hajime.
"Do you have them?" Furuta said, wondering.
"They were a nightmare, but yes." Hajime said, as placed Kaneki's consolation prizes in front of him. Kaneki's eyes widen in horror upon seeing what the prizes were: The decapitated and mangled heads of Shio and Rikai.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Kaneki screamed, as Hajime spoke.
"Let me tell you, Squad Zero was no joke." Hajime said, as he looked at Kaneki before clenching his jaws with his right hand.
"Aw…I'm who I am because I looked up to you…Now you're a ragdoll." Hajime said, mockingly, as Furuta turned to walk away.
"Rank 1 Hajime. Make sure to treat the ragdoll with utmost respect." Furuta said, calmly.
"Yes, sir." Hajime said, as Kaneki looked at Furuta walking away.
Wait, wait, wait… Kaneki thought, as he blacked out, upon seeing the 100 Oggai that have stood around him and Hajime.
04/07/16, 6:01 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 Exit
Touka, Emilia, and the rest of the Ghouls find themselves blocked by the 8 dozen SIII members, who have their Quinques readied up. Hinami and Irimi look on, defeated.
"We're at E14. We've just intercepted the Ghouls that are on the run. Targets acquired. SS Rate White Rabbit, SS Rate Yotsume, SS Rate Black Dober, and SS Rate Demon Baby. Commence eradication." SII Member #11 said, as tears streamed down Emilia's face, as Hinami's walkie talkie goes off.
"EMILIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I screamed, through the walkie talkie.
04/07/16, 6:01 PM
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Anteiku Kaneki looks at the photo of Emilia, Irimi, Touka, and Hinami as he spoke.
"We've should've decided everything from that tournament!" Anteiku Kaneki said, annoyed.
"That was a made-up dream sequence, you idiot!" BRK said, frustrated as he threw his hands in the air.
"Guys, let's calm down…" PA Kaneki said, worried.
"AAAAAWWAAAAA!" Prisoner #240 said, screaming his head off, as 10YO BHK and 10YO WHK cover their ears.
"Everybody, please calm down!" PA Kaneki said, desperate, as BRK glared at Aogiri Kaneki before finding himself grabbed by the shirt collar.
"You idiots don't get it! Facing reality will destroy everything." BRK said, frustrated.
"You need to wake the fuck up and stop living in a fantasy, Four-Eyes!" Aogiri Kaneki said, angrily, as Capitán got between them.
"Guys, guys, guys! Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!" Capitán said, before everyone else's voices overlapped with one another, before they find themselves merging with one another.
"Will I never see Touka again?" Kaneki said, depressed, as the numerous versions of Kaneki spoke.
"Huh? Wait, no…Am I going to die…Farewell. NO! NO! I don't understand this! WHY is this happening? I just want to see Touka again…" The numerous voices of Kaneki said, as his eyes then blink rapidly.
"I want to see her too. Same. Same. Same. I want to say goodbye to her one last time…Wait, we didn't even get a chance to name our baby. Huh, baby?! Touka's and mine! Touka sucks at Kanji. She'll most likely come up with a weird name. Fuck off." The numerous voices of Kaneki said, in various emotions.
"I still got my head and body. I can breathe. Do I have the strength to bite? Or crawl?" Kaneki said, as the voices in his head disappear.
"But that's a human. He's still a kid. I don't give a fuck. Whoever stands in my way must be eliminated. Anything that stands in my way, even myself. I will bend my principles if worst comes to worst. I WILL KILL! That is what's necessary now. It's how I've always done things. I will NOT fail this time. I will march forward. Like a fucking centipede." Kaneki said, as he then hears a deafening voice.
04/07/16, 6:02 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 Exit
"¡PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ (DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYY)!" Emilia screamed, at the top of her lungs, as everyone around her looked at her in surprise.
04/07/16, 6:02 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14 Entrance
Kaneki opens his eyes, as his left Kakugan glowed bright red, as Hajime turns to look.
"Can somebody shut that demon baby up over there?!" Hajime said, annoyed, as he turned to see Kaneki viciously biting into his face.
"Huh?" Hajime said, floored, as Kaneki rips a large portion of his Hajime face off, and furiously chows down on it.
"Hajime!" Oggai #1 said, alarmed, as Hajime collapsed to his knees.
"SIR!" Oggai #2 said, in shock, as Hajime places his hands on his torn off face.
"MY FACE! WHERE THE FUCK DID IT—" Hajime said, before Kaneki summons up a scaly red Rinkaku tentacle and inserts it down Hajime's throat, killing him instantly.
"KILL HIM!" Oggai #3 said, as Kaneki pulls his tentacle out of Hajime's mouth.
"No, we need to capture him! Chief's orders!" Oggai #4 said, as the rest of the Oggai activate their Kakugan to summon up their scaly red Rinkaku tentacles. It's no use, as Kaneki summons up seven more Rinkaku tentacles and uses them to attack the remaining Oggai members.
"Somebody stop him!" Oggai #5 said, before being decapitated by one of Kaneki's tentacles.
"AGH!" Oggai #6 said, as he gets impaled by one of Kaneki's tentacles.
"WAIT!" Oggai #7 said, as his body gets torn in half by another one of Kaneki's tentacles. Kaneki then begins to grow larger, as Kaneki had one thing on his mind.
Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka. Touka…Kaneki thought, as his body grew larger with each Oggai that he had killed.
04/07/16, 6:03 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Route E14
Furuta is walking with the rest of the SIII members when they hear loud rumbling sounds.
"An earthquake?!" SIII Member #12 said, alarmed, as SIII Member #13 notice a large red entity coming their way.
"Sir…is that…?" SIII Member #13 said, in shock, as Furuta looked at the entity coming their way.
"Why, yes. That is a LOT of Kanekis." Furuta said, calmly, as the entity summons up multiple tentacles before using them to kill multiple SIII members.
He's eaten all 100 Oggai, just as planned, Furuta thought, as SIII members flee in terror.
"AAAAAGGGHH!" SIII Member #14 said, horrified.
"RUN!" SIII Member #15 said, loudly.
"I didn't sign up for this!" SIII Member #16 said, flabbergasted.
"STAY WHERE YOU ARE, GENTLEMEN!" Furuta said, loudly, as he looked at the entity with gusto.
"EAT UP, BABY!" Furuta shouted, delighted.
Game over. I have won, my sweet, sweet, Dragon, Furuta thought, as the entity lunged a tentacle at Furuta, striking him down.
"SIR!" SIII Member #17 said, alarmed.
04/07/16, 6:03 PM
Ward 24, Section F245, Middle of Route E14
Juuzou and Tamaki are walking with numerous SIII members as Juuzou ponders his thoughts.
All right, Shinohara. Just hold on. Let me take care of the targets so—Juuzou thought, as he and Tamaki hear loud rumbling sounds.
"What the hell is that?" SIII Member #18 said, as the hallway they're in topples sideways, sending multiple SIII members flying down to the depths below them. Juuzou briefly falls, as Tamaki then pulls out a grappling hook from the sleeve of his right arm and latches it deep into the concrete before catching Juuzou's right hand with his left hand.
"SCI Suzuya!" Tamaki said, alarmed.
"Tamaki…don't let go…" Juuzou said, calmly, as the large red entity killed numerous SIII members in front of them.
04/07/16, 6:03 PM
Ward 24, Section F245
Rain is pouring down as Miza places a blue blanket onto a still asleep Naki. She then hears loud rumbling sounds.
"What the hell?" Miza said, startled.
04/07/16, 6:03 PM
Ward 24, Section F231
Yomo and I hear loud rumbling sounds, as I then spot a large red entity emerging from far away in the pouring rain.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING!?" I said, horrified.
"KANEKI?!" Yomo said, alarmed, as my eyes widened in horror.
"We need to go, now!" Yomo said, as I then see a figure knock Yomo in the back of the head. They're wearing a black corset dress, open toed black heels, and a clown mask with no nose, but a toothy grin. The right eye has a red heart, with three dots at the center, while the left eye is that of a black clover and a red spade, spliced together, with a very sharp chin. They also have black nail polish on their fingernails and toenails.
"Yomo!" I said, alarmed, before turning around and getting punched in the nose by a shadowy figure. I black out immediately.
04/07/16, 7:04 PM
Ward 5, Undisclosed Apartment, 7th Floor, Room 704
The Gamer is wearing a blue t-shirt, black jeans, black leather belt, blue rim glasses, and white Converse. He's 5'8, has brown eyes and short black hair. He's sitting at his computer desk, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops III on his PC. He also has blue Beats headphones covering his ears. Five seconds are left on the clock, as he then switches to his ballistic knife. He patiently waits for his opponent to turn the corner. He sees his opponent turn the corner.
"Gotcha." The Gamer said, as he activates his ballistic knife. The ballistic knife lunges its way onto his opponent chest, killing them.
"Yes! Led my team to victory, again." The Gamer said, content, as he then looked to his left to grab a bottle of Coca-Cola. Suddenly, the power goes out.
"What the—" The Gamer said, as he then hears rumbling sounds amid the pouring rain. He looks at the window outside, just in time to see the large red entity about to swipe it's large, scaly red Rinkaku tentacle at him.
04/07/16, 7:08 PM
Ward 8, 600 feet above, inside some helicopter
The Reporter is 5'2, has green eyes, and neck length blonde hair. She's wearing a zipped blue coat, purple pants, and black heels.
"In other news, just an hour ago, an unknown entity abruptly appeared from underneath the grounds of Tokyo. The Japanese Government has declared a state of emergency in the city of Tokyo, with more than 500,000 declared dead, and over 2 million missing. This is a tragedy that is much bigger than the Tōhoku earthquake—" The Reporter said, as she then hears a loud roar from behind. She turns to see the large red entity swiping at the chopper with a large, scaly red Rinkaku tentacle as her eyes widened in horror.
04/07/16, 7:08 PM
Ward 13, Shibuya Crossing
Multiple pedestrians pull out their phones, as they look on in horror upon seeing the large red entity destroying numerous cars with its large, scaly red Rinkaku tentacles. Screams fill the city of Tokyo, as the pedestrians flee from the large red entity, with some tripping, pushing, and shoving their way out to futile safety.
04/07/16, 7:09 PM
Ward 1, Outside CCG HQ
Kaneki's main Rinkaku tentacle crawls its way onto the CCG Headquarters building, before wrapping itself up around the buliding. A large, toothy mouth forms at the end of tentacle, along with numerous eyes. Thunder cracks the sky as Kaneki's Rinkaku tentacle lets out a deafening roar amid the pouring rain.
04/07/16, 7:09 PM
Ward 20, Undisclosed Building, Rooftop
Hide looks at the scene of the large red entity consuming Tokyo in shock.
"Fu…ck…" Hide said, weakly.
Chapter 139 complete.
Author's Notes:
This was an adaptation of Chapters 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 148 of TG: re and Season 4, Episodes 8 and 9 of the anime version.
Kaneki, Isaac, Mutsuki, Yomo, Aura, Juuzou, Touka, Hinami, Irimi, Hanbeh, and Emilia take center stage for Chapter 139.
The reimagining of the Ward 24 Raid Arc has concluded, with many notable changes from the manga (the overall brutal fates of Dr. Kano, Fuka and his friends, Kuroiwa, and of course, Irimi surviving the Ward 24 Raid).
Another flashback, Mutsuki and Isaac are confronted by Shirazu the day after they made love to one another. It's when Mutsuki and Shirazu discover that Isaac happens to be pansexual (loves anyone regardless of their sex, gender, or species). Meanwhile, Isaac and Yomo's battle with Mutsuki and Aura comes to a brutal conclusion, as Isaac barely walks out of his fight against Mutsuki with some serious injuries. Later, as they head to the Comms Station, Yomo and Isaac discover that Koma had been killed before OCN occurred. RIP Koma. Then, as they cremate Koma and the rest of the Ghouls killed in the commotion, they encounter Uta.
Meanwhile, Touka, Hinami, and Irimi's battle against Juuzou and Hanbeh goes badly, as Hinami and Irimi nearly get killed protecting Emilia. And even with Kaneki's last second deus ex machina attempt, Kaneki fails to defeat Juuzou and Hanbeh. As he blacks out, he has a long conversation with the other 9 versions of himself, before they agree to keep on moving forward. To save Touka. In doing so, he summons forth his Kakuja (Version 5), the gigantic being that's ravaging Tokyo.
Foreshadow: The title of Chapter 139, 'King Kunta' is based on the song by Kendrick Lamar. Two lyrics. The first, 'I made it past 25 and there I was…' is a reference to Isaac making it past 25 and surviving OCN. The second, 'Everybody wanna cut the legs off him, (King) Kunta…' is a reference to Kaneki's brutal predicament that forced him to conduct drastic measures to save Touka and everyone else trapped inside Route E14.
From here on out, no more flashforwards until we get to the 6 Years Later Epilogue.
All right, then. Onward to the final arc, the reimagining of the Dragon War Arc. But first, post-credit scene.
Post-Credit Scene:
06/24/01, 8:06 PM
Ward 3, 5 miles from Toranomon Hills, Undisclosed Apartment, 2nd Floor, Room 201
Itori is wearing a light blue t-shirt, black jean shorts, and red Converse. She also has chin-length orange hair. Uta is wearing a Rolling Stones t-shirt, black jeans (with ripped holes at the kneecaps section), and black Vans. They're on the couch, as they see Hitomi carrying a bottle of red wine, and 3 empty champagne glasses. Hitomi is wearing a blue sweater, black jeans, and red socks. She's 5'6, has amber eyes, and neck length orange hair.
"So…how long have been dating my sister?" Hitomi said, wondering, as she uncorked the bottle of red wine and poured it into the glasses.
"About 4 months. Itori and I met on a blind date." Uta said, recollecting.
"Ahh…I see." Hitomi said, as Hitomi handed a glass to Itori.
"How long has this been stored?" Itori said, wondering.
"This one was stored for 6 years. One of Mom's prized possessions. A foreigner from Brazil, I believe." Hitomi said, as Itori and Uta take a whiff of the red wine. Itori then proceeds to take a sip. Itori's eyes widen in delight upon having the blood hit her tastebuds.
"So refined." Itori said, delighted, as Uta downed his glass of red wine.
"That's for sure." Uta said, calmly, as Itori looked embarrassed.
"Uta, you're supposed to drink it slowly." Itori said, awkwardly.
"Sorry, babe. I prefer to drink my alcohol very quickly. Drinking it slowly makes me nauseous." Uta said, calmly.
"I see." Itori said, as she sipped her glass of red wine.
"Hey, where are Mom and Dad? I thought they would be here so I can introduce them to Uta." Itori said, delighted.
"Mom said that they would be back in about an hour. They're hunting another human for us to eat." Hitomi said, calmly, as they hear loud banging on the door.
"CCG! ¡Abre la Puerta (Open the door)!" The voice said, as Itori, Uta, and Hitomi have alarmed looks on their faces.
Shit! Itori thought, as Uta then sees a solid object wrapped in blue sheets shatter the window next to him. Uta then walks towards the object and unwraps it, as Itori and Hitomi barricade the door.
"Oh, dear…" Uta said, calmly, as he sees that it's a decapitated head. The head has amber eyes and shoulder length orange hair. Itori and Hitomi then turn to see the decapitated head.
"MOM!" Itori shouted, horrified, as they hear more loud banging on the door.
"We have you surrounded, Ms. Hitomi Mimori, or should I say, S Rate Siren?" The voice said, as Hitomi's eyes widened in alarm. She then turns her head to look at Itori.
04/07/16, 9:43 PM
Ward 23, Undisclosed Location
Uta now has on his four eyed bird mask, as he carries me on his back, while Itori is carrying Yomo by his right arm over her shoulders.
"So, explain to me again. Why am I giving Isaac a piggyback ride?" Uta said, slightly annoyed.
"Because if I carry him, I'll most likely kill him. You would do the same with Yomo." Itori said, as Uta sighed.
"Fair enough." Uta said, calmly.
Author's Notes:
The origin of how Itori got her Ghoul Alias, as her old23er sister was a member of the Clowns.
I'm planning on revamping some of the chapters that were focused on Uta and Itori by adding additional material into their pasts (and a lemon between them).
