"Kaneki...I'm going to walk you through how I met Rize two years ago, and why our relationship turned out the way it did. You need to know, especially since she's changed your life in more ways than one..." Eto began.
(Eto x Rize)
"~Beautiful~." Eto purred to herself.
She was observing the naked binge eater as she feasted on a corpse of her date that she recently lured and killed. The light from the streets allowed the owl to see everything: Rize's giant breasts, her mouth-watering curves, and her beautiful face. Everything about Rize was just flawless to Eto. She was truly the apple to her eyes.
Oh! I'd love to squeeze her breast and wrap my lips around her nipples! Eto thought in excitement.
Eto was so aroused that she didn't even realize that her breathing was increasing. This caught the attention of Rize, who could hear her increased breathing rate. The binge eater called out in the distance,
"Oh? Do I have a spectator? It looks like I'll be having desert for tonight!" Rize teased herself.
But then, she sniffed, and her lips curled to a smile. The scent was one of the most wonderful things, if not, the most wonderful thing that she has ever smelt in her life.
"Also..." Rize began.
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"...you smell delicious. Do you mind if I just take a bite out of you?" Rize said as she reactivated her infamous kagune.
Eto just giggled. Before Rize could comprehend what happened next, Eto flashed stepped behind her back, faster than her eyes could track.
"Oh...you can have much more than a bite, my dear. Besides, your just too pretty to look away from, so I don't mind being your little snack for tonight, binge eater." Eto responded to her.
The owl's voice was a bit disguised by her spooky hoodie and her bandages, giving her a sense of anonymity, both physically and verbally. Rize turned around and flinched, jumping back in fear and putting some distance between them.
This kid! She's fast! I didn't even see her move! Rize thought to herself.
Something told her that it was not the best move to fight this ghoul, so she opted to talking.
"Wait...you know who I am?" Rize asked the mysterious person.
The owl chuckled.
"You leave a sloppy mess, so it's not hard for someone like me to find you." the owl pointed out.
Rize laughed at that fact, but still, a drop of sweat ran down the side of her face. She was regretfully still on guard, since this was the first time in a while that someone got the jump on her.
"Hehehe...well...I'd love to know who you are so I can properly greet you. I hope that you're not some little girl, because I'm not responsible for showing off my naked body to some girl wondering after dark." Rize grunted.
Then, the owl smiled through her bandages. The lines of her perfect teeth and lips bleed through the clothing.
"That won't be an issue. Allow me to introduce myself..." she responded.
With that, the owl began to unravel her bandages right in front of Rize. Slowly, everything fell to the ground. All Rize could do was watch in awe as the female before her revealed her attractive body. The binge eater's mouth parted as the owl finally revealed her complete naked body. Everything was out on display: Her busty breasts, her perfectly shaved clit, her bare skin, hips, everything. On top of that, a seductive smile was on the face of the woman with green hair.
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"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Rize Kamishiro. My name is Yoshimura. Eto Yoshimura." she introduced herself.
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Rize blinked twice and deactivated her kagune. Her eyes were just fixated on Eto's busty breasts. She was left with more questions than answers. There was only one Yoshimura that she knew about, and it was the manager from Anteiku.
"W-wait...you're n-not a girl...you're a WOMAN?" Rize asked her confused.
To be fair, Eto did look pretty short, was completely wrapped in bandages, and talked a bit like a child at first. Even still, Eto just laughed at her question.
"Hehehe! Ya know that you're staring at my breasts, silly!" Eto pointed out again as she got closer to Rize.
Rize blushed as she shook her head violently to recompose herself.
"I j-j-j-just, I mean...I'm sorry, but you have such beautiful breasts." Rize said complimenting her.
It was pretty rare for Rize to see another woman that could match her in beauty, so Eto was giving her feelings that she has never felt before. Eto grinned as she cuffed her own breasts in front of Rize.
"Awww...thank you! I get them from my mother! Ya know, you got busty ones too!" Eto said as she took one of her hands and cuffed one of Rize's breasts in a carefree manner.
Normally, Rize would smack away anyone that tried that, but she made an exception for Eto.
"Uhhh...Hehe..." Rize nervously giggled as Eto's touched felt very smooth to her.
Now it was Eto's turn to stare at Rize's breasts. The same thoughts of wrapping her lips around Rize's milky nipples flooded back into her mind. It took a lot of willpower to not just crash on her and fuck her senselessly in this dark alley. As Eto kept massaging Rize's breast, Rize took the opportunity to ask her new...acquaintance...more questions.
"You're obviously not an average ghoul, and I take it that...hold on! Wait a second!" Rize stuttered.
Eto looked up and showed off her emerald eyes to the binge eater. Well...to be more accurate, one of her emerald eyes, since the other was her lone kakugan.
"Hmm?" Eto asked in confusion.
Rize took another step back in confusion, which took Eto's hand off of her breast. Rize pointed at Eto, demanding an answer.
"Your eyes! Only one of them is a kakugan!" she said.
Eto sighed.
Hmph. My old man did warn me of taking off my clothes in front of other ghouls. Maybe I should have listen to him. Still, I could change the subject. Eto told herself.
The owl placed a hand over her chest.
"I'm what you consider...a rare breed - a half ghoul. I'll explain later, but first, can we eat? I'm staaaarving...and that flesh is smells really good." Eto asked Rize.
The binge eater looked at her delicious meal, and weighted her circumstances. Ultimately, she choose to the latter.
"Normally I don't share my food, but I'll make an exception for you, just this once." Rize responded.
Together, they both sat and ate the human flesh in the dark alley. Surprisingly, Rize felt good sharing food with someone else, especially that someone being Eto. It was almost like they were being friends...
...no...the binge-eater doesn't have friends. She's a lone wolf, or in this case, a lone ghoul. The only "friends" that she's ever had were ones that she could use and manipulate. There was no way that Rize could ever be "friends" with Eto, especially because she's so much more powerful than her.
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"You from around here, Eto?" Rize asked her chomping on her food.
Eto shook her head.
"Nah, I'm from Hueco Mundo." she responded.
The binge eater raised an eyebrow.
"Hueco what-now?" Rize asked to clarify.
Eto just waived a hand in front of her face. Food was still in her mouth so it was hard to speak.
"Don't worry about it, I'm from a lot of places - that's all." she said through her chewing.
After a few more minutes, both women were done with their meal. Rize burped and placed a hand over her mouth, trying to be modest. That made Eto smiled as she burped ten times as loud, which caused both parties to laugh.
"Oh my goodness, girl you got a weird sense of humor!" Rize said laughing at Eto.
Eto rubbed her emerald hair cheekily.
"Yeah! You could say that!" she said.
That's when something caught her attention. Eto looked over to see some flesh that Rize had near her lips. It stole her attention.
"Hey, you got something on your face." she said to Rize.
Rize touched her cheek, and then her forehead, trying to figure out where she was referring to.
"Hmm? Where?" she asked still searching her face with her hands.
Eto just shook her head and took the actions to her own hands.
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"No worries, I'll get it." Eto proclaimed leaning into Rize's face.
"Wha?! Mmph?! ~Mmm...~Mmm~"
Before Rize could react, Eto stole a kiss from Rize by sucking the remnants of the flesh off of her lips. Then it turned into a kiss which shocked both parties. Once Eto crashed her lips on Rize's, she was not about to let those flavors get away from her. The binge-eater did her best to suck Eto's lips, and even almost bit them, but Eto pulled away before they could go any further. Funny enough, both parties were now blushing.
"There. Better." Eto declared.
Rize licked her lips and grinned like the devil.
"~That was...mouth-watering...~" Rize purred to herself.
"Hehe...well it is human flesh after all." Eto pointed out.
"I wasn't talking about the human..." Rize clarified.
Something was stirring inside of Rize. The night was still young - her hormones were now overloading - something needed to be done - now.
I've never consider myself bisexual...but for her...I might have to make an exception...Rize told herself.
In the next moment, she let her ghoul instincts take over her, and pounced on the owl. Eto didn't even fight it, in fact, she welcomed it.
"~Woah...you're getting a bit excited now, are we?~!" Eto teased Rize.
"Hehehe..." Rize giggled as her kakugans reactivated.
Rize's purple has was hanging down from her face and near Eto's hair which was scattered across the concrete. The ground was cold, but their arousal kept them a bit warm.
"...so...was that kiss simply jest, or could I have one more from you?" Rize requested to her acquaintance.
In response, Eto cuffed Rize's jaw with her smooth hand.
"You can have as many as you want." Eto gladfully granted her.
Rize licked her lips and smiled even more.
"Excellent." she purred.
With that, Rize crashed her lips onto Eto's, resulting in a wild make out amongst the female ghouls.
"~Mmm...~" both parties purred to each other.
Now, too be clear, it's common knowledge that a ghoul's flesh to another ghoul would taste terrible...however, we're not dealing with normal ghouls to say the least. Eto is half ghoul, as well as a demi-goddess, thereby making her flesh to anyone quite divine to say the least. As for the binge-eater, since she has consumed so much human flesh, even for ghouls, it has biologically altered her flesh to be a bit more, tolerable. In fact, one could go as far to say that it's a bit tasty itself. After all, you are what you eat.
While the two ghouls were making out, a lone man stumbled into their dark alley. He was taken by surprise the sight. It was if he was in an erotic dream.
"Woah! Are those two hot girls naked making out?!" he called out to himself.
This caught Eto and Rize's attention. They stopped kissing and opened their eyes to see where the voice was coming from. Both parties were irritated that someone was watching them, especially a person that was a man.
"No way! I'm definitely recording this to beat my meat when I get home!" He proclaimed before trying to pull out his phone.
Rize got up from Eto, irritated. Someone just had to ruin their moment, huh? Before she could act, Eto tugged at her juicy thigh.
"Hmm?" Rize asked her looking down.
Eto was smiling deviously up at her.
"Wait. Allow me." she offered.
Rize smiled. Something told her that Eto had a good thing up her emerald hair, and she nodded in agreement. She still had yet to truly know who this mysterious and beautiful woman was, but perhaps this is where she could find out who or what Eto was about. As the man was pulling his phone out of his pocket, Eto flash stepped behind him before he could even notice. Then, as if she was some demonic angel, she floated behind him and whispered fiercely in his ear,
"Ya know that it's rude to stare at people, especially women like us." Eto warned him.
Immediately, the man's eyes widened, and he flinched back away from her in fear and confusion.
"H-H-How did you get here?!" he demanded from her.
Even Rize was in awe. Eto was seemingly levitating off of the ground, even if it was just a few feet from the ground. Nonetheless, the man snapped. In an almost shocking manner, the man revealed his kagune and his kakugans. He foamed wildly as he realized that the delicious scent that he was smelling was radiating from the naked floating woman herself.
"Ngr! Ya know what? This is perfect! I was led here to get a late night snack, but now I figure that there's so much more that I could get...from you!" he proclaimed.
Eto wasn't fazed at all. In fact, she smiled and tilted her head playfully.
"Is that so?" she asked him.
Then, the man charged at him. His thoughts swirled of what he could do with Eto. Should he just eat her, eat her slowly, fuck her first? Regardless, all he knew was that he wanted her, now.
"NOW COME HERE!" he bellowed.
He charged at the owl, but before he could even touch her, Eto seemingly sliced him up into dozens of pieces without even using her kagune. His blood and body parts splattered everywhere, and even caused Rize to shield her face with her hands so that chunks of that disgusting man wouldn't get on her. All that was left was his head which was connected to his body. His limbs were torn off and he was screaming in agony.
"GAAAHHHHH! You-You-You, just what the fuck are you?! You...you're not a woman...you're a monster!" he cried out in agony.
Eto just stared at him in disdain.
"Monster? No. I'm not a monster. I'm the god of ghouls, and the future Queen of Ghouls that will unite humans and ghouls. For your treason, you shall die by my hands." Eto proudly proclaimed.
The ghoul was confused, but knew that his end was near. He did what he could to weakly protest her claim.
"Hmph...god of...ghouls? Fu-future...Q-Q-Queen? Ha! If you think that you can change this reality, then you're in for a rude awakening...little bi-"
But before he could finish his sentence, Eto mercilessly stepped on his head, ended his sorry life for good. Once done, Eto walked back up to Rize as if nothing happened.
"Perhaps...we can continue this somewhere else? In private? I'd hate for another lonely guy to be lucky enough to see two beautiful women make out with each other and leave the scene alive." Eto requested to Rize, offering her hand to her.
Rize was still a bit in shock, but quickly recomposed herself. She was still horny after all, and the night was still young.
"Please, led the way." Rize said taking Eto's hand.
Eto smiled deviously.
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"Brace yourself, Rizzy." Eto warned Rize.
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"Hehehe...what do you mean by that-AAAHHH!" Rize screamed out.
In the next moment, Eto unleashed her kakuja which consumed both of them. This was the first time that the binge-eater was airborne. It flew them in the dark and got them back to Eto's penthouse. Once there, Eto's kakuja gently opened the window and spat the binge eater out in Eto's room. Rize stumbled into Eto's room and fell on the bed.
"Y-Your...your kagune...no it was a kakuja!" she proclaimed pointed at the naked owl.
Only rare ghouls could achieve such a transformation. This was no ordinary ghoul that she was dealing with. Her date for the night had something more sinister up her sleave.
"Hmph. By now, I bet that you're wondering what the hell that you got yourself into, huh?" Eto asked Rize.
Rize just nodded slightly. Her mind was racing and she didn't know whether to run or to just take it.
"Well Rize. Tonight, you'll have your snack, but first..." Eto began.
In the next moment, the owl picked up a lash and a collar with a rope attached to it. Rize's eyes widened as her gut feeling knew what she intended to do with those things.
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"...I'm going to have mine." Eto proclaimed.
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Rize crept back up from the bed.
"Wha-what the hell?! What are you?!" Rize demanded Eto.
The emerald hair woman just shrugged.
"Some call me a monster, but to you, consider me your master for tonight." she responded.
That's when Eto took the time to monologue.
"You see...all of my life, I've accumulated a lot of...pent up sexual frustration. Hell, I've had to use my own kakuja to penetrate myself because nothing else was hard enough. Mere sex toys wouldn't work...and I never let a guy fuck me because...oh that's another story for another day!" Eto teased Rize.
Rize couldn't believe what she was hearing.
She would fuck herself using her own kakuja?! Is this woman crazy?! Rize screamed in her mind.
Nonetheless, Eto continued.
"Anyways...I'll need you to relieve some...erotic desires, okay? Your beautiful body would seduce any man, and lesbian, and your a ghoul, just like me, so you won't break from me fucking you...hopefully..." Eto finished.
At the point, Rize knew that there was no escaping from her. Eto already displayed her superior strength and speed. Nothing could be done at this point.
"You're a freak, ya know that?" Rize hissed to Eto.
That comment actually hurt Eto. While they only just met, she felt as if Rize was someone who she could actually vibe with. Their chemistry was better than what most people thought. It was hard for her to make friends anyways, being that she's living a double life...or perhaps a triple life. Eto then gave Rize one last chance to get out of this situation, even if she couldn't have her way with Rize.
"Well...if that's how you feel, then-"
"-no...I meant that...I love that." Rize clarified.
It caught the owl by surprise. Eto's heart warm up. Hope, passion, and excitement came crashing back to her.
"...because that makes two of us." Rize teased her.
Eto smiled. Rize then opened her legs, and used one of her fingers to stretch her wet clit. Then using her free hand, she motioned Eto to come to her.
"Now, come here and fuck me." she requested.
Back in the present...
"Ummm...did we really need to know what y'all said to each other before y'all got to it?" Hide asked Eto embarrassed.
Eto didn't flinch at his expression. Part of her saying that was also for herself as well.
"I stopped there anyways, so that's as explicit as it was going to get. Anyways, after we had sex, the one night stance turned into an...erotic relationship." Eto informed them.
Hide just nodded. On the other hand, Kaneki was getting hard just listening to Eto and Rize's backstory.
I wanted listen to more to their first night together...Kaneki told himself.
But he realized what he said, and shook his head.
"Stop it." he said out loud.
Eto looked at Kaneki, confused.
"Huh, Stop it?" Eto asked him.
Kaneki quickly shook his head, embarrassed.
"Nah, not you, I meant me...or I mean my mind...ugh! Don't mind me, I'm just being weird, that's all." Kaneki stated.
Hide looked at Kaneki, and then back at Eto.
"Well anyways...let's get something straight. Before you went on about Rize, you mentioned that Earth is considered the world of the living, and there's an afterlife as well? Sweet! That confirms my fear floating in endless darkness for all of time." Hide pointed out.
Kaneki and Eto just looked at Hide dumbfounded. The carrot top nervously laughed.
"F-F-Forget that last part. Anyways, let me get this straight - there are other entities out there, like soul reapers that mostly reside in the Soul Society, Hollows that mostly reside in Hueco Mundo, Quincy that came from...ehh I forgot. But anyways, so you're like...waaaaayyyyy more than a half-ghoul, is that right Ms. Takatsuki?" Hide asked changing the subject.
Impressed, Eto's eyes widened. Out of all of the information that he remembered, she was surprised that he said her name right.
"You...finally learned how to say my name properly?" she asked him.
Hide grinned like he just got an A on the test.
"Of course! I had to learn someday, am I right?!" Hide teased her by winking playfully at Eto.
Even Kaneki smiled at Hide. It was a pretty wholesome moment. Funny enough, Eto spoke out once again.
"Well actually, I prefer that you call me Eto from now on." she said.
While Kaneki was glad that Hide finally got the "E" pass, Hide frowned at her words.
"Seriously? Damn, and I just learned of your second identity, or technically your first...whatever! Anyways, got it Eto!" Hide told her.
Eto smiled at Hide and nodded. Kaneki then took the time to ask her something else.
"And...you're basically a goddess?" Kaneki asked the author.
"Demi-goddess." she clarified.
Hide then took some time to review over what she told them before.
"So...your mother is the Queen of Hueco Mundo, and your biological father is the Soul King? Wow, talk about a power couple. I see why you'd want to make your own identity outside of them." he said.
Kaneki nodded at Hide.
"All of that puts a lot of context to how both of you are." he added looking at his favorite author.
"Mmhmm..." Eto nodded.
The conversation seemed like it was over, but the silver hair half-ghoul wanted to speak about other things. Not to mention...those arousing thoughts of Rize and Eto still lingered in his mind...
"There's still some gaps in your shared past with Rize that I still don't know about though." Kaneki stated to Eto.
Of course, he wasn't going to say something like, Can you talk a little bit more about your sexual encounter's with Rize? but he had to give it a shot. Even still, Eto shook her head.
"I would tell you, but we're short on time." Eto informed them.
Kaneki nodded but looked down, disappointed.
"I see..." he said frowning.
Before, Eto could get up, her fellow half-ghoul spoke out again.
"Eto...there're a few things that I have to admit to you as well." he finally stated.
Now, both Hide and Eto were both concerned. Their attention immediately fixated on the former college student.
"You do? I mean...um...what is it?" Eto asked Kaneki.
Taking a deep breath, Kaneki finally let out what he's been meaning to say since they mentioned her lineage. He wasn't sure how Eto would take it, but he had to tell her.
"When I was kidnapped by Aogiri, I met your...well...The Soul King in my mind." he stated.
While Hide raised an eyebrow, Eto's eyes widened. A mixture of fury, confusion, and panic ran down her spine, something that was rare for the owl.
"Wait what?!" she asked him, almost shouting.
She wasn't mad at him, but she was completely concerned now since this is the first time that she was hearing this.
"He explained to me the same thing that the golden goddess told me in my dream from before." Kaneki elaborated.
Eto looked back and forth and Kaneki and Hide, who was still completely confused by what he meant by everything. Eto cursed under her breath as a drop of sweat ran down her cheek.
"So all of this time, did you know that I was..." Eto said looking at Kaneki.
But he shook his head. He knew that the owl was referring to her lineage.
"Not necessarily. I didn't take his words into consideration. Besides, he never identified himself to me." he clarified.
Eto sighed in relief, but Kaneki still wasn't finished.
"Another thing too..." he began.
"...when we raided Dr. Kanou's lab, I began to envision you when I started to lose. It was similar to when I lost control over fighting Nishiki. You offered me power, and I took it. From this, I lost my sanity and ended up becoming a liability on the battlefield. Truth is, ever since I became a ghoul, my mental health has been rapidly decreasing. For that, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the extent of my mental state. Being with you has helped me get through things a lot though." Kaneki admitted.
It wasn't what Eto was expecting to hear, but she had to respond somehow.
"Oh...that? Don't worry about it. That's what every ghoul goes through. If their will is tested, then they begin to hallucinate. I use to have hallucinates of...of...ehh nevermind...anyways...It took me a long time to get my power under control, and I'm not always one to say everything outright. No biggy." Eto admitted as well.
Hide was completely surprised by this. He's been in contact with Kaneki a lot, so he's been able to see how well he's been doing.
"The other thing is that...well...it's kind of embarrassing...and please just keep this between us." Kaneki went on again.
Hide and Eto looked at each other. Neither of them knew what was coming next, but they nodded to each other, agreeing to not speak of this outside of this room.
"What's up?" Hide asked Kaneki.
The half ghoul looked at Eto and blushed.
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"I...I dream of you, Eto, a lot...and now...they're starting to get more intense...and...erotic." he admitted.
Immediately, Eto's face turned cherry. Many of her theories were confirmed right then and there. Hide held back a smile. He was quite impressed that Kaneki had the...courage...to admit that in front of his favorite author. Quickly, Eto straighten up her glasses and fixed her hair.
"Oh! I um...hehe...it's funny that you say that actually..." Eto murmured, but it was enough for both of the young men to hear.
Hide knew what was going on, but kept silent for both parties dignities.
"Do you think part of the reason for this is because I have your kagune inside of me? I think that would make a lot of sense." Kaneki asked Eto.
The owl just nodded in agreement, trying to turn the attention off of her face.
"Y-Yeah...that's probably part of the reason, Ken." she agreed.
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But I'd love your kagune inside of me, Ka~ne~ki. Eto's arousal purred in her mind.
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"Stop it." Eto told herself out loud.
Kaneki's eyes widened, confused.
"Huh, stop it?" he asked to clarified.
Eto snapped out of her mind and shook her head to clarify.
"Nah, not you, I meant me...or I mean my mind...ugh! Don't mind me, I'm just being weird, that's all." Eto stated.
Kaneki then giggled at her, but not to make fun of her, but to relieve the embarrassment that she could have been feeling.
"Hehe...that makes two of us." Kaneki told her.
Eto looked at Kaneki gracefully. Now that the roles were reversed, Kaneki didn't take the opportunity to clown her, which she appreciated. Finally, Hide needed to return them to the conflict at hand.
"I haaaaate to interject, but like...how are we going to stop Rize now? Is she like, super OP due to...ya know, doing the magic with the Soul King?" Hide interjected.
Both Kaneki and Eto didn't have an answer to that, but just as things went too silent, a certain rabbit woman walked in on them. She was sweating profusely from finish and run that lasted a few miles. Her breathing was stable enough to not make it awkward to talk.
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"You'll have to use your full lineage, lil' sis." Rumi stated to the author.
Everyone in the room turned to the rabbit-woman.
"Rumi..." Eto murmured to herself.
She smiled at Eto and then stuck her tongue out at Hide, who in turn looked like he was just kissed on the cheek by her as his eyes turned into hearts. In turn, Rumi spoke to him seductively.
"~Heeeeeey carrot top. When this is over, remind me to get some ranch so that I taste it while eating your-"
"-Um...Yo." Eto said cutting her off, completely embarrassed.
Kaneki was pale as he didn't know what to say. He was speechless. Hide was one lucky man.
Rumi chuckled.
"Right. Anyways. Even if the Soul King restricts us from using our full power in the world of the living, just a fraction of that power would be sufficient to take Rize out. Keep in mind, I'm not one to get involved with the affairs of ghouls, as per my mother's domain, but it never said that I can help out my sister when she needs it." Rumi informed them.
Suddenly, Kaneki snapped up to his feet.
"Wait a second! We're not going to kill Rize, are we?!" Kaneki asked frantically.
Eto remained silent. Hide put his head down in defeat. Rumi just crossed her muscular arms and frowned. She wasn't going to sugar coat it.
"Kaneki, if it comes down to it, then it will be done. If she even tries to kill Eto, then I won't hesitate to kill her myself." Rumi informed the young man.
Kaneki's heart pounded. While he wasn't particular in love with Rize as he use to be, he still loved her. That's just the way that his heart worked.
"But there has to be another way! It's Rize we're talking about, that was your first love too! Right Eto?!" Kaneki argued.
Eto couldn't look Kaneki in the eyes. Tears began to form as she buried her face in her arms. Memories of her times with Rize were crashing back to her. The thought of losing Rize for good was something that she was not prepared for.
"Damn it!" Eto cried out.
Rumi walked over and comforted her sister. She gave Kaneki a look that was like, say something, you idiot!
"S-Sorry." Kaneki said sadly.
Eto knew that Kaneki wasn't trying to make her emotional, but she too shared the same mindset, if not even more since she actually had sex with Rize before. As the room took a dark turn, the manager finally stepped in the room.
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"Rize isn't the only person that we have to worry about." Kuzen said coming in.
Everyone turned to face the first owl that walked this Earth. He was accompanied by Yomo, who looked as serious as ever.
"Father..." Eto murmured, finally looking up.
Kuzen frowned upon seeing his daughter in such distress, but nonetheless continued on.
"Futura is creating an army, and has leaked to the CCG about our little coffee shop. On top of that, we also have Aogiri preparing for an all out war against the CCG." Kuzen stated.
Everyone's heads snapped to their combat senses. Each of their expressions tightened up. Kaneki balled his fist until his knuckles turned white.
"I swear that I'll protect the ghouls of Anteiku at all cost!" Kaneki declared.
His words echoed throughout everyone's mind. Even Rumi smiled at the young man's declaration. Hide smiled and stood up, placing his hand on his best friend's shoulder.
"That's my line, buddy." Hide playfully protested.
Eto and Rumi looked at each other, and nodded. The two went to their respective young man's and took a hold of their hands. The old man couldn't have looked happier. He looked at Kaneki and Eto, astonished. He knew that Eto was training Kaneki to the best of her abilities. This training was something good for her because it gave Kaneki the opportunity to become powerful just like Kuzen did for Eto.
"I'm glad to see you two working together side by side. If I'm being honest, this is just the way that I envisioned you two." Kuzen proclaimed with great pride at Kaneki and Eto in particular.
Both Kaneki and Eto blushed as they didn't want to make it obvious that they were feeling each other. Truth is though, if they didn't want to make it obvious, then perhaps they shouldn't have been holding hands with each other.
"Alright Dad...we get it..." Eto murmured embarrassed.
"Hehe...pardon me, I just wanted to get that off my chest. Anyways, I need to talk to Yomo on the roof." Kuzen said turning to Yomo.
Yomo nodded. Before Kuzen exited the room however, he looked at Eto and Kaneki, and frowned. Everyone wasn't sure why, but he exited the room quickly afterwards.
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"Well then gang, what should we do now?" Hide asked everyone.
"EAT." Eto grunted.
Kaneki almost thought that Eto was about to try and devour him by her tone, but Rumi giggled which ease his anxiety.
"No seriously, let's eat, because I'm starving and I need to be at full strength to ensure our victory." Eto told them hangrily.
Yes, hangrily. A condition that combines anger and hunger. Everyone smiled as they got up to eat in the dining room, preparing for what was to come.
On the roof of Anteiku...
"What is it, Kuzen?" Yomo asked his boss.
The wind blew their clothes in the air. Kuzen had a serious expression on his face. Something was gnawing at his mind. The old man finally spoke out.
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"I can hear the bells, Yomo." Kuzen told him.
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In that moment, Yomo's stomach twisted. Confusion and concern ran through his veins. It was like the manager was talking as if there was no blood in his veins.
"Wha-What are you saying, Sir?" Yomo demanded.
Slowly, Kuzen turned around and peaked crimson his eyes open to Yomo. Yomo saw that Kuzen was serious.
"I'm saying that I believe my time on this world is coming to an end." Kuzen clarified.
Yomo cursed under his breath.
"What? Hey! Don't say that!" he protested.
Kuzen just shook his head.
"Listen, Yomo...if anything happens to me, I want you to promise me something..." he request to Yomo.
It stung Yomo's heart. To know that he lost and his sister already, and now that there was a chance that he would lose Kuzen too, especially after all that they've been through, it might break him.
"Promise you...what?" Yomo asked Kuzen.
Taking a deep breath, Kuzen finally opened his eyes for real, showing off his kakugans.
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"Promise me, that..."