Chapter 143: Welcome to the Black Parade Part 1 (Yomo, Uta, Itori, Takizawa, Reynaldo, Amon, Porpora)
May 10th, 2007, 8:47 PM
Ward 20, Undisclosed Location
Uta is wearing an unzipped black hoodie, sleeveless gray shirt, black jeans, black leather belt, and black Converse. Itori is wearing a blue sweater, red shorts, blue leggings, and red Converse. She also has blue nail polish on her fingernails. They're watching from the rooftop, as they spot Yomo walking towards a black 2005 Toyota Corolla. Yomo is wearing a white t-shirt, gray pants, and brown Nike's.
"Hey, who's Renji seeing?" Uta said, curious, as Itori pulled out a set of binoculars.
"I don't know. I can't get a good glimpse of the guy that Ren-chan is speaking with." Itori said, frustrated, as she jumped down into an alley, with Uta following suit. They land on their feet, as Itori then pulls up the binoculars again. Her eyes widen in shock as she sees who Yomo is speaking to from 40 feet away.
"No fucking way…" Itori said, as Uta looked at her, curious.
"What is it?" Uta said, as Itori handed him the binoculars. Uta's eyes widen in shock as he sees that Yomo is speaking to Reynaldo. Reynaldo is wearing a red sweater, blue pants, black leather belt, and blue Skechers. He also has a beard.
"Renji knows this guy?" Uta said, as rage simmered inside Itori.
05/10/07, 9:02 PM
Ward 20, Undisclosed Rooftop
Yomo jumps onto a rooftop building, as he deactivates his Kakugan and retracts his black Ukaku wings. He then hears footsteps from behind, as he turns to see Uta and Itori.
"Uta…Itori…" Yomo said, stoically.
"Who the fuck was that?" Itori said, bluntly.
"He's none of your concern." Yomo said, calmly.
"It IS my concern. That man you were speaking to, murdered my entire family!" Itori said, enraged.
"Look, it is very complicated. I'm not gonna talk about this." Yomo said, annoyed.
"Like when you left us for Yoshimura?" Uta said, calmly, as Yomo looked at him.
"That was different. I met the Dove through my sister and her husband. The Dove's been helping me out over the years after Hikari died and when Arata got sent to Cochlea." Yomo said, as Itori raised an eyebrow.
"In what way?" Itori said, hostile.
"He's been secretly keeping tabs on Touka and Ayato for whenever they get into trouble." Yomo said, calmly.
"And you trust the Dove with their lives?" Uta said, cautiously.
"Hikari and Arata saved his kid a while back, and his mother paid them back by helping Hikari deliver Ayato. Look, I'm not going to discuss this any further with either of you." Yomo said, as he turned around.
"Rey isn't that hostile anymore…" Yomo said, as he jumped off the building, while Uta and Itori looked on.
04/14/16, 8:15 PM
Ward 19, Tunnel A-20
"Kimi…we made it through Tunnel A-20." Kaneki said, calmly, as he and Ayato looked at the entrance in front of them. Kimi then speaks through Kaneki's left earpiece.
"Ayato, Kaneki. Both of you need will need to wear gas masks for this." Kimi said, as Kaneki then blinks to see a hallucination of Rize. Rize is wearing a purple coat, purple skirt (knee length), red rim glasses, and pink Skechers. He blinks again to see that Rize is gone. Ayato then opens the door, as they sprint like cheetahs.
"Remember. Eggs are being produced at the root of the oviduct. You'll have to search for the stem." Kimi said, as Kaneki and Ayato spot an opening.
"I see an opening up ahead…with multiple paths…branching off…" Ayato said, as he and Kaneki make it to the opening to see a nest full of eggs, containing humanoid Ghouls (500 at best) encased in green goo. They appear to be throbbing.
"Seems like someone else beat us to it." Ayato said, as Kimi spoke through Kaneki's earpiece.
"What do you guys see out there?" Kimi said, as Kaneki spoke.
"Multiple Gummy Bears encased in giant eggs." Ayato said, dryly.
"That means that they haven't reached the stage of carrying the toxins. Which means you'll have to go deeper into the stem." Kimi said, calmly.
"Got it." Kaneki said, calmly, as they climbed up the sticky pink walls.
"Uggh…what is this stuff?" Ayato said, disgusted.
Why did I see Rize just now? Is she trying to send me a message? Kaneki thought, as the eggs around them continued to throb, while Kaneki spoke.
"Ayato, are you okay?" Kaneki said, noticing that Ayato's breathing was off.
"I'm fine…although, the air is getting worse…it's like I'm smelling spoiled lard." Ayato said, as Kaneki looked alarmed.
Ayato can't stay here any longer…Kaneki thought, as he then notices that the eggs of the humanoid Ghouls have gotten larger.
"Kimi…the eggs are larger than the ones we spotted from the bottom." Kaneki said, calmly.
"You've reached the toxin carriers. You're close to the source. Do you see anything?" Kimi said, curious, as Kaneki looked up.
"I think. It's very big, but I don't know what it is." Kaneki said, as he narrows his eyes for a better view.
"Hang on, le…ch…Dr…notes—" Kimi said, as the earpiece suddenly goes out.
"Kimi? Shit. Signals are dead." Kaneki said, frustrated.
"Come on. Let's keep going." Ayato said, as Kaneki looked at him while they continued to climb.
"But—" Kaneki said, as Ayato spoke.
"No buts. I already helped Isaac out, and now I must help you. We'll be okay if-" Ayato said, as they hear multiple eggs beginning to hatch. Ayato and Kaneki's eyes widen in alarm, as they see humanoid Ghouls beginning to crawl out of the eggs.
"Me and my big mouth." Ayato said, sarcastically.
04/14/16, 8:12 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
The Owl fired multiple red projectiles at the group of investigators that Ui and I are with. Three (at best) dozen investigators are killed instantly, while Ui and I escaped unharmed, thanks to the shield from my Quinque, Milagro. The Owl then walks towards the group of investigators and proceeds to kill another two dozen investigators by swinging its extra limbs towards them, cutting their bodies in half, as screams fill the air.
"Shit…" I said, frustrated, as Ui and then see Misato run past us.
"Step back, guys! Ukaku team, fire!" Misato said, as she fires multiple red shards from her Quinque, Emilio, as a group of two dozen investigators start shooting the Owl with their modified MP5s as well. It's futile, as the Owl absorbs the Q-Bullets like a sponge.
"Shit…" Misato said, as the Owl then proceeds to fire back with crystallized red projectiles, killing all but Misato, as she raised her Quinque, Emilio, up to her face, just in time before a projectile came flying to her face. Her Quinque shatters, as Ui and I watched in horror.
"Command, what's going on?!" Marude said, through my left earpiece.
"Uhh…the One-Eyed Owl is under the employment of the Clowns…" I said, cringingly.
"Are you…?! Looks like they've brought the big guns…" Marude said, as Ui collected himself.
Last time this happened, Isaac's wife knocked out SCIs Shinohara, Iwao, and Hoji. With Iwao and Hoji dead, and Shinohara asleep…Argh…! Ui thought, as he looked at the Owl, who's killing a dozen more investigators with her extra limbs, as Ui then hears Hirako's voice.
"Ui!" Hirako said, as Ui looked to see Hirako, who is continuing to parry his Quinque, Nagomi 1/3, against Kaiko's katana.
"Other than Isaac, YOU are the only one with more experience here! Let me and Isaac handle V, you handle the Owl!" Hirako said, as Kaiko jumped back 10 feet. Ui chuckles in response to Hirako's sentence, as I ran to Hirako and Yusa.
"You know I'm a wuss, right?" Ui said, as he looked at the field of investigators before speaking.
"Regroup! Anyone who goes down, remember the procedure and form 5-man squads! High-ranking officers, take point! Move!" Ui said, calmly.
"Sir, yes, sir!" Investigators #1-23 said, in unison, before Ui spoke through his left earpiece.
"SCI Marude! I'm taking command on the Owl!" Ui shouted.
"Loud and clear, Koori!" Marude said, through the earpiece.
"We'll have FCIs Hayashimura, Isai, and Tateshima assist you!" Matsuri said, through the earpiece, as Ui spotted Tanakamaru from 10 feet away.
"Tanakamaru! I need support from the back!" Ui said, as Tanakamaru looked at him.
"Roger that, Ui my boy!" Tanakamaru said, with gusto, while Ui adjusted his earpiece to speak to Juuzou.
"SCI Suzuya! I need you on my flank. Can you reach me as soon as possible?" Ui said, as Juuzou decapitates three V Members by his Quinque, Jason around, before looking at Ui.
"Ukaku team, aim for the shoulders!" Ui said, as he looked at the remaining firing squad members who were locked in battle with the Owl.
"We'll be able to turn it into a short-range battle if we can neutralize its blades. Be careful, she's quick on her feet!" Ui said, calmly.
"Roger that!" Investigators #23-34 said, in unison.
"All that that's left is—" Ui said, as he looks to his left to see Tsukiyama and Nishio abruptly appear in front of him. Both are covered in blood, and still have their Kakugan activated.
"A shield?" Tsukiyama said, chuckling, as Ui sighed.
"Thanks." Ui said, as Banjou arrived at the scene with his Gas Mask gang. Banjou has his Kakugan activated.
"All right, guys! You know the drill! Protect the investigators with your Kagune!" Banjou said, as Gas Mask Ghouls #6-23 activated their Kakugan before summoning up their Kokaku shields. Ui collects himself for a few moments.
Arima…Ihei...Give me courage…though I doubt I can pull this off…Ui thought, as he spoke.
"Kisho Arima is no longer here! It's up to us to stop the Owl!" Ui shouted, as Investigators #23-48 cheered in unison.
04/14/16, 8:18 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
Hirako manages to block Kaiko's katana with his Quinque, Nagomi 1/3, as Kaiko attempts to push back.
"Ah, yes. Kisho's inside man. Ironic, that I'll be the one to take out that traitorous bastard's trainee." Kaiko said, smirking.
"Takeomi! Yusa!" Hirako said, as Takeomi and Yusa sprinted towards him with their respective Quinques (Takeomi: Tsunagi (Hard), and Yusa: Yukimura 1/3). Kaiko catches on, as he pulls out a katana with his left hand, and blocks Takeomi's attack from behind, while blocking Yusa's attack from the front. Kaiko blocks both Takeomi and Yusa's attacks with his dual katanas, as Kuramoto and I come lunging towards Kaiko with our Quinques, Senza and Milagro.
"Heads up!" Kuramoto said, as he lunges Senza at the back of Kaiko's head. Kaiko's head dodges to the right, before turning around to see us.
Shit! Does he have a third eye or something? Kuramoto thought, as Kaiko slashed Kuramoto's left shoulder his right katana. Blood gushes out of Kuramoto's right shoulder, as he stumbles.
"Ahh!" Kuramoto said, in pain, as I swung Milagro towards Kaiko. He blocks my Quinque with his left Katana, as he grins.
"Ahh…Mr. Gutierrez…We finally meet…" Kaiko said, as I grit my teeth.
"¡Vete a la mierda, consanguíneo (Fuck off, inbred)!" I said, angrily, as I pushed back.
"Your old man shouldn't have stuck his nose into our business. Your wife's gone, and after I kill you, I'm going to find your daughters and make good use of them…" Kaiko said, as he smiled.
"That's not gonna happen…" I said, as I backed up ten feet to attempt another swing at Kaiko, only for him to lunge his left katana at me. I tap my chest to bring forth APII, just in time before the katana hit my chest, as it fell to the ground. Kaiko clicks his tongue in response.
"Plot armor…" Kaiko said, annoyed, as he hears Hirako's voice.
"Yusa, left!" Hirako said, as he and Yusa sprint towards Kaiko.
"Whoa!" Kaiko said, as he lowers his head just in time to avoid being hit by Hirako and Yusa's respective Quinques.
"Pipsqueak's a millisecond slower than that traitor." Kaiko said, as he performs a front kick at Hirako, causing him to tumble to the ground.
"Take!" Yusa said, alarmed, as Kaiko sprints towards Hirako.
"Farewell…" Kaiko said, as he swung his katana down at Hirako's head, only for the katana to be blocked by Yusa's Yukimura 1/3. Steel clashes with one another, as Kaiko looks annoyed.
"Yusa Arima…You look like Kisho during his early teenage years. I was his trainer." Kaiko said, as Yusa swung back his Quinque, and attempts to slash at Kaiko again, only to be blocked again.
"Let's see if you're stronger than he was…" Kaiko said, before headbutting Yusa.
"AGGH!" Yusa said, as he finds himself overwhelmed by Kaiko's strength in their deadlock.
"What's the matter, boy?" Kaiko said, mockingly, as he pressed his katana further towards Yusa, who is attempting to block the katana with Yukimura 1/3. Yusa's Quinque gets closer to his neck, as Kaiko spoke.
"Hmm…hmm? Had enough, boy?" Kaiko said, as Yusa grit his teeth.
"Zip it!" Yusa said, as he switched Yukimura 1/3's position and plunged it straight down Kaiko's left foot.
"UGHH!" Kaiko said, as Yusa backed up 5 feet, before Hirako spoke.
"Yusa!" Hirako said, as he tossed Nagomi 1/3 to Yusa. Yusa grabs it and lunges towards Kaiko.
"MY NAME IS MY PRIDE AND JOY!" Yusa said, as he slices Kaiko's head off from the side.
04/14/16, 8:18 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
"Banjou! Little help?!" Nishio said, as his large pink Bikaku tail begins to deteriorate. Banjou summons his pink Ukaku stump from his shoulders and places his right hand on Nishio's left shoulder. It regenerates as Nishio spoke.
"Thanks, dude!" Nishio said, relieved.
"An angel, indeed!" Tsukiyama said, with gusto.
"Keep firing!" Tanakamaru shouted, as he fires a large red projectile from his Quinque, Angel Beat (Compress). He and the rest of the investigators continue to fire at the Owl, as Urie spoke.
"The Kakuja has to have to a main body!" Urie said, as he activates the ability of his Quinque, Ginkui. A large pink Bikaku tail emerges from the tip of the blade, engulfing multiple V Members in the process.
"Aim for the neck! It was in ASCI Sasaki's report!" Mutsuki said, as he tosses his Quinque, Ifraft, into the left eye of V Member #1 while slashing V Member #2 with his other Quinque, Abksol. Just as V Member #1 was about to fall to the ground, Aura grabs Ifraft, and proceeds to toss it back to Mutsuki, before impaling V Member #1 with his right blue Kokaku blade.
"Suzuya! Get the Owl, quick!" Hanbeh shouted, as he sliced the scalp off V Member #3 with his Quinque, Silver Skull. Juuzou looks to see Ui, who has been whipping the Owl with his Quinque, Taruhi. Juuzou then sprints towards the Owl before jumping up into the air, as Ui looked at him.
"Finish it!" Ui said, as Juuzou swung his Quinque, Jason, down at the Owl's neck. The Owl's head falls off, as Juuzou lands on his feet.
"Got her!" Juuzou said, as he turned to see Eto's decapitated body sticking out of the Owl's neck. Eto is only wearing bandages around her body and has a cross on her neck.
"Son of a bitch!" Juuzou said, floored.
04/14/16, 8:21 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
"BULLS…eye…?" I said, as Hirako, Yusa and I then see Kaiko's sliced off face reattached itself back onto his head. Kaiko then speaks.
"Round 2…" Kaiko said, as we then see the Owl continue to slaughter a dozen more investigators with her extra appendages. Eto's body lurches forward, as Ui looks on in horror.
"It did nothing?!" Ui said, alarmed.
"How is that even possible?!" Nishio said, alarmed.
"The Owl must be—" Yusa said, as I spoke.
"Watch out!" I said, as Yusa parried a scaly red Rinkaku tentacle with Nagomi 1/3. I then look to see where the tentacle came from. It came from Kaiko, whose eyes are red and black.
"No fucking way…" I said, shocked, as I ran towards Yusa to help him take down Kaiko. Kaiko manages to block our attacks with his Rinkaku tentacle and katana, as he spoke.
"Let me guess. You inhaled the toxins, didn't you?" I said, as the eyes on my helmet glowed a bright arctic blue.
"That's right…" Kaiko said, as Hirako then looks to see multiple dead V Members get back on their feet, activate their Kakugan, and summon up multiple scaly red Rinkaku tentacles. They lurch their tentacles onto the crowd of investigators, killing more than a dozen within seconds.
"I consider it a blessing. Unlike your daughters, our kind are failures. Those in V and the children from the Garden. 30 years max. By ingesting the toxins, and becoming Ghouls, we don't have to worry about our limitations anymore. The Dragon is an ark of life." Kaiko said, as Hirako got up, while I tapped my chest twice to deactivate APII. Yusa then hands Nagomi 1/3 back to Hirako.
"Kisho was a moron for not joining our side, same for that failure next to you." Kaiko said, as Yusa split his Yukimura 1/3 into 2/3.
"This body isn't so bad." Kaiko said, calmly, as he and half a dozen V Members ran towards us and lunged their Rinkaku tentacles at us. Kuramoto, Hirako, Takeomi, Yusa, and I use our Quinques to deflect the tentacles, as Kaiko watched on, chuckling.
"A lot better than I imagined…" Kaiko said, as he watched us struggle to keep up with the tentacles.
04/14/16, 8:24 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet away from CCG HQ
"We're fucked!" Investigator #49 said, as the Owl continued to swing their appendages towards the Ukaku firing squad.
"EEEEEK!" Investigator #50 shrieked, as he finds himself severed in half. Ui sprints towards the group of investigators and flicks his Bikaku whip from his Quinque, Taruhi at the Owl. A direct hit, as it pierces through Eto's body. The Owl responds by swinging one of its appendages at Ui, who dodges to the right while clicking his tongue.
Shit! Even direct damage to the main body did nothing, Ui thought, as he spotted Juuzou on the ground from 20 feet away. Ui then sprints towards Juuzou as he spoke.
"Suzuya!" Ui said, as he made it to Juuzou, only to look on in shock as he saw that Juuzou's lower left prosthetic leg was gone.
"Ui…" Juuzou said, calmly.
"Shit, your leg…" Ui said, as Juuzou sighed.
"I'm just grateful that the Owl didn't take the other leg this time." Juuzou said, as he and Ui see the Owl continue to kill six more investigators with her appendages.
"Something's off about that Owl. Get your team to bring you back to base." Ui said, calmly.
"I can still fight, you know…" Juuzou said, stoically.
04/14/16, 8:25 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
Ayumu decapitates V Member #4's head with her Quinque, Youji, before turning left to slice off the Rinkaku tentacles of V Member #5. She then runs towards Misato, who is still on the ground.
"Misato!" Ayumu said, as Misato rolled herself up.
"I'm fine, Hogi. But Emilio's gone." Misato said, as they looked at her Quinque, Emilio, which is fumigating smoke.
"And I think I busted my right arm." Misato said, as she and Ayumu said, four more V Members fast approaching them.
"Ayumu, just go! You can't take them on by yourself!" Misato said, worried, as Ayumu readied her Quinque. Suddenly, as the V Members get within 10 feet of them, Kaiko then pulls out a whistle and blows it. Within seconds, every single V Member retracts their Rinkaku tentacles and retreats, as everyone looked on, confused.
"Where the hell are they going?" Misato said, confused.
"Beats me…" Ayumu said, puzzled.
"What the hell are they doing?" Nakarai said, curious.
"I don't know…" Tamaki said, confused.
"Fellow investigators, you have put a tremendous effort, but we're done for tonight…" Kaiko said, ominously.
Ui then looks at Suzuya, who sees that the Owl has stopping moving.
"Suzuya?" Ui said, wondering, as Urie looked at Mutsuki, Hsiao, Touma, and Aura.
"Q's…get ready…" Urie said, cautious, as I then spot the Owl getting ready to pound the floor.
"Shit…" I said, as I tapped my chest twice to bring forth APII, while Suzuya clicked the button on the back of his neck to bring forth Arata Joker, as we hear Hide from our earpieces.
"GET DOWN!" Hide shouted, as the Owl landed on the ground, conducting a shockwave that killed 20 investigators in the process.
04/14/16, 8:17 PM
Ward 19, Undisclosed Location
Ayato and Kaneki see the numerous eggs that contain the humanoid Ghouls leaving their nests, as they attempt to grab Kaneki and Ayato. Both jump down 80 feet onto a sticky pink floor, as they see the humanoid Ghouls following suit.
"Run!" Ayato said, as he and Kaneki ran like hell from humanoid Ghouls, as Ayato clicked his tongue in annoyance. He then turns around and activates his Kakugan to summon his vermilion Ukaku wings. He then proceeds to fire multiple red shards, as more than 30 humanoid Ghouls fall dead from the fired shards.
"Ayato!" Kaneki said, as he turned to look at Ayato.
"Go! Now! I'll hold them off!" Ayato said, as Kaneki looked alarmed.
"Kenny! You're the only one who's capable of stopping what's further ahead! Use your energy there!" Ayato said, as Kaneki looked at Ayato, hesitant.
"I mean it! Keep going!" Ayato said, as Kaneki nodded his head yes.
"Understood. Just watch yourself!" Kaneki said, as he ran deeper into the stem, while Ayato kept firing more red shards from his Ukaku wings, as the humanoid Ghouls kept crawling towards him.
"Great. Now I'm calling Kaneki 'Kenny.'" Ayato said, dryly.
04/14/16, 8:26 PM
Ward 1, CCG HQ, 15th Floor, Control Room
Marude, Matsuri, and Hide are looking at the monitors that are showing the Owl on screen.
"Damn it! The Owl's highly compressed RC Cell attack did a number on our men!" Marude said, frustrated, as he looked at Mabuchi. Mabuchi is wearing a white trench coat over a white work shirt, black tie, black leather belt, and black Alfani leather shoes.
"Mabuchi! How many are still running?!" Marude said, wondering.
"Maybe 200 at best…" Mabuchi said, as he and Marude then hear a wheelchair entering the room along with a familiar voice.
"All investigators who were patrolling the exterior will be there shortly!" The voice said, as Marude turned to see that it was Kiyoko. Kiyoko is wearing a blue suit over a white work shirt, small red knot tie, blue skirt (knee length), blue leggings, and black Vans. She is being pushed in her wheelchair by Akira.
"Itsuki, regroup your squads and maintain the frontlines!" Kiyoko said, as Marude looked dumbfounded.
"Kiyoko! Mado!" Marude said, surprised, as Kiyoko spoke.
"You heard what I said, Itsuki! If our defense falls, it's all over." Kiyoko said, as Marude chuckled.
"Everyone, restructure and maintain the frontlines!" Marude said, sternly.
04/14/16, 8:27 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
Ui gets up from the cloudy smoke to see that Juuzou is wearing Arata Joker.
"I had a feeling it was going to attack at some point." Juuzou said, as Ui sighed in relief.
I'm wearing my APII armor and have my Quinque, Milagro, in both hands. The shield is active, as I look to see that Urie and Hsiao were in between with their respective blue Kokaku shield and red Kokaku shield. Both have their respective left Kakugan activated. We then turned around to see Hirako, Takeomi, Kuramoto, and Yusa. I then tap my chest twice to deactivate APII, as Hsiao ran to Yusa.
"Yusa! Listen to me! We're going to win this battle for everyone at the Garden!" Hsiao said, confident.
"Got it." Yusa said, as he then looked to that Aura and Touma were protecting S3 Squad with their respective blue Kokaku blade, and pronged pink Bikaku tail. Both have their respective Kakugan activated.
"Anyone injured?!" Aura said, sternly.
"We're good, Aura…Everyone, maintain the frontline!" Nakarai said, relieved.
Sorry for checking in on Aura, Kiyoko. But he's doing all right, Nakarai thought, as Nishio sees the Owl getting ready to jump again.
"Shit! She's about to jump again! We're done for!" Nishio said, as he then sees eight thin pink Bikaku tails wrapping themselves around the Owl. Nishio looks baffled, as he then sees the tails were from Mutsuki. He has his right Kakugan activated, as Nishio spoke.
"Damn…I take back about what I said about you guys being phonies…" Nishio said, relieved, as he adjusted his left earpiece.
"Hide! I heard a whistling sound before that thing jumped." Nishio said, as Tsukiyama spoke.
"As did I!" Tsukiyama said, calmly.
"It might have something to do with the Owl…" Hide said, through the earpiece.
"Hide!" I said, as I pressed my left earpiece.
"Yeah, Isaac?" Hide said, wondering.
"I think Nishio's right! Someone's controlling my wife!" I said, calmly.
04/14/16, 8:28 PM
Ward 1, CCG HQ, 15th Floor, Control Room
"That must explain how V was able to predict the attack coming…" Hide said, as he looked at Akira.
"Akira, check the map!" Hide said.
"On it!" Akira said, as she looked at the screen.
Owl's surfacing point…V…Layout…CCG…position to Command and the RC Cell's range…Akira thought, as she spoke through her right earpiece.
"South! GS 2! Cease scouting and head to your seven!" Akira said, calmly.
04/14/16, 8:30 PM
Ward 1, CCG HQ, Rooftop
Hinami, Miza, and Irimi are at the rooftop, as all three have their Kakugan activated, and their eyes closed.
"Fueguchi!" Akira said, through Hinami's right earpiece.
"On it…" Hinaimi said, as she inhaled before scouring the area through echolocation.
Engine sounds from vehicles…ear-piercing screams…footsteps clogging up…wheezing sounds…the vibrations caused by the Owl…gunshots and empty casings hitting the ground…. almost there…Hinami thought, as she opened her eyes.
"I found them…they're on the roof of a building, 10 blocks south" Hinami said, calmly.
04/14/16, 8:31 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
"¡¿Alguien puede cuidar de esos malditos Payasos (Can somebody please take care of those fucking Clowns)?!" I said, frustrated, as I see Yomo sprinting before activating his Kakugan and summoning up his black Ukaku wings.
"I'm on it!" Yomo said, as he flew off to where Hinami pinpointed the Clowns location.
04/14/16, 8:31 PM
Ward 1, ½ mile outside CCG HQ
"Uh oh…I think our cover's blown…" Itori said, as Porpora dropped a few 'fingers' onto the ground.
"Her senses are very sharp." Porpora said, as Nico giggled.
"Let's move to another blind spot." Porpora said, as Itori, Uta, and Nico jumped down the rooftop. Porpora is about to jump when he detects a change in the wind. He then summons up his pink sinewy Kokaku tentacle to block Amon's Quinque, Dojima 1/2, from attacking him, as Amon backs up 10 feet from Porpora.
"Ah…my son, Kotaro…it's been a while." Porpora said, calmly, as Amon stared down at him.
04/14/16, 8:31 PM
Ward 1, 4/7 mile from CCG HQ
From 500 feet away, Uta and Itori are running across rooftops before finding themselves cornered by Yomo. Uta takes off his mask, as Yomo spoke.
"I never understood you from the day we met, and I still don't…" Yomo said, as his eyes glowed bright red.
"…but I will stop you!" Yomo said, as Uta smiled.
"Of course you would." Uta said, as both sprint towards each other.
04/14/16, 8:25 PM
Ward 19, Undisclosed Location
Furuta is wearing a black uniform, black pants, black leather belt, red leather gloves, gas mask, and black Thomas & Vine dress shoes. He's looking at the stems of his Dragon, as he sighs in frustration.
"Kano…you fucking piece of—" Furuta said, as he then hears wheezing sounds. He turns to see Kaneki from 30 feet away.
"You're he—Wait! You're not Mr. Gutierrez! My ending was supposed to be him confronting me and killing him!" Furuta said, flabbergasted.
"He asked me to humble you." Kaneki said, calmly.
04/14/16, 8:32 PM
Ward 1, ½ mile from CCG HQ
Porpora sighs before speaking.
"It seems that Uta is being a bit rash with his friend." Porpora said, calmly, as Amon tightens his grip on his large metal rod.
"It's pointless to stop me…" Porpora said, as he then activates his Kakugan to summon up four pink sinewy tentacles from his shoulder blades. Porpora lunges them at Amon, who activates his right Kakugan and summons his red Ukaku wings from his shoulders before melding them into the giant metal rod to form a shield, just in time to block the tentacles, as they retract back to Porpora. Amon then changes the shield into Dojima ½ (Modified), as before lunging it towards Porpora in inhumane speed.
Porpora then merges his tails into a cross-shaped shield to stop the Quinque. Porpora then sees Amon twisting his right arm, before hearing whirring sounds. Porpora then feels a sharp pierce in his chest, as he turns around to see that Dojima ½ (Modified) was able to pierce through the shield thanks to Amon twisting his right arm. Porpora collapses on his back, as blood pours out of his mouth.
04/14/16. 8:33 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
Mutsuki notices that the Owl has begun to slump.
Did the Owl just fall asleep?! Mutsuki thought, surprised.
04/14/16, 8:33 PM
Ward 1, ½ mile outside CCG HQ
Amon sees a multiple pink Bikaku tentacles lifting Porpora back up to his feet, before they begin to regenerate his body. Porpora sighs in relief, as he hears Nico giggle from behind.
"Heh. Heh." Porpora said, as Amon retracts his Ukaku wings back to his shoulders before Porpora speaks.
"Quinque and Kagune hybrids. Fascinating. Perhaps on the levels on ASCI Sasaki, Kotaro. However…," Porpora said, as Amon then finds himself held down by multiple versions of Porpora, all of whom have their Kakugan activated.
"I'm more of an expert than he is." Porpora #4 said, chuckling, as Amon looked at Porpora #7.
"You'll know soon enough…" Porpora #7 said, ominously.
04/14/16, 8:32 PM
Ward 1, 4/7 feet from CCG HQ
Ren-chan…Itori thought, as she sees Yomo flying back 30 feet across, as Uta attempts to plunge his three Bikaku tails from behind, only for Yomo to grab the tails and fling him over before kicking him in the face. Yomo attempts to shoot electricity from his Ukaku wings, only for Uta to dodge right, and wraps three of his pink Bikaku tails around Yomo's body and throws him across a railing. The railing breaks, as Yomo falls onto another rooftop building.
You were a considerate guy back then…Hell bent on revenge after your sister's murder. The three of us ruling Ward 4 together, Itori thought, as she sees Uta pierced Yomo's stomach with a Bikaku tail. Blood gushes out of Yomo's mouth.
At first, I thought you changed after Yoshimura took you in…but I was wrong. You found change earlier through my family's killer…Itori thought, as she sees Uta toss Yomo 20 feet across the building.
I don't know who influenced you more, but you started to fight for humans. Protecting your niece and nephew. Found hope thorough Kanekichi's future. Showed Ikey his path to redemption…Itori thought, as she sees Yomo get up and fly towards Uta to deliver a sucker punch.
And that's where things start to get murky… We've seen everything with these eyes and have heard everything through our ears…and no matter what, even if Ikey's life was full of hardships, the world still loves humans…Itori thought, as she took her mask off while Uta got back up from the sucker punch and lunged three of his tails at Yomo, who dodges right.
The world has always hated our kind…that frigid void will still linger on, as we keep bleeding each other dry from a lack of warmth…Itori thought, as she sees Uta plunge his right hand into Yomo's stomach, only for Yomo to punch Uta in the face with his right hand. Yomo then jumps back 10 feet.
When my sister oversaw the Clowns, her motto was that the Clowns were Ghouls who were fed up with despondency…we'll always crack a joke to avoid losing our shit, Itori thought, as Uta spoke.
"Just like old times, Renji…I always fantasized about how our day would come. My hands covered in your blood, attempting to reach your heart…" Uta said, as he looks at his bloodied hands.
"Fun, isn't it?" Uta said, calmly.
"No…it's not. This isn't fun for me…It's not amusing at all. You are my best friend, and if I kill you now…. then I can't live without you!" Yomo said, defiantly.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Uta said, laughing, as Yomo looked shocked by his response.
"I'm glad you consider me my best friend, Renji! Such a generous friend, always blunt, and honest to a fault. That's why you believe in this world! HAHAHAHA! Ahh…" Uta said, as he summons up five more purple Bikaku tentacles before two of them wrap themselves up Uta's upper face while the rest of the BIkaku tails turn into purple arms. The arms then proceed to rip Uta's trench coat off, showing off his lean and heavily tattooed chest.
Fuck! Uta just summoned his Kakuja! Yomo thought, as Uta spoke.
"I have always wanted a taste of you, Renji…Make me feel ALIVE…" Uta said, ominously, as Yomo looked on with worry.
04/14/16, 8:34 PM
Ward 1, ½ mile outside CCG HQ
Tomoe is wearing a purple jacket over a blue sweater, blue jeans, and purple Vans. She's carrying in her left hand, Ronin, and Milagro in her right hand. She's watching Porpora eviscerate Amon with two of his pink sinewy tentacles from 100 feet away when she hears a familiar voice.
"Quite a surprise, huh?" Taco said, as Tomoe turned to look at Taco and Kurona. Taco is wearing a black hooded robe over a sleeveless gray shirt, gray pants, and white Reebok's. Kurona is wearing an unzipped black jacket, black tank-top, black jeans, and black Converse.
"Can I ask why you're here?" Tomoe said, annoyed.
"He forgot to give something back to Amon." Kurona said, calmly, as she sees Porpora lunge his left pink tentacle at Amon. Amon barely blocks the attack with his rod, as it sends him flying back 20 feet across before hitting a billboard. Porpora then proceeds to hit Amon with his set of tentacles multiple times, as cuts form around Amon's body, before Porpora wraps his right tentacle around Amon's body and flings him back to where he stood. Amon is lying on the ground, wheezing as Tomoe spoke.
"Hey, can't you—" Tomoe said, as Taco looked at her.
"Can't what?" Taco said, as Tomoe looked hesitant.
"He's your…?" Tomoe said, as Kurona spoke.
"Seidou told me a lot about you. You want Amon dead, right?" Kurona said, as Tomoe had a startled look on her face.
04/14/16, 8:34 PM
Ward 1, 4/7 mile outside CCG HQ
"EEEGGH!" Uta shouted, as he lunged three of his extra left arms at Yomo, who jumps back 40 feet before landing on another rooftop building. Uta follows in pursuit, as he gets one of his extra right arms to swipe at Yomo's right leg, causing him to trip. Uta swipes him again with three of his extra left arms, and sends him hurtling towards another rooftop building. Yomo barely has time to get up, as Uta grabs Yomo's left leg, while Itori looked on.
"Uh-oh. Chow time." Itori said, as Uta uses his extra arms to trap Yomo's entire body inside. Yomo then sees Uta's mouth from inside as he spoke.
"Whoops. I caught you…now then…" Uta said, sinisterly as Yomo's then emits a burst of electricity from his black Ukaku wings, causing Uta to open his arms up and free Yomo in the process.
"Ah…shit…" Uta said, as Yomo lands on his feet. He is covered in blood and wheezing as Uta spoke.
"Renji, man. You taste delicious!" Uta said, delighted.
"FUCK OFF!" Yomo screamed, as he shot 100,000 volts of electricity from his Ukaku wings towards Uta. Uta bears the pain, as Yomo looks on in shock.
"HAHAHA…" Uta said, as Yomo clicked his tongue.
You gotta be fucking kidding me! Yomo thought, frustrated, as he spoke.
"Did you say you want to eat me!? The fuck does THIS have anything to do with what's happening RIGHT NOW?!" Yomo said, angrily.
"Because if you're not gonna fight me by demand, then you're not giving it your all…" Uta said, calmly, as Yomo had an insulted look on his face.
"ARE YOU FUCKING JOKING!?" Yomo screamed, angrily.
"It's important to me…" Uta said, as Yomo hears Itori speak.
"Ren-chan. You know that's not his only reason. Now please be nice to each other…" Itori said, playfully, as Yomo then sees Uta sprinting towards him.
Fuck! I won't have time to—Yomo thought, as Uta punches him in the face with his right fist, sending Yomo flying 40 feet across. Yomo then slams his back onto an airduct, as blood gushes out of his mouth. He shakes his head, as he sees Uta jump towards him.
"I caught a piece of you, man. Your intuition hasn't dulled since our early years." Uta said, as Yomo got up to his feet and jumped off the building.
"No, no, no…" Uta said, playfully, as he followed Yomo. Yomo then lands at the top of a radio tower, as Uta lunges towards him. Yomo jumps up again and stomps his feet on Uta's back, causing him to be impaled by the lightning rod. Uta's body slides down the lightning rod, as he laughed.
"HAHAHAHA! This is nothing!" Uta said, delighted, as he then sees Yomo spread his black Ukaku wings and shoots electricity from them.
"Uta…we're adults now…" Yomo said, as 100,000 volts of electricity hits the lightning rod, zapping Uta and his Bikaku arms in the process. The lightning rod shatters, as Yomo spoke.
"We can't play games anymore…" Yomo said, somberly, as Uta spoke.
"That's no fun, Renji…" Uta said, as he plummeted 60 feet to solid concrete. Yomo then proceeds to fly to where Uta is, as they find themselves in an alley. Uta's Kakuja disintegrates as he spoke.
"I lost…It's so warm and lively…Just like the good old days…" Uta said, as Yomo walked towards him.
"'Maybe today will be the day I kill him, or he'll kill me,' Remember that?" Uta said, as he looked at Yomo.
"Do you remember the day when we fucked up our legs so much?" Uta said, as Yomo deactivated his Kakugan.
"Itori had to carry us home." Yomo said, as Uta sighed.
"No matter what was shattered or how much blood was shed, it didn't matter back in the day. Today was a day I'll cherish for the rest of my life. It's the end, huh?" Uta said, defeated, as he raised his right hand up into the air and looked at it.
"When you started working for Yoshimura, I felt afraid that we were going to be separated forever. Then I discovered that you were lost forever when Itori and I saw you with Isaac's old man that day. You, speaking with a Dove? We were so upset at you, that I tried to set you up to take the fall that day. You, killing Isaac's old man, instead of Arima." Uta said, somberly, as Yomo wiped the blood off his face.
"Renji, do you remember what I said about Hikari? I said back then that I would hell you get revenge on Arima…In fact, I kept trying to get her remains back from Arima. But I always ended up failing. Doesn't matter now, huh?" Uta said, as Yomo had a somber look on his face.
"I could never change, even as the world did. I lost my folks at around 8. My other brother at 11, and my baby sister at 14. After that, I thought, never again. And then it did happen again with Itori's family in Ward 3. And then again in Ward 4. The world is nothing but loss." Uta said, as he closed his eyes.
"You're wrong." Yomo said, as Uta opened his eyes to look at him.
"We both shared the same feeling. I lost Hikari, Touka lost her father. And yet we still believed that it couldn't be helped. Until we lost Anteiku that day. I didn't know what to think anymore after it was destroyed. What could I have done? What precautions should I have taken to prevent another loss? Would things have changed if I thought like Ken did? Or would I have accepted it like Isaac did and march through it?" Yomo said, as he sat down next to him.
"When I thought that Touka and Ayato were going to die at Cochlea, I discovered that all I had to do to not lose them was to stand and fight. Isaac told me that Hikari lived on through her kids." Yomo said, as Uta chuckled.
"He said that, huh?" Uta said, calmly.
"Touka and Ken's kid. The life they're about to bring into this world. I felt happy. For them to be able to connect with one another and remain connected. It reminded me of whenever Isaac's folks were with Hikari and Arata. There's more than just loss out there for us." Yomo said, as he clenched his fists tightly, as Uta sat up.
"That goes for you as well. If you're so eager to eat me, keep trying. If that's what you want, then do so. But I'm going to be an uncle—well great uncle, to Emilia and Asami, but you get the picture. I'm not gonna hold back." Yomo said, as Uta looked shocked by Yomo's response.
"Just stop causing problems for others. I don't mind you and Itori making trouble for me. Because you're my best friends." Yomo said, as Uta sighed in content.
"You're right…I mean, Itori has been thinking about starting a family down the road." Uta said, as Yomo smiled.
"Need a piggyback?" Yomo said, curious.
"Thought you never asked…" Uta said, chuckling, as Yomo lifted him up onto his back as he began to walk.
Renji, you're a lot stronger since our first fight, Uta thought, as he spoke.
09/04/1999, 11:18 PM
Ward 4, Undisclosed Location
Uta is wearing a stained black/blue striped t-shirt, purple jeans, and brown Wolverine boots. He also has bleach blonde hair. Yomo is wearing a white sweater, blue pants, and orange Reebok's. He also has light brown hair. They had just finished fighting each other among the pit of dead Ghoul corpses, as Yomo extends his left arm towards Uta. Uta grabs it with his right arm, as Yomo lifts him up. Uta then wraps his left arm around Yomo's shoulders as they walked away from the corpse of Ghouls, laughing.
04/14/16, 8:41 PM
Ward 1, 4/7 mile from CCG HQ
"Just so you know…" Uta said, as Yomo looked at him.
"Itori and I thought Isaac seemed like a nice guy when we met him at Anteiku. And that photo of him and his family…he didn't seem depressed. Just happy." Uta said, calmly.
"That day when Kaneki and Touka stopped by my shop…I thought to myself, they should hook up…" Uta said, chuckling.
"Same." Yomo said, as Uta blew a raspberry.
"Liar…" Uta said, playfully.
"I am not." Yomo said, annoyed, as Itori looked down from the rooftop she was on, chuckling.
"It seems Ren-chan is the only one who bring Uta to his senses. Perhaps he can help me with Ikey as well." Itori said, as she hears Uta and Yomo laughing from below.
04/14/16, 8:34 PM
Ward 1, 1/2/ mile outside CCG HQ
"I'm afraid I must be going." Porpora said, as Amon grit his teeth before getting back up again. He tightens his grip on his large metal rod, as his left purple Ukaku wing forms around the rod to form into Dojima ½ (Modified) once more. Amon then sprints to Porpora and attempts to swing his Quinque at Porpora again, only for Porpora to block it again with one of his pink sinewy tentacles.
Taco, Kurona, and Tomoe watch from 50 feet away as Taco spoke.
"Get the picture?" Taco said, as Tomoe looked at him, confused.
"No, I don't." Tomoe said, as Kurona rolled her eyes.
"Keep looking…knock-off." Kurona said, irking Tomoe.
"Hey!" Tomoe said, as Taco moved Tomoe's head to show her Amon and Porpora jumping onto another rooftop building. They resume their deadlock battle as Tomoe spoke.
"Can't he just go all-out?" Tomoe said, confused.
"You're like Amon." Taco said, calmly.
"The fuck does that mean!?" Tomoe said, baffled.
"I'm guessing Isaac never told you the whole story about Amon." Kurona said, calmly.
"No…he didn't actually." Tomoe said, as Taco sighed.
"It was an open secret at the CCG that SCI Kotaro Amon was an orphan raised by a Ghoul. And that he witnessed the cruelty of said Ghoul up close. No one hated Ghouls or was obsessed with justice more than him. Everybody at the CCG had high hopes for him. Including myself." Taco said, calmly.
"I remembered how he told me and my sister that he was looking forward to working with us someday before we became Ghouls." Kurona said, calmly.
"One other thing. The Ghoul that raised also happened to be a foreigner, which ended up causing Amon to have a severe lack of trust in foreigners. Amon brought that trait with him at CCG, and after their mentor died, he said some things to Isaac that didn't sit well with him. One thing led to another, and Amon ended up finding himself in Eto's crosshairs." Taco said, as Tomoe looked at him, surprised.
"You're kidding…That's how Amon got converted?" Tomoe said, as Kurona looked at her.
"Yeah. Eto may have been a bitch, but she was always blunt about her opinions." Kurona said, calmly.
"The Ghoul that Amon's fighting right now happens to be the Ghoul that raised and upended his life, Donato Porpora." Taco said, calmly, as Kurona's eyes widen in shock.
"Then why the fuck is he holding back!?" Tomoe said, floored.
"If he killed him, he would feel quite empty. He's clung to him for so long. He's like you." Taco said, sighing.
It seems to overlap with Amon and…Hoji… Taco thought, as he recollected the day that he killed Hoji. He then removes the silver cross from around his neck and looks at it.
I never did tell Isaac that Hoji purposely lost to me, because at the time, I was still trying to process that moment, Taco thought, as he looked to see Amon on his knees, while Porpora and Porpora #7 and #9 walked towards him.
"Damn it, Hoji." Taco said, annoyed, as he flings the silver cross from where he stood still. The cross then lands near Amon's knees. Amon looks surprised by what just occurred, as Taco spoke.
"Kotaro!" Taco said, as Amon and Porpora looked to see Taco, Kurona, and Tomoe from 50 feet away.
"Let me ask you something! Why're you still wearing that after all this time?!" Taco said, as Amon grabbed the cross.
You're right, Seidou…Amon thought, as he got up, and sprinted towards Porpora and his clones with his Quinque, while recollecting his time with Kaneki.
This world is wrong, and it was monsters like him that are corrupting it, Amon thought, as he spotted small amounts of red mist from the sleeves of Porpora #7 and #9. He dodges them, while sprinting towards Porpora, as he swings his Quinque at Porpora, sending him flying 40 feet across, and onto another rooftop building.
To judge your opponent without getting to know them. That's not how it works…Amon thought, as he jumped to where Porpora was at. Porpora then gets up and lunges his pink sinewy tentacles at Amon, piercing his chest in the process. Blood gushes out of Amon's mouth.
Eyepatch. Isaac. I understand now why Eto had me converted. All Ghouls are an abomination to humanity. That will never change, even by my standards for justice. The more I learned about this world, through this body, I concluded that Donato Porpora is evil incarnate, Amon thought, as his right hand then begins to meld his metal rod into a purple shaped cross.
To answer your question, Seidou, I wore it to remind me of my past. I had never felt anything other than resentment towards Porpora. This world was wrong, and I was corrupting it as well, Amon thought, as Porpora's eyes widen in shock, before a grin emerged from his face.
I knew but kept ignoring it all this time. I still cared for Donato, Amon thought, as he slashed Dojima across Porpora's chest, severing his body into two. Nico then arrives to the where Porpora and Amon were at, as he watched.
"Oh, dear." Nico said, calmly, as Porpora chuckled.
"I lost. Heh." Porpora said, chuckling, as he deactivated his Kakugan, while Nico jumped down from the rooftop.
"You know, after Andrei died in Moscow, the second Crown asked me to take up his mantle so that I could carry on his and my friend's work. Using my own incompetence as an excuse, I grew to resent my Ghoul nature, and to bury that resentment, I indulged in the pleasure and cruelty of killing humans. You're right, Kotaro. I, Donato Porpora, will always be evil incarnate." Porpora said, as he looked at Amon.
"It doesn't matter how many people get converted into Ghouls or how many lives were lost in this sheer spectacle. Tokyo will return to normal within time. Destruction is needed to begin anew. To meet my fate at the hands of you, a divine symbol of justice. An ironic ending for me. Perfect, don't you think?" Porpora said, dryly.
"The donuts. I remember how you made donuts for the kids on weekends. You would tuck me on the coldest of nights. When the church's dog perished, you built a grave for it behind that hill near St. Mary's." Amon said, as Porpora chuckled.
"I also remember serving up that dog's owner in red bean soup. Can you say that was a good memory?" Porpora said, calmly, as Amon collected himself.
"I did. No matter how many times I tried to block those memories with all my thoughts of hatred towards you, I still treasured the days that I spent in the orphanage. I was just an orphan, and you raised me. A man with no conscience whatsoever." Amon said, as tears began to stream down his face, before deactivating his Kakugan.
"But what's wrong with a son showing love towards his own father?" Amon said, as Porpora's eyes widen in surprise.
"Ha…ha…ha…" Porpora said, as he then burst into laughter.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Father?! That's pure gold…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…" Porpora said, as his laughter echoed throughout all to hear.
"Hahaha…ha…ha…" Porpora said, as tears streamed down his face before finally passing on.
04/14/16, 8:40 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
Mutsuki unwraps his tails around the Owl, as the cross wedged into Eto's neck disappears, before it jumps up and flees the scene.
"The Owl stopped moving! Prepare to toss RC Suppressant at it!" Investigator #50 said, as Mutsuki wheezed.
"Good, now all that's left are the guys in black…" Mutsuki said, as he hears Marude's voice from his left earpiece.
"Incoming, we got an enemy approaching from where the guys in black came from!" Marude said, alarmed.
Hirako, Kuramoto, Takeomi, Yusa, and I see a man stand next to Kaiko. He's 5'10, has Ivy League brown hair, and brown eyes. He's wearing a black suit over a white work shirt, black tie, black pants, black leather belt, black fedora hat, and black Alfani leather shoes. He tosses the fedora aside, as my eyes widen in horror.
"No…" I said, in shock, as Kuramoto looked at me.
"Isaac, do you know him?" Kuramoto said, worried.
"Padre (Father)…" I said, as tears streamed down my face while Kaiko smirked.
"It seems that Kano held an even deeper grudge against your old man than I thought…Heh." Kaiko said, as Reynaldo activated his left Kakugan.
04/14/16, 8:40 PM
Ward 1, CCG HQ, 15th Floor, Control Room
"No fucking way…" Marude said, as he sees Reynaldo on the surveillance camera.
"Rey?!" Kiyoko said, shocked, as Matsuri spoke.
"Project Miracle…" Matsuri said, somberly, as Marude and Kiyoko looked at him.
"Wait! Those kids weren't Project Miracle!?" Marude said, floored.
"No. Some idiot swapped the files on both projects. The Oggai were under Project Orgel. The man you see on the screen was the result of Project Miracle. Self-sustaining humanoid Quinques that were built using Kakuho control and can be remotely activated. I saw it in a test trial back in Germany. I thought for sure it was rejected." Matsuri said, as they hear Kaiko speak.
"Marude and Mr. Gutierrez knew about the Washu Family's feeding habit of eating corpses of the investigators that were found at Konishi Memorial. That's why Marude confronted Yoshitoki on the ship. The CCG is nothing more but a dining buffet." Kaiko said, calmly.
04/14/16, 8:43 PM
Ward 1, 600 feet outside CCG HQ
"The power belongs to us now. We will uphold the law as we see fit…" Kaiko said, as he looked at me.
"Eight years trapped in isolation, your old man, Mr. Gutierrez. You're wondering who it was that we ate in those photos that Furuta sent you. Your mother was very delicious…" Kaiko said, as a big grin emerged from his face. My eyes widened in anger, as I tapped my chest twice to summon APII once more. I let out a deafening scream, as the eyes on my helmet glowed a bright crimson red. Kaiko then brings forth the Quinque, Owl, from his hands, as Hirako and Ui look on in shock.
"That's impossible to duplicate! How was he—" Ui said, as I sprinted towards Kaiko with my Quinque, Milagro, in hand.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed, as Reynaldo comes lunging towards me with a katana in hand. Suddenly, I'm pulled back, as I see Tsukiyama blocking Kaiko's Quinque with his purple Kokaku blade, and Yomo is blocking Reynaldo's katana with his black Ukaku wings. Tsukiyama, and Yomo have their Kakugan activated.
"Isaac!" Nishio said, as I turned to see that Nishio pulled me back using his large pink Bikaku tail. Nishio has his Kakugan activated.
"Don't let him get to you! Let us handle him!" Nishio said, as the eyes on my helmet changed from crimson red to pale green.
"Thank you, Nishio…" I said, as my voice broke, while Nishio unwrapped his tail around me. Yomo then looks at Reynaldo's dead brown eyes, before looking at Kaiko.
"You will not desecrate Isaac's family ANY FURTHER!" Yomo said, angrily, as Kaiko chuckled.
Chapter 143 complete.
Author's Notes:
This was an adaptation of Chapters 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, and 175 of TG: re, and Season 4, Episode 11 of the anime version.
Yomo, Uta, Itori, Reynaldo, Amon, Porpora, and Takizawa take center stage for Chapter 143.
Yomo confronts Uta and Itori, as Uta and Itori recall the day they discovered Yomo's ties to Isaac's father, Reynaldo. Meanwhile, speaking of parental figures, Amon and Porpora come to blows, as Takizawa and Kurona explain to Tomoe what makes Amon tick.
As Kaneki finally reaches the oviduct on Ward 19, he sees Furuta standing in his way. And finally, another major change from the manga, as instead of Irimi and Koma being used for Dr. Kano's final experiment, it's been changed to Reynaldo, as Dr. Kano locked him away after converting him into a Ghoul to spite him.
Chapter 144. The conclusion to the Dragon War Arc reimagining.
But, first, the final post-credits scene.
Post-Credit Scene:
10/08/99, 5:07 PM
Ward 23, Cochlea, Level 6
Arima is wearing a white flannel shirt, black pants, black leather belt, gray rim glasses, and black Converse. He's watching a boy practice kendo with a few instructors. The boy is wearing a white kimono and black pants. Arima then turns to see Yoshitoki walking past him. Yoshitoki is wearing a white uniform, black pants, black leather belt, and black Cole Haan leather shoes.
"Yoshitoki." Arima said, as Yoshitoki turned to look at Arima.
"Yes, Kisho?" Yoshitoki said, wondering.
"Who is the boy that's training with the adults?" Arima said, curious, as Yoshitoki looked at the boy.
"Oh. That would be Nimura. He's the youngest child of the Furuta branch. Why do you ask?" Yoshitoki said, wondering.
"He's quite talented." Arima said, as they see Furuta blocking and parrying his kendo with ease.
"He seemed like the kid who would play with flowers with the girls, but he's quite skilled. And he is just as loved, like his mother. Out of all the children in the Garden that were conceived out of wedlock, Tsuneyoshi is fond of him the most. But unfortunately, his family branch is at the bottom of the table. His fate is already sealed." Yoshitoki said, calmly, as Furuta wraps up kendo training.
10/13/99, 2:06 PM
Ward 23, Cochlea, Level 6
Furuta is wearing a white kimono and black pants. He is in the library, looking at the family branch tree book.
"Nimura?" The Chairman said, as Furuta turned to look at The Chairman. The Chairman is wearing a black kimono and black pants, as he spoke.
"What are you doing with the family tree book?" The Chairman said, as he walked towards Furuta.
"Is it true that most of the men die at around 30?" Furuta said, somberly.
"Sadly, yes. It's in our familial blood. The price of our ancestors' selfish quest for immortality. You're wouldn't understand." The Chairman said, with a melancholic look on his face.
"I see. Then I guess I'm going to make the most out of the time by doing everything I want." Furuta said, as he smiled.
Author's Notes:
Wanted to do the Washu Family branch, but there was a problem trying to get the branch tree to come out properly. Oh well.
