Chapter 2: Betrayal: The Traitor and the Bait


Ken sat next to Light who was happily enjoying the silence with a small smile on his face, Ken's eyes fell on the investigator, 'If I'm gathering my information correctly, he's more than likely very strong to have two ghouls follow him unquestionably. He never even exposed his quinque.'

He shifted his eyes over to the ghoul only known as B so far, Ken flinched slightly internally when he found he himself was being measured. 'What I know: he's a one eyed, I'm unsure if he was naturally born or created, if he's created there's a possibility I'm stronger than him… He smells different. Like a… Could he be? A Kakuja?' B gave him a devious smirk at his widening eyes, 'It's like he can read my mind… I'll have to keep a close eye on him… He could be dangerous.'

Ken shifted his glance over to Light who raised an eyebrow and smiled, 'He seems pretty docile in behavior, I know he has at least four rinkaku kagune, he seems to be a born ghoul. Nothing spectacular, but for some reason I can't shake the feeling that he's much stronger than he appears.'

Ken cleared his throat, "What do they mean when they call you a Raven?"

L gave a tiny smirk, "Ah. Because, I am one who believes that coexistence can be achieved, there was once many investigators of my status."

Ken looked down, "What happened to them?"

L glanced out of the window, "A number of things. Some trusted the wrong ghouls. Some were killed in action, a particularly tragic result of a Raven, is their ghouls are so mortally wounded they give themselves to their partners. Compassion is in a human's nature." The limousine pulled to a stop and L glanced at Ken, "This is your stop. Stay out of trouble."

Ken blinked a couple of times, "You're… Letting me go?"

L nodded, "Don't make me regret it."

Ken glanced back at the ghouls as he was exiting the vehicle, 'So, what makes a ghoul, the right one to trust?' B narrowed his eyes at him and shifted his fiery gaze away from Ken. Light smiled and waved, "A pleasure to meet you, perhaps, we will meet again, under much better circumstances, I hope."


Ayato watched over the team of Dove's surrounding the building, "Seems like our time is being cut short Kaneki…"

Ken stood up and sighed as an explosion was heard coming from the entrance, "They sure know how to make an entrance… Emma, make sure –" His eyes widened when he looked at the previously S ranked ghoul, her heart still beating while impaled on a sharp and jagged kagune. She sputtered out and coughed up blood.

A deep voice purred from behind her, "Poor thing… Don't worry… You won't go to waste…"

Ken narrowed his eyes, 'A ghoul?! Working with the – No! It couldn't be!'

Emma's body fell lifeless in front of the figure of B, single kakugan shining, the other seemed to glow an eerie red. His face lit up with a manic smile as he coiled his kagune back to his side, removing the heart from it and taking a bite. He closed his eyes and savor end each bite, swatting away Ayato's projectile kagune with ease, with his own, while he himself not flinching or his attention wavering from his meal. His deep chuckle became a manic giggle, "Let's play boys, they've let the Wolf off his leash…" Crimson wing like kagune spread from his shoulders and he darted towards them, disabling the accompanying ghouls with Ken and Ayato with a relentless barrage of projectiles.

Leaping out of the way, Ken landed in front of B, both types of his kagune readied, Ayato behind him with his also ready. B gave a dark grin as a black kagune crept along his body encasing it. The light reflecting from it shined red. It slowly crept up his neck towards his eye. "He's a Kakuja! Be on your guard, Ayato!" Ken smirked as his centipede like kagune twitched quickly, "This will be interesting… You're a little outnumbered."

B grinned as the last of his face disappeared, "But not outclassed…" His voice changing into almost a metallic snarl as his face was completely engulfed, "And, outnumbered no longer…" He leaped up kicking off the ceiling shattering it separating Ayato from them, he dove towards Ken with his razor sharp kagune readied and aimed, "Let's play!" The laughing could be heard through the thick cloud of debris.

Ayato started to run towards them around the debris before dodging several lightning speed jabs from a foreign kagune, "I am your opponent now…" A voice called beyond the shadows. Ayato strained to see the source of the voice as a young man walked through the door, kakugan shining in the fleeting light, a honey color reflecting from his hair. Ayato narrowed his eyes, 'How long could his kagune be?!' Light rolled his shoulders and smirked, "I have orders to take you alive… Try not to put too much of a fuss up."

Ayato glared at him and released a flurry of projectile kagune towards him. A bright red shield raised around him shelling him completely from the assault, "What are you?!"

Light smirked as the shield-like kagune recoiled back around his midsection, "I'm called the Shield for a reason…" A kagune lunged forward and snagged Ayato by the throat, lifting him and slamming him into the ground several times like a rag doll. "Third generation Ghoul. Can you withstand the onslaught?" A dark smile spread across his face.

Ayato stared at him in disbelief, 'I know as a second gen I'm strong, but it's only been rumored that ghoul families were able to sustain life long enough to have a third generation…' Ayato winced slightly at another slamming furry of attacks against the wall and floor, 'Damn, he's strong… Doves feed the pets well…'


L waited patiently with his hand up, holding the other ghoul investigators at bay. "Sir! We need to get in there!"

L smirked as the shatter of glass was heard and Ayato was dropped directly in front of L with Light landing on top of him, wrapping his hands around his neck, his kagune pointed towards the other, threateningly, "You know nothing of my sacrifices! I'm no pet!"

L smirked at the boy who looked up at him, "He's right. He lost much to be in this position." L clicked his case open as a long staff appeared, a heavy onyx blade appeared at the end with deep red veins, the blade reflecting the light around it, "The strongest Quinques… Are given out of kindness." L gave a soft chuckle, "Don't kill him, Light… He's our bait…"

Ayato stared in astonishment at the colossal battle axe, "This particular one was given to me by Light. It's much lighter than it looks, and for its size it's highly precise, see, this is called a 'Living Quinque.' The ghoul who provided it still lives, thus, it still has a life force of its own. I need to use approximately thirty-eight of the normal amount of strength to wield it. And, I don't even need to be that good. I am merely her legs, her vessel. That of course comes with the draw backs, should my quinque become heavily damaged it will take from me." L smirked over his shoulder at Ayato, "Do you understand? You should see the scythe B provided me with… A horrific creature she is."

Ayato sighed and closed his eyes, "You can't take Aogiri alone…"

L sighed and walked into the building his words carrying on the wind, "No matter how great an individual is… You can never change the world alone…" The younger investigators following behind him.


Ken laid on the ground staring at the ceiling while being pinned by a massive bikaku kagune with talon like claws at the end. B sat against the wall with a detached finger, from one of Ayato's and his subordinates, hanging from his mouth. "You know… You could be like us."

Ken sighed and looked away from him, 'His regenerative abilities are much faster than my own…' "And work for the Doves?"

B smirked and pulled the finger into his mouth like a noodle, with a pop sound, he smirked with a crunch, "Of course. It's a legal way of getting stronger… Or, I could just eat you and have this menace dealt with. I bet your tasty… In fact… I think I want to have a taste." B leaned in dangerously close to Ken with a predatory smile.


The investigators stormed into the room at the sound of a distressed scream of agony.

L crouched next to Ken and sighed at the mangled flesh of his neck, "So, he took a bite, did he? He's always had impulse control problems…" L smirked up at B, "Let him go. I'll take it from here, thank you for heeding my orders this time…"

Ken gasped out, pained as the massive kagune removed from his chest, "This time?"

L nodded and lifted him up, "Oh yes. Last time, I ordered someone be taken alive, he purposely killed them and ate them." L smirked, "We have a tense relationship… But, I trust him with my life, I can only hope he feels the same way."