Taguchi had kept true to her word, thankfully. Kaneki, Tsukiyama, Nishiki, Touka, Yomo, Everyone. Even Koma had come around this time. But, that was because they weren't about to fight Aogiri, and possibly the CCG, alone. If they fought anyone at all that is.

The plan was, to get Eto out of there. Now, there was no doubt in any of their minds that she was probably going to try to get her self out of there. Still though, there had to be assurance. Anteiku, while small in number in comparison to Aogiri, made up for it in strength and skill. But, that wasn't Touka's only goal. Somewhere in there, she hoped and dreaded for at the same time, was her baby brother.

Ayato, no doubt was a brat, he wasn't like them. The rest of Anteiku. He hated humans, he never once acquainted them with a swift death or a tasty treat. Touka used to be the same. Then she began, at the Yoshimura's(and Eto's) behest, going to school. There she met Yoriko. Yes, while it was a pain in the ass to stomach the aspiring chefs food, which tasted worse than regular man-made food, she enjoyed spending time with her. That's when their thoughts diverged. Whenever Touka stopped looking at humans as food or as threats.

Of course she didn't stop killing humans. When she was starving or when she was in trouble she had to kill. But Ayato wasn't like that. He wouldn't take food given to him by the manager. It was easier, it didn't involve dirtying his hands. But he didn't take it, he wouldn't. Of course he wouldn't go as far to kill someone in their ward, but he would cause trouble. Even so, Touka blamed herself.

She'd become a friend to humans, as much as she could being what she was. And because of that Ayato felt alone. So he left.

Touka then looked over to Kaneki, whom of which had taken a seat next to her as they overlooked the apartments complex. It was big, she could see how it could hide away the entirety of Aogiri. But, at this second, that wasn't important. What was important was infiltrating it. Currently moving in on it was suicide. Apart from the many Aogiri members among the hallways of the complex there was also the looming shadow of the CCG surrounding it.

This attempt at a rescue, in all reality, was suicide as well. They were going to wait until the CCG had moved in on the building to make their attack. It was stupid truly, but a lot less so than attacking now, when every CCG investigator had their gun trained on anything in or around the building. Move in during the confusion, that was the idea. Of course, the safest way to do that was also the most dangerous. They would have to separate. Tsukiyama, Koma, Nishiki, Yomo, Enji, Irimi, the manager, Rize they would have to separate to make sure they weren't taken down as a group. Banjou and the others would stay with Hinami.

Then, Touka looked over to Rize. The binge eating woman was calmly sitting at the very tip of the hill they waited on, reading a book. One of Eto's books. "Monochrome of Rainbows" Touka believed it to be, judging by cover, which she could barely make out in the darkness. The only give away was the splash of colors on the cover. She had her own agenda as well. Kanou. And for once, Touka smiled, she had a legitimate reason to make someone suffer. After being confined and starved for as long as she had been she deserved to get some form of retribution. She also had her mask at her hip, resting lightly on grass next to her. Her mask was a fairly appropriates one, it was a pitch white, woman faced mask with red lips that were reminiscent of blood. It was definitely made just for her.

Then it came, the cracking sound of gunfire that rung through the otherwise peaceful air like a chiming bell. They all shifted their head, even Rize, who had seemed so entranced in her book, set it down to take a look. Sure enough it was emanating from the building and the forces of extermination around it. Now all they had to do was wait for the breach.

Of course, Amon noted, just like last time they're armed. Amon wasn't so much mad about that as the fact that he didn't currently have a weapon. He couldn't help, all he could do is wait behind the APC until they could breach. The first-class investigator then turned to look at Akira, who appeared to be similarly annoyed, clenching the grip of her quinque tightly, agitated.

Then, a low buzz sounded through his headset, on an open channel. "Hey," Shinohara sounded into anyone who was listenings ears, "I wish Marude brought his bike this time. Then Juuzou could get in there."

There was a flow of laughter then, resonating over the communications, Amon's own included. Then another buzz sounded and a low, annoyed, old voice, the voice of Marude, sounded. "Shut up..."

Then even more laughter sounded. Akira on the other hand did not laugh, she simply looked at Amon with a confused look on her face. "What's so funny?" She asked him, slightly annoyed that she didn't understand the humor.

Amon was about to explain to her, but then he just sighed. "I'll explain it after were done here..."

Akira looked at him with even more annoyed face until, after a long pause, she finally smiled at him and nodded her head. "Fine." And he noticed her grip loosen slightly.

Eto could hear the gunfire now, but it didn't bother her, not yet at least. She smiled a sadistic grin as she moved the grip of her hand from Tatara's neck to the face. She almost giggled when he released a breath gasping for air. It was hoarse and sharp and she could swear she heard him whimper. That made her so happy. She bet that he wished he hadn't had that mask on. It was primal really. This insatiable lust for revenge that she had as she began her punishment of the white-haired ghoul.

"Why are you complaining?" she coed, childishly, "Isn't this what you wanted?"

Tatara didn't reply, instead he tried to get at least to his knees. He was either he was too proud or he was far too out of it due to lack of oxygen. Either way Eto didn't care, this wasn't going to be a lecture, this was going to be punishment. She giggled a little more, taunting him. "Didn't you want the "Owwwwwllllll" she drew out the last word, rocking on her feat.

Then, as Tatara got to one knee on the ground, she pushed down on his head, pushing him back down to the ground and cracking the concrete beneath him. "Well you got her." She smiled as she then released her grip on his head and punched into his gut. Eto's strength, even without her Kakuja shell, was uncontested. Tatara was about to feel that force in his gut.

She hit, and she could swear she felt her knuckles touch the ground behind him, without breaking the skin. It made her release an airy chuckle as she watched Tataras eye's expand in surprise and in pain simultaneously. Then, from behind his mask, blood spurted out like a fountain, some sticking to her face, most of it covering his own, staining his bleach white hair red and dampening it.

Eto then licked a splatter that landed near her mouth and frowned in annoyance and disgust. She'd tasted better. "You're blood is so bitter..." She murmured, but loud enough so that Tatara could hear her. "You're annoying even when you're helpless..." She said as she wiped the blood from her mouth and removed her fist from his stomach. "But, at least now you understand right? How it feels to be captive?"

"But, if there is any form of complement I can give it's that you're pretty smart." She said, as she towered over him triumphant as he wheezed beneath her in labored, tired, forced breaths that only barely escaped his mouth. But she failed to notice that red tail that was creeping out from beneath his coat as it snaked it's way past her legs and began to rise. But he would have to muster every single bit of strength he had to use it.

"You were smart enough to render me powerless without the use of physical force. Using my own compassion for the people I care about against me. Smart enough not to try and take me by force. Because you know you would've died." She continued seemingly unaware of Tatara's plan.

"But it was never going to work. It never does. As sad as it is, every little terrorist group, every time ghouls make an organization it always crumbles. Either due to in fighting or due the CCG" she then got down closer to him, "It all falls down..." she taunted as she placed a foot at Tataras exposed neck and began to apply pressure, giving him precious little space for air to pass through his wind pipe.

Then the door behind them opened up and in stepped a squad of Aogiri uniform clad ghouls. Judging by the surprise in their voice as they questioned what was going on when they saw their leader being dominated on the floor, Tatara didn't call for them. Eto simply smiled as her Ukaku shards pierced them through and pinned them through the wall.

Yes, she knew about how sadistic she was being, how utterly inhumane she was. But, all the same, she'd be lying if she said she wasn't enjoying herself. It'd been a while since she'd felt this free, she planned on savoring it.

That said, it still pissed her off at how unfazed he seemed at his subordinates death. They died worried about him and he was only concerned with himself. But, what could she expect from someone like him. Using her family as a bargaining tool and then her child? Why had she had her hopes up?

"You didn't care, did you?" She asked, more to herself than him and wasn't surprised when she felt his hands wrap around her ankle in an attempt to pry her leg from his throat as she applied more and more pressure.

Tatara was losing consciousness as the Owl continued to torture him slowly. When it began he was expecting punches, kicks, very physical torture like this, except he had hoped it'd be quick. He pushed his bikaku out a bit further, just enough to be able to bend it a little more. It was funny to him, because she was right. He hoped she would be as sadistic as she was now. He got his wish, just not when she wanted.

It's too bad for you that I'm still going to take one more thing from you... He mentally taunted as he continued to inch his kagune out more and more. Then he thrust it at her back, he had aimed it perfectly. It was going to pass straight through her womb and kill that little mix inside her. She'd live, but at least he could still take that from her.

But, in the end, he guessed he messed up again, in thinking that she didn't know about it. She'd caught it, with one big, bone-colored arm that almost dwarfed Tatara's body, she'd caught his Bikaku.

"You tried to kill them..." She said, placing her actual arm on a swollen tummy. He could see the anger in her eye's as she looked at it and then she smiled. "Well, an eye for an eye, don't you think?" She spoke, childishly with a smile.

Tatara didn't even have time to think about what she'd said before he felt a crushing weight on his groin.

Eto didn't laugh aloud whenever she crushed his manhood beneath her foot, the smirk on her face was more than enough to show her happiness. "Oh, my..." she spoke playfully, "I don't think it'll grow back."

Tatara was now violently jerking on the floor, he hadn't made a sound, but Eto could tell how much pain he was in by the look in his eyes. One of hate, despair, and utter helplessness.

"You know." she began, stepping off his now obliterated groin and stepping back a little as red glow began to envelop her, the process of her kakuja enveloping her completely. "I could kill you now... But I think you deserve a worse fate than that. I'm going to leave you here, you'll be found and turned into a quinque by the CCG." she paused once more, letting the kakuja envelop her entirely.

"I think that's a more fitting fate..." her voice was now, deep and distorted by what was practically a suit of armor "Don't you?"

(Authors Note)

GOD, I KNOW, I KNOW. THIS IS A SHORT CHAPTER. But at least I got it out. And that brings me to something else. I'm going to start making my chapters only as long as necessary from now on. And that means getting out what I want to get out without having to rely on the "Ah yes, Kuzco's posion. The poison for Kuzco. The poison made specifically for Kuzco." way of writing that I sometimes make myself do. That, in some cases, may mean shorter chapter, but it also means more updates.