Hey people, I've got another chapter up, right on schedule (surprisingly). Enjoy.
Sasaki ran his hand through his hair. The latest reports from eyewitnesses were that Zombie had been going toe to toe with a known member of Aogiri "Black Rabbit". The reports were varied, some said that Zombie had been winning, some said that he had been losing. But one thing they all agreed upon was that zombie was a force to be reckoned with.
His door opened and he turned to see Mutsuki entering. The green haired quinx looked troubled.
"What is it Tooru?" He ask.
"Um, I was wondering what we should do about all this," Mutsuki replied timidly.
"Well, I think we first need to gather everyone, could you please pass on that I want to have a meeting in the living room," Sasaki explained. Mutsuki nodded before racing off to find the other quinx. Sasaki stood and walked down to the living room noting a rather loud squeak that came from the stairs as he walked down. The Quinx Squad was already gathered in the room, minus Saiko, who was most likely asleep in her room. Sasaki sat down in one of the open spaces on the couch and turned to face the cluttered coffee table.
"Alright everyone," He began, "It's time to get serious about this Zombie case; what do you all have to report?" Everyone looked a little unsure. Urie snatched some papers on the latest "Zombie VS Rabbit" duel, reading them over. He turned to Sasaki after getting his thoughts in order and began,
"It is my belief that Zombie is gunning for Aogiri, why, I don't know, but so far he has been spotted at two different former Aogiri bases," Urie explained, "So we need a chart of all the locations, with that we can try and predict where he will show up next," Sasaki nodded. Shirazu looked excited. Mutsuki remained in hushed nervousness.
"It sounds like an plan, good idea Urie," Sasaki praised, "But before we go galavanting off we need to think about what we are going to do once we get there,"
"What do you have in mind, Sassan?" Ask Shirazu.
"You know, for a kid you sure don't act like one," Grumbled Yotsume as she and the scar covered Victor walked across a rooftop.
"Do you think a corpse ages?" Was the response.
"Huh? What do you mean?" She ask, unsure what to make of Victor's question.
"Well think about it, I'm a zombie, my body is dead, no matter how long I live it will stay the same age." Explained Victor, waving his hand dismissively as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. But with the explanation, a thought occurred to Yotsume,
"So does that mean you only eat brains?" She ask. Victor looked back at her in mock hurt. Before resuming his nonchalant stride.
"You're thinking of the wrong type of zombie, think more in terms of a voodoo zombie, a corpse brought back to life to perform a purpose." He explained. "I'm driven by my purpose, it's the only reason I exist."
"What is your purpose?" Yotsume ask. Victor let out a small chuckle.
"To kill the One Eyed King," He said. Yotsume had to briefly hold back a laugh of her own.
"You're kidding right?" She ask. "No one has ever stood against the One Eyed King, let alone been on the level of making a death threat, no even the strongest ghouls I know," She said. Victor didn't break stride.
"Then I guess I'll be the first," He replied, not one hint of doubt in his voice. He hopped over to the next roof and Yotsume followed.
"Well, anyway, we're here," She told him.
"This is the place?"
"Yeah, it's the next Aogiri base, this one wasn't cleaned out like the others, so you should have no trouble finding what you need." Yotsume said.
"Good," Victor smirked, "Now, Miss Fueguchi, do me a favor, when you get back to your tree, let them know, there has been a threat made on the king's life," Yotsume nodded, and began heading off in the direction of the 18th ward. "Little bird, little bird, why have you fallen from your nest, that tree is tall, it has many branches to test, can you not fly little bird, can you not climb? The tree has a king, little bird did you know, a branch that supports all, this branch is the trunk, chop it, and they all fall, tell them little bird, let them know, that the lumberjack is coming for their king…" Victor grumbled, more to himself, though he knew Yotsume had heard.
Victor approached the abandoned Aogiri stronghold cautiously. He could sense other people around, and they weren't ghouls. But some of them smelled familiar. We meet again, Quinx, He thought. When he had first met investigator Haise Sasaki he had been new to the world and hadn't known what was going on. But now he had knowledge, and that meant he could give the Quinx squad a true fight with the 'Zombie' ghoul.
He darted across the rooftops past two of quinx before he tucked in his legs and hopped down, landing directly in the middle of their five man formation. He stood slowly as the group quickly encircled him. He could see all his opponents. Before him to his left was a green haired boy who looked rather weak, but he could just barely see the glint of knives showing from a well concealed holster under his jacket.
Across from the green haired boy was a much stronger looking guy with black hair and a glare that put many Victor had seen over the years to shame. Behind him to his right was the blond investigator he had met before, and to the left was a short girl with purple hair who looked rather tired. Standing directly in front of him was Investigator Sasaki himself. Victor was prepared for a fight.
"Zombie, is it true that you are planning to go to war with the Aogiri Tree?" Sasaki ask, a matter of fact tone in his voice. Victor hadn't expected the Quinx to confront him verbally. He was taken by surprise. "Well? Is it true?" the investigator demanded. Victor arched his back, mentally activating his black flaming kagune.
"I have no reason to tell you anything, Investigator," he growled, "as a matter of fact, I am busy, would you mind moving out of the way, before I move you myself?" Victor gave a confident smirk. The black and white haired investigator glared at him in frustration. Victor could tell from the way he held himself that he was trying to keep his squad from charging. He's being protective. From the looks of it, they were all operating with a hair trigger.
"That is it!" the black haired quinx charged Victor, his q-kagune activating. Victor used his kagune to slap the quinx away with almost no effort at all. Victor expected that to keep him down, but the quinx got back up and attacked again. Victor admired his conviction. He knocked the human away again. Then again. Frankly this was just plain sad, it was clear that he had no chance, and yet he continued to attack.
Urie mounted another charge at Zombie, only to be knocked away again, he spat up blood, it's salty tang converting pain to rage. Each time he attacked it was with more fury than the last. But he still couldn't even lay a finger on Zombie. Every time he was swatted away like a bug. He was about to attack again but suddenly Sasaki was blocking his path.
"You can't with this one Urie," he said, sternly before turning to Zombie, "I'm sorry, but I can't stand here and watch you beat up my subordinates. If you wanna fight..." Sasaki adopted a fighting stance, "...Fight me."
The sound of his knuckle cracking seemed to resonate through air in a brief moment of dead silence.
Do you hate me for that cliffhanger? Well, if you do be prepared, get out your voodoo supplies and be ready to burn little Bionic Mage dolls over an open fire, because I'm just getting warmed up. :)