Author's Note: Might be the last chapter in a few days. I hope I can publish another one tomorrow, though. Also, sorry for the continuous time skips.

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Chapter 12:

As time continued to pass by, OEG1 had dreams about her past. Many of these she couldn't make sense out of, but others were very clear. They had already begun to impact the way she thought about herself, her friends, and the world. She became more cheerful and thought before she acted in a violent manner (although she was still violent, she wouldn't kill anyone as easily).

OEG1 began to think as Lith again, and both personalities began to merge. She remembered her past feelings, including the ones towards V. Even though it was becoming apparent to everyone around her that she seemed to be changing, she didn't tell anyone that her memories were coming back. Even Shiku began to notice that she was acting differently towards him. She kept her distance and wouldn't hurt him as much as she used to.

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Approximately 5 months had passed since she was recaptured by V. She had returned to the main base, and was stronger than ever. They had also become very busy due to the recent activity. Between Kanou, Eto, Centipede, Eye-patch, Aogiri-Tree, Anteiku and the CCG, this was one of the busiest years in a long time.

The human news were also filled with reports about the attacks, operations and missing ghouls, such as the Binge Eater, and the recently dangerous Centipede.

One of V's members, Janu, was currently reporting about the plan for the Anteiku raid. The boss seemed to think that this was the last opportunity to peacefully retain Eto. Some of the strongest ghouls were given orders to attend the raid and convince an ex-member to surrender his daughter and return to the organization.

Shiku was one of the members that had been ordered to stay on standby while other members were supposed to negotiate with the manager of Anteiku. OEG1 was ordered to observe the raid, but was told that if Aogiri Tree intercepted in the battle, she was to take down the members.

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"Are you really going to just watch?" asked Shiku as OEG1 prepared her battle suit and mask for the raid.

"Of course. After all, they are orders." replied OEG1.

"Now, would you tell me what you are doing in a girl's room?" said OEG1 angrily as she pushed Shiku out of the room.

"Well I-" began Shiku as OEG1 slammed the door closed.

OEG1 prepared her mask (a new one she had created recently to match her sad one, only this one was happy), perfume (to mask her scent), a first aid, and other necessary things she might need.

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OEG1 headed towards Anteiku and watched from above.

"Commence the operation." The CCG members headed towards their designated squads positions and OEG1 prepared to attack. Someone from the main base had hacked into the CCG's system and OEG1 managed to hear all the conversations the soldiers were having.

The moment she saw this, she prepared herself for the possible outcome of her death. From now on, she would be known and referred to as Lith, not as OEG1, who worked for V.

"Breaking in!" yelled one of the doves. They immediately began to fall limply as they were attacked by two ghouls. Lith silently jumped off the roof and landed on a windowsill. She began to hear a cry coming from inside, followed by some whispers.

Lith could also hear a television turned on reporting about the evacuation of the 20th ward. With thought that everyone had evacuated, but it seemed that there were still a few civilians.

She knocked on the window and peered inside. Three humans (a mother, a child and a baby) were huddled in a corner with frightened faces. It didn't seem as though they wanted to let her in, so Lith punched the window. It broke instantly and she swiftly jumped in.

"What happened?! Why didn't you evacuate?" Lith exclaimed. The humans didn't respond so Lith approached them.

"I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just going to help you get out." said Lith as she began to ruffle the child's hair. She faced the mother who began to cry out of fear.

"N-no!" she screamed as she pulled her child back.

"Ma'am," said Lith in the most polite way she could. "you aren't safe here. What happens if a ghoul finds you?" Lith thought about what she said and found it very ironic that she, herself was a ghoul too.

Cornered, the woman tried to kick Lith, but she quickly dodged it. The mother found this as an opening and ran away. She tried to leave through the door, but decided that it was too dangerous as there was a fight going on outside.

"Look woman, I don't care what you think I am. If you don't come with me on your own, I'll force you." roared Lith. The little boy began to cry, apparently being started by the ghoul.

"No! Don't cry!" said Lith as she began to panic. The child, not understanding the situation clearly, ran towards Lith and began to cry on her leg.

Saddened, Lith began to sob as she picked up the little boy and hugged him. The mother was surprised at the situation that was unfolding right before her eyes. Weren't ghouls supposed to be cruel, heartless creatures?

"Well, I done waiting for your response." stated Lith as she wiped her tears away. Lith took out her rinkaku and let it wrap around the woman. "Hold on tight to your baby." said Lith before jumping out the window with the child in her hands. She began to race across the battlefield, using the rest of her kagune to shield the civilians.

Even though the ghouls and the CCG were fighting, everyone still managed to watch this strange sight. Some CCG members tried to hit Lith, but she protected herself with her kagune.

She jumped towards some buildings and landed gently on the truck which was holding the main base of operations. The doves immediately saw her and began to shoot. Lith became overwhelmed by their attacks and had to take out her kakuja.

"WILL YOU MORONS STOP FOR A SECOND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CIVILIANS HERE!?" bellowed Lith loudly. The doves immediately stopped shooting, noticing the child she was carrying and the mother with the baby wrapped in her kagune.

"Eradicating the ghouls is top priority!" yelled one of the squad leaders. Most doves still didn't shoot, looking at the ones who were with troubling looks.

"Anyways…" began Lith casually, "not all the citizens have been evacuated yet. If you fools had checked better, you would have noticed that. If I find any others, I will bring them here. In return, you won't hurt me."

With that, Lith quickly placed the humans she was transporting on the concrete and jumped away, leaving a blur in her trail. As she passed wounded and dead soldiers and ghouls alike, she began to feel pity for them. Not because they had died on the battlefield, but because this was all a misunderstanding.

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Lith quickly hid inside a sewer in an attempt to travel through the 20th ward without being noticed. She picked up two familiar scents. One was a half-ghoul she recognized as Kaneki but the other she couldn't remember. The scent belonged to a human.

She began to run in their direction and saw Kaneki in centipede-mode (yes, that's what I call it). Kaneki pounced into the air and began to eat Hide. Instead of panicking, Hide began to cry as he was being eaten alive. "Thank you for being my friend." he whispered, before passing out due to blood loss.

Without thinking, Lith pushed Centipede aside and grabbed Hide. "Don't you dare quit on me, you idiot of a human!" she screamed. As Centipede attempted to continue eating Hide, Lith curled up and hugged him, protecting him from the out-of-control ghoul.

Lith was about to leave when she remembered that Arima-san was ahead of them. If Kaneki was to survive, he needed to eat something and gain some strength.

Lith took out her Bikaku as a last resort to try to save Kaneki. She let him eat it until she began to feel weak. As Kaneki began to regain his sanity, Lith carried Hide outside.

Lith began to feel extremely hungry. Hide began to look really delicious to her. What was she thinking!? She needed to get him to a safe place before she killed Hide.

With the last of her strength, Lith ran towards the van.

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Lith dragged herself to an empty building. Her nose suddenly began to go wild. She could smell so many corpses. As she dragged herself towards the closest fallen CCG member, she began to drool. She eagerly pulled off an arm and began to eat it.

"OEG1. Or should I say Lith." said a voice.

Shiku approached Lith. "Honestly, I love you." confessed Shiku as he raised Lith's head.

"I'm eating!" roared Lith as she slapped his hand away. "I love someone else. So leave me alone, bully."

"Bully, you say? I guess you do remember me." stated Shiku as he lifted her by the neck and slammed her against the wall.

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(Flashback)

"Most powerful ghoul, eh?" said a ten year old Shiku as he punched Lith with such a force that she went flying towards the wall.

"Please, leave me alone. I just wanted to be your friend" begged Lith as her wounds began to heal.

"Do you really think I would become your friend? What kind of world have you been living in!?" exclaimed Shiku as he began to punch Lith in the face.

"I don't want to hurt you." mumbled Lith.

"You really are an idiot!" yelled Shiku as he kicked Lith in the ribs.

"STOP!" screamed Lith. Her kagune appeared and went out of control. It began to stab Shiku in the lungs, left leg, and right eye.

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"That doesn't stop the fact that I like you." he said in a creepy voice. Left without any strength, Lith was unable to resist his attacks. Suddenly, he kissed her.

"You bastard!" roared a ghoul as his kagune pierced through Shiku. Shiku collapsed and fell limply to the floor.

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Author's Note: Sorry (not sorry) for the cliffhanger. I'm guessing people will already know who the ghoul who saved Lith is, but I won't mention it just in case. Also, shoutout to my friend Kia :D Hi there! I'm not used to writing such dark things, so it might end up sloppy. I'm also not very good with romantic things either, since I find them very cheesy. I also don't usually use foul language (what would my parents say!?), so it might be a bit weird for me to place it. Lith might use it occasionally, but I know Ayato uses it a lot. Anyways, don't forget to review and follow to be alerted when there's an update.