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Chapter 17: A Reaper appears

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"are you for real?"- Makoto asked as he jumped back from a ghoul's punches. The ghoul's name was Asura… or so he called himself it was a rather large red ghoul with the ability to summon 4 sets of arms more and immense strength… but was really slow. So, Makoto had no problems dodging any of its attacks. But he was rather annoyed to the fact that his arms could also stretch and regrow every time he sliced them up – "that is not fair… why can't I transform" – Makoto said as he easily dodged all his attacks, annoying Asura… Makoto was playing with him like a fool

"You bastard, coward… Stop dodging, you pussy" – Asura screamed enraged as he punched like crazy (kind of like an Ora Ora or Luffy's Gatling gun) but Makoto kept dodging like it was nothing before Makoto heard something on his earpiece – "STOP PLAYING AROUND!"- Makoto heard Kyoko scream loudly in his ear, that even Asura heard it – "why haven't you sliced him open?" – Kyoko asked angrily while Byakuya looked a little dizzy for her screaming – "well because is no fair… he can have multiple arms… you know how convenient that looks?"- he complained, making her sigh – "Makoto tomorrow we have classes early just finish him up" – she said making him sigh – "Ok"- Makoto then jumped upwards

"You Moron you can't dodge in the air"- Asura said sending all his punches up. Makoto then smiled – "yeah I know" – he said separating his sword into Dual Swords. He then attacked one of his arms, stopping them and grinned – "I'm trying to make a road" – He then said before starting to spin like a wheel with his both swords, tearing up his arm in half and quickly getting closer to Asura. Asura's eyes widened as he saw this wheel of death quickly spinning to him. Before he noticed the wheel disappeared and he saw how the world turned over, and his head fell – "You can regrow the arm… but sadly not your head.

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"Is not fair" – Makoto complained with Maki… who looked at him a little confused. The day after the hunt of Asura, Makoto went to visit Maki, and both of them were talking in her cell –"what's not fair?" – she asked a little confused, Makoto was pouting – "why can't I transform?" – he asked annoyed with himself –"Huh?" – she looked really confused

"Well… Ghouls DNA came from me, right? So why can they transform, and I can't?" – Makoto said complaining. Making her giggle a little and confusing him – "huh?" – he asked her - "is a little funny… after all although they can transform you are immortal and can't die" – Makoto looked surprised over her smiling face and then pouted

"well it wasn't like I wanted to become Immortal" – he said pouting, and she smiled – "and I didn't want to become a ghoul" – She said surprising him before they both laughed. Makoto then thought of something – "wait for Maki… can you transform?" – he asked her curious, she at first was a little surprised but then she smiled at him – "yeah… but only my hair" – she said as her hair started moving and transformed into the form of black metal scissors. Makoto looked at her excited – "Wow! That's amazing" – he said surprising her – "You can transform your hair, that is so cool"- he said, making her blush

"thanks…" -Maki said, Makoto then looked at her- "you know spending time with you is fun" – Makoto said smiling before she looked a little sad – "is it really… I would think you would have more fun with your other friends" – she said a little sad… since one day she saw him with Sayaka and Kyoko and felt a little jealous about their beauty… after she said this Makoto then got thoughtful – "well it's different… when I'm with them I try my best to act as much as a human as I can… but with you is different… I feel I can open myself and be a little truer with myself… More like what I am right now" – he said smiling, making her smile as well. But then she noticed Makoto got near her "well. now to the real conversation… what did they say?" – Makoto asked her hopeful and she looked a little nervous – "well they said that they would tell me today" – she said nervous and Makoto held her hands – "hey don't worry I bet it will work out" – he said hopeful and smiling – "I just hope you are ready" – he said before he grinned… making her grin as well

"You bet"

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"ok then, just as we previously talked about… you are free to go" – said Kijo to Maki. They were all in his office (Makoto, Maki, Byakuya, Kyoko, and Jin) looking at him confused… why he sounded like a warden, Kijo then noticed his matter of speech and coughed – "well resuming what I was saying. Thanks to Makoto who stopped your execution, you have been given a new opportunity at life. But this themselves will have some rules to follow" – he said with composure while he started reading some paper – "first the constant examination of both your body and your psyche to make sure you are not a threat. Second, you will be inscribed as a transfer student on Hope's Peak, on the same class as Byakuya and Kyoko for constant surveillance. And Finally, and probably most important… you shall join the reaper system as an assistant of Makoto, for the purpose of hunting ghouls and obviously the prohibition of hunting or harming humans… If you are able to comply with all these rules you have been given you will be able to live a… relatively normal life… will you accept?"- Kijo finally said looking seriously at her

Maki then could feel the immediate pressure. While the rules sounded compelling and fair… she was afraid… she didn't know that much about her own situation… and feared that if she made a mistake people could get hurt. She then looked at Makoto (while Kyoko looked suspicious) who was smiling with hope… he knew she was strong enough to beat this… and somehow Maki felt all the pressure disappear. Somehow, she knew that even if only Makoto would believe in her… she could do it. So, she then looked at Kijo who smiled. He liked the determination on her face

"I accept"

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That same night both Makoto and Maki were getting ready to their night job Makoto was pulling up his sword (to the surprise of Maki since it looked heavy) and putting on his coat when he heard her yawn, making him turn around

"tired?" – he asked her to make her blush – "sorry it's just… is kind of late" – she said while Makoto placed his sword on his holster and sit down – "yeah… and tomorrow is your first day at school as well" – he said making her sigh. Makoto then looked serious – "Maki, there is something I have to tell you"- he said getting her full attention – "in this mission I won't help you" – he said surprising her – "why?"- she said as she then started feeling a little afraid, of the pressure – "don't get me wrong, is not that I don't want to… but this job… is harder than you may think… so you have to prove to them you are determined enough to make it" – he said before he stood

Maki then could feel the entire pressure of her responsibility on her and started shaking. She didn't know why… but she felt afraid. But then it all disappeared when Makoto touched her head and pat he – "Maki don't worry… even if I don't help you, I know you can make it" – he said, his eyes showing the full confidence he had on her and Maki fear disappeared and a full blush appeared. She then was going to say something when they heard the door opening shocking her and both Byakuya and Kyoko walked in

"are you two re…"- Kyoko started saying before she noticed that Makoto was petting her head and looked suspicious – "what are you doing"- she asked him, and he looked confused- "well I'm just helping her to calm down" – he said innocently. Kyoko looked directly at him and noticed that at least in his eyes… he wasn't lying. So, she could only sigh… but because of a little jealousy, she walked to Maki and stared into her eyes – "are you sure you want to do this?" – Kyoko asked her. And while she still had some doubts… she knew there was no turning back anymore – "no… but I will anyway" – Maki said, her eyes determined to fulfill her part and Kyoko smiled – "well let's go" – she said as she gave her a folded piece of red cloth, she unfolded it and noticed it was a red hood with a new logo of a black wolf with bat ears on her back, she then looked at Makoto and noticed he had a similar one as well – "now we are a team"- Makoto said and she smiled

After they got ready, they all got near to the place were his current target was, it was a storehouse near a river – "so who is our target… or targets"- Makoto asked and Byakuya pull out a folder – "today is just one single target. He is a serial killer people have been calling lately the strawman since he looks like a scarecrow. He has claimed at least 30 victims, mostly females" – Byakuya finally finished explaining. Maki (now hooded) looked at them surprised, they looked so calm, so composed, we were going to kill a monster and yet they all looked like it was completely normal

"well I guess they chose an easy target for Maki" – Makoto then said placing his arms behind his head. Maki then looked shocked a serial killer with 30 claimed victims was easy? Also, Makoto's way of reacting to the death of so many people. She then felt Kyoko secretly taping her and when she saw her, she noticed she was pointing a Makoto's hand. Maki looked directly at it she noticed Makoto's hand was bleeding for the pressure he was applying to himself. Maki was surprised, although he looked mad, he was clearly trying to hold his anger

"are there any hostages there" – Makoto then asked Kyoko, who then used her heat-seeking binoculars and looked inside the building, where she could see three people inside one tall skinny one with colder internal temperature and two people, size wise they looked the same age as themselves who were tied up- "Ok I can see two hostages by the looks, size and internal body temperature I can identify one as a male and the other as female, both same age as us" – Kyoko said in her detective mode surprising Maki – "Ok then I will take care of the hostages, Maki, you take care of the ghoul" – Makoto said as he put on his hood and she nodded nervously before she felt him pet her head again (she kinda like it) – "don't worry, I know you can make it"- She then blushed but hid it with her hood. Kyoko then looked at Makoto jealously and got close to him – "Makoto can I talk alone with you" – Kyoko asked him, and he looked a little confused

"Uh? Sure. Maki, can you go with Byakuya so he can explain to you the strategy?"- Makoto asked nicely, Maki then nodded and both Maki and Byakuya walked to the border of the building while Makoto and Kyoko walked a little way so they can talk in private (it was a little far so Maki's super hearing couldn't hear) – "so what is it Kyoko?" – Makoto asked curiously, and Kyoko looked a little sad

"are you sure she can do it?" – Kyoko asked seriously and Makoto looked surprised – "what do you mean?" – he asked her and she looked sad – "Makoto… she isn't you" – she said making his eyes widened – "I know you don't want her to turn into one of the ghouls you hunt… but unlike you ghouls are bloodthirsty… they behave like monsters… I'm not saying she is going to end like that… but…"

"Kyoko… is my fault she is that way in the first place" – Makoto said shocking her – "I know that while is not my fault the fact that I survived… it is true that from my blood ghouls came to life"- he said sadly and Kyoko felt guilty – "So since is my fault that she ended like that… I can try to give her the most normal life I can try to give… and only if she accepted this job could I give her a semi-normal life. Also… if Ghouls are monster… then I'm the king of …"- but before he could finish Kyoko jumped at him and kissed him. Kyoko felt guilty, she hated when Makoto called himself a monster… she hated the fact that even himself felt secluded… and this time it was her fault. Makoto was at first surprised, but then kissed her back. Makoto and Kyoko started to make out letting themselves fall into lust

"Makoto! Come back quickly!" – Maki screamed and both Makoto and Kyoko returned to reality noticing what they were doing and quickly separated, both blushed of embarrassment – "um… Sorry, I got carried away" – Makoto said, his face red – "It's ok… I mean… I got carried away as well"- she said as embarrassed as him – "well… we should… you know"

"go to work… yeah" -she finished and they both walked to where Byakuya and Maki were – "so… what seems to be the problem?" – Makoto asked trying his best to keep his composure- "we believe the ghoul is going to try and kill and eat one the hostages" – Byakuya said and Makoto looked serious – "then we don't have time to waste… we have to kill him now"

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"Dammit let us out!" – Kaede screamed angry as she hit the cage both her and Shuichi were – "Kaede-san is useless there's nothing we can do" – then said Shuichi defeated, he had already given up and was now sitting in a corner not doing nothing – "How can you say that?! If we stay here, we are going to get killed" – she said with a little anger on her voice, but Shuichi didn't listen

Then the both of them heard as how the door opened and from it the Straw man appeared – "You monster let us out"- Screamed enraged Kaede. The straw man looked at her and then ignored her, before walking to get a fire starter and leaving the room – "damn!" – she punched the cage before she grabbed her hand in pain

"You know if you keep making that much noise, he would get angry" – they both heard on top of the cage as they saw the end of a red cape, Makoto then stepped down from sitting - "who are you?" – Kaede asked with distrust as neither her of Shuichi could see his face – "yeah I don't have to tell you" – Makoto answered – "Just know that I'm going to help you out" – he said as he pulled his sword – "but what about the strawman?" – asked Shuichi and just then they heard a huge noise like there was fighting on the other side – "my partner is working on it… so now stand back and crouch" – Makoto said and at first, Kaede was suspicious but then she and Shuichi complied

With one quick swing Makoto slashed the whole cage in pieces, shocking both of them - "that should do it"- he said sheathing his sword – "well I'm going to go check my partner… you guys get out through that window"- he said pointing at a window near them – "somebody outside will help you" – he said before he ran to the noise, Kaede then just stood there – "Kaede we should go" – Shuichi said a little nervous. Kaede wanted to leave… but more than that… she wanted to know… who was him? Shuichi looked surprised as Kaede started running to where the noise was "Kaede wait!"

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Maki was hiding looking at the Straw Man… she looked suspicious at him as he prepared what it looked like a BBQ to cook his hostages. She was waiting silently for the moment to attack. It was then that she looked at her opportunity and she dashed and attacked with her hair turned into blades.

But because her bloodthirst was so strong the Straw Man noticed her and before she could attack him, he quickly jumped high surprising her. The Straw Man then used his needle type claws and grabbed himself into the ceiling before he looked at her mad. Maki then heard a roar and with his other hand, he extended his claws at her. Maki looked shocked and quickly turned her hair into a shield protecting herself, but the impact then pushed her back. With agility, she then did a backflip and landed on her feet. The Straw Man then looked mad and his bloodthirst made her shake in fear… was this a ghoul… She could feel it because it felt like herself… the lack of rationality… the hunger for death… she could feel everything that he was feeling… because it was like looking directly at her reflection in a black mirror… and that frightens her… he was what she would have become if it wasn't for Makoto

"ROAR!" – the Straw Man screamed as it dashed to her. In shock and fear, she quickly turned her hair into a shield and protected herself. She was afraid… and only her shield was helping her. The Straw Man then kept slashing with his claws, and she kept protecting herself. But then one of its claws snuck through and cut her in her arm – "Augh!"- she said in pain as she felt the blood coming from her arm. She then looked at her arm and noticed the blood

And something… just snapped. She was going to die…. If she didn't do anything… she was going to die… So… why not just let loose… why not just… kill him. The Straw Man then tried to slash his claw, when he felt something holding his arm. He looked at it and noticed black metal strings holding his arm, he then looked at his other claw and noticed the same. As in both his legs. Maki then made her hair pull the strings until Straw Man couldn't move

"you are scary… you are just like the monster that turned me… just like me" – she said before she looked at him… her eyes cold and bloodthirsty - "but if I tear you apart… you won't be so scary" – she said as her hair all turned into blades and they all stabbed him before spreading apart and ripping him into pieces spreading blood and gore everywhere. Maki then looked down and noticed that his head had survived. She was going to destroy it

"That's enough Maki" – She then heard behind herself. In her trance, she then tried to threaten the person behind her, before she felt an Immense bloodthirst. Bigger than herself and anybody, she then looked back and noticed it was Makoto, who looked at her with cold eyes under his hood – "I said enough Maki" – he said breaking her from her trance, who just fell to her knees. After breaking her trance, she then started to felt guilt… She fell… she turned into a monster… she failed him. But her eyes widened as she felt Makoto patting her head. Surprised she then looked up and saw him smiling – "well I guess you did fine for your first time" – he said smiling surprising her

"well we better leave, so the cleanup crew can finish cleaning the area"- he said before he turned around – "I'm sorry Makoto" – Maki then said feeling guilty and Makoto looked confused – "you tried to help me… to give me a normal life… and I let my ghoul side take over… I bet you must feel so disappointed" – she said almost crying

"not really… I was kinda expecting something like this"- he admitted nonchalantly before Maki looked surprised at him – "Maki the reason I told you to fight by yourself wasn't to see if you were capable of beating him… you are way stronger than him anyway… but to see if you could come back from your bloodthirst by yourself"- he said surprising her… what? – "Of course, I wasn't expecting you to succeed on your first time, but is not because I don't trust in you… but because I know how tempting is to just let loose and let your wild side takeover"

"what do you mean?" – she then asked shocked… what was he saying? Makoto then smiled softly – "Maki I already told you… with you, I can be more open than with anybody… since I know exactly how you are feeling. The fear of facing a ghoul, the fear of death… and the temptation of murder, the feeling of letting all your fears, worries and feeling drift away… for the pleasure of killing"- Maki eyes couldn't widen more… he knew… he knew exactly what she was going through – "that's why I needed you to learn this… because coming back from that side is hard"- she then gulped hard as she felt guilty for letting herself lose control, when she felt him pat her head again – "but is easier if you have people you care waiting for you"- he said with a soft smile that pierced her heart – "So like I said before… even if the whole world rejects you… I'm going to be here for you and wait for you… just like my friends wait for me" -he said and she started crying… knowing that Makoto was truly there for her… that she wasn't alone, lifted the darkness in her heart and she could feel how such a heavyweight disappeared from her chest. What they didn't know was that both Shuichi and Kaede had heard the whole conversation…

"what do you think they were talking about" – Kaede asked as they were leaving through the window – "I don't know… and honestly, I don't care" – Shuichi said to his best friend – "I wonder who they were… they sounded like they had a rough life" – Kaede said interested in the red hooded people she saw -"Kaede you should stop investigating… it will only cause problems" – Shuichi said worried over her weird interest into this dangerous side

Just then a Helicopter with the Togami Symbol flew by and they noticed that both red hooded people were in the helicopter, but most surprising was that Kaede could see the back of the other hooded person (who was now un-hooded) … noticing he had spiky brown and reddish hair. Kaede's eyes then widened… they were working for the Togami's? – "are you kids ok?"- they then heard as the cleanup crew and the medical group came in to check on them. But unlike the helicopter, they didn't have a Togami Logo

Kaede smiled with excitement. This sounded like a conspiracy

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Well this is the end of the chapter…

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