Crimson Fate
Title : Crimson Fate - Part 3
Author :
zeon_avalanthe
Rating : PG-15 (For Violance and Dark Theme)
Genre : AU ; Angst
Pairing : YutoYama
Disclaimer : Everyone knows that I don't own any of those boys, sadly..
Summary : I have always wondered, why does this world have never been fair to the likes of us ? Was it so wrong to be born like this ? Do we have to be blamed for the fate we can't choose ? If so, then why did God created us ? Is there a purpose yet to be known for our existence ? Is there a meaning at all for us to continue living in this world where we could only suffer ?
Author's Note : The story was inspired heavily by anime Tokyo Ghoul.. Some of you who haven't watched or read Tokyo Ghoul might will be a little confused, so I will give a little explanation after the story, along with some other info you might want to know..
Warning : This will be my first time to write something gore, so please forgive me if I'm not good enough.. As for you who has weak hearts, I suggest you to stop reading any further.. The gory scene might be few, but it's still there and I'm not going to do an LJ-cut on the scene.. So please, read at your own risk.. Thank you.. >,< *nervousnervous*
*Crimson Fate - Part 3*
I gasped and opened my eyes wide only to see my brother's figure looming over me, kagune pointed straight at my face. But instead of striking, he just stared at me unmoving. And that's when I see that he's not really looking at me, but instead at something behind my back.
And that's when everything fell into place.
I could hear the surprised gasps coming from our surrounding, but decided that things have been done and there's nothing I could do to undone it. While I'm at it, I better take care of it fast.
I aimed my kagune at my brother's stomach and attack, effectively sending him groaning in pain a few metres away. I then stood up, and make a quick scan. There are only six people of our team, and the rest are enemies.
I jumped on my feet and begin my ambush, striking the enemies one by one, sending them to their graves in a split second while they're still in shock. These guys were said to be elites, but as I faced them properly, they're no more than a bunch of weaklings.
I halted in my steps as the thought passed by.
"No, Ryosuke. Don't let it controlled you. You're the one who's in control."
And I dashed to the last person. My brother. But instead of crawling in fear, he laughed at me.
"Finally ! You finally showed us your true colour, Ryosuke ! Big brother is proud of you !"
I had enough of his sarcasm. Was this person really the one who used to gave me comforting hugs ? Was this person really the one who used to begged our mother for mercy in my stead ? Was this person really the one who used to promised me that he will always be my ally even when the world turn it's back on me ?
I roared as I plunged at him. I felt my kagune shape-shifting before releasing the thousand of tiny blades straight at my brother's figure. Landing right in front of his bloodied figure, I hardened my fist and pushed it through his heart.
But when I expected a counter-move, I had never imagined him pulling me close instead.
"Re-really.. I'm p-proud.. you.. R-ryo.. Sorry f-for.. what ou-our mother d-did.. N-nii-san couldn't.. sa-save you then.. T-this is the on-only.. redemption I could.. t-think of.. Though th-there's nothing.. can e-erase the si-sin.. we've com-committed.."
I was beyond surprised at the words he's saying. Does he try to play some trick on me ? I thought as I pulled back. But as I stared straight into his tears-filled eyes, I know that he's being sincere. And that's when I fully realized what has been happening.
"Nii-san.. ?" I heard myself calling.
He smiled at me, despite being in lots of pain. He smiled at me.
"R-ryosuke.. I'm sor-sorry.." And then he closed his eyes.
"Nii-san ?" I start to shake his body softly. "Nii-san ?!"
I panicked, and could do nothing but to yell out and call his name. Until a hand pulled me back and away from my brother's unconscious figure.
"Ryosuke-kun ! Listen to me !"
I was pulled back into reality at the serious tone of Yabu-san's voice.
"No one else may see you like this. You must go and hide before anyone catches us." Yabu-san told me firmly.
"But my brother- ?"
"I will take care of him. He has yet to die and Kei-kun is doing all he can now to save him." I took a side glance and saw Kei-san doing his magic on my brother. "As for Nakajima-kun, the rest of us will take care of it. Please go somewhere save. I'll have Keito-kun to be with you for the time being."
"Nakajima ?" I tested the name, and soon, a figure long buried within the deepest part of my mind erupted.
"Why can't he remember us ?"
"It must have been an after-effect the drug has on him."
"But, Dad-"
"It might have been for the best, Yuto. With him not remembering. Please understand."
"Yu-to ?"
"Come, Ryo-chan. I'll teach you how to pick the roses."
"Don't wanna ! What if the thorns pricked me ? It's going to be hurt !"
"You will heal soon enough, you won't even remember the pain !"
"But still-"
"Aww~ Don't pout like that. It's alright. I will teach you how to pick the roses without injuring yourself."
"You will ?"
"Of course !"
"Yeay~ Then let's pick the roses, Yutti !"
"Yutti ?"
"Ryosuke-kun !" Yabu-san shook my shoulders, sending me back from my daze.
"Please go quickly !" He ushered me, and behind him, Keito is standing still on stand-by.
I took a deep breath, and shook my head.
"No. I won't go anywhere."
"Ryosuke-kun !"
"Please, Yabu-san !" I begged him. "In this state, I might be the only one who has a chance against Akanishi. We must make use of this situation to our advantage and save Yuto while we can."
Yabu-san seemed to be taken aback by my words. Whether it was my statement as a whole, or because he noticed the change of call of Yuto's name, I have no idea.
"We can't risk your identity to be exposed, Ryosuke. We can't proceed with your plan." Surprisingly, it was Yuya-san instead who replied at me. "Please trust us. We can take care of Akanishi."
"Yes. With your powers combined, you might be able to hold Akanishi down." I looked down at my feet. "But I want- no, I need to be the one to save Yuto now !"
"But-"
"He's my saviour ! I might have died since a long time ago without him and his families ! Or worse, I might have been turned into something I never wanted to be !" I screamed in frustation. "Is it so wrong for me to want to save him and return the favour ?"
From the corner of my eyes, I catch Yabu-san's figure about to argue back. But a hand on his shoulder stopped him, and Hikaru-san's voice, deep yet soft, so different than his usual cheerful endemeanor, spoke, "We understand. Please do whatever you need to do. We will do something about the rest."
"Hikaru !" Yabu-san's voice of protest quickly came.
"No, Kota. This is something the boy has to do himself. And the best thing we can do now, is to support him in every way we can." Hikaru-san reasoned even before Yabu-san can say further.
Yabu-san seemed contemplative for a few seconds, before sighing.
“I understand. But I still cannot allow you to move alone. Yuya-kun, please back him up.”
“Understood.”
***
“What’s wrong boy? Come on, scream some more for me.”
Yuto had half-way gave up. He had somehow numbed his feelings and blocked things which is trying to come in. Since when was it that he had stopped screaming ? Was that when Akanishi cut his right leg off ? Or was it when he forced a centipede down into his throat ? Ah, how many times has his fingers regenerate again ?
Perhaps he was losing his mind already, that even such thoughts did not make him flinch anymore. And he was ready to fall deeper when a voice he so recognized came into his hearing.
“Yuto !”
But again, it might have been his mind playing a trick on him. Trying to blockade the pain with good memories of the past. He could even see that face in front of him now. The adorable sweetheart he came across with a few years back had matured and changed somehow colder now, but his affection to the boy remains the same.
“Ryo-chan, do you remember that night when I taught you lots of kanji ?” He asked to no one in particular. “Ah, but you have lost your memories of us, of course you can’t remember.” He smiled solemnly, remembering the words his father told him years ago.
“But it’s okay. If you are okay, than I don’t mind. It’s just, I hope you’ll smile more. Smiles suits you better after all.”
“...to...”
“Ah, you finally call me by my given name. But again, it was just my mind. Of course you’d call me by my name in my mind. That’s how I wanted you to call me with.”
“Yu...to...”
“But Ryo-chan ? I have to ask you to forgive me. I can’t seem to stand by your side any longer than this. It’s my limit already. I can’t go on any longer. I’m so sorry...”
“YUTO !”
***
The scene which came to our sights the moment Yuya-san and I entered Akanishi’s lair was beyond any of our imagination. We, as a ghoul, had seen lots of grotesque views, but never this bad. Lots of incomplete bodies hanging by the wall with dried blood decorating them. The floor which used to be porcelain white -from what we could see through the few tidbits of white- is now covered in crimson. Various body parts which strangely looked fresh lying here and there. And by the middle of the room, two figures -one tied to a chair, while the other looming over the former- are engaged in an unknown activities.
But it appears, that their arrival had picked the attention of the latter, because he then turned his head ever so slowly to their direction, face bloodied and eyes shone like a maniac.
“Ha ? What do you guys want ?” His lips was then pulled into a dangerous grin. “Could it be, that you want to volunteer yourself to become my new toy ? Just perfect. This thing here seemed to have broken already. It stopped screaming for sometimes now.”
And as Akanishi took a step forward, can they properly see the state of the man tied to a chair. With his top gone, they could see many scars forming on his body. His two feet has a strange hue of discoloration, nails turning black. They couldn’t see the hands on his back, but they assumed they would be in a similar condition. His face was no better, with bloodstains everywhere, yet eyes as empty as hollow.
“Yuto !” I called out, but no reaction came from the tied man.
“Alright, boys. Let’s play some games now !”
With a maniacal roar, suddenly Akanishi is above me, ready for an attack. I was too surprised to react, but Yuya-san came just in time to counter his attack and kicked the man hard.
After sending Akanishi a few metres away, he took a glance at me.
“Wake up, Ryosuke. We can’t have you hurt here as well.” He whispered calmly. “Let’s take care of Akanishi first, and deal with Yuto later.”
I took a deep breath, and nodded. I can’t afford to lose focus here.
And as if on cue, Akanishi came back at us, lunging like a madman. I activate my kagune, feeling it spreaded to my right. Receiving a signal from Yuya-san, I jumped and released the thousands of blade at Akanishi. He was fast to dodge, though some of my blades still hit him anyway. But it took him less than a second to recover before he launched an attack at me.
I saw him spreading a pair of thorned-tentacles from his back; a form of his kagune, and aimed them at me. I jumped side-to-side, avoiding contacts with the tentacles. From my side, I saw Yuya-san aiming an attack for Akanishi with his blade-like kagune forming on his right arm. Akanishi wasn’t aware of Yuya-san’s attack and screamed in pain as he was being stabbed from the back. Angered, Akanishi turned at Yuya-san and attack.
The fight continued on for quite sometimes in this cycle. Us attacking and dodging, while Akanishi receiving attacks and attack back. And while it seems as if we have the upper hand, Akanishi doesn’t show any intention on giving up anytime soon. On the other hand, I can feel my energy being drained as time passes. And as I took a look at Yuya-san’s figure from the corner of my eyes, I could feel that he was getting to his limit as well.
And that’s when an idea hit me. I was contemplating to take the bet, but decided that after coming this far, it’s a do-or-die situation and I’d take the risk.
“Yuya-san, I’m going to experiment on something. Please buy me a minute.”
Yuya-san frowned at me for a moment, before nodding his head and preparing himself to lung forward.
“Don’t be reckless.” Was his last words before he strike at Akanishi.
Taking a few deep breaths, I tried to concentrate and adjust my mind. I remembered Nakajima-san’s words, that in order to re-activate the device, I must control my feelings first. But in this situation, I need my original kagune too, so I have to arrange my mind in order to activate both.
I tried remembering my past in sequence. My anguish upon being abandoned my very own mother. The assuring smile of Yuto when he told me that everything is going to be alright. The cold looks of my mother as she walked further away from me. The laughter of Yuto when we made origami together. The accusing look after my mother saw me in my father’s lab. The gentle touch when Yuto dried my hair. The view of blood and body parts all across the room. The smell of fresh grass and colourful flowers. The angry look of my brother as he attacked me. The comforting hug when Yuto tried to console me.
“Ryosuke !”
I opened my eyes and saw Yuya-san being pinned down by Akanishi. At the same time, I felt a familiar tail-like kagune came out from my back, and I smiled. Lifting my head, I dashed to where the two of them are and pushed Akanishi as hard as I could. Manouvering my tail, I leaped to the air and aimed it at his heart, while releasing my thousand of blades move at the same time. Not stopping there, I landed at his chest and stabbed his head with my half-wing, before pulling at his arms and legs with my tail. I saw him screaming in agony, before lying unmoving under me.
Figuring that the battle had been won, I took a few steps backward, before collapsing to the ground. I was spent, as I felt my kagunes disappearing. I heard footsteps behind me before Yuya-san came and helped me up. I smiled at him, before averting my gaze to the still body tied to a chair in the middle of the room.
The two of us made our way to where Yuto is and untied him. But even if his eyes are wide open, no reaction came.
“Yuto ?” I tried to call him to no avail. “Yuto.” I tried again.
“He’s no good. Let’s take him to the others and see what we can do.” Yuya-san told me but I paid him no heed.
“Yuto !” I shook his body. “Come on, don’t do this to me.” I cried out desperately.
“Ryosuke-“
“YUTO !”
And that’s when Yuto’s eyes flicked and they started to show some light once again.
I felt myself smiling as Yuto blinked a couple of times, as if trying to grasp the situation around him.
“Thank God, you’re alive.” I whispered softly.
“Ryo-suke ?” He called hoarsely.
“Yes. It’s me.” I nodded at him.
“But how- ?” He frowned in confusion.
“There’s no time to explain. We should hurry and go out from this place before thing went worse.” I told him as I helped him up, Yuya-san doing the same on the opposite side.
But just as we were about to leave, the lump of Akanishi we thought has died suddenly move. We watched him in horror as he rose up, arm-less and leg-less, face bruised up that we barely recognized him.
“I... won’t... let... you.. go...” With a coarse voice, Akanishi managed to spoke as a reddish kagune erupted from his shoulder and formed a hardened arms to both his sides. Below, we could see the same thing happened to his legs.
“He has a kakuja.” Yuya-san spoke from the side.
“What does that mean ?” I asked him.
“It means that he has cannibalized on fellow ghoul.” Surprisingly, it was Yuto who answered my question. “He told me once, that in the past, on his run after being tortured by some crazy doves, he ate on ghoul to survive, and in return, he gained more power.”
“He did ?!” I exclaimed in surprise. “How do we deal with him then ?”
“We don’t.” Yuya-san said curtly. “When we see an opening, we’ll make a run for it. In our state, we can’t possibly win over him.”
“But can we ?” I asked nervously.
“Of course.” Yuya-san nodded. “His kakuja is incomplete, meaning he has no control whatsoever over it. He will just attack randomly without an aim, and that would be our advantage.”
I gulped. “Fine.”
Yuya-san scrunched his eyes as he studied Akanishi further. “He’s still evolving. We better take the leave while we still can.” And he lead us towards the exit.
But before we could leave, a massive reddish hand was dropped in front of us, crushing the ground to pieces. I widened my eyes before turning my gaze toward Akanishi who had already stand in front of us. It seems like his transformation has completed now that even his face is covered in reddish kagune.
“This isn’t good.” I caught Yuya-san whispered under his breath. “Ryosuke, you take care of Yuto. I’ll try to hold him back for a while. You use that chance to run with Yuto.”
“But what about you ?” I grasped at his coat and asked in worry.
“Don’t worry. I’ll manage. Unlike you, I haven’t exhausted my stamina just yet. I will survive.” He tried to assure me.
“But-“
“Hurry up, Ryosuke !”
For the first time in my life, Yuya-san yelled at me. I was too surprised to retort back and could only see him moving away from me and started to attack Akanishi in order to hold him down. But in my surprise, I failed to notice Yuya-san losing and that Akanishi is coming our way.
“Ryosuke !”
Only when Yuya-san’s voice came into me that I finally realized the situation. Akanishi is already in front of us, but he’s not looking at me at all. Instead, he stared grudgingly at Yuto.
“Won’t... let... go...” And he strike.
My eyes turned red for a second and before I realized it, my body is moving on it’s own. I felt my two kagunes erupting from my back. My half-wing as a shield and my tail as a weapon. It effectively stopping Akanishi from hitting Yuto head-on, but as I saw Akanishi’s sliced head slowly falling to the ground, I also felt an extreme pain on my chest. And that’s when I realized that instead of stabbing Yuto, Akanishi’s hand got me instead.
Everything seemed to be in slow-motion afterward. I caught Yuya-san rushing at us, destroying Akanishi’s remains for good, before staring at me in horror. From behind me, I could hear Yuto’s voice calling me, but it was slowly getting further and further away. I felt my legs losing all strength as I fell. But two strong arms caught me before I touched the ground and held me close.
“Kei-kun ! Come here quickly !”
I heard voices from the distant screaming.
“Ryosuke ? Can you hear me ? Ryosuke ?”
“God damnit, Ryosuke ! Don’t you dare die on us now !”
“Come on, Ryosuke ! Keep your eyes open !”
“He’s losing consciousness ! Kei !”
“I’m doing all I can, Hikaru-kun !”
That was when I felt a hand on mine, gripping tight as if I’ll disappear if he let go.
“Why did you do that, Ryosuke ? Why did you save me ?”
“Yu-to...”
And I knew nothing.
***
I woke up to the sound of chirping birds from afar. I tried to move my limbs, but then found out that even the slightest move hurts me.
“You shouldn’t force yourself too much.”
A voice came, followed by a hand pushing me gently back to lie on the bed.
“What happened ?” I asked, voice coarse from the lack of use.
“You beat Akanishi. He’s dead now.” A short pause. “But Aogiri found out about your real identity. They’re hunting you now.”
I gulped. Slowly realizing the mess I’m in.
“The bright side is, no one aside from Aogiri knew about you. And since they wanted you all for themselves, they seemed to had agreed to recruit you ‘indiscreetly’, so that no others will notice you.”
“I see.” A sigh came out from my mouth as I felt sligtly relieved. “But what will they do to Anteiku though ? Now that they have found out.”
“I don’t know. I can only hope that they will do nothing to Anteiku. And seeing that by harming Anteiku will only make you further away from them, I dare to say they will keep a low profile there as well.”
“I see.”
I could see the other man smiling from the corner of my eyes before he stood up.
“I will go and call Yuto-kun for you. I’m sure the two of you have a lot to catch up.”
I turned my head and saw his back. Just as he was about to close the door, I called out softly.
“Thank you, Yabu-san.”
He smiled at me, and I watched as his eyes disappearing.
“Anytime, son.”
***
I was just finally succeeding in propping myself up in a comfortable sitting position when a knock came to my door.
“Yes ?” I called out.
“Ryo-chan ? It’s me, Yuto. Can I come in ?” A familiar voice came from behind the piece of wood.
Suddenly, I felt nervous about meeting him. After remembering our past, I have no idea as to what face I should show him. But then again, I also know that I can’t runaway from him forever.
“Yes, you can.” I tried to keep my voice from shaking as I let him in.
Soon, a bandaged-head came into view, and pale-looking Yuto is peeking through the opening. Slowly, after closing the door behind him, he walked closer to where I lied and sat down on a chair Yabu-san previously sat in.
“How are you feeling ?” He asked.
I shrugged at him. “Not entirely bad. How about yourself ? You looked worse than I do honestly.”
He scanned his own body, and smiled sheepishly after figuring out that he’s indeed have more visible wounds than I do.
“I’ll survive. Don’t worry about me.”
For a moment, neither of us said a thing, and no one dare to break the silence.
“I remembered.” I started after a while. And seeing him staring back at me in confusion, I continued. “My lost memories, I finally remembered them. And yes, I remembered about you as well.”
He said nothing at my words, seemingly still taken aback by it.
“No wonder I always had this feeling that I’ve seen you somewhere before ever since you came here.” I chuckled. “To think that we used to live together, I can’t believe myself.”
“What do you mean ?” He asked at last.
I formed a playful smile on my lips.
“Well, you’re so loud and annoying. I just can’t believe myself for putting up with you back then.”
“Hey, what is that supposed to mean ?” He pouted at me, and punched my shoulder lightly.
I laughed at his reaction. And a second later, he followed my lead and laughed as well.
“That’s the first time I see you laugh ever since I came here.” He told me after we both calmed down.
“I know.” I nodded. “To be honest, that would be the first time I laughed ever since I came here.”
“You held back too much.” He shook his head.
“I know.”
Again, the two of us fell into silence. But this time, it felt comforting. It’s as if, a burden had been lifted off of my shoulders and I felt lighter.
“Can I ask you something ?” I broke the silence.
“Hm ?” He looked at me questioningly.
“Why, why are you here ? Did something happened with your parents or something ? Because, you know, you looked so sad when you first came here.” I asked carefully, afraid if I hit a sensitive topic. But to my delight, he smiled.
“Nothing happened to them, believe me. It’s just, for the past few years, I wasn’t being myself. I guess losing you had been quite a big deal for me. It was like losing a brother all over again, and the second time felt even more painful. And perhaps my parents recognized this, because one day, they told me they will take me faraway to live with their acquintance. They said that it was done so I wouldn’t feel so lonely for being left alone at home too much, but to me, it felt like as if they were abandoning me because they were tired of me or something. But after meeting you here, I finally realized what they have been planning. They were trying to told me to start anew with you, and I couldn’t be more thankful.”
A gentle smile was formed on his lips. The same smile he always used to assure me that everything is going to be alright back then.
“Yeah. Me too.”
***
It appears, that Yabu-san took my brother in as well that night, because when I feel well enough to return back to the shop the next day, I found him wiping a table with Keito watching him rather intensely nearby.
“Ryosuke-kun. Feeling up to help out already ? You know you still can have a day off or two.” Yabu-san was the first to speak from behind the counter. And it was enough to take everyone’s attention to me.
“I’m okay, Yabu-san. I’d rather do something than lying on my bed for another day.” I assured him before joining him behind the counter. “I will take care of the cashier today, if you don’t mind.”
Yabu-san just smiled and patted my shoulder before he left the counter. From where my brother is standing, I could feel eyes looking straight at me, but I decided to ignore it and focusing myself on the cash register instead, serving our customers the best I could.
The day passed by far too quickly to my liking today. I know that my brother would want a talk with me, or else he wouldn’t stay and allowed himself to be slaved by the others. But for some reason, I wish he won’t. I really am not in the mood for some heavy talk. At least not yet.
“Ryosuke.”
Before I could even walk out completely from my post, my brother had called me already. I feel more than see the rest of the crews watching us anxiously.
I took a deep breath. This should be easier than it seems. I will just listen to whatever he has to say and be done with. It won’t take that long, I bet.
“What is it ?” I asked him without even trying to look properly his way. I find it easier this way.
“Can we, can we talk ?” He asked me back, and from the way he talked, I could sense that he’s being hesitant himself with this.
“Aren’t we talking now ?” I tried to be smart, still refusing to face him.
“Ryo-“ He started. “Please. You know this is not what I’m talking about.”
I said nothing for a while.
“I will wait upstairs.”
And then I left. I really can’t stand the stares any longer as I rushed toward my room above the shop. I tried to inhale and exhale deeply to calm my self down while waiting for my brother to follow me. So how surprised I was to find that the first person who knocked on my door is not my brother.
“Yuto ?!” I widened my eyes in disbelief.
He only smiled before letting himself in and closed the door behind us. He pulled me to sit on my bed, and in my surprise, I could only let him did so.
“I will be by your side.”
He said nothing else after that. But I had understood. So I also said nothing and let him sat by my side. Just as I thought that my brother won’t be coming after all, another knock came on my door. I was about to stand up to get the door, but Yuto was faster because he’s already opening it for me.
I watch my brother’s expression changed the moment his eyes and Yuto’s met. He was also surprise by Yuto’s presence, but said nothing about it. After recovering from his shock, he finally turned his face toward me and send a weak smile before walking closer my way.
Again, Yuto surprised us both when he was already back by the bed, a chair was pushed in front of me, sending my brother a silent order to sit there, before taking his previous position and sat back beside me.
“So, what do you want to talk about ?” I quickly asked him.
My brother smiled again. “I will tell you everything I know about you and the reason why you are different.”
I shot him a sharp look, in which he just chuckled as a response.
“I’m not telling you to judge anything after you heard the story. I just, want you to know the truth, that’s all. You are free to choose whatever you want after the story, I won’t say a thing.”
I took a side glance for a moment and saw Yuto nodding his head in assurance.
“Speak.” I told my brother.
He nodded.
“I knew nothing when you first manifested your kagune. Nothing at all. But seeing mother’s reaction, I knew she must have known something. But it was not until after that day that I found out about everything. If I had known sooner, God, I wish I had known sooner ! Because I will do everything just to take you away from that hell we called ‘home’.”
He looked up and I saw an indescribable look flashing through his glassy eyes.
“It all begins before you were born. Before the two of us were born...”
~~~End Of Part 3~~~
*Ghoul = A creature with appearance of those of human, who feasts on a human -or even fellow ghoul- to survive. They cannot eat human's food aside from water and coffee for it tasted horrible for their tongue. It is said that eating human's food for a ghoul equals eating animal's poop for a human.
A ghoul also has a very high regenerative system and has a high tolerance of pain. That's why normal attack cannot kill a ghoul. Though, when a ghoul received a very critical injury, it is possible for them to die before they have the chance to heal themselves.
A notable characteristic of a ghoul is their kagune, and blood-shot eyes. But their kagune can be hidden, and their eye-colour can be altered at will.
*Kagune = Somekind of body extension which becomes a weapon of it's owner. Each kagunes has it's own characteristic which differentiate the type of ghoul of it's bearer.
*Dove = Ghoul-hunters. They're human who hunt ghoul down.
*Quinque = A special weapon which was made from a ghoul's kagune. It can be shape-shifted, but it will mostly hold the characteristic of it's original kagune form.
Forgot to mention this in the first part.. I've got everyone's age shifted.. So here's a little explanation so there won't be a misunderstanding..
Yabu Kota : 35 years old
Takaki Yuya : 30 years old
Inoo Kei : 29 years old
Yaotome Hikaru : 34 years old
Arioka Daiki : 18 years old
Okamoto Keito : 20 years old
Yamada Ryosuke : 17 years old
Nakajima Yuto : 18 years old
Chinen Yuri : 17 years old
Yamashita Tomohisa : 23 years old
Akanishi Jin : 33 years old
Nakajima parents : 51 years old
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An update for you guys~
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Author :
zeon_avalanthe
Rating : PG-15 (For Violance and Dark Theme)
Genre : AU ; Angst
Pairing : YutoYama
Disclaimer : Everyone knows that I don't own any of those boys, sadly..
Summary : I have always wondered, why does this world have never been fair to the likes of us ? Was it so wrong to be born like this ? Do we have to be blamed for the fate we can't choose ? If so, then why did God created us ? Is there a purpose yet to be known for our existence ? Is there a meaning at all for us to continue living in this world where we could only suffer ?
Author's Note : The story was inspired heavily by anime Tokyo Ghoul.. Some of you who haven't watched or read Tokyo Ghoul might will be a little confused, so I will give a little explanation after the story, along with some other info you might want to know..
Warning : This will be my first time to write something gore, so please forgive me if I'm not good enough.. As for you who has weak hearts, I suggest you to stop reading any further.. The gory scene might be few, but it's still there and I'm not going to do an LJ-cut on the scene.. So please, read at your own risk.. Thank you.. >,< *nervousnervous*
*Crimson Fate - Part 3*
I gasped and opened my eyes wide only to see my brother's figure looming over me, kagune pointed straight at my face. But instead of striking, he just stared at me unmoving. And that's when I see that he's not really looking at me, but instead at something behind my back.
And that's when everything fell into place.
I could hear the surprised gasps coming from our surrounding, but decided that things have been done and there's nothing I could do to undone it. While I'm at it, I better take care of it fast.
I aimed my kagune at my brother's stomach and attack, effectively sending him groaning in pain a few metres away. I then stood up, and make a quick scan. There are only six people of our team, and the rest are enemies.
I jumped on my feet and begin my ambush, striking the enemies one by one, sending them to their graves in a split second while they're still in shock. These guys were said to be elites, but as I faced them properly, they're no more than a bunch of weaklings.
I halted in my steps as the thought passed by.
"No, Ryosuke. Don't let it controlled you. You're the one who's in control."
And I dashed to the last person. My brother. But instead of crawling in fear, he laughed at me.
"Finally ! You finally showed us your true colour, Ryosuke ! Big brother is proud of you !"
I had enough of his sarcasm. Was this person really the one who used to gave me comforting hugs ? Was this person really the one who used to begged our mother for mercy in my stead ? Was this person really the one who used to promised me that he will always be my ally even when the world turn it's back on me ?
I roared as I plunged at him. I felt my kagune shape-shifting before releasing the thousand of tiny blades straight at my brother's figure. Landing right in front of his bloodied figure, I hardened my fist and pushed it through his heart.
But when I expected a counter-move, I had never imagined him pulling me close instead.
"Re-really.. I'm p-proud.. you.. R-ryo.. Sorry f-for.. what ou-our mother d-did.. N-nii-san couldn't.. sa-save you then.. T-this is the on-only.. redemption I could.. t-think of.. Though th-there's nothing.. can e-erase the si-sin.. we've com-committed.."
I was beyond surprised at the words he's saying. Does he try to play some trick on me ? I thought as I pulled back. But as I stared straight into his tears-filled eyes, I know that he's being sincere. And that's when I fully realized what has been happening.
"Nii-san.. ?" I heard myself calling.
He smiled at me, despite being in lots of pain. He smiled at me.
"R-ryosuke.. I'm sor-sorry.." And then he closed his eyes.
"Nii-san ?" I start to shake his body softly. "Nii-san ?!"
I panicked, and could do nothing but to yell out and call his name. Until a hand pulled me back and away from my brother's unconscious figure.
"Ryosuke-kun ! Listen to me !"
I was pulled back into reality at the serious tone of Yabu-san's voice.
"No one else may see you like this. You must go and hide before anyone catches us." Yabu-san told me firmly.
"But my brother- ?"
"I will take care of him. He has yet to die and Kei-kun is doing all he can now to save him." I took a side glance and saw Kei-san doing his magic on my brother. "As for Nakajima-kun, the rest of us will take care of it. Please go somewhere save. I'll have Keito-kun to be with you for the time being."
"Nakajima ?" I tested the name, and soon, a figure long buried within the deepest part of my mind erupted.
"Why can't he remember us ?"
"It must have been an after-effect the drug has on him."
"But, Dad-"
"It might have been for the best, Yuto. With him not remembering. Please understand."
"Yu-to ?"
"Come, Ryo-chan. I'll teach you how to pick the roses."
"Don't wanna ! What if the thorns pricked me ? It's going to be hurt !"
"You will heal soon enough, you won't even remember the pain !"
"But still-"
"Aww~ Don't pout like that. It's alright. I will teach you how to pick the roses without injuring yourself."
"You will ?"
"Of course !"
"Yeay~ Then let's pick the roses, Yutti !"
"Yutti ?"
"Ryosuke-kun !" Yabu-san shook my shoulders, sending me back from my daze.
"Please go quickly !" He ushered me, and behind him, Keito is standing still on stand-by.
I took a deep breath, and shook my head.
"No. I won't go anywhere."
"Ryosuke-kun !"
"Please, Yabu-san !" I begged him. "In this state, I might be the only one who has a chance against Akanishi. We must make use of this situation to our advantage and save Yuto while we can."
Yabu-san seemed to be taken aback by my words. Whether it was my statement as a whole, or because he noticed the change of call of Yuto's name, I have no idea.
"We can't risk your identity to be exposed, Ryosuke. We can't proceed with your plan." Surprisingly, it was Yuya-san instead who replied at me. "Please trust us. We can take care of Akanishi."
"Yes. With your powers combined, you might be able to hold Akanishi down." I looked down at my feet. "But I want- no, I need to be the one to save Yuto now !"
"But-"
"He's my saviour ! I might have died since a long time ago without him and his families ! Or worse, I might have been turned into something I never wanted to be !" I screamed in frustation. "Is it so wrong for me to want to save him and return the favour ?"
From the corner of my eyes, I catch Yabu-san's figure about to argue back. But a hand on his shoulder stopped him, and Hikaru-san's voice, deep yet soft, so different than his usual cheerful endemeanor, spoke, "We understand. Please do whatever you need to do. We will do something about the rest."
"Hikaru !" Yabu-san's voice of protest quickly came.
"No, Kota. This is something the boy has to do himself. And the best thing we can do now, is to support him in every way we can." Hikaru-san reasoned even before Yabu-san can say further.
Yabu-san seemed contemplative for a few seconds, before sighing.
“I understand. But I still cannot allow you to move alone. Yuya-kun, please back him up.”
“Understood.”
***
“What’s wrong boy? Come on, scream some more for me.”
Yuto had half-way gave up. He had somehow numbed his feelings and blocked things which is trying to come in. Since when was it that he had stopped screaming ? Was that when Akanishi cut his right leg off ? Or was it when he forced a centipede down into his throat ? Ah, how many times has his fingers regenerate again ?
Perhaps he was losing his mind already, that even such thoughts did not make him flinch anymore. And he was ready to fall deeper when a voice he so recognized came into his hearing.
“Yuto !”
But again, it might have been his mind playing a trick on him. Trying to blockade the pain with good memories of the past. He could even see that face in front of him now. The adorable sweetheart he came across with a few years back had matured and changed somehow colder now, but his affection to the boy remains the same.
“Ryo-chan, do you remember that night when I taught you lots of kanji ?” He asked to no one in particular. “Ah, but you have lost your memories of us, of course you can’t remember.” He smiled solemnly, remembering the words his father told him years ago.
“But it’s okay. If you are okay, than I don’t mind. It’s just, I hope you’ll smile more. Smiles suits you better after all.”
“...to...”
“Ah, you finally call me by my given name. But again, it was just my mind. Of course you’d call me by my name in my mind. That’s how I wanted you to call me with.”
“Yu...to...”
“But Ryo-chan ? I have to ask you to forgive me. I can’t seem to stand by your side any longer than this. It’s my limit already. I can’t go on any longer. I’m so sorry...”
“YUTO !”
***
The scene which came to our sights the moment Yuya-san and I entered Akanishi’s lair was beyond any of our imagination. We, as a ghoul, had seen lots of grotesque views, but never this bad. Lots of incomplete bodies hanging by the wall with dried blood decorating them. The floor which used to be porcelain white -from what we could see through the few tidbits of white- is now covered in crimson. Various body parts which strangely looked fresh lying here and there. And by the middle of the room, two figures -one tied to a chair, while the other looming over the former- are engaged in an unknown activities.
But it appears, that their arrival had picked the attention of the latter, because he then turned his head ever so slowly to their direction, face bloodied and eyes shone like a maniac.
“Ha ? What do you guys want ?” His lips was then pulled into a dangerous grin. “Could it be, that you want to volunteer yourself to become my new toy ? Just perfect. This thing here seemed to have broken already. It stopped screaming for sometimes now.”
And as Akanishi took a step forward, can they properly see the state of the man tied to a chair. With his top gone, they could see many scars forming on his body. His two feet has a strange hue of discoloration, nails turning black. They couldn’t see the hands on his back, but they assumed they would be in a similar condition. His face was no better, with bloodstains everywhere, yet eyes as empty as hollow.
“Yuto !” I called out, but no reaction came from the tied man.
“Alright, boys. Let’s play some games now !”
With a maniacal roar, suddenly Akanishi is above me, ready for an attack. I was too surprised to react, but Yuya-san came just in time to counter his attack and kicked the man hard.
After sending Akanishi a few metres away, he took a glance at me.
“Wake up, Ryosuke. We can’t have you hurt here as well.” He whispered calmly. “Let’s take care of Akanishi first, and deal with Yuto later.”
I took a deep breath, and nodded. I can’t afford to lose focus here.
And as if on cue, Akanishi came back at us, lunging like a madman. I activate my kagune, feeling it spreaded to my right. Receiving a signal from Yuya-san, I jumped and released the thousands of blade at Akanishi. He was fast to dodge, though some of my blades still hit him anyway. But it took him less than a second to recover before he launched an attack at me.
I saw him spreading a pair of thorned-tentacles from his back; a form of his kagune, and aimed them at me. I jumped side-to-side, avoiding contacts with the tentacles. From my side, I saw Yuya-san aiming an attack for Akanishi with his blade-like kagune forming on his right arm. Akanishi wasn’t aware of Yuya-san’s attack and screamed in pain as he was being stabbed from the back. Angered, Akanishi turned at Yuya-san and attack.
The fight continued on for quite sometimes in this cycle. Us attacking and dodging, while Akanishi receiving attacks and attack back. And while it seems as if we have the upper hand, Akanishi doesn’t show any intention on giving up anytime soon. On the other hand, I can feel my energy being drained as time passes. And as I took a look at Yuya-san’s figure from the corner of my eyes, I could feel that he was getting to his limit as well.
And that’s when an idea hit me. I was contemplating to take the bet, but decided that after coming this far, it’s a do-or-die situation and I’d take the risk.
“Yuya-san, I’m going to experiment on something. Please buy me a minute.”
Yuya-san frowned at me for a moment, before nodding his head and preparing himself to lung forward.
“Don’t be reckless.” Was his last words before he strike at Akanishi.
Taking a few deep breaths, I tried to concentrate and adjust my mind. I remembered Nakajima-san’s words, that in order to re-activate the device, I must control my feelings first. But in this situation, I need my original kagune too, so I have to arrange my mind in order to activate both.
I tried remembering my past in sequence. My anguish upon being abandoned my very own mother. The assuring smile of Yuto when he told me that everything is going to be alright. The cold looks of my mother as she walked further away from me. The laughter of Yuto when we made origami together. The accusing look after my mother saw me in my father’s lab. The gentle touch when Yuto dried my hair. The view of blood and body parts all across the room. The smell of fresh grass and colourful flowers. The angry look of my brother as he attacked me. The comforting hug when Yuto tried to console me.
“Ryosuke !”
I opened my eyes and saw Yuya-san being pinned down by Akanishi. At the same time, I felt a familiar tail-like kagune came out from my back, and I smiled. Lifting my head, I dashed to where the two of them are and pushed Akanishi as hard as I could. Manouvering my tail, I leaped to the air and aimed it at his heart, while releasing my thousand of blades move at the same time. Not stopping there, I landed at his chest and stabbed his head with my half-wing, before pulling at his arms and legs with my tail. I saw him screaming in agony, before lying unmoving under me.
Figuring that the battle had been won, I took a few steps backward, before collapsing to the ground. I was spent, as I felt my kagunes disappearing. I heard footsteps behind me before Yuya-san came and helped me up. I smiled at him, before averting my gaze to the still body tied to a chair in the middle of the room.
The two of us made our way to where Yuto is and untied him. But even if his eyes are wide open, no reaction came.
“Yuto ?” I tried to call him to no avail. “Yuto.” I tried again.
“He’s no good. Let’s take him to the others and see what we can do.” Yuya-san told me but I paid him no heed.
“Yuto !” I shook his body. “Come on, don’t do this to me.” I cried out desperately.
“Ryosuke-“
“YUTO !”
And that’s when Yuto’s eyes flicked and they started to show some light once again.
I felt myself smiling as Yuto blinked a couple of times, as if trying to grasp the situation around him.
“Thank God, you’re alive.” I whispered softly.
“Ryo-suke ?” He called hoarsely.
“Yes. It’s me.” I nodded at him.
“But how- ?” He frowned in confusion.
“There’s no time to explain. We should hurry and go out from this place before thing went worse.” I told him as I helped him up, Yuya-san doing the same on the opposite side.
But just as we were about to leave, the lump of Akanishi we thought has died suddenly move. We watched him in horror as he rose up, arm-less and leg-less, face bruised up that we barely recognized him.
“I... won’t... let... you.. go...” With a coarse voice, Akanishi managed to spoke as a reddish kagune erupted from his shoulder and formed a hardened arms to both his sides. Below, we could see the same thing happened to his legs.
“He has a kakuja.” Yuya-san spoke from the side.
“What does that mean ?” I asked him.
“It means that he has cannibalized on fellow ghoul.” Surprisingly, it was Yuto who answered my question. “He told me once, that in the past, on his run after being tortured by some crazy doves, he ate on ghoul to survive, and in return, he gained more power.”
“He did ?!” I exclaimed in surprise. “How do we deal with him then ?”
“We don’t.” Yuya-san said curtly. “When we see an opening, we’ll make a run for it. In our state, we can’t possibly win over him.”
“But can we ?” I asked nervously.
“Of course.” Yuya-san nodded. “His kakuja is incomplete, meaning he has no control whatsoever over it. He will just attack randomly without an aim, and that would be our advantage.”
I gulped. “Fine.”
Yuya-san scrunched his eyes as he studied Akanishi further. “He’s still evolving. We better take the leave while we still can.” And he lead us towards the exit.
But before we could leave, a massive reddish hand was dropped in front of us, crushing the ground to pieces. I widened my eyes before turning my gaze toward Akanishi who had already stand in front of us. It seems like his transformation has completed now that even his face is covered in reddish kagune.
“This isn’t good.” I caught Yuya-san whispered under his breath. “Ryosuke, you take care of Yuto. I’ll try to hold him back for a while. You use that chance to run with Yuto.”
“But what about you ?” I grasped at his coat and asked in worry.
“Don’t worry. I’ll manage. Unlike you, I haven’t exhausted my stamina just yet. I will survive.” He tried to assure me.
“But-“
“Hurry up, Ryosuke !”
For the first time in my life, Yuya-san yelled at me. I was too surprised to retort back and could only see him moving away from me and started to attack Akanishi in order to hold him down. But in my surprise, I failed to notice Yuya-san losing and that Akanishi is coming our way.
“Ryosuke !”
Only when Yuya-san’s voice came into me that I finally realized the situation. Akanishi is already in front of us, but he’s not looking at me at all. Instead, he stared grudgingly at Yuto.
“Won’t... let... go...” And he strike.
My eyes turned red for a second and before I realized it, my body is moving on it’s own. I felt my two kagunes erupting from my back. My half-wing as a shield and my tail as a weapon. It effectively stopping Akanishi from hitting Yuto head-on, but as I saw Akanishi’s sliced head slowly falling to the ground, I also felt an extreme pain on my chest. And that’s when I realized that instead of stabbing Yuto, Akanishi’s hand got me instead.
Everything seemed to be in slow-motion afterward. I caught Yuya-san rushing at us, destroying Akanishi’s remains for good, before staring at me in horror. From behind me, I could hear Yuto’s voice calling me, but it was slowly getting further and further away. I felt my legs losing all strength as I fell. But two strong arms caught me before I touched the ground and held me close.
“Kei-kun ! Come here quickly !”
I heard voices from the distant screaming.
“Ryosuke ? Can you hear me ? Ryosuke ?”
“God damnit, Ryosuke ! Don’t you dare die on us now !”
“Come on, Ryosuke ! Keep your eyes open !”
“He’s losing consciousness ! Kei !”
“I’m doing all I can, Hikaru-kun !”
That was when I felt a hand on mine, gripping tight as if I’ll disappear if he let go.
“Why did you do that, Ryosuke ? Why did you save me ?”
“Yu-to...”
And I knew nothing.
***
I woke up to the sound of chirping birds from afar. I tried to move my limbs, but then found out that even the slightest move hurts me.
“You shouldn’t force yourself too much.”
A voice came, followed by a hand pushing me gently back to lie on the bed.
“What happened ?” I asked, voice coarse from the lack of use.
“You beat Akanishi. He’s dead now.” A short pause. “But Aogiri found out about your real identity. They’re hunting you now.”
I gulped. Slowly realizing the mess I’m in.
“The bright side is, no one aside from Aogiri knew about you. And since they wanted you all for themselves, they seemed to had agreed to recruit you ‘indiscreetly’, so that no others will notice you.”
“I see.” A sigh came out from my mouth as I felt sligtly relieved. “But what will they do to Anteiku though ? Now that they have found out.”
“I don’t know. I can only hope that they will do nothing to Anteiku. And seeing that by harming Anteiku will only make you further away from them, I dare to say they will keep a low profile there as well.”
“I see.”
I could see the other man smiling from the corner of my eyes before he stood up.
“I will go and call Yuto-kun for you. I’m sure the two of you have a lot to catch up.”
I turned my head and saw his back. Just as he was about to close the door, I called out softly.
“Thank you, Yabu-san.”
He smiled at me, and I watched as his eyes disappearing.
“Anytime, son.”
***
I was just finally succeeding in propping myself up in a comfortable sitting position when a knock came to my door.
“Yes ?” I called out.
“Ryo-chan ? It’s me, Yuto. Can I come in ?” A familiar voice came from behind the piece of wood.
Suddenly, I felt nervous about meeting him. After remembering our past, I have no idea as to what face I should show him. But then again, I also know that I can’t runaway from him forever.
“Yes, you can.” I tried to keep my voice from shaking as I let him in.
Soon, a bandaged-head came into view, and pale-looking Yuto is peeking through the opening. Slowly, after closing the door behind him, he walked closer to where I lied and sat down on a chair Yabu-san previously sat in.
“How are you feeling ?” He asked.
I shrugged at him. “Not entirely bad. How about yourself ? You looked worse than I do honestly.”
He scanned his own body, and smiled sheepishly after figuring out that he’s indeed have more visible wounds than I do.
“I’ll survive. Don’t worry about me.”
For a moment, neither of us said a thing, and no one dare to break the silence.
“I remembered.” I started after a while. And seeing him staring back at me in confusion, I continued. “My lost memories, I finally remembered them. And yes, I remembered about you as well.”
He said nothing at my words, seemingly still taken aback by it.
“No wonder I always had this feeling that I’ve seen you somewhere before ever since you came here.” I chuckled. “To think that we used to live together, I can’t believe myself.”
“What do you mean ?” He asked at last.
I formed a playful smile on my lips.
“Well, you’re so loud and annoying. I just can’t believe myself for putting up with you back then.”
“Hey, what is that supposed to mean ?” He pouted at me, and punched my shoulder lightly.
I laughed at his reaction. And a second later, he followed my lead and laughed as well.
“That’s the first time I see you laugh ever since I came here.” He told me after we both calmed down.
“I know.” I nodded. “To be honest, that would be the first time I laughed ever since I came here.”
“You held back too much.” He shook his head.
“I know.”
Again, the two of us fell into silence. But this time, it felt comforting. It’s as if, a burden had been lifted off of my shoulders and I felt lighter.
“Can I ask you something ?” I broke the silence.
“Hm ?” He looked at me questioningly.
“Why, why are you here ? Did something happened with your parents or something ? Because, you know, you looked so sad when you first came here.” I asked carefully, afraid if I hit a sensitive topic. But to my delight, he smiled.
“Nothing happened to them, believe me. It’s just, for the past few years, I wasn’t being myself. I guess losing you had been quite a big deal for me. It was like losing a brother all over again, and the second time felt even more painful. And perhaps my parents recognized this, because one day, they told me they will take me faraway to live with their acquintance. They said that it was done so I wouldn’t feel so lonely for being left alone at home too much, but to me, it felt like as if they were abandoning me because they were tired of me or something. But after meeting you here, I finally realized what they have been planning. They were trying to told me to start anew with you, and I couldn’t be more thankful.”
A gentle smile was formed on his lips. The same smile he always used to assure me that everything is going to be alright back then.
“Yeah. Me too.”
***
It appears, that Yabu-san took my brother in as well that night, because when I feel well enough to return back to the shop the next day, I found him wiping a table with Keito watching him rather intensely nearby.
“Ryosuke-kun. Feeling up to help out already ? You know you still can have a day off or two.” Yabu-san was the first to speak from behind the counter. And it was enough to take everyone’s attention to me.
“I’m okay, Yabu-san. I’d rather do something than lying on my bed for another day.” I assured him before joining him behind the counter. “I will take care of the cashier today, if you don’t mind.”
Yabu-san just smiled and patted my shoulder before he left the counter. From where my brother is standing, I could feel eyes looking straight at me, but I decided to ignore it and focusing myself on the cash register instead, serving our customers the best I could.
The day passed by far too quickly to my liking today. I know that my brother would want a talk with me, or else he wouldn’t stay and allowed himself to be slaved by the others. But for some reason, I wish he won’t. I really am not in the mood for some heavy talk. At least not yet.
“Ryosuke.”
Before I could even walk out completely from my post, my brother had called me already. I feel more than see the rest of the crews watching us anxiously.
I took a deep breath. This should be easier than it seems. I will just listen to whatever he has to say and be done with. It won’t take that long, I bet.
“What is it ?” I asked him without even trying to look properly his way. I find it easier this way.
“Can we, can we talk ?” He asked me back, and from the way he talked, I could sense that he’s being hesitant himself with this.
“Aren’t we talking now ?” I tried to be smart, still refusing to face him.
“Ryo-“ He started. “Please. You know this is not what I’m talking about.”
I said nothing for a while.
“I will wait upstairs.”
And then I left. I really can’t stand the stares any longer as I rushed toward my room above the shop. I tried to inhale and exhale deeply to calm my self down while waiting for my brother to follow me. So how surprised I was to find that the first person who knocked on my door is not my brother.
“Yuto ?!” I widened my eyes in disbelief.
He only smiled before letting himself in and closed the door behind us. He pulled me to sit on my bed, and in my surprise, I could only let him did so.
“I will be by your side.”
He said nothing else after that. But I had understood. So I also said nothing and let him sat by my side. Just as I thought that my brother won’t be coming after all, another knock came on my door. I was about to stand up to get the door, but Yuto was faster because he’s already opening it for me.
I watch my brother’s expression changed the moment his eyes and Yuto’s met. He was also surprise by Yuto’s presence, but said nothing about it. After recovering from his shock, he finally turned his face toward me and send a weak smile before walking closer my way.
Again, Yuto surprised us both when he was already back by the bed, a chair was pushed in front of me, sending my brother a silent order to sit there, before taking his previous position and sat back beside me.
“So, what do you want to talk about ?” I quickly asked him.
My brother smiled again. “I will tell you everything I know about you and the reason why you are different.”
I shot him a sharp look, in which he just chuckled as a response.
“I’m not telling you to judge anything after you heard the story. I just, want you to know the truth, that’s all. You are free to choose whatever you want after the story, I won’t say a thing.”
I took a side glance for a moment and saw Yuto nodding his head in assurance.
“Speak.” I told my brother.
He nodded.
“I knew nothing when you first manifested your kagune. Nothing at all. But seeing mother’s reaction, I knew she must have known something. But it was not until after that day that I found out about everything. If I had known sooner, God, I wish I had known sooner ! Because I will do everything just to take you away from that hell we called ‘home’.”
He looked up and I saw an indescribable look flashing through his glassy eyes.
“It all begins before you were born. Before the two of us were born...”
~~~End Of Part 3~~~
*Ghoul = A creature with appearance of those of human, who feasts on a human -or even fellow ghoul- to survive. They cannot eat human's food aside from water and coffee for it tasted horrible for their tongue. It is said that eating human's food for a ghoul equals eating animal's poop for a human.
A ghoul also has a very high regenerative system and has a high tolerance of pain. That's why normal attack cannot kill a ghoul. Though, when a ghoul received a very critical injury, it is possible for them to die before they have the chance to heal themselves.
A notable characteristic of a ghoul is their kagune, and blood-shot eyes. But their kagune can be hidden, and their eye-colour can be altered at will.
*Kagune = Somekind of body extension which becomes a weapon of it's owner. Each kagunes has it's own characteristic which differentiate the type of ghoul of it's bearer.
*Dove = Ghoul-hunters. They're human who hunt ghoul down.
*Quinque = A special weapon which was made from a ghoul's kagune. It can be shape-shifted, but it will mostly hold the characteristic of it's original kagune form.
Forgot to mention this in the first part.. I've got everyone's age shifted.. So here's a little explanation so there won't be a misunderstanding..
Yabu Kota : 35 years old
Takaki Yuya : 30 years old
Inoo Kei : 29 years old
Yaotome Hikaru : 34 years old
Arioka Daiki : 18 years old
Okamoto Keito : 20 years old
Yamada Ryosuke : 17 years old
Nakajima Yuto : 18 years old
Chinen Yuri : 17 years old
Yamashita Tomohisa : 23 years old
Akanishi Jin : 33 years old
Nakajima parents : 51 years old
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An update for you guys~
And I also had posted this story's poster here, but I hope you will spare me.. I'm an amateur in photoshop.. >,<
And a Happy Newy Year for you guys~ Though it's almost a month late~ Teehee~ :P
Please enjoy and drop by to tell me your thought of this one~ *winks*