Tᴏᴋʏᴏ Gʜᴏᴜʟ Rᴇ:Cᴏᴅᴇᴅ

Requiem Pt. 01

The sound of water dripping was all that could be heard in the black void that was Kaneki's mind.

"What is this?"

He looked around and saw nothing. All that was there was that sound.

"Where am I? Who am I?"

"You're a killer."

He whipped his head around and came face to face with Rizé.

"What's wrong? You look like you feel sick. Wanna puke up all those you've devoured?"

"I haven't devoured anyone!"

"Oh no, then what about me?"

He turned around again and found himself face to face with Yamori who was definitely not supposed to be alive.

"Yamori..."

"In the flesh or rather, in your flesh. Tell me, how did it feel to consume me? How did it feel to taste real power?"

"Like rotten fish guts."

"I'll bet it did."

"And how did it feel to 'eat' me and gain the power to stop Yamori?"

"Exhilarating."

Rizé and Yamori both continuously chuckled while Kaneki grew even more anxious.

"What the hell is this?! Why are you asking me all this?!"

"There he is Yamori. The real Ken."

"Indeed, he's been trying so hard to imitate the both of us that he almost forgot who he really was. Just a sniveling coward who wailed louder than an infant when I cut his little fingers and toes off."

"Still the same whimpering idiot who got tricked by me and nearly eaten. You're only alive by chance."

As he listened to them berate him, he began to sink in what appeared to be blood.

"No! NO!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Kaneki shot up like a projectile and realized he was in his apartment surrounded by Banjou, Tsukiyama, Kanae, Touka, Nishiki, and Hinami.

"I..what happened?"

Kanae rolled his eyes as everyone rushed to his side and spoke at once. The only reason he was here was to assist his master in keeping the one person he hated most in the world alive.

"Okay okay one at a time guys."

"Vwell if you must know den I'll start by telling zat you've been asleep for about a month Ken Kaneki."

Kanae's words cut deeper than any kagune or quinque.

"W-What?"

It was Tsukiyama's turn to speak now.

"It's true, it's been exactly one month and ten days since our little field trip to Kanou's mansion."

"But I don't understand. I just passed-"

That's when the memories came flooding back. Kanou. Yomo. Shachi. Ayato. The Dove. Banjou.

"Oh my god Banjou I'm so-"

"Don't worry about it. You were out of your mind so don't even sweat it."

Nishiki took this time to push his glasses up on his face and speak.

"Kakuja. That's what they call ghouls like you. A rare result of cannibalism that increases a ghoul's power, speed, and everything else. You lucky son of a bitch."