Rotten Apples

Chapter 11: Faded Light

Everywhere they look they see destruction. Broken cables, sparking lights, destroyed buildings, dead bodies. The Drama Witch took many lives.

"This isn't what you promise people." A deep voice said. Pink looked behind herself with furious eyes as Nico stood in front of them "You promise people that you're going to make this world suitable for both humans and ghouls. Yet look at what you've done." He said as Pink's eyes filled with tears "You should just give up." He said and turned around. His black cape fluttered like the wings of a dead butterfly as Pink fell on her knees.

"You couldn't even run a group without destroying it with your paranoid shitty brain... SO JUST FOR ONCE, SHUT THE FUCK UP!!" She yelled. He turned his head over his shoulder, looked at her then went on his way. Pink cried even harder. Flame stepped to her shoulder.

"Hey, just ignore what he-" and Pink slapped his hand away.

"LEAVE ME ALONE, ALL OF YOU!! YOU'RE ALL JUST LIKE A BUNCH OF BABIES!! ALL YOU EVER DO IS DEPEND ON ME AS IF I WAS YOUR MOTHER JUST DECIDE FOR YOURSELVES FOR ONCE!!!" She said, grew a centipede and sprung away. A gust of wind came after she disappeared from view.

"Without Pink's help everyone here will die." Elsa Maria said.

"How so?" Flame asked.

"Kriemhild Gretchen seems to have the ability to move and sprout kakouhous throughout her body. Her head, heir hands, everywhere. She can also absorb the RC cells from her environment along with kagune detachment, limb reattachment and a nearly indestructible kakuja. Her kakuja is only vulnerable from the inside, even then, it needs a real punch to be cut."

"Well I guess she's never met me." He said.

Later that night...

Flame gets off a metro. He's in the 19th ward, on his way to do some business. He gets off the metro and climbs a building. He looks around and sees a mysterious man. He flashes his eye and disappears. Flame jolts after him. Jump after jump, he gets closer.

"You were the guy who called us?" He asked. He was wearing an aogiri outfit.

"Surgeon?"

"You bet." He said "You know this is gonna cost you a fortune right?"

"I don't care about the price tag. The town of Tokyo depends on us."

"What's up with you people? The Owl will make sure everything is under control."

"That's what you think but sure. I'll have the Ukaku cell implant now."

"There's a selection. Just pick a cell type. There's one with pseudo electrokenisis, one with telepathy-"

"I'll take the zappy ones." Flame said and slammed a hundred million yen on the table.

"Alright." The surgeon said and sat Flame down on the table.

"Is this gonna have immediate changes?"

"As soon as you draw your kagune." The doctor said and took a syringe. He flicked it twice and injected it right into Flame's Kakouhou.

"Now there's a few things you need to know. Your body isn't used to this so if you try to produce lightning your body might conduct it, aka it might shock you."

"Okay. Anything else?"

"Just take these once a day. These will make the Ukaku cells sentient in your body." He said and gave him a bote of pills.

Flame is back in Ward 13. Harmony found temporary refuge in an old house. Everyone looked at Flame.

"I'm back. If anyone needs me I'll be in the 11th ward doing some training." He said. He hopped on another metro.