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Chapter 19: Centipede
🕑 Added 2025-06-30 13:09:00 +0000 UTC【Please start compiling your story.】
【Ken Kaneki began as an ordinary male college student, no different from anyone else. By chance, in the coffee shop he frequented, Anteiku, he met a girl his age named Rize Kamishiro and fell in love with her. It was a tragedy that he didn't know she was a ghoul, a man-eating monster from urban legends. After their date, as they parted, Rize revealed her true nature and mortally wounded him. By a cruel twist of fate, falling steel beams crushed Rize, and Kaneki was saved. In the hospital, to save his life, a doctor transplanted Rize's organs into his body. Her kakuhou became his, and from that day on, Ken Kaneki became a one-eyed ghoul.】
【At first, he noticed nothing unusual, until he tried to eat human food. He found he could no longer stomach it. Walking the streets, he would feel an unnatural hunger for his fellow man. Finally, one night, he could no longer suppress his desire and went out to hunt. He was found by Touka Kirishima, a waitress from Anteiku, who knew Rize's identity and was shocked to find him alive. Soon after, he learned that a senior at his school, Nishio Nishiki, was also a ghoul. When Nishio tried to kill Kaneki's best friend, Hide, Kaneki's rage exploded, and for the first time, he unleashed Rize Kamishiro's kagune. He defeated Nishio, but was stopped by Touka at the last moment.】
【After this incident, Kaneki began working at Anteiku, where he met Ryoko Fueguchi and her young daughter Hinami, ghouls who, like him, wished to live peacefully. He quickly befriended them. But one day, he watched helplessly as Ryoko was killed by investigators from the CCG. From that day forward, Kaneki began his own harsh training, vowing to never be too weak to protect someone again. To avenge Ryoko, he and Touka fought the investigators, and Kaneki successfully defeated the formidable investigator Koutarou Amon.】
【One day, a ghoul named Ayato Kirishima and the monstrous Yamori, executives from the ghoul organization Aogiri Tree, appeared at the coffee shop. Yamori, smelling Rize's scent on Kaneki, abducted him. Kaneki was taken away and subjected to brutal, unimaginable torture. A crude rescue plan was devised by his friends, but Yamori saw through it easily. To break him completely, Yamori killed several people in front of Kaneki, causing his mind to collapse.】
【In a trance, Kaneki met the specter of Rize Kamishiro in his mind. Under her guidance, he reviewed his unfortunate childhood and came to a final, terrible realization: he was not the one who was wrong. The world was. In that spiritual space, he devoured Rize, accepting his ghoul half completely. The black-haired boy's hair turned snow-white overnight. When Yamori came again, he was met by a newly awakened Kaneki, who easily defeated and devoured him. After helping his friends escape, Kaneki told Touka he would not be returning to Anteiku. He joined Aogiri Tree.】
【When Kaneki reappeared, he was part of an Aogiri Tree attack on the ghoul prison, Cochlea. He reached the cell of a powerful ghoul known as Shachi, intending to release him. But Shachi, sensing Rize's scent, attacked him relentlessly. Pushed to his limit, Kaneki released his new kakuja, a horrifying centipede-like kagune, and successfully defeated his opponent, but the power drove him into a frenzy. In his madness, he defeated Investigator Shinohara, but was eventually stopped by the furious Koutarou Amon. Just then, the leader of Aogiri Tree, the One-Eyed Owl, appeared and rescued him.】
【Soon after, the CCG prepared an all-out assault on the Anteiku ward. During the massive battle, Kaneki fought his final, decisive duel with Amon, successfully defeating him. But unfortunately for him, among the CCG forces that day was their legendary ace, Kishou Arima. Kaneki was utterly defeated by him, suffering a mortal wound to the head. He would eventually lose his memory and join the CCG under a new name.】
The story ended there. Russell let out a long sigh. It was the first time he had compiled such a long and complex narrative. He didn't plan to continue; the materials at hand were not enough to support the later, more powerful versions of Kaneki. The mysterious space seemed to agree, and a brilliant light flared.
Back in reality, a shy, black-haired boy first appeared in front of Russell. Then, amidst a writhing mass of black and red centipede-like tentacles, the boy's hair bleached white, his expression twisting into one of madness. In the end, it all coalesced into a single card floating quietly in front of him. The most striking thing about it was that the illustrations on its front and back were different. One side showed a young student with black hair; the other, a crazed ghoul with white hair.
【Centipede · Ken Kaneki】 Level: Black Iron Quality: Red Category: Creature
Skills:
[Kagune - Rize Kamishiro]: Wields four sharp, tail-like rinkaku kagune identical to Rize Kamishiro's, possessing powerful attack strength and a wide attack range.
[Kakuja - Centipede]: After Kaneki cannibalized other ghouls, his Rc cells mutated, producing a terrifying centipede-like kakuja. It is not only extremely fast and destructive, but also possesses outstanding defensive capabilities.
Characteristics:
[One-Eyed Ghoul]: As a hybrid with a half-human, half-ghoul body, Kaneki possesses superior physical abilities and kagune strength compared to ordinary ghouls.
[High-Speed Regeneration]: After a long period of abuse, the ghoul's already outstanding recovery ability becomes even stronger. Non-fatal injuries can be fully healed in a short period of time.
[Half-Kakuja]: There is a chance Kaneki may lose control during battle and be unable to fight rationally. This state is followed by a drastic strengthening of his kagune. (This state can be controlled and stabilized with a specific prop card.)
Introduction: "All the misfortunes in this world are due to the lack of ability of the parties involved."
Advanced Route: Black Iron [Centipede · Ken Kaneki] → Bronze [CCG Investigator · Haise Sasaki] → Gold [One-Eyed King · Ken Kaneki]
Bonds:
When appearing with the [Touka Kirishima] series, activates [Anteiku].
When appearing with the [Eto Yoshimura] series, activates [Aogiri Tree].
Russell stared at the card information in a daze. It was the first time he had seen such a powerful card. Three distinct characteristics. Suppressing his excitement, he absorbed the card into his mind.
The next moment, a white-haired young man in a black short-sleeved hoodie appeared in front of him. The most eye-catching thing about him was his single, scarlet ghoul eye. But Russell was not afraid at all. On the one hand, he knew that Kaneki was incredibly gentle to his friends. On the other, he knew that cards could not harm their holders. Even now, cardmakers had not reached a final conclusion on whether cards possessed their own independent intelligence.
Thinking of this, Russell couldn't help but smile at the figure before him. "Please give me your guidance in the future."
Kaneki smiled gently in return. "Please give me yours."
After greeting his new creation, Russell put the card back into his mind. The creature cards should be enough for now, he thought. He still had the [Flesh Demon] (Gold) material and over 300,000 in cash. He could consider making a prop card, either for Yoriichi or for himself. But he was in no hurry. He had already spent a tremendous amount of energy making Kaneki's card today. He would rest for now.
(End of this chapter)
