He freezes, his entire being throbbing. A son… He whimpers, tears suddenly begin to streak down his face. “I have a son”.
When one has lost everything, one has no reason to live…
Zero turns around and begins swiftly walking back in the direction he had come from. He had a son who was waiting. He didn’t know who it was, but…. Something alien had pierced his heart. Desire….
Once again…. I began to desire… To once again be loved by someone. It was all my fault. I thought my time was done, but now?
A titanic force tries to push Zero back, but he doesn’t feel it, so overcome by an influx of emotions…. The throbbing was getting louder in his ears by the second.
Blood. Rushing through long empty veins. A single Heartbeat, echoing through the infinite space towards me… I wanted to go back.
Suddenly, something shoots out from the Doors of Death and implants itself deep inside Zero’s chest. His mask shatters, discarding his robe and looking at another set of doors at this end of the hall. These doors remained closed. He roars in defiance of death, striking out with his Kagune and decimating the solid gold gateway, light streaming in from the other side.
Was it a miscalculation of my own strength? I would never know. But I am strong. I suddenly remembered a crucial detail. I had rejected death before, I could do it again…
He steps through the gate into life once more, a myriad of sensations filling him at once. Pain, Anger, Happiness, Loss…. All of these feelings surged through his body and revitalises him, healing his fatal wounds as he stands, facing Kuzo before him while wiping his mouth of all blood.
Pain is a strength. It tells you when to flee. It keeps you from overstepping your boundaries, but most importantly…. It tells you…. YOU’RE NOT DEAD YET!!!
Kuzo looks on as Zero’s wounds all heal up instantly, steam rising from his body covered in a sapphire blue robe. His mask had broken, revealing his single Kakugan and white hair. Kuzo’s eyes widen slightly. “You’re… that ghoul… SSS rated… One Eyed King”.
Zero raises his right hand and cracks his finger, cocking his head and widening his Kakugan eye while narrowing the other. “Tsk… Kid, the name’s Kaneki”…
“He feels pain once again! Must it always be Anguish that awakens this heavy heart?”
End Tokyo Ghoul: Crimson 04
Next time: Stepping on Shadows
and always at home so i get bored really easily and so far i love it here.
, I assumed that you would be with the thunder legion
