Legend of Ghouls

Chapter Five ~ Prison Roit

The television turned on in the living room as I was brewing a full pot of coffee and placing the mugs out for everyone this morning. Dragon took out the breakfast meat from the fridge to cook on the stove for people in the house. Seika and her child came back home from Miza and Naki’s house. Kaye walked Shae outside to use the bathroom and roam in the snow for a bit. Hercules walked to the forest to chop more wood for the fireplace. Ezra got called into work early this morning. Moira brought the paperwork from her office to the living room as she came in the kitchen and poured herself a cup.

“Viola, I need to talk to you in private.” Moira summoned me as I stopped for a moment and followed her to the office. I entered the office and carefully closed the door.

“We received something from the mail that has your name on it. The address came from the prison. I wanted to ask questions to be safe. Did Sigfreed tried to contact you?” Moira questioned with suspicion.

“No. I have not got any phone calls, text, or letters from him.” I answered truthfully as I removed my phone out of my pocket and passed it to her.

“It’s fine, Viola. I do not need to see your phone. You gave me an honest answer. May I open the letter?” Moira asked.

“Sure.” I answered.

“For safety reasons, Sigfreed is no longer welcomed on the Aogiri Tree Reservation land. He is not allowed to have contact with you or anyone in this household. TSC took him into custody last month. They found him hiding in the woods of the Sawyer while the area is still under investigation for flocks and hidden suspects for Takers. So, he said on the letter, ‘Dear little sister, I want to tell you, Dragon, and Ezra that I am sorry for everything. I hope we can talk again. I know your still hurt to find out about everything. If you don’t want to talk, I respect that. Please tell the Hollow Guard that I miss them. From, big brother Sigfreed Cox.’ How do you feel about the letter, Vi?” Moira asked as she passed me a cigarette and opened the window with the fan on.

“Honestly, I don’t feel anything about the letter. I’m not angry anymore. I do wish him the best.” I said as I puff on my cigarette.

“This information stays between us. May I share you something?” Moira asked as she starred at the window holding her cigarette.

“Of course.” I listened.

“Long time ago, my father Seidou had a sister who was our aunt. Her name was Seina Takizawa. When my father and his sister lost their parents, Seina escaped during the dragon war and left Tokyo to move into the United States at a younger age with a man in Duluth. Few years later, she got married to this man and gave birth to a boy name Draven. Seina used to be a server at a family restaurant serving coffee and meals everyday trying to help provide for her son. Her husband worked at business office. After Seina finished her shift, she came home to Draven sleeping on the couch as she walked in on her husband sleeping with the babysitter. The babysitter became his mistress. When Seina confronted her husband, he blamed his actions on her and said that ‘Well I need someone who can satisfy my needs, and she is nicer than you. I’m just a man. I need more options.’ Seina told him, ‘This is not a buffet. What about our son?’ He dismissed her feelings and said, ‘He will get over it.’ Then he packed his suitcase and left to go live with his mistress. Seina cried for hours that she could not sleep for two days. Draven was only four years old when his father walked out. One year of divorced while coparenting, she had to work two jobs to make ends meat. Her ex-husband missed Draven’s fifth birthday because he was too busy sleeping around with other women. He showed up with his mistress at the family restaurant while Seina was working. The mistress said something rude while she was taking their orders. ‘Your son deserves better. She looks too ugly and depressed.’ The mistress laughed as Seina’s anger grew inside of her. Seina did the unthinkable at work. While Seina was making special beverages, she discreetly poured powdered substance in the mistress espresso and served it to her. Thirty minutes later, his mistress fell off the chair unconscious. Customers called an ambulance and transported the mistress to the hospital. The mistress moved into the ICU in a comatose. Toxicology test came positive that her espresso was laced. Seina got arrested in front of the customers at work and sentenced to years of prison for attempt murder. Child protective services took Draven into foster care. They called our phone and asked if we could take Draven. Akira and Amon decided to adopt our younger cousin. He goes to school with their son Donathen Mado Koutarou nickname Donny. Draven got into trouble a lot of times in school and home. I know deep down he still has adolescent issues that needs to be addressed. That is why Akira kept the boys in separate rooms because Draven was a bully to Donny few times. He does receive letters from his mother every two weeks and phone calls when she can call. We usually drive up north to visit them occasionally.” Moira said as she finished her cigarette.

“That must be hard.” I sympathized.

“What advice would you give to the person in need of life change?” Moira asked as she laid back on her chair.

“One day, you’ll learn the difference between genuinely having a hard time or playing victim. One day, you’ll learn the difference between love or possession. One day, you’ll learn the difference between what it means to give and give or take and take. One day, you’ll learn the difference between discipline or abuse. I don’t wish hurt on anyone. I’m not mad at anyone. I feel sad for some people. I believe everyone does need love and nurture in their lives. No hate. No pain. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. You don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. Take accountability and be truthful to your loved ones and yourself. Appreciate the person you love before it’s too late.” I spoke the truth as I put my finished cigarette butt on the ash tray. “That is what I would say to someone who needs to make the effort to change themselves.”

“Your advice is very well said. It’s up to the person if they are willing to change.” Moira said as her phone rings on her desk and answers. “Morning Ivan.”

“Morning Moira, I have urgent news about the woman in the incubator in the prison lab.” Ivan said.

“Did something happen?” Moira asked with her phone on speaker.

“The fluid drained from the bottom of the incubator as the glass cracked opened and shattered all over the lab. The woman grew a strong kagune from her right back blade and slaughtered five medical examiners and escaped out of the lab through the vents. TSC squad members, my Ravens, Night watchers, Hollow Guard, Goat, Cyber team, and few Aogiri members just arrived in the scene along with the swat team blocking all areas of the prison. Helicopters and drones are flying all over the prison area. The Wiccans and Celtics are behind the crew for safety. The incubated suspect is still hiding in the maximum prison. We need your Wolves and your crew here right now.” Ivan spoke urgently.

“We are on our way!” Moira said and hung up. “We need to gear up! Tell Dragon to shut off everything in the kitchen and gather up!”

“Everyone! The prison is under evacuation! We need to shut off everything in the kitchen and burn down the fireplace!” I shouted downstairs as Dragon grabbed the gear and medical supplies with the emergency RC shots out of the closet.

“I’m going to howl for my pack! I will meet you all at the maximum prison!” Moira shouted as she took off from the balcony. Seika had to contact one of Hercule’s relatives to take care of the baby.

“Honey! I got the RC medicines!” Dragon held my hand as both of us jump and traveled with the rest of the group. Seika dropped off their child at his grandparent's house and distance herself from Hercules. We kinda assumed that there is still some resentment between them. Dragon kept an eye on both and make sure that they stay focus on the mission.

“Seika, we recommend that you please stay next to Hercules for safety precautions.” I suggested.

“Thank you, Honey! Also, I don’t want to hear two of you acting like buttheads during this mission! I understand things are difficult with your relationship! When it comes to serious jobs like this, you both still need to work together! Learn to be adults and stay focused! Today's mission is extremely dangerous! Do you guys understand?” Dragon lectured both as Seika rolled her eyes and merged next to Hercules again.

“Hi beautiful.” Hercules smiled at Seika as she stayed quiet through the entire travels.

The Wolves arrived on foot next to the prison gates and wondering around the prison fences. Juuzou squad are on the roof top watching all doors and ceiling windows. Cyber Team aired multiple drones all over the prison property. Swat members entered the building with weapons and smoke bombs on hand. Team of Hollow Guard and TSC entered behind the building. They heard the cell doors opening as the inmates rushed out through the hallway mischievously running in horseplay destroying items until officers shouting at the inmates and held them in restraints. The TSC and Hollow Guard rushed into maximum area to make sure neither of the Takers escape.

“GET YOUR f*****g ASS OVER HERE! YOUR STILL DEAD MEAT!” Sexy Bae caught Tonia tried to escape as she grabbed her by the hair, slammed her against the wall and used the heavy four restraints to chain her around the post.

“NOT SO FAST, f**k HEADS!” Benji grabbed the other Takers and cuffed them in all fours.

“SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THEIR f*****g ASS TO THE HIGH SECURITY CENTER AND HELP TSC SQUAD TO MAKE SURE HAKUJIN’S DO NOT ESCAPE!” Sexy Bae shouted at the Hollow Guard as the team members ran with TSC squad to the area where Pandy located.

The group walked into his dark cell quietly as one of members saw blood dropping from the ceiling as the woman from the incubator devouring the body of Pandy Hakujin and she tossed his head at the members that the guy fell on his back and fainted. She jumped onto the ground from the ceiling, grabbed her attached umbilical cord, and whipped at the crew as she swayed her long hair with a creepy smiled on her face. “Hahaha… Father… You evil son of a bitch.” She giggled in spite.

“EVERYONE DUCK DOWN!” TSC members shouted as they called for back up.

“Moira! We arrived on top of the roof! What is going on now?” Dragon radioed.

“It’s getting worse down there! They need help in the Hakujin’s cell right now!” Moira said.

“We are on our way now!” Dragon said as we followed the Juuzou squad. The Ravens helped keep an eye around the roof to see if the woman might get captured while we got called to go downstairs. Dragon held my hand again as both of us ran down the stairs to the block where the Takers are locked up and tried to escaped. One of the Takers tried to sneak behind Dragon as I activated my kagune and knocked the Taker out.

“Oh s**t, honey! You caught a dumbass. Sexy Bae and Benji are busy restraining them! Now it’s the time to bypass through the crowd!” Dragon said as four of us ran in the hallway to the doors as Jiggalo stood behind that door of Hakujin’s cell.

“You don’t want to go in that cell, Viola.” Jiggalo mentioned as he pointed at the TSC and Hollow Guard fighting with the woman.

“What the f**k happened? Where is Pandy?” Dragon asked.

“Uh. Let’s just say that thing devoured the s**t out of him. She threw his head at one of our members.” Jiggalo pointed at the head in the direction where she kept swinging her umbilical cord at the members until it fell off of her belly button then she activated her ukaku wings. “Get the hell out of my way and leave me alone!” She attacked the TSC members.

“Jesus f**k!” Dragon shouted.

“Viola? Are you sure you want to go in that cell and fight?” Seika asked as I glanced at the woman’s face, hair, and body then my eyes went wide open.

“Oh. My. God.” I felt my heart beating as I slowly walked into the cell to face this woman.

“Viola! Stay back!” Seika shouted.

“What are you doing, honey!” Dragon ran next to me with his kagune activated. The woman stopped from her tracks as she starred down at me with hawk eyes. I asked myself, “Was that another copy of me?”

“What sick bastards would make a copy of my fiancé?” Dragon clinched his fist as the woman backed away as she seemed frightened of us until Richter ran up to the woman.

“My precious granddaughter! You made it out alive! My success of the embryo worked!” Richter raised her arms up as she walked closer. “Now, now, dear…” The woman stabbed Richter in the stomach with the tip of her sharp wings and lifted her body up in the air as she coughed out blood. “YOU SHOULD NEVER WOKE UP THE DEAD!” Tossed her body across the cell. She started screaming on the top of her lungs, crossed her arms, and transformed into a black and maroon feather killer flock. She screamed in raged, dug into Richter’s guts, and ate her organs.

“Attack!” Dragon shoot his kagune at the flock as the rest of us went after her, but she pushed all of us towards the wall. She screamed into our faces. She took Pandy’s head with her beak, climbed back up on the ceiling, and flew out of a window. She came out from the roof holding his head with her beak flapping her wings back and forth as the group of Ravens ganged up around her. “What are you looking at? Be thankful that I killed the enemy for you. Now I take his head as my trophy.” She snarled, shoved the Ravens away from her, and flew directly to the Northern side.

“Call for evacuation!” Ivan radioed all team members as he flew on the ground to check on his Ravens who were shoved by her wings. The entire city evacuated as the ghoul citizens at the Aogiri Tree Reservation Deer factory activated emergency close down. Aogiri Tree deer farmers rushed to the fields to move the cattle of deer back inside the farmhouses and locked them up with security barricades for the evacuation. All the deer factory employees granted permission to activate their kagunes as preparation if the newly female killer flock show up.

I got up off the ground as my ears felt nothing but white noise and slight dinging. I observed around the cell and came across Pandy’s body parts scattered all over the center of the floor. I tried my best not to gag then I felt my bile building up into the back of my throat. Dragon ran up to me with a bag in his hand and I projectile vomited until the bag went full. Dragon took out the RC syringe and injected it into my right thigh. The reason he handed me the vomit bag so that I do not accidentally destroy any DNA evidence on the blood on the floor.

“You handled it very well today, honey.” Dragon reassured as he removed the injection and stuck it back in his pocket.

“I did my best. Jesus f*****g Christ. Why did she slaughter him and his grandmother?” I asked confused.

“I do not know. Something is not adding up.” Dragon felt confused as me.

“Guys! Pandy Hakujin’s parents are also dead in their cells!” Hercules radioed.

“What do you mean?” Moira asked on the radio.

“Looks like she also devoured his family.” Hercules responded on the radio as the Night watchers and guards moved all the restraint inmates outside to the prison buses. The wolves patrolled the area to keep an eye on the inmates of the Takers walking hallways to the exit doors.

Seventy-two hours later, the state called out of the evacuation until further notice. Maximum prison still on lock down. The inmate Takers moved into another prison for temporary. The investigators arrived at the scene that woman caused in the cell. We managed to travel back home late night on that day of the mission. The Ravens were slowly recovering from their injuries. The incubated woman’s face became viral on the news as her wanted posters sent all over Minnesota. Three days later, Seika realized about her wrongs within her relationship with Hercules as both became loving partners again for their child. Ezra took the week off to decompress. Dragon and I decided to use our work paid time off to give a few days to recover from everything we’ve saw in our own eyes.