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Seto watched on in surprise as Ketsu single handedly repurposed the Chimera's attack against it, successfully grabbing the arm and pinning the beast with a slight thud as the body hit the ground.
The tails whipped up, and Seto reacted instantly, sending his Quinque out to trap them before they could impact Ketsu.
It was then that Ketsu got his second Claw on the Chimera's head, with some difficulty. The result was messy, sounded like a gun going off when the skull cracked, and would drive a lesser man to insanity by the sight alone.
Seto released his Quinque cautiously. He'd heard of Ghouls reattaching their heads before, and had personally seen one regrow limbs at an alarming rate.
Moving forward, he inspected the body. No pulse. No movement. No light behind the eyes.
"Dead," he announced quietly. "I'm impressed Ketsu. Not many fresh out of the Academy could deal with a Chimera so easily."
He shook his head before moving quickly to Graye, who was still unconscious nearly three minutes after her impact. He began checking her over, pulling out his phone. "This is Lead Senior Investigator Seto. Get me an ambulance to my GPS location, and a squad to take care of a Ghoul corpse. We'll want to make a Quinque from this one... Yes... Very poor condition, consider it an emergency.... 200 meters, at least, into a tree.... Yeah, weakly. Definitely a broken arm, maybe ribs... Good, we'll stick around until then."
Alice
Alice shook her head at the whole ordeal going on, perking up when she heard Nat enter and speak. "Don't let him fool you, Mika, he's got a key. You did lock behind you, Nat, right? Dealing with enough without open doors at the moment," she called into the back before turning back to the others.
She slid a cup of coffee to Travis. "It's special. Help ya heal faster with fresh coffee infusion, yeah?"
She glanced at the young girl, who seemed perfectly content sticking around, before Kristian exited in a dress.
She blinked a few times in surprise. "I'll give you some money to replace the clothes. Let's just settle this so you can get dressed properly. Even if you really pull off that dress," Alice said quickly, motioning for everyone to sit again and running a hand briefly across Natsuya's cheek. "Alright, I was going to wait for this but here's the deal. I'm pulling together Ghouls into a group. For those unfamiliar with me, you should easily recognize my Alias... The Wolf. Nat and I make up the Wolves that so many fear, and for good reason. But we want to create peace, even if we have to start violently. This won't be flowers and rainbows," she glanced at Mika briefly, "But I'm offering you all a spot alongside me. Together we can achieve what we couldn't alone, and maybe stop all this madness. If you choose to decline, that's fine, but you're still under an oath of secrecy. Break it, and I'll kill you." With a sigh, Alice leaned on the counter, looking at everyone briefly.
"So, who's in?"
The Chimera quietly followed Mei's instructions, showing no immediate signs of permanent damage, besides not talking. He followed her like a lost puppy towards shelter and away from the scene of the fight, keeping a light touch on her the entire time.
After they traveled a few minutes his grip tightened slightly.
"Why?" He asked, barely making noise as if he had never used his voice before. His face was full of confusion and hints of fear as if he expected retaliation for the question.