Hiraeth (A HideKane/ KaneHide multichapter fic)

Chapter 27

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If there were one thing Hide learned, it was that Arima Kishou was not to be messed with.

In midst of all the dodging and narrowly avoiding what would have been fatal hits from Eto's massive kagune, he caught brief glimpses of the investigator moving agilely around the battlefield, shooting bolts of lightning from one quinque and shielding with his other. IXA and Narukami were by far two of the strongest quinques he had ever seen. They were worthy of being used by such a powerful investigator.

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his side, and he looked down and saw that a crystallized kagune had sliced part of his abdomen. Gritting his teeth, he did his best to ignore the pain and pushed on, slowly gaining ground on Eto.

She was much faster than anyone there besides Arima would have guessed. Even with her massive kakaju body, she was able to maneuver around the battlefield with ease. Her armor effectively defended against almost every attack that wasn't made by Narukami, which she was skilled at avoiding.

Hide didn't have the advantage of brutal offensive attacks like some of the others, but he had his speed, which allowed him to keep up with her. Wherever she went, he was right there, flying past her so quickly she didn't have time to deflect his attacks. Unfortunately, his tail's precision wasn't the best at such a high speed and it didn't have the amount of force necessary to cause any severe damage, so all he could really do was chip away at the large kagunes the best he could, attempting to sever them with little success.

"Tsukiyama, get Misaki, would you?" Kaneki shouted as he skirted around Eto before all four of the tentacles protruding from his back launched at her. Eto deflected them with her own kagune and fired at him. Kaneki dodged them expertly and continued advancing.

Tsukiyama turned his attention away from Eto for one moment before being speared through the stomach by three of her talons. She laughed with glee as she twisted and moved them within his body, causing him to be ripped open even further. Grunting in pain, he swung the arm on which his kagune was wrapped around and severed the long fingers. As fast as he could, he hobbled away from her to heal. "Kanae!" he called as he approached his servant.

Kanae, who leaned against the wall of the facility, looked up upon hearing his master's voice. His few attempts at attacking had ended in him being deeply sliced by Eto's kagune, and he was hurt rather badly. But, despite this, he still answered his master's call. "Yes, Mast-you're hurt!"

Tsukiyama waved his hand dismissively. He then pointed to Misaki, whose unconscious body laid in a heap on the ground. Eto had tossed her away carelessly after Arima's first attack, and she thankfully hadn't been injured in the battle that ensued afterwards. "Retrieve the woman while I heal. Put her somewhere where she won't sustain further injuries."

"But, Ma-"

"Do as I say! These are Kaneki-kun's wishes!"

Kanae grimaced before slowly and painfully making his way to the investigator's body. Upon reaching her, he dragged the Misaki towards the woods, where she would (hopefully) be safe from the battle. As he came out of the forest, he stopped and took in everything that was happening at that moment.