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As the fight drags on and goes nowhere without a clear winner...
—Splash! Splash!
Arata's lower back opens violently while six dark tentacles emerge writhing savagely from side to side.
Yamamoto observes this with narrowed eyes.
"I supposed you were one of those shitty bloodsuckers by your ability and your eye. But... Rinkaku kagune... No. It's not exactly that."
The tentacles are black like the sky during the darkest night. Apart from that visual characteristic, there's something that completely differentiates them from a Rinkaku Kagune one is accustomed to.
They're surrounded by lightning tendrils that constantly crackle with electrical energy. And along each black tentacle there are sharp blades protruding, similar to the blades parasites use.
That's a mutation of his ghoul and parasite abilities that occurred when he evolved into a vampire.
The fusion of three different supernatural species.
In this mode, Arata's speed, reaction and physical strength increase exponentially.
His crimson eyes shine with more intensity while his tentacles break the ground beneath as they move violently.
"Puagh! What the hell are you, kid! An aberration! Just seeing you disgusts me!"
—Boom!
Both launch forward simultaneously.
Yamamoto's armored fist brutally clashes against a tentacle covered in crackling electricity.
—Crash!
The ground shakes from the shock explosion that expands in waves.
Arata violently pulls his tentacle, and the parasite blades scratch the black armor leaving deep marks. In the next second, he fluidly spins his body and two more tentacles launch toward Yamamoto's torso from different angles.
Yamamoto blocks one with his armored arm and cuts the other with his blade.
—Slash!
But the cut tentacle regenerates instantly while continuing to attack without stopping.
The two combatants move at speeds the normal human eye can't follow at all.
—Booom! Crashh! Clang! Bang!
They exchange devastating blows that mercilessly destroy everything in their path.
One of Arata's tentacles quickly coils around Yamamoto's leg.
—Crack!
Electricity flows violently throughout the tentacle.
—Bzzzzt!
Yamamoto grunts in pain feeling the electricity burn his skin, but immediately counterattacks with a kick that sends Arata flying through the air.
—Fwoosh!
Arata recovers in the air spinning his body and lands on the wall of a nearby building with his feet.
He pushes with his legs using all his strength.
—Booom!
The building trembles violently under the force while Arata launches like a direct projectile.
Yamamoto raises his arms to block the approaching impact leaving a smoke trail.
The moment the attack meets the block, the resulting impact is so massive the building behind Yamamoto cracks enormously. The windows explode simultaneously while the walls crumble.
The entire building starts tilting to one side.
Arata's tentacles dig into different parts of Yamamoto's armor.
—Crack! Shiish! Bzzzt!
Electricity flows constantly trying to fry what's inside the armor.
Yamamoto screams with fury and grabs two of the tentacles with his armored hands.
—Rip!
He brutally tears them off, making Arata's blood splash from his back. However, an attack that would weaken a ghoul had no effect on him since the tentacles regenerate in a matter of seconds.
The building finally collapses completely.
—Crashh! Boom! Rumble!
Tons of debris fall creating a massive dust cloud that covers the entire area.
It was a good decision that the CCG evacuated all humans from the area, otherwise all the surrounding civilians would have died crushed.
From the rubble, both combatants emerge completely unharmed.
Yamamoto shakes the dust off his armor while speaking with an amused voice.
"I've heard that ghoul girl say your name is Arata. How curious..."
He smiles showing an amused expression.
"Because my armor is also called Arata. Arata Proto armor, made from a powerful ghoul's Kakuja."
Arata Proto. Although it's the older version, it's still quite strong. Arata realizes why Yamamoto is so strong and still hasn't died.
He remembers this version, Arata Proto, was used by the CCG to fight against Yoshimura in canon. The men who used it for the first time managed to survive thanks to this quinque armor.
If it weren't for this quinque, Yoshimura, an SSS Rank ghoul, would have easily killed both of them.
Yamamoto says with a meaningful tone.
"What was he called? Ah... The Corpse Collector. Arata Kirishima."
Touka, who had followed them staying about thirty meters away to not be a hindrance to Arata, hears that.
Her eyes open enormously.
"W-what...?"
Her father...
That armor is made from her father.
Her small body trembles violently, and her eyes transform into kakugan.
Yamamoto continues.
"It was said Arata Kirishima had a daughter and a son. Aren't you two his children? Hahaha!"
Arata doesn't respond to the provocation.
The Arata armor has a disadvantage, and it's that over time the wear on the user will accumulate, and as a result the strain will be enormous, which would lead to the user's death if the battle prolonged too much. Maybe that's why Yamamoto is trying to enrage him to finish quickly.
But Yamamoto doesn't know Arata Kirishima isn't his father. He can't be furious about someone he doesn't know.
Still, feeling Touka's turbulent emotions from afar, his tentacles move with more violence.
Yamamoto seizes that instant and attacks with everything.
—Boom!
Direct impact.
Arata's stomach is pierced by the robust fist, and he's pushed backward at great speed, but stabilizes with tentacles dug into the ground.
In the next second, the hole in his stomach closes completely.
His tentacles launch toward Yamamoto from all directions simultaneously.
Yamamoto blocks and cuts them using the blade on his armor.
But there are too many attacking at the same time.
One manages to pierce his defense.
—Crashh!
It pierces his left shoulder and electricity flows intensely.
—Bzzzzt!
"Damn...!"
He tears off the tentacle and counterattacks ferociously.
The battle intensifies even more, and in the process they destroy another nearby building.
The neighborhood and street grounds are completely destroyed, with craters everywhere.
Yamamoto's face looks drenched in sweat, and the veins in his head pulse visibly. The use of the Arata Armor is taking its toll for prolonged use.
At that moment, he shows an opening stumbling backward. Arata doesn't see it, but underneath the mask covering the lower half of his face, there's a smile.
And Yamamoto doesn't know it, but Arata can read emotional frequencies.
Seeing there's an opening, sharp blades appear on Arata's fingers. He advances and pushes his hand forward at explosive speed. He feels his blade fingers stop at the armor. The muscles in his arm bulge, and using all his weight, he manages to penetrate the Special Class Investigator's body.
Yamamoto firmly grabs his arm with his hand.
"I've got you."
Arata shows a surprised face when the blade cleanly cuts off his head.
—Crisssh!
A ghoul dies if their brain is destroyed, multiple vital organs are destroyed simultaneously, or they suffer massive damage without the possibility of regeneration working.
Therefore, with the head separated, Yamamoto is sure Arata's brain will stop functioning.
However, he remembers this kid is quite different from other ghouls. Just to make sure, while Arata's head falls and rolls on the ground, he uses his hand to brutally open his chest and pull out his heart.
Arata's body falls to the ground.
While all that happens, a girl's scream is heard.
"ARATAAA!"