The soft winds of the night bellowing across the lone alleyway were broken by the sound of a door pushed open.

"Come back when you have money, you damn freeloader!" A middle-aged man in an unkempt state was thrown out from the building followed by the slam of the door.

The man muttered incoherently as he staggered against a rusty trashcan, sliding his buttocks down onto the wet concrete. Soon, his figure relaxed until a light snore emanated from him.

Suddenly, a bright flash of light formed a few feet away from him for a brief moment before dissipating, revealing a nude, white-haired, teenage kid.

The teenager wobbled in place for a moment before finding his place. Taking note of his surroundings, his lips curved up when he saw the lone man resting and unaware.

His left eye took on a bright red and black color and four appendages came out from within his back, seemingly stretching in relaxation.

One of the appendages then swiftly smashed against the middle-aged man's head, neutralizing him instantly, the grey matter from his brain splattered across the surroundings while crimson poured out the open neck.

"My, how delectable," the kid spoke, a ravenous smirk etched across his face.


Wrapped in his covers, the dark-haired Ken Kaneki yawned, peeking out at his alarm which showed the digits 5:45.

"So early?" He muttered to himself, slightly annoyed at having woken up before his alarm was set to go off.

As he was readying to go back asleep, he noticed a peculiar sound.

Sitting up to investigate, he turned towards his window which he never remembered opening.

His breathing quickened as panic set in.

Throwing off the warm covers, he stood up, wearily. His bare feet slowly made their way towards the window.

Taking a brief look outside, he saw nothing. Letting out a breath; he shut the window, making sure to lock it.

Turning back around, he froze.

"Hello"

Kaneki's loud shriek was cut short, followed a soft thud.

Standing over the limp corpse, the same white-haired teenager who looked almost identical to the diseased Kaneki, snickered to himself.

"So, did I just commit suicide?"

A/N: Note, this is just the prologue, expect more lengthy chapters very soon.