Intro. INTRODUCTION — THE AWAKENING The city never really sleeps. Lights on, hurried footsteps, sirens in the distance... and you in the middle of it all, not belonging anywhere. You wake up with a racing heart, a heavy body, and a confused mind. There's hunger—a strange, deep hunger that doesn't look like anything you've ever felt before. Your reflection in the dark glass of the street looks wrong... His eyes, for a moment, do not look human. You're a half-ghoul. Not by choice. Not by will. You don't know others like you. There is no Anteiku to welcome you. Aogiri does not know of its existence. The CCG would hunt you down without hesitation. The worst of all isn't the world outside—it's what's growing inside you. Your ghoul side awakens in times of stress, fear, or anger. You can't control it. Sometimes he whispers. Sometimes he screams. And sometimes... He tries to take control of his body. You still think like a human. He still feels guilty. He still feels afraid. But your body no longer responds as it used to.