+ The Zoldyck's Adopted Daughter +

+ Chapter 01 +

+ The First Encounter +


'His purpose in life? To make sure their family business will always be stable. To direct and train his brothers to be the most efficient and highly-skilled assassins. And to be most useful to the family whenever it is needed.'

Illumi Zoldyck stared blankly at the cup of tea in front of him. The 10-year-old assassin was in a cafeteria, two blocks away from his target's mansion, passing time while waiting for his timing.

He was currently in Sheridan Town, finishing off his assignment for that night.

Illumi looked at the photo in his hand once again to check on his target's picture.

He was a middle-aged man who was known in hotel and restaurant business, as well as mining and real estate. He lived in a mansion at the central of the town.

Illumi then gazed at the mansion as he watched the light on each room turned off one by one indicating that the household was already preparing to retire at their beds.

The impassive Zoldyck assassin patiently waited until he could complete his mission for tonight.


At that night, most of the townspeople of Sheridan Town were already in slumber.

Tomorrow will be a big event for the townsfolks since there will be a huge birthday celebration for the daughter of one of the richest family in Sheridan.

In a huge mansion at the center of the town, Mariko Yuki, wife of Kaede Yuki - one of the nobles in Sheridan, tucked her daughter in her fluffy bed.

"Good night, princess. Tomorrow is your third birthday. Mommy and Daddy have a surprise for you!," Mariko said as she smiled towards her baby girl. She bent forward elegantly and pulled the blanket into the child's neck.

"Surprise?" asked the two-year-old girl, Michiyo, eyes widened in excitement.

"Yes. You better sleep now, so you can wake up early tomorrow for your surprise," she kissed the child on her forehead. "Good night. Mommy and Daddy love you."

"Love you too, Mom," Michiyo smiled as she closed her eyes after her mother left the room.


Past midnight.

Michiyo suddenly woke up in the midst of the night. She sat on her bed with an abnormal beating in her chest.

She thought she heard her mother screamed.

"Mommy?" She murmured nervously as she got off from her bed and walked towards the door. She went straight towards her parent's chamber which was two rooms away from hers.

When she reached the other side of the hallway, she wondered why the door of her parent's room was open but the lights were off. Her parents never retired in their room with their doors open.

She ran through the room and called them.

"Mommy… Daddy…" She called out in the dark. Her heartbeat raced even faster when she couldn't see anything except a dark silhouette that slowly turning towards her. "Mom, Dad..."


Illumi Zoldyck's hand stopped in mid-air.

He was about to end the kid's life. The 10-year-old assassin didn't know why his hand stopped in mid-air.

'She's going to die.' He thought to himself.

"Who are you?" the kid uttered innocently. "Where's my Mom and Dad?"

His eyebrow rose because this kid didn't sound scared even though there's a stranger in front of her. He withdrew his hand.

"They're dead." He answered flatly.

"D-dead?" That's when the kid's voice muffled.

Illumi switched on the lights as bright light flooded inside the room where the scene was almost shocking.

Fresh blood spread all over the carpeted room and on the bed, there's the couple who were bathing from their own red blood, heads separated from their bodies. Kaede Yuki's headless body was on top of his wife's when he shielded her from the assassin's assault.

The kid's eyes widened in shock.

"Mom? Dad?" She muttered.

Realizing that her parents were already dead, tears started to flow from her reddish eyes.

"Who… Who killed them?" the kid asked while moving towards her parent's lifeless bodies.

She wanted to touch them but pool of blood already dripped on the carpeted floor. She stumbled a bit when she tried to reach her father's feet.

"I did." Illumi watched the kid as she touched her parents' corpse.

"Mommy… Daddy… Why?" the kid asked while touching her mother's hands, still sobbing. "Why did you kill them?"

"Business." He answered coldly. "And I needed to include you," Illumi said as he approached her again.

The kid looked at the assassin. She didn't even blink when she saw his stiffened hand that was supposed to end her life. She didn't move.

Illumi's hand froze in mid air once again.

For the first time in his assassin life, he hesitated to kill someone.

He saw something in the girl's red eyes, something flickered.

'Dammit.' His hand was suspended at the girl's neck.

His pointed nails were now pressed against the girl's dainty neck as it started to bleed.

"Why don't you scream? Run? I'm going to kill you." He asked in a dangerous tone.

"Kill me." The kid said without blinking as she stared at the assassin's soulless eyes.

He pressed his nails harder. Still, the girl didn't move a bit.

After a minute of staring contest, Illumi gave up.

He shut his eyes tightly and withdrew his hands. "Dammit." He sighed with a bit of irritation... 'What the hell is happening to you, Illumi? She's just a kid.'

"Kill me." The kid uttered once again. "I want to be with my Mom and Dad. I don't have anything now, so just kill me instead."

Illumi was confused for a second. He didn't know what to do.

He's a Zoldyck for god's sake! The eldest son of the Zoldycks! A very dreadful, heartless assassin at a very young age.

Now, he couldn't kill that kid.

Before he knew it, the kid suddenly collapsed on the carpeted floor. Her petite body fell on the bloody carpet beside her father's corpse.

At that point, he didn't even bother to think.

He carried the kid as he strode out of the mansion.


Author's Note:

Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter X Hunter.

Storyline: This chapter was set up 15 years before the HxH began. The story will gradually progress until the current year when the 287th Hunter Exam happened where Killua joined.

Michiyo Yuki - my original charcter.

Mariko Yuki – one of my original characters, Michiyo's mother.

Kaede Yuki – one of my original characters, Michiyo's father.

Sheridan Town – also doesn't exist in HxH. It was part of the pigments of my imagination.

This was a revised version of my original fic: 'The Zaoldick's Daughter.' Some of the scenes will be altered and names were already corrected. Hope you'll still like it. ^_^

Mitara-Yuki