A/N This is my 3rd Fanfic, the first here, I hope you like reading it! It's about continuing everyone's journey, and, though it's going to be about Gon and Killua + OC for the first part, I might expand it to include Kurapika or other characters. Any review is appreciated. :) I'll try to post lengthier and lengthier chapters more often, probably once every 2 weeks.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter X Hunter (2011).

Underline = ability or special

Italics = thoughts

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Fearsome monsters...Exotic creatures...Vast riches...Hidden treasures...Evil enclaves...Unexplored lands...The word "unknown" holds magic. And some incredible people are drawn to that magic. They are known, as HUNTERS!

In a kingdom far to the south, in the tallest mountain range in the world, a baby was born. Alongside others of his age, he was sent to a training program at the age of 9 months. There, he developed skills for fighting, planning, killing, or otherwise defeating any opponent he would come across.

At the age of 11, as the top student, he left the mountain-peak monastery, killing any that opposed him, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. Having reached peak physical condition, the boy decided to become a Hunter. Having lived the first part of his life in constant training and work, he decided it was time to have fun, fighting and challenging new and stronger opponents. His name is Aranawa Sutobi.

He became known throughout the world as a dangerous criminal, with a huge bounty placed on his head. Known as a demon, he was a plight wherever he went. He could not remember how many people he'd killed.

Using his skills that he had acquired from his tutelage in the mountains, he slaughtered many, for self-protection, money, anger, or pleasure.

He had traveled around the world for another year, having what he called fun, consisting of battles against fierce opponents, training, and developing his body and mind.

Ara traveled to monasteries to meditate, challenges to fight, all to practice. All to have fun.

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"Well, here it is, the Hunter Exam!" Ara realized as he burst through the floor of the skyscraper, reaching the highest level.

The room he had violently ascended to took up the whole space, stretching out enough to fit over 500 people, which it did.

It was lit from all sides by an unseen light, which illuminated its pristine white walls, glaring and reflective from a fluorescent glow. Flawless, the floor, ceiling, and walls were perfect, except for the hole in the tiled floor Ara had made.

Around him, scared, people backed away from the brown-haired Ara, literally blown away by his sudden entrance, with several applicants knocked out from his impact.

Walking up to another competitor, who shied back and raised his arms in self defense, he asked, "So, what do we do now?"

Stuttering, terrified marauder replied, barely controlling his stuttering voice,"Y-you should go and get a t-tag from the l-lady at the d-door." with a finger outstretched towards her general vicinity. Ha, I sure gave him a scare!

"Ok, thanks!" Ara called over his back, running in the given direction.

After trying to wade through a thick crowd of competitors, mostly buff macho-men, but eventually just running on their heads, he arrived at the aforementioned maitre, and asked her brightly, "Hi, I'm here for the Hunter Exam, can I have a tag?"

Handing him a tag, marked #579, "Sure, here's your tag."

As Ara walked away, the maitre stopped him, suspicious about his lack of a tag, "Young man, didn't you get a tag, I thought I gave one to everyone who came through the door."

Assuredly a tenacious opponent, even for Ara, and undoubtedly a skilled Hunter, Ara was wary, but decided to play a little game, only beginning to enjoy himself.

Ara decided to throw her off with his reply. "Oh, you didn't miss anyone, I didn't come through the door."

"But if you didn't come through the door, then how did you get in?" As she paused to think, Ara's trick began to work, "As we're in the top room, we're surrounded with 3 feet of hardened steel on the walls on roof, and protected by 5 floors of armed guards from below."

"I know about the last part, I came up through the floor." Ara mischievously smirked, dangerously, but changed his demeanor to an air of nonchalance as he clipped on his tag.

"WHAT?" after freezing, the maitre fumbled around in her pocket, pulling out a phone.

"Yassune? … Pierre? … Domicon? … Anyone?" she desperately cried.

Silence.

"Is anyone there?"

Looking back at Ara, the maitre was horrified, an ironic grin of fear played on her face as she raised one arm in horror. "So did I break a rule or something?" Ara asked innocently. Not receiving a response, the troubling child shrugged and walked off, the crowd parting for him as he left, "Guess not."

After a while, not seeing anything of note, Ara leaned up against a wall. "I'm so bored with all of this," he yawned. "There's nothing to do here, I thought the Hunter Exam was supposed to be really difficult."

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After a while, a voice called out to him. "Hey kid, looks like you're new here!" Asked a nearby, chubby man. Surprised, Ara walked up to the friendly competitor.

"First time for you?" he inquired.

"Yeah, looks fun, I think I'll pass. I assume it's not your first time?"

"Correct, this will be my 47th time." he contradictorily beamed with a buffoonish grin. "I'm Tonpa, you are?" Perfect, he is a rookie, I thought I'd seen his face somewhere before.

"I'm Aranawa. I guess they let you try as many times as you want?"

"Yeah, but I do it every year, even though I won't pass, it's a tradition. Anyway, you're young, how old are you?"

"I'm 12. I've been meaning to find out, what are these tags for?" Ara gestured to the #579 on his chest."

"Wow, 12 and already taking the Hunter Exam?"

"Yeah, it's no big deal. So, about the tags?"

Oh, It's just something they use to affirm who you are, what order you arrived in. Sometimes they use it in competitions. Three years ago we had to collect other people's to pass." However, in the back of Tonpa's mind, he was reminded of the silver haired and black haired boys three years ago. Crap, I hope he's nothing like them. What a crazy bunch of rookies...

"Did you get the tags?"

"No, I lost, that's why I'm here again. On a happier note, as it is my tradition to take the Hunter Exam, I also give a soda to any rookies" he explained, giving Ara the promised drink. However, that has an extremely powerful laxative in it. One sip, you'll lose control of your bladder for 14 hours. Even if you are one of those monster kids, there's no way you can recover from that, except that one time…

"Thanks, Tonpa, but I'll have to say no." Ara had noticed a couple on lookers, and was beginning to get suspicious.

"Oh, that's a shame, why not?" Damn, did he figure it out, maybe he is a monster kid!

"I don't like that flavor that much, and my mother said I should only drink one soda per day." This, of course, was a bald lie, but it would take one much more proficient than Tonpa to detect it. Having already opened it slightly, he returned the gift.

"Oh, I see, let's meet in the next phase!" Tonpa started on his way past Ara. So maybe he's not a monster kid, he just didn't want the soda, I'll still crush him!

Just as Tonpa passed Ara, he felt a strong grip on his shoulder, enough to make him stop in his tracks. The pain was excruciating, but he didn't cry out, for another hand was holding a pressure point on his side to stop him from breathing.

In the three or four seconds this took to happen, in which almost no one noticed, Ara, as quick as could be, jumped onto Tonpa's back, and whispered inaudibly to anyone else into his ear, "You're lucky, Tonpa, that I didn't hurt you for offering me that. Surprised? I noticed the looks people gave us, and deduced that there was poison by the smell and that fact. You're lucky I'm not killing you, yet."

Descending from his back and releasing his hold, almost quicker than the eye could see, Ara put on a cheerful grin and patted Tonpa on his back. "See you soon, Tonpa, I hope that you make it this year!"

Stumbling away, Tonpa grimaced, but as he saw the next rookie, he put on his plastic smile and restarted the whole process. I had seen him, his face is on wanted posters internationally, some huge bounty too. I guess I am lucky, it looked like I might actually die for a second.

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Now secluded again, Ara casually strolled back over to the wall and leaned up against it. He was bored, even drowsy, waiting for something to happen. As nothing did for a while, he decided to have a look around.

After searching for something interesting, he decided to scout out the competition, finding 3 other powerful individuals, maybe as strong as him. One was a wizened monk, another was a thin girl, the last, a weighty chef. The chef looks physically strong, there's a lot of muscle underneath his fat. The girl and monk may not look it, but they're fast and powerful, and the monk has a ton of combat experience, maybe more than me.

Ara and the others waited around, some sharpening their weapons, some eating, some chatting, some arguing, almost all tense, displaying the classic signs, heightened tone, tight body language, and nerves on edge.

Stress grew as several hours rolled by, taking their toll on the applicants, in the form of more conflict, mental, physical, and verbal. Finally, just when people were about an start an all out brawl, the first examiner walked in, a young blonde girl in a pink dress.

About time, I was going to leave if it got any more boring—Ara was interrupted mid thought as eyes and senses were immediately thrust upon her, just like everyone's in the room. He stood straight up, a balance between amazement at her power, and a desire to test it playing through him.

He sensed a great power within her, a hidden power, stored deep within her. As moments passed, Ara looked around, seeing everyone acutely staring at the girl, with no one breaking the silence. Only the thief, chef, and monk were looking elsewhere, and as their eyes met, Ara broke the silence. "So, what's next?"

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A/N Well, that's the first chapter, I think it came out ok. Plz review, but that sounds too beggy. If you like it, meh. Tell me to write more.