Hunter x Hunter

The Sonata of Darkness Arc

Hey hey hey! Here's my first Fanfic for my favorite Anime, Hunter x Hunter (2011)!~

I noticed that there are barely any, IF any, Fanfics that relate to the actual story and its arcs. Too many stories about Gon/Killua and people getting sucked into the world of Hunter x Hunter... Bleh!

So, I guess it's time to break the norm'.

There will be a good amount of OC's, but there will hopefully be enough returning characters to balance that out!

Dytomy Island is to the Southwest of Yorknew City.

Please Read, Review, and Enjoy!~

Chapter One

Request x And x Shadows

Eyes that follow you no matter where you go. Eyes that pierce through the darkness, even when you close your own. Eyes that haunt your dreams, turning them to nightmares of blood... Scarlet blood...

This is the curse of the Scarlet Eyes that has affected Kurapika so immensely, plaguing his thoughts at every waking and non-waking moment. Then there came a time, a very rare occasion indeed, when a single question came to mind:

What if I had been there?

"Kurapika?"

Kurapika snapped back to reality, and the light noise of the café he was sitting in came back into his mind. He turned to his left to see the source of the gentle voice... It was Melody.

"Melody... What are you doing here?" Kurapika turned away for a moment, rubbing his eyes. Melody moved over to sit across from Kurapika, a worried expression on her face.

"You seem tired... Have you been hard at work?"

"Yes, I..." Kurapika looked around for a moment. "I was able to find some of my clan's eyes," he told her. "But it's still not enough."

"You shouldn't over-do it," Melody told him.

"Over-doing it is what it's going to take," Kurapika muttered, taking a sip of his tea, which was already cold from him spacing out for so long. "So, why are you here?"

"I wanted to make sure you were doing okay," Melody stated. "Your friend, Leorio wanted me to keep an eye on you."

"Have you been following me?"

"No, I... Well, I have a request, actually." Melody reached up into her hat, pulling out a small, slightly crumpled letter. She set it on the table, and Kurapika picked it up, unfolding it and reading it. After a few moments, he put it down, looking at Melody in surprise.

"This is..."

"Yes," Melody said, giving a slight smile. "After our assignment for the Nostrade family was over, I went back to my mission... I contacted an Information Hunter by the name of Hanzo, and he found a lead for me-"

"To find the Sonata of Darkness."

"Hanzo..." Kuarpika remembered the bald ninja whom had been one of his fellow examinees. He was extremely powerful then, only being defeated by Gon's determination. "So, the request you wanted to ask of me?"

Melody looked down at the table solemnly. "This task is something I can't really do alone," she began, "Not just because of my disfigured state, but my mind's state as well. Facing the music that ruined my life..."

"At Dytomy Island... There's this cult that Hanzo talks about..."

"Yes," Melody said, "That is also a problem."

Kurapika gazed down at the letter, glancing through it again. "Are you sure you want me to accompany you?"

Melody nodded. "You know what it is like to want to destroy that which ruined your life," she stated, placing a hand over her heart, "It is because of this that I come to you with this selfish request, out of our mutual goals."

"I'm... not sure," Kurapika said. "I only came to Yorknew to meet up with Gon and Leorio, but I wanted to continue my hunt immediately following..."

"I understand," Melody said, taking the letter and putting it back into her hat. "I don't expect you to give up your mission to help me with mine. It's a selfish offer." Melody tipped her hat and hopped off of her chair, walking off.

"Wait!" Kurapika reached out to Melody, who stopped, turning to him. "Once I see Gon and Leorio, I'll decide then, alright?"

Melody nodded. "Then I shall await your response," she said. For a moment, she perked up, gazing out the window beside Kurapika. "Though, there they are."

Kurapika turned to look out the window. Sure enough, across the street was the tall, lanky man in a blue suit and small, spiky-haired boy he had befriended seemingly so long ago. "Ah! Tha-" Kurapika turned towards Melody, but she was gone. He sighed. I want to make the world right, starting with destroying the Spiders... But...

Tap tap tap. Kurapika's thoughts were cut short as he turned to see Gon standing outside the window, smiling and waving at him. Kurapika smiled back.

I guess I shouldn't worry about things like that right now.

Meanwhile...

A single drop of sweat fell from Hanzo's brow, falling seemingly in slow motion before hitting the branch he was standing on. Usually, it would not have made a sound, but in the deathly silence of the forest at that moment, it sounded like a crashing wave.

Shing! In an instant, a large metal rod shot through the trees from below, slicing through the branch. Hanzo leaped backwards, barely avoiding it, watching the metal pass just inches in front of him. As soon as he landed on another tree-branch, another rod came in from behind. Hanzo quickly spun around, producing his hidden blade, bringing it forth to deflect the piece of metal, sending it into another nearby tree.

"Impressive," a voice echoed through the trees. Hanzo looked around, unable to find the source, "So you really are a ninja like they said, ey?"

"I'm still waiting for you to show yourself," Hanzo stated, "Or are you too cowardly to do such a thing?"

Two more rods came flying up at Hanzo from different directions, crossing each other as they almost hit him, though Hanzo leaped to the side and fell through the trees, landing on his feet at the ground level. He squatted there, blade still at the ready, gazing through the silent forest.

"Give up already?" Hanzo peered around with his eyes. "You can't use Zetsu to hide yourself forever!"

The bushes behind Hanzo began to rustle. He turned to them... As he did, another steel rod was fired at him from the other side.

Gotcha, the person in the bushes thought with a smirk.

The rod grew closer and closer... Then, suddenly, right before it hit Hanzo, a black aura emitted outward, deflecting it and sending it flying up through the trees. Hanzo then pointed his blade towards the bushes, to the surprise of the man hiding there. "So, there's two of you then? Go ahead and come out."

After a few moments, the bushes began to shake, and a man stood up, holding his hands up innocently. He was a rather lanky man wearing an open, leather vest with long, scraggly hair and corkscrew-earrings.

"Alright, alright, you got me," the man said. "That was a pretty impressive ability you've got there."

Hanzo glared at the man, not lowering his blade. "You should explain yourself, before I decide to kill you."

"Fair enough. Let me bring out my partner then," the newcomer stated, bringing his hand to his mouth and whistling. Hanzo turned to his right to see a sort of animal leap out of the bushes, rushing over to its master. Once it reached the man, Hanzo could see that it was a large dog made out of... scrap-metal.

"Well, that's not what I was expecting," Hanzo muttered.

"The name's Gero, and this is Scrap," the man said, petting the dog, which was an odd sight for Hanzo. "This is my island."

"Your island? I thought this place belonged to that cult?"

"Ahh, that group that holed themselves up in the mountain?"

"Yeah, that one. They've got something that I'm after," Hanzo explained. "I was hired to find it."

"What is it exactly? I may be of some assistance," Gero said with a grin. Scrap laid down beside him.

"Something called the Sonata of Darkness... I don't even know, it seems far-fetched to me. I mean, there's barely any information about it out there. I was lucky to find this place. Now I just have to wait for her to get here and- Wait..." Hanzo pointed his blade back at Gero again. "Who exactly are you?!"

Gero chuckled sinisterly. "You talk a lot, did you know?" Gero snapped his hand, and Scrap stood, tensing itself, battle-ready.

"Damn... Caught talking again," Hanzo said under his breath.

"But since you told me a lot, why don't I tell you something?" Scrap reached behind him and pulled out a jagged, rusted-looking dagger. "That cult you were talking about-"

"I'm its leader."

Hanzo's eyes widened in surprise. Scrap suddenly leaped towards him. As it grew near, another shot of dark aura came out of Hanzo, hitting it and knocking it away. As soon as it left Hanzo's view, Gero was upon him, bringing his dagger forward. Hanzo blocked his blade, and they stood there for a second, locked in a power struggle.

"That power of yours, what exactly is it? I'd love to know," Gero said with a cackle. He leaped back just as some of the black nen came out again, attempting ot hit him. "I would've taken you to be an Enhancer, but perhaps you weren't born for the ninja trade?"

"Jeez, and I thought I talked a lot," Hanzo said, bringing his hands together. "I'll show you my power..." The black aura began to seep out of Hanzo's body, enveloping him. Gero watched with increasing interest as the aura extended past Hanzo, creating another bubble of aura beside him, molding into something... After a few moments, it finished, and there stood a shadow version of Hanzo made out of Nen. "This is my: Ninjitsu Art of Shadow Conjuration," the two spoke at the same time.

Gero clapped once, grinning. "Great! Marvelous! So you use the shadow to extend beyond yourself, but you can also make it its own thing! Haha-"

"...It's too bad that you're just another sacrifice."

From the side, three metal rods came at the two Hanzos. Shadow Hanzo deflected them with ease, and Gero leaped into action once more, slicing at Hanzo, who avoided the attacks. Scrap leaped out at Shadow Hanzo, who grabbed hold of its incoming clawed arm, throwing it to the side. Scrap slid across the ground and recovered, running at him instantly.

"It must be strenuous, having to focus on fighting while controlling a clone," Gero said wickedly as he continued to slice at Hanzo with super-fast movements.

"Hmph, not at all," Hanzo said, to Gero's surprise. As he avoided one of Gero's oncoming stabs, he elbowed Gero's arm with immense force, making Gero gasp and drop his dagger. Then, he brought his hidden blade on his right hand across his neck...

And sliced his head clean off.

Blood spurted into the air, and Gero's headless body fell to its knees, his head rolling a few yards away. Scrap, which was running at the Shadow Hanzo, stopped and began to back away. Hanzo moved to his clone's side.

It hasn't disappeared... Is his Nen strong enough to continue after death?

Scrap turned and ran off into the forest. Hanzo sighed, concealing his blade. His Nen clone began to dissipate, returning to Hanzo's aura. He wiped off some of the blood from his clothes.

"If that was the leader, then this place is too boring for me," Hanzo said, cracking his neck and turning and walking off from the scene.

Kurapika, Gon, and Leorio sat in the Yorknew cafe, which was now almost empty, with them being the only customers left as the sun was falling beneath the horizon.

"So, how was the election? I couldn't keep up with what was happening," Kurapika said.

"Well..." Leorio scratched his chin in thought. "It's a long story, actually. I guess the main thing to know is that I'm not the Chairman, and Gon is alright." He pat Gon's shoulder.

"Yep! It's all thanks to Killua," Gon said.

"Killua? Speaking of which, where is he?" It's unusual for Gon and Killua to be apart, Kurapika thought.

"He decided to go see the world," Gon stated. For a moment, there was a hint of sadness, but he instantly dropped it, showing a wide smile. "But I'm sure we'll see each other again one day. So, I need to get stronger to make sure I keep up with him!"

Kurapika smiled at this. "Well, I'm glad you're still the same as ever."

"What about you?" Leorio pointed at Kurapika. "You must've been busy with something, right?"

"Of course! I was hunting down the eyes. I was able to find quite a few, but... There's still many more to go," Kurapika said.

"That's great! We should go and help him, right Leorio?" Gon looked expectantly at Leorio.

"Ehh, hey now... I have to go back to Medical School for a while after this," Leorio stated.

"It's alright... Actually, I was going to do something else," Kurapika said.

"What is it?"

"Melody approached me with a request..." Kurapika leaned forward, gazing down at his drink in thought. "I wish to hear your opinion on it..."

Meanwhile...

Within the volcano of Dytomy Island, a man sat upon a throne made out of volcanic rock. The room was mostly dark, except for the slight cracks in the walls and floor that emitted molten, red light around.

Scrap entered the room, approaching the man sadly. It laid down beside his rocky throne.

"What happened?" The man placed his large hand on Scrap's head. The scrap-dog gazed up at him. "... … I see."

The man stomped his right foot angrily. As he did, the entirety of the volcano began to rumble and roar in his wake. A bit of magma shot up out of the cracks in the ground, brightening the dark room a little more...

So that you could see the man's Scarlet Eyes, illuminated in the red light.

To Be Continued

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"Are you sure you can go through with this?"

"I can see it in your eyes. You want to use the Sonata, don't you?"

"Hisoka..."

"The Spiders!"

"Bring us a man there by the name of Gero."

"He'll get the fight he's looking for, but the outcome won't be in his favor."

Cause x And x Effect

A/N: Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I wanted to incorporate a fight of sorts to maybe keep you interested ;D It wasn't pointless though, by any means. But anyways, please review to let me know how you feel about this, and I'll see you guys later! 3