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Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter X Hunter or all the characters pertaining to it, except my OC Merula, and the rest of other characters not pertaining to the Hunter X Hunter anime/manga.

Warning: (extreme) violence and gore (some would be more detailed in the later chapters). Referring Kurapika here as female.

Note: Any corrections to grammar, spelling, typo errors are welcome and greatly appreciated. ^^


Chapter 01: Advent

Aklan, as what Kurapika learned from her brief research, was a province in a tropical country. So, it was only sensible for the blonde hunter to change her clothes that would be convenient in such a place. He put on a pair of trousers, sneakers, and a cotton white shirt with upright collar and elbow-length sleeves under a black vest that concealed the slight bulk on her chest.

Come to think of it, Kurapika had succeeded in hiding her true gender to everyone, or probably 'almost' to everyone including her friends since the massacre of her tribe and up until now. For her, it would not be convenient and practical to go on a journey, straight up as a female, and become a hunter to seek revenge against a notorious group of criminals who murdered her people. She made a resolve that such goal (or most probably, she rather took it as such obligation as the sole survivor of Kuruta) must be done by her, alone.

The plane she boarded had taken off from York Shin more than two hours ago and had crossed the Pacific Ocean. She insouciantly leaned her head on the back of her seat. Soon, her musing was interrupted when something warm landed on her face. She turned her head to the side and saw sepia of the setting sun through the window. The sun had dispersed a reddish orange tinge among the clouds. It was a beautiful sight. It was like the sky was burning. Then, the burning colour reminded Kurapika of the red eyes of her people. She clutch her chest for she felt the pang in her heart again.


After almost three more hours of flight, the plane finally landed in Aklan International Airport. The moment Kurapika stepped off the plane, though it was almost 7:00 pm, the wind was warm. Tropical country huh? she thought.

Kurapika, unlike any regular passenger, brought only her shoulder bag. At least a brand new one but almost the same like the old one she used back in the hunter exam. Her hunter's licence card sure was quite handy that she was able to board a plane within an hour and rode in it for free.

She then rode a cab that brought her to one of the Aklan's grandest hotel.

The said hotel, judging it by appearance, was not as grand as those back in York Shin. Kurapika could tell it even though it's already dark as she stared at its façade the moment she stepped off the cab. Hotels are like this in this country's province she presumed.

The lobby was a bit busy with regular people, and with both local and foreign tourists. Some of them, like Kurapika, just arrived to book a room, while others were busy making phone calls to their friends or family they were expecting to arrive and join them in the same hotel.

"I need a room for a single person," Kurapika told the receptionist, "First class", she added as she showed her hunter's licence. The receptionist hesitated for a moment, and then she examined the hunter's card at Kurapika hand. When she was satisfied and certain that the card was real, she smiled and accepted the card.

"Of course," the receptionist grinned, "In a minute please…"

On one of the couches in the lobby was a man sitting and and hiding his face with a magazine. He must be in her early thirties. He had a short brown hair, and a sturdy body. He was wearing a casual white shirt and brown trouser. That man could not help but peeked over the magazine and stared at the blonde hunter the moment Kurapika showed her hunter's card. His eyes narrowed with suspicion.

Finally, the bellboy appeared and asked Kurapika politely to follow her so he could escort her to her room. When she was almost 10 meters away from the reception booth, the man with the magazine stood up, dropped the magazine on the couch, approached the receptionist and asked some questions. That time, Kurapika and the bellboy had already entered the elevator unaware of the man's scheme against the blonde hunter. The said man then headed to one of the elevators as well and headed to the floor where the Kuruta's room was.

Kurapika's assigned room was located in the 21st floor, 4th floor below the rooftop of the hotel. Kurapika's grave seriousness gave the bellboy the uncomfortable and foreboding feeling. Something bad was going to happen. He could feel the animosity from her, as if she was expecting an ambush.

"My room isn't that hard to find, is it?" Kurapika finally broke off the silence. The bellboy flinched.

"N…No. Not really," the bellboy stammered.

"Give me the keys," she demanded and bellboy obeyed immediately with almost trembling hands.

The elevator door opened at the 21st floor. Kurapika stepped off the elevator but she ordered the bellboy to leave her. The elevator's door closed behind her, and the Kuruta found her self alone in the hallway. Or maybe, she was not really alone in there and soon, her suspicion was proven right.

Kurapika raised her right hand and the dowsing chain materialized on her ring finger.

"There were ten of them," she told herself thoughtfully after sensing the aura of other people not far from her.

"Let's settle this!" she exclaimed. Then, men in black combat ensembles emerged from both ends of the hallway, lurching toward the blonde hunter in unison.

Shuriken flew towards her but she managed to dodge them. In seconds, she was circling in mid air and her dowsing chain spiralled around her and rammed against three of her attackers, throwing them several feet away. Two enemies appeared behind her and were about to swung down swords onto her, but she made a roundhouse kick and hit them both in the stomach with almost an audible cracking sound. Then, their bodies hit the ground. She had probably broken their ribs.

She landed on the floor crouching. Alert enough, she managed to block the flying daggers heading towards her by her chain. She swung her hand again and her chain whipped against the three who were about to fire their guns at her, sending them to the ground like the previous two. The guns flew off their hands. However, the remaining two enemies who stood from both sides of the hall were already aiming their machine guns at the blonde hunter. Kurapika went on a run to avoid the darting bullets. She then aimed the metal ball of her dowsing chain to the face of one of her remaining attackers and succeeded knocking him out; his mouth bled and lost some teeth.

"One more to go." Kurapika declared in a whisper.

The last one constantly fired his armalite at Kurapika but she dodged low and managed to avoid most of the bullets, though one bullet managed to rip her sleeve and created a small hole on it. It didn't take long before she was able to knock the gun off the enemy's hand by her chain. She then lurched towards him to deliver the final blow when a switch blade suddenly appeared on his hand. He dashed forward to meet her attack.

The enemy swung his switch blade at the Kuruta endlessly but never landed onto the blonde hunter's skin. Kurapika spun behind him and delivered a strong kick to his back, sending her attacker sweeping his face against the floor.

The enemy tried to stand up with the blade still in his grasp, but Kurapika's foot crashed his hand, nailing his hand against the floor. The Kuruta picked up the blade and pointed it under the enemy's chin. Suddenly, he began to stutter for mercy in language she could not comprehend.

"Suko na ako! Suko na ako! Wag nyo akong patayin!" (I give up! I give up! Please spare me!) the enemy pleaded.

"Who-" Kurapika was about to question him who was behind all this attack when she was interrupted by a sound of hands clapping.

…to be continued….


Sorry. I didn't mean this chapter to be this short. It's just that I barely have enough time writing this. ^^' Anyway, this chapter is edited for grammar errors. :P