"You guys go on without me." Kurapika said, turning his back to Leorio and the rest of the hunters.
Leorio came to a halt and said, "What's the matter, Kurapika?"
"I had a bad feeling that something must've happened to them." he said, without facing Leorio. Lina came running towards him, holding his arms. Kurapika did not look at her eyes either.
"Look, we're all here to help each other out. Don't be stubborn." Lina said.
"She's right. What do you have in mind?" Haji asked.
"I'll go find Gon and Killua while you guys attack the headquarters." Kurapika said, finally turning around to face the rest of the group.
"I'll go with you." Lina said.
"Me, too," Leorio said.
"No, I'll go alone. It will be too dangerous." Kurapika said.
Lina frowned as she heard this. She was expecting Kurapika would reply something like that. "I can take care of myself." Lina promised and then, she turned to Leorio, waiting for him to say the same thing. Kurapika also looked at him with his eyebrows raised. Leorio gulped. "I – I – can – h – help out a bit – " Kurapika held his head and shook it. "Oh, alright. You two can come along." Kurapika sighed and then, he turned around to Haji and the others. "You do the rest. Once we're able to rescue our friends, we'll take the others down."
"Okay," Haji gave an okay sign to him. "Take care of yourselves. I hope to see you guys again when this is over."
"Of course, we'll see each other again!" Leorio exclaimed.
"And by the way," Haji said, before Kurapika walks away. "Arigatou, tomodachi." Kurapika shrugged and kept on walking. Lina and Leorio waved goodbye to Haji and the other hunters. Kurapika dialed Killua's number. It rang for 5 times and then, a familiar voice answered, "Hey, this is Killua. I'm probably out right now or I'm busy doing an important thing, so please leave the message after the beep." Kurapika did not leave any message and ends the call. Killua's phone stopped ringing. Killua looked at his pocket and then, at the person standing in front of him. "Well? Aren't you going to put me down? Someone's calling me."
The girl did not respond, instead, she just stared at him. "Well, that's very unusual of you." Killua continued, closing his eyes. "I didn't expect that I will get this kind of greeting for you. You see, Gon and I have been looking all over for you and here you are, just watching me tied upside down."
"Will you keep your mouth shut?" a voice responded. It was not the girl's voice, it was somebody else. The girl hit him hard on the face which removed his tooth. He spitted the tooth to the light bulb and it broke into pieces. As soon as the light went out, he took the opportunity to remove the chains bind around him. Then, he came closer to Kaoru and said, "Kaoru, what's got into you?"
The boy's voice echoed with laughter. "Isn't this fun? I get to witness your death tonight, young assassin."
Who is that? Killua thought and then, he used Gyou in the darkness. He saw Kaoru coming towards him and he was just in time to dodge her. He noticed that the aura around Kaoru's body was different. I know what's going on here. Someone's controlling her and whoever that is; it's definitely a sousa nen user. Killua thought as he keeps dodging Kaoru's attack. Then, Kaoru threw a bunch of Kurai spears at him. He stepped on his skateboard and used it to block the spears. "Whew! That was close!" Killua said, looking down at his skateboard, "Oh, great! Now look at what you did to my new skateboard!"
"What's taking you so long? Finish her off." The voice laughed. Killua turned around; he can't sense that the one who has been controlling Kaoru is just around the corner. Darn it! I have to do something before Kaoru makes another move.
Kaoru came running towards him when he vanished from her sight. He appeared at her back and hit her nape. Kaoru dropped the dagger that she was holding and fell down. Killua caught her just in time and carried her at his back. He ran as fast as he could, following where his killer instincts are taking him. As soon as he got out of the building he's in, he turned around and found a few people walking around the city. Although there were a few people, it was hard to find the hinter who was controlling Kaoru. Then, Killua noticed a familiar person at the crowd. He chased that person with Kaoru on his back. It was not difficult for him; he was able to pass thru several people with great speed. When the boy noticed he was being chased, he suddenly ran as fast as he can. To his dismay, Killua was faster than him. He was in front of him before he could escape.
"What are you doing here?! Are your friends with you as well?" Killua asked seriously. His eyes became merciless and his nails suddenly became long and sharp. Before he could even move, Killua was able to wound him. The boy was hit right at his stomach. Killua was about to make another attack when the boy quickly vanished from his sight.
What the heck?! Where did he go? Killua thought, with his right hand dripping with blood. Suddenly, people around him started to block his way. "Hey, get out of the way! I don't want to hurt all of you!" Killua said abruptly, but the people did not budge. They stayed put until the boy was nowhere insight. Then, Killua's phone rang once again. He looked at the name of the person calling; it was Kurapika. He ignores the call and puts his phone back to his pocket and moved on. He felt someone else is watching his every move, but he pretended that he did not feel anything at all.
Kurapika hangs up and then, he used Killua's number to find where he and Gon are. It took him 5 minutes to locate where Killua was. He turned to Leorio and Lina, "They're at Huntson City. We have to take a train to get there."
"But Kurapika," Lina said, "It will take us half a day before we could get there."
"I know." Kurapika said quietly. "But we have no choice. Something might have happened to them. We're not sure if they're doing fine."
"Why didn't he answer your call?" Leorio asked.
"I don't really know." Kurapika said as he puts his cell phone back to his pocket. "He's probably in the middle of something important."
Gon stood up slowly. He was able to defend himself but he could not attack Kyosuke. He is attacking continuously. He holds 2 sickles in his hands. As soon as he throws it, it multiplies and attacks towards Gon on every side. Gon keeps using his fishing rod to block the sickles every time Kyosuke attacks. All of the sudden, his cell phone rang, someone was calling. He was about to answer it when Kyosuke threw his sickle to where Gon was holding it. Gon evaded the sickle which made his cell phone fall down the ground. He caught it just in time before it even reaches the ground.
"Hello? Oh, it's you. I'm really having a hard time right now." Gon laughed a bit as he avoided the sickle coming towards the direction where he was standing.
"So, do you need a hand?" the voice said on the other line.
"No," Gon paused. He swung his fishing rod and caught one sickle. The other sickles vanished. There were 5 remaining, one of them is the real sickle. Gon hit the ground with his fist to block the sickles. As soon as the sickle stuck on the ground he put his phone back to his ears. "I can't take care of this myself."
"Oh, really? Alright then. Promise me you'll call me back once you're finished." The voice said.
"Sure, I promise." Gon hangs up and ends the fight. He ran as fast as he could and hit Kyosuke hard on the stomach. With Gon's punch, he flew away and passed thru several walls. Gon followed him to check if he's still conscious. To his relief, he fainted. Kyosuke's face was covered with blood. Gon sat next to him and sighed. He picked his phone and dialed a number. It rang. Killua's voice spoke on the other line. "That was fast."
"I have to finish it – he's a tough one – " Gon panted.
"Gon, I'm coming. Just keep talking and stay awake, okay?" Killua said, but it was too late. The phone slipped thru Gon's hands. He fainted as well. It was a tough fight for him. His body was covered with wounds.
"Gon?! GON?! GON?!"
Okay, the chapter ends here. lol. Sorry if it took a long time. Please do leave a review...
