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Author Note: Like always I wanted to say thank you again to NailoSyanodel (go see her profile) boyfriend for correting my mistakes and offering some good suggestions to enhance this story.
This is my longest chapter for now, it's a little bit technical by moments, but needed for the story. All infos in this chapter were found on the Internet, so if there's an error just let me know I'll correct it.
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Chapter 10: Nen explanations
The next day, Kurapika arrived at the clinic to deliver the weekly flowers. Thinking about the small joy he gets from passing the flowers to all the smiling faces, he decided to finish his deliveries with Omi's room so stay with him for a while after he was done. Entering the clinic with his first pack of flowers, he saw Biske walking through the hallways, "How did the night go?" He asked her.
Seeing the blond Hunter behind the bouquets, the Nen master smiled. "Fine. Nobody showed up from any of the entrance points and Senritsu said she didn't hear anything disturbing from Omi's room," Biske replied. "I think she's with him right now."
"Thank you I'll deliver these and go see him afterwards."
As he planned, Kurapika finished his deliveries with Omi's room. Opening the door Kurapika saw that he was speaking with Senritsu when Kurapika entered the room. "Hello there, I brought some flowers per your doctor orders." He said with a smile as he placed the flowers on the windowsill.
Omi smiled at him, looking a lot better than the night before. "Thank you I appreciate them."
"How are you feeling today?" Kurapika asked sitting down.
"Better. My fever is going down and sleeping in a bed helped a lot"
Kurapika looked away from Omi. He was happy that his friend was safe, but still felt responsible for the whole situation. "I'm sorry Omi."
"You don't have to be, it's not your fault." Omi replied, a cheerful look on his face. "Those guys would have probably come here even if you hadn't been here. If only just to see what the 'new land', like you say, has to offer." Omi watched Kurapika and felt bad for him, but he knew he needed to show him the truth. "Weiss would still have ended up with them as targets. I still would have had to spy on them and I would've been captured because I was careless." He admitted a hard look on his face. "You had nothing to do with what happened to me. In fact, I'm pretty sure I would've been in more trouble right now if you had not been here because you gave us a lot of information" Omi sighted as his cheerful expression returned "I'm pretty sure you even played an important role in my rescue, even if you were not at there base."
"He right Kurapika," Senritsu added listening to the two youths, "and you know it so don't lie to yourself."
"Two against one isn't fair, but I guess you're both right."
At that moment, they clenched as the door open and relax with a laugh as they saw Ken enter the room with a pile of books. Putting them on one of Omi's side table He saw their faces and answered their silent question.
"Your school work for the next week. I took the liberty to go ask your teachers for it. I told them you cut your ankle at work and the wound was deeper than you first thought. Also since it was not treated correctly at first, we had to bring you at the clinic. I warned your teachers they would keep you here for a week."
Not sure if he should thank or kill his teammate, Omi smiled, "Thank you Ken. This will be good to keep me busy." Omi lied.
"No problem. Just as long as you make sure you get better, okay?" Ken replied with a wink and a smile and turned to head towards the room's exit, turning back to look at their delivery boy. "Kurapika your coming? We still have work to do."
Realizing he had other errands to run, Kurapika jumped out of his seat. "Yes I am. I'll see you both next time." He said back and he murmur for Senritsu finely tuned ears only; "Take care of him for me please."
"Bye guys, see you later." Omi said with a smile.
"Next time Kurapika." Senritsu replied with a small nod for Kurapika eyes only.
Ken and Kurapika exited the clinic and went back to the flower shop.
It had been a fortunately uneventful few days when the members of Weiss and the Hunters reunited in Omi's room after dinner. They all spoke in hush tunes until Senritsu assured them they had complete privacy.
Stepping forward, Manx was first to update the group on the question she has been researching. "I was able to obtain some DNA sample of Persia, Reji and your mother Kikuno just in case, so we should have an answer in around a week or so. I gave them to Dr. Leorio so he could analyze them, since he probably has yours already or will take it to compare. It was the best way to be 100 sure on who was your real father."
"Thank you Manx." Omi said with as heavy-heart, anxious and nervous as to what the answer will be.
Wanting to take his teammates mind off his family matters, Aya turned to Omi, "So did you learn anything at their base Omi?"
Omi looked at the swordsman, any thoughts of his father gone as he remembers that night. "I had some trouble focusing, but they did ask me some questions that might lead us to some information. I don't know if their questions were important or not, but I'll tried to remember them for all you. Their leader started by asking me my name and, like I said before; I gave him my real one. His second question was to know if I was the person who was following his teammates. Of course I said I was, since he really scared me and I figured, for my own survival, it would be the best for me not to lie to them." Omi forced his hands not to shake, then a small smile came to his face. "I did twist the truth as much as could without lying."
"And that's probably why you were able to stay alive until you were rescued." Kurapika stated, "but please continue."
"His third question came after he received some papers. He asked me to tell him my life story because his report said that Mamoru Takatori was and is probably still officially missing. I told him everything, it was hard not to include Weiss without lying, but I managed to evade mentioning our group name and I also 'forgot' to mention our group was back together. I told him we disbanded after taking care of Reji Takatori; I just overlooked the fact that we later reunited, since they never asked if that happened. They didn't get any information on Weiss from me, but by now they probably did some deeper research on me since you rescued me. After all that he wanted to know why I was spying on them. I said I was helping police on special case, which is partially true." There was a small pause as he remembered the last comment of the lead Spider, "His last question was really weird though."
"What was it?" Kurapika wanted to know.
"He gave me a description that fit you Kurapika. He mentioned fighting with chains and since I never saw you with any or ever fighting, I told them I didn't knew anyone like that and it was really true. Was it you?"
"Yes it was and thankfully for you, you didn't knew that then. I do use chains as my main weapons." Kurapika replied showing Omi his right hand with his chains on it. "I just never had have to fight anyone since I've been here so you never saw them." Pushing his sleeve down he continued. "It also kept you from being held hostage by them to get to me."
Not as weird out as he was the first time he saw the chains, Ken grabbed Omi in a loose, playful headlock "Thanks to Kurapika and his chains, we were able to find you quickly. Without him around, it would probably have took Kritier a lot longer than only a day to find their hideout," letting go finally. "You would have been dead by then. In a way he was the main person who helped with your rescue."
Glad to be out of the hold, "Wow! I guess I was lucky then." Looking over to Kurapika, "Thank you Kurapika. See, you did play a big role in my rescue even if you were not there. Just imagine what would have happened if you hadn't been helping us." Omi said cheerfully, smiling widely to Kurapika.
"Ah… hmm… yes, you were very lucky. Actually all of you were." Kurapika stated feeling a bit shy by Omi consideration, "because you're not Nen users and they couldn't sense you. Now they are aware of that fact and they will remember it. Next time getting away might be more difficult."
"What's this Nen you're talking about? You sort of mention it before." Yohji asked.
Kurapika looked over at the other Nen users who all nodded. Turning to Weiss, he prepared to divulge something this world might not comprehend.
"Now might be a good time to explain it. Everybody's here and we're not in a rush to save someone right now." Looking over to the child like Biske, "Correct me if I make any mistake."
"Of course I will, because if children like you can't retain the lessons they're taught, where would this world be going?" Biske said with a smirk.
Making sure he had everyone attention, Kurapika began. "Everybody has an Aura that goes in and out of the body. The ability to control this Aura and use it according to one's will is called Nen."
"So if I understand this correctly," Omi commented first, "Aya, Yohji, Ken, Birman, Manx and I can't use Nen, but we do still have that Aura going through our bodies, right? I remember having a class talking about Buddhism and chakra, is it similar to that?"
"Yes. It's similar to that," Kurapika answered a smile coming to his face, "and yes you understood what I meant correctly. Everybody in this room has an Aura, but nobody from your part of the world has Nen, the capabilities of controlling it, like the rest of us."
Aya stirred in his chair, not liking the implications, he managed to hide his frustration. "That explains to us what Nen is, but not why it's that different, if you can control it or not."
Feeling the mood coming from his temporary boss, the young Hunter remember how sensitive some of them were to Killua's remarks. "I was about to explain it," Kurapika replied. "You see, people who can use Nen have enhance capabilities, like running faster than the common peoples which you have witnessed yourselves. I'll try my best to explain to you the sub-categories of Nen without confusing you. There are ten sub categories: Ten, Ren, Zetsu, Gyo and Hatsu are the basic ones and the advanced one are: In, Shu, Kou, Ken, and En. I'll start with Ten and finish with Hatsu, since Hatsu itself contains sub-categories and is different according to each person's Aura. Don't be afraid to interrupt me and ask any questions if you don't understand."
Biske feeling that Kurapika had a good grip on things now, got up and saw everyone turned to her "I'm going to go get some drinks for everyone since we'll probably be here for a while and I will also get some materials if a demonstration is needed. Keep going without me."
She said as she began to walk out of the room not wanting to worry anyone since she really just wanted to secure the clinic again.
"Thank you." Kurapika said while she was closing the door. "Now let's start with Ten. That's the ability to release the flow of energy and surround oneself with it."
"And that flow of energy is what you called the Aura earlier?" Ken asked trying to keep up.
"Yes it is. Still following me for now?"
Weiss nodded, Birman and Manx as well.
"Than I'll continue with Ren. It basically amplifies what Ten started by releasing the energy through the bodies opening, which are called shokos. It's a more powerful version of Ten if you want."
Kurapika paused waiting in case they had questions and since nobody said anything, he assumed they didn't have any and continued "Zetsu allows the user to control the escape of energy from within his body. It's, in a way, the opposite of Ren since instead of releasing energy, it's keeping it hidden inside the body. Because Zetsu hides the energy, it makes its user almost undetectable from other Nen users. It's good for spying or hiding if the opponent is too powerful."
"Almost?" Yohji asked.
Glad that they were paying some close attention, Kurapika held up a finger, "The answer to that question will come later in my explanations. The next one is Gyo. It's the concentration of the energy flow into a specific body part. When Gyo is used on the eyes it allows the user to see the Nen of others, unless they're using Zetsu of course."
Before he could say anything else, Biske entered the room with a wheeled table full of drinks and a few usual objects. She distributed the drinks to everyone and made a move that signaled Kurapika to continue.
"Those were the basics Nen sub-categories. Hatsu is still left, but like I said since it's longer to explain I'll finish with it. Now for the advanced ones, In is the first I'll describe. In is like an advanced version of Zetsu. While Zetsu can only hide the energy of the body within it, In can also hide a technique's energy."
Hating to be the first, Omi raised his hand. "Whoa, I think you just lost me there."
"I'll give you an example. It might help you have a better understanding." Kurapika replied with a smile. "Let's take me as an example. In my case, my weapons, my chains; are made of Nen. Following?" Omi nodded in response. "If I wanted to spy on somebody, I could use Zetsu, but if I still have my weapon out, using Zetsu would be pointless because my weapon would still be detectable even when I'm not. With In, I can hide myself and my weapon as well or any other techniques I might be using in the same time."
"Oh, thank you. I understand much better now." Omi replied, hoping his teammates were as confuse as he was just then.
"That's what I'm here for. That and making sure you're not confused is my job right now." Kurapika said trying to soothe his friends before he continued.
"The next one is Shu. It's the ability to transfer your energy to an object, for the purpose of strengthening it." Standing up Kurapika took one napkin and an empty plastic cup from the wheeled table. "Here I'll show you." He said as he put the cup on one of Omi's side table made sure there was nothing else behind it except the wall. As they watched him, he position himself on the opposite wall facing the cup. Kurapika held the napkin and transferred some of his Nen into it. He then threw it straight at the cup. The next thing Manx, Birman and Weiss saw was the cup falling into two pieces. The napkin imbedded in the wall behind it, Kurapika took the flimsy piece of paper and passed it around to show that it was just like any of the other napkins.
"That's pretty amazing." Ken said as he held the napkin up to the light to see through it.
"That was Shu." Kurapika replied, taking his seat back. "The next one is Kou, which consists of using all the five basic sub-categories at the same time on a specific part of the body to create an immense amount of energy."
He paused for a moment, waiting for questions and drank a bit in the same time. He was almost done and was impressed that they had absorbed all of his information. Since there were still no questions, he went on with his explanations.
"The next sub-category is Ken. It's the use of the previous lesser techniques, Ten and Ren at the same time to greatly amplify one's energy. Any problems with that one?"
Hearing only silence, Kurapika continued, "The next one is En and this will answer Yohji question on why I said 'almost undetectable' for Zetsu. En is one of the most difficult sub-categories to master considering it can detect within a certain radius from the user, any use of Nen including In and Zetsu. Think of it as a Nen radar. Not may people have it since mastering that completely is really difficult. Now there's only Hatsu left to talk about, any questions before I start with that?"
All of the Non-Nen users of the room shook their head and Aya signaled Kurapika to continue.
"Hatsu itself is a sudden release of energy," Kurapika stated flatly. "It's the most common sub-category use by Nen users to create special techniques. Mastering Hatsu is hard because it's different for each Nen user. Hatsu is divided into six types. Each Nen user usually focuses on one specific type and can only master that type at 100. He or she can perform the five other types as well but only to a certain limit. For example and I'll call them by number for now, if somebody is from type 1, he can master type 1 at 100. He's also able to use type 2 at 60. This means if he fights somebody who's mastered the type 2 category and he's also using type 2 against him, he will be inferior by 40. Still following me?"
They nodded assimilating the information on Hatsu and Omi asked, "Is there any way to determined one person type?"
"Yes there is." Kurapika answered wandering how this is going to sit with them. "You use a glass of water with a leaf on it, but since you guys are not Nen users, and should remain that way, it's pointless to explain all that."
"Why's that?" Yohji questioned.
"Because by being Non-Nen users, we might still have an advantage fighting against the Ryodan. You all are still are really skilled peoples even without Nen. so I'm sure you can fight just like that."
"Oh." Yohji simply said, feeling stupid for asking.
Kurapika gave him a small reassuring smile and kept going raising his two hands, "The six types of Hatsu are: Reinforcement, Emission, Transformation, Manipulation, Materialization and Specialization." He said as he counted them off with fingers. "Reinforcement gives more physical strength or increase the efficiency of an object. Emission is the projection of the Aura. Transformation is able to change the proprieties of the Aura. Manipulation, like its name states it, is the capability of manipulating inert and living material. Materialization makes the Aura materialize itself and Specialization is a particular Aura that has the attributes others don't have."
His head swimming from the flood of information, Omi hoped that Manx of Birman was somehow recording all of this. "Wow. So all of you belong to a type in that?" Omi wanted to know.
"Yes. All of us belong to one of those six." Biske answered for Kurapika. "Why don't we tell them and show them if possible." Placing her hand on her chest she continued, "I'm from the transformation type and I could show you, but I don't want to for personal reasons."
"I'm from the reinforcement group," Gon said with a big smile, "and I'd show, but Leorio would probably be mad at me if I did since I'd probably destroy a wall in the process."
This little comment did nothing to settle the nerves of Weiss as Gon began to laugh.
"I'm also from the Transformation type," Killua told them, "but mine is in the form that I can transform my Aura into electricity." With a smirk he created a small arc come between his thumb and forefinger.
Trying to suppressed a laugh that his two young friends brought on, Kurapika look at Senritsu to let her first. "As for me, I'm not really a fighter. I'm more from the Emission type," She said.
Kurapika took his contact lenses out and looked at the group so they could all see his eyes.
"Like this, I'm from the materialization group." Lifting his right hand up, he made his chains appear. "That why I'm able to look unarmed when, in reality, I am not. Though because I'm from the Kuruta tribe, I'm different from the other Nen users I belong to two type of Hatsu." Closing his eyes, he opened them again and they were red. "When I'm like this, I am from the Specialization group and it allows me to us all type of Hatsu at 100" Kurapika closed his eyes again to bring them back to their original color and he put his contact lenses back in.
Suddenly and without warning, "Leorio coming." Senritsu announced.
Less than a minute later, the door opened and they all watched Leorio enter the room, closing the door behind him.
"I'm just here for Omi daily check up, don't mind me and continue." Leorio said smiling at them and going closed to Omi's bed.
"Now that you know more about Nen and its sub-categories," Kurapika continued not minding the interruption from Leorio. "I'll tell you which Hatsu type each member of the Ryodan are and when Omi will be feeling better and allowed to get out of here, we'll help you train to fight against Nen users with the best of your capabilities, without having you learn Nen. We'll also decide on a plan to be ready if they attack first or try to kidnap Gon and Killua. Their leader is well aware I'm not willing to risk their life to achieve my goal, I'm probably to nice for that, I fooled the other members but I doubt I fooled him last time."
Seeing them agreeing, Kurapika pulled out the dossier of the Spiders that Birman and Manx had provided and went on with finishing his explanations.
"Kuroro, the leader is a specialization Nen user, He steals other people's Nen abilities and after that he can use them freely how he wants. Coltopi is from the materialization group. He can create copies of items he touches and can also follow their signature trace. These copies will last for 24 hours and they are exactly like the original in every way. The next one is Kalluto and Killua probably know more than me on him."
Seeing the girly picture of his little brother, Killua picked it up and tossed it back down just as quickly. "He's a manipulation user and, like I already told you, he uses a paper figurines to spy, he also use confetti's and a paper fan to attack." Killua replied. "Do not underestimate him. He might be eleven years old, but he is a professional assassin and a member of the Zoldick family."
"After that there's Franklin, he is a Emission type user and use that ability to create Nen bullets and fire them like a gun from his fingers. Feitan is from the transformation group. He can transform something that's not Nen into Nen. For example: he can transform damage and pain he received into Nen power."
Seeing a pause in Kurapika's explanations, Leorio informed everyone as he was going toward the door and opening it, "Everything looks fine. I'll come back later tonight." Giving a slightly forced smile to Kurapika, Leorio walked out of the room, closed the door behind him, and went to check his other patients.
"Machi is from the transformation type," Kurapika continued going through the files, noticing Birman frantically scribble notes on her own copy, "she can transform her Nen into strings of any length and it's probably the reason why Omi tripped at the park and cut his ankle. Shizuku uses materialization Hatsu with her Nen vacuum cleaner that can suck up any matter."
"So she really was the reason why there was no evidence left at the crime scenes." Aya stated.
"Yes probably," Kurapika agreed, happy to see Aya's mood softening. "The next one is Shalnark and he's from the manipulation type. Using an antenna and his cell phone he can control somebody's movements. Nobunaga is a reinforcement type and uses a samurai sword. He also is an En master and he has an En radius of 4 meters. Phinx is also from the reinforcement group and he uses his Nen to reinforce his fists. The last one is Bonorenofu. He is either a materialization or emission type, I'm not sure. He uses holes in his body to create a strange music that possesses different effects. From what I've been able to tell, he can create warriors or giant boulders and these can create devastating explosions. That's pretty much what I can tell you about the Spiders abilities and since it's getting late, we should let Omi get some rest and discuss a plan when he'll be out of here."
"Kurapika is right. We'll come back to visit later this week." Ken said to Omi.
Omi smiled as everybody left the room, but Senritsu stayed outside as usual. On their way out Leorio made a sign to Kurapika that told him to let the others go without him and stay behind to speak with him for a while.
As they sat down, Leorio drained a cup of coffee and looked at Kurapika sitting across from him. "I have a pretty good idea on what you guys are up to. I can't really say I approve, but I can't really stop you either. Unlike the last time, I won't be able to help since I have people to take care of now, so please be careful. Kurapika, I don't want anyone bringing you to me, in the same state you were last time."
"Thank you for your concern Leorio." Kurapika replied with a smile. "Don't worry. I learned from my mistakes and I'll be more careful than last time. I already started to control myself by not going with them to rescue Omi even though I really wanted to."
"I just don't want you as a patient here, or at least not for a matter concerning the Spiders. I don't want to have to treat Gon or Killua either."
"I know, don't worry. Like I said, I learned and Biske promised me she will be by Gon and Killua's side at any moment." Kurapika said getting up. "See you next time Leorio."
"Next time Kurapika."
On that Kurapika left the clinic and went back to the flower shop.