sherry dark jewel: YOU JUST GAVE ME A VERY PROMINENT PLOT TWIST!!!!!!! OMG I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
Fifth month mark, and Gon was still with the spiders. He likes it there. It is fun, and he had changed them to the better. While they used to be so gloomy, rarely talking with one another, and settling fights with coin flipping, Gon came and flipped the tables. He encouraged fights among them so that they can understand because in its own way, they will solve their problem. Just like Kurapika and Leoreo when they met on the ship to Dole!
They did not really realize the change, he supposed, but it is fine. He was enjoying it better with them being more... civil with each other, more normal, if we put aside the fact that they are wanted mass murderers and theives. They have been less serious with each other and more familiar... even sometimes, just sometimes, joking too. Gon was now walking towards Kuroro's room to ask him to train her. He hoped that he would be able to train well enough to show Feitan how painful it is when someone is tortured under his hands.
"Ne, Kuroro, are you here?" Gon asked as he stood at Kuroro's bedroom door, pretty much knowing the answer.
"Eh, enter, Gon." He replied.
Gon twisted the doorknob, opening the door. "I have been thinking... that... i want to get stronger, tabun (1)" he said a little nervously.
"Why? Don't you think you are strong enough already? You pretty much are on the same level as Hisoka's. Why would you want more?" Kuroro asked.
"Because I am... still very weak. I don't like how useless I can be." Gon said, but he was so wrong for he was a very powerful boy. Just a little more and he would be stronger than Killua, if he wasn't so already.
"There will always be someone who is stronger than you. What will you do in that case?" Kuroro asked. The boy has to be aware of this, that there always be someone stronger than him. He expected understanding or something, but he was quite dumbfounded by the answer Gon have him.
"Then i will work to beat each person i find who is stronger than me until I am satisfied." He said in utter determination that obviously held a hell lot of resolve that did not seem like something to be easily crushed.
Kuroro sighed in defeat. He knew this attitude of Gon, and there was no use arguing back when it surfaces. "Fine, we start tomorrow. Don't even think i will be the same as Hisoka, i am much harsher. Understood?"
Gon's eyes lit brightfully in hope. He will be able to get more powerful! He was immensely excited at the moment. He skipped back to his bedroom happily, already becoming impatient for the other day to begin.
And for that, Gon, for the first time ever, woke up before everyone had. Even better, he woke up on his own, and not because of a nightmare or something. This made him even merrier.
While practicing a month through day and night, Gon, at the moment, was taking a short break before continuing the routine with Kuroro. The man was seriously strong and Gon found it hard to be taught under him for he has no mercy. However, it boosted his determination even further which surprised all the other spiders greatly.
"Gon, get ready, we resume in a couple minutes." Kuroro said. He was highly impressed with the boy. He has a huge potential that it he had been catching up neatly. Actually, it was a wonder that he was still alive after all this rigorous work he had been put through during the month. He expected Gon to give up from the first few days, the first week at maximum. Gon managed to astound him so repeatedly that he felt that he should not get surprised anymore if the boy proves him wrong in one more thing.
"Okay, com-"
Pulse.
Gon stumbled, and inhaled so sharply.
"Gon? Are you okay?" Kuroro said when he heard something hit and Gon never finushed his sentence. Gon hit his knee when he stumbled, not that Kuroro saw it, but he clenched the cloth that lay on his chest just above his heart.
"Y- yeah. I just hit my onee." He chuckled nervously. He did not know what that was, but he shrugged it off as being exhausted from exerting a lot more effort than ever this past month.
They resumed, but Kuroro soon ended the session when he saw that Gon was not repsonding as well as usual to his attacks during their end- of- week- progress check duel. They did it every sunday to check what Gon had improved with during the week, but now, Gon was barely dodging Kuroro's attacks. "Go rest, you are in no shape to practice today. However i expect you to put more effort tomorrow to make up for today."
Gon was panting heavily but nodded anyways.
Weeks later, the incident was forgotten, and Gon was back to his old self. Kuroro never bothered asking again because he thought that Gon will be okay.
What he did not know, however, is that sometimes Gon still felt that pulse. Gon thanked god that he was always alone when it happened because each time it occured, it was worse than the one before. More intense, more fatiguing. Whenever it happened, it took longer than the time before to end the pain that increased with everytime. Each time, its effects spread more, making hin feel utterly weaker. Every. Single. Time.
During one of their duels, Kuroro was just sending a vastly powerful hit towards Gon's abdomen.
Pulse.
Gon doubled over, clutching the side of his heart and eyes widening in shocn and pain. It threw Kuroro off guard. He thought Gon was defending himself by avoiding the hit, but when he saw the younger boy clutch his chest so tight, he stopped his fighting mode immediately. "Gon!" Kuroro hurried to Gon's side.
Gon's vision swam, it fading in and out rapidly as he panted. Hurts he said, his voice not above a faint whisper. He closed his eyes trying to shut off the pain in futile attempts.
Pulse.
His legs no longer held up, and he collapsed to the floor. He felt so put pain. So much of it. So bad. His veins were about to explode from the pressure he currently felt. Indescribably tormenting. It hurt much worse than when he was being tortured by Feitan...
Pulse.
He coughed roughly. He felt like perishing. Yes... dying just about now seemed to be a very great idea if it meant he would be able to get rid of this suffering. The coughing becane even more violent as his whole body shook. He had not realized when Kuroro left the room to call for Machi for hus body was focusing on the merciless throbbing. His mind had not noted when he was in all four, coughing blood. What was wrong? He had absolutely no idea.
All he knew at the moment is pain. His bones felt like breaking till they becane powder, his muscles throbbed as if asking to be torn, his veins pumped blood heavily as of trying to keep the blood flowing. His head screamed and his eyes hurt. He might have been crying, but his body was just focused on the stabbing pain to care or know if he was crying or not.
Machi came running behind Kuroro when she heard that Gon seemed to have something like a seizure. The other members, who all have grown really fond of Gon, ran behind the two, but kept their distance so that they don't hinder them.
Pulse
And Gon was in the floor, panting heavily and gasping for breath. It felt like the end... and he felt like losing consciousness as well. Hoping that fainting would distract his brain from the agonising pain, Gon let hinself slip into darkness.
Darkness... vast darkness. What is this place, Gon thought as he looked around. It was scary... Gon was not afraid of many things, but being left in the darkness along is one of the rare things that left Gon trembling in fear.
He saw a flash of light, then figures. They did not get closer, yet they became clearer. Killua... Kurapika... Leoreo... Wing... Zushi...
They were all standing over a... tombstone? Who died? Gon did not know why he was seeing the grieving piece of stone so clearly from so far.
Gon Freecs
May 5th 1987 - June 15th 2000
May you rest in peace...
Huh? Why was Gon's name written there? When had he died? Or is he already dead now. Gon chuckled bitterly.
.
.
.
A while later, they left. However while they were there, Killua was crying so badly, sobbing out loud in grieve. He screamed himself so hard that his throat hurt.
Why did Killua never show me such emotion? Did it have to be my death for him to cry over? Gon thought sadly.
Gon decided to turn his back and walk away through this darkness, away from his tomb, when he heard more voices. He looked back and his eyes widened. The Genei Ryodan!
They all looked so dejected and gloomy. They were sad for Gon's death? Shalnark, not being one to hide his emotions, cried freely. Hisoka, who Gon never thought was possible to cry, actually cried. His head was hung low as tears fell off his face every few moments. Feitan actually sobbed. That was unexpected. Machi let her emotons control her at the moment, just like what happened to Killua. Kuroro put a hand over his eyes, covering the tears flowing hard... They all grieved for him.
They were blurring now...
He heard a voice, a female voice. He can't recognize it though. Why?
Gon... Gon... Come to me, son.
Son? SON? This is his mother? Alicia freecs? The one he only knew her name and never heard her voice because he didn't want to even when he got the chance. Mito was his mothet. This woman... whoever she was, whatever she looked like, was not more than the one who held him and have birth to him. He doesn't consider a mother to be one who just gives birth. Mother is a title a woman earns when she raises the child, and Alicia Freecs didn't do that...
No... I don't want to go to her... not now... not yet Gon pleaded, trying to back away from the source of the voice.
Gon ran away, as far away as his speedy legs can take him. Another flash showed. The Genei Ryodan again. It is at the base though. Kuroro and Machi were right beside his bed, him unconscious and thrashing around in the bed viciously.
The others were cramped at the door of the room, different expressions of worry evidently painting their faces. So... he had not died yet? There is hope? To go back and finish that duel with Kuroro. Maybe if he finished it, he can accept dying in peace...
Tbc...
Hahahahaaa cliffhangerrrr in so cruel I don't know why i tend to have numerous ideas when it cones to scenes related to pain and such, but well... if it makes a chapter i will write it. This is a long chapter and I'm proud of it tbh. Hope you liked it and see you all next chapter with the explanation of all the sudden stuff happening.
sherry dark jewel, your idea will definitely be used later on!