Chapter 6: An Unexpected Confrontation

"As you have heard from Gon and Killua, we've been looking for a nen remover to erase Kurapika's nen chain on Danchou," Shalnark started. "And we had heard that Gon and Killua found a nen remover, so, we baited you with Kurapika and told you to bring the nen remover to us."

"Don't tell me what I already know. Wait...by baited, do you mean that Kurapika's not here?"

"Oh no, he's here, he's just doesn't know you anymore," Shalnark snickered.

He pulled out his cellphone and my first thought was...

Oh crap.

Kurapika opened one of the doors on the second door and leapt down to the first floor with his chains.

"Kurapika, it's me, Meiko!"

"Nice try, but I'm the one controlling him," Shalnark said. "By the way, we don't need you anymore."

And with that, Kurapika lashed out his chains at me. I had no choice but to engage in battle. The other members of the Ryodan were just sitting there, enjoying the scene.

"Shilar! Go undo the nen blade pointed at Kurapika's heart. That way, if he does manage to catch me with his chain jail, he won't die!"

"But, it's too dangerous!" Shilar shivered.

"Just go! I'll cover you!"

For some strange reason, he obeyed. I covered his body with impenetrable armour from my lances and he ran for Kurapika. I stayed behind and tried to distract Kurapika with the two guns I had left.

"Look at that!" Phinks muttered to Feitan. "She could survive even your 'Pain Packer.'"

I don't think Feitan was too pleased to hear that.

Shilar was behind Kurapika now, and working on disabling the nen blade. A few seconds later he montioned the all clear sign, meaning he was done. I looked at him and nodded.

My first big mistake.

As soon as my mind had registered what he was saying, I paused in victory. Those few precious seconds cost me, because at that moment, Kurapika's chain swung around me, leaving me less than a split second of a margin to react. I didn't even get to call my lances back in time. The chain jail caught me in a most unpredictable manner and twisted my ankle.

I squealed in pain.

"That's for the extra time on the roof!" Phinks said.

I knew in that instant that I was done for, finished. I had nothing more up my sleeve. I wasn't that strong physically and had no way of breaking through Kurapika's reinforced chain jail. I had no outside help either, so I stopped struggling and gave up.

Shalnark came over to me laughing triumphantly.

"You're funny. Didn't your friend tell you it was a trap? And did you really think I would kill one of the most talented nen warriors of today when I could own her? You really have problems with your thinking," Shalnark said.

I paused, registering all he had said in my mind, until I realized what he was getting at.

"...You...wouldn't...dare..."

He just chuckled.

"For times like these, I always carry two controllers," he said, pulling a second one out.

My jaw dropped and I closed my eyes. I knew what was coming. I had no defense against it anyways.

What happened next? Well of course, he stabbed his controller into the black of my knee, and the last thing I felt was the binds around me loosening as I dropped to the floor and plunged into darkness.

Gon's POV

"I found them!"

"Great, how's the situation?" Killua asked.

"Horrible."

Gon gazed into the building watching the fight transpire.

"The rescue mission..." Killua said, "it was for Kurapika."

"And...it failed...miserably..."

"Run Gon!" Killua said. "We can't possibly take them on. Run!"

"No! No! I won't! I want to save my friends!"

But deep down inside me, I knew that he was right, I knew that we had no other choice but to run away like the weaklings that we were. I would train, prepare for that one day that we would be able to come back. I would be ready.

Shizuku's POV

Normally, I wouldn't even pay attention to stuff like this. I couldn't care less, but that girl, I almost, felt sorry for her. I would tell her later. What was her name again?

Meiko.

Funny how I actually remembered.

Funny how we're both materialization users too.