Ch.7 The man known as Giovanni
Exactly 9:00 pm outside the Yorknew train station Mizuken, Gon, Killua, and Leorio hide behind some bushes and overheard the Phantom troupe conversation, "Shalnark why are you back so quickly?" Feitan replied.
Shalnark took a deep breath before responding back, "Because there were some problems during our ride and so boss told me to come back and inform you all."
"I knew it! It wasn't such a good idea for the new members to go to Meteor City, especially that blond boy…" Nobunaga retort.
"What does he mean by 'Members' does that mean they have another new member?" Killua mutter as he looks over.
"I'm pretty sure of it Killua." Leorio retort.
They stop talking and continued to listen to the conversation between the members, "So what are we suppose to do now?" Phinks replied.
"I'm suppose we should go look for boss and Giovanni along with the Kuruta boy." Franklin replied.
"Yes, come on now let's hurry to boss's side." Shalnark turn and ran once more.
"This it… let's follow them and remember to be careful." Mizuken whispered.
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An hour later;
"Damn… we lost them." Leorio scratch his head.
"That's okay Leorio we can still follow them by their scent." Gon replied.
"Um… that only works for you Gon, but that can still work." Killua smiled as they took a rest under a tree. They waited for Mizuken to come back from searching around to find any trails, "Hello?" a figure appear behind the tree in front of them.
"Who are you?" Gon replied.
They stand up preparing for any surprise attack, however the stranger walk out of the shadow to show herself, "…Hurry my friends are in trouble!"
"Why would we trust a stranger?" Leorio replied.
"Please you have to help me! I ran into your friend earlier he said to come and get you." the brunette hair girl couldn't wait for an answer and started to panic, "Just come with me!" She grabs Gon's hand and started to run north.
"Hey wait up! We never said we would help." Leorio replied.
Killua hit Leorio in the head, "Idiot, she mentioned Mizuken earlier and he went to go help her so we might as well go to. Although, in reality I don't trust her as much as you do."
As they followed the girl, Gon asked her name. "My name? It's Sapphire." She replied.
"Hey, Sapphire what is the problem here? We have our own business to do as well." Killua replied as he caught up to Gon and her.
"My friend and a guest are fighting against these two dangerous people… although one of them is our friend too…" Sapphire responds.
"Whoa, so this is a conflict between friends then isn't it?" Leorio answered.
Both Gon and Killua turn to look at Leorio, "Sh! She's still explaining Leorio and besides she said one of them is an old acquaintance but dangerous."
They turn back and waited for her to continue explaining, "Our old friend said something about being in the Phantom Troupe… and is going after our guest."
"Killua, Leorio, could the guest be Kurapika?" Gon whispered.
"So that's why Mizuken went." Killua respond.
Sapphire started to slow down as they got closer to a cabin, "We're here." Sapphire whispered.
"Hey so you guys just got here to then." Mizuken replied as he came from the east.
"Get down Mizuken or he'll see us." Sapphire replied.
As they got closer, they took a peek through the window and saw them, "Look there's Kuroro…! But what are they doing just standing there?" Leorio replied.
"Kurapika is chained up by his own chains!?" Gon whispered.
"It couldn't be…? Giovanni…" Sapphire muttered.
Killua was the only one who heard her whisper, "Giovanni? Is that the name of the other new member…?"
An hour earlier;
Seiji starts to talk again after Kurapika calm down, "Giovanni didn't talk to us a lot at first but as time went by he started to open up. A year passes by and we were all happy… however when he and I went into the forest he started to act strange…"
"Strange? But he didn't seem strange to me when we were on the train…" Kurapika blurt out.
Seiji and Sapphire look at Kurapika instantly, "You met him Kurapika?!"
Kurapika replied back, "Ye-yes, I did meet Giovanni… he threw me off the train and I'm pretty sure you heard those explosions Seiji…"
Seiji spoke, "I see… anyhow, let's get back on topic here you two."
*Flashback*
"What's wrong Giovanni?" Seiji asked the little boy who kept looking back.
"It's nothing big bro…" the little boy replied.
Seiji shrug his shoulders and got to the river, "Ok Giovanni let's… Giovanni?" Seiji turns around to see the boy wasn't standing behind him.
"…Giovanni!?" Seiji shout and ran back to see Giovanni still standing where he was, Seiji relaxed as he got closer.
Seiji felt a murderous aura and became intense as he saw a stranger standing in front of Giovanni, "Giovanni get away from that man!" Seiji retort as he ran and pulled Giovanni behind him.
"Who the heck are you?" Seiji retort while he tried to perceive the man's face except the man's hair was covering his features.
The man vanishes and they only heard a malevolent laugher echo through the forest, "There'll be a time when I tell you Seiji-kun, now I'll come back for your answer Giovanni."
Seiji felt a shiver go up his spine but ignored it and turn around to look at Giovanni, "Are you alright Giovanni? What did that man say?" Seiji crouch to look at Giovanni face to face.
As Giovanni looked up slowly Seiji thought he saw a glimpse of red in Giovanni's eyes but decided it was just his imagination, "I'm fine… can we go home bro?"
"…Alright then let's go Giovanni." Seiji replied.
(That man's voice sounds very familiar but where have I heard it.) Seiji thought.
Later that night, when they all went to sleep the stranger appeared outside and knock on Giovanni's window, "Giovanni wake up it's time for your answer."
Giovanni who was full awake and was ready, opened his window, "…I'm ready Genesis…"
"Now, now Giovanni I can see that you can't wait for your vengeance. But there is one more person I'm looking for." The man's icy eyes pierce through Giovanni.
"Who?" Giovanni mutter.
"He's just like you, the last kuruta who had his brethrens killed by the same people." Genesis replied.
"Kuruta… my father told me stories about them." Giovanni whispered as he got out through the window.
"Of course he would because he was a kuruta my boy and you have inherited the eyes and that's why Seiji doesn't like the fact that you might leave. Because he want those eyes to himself he really doesn't care about you, but I do." Genesis made an eerie smile as he reach his hand for Giovanni's.
When Giovanni was about to reach for Genesis's hand the bedroom door open, "I heard talking Giovanni... who's that man?" the little girl widen her eyes as she saw his thick crimson hair.
Giovanni stood motionless as he tried to explain slowly to Sapphire, "He's a friend of mine and I'm going on a mission with him so-"
"Oh then I should wake up Seiji so he can say go bye too." Sapphire replied.
"What no don't Sapphire!" Giovanni retort and tried to get back inside the cabin to stop her. Unfortunately Genesis got to her before Giovanni and wraps Sapphire's mouth with his right hand and stabbed her left thigh.
"What were you doing!?" Giovanni shout as he got to Sapphire and tried to bandage her wound.
"Quiet, do you want Seiji to figure out that you plan on leaving?" Genesis retort.
"What is it that you don't want me to find out?" Seiji retort as he came into the room from the hallway.
Sapphire saw Seiji and started to weep as she moves herself away from Giovanni, "Seiji –sniff- that man is dangerous."
"I know Sapphire… I know." Seiji eyes showed rage as he looks at Genesis but he was not the real reason why Seiji was angry but it was Giovanni.
"Giovanni what are you doing with this man…?" Seiji reply angrily.
"I-I…" Giovanni couldn't finish his sentence.
"Don't listen to his words Giovanni; I only did what was best for the both of us." Genesis replied.
"Shut up! Just who are you?!" Seiji snap and his hands became fists.
"What, now you're going to fight? I thought you wouldn't fight again Seiji-kun or should I say little brother?" Genesis's nen burst out of him, causing everyone around him to fall on their knees.
"Brother? That's impossible the only brother I had was killed by me!" Seiji shout.
Genesis smirk and stop his nen from flowing out, "Did you hear that Giovanni? The man you called 'big Bro' killed his own brother. Isn't he heartless? And pretty soon he'll do the same thing to you Giovanni."
Seiji realized what he just said and what Genesis was doing, (He's trying to get Giovanni to go over his side!?)
"That's not true Giovanni." Sapphire replied.
"Which isn't true?" Giovanni expression cast a shadow.
"I'm going to get my revenge and if you two won't support me then starting from this day the only person that I'll believe in is Genesis." Giovanni's eyes flashed scarlet.
Seiji couldn't say a word and he didn't have the energy to run after him, but before Genesis went he zoomed up to Seiji and whispered, "I was telling the truth though, well except for the part where I said you will kill him next."
Genesis chuckled as he got up, "Oh and one more thing, you could say I represent as Harukea's ghost who came back to haunt you Seiji-kun."
"That's why your voice sounds so familiar..." Seiji murmured.
*End of Flashback*
"Are you saying Giovanni is a Kuruta?!" Kurapika slammed the table.
"Half… Giovanni inherited the gene, that's all I can say." Seiji replied.
"But the man called Genesis… I met a man who calls himself by that name when I was with Giovanni." Kurapika replied.
"Did the man have red hair, blue cold hearted eyes with an eerie smile and the exact same age as Seiji?" Sapphire retorted.
"No, he did have blue eyes but he look like he was in his early 20s just like Giovanni. Also they didn't know each other." Kurapika replied.
"It would all make sense though Kurapika, because you are the other person they were looking for. But why did they have to act like they didn't know each other?" Seiji replied.
Kurapika didn't talk for a bit but decides to tell them what he thought, "It's because I was force into being a member of the Phantom Troupe."
"What? So Giovanni is-" Seiji was interrupted when the front door was smashed.
"So he was here?" Kuroro replied.
Giovanni walk after Kuroro into the cabin, (This place still looks the same…) he thought.
"Kuroro!" Kurapika stood up when he heard his voice.
Seiji immediately understood the situation and told Sapphire to run away since there was going to be a conflict. "Kurapika I'll help you."
Kurapika's raised his arm and blocked Seiji way, "I won't let you Seiji, I can handle this and didn't you promise yourself that you won't fight again?"
Seiji step back and decided to let Kurapika handle the intruders, "It's time for you to come back Kurapika." Kuroro replied.
"I'm not your pet Kuroro." Kurapika retort.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way but if you want I can." Kuroro malicious aura flow out but stopped unexpectedly.
"What's this? I didn't see you take out your Chains so quickly?" Kuroro replied.
"I didn't…" Kurapika replied and notice that his chains were on him as well.
"That would be me Kuroro." Giovanni replied from behind.
"Giovanni!" Seiji retort.
"You stay quiet and stand there; you can't even harm me anymore." Giovanni snap.
"Now this is quite interesting Giovanni I didn't know you can make chains too." Kuroro look at him in the eyes.
"I didn't, I stole the nen ability from Kurapika." Giovanni replied.
"What?! How was that possible?" Kurapika retort.
"I'm in the special class and it's because I came into contact with you just once Kurapika. And the reason you are chain up is because you became a member yourself, so the chains work on you." Giovanni replied.
Seiji tried to break the chains by punching them; however the bones in his hand broke when his punches came into contact, "I told you earlier Seiji that you can't do anything anymore because I stole your ability as an enhancer."
"So that's why you healed quickly then." Kuroro replied.
Giovanni gave a look to Kuroro, "You… I have been waiting for this moment ever since I met Genesis. Now I can get my revenge by killing you right here and now Kuroro."
"So you were after me the whole entire time?" Kuroro respond.
"Not only you but Kurapika." a stranger appeared and removed his hood.
"Impossible you look exactly the same as back then Genesis!" Seiji became enrage as he sees the man who took Giovanni away from him years ago.
To be continued…
Well now you know Giovanni's powers! Well not all of it but still!