I watch Palm raise her fist as if she was being controlled.

I hold Killua tighter, waiting for her move.

Palm speaks up "Shut up!"

Killua stops bawling his eyes out as Palm continues "I am... Palm Siberia."

Palm turns to face something, gritting her teeth "I'm not #1!"

Palm throws a punch at something I didn't realise was there.

It looked like a smaller version of Pouf.

Palm speaks up "I will never become a pawn to you ants... Even if it costs my life!"

I watch Palm remove her hairs as I cautiously look at her.

Palm slowly turns to us as Killua slowly looks up from my shoulder.

After a moment of silence Palm speaks up "Killua... Thank you."

Killua looks taken back by Palms words as she continues "There was a wall inside my head. My emotions were separated from my body. I couldn't do anything about it. I've been like this since I woke up."

Killua blinks confused as Palm continues "You removed the barrier. Don't say that there's nothing you can do. If I can do anything to help Gon, I'll be happy to. But you must not forget... You are the one Gon needs most."

I begin to descend through my own level of hell inside my own mind, letting go of Killua.

Killua stands there completely in shock, looking directly at Palm.

We decide to move to the courtyard...

At least what's left of it.

After hearing something crumble followed by a scream, we reach the location as Killua instantly recognises the scream belonging to Ikalgo.

"Ikalgo?"

Ikalgo peeks over the edge, looking at us.

He freaks out "Killua! Daniel!"

Killua smiles, pointing to Palm behind us as Ikalgo freaks out.

Ikalgo smiles moments later "Palm..."

Killua tells Ikalgo what has transpired as he nods, taking in the information.

Ikalgo nods one final time after hearing everything "I see... But I'm glad to see you. You to return to us. Then, as planned, I'll take you to Peijing by car."

Killua interjects with a sigh "No, she wants to stay."

Killua glares at her "Well, she'll certainly be useful in a fight. In terms of raw offensive power, she has me beat..."

Killua smirks "But she certainly can stand toe to toe with Daniel... even though his a manipulator..."

I smile slightly as Killua finishes the sentence "Probably."

I immediately frown straight after hearing that comment.

Palm speaks up "To be honest, I want to go to Gon at once. However... I'll wait. I'll respect his wishes..."

Ikalgo speaks up "His wishes?"

Killua answers "He's decided to fight Pitou by himself. And once he's made up his mind, that's it. He won't budge. In return, he performs his best when circumstances are as expected. Which means all we can do is stay out of his way."

Ikalgo speaks up "B-But what if..."

"Have you ever told a brick wall to move... Same concept." I interject before Ikalgo could say anything else.

Killua nods "I know what you're going to say Ikalgo. If he gets into serious trouble, we'll immediately rush in to help him."

We stay silent for a few moments.

I decide to break the silence a moment later "In any case we still have two of my aces in the deck one of them means we'll all have to leave... without me... While the other, is a sure way to defeat them. But, I can only use it once per day... so I rather save that for the King as a worst case scenario..."

Killua gets up "Well... In any case we're also looking for Knuckle and the others. Want to come?"

Ikalgo nods "Absolutely."

Killua smiles "Okay, let's go."

As we look around, we run into Knuckle and Meleoron.

Knuckle speaks first "We separated the King and the Royal Guards to let the chairman defeat the King. As Knov-san said, we've completed the mission we were assigned. Each of us will have to decide where we go from here. Do we stop or keep going?"

None of us say a word as Knuckle breaks the silence "I am going to keep fighting them. I've already laid down my life here more than once. Even if we can't reach an understanding, I won't give up until I'm content with the outcome."

We follow Knuckle side by side without a word.

We quickly head back to Gon to find the girl from earlier up and alive.

Killua, Knuckle and myself stand at the entrance, looking at Pitou as Knuckle speaks up "Gon, want me to use Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on Pitou? If there's an escape attempt, I can track Pitou down. And if Pitou tries to fight back, APR will protect you."

The girl freaks out as Gon speaks up "Thank you, Knuckle. But it's okay. I trust Pitou... So until Pitou and I have met with Kite,"

Gon points to the girl as Pitou freaks out "keep an eye on her."

I grit my teeth "And to think the King has something he cares about..."

The girl speaks up "A-Are you talking about me?"

Killua and myself stay in-different to the whole scenario as Knuckle freaks out.

Gon speaks up after a few moments of silence "Once Pitou turns Kite back, we'll let her go. I'm sure you're also willing to trust me, right? Pitou?"

Pitou nods as she walks out of the room.

While we are walking out, Gon speaks up "Pitou and I will go by ourselves."

Gon points out as the two of them run off towards Kite's location.

We stand there, watching them run away as Ikalgo speaks up "You sure about this, Killua?"

Killua makes a sound of acknowledgment as Ikalgo adds on top "You aren't going with Gon?"

Killua nods his head "It's okay. That was always the plan. And I feel better after hearing what he's doing."

Knuckle speaks up "You mean the hostage?"

Killua nods again "Yeah. The real danger would be if I went along, and Pitou managed to capture me. Then Pitou would have the option to exchange hostages."

Killua points a thumb at me "Then you'll have to deal with this guy... His not quiet himself. And, he would go into a frenzy upon hearing that... And will probably end up killing the hostage..."

I look up confused as Killua looks into my eyes "Isn't that right...?"

I sigh, frustrated at how well he read the scenario "You're probably right..."

Knuckle freaks out as Palm speaks up "It's all right. Now that I've seen Gon with these eyes, I'll know immediately if something happens."

Killua points at the girl "Besides, Pitou won't abandon her. Which means that Gon is safe."

Killua and I split from the main group to hide as Killua holds onto the girl.

We notice something fly into the tower where the girl was being kept. A few minutes later, something flies out of there.

We quickly move around the area, trying to avoid being spotted as Meleoron and Ikalgo join us.

Meleoron speaks up "The Kings survived... we need to change our plans."

Meleoron keeps hidden as Knuckle joins us as soon after.

Knuckle speaks up with some troubling news "Pouf must be after Meleoron. Since, from their perspective, he's a traitor."

Killua speaks up "Hold on. Let's make sure. Here's the plan. Knuckle meet up with Palm and relay these orders to her. Tell her to open the underground door to make it look like she's going to Meleoron. I'm going to hide on the roof with the hostage in plain sight. Daniel you stick to hiding somewhere around me, out of plain sight. Just in case his after the girl."

I nod "I can do that."

Knuckle nods, running off to chase Palm as we move to our separate locations.

Time Skip

Killua's P.O.V

I stand on the roof with the girl, staring at Pouf's clones.

The clones form together, recreating Pouf's original form as he heads straight for me.

I grit my teeth, muttering under my breath "So she's his target?"

I quickly activate Godspeed, moving quickly to another location.

Pouf stands there as I glare at him "Then she's your target?"

Daniel's P.O.V

I hear Killua speak up "Then she's your target?"

I grip Wolfbane swinging the blade through the floor, wrapping around Pouf's neck as I pull him straight through the floor grinning.

"Miss me?... But then that would imply you know who I am..."

I swing him into the wall as he flies up, ignoring me to chase after Killua again.

Killua's P.O.V

I grit my teeth thinking "He's really only after the girl ignoring everything else..."

I glare at Pouf "Fine... I'm up for a game of tag. I can go all night."

Pouf panics, looking at me. His eyes suddenly widen "I've got it!"

Pouf splits himself up as I think "He split himself up? But he won't be big enough to take her away! Is he going to attack me first? Your plan is going to backfire..."

I turn around, running as I continue to think "You've reduced your speed and power, so I don't even need to use Godspeed."

Pouf yells out "Cease this futile resistance. Your plans have already been thwarted!"

I look behind me as I continue to listen "What is the point in adding to your transgressions? If it is fear of retribution driving you to flee, you needn't worry. The King will forgive you. He is a benevolent ruler."

I jump up onto the roof before jumping into the sky, heading towards the ground "Don't make me laugh! You think I'll believe that? You'll probably tie me to a tree, and turn me into a soldier!"

As soon as I land on the floor, Daniel comes swinging out of the wall besides me.

He keeps his pace beside me as we run.

That confirms it...

I don't know the reason, but this girl is important to the King.

For Gon...

For the sake of our mission...

I can't let the enemy have her!

Pouf speaks up "Your twisted sense of justice will never help the people! The King and I seek open dialogue. Now, release her at once!"

I retort "Bastard... That's just a bunch of baloney. I heard better lies from my boyfriend!"

Daniel frowns as I respond "What...? Your cunning when it comes to lying... What is he up to anyways?"

The girl speaks up "Let me go..."

I look at her confused "Huh?"

The girl throws a tantrum "Please put me down! Something's wrong with you!"

The girl grips my shoulders, trying to free herself from me.

She suddenly pulls my hair, yelling at me "You're all tingly!"

I retort back as I struggle to hold onto her "What are you talking about, fool? I'm trying to save you!"

The girl yells back "You're lying!"

Daniel starts to laugh at my misfortune as I glare at him, yelling back at her "I'm lying? You trust that insect more than you trust me?"

The girl starts to pummel my head "Insect? What are you talking about?! Let go! Let me go!"

I grit my teeth.

That's right... She can't see! That'll make it harder to explain.

I turn to Daniel "Try to convince her!"

Daniel frowns "How?! She's blind! I can't just say Pouf is a hybrid human mixed with Butterfly genes!"

Pouf sudden swings in front of me as I avoid the attack, accidentally head butting her in the process.

I freak out.

What's going on?!

He wasn't aiming for me... He was aiming at the woman.

He was trying to kill her!

Pouf speaks up "Komugi-San! The enemies consider you a valuable hostage. They will not kill you... Keep struggling! Keep fighting back! I'll save you soon!"

I frown, putting her down as Daniel prepares to attack.

"She was knocked out, so that's impossible. Well, I have no idea what's going on here, but know that you're making me mad."

I swing my foot, creating a small field of electricity "If you enter this ring, I'll kill you."