Bold "" is what Tempest is saying.

I stay rooted to the spot as Meruem looks at me "Where?"

I want to tell him, but my mouth won't move.

It's not like I can't tell him... It's like my body won't let me.

Word's form in my mouth but they are not my own "You are weak..."

I frown, thinking in my head.

The fuck! There's no way I would say that... not in a million years!

Meruem's eyes narrow as he slowly begins to kneel "I'm even prepared to-"

My own voice cut's him off "Don't bother! Last question..."

My eyes stay on Meruem and something covers my face "Which one's stronger? You or your Pride?"

My eyes widen.

No!

No...

No...

No...

NO!

This can't be happening!

I hear a voice in my head "It is happening and that last comment and question was directed at you!"

As soon as that voice finishes the sentence, I feel an overwhelming pressure on my body.

It feels like a vice is slowly closing in on me... Like my very own aura, is trying to crush me.

I scream in agony but nothing escapes my mouth.

I can only scream and watch as my mouth moves on its own again "I propose a deal... forget the questions! If you can make me scream once within 5 minutes, I will tell you where what you're looking for is..."

I feel my mouth turn into a wild grin "Or I could take you there right now and take it's life before your very own eyes? What do you say?"

Meruem's aura shifts "I rather make you scream... and have you beg for your life than put her in danger!"

I hear Palm voice yell from the house behind me "What are you doing?"

I point at her without turning around "Shut your mouth, you insect! You are beneath my feet! Now boy... make me scream! Show me what that little girl means to you!"

My head tilts as I watch Meruem vanish before my eyes.

My eyes follow a line as if time is moving slowly but my eyes move, watching nothing as I feel a stinging pain. I scream in agony, only to hear not a single sound escapes my lips.

My head slowly turns to my arm that's now missing.

My eyes widen in fear as my lips move again, not to scream, but to whistle "Wow..."

Everything seems to move slowly as my lips move again "I'm impressed!... It's been a long time since I felt my own arm ripped off..."

My body moves on its own as I slowly begin to walk to my arm.

I stop centimetres away from it, picking it up as I swing it around like a trophy "What's you name boy?"

Meruem looks confused at me "You already know my name. It's Meruem."

I re-attach my arm as if I never lost it, moving it up to my eye sight as it clenches a few times before my eyes.

I turn to look at Meruem again "Hmm...? The light that shines on everything... Meruem... Well in that case I will tell you my name. Sanctimonious Tempest... First name Tempest. Now then... If you can defeat me, I'll tell you what... I will remove that disease from your body and tell you where the girl is... How's that?"

Meruem looks at me indifferent as a voice calls out.

My eyes slowly look towards the person "Shadow Lance!"

Something jams in my arm, pinning me to a wall "Oh... your alive, Om-Nietro?"

Something drops as my eyes widen "No father!... Om-Nietro is dead... I killed her..."

A laugh escapes my lips as Tempest yells "Darkscryer...? That's too funny! You're the last person I expect to kill someone!"

Vastorie grins "Oh...? Years can change someone... Derekrica... Graphite... Om-Nietro... and Li-Cartra... They all dead because of me... Because they could handle your curse!"

Tempest frowns "You mean gift... That's hardly a curse..."

Vastorie retorts "A gift? Tell me! When never feeling death's embrace... EVER! A gift..."

Tempest waves my hand "You haven't reached my age yet! That's when you'll come to appreciate it!"

Vastorie grits his teeth "Never... FATHER! Now give me back my son!"

Tempest laughs "Oh... This is your son... I expected you would raise him better after all..."

Tempest grins as he continues on "Your my son! And I taught you better..."

Vastorie lifts his hand forming a large lance "How about fuck you!"

Vastorie throws the lance straight at me as my body moves, jumping off the lance straight on top of the house "I gotta say your son is flexible... Unlike you... What else can you do?"

Vastorie lifts his hand, clenching it before turning to Meruem "That man must be stopped whatever the costs! Or you can kiss Komugi good bye..."

Tempest laughs "Oh... You speak as though I'm such a ruthless man!"

Vastorie grits his teeth "Palm... Ikalgo... get out of here! You have no chance against him..."

Palm objects "But!"

Vastorie yells, interrupting him "His not my son anymore!"

I look shattered at my own father, through my own eyes as Vastorie continues "His someone else entirely... isn't that right Tempest?"

A thought clicks into my head "This is 'the' Tempest..."

Tempest frowns "Of course this is Tempest who else would it be?"

My father grits his teeth "Don't you dare surf through my son's thoughts like they are your own!"

Tempest forces me to grin widely "Oh... Your scared I would find something that I'm not supposed to see? Let's dig a little deeper!"

I scream in agony as Tempest speaks up "Nathaniel and Killua... His 'father' and 'lover' I assume that means you're both like guys, not that it matters to me. You were always the weakest of the five... Darkscryer?!"

Vastorie looks at Meruem "Meruem you the only one who may be on par with this freak of nature so I ask you again... will you help me?"

Meruem looks indifferent as Vastorie sighs "I can't cure you're afflictions..."

Vastorie points at Tempest(Me) "And neither can he!"

Tempest laughs "Immortality can cure anything..."

Meruem looks like his at a crossroad with this whole situation as Vastorie objects "Don't believe this man's lies! Immortality is not something that should be given freely like candy! It's a curse that will make anyone cry in agony! And one, that comes with a heavy burden..."

Vastorie looks in my direction "Tell me father... Was what you did to Razemore fair..."

Tempest grins "Fair? That is highly unlikely! He got off easy... And it looks like I had to be more firm with you as well..."

Vastorie grits his teeth "Firm...? Punished hard enough? You killing my youngest brother in cold blood because he turned you down! And said... Fuck you!"

Tempest nods "Razemore was a... weak child much like yourself! How long was it when you first killed? What did it feel like, to wrap your very own hands around a 'loved' one? Kill them in cold blood...? Let me tell you. It felt... good, killing Razemore!"

Vastorie swings his arm out, smiling "Before he died... Before Radick Razemore died... Let's just say his the reason for your demise... Not me..."

Vastorie pulls out a golden mask "Now back in your cage!"

I'm suddenly in front of Vastorie, kicking the mask out of his hand.

As Tempest kicks him away, he turns to Meruem to kick him back as well, before catching the mask "Ah my cage..."

Tempest crushes the mask with my own hands as he turns to Vastorie whose laughing "I always keep spares..."

Vastorie flicks his wrist, pulling two out of thin air.

He flicks his wrist again, making them disappear as Tempest claps my hands together "I gotta give credit where credits due... Two against one..."

Tempest's eyes look to the side, seeing Meruem on guard.

My eyes turn back to Vastorie as he flicks his wrist "Army of the damned. Run! Ikalgo and Palm! I'll cover you!"

Palm and Ikalgo makes a run for it as my body jumps back on its own as something comes from the ground.

My eyes widen when I see what comes from the ground. Chimera ants... Not just any ants, dead Chimera ants.

Tempest flicks my wrist "Shatter..."

One of the ant's head gets ripped off as it falls over.

Vastorie flicks his wrist again as the ant gets up headless.

Tempest grins "You've improved but..."

Tempest lifts my hands up "Eye of the Tempest!"

A large orb of wind appears, sucking in stray ants and ripping them apart in the process, leaving only blood to splatter across the floor "How long can you can you keep them alive? Well... together..."

Vastorie flicks his wrist again "Gale force!" Wind shoots out of Vastorie's hand, directly at the eye as it dissipates.

Tempest frowns at Vastorie "How?"

Vastorie grins "Two negatives make a positive! Well... cancel each other out. But it's still a positive in my book. I gotta thank my sister Li-Cartra for that one! Meruem, your main problem is that."

Vastorie points to me(Tempest) "If he wins everyone you've ever cared about... Or loved will die..."

Tempest punches my chest proudly "Like a god!"

He grins jumping down to charge Vastorie.

My father sends in the remaining ants to attack as they each exchange punches like crazy.

My eyes can register an attack only every few seconds but it feels like hundreds, no... thousands of punches.

I can't tell who is punching who, but my body feels so numb after being punched, kicked and smashed in so many times.

My eyes dart all over the place, but, I can't even see what I'm supposed to be looking at.

I hear Tempest speak up "You two are so soft, it's like I'm getting punched by a sponge! Show me some real power!"

Vastorie speaks up "Fine then!"

I feel an immense amount of aura come from a direction, as I feel my own aura channel in my fist.

Tempest and Vastorie call out together.

"Wild Tempest!"

"Atomic Hellfist!"

I feel my fist clash with my own fathers fist, feeling my knuckle bones begin to break.

It's a good thing my bodies numb or else I would be in agony by now.

The impact sends me flying into one of the nearby houses, making it collapse on me.

Tempest forces my body up, bruised and battered, straight out of the house to sit on the rubble "Still weaker than ever I see... But those abilities they don't belong to you... I recognise them from your brothers and sisters."

Vastorie nods "The only perk to your curse is I inherited their strengths when I killed them! But, it wasn't out of cold blood, it was out of pity... Something you'll never understand with your tunnel vision... Father! Weapon armoury!"

Vastorie snaps his fingers as countless weapons area behind him "Let's end this here and now!"

Tempest gets up "Agreed! Maelstrom..."

Vastorie throws the weapons as they are sucked into a giant rift hovering above me.

My eyes widen as I get hit from the side "Takedown!"

I'm sent skidding across the floor as two arms swing under my armpits, holding me in place.

I don't bother squirming, smiling in glee as Vastorie appears in front of me.

I feel myself grin slowly as Tempest speaks "You'll never beat me alone... don't worry I'll be back again... When you son gives into despair and undermines himself, that's when I'll be back."

Vastorie rips of the mask, crushing it beneath his hand as he holds up one of the golden masks "Tempest seal!"

A black aura envelops the mask, changing the colours of the mask from gold into blood red before settling on a dark shade of red.

Vastorie sighs "Jeez that man just won't give up! You have no idea how much you've help me, Meruem..."

My father points in another direction "She's in the warehouse. I've marked the box with a red X when they weren't looking so you can find it easier. But before you go, I would like you to give a message to Palm... She's the one that looks half human and has a giant crystal on her forehead. Tell her that whatever my son has demanded she do for him, to forget about it..."

Meruem nods before turning to walk away "You were the other one I sensed in the area. But, as soon I found it again the trace was gone... That was you wasn't it."

My father nods "I'll give you credit for picking me up. But... when I want to remain hidden, I remain hidden. Now go see the one you care about..."

Meruem nods, walking away and leaving me and my father alone.

My father shoots me a look as he chops my head "You idiot don't you ever listen to me?!"