Chasing Darkness (Sequel to Remember Me)

Part Eighteen

"Kurapika and I have come up with a plan. I need you two to listen closely to what I'm about to tell you."

Shadow and Bennett stand across from you, while you stand in front of the closed door. Bennett seems nervous about what you're about to say while Shadow seems to be feeling pretty confident.

"Whatever it is- We can do it!" Shadow exclaims with a thumbs up and a self-assured grin on his face, "The sooner we get outta this place, the better. That Ryuu guy is really creepy."

"For once, I agree with Shadow," Bennett speaks up, ignoring Shadow's very obvious smirk on his face, "And it doesn't make me feel any better that we already know about his nen abilities."

"I'm guessing he has some crazy nen ability?" Shadow wonders towards Bennett with a curious look on his face.

Bennett nods and makes a sound of confirmation, "Yeah, we saw a video of him using it on (Y/N) at Heaven's Arena. He can put you in some type of illusion and all he has to do is touch you."

"Sounds like this guy is gonna be a pain," Shadow complains, letting out an annoyed huff.

"We're getting a little off-topic guys," You say after clearing your throat and drawing their attention back to you, "The plan Kurapika and I came up with is a little risky but we don't have many options."

"There has to be a way to make it less risky," Comes Bennett's response, "I'll do anything I can to keep you out of danger, (Y/N)."

Shadow is quick to agree with the curly-haired boy's statement, "And so will I!" He takes a few steps closer to you, his face darkening as his voice comes out hushed, "(Y/N), you should let me take care of him. I can kill him easily."

"It won't be as easy as you're picturing," Comes your declination to his offer, "But thanks anyway."

"Worth a shot," Shadow says with a shrug as Bennett pulls him away from you, "I didn't think you'd say yes."

Bennett sweatdrops at Shadow's admission, mumbling, "Then why did you ask in the first place...?"

Shadow ignores Bennett's question as the dark-haired man follows you to sit beside you on the couch, Bennett sitting down on the other side of you. You pull a folded-up piece of paper out of your pocket, laying it down flat on the table.

"This is a blueprint of the building. Luckily, I was able to sneak this from somebody's office," You point to the room labeled as Ryuu's quarters on the map, "I'm going to ask Ryuu if I can see the scarlet eyes and I'm sure he will say yes. Once he leads me and Kurapika to his quarters, I'm going to conjure a copy of the scarlet eyes while placing the actual pair of scarlet eyes into my bag."

"That sounds incredibly dangerous! I don't like this plan!" Bennett is quick to counter to your explanation, "There has to be a better way."

"Don't worry. There's more to it than that," You start, continuing your speech, "Kurapika thinks their more nen users in the building but he's not sure of their exact identities. Unfortunately, we'll have to go with our best guesses on who they are. Kurapika and I believe they would have to be Ryuu's higher-ups. Shadow, I need you and Jaya to separate them from the normal cult followers and incapacitate them. Lead them to the garden if possible."

"What about the normal cult followers?" Bennett asks you, wondering where he fits into this plan.

"That's where you, Leorio, and Izunavi come in. We'll need you three to cause a commotion and draw all of the cult members to you. Once that commotion gets loud enough, Ryuu will excuse himself to see what's happening when he's unable to get ahold of his higher-ups. While Ryuu is gone, I'll conjure a copy of the scarlet eyes, but I'll need at least fifteen to twenty minutes to make the copy," You finish your explanation and thankfully Bennett looks calmer than he did a few moments ago.