A Twist to Our Futures (Killua X OCs X Gon)

Chimera Ant - Chapter 34

When all of us stormed the palace at midnight, and when we came across the central stairway, there was a huge, red and muscular Chimera Ant, who I believed was the Royal Guard Youpi, sitting on the stairs.

He growled as soon as he saw us and began to mutate, growing four more arms, two on each side. I saw Shoot freeze in his tracks, and I was worried that he might not stand a chance against Youpi.

Suddenly, the palace began to rumble, making all of us tense up. Then, yellow Nen arrows crashed through the ceiling and fell to the floor. Everyone was shocked, and Gon ran up ahead, much to my dismay. Killua followed him while everyone else stayed in their spots, then a moment of realization hit me.

Knuckle and Meleoron. If they got hit by one of those falling arrows and died, would the invisibility wear off? Wait, Nen can grow stronger after death, so if they died and remained invisible, their corpses can rot without being found. But how will we know if they died or if they're still alive? If they're dead, then someone else will have to take on Youpi, one of the King's powerful Royal Guards.

I ran up the stairs after the two boys, not concerned about the Nen attack at all. Just as Gon was about to attack Youpi, something collided with the Royal Guard's side, and I gasped and widened my eyes.

They're alive!

I was relieved when both of them survived the attack, but Youpi started to mutate again, growing more eyes out of his head and becoming more terrifying.

Youpi must have questioned the unforeseen attack instead of focusing on all of us. He didn't see Knuckle hit him because of Meleoron's ability, God's Accomplice. From what Lizzy told me about Hakoware, Knuckle's ability, it can be activated when Knuckle lands a hit on an opponent. Since God's Accomplice is active, the little creature called A.P.R. is invisible to Youpi, so he can't tell what is going on. As long as Meleoron holds his breath, the two of them will be undetected by everyone, including Youpi.

All of a sudden, I felt a familiar and ominous aura, causing me to stop running and feel a bit anxious. Pitou turned their En back on, which meant they were trying to protect the King.

Youpi merged three of his arms to form a giant fist and raised it up high. He smashed the staircase, some of us barely dodging the attack. Lizzy and I jumped to the second floor with Gon and Killua and continued moving forward.

We met up with Ikalgo, who was disguised as his former boss, and we headed toward the throne room where we would expect the King. As we entered a different room, I looked back to see Killua changing direction. I stopped running for a moment before deciding to continue following my sister and Gon through the palace.

When the three of us arrived at the tower next to the throne room, we saw Morel's Smoky Jail surrounding the entire third floor of the tower. We stared at it for a moment until Gon ran to his left, and we followed him. He stopped to see someone walking out of the tower, and we did, too.

All of us gasped when we recognized the ant as the most powerful of all Chimera Ants, the King. Two other people walked out, following him. I recognized one of them as Chairman Netero, and when the old man recognized the three of us, he pointed behind him, probably showing Pitou's whereabouts.

I felt Gon's aura spike up, and I shifted my eyes to the boy, who was ready to take on Pitou.

Oh, my. I can tell how much you wanted to defeat Pitou so badly. That look on your face...I can't help but feel very worried about what you're gonna do.

His aura greatly reduced and he remained silent as he watched the King and the two old men have a brief chat. A little while later, Killua came to us and saw them. I heard him gasp.