SCARLET BLACK: The Red Eyed Spider (ON-HOLD)

X Chapter X Nineteen X

Chapter 19 : Lost X Dark X Fragments

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I was standing in a dark familiar place. I turned forward as I stepped on damp ground. There are shadows of thirteen people lurking behind the darkness. Tremendous aura is surrounding them, as if challenging them for a duel means death.

The hide-out.

The spiders.

Merciless.

They're all around me... as if escape will never be possible.

The tension is choking me.

"Chizumi Shirou..." a chilling deep voice spoke, making me tremble to my core.

"I need you... your eyes, your power, every single thing of you..." Chrollo pierced his cold lustful eyes unto mine.

My eyes began to sting, flickering a red sparkling vision.

"You can't have me as much as you want, Chrollo..." I spat as if my voice is restrained.

"But you don't even know anything about yourself like I do," he appeared in front of me as he pushed me with too much pressure.

I fell backwards, expecting a painful land, but instead, my body met a cold water.

My lips parted as I felt like drowning.

"I sent you outside but it doesn't mean you're free. I chained you up here so better come back before I pull it for you."

No. I don't want to come back anymore!

I'm not your pet, you damned Chrollo!

The water felt heavier than usual, as if it tries to swallow me.

I suddenly felt breathless.

And helpless.

I guess being reunited with Kurapika makes it harder for me.

He doesn't know a single thing about what happened... and yet I'm about to run away again.

My eyes fluttered open with my chest chasing the air, as if I haven't breathe for a long time. My head is aching, and Chrollo's voice is wringing inside.

I felt my cold sweat tickle down when I realized that Hisoka is over me. We're on the ground. I think I fell asleep while in a break from a ruthless training.

"What the fuck?" his eyes was full of amusement from my reaction.

"Just wanna check on my lady~"

"I said stop calling me like that," he's the only one who's allowed to call me that.

Hisoka got away from me as I sat. "And?"

"What?" I frowned.

"You still haven't answered my question before,"

"I'm sorry... what was that again?" I looked at him with a smug look.

"I know you didn't lose your memory, Chizumi..."

I flinched as I turned my gaze away. "If you knew then there's no point getting an answer from me. Tell me what's the real deal,"

He chuckled, calming mid way. "Chrollo ordered me to bring you back after the exam. Better keep that,"

I looked back at him again, trying to protest but his eyes are serious. He's telling me what's best. Tch.

"So... how do you feel lately?~"