Who's next?

Chapter 37

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The grown man approached "You've grown up."

He, who looked like your father, stood ahead. How could you know for certain if he is who he says he is? How could you trust any of this?

Did his looks progress after not seeing him for half a decade? Or were they being altered by some form of ability? You didn't trust this.

If it's true, and if it was him...was this a dream? If so, you wanted to wake up immediately.

He wasn't exactly the first person on your list to reunite with. Matter of fact, he wasn't even on the list.

He beat you. Assaulted you. Spread lies to strangers about you. And what for? That's something you still didn't have answers about.

He turned your mother against you. Why? And how? Where was she now?

"I thought you were dead." He continued

His soothing voice wanted to console you, but you saw through the act. Just as you did for all those years.

Your lip twitched, body following into a ready stance.

Focusing on Nen, you warned "back up,"

His act almost dropped when he noticed no progress was made.

"Who are those men you're with?" he asked. "have they hurt you?" 

In his mind, you were still a little girl who had no idea what she was doing. he was trying to approach you from that angle

But, you were almost 21. and you've been through a hell of a lot more in the last year than he has in his entire life combined.

You said nothing. Holding his gaze while others crowded around.

Anyone could make a move. And you were ready.

Assuming correctly, he took out a gun and shot at you.

Being trained for this, you thought you had it dodged, which you did. But something brought you back to square one.

The movement complimented the speed of light, and that's when there was excruciating pain in your right shoulder.

The bullet hit you. It just grazed the skin.

How?...

You felt the top of your shoulder, then looked at your fingertips, which were covered in blood.

Your eyes caught shamefulness on his face as he watched you put together the puzzle.

That's when you realized; he could teleport. Not only teleport himself and other people but also objects, including bullets.

It was him this whole time. Your presence here wasn't unnoticed, he knew. He kidnapped your trio. And he works for zaryian.

The pain was marinating, sinking into you. Comparing it to illumis needles, this wasn't bad.

However, it was bad enough to disorient your vision, speech, and awareness.

Falling to your knees, you dozed in and out of consciousness.

You couldn't retrace your steps, or comprehend the depth of the situation anymore. If you could survive Illumis Nen, why not a single bullet? Something was coated on it.

It had to be anesthesia.

It must've intended to put you to sleep.