Interuniversal (HXHxMHA Crossover) Killugon

~~Chapter 11: Declaration~~

Content warning!

Mentions of child abuse and torture

"Illumi-nii, d-do I really h-have to do this?" A white haired boy is kneeling on the ground in front of a small cage. A large dog, littered with many injuries, sits inside the cramped space, whimpering and trying its best to get as far away as possible, which isn't a lot.

"See it this way, Kil, you are simply setting him free. He's already sick and old, and injured as well. You're bringing him to a better place" His brother with long, silky black hair is kneeling next to him, a hand on his back slowly urging him forward. "You're simply setting him free. You're doing something good for him"

"If you say so, Aniki..." With one hesitant but clean slash, the small boy kills the old dog, leaving behind a lifeless body. It had taken a long time and a lot of convincing to get the boy to do this, but it was done.

"Well done, Kil. Let's get back to training" His brother said, pulling a slightly shaking boy up after him. The boy's eyes were wide as he stared at his bloody hands, still manipulated to be sharp.

The boy was taken back inside and the next day, the cage had been replaced, a new animal to be slain inside of it...

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Staring through a window, a small boy with wild white hair and electric blue eyes stalks his target. His very first target, to be exact. He knows that he, too, is being stalked. This is his very first mission, and he really does not want to complete it. His mission is simple, he just has to eliminate some wealthy politician the Zoldyck family was paid to get rid of.

The one following him is his very own brother, to make sure nothing goes wrong on this mission.

The man walks to the window—lighting a cigar on the way—and opens it, leaning out. He is in the perfect position for the boy to drop down and kill him.

But the boy hesitates.

He knows he needs to do this.

But he hesitates.

His brother, who is watching from the next roof over, releases a little bit of bloodlust, and the small boy, scared of the consequences of not obeying, jumps off the roof he is standing on. The man notices him and turns to run, shouting for the guards, but he doesn't get far before he is killed.

But he alerted the guards.

And Killua will be punished for his inadequacy.

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Pain spreads through Killua's body as he is hit again.

"I love you, Kil" His mother, Kikyo Zoldyck, speaks for the thousandth time. She raises the spiked whip over her head again.

SMACK

Blood is covering the whimpering boy's body. He returned from his first assassination an hour ago, and is currently being punished for letting the man alert the guards. The wounds on his body are numerous, ranging from slashes from the metal whip to stab wounds to burns.

"I'm doing this because I love you, Kil" His mother speaks once more, laying down the whip and picking up yet another weapon, a mace, and raising it to strike once more. Her monotone voice tells him she is lying. Lying lying lying lying lying.

The small boy coughs up blood as he is struck in the stomach by the mace, and it doesn't take long for him to pass out...

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He sat up with a gasp, frantically taking in his surroundings. His vision was dark and the only thing he could hear was his own heart frantically beating in his chest. He felt cold, so cold, yet he was drenched in sweat.