Shadowed Prelude: A Fateful Encounter [Phantom Troupe x Reader]

𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 6

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"From my research Boss, Y/N L/N is just a simple archaeological hunter! I looked up her family history, but it says that any living or biologically related relatives are nonexistent, which means we can take her and no one will come for her! Or would you prefer a more conventional approach to obtaining her?" the familiar green-eyed blond's voice chirped.

It's been three hours since the soulmark seared onto the skin of seven of the Phantom Troupe members, and they were knee-deep into researching the girl's history to find out whether she was their soulmate or not.

Chrollo, the leader of the group, hummed in contemplation.

"Thank you for your hard work Shal, and feel free to continue scouring information on Y/N. Since we have an auction to raid, I recommend we continue with this later. What do you say?" Chrollo, the head of the Spiders, asked the members.

"Shal, everyone, follow boss order," the menacing voice of Fei penetrated through the air after Chrollo addressed Shal's original question.

"Oh bummer. Alright then Boss, let's take all the children and the magical beasts from the auction! I'll send out the exact location!" Shal hummed happily.

—

'This is a man-faced ape that's lost its mind after being starved?! It's quite unsettling, I gotta end this fight quickly' Y/N thought to herself, Bisky, who was perched atop of the gum tree was looking down at the scene.

'Since I haven't developed my own Nen ability or grasped how to use Breathing Techniques, I'm going to just perform a quick slash at the ape's throat. It ought to end its life in one attack and be painless' she thought.

It wasn't hard to slash at the ape's throat. I just had to wait for its attack, and then I slashed its throat, putting it out of its misery quickly and efficiently. I ended its life, but before I could do anything else, something else came out of nowhere and jumped on me.

I had no time to think, but the training I underwent with Bisky seemed to pay off, as I calmed down the racing of my heart, and took a controlled breath in, remembering what the manual had instructed. Instinctively, my arms raised the kata above my head, slashing towards the foe at blinding speed power I've never seen in myself before.

Gravity Breathing, first form: Limitless. The first form of the breathing style I had instinctively performed. This form enhances the physical capabilities through Nen, which is limitless, and allows the user to increase their lung capacity and stamina, enabling prolonged use of the breathing form. After severing the head of the foe, I exhaled out.

"Breath of Gravity? That's a first from the information you've told me Y/N. But now we know that this is the Breathing Style you can perform, it's up to you to create more versatile forms out of it." Bisky muttered.

—

York New City, the Auction House where the Human Auction took place began.

The hosts of the show were running late, but once they walked in, did the chatter cease. In a suit, a beautiful lady with a blond bob paired with a man with blond hair walked up to the podium.

"Hello gentleman, I am Pakunoda, and this is Phinks, we will be hosting the Human Auction today" the lady started off, before abruptly, the man beside her began winding up his arm.

A large crash followed soon after, and the building collapsed. Out in the darkness, did the two, Pakunoda and Phinks walk out, conjoining once more with the other members.

"Boss, we secured the loot, but what will we do regarding our soulmate?" the man we know as Phinks asked the boss.

"We'll send out a threat to the underground workers. I'm sure the mafia won't do anything, as they're too weak anyways" Chrollo responded.

That's how the message was broadcasted and found its way to the Soulmate Bounty Hunters' ears.

Find a woman, by the name of Y/N L/N, and bring her to us unharmed. We reject no one. So take nothing from us. Remember: 'We take what we want'

—

Turns out, all this just happened very quickly, which was why Y/N was so tense and so very ready to begin combat training, Bisky noted.

Well, as long as the girl would persevere, Bisky would continue training her. This was only a start. A small beginning in the girl's final battle.

↬ Author's Note:

Next chapter will be an in depth description of the Nen ability / Breathing Style that the main character will use. The fateful encounter between the Troupe and the main character will be arriving soon:) (Apologies for the relatively short chapter today!)

Thank you for reading this chapter and see you in the next chapter fellow reader!

- Signing off yakshaa_ [2024]