wait for me [illumi zoldyck]

Chapter 12

(Updated: March 16, 2021)

Mia

My nen spirit places his hand over Takeo's chest, having appeared in front of us in an instant. With the slightest application of pressure, Takeo is launched backward into the nearest tree. It gives me more than enough time to put some distance between us. 

"Oh, dear fiancé of mine," Takeo chuckles, casually stepping out of the hole in the trunk of the tree that he created on impact. "Why do you have to make such a big scene?"

His words may sound earnest, but that devious smile that lingers on his lips betray him. He is up to no good. Not even a fool would fall for his tricks. I take a few more steps backward. 

"You're the foolish one," I snarl, concentrating a large amount of my aura into materializing a handful of nen spirits. They should keep him distracted.

Takeo stalks closer to me, towards my nen spirits who are ready to rip him apart. However, despite this, the expression on Takeo's face remains calm as ever, showing no signs of panic. In fact, he doesn't pay them any attention whatsoever. My body stiffens. 

"Kill him," I order my spirits, watching them launch themselves towards my fiancé at an unimaginable speed. I can barely process their movements myself. 

I blink once and suddenly Takeo appears right in front of me. In one swift movement, his fist reaches out and lands a hard blow to my liver. I barely had time to concentrate my nen into that one spot, leaving me heaved over on the floor, trying to catch my breath. 

Another blow lands on the right side of my cheek, hurling me a few feet to the side. I land on the floor with a thud, stray dead branches on the ground leaving small scratches all across my body. I heave myself back up onto my feet, wiping blood that drips from my nose. 

Takeo stalks towards me. His pupils have dilated to the point where all the orange in his eyes has now been replaced with an ebony hue. He looks absolutely horrifying and ready to kill.

I have seen many appalling sights from a young age. It came hand-in-hand with assassination training and with the business in general. I've encountered numerous people, but none can compare to Takeo. His anger, and willingness to kill at this moment are terrifying. 

"Your family has brought nothing but shame to my own. The things we've had to go through," he seethes, making his way towards me. "I don't blame you for what your family has done. In fact, I pity you for being raised by such vile creatures. I'll get my revenge, for my family." 

Takeo speaks with visceral hostility directed at me. It immediately dawns on me, that he is much older than I am. He is much more experienced, and with the looming threats he hurls in my direction, it becomes very clear that I will not be able to win this battle against him.

He dashes towards me and lands yet another blow right in the center of my stomach but being much more prepared this time, I have time to cover my stomach with nen. The blow still hurt, but it wasn't anything I can't handle. 

I focus so much on my stomach, though, that I forget to layer my feet with nen and am sent flying backward, slamming hard into a tree. My head hits the trunk with a deafening crack. A wave of dizziness floods my senses, leaving me dazed. 

Takeo slowly approaches, just as spots begin to fill my vision. 

"I think, in another life, we could have been friends," he mumbles, coming to stand right in front of me. 

I look up at him, his tall figure looming just above me. A grin spreads across my face just as my nen spirits grab Takeo by his shoulders synchronously and rip him away from me. He's launches backward, a few meters away. 

Leaning onto the tree nearest tree, I hoist myself up against it for support. "Keep him away from me," I demand, watching them all scramble in Takeo's direction. They land more blows, sending him flying farther and farther away.

All but one.

The one taller nen spirit, that my mother left for me, lingers behind. They observe me, despite not having eyes or any human features on their body. 

One thing I learned about my nen spirits, is that they barely possess any human emotions. Most are dragged up out of Heaven or Hell, to temporarily serve me, having long forgotten what it was like to feel emotions. Yet, I've always felt that that was something that did not pertain to this nen spirit in particular.

"Go on, I'll be fine," I call out, ushering for them to follow the rest. They linger a moment longer, before turning on their heel and disappearing. 

There's a warm sensation coming from the back of my head. It drips down to the nape of my neck and down my dress. The moment my fingers touch that part of my head, I wince. I'm bleeding. The impact of Takeo's blow was much harder than I anticipated it would be.

"I'm gonna kill you," Takeo roars in the distance, thrashing against the spirits who force him farther and farther away from me with their attacks. Every time he gets up, they land another blow, putting more distance between us.

I summon another spirit, a healer. Their body forms beside me, much smaller than the other ones. 

Each nen spirit serves a different purpose, having manifested it in their previous lives. Nen spirits who I use to fight were generally soldiers and warriors in their previous life. Healers, such as the one who is aiding me right now, were doctors or nurses. 

While they can't speak directly with me, having forgotten human dialect. I can communicate with them emotionally and harness a general understanding of each of them. However, communicating with them, in general, has never been something I was good at, not having learned enough from mother before she passed away. 

My mother was able to speak with certain nen spirits, and I often found her up late at night communicating with them in her garden.

Nen spirits' strength is not like that of a human. They exceed a human's physical capabilities, thanks to both my nen and their ability to disapparate. I depend on them more than I should, because, in reality, I'm quite weak on my own.

"Mia." 

Another voice calls out to me in the opposite direction. I recognize it immediately. Illumi.

My heart warms, and suddenly, I know everything will be okay. He has come back for me, despite all my doubts. His words back in at the hotel were futile. I don't understand why, but he made it seem as though wanted anything to do with me after our favor for Hisoka, but I should have known better.

I smile, allowing myself to sink onto of floor, leaning against the tree. The wound on my head has left me unbalanced. 

All I can think about is how happy I am to hear my name on his lips.

He came back for me.

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