Futago Noroi/Twin Curse (Hunter x Hunter Fanfic)

I. The Arbitrator

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~Bored, monotone voice of a girl~

To tell you bluntly, this story that I'd record is mostly founded in uncertainty.

There is no assurance on whose story this is mainly about, or if there will ever be an ending. Given that there's only a tiny chance that I'd still be present to witness the end.

It's not a bluff. Can't say you weren't warned.

I was named Rirazuki. A duchess gave me that name. She got it from Rira or "lilac" and Tsuki which means "moon".

Can't really describe how I looked like. I myself were unsure and it's not really of importance..

Here are the few basic things I can tell you about me. I am an Arbitrator from the Empire of *Armania where sorcerers are powerful and well-regarded.

Being an arbiter in Armania is not just being like a judge or a mediator but it covers a whole lot of tasks.. it's a very special role that the condition of the whole Armanian Empire depend on us.

To understand what it's like to be an Arbiter, a rational being with inherent knowledge about our purpose - which were made possible by a goddess; you must first understand that we are "not" capable of emotions.

The goddess of harmony must've decided that emotion is not necessary for us to accomplish our task. Humans on the other hand, are emotional beings who tend to make irrational actions that caused them to end up in destruction.

That is probably why arbiters don't have any reason to feel; so that our judgments will always be logical.

We, the arbiters are sent to restore peace and order by helping the "benchmark of equilibrium".

To make it simple, benchmarks are human beings with a special calling. While arbiters like me, aimed to protect and guide them in their roles as the benchmarks...

Few millenniums ago, the whole empire of Armania was supposed to be destroyed by the goddess herself.

By the time she was summoning her power to complete the destruction, she saw the first benchmarks. They're normal twin boys who deeply touched the goddess' heart. Something about them made her change her mind in destroying the empire.

She managed to delay the irrevocable process of destruction. But all she can do is to make a temporary way to reverse the process by creating a loophole on it.

From the benchmarks' blood mixed with her own blood, formed an Arbitrator that will serve as the way to alleviate the destruction.

She left them in-charge and it didn't took them long to finish the *equilibration that reversed the incoming destruction, but only for the meantime.

Centuries later, the verge of destruction reoccurred and another set of arbiter and benchmarks were there to complete the equilibration. These phenomenon continued happening and it seemed like every 3 to 4 centuries another destruction will threaten the existence of the Armanian race.

It might sound complicated but you must brace yourselves. I'm not yet half-way through the facts. Although you'd probably find out by yourselves in the latter events. That is, if you decided to keep up...

Moving on to the concrete reason why this story is being recorded, let me start by giving you an awareness about certain abnormalities.

One of the benchmarks I've mentioned earlier was named Safairah. Yugasa Safairah. (Ln/Fn) her name was derived from the word "Sapphire".

She just turned twelve. And I've been with her since she's two or shall we say I became aware that I'm with her since she's 2y/o, which was odd..

Arbiters are supposed to exist in human-like form, almost identical with the benchmarks during the time that they're ready for their calling. Once we exist, it's like we are already programmed with sufficient information and intelligence; all geared up to perform our purpose.

But in this case, she was too young to be even ready for the calling for me to exist. It's as if the benchmarks and I existed at the same time. And for the record, I must've been the longest existing arbiter. Since our average lifespan is only 4-5 years. Enough time to complete our task.

Another anomaly that happened is that instead of having my own human-like form, I am now but a mere consciousness. I can only act like Safairah's conscience since I don't have my own human body.

An enchantress, I mean, a witch is behind this anomaly. She cursed the benchmarks right after they were born and made them, us, be in the same body. If we stay this way, we won't be able to execute the equilibration, and the Armania will be destroyed.

It's a part of our duty to do something to revoke the curse, and based on the book of forbidden magic, most curses can be revoked when the one who casts it was put to death by the same one's they cursed.

That means, we must put the witch to death...

Right now were on the move to find that witch.. It's been a while since we started looking for her but she's too elusive.

The time is running and Armania is about to be destroyed.

Everything about me, everything about my total existence screams to save the empire before it's too late.

I'm gonna hunt that witch down and once I do, I'm gonna make sure that she's dead.

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*Armania-Italian word for "harmony" ^_^

*Equilibration-to bring in or to keep in equilibrium or balance. - (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

A/N: No matter what kind of impression she gave you, I still love Rirazuki! :3 I hope you'd learn to love her as well. Thanks for reading! ^_^
Hugs and loves,
Beyang