Icy Eyes •||• Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 18

I groaned in frustration as Nobunaga lead the three of us to another room on the floor above. We sat in the room in silence until I noticed Gon holding his injured hand, wincing.

"Come here," I motioned for him to sit in front of me. He gave me a questioning look but obeyed. I saw Nobunaga tense. I rolled my eyes and took Gon's hand in mine then let my aura spike. The Spider was now watching in interest. I focused my aura in my hands and activated my Nen ability, "Healing Frost." Gon hissed at the sudden coldness but watched as blue frost covered his hand. "Wipe the frost off when you feel that it healed. Your turn Killua,"

He turned his head to me, frowning. I sighed and got up, crouching in front of him and grabbing his ankles. I repeated what I did with Gon and got up. "And stop overthinking everything, Zoldyck."

He suddenly stood up, "No, you're wrong!"

Nobunaga chuckled and got to his feet as well, readying to unsheathe his sword, "I should warn you, step into range and I'll cut you down."

The ex-assassin started walking forward as Gon and I both yelled his name. He was drenched in cold sweat, getting closer to the swordsman. "Killua, calm down, dammit! Don't let Illumi's words get to you now!"

He ignored me --people really need to stop doing that-- and creeped even closer. My sword appeared in my hand as I took my own stance. The criminal seemed mildly surprised when he saw the blade.

"A sword hidden as a belt, that's creative and unexpected. But do you really know how to use that?"

"Do you really wanna know what happened to the last person to underestimate me? He ended up with his head rolling on the floor." Killua finally turned back and sat down. "Do you guys remember what Zepile told us? I personally forgot," 

I was just itching to get out. 

Staying here is unnerving.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Killua asked, looking at me in confusion. He must've realized that I never do anything without a reason, meaning I have a plan.

"He taught us cauterization, autopsy, and... what was the last one?" Gon pondered, eyes darting between Killua and I.

"That's it! Ostomy!"

Both their heads snapped up, immediately understanding the plan. A sly smirk formed on my face as I put on my belt, nodding at the other two. Nobunaga seemed lost when the three of us smiled at each other then turned serious and glared at him. Our Nen spiked.

"Seriously? I am not skilled or merciful enough to control my strength."

We charged towards him. Gon took down the right wall, Killua the left, and I kicked and jumped out the back wall into the air. What surprised me as my wings formed is that Nobunaga didn't hesitate before coming after me. I flapped my wings and looked at him.

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry about Uvogin. I know what it's like to lose a brother,"

That seemed to have caught him off-guard and I flew out of his sight quickly. I landed outside the fence, beside Gon and Killua and we all walked away from the Spiders' hideout. I left them halfway to go to my own hotel and rest while they went to their apartment.

Questions plagued my mind. So many questions and not a single answer. I could ask them, but going back there would be suicide. I may be a skilled swordswoman, and I could probably defeat Nobunaga in a duel, even if I'd never seen him fight. But I'd never be able to survive more than one Troupe member at once, I'm not that strong.

Still, I was tempted to go back and quench my curiosity. Gah, why must my life be so complicated?!

I ended up slapping myself to get rid of those thoughts. I yawned and let my wings disappear, relying on me Nen to keep me afloat. I entered my room through the window before falling onto the bed, tired from all the flying and Nen usage for the day. I immediately fell asleep when my head hit the pillow.