Killer in Hunter x Hunter

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Kurapika's POV

A few minutes before the incident.

Kurapika was wandering around the first floor of the skyscraper quietly sipping a bottle of soda he had recently bought from the vending machine outside when he went out for some fresh air.

'Eh, I don't know why, but I feel uneasy. It's like something important is about to happen. Hmm, but Risotto said yesterday that he was also feeling uneasy... I wonder what he meant by what he said to me today? About not telling your enemies: 'I'll kill you' and stuff like that. Is it really that important?'

The phone rang. It was Melone. Kurapika picked up the phone and heard from Melone that the enemies were near and about to attack. Kurapika thanked him for the warning, hung up the phone and went to the lift in a hurry.

'Shit, what to do? Wait for them here or go down to the ground floor?'

As he passed another corner Kurapika heard the faint sound of footsteps behind him, followed by the sound of a swinging hand. He turned around only halfway and out of the corner of his eye he saw a large hand flying towards him to strike. Showing miraculous reactions, Kurapika dodged the blow when the hand was already a few millimetres away from his face. Jumping back a few metres, he saw a burly man in front of him who was dressed like a savage.

'It's him, one of the Spiders! That's right, I think Gyaccio was telling me that he had already encountered him once, but then they immediately dispersed. In that case, I'll do what he couldn't do!'

Kurapika's eyes turned red.

- You must have joined them recently, right? - According to our latest information, there should only be seven of them, and you're not on that list, so you've only recently joined them. But in any case you can't live! - After saying that, he rushed into the attack.

Kurapika was a bit faster than his opponent, so he had no problem dodging almost all of his blows. However, the situation was complicated by the fact that he was wearing an uncomfortable suit that restricted his movements.

Kurapika threw punches at him, but he held them with dignity.

'Damn, he's a tough nut to crack. I'll use chains in that case.'

He was about to use one of his chains when suddenly a familiar shout came from behind him.

- Beach Boy! - There was a voice behind Kurapika that belonged to Pesha.

Kurapika instantly turned around and saw Pesci swing his invisible weapon at the big guy. He in turn immediately jumped away.

- Peshi?! - You're supposed to be on the third floor with Prosciutto.

- He sent me to help you. - His voice was quite serious.

- Hey you, freak! - Shouted the big guy, -You seem to be one of them too. What's with that ridiculous weapon of yours? Do you really fight with that? - He asked with a sneer.

Kurapika made the most of Gyo and saw that Peshi was holding a fishing rod.

'So that's what kind of invisible weapon he's using! In order to see it, you have to use Gyo as much as possible. But what is this fishing rod? How can it be a weapon?'

- Kurapika,' Pesci spoke up, 'You've already noticed that there's something wrong with you, haven't you?

Kurapika did feel something. He felt his skin begin to dry out and wrinkle, his back began to ache, and his hair began to show grey. The same thing was happening to both Pesha and the big guy.

- W-what is this?! What's going on?! - Kurapika asked in a slightly shocked voice.

- It's Prosciutto's ability. Looks like he released his stand after all.

- S-bench?

- It's not important right now. Since your attacks require more movement than mine, I'll deal with your opponent. In the meantime, stay here and concentrate on using Teng to slow down aging.

- I... - Kurapika was greatly surprised not only by his aging, but also by the way Pesci was behaving.

'What's wrong with him? He usually acts completely different. Usually he's like some kid who won't leave Prosciutto's side. But now... Now I feel like there's a completely different person standing in front of me. His face... It looks like the face of someone who has spent more than ten years in battles.'

Kurapika decided to listen to Pesci and stood behind him and watched what would happen, using Ten in parallel.

Pesci and the big guy were facing each other about ten metres apart. The big guy was clearly angry and surprised at what was happening.

- Bastard! What's happening to me?! Did you do this?! - The big man, who had already turned almost completely grey, turned to Pesci.

- It doesn't matter. You want to know? Try killing me. See if it helps. - Pesci spoke in a calm and serious voice.

- You bastard! I'll kill you! - He shouted and attacked.

- Pfft, you're wrong. I've already killed you. - Pesci said calmly to himself and swung the fishing line at his opponent.

The big man, slowed down by aging, couldn't dodge, and the hook of the fishing line went straight through his left arm and under his skin.

- What the fuck?! - He wondered.

The hook began to rise higher and higher, gradually approaching his shoulder.

He tried to tear the fishing line, to hit it, but it was no use. Deciding that ordinary strikes were useless, he began to accumulate Nan's power in his fist, and struck the fishing line with all his might. But when he hit the fishing line, it didn't break, but instead his shoulder was torn, so much so that he almost lost his arm. He screamed in pain.

- Well, since you're already dead, I'll explain a few things to you. - Pesci began, - Firstly: My Beach Boy's fishing line cannot be destroyed. Any physical attack will simply pass through, and any spiritual attack will reflect any damage to whatever the fishing line is attached to. Nan included. That's why your shoulder was torn. Secondly: My fishing line can pass through objects like water. That's how it got into your arm. There's more, but you won't be able to hear it in time.

While Pesci was explaining how his Beach Boy worked, his fishing line was already close to the big guy's heart.

- Damn you! - Shouted the big guy, and the next thing he knew, Pesci had ripped his heart out.

With a hole in his chest, the big guy's breathless body fell to the floor. Meanwhile, the effects of aging began to wear off.

- Whew, I think that's it. - Pesci sighed with relief, -And bro just called off his stand.

Kurapika, meanwhile, was trying to make sense of everything that had happened.

'Wow... Terrifying abilities... Both Pesci's and Prosciutto's. I'm now even a little scared to imagine what the others are capable of.'

Suddenly, there was a strange shaking sensation.

- What's that? An earthquake? - Kurapika asked himself in surprise.

A second later, there was an explosion, and everything within a sixty metre radius of the windows, from the first to the fifth floor, was destroyed.