Chapter 54
Title: Show Me Your Guts...
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-General POV-
As Jax's malicious Nen explodes out of him. The Guardian Beasts all stop, though they are beasts. They too have instincts, as they freeze in place… in absolute fear of the monster in front of them.
Jax's eyes are shadowed in darkness as he says. "Get out… or I will DEVOUR you."
Immediately the guardian Nen beasts scamper away.
Camilla and her bodyguards are all shaking at what they felt. Something that should be impossible to exist. It is said that Nen battles aren't decided on raw Nen alone. But this… this monster is in a category of its own. They sensed how he manipulated his Nen to just stay inside the room and not affect anyone outside of it. They are unsure of what is scarier, him having that amount of Aura, or him being able to control it in such a way that would be impossible even for the most talented person.
Jax on the other hand turns towards Camilla again and smiles. "Camilla, be a dear and make this war interesting won't you?"
Camilla is immediately shocked out of her fear. She looks at Jax, even though he used his Aura to intimidate the Guardian Beasts, she still feels like some of her servants are almost mentally broken down for Jax just using his Aura.
'Why do I feel like this.' Thinks Camilla, as she feels an almost instinctual desire for Jax. 'Is this what they mean when they say that people, just like animals, want to breed with the strong. Even with how far we have come with evolution, we humans are just animals who console ourselves with our intelligence.'
Though she didn't notice it, Camilla was already getting affected by Jax's needle. She was having positive thoughts of him when instead she should be terrified. Also due to her close proximity and even a sliver of true admiration she feels for Jax has made her especially susceptible to the needle's effects.
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It is four hours later that Camilla was eating dinner with her mother, who has a gentle look on her face, contrary to her daughter. The meal is quiet until Camilla breaks the silence by saying. "Mother I hope that you are enjoying the meal."
"Yes, Camilla it is quite nice." Answers Camilla's mother Duazul.
"So anyway mother, I have a man that I want to charm. If I do so, I am 100% sure that I will have the Succession War in my pocket. Anyway, you seduced a king from his first wife, tell me your story." Says Camilla, for the first time in her life asking her mother to teach her something.
Her mother seems surprised at this at first, but she quickly settles down by saying. "I am afraid that you Camilla are better than me at this. Since even I don't have experience with this stuff, your father simply took me in due to my beautiful looks."
Camilla frowns at this. "You are as useless as ever mother. But you are right I am aware that I am better than you at this. I am also more beautiful so my chances are definitely higher."
While they were talking like this, and eating the meal. Jax was sitting on the couch of the living room, and playing some games, having already connected a gameplay station on.
He is playing some type of sci-fi/RPG game. As he looks completely unconcerned as he is also listening to the conversation between Camilla and her mother. He already heard how Camilla plans to get rid of the first prince Benjamin, and she also plans to use her mother to get close to her brother (both of whom have the same mother), and then she will plan an assassination on Halkenburg. Those two are the most rival candidates in her opinion.
Jax on the other hand has a whole other person whom he considers the most dangerous of them all. 'Tserriednich, the psycho who will get the ability to look ten seconds into the future if he is in a state of Zetsu, meaning unable to use Nen at all.'
Obviously, Jax doesn't feel nervous at all against anyone of the princes… well he doesn't feel nervous against anyone in this ship. But that is beyond the point, because Jax is still cautious in case someone with a dangerous ability appears.
Jax also looks at a small air vent of the room. There is an owl like creature looking at them.
'So we are already being spied on. And as expected of Camilla, she is inexperienced and got the illusion that just because she told the bodyguards to go away (in case of a spy) there are still other measures in place that can be used to spy on her. Honestly, if she wasn't a royal family member, she would most likely be just another arrogant and dumb blonde bimbo.' Contemplates Jax, thinking that if it wasn't for her ability and trying to copy some interesting abilities of the Nen users on the 1st and 2nd floor, he wouldn't even be here… well maybe he would be here… he would rather travel in luxury if he has the option to do so.
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-Jax POV-
As her mother goes away and it is late into the night, Camilla just sits on the couch next to me while I am playing late night games.
"So it seems like you are trying to seduce me." I say to her, with a concentrated look in the game in front of me. I am at level 73, if I die light now I will lose one level, it will be a pain in the a*s to get it back.
"Tell me what I need to do to get your help." Immediately little Camilla didn't even wait for me as she asked something like this.
…damn, can't she just go and bother someone else. I mean sure I wouldn't mind spending a night with her. But she seems kinda annoying and will most likely ask me something after the deed is done.
So I decide to tell her something that can be interpreted in many ways. I just smile and say. "It's simple… to get my support you just have to show me your guts."
Camilla immediately nods at this. "I understand."
And she gets up, going to sleep to her own room.
I decide to give her one last warning before she does so though. "I wouldn't be so keen on sleeping without a body guard around… I noticed something else about your ability."
She stops walking away, turns around and looks at me. My face is neutral this time.
"You need to also be in a state of Zetsu when you are killed don't you?" I ask her, already knowing the answer. This is actually something that I caught on recently. In the manga it wasn't even mentioned. But I guess for such an ability to exist it truly does need more than one restriction, like only death to fuel a resurrection isn't enough.
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-General POV-
The next day the death of one of the royal children is announced. Camilla doesn't seem bothered at all by that, she just picks up a gun and looks towards Jax, who is still playing his games. "I will show you my guts today."
Jax looks up from his games and looks at Camilla with a smile on his face. "I will be waiting then. But do be careful not to make any stupid decisions…"
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Some time later, in front the 1st prince Benjamin's room there is a receptionist like personel who also acts like a bodyguard.
He hears footsteps coming towards him. That is when he turns towards the hallway and sees Camilla with a cold look on her face and a gun on her hand.
Still he diceded to act decently by saying. "Princess Camilla, if there is something I can take care of it for you."
Camilla has a cold look on her eyes as she looks at the man in front of her. "I am currently heading to kill the 1st Prince Benjamin. You either assist me, or you die... choose whichever alternative you prefer. For I am kind to allow that, am I not?"
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A/N: One of the princesses was already killed on the first night. It was the proncess that Hanzo was protecting. Also it seems like Camilla is already acting… but why is she acting like this? Find out in the next chapter of HxH A Selfish Wish...
P.S: It's obviously because of her ability to revive after she has been killed, which will make a black cat appear behind her killer, it will steal his life energy and the can will then give it to Carmilla to revive her. The condition is activated by Nen after death making it especially strong.
P.S: Like always, you get +1 chapter for that day if the story reaches 2000 power stones.