__________ POV Ashton__________
One of the conditions of being in this Hatsu is the fact that I need to constantly hold my breath.
Thankfully, my lungs are quite good. I trained quite a bit to hold this up for a longer time. I could just stay here and wait out Gon's transformation.
But that would just make him go after Pitou, and I doubt he still has any regard for the safety of the little girl. Not that he ever did in the first place. His generosity only seems to extend to his circle.
Although he didn't seem all that friendly with Killua earlier...
A strange person this Gon. I guess it's about time I end this fight too, I had more than enough time to infuse my Parasitic Nen in his body during our previous exchanges.
I took a few steps forward, assuming that Gon wouldn't have moved much from the place of my disappearance. Then I proceeded to use my Hatsu once again.
I left the 'Up-Side-Down-World' the same way I came in. Letting my body be pulled into the other reality through the gateway created by my Nen.
This technique is highly complicated and it would've been impossible to copy if my teacher didn't tell me exactly how to do it.
It still takes a lot of Nen, even for me. Not that I lack in that department.
When I reached the outside world I was standing near a crater, one that Gon kept punching repeatedly.
Did he truly think I slipped into the ground? I guess the only thing that his nen changed is his strength.
I just sat down at the edge of the crater. My clothes were already dirty due to the dust his punches kept rising up. So no need to worry about staining my coat with his blood I guess.
I decided to make his end a bit more cinematic. I coughed a bit, a simple gesture that managed to get his attention. When he looked up his eyes widened. But he wasn't surprised for long.
He instantly prepared to jump in my direction. Just as he was about to take off of the ground, one of his legs was blown off by an explosion.
My Nen had already seeped to his bones, there's no dodging something that comes from your own body.
This is the same reason why I don't put The Royal Guards in my eyes. My aura sticks to someone for as long as I want it. And they all sparred with me.
I even infected the king whilst he was an egg. Mainly because I didn't let my mind consider him a living being. A simple concept. But this is also the reason I can infect trees and grass.
Even though they are technically all alive, as long as I don't consider them alive the pacifist condition won't apply.
Oh well, back to Gon, who just realised his leg was gone. He screamed loudly, his voice was filled with pain and rage.
The explosion was only strong enough to blow his leg away, it barely even did any damage to it's surroundings. His body might've been strong. But he wasn't protecting his insides with Nen.
The unexpected loss of balance made him fall to the ground. But he was still perfectly capable of getting out of that hole, and I can't have that.
As he was struggling to get back up. His other leg was blown off too. He fell on his face once again, making the scene more and more pathetic.
I was just about to laugh when my instincts told me to roll to the side. And I always listen to my instincts.
I quickly used an explosion to send me rolling away from my previous place at the side of the crater. Just as a flash of lighting landed there.
Killua had tried to perform an axe kick on my head. Which is quite commendable really, he got closer to hitting me than his grandfather and father ever managed to.
I'm not about to congratulate him on that... Oh, screw it. "That was quite impressive, your father was nothing compared to you at your age!"
He completely ignored my honest and heartfelt praise and looked at the crater, where Gon was screaming in pain and still struggling to get up.
Just as he was about to rush in, I kicked him in the face and sent him flying. First of all, ignoring me was quite rude.
Second of all, I see no reason to let him rescue Gon after what the Green-Haired Runt just tried to pull off.
But Zoldycks are always resistant to pain, Killua came rushing back at great speeds. He was still not as fast as Netero's attacks, but he's somewhat close to that. Which means it's still dodgeable.
His attacks were fast and relentless, he was really determined to get me to leave Gon alone.
Punches to my side, face and claws directed to my heart. All dodged with minimal movement in all directions. As long as my eyes can react to this, so can my body.
Sure, his speed in close range was better than mine, but his fighting style is known to me.
Having faced several generations of talented people from his family, and also learning the actual style from Zigg, I can accurately predict what his next move will be.
He is still quite skilled, some of his moves are hard to dodge. And he even managed to almost scratch my suit with a swipe of his claws.
Absolutely astonishing strength for someone his age. Sure, I am going a bit easy on him, but this doesn't make him any less impressive.
His arm quickly extended as his nails turned into claws, he was obviously trying to stab my heart. I decided to use one hatsu. Killua completely passed through me. As his eyes widened.
This Hatsu, 'Fleeting Existence', is something I made using my teacher's theory of space. It has some of the same concepts as his.
It allows attacks to completely pass through me when activated. But I must be completely stationary, not even a heartbeat of movement.
This is only possible because I know how to stop my heart. Zigg's teachings were also helpful in developing this. The good news is that it barely uses any Nen. Well, for me anyway.
When I tried to make Chrollo copy it he fainted. Not a good look for him...
As Killua passed through me, I whipped my leg around and struck his side. I could hear a few bones of his crack at the strength of my kick. I barely infused it with quite a bit of Nen.
He was like an arrow leaving a bow. He crashed into a wall of the palace, I could see the pain in his eyes.
__________ POV Narration__________
Just as Killua was about to use the wall to jump back in, a deafening sound stopped him in his tracks.
~~~BOOM~~~
A powerful shockwave quickly washed over the Royal Palace, but the explosion was a great distance away.
It was still clearly visible, a giant mushroom of fire was certainly a way to describe it. The scientist looked calmly at the growing hellfire in the distance.
His eyes didn't let off any emotion, but deep inside, a farewell was being sent out to Netero.
A small smile found its way to his face. No traces of sadness were to be found in him. He was happy that his friend managed to do what he wanted in the end.
Even if his wish was to die fighting.
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