slashing my hand in a horizontal trajectory as my specialization in manipulation allowed my aura to rapidly spread through the conjured chain like it was a superconductor as it came to life. The large loop of heavy steel reared upward like a coiling snake as it began to shrink and speed toward Hisoka who would be torn in half if he didn't do anything.
Not that he was that lucky, as Hisoka leaped upwards as the chains cleaved through the spot he was standing previously. Landing lightly on his feet as he readied another salvo of playing cards to attack me with. But before he could attack once again I utilized the hidden chain I prepped earlier that had now stretched across the hall and pinned onto the ceiling to spear downward toward his neck.
*tsst* then within an instant the invisible chain was revealed by the small smattering of blood dripping down its tip as it stuck itself into the ground laying between the feet of Hisoka, who managed to step forward just enough to leave only a thick gash running down his neck parallel to his spine.
"My oh my… aren't you just exciting me? I almost don't want to share anymore~" turning his head at a slight angle he began to prod and poke the wound, making sure I had a direct line of sight before he took his sharpened fingernails and a thick cable-like piece of aura as he crudely stitched the wound together in front of me. Then, just as he finished I heard the sounds of heavy footsteps as two figures stepped out into the hallway from one of the various holes that had been created during our fight.
*huff* "Not happening, you're already under suspicion and the boss ordered us to stick together to prevent any more losses." shooting a glare toward the back of Hisoka's head, one of the other two troupe members hunched over as his large frame couldn't fit inside the hallway. Dragging his comrade alongside him with his large hand covering her head like a hat as they made their way up to Hisoka.
"Awh, how disappointing" without so much as faltering Hisoka raised his hands in defense as he stepped backward out of the line of sight from both of his "comrades" before sending me a small wink.
"What's disappointing?" completely unfazed or unaware of the tension that was slowly building back up in the room, a young woman with a smaller frame and thick-rimed glasses clothed in all black pestered the larger almost monstrous man that accompanied her.
"Again, we just need to bring him back to the base or kill him if it looks risky." raising his voice in what was clearly annoyance I reaffirmed my assumption that the woman was likely quite an airhead. Though I did not let their banter distract me as I quickly lept back into action once I saw the large man concentrate aura into his fingertips as he leveled his hands toward me.
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
Ripping the already barren remains of the formerly lush hotel rapid explosive rounds tracked my location as I grappled down the hall using the line of chain jail that was laying on the ground earlier. And while I was being flung down the hall I shrouded my back with a thick layer of Ryu as the tailing end of the aura shots scattered against my shield.
*shunk* reaching the anchor of the chain I ripped it out in one smooth motion as it retracted back onto my hand before I used Gyo on my hand as I speared downward with my gauntleted hand into the floor below mine as I released a series of chains into the floor as I controlled them to run through the floor toward my pursuers.
*crash* exploding out from underneath their legs a multitude of chains that ended in various pointy or ornate ends thrashed as they were gunned down or deflected through various means. Yet a couple managed to hit their mark as chains whipped or tore into their extremities as I had coated them in a light coating of Shu. However, the ones that did connect didn't do much as I wasn't able to invest much aura into them or they weren't any of my special chains.
*vooom* after my attack I heard the odd sound reminiscent of a vacuum cleaner before I felt a strong pull on my hand. Which, after the dust settled turned out to be a nen construct in the shape of a vacuum absorbing all the loose lines of chains on the ground.
*tsk* cutting loose the links closer to the woman I drew back all of my chains as I mentally grieved the loss of aura from not retrieving my chains before they were stolen.
Additionally, with the way I constructed my Hatsu I would need to 'forge' those chains with aura at a later date to recover the length of chain I lost.
*Sching!* throwing a much large and heavy chain I constructed I blocked a few playing cards that were sent my way. Noticeably, however, was the fewer number of them and the fact they had much less aura in them and weren't being controlled by his Hatsu.
'Just what is he playing at' heaving the chain outward before I guided it toward the large man with a scarred face to give me some room as the suppressive fire was making it hard to navigate this fight.
*boom* thankfully the large mass of the chain and the more potent infusion of aura shot toward him like a cannonball, forcing him to use his hands to catch the tip of the chain as he had no room to dodge. So now that he was sent sliding down the hall I summoned an instance of chain jail that I snaked across the floor as I put my sights on the woman to be my first target of elimination.