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Hunter X Hunter: Grounded
🕑 Added 2020-09-17 00:02:08 +0000 UTCChapter 19
Title: Running Away...
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-Sub POV-
I just hug Karla back and say. "No need to worry Karla, you know how strong I am. I did after all kill all of the people in here."
She stiffens when she hears that, but that is only for a split second as she still hugs me. I look at Machi, she has a calm look on her face like always. I just open one of my arms while with the other arm I hug Karla.
"Come here, Machi," I call out to her with a smile on my face. Machi looks at me and raises a questioning eyebrow at my invitation.
"No way, you smell of blood, that is gross, so go and wash yourself." Says Machi with her cold eyes staring at mine. Sheesh, she is so strict.
"I don't mind the smell of blood on you Sub." Says Karla as she hugs me even tighter.
"We better get out of here." Says Azula with a serious look on her face. I look at her and she continues explaining what she meant by it. "The Crimson Hand supplied the whole Mafia Underworld with assassins and soldiers. The whole mafia community will be after us."
I frowned at this, I guess people will be after us no matter what. Well, it doesn't matter anyway, I already predicted something like this might happen and was ready for it. I have many ways that I can escape something like the mafia.
But there might be other options that I haven't taken into account, so I look at Azula, the eldest amongst us, she isn't that old either, she is only sixteen, but that is old enough for us. Also she is smart and knows more about Meteor City than any of us. "What about you Azula, what are your thoughts on this? I obviously think that we should escape, but that definitely is a wide option. Any ideas?"
She seems to think for a couple of seconds and then she says. "Ok come with me, I will explain what we have to do. Let's first get out of here, follow me. But first, we need to go and get Ogre if we are gonna take him with us."
We all decide to go to his room and as we do so Azuka continues explaining to us. "Anyway, currently the safest place to be on during this time is ironically Meteor City. Though we have a lot of criminal activity going on between ourselves, if an outsider interferes within our business we will protect each-other. The quote of the city is 'We'll accept anything you leave here, but don't ever take anything away from us.' So that means that the Mafia will have to fight the whole of Meteor City to get to you so it definitely won't fight against some of the madmen this city is house to."
When I hear this from her I nod in understanding at what she says. I guess we will have to stay in Meteor City for some time and train.
As we get higher into the stairs Machi decides to put her two cents into our dilemma by saying. "I know a place where we can hide, even in Meteor City."
We all look at her and I ask her. "Really? Tell us about it then and we will all together decide if it is the best decision."
Well, I only said that for simplicity's sake, I know that Karla will vote whatever I vote on and Azula will do the same as long as I promise to teach her about Nen.
"I made some friends while I was outside and doing my assassination missions. They are all trustworthy and I know that they will give us somewhere to lay low." Says Machi, it seems like she wanted to says something more but she was interrupted as we opened the door and...
As we enter his room, we see that it is completely dark and the room has trash all around it. I see Ogre hiding under the bed and say that is when I decide to say to him. "Ogre, come out right now. We need to go get away from here."
"No way, I am not leaving the organization no matter what. It's dangerous out there and what would we even do then. Just get killed, I am not going anywhere." Says Ogre, his childish feelings having destroyed any calm outlook that he might have gotten from his training as an assassin.
Well, that is a shame, he will have to due then. He is an unstable factor in our escape and who knows. I pull out my Ben's Knife but I feel Azula put a hand on my shoulder and shake her head. "Let me talk to him."
I nod at her, she walks forward and says. "Ogre, we will still give you all of the food you want, we will even travel the world together and eat some delicious foods never turned before, so what do ya say, Ogre?"
Immediately Ogre comes from his hiding spot and has a bright look on his face. "Ok miss Azula, I will listen to you."
She nods at and then she stretches Ogre's fat cheeks, playing with them. "Of course you will."
"Owowowowowow… stop it teacher it huuurts!~" Whines Ogre with a childish look on his face. I guess he is the only real childish person amongst us then.
I decide to interrupt this moment by saying. "Ok, now we get out of here."
As I say that, they all look at me and nod seriously, except Ogre who is still rubbing his swollen red cheeks.
Damn… this place really messed me up. I didn't even notice it, but I was willing to kill a kid without a second thought. I really shouldn't go for the kill as the best option, I am not an assassin after all… so I need to stop thinking like one.
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We immediately start fully sprinting from the location and our speed was quite fast and even someone fat like Ogre was able to easily hold up with us. He did train at the Organisation for years after all.
We walked past the trees and none of us said anything. I was especially happy since the further I walked from the base the more free I felt.
I couldn't help it, ever since I arrived here around three years ago. I have had to be careful at everything I do or how I act. I had to keep my real self hidden deep inside me or else these people… well now dead people.
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We finally jog outside of the base, but we all still keep running like there is no tomorrow. A smile appears in my face as I do that, I can feel the freedom now. This is the thing that I wanted most, and even though we will be running away from assassins sent by the mafia from now, we will all be free.
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Once we are far enough we stop running and Karla, together with Ogre were both tired. While me, Azula and Machi were having no problems whatsoever. Even our breathing was even.
During this time I thought about Machi's offer and I came to my conclusion. In the end… I don't think I wanna stay in hiding and go nowhere. I have already spent most of my life in this world doing that… I need a change. I need to see the world and explore it, I need the adventure, I need to pressure to get stronger so I can at least grow my Nen Abilities.
"We won't be joining you and your friends Machi." As I say that Machi looks at me with surprised and worried eyes.
"Are you stupid." Says Machi harshly, not wincing her words at all, she looks at me with her nk longer calm eyes, it seems like a fire was lit in them, as she continues saying. "What the hell are you thinking you dumbass, are you retarded or something. Did you hit your head too hard and become mentally challenging. No maybe you are totally brain dead because no one else would make such a decision."
At the end of her saying that, Machi has veins of anger popping all over her face. Sheesh, that is scary, well not really, but in the end I just calmly reply to her. "Don't worry, we will be okay. I will also be teaching them about the special power that you have too… I know Nen"
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AUTHOR NOTE:
As we can see, though subtle along the way. The MC has definitely changed, at first when he escaped his orphanage, he didn't think of killing the children in there or such things. But now he is completely calm and can kill people without even blinking, we see that when the first option that he could think if was to kill Ogre in order for him to not spill the beans, forgetting that he can be convinced another way.
P.S; The MC will continue his growth both power wise, experience wise, and also emotionally.
