on my way to York New I used Gato's hatsu to improve my training efficiency just being able to train my fundamentals for longer was very helpful,
on our week-wide journey there my hatsu activated three separate times, it activated as I was reading up on some history a second time while I was training, and a third time it snapped my arm. I understood the logic behind my Hatsu's intent for doing what it did just not necessarily the reasoning.
All I could feel at that time was a large intent of correction. Regardless other than Gato freaking out it was a relatively uneventful trip I found only one kill target on my way to York But unfortunately it seemed my target wasn't in his home.
Honestly, I contemplated using avatarazation with one of Gato's coins. They gave relatively good combinations, but in the end, it was nothing required. In reality, a healing-based artifact would be ideal. Or defensive, but a Buff would be fine.
In a seemingly good mood, Karma almost skipped through the city. There were many people he could kill in this city. To get to the higher accolades of society, it's impossible not to make enemies.
"Alright, Gato get tickets to the play, although we don't know where he is we know where he will be. After I am there give me a taking intrest buff and then wait at the rendezvous point." Karma spoke casually as they settled into their hotel around 6 miles away from the Grand Theater.
"Rogger" Giving a simple affirmation Gato began to think of what to do to kill the time.
Quickly securing three Nen users to use as an aura battery wasn't hard for a zoyldck but due to the time constraints. Gato could only use his own and one other's aura to create the temporary buff.
Plus worst case with my Medusa head I can kill any non-user instantly.
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Flashback
"Remember there will be many Nen users and pro hunters stationed around the theater, your goal is to wait until he leaves the theater otherwise even I would find it troubling to escape" Zeno spoke his Zetsu always impossible for me to notice.
"Anyone in particular I should be wary of? Also is illumi doing alright?"
"as long as you exercise caution no it's an easy request tsuchi tagi or the Grey Musician can't even use Nen, the theatre is again heavily guarded rumor has it members of the V5 will be there" Zeno finally disappeared, you never could quite tell if he where watching you
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"Illumi is fine" I heard a voice I couldn't quite pin where it originated
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On my way to the Grand Theatre, I couldn't help but see a certain yellow-haired hunter spotting me as well she quickly approached.
"Do you have a ticket to be here" Biskey Kruger spoke seemingly unaffected by our last meeting. I could feel her nen gathering ready to fight…. But there was no need.
Showing my VIP ticket I gave her a little smile "Why is a dog of the hunter association harassing a VIP guest?" Karma wasn't worried he held no confidence in beating her but in this environment, it was impossible for Biskey to fight him.
Biskey didn't say anything, she walked away seemingly unhappy she couldn't cause me trouble. Hard to believe she's an adult acting like this
Finally Entering the heavily guarded theater 1 hour late, to avoid useless performances Karma sat in his VIP room with 20 minutes remaining for his aura buff, 'just in time for the illusive Grey musician's masterpiece' Calmly Karma sat in the theater in wait. His bag sat in his lap. ' I guess I'll look through chat as I wait
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3rd person Pov
A grand theatre there where no exaggeration thousands of people were present, 2 mafia dons sat in VIP rooms smoking cigars and enjoying the atmosphere a young prince of the V5 was drinking booze a common man would be unable to afford with a life of work.
From pro hunters to music enthusiasts. The theater was packed. Killing a performer and leaving? Yeah, good luck. Sat atop one particular VIP room a boy no older than 5 sat unflinching with his abbys like eyes. Yet strangely they did not pay attention to the young man.
Thunderous applause erupted as the final musician came to the stage he had a haggard appearance his grey hair unkempt and greasy his eyes were almost mad. He began to play there was no fanfare
"-:-$:@/"An early music came from the piano some began to complain, and some reacted in fear
Most were just confused, one child's fingers contracted and tensed and struck with lethality at… Himself? The boy ripped his eardrums out with 0 hesitation before grimacing in obvious pain.
Bringing his black bag with him
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As some in the know or suspicious tried to flee blood bursting eyes exploding people all over Nen user or not all began to die, the man very swiftly stopped playing dead reduced to dust yet his will lingered his desire amplified
Through death, the music grew everyone who heard it amplified its effects, around 80% of the theatre was already dead the post-mortem music continued even when with his final breath a hunter destroyed the piano.
Then silence. At the center of the stage, the boy appeared his hand on the metaphysical music a page of the devil's sonata even a world-class nen exorcist would need to give there life to eliminate it. Yet simply with a single touch, the music vanished, and just as quickly the boys nen went from higher than 3 grown Nen users to near Zetsu levels.
A V5 soldier managed to record all of this even in his death his body dying standing, the prince not so lucky he was unrecognizable. Only 1% of people who heard the music "survived" but they would wish they hadn't deformed beyond belief
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Karma POV
As soon the man began to play and Nen grew my hands moved on their own, my hatsu didn't even offer an explanation my two fingers directly ripped apart my ear drums. Just like that, I felt terrible disorientation and pain. My chat instantly closed.
Quickly entering Zetsu first I observed I didn't need to wait long the man who played the music began to wither everyone who listened to his music began to rot, degrade change shift in strange ways a man growing hands from his eyes a girl's skin going inside out and most common death via blood loss.
At this point, a few nen users maintained their lives through various Methods not exactly doomed only disfigured, some who sacrificed their hearing were able to live but that all changed when the man died the music didn't stop it grew more potent I began to feel the vibrations.
'Pain' was all that went through my mind my hatsu was commanding my body to remain yet my body craved to change to become different to become more. Not having a choice seeing those who run be unable to escape I make my choice and sprint to the piano. It bursts open an enhancer is his last breath attempted to end the disaster.
First, the boy pulled out a stone head from the bag after pointing it toward the music source and it had no effect. His expression focused and his hair took on a rubbery texture
Moving with no hesitation I used avatarazation, I could then grasp the metaphysical devil's Sonta I had 3 potential fusions and options. I had no time I picked the second option and chose Nen Beast.
Between a living life form and easy-to-conceal Nen ability, the choice was obvious
There was a sudden silence that engulfed the theater once filled with joy, screams, and music
In its place stood a woman gorgeous in a red dress with snakes for hair.
Fusion material?
Devil Sonata + taking interest
Hatsu: emission
Type: Ability
Greedy music:
After someone listens to your music they must pay with their life force. You can use this life to heal others.
Conditions: All creatures pay, and life force is given to Greedy music. Greedy music can only heal with the life force it has stored.
Devil Sonata + Medusa's Head
Hatsu: emission
Type: Nen beast
Cursed Lady:
After singing her cursed melody, all those who hear her music in range turn to stone. After her death, she returns after 7 days and 7 nights. If a non nen user Looks at her in eyes turn into stone.
Conditions:
Must remain within 500 feet of the user
Music loses effect after escaping a 1-mile range
If killed before the music completely turns her to stone. Can't be summoned for 14 days. Although keeping the Nen beast costs no aura in return the longer Cursed Lady is out the more crazy she becomes.
Devils sonata + 15 years of life
Hatsu: specialization
Type: passive
Cursed voice:
Anyone who hears your voice begins to rapidly age, this takes effect even in recorded audio.
Restrictions:
None
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Legendary perks are able to "break the balance" I didn't really understand at the time but now I do there's no telling the amount of training and sacrifice I'd need to make such an ability if at all possible.
Now that I'm not going crazy with panic I regret not choosing option 3 it would make farming aura extremely efficient I could probably wipe out large parts of the human race by just spreading my voice. Well, what's done is done I need to go home and rest and recover.
I feel dizzy from the lack of Nen if I were to unsummon this Nen beast I'd have no defense "Take me to my rendezvous with Gato" Giving her my first command she stood and supported my shoulder towards the exit.
She spoke then sighed realizing I couldn't hear a thing. She led the way I focused completely on recovering my aura
"Hands up you're detained we are authorized to shoot" the police force yelled with guns drawn at my Nen best initially before a hunter pointed at me as well.
Not having hearing but understanding I was outmatched I raised my arms in surrender I could see multiple pro hunters coming around 40+ Around 200 police there was no way I'd risk a fight because of some untested power
With my hands raised I pointed to my ears and yelled " I am deaf I can't hear I am a VIP" Some blood trailed out of my mouth it looked like the small exposure of that post Mortom nen almost killed me
Ding.. I could hear the pings from the chat but I couldn't afford to care raising in surrender I moved I could see Biskey join them before after looking at the seen entering some sort of transformation and running.? Away
Still with no sound cues I looked around and saw the officer try to separate my nen beast from me before looking her in the eye and turning to stone. His partner quickly shoots her causing obvious damage great their hostile now can see my Nen beast and she can take damage to bullets of all things' With focused eyes my hatsu moved again with little to no nen I moved optimally
I commanded my Nen beast to sing mentally and quickly with no hesitation I ran with her in a princess carry. As she began to sing bullets began to fire I could see the hunters and police argue before realizing they began to turn to stone. 5 seconds passed
Quickly they came to the conclusion I was responsible for this change. And all personnel began to hunt me fortunately their petrifications and the fear of the unknown kept them slow and predictable
15 seconds. A hunter stopped running he ran .7th of a mile away and still felt the stone grow so he yelled "Don't run his ability has no range once you hear the song you have to kill him" A man in a tracksuit yelled his arms petrified
Quickly the remaining fighters grew determined whenever they would get close they would only hit his afterimages or worse be led into harming their men. They were panicking many here had never seen such bizarre powers
20 seconds in I was shot 2 Times and began to slow down… 'unacceptable' refusing to die like this. Staring at the bullet moving towards his face mere inches away he dodged he ripped his mental limiters off every move he made would harm his body
He then had to throw away the Nen beast behind him as a distraction and began to exchange attacks with an enhancer and another he grabbed my arm. If he succeeded his friend would have cut me in two with that strange hatsu
A hunter successfully killed my Nen beast. Fool there is no stopping the petrifaction once it starts.
"Ggrhst" a strange sound of muscles ripping off bone was heard the man could see in his hand the flesh of a 5-year-old and puked he was out of the fight
Last 5 seconds.
"Damm forget that Lady Jackson kill the boy" The assassin changed his target his Nen was tailor-made to rip off limbs the boy was doomed.
His hatsu grew stronger the longer it was evaded
Faced with the crazed man with his body entering forced zetsu he swung his fist with every bit of intent and will in that body of his and clashed with the hatsu understanding it was the only path
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Flashback
"Father why do you hold Karma's talent in martial arts so high, shouldn't he focus more on assassination I just don't understand isn't it a waste" Silva spoke casually
"You wouldn't understand his eyes they remind me of when I first met Chairman Netro"
Zeno smiled in remembrance
"Crazy old man" Milyuki muttered smart as he was he didn't seem to have much talent in the physical.
"What did you say!!?" Silva quickly taught the boy a lesson
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"Boom- crack" the sound of something breaking the sound barrier, and the distinct crushing of bone.
The entirety of my left arm became useless I just forcefully with no nen left. Punched faster than sound left in the place of the would-be assassin was blood and stone
In the last 3 seconds before death, some gave up it was hopeless some fired their guns one took his own life some cried. I won 40 pro hunters yet they lost due to an information gap and underestimating me.
'One exorcist and I would have lost huh'
'In the end, if I had to fight 40 no even 3 pro hunters from the start I would have died with gunfire support or not be dammed' Karma thought as his eyes moved towards someone who wasn't stone a cop. He was terrified by the way he looked at me
'Lucky he must be deaf.'
Yet he could take my life as easy as killing a fly now with one click. So what is my life just a coin toss now? An endless rage flowed through me all this pain shifted to rage all that hate grew at the shitty request and the garbage hunters in front of me and I released a killing intent more potent than ever before
'Perfected automation I command you let me live'
Every bit of fatigue turned temporarily into raw men and with a ren, my aura flowed through the cop my hate went through his and he passed out likely died then as quickly as it came it went coughing up blood I saw him Gato.
'Perfected automation keep me alive' was the final command of Karma under Nen restrictions he used his hatsu and not in some passive way HE actively used it.
Is that you grandpa?
In his last conscious thought, he could only think of how lucky he was and how close he came to death.
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Zeno Pov
When Gato heard of the news that the entire theatre become a blood bath he quickly ran over before stopping and calling Zeno praying that he would come fortunately for him he finished with the kurta clan early.
By the time Zeno and Gato arrived it was too late just when they despaired that whoever caused this death and destruction killed Karma they felt his ren a potent evil nen that sent shivers down Gato's spine yet only had relief shine in Zeno's eyes quickly Zeno moved.
"His arm… oh my god" Zeno didn't speak much with much regret he prayed his grandson would hold on and quickly left not wanting to deal with whatever could kill so many hunters so easily that some would rather commit suicide
Zeno would move fast, initially, he wasn't going to bring Karma along to the Lukso province but plans change with such injuries maybe only the healing masters of the kurta could save him.
'That beast is strong sure, but if I go all out I can win, especially with Silvas's help' Zeno for the first time in a while felt a true desire to kill
Internal injuries galore ruptured organs ripped-out ear drums ruined arms cracked bones. Yet he lived on his nen moved in his unconscious state with the overwhelming desire to survive
His Nen forced him to breathe forcing his blood to move and beat his heart. It continued regardless
"It's my fault" Zeno could hear Gato whisper with fists clenched and desire to save Karama evident. Zeno took a final look at Gato as he used his dragon for transport
"I will make you strong Gato, strong enough that you never fail to protect Karma again."
100 power stones and I'll upload the next chapter today. Have any ideas for the players? Want a specific Nen? Say it they're meant to have multiple hatsus anyway, I will balance it so go crazy.