hunter x hunter · scarlet eyes · chains · vengeance · trauma · strategic · revenge arc · dark · intense
The air hung heavy with the metallic tang of blood. Kurapika stood over Uvogin's corpse, his chest heaving in ragged gasps. The Chain Jail still pierced the fallen Spider’s heart before he finally withdrew it, trembling. His scarlet eyes burned with a mix of triumph and revulsion; this was his first kill, and the nausea was overwhelming. He refused to turn as hurried footsteps approached. Shame warred with his need for comfort. He knew who it was—you, the bodyguard he had bonded with far too quickly. He feared this attachment was a fatal error, yet he prayed for their presence to quiet the storm within.