Drawing by: my little sister!

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"But you ain't even seen my dark side"

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Now that it was Valentine's turn, the Ant's drew lots once more and every single one of them were itching for a fight.

'Number.. eight. Number eight!'

A large, but hunched over, wolf-ant hybrid stalked forward and the crowd of chimera ant's parted as he passed by, lemon yellow eyes blazing with fire as they gazed upon the smaller blonde, sharp canines pulling into an arrogant smirk.

'Tch, so I'm against a little girl, huh? This should be easy'

Raising an eyebrow at his tone, eyes of the sun gleamed with hatred and Valentine slowly tilted her head to the side, her eyes squinting only slightly.

What did he just say?

That she'd be easy.

Letting out a bitter laugh, the young girl slowly shook her head and glared at the beast, anger filling her body.

"I should be the one saying that"

Letting out a low growl of aggravation, the creature rushed forward with a shout and Valentine watched as he grew closer, her eyes beginning to glow a very bright golden hue.

Just as the wolf-chimera ant's arm swung forward, a sharp piercing ring filled the air and her body disappeared in a blurred apparition, causing the ant to let out an irritated noise as he stumbled, before looking around for the girl.

Appearing behind the ant, a glare resided on Valentine's face and she twisted her body, swinging her leg forward as she gritted her teeth.

Since she was against an enemy and fighting to kill, she didn't have to hold back.

A harsh wind blew Valentine's hair back in response to her strength as soon as the lower part of her leg connected with the back of his neck and the Ant was sent flying forward with a shout of shock, smashing his face into a tree causing leaves to slowly fall around him.

Landing in a crouched position, the young girl slowly rose to her feet and seeing how quickly the ant had recovered, now racing towards her, caused her eyes to widen as a small gasp left her lips.

That hit should've instantly killed him upon impact.

'I'm going to kill you, you damn brat!'

It seemed as if everything went in slow motion as Valentine turned her body to the left; away from the Ant's attack, but wasn't fast enough as he sliced her forehead with his claws.

A small flash of pain spread through her face as drops of blood flew from the wound, causing a small cry to leave her lips and she squeezed her eyes shut.

'Val!'

'Valentine!'

Raising her hand to the wound and slowly opening her eyes, a golden glare burned into the ant's face as he passed her; everything happening in slow motion as Valentine's eyes glowed brightly.

Raising her leg as she slightly jumped up, the blonde felt as the ant's skull cracked under the force of her kick and it was sent flying back towards the tree, a loud snap filling the air as the back of the ant's head burst, blood splattering all over the base of the tree.

Slowly walking towards the creature to finish it off, Valentine didn't realize just how deep the cuts were and the wound ran towards the top left in the middle of her forehead all of the way down to the side of her face by her right ear.

Crimson blood coated her soft skin in a sticky layer and gradually ran down her face from the deep wounds; it was quite surprising how deep they were from just a simple and barely there slash of the creature's claws.

Now standing a few feet away from the creature, the young blonde watched as the chimera ant slowly opened his eyes, before they widened upon seeing her and she lifted her hand.

The palm of her skin glowed brightly as her hand began to warm up and the blood that had splattered onto the ant's claws and face began to glow.

Before everyone knew it, bright cerise colored flames bursted around the ant's body and loud screams filled the air as the fire licked at his skin, burning his flesh. Smoke rose into the sky as the chimera ant desperately tried to put out the flames, but to no avail, and the skin began to turn a dark charcoal black, the ant slumping to the ground as the flames grew more persistent.

Warm blood trickled through her fingers and glided down her arm, leaving thick trails of red painted on her skin as drops of blood dripped onto the forest floor, before she turned back towards her friends, walking towards them.

As she made it over to them, Killua rushed towards her and gently took her hand away from her forehead, staring at the wound with a worried look as his eyes followed the blood trailing down her face.

Placing his hand on the side of her face, the silverette gently wiped away some of the blood that painted her skin and a frown tugged at his lips, staring at the claw marks embedded into her skin.

'Are you okay, Valentine!?',Gon exclaimed and rushed to her side, looking at the wound with a worried look on his face, before reaching into his pocket,'Here Killua, we have to clean around the wound a bit. We'll have to clean it more when we find a clean water source since we don't know what was on that Ant's claws'

Pulling out a small rag, the green-haired boy handed it to Killua and the silverette gently placed his hand under Valentine's chin, softly tilting her head up as he began to clean the blood off of her skin.

Letting out a shriek of worry, Zeus leaned closer and watched as Killua helped Valentine clean around the wound, a low trill leaving the hawks beak as his obsidian eyes softened with concern.

Slowly stepping forward, Kite had a neutral look on his face and he held out his hand, calling out his weapon.

'That's enough!',The frog-chimera exclaimed,'It's my turn'

'Two!'

A large veil of dust shrouded the ground and poured out of the weapon, the mist slowly seeping into the forest around them.

Gazing down at the mist in wonder, Valentine rose her hand and gently glided her fingers through the clouds, watching as it parted around her hand.

A large silver-ish black scythe appeared out of thin air and curved around Kite's body as he slowly walked towards the Chimera Ants, his face tilted slightly downwards as he looked at them from below his hat's visor.

'Two, huh?',Kite spoke up and tightened his grip around the weapon,'Not a good spin'

It was quite clear by his tone of voice that he was disappointed to have gotten the weapon and Valentine couldn't quite see why.

It was a beautiful and deadly weapon that would surely kill all of those ants in a single blow.

'Hey guys',Gon called out to them, causing Valentine and Killua to turn his way.

'That scythe, it's bad news',Killua finished his thought and Valentine felt her chest tighten as she looked at the weapon.

Just a single swipe of that blade and they'd be split in half instantly.

'Gon, Valentine, Killua',Kite called out to them and glanced back towards them,'In three seconds, jump'

Nodding their heads in agreement, the three teens watched as Kite raised the scythe and a high-pitched ring filled the air; that kind of reminded the young blonde of her teleportation by sound ability.

One.

As he tightened his grip on the weapon, the fog seemed to thicken and Kite slowly looked up, his intense gaze causing the ant to stiffen.

Two.

It was clear by the way sweat slowly began to fall down the ant's face, that he was regretting his decision to yell out that he would be fighting the man and he began to rethink his choice, knowing that he would die.

Three.

As Kite swung the weapon around in a circle, the three immediately jumped into the air; with Zeus tightly gripping onto Valentine's shoulder, and watched as the fog was swirled into a destructive tornado.

Once the tornado faded away, the cracking of trees splitting in half filled the air and one by one, the chimera ants heads exploded as they were severed from their bodies.

Landing on the ground in a crouch, Valentine's eyes widened at the destruction and she slowly looked around, hearing as both Gon and Killua landed beside her, before they, too, looked at all of the demolition Kite's weapon had caused.

'Disappear',The long silver haired man told his weapon and it immediately evaporated into a cloud of smoke,'Unfortunately, this is the only technique I can use with the scythe and it won't disappear until I've used it'

Sighing slightly, Kite tilted his head down and began to walk away from the teens, slowly shaking his head.

'It's so annoying'

With a small drop of sweat gliding down the side of his face, Killua watched the man walk away and began to wonder why he had made his ability that way.

As he walked away, they quickly caught up with him and they walked through the forest, the sound of leaves soft brushing against one another caused a calming effect to wash over Valentine.

'Be careful as we advanced, like I told you before, they're still alive for a little while',Kite reminded them.

Eyes of thunder slowly gazed at each and every one of the chimera ants as Valentine passed by them.

'Are you okay?'

Surprised by his words, the three looked up at him and furrowed their eyebrows in confusion.

'Because it's only going to get worse from here on',Kite admitted,'If you're thinking about the enemy, you won't be able to last mentally'

Looking right at Gon with that specific question, Kite watched as the boy turned his eyes away from him and looked around at the bodies of the ants.

'I'm alright',He admitted,'I don't have any sympathy for guys like him. Who call each other trash'

And that's what worried Kite.

If one of these bugs had cared for it's friends would Gon, or even possibly the young girl who's aura emitted so much kindness that it almost overwhelmed him, act differently towards these monsters.

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Leaves crunched and rocks were kicked away as the group walked through the forest once more, moonlight beaming down on them through the leaves that hung overhead.

As Kite stopped in his tracks, the three came to a stop as well and looked towards the man, wondering what had caused him to pause.

'We're being followed'

Immediately, the four turned around and their eyes looked through the darkness, but they couldn't see anything.

'Not from there',Kite said and looked up at the starry night sky,'There are quite a few of them'

Starting to run, wind harshly blew into Valentine's face and her hair blew behind her, her golden eyes glancing towards the trees every now and then.

'They're coming from the left and right!',Kite called out and caught their attention, glancing back towards them,'Keep your guard up'

Just as he said that, a few flying ants came bursting through the trees and went to attack Killua, but they had missed. But as he tried to counterattack, Killua had missed as well and a scowl formed on his face.

They then flew towards Gon and tried attacking him, but had missed; just as they had with Killua, as they tried to attack him, they had missed as well.

A buzzing filled Valentine's ears and she sharply looked towards the left, seeing that they were right beside Killua, sharp tendrils of hardened blood shot towards the creatures, just barely missing the ants; before retreating back into Valentine's hand as the wound began to scab over.

'Damnit',Killua cursed.

'The trees are getting in the way!',Gon explained and watched as trees flew by as they ran.

Watching as the trees flew by, Valentine grit her teeth and slowly shook her head, looking towards Kite.

"We should get out of the forest, don't you think?",Valentine asked,"It would be a lot easier to attack them"

'I think it's a trap',Kite pointed out and glanced at the two ants behind them.

Summoning his crazy slots, the number two was drawn and the giant scythe from before appeared, before he sliced through every single one of the ants, also cutting the trees.

Slowly walking out of the forest in a veil of mist, Kite stared down two ants that were watching and hiding within the grass before them.

Watching as the three ants got up and walked away, Kite had his weapon disappear, before the three teens walked towards him.

'He must've understood that he was completely outclassed',Kite explained to them,'And backed down calmly and immediately. So, he's more than likely a squadron leader'

As the three ants made it to the top of the cliff, they turned towards them and stared down at the group, before turning around once more, walking out of view.

'We're going to follow them',Kite spoke up and greatly shocked the four,'Their nest must be close to here. So wherever they're going, the Queen is bound to be there'

As eyes of the sun stared of into the distance and the wind softly pushed back locks of gold, the young girl couldn't help the strange feeling that gnawed at her stomach and tightened her chest so much, that it felt like her skin were twisting into knots.

Something very bad was going to happen and they weren't going to be prepared for it.