Hunter Exams iii

Book Four

Volume 11

Ch. 160 Hunter Exams iii

Pov. 

-Kara-

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-In the beginning

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"Keheheha!" Ursa giggles as I chase her through the trees

I quickly caught up despite holding back and I tackled her to the ground

"Wahahaha-waha-wa! She kicks and laughs as she tries to break free "kehehehe-oof!" She coughs after I punched her with my thingy

"Oops sorry, heheh" I sit back 

"It's not fair. Why are you so strong?" She blows her hair out of her face

"Heheh." I giggle "It's because I'm a boy." I puff my chest

"I know-I know." She grumbles before something snaps behind her

She quickly scurries behind me as I jump to my feet

"It's a Buck!" She whispers

"Yeah… wait here."

"N-no way, it's too big." She tugs on my wrist. "Let's stick to mice a-and bunny wabbits."

"No, I can catch it. You just watch."

"O-oh man." She whimpers before quietly backing off as I began creeping towards the deer without making any noise

I lunge at the buck once I was close enough

I dig my claws into its back and I get a tight hold of its skin

It began kicking and squealing

I didn't let go for even a moment. Even so it managed to knock me off. Only after I manage to tear a good foot of skin off its back

I toss the furry skin aside before racing after the buck

We cut through the trees and race past a river till we reached an open field

I leaned forward as far as I could. To the point where I'd fall flat on my face if I weren't burying half my foot into the ground and propelling myself with all my might

When I was just about two meters away I dug my claws into the ground and I lunge straight for the buck

Only this time I grab its horns and yank them back

It trips and falls straight on its chest

I stumble into a tree

Before it could take off again, I launch myself off the trunk and I dig my fangs into its throat

It squeals and cries as it kicks and stomps on my chest

I hold on tight until it got too weak to even attempt to escape

"Hey, you caught it!" Ursa finally catches up with the sheet of skin and all the vines she managed to collect on her way here

"Y-yeah." I huff all bruised and bloodied

"You okay? I told you not to go after him." She frowns

"I-I'm fine." I huff as the wounds sizzle shut

After we said a quick little prayer I quickly began cutting and tearing the skin off the carcass before using a rock to cut and snap the ribs

After that we wipe the blood off the liver and split it in two before we began nibbling on the ribs we broke off

Then we tossed the poopy intestines aside before splitting the stomach and kidneys.

I toss the lungs aside before tearing the heart out

It was awfully red and bloody. I felt my heart skip a beat, watching the blood trickle on my growing erection

"What are you doing? We can't eat that, remember?" Ursa speaks with her cheeks stuffed

"R-right." I set the heart aside before checking what else we could eat before we'd stringing the carcass up

Except what was left inside of it was just a tiny puddle of blood

I felt a shiver scurry down My spine before I began trembling with excitement

I cup my hands and I fill them up with blood

I bring My hands up to My lips before Ursa slapped them aside

"We can't drink that, r-remember?" She holds my hand

…

"You okay?" She tilts her head "is-is it aching again?" She pokes my erection

"Y-yeah… it umm…"

I look down at her chest

Her nipples were perky and she was all covered in blood

"K-Kara?" She leans in to meet my gaze, except she got awfully close to my private

"Are you sure you're okay?" She asks again

Except this time all I could think about were her bloody lips

I look around

Papa was nowhere to be seen

There was also a little cave at the foot of the cliff right behind her

"H-hey, look!" I grab her wrist

"H-hey w-wait." She trips and stumbles as I lead her to the cave

…

There was a beautiful waterfall inside 

And there were so many crystals that the sunlight bounced off of them and lit up the entire cave and allowed some trees and grass to grow inside

"Whoa…" she looks around

"Lets eat in here!" 

"Yeah, it's awesome!" She smiles widely

I hurry back for the buck before dragging it over to the cave

There I watched as she ate and dirtied herself with blood as I nibbled on some more ribs 

"Alright, let's stwing it up." She licks her lips

"R-right." 

"I'm going to drink some water first though."

"O-okay." I smile before she head off

I reach into the little puddle of blood inside the carcass and I pull out the meaty heart I hid inside

I take a huge bite before gulping it down with a handful of blood

I felt My heart racing as I drank more and more before finishing the heart

I stumble on My butt, out of breath.

I watched as Ursa got on all fours by the river

She arched her back as she balanced herself on a rock, trying not to fall into the river

I creep closer and I sniff her behind.

She was letting out an awfully lewd smell

…

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-Present

Pov. 

-Kara-

The following morning she was preparing breakfast in the kitchen with Gon and Killua.

"Hey, you're up!" Gon smiles

"Yeah…" Killua grumbles

Cana's eyes flick away after meeting My own.

"Ready up!" She slides a plate of pancakes and waffles onto the table for the boys

We exchange looks before I turn around and step into the bathroom

She hurries over and slips inside just as I closed the door

"What do you want?" I toss my shirt aside

"A-About y-yesterday. I- I'm sorry I shouldn't have-"

"Just forget about it, nothing happened."

"But I-"

"What are you stupid?! I said-"

"I want to be with you too!"

"I said… get out, Cana."

…

She turns around.

"Tch." she's so…

Damn her.

I jump into My bath, unable to get My mind off whatever happened last night.

That dream as well. I was back There, in That place with Asura.

But somehow, I recognized this feeling.

Yes, long ago, before I woke up. It was similar to what I felt when Mikasa, Historia… Sasha. When they held me, In their arms.

I dont… I dont understand why I felt so…

So warm…fuzzy even.

I sink into the bath water, almost regretting having kicked her out and thinking back to what Makarov said to me just before we left and the promise I made to myself if there was even a possibility of such.

…

I finish with my bath before rinsing off in the shower with some fresh water.

After drying myself and getting changed I joined Menchi and the others at the table.

"French Toast and some coffee, extra coffee just the way you like it!" she winks

"You should really try this Toast, Kara. It's awfully good." Gon munches

I take Menchies hand and I lead her to My room, whilst watching that smile across Canas face fade away.

By the time I finished with Menchi we arrived at the Island for our following exam.

We needed six points to pass. We were each assigned a 'bounty' to hunt down which would account for three points if we manage to take their numbered tags.

Those three points added to the three that our own tags account for will get us six points total.

So I really just needed the one.

But here I was now, hunting one, after another, after another, after another, putting them through hell before ultimately executing them.

I was just so irritated. It was almost like I was trying to prove something to Myself.

But one thing I was certain of. That woman. I couldn't get her out of My head.

"Hey?! Whoa, what a coincidence!" Cana jumps out from the bushes with a basket full of leaves, roots, onion and other natural seasonings you'd find in this forest

I tear the pork that I caught open

"Yum, how about I cook that for you?" she crouches down beside Me

For a moment I forgot that I was supposed to be 'angry.' somehow that thought flew right over my head, seeing that she was so dangerously close to my face. 

I look away, after it somehow pained my chest

After tearing the creatures skin off I toss it to her feet

"Heh" she giggles before rolling it into the river where she scrubs it down. She hurries to start a fire before stringing the pork up with some branches she tied together

She pats it with some kind of sauce she created before sprinkling some powder on. She adds more sauces before slapping on some onion rings, adds more sauce and wraps the pork in some kind of leaves. We waited for some time in silence. 

I made no effort to hide the way I kept looking at her. Even as she glanced over at Me on occasion.

I felt so… at peace?

I mean My heart rate slows when she's besides me, then it jumps whenever I so much as look at her

Why? 

I Am the one True God. Creator of Man and the Unholy. So why is that?

Why do I seem to question my very being whenever I'm around her?

Not even… Isis. That woman who managed to find her way into my soul in the span of millions of millenia.

I point My finger to the back of her head

I have to get rid of her. Now, before it's too late.

Mm-Mm-Mmm! She quivers, with her finger in her mouth.

The flavors are melting on my tongue. She moans in her head

My arm began trembling. Much like what happened with Sakura.

She began kicking the fire out before swinging the pork out of the way and plopping it onto a rock.

She carefully peels the dried leaves off and lays them on the ground before scraping the onions off and setting them on the leaves

After that she carefully snaps both thighs off for Me

She takes a shoulder for herself and she quickly began digging in

I began slowly, knowing already the plate would be as exquisite as ever. But I was somehow not ready to admit it to Myself. 

Everything she does seems to be… appealing in some way.

Being able to cook in these conditions, seasoning with the leaves and roots around us.

That pretty much did it. Had I not felt someone's gaze I'd have pounced on her and nailed her into the ground where she sat.

What is it? She tilts her head after seeing that I was on edge

"Hisoka."

I steadily stood up, as to show I wasn't threatened by his presence

Although an obvious bluff, it kept Hisoka back for the time being

But without even an exchange of words, My hand snapped over Canas face and yanked her back before Hisoka's cards pierced My forearm

"Oh? Can't say I saw that one coming." He smiles

He went straight for the kill.

What for? 

I carefully pull Cana behind Me. 

"Wh-What is it? Wh-Why'd he do that?" she whimpers

"For how long do you intend to make him wait, Kara?"

"For as long as I please."

"No-no" he clicks his tongue. "I'm afraid that isn't going to work. Not for him and not for me." He moans 

"I promised him a fight and a fight he will have. When the time is right. Until then… I don't want to hear from any of you"

…

"Do you remember? When we were young. You and I, we were on the same level… Coeus had always been stronger

Then you came to earth, Cronus outlawed anything that posed a threat to his crown and you jumped so far ahead. "

…

Shit.

"I wonder, how do we stand now?"

I replaced myself with a tree bark with the replacement jutsu.

My eyes darted around, trying to find him, only to feel his shin slamming against My back.

I quickly jerk My body around mid flight.

Our fists clash, leveling the few trees surrounding us.

After he blatantly missed My face I managed to raise his arm to the sky before he could blast Cana with a beam.

"Kgh." I grit My teeth, wondering why the hell he was going after her.

He steps back. Before my body could react fast enough he pitched a set a cards, tearing through My thigh and clogging an artery

I stumble back, trying to keep My leg as straight and stiff as I could so as to not bleed to death 

Before I could even focus on My healing the fatal wound he pitched another set of cards into my arm and another five onto My chest

I choke and cough the blood rushing out My mouth before he tossed yet another one into My throat

I manage to catch his foot before he could stomp on it and sever My head or damage My spine

He backflips off My chest

I raise My head

I shut My eyes, knowing the four kings he tossed were flying at Me too impossibly fast to dodge

But instead of opening My eyes and waking up five hundred years later I saw Canas back, holding up a brick wall

Hisoka's threw his cards with such force that they pierced through the wall that she summoned and slit her hand off, another tore into her stomach

"R-run, w-we have to run." She whimpers

"Kgh." I grit My teeth

I could smell it.

Her fear

It was damning.

So much so I nearly felt I was drowning in it Myself

But what made absolutely no sense was her even being here whatsoever

"R-Run, Kara. You-." She holds onto the wall with all her might

As it came crumbling down I drew Chaos into a light Katana before it snaps into a heavy Greatsword the very moment it slammed into Hisokas abdomen

I cough about a pint of blood as I raise the blade into the sky

Before I could utter the words Hisoka had already blown a hole through My side

I stumble onto My back before watching Cana collapses right in front of Me with her throat slit

Her eyes teary and darting around My face

She could have been long gone.

Of all people she chose to stay here with Me. No matter how one sided this battle was from the beginning.

She didn't run.

Why didn't she run?

She should've ran. As far away as she could

She could've done it.

She could've gotten away.

I kept him busy long enough so why didn't she do it?

"Hmh-hm." Hisoka smiles, turning his back to Me as he gathered his cards

I've never felt so enraged. So helpless and humiliated.

No, that is a lie.

I've felt this plenty. 

It's happened plenty

But never like this. Never to this extent.

My rage was not towards Hisoka, but to Myself for whatever reason.

I watched the color slowly drained out of her eyes as she made the effort to brush her fingers into My hair

I began feeling cold and numb, but not alone.

I've died plenty of times but I've never felt this way

Like My death could have been avoided. Like she… could at the very least get away.

I could've told her to run, but I didn't

She would be alive, but now… she isn't

All because. I couldn't-

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-to be continued