Paths: Changes×Chances

It was raining

The streets were empty, not a soul around

Some cars would pass by every now and then, the water being moved onto the sidewalk as they did

A man walked below this rain, black long coat, with a golden cross drawn on the back, black hairs, grey pupils, and a soft neutral expression that didn't show much emotion

He walked with an umbrella in one hand and a book in the other

Another figure emerged from the dark. It followed the man until the two were one next to the other

"Boss," the woman said as she walked

"Machi, what is it?"

"I thought I could keep you company,"

"There was no need, but I appreciate the company." Chrollo began walking again, Machi following short behind

The streets of Yorknew were slowly being flooded by the water. However, the rain seemed to get less and less intense

Machi looked up

"What is it that you're doing right now?"

"I'm taking a walk," he said absently

"You can talk about it if you want,"

Chrollo stopped. "About what?"

"About Franklin, Bonelonov and Shizuku"

Suddenly, his grip on the umbrella tightened to the point of breaking the stem, and he dispelled the book

Some of the wood pieces of the umbrella cut him as they poked his skin, the blood dripped to the floor

Machi got closer and brought him below her umbrella

"It's painful, I know,"

"In less than two years, we lost Uvo, Paku, Kortopi, Sharlnak, and now we lose another three members..."

"Maybe we should just...disappear for a while.... Just...take a little break."

Another car passed by the water invading the sidewalk and wetting their clothes

A thunder was heard in the distance

"We should."

Machi's expression stood neutral, "but...you don't want to."

"I don't,"

The two spiders stood below the rain, desperation filling the air

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Federation of Ochima's port city, Saint Denise airport

"Gon," she paused for a while, processing everything she had just heard, "What....the....hell....WHERE YOU THINKING!!!"

Biscuit punched Gon's head, and the boy's face went straight to the airport's floor, making the surrounding area shake

Killua quickly knelt down to help Gon while Alluka tried to hold her laughter

Gon sat up with Killua's help. He looked up at Bisky, holding his head with his hand. "S-sorry Bisky, it's just that in that moment -"

"No," Bisky silenced Gon, "no excuses, Gon, just admit that you are a freaking IDIOT! how did you even think that fighting in a 1v1 against a nen user in your current state was a good idea?!"

"Well, I-"

"No, the answer is that you weren't thinking! you just went straight to action! What if instead of a newbie, you got to fight an actual nen user, huh?!?!"