Casualties And Request

__________ POV Narration__________

The explosion took everyone by surprise. It razed the entire Royal Palace in seconds.

The people gathered outside of it were instantly turned to ashes. And out of the hunters present, only Knov and Morel managed to escape.

Knuckle was not fortunate enough. Killua and Gon were already far away from the palace. But the explosion still affected Killua and Gon. At least the shockwave of it did.

Thankfully, Killua managed to speed away before the flames devoured the Palace.

Being a good friend, Killua took Gon to the nearest hospital he could find. Which was extremely far away from the palace, and also in the opposite direction of the explosion.

There had already been a nuclear explosion in that direction, going there wouldn't have been ideal to the young assassin.

The entire country felt the explosion too, mostly in the form of a powerful earthquake and a shockwave that broke the windows of most of the cities in the country.

It also toppled down a lot of the older or the poorly built houses. The devastation was extremely depressing to witness.

Right now, Morel was grieving his students whilst Knov was recovering in the hospital.

The fate of Knov's student was also unknown. But he had been gravely injured, he didn't even have time to look for her before fleeing.

He could barely muster the strength to open up his pocket space, Morel had to pull him into it.

They couldn't understand what had happened, they had no way of knowing that this was Ashton's fault. And even if they did, there wasn't much they could do.

Although... If the old scientists had just fled from the Ant King, humanity itself would be in danger. His pride had saved humanity.

Somewhat self-defeating when you think about his goals. But still, his pride far overpowered all of his thoughts.

The King had become akin to a God after absorbing the Royal Guards and Ashton's Nen. He couldn't be taken down through normal means.

And governments would be too slow to react, no normal nuclear weapon would be able to take him down either.

Only the strongest one would be able to kill him off completely. And that bomb is one of a kind and stupidly expensive.

The only person capable of producing it was Ashton himself. And it was just as powerful as the explosion he had created, just a lot more poisonous.

The fumes from it would likely kill off the entire country and affect others surrounding it too.

Governments worldwide were extremely reluctant to use this type of destructive weapon. It would worsen public relations after all.

Killua is currently trying his best to find a way to heal his friend. Gon's hurtful words were all but forgotten to him.

He cared far too much for the green-haired child to hold a grudge against him. Even so, Gon's state of mind was just as grave as his injuries.

He had given away everything, only to achieve nothing, lose his legs and die in the end.

His revenge hadn't been fulfilled at all. But his mental state will only come to mind after he is no longer in a coma.

His state was beyond critical. To the point where Killua needed to ask his family for help. Which they obviously didn't accept.

They weren't really able to do much anyway, they weren't really willing to allow Killua to make a wish to Alluka, his little sister. Not that that was going to stop him.

But he still needed someone to stabilize Gon's condition. And most of the good doctors of the Hunter Association were either occupied or unbelievably expensive.

Normal equipment wouldn't be able to keep him alive for long, his state was already critical. The doctors even suggested putting the kid out of his misery.

So, Killua ended up being forced to call someone else...

__________ POV Ashton__________

To say I am surprised by this call would be an understatement. I guess I'm still fresh on Zeno's mind.

I just got back to my laboratory after going to an actual barber and making my hair more presentable.

And suddenly getting a call from little Silva wasn't quite what I was expecting.

The Zoldyck family wanting me to help heal someone was strange, I don't think Zeno got injured during the attack.

There wasn't even anyone capable of doing that, the Royal Guards were occupied with the others.

And any other ant would just get ignored by the guy. Especially since he was affected by almost killing a non-target.

Still, I guess it's been a while since I've seen Maha, some tea with him wouldn't be so bad.

Sure, he tried to kill and all that, but most of my acquaintances do that at some point...

Maybe I should stop hanging out with such a bad crowd... Oh well, not that it matters.

I'm also a bit curious as to how little Silva has developed. He was quite talented when he was young. Not as much as Killua though...

Wait... Killua took Gon away... And now the Zoldycks want me to heal someone out of nowhere...

Wait, is Killua impersonating his dad? I doubt the Zoldycks would care much about Gon...

Well, at least this is going to be fun. Although I don't know if I'll be able to help much, Gon is a bit more than injured.

His vitality is simply gone. He's lucky to still be alive. I guess Killua just wants me to stabilise him for a bit. I can do that, sure.

That must mean he has a way to actually make him recover completely. Something I find hard to believe, but Killua isn't stupid enough to call me for shits and giggles.

So he must have secured a way to actually save Gon's life. And that's something I want to see.

Well, I also want to see Gon's face when he realises that the person he tried to kill had a hand in preserving his life.

__________ POV Narration__________

A sadistic smile reached Ashton's lips as he stared at the table in front of him, 'I guess I'll start my experiments a bit later... ' Was his thought.

A strange carcass was laying on said table, dissected and bloodied. Which he all placed in his personal space.

He threw away his gloves and wiped his hands on a towel. Immediately starting to get ready to reach Gon's location.

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