endless airship, a hunter x hunter dressing room

*the touch gets him to retract his claws, though they still prick his side through the fabric of his shirt. he finally raises his gaze to meet kalluto's as his hands fall away, both their eyes dark and hollowed out with horror.*

i have, before... but this time, she asked me. i thought it was a payment for my last wish... to save my life.

*his mind continues to reel as it tries to make sense of all the new rules he's just learned, trying to fit together the jumbled puzzle pieces of what happened.*