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THE ELEVATOR DOORS slowly opened, revealing a large, dim room. as you walked into the slightly crowded area, a man handed you a tag number.

"please wear this tag on you and try not to lose it."
you took the tag and slipped it into your pocket and sat down against the wall. tired from the journey, you closed your eyes only to be interrupted by a presence in front of you

you reluctantly opened your eyes to see a plump man with a can of soda in hand.

"nice to meet ya! my name's tonpa and i took the hunter exam 34 times!" tonpa bragged.

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NEW CHARACTER: TONPA, THE ROOKIE CRUSHER

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'that's a terrible thing to boast about.'

being the somewhat kind person you are, you continued to chat with him until he offered you the oddly suspicious looking drink. you examined the drink and could see the opening was slightly open.

'does this bitch think i'm stupid?'

you opened the can and took one look at the drink and could see that there was something other than sugar, spice, and everything nice. you glared at tonpa who sweat dropped at the sight of your pissed off expression.

you stood up, towering over tonpa. it looks could kill, tonpa would have dropped dead. you hovered the can over his head and dumped it all over.

"thats what you get for trying to poison me, fucking dumbass," you spat.

you watched tonpa scurry away as you scoffed.

"my, my, what an interesting show."

you your eyes averted to the right.

'oh shit, a clown'

"thanks, but don't you have a birthday party to attend to?" you snorted.

the man's lips twitched up in amusement.

"what's your name?" he questioned.

"(y/n). yours?" you replied.

"hisoka" he purred. "would you fight me right here, right now?"

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NEW CHARACTER: HISOKA MARROW, THE MAGICIAN

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your brow quirked in amusement.

"i'd beat you in two seconds flat." you actually had no idea if you could beat him in two seconds flat. you just wanted hisoka to be irritated and leave you alone. but unfortunately, the interest he had for you increased.

"cocky, i see," hisoka teased, hoping to annoy you until you gave in.

unfortunately for him, all you did was shrug. as applicants continued to walk in, 405 being the last, the wall to your left suddenly began to open before an unfamiliar voice began to speak.

"i apologize for the delay. thank you for waiting. the entry period for hunter applicants is officially closed. so without further ado, the hunter exam will now begin!"

as applicants readied themselves for whatever would be ahead the examiner continued to speak.

"one final word of caution... if you are short on luck or ability, keep in mind there is a very real chance you could end up seriously injured. death is another distinct possibility. if you are willing to accept the risks involved, i'll ask you to follow me now. but the rest of you, please kindly exit through the exit behind you."

you turned you attention to the elevator you came from and waited for someone to bail. you expected at least one person to leave but to your surprise, no one left.

"very well, all 405 applicants will proceed to phase one." the examiner concluded.

the large crowd followed the examiner who was now picking up the pace. the large group broke out into a light sprint.

"how rude of me, i neglected to introduce myself. i am mr. satotz, your examiner for the first phase," mr. satotz announced. "it is my responsibility to bring you to the second phase. the first phase is already under weigh."
there was commotion between the applicants, regarding the first phase. many of which were complaints.

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NEW CHARACTER: MR. SATOTZ, FIRST PHASE EXAMINER

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'the first phase is running? i'm gonna be all sweaty. oh well. nothing i haven't done before.'

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you finally made it to the end of the tunnel. it wasn't much of a challenge for you, but running for what seemed like four hours made your skin extremely sweaty.

"well done, applicants. i will now guide you though the milsy wetlands to the second phase. this area is renown for endemic magical beasts who prey on humans, so try your best not to lose sight of me!" mr. satotz explained.

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the participants attempted to follow mr. satotz. keyword, attempted. many applicants found themselves lost due to the thick fog.

you were walking slightly behind the group since you could feel eyes boring through the back of your head.

'is it that hisoka idiot again?'

you were deep in thought that you didn't even realize you walked in on a 3 vs 1 fight.

"oh shit, my bad. i didn't mean to interrupt your fight. mind if i watch?" you blankly apologized.

the three to your left looked at you, mortified. you didn't understand until you looked at their opponent. hisoka.

"oh, you guys are fighting ronald mcdonald? i hope you win!"

"are you crazy!? hurry and get outta here! this is hisoka we're talking about!" a man with glasses warned.

all hisoka did was giggle.

"so, you guys don't want to fight him?" you asked, tilting your head to the side.

"OF COURSE NOT! ARE YOU GONNA HELP OR NOT?!"

you sighed and started walking towards the group.

"oh~ looks like i do get to fight you, y/n" hisoka chuckled.

"i'll fight you if you leave... uh.." you paused and turned to the trio.

"what're your names?" you whispered.

the boy immediately answered, "i'm gon and this is kurapika and leorio!"

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NEW CHARACTER: GON FREECSS, THE ASPIRING PRO HUNTER

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NEW CHARACTER: KURAPIKA KURTA (?), THE KURTA CLAN'S LONE SURVIVOR

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NEW CHARACTER: LEORIO PALADIKNIGHT, THE ASPIRING DOCTOR

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you swiftly turned back to hisoka. "i'll fight you if you leave gon, kurapika, and leorio alone until the second phase."

hisoka's brow quirked while kurapika began to yell. "what the hell are you doing!? you can't fight hisoka alone!"

"oh yeah?" you smirked before immediately dropping it. "watch me."

you shoved the three to the side and faced hisoka.

"rashomon."

a black and red demon-like figure emerged from your back.

hisoka's eyes were wide and a malicious grin was plastered on his face. behind you, leorio, kurapika, and gon were petrified. they didn't know if the beast infront of them or hisoka's smile was more horrendous.

"what an extraordinary nen ability~" hisoka praised. "it seems i have underestimated you. i won't fight you, yet."

you eyebrows slightly furrowed at the word 'nen' which you didn't seem not to know. you retracted rashomon. "don't waste my time,"

you pivoted your foot and began walking back to mr. satotz, the trio trailing behind you.

"wow, y/n! that was super cool!" gon complimented.

"thanks. but i was born with it. nothing special," you shrugged off.

you, gon, kurapika, and leorio continued to talk until you reached mr. satotz and the other applicants.

"this is where i leave you! good luck, applicants." mr. satotz said before walking back into the milsy wetlands.

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