The huge bulk of a man charged, but she was faster. The whip on her right side was removed and uncurled, slapped on to the man's neck and wrapped itself around his throat. It caught him off guard, leading her to pull him to her swiftly. He fell on the ground in front of the ravenette and he could only stare as time was not given before she smashed his throat with her weight enhanced boot. His larynx was crushed, thus disabling him from admitting defeat, providing her more time to play with him. The pale girl was pleased, her opponent was strong enough to survive her force. Her grin grew as she looked at the pitiful man with her wicked eyes.

Yes~ She cried inside, finally allowed to be free.

He cried, incoherent sounds produced from his throat as he gently wrapped his hands around it. Oh, she enjoyed it. He was defeated in a matter of seconds, what an embarrassment; by a girl much younger and smaller than him. She released her whip, throwing a kick to his side, enough to get the disgusting being a few feet away from her. He tried to stand, wanting to take his revenge despite the pain and the difficulty of breathing. He is much tougher than that, and Reiko loved it.

She ran towards him, unable to control herself any longer. She jumped into the air, landing a kick on his head and sent him to the ground once again. With her favorite whip in hand, she lashed at him, decorating his skin with bloody gashes. Her whips were unexpectedly more painful than it should be. The muscles beneath her skin were shaking to be released in maximum force. She had controlled herself for far too long. Her eyes stared at her tool tearing his skin, inhumane laughter escaped her lips as her opponent's cries mixed with her pleasure.

Tired of it already, she knelt next to the body and took his chin in her hands. She whispered menacingly, "Do you feel that? I'll make you feel better." And laughed she goes again. Her fingers traced his deltoid to his biceps; with her bare hands, she dug her nails deep into his flesh and ripped it off his bone. His screams filled the air as his right flexor was missing from his anatomy. She pressed on his large injury, urging him to scream louder as her grin remained. Her eyes were wide as her pupils constricted in joy.

Although his cries and screams were off due to his impaired throat, she knew he was in pain— and she wanted so much more.

Her companions stared at her in fear. Leorio and the ever so innocent Gon were trembling as they dropped onto the floor. Sweat dripped like bullets, it was so hard to watch. "Raven, stop!" Gon pleaded. In the moment of pleasure, she couldn't hear him, not like she would listen anyway. After all, all of them meant nothing to her. Before the incident with Netero, she did find them quite entertaining. They were admittedly a fun bunch to be with, but everything meant nothing to her now. Every human is a tool for various purposes, and its just so she needs them to pass this phase.

On the other hand, Killua was the steadiest out of them all. In the air was mixed with bloodlust of the girl and the Zoldyck. After her, he would want to go next. He cannot bear it any longer, his hands pulsed as he resisted the growth of his nails. The blonde standing next to him was breathing hard, his eyes gleamed a beautiful red with speckles of light emitting behind it. He was repulsed by her sick behavior.

Reiko placed her foot on the top of his, slowly pushing it to the ground which fractured his talus; his foot became parallel to his leg. His screams pierced the air, putting his teammates in discomfort. Her opponent's body shivered in pain and fear, there is a limit to how much a person can tolerate with pain and she knew he could bear with more. Staying on his right side, she placed his hand with his palms on the floor. She stood up with grace and smashed her boot onto his fingers.

The pit was filled with so much noise: his miserable screams, her sinister laughter, bones cracking, whip lashes, blood squirting. They were all music to her ears, but her audience cringed at the sight and sound. It went on for so long, as they watched her turn his body into a bundle of bloody mess, his body no longer recognisable as human. His joints were in weird angles, the floor was covered with pieces of flesh and blood. When his cries receded, her smile dropped. She kicked his side, "Hey."

There was no response.

"Hey!" She kicked him again.

Anger boiled within her, at his weakness. Her sadistic needs was not satisfied. She squated down, placing a finger under his nose to find that he is no longer breathing. She grunted in disappointment and held him up by his throat, throwing him out of the platform as the brightness of her crimson eyes died out, letting what ever was in stored in the end of the pit to catch his corpse. The fact that she had won the round has no need to be said. Everybody watched the match and were in silence of her cruelty. A bridge formed again, for her to cross in which she did. When she headed to her team, the atmosphere became awkward and foreign. Leorio backed away from the girl, and her eyes caught his action.

"Don't worry, Leorio. I won't do anything to you just yet." Although she smiled, her eyes didn't seem at all friendly.

He gulped and stayed at the furthest corner from her, praying for dear life. She moved her gaze to Kurapika, his eyes refusing to look at her. She was intriguing, but she went too far. The act of violence she had shown was utterly unnecessary. She was a nightmare he underestimated. What attracted Reiko though, was the delicious aura emitting from the silver haired boy. Bloodlust, she's in for a good show when it's his match.

From the entrance on the other side, a figure approached the platform, signalling it was time for the contestants to pick their next player.

"I'll go next." His voice was monotonous, surprising his teammates except the only girl.

Reiko's performance triggered him as his blood pumped painfully through his veins. Killua needed a release.

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Dedicated to Nora_Universe for your lovely fanart in chapter 7!

Wow, another update! 💕 Thank you so much for your support! This is only the beginning and it'll only get worse in future chapters, so hopefully you aren't too bothered by abuse! I'm a beginner in writing this theme, so it won't be that good, but I'm trying!

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Published: 17 April 2018