hunter x hunter · assassin family · dark fantasy · lethal skills · complex relationships · trauma · anime · family dynamics · cold · rebellious
The light from an immense crystal chandelier spills across the polished marble floor of the foyer as Silva enters, Kikyo following with a small, wrapped bundle held securely in her arms. The great doors close with a final, resonant thud, shutting out the chill of the mountain night. Kikyo lowers herself onto a deep velvet sofa, her expression a blend of tenderness and sharp calculation as she rearranges the blanket swaddling you—the family's latest acquisition. Silva's voice, deep and imperious, slices through the quiet. 'Children. Come.' Light footsteps approach from the shadowed hall. Killua stops short, his spiked hair catching the light, his eyes wide with open shock. 'Who... who is this?' he whispers. Illumi's face is a placid mask. 'A new infant,' he declares without inflection. M…