Illumi let out a soft hum of amusement, tracing the stubborn blonde’s jaw carefully. “You talk as if you think you have any skill in changing my mind. I assure you I don’t change because a teenager tells me to. However, I could use you to try out different disguises as my test subject. It’s a little tedious doing it on myself, you know?” He dropped his hand and stood upright. It wouldn’t be fun to get rid of him so quickly, he admitted to himself in his thoughts.
With an exaggerated sigh, he placed one hand on his hip. The chain user just wasn’t getting it yet, but there was the direction of being absolutely straight forward. “I know you’re nothing special. I said Kurta, more so as a mockery to your name. Why would I call you by your first name? You are in no way related to me, nor am I familiar with you. However, I do know quick ways to snap that gratification of yours in half. I can use your body for my own satisfaction, and then let you go. The thought of seeing your pride crumble apart beneath me as you squirm and try to keep yourself together, even though you and I should both know you aren’t fooling anyone, is too enticing for me to pass up. That’s my price.” Would it be his innocence that would be a part of that price? The assassin certainly hoped so.
♱– Kurapika flinched as long, skeletal fingers danced along the length of his jaw. Two sharpened daggers remained locked onto the mono-toned assassin, brows furrowed into one deep, disapproving scowl. Oh how he wanted to spit in Illumi’s face right now. Had he been younger, maybe even by a few months, he may have actually entertained the idea. Alas, common sense once again robbed him of what could have potentially been a tremendously gratifying act of defiance. Compared to that idea, the verbal reply he offered in rebuttal was gravely lacking.
“Tch, you’ll never succeed,” He spat curtly, those icy orbs impaling the dark holes they were locked onto. Even in the face of this calculating, cold-blooded killer, he displayed what strength permeates within a child of tragedy, tragedy caused by unspeakable human atrocities and senseless greed.
“After all I’ve been through, after all I’ve been exposed to in this life, your attempts won’t leave so much as a dent in my will. You think your filthy tongue can do anything to disgrace the Kurta name? Either I had no idea that you were also a comedian or you actually have no idea who you’re dealing with.” Eyes flaring red, it became apparent that Kurapika was beyond disturbed, he was downright /pissed./ “You wish to try and crush me? Very well, I invite you to try and when you fail, you’ll release me. Those are my terms.”