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Have you ever been in a situation where you could have your biggest wish come true- except it would happen in such a way you can only think of it as your worst nightmare?
Her biggest wish would be to reincarnate into the Hunter x Hunter world and catch Shalnark's attention to the point where they would start dating and he would go all yandere on her. Of course, I wouldn’t want to resist at all.
And it happened! At least the first part did! She’s In HxH! With a guarantee that Shalnark is my soulmate, and he’ll like me at first sight- so she wasn’t worried.
The key word being wasn’t. she was very very worried at the moment. All she wanted was a nice yandere boyfriend who she could cuddle with and submit too. Maybe act like a brat every once in a while. But no, instead the stupid leach of a system attached to her soul decided that her ideas were not fun enough and issued the most terrible missions ever. She needs to resist him. She needs to run away. She needs to convince him of her hate. She couldn’t say lovey dovey nonsense. All she could do was be cruel.
Every mission makes her want to cry just a little bit. All she wanted was cuddles and light little punishments here and there but instead it switched and instead of getting off lightly It’s at level 100 from the start. How is this fair?? Not to mention, If she doesn’t complete her little tasks she’ll need to return to her original world.
You're probably wondering about the nitty gritty details. I don’t mind telling you how it happened.
It all started with a shooting star.
I watch the sky absentmindedly from my balcony as I sip on some water, my thoughts not really focusing on any one thing.
‘The stars are rather bright tonight.’
A streak of white flashed through the sky, I had never seen an actual shooting star before.
‘Maybe I should make a wish?’ I chuckled.
‘So cliche.’
Shrugging, I realize there's no real reason not to, and so I do.
“Hey Mr. Star! In my next life, I want to be reincarnated as Shalnark’s soulmate!”
And really, I wouldn’t mind that at all. Before I could start feeling ridiculous, the star in the air seems to almost…curve
Heading straight for me.
My eyes bulge in alarm!
‘Oh Shit’ I think in panic, I’m engulfed in a very bright light for a few beats before my mind goes completely, perfectly, blank.
I don’t know how much time passed before my thoughts started reorganizing themselves.
I sat in a dark room with no light and no way to tell the passing of time. I felt nothing as I sat.
A fissure of something broke through the endless apathy, feelings started bubbling up slowly before the full range of my personality felt filled in.
And yet, I was completely frozen, I couldn’t move no matter how hard I tried. I was stuck in my own mind. Before I could go insane a flash of light went off in front of me, bringing with it a…pig with wings?
“Ahem” the.. Being cleared it’s throat before continuing.
“I am System Dere! A super ultra amazing task helper for reincarnation!” The cutesy voice was making it hard to focus on the words, but you forced yourself to listen as it went on.
“Sign a contract with me! In return, I’ll grant your wish! If you break the terms of the contract, you’ll be deported back to your world.”
As the words sink in, you realize your body has mobility again. You want to say yes automatically, especially with the button eyes currently shining at you practically screaming ‘You’ll accept right? Please accept. I promise I’m a good system!’
“What are the terms?” your voice comes out slightly scratchy. The… being in front of you deflates slightly before straightening up with gusto
“You just need to complete all the system task’s! If you fail a task, you won’t get any rewards but you will get a light punishment! Something like losing one of your senses for 24 hours or not being able to do certain things. If you don’t even try to complete the task, it will be a violation, after three warnings, the contract will be broken- in which case you’ll be deported back to your world! If you complete the task, a reward will be given!”
It looks at you expectantly, you're rather leery of the violation part, but as long as you try your best then you shouldn’t need to be worried.
Hesitating for only a second, you decide to jump straight in!
“I agree!” The beings eyes shine ominously for a second and you almost mistake it for a trick of the light, but no, your gut says that you may have made a mistake in accepting those terms.
The room flashes white for but a second before you completely lose your consciousness.
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You wake up, disoriented, on a bus. The dizzy feeling slowly dissipates, bits of scattered memories appear in your mind
Your at a funeral, the smell of incense is overwhelming, a woman is crying, you realize It’s your father in the casket
You're in a bar, everything is blurry, a man is trying to touch you, you feel sick, the bouncer helps you before anything serious happens.
It’s night time, your alone, tears drip down your face, you feel nothing as your nails dig into your forearm, a tattoo of a needle with bat wings rest there
You look down at a ticket, it’s for a bus to the Republic of Padokea, A new start sounds nice.
Your attention snaps back up as the last memory settles into place. You hold back a grimace, in all honesty, It was your personality and life, just without all your layers of apathy. You were also missing your years of dedication towards fanfiction. No doubt that played a huge part in fucking you up originally.
Ever since your soulmark appeared, your before memory self had always had a very ominous premonition. To the point she didn’t even hint to her parents that it appeared. She hid it from everyone to the point of paranoia.
But well, I understand why she would with my past memories as context- except I’m actually looking forward to his psychotic side. Just a bit.
You're just about to relax back into your seat, when the… pig pops up in front of you.
It looks like a stuffed animal. A very soft pink pig with bat wings.
Looking at it questionably, it only huffs before settling in your lap.
I’m visible to people besides you. Echoes in your head before you can say anything.
Tentatively, you try to talk back to it through your mind
Can you hear me Dere?
You get the feeling it’s smiling at you. Feeling a sense of confirmation, you continue.
How does the system work?
You hear a humming noise as it replies
I am the system. I’ll stay visible for the most part and I’ll send your mission quests through holographic screens only visible to you, besides that, you can’t really control me. I’m kinda like a hammer space mixed with a punishment/prize system and google. You can feel free to give me things to hold for you and ask questions, but that’s about it as far as functions go.
My lips pull into a pout before smoothing out. It really isn’t that bad as far as functions go.
Could you tell me where Shalnark is then?
An evil chuckle echoes in my mind at the question, bringing goose bumps along my arms.
He’ll be at the bus stop we're supposed to get off at.
Your automatic response is ecstatic joy but you can’t help but feel an ominous premonition from the plush in your arms.
Why… are you laughing?
The voice lets out another amused babyish chuckle before a screen appears in front of you
Don’t get caught!
Oh no! You’ve run into your ominous other half- don’t let him discover your soulmark!
Make it outside the bus stop through the east door without exposing your mark or letting him confirm that you're his other half!
Rewards: Basics of Zetsu
Punishment: loss of voice(24h)
[you can hide from normal people]
I can’t quantify what I felt as I read the words that appeared before me- but it was no doubt something similar to a mix of potent rage, annoyance, and comical despair.
Please tell me your joking
My internal voice was completely flat, unable to process the sheer magnitude of how pissed I am.
Nope! I’m afraid you can’t act too out of character either! Of course- if you don’t give it your best then you won’t even have time to meet him before you're deported back to your own world! Wouldn’t that just be awful
The voice echoed tauntingly back at you.
Your fingers twitched towards the neck of the plush currently sitting innocently in your lap.
You take a deep breath before trying to think your way out of this.
Okay. I just need to leave the bus stop without letting him figure out we’re soulmates. There's no reason I can’t go back in and talk to him as soon as I complete the quest. NO! Why can’t I talk to him first? It’s not like he’ll automatically assume we’re soulmates if I strike up a conversation with him.
I probably won’t be able to stop myself from sneaking peeks at him, so wouldn’t it be less suspicious if I interact with him instead of acting like a stalker? This isn’t even necessarily a bad thing. It’s not like I would have straight up admitted to being soulmates on our first meeting anyway? This is a good thing! I’m basically learning the basics of Zetsu without doing anything.
It took a few seconds, but after self-hypnotizing myself that everything was fine- I calmed down.
I dig through my bag for a moment before pulling out a slightly outdated phone. It took me a few seconds to figure out how to pull up the camera function but I quickly navigated my way to turning the camera towards my face before studying my reflection.
Big green eyes stared back at me, a heart shaped face framed by wild red hair.
Vibrant
It was too…eye catching
The kind of looks that stood out in a crowd and the coloring so bright it made it hard to look away.
I was used to plain brown hair and dark brown eyes, a nice figure but plain overall/ but now I look like a porcelain doll. Even compared to the people I spot around me- It’s like someone drew everyone in one artstyle then decided to draw a doll in high-definition quality. I was that doll.
Even if I wanted a reason to be vain… it was a bit much.
I even started to consider if shalnark would kidnap me to sell to some black market. My looks would probably grant me a one way ticket to never being seen by anyone but shal when he figures out the whole soulmate angle.
Oh… If I try to talk to him while looking like this… Won’t he just knock me out and sell me? I should complete the mission first then try to talk to him. I just need to remember!
‘Don’t look around’
My heart slows down from the rapid pace it had been beating to minutes prior. My eyes drag towards the window and a feeling of nerves crawls up my throat.
We’re here
I draw in a deep breath before gathering my things and waiting patiently for the bus to pull all the way in.
‘It was now or never’, I guess
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I take a fortifying breath before following the flow of people off the bus.
I wasn’t the best actor but I had a truly amazing poker face in my past life. Completely apathetic. It was easier than I expected to pull it over myself like a shroud.
I walked off the bus steadily, eyes scanning for the east exit. My eyes catch on a sign and I barely hold back my sigh of relief.
I turn towards the direction the sign indicated only to bump into something solid. My eyes focus on the person I ran into and I barely stop the widening of my eyes.
‘Of fucking course’
My hands sweat in excitement but I force my expression to remain neutral. My hands automatically clench the fabric covering his chest.
I force myself to let go, eyes not leaving his amused green ones. I force myself to smile- though I know I’m too excited for it to reach my eyes.
“Yes?” my tone was confused, as if I didn’t recognize the magnitude of who had just ran into me.
Oh, but I did.
The boy chuckled, “You're not going to apologize for running into me?”
His voice flustered me more than I cared to admit- I quickly uttered an insincere apology- I had no doubt he ran into me- the ass probably got off on inconveniencing people.
Didn’t matter- I need to get away for now- I can fangirl latter
I turned to walk around him, Only for his hand to shoot out and wrap around my upper arm, almost directly over my soulmark, the only thing separating us was the sleeve of my blouse.
I can’t tell if my luck is really really good, or just shitty
I glare back into amused eyes before drooping slightly when I realize it’s helpless to try and tug my arm free.
I make sure to keep my eye as blank as possible before offering him a very forced looking smile.
“What? Are you going to escort me outside, Mister?”
Ooohhh. If he escorted me outside we could chat more!! Keep a straight face! Don’t you dare reveal anything!
Unfortunately, his eyes are completely unreadable. He’s basically radiating unassuming vibes.
I would never guess he’s an unreasonable murderer who mind controls others to do his bidding.
“Oh! Yes, of course I’ll escort you!” His smile takes on a bit of a mischievous tinge “you did ask me oh so nicely, after all.” My poker face strains slightly at the bullshit that came out of his mouth-
“Speaking of! Where are you headed, red?”
I’m confused for all of a second before realizing he’s alluding to the color of my hair.
I force my muscles to relax before answering shortly.
“East exit.” I honestly don’t think I can hide my excitement much longer. It’s so exhausting hiding such strong emotions- especially in front of the one causing said emotions.
His face lights up slightly before he starts to subtly herd you towards the exit in front of you.
It was almost funny how close I was to my dream man- and yet I couldn’t act on the feelings bubbling through me.
It only took a few minutes to reach the correct area
There was no notification or blue screen that appeared in front of me to show that I completed the task- only a vague feeling of completion before some basic information about Zetsu flowed through my mind.
Not that it would help me much- not that I wanted help in this situation. If anything, I was rather happy. The only downside being the stupid Dere system trying to control my actions.
As it was- the second I go to reveal the mark to the handsome blond next to me- a ding that will most likely give me nightmares rang through my head followed by a blue holographic screen popping up in front of me
Unholy Attraction detected!
You’ve attracted the attention of your sinister other half! And he’s definitely not one to be distracted for long!
Don’t give any personal details about yourself for the next 24 hours.
Rewards: Fake Identity voucher
Punishment: loss of voice(24h)
[The voucher can be used to choose a false identity that will hold up even under extreme scrutiny by the government]
I catch sight of another blond man- and I’m abruptly reminded about Shalnark's uncharacteristic glee from earlier when I told him where I was going.
Because making his way towards us is Phinks. And I’m abruptly aware that I’m probably about to be kidnaped- then either sold to old men or played around with by the troupe. As it is- I wouldn’t mind Shalnark playing around with me. But I don’t want to risk the slavery part…. At all.
So.
Fact 1: I can’t give any details, there's no mention of him figuring shit out without my input
Fact 2: I have a few chances before I’m sent back
Fact 3: you only live once
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You try to tug your arm out of his hold, meeting his amused eyes when your arm doesn’t budge
“If you're going to hold me, move the location. I’m a bit… sensitive there'' (a polite way of saying that's where my soulmark is) his eyes light up with understanding before sliding further up my arm and further away from my mark.
You huff slightly before shooting him an annoyed glance. He just stares at you with amusement.
You bring your hand to his chest before clenching on the fabric and pulling him down closer to you. His eyes widened the slightest bit in surprise.
“Are you trying to kidnap me or something? Because while you are my type, i'm not into the whole sold into slavery type of thing”
He throws his head back, laughing “You're rather bold, aren't you”
He looks at you cheerfully “And If I was thinking of kidnapping and selling you?” Phinks makes it to the two of you as he finishes his sentence.
You stare into his eyes before smiling softly and with love. His expression morphs into surprise before you try to knee him in the crotch.
Don’t look at her weird, she knew he would block her attempt. It was for a good cause.
You click your tongue, expression going back to neutrel “You're a rather good actor” he compliments.
You perk up before shooting him a glance “If you weren't a good fighter I would have kicked you in the head after you went down”
He huffs "Vicious too” you nod in agreement “Yeah. That's why you shouldn’t sell me. I bite. And I’ll struggle the entire time”
He hums “Some people like that. And I’m sure we can break you if it’s needed”
You nod “everyone has a breaking point. But I’m more prone to screaming hysterically until it gets on your nerves enough that you either kill me or let me go”
Your eyes watch him with curiosity “not to mention it would bring you a lot of trouble to kidnap me”
“Oh?” his tone is curious
‘Hey dere, if I told him my soulmate was a mass murder and wanted in the context of it being someone else would it count as giving away information’
The little bear hums in your mind ‘I’ll allow it as long as it’s sufficiently misleading’
You smirk “I’m currently in witness protection. It would be troublesome for you if I missed a check in.”
His eyes sparkled with interest “And why is a cute little thing like you in witness protection”
You hum “My soulmate is a mass murderer and a wanted man. Only hunters can take on his bounty, he’s currently looking for me so I’m both bait to get him to show himself and under protection so he doesn’t get a power boost”
He laughs, amused “and who is your soulmate”
You shrug “no idea. As soon as I registered my mark I was put in witness protection. While I know he knows, the hunter association didn’t tell me shit”
He hums in thought “I might be able to tell you if I see your mark”
He goes to pull up your sleeve and you try to wave away his hands.
He, surprisingly, pauses his attempts to see your mark “No way I don’t want to know. And I don’t want anything to do with them. It would be troublesome running from the government and hunter association until he died.”
“No thanks” you shake your head and he grins at you without amusement
“I’m curious now” he yanks up your sleeve and you barely hold yourself back from squealing in happiness.
You make your expression pull into a grimace, especially when his face blanks.
You really needed to sell it “so. I lied a little bit. To be fair though, you were planning to sell me or something”
His eyes darken “so you already knew we were soulmates? How?”
You shrug and his grip on you tightens to a bruising degree “I mean. I suspected. My intuition is pretty good”
Which was a lie. Your intuition was shit and you had the survival instincts of a stoned lemming.
But you still couldn’t give personal details. The best you could do was lie while making the situation somewhat believable.
He tugs you into his arms, cagging you against him
You’ve been trapped in a devil's snare!
You’re sinister other half has found out about your connection! He won’t let you go now that he’s found you!
1: Run away from his grasp within 24 hours.
2: stay out of his reach for a minimum of 3 hours
Rewards: Minor Agility Enhancement, intermediate Zetsu
Punishment: disabled legs(24h)
[your agility will increase by 5 points. You’ll be as fast as an athlete from your world. ]
[Your Zetsu will get slightly better. You can even hide from nen users now]
You quickly scan the screen before grimacing. You had a feeling it would adapt to any situation to make your situation worse
‘Hey dere, would it be a violation to seduce him to make him let down his guard to escape?’
Honestly, you just wanted to get lovey dovey with him and maybe share a kiss
Dere hums but doesn’t answer.
‘Dere?’
they finally answer. “I’ll allow it since you only have 24 hours.”
You smile against shalnarks chest
He must feel it since he pulls back slightly to look at your face “you look rather happy for someone that wanted nothing to do with their soulmate only to get captured”
You nod before pausing “Dere. is the no information mission still in effect’
Dere smirks with malice ‘yes’
It was personal details, wasn’t it? So general stuff should be fine, right?
“I’m rather annoyed, actually. But I figured if I seduce you or act nice enough you'll let down your guard”
He pauses before smiling “You're rather honest, aren't you?” you nodded, lying like the liar you were.
“So? Let me go”
He hums in mock thought. “No. I don’t think I will”
You nod as if you expected his reply “don’t men like you usually enjoy a good chase?”
His eyes take on an interested gleam so you continue.
“I doubt I can escape you for long, so how about a game?”
He tilts his head in thought, “what kind of game did you have in mind?”
You smile, “you give me a 15 minute headstart. If I manage to stay away from you for 3 hours you're not allowed to punish me for what I had said earlier. If you catch me before then, I’ll be obedient for at least a week.”
‘Then again, being punished by shalnark sounded pretty good.’
You wondered how he would go about it
“What makes you think I want you to be obedient?” his lips pull into a smile
You return it, “you seem like the kind of person obsessed with control”
He hums “you're not wrong. But I can break you myself. I’m sure it would be much more entertaining.”
You shake your head, you knew his personality rather well from years of fanfiction and canon
“No. Since we’re soulmates, it’s pretty easy to figure out your preferences. So while you do want to break me you’d probably find a lot of amusement if I willingly became compliant because I have no choice. You’d probably get off on my barely hidden contempt for you. You’d probably take sick satisfaction when I first try to escape and you have an excuse to punish me while I remain helpless and unable to resist…”
“Did I get it right?”
His eyes shine with amusement and something like surprise and love sickness
“Completely”
You nod, “so? Anything you want to add to the rules of the game?”
“If you lose, I’m going to punish you while you're forced to stay obedient for a week. If you resist at all, in anyway, I’ll escalate" his smile looks innocent but you feel the malice coming off him
You nod, “then I want to add you not being able to touch me against my will for a week If I win”
He scoffs but nods his agreement
“Better run now, your 15 minutes have already started”
Your eyes widen but you're not actually that surprised.
You spin on your heels and make a dash for it.
While you did want him to catch you, you were hoping to actually get away.
The longer you evade him the more he’ll darken and obsess over you.
You sort of regretted asking him not to touch you against your will but you wanted to tease him to see if he would break.
Touch him as much as you please while he can't do anything to you.
You really hoped the system wouldn’t get in the way. Maybe you could swing it as a seduction escape attempt