Feitan x Reader; Tangled in a Web of Spiders

Clown vs Spider Part 3

So, TW for canon character deaths in this chapter, however we are partially diverting from canon now. Still, it's a very bleak chapter...

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Nobody spoke as you filed into the room where Hisoka's body had been laid out, a thin mattress keeping him off the cold white floor tiles. Not that the cold would bother him now. The sterile-looking room reeked of burned hair, fabric, and flesh, yet his body was surprisingly unscathed.

'After that explosion, I thought there'd be more damage than this,' Machi said, expertly looking him over.

'I guess the sheer amount of puppets covering him shielded him from the worst of the blast,' Shalnark said. 'That pile of flesh together with the explosion must have taken away all the oxygen and he suffocated. There's no doubt that he's dead though.'

He shrugged and turned to leave, but Fei stopped him.

'Wait, we make sure.' He took your hand and squatted down next to the body and you knelt beside him.

'X-ray, and x-ray split,' you mumbled, almost relieved when you saw bones instead of the burned broken mess that used to be Hisoka. Surprisingly there were no fractures, only the missing parts of his hand and leg told their sinister story. Fei squeezed your hand and you nodded and changed the level of vision so you could see the muscles and other soft tissues. Nothing moved. Heart not beating, lungs quiet and still. If you'd had any doubts before you didn't have any now.

Hisoka was dead.

Relaxing your aura you let Fei pull you back up on your feet even as he turned to Shal.

'What Phinks always say? Dead as doornail?' Fei nodded, 'Yes, he dead as doornail. Can tell Danchou it confirmed.'

'We'll tell him,' Kortopi volunteered. 'After lunch?' He looked hopefully at Shal who nodded.

'Yeah, let's regroup in his rooms after we eat.'

You looked back down at the body, feeling your stomach turning into a disgusted knot. Right now food didn't sound tempting at all.

'Need meet Phinks first,' Fei said. 'See you at restaurant later?'

'Fine,' Shal said. 'We'll go to the usual one, at the big plaza. Coming Machi?'

She shook her head.

'I'll catch up too. He already paid me, so I'll stitch him up a bit.'

'You don't need to do that,' Kortopi pointed out. 'He was fighting Danchou after all. And he is, you know...dead.'

'Never mind. You know Machi. She may pretend otherwise but she's a real softie,' Shalnark said, giving her a wink only to get an angry glare in return.

'I'll stay with you,' you said. 'My abilities won't work on a dead body, but at least you won't be alone.' You looked at Feitan, 'You don't mind do you? We'll meet you at the restaurant later.'

Fei didn't seem too thrilled with the idea, looking between you, Machi, and Hisoka's dead body. Finally, he gave a curt nod.

'Fine. But you no go alone. Stay with Machi.'

'Of course. And I'll see you soon. This won't take long.'

'No, it won't,' Machi assured him. 'Don't worry. We'll probably be there before you and Phinks.'

With a last grunted 'Fine.' Fei and the others left, and you and Machi knelt down on each side of Hisoka.

'That cut on his throat looks pretty nasty,' Machi said, pulling out a needle. 'I'll close it. A small payment for him helping with exorcising Chrollo.' She looked at him and reached down to close his wide-open eyes. 'Thank you for that.'