Focusing intently on the ink-like density of the Death Aura, Akira recalled what he knew about it.
The Death Aura, or the lingering will of the dead, typically forms when a person will is too strong after death—perhaps a desire for revenge or an unwillingness to die—causing their ordinary aura to beco aggressive and invasive, as if it had been corrupted.
This concept sounds sowhat similar to the zombie trope in horror movies. If a person dies with a lingering grudge, their corpse may transform into a zombie. But the Death Aura utility far surpasses that of a re zombie.
The scene in the story that most vividly depicts the Death Aura is the duel between Hisoka and Chrollo at the Heaven Arena.
This part hasn't been animated yet and only appears in the manga. During the match, Chrollo turned the surrounding audience into human bombs.
Although Hisoka wasn't completely killed by the explosions, the continuous blasts caused oxygen deprivation. Thus, Hisoka ultimately died from lack of oxygen.
After Chrollo assud Hisoka was dead and even had his body removed by the staff, sothing miraculous happened.
A Death Aura began performing CPR on Hisoka heart, and it actually revived him. It turned out that before his death, Hisoka had left a portion of his Nen in his heart, using his intense willpower to drive the post-mortem Nen to perform CPR in his dying monts.
It was said that this was an experint by Hisoka, and he wasn't entirely sure it would save him.
At the ti, I couldn't help but marvel at Togashi boundless creativity—how he managed to bring Hisoka back to life in such a way.
In other words, post-mortem Nen could also be understood as a type of negative ability, contrasting with ordinary Nen.
Thinking of this, Akira had a sudden flash of insight.
He imdiately had Gardevoir stand by his side and use a skill against the post-mortem Nen ahead. In the Pokémon gas, this skill could only be learned through a Technical Machine (TM). But for Pokémon born from Nen abilities, all skills they could master would directly appear in their skill list, ready to be used.
This ant that any move the Pokémon could learn could be executed imdiately.
Safeguard!
A translucent sphere completely enveloped Gardevoir, as if it were encased in a giant bubble. At the sa ti, the post-mortem Nen in front of Gardevoir seed to encounter a natural predator, rapidly retreating and scrambling away, eager to distance itself from Gardevoir.
The post-mortem Nen further away, however, remained largely unaffected.
Akira stared at the post-mortem Nen, which was retreating like a defeated army, and understood. In the Pokémon world, Safeguard's effect was to prevent status conditions. From this perspective, post-mortem Nen could, in a sense, be considered a type of status condition.
This ant he could also play the role of a Nen Exorcist? Well, perhaps half a Nen Exorcist. A Nen Exorcist could remove Nen effects from a person, while Safeguard prevented post-mortem Nen from affecting soone in the first place.
One was a cure, the other a prevention. After a Nen Exorcist intervention, the Nen would disappear entirely, whereas Safeguard rely repelled the post-mortem Nen, as evidenced by how it retreated rather than vanished.
Akira also realized the importance of Safeguard. If post-mortem Nen was a status condition, what if soone used a Nen ability to inflict a status condition on him? Would Safeguard still be effective against it? Although he hadn't tested it yet, his intuition told him it should work.
Wait a minute... If Safeguard could prevent post-mortem Nen, then...
Could Heal Bell remove it?! Gardevoir could also learn Heal Bell. Akira quickly opened the skill panel to check.
Heal Bell: Removes all status conditions from the entire team (based on the user's judgnt of who counts as a teammate), including but not limited to post-mortem Nen, curses, and other negative effects.
Now, the title of Nen Exorcist was undeniable! One Safeguard for prevention, one Heal Bell for removal—double protection! No one could question his status as a Nen Exorcist now...
If Akira rembered correctly, in the world of Hunter x Hunter, while Nen users were far fewer in number compared to ordinary people, there were still quite a few of them. But Nen Exorcists were the true rare breed!
Throughout the ani and manga, only three Nen Exorcists were ever ntioned.
One was the Black guy who appeared in Greed Island and removed Kurapika Nen from Chrollo. Another was a rabbit-like Chira Ant nad "Shidore."
The last one never made an appearance—she was an elderly Nen Exorcist working for the Hunter Association. Nen Exorcists, being such rare talents, were highly sought after wherever they went!
To test it out, Akira had Gardevoir use Heal Bell on the Death Aura.
The beautiful lody, materialized through aura, transford into musical notes on a staff, floating forward in an undulating motion.
When the Death Aura encountered the notes, it was like snow eting the warm sun, gradually lting away until it completely disappeared. The area where the Death Aura had been now appeared as if it had never existed, leaving a conspicuous gap.
After a while, the Death Aura behind them "belatedly" moved forward to fill the void.
"Gardevoir," Gardevoir softly spoke to Akira beside her, sensing the consumption of her aura.
"Does Heal Bell consu more aura than Safeguard? But that's to be expected."
After confirming that both techniques were effective, Akira had Gardevoir cast Safeguard on him as well. Ignoring the "Danger Ahead" sign nearby, the two of them proceeded forward.
As expected, with every step Akira took forward, the Death Aura retreated a step back.
Akira felt like Tang Sanzang from Journey to the West, safely enclosed within a protective circle. And this circle even moved along with him.
Akira and Gardevoir steadily made their way deeper into the ruins.
Wherever they went, the Death Aura dispersed!
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