A/N: I've had this story in my mind for a while and I personally like it so enjoy. I'll clear up some things near the end of the fanfic if you get confused. Oh still many spelling and grammatical error from Microsoft word, my apologies but bear with it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn or Romeo and Juliet in which this fanfic will have similarities to with a darker twist.

War of the Kingdoms

Tainted by the dark corruption,

Bloodshed is the only solution,

Death is the only outcome

Or is it?

The Sky Kingdom of Nanimori kept the harmony of the land, however even within harmony, wars and fights erupt within the quiet walls of the land. Tsunayoshi Sawada, the new named 10th king of the Sky Kingdom was required to select from a number of other kingdoms his second and third in command. If the selection went well, then peace in the lands would be full and prosperous. Every king before Tsunayoshi had chosen rightful commands and it was now his responsibility to do the same. But this generation the choice would not end with everyone respective of the choice. The second place of command had already given to the Storm generation's Hayato Gokudera. One spot is left and Tsunayoshi along with his counsel of assistance had narrowed the candidates to Storm Kingdom's Takeshi Yamamoto and Cloud Kingdom's Kyouya Hibari. The Storm Kingdom had the special trait of tranquility which was be need for keeping peace as stated by the Rain Kingdom's representatives, however the Cloud Kingdom's representatives argues that the Cloud Kingdom's special trait of propagation was need to expanding peace. Tsunayoshi was at a wall, his advisement however had plans of their own, and those who had supported the Rain Kingdom gave the seat to them. While this took place, those who supported the Cloud have also given the seat to the Cloud's generation. One seat, two members, either outcome this would be a bloody fight.

You see every kingdom was required to produce a male heir to have a chance of inheriting the title in command chosen by the king of the Sky Kingdom, Those not chosen would become the Sky king's direct line of counsel who enforce and decide laws of the land. Those in his in command had a greater influence and power over the decision. Power being the corrupter that is why only the purest could inherit the Sky Kingdom's position as king. Being the purest Tsunayoshi could not predict a way to end this useless bloodshed by choosing only one third in command. This dilemma has been taking place for 5 years now.

Corruption and rumors spread of how the Cloud Kingdom had once planned an invasion of the Sky Kingdom and a total take over to control the lands spread from the Rain Kingdom, this was the second ignition. The third was the rumor of the Rain Kingdom's weakness and use of the position as cover up of their flaw. Although rumors do tend to be derived from some truth, it was true that some members of the Cloud Kingdom had once planned to take full control of the land but those plans quickly evaporated by their understanding of the 1st king of the Sky Kingdom. With the Rain Kingdom, many of its members who had been the original sword wielders of the Shigure Souen Ryu style had passed away without passing down it's techniques to the younger generations and because of this their clan's strength was slowly fading.

The Sky King's box animal was represented by the king of all animals, the Lion de Ciel. It was allowed only one animal per person and only those in the Sky king's direct council were allowed a box animal. Kingdoms usually allow the member to choose their own animal as a partner. Tsuna was given the box animal of a lion, Gokudera choose an animal closest to the king's which was a cat. The Thunder Kingdom's Lambo chose the bull, the Sun Kingdom's Ryohei Sasagawa chose the kangaroo, and Dokura Chrome chose the owl. That left Kyouya Hibari and Takeshi Yamamoto's choice of box animal.

Hibari chose the hedgehog while Yamamoto chose the dog breed Akita. However beside the Akita, he also chose the swallow. The Rain Kingdom had protested Yamamoto's second animal but he refused to withdraw his request for the swallow due to person reasons. The other kingdoms were unsure of how to approach this break in tradition. The Cloud Kingdom wasn't to thrilled about it since the Sky King had allowed this. Tsuna had met with Yamamoto and knew that the swallow represented something important to him and influenced that accept ion of this.

The other kingdoms had voted to not become involved in fear of becoming an enemy of either one of the Kingdoms. Tsunayoshi had tried to ease the fighting but nothing had worked, he and Gokudera continued to try to come to an agreement between the two feuding Kingdoms, nevertheless they refused all of them.

"Juudaime their not going to listen, we have to think of another way of making them hear us." Gokudera stood in front of Tsuna's desk holding up rejected written out plans and ideas that they had revised all of last night.

"I know Gokudera-kun, this war has been going on too long. There has got to be a way to stop them, a compromise." Tsuna folded his hands together and rested his forehead against them.

"Don't worry Juudaime we'll think of something." Gokudera said trying to ease up the tension in his boss.

"Yeah, hopefully."

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"HURRY AND GET OUT OF HERE! REGROUP AND DEFEND WHAT'S LEFT!" one of the Rain Kingdom's guards said as the Cloud Kingdom's knights raided that smaller castle within the kingdom. Word was sent to the Cloud Kingdom that this small castle was holding a secret group of members to over throw the Cloud Kingdom from the inside and the Cloud Kingdom would not allow this to happen. They formed an army and the next day lead a head on attack. The Rain Kingdom had not expected the attack nor had they planned any such secret overthrow. This miscommunication forced the Rain Kingdom to attack with their already weakened military swordsmen.

"Hurry up we need backup…AHHHH" a Cloud Kingdom knight before being knocked out. Another ten were blown away as another five where blocked from a flesh to metal attack. On the floor lay a few dozen of Cloud Knights unconscious and still alive. In the middle stood one man, his blade was specially crafted for the Shigure Souen Ryu style passed on from the original descendents who created this form and made it the perfect and flawless style.

"How is this possible, we were taken out by only one guy…" Another knight was knocked out.

"Hurry and call the archers!" Archers arrived and launched a barrage of arrows straight at the person. About fifty arrows were showering toward him. He smirked and got into position. Water around his started to move, since the Rain Kingdom is known for its water base attacks many of the rooms have an easy source of accessible water supply.

"Shibuki Ame"

A huge whirlwind of water formed from the man's swift movements that shielded him from harm. Then with jolt like speed took out the twenty five archers and twenty knights in quick movements of his sword.

"Sugee! That was a close one. I'm glad I got here in time to save the Old man. What did those Cloud guys intend accomplish by attacking us? I have to go and talk with the counsel." The man was none other then Takeshi Yamamoto, candidate to the Sky king's direct line of advisement.

Jirou, Yamoto's Akita box animal stared barking at the empty hall that the doorway led into. "Jirou, what's wrong?"

Then through the doorway come a powerful blast. It was a spiky enlarged hedgehog with purple death flames surrounding it. Yamamoto quickly positioned his sword to block the attack but the blast would have been too powerful. Sensing this Jirou grabbed Yamamoto by the end of his suit and pulled him away from the blast.

"Arigato Jirou that was a close one. For a moment I thought I was done for." Yamamoto bent down and patted Jirou's head in praise for saving him. Jirou barked happily and nuzzled his snout against Yamamoto. "Good boy."

"Yamamoto Takeshi"

Yamamoto looked up to see the man who had rivaled him in power and skill for years, his enemy or so it should have been. Hibari Kyouya, the other man who was also a candidate for the Sky king's third in command position.

"Draw your weapon; I won't go easy on you this time."

"Hibari, you said that the last time we fought." Yamamoto grinned; something about Hibari's uptight, stiff and stubborn attitude that sparked his curiosity, but that had ended after the bloodshed that the Cloud Kingdom had done to most of his relatives and fellow students. He couldn't say he hated Hibari, but he was part of the cause for this war, that same as him. "Jirou stay back."

Jirou understood and returned into his box. Hibari's hedgehog did the same; no words were needed really for their box animals to understand that this was between them and only them. This rivalry began in their teenage years during their first encounter. At first they didn't know about each other's family and kingdom background, nor did they care. The simple practices they had back then where different now with maturity and a greater understanding. A less pure reason to fight brewed between them. Equally matched, they feed upon each other's strengths and weaknesses. They knew the others movements sometimes even better then their own. That is why they excelled from the rest and other kingdoms.

"Are you ready Yamamoto Takeshi?"

"Always."

Hibari annoyed with his cocky attitude bent forwards slightly before disappearing. Yamamoto knew that Hibari's lightning speed matched his own and went into a defensive position. From behind Yamamoto, Hibari reappeared and swung for a hit with his left tonfa that was infused with cloud elemental dying will flame. It was blocked by Yamamoto's blade infused by rain elemental dying will flame and the force was a stalemate, neither was able to overthrow the other by power alone. However, Hibari had an edge with his other hand. He moved his left hand and arm so that his left tonfa rolled around Yamamoto's blade to the side and pushed the blade away before bringing his right tonfa to knock him do down. When his right tonfa made contact, Yamamoto winced before turning into a pile of water.

"Utsushi Ame"

Yamamoto come from behind Hibari and brought the blade across to slash from behind. Hibari used both of tonfas to over lap each other and blocked the attack. Pushed then used the right tonfa and punched Yamamoto flat on the chest. Yamamoto stumbles back before turning into a pile of water.

Hibari stood still for a moment; this was the first time Yamamoto had made two water shadows as a diversion. Then he sensed something and turned around but it a second too late and Yamamoto nipped the edge of his back suit with the tip of his blade. Hibari noticed the position Yamamoto held his blade in, it had the blunt side toward Hibari when ever he attacked. Even at a time like this he acted with such kindness, Hibari noticed his useless kingdom's knights on the floor alive and unconscious. We they wake up he had to remember to "bite them to death" for making his kingdom look so weak.

Yamamoto released from his offensive position and lessened the tension by moving into his usually one before grinning. "I got you that time, nee Hibari?"

Hibari didn't comment on his childish behavior. He had met Yamamoto long ago as teenagers before the war started and before know that they were going to become enemies. Yamamoto always had that stupid idiotic attitude yet Hibari knew the skill he had hidden underneath. Hibari got into his offensive position and used both his tonfas to attack as all Yamamoto could do was defend.

They continued this assault on each other until more people was heard approaching closer. Yamamoto knew they were from the Cloud Kingdom since he had helped the remainder of those left behind out earlier.

"IN HERE MEN, BRING THE CANNONS!" Yamamoto wanted to distract Hibari and make his escape like he would usually do, but this time Hibari wasn't going to allow another get away. Before Yamamoto could even pull his blade to start, Hibari unlocked the hidden compartment of his tonfa and let loose the chains he had inside. They were also encircled by the dying will flames. He spun them around before shooting them at Yamamoto. Yamamoto had to reposition into a defensive stand. Yamamoto was surprised that the one chain turned into three and that after knocking the initial one away the other two circled around his blade and pulled him closer. Then he used his box and unleashed his hedgehog's Needle Sphere Form to trap Yamamoto. He made it so that the space was limited to lessen the air supply. Hibari kept track of how long it would take for a person to stay inside of his box animal's special move before suffocation. A usual person trapped in this limited space would last only two and a half minutes even if they tried to breathe slowly. Hibari waited three. He released Yamamoto from the hedgehog's containment and his body slipped to the ground with a thud.

Moments later other Cloud Knights arrived to see Hibari standing next to Yamamoto who was still on the floor.

"Hibari-sama, is he?" One of them asked seeing the Rain's heir on the floor almost lifeless like.

"No, bring him to my dungeon." Two knights grabbed an arm and lifted Yamamoto up and dragged him away.

"Hibari-sama, what about the sword?"

"Don't touch it." Hibari picked up the sword and placed it into it's cloth wrapping before slugging it over his shoulder.

"Um…Hibari-sama…."

"You're crowding me." Hibari snapped. Hibari didn't give the knight a chance to ask about what had happened to the other knights on the ground before his joined them on the ground by Hibari.

Facts for clarification:

The story takes place around the time of the middle ages/modern times but with a twist since people have box animals and can produce the dying will flame through rings. It will start out that only selected people have this but because in times of war others will be given it later on. Also they wear suits for the modernistic feel in a medieval setting.

The highest ranking Kingdom in the Sky Kingdom which represents harmony of the other elemental Kingdoms. Below it the Storm, Rain, Cloud, Sun, Thunder, and Mist Kingdoms not in any particular order.

Each Kingdom produced an heir usually a male to take on a position as part of the Sky king's personal counsel. Each time a new king is proclaimed, a new set of members must be chosen to advance with the new generations. The Sky Kingdom's king is supposed to decide upon who receives the second and third in command to aid him in the protection of peace. But for peace sometimes wars must be fought or else there would be no such things as a peaceful land.

The Kingdom has its own set of counselors and the Sky king has his private personal counselors. This is similar to a democracy where there is a President on top, Senators after and House of Representatives below them. The same goes with this power structure, it is the Sky King, then the Sky King's personal counsel, and then the Kingdom's counsel in which each kingdom has their own counsel.

The Cloud and Rain Kingdom's had always had a rivalry toward each other but this fight for position sparked the bloodshed. The war started due to rumors and misinterpretations for example the Zimmerman's Telegram that had a part in making America joining the fight during WWI.

I hope this helps, I'll explain more in the next chapter.