They were the only two left. The leaders of one side of the mafia war. Their Famiglias' bodies laid where they had fallen after raging amongst their enemies. Many foes fell before each set of Elements. They would never rise again.
Their bonds, which once connected each leader and subordinate to one another and had been full of life, were now still, like the bodies the bonds were connected to. Only one bond was still active, and, though it was not much, it did ground the two survivors. It stopped them from going into Dischord now that their families, elements, their groundings in this hectic world, were gone.
"If only I had used all my flames! None of this would have happened. Enma, they all would have been alive if not for me!" Tsuna, the Vongola Decimo wailed, breaking the mourning silence. You see, as long as a person has some good in them Tsuna can pull them into his 'orbit', even if they are a Sky, as they had found out with the Varia.
Enma, the Shimon Decimo, slapped the back of Tsuna's head, getting his attention and stopping his spiral into self-pity. "You and I both know they would not want you to get close to those bastards. Besides, I don't think they even had a small flame of good in them. Your Guardians would not care that it might have stopped the war and their deaths. They would not want you to deal with these people considering what they have done. Not to mention they would most likely have betrayed you the first chance they got." Enma informed him, wrapping his arms around the other Decimo, knowing that he was the only thing keeping the other from going insane and taking the rest of the world down with him.
As both men calmed down a bright light surrounded them, causing them to close their eyes when it got too bright. When they opened their eyes they were in a white space, and sitting across from them were their ancestors, Giotto di Vongola and Cozart di Shimon. Both Vongola and Shimon Primos had a soft look on their faces as they saw their descendants and successors.
"We have decided to give you both another chance at life," Giotto said.
"You will be sent to a world parallel to our own." Cozart finished.
"What about our Guardians?" Tsuna asked with teary eyes.
"Your Guardians will get their memories back if they are around you for a time or are in a life-threatening situation. It is the same with all whom your Sky has connected with." Giotto explained gently, he smiled at the thankful look both young men shot him.
"Since this is a parallel world somethings might be different," warned Cozart, already knowing the two Decimo's would not care.
"If we get to see our loved ones again it will be worth it," explained Enma with Tsuna's agreement, gaining smiles from both Primos.
"Now, we are running out of time so we are going to hurry and send you off. Stay safe our descendants and when you're consciousnesses integrates and awakens, good luck in your new life. Goodbye, our precious successors. Stay safe." Cozart and Giotto ordered the two young men.
Giotto though did give Tsuna one last word of advice before both men were sent to their new world, "Tsuna, you are an All-Encompassing Sky just like I was, do not limit yourself, your flames are sentient, let them guide you to whom you will bond."
"One more thing, you two, in this world you might not be fully human," Giotto explained with a sunny smile ignoring how both young men started shouting profanities at him as they disappeared in a flash.
What the two survivors did not know was that the Tsuna of the world Giotto and Corzato had sent them to was stillborn and thus instead of the two souls slowly integrating together it was just Tsuna. Though Tsuna would not fully wake until he was 5.
Enma and Tsuna were separated as they were waiting to be reincarnated. Fortunately, the bond between the two was still intact so they could feel one another. They wrapped their flames around their bonds to one another for comfort and the promise they were not alone.
Before the seemingly unending darkness and pain overcame them they sent reassurance down the link to one another knowing they would not see each other for many years.