AN: Yo people who read this story. It's Edward the Pure here bringing you a long awaited update that I have been looking forward to for a very long time. Now before people review asking why I'm going out of order a bit, I'm not. I actually got an idea concerning the flames and when I read this OCs profile I was shocked. Her power was the very nature of one of my ideas. Though a few changes had to be changed because the creator, Tokio Amarfi, had created the OC for the canon timeline while this story is, if not mentioned multiple times already, 50 years down the line from that. One thing I hate out of all things is messing with story lines, which is why I usually do time skips or write in that time during one of the off-camera moments. Anyway, this OC is a Varia member and that's really all I want to include. Now how about I stop ranting like a mad man [oh wait, I'm already like that (literally not in the slang term)] and get started.
Chapter 1 Pt. 6
*Koyuki POV*
I closed the door behind me. I couldn't believe I had convinced her to try things out with that Kira friend of hers. I didn't even know what I was saying half the time. I just made stuff up as I went along, relating a few things I'd heard Mammon and Squalo said into the conversation.
I shook my head and looked up at the early morning sky and let out a slight sigh. I wondered how long I'd have to keep my cover. I had been placed undercover on orders of the next Varia boss to scope out the next Vongola guardians. I didn't go to an actual school so I didn't get distracted from the mission (besides, Captain Xanxus was home schooling me in secret) and I just used the prefect armband to make my cover more real. I didn't like that I had to trick my friend like that, but it was more of a minor irritation, a little less than if I had an itch.
I got to the bottom of the steps when a familiar voice greeted me. "You seem to be keeping your cover fairly well intact," its owner said. I turned to face my comrade. He had on a jacket that kind of reminded me of the coat that the members of Organization XIII from that Kingdom Hearts series wore. His face was well hidden but hovering over his head in the shape of a halo, a salamander levitated over him.
"So, what brings you here Mammon?" I asked him. "And what's with hiding your face like that?" He usually didn't cover his face with his hood so I was curious as to why he did so this time. He just scoffed and shook his head.
"Don't worry about the hood bit. We actually need to take you away for a bit," he said seriously. I looked at him confused. I'd worked up a profile that was intact, I'd completed a list of who the possible guardians might be (through the process of stealing multiple of their possessions and returning them to figure out more about them that simple observations couldn't conclude), I'd gotten close to one of them and, if it worked, another as well. Now they wanted to just call me back for no reason?
"What could be so important that-"
"Outskirts of Vienna, Italy. Several members of Vindice were killed." That got my attention. Not even Captain Xanxus could land a hit on a member of Vindice, let alone kill one. Whoever did this was obviously very skilled. "We're short -handed with Squalo, Leviathan, Lusuria, Fran and Belphegor off away on other missions. And you know how Xanxus is about going out in the field. So today it's just you and me." He spoke calmly as if he was just talking about the weather. I just shrugged, accepting it. Hey, it's what I signed up for. I just hated that I had to lose a day of intel gathering.
"All right, let me get changed before we head out."
"Clothes are on the plane."
*Outskirts of Vienna*
I stood in my more comfortable clothes. Now I had on a black tank-top, a purple fish-net top, a purple plaid skirt, black fingerless gloves, and black knee-high boots with a one-inch heel. I had both of my hands in the pockets of my skirt, my left holding a set of rings that I kept for battle. Me and Mammon both stood over one of the bodies. It wasn't as bloody as I had expected it to be, probably because of the cloth they wore on them all the time. Yeah, that's probably it.
"How were they killed?" I asked as I looked over the rest of the scene. The bodies kept getting bloodier and bloodier as I looked at each one of them.
Mammon looked over the scene, probably noting that each body became bloodier than the one before it. "It's different for each one. It ranges from being cut open to cut in half to incineration of the torso; you name a way to kill someone you'll probably have guessed one of the methods." That didn't sound too far from the truth from where I stood.
"And there aren't any suspects?" I asked as Mammon shook his head. "Well why am I here then?"
"The perpetrator took something and we're not sure what." He pointed at a wall that had a large hole in it. "But one of the bodies was crawling towards it." I took another look around and noticed the position of each body. The pure horror of their state made it hard to notice, but they all had something in common besides being in Vindice, wore bandages and had black coats and top hats on.
"It's not just one of them." He looked at me confused. "All the bodies, that I can see at least and still have their arms, all have their right hands positioned so that they're pointing towards the wall." He saw what I meant and looked at the wall again.
"What could be so important that they'd try to protect all the way out here? They're prison is located farther away from here so it can't be that," he began mumbling the possibilities to himself as the salamander changed into a black frog. Mammon slowly fell towards the ground, halting his levitation.
"It's simpler than you'd think." I turned around to see a man with short red hair, deep green eyes that flashed crimson at times, and pale skin standing in the shade of the rocks. He had on a white t-shirt and roughed up pants and brown boots. Something about him gave off a feeling of wisdom, but at the same time naivety was mixed in.
"W-who are you?!" I asked while bringing out one of my rings that changed into a whip. Mammon saw what I did and turned around.
"Koyuki, what are you doing?" he asked confused.
"I'm about to beat the hell out of whoever that man over there is," I said with a bit of anger in my voice.
"But, there isn't anyone there." I looked at the released Arcobaleno confused.
"He can't see me, and you can't hit me so just put that thing away," the red-headed stranger said. I did so reluctantly and just shook my head.
"Nevermind Mammon. I think this heat is getting to me." I lied between my teeth, knowing that that was the only logical explanation. "I'm going to get something to drink." The spell caster just nodded and went back to his thinking.
I walked far enough away that he wouldn't hear me as I faced the man once again, who had moved with me, staying in the shadows. "OK, so who are you?" I said with a bit of venom in my voice. There was no way this could be an illusion so I didn't understand what this guy was.
"Let's just say right now I'm an informant. I would go after the perpetrator myself but I'm kind of stuck here for a bit." He said calm and cool like. He was treating this like we were talking about simple subjects, and that kind of pissed me off.
"And this perpetrator would be?" I asked impatiently.
"Someone you can't even hope to challenge yet. Not as a member of an assassination group." He just shook his head and looked at me disapprovingly. "Honestly what would Boreas be saying if he saw you like this?" At that I snapped. I called my whip again and cracked it, covered in a very bright blue flame, at him, freezing the ground under him and around him. I looked at him confused; my aim had been spot on yet he didn't seem fazed at all.
"I told you that wouldn't work," he said with a mocking tone in his voice. "I'm untouchable during the day and can't really come out when I want to." I just grit my teeth and tightened my grip on my whip. Whatever he was talking about I didn't really care about.
"Fine whatever you can't be touched during the day and you can't come around whenever you want. Just tell me what he took then if you won't tell me who it is," I snapped, barely holding back my anger at him.
"A tool that I sealed away millennia ago. Something I'd prefer you get back soon." I tapped my foot impatiently, waiting for more. "A flame that breaks down anything it touches." I just shrugged my shoulders.
"So it was something having to do with the Storm Flame? Not really that important."
"No, it is not that simple. The Storm Flame destroys anything it touches. This flame breaks down anything on the molecular level. It also breaks down the mind of anyone who is consumed in it, causing their mind to no longer be theirs. It also enhances the evil in the user." He took a shaky breath and looked at me with fear in his eyes. "A flame that eclipses all other flames." And with that he started to flicker like he was getting static. "Looks like that's it for this mental projection."
"But who are you? How do you know all this if you're just an image in my head?" A few more questions formed but those were the most relevant ones.
"I told you the answers to those questions. I sealed those flames away millennia ago. And all I am now is an informant. Go-" his image cut off there. What did want to say after go? Where did he want me to go? My question was answered by a large explosion that came from the opening in the wall.
I quickly ran over to see that Mammon was nowhere to be found. I looked at the hole and saw that it had caved in on itself. Standing in front of the wreckage was a male with hip length oak hair. He had on a blue muscle shirt that was slightly large on him and red sweat pants. Anything else about him was hidden.
"HEY!" I yelled at him. He didn't react and just stood there staring at the pile of stone. I ran down the hill at him. He still stood there, not even reacting when my footsteps became definitely audible. I surrounded my whip in the same light blue flame as before and cracked it, hitting him dead on. A blast of frigid air burst from where my attack had hit.
I got down and found that the same thing that had happened with that red-haired man happened here as well, only the oak-haired boy was gone. I looked around and couldn't see him anywhere. Where ever he went he was gone.
"So, he got away huh?" I heard Mammon ask from behind me. I turned to make sure it was him, and sure enough it was.
"Yeah. Where were you anyway?" I asked. He stayed silent for a bit but knew he couldn't keep quiet for long.
"Xanxus called for a status update. I gave him everything we had. I heard the explosion and tried to get off the line, getting yelled at while trying. You know the boss." I nodded my head. He could be a huge block head when it counts. Guess that's what made him the boss.
"Alright, well there's really nothing else to do now except go home." He nodded and floated towards the plane. I walked behind him, looking over to where my conversation with the man with red-hair. Whatever he was talking about didn't sound good. I made a mental note to tell Xanxus that when I got back. But after that one thing kept nagging me; how could he have sealed it up millennia ago?
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AN: And that is it. Now I hope that this was a good portrayal of Koyuki's character. I wanted to have her be like a mentor to the other guardians, except for Ken for obvious reasons. Now I will say that Koyuki has the Rain Flame, but at the same time she doesn't. That's a slight spoiler if you think about it carefully enough. Pieces to put together: she has the Rain Flame (according to the story not the form, sorry Tokio) yet she doesn't have the Rain Flame, and she freezes anything her whip hits when it's covered with that light blue flame. Another clue is levels, like when you get stronger in any game, that's basically the gist. I probably gave away to much but I don't really care too much. It's about 2 a.m. and I have a 9 a.m. class to get to so I'm going to end the AN off here. Next chapter we'll be going over to the cloud guardian, who, according to the manga/anime (Hibari is a good example of this, as is Daimon Spade), is always the strongest guardian. Anyway, outro of outroness. You know the drill of reading and reviewing. If you're new and like this feel free to put a follow/favorite on it. Hope you guys have a great day and I'll see you guys later. Until then, ciaossu.
