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The day after the Vongola victory over the Varia, Sakura receives the Mist Ring via delivery. Ken and Chikusa eyes the piece of metal warily as Sakura gives it a check over before she slowly slips it onto her finger. She feels a sudden surge of power and the flames within her swirl to life, almost as though the dormant part of her was being awakened by the Mist ring.

Ken is by her side in an instant. "You okay, byon?"

Sakura takes a deep breath and manages to calm herself down. "I...Yes, I'm fine." She raises the ring up so she can see it more clearly. "This is certainly very powerful." She says. "I didn't realize when I first wore it. Maybe that's because it hadn't accepted us as its rightful owner. I wonder how that works. Perhaps the rings are all linked together and can recognize-"

She cuts off when she realizes that Ken and Chikusa are watching her with amusement in their eyes.

"You enjoy theories." Chikusa notes.

"You're usually quiet, but you actually talk a lot when it comes to these things." Ken said, grinning.

Sakura bites her lip and glances down. She did like theories. Focusing on numbers and equations and the way things worked kept the images away. Not to mention, she had spent a lot of her past life thinking about things like that. She shakes her head to clear her thoughts. "I do." She agrees easily. "I find them fascinating." She flexes her fingers to make sure the ring does not impair her movements before she grabs the bag containing her trident. "I believe it is my turn to go buy dinner." She says. "I will be heading out now. Is there anything you want in particular?"

"I'll go with you." Ken immediately offers. He then turns red and huffs. "I-I just don't trust you to remember everything."

"Chrome is much more reliable that you." Chikusa says as he too stand up from the sofa. "I have things I want to buy too." He adds.

Sakura inwardly smiles at their lack of subtilety but she nods. "Okay."

It is only several days later, as she is walking back towards Kokuyo Land after a day of wandering, when something comes flying in her direction. She neatly steps to the side and waits until the object has stopped rolling before she moves forward to inspect it. The purple tube like object glints in the sun and after a few checks, Sakura deens it to not be anything too dangerous. Wondering where it had come from and if it had been aimed at her, she reaches out to touch it.

Even before her fingers have completely reached it, the area around her is overwhelmed by smoke. Sakura feels a tug and is unable to step backwards in time. Instead, she covers her face to try and shield herself. A few seconds later she feels a jolt and she topples over.

The air around her is different and the sound of the public vanishes. Sakura tenses and quickly looks up.

She is back in Kokuyo Land. He hand flies to her trident and she draws her weapon before she glances around, realizing something is different.

Kokuyo Land has always been a little draft, a little broken, but now it appears worse than ever, as though years had passed. She curses her lack of watch or phone and hurries over to the windows to see if she could gauge anything. The sun is in the process of setting and Sakura notes that it appears to be the same time as before she had been hit by the purple object.

She notes with a start that neither Ken nor Chikusa are anywhere in her immediate vicinity and is about to go look around when something tickles the edges of her senses. She rushes over to the door and runs her hand over the wood.

Her safety trigger illusions are no longer there. She closes her eyes and does a quick check of the building. Nothing reacts to her flames...Her eye flies to her finger, where the Mist ring sits, encased in what looks like crystal. She reaches within her and notes with a sigh of relief that she can still call on her flames, just like before she had received the ring. She taps at the casing curiously and there is a sharp sound.

It does not look like it can be removed easily.

What was going on?

She tries to call out to Mukuro in her mind but she does not get a reply. In fact, he is completely silent. She bites her lip, then realizes with a jolt that her uncertainty is making Nagi worry and she immediately tries to calm down. The girl is still within her, so that is a good thing.

Sakura takes one more glance around when she hears something, perhaps a can, being kicked. Her trident grows to its full length and she whips around towards the sound.

White feathers float to the ground before her and at the doorway stands a bespectacled man with dark red hair. In his hand is a whip like weapon coated in Rain flames and beside him flies a own surrounded by blue Rain flames. She has no idea if animals can channels flames but she decides that it is safe to assume that this man is a Rain nature.

"I didn't expect to see you as your self from ten years ago." The man says. "However, I'm very glad that the information given to me about here was not false."

Sakura tenses, immediately not liking the way the man was staring at her.

"It's here, it's here, it really is here." The man chants mockingly. "The Chrome Dokuro feasting party."

"You seem to know who I am." Sakura says. "Who are you?"

"I am Glo Xinia." The man raises a small container and the owl is sucked into it, flames and all. "From your reaction, I guess you don't understand the fact that you've time traveled?"

Sakura narrows her eyes. Time travel?

"I'd say you're like a lost Alice in Wonderland. Still, I didn't think you'd be such a brat ten years ago." He said. "I'd really rather prefer your older self."

Nagi sent waves of fear through her and Sakura confirmed in her own mind that no, she really did not like this guy.

Don't worry, Nagi, I've got you. Sakura draws herself and casually spins her trident around in her hands. We need to figure out what exactly is going on. Let us take care of him quickly.

Glo Xinia begins to laugh and squints at something. "That ring is most definitely the Vongola Ring. It appears to be hardened with something. Perhaps that's why it didn't appear on the radars..."

"Get out." Sakura says sharply. "You are not welcome here."

"You are not welcome here." Glo Xinia repeats mockingly. "That's it, let me hear more of our bell like voice!"

He's a creep. Sakura tells Nagi in her mind. Creeps are to be avoided.

So, the Future arc is here~

Darque: Nothing much on the time between the Inheritance battle and the Future arc, so no fillers.

Raven: Not to mention, we've been looking forward to this.

Darque: Very excitement.

Raven: I agree.

Darque: By the way, next chapter is a major issue for us,.

Raven: Maybe not an issue, but more like a very important point?

Darque; To do or not to do.

Raven: Indeed.

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