"He's out of control…! Get Shigure-sama out of here…!"
"…S…t…op…" he croaked out, his red eyes opened and looked at the scientists before him. They were dressed in white lab coats, and they were trying to contain him. "I… said… STOP…!" he cried in rage before the glass container, where he stayed afloat, cracked.
"What's the status?!"
"H-he's unstable, sir!"
"Warn the others! Emergency lock down!" the man cried, near his hysterics. "Contact the others!"
"…Die…" and with that word, the glass container exploded. As the cloud of gas subsided, you could see the boy staring at the corpses before him. Crimson blood was splattered everywhere. He clutched his head, and knelt on one foot as he felt a sharp pain. He was breathing heavily, and it seemed like he used a lot of energy. He waited for the pain to subside before he stood up and searched for her. "I won't let you share the same fate as me…" he whispered, rushing around and opening different doors. "…Kumiko-chan…"
He kicked open, the wooden oak door that had intricate designs on it. And there he saw a young girl- seemingly unconscious - tied on a chair, with different inscriptions written on her body.
"What the hell did you do to her?!" he growled at the man beside Kumiko.
"Don't you think they're beautiful…? Her Mist Flames…"
[Generation XI: Vongola]
[A New Threat Appears!]
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The Eleventh Generation of the Vongola
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A pair of crimson eyes stared at the scenery outside the window. He smiled as he saw four figures, who he had expected to come. "Vongola Undecimo…" he said, placing a hand on the glass. "Let us see if you are worthy enough to shoulder the history of your family" his voice became barely a whisper "…If you are worthy enough to take care of her, when I'm gone…."
"Kuro-sama, the Vongola is here" Mizukuni stated, opening the door.
"Let's see if they can pass, Igarashi-kun" was all Kurokiri said, before he sank back to his seat with a – what looked like- a sardonic smile on his lips.
"Are you alright, Kuro-sama?" the seaweed haired boy asked in concern.
Kurokiri sighed, before he turned to Mizukuni. "Promise me this, Mizukuni" he said in a serious tone. "Promise me that you'll watch over Kumiko-chan as she grows up... Promise me that you'll protect her from the sharp ends of that Iris"
"W-what do you mean Kuro-sama?"
Kurokiri smiled, and this time it was gentler "Because the devil himself has told me of my fate" he said mysteriously, before turning around. "How's Kumiko-chan holding up?"
"She's still tired" Mizukuni said, scratching his cheek. "Shizuka is taking care of her at the moment, she says Hibari-chan has a slight fever"
"Tell, Shizuka that I'll be taking care of Kumiko-chan for a while" Kurokiri said with a smile.
"A-alright…"
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"You're not going anywhere, Vongola" a familiar figure, stared at them from the top of the stairwell. A maroon haired girl they saw a day ago was now wearing a navy green uniform that made a person certain that whoever was wearing it studied in Kokuyo Middle School. Her hetero-chromatic eyes were covered by a pair of sunglasses, and her hair was tied back into a pony tail with a few strands serving as her bangs.
"What she said" another figure said with a sigh.
"You two are… Mizukuni-san and Shizuka!" Hana pointed out.
"Thank you for remembering" Shizuka said in a sarcastic tone. "What do you three want anyway?" she asked.
"You know we want Kumiko-chan back" Tsubasa said.
"No can do" Shizuka said, crossing her arms before her face with a big 'X'. "We can't hand her over, especially to the Vongola" she stated.
"Who says so?" Hana asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Says Kuro-sama" Mizukuni said with a smirk, before he was hit on the back of his head.
"Idiot, you weren't supposed to mention Kuro-sama" Shizuka hissed.
"Who's this 'Kuro-sama' and what does he want Kumiko-san?" Kiyohiko asked, finally managing to find his voice.
"Reborn-san should know all about him" Shizuka muttered "…everyone from the Vongola should know all about him…" Everyone now turned to the hitman, who was still perched atop of Kiyohiko's shoulders. "…especially the Vongola Decimo's Cloud Guardian" she hissed the last part with utmost hate.
"W-was it about the Vongola M-massacre?" Kiyohiko asked, getting tensed.
"Heh, I never knew you were knowledgeable about it" Shizuka said with a sardonic smile. "But let's cut the talk" she stated, a scythe materializing on her hand after violet flames appeared on her right hand.
"Agreed" said Mizukuni with a yawn. A red flame emerged from his hand, and he picked up his weapon – a steel mallet with a spiked head, a bit larger than the user.
"Reborn! Help us out!" cried Kiyohiko as his tutor jumped off of his shoulder.
"This is your fight, Dame-Kyo, I am not allowed to intervene, unless I am ordered by the Vongola Decimo" Kiyohiko's eyes widened at Reborn's statement, he stared at Reborn incredulously. He didn't know what to do…
"Eleventh! Watch out!" Hana cried, blocking an attack towards Kiyohiko while holding her kunais. She winced as she felt the pressure of the scythe.
"Hana-san!" Kiyohiko cried in alarm.
"I'm fine, Eleventh" Hana said with a forced smile. She was obviously not alright. "I'll take care of her"
"Hmph" Shizuka jumped backwards, allowing Hana to fall down on her back "You're way too young to beat me" she said, pointing an accusing finger at the young Gokudera.
Hana smirked, standing up "Does that mean you're too old?" she taunted.
'You're not making things better!' Kiyohiko wanted to shout out.
"We'll take care of these two, Kyo-kun" Tsubasa said, blocking the mallet's attack from Mizukuni with a water pipe he had just picked up. "Go, and find Kumiko-chan" he said.
"U-un!" Kiyohiko nodded and scrambled towards the next door.
"Let's finish this, shall we?" Shizuka grinned at them.
***
"I'm sorry, I making you do this Kumiko-chan" whispered Kuro as he brushed Kumiko's hair. "I know how much you care about them"
"It can't be helped, Kuro-nii…" she said sleepily, as her head rested on his lap.
The raven haired boy sighed "You've grown up… maybe a bit too much…" he muttered, parting her hair to expose the back of her neck. It was strange, when a tattoo with a star shape over a circle, was see on her nape. The tattoo wasn't the only strange thing, for there was also an indigo colored gem at the middle. "I'm sorry…" he muttered before lighting his dying will flame on his hand and pressing it on the gem making it glow.
"N-nii-san…?" she managed to choke out as a burning sensation passed through her.
"It's better if you aren't aware of what you are doing" he stated flatly.
Kumiko's teal eyes became void of any emotion. Black tattoos with different symbols appeared on her skin. She sat up straight, making her a head shorter than Kurokiri. She was like a marionette, with her strings were in the hands of the black mist.
***
"It's dark in here" muttered Kiyohiko as he entered another room. He winced as a sudden bright light emerged from above. By narrowing his eyes, he could see a figure standing in front of him. As the figure stepped into the light, his eyes widened in surprise, he couldn't help but utter her name "Kumiko-san…"
"Vongola Undecimo" the latter nodded in acknowledgement before she fished out her weapon – a dagger with a golden hilt. It was amazing how little the object was and how much design it had on it; golden dragons encircled the hilt before it reached its blade, indigo and violet gems were on the middle of the hilt as if forming a yin-yang symbol.
"What happened to you?" he asked in a worried tone.
Kumiko stared blankly at Kiyohiko, "Prepare to die" she said before running towards him with inhumane agility, with the dagger in her hands.
Kiyohiko's eyes widened, as he tried to dodge the fast attacks from the girl. He ended up, falling on the hard cement floor. "Reborn! I can't hurt her!" he cried, dodging another attack "Help me out, here!"
"Hmph. This is the last dying will bullet after your father's time" Reborn said, loading the bullet into the glowing gun-shaped Leon. He aimed at the young boy's head and fired.
And at that moment he felt like he was dying…
He regretted the fact that he couldn't protect his family…
He regretted the fact that he was too weak to save Kumiko…
He regretted that he was not a good boss like his father – the current Vongola Decimo…
Why did he have to die, at a state where he was filled with nothing but regrets?
Kumiko stared at the arcoballeno and opened her mouth to say: "Why did you do that, arcoballeno?" she asked in a blank tone.
"If he has no dying will, then he is undeserving to live" Reborn said, placing Leon back on his fedora hat.
"RE-BORN!!" Kumiko's eyes widened, as she saw an orange flame on the young boy's forehead. She wrinkled her nose in disgust as she saw him wearing nothing but his boxers. "I'LL SAVE KUMIKO-SAN WITH MY DYING WILL!!"
"Tch. How annoying" she growled, closing her eyes as an indigo colored flame emerged from her hands. It was amazing how the Vongola Mist Ring could withstand such a power.
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Author's Note:
Thank you for those who reviewed! I hope you enjoyed this chappie.
S-sorry for not being able to update as soon as I can; School has been hectic this week and well… I think I'm not handling the pressure well… (T_T) Anyway, I can't guarantee when the next chapter will be released, but I'm working on it. If you have any suggestions, questions, etc. Please don't hesitate to contact me.
This day has been one hell of a day… At some point I wanted to kill a certain classmate of mine for telling me that fanfics were stupid (he didn't know I wrote fanfics) but I ended up laughing instead while banging my fist on the table… Good for him, I don't kill anyone… I only send assassins! Hahaha, just joking…
To ShadowsofDestruction13: Dino and his family will be appearing in later chapters (along with the Varia)
To Yume-hime: Thanks
To the Red King: Yep. I'm gonna shed some light on it. Especially when they face Kuro themselves *wink*
To Hajimeru RInko: The role for the Cloud Guardian is already taken. Kumiko serves as the Mist Guardian…. Kiyohiko is not fully aware of his hyper intuition, because he is not confident of what he thinks.
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