Yosh! Back again! I have updated the next chapter! Sorry for the being late, I've got a lot of things to do and I will be very busy from now on and that means updating chapters to my story will likely take toooo looong for me to do. I apologize now, minna-san (bows) Anyways, thanks for the reviews you gave to me! I'm so happy I wanna cry out in joy. ^_^ You guys are so wonderful!
Notes then, this "talking" and this is thinking, English is my second language, please bear with me and DGM and KHR are not mine.
Then off you go!
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"Wow." Tsuna uttered out in awe as she looked around the surroundings. But on contrary to the first statement, she could not see anything except darkness and surely, cold walls around them. It's really dark and the air inside the place seems like not enough for breathing activity because the brunette was feeling congested, out of air as of now.
"So, this house has underground basement." she continued and her eyes turned straight ahead, now looking at the old woman before her, who was holding a small lantern. They're walking in a straight narrowed hallway and the old doctor was leading the way.
"This is actually a chamber." Tina's voice echoed in the hallway.
Tsuna turned her head to Tina, still walking. "Chamber?"
"Yes, a storage chamber." answered the Madame. The old woman finally stopped in front of an old molave door. She held out the lantern to Tsuna which the brunette took quietly and the Madame unlocked the door with a key then opened it.
Tsuna's eyes became wide with surprise. The room before her is very different to what she had imagined a while ago about a chamber. It's really a storage room, a room full of irons and steel rods. To make it more obvious, the room smells iron with rusty scent. All Tsuna could see were steels and blades hanging on every wall. She looked around, surveying everything under her wide, puzzled eyes.
"What is this room?" she finally asked as she took a somewhat unfinished sword.
"A storage chamber for weapons." replied the Madame as she opened an old cabinet and looked for something inside of it. This is the reason why they were here underneath of the house and the Madame requested for a help from Tina and Tsuna.
"For weapons?" said the brunette with a start, really surprised to hear the statement. "Why is a chamber like this located under your house?" she put down the blade back on the table and neared the doctor.
"Because it's part of my house-oh, it's here." and Madame Lina took out a big box from the cabinet and placed it over the table.
"What's inside the box, grandma?" inquired Tina.
"Stethoscope and all, my father hid this in that cabinet." the doctor pointed out the said object at the corner of the chamber.
"So, this is what you're looking for." said Tsuna and her eyes went back scanning the chamber once again.
"You're wondering why, right?" the old woman called her attention, seeing the curious face of the brunette. Tsuna looked startled then nodded her head meekly. The old woman sat on a wooden chair and exhaled slowly.
"You see, our family, the Cali family, was once a family of blacksmithers." she started.
"Really?" Tsuna wondered in awe.
"That's right, I was also shocked when I learned that thing about our family." said Tina also.
The Madame nodded. "Our family was famous for being the best blacksmithers in the country, actually. Even people from other countries were coming here just to buy weapons. We were infamous for making such strong and first class weapons no one could ever compare. And because of that, one organization requested our service to become their blacksmither." explained the doctor but Tsuna saw again that grim look on the old doctor's face after saying the last sentence.
"But, you're a doctor." Tsuna remarked.
"Yes." sighed the Madame. "The business have stopped when my grandfather died." she looked around the chamber, her face lost in sadness and reminiscing. Tina remained quiet since she already knows the story of their family.
"What happened, then?" the brunette now was interested.
Madame Lina then folded her hands in business manner like. "After that incident, my grandfather's children didn't want to continue the business anymore. My father and his siblings had to switch on other professions and stayed with that new life up until now." she heavily sighed, her sadness was clear on her face.
"Grandma…" Tina voiced out worriedly. After that moment, the doctor shook her head as if shaking away some unwanted thoughts then raised her hand to stop Tina.
"My father then became a doctor and married a nurse. We, his children became doctors also and as you can see right now, I'm on this profession as well." continued the doctor.
"But Madame, why hadn't your father or his other siblings continued your first business?" asked Tsuna.
The old woman looked at her first before sighing heavily. "Because of fear."
"Eh?" Tsuna was confused even Tina was wondering, who had no idea about that matter.
"Now that I remember, I think my grandfather left a weapon here." stated the Madame suddenly, remembering something. She slowly stood up from sitting and went toward to another old cabinet and opened it. The Madame tip toed to get an ordinary looking rectangular box from the higher shelf. She tapped the box but noticed another box wrapped in silver cloth, located at the highest shelf of the cabinet. Madame Lina contemplated with herself if she should take that box also or not. An image of receiving that box from her grandfather then came flashing to her mind.
"Grandma?" Tina called her. That startled the Madame.
"Oh, yes, the weapon." She walked back to them and put the box over the table. The young girls moved from their spot to see the weapon that the Madame was talking about. Madame Lina then opened the box to reveal the content of it. Tsuna and Tina only got wondered purely when they saw a silver iron looking tube inside the box. It was like a rod but in 12 inches long. Tsuna took it out and looked at the said weapon more closely.
"This is a weapon?" she asked, looking disbelief at the said object.
The Madame nodded. "That is the last weapon that my grandfather created before he died."
"That rod?" Tina pointed out the weapon on Tsuna's hand. "It's more like an ordinary iron to me. Just in silver material, I guess. Moreover, how come I didn't know about that weapon?"
Her grandmother gave her a flat, pointed look. "Because you're busy hiding in Fusheman's yard."
Tina only puffed out her cheeks then looked away with disgruntled look while Tsuna took the time to study the appearance of the said weapon. There were lines of characters, like of a tribal character on every end of the rod. Even on the middle of the rod, there were two vertical lines of characters carved on it. And Tina was right; it was more an ordinary rod than a weapon.
"If this is a weapon…" said Tsuna again. "…then, how can you use this one?" and she looked expectantly at the doctor but the Madame only shook her head.
"Even I don't know the usage of that weapon." she replied truthfully that wondered more Tsuna. "But I remember that day; my grandfather had this proud and satisfied face when he finished that weapon. We were also wondering when we first saw the weapon, we asked him how to use and what kind of weapon it is but he just laughed at us until his sides hurts." after explaining that, her face turned scary again which the two girls became nervous at.
"If your grandfather made this weapon, then he surely knows how to use this one." The brunette stated, still holding the said object.
"You're right, when I asked him if he could show us the power of that weapon but I only got a shake of his head." the Madame said back then continued. "He said, he unsheathed the true form of that weapon but that was the first and last time he had done that. And he said one more, only that weapon can choose his right owner and will unsheathe willingly for that person." she finished explaining and the two girls only stared at her, kind of stunned.
"This weapon has a true form." Tsuna mumbled, staring back at the rod once again.
"Then grandma, why didn't you sell that thing before?" Tina asked out again.
"We did but every time a client wants to test the weapon, they could not unsheathe it or rather, they didn't know how."
"And since no one had been able to use this one, you hid the weapon here in this chamber?" Tsuna concluded and Madame Lina nodded her head.
"That's a useless weapon, then." Tina stated bluntly and the Madame only smiled wryly at her.
"Maybe…" the doctor said also.
Yeah, maybe a useless weapon. Tsuna mentally agreed. She was about to return the said weapon into the box when suddenly, the chamber felt shaking slightly.
"What's that?" asked Tina wonderingly, looking around to see what's wrong.
"This chamber trembled." Madame Lina stated, looking around also.
"An earthquake?" Tsuna supplied.
"Maybe." replied the Madame. Another shake around the chamber came but this time; it was intense that the dusts fell from the ceiling of the room, alerting them greatly.
"This could be an earthquake." said Tina worriedly.
"Let's go outside." Madame Lina exclaimed. They immediately ran outside the room, Tsuna trailing behind them and unconsciously taking the silver rod with her. As they ran to the hallway, they could feel another earthquake which was more intense than a moment ago. When they have exited the basement, shouts and cries can be heard loudly outside the house so they immediately exited the house. A sight of running people who were getting panic greeted them.
"What's happening?!" Tina exclaimed, seeing the people running down on the street as if wild, raging group of horses were after their tails. Tsuna can clearly see the scared faces of the people and she can feel the air dropping its temperature. Much to their shocks, series of explosion erupted nearby.
"What's that?!" Tina was holding now her grandmother, who was starting to have a low blood pressure. Another explosion appeared, making the townspeople get more terrified at the current state of their town. Tsuna's heart started to race faster as her face turned pale and her body tensed up. Her intuition is telling her what could be the cause of this dreadful situation.
"Could it be them again?" she whispered, her hand holding her elbow while the other held the silver iron tightly.
"Tina!" Tsuna heard a familiar voice of a guy somewhere. She turned around only to see Bradley and his father approaching them.
"Bradley!" exclaimed Tina as her love hugged her very tightly.
"Are you alright? Were you hurt?" Bradley asked quickly the blonde girl which she responded with a nod.
"What's happening here, Fusheman?" Madame Lina asked the older Fusheman very gruffly.
"Those monsters have attacked again." announced Fusheman with a grim face.
"I knew it." uttered out the Madame and her chest began to tighten and now was having hard time to breathe.
"Madame Lina/grandma!" both Fusheman and Tina exclaimed worriedly for the doctor. But the Madame ignored her tightening chest and still asked a question.
"Where is Sheena?"
"I saw her playing with the other kids this morning." Bradley answered which worried them very much mostly the Madame, who paled considerably and staggered on her feet.
"Grandma!" Tina rushed to her grandmother's side to help her stand properly.
No way, Sheena! Fear gripped her heart tightly, pounding it fast, and her eyes quickly scanned for the little girl but she only saw her lion cub running towards her with a very scared look on his face.
"Nuts!" she shouted in relief but she remembered the missing little blonde girl.
"Where is Sheena? Is she with you a while ago?" Tsuna hastily asked her lion cub but Nuts only shook his head and it worried the brunette more than she already was. Where could she be? She helplessly thought.
"Everyone!" they heard the familiar voice of Rusti. All eyes turned to the mayor, looking expectantly and hopeful at their mayor, that he might have some great idea that could make them escape the terror.
"Everyone, leave the town this instant and go to a safer place where everyone could hide. Our town has been conquered by akuma!" he announced very grimly which left his people getting more panicked and more terrified as they run for their lives.
"But where are the dark priests?" Fusheman asked the mayor.
"They are currently fighting those monster." answered Rusti but his face held skepticism and worries. "But there are so many akuma, I doubt two young exorcists can destroy all of those monsters around our town." said he, looking doubtful and all.
"What are you talking about?" Tsuna asked in disbelief.
"Look at the sky." Rusti only replied and Tsuna did but she genuinely regretted doing it. Her heart really stopped for seconds as she looked above them. Even the others gasped in horror at the sight above them. There really are the akuma up in the sky, in hundred numbers. The monsters were flying around the town, loitering the graying sky and giving fear to all of the people. Tsuna covered her mouth as she stared at those large numbers of akuma with wide terrified eyes. She paled more and her body began to tremble in fear, even Nuts snuggled on her feet because of fear.
"I can't believe this!" exclaimed the horrified Fusheman. "This so much monsters in our town, so terrible!"
"Oh my god!" Tina cried out and Bradley hugged her prortectively.
Tsuna on the other hand, was still speechless and couldn't move from her spot. It's as if her feet have grown some roots, leaving her stuck on the ground. She couldn't believe what she's seeing right now, it's unimaginable to see hundred of dark creatures all flying at the same time to terrorize the people and this town for unknown reason. However, while looking at those monsters, Tsuna saw one akuma exploded and then few akuma getting destroyed also. From those explosions, one familiar boy landed on the ground. It was Allen with his present left monstrous silver claw, on his head was Timcanppy.
"W-Walker-san!" said Tsuna in relief. Allen then turned to mayor Rusti and exclaimed.
"Mayor Rusti! Please, evacuate the people immediately. It's dangerous here right now!" warned the albino.
Rusti nodded abruptly. "Got it! But please, master exorcist, please, save our town from those monsters!" he pleaded desperately.
"Leave it to us." Allen only said.
"Allen-kun!" Lenalee's voice rang out from above. All heads turned upward only to see the chinese girl kicked one akuma to death.
"I'll be right there, Lenalee!" shouted Allen and he jumped up from the ground and sliced some loitering monsters. And the two exorcists started destroying every akuma around the Hasoull town.
"Let's go!" Rusti pulled Tsuna's arm. "We'll be a hindrance to the exorcists if we stay here for too long!"
Tsuna couldn't understand what Rusti was telling her. He talked so fast that she couldn't catch anything he said. Or maybe, she was that scared that her system couldn't function anymore. Everything was roaring loudly and hardly in her ears, the desperate shrieks, terrified people and the monsters themselves were all swirling dizzily inside Tsuna's paralyzed mind. Another explosion appeared nearby that startled and scared them.
"Gao…" Nuts was pulling Tsuna's skirt, urging her to leave the place.
"Come on, everyone!" Rusti shouted again. "We better leave this place now!"
"But Sheena's not here!" Madame Lina suddenly exclaimed. "I don't see my see granddaughter here!" she continued between rasp and cracked voice. The old lady clutched her chest, struggling to breathe properly.
"Grandma!" cried Tina. "Please, hang on! Sheena might have left this town already. I think she's safe!" coaxed desperately the older blonde to her grandma but she too was crying already and was very worried for her missing little cousin.
"But my Sheena—!" and the Madame coughed badly and kneeled down, her legs couldn't stay any longer.
"Madame Lina!" Tsuna somehow found her strength to move her body, seeing the already fainting old doctor, she immediately neared the Madame. Everyone was worried for the doctor but they didn't know how to calm and coax the doctor. Besides, the situation around them is getting worse. Series of explosion can be seen and heard all around and the exorcists are doing their best to destroy all of the akuma around the town. But even their saviors were having a hard time to eliminate the monsters.
Allen sliced three akuma before his eyes. "This is getting even worse." remarked the boy, standing over a rooftop. He looked around, akuma can still be seen flying here and there, shooting every houses and people with their wrath. Allen narrowed his eyes; the Hasoull town will be a disaster if they didn't finish all of those monsters immediately. Lenalee then landed on his side and called him.
"Allen-kun," said she, panting. "Those akuma keeps getting many and many." she stated.
Allen nodded. "Yes and if it stay like this, the town will be done for sure." and he sliced a group of akuma who were approaching them out of nowhere. "We shouldn't waste any time! We must save the people of this town." he exclaimed, preparing his self to attack the dark creatures.
"You're right!" Lenalee agreed and she soared up to the sky and gave those monsters one powerful kick which sent them to the place where they should belong a very long time ago.
"Let's go, Timacanppy!" Allen called his golem and they went off to destroy akuma.
Meanwhile, Tina was still convincing her grandma to leave the place but the doctor wouldn't listen to them even though her tightening chest kept getting worse.
"Grandma, please…" Tina pleaded.
"Please, Madame Lina, we should hurry or we'll all die here!" exclaimed the older Fusheman but the Madame shook her head firmly.
"No! I want my Sheena her right now and coughcough!" coughed again the doctor, wheezing now.
"Madame Lina!" Tsuna held her but she didn't know how to calm down the old woman. She looked around, hoping to see Sheena with those running people.
Where are you, Sheena?! Her mind screamed while all along, she still hadn't notice the ruler length silver iron she was holding.
"Sheena!" Bradley's voice echoed in Tsuna's ears. "Sheena! Sheena!" he continued shouting in hope that the little girl would hear him. But he only got horrified screams from the townspeople.
"This is bad!" Rusti exclaimed and he shouted also for Sheena. "Sheena, where are you?!"
Tsuna glanced back to the old doctor, who was still struggling with her tightening chest and Tina must have lost her voice and strength for everything she can only do is to cry. Tsuna wanted to cry also, feeling hopeless and powerless, seeing her surrounding as a disaster. She couldn't think of anything to help or even encourage them. But why encourage them if the situation is a horror? She really is a dame-Tsuna to think such stupidity. Tsuna never felt this useless before.
"Reborn…" Tsuna mumbled, hoping that her tutor would come and save the day like he always does. They heard another explosion and next was a crying voice of a child.
"Grandma!" it was Sheena's voice.
"Sheena!" Madame Lina felt relieved when she heard her granddaughter's wail. "Sheena!" she shouted again with her rasped voice.
Another explosion and another shout from Sheena. "Grandma!"
"Sheena!" every people were calling for the little girl.
"Where is she?!" asked Fusheman, looking around to see Sheena.
"Grandma!" there was another explosion and behind the mist of dusts came Sheena, running with all her might to get away from an akuma.
"Sheena!" Tina exclaimed very worriedly, seeing her little cousin chasing down by that monster.
"We must get her." said Rusti and Bradley quickly ran toward Sheena but he didn't even get a good five meters near to the little girl when one akuma shoot him without any warning. Thankfully, that almost got him but the impact threw him away from Sheena.
"Oh my god, Bradley!" Tina cried out, seeing her love wounded and lying unconsciously on the ground.
"Bradley!" Fusheman quickly dashed out to his son to get him, even Rusti helped the older fusheman. Another group of akuma appeared and showered them with that deadly amethyst energy. Tsuna covered Tina and the Madame with her body from those shots but thankfully, not even on shot got them. Luck was still on their side.
"Mayor Rusti!" they heard Allen's voice somewhere. Rusti looked up and saw the british boy standing over a roof and was crushing one akuma with his own monstrous left arm.
"Why are you all still here?!" Lenalee exclaimed.
"Sheena's over there!" the mayor said instead, pointing out the running little girl. "Please, save her!" he shouted. The two exorcists diverted their attention to the direction where Rusti pointed out. Their eyes went wide, seeing the little girl running away from a bunch of akuma, who were carelessly shooting her.
"Sheena!" Lenalee exclaimed again and she flew herself to get the girl but one akuma blocked her way and shoot her. Lenalee screamed as she fell hardly to a house.
"Lenalee!" Allen shouted and he sliced the akuma who shot Lenalee. He wanted to help his female friend but another group of akuma surrounded him and attacked him at the same time. Fortunately, he covered himself with his own clawed hand from their wrath. After that, he destroyed those monsters but he was cornered again with those dark creatures. Obviously, they wouldn't let him help his fellow exorcists nor little Sheena.
Meanwhile, Lenalee tried to move up her body then winced at the grazes and pain upon her. Her eyes immediately scanned for Sheena, there was the little girl, still running for her dear life. Though, thankfully, the girl was a good runner.
"Must save…her." she mumbled, determined. However, one akuma appeared before her and shoots her again but Lenalee managed to dodge the attack then flew right away and kicked the akuma through his body, destroying it completely.
"Sheena!" Lenalee shouted and used her boots to fly but it seems that the akuma wouldn't let her save the little girl and instead, attacked the chinese girl simultaneously. Lenalee tried to evade all of their attacks and kicked them all to death. After that, she was ready to fly when one akuma tackled her behind her back, sending her to the ground. But before she could kiss the ground, Allen caught her on time and destroyed that monster.
"Are you alright, Lenalee?" asked Allen with concern. Lenalee winced at the pain of her back but she tried to smile to show him she can still fight. Allen smiled in relief but they were interrupted at the little girl's scream for her dear life.
"Help, grandma!" Sheena cried out desperately, still running fast to get away from those akuma, who were still chasing after her tail.
"Sheena, no!" Madame Lina wanted to run for her little Sheena but her chest keeps betraying her.
"Grandma!" Tina cried out again then turned to the people around them. "Please, save my cousin! Somebody save her." pleaded the older blonde helplessly but no one's listening to her cries. Bradley was badly injured and the rest of the people were too scared to help the poor little Sheena.
"Sheena!" Allen wanted to save the girl but every time they tried to, these akuma keeps attacking them non-stop that they find it hard to get through these dark creatures.
"Get out of my way!" the albino snarled as he destroyed one akuma. But another monster came and attacked the boy.
"They're so persistent." Lenalee gritted her teeth and gave another deadly kicked to those monsters. And yes, they are very persistent. Here are the akuma again, blocking their way to save Sheena. The exorcists are losing their patience now.
"Grandma!" another scream from Sheena and all eyes were unto the little girl. But something unexpected happened, Sheena suddenly tripped her own feet and fell badly onto the ground and could not get up. That made everyone's hearts stopped beating. Sheena turned her head and widened her eyes in fear at the sight of akuma hovering above her as they point out their seemingly tube guns to the poor girl—
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