'Thoughts'
"Talking"
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{Korin's Voice}
Inner Voice
Chapter 10 Korin's new tutor
Xx Dreamscape xx
A young version of Korin is running with all his might, from the people from behind chasing him in this endless void, "Come here, Monster!"
"Freak!"
"It was you that caused her death!"
"Murderer!"
"Freak!"
"Freak!"
"Freak!"
"Shut up!" Korin cried, "I-I… I'm not a monster!"
Xx End of Dream xx
Korin awoke covered in sweat, his clothes wet and sticky. He got off his bed, groaning at his lack of sleep, 'That dream again…' he looked over to his clock; the time easily said 7am in the morning.
"Must have fallen asleep…" He groaned, 'But still… that stupid dream again…' He walked out of his room to the living room, only to find a letter on the coffee table, with the familiar stamp of the Vongola on it. "What the…?" Korin looked around at the door and windows, knowing that he has locked them to prevent Reborn from breaking in again. But some letter managed to get onto his table instead of the letter box downstairs.
Out of curiosity, he opened the envelope, breaking the seal and empting the content from inside. Out fell out a ring and a letter, the ring looked like the rings inside the black case with the difference of the logo on its centre. He picked up the letter and starts reading its content:
Motoyama Yan Korin
You must have many questions about this, but let me introduce myself first.
My name is Iemitsu, and I am the Vongola's External Advisor. What that is,
ask your father. Yes, I know who you are. And don't worry, only a few in the
Vongola knows about the Yan clan's true abilities.
Moving on to the ring, that is the Half Vongola Knight Ring, one for the Vongola
Knight, which is you. As you may have guessed, it is incomplete, one half of
a whole. The other is in the hands of another, who is probably in the Varia,
which, by the way is Vongola's Ultimate Assassination Unit.
The ones that Squalo took is a series of fake, well created to the extent that
it might take ten days at most to find out they are fake. There are seven other
rings, six for the guardians and one for the boss. The names of those rings will
be written below. After reading this, you better head to the hospital. Your new
tutor will be waiting for you.
Guardians:
Storm-Gokudera Hayato
Rain-Yamamoto Takeshi
Sun-Sasagawa Ryohei
Lightning-Lambo
Cloud-Hibari Kyouya
Mist-Rokudo Mukuro
His eyebrow twitched at the name of the Mist Guardian. He never thought this External Advisor will choose someone like him to be one of the six guardians.
Korin picked up the ring, observing it before putting it in his pocket. Changing to his school uniform, he left for the hospital.
By the time he arrived at the hospital, he was greeted by Ryohei leaving with another infant with a blue pacifier and in a military uniform, the boxer shouting "EXTREME!-!" all the way. Korin sighed with a small word of troublesome leaving his lips. He entered the room and to be greeted by Reborn in… is that a boxing outfit?
'That would explain Sasagawa-san…' Korin groaned mentally, 'Why does he have to be in a completely outrageous outfit every time…?'
"Ciaossu, Korin. Glad you can make it." Reborn greeted.
"Eh? Motoyama-san?" Tsuna blinked in surprise, "Aren't you supposed to be in the hospital."
"He left by himself yesterday." Dino stated.
"Ah! You mustn't do that!" Tsuna cried, "What if your wounds reopens?-!"
'Highly unlikely, thanks to my superhuman regeneration…' Korin states mentally, "Don't worry; I'm not the kind who will die from those kind of wounds."
"B-But…"
"So he came into contact with you as well." Dino said.
"Yeah, some guy named…" He felt a small glare from the infant and knew that this Iemitsu guy needs to be kept a secret from the brunette, "Forget what I just said."
"Forget about what, exactly?" Reborn asked.
'Don't fucking ignore me, baby!' Korin thought angrily, "So, who is this new tutor of mine?"
"He should arrive soon." The infant's pacifier then suddenly glows, "Ah, he's here."
"The pacifier…!" Tsuna realized, "Another one of the Arcobaleno?-!"
"It has been some time, Reborn."
They heard a soft voice said as a small figure leaped through the window and reached on in front of them, revealing himself as a small infant with black hair tied in a tail of braids behind his head and in a red Chinese martial artist's uniform, a red pacifier hung around his neck that too is glowing.
"Ciaossu, Fon." Reborn greeted.
"Seriously though, Reborn." Fon sighed, "Telling me to come to Japan on such short notice…?"
"It was an emergency." The hitman infant stated, "Besides, you work well with rebellious students, right?"
"Not by choice though…" Fon sighed, "So, who is it?" He looked around, before noticing Korin, who has his eyes wide open in shock, "Ora, if it isn't young Korin?"
"Eh?" Tsuna blinked before Korin dropping one of his knees on the ground and his palm over his right fist in respect, "E-Eh?-!"
"It has been some time, Shifu!" Korin greeted in respect, something that they never saw him done before.
"EHHH?-! S-Shifu?-!" Tsuna cried, "
"Was he a disciple of yours, Fon?" Reborn asked.
"Yeah." Fon said, "And quite an interesting one too…"
Xx Flashback, three years ago xx
A eleven-year-old Korin laid down on the ground on fours covered in bruises, hundreds of gangsters all beaten and collapsed all over the ally, a sight which is rather a shock to the Arcobaleno who sensed the fight and arrive there. The kid has his fists covered in blood, his face covered with the record of several beatings. But what Fon really was shocked of is his eyes.
They are eyes of a beast, a dangerous monster that seeks nothing but destruction and vengeance.
'Did this boy…?' Fon looked at the bodies of the gangsters, noticing the tiger tattoo on one of the bodies' hand, 'The White Tiger Triad… He eliminated an entire squadron by himself…?'
"Who are you…?" Korin asked.
"Just a passing infant." Fon smiled.
"Oi, kid!" They heard a gruff voice, finding a large man with several others in suits and sunglasses, "Are you the one responsible for this?"
"What of it?" Korin said angrily.
"Heh, cocky little piece of shit." The man said as he raised his hand up, revealing a knife, "I'm the boss of the White Tiger Triad. You have been taking care of my henchmen, have you? Well, let me show you what happens when you anger the boss of the mafia." He points the knife forward; all the man behind him raised their guns up on cue, "You are in my turf, boy. This is punishment."
"As if." Korin said, "You mafia has been spreading drugs all around, causing some of my classmates' parents to get hooked and ruin families. I'm just taking care of the source of the plague."
"Oh? You're a little ass talker, aren't you?" The boss smirked, "Shoot."
The men all fired their guns at will, but then Fon dashed in front of the boy, his arms swirling around in lightning speeds, the bullets never passing the infant at all. When the shots stopped, Fon opened up his hands, revealing a bunch of crushed bullets in his palms.
"He caught the bullets?-!"
"Who is he?-!"
"Ah! Boss!" One of the men cried, "This is bad! That's one of the Arcobaleno, the I Prescelti Sette (Strongest Seven in Italian), the one with the red pacifier, Fon!"
"W-What?-!"
"I cannot argue that the boy deserves to be punished by law." Fon states, "But I would not allow you to hurt a child, even he is guilty."
"D-Damn! Run!-!" The men start running away, dropping their weapons on the ground and the boss left behind.
"O-Oi!" The boss cried, "Come back here, cowards! It is just one baby!"
"So you're the boss, huh…?" The man flinched before seeing Korin flashing in front of him, his eyes widen in beastly fury and red-yellow flames erupt from him, "May your soul burn in the depths of hell!-!" He lands one straight punch to man's head, knocking him to the ground hard. The boy landed on him in mount position and he starts landing punches over and over to him, "Die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die, die! All you mafia people, die! If you people never exist, aniki will never-!"
"That's enough." Fon patted him on the back, "You'll kill him at this rate."
"Shut up!" Korin cried, "This people have caused a lot of hurt! I can't forgive them!"
"But will killing them change anything?-!" Fon said firmly.
"Yes! Even by a little, if there are lesser people like him on this world, it will change!" Korin shouted, "Aniki will never let people like them roam around freely. He'll never let people be hurt by him… He will never… let him do terrible deeds…" His fist is shaking, tears flowing down his face onto the unconscious man's chest.
Fon sighed, "I don't know who this aniki of yours is, but you looked up to him a lot, don't you?" He said, "But if he wouldn't let this man do bad things, then will he let you do bad things?"
Korin's eyes widen in realization, causing the flames to dissipate. He looked down at his hands, "Then what can I do…?" He muttered, "I should I do…? Mom is dead… Aniki is dead… all because I couldn't do anything… I am weak… I thought that if I…"
The man grunted looking up at him, his eyes filled with fear, "M-Monster…"
Korin flinched at that word, looking down at the bleeding knuckles of his fists, "Monster… huh…?"
Fon looked at him in pity, before turning around and walking off, "Come with me."
"Eh?"
"Monster or not, that's for you to decide." Fon states, "Allow me to guide you, let me teach the way to fight."
Xx Flashback end xx
"It has been a year since you left, Korin." Fon said, "But I never thought that you would join the very thing that you hate."
"I have never much a choice." Korin said, "But if it will help me find that white haired man, than I will gladly do it."
Fon sighed, "You never change, do you?"
"Since you two know each other, it would be easier, right?" Reborn said, "I'll be leaving him to you, Fon."
"Sure, it seems that he has run into some trouble again." Fon said, noticing the look in his eyes, "You… Let loose those flames, didn't you?"
Korin's eyes widen in shock, before looking down at the ground, "…I'm truly sorry… Shifu… After training with you, I thought that beast inside me would calm down, but it only reappear with a fury stronger than before… Maybe I am a monster, after all…"
"Looks like you need more training after all…" Fon muttered, and then walks towards the door, "Come on, we have work to do."
"Y-Yes!" Korin said running after Fon.
"M-Motoyama-san!"
He stopped by the brunette's sudden call, "Tsunahime…?"
"A-Ah… I-I…" Tsuna muttered, "J-Just be careful, okay?"
Korin turn back forward, "Sure." He then chased after Fon out of the hospital.
The brunette stared at the shadow that left to the left of the glass door.
"Maybe I am a monster, after all…"
His words rang in her mind, 'No, Motoyama-san… You are not a monster… You're Motoyama-san…'
"Oh, my cute little imouto likes those kind of men, huh?" Dino grins.
"E-Eh?" Tsuna's face turns red in embarrassment in realization of those words.
"Well, the Eighth is the only boss with a relationship with her Knight, though." Reborn said, "You better work hard if you are to get him to notice you."
"EHH?-! R-Reborn?-! W-What are you talking about?-!" Tsuna cried.
"Motoyama Korin… huh…?" Dino muttered, "He might make a great husband to you, Tsuna."
"H-Husband?-!" Tsuna cried blushing even redder.
Korin was dragged to mountains around Namimori, into a bamboo forest nearby. Fon stood there with his monster on his head as usual, "This place will do nicely."
"Shifu, what are planning on doing?" Korin asked.
"Nothing really." Fon said, "For the next four days, you will mediate non-stop."
"Mediate?"
"I can tell that flame that rages out comes from your anger and hatred." The Chinese Arcobaleno explained, "In martial arts, we all need to be a master of both body and mind. Your body is trained well enough, but your mind is too easily influenced. Mediation helps calm the mind and spirit, allowing you to attain harmony."
"Harmony… huh…?" Korin muttered.
"You might find the answer this way as well." Fon said.
"If it helps, it's worth a shot." He sat down on the ground crossed legged and closed his eyes. At that moment, his mind goes deep into his soul, leaving any awareness to his surroundings.
Fon sat down as well, taking out a nikuman from his sleeves, "Good luck, Korin." Fon said, biting into the steamed bun, "As the Knight, you are the one closest to the boss than anyone else. So your strength is strongest among them."
At the edge of the bamboo forest, a figure stood there looking at their training, "So he's the Knight, huh? Seems to be both an asset, and a danger to Tsunahime; leaving it to another Arcobaleno is the right thing to do."
Xxx Four days later xxx
Korin is currently practicing his forms with Fon, every stances performed with strength and will in them. After two days of non-stop mediating, he was to start practice his kenpo stances, something he hasn't done since he came here, 'My moves are definitely getting rusty…' He thought as he moves to another stance.
"Stop, Korin." Fon said. The boy stopped in one stance, before looking at the infant, "I can sense some kind of obsession from you."
Korin flinched at that, "I guess you can sense it as well…" He sighed. He got out of the stance and looked at his palm, his mind wandering to the time when he lost control and killed someone in front of Tsunahime, "Obsession… huh…? Having that extreme desire to become stronger is kind of like an obsession, I guess…"
"To become strong, huh…?" Fon smiled, "Reminded me of myself when I was your age."
"My age…?" Korin asked, "Aren't you at least younger than me…? Wait… how old is you exactly?"
"Who knows?" Fon laughed, "But I guess you can tell, that we Arcobaleno are not normal human beings; much like yourself, young mage-wannabe."
"So you do know about magic…" Korin muttered, "What are the Arcobaleno, Shifu?"
"What exactly, indeed…?" Fon said, "Even I have not much of a clue myself… But let's just say that this isn't my real form."
"A curse?" Korin concluded. A series of scrolls and books dropped down in front of him, "What are these…?" He picked up one book and skims through it.
"Old martial art manuals." Fon explained, "I can't really teach you anything, but I can guide you along the way. But for swordsmanship, you have to find that out on your own."
"As always." Korin said reading some of the manuals already.
'Korin, you are strong, real strong…' Fon thought, 'You already have the strength you desire, but you are unable to harness it as you are now…'
Xx Flashback, one week ago xx
Fon is sitting on the edge of the cliff as his monkey partner sat on his head as usual, looking down at the forest below.
"Arcobaleno Fon, is it?"
A voice was heard as the infant turned around, finding a man in his thirties at least with his spiky dark blue hair tied on the back by a spiky ponytail, wearing a doctor coat over a black turtleneck and dark purple pants. On his hand is a small plastic bag, "I believe this is the first time we met."
"You're… Yan Yong-Kia, the Ninth Vongola Knight."
"That's a title I have long relinquished." Yong-Kia explained as he sat next to him, "I've heard you have been tutoring my eldest son, Korin."
"That was a year ago." Fon said, "He told me he was leaving and just left."
"Of course." Yong-Kia said, "He was picked to be the next Knight, after all."
"Him…?" Fon muttered, "Isn't there anyone else to take his place? You know that he hated the mafia more than anything else."
"The Vongola isn't just a mafia family." Yong-Kia stated, "Besides, I believed that Korin is the very person that Timoteo has been waiting all this time. A righteous heart, a sense of duty and a strong will, that's all the things that he have possessed that none of the other Knights have."
"You were righteous yourself." Fon said.
"Yeah right." Yong-Kia said looking at his hand, "Under orders, I have killed millions with these hands. I have been stained too much in blood." He brings the bag up to Fon, "You're leaving for Namimori tomorrow, right? Bring these things to him for me."
"What is it?"
"Just a little push." Yong-Kia said, "Korin already have the skills and the power of a Knight, but he lack the control over them. Not only that, with that thing inside of him…"
"Thing?"
"Let's just say Korin just need control." Yong-Kia smiled, "I'll be leaving him in your hands, Fon."
Xx Flashback over xx
Fon looked back at Korin, who is caught in the scrolls and books in front of him, flipping past half of them quickly, 'Yong-Kia, don't worry, your son is safe with me.'
To be continued…
Done! Pretty rush, I know… -.-||| But it
should be plenty, I guess…?
With that, I thank you for reading this!