SailorStar9: This is Chapter 10 of this fic. (Sighs) Every time I write these B.S. disclaimers, I die a little inside. Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and the pairings.
Chapter 10: The Inheritance Ceremony Arc: The Sixth Key
Daemon Spade was outraged after realizing that Astraea and Primo saw through his plan to turn the Simon and Vongola against each other.
Adelheid and Kaoru were shocked as they realized that Cozarto was not killed after all, and Reborn commented that the handed down history of the Simon appeared to have been rewritten and wondered if Saori already knew of this; that was why she had allowed herself to be taken.
In Enma's castle...
"What are you talking about?" Hibari questioned, entering Enma's chamber, the almost dead Saori in his arms. "That little runt is my prey. Well, I suppose I can wait for you to be killed first. Afterwards, I'll bite him to death."
"Hibari, I'm sorry." Tsuna apologized beforehand and swallowed his 'Dying Will' pills. "Well, here I go."
Enma released several huge spheres and the charging Tsuna was sucked towards them.
Reborn remarked that Enma probably controlled gravity, and that the spheres had as much gravity as a star.
As Tsuna broke free from one of the spheres, they began to shatter.
Gokudera explained that when a star was crushed by its own gravity, it became a black holes. Sure enough, the spheres turned into black holes, confirming his suspicions.
Tsuna had trouble escaping, and even at full power he was having trouble escaping. He yelled that Enma should not underestimate him, and that he was a different person since when they first met. He then instructed Natsu to activate his Cambio Forma..
With his new Version Vongola Gear, Tsuna escaped the black hole Enma had created.
Gokudera commented that Tsuna's combustion were on a different level from before.
Tsuna propelled towards Enma, but was pelted by a large amount of rocks and debris torn up from the ground by Enma's Gravity Control. He then heard a familiar voice calling out to him, the owner of the voice pleading for help and that he did not want to be alone. Tsuna immediately recognized the voice as Enma's and attempted to snap Enma out of his trance-state.
He punched Enma to wake him, but his efforts were wasted as Enma was still unable to control his powers.
With Enma's powers still spiraling out of control, a large chunk of debris was torn from the ground and thrown towards Tsuna, who made no effort to dodge it. He called out to Enma again, exclaiming that he was there for him.
The out-of-control Enma then began having flashbacks of his time with Tsuna, and remembered meeting Tsuna, who he considered as a friend.
Tsuna then convinced Enma that he was a friend and asked if Enma remembered him.
Regaining control of himself temporarily, Enma woke up to a headache as the memories of the previous 'Keys; were flooding into his mind. In those memories he discovered that Vongola Primo did not actually betray Cozarto Simon, and thanked Tsuna for not betraying him either. However, he then warned that it was no good, and that he could no longer control his powers. He then fell into one of his own artificial black holes and told Tsuna and the others to run away.
However, Tsuna stayed and assured Enma that he would be saved; and he began a new sequence to counteract the power of the black hole, 'Operation XX'.
As Enma was struggling to contain the power of the black hole he has created, Tsuna fired up his X-Burner.
Noticing the use of both hands, Yamamoto and Gokudera remarked that how he could not possibly do this, as Tsuna would be pushed back by the power of X-Burner.
Reborn noted the new look of the gauntlets, as they had thrusters to emit soft flames to counteract the hard flames released from Tsuna's hands.
When the gauge was ready, Tsuna fired his new attack, XX-Burner.
The blast Enma hit head on, and Gokudera commented on how intense the blast was while Yamamoto wondered if Enma would be able to survive the hit.
As Reborn was about to say something, Tsuna cut in, commenting that 'I'll save you, no matter what. My pride is at stake.'
At the shocked expressions on Yamamoto's, Gokudera's, Reborn's, and Enma's faces, Enma questioned what Tsuna's pride was. He went on to think that the XX Burner would not be able to stop his black hole.
As was is hit with the power of the sky, he realized the rule of the sky , 'harmony'.
The blast caused cracks to appear in the architecture of the building, and dust and debris to fly.
As the dust settled, Yamamoto and Gokudera rushed over to see Tsuna laying on the ground next to Natsu, wondering if Enma was alive.
When it finally cleared, a scratched up, coughing Enma appeared, and Lambo joking about his 'bed hair'.
Tsuna rushed over to Enma as he apologized 'because of our mistakes' that everything happened.
Forgiving him, Tsuna assured that it was not his fault and insisted that Daemon was the one responsible.
Enma was curious as to what Tsuna's pride really was, and Tsuna answered that his pride was him. Seeing that Enma was stunned, he explained that even he did not know what he had no idea what it was, and had not until that moment and that he was not capable of something amazing like that. He explained that Hibari showed him that pride was something you could not ever surrender and concluded that if that was what pride really was, then he could answer it sincerely and confidently that his pride was his comrades, his friends.
Enma could not believe that everything was Daemon's doing when Tsuna and the others explained to him. He asked Tsuna if it was alright if he came to help them, to which Tsuna agreed.
Reborn joked about how Tsuna and Enma made the absolutely and utterly no-good team.
Lambo, when asked which one is utterly no-good, chose Tsuna.
"The loser has been decided." the Vindice appeared. "The loser is the Simon Family Boss, Kozato Enma."
"We don't have any ill feelings towards one another anymore at all." Tsuna protested. "There's no point to this battle anymore."
"The battle cannot be stopped until the very end." the Vindice stated. "This law was set in place by your ancestors. We present the sixth 'Key'. This..." he released the clear pacifier.
Flashback
"Where's the Boss?" one of the recovering Simon Family members inquired.
"He went to meet the Vongola Primo." his comrade replied.
Elsewhere...
"Thank you, you really saved me, Giotto." Cozarto remarked.
"It's been years since the three of us have been together like this, Cozarto." Giotto agreed. "By the way, this is Sienna; the reincarnation of Lady Astraea."
"How are you going to deal with that traitor, Daemon?" G asked.
"I've got an idea about that." Cozarto voiced. "Why don't we just stay quiet about everything that happened here? Our Simon Family was killed in the battle with the Vongola. What if we just let that be the truth?"
"What are you saying, Cozarto?" Giotto demanded.
"I just have this strong feeling..." Cozarto explained. "That getting rid of that man Daemon won't be a simple task. If we were to eliminate Daemon Spade, there would be much sacrifice involved. On the other hand, if Daemon continues to live, we Simon will become your weak point."
"So if you just disappeared from this world and went into hiding..." Sienna realized where Cozarto was getting at.
"Do you understand what you're saying, Cozarto?" Giotto barked. "To disappear from this world and continued living on in the shadows, what's so heroic and grand about that?"
"You need not worry." Cozarto assured. "We're pretty reclusive people after all."
"What about the children?" Giotto pressed. "Do you plan to just let your future generations carry that burden?"
"I do." Cozarto stood firm. "Our Family is not so weak."
"Fine." Sienna sighed, relenting. "But I want you to swear; that as long as the Vongola exists, the Simon will always be there in the shadows supporting them."
"In that case, I swear." Cozarto replied. "The Simon Family bears no resentment or bitterness towards the Vongola Family for this incident. No matter whatever happens, from now until the end of time, our Families will always be close."
"Yeah." Giotto sealed the promise.
"You've said the words." the Vindice appeared. "Now I must uphold the Mafia law. Giotto and Cozarto."
"Vindice!" Cozarto recognized the clear pacifier.
"Or should I call you Bermuda Von Vichtenstein?" Sienna voiced.
"Hey Vindice, why do you possess that clear pacifier?" Reborn demanded.
"We have no reason to tell you." the Vindice remained silent. "Kozato Enma, you are the Boss of the Simon Family, so you will stay and watch the battle of both Families until the end. You imprisonment will be taken care of after the battle of your final Guardian." with that, the Vindice vanished.
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