SailorStar9: This is Chapter 12 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 12: The Inheritance Ceremony Arc: Finale
After witnessing the seventh 'Key', the enraged Daemon attacked again as he angrily shouted that Giotto and Cozarto were only dead people that interfered; however, as he attacked, he found Tsuna had already recovered thanks to Enma's Earth Flame's Gravity manipulation, which he used to mend and hold his bones in place.
Tsuna then told Daemon that both of them were alive within the ring's Flames and managed to overpower Daemon and critically injure him with his X-Burner. However, Tsuna knew that the Flames were not enough to defeat the first Guardian of Mist.
Daemon quickly healed his entire body as he cursed Tsuna, revealing monster mouths and eyes throughout his body.
Tsuna stated that the Flames he would use to defeat him would not be Giotto and Cozarto's Flames, but his and Enma's.
As they prepared to trade one final blow, Saori commented that that attack would be the end, with Bermuda Von Vichtenstein and Reborn both agreeing.
Daemon declared that he would use his trump card that he had saved for Tsuna.
Tsuna commented that Daemon was pitiful because running away was his specialty and that he was going to use his Flame to escape.
Daemon retorted that his Flame surpassed even the power of the Sky Flame and the Earth Flame and says that his Flame is the Eighth Element.
One of the Vindice warned Daemon that he would not forgive Daemon for saying anything else about the Eight Element.
Daemon shot back that he had no shame at all in running away, adding because of that choice, he could watch the Vongola by switching vessels and not have a meaningless death, and he concluded by telling them that he had thrown away his physical body. Daemon opened the portal and got ready to escape, but Tsuna prevented him from doing so with his Gravity Manipulation power.
Tsuna charged up his Oath Flame but changed his mind about killing Daemon, saying that it would not bring back things that had been lost already. Tsuna advised Daemon to turn himself in and atone for his crimes.
However, Daemon managed to break free from Tsuna's power by taking the energy from his portal.
As they prepared for the final clash, Tsuna's Oath Flame and Daemon's Eighth Element reached tremendous sizes. Tsuna and Daemon, covered in their respective Flames, charged at each other. In their clash, however, Daemon was forced to leave Mukuro's body and open the portal to escape while Tsuna was concentrating on making contact with him.
However, a star bolt from Saori's Commanded Staff closed the portal, Astraea manifesting and pointing out that only those with a physical body could enter the portal, much to Daemon's dismay.
With Daemon defenseless and cornered, Tsuna used his Oath Flame charged X-Cannon, killing Daemon's soul in the process.
As Daemon's soul crumbled, a pocket-watch fell out of his fading body.
Astraea picked up the pocket-watch and opened it, revealing a picture of the First Generation Vongola Boss and Guardians, Sienna as well as a young woman standing beside Daemon.
Reborn, noticing Astraea's knowing smile, asked what was inside the pocket-watch, to which Astraea answered that it was an old picture of Daemon with the 1st generation Guardians and a beautiful woman beside him, surprising the others.
Daemon explained that the woman is Elena, his old lover. Daemon began to tell them his past with Elena and revealed his love for her and the Vongola Family at the time that succeeded in protecting others until Giotto threw away the military forces. At one night, their territory was attacked, which killed Elena in the process. After this incident, Daemon swore to make the Vongola even stronger for Elena's sake.
Taking the fading Daemon's hand into her hands, Astraea questioned whether Elena really liked the way of Vongola that Daemon made, angering Daemon who asked if Astraea understood Elena's feeling, to which Astraea answered that she did. She told Daemon that Elena felt gratitude towards him, stating that she knew, not only through Sienna's memories, but also because they were both women, and that she would have probably thanked him.
At this, Daemon tearfully apologized for being unable to save Elena as he began to disappear.
Astraea told him that he had lived too long and it was time for him to return to Elena and to leave the Vongola to Tsuna.
Daemon laughed at this but then finally understood that he could leave the Vongola to Tsuna and his Guardians. He disappeared, finally accepting Tsuna as the true Vongola Boss.
After this, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Lambo, and Ryohei along with the Simon Guardians returned as promised by the Vindice, Mukuro also being allowed to return to his own body.
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