Chapter 21
I can't wait to get to the Future arc, it's going to be epic since I'll be able to show flames, box weapons, the two new Arcobaleno, just…Ah! It's going to be so amazing. I can remember when I was so anxious to get to the Varia arc, now I'm anxious to get to the Future arc
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Summary: The Dark Lord returns and before he could even get to Harry, Dumbledore sends the boy away with a guard to Japan thinking Voldemort would never look for him there. Harry, along with his guard, meets the mafia's greatest hitman.
Warning: Yaoi, pairings are decided
-Last time-
Harry closed the door after them and leaned back against it, "We lost three rings today, if we lose another that's it." He told Draco, he wasn't regretting having gone to save Lambo. He wanted to get stronger because he felt that the woman, Aserith, was stronger than he was. If only Serena and Bellicus would agree to letting him use his gloves like they did today, then he could train like Tsuna was and get stronger.
"Did you sense it too?" Draco asked him
Harry looked at him confused, "Sensed what?"
Draco looked off as he remembered the feeling he got when the Sky ring was completed, "I don't know, it was like someone sent out a pulse when the sky ring was connected. I tried to trace it and it came back from the giant, Gola Mosca I think."
Harry shook his head, "No, I didn't, you think something's up with Gola Mosca?"
"Gola Mosca is the Guardian of Cloud, so we'll see when Hibari comes back."
Draco pondered that feeling, it felt just like Tsuna did when he entered hyper dying will mode.
-Currently-
"I vote no, Africa can last until the rainy season hits," Bellicus said
"But Bellicus, most of the watering holes have dried up, the animals won't make it. What say you, Harry?" Serena turned to the boy who's was sitting down, legs crossed, and had his head in his hand signifying that he was bored. Now that he was asleep the two had pulled him from his dreams into their void so he could be the tiebreaker on a couple of their unsolved thousand year old issues
"I say you should send a three day storm to the Savanna, I'm sure the animals and the tribes could use it." He agreed, somehow deciding the fates of entire continents seemed really boring to him. You'd think it would be great having all that power at your fingertips but to Harry, who wanted anything but this power, it was a major bore. His mind was way too preoccupied with Lambo, who was lying on a hospital bed on life support.
Serena squealed, the dark holes she had for eyes closing in happiness, "Motion carried," He wasn't able to seem them actually sending the storm from in here but when he checked the net next day, he was pretty sure he'd say that they had actually done something.
"Now that that is resolved, let's move on to matter one hundred million and three, patching up the hole in the ozone layer of the earth." Bellicus said
"I vote yes, if left unchecked, the humans will destroy the ozone layer and with that the earth." Harry put forth his argument
"Minor floods, a few super volcanoes, and only a thousand year ice age. Nothing to drastic, I vote nay," Serena said disproving of the idea, "Who knows, maybe if humanity is allowed to start over then maybe they might make different choices this time.
"I second that, motion of patching up the hole in the ozone layer, denied." Bellicus said, his voice booming showing the finality of the decision
Harry found this topic to be debatable, "I move to leave this topic to be discussed when Earth magic is claimed. Since this involves the earth as a whole it should be decided by both parties."
"But the ozone layer lies in the domain of the sky,"
"But what happens to ozone layer effects the earth as a hole, don't you think Earth magic will be angry when they found out that you decided the fate of the earth on your own?" Harry was starting to get good at this debating thing
Bellicus for once actually seemed to consider it, "Hmm, very good, you've provided a reasonable argument and a consequence if we were not to listen."
Was Harry hearing wrong or was Bellicus actually complementing him?
"I vote yes, for your amazing retort,"
"Yes, motion for putting this debate off until Earth magic is claimed, carried."
Harry had a little confidence that he could actually get them to agree about letting him use his magic, "I put forth a motion to let me use my magic during the ring conflict, if I don't then I will die along with everyone else and the Vongola rings will be placed into the wrong hands,"
"Nay,"
"Nay, motion denied,"
Harry's jaw dropped, "Why?!"
"We've looked into the alternate future where Varia becomes the leader of Vongola and acquires the Vongola rings. That course of action is better than yours, the magical world won't allow Xanxus to kill you, Draco might die, but you won't." Serena said with compassion in her voice
Harry tilted his head as he thought of something else, "I put forth the motion that…you let me train with X-gloves." He tried, "If I'm trained in them then if you agree on the motion of using them during the fight with Voldemort."
Serena and Bellicus thought it over, it had its benefits, Harry would have an advantage over Voldemort and be able to fulfill that blasted prophecy that got them there in the first place, "Bellicus and I must convene privately, start the day good, alright,"
Harry opened his eyes to see his bedroom and everything in it.
He smirked, it wasn't an outright no this time, which gave him hope
'We will get back to you after Gokudera Hayato's battle,'
Harry shot out of his bed remembering that it was Gokudera's battle, he went to Draco's room to wake him up as well but stopped at seeing the other occupant.
Every happy feeling he had was gone upon seeing the Dementor hovering over Draco's bed
Harry got his wand from his holster and summoned up every happy memory that he had, "Expecto patronum!" The Dementor screeched in pain when the patronus hit it waking Draco from his slumber. Harry made the patronus chase the Dementor out of their house and away from the rest of the town.
"Was that a Dementor?!" Draco shouted as he held a hand to his racing heart, he hadn't expected to be woken to see a Dementor hovering over his bed about to kiss him
"More like a spy," Harry realized why the Dementor was here in the first place, "He wasn't sent here to kill you or me, more like search the town for us…Voldemort knows we're here now," Harry leaned on the door frame, wondering how long they had left until Tom got bored playing with them by giving them false hope.
Harry apparated from the room and into Lambo's hospital room. The boy had an oxygen mask over his face and an IV in his arm; this did not fit for a five year old. They were supposed to run around and play and get dirty not be on life support. Harry made a blanket for a sleeping Mrs. Sawada before he moved next to Lambo's bed
"We've run out of healing potions," He stroked the boy's afro, a little happy seeing the rise and fall of his chest, "I'm going to make Draco find more plants, I don't care if he's going to have to create a brand new potion, you will be healed." A tear fell on the boy's oxygen mask, "I shouldn't have let them allow you to fight, I could have taken a polyjuice potion and took your place." He took a box of chocoballs from his pocket and put it on Lambo's bedside table before he left the hospital room.
It was just turning into daytime, and Draco had taken it upon himself to train Harry in combat since his battle was already finished.
Hibari cut down a few bamboo rods to stop Dino from running any further, "From the sea to the mountains…just running around isn't much of a fight."
Dino smirked, they had been fighting non-stop for days, it seems that Hibari never lost interest in fighting a strong opponent, "I have my own reasons, aren't you interested in hearing about the Rings yet?"
Hibari's face was impassive, "I'm not interested in that,"
Dino sighed, "How do I explain this to Tsuna and Hari-chan?" He cracked his whip as Hibari readied his tonfa's
"I'll bite you to death for talking to cooking herbivore."
They continued their endless battle
Harry almost fell to the ground if it wasn't for Draco catching him. Their training session had run rough, with Draco being ten times stronger than he was, it was like trying to get Ryohei to not like Boxing.
"Are you alright, Potter-dono?" Basil asked, the blond haired boy also looked worse for the wear, Reborn had him and Tsuna training in hyper dying will mode all day so both boys were pretty tired.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's finally time for Gokudera's match isn't?" He asked Reborn who nodded
"Gokudera-kun should be okay, right?" Tsuna asked concerned for his best friends well being
"Gokudera's oppoenet, Belphegor, Is known as 'Prince the Ripper." Reborn answered
"He's an actual prince?" Draco asked
"Yeah, it seems that he really has the blood of royalty, but with his unmanageable and inhuman senses, he's an odd one who joined Varia on his own. He's not an opponent to underestimate," Reborn explained, jumping over a gap in the fences
"I heard about him from master as well, of the Varia, he is the most gifted in combat." Basil added
Draco scoffed, "Let's just hope that Gokudera just isn't all talk,"
"It will undoubtedly be a severe match,"
They reached the school and met up with Ryohei and Yamamoto, "Yo," The baseball head greeted, "Gokudera didn't come with you guys?"
Tsuna shook his head, "We thought that he'd be here with you, I wonder what happened,"
Reborn spoke up from Yamamoto's shoulder, "He may have been stopped by Shamal, knowing Shamal, he wouldn't send his student into battle when there's no chance of winning. His new technique must not be ready yet."
"New technique?" Due to Draco being away most of the time he had no knowledge of Gokudera's training
"All we know is that Shamal has Gokudera trying to shoot down paper airplanes with his bombs," Tsuna explained to him as they walked up the stairs to the lit floor where the storm battle was going to be held.
When they arrived Varia was already there along with Cervello
"We're indoors today?"
"But Gokudera-dono isn't here yet…"
"What is tako-san doing?"
"He'll definitely come," Yamamoto said confidently
"You don't think he's trying to outdo me by arriving late, do you?" Draco asked Harry who shrugged
"I don't know, probably, he hates you and this would be a perfect way of showing you up." He answered to which Draco frowned
"It seems the opponent hasn't come," Mammon commented
"Voi! Did he wuss out?!"
Belphegor smirked, "What's the point in running? When they lose the ring conflict, they're all going to die anyway." That just furthered got them anticipating and hoping for Gokudera's quick arrival
"When that clock hits eleven, Gokudera Hayato will be disqualified and Belphegor will win by default." Cervello warned them, making them feel more anticipation of Gokudera's arrival. The clock seemed to tick by slowly as each and every second the Gokudera didn't appear was making them more worried. Harry was just about to ask Draco to search for him when an explosion at the clock cut him off.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Juudiame,"
Gokudera stood behind them, bombs looking ready to go, the only thing they were worried about was why his torso was wrapped in bandages.
"Gokudera-kun!"
"Told ya," Draco whispered in Harry's ear, "Though mine was a bit more dramatic,"
"We recognize that he will be fighting because he made it within the appointed time." They were relieved that they hadn't been forced to forfeit the match because of Gokudera's tardiness.
"You had us worried for a moment there," Harry lightly chastised, "You sleep in?"
"Of course not!" His tone was harsh with Harry but light with Tsuna, "I'm sorry, Juudiame. It took some time to get ready but I'm completely prepared." He gestured to the numerous bombs that were placed in holsters around his waist.
"Okay," Tsuna casting a suspicious glance over to Varia, "But…"
"I thought you'd get scared and run away," Squalo taunted
"I think he should have ran away, though. His opponent is Bel, after all." Mammon said with fake concern
Harry looked at the man who's bangs were covering his eyes and all you could see was his smile, 'He's the smartest person in Varia, I wonder if Gokudera is going to be alright?' He could see Tsuna was possibly thinking the same thing.
"Before we explain the combat field, we have something to report. One of us Cervello had to be switched due to injuries." They could all remember the attack Xanxus and the woman had dealt to the defenseless Cervello.
"Nice to meet you," The second Cervello spoke up
"But she's exactly the same," Draco pointed out
"Cervello seems to have a lot of spares," Reborn answered
"Tonight's field will be the entire third floor, this includes the west tower which is connected to this one, and not only does it include the hallways, but also all the classrooms on this floor."
'My kind of field, lots of obstacles,' Gokudera thought, not showing his confidence on the outside
"However…"
A rumbling noise came from behind the classroom doors, it was only a moment later that desk were blown out of the classroom and out of the school, breaking numerous windows in the process.
"What was that?!"
Cervello brought out a huge device from the destroyed classroom, "We have set up hurricane turbines like this one in various places throughout the field. They have four vents and are designed to randomly create a powerful gust." She explained
"A field of storms for the storm guardians," It was better than Draco's field at least
"If you're hit by the wind directly, you'll be thrown outside." Ryohei thought it was dangerous but it was up to Gokudera if he still wanted to do it.
"This is crazy," Yamamoto gasped
"This time there will be a time limit on the match, fifteen minutes after the match begins, unless one of you has taken possession of the Ring of Storm and completed it, time bombs set in the hurricane turbines will explode in turn and completely destroy this floor."
"T-That's terrible, so if the battle isn't settled then they'll…" Tsuna couldn't finish the sentence and didn't want to finish the thought
"They'll most likely die."
"That would mean neither were worthy of being the Guardian."
"Meaning, in the worst case scenario, it would be all right to blow up the Storm ring as well." Reborn summarized, "He must be the one who thinks the Guardian Rings don't matter." They all knew who Reborn was referring to, the man who, once he had the Sky ring, decided to let the conflict go on just because he wanted them to suffer.
Xanxus
"It seems like he's become serious,"
"What a thing to do…his own ally is going to be in danger too." Tsuna couldn't understand why a person would do this just for power but Harry and to a certain extent, Draco, fully did understand.
"So it's a death match," Gokudera smirked, "Sounds like fun,"
"Yare, Yare, you guys are making a ruckus," Their eyes widened to see that Shamal was walking up behind the Cervello, "Is anyone hurt?" He put a hand on both their shoulders, and together, they elbowed him in the face.
"S-Shamal?!"
"What's that lecher doing here?"
Squalo's eyes narrowed, "Did he saw Shamal?"
"Trident Shamal, a man who was scouted by Varia two generations ago and refused." Mammon told
"What are you doing here?!" Gokudera shouted at his mentor
Shamal still had the goofy smile on his face, despite being embarrassed, "I heard a loud sound, so I came running to see if anyone was injured…and to make fun of your match." Shamal stood and looked directly at Varia, he pointed a thumb behind him, "So, I'll be on this side,"
"Shamal sided with them?" Mammon asked in mild disbelief
"Dino, Colonello, and Shamal, why are such talented people banding together with them? What the hell's goin on?!" Squalo shouted in outrage, "Is this all because of that Arcobaleno?"
"But this seems like fun," Belphegor finally spoke, "Today's opponent…"
"Alright, before the match, we'll do the usual!" Ryohei shouted enthusiastically and Draco stood off to the wall because there was no way that he was doing that again no matter what Harry bribed him with.
"W-wait a sec," Gokudera abated, "I don't need it, it's so embarrassing! I don't need a circle for my match!"
"Um…" Tsuna spoke timidly, "Don't be like that, let's do it, Gokudera-kun." The rest looked surprised that Tsuna was actually for it, "H-how do I say it? I can't really put it into words but…we're all connected in this battle, I don't want any single person being left out. It's probably better if we all have some solidarity." Gokudera was moved by Tsuna's words, Draco still didn't want to do it but if it made these children more confident in their battles, then he would do it…
Though he wouldn't like it
"Juudiame, you're so concerned with the family…let's do it!" Gokudera agreed
"Add him in too," Reborn threw a cow's tail at Tsuna, "This is the tail that was torn off the stupid cow's clothing yesterday. When I see that, it reminds me of when the stupid cow as still healthy." Reborn actually had a sad tone in his voice as if he actually cared what happened to Lambo
"I think it's a good idea, Lambo is one of us after all," Harry said, taking the tail from Tsuna's hands
"Even though he's a stupid cow, he's better than nothing." That was surprising because Gokudera himself had said it
"He's with us in our hearts in minds, blah blah, we cherish each other as a family, blah blah, can we just get this thing over with already." Draco interrupted, Tsuna nodded and they gathered around in a huddle.
"Gokudera, fight!"
"Woah!" This time all of them said, Draco quickly stepped away and dusted himself off as if he had just touched something dirty
"It must be embarrassing to be young," Shamal laughed
Once the mood became tense again, Cervello spoke up, "Now, if the both of you would come to the center."
Gokudera looked back at Tsuna once more, "Juudiame, I will go as your right-hand man, and I won't shame you."
Tsuna seemed uncomfortable but nodded anyway, "Y-yeah, but don't push yourself," Gokudera nodded before walking to the center of the hallway meeting Belphegor.
"Because todays battlefield is so wide, we will broadcast the battle to the spectators' area." Bright lasers cut them off from the rest of the hallway, "And there are infrared lasers between the spectators' area and the field to prevent any interference."
"They're telling us not to do what we did with Lambo," Reborn summarized, they could see on the screens that Cervello was inspecting the Storm Rings.
"We have confirmed that they both have their halves of the Half Vongola Rings."
Belphegor laughed, "Shishishi, you use bombs, right? I guess I can tell by looking."
This guy was unnerving Gokudera greatly, he even put a hand on his shoulder, "Your shoulders seem a little to tense," That was all he said before turning and walking away from Gokudera's glare, "How scary, shishishi."
Gokudera stared at the prince's back with grit teeth and determined eyes, 'I can't lose, I don't care if he is a genius. Juudiame, I will win and prove that no one else is more worthy of becoming the boss of Vongola.'
"The Ring of Storm, Belphegor versus Gokudera Hayato, battle start!"
'Here I go!' Gokudera started off by throwing one lit bomb high in the air
"Smoke bomb, right?" Belphegor didn't even move from his spot as it exploded in the middle of the hallways, blowing out the windows and creating a smog in the air.
Gokudera moved back from the smog, waiting to see what Belphegor would do, 'First, to see how he acts…what will you do now?' There was a glint in the smog and before Gokudera knew it he was being surrounded by small knives, 'Knives?' He moved out of the way before they launched and stabbed the spot he used to be in.
"I'd stop using little tricks," Belphegor was completely unharmed, "Do you realize who you're up against?" He said tauntingly
"Not even a scratch from Hayato's bomb, the Varia quality lives up to its name." Shamal commented, "He can't go in acting overconfidently."
In the battle things were different, 'The way things are going, I can't hold back,' He grabbed three times the bombs and threw them, "Three times bombs!"
"Is that Gokudera-dono's new technique?" Basil asked
Instead of running Belphegor simply took one step back before everything in the classroom next to him was blown out the window, including the lit bombs.
"Those machines…" The prince had somehow known that the machine in the room next to them was going to fire.
"I'm sensitive to wind, I am the Guardian of Storm, after all."
Gokudera cursed, he noticed a rumbling in the room to the left of him and moved out of the way as desk flew out of that room as well, "This is crazy! But with this wind, his knives won't fly either." Gokudera stood and looked to see what Belphegor would do. The man took his right hand from his pocket and lifted it a little, there was a shine before two knives almost impaled Gokudera. He moved into a classroom and hid behind the wall, trying to deduce how Belphegor was making his knives fly through the gusts of wind.
"Was it a fluke?" It was strong possibility, his bombs wouldn't fly through the wind so that should mean that Belphegor's knives shouldn't either.
"Flukes don't happen to princes," He looked to see Belphegor was on the opposite side of the gust from him in the classroom, "It's very easy, I just follow the gusts and place the knife on the path that'll reach my target." He demonstrated by placing a knife on a gust allowing it to maneuver through the many in the room before it reached the wall right behind Gokudera.
"He's reading the air currents? Is that possible?"
"What are you looking for?" Harry asked Draco who's eyes seemed determined to find something in the battle.
"I saw something right before Belphegor almost hit Gokudera the second time with his knives. I'm trying to see it again but I can't because of the crappy screens."
"He's taking advantage of a situation that seems impossible and preforming inhuman techniques. I hate to admit it, but he's a real genius." Shamal commended begrudgingly
"Three minutes have passed," Cervello announced, letting the fighter's know they only had twelve minutes to finish the battle
"Do you know what the duty of the Guardian of Storm is? Being a surging storm, perpetually at the core of any attack. I can do it, but you can't." The prince taunted further aggravating Gokudera more
"Why are you just standing there? Don't stop, Hayato!" Shamal shouted at his student
It was hard for Gokudera to move out of the range of the knives and stay out of the gusts of wind as well, "Don't mess around with me!" Gokudera didn't have the ability to be on the offensive because wherever he would land, Belphegor would attack him making him dodge to another location.
"With his seamless knife throwing, he cuts off the enemy's opportunity to counterattack. Bel is the only one who could pull this off in this kind of wind."
'I can't attack, so I'll just have to fall back for now. Some place where his attack won't reach me…' Gokudera ran out of the classroom, putting his sticky bombs on the wall on his way out. Belphegor wasn't even fazed by the explosion
"Do you think you've managed to hide using the explosion, I love hide-and-seek, shishishi."
Gokudera was in a different classroom thinking about his game plan, 'It wouldn't be favorable for me to take those knives head on, I'll have to set traps and an attack him from his blind spots.' Before the bomb expert lit his bombs, the top parts were cut off by incoming knives, "W-where did that come from?"
Everyone on the screen saw that Belphegor was just standing in the middle of the hallway, "How is he doing that when he can't see him?" Harry said in disbelief, Draco was still looking but it was harder now that Gokudera was away from Belphegor
"I told you that I love hide-and-seek. I am a prince after all, I'm not the same as you copycats."
Gokudera's arm was the luckily the only thing that was cut by the knives, "Damn it, how?!"
"Shishishi, did I hit the jackpot already? It doesn't say much about your boss if his Guardian of Storm is like this." Belphegor didn't know that saying that only furthered angered Gokudera.
'Because of me, Juudiame is…I can't lose. But unless I can overcome his attacks, that'll be impossible. Think, how can his attacks come from my blind spots. Even if he is a genius, his technique will have a trick and a setup. Don't panic, calm down, was there anything strange about the match?' Gokudera thought back to before the match started and remembered the way Belphegor had put a hand on his shoulder, he looked down to his shoulder in disbelief, 'He couldn't have…'
"He found it," They looked at Draco expectantly but he spoke no more.
Belphegor brought out a dozen knives, "For the finale or this surging attack, I'll make you into a cactus, full of needles. Bye-bye," He threw the knives and everyone watched them said through the currents with dread, Belphegor knew when the knives had hit, "Shishishi, cactus: complete." A body fell through the door and crashed to the ground, they had been expecting to see it be an impaled Gokudera but instead it was human model from biology class impaled with knives.
The body moved and was pulled up by a wire, "This is the secret to your attack. Before the match, you patted my shoulder and at the same time placed a wire on it. You even numbed it so I wouldn't feel the weight. Then you threw your knives along that wire, so the knives would fly right at me as if they were on a rail." Gokudera explained
"And that was what you were looking for?"
"Actually, I think he might of found it before I did," That was probably the only compliment that he would give the other boy
"You did your best, but that's only worth about fifty points. You can think you have the upper hand just because you figured it out, but…" Gokudera moved out of the way from the gust of wind that started up, "You can't do anything in this wind, so what will you do?" Gokudera brought out bombs from his holsters but these seemed different somehow from his regular ones, "Those won't hit,"
"I missed out on flirting so he'd learn how to make bombs that wouldn't hit. I, who was once called a genius myself…" Shamal seemed confident that whatever Gokudera was about to do would work.
The boy threw his bombs directly at the gusts of wind, instead of exploding right away, a special light was lit and the bombs somehow were able to change direction in mid-air to bypass the wall of air and fly directly at Belphegor, "I can't miss and shame Juudiame.
They exploded at point blank range
"Rocket bombs: this is the technique Hayato learned during training." Shamal said
"A bomb that changes direction in flight,"
"Yeah, with the propulsion powder packed inside, it'll change direction twice. The one thing that Hayato lacked was speed, because of the bombs' design, they can't fully capture the enemy, that's why we increased the mobility of the weapon itself, he saw my trident mosquito and figured it out. It requires some technique, but it'll change direction twice in mid-flight, it would widen his range of attack. More importantly, he learned it to survive," Shamal's tone sounded regular but all of them could tell that he was immensely proud of his student, "Techniques like that hit squarely."
"Bel probably isn't unharmed," Levi said
"Exactly, 'It' is about to begin…" Whatever Mammon knew even scared Squalo a little
"How…horrifying…"
Gokudera felt a shift in the air, as if there was a huge evil intent in the area. Bel stood in the rubble, injured, but the man was still laughing though more insanely than before, "It spilled my royal blood," He grabbed at his head as his smile become shaper
"It's about to being, the Prince Ripper's true nature."
This Belphegor seemed different than the one before, "My heart won't stop beating,"
Gokudera stood on the defensive, "What's going on?"
"I just don't understand his tempermant," Squalo said
"The slashing prince, Prince the Ripper…He's been a hitman since birth, innocence and bare cruelty. There's no one more suited to be in the Varia assassination squad than Bel.
"I don't really understand but…" Gokudera lit the bombs in his hands, 'I saw through his wire, lone range knife attacks won't break through these winds. I'll have to go full force for now.' He threw his bombs with a shot and watched them fly towards Belphegor, "It's over," Though what he didn't expect was for Belphegor to run straight past the bombs, when the bombs exploded he used the explosion as propulsion to send him flying towards Gokudera with a knife in hand
"He didn't simply dodge them,"
"He used the explosion to his advantage, that's some dexterity." Draco commented
"He's finally acting like himself," Mammon nodded at Levi
"Once he snaps, Bel's true genius comes to the surface."
Bel threw two knives at Gokudera but they were pushed away by the wind, 'His aim is wild…' a cut appeared on Gokudera's cheek and his bombs broke in half. "What's going on, the knives didn't hit me?!" Gokudera was panicking, 'Cutting without touching…Kamaitachi*?' Gokudera looked up to see Belphegor in the air above him.
"Got you!"
"Not!" Gokudera threw one of his small bombs and both men were blown away from each other though Gokudera coming out more healthy than the other.
"Let them cut the flesh but protect the bone, good decision, Bomb kid." Squalo commended
Belphego sat up and rubbed the back of his neck, "I was hurt again…that's so thrilling!"
"The guys a freak," Draco commented
"More like insane," Harry knew a thing or two about insane people
Gokudera stood to limp away from the crazy prince, 'This distance between us is unfavorable to me, I have to get away…'
"Not so fast," His leg was cut but he still didn't see that the knife physically cut him
'The knife didn't touch me…what should I do?'
"The hurricane turbines will begin exploding in six minutes…" Cervello announced
"I'm running out of time, too! Damn it…" Gokudera ran down a hallway fully knowing that Belphegor was chasing after him
"Hide-and-seek again, shishishi,"
The bomb expert was in the library hiding behind a bookcase waiting for his opponent to show up so he could surprise him, "Now come on in, I'll throw everything I've got at you."
"The library, that's the only entrance into there."
"Gokudera's trying to settle it," Reborn said his tone deep and concerning
"Fighting against Bel in a dead end is like shortening your own life." Mammon warned
Belphegor jumped into the library and Gokudera immediately threw his bombs just as Belphegor wanted to block with his knives. The knives seemed to pass through the bombs splitting them in half again.
"They didn't touch this time either!" Tsuna cried
"Do you see a trick to this one, Draco?" Harry asked him but the boy shook his head
"I'm just as confused as Gokudera."
Gokudera sweatdropped as he noticed something strange, 'What was that just now? Where the cut was, and the direction of the cut, something is unnatural.'
"Counterattack: start!" Gokudera dodged the knives that imbedded into a bookcase but still his arm was cut.
"Now this is truly suited for the Guardian of Storm, a surging attack…"
"Doesn't it seem odd?" Reborn spoke up
"Yeah, almost like his opponent is missing on purpose." Shamal also found it suspicious
A box fell right next to Gokudera but he was only able to get a few of the items that fell before he had to move again. His eyes widened when he found that his body could move no futher.
"Gokudera-kun, you need to run!" Tsuna shouted at him
"It's not that he's not running; he can't run. You can barely see it on the monitor but wires have been set all around him." Mammon explained for them
"A wire was tied to each of the knives' hilts. That explains the kamaitachi." Reborn said
"Two ways are born that allow you to cut your opponent. The first is throwing and cutting, even if they think they've evaded the knife, if the knife turns towards the target, the wire between him and the knife will cut in. The second is throwing the knives into walls and creating an invisible cutting mechanism. He threw knives into the library first, those are what cut Hayato's bombs. Meaning that he was never just a knife-thrower; he's been using knives and wires." Shamal explained, they could see that Shamal was sweating a little
"You fell right into his trap, because Bel is a genius, he's good at martial combat as well as scheming."
Belphegor looked at his captured prey with a sadistic smile, "The end…"
"For you,"
Belphegor lost his smile
All around him, right where Gokudera dropped his lighter, split powder was being lit. The resulting explosion blew away the wires and the bookcases giving them a free open area. "Sagging wires won't cut me, and these bombs will be guided to their destination by your wires." He threw his bombs along the wires and everyone was able to see small hooks attached to the bombs
The box that had fallen near him earlier
"This is the surging assault of the Guardian of Storm." The bombs hit Belphegor point blank, "And just to be sure!" Gokudera threw another set of bombs that flew towards their destination and added to Belphegor's injuries
"I hate to admit but that was some smart thinking," Ok, this would be the last compliment Draco delivered to Gokudera
"He pulled it off, I think it'd be all right for him to be the Guardian of Storm."
Gokudera stood over Bel's body and looked down at his unconscious opponent, "It's over,"
"No, it's not," Cervello stood in the destroyed room
"We cannot accept this as a victory until you complete the Ring of Storm."
"Obtain the two halves of the Ring and complete the Ring of Storm, please, farewell." They left the room just as another Cervello announced that only three minutes were remaining in the match.
Gokudera scoffed, "What a pain," He was just about to collect the ring when his own body started to fail him.
"Don't lose your footing because of that little scratch, wrap this up and lets celebrate. Bring Bianchi-chan!" Shaml shouted over the intercom
"Genius, don't make me laugh," He picked up the ring and chain from his opponents body, "I wanted you to take back the insult you made about Juudiame." They were all surprised when a hand grabbed at Gokudera's ring
"Idiot, don't let your guard down!"
"I'm going to win." Gokudera was pushed on his back as Belphegor tried to steal his ring
"Teme!" Gokudera tried to punch him off but the man's grip was too tight
"Ring…my ring…"
"Can Bel still figh?" Levi asked Mammon
"No, his drive towards victory is what's pushing him now. His princely instincts won't let him lose."
"He's abnormal 'til the end."
"But his opponent does not have the strength to fight
'Damn it I don't have any strength left, just die already!' The only thing Belphegor was saying was about the ring which he was hell bent on getting. Sirens started going off telling them that it was almost time for the turbines to explode. A few turbines had already exploded and the explosions were getting closer to their room, 'This isn't good.'
"The estimated time before the explosions reach the library is one minute, the explosions will not reach the spectators' area." Cervello announced
"If Gokudera doesn't get the ring or leave then he's going to die," Draco had a solemn look on his face as he watched the two tumble on the ground, "Not good, his strength has increased because of his wounds, it's not looking good for him."
'Not good, my eyes are getting hazy,'
"Fifteen seconds have passed; forty-five seconds remain.'
"A chicken race! Now it's getting interesting!"
"Tsuna what will you do?" They looked at Reborn who was still staring at the screens
"What will I do?" Tsuna didn't know what Reborn was talking about
"It can't be helped, give the enemy your ring and pull out, Hayato!" Shamal ordered over the intercom, "Dying for something like this is stupid, come back."
"Don't be stupid, if I lose, with two wins and four losses, we're finished! We'll lose from lack of manpower!" Gokudera shouted back
"You opponent's broken, it's not a real fight anymore! Come back!"
"I can't come back empty-handed! The name of Juudiame's right-hand man would be shamed!"
"Gokudera-kun, you're worried about that?!" Tsuna shouted in disbelief
"Juudiame, if I win, the tide will change, please leave it to me!"
"Twenty seconds until the explosions reach the library,"
"Hayato! Did you forget what I taught you before your training started?!" That got Gokudera to listen
'How could I forget, I couldn't see my own life, I can't forget, that's why I'm going to use it when it's most important.' Gokudera was brought from his musings when Tsuna shouted
"Knock it off!" The boy never actually had to do something like this before, "Why do you think we're fighting?! We're all going to have a snow fight and watch Hari and Draco make fireworks together when this is over. That's why we're growing stronger, I want to laugh with everyone but if you die that's all meaningless!" He panted after his rant
"Juudiame…"
A beep, and that was the only warning Gokudera had received before the bombs in the library detonated.
They had lost visual on the screens and had no choice but to think the worst, "That fool…" Draco shook his head, "I thought you were smarter than this but maybe I was mistaken…"
"You shut your mouth, Blondie," The tears and the shouts stopped when a broken voice came from down the destroyed hallway. Despite not even knowing if the infrared sensor had turned off, they ran too Gokudera anyways who face planted on the floor, "I'm sorry, Juudaime, while the ring was taken from me, I came back because I wanted to see those pathetic excuse for fireworks."
"Shut your face!"
"I'm happy, Gokudera-kun,"
Gokudera looked up at Tsuna with disbelief, "But I lost!"
"Thank you for coming back, Gokudera-kun,"
"Please don't, those words are wasted on me!" Gokudera cried, he stood up and fisted Yamamoto's shirt, "Yamamoto, the rest is up to you, I don't want to be asking you, you of all people!"
Yamamoto smiled, "I know,"
That was all Gokudera needed before he fainted right into Draco's arms who caught him, "You drop him and I swear to Merlin…" Harry left the threat hanging in the air for Draco to decipher.
"The Ring of Storm is in Belphegor's hand, Belphegor will be declared the victor of this match." Cervello announced, an unconscious Belphegor was now in the hands of Gola Mosca
"Voi! What a laughable ending! Your lives are hanging by a hair!"
"And your Mist and Cloud Guardians have yet to appear. I hope it doesn't end in a default win for us,"
There was only one thought going through their minds
'Where is Hibari?'
"We will now announce the next match,"
Tsuna turned to Reborn "What will we do if its Mist or Cloud next?"
"Don't worry, everything is falling into place."
"Tomorrow night's match will be Rain,"
"The match between the Guardians of Rain."
"I can't believe Yamamoto gets to go against Long hair," Draco pouted
"I can finally cut you down!" Squalo jeered, "You better not run when you remember how badly I beat you last time, kid!"
Yamamoto laughed, despite remembering his defeat last time, "Nothing to worry about there, I'm so excited that I can't sleep."
"Gaki," Squalo cursed
"Excuse me," One of Levi's subordinates appeared behind the rest of Varia, "Captain Levi, someone has snuck onto the school grounds! The lightning force is being defeated one after the other!"
"What?"
"That's why I told you that." They looked towards Reborn, "All the Guardians are falling into place."
His smirk was all they needed
*Something about gale wind that can cut things
So only two thousands more words the my original, i wonder what that says about me. Sorry I haven't posted in a while (Few days which is bad for me) I've recently started another project on FP, don't worry because I don't think i'll be updating Love in action any time soon. So I still currently have only two projects that i'm working on, if you're from Tetsuo Sarutobi then just wait and be patient until i find my muse for that story.
Check me out on FP, 'Dead baby jokes suck' and check out my original, 'Prince of a lost kingdom' I would love it if you all did me this solid since the last time i checked I had two reviews, which by FP's standards is pretty good but not for me.
Is it normal for your hands to be freezing after writting seven thousand words?