Reborn watched as Tsuna began to panic after the towers of Thunder and Storm were knocked over, freeing their enemy's guardians. "Tsuna what are you worried about, sure Xanxus isn't normal but neither are the Guardians." He smirked with pride as the freed storm guardian was attacked by a tonfa sending the storm ring flying. "Tsuna wasn't my only student you see, it's not very easy to cage a cloud." Bel jumped again as a slice appeared on his shoulder and a sudden gale of wind appeared, "And the Wind you might as well forget about trapping." Ren glared at Bel as she came to stand beside Kyoya.
"What took you so long Kyoya, I was about to take him on by myself," Ren said smugly having arrived a few seconds earlier.
"Heh, don't go getting too anxious, he's my prey," Kyoya said and Ren frowned before sighing.
"Fine, I'll let you have your fun with this one." And jumped away she would make sure that Hayato could reach the Storm ring.
"You're…"
"You did a good job evading, well at least my attack," Kyoya said looking at the cut on his arm from Ren. "They say you're a genius," Kyoya smirked and got ready to fight.
Ren watched the big screen as both Xanxus and Tsuna looked down towards them.
"That's…" Shamel muttered his eyes wide.
"Hibari- Dono and Alauda-him!" Basil yelled excitedly.
"Hey, what's going on, kora?" Colonellow asked.
"What in the world…" the Callivone muttered as the screens split to show the tower of Cloud and Wind both toppled over and destroyed, with Azura tied firmly to the tower. "Why is the Cloud's and Winds pole destroyed?"
"Both Hibari and Ren destroyed their poles and took the antidote. Though Ren seems to have done it a bit quicker than Hibari." Reborn explained like that was obvious.
"Impossible. Death Heater is a potent poison that can even subdue a wild elephant." The Callivone explained.
"Hibari and Ren hate to be restrained more than anything else," Reborn answered a smile on his face.
"But just because they do-
"There natures which hate to be restrained, overpowered the poison. That's why they were chosen. As a Nobel, solitary floating cloud that protects the family from an independent stance without being restrained. The gentle yet violent, there but an invisible wind that accompanies the cloud and never restraints and sees threats and blows them away from the family but is aloof and free always changing. Your poison may be able to stop a wild elephant but it can't stop a raging wind." Reborn finished and the others looked at each other and sweat dropped, it seemed that they thought there were some really strong people among them.
"That's surprising there's someone besides us that can move," Belphegor said. "But you already know. If I'm a genius or not? Don't ask me things that everyone knows." He yelled tossing one of his knives which Kyoya easily avoided even when it came back at him from behind he easily blocked it which surprised Bel.
"Is something the matter?" Kyoya asked.
"Shishishi, it seems like you know how to play. I don't mind doing this with you, but what happens to your friends is none of my concern." Ren snorted at this what happened to the other guardians was none of Kyoya's concern either, she moved the rubble and uncovered the storm ring and pressed it into Hayato's wristband. "While you're doing this all your friends will die. How unfortunate for you." Bel taunted.
"Don't worry," Reborn said getting everyone's attention again. "Hibari and Ren are the true successors of their rings. The weather assigned to the guardians not only represent their duty and characteristics but a there relationship to each other as well. The Cloud can sometimes become a cataclysm and stirs the Storm. While the Wind is the invisible companion to the Cloud and acts behind the scenes for it while it gleefully stirs up the storm and joins in its havoc."
Before Levi could kill Lambo he was forced to retreat from Hayato's Dynamite as it flew towards him protecting the cow child. "So when Hibari hit Belphegor earlier he tossed the ring upwards, were Alauda caught it and gave it to Gokudera," Colonelo explained and Reborn nodded.
"Ren's duty is to stay close to the Cloud and to only step in to help the others when they need it, she is a silent support gone mostly unseen in the background," Reborn explained as they watched Gokudera free Lambo, before returning to the fight between Bel and Hibari, while Ren looked on from the sidelines. She smiled as she watched Bel attack tossing his knives but they seemed to just pass through Kyoya.
"They passed through him!" Ren heard Basil yell.
"No, he's dodging them with a minimal amount of movement and returning to his original position in a split second he completely sees through the knives," Shamel explained. Ren took a step to the side to avoid becoming a pin cushion from the knives that Kyoya dodged.
"There not bad," Colonelo remarked having also seen Ren do something similar.
"Well done, Mr. Ace," Bel said.
"No, you don't even have one letter right." Ren stifled a laugh at that lame joke on his name.
"Shishishi, What a weird guy. But it's become lots of fun all of the sudden, don't think I've forgotten about you Miss Queen." Bel said making Ren stand up straighter as Bel's knives began to float.
"Are you going to do some acrobatics now?" Kyoya asked, Ren pondered about telling him about the wires but decided against it, it would ruin his fun. Ren jumped forward as a couple knives came towards her and she was forced to stand beside Kyoya who gave her a look.
"I can't help it if he attacks me, but I'll leave the fighting to you just don't yell at me if I get in the way," Ren said to the unhappy frown on his face, but she left her weapon in its holster, this wasn't her fight.
Kyoya looked away from her knowing what she said was true she wouldn't interfere. He lowered his weapon for a moment and stepped forward. "Shall I give you a handicap for your injured leg?"
"No need to since your dragging your leg too," Bel replied Ren narrowed her eyes she didn't like the fact that Bel could see Kyoya's weekend state from the Gola Mosca incident last night. But she wasn't worried about it he wouldn't let it interfere with his fight. Ren was able to jump back to the sidelines as they both ran at each other Bel tossing his dozens of knives at him.
"It's useless to simply increase the quantity," Kyoya said hitting away the oncoming knives making Ren run and dodge as they came at her, she shot Kyoya a look which he ignored but she knew he saw by the slight smirk on his face.
"What am I your target." She muttered dodging another volley and cursing as she was also getting caught in the trap as Bel herded her closer to the center and Kyoya. She flanked him and saw his cheek get sliced open as a wire cut it, she also winced as a few of the wires got her as well. She cursed again as more knives were thrown and she was forced to dodge and get further cut by wires it irritated her because she was more entangled within them than Kyoya was but she still didn't say anything as Kyoya ran and zigzagged getting closer to the center like she was. He stopped suddenly when another cut appeared on his cheek and several on his arms and legs.
Kyoya glanced at Ren who looked irritated and was also sliced up, he could tell she knew something but like she promised she wasn't getting involved in his fight. But the fact that she was just standing there in the open and not moving back to the sidelines was odd to him. He let his body go lax and dropped his weapons and fell to the ground taking a page from Ren's book at playing helpless it was always a good decoy.
"Shishishi, the genius wins. Does that mean I'm undefeated? Well, I am a prince after all, and a prince can never rule till the Queen is dead." Kyoya glanced over towards Ren who was crouched carefully but seemingly uncaring as Bel brought out more knives but her eyes were annoyed. He needed to figure out what was going on quickly or even her promise to him wouldn't hold up for much longer in this battle. "Buy-bye," Bel said and tossed the knives. Kyoya focused back on their enemy as the knives hurtled toward them, when they were close enough he caught them in-between his fingers, he glanced at Ren who had done the same and she was getting more annoyed after being attacked again she shot him a look the meant 'Hurry up and beat him'.
Ren growled softly as she caught the knives heading towards her as moving would mean getting shredded to ribbons. This was getting on her last nerves if Kyoya didn't figure out the secret now she would end this battle herself and she gave him a look that conveyed just that.
"T-they both caught them!" Basil yelled, Ren was really getting annoyed at his loud single sentences, but then she heard the impressed whistle from Colonelo and felt her irritation drop a little. Knowing that the baby was hard to impress according to Reborn she took the compliment.
"Oh, I see there are strings attached to these knives," Kyoya said as he examined the knives he caught, he dropped them and picked up his tonfa as he stood. "Well, that spoils the fun. Let's end this."
"I'm a little surprised but it's too soon to be getting elated because you know about the wires," Bel said calmly bringing out yet more knives. "A slicing waltz performed by these knives; no one has ever escaped it. Now it's over." He said as the knives surrounded Kyoya who only smirked.
"All this is like the wisdom of weak animals use to survive." He said and released the chain and sharp metal weight at the end from his Tonfas. Bel seemed to take offensive to his words and attacked. Kyoya began to swing his tonfa in a quick circle turning them into a blur of silver. "If that's the case, then all I need to do is knock them all down." Ren smiled as she could finally stand as the sharp weight at the end of the chain sliced through the wires and knocked away the oncoming knives.
"N-Not good," Bel said backing away a step.
"Have you prepared yourself?" Kyoya asked before jumping at him destroying part of the wall when Bel dodged.
"Pass. It wouldn't be bad to go all out on you, but this is no time to be playing around. This is a group match I'm going to the other rings. Besides, after I've damage you this much it may as well be my win." He tossed a few last knives before running away. "Bye-be!"
"Not as big as his talk," Kyoya said turning away Ren smiled and moved forward and was there to support him as his wounded leg gave out on him. She smiled at him and he leaned a little harder on her as they glanced at the sky where Tsuna and there enemy's fight got even more aggressive. Ren and Kyoya made their way forward intending to also help their sides remaining ring bearers, but they didn't get more than three feet before Ren stopped.
Kyoya glanced at her questioningly and saw the annoyance on her face. "Great what is that old hag doing here?" The 'old hag' he remembered was the Varia's wind guardian, a few sounds later she appeared landing in front of them, Ren growled.
"Oi, where do you think you're going, it's time for our rematch while Bel kills your helpless little friends," Azura said pulling out her whip and licking it. Ren stood straighter and released Kyoya.
"You had your turn, now it's mine Kyoya, but do me the favor and help Hayato release the other guardians," Ren asked pulling her collapsed staff out.
Kyoya didn't really want to stay out of the fight but he knew neither did she when he was fighting so with some reluctance he did as she asked and started towards the closets guardian, Yamamoto.
"Thanks Kyoya." Ren said giving him an excited look.
