DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN!
A/N: Examination kills my fingers...
Chapter 37: Universal Flames
PREVIOUSLY:
"Why not directly to Vongola?" G asked.
"If he'll show it to Vongola, they'll know easily who he is. But for some boys, they'll think away that he is Cielo. There's a mark on his every gun, did you guys, remember? A calligraphy of his name carved in each gun and weapon that he has. 'Cielo' is written in it and I'm sure those boys will think of him as an assistant, not the real deal." Alaude answered.
"There's still the risk," Giotto commented. "Let's go. The meeting about Varia would start soon in Bianco's shop."
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Chapter 37: Universal Flames
"In advance, sorry for dragging you, guys, for the mess I'm in," I said, "Especially you, Takeshi, Ryohei-nii and Lambo. And even if you probably have connections with the mafia, you, too, Hibari."
I look at each of their faces. Counterclockwise.
Hayato's the most attentive one in the group. His eyes are shining and sparkling. For goodness sake, it's just a meeting...
Takeshi looks dead serious but his eyes say he wants to sleep.
Lambo's in the same seat as Bianco is. I smile as I see the small boy sleep in his cow costume in uncle's arms.
Shiro's drinking tea. She looks bored as usual.
Mukuro is holding his trident while creating illusions of owls. His 5-inches, tiny, snowy owls surround him. Adding 2 and decreasing 1, in every 5 seconds.
Chrome, unlike his master, is sitting and typing quietly at her laptop. No one knows, not even uncle, that those two mist users are my secretaries even though I find it so obvious.
Ryohei-nii's the same with Lambo's case. Both tired, both sleeping.
Hibari's dead silent.
I smiled. "Let's begin."
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"This meeting involves two parties, us and the Varia. Technically, three, the Vongola, too. But, we won't let them in. First thing's first, who are the Varia?" I started. I nodded my head, signaling for Mukuro to start.
Suddenly, a hologram as big as Lambo appeared in front of all of us, 5 inches away from our seats. The hologram shows the Varia.
"These are the seven major members of Varia. The one who's sitting in his chair is Xanxus, the current leader, and an adoptive son of Vongola, the Ninth. At his left is Superbi Squalo, an assassin and the second-in-command of the Varia. And, then that..." I stopped talking as I suddenly remember how he/she first approach me.
"Tsuna?" Shiro asked.
"Tsuna? You ok?" Hayato asked.
"Yeah. Anyways, that person with green hair is Lussuria. He... Just be careful with him. Then, that person with swords at his back is Leviathan. He's extremely loyal and serious in his work, in fact, he's the fastest of them all in doing his work. He doesn't choose his target. Then, that small guy who flies is Mammon, real name is Viper. Like Reborn, if you know him, he's an Arcobaleno. He's Varia's best spell caster, as they say. The blond haired person is named Belphegor. He is known as the 'prince-the-ripper'. He is a self-proclaim battle genius and uses knives." I narrated.
"Tsuna, what's an Arcobaleno? What is the Varia?" Takeshi asked. He's surprisingly listening.
"Also, the Vongola... who are they?" added Ryohei-nii. Ryohei-nii's asking surprises me. He, too, is listening.
After a pause, I continued, "For the terms, Varia is the Vongola's elite, independent, assassination squad. They are genius assassins who work in the deepest recesses of the Mafia. Each member takes on missions that are said to be impossible to accomplish by humans; however, they do not accept a mission unless the chance of success is 90% or higher. The major members of the Varia, Mammon, Belphegor, Superbi Squalo, Leviathan, and Lussuria, have loyalty issues for others, but not to their leader, Xanxus. They are extremely loyal to him. Those that see them work often say that their high-level assassination skills are demonic. It's like a mission impossible sometimes to anyone but them"
"Vongola has long since been the most powerful Mafia Famiglia in all of Italy. The Vongola is one of the, if not the, largest Famiglia in existence, having an extremely large following. The Vongola is unique in its structure in that it accepts other Famiglias to become a part of their power, and, as such, has other Famiglias beneath them like Tomaso, Gregorio, and Difo. It had been started by the time when someone named Cozarto suggested Giotto-nii-I mean the first boss to create a vigilante group in order to protect the people, but their ways gradually changed during Vongola Secondo's reign or Ricardo, starting to turn towards violence and crime," I explained.
"You mean mafia-mafia?" asked Takeshi, looking at me. I nod my head, then he looks down at the hologram. Is he starting to mature up? Or like is it my imagination that he already gets these things that this isn't just a child's play? "Tsuna, I want to ask something."
"Speak freely," I responded. Takeshi took his time glancing at me, to the hologram and the people around us, before he speaks up.
"I'll ask you later," he decided. I shrug my shoulders and continue.
"Arcobaleno is a group made up of World's Strongest "I Prescelti Sette" of an era, which translates to the "Selective Seven", who each possess a pacifier that represents the different colors of the rainbow. They were originally adults but because of Checker face, a..." I stopped talking.
"Don't tell them that information," a voice said in my head.
"Checker face?" Suddenly, I stand somewhere in a void, no one's here, but only me. I silently look around.
"You're very informative of many things that many on Earth doesn't know. You even knew about me, how they became an Arcobaleno and much more that the current Arcobalenos and the great hitmen don't know. Seriously, why can't you just know your limitations? And why do you need to be one of them? You're one of the people I need to guard, you know? It's a pain watching all of you at once," commented Checker face yet I can't see him.
"'One of the people?' 'One of them?' 'All of you at once?' What are you talking about? Who are you talking about? Checker Face?" I asked.
"You'll know soon." With that, it suddenly blackens.
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"Tsuna?" called uncle. I came back to myself and saw everyone looking at me. I found myself lying on the floor. Did I collapse? They help me get up and I go back to my chair, leaving some people standing up and looking at me with concern.
"What happened?" I asked.
"That's what we want to know. What happened?," said Hayato, throwing the question back at me. I shrug.
"You suddenly went unconscious. Falls in your chair to the ground" answered Shiro.
"Are you getting sleepy?" asked Takeshi.
"No. I'm alright, I'm alright," I said, "Let's continue." Those who have helped me, go back to their chairs. With the hint of concern in their eyes, I continue.
"Sorry about that. Anyways, summing up, Arcobalenos are originally adults that became infant magically by someone and now, they are the 7 most powerful infants in the whole world. The Arcobaleno consists of Reborn, Aria, Verde, Colonnello, Skull, Viper/Mammon and Fon, each with corresponding pacifiers of their color and flame."
"Flame?" Hibari suddenly blurted out. To my surprise, he asked me. I smirk.
"Yes, flame or the seven flames of the sky," I said clearly and as I started speaking, I shifted my eyes from person to another, "The sky flame or harmony [to uncle], the storm or disintegration [to Hayato], the rain or tranquility [to Takeshi], sun or activation [to Ryohei-nii], lightning or hardening [to Lambo], cloud or growth [to Hibari], and the mist or construction [to my secretaries]. All these 7 flames are present within the Varia, Arcobaleno, Vongola and any person possible. Well, as what I have known, there are other types of flame namely the special flames, the flames of earth, the flames of heaven, the flames of hell, the flames of the ocean, the flames of seasons, the flames of living, and the flames of creation."
With all these things I've been saying, the bored Shiro is now attentively listening, the playful Mukuro's now interested, the serious Hayato and about-to-sleep uncle become speechless, the loud Ryohei-nii is already listening as well as Takeshi, Chrome suddenly stops typing once I started speaking about the other flames, and lastly, the silent Hibari speaks.
"Wow," commented Hibari, Chrome, and Hayato.
"You know a lot of stuff." -Uncle
"You have beaten my knowledge, Sawada." -Mukuro
"How do you know all of these things like you had livened a million of centuries?" asked Shiro. I chuckled.
"Tsuna, can you please explain?" asked Takeshi. Ryohei-nii agreed with a nod.
"Alright then," I said, "First the flames of earth were from a family that exists in the age of Primo or the fist Vongola Boss, though I don't know who. It consists of earth, glacier, desert, forest, mountain, and swamp"
"The special flames are the flame of oath, which had happened to Daphne and Fiore of the Risen Time Village of the 3rd century, the flame of night of the Vindice, and the flame of wrath, which had started with the second Vongola boss"
"The flames of heaven are rare like very, very, very rare. It consists of Lucifer's flame of light, Gabriel's flame of word, Raphael's flame of health, and Michael's flame of strength"
"While the flames of hell are flames that aren't inherited but given. It's originally from the fallen angel Lucifer, now Satan to his demons. The flame of death given to the Reapers, the flame of sufferance given to the Punishers, the flame of possession to demons and the flame of summoning to the Keepers of the circles of hell"
"The flames of the ocean are ocean, crystal, fluidity, resistance, waves and current. The flames of seasons are blossom, warmth, cold, and wind. The flames of the living are given to almost all people, which humans don't know it exists within them and only a few does. These are imagination, boundary, sixth sense, seventh sense, flight, voice, and eyes"
"Lastly, my favorite of all, the flames of creation, which by the way is still in progress. These consists of ancient powers and like that's of flames of hell, it is given. The flames of magic, healing, soul, beasts, and alchemy. Well, if I explain all of these will finish next year so better not to," I explained.
"How do you know all these?" Shiro asked again.
"I just knew," I simply answered. All of their faces except for the sleeping Lambo asked the question 'what'.
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A/N: Hehehehehehe...