Kyandi: Greetings, my lovelies!
Roksana: Kyandi-sama had too much time on her hands today.
Kyandi: Not only did I finish this chapter, I also did the drawing of Roksana in Hibari's dress shirt that I said I would do.
Roksana: I begged her not to.
Kyandi: If any of you want to see it, just go to my twiiter, kyandiakatensei, and you can see it there!
Roksana: She also has a picture of me in my school uniform. I suggest looking at that one instead.
Kyandi: You're just embarrassed.
Roksana: Of course I am!
Kyandi: If you can't be nice, I might actually make it cannon in the story.
Roksana: ...I'll shut up now.
Kyandi: Good girl. Everyone, please enjoy and review.
Roksana: Kyandi-sama does not own Katekyo Hitman REBORN.
Chapter 46 The Sky and The Moon
The next morning, before the sun could begin it's climb into the sky, their two defense teams went out, one near a nearby lake and the other further into the forest. Roksana remained behind with Tsuna, Reborn, Fuuta, Yuni, Irie, Kyoko, Haru, I-pin, Ryoka, and Marc. Should anything happen, sending Roksana into battle, Roksana already made Ryoka and Marc promise to stay with Fuuta, Kyoko and Haru.
Anxious on how things were going, Roksana and the others left behind, stood there, watching and waiting, Ryoka hanging off Roksana's leg. Marc stood at Roksana's other hand, gripping her hand tightly as they all waited for the first signs of the battle starting. When it finally came, it came in the form of a large explosion from the direction of Gokudera's team.
"There was an explosion over there!" Tsuna gasped. "It's where Gokudera-kun, Lal, and Gamma should be at!"
"Those guys, I just hope they manage to take down the enemy in one blow." Reborn remarked.
"Lal is sick and Gokudera-kun is injured to the point where he shouldn't be able to move much. If the fight extends for too long, it'll be dangerous." Irie agreed.
Seeing the concerned look on Tsuna's face, Roksana laid her free hand on his shoulder, making him look at her. Roksana gave him a smile as she squeezed his shoulder lightly.
"Don't worry, Tsuna. They'll be fine. Hayato isn't going to let you down." she told him.
"I hope you're right." Tsuna replied.
In all honesty...Roksana hoped she was too.
They stood there, watching as more and more explosions showed that Gokudera and his group had been unable to finish it in one strike. The longer the explosions carried on, the more anxiety grew in those standing there watching. For a moment, there seemed to be a lull in the explosions before they picked up at twice as bad.
"The battle where Gokudera-kun's at is getting violent!" Tsuna exclaimed, just before the communication link between them and Gokudera's team, clicked on.
"Can you hear me, Tenth?!" came Gokudera's voice.
"Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna exclaimed.
"We were saved by Varia. Right now, they're battling against Zakuro and Bluebell." Gokudera explained.
"So Xanxus made it, huh?" Roksana asked.
"Yes. They're as crazy as ever. Beneath the flag of Vongola, they will assist us, says Xanxus!" Gokudera told them.
"Xanxus said that!?" Tsuna gasped in surprise.
"You guys know of their power first hand. This is great reinforcement." Reborn told them.
"Yeah!" Tsuna replied, relieved.
"Hey, Hayato, toss Xanxus the headset for a moment." Roksana said.
"Uh...okay?"
On the other end of the line, Gokudera, confused on what Roksana could possibly have to say to Xanxus, and also feeling a little anxious, turned to Xanxus, pulling the headset out of his ear.
"Hey, Xanxus! It's for you!" Gokudera called, throwing the earpiece to Xanxus.
Xanxus caught it, looking down at the thing with one eyebrow raised. A little curious, because it didn't seem like Tsuna to want to talk to him directly, he put the ear piece into his ear.
"What?" he demanded, while his men dealt with Zakuro and Bluebell.
"You finally decided to show up, you spoiled, scar-ridden, daddy's boy?"
Though he hadn't heard that voice in nearly ten years, Xanxus could never forget it. It belonged to one of the few people who had ever stood up to him, as well as showed him kindness after he had nearly killed her and her friends.
"Volkov." he growled, making his men glance towards him.
"Squalo said her past self was here. he was telling the truth!" Lussuria said.
"Aw, you remembered my name. And here I thought you called everyone "trash" and "scum" because you had a bad memory and couldn't remember names, old man." came Roksana's mocking tone.
Xanxus was half tempted to break the ear piece right then and there.
"You little bit-"
"Ah, ah, ah! Remember what happened to Luca when he called me a bitch. Don't make me turn you into a woman...you don't have the constitution for it." Roksana warned him.
Xanxus grit his teeth. He could really only thing of one thing to say to her.
"I'm not old."
"You are now." Roksana replied, laughing in his ear. She carried on before he could really lose his temper. "All teasing aside, whether you want to hear it or not...thanks for the help. Raise some hell."
Before Xanxus could say anything, Roksana cut the line of communication. Annoyed now because she had the gull to hang up on him, Xanxus threw the ear piece back at Gokudera, the thing bouncing off his head with a "Hey!" of complaint from the boy. Now horribly annoyed and pissed off, Xanxus threw all of his rage into his fighting, another, even larger explosion rocking the forest.
Back at their camp, Roksana watched the explosion with a victorious, smug smirk on her face. Tsuna and the others stared at Roksana, a little scared at how easily Roksana had gotten Xanxus to blow up in the face of the enemy. Roksana merely flicked a pigtail of her shoulder.
"Sometimes it's just too easy to set off men like Xanxus." Roksana remarked.
"You know he's going to try to kill you when this is over!" Tsuna told her.
"As long as we're still alive by the end of this, I'll take it." Roksana told him, clapping him on the shoulder.
Tsuna couldn't believe how laid back Roksana was about this whole thing. Then again, after so many assassins had come after her, what was one more? Even if that assassin was Xanxus.
A large explosion from towards the lake, had them all turning in that direction then. It was much larger than anything that had come from the direction of the fight with Zakuro and Bluebell.
"It's coming from the lake this time! Over by the lake..." Tsuna said, trailing off.
"I'm pretty sure Ryohei-nii, Basil-nii, Tazaru, Nosaru...and Lambo are there!" Fuuta said.
Roksana turned in that direction, watching the trees. If Xanxus and his group were fighting Zakuro and Bluebell over by Gokudera's group, then that meant that Ryohei's group had gone up against Kikyou. Having fought him, herself, Roksana knew Kikyou was strong. Especially since she was pretty sure that he had been holding back considerably against her. It was going to be a hard fight even when it was five against one.
Then a feeling washed over Tsuna, Yuni and Roksana, the three tensing. Roksana knew this feeling and while Tsuna couldn't place it, Roksana could. It made her feelings complicated, Part of her wanted to grin because Kikyou was in for the surprise of his life, but the other part wanted to scrunch up her nose in disgust.
"Tsuna-nii, Roksana-nee! Look! The battle between Varia and Zakuro-Bluebell is getting intense!" Fuuta told them, redirecting their attention.
The next explosion was so intense, it was blinding, making Roksana raise a hand to shade her eyes.
"You're right! What's happening?" Tsuna asked.
"Xanxus is probably blowing his top like a train whistle." Roksana replied.
"Who's fault would that be!?" Tsuna retorted.
"Totally mine."
Roksana didn't even hesitate in responding, making Tsuna's jaw drop. He could swear that she was even proud of that accomplishment. Which was probably was.
"Varia is made up of the best fighters. They're the strongest assassination group on the face of this earth." Fuuta remarked.
"However, their opponents are the real Six Funeral Wreaths, who are anything but human. It wouldn't be a surprise, no matter who won." Reborn said.
"Good point, but I think there's going to be another deciding factor." Roksana remarked, grinning to herself as the others turned to look at her.
She didn't say anything else, just watched and waited. There would come a point, she was sure, when she and Tsuna would be called in. For now, she watched as the explosions from where Gokudera's group were, drew closer and closer to the lake. When next there came a lull in fight, they finally received a report on what was going on. Roksana couldn't help the grin on her face when her feeling earlier, was proven right.
"Eh!? The real Mukuro appeared on the battlefield!?" Tsuna asked.
"Yeah! It's the real thing that came out of the Vindice cells! His apprentice said so himself!" Gokudera told them. "The explosions from the battle are causing static! I'm gonna hang up at once!"
"Okay!" Tsuna told him.
"So it was Mukuro. I thought that was what I sense earlier." Roksana remarked, Tsuna agreeing.
"It's exactly what Mukuro said. He really managed to escape." Reborn said.
"Y-yeah...he's incredible." Tsuna said.
"An incredible pain in the butt." Roksana retorted.
"You're the one who is incredible, Sawada-san." Yuni told Tsuna, confusing him. "Yamamoto-san and the others are on their way. All of the guardians of Vongola are coming together beneath you, Boss!"
"True, but..." Roksana looked off into the distance. "I don't know. I can't shake the feeling that things are about to take a turn. Whether that's for the best or worst, I don't know."
When their next report came, a frown fell on Roksana's face as Ryohei described to them the last member of the Six Funeral Wreaths; a being that resembled Byakuran but with the mark on his face under the opposite side.
They called him Ghost.
"A real Six Funeral Wreath that sucks away your flames?!" Tsuna retorted.
"
That's right! Our rings and boxes don't work against him! The opponent is too dangerous! Take Yuni and get away from here as quickly as you can!" Ryohei told them.
"Neither the rings nor the boxes...work?" Fuuta said, worry creasing his brow.
Roksana and Tsuna shared a look. At this rate, everyone would die, but they couldn't just both abandon Yuni.
"Sawada-san, Roksana." Yuni called, making the two look at her. "Please go. I have Grandpa Reborn with me."
"Are you sure?" Roksana asked.
Yuni, a smile on her face, gave them a nod.
"Yuni! Thank you!" Tsuna told her.
"That's too reckless! It's like going just to die!" Fuuta told them.
"Don't worry about it, Fuuta. This is where my trump card comes into play." Roksana assured him, before turning to Tsuna. "Ready?"
Tsuna pulled on his gloves, swallowing a Dying Will pill to ignite his flames.
"Yeah." he agreed.
Roksana turned to Ryoka and Marc then, crouching in front of them to lay a hand on each of their shoulders. She waited until she was sure she had both of their attention before she spoke.
"You two stay here. Look after Irie and make sure you stay with Haru and Kyoko, okay?" Roksana asked.
"You're coming back, right, Mama?" Ryoka asked.
"Yeah. As much as I complain that others are like cockroaches and are impossible to kill, I'm probably right up there with them. Behave and be good for Haru and Kyoko, okay?" Roksana told them. Both nodded, though neither wanted her to go. "Good. I'll be back."
Roksana got to her feet, turning to Tsuna. She gave him a nod to show that she was ready before she ignited her flames in her feet to hover a foot off the ground.
"We're going in." Tsuna told the others.
"We're counting on you. We're facing a tough enemy. Neither flames nor boxes will work against him." Reborn told them.
"Sawada-san, Roksana...good luck." Yuni added.
"Yes." Tsuna replied.
"Tsuna-kun!"
Kyoko and Haru ran up then, both of them worried for Tsuna, but they knew, just looking at him, that they couldn't stop him. Besides, he had Roksana with him. So shoving aside what they really wanted to say, they put smiles on their faces, the both of them wishing him good luck.
"Take care of Yuni." Tsuna told them, taking to the sky.
Roksana gave them all a nod and turned to join him when Yuni called out to her.
"Roksana." Roksana turned to look back at the girl, who had a serious look on her face. "You know...you don't always have to be the sacrifice."
Roksana stared back at Yuni for a long moment before a smile curled her lips. Yuni's eyes widened in surprise when the smile looked almost...sad. Turning back to Yuni, Roksana laid a hand on her shoulder, bending forward to put her two-toned eyes on level with Yuni's.
"I never do something I don't absolutely need to, but, for my family...everything is a must. You of all people should understand that." Roksana told her. "Don't worry. Everyone will come back."
"And you?" Yuni asked.
Roksana gave her another smile, squeezing her shoulder for a moment before she took a step back, ready to rocket off after Tsuna.
"I'll do what I have to, just like I always have."
With that, Roksana turned and rocketed off after Tsuna. She caught up with him quickly, the two headed for the lake.
"Tsuna." Tsuna glanced at Roksana out of the corner of his eyes. "I'm going to hang back until you can stop Ghost from absorbing flames. When I do come in, I need you to redirect the strongest blast as possible, towards me. I'll handle the rest from there."
"Are you sure?" Tsuna asked, not wanting her to get hurt.
"Yes. You can do it, right?" Roksana asked.
"Yes."
"Good."
Over by the lake, Yamamoto had finally arrived on the scene with Dino and Squalo behind him. With Ghost making b-line for the direction Yuni was in, they were all trying to stop him, but nothing seemed to work. With how Ghost had appeared as if teleported there, Mukuro pointed out that he could simply be storing up their flames to use to take him directly to Yuni and Roksana.
"He could get to Yuni in seconds flat!?" Gokudera asked.
"I won't let that happen!"
Looking up, they all saw the bright, orange flames quickly approaching that was the signal that Tsuna had arrived on the scene. With Roksana's words in mind, Tsuna prepared himself to use his version of the Zero Point Breakthrough. Taking his stand, he collided with the electrical field around Ghost. With the collision, it was like a vacuum appeared around Tsuna and Ghost, the force of it trying to suck everyone else in.
Tsuna persisted, though, until he completely absorbed Ghost with the Zero Point Breakthrough, as if the man was nothing more than a ball of flames. With Ghost gone, everyone started celebrating. When Ryohei tried to approach, Tsuna warned him to stay back. Something wasn't right and even some of the others could tell.
"Zero Point Breakthrough is a tactic that absorbs the opponent's flames and turns them into your own, but Tsuna's flames didn't grow, even after having absorbed Ghost's flames." Dino said.
"There's no mistake that Ghost had a great amount of flame power. After all, it devoured not only our flames, but the flames of the real Six Funeral Wreaths. We're all woozy now." Lussuria remarked.
Tsuna didn't know what about going on or where all those flames had gone. He didn't want to signal Roksana in yet, when he had no idea what was going on. Then he heard the last voice he wanted to hear at the moment.
"Impressive indeed!" Looking upward, they were all greeted with the sight of Byakuran hovering in the sky above them. "You defeated Ghost so easily! I'm honored to be in the presence of so many notable faces. The boss of the Cavallone Family, Vongola's Independent Assassination Group, Varia, Mukuro-kun and his followers, the Guardians of Vongola, save for one, and lastly, Vongola's Tenth. The entire main force of the Italian mafia family, Vongola, is assembled before me. All for Roksana-chan, though I'm sure you have her hidden away with Yuni-chan."
Tsuna didn't bother pointing out that Roksana was closer than he thought she way. She was probably biting on her hand trying to keep from making some kind of nasty retort to Byakuran thinking she allowed herself to be hidden away.
"You know, Tsunayoshi-kun. You really are a curious person. To be able to coerce Mukuro-kun and Xanxus-kun to submit to you, when they too once tried to kill you...that couldn't have been an easy feat." Byakuran remarked.
"Hey, scum. Whoever said I was submitting to him?" Xanxus asked, aiming a shot right for Byakuran.
"Kufufu. He's got that right. I'd thought that the only ones who would take my word and actions at face value would be an ignorant little girl, or foolish young boy, but I see you've put me with the mafia too. How insulting." Mukuro remarked, adding his won attack to the mix.
"I see, so sorry." Byakuran called, easily waving off the attacks. "Anyway, it looks like you're all quite worn out. What was that feeble attack just now? Well, I guess it can't be helped, since you had most of your flames sucked dry by Ghost. You're all running on empty right now."
"Everyone, stay back. I'll be his match." Tsuna told the others.
Much to the annoyance of a few.
"Do you have any clue why I came here, Tsunayoshi-kun? It's because I'm ready now! Both my heart and my body." Byakuran told Tsuna.
"I've been ready for ages." Tsuna replied.
The speed in which Tsuna attacked Byakuran, was shocking, but no matter the amount of attacks he rained down on Byakuran, it only took a single finger for Byakuran to stop him and send him crashing into the ground below.
"You don't mean to say this is as much as you can handle, do you? I still haven't even used a tenth of the flames that Ghost absorbed!" Byakuran said.
"The flames Ghost absorbed?!" Ryohei repeated.
"What the hell are you talking about?!" Gokudera demanded.
"Mm? You don't get it, do you. Ghost stole your flames, right? Well, those flames are all inside my body!" Byakuran told them, laughing as the flames exploded from his back, taking the shape of white wings.
Byakuran explained to them how Ghost had merely been another Byakuran from another parallel world and how he had the ability not only to absorb flames, but to share them with him. Because of that, Byakuran now had all of their flames. Tsuna didn't care one way or the other. All he cared about was bringing Byakuran down. So he attacked.
In the brief moment before Byakuran blocked Tsuna's attack, he managed to open his box weapon, a white dragon appearing. When the dragon attacked Tsuna, Tsuna barely got Nuts out in time to defend himself.
"Isn't having a dragon box weapon awesome? It's the greatest, exclusively for me. Though I did rather enjoy the sight of Roksana-chan's phoenix. Despite this, you managed to hold its power well. The next one will penetrate you...or your comrades." Byakuran said.
As the dragon snapped towards him, the speed was so great, all Tsuna could do was deflect the dragon, the creature changing courses to rocket right for Xanxus and his men below. Tsuna whipped around, gritting his teeth. He wouldn't be able to get between the dragon and Xanxus quick enough.
"Roksana!" Tsuna called.
Only a blur of silver darting between the dragon and Xanxus showed a response to his call before Roksana appeared before Xanxus. Now was the time to show them her trump card, but first. she had another surprise for her friends. Reaching for one of the boxes on her thigh belt, Roksana pulled it off, but it wasn't her Vongola ring she raised.
Somewhere during her flight from their camp to the lake, Roksana had removed the heirloom ring that usually hung around her neck, sliding it onto her right ring finger. Her comrades watched in surprise as the two different colored gems on the stone ignited in flames that she inserted into the box.
"Let's show him what we got, Notte." Roksana said, the box opening.
Out of the box, it's body rippling with a mix of orange and silver flames, came a creature that was a careful mix of lion and leopard. With a roar, it surged forward, knocking the dragon away before landing before Roksana. All eyes remained fixed on Roksana as her box weapon wound its way around her, a deep rumbling purr leaving it as it pressed its head against her hand.
"Roksana-chan, I see you finally showed yourself, and what an interesting box weapon. A lion?" Byakuran called down.
"Notte is a Leopon...the offspring of a male lion and a female leopard. Fitting that he's also a mix of Sky and Moon flames." Roksana called up.
From where he floated in the sky, Byakuran could almost swear that the streak of green in each of her eyes, was glowing as her flames, currently a mix of orange and silver, glowed around her.
"Wait! You're saying that-"
Roksana turned a grin on Gokudera as he cut off.
"That's right. I have both the Moon and Sky flames running through me." Roksana said, turning her eyes back to Byakuran. "Notte's not the only surprise I have for you."
"Oh? I can't wait to see what else you have in store." Byakuran told her.
He was going to regret having said that.
Pulling a second box from her thigh belt, Roksana concentrated on her flames in the ring on her right hand. Before their eyes, the Moon flame on the ring, faded until it vanished, leaving only the Sky flame which she then inserted into the box. Out of the box, came a large wolf, orange flames woven through it's thick fur.
"Belyy, and now Tsukuyomi." Roksana said. switching to her Vongola ring and Vongola box to release her phoenix box weapon.
With the bird sitting on her shoulder, the wolf to her right and the leopon to her left, Roksana looked up at Byakuran who seemed pleasantly amused. He obviously didn't see the threat that lied in her three box weapons. He would, soon enough.
"You really should pay more attention to something other than me." Roksana told Byakuran, the man raising an eyebrow before Tsuna crashed into him.
Byakuran didn't even bat an eye. He swatted Tsuna aside, sending his dragon after Tsuna. Tsuna managed to stop the dragon, freezing it in place. With the dragon frozen, Tsuna had Nuts transform, taking it one step further than Nuts' usually Cambio Forma, equipping Tsuna with the gauntlets the first Vongola boss used to deliver one ultimate attack. Byakuran didn't seem all that concerned, and they soon found out why.
Holding up his hands, Byakuran merely clapped them, completely destroying the attack before it could land.
"Vongola box beaten~!" Byakuran sang. "The White Applause is the ultimate defense technique that will destroy any kind of attack. How was that, Tsunayoshi-kun? I bet you have never fought a fight where you'd feel the difference in powers so big. Very scary, ain't it? Even though you're a boss of a mafia, you're still a middle schooler. No need to feel embarrassed. It's okay to wet yourself."
Byakuran attacked Tsuna, slamming the boy into the ground. In a flash, Byakuran was behind him, grabbing Tsuna in a head lock where he could easy snap him neck.
"Even dying is okay. Haha, Tsunayoshi-kun! How helpless you ar-" Byakuran cut off, raising a hand to stop the charge of Roksana's Belyy. The wolf crashed into the barrier of energy Byakuran formed, growling as it clawed at the barrier. Byakuran looked up at Roksana, who now stood a couple dozen of yards away, Tsukuyomi on her shoulder and Notte by her side. "Now, now, Roksana-chan. That's quiet rude, not to mention pointless."
"Not as pointless as you think. You see, Belyy has a very unique ability and it pairs quiet nicely with that of Notte's." Roksana told him. When Byakuran raised an eyebrow at her, she only said two words. "Belyy...bite."
Byakuran's eyes opened widely when Belyy opened his giant jaws and bit down on the barrier, sinking his fangs into the energy.
"Belyy's special ability is, but using the "harmony" characteristic of the Sky flame, he can harmonize with your flames...and absorb them, giving the power to me." Roksana told him.
Before his eyes, Byakuran watched as the barrier began to falter and shrink, getting smaller and smaller as the wolf box weapon drained him of more and more energy. If he let it go on or tried to apply more flames to the barrier, it would just be giving Roksana more power. The fact that Roksana was now turning on him the trick he had used against them earlier, only put a frown on Byakuran's face as he peered at Roksana over Tsuna's shoulder.
"Two can play this game." Roksana told him.
"And I could easily snap this thin neck." Byakuran retorted, applying pressure to Tsuna's neck.
Tsuna reached up, gripping Byakuran's arm while Roksana's eyes narrowed. Try as he might, Tsuna couldn't get Byakuran to release him.
"I expected a batter match. What a disappointment." Byakuran told Tsuna while keeping an eye on Belyy. He had to move quickly if he wanted to succeed with his plan before Roksana could break through the barrier and add her fighting strength to Tsuna's. "The size of your flames conveys the amount of resolution you have. Is you resolution to return your friends to the past so insignificant?"
Tsuna refused to back down, to leave his friends stranded in the future. With his conviction, he increased his flames, Byakuran matching it.
"Hmm, it seems your flame pressure has gone up just a little. It's my turn." Byakuran said, increasing his flames.
Tsuna struggled to match it, to keep from letting Byakuran over power him. The sharp increase of Byakuran's flames had Belyy yelping, the wolf releasing the barrier as Roksana grimaced herself. Byakuran chuckled as he peered over at Roksana.
"Can't handle the amount, Roksana-chan?" he mocked.
"I have what I need. It's Notte's turn." Roksana replied.
"For what?" Byakuran asked, sure there was nothing she could do.
"Notte's ability is to use the Sky flame to harmonize with other people's flames and then use the Moon flame...to grant them new flames at the expense of my own."
She could...give her flames, or, in this case, the flames she had stole from Byakuran, to others!?
Byakuran was starting to see why so many people had been out to kill Roksana.
She was steadily growing irksome.
"Notte." Roksana called.
A low growl rumbled forth from the leopon. Byakuran and Tsuna both looked down at Tsuna's ring as it begun to glow. Notte then spread his jaws in a resounding roar and the flames around Tsuna's ring exploded, energy surging up through Tsuna unlike what he had felt before. This was Roksana's power surging through him, giving new life to the flames that coursed through every inch of his body.
Most of her flames now gone, Roksana fell to one knee, all three of her box weapons vanishing since she no longer had the flame energy to sustain them.
"Take him down, Tsuna." Roksana told him, even as her sight swayed from wooziness.
Unknown to her, she had just walked right into Byakuran's trap.
As Byakuran increased his flames to match Tsuna's, both his Mare ring and Tsuna's Vongola ring began to release a loud noise as some kind of boundary appeared around the two, expanding. It was as if the two rings were resonating with each other. As the boundaries kept expanding, a third appeared with Yuni trapped in the center, the three Sky Trinisettes being drawn together. No matter what the others did to try to keep Yuni apart from Tsuna and Byakuran, her boundary collided with their's.
To make matters worse, Roksana's ring began to glow, pulling out her flames despite her having so little left. Hibari jolted forward, running for Roksana to grab her, but before he could it Roksana was yanked towards the boundary by her ring, the girl being yanked right in.
"I've been waiting for the both of you, Yuni-chan, Roksana-chan." Byakuran told the two now that they were both trapped inside with him and Tsuna. "This is what happens when the powerful Sky flames of the Trinisette, fueled by the Moon flames, come together. We finally have the stage all to ourselves. It's a special stage where only the Sky's Trinisette and the Moon, can exist. Though, since I have no use for you anymore, Tsunayoshi-kun, I'll get rid of you now so that I can have the stage for Yuni-chan, Roksana-chan and myself."
As Byakuran's arm tightened around Tsuna's neck, but Yuni and Roksana yelled at Byakuran to stop.
"Hm? Don't you think it's a little late to ask me to stop?" Byakuran asked, his eyes fixed on Yuni. "You were the one that forced the Vongola to risk their lives to protect you, Yuni-chan. I'm sure you knew that their opponent would be me, whom they'd be powerless against. You merely ran around blindly like it was some tragic act, while increasing the number of victims. You're far too selfish for your own good. Perhaps you wanted to see great numbers of people fighting for your sake. Weren't you running just out of curiosity, Princess of the Arcobalenos?"
Something inside Yuni's cape pulsed then, making all of them focus in on her.
"What was that just now? You're hiding something inside your cape, aren't you?" Byakuran asked, as Yuni gripped her cape close to her.
"No...you mustn't yet." Yuni said lowly.
"Yet?" Byakuran repeated.
Whatever it was, it couldn't be contained inside Yuni's cape much more. It also called to Roksana's ring, the girl wincing as her ring ignited again, pulling flames from her that she didn't have to spare. Reacting to that, whatever it was inside Yuni's cape, burst forth. Out of her cape, came the other Arcobaleno pacifiers. Items were starting to appear from them as the silver glow of Roksana's flames gathered around the pacifiers.
"Yuni..." Roksana called, her vision really starting to sway.
"I'm sorry, Roksana!" Yuni said, crouching next to Roksana.
"The reconstruction of the Arcobaleno's bodies is about to begin." Reborn said. "In other words, they're reborn."
"Do you mean to say the strongest infants of the world are reviving!?" Dino asked.
"I'd heard that with the power of the Sky's Arcobaleno, the Arcobaleno in temporary states of death can revive, especially when aided by the "rebirth" characteristic of the Moon flame. But I never thought it would be from the pacifiers." Reborn said.
"Does this mean...that Yuni-sama's had this in mind when she escaped?" Kikyou asked.
"Yes. In order to give the Arcobaleno time to revive after being killed by Millefiore, and in order to give them a boost with Roksana's flame, she pleaded with Sawada Tsunayoshi to help her protect her comrades' pacifiers." Mukuro said.
"You...used me?" Roksana asked, looking up at Yuni.
"No! I wasn't going to use your flames. I didn't know it would draw them out of you anyway!" Yuni told her.
Roksana didn't think Yuni was lying. She just wished she had known about this. She wouldn't have fed the flames to Tsuna if she knew this would come from it.
"I don't get it! When Colonello and the other infants revive, what'll happen?!" Ryohei asked.
"If they return, then the order of the Trinisette in this generation, in other words, the order of the world, will be regained again, and above all, they're powerful! If Sawada and the fully revived Arcobaleno combine powers, they may be able to defeat Byakuran!" Lal replied.
"That's true. There is no non-Trinisette device here to kill the Arcobaleno, and if they all revive now, it'll be troublesome. But from the looks of things, I'm guessing that it'll take at least another hour for the Arcobaleno to revive." Byakuran said, the expression on Yuni's face saying he had just hit the nail on the head. "I've hit the mark."
"Tsuna!"
Roksana gasped as Byakuran quickly tightened his arm around Tsuna's neck, knocking the boy unconscious. With Tsuna out, Byakuran dropped him to the ground, where he remained, face down.
"No matter who should revive, I wouldn't lose, but it would be a waste of time, no? No one else can enter these boundaries and Roksana-chan is on her last leg. You're mine~!" Byakuran told Yuni. "Crying won't get you anywhere either. The Arcobaleno won't defeat me for you."
"That's right." Reborn called. "The ones who'll defeat you aren't the Arcobaleno. It'll be my students, Tsuna."
At that point, Roksana didn't know what he meant or how things would change. From where she was sitting, her world doing a sickening rocking effect, her brain was racing in a thousand different directions, trying to come up with some plan, some way out of this one. She hated to admit it, but maybe...she wouldn't be able to get herself out this one.
At least...not alone.
END
Kyandi: If it's a surprise that you have two different types of flames, wait until they find out why.
Roksana: Hush, no spoilers.
Kyandi: Right, right! Don't want to reveal that just yet.
Roksana: Though, all of you are about to get a little bit of a glimpse of what Stella looks like.
Kyandi: One of these days, I'll draw you and Stella. Someday soon.
Roksana: For now, it's getting late.
Kyandi: Right! Everyone, don't forget to check out the drawing on my twitter, and please enjoy and review.
Roksana: We'll be back tomorrow.
Kyandi: Bye-bye!