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Summary: It happened again. He lost and as a result the people he cared about got hurt in the process… So when given the chance to save the girl he loved, he took it without hesitation and decided to use all the resources he had to make it possible… even if it meant that he could no longer run away from his past and his responsibilities… as Vongola Decimo.
Harem: Canon harem with some additions and early debuts.
Highschool Mafia: Devil X Decimo
Chapter 2
Flame of the Sky
"Some of you here might know me as Issei Hyoudou… but my real name is Tsunayoshi Sawada. I'm the Tenth Boss of the Vongola Famiglia."
"And I have come here today to take back Rias Gremory."
Raiser was the first to react to Issei's statement, making a face that one couldn't explain with words while Rias could only look at her pawn in shock and confusion before she began to realize all the adult devils around her had started to whisper among each other, but it wasn't because of the fact that her Issei, a low class devil, had come to her wedding and declared in front of everyone that he would take her back, in such a cool manner too if she could say so herself. From what she could tell, they seemed to be far interested in his earlier statement.
However, she couldn't help but feel that the name Vongola was very familiar.
"Just what are you babbling about?" Raiser asked angrily as he glared at Issei.
One of the younger devils who was a close friend of Raiser and supported him, turned to Rias and asked in an annoyed tone "Lady Rias, what is the meaning of this?"
"This is an event that I organize." At that moment, a man with crimson haired who had been sitting back with a look of awe and surprise on his face spoke up and walked toward them, with Grayfia Lucifuge following behind him. He was dressed in a fine robe, appearing to be a handsome man who looked to be in his early 20's. He had shoulder length crimson red hair and blue-green eyes that were all similar to Rias. In fact, Issei couldn't help but think that he was a male version of Rias, which could only mean one thing...
"Onii-sama." Rias' way of addressing him confirmed his suspicion. All around the room, the devils had a look of surprise on their faces as they watched their leader walking toward Issei.
"Maou-sama." The brunette turned his attention to Sirzechs Lucifer and lowered his head out of respect for the brother of his master, who smiled with a wave of his hand.
"There's no need for you to bow. Even more so, if you are truly who you claim to be then I should be the one to greet you." Sirzechs said, making his sister widen his eyes in surprise "So, how do I address you then? Will it be Issei Hyoudou-kun or Tsunayoshi Sawada-kun?"
"Issei Hyoudou is just a fake name… if it has come down to this, then please call me with my real name." Tsuna stated firmly with a nod of his head.
"Very well then, Tsuna-kun it is." Sirzechs said with a smile "In order to confirm your identity, I would like to ask you to show me your flame." Rias and her peerage looked confused at that, and even more so was Raiser "I haven't met you, but I have heard that the flame of the young heir of the Vongola is the clearest and purest of the sky flame since Giotto."
Tsuna nodded his head and then raised his hand, showing a metallic ring that he wore on his middle finger. It had an X in the middle with the words "Vongola Famiglia" written on it, with a cat-like creature's head at the end of the ring, being surrounded by fire. There was a chain that connected the ring to another smaller ring, worn on his little finger.
Every devil in the room looked at the ring in anticipation, until they realized that the floor was shaking slightly under an unseen force. Then, it got stronger and stronger, until they could feel that the whole residence, and the area surrounding it, were shaking violently like they were being hit by an earthquake, with cracks appearing on the wall. Soon the floor was shaking so violently that a number of devils in the room lost their footings, but the rest was immediately put on their guards and looked at Tsuna, the source of the force, warily. The only ones that weren't doing so, were Gokudera and the rest of his guardians and a number of high class devils. Sirzechs, on the other hand, had a smile on his face as he continued to look at the young man before him.
Then suddenly, it stopped, leaving Rias to look at her pawn in shock and amazement. What was that just now? Was this really her pawn "My deepest apology." Tsuna said as he exhaled deeply, closing his eyes and furrowing his brow as if he was concentrating hard "It's been a while that I use this power of mine. I'm a bit rusty at controlling its release." And then, to everyone's surprise, the ring on his hand burst into fire. However, unlike normal fires or the Hell Fire of the Phenex, the flame had bright yellow outlines and orange in its core. "Will this suffice?"
Sirzechs let out a bright smile at that, then he started chuckling softly while shaking his head, making the devils look at him in wonder. The crimson haired devil then reached out and placed his hands on Tsuna's arms, surprising even the brunette "I have no doubt now. Your flame is even clearer than Giotto's. I have planned this event to make it interesting, but I'd never my beloved sister's servant turn out to be the tenth boss of the largest and most powerful mafia family in the world. Astonishing! Truly astonishing!"
Everyone gasped in shock at that, with the only exceptions being the highest ranking household's devils. Even Raiser had a look of shock on his face as he looked at the pawn of his fiancé.
Sirzechs then turned his attention to the three standing behind Tsuna, and greeted them with a smile "I believe these young gentlemen here are your guardians."
"Yes, these three are Gokudera Hayato, Yamamoto Takeshi and Sasagawa Ryohei… my storm, rain and sun guardians respectively." Gokudera nodded his head firmly with his hands behind his back, while Yamamoto just smiled and Ryohei grinned confidently at him.
"Ah yes, your guardians indeed bore uncanny resemblances to the first's."
"You know Giotto?"
"One of the most extraordinary men of his era, him and Simon Cozzato. My family, the Gremory and Bael, were the one who helped Giotto move to Japan, after his Mist Guardian betrayed him and turned the organization toward the path of crime and violence. Giotto and his Vongola were once our Faction's greatest human allies." Sirzechs explained, making Tsuna widen his eyes at that and snuck a glance to Rias, who shared a similar expression on her face "But our relationship became strained during the Secondo's reign. It's only recently under the Nono, Timoteo's influence that we're able to reconcile somewhat, but even then we've been able to make much process since then."
"Then would you like us to become allies once again?" Tsuna asked, a small smile on his face as he gestured his hand to his crimson haired master. Around the room, the devils let out a sound in surprise and they began to whisper to each other once again "I will only ask one thing in return, and that is my master's freedom."
"My my, that's quite an offer." Sirzechs let out a soft chuckle as he said "Where's Serafall when you need her? I'm actually not as good as the Leviathan when it comes to foreign affairs negotiations."
"But your words are as good as any, I believe." Tsuna stated firmly.
"Sirzechs-sama!?" Raiser, who seemed to have had enough, suddenly spoke loudly as he stepped forward "You can't possibly think of doing anything so irresponsible like that! Rias Gremory is engaged to me. You have to think of the future of us devils and what would happen to it if you give her to some filthy mafia?"
"Hey, what did you just call the tenth?" Gokudera Hayato became furious, and if it wasn't for Yamamoto who grabbed his arms, he would have rushed at Raiser and attacked him with his fists.
"My, to think… my desire to see the true power of a dragon has escalated things this far. This really has become complicated." Sighing a little, Sirzechs shook his head with a small smile as he turned to Raiser and Rias, and began to explain it to them "You see, Raiser-kun, Tsuna here and his Vongola are not just some… mafia. They are the pinnacle of the mafia world, and it's said that no Famiglia can match them in terms of size, tradition, rules, or power. It is them who control the underworld of the human world. If you compare their society to us devil, I'd say that the Vongola is the Bael of their world, and their leader is considered to be capo di tutti capi, the boss of all bosses."
"But isn't the mafias just organized crime syndicates of criminals, Sirzechs-sama?" One of the younger devils asked, voicing his opinion for all to hear.
"They are. However, Vongola Primo Giotto, started out his Vongola as a group of vigilantes with him as the leader to protect the people from all that is corrupted, even from the laws themselves. He then put a hand on Tsuna's shoulder and continued "Tsunayoshi-kun here, Vongola Decimo, is said to carry the wills of his ancestor, as well as his convictions and standards."
"But that still doesn't justify your reason for giving away your sister to him for the sake of forging an alliance that has been broken once before, Sirzechs-sama." Raiser reasoned.
"It does not, but do not forget that Tsunayoshi-kun has also become a devil and us devil are driven by desires of their own." Sirzechs explained with a smile "Which brings us to the reason why I organize this event. The [Rating Game] last time was really fun. But it was a disadvantage for my little sister, who had no gaming experience, to face Raiser-kun, who is a prodigy from the House of Phoenix."
"So Sirzechs-sama, are you saying that the last game was not fair?"
"No, no, absolutely not. If a Maou like me says such a thing, I would be making the old nobles look bad, you know."
"So, Sirzechs. What did you want to do about it?" asked a man who had the appearance of a middle-aged, handsome looking man with long crimson red hair that was tied in a loose ponytail with a black hairband, while being accompanied by a woman who looked exactly like Rias, but with brown hair.
'So these are Buchou's parents…' Tsuna thought as he glanced at them.
"The truth is that, father, I wanted to make my cutest sister's engagement party a flash with a battle between Dragon against Phoenix." He then paused for a second to turn to look at Tsuna before continuing "However, my plan has been ruined because my sister's servant didn't just show up as Issei Hyoudou, this generation's Sekiryuutei, but also Tsunayoshi Sawada, the Vongola Decimo of the greatest Mafia Famiglia in the world. Truly, this party has become a flash, but not in the way I have expected it to be."
"If it has come down to this, then how about we do it your way then." Tsuna suggested with a firm tone, in a tone that surprised even Rias and her peerage themselves "Dragon vs Phoenix. If none of you here wish to give Rias Gremory-sama her freedom willingly, then I will fight for it."
The whole hall fell into a dead silence after that.
"Hah!" Raiser laughed mockingly, making Gokudera grit his teeth in annoyance "Funny, you said it as if you could do that. You lost the last time we fought, remember?" He taunted, reminding Tsuna of his defeat in the Rating Game with Rias and the rest of her peerage.
"Last time, I fought you as Issei Hyoudou, the pawn of Rias Gremory." Tsunade gritted his teeth, but not out of frustration but determination. The ring on his right hand burst into flame, soaking his entire arm in the strange orange flame and causing the devils who were standing closer to the teen to step back nervously. Even Raiser had a shock expression on his face. "This time, I will fight you as Tsunayoshi Sawada, Vongola Decimo."
"Very well then, Tsuna-kun, it's not that we can say no to you if that is what you wish." Sirzechs nodded his head before turning his attention to his sister's fiancé, "Raiser, can you show your power once again in front of Rias and me?"
Raiser smiled fearlessly in response: "Very well. There is no way to refuse if Sirzechs-sama asks me. This Raiser will show his last performance before getting married! It will make marrying Rias all the sweeter."
"Then it's settled. We will hold this event at the garden of Gremory Residence. Come everyone!" and with that, one by one the devils left the room, following Sirzechs to the garden area, leaving behind only the Gremory and Vongola.
"Phew~…" Once everyone that wasn't involved had left the room, Tsuna let out a sigh in relief with a hand on his chest. His strong confidence from earlier had all but disappeared, leaving behind a softer expression, if not a bit shy and somewhat nervous "that was scary."
"Yo! Sawada!" as Rias and her Peerage approached the Pawn, Ryohei walked forward and threw an arm around his shoulder, making him almost stumble over before turning his head to smile nervously at him "That was extreme! You really scare them right there." The sun guardian said, as Yamamoto laughed and nodded his head in agreement.
"I wish I didn't." The teen answered. The face he was making clearly showed that he didn't want to make any more devils hate him more than Raiser had.
"But Juudaime." Gokudera snapped around and said to him "Is it okay for you to fight him? It's not necessary for you to do something like that! Allow me to fight on your behalf." He pulled out sticks of dynamites from his suit, causing Rias, her parents and her peerage to take several steps back cautiously. "I will blow that son of a bitch to pieces."
"It's okay, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna shook his head and said "This is my fight. I shouldn't have involved you guys to begin with."
"Grr… YOU!" The storm guardian then spun around and threw a hand at Rias, making her flinch in surprise "It is because of you that Juudaime got so worried!"
"Please calm down Gokudera!" Yamamoto laughed as he and Ryohei grabbed the silver haired teen to stop him from advancing toward Rias or lighting one of his dynamites, which he had every intention. "Let go of me, you baseball freak! Lawn head!"
"Calm down Gokudera-kun. It's not her fault."
"Ise… Tsuna." Decoding to finally join in the conversation, Rias spoke up as she walked to her pawn, leaning forward to look at his face "so this is the real you huh?" She asked and then continued with a teasing smile "So should I start calling you Tsuna-sama now?"
"It's… it's okay Buchou, you can call me whatever you want." The young teen said with a force chuckle before he introduced Rias and the others officially to his guardians "Anyway, everyone, this is my master Rias Gremory and the rest of her peerage. They are the ones I have told you about."
"Please to meet you." Yamamoto greeted with a friendly smile "I'm Yamamoto Takeshi."
"Sasagawa Ryohei!" the sun guardian introduced himself confidently before making a gesture with his thumb toward Gokudera, who let out a 'tch' in annoyance and looked away "and of course, the octopus head here is Gokudera Hayato."
"Who are you calling Octopus, you lawn head!" Gokudera asked in annoyance and the two soon found themselves butting heads while glaring at each other in the eyes.
"Please don't mind them." Tsuna looked down and sighed in defeat, before he noticed Rias' parents walking toward him "You two must be…"
"I'm Zeoticus Gremory, the current head of the Gremory Devil Household, and this is my wife Venelana Gremory." The crimson haired man introduced them in a friendly manner while offering Tsuna his hand. "We're Rias' parents. Please to make your acquaintance, Lord Decimo."
"Ah, please call me Tsuna like your son." Tsuna became uncomfortable at that as he took Zeoticus' hand and shook it "It's an honor finally to meet you, sir, ma'am."
"Please to meet you, Tsuna-dono." Venelana lowered her head at him gracefully.
"Uhm, Buchou's mother… there's no need."
"Now, we should leave the talking for later, Tsuna-kun." At that moment, Zeoticus decided to interrupt him, reminding Tsuna of the battle ahead of him. "You better get going. Everyone is waiting for you."
"Yes." Tsuna nodded his head and the pulled out from his pocket a pair of dark red headphones with a flame motif, which he put on his ear while talking to his guardians "You three, stay with Rias Buchou and the others. As I said, this is my fight, let me handle it."
"Yes, Juudaime." Gokudera nodded his head firmly.
"Good luck, Tsuna." Yamamoto said.
"Show them the extreme, Sawada!" Ryohei joined in, giving his boss a light punch on the shoulder.
"Thank you, everyone." He smiled at them before making his way out of the room, removing his jacket before starting to fold up the sleeves of his white shirt. Rias looked at her peerage for a second before they all followed after him.
Break
Soon, Tsuna found himself facing against Riser in the garden of Gremory Residence, with the high class devils that had come to attend Rias' wedding watching from above with piercing eyes. Rias was standing with the rest of her peerage and Tsuna's guardians, while Sirzechs and her parents were also standing next to them.
On the other side, behind Raiser were his relatives, his servants and Ravel Phenex. Tsuna couldn't help but notice that his parents and relatives didn't look as annoyed as they thought they would be with him crashing their son's wedding.
But now's not the time to worry about others. He knew he had to concentrate on the fight.
"Please start!" Grayfia, who was in charge of the match, gave a call as a signal.
Raiser, who immediately unleashed his flaming wings, threw points at Tsuna: "All of your skill is already broken. I know all of your moves. A Sacred Gear that continues to double the user's power, the [Boosted Gear]. It also looks like you've gained a new ability that can transfer multiplied power to an object or… what are you doing?" He asked, as Tsuna put on a pair of white wool mittens, emblazoned with the number 27 on the back.
"As I told you, I will fight you as Vongola Decimo." Tsuna spoke up, his confident smile returned "I have yet to unlock the full potential of the Boosted Gear, so I won't be able to defeat you with it as I am now. But this power, however, is different." With that declaration, Tsuna crossed his arms.
There was a moment of silence before the ground underneath him cracked and a wave of yellowish energy like flame was unleashed from his whole body, sending Raiser back and making the devils look on in shock and amazement. The mittens shone and changed shape, becoming a pair of red metallic gloves with blue crystals at the backs having orange crosses on tops reading "Vongola Famiglia," and flames like patterns covering the base of the gloves. A leg bangle then appeared on his right thigh, just like how the second ring was designed, and connected by a chain to a simple belt with an "X" as a buckle around his waist.
The ring on his middle finger then shone, and another wave of fire was unleashed. This one, however, then took shape and became a small lion-like creature with a yellow body and a flaming mane, wearing pieces of dark red armors on his legs and a cape-like helmet with the Vongola Famiglia crest on his forehead. "Graoo!" The cute lion let out a roar as it landed on Tsuna's shoulder and stood there, making a number of females in the garden coo and squeal excitedly at its cuteness.
"It's been a while, hasn't it Natsu?" Tsuna asked as the lion growled in return, surprising everyone because it was much deeper and calmer than usual. As he lowered his hands down and revealed his eyes, which had become sharper than before, they could see that his pupils had taken a much deeper version of his normal eyes, and there was a burning yellow flame on his forehead.
"Woah…" Rias muttered in amazement as she looked at Tsuna's flame. She could feel the intense power coming from her Pawn, and it was unlike anything that she had felt before in her life "Onii-sama, what is that flame?" She couldn't help but ask.
"That, Rias, is the flame of dying will. It is the symbol of the mafia world." Sirzechs explained with a smile "What you are seeing from Tsuna-kun, is the sky flame."
"Sky flame." Rias repeated in awe before she finally noticed, freaking out a little "Wait, what do you mean dying will?"
"Quite literally. Tsuna-kun right now is in a state called Hyper Dying Will. The normal Dying Will state makes a person feel pressure as if they are in crisis, where their body limiters are removed, giving them increased strength and will need to fulfill their dying wish." Sirzechs answered calmly "Hyper Dying Will mode, however, instead of having his external limiters removed, they have their internal limiters removed therefore releasing the users hidden awareness and allowing them to fight calmly and much more effectively than normal."
As Sirzechs said that, Tsuna put one hand behind him and unleashed a torrent of flame from it, launching himself forward with so much speed he broke the sound barrier and disappeared entirely from sight, leaving behind a ring of dying will flame. Before Raiser could react to the display of speed, however, Tsuna suddenly appeared in front of him with his fist cocking back, forcing him to barely have enough time to raise his arms to block. Before Tsuna's fist could come in contact with him, however, Tsuna suddenly disappeared once again and instantly appeared on his left, slamming his metal gauntlet into his face and launching him across the garden, crashing through two towers in the shape of the rook chess piece, sending pieces of chunks and concrete flying from the sheer strength alone.
"He's fast." Kiba Yuuto uttered in amazement as he looked at his comrade, remembering Issei's top speed during their training and it was nowhere near the level that he was showing now.
"That red flame, what is it onii-sama?" Rias couldn't help but ask. The first Tsuna had used to punch Raiser was being engulfed in a darker flame, whose core had a reddish shade of orange and the parts closer to its edges were colored by varying shades of orange with sparkling crystal-like particles. It seemed to be burning stronger and more intense than the one on his forehead.
"There are two types of sky flame, the soft and hard flame. The soft one is like the one on his forehead, it has great stability while the one on his fist is the hard flame, known for its explosiveness and intensity. That hard flame has the highest purity among the other types."
"There are other types of flames too, Lucifer-sama?" Akeno couldn't help but ask.
"Why yes, there are many of them actually, but the most common and well known flames are the flames of the sky. They are named after seven weather phenomena in the sky: the sky itself, storm, rain, sun, lightning, cloud, and mist, with each flame having properties more similar to other natural elements, like water and electricity."
"Storm rain sun…" Rias repeated before widening her eyes in realization, looking over at Tsuna's guardians "Wait, does that mean your positions are named after your flames?"
"Basically." Gokudera answered simply as Yamamoto spun his sword and engulfed it in blue flame. Unlike both of Tsuna's flames, it had shimmering particles that seemed to "flow" through it, giving the flame an appearance similar to rippling water. The core was cerulean blue and the outer sections were a lighter tone.
"So, does that mean Tsuna-kun has four other guardians." Akeno wondered in curiosity.
"Yeah, but the other two doesn't answer his call, so we are the only ones here." Gokudera muttered in annoyance as he lit a cigarette and started smoking. Before anyone could ask, he pointed a finger up and said "In case you are wondering, the cloud guardian is up there." They all looked up, with the exception being Sirzechs. True to Gokudera's word, there was a young man with average height and short black hair sitting on the rooftop of Gremory Residence with one leg dangling down and the other resting beside him, watching the fight below. His outfit consisted of a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black shoes, and a black gakuran top worn on his shoulders, with an armband pinned on the top's left sleeve.
"He doesn't like crowding, you see." Yamamoto laughed as he deactivated his flame, just as Raiser angrily launched himself out of the collapsed building and gathered a massive fireball to throw at Tsuna, who easily dodged by shooting himself out of the way before launching himself in the air. Raiser took off as well, and the two burning combatants collided violently in midair before one was sent crashing down through a tower, destroying it as well in the process.
"Amazing. He's so much stronger than before." Rias uttered in amazement.
"Do you remember it, Gokudera?" Yamamoto asked, but he lacked the friendly smile that he seemed to always carry with on his face as he looked at Tsuna, who blocked a flaming punch from a very angry Raiser with the back of his hand before answering his attack with a strong left hook.
Gokudera clicked his tongue in annoyance as he took a deep pull from his cigarette: "What is it now, baseball freak?"
"The day that we almost lost him." Gokudera said nothing, only let out a sigh at that as everyone listened closely in their conversation "I couldn't believe it when you called me, you know."
"Yamamoto-san…" Rias spoke up slowly as she looked at the rain guardian. In her mind, she had started to connect everything together, but she would need more if she wanted to come to a conclusion "If you don't mind me asking, what happened to Tsuna to make him hide who he really is like that?"
"There was an incident almost three years ago at our headquarter in Italy. It was supposed to be a normal summer vacation for Tsuna and us." It was Ryohei who answered her question, his tone calmer than before "That night, the Vongola was attacked by an unknown group of enemies. They intended to kill Tsuna and wipe us all out."
"We suffered great losses that day, but we held them back from getting to the Juudaime. When the enemies shifted their attention to the town to distract and thin our men out, there's only so much that we could do." Gokudera continued as he ran his hands through his silver hair "Juudaime-sama fought to the very end to protect the townspeople, but… In the end, he lost someone very important to him that night."
"After that, Tsuna gave up his position as Vongola Decimo and left. He blamed himself for everything that happened that night, and for the death of that person, so in the hope of preventing us from the same fate, Tsuna chose to distant himself from us, even his real parents, going so far as creating a new identity to make sure that none of us can find him." Yamamoto said with a sad smile.
"But finally, after three years, he called us, and put on the gears that he had once forsaken to fight." Gokudera snapped his head to look at Rias, baring his fangs at her angrily "All for the sake of a selfish girl like you, so be grateful that the Juudaime is willing to go this far."
"Stop, Gokudera." Tsuna suddenly appeared on the balcony before them, crouching there with his back to them and his right hand generating a small amount of soft sky flame to allow him to balance on the small foothold "It's true that I am doing this for her sake, but only because she's someone very important to me. During my time with her, I was able to learn many great lessons about responsibilities… so I am done running away." He then shot himself down at Raiser, who was fully anticipating him.
The third son of the Phenex family unleashed a torrent of flame at Tsuna, who extended his hand forward. His lion Natsu then let out a roar and jumped onto his gauntlet, glowing brightly as he transformed. In a flash, he became a black cloak with a flaming edge and a metal band on Tsuna's left arm, shielding him from Raiser's attack and nullifying even the infamous Hell Fire of the Phenex itself. Once that Tsuna was right in front of him, the cloak disappeared, leaving the metal band transforming into a gauntlet with several sharp spikes, which Tsuna then used to punch Raiser in the face before sending him away with an orb of sky flame.
"Give up Raiser." Tsuna said as Natsu transformed back to his lion form and climbed onto his shoulder "You cannot beat me, even with your immortality there's only so much damage that you can take." The brunette pointed out, knowing that Raiser was at his limit. The wounds that Tsuna gave him was healing, but it wasn't as fast as before.
"Damn you… don't get so cocky!" Raiser growled and generated another fireball.
"I will show you the reason why." Tsuna said and waited for Raiser to throw his fireball at him to put his hands together oppositely, the tip of thumbs pressing against the sides of his index fingers. The fireball collided with the pawn, generating a massive explosion that shook the entire area. Rias looked on worriedly, but her expression and that of everyone around her turned into surprise when the hell fire dispersed and started to get absorbed into Tsuna's hand, who revealed himself to be unharmed even after that attack.
"What have you done?" Raiser asked in shock, as Tsuna snapped his eyes open, with the fire on his forehead growing larger and burning even wilder than before.
"Zero point breakthrough: Revised." Tsuna said as he unleashed a wave of flame from his fist "It's a technique that lets me absorb dying will flames, purify it with the harmony attribute of the sky flame and turn it into my own. While your Phoenix fire isn't exactly one, the reason I was able to do it is because I am now a devil like you." Tsuna then launched himself at Raiser, and appeared before him in a stance with both of his arms outstretched horizontally, one hand facing forward while the other was in the opposite direction.
"X Burner." Before Raiser could even react, Tsuna fired a wave of soft flame from the back, and unleashed an earth-shaking blast of hard sky flame directly at Raiser, blasting away in an explosion that sent the devils on the spectator stand standing in that direction running to avoid the torrent of fire.
When the attack ended, leaving the devils to look at the Vongola Decimo in astonishment, Raiser was revealed to be still standing, but his body was burned horribly from the blast, his heat resisting clothes reduced to ash at several places. He had a hateful look on his face, but his movement was extremely sluggish, and one had to wonder if he was still standing from pure hatred to the Pawn alone.
"You trash… human…" The third son of Phenex growled "Just who… do you think… you are? Do you… even know what… you are doing?" he looked up and glared hatefully at Tsuna, who remained calm and collected as he returned Raiser's glare with his own "This… engagement… is important and necessary for the future of devils! It is not something that a… human like you can meddle in!"
"To be fair, I don't care. People used to call me stupid because I was a dimwit." Tsuna said as he took out something from his pocket, and revealed it to be a cross. This was the cross that Asia had given him before he departed to the Underworld with his guardians, and thanks to his gauntlet he could hold it safely in his hand without worrying about getting burned "But there is something I vaguely remember when I lost against you and became unconscious. That is the feeling of losing someone important to you." He then took his hand back and allowed Natsu to transform into his true form, a pair of arm thrusters that were attracted to his gloves and extended down to his elbows. He then unleashed a wave of soft flame from his thruster, powering up his attack "Don't ever make Rias Buchou cry again, because the next time you did, a punch like this will be sent directly at your face!"
And with that, he switched his soft to hard flame and sent his fist into Raiser's stomach, punching him with so much power a shockwave was generated an to the onlookers it looked like he had driven his whole arm into the Phenex's gut. With the holy attribute of the cross he was holding in his hand, the powered punch hurt even worse than it normally was, sending Raiser away and knocking him down for good.
"Still want to fight?" Tsuna asked, looking down at Raiser who was desperately trying to pick himself up. The wounds on his body weren't healing, and even if it did, it was doing so at an extremely slow rate.
"Stop!" Tsuna heard a cry and looked up to see Ravel Phenex flying toward them, touching down between him and her brother with her arms outstretched "Please don't hurt him anymore. He has gotten enough."
Tsuna looked passive for a moment before he reached his free hand out, making Ravel close her eyes and prepare herself to be struck down as well. However, her eyes widened when she felt a soft feeling on the top of her head, and opened her eyes to see Tsuna patting her head with his mittens, having deactivated his hyper dying will mode.
"Take care of your brother, Ravel." He said with a small smile as he stroked her head lightly "Family is the most important thing is the world after all."
"I… I will." The blonde said as Tsuna took his hand back and removed his gloves, not noticing the blush on Ravel's cheek as she snuck glances at him.
"Winner! Vongola Decimo, Tsunayoshi Sawada."
End of Chapter 2
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