Note: This chapter will have graphic details of torture. Read at your own risk.

The entire Varia entered the conference room and sat down around the large table. On the opposite wall, there on the large television was Lucia and her dad. They were tied up in chairs in what seemed to be a white room. It almost looked to be a medical examination room. There was no telling what Shiori would do while on camera.

"There's quite a bit of people here watching." Levi pointed out.

"It looks like all of our allies are watching. I'm sure they have their own people with them. There could well over be a hundred people watching." Mammon said.

"I bet that was Shiori's idea. She's such a little devil." Lussuria said excitedly.

Xanxus anxiously waited for the whole thing to start. He wanted Lucia and her father to pay for what they did to him. They heard heels clicking on the floor and saw the two with shock plastered on their face.

"I'd like to welcome everyone to the first ever punishment game! Today, we have two wonderful guests that I've been expecting for quite some time now." Shiori spoke the same way she did at the auction. "Your contract with the Vongola has been terminated due to treason. Does that sound right?" The two victims only glared at her. "There's no need to be shy. You might as well say what you want to say now. Your fate has been sealed."

"I refuse to be persecuted by Nikita's dog! Was I the original target? Did she send you here for me?"

"If she really had a bone to pick with you, you wouldn't be here. The second you cross her is the second you die. I see you've only heard rumors with your logic. You should count yourself as lucky. To answer your questions and concerns, I am not Nikita's dog. Also, you've been under my suspicion since the time I met you. I'm only here because Nono would like me to show everyone what will happen if their contracts have been breached."

"I want to speak to Nono!"

"We do not have all day, Shiori. I did give you full permission to give out proper punishment." Nono's voice echoed in the room. His voice was colder than usual. Even in intense meetings, his voice wasn't like this.

"You heard him. Any volunteers want to go first?" Shiori questioned sweetly. The two kept silent. "I'll deduct points for participation, but you might be able to make it up with extra credit." She walked into frame. "I can ensure your sacrifice will benefit the Vongola in the end."

"W-what do you mean?" The man asked.

"There's no point in spoiling the fun. Besides, you and your daughter will be dead at the end of the hour." Lucia screamed with fear.

"I can't die!"

"I already warned you. I will give out my divine punishment to any traitor." Shiori spoke softly. It even put chills down the Varia's spines. She turned to Lucia's father. "Any final words? Maybe you can tell your daughter something." The man spat in Shiori's face as his answer.

She straightened her back and shot him in the thigh. When was she holing a gun? He screamed with pain.

"Oops." She walked behind him and crouched down so everyone could see her face. She got right next to his ear. "I don't like it when my chickens try to fight. I will not tolerate disrespect." Her eyes looked demonic. It was almost like they had a slight glow to them. "I'll be nice this once and let you speak your last words."

"Go to hell, bitch!" Shiori smiled widely and stood up, walking behind him.

"Your ears are quite a nice shape, very pointy like an elf." She held her hand out. A blade was placed in it. "Since you can't listen to begin with, you have no use for them." In a swift maneuver, his left ear was completely sliced off. The man was screaming in agony. Shiori held out the ear in front of the man's face. The man refused to look. He was too focused on his own pain. Shiori gripped his jaw and forced him to look at the ear. "See? It doesn't even seem real, does it?"

"Don't torture him!" Lucia growled.

"Don't worry, princess. I have even more fun in store for you." After the other ear was taken off, Shiori placed them on a tray. "Bag it up." She commanded. She then placed her two hands on his cheeks. "I want to see more of what he has to offer. Strip him." A man in a suit came in the frame and tore the man's clothing off. Lucia looked away. "Oh? Is the princess shy?"

"I refuse to see such obscene things." Shiori looked ticked off. She walked in front of Lucia's father and looked at him.

"Like what you see, whore?" He spat at her. Calmly, she looked over to her side and nodded. A table was brought in. The Varia and Dino knew what was coming up next. She was going to chop him up. "W-what's the table for?"

"Strap him in." Shiori demanded. Her garbage men walked into frame and put the man onto the table with no problem.

"What are you going to do to me?!" Shiori completely ignored him and was given a tray on wheels. She picked up a large cleaver and stared at it with a smile. "You're a coward, a pussy! You don't have the balls to chop me up. You're just trying to scare me."

"I already cut your ears off. Is that not enough proof?" She went around and made a shallow up on where she'd cut. It was clear that he was getting turned on. His penis slowly but surely rose, anticipating the paint she'd give him. He was a special type of masochist. "Make her watch." A garbage man forced Lucia to watch. Shiori put on gloves before taking the cleaver in her hand. "Has the torture felt good so far?" She asked sweetly.

"Like I'd ever get turned on by your ugly ass."

Everyone in the Varia frowned. Shiori was far from an ugly woman. It pissed Squalo off more than everyone. It felt like he was insulted. Xanxus was only focused on figuring out what Shiori would do next. He never did see her work like this before. In the next second, his penis flew off. Blood shot out like a children's volcano experiment. She picked it up and placed it in a jar of preservation liquid with a straight face. The man looked shocked. Every man watching winced. Xanxus paled.

"She cut it off." The majority of people at the table muttered with horror.

"Don't pass out on me now. We have much more fun to endure." Shiori's voice echoed throughout the room. The man was on the borderline of unconsciousness.

"Just kill me already!"

"I don't feel like it." The cleaver went down on his wrist. "Very nice hands. It'll add to someone's collection. I'd say about a hundred thousand per hand. I can tell you've never had to do a single bit of hard labor in your life. I'll add an extra three grand to that estimate."

Shiori took the hand and placed it on her cheek. She kept smiling throughout the entire thing. Lucia was crying at this point. It pleased Xanxus. He wanted to see them suffer. Shiori proceeded to cut off the next hand.

"You see, the way to truly torture someone is to break them joint by joint, limb by limb. You don't just stab or cut them. Those are rookie techniques." She put the cleaver down before grabbing a smaller knife. She flipped it in her hand as she made her way to his knee. She then, without any warning, stabbed his knee cap. The man couldn't hold his screams in anymore. He was losing all control. Shiori laughed as she stabbed his other knee cap. "Come on now. Don't give up yet. I still want to have more fun with you!" She brought the cleaver back and chopped his leg off at the middle of the thigh. It really showed her strength. The femur is the hardest bone to break. He was bound to bleed out at this point. It was a miracle he was still alive at this point. Mammon let out a small gasp when he noticed the wounds were cauterized. Shiori must have either used her flame or used blades that were heated to an extreme temperature.

"I think I'm done playing with you." She snapped his neck. "I want to have fun with your daughter. After all, she's my main target." Shiori spoke to the dead corpse.

"Why me? I had no hand in the plan at all!" Lucia cried out.

"You did something worse than go after the Vongola." Shiori walked to Lucia and cupped her cheeks with her father's hands. "You hurt someone very important to me. Do you know what I do to trash like you?" Shiori asked in a whisper. Lucia refused to speak. "Allow me to give you a small tour of my hell."

"W-what are you going to do to me?"

"Kira."

"Yes, ma'am?" The boy made his way to Shiori. She crouched down and pushed a few strands of hair out of his face.

"If I remember correctly, you haven't had the taste of blood in a while."

"Not since your last victims, ma'am." The Varia knew Kira was bloodthirsty. He was worse than Bel at his age.

"When was the last time you had a feast?" Kira's eyes brightened up.

"I haven't had one since I killed my parents!"

"Are you up for having one right now?"

"I-is that alright with you, ma'am?" Kira said, losing his restraint. Nikita taught him to keep his urges under control. Yet, there were moments like these where he'd slip. Usually, I'd have a senior garbage man take Kira away and get him to calm down. However, this is different.

"Of course."

"Then, I'd love to eat. I'm hungry." Shiori turned and looked at a terrified Lucia before turning back to Kira.

"You know Xanxus?"

"Yeah!"

"And you know just how important he is to me, right?"

"Of course. We all do."

"She almost killed him." Kira hunched down like a threatened beast ready to pounce.

"She made my ma'am sad."

"That's right. Whoever hurts my family hurts me, Kira. Go eat. Make her suffer for hurting me."

"I'll do that."

"How would you like your meal?"

"As is. I haven't eaten a whole person since mama and papa." Shiori stood up with a smile.

"Tie her and leave her on the ground." Once that was done, Kira pounced onto Lucia's screaming body and took a big bite out of her shoulder. A satisfying, stomach churning rip was heard as her muscle was ripped out of her. "Well? How does she taste?" Shiori asked. Kira let out a thrilling scream.

"This is the best day ever! You taste even uglier than mama did! Please don't die until the last bite. I love the taste of fear!"

Everyone's stomachs churned as they saw Kira eat Lucia. It even shocked the Varia. "He…ate his parents." Bel said with disbelief.

"I'm sure Shiori will tell us what happened. Though, this was more gruesome than I thought. I was expecting her to cut them up, but this? This was something even I wouldn't have thought of." Lussuria commented.

"The entire mafia world will be scared shitless of us. This is just Shiori showing scum a small percentage of what she can do. Only idiots would defy us." Xanxus spoke with a smirk.

At first, he didn't like Shiori when she was like this. It was a side of her he never wanted to see. But now, he loved it. She killed for him. She got revenge and satisfaction from torturing his enemies. To everyone on the outside, she's a polite and quiet girl. With the Varia, she can be as dark as she wants. She goes beyond Varia quality. She's absolutely perfect. She's the epitome of the grim reaper who held elegance in her every move. The video cut off.

"I guess that was all they wanted to show." Levi said.

"I'm sure the message got across. How are you feeling, boss?" Squalo asked.

"I feel alive."

"You're looking a bit pale. Get some rest. Shiori will be back by the time you wake up."

Nono watched the entire thing. Not all of the people in the room could which was understandable. Iemitsu was highly disturbed. He wouldn't have thought Shiori to be that kind of girl. In a way, she's a lot worse than Nikita. "I'm sure we'll have some phone calls later on in the week." Nono said as if this was another day.

"Did you know Shiori would do this?" Iemitsu asked.

"I did." Kira finished eating. What was left was a broken body with hardly any flesh or organs. Even bones were missing. Kira then held his head, crying out in agony. Shiori immediately hugged him tightly. She didn't say a word and allowed Kira to keep screaming into her breasts. "Shiori isn't cruel, Iemitsu. She knows her men as well as the back of her hand. She knows their history and quirks. She never forces her men to do anything that'll trigger a bad memory." After five minutes, Shiori let go and Kira was smiling brightly. He looked as if he was given a piece of candy.

"I expect you to help your senior to bag everything up, okay? You can even help break down everything else."

"Thank you, ma'am!"

The whole show was exhausting. After Kira's little outburst, I left the room with Chen. Nono and his men were waiting. "Good job, Shiori."

"Thank you. When it comes to torture, you learn from experience. Only those that know true hell know how to drag others down with them."

"Is that boy alright?" Iemitsu asked.

"He'll be fine. He just got overexcited. I had to calm him before he'd hurt himself."

"Shall we go? I'm sure you're tired." Nono said, knowing I wanted to get back to Xanxus.

"That would be best. I'm very tired and hungry after that performance."

"I have buff man make food for you." Chen decided.

She surprisingly took a liking to Lussuria. They were the same person with slightly different personality traits. Lussuria was outgoing all the time while Chen was only outgoing when it came to killing people. They even cook together. He even took up Chinese to try and better communicate with Chen which was endearing. When we got home, we were met by the entire Varia but Xanxus. Everyone but the guardians just bowed to me.

"W-what's going on?"

"We watched everything. We're proud to call you our cloud guardian, Shiori." Squalo said with pride, his chest sticking out.

"Thank you, I guess. I could have done a lot worse, but that shouldn't be seen. I'll let my victims experience it for themselves. Anyway, where's Xanxus?"

"Boss is in bed resting."

"Did he watch?"

"He did! I haven't seen him so happy since the day he met you." Lussuria always said unnecessary things. Squalo walked over and slapped my back over and over like usual. This was the one thing I didn't like about him.

"Don't worry about a thing."

"I'm only worried about Xanxus. I'm numb to it." He laughed and kept slapping my back. "Squalo…"

He stopped and took a few steps back. "Go give your report. I'll bring in food for you two."

"I'm starving, Squalo."

"I'll help too! What are you feeling?" Lussuria asked.

"Everything." I left the group and went to my room to shower. I smelt like blood and wanted to get it off. Despite me doing this, it did bother me when everything smelt like blood. It brought me back to a bad place. Though, it was satisfying seeing them break down. I changed into regular clothes and went into Xanxus' room.

"I thought you'd be here earlier." Xanxus said, leaning up on his small mountain of pillows.

"I smelt like blood. Kira got it all over."

"What's with that kid anyway?"

"He was severely abused by his parents. He was starved and when he tasted blood from a bird he killed, he lost control and ate his parents. Nikita took him in and made him as normal as possible. He'll forever be a garbage man because of it." I sat on the bed and smiled. "So, how did I do?"

"Amazing."

"Any complaints?"

"None. You even made me fear you."

"I didn't want you to fear me."

"I couldn't help it. You looked like an actual demon. It was brilliant. I couldn't be prouder of you." My heart fluttered with excitement.

"As long as you approve, I did my job."

"Anything else happen?"

"No. I wonder how many complaints Nono will get."

"I'm sure some will complain it was too rough." I laid on the bed and let out a sigh. "I'll wake you up when the food gets here."

"I'm too hungry to sleep."

It wasn't long after the livestream did Nono have a large number of meeting requests. It was all with old, new, and prospective allies. He wasn't sure how many calls would be complaints or withdrawals. He knew Shiori would be too extreme for a lot of families and he was perfectly fine with the consequences. The Vongola has always been taken advantage of when it came to contract breaking. It was the family's greatest weakness. That's why Shiori is a key individual within the family.

"There's another meeting request, sir." Coyote said.

"Let's set a huge meeting up with everyone. I'm sure they have the same concerns."

"Shall we invite Shiori?"

"That will be wise. I'll speak to her prior to the meeting about everything. First, we should get everyone's concerns on paper first."

"We have some men working on that. It'll be a long meeting." Coyote said with a large sigh.

"We knew we'd face backlash over this but this is necessary."

"It certainly is. I'll arrange a meeting as soon as possible." Coyote left the room. Nono went back to his own paperwork. It will all work out in the end.

Xanxus was finally able to move again. He wasn't a hundred percent fine, but at least he wasn't bed bound. That meant I didn't have to be by his side all the time. Though, he would only let me do paperwork in his office with him. I only reviewed contracts. Coyote gladly gave me a filing cabinet full of agreements. I only checked renewals and the contracts previous to those. It seemed like most have kept their agreements and the few that didn't only had minor offences that would only result in a small letter and a warning. That was a good thing. I would plan out any corrections I had for the contracts if they weren't fair in my eyes. Squalo came into the office.

"Nono requested us."

"For what?"

"A mission."

"All of us? What kind of mission requires all of us?" I asked.

"I don't know and that's what worries me."

We all packed into a car and went to the Vongola headquarters. It seemed heavily guarded. That put a knot in my stomach. We went straight to Nono's office. "Welcome! I'm glad you all came so quickly. I have a mission for the Varia." In the room was another elderly man with a few bodyguards. We all took a seat.

"What's so important you need all of us?" Xanxus questioned.

"As silly as it sounds, I need you all to act as bodyguards for an ally."

"Who?"

"Come on out, Elizabeth." A small girl around seven came out from the elderly man. Her curly blonde locks flowed freely while her green eyes just eyed all of us. "You want us to babysit?" Xanxus spat.

"Yes. You see, Elizabeth's family is having difficulties right now and it is no place for a child. I do owe her family one wish and they want her to be protected."

"Are there any assassins we should be weary of?" I questioned.

"No." I could tell the entire Varia was disappointed. This really was just a babysitting job. I looked at Elizabeth. Her eyes were full of innocence and adventure. Just like how I used to look. "It isn't a job you can refuse."

"Why us?" Xanxus asked.

"She'd be safest in the Varia." Elizabeth kept staring at me shyly. I could see pain behind her eyes. I got up from my seat and walked to her. "Shiori?" I crouched down in front of her.

"Hello, Elizabeth."

"H-hello." Her soft, high-pitched voice echoed.

"You don't have to be strong anymore." Her eyes widened. My hunch was right. "Would you like to tell me why you're hurting?"

"Elizabeth?" The old man questioned with surprise.

"I…" I only smiled, letting her take her time. "Mommy and daddy died. They were killed by my uncle. No one wants me. I heard my aunts and uncles argue about who will take me."

"I'm sorry that happened. You know, we're the same. My dad died too."

"He did?" I nodded. "I know it hurts. All you want to do is cry and scream how it's not fair. Why them? What did they do to deserve it?" She was slowly tearing up. "But you know what, Elizabeth?"

"What?"

"Someone close to me told me something a long time ago that helped me recover. She told me the world is cruel. It will do its best to tear you down and drag you to hell over and over. That's why you need to get stronger to be able to save yourself from ever getting dragged again. Losing someone is a different pain than getting cut. It's sometimes the worst pain you'll ever feel."

"Did you get over your dad's death?"

"I don't think anyone can get over death of a loved one."

"Why?"

"Because they were so important, you can never forget them. You can't forget their voice or even their hugs. Even arguments become happy memories."

"Why? Mommy always yelled at me to be a good girl. Why is that a good memory?" She questioned with stinging eyes.

"Well, she had a good reason. You're still young. You need to learn how to behave so you don't get hurt. In our world, the slightest movement can cost your life. Your mama was just worried about you."

"Really?"

"I can't say for sure, but I think so."

"Then mama…"

Tears were starting to fall down her cheeks. She held the bottom of her dress tightly to try and stop herself from crying. I gently took her in my arms and hugged her tightly. She immediately clung onto me and cried loudly. I rubbed the top of her head the same way dad used to.

"And this was the main reason I wanted the Varia involved." Nono commented with a soft voice and a warm expression.

"Still, babysitting?" Xanxus commented. I knew he didn't like the idea, but I didn't mind it at all. It's not like he'd be the one looking after her. She'd gravitate towards me and the others. I looked at him with a smile. He saw and tensed.

"Did I hear you complain, Xanxus?"

"No."

"Silly me. I must have misheard."

"It's not like we have a choice to take the mission anyway." Xanxus stubbornly spoke his way out of my silent wrath.

"That settles it. This mission might take some time. Is there a spare room near you all that Elizabeth could take?" Nono asked.

"They're all full." Squalo said.

"She can take mine." I spoke quickly after.

"Where will you stay?" Nono asked with surprise.

"I have that arranged." I could tell that pleased Xanxus. Nono looked from me to a smirking Xanxus.

"I see." That idiot always made things too obvious.

Once Elizabeth calmed down, she yawned in my arms, fully relaxing against my body. "Tired?" She could only nod. "Let's get you home so you can take a nap. We can eat after."

"I want…pasta."

"That sounds good. I'll make you some later." She hummed happily before letting out a small snore. I stood up with Elizabeth in my arms.

"Is she too heavy for you?" Lussuria asked.

"I knocked you out with a cup. I think I'll be fine."

"You knocked him out?!" The elderly man shouted with shock.

"She did. Poor thing was so embarrassed, she used her full strength." Lussuria really took every opportunity to tease us. We're going to need a replacement for him if he continues down this path.

"Why was she embarrassed?" Nono asked. Xanxus slammed the table and stood up. Elizabeth kept snoring.

"It's time to go."

"In other words, say any more and we'll kill you." I translated for everyone that didn't speak Xanxus.

"You two really are two peas in a pod."