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Okay, I groaned to myself, just what the hell happened?

A flash of blue and orange waves finally filtered through my dazed head. Did I knock myself out with my own power? God that will be humiliating if Levi finds out. Clenching my abdomen, I tried to pull myself up but my head spun faster than a top.

Fuck! This hurts! Releasing my muscles I fell back against the ground with a groan. The ground felt strange under my body. Carefully rotating my head so I could look around, I noticed the cliff was nearly gone and sharply sloped now. If a person wasn't careful, they would go rolling down this hill straight into the ocean.

Karen? Mukuro's voice was shocked and distracted, you're okay?

Does not being able to move count as okay? I inquired as I processed the lack of the barrier. When he didn't give me an answer in any form, I tentatively followed the trail of his own thoughts and found him fighting Daemon.

Man, that guy gets around fast. Mukuro acknowledged my presence but remained focused on Daemon.

Sawada is back in the castle. You might want to find him first. A sudden rumble shook the slope. Leaping to my feet as the pulse of adrenaline downed the pain; I demanded to know what the hell was happening.

"Guah!" I yelped as fell back after the rumble. "I can't fucking move!"

My muscles quivered, noodley and full of needles. Mercifully the needles only hammered at my scalp rather than my brain. Dammit. Haven't been this helpless for a couple years now, I grumbled. Once again retracting into waking meditation I was able to slowly move.

Rumbles reverberated through the ground like a gong, constantly unbalancing me until I bent my pride and crawled. Going through the tunnel was taking a lot less time going into it than coming out. Not surprising since I had been following a guy that had scared the shit out of me earlier.

It had been ridiculously easy to find Tsuna. Rather than following bread crumbs I was following the vibrations that could only be started by Tsuna's Sky Flame. Christ that guy can really rumble when he wants to, literally. Still crawling through the cavernous space I was thankful Levi wasn't here…make that I was absolutely no one was here to see this.

once I could believe in God. Finally sensing Tsuna, I pulled myself onto my feet just in time to get blasted back from the shockwave of his new variation of the X Burner. His hands crossed in front with crystal clear hard flames gathering; his soft flames flared out from his arm gears. Geeze, he has this all wrapped up.

Smoke and dust billowed as chunks of rock fell out the ceiling. Wobbling with the castle as it shook I slid down to the floor.

Shouts of 'Tsuna!' echoed. What? Is that…Takeshi's voice? Twisting around and launching into the room. Dust cleared. Three silhouettes among the smoke were familiar. I recognized Tsuna's tiny little form, Gokudera's slightly stockier and taller form and Takeshi's slim, tall figure. How? Last I saw he was on life support and out cold. Before I could run to him, a harsh, hacking sound echoed. The coughing drew my reluctant attention to a slouched form on the ground. I blinked. Enma's hair was standing all over the place. Lambo suddenly laughed, shouting how Enma had bed hair. If that's bed hair than I wonder what explosion hair looks like. Once again staggering, I could hear Tsuna and Enma talking.

"My pride is….My comrades, my friends." Smiling to myself I could only think typical Tsuna.

"Karen!" Takeshi suddenly called.

Weakly I waved, "Damn shit. Dam you to hell for making me that worried." My legs just had to choose that moment to give out.

"You give him shit yet look at you!" Gokudera growled,

"Hah, I'm lucky to still be alive considering Daemon walked away from our fight all fine and dandy." I growled. "I'm not the one in bed on life support." Takeshi just laughed as he pulled me back to my feet. Unable to remain standing, I leaned on him...and like it a little too much.

Alright, to spare everyone some agony this is the last chapter for the Misty Rain Guardian. Maybe at some point I'll edit it but please don't hold your breaths. Thank you so much for reading. Bye.