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Light
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He was eight years old when he sees his first Light.
No, it wasn't the metaphorical light on the end of the tunnel. It might be a welcome sight to some people, but he wasn't one who wanted to seek death when it provided no benefit to him whatsoever.
The Light he was seeing was something strange. Because the last time he remembered, people weren't supposed to have Light emanating from any point of their body.
He'd wondered if they were angels then. Angels whom disguised themselves as human to blend with the society. To protect them from harm. To guide them. Or so his mother said.
He was puzzled by the existence of those lights, and so far he had only seen one in passing. Not enough time to asses the information provided to him by a mere glance, but enough to pique his growing curiosity.
It was one of the things that genuinely catches his interest. Not those silly toy plushie his father often sent him once in a blue moon.
And so he began asking questions; what are they? What is the Light? Where does it came from? How do you produce the Light? Why can no one else see them? Why is it rare? So on and so forth. Although he never voiced his thoughts, his brain was buzzing with questions and untested theories his eight year old mind could comprehend.
If anyone knows what he knew, he was sure they would ask the same thing, too. Human are curious that way. Always curious with something unusual and would try to find a scientific explanation on such rare occurrence.
He started to pay attention to people once his mother caught his interest in going out in the market with her.
It made her happy, but he doesn't understand why then.
He grasped her hand with his chubby little one as he stared at people with an unmistakable intensity. Rarely would he blink whenever he catches sight on one of those Lights. And rarely would he see anything of resemblance once he lost sight of them.
And so, when his mother was busy picking out which one of the cabbage was fresher than the other, Tsuna took his chance to slip away unnoticed and followed one of those bright light.
He weaved through the crowd easily with his small stature, eyes locked to a middle aged woman in a business suit and high stiletto heels that made loud clicking sound whenever she moved.
He caught up to her eventually, and Tsuna tugged on the hem of her sleeve until she turned around with the fiercest glare he'd ever seen. Had he still felt something other than the gaping void on his subconsciousness, he would've cowered, cried, or maybe scream. But, there was nothing glowing from his chest other than emptiness.
She blinked once she saw him, and the glare she was directing at him vapourized once she registers what had happened.
Her feature soon twisted into confusion, then worry. But he did not pay attention to her face; he was staring straight at her chest, where her beating heart would be.
The light was a steady pulse of red, it flares whenever she asked him questions he didn't have answer to. It dimmed as she searched the crowd for any sign of his mother. It pulsates when she grasped his hand and went to the nearest police station.
It flared impossibly bright when his mother came rushing through the door, tears in her eyes. His mother thanked the woman again and again, and the Light was nearly blinding when his mother unexpectedly hugged the woman in gratitude.
He was still staring at her silently as they made their way out of the station, eyes alight as he sees the light dimmed considerably the farther away they went.
He waited until they were home to ask his mother why that woman has a light.
His mother pauses at the innocuous question he uttered and hummed thoughtfully. No doubt trying to string words that would be easy enough for his eight years old mind to understand.
She said; "She's an angel."
He wondered how true that statement would be, if he found out what those light really meant.
For now, he would observe.
And once he has more freedom to weave wherever he wanted to, he will start seeking answers to the burning questions he had.
No matter how deadly it is.
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"Had I know what those light meant, I would've gathered them in one place, herd them like sheeps they are, and devour them one by one."
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AN: sooo, Dark!Tsuna officially had his debut in this chapter :)
Can you guess what those light means? I would make constant mention of it througout the story. I would love to hear your theories regarding it's function or- I'm not gonna spoil lol.
Thank you so much for reading, guys ;) I always enjoyed your reviews!