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"spoken"

"Foreign Language"

'Thoughts'

#Place

Flashback / dreams

[Written]

~track of time~

(A/N)

{people from Tsuna's mindscape talking to Tsuna, Vice Versa}

#Inside Tsuna's mindscape

"Hahaha! I got you now, Tsunayoshi..." The tainted one laughed out loud as he saw them struggle to set their 'master' free.

'How funny... As if I would let them take my prey just like that.' He thought grinning wickedly at Henko and Tsuna's other personalities.

"Ha! You should try harder next time, kiddos~" '-That is if next time exists' His smirk became wider as he pulled the red chain that connected to the mark he planted on Tsuna's arm. 'Once I get in touch with his consciousness... kukuku... the whole universe will be mine...'

"Tch! you evil! I won't let you have him!" Henko shouted at him.

"Hah, as if you could stop me. You can't even attack me let alone break my chain~" The tainted one cackled, 'I have to hurry or I will lose him completely'

He, Kuro, Shiro, Cielo, and Natsu is currently attacking him but their attacks won't get through the white flame that Tsuna build and of course they don't want to break the barrier that would lead him to get to Tsuna faster. So, as they fight, they also think of the way to stop the tainted one. Even though it's looking like they are losing.

Meanwhile, Tsuna and Shiyo are currently trying their best to break the chain.

Tsuna on the other hand is still unconscious even when he's already passed out in real life. But slowly he's waking up.

"Hm...? What's going on?" He mumbled as he woke up.

"Tsuna-san!" Tsuna and Shiyo called.

"Eh? Wh- auch!" Tsuna cringed at the pain in his arm. His eyes then widened in shock at the sight of the chain. "Wha- What is this!"

Looking around his eyes widened as he saw Henko and a few of the others fighting a tainted being, then he looked over and found Tsuna and Shiyo trying to break the chain on his arm.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my little prey awake and watching as his other selves fight me in a futile attempt to stop me from taking his power" The tainted one cackled.

Tsuna just looked around eyes wide, what happened?

"Did you have a lovely trip down memory lane? Are those memories haunting you?" The tainted one added just to watch the boy squirm as memories of looking through the album flooded through him.

"No... No... I d-d-don't wa-nt t-to r-remem-ber" He stuttered out holding his head, all thoughts about the chain leaving his mind.

"NO, Tsuna-San don't let him get to you, we need to get rid of this chain or you'll lose more people" One of his personalities yelled, he wasn't sure which one, his head was fuzzy and he looked at the chain once more.

"Che, you're no fun, I wanted you to lose your mind so that taking you would be easier, but I guess we'll have to do this the hard way" The tainted one snarled, sending shockwaves through the chain and causing screams to rip though the mindscape. Screams that came from the one brunette that the others are trying so hard to protect.

"MASTER!/TSUNA!" Henko and the rest shouted in panic, as now they changed their task and solely focused on freeing their friend by attacking those 'living marks' That slowly reaching for Tsuna's heart.

Getting angry at the tainted one the personalities and Henko started fighting more vigorously. While the two personalities with Tsuna tried to calm him down as well as attempting to get rid of the chain.

'No!No!No!No!No!No! I can't end up like this! I can't just give up and let him ruin everything like what he did to the future!' Tsuna thought panicly, his breath is uneaven and he can barely think straight.

'Just how... how should I freed myself?'

It was a hard struggle from everyone to maintain Tsuna from the tainted one's grasp.

As the tainted one laughed like maniac, they began to pray like there's no tomorrow.

Well, it's not impossible that it would actually happen if they lost Tsuna in this battle. After all, he is the current key of the world... the chosen one... The master of all sky...

Therefore if he falls to a wrong hand then so does the whole world- no... universe...

Just then, as if their prayer got answered, the whole mindscape is raining...

It's odd indeed. I mean, if it was Tsuna who did that, since he supposed to has full control over it, then what's the point right?

However, it's not the case...

and this rain isn't an ordinary rain, for it's harmful to the tainted one. And for the proof, he's currently screaming in pain as those un-harmful looking dorplets touched his skin. The chain, thorns, and snake also averted back into their 'unliving mark' form.

It's exactly like how the holy water works to demons... (A/N : Ao no Exorcist referencees, anyone? XD)

Everyone was relieved, mostly Tsuna who fall to his knees as soon those marks stopped hurting him.

"Tsuna... you're okay?" Henko asked as he helped the brunet to get up.

Tsuna just weakly nodded before he then replied, "just exhausted..."

"Then, take some rest now, Master Tsuna... We'll protect you as you do" Natsu offered as he smiled.

Tsuna just let the slip of honorific as he doesn't have energy to argue about that. He only nodded twice before he closed his eyes right on the spot and let his body fall again. This time in relaxed manner, for he knows that he's save...

At least for now...

Normal POV

He sighed in relief as he just finished the ritual or so he called his absurd medical treatment. a slim smile formed on his lips as he saw his client's peaceful expression. "I made it..." He muttered. But since the silenceness was so thick, everyone in that room could hear him clearly, as many relieved sighs could be heard from behind him.

after gesturing to everyone to follow him out of the living room, where Tsuna's being lied on the Sofa, he sneaked to the backyard instead.

"Thank you Tabolt-san... you really are a life savior..." Sora thanked after the door got closed.

"keh keh keh, that was nothing, missy~ afterall, that's only my job" Tabolt replied with his unique chuckle.

"Gosh, I can't magine on what will happen to Cielo if you didn't show up..." Kaichi said as he unintionally slipped Tsuna's other name than 'Tsuna' himself.

"-well, If I didn't or even just being late a second, we could have lose him..." Tabolt bluntly stated which causing them to widden their eyes. All but Riku who remain his stoic facade despide feeling shocked herself.

"w-what do you mean by that, Tabolt-san?" Yakemi asked anxiously. Even thouht that she knew nothing about curses and all, she knew that the old man was serious. That she could have witnessed one of her kind friend died with her own eyes.

Tabolt already dropped his smirk when he answered her. "You see... Since this is the first time you heard about such things, so you might think that I lied from the nonsense. But known that I didn't lie with any of this..." He warned before continuing, "-Tsunayoshi-kun has been cursed far before he met you three... This curse was actually a poison that developing itself into a living mutan, or so you can call it. This 'mutan' is trying to corrupt Tsunayoshi-kun's mind by turning him into evil being like what it is. However, Tsunayoshi-kun himself was never an ordinary kid from the very start. He's special... He's the child of prophecy... The owner of the magnificent power that could control the whole universe if he want to..."

Yakemi and Kaichi jaw dropped till it hit the floor, while Riki and Sora looked like their eyes going to popped out, meanwhile Riku just shocked a little for she already knew most of the part.

"Tsuna could do all of that?" Sora asked in disbelieve- well, too shock to believe. She hope that she heard it wrong. But Tabolt nodded, confirming that the blonde hears him alright.

"That still didn't explain on the part where Tsuna could have died today..." Riku stated.

Tabolt then continue, "for that part, as I was saying, this evil being has marked Tsunayoshi-kun and almost 'kill' his soul in order to take over his body and power. If you were paying attention, before this he already has the mark on his arm. But now, it's not only the arm, that evil being has reached for his neck and shoulder. Thank goodness I pevent it from spreading further. I've also strengheld his inner barrier so it won't get further than this."

"However, it could get weakened under one condition..." Tabold said again as he point a finger, "and that one thing is If his emotions all of the sudden flare up, wether it was from anger or sadness. Because the explotion of those negative emotions will effected the balance of his flames that could've burnt down the barrier I made. and... I don't think I should tell you what will happen if that happened.."

Everyone gulped thickly as they have one same thought in each of their minds...

and even without me telling you, you could guess what it is...