Chapter 23: The Battle of Sky and Knight
"Onii-sama!" Ruki calls out to Kouga who is still sleeping in his bed, back to his house. He is completely exhausted from the situation from the previous night. "O–ni–i-sa–ma!" She shouts, trying to wake up his sleeping brother.
"Five more minutes…" Kouga grumbles.
"Mou. We're going to be late for school if you keep sleeping!" She yells at him.
"Mm…?" He questions and immediately gets up. "School?"
After having breakfast while Dan tries to steal some food from Kouga but is stopped by Joan scolding him to stop, he goes off to school with Ruki. The first thing when the two reach the school, Kouga decides to go to the roof. There he finds Tsuna standing by the edge, looking at the scenery.
"Yo, Tsuna." Kouga calls out.
"Ah, Kouga-san." He calls as the black-haired teen walks to his side and leans his arms on the fence.
"Were you thinking of something?" He asks.
"Yeah…" Tsuna replies and continues to look out the scenery. "At that time, the Ninth wanted to tell me something with his flame."
This catches Kouga's attention and also look at the scenery. "Sokka…"
"Ohayo, Tsuna-kun." Both of them turn around to find Kyoko standing behind them.
"Kyoko-chan." Tsuna calls out.
"Kouga-kun mou, ohayo."
"Ah."
"Ohayo." The brunette greets without any blushes or stutters.
"Reborn-kun said you two would be here." She states.
"He did?" Tsuna asks.
She giggles. "It's just as he said."
"Eh?"
"Your face is like a bullet train today!"
"Huh?! A bullet train?!" Tsuna dead-pans causing the school idol to giggle with Kouga chuckles a bit while Tsuna laughs awkwardly.
"I know!" She says as she looks through her skirt pocket. "I have this for you." She takes out a blue amulet with his name and a tuna fish sewed on.
"An amulet?" Tsuna asks. "F-For me?!"
She nods. "People have been getting hurt during that nightly sumo contest." She states.
"She still thinks it's a sumo contest…" Both teen dead-pans.
"Here." She hands it to the brunette.
"A-Arigatou…" He thanks her. "With this, I won't lose the next battle."
Kyoko then blushes at his sentence. "Eh?'
"Hm?"
"Eto…" She stutters for a moment then remembers. "Ah, that's right!" She takes out a few more amulets. "I made some for Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto-kun too!"
"So it wasn't just for me?!" Tsuna mentally cries.
"Maa, maa." Kouga tries to cheer him up by patting on the brunette's shoulder.
"And everyone made these amulets together." She states cheerfully. "Even Ruki-chan and Yuuri-chan helped out."
"Eh? Everyone?"
"Tsuna-san!" Haru calls out from behind them, wearing the female Nani-Chuu uniform.
"Haru?!" Tsuna exclaims.
"Welcome, Haru-chan!" Kyoko greets.
"Why are you here?" Kouga asks.
"Haru's classes start after lunch today!" Haru declares. "So I've infiltrated this school to hand out the amulets to everyone!"
"Infiltrated…?" Tsuna dead-pans. "More importantly, that's a Nami-Chuu uniform!"
"Bianchi-san prepared it for me!" She cheerfully states.
"It was easy, compared to my usual work." Bianchi states as she, Fuuta, and I-Pin wearing their specially made Nani-Chuu uniforms."
"You guys are in uniforms too?!" Tsuna cries.
"Does it suit me, Tsuna-nii, Kouga-nii?" Fuuta asks.
"i-Pin likes uniform!" I-pin says.
"What will you do if you get caught?!"
"We'll deal with it if it comes." Bianchi states coolly.
"What are you talking about?!" Tsuna shouts. "That's a problem! Besides, Bianchi, you don't look like a middle-schooler!"
"What was that?" She asks angrily. "What does that mean?"
"I-Pin looks like a middle-schooler."
"I-It's impossible!" The brunette cries
"What? Do you intend on ruining our good intentions?" The poison scorpion questions angrily.
"How about Haru?" The Midori student asks. "Does it look good on Haru?'
"Leave me alone!"
Ah, minna-san! There you are!" Ruki states as she runs through the door with Yuuri following her. "Why didn't everyone waited for us?"
"Ruki-chan!"
"Gomen, Ruki-chan." Kyoko apologizes. "Haru-chan couldn't wait any longer to see Tsuna-kun."
"A-Ano, Kouga-kun." Yuuri calls out.
"Mm?" Kouga says
"K-Kore!" She hastily takes out a similar amulet, but with Kouga's name and a wolf's fang.
"For me?" He asks and the girl nods twice with a blush. "Arigatou, Shizuki." He smiles at her which causes Yuuri to blush a bit more.
"A-Also…" She stammers. "Y-You can call me by my name…"
"Okay. Thanks, Yuuri."
From hearing her named called by the one she likes, causes Yuuri to overheat and faints backward and alerts everyone there.
"Ah! Shizuki-san!" Tsuna calls out.
"Yuuri-chan!" Haru also calls out.
"Yuuri-chan, hang in there!" Kyoko shouts.
Unknown to them a certain infant is sitting behind a wall, eavesdropping on their conversation. A smirk appears on his face, content that both Tsuna and Kouga are having the best of what might be the last day of joy.
"Don't forget, Tsuna, Kouga." He says. "This… This is what you will be returning to."
After hearing that Lambo regain his conscious a moment causes Tsuna, Kouga, and Reborn who is riding on Tsuna's shoulder to the clinic that evening and into Lambo's ward that has I-Pin watching over the cow kid.
"Lambo sleeping deeply. Don't worry. He's fine!" She states.
"Thanks for watching over him all the time." Tsuna thanks her.
"Keep up the good work." Kouga tells the Chinese hitman.
"Leave it to I-Pin!" She says proudly.
"Seems like he regained consciousness around noon." Reborn states. "I head he was a big pain."
"Yokatta… What a relief." Tsuna sighs.
"But he still needs lots of rest." The hitman adds.
"Sokka…"
"Mm… Tsuna wet himself…" Lambo sleep-talks. "Hahaha, Baka-Tsuna! Idiot Tsuna! Dame-Tsuna!"
"Ack! He better be talking in his sleep." Tsuna dead-pans.
"Losing your cool over sleep-talking… You've still got a lot to learn." Reborn says.
"Hahaha! I'll let Reborn charge of polishing my horns from now on!"
Leon turns into a huge green hammer. "I can't let that go, even if it's just sleep-talk." The hitman states. "I'll have to coerce him into silence."
"Oi, Reborn! He's just sleep-talking!" The brunette cries as he grabs on the hammer to prevent the infant hit ant from slamming its power on Lambo.
"Oi, oi…" Kouga sighs.
"Kouga will help me lifting my statue with his monster-like strength."
The black-haired teen cracks his knuckles. "Even its sleep-talking, I won't let go."
"Calm down, Kouga-san!" Tsuna cries.
"No violence!" I-Pin shouts as she helps to grab the green hammer. "Lambo needs peace and quiet!"
"Hahaha! Tail-head!"
This snaps I-pin. "Ah! Dame da yo, I-Pin!" The brunette cries.
"Hi-ya!" She lands a knuckle sandwich in the cow-kid's head.
"The cow glimmered…" Lambo mumbles with a fresh bump on his head.
"Can't forgive, even if it's sleep-talk!" She huffs.
"Yare, yare…" Kouga sighs once more while Tsuna laughs sheepishly.
"But, does this mean he's close to a full recovery?" Tsuna asks.
"Mama and the others are taking turns watching over him, so you can relax." The hitman states.
"Yeah." Tsuna nods. "Ano… About the Ninth…"
"He isn't here…"
"Then, is he-"
"He's not dead yet." The hitman quickly answers. "As a last hope, Dino took him to well-equipped place."
"Dino-san did…?"
"There's no telling what will happen." The hitman states causing the brunette to look down, feeling guilty for hurting the Ninth, even if it is by accident. "More importantly," Reborn jumps down from the chair, "a new weapon is ready for you two."
"A-A n-new weapon?" Tsuna asks.
"Come on, it's over here." Reborn says, walking to the lobby with Kouga and Tsuna following. "A special combat Mafia suit." He states to the briefcase on the table.
"Huh?"
"It's a special suit woven from the thread made inside of Leon." He says. "It won't burn easily from the Dying Will Flames."
"A Mafia suit?!" Tsuna cries. "I have to dress like a mafioso?!" An imaginary picture of him in a white suit with a rifle in one hand and a bouquet of roses on the other. "Like this?" Another picture rolls in to be more like the suit in the movie, Matrix with duel guns. "Or this?" Another one appears as the Japanese traditional outfit with a small dagger in hand. "Or that?!" Another picture to be most unlikely, a blue alien suit. "It better not be like this!"
"The last one is probably unlikely…" Kouga face-faults, a little surprise of the brunette's imagination.
"Relax." Reborn states. "It looks just like your Nami-Chuu uniform."
"Thank goodness…" Tsuna sighs. "It's normal…"
"It's the same material as my suit." The hitman states. "But for Kouga, Dan asked me to give you ha more unique design."
Eh?" Kouga looks at him, kind of expecting something ridiculous. He looks into the suit and is shocked at what it is installed for him.
"Look, Leon's all tuckered out from making those." The hitman says, gesturing to the tired green chameleon on his hat.
"Arigatou, Leon." Tsuna says, patting the little lizard which licks his finger in gesture. "Haha, it tickles!"
"And both have an extra feature."
"Extra?" Tsuna asks.
"Yeah. Once the both of you change into that, we're going. To the final battle of the Ring Conflict…" Reborn states seriously.
Both teens look at their half ring and nod.
The lights light up in the street of the night as Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei and Ruki all assemble by the crossroads they often share on their way to school.
"Yo." Gokudera greets.
"Usu." Yamamoto greets back.
"Good evening." Ruki greets as the air around them is tense even the usual hyper boxer is tense and serious.
"Let's go." The bomber states.
"Yeah." The baseball ace agrees.
"Let's go." The boxer repeats.
"To the school." Ruki adds.
They all walk together, prepared for the last round of the Ring conflict.
"Minna-san!" Basil calls out from behind.
"Weren't you coming with Tsuna and Kouga?" Yamamoto asks.
"No, thy was talking to our allies in Italy." The CEDEF officer states.
"And how is it?" Gokudera asks.
"Not good." He replies grimly. "According to Dino-dono, Oyakata-sama can't leave the Vongola Headquarters."
Tch, the Bucking Bronco can't do anything." The silverrette says. "No matter what happens, we can't rely on people around us."
"What? Tsuna and Kouga are going to win." Yamamoto says as he puts his hands behind his head with his usual smile on his face.
"True, Tsuna-san and Onii-sama are strong!" Ruki adds.
"Of course he is!" The bomber shouts. "Who else besides Juudaime is worthy of becoming the boss?"
"A-Ano…"
"Hm?"
"I heard this from Dino-dono:" Basil states. "Before the Cradle Affair, there were five candidates, including Sawada-dono, for the title of the Tenth."
"Five?" Ryohei asks
"Four, besides Tsuna?" Yamamoto states.
"Hai, among the five, the three eldest were each blessed with the skills to become Boss." The dirty blond teen states. "The one chosen by all the leader, except the Ninth and the External Advisor, was Xanxus. That's how overwhelming Xanxus' abilities are, and there is no doubt that his partner, Aaron, is equally overwhelming."
"Oi, is Juudaime included in the 'blessed three'?" The bomber asks.
"He was not."
"Hm…" Ryohei hums.
"Naruhodo na." Yamamoto says with a smile.
"That's not surprising." The silverrette states.
"Eh?"
"Listen up, rookie. Juudaime is so amazing, that only a few people see it." Gokudera tells him.
"Huh?'
"Hahaha, Tsuna's not that hard to understand. The most difficult to figure out is Kouga." Yamamoto says, shocking the silverrette. "His amazingness is too obvious that it's easily overlooked. The other's so mysterious that people tend to misunderstand."
"That doesn't make any sense, Yakuu-Baka!"
"Tsuna-san is sometimes amazing but sometimes not." Ruki states. "He is just amazing in that way."
"Sometimes, I can't tell Sawada's all that great or not." Ryohei states.
"What?!"
"But that's how he's above average." The boxer concludes.
"The lot of you, don't say confusing things!" The bomber yells.
"What does that mean, exactly?" Yamamoto asks.
"Hm… I don't quite understand it anymore." Ryohei sighs.
"Doesn't that mean his normality is what makes him amazing?" Ruki suggests.
"But Kouga's mysterious was really helps make it up." Yamamoto adds.
"That makes no sense!" Gokudera shouts.
"They think the same thing as I do." Basil thought happily.
"You guys are just stupid. I bet your brains are all muscle too!" Gokudera shouts.
"Hahaha, I'm not fond of thinking." Yamamoto laughs.
"I see. They've already realized Sawada-dono's extraordinary ordinariness and Kouga-dono's amazing mysteriousness." The CEDEF officer thought.
Then a bright light from the school catches their attention.
"W-What was that?!" Gokudera questions as all of them run towards the source of the light.
"It's coming from Nani-Chuu's direction!" Yamamoto states.
"It came from the courtyard!" Ryohei states.
"We better hurry!" Ruki shouts.
They all run into the courtyard to find smoke covering the entire area.
"W-What's that?!" Gokudera cries as everyone tries to block the heavy gusts blown at them. The bomber looks to find Xanxus smirking in the middle of the courtyard with Aaron right behind him. The Knight wears the same black trench coat with a black scarf around his neck and black pants with combat boots. "Xanxus!" He exclaims.
"What's going on?!" Ryohei shouts.
"Is this his doing?" Ruki questions.
"The other side seems to be in good shape." Reborn states from behind them.
They turn around to find Tsuna, all prepared with his mittens along with Kouga, but what really shocks them is what he is wearing. The teen wears indigo pants with a sleeveless shirt, and a belt, brown boots, gauntlets with a pauldron over his left shoulder, his buster sword is on his back.
"Juudaime!" Gokudera exclaims.
"Tsuna! Kouga!" Yamamoto exclaims.
"Onii-sama, those clothes…" Ruki points out.
"Yeah." Kouga nods.
"Xanxus." Tsuna says, his eyes glaring right at the Varia boss.
"You came, trash." He taunts.
"I never thought you show up." Aaron states.
"It's never my policy to back down a fight that matters." Kouga states.
"We've been waiting for you." The Cervello states as everyone sees the two pink-haired judges leap down in front of them. "Now all the Guardians on Sawada-shi's side, Storm, Sun, Rain, Snow, and the Mist."
"Mist?" They look around then notices Chrome behind. "Ah! You're…"
"Chrome!" Kouga exclaims.
"All that remains are Cloud and Thunder."
"Eh? Remaining?" Tsuna looks at the judges confused. They then hear footsteps and turns to find Hibari. "Hibari-san!"
"Why did you summon me?" He asks.
"Summon?" Kouga repeats.
"The same with us." Ryohei states.
"Eh?"
"The Guardians were summoned by the Cervello." Chrome tells them.
"That's is correct." The Cervello says. "We issued a compulsory summons to all surviving Guardians.
"Compulsory summons?" Tsuna asks.
"They're here too." Reborn states.
"Eh?" They look around to find Bel, Levi, and Allena present, Mammon in a cage.
"Mammon!" Tsuna cries.
"Belphegor, Levi A Than, and Allena!" Basil exclaims.
"IYA~!" They turn to find Lussuria all tied up on a bed. "Treat me gently! I'm mortally wounded!"
"He's alive?!" Ryohei exclaims.
"Along with his bed?!" Gokudera shouts.
"Hello! It's been a while~!" The Muay Thai expert greets. "Mou, you're too forceful! Be a little gentler!"
"And it seems that Sawada-shi's Guardian of Thunder is here as well."
"Ah, don't tell me…!" They turn to find Lambo in one of the Cervello's arms. "Lambo?!"
"Why is he here?!" Kouga shouts. "Lambo just regain consciousness!"
"The reason we issue the compulsory summons," They says, "is because the Sky Match risks seven of the Rings, as well as the Guardians' lives."
"Risk the Rings and the Guardians' lives?" Tsuna repeats.
"That's correct." The Cervello states.
"Chotto. What are you saying?!" The brunette cries. "Lambo's injured! Give Lambo back!"'
"Please stand back." They warn him. "The situation is the same for Varia."
"That's right!" Lussuria pants. "Don't complain! When summoned are issued, it is the duty of the Guardians to show, no matter what their condition!"
"That's exactly right." Mammon states. "I was waiting for Xanxus-sama's rage to cool and chose a time to assist."
"Ushishishi, Well said." The prince tells the illusionist. "You were captured and weren't kill, and now you're a chatterbox. The losers looked so pathetic!"
"Shut up, Bel-chan!" Lussuria shouts at him.
"What about Squalo?" Yamamoto immediately asks. "Isn't he here?"
"You are aware of how the Rain Match ended. Squalo's life was lost."
Yamamoto grits his teeth in disappointment.
"Now, we'll begin the Sky Match." The Cervello announce.
"Eh?! Chotto matte! I haven't agreed to this yet!" Tsuna cries.
"Same here. I wouldn't let wounded people be part of this match!" Kouga shouts.
"If you don't, you'll be disqualified, we'll make Xanxus-sama the proper bearer of the Ring."
"Ano yaro…" Gokudera growls.
"But first, we will collect the Guardians' Rings."
"What?!" Ryohei shouts. "After all we been through, you want us to return them?!"
If you are the true Guardian, then you should have nothing to worry about. In the end, the Vongola Rings always go to their true masters." They state and take out two boxes. "Please put your Rings into this box."
"There's no choice." Yamamoto states.
"I'm not satisfied with this." The boxer states.
"This side as well." They tell the Varia side.
"I lost it." Hibari states.
"We already took custody of it." Once the Cervello collects the Rings they show them to both sides. "We have taken them into custody. Now, let us explain the rules of the Sky Match. One of the conditions of victory is the same as the other Guardians'; the completion of the Ring. The field this time is the entire school."
"It's huge." Yamamoto states.
"To be able to view the entirety of the wide field, we've set up small cameras in various places." The judges state. "As well as displays other than just the ones in the observation areas. And we've prepared camera-equipped monitor wristbands." They state as they show a metal wristband with a screen.
"I see. It's like a miniature TV." Ryohei says.
"Hahaha, Tsuna, it's your close up." Yamamoto laughs.
"Ack!" Tsuna is startled by his Rain's sentence.
"Onii-sama, your collar is undone." Ruki points out causing Kouga to fix it.
"Now, will each of the Guardians move to your respective match fields as soon as you have equipped your wristbands." The judges state.
"Mm? The fields?" Levi asks. "What's going on now?"
"We will not answer any questions." The Cervello states. "If you do not obey, you will be disqualified."
"Jeez, that woman really pisses me off!" Gokudera growls.
"Looks like watching isn't all we'll do." Bel states. "I can't wait."
Ryohei clears his throat. "Then now is our only chance to do it." Ryohei states.
"Eh?'
"The circle." Yamamoto tells the brunette.
"Let's get out spirits up! Gokudera shouts.
"Y-You're right." Tsuna agrees.
"You guys just stay there!" The boxer tells the anti-social people. "We switched to the ten-meter rule."
"Ten-meter rule?" Kouga asks.
"Anyone within ten meters is included in the circle. It's an extreme rule."
"Eh?"
"What's with that?" Gokudera states.
"Yosh! Let's do this!" Ryohei shouts as they form the circle. "Sawada, Kouga, FIGHT!"
"OHH!"
Everyone then disburses to their respective fields.
"Then, I'll see you later." Gokudera states.
"Boss, Knight, be careful." Chrome tells them.
"Do your best." Ryohei says.
"Don't push yourselves." Yamamoto says.
"Don't die, Onii-sama, Tsuna-san." Ruki says.
"Minna…" Tsuna thought happily.
"It's finally time, kora!" He turns around to find the army infant along with the perverted doctor.
"Shamal! Colonnello!"
"I came to puck up your bones." Shamal says.
"I came to hackle you." Colonnello states.
"How inappropriate!" Tsuna mental dead-pans.
"Kouga." The said teen turns around to find Dan and Souha. "Gramps! Tou-san!"
"Good luck." Souha says.
"Just like your training, don't rush." Dan tells him.
"Hai!" Kouga nods.
Everyone has reached their destinations and is all ready for the match to start.
"All the Guardians have arrived at their fields." The Cervello announces.
"It's finally about to start." Shamal says.
"It's a life or death battle." Colonnello states. "Strengthen your resolve, kora!"
"What's with this pole?" Ryohei asks, looking a tall tripod pole in the middle of his field.
"At the top of each of the poles set at the fields are the Rings that match the field." The judges explain.
"Hm? Ring?" Gokudera asks. "You want us to fight them over again?"
"Does that mean we get to fight too?" Bell asks as his knives already out.
"Please do as you wish." They say, shocking Tsuna. "That is if you can."
At that sentence, all the Guardians all feel pain from their wrists subsequently, Reborn is sort of startled while Tsuna freaks out. "What's that?!" He shouts.
"The poison built into all the wristbands have been injected into the Guardians."
"W-What?!" Basil exclaims.
"Poison?!" Shamal shouts.
All of them fall with a thud, grunting in pain.
"M-My body…" Levi grunts.
"It's hot!" Chrome cries.
"Minna!" Tsuna cries.
"Not good." Shamal says grimly.
"The poison called 'Dead Heater' instantly attacks the nerves and even make standing difficult." The Cervello explains. "The burning, piercing pain will gradually increase, and in thirty minutes, they will die."
"S-Sonna!" Basil cries.
"W-What's going on?!" Tsuna cries. "It's the Sky Match! Why is everyone having to go through all this?!"
"Because as the Sky, it is the boss' destiny."
"Destiny?" Kouga repeats.
"Sun, Lightning, Storm, Rain, Mist, Snow, Cloud. It is the destiny of the Sky to be stained by all, and to engulf and embrace all these." They say. "A battle in which All the Guardians lives are entrusted to the boss and his partner. That is the Sky Match."
"Entrusted to?!" Tsuna cries. "That is…"
"There is only one way to stop the progression of the poison." They add. "Insert the Ring into the Guardian's wristband. If you insert the Ring into the hollow of the wristband, the antidote, which is built into the wristband, will be released."
"In this battle, not only the Sky and Knight Rings, but the other Rings will be an important factor." Reborn says.
"That is correct. And the final victory conditions of the Sky Match is completing the Sky and Knight Rings and obtaining all the Vongola Rings. You can set all the Vongola Rings. You can set all the Vongola Rings into this chain." They take out a chain for each boss.
"Wakatta." Tsuna says as he quickly grabs the chains. "Let's get started! If we don't hurry, everyone will be…"
"Finally, as soon as the battle begins, we will not allow any contact with outsiders." The Cervello states. "Special bullets as well, of course."
"Understood." Reborn answers.
Without warning, Xanxus suddenly dashes forward and slugs the brunette in the face, sending him flying into the building.
"Tsuna!" Kouga calls out but then Aaron dashes and punches him and sends him flying back as well.
"Ah!" Basil gasps.
"Bastard!" Shamal curses.
"X-Xanxus-sama!" The Cervello says in shock. "It hasn't started yet!"
"Hn, they are the ones who wanted to get started." He says smugly. "Let's start. Hurry up."
"H-Hai! But because of that attack, Sawada-shi's…"
"That was unfair, Xanxus!" Basil shouts with his weapon ready.
"Huh? It wasn't good to attack before the use of a special bullet?" He asks.
"Man that guy sucked." Aaron says. "I could hit him so easily."
"Don't underestimate me." Reborn says with his gun smoking. "Who do you think I am?"
Hm?" The rubble then starts to shake before explodes, revealing Tsuna okay behind.
"Sawada-dono!" Basil exclaims.
"Tsuna, Xanxus isn't someone you can fight half-heartedly." Reborn tells him. "It would be useless to attempt to save the seven Guardians as well as fight. Start by-"
"I know." Tsuna says calmly and an orange flame appears on his forehead with his eyes turn orange while his gloves ignite in orange flames. "I'm going to take care of him first."
"Oh? Looks like the puny boss is lucky." Aaron laughs.
"Who is?" His eyes widen in shock of the voice behind him as he turns around to find Kouga's sole in his face and knocks backward into the building. "Don't underestimate me." He says as his hair turns blond and spikes up, revealing his sky-colored eye. "Or you'll suffer the consequences."
"Take care of me?" Xanxus questions. "With that level of power you showed yesterday?"
"Do I look the same as I did yesterday?" Tsuna retorts.
"Omae…" Aaron growls as he gets up from the rubble."You're stronger than you looked."
"This time, I'm serious. Come at me." Kouga says as his tone is devoid any other emotions except the fighter.
"Any observers, please come this way!" The Cervello shouts. "Please hurry! Keep in mind that it is the same as the Guardian matches, will infrared sensors to prevent you from leaving."
"You two as well!" They call out to behind the tree, where the two Kokuyo students are hiding.
"Geh! Busted!" Ken says in shock.
Once the Cervello leads the others to the spectators' area, they announce the battle.
"Now, the Sky and Knight Ring, Xanxus & Aaron vs. Sawada Tsunayoshi & Kouga Mitsurugi Lanceford, Battle Start!"
Tsuna dashes forward and punches him who dodges it and he chops at him, but he dodges it as well. The Varia elbows him and Tsuna catches it, but lands a kick at the brunette and sends him back into the building. Kouga ignores that as his eyes focus only on Aaron as he dashes while drawing his buster sword and trade blows with him. Then Aaron dodges Kouga's last swing and uppercuts his chin and sends a kick at his gut, sending him flying back.
"Sawada-dono! Kouga-dono!" Basil exclaims.
"What amazing speed." Shamal comments.
"Is that it?" Xanxus and Aaron questions as they advance towards them. Tsuna dashes forward and punches the Varia boss, who easily side-steps and grabs his arm. "I'm asking if that's it." Xanxus moves his hand up as it glows.
"That's not good." Reborn says.
Tsuna freezes for a moment before he quickly projects his flames on the ground and flies upwards as a blast of orange light burst through the man's hand and destroying the concrete wall behind him. This shocks the brunette of the attack.
"Oi… that was reinforced concrete." Shamal says.
"It was weathered away in a moment!" Basil exclaims.
"Take this!" Aaron points his hand at the Mako user and a huge blast but a little blueish light blast through at him. He quickly dodges as the wall behind him has the same effect as well.
"It's Flames of Rage."
Tsuna quickly comes out of Xanxus' grip and flies up and onto the horizontal wall.
"Flames of Rage?" Basil repeats. "What is that, Reborn-san."
"The Dying Will Flame is like a fingerprint or a voice. It differs in shape and properties from person to person." Reborn explains. "And Xanxus' and Aaron's are a very rare, high ranking flame. They say the Second, the only Boss and Knight who uses their fists and never a weapon, were the only people to have this flame. This flame is capable of turning everything to ash. It has overwhelming destructive power. And it appears only when the Seconds were enraged, so it has been called 'Flames of Rage' instead of 'Dying Will Flame'."
"But Aaron has other mixed with it." Dan points out. "He's a complete master of using Aura."
"Now you know why the Firsts who used gloves and the other a sword as both of you do, ran away to Japan." Xanxus says. "It was because they feared fighting the Seconds."
"Hm?"
"Because the title 'Ultimate' would falter if the Flames of Rage burns out the Dying Will Flame." Aaron states. "They fear these flames."
"What to try that out?" Tsuna asks.
"Hm?'
"To see whether my flame our your flame is stronger."
"What?" Xanxus questions.
"What is Sawada-dono planning?" Basil asks.
Tsuna drops from his place as the flame from his fist stops igniting before it ignites once more and the brunette flies at the Varia boss.
"A fistfight?" Colonnello exclaims.
"Hahahahaha! Trash 'til the end!" Xanxus laughs as he raises his hand. "If you want to die that badly…" His hand glows as Tsuna's flames increase rapidly. "Be blown away!"
The two flames clash with each other, only to explode as Xanxus' flames are blown away, shocking everyone as Reborn smirks. Tsuna dashes forward and slugs Xanxus at his face, sending him flying into the wall as the brunette lands on the ground in fours.
"O-Oi… This is…" Shamal trails.
"Sawada-dono's flame overpowered Xanxus' flame!" Basil exclaims.
"This is the fruit of his training." Reborn says. "Although Xanxus' flame may have more overall destructive power, Tsuna broke through by concentrating his flame into a single point. However, that is not enough to down Xanxus."
"You won't defeat me using that flame." Kouga says.
"What?" Aaron questions.
"Using the power of rage won't defeat me or Tsuna."
"Teme! Are you making fun of me?!" He shouts as his hands glow. "I'll show you twice as strong!" He blasts at him but instead of dodging, Kouga grips his sword tighter.
"Oh? He's going to use that?" Dan says.
"Huh?" Everyone looks at him confused including Reborn and excluding Souha.
"Die!" The blast comes closer as Kouga stands his ground as he lifts his sword.
"Hakogeki!" He shouts as he swings down, sending a shockwave and overpowering before blasting Aaron back to the wall.
"That's the same technique that he used yesterday." Reborn points out.
"Hakogeki." Dan explains. "That's one of the moves that the First Vongola Knight used. By applying Mako into the blade, it amplifies the strength of the swing by more than three times the damage allow with some shockwaves. Although that attack was only 15% of what it's originally capable of."
"Ch-Chotto… 15%?! Is that attack that powerful?!" Shamal asks.
"Yeah, but it's not enough to take Aaron down.
Tsuna then flies forward towards his opponent as Kouga rushes towards his. A glow from the smoke and they bring out a flame/Mako shield, but then they hear click as two blasts hit both of them, breaking through the flame/Mako shield.
"Ah!"
"They broke through the flame and that Mako shield!" Colonnello exclaims.
Xanxus and Aaron fly out of the smoke and land behind them.
"W-What was that?!" Basil cries.
"To use our weapons against these pieces of trash…" Xanxus says as he holds two black pistols with a red insignia of an X on it and a black double-barrel revolver. In comparison, Aaron's is a white pistol with an X on the side of the barrels.
"Xanxus and Aaron use weapons as well." Reborn states. "Those guns are the same type as used by the Sevenths. The Seconds' flame and the Sevenths' guns… This is a fearsome combination."
"G-Guns?" Basil questions. "They not only use their fists but guns as well?"
"Vongola has bosses with many different and various fighting styles." Dan explains. "The Seventh and his partner were the only ones who use guns as their main weapon. They say that the Sevenths chose guns because of their skills with them, as well as their properties of their flames."
"What kind of properties?" Colonnello asks.
"The Sevenths' flames are the weakest among all the bosses." Reborn explains. "That's why they use those weapons to make up for it. In the cartridges of those guns, there are bullets very similar to these." He takes out a Dying Will Bullet in his hands.
"Dying Will Bullets, kora?"
"Combat bullets modified by the Sevenths." Dan continues. "Look at their hands."
They look back at the screen, to find the guns on each of the two Varia to be glowing as if they are absorbing the flames from their hands.
"Their flames are being absorbed by the guns?" Shamal asks.
"That's right." The hitman says. "The Dying Will Bullets have the ability to temporarily condense and absorb the Dying Will Flame. The Sevenths focused on that as well. Even a weak Dying Will Flame, if accumulated and released at once, will increase in power. In reality, the destructive powers of the Sevenths' guns were fearsome, and he used them to defeat any enemy. When speaking of the bosses' destructive power, the Sevenths' names always come up."
"W-Wait a moment!" Basil realizes. "Unlike the Sevenths, Xanxus and Aaron's flames are the destructive Flames of Rage! If that is accumulated and released at one point-!"
"Yeah, it will have an amazing and penetrative part." Dan says. "If they were to get hit even once by either shot, not even Kouga at his most powerful would be able to get out of it unharmed."
Ah? Aren't you going to take care of us?" Aaron questions.
"Or did your Hyper Intuition predict your own death?" Xanxus follows. Tsuna says nothing as he dashes forward at the Varia boss. "You little tick." The Varia boss mumbles as he points the gun at the ground below him. "Do you really think you're the only one with speed movement?" He fires and flies up into the air, with Tsuna following up, and he fires another shot and maneuvers himself in the air and almost the same speed as the brunette.
"He is using the flame bullets to propel himself." Colonnello says. "Now their mobility is equal."
"What a fearsome guy." Reborn comments. "Neither the Second nor the Seventh are able to move like that."
Back on the ground, Kouga is a little surprise of Xanxus' movements in the air while Aaron takes this as a chance and flames ignite on his feet and a flaming kick flies towards him. The teen sees this and dodges it as another foot of flame is swinging at him. Kouga continues to dodge the kicks one after another and then the black-haired swordsman makes a great leap to the top of the building when Aaron suddenly behinds him with his pistol pointing at him.
"Die!" He shoots and Kouga hits directly by the blast.
"Aaron is also as fast." Souha says.
"The Seventh Knight's fighting style, Fiamma le Gambe." Dan explains. "A style in which the fighter uses only his feet on combat. Aaron uses special sandals that is worn over his shoes to ignite his flames and kicks at high-speed. Not many fighters are able to use that style. This guy is something."
In the air, Tsuna just avoids a flame bullet from Xanxus but then sees a glow from above him, to find Xanxus aiming his gun at his face.
"Die!" He declares, but then Tsuna notices where the bullet is aiming. The flame bullet is shot at him, but he blocks it instead of dodging.
"Why didn't he dodged it?" Basil asks.
"That direction isn't safe." Reborn states as the CEDEF looks at the direction of the bullet where Tsuna manages to redirect its path and only graze the roof of the gym.
"That location!" Shamal shouts.
"The Guardians of Mist!" Basil cries.
"Dokuro!" Ken shouts as he dashes forward but only to be stopped by Chikusa.
"Ken, look at your feet." He states as the blond's foot is at the infrared lasers are. "And Chrom is safe. It wasn't a direct hit."
"B-Boss… I was almost hit…" Mammon grunts out as Chrome pants in pain.
"Because Tsuna drew it away, Chrome is safe for the moment." The hitman states.
"Looks like that puny is something else." Aaron mumbles.
"Hako…" A voice chants from inside the smoke created from the Sky Knight's bullet, attracting him, "geki!" The same shockwave flies at him, as he dodges it while the attack slices the rooftop, leaving a sword scar on the solid concrete as a figure lands behind the Varia.
"I-Is that's the same move earlier?!" Ken shouts.
"That Hakogeki just now must have been around 35%." Dan states.
Then the brunette lands vertically on the wall and Xanxus follows suit. "Sokka, you were barking about that, that you wouldn't let your Guardians die." He says. "What will you gain from that?" Tsuna glares at him. "I don't care if my subordinates die. Look at the monitor."
"Boss, please… help me… I'll do anything…" Lussuria begs.
"I-I won't lose again… I'll follow you for the rest of my life…" Mammon pleads. "I'll give you half of all the money I've saved…"
"Rings…" Bel pants. "I'll help you… collect… the Rings…"
"Please save me…" Levi pleads. "And give me any kind of command…"
"If there's anything I can do… I'll do it…" Allena pants.
"Hahahaha! This is how the Sky should be!" Xanxus laughs as he flies up into the air and aims in two different directions. "Here's some charity!" He fires two shots and knocks down two of the poles of the Storm and Thunder field.
"What?!" Shamal exclaims.
"The poles of Storm and Thunder!" Basil exclaims.
The Rings of Thunder and Storm all roll to the Varia personnel.
"Ushishishi, I'm saved…" Bel laughs as he inserts the Ring into the wristband and the antidote is released.
"Thank you very much." Levi says as he to insert the Ring into the wristband, releasing the antidote.
"The Rings went to them!" Colonnello shouts.
"Hahaha! What's the matter? You didn't expect me to use this method?" Xanxus laughs. "If you want to try that out, throw your gloves at them! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
"Damn it, that's cheating!" Basil shouts.
"This isn't good." Shamal says grimly, "With the antidote, the enemy's Guardians will be free to act."
"Killing you at once would be boring." Bel says looking at the down Gokudera. "Let's have the bomb-boy suffer from the poison some more. Now…"He walks off.
"First, I'll kill the cow-brat." Levi says.
Tsuna flies up and about to fly to his friends' aid, but a click of a gun stops him. "Ah? Where are you going?" Xanxus says smugly as the brunette then starts to panic.
"Ruki…" Kouga mutters as he about to go to his sister's aid when he stops at the same click of a gun.
"I won't let you get away." Aaron says as the teen also begins to panic.
"What is Tsuna and Kouga panicked about?" Reborn questions.
"Reborn-San, at this rate, The Guardians will be…" Basil says.
"It is true that Xanxus is a man who breaks the mold, you Guardians aren't normal people." The hitman says.
Bel jumps off from the hole in the wall. 'The closes from here is the Rain." He mumbles, but then a metal object swings and throws the Storm Ring up to the bomber.
"Hmm… Good job evading."
"Ah! Y-You're…"
They say," The perfect says, "you're a genius."
"That's…" Shamal says, a little shock.
"Hibari-dono!" Basil exclaims.
"What's going on, kora?" Colonnello asks.
"W-What in the world…" The Cervello are equally shock as the screen switches to the pole at the Cloud Field to find it completely toppled over, its base destroyed. "T-The Cloud Pole… I-It's… Why…"
"Hibari destroyed the pole and took the antidote." Reborn explains.
"Impossible." The Cervello states. "Death heater is a potent poison that could even subdue a wild elephant."
"Hibari hates being restrained more than anything else." The hitman states.
"But just because he does…"
"His nature, which hates to be restrained, overpowered the poison." Reborn continues. "That's why he was chosen. As a solitary, floating cloud that protects the Family from an independent stance, without being bound."
"That's surprising." Bel states. "There is someone other than us can move." He takes out his knives. "But you already know. Ushishishi… whether I am a genius or not? Don't ask me things that everyone knows!" He throws a knife at him, but Hibari dodges it when Bel smirks as the knife turns around and strikes him. However, the skylark moves his tonfa's and blocks it, shocking the prince.
"Is something the matter?" He asks.
"Ushishishi, it seems like you know how to play." Bel says. "I don't mind doing this to you, but what happens to your friends is none of my concern."
Meanwhile, at the Thunder Field
"Damn cow-brat, where did he go?" Levi grumbles as he looks around for him. He then hears coughing and turns to find Lambo without his oxygen mask as he coughs badly. "I found you, cow-brat." The man smirks. "I'll turn you into mincemeat right now, along with that accursed talent of yours."
"Oh no! Lambo-dono!" Basil exclaims.
"Damn, he'll be killed." Shamal says.
"Hm, still unconscious?" Levi states. "I thought I'd make you into mincemeat, but that is not very artistic." He draws out one of his umbrellas as the lightning surges through it. "A physiology that isn't hurt by electricity… I can't stand having this kid as the Guardian of Thunder. I will never acknowledge this. One million volts! The electricity in the weapon spikes up. "Let's find out whether you'll be charred or not!"
"While you're doing this, all your friends will die." Bel points out. "Ushishishi, how unfortunate for you." He laughs but Hibari doesn't reply.
"Hibari-dono's recovered, but now…" Basil says grimly.
"Don't worry." Reborn says. "Hibari's a true Guardian who succeeded the Cloud Ring."
"What do you mean?" Shamal asks him.
"The weather assigned to the Guardians not only represents their duty and characteristics but their relationship with each other as well."
"Relationship?" Basil asks.
"That's right. Cloud sometimes becomes the catalyst of other kinds of weather, and stirs the Storm."
"Time for some barbecue cow!" Levi yells as he dashes towards the cow kid.
"Hold it right there!" A stick of dynamite is thrown at him and forces him to stand back.
"What?!" He then looks up to find many dynamites dropping on him. He dodges them and steps back closer to the water tank. "Damn it, who is it?!"
A figure walks out of the smoke, revealing to be Gokudera, with his bombs ready.
"Hayato!" Shamal exclaims.
"How?" Basil asks.
"I told you. The Cloud stirs the Storm." Reborn explains.
"I see." Colonnello realizes. "Hibari threw Belphegor's Ring upward earlier, kora!"
"S-Sokka! Hibari-dono bounces the Storm Ring up to Gokudera-dono!"
"Y-You…!" Bel says.
"Let's start, genius-kun." Hibari says, bringing up his tonfa.
"If you get in my way, I'll kill you." Levi tells the bomber but he does nothing except looking lover to the opposite roof, where Xanxus and Tsuna are at. "Did you hear me, Storm bomb-man?!"
"Juudaime is fighting." The silverrette tells him. "I won't let you cause a disturbance during the Sky Match."
"Hn, getting elated like that, such annoying trash." Xanxus spats.
"Oi." He turns around to find Tsuna all ready to go. "I'm your opponent. Concentrate on your fight with me."
"I'm going to kill you first." Levi declares and charges at him and swings at the teen, but Gokudera dodges each swing before jumping in the air with many bombs in his hands.
"Two-Time Bomb!" He throws them at the Thunder Varia, but the man smirks and deflects them all behind him before exploding, causing the silverrette to clicks his tongue.
"Did you think that would stop my charge?!" He shouts and continues to charge at the bomber as he smirks and jumps away from where he was standing. "Quit running around!" Levi exclaims but looks down to find a few bombs at his feet and immediately jumps away just as the bombs explode.
"Tch. You've got good instincts." Gokudera says and Levi lands in front of him.
"You keep using these little tricks. Fight me fairly!"
"There aren't any rules in fighting. If you getting pissed off, then come at me."
"I won't forgive you. I'm going to burn you down to the marrow of your bones and turn you into ash."
"Hmph. How are you going to turn me into ash when there aren't any thunderclouds?" The bomber asks, getting Levi's attention. "You're nothing to fear if you can't use that lightning umbrella attack."
"I see. You idiot, you've made a mistake." The man says. "Did you think one could be an officer of Varia if one can only fight when there are rain clouds?! Levi Volta!" He throws all the umbrellas in the air.
"No, that attack!" Basil exclaims.
"Hayato!" Shamal shouts.
Once they are all open up, lightning begins to charge and points at Gokudera who is in the middle.
"Hahahaha! Levi Volta can be used in any weather!" He laughs.
"Figures." The bomber says.
"What?"
"I've been waiting for this moment when you'd have your lightning-umbrellas out!" The silverrette takes out different bombs. "Go! Rocket Bombs!" Gokudera shouts as he throws the dynamite up and they fly all and destroy the umbrellas.
"W-What?! T-The parabolas!" Levi cries.
"Way to go, Gokudera." Reborn says.
"What accuracy!" Basil cheers.
"I bet those umbrellas looked like they're standing still, compared to paper airplanes." Shamal says.
"I don't have time to play with you! Die!" He throws more dynamites at him as it flies at the shocked Levi and blows him up.
"H-He did it!" Basil exclaims.
"Always the core of an attack, a surging storm that doesn't rest… right?" Shamal says.
"He's a flashy guy." Colonnello states. "I bet the roof is a mess now, kora!"
"W-Wait a moment!" The CEDEF officer says. "Lambo-dono is still up there!"
"Don't worry." Reborn assures him. "Gokudera hasn't forgotten. In terms of weather, the Storm and Thunder are like brothers."
Within the smoke, Gokudera walks out of it with Lambo in his arms. "You're safe, somehow…" Gokudera grins. He puts down the oxygen tank and places the mask on him. "Hang in there, stupid cow. The Thunder Ring is yours." He puts the Thunder Ring into Lambo's wristband and the cow kid calms down.
"Levi, that idiot." Xanxus spats. "He wasted my charity. Every one of you is trash." He flies up and shoots at the brunette, who dodges and flies up after him. They fly higher and higher, circling saw him other until they collide, flame against flame. Flashes of light lit the skies.
"Juudaime…" Gokudera mumbles as he sees his boss in battle and grits his teeth. "I can't let Juudaime be trouble by his Guardians! That's my job!" He picks up Lambo and the oxygen tank and runs off.
Outside the Storm Field
Bel continues to throw his knives at the skylark, but Hibari deflects them before charging at the prince which he jumps away from the swing.
"That was dangerous." He says, landing in front of the perfect. "And it seems like Levi was beaten. I need to make up for it on my end." Bel throws several knives at Hibari but they pass through him which confuses the blond Varia. "That's impossible." He tries it again and once again the knives pass through Hibari.
"The knives passed through him?" Basil questions.
No." Shamal corrects the CEDEF officer. "He dodged with minimal movement and return to his original position in a split second. That guy completely sees through the knives."
"Not bad, kora!" Colonnello foments.
"Way to go, Ace-kun." Bel says.
"No, you don't even have one letter right." Hibari states.
"Ushishishi, what a weird guy." The prince has his hands together and spreads them "But it's become lots of fun all of a sudden." Then many knives appear in between his hands and then around him.
"T-The knives are floating!" Basil exclaims.
"Is he using knives and wires together?" Shamal questions.
"Are you going to some kind of acrobatics now?" Hibari asks and lifts one of his tonfas. "Shall I give you a handicap for your injured leg?"
"No need, since you're dragging your leg too." Bel points out and both he and Hibari charge each other as they pass by when the blond Varia uses hand movements for the knives to fly towards the perfect.
"It's pointless to simply increase the quantity." He says and deflects some of the knives away from him, causing them to stab at different parts of the wall as Bel smirks at this. Hibari notices this and then a cut is made on his cheek.
"That method of cutting… it's wires!" Basil states.
"He might not know that Belphegor uses knives and wires." Shamal says. Bel throws even more knives around him which they stab into the wall before Hibari charges towards the prince.
"Don't move!" The doctor warns. "If you move, the wires will get you!"
Another cut is made on the skylark's other cheek and three more cuts on his sleeve causing him to stop and drops down as he drops his weapons.
"Hibari-dono!" Basil shouts.
"Not good." Shamal says grimly.
"Ushishishi, the genius wins." Bel laughs. "Does that mean I'm undefeated? Well, I am a prince, after all." He takes out more knives. "Bye-bye." He throws them at the skylark, but at a split second, he catches them in his fingers which surprises the Storm Varia.
"He caught them!" The dirty blond teen shouts as Colonnello whistle and Reborn smirks.
"Oh, I see." Hibari examines them. "There are strings attached to these knives." He says and stands up with both tonfas in his hands. "That spoils the fun. Let's end this."
"Ushishishi, I'm a little surprised. But it's a little too quick to get elated because you know about the wires." The prince says. And spreads his hands once more as many knives appear before moving his hands like a composer. "Ushishishi, A slicing waltz performed by these knives; no one has ever escaped this." He moves his hand towards the skylark as the knives fly above him into two circles, pointing the sharp blades at him. "Now, it's over!"
"All this is like the wisdom weak animal's use to survive." Hibari notes and chains with spike come out of each end of his tonfas.
"Go!" Bel exclaims, swinging his hands down for the knives to dive down at the Cloud, but they are deflected by chains that Hibari is spinning rapidly in his hands.
"If that's the case, all I need to do is knock them all down." He says as the wires are cut and knives are being deflected.
"N-Not good." The blond Varia steps back.
"Have you prepared yourself?" The perfect asks and charges towards him.
"Pass!" Bel jumps away as Hibari hits the wall. "It wouldn't be bad to go all out on you, but this is no time to be playing around." He says. "This is a group match. I'm going to get the other Rings. Besides after I've damaged you this much, it may as well be my win." He throws his knives one more time, but Hibari deflects them as Bel runs away from him. "Bye-bi!"
Hibari stops spinning and turns around. "Not as big as his talk." He says and walks away a bit before he leans onto a wall. He then looks up, hearing the sound of the collision, to find Tsuna is still fighting Xanxus.
The Varia boss fires a bullet at Tsuna which the brunette dodges and looks back to find that Xanxus is not there but behind the teen which he flies up away.
"Tsuna's starting to slow down." Colonnello states.
"That's not it." Reborn says. "Xanxus is gradually getting faster."
"Too slow." Xanxus says as he appears behind Tsuna once again and elbows him, sending him crashing into the roof. He ran out of bullets and ejects the empty cartridges and inserts the new ones. Tsuna grunts as he gets up from the roof and flies up towards his opponent. "Oi, oi, you've got to be kidding, right? Is this already your best?" He aims his guns at the brunette, who sees this and quickly turns the other way. "Scoppio di Ira!" He fires countless shots at him.
The brunette quickly flies away, but the blast quickly catches up to him and hits him directly, engulfing him.
"Tsuna!" Kouga shouts and jumps to his friend.
"Don't look away!" The teen turns around to find Aaron's elbow in front of him and hits him back to the roof. "Is this your best shot?" He says, aiming his gun at the black-haired teen and glows which Kouga quickly jumps away. "Aura Pulse!" He fires an orange shot covered in a blue glow from the gun.
The teen tries to get away from the shot but gets hit it as well.
"A-A direct hit!" Shamal cries.
"Sawada-dono! Kouga-dono!" Basil cries.
"Was their difference in skills this great?" Colonnello says.
The smoking teens crash down to the ground with Tsuna's vest is blown away by the orange blast as the two create craters on the ground.
"S-Sawada-dono... Kouga-dono…" Basil stutters.
"That blow just now was pretty bad." Colonnello states.
"They're lucky to have avoided a direct hit." Reborn says.
"Avoided?"
Tsuna and Kouga are seen in the crater, not too heavily damaged as they thought and Xanxus lands on the roof's ledge. "Protected by your own equipment." He says.
"Not only that." Aaron lands beside his boss. "The other protected by his own power."
"Tsuna was saved by the extra feature in the cloths Leon produced." The hitman states. "He made Tsuna's vest ten times thicker."
"And for the very last second, Kouga uses the Mako to cover himself." Dan states. "He came a long way from when he started."
"But the vest was blown away by that last attack." The army infant says.
"Also, I don't think Kouga can do that trick again any time soon." Souha points out. "And both Xanxus and Aaron still have the upper hand here."
"There won't be another lucky break." Shamal says.
"Tsuna and Kouga know that better than anyone else." The hitman says as both Tsuna and Kouga stand up, panting as Tsuna moves his hands together "Tsuna's plan on doing that."
While Kouga brings two hands together on the hilt and breathes out. "Kouga as well." Dan says.
The brunette puts his index fingers and thumb together and a huge light glows from the fingertips as the orange flame on his hand then starts to flicker, creating a huge flame pulse in different directions. As for Kouga, Mako begins to seep out from his form slowly.