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Post by Jilak on Apr 5, 2011 3:23:41 GMT -5
Reborn... had to struggle to keep a laugh in. It would have been quite rude of him, really. And that wasn't what the situation needed. If Hades was more egotistical, sure, he'd use that to his advantage, but as it stood, it would have been a horrible idea. So instead he went a different route.
"It must take quite a bit of power to seal an entity such as Chaos. What exactly's happened since then?" Reborn questioned, looking up. Now Tsuna did a double take. The lack of inflection was gone. He almost sounded a bit... teasing. Or maybe that was just his normal tone. Actually, it probably was.
"The fact of the matter is, Tsuna needs someone like you on his side. Someone who absolutely hates him. And as Hibari's not here, you're best-suited for the role. And whether or not it's obvious at this point, you need us. You fought Tsuna in dying will mode. It's nothing compared to hyper dying will mode." Reborn continued, gesturing to Tsuna. Though he gestured with his gun, making the boy flinch.
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Post by mugenginga on Apr 5, 2011 3:43:09 GMT -5
Hades lip twitched, and it was clear he was attempting not to snarl. He hadn't actually sealed Chaos... he was little more than a glorified watchdog, really. But he wasn't about to admit that to this upstart of an unusual infant. Still, the look of wishing to snarl wasn't going away. His fingers twitched and the scythe materialized in them and he took a step forward, pointing the bladed end towards Reborn.
"He's a human. And despite what special powers he has, he's clearly too innocent to handle this. Could he cut someone's head off if the situation called for it? Could he kill a child who has never done anything wrong?" Hades turned his head to Tsuna at this point. While he still had Thane's body, his eyes had shifted to those of his true form, "How far are you willing to go. What's the worst you've ever seen? Do you think everyone can be saved? There is no place in this battle for someone like you, and you know it."
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Post by Jilak on Apr 5, 2011 4:05:17 GMT -5
Tsuna... couldn't really respond. Truth be told, he'd never actually killed anyone. He'd NEARLY killed someone once, but even then he'd almost completely shut down. He wasn't fit for any war. If even he knew that, surely Reborn had to be aware of the fact. What was he playing at here, what was his game? To find someone who could maybe warp Tsuna's sense of decency to match his own?
Reborn, however, took no note of the growing expression on Tsuna's face. It almost seemed fearful, to be quite honest. Further proving Hades' point. Reborn, on the other hand, was undaunted. He continued to smile a little smile, moving forward.
"I'm sure you'll find that when given the choice of their own life or someone else's, it's always their own that's chosen. If it comes to the point that he had to kill someone, he would no doubt be able to go through with it." Reborn responded. Tsuna was about to, quite indignantly, ask him what his deal was, before the arcobaleno once more gestured for him to be silent. He didn't like where this was going...
"But, if you believe you can take down an entire army of individuals far above Tsuna's level, with none of the sense of human decency attached, you may go off on your own." Reborn finished.
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Post by mugenginga on Apr 5, 2011 4:11:41 GMT -5
Hades' frown deepened as Tsuna's expression shifted. That was all the answer he needed. He lowered his hand and let the scythe vanish in a swirl of black mist... when Reborn stepped forward. Hades took a ready stance and it was clear he would leap the instant Reborn did anything unexpected. However, the infant merely spoke.
The demon in Thane's form didn't shift his expression. Yes, that was a trait of humans. One of the few that could be accurately said to match demons. He looked at Tsuna with a doubtful expression and then back at Reborn.
"I won't stop you, but Chaos comes before all else. And know that I'll kill you both to get to Chaos," Hades finally responded. He looked at Tsuna again, "And if you expect me to release Thane, it isn't happening. As I mentioned, the boy only lives because I own his body."
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Post by Jilak on Apr 5, 2011 4:30:29 GMT -5
"Fair enough." Reborn responded simply. Hades made his terms clear, that was all he needed. He didn't bother asking for an explanation to Hades' closing statement, didn't need one. Tsuna might have been sentimental towards this boy he'd only just met, but Reborn certainly wasn't. Shockingly enough, not even Tsuna posed a question. Perhaps he was too taken aback by the situation proper.
"So uh... dimensional island, huh? Is it a large place, or?" Tsuna asked, trying to change the subject. Truth be told, the topic before made him incredibly uncomfortable. It was just... not something he wanted to continue from.
So he changed the subject to the size of dimensional island's glorious... tracts of land.
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Post by mugenginga on Apr 8, 2011 4:14:10 GMT -5
Hades frowned at Tsuna. Changing the subject. He still wasn't sure what the unusual infant thought was so special about the boy. The demon wasn't stupid, he'd gathered some similarities between this "mafia" and this "yakuza", although he still wasn't sure what either were. Organizations of some sort, it seemed. Guilds, perhaps?
He was about to respond to Tsuna in his usual manner when he tensed up. His head jerked up and something not unlike hate spread across his face. Oddly enough, his scythe didn't rematerialize from its previous banishment. Tsuna and Reborn would probably turn to look at whatever he was staring at, and they'd see... well, they'd see a fricken angel.
"Dimensional Island is roughly the size of a small continent. Large enough to have distinct areas of climate and weather, seperately roughly into north, south, east, and west directions," the angel, whose voice was fairly feminine, replied. She landed and walked forward, glancing at Tsuna and pausing over Reborn, blinking. She looked at Hades, "I have been looking for you for weeks! We're supposed to be working together, right?"
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Post by Jilak on May 19, 2011 22:14:22 GMT -5
At Hades' jerk, Reborn's hand flew to his gun. As an expression not unlike hate touched his not-so-delicate features, Reborn thumbed his trigger. If the individual was Yakuza, it would be a pointless gesture. Tsuna was in no position to reenter Dying Will mode, and certainly not Hyper. And even if he was, it wouldn't matter. Tsuna sensed the change in Reborn's demeanor, he knew that right now, he was dealing with a different person than he'd been tutored by for the past few months. He wasn't sure whether or not he should be shocked or horrified, so he just settled for going a bit weak in the knees, falling back to the nearest wall.
Following this dramatic build up, the three came face to face with an angel. Tsuna... was taken aback. His knees finally gave out, leading to him falling to his bum with a slight thud. Reborn, having not yet pulled it free, simply relaxed his hold upon his firearm. But he didn't remove his hand from it. Angel or not, claiming to be Hades' associate or not, it didn't change the fact that the other's body language indicated that he wasn't a happy camper over her arrival. Though, on the up side, Tsuna got an answer to his question. So there was that.
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Post by mugenginga on May 19, 2011 22:25:25 GMT -5
"I'm only working with you because you're an idiot who doesn't know her place!" Hades snarled at the new arrival, "I've gotten closer to Chaos more times in these last few weeks than I did i the months I was with you!"
The angel frowned at Hades verbal assault, crossing her arms. She seemed ust a little bit hurt, but more annoyed than anything else, "We were ordered to work together..."
"By your superiors!" Hades snarled, "The same ones that ordered you to possess that boy! You know the risks of merging, stop following people around like some kind of blind lap dog!"
Yeah, they definitely knew each other.
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Post by Jilak on Jul 12, 2011 0:26:01 GMT -5
"Is... is she your friend, then?" Tsuna asked, awkwardly. It didn't exactly seem that way, and Tsuna would honestly have been quite surprised had that been the case, but he couldn't be too sure. Though, friends or not, they at least knew each other. And she... the angel... had mentioned something about the two having to work together, so it was possible.
Reborn merely smirked, relaxing at their banter. Maybe not companions, but they knew each other. It was something. He wasn't going to panic like some rookie at every angel or demon that came his way. Besides, that was Tsuna's role in the group.
He looked up as a cool breeze swept through the alley. Dimensional Island, eh? He had a feeling this would be a very interesting place. For the first time in a while, Reborn actually felt quite... excited. It was an odd feeling. Vaguely unsavoury, too. He would avoid it in future times.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 12, 2011 0:38:11 GMT -5
The angel looked up with a puzzled expression as Tsuna asked his question. She looked down at Hades, who looked ready to summon his scythe and slice her in two. If looks could kill barely brushed the surface of his glare. She frowned at Hades and then looked back up towards Tsuna.
"Was Chaos here, then?" It was almost comical how... innocent she seemed in contrast. It was pretty evident to observant folks she was pretty naive... Her eyes widened as she saw the head on the other side of the alley, "Hades, what did you do?! You're gonna get us both in trouble!!"
"What you and your superiors are afriad to do!" Hades snarled, grabbing the back of her outfit to prevent her from walking forward. She jerked her head towards him with a frown as he pointed a finger towards her face, "And what I'm not going to hear complaints about! This was never your job in the first place!"
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Post by Jilak on Jul 25, 2011 9:36:03 GMT -5
"Uh... I don't mean to be rude and interrupt or anything, but... it's just that I don't know anything about this Chaos or anything, and I was just a bit curious..." Tsuna put forth, directed at no one in particular. He didn't really feel up to asking any of them, to be honest. Hades was pretty scary, Reborn would most likely give a cryptic answer if he gave one at all, and he wasn't sure he was comfortable with just... asking an angel what a being known as 'Chaos' was. He wasn't even sure he wanted to know the answer.
Reborn frowned. It wasn't a question for him to answer. While he did indeed know of the entity, he didn't have the sort of intimate knowledge that he assumed Hades or the angel to have. Thus, he began to walk out of the alley.
"Reborn! Where are you going?" Tsuna asked, letting out a surprised gasp. It wasn't like him to just walk away in the middle of things... well. It kind of was. But that was beside the point.
There was no response from the arcobaleno as he exited the alleyway, making a right term. In actuality, he was simply scoping out the area. Under normal conditions, he'd do the same. But now, with Yakuza running around? It was a complete necessity.
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Post by mugenginga on Apr 20, 2012 22:26:14 GMT -5
The angel had a tight frown towards Hades lecture... and it looked like there were traces of a pout there, too? She gave a worried look towards the decapitated head, seeming to debate between something. Hades opened his mouth to continue his tirade when he suddenly found a hand in his face, pushing him to the side. It was made more comical by the height difference between him and the angel, who had stepped forward towards Tsuna. There was a height difference between them too, as the angel stood about eight inches taller than the Japanese teenager. She crouched down to better look him in the eyes and gave a worried expression.
"It's not rude at all, anyone would be curious about that! But how are you involved in this? You seem like a normal human, and if Hades is running around cutting people's heads off it seems odd he'd let you... I mean..." her eyes widened and she looked embarassed and concerned how casually she'd almost said those things. She shook her head, "My name is Hermia, who are you?"
Hades let out an audible growl as Hermia shoved him to the side. He shook his head and looke over to where Reborn was wandering off. All aspects of his demon appearance dropped. It was still Hades by the way he moved, but it appeared to be a shirtless Thane cautiously walking over to where Reborn was wandering off. He stopped a step outside of the alley and spoke in a far more level voice than before.
"Where the hell are you going?"
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