T24-5

Summary: An infamous terrorist, Tsuna is the world's greatest mystery. Always wearing a mask in his little missions but no one can see that he truly is insane. The odd type of Insanity that makes you believe everything is a game. Though he's not alone, Uni and Byakuran are players in this game. All three thrive to be king, without letting anyone find out about their crazy fun.

Music: Olfaur Arnalds – Out To Sea

Chapter 5 – We Are One

Reborn stared at those bloodthirsty orbs. There was nothing human about them anymore. Those honey brown eyes that held so much trust, warmth, and endless possibilities was all but a dream, if not more than a fickle smear of his imagination. Those eyes were inhumanly so, not even animalistic, just too murderous and hauntingly terrifying.

Reborn eyes narrowed, Tsuna was insane.

Undoubtly, corruptibly, and startling insane.

"Hello Hunters."

He couldn't deny the shiver that ran down his spine from those two words. He could feel Viper stiffen considerably. He needed the others, because he feared that he might not be able to take down his former student. He knew he could kill Tsuna but he couldn't deny he might hesitate at the very last second.

Reborn looked at Viper from the corner of his eye, "Viper, take Colonello and Lal somewhere from this…chaos. Make sure their safe. Then bring the rest as soon as you can here. I have a feeling I might need it."

Viper nodded wanting to leave already, formed into a mist and vanished.

Reborn's finger traced the trigger of his gun, Leon already prepared.

"Tsuna." Reborn greeted. His fedora tipped to one side. The smell of ash both from burning concrete, metal and flesh filled the air. The orange particles from the fire swam in the sky and in the center of this chaos was Tsuna.

Reborn could not stop the way his body locked and finger prepared to pull the trigger. That smile. His eyes slightly widened at its appearance. He now fully understood what Fon, Skull, and Lambo were telling him. It was petrifying. The last time he ever felt something like this when he was transformed to an infant.

"Hi…Reborn."

That smile was all but lunacy and sharp fangs. The way the ends just grin and mocked rattled something deep within Reborn. He realized they were his instincts screaming at him to run away. That he was in danger but not from the normal kills he usually was use to, no this was something more vicious.

Deadly and insane, Reborn never in his whole life faced this combination.

And Reborn never felt more lost.

Tsuna slowly floated until his feet touched the ground. He was happy. Reborn was here. And he knew wherever Reborn went chaos would be right behind the man. Be it the good kind of chaos that was controllable or the bad that would rampage for days.

He crossed his arms, he was bit peeved that Reborn came nonetheless. When he was about to leave, Reborn had to show up but he couldn't stop the joy he felt looking at his ex-tutor.

He smiled, and oh what a thrill would occur. His eyes dilated and couldn't stop the giggle the erupted and spilled out of his mouth. When he wiped the small tears from the corner of his eyes he saw how unnerved Reborn looked.

A pleasant chill down his spine and his smile became wicked. He never had seen Reborn so uncomfortable. His smile becoming more terrifying, the more he saw Reborn became unnerved.

"Do I scare you Reborn?" Tsuna questioned. The flames burning around him moving at his will, his emotions.

Reborn sighed, "You do, and I won't deny it. But Tsuna, answer me this…why…why are you doing this? I never expected this." His eyes narrowed angrily.

Tsuna's smile vanished, his eyes calmed and unfocused. Reborn thought for a second, for a moment, that Tsuna still had some sanity. But as quickly as that change came it vanished. A nasty scowl formed of Tsuna's delicate features. Tsuna teeth appeared sharp, razor like. Eyes narrowed and darker to rusty dark brown, it seemed so unnatural. The snarl that echoed in the back of Tsuna's throat was all but kind.

Then a flame appeared on Tsuna's forehead, but as well as his clothes. They look they merged with the fire not burned or crisped. What made Reborn take a hesitant step back were those eyes. No matter if it was brown or orange there was a red, dark and rusty or crimson, that appeared in Tsuna's eyes.

His insanity was visible. Reborn could only quietly stare in shock.

"This world took my sanity! In exchange for the peace WE gave it took my sanity!" Tsuna roared. "But I found out there was nothing I could do, so I gave in…"

He smiled widely, "It was the best decision I ever made. And the others agree with me."

"Who are these We, Tsuna?" Reborn asked cautiously.

"Me."

Reborn around and saw Uni, sweet beautiful Uni, soaked and painted in blood. An axe was in her bloody hand's that still has flesh hanging from the thick blade. That black dress, his mind froze. It wasn't possible…if Tsuna was the Masked King…then Uni was…

"You're the Bloody Princess?" Reborn demanded. His body rigid with hope that maybe this was some fucked up illusion but the more he stared the more it became so real.

She tilted her head to the side, and like Tsuna, she smile with pointy teeth and bloody lips. "Hi Reborn oji-san."

"Don't forget about me~!"

He turned around once more, and saw Byakuran. His angel wings no longer pure white but stain with dark patches of red and splats of pink. His clothing was splatted with blood and even his hair. Reborn's mind was working at warp speed, this was all wrong. So entirely wrong. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong!

"Prince Joker?" Reborn asked.

Byakuran nodded cheerfully, standing next to Tsuna. Uni next to Tsuna as well, he didn't even notice her move.

Reborn felt as if someone shoved cotton down his throat. This shouldn't have happened. They were the Skies! The strongest and warmest ever! Then he noticed that they were wearing crowns, each elaborate and different. Their disguises completely gone, now dressed up royally.

What type of insanity was this?

"Neh Tsuna, you should have been there for the bombing~! Everything boomed and burned!" Byakuran happily told.

Uni nodded excitedly, "It was amazing Tsuna! People turned to ash in an instant!"

Tsuna sighed, "I wish I could have seen it but burning Europe is harder than I thought."

Reborn looked at the group in shock. The other two just nodded in agreement, as if it was normal to them! Then all came flooding back to him. This was normal for them, those years terrorizing and plotting trying to beat the other person with the most kills.

This is a game.

A sick, demented, twisted game.

And they feed on it.

Like addicts, but to chaos.

"This is a game to you all isn't it?" Reborn growled out, his anger on a thin leash.

Then they all simultaneous cocked their heads towards him. And they smiled. He felt cornered in open space and now he realized what Fon meant. They were monsters. No longer the people he knew, just insane monsters. Though, he felt he was missing a big piece.

Tsuna looked at Uni, "I think I saw Gamma in the wreckage, I think he was praying."

Uni giggled, not concern in the slightest, "Silly man he is."

Byakuran pouted, "Who is King though?"

"Tsuna is King at the moment."

Tsuna's eyes gleamed excitedly, "Kawahira-san!"

Reborn felt more lost than ever, Checkerface knew this was happening?! "Why didn't you say anything!?"

Kawahira ignored Reborn, "Remember the deadline is Japan's sunrise. So you only have a few hours left. Tsuna is King, then Byakuran, and finally Uni."

"Awe I was for sure I was winning!" Byakuran exclaimed. But his eyes held a different story. Rage, boiling acid rage that was directed at Tsuna. Tsuna saw this and his eyes mirth with glee, a coy smile tugging on his lips.

Uni was silent. She wanted to be King. She felt the urge of swinging her axe right on Tsuna's face. But she held in her wrath, it would be useless to kill Tsuna as he was the one of two people who understood her.

They all started to walk away from each other, the game was on and so was a crown on the line.

Kawahira looked at Reborn when all three disappeared, "I'm sure you would like an explanation of why they are acting like this."

Reborn could not hold back and shot three bullets at Kawahira, who merely dodged them. He couldn't fathom why he knew and why he let it happen. If they were losing their sanity why didn't he ask for help? It hurt him to see Uni and Tsuna so deranged, so intent on destroying the world.

"As you remember years ago when the curse of the Arcobaleno was broken, the word became more positive in a sense. The reason being was the curse of the Tri-Ni-Set was lifted but it came at an unknown dire price. Only once it has happened in the past." Kawahira explained.

Reborn analyzed the information, "Primo."

Kawahira smiled, "Yes, Primo and Sepira divided the Tri-Ni-Set into what we know as the Arcobaleno pacifiers, Mare and Vongola rings. That is what you know, am I correct?"

Reborn nodded, unsure what would happen next.

"That is true, but there are secrets that were left hidden for the best. Sepira gave the Mare rings to Primo in secrecy. He gave them to an undisclosed close cousin; he was never mentioned for safety reasons. However, his last name was Gesso."

Reborn eyes slightly widened in shock, "Are telling me…that Tsuna and Byakuran…are cousins?!"

Kawahira nodded, "Yes, Primo's cousin, Giotto and Sepira as you know were able to create a stable time of peace. However, as peace was spread throughout the world, war was going on in their minds. In return for giving peace, The Skies must take the venom. Why do you think Primo retired early?"

Reborn's mind came with an easy answer, "Insanity."

Kawahira sighed, "All three of them were slowly losing their sanity. Sepira was the first to pass away, slowly enforcing the curse of the Tri-Ni-Set. Then Primo's cousin, his insanity was the worse as accidently traveling through dimensions easily confused and deranged him. Finally, it was Primo. His death remained a mystery in the mafia. But as soon as he died, the curse of the Tri-Ni-Set was so no longer carried on the Skies, so it fell on the Arcobaleno, thus its curse of an infant form."

Reborn already knew what happened next, "And so when our Arcobaleno curse was broken it fell on the sky once again."

Kawahira looked at night sky, "All of the world's hatred, greed, cruelty, misfortune, and so much more fell upon three pairs of shoulders. Despite the constant torture they suffered since the Arcobaleno curse broke, they were given complete and unlimited access to their full powers."

"What do you mean?" Reborn inquired. "Is there something that each Sky has?"

"The Vongola Sky Ring has the ability to travel in the Vertical space-time axis. The Mare Sky Ring has the ability to travel the Horizontal space time axis. And finally, The Arcobaleno Sky pacifier has the ability to exist at certain points in space and time. I'm pretty you can figure it out." Kawahira said.

Reborn went numb, if what Kawahira said was true; Tsuna, Uni, and Byakuran were on a completely different class. "Tsuna can time travel from the past to the future, Byakuran can travel through dimensions, and Uni can teleport anywhere and anytime in the present as she wishes. How is that possible?"

"Even I do not know. Nevertheless, the flame each possesses has grown stronger and fierce. You can't stop them Reborn, you're too weak." Kawahira finished, and disappeared. His job was done.

Reborn was numb, so very numb. Not because of the Skies abilities, no that wasn't it. It was what Kawahira said was true. Compared to the Skies he is weak. They out powered him tremendously that he knew this world was done for. If he and the rest of Arcobaleno tried to fight the Skies would it not only be futile but emotionally painful.

Uni was their boss, the leader they willingly followed. The person they could tell their troubles, their problems, their insane thoughts when it occurred, and yet she was enjoying their pain all along. Reborn knew this would hurt all of them deeply, to their center of their core and to the bottom of their hearts. But not being dramatic or selfish, he felt he was suffering the most.

Uni and Tsuna. They were the only two that knew him well. Each had a private place in his mind and heart and seeing this, he might as well shoot himself. But despite how close they were as a trio, Reborn couldn't deny he was closer to Tsuna as they were trapped under one roof for years. He only met Uni if there was a meeting.

Tsuna knew his fears, his determination, and ultimately his past. The true face of the dark, cold-hearted hitman that everyone knew. Tsuna knew him and sometimes he would turn to his student for mental release. Tsuna never judged him about his dark past. And yet here he is judging another monster when he was one himself.

Not the insane monster Tsuna is, but a monster nonetheless.

He's killed hundreds of thousands, Tsuna killed millions.

They both killed.

Both monsters.

They were one of kind.

They were one.

Reborn sighed, and lowered his fedora. He smirked slightly as Leon turned back to a chameleon. He lifted his hand to be at eye level with his partner, and with a flicker of a long pink tongue Reborn knew he wasn't the only one with the same idea. He walked away from the carnage until he felt the presence of many.

Reborn looked over his shoulder, and saw Viper with the others. They were ready to fight but he no longer wanted to.

"Reborn where is Masked King?" Fon asked. His arms up to strike, his guard up.

"Gone to North America most likely, along with Uni and Byakuran." He replied.

Skull sucked in a heavy breath, "Uni?! What happened to her?!"

Reborn smirked, "Ah we know her as Uni, but the world knows her as Bloody Princess. Byakuarn is the Prince Joker. All three make sense."

Reborn felt someone grab him from the shoulder and harshly turned him around. He was face to face with an angry Colonello.

"Aren't you supposed to be with Lal?" He asked. He then noticed how casual his voice was, how calm he felt.

"Verde is with Lal! Reborn this isn't funny! What do you mean Uni is Bloody Princess?!" Colonello roared in Reborn's face.

That's when Reborn felt it, the anger and his limit. He kicked Colonello off him and suavely dusted his shoulders. He sighed once again, "I told you the truth. If you choose to believe it, it's up to you."

Fon was about to speak when Kawahira appeared once more, he looked at Reborn, "You understand now? Don't you?"

Reborn nodded and started to walk away. He had one place in mind. He didn't feel awful or guilty that he felt at peace. He tried for years to feel this sense of at peace and to think he would get it when those so close to his heart lost their minds. He ignored Colonello's yells, Fon's demands, Skull quiet shock, and Viper's angry silence. He knew Kawahira would explain the truth to them.

But unlike him, they would still fight. The rest of the Arcobaleno – no Hunters, the Hunters would. He no longer wanted to.

He walked on a broken limb and with no interest watched the blood squeeze out. He walked around the destruction without a care.

The Glass House would be his resting place as the world burned.

He only wished that the Skies no longer suffered, but he wished for them not to fade.

Reborn looked up at the fading night sky,

"Long live the King."

Some of you guys might be confused at the ending, but that's okay. I want you guys to be somewhat confused as it will be explained in the next chapter. Kinda of an angsty, sad, but honest chapter. But do not worry, the real insanity will return next chapter. There's only about two or three chapters left! :}

If you didn't get what mostly happened with Reborn is that he realizes he can't fight much less win this battle. He no longer has to fight and kill because the world is ending, so no more blood on his hands or those thoughts in his head. He can be at peace and let go. Thus, the hint of insanity at the very last sentence.