The New Light

Chapter 16: His past

"Oh lord..."

So, to explain. After the two, Mukuro and Tsunayoshi meet. They became friends. Probably, even more. It was a weird scene to see. How Mukuro and Tsunayoshi being kind to each other, how they Immediately clicked to each other. It was, weird.

Considering how much Tsunayoshi would harbor hatred feelings in his heart even after years. It was refreshing to see how Tsunayoshi interacting with him with so much sincerity.

But... Soon after, they got caught.

Mukuro went back to the place where he think is his hell. While Tsunayoshi, desperately searching for Mukuro at his sudden disappearance. Ken and Chikusa got killed by the Family, couldn't survive the torture. Mukuro went into depression state, he holds no hope. He was, waiting, waiting for his death only.

In this world, it seems Tsunayoshi is a normal man. But, have wide connection that made him could find where Mukuro is quite easily.

Of course, Mukuro rejoiced. He was happy. Happy that he came for him. Came to save him.

Just one more step, just one more movement. He could have his happiness. But, fate is a cruel thing.

Tsunayoshi got stabbed, by the head of the Estraneo Family.

At that point, Mukuro couldn't think straight. He don't know what he's doing, but, one thing he knows is. He wants to save Tsunayoshi no matter what. Even if, in exchange of his life.

He struggled, struggled and struggled. This life where he thinks it's a hell, he doesn't care anymore. He doesn't care about anything. He want to think Tsunayoshi isn't dead. That's all matters.

But oh who would expect? Tsunayoshi never got stabbed and it was just all the illussion he made as how he strongly believed Tsunayoshi's dead and his power made it true. It was all, an illussion. The effects of what the tortured made him.

Of course he never got to know it was all an illussion made by himself. Because, Mukuro's dead. He's dead by the torture of the Family.

His arms that show many scars of injection from many syringe of medicine. Of many experiments. His body that got scarred because of the struggle he tried to get out of the shackles in both of his hands and feets. Traces of his blood on the table everywhere. This room, was like a hell. Hell for him.

And Tsunayoshi out of all people, witnessed the end of the poor illusionist.

"...I feel sick." Mahiru croached down and put her hand to her mouth to supress her nauseous. It was too much for her to see it. "Even so, you have to see it." Marina said beside her, standing. As though she's not surprised see this scene.

"...The first-path, The Realm of Hell."

'Dying while in his Hell.'

"Mu...kuro...?" Tsunayoshi slowly walk up to the now not breathing Mukuro. Before he got to come even closer, someone drag him back from behind.

"Oi Baka-Tsuna! Stay away from here!"

"...No, no, no! Reborn don't stop me!"

Mahiru widened her eyes. So, even in this world Reborn know Tsuna. But, his appearance, it's his form before he shrink.

"Stop struggling and go back first, you don't need to see this place anymore." Reborn said as he hold Tsunayoshi stomach so he wouldn't go. His voice laced with bitterness as his fedora hide his face that anyone can't make out his expression.

In the background was the screams of the scientists that in the Estraneo Family getting caught. But even so, those voices cannot reach Tsunayoshi at the moment.