Cured Discord

More tests were done.

Due to Sirius and Remus being Magicals, they were 'cloudy' to Flame-Users, unable to tell their types at first glance when normally, they could at a feel alone.

They needed the Ring Test too, while Carina was happily playing with her newfound toys.

She's making constructs willy nilly for training, but application in combat, she learns from the men in her life and of course, anime.

Reborn knew that these men, like Carina, put up with a lot of crap in their lives that they easily and effortlessly activated in mere minutes.

The thing was, both men were Discorded.

Discorded by circumstances of their lives, not by losing their Sky, Flame Rejection, Sky Infection or Betrayal in the worst manner possible, particularly life-threatening levels.

Number 4 is Sirius, and Remus was a different kind of rejection and two words in yet different circumstances easily made them activate.

Sirius was a Discorded Storm, and Remus was a Discorded Cloud. Carina was a Discorded Lightning that slowly heals in time because Tsuna was her Sky and she finally had people she could actually call friends, with her magic healing her. The men however, needed a good Sky before they can go on the mend like she had. Its a miracle the magicals didn't go insane, maybe its because that for all the crap they went through, as long as they had someone to go back to, they managed to retain their sanities.

The three magicals in town literally had only each other, and no one else. Its how they hung on as a focus, and their magic keeps them 'together'. Humans don't have that luxury. Without magic, like any Discordant, they went insane from the pain. The pain is mostly mental, spiritual and emotional that no pain reliever can relieve.

He never thought its possible to heal from Discord or maybe its because its thanks to their magic as witches and wizards?

Reborn once described Discord to Carina in private and wanted to try and see if magical energy, along with intent can help him heal from Discord.

By nature, ALL Arcobalenos are Discorded Elements as their Skies keep dying, until their own end is nigh. Never knowing Harmony and badly-damaged at that! Sheesh...its only what they are that keeps them sane and stable, but the pain still eats at them.

So when tried out...Carina's focus was so great, however.

He healed from the damages of Flame Discord, but obviously, there are some things that not even magic can't fix, namely, his Curse. Unless she knows its nature but its Omerta-Sealed, not even magic can help him and Carina is not yet a high-ranking mafioso to be privy unless she and her family become official. She's just a Guardian Candidate which is just a rank higher than Mafia Neophytes. And unlike Neophytes whose positions are steady until promotion, Guardian Candidates are at risk every day of losing their position to someone better than them to a Sky they're under.

However, unlike in Italy where politics flows ripe, Namimori is an environment wherein Tsuna, a high-ranking mafioso by hereditary position can get guardians without political dancing balls in the way. The boy wanted the same thing as Carina, real friends. So his situation unlike most mafia heirs, was ideal out of sheer luck.

But upon graduating Junior High, goodness knows they'll be tossed in Mafia Academy by Vongola so Reborn has three years to prepare all of them for that scenario.

Then there's Hibari Kyoya, a Senior. He does as he pleases yet somehow his grades are stellar despite his lack of attendance. He just only attends in quiz days and test days, no more, no less. But he's not trained enough to go to Mafia Academy yet...

Clouds are the most troublesome element in existence, yet Skull somehow 'broke the rules' as he may be a Cloud, but he sure as hell never acted like one even before he got involved with their lot. Well, when asked, Skull was a stuntman celebrity famous in the Stunt Circles. His territory was basically, his adoring fans and found a way to look adult in public somehow even if it HURT LIKE HELL before shrinking back. By using his Propagation Factor, he rapidly multiplied his cells temporarily to shapeshift into his adult body as he could never let go of his thrill-seeking bike rides.

For someone barely-educated, he came up with such a trick which was impressive, and no Cloud Arcobaleno had done what he had, not even the guy before him thought of it, according to Luce.

Sadly due to the curse, he can't make it permanent...yet out of all of them, he was the closest to 'having it normal' much to Viper's chagrin as the Esper hated their situation the most.

Well, no wonder he said Reborn and Colonello's usual smacking doesn't hurt him much when he's being annoying/an idiot. He's putting up with pain way worse.

But for now, Reborn's Discord was healed and the pain it caused was gone.

'Its...gone...' he told her. The pain brought by Discord that made many insane, but the Arcobaleno are spared from, was gone.

'Really? I didn't know I can do that either!' said Carina happily.

'Well, Magic breaks all rules provided its user knows how.' said Reborn. 'But sadly, due to Omerta I can't tell you what this curse actually does or the Vindice will haul us off. Magic can probably break this curse, but...'

'I get it but we obviously don't like it.' Carina said wryly, causing the Arcobaleno to sigh. 'But at least your Discord healed.'

'We're a thing to be envied by any flame-active in our shoes.' Reborn snorted. 'I better tell the others because if they sense me being healed and didn't tell them how, they'll be onto me like hungry sharks on bloody fresh meat. I may be the strongest hitman, but not even I can take on Fon. Our fields are different he can beat me after considerable trouble. There's a difference between hitman and warrior.' that, and he has to maintain productive, beneficial relationships to make his life easier too as making powerful enemies is a big NO in his book.

'Well, just keep me out of trouble and I'm OK with helping them out.' said Carina.

'That's a deal.'

Sure enough, Carina met the Arcobaleno one by one due to their busy schedules.

Fon was first since he operates in China. He heavily resembles Hibari, except he was kinder and polite. But also on a rush as China hardly gives him a break but at least money rains for him.

'If I had known that guy has no girlfriend, I could have sworn he's a teenage parent...' Carina swore as Fon left, grateful for her help.

'That's not possible as Fon is older than the brat you know of.' Reborn snarked. He knows full well she meant Hibari, the resemblance is uncanny...

Second to come, was Mammon who insisted to her on a dream they meet alone without Reborn knowing he came. He was a hooded baby in black with purple triangles on his cheeks.

'Hello.' he said, hovering in the air with a snakey halo above his head. 'I never thought Reborn would find a rare treasure in a useless town like this. I guess he too, is looking for a cure behind our backs.'

'Well, useless town it may be but being normal is nice sometimes.' said Carina as Mammon came to her for healing. 'Just that as he said, because with Vindice, he can tell me how it works so I have no idea if my power can fix that or not. The most I can do was heal your Discord.'

'Mu. Understandable. I don't want their unwanted attention either. It just irks me that its so near yet so far.' the Mist Arcobaleno grumbled as he felt himself heal through her unusual power that made it possible. However, only Reborn was trusted with her secrets 'through a deal' they made. 'Ahhhh...' he sighed in bliss. 'I put up with this for about 25 years now its been so long I forgot what's it like without it.'

Mammon paid her 80000 euros. Around over 10.4 mil in yen, and a guarantee on her and her family's safety, unless 'some things just can't be helped'.

Next were a pair a week after he came. Colonello and Lal Mirch.

'Wow, you really ARE young...I thought he's having us on, hey!' Colonello exclaimed.

'I get that a lot.' Carina said wryly with an eye roll. 'But still, while Colonello is a real one, I'm not sure what my power will do to Lal given her status. Are you prepared?'

'I sure am...I know you know what it means to be Discorded.' said Lal.

'Yeah. Reborn told me horror stories enough that Mercy Kill is actually the nicest thing one can do for Discordeds.' the pair shuddered at that.

Once Lal had her turn however...

Her Pacifier turned temporarily blue, and she became a ten years old child in appearance, before the Pacifier turned to stone with black squiggles again. The size however, caused her clothes to tear apart, forcing Colonello to look away.

'Uh...wasn't expecting that...' Carina croaked, wide-eyed in disbelief.

'Wasn't expecting this either.' Lal agreed, just as dumbstruck. 'Well, I'm an Incomplete to begin with...gimme a check-up!' she quickly demanded as Carina quickly did so by touching her head to use her powers.

'...since you really are an Incomplete Arcobaleno, unlike the official guys who are physically unlucky, you at least, will slowly return to your original body in different phases until your body stops aging again due to your status. Well, assuming you live that long...since I ended up aging your body when my intent was to heal you, you have over a decade to return to your true form before you're 'out of time' again.' Carina chirped. 'Young and beautiful forever, most beautifully-vain ladies would kill to be you right now.'

'Holy shit Lal!' Colonello exclaimed incredulously. 'At least you're better off than us! Viper's gonna shit bricks!'

'Language around a minor, idiot!' Lal scolded, socking his head with her fist.

After that, Carina had to give Lal her old Hogwarts Uniform that she re-sized(with the school badge gone and without the robe) and Colonello squeed how good she looked in a skirt, earning him a bonk from the embarrassed woman.

The pair left with Colonello giving her a gift, which was his guarantee that she can have fun and shop in Mafia Land for free anytime she wished as long as she wore it.

Next to come was Skull.

'The Great Skull is here!' Skull cried, jumping into the apartment through the window.

'I heard from Reborn you created a clever trick.' Carina spoke as Skull looked sheepish.

'Well I was so angry and frustrated that I lost what I am until I came up with it.' he said. 'Temporary, hurts like hell but at least I can still do stunt-biking! But when Luce was gone which I heard days after Skull-sama felt pain I can never describe nor compare to transforming, I learned what my pain was...nasty. You can get rid of it, right?'

'Yup, I sure can.' Carina beamed in her smile. 'Only you and Verde are left.'

'That's kinda strange.' Skull commented. 'Out of all of us, he or Viper woulda been first here but he's strangely last.'

'Probably a busy schedule...Reborn joked he doesn't even eat or sleep in the name of science, but severe stress and not sleeping for a day can kill anybody. And you'd be the first to know if one of you bites it.'

'Yeah...'

With that, Carina proceeded to heal Skull before checking him over for other things to worry about.

'Skull, you might want to see a doctor.'

'Eh?! Why?!'

'You didn't notice due to your abilities and the pain that came with it, but you have both Colon and Prostate Cancer at earliest stages...' Carina winced. 'Babyhood Curse sure didn't stop the last one.'

'WHAT?!' Skull shrieked in horror and freak out. 'But I don't know any Mafia Doctor!' he wailed. 'I'm a civilian despite my status! I never mingled with mafioso unless its the others!'

'Well, I know one guy...'

xxx

Shamal twitched as his daughter brought him the Cloud Arcobaleno who has two developing cancers.

As much as he hated men, he had no choice as due to Skull's position, the guy dying too early is out of the question.

He charged money, double than what a normal civilian would pay as he hated touching men.

'Phew...I didn't know you know a doctor...' said Skull in relief.

'He's my father you know. You're lucky he's a doctor who won't ask.'

'Y-yeah, really lucky.' Skull shuddered. 'I'd love to see a civilian doctor's face and explain myself away if I shrunk at the wrong time on the operating table...'

Carina cringed.

Yeah, good luck with that, especially with the Vindice's hyper-spidey senses on rulebreakers.

Last indeed to come, was Verde. He came at around second week of December.

Apparently, Reborn's mail was buried in his research notes in his messy desk, he saw it way beyond the sent date.

'Its OK to do stuff for science, just don't forget to clean your room and organize.' Carina sweatdropped as she fixed him.

'Well, a great mind such as mine cannot wait over something so minor as long as I get results.' said Verde. 'But still, may I have a sample of that power you used? That could be revolutionary once I figure out how this can be reproduced without a source to cure Discord.'

'I'm not even sure if it can be stored...Reborn told you that this power fries electric circuits, right? If you find a way to store my energy for study without it getting fried, knock yourself out.'

'Indeed. This is a new interesting topic!' Verde exclaimed in glee. 'I shall have to see if I can make a container so I can study the samples!'

'Er just remember, this energy evaporates fast, OK?'

To be frank, Carina knew he can't do squat if he's using machines...she decided to let him give up on his own. 'Anyway, same as the other guys. My family's safety and one favor I can call on from you anytime.' Carina chirped.

'Of course young lady, nothing is for free in this world.'

Of course, the Vindice naturally got wind of this as all Arcobaleno Guardians are horribly Discorded, getting worse each time their Skies die. Yet six of them are miraculously cured?!

Skull was the easiest to make talk since he's the easiest to find and still lives as a civilian(and scared of them as hell even though he need not fear them as he's not a mafioso), unlike the others who are mafioso and they had protocol to follow.

So needless to say, Carina was ready to fight when Vindice visited her house. She was cooking when she felt a 'dreadful presence' behind her.

Carina, when a Vindice appears, they carry this aura of dread you cannot describe, especially if you know that if they see you, your fate is sealed.

Peace, Ms. Potter. said the Vindice that appeared. You have not committed a crime. However, we are interested in your ability.

'...that means telling you the same rules I told Reborn and my newly-discovered father.' Carina sighed. 'It'll be a long talk again...' she said, with a flick of her wrist, the fridge door opened by itself, and a small plate with cake came out, and from the dish container, a fork came out, stabbed itself on the cake, and landed on the dining table.

The Vindice stared...

If one can see his face under the bandages, Carina would have seen his WTF expression...

xxx

Vendicare...

The other Vindice listened through a listening device one of their own wore linking to their radio.

The fact that hidden societies of magic users existed.

Their mentalities.

Their culture.

And why Carina left that world with justified reason, followed by her two godfathers who were just as fed-up.

Carina was chosen by Reborn as Lightning Guardian for his student, Vongola's last heir but she was a Mist-Secondary from her father, thus only capable of combining both to create Solid Energy Constructs. She can't make illusions at all since her secondary was too weak. It was a better option than the five year old from the Bovino Family at least...that, and before knowing about the Mafia, she actually did the heir a favor out of goodwill, and out of sheer dislike of shared circumstances.

But his case was controversial at worst...what was it that she saw in the last heir that she half-fixed?

/I don't know what the hell I saw. His body's energy flow...it has a wonky flow, like a caterpillar struggling to get out of a tight hole, constricted tightly with barely little strings of energy coming out. As a result, he's a cosmic joke in intelligence, clumsiness and poor physical ability. I can only do so much in fixing it since I don't know its true nature I had to compromise. I fixed his mental abilities so he won't be bullied in school anymore...Reborn and father are working on the physical part that he now has the ability of a normal person, but far from combat ability. VEEEERY far. He can't even use his flames yet. They had to take it slow or risk crippling him for life. Father won't tell me his condition. Its Omerta-sealed again! Is it that bad? Or did they know how it happened, yet unable to deal with it so all they could do was help Tsuna in another way somehow? I had to keep modifying the memories of his peers to prevent bullying but too much and they'll become mentally-incapacitated, I hope they hurry up./