"That flame on your forehead.....you don't have magic, so it must be the effect of the bullet. But you seemed more fired up against Lancia."

As he said this through Chikusa's body, Mukuro charged behind Homura with Ken's body. Without looking back, Homura used his right hand to grab Ken's body by its face and struck him with the back of his left hand, sending him flying to a wall.

"Not so fast."

Using Chikusa's body, Mukuro jumped high into the air and launched several needles from his yo-yos. While this happened, Homura didn't flench as the needles made contact with his body, but didn't do any damage.

"This is an illusion, the real one is over here."

Homura swiftly dashed to the left. While doing so, he threw a punch in the air with his right hand. However, in reality, he punched Chikusa's body right onto the floor. As this happened, the blade in Chikusa's hand was now lodged in a crack in the wall. Mukuro couldn't hide the shock that he had on Bianchi and Gokudera's faces.

"Impossible, he couldn't see through the illusions of the first path before!!!"

"The bullet caused the dormant "Blood of the Vongola" within Homura to awaken. While the Dying Will Bullet removes the external limiters of Homura's body, the Rebuke Bullet causes him to be aware of his hidden willpower and removes his internal limiters. It also removes his internal limiters on his internal sense. In Homura's case, that would be the ability he's displayed overtime. The ability to "see-through" others, one of which all of the Vongola bloodline possess. It becomes Hyper Intuition, not to mention the gloves have a use too."

Soon Mukuro charged towards Homura with Bianchi and Gokudera's body. Just as Gokudera threw a punch at Homura, the boy pulled Gokudera close to him and swiftly struck the back of his neck. As this happened, Bianchi dashed behind him.

"Intuition you say? You must be joking!"

Before Bianchi's body could punch him, Homura caught the woman's fist in his right hand and pulled her forward. Afterwards, he struck her on the back of her head. Just as Bianchi and Gokudera's bodies were about to hit the floor, Homura caught them in his arms as they were knocked out.

"I'm sorry for the wait. Gokudera, Bianchi. Reborn, please look after them."

"Putting on airs now, are we?"

As Homura gently placed Gokudera and Bianchi's bodies on the ground, Reborn walked towards them and was about to treat them. As this happened, Homura looked to the side.

"I know you're alive. Show yourself, Mukuro Rokudo."

"Kufufu. Your battle sense has greatly improved, but you're a fool if you think that will be enough to beat me. After all, I still have one skill I haven't used.  The fifth path...the Human Path. Among the sixth paths it is the ugliest one. Because I hate this world, I hate this skill. The human path is the ugliest path......"

After piercing his right eye, the number in Mukuro's eye became the number five as a sinister black aura surrounded him. Suddenly he dashed towards Homura and swung down the pole in his hand. Seeing this, Homura grabbed the pole before it could strike him, only for Mukuro to punch him in the gut and kick him towards a wall.

"Hahahah. Do you intend for this to be a warm up exercise?"

"Not at all."

Suddenly the flame on Homura's forehead burned brighter as he placed his gloved hands into it. Soon the gloves, that he silently dubbed as the X-Gloves, were ignited with Dying Will Flames as Homura glared at Mukuro.

"If that was the extent of your power..."

"The X-Gloves are made of the same material as a Dying Will Bullet and are able to light the Dying Will Flames."

"Kufufu. You're like a cat bristling its fur to look intimidating. But even if you change the appearance of your aura, it won't do anything."

"Dying Will Flames aren't an aura nor are they magic."

Heat. An extreme amount of heat was the sensation Mukuro felt after he dodged a chop from Homura as the boy caused his pole to melt a bit and bend it. Seeing this, Reborn smirked as he knew what was really happening.

"The Dying Will Flame is a compressed energy that possess a destructive power of its own. It's neither magic nor is it like a normal flame. It's best to think of it as a phenomenon."

Suddenly Mukuro and Homura charged towards each other. Just as Mukuro swung his pole, Homura suddenly disappeared from his sights. However, he didn't have time to think of a plan as Homura suddenly punched Mukuro's back and sent him flying into a wall. Soon Homura lands on the ground as he glared at Mukuro.

"Are you done warming up?"

"Kufufufu. Kuhahahahahah!!! What a wonderful miscalculation! If I can get your body, I won't need to gather resources to cause a conflict within the mafia world because I can barge directly in the family! I'll possess every important figure and bathe this world in blood. But first...the mafia must be annihilated."

"I get it now. The fact you had that Possession Bullet. Reborn explaining that it belonged to something called the Estraneo Family. Your desire to eliminate the mafia world confirmed something for me. Mukuro...you were part of the Estraneo Family and something happened, didn't it?"

"Shut your mouth!!!!!!"

Suddenly an illusion was charging towards Homura. Knowing this was an illusion, Homura knew it couldn't physically hurt him. However, just as the illusion went through Homura, the boy held his head in pain as he looked at the ground while blood escaped from his head.

"He hid real rocks inside of his illusions."

"Rest now!!!!!"

Mukuro kicked Homura on the right side of his body as he sent the boy flying to a wall. As this happened, Homura looked behind him as he saw where he was heading. Inside the crack of the wall was the blade that Mukuro used to posses Bianchi and Gokudera.

"Kufufu. You have no way to defend yourself midair. You're finished, Vongola Decimo."

"Show him. Show him the true power of your X-Gloves, Homura!!!"

"Reborn......that's right. This is one fight I can't lose. Just like a person I respect once said....now i've got a fire in my belly!!!!!"

As Homura put his hands behind him, he began to fire his flames backwards and used the impulse of the Dying Will Flames to move at high speed, like he did earlier to move behind Mukuro. As the boy closed the distance between him and Mukuro in an instant, Homura grabbed his enemy by his flame coated right hand as he slams Mukuro's head in a wall. Afterwards, he said one thing as he glared at the man who hurt so many people.

"Don't mess.....with the Vongola!!!!!!"

Soon Homura drove his right fist into Mukuro's gut. As the man coughed up blood, the sinister aura he had disappeared as the wall behind him had a large crater on it from the impact of Homura's punch. While this happened, the flame on Homura's head went out as he was breathing heavily. Soon Homura put an ear on Mukuro's chest. As soon as he heard a heart beat, a sigh of relief escaped from his lips.

"Thank goodness. He didn't die."

"You're too nice, No Good Homura."

"YOU TWO DON'T GET ANY CLOSER!!!! YOU MAFIA, DON'T TOUCH MUKURO!!!!!"

As Reborn and Homura looked to the side, they saw Ken and Chikusa crawling towards them. Their bodies were covered in so many wounds and they lost so much blood, it was surprising to see them move.

"Why are you two doing so much for Mukuro? He possessed and used you."

"Don't talk as if you know anything. For us, this is nothing compared to back then. When we were used as guinea pigs by our own Family!!!!!!"

~Flashback~
Ken, Chikusa, and several children around their age were gathered inside the manor of the Estraneo Family. Ever since the knowledge of the Possession Bullet was brought to light, everyone in the family were persecuted by other mafia families after being labeled as heartless brutes.

The moment they stepped outside, they were shot down and killed like flies. However, that only made the adults of the Estraneo family more anxious and began to use the children as experiments for research in hopes of making new secret weapons.

"It hurts.....it hurts.....why...why. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why is our own family killing us?!"

While Chikusa felt his body being burned by fire, Ken was strapped down to a chair as various injections were forced into his body. They were lucky to survive, but the children they grew up with died one after the other. However, as Ken and Chikusa stood in the home of their family, they saw their torturers' dead bodies on the floor as a single boy stood with a blade in his hand and blood staining the area.

"Kufufufu. As I thought, this world isn't worth it. Let's erase it all. So then.....shall we go together?"

~Flashback ends~
"We can't have you destroy the one place we belong!!!!!"

"....I understand that you suffered, but I can't keep silent as my friends keep getting hurt. They're also where I belong. Besides, just because you suffered doesn't give you the right to hurt others. The world won't stop spinning just to give you time to grieve. The moment you dragged innocent people into this.....was the same moment you became just like the people who tormented you!!!!!!"

Just as Homura said this, a chilling sensation filled the room. Suddenly Ken, Chikusa, and Mukuro had a collar around their necks as they were being pulled towards the entrance by some chains. As Homura looked at the direction the collars came from, he felt himself being frozen with fear.

"They got here faster than expected."

"Reborn.....who are they?"

"They are the enforcers of the commandments in the Mafia world and they trial those who can't be trialed by law....the Vendice. It's best not to mess with them."

As quickly as they arrived, the Vendice left as they had Mukuro and his gang in custody. While this happened, the Vongola medical team were rushing inside the building. As Homura was watching his friends getting put on stretchers, he spoke to Reborn.

"The only reason I could beat Mukuro was because of the previous damages he took from Hibari and the surprise attack Gokudera did. Despite my rejection, I still hold the status as a boss. Reborn.....I want to get stronger....for my friends."

As Homura said this, he fell onto the floor as he lost consciousness. Soon Reborn smiled as he lies near Homura's knocked out body as he said one thing before falling asleep himself.

"Spoken like a true boss. You're growing. I'm....proud, Homura."

The attacks in Magnolia finally come to an end as Homura and his friends took down Mukuro Rokudo and his lackeys. With new found strength, Homura finally gained more confidence in himself. Now he can truly fight with his Dying Will.