Cloud AU's

HIS Weapon (2)

Skull finally decided on a weapon. A unique one for himself.

Rollerblades!!

Well, that's the idea... 😑
He's still working on it 😅.

It was well known that Skull was a stuntman who was rarely (if ever) separated from his ride.
Hence, Skull thought: 'If I'm not like the others, not strong like they are... Why can't I use Speed instead?'
When thinking about it more, which made him go very quiet, he realised that it should also grant him better mobility.

Others thought him to be a coward that always ran away from fights with his tail between his legs. How about he turned that image around?

He gained an impossibly wide grin.

-Yes, that would suit him just great.

Following that idea he tried learning how to Skate.
It was hard in the beginning, but he eventually found the skates working like an extension of himself, like how Reborn was with guns and other firearms. He finally understood how it felt to have something fitting him like a second limb. It was fun practice.

So, besides riding his motorbike, Skull experimented with all kinds of skating, including ice-skating for balance and form.
Meaning it wasn't just going to be the normal kind of simply sliding across the ice but dancing across it. It made him more nimble and aware of where he stepped (something Reborn, Lal and Fon had tried god-knows how long for him to accomplish and failed).

An unexpected bonus was that it gave him an overall exercise which helped him dealing with his clumsiness - at least against his 2 left feet...

He also spied in on Fon's exercises (more than he already did), and then, when he was alone, tried to copy the movements.... until he was found out, apologised for trying to steal his moves and stalking.. Though, eventually, Fon introduced him to some martial art styles (Thank his blessed soul and patient spirit).

Fon had told him that it wouldn't help anyone, least of all him, if he practices something that wasn't suited for him in the first place. Like if, instead of being a stuntman he became a cook or something.
Skull can honestly admit, he would've missed the adrenaline in his life. After they found some styles that worked for him and he worked to perfect them to suit his needs, he called their combination the: "Flowing Cloud Style"
He wasn't good at naming stuff, but it at least seemed like one of those fancy novel-like names of other martial arts.

Anyway, getting the skates built into his normal shoes thankfully didn't seem to be that difficult (at all) for Vongola's Engineering & Development Department at their HQ in Sicily, Vongola Mansion.
He had needed to get Tsuna's permission for it though...
And then he somehow got caught up with Gokudera, whom he had to explain what he was doing there and what he wanted. To his slight surprise, the Tempesta seemed on board with the idea and tried to make the skates flame conductive to see the efficiency between the two factors. He tuned out, not understanding what the bomber (and very much a nerd) began spouting from his mouth.

But he was glad he'd gotten his assistance. The end results were overwhelming!! His shoes had gained 3 modes: Normal, Rollerblades and Ice-blades.

The Rollerblades had little spikes around the wheels and gave him better hold, enabling strength and balance depending on the terrain.
The Ice-blades, like when skating over ice, could now go over normal ground and even enable flight/ levitation if coated in Cloud flames. They were purely for speed and slicing.

It was beautiful. His newest baby!

He was proud of his weapon.
It made up for everything he lacked and he could control it.
Like he was in charge of the most lethal weapon on earth.
It was as if, with it, he finally found his bloodlust. Something to complete himself and cement his title as a Cloud flame user.
Now the only thing he had to do was showing it off to that bastard Reborn that dared proclaim himself as his master!