Chapter 1
Battosai the Manslayer. I will hunt you down to the ends of the Earth if I have to; you WILL die.
Ayumi walked down the streets of Kyoto, thinking of which method to use against the Battosai. "Ayumi! Ayumi!" Ayumi turned and came face-to-face with her apprentice. "What is it, Neshai?" He wiped sweat from his brown, "News of the Battosai; he's staying at the dojo of the Kamiya-Kashin-Ryu." Ayumi clenched her fist, "Come Neshai." "Hai." They walked faster down the street toward the dojo.
"Dinner is ready Miss Kouru," Kenshin said, coming out of the kitchen with a tray of food for the both of them. "Thank you Kenshin." They sat down and started to eat when the slide-door split in half. Kenshin grabbed his Sakaboto. The door crumbled to the ground and revealed Ayumi in her fighting stance. She was holding 2 fans; one had the kanji for Earth and the other for Heaven. She threw the Heaven fan at Kenshin. He drew his blade and deflected the fan. It hit the wall and stayed in like a knife. She walked in and Kenshin sheathed his sword. "Who are you? "Ayumi Sakashigi. And you are the Battosai." "I am the Battosai no longer. I gave up killing, that I did." "I just tried to kill you; why are you being so polite?" "I'm never rough with a lady." Ayumi laughed. "You're weaker than I expected." By this point, Ayumi had circled to the fan in the wall, "You shouldn't trust everyone," she grabbed the fan and jumped toward Kenshin. He dodged her as she slashed a cross-shaped into the floor. She was about to get up when something hit her head. She saw the world going black but not before Kouru said, "You can't trust everyone." And she put the wooden sword on her shoulder.
"Ayumi!" Ayumi woke up to see the face of her apprentice right next to her. She jumped up, "Neshai." He jumped up too, "Yes?" "What happened?" she said walking around the room. "You fought the Battosai and got knocked cold. I went in in disguise and rescued you." Ayumi looked around in her kimono's sleeves, "Where are my fans?" "I don't know. I think the Battosai might have taken them." "Let's go." She turned on her heel and walked out the door, Neshai grabbing his sword.
