Kenshin vs. Shishio, Hiko's POV
DISCLAIMER: All copyrighted characters belong to their respective owners. No money is being made out of this fanwork. Please do not distribute without permission.
This is my first attempt at writing any fanfiction though I'm an avid fan of reading them.
I was so inspired by a massive "what-if" after watching the first Kenshin vs. Shishio fight scene. I was wincing and cringing for Kenshin, and then I wondered what Hiko would think about all this.
This is an AU of the Kyoto Arc as I can't figure out a way to get Hiko to the 7 Pillars Temple right after his battle with Fuji.
The two were faced off, the mummified Shishio and my baka deshi, Kenshin. Hands poised on the hilts of their swords.
Kenshin's eyes were still as sharp and keen as the night I had "re-freshed" his training for the first time in 10 years, but his body. well, let's just say that he must be getting old and careless for allowing himself to be beaten up so badly by the ninja and kid. Hmpt, I guess not every Hiten Mitsurugi fighter can hold on to their vitality like I can.
It looks like the first attack will be a sword-drawing contest, and after the smokestack blew and the fighters rushed towards each other, I was proven right. With a loud HYAH!!, both drew their sword using a regular battou-jutsu. Unlike the draw with the kid, Kenshin and Shishio both had their swing stopped in the middle . A stalemate, a swordlock. The two were too experienced in these manuveurs to lose their focus and so their swords had met at the strongest point of their blades, not sliding off the other, and the two had the weight of their attacks equally opposed to each other.
I wonder why Kenshin didn't go directly into the ougi? Body strained? He only used the ougi twice though.
The roosterhead called Sano was cheering something to the effect that Kenshin hadn't lost his power, but I knew that this pushing contest would not last. Unlike me, Kenshin, even at his best, simply didn't have the weight nor height to hold for very long much less win this way. I know that Kenshin also must know this and after a few seconds, he pushed off of Shishio's sword to bound back before leaping into the air for an aerial attack. Probably the Ryu Tsui Sen. That baka deshi does love that attack, and with his puny size, it's probably his best attack.
Admirably, Kenshin flipped and twisted into position for the Ryu Tsui Sen, probably enough to dizzy Sano, the woman, and Shishio's businessman, but it was not so for Shishio. Shishio defended with a horizontal block above his head. His sword held the full direct force of Kenshin's attack, which would have been sufficient to crack many swords and bodies in any normal fight. The floor cracking beneath his feet attested to the fact that Kenshin was not holding back. My eyes narrowed. The fact that Shishio's sword held gave me my first suspicion that he was holding no ordinary sword.
Kenshin landed behind Shishio and swung at Shishio's back, but Kenshin seemed a bit slow. He also seemed to have lost some power as he had to reinforce his grip on his sword with his other hand. When Shishio also blocked this move, he commented that he was glad that the Battousai's injuries hadn't slowed him down.
If he only knew what I knew. Still, Kenshin should have enough stamina to bring this man down. I tested it myself during our short bout of training.
Shishio's next move surprised all of us. though I outwardly showed no emotion. Kenshin was surprised by being hit with the flaming sword tip, but then I saw his eyes narrow, a sure sign that he was analyzing and dissecting the technique. Baka! Don't get distracted like you did when I used the Sou Ryu Sen Igazuchi on you at the waterfall!
I wasn't surprised that he got hit again - embarrassing my training of him - and this time, it took longer for him to pull himself up.
For the first time since the battle started, Kenshin spoke.
On one hand, I was proud of him that he figured out the technique, the horodami, but on another, it took TWO hits before he figured it out.
Shishio asked if this deductive reasoning was part of the Hiten Mitsurubi style. Kenshin finally did something smart and said nothing in reply. No need to blab style secrets to an enemy determined to kill you.
I revised my opinion of smart when Kenshin went into the next move, yelling Ryou Sho Sen. Idiot! Baka! Stupid apprentice! He already knows of this one and you yelled it before you actually were in position to put it into effect. I knew Kenshin was going to be punished for this error and I prepared myself to watch what was sure to be painful.
I didn't prepared myself enough.
Shishio muttered something about an attack never working once he's seen it and then did something completely unexpected for a man that until now had some semblance of honor in his fighting. He wrenched Kenshin off-balanced and bit him. BIT him!
I mentioned during my training of Kenshin that he relies too much on reading his opponents' moves. I said just because a man has a sword in his hand, doesn't mean that he'll use it. I didn't think it would foreshadow this though.
Kenshin was clearly shocked to all who were watching. His mental composure was badly broken. If he didn't snap out of it soon, this could be deadly for him .
DISCLAIMER: All copyrighted characters belong to their respective owners. No money is being made out of this fanwork. Please do not distribute without permission.
This is my first attempt at writing any fanfiction though I'm an avid fan of reading them.
I was so inspired by a massive "what-if" after watching the first Kenshin vs. Shishio fight scene. I was wincing and cringing for Kenshin, and then I wondered what Hiko would think about all this.
This is an AU of the Kyoto Arc as I can't figure out a way to get Hiko to the 7 Pillars Temple right after his battle with Fuji.
The two were faced off, the mummified Shishio and my baka deshi, Kenshin. Hands poised on the hilts of their swords.
Kenshin's eyes were still as sharp and keen as the night I had "re-freshed" his training for the first time in 10 years, but his body. well, let's just say that he must be getting old and careless for allowing himself to be beaten up so badly by the ninja and kid. Hmpt, I guess not every Hiten Mitsurugi fighter can hold on to their vitality like I can.
It looks like the first attack will be a sword-drawing contest, and after the smokestack blew and the fighters rushed towards each other, I was proven right. With a loud HYAH!!, both drew their sword using a regular battou-jutsu. Unlike the draw with the kid, Kenshin and Shishio both had their swing stopped in the middle . A stalemate, a swordlock. The two were too experienced in these manuveurs to lose their focus and so their swords had met at the strongest point of their blades, not sliding off the other, and the two had the weight of their attacks equally opposed to each other.
I wonder why Kenshin didn't go directly into the ougi? Body strained? He only used the ougi twice though.
The roosterhead called Sano was cheering something to the effect that Kenshin hadn't lost his power, but I knew that this pushing contest would not last. Unlike me, Kenshin, even at his best, simply didn't have the weight nor height to hold for very long much less win this way. I know that Kenshin also must know this and after a few seconds, he pushed off of Shishio's sword to bound back before leaping into the air for an aerial attack. Probably the Ryu Tsui Sen. That baka deshi does love that attack, and with his puny size, it's probably his best attack.
Admirably, Kenshin flipped and twisted into position for the Ryu Tsui Sen, probably enough to dizzy Sano, the woman, and Shishio's businessman, but it was not so for Shishio. Shishio defended with a horizontal block above his head. His sword held the full direct force of Kenshin's attack, which would have been sufficient to crack many swords and bodies in any normal fight. The floor cracking beneath his feet attested to the fact that Kenshin was not holding back. My eyes narrowed. The fact that Shishio's sword held gave me my first suspicion that he was holding no ordinary sword.
Kenshin landed behind Shishio and swung at Shishio's back, but Kenshin seemed a bit slow. He also seemed to have lost some power as he had to reinforce his grip on his sword with his other hand. When Shishio also blocked this move, he commented that he was glad that the Battousai's injuries hadn't slowed him down.
If he only knew what I knew. Still, Kenshin should have enough stamina to bring this man down. I tested it myself during our short bout of training.
Shishio's next move surprised all of us. though I outwardly showed no emotion. Kenshin was surprised by being hit with the flaming sword tip, but then I saw his eyes narrow, a sure sign that he was analyzing and dissecting the technique. Baka! Don't get distracted like you did when I used the Sou Ryu Sen Igazuchi on you at the waterfall!
I wasn't surprised that he got hit again - embarrassing my training of him - and this time, it took longer for him to pull himself up.
For the first time since the battle started, Kenshin spoke.
On one hand, I was proud of him that he figured out the technique, the horodami, but on another, it took TWO hits before he figured it out.
Shishio asked if this deductive reasoning was part of the Hiten Mitsurubi style. Kenshin finally did something smart and said nothing in reply. No need to blab style secrets to an enemy determined to kill you.
I revised my opinion of smart when Kenshin went into the next move, yelling Ryou Sho Sen. Idiot! Baka! Stupid apprentice! He already knows of this one and you yelled it before you actually were in position to put it into effect. I knew Kenshin was going to be punished for this error and I prepared myself to watch what was sure to be painful.
I didn't prepared myself enough.
Shishio muttered something about an attack never working once he's seen it and then did something completely unexpected for a man that until now had some semblance of honor in his fighting. He wrenched Kenshin off-balanced and bit him. BIT him!
I mentioned during my training of Kenshin that he relies too much on reading his opponents' moves. I said just because a man has a sword in his hand, doesn't mean that he'll use it. I didn't think it would foreshadow this though.
Kenshin was clearly shocked to all who were watching. His mental composure was badly broken. If he didn't snap out of it soon, this could be deadly for him .