Katana
Please,
Please don't come any closer; I don't know what I might do.
No, don't. Don't look at me like that.
Stop saying that! Stop it.
It gleams, the cold steel gleams in my eyes. I can't control myself. Please, don't come near.
No!
What have I done?
Everyone knows. They heard you.
They will come…I cannot turn back now.
Why do you look so scared?
You who accused me of things I did not do.
You didn't respect me or treat me like a human.
The burden will be heavy, but now, now you must pay.
The cold steel glints.
I don't know what I am doing.
I cannot help myself.
Now, now you will die…
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry!
Pierce the skin. Hear the agonizing screams. Watch the blood drip from the blade.
Stop to cry.
Cry?
Are these tears?
No sir
I am not crying
It is just the rain.
Smile…
Standard disclaimers apply
Notes : About the title, I don't think Soujirou would have done what he did if Shishio hadn't given him the sword. He wouldn't have been able to anyway (then there wouldn't have been a story ^_^). The title represents the sway the possession of the 'katana' had on Soujirou's actions.