Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
Perspective: Kenshin (obviously haha)
Throughout my life I have met so many different people. I have met politicians who bask in their money, drowning in their greed. I have met families suffering from poverty but trying their best to survive. I have met women who keep waiting for their husbands to come back from the war, despite the fact that they never will. I have met children roaming the streets, trying their hands at pickpocketing in a fruitless attempt to make it in the world. I have met samurai who have lost their honor after being forced to throw away their sword.
I sold my soul when I joined the Ishin Shishi when I was 14. I thought that I would be helping all of the people who were suffering under the oppression of the government. I allowed myself to be controlled because my young mind couldn't understand what my master tried to tell me. But my ideals held strong throughout all of the chaos and the violence of the revolution. Although I killed, I never did it for my own gain. It was all in order to create a better world for those suffering around me.
I would be a liar if I said that my work didn't help create a better government for Japan, but I would be a fool if I said that it did all that I hoped for. Some people have benefited from the war, but far too many people are still living in poverty. Was it worth it? I don't know. Would I go through it all again? I don't know.
But I do know that there are some things I would never want to change—some things I would never want to miss. Or should I say someone?