KILL AOSHI:
VOLUME 1
Introduction
This is a special edition of Married… with Kaoru. This story is split up into two parts. This is the first part and the second part is episode 11. This was a hard story to write because my co-forger, Thejyreq Vazgothicus Ldeikone, and I, Zürthüryx Hemtolig Qosdarlu, never wrote an action/adventure story before. This story was inspired by Kill Bill Volume 1 and Kill Bill Volume 2. This is very different from the rest of the Married…With Kaoru series. This is a series story, which contains language and violence. If you do not like language or violence, I highly recommend that you do not read this. I hope you enjoy this story!
Rating: R/possibly NC-17 for language and gory violence
Genre: Action/Adventure
It was evening. The Himura household had just finished dinner. After spending some quality time together, which consisted of Kenshin teaching Kenji how to roll the bones and Kaoru yelling at them, it was time for bed. Kenshin and Kaoru were lying on their futon in the dark.
"Oh, my stomach," said Kenshin. "I think your extra spicy miso soup finally caught up with me."
"I know that feeling. My stomach feels a little queasy too. Maybe I shouldn't have put in so many South American chili peppers," said Kaoru.
"Yeah. And what in the hell was the nutmeg for?" asked Kenshin.
Kenji running to the outhouse interrupted their conversation. He was yelling, "Clear the deck! My stomach's going to blow!"
"Better get some sleep," said Kaoru. "I'm sure this will wear off by tomorrow morning."
Kenshin and Kaoru lay down to sleep. Unknowingly to Kaoru, the worst nightmare was about to come…
Chapter 1: Two Worlds are the Same Tomorrow
By candlelight, Kenshin was going over a contract he had with Aoshi Shinomori. He was part of the Oniwabanshu, a ruthless syndicate of assassins. Kenshin looked up to see if anybody else was in the living room with him. Once the coast was clear, he stared back down at the table. One certain rule kept going through his head, "Any under circumstance a member of the Oniwabanshu cannot marry a woman not approved by the leader. The standards include a woman who is a capable of fighting and killing, so the husband doesn't loose their edge."
He said out loud, "There must be a loophole here."
Kaoru was now standing in the doorway to the living room. Her faint silhouette was glowing against the wall due to the candle. She spoke, "Come to bed honey. We can have our pre-wedding celebration."
Kenshin looked up at her. "Let's wait until Kenji's asleep."
"I made him chop wood till he puked. He's out by now," said Kaoru.
"Let me invite the guests my cherry blossom," said Kenshin.
"No. This is a private party," said Kaoru.
Kenshin got up off the floor and followed Kaoru to the bedroom.
The next day brought about the usual activities. Kenshin was well on his way to work. At the headquarters of his syndicate, were Beshimi, Shikijou, Hyottoko, and Hannya. He passed them giving them the proper respect. His stop was Aoshi's office. Inside the leader was sitting at his desk drinking a cup of tea. Kenshin went in, closed the door, and sat down.
"Good morning Kenshin," said Aoshi.
"Same here," said Kenshin.
"I have your next assignment planned out for you. Your target is a man by the name of Scruffy. He is a bartender at the Hadouken bar in Tokyo. His stats are as followed: short, bald, 225 pounds, has a mustache, and is missing some teeth. He was a former don of a local mob group. Once he retired, the government caught him. However the government made a pack with him. In exchange for his freedom, he was to spy on other active gangs. You can imagine we are on his list. The last thing we need is a nark squealing on us. Dead men tell no secrets, catch my drift?"
"I'm not much for philosophies but killing is a different story. This should be easy because he resides in our town," said Kenshin.
"Don't underestimate him. He can be the tough customer when he wants to," said Aoshi.
"Well, he just paid a visit to the Oniwabanshu incorporated. And his product of choice today is a sword…of death," said Kenshin.
"You're dismissed," said Aoshi.
Kenshin left the office on his mission. He walked slower then usual because of his predicament. He was engaged to an unacceptable woman. Her fighting style was the Kamiya Kasshin style, one that promoted protection. It was not a killing technique. Up the road was the bar. He took notice of it and never took his eyes off it as he finished walking towards it. Sure enough, Scruffy was inside.
"Hey pal. What can I do for you?" asked Scruffy.
"You could die for me. But I have something better," said Kenshin.
"Who are you?" asked Scruffy.
"I'm as assassin from the Oniwabanshu. I'm supposed to kill you for ratting out on us. I have a different proposition for you though. I'll spare you your life if you write a letter back to my boss saying you killed me. Then I'll disappear forever."
"Why are you doing this?" asked Scruffy.
"Love. That's one thing I can't kill," said Kenshin.
"Deal," said Scruffy.
Kenshin watched Scruffy write the letter and mail it. Then he exited the bar and vanished into thin air.
A couple days later, Aoshi got the note. It stated that Kenshin was killed by Scruffy and his body disposed by him. Aoshi put his hands over his face and started to cry. He said, "I better go inform his inferior girlfriend about this."
At the end of the workday he did just that.
"Miss Kaoru. I hate to inform you this but your husband was killed."
Kaoru started to cry and scream, "No!"
Aoshi took a deep breath. "The person that did this was Scruffy. We can't do anything because he killed your husband fair and square. Those are the rules. Listen to me though, none of his deeds were in vain."
He helped her back into her house. He led her to the living room where he comforted her for a few minutes. After she calmed down he took leave. At the side of the table was a stack of flyers that talked about a wedding. The groom and bride were Kaoru Kamiya and Kenshin Himura. He said to himself, "Poor broad, she was going to get married to him." He walked outside.
"Wait a second," Aoshi said to himself. "He couldn't marry that woman. I deemed her unacceptable through the contract. He was going to disobey me and all of a sudden he died. That's a little too convenient."
Back at the Himura household, Kenshin came out of the bedroom. He found Kaoru sitting in the living room laughing.
"He bought it?" asked Kenshin.
"Yep," said Kaoru.
"What a jackass. Now do we have everything set for tomorrow?" asked Kenshin.
"The guests are coming, the cake's ordered, the music is scheduled, etc," said Kaoru.
"Nobody can choose my bride but me," said Kenshin as he pointed to himself.
Kaoru went over by Kenshin and kissed him on the cheek.
On the day of the wedding, Kenshin and Kaoru arrived at the church along with the other wedding guests at 9:00 A.M. They included Megumi, Sano, Tae, Tomoe, Yahiko, Katsu, Kenji and Dr. Genzai. Since, there was an hour before the wedding everyone just sat around and talked.
"So Kenshin, how do you feel?" said Sano to Kenshin.
"I feel like I'm going to throw up," said Kenshin. "I don't know if I can do this."
"It's only natural to feel nervous," said Sano. "You are about to make the most important decision of your life. Now, of course you can do this. You are about to marry a great woman. She can't cook worth a damn, but that's not important."
"You're right," said Kenshin. "I can go through with this. I love Kaoru and I want to spend the rest of my life with her."
Outside, Aoshi and the rest of the Oniwabanshu came up to the church.
"Now, we'll see if Kenshin is really dead," said Aoshi. "Beshimi go up to the window and see who's in there."
"Yes boss," said Beshimi. He then ran up to the window and took a look inside.
He then came back with a disgusted look on his face.
"He's in there alright," said Beshimi.
"Damn you Himura," said Aoshi as he clenched his fist. "Okay, I want all their fuckin' heads on a platter. Do you understand me? I want no survivors."
They all made their way up to the front of the church. Before they entered, they each drew their weapons. Aoshi stepped inside first. Kenshin took a look at him in shock.
"Oh shit!" said Kenshin.
Aoshi went up to Katsu and shoved his kodachi threw his right eye. The sword went threw his skull and went out the back of his head. Aoshi then pulled the sword out of his head. Katsu's body just fell to the ground with a mighty thump. His eye, as well as some brain matter, was skewered on the weapon. Aoshi just took his hand and wiped his sword clean.
" Katsu!" screamed Sano. "You bastard!" "I'll kill you!"
He charged at Aoshi as fast as he could. Right when he was about to smash Aoshi's face with his fist, Aoshi quickly step to the side to evade his attack. He then took a swipe at Sano's neck with his kodachi. The attack immediately severed his head. His head went flying and hit the wall. Sano's body flew on to the ground and gallons of blood oozed out from his esophagus.
Hannya jumped in because he had a taste for blood. The victim he chose was Tae. He pulled his steel claws and lunged at her. He grabbed her and thrusted his claw into her neck. He pulled his blade out and threw her corpse onto the ground. Blood squirted out of neck like a fountain. It continued to fly a couple feet into the air only to progressively reach lower heights and eventually stop. Yahiko, being the brave fool that he was, made a dash at Hyottoko. He then whacked Hannya with his shinai, but it broke upon impact. Hyottoko picked Yahiko up by hic collar with one hand and then took his other hand and shoved it into his back. Yahiko's eyes rolled into the back of his head within seconds. Hyottoko made a couple of tugs and ripped out Yahiko's spine. He then dropped his body to the ground.
Megumi tried to throw a chair out the window to escape, but Hyottoko was to fast. He took the chair away from her and began to choke her with Yahiko's spine. She gagged and gagged while trying to free herself up Hyottoko's death hold. Blood started to drip out of her mouth and run down her chin. After a minute or two, she ceased all movement. Hyottoko withdrew the spine from around her neck, and she collapsed onto the floor.
Kenshin tried to intervene, but Aoshi got a hold of him and threw him against the wall. He took his kodachi and stabbed it in Kenshin's left shoulder. He then took Kenshin's sakabatou out of its sheath and stabbed it in his right shoulder. They both went though his shoulders and into the wall. This way Kenshin could not move in any way.
Shikijou wanted dibs on Dr. Genzai and Tomoe. He grabbed Dr. Genzai and shoved his other hand into his chest. He took a hold of his heart and tore it out. Tomoe tried to make a run towards the window, but Shikijou got her. He smashed her head into the wall as hard as he could and dropped her like a rag doll. She lay on the ground with a hole in the side of her head. Some of her brains were leaking out. Also, a bloodstain was on the wall with a few drops running down towards the ground.
Hannya spotted Kenji underneath one of the pews. He was trying to hide from them. Hannya went over by him and picked him up. He stabbed him in the stomach area with his claws and then threw him out the window.
"Kenji!" screamed Kaoru as she started to cry.
Aoshi got with the other fellow Oniwabenshu members.
"I say we kill Kenshin first," suggested Aoshi. "That way Kaoru gets to see him die."
Everyone agreed that was the best way to go.
They went over by Kenshin, who was still pinned to the wall. Aoshi removed the swords from his body. He fell to the ground and then to his knees. His shoulders were bleeding immensely.
"You can kill me if you want to, but please do not hurt Kaoru," said Kenshin with the little strength he had.
Kaoru then threw herself in front of Kenshin to shield him.
"Please do not kill him," pleaded Kaoru with tears streaming down her face. "I know that we tricked you into he thinking that he died. But please, don't to it. Be the angel of mercy and just let him go."
"Sorry," said Aoshi, "But I'm the angel of death. Now get out of the way skank." He then back fisted her out of the way. She went tumbling to the ground.
"For disgracing me with your lie," said Aoshi, "I have but only one choice. And that is to kill you. I do not tolerate disobedience."
He took his kodachi and shoved it into Kenshin's forehead. He then removed it with one clean pull. Kenshin turned limp and fell onto his side. Kaoru ran over to him with her nose bleeding from Aoshi's attack. She picked up her dead fiancé and pulled him close to her chest. She cradled him in her arms as she wept fiercely.
Aoshi and his group made their way to the front door. When they got to it, Aoshi made a nod to Beshimi. He then pulled out a poison dart and launched it at Kaoru. It struck her in the arm. She turned faint and then collapsed onto Kenshin. The Oniwabenshu then left through the door with no regret for what they have done.
Little did they know that the dart thrown by Beshimi only skinned Kaoru's arm. Because of this, only some of the poison made its way into her body. It was just enough to knock her unconscious and nothing more.
Chapter 2: Be Strong, Ride Forth in Pride
She continued to lay motionless, but then her body began to spasm. Her eyes fluttered then stayed open. She sat up to the pain around her. The poison still weakened her and to prevent further complications, she set out for an antidote. Megumi was a doctor and had a medicine closet in her house, so Kaoru crawled over there. She took the medicine and rested for a while. After she felt more stable she made the journey back to the church.
Now at the steps to the front entrance, she took it all in. The bodies were still there much to her denying of reality. The blood was still fresh and continued to drip and ooze along. Kaoru walked over to Kenshin's lifeless body. She was still in shock so tears were not an action yet.
She thought to herself, "This is my fiancé's fault. If he didn't join that stupid gang we wouldn't be in this mess. What am I going to do? The sword policemen are too corrupt so that's not an option."
Lying next to Kenshin was his sword and sheath. In a strange twist of fate it was completely clean. Not a drop of blood soured its pure appearance. However underneath that façade, it was ridden with the stains of targets that came in contact with it.
Kaoru looked at it thinking of Kenshin. Then she reached out to it and pulled out the sword. It glistened due to the light from the windows. All her life she was poised to a more peaceful life. Then the tears started to flow. She had come to terms with the situation and realized she wanted to do something about it. It wasn't pretty but it had to be done. With the sword and sheath in her hand she stood up. It was like Kenshin was reincarnated into Kaoru because she was now a killer. That was part of the reason why she cried; she had to abandon her old peaceful life. The other reason was because of the massacre.
She put the sword and sheath into her obi. Out loud she spoke, "I want to avenge your deaths but it also must be done. More victims will fall to this sword. It'll be filthy beyond everything. I am judge, jury, and executioner. Aoshi and his gang are convicted of homicide and their punishment is death. Therefore I will kill Aoshi!"
The journey out of the church was in slow motion. That instant seemed to go on for infinity. That was past now and this is present, and you can only live in the present. Her destination was the Kamiya dojo. In it were books on the Hiten Mitsurugi written by her late fiancé. She isolated herself in the dojo for the next few months. During that time she read the books, remembered the times of Kenshin practicing his techniques, and practiced herself.
With a sense of accomplishment, she emerged from the dojo. In order to go after Aoshi she needed some transportation. At first she hoofed around. One day while passing a farm she saw an older farmer on the side of the road. Next to him was a horse.
"Hey missy, would ya care to take a horse off my hands?"
"How much?" asked Kaoru.
"Nothin'."
"Why are you giving him away?"
"Too many horses. There's no room for him at my farm no more."
"I need a way of getting about. Sure."
He handed the reigns over to her. Kaoru petted the horse and got to know him better. She asked, "Does he have a name?"
"Nope."
Kaoru looked at the horse. "Then I'll call you Widowmaker, in honor of my fiancé."
"That's an odd name. Oh well, it doesn't matter as long as he gets a good home."
Kaoru took the horse back to the dojo. The next couple of weeks consisted of Kaoru training with the horse. She learned to ride it like a master. Now the pre-quest was done. She was trained in a deadly sword technique and had transportation. It was now or never.
On an eve of rain Kaoru was standing on the threshold of outside. The other side of this threshold was the dojo. The horse was also inside, eating a rice paper wall. Kaoru did not notice because she was staring off into the hypnotizing rain, thunder, and lightning.
She whispered, "How different the world has become just because of a storm. And how different I've become just because of a massacre on everybody I cared about. Not even the rain will be able to wash off this soon bloody sword. Aoshi, I vindicate now you die."
Chapter 3: By the Force Within, Let the War Begin
Kaoru was on the front porch of her dojo finishing her project. She painted the Japanese characters for "No Mercy" in black ink on the back of her shirt. She then put it on the clothesline to dry. She then decided to go to town because she wanted to buy something special. While walking around the various shops, she found the thing she was looking for. It was a black headband. She bought it and returned to the dojo. She took her shirt off the clothesline and went inside with it.
While inside she made a list of people that she had to get revenge on. The list read:
DEATH LIST FIVE
1. BESHIMI
2. HYOTTOKO
3. SHIKIJOU
4. HANNYA
5. AOSHI
She emerged with her self-expressive shirt on, her black headband rapped around her head, and Kenshin's sakabatou in its sheath in her belt. She also emerged with a darker attitude and a thirst for blood.
"What should I do first?" asked Kaoru in her mind. "I know. I'll get into Aoshi's headquarters and see if I can find any important documents. He must have records of the other Oniwabenshu members' whereabouts."
She knew where the compound was because Kenshin went there quiet frequently. She got on Widowmaker and rode off to it.
The compound was a small building at the edge of town. When she first arrived she wanted to make sure no one was there. When the coast was clear, she snuck into it to start her master plan.
She walked around the compound until she came across an office. It was quiet fancy and nicely sized. She figured it was Aoshi's office so she went into it. In a drawer, she found papers that contained the Oniwabenshu's addresses.
"This will do nicely," said Kaoru to herself. "I'll start off with Beshimi since he was the one who almost killed me."
She took the papers and ran outside. She got on Widowmaker and rode off to her first victim.
Beshimi's homestead was located in Yokohama. It was an ideal location for an Oniwabenshu member to live because it was located close to Tokyo where their headquarters lay.
It took Kaoru a couple of days to get there, but she made it. When she got there, she expected to find some kind of mansion. Instead, she found a little house that could probably hold no more than two rooms. "What a piece of shit," thought Kaoru to herself.
Beshimi was in the backyard watering his garden.
"This really sucks," said Beshimi. "None of the food I planted will grow. I can't go buy food because I can't afford it. What am I going to eat? I'm going to starve!"
Kaoru tied Widowmaker up in front of the house. She drew her sakabatou from its sheath. She then flipped it over so the blade was facing down. She crept around the house to the back. She thought that she could ambush him and bring him down with one blow. She ran towards him with the sword raised. She was aiming to cut him in half. When she got close enough, she swung downward with as much force as she could.
She missed.
Beshimi knew someone was behind him and he jumped to the right side at the last moment.
"What the hell?" said Beshimi stunned. "How can this be? I killed you with a poison dart back at the church. It must have just skimmed you and knocked you unconscious. No matter. I can kill you right now. As your corpse lays underground, I will dance upon your fuckin' grave."
He jumped in the air towards her and released a barrage of poison darts.
Kaoru was quick with the sakabatou and managed to deflect all the darts.
"Well, it seems that you've had some training," said Beshimi.
"I have come to avenge Kenshin and everyone else massacred," said Kaoru. "This sword is the tool of justice, so give me the evil to put it through!" She then ran towards him with the sword and ejected a mighty thrust meant to penetrate and annihilate.
Beshimi once again evaded easily. He was just too fast for her.
While in midair, Beshimi threw another dart at her. She quickly turned around and deflected the dart with the sword. This time the dart flew back at Beshimi. He had to twist in the air to dodge it. He evaded it, but the maneuver screwed up his landing. Instead of landing on his feet, he landed on his stomach. He was about to pull himself up, but he got unexpected help. Kaoru grabbed the back of his clothing and pulled him off the ground. She turned him around so he could see the hatred and anger in her blue eyes.
"You took the lives of everyone I ever cared about," said Kaoru. "Now I shall take yours. I'll send you to the depths of hell!"
With sweat on his brow Beshimi said, "Listen you bitch. Others will try to destroy you."
"Whine to someone who gives a damn," said Kaoru.
She then stabbed the sakabatou into his chest. Beshimi let out a bloodcurdling scream. She then pulled the sword down to his groin and removed it. His intestines hung out of his stomach swaying then plopped onto the ground. A pool of blood was also forming underneath him. Kaoru dropped the motionless and soundless body onto the ground. Blood and intestinal fragments shot upwards into the air. Kaoru then went inside to find a writing implement. She found one lying on a table. Her goal now was to update her list.
The list now read:
DEATH LIST FIVE
1. BESHIMI
2. HYOTTOKO
3. SHIKIJOU
4. HANNYA
AOSHI
She went back outside. There was a bucket of water near the garden. She poured the water on her sword to clean it. Afterwards, she went to untie Widowmaker. She jumped on him and went on her way to her next target. She left Beshimi's body outside so it could rot in the sun.
Chapter 4: There's Ways to Kill the Giant
Kaoru went back to her house to rest. For supper she had sweet potatoes and her horse had the same. It was still lonely for her though. Her horse could not completely fill the void. A part of her was taken away and it could never return. However with each killing, she felt more relieved. Kaoru and Widowmaker retired for the night.
The next day Kaoru decided to honor her fiancé in another way: have a drink. In the afternoon she went down to the Hadouken. She walked in the front door and sat down at the bar. Scruffy was on shift and was turned around arranging his beer bottles.
"Hey barkeep, give me a swig of whisky," said Kaoru in a hollow tone.
Scruffy turned around. "You look depressed."
"Yeah. My fiancé was murdered as well as all my friends," said Kaoru.
"It can't be…you're Kaoru Kamiya. Where's my manners. My name's Scruffy."
"Scruffy? Are you the Scruffy my husband was supposed to assassinate?" asked Kaoru.
"The only one I know of," said Scruffy. He then took a rag out and started to wash the bar counter.
"I should be decapitating you right now because you ratted out on my fiancé's gang, but I don't feel like it. You made that pact with my husband so you actually helped us out in the end. I guess I should say thanks," said Kaoru.
"I realize I'm a scumbag. However, it was done for just cause. The government would have been a bit more lenient on your husband. It's not like he went around killing everybody in his path. But him being betrayed by his boss and murdered in cold blood wasn't right. The same also goes for your friends. I can understand why you're angry with me as well as Aoshi. The difference though is that I just wanted to rat him out. These contracts have limits and I know because I was a crime boss. To go and kill everybody because of some stupid-ass rule isn't worth it. I'm rooting for ya kiddo."
"For being a nark, you're not that bad. No hard feelings?" asked Kaoru.
"No hard feelings," said Scruffy as he shook her hand.
"Where you off to now?" asked Scruffy.
"Where there is a trail of blood, that's the path to my location," said Kaoru.
She laid her glass down, wiped her mouth, and left the bar. At the door she turned around again. "Do you think you deserve to be killed?"
"No partly because you don't think so," said Scruffy.
In Chiba, Hyottoko home's city, all was not well. Hyottoko was shoplifting a store that carried his precious oil. He came out of the store holding a couple of kegs. The shop owner came out after him screaming, "You fat tub of lard! This oil ain't free you know!"
"I thought it was," said Hyottoko.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" said the shop owner.
"This," said Hyottoko. He drank the oil and clicked his teeth together creating a spark. A wave of fire erupted out of his mouth and swarmed over the shop owner. He stood there shaking and screaming. His skin blistered and melted off his bones. The stench of charred flesh could be smelled for miles. Once his eyes exploded out of his head, the body fell to the ground. His bones were all blackened with flesh dripping off. Hyottoko just laughed and walked away.
Kaoru came up on her horse. She passed the body on the ground. It smelled something awful.
She said in her mind, "This looks like Hyottoko's work. The body's still warm so he must be close."
She followed through the rest of town searching for him. She got out into the country where she spotted him walking into his house. Widowmaker galloped all the way to the front entrance. The house was a bit bigger than Beshimi's only because Hyottoko was a big man. Kaoru got off Widowmaker and knocked on the door. Nobody answered so she went inside on her own.
"Didn't your mother teach you not to enter other people's houses without permission?" asked Hyottoko as he was walking down the hall.
"Sorry but quiet ironic because I remember everything else about my past," said Kaoru.
Hyottoko's eyes widened. "The dead have risen to claim the earth!"
"You're much dumber than you look…and you look pretty dumb," said Kaoru. She pulled out the sword and charged at Hyottoko.
In a flash he grabbed her by the collar and launched her at the ceiling. The impact broke a hole in the ceiling and sent Kaoru falling to the ground. Debris flew around her. A huge piece then fell from the ceiling straight towards her. She rolled out of the way just in the nick of time.
She crawled back to her feet with a slight twitch in her back. Hyottoko blobbed over to her and threw some left and right hooks at her. She was to quick and evaded all of them. She rolled between his legs ready to impale him from behind. Hyottoko swung his head around spewing flames. Kaoru jumped backwards with her left sleeve scorched. She patted it out moaning in pain. Hyottoko pulled out another jug and Kaoru slashed it to bits. In the process oil drenched her sword. He punched her back and drank some oil out of another jug.
"A wench like you should burn especially well," said Hyottoko.
She wiped her bleeding nose and shouted, "You're nothing but a one-trick pony! Come and get it!"
He threw it down and spewed more fire at her. She stuck her sword out and it lit on fire. Hyottoko saw that he made contact with something and started to laugh. The barrage stopped and she walked forward. She jumped on his gut and stuck her hand in his mouth. He had trouble breathing and became lightheaded.
"You showed a sign of weakness. It's time to put you out to pasture," said Kaoru.
With ease she ripped out the bag and impaled the flaming sword down his throat. Now burning and being slashed from the inside out, Hyottoko gagged and shook his head. Blood jolted out of his throat and splashed against Kaoru. His body became so hot that she jumped off of him. Hyottoko walked about with the sword still in him. He coughed up some smoke and toppled over onto his back. Kaoru went over to him. The handle of the sword was poking out of his mouth so she grabbed it. It was caught on something though. She tugged on it a couple of times. She finally yanked it out sending blood spurting everywhere. On the end of the sword was Hyottoko's heart. She shook the sword and the heart lodged against the door.
Outside Kaoru examined herself. Her left arm was a bit burned but nothing serious. She got back on Widowmaker and headed for home. The first thing she did was wash the blood off her clothes. The second thing was treating her burn with ice and bandages. The third thing she did was updating the list.
The list now read:
DEATH LIST FIVE
1. BESHIMI
2. HYOTTOKO
3. SHIKIJOU
4. HANNYA
AOSHI
To be continued…