CHAPTER 6- UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES
Sanosuke picked himself off the floor once again. Inui stood there, his arrogant laughter ringing in the former gangster's ears. But despite how annoying it was, he was feeling a total rush. 'This is the first guy I've fought who has my type of street style!'
He looked down at his right hand, thinking of how Megumi had told him constantly to not use it. He chuckled bitterly. "Sorry for all the trouble vixen, but I don't think I have a choice."
Inui cocked his head impatiently. "What's this? Have you come up with a plan to defeat me?" He uncrossed his arms and curled his fists up to his face in a stance. "Well, no matter what you do, you will not win. First I'll rip you apart, then it will be the Battousai's turn."
'So he IS after Kenshin.' Sanosuke concluded. He scowled. "You're wrong. You will never make it to see him! Not with what I have in store!"
He charged in. Inui braced himself.
'I'll use the Futae no Kiwame to break through those wrist guards of his. They're the key to his defense!'
He swung in with his fist, using all his strength.
CRACK!!!!!
Inui was absolutely stunned. "Wh-What??"
.........
Kenshin and Otowa stood facing each other, Otowa's hand raised. He sneered at the redheaded rurouni. "What's wrong Battousai? Do you plan to draw or shall I kill you first?"
The woman and girl ran to Uramura's side.
Kenshin frowned deeper. "Tell me. Who is it you fight for?"
"I fight for no one but myself." Otowa responded. "And a dear friend you killed." He sighed rather mockingly. "Yes, a good man he was. We used to compete to see how many we could kill in one night. How enjoyable that was."
Kenshin gritted his teeth. 'A man who enjoys killing.the monster.' "And so you prey upon innocents when it is this one you seek?"
"Enough! Unless you take your stance now, I shall kill the three over there."
That did it. Kenshin slipped into his stance.
Uramura watched him. "Himura don't do it! His weapon."
"OM!" Something shot out of Otowa's hand, speeding towards Kenshin.
But the former manslayer snagged it by the shaft, only a few inches from his face. "A dart?"
'It was an arrow without a bow!' Uramura realized.
Otowa snickered. "Yes, I am quite famous for my fine tools." He rolled up his sleeve, revealing a small bow on his arm.
Kenshin winced.
His opponent laughed. "Assassins tools are my specialty! With this and countless other weapons all over my body, no martial artist or swordsman will live!"
Kenshin threw the dart aside and resumed his stance. For a long moment, the two stared each other down. All was silent.
"What's the matter? Do you plan to exact your revenge upon this one or not?" Kenshin asked.
Otowa straightened and pushed his sleeve back down. "I may have all these weapons to choose from, but I am no fool. You saw past my Baika Chuuzen, so I will have to simply take my leave now."
'He sure changed HIS mind,' Uramura thought.
Reaching into his sleeve, the assassin retrieved two small cubes. Before Kenshin could react, he tossed them.
CLACK! They landed on the floor further back in the room and erupted into a cloud of dust. Kenshin gasped. 'Poison fog!'
Otowa ran for the window. "I await our next encounter with great anticipation, Battousai! Until then, be prepared for the time of Earthly Justice!" With that said, he was gone.
"Earthly Justice?" Kenshin muttered.
..........
Meanwhile, Sanosuke's punch sent a broken tekkou crashing to the ground. Inui took a step back. "That's impossible! It's crazy!"
Sanosuke smirked. "This fist of mine will smash throu."
KSH!!! His hand suddenly burst out from the bandages, gushing blood from countless places. "AUGH!" He grasped hold of it by the wrist, clearly in pain.
'So, that's what happens when the Futae no Kiwami is used before the hand heals completely.' He realized.
Inui just looked on, a little confused.
Knowing Sanosuke was in trouble, five police officers stormed closer. "FIRE!"
POW! POW! POW! Their gunfire echoed throughout the dojo. At last instant, Inui whipped around and deflected the bullets with his one remaining tekkou.
As the ruined bullets harmlessly hit the ground, the police backed away in terror. After a moment of being surprised, Inui put on a crazy grin. "HAHAHAHA! My invincible tekkou will deflect anything!"
Sanosuke regained his footing, clutching his throbbing hand. "I wouldn't call them that anymore."
Instantly, Inui whipped back around, face shifting to a deadly glare. "DIE!!!"
CRASH!!!!!
Sanosuke picked himself off the floor once again. Inui stood there, his arrogant laughter ringing in the former gangster's ears. But despite how annoying it was, he was feeling a total rush. 'This is the first guy I've fought who has my type of street style!'
He looked down at his right hand, thinking of how Megumi had told him constantly to not use it. He chuckled bitterly. "Sorry for all the trouble vixen, but I don't think I have a choice."
Inui cocked his head impatiently. "What's this? Have you come up with a plan to defeat me?" He uncrossed his arms and curled his fists up to his face in a stance. "Well, no matter what you do, you will not win. First I'll rip you apart, then it will be the Battousai's turn."
'So he IS after Kenshin.' Sanosuke concluded. He scowled. "You're wrong. You will never make it to see him! Not with what I have in store!"
He charged in. Inui braced himself.
'I'll use the Futae no Kiwame to break through those wrist guards of his. They're the key to his defense!'
He swung in with his fist, using all his strength.
CRACK!!!!!
Inui was absolutely stunned. "Wh-What??"
.........
Kenshin and Otowa stood facing each other, Otowa's hand raised. He sneered at the redheaded rurouni. "What's wrong Battousai? Do you plan to draw or shall I kill you first?"
The woman and girl ran to Uramura's side.
Kenshin frowned deeper. "Tell me. Who is it you fight for?"
"I fight for no one but myself." Otowa responded. "And a dear friend you killed." He sighed rather mockingly. "Yes, a good man he was. We used to compete to see how many we could kill in one night. How enjoyable that was."
Kenshin gritted his teeth. 'A man who enjoys killing.the monster.' "And so you prey upon innocents when it is this one you seek?"
"Enough! Unless you take your stance now, I shall kill the three over there."
That did it. Kenshin slipped into his stance.
Uramura watched him. "Himura don't do it! His weapon."
"OM!" Something shot out of Otowa's hand, speeding towards Kenshin.
But the former manslayer snagged it by the shaft, only a few inches from his face. "A dart?"
'It was an arrow without a bow!' Uramura realized.
Otowa snickered. "Yes, I am quite famous for my fine tools." He rolled up his sleeve, revealing a small bow on his arm.
Kenshin winced.
His opponent laughed. "Assassins tools are my specialty! With this and countless other weapons all over my body, no martial artist or swordsman will live!"
Kenshin threw the dart aside and resumed his stance. For a long moment, the two stared each other down. All was silent.
"What's the matter? Do you plan to exact your revenge upon this one or not?" Kenshin asked.
Otowa straightened and pushed his sleeve back down. "I may have all these weapons to choose from, but I am no fool. You saw past my Baika Chuuzen, so I will have to simply take my leave now."
'He sure changed HIS mind,' Uramura thought.
Reaching into his sleeve, the assassin retrieved two small cubes. Before Kenshin could react, he tossed them.
CLACK! They landed on the floor further back in the room and erupted into a cloud of dust. Kenshin gasped. 'Poison fog!'
Otowa ran for the window. "I await our next encounter with great anticipation, Battousai! Until then, be prepared for the time of Earthly Justice!" With that said, he was gone.
"Earthly Justice?" Kenshin muttered.
..........
Meanwhile, Sanosuke's punch sent a broken tekkou crashing to the ground. Inui took a step back. "That's impossible! It's crazy!"
Sanosuke smirked. "This fist of mine will smash throu."
KSH!!! His hand suddenly burst out from the bandages, gushing blood from countless places. "AUGH!" He grasped hold of it by the wrist, clearly in pain.
'So, that's what happens when the Futae no Kiwami is used before the hand heals completely.' He realized.
Inui just looked on, a little confused.
Knowing Sanosuke was in trouble, five police officers stormed closer. "FIRE!"
POW! POW! POW! Their gunfire echoed throughout the dojo. At last instant, Inui whipped around and deflected the bullets with his one remaining tekkou.
As the ruined bullets harmlessly hit the ground, the police backed away in terror. After a moment of being surprised, Inui put on a crazy grin. "HAHAHAHA! My invincible tekkou will deflect anything!"
Sanosuke regained his footing, clutching his throbbing hand. "I wouldn't call them that anymore."
Instantly, Inui whipped back around, face shifting to a deadly glare. "DIE!!!"
CRASH!!!!!