CHAPTER 21- LIFELESSNESS
Inui pounded Kenshin hard against the wall and held him there with his bloody arms. All the while, he grinned crazily. "OH YEAH! I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO FACE YOU NOW DID I!!"
Kenshin's eyes narrowed. "Jiani-chan.Kaoru!" He screamed. "YAAAAAARRRGGGH!" His sword ki blew him out from Inui's grip and sent him to the floor.
Inui snarled. "Why you!!!!!!!"
C-CRACK!!! Sanosuke and Saitoh slammed into him all at once, bringing him down. Kenshin sat there for a moment, a little dazed, but picked himself up. "No!"
"Kenshin, that white-haired guy!" Sanosuke shouted.
Too late, Kenshin was already running. "Jiani! Kaoru!"
Suddenly, a familiar smell caught his attention, one that made him slow to a halt. His eyes shrunk with terror. "That scent.it's."
All of a sudden, Enishi emerged from the smog. "White plum perfume. Do you remember it, Battousai? Do you recognize her sweet scent?"
"What did you do with my daughter???" Kenshin demanded. "And Kaoru??"
Enishi snickered before vanishing in the fog. "Follow the scent and you shall see."
Kenshin ran. He ran harder than he ever had in his whole life. He flew over the dojo's debris. He crashed through the broken shoji. Their names raced in his head, as well as Enishi's words.
"THAT'S IT! MOURN, CRY! WEEP TO DEATH!"
"Jiani! Kaoru!"
All of a sudden, he came to a grinding halt and stared.
"Kenshin! Kenshin!" Sanosuke and the others came running, appearing in the smoke.
Sanosuke saw the redheaded rurouni slump to his knees. A knot forming in his gut, he ran over to him. "Kenshin?"
"What was Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu.?" Kenshin murmured. "What was Himura Kenshin.?" Tears began to fall from his eyes. "And once again.I couldn't protect the ones I loved."
"No." Sanosuke murmured.
Kaoru lay there on the ground, Enishi's sword driven through her heart, a cross scar carved on her cheek. A hush fell over the onlookers. Kaoru.Kamiya Kaoru was dead!
"Jou-chan." Sanosuke gasped.
Megumi clasped her hands over her mouth. "Oh no."
Kenshin slumped down even more.
But Sanosuke looked back up again. "Wait a second.where's Jiani??" Jumping to his feet, he ran into the smoke. "Jiani! Hey! Jiani!"
Within the black clouds, he saw something glint. He rushed towards it, stumbling over debris all the while. He found a lone katana driven part-way into the soil. It was Jiani's sword. And as Sanosuke drew closer, he saw a pool of blood seeping into the ground beneath it. He knew whose blood it was.
He shook his head in disbelief. "No.No." Now he too fell to his knees and gripped the soil in his hands, so harsh it hurt. Tears poured from his eyes. "Jiani.no." He screamed.
"JIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A/N- Okay, this was longer than I anticipated, so I'm ending Part 3 now and continuing this as Part 4, when Aoshi and Misao come to Tokyo and learn of the situation. Stay tuned!
Inui pounded Kenshin hard against the wall and held him there with his bloody arms. All the while, he grinned crazily. "OH YEAH! I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO FACE YOU NOW DID I!!"
Kenshin's eyes narrowed. "Jiani-chan.Kaoru!" He screamed. "YAAAAAARRRGGGH!" His sword ki blew him out from Inui's grip and sent him to the floor.
Inui snarled. "Why you!!!!!!!"
C-CRACK!!! Sanosuke and Saitoh slammed into him all at once, bringing him down. Kenshin sat there for a moment, a little dazed, but picked himself up. "No!"
"Kenshin, that white-haired guy!" Sanosuke shouted.
Too late, Kenshin was already running. "Jiani! Kaoru!"
Suddenly, a familiar smell caught his attention, one that made him slow to a halt. His eyes shrunk with terror. "That scent.it's."
All of a sudden, Enishi emerged from the smog. "White plum perfume. Do you remember it, Battousai? Do you recognize her sweet scent?"
"What did you do with my daughter???" Kenshin demanded. "And Kaoru??"
Enishi snickered before vanishing in the fog. "Follow the scent and you shall see."
Kenshin ran. He ran harder than he ever had in his whole life. He flew over the dojo's debris. He crashed through the broken shoji. Their names raced in his head, as well as Enishi's words.
"THAT'S IT! MOURN, CRY! WEEP TO DEATH!"
"Jiani! Kaoru!"
All of a sudden, he came to a grinding halt and stared.
"Kenshin! Kenshin!" Sanosuke and the others came running, appearing in the smoke.
Sanosuke saw the redheaded rurouni slump to his knees. A knot forming in his gut, he ran over to him. "Kenshin?"
"What was Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu.?" Kenshin murmured. "What was Himura Kenshin.?" Tears began to fall from his eyes. "And once again.I couldn't protect the ones I loved."
"No." Sanosuke murmured.
Kaoru lay there on the ground, Enishi's sword driven through her heart, a cross scar carved on her cheek. A hush fell over the onlookers. Kaoru.Kamiya Kaoru was dead!
"Jou-chan." Sanosuke gasped.
Megumi clasped her hands over her mouth. "Oh no."
Kenshin slumped down even more.
But Sanosuke looked back up again. "Wait a second.where's Jiani??" Jumping to his feet, he ran into the smoke. "Jiani! Hey! Jiani!"
Within the black clouds, he saw something glint. He rushed towards it, stumbling over debris all the while. He found a lone katana driven part-way into the soil. It was Jiani's sword. And as Sanosuke drew closer, he saw a pool of blood seeping into the ground beneath it. He knew whose blood it was.
He shook his head in disbelief. "No.No." Now he too fell to his knees and gripped the soil in his hands, so harsh it hurt. Tears poured from his eyes. "Jiani.no." He screamed.
"JIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A/N- Okay, this was longer than I anticipated, so I'm ending Part 3 now and continuing this as Part 4, when Aoshi and Misao come to Tokyo and learn of the situation. Stay tuned!