Burning Stare Down to Blades Clashing
Kenshin and the girls are riding on their horses heading for Shishio, to his stronghold where he has been living this entire time since he and Hideyoshi came to this came. Although, Kenshih has a feeling it might be Shishio has been living here much longer than that.
"Damn it, if only my phone was working so I can see the time if we're gonna make it in time." Hideyoshi complained.
"I have my phone, and the time says we still got plenty of time before noon when that Yumi said about the sun being at its highest peak." Masamune informed looking at her phone.
"We should also be careful of any kinds of traps Shishio could have ready the moment we set foot on his home ground." Akechi advised.
"I don't think we need to worry about that." Nobunaga said.
"Huh, what makes you say that?" Akechi asked.
"She's right, the place will most likely welcome us in even when they point their weapons at us." Ieyasu said getting everyone's attention.
"When Shishio summed me to his home for the plan to steal the Crimson Armor, he assured me there aren't a single trap because he believes they are a waste of time for a warrior to fight the opponent her or himself." Ieyasu explained.
"In other words, he's expecting a fight with Kenshin to the fullest." Ken figured out that much.
"Sounds like this other man is being cocky for his own good." Shingen commented.
"Maybe you're right, but you shouldn't be saying that when you felt his flames like I have. He can summon powerful flames through his sword like how Nobunaga does." Ieyasu warned.
"Which also explains how you got those nasty burns." Yoshitomo angered of this man who dares to hurt her little sister.
"Better prepare yourself for when you face those flames." Nobunaga advised to her beloved.
"I know, and I will." Kenshin nodded.
The scene changes to the beautiful Yumi standing at the top of the wall at the front gate of Shishio's castle, she looks through her telescope on the lookout for her Lord's worthy opponent, and immediately she spotted the one with red hair and cross scar on his cheek.
"He's coming and from the speed he's going with those horses, he'll arrive just in time for the duel." Yumi chuckled.
Yumi folds the telescope back in and turns around to go inform Lord Shishio of the visitors that are coming, but she stops for a second and turns to one of the black armored soldiers.
"Once Kenshin and Nobunaga's group arrive at the front gate, open and let them in, I will be meeting them shortly." Yumi ordered.
"Yes, ma'am." The soldier nodded her head and went to info the others.
"Oh, and one more thing." Yumi said getting the solider to stop.
"Yes, ma'am?" The soldier asked.
"How did your night with Lord Shishio go, how did he feel with him pounding into your womb?" Yumi asked with a teasing smirk and tone.
This causes the female soldier to flinch of embarrassment and her face is turning face upon the lady of the castle is bringing this up right now, but the memory of that night causes her to smile a little and sway her hips a bit.
"It was… wonderful, and he filled me up so much that I might've become pregnant with his child already." The soldier answered honestly.
"Yes, that's how it was for me as well." Yumi giggled.
"Now, go get welcoming ready. Our Lord wants to show that he has every intention of battling his foe with his own strength." Yumi ordered.
"Yes, ma'am!" The soldier said before leaving.
"(It won't be long before humanity starts to change, and the females won't be a single race of this world anymore.)" Yumi thought smirked evilly with excitement.
(With Kenshin and His Girls)
Kenshin and the girls are now standing in front of the large gate door of the castle though everyone seems to be on edge, suddenly feeling something big and bad is pressuring on their shoulders like something is trying to push them down.
"Oh man, I'm so scared and I don't even know why?" Hideyoshi said shaking in fear.
"It's like there is something trying to scare off away with only feeling this odd presence." Ken shocked.
"I'm not sure if I want to go inside anymore." Masamune gulped.
"Now I'm regretting to agree bringing our pieces of the Crimson Armor." Akechi feared looking behind at the case with their current pieces of the Crimson Armor inside.
"Hold your ground, warriors!" Nobunaga yelled snapping those girls to her attention.
"You cannot show fear to the enemies, we are here for the support of our beloved who will be in the battle of our very lives and one that he may die as there isn't a second that he hasn't thought of him dying could a possibility." Nobunaga pointed out.
"Remember, Kenshin expects us to be at our greatest high spirit when he needs us the most." Nobunaga stated.
"We must steel ourselves around the everyone, and cheer for Kenshin with our love that will give him the strength to fight this other man!" Nobunaga raised her fist in the air.
"We must bear witness to the battle that is about to be unfold, the battle that I believe Kenshin will win. Do you all believe Kenshin will win as well?" Nobunaga asked.
"Yeah!" The girls cheered strong in uniont.
"Thank you for cheering them up, Nobunaga." Kenshin thanked.
"Of course, we all must be strong if we are to make it out of this alive." Nobunaga nodded.
Kenshin looks down seeing Nobunaga's hand is shaking even though the others haven't noticed this yet, he can guess that she must be scared of the battle from within and fearing of losing her first beloved she got in a long time. But he isn't going to let her feel that fear as he took her hand and pulls her in for a kiss on the lips.
"I promise to win and come back alive, that I will." Kenshin assured.
"Thank you. Truth be told, I needed that." Nobunaga smiled, feeling relief thanks to Kenshin's kiss.
"Hey! No fair hogging Kenshin to yourself! We're his girlfriends too!" Hideyoshi yelled as the others agree.
"That's right, you're gonna have to give us some love too." Saeko winked with her scary smile.
Kenshin and Nobunaga look at each other for a moment before they together knowing those girls wanted some love too, and Kenshin went on to kissing each of the girls feeling their own unique passion of live from their lips and into his body.
"Okay, now it's time to fight." Kenshin determined as he glares at the door.
But then he heard a bark turning his head to see Shiro walking on all four and wearing his ninja helmet too.
"Oh, did you come all this way to see me fight too, Shiro?" Kenshin asked as he picks up the secret talking dog.
"You could say I got more worried about you, and I'm hoping that my worries aren't needed." Shiro whispered.
"Well, I'm glad you're here either way, could need all friends I get, that I do." Kenshin smiled and place Shiro on his head.
Kenshin takes in a deep breath.
"Shishio, I am Kenshim Himura answering your challenge for a battle!" Kenshin shouted.
"You don't have to yell like that, we're right here!" Ieyasu gestured to herself and the others.
"It's to announce ourselves to the enemy." Nobunaga said.
"Do you think he heard all that?" Hideyoshi asked.
Then the pair of doors of the gate starts to slowly open almost surprising everyone though Kenshin remain strong in his composure, and grip on the hilt of his sword a little tighter as fate is opening up for him.
"Time to go." Kenshin said.
Everyone starts walking through the gate and seeing some soldiers line up from both sides about 10-15 apart from each other, all being quietly serious with spears in their hands each very sharp like they could cut a person with just a stare at the blade.
"Look at all of these girls." Hideyoshi surprised.
"This is just like how they welcomed me back then too." Ieyasu remembered this moment too.
"How many women does this Shishio have under him?" Yoshitomo asked.
"The maximum number of the army is about 1000 the last I checked, but I also heard that he has some lovers of his own." Ieyasu remembered that part.
"It's nine lovers, but now the number went up to ten last night when he went around all wild with that soldier." Yumi explained showing herself.
"The woman with the mysterious fan!" Hideyoshi gasped of seeing this woman again.
"I have a name, you know! I'm known as Komagata Yumi, the Mystic Fan of the Shishio Army!" Yumi snapped and revealed her name.
"Hmm, I feel like I heard that name before." Ken said feeling a bit odd.
"That's because Yumi prefers to keep herself quiet from the public about herself, especially about her unique way of using magic with her fan such has making it stronger than steel. I should know because I saw it for myself." Saeko explained.
"Only because you tried to kill me when you were summoned by Lord Shishio." Yumi glared.
"But we're not here to talk about the past or how idiotically wild you are." Yumi turned around.
"But not wild to have a futon time with that man, despite how hot the man is. Glad I gave my first to Kenshin." Saeko smirked.
"Are you saying that little tomato hair twerp is better than my Lord?" Yumi asked with a tick mark on her forehead.
"How many hours have you gone with your man? I've done a few hours with Kenshin, or did we do some more but I lost count?" Saeko tried to remember.
"How about we not talk about our sex life and just focus on why we came here." Kenshin suggested with a nervous chuckle.
"I couldn't agree with you more!" A man shouted from afar.
This got everyone to jump in a little fear and Shiro got so spooked that he jumped off from Kenshin's head and into Hideyoshi's arms.
"Oh yes, the battle." Yumi said remembering now, took in a few deep breaths.
"Come, he is waiting for you." Yumi gestured them to follow her.
Kenshin and the girls follow Yumi to where he will be facing his opponent as Akechi also notices the case is shaking a little, almost like the pieces inside are demanding to come out right now or they'll break out on their own.
"(The pieces, they must be reacting to the rest of the Crimson Armor set being very close from here.)" Akeci thought realized.
After five minutes of walking, the group arrives at one area that seems very large like any palace would be except there is also a large stage at the center, and one man is sitting in the center of the large stage drinking a cup of sake.
"So, are you Shishio?" Kenshin asked.
"That's me, Shishio Makoto. And it's an honor to finally meet you face to face, Kenshim Himura." Shishio smirked.
Shishio appears to be a young man about just a few years older than Kenshin though his entire body is covered in bandages with some bits of his hair sticking out and he has red eyes. He wears a robe, which varies from indigo to purple depending on the lighting with the right side of his chest and right arm exposed.
"Whoa, the dude is a mummy!" Hideyoshi shocked.
"What happened to him?" Masamune wondered seeing the man in such a condition.
"Was he like this when you met him?" Yoshitomo asked her little sister.
"Yes, he always has those bandages wrap around his body, he even explained a little that he became like this because of his old world." Ieyasu answered.
"Would you like some sake, it's wonderful!" Shishio offered a jug of sake.
"I'm underage, so I'm not allow to drink." Kenshin turned down the offer almost immediately.
"Aw, still following those same stupid rules. Oh well, and here I thought a dead man would want his last drink." Shishio chuckled before tossing the jug away and one soldier caught it.
"Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions?" Kenshin asked.
"Already wanting to know so much about me, do you?" Shishio chuckled, figure it would be like that for him to be curious.
"Ask away." Shishio allowed it.
"How exactly did you get to this world, and how long have you been here?" Kenshin asked the two questions.
"Well, at least you know how to ask." Shishio commented.
"First, let me tell you a little about myself. As you doubt figure out, I'm from the same world as you and that blonde girl, but I lived a different life much from you guys." Shishio said.
"Different how?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, let me see… For one thing, I was born a killer." Shishio smirked.
This shocks Kenshin and Hideyoshi that this guy is around the same age as both middle schoolers and yet he claims to be a born killer, but his eyes are speaking to them like they are saying Shishio is telling the truth.
"You see, I come from a very hard and brutal family with the rule of only the strong lives and the weak dies. And boy, did my life have some crazy shit to experience." Shishio chuckled.
(Flashback)
"Of course, I didn't feel whole for some reason. Like there was something missing." Shishio stated.
A little Shishio kid is seen walking through the streets and enter the junkyard to his own makeshift shelter, eating the food he stole from restaurant dumpers and then he spotted something from across him.
"But that is until I found what was missing from my life." Shishio smirked.
Kid Shishio walked over to the object he spotted discovering it to be a katana with very sharp edges like their teeth, and then a dog came charging at the boy who got for spooked a little but on instinct he grabs the sword and swung it slashing at the on the chest and neck.
Killing it in one blow.
Kid Shishio look at the blade in shock, but then that shock expression soon turns into a dangerous smile as he raises the sword in the air.
"A sword that is meant to be the ultimate killing tool, and I was my destiny to wield it!" Shishio believed.
Shishio then went to his parents killing them with his sword and left the house to find more people to kill and to make himself stronger.
Then imagines show Shishio growing up with that same sword going around and killing lots of people, mostly the strong ones who caught his attention and to beat that strong person and even killing a few people who were unfortunate to either get in his way or he just doesn't like.
"Over the years, I trained myself in the art of killing with this sword and I wanted to become the strongest, but the damn fools who keeps getting in my way managed to catch me." Shishio angered.
Shishio fought off some police officers and some military soldiers, but eventually he got overwhelmed by the men and has been placed in prison and brought to the judge where he sentences the young man to death.
"I was sent to be burn alive."
Two men in white pulled opened the door where the room was burning with Shishio is inside, they walk closer to see if he's dead.
"But I survived."
Shishio opened his eyes and killed the two men with just his hands, he run away from the burning room and got his sword back, then ran away in a dark forest as the authorities are trying to hunt him down.
Shishio found an abandoned shrine as he went inside.
"It was then I found an abandoned shrine thinking it was my only chance to hide from the cops, but it was more than that."
Shishio spotted a strange broken looking device, it glows for a moment and then glows brighter engulfing him and vanished without a trace.
And now, Shishio is shocked to have found himself in a completely different place.
"That broken device was useless, but it had enough power for a one-way trip to this world where I discovered it's different than our world like not having any males."
Shishio found a village with only females, and he smirks.
(Flashback End)
"That's when I decided to start a new life here, making the entire land my empire of strength and watch the burning of the weak amuses me!" Shishio shouted as he pointed his sword at the sky.
"Oh, and for how long I've been here…" Shishio smirked.
"It's been two full years." Shishio finished his story.
Kenshin and Shishio stood at their spots with intense stares at each other like they're trying to pierce each other's souls, not moving an inch for a moment.
What happened next is only Kenshin could see as Shishio blitz charges at him and pull out his sword with a charging attack of his own, their blades clash upon contact.
The battle has begun.
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Shishio Makoto's backstory has been revealed of how his life and how he came to the female world in the first place, and with story time out of the way, the fated battle between two great warriors have started.
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