Rise of the Crimson Battōsai of Hope!
Shishio is laughing is loud of insanity as he stands back on his feet with his body fully healed from all the damage he got from Kenshin's attack, but he's not really standing on his feet because they aren't even touching the ground as he is floating twenty feet in the air.
"What is happening to Lord Shishio?" One solider asked.
"I don't know, but I'm more surprise that the fact the Crimson Armor suddenly came onto Lord Shishio like that." Another solider surprised.
"Because it's a sign." Yumi said getting her women's attention.
"There's no doubt about it, Lord Shishio is the one and true ruler of Japan. No, the ruler of the world!" Yumu believed strongly as she gazes upon seeing Shishio being so powerful almost like a God.
"Shishio, what has happened to you?" Kenshin asked freaking out a bit.
"I'm not really sure myself, but it looks like the Crimson Armor has chosen me to be its master and this power is incredible!" Shishio amazed.
Shishio rises his sword getting the heroes guard up for anything he's about to do though they become quite shocked and fear when he swung down his sword, suddenly the wall on the right side of the gate split wide open with a cut hole that seems deep.
"No way…" Masamune shocked.
"Oh man, even from just doing a simple swing of my sword is stronger now!" Shishio surprised smirking.
"So, this is the legendary power of the Crimson Armor that everyone has been making such a big fuss about for the past two years I've been here, now I'm regretting now going after this sooner." Shishio said.
"I wasn't interested in the armor at first, I was never a fan of ancient history and legends because they all sound too good to be true that they could turn out to be false." Shishio explained his reason for not going after the armor.
"But with this armor, I can do whatever the Hell I want!" Shishio laughed again.
"How could this have happened?" Nobunaga asked angry of this.
"Ieyasu, didn't you place a spell to keep the Crimson Armor from being taken away?" Akechi asked as she wanted to make sure her memory of that is right.
"Yes, I performed the spell, but it's only meant to keep outside hands from getting the Crimson Armor pieces, but something to come out from the inside." Ieyasu explained.
"And now what I fear the most has come true, Shishio bloodlust and spirited conquest has become more for the armor to become one with him. Making him an unstoppable force of nature." Ieyasu looked up in fear at Shishio's newfound power.
"But what does that mean now?" Hideyoshi asked worry.
"I think you know what that means…" Akechi pushed her glasses up a bit.
"We're doom… Japan now belongs to Shishio Makoto now." Akechi feared.
Everyone look at each other hoping that one of them would say to Akechi that she is wrong, and they would never submit themselves to that madman, but none of the spoken up not even Hideyoshi's usual bright attitude nor Nobunaga's strong encouraging words said anything as fear is preventing them from speaking against the initiable.
"It's over…" Nobunaga muttered with her fist clutching.
"You really think so?" Kenshin asked getting the girls' attention.
"You're making it sound the world just ended." Kenshin said.
"But Kenshin, he has the Crimson Armor." Nobunaga pointed out the obvious of fear.
"So, that doesn't change of what I have to do here and what must be done." Kenshin looked up seeing Shishio still in the air.
"I won't stop until Shishio Makoto is stop." Kenshin determined and his sword tightly in his grip.
"Oh, you're still going to fight me?" Shishio asked a little surprise of this.
"That's right, you have a powerful item right now, but in the end, it is still the armor that is less concern for you do not right the armor but the man inside it." Kenshin stated, remembering a say his master once told him.
"Oh really, and how exactly are you going to do that if I'm the one with the ultimate power!" Shishio smirked.
"Power is something you must earn and work hard, and even if you are born with power, one must always work hard to make that power bend to your will, to become one with your soul." Kenshin said.
"Oh great, now you're boring me with such nonsense." Shishio chuckled.
"But if you want to keep playing with me, then that's fine because I'm not done playing with you yet!" Shishio shouted of excitement.
(Music: Decadence, Disturbed)
Shishio blitz back down to the stage right in front of Kenshin much to his surprise though his body was able to react fast enough to block a fast slash attack, but the force behind the attack still sent Kenshin flying and crashing onto a pillar.
"Wow, you were able to react to that attack, very good." Shishio chuckled.
"But just blocking the attack isn't going to save you, just delay your death!" Shishio pointed out with a smirk.
"As long as I don't give up hope, I won't lose to the likes of you!" Kenshin jumped at Shishio with great speed.
"Nijūnanazuryūsen!" Kenshin unleashed his 27 strikes at once.
But Shishio just smirk as he easily blocks the strikes with his sword not even bothering to move out of the way, he didn't even have to move his whole arm as he just blocks the attacks until Kenshin stop with sliding his sword down to hit the hilt and was about to grab his sheath.
"Burn." Shishio said before suddenly a giant burst of flame came out from the sword almost faster than Kenshin can react.
Kenshin once again jumps out of the way, but another of his sleeve is burned and he is forced to remove his entire shirt and throwing them away on the ground.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Shishio asked as he suddenly appears right behind Kenshin.
Kenshin could only have time to turn around seeing the madman with the shock expression on his face and gasp when Shishio swing his fiery sword on downside and across the back, the cross-scar boy gasp in pain with little blood cough out from his mouth.
"(Damn it, his cut wasn't even deep, but his fire feels much hotter than before! It's like I was laying on dozens of hot coals!)" Kenshin thought groaned.
Then he got kicked in the back that knocked from him down.
"Oh, I bet that must've hurt." Shishio mocked.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you too soon." Shishio said as he walks around Kenshin.
"I'm going to kill you slowly while your lovers will watch you die right before their eyes, and then I'll served your head to make it watch me fuck your stupid women until they die to Hell!" Shishio laughed insanely.
"Ew, he's still going to do that?" Hideyoshi shocked as she hides behind Nobunaga.
Suddenly Kenshin seems to have vanish from sight even Shishio's as he felt a blow hit the chest part of his armor forcing him back, but only about three feet and he rises his sword to block another strike from Kenshin causing a small shockwave between them.
"Oh yes, that's what you did to overpower me. Now this is getting interesting." Shishio excited.
"I swear on my honor, for the love of my harem, and for lives of the innocent people who are live and died by your sword, I will defeat even give you a fate worse than Hell!" Kenshin threatened.
"I like to see you try!" Shishio taunted laughing.
The two separates from each other and moving at high speed that all the others could see are blurs while the two swordsmen are clashing their swords, but it's more like Kenshin is struggling to push his foe back while Shishio is forcing him on the defense and landing some hits on him as well.
"Enshin No Tsume (Flame God Claw)!" Shishio unleashed a powerful downward slash attack that splits into three.
Kenshin freaks out a bit and jumps back while moving to the side in order to get between the flaming attack and not getting himself burn, and when the moment the attack lands on the ground causing a destructive wave to go on and fire consuming the wall. The wall also started to melt a bit like the sun it's very close to it.
Kenshin leaps forward at Shishio to unleash another of his attack hoping to land a fatal hit on him.
"Ryūmeisen (Dragon Cry Flash)!" Kenshin attacked with his strike.
As expected, Shishio blocks that easily and pushes Kenshin though he comes back with a barrage of slashes only to be push back again and Shishio doing a burning slash on the chest causing Kenshin to scream in pain, and blood spilling out causes the girls to fear that their beloved Kenshin is about to die.
(Music End)
But one of them refuses to let that happen.
"You won't… get away with this!" Kenshin groaned as he refuses to go down.
"Still trying to be the hero." Shishio chuckled evilly.
"Well, if you want to be a hero so badly, then you can die like a hero!" Shishio raised his sword.
Shishio is about to land the killing blow that will send Kenshin away even though he's going to miss having a challenge that could entertain him for a while.
"STOP IT?!" Hideyoshi struck Shishio from the back with her staff.
"Hideyoshi?!" Kenshin and the girls gasped.
"What is that girl doing? Trying to die earlier than the others?" Yumi asked laughing of this stupid action.
"I won't let you hurt Kenshin anymore, you big meanie! Even if you are powerful and way scarier than before, that doesn't mean I won't stand up to bullies like you!" Hideyoshi tried to be brave.
Then she got punch on the face and knock down on the ground.
"Then you can die first." Shishio decided finding this girl to be very annoying and wants her dead now.
Bursting his sword into flame and swings if down to cut this girl in two and burning her alive at the same time.
"Cruel Sword!" Nobunaga jumped in and attacked the sword forcing it to change path hitting the ground instead.
"Another fool wishing to die?" Shishio asked.
"No, we seek only your defeat!" Nobunaga grunted.
Akechi lands behind Hideyoshi grabbing the blonde girl and moving away from Shishio just in time when he swung his sword up and pushing Nobunaga away, Shingen and Ken jumps in both attacking at the same thing on the shoulders though Shishio isn't fazed by this.
"Was that supposed to be a shoulder massage because I didn't feel anything!" Shishio screamed unleashing a shockwave that sent the two flying away and crashing onto a wall.
"You girls came?" Kenshin shocked to see the girls.
"Hideyoshi inspired us to come and help our beloved, we cannot let this man walk away with the Crimson Armor nor we will let our fate be decided by him." Nobunaga smirked.
"That's right, we're going to help as much as we can until you deal the final blow on him." Yoshitomo winked.
"Thank you." Kenshin smiled.
"Besides, we have to stop that man from ruining our land as forehead from what I saw." Mori said as she and the other two of the Saigoku are ready for action.
"Looks like I may have my last kill today." Saeko excited.
"You fools! You can come at me all you like, even if there are hundreds of you, it will not change the outcome that I am meant to rule this rule!" Shishio proclaimed with an evil smile.
"Oh please, like we didn't already know how difficult things can be even at times of war." Ken smiled.
"We may not always know what lies in store for us, but our lives and the bond that ties us together is still worth fighting for!" Ieyasu stated glowing of her magic power.
"She's right, and you are not the one who we follow to the future." Yoshitomo happily agreed with her little sister reading an arrow for the bastard.
"I wish to see the ending, the legend of the Crimson Armor and how this world will change after this battle. A future for everyone to be happy in." Masamune said strongly.
(Music: Kenshin Himura's Battle Theme, Rurouni Kenshin OST)
Kenshin smiles upon seeing his girlfriends coming together to help take down this threat who doesn't even belong in this world in the first place, and now he suddenly feels a new burst of power flowing into his body and granting him new strength to continue fighting this so-called impossible odd.
"Girls, lend me your strength!" Kenshin said loudly with a smile.
"We will!" Nobunaga and the harem shouted together.
"Go kick his ass!" Hideyoshi cheered as she and Masamune are going to watch as witnesses of this grand battle.
"What are they thinking?" Yumi asked.
"Why can't they just accept their fate and be done with their lives already?" Yumi wondered what is going on through their heads right now.
"You're all becoming very annoying. Go away!" Shishio roared as his body is being covered in dark marks.
"It looks like the Crimson Armor is taking hold of Shishio because of his dark flaming heart." Mori guessed.
"Doesn't matter, we still have an enemy to defeat." Akechi said with her kunais out.
"Suzaku Adamantine Crasher!" Akechi unleashed a barrage of kunai glowing in purple aura of her energy.
"Don Frankie Cannon!" Ootomo fired several cannonballs at Shishio as the balls join with the kunai.
"As if that would work on me." Shishio mocked as he swings his sword slashing all those attacks away.
"Now get burn away! Shakunetsu no tsunami (Burning Tidal Wave)!" Shishio unleashed a wave of fire heading for Akechi and Ootomo.
"Not on my watch!" Shingen jumped in with her iron fan ready.
"Flame Dragon Fan Strike!" Shingen unleashed her fire-wind dragon, but she also unleash her attack right within the wave causing the dragon to take in the flame becoming bigger.
"What?!" Shishio shocked.
"Allow me to help." Mori said.
"I shall help as well." Motorchika joined in as well.
"Dance of the Black Funeral!" Mori swinged her claws at Shishio along with the fire-wind dragon.
"Mountain Slasher!" Motorchika swinged down her mighty battle axe unleashing a powerful energy slash attack.
The three attacks come at Shishio that actually made him feel a bit afraid, feeling fear for the first time in years, and he didn't like it one bit.
"DON'T MESS WITH ME!" Shishio unleashed his own powerful fire attack.
The two fire attacks clash causing a heatwave to course throughout the entire palace and about two or threes within the radius, everyone who feels the heat are suddenly feel like it's the summertime only a little hotter than normal.
"On you, Ken!" Shingen grinned just as the fire attacks disperse and Ken ran fast right for Shishio.
"Let me arrows guide you." Yoshitomo aimed her arrows at Shishio.
"Gale Void Wave!" Yoshitomo fired her arrows that helps come together with Ken as she emits her electric aura on herself and her spear.
"Lightning Spear Furry!" Ken unleashed a barrage attack of her spear with the arrow adding more strikes.
This time, Shishio seems to be having trouble with keeping with the onslaught as one arrow manage to hit his wrist, and this gave Ken the opening for thrust her spear to make a cut on his cheek.
"HOW DARE YOU CUT ME!" Shishio angered causing his aura to burst pushing Ken back.
"I WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!" Shishio shouted in rage.
"Shiny Demon Circle!" Ieyasu attacked with her magic sending magical blasts that looks like demon faces.
"Sandāsuteppukatto (Thunder Step Cut)!" Saeko dashed faster than Shishio could react landing two dozen hits on him at once followed by Ieyasu's attack.
"No, this can't be happening… Am I losing?" Shishio asked shock and confuse.
"That appears to be the case, that it is." Kesnhin smiled.
"Hiten Mugen Zan (Flying Heaven Infinity Slash)!" Kenshin blitzed much faster than before, perhaps hundreds of times faster than the speed he has done up until now.
His attack definitely landed causing Shishio to feel the attack onto his body and there are tiny cracks appearing on his armor.
"No, no, no, no, no, NO!" Shishio shouted in rage again.
"Cruel Blade!" Nobunaga jumped at Shishio with her flaming attack.
"Don't mess with me!" Shishio clashed his fire against Nobunaga's.
"Your fire may feel hot, but they lack heart of a true warrior!" Nobunaga stated.
"Shut the fuck up!" Shishio shouted trying to push Nobunaga back, but she push him back instead.
"Time to end this!" Kenshin appeared in front of him.
Shishio screams as he refuses to let this be the end of him, to let everything he has done and all that he has accomplished be destroy by these weak and naïve fools as his sword burst into flames for the intent to kill Kenshin.
"Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū Ultimate Secret Technique: Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki (Flash of the Heavenly Flying Dragon)!" Kenshin swinged his sword for the final attack.
"NOOOO?!" Shishio screamed and his instinct have him jump back.
"Burning Ryūtsuisen!" Nobunaga struck her great sword on Shishio's shoulder causing a major damage causing it to bleed.
Kenshin landed his first attack at the same time Nobunaga landed her attack, and Kenshin ended the fight with the second attack sending Shishio in the air.
"I… lost…?" Shishio shocked and the Crimson Armor shattered into pieces leaving the master with no power.
"No, it can't be…" Yumi dropped on her knees as the soldiers of Shishio's army as in utter shock as well.
"It's finally over." Kenshin looked up at the sky seeing sun is still up there and happy.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The battle is over, Shishio was a monster that could put fear in anyone's heart except for Kenshin's heart is strong as ever and the rest of the girls helped up, ad now Shishio has been defeated along with the Crimson Armor no longer existing as it fades away.
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