Chapter 5

It was time. They were out in the field with the wind blowing hard as ever. Sano's wicked jacket was waving furiously in the wind and Yahiko was having a hard time trying not to be blown away. Kaoru was struggling to keep her hair out of her face. Kenshin was looking at Joanne, wondering what the story behind her was. Only Joanne seemed to be unaffected by the wind, but rather letting herself enjoy the air swirl around her.
Joanne and Kenshin faced each other both in identical stances while the three of them stood watching.
Then it started.
Kenshin's eyes became manslayer eyes when Joanne begun the battle
"come"
"AHHH!" Kenshin charged forward with his sword only to meet air.
"hiten misurugi style, do ryu sen!" she appeared above him and brought her sword down.
Kenshin rolled away to the right to dodge the attack, but just barely. His sleeve was intact, but his arm bruised, thanks to the reversed-blade. Then he met a fury of blades, which he all blocked, using all of his skill to defend them. He was aghast that she could be so powerful, for she wasn't using all of her strength. That angered him, how was it possible that she was so strong?
The three of them were also stunned. When they heard that they were to battle, they almost laughed at how Joanne was going to be beat. But as they watched, they saw her immense skill. The legendary manslayer, who was titled the strongest was going to be beat.
"Joanne! Stop holding back! I want to see how powerful you can become!"
"She's this strong while holding back?!" Sano exclaimed.
"Then why are you telling her to stop holding back when you are about to lose you idiot!" Yahiko yelled.
Kaoru was worried. How did this sweet girl transform into this?
Joanne stayed silent, striking blows against Kenshin's sword, which his hold on it was beginning to visibly weaken.
Kenshin was using all of his skill and strength in this battle. He knew he was going to lose, but yet, he had to see how powerful she was, and held on with everything he had.
Joanne was surprised that he could actually block her blows, even though only barely. But this had to end. She used one of the hidden techniques that not even the battousai could evade. "tsui do sen!" she saw his face widen.
Kenshin stood there trying to concentrate. He didn't know what to do. This was one technique that he wasn't familiar with.
Yahiko yelled "hiten misurugi is your style?! You should know what she is going to do!"
Kenshin said back "I never learned this one! I can't predict what I don't know!"
Joanne was disappearing and reappearing, above, next to him, no where. Then, she just stopped in front of him and resheathed her sakabatou.
"Are you quitting?! I'm not finished with you!" Kenshin said.
"No. I'm finished with you. Kaoru, run and get Dr. Gensai."
Everyone was confused. "But Kenshin isn't even that hurt. Your last attack didn't even touch him."
Then suddenly there were bruises all over his body and Kenshin collapsed.
"He is that hurt. And that was my last attack."

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