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success. I just own his fan fiction and the characters M.H and A.S (not
Aoshi).
Destiny
Chapter 10
Mai stood at the entrance waiting her great-great-great-great- grandfather to show up. Emotions and thoughts scrambled all over her mind, she didn't think she will win this fight especially when have her energy was already taken away.
"Finally, Battousai" Mai said him come towards the entrance with the Miss Megumi.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"A descendant" Mai walked towards him and lightly touched his heart.
"A descendant of Aoshi?" Karoru asked.
Mai shook her head. "Battousai, I challenge you to a one on one battle for the title of the strongest"
"Why do you want the title" Kenshin felt something strange after her touched.
"I am an apprentice of Aoshi Shinomori and he wishes the for the title of the strongest for his group. His wishes are my command" Mai backed away to prepare for battle.
Aoshi and his army finally made their way to the site of where Mai and Kenshin were. They were still in much pain, but it better than being dead. Aoshi and his comrades watched of how the battle will soon begin.
"Even Aoshi couldn't defeat Kenshin; you think an apprentice of Aoshi can defeat the legendary manslayer?" Sanosuke said.
"I am not only an apprentice of Aoshi, but of others as well. But that does not matter because I will defeat you Himura Kenshin!" Mai pointed.
"If you want the title of the strongest I will give it to you that I will" Kenshin stepped forward.
"Then that would not prove that Oniwanbanshu is the strongest. I have already healed you of your wounds and your energy." Mai pointed at his wounds.
Kenshin looked and she was right, his wounds were completely gone and he felt like he had the energy he had when he woke up that morning.
"I am like you Battousai, I don't want to hurt anybody and I promise you that no one will get hurt in this battle because I will heal them right away" Mai tied the sword to her side.
"You're right, that you are, I can't just give the title of the strongest just to anybody that I shouldn't" Kenshin stepped one more step forward and laid his hand on his sword handle.
Mai slowly slide her sword out of its case to reveal something that shocked everyone.
"A reverse bladed sword!" Kenshin surprised.
"I told you I don't want to hurt or kill anyone" Mai took her stance.
"Mai, be careful" Aoshi whispered to himself. Aoshi could barley stand on his legs.
"Kyo" Kenshin said as he also pulled out his sword.
Mai knew to never attack first, but she couldn't pass this opportunity when the Battousai had a defenses spot open. She took one step forward slowly and stopped, she couldn't be the first to attack, not when her brother taught her so much to never start a fight.
"Scared already?" Sanosuke smirked.
"Never" Mai took a half step and stopped again.
'Is she waiting for me to attack or she is thinking of a way to beat me quick and easy?' Kenshin thought in his mind.
'I can't lose for Aoshi's sake, but I have to keep the Himura honor after my brother tried to so hard' Mai tighten her grip to her sword.
There was so much intension building up on each force, that the 5 minute which had passed seemed like 5 years.
'I don't care what that man says, I will keep up the Himura honor no matter what!" Mai held her ground and took to a different stance.
"I never seen that stance before" Kaoru said to Yahiko.
Suddenly Mai started to rush towards Kenshin, but there was 10 meters in front of them when Mai jumped into the air and flipped.
'She's fast' Kenshin could barley react to her actions.
Kenshin also jumped into the air and tried to attack. Mai blocked it and swung around to kick Kenshin in the stomach. Kenshin fell to the ground with a loud thump.
'She's amazingly strong too' Kenshin could barley breathe.
Mai landed on the ground so gracefully that said to everyone knew she was a master of ninja techniques. Kenshin slowly got up with his sword as a staff to keep him up.
"Who are you?" Kenshin asked.
"Mai" She answered.
"Why are you fighting for Aoshi?" Kenshin tried to get sometime for him to get his strength back.
"I love him" Mai gave her answered short.
Hannya gasped a bit when he heard this. Aoshi looked at him and knew exactly what he was thinking. Aoshi had feelings for Mai too, but he cannot desert Misao the girl who's been chasing after him and trying to make him smile for so long. But Mai was the only woman who been able to make him laugh, everything started to tear him apart just thinking picking between the two.
Kenshin rushed towards Mai again, Mai blocked all his swords swing and was able to slash him.
"I told you I am an apprentice to more than one fighting style" Mai slowly walked to where the Battousai had fallen.
Kenshin with all his might swung his sword casing the floor to materialize and cause damage to the whole house. Smoke ruled the whole room.
"Mai!" Aoshi shouted.
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A Duckie4rmabove Production
Destiny
Chapter 10
Mai stood at the entrance waiting her great-great-great-great- grandfather to show up. Emotions and thoughts scrambled all over her mind, she didn't think she will win this fight especially when have her energy was already taken away.
"Finally, Battousai" Mai said him come towards the entrance with the Miss Megumi.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"A descendant" Mai walked towards him and lightly touched his heart.
"A descendant of Aoshi?" Karoru asked.
Mai shook her head. "Battousai, I challenge you to a one on one battle for the title of the strongest"
"Why do you want the title" Kenshin felt something strange after her touched.
"I am an apprentice of Aoshi Shinomori and he wishes the for the title of the strongest for his group. His wishes are my command" Mai backed away to prepare for battle.
Aoshi and his army finally made their way to the site of where Mai and Kenshin were. They were still in much pain, but it better than being dead. Aoshi and his comrades watched of how the battle will soon begin.
"Even Aoshi couldn't defeat Kenshin; you think an apprentice of Aoshi can defeat the legendary manslayer?" Sanosuke said.
"I am not only an apprentice of Aoshi, but of others as well. But that does not matter because I will defeat you Himura Kenshin!" Mai pointed.
"If you want the title of the strongest I will give it to you that I will" Kenshin stepped forward.
"Then that would not prove that Oniwanbanshu is the strongest. I have already healed you of your wounds and your energy." Mai pointed at his wounds.
Kenshin looked and she was right, his wounds were completely gone and he felt like he had the energy he had when he woke up that morning.
"I am like you Battousai, I don't want to hurt anybody and I promise you that no one will get hurt in this battle because I will heal them right away" Mai tied the sword to her side.
"You're right, that you are, I can't just give the title of the strongest just to anybody that I shouldn't" Kenshin stepped one more step forward and laid his hand on his sword handle.
Mai slowly slide her sword out of its case to reveal something that shocked everyone.
"A reverse bladed sword!" Kenshin surprised.
"I told you I don't want to hurt or kill anyone" Mai took her stance.
"Mai, be careful" Aoshi whispered to himself. Aoshi could barley stand on his legs.
"Kyo" Kenshin said as he also pulled out his sword.
Mai knew to never attack first, but she couldn't pass this opportunity when the Battousai had a defenses spot open. She took one step forward slowly and stopped, she couldn't be the first to attack, not when her brother taught her so much to never start a fight.
"Scared already?" Sanosuke smirked.
"Never" Mai took a half step and stopped again.
'Is she waiting for me to attack or she is thinking of a way to beat me quick and easy?' Kenshin thought in his mind.
'I can't lose for Aoshi's sake, but I have to keep the Himura honor after my brother tried to so hard' Mai tighten her grip to her sword.
There was so much intension building up on each force, that the 5 minute which had passed seemed like 5 years.
'I don't care what that man says, I will keep up the Himura honor no matter what!" Mai held her ground and took to a different stance.
"I never seen that stance before" Kaoru said to Yahiko.
Suddenly Mai started to rush towards Kenshin, but there was 10 meters in front of them when Mai jumped into the air and flipped.
'She's fast' Kenshin could barley react to her actions.
Kenshin also jumped into the air and tried to attack. Mai blocked it and swung around to kick Kenshin in the stomach. Kenshin fell to the ground with a loud thump.
'She's amazingly strong too' Kenshin could barley breathe.
Mai landed on the ground so gracefully that said to everyone knew she was a master of ninja techniques. Kenshin slowly got up with his sword as a staff to keep him up.
"Who are you?" Kenshin asked.
"Mai" She answered.
"Why are you fighting for Aoshi?" Kenshin tried to get sometime for him to get his strength back.
"I love him" Mai gave her answered short.
Hannya gasped a bit when he heard this. Aoshi looked at him and knew exactly what he was thinking. Aoshi had feelings for Mai too, but he cannot desert Misao the girl who's been chasing after him and trying to make him smile for so long. But Mai was the only woman who been able to make him laugh, everything started to tear him apart just thinking picking between the two.
Kenshin rushed towards Mai again, Mai blocked all his swords swing and was able to slash him.
"I told you I am an apprentice to more than one fighting style" Mai slowly walked to where the Battousai had fallen.
Kenshin with all his might swung his sword casing the floor to materialize and cause damage to the whole house. Smoke ruled the whole room.
"Mai!" Aoshi shouted.
© 2002 Duckie4rmabove
A Duckie4rmabove Production