A Wandering Soul/ A Vicious Capture!
Chapter 10:
The Call of the Cries of the Blood Rain, Stop me Please!
Author note: this is the sequel part of ' Heed the Call of Revenge. Hold me Close to your Heart.' However, it has a different name so, Enjoy! ^_^
Rain, rain, rain
It's been pouring today
I'm out in the open
Standing callous this way
In the midst of the small smoldering village lies the call of revenge. It sews all it's seeds and puts out the call to Kenji pulling him in its destructive grasp erasing all hesitation, awareness and right over wrong in his mind and heart. He stares down the man pirate before him like a stone. His eyes are dark, narrow and fill with callousness. This man was life and home wrecker for this small child, who now clanged to his Hakama pants for dear life, and countless other families just like her, at least now this sudden down pour of rain would put out the fire and salvage what was left of the village. The rain poured frantically down on them as if heaven was crying its tears of sorrow down upon them. Strands of Kenji's Orange reddish hair fell over the front of his face, taking his hand up he wiped them away with a cold glare. He was completely drenched now. The storm began to thicken; the crackling sound of anger flew from heaven lighting up the whole sky for miles. The storm was so bright that when it would strum across their faces it would create a silhouette of them against the ground. It was time now the revenge had seeped into the coarse of his veins; it had taken him over completely there would be no stopping him now. He unsheathed his sword in a serene state; his eyes were closed as he took his sword in hand, he took one of his legs a put it back, a way's behind him. He turned opening his eye's this time they were different, they held the innocents he once had, looking at the child he smiled.
" Sakura go, I need you to go hid now." Kenji commanded with little force, the young child nodded as she ran turning her back on him she hid behind a building that wasn't on fire any longer. She closed her eye's tightly shivering in fear as she bit her lip, stopping herself from crying.
Kenji waited for her to be completely out of sight before he would take this man out. He closed his eyes once more; the storm still raged on around him, its cries could be felt like an agonizing itch that couldn't be scratched inside his heart. The man stood before him with a smile of sheer villainess. Kenji opened his eyes and for the third time, they changed. He wasn't born during the revolution as his father had been, so he couldn't posses the eye's of the Hitokuri or any manslayer of the revolution, but the eye's that were seen on him now went even close to the eyes of the manslayer. They were different; they were darker then that of a manslayer's eyes. Instead of a dark fretful yellow, they were dark horrendous silver he didn't even look alive anymore he was like a dead stone.
" Prepare your self." He stated swiftly as he charged at the man with all his rage and all his speed. The man was barely able to block, pulling his sword automatically from it's sheath he threw it up against Kenji's oncoming attack blocking it from cutting him in half. Kenji jumped back from the cancel out of his attack, glaring at the man with cold eyes he took one step back.
" I will kill you now." Kenji informed in a brisk tone; the man looked on at him his eyes were filled with darkness.
So now, I can feel the rain
It's driving away my sight
I will just keep on this fight
Vengeance is calling
Now I am falling
Kenji took his sword, pointed it towards the pirates face and then he smiled but it was not his own smile it was that of the vengeance that forced this empty smile upon his lips. The storm crackled once more and every thing was dark, the rain poured down gallantly upon them. The thunder lit up the sky revealing the faces to one another, Kenji's eye's open wide with insanity, his mouth opened wide as he screamed running at the man with like he was crazy attacking madly at him from every direction he got an opening on.
" Ryuu Sou Sen," he yelled you could hear the vengeance calling out through his own voice. Then he took up after the man attacking him from all directions cutting at his arms, legs, chest and face. The blood erupted from the cuts, like the rain from the very cloud above them, from the wounds he had received prior to Kenji's rampaging attacks against him, he yelped in agonizing pain as it tore at him ripping his skin apart piece by piece. Kenji then stopped his attack a few feet away from the man who now lied against the ground. His face looked insane as was he becoming.
The small girl named Sakura lied gently against the side of the building closed up into a small ball, her eye's were closed tightly as she shivered in fear as she heard the screaming cries of the man that destroyed her families home. She clenched her hands tightly around her ears, as she couldn't take the screams, they made her cry.
Kenshin walked down the path of the village checking for any irregularities. The rain poured down desperately against his skin and hair, he was soaked to the bone. His face was blank as he sighed, as he found nothing in this village. A sudden fissure of lights lit up the whole sky, Kenshin in one sharp turn looked back the way he came, back where his son resided. His face took on an expression of sudden shock. The sky was lit up with anger and horror. He could feel his son's heart beating with his own but it was different, out of control. He could feel a sudden change in the currents of his son's body movements; there was something wrong, something was happening to Kenji, he could feel the changes taking a hold of his heart. Kenji was in trouble, using his godlike speed he raced down the path whence he came in a rush to get to Kenji and help him. He wouldn't abandon him again, this time it would be different.
Kenji turned his head to the side, looking down on the ground; he spit down on its burnt dirt. With one sharp turn, he faced the man on the ground, he was bloody, and there was blood all over his body. He smiled as he walked up two the man his sword in his right hand. He walked on, no demeanor could be seen on his face, and then finally he stopped right in front of him.
" Get up or die it's your choice." He said with a voice full of malice. The man gazed up at him; his face was inscribed with fear. He could sense the horror in his voice and he felt good that the man was trembling before him but he didn't know why he felt that way. He didn't care to think about it now. He took his sword, pointing the sharp end in his face, and there would be no mercy now.
" You choose not to take my counsel? That is a mistake that you will pay for." Kenji informed him in a dark cool voice. The man then wiped the blood from his mouth and jumped out of the way before Kenji's sword could be brought down upon him. Kenji smiled at the man who in turn smiled back.
While the storm rages
Theres a rip in the pages
She tries to escape
Hidden under the cape
Saitou took of his coat and put it over Kaoru to shield her presence from Hiroshi, who still stood at the hut getting a nice Yukata for Kaoru. Kaoru hid herself deep within his police jacket and hoped real hard that she would not be found out about. Saitou put his arm around her back for support and for the image. They had planned to act as if though they were a couple and were walking peacefully together. Saitou at first didn't want to agree to the couple idea but she soon drove the idea into his head until he finally gave up and agreed. They walked on down the busy village towards the exit of the small village. She really thought they were going to make it okay but then again who was she kidding nothing ever happened like it was supposed to. She then heard the rage filled screams of Hiroshi her eyes shut tightly as she quivered in fear she didn't want him to catch her and torture her again. Her stomach and leg still hurt from the last beating she had received.
Saitou held her closer to him as he could feel her quivers and fear. Normally he wouldn't be so reluctant to help one of the Battousai's friends, but he liked her. She was the only one of the entire animal looking women Kenshin had made friends with that he had actually liked. She was a very smart strong willed person. Moreover, he had never met a person who could throw a punch like her she was stronger then that moron Sanosuke, which really wasn't all that hard to accomplish but still she was strong. He also owed Kenshin a favor for his help getting him out of going to a party with Tokio and even though he hated to admit it he was very thankful he was there to stop her from destroying his image by making him dress fancy. So now, he would repay him by saving his women. He could hear Hiroshi throwing anger fits and threatening to do total genocide on the village. He could feel when he said the genocide thing Kaoru jumped and could feel her urge to want to turn back. They couldn't now as if she were to go back he would kill her most certainly.
" Kaoru don't even think about turning back." He told her as if he were putting out a command to his own officers. She wasn't one of his officers he could just order around and she wouldn't abide by it. Hiroshi had threatened to destroy the whole village if she didn't show herself now; she didn't want people to die because of her. She turned her to look up a Saitou, he was looking forward no expressions peered in his face.
" Saitou, you and I can't let him kill these people." She argued; she didn't want countless of innocent people and children to die because of her mistakes. She didn't want people to hurt because of her nor would she allow it. Saitou still walked forward never once looking down at her. It kind of made her mad that he wouldn't answer.
" Saitou are listening?" she said with a sour look. Saitou was really starting to annoy her, the whole lets ignore the woman and walk forward with snotty look was annoying. She was starting already to regret ever asking his help, as he probably doesn't even care if the people die or not.
" Hello anybody home, I said we can't let him hurt the villagers." Kaoru said once more.
" Kaoru, be quiet!" Saitou commanded. Kaoru's face reformed it's self anew, she now had a temperamental-sour expression on her face. No way would she let him talk to her that way, she was about to say something when she heard a gun shot. Her full body shook, her eyes fell shut, and she squeezed her hands together trying to stifle her tears. She could hear Hiroshi's angry voice shouting in the background.
" Kaoru, come, come out wherever you are. If you don't I will kill everyone here." The words he said were enough to make her want to turn back and be captured again. People will not die because of her; she would not allow it. She was on the verge of turning herself all the way around when Saitou grabbed her arm and turned her back.
" What are you doing Saitou?" Kaoru inquired furiously. Why would he stop her from saving people from dying didn't he care about the villagers? Saitou looked down upon her furry filled face with his serious expressions.
" Do you want to die or what? Because if you turn around now he will kill you so don't be an idiot." Saitou informed seriously in a harsh tone. It was true, everything he said was true Hiroshi was very hard sometimes to figure out, but what had seen when he beat her she could have bled to death. This time he would be furious with her and probably do something drastic with her. On the other hand, if she didn't go back to him he would kill all these people that included the Akabecko. She couldn't let them down they were her friends Mrs. Tai and Tsubame (please someone tell me if I spelled that right) were her best friends and she didn't want them to get hurt because of her.
" I don't want these people hurt because of me, if I keep going with you can you promise me they all will be safe?" Kaoru questioned fretfully. She looked up at Saitou with tears in her eye's, he then for the first time looked down upon at her.
" Kaoru, I promise you nothing will happen, once I get you out of here I promise I will go back and stop him." He told her. Kaoru's face filled with astonishment, did he just say he cared. Well he didn't actually use those words but she could hear it in his voice. He did care, he cared what she thought, it was funny the wolf of Nebu, (Some tell me did I spell that right?) would never waste his time on the weak but she asked him to and he did. He was becoming, as he would say weak yielding to foolish emotions. They walked on further as Hiroshi screamed his treats of death destruction.
Please come down upon me
Save me from what I don't want to be
The call rings
With death it brings
Silence the hurt
Put it in the dirt
Kenji smiled at the man who finally took his counsel and got up from the ground before he could kill him. The revenge wouldn't have to stop now, it go on this man wouldn't give up without a fight nor would Kenji back down. He would make the pirate regret the day he met and walk on the same ground as him. The man then came at him with his sword; he tried relentlessly to cut him in half but Kenji dodged all 6 swings at him. The vengeful smile never left his face not even for a moment. He would make him pay.
Kenji was so lost to the darkness he didn't even notice that he had become something he had sworn he would never be. This something was something he hated the most… his father. His father had murdered countless of people although for the good of countless others, he still lived with the guilt of being a murder. So much that he had left him and his mother to try and repent of those mistakes. If he kept going like this, he too would be the same way always running from his family to go and repent. His conscious tried its best to break this truth through to him but he wouldn't break nor allow his conscious to come back into his mind and stop him. He was too far-gone now.
Kenshin dashed through the village, trying desperately to get to his son before he made the mistake of his life. He could feel his rage with every light that struck the dark sky. The rain still poured savagely down on him. Normally all this rain would have slowed him down greatly but his need of wanting to save his son allowed his speed to double so he was able to run faster then the rain as it poured down violently. He then saw before him what looked like a person in tiny ball, it was sitting among the back of a tall building. He hastened his pace until he came upon it. Once he was close, enough he noticed that it was Sakura the small girl, and he then knelt down next to her and put his hand on her tiny shoulder. He could feel her shivering in fear and when he put his hand to her, he could feel her heart jump. She looked up at him there was fear and terror in her eyes. This made him curious as to what was happening with Kenji. The girl's fear soon turned to tears as she leapt into his arms. Kenshin allowed the girl to enter the soft embrace of his arms. He knew it would be hard for her to answer this but he had to ask her.
" Sakura, I need you tell me something. That I do." Kenshin instructed as he let go young girl staring into her soft baby-blues. The young girl nodded and he smiled sweetly at her.
" Where is Kenji at? I thought you two where getting something to eat together." Once asked her that he noticed a certain pain grow in her eyes as she turned away from him. Why was she so afraid to tell him? What was wrong with Kenji what happened? Those answers would soon be revealed as he heard the screams of Kenji and another man. Kenji's screams were filled with malice and this other man's voice sounded terrified. He looked down a Sakura to notice her back into her ball, covering her ears with her hands, shivering with fear. He couldn't help but feel sad for her, for she had to witness her parents' death and now Kenji the person who saved her from going insane and now he was in trouble. He put his hand on her shoulder and smiled innocently at her.
" Don't worry Sakura I will save him. You just stay here." Kenshin informed also warned her. He then stepped up from her and ran down the side of his village until he came to the clearing, which was the front of the village. His eye struck open as if by a jolt of lighting, there in front of him stood his son and madly slicing up with his sword a man.
" Kenji." Kenshin whispered in horror.
He is falling
You are crying
I saw this don't you lie
But somewhere far away
She is falling the same way
Saitou had finally with Kaoru made out of the village safely. Saitou was now preparing himself to go back and protect the village as promised. They stood facing each other with a smile. He then turned from her heading away from her to the village, but stopped as he heard her voice.
" Saitou wait!" she choked. She didn't want him to leave until she thanked him for his help and for his promise. Saitou stopped moving, but didn't turn and face her once more. She knew that he was waiting for her tell him whatever she wanted to.
" I just wanted to thank you for your help and well be careful." She stammered. It was really hard for her to get those words out for she never thought there would be a day were she would be thanking him for saving her. However, she hoped he would be careful as she knew how dangerous things could get. Saitou the waved his hand over his shoulder, which she took as his way of saying 'your welcome' and 'I will be careful' she smiled as she watched him get further and further away from her. Once he was completely gone, she turned in the opposite direction, and the turned back the way he went. What am I doing, I just can't let him go back there with Hiroshi alone, if he gets hurt I would never forgive myself I have to go help him. She then turned back to the way whence she came and marched swiftly down the path trying to get there before anything happens to him. She ran so fast that she couldn't even see her surroundings and in that lied her mistake. As she ran faster she could only see everything around her as a faint blur and then she fell backwards but not on her own accord as she could feel a tight grip on her arm pulling her backwards into the ground. She looked up only to see a strange looking man glaring down on her. For some reason, this person was very familiar to her. As if she blinded by a quick rush of light, it came to her. She knew this only because she had seen him talking to Hiroshi; this man was the man who he plotted with to take her to the docks. He was working with Hiroshi and she wasn't going to be safe with him, she then began to try and squirm from his grasp but he only tightened it.
" Let me go!" she cried fretfully. The man smiled horrendously at her. She tried to pull his hand of her with her free one but then he took his other hand and attached it to hers. She wasn't able to move as he pulled her closer.
" You will be coming with me wench." She informed her not even giving her a choice in the matter. She wouldn't be captured again, she didn't know if she could go through it again. As he pulled her into his grasp, she bent her head to his arm and bit down on him with all her strength. The man let out a pain filled yelp. She then took of running from his grasp towards where Saitou resided; she needed to get to him so that he could save her from this vile man. She began to cry tear of pain, she wished she with him right now that he could tell her everything was okay, she knew she would be safe if only he were here.
" Kenshin…" she whispered closing her eyes tightly.
Now come again into a dream
On his face, there is no beam
It's just a countless nightmare
Happening over and over
So, scream
Kenshin ran out onto the battlefield that Kenji had created for himself. He saw his son on the verge of a mental breakdown. He didn't understand exactly what was happening here all he knew was his son was in trouble and was in need of his help. He stepped up closer to him almost right next to him and then he spoke.
" Kenji, stop this now." He told his son fretfully. He was worried that his son has become like him and was about to make the same mistake as he. His son then turned to face him his eyes made his mouth drop in shock. Kenji's eyes had turned into dark silver; he had never witnessed in his whole life something as frightening as this was. His eyes were dead and the smile on his face made him shiver relentlessly.
" Hello father." Kenji replied with malice. Kenji seemed to him a totally different person now; he was almost looked evil. Kenshin didn't understand what caused his change in him. It didn't make any sense to him. The silver eyes were a trait he never had seen any one possess. He knew however, that whatever change had taken place in him it defiantly was dangerous. He had to stop him before he did something he would regret for the rest of his life.
" Kenji, please stop this now." He told his son once more. His son dropped his sword to his side and his head to the ground. Kenshin sighed heavily as he was happy that his son listened to him and stopped the madness. However, who was he-kidding nothing is over that easily. He could hear a loud mirthless laugh it was wretched sounding, he then noticed that it was Kenji who was laughing, that insane laugh belonged to his son. He could feel his heart aching, as he saw nothing his son's eyes except hatred.
" You think I should stop do you? Well why should I? This man deserves to die for what he did to Sakura." He stated blankly. Kenshin's eyes struck open once more. What did he mean by that? This pirate, what had he done to Sakura that made him deserve death?
" Kenji what do you mean?" Kenshin asked curiously. His son at his words own disposal began to laugh with malice again.
" What did he do? Well what didn't he do? Humph you really want know," Kenji looked at his face and saw that he was indeed curious. " Well the I will just have to enlighten you. This piece of garbage over here arranged for this whole village to be murdered only to lead me over here so he could have his silly revenge. Well now, I'm here letting him seek his revenge on me but he doesn't seem to be doing very well. He should have just given up on revenge but now he will pay for what he did under my sword. So father now do you understand?" Kenji informed Kenshin with a dark collected voice.
Kenshin now was in utter shock. This man over here, the reason Kenji went insane, was because he killed Sakura's happiness. He could sense the anguish even thought Kenji tried to hide it, in his voice. Even so, He still shouldn't seek revenge himself on this trash for it is not his place to judge others.
" Kenji, you can't kill him it's not your place to decide whether he lives or dies. That it isn't." Kenshin argued, trying to stop him and give mercy to this man although he did deserve death. However, if Kenji did kill this man he would only be hurting himself and not the pirate.
" You can't tell me what to do, I will avenge her and you won't stop me." He then drew his sword back into his attacking position and faced the pirate who now stood half way from the ground and breathless.
Now the story intertwines
They play on the divine
Don't cry for them
For they are already there
At the end of the tunnel
Kaoru ran with all the energy left in her body. Sweat now covered her head to toe; she was becoming breathless and was losing her footing on the ground. Her heart was pondering vigorously as she tried to get away from the man who now perused her. Why were all these people so intent on ensnaring her? Why couldn't they leave her alone? She didn't want to be here anymore, she wished more than anything to be home with Kenshin and her family However, as of now that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. She soon as if a by a rock slid felt her self from above being pulled into the ground. Looking up from the ground she saw him, the man who said he would take her now was on top of her holding her down to the ground. She squirmed and squealed in horror. The man then smacked her hard on the side cheek of her face and put his hand over her mouth.
" Don't talk or move otherwise, Hiroshi will kill your friend." Her eyes sprung open widely, she then bit the man's hand sending him into a whirl of pain.
" Liar!" she screamed horrendously as she tried with all he might to get free from his grasp.
"You will not stop me father, he will pay." Kenji said maliciously. He the took one step back from the pirate, he smiled violently as he took off running towards the man with all his speed. He would not let this man not from him.
Kenshin watched in horror as he saw his son about to make his first major mistake. This mistake would follow him for the rest of his life and he wouldn't allow his son to go through that pain. With that, he ran towards Kenji and the man who now was terrified and pleading for his life.
Kaoru still tried with all her strength to free herself from him but it seemed to her to be impossible. The man then to stop her from squirming any further, put his hands over hers, holding them down and putting his legs over hers trying to stop her from trying to free herself.
" I wouldn't move if I were you, because if you do your friend will be killed, it's better if you just come with me of your free will." Kaoru knew this man had to be lying to her, Saitou could and always did take care of himself. However, she didn't know if maybe he couldn't handle Hiroshi, maybe he was to strong for him and he was waiting for this man to capture her and using Saitou's life as leverage if she didn't go with them. Her mouth opened wide as did her eyes, they were filled with utter shock. She would have to go with him or Saitou would be killed.
Kenshin hastened his pace towards Kenji as he bit down on his lip stifling the rush in his heart. He wouldn't let his son go through the same pain he did around his exact age or close to it. He then came right next two him as the sword was being brought down upon the man, he then took one step right in front of the mans body. He kept his face straight and serious as his son now was going to kill him instead.
"Ryuu Tsui Sen." His son yelled violently. Kenshin still stood in his place as sword was coming down on him.
" Kenji please stop, I don't the same thing to happen two you as me." He choked. How ironic that I should meet the same fate as Tomoe, for I remember this exact scene except me in Kenji's place, at least I will die knowing that he will not make the same fatal mistake as did I.
The sword was about to connect with his shoulder splitting him in half, but before that happen he would leave him with these last words. " Goodbye son, remember that I will always love and I forgive you and I hope you will me." Kenji's eyes opened wide with astonishment, the silver color of his eye's shimmered away leaving only his natural black, and the tear the soon left the center of his eye. He had returned to normal because of his father and he wouldn't kill him. He noticed that he was closing in on his father's shoulder and in that moment he made a drastic turn making the sword just barely miss his shoulder and land deep in the earth's crust.
Kenshin looked at his son with blank expressions. He was shocked beyond all words but didn't know how to express it. His son had done what he couldn't; he was able to stop his attack from killing him. He looked down at his son who now sat on the ground burying his face into his hands crying. Kenshin now got over the shock, walked over to him and knelt down by his the side. Taking his hand from the ground, he put it on his son's shoulder. He wouldn't say a word though as he knew that words would help him get over this, he needed to find his own way through it without help from another.
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Authors Note: Wow! This was a long chapter but oh well. I hope you people like this chapter. Well. I really don't have anything else to say but have an nice day and come back soon well you have to wait for me to update first. ^_^
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~ Miyuu Tetsumi
