Chapter 2
Kenshin sat outside on the dojo porch staring at the moon.
"Its truly come to peace it has" Kenshin said with a sigh.
An eerie gust of wind rushed around Kenshin whispering its tales of its
travels before dying down. Complete silence and stillness veiled the land.
Kenshin sensed a presence before him but saw nothing. Suddenly, without any
warning a blade attached to a chain whipped out slashing toward Kenshin.
"DAMN IT" he thought. "Who the hell is that?!".
Again like the wind a man appeared from nowhere. Holding the blade in his
hand Kenshin's memory sparked back to the cold rainy night when the
Bakufu's shadow assassin had attacked him, the night he had met Tomoe.
"NO!" Kenshin yelled. "You're dead!"
The man said nothing and as quickly and as silently as the wind, faded from
view.
Kenshin sank to his knees. "Am I going insane?" he thought.
Suddenly a memory popped into his head. During the fight against the Shadow
Assassin he had sensed someone. Whoever they were had a powerful sword ki
and an even more powerful fighting ki. But what would they want with him?
His Ki no matter how powerful was passive as if he was only there to
observe. But that was nearly 10 years ago they couldn't possibly be alive.
And if they were how could they have found him now? He had changed his
blade was different he had a child his name was different. There are
Thousands of people and Japan so there couldn't be anyway this unknown
person could have found him.
Meanwhile Across town at the police District sat Miburo or better known as
Saitou Hajime the Lone Wolf of the Shinsengumi. His Eyes closed Saitou was
deep in thought.
Waves of memories from the Bakumatsu flashed through his mind. The Endless
killing the Slaughtering of his squad by that one master swordsman Himura
Battousai! He slowly opened his eyes and waited for the blurry part to pass
as Chou dropped onto the couch in his Office.
"Watcha thinking bout Boss?" Chou Questioned.
"The old days" Saitou replied simply.
"Ahhh.." Chou mumbled.
"Chou if I told you I was going to resurrect the Shinsengumi what would you
say?" Saitou asked.
"Id say your crazy" Chou replied quite obviously surprised by his boss's
words.
"I thought as much" Saitou replied flatly.
"Anyway" Saitou muttered, "There's been reports of a few new uprisings of
local Yakuza trying to take over the North District"
Chou nodded "Hmmmmmm Wonder what pissin the locals off this time?" He
replied laughing.
As Chou left Saitou once again slipped into the point in which he heard and saw nothing, almost sleep except for that faint awareness that he was still awake. Once again the painful cries of his fallen comrades echoed through his mind. The vivid images of them fallen around the Assassins of the uprising Ishin Shishi. His mind suddenly snapped into awareness as a loud knocking came at his door. He called out in a monotone. "Yes?" A man stepped into the room. He was about 6'5" and had hair like a roosters. Saitou almost choked when he recognized the man. "Yo" Sano yelled, "You miss me?" "Believe it or not no" Saitou answered. "Oh Thanks for the warm welcome," Sano answered. "What do you want?" Saitou asked coldly. "Oh nothing I just happened to be back from an around world trip and thought I drop in on you" Sano answered. "Damn" Thought Saitou. He had hoped the loud mouthed man had come to throw himself in jail. "Shoo" he said to Sano. "I've got work to do" "Fine" Sano snapped. "And here it is I come home after all this time to visit you" Saitou grunted in reply. Sano stormed out of the room as Saitou again fell into the horror filled sleep. Flashes of moonlight reflecting of the spinning blades as the danced a deadly dance. Red seemed to stain the air red as blood flowed like water along the roads and alleyways of Kyoto. Rain soon soaked the bloody battlefield of Saitou's mind. A flash of a silky red passed in front of him. A blood soaked blade flashed past his face. A familiar X-shaped scar flashed by. Himura Battousai had arrived! Saitou stepped back a pace and fell into the all to familiar stance of Gatotsu. Battousai sheathed his sword and stepped back, falling back sliding his sword behind him, hand stretched out before he prepared to use the God- speeded Battou-Jutsu of Legend. Saitou struck first stabbing with all his might his sword was struck and splintered by the fastest sword in all of Japan. Leaping back Saitou had the feeling he was falling. Snapping awake he fell out of his chair soaked in sweat. Chou stood before him with a puzzled look on his face. Saitou stood up and brushed himself off. "What?" He asked. Chou looked at him still quite puzzled. "Ummmm well I was able to stop the uprising in the North District." "Good" Saitou said. Chou looked at him. "Yeah Ummmm hey boss what up? You were sitting in your chair, shaking and sweating." "Nothing" Saitou responded blandly. "Ummmm sure well can I have the rest of the day off? I got some stuff I gotta do around my house." Chou asked. "Sure" Saitou muttered. Chou ran out of the room almost running over Kawaiji. "What's with him?" Kawaiji asked. "I gave him the rest of the day off" Saitou mumbled without looking up. "I got a job for you" Kawaiji told Saitou. "I need you to Inspect the East District." "Battousai" muttered Saitou. "What?!" Kawaiji yelled. "Nothing" Saitou mumbled as he walked out of his office. Shielding his eyes from the bright noonday sun Saitou wandered East.
As Chou left Saitou once again slipped into the point in which he heard and saw nothing, almost sleep except for that faint awareness that he was still awake. Once again the painful cries of his fallen comrades echoed through his mind. The vivid images of them fallen around the Assassins of the uprising Ishin Shishi. His mind suddenly snapped into awareness as a loud knocking came at his door. He called out in a monotone. "Yes?" A man stepped into the room. He was about 6'5" and had hair like a roosters. Saitou almost choked when he recognized the man. "Yo" Sano yelled, "You miss me?" "Believe it or not no" Saitou answered. "Oh Thanks for the warm welcome," Sano answered. "What do you want?" Saitou asked coldly. "Oh nothing I just happened to be back from an around world trip and thought I drop in on you" Sano answered. "Damn" Thought Saitou. He had hoped the loud mouthed man had come to throw himself in jail. "Shoo" he said to Sano. "I've got work to do" "Fine" Sano snapped. "And here it is I come home after all this time to visit you" Saitou grunted in reply. Sano stormed out of the room as Saitou again fell into the horror filled sleep. Flashes of moonlight reflecting of the spinning blades as the danced a deadly dance. Red seemed to stain the air red as blood flowed like water along the roads and alleyways of Kyoto. Rain soon soaked the bloody battlefield of Saitou's mind. A flash of a silky red passed in front of him. A blood soaked blade flashed past his face. A familiar X-shaped scar flashed by. Himura Battousai had arrived! Saitou stepped back a pace and fell into the all to familiar stance of Gatotsu. Battousai sheathed his sword and stepped back, falling back sliding his sword behind him, hand stretched out before he prepared to use the God- speeded Battou-Jutsu of Legend. Saitou struck first stabbing with all his might his sword was struck and splintered by the fastest sword in all of Japan. Leaping back Saitou had the feeling he was falling. Snapping awake he fell out of his chair soaked in sweat. Chou stood before him with a puzzled look on his face. Saitou stood up and brushed himself off. "What?" He asked. Chou looked at him still quite puzzled. "Ummmm well I was able to stop the uprising in the North District." "Good" Saitou said. Chou looked at him. "Yeah Ummmm hey boss what up? You were sitting in your chair, shaking and sweating." "Nothing" Saitou responded blandly. "Ummmm sure well can I have the rest of the day off? I got some stuff I gotta do around my house." Chou asked. "Sure" Saitou muttered. Chou ran out of the room almost running over Kawaiji. "What's with him?" Kawaiji asked. "I gave him the rest of the day off" Saitou mumbled without looking up. "I got a job for you" Kawaiji told Saitou. "I need you to Inspect the East District." "Battousai" muttered Saitou. "What?!" Kawaiji yelled. "Nothing" Saitou mumbled as he walked out of his office. Shielding his eyes from the bright noonday sun Saitou wandered East.