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--====-- Chapter 14: Fighting the Star --====--
Kenshin barged into the gate, sword unsheathed. He quickly fought with the vampire warriors, rendering them unconscious for the time being, before moving forward. Honou, Sano, Rei and Yahiko took care of the other remaining ones that Kenshin missed, sometimes popping out of nowhere.
They ran speedily down the hallway, Honou leading them. When he opened one brass doorway, they found themselves in a large clearing and a concrete floor, perfect for fighting. In one side stood Hoshi, her arms crossed over her chest. Seishin was in the other side, but he intended not to fight, under the orders of Hoshi. Kenshin narrowed his eyes, which was flicking in between violet and gold.
"Hoshi," Kenshin snarled, taking one step forward. "Kaoru doko wa?"
Hoshi remained silent, eyes piercing with great hatred. Kenshin's eyes narrowed into slits, it's color pure amber.
"Kaoru. Doko. Wa?!" He shouted.
"Wakaranai yo," Hoshi finally answered, moving from her rested place. She drew her sword, flickering it twice, before she posed in a position. "She entered, but I don't know where she is. Must be hiding somewhere..." She suddenly dropped the volume of her voice. "...like the coward she is."
This elicited a loud growl from Kenshin. "Kaoru is NOT a coward! She is brave, the most courageous woman I have ever known!"
Hoshi smirked. "You don't know her that well, red-hair kenkaku. Tsuki is a coward, and that she will remain to me."
"No!" Kenshin cried, raising his sword. "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Dou Ryu Sen!" He struck the tip on the ground, and it split open, going directly to Hoshi's direction. Quickly, she evaded it. She looked up and didn't see Kenshin in his last position.
/Nani?!/ Hoshi gasped, not finding her voice. Suddenly, a shadow loomed over her, and as she looked up, she saw Kenshin's form with his sword swinging down on her.
"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Ryu Tsui Sen!" Kenshin shouted. Again, Hoshi evaded his attack, but not without getting her sleeve cut, and a bruise emerged on her upper arm.
/He's quick!/ Hoshi thought, running away from him as quickly as possible. /Is this why they call him Hitokiri Battousai?/ Her eyes widened when she saw a flash of red, and there was Kenshin, inches beside her, amber eyes gleaming. Hoshi immediately stopped, sliding on the ground, before dashing in the other direction. This time, she held her sword firmly, a determined expression on her face.
She will kill this Battousai, if this is the last thing she did.
--==--
Sano stared in awe as the fight of Kenshin and Hoshi continued on. Kenshin was so fast, that he could barely see a thing. Only a flash of red, and the gleam of his sakabatou was all that gave him away. His motions were fluid and smooth, his eyes in narrowed concentration. Yes, Hoshi had provoked the hitokiri within, but only to the depth that Kenshin still had control over his emotions, so Sano did not panick about Kenshin killing.
Hoshi suddenly thrusted her sword near Kenshin's side, almost piercing through his flesh if he did not evade in time. A thin line appeared and blood trickled down, but he was not affected. Still he kept his gaze towards Hoshi, his breath a bit rough and quick.
"I know you are Battousai," Hoshi started. Kenshin's eyebrow twitched ever- so-slightly at the mention of his old nickname. "And I know that you killed many. I am one of those many people who wish to gain the title, "The one that killed Battousai." And so, Tsuki isn't the only reason I fight you." She stated.
Kenshin sheathed his sword, then sliding down on a battou-jutsu stance. "If you want, come then. Let me show to you how I got the name, 'Battousai.'" He said coolly, eyes still in amber slits.
Hoshi smiled, then charged at him. Kenshin attacked, pulling out his sword. It came in contact with Hoshi's sword, and without warning, Hoshi's sheath slammed into his chest, and made him flew towards the wall.
"Such words for the one that cannot do what he said," Hoshi laughed, raising her sheath. "This is no ordinary sheath, Battousai. This is made of iron, and I have trained especially for it. The weight and length of it, I have adjusted to my own needs."
Surprisingly, Kenshin slowly stood, his face covered by his bangs. "You may have adjusted to it, but it made your speed much slower because of its weight. It is too heavy to swing so fast, that I can see."
Hoshi frowned, coldly regarding her opponent. /He is wise. No wonder he is a legend. He pickes up quickly analyzes the moves. Even the sword! He knows how it weighs, how it moves, how quickly is the speed!/ She glared at him, eyes piercing green. /A very excellent opponent, and for that, I shall not take him so lightly!/ She raised a finger up.
Kenshin watched as Hoshi raised her left arm, her pointer finger up.
"Muchi no hi!" Fire whip appeared on her hands.
Hoshi grinned evilly, then she made the whip go towards Kenshin.
It never connected.
The whip was disrupted from its target by a jet of water.
------To Be Continued-------------
--====-- Chapter 14: Fighting the Star --====--
Kenshin barged into the gate, sword unsheathed. He quickly fought with the vampire warriors, rendering them unconscious for the time being, before moving forward. Honou, Sano, Rei and Yahiko took care of the other remaining ones that Kenshin missed, sometimes popping out of nowhere.
They ran speedily down the hallway, Honou leading them. When he opened one brass doorway, they found themselves in a large clearing and a concrete floor, perfect for fighting. In one side stood Hoshi, her arms crossed over her chest. Seishin was in the other side, but he intended not to fight, under the orders of Hoshi. Kenshin narrowed his eyes, which was flicking in between violet and gold.
"Hoshi," Kenshin snarled, taking one step forward. "Kaoru doko wa?"
Hoshi remained silent, eyes piercing with great hatred. Kenshin's eyes narrowed into slits, it's color pure amber.
"Kaoru. Doko. Wa?!" He shouted.
"Wakaranai yo," Hoshi finally answered, moving from her rested place. She drew her sword, flickering it twice, before she posed in a position. "She entered, but I don't know where she is. Must be hiding somewhere..." She suddenly dropped the volume of her voice. "...like the coward she is."
This elicited a loud growl from Kenshin. "Kaoru is NOT a coward! She is brave, the most courageous woman I have ever known!"
Hoshi smirked. "You don't know her that well, red-hair kenkaku. Tsuki is a coward, and that she will remain to me."
"No!" Kenshin cried, raising his sword. "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Dou Ryu Sen!" He struck the tip on the ground, and it split open, going directly to Hoshi's direction. Quickly, she evaded it. She looked up and didn't see Kenshin in his last position.
/Nani?!/ Hoshi gasped, not finding her voice. Suddenly, a shadow loomed over her, and as she looked up, she saw Kenshin's form with his sword swinging down on her.
"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Ryu Tsui Sen!" Kenshin shouted. Again, Hoshi evaded his attack, but not without getting her sleeve cut, and a bruise emerged on her upper arm.
/He's quick!/ Hoshi thought, running away from him as quickly as possible. /Is this why they call him Hitokiri Battousai?/ Her eyes widened when she saw a flash of red, and there was Kenshin, inches beside her, amber eyes gleaming. Hoshi immediately stopped, sliding on the ground, before dashing in the other direction. This time, she held her sword firmly, a determined expression on her face.
She will kill this Battousai, if this is the last thing she did.
--==--
Sano stared in awe as the fight of Kenshin and Hoshi continued on. Kenshin was so fast, that he could barely see a thing. Only a flash of red, and the gleam of his sakabatou was all that gave him away. His motions were fluid and smooth, his eyes in narrowed concentration. Yes, Hoshi had provoked the hitokiri within, but only to the depth that Kenshin still had control over his emotions, so Sano did not panick about Kenshin killing.
Hoshi suddenly thrusted her sword near Kenshin's side, almost piercing through his flesh if he did not evade in time. A thin line appeared and blood trickled down, but he was not affected. Still he kept his gaze towards Hoshi, his breath a bit rough and quick.
"I know you are Battousai," Hoshi started. Kenshin's eyebrow twitched ever- so-slightly at the mention of his old nickname. "And I know that you killed many. I am one of those many people who wish to gain the title, "The one that killed Battousai." And so, Tsuki isn't the only reason I fight you." She stated.
Kenshin sheathed his sword, then sliding down on a battou-jutsu stance. "If you want, come then. Let me show to you how I got the name, 'Battousai.'" He said coolly, eyes still in amber slits.
Hoshi smiled, then charged at him. Kenshin attacked, pulling out his sword. It came in contact with Hoshi's sword, and without warning, Hoshi's sheath slammed into his chest, and made him flew towards the wall.
"Such words for the one that cannot do what he said," Hoshi laughed, raising her sheath. "This is no ordinary sheath, Battousai. This is made of iron, and I have trained especially for it. The weight and length of it, I have adjusted to my own needs."
Surprisingly, Kenshin slowly stood, his face covered by his bangs. "You may have adjusted to it, but it made your speed much slower because of its weight. It is too heavy to swing so fast, that I can see."
Hoshi frowned, coldly regarding her opponent. /He is wise. No wonder he is a legend. He pickes up quickly analyzes the moves. Even the sword! He knows how it weighs, how it moves, how quickly is the speed!/ She glared at him, eyes piercing green. /A very excellent opponent, and for that, I shall not take him so lightly!/ She raised a finger up.
Kenshin watched as Hoshi raised her left arm, her pointer finger up.
"Muchi no hi!" Fire whip appeared on her hands.
Hoshi grinned evilly, then she made the whip go towards Kenshin.
It never connected.
The whip was disrupted from its target by a jet of water.
------To Be Continued-------------