CHAPTER 9- REVIVAL
CRASH! Yahiko landed hard on his back before Kujiranami.
An injured Shin'ichi was aghast. How could that monster do this to such a little kid? He wished he could help.
Yahiko rolled over onto his hands his knees and rose, coughing up some blood. Yet he straightened and resumed fighting stance. "I'm not out yet! Let's go!"
"Battousai!!" Kujiranami charged in and struck hard, but Yahiko slipped to the left, swinging his shinai.
"HAH!" He put every bit of his strength into the blow, which landed right beneath the monster's arm. However, Kujiranami wasn't fazed. In fact, he whirled around and grabbed the boy by his head.
"NO!" Shin'ichi yelled.
Hoisting the trembling child up, the ogre pointed his cannon, directly at his chest. Yahiko grunted painfully, his clothes soaked with blood. Still, he brought up his knees, bent his arms, and pointed his sword up in fighting stance. 'I won't give up!' he yelled in his mind. 'I won't rest until I win!'
"DIE!!" Kujiranami yelled.
Shin'ichi and his comrades raced in to help. "NO! STOP!!"
KAKAKAKAKAKRRRRAAAKKK!!!!!!!!!!!
A sudden strike from behind sent the giant tumbling to the ground and freed Yahiko! "Wh-What?" Finding the strength to lift his head, Yahiko looked to see who it was. What he found almost brought tears to his eyes. "Kenshin!"
Kenshin stood over him, sakabatou shining in the light.
A carriage pulled up a little ways away and out jumped Aoshi, Sanosuke, and the others. They all were stunned to see Kenshin standing there over the struggling Kujiranami.
"Himura!"
"Battousai!"
"Ken-san!"
"Kenshin! All right!"
"Battousai."
Kujiranami staggered to his feet, eyes burning with hate. There before him stood his target, the one responsible for the loss of his hand, the loss of his honor! "BATTOUSAI!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!" He brandished his cannon, readying a shot.
But Kenshin charged in way before he had the chance to fire. "Hitenmitsurugi Ryu Ryuusousen!!!!" One upward swipe sent the cannon flying, having been completely ripped off the ogre's arm.
Kujiranami froze. His eyes seemed to change color.
Yahiko gasped. He too had come back to his senses.
Kujiranami looked down at the rurouni. "You have won again, Battousai. Go ahead and finish me."
The police and Kenshin's friends were frozen.
"I will not kill again, regardless of reason." Kenshin replied coolly. "Live on in this new age."
Yahiko staggered to his feet. "Kujiranami.you and Kenshin.you're samurai.and samurai shouldn't hate each other.So don't throw your life away like this anymore. There's still time to make use of your one remaining hand."
Kujiranami took in his words. "Yes.you are right."
He was taken back into custody.
CRASH! Yahiko landed hard on his back before Kujiranami.
An injured Shin'ichi was aghast. How could that monster do this to such a little kid? He wished he could help.
Yahiko rolled over onto his hands his knees and rose, coughing up some blood. Yet he straightened and resumed fighting stance. "I'm not out yet! Let's go!"
"Battousai!!" Kujiranami charged in and struck hard, but Yahiko slipped to the left, swinging his shinai.
"HAH!" He put every bit of his strength into the blow, which landed right beneath the monster's arm. However, Kujiranami wasn't fazed. In fact, he whirled around and grabbed the boy by his head.
"NO!" Shin'ichi yelled.
Hoisting the trembling child up, the ogre pointed his cannon, directly at his chest. Yahiko grunted painfully, his clothes soaked with blood. Still, he brought up his knees, bent his arms, and pointed his sword up in fighting stance. 'I won't give up!' he yelled in his mind. 'I won't rest until I win!'
"DIE!!" Kujiranami yelled.
Shin'ichi and his comrades raced in to help. "NO! STOP!!"
KAKAKAKAKAKRRRRAAAKKK!!!!!!!!!!!
A sudden strike from behind sent the giant tumbling to the ground and freed Yahiko! "Wh-What?" Finding the strength to lift his head, Yahiko looked to see who it was. What he found almost brought tears to his eyes. "Kenshin!"
Kenshin stood over him, sakabatou shining in the light.
A carriage pulled up a little ways away and out jumped Aoshi, Sanosuke, and the others. They all were stunned to see Kenshin standing there over the struggling Kujiranami.
"Himura!"
"Battousai!"
"Ken-san!"
"Kenshin! All right!"
"Battousai."
Kujiranami staggered to his feet, eyes burning with hate. There before him stood his target, the one responsible for the loss of his hand, the loss of his honor! "BATTOUSAI!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!" He brandished his cannon, readying a shot.
But Kenshin charged in way before he had the chance to fire. "Hitenmitsurugi Ryu Ryuusousen!!!!" One upward swipe sent the cannon flying, having been completely ripped off the ogre's arm.
Kujiranami froze. His eyes seemed to change color.
Yahiko gasped. He too had come back to his senses.
Kujiranami looked down at the rurouni. "You have won again, Battousai. Go ahead and finish me."
The police and Kenshin's friends were frozen.
"I will not kill again, regardless of reason." Kenshin replied coolly. "Live on in this new age."
Yahiko staggered to his feet. "Kujiranami.you and Kenshin.you're samurai.and samurai shouldn't hate each other.So don't throw your life away like this anymore. There's still time to make use of your one remaining hand."
Kujiranami took in his words. "Yes.you are right."
He was taken back into custody.