Kenshin and all related Characters are owned by their respective creators. The abyss, Raven and all related Characters are owned by me, do not steal or borrow. Ask first. The Abyss can moves move through doors and walls and can teleport through the shadows (he can only travel a short distance) to places he has been to before.

Into the Abyss

By: Airryu.

Prologue

The night was quiet and peaceful. A soft spring breeze blew with the delicate scent of cherry blossoms. A small village by Mt. Fuji was dark as the villagers slept. Unknown to them, a shadow moved silently and quickly. His Target was a small temple and shrine. The shadow slinked in and rushed on, heading for the priest's chamber. Stopping in a front of the door, the shadow paused, looked around and silently stepped through the door. The shadow moved as graceful as a cat stalking it's prey and towered over the sleeping priest. He looked ready to pounce on the poor sleeping form as he watched the victim sleeping peacefully, completely unaware that he would never awaken. Unsheathing a faintly glowing green and silver sword, the green destiny, carved with incredibly thin with beautiful designs on it. In one quick and skillful move, the shadowed man plunged his sword into the priest's throat; the priest's eyes snapped open as blood flowed from his mouth, neck, and nose.

"Sleep..." the shadow whispered, twisting the sword and pulling it out.

The priest gurgled and slowly, his eyes rolled to the back of his head as he died. The shadow took a few steps back, whipping his sword and putting his mark on the wall.

Suddenly he froze.

"Master?" He heard and frowned. Not expecting for anyone to hear the old priest's fight for life. Slowly, the shadow stepped back into its origins, the shadows, and vanished.

A shrill scream was heard and torches were lit.

"The priest! The priest!" Was heard.

"The Abyss has struck again!"

"The Abyss!"

The abyss smirked from a tree it was in and vanished into the night.

*****

"The deed has been done." Abyss remarked. "My money."

"Indeed?" A caped man asked, arching his fat brow. "Where is my proof?"

"My word is proof enough, but since it is not satisfactory...here." Abyss tossed a bloody robe sash and a lock of bloody hair on the ground before the man's feet. "Is that satisfactory?" Abyss frowned.

"Hardly, but your reputation says you always get the job done, so I shall leave it at that." The man said, pulling out a bag of coins. "Here is your yen."

Abyss snatched the bag and stuffed it into a pouch on his hip.

"Aren't you going to count it?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because if it is not the amount requested, then I shall kill you as well, and I do not favor another killing at the moment."

"I see..." the man gulped.

The Abyss turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Abyss stopped and looked over his shoulder.

"I have another job for you and the pay is enough to make you wish to retire!"

"I am listening."

"Have you heard of the battosai?"

"What of him?"

The man grinned wickedly "I would like his head on a silver platter!"

"Oh?"

"Will you except the job?"

There was a long silence and slowly the Abyss turned around "How much?" he asked.

"One million yen, how does that sound?"

"We have a deal then. "Abyss turned and vanished.

The man grinned wickedly.

"Excellent..."

Sorry the chapter was so short, but this is just a prologue. Don't worry; the next chapter is already here, so go read it now. No more chapters until I get 10 good reviews. Flamers...bring it on, I need all the inspiration I can get, I learned to swallow my pride and take advice, good and bad, no matter what. So here's the deal.... I write You read You review I write See how it works? Easy huh? Okay.....Have at it.