The Student of the Battousai: Sesshomaru's Return
Chapter 1
Flames crackled, and smoke rose over the mountains. The smell of charcoal, and smoke was in the air. If you walked farther, you would hear the roaring of the flames, and the final cries of villagers. A lone figure stood in the middle of the now burning village. He was only 16, and he managed to kill a whole town by himself. His sliver hair blew along with the smoke filled wind. His amber eyes looked over his work. His eyes showed no emotion, no regrets at what he had done. He had slaughtered a whole village, and just the men, but the women, and the children. He was an assassin.
The assassin sheathed his sword, and was about to walk off when he heard something. He turned around and saw twenty swordsmen behind him. They were only simple framers who only knew how to swing a sword in his eyes.
"How dare you attack our village, and kill our people!" the leader said, and drew his sword. "You shall pay!" and with that the men charged. The assassin smirked, and drew his sword. As soon as he did, five of the swordsmen died. They fell back, and the assassin charged. Like a good assassin, his attacks were fast and powerful, but his attacks were so fast, you never saw them until it was too late. Three swordsmen charged him, and all swung at the same time. The assassin simply smirked, and jumped over them. He stabbed on man in his back. He slashed upwards with his sword still in the man. The man fell over when the assassin pulled out his sword. He quickly spun, and swung, taking off a man's head. The last of the three jumped, and brought down his sword, but the assassin merely stepped to the side, and stabbed him in the back of his head. The remaining men stepped back, there were only 12 of them left. This assassin was incredible. One stepped back, gasping in fear. When he hit something hard, he turned around, and lost his left arm. When he looked up, the last thing he saw was sliver coming towards him. After that, his head rolled down towards the river.
"Captain we must retreat!" said one.
"We can't win!"
"I refuse to give up! This monster killed my family!" the leader shouted, and faced the assassin, but he wasn't there.
"Where did he go?" All of a sudden, a white blur shot towards them. The clang of swords was heard. The assassin appeared behind them in a front stance with his sword in the air. When he straightened himself out, blood suddenly shot out of nine men. Their cries echoed through his ears as they made their final cries, and died.
"I refuse to give up!!!!!!" the leader shouted. The assassin just smirked, and raised his sword in the air.
"Fool. Hiten Misturugi style: Dou Ryu Sen!" with a simple wave of his sword on the ground, a large blast of pure energy shot along the ground. The men were blasted back, only the leader managed to survive. He looked around him, and saw everyone dead he had failed. He started to get up, when the assassin approached him. He started shaking, with pure fear, as the assassin got closer. His amber eyes shined in the moonlight, and his steps were close to silent, as he got closer. It was like looking into the eyes of death. The leader yelled out as soon as he raised his sword.
The assassin smirked at his work, and left. Leaving behind countless bodies, and blood connecting and flowing into the river below. Broken swords, and other weapons were scattered all over. The forest was silent as the assassin left with a smirk.
********
"Kenshin how much longer?" Inuyasha asked, as he sat down on a rock, and started rubbing his feet. He had become Kenshin's student three days ago, and already, Inuyasha had some doubts about his master. All they had been doing was walking long distances, that didn't bother Inuyasha much; he had been walking long distances ever since he was a child, but still where were they going?
"We should be getting there in two or three days if we keep this pace up," Kenshin said.
"So, where exactly are we going, master?" Inuyasha asked.
"To a special place," Kenshin said simply.
"You've said for past three days, are you sure you know where you're going?"
"Yes, I do." Inuyasha threw his hands up in the air in defeat. It was obvious he wasn't going to get any answers until they got to wherever it was they were going, but still they needed rest.
"Hey Kenshin, isn't there a town or a village nearby?"
"Yes, there is, would you like to go?" Inuyasha nodded, and the two started walking again. They reached the town in an hour. The sounds of people's conversations, and laughter, calmed Kenshin. He loved seeing people being happy. Children ran around, lost in their own little world, while playing their game. Merchants were happily selling their products to anyone who they could talk into. Some people were off to the side selling some things, such as some rice, medicine, clothes, and some art now and then. This wasn't a town; it was more of a small city.
"Hey look a restaurant, I'm starving, and I would like to have something other than Miso soup," Inuyasha said.
"Yes I am quite tired of Miso soup myself, that I am. Let's go." They soon were walking in the restaurant trying to find a place to sit, when they two old friends.
"Yahiko, Karou," Inuyasha said.
"Hey," Yahiko said.
"What are you two doing here?" Karou asked.
"We're just here for a little food, and some rest, that we are."
"Why don't you two eat with us?" Karou suggested.
"We would love to, that we would," Kenshin replied.
"So Inuyasha, what's it like to be Kenshin's student? What kind of moves have you learned?" Yahiko asked Inuyasha.
"I haven't learned anything, we've just been walking!" he said.
"Really that's all?" Inuyasha nodded.
"It'll get better, I know it will," Yahiko reassured him.
"Whatever," Inuyasha said as he grabbed his chopsticks when the food arrived. They ate, and laughed together, until the captain of the police force arrived.
"Himura!" he said, and ran over to their table.
"Hey, that's the captain we saw on the boat," Inuyasha pointed out.
"Yes, Captain Riko?" Kenshin said.
"We have a problem, you must come with me, I will tell you the details when we arrive at the scene, but please, come," the captain pleaded. Kenshin nodded.
"Inuyasha, stay here, Miss Karou would you like to join me?" Kenshin asked.
"Sure Kenshin, Yahiko you stay here too," Karou instructed her student. The two boys folded their arms, and pouted.
"Hurry," the captain said, and Kenshin, and Karou followed him out of the restaurant.
"How come were not included in anything?" Yahiko asked Inuyasha.
"Who knows, but that's never stopped us before. Let's follow them," Inuyasha proposed.
"I don't know, the last time you came up with an idea like that, I got tied up, and beaten. And to top it all off, we got in major trouble," Yahiko reminded him.
"Come on, aren't you at least a bit curious about where they're going?" Inuyasha asked him. Yahiko groaned, but he was curious, and when was the last time he listened to Karou anyway?
"Alright, let's go," Yahiko, agreed, and they were about to go when the waitress grabbed them.
"You're not going without paying!" she said, and grabbed their ears.
"OW!! Let go!!!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Oh no, you two are going to wash dishes until you wash enough to pay off your bill!" she said. Inuyasha looked around, and spotted some yen on an empty table, he quickly grabbed it, and gave it to the waitress.
"Here, I hope it's enough," Inuyasha said. When she let go to count the money, Inuyasha, and Yahiko sprinted out the door.
********
Kenshin, and Karou followed Captain Riko deeper into the forest. Kenshin was not fully sure why the captain needed him, but had helped them before, sometimes without even knowing it. He wanted to ask a question, but Karou beat him to it.
"What's going on captain?" she asked. Kenshin sighed.
"I was going to ask that."
"Well then you should learn to speak up."
"There is a serial assassin on the loose," the captain said.
"Serial assassin?" Kenshin, and Karou repeated.
"Yes, there have been a chain of killings for nearly four years," the captain added.
"Who has the assassin been killing?" Karou asked.
"Government officials, tax collectors, and we have found innocents dead as well."
"So, where are we going?" Karou asked.
"A crime scene," the captain said. He pushed away some bushes, and Kenshin and Karou gasped at what they saw. Bodies, countless bodies lying all over the ground. Dried blood, and drying blood mixed, and formed a small river that went into the main river of the destroyed town. The river was now mostly red because of all the blood. Broken swords were near the bodies along with some guns that looked like they were sliced in half.
"My god!" was all Karou could say. Buildings were on fire, and the blood still looked a little fresh.
"What happened?" Kenshin asked.
"Follow me," the captain said, and led them down into the destroyed town.
"These poor people!" Karou said sadly as she looked at all the bodies.
"All this happened last night. A scout of ours was tracking the assassin when he saw the smoke from the fires. When he reached the town, he saw a man wearing mostly, white. He saw the assassin take on twenty swordsmen all by himself. He killed all of them, and walked off. Luckily, our scout was able to get away, before the assassin saw him." Kenshin looked at the bodies. The slash marks on them were deep, and long. He picked up a broken rifle, and looked at the cut.
"Whoever did this must have had a very strong katana to slice a rifle in half," Kenshin said. He looked around again, and gasped. He dropped the rifle, and ran over to what looked like someone slashed the ground.
"Kenshin what are you looking at?" Karou asked. Kenshin pointed to the strange long slash mark in the ground. The captain came over.
"Yes we found that this morning. It's the strangest thing. It looked like accidentally slashed the ground, but there are bodies near it. What do you make of it Himura?" he asked. Kenshin reached into the mark, and picked up the dirt. He rubbed it through his fingers, and gasped.
"What is it Kenshin?" Karou asked.
"It's a Dou Rou Sen," he concluded.
"A what?" Karou, and the captain said at the same time.
"A technique of Hiten Misturugi. A very powerful technique, but this is very strange," he said.
"What's strange about it?" Karou asked.
"Only four people know of Hiten Misturugi, my master, me, Inuyasha, and." Kenshin gasped, and his eyes widened when realized who the assassin was.
"Well who? Who's the fourth person?" Karou asked.
"Sesshomaru," Kenshin said softy.
"What?" the captain asked.
"Sesshomaru, my old student," Kenshin repeated.
********
"Come on Yahiko! If we hurry we might be able to catch up with them!" Inuyasha said, as he ran.
"I'm coming! You're going too fast!" Yahiko panted. Inuyasha suddenly ran into something, or someone. The person had long sliver hair, white robes, and a sword on his side. Inuyasha saw him draw his sword in a flash. The man pointed it at Inuyasha's neck just as fast. That's when Inuyasha got a good look at him. He gasped.
"S, S, S, Sesshomaru?"
AN: Whoa what a beginning right? Can he recognize his brother? What will Inuyasha do when he finds out that his brother is the assassin? Will Kenshin even tell him? Can Kenshin defeat Sesshomaru? And will Inuyasha be emotionally strong enough to fight his own brother when he finds out? You'll just have to the next chapter of Sesshomaru's Return. SEE YA!!!!!
Chapter 1
Flames crackled, and smoke rose over the mountains. The smell of charcoal, and smoke was in the air. If you walked farther, you would hear the roaring of the flames, and the final cries of villagers. A lone figure stood in the middle of the now burning village. He was only 16, and he managed to kill a whole town by himself. His sliver hair blew along with the smoke filled wind. His amber eyes looked over his work. His eyes showed no emotion, no regrets at what he had done. He had slaughtered a whole village, and just the men, but the women, and the children. He was an assassin.
The assassin sheathed his sword, and was about to walk off when he heard something. He turned around and saw twenty swordsmen behind him. They were only simple framers who only knew how to swing a sword in his eyes.
"How dare you attack our village, and kill our people!" the leader said, and drew his sword. "You shall pay!" and with that the men charged. The assassin smirked, and drew his sword. As soon as he did, five of the swordsmen died. They fell back, and the assassin charged. Like a good assassin, his attacks were fast and powerful, but his attacks were so fast, you never saw them until it was too late. Three swordsmen charged him, and all swung at the same time. The assassin simply smirked, and jumped over them. He stabbed on man in his back. He slashed upwards with his sword still in the man. The man fell over when the assassin pulled out his sword. He quickly spun, and swung, taking off a man's head. The last of the three jumped, and brought down his sword, but the assassin merely stepped to the side, and stabbed him in the back of his head. The remaining men stepped back, there were only 12 of them left. This assassin was incredible. One stepped back, gasping in fear. When he hit something hard, he turned around, and lost his left arm. When he looked up, the last thing he saw was sliver coming towards him. After that, his head rolled down towards the river.
"Captain we must retreat!" said one.
"We can't win!"
"I refuse to give up! This monster killed my family!" the leader shouted, and faced the assassin, but he wasn't there.
"Where did he go?" All of a sudden, a white blur shot towards them. The clang of swords was heard. The assassin appeared behind them in a front stance with his sword in the air. When he straightened himself out, blood suddenly shot out of nine men. Their cries echoed through his ears as they made their final cries, and died.
"I refuse to give up!!!!!!" the leader shouted. The assassin just smirked, and raised his sword in the air.
"Fool. Hiten Misturugi style: Dou Ryu Sen!" with a simple wave of his sword on the ground, a large blast of pure energy shot along the ground. The men were blasted back, only the leader managed to survive. He looked around him, and saw everyone dead he had failed. He started to get up, when the assassin approached him. He started shaking, with pure fear, as the assassin got closer. His amber eyes shined in the moonlight, and his steps were close to silent, as he got closer. It was like looking into the eyes of death. The leader yelled out as soon as he raised his sword.
The assassin smirked at his work, and left. Leaving behind countless bodies, and blood connecting and flowing into the river below. Broken swords, and other weapons were scattered all over. The forest was silent as the assassin left with a smirk.
********
"Kenshin how much longer?" Inuyasha asked, as he sat down on a rock, and started rubbing his feet. He had become Kenshin's student three days ago, and already, Inuyasha had some doubts about his master. All they had been doing was walking long distances, that didn't bother Inuyasha much; he had been walking long distances ever since he was a child, but still where were they going?
"We should be getting there in two or three days if we keep this pace up," Kenshin said.
"So, where exactly are we going, master?" Inuyasha asked.
"To a special place," Kenshin said simply.
"You've said for past three days, are you sure you know where you're going?"
"Yes, I do." Inuyasha threw his hands up in the air in defeat. It was obvious he wasn't going to get any answers until they got to wherever it was they were going, but still they needed rest.
"Hey Kenshin, isn't there a town or a village nearby?"
"Yes, there is, would you like to go?" Inuyasha nodded, and the two started walking again. They reached the town in an hour. The sounds of people's conversations, and laughter, calmed Kenshin. He loved seeing people being happy. Children ran around, lost in their own little world, while playing their game. Merchants were happily selling their products to anyone who they could talk into. Some people were off to the side selling some things, such as some rice, medicine, clothes, and some art now and then. This wasn't a town; it was more of a small city.
"Hey look a restaurant, I'm starving, and I would like to have something other than Miso soup," Inuyasha said.
"Yes I am quite tired of Miso soup myself, that I am. Let's go." They soon were walking in the restaurant trying to find a place to sit, when they two old friends.
"Yahiko, Karou," Inuyasha said.
"Hey," Yahiko said.
"What are you two doing here?" Karou asked.
"We're just here for a little food, and some rest, that we are."
"Why don't you two eat with us?" Karou suggested.
"We would love to, that we would," Kenshin replied.
"So Inuyasha, what's it like to be Kenshin's student? What kind of moves have you learned?" Yahiko asked Inuyasha.
"I haven't learned anything, we've just been walking!" he said.
"Really that's all?" Inuyasha nodded.
"It'll get better, I know it will," Yahiko reassured him.
"Whatever," Inuyasha said as he grabbed his chopsticks when the food arrived. They ate, and laughed together, until the captain of the police force arrived.
"Himura!" he said, and ran over to their table.
"Hey, that's the captain we saw on the boat," Inuyasha pointed out.
"Yes, Captain Riko?" Kenshin said.
"We have a problem, you must come with me, I will tell you the details when we arrive at the scene, but please, come," the captain pleaded. Kenshin nodded.
"Inuyasha, stay here, Miss Karou would you like to join me?" Kenshin asked.
"Sure Kenshin, Yahiko you stay here too," Karou instructed her student. The two boys folded their arms, and pouted.
"Hurry," the captain said, and Kenshin, and Karou followed him out of the restaurant.
"How come were not included in anything?" Yahiko asked Inuyasha.
"Who knows, but that's never stopped us before. Let's follow them," Inuyasha proposed.
"I don't know, the last time you came up with an idea like that, I got tied up, and beaten. And to top it all off, we got in major trouble," Yahiko reminded him.
"Come on, aren't you at least a bit curious about where they're going?" Inuyasha asked him. Yahiko groaned, but he was curious, and when was the last time he listened to Karou anyway?
"Alright, let's go," Yahiko, agreed, and they were about to go when the waitress grabbed them.
"You're not going without paying!" she said, and grabbed their ears.
"OW!! Let go!!!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Oh no, you two are going to wash dishes until you wash enough to pay off your bill!" she said. Inuyasha looked around, and spotted some yen on an empty table, he quickly grabbed it, and gave it to the waitress.
"Here, I hope it's enough," Inuyasha said. When she let go to count the money, Inuyasha, and Yahiko sprinted out the door.
********
Kenshin, and Karou followed Captain Riko deeper into the forest. Kenshin was not fully sure why the captain needed him, but had helped them before, sometimes without even knowing it. He wanted to ask a question, but Karou beat him to it.
"What's going on captain?" she asked. Kenshin sighed.
"I was going to ask that."
"Well then you should learn to speak up."
"There is a serial assassin on the loose," the captain said.
"Serial assassin?" Kenshin, and Karou repeated.
"Yes, there have been a chain of killings for nearly four years," the captain added.
"Who has the assassin been killing?" Karou asked.
"Government officials, tax collectors, and we have found innocents dead as well."
"So, where are we going?" Karou asked.
"A crime scene," the captain said. He pushed away some bushes, and Kenshin and Karou gasped at what they saw. Bodies, countless bodies lying all over the ground. Dried blood, and drying blood mixed, and formed a small river that went into the main river of the destroyed town. The river was now mostly red because of all the blood. Broken swords were near the bodies along with some guns that looked like they were sliced in half.
"My god!" was all Karou could say. Buildings were on fire, and the blood still looked a little fresh.
"What happened?" Kenshin asked.
"Follow me," the captain said, and led them down into the destroyed town.
"These poor people!" Karou said sadly as she looked at all the bodies.
"All this happened last night. A scout of ours was tracking the assassin when he saw the smoke from the fires. When he reached the town, he saw a man wearing mostly, white. He saw the assassin take on twenty swordsmen all by himself. He killed all of them, and walked off. Luckily, our scout was able to get away, before the assassin saw him." Kenshin looked at the bodies. The slash marks on them were deep, and long. He picked up a broken rifle, and looked at the cut.
"Whoever did this must have had a very strong katana to slice a rifle in half," Kenshin said. He looked around again, and gasped. He dropped the rifle, and ran over to what looked like someone slashed the ground.
"Kenshin what are you looking at?" Karou asked. Kenshin pointed to the strange long slash mark in the ground. The captain came over.
"Yes we found that this morning. It's the strangest thing. It looked like accidentally slashed the ground, but there are bodies near it. What do you make of it Himura?" he asked. Kenshin reached into the mark, and picked up the dirt. He rubbed it through his fingers, and gasped.
"What is it Kenshin?" Karou asked.
"It's a Dou Rou Sen," he concluded.
"A what?" Karou, and the captain said at the same time.
"A technique of Hiten Misturugi. A very powerful technique, but this is very strange," he said.
"What's strange about it?" Karou asked.
"Only four people know of Hiten Misturugi, my master, me, Inuyasha, and." Kenshin gasped, and his eyes widened when realized who the assassin was.
"Well who? Who's the fourth person?" Karou asked.
"Sesshomaru," Kenshin said softy.
"What?" the captain asked.
"Sesshomaru, my old student," Kenshin repeated.
********
"Come on Yahiko! If we hurry we might be able to catch up with them!" Inuyasha said, as he ran.
"I'm coming! You're going too fast!" Yahiko panted. Inuyasha suddenly ran into something, or someone. The person had long sliver hair, white robes, and a sword on his side. Inuyasha saw him draw his sword in a flash. The man pointed it at Inuyasha's neck just as fast. That's when Inuyasha got a good look at him. He gasped.
"S, S, S, Sesshomaru?"
AN: Whoa what a beginning right? Can he recognize his brother? What will Inuyasha do when he finds out that his brother is the assassin? Will Kenshin even tell him? Can Kenshin defeat Sesshomaru? And will Inuyasha be emotionally strong enough to fight his own brother when he finds out? You'll just have to the next chapter of Sesshomaru's Return. SEE YA!!!!!