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Kenshin in action; who will win, Hiei or the former Battosai?
Chapter Six: Hiten-Mitsurugi Style Vs. the Darkness Flame (but no killing involved)
As Kenshin studied his diminutive opponent, this is what went through his mind: *As he is a demon, there's no telling what he might be capable of. All that I know for certain is that he is powerful, and that he's so small, some of my attacks won't be as effective as normal. I also don't know whether I'm even strong enough to hurt him. I guess I'll just have to let him make the first move.* Deciding on a course of action, Kenshin put his sword back in its sheath, and took a defensive stance.
"Interesting technique, Himura. I've never heard of an attack that requires the sword to still be in its sheath. I suppose this means you're giving me the first move?" Hiei asked. Kenshin only nodded slightly in agreement.
Meanwhile, back in the courtyard Sanosuke was getting Kaoru and Yahiko to watch the fight. "Come on, you two, Kenshin's gonna put on a little exhibition match for our guests, and you are definitely gonna want'a watch it."
"What do you mean, Kenshin's putting on an exhibition match, and why would he do it for our guests? That doesn't make any sense!" screamed Kaoru.
"This I've gotta see! Who's Kenshin fighting anyway? I sure fell sorry for him, whoever he is!" exclaimed an excited Yahiko.
Back at the fight, Hiei decided to show his opponent just how fast he was by going for a straight on charge with his sword at the ready. Any normal man probably wouldn't have even been able to see it, but luckily for Kenshin he was far from normal.
"Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Battou-Jutsu!" Kenshin yelled as he unleashed his sword from its sheath at near-supersonic speed. Luckily Hiei was just fast enough to dodge a direct hit, but it still managed to hit his foot as he jumped over Kenshin at the last second. It was numb when he hit the ground, and because he had still gotten hit, he rolled hardly on the ground before he got back up.
"What the hell was that!? What's a Battou-Jutsu? And how did he manage to hit Hiei? I've never seen Hiei get hit at full speed!!" Kwabara exclaimed.
"It was pure speed, Kuwabara. Kenshin used that stance to slash at his opponent as he unsheathes his sword. Ingenious, I must say.
"Battou-Jutsu? Interesting technique, I must admit. Why, my foot is still numb from that hit. But surely you must have more than that?" Hiei said as he charged at Kenshin again.
"Indeed I do, Hiei. Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Dou Ryu Sen!" Kenshin yelled again as he slashed his sword in an underhand motion. Almost immediately, small pebbles and bits of dirt started flying threw the air towards Hiei from the force of the blow, and the wind, combined with all of the flying debris stopped Hiei in his tracks. In fact, Hiei, so light as he was, was having a hard time trying to not get blown away himself. And, to add insult to injury, his already bloodstained coat was soon covered in tiny cuts and rips. Hiei decided that it was a lost cause and threw his jacket to the ground.
"Yusuke, now you definitely owe me 300 skrull skulls, my jacket really is ruined now!! And I don't care if you know a really good tailor that could fix this, either!"
"Geese, alright already, Hiei, I'll get you another freakin' coat. Now stop messin' around and prove you're the biggest badass I know!" Yusuke screamed.
"Alright Kenshin, prepare yourself. SWORD OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!" Hiei screamed as his sword was engulfed in black fire. Hiei then charged Kenshin at an even faster pace, and Kenshin was so caught off guard by what Hiei had done to his sword that he could just manage dodging a fatal hit. As it was, even with his god-like speed, Kenshin was still grazed deeply by the attack, and he couldn't believe how much pain such a slash was causing. *If anything, he's gotten faster with every blow, and that technique he used on his sword only made him faster. Maybe it is time I tried something a little more powerful.*
"Ugh. That technique of yours is very powerful, I must admit. But now let me show you the third most powerful attack of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Kuzu Ryu Sen!" Suddenly, all Hiei could see was Kenshin holding what looked like nine different swords, each aimed at a different part of his body. Hiei knew that there was no way he could dodge such a fast attack, and with nine different swords, he wouldn't be able to block all of them. But suddenly he had an idea. *His Battou-Jutsu was the fastest attack , second only to this one, that I've ever seen, so maybe I can use it myself, but with a few variations of my own.* As Hiei was thinking this, he put his sword back in its sheath and twisted it around so that when it came out, it would be the flat side that would come out and make the hit, rather then the blade. He also changed his stance to the same one that Kenshin had used when he performed the Battou-Jutsu, but had his left foot out front, rather then his right.
*What? it cannot be! That's impossible!* Kenshin thought when he saw what Hiei was doing. He would have stopped the attack right then and there, but he was already to close, and his inertia would have carried him over anyway. When Hiei unsheathed his sword Kenshin could only hope that he would survive.
"Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki, with flat side variation. Congratulations Hiei, you've performed the succession technique without killing me." Kenshin said weakly as he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.
During the whole fight, no one noticed the crow that had been watching along with them. After seeing what had happened it flew softly away into the night.
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"Oh yes. I'll definitely want to send one of my stronger lieutenants for this group. I don't think even I can laugh after seeing this."
What the hell!? Hiei performed the succession technique without killing Kenshin? Apparently such a thing is possible. And you know it's bad when Mister Voice in the Dark doesn't laugh at something. What could all this mean?
P.S. Don't forget to send in your vote for which story I should start next. Rules and so forth are in the last chapter.
Chapter Six: Hiten-Mitsurugi Style Vs. the Darkness Flame (but no killing involved)
As Kenshin studied his diminutive opponent, this is what went through his mind: *As he is a demon, there's no telling what he might be capable of. All that I know for certain is that he is powerful, and that he's so small, some of my attacks won't be as effective as normal. I also don't know whether I'm even strong enough to hurt him. I guess I'll just have to let him make the first move.* Deciding on a course of action, Kenshin put his sword back in its sheath, and took a defensive stance.
"Interesting technique, Himura. I've never heard of an attack that requires the sword to still be in its sheath. I suppose this means you're giving me the first move?" Hiei asked. Kenshin only nodded slightly in agreement.
Meanwhile, back in the courtyard Sanosuke was getting Kaoru and Yahiko to watch the fight. "Come on, you two, Kenshin's gonna put on a little exhibition match for our guests, and you are definitely gonna want'a watch it."
"What do you mean, Kenshin's putting on an exhibition match, and why would he do it for our guests? That doesn't make any sense!" screamed Kaoru.
"This I've gotta see! Who's Kenshin fighting anyway? I sure fell sorry for him, whoever he is!" exclaimed an excited Yahiko.
Back at the fight, Hiei decided to show his opponent just how fast he was by going for a straight on charge with his sword at the ready. Any normal man probably wouldn't have even been able to see it, but luckily for Kenshin he was far from normal.
"Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Battou-Jutsu!" Kenshin yelled as he unleashed his sword from its sheath at near-supersonic speed. Luckily Hiei was just fast enough to dodge a direct hit, but it still managed to hit his foot as he jumped over Kenshin at the last second. It was numb when he hit the ground, and because he had still gotten hit, he rolled hardly on the ground before he got back up.
"What the hell was that!? What's a Battou-Jutsu? And how did he manage to hit Hiei? I've never seen Hiei get hit at full speed!!" Kwabara exclaimed.
"It was pure speed, Kuwabara. Kenshin used that stance to slash at his opponent as he unsheathes his sword. Ingenious, I must say.
"Battou-Jutsu? Interesting technique, I must admit. Why, my foot is still numb from that hit. But surely you must have more than that?" Hiei said as he charged at Kenshin again.
"Indeed I do, Hiei. Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Dou Ryu Sen!" Kenshin yelled again as he slashed his sword in an underhand motion. Almost immediately, small pebbles and bits of dirt started flying threw the air towards Hiei from the force of the blow, and the wind, combined with all of the flying debris stopped Hiei in his tracks. In fact, Hiei, so light as he was, was having a hard time trying to not get blown away himself. And, to add insult to injury, his already bloodstained coat was soon covered in tiny cuts and rips. Hiei decided that it was a lost cause and threw his jacket to the ground.
"Yusuke, now you definitely owe me 300 skrull skulls, my jacket really is ruined now!! And I don't care if you know a really good tailor that could fix this, either!"
"Geese, alright already, Hiei, I'll get you another freakin' coat. Now stop messin' around and prove you're the biggest badass I know!" Yusuke screamed.
"Alright Kenshin, prepare yourself. SWORD OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!" Hiei screamed as his sword was engulfed in black fire. Hiei then charged Kenshin at an even faster pace, and Kenshin was so caught off guard by what Hiei had done to his sword that he could just manage dodging a fatal hit. As it was, even with his god-like speed, Kenshin was still grazed deeply by the attack, and he couldn't believe how much pain such a slash was causing. *If anything, he's gotten faster with every blow, and that technique he used on his sword only made him faster. Maybe it is time I tried something a little more powerful.*
"Ugh. That technique of yours is very powerful, I must admit. But now let me show you the third most powerful attack of the Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Kuzu Ryu Sen!" Suddenly, all Hiei could see was Kenshin holding what looked like nine different swords, each aimed at a different part of his body. Hiei knew that there was no way he could dodge such a fast attack, and with nine different swords, he wouldn't be able to block all of them. But suddenly he had an idea. *His Battou-Jutsu was the fastest attack , second only to this one, that I've ever seen, so maybe I can use it myself, but with a few variations of my own.* As Hiei was thinking this, he put his sword back in its sheath and twisted it around so that when it came out, it would be the flat side that would come out and make the hit, rather then the blade. He also changed his stance to the same one that Kenshin had used when he performed the Battou-Jutsu, but had his left foot out front, rather then his right.
*What? it cannot be! That's impossible!* Kenshin thought when he saw what Hiei was doing. He would have stopped the attack right then and there, but he was already to close, and his inertia would have carried him over anyway. When Hiei unsheathed his sword Kenshin could only hope that he would survive.
"Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki, with flat side variation. Congratulations Hiei, you've performed the succession technique without killing me." Kenshin said weakly as he collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.
During the whole fight, no one noticed the crow that had been watching along with them. After seeing what had happened it flew softly away into the night.
***********
"Oh yes. I'll definitely want to send one of my stronger lieutenants for this group. I don't think even I can laugh after seeing this."
What the hell!? Hiei performed the succession technique without killing Kenshin? Apparently such a thing is possible. And you know it's bad when Mister Voice in the Dark doesn't laugh at something. What could all this mean?
P.S. Don't forget to send in your vote for which story I should start next. Rules and so forth are in the last chapter.