The Plan.
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Kenshin woke up at a hospital sometime later to be greeted with the eyes of Aoshi and Sano hovering over him. "Good your back to normal." Aoshi said calmly. "W..What was that?" Kenshin asked, "What happened?" Aoshi sighed. "Lets leave it at you got shot."
"Oh.." Kenshin said. Sano looked over. "Man, how did you do that?" Kenshin tilted his head, "Do what?" Sano stood up. "You know! Make your eyes do that thing!" Sano put his hand up to his eyes and narrowed them out, further making him look moronic. Kenshin just went into another deeper hole on confusion. "My eyes?" Aoshi cut in. "Himura, I have something to tell you." Aoshi's voice had become deeper and his eyes had become more distant. "Sano you might want to sit down." Sano sat down in a chair unsure of what Aoshi was going to say. "Whats this about Aoshi?" Kenshin asked weakly. "Himura, you are the reincarnation of a legendary manslayer named Hitokiri Battousai, or the wanderer, Kenshin Himura." Kenshin's eyes widened. "I read about him, he was the master of that Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu."
"Not really, but sort of. You see, this is why you are so good with knives and such, this is why you were giving a reversed blade pocket knife..." Kenshin looked down. "So, I'm the reincarnation of a manslayer."
"Yes."
"So that's why his eyes got all gold like?" Sano asked.
"Yes. Oh and Sano, you are the reincarnation of a fighter for hire named Sanosuke Sagara, or Zanza. That's why you have the bad symbol on your back. Sanosuke insured that his reincarnation would be as much like him as possible, same with you Himura. They all set their paths to lead to this time, you were created to finish another mans job."
"So, I'm being used to become a manslayer and fight?" Kenshin asked sadly.
"Somewhat, yes."
"How do you know this?" Sano asked.
"You see, I am the original Aoshi Shinoumouri, the leader of the Oniiwaban Group. When my soul went to Hades, I met up with Shishihou, we worked together to make sure we were going to be reborn into someone else, but in an odd twist of fate we were transported to this time, without any reincarnation. Sano looked up, "But who was Shishihou then?" He asked.
Shishihou was a ruler, planning to take over the country. He was an assassin along with Hitokiri Battousai, the Battousai came out of the shadows so Shishihou took his place, the Shogun then found him, shot him and burned him alive, but his soul still lived on and though his body was torched, he had superhuman powers and an inhuman temperature that set him apart."
Aoshi took time to catch his breath. "He wants to finish his fight with the Battousai because due to his inhuman body heat it ignited the fat and oils in his body, burning him again to death. That why he is so dead set to start fights with you, now that you let the manslayer in you awaken, and now that you have the scar on your cheek, you will undeniably become the manslayer Battousai was in the Edo era. Kenshin and Sanosuke, your fates are sealed. Shishihou is going to finish the fight, no matter what."
Kenshin and Sano nodded.
"Now, come with me, I must show you someth--" Sano cut in. "Wait, then why are you and Shishihou brothers?"
"When our souls were transported into this time our blood was intertwined. So basically we are related."
"Oh." Sano said.
"Well, now if you will come with me, you two must receive your weapons." That's when Kenshin noticed Aoshi was dressed differently, he was wearing a tan trench coat with a dark blue uniform underneath. "Aoshi Shinoumouri..." Kenshin said to himself before standing up and walking outside into the light, blinding him for a moment. "Aoshi where are we going?" Kenshin and Sano asked in unison. "To my house." So Sanosuke Sagara, Kenshin Himura, and Aoshi Shinoumouri walked down back to Silver Sword tr. And into Aoshi's house.
Up in Aoshi's room he went into the closet and pulled out a sword, a reversed blade sword. Aoshi handed the sword to Kenshin as he unsheathed it. "That, is yours." Aoshi said as he pulled out a magenta Kimono with a white bottom out. "Put this on and say shit like That I am, or That it is. Got it?" Kenshin nodded slightly and ran off to the bathroom to change into the kimono. "Ok Sano, your turn." Aoshi walked out of the room and went into the garage to pull out a twenty foot long sword. "This, Sano, is the Zanbatou... it's yours." Sano's eyes widened as he looked at the sword.
".................Holy Shit."
Aoshi ran back up to his room and pulled out the gi with the symbol 'bad' on the back out for Sano. It was white and had to black striped on the side. Along with the gi came bandages. "What are these for?" Sano asked. Aoshi walked over to Sano and began wrapping the bandages around his wrist. "That." Aoshi said firmly. "Now go get changed, we have to get going."
Kenshin stumbled out of the bathroom and sighed, "I don't want to keep this sword on my belt.. er.. That I don't?"
"Good job Himura." Aoshi said sarcastically. "Now, we have to awaken your inner manslayer or Shishihou will kill you."
Kenshin nodded and drew his katana then looked at the stainless blade.
"Now say something a manslayer would." Aoshi directed.
"Uhhhh.. I don't know....." Kenshin said broadly.
"Come on Kenshin, think of something." Sano said, hearing the conversation though the bathroom walls.
"My blade is clean and begs for the blood of the innocent..? That it does..?"
Thwap.
"Oro?!"
"Wrong! Come on Himura I want to feel the real Hitokiri Battousai's samurai spirit!" Aoshi yelled into Kenshin's ear.
"Fine fine, I'll try again." Kenshin closed his eyes, the wind direction shifted and a haunting look came upon his face. Kenshin opened his bright yet still purple eyes. "Aoshi its not working." Kenshin whined.
"Then I'll make it work."
Aoshi unsheathed his Kodachi from behind is trench coat and brought it to Kenshin's neck. "I'll force that Battousai out of you." Kenshin's eyes narrowed. Leaves ruffled and slid into the open window of Aoshi's room circling around Kenshin, his red hair and kimono fluttering up with the leaves in the wind. "I don't think so, The Battousai will remain dormant that he will." Kenshin said, his voice becoming deeper and colder. A misty looked upon his face.
"Welcome back Kenshin." Kenshin bowed deeply, "Nice to see you also Aoshi." Sano blinked twice. "Did I miss something?" Kenshin turned to Sano. "Oi, Sano its alright for you to awaken." Kenshin's eyes seemed brighter then before, he really was another person. All of the sudden a wave of emotions flooded into Sano's mind, he closed his eyes, his hair flying forward like Kenshin's before. His gi shifted with the wind as his Hajimake followed behind his head. Sano craned his neck to the side cracking it once before dropping his head down receiving the same look that Kenshin had.
Sano smash knuckles into his hand cracking them, he then looked up. "Nice to see you guys again."
"So the plan worked?" Kenshin said turning to Aoshi.
"Yes, now we have to find Shishihou and finish the battle once and for all."
"Well, him and the Juppon-gatana must have been awakened by now. If not we can help them, right?" Sano asked.
"Yes Sano."
"Well... lets do it then."
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HH: Whoa, a lot happened eh? Keep in touch for the next episode: "The Action."
Review for "The Action.": What will happen when Kenshin finally confronts Shishihou? Will Kenshin be able to re-master the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu so he can fight the most formidable manslayer next to Hitokiri Battousai? Or will it be another Revolution? Will leaves reign over fire? Dun, dun, dun!