Chapter 6 – Escape The Spell
"Kenshin!" Senko screamed from behind him as his hands and feet began to glow like last time. In the dirt not to far from Suiso a soft glow could be seen and it was in a perfect circle. After a few moments the glow disappeared and left black markings. It was a circle with inscriptions written on the outside. Kenshin recognized the circle to be the same one that held him down once before on Suiso's ship. Inside the circle was a larger square and at each corner of the square was another smaller circle. Then four different Kanji were written inside the smaller circles.
Kaoru, Taku, Maki, Unmei, and Senko's father could only stare in disbelief at never having witnessed this before. Kaoru looked at Kenshin who seemed to be fighting against his own body. "Kenshin?" She said softly not knowing what to do.
Indeed Kenshin was once again fighting against himself. His arms and legs were spread out as far as they could go and on each hand and foot the Kanji that appeared in the four smaller circles appeared on his hands and feet. Kenshin clenched his teeth as he tried to get control over his body back but he could slowly feel himself being dragged to the circle on the ground.
"Not again!" Senko thought wildly as she could see Kenshin slowly losing the battle against himself. Senko then looked to Suiso who had his eyes closed and was concentrating hard. She was afraid but she wasn't going to let Suiso have his way. She darted out from behind Kenshin and ran at Suiso.
She came close to him when his eyes snapped open and with a sudden gust of wind Senko was thrown backwards. "Senko!" Unmei and Senko's father screamed as she fell to the ground; they too charged at Suiso.
"Nuisances!" Suiso thought annoyed as the two made their way toward him. Suiso had to keep his attention on Kenshin if he wanted to complete the spell. He called upon his control over the wind to blow the two away.
Kaoru turned to Taku who was crying behind her. "Don't move." She told him as she picked up the longest stick next to her and joined in the attacks against Suiso. Kaoru ran up to Senko who was getting to her feet. "Let's try it together!" Kaoru yelled to Senko who charged together with Kaoru without giving an answer. They were joined with Unmei and Senko's father.
With four of them coming at him at once Suiso let his concentration on Kenshin go and used all of his strength to send his attackers flying back. Kenshin fell to a knee as the opposing force in his body vanished. It had taken Kenshin most of his strength to hold himself back for so long. Unmei turned and saw that Kenshin was indeed free. Without a word he turned and started to run to his son. "Let's get the hell out of here!" He yelled as he scooped up Taku.
The others turned on their heels and ran; Kenshin included. Suiso let out an angry yell as the group ran off knowing that there wouldn't be enough time for him to say the spell again.
Unmei gasped for breath when he felt they had run far enough. "Kenshin what just happened?" He asked in-between breaths.
Kenshin rubbed his forehead. "That was Suiso's magic."
"Magic is for card tricks, what happened." Unmei asked again.
"It's true!" Senko yelled at her sibling. "After Suiso had thrown you overboard and Kenshin came to save me Suiso marked his hands and feet with these strange symbols. If Suiso had gotten into that circle he would have been trapped."
Kenshin's eyebrows burrowed as he tried to think. "Kenshin is that true?" Kaoru asked shocked.
"That it is. This one cannot protect you Miss Kaoru you should go back to Kyoto immediately."
Kaoru jumped a bit this was the first time Kenshin had ever said that he couldn't protect her. "Then I will protect you." She told him.
Kenshin looked at her with a cold, yet caring stare. "Suiso is dangerous. You should return to Kyoto; that you should."
"No. I won't leave you alone with him." She said angry. He had done so much for her in the short time they had known each other. "It's time I did something for him." She thought to herself. Kenshin wished she would return but deep down he felt comforted knowing that she wouldn't leave him and he didn't press the matter any further.
"So now what do we do?" Maki asked as she took her son in her arms.
Kenshin bit his lower lip as he thought. Truthfully he had no idea how to beat someone with as much power as Suiso had. "If we can make it so he can't concentrate he loses control. If he can't concentrate he can't use his powers." Kenshin said. The others nodded in agreement.
Suiso boarded the ship he had gotten over the past eight years. His new crew knew well enough not to bother their Captain when he boarded the ship without a smile like he did now. Suiso had messed up his best chance to get Kenshin and he was furious. He had lost the element of surprise and now Himura had run off somewhere. He had to figure out a way to get Kenshin alone so next time there wouldn't be any interruptions. "But how!" He yelled out loud pounding the wall. Slowly a smile crossed his face. He would use Kenshin's greatest weakness to get him alone.
Kenshin lay awake as the others slept. They had been worried that Suiso would be waiting for them so the group had decided to sleep out under the stars. Kenshin sat up not able to sleep, all of this was his fault and that fact wouldn't leave his mind. "What should I do?" He asked the night air.
The wind picked up his words and scattered them with other whispers that had been spoken that night. Then the wind delivered those words to Suiso who smiled happily now able to find where the group was hiding.
"Kenshin!" Senko screamed from behind him as his hands and feet began to glow like last time. In the dirt not to far from Suiso a soft glow could be seen and it was in a perfect circle. After a few moments the glow disappeared and left black markings. It was a circle with inscriptions written on the outside. Kenshin recognized the circle to be the same one that held him down once before on Suiso's ship. Inside the circle was a larger square and at each corner of the square was another smaller circle. Then four different Kanji were written inside the smaller circles.
Kaoru, Taku, Maki, Unmei, and Senko's father could only stare in disbelief at never having witnessed this before. Kaoru looked at Kenshin who seemed to be fighting against his own body. "Kenshin?" She said softly not knowing what to do.
Indeed Kenshin was once again fighting against himself. His arms and legs were spread out as far as they could go and on each hand and foot the Kanji that appeared in the four smaller circles appeared on his hands and feet. Kenshin clenched his teeth as he tried to get control over his body back but he could slowly feel himself being dragged to the circle on the ground.
"Not again!" Senko thought wildly as she could see Kenshin slowly losing the battle against himself. Senko then looked to Suiso who had his eyes closed and was concentrating hard. She was afraid but she wasn't going to let Suiso have his way. She darted out from behind Kenshin and ran at Suiso.
She came close to him when his eyes snapped open and with a sudden gust of wind Senko was thrown backwards. "Senko!" Unmei and Senko's father screamed as she fell to the ground; they too charged at Suiso.
"Nuisances!" Suiso thought annoyed as the two made their way toward him. Suiso had to keep his attention on Kenshin if he wanted to complete the spell. He called upon his control over the wind to blow the two away.
Kaoru turned to Taku who was crying behind her. "Don't move." She told him as she picked up the longest stick next to her and joined in the attacks against Suiso. Kaoru ran up to Senko who was getting to her feet. "Let's try it together!" Kaoru yelled to Senko who charged together with Kaoru without giving an answer. They were joined with Unmei and Senko's father.
With four of them coming at him at once Suiso let his concentration on Kenshin go and used all of his strength to send his attackers flying back. Kenshin fell to a knee as the opposing force in his body vanished. It had taken Kenshin most of his strength to hold himself back for so long. Unmei turned and saw that Kenshin was indeed free. Without a word he turned and started to run to his son. "Let's get the hell out of here!" He yelled as he scooped up Taku.
The others turned on their heels and ran; Kenshin included. Suiso let out an angry yell as the group ran off knowing that there wouldn't be enough time for him to say the spell again.
Unmei gasped for breath when he felt they had run far enough. "Kenshin what just happened?" He asked in-between breaths.
Kenshin rubbed his forehead. "That was Suiso's magic."
"Magic is for card tricks, what happened." Unmei asked again.
"It's true!" Senko yelled at her sibling. "After Suiso had thrown you overboard and Kenshin came to save me Suiso marked his hands and feet with these strange symbols. If Suiso had gotten into that circle he would have been trapped."
Kenshin's eyebrows burrowed as he tried to think. "Kenshin is that true?" Kaoru asked shocked.
"That it is. This one cannot protect you Miss Kaoru you should go back to Kyoto immediately."
Kaoru jumped a bit this was the first time Kenshin had ever said that he couldn't protect her. "Then I will protect you." She told him.
Kenshin looked at her with a cold, yet caring stare. "Suiso is dangerous. You should return to Kyoto; that you should."
"No. I won't leave you alone with him." She said angry. He had done so much for her in the short time they had known each other. "It's time I did something for him." She thought to herself. Kenshin wished she would return but deep down he felt comforted knowing that she wouldn't leave him and he didn't press the matter any further.
"So now what do we do?" Maki asked as she took her son in her arms.
Kenshin bit his lower lip as he thought. Truthfully he had no idea how to beat someone with as much power as Suiso had. "If we can make it so he can't concentrate he loses control. If he can't concentrate he can't use his powers." Kenshin said. The others nodded in agreement.
Suiso boarded the ship he had gotten over the past eight years. His new crew knew well enough not to bother their Captain when he boarded the ship without a smile like he did now. Suiso had messed up his best chance to get Kenshin and he was furious. He had lost the element of surprise and now Himura had run off somewhere. He had to figure out a way to get Kenshin alone so next time there wouldn't be any interruptions. "But how!" He yelled out loud pounding the wall. Slowly a smile crossed his face. He would use Kenshin's greatest weakness to get him alone.
Kenshin lay awake as the others slept. They had been worried that Suiso would be waiting for them so the group had decided to sleep out under the stars. Kenshin sat up not able to sleep, all of this was his fault and that fact wouldn't leave his mind. "What should I do?" He asked the night air.
The wind picked up his words and scattered them with other whispers that had been spoken that night. Then the wind delivered those words to Suiso who smiled happily now able to find where the group was hiding.