After the dust faded a man stood wounded and barely standing and hoping for his death the battle was over nothing was on his mind anymore except staying alive.
"Sano, Sano are you okay?" Kenshin shouted running towards his wounded comrade.
"Damn you Kenshin you should have stopped me," Sano inquired.
"You know you're to thickheaded for me to stop you and besides you won."
"Next time you'd better stop me or I'll kill you myself'."
The two warriors wondered off looking for the end to their war, their war of battles, battles of those who wish to challenge the legendary warriors of old Samurai X, Rurouni Kenshin and Sanosuke the fighter for higher.
"Kenshin how much longer is this going to last how much longer do you have to do this to end our war against the never ending bounty hunters?" Sano inquired.
"Sano I just don't know I just don't know," Kenshin riposted.
As the warriors continued on down the road a faded, mystic figure appeared slowly walking forward.
"Show yourself, who are you what do you want with us?" Kenshin questioned.
"Hello Kenshin," the figure said, "I know you but you do not know me I wish to claim your life and your bounty."
"Why do you risk your life you damn fool over a measly grand and a fight with Kenshin you're dumber than you look and you look like a fool with a death wish," Sanosuke inquired with a chuckle in his throat, "who do you think you are anyways?"
"Me, I am but a simple warrior with a quest my name is Yashuhiko, master of the Inoka style, you know of this style yes?"
"That is a form of thieves how can you be proud to represent this style it is a mockery and shouldn't be claimed as a martial art I don't wish to fight a man of such dishonor," Kenshin countered with extreme hate.
"I'm hurt Kenshin me a thief why I'd never well to bad lest we forget I called you out and to decline my challenge would be even more dishonorable, now you wouldn't want that would you?" retorted the stranger
"Draw your weapon and hope for my mercy," Kenshin exclaimed, "and pray to your ancestors for mercy in your afterlife for the shame you have caused them."
"Why it will not be me dead," whispered the figure as he quickly moved behind Kenshin, "it will be you."
The battle had begun as the two warriors fought the challenger quickly outran Kenshin rendering the samurai's style almost useless
"What's the matter Kenshin can't keep up, ahh so sad well to bad your friend can't help you but it wouldn't even matter he couldn't do a thing, besides I am to quick even for you, hahhahahahahhaha"
Kenshin stopped moving and closed his eyes to listen to his surroundings, the stillness of his surroundings were only disturbed by the movement of his challenger, slowly he made his moved and struck down his opponent.
"You have no chance now surrender and I'll spare your life," Kenshin inquired, "Who hired you and what is your name?"
"My name is Hirokato, son of Yoyushi, and I was hired by…" breath left Hirokato's body as he was struck with a dart.
"Seams we have gotten ourselves into something deep Kenshin, what should we do now?" questioned Sano.
"I don't know but let us go home and let us hope we will find out on the way," Kenshin replied angrily.
The warriors wandered off into the abyss of trees never to know what will happen next.