A/N: All right, before I go on to Ch.3 I realize I need to clarify some things. In case you can't read between the lines, Tomoe is (or was, whichever you prefer) Kenshin's wife. Kenshin's age is a very good question, if you were wondering that, kudos to you! Here's a short timeline:

Kenshin begins learning Hiten Mitsuguri Ryu……………………………………………………………..age: 6

Kenshin becomes the Hitokiri Batosai………………………………………………............................. .age: 14

Kenshin marries Tomoe…………………………………………………………………………………… age: 15

Kenshin in our story………………………………………………………………………………………….age: 16

A/N: Well there you go! Let's move on to chapter three shall we?

Chapter Three: Don't Give Up! A/N: Kenshin is struggling desperately to grab a hold of his katana (which is still on the ground). Akira's bite is growing fiercer by the second. Kenshin's ribs are being crushed under the mighty wolf's jaws.

Kenshin: (weary smile)

Akira: What are you so happy about, human?!

Kenshin: You really are a blood-thirsty beast. I don't have Aleena anymore, you could easily take her from Heike and Futa, yet you still want to kill me. (grabs his katana)

Akira: SHUT UP!!! (slams Kenshin against a tree)

A/N: The pain was almost unbearable for Kenshin. He could feel a shockwave travel through his entire body. He coughed up blood as his back hit the tree. He fell to the ground head-first, too sore to move and gasping for breath.

Akira: I forgot how fragile you humans are.

A/N: Heike and Futa fire their arrows at Akira (about time they did something useful), but they miss…

Akira: Blast you humans! You're so aggravating!

Heike/Futa: AHHHH!!! We didn't mean it!!!!!

A/N: Heike and Futa run away like the wimps they are. By the way, Aleena's on the ground. They dropped her awhile ago.

Akira: Wha- ARGHHH!! (coughs up blood)

Heike: What the-?

Futa: Whoa..

A/N: Kenshin had driven his sword into the black wolf's back. The blade went all the way down Akira's underbelly. The rain fell harder. It caused Kenshin's blood to travel down his cold blade. Kenshin just stood there on Akira back, letting the rain run down his wounds.

Akira: (gasping for breath) For dishonoring you earlier; I apologize.

Kenshin: (breathing hard) Accepted.

Akira: This is going to be a death match; only one of us will see the break of dawn.

Kenshin: I understand.

Akira: You ready? (digs his claws into the ground)

Kenshin: Come on. (grips his katana tightly)

A/N: A loud boom of thunder shakes the earth. Akira thrashes his back against boulders. Kenshin holds on for dear life. Akira shakes his back to get Kenshin off. Akira shakes one last time with all his might. Kenshin holds on to his sword tighter, but falls anyway. He didn't let go of his katana, and when he fell he dragged the katana through Akira's flesh, cutting off Akira's front left leg. Kenshin side rolls out of the way of the blood oozing out of the wolf's wound.

Akira:(gasping) All my life I've despised you humans. You take away everything we animals work hard to keep. Anything we hold sacredis no more than a piece of trash to you. (bares fangs that are now dripping green ooze) Your kind calls us beasts, when the only beasts I see are you humans! (his leg grows back, but only the muscles and tendons)

Kenshin: (covers his nose and mouth with his sleeve) (thinking) The stench! It's almost unbearable! It's like the scent of rotting, decaying carcass!

Futa: I've heard of this!

Heike: You mean what's happening to that wolf?

Futa: Yeah, I heard that when guardians of the forest or other areas are full of hate or malice; they become demons! Kenshin may be a great swordsman, but I don't think that one man can stand up to a demon!

Heike: I hope you know what you've gotten yourself into Kenshin! Because you're going to be the one to get yourself out!