It's modern day. The streets are rife with violence; corporations are corrupt; assassinations, commonplace.  Himura Kenshin, known only as Battousai, is a shadow assassin for an organization so secret even he doesn't know who truly runs it.  BUT Battousai has an even bigger secret; one that if it were ever discovered would mean more than his death...it would end in the total annihilation of his soul.  Battousai is not only the deadliest assassin to ever prowl the dark streets of night...he is also a vampire, one of the oldest still in existence…and a rarity among his kind.

He has a soul.

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Rurouni Kenshin & Samurai X Original Japanese Version ©N. Watsuki/Shueisha * Fuji-TV * SME Visual Works Inc. * Sony Pictures Entertainment

All Fanfics created by Chiruken (me) were written for the sole purpose of shared entertainment and not intended for publication or sale.

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Tears of Eternity

by:  Chiruken

A Heart of Grief

An eternity of sorrow

A soul that should never be

An endless stretch of tomorrows

A heart that dare not be free

Humanity long forgotten

Cursed with immortality

Forced to endure the pain again

A man invoking pity

A creature of the darkest night

His presence brings naught but fear

He hides his pain with all his might

Refusing to show his tears

A soul in pain, a heart of grief

A man consumed by regret

Decades endured without relief

The die is cast, his fate…set

Cast from the light into darkness

Shadows growing all around

His heart grows weary with distress

His soul breaks without a sound

He longs for sleep, eternal rest

An end to years of torment

A way to ease the emptiness

From all the tears of grief spent

All hope is lost, the pain too strong

He hides deep his weary heart

He dares not wish for what he longs

A way to find a new start

A soul in pain, a heart of grief

A man consumed by regret

Decades endured without relief

The die is cast, his fate…set