Shadow light

Chapter twenty-one! Woop woop woop! Here are the answers to your reviews!

"Oro" 0bject: Lol :p

Daydreamer: "I will travel across the land, searching far and wide...!" I would break the control, don't kill the innocent fish :p.

And here it is! Chap twenty-one!

Prev: "You! Finally! After all these years, I see you again!" Sora yelled. Her hands were shaking heavy, but she ignored that. She brought them to her katanas. "What?" Himura asked surprised.
"Finally you are here! So I can kill you! Like you did! Thirteen years ago with my mother!"

Sojiro ran after Sora. "Sora, stop! What are you doing?"

Even Shishio was surprised by Sora's outburst. "Go back inside the control room. Now!"

"No!" Sora replied getting one of her katanas. "When we first met, you said that I could take revenge on everyone I wanted to! You said it yourself Shishio-sama!"

"Sora, calm down!" Sojiro said pushing Sora's arm down.

On that moment, one of Shishio's men came on the deck with the Gatling Gun. Shishio looked at the water, seeing the man who was dressed in white, approaching the ship. Himura followed Shishio's gaze and saw where he was looking at.

"Sanosuke! Sano!" Himura yelled warning his friend.

Shishio hesitated no moment. "Fire!"

The Gatling Gun started to shoot at Sanosuke. Then he did something what Shishio didn't expected to happen. Sanosuke hit the water with his fist, the water flew in the air and pushed the bullets away.

"What?" Shishio yelled surprised.

Houji, who was still in the control room, had seen it all too. "That was Anji's Futae No Kiwami!"

Sanosuke threw something at the ship. It were three hand grenades. "Watch out!" yelled one of Shishio's soldiers.

"It are just hand grenades!" Houji yelled. "They can't hit the inside of the Rengoku!"

Everyone looked how the three hand grenades flew to the ship. When they hit the ship, there was a fell white light and then a loud bang. A big shock went trough the ship. Yumi fell on the ground with a scream, Houji was pushed with his back against the wall and Sojiro and Sora had almost fallen over as well. The Rengoku was burning heavy, and Houji hurried himself to the communication pipe.
(AN: Communication pipe…I'm so sorry I couldn't find a better word for that thing :p)

"Everyone on your places!" He yelled. "I want a status rapport from everybody!"

"The machine room is destroyed!" Answered one of Shishio's soldiers.

"What?" Houji asked clenching his teeth on each other.

"Everything is on fire!" The man continued. "Water is coming into the ship everywhere! We can't handle it much longer! Everything will explode! Houji-sama! Give permission to leave the ship, Houji-sama!"

Houji didn't answer, he hit his fist on the table. "I had so much trouble with buying the Rengoku! How could he…!"

"It's not only because of him." Shishio replied. Houji looked up surprised. "It was also because of the gifts of the Battousai that discovered our plan and showed them the Rengoku. And it was the choice of Saito, who used the mobility of the police and prepared everything. And finally, underestimating my own stupidity." He made a fist of his hand in anger. "It was all because I wasn't careful enough!"

Shishio calmed down again and lowered his fist. "The Rengoku was a high price to pay. But now I know I must defeat you first before I can take over the country."

Sora who was trying to get away from Sojiro's grip raised her other hand in protest. "Let me kill him, right here, right now!"

Shishio looked at the girl for a second and then looked back at Himura and Saito. "We'll fight this out in the mountain Hieï, at the shrine with the six arches. Of course you'll be welcomed by my Juppongatana."

"Whit other words, a duel of three against ten." Saito said. His hand reached at his sword. "That's fine whit me, but I must agree whit that girl over there. Why don't we fight right now, there's still time before the ship explodes."

Sora looked at Shishio, his face was expressionless. Saito wanted to get his sword, but he was stopped by Himura.

"What is it now?" Saito said annoyed.

Himura pushed the sword back and looked at Shishio. "The mountain Hieï, the shrine with the six arches, correct? I accept that."

Shishio and Himura looked at each other for a moment. Sora tried to take a step forward, but Sojiro stopped her.

"No! This isn't fair! I want my revenge, now!"

Shishio turned to her. "Listen, you'll have your revenge, but not now. Now, be silent for a moment."

On that moment one of Shishio's soldiers ran at them. "Shishio-sama, prepare to leave, hurry up!"

Sojiro smiled and let go of Sora's arm carefully.

"Battousai," Shishio said turning at Himura again. "you're just a snack for me before I take over Japan. But from now on, you'll be a snack I'm risking my life for. I'll never be surprised again." He turned around and started to walk away. "Prepare for the worst when you come."

Sora took one last look at Himura, and then followed Shishio and Sojiro.

End of chapter twenty-one. I know it's really short, gomen, but this looked like a good moment to stop this chapter. Gomen again! Hope you liked it anyway! Till the next chapter!