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Determination
Rurouni Kenshin
by D. Reed
Strike, parry, double-slash. Four hundred thirty-six. Repeat.
The wooden target is falling to pieces, as are his hands, but he won't stop hitting it with the shinai. Shishou says five hundred repeats, he'll give him six hundred.
Strike, parry, double-slash. Four hundred thirty-seven. Repeat.
Dusk darkens the sky menacingly, but the nine-year-old redhead continues. He'll show Shishou that he means business.
He doesn't know that Shishou's watching with a wry smile. He can see in the boy's eyes and in his flaring ki that he intends to go beyond the instructions. The boy will make a fine swordsman.
Night falls.
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