Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin. Nobuhiro Watsuki gets all the credit, honor, and money.
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Hitokiri wa hitokiri.
Ten years—gone.
One vow, one promise—
Gone.
Tomoe…
Gone.
I'm sorry, Tomoe. I tried.
Gods, how I tried.
But…
I had to choose.
And I chose to stop pretending to be a rurouni who couldn't kill.
I chose to end his life to protect the child's.
I chose to kill him.
I chose.
But…
The world didn't end.
My heart didn't stop.
What I feared most—didn't happen.
I may be a killer again,
(I always will be)
But I am not Battousai.
I am still
Himura Kenshin.
I am still
(I always will be)
"Sessha…"
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Cookies to those who can figure out when in the anime/manga this occurs. I hope it's not that hard, but it's not obvious.