Hey all you faithful readers out there! Thanks so much for supporting me
as this story unfolds. Sorry for any confusion, which may rest in your
minds, I'll try harder to make sense.
Just take note (if I haven't said this already), I haven't seen anything past the last episode in Legend of Kyoto, so I made up my own adventure and this is it.
One more thing: WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS SOMEWHAT BLOODY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
'K. Enjoy and please read and review. Thanks!!
Disclaimer: Me no own Kenshin or Sailor Moon, or any of their respective characters. I do, however, own the little girl Hikaru who does not enter the story until later.
Chapter 4 : A new battle
"What did you say?!?" shouted Yahiko, jumping up from his seat. "Who are you?"
She laughed and rose from her seat. "I," she said calmly as Yahiko took out his wooden sword, "am your worst nightmare." From her waist, she drew her sword, a reverse-blade similar to Kenshin's, as Yahiko recognized. "Now, Yahiko, I don't want to make things worse for you, or anyone else for that matter, I just want to make the Battousi suffer for what he has done. It's nothing personal."
"I don't know why you think that way, but Kenshin has not killed anyone in years!!" Yahiko shouted, hoping to draw attention from passersby to the dojo.
She shook her head, saying, "I never said he killed my recently. He killed him almost twelve years ago, during the war."
Yahiko puzzled over this in his mind momentarily, then quietly asked, "Then why seek revenge now," he raised his voice, "when he no longer is the manslayer he was back then?!?"
"You, kid, would never understand. Ever since then, I was in combat training. I, just last year, finally pronounced myself ready to go after the Battousi and have since searched for him, but carrying this sword, which my brother left in our father's name, was not always easy. Several people have had to die due to their persistence in making me a women."
"Who are you, really? What is your full name?!?" he demanded.
"My real name is Makoto Rurouni, {Author's note: Don't ask. explanation later} but I do believe you know from the paper. The people in towns in which I've been have given me a name, a name many fear."
"No way." Yahiko gasped. "You can't be. how?"
"That's right," she laughed. "I am the one and only, Shinnigami" {Once again do not ask}. She laughed cruelly as Yahiko's mind began to race.
His eyes drifted to the clock on the wall. Darn it, he thought desperately, Kenshin won't be back for half an hour or so, and I can't fight her!! Hers will break my sword into tiny little pieces!! So, what can I do? He stood there, deep in thought, until she spoke.
"Thinking about getting help, eh? Well, I think it's pointless to do so. I made a distraction in town, so no one will walk by here, cop or civilian for say an hour or two. Oh! And it's big enough that your friends will be delayed for at least an extra half hour." She again laughed maliciously, "And I'll be long gone by then."
Yahiko ran forward and attacked, screaming vehemently. But by the time he had gotten close enough and swung, she had seen him and disappeared. He skid to a stop and spun around, curious as to where she had gone. He heard a sword cut through the air and felt it slice his back. He screamed slightly and spun around to halt her next attack, but she was gone. Again he looked around again, but she was nowhere to be found. Her sword cut through the air again and again he felt it enter his backside flesh. He winced in pain and spun around to face her. Her eyes were cold and his blood was dripping off of her raised sword. As she swung, his instinct kicked in and he blocked, or tried to. It shattered his wooden sword as he had suspected.
She laughed again, her voice like ice, saying, "Well, well, well, now he's defenseless." Before his eyes, she disappeared again.
Yahiko did not know what to do. He bolted for the door. He reached for the knob to slide it open and felt a sword enter him. He gasped and dropped to floor inched from his goal. She stepped on his back and yanked the sword out of his shoulder. Shaking with pain, he pulled himself up to a standing position. He turned and looked at her and she smiled back at him. "Tsk, tsk, tsk," she shook her head. "Not running away, are we?" She pointed the blood-drenched sword at his chest. "Now, that would just cowardly, would it not?" The smile on her lips disappeared and her voice chilled the room, again. "Move to the other side, away from the door." Yahiko narrowed his eyes, but moved for her, not wanting, to disobey and not be able to warn Kenshin about this girl after his life. He stood, his back against the wall, facing her. She smiled, and a long knife out of its sheath on the other side of her waist. Yahiko gulped as he looked at the long blade. She kissed him gently on the cheek, and said, " Now don't take this personally. I just have you telling Battousi I am here." With that she rammed the knife through his so-far uninjured shoulder into the wall. He screamed in pain until she hit hard in the neck, knocking him unconscious and rendering him helpless.
Later that day
Kenshin, Karou, Sanosuke, Sojiro and Megumi walked into the dojo's entrance, talking about the day's events and catching up with Sojiro and his travels. Upon arriving Karou went to Yahiko.
"So, life has turned completely around for you hasn't it Sojiro?" Sanosuke asked.
Sojiro smiled, but this wasn't one of his typical, ice-cold smiles. It was warm and welcoming. "Yeah, it has. I have actually looked forward to seeing you all."
A scream spread throughout the dojo. "YAHIKO!!" it said.
The terror in Karou's voice sent Kenshin's blood a flame. They all ran to find the door open on a disturbing sight.
Karou was kneeling in a pool of blood at Yahiko's feet, who was still pinned to the wall with the single knife through his shoulder. Around the room, the floor was stained with drops of blood and was littered with a small sheath and a rag doused in blood. It was obvious as to what happened. A battle had taken place, and Yahiko had lost, and paid a terrible price.
"YAHIKO!!!" Karou screamed again.
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Well? What didja think? Next chapter will be soon, but I am also writing a new story that will be posted soon, so whichever gets more reviews gets the next chapter.
Just take note (if I haven't said this already), I haven't seen anything past the last episode in Legend of Kyoto, so I made up my own adventure and this is it.
One more thing: WARNING: THIS CHAPTER IS SOMEWHAT BLOODY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
'K. Enjoy and please read and review. Thanks!!
Disclaimer: Me no own Kenshin or Sailor Moon, or any of their respective characters. I do, however, own the little girl Hikaru who does not enter the story until later.
Chapter 4 : A new battle
"What did you say?!?" shouted Yahiko, jumping up from his seat. "Who are you?"
She laughed and rose from her seat. "I," she said calmly as Yahiko took out his wooden sword, "am your worst nightmare." From her waist, she drew her sword, a reverse-blade similar to Kenshin's, as Yahiko recognized. "Now, Yahiko, I don't want to make things worse for you, or anyone else for that matter, I just want to make the Battousi suffer for what he has done. It's nothing personal."
"I don't know why you think that way, but Kenshin has not killed anyone in years!!" Yahiko shouted, hoping to draw attention from passersby to the dojo.
She shook her head, saying, "I never said he killed my recently. He killed him almost twelve years ago, during the war."
Yahiko puzzled over this in his mind momentarily, then quietly asked, "Then why seek revenge now," he raised his voice, "when he no longer is the manslayer he was back then?!?"
"You, kid, would never understand. Ever since then, I was in combat training. I, just last year, finally pronounced myself ready to go after the Battousi and have since searched for him, but carrying this sword, which my brother left in our father's name, was not always easy. Several people have had to die due to their persistence in making me a women."
"Who are you, really? What is your full name?!?" he demanded.
"My real name is Makoto Rurouni, {Author's note: Don't ask. explanation later} but I do believe you know from the paper. The people in towns in which I've been have given me a name, a name many fear."
"No way." Yahiko gasped. "You can't be. how?"
"That's right," she laughed. "I am the one and only, Shinnigami" {Once again do not ask}. She laughed cruelly as Yahiko's mind began to race.
His eyes drifted to the clock on the wall. Darn it, he thought desperately, Kenshin won't be back for half an hour or so, and I can't fight her!! Hers will break my sword into tiny little pieces!! So, what can I do? He stood there, deep in thought, until she spoke.
"Thinking about getting help, eh? Well, I think it's pointless to do so. I made a distraction in town, so no one will walk by here, cop or civilian for say an hour or two. Oh! And it's big enough that your friends will be delayed for at least an extra half hour." She again laughed maliciously, "And I'll be long gone by then."
Yahiko ran forward and attacked, screaming vehemently. But by the time he had gotten close enough and swung, she had seen him and disappeared. He skid to a stop and spun around, curious as to where she had gone. He heard a sword cut through the air and felt it slice his back. He screamed slightly and spun around to halt her next attack, but she was gone. Again he looked around again, but she was nowhere to be found. Her sword cut through the air again and again he felt it enter his backside flesh. He winced in pain and spun around to face her. Her eyes were cold and his blood was dripping off of her raised sword. As she swung, his instinct kicked in and he blocked, or tried to. It shattered his wooden sword as he had suspected.
She laughed again, her voice like ice, saying, "Well, well, well, now he's defenseless." Before his eyes, she disappeared again.
Yahiko did not know what to do. He bolted for the door. He reached for the knob to slide it open and felt a sword enter him. He gasped and dropped to floor inched from his goal. She stepped on his back and yanked the sword out of his shoulder. Shaking with pain, he pulled himself up to a standing position. He turned and looked at her and she smiled back at him. "Tsk, tsk, tsk," she shook her head. "Not running away, are we?" She pointed the blood-drenched sword at his chest. "Now, that would just cowardly, would it not?" The smile on her lips disappeared and her voice chilled the room, again. "Move to the other side, away from the door." Yahiko narrowed his eyes, but moved for her, not wanting, to disobey and not be able to warn Kenshin about this girl after his life. He stood, his back against the wall, facing her. She smiled, and a long knife out of its sheath on the other side of her waist. Yahiko gulped as he looked at the long blade. She kissed him gently on the cheek, and said, " Now don't take this personally. I just have you telling Battousi I am here." With that she rammed the knife through his so-far uninjured shoulder into the wall. He screamed in pain until she hit hard in the neck, knocking him unconscious and rendering him helpless.
Later that day
Kenshin, Karou, Sanosuke, Sojiro and Megumi walked into the dojo's entrance, talking about the day's events and catching up with Sojiro and his travels. Upon arriving Karou went to Yahiko.
"So, life has turned completely around for you hasn't it Sojiro?" Sanosuke asked.
Sojiro smiled, but this wasn't one of his typical, ice-cold smiles. It was warm and welcoming. "Yeah, it has. I have actually looked forward to seeing you all."
A scream spread throughout the dojo. "YAHIKO!!" it said.
The terror in Karou's voice sent Kenshin's blood a flame. They all ran to find the door open on a disturbing sight.
Karou was kneeling in a pool of blood at Yahiko's feet, who was still pinned to the wall with the single knife through his shoulder. Around the room, the floor was stained with drops of blood and was littered with a small sheath and a rag doused in blood. It was obvious as to what happened. A battle had taken place, and Yahiko had lost, and paid a terrible price.
"YAHIKO!!!" Karou screamed again.
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Well? What didja think? Next chapter will be soon, but I am also writing a new story that will be posted soon, so whichever gets more reviews gets the next chapter.