A/N:
Dove: GGESSSHH!!! It took y'all a whole two or three days to acquiese to my request. Gods I love Pirates of the Carribean.. Anyhoo. That's not on topic. I love y'all. Even you who said that the part with the mission should have been in a sequel. That mission came from a complete lack of ideas. And I think it turned out okay. It's not like this story has any kind of STORY LINE or anything. *grumps*
Kenshin: Tell them the good news!
Sano: Please, because your mood is driving me NUTS!
Dove: I was nominated in a contest for RK fanfiction. I'm not sure if the voting has started yet. So just check back every so often at the address – you can find it on my user look-up.
Sungold: HURRY UP!! WRITE!!
Dove: *GROAN* Oh yeah. Ryu. I AM GOING TO KILL YOU. Slowly. With much pain and blood. You wrote an email to me involving your muses having weapondry. Sungold was standing behind me, saw this and POOF! She wants a weapon! NOT JUST ANY WEAPON! OOOHHH NOO!! SHE WANTS A SCYTHE!! A friggin' SCYTHE!!
Kenshin: *Thwacks Dove over the head with the Sakabatou.* She needs a time out..
Sungold: This chapter needs to be written!
Sano: I ain't doin' it!
Kenshin: Neither am I! And Soujiro is off doing something – so who's gonna write it?
Sungold: *Smirks and leans the scythe against a wall* I will.
Kenshin: Gods help us all..
Sano: Lets just back away slowly. There's going to be blood in this. Sungold is the homocidal one.
**Note: Dark is continuing. What I meant was that even after the war, it will continue.**
Dark
Chapter Twenty-Six
Kamatari lifted his scythe higher and began to swing it, using his special technique. The ball-and-chain at the end of the scythe spiraled out as he swung and connected with Misao, sending her flying throught the air and onto the roof.
"OH! MISAO!" Kaoru cried. The old man looked just as worried, and kept yelling at her to get up. She had to get up.
Kaoru was at a loss. She was defenseless.
Something caught her eye.
BROOM! She grabbed it up, and broke the end off of it. Her new make-shift shinai was a lot more prickly, but it would do.
Kamatari swung and she managed to block, but the larger opponent knocked her off of her feet and she hit the ground hard. The searing pain in her back cheerfully reminded her of the fact that she had a previous, untended injury.
Kaoru let out a small cry of pain as the wound began to bleed again. Her forehead was still bleeding as well, and she had to continuously blink, which made the world seem as though it had one big strobe-light.
She rolled to the right as Kamatari swung his chain scythe, and managed to avoid the sharp edge.
She got to her feet as he pulled it out of the ground.
He swung once more, and again she just dodged. It bit into the ground, sending particles of dirt flying at her face.
Taking advantage of his opponent's temporary blindness, Kamatari swung his scythe.
Kaoru just lunged into him, and slammed her Shinai into his gut as she flew by. She landed and rolled, getting back to her feet.
She looked up to see herself looking up the business end of a very, very big scythe.
'Uh-oh..'
***
Battousai fought as a red blur. He was covered in blood – some of his own and most of his enemies'.
Aoshi used Kaiten-Kenpo as many times as his body would allow, and then began to resort to the normal style of killing. Swing, hit, kill.
"RYU TSUI TSEN!!" Battousai yelled as his attack tore up flesh and earth at the same time.
And then Shishio was there.
The two had been moving closer and closer throughout the battle. And finally, they met in the middle.
The war raged in around them, and they were like the eye of the storm.
The two fighters sized each other up suspiciously. Golden eyes narrowed on golden eyes. Battou-Jutsu sword stances matched.
It was a one-draw fight.
That one draw would determine the winner, even though the final battle would probably be a bit longer than a split-second.
That deciding Battou-Jutsu draw was crucial.
The Battousai dropped a half inch lower, the movement smooth and small enough that his opponent's careful eyes didn't catch it.
The lower he was, the faster his draw speed would be and the more power he would be able to put behind his attack.
The limbo stayed completely untouched, almost unnoticed.
***
Hiko paused in his own fighting. He saw his Master Assassin facing off with the leader of the opposing syndicate branch.
'I certaintly hope that he has been prepared for this day.' He caught the very slight movement, his smirk was approving. 'He remembers. Now lets see what he will do. The Ku Zu Ryu Sen or the Am Ma Kakkaru Ryu No Hirameki?'
***
Soujiro the Tenken. He was a fighter. Innocent, pure, and always wearing a smile.
But one of the most dangerous men in the fight.
A one-on-one between him and the Battousai could end as a draw, and might move in his favor.
It was a terrifying prospect, that someone like him could take on a man-slayer of Battousai's caliber. And live.
But he was on Hiko's side. And therefore on Battousai's side. So the fight was not with him.
As he beheaded yet another opponent, each time he did that he saw his 'brother' coming at him, Soujiro wondered how his little sister was doing.
She'd seemed afraid of something.
He was pretty sure that it was just the fact that Kenshin had turned Battousai right in front of her.
How could he know the real story?
His distraction cost him a gash along the left arm that cracked the bone.
***
Aoshi had to admire the kid's will-power.
Even though he had taken a wound that should have taken his arm off, Soujiro still fought calmly.
Even the blood spraying from the wound didn't seem to phase him at all.
Aoshi slashed behind him, taking out a moron that thought to attack him while he watched Soujiro's easy movement.
***
Soujiro was in pain. He wanted this over.
He used the Sukuchi.
Three steps under, still enough to destroy many of the attackers.
He saw Aoshi staring in his direction.
Let the ninja be shocked, stunned, in awe. Soujiro just wanted to sleep. But for all of the people he slayed, more came to take their place.
***
Kaoru heard screams. She and Kamatari were locked in close combat, hand-to-hand as they'd both lost their weapons thanks to Misao.
She heard the clash of steel, and one or two gunshots.
'The war.. has started already?!' She thought worriedly. One look at Kamatari's face and she knew that he was thinking the same thing.
The two stared at each other.
'Soujiro.. Sano…'
"Lord Shishio.."
'KENSHIN!' They came to a silent agreement, and broke rank. Both ran for the battlefield.
***
The quick draw came in an eye-blink.
First, Battousai and Shishio were in a stand off. And then BAM.
They were locked in life-or-death combat.
Battousai swung, his protégé deflected.
Swing. Parry. Swing. Parry.
And then it got more advanced.
:::The blades collided,
Only one double-sided.
The Sakabatou flowed, honorable and true.
The opposing blade held no honor,
Only flames of blue.
Time stood still,
As each went for a kill.
Two bodies fell to the dust.:::
"AM MA KAKKARU RYU NO HIRAMEKI!!"
"DIE BATTOUSAI!!"
A/N:
Sungold: Hey, I did good!
Kenshin: You actually did..
Sungold: *Picks up her scythe and floats over to Dove and waits.*
Dove: Ugghh.. THE CHAPTER! OH NO!!
Sungold: *Smugly* I wrote it.
Dove: You what?? *Reads it* Good job, Sungold!
Sungold: Yep..
Sano: Hey Dove, does china go in the microwave?
**BBBOOOOOMMMMM**
Dove: SANO I AM GONNA KILL YOU!!
**If y'all reach 800 reviews, I'll make the next chapter WAAYYYY long.. *hint**hint***
Dove: GGESSSHH!!! It took y'all a whole two or three days to acquiese to my request. Gods I love Pirates of the Carribean.. Anyhoo. That's not on topic. I love y'all. Even you who said that the part with the mission should have been in a sequel. That mission came from a complete lack of ideas. And I think it turned out okay. It's not like this story has any kind of STORY LINE or anything. *grumps*
Kenshin: Tell them the good news!
Sano: Please, because your mood is driving me NUTS!
Dove: I was nominated in a contest for RK fanfiction. I'm not sure if the voting has started yet. So just check back every so often at the address – you can find it on my user look-up.
Sungold: HURRY UP!! WRITE!!
Dove: *GROAN* Oh yeah. Ryu. I AM GOING TO KILL YOU. Slowly. With much pain and blood. You wrote an email to me involving your muses having weapondry. Sungold was standing behind me, saw this and POOF! She wants a weapon! NOT JUST ANY WEAPON! OOOHHH NOO!! SHE WANTS A SCYTHE!! A friggin' SCYTHE!!
Kenshin: *Thwacks Dove over the head with the Sakabatou.* She needs a time out..
Sungold: This chapter needs to be written!
Sano: I ain't doin' it!
Kenshin: Neither am I! And Soujiro is off doing something – so who's gonna write it?
Sungold: *Smirks and leans the scythe against a wall* I will.
Kenshin: Gods help us all..
Sano: Lets just back away slowly. There's going to be blood in this. Sungold is the homocidal one.
**Note: Dark is continuing. What I meant was that even after the war, it will continue.**
Dark
Chapter Twenty-Six
Kamatari lifted his scythe higher and began to swing it, using his special technique. The ball-and-chain at the end of the scythe spiraled out as he swung and connected with Misao, sending her flying throught the air and onto the roof.
"OH! MISAO!" Kaoru cried. The old man looked just as worried, and kept yelling at her to get up. She had to get up.
Kaoru was at a loss. She was defenseless.
Something caught her eye.
BROOM! She grabbed it up, and broke the end off of it. Her new make-shift shinai was a lot more prickly, but it would do.
Kamatari swung and she managed to block, but the larger opponent knocked her off of her feet and she hit the ground hard. The searing pain in her back cheerfully reminded her of the fact that she had a previous, untended injury.
Kaoru let out a small cry of pain as the wound began to bleed again. Her forehead was still bleeding as well, and she had to continuously blink, which made the world seem as though it had one big strobe-light.
She rolled to the right as Kamatari swung his chain scythe, and managed to avoid the sharp edge.
She got to her feet as he pulled it out of the ground.
He swung once more, and again she just dodged. It bit into the ground, sending particles of dirt flying at her face.
Taking advantage of his opponent's temporary blindness, Kamatari swung his scythe.
Kaoru just lunged into him, and slammed her Shinai into his gut as she flew by. She landed and rolled, getting back to her feet.
She looked up to see herself looking up the business end of a very, very big scythe.
'Uh-oh..'
***
Battousai fought as a red blur. He was covered in blood – some of his own and most of his enemies'.
Aoshi used Kaiten-Kenpo as many times as his body would allow, and then began to resort to the normal style of killing. Swing, hit, kill.
"RYU TSUI TSEN!!" Battousai yelled as his attack tore up flesh and earth at the same time.
And then Shishio was there.
The two had been moving closer and closer throughout the battle. And finally, they met in the middle.
The war raged in around them, and they were like the eye of the storm.
The two fighters sized each other up suspiciously. Golden eyes narrowed on golden eyes. Battou-Jutsu sword stances matched.
It was a one-draw fight.
That one draw would determine the winner, even though the final battle would probably be a bit longer than a split-second.
That deciding Battou-Jutsu draw was crucial.
The Battousai dropped a half inch lower, the movement smooth and small enough that his opponent's careful eyes didn't catch it.
The lower he was, the faster his draw speed would be and the more power he would be able to put behind his attack.
The limbo stayed completely untouched, almost unnoticed.
***
Hiko paused in his own fighting. He saw his Master Assassin facing off with the leader of the opposing syndicate branch.
'I certaintly hope that he has been prepared for this day.' He caught the very slight movement, his smirk was approving. 'He remembers. Now lets see what he will do. The Ku Zu Ryu Sen or the Am Ma Kakkaru Ryu No Hirameki?'
***
Soujiro the Tenken. He was a fighter. Innocent, pure, and always wearing a smile.
But one of the most dangerous men in the fight.
A one-on-one between him and the Battousai could end as a draw, and might move in his favor.
It was a terrifying prospect, that someone like him could take on a man-slayer of Battousai's caliber. And live.
But he was on Hiko's side. And therefore on Battousai's side. So the fight was not with him.
As he beheaded yet another opponent, each time he did that he saw his 'brother' coming at him, Soujiro wondered how his little sister was doing.
She'd seemed afraid of something.
He was pretty sure that it was just the fact that Kenshin had turned Battousai right in front of her.
How could he know the real story?
His distraction cost him a gash along the left arm that cracked the bone.
***
Aoshi had to admire the kid's will-power.
Even though he had taken a wound that should have taken his arm off, Soujiro still fought calmly.
Even the blood spraying from the wound didn't seem to phase him at all.
Aoshi slashed behind him, taking out a moron that thought to attack him while he watched Soujiro's easy movement.
***
Soujiro was in pain. He wanted this over.
He used the Sukuchi.
Three steps under, still enough to destroy many of the attackers.
He saw Aoshi staring in his direction.
Let the ninja be shocked, stunned, in awe. Soujiro just wanted to sleep. But for all of the people he slayed, more came to take their place.
***
Kaoru heard screams. She and Kamatari were locked in close combat, hand-to-hand as they'd both lost their weapons thanks to Misao.
She heard the clash of steel, and one or two gunshots.
'The war.. has started already?!' She thought worriedly. One look at Kamatari's face and she knew that he was thinking the same thing.
The two stared at each other.
'Soujiro.. Sano…'
"Lord Shishio.."
'KENSHIN!' They came to a silent agreement, and broke rank. Both ran for the battlefield.
***
The quick draw came in an eye-blink.
First, Battousai and Shishio were in a stand off. And then BAM.
They were locked in life-or-death combat.
Battousai swung, his protégé deflected.
Swing. Parry. Swing. Parry.
And then it got more advanced.
:::The blades collided,
Only one double-sided.
The Sakabatou flowed, honorable and true.
The opposing blade held no honor,
Only flames of blue.
Time stood still,
As each went for a kill.
Two bodies fell to the dust.:::
"AM MA KAKKARU RYU NO HIRAMEKI!!"
"DIE BATTOUSAI!!"
A/N:
Sungold: Hey, I did good!
Kenshin: You actually did..
Sungold: *Picks up her scythe and floats over to Dove and waits.*
Dove: Ugghh.. THE CHAPTER! OH NO!!
Sungold: *Smugly* I wrote it.
Dove: You what?? *Reads it* Good job, Sungold!
Sungold: Yep..
Sano: Hey Dove, does china go in the microwave?
**BBBOOOOOMMMMM**
Dove: SANO I AM GONNA KILL YOU!!
**If y'all reach 800 reviews, I'll make the next chapter WAAYYYY long.. *hint**hint***