Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 100: The Great Kyoto Fire (Beginning)
Houji: It's time.
(Anji, Kamatari, Usui, Iwanbou, Henya and Saitsuchi watch the city.)
Saitsuchi: They're late! The fire isn't set yet?
Kamatari: Don't be so impatient. It isn't easy to set a huge fire like that.
Soldiers (rushing up behind them): Message! Police have been stationed all over the city. The first unit can't move out as planned! Same with the second unit! Message from the third!
Kamatari: You guys aren't much good in a crisis, are you.
Usui: No use. We'll have to change plans. The fire should be simple enough for you; leave the breaking through to us.
Anji: Mr. Usui, the Ten Swords' duty of assassination must be accomplished at all costs. It's not for us to kill civilians and low-level police!
Usui: If the fire gets going it'll be the same anyway. This won't change the fact that they're all going to die.
Anji: If you insist.
Kamatari: I'm going!
Saitsuchi: Fuji and I will hang back.
Henya (pointing at Iwanbou): Leave the fool. He'll only get in the way.
(Lines of police engage Shishio's soldiers.)
Infantry captain: Fire! Fire! In the name of the dignity of the police, we'll stop this outrage!
Soldiers: They're too many of them! Run!
(Kamatari slices them in pieces.)
Kamatari: Fine, those that want to run can go ahead. If you can get past my God of Death scythe.
(Henya sails overhead, taking out several policemen.)
Henya: What do you do if the loss of a chess piece embarrasses you? Especially since our pawns are so elegant. But if you have pawns, you advance!
Soldiers: Advance!
Police: No retreat!
(Elsewhere, two soldiers hurry down a back alley.)
Soldier: All right, around here's fine. The main force and the police are duking it out, it's a good chance.
(They pour out oil and raise a torch.)
Old Man (watching from a window): Fire, everyone!
(Hordes of people appear out of nowhere.)
People: Where, where? There! This way!
Soldiers: Wait--wait a minute! What are all these people doing up in the middle of the night?
(The Oniwabanshuu appear on a rooftop.)
Misao: All right, that's good!
People: Misao--I mean, new Okashira! We got 'em!
Misao: Good work! But we're not out of the woods yet. Be careful and stay on guard! Everyone get to your posts like we planned. Look out for fire and protect the people.
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