Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 119: The Time to Awaken is Now
Kenshin: Hanya. Shikijou. Beshimi. Hyottoko. They made your heart weak! It's not for them, it's because of them you're wielding the sword of a murderer!
Aoshi: Sh--shut up!
(He backhands Kenshin with the butt of his sword.)
Kenshin: Taking me seriously and denying it, isn't that proof that you yourself know it to be true?
(Aoshi hits him with the other sword.)
Aoshi: What the hell do you know!
Kenshin: I don't know much, but I know that because of your goal of winning the title of strongest, your true self lies dormant. You're running from reality.
(Aoshi kicks him, and he flies back into the wall.)
Kenshin: By doing this, if you stop thinking, you can blot out your guilt over their deaths. I know all that, but no matter what you do, they're not coming back.
(Aoshi punches him again, his eyes wild.)
Sanosuke (thinking): It's working. The pain of having your heart hollowed out by jeers, and the pain of having to jeer a man you refuse to recognize as your enemy... It's more painful for both of them than when they were hitting each other.
Kenshin: Aoshi, you... no, your weakness, is making it all their fault. You're making them into evil spirits haunting your soul.
(Aoshi raises a sword to strike. Kenshin catches it in his bare hand. Blood runs down to the floor as they stare at each other.)
Kenshin: Did you know this, Aoshi? Miss Misao has named herself Okashira of the Oniwabanshuu. After you fought with Okina, she took on the responsibilities of the Okashira in your place to protect Kyoto and the Oniwabanshuu.
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