Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 124: Shadow of a True Desire
Misao: Now the tables are turned! Beat 'em up, Kaoru!
Kaoru: Wait, Misao. Kamatari... will you surrender? You can't win now, without your scythe. There's no point in any further.
Misao (boiling mad): Hey wait a minute!! I'm not going to agree to that! Not only did that freak humiliate me, he broke my ribs!!
Kamatari (to Kaoru): You make me laugh. (waving at the broken bokutou) You can't win either, can you?
Kaoru: That's not true. The essence of the Kamiya Kasshin school is the sword that protects life. The idea is not to kill your opponent, but to control him. (Holding out the bokutou, now only a foot long) Therefore, one can fight without a blade, even with only a hilt.
Kamatari (raising the bladeless staff): You don't sound like you're bluffing. But I've got a broken-weapon technique too.
Misao (thinking): He's not smiling anymore. (aloud) So Kaoru finally got you to take us seriously.
Kamatari: What are you talking about? I took you seriously from the start.
Misao: LIAR!
Kamatari: It's true. You can't be a transvestite half-heartedly. No matter how hard I wish, I can never have a woman's body, so I'll never be able to compete with Yumi of the Night. And no matter how hard I train, I'll never be as good as Soujirou, the best of the Ten Swords. As a man or as a woman, I'll never be Lord Shishio's favorite, I'll always be the odd one out. Since it's all I can do, I fulfill my duties perfectly. With all of my heart. Fighting for Lord Shishio is all I have! I can't let anything stop me!
(He drives the barbed end of the staff into the links of the chain and twists, pulling it up into a windmill and hurling it at Kaoru.)
Honshuu-style Great Scythe techniques Benten Mawashi!
(Kaoru dives in under the chain.)
Kamiya Kasshin school Tsuka no Gedan--Hiza Hijiki!
(She breaks the bokutou across Kamatari's knee, crushing the kneecap.)
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