Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 140: Flame of a Double-Edged Sword
(Leaves drift over the battlefield as Kenshin stands at the ready.)
Houji (thinking): He... he stood up. No... calm down, all he's doing is standing. It's highly doubtful he still has the strength to use the succession technique Amakakeru Ryuu no Hirameki. The burns of the Homura Dana and the explosion of the Guren Kaina... it's obvious he won't survive. Lord Shishio is too strong for him... And yet... this chill! this unease! this fear!
(Kenshin roars, sending out a blast of ki that snaps leaves in midair and knocks Houji and Yumi back.)
Houji (thinking): Formidable! Himura Battousai surpasses everything I know! I cannot think that Lord Shishio would lose! And yet...
(Saitou and Sanosuke, too, have gained consciousness.)
Sanosuke: Why didn't... you get up before this? You had me worried...
(He looks down at his right hand, which is twisted and bloodied.)
Sanosuke (thinking): So this is what died. (aloud) He said, before the fight, not to interfere... and in the end he was the one we had to rely on.
Kenshin: Let's do it!
Shishio: What refreshing sword-ki... Yes. From an opponent I can face with all of my strength. Something I had never before experienced. Let us see if you can heat up even further my white-hot flesh!
(Kenshin strikes, Shishio blocks; the battle begins.)
(Yumi gasps, clutching the watch; it reads 5:16.)
Yumi (clutching at Houji's coat): He can't! You have to stop them! It's been more than fifteen minutes! It's too dangerous to fight any more!
Houji (slowly): What?
Yumi: Did you forget? Lord Shishio's entire body was burned. He can't regulate his body temperature by sweating. His temperature is higher than anyone should be able to withstand! The doctor said he can only do anything strenuous for fifteen minutes! If this goes on and his temperature continues to rise, I don't know what will happen!
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