Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 42: You Don't Know
Doctor: For good or ill, Kenshin's right arm took some of the force of the blow, so the arm wasn't cut off completely. But he won't be able to do kenjutsu again.
Yahiko: Stop joking! He was doing great! He was a genius! Or he would have been! You're a doctor! Do something!
Doctor: There's nothing I can do.
Megumi: I'm sorry, Yahiko. It's hard, but medicine isn't perfect... Yahiko!
(He runs out.)
Kaoru: Yahiko...
Doctor (to Kenshin): Are you going?
Kenshin: Yes.
Doctor: I know there's nothing I can do to stop you, but tell me one thing. This "Izuna" technique...
Kenshin: It's actually a wave of a vacuum, a traveling gap in the air.
Doctor: How did you notice...
Kenshin: Just now. A large wound which doesn't bleed is a distinct characteristic. For an instant I could see the tip shimmer like heat haze in summer. The difference produced for an instant in the depths of the air was the beginning of my understanding... however, this could not have been a mistake. (stepping outside) Be that as it may, my sword will destroy the secret sword Izuna!
(Back in the forest)
Raijuuta: He's late... It's been more than half an hour. He must have seen how terrible the secret sword is and run away.
Sanosuke (sitting on one of the sliced statues): Idiot. Which road do you take when you're running from something weaker than yourself? Or maybe you're the one looking for an excuse to back out. It's not that easy. Kenshin's your enemy whether you like it or not. But if you could run, you'd do it for your own good.
Raijuuta: Watch your mouth, boy. I have some free time and I don't mind playing with you first.
Sanosuke (standing up): As long as it's all right with you. I don't know about swordsmen, but when the master street fighter is your opponent, you lose. You're finished.
(a moment of silence, broken only by the sound of running footsteps behind them.)
Sanosuke: Feh. Looks like neither of us have any luck. You're about to sent home crying. Enter the real fight.
(Yahiko rushes in, bowling Sanosuke over.)
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