Himura Battousia Book 2: Kenshins Past
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Part 177: Remembrances 12--Harsh Fight
Enishi: Huh?
(He stands at the doorway of the hut, now empty.)
Enishi: Tome? Tomoe... ? That's strange. Where could she have gone? (thinking) She couldn't... she couldn't have passed me on the way into the forest?
(Kenshin charges through the still-falling trees.)
Sumita: He's chosen one of us as a target. After he's settled him, he'll go for the other.
Mumyoui: But that's exactly what I wanted! The space above his head is clear!
(He leaps from tree to tree and stabs downward suddenly, striking Kenshin just beside the neck. At that moment, Sumita throws a tree trunk, hitting Kenshin full in the face. Kenshin reels but refuses to go down. He slashes across, severing both Sumita's legs at the knee.)
(Kenshin slumps with his back against a tree. Instantly Mumyoui is above him, stabbing his other shoulder.)
Mumyoui: So stubborn--I expected no less of Battousai. But I planned for you to abandon your sword!
Kenshin: You flit around--
(He draws his short sword and stabs Mumyoui's hand, pinning it to the tree.)
Kenshin: --but I'll kill you in a minute, so stay put.
(Mumyoui pulls on the sword.)
Mumyoui: I can't get it out--damn you!
Kenshin (turning to look at him): One who hides in the shadows, moving about and attacking... So that's what you really are.
Mumyoui: You saw me...
(He pulls on his hand, tearing through the flesh to get it free.)
Mumyoui: This body is the legacy of the Yatsume family! It is the law of our family to kill anyone who sees us! (leaping away) I'll leave this fight for now, but I will kill you! Time may pass, the years may change, but I will kill you!
(Kenshin watches him go. Behind him, Sumita is still alive.)
Sumita (thinking): He's strong! Too strong! Even now, with his intuition and hearing gone... But he's fighting so recklessly. You couldn't assassinate a hundred people fighting like this. He's like a completely different person from the Battousai we so carefully investigated... What is this man?
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