225th Oro Voice//Action
[Hakubaiko. To me? This is my sister's scent. To you? It's the end.]
[This scent is your guide. Follow it without losing your way.There lies the "answer" that you seek.]
[He had shot off instantly the second Enishi spoke, not bothering to go after him as he disappeared into the smoke. He had to find Kaoru. He had to make sure that she was unharmed and that the white-haired madman hadn't hurt her... or worse... He couldn't feel the pain in his body anymore, he'd pushed his mind past it. He ignored the dizziness that threatened to overtake him, even as the edges of his sight darkened.]
[Kaoru-dono...]
[Kaoru-dono...]
[Kaoru-dono]
[It was the only thought that kept his legs moving at this point--that will made out of tempered steel that would not let him stop until he found her. His surroundings were a blur, he didn't even see the buildings he past, even as he seemed to loop in a circle... back to the dojo, following the scant scent of perfume and trying to ignore how badly it tore at his chest, mirroring his state of mind from that day in the snow... ]
[Isn't there anything else--Anything but fighting-- Is there no way I can atone for the crime of stealing your sister? What can I do? Answer me, Enishi!!]
[I want you to suffer in hell.]
[It was a deliberate mirror. A deliberate mirror to Tomoe's death. Stirring him to a point of frenzy--]
[Good. The more you burn to protect her, the greater the shock when she's gone--]
[That had been the turning point. The moment Enishi made it clear his true target was Kaoru and not himself it didn't matter that the Ougi had been broken. It didn't matter how much blood he'd lost or how much pain his body was going through. All that mattered was stopping Enishi. Before that the balance was tipped, outweighed by his own guilt. But once rage took over Enishi hadn't stood a chance but for Kukiranami's interference. One more blow and it would have been over--but now!]
Kaoru-dono--!!
[He skidded to a stop.]
[He'd lost the scent... He'd lost the perfume... Where was it...]
[No... the buildings... he didn't recognize the buildings... Where had he run to? Where was the trail?]
[He spun around once, his vision clouding, his head reeling.]
What... what is--
[This wasn't Tokyo. He didn't recognize this area at all. It wasn't Tokyo.]
No...
[No... he was wrong... He did recognize these buildings... But it still wasn't Tokyo.]
[This was... the City]
NO!!! Not now!!! Why now!?!?! [The rage he had felt when turning on Enishi bubbled up full bore, momentarily overrunning his fear for Kaoru, and came out in a wordless bellow, the sheer force of his own voice making his vision speckle black.]
[He turned, swinging his sword in frustration at a post, the wood splintering from the blow, the movement re-opening the wound spanning his chest that had barely begun to clot. He took a ragged breath, his free hand moving to hold to the wound as he continued to bleed out. Not the City. Not the City. His mind was clouded, but all he could remember was that there was no way out. No way out. And he needed to be back there. He needed to find her. He needed to follow that goddamn trail to see what Enishi had done to her...]
Kuso...
[That eerie strength that had been all that was carrying him for hours finally gave and he went down onto his knees, leaning against the stump of the post he'd just destroyed, his vision blurring substantially.]
Kuso...
...
Kaoru...
[There wasn't anything he could do... There was nothing he could do. He was goddamn powerless again...]
[His vision blurred again, and finally went black as he lost consciousness leaned against the post, his sword still clutched stubbornly in his right hand.]
[ooc; have one beat up Rurouni. He's in ur City. Bleedin' on ur streets. :x someone come drag him to the hospital? Heh... he'll actually TREAT the wounds this time... I'm heading back to sew, but I'll be back sporadically and then for the night in a couple of hours!]
[This scent is your guide. Follow it without losing your way.There lies the "answer" that you seek.]
[He had shot off instantly the second Enishi spoke, not bothering to go after him as he disappeared into the smoke. He had to find Kaoru. He had to make sure that she was unharmed and that the white-haired madman hadn't hurt her... or worse... He couldn't feel the pain in his body anymore, he'd pushed his mind past it. He ignored the dizziness that threatened to overtake him, even as the edges of his sight darkened.]
[Kaoru-dono...]
[Kaoru-dono...]
[Kaoru-dono]
[It was the only thought that kept his legs moving at this point--that will made out of tempered steel that would not let him stop until he found her. His surroundings were a blur, he didn't even see the buildings he past, even as he seemed to loop in a circle... back to the dojo, following the scant scent of perfume and trying to ignore how badly it tore at his chest, mirroring his state of mind from that day in the snow... ]
[Isn't there anything else--Anything but fighting-- Is there no way I can atone for the crime of stealing your sister? What can I do? Answer me, Enishi!!]
[I want you to suffer in hell.]
[It was a deliberate mirror. A deliberate mirror to Tomoe's death. Stirring him to a point of frenzy--]
[Good. The more you burn to protect her, the greater the shock when she's gone--]
[That had been the turning point. The moment Enishi made it clear his true target was Kaoru and not himself it didn't matter that the Ougi had been broken. It didn't matter how much blood he'd lost or how much pain his body was going through. All that mattered was stopping Enishi. Before that the balance was tipped, outweighed by his own guilt. But once rage took over Enishi hadn't stood a chance but for Kukiranami's interference. One more blow and it would have been over--but now!]
Kaoru-dono--!!
[He skidded to a stop.]
[He'd lost the scent... He'd lost the perfume... Where was it...]
[No... the buildings... he didn't recognize the buildings... Where had he run to? Where was the trail?]
[He spun around once, his vision clouding, his head reeling.]
What... what is--
[This wasn't Tokyo. He didn't recognize this area at all. It wasn't Tokyo.]
No...
[No... he was wrong... He did recognize these buildings... But it still wasn't Tokyo.]
[This was... the City]
NO!!! Not now!!! Why now!?!?! [The rage he had felt when turning on Enishi bubbled up full bore, momentarily overrunning his fear for Kaoru, and came out in a wordless bellow, the sheer force of his own voice making his vision speckle black.]
[He turned, swinging his sword in frustration at a post, the wood splintering from the blow, the movement re-opening the wound spanning his chest that had barely begun to clot. He took a ragged breath, his free hand moving to hold to the wound as he continued to bleed out. Not the City. Not the City. His mind was clouded, but all he could remember was that there was no way out. No way out. And he needed to be back there. He needed to find her. He needed to follow that goddamn trail to see what Enishi had done to her...]
Kuso...
[That eerie strength that had been all that was carrying him for hours finally gave and he went down onto his knees, leaning against the stump of the post he'd just destroyed, his vision blurring substantially.]
Kuso...
...
Kaoru...
[There wasn't anything he could do... There was nothing he could do. He was goddamn powerless again...]
[His vision blurred again, and finally went black as he lost consciousness leaned against the post, his sword still clutched stubbornly in his right hand.]
[ooc; have one beat up Rurouni. He's in ur City. Bleedin' on ur streets. :x someone come drag him to the hospital? Heh... he'll actually TREAT the wounds this time... I'm heading back to sew, but I'll be back sporadically and then for the night in a couple of hours!]