Two haunted violet orbs locked onto a pair of curious amber hidden within the shadows.

"Saitou?" murmured Himura, his violet orbs reflecting uncertainty. He lunged back, his sword in his hand, as the mibu wolf stepped out of the shadow with his all too familiar smirk.

"You're back," he confirmed.

No sooner than those words dropped, Kenshin slipped into unconsciousness, falling into the shocked arms of his past rival. The sakabotu within his slack grasp clattered to the ground.

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