Nice, it inspires me to write one from an American perspective as excessive prosperity and success build the overconfidence that will shake the U.S.'s status as a global super power.

It is so hard to see the high ideals of any of the Kenshingumi face the realities of the 20th century and WWII in particular. You conveyed both Yahiko's honor and sense of loss beautifully.

That was superb. It's heartbreaking to think that spirited Yahiko ended his life like this.

You did excellent.

Ah, that any of the Kenshin-gumi should live to see such times. I suppose Yahiko would though; he was so young.

No one has ever written anything like this. What a sad, elegaic piece. Thank you so much.

"The roar of a propeller high overhead grabs my attention"

One propeller, as in just one plane? Is it either Hiroshima or Nagasaki?

Love this! Kenshin might have changed the regime with his sword, but he can't change human nature. I find the notion that he had brought peace with his sword just well-dressed hypocrisy sometimes.