Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of the Magi ❯ Fire and Wind... Water? What water? ( Chapter 15 )

"Hey, isn't that Kuno?"

"Oh yeah! Looks like he got a new sword."

"Oh my god, he actually looks half decent with that sword tied to his back, I'm kinda scared. Kuno and looking half decent just never goes into the same sentence."

"Yeah, I know what you mean. You usually use dumb or half-witted with Kuno..."

The self proclaimed Champion of Kendo growled, "I am just BESIDE YOU, YOU INFIDEL!"

"Well, at least he's still got that weird speech."

"Yeah, so he's still a duffus. That's a relieve, sign number one of the apocalypse is not here yet."

"DIE CRETIN!"

"Eep."

Nabiki shook her head as Kuno chased two of the stupider students around the school yard holding his usual Bouken, but still having the new sword tied to his back, "Hmm, I wonder what that sword is? Was he away for three weeks just to get that sword? Not the usual Katana too; looks like a Japanese Great sword."

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Act 1: Chapter 15

Fire and Wind... Water? What water?

The chimes hung near the door of the Mystical Dimension ring lightly as the door to the shop opens once again.

"Welcome the Mystical dimension, please feel free to look around and don't try to use something that you have no idea what it's for." Ranma said monotonously, "If ya need help, just call and I'll be right with you."

"Is that anyway to treat a friend that is coming to visit you?"

Ranma blinked twice before looking up from his sit behind the counter, "Hikari! What are ya doin' here!"

The fire spirit mage grinned, "Oh I'm just using my vacation break for a rest. I mean after fighting a CSM then getting caught in the middle of a tribal war that small island a little ways away from Australia, your bound to get tired."

The pig-tailed mage laughed, "It's great ta see ya and all. Just didn't expect ta see ya this soon."

Hikari smiled, "So how's your little shop doing?"

"Oh, it's doin' pretty good," Ranma said with a shrug, "Just gets borin' `lotta times. Oh nice hair cut by the way."

Hikari grinned brightly again, her hair is cut so that it only reached the back of her neck, but the hair on the side of her head as grown until it reached her stomach with a small ribbon and a small green stone tied to the end.

"You like?" Hikari asked tilting her head.

Ranma blinked, "I guess, but wouldn't your hair get in the way if ya fighting?"

"No, I tried fighting with this hair already," Hikari said absent-mindedly, "Works fine if you ask me."

Ranma suddenly grins, "Ya know, if I didn't know better, I'd say ya flaunting your chest at me."

"Huh?" Hikari blinked and looked down to see her hair, which is getting weighted down by the stone, pressing against her shirt right in the middle of her chest.

"Impressive," Shampoo said popping up from nowhere.

"GAH!" Ranma jumped, "DON'T DO THAT!"

Shampoo giggled, "Ah, your no fun, but really, that little move can be ranked up with the Amazonian Glomp!"

"The what?" Hikari said staring at the Amazon.

"Amazonian Glomp, it's a technique used to trap and seduce men." Shampoo said seriously, "Your move is good, it's subtle, but can't do anything about men that don't really look at you."

"You've got to be kidding me," Hikari said shaking her head in disbelieve, "I have to see it to believe it."

"Okay." Shampoo said and suddenly jumps towards Ranma and glomping him.

"Hey Ran... Okay, am I interrupting something?" Kikori said wiry as she looked at the scene in front of her.

Ranma just stood there, mouth gaping like a fish on land. The other spirit mage looked at Shampoo with an amused glint in her eyes. Shampoo is just snuggling into Ranma's chest.

"Umm... I'll be upstairs Ranma, come see me when you're done here..."

Hikari bursts out laughing suddenly, "Oh, Shampoo was just showing us this men seducing technique to me."

"... umm... okay?" Kikori blinked in confusion, "This place gets weirder everyday."

Shampoo finally lets go, "See, it's good technique! Ranma is gaping like a fish now."

"Actually, he's gaping like that because you managed to push him right into the stun wand." Kikori said hiding her giggle, "I think you should bring him to his room, I'll take over for him."

Hikari shook her head and watched as Shampoo looked sheepish and carried Ranma to his room guiltily, "I'll take care of the shop, you go look after that idiot."

"Bu-."

"Just go," Hikari said rolling her eyes, "You're the only priestess around here you know."

Kikori sighed in resignation, "I'll be back soon."

"You better!" Hikari huffed, "This is my vacation after all."

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"Aiya, I'm so sorry." Shampoo said apologetically, "I really don't know there was stun wands behind you!"

"Hmph." Ranma huffed as he shuffled more food into his mouth.

"Oh give the girl a break Ranma," Hikari said pausing from her dinner, "Your acting like a wuss."

"HEY!" Ranma protested, "Besides, I'm just having a little fun with Shampoo! It's not like I'm really mad at her ya know."

"Your impossible Ranma." Kikori sighed, "After being around you for so long, one would think I'd be used to your bad humor."

Hikari laughed, "If there is one thing you learn when you're around Ranma, it's that you'll never get used to his humor."

"I'm not THAT bad..." Ranma grumbled.

"Hmph, and to think that I was really worried about you." Shampoo huffed, "Next time I see you in pain, I'll just leave you there."

"You'll carry me back right Kikori?" Ranma said innocently.

"You know, I think I'll let Hikari carry you back here the next time you are in trouble." Kikori said hiding a small smile.

"WHAT! I'm not carrying him in!" Hikari screamed, "I'll break my nails if I do!"

"I feel SOOO wanted..." Ranma deadpanned as his head slumped onto the table.

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"Hey Ranma!"

"Hello Nabiki, what can I do for you?" Ranma replied politely.

"Oh, nothing, I'm just relaying a message for someone." Nabiki answered and handed Ranma an envelope, "Here I think Kuno wants a rematch."

"Huh?" Ranma scratched his head, "Who?"

"The guy you fought in Furinkin high?" Nabiki said, "The guy with the bouken? Bad Poetry? Samurai wannabe?"

"Ohhh, THAT idiot..." Ranma said slowly, "Why does he want a rematch?"

"Well, he's be away from Nerima for few weeks and now he's carrying this HUGE Japanese Great Sword with him everywhere." Nabiki replied professionally, "I'd say he want to use that sword on you."

"Oh well," Ranma said putting aside the letter, "Tell him I accept."

"Okay." Nabiki said cheerfully, "See you around."

"Bye..." Ranma shrugged and opened the envelope, "let see, foul sorcerer yaddi yaddi yadda, I challenge you to a glorious yak yak yak... Meet me at the field on Saturday..." Ranma rolled his eyes, "What a waste of ink and paper."

"What's a waste?"

Ranma turned to see his partner behind him, "Oh just take a look at this."

Kikori took the letter and read it over, "I think it's very dramatic. Like one of those samurai movies, the heroic warrior is challenging the evil sorcerer to mortal combat and only using his skills to rescue the maiden in distress."

Ranma stared at Kikori, "I think you've been reading too much of you sappy novels."

Kikori giggled, "I was just joking."

Ranma smiled, < Kikori is finally relaxing herself more now. She's been more relaxed since fighting that CSM. I wonder why... >

"Well, looks like I'll be fightin' a `heroic' warrior in mortal combat on Saturday." Ranma said jokingly, "I wonder what evil plan I'll use."

"Well, you can always use your unique spell." Kikori said offhandedly, "At least you'll finish the fight with one spell."

"And killin' that idiot along the way." Ranma said dryly, "I don't think so."

Kikori shook her head, "I still can't believe how powerful that spell you made up was. I still don't believe you."

"Do I ever lie ta ya Kikori." Ranma frowned.

"No, but you exaggerate everything good about you." Kikori replied quickly.

The pigtailed mage groaned, "I'm tellin' ya the truth!"

"I think not."

"AM TOO!"

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Hikari hummed happily as she walked in the streets of Nerima, her blond hair swayed as she cheerfully skipped along the streets, < God, I feel like I'm in high school again! Guess I'm still a kid at heart. >

Pausing from her walk, she looks around her, < This town doesn't seem too bad, but for some reason I'm getting a bad vibe... >

"What is this!"

Hikari blinked and turned to the source of the voice. A guy, about one year younger than her wearing a school uniform with a huge sword on his back

< That Sword seems so familiar >

"Doth mine eye deceive me or is there an angel gracing the grounds of this noble town!"

The fire spirit mage blushed when she realize that the guy was talking about her, "Umm, shouldn't you be in school right now?"

"Hmph!" The guy huffed, "A Man with intelligence, such as me, need not the facility of learning to succeed in this world."

"Huh?" Hikari tilted her head. < Whoa, this guys is full of himself. >

"Fair lady, what is thy name?"

"Err, I-"

"Wait! Isn't it proper to introduce myself first?" The guy pulled out a bouken from nowhere, "I am Takewaki Kuno! The rising Kendo star of Furinkin High! My peers call me the BLUE THUNDER! Age, 17."

Hikari sweatdropped, "I'm Hikari Funko."

"Ah, Hikari! A name worthy of the golden mane that you possess." Kuno said putting his bouken away and pulling a bouquet of roses out, "Let us date!"

"I think not." Hikari muttered, "Fury of fire, show all your might."

Hikari pointed her finger at Kuno and immediately, his bouquet of rose starts to burn.

"Ahh, the passion that I have for you is burning so great, even the roses I present to you catches on fire!"

"Oh brother..." Hikari sighed, "Hey, aren't you the guy that is suppose to fight Ranma?"

"The sorcerer?" Kuno blinked, "You know of the evil sorcerer that has his evil claws on the green haired goddess of calmness?"

Hikari stared at the guy, < And to think I actually blushed a bit when he was sprouting his poetry >

"You can say that..."

"Ah, then can you give this," Kuno whipped out another bunch of rose, "to the goddess?"

"Yeah... sure..." Hikari said shaking her head and taking the roses, "See you around."

"May we meet again."

"I'll be praying to god that we won't." Hikari muttered, "Yep, all good men are either taken, totally clueless or dead."

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"For me?" Kikori stared at Hikari and took a step backwards, "I'm not like that you know."

The fire Spirit mage blushed, "It's not like that! Kuno, that guy with the bouken and the sword on his back, asked me to give this to you."

Kikori blinked and took the roses, "Umm... why?"

Just then, Ranma walked in, "Hey... WHOA!"

Kikori blushed and hid the roses behind her back, "Umm... Hi Ranma."

"Err, Not that I have anything against same sex relationships... but I never realized that both of you are..."

"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Both females present shouted.

"Am I the only normal person in this shop?" Ranma sighed melodramatically, "Can I ever get a normal life ever again?"

Hikari snickered, "I doubt YOU of all people can qualify as normal."

"Plus, these flowers are from Kuno." Kikori added and threw the roses into the nearest garbage bin, "I still don't get why he doesn't just say my name."

The two spirit mages scratched their heads in unison. Awkward silence spread over the shop as the three tries to figure out Kuno's reasoning. (As frustrating and useless as it is.)

"Anyway," Hikari said breaking the sudden silence, "What do you think of the duel your going to have with him. I'm certain that the sword on his back is magical in nature. Not to mention I think I've seen it before somewhere..."

"Magical?" Ranma said in shock, "Whoa, that idiot actually got his hands on a MAGICAL weapon?"

"Well, he MUST be competent in SOMETHING." Kikori said logically, "Just like you are competent in magic and fighting, but the rest..."

Ranma gave Kikori a short glare, "Say, where is that eagle of yours? I haven't seen it in a while."

Kikori shrugged and whistled out, "He'll come if he's around."

PECK!

"OW!" Ranma covered his head and ran behind Hikari, "WHAT IS WITH YOU AND PECKING ME!"

Fudari gave a chirp cheerfully and landed on Kikori's shoulder.

"You never told me you have a pet eagle!" Hikari said looking at the eagle, "He looks SOO cute."

"Fudari is a she." Kikori replied, "And I think she is more majestic than cute."

The eagle puffed out her feathers in response to Kikori's comment.

"That bird is so smart it scares me." Ranma said, walking back out from behind Hikari, "And I STILL don't get why ya keep pecking me!"

"Maybe he just likes playing with you." Hikari said snickering, "Or maybe she is protecting Kikori from your evil and perverted grasp."

"Tch, I'm outta here." Ranma walked back into the store, "I'll be in my room."

"I almost feel sorry for Ranma." Hikari said with a smile, "But then again, after the stunts he pulled when we are still in the tower, I'd say he deserves it."

Kikori only smiled and petted the eagle on her shoulder.

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"Can someone tell me why I'm here again?" Ranma asked as he stood in the middle of Furinkin high's field, which is surround by students and other Random people that are curious.

"You accepted Kuno's challenge to a duel and now you're waiting for him." Kikori said matter of factly.

"And what is taking him so long?" Ranma said impatiently.

"You'll have to ask him personally." Kikori replied.

"I'll do that after I beat the crap outta him." Ranma snarled.

"AH, so the sorcerer DID show is visage today!" Kuno exclaimed as he walked dramatically into the field, "PREPARED TO BE VANQUISHED FOUL SORCERER!"

Kuno pointed his bouken at Ranma as blue lightning flashed behind him.

Ranma blinked and then shrugged, < Well, if ya wanna make opening speeches... >

"HA! Your feeble skills are no match for the magic that I wield! You shall not succeed!" Ranma shouted back and called a little wind to swirl around him, "My purifying wind shall punish you for your accusation!"

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Everyone watching sweatdropped.

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"This is the first time someone actually made a speech with a duel with Kuno," Nabiki commented, "They usually just try to beat the crap out of Kuno right after his speech."

Akane shivered, "Let's just hope Ranma doesn't turn into an other Shakespearean freak."

"I seriously doubt that." Nabiki answered her litter sister, "It's probably a one time thing."

"I hope so..."

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"Standard rules of engagement, No mortal blows or skills or spells of massive destruction that might endanger others. Anything else may be used." Kikori said raising her hand, "Ready! FIGHT!"

< I feel like I'm in a fighting game. > Ranma thought to himself and held his right palm in front of him, "I forth the winds! Come, GATHER!"

Kuno charged at the pigtailed mage, as expected, wielding his usual bouken, "HAVE AT THEE!"

"RELEASE!"

Kuno frowned in concentration, his bouken starts to glow yellow and he pulls it in front of him to block the ball of magical wind.

Only to have the bouken knocked out of his hand.

"H-How is this possible!" Kuno stared at his now empty hands.

"You may have learnt how to focus your ki into your bouken to counter my magic," Ranma said, "But you still haven't trained yourself to block a magic spell!"

"IMPOSSIBLE!"

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Hikari blinked, "That's it? I was hoping for more of a fight."

Kikori shrugged, "Well, at least it was faster than the last time they fought."

"And to think I actually thought he had a might put up a decent fight." Hikari sighed, "God what a waste of time."

"Wait, I think Kuno still has something up his sleeve." The priestess said pointing towards the fight, "He's pulling out something."

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"Hmph, I was thinking that I wouldn't need to use a weapon such as this against a peasant like you," Kuno boasted as he pulled out his newly enquired great sword. The sword is as almost the height of Kuno with a clear at the end of the handle. The handle itself is very plain and is wrapped with a leather grip. The blade is also very plain except for the fact that the tip is curved slightly upwards, like a hook. "But it seems that I would be needing to use this against you."

Ranma blinked and looked at the sword, "what the..."

"I see you shivering in fear at the sight of the sword." Kuno said with a small smile, "I PRESENT TO YOU ALL! The mage slayer! SORAHI KEN!"

"The... Sky fire sword..." Ranma whispered, "I'm not seeing things am I?"

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"Oh my GOD he has the sky fire." Hikari grimaced, "Someone is going to get hurt. No wonder that sword seem so familiar."

Kikori gave Hikari a quizzical look.

"Just watch."

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"Looks like Kuno-chan is using his new toy." Nabiki said, "Wonder what's got Saotome so shocked."

"Maybe it's because it's like those two martial artist that challenged him and Kikori to a duel," Akane guessed, "It's completely useless."

"I hope not." Nabiki said, "If the fight ends too quickly, then I'd be losing BIG money."

"Huh?"

"People are betting on how long Kuno can last against Ranma." Nabiki explained as she took out her notepad and ledger, "If Kuno lasts more than five minutes, I'll be gaining some extra spending cash."

"..."

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"Prepare to taste the power of mine sword!" Kuno yelled and made a horizontal slash with the sword at the air in front of him. A line of fire shot forward towards Ranma who cast his fight spell to dodge, "Come down onto the ground and fight like a man sorcerer!"

"I call forth the sword of wind!" Ranma summoned his own blade and swooped down towards the Kendoist, who brought his sword up to parry it.

Grunting at the pressure, Kuno made a swing to throw Ranma back onto the ground but the pigtailed mage flipped in the air and landed on the floor safely, "I call upon the breath of a demon!"

Streams of air, made to needles rushed towards Kuno and Ranma quickly followed behind them, "I forth the wind! GATHER!"

Kuno used the flat of his sword to block incoming needles and jumped to the side to dodge a hook punch from Ranma, "HA! Your feeble attempt to attack me failed!"

"Not quite." Ranma grinned, "RELEASE!"

The Kendoist flew back after the ball of magic hit him in the stomach, and landed on his back with his sword by his side.

"It is not over yet!" Kuno said taking his sword again, "I fight on!"

"Not this time your not!" Ranma muttered, "I call upon the weapon of nature!"

The pig-tailed mage released a wave of strong wind towards Kuno knocking him down on the ground once again, "Wind, you are the weapon of death!"

Kuno rolled on the ground to dodge the spell and once again stands up with his sword, "SORAHI KEN! SHOW HIM THY MIGHT!"

Fire swirled around the blade like a snake choking its prey. The Gem at the end of the sword starts to glow bright green but if you look closely, a speck of red is seen. The leather grip seems to melt into the handle, turning it into gold and the blade glows bright red from the flames that swirl around it.

"Looks like Kuno does know how to use that thing." Ranma licked his lips and watched cautiously, "I shouldn't have EVER made that thing with Hikari."

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Hikari grimaced, "He knows how to use our sword."

"Our sword?" Kikori blinked, "You mean you made that sword?"

"Yeah, me and Ranma." Hikari giggled nervously, "You know the final project that we needed to do in the tower."

"Yeah," Kikori said with a nodded, "That's when I managed to cast resurrection for more that five seconds."

"Well, me, Ranma, and this imbuer made that." Hikari said pointing towards the sword, "Basically, Ranma is fighting against his own and my magic along with whatever the imbuer felt like putting in there."

"I'll get some burn ointment for after the duel." Kikori sighed.

"I can't believe he gave HIM that sword!" Hikari fumed, "I am SO going to kill Kenji the next time I see him."

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"I am SO going to kill Kenji the next time I see him." Ranma growled silently.

"I see you are speechless at the might of my sword." Kuno laughed, "I the Blue Thunder shall defeat you!"

< Great, I'm going up against my own school project... > Ranma thought bitterly, < Well at least it'll be a fun fight to win. >

"Ya know, we might as well get the fight over with," Ranma said with a smirk, "I think I might fall asleep from getting' bored if this keeps up."

"You DARE mock the great Blue Thunder!" Kuno growled, "I STRIKE!"

The Kendoist starts thrusting his great sword at Ranma at high speeds throwing fireballs at him summoned by the magical sword.

"I call forth the wind! Gather! RELEASE AND SCATTER!" Ranma yelled quickly, summoning a wall of green balls of wind countering all the fireballs, "Wind, you are the weapon of DEATH!" Ranma throws the spell towards the relentless attacker and dodge to the side to avoid the other fireballs.

Kuno stops his attack to block the flying scythe of magic before twisting his body and swings the Sorahi ken towards the mage. A pillar of fire explodes from the ground and quickly makes its way towards the wind spirit mage.

"I call forth the barrier of souls!" Ranma thrusts his hands to his side and the air in front of him shimmers as if solidifying blocking the pillar of fire, but Ranma is still flung away.

< Damn, forgot about MY magic... > Ranma cursed himself.

"HA! Seems like your magic can not face that of mine sword!" Kuno gloated, "NOW PERISH!"

"Fine, kid gloves are off." Ranma muttered, "Shimmering lines of broken air, let mine body slip through the holes of reality!"

Kuno makes a horizontal slash towards Ranma summoning a large ball of fire, which flies towards the mage in an arc...

BOOM!

And explode when it touched the ground.

"HA! The foul sorcerer is defeated!" Kuno yelled towards the crowd who stares at him. "Yes, admire my handsome visage and my glorious victory against the foul mage!"

"The Wind is my walkway."

"Kuno, ya might want to learn ta watch ya back."

"WHAT!" Kuno turns to face Ranma nose to nose, scowl to smirk.

"Bye bye," Ranma said cheerfully, "Powers of uninhibited winds, thy powers are at my call. Come to me oh winds of destruction, SHOW THE UNWORTHY OUR POWER!"

Kuno's pupil shrunk as tries to move away only to find that the air seems to be as thick as water, literary.

A tight tornado picks up immediately and green lines of light shot out from the ground in the tornado, but none hitting Ranma himself. The wind strengthens and picks up a loose rock on the ground, lifting it and knocking the great sword from Kuno's hand onto the ground.

"So how did ya like one of my big fours Kuno?" Ranma said casually after the spell ended and picked up the sword from the ground, "It's nice that ya found a magic sword, but I really think that ya shouldn't be usin' a weapon against it's own creator."

"Wh-what's this!" Kuno gasped.

"Feather light," Ranma mumbles and holds the sword up with one hand, "It's really too bad ya haven't found the swords desperate spells. Ya might have beaten me if you had." The mage holds the sword against Kuno's neck, "Ya Yield?"

"You have won... for now." Kuno admits grudgingly, "I'll be challenging you again once I have mastered my ki defense against you magic."

"Lookin' forward to it." Ranma said cheerfully and waves the sword above his head.

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"Wow, Ranma's stronger than he looks." Akane said with wide eyes.

"Sis, when did you become the princess of understatments?" Nabiki said shaking her head, "HE IS WAVE A GREAT SWORD WITH ONE HAND OVER HIS HEAD!"

"Actually, he just activated the weightless spell on the sword." Hikari said as she walked over to Nabiki to collect her winnings, "It has more stuff on it, but that spell is one of Ranma's favorites when he wants to intimidate people."

"Huh?" The two Tendos stare at the Hikari.

"Ranma, me and some other guy made that sword," Hikari explained, "It's a school project that we did. At first, we wanted to try to make a sword whose power is greater than the `Flameberge', the greatest of the fire swords. Of course, it didn't work out, but the Sorahi-ken does have its perks."

"What's that?" Akane asked curiously.

"Well, most fire swords have one flaw, if you manage to make a space in front of you airless, then it's long range attacks would be useless, which renders the sword's efficiency by half already." Hikari said, "But his sword, because of Ranma's wind magic, can throw fireballs even in space since there is wind magic to fuel that fire."

"So in other words..." Nabiki said.

"It's just another fire sword with tidbits of nifty spells on it." Hikari said seriously, "Not to mention the desperate spell on it."

"You making it sound like a video game." Akane said giggling a bit.

"Ranma insisted." The fire spirit mage said with a shrug, "Well, it's a good idea, I guess, but it drains the sword's magic for a whole day before you can use it again. So... where's my money?"

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"Kenji." Ranma growled into the telephone, "WHY DID YOU GIVE OUR FREAKING SCHOOL PROJECT TO A SAMURAI WANNABE!"

The two other mages shook their heads as Ranma screamed into the telephone.

"Did you know HOW much those spells HURT!" Ranma panted lightly, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN A GARAGE SELL!"

Kikori blinked, "Garage sell?"

"The tower held a garage sell?" Hikari said bewildered, "Don't tell me the tower needs money because I KNOW for a fact that they don't."

"Whose idea was that?" Ranma growled, "LANDAL'S!"

After a few more minutes of shouting Ranma finally slams the phone back to where it sat, "Remind me to kill Landal the next time I see him."

"I'll warn him when I get back to the tower." Hikari said.

"Please, as much as I dislike that man, he doesn't deserve to die just yet." Kikori said giggling a little. Her eagle chirped in agreement to her owner.

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Name: Ranma Saotome

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Mage Type: Spirit, Talent: Caller

Level: 3rd circle spirit mage, first level Caller

Ranma Saotome completed is one of the five know spirit mage to have reached third circle at the age of 13. He was inducted into the tower as a free mage at the age of seven with his sister, Saiko. Unfortunately, his sister never did have his talent in magic and ended up just following him. At the age of ten, one year after the death of his sister, he has reached the fourth circle but unable to go on missions due to his education. At age 13, along with his ascension to 3rd circle, he has completed his high school education and is partnered up with Kikori Sekihara who has been a shrine priestess for a year. Together, they completed a total of 35 different missions in the three years. Most notable is the break up of the anti-tower cult in Kure.

Name: Kikori Sekihara

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Mage Type: Priest/Priestess

Branch: Goddess of Healing

God Focus: Pendent of Crystal tears

Kikori Sekihara became a full priestess at the age of twelve. She is born to two mages already in the mage tower. Her mother, a channler, and father, a priest, died during an accident on one of their missions. Sadden by the lost of her parents, Kikori buried herself in her studies and passed the trials of healing and becomes a priestess of the Goddess of Healing. She gained her god focus by the age of 13 when she manages to cast and hold a Godly spell, Resurrection, for more than five seconds. She is partnered up with Ranma Saotome quickly after she has gained her focus.

Comments from the council: The two separated are very powerful and skilled, but combined, they are even stronger and they can even defeat a mature dragon if the need rises. Because of Ranma's restrictions as a talent1, they can not out power most other mages, but they can defeat people with their superior defense summoned by Kikori and precise attacks from Ranma's spells. From their success, we have deemed that they shall stay in partnership until the council says otherwise.

Talents cannot tap into the true power of any of the classes that they can summon, but there are legends and ancient texts that say otherwise.

Landal snorted, "What a bunch of bull."

"It IS true to a certain extent Landal."

"Elder." Landal dipped his head and continues to read the profile.

"Landal, read it, learn from it, and tell me what you see."

"..."

"You are not ready," The elder of the spirit mage said, "Nor are the others in the council."

"What do you mean?"

"The Prophecy... THEIR Prophecy... compare it to their profile."

Landal frowned, "What are you getting at elder?"

"We shall see."

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Call me dull, but this chapter is just a filler =p. I want to show a bit of Ranma's doings as a mage and some other stuff in this chapter. It's the NEXT chapter that I'll be having lots of fun writing. I'm going to get Happosai in the next chapter BWAHAHAHA.

The end of the first act of this story is almost finished, just need to set it up for the second act and all would be good. Well before you ask, yes there is going to be a epic battle between Ranma and someone at the end =p it just won't be Ranma without one of those crazy things. Like always Reviews are appreciated but not necessary =p I'll just keep writing to annoying those of you who think it's bad BWAHAHAA =p

Omake! Desperation attack! Omake!

"Well, most fire swords have one flaw, if you manage to make a space in front of you airless, then it's long range attacks would be useless, which renders the sword's efficiency by half already." Hikari said, "But his sword, because of Ranma's wind magic, can throw fireballs even in space since there is wind magic to fuel that fire."

"So in other words..." Nabiki said.

"It's just another fire sword with tidbits of nifty spells on it." Hikari said seriously, "Not to mention the desperate spell on it."

"You making it sound like a video game." Akane said giggling a bit.

"Actually, it's nothing like a video game." Hikari said with a sigh, "I have no idea what gave Ranma that idea."

"HEY! THAT'S NOT THE SCRIPT!"

"Well, if it's REALLY Ranma's idea, he'll make the sword be able to give him his super nifty armor and transform into this super hero." Hikari countered.

"STAY WITH THE SCRIPT!"

"Plus, I won't want a super nifty armor!" Ranma added from behind, "I'd want a new leather outfit for Kikori." Ranma finished, winking at Kikori, who blushed.

"I don't think you'd want Mother to hear that Ranma." Saiko grinned holding a tape recorder out, "Revenge is sweet dear brother."

"Aw, come one Saiko!" Ranma sighed, "So what if I told Mom that ya boyfriend was makin' out wit ya yesterday! Plus, mom would just say I'm bein' manly."

"Grrrr." Saiko growled.

"HEY! That's a good idea I came up with," Ranma said grinned, "Yo Script guy! Can ya make a lemon scene with me and Kikori with the `desperate' move of the sword."

"I can't believe I'm dating him." Kikori groaned before taking out her whip, "I'd stop before I start whipping Ranma."

"So that's why Pops always said never date chicks with whips..." Ranma said.

"Ah yes, the path to a women's heart is fraught with peril." Kuno said wearing a t-shirt and jeans.

"You sound like Pops."

"You insult me."

Omake! End Omake!

Err... one of my worst... I think.... Anywho, next chapter! DEMON VS GODDESS! WILL GOOD PREVAIL! OR WILL THE PERVERTED RULE NERIMA! Tune in next time =p