Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ New World ❯ Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma use it merely for entertainment purposes.

A nine year old Ranma was the happiest he could remember in his short life. He was a student at a Psionic Training Center located on the Northern Island of Hokkaido. At first he was very reluctant to come. This changed however when Officer Yamada told him that they could get rid of Ranma's fear of cats. When Ranma heard this he practically jumped at the chance to go with the Officer. He did not want to be afraid of anything as he was taught that fear was a weakness and he wanted to be strong. He wanted to be strong to make his Mother proud; he remembered the second part of his Mother's farewell for him to be strong.

After Ranma was released from the hospital Officer Yamada took him to the Training Center. Yamada called ahead and informed the Telepaths of Ranma's problem so everything would be ready when they arrived. Once there, Ranma was taken into a room with five people waiting for him. The process to remove the fear of cats caused by the Neko-ken training took nearly a week to remove. The Five Telepaths worked around the clock in a cycle of two performing the removal, one sleeping/eating and two meditating to restore their focus. They had to work slowly to remove the fear so as not to cause brain damage or memory loss. When it was over the test came a day later when a cat wondered into the compound and Ranma was near by and to his surprise all he did was flinch away. The Telepaths had cured Ranma's fear to the point it would only cause him mind discomfort to be around one.

 

After the Neko-ken was cured Ranma was scanned for his potential in Psionics. IT was discovered that he had truly impressive Psionic potential reaching into the Advanced Range: the three levels being Low, Middle and Advanced Range. When his Psionic Potential was determined Ranma started training in calling forth the power of his mind. This was accomplished through deep meditation techniques. The Psionic Powers that manifested were only two so far: Electrokinesis, the ability to control electricity and Omni Sight, the ability to see all around his body up to a distance of three meters. More powers were expected come but this was most likely to happen later in life.

 

Ranma was also introduced to the Training Center's extensive Library. This was here for the Trainees to better understand their powers so they could be used at their fullest. Ranma enjoyed the Library because he was able to read all the books he did not get to finish when traveling with Genma. Then there was the part of Ranma's training that he truly excelled at, Combat Training. In the year that Ranma was at the Training Center he achieved Black Belt level in four styles and Mastered one other. Ranma would often be seen helping other students his age, and occasionally his senior, helping out with their katas. This led to what Ranma had truly wanted above nearly everything else, friends.

 

At the Center Ranma was able to meet people his own age and free to socialize and make friends. Ranma's best friend at the Training Center was another Martial Artist named Yamato Akira. The boy was not as talented as Ranma in the Marital Arts but his Telepathy and Telekinesis made up for that draw back. In full sparing matches, that included Psionics, the two would often end up calling the match a draw. Yes currently Ranma was the happiest he could be, except for one thing he still missed his Mother.

 

“Have you found any information on Ranma's family?” Ranma's primary teacher a woman named Amaki Kyoko. This was instituted because Ranma made a few comments about women being weaker; a half an hour suspended in mid air thanks to Kyoko's Telekinesis fixed that.

 

“Other than more reports of his Father committing petty crimes,” Officer Yamada answered. “Not really. It turns out Saotome Genma was the last of his line until Ranma came along. Records indicate he was married to a Suzuki Nodoka but we can't locate her. Best we can tell she lives in one of the traditional towns outside of Kyoto. Kyoto Police are trying to find her but are not having much luck.”

 

“You mentioned Ranma's Father was still committing crimes,” Kyoko mentioned and Yamada nodded, “Why is he still loose after so many charges have been filled against him?”

 

“If there is one thing Saotome Genma is good at it is avoiding punishment,” Yamada answered. “He's a Chi Adept and a skilled fighter, this makes it very difficult to catch. Last known report had him near a small fishing village on the Sea of Japan. We believe he's skipped the country for there has not been any sighting after that.”

 

“Well as long as he stays away from Ranma then where he goes and what he does is fine with me,” Kyoko said with a hint of passion.

 

“If I didn't know any better Kyoko I would say you're forming a relationship with him that's more than just Sensei and Kohai,” Yamada said giving the woman a knowing smirk.

 

“And what is wrong with that, Yamada?” Kyoko asked. “If you can't find this Suzuki Nodoka woman Ranma will need someone to take him in, if for no other reason then to have an honorable family name.”

 

“True enough!” Yamada laughed. “So how has he been doing lately?”

 

“Well we've finally got him caught back up to his proper grade level in all subjects,” Kyoko answered. “He's actually extremely intelligent so it was not all that hard really. The only reason it took so long was because he knew almost nothing in some areas like mathematics and grammar. In his training in the Martial Arts he has become a Black Belt in Shotokan Karate since the last time you called.”

 

“But that was only two months ago!” Yamada interrupted.

 

“Ranma appears to be a natural at the Martial Arts,” Kyoko replied. “And that could be a slight problem down the road. If he keeps learning as fast as he does we'll run out of styles to teach him in about a year and a half.”

 

“That's not much of a problem in all reality,” Yamada responded. “He needs to learn Chi control as well as further his Psionic training because of the Neko-ken. Once he completes his training here he could go on a training trip with you and learn from Chi Masters.”

 

“I guess you're right,” Kyoko nodded she then noticed the time. “Ranma should be finishing his meditation any time now.”

 

“Then you had better go get him,” Yamada suggested. “I need to speak with the Director about a couple of things.” He was about to leave but stopped to ask, “Do you want me to tell him that there still has not been any progress in finding his Mother?”

 

“No,” Kyoko said sadly. “I'll do it.” Yamada nodded and walked off. Every time Yamada called or came by he would deliver a status report of finding Ranma's family. Each time there was no news Ranma would become rather depressed and it really hurt Kyoko to be the one to tell him. As the person closest to him, other than his friend Akira, she felt it was here duty to tell him the bad news. Many times over the past year Kyoko played with the idea of not telling Ranma anything but he would always hear of Yamada's visits and ask about his Mother. The last thing Kyoko wanted to do was lie to the boy. `Time to face the music,' she thought heading towards the meditation chamber Ranma was using today.

 

A few minutes later she saw Ranma running up to her as fast as he could. He looked extremely excited and happy about something. It could not be about Yamada because only she and the guard that showed him in knew he was here. When Ranma reached Kyoko he started talking, “Sensei I got a new Psionic Power!”

 

“You did?” She asked very surprised. Even for an Advanced Range Psionic discovering two powers, much less three, after only a year of training was extraordinary. “And what Psionic Power have you learned?”

 

Ranma held out his hand and placed a small leaf on it. When he furrowed his brow in concentration the leaf lifted of his palm a couple of centimeters and then floated there for several seconds, “Telekinesis just like you Sensei! Though not as strong,” he added a little quieter.

 

“Well this is only your first time, and you did very well,” Kyoko said. “With practice and more focus you'll be able to do better.” Ranma absolutely beamed at the praise and the leaf fell due to his lack of attention. Looking at the big smile on his face Kyoko decided not to tell Ranma Yamada's latest news just yet, `Why ruin his good mood?' Kyoko asked herself. `I'll tell him later.' “Well come on Ranma it's time for geography lesson.”

 

“Yes Sensei,” Ranma said happily. Of all the academic subjects he had learned in the past year geography and physics were his favorite. Physics because it helped him learn to control his Electrokinesis up to now and would later help with Telekinesis. Geography, because he wanted to visit a lot of Martial Arts Training Schools and it helped to know where they were, he still wanted to go to China and learn Amazon Chi Techniques.

 

A year and a half later Ranma was standing with his Sensei, Kyoko outside a Shinto Shrine. He was here to learn how to control his Chi. Three months ago Ranma learned all of the Training Center's Martial Arts to the Black Belt level and Master two of them. When this happened Kyoko told him that they would be taking a training trip to teach him how to control his Chi. They needed to leave the Training Center for this thus bring them here. “Sensei does this place have any Martial Arts Techniques?” Ranma asked.

 

“I am afraid not Ranma,” Kyoko answered. “However there are several Dojo's around the area. Tasuki Gomen, the Shrine Keeper here has made arrangements for you to attend their classes while we stay here.”

 

“Why don't we just stay at the Dojos?” Ranma asked. “Can't I learn Chi from them?”

 

“Yes you can and you probably will,” Kyoko answered. “The Shrine's meditation practices will only assist you as learn to control you're Chi. The meditation taught a Shrine focuses on the spirit, which is essential for harnessing Chi, rather than the mind for Psionics. Plus you will be going to public school and the Shrine will be our address here. With how fast you learn, staying at a Dojo is not practical for we would be changing addresses every few months.”

 

Ranma smiled at the compliment. It was a well-known fact around the Training Center that he was the fastest learner when it came to the Martial Arts. He did not get a swelled head for this status because he was still beat regularly by people with greater experience with the Psionics and fighting keeping him humble. “How long are we going to be staying here Sensei?”

 

“That depends on the Mr. Tasuki,” Kyoko answered. “When he has taught you all he can we will move on.”

 

“What will he be teaching me Sensei?” Ranma asked again.

 

“That will depend on you, Young Ranma,” An old man said from inside the Temple's grounds. “I first have to understand your personal Chi first and then we will progress from there.”

 

“Greetings Mr. Tasuki,” Kyoko bowed. “It is good to see you and I thank you for allowing us to stay here.”

 

“And Greetings to you Kyoko,” Tasuki bowed back. “It is good you too and think nothing of it. Your Father's an friend of mine it's my pleasure to house you and your student.” He gave the pair a big smile, “Now come inside and I'll show your rooms.

For the next eight months Ranma's training took on an entirely new level. The Chi training he did under Tasuki was very intense because his spirit was still extremely wild because of the Neko-ken. The training was also very slow going, this was because the differences in meditation techniques. The same basic principles applied but when it came down to the finer details, like determining the proper path to his inner spirit rather than his subconscious, was unbelievably difficult for him to master. And once he made it past this hurdle the real training began, the taming of the Neko-ken.

 

The Neko-ken was like a full-grown Siberian Tiger. It was wild and nearly uncontrollable and many times when Ranma tried to call on his Chi it would irrupt around him in a bone fire like blaze and immediately zap his strength. This would cause him to sleep for days at a time and even then he felt incredibly drained. Still Ranma made progress with every attempt and the Chi would not flare up as much and leave him drained for as along. Eventually, after months of trying Ranma was able to tame the ferrous nature of his Chi and call on it nearly without any strain at all. After this came the next stage in Ranma's training, learning to focus his Chi.

 

Ranma was able to accomplish controlling his Chi the fastest because this is where Martial Arts were incorporated. Once he had control over his Chi Ranma was able to analyze how it flowed through his body and started to experiment. As he did his katas he would focus his Chi into an arm or a leg as he did a punch or a kick and found the speed and strength. Soon he was able to channel it through his entire body and was moving faster and hitting harder then ever before.

 

Then one day Ranma was meditating on some of the finer points of his Chi when he was hit by a sudden bout of inspiration. As he was meditating he brushed across the part of the Neko-ken that contained the instinctual knowledge of how to form blades out of pure Chi. The first application of this was the Chi Claws that came naturally to someone using the Neko-ken. When Ranma started to train using them he found them to be very powerful. The only draw back Ranma discovered was the range of attack, for the Chi Claws only extended from his body about ten centimeters. Ranma started to experiment again and found he could form different length blades by lessening the number of blades. Leading him to his Chi Daggers, one for each hand about twenty-five centimeters in length and is Chi Sword with a length of one hundred centimeters. When he showed Tasuki and Kyoko they were both impressed by the power of the Chi blades. But because of their lethality, demonstrated by him cutting through a large stone easily and cleanly, they made him promise to only use them in extreme situations.

 

With the formation of his Chi weapons Ranma took an entirely new direction in his Martial Arts training. He started to incorporate weapons katas in his daily routine, just incase an extreme situation occurred he wanted to make sure he was ready for it. The usual weakness of overly relaying on a weapon and becoming useless if the weapon is lost. But because the Chi weapons could not be lost unless he ran out of Chi that problem was negated. So he started attending a local Kendo Schools and like the other Martial Arts Styles he learned he started to combine them into his own unique and very effective style.

 

Currently Ranma was attending class in his third Kendo Dojo in two months and was already in the Advanced Class. He was staying after Class was finished to put in the extra time needed because he missed yesterdays class to help get caught up at school. He was behind in class because of the days he missed due to his Chi training. Ranma had heard a knock on the entrance of the Dojo. Knowing the Master of the Dojo was probably busy with paper work and that it was probably Kyoko Ranma went to answer the door.

 

When he opened the door he was greeted by a man that looked around fifty years old, the same as the Kendo Master, and a boy around the same age as him. “May I help you?” Ranma asked.

 

“My name is Katamitsu Nobuyuki the Master of the Katamitsu Kendo Dojo, is Master Nakasa available?” the old man asked.

 

“I am not sure,” Ranma answered.

 

“Yes I am Katamitsu,” Master Nakasa answered. “What do you want this time?”

 

“I have come to issue a Challenge,” Master Katamitsu answered. “This is my newest protégé…”

 

“Kuno Tatewaki the Raising Star of the Katamitsu Dojo, age Twelve!” the boy declared loudly.

 

Ranma watched the display and rolled his eyes. He knew he should take the news of a Challenge seriously. But the display by the Kuno kid was just pathetic a real Martial Artist let his actions speak for him.

 

Unknown to Ranma Master Nakasa also wanted to role his eyes. Master Katamitsu and he had been rivals for decades but while Nakasa wanted to put the rivalry behind him, Master Katamitsu did not and issued a Challenge every month at least. Master Nakasa could not refuse the Challenge because it would give his Dojo a bad reputation. “Very well,” Master Nakasa replied. “When do you wish to proceed with this Challenge?”

 

“Right now,” Master Katamitsu said. “You have a student right here that is the same age as Young Kuno here so the Challenge would be fair.”

 

Master Nakasa raised an eyebrow at his fellow Kendo Master. “If your Protégé wishes to fight Amaki Ranma then I will not stop him,” Master Nakasa replied. Kyoko officially became Ranma's Legal Guardian after no traces of his Mother could be found. When this happened Kyoko immediately adopted him and he became her legal Son and he took her last name.

 

“I shall vanquish this peasant with ease,” Kuno Tatewaki replied.

 

“I'll take that as a yes,” Master Nakasa said flatly. “Ranma do you wish to fight Young Kuno?”

 

“Yes Master,” Ranma replied. He wanted to teach this jerk a lesson.

 

“Very well, the Challenge shall commence,” Master Nakasa declared.

 

A few minutes later Kuno and Ranma were standing on opposite sides of the Dojo with their bokken held at the ready and the two Masters sitting opposite each other in-between. As Master of the Dojo Master Nakasa presided over the match, “This will be a three point match with clean hits to the front torso and head counting as one point and a disarm counting as one point. Do both combatants understand?” Both Kuno and Ranma nodded and Master Nakasa yelled, “Begin!”

 

Kuno charged Ranma with an overhead strike. Ranma raised his bokken and blocked then side stepped and slashed across Kuno's waist making clean contact. “Point Amaki Ranma,” Master Nakasa called. Kuno growled but went back into start position. When Master Nakasa saw both boys here ready he called, “Begin!”

 

Kuno charged once again only this time much faster than before and started his attack with a thrust. Ranma sidestepped and slashed at Kuno's head. Kuno avoided the blow and struck out with a horizontal slash followed by a detangle slash back across hoping to catch Ranma unaware. Ranma blocked the detangle slash and then with a step to the right combined with a quick flip of his bokken he was able to disarm Kuno. “That is a disarm, point to Amaki Ranma,” Master Nakasa said. He had to smile that was one of his Dojo's special disarm techniques. Kuno looked furious at the disarm and angrily picked his weapon. Again Kuno got back into position and Master Nakasa started the third round, “Begin!”

 

This time instead of rushing in Kuno took a new stance then started to talk, “You have proven better than I first thought Amaki, however you will not withstand my next attack. Tremble against my strongest technique, STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!” Kuno rushed at Ranma with even greater speed swinging his bokken so fast it was merely a blur.

 

Ranma had detected the build up of Chi before Kuno started his technique and quickly changed his stance, one he came up with on his own. He challenged Chi into his bokken and dashed at Kuno. He swung his sword at the blur of Kuno's sword and passed by him. When stopped next to Kuno he had his bokken at Kuno's throat indicating how serious the technique was. Kuno did not notice this as he was staring stupidly at his bokken that was cut in three pieces, two on the floor and one in his hand.

 

“That would be a disarm, point and match to Amaki Ranma,” Master Nakasa declared.

 

“I object!” Master Katamitsu said as he stood. “That was not one of your Dojo's techniques and it is clearly meant to do permanent if not lethal damage!”

 

“That is one of Ranma's own techniques and he only used it after Young Kuno took this match beyond a Point Challenge Match with his technique,” Master Nakasa countered. “Now get out of my Dojo and do not dare to bring that boy back here!”

 

Master Katamitsu frowned he knew Master Nakasa was correct. “Come Kuno we are leaving.”

 

“Yes Sensei,” Kuno obeyed. He was about to exit the Dojo when he turned back to Ranma, “Know this Amaki that I Kuno Tatewaki will have my vengeance for this insult!”

 

“Master what just happened?” Ranma asked.

 

“You just met a pair of sore losers Ranma,” Master Nakasa answered. “You had better get changed, your Mother will be here soon.” Ranma obeyed wondering if he did something wrong. `That Kuno boy is going to be trouble later in life.'

 

Author's Note: I know both Kuno and Ranma are stronger than they should be. But remember in this world Chi, Psionics and Magic have been in the public eye for half a century and have been studied extensively. This means there is more refined training techniques allowing for stronger people at younger ages. And yes this does mean that Ranma and everyone will be stronger then in the cannon. This is not a God Ranma because his power will be proportional to the others just like everyone else's.