Urusei Yatsura Fan Fiction / Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ The Invader and the Emperor ❯ Strike From The Shadow ( Chapter 7 )

Author: Here is the next chapter, enjoy reading it. I sure did writing it.

It's getting boring so I won't type down that I still don't own Ranma ½ or Urusei Yatsura! Just my own characters, attacks and the plot of this fiction! Damn! I did type it down in the end.

Time Lines
Ranma: After the Failed wedding and so the end of Ranma nibun no ichi

Urusei Yatsura: (One month) BEFORE the start of Urusei Yatsura

The story is based on the happenings in the mangas! Events/adventures from the movies, animes never happened.

A little help to the readers (more to come if needed):

„@Writer@”
”Hello.R 21; Speech
”(Hello.)” Thought
”Mouko Takabisha” attack/ technique
„[U-chans]” signs
„/Hello/” Panda signs
„\Hello\” Telepathic
„//Hello\\” Telephone

Part 7:Strike From The Shadow

After yesterdays event's Ranma had woken by a nightmare from the past, to be exact the Neko-ken and he even saw what his guest spirit went through. When he looked at the clock it was just three in the morning, even Kasumi isn't up yet!
“(Why now? All these years… why now? Why did this nightmare appear again!)” Since his oyaji won't be up till five and he wasn't tired he got out from the futon and went down to freshen up. When he washed his face his curse activated and now as a she looked into the mirror and somehow her mother came to her mind.
“(I wonder what did Ranryu done to okaasan… I can't speak with him and okaasan won't tell me.)” The pigtailed fighter feared for her okaasan after all, who knows what an ancient spirit could do to you on his own playing ground! As she undressed she saw scars on her body and while there were plenty of times when she had scars those usually disappeared quite fast.”(Not to mention I don't remember having a fight in my cursed form…)” As she tried to remember any kind of fight that she fought in her female form she didn't heard the foot steppes that were approaching.
“\DUCK!\” Suddenly a voice commanded her and her body followed it.
“\STAND UP AND ELBOW STRIKE\”Just as the voice instructed she followed it and her elbow met the attackers jaw and she moved out of range to see who she was against.
“(What is Mousse doing here… aside from trying to kill me.)” As her eyes moved to measure her opponent she saw two daggers in his hands!
“Good move Saotome, but that won't be enough!” Mousse yelled as he lashed out with numerous chains to tie up the redheaded fighter.
The chains were faster then yesterday since Ranma got nicked by one of the many sharp blades that were hidden by the chains.
“(This might prove challenging.)” Just as she was about to stand in her usual stance she saw a huge blood stream coming from Chinese boy's nose.”(What caused that?)”Then she remembered that she was NAKED. When the Amazon boy didn't move for minutes Ranma went over and checked if what she though was true or not.
“Yup, he fainted. Well now I know that I HAVE a weapon even if I am naked.” Even if relatively it wasn't her… HIS body, she somehow felt bad for giving a free show to Mousse.”(I hope it's not that female modesty Akane has been talking about…)” Looking once more on the unconscious Amazon she went into the bathing area. She started the water and sat down to clean herself off before sitting into the furo.”(I can't believe that guy!? What's his problem!? It's because THERE fucking LAW I'm stuck with Shampoo!)” Ranma went over to the furo after she once again thought of the Amazon boy.
She sat into the furo triggering the shape shifting and soon a male Ranma sat in there.
“(I wonder sometimes when will the people that notice I'm not interested in any of the girls!? Okay they do look cute and all that but that doesn't means I want to marry them!? I'm barely eighteen for Kami's sake!)” The pigtailed boy submerged into the warm water as he finished his thoughts.
“\You do know that in the past give a two or three hundred year of so… you would already count old?\”
“(Since when did you start to lecture me in society?)” The pigtailed fighter didn't know how to think of this information… it was true but it didn't help him at all!
“\Since I became bored.\” If Ranma wouldn't be in the furo then most likely he would have done the face fault of all face faults, but now he had to do with a gigantic sweat drop.

After finishing his bath he emerged from the bathroom with a still unconscious Mousse on his shoulder.”Let's get you home before we'll get into trouble.” The pigtailed boy then jumped up and headed towards the Nekohanten.
Half way there he saw an approaching person. When he got closer he saw that it was Shampoo.
“Nihao Xian Pu.” Ranma switched to Chinese and greeted the exotic beauty.
“Nihao Airen, I came for Mousse. He ran out this morning yelling about killing you. He was late so I started to worry about you two.” Xian Pu was happy that her Airen was alright, not to mention that fool Mousse.”(He's is going to get into some SERIOUS trouble one of these days.)”
“You worry about Mousse? That's a new one.” Ranma joked about it but he knew that Xian Pu cared for Mou Tsu in her own way.”Here you go, take care of him.”
Xian Pu took over the still unconscious Amazon and was about to ask if Ranma wants to come over but Ranma was already walking away.”Xian Pu… tell me, what is Mu Tsu to you?”
“That is quite sudden Airen.” She didn't know what to say, Mu Tsu is not a love interest to her. He isn't ugly by far… but she just can't look at him like a lover!
“He is like a brother I never had. I befriended him when others wouldn't, he valued it by helping me anyway he could.” Xian Pu had tears in her eyes as she remembered when they were balance training and she fell of from the high wooden post because of the suddenly strong wind. She would have broken a bone or two but Mu Tsu caught her. From that day on the two were always together when they could.
“(Until it was my eight birth day and he confessed his love to me… to the ox we had in the garden! I never felt so ashamed or angry since then.)” The Amazon beauty face turned a slight shade red but looked on Ranma and the smile on his lips turned that slight shade of red into a full body blush.
“Well see you later Xian Pu. We could meet later on sometimes.” Xian Pu was startled by what happened, she knew that Ranma was powerful but to just suddenly jump FOUR houses away is new.
“(Until now he could only do one house at best… I have to get Obaasama to start training me again.)” Xian Pu turned around and headed to her home with Mousse on her shoulder.

“(Why did I say that? I don' really care for what is going on between them.)” Ranma didn't know what to think about his words.
“\You care for her a different way, just because you don't love a woman you CAN care for them.\”
“(I don't need your advice on this.)”
“\If you say so.\”

When he arrived the Tendo's were already having breakfast.”Ara. Ranmakun.”
“Yo, sorry had to go out for a walk.”
“You were with those floozies again haven't you.” Ranma didn't even say anything just sat down and focused on his meal.
“\Ranma, I have a proposition for you.\” The ancient spirit suddenly spoke out to Ranma who almost dropped his chopsticks.
“(What is it?)” Ranma knew that it must be important or Ranryu wouldn't even consider talking about it.
“\I will start training you again, not only teaching techniques.\” The idea was appealing to the pigtailed fighter, after all Ranryu was old, so he should know some interesting trainings and techniques.
“(When, will we start?)”
“\When we reach a secluded place.\” Ranma didn't really understand, but if it will work then he won't complain.
“Ranma are you here with us?” The well known voice of Kasumi broke Ranma out of there conversation with Ranryu.
“What is it Kasumi?”
“You seemed like you were in a trance or something like that.” Kasumi's words didn't miss Nodoka's and Happosai's attention as both looked at Ranma.
“Don't worry. I was just thinking of going on a training trip again.” When Ranma said that Akane, Genma, Nodoka and Happosai stopped eating.
“You truly are my son!” Genma started crying dramatically. Akane was fuming and ranting about cheating baka hentais and continued eating while glancing at Ranma with a killing intent.
”(It is over, I don't care what she does anymore!)” Ranma did see this but didn't really cared about it.
“But you just returned home and you already want to leave again?” Nodoka didn't know what to say, she had a feeling this had to do something with Ranryu but she didn't have any evidence on it.
“Ranma it's good that you are eager to train but you must let your body rest as well not to mention...” Happosai while knew that this wasn't Ranma's idea and he just lied about it, had to make a way out for his apprentice.
“Shiso is right Ranmakun, you should rest and get together with your fiancé!” Soun made a dramatic pose as he said that but a look from Happosai made him sit and shut up.
“Ranma if you really want to train, I know a few good places in the neighbourhood.” Happosai continued to speak after being interrupted by Soun who still shivered just from the old master's stare.
“Sounds nice… I might check them out.” After that little conversation the meal continued with out events but Nodoka still didn't want Ranma to leave even for a day… unless it was necessary.

After the meal Ranma went to the dojo to train, Nodoka wanted to speak with her son once again.
When she reached the dojo she didn't hear any movement so she opened the door only to peek in there. In the centre of the dojo stood Ranma, shirtless and it looked like he got hit by an invisible opponent as he took a step backwards.
When Nodoka entered Ranma fell to his knees and panted like an animal.
“Is everything alright?”
“Hai, Okaasan. Just training with Ranryu… I feel like I could sleep for a whole week after this!”
“Well he did say he wants to make you into a true warrior.” While the any plan that included him was bad, this didn't sound that bad to Ranma, he might enjoy it in the end… that is if he SURVIVES until then.
“\You will survive it, I will make sure of that.\” Suddenly the image of a maniacal Ranryu appeared in Ranma's head… he knew that only one word can describe how he felt.”Kuso!”
“Something is a problem?” Nodoka flinched a little worrying for her young one but what kind of mother wouldn't worry for there children?
“Just tired, that's all.” Ranma tried to stand up but when he did his legs gave out and he fell, Nodoka caught him and when she looked upon her son he was already in deep slumber.
She moved Ranma onto his back and put his head on her lap, she chuckled as she remembered that in the past her child only went to sleep after she started to sing.
“Oh well, I guess this way I can at least spend some time with him.

While to the outer world Ranma was sleeping soundly in the inside of his mind the harsh training continued. His training consisted of fighting against Ranryu who even though held back a lot, still landed hits like a it was a child play.
“(Probably it is to him… no wonder I survived those trainings oyaji made me go through if Ranryu trained me like this in the past as well.)” Ranma was panting and could barely catch his breath as his trainer's fist raced towards him and barely had time to dodge it.
“In the past I held back even more and it DID prove useful.” The ancient spirit did a backspin towards his trainee and ended it with a sideway scissor kick that Ranma couldn't dodge and the kick caught him in the chest.
“That should be enough for today.” Ranryu just stretched and two benches appeared.
“There is nothing better then to relax after a nice exercise.” The ancient spirit then sat down on the bench and patted the bench before him to make Ranma sit down.
“You were good, a little more training and you could easily knock out any persons light with a hit or two.”
“Nice to hear that.”
“Well I won't be bothering you today so rest until tomorrow.”

When Ranma woke up it was already noon, his mother dozed off as well.”(This is the first time I see her sleeping face.)” Ranma moved his head not to wake Nodoka, then picked her up and took her to there room.
“Sleep well okaasan.” Ranma closed the door and went down to check on the others in the house.
“(Tendosan and oyaji is playing shogi again I bet, Nabiki is either in her room doing what ever she does or she is watching TV with Akane or Kasumi.)” He went down the stairs and went out to the garden.
“Ranmakun, are you going somewhere?” Soun asked the pigtailed boy never looking away from the shogi board.”Out to the garden or up to the roof.”
“I see, well then that sake has to wait.”
“/Troublesome/” Genma flips the sign not moving his eyes from the game.”/There might be rain today so don't doze off up there./”
“Sure.” Not caring about what his oyaji said he jumped up to the roof. After a few hours of thinking, daydreaming he fell asleep.
The Sun was already going down when he woke up.
“I needed that.” He stayed there for a while looking at the clouds in the dark sky. The streets were peaceful, but the residence of Nerima knew that it wouldn't last long.
The rain started without any sigh and Ranma was drenched in a minute.”Damn… it was a good day too.” As the aquatransexual stood up on the roof and went inside of the house. After eating his dinner he went to take a bath then straight to bed.

The next morning he woke again before anyone else, he didn't mind it at least he had plenty of time to get ready for school.
He didn't wait for Akane this time he went to school before Nabiki even. When he reached the gate Kuno wasn't there, one fight he could do without.
“Maybe coming to school early isn't that bad.” The day went away fast after that, Kuno tried to attack him in lunch time but Ranma just booted him to Nabiki's classroom. After school he ran into Ryoga and had a quick fight with him ending it with a knockout.
“(Why is everything easy today?) Tadaima.” He announced that he arrived `home' and walked in to see Ryoga laying on the ground.
“(Why is Ryoga here?) Yo Ryoga.”
“Get away from Ryogakun!” Akane's voice stopped him from waking up the fanged lost boy.
“I just wanted to…”
“Bully him again! He told me he had a fight with you today and lost. You always bully on him!”
“He is the one who always challenges me you kawaikune otembo!” This reply didn't fit with Akane who became red and charged her mallet.
“RANMA NO BAKA!” The mallet sent Ranma into the air and he was flying away from the Tendoko.

In another district Moroboshi Ataru didn't have the time of his life, he wasn't good at school, the neighbourhood would party if he would have died and everyday his own okaasan rants about why did she gave birth to him.
“(Okay I'm not the best son, but to say it flat out like that.)” Ataru was probably the unluckiest person in the world. He didn't even noticed when three guy followed him. Ataru was only two streets away from home when he heard a voice from behind him.
“Hey you. Give me all your money.” He turned around and saw three guys wearing masks. The one with the Tengu mask took a step closer.
“I said give me all your money!” He flipped his knife out. That was the sign for Ataru to run. In his hurry to lose the muggers he took a wrong turn and he ran into a dead end.
“(Great. Just my luck.)”
“I saw the guy running into this alley. Looks like the fool didn't know that it is a dead end.” The voice of the guy with the Tengu mask was heard in the alley, and Ataru was praying for what ever Kami in they sky to save him.

Saotome Ranma was finally descending, if he had a watch he would say he was flying for TEN minutes!
”(Akane REALLY broke her record this time.)” While ranting about unfairness, stupid Ryoga's and kawaikune irokegane otembos he saw that his landing spot will be the roof of a public bath.
“With my luck the roof won't be able to sustain my landing and I will fall into the women part of the bath.”
“\You know… you COULD just slow down you descending.\”
“(Can I do that?)”
“\Try it and see.\” The all know `I know something you don't' smile appeared on Ranryu's face, it made his host troubled. The idea of not having such an impact when landing, made Ranma try the flying technique. He felt the usual rush of power as the aura appeared around his body, the descending slowed down but he still couldn't float in the air, it was really taxing to boot.
“(If I'm lucky I can hold out till I get near enough to the ground.)” Just thinking made him sweat while he was descending.
When Ranma landed he felt like he just ran around the Jusenkyo valley and fought ALL of its inhabitants!
“If I do this again today… I'm will kick the bucket!” Ranma was about to leave when he heard someone voice from the alley. He didn't really noticed it until someone started yelling.
“You tried to run away from us now did you!? We just have to beat you up some then!” Ranma looked down from the side of the roof and saw three guys wearing masks and a fourth one who was trapped.Ú
“(One thing for sure, I'm not in Nerima. There aren't much muggers there and those who are still active, only do it at night.)” When he saw that the guy with the tengu mask had a knife Ranma jumped from his spot. When Ranma usually does landing it can hardly be heard, but this time the raven haired boy made sure that they will hear him. The concrete cracked and dented under him, all four looked towards him.
“Nani? Who are you?”
“The one who will pound you,if you won't leave that guy alone now!” The raven haired fighter let some of his ki into his voice thus giving him an unearthly sound. The three masked muggers were shaking but the supposed leader the guy with the tengu mask tightened his grip on his knife and advanced towards Ranma.
When the tengu masked guy slashed with his knife he aimed for the chest, Ranma only lifted his arm to block it.
The surprise was when the knife broke in two, one part of it was on Ranma's arm slightly cut into his skin, the other was in the guys hands.
After a big sweat drop the masked guy moved back and the raven haired fighter boosted his ki out of his body and the result was a crimson aura that looked like he was on fire.
“ONI! Run!” The guy with the tengu mask ran away and the other two followed, Ataru Moroboshi who was still at the end of the alley didn't dare to move.
The demon walked closer to him and he could swear his heart stopped pounding for a moment. The raven haired demon then looked into his eyes.
“Are you alright?” The kind voice wasn't expected after the previous unearthly one. The demons eyes suddenly changed to dark blue orbs.
“Hai, please don't kill me onisama!” Ataru didn't know what happened but he didn't want to incur the wrath of someone so fearsome
“Oni? That's a new.” The demon started into a full hearted laugh then looked at him again.
“Arigato I needed that laugh. I'm not an oni by the way, I'm just a human martial artist.”
“Really? I newer seen such things before, not even from martial artists!” Moroboshi Ataru didn't know what to say, if this was a demon and he wanted to trick him or is he really a human.
“What's your name?” The brunet man asked the pigtailed fighter who looked at him like he had just grown a second head.
“Ranma. Saotome Ranma, heir of the Musabetsu Kakotoryuu.” While Ranma did give a formal
“Wow, must be nice to become something heir.(At least HE has something to work for.)”
“It's not like you think, because of being the heir to the school, I spent ten years of my life on a training trip.” The two were in a uncomfortable silence until the raven haired fighter broke the silence.
“What's your name? I told mine so I'm at a disadvantage here, not to mention I feel stupid addressing you as him or you.”
“Ataru, Moroboshi Ataru.”
“Well, I have to go so but I hope we will meet again.” Ranma was thrilled that he had a normal friend out of school who even though had just seen what he is capable of still didn't run away.
“Matta! Want to come over for dinner? It's the least.” While Ataru wasn't the friendliest person in the world or the most charitable when he felt like he owned something to someone he will repay it in his own way.
“(Well I should hurry home, but then again this guy just might run into someone else like those muggers) Fine but I won't stay long.” The pigtailed fighter `followed' Ataru towards his home but it was more like guarding him.

“Tadaima!”The brunet boy shouted to see if anyone is home when his mother came out from the kitchen.
“Ataru where were you and… who is your friend?”
“Had a little problem, three guys tried to rob me but Ranma helped me out.” When Ataru finished his okaasan looked at Ranma, measuring him up if he looked capable of such act or not. When Ataru wasn't looking his okaasan measured Ranma up in a completely different way.
“(This is getting REALLY irritating! I have enough trouble with women of MY age I don't need mature woman after me!)” While being a woman magnet wasn't bad, this was much for the young fighter.
“\Believe me when I say that most guys would trade with you in a heart beat.\” The inner spirit either tried to comfort Ranma with his trouble or have his fun which ever he wanted his host couldn't tell.
“Anyway I invited Ranma for dinner so I hope it isn't a problem.” Ataru took of his shoes while waiting for a reply from his okasan.
“How could it be? It is the least we can do for him. I will call you when the dinner is ready until then please entertain our guest.”
“Hai, come on Ranma we'll go up to my room.” Ataru lead more likely pulled Ranma up to his room. In the young Moroboshi's room Ranma looked around and saw nothing out of ordinary, then wondered if this is what a real guys room should look like.
“What's up Ranma? You look like your deep in your thoughts.”
“Nothing, just… I like your room.” The young Saotome had a hard time trying not to say that this was the first time he was over at someone who isn't a martial artist.
“Tell me about yourself Ataru.”
“Well I have my okasan and otousan, okasan always says that she shouldn't have given birth to me. Otousan always hides behind the newspaper when something should be done. I go to school like any other person.” Ataru didn't know what Ranma wanted to know so he told general information about his life.
“We hate the teachers with my friends… were trying to get some girls we can date, just trying to get through life.” To the raven haired fighter this `simple life' that Ataru described seemed like a dream he could never get. He didn't have problems with his current life, just sometimes getting a little peace and be normal seemed so nice.
“Can you tell me about yourself Ranma?”
“Sure, about what?”
“Like the training trip you mentioned.” As Ataru asked Ranma told the ten year trip, but left out things like the meeting with Ranryu, the Nekoken and Jusenkyo valley with it's denizens.
“That's quite unbelievable… but from what I had seen today, I guess it isn't that unbelievable.”
“Dinner is ready!” Moroboshisan's voice was heard from outside, Ataru looked at his watch and saw that it was already five o'clock!
“Wow, your story sure was long. Let's go down.” The youngest Moroboshi lead the way for the young Saotome, when they were at the table, the head of the Moroboshi family was already sitting there while reading the newspaper.
“Yo otousan. When did you get back?” Ataru haven't heard his fathers voice, maybe he came home when Ranma was telling his journey.
“Not long ago a half an hour maybe. I see we have a guest, is he your classmate?” The question was asked more for the pigtailed fighter but before he could have spoken Ataru was already speaking.
“No, Ranma saved me today from being robbed.”
“Really!? Then you may come over whenever you like. You might have a good effect on Ataru.”
“Anata, put down the paper, it's time to eat.” Missis Moroboshi came in serving dinner and she too sat down.
While the Moroboshi family was eating, Ranma had a hard time not to start eating like he usually does. When he picked up the chopsticks he felt nervous.
“Ranmakun, you look tense. You haven't touched your food, is it not good?”
“No, no, no that's not it. It's good.” The pace that he was eating at didn't do good for his nerves.
“By the way, Ranmakun, what is your family name? I don't think you had told us.” Atarus otousan saved the young Saotome from the old foot in the mouth disease.
“Saotome, Saotome Ranma.” The pigtailed boy had a feeling that he might just have dug his own grave by giving out his full name.
“Saotome… somehow it sounds familiar but I just can't remember.” Ranma was ready for anything, he didn't know that here the news from Nerima are considered fabricated. That was until a particular family in Tomobiki was visited by a certain raven haired, pigtailed fighter and one of his teachers.
“RANMA! Dokoniruda!?” Happosai bounded from roof to roof all the while stealing women's underwear. Huge drops of tears were falling from his eyes as he yelled with all his power for his lost apprentice, or it might be that in this neighbourhood there wasn't anyone who would dared to oppose him? Only he may know that.
At the Moroboshi residence Ranma had a feeling of doom… and it was coming closer. He switched into his regular eating mode and his food was fast gone. Before anyone of the Moroboshis could say anything Ranma stood up and bowed before them.
“Arigato, dinner was great but I have to hurry.” When he was about to exit the room a voice could be heard from outside.
“RANMAAAA! DOKUNIRODA?!” Happosai was on the Moroboshi's outer wall when he bellowed and didn't saw the flying shoe that hit him on his head.
“URUSEI OJIJIJ!!” The raven haired martial artist bounced up to the wall earning a gasp from his hosts.
“RANMAA! I finally found you!!” As he was sniffing he took out a pair of bras to wipe his eyes. Just as he finished he found out that everything was on top of it's head!
“More like stealing panties again!” The young Saotome shook Happosai and a pile of women lingerie larger then the old man had fallen out of his clothes.
“Give me back my beauties!” The old master was kicking and biting to get his apprentice to let him go.
“Those are not yours! Not come one let's go home.” Ranma finished the he let go of the old master who crawled up to his shoulder.
To the shock of Tomobiki Ranma was going at full speed towards Nerima, which meant roof jumping over four buildings at once and running on the wall as well.
In tomorrows paper there this was the headline `Nerima influence', from that day Tomobiki didn't felt alone when it came to strangeness.

“What were you doing there?” The old master asked while riding on Ranma's shoulder at this the pigtailed youth just increased his speed.
“You mean the house or Tomobiki?” While he knew what the old man wanted to know he just felt like playing with the old man.
“You know what I mean, now fess up or you might have to face my wrath.” While this would strike fear into most people Ranma wasn't most people, he had someone FAR more fearsome inside him then what the old man could EVER become.
“Nothing, Akane hit me and I landed here, saved that guy and he invited me for dinner.” Happosai knew that the boy was telling the truth. The road back to Nerima was quiet and nothing happened, a little rain ruined the mood for the now redheaded youth now she had to watch when Happosai tried to be funny.

“Tadaima!” The redhead landed in the Tendo garden, it was nearly eight o'clock when she arrived at home.
“Ara! Welcome Ranmakun, how was your day?” The eldest Tendo daughter's voice greeted the redhead martial artist. She moved into the living room where Nabiki sat watching the TV. When Ranma took notice of Nabiki's clothes there weren't her usual ones, a pair of short jeans and a lose tank top.
“Strange, unusual even for me… too calm. No Ryoga or Mousse to charge at me. I wonder what's with them.” He looked at the garden, wondering when will someone appear who is after him or his oyaji.
“That will be five thousand yen.” When she looked back Nabiki's hand was right before her and a grin on her lips.
“Kusottare.” Ranma took out her wallet and pulled out that five thousand yen she had left, information about those two might just be worth it.”(I guess I have to eat at U-chan for a week or so.)”When Nabiki finished counting the money and putting it away she turned towards Ranma and pulled out her notes.
“Let's see… Ryoga… Ryoga… about three hours or so he was seen in the North side of Nerima, then he ventured into Juuban two hours ago and the last time he was seen he was camping in the park an hours ago.” Ranma then started counting and resulted in that sometimes tomorrow or tonight Ryoga will find the Tendoko.
“What about Mousse?”
“Not much, a wave of tourists invaded Nerima so he is working like a dog until they are gone.”
“(Well then he is off my back for a while.)” Ranma snickered as she imagined Mousse running up and down in the restaurant with the orders.
“Having nice fantasies? Care to share them?” Nabiki felt like teasing the redhead next to her so she spoke in a seductive tone and combined that not also did she came close enough to violate private space but also showing off some cleavage. While it DID have effect on Ranma, she used her last intact sentence before she started babbling.
“These are mine so… you… uh.” Ranma stood up and went straight to the bathroom to change and warm up before she catches a cold.
“(Your just too easy Ranma.)” Nabiki still had that smile on her lips as she watched the young Saotome depart to the bathroom. When the pigtailed warrior emerged from the bath the house was quiet. While that wasn't strange now days, it still bothered him. Usually it meant trouble, especially if it concerned him. Since it was already late he went to bed earlier then he used to.

Ranma was fighting Ranryu again but this time he did better then before. Even the ancient spirit admitted that.”You became faster slightly and your better at dodging my rush attacks.”
“I told you I'm the best.” Ranma felt his ego inflate as he got praised by the FAR older male, said man had a smile on his face as he once again dashed towards Ranma, the ground exploding where he stood when he dashed! His first attack was a punch that was aimed towards the pigtailed boys head, it was dodged but then the ancient spirit switched tactics, the hit was evaded but the kick that followed didn't, the kick got a clear excess to Ranma's side and giving a satisfactory bone breaking sound. The young trainee flew away and felt like his ribs and spinal cord was shattered, then after that suddenly like nothing happened he was fine again.
“You're good enough to dodge the first… or is it that you got used to it that I attack with my fist more?”
“Tell me again why beating me up is good for me again?!”
“Other then training your body, making your pain threshold bigger and improving on your fighting style?” The answer why was formed as a question was enough for the young trainee and he couldn't argue.
“All right the next training session I though of will increase your ki reserves. It will be easy.
The first step is that you will learn how to erecting a ki barrier, the second step is you will hold it out as long as you can, the third is that I will do everything I can to take it down and hit you and your job will be to make sure I can't do that.” While the idea was good somehow Ranma felt that he was screwed.
“Look this is easier then fighting me. Now erect a barrier.” Ranma felt power gathering around the ancient soul soon a transparent bubble like thing surrounded him.
“For starters, you collect the amount of ki you want to make into a barrier. Then you push the ki out of your body, all the while be aware HOW big you stretch the barrier, if it is too big with and you only used a little amount of power then it won't do anything except waste your energy and maybe give you a plus second or two to move.” The barrier seemed to fade away when he stretch the force field too far.
“At best now it could only defend me from one physical attack. The other problem is that if you shrunk the barrier to much.” The barrier shrunk around him and he tried to move but because of the size of the force field it was hard.
“This way, it can hold for five times longer at least. The problem is that this way if the barrier IS breached then you won't have enough time nor range to act, your like a sitting duck.” The energy was once again recollected and this time the barrier formed only in front of Ranryu.
“This is the third form of the barrier I will show you. While it does save energy, if your opponent is fast that you're a sitting duck again since you can't just turn around with the force field, your back and sides are wide open for an attack.” The barrier then disappeared, the ancient souls hands started to shine a little and as he moved his arm the barrier was pulled after it.
“This is the hardest form of the barrier. While projecting your energy you can `pull' it after your arms or legs, while it is good for defending from quick attacks, it won't do against something strong.” The barrier disappeared and Ranma tried to copy the moves he just saw.
Collecting the energy was okay, but projecting it like that was new. His body ached all over as he tried to do so, all he achieved was that the ki he collected went into his muscles.
“Try to do it like when you do the Mouko Takabishaonly this time the core of the blast will be your body and the radius of the orb is the shield.” The words of Ranryu didn't find death ears, while Ranma tried to do so as he was instructed he just couldn't do it.
After a half an hour of trying he achieved to make a small barrier around himself.
“I never thought of this but this is hard.”
“This is still the learning, what will you say of it when it reaches the testing stage.” Somehow the smile on the ancient spirits lips didn't appeal to Ranma as the idea of learning this technique did.

When Ranma woke up, he felt lucky the training ended. One more round fighting Ranryu and he might have not woken up anytime soon.
“I have to ask him not to use blast attacks right in front of me. I can still feel where my skin was burned!” Ranma was a sore looser, that's why tries to win most of the time, cause he's a good winner.
“Ohayo gozaimasu Ranmakun, how did you sleep?” The young pigtailed man's thoughts were halted by the always cheerful Kasumi, Ranma looked around the living room and saw that everyone was down in a bad mood.
“Ohayo Kasumi. Why is everyone so grim?”
“Well there has been a little problem.” Kasumi whispered the last words into Ranma's ear who still couldn't understand what was such a problem.
“Breakfast is ready.” Akane came out of the kitchen and Ranma was about to run FAR from Nerima... he never had seen the Musk kingdom and some why it sounds like a nice place to visit all of a sudden.
“Ranma here is your share.” Akane took a few steppes towards the pigtailed fighter who suddenly disappeared.
“Umisenken?” Genma thought that the boy never wished to use it again… somehow it did seem useful for such moments.”(I am truly a genius.)” The Saotome patriarch praised himself in his mind when he remembered something.”(Matta… when someone uses the Umisenken then there isn't supposed to be a pulse of ki! What could have the boy done this time… wait he isn't here so that means that…)” And as the scenario registered in his mind he quickly used the Umisenken to get out of here before he gets to taste Akane's new receipt.

When Ranma appeared a hundred thirty nine meters high in the air, his first reaction was to scream when he looked down, the second was to think how the fuck DID he get up HERE!? The third one was to do something not to descend so fast. When he landed on a roof five minutes later he couldn't think of an explanation.
“\Ranma I'm impressed… somehow you teleported away, you didn't even need my coaching to learn it. The truth is that somehow you used my transportation technique.\” While the elder male like to fool around, in a situation like this Ranma couldn't seem to appreciate humor.
“(Matta… does that means that I can teleport at will?!)” The training and combinations he could do with it had him salivate at the thought.
“\Not sure about that, you should try to do it and if you can't do then I have to prioritize that it on the list that I have to teach you.\”
“(What else do you want to teach me?) The mentioning a list of techniques unknown to him almost gave the young fighter a heart attack, there is nothing better then to use an old technique then learning a new one.
“\The first will be how to speak telepathically, it's giving me a head ache that I have to read your mind then I have to use telepathy to reply.\” The reply wasn't what Ranma was waiting for but… heck! Telepathy doesn't sound so bad.”(I could mess with oyaji a little!)” A smile appeared on Ranma's lips imagining a scared Genma running around from the voices in his head.
“\I like the idea, but if I might have a suggestion when Genma is eating try to yell in his head to `DON'T EAT ME!' that always scares the crap out of people.\” The idea was to the like of the young pigtailed man as he almost started into a laughter.
“So where are we anyway?” Ranma asked more from himself then from anyone, he went to edge of the roof to look around.
“(Not a really familiar neighbourhood… I wonder if Ryoga feels the same as I do now?)” His eyes stopped on a shop that had a large sign.
“Yukichan's Ramen… never heard of it. Oh well, guess I have to ask an officer.” What he didn't see was the people that gathered below him.
“Look that boy is about to jump!”
“We have to safe him!”
When Ranma looked down he save a lot of people below him, okay he was at a top of a five floor house but come on that isn't that high. When he was about to jump to the next house looking for police booth he saw a blue uniform in the crowd.
“Okay people don't worry we'll get him off there. Boy don't jump, the prime of your life is ahead of you, my colleagues will get you down from there in safety just don't move!” The officer was shouting something about getting down from the roof but because of the turmoil the chatter of the mob made he couldn't make out what the guy was saying.
Ranma chose to go down and ask the officer and to the horror of the crowd he jumped. Screams echoed in the street as the pigtailed wonder came closer to the ground, those who has never been to Nerima had a heart attack when Ranma landed.
“Ninmusan, can you please tell me where I am?” Ranma asked the office who was pale as the wall.
“Tomobiki… ghostsan.”
“Can you please tell me which way is Nerima?” When the word Nerima left his lips the officer's colour returned.”You're from Nerima?”
“Hai.” While being from Nerima isn't a big deal… not for Ranma that is, to these people if someone is from Nerima it equals strangeness!
“Go five corners that way and turn to your right, the bus will take you home then.”
“Thank you.” Ranma jumped over the crowd and started running in the directions that the officer gave him.

After a quick bus ride spent on the top of the vehicle he was now on a familiar ground. Like he didn't have a minute to spare he started running towards his `home'. On the way there he felt someone following him, he sent a wave of ki but he couldn't detect anyone. Maybe it was pure coincidence or fate that he stopped at a construction site and chose to go in.
Ranma made sure that no one was in the soon to be finished building, he stopped moving.
“I know you're out there, show yourself!” While the pigtailed boy wasn't afraid, he did felt tense when suddenly he felt a presence appear in the corner where the shadows accumulated. From the shadows a formless black thing walked out, it's red eyes looking menacingly at the pigtailed wonder. On the dark creatures `face' a red line appeared, it must have been it's mouth as it turned into a smile that sent a shiver down on Ranma's spine.
“(Ranryu, do you know what this thing is?)”
“\A doppelganger… and if the power he gives off then he is one of the stronger ones.\” While usually the ancient spirit's `voice' is calm, this time it sounded troubled.
“You killed my loyal subordinate!” The doppelganger shrieked out, the voice almost bursting Ranma's eardrums in the process.
“\Don't let him touch you! If he does then he can copy you completely! Techniques, experience, memories and fighting capacity as well!\” Ranryu feared the outcome if this doppelganger and Ranma were to clash, if his host would have been trained for another week he wouldn't have to worry about the pigtailed martial artist. The doppelganger mean while tapped into Ranma's shadow and the faceless creature took on Ranma's shape! Ranma had never seen such event, so he was clearly shocked, the only thing that was different was the red eyes and the slightly darker skin tone.
The doppelganger lounged at Ranma who was still in the middle of discussing what to do barely dodge the swipe that cut through the concrete column.
“\Looks like I overestimated it, if he can only do that AFTER taking your form then he is barely a middle class. You can take it out until you are serious.\” While the elder warriors words were good news Ranma still felt that this will be a hard fight.
DoppelRanma attacked again this time lashing out with a spin kick that Ranma dodged easily and grabbed the impersonators leg.
“Unhand me!” DoppelRanma yelled and used the chance that the side of the pigtailed boy was unguarded. The copy's left leg smashed into Ranma's side earning a grunt of pain from him, but he wasn't someone who would give up that easily. Ranma grabbed pulled the still trapped leg bringing it's owner closer and he moved in for a punch that connected with the face of DoppelRanma.
“How, can it be?! I copied him perfectly!!” The copy yelled out of frustration and anger towards the original Ranma, who didn't understand what was going on.
“\Looks like he still didn't realise that you're a ki user, now he is as strong as you are without ki enhancements!\” These words made Ranma smirk, even if it will feel strange for beating himself. Ranma moved in for an attack, ducking under a kick that broke the brick wall and gave his upward hit a boost whit a jump. The copy was blown through the ceiling but he didn't return and after waiting for a half minute Ranma went after his copy.
The second floor was full with paint buckets, luckily they weren't open… if his favourite silk shirt got paint on it then he might as well throw it out! After snapping from the cleanliness moment he sent out a wave of ki but once again there wasn't a result, not to mention there wasn't a hole in the ceiling on this floor.
“(Where could Doppel go?)” While he might not sense him with his ki sensor he CLEARLY couldn't see it around here.
“\Watch it Ranma! Doppelgangers are sneaky and like to attack from behind if they feel cornered.\” Ranryu's advice came in handy as Ranma felt an attack from behind himself. Feeling an attack and evading it is COMPLETELY different so the pigtailed boy now knew how it feels if you are hit in the side by a steel pipe. His side was throbbing from the pain but he now knew where his opponent was and could do the correct evasive movements. After dodging six swings that was aimed for his head or his shoulders he jumped upwards to evade a thrust towards his stomach and launched himself from the ceiling towards his opponent. Doppel didn't have a chance to react as his original's heel connected with the top of his head planting him head first into the ground. Before he could think that the fight was over the doppelganger grabbed him by the leg and threw him away and through three walls before Ranma finally stopped and way lying on the floor.
“Looks like he realised I'm a ki user.” The pigtailed boy mumbled to himself as he stood up, it was quite a throw and he was still dizzy. Doppel-Ranma used that to his advantage an melded into the shadows to travel faster to his counterpart who was still trying to get the dizzy feeling away.
“DIE!” The doppelganger cried out as he tapped into his body's full potential and enhanced it with his ki. A flurry of punches connected Ranma before it continued with legs, the good thing was that it somehow removed the dizziness and now he could retaliate. Ranma dodged the rest of the kicks before turning up the gear in speed for a payback. The pigtailed fighter's hands blurred and he was countering the kicks he got and used his legs to score hits.
The two traded blows while barely moving an inch when the pigtailed boy cried out.”MOUKO TAKABISHA!” The golden ki blast surprised his copy who didn't know what to do as the blast connected with his chest. The explosion separated the two fighters only for a minute then the two started at it this time the fight turned into a chase as they moved between floors.
Doppel-Ranma had an advantage over his original since he could just melt into the shadows for a quick escape or to gain a new angle to attack from. The previous ki blast didn't do enough damage to slow him but it still stung on his skin and the feeling of repaying that little favour was about to happen. Ranma bounced from wall to wall as he attacked his copy that either dodged or blocked the attack, only a few of his hits actually connected didn't do much damage since his target moved with the attack absorbing most of the hit.
When the pigtailed boy pushed back his scaffolding, Doppel-Ranma escaped into the shadows from an axe kick and appeared behind Ranma who couldn't move out of the crimson ki blast's way.
Ranma was pushed back by the blast towards a pipe that would make pierce him through if he didn't move!”MOUKO TAKABISHA!” He cried out once again and shot the ki blast under him, the explosion propelling him upwards.
The explosion made a thick cloud of dust, Ranma could barely see where he was when he realised he was lying on the scaffolding one floor higher. His copy wasn't anywhere where he could see him.
“(Kuso… I'm getting tired, this guy is strong, he uses my movements as a faint and uses his own to attack!)” When he tried to sit up pain shot through his chest.
“(One of my ribs… must have broken it.)” He wanted to rest a little bit more but the sound of footsteps ruled it out. The copy Ranma was walking up on the stairs smirking to himself.
“In the end the original wasn't better then the copy.” Doppel-Ranma looked at Ranma then at there surrounding until his eyes caught something of his interest and he slowly moved into the next room.
The Saotome heir stood using the pain as a motivator to fight. When he looked up he saw that his copy came out with a hammer that was used to break walls down!
“(If he gets a hit with that I'm a goner!)” Since his opponent had a weapon that increased his attacking range the young Saotome felt like he should get a weapon too. Then his eyes caught a crate of steel pipes in the corner. While he thought as weapons as unnecessary and useless, now was the time when one would be appreciated.
He dived under the sledgehammer and ran beside the crate, grabbed two pipes and faced his opponent.
“This will be fun. Show me the power that destroyed my subordinate.” Doppel-Ranma attacked with the sledgehammer again, Ranma stepped left and catapulted towards his copy that couldn't do anything as his original's assault began.
Pipe hitting flesh and screams of pain could be heard in the neighbourhood, after breaking his copy's left arm with a hit from the pipe he continued with a hit to the jaw that broke it, then a kick to the back of his head that made him stumble forward, the finishing move was when his right leg broke. A sickening crunch was the way the bone made sure that everyone knew it broke. The doppelganger fell to the floor and his head met the ground, from his mouth blood started to flow as pain was the only thing it felt.
“\Now finish it!\” Ranryu yelled at his host who just looked at the lying doppelganger.
“(Nani?!)” Ranma didn't understand what his friend wanted from him, he couldn't have meant to kill it!?
“\Pierce it through with the pipe!\”
“(I won't! It can barely move, fighting is out of the question.)” Ranma finished then saw as the doppelganger melted into the shadows and emerged as new without the wounds!
“NANI!?” His reaction while understandable gave the doppelganger the time to grab the sledgehammer attack.
The pigtailed boy couldn't move out of the hammers way as he barely understood what happened to the wounds he inflicted on his copy. The hammer hit him in the side, making him fly into the next room, blood pouring out of his mouth. His side was burning from pain, even with using his ki to numb it and start the healing process it was barely bearable.
“(Bakkana! How did this happen?! Can a broken bone mend this fast!?)”
“\He just borrowed your body, making it yield with braking bones is quite a feet. I told you to strike it down! This is an opponent who won't stop until either YOU or HE dies!\” Ranryu's voice sounded angry in his host's head, maybe he should have listened, maybe he should have killed it… but a martial artist doesn't kills!
“\ Then what about Saffron, you killed him to protect someone important to you. Now you are in need of protection and you won't do what is needed!\”
“(I'm a martial artist! I'm not a killer!)” Ranma felt lost, he did kill once in the past. Does he still have the RIGHT to call himself a martial artist!? Memories of Saffron's end flooded him as he heard his last scream before turning into an egg. Sorrow invaded his heart as the doppelganger laughed at him, a maniac grin appeared on his face as he slowly came towards the pigtailed boy.
“(Do I deserve death? Should I have left Akane like that I wouldn't forgive myself knowing I never tried to help!)” Memories of Akane being abducted flashed in his mind, her being almost cursed and almost dying on him.
The copy Ranma was right in front of him his arms high above his head ready to give the final strike, maybe it was survival instincts but Ranma kicked his copy in the groin who keeled from the sudden strike. That didn't last long as it once again melded into the shadows and grabbed Ranma by his throat and started pummelling him. Blood flew out of the young man's mouth who couldn't register every blow but he knew that he had to have an interior bleeding or numerous broken bones. After that the doppelganger smashed him to the ground that broke under them, by luck or misfortune they were right above the hole that the doppelganger made when Ranma hit him upwards. The doppelganger landed on the second floor while the pigtailed fighter crashed to the ground floor.
His body aching from pain he wanted to either die or faint just to make the pain end.
“(Okaasan, Oyaji, Akane, Kasumi, Nabiki, Tendosan, Ryoga, Mu Tsu, Ku Lon, Xian Pu, Uchan, Happosai… even the Kunos… gomennasai minna.)” He felt his consciousness fade as he listed the people dear to him.
“(What will they do when I die?)” He imagined that the Tendo girls finally hooked up with the men meant for them, living happily there life. Ryoga and Akari living together raising pigs, Ukyo becoming a successful business woman, Mu Tsu and Xian Pu finding there pares and returning to there village raising there children, Ku Lon playing and training with her great-great-great-grandchildren and the old master living the rest of his life happily with the Saotome family. The Kuno's getting over there lunacy and reaching a high status in life through connections, work and money.
Then he saw an image of Akane crying, soon it was followed with his everyone looking sad and empty while crying.
The doppelganger had enough of this mortal that will either make him crazy or will kill him by LUCK! So now he stood at the mouth of the hole, having a clear view on his opponent as he lifted the sledge hammer and was about to throw it at him with all his power.
“I CANT LEAVE THEM! I CAN'T DIE YET!” Ranma yelled out and soon felt power returning to his body, a dark power that invaded his mind, ripping at his body for release all the while.
His scream was followed with a flash of light and column of energy erupted out of his body, destroying EVERYTHING that got caught in it. The doppelganger didn't even understood when he died, it's body evaporating. His last memory before the soothing of unconsciousness embraced him was the blue sky.

He found himself lying on a sofa in Ranryu's `realm'.
“Woke up sleeping beauty? I thought you'll never wake up.” The soothing voice of his master echoed in his head, a great headache conjuring in Ranma's head.
“You have something to explain.” The young man wasn't sure if demanding answers was the best way but it was the fastest.
“I thought you will say that. Here is the short version, you tapped into my power source and used a bit of it. Good thing I made sure your body is tough enough or you might have imploded. Not a pretty death if you ask me.” The words implode and death wasn't the words what the young boy wanted to hear in the near future.
“Anything else you might like to know?”
“When did you become an evil killing machine?” Ranma felt betrayed, he thought he knew Ranryu well enough and yet only now he sees his true face. His words seemed to shock the older man who looked at him before a smile appeared on his lips.
“Ruthless, merciless and cruel would have been the words I have used but I guess evil suffices.” His calm tone froze the blood in Ranma, he thought he could get a reaction out of him, but instead he didn't even care about his statement!
“Tell me then, is it evil if you kill to survive because if it is then the people who survived a war are also evil. That means that you are also evil, you killed before to make sure the one precious to you will survive.” The words of the ancient spirit caused turmoil in Ranma's head, while Ranryu spoke the truth, he couldn't accept the idea.
“No… I, I'm not a killer like you!”
“Don't you think highly of yourself? Who once killed is a hero but who kills twice is a murderer? Something isn't right here.” The ancient spirits voice changed from his calm one to a slightly angry tone. When Ranma was about to reply images of Ranryu slaying a multi limbed beast and villagers thanking him.
“What was that?” The sudden memory gain hindered Ranma and had hard time breathing.
“I had to slay the Murion or the people in the village would have suffered even longer.”
“You could have just subdued it!”
“Yeah right. That creature would just return later and would have continued to feast upon the people there.” Images showing how the Murion suckled on its prey until the flesh came off of his body and the man being eaten alive and died a painful death. Ranma could barely move from the power the memories, feelings of anger and sorrow invaded him. Then images of the village he saved not long ago the people there attacking the still young Ranryu who didn't even cared about the rocks being thrown at him.
“What happened?”
“The mate of the Murion came and continued where it was halted, the villagers accused me of knowing that there was another Murion and I wanted the village to suffer from its wrath.” Ranryu's voice once again returned to the calm tone but Ranma felt a slight anger in it.
“What happened then?” Fearing what the answer could do to him Ranma still asked giving in to his curiosity and suddenly images flashed in his head.

Flashback

The villagers circled around Ranryu and were armed with what ever sharp tool they could find. Suddenly a young villager ran next to him and stabbed a pitchfork through Ranryu's body, aside from the flow of blood the young boy earned a painful grunt from his target that just stood there looking at the people with empty eyes.
An older man then stabbed forward with a lance and the tip of the lance went through the ancient spirits left chest, piecing through his lungs and heart. The people were cheering for his death and still throwing stones and what ever they could. Ranryu grabbed the man's lance and pulled it out of his body then lifted him up by the lance high into the air then grabbed the young man by the throat and threw them away like they were a piece of trash. Blood tainted the ground as his damaged heart still pumped the red vitae the villagers looked petrified before the sight until the Murion appeared and most of the people fled back into there homes.
The Murion crushed people under its foot, smashing buildings and villagers with its huge arms these were the luckier people. Those who weren't killed instantly were eaten alive, Ranryu was about to leave when a blonde woman ran to him.
“You brought this onto our village it's your responsibility to get rid of it!” Ranryu looked at the woman before pushing her away so that the Murion wouldn't crush her. The ancient spirit looked at the Murion and with stomp the ground started to tremor. The quakes sent the survivors into frenzy as the Murion fell forward as the ground open under it. From the cracks rock spires burst forth piercing the creature in numerous vital and non vital points, its black blood tinting and seeping into the ground. The villagers seeing this didn't know what to do, until the village elder came out to speak.
“We thank you for your help stranger, but for the village I ask you to leave and never to return.”

End of flashback

Ranma couldn't believe what he just saw… those people attacked him and yet he still helped them when it would have been fair from his side to leave them! Before Ranma could even say any word of apologies for misjudging the ancient will Ranryu looked away.
“They weren't the only one Ranma, I had seen more then you could even believe. I had killed for others people and for my selfish gains. I had helped those who needed it but destroyed those who stood in my way.” His words shook Ranma to the core as he started seeing the truth behind his intentions, his reasons.
“Ranryu… you're…”
“I have reasons for acting as I have and you should not judge me or anyone else by one act.” The last thing Ranma had seen before the blinding light appeared was Ranryu's angry face and retreating form.

Ranma woke up from in a bed sweating like he ran twenty marathons in an oven and won all of them. His mind was still racing like a engine and the pounding in his head subsided as after he gotten his breathing back to normal. Then that he was in a bed popped into his head, he was at a construction site! How did he get here!? When the young fighter took a closer look he was in the Nerima Hospital.
“Ara you're awake.” An unknown female voice was heard from the door and Ranma looked there his defence instincts kicking in. A pretty auburn hair coloured nurse came in, she was between her twenties and thirties by how she looked like.
“Did you hear me?”
“Hai, gomen. I just wondered, how I got here.”
“Five days ago there was a call from the construction site only an hour away that they found a wounded boy.” Ranma's cheeks almost turned red when he remembered the damage his fight did to the building site.
“Well since you are up I can call a doctor to check on you after that I'll bring you something to eat and you can call someone to pick you up later.” The kind nurse said to the pigtailed boy and showed a smile that moved Ranma's heart.
“I was out for five days! Man… if oyaji hear of this I'll have to bear with his ranting.” His words did spark interest in the nurse as her chocolate eyes locked on his cobalt ones.
“By the way are you a martial artist by any chance?”
“Yeah, why do you ask?” Ranma wasn't sure if everything will be okay if he does gives away this information but a nurse is almost a doctor right?
“That would answer why the normal needles broke, when we tried to take a blood sample from you.” The nurse had a smile on her lips and a short laugh escaped from her and the pigtailed boy's cheeks flushed slightly red.
After the doctor check Ranma out he clapped his hands and with a bright smile looked at the young man.
“Well Ranma, healing numerous broken bones, interior wounds in a matter of days is tremendous. Your as healthy as one could be… except that you should be ready that your side might hurt if you strain it. Now I'll go and make sure your family is informed that you are healthy.” The kind doctor left the room and started to whistle as he went down the corridor. The nurse then gave Ranma back his old clothes.
“My clothes… but…” When he looked on himself he had one of those hospital gowns on him, while it was comfy he would rather be in his old clothes. The nurse went out of the room and Ranma started changing.
“Matta you can't go in there yet!” The nurses voice was heard from outside as the door burst open and Nabiki, Kasumi, Akane, Nodoka, Xian Pu and Ukyo got a full view in Ranma in all his naked glory. Maybe it was the effect of Ranryu or that he just didn't mind that there were someone else in the room while he was changing but he didn't panicked and just pulled on his boxers and continued to dress as most of the girls face turned red, the comments about the view couldn't stay unspoken.
“Baka hentai! We were all worrying about you and here you are buck naked!” Akane was either angry or happy since her face said that she was thrilled that the pigtailed fighter was alright, but her words spoke differently.
“Ara, Ranmakun you should watch out when you're changing clothes.” Kasumi had turned a slightly red but that was because she was embarrassed about the situation. Not that she didn't like what she had seen, but Ranma was too young for her.
“Ranmakun you know I could make a fortune if you would pose for a few shots like that.” Nabiki tried to act as usual but she didn't know to chose to laugh at the Ranma for being so unlucky or to enjoy the free show she just got, that idea about doing photos about a nude or semi nude male Ranma might not be such a stupid idea after all.
“Airen shouldn't be showing his body to any women but Amazon wife.” Shampoo went next to Ranma and hugged him, which made putting on his shirt a little problem but after Shampoo let him go it wasn't a problem anymore.
“Ranchan, I shouldn't have seen that till the wedding night.” Ukyo turned red, mostly because she didn't know how else to respond and that she like what she had seen.
“WAI! My boy is so manly!” Nodoka pulled her victory fans out of nothing as she felt proud of her son capturing so much female hearts. Ranma on the other hand just wanted to get home and see if changes happened while he wasn't there.

In the realm of the ancient spirit Kuroi Ranryu wasn't too pleased with the events that occurred.
“Ranma will die if he continues to do so as he does. Maybe it was a fortune in disguise when that doppelganger, if this keeps up I just might be able to open his eyes in time…” After getting away from the idea of his chosen one's death the ancient spirit closed his eyes and merged into the shadows to continue scheming.

Author: I hope this chapter satisfies the readers and I here now ask every one who reads these lines to forgive me. I originally planned to update on the seventh of August since it was my birthday so I thought that I would surprise the dear readers but I just couldn't come up with anything that would fit into the story line. It's the end of the summer, and my final year in secondary school starts, so I might have only a little time to write the next chapter besides hitting the books.
I don't know when will I be able to update, if I can I will as soon as I can. Until next time, have fun in school and try to enjoy it.