Lost Soul - Foreword
By Seed
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Ranma 1/2 or the characters used in this fic. They are used without permission and this fic is written for non- profit purposes.
This fic is written thanks to the inspiration I got from many great fics I've red over the last year and I want to especiallly thank the following authors for their fantastic work: First of all, Firewind for the dramatic story "Heart of Glass", the best dark Ryoga fic I've ever seen. Then Orla and Raelle for their lighter but not less well written fic "Magical Mystery Hibiki Tour" and last but not least for the really, really, big, epic stories "The more things change" and "Pursuit of Happiness" M-Productions. (As you can see I'm an Ukyo/Ryoga fan to the bottom of my heart).
So but enough with the foreword.
Or maybe not yet: Before I start, I want to say that this fic's gonna be a rather dark one centered of course, around everybodys favourite, bandanna wearing, Lost Boy. I was always facinated by the ambivalent character of Ryoga with his strong, often conflicting emotions.
His near endless fury and violent, (self-)destructive tendencies, but at the same time his unconditioned, devotion to Akane. But is this really love? Think about Akari, or Ranma-chan in disguise, it looks like Ryoga-kun is not the most reliable one in the matters of the heart, - or perhaps he just hasn't found yet what he's looking for, the girl he really loves and that loves him back. A true partnership in every sense of the word, not just a relation as goal for desire and day-dreams, or a balm for pain and suffer. And although he's got those very romantic, old-fashioned thoughts of love and relations, there is still his immense shyness towards girls to deal with.
Also remarkable are his depression and despair, angst and self-pity but also the boosts of confidence (the learning of the Bakusai Tenketsu for exemple)and his stubborn sense of persistence, not to mention his pride and great, if sometimes twisted (P-chan) sense of honour. A boy being so easy to confuse and trick, on first sight maybe not the brightest kid around, but nonetheless independent and proud.
A teenager without a real home or family life and only very few friends, who is strong, clever and tough enough to survive in the harshest wilderness and has adapted to a life-style of travelling most of the time alone, seeing only strange people in strange places not even mentioning the hardships coming with his curse. And despite all these disadvantages he is never giving up on his goals. There is his compassion for others, especially the weak whom he is always willing to protect, along with his great sense of loyality towards his friends.
Let's not forget his still evident and neither forgiven nor forgotten grudge against Ranma (maybe softened over the series but never gone completely), being his constant source of pain, emberssement and mischief, but then again, he is always the first one to help Ranma out when he's in real trouble, or when the others don't fight fair. In my opinion, the difficult, rather complex relationship between Ranma and Ryoga, strolling between rivlary and friendship, due to the mutual affection of both boys for Akane and their challenge to each other as martial artists(not to mention Ryoga-kun's long-lasting memory when it comes to bread and getting knocked into springs)is one of the best parts of the whole Ranma series.(The other great part is the shere coolness of Ryoga himself - what can I say I'm obsessed).
So, what I wanted to say is: This Lost Boy is more than meets the eye on first glance. Under that harsh, raging, yelling, concrete busting and umbrella-swinging exterior of an angry martial artist beats the heart of a kind, passionate, sensitive, and very lonesome warrior. A lost soul.
So, but no really enough.
OK, one last thing: I'm writing in English which is not my home language so please be patient with the author of this fic for his grammar and spelling mistakes. I try do my best and hope it doesn't spoil the enjoyment of reading (if ther is there any in reading this fic) when not every expression or sentence is 100% right or fluent. Criticism and reviewes are welcome. But now really enough, on with the show...
By Seed
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Ranma 1/2 or the characters used in this fic. They are used without permission and this fic is written for non- profit purposes.
This fic is written thanks to the inspiration I got from many great fics I've red over the last year and I want to especiallly thank the following authors for their fantastic work: First of all, Firewind for the dramatic story "Heart of Glass", the best dark Ryoga fic I've ever seen. Then Orla and Raelle for their lighter but not less well written fic "Magical Mystery Hibiki Tour" and last but not least for the really, really, big, epic stories "The more things change" and "Pursuit of Happiness" M-Productions. (As you can see I'm an Ukyo/Ryoga fan to the bottom of my heart).
So but enough with the foreword.
Or maybe not yet: Before I start, I want to say that this fic's gonna be a rather dark one centered of course, around everybodys favourite, bandanna wearing, Lost Boy. I was always facinated by the ambivalent character of Ryoga with his strong, often conflicting emotions.
His near endless fury and violent, (self-)destructive tendencies, but at the same time his unconditioned, devotion to Akane. But is this really love? Think about Akari, or Ranma-chan in disguise, it looks like Ryoga-kun is not the most reliable one in the matters of the heart, - or perhaps he just hasn't found yet what he's looking for, the girl he really loves and that loves him back. A true partnership in every sense of the word, not just a relation as goal for desire and day-dreams, or a balm for pain and suffer. And although he's got those very romantic, old-fashioned thoughts of love and relations, there is still his immense shyness towards girls to deal with.
Also remarkable are his depression and despair, angst and self-pity but also the boosts of confidence (the learning of the Bakusai Tenketsu for exemple)and his stubborn sense of persistence, not to mention his pride and great, if sometimes twisted (P-chan) sense of honour. A boy being so easy to confuse and trick, on first sight maybe not the brightest kid around, but nonetheless independent and proud.
A teenager without a real home or family life and only very few friends, who is strong, clever and tough enough to survive in the harshest wilderness and has adapted to a life-style of travelling most of the time alone, seeing only strange people in strange places not even mentioning the hardships coming with his curse. And despite all these disadvantages he is never giving up on his goals. There is his compassion for others, especially the weak whom he is always willing to protect, along with his great sense of loyality towards his friends.
Let's not forget his still evident and neither forgiven nor forgotten grudge against Ranma (maybe softened over the series but never gone completely), being his constant source of pain, emberssement and mischief, but then again, he is always the first one to help Ranma out when he's in real trouble, or when the others don't fight fair. In my opinion, the difficult, rather complex relationship between Ranma and Ryoga, strolling between rivlary and friendship, due to the mutual affection of both boys for Akane and their challenge to each other as martial artists(not to mention Ryoga-kun's long-lasting memory when it comes to bread and getting knocked into springs)is one of the best parts of the whole Ranma series.(The other great part is the shere coolness of Ryoga himself - what can I say I'm obsessed).
So, what I wanted to say is: This Lost Boy is more than meets the eye on first glance. Under that harsh, raging, yelling, concrete busting and umbrella-swinging exterior of an angry martial artist beats the heart of a kind, passionate, sensitive, and very lonesome warrior. A lost soul.
So, but no really enough.
OK, one last thing: I'm writing in English which is not my home language so please be patient with the author of this fic for his grammar and spelling mistakes. I try do my best and hope it doesn't spoil the enjoyment of reading (if ther is there any in reading this fic) when not every expression or sentence is 100% right or fluent. Criticism and reviewes are welcome. But now really enough, on with the show...
