the immortal

prologue

Aeris

Ranma was sitting outside that day. It was raining and it looked like it wasn't going to clear up for a long time. Days like these were depressing and seemed to last forever. Sounds of rain hitting the roof of the Tendo house made it impossible to think.

"Oh my, Ranma why don't you come inside?" Kasumi asked and Ranma didn't even move. Kasumi removed her hand from Ranma's shoulder and went back inside. "My, it is very cold out here." She pulled her coat tighter against her and closed the sliding door.

Nabiki looked at Ranma then shook her head, "Akane, what did you do to him this time?" Nabiki asked a little feeling sorry for Ranma, not that she would ever admit it.

Akane slammed the book she was reading. "I didn't do anything!" Akane snapped and looked at Ranma outside. "Well, nothing that he didn't deserve."

"Akane why don't you apologize to Ranma? He looks sad." Kasumi told her gently and poured some more tea for her self.

Akane's eyes closed. "Me? He should be the one to apologize! Good night." Akane said and stormed to her room and the sound of slamming door could be heard through out the entire house.

Kasumi looked at the clock. "Oh my! It's so late!" She picked up the teapot and the plate of cookies and put them in the kitchen. She was about to go up stairs behind Nabiki but paused at the sliding glass door. "Ranma." She said as she opened it. "Come in, won't you? It's so late and I don't want you to catch cold."

"I'll be in soon Kasumi, Good night." Ranma told her and Kasumi smiled and nodded her head and returned the 'Good night' as she left Ranma outside.

Ranma's head turned up towards the sky. He felt something in the air, some strange aura he hadn't felt before and stood up. The rain stopped abruptly and a wind picked up harder then before.

He blinked, looking at the sky. "What the hell?" Ranma asked himself and squinted to see the person flying in the air above him land next to Ranma.

"Hello Ranma." The man said. He was tall, taller then Ranma and had pricing royal blue eyes. His hair was long and reached his mid back. Ranma could sense this man was up to no good. He looked evil.

"Who the hell are you?" Ranma asked the man and met his eyes steadily.

The man smiled. "I can make you a god, dear boy. An immortal of all immortal's. Think of it. Powers beyond your wildest dreams, wisdom as well. You could have it all! Ranma, you could use the full extent of your strength."

Ranma blinked twice. "Full extent of my strength?"

"Yes! You didn't believe that you were actually one of them?" he gestured to the house and laughed. "You're far more superior then any of them. You're parents broke the first law of the Realm of the Gods. As punishment they had to give up their first-born son until he was sixteen years of age. So here I am, to get you. Come on boy, let's go." His feet lifted from the ground and he put a hand out to Ranma.

"No thank you. As much as I don't love things around here, I'm still not going to leave." Ranma said standing his ground shaking his hand.

He shook his hand. "Ranma, Ranma, Ranma. Is this what you want? A girl that doesn't love you, she said so her self remember? A father who forces marriage on you, a mother who what's you dead, girls constantly hounding you for love and affection? Or you could have peace."

"Look pal, do what you want, I don't really care. So you might as well leave." He said looking him up and down.

The man/creature looked down at Ranma. "Fine. I'll leave. But I'm telling you, you're not going to get an offer like this later." He shook his hand at Ranma again. Ranma stood thinking for a moment then sighed and took the hand of the creature/man next to him.

"So I'm a god?"

"No, boy, you're an Immortal, two totally different things."

"What did you say your name was?"

"Call me Luke."

"That's a funny name."

"Oh, and Ranma isn't?"

I'm going to go through this whole story and fix some things!!!!!!!! I am still in need of a good proof reader.