The Solitary Burden
by Zargreus99
The pitiful excuse for a man stood before the execution squads ready for his death. he chose to follow the sects order years ago but now the man was a traitor and could not be allowed to live. Commander Kuno had known the man before his enlistment but seemed to be exited at this man's execution. No one knew the wiser. The man stood slumped. Sapped of all his strength and now dwelling in his own despair. The commander walked slowly up to the prisoner. Kuno brushed his hand through his cropped well kept hair and grabbed the prisoner's ponytail. yanking his head up. Kuno leaned close to his old foe and smiled.
"At last Saotome. I will see to your death."
The man looked up to the commander's face. Devoid of emotion for several days, it surprised the commander to see the infidel smile. A sarcastic smirk that Kuno learned well over the years he knew this Saotome. The man looked deeply into Kuno's eyes. and there Kuno realized that this man still had some fight left.
'impossible' Kuno thought. "We kept this fool in torture for days. No sleep. No rest. How could he be anything but a broken shell ??'
Saotome gazed at Kuno and said words incomprehensible for anyone but Kuno. Japanese. He said four simple words. But those words cut Kuno like a knife and a cold fury rose in Kuno's breast. the commander's face contorted with fury. He stood and backhanded the smaller man. blood flew from Saotome's lips and he lifted his hands up in a petty defense to a second attack. Kuno glared down at Saotome. Holding the pommel of his No-Dachi. A blue fire danced across his eyes. And he spat out the next line of this formal execution.
'Any more last words?"
Saotome looked up and said " yes SHI-SHI-HOKADEN!!!"
A blast of super charged air shot from Saotome's finger tips and the blast shook Kuno and sent him flying back crashing against the execution squad. Kuno was stunned. HOW??? he thought and he looked up just in time to see Ranma Saotome leaping over the far wall. his hand now free and leaping away from Kuno's army of the Blue Thunder.
"SAOTOME YOU WILL DIE FOR THIS INSULT!!" he shouted to the retreating form of Ranma.
'He will Die he thought and Ranma's last insult filtered through his mind again; "She was never yours."
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Ranma dashed away from Kuno's army like a bat out of hell. jumping wall to wall building to building and finally he was out of sight . but still he ran he had to get back to Nerima. he had to warn the rest that Kuno was coming back and this time he could kill them all. With that thought driving him his speed redoubled and he was on his way.
Two days later he reached Hokkaido. And rested. he was exhausted. two days would of been nothing. But Ranma was still exhausted from the ordeals he suffered when in Kuno's care. He looked and frisked himself and found his last 10'000 yen bill stuffed in his sock. he checked into a small motel and finally took a much needed shower. he gazed into the mirror while drying himself and examined his newly acquired scars.
After he quickly dressed his new wounds he took his cloths and began to wash them. he needed all he money for the trip ahead and needed to conserve his money. While washing he found an old stitch in his wife put in. A &R 4-ever. And nearly broke to sobs. " Akane...." he muttered. He sat in the small public bath house of the motel's and stared at the small stitching.. Akane . Ranma's dear departed wife. He continued to stare at the small stitching for several minutes and was rudely interrupted by very loud whistling as a second customer strolled into the nearly empty bath house. Ranma's brain snapped., "SHUT UUUPPP!!! " he shouted and turned and jumped for the intruder of his sorrow. Every thing became a red haze and suddenly and unexpectedly a familiar voice cut into his raging mind.
"Ranma!"
by Zargreus99
The pitiful excuse for a man stood before the execution squads ready for his death. he chose to follow the sects order years ago but now the man was a traitor and could not be allowed to live. Commander Kuno had known the man before his enlistment but seemed to be exited at this man's execution. No one knew the wiser. The man stood slumped. Sapped of all his strength and now dwelling in his own despair. The commander walked slowly up to the prisoner. Kuno brushed his hand through his cropped well kept hair and grabbed the prisoner's ponytail. yanking his head up. Kuno leaned close to his old foe and smiled.
"At last Saotome. I will see to your death."
The man looked up to the commander's face. Devoid of emotion for several days, it surprised the commander to see the infidel smile. A sarcastic smirk that Kuno learned well over the years he knew this Saotome. The man looked deeply into Kuno's eyes. and there Kuno realized that this man still had some fight left.
'impossible' Kuno thought. "We kept this fool in torture for days. No sleep. No rest. How could he be anything but a broken shell ??'
Saotome gazed at Kuno and said words incomprehensible for anyone but Kuno. Japanese. He said four simple words. But those words cut Kuno like a knife and a cold fury rose in Kuno's breast. the commander's face contorted with fury. He stood and backhanded the smaller man. blood flew from Saotome's lips and he lifted his hands up in a petty defense to a second attack. Kuno glared down at Saotome. Holding the pommel of his No-Dachi. A blue fire danced across his eyes. And he spat out the next line of this formal execution.
'Any more last words?"
Saotome looked up and said " yes SHI-SHI-HOKADEN!!!"
A blast of super charged air shot from Saotome's finger tips and the blast shook Kuno and sent him flying back crashing against the execution squad. Kuno was stunned. HOW??? he thought and he looked up just in time to see Ranma Saotome leaping over the far wall. his hand now free and leaping away from Kuno's army of the Blue Thunder.
"SAOTOME YOU WILL DIE FOR THIS INSULT!!" he shouted to the retreating form of Ranma.
'He will Die he thought and Ranma's last insult filtered through his mind again; "She was never yours."
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Ranma dashed away from Kuno's army like a bat out of hell. jumping wall to wall building to building and finally he was out of sight . but still he ran he had to get back to Nerima. he had to warn the rest that Kuno was coming back and this time he could kill them all. With that thought driving him his speed redoubled and he was on his way.
Two days later he reached Hokkaido. And rested. he was exhausted. two days would of been nothing. But Ranma was still exhausted from the ordeals he suffered when in Kuno's care. He looked and frisked himself and found his last 10'000 yen bill stuffed in his sock. he checked into a small motel and finally took a much needed shower. he gazed into the mirror while drying himself and examined his newly acquired scars.
After he quickly dressed his new wounds he took his cloths and began to wash them. he needed all he money for the trip ahead and needed to conserve his money. While washing he found an old stitch in his wife put in. A &R 4-ever. And nearly broke to sobs. " Akane...." he muttered. He sat in the small public bath house of the motel's and stared at the small stitching.. Akane . Ranma's dear departed wife. He continued to stare at the small stitching for several minutes and was rudely interrupted by very loud whistling as a second customer strolled into the nearly empty bath house. Ranma's brain snapped., "SHUT UUUPPP!!! " he shouted and turned and jumped for the intruder of his sorrow. Every thing became a red haze and suddenly and unexpectedly a familiar voice cut into his raging mind.
"Ranma!"