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" " - Japanese / American
++++ = Flashback
-------- = Change in Time
***** = Another place
************ Endless Sorrow*************
Ranma walked toward the burning village, a smile radiating from his lips as he thought of the prospect of getting to see Elle again. He walked to where he had remembered being before hand and waited for the monster to show up. He wasn't there long when a beast came bursting through the building and Ranma flipped out of the way as it landed where he once stood. He smirked as he saw how badly damaged it had been from the Septia's attack. He nodded satisfactorly and stepped into a loose combat stance.
Elle : Hey KID!
Ranma : What do you want?
Elle : Get out of here before you get yourself killed.
Ranma turned around to give the girl a piece of his mind when the monster burst from the debris and lashed out at Ranma, throwing him through a partially destroyed building. Elle gasped astonished by the monster and fearful for the kid.
Elle *verge of tears* : No.... I didn't mean it!
Ranma came out of the hole in the building and gripped his head before pulling it away and looking at it. He narrowed his eyes at the sight of blood before grinning stupidly.
Ranma : Seems like I under estimated this one.
Elle gawked openly at Ranma as he walked casually from the building, patting himself off as smoke rose off of his body in puffs. Ranma looked at Elle and smiled, despite himself.
Ranma : Yes?
Elle : uh..........
Ranma : Uh,.. yeah, hold that thought.
Ranma dashed forward at speeds Elle found hard to follow and watched in morbid fascination as the boy dodged what would have been normally death blows to other people. He sighed to himself as he dodged a poorly thrown punch before he shrugged and jumped into the air, rearing back and striking the beast in it's head, throwing it back a good quarter mile before it came to a stop against the tree Ranma had been standing in front of. Ranma shook his head sadly and walked over to Elle and smiled.
Ranma : Hi! My name is Ranma!
Elle : uh... yeah.... well.... hi Ranma, I'm Elle.... Elle Lagu.
Ranma nodded gently and thinking to himself.
Ranma *thinking* : Yes Yes, I know this. *outloud* you ok? The monster didn't hurt you did he?
Elle blinked at him suddenly and looked about her body looking for anything wrong, and was satisfied when she found absolutely nothing of immediate danger. She looked at Ranma and smiled a bit sheepishly before giving her confirmation.
Elle : I'm fine. Thank you.
Ranma : Not a problem. Well then, I guess I will be on my way.
Ranma turned to walk away from Elle as she reached out and stopped him gently.
Elle : Umm.... would you care to have a drink with me? As a way of saying thank you.
Ranma *humming to himself* : Sure, I don't see the harm in that.
Ranma made an about face and walked beside Elle as they headed toward an inn that Ranma had remembered from before. He smiled a bit, more to himself as he recalled what he did in there. Albeit it was vague in his memories, but he could play it by ear. Elle turned and gave a small smile as Ranma noticed the blush on her cheeks and he smiled in return and sighed in his mind. Once they reached the bar and entered it, he looked around. Everything looked like he remembered it, he gave a wide grin and pulled Elle to the table where they had sat at before.
Elle : Well, I was going to sit at the bar, but I guess a table is good.
Ranma blinked for a moment and looked around the bar once more.
Ranma : I'm sorry, did you want to sit at the bar?
Elle shrugged as if no longer caring, and ordered when the waitress came.
Waitress : May I help you?
Elle : Yes, five bottles of wine please.
Ranma : Same here.
Elle and the Waitress looked at Ranma and he sighed in defeat.
Ranma : Water.
She smiled politely and left the table alone, all the while glancing at the handsome pig tailed boy. She sauntered back to the table, all the drinks on a small round tray and gave Ranma a small secretive smile before tripping over a mans foot, spilling the drinks on the drunk. He stood up in an outrage and growled at the girl.
Drunk : Damn you wench!
He went to kick the girl when something suddenly threw him back and making him crash on a table. He stumbled to his feet and noticed the boy that she had been smiling to and growled.
Drunk : I see, this bitch is yours then, is she?
Ranma : No, but I won't stand idly by why you pick on someone smaller than you.
The waitress got up and hid behind Ranma's back, too afraid to watch. Ranma gave her a weak smile over his shoulder, and that served to ease her tension a bit. The drunk ran toward Ranma in an attempt to punch him. He threw the fist foward and smacked against Ranma's face. He grinned to himself and opened his eyes. He pulled back hesitantly and cowered before the look that Ranma shot him. Ranma bent his neck slightly earning a loud pop.
Ranma : Is that it? I thought you would've been stronger *under breath* damn I was weak in the past.
Elle : Ranma! Are you okay?!?
Ranma : Of course, didn't even feel a thing. Anyways Elle I need you to do me a favor.
Elle *blushing* : Y-Yes?
Ranma *not noticing* : Take the waitress to the table so she doesn't get hurt.
Ranma cracked his knuckles as half the bar stood up in order to take revenge for their friend. Elle frowned but obediently pulled the waitress away from the battle scene. That is when all hell broke loose for the dragon's tail bar.
Drunk : We won't let you hurt our friend! In the name of Septia's Number one hunting group.
Drunk 2 : We shall punish you!
Drunk 3 : Honza!
Drunk 4 : Zero!
Drunk 2 : Daishi!
Drunk 1 : Al!
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over at the group that just made total asses out of themselves and snickered a bit before the laughter grew contageous and it spread through the in. Ranma sweat dropped.
Ranma *thinking* : why isn't this happened like it did before?!? *outloud* Right..... well, in that case. I am Ranma Meioh, grandmaster of the anything goes martial arts and most powerful of the shadow skills school!
Elle's eyes widened at the insinuation and reached out to grab Ranma, and find out what he meant when the septia group attacked. Honza ran toward Ranma and punched fifty times toward Ranma's mid-section. Ranma danced around all the blows and kicked him back, before ducking under an attempt from behind by Daishi. He grabbed the arm and threw him into Zero sucessfully taking three members out in one second. Ranma looked around and didn't see the fourth one when he was attacked from behind, knocking him forward and breaking a table with his body. He slowly got up, the frustration clearly showing on his face.
Ranma : I don't like canon fodder.
He pulled back his foot and it charged with a bright gold energy and he lanced it back up, doing a back flip and sending a energy spread toward Al.
Ranma : Chainsaw!
The 'chainsaw' ripped up the boards in the inn as it traveled toward Al. His face contorted into one of surprise and fear as it laid waste to everything it touched. It neared faster than Al could move and he closed his eyes for a moment, fearing the worse. When he re-opened them after a short time he saw Ranma smirking at him.
Ranma : You don't deserve it.
Al fell back on his bottom as his pants turned a dark black around the crotch area. He scrambled to his feet and fled from the scene, totally forgeting his friends. Ranma chuckled a bit before turning around to look at Elle as she stared at him, wide eyed and her mouth moving up in down in voiceless awe.
Elle : H-how?
Ranma : You should close your mouth, you might have something fly in, that's just gross.
Elle snapped her mouth shut and glared at Ranma in defiance.
Ellen : Where did you learn the shadow skills?
Ranma : Well, that is kinda difficult to answer.
Suddenly the tattoo on Ranma's forearm blinked into existence, allowing a piercing white light to fill the bar. Ranma raised it up to look at it and laughed.
Ranma : Ok, maybe not so difficult.
Elle : S-Sevarr.
Ranma : Yup, just like yourself Elle. Now, it's my turn to ask you a question.
Elle *shivering a bit* : Y-yes?
Ranma : Can I come with you and train? I feel my skills are rather rusty.
Elle blinked at him and chuckled a bit before taking a swig out of a nearby goblet of wine.
Elle : Sure, why the hell not.
Ranma : Let us go then.
Elle nodded and they were on their way out when the bartender screamed at them.
Bartender : Someone is going to pay me for that mess!
Ranma followed his pointing finger and shrugged.
Ranma : It was his body that went through the table, why not charge him?
The bartender couldn't argue his point any further because when he looked back at the two, they were gone and nowhere to be seen. He swore up and down and looked at the drunks body before shrugging and taking all the gold that he had on him. About a half mile away Ranma and Elle were running away from the bar, with laughs and smiles filling the air.
Elle : I've never done that before
Ranma : Heh, you don't know what you are missing out on then.
Elle : Yeah, it's quite exilerating isn't it?
Ranma : Yeah. Anyways, let's go east, I want to visit some friends of mine near Cesra.
Elle nodded a bit and followed Ranma's lead, and before they knew it, they were well on their way toward the town of Cesra.
***************
Ranma sighed as he looked over at Elle, who was breathing raggedly and leaning against a rock.
Ranma : Sheesh Elle, we've only been running for around three days. You are outta shape!
Elle : Shut up Ranma! It's not everyday that someone runs nearly non-stop through the badlands without breathing hard!
Ranma chuckled a bit and looked at the gate they were in front of, and etched in the wood was the word 'Ceras'
Ranma : Don't worry about it, it seems we are here anyways.
Elle looked up from her breather and saw the words, she was amazed at the distance they traveled. Surely she thought Ranma was joking when he said it would take less than five days to reach a land almost seven hundred miles away from where they left.
Elle : W-wow.
Ranma gave her a sidelong glance and smile a bit as she seemed to look in the opposite direction, a blush on her face. It was a feeling that Ranma had come to like since meeting up with her. It let him knew he had a place to be.
Ranma : Well, shall we?
Elle gave him a small nod and they entered the gate, only to be blown back by the sheer volume of power that was being radiated from the center of the town. Ranma jumped to his feet and rushed into the battle that was taking place. He immediately saw what he had feared as he watched a dragon rearing back and breathing fire amongst the homes. Ranma cracked his knuckles and ran toward it. It was time to rumble.
Ranma : Die! Houshin!
Ranma's arm arc upward as flames jumped from his hand toward the dragon. Once it hit the side, the dragon looked at Ranma as if he was about to squash some idiotic insect that dared tease him.
Dragon : Who dares?!?
Ranma : I dare! Ranma!
The dragon looked at Ranma with interest as he showed no fear at being confronted by a dragon. Despite the small size, it was a dragon.
Ranma *thinking* : Resshin, Can you talk some sense into this guy?
Resshin : It's a rogue dragon, talking would be useless. Just attacked at the section between his fron legs.
Ranma sighed and dashed in, energy crackling in his right hand as he punched the spot Resshin had pointed out. The dragon reared back and howled in pain as the energy seemed to be eating it alive, from the inside out.
Dragon : what matter of trickery is this! No mortal can kill a dragon in one blow!
Ranma : Good thing for you. I used to be a god.
The dragon's eyes glazed over and collapsed, crushing four houses in it's wake. Ranma looked at the dragon and shut his eyes, saying a light prayer for it's soul. Ranma clapped his hands twice before walking away toward the gate where he left Elle. He was almost there when he was stopped by a rather strong pair of hands. Ranma turned and looked at a girl, and his eyes went wide when he saw her.
Britanny : Thank you sir! I don't know how to ever repay you! You saved my village and my parents from the dragons attack!
Ranma : ah.... it was nothing. If I might ask, what is your name. I would like to know one so beautiful as yourself.
Britanny blushed a bit and became instantly shy as Ranma seemed to find her beautiful. If anything the blush and sudden shyness seemed to radiate cute to Ranma.
Britanny : My name? It's Britanny Elin Diggers. Kind sir, can I ask you yours?
Ranma *smiling* : Of course, to hear my name from such subtle lips would be the best thing I could hope for.
She blushed again and played with her hands gently.
Ranma : My name is Ranma Meioh.
Britanny looked at Ranma for a moment, before he look became more scrutinizing and she sighed.
Britanny : Do I know you from somewhere?
Ranma *sweat drop* : I don't know, but I doubt it. I'm stuck here til I can find a way back to my home dimension.
Britanny *gawking* : Home dimension? Your not from here?
Ranma : Nope, not at all. In fact I'm from a dimension known as earth realm. Japan to be more specific.
Britanny : I'm from the united states! I can get you home in no time!
Ranma : My, what a coincidence!
Elle looked at the two as they talked back and forth, and with a sigh she walked over beside Ranma.
Elle : Hello!
Britanny : Um,.. hi.
Elle : Whatcha talkin about?
Ranma : I'm sorry, where are my manners. Elle this is Britanny, Britanny this is Elle. We were just talking about how Britanny can help me get home.
Elle : Home?
Ranma : Er..... yeah. Remember, I told you when we were running that I'm not from this dimension?
Elle : You were serious!?!?
Ranma *sweat drop* : Yes......
Britanny : turns out he is from my dimension, and lives in a place I know rather well.
Elle : R-really?
Ranma : Yup, she's going to take me back with her when she leaves! Isn't that great?
Elle *crest fallen* : Sure, great.
Ranma : what's the matter, you don't wanna come?
Elle *brightens a bit* : Y-You mean it?!?
Ranma : Of course, what did you think I was going to up and leave you here after we've become such good friends?
Britanny brightened when she heard the word friends. It meant that Ranma was still up for grabs.
Britanny : when do you want to go?
Ranma : Well.... Let's -
Scarface : You will do no such thing!
Ranma looked up and narrowed his eyes at Scarface, memories of his betrayal clear in his mind. His voice became acidic.
Ranma : Oh, and why not?
Scarface : I have plans for that woman! For them to work, her parents need to die!
He held out his hand and energy crackled around it as he let loose a powerful blast where an elderly couple were standing creating a crater and kicking up large amounts of dust. Britanny screamed in horror as she watched her parents become nothing in the energy blast. She turned to cry into Ranma's shoulder when she noticed he wasn't there. She looked around for a moment in her emotional state and finally realized what happened, before her tears were rejoined. When the dust cleared her eyes widened and a grin crept onto her face. Ranma was in front of the elderly couple, his arms over his chest and slightly singed. He glanced at Scarface over his arms.
Ranma : You were saying?
Scarface growled slightly and launched repeated energy blasts toward Ranma in an attempt to kill them all. Ranma never budged an inch, if anything his resolve became more powerful. Ranma sneered at Scarface once he stopped throwing energy blasts.
Ranma : My turn.
With that, Ranma dissappeared and Scarface's body erupted in pain.
TO BE CONTINUED_________________
Hehehe, first installment of the new story. Hang tight.