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Chapter 1 The awakening

Jusendo china:

A fierce battle was raging above Jusendo.

Steel clashed with steel.

Heat clashed with cold, fire leashed out only to be consumed by the ice cold wind , which was in turn consumed by the flames, locking them in an seemingly unending struggle.

The primal furry of the phoenix king Saffron versus the cold determination of the young man known as Ranma Saotome.

Both combatants giving their best. One fought for his wounded pride and to calm his raging anger.

The other fought to protect one he loved like family.

And above all that the stars sat and watched, waited, judged and hoped.

With Ranma

Flames, he was facing a living wall of sheer endless flames, intend only one destroying him and those her cared for.

With, the flames there came a heat strong enough to instantly melt stone, strong enough to vaporize and thus kill him should he allow the flames to truly touch him.

And if surviving these flames alone was not enough of a challenge he also had to dodge or block the mad swings of his enemy's weapon.

Nearly one hour of desperate struggle was enough to tire even the strongest of fighters.

By now he was so tired that the only reason he could still fight was the fact that loosing was not an option.

To lose would not only mean his death but also the mean that Akane would not survive.

Which worried him more than many (Ryouga and Kuno) would believe .

It was that worry combined with his tiredness that lead to a fatal mistake, a fatal mistake that allowed his enemy to break through his guard.

The sharp edges of Saffron's fiery staff aiming right for his heart above which he carried Akane.

That was when it happened.

With Akane:

She was not afraid.

Not of the flames.

Not of the fact that she was currently a doll, nor of the fact that she could feel her life energy slipping away.

However she was worried about Ranma, she could feel him grow weaker, feel how tired he was and she could see the mistakes he was beginning to make.

And she wanted nothing more than to help him.

That was when Ranma made the one unavoidable mistake, a mistake that was going to get them killed.

She could see the sharp edge of Saffron's blade come towards where she was sitting above Ranmas heart.

And then just when the weapon was about to penetrate both of them, it happened.

They were old.

Far older than humanity, older than life itself.

They had existed since the begging of all.

They were the stars.

They were the constellations.

They had faded into existence. At the beginning they did poses neither true awareness nor a true sense of self.

And for countless years their existence remained unchanged. They remained unchanged when life developed, they remained unchanged when life became aware, they remained unchanged when awareness turned into intelligence.

But then magic appeared, it was then that the first of them became what they are now.

Some spontaneously developed an identity, their king being the most prominent example.

Others were born as a part of life and remained that way until something triggered their awakening.

From then on they called themselves celestials or as the living beings named them celestial spirits.

Over time all but to of them awoke.

Those two were the dragon and the phoenix, they remained dormant for so long that even the oldest of their kind started to believe that they would never awake.

That is until they 17 earth years ,or 68 celestial days; ago they suddenly incarnated themselves as two human children.

With Akane

She could remember it.

She could remember coming into existence, could remember her birth, her first breath.

She remembered her childhood , her mother's death, fathers despair, her older sisters greed as well as her oldest sisters kindness.

She could remember her friends, her time in school Kuno included.

And she could remember Ranma, remember the battle he was currently fighting in order to save her.

She knew that she had a choice to make.

She could let Saffron kill both Ranma and herself sending theire souls towards the next life, or she could sacrifice her mortality as well as her humanity. Turning herself into a celestial spirit an eternal servant of celestial mages, which would allow her to save everyone gathered at the battle side.

This wasn't really a question, she would never allow another to die for her.

For she was Akane spirit of the Phoenix. Akane the celestial phoenix.

With Ranma

He could remember everything now.

He could remember fading into existence.

He could remember watching life form, watching it grow and evolve.

He could remember how more and more of his kind awoke, until only two remained.

He could remember being born as a human, remember his parents, his training as a martial artist, the travelling he and his father did.

He could remember getting cursed, meeting Akane.

Akane, he could remember his desperate battle against the phoenix king.

He knew he had a choice to make. He could remain as he was, which would result in the death of both him and Akane or he could sacrifice his humanity, his mortality and above all his gender.

He could die as Ranma Saotome proud practitioner of Anything goes or she could live on for all of eternity as a celestial spirt bound to serve her key holder.

Had it not been for the fact that one of those two choices would lead to the death of an innocent he might have chosen however that wasn't the case.

The choice was an easy one. It was her duty to protect other, because she was the dragon spirit.

Ranma the celestial dragon.

This is the first story I have ever written down, so please excuse any inconsistencies that might pop up. Even though I have planned somewhat ahead.

If my English sucks it does so because its not my native language even though I am doing my best.

So please tell me if you find this story worth your time.

Now I only have to manage uploading this without destroying my configuration.

Thanks for your time

Chaosscore

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