A Ranma ½ Yu Yu Hakusho Multi-crossover fanfiction

Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½ and Yu Yu Hakusho or any other anime/game titles. I just wish that I was a class S youkai… heh. :P

"All I ever wanted was for her to be happy."

Dark Ascension

By Insane Blight

A Date with Destiny

"Stop! Momma, it hurts!"

"You worthless child!" Nodoka Saotome shrieked as she continued to stomp on the head of her four year old child Ranma. As if that wasn't enough, she would proceed to smack his face until his mouth bled and then she'd throw his little body around the house like he meant absolutely nothing to her. "You… get out of my sight!"

Chibi-Ranma sobbed as he limply went to his cold, dark and desolate room, but even his young mind would agree that his lonely room was far more warm and comforting than anything else in this house. He opened the door, got on his bed and curled up as he cried his little heart out.

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"Poor kid, Nodoka sure hates his guts, huh?"

"Shhh! He might hear us!"

"So what if he does? With a father like that dumb fool Genma and that bitch of a mother Nodoka, I don't think that he'll even live to see his next birthday."

"You're right… I just hope he doesn't suffer too much…"

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He rocked his body back and forth while staring outside his window. No, those old ladies are wrong! His mommy loves him and so does his poppa! Mommy was just a little angry at him maybe because of something he did, he's sure that everything will be okay. Yes, everything will be alright… it will be alright…

It was never alright. His mother's anger grew each passing day along with the daily beatings she's giving him. And after those beatings, almost every night he would say the same thing to himself, trying to convince himself that his mother still loves him.

As time passed, he clung on tighter to that single thread of hope, that small prayer that everything will be fine someday… they would be a happy family just like the one that he saw across their house. But now it seems like a truly hopeless wish as his father wanted to take him away from their house for a very long time.

"Take him, take him to that trip as long as you like. Do whatever you want to the boy but be sure to make him a man among men like you promised, Genma." Nodoka said sweetly to her husband but her face soon changed to a scowl when her eyes fixed onto the five year old Ranma.

Chibi-Ranma shook in fear when he saw the scowl and immediately clung onto his father's shirt like his life depended on it. Genma noticed this and struck the boy with just enough force to cause him to lose his balance. "Be a man boy! I never recalled raising a weak little girl. Are you a man among men or not?"

"H-Hai poppa…" the blue-eyed youth timidly answered, bowing his head in an attempt to hide his tears. He shakily got up and ran upstairs to his room, with Genma right behind him.

Nodoka stood at the middle of the room, her scowl deepening with every second. "That child, he's more trouble than he's worth." she said with disgust.

Genma came downstairs a few minutes later, packed and ready to go with a crestfallen blue-eyed youth slowly following him. Nodoka had that cheerful expression once more when she said her goodbyes to her husband. Genma just nodded to her and quickly went outside the house, leaving a terrified Ranma alone with his so-called mother.

The auburn-haired woman turned towards the young child with a glare that could freeze hell all over. "What are you still doing here?! Get going! It'd be nice to not have the two of you around! Especially you, you filthy child!" she shrieked in absolute rage, slapping the boy until his cheeks were bright red.

Chibi-Ranma tried to hold back his emotions but it was a futile attempt as tears started to fall down his face, he really couldn't believe what he was hearing. Questions already started forming inside his mind ever since he could remember. Why does his own mother treat him like this? Did he do something to make her mad? Why does she hate him so much? Does she love him at all? All this time he kept these to himself but despite his young age, he knew that he had a right to know… he deserved to know the reason for her actions.

"Momma…? Wh-why are you so m-mad at me? Was it something I did wrong? I'll make it up to you momma, promise! I just wanna make you happy momma…" he said through sobs.

"You want to make me happy?" she asked incredulously. She cupped her son's chin and stared directly into his teary blue eyes. "Then disappear from my sight! Why can't you get a clue, you idiot? I never wanted to have you, I never wanted to raise you and frankly I just wish that you have never been born. You want to make me happy? Then go with your father and never come back!" she yelled with absolute contempt towards the wide-eyed youth.

'Momma… doesn't want me…?' was the only thing going through his mind. He never did notice his mother kicking and stomping at him a few times on the head or the fact that she threw him outside the house like a rag doll, with no concern for his well-being whatsoever. He just remained frozen in shock; his eyes were as hollow as can be, as if all life has been snuffed out of his little body.

Genma smacked Chibi-Ranma on the head for 'making his mother mad'. He grabbed the boy's white gi and promptly walked out of their house, perhaps for the last time.

"I don't want to poppa, it's wrong to take something that's not yours." Chibi-Ranma said softly, his voice was but a mere whisper.

Slap!

Ranma was thrown back by the force of the slap. He placed a hand on his cheek and looked up to his father with tearful eyes. "Poppa…?"

"Boy, how many times do I have to tell you? It's training boy! It's training! Can't you get that trough your thick head? No wonder your mother wants nothing to do with you, you really are a silly little girl!" Genma yelled.

The young boy's eyes widened. 'Momma… said that? No! I am not a little girl!' "I'll do it poppa! I'll be someone that mommy will be proud of!" he declared with renewed vigor, ignoring the tiny voice that was telling him that what he is doing his wrong.

Genma patted the boy's back. "That's my boy! You've taken a huge step in your training! Your mother will be so proud of you when we return!"

"No more poppa! I can't do it anymore!" an eight year old Ranma pleaded to his father. His hands and feet were already bloody from the training Genma was forcing him to go through and now his father wants him to break a large boulder with only his bare hands.

Genma scowled and punched Ranma in the face, instantly breaking his nose. "Boy, you will do as you're told! Now stop whining like a weak little girl and continue with your training!"

Ranma wiped a few tears from his eyes and nodded in response. He never could stand up against him, last time he did that, his father broke one of his arms as a form of punishment for being an 'ungrateful child'. So he could only follow his orders, no matter how impossible they may be and if he fails to do it, his father would beat him senseless until he tired himself out. It was even worse when Genma was drunk.

This cycle continued for the next few years, and every time it happens, a small part of the innocent, blue-eyed boy would go with it. He suddenly became aware of the truth… his mother would never come for him, she would be happy if he were to die in this trip. He was sure that no one else will come to his aid, no one cared at all.

Sometimes at night, he'd curl up on the floor, rock his body back and forth and hum a little lullaby that he made for himself. There was nothing strange in that except for the fact that he would occasionally smile as he did those things. A smile that will send shivers down the spines of those that would see it.

A ten year old Ranma stared at the dark pit with a cheerful smile. His father was currently wrapping his body in fish sausages all the while making sure that he cannot move his little body.

"That's my boy! You'll learn the Nekoken in no time with that attitude!" Genma said as he beamed at his smiling son. 'He's my son alright! Make your father proud boy!'

Ranma squealed in delight when Genma pushed him down onto the pit full of starving cats. He laughed while the cats bit, gnawed and clawed at him. Tears flow down his eyes as the cats continued their assault on his food-covered body. A slash here, a nibble there, he really doesn't care anymore. He just hope that his little friends would kill him soon enough, he can't wait to die!

That's why he snarled when he noticed that he was being raised back up the pit. He glared at his father with those vicious eyes and ordered him to send him back which of course, Genma interpreted along the lines of 'my boy is so brave, he wants to go and do it again!' speech. He quickly wrapped the boy in another kind of food product and was about to throw him back inside when he felt a very powerful presence suddenly appear behind him.

"This is interesting… torturing a child in such an 'inhuman' manner. I believe it only proves that I'm right all along."

Genma turned around and saw a tall, long-legged man with slicked black hair and with a noticeable dot on his forehead. He was wearing a dark blue jacket, black pants and black shoes. Now Genma is as stupid as stupid can be, but even he can't deny the fact that this man standing right infront of him emitted power the likes of which he has never seen. He knew that his power pales in comparison the moment he set his eyes on the figure. He tightened his grip on the boy and slowly began to take a few steps backwards.

"Oh please, don't stop on my account. I'd like to see how you torture that child a little more, come on, don't be shy. I'm just here to get a better look." The man said in a slightly amused tone all the while smiling innocently at the bald martial artist. He took a step forward and peeked inside the pit. "That's a lot of cats… more than enough for a Nekoken victim actually." he commented dryly.

Genma immediately went over to dark-haired man's side, totally ignoring the 'victim' part. "You know the secret of the Nekoken? Please tell me so my ungrateful boy can finally learn the technique!"

"Either you have no remorse whatsoever or you're just plain stupid. The Nekoken can never be fully learned, it was never meant to be a fighting technique to begin with. It was designed by the higher demons of Makai as a means of punishment to some of the lower level youkai and to a few stray humans…" he trailed off, hoping that this idiotic human understood at least the first part of his words.

For his part, Genma looked dumbfounded by the explanation, especially the last part but he shrugged it off. "So… my boy can still learn it right? He can still master it right? Oh well, I'll just drop him in there over and over again until he gets it right. He's a man among men so he'll make it."

The dark-haired man's face darkened slightly, as if he was being possessed by another person. He chuckled to himself as he unleashed some of his aura, which was more than enough to scare the bald man silly thus forcing him to run for his life, leaving a confused Ranma behind. The man's stoic demeanor suddenly changed into a manic one, he raised his right hand, aimed it towards the fleeing martial artist and then…

Bang!

Genma screamed as a projectile went right through his leg, forcing him to fall flat on his face. He tried to stand up but another projectile struck his lower back and out his stomach, spilling blood all over the ground.

"Ki Kou Juu… works well on human filth, doesn't it fat man?" The dark haired man grinned maniacally, admiring the gun attached on his right wrist. He looked at Genma and he couldn't help but chuckle darkly, time for some fun!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The man had a wide grin on his face. "Isn't this FUN? I bet you're enjoying this just like how that boy enjoyed being thrown into that pit! What's that? You want more, huh? I'm always happy to oblige!"

Ranma, who was curled up on a corner, watched the scene in front of him with a disturbingly happy smile. He laughed wholeheartedly every time he heard Genma's screams of agony. Ranma was focused on watching the beating of his father so much that he didn't notice a figure appearing beside him. Said figure raised an eyebrow at the troubled child before looking at the beat down his partner was giving the so-called martial artist.

Bang! Bang!

Genma convulsed as he spat out large amounts of blood from his mouth. So far, he has been shot once on both arms and legs, twice in the stomach and once in his left shoulder. He was bleeding profusely, spilling blood all over the ground. "P-Please…" He was obviously in great pain as he spoke. "Don't kill me… take the boy… take him in exchange for my life." he pleaded.

The man laughed at Genma's feeble attempt to save his own hide, he loved hearing those words from people's mouths and he had to admit, this one had to be the most pathetic display he has ever seen in quite awhile. "You really are for real. You really would do anything to save yourself… just like the rest of them. Tell you what, why don't I just kill both of you? It would certainly save me a lot of trouble not to mention that it will truly make my day." he said coldly, placing his foot on Genma's neck and pointing his gun to the martial artist's head.

"Say hi to Koenma for us…"

Bang!

The dark-haired man smirked as he stared at Genma's bloody corpse. He chuckled darkly before turning towards Ranma and the man standing next to him. "Interesting reaction from the kid huh, Itsuki? I just killed his father and all he does is laugh and smile at the whole thing." he said, poking the kid's head with his gun.

"It seems that he's been traumatized a great deal Sensui and I have a feeling that it's not just from the Nekoken torture." Itsuki calmly explained.

Sensui glanced at Itsuki with his manic grin. "Eheheheh… is that so? Then we should spare him the suffering he'll go through and just kill him right here." He poked Ranma on the head once more but the kid didn't even react. "Don't worry kid. It'll all be over soon."

He pointed the gun at Ranma's head but the boy just smiled cheerfully at him, making him twitch a little in irritation. He was about to fire when he suddenly jerked his head up and looked blankly at the sky. His eyes then widened in shock and he sneered to nobody in particular. "You want me to what?! Are you out of your mind Sensui?!" he yelled angrily to himself.

There was silence for a moment. "Are all of you okay with this? Alright… fine! Don't blame me if you start to have regrets on your decision." he scoffed as he stood up straight and closed his eyes. Sensui's maniacal face was now replaced with a serene one, he knelt infront of Ranma and patted him on the head. "What's your name kid?"

The blue-eyed youth bowed his head and timidly answered. "R-Ranma…"

Sensui smiled. "Ranma, I know what you're thinking right now. You wanted to kill that man yourself, right?" he asked in a soft voice. His smile turned into a full-blown grin when the boy nodded his head. "Do you want to make humans like that pay for their crimes? Do you want to be the one to punish them? Do you want to be the one to kill them?"

Ranma looked into Sensui's eyes, the boy's gaze looks as if it was trying to read his very soul. As if being driven by some unknown force, the boy smiled and nodded enthusiastically to the man, causing Sensui to smile in return. The dark-haired man held out his hand and said. "Then come with me…"

"Are you sure about this Sensui?" Itsuki asked, looking at the child behind them. He was also a bit curious as to why Sensui would do such a thing.

The dark-haired man glanced at Ranma before turning towards Itsuki. "Yes, I'm pretty sure about this. I was kind of surprised myself but I think that everything will go a lot smoother now than I had first anticipated." He answered in a cryptic manner, causing Itsuki to ponder over his words.

Ranma on the other hand, still had that cheerful smile on his face as he hummed his favorite tune. He merrily hopped around, holding that innocent, yet slightly disturbing look while he followed his two new friends.

'Poppa's gone… momma should be with him… they'll be so happy together! Momma will surely thank me… she may even love me for doing that!'

AN: This one just came out of the blue, and I just had to get rid of my other ideas (I couldn't concentrate on my other fics the whole week, sorry minna, but the next chapter for Flames of Destiny is almost finished ).

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