Ranma ½ - The Dark Chronicles
By: Hell Stalker
Disclaimer: … Ah, you know the drill.
Started in July 2001
This story takes place after the end of the manga/series
Prologue
Since the beginning of time, there has always existed a balance of opposite forces. Light and dark, good and evil, love and hate, hope and despair, each playing a key role in the evolution of the universe.
For countless millennia men have journeyed, struggled, bled, and died trying to find this balance, to find it and control it, to use it for their own gain, whether it be power or knowledge.
All have thus failed, for it has been told that only one being in existence will be able to find this balance. This warrior, with an ill past, a mind of darkness, and a heart of light will find the balance from within, and use it to liberate us all, or… to bring about great evil.
Whatever path the warrior chooses, will change the course of the history of the universe forever…
Chapter 1: The Winds of Time and Space
"RANMA!" called out Akane. "RANMA, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
It was three days after the disastrous wedding, and Ranma hadn't shown up since school. It was now after dinnertime and everyone was worried. Soun and
Genma, being the total idiots that they are, stated that since Akane was his iinazuke and that she should be the one to go out and search for him. She was growing inpatient and was ready to scream in frustration when all of a sudden, she heard the sounds of a battle going. Knowing that were ever there's a fight, Ranma's not too far away, she headed towards the scene. What she saw there wasn't something even she could have imagined. Ranma, fighting some sort of guy in funny clothing for dear life while a blue portal was sucking in everything within a 3-foot diameter of it.
"Ranma…" she whispered. He looked up at her with panic in his eyes. "Akane, get the hell out… OMPH!" he got distracted from the battle to warn Akane not to get to close so he never saw the incoming punch to the stomach. As soon as he was winded, the man did something none of them wouldhave expected and sunk it's teeth into Ranma's neck. Ranma let out a painful cry while the mystery man feasted on his blood. When Ranma was weak enough, he threw him into the vortex, stared at her for a minute, and went after Ranma himself. Akane stood there for a moment before the portal closed.
Cologne gasped as she was washing dishes in the back of the Nekohanten, apparently so startled that she let the plate in her hand slip and fall. It didn't break.
She stared as she suddenly realized the problem: Ranma's chi signature had completely vanished from the face of the earth.
She couldn't sense him anywhere.
"This is an omen," she muttered to herself. "Something bad has begun."
"DADDY!" screamed out Akane as she ran into the Tendo home, crying.
"What? What happened Akane?" asked Soun.
"Ranma… fighting creature… bit him… went through portal… all my fault… distracted him…"
"Whoa, whoa, calm down sis," said Nabiki. "Slow down, you're babbling."
After explaining everything that she saw, everyone was freaked. They went out and looked. And look. And looked all over Nerima for any signs of Ranma - male or female. They stopped by the Ucchans to asked Ukyo if she's seen hem. When she said no, Akane explained what happened and soon Ukyo was looking for him as well. When they went to question the Amazons at the Nekohanten, however, they came upon startling news.
"What do you mean his chi signature is gone?" demanded Genma, apparently not pleased.
"That's just what I mean. I'm sorry Mr. Saotome, but entertain the possibility that son-in-law has either been taken to another dimension, which to even me is a
little unorthodox, or he's probably dead."
"Ranma's NOT dead!" yelled Akane.
"Can you be sure of that, child?" asked Cologne.
"Yes, I can," she replied.
After explaining what happened earlier on, she was deep in thought.
"He was probably pulled into another dimension by some being with the ability to access the Winds of Time and Space, but no one has ever been able to utilize it
in over 1,000 years of recorded Amazon lore and history," she thought out loud.
"What is this Wind of Time and Space thing anyway," asked Ukyo, slightly confused.
"You see child, Amazon legends explain the existence of two dimensions. One, which is the one we're in, is full of life, and hope, whereas this secondary
dimension is full of death, and decay, ruled by creatures of the undead. This history also leads to a very old prophecy.
Legends say that when the Winds of Time and Space overflow with tremendous power, the two dimensions will merge into one, bringing death and decay into the land of the living until one warrior, capable of controlling the balance that makes good and evil steps up to them and destroy death himself, restoring life and hope were it should be, vanquishing the evil from the Dimension of Death forever, giving dominant power over both domains to the Dimension of the Living. This is a very old legend, and has been regarded as one of the three original prophecies sent to our ancestors by the Gods themselves."
"So, let me get this straight," said Akane. "What I just saw was Ranma fighting AND getting bitten by some undead…"
"Hold it girl," said Cologne. "Did you just say that you witnessed son-in- law get BITTEN by his opponent?"
"Well, yes. The thing winded him after I accidentally distracted him and then bit him on the left side of his neck."
Cologne gasped, and her expression turned to one of grief and pity.
"I'm sorry girl, but Ranma is indeed dead. If what you are saying is true, then he was bitten by what your people might call a vampire," she said. "They are the
dominant residents of the Dimension of Death. There are some werewolves and zombies in there, but the more popular ones are vampires."
Akane was in shock. "Then… then Ranma's gonna turn into…"
"Yes, child. Unless he finds a way to kill himself before the transformation is finished, he will turn into a vampire himself," she said wearily. Suddenly, she felt
very tired, and VERY old.
The funeral was fairly quick. Akane had finally managed to voice her love for Ranma that day. She knew she was in love with him when he saved her at Mt. Phoenix, but she could never bring herself to admit it out loud. Now she was, but at the cost of her loves death. The others were nearly as bad as her, especially the other fiancées. After the funeral, they hung around to bid their final farewells, and left him to rest in peace forever. Or so they thought…
By: Hell Stalker
Disclaimer: … Ah, you know the drill.
Started in July 2001
This story takes place after the end of the manga/series
Prologue
Since the beginning of time, there has always existed a balance of opposite forces. Light and dark, good and evil, love and hate, hope and despair, each playing a key role in the evolution of the universe.
For countless millennia men have journeyed, struggled, bled, and died trying to find this balance, to find it and control it, to use it for their own gain, whether it be power or knowledge.
All have thus failed, for it has been told that only one being in existence will be able to find this balance. This warrior, with an ill past, a mind of darkness, and a heart of light will find the balance from within, and use it to liberate us all, or… to bring about great evil.
Whatever path the warrior chooses, will change the course of the history of the universe forever…
Chapter 1: The Winds of Time and Space
"RANMA!" called out Akane. "RANMA, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
It was three days after the disastrous wedding, and Ranma hadn't shown up since school. It was now after dinnertime and everyone was worried. Soun and
Genma, being the total idiots that they are, stated that since Akane was his iinazuke and that she should be the one to go out and search for him. She was growing inpatient and was ready to scream in frustration when all of a sudden, she heard the sounds of a battle going. Knowing that were ever there's a fight, Ranma's not too far away, she headed towards the scene. What she saw there wasn't something even she could have imagined. Ranma, fighting some sort of guy in funny clothing for dear life while a blue portal was sucking in everything within a 3-foot diameter of it.
"Ranma…" she whispered. He looked up at her with panic in his eyes. "Akane, get the hell out… OMPH!" he got distracted from the battle to warn Akane not to get to close so he never saw the incoming punch to the stomach. As soon as he was winded, the man did something none of them wouldhave expected and sunk it's teeth into Ranma's neck. Ranma let out a painful cry while the mystery man feasted on his blood. When Ranma was weak enough, he threw him into the vortex, stared at her for a minute, and went after Ranma himself. Akane stood there for a moment before the portal closed.
Cologne gasped as she was washing dishes in the back of the Nekohanten, apparently so startled that she let the plate in her hand slip and fall. It didn't break.
She stared as she suddenly realized the problem: Ranma's chi signature had completely vanished from the face of the earth.
She couldn't sense him anywhere.
"This is an omen," she muttered to herself. "Something bad has begun."
"DADDY!" screamed out Akane as she ran into the Tendo home, crying.
"What? What happened Akane?" asked Soun.
"Ranma… fighting creature… bit him… went through portal… all my fault… distracted him…"
"Whoa, whoa, calm down sis," said Nabiki. "Slow down, you're babbling."
After explaining everything that she saw, everyone was freaked. They went out and looked. And look. And looked all over Nerima for any signs of Ranma - male or female. They stopped by the Ucchans to asked Ukyo if she's seen hem. When she said no, Akane explained what happened and soon Ukyo was looking for him as well. When they went to question the Amazons at the Nekohanten, however, they came upon startling news.
"What do you mean his chi signature is gone?" demanded Genma, apparently not pleased.
"That's just what I mean. I'm sorry Mr. Saotome, but entertain the possibility that son-in-law has either been taken to another dimension, which to even me is a
little unorthodox, or he's probably dead."
"Ranma's NOT dead!" yelled Akane.
"Can you be sure of that, child?" asked Cologne.
"Yes, I can," she replied.
After explaining what happened earlier on, she was deep in thought.
"He was probably pulled into another dimension by some being with the ability to access the Winds of Time and Space, but no one has ever been able to utilize it
in over 1,000 years of recorded Amazon lore and history," she thought out loud.
"What is this Wind of Time and Space thing anyway," asked Ukyo, slightly confused.
"You see child, Amazon legends explain the existence of two dimensions. One, which is the one we're in, is full of life, and hope, whereas this secondary
dimension is full of death, and decay, ruled by creatures of the undead. This history also leads to a very old prophecy.
Legends say that when the Winds of Time and Space overflow with tremendous power, the two dimensions will merge into one, bringing death and decay into the land of the living until one warrior, capable of controlling the balance that makes good and evil steps up to them and destroy death himself, restoring life and hope were it should be, vanquishing the evil from the Dimension of Death forever, giving dominant power over both domains to the Dimension of the Living. This is a very old legend, and has been regarded as one of the three original prophecies sent to our ancestors by the Gods themselves."
"So, let me get this straight," said Akane. "What I just saw was Ranma fighting AND getting bitten by some undead…"
"Hold it girl," said Cologne. "Did you just say that you witnessed son-in- law get BITTEN by his opponent?"
"Well, yes. The thing winded him after I accidentally distracted him and then bit him on the left side of his neck."
Cologne gasped, and her expression turned to one of grief and pity.
"I'm sorry girl, but Ranma is indeed dead. If what you are saying is true, then he was bitten by what your people might call a vampire," she said. "They are the
dominant residents of the Dimension of Death. There are some werewolves and zombies in there, but the more popular ones are vampires."
Akane was in shock. "Then… then Ranma's gonna turn into…"
"Yes, child. Unless he finds a way to kill himself before the transformation is finished, he will turn into a vampire himself," she said wearily. Suddenly, she felt
very tired, and VERY old.
The funeral was fairly quick. Akane had finally managed to voice her love for Ranma that day. She knew she was in love with him when he saved her at Mt. Phoenix, but she could never bring herself to admit it out loud. Now she was, but at the cost of her loves death. The others were nearly as bad as her, especially the other fiancées. After the funeral, they hung around to bid their final farewells, and left him to rest in peace forever. Or so they thought…