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Chapter 1: Prologue
It was raining that day. That's one of the few things I remember about the day I left. I lost everything, that day should be burned into my mind. But, it isn't. I struggle to call up any details of that day.
The day after the wedding was ruined, Kasumi pulled me off to the side, and, in the coldest voice I've ever heard, told me to leave. Kasumi, the kindest and most forgiving person in Nermia, told me to leave and never come back. So I did. I grabbed my pack, some cloths, a little food, some money, and left.
It rained the entire day, but I wasn't angry at the rain. No, I was thankful. Thankful no one could see my tears through the downpour.
It wasn't long after I left Nermia that I decided Ranma Saotome die. He only brought pain to those around him. So, Ranma died saving children from a burning building. It made headline news. The fact that he actually got all the kids out before the building collapsed on him only made it a better story.
Yes, Ranma was dead. I even borrowed one of Herb's toys to make sure he stayed dead. No more worm water reversal for me.
I really should have let Ranko die with Ranma, but…. I just was not strong enough to give up the only name I had left.
So…. Ranko No-Name settled down in an anonymous wood, next to an anonymous mountain, in an anonymous area.
I stayed there for a number of years, practicing the Art, and Reading. I'd come to the conclusion that one of the reasons I'd messed up so badly before, was how Pops and I had ignored the mind arts. It wasn't a mistake I was inclined to make again.
So I lived in peace,
for a while at least.
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Started 5-2-09 Finished 5-1-09 Revised5-2-09 Posted 5-2-09