This is actually an Inu-Yasha/Ranma1/2/Urusei Yatsura crossover which
occurs during the Warring States Period, whenever that was. All
characters in this chapter property of Rumiko Takahashi.
Lords of Chaos Chapter 1
Dreams
"What's going on?" Ryouga asked softly to himself, looking out
the window of Ranma's room.
For the past two weeks, he had been having nightmares, all the
same, with the same deadly demons. He had barely slept in those two
weeks, and this night his nightmare also involved his cousin. He didn't
want to go back to sleep, to see his cousin being ripped apart over
and over again.
He turned from the window, to Ranma and Genma, surprised that
his scream hadn't awakened them, then turned his attention back to the
clear, full-moon night.
A lone cloud covered the moon, turning it red, and Ryouga was
filled with a terrible sense of foreboding. Something was going to
happen... or it had happened already, it wasn't clear. Which was
strange in itself, because when he got these feelings, which wasn't
often, they were precise on their timing. He shivered as he suddenly
feared for his life and that of his cousin.
The door slid open, and he turned to it. Standing outside was
Kasumi, signaling him to come out. She looked worried.
"You felt it too?" He asked softly.
Kasumi nodded, "I wish I could say that it's probably nothing,
but..." She shook her head. "I can't tell if it's past or future..."
"I know," Ryouga said. "And I've been getting these nightmares...
I'm fearing the worst."
******************************
Breakfast at the Tendo house was like every other morning,
Ranma noted, yet something was different and he tried to put a finger
on it.
Ryouga was his usual depresive self, yet... there was something
in his eyes. Maybe because he had slept little during the night.
"I'm leaving Nerima today." Ryouga announced suddenly.
"Really?" Ranma wasn't surprised at the news, "And were are
you going?" He shouldn't have asked. Ryouga never knew were he was
going.
"To my cousin's house," Ryouga answered, "It's been a while
since I last saw her."
"If you know the address we could call a cab." Akane offered.
"It's alright," Ryouga stood, "I'll find my way." He stood and
took his backpack, "Thanks for letting me stay."
"You're always welcome," Kasumi smile, "And be careful."
*****************************
"I'm not going to turn pig and run into Akane's room." Ryouga
said after Ranma had followed him for half an hour. "I'm going to my
cousin's house."
"Yeah, right," Ranma snorted from the fence, "As if you know
how to get there."
Ryouga stopped and looked thoughtful, "Actually," He said
quietly, "It's the only place I can get to, without getting lost, no
matter were I am." Then he continued walking.
"Whatever," Ranma said, not beleiving a word, "I'll stick
around. See were we end up before you decide to call a cab."
Two hours later, Ranma was starting to think it was true. Ryouga
hadn't one hesitated at an intersecion or stopped to ask for directions.
In fact, he looked like someone who knew were he wanted to go and
how to get there. By noon, they stopped at what looked like a small
temple. They walked in.
A small boy was playing with a cat in front of the house. He
turned to looke at them and a big smile appeared on his face.
"Ryouga-kun!" He screamed, running towards them.
"Hello Sota!" Ryouga smiled, lifting the boy ang giving him a
big hug. "Where's your sister?" He asked.
Sota looked at the floor, not knowing what to say. He was saved
by an old man and a woman.
"Good afternoon, Ryouga." The woman said, "It's been some time
since you stopped by, and you came in time for lunch." She gave them a
pleasant smile.
"Aunt, Granmpa." Ryouga said bowing to them. Then he looked up
witha worried expression, "Where's Kagome?"
"Well, Kagome is..." The woman said, she looked confused, "I
think you'd better come in. It's a weird story, and I don't think
you'll beleive me."
"But she's alright?" Ryouga asked.
"Last time I saw her, she seemed to be alright." The woman
answered, a little amused.
"Last time..?" Ryouga whispered. "Well, Aunt. With what I've
seen these past few years, I'm ready to beleive in anything."
*****************************
"So Kagome's in the 'Warring States Period'..." Ryouga repeated
over a plate of Tempura chicken, "And you say she went there through the
old well?"
"A six armed woman came out of the well the first time and pulled
her in," Sota said, "She stayed there for almost three days."
"And the last time she came," Kagome's mom said, "She asked us to
keep away from the well, sinece anything can come out of it."
"I'll take a look at the well later," Ryouga offered, "I can
handle anything that decides to show up."
"If your going there, could you give her this?" She asked, handing
Ryouga a small backpack full of Ramen cups. "She has a friend over there
who loves this stuff, and last time she took so few..."
******************************
"To be your family, they seem to have a very good sense of were
they are." Ranma said as he followed Sota and Ryouga to the well.
"My mom was married to Ryouga's mom's brother." Sota said
happily.
"My dad's whole family has a bad sense of direction," Ryouga
continued, "My mom's family is another matter. She's the only one with
the problem."
"So you got it from both sides, uhm?" Ranma acknowledge, "But
what happened to your uncle?"
"He died when I was very young..." Sota answered, a hint of
sadness in his voice, "I don't remember him, but mom says his eyes
were the same color as Ryouga's."
Ranma decided not to speak further of the subject and walked
quietly until the reached the well shrine.
Ryouga opened the door of the shrine and walked in. Ranma followed
but Sota just stayed at the door. Ryouga walked down the stairs and
looked into the well.
"Now what do we do?" Ranma asked, leaning against the railing,
"Walk into the well and fall out of the sky in the past?"
"You go into the well then climb out," Sota explained, "I once
tried it but couldn't. Not everybody can."
"We?" Ryouga looked at Ranma.
"Why not?" Ranma said, "You want me to sit around the dojo, bored,
while your training somewhere else?" He walked down the stairs, "Well?
let's go."
"You first." Ryouga said and pushed Ranma down the side.
"Ryouga! You bastaaaaaaa......."
Ryouga stood on the edge of the well and turned to Sota.
"Don't worry about us, we'll be alright." He waved and jumped in.
Sota watched his cousin dissapeared, then closed the doors of the
shrine. He waited outside for a few minutes until it was obvious they
had made it to the past. He locked the door and headed to his house.
*****************************
Ryouga landed on his back, on something soft. The inside of the
well was dark but then it cleared. When he looked at the mouth of the
well, he could see the blue sky.
"Could you please get offa me!?" Ranma said standing up. Ryouga
landed hard on his backside.
They climbed out of the well and found themselves in the clearing
of a forest. Without looking back, Ryouga walked into the forest.
"Where are you going?" Ranma screamed, "You're not getting
yourself lost and leaving me to find my way back to Tokyo!"
"if you don't want to get lost, stick close." Ryouga said. It
sounded strange coming from the boy with the worst sense of direction in
the world.
As they walked, a large creature crashed through the trees and
landed in front of then, back turned towards them.
"What the..." Ryouga started.
The creature turned at the sound of the voice.
"C-c-c-cat!" Ranma screamed, as he saw that the creature actually
resembled a tiger. He ran and huddled behind a rock.
"Coward!" Ryouga spat, then studied the creature, "A tiger-demon!"
The demon's claw slapped him on the shoulder and he flew against
a tree. He quickly took a glance at the three slashes on his shoulder,
and felt the blood starting to flow. He stood.
Suddenly, he gasped. Through the daze of the impact the forest
turned into a dreamscape. He recognized the demon as one from his
nightmares. A shadowy figure ran into the forest behind the demon, and
materialized into a girl.
"Kagome!" Ryouga screamed, trying to stop the girl, "Stay back!"
The demon turned to the girl, pounced her and ripped her into
misty shreds.
"No!" Ryouga screamed, as the vision cleared, "I won't let you
do that!"
His body was covered by a blue aura wich then concentrated in
front of his outstretched hands, forming a ball of crackling blue
energy.
"Shi Shi Hokou Dan!" He scramed. The energy ball hit the demon
dead center, blowing it up into pieces of all sizes. Ryouga staggered,
trying hard to stay on his feet.
"Are you alright?" Ranma said. He noticed the three parallel
slashes on Ryouga's shoulder, and forgot his fear. "Why did that thing
attack us?"
"I don't know..." Ryouga replied when a glint caught his eye. He
noticed that it was coming from a pulsating piece of demon gore. The
buried his hand in it a pulled out what appeared to be a shard of
crystal. He put it in his pocket.
He was feeling dizzy when another crashing sound made him turn
and reach for his bandanas. He threw one in the general direction of
the sound.
A pink and silver blur jumped over the bandana materializing into
a boy with long silver hair and dog ears when it landed.
"Where is it!" The dog-eared boy demanded, confident in himself.
"Where's that demon!" The boy then stood straight and looked around
himself, at the carnage on the clearing. He sniffed the air then set
his golden eyes on Ryouga. "You did this?" He asked.
"What if I did?" Ryouga answered defiantly.
The boys eyes narrowed as he and Ryouga silently challenged
each other.
Ranma watched helplessly as the both bared their fangs, growled
and crouched ready to attack...
"Inu-Yasha! Where are you! I told you to wait for me!"
And into the clearing stepped a girl with long black hair,
wearing a sweater and a short skirt. She looked first at the dog-eared
boy then at Ryouga.
"Ryouga-kun!" She beamed, and hugged him.
Inu-Yasha relaxed, somewhat releived that Kagome knew the
intruder. The question was, why was she hugging him that way.
"Kagome!" He said sharply, "Aren't you forgetting something?"
"Forgetting?" Kagome gave her partner a puzzled look, "Oh, yes!
Inu-Yasha this is Ryouga and this is..." She looked at the pig-tailed boy.
"Ranma Saotome." Ranma answered absently, wondering what was
going on.
"That's not what I mean!" Inu-Yasha said, annoyed, "I'm talking
about the Shikon jewel!"
"Are you sure this was the right demon?" Kagome gestured around
her, "I don't see it regenerating. I can't see the jewel here either.
But..." She looked around herself, "I can somehow feel it... It can't
be very far..."
"Your sight is getting worse that the Old Witch's, girl. And she
only has one eye."
Ryouga couldn't help but smile at the exchange. Kagome and
Inu-Yasha reminded him of two other persons he knew. Then he remembered
what he had among among the demon remains.
"This isn't what you're looking for, are you Kagome?" He asked
showing her the crystal shard.
"It is," Inu-Yasha peered at it, but before he could take it,
Kagome put it in her pouch. "Why do you have it?" He aske suspiciously.
"What do you have in mind?"
"He's not your enemy." Kagome reprimanded, "So stop treating
him like one."
"Or what?" Inu-Yasha regetted it the moment he said it.
"Sit!"
*************************************************************************
16-May-99
Blackthorn Hiei Hibiki Sagara
AXBB@Hotmail.com
Well, here's chapter one. By the way, sorry if Inu-Yasha appeared a little
late in the chapter, but I couldn't help it. This whole thing started
with picture I drew, and decided to write a story about it. So instead
of Ryouga just wandering into the past, I decided to give him a reason
to go there. For those who don't like the idea of Ryouga and Kagome as
cousins, sorry about that, I'm not changing it.
Next chapter: The two sides get to know each other and as the mistery
gets bigger, the bad guy makes an appearence.
occurs during the Warring States Period, whenever that was. All
characters in this chapter property of Rumiko Takahashi.
Lords of Chaos Chapter 1
Dreams
"What's going on?" Ryouga asked softly to himself, looking out
the window of Ranma's room.
For the past two weeks, he had been having nightmares, all the
same, with the same deadly demons. He had barely slept in those two
weeks, and this night his nightmare also involved his cousin. He didn't
want to go back to sleep, to see his cousin being ripped apart over
and over again.
He turned from the window, to Ranma and Genma, surprised that
his scream hadn't awakened them, then turned his attention back to the
clear, full-moon night.
A lone cloud covered the moon, turning it red, and Ryouga was
filled with a terrible sense of foreboding. Something was going to
happen... or it had happened already, it wasn't clear. Which was
strange in itself, because when he got these feelings, which wasn't
often, they were precise on their timing. He shivered as he suddenly
feared for his life and that of his cousin.
The door slid open, and he turned to it. Standing outside was
Kasumi, signaling him to come out. She looked worried.
"You felt it too?" He asked softly.
Kasumi nodded, "I wish I could say that it's probably nothing,
but..." She shook her head. "I can't tell if it's past or future..."
"I know," Ryouga said. "And I've been getting these nightmares...
I'm fearing the worst."
******************************
Breakfast at the Tendo house was like every other morning,
Ranma noted, yet something was different and he tried to put a finger
on it.
Ryouga was his usual depresive self, yet... there was something
in his eyes. Maybe because he had slept little during the night.
"I'm leaving Nerima today." Ryouga announced suddenly.
"Really?" Ranma wasn't surprised at the news, "And were are
you going?" He shouldn't have asked. Ryouga never knew were he was
going.
"To my cousin's house," Ryouga answered, "It's been a while
since I last saw her."
"If you know the address we could call a cab." Akane offered.
"It's alright," Ryouga stood, "I'll find my way." He stood and
took his backpack, "Thanks for letting me stay."
"You're always welcome," Kasumi smile, "And be careful."
*****************************
"I'm not going to turn pig and run into Akane's room." Ryouga
said after Ranma had followed him for half an hour. "I'm going to my
cousin's house."
"Yeah, right," Ranma snorted from the fence, "As if you know
how to get there."
Ryouga stopped and looked thoughtful, "Actually," He said
quietly, "It's the only place I can get to, without getting lost, no
matter were I am." Then he continued walking.
"Whatever," Ranma said, not beleiving a word, "I'll stick
around. See were we end up before you decide to call a cab."
Two hours later, Ranma was starting to think it was true. Ryouga
hadn't one hesitated at an intersecion or stopped to ask for directions.
In fact, he looked like someone who knew were he wanted to go and
how to get there. By noon, they stopped at what looked like a small
temple. They walked in.
A small boy was playing with a cat in front of the house. He
turned to looke at them and a big smile appeared on his face.
"Ryouga-kun!" He screamed, running towards them.
"Hello Sota!" Ryouga smiled, lifting the boy ang giving him a
big hug. "Where's your sister?" He asked.
Sota looked at the floor, not knowing what to say. He was saved
by an old man and a woman.
"Good afternoon, Ryouga." The woman said, "It's been some time
since you stopped by, and you came in time for lunch." She gave them a
pleasant smile.
"Aunt, Granmpa." Ryouga said bowing to them. Then he looked up
witha worried expression, "Where's Kagome?"
"Well, Kagome is..." The woman said, she looked confused, "I
think you'd better come in. It's a weird story, and I don't think
you'll beleive me."
"But she's alright?" Ryouga asked.
"Last time I saw her, she seemed to be alright." The woman
answered, a little amused.
"Last time..?" Ryouga whispered. "Well, Aunt. With what I've
seen these past few years, I'm ready to beleive in anything."
*****************************
"So Kagome's in the 'Warring States Period'..." Ryouga repeated
over a plate of Tempura chicken, "And you say she went there through the
old well?"
"A six armed woman came out of the well the first time and pulled
her in," Sota said, "She stayed there for almost three days."
"And the last time she came," Kagome's mom said, "She asked us to
keep away from the well, sinece anything can come out of it."
"I'll take a look at the well later," Ryouga offered, "I can
handle anything that decides to show up."
"If your going there, could you give her this?" She asked, handing
Ryouga a small backpack full of Ramen cups. "She has a friend over there
who loves this stuff, and last time she took so few..."
******************************
"To be your family, they seem to have a very good sense of were
they are." Ranma said as he followed Sota and Ryouga to the well.
"My mom was married to Ryouga's mom's brother." Sota said
happily.
"My dad's whole family has a bad sense of direction," Ryouga
continued, "My mom's family is another matter. She's the only one with
the problem."
"So you got it from both sides, uhm?" Ranma acknowledge, "But
what happened to your uncle?"
"He died when I was very young..." Sota answered, a hint of
sadness in his voice, "I don't remember him, but mom says his eyes
were the same color as Ryouga's."
Ranma decided not to speak further of the subject and walked
quietly until the reached the well shrine.
Ryouga opened the door of the shrine and walked in. Ranma followed
but Sota just stayed at the door. Ryouga walked down the stairs and
looked into the well.
"Now what do we do?" Ranma asked, leaning against the railing,
"Walk into the well and fall out of the sky in the past?"
"You go into the well then climb out," Sota explained, "I once
tried it but couldn't. Not everybody can."
"We?" Ryouga looked at Ranma.
"Why not?" Ranma said, "You want me to sit around the dojo, bored,
while your training somewhere else?" He walked down the stairs, "Well?
let's go."
"You first." Ryouga said and pushed Ranma down the side.
"Ryouga! You bastaaaaaaa......."
Ryouga stood on the edge of the well and turned to Sota.
"Don't worry about us, we'll be alright." He waved and jumped in.
Sota watched his cousin dissapeared, then closed the doors of the
shrine. He waited outside for a few minutes until it was obvious they
had made it to the past. He locked the door and headed to his house.
*****************************
Ryouga landed on his back, on something soft. The inside of the
well was dark but then it cleared. When he looked at the mouth of the
well, he could see the blue sky.
"Could you please get offa me!?" Ranma said standing up. Ryouga
landed hard on his backside.
They climbed out of the well and found themselves in the clearing
of a forest. Without looking back, Ryouga walked into the forest.
"Where are you going?" Ranma screamed, "You're not getting
yourself lost and leaving me to find my way back to Tokyo!"
"if you don't want to get lost, stick close." Ryouga said. It
sounded strange coming from the boy with the worst sense of direction in
the world.
As they walked, a large creature crashed through the trees and
landed in front of then, back turned towards them.
"What the..." Ryouga started.
The creature turned at the sound of the voice.
"C-c-c-cat!" Ranma screamed, as he saw that the creature actually
resembled a tiger. He ran and huddled behind a rock.
"Coward!" Ryouga spat, then studied the creature, "A tiger-demon!"
The demon's claw slapped him on the shoulder and he flew against
a tree. He quickly took a glance at the three slashes on his shoulder,
and felt the blood starting to flow. He stood.
Suddenly, he gasped. Through the daze of the impact the forest
turned into a dreamscape. He recognized the demon as one from his
nightmares. A shadowy figure ran into the forest behind the demon, and
materialized into a girl.
"Kagome!" Ryouga screamed, trying to stop the girl, "Stay back!"
The demon turned to the girl, pounced her and ripped her into
misty shreds.
"No!" Ryouga screamed, as the vision cleared, "I won't let you
do that!"
His body was covered by a blue aura wich then concentrated in
front of his outstretched hands, forming a ball of crackling blue
energy.
"Shi Shi Hokou Dan!" He scramed. The energy ball hit the demon
dead center, blowing it up into pieces of all sizes. Ryouga staggered,
trying hard to stay on his feet.
"Are you alright?" Ranma said. He noticed the three parallel
slashes on Ryouga's shoulder, and forgot his fear. "Why did that thing
attack us?"
"I don't know..." Ryouga replied when a glint caught his eye. He
noticed that it was coming from a pulsating piece of demon gore. The
buried his hand in it a pulled out what appeared to be a shard of
crystal. He put it in his pocket.
He was feeling dizzy when another crashing sound made him turn
and reach for his bandanas. He threw one in the general direction of
the sound.
A pink and silver blur jumped over the bandana materializing into
a boy with long silver hair and dog ears when it landed.
"Where is it!" The dog-eared boy demanded, confident in himself.
"Where's that demon!" The boy then stood straight and looked around
himself, at the carnage on the clearing. He sniffed the air then set
his golden eyes on Ryouga. "You did this?" He asked.
"What if I did?" Ryouga answered defiantly.
The boys eyes narrowed as he and Ryouga silently challenged
each other.
Ranma watched helplessly as the both bared their fangs, growled
and crouched ready to attack...
"Inu-Yasha! Where are you! I told you to wait for me!"
And into the clearing stepped a girl with long black hair,
wearing a sweater and a short skirt. She looked first at the dog-eared
boy then at Ryouga.
"Ryouga-kun!" She beamed, and hugged him.
Inu-Yasha relaxed, somewhat releived that Kagome knew the
intruder. The question was, why was she hugging him that way.
"Kagome!" He said sharply, "Aren't you forgetting something?"
"Forgetting?" Kagome gave her partner a puzzled look, "Oh, yes!
Inu-Yasha this is Ryouga and this is..." She looked at the pig-tailed boy.
"Ranma Saotome." Ranma answered absently, wondering what was
going on.
"That's not what I mean!" Inu-Yasha said, annoyed, "I'm talking
about the Shikon jewel!"
"Are you sure this was the right demon?" Kagome gestured around
her, "I don't see it regenerating. I can't see the jewel here either.
But..." She looked around herself, "I can somehow feel it... It can't
be very far..."
"Your sight is getting worse that the Old Witch's, girl. And she
only has one eye."
Ryouga couldn't help but smile at the exchange. Kagome and
Inu-Yasha reminded him of two other persons he knew. Then he remembered
what he had among among the demon remains.
"This isn't what you're looking for, are you Kagome?" He asked
showing her the crystal shard.
"It is," Inu-Yasha peered at it, but before he could take it,
Kagome put it in her pouch. "Why do you have it?" He aske suspiciously.
"What do you have in mind?"
"He's not your enemy." Kagome reprimanded, "So stop treating
him like one."
"Or what?" Inu-Yasha regetted it the moment he said it.
"Sit!"
*************************************************************************
16-May-99
Blackthorn Hiei Hibiki Sagara
AXBB@Hotmail.com
Well, here's chapter one. By the way, sorry if Inu-Yasha appeared a little
late in the chapter, but I couldn't help it. This whole thing started
with picture I drew, and decided to write a story about it. So instead
of Ryouga just wandering into the past, I decided to give him a reason
to go there. For those who don't like the idea of Ryouga and Kagome as
cousins, sorry about that, I'm not changing it.
Next chapter: The two sides get to know each other and as the mistery
gets bigger, the bad guy makes an appearence.