I got a strange call today from someone even stranger today, as they stood in my door they asked why I did what I did, they said I had not the right to do so, you must pay now for money you have made from it, pay us they exclaimed boldly, I looked at the strange ones and shook my head slowly, as if speaking to a child I replied, with what money must I pay, I told them strait up, I have no money, I said it quit sadly, I make nothing from these since they are not mine, if you have a problem with it to bad so sad, then slammed the door closed .
Master of the infinite Sky
by Xeno96
Lying there embraced in the darkness Ranma decided that he was at peace and was happy. Then the peace was broken "what do you mean my son is your master he is 5, he can't be anyone's master!" 'ah that would be papa wonder who he is shouting at' Ranma thought to himself before trying to drift back to into deeper sleep before "that doesn't change the fact that he is my master and as such I will stay with him" the second voice however woke him up quick, it was calm and cool yet had steel in it to, it was the voice from last night, the voice of someone he had thought merely a dream, had hoped had been just a dream, for it belonged to one of the most beautiful yet terrifying women he had ever seen before... though not as bad as he remembered his mother to be when his papa did something really stupid.
Getting up and noticing that he was still feeling a bit drained, Ranma made his way outside" I forbid it we have to much to do to let a weak urk" the reason Genma had stopped Ranma noticed, was the the black sword glowing with red markings pointed at Genma's throat "listen up you buffoon I am the first knight of the Narbe von der Gefallenen himmel, I wield Durendal Die anhaltende, Ranma is my master, the contract has been made and cannot be unmade, there is nowhere you can take him I will not follow nowhere you can hide him that I can't find him, so do not even try" after finishing her tirade against Genma she turn towards the tent while sheathing Durendal and holding it slightly in her hand"good morning my master, I hope you have recovered?" shocking Genma who hadn't noticed that Ranma was up, turning to Ranma as well he gave his son look over using both his eyes and his ki-senses, narrowing his eyes when he discovered his son's ki level lower than it should be "Ranma, how do you feel, and no downplaying it" Genma barked out
"I feel a bit sore and really drained as if I had been doing extreme training for a whole month instead of the usual week" Ranma answered confused "I'm really hungry as well" Dreieck looked down at hearing this, slightly clenching the sheath of Durendal, Genma noticed this and with speed belying his size moved towards and behind Dreieck, quickly kicking Durendal out of her hands and pinning her to the ground and holding a vacuum blade to her throat "what have you done to my son" Genma growled out shocking both Ranma and Dreieck at his actions.
Dreieck had not expected the man she thought of as fat and slow could move like that, he had literately disappeared from the other side of the clearing and reappeared behind her, both disarming and disabling her quickly, and the wind blade he held to her throat could easily kill her in her weakened state "I won't ask again what have you done to my son, his ki is draining why!" Genma growled out again.
Ranma shocked at his father's action quickly turned his senses to himself trying to feel what ever changes Genma had seen, finally noticing that there seemed to be some kind of flow to the band on his wrist, he tried to follow it. All of a sudden he noticed a pulse coming from the band and his world suddenly seemed to come alive in a way he couldn't explain properly, he noticed that a portion of his ki was flowing into the band and being converted into something else some of which returned to that place in his chest while more of it seemed to flow somewhere, following the flow further Ranma noticed that the flow of energy was heading to Dreieck, and that her own flows were being bolstered by the energy from him. Slowly rubbing the band he realized that the band was more than he had thought before, "you've been sending her energy huh" Ranma's quite declaration caught the attention of Genma and Dreieck "what do you mean son" Genma questioned quietly "her flows are messed up papa, the Scar?" looking at Dreieck, she nodded slightly "the Scar had been drawing ki and converting it, some of it is returning to me, here I think"
Ranma explained pointing to the middle of his chest" its your linker core Ranma" Dreieck interrupted "its the source of your magic"
"any way the rest is heading to her and helping to fix her flows" Ranma explained.
Genma looked at his son then at the woman beneath him checking with his ki sense as well, he noticed that though the energy was strange, it still felt like his sons "this is part of the contract you spouting about" Genma questioned, "yes his magic bolsters me, heals me even empowers me and I will serve him, doing anything that he requires. If he commands it I will obey" Dreieck stated quietly, at this Genma slowly got up dismissing the vacuum blade and moved over to Ranma kneeling in front of his son and gently holding him "Ranma what am I going to do with you" he sighed" looking over at Ranma's servant "will the drain increase?" he questioned Dreieck who was getting up "unfortunately, I am only the first more will awaken soon" she stated sitting down next to the fire with Durendal propped against her shoulder "as it is the drain has already increased"
Genma who had picked up Ranma just holding him turned back to her "you're hurt aren't you" Ranma said holding his father, who though rarely showed this much affection, did sometimes and they were treasured by him because of it, "yes, before you my previous master had sent me and my brethren against a force that we would not win against, I only escaped because they sacrificed their current incarnation to save me"
"Current incarnation?" Genma questioned sitting down with Ranma on his lap
"Yes current, me and my brethren are linked to the Scar, our lives tied to it and when one falls, they can be brought back, however when a new master is chosen those that are between incarnations will forget the previous ones, as it is only I will remember our previous master" she explained.
Ranma thinking about the her explanations asked her by what she meant by his linker core being the source of his magic, since he had never done any before "the linker core is an organ which works to link and manifest mana generated within themselves, most people on earth have underdevelopment cores and this is the reason that there are very few mages on earth" she then looked Ranma in the eyes "Master you have a very large and powerful core, I can feel it just sitting here, though it was dormant the Scar is using some of the energy its draining to quicken the awakening of you core, once its fully awakened more mana than your life force will be drained, though that won't stop it only slow it down, its an unfortunate side effect of the scar that none of the latest masters except one came close figuring out how to correct" Genma listening to explanations asked what the side effects were of the drain "as the Scar drains the life force of the current master the master starts age more rapidly since they only have a finite amount, the Scar has found several ways to slow down the process which it has used for the more benign masters, some of the masters have used methods that aren't really.. how should I put this, moral, to extend their lives" she then looked back down waiting for them to think it over.
Genma realizing that the life force she was talking about was ki, considered that if they were able to increase Ranma's ki that maybe the drain wouldn't age him or even weaken him. Ranma who had come to a similar conclusion piped up "What about increasing my ki papa? Wouldn't that help" he asked his farther, Dreieck looked up confused "What is this ki you keep talking about, I've heard you mention it before but I don't understand what it is" Genma who had been looking at Ranma looked backup "Ki is what you call life force, skilled martial artists like myself have learned to harness, using it to increase our speed, strength and many other things" Genma lectured
"But that's dangerous, using life force that way ages you faster why would you do something like that" she exclaimed "your wrong" the young voice of Ranma interrupted "using ki doesn't age you its the opposite that happens, ki is like a muscle the more you use it the more it grows" Ranma explained happy that he actually knew what he was explaining
"Ranma is right, however using it untrained like your previous masters probably did can have the effect of prematurely ageing a person, maybe the ki drain can't be fixed because its not broken, maybe it the masters that weren't the correct ones to use the scar" Genma reasoned.
Dreieck pondered what the two were saying, if it was true then maybe just maybe they could help their masters more, so that they don't have to hurt others to survive. "Can you really increase you life force through training?" she asked with hope in her voice, Genma sensing her honesty "yes though I wasn't planning on ki training till later, but we will have to start it now" thinking of the best ways to help Ranma increase his ki, he knew that basics would have to be done far more carefully compared to when it have been done later, since Ranma was young, it was trained later for a reason. "I will need to learn magic as well right Dreieck?" Ranma quietly asked
"yes, with your linker core awakened, your mana will act up without training especially with you core the size that it is, though it is still a ways away before that happens" she replied.
"What are the best type of places to learn magic Dreieck" Genma questioned her
"hmm a place that feels safe and that you can be comfortable, though the body doesn't get very tired during training the mental fatigue can get quite high" she answered after a moments thought, "I still wonder why Ranma's core is still so large though, the only way I can think of is that one or both parents are mages, but I can tell you aren't so it must be his mother then" she thought out loud
Genma who had been making plans quickly came up short "your sure there is no other way?"
"yes his core is to advanced to be first gen, if it was he would have leaked a lot more energy even with a partial awakening" Dreieck stated. Genma frowned having decide what to do "Ranma go start to pack I've decide our next course" Ranma quickly got up and hurried into the tent while Genma moved to the supplies and started to pack them away "may I ask where we are headed?" Dreieck asked carefully
"home, Ranma will be able to learn their better than on the road, besides my wife and I need to have a little chat on hiding things from me concerning our son" Genma said before moving to the tent to help Ranma take it down as he already put their packs outside "I might be mistaken that she is mage, she might just be descendent of one" she said while getting up "no, she is a mage and she probably knew that Ranma's would be awakening eventually, its why she wanted contact every week in case it happened on the trip" Genma explained.
"We're going home papa?" at Genma's nod "yippee I can't wait to see mama" Ranma exclaimed happily, he then looked at Genma again "can we get something to eat on the way please? I'm starving" as if agreeing with him Ranma's stomach started to growl. "ha ha ha yes Ranma we can get something to eat on the way" Genma chuckled, Dreieck joining him a minute later, she looked at her new master 'this one will be different I can already feel it, his strength and kindness I can feel them in the link, you can feel it to can't you Dunkel Grau?' she thought quietly across the clearing, with Ranma the band pulsed once more before returning to is rest while Ranma looked at it oddly.
another chapter done and another to finish.
I want to thank those of you reviewed especially Demodragon, your advice was welcome.
to Kariston Draconis, first of all congrats, you are the first to answer back and have a choice for a weapon for one of the knights, restrictions are that it must and old time weapon (nothing modern like guns etc.) and it can't be a sword or hammer(since I already have an idea for those. second this plays off 5 years before Nanoha begins, Hayate Nanoha and Fate are at the moment 4 years old, and Hayate has not awakened the book of Ranma is 2 years their senior, this will play a large roll later, Pm me about your choice and if you have one a description of the original weapon, ideas for its personality is also welcome.
as always flames will be used to fuel the endless meaningless life of my flamer eater so yea anyways see ya
