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Vermillion
Chapter 20
Calchas
Arc Two: Demon Children
Ajira took off at Ranma at full speed and pulled back his sword then swung. Ranma drew his sword and in one fast move blocked the attack. Ajira jumped back a few feet. He held his sword in a ready position. He then charged at Ranma again, but this time held his sword low and closed to his body. Ranma was ready for anything, but this was unexpected.
"You are faster then I had expected. But that won't save you from the Kumo Maboroshi-Ryu." he screamed out, "Kumo Maboroshi-Ryu! Genso no Buto!!"
He split off into six copies of himself. They all launched themselves at the same time towards Ranma. Ranma was a little surprised at this attack. He had only seen this attack one time in his life. He shook off his shock.
Then all six images reached him and struck. Ranma blocked every sword strike directed at him. They all slide back from where he stood. Ajira then created more illusions of himself. He then proceeded to attacked Ranma again.
Then again all attacked him. And as before blocked the sword strikes. They did not stop and just kept on attacking him over and over again. The 'real' Ajira appeared behind Ranma and struck him on the back which cut through his shit and struck flesh and blood flow from the wound. Ranma kept on blocking the attacks as he was cut on the back.
Ranma struck all the illusions dispelling each one at a time. When they all disappeared there was only one Ajira standing alone on the stage. The 'real' Ajira stood alone with Ranma they stared at each other.
"To tell the truth I wasn't expecting something like that."
"Well you should have expected something from my school."
"Well I only say that attack used one other time."
"By who?"
"That is none of your business."
"It doesn't matter. I will find out before you die at my blade."
"Then bring it on."
Yuto, Seishiro, Kakyo, and Subaru were eating an early dinner. They were at an inexpensive Chinese Restaurant. They knew they were not getting Ranma to join them. Since he was with his fiancée' and that he'll probably be eating dinner with her.
"So, do you guys thin Ranma will be okay?" asked Subaru.
"Of course, they wouldn't attack tonight."
"They aren't idiots."
"Yes, but one could be impatient and try to attack Ranma." stated Kakyo before eating the rice.
After that statement they all stopped eating. They looked around at each other. Then they all started to shovel food in there mouth.
"Shit…we…should…not…have…left…Ranma…and should…have…stayed…by his…side…hidden." replied Kakyo in-between bites.
Seishiro put his plate down and replied, "I knew I didn't realize till the statement by Kakyo."
"How stupid are we?"
"It wasn't a bright move."
"If everybody is finish eating let's go."
All four of them dropped some money on the table as they got up and left with a tip. They all ran out of the restaurant to where Ranma's ki signature was at. They exited the restaurant and took off on the roof.
Ajira soon disappeared from in front of Ranma. Who brought up his sword to block the attack. He blocked another attack and then another, before he blocked three more. Ranma took his chance to attack when he appeared again.
"Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu! Soryusen!!"
Ranma had sheathed his sword before Ajira reached him. When he got closer to Ranma, he drew his sword. Ajira saw the moved and stopped to jump back. The tip of Ranma's blade almost touched the nose. Ranma's right foot was forward with his left stretched behind him.
"You idiot you left yourself open to attack!"
Then before Ajira knew it, Ranma's sheath hit him in the ribs creaking a few in the process. The sword was behind Ranma's back with the sheath in his left hand. Ajira fell and rolled away from him in a crouching position.
"Using the sword and the sheath to attack. You must have creaked some of my ribs." he replied and winched as he stood up.
"I knew what I was doing when I used that attack."
"Then you should watch out for my move."
He disappeared from view very fast leaving an after image from were he stood. Ranma jumped to the side to avoid Ajira's downward strike. Ajira was in a crouching motion and his sword made an indention in the stage.
"You like that skill? It was a move that I added to the Kumo Maboroshi-Ryu myself?"
"Yeah, what do you call it?"
"It's called the Blitzschritt."
They attacked each other and sword struck each other with lightning fast movements. They clang to each other as they hit. As there swords hit one last time small sparks flow off. There ki energy surrounded each of them and they both hit each other and destroyed where they stood at on the stage.
"Why do you still resist us and just stay out of our way?"
"I don't know. I'll stand in anybody's way that is evil. And there ambition is World Domination."
"It is only inevitable that we will win. We are many and you are few."
"We'll it's usually the few that overcome all odds."
Kakyo was in the lead jumping from building to building. The four were fallowing him. They were ready to fight with Ranma. They were still a few minutes away from his position. The people tat saw them on the ground were awe-struck at this sight.
"So, do you think it's just one or all of them?" asked Seishiro.
"I wouldn't know. I guess we'll find out when we get there."
"Let's hope Ranma's okay whoever he's fighting." commented Yuto.
"How much longer till we get there?" asked Subaru.
"I don't know maybe a few minutes till we reach Ranma."
"All I know is it would have been slower if we stuck to the streets." commented Seishiro.
Ranma and Ajira were still pushing at each other. Ranma's ki was blue and Ajira's was white. There ki was pushing against each other. But Ranma's ki was winning the battle of the two.
"Ranma how about you say we finish this.?" asked Ajira.
"Sure let's finish this fight."
They pushed away from each other and slide on the wooden stage. There ki energy was still released around each of them. Ajira held his sword above his head. Ranma's left hand on his sheath, and turned it a little and put his thumb on the tsuba. Nothing was said for a while.
"You sheath your sword at this stage of the fight, are you serious?"
"I'm always serious."
Ajira took off at Ranma at full speed even using the Blitzschritt. Ranma ran at him leading off with his left foot. They ran at each other about to meet in the middle of the stage.
The others patrons of the orchestra were waiting for it to start again. An older gentleman was smoking a cigertte with a group of them chattering with each other. They were talking about the Tokyo Stock Market.
"What do you think about Sony's stock?" one asked.
"It looks to be doing good. But I'm more worried about Toshiba's stock"
"The Panasonic stock I just bought three weeks ago made me a nice profit."
All of a sudden four young men entered the waiting room. They were heading to the auditorium. One had on traditional ninja cloths with a trench coat over, one to the left had a red kimono and a white hakama. Another wore blue pants, a blue blazer, and a black t-shirt. The last one was younger then the others with a gray t-shirt, with a jacket with the character for 'Aku' and black pants. Two were carrying katana's, one carried what looked like a nodachi, and one with none at all.
"So, Ranma's through these doors?" asked Subaru.
"Yes, he is."
"Then lets go through the door." replied Yuto.
Kakyo walked to the double door and pulled on it. The door was locked from the inside. He unsheathed both of his kodachi's and stood before the door.
"Oniwabanshu-Style! Dual Kodachi! Kaiten Kenbu Rokuren!!"
He turned both kodachi's upside down and they blurred as he moved his arms. The last one hit and the door was still standing with six scratches. Each from one of Kakyo's strikes. Seishiro drew his katana with his right hand.
"Let me try."
Kakyo got out of the way. Seishiro moved the sword to his left hand. He then got into stance legs spread apart, and crouched down right foot in lead position, firmly on the ground. His left was in the back and standing on the balls of his feet. His right arm was extended above the blade, and his left was bent with his hand holding the hilt. The blade was in a flat position. He pushed off the balls of his left foot and trusted the sword.
"Gatotsu! Isshiki!!"
His sword hit the door and blow them off of there hinges. The door flew and hit the ground. Seishiro stood up and placed the sword in his right hand and then sheathed his sword.
"There we are guys."
"Yeah, good." replied Yuto.
"Now let's go."
"Ranma's is probably waiting for us."
They ran through the door. The ran down the aisle and stopped halfway to the stage. They say Ranma run to meet Ajira in the middle of the stage.
"Kumo Maboroshi-Ryu! Final Attack! Kisei Genso Sen!!"
Ajira went into a frenzy of quick attacks. He had hit Ranma twice both in the neck. Ranma then quick stepped with his left foot and unsheathed his sword.
"Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryu! Final Attack! Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki!!"
He hit Ajira with the attack. Ajira flew in the air and behind him. Ranma was in a crouching position. His left foot bent and where it was planted had cracked the wood on the stage in a spider web pattern, and his right extended behind him on the ball of his foot. He right arm was pointed up and so was his sword.
Ajira's clothes were destroyed by the attack. He had let go of his sword. He hit the ground behind him, creaking it on impact. His sword struck the ground next to him on an angle. Ranma sheathed his sword again and turned to face Ajira who was sprawled out on the ground.
"So, it's a paper's thickness between life and death. I guess making it…One thick piece of paper." stated Ranma as the blood from his neck leaked down.
Ami already started to move to him. He saw the others coming his way. They walked on the stage and to Ranma. Ami now stood by Ranma with his coat still in her hands. They stopped a few feet away.
"So, that was the secret technique you were training for?" asked Kakyo.
"Yeah, that was it."
"That was a destructive attack." replied Subaru.
"It's worth of an secret technique."
"That was nice." commented Yuto.
They heard a cough behind them coming from Ajira. He had blood coming from his mouth. He replied, "So, it seem that you won the fight Himura."
"So, tell me what are the Demon Children and this Fuhrer of yours?" asked Ranma
"All right, listen carefully. The Demon Children are made up of thirteen members including me and the leader. Our Fuhrer is a man named Enishi Nikko. According to the rumors I heard he reports a man called Akaira Mori known as 'The Crimson King' he is suppose to be an immortal person."
"Thank you, for the information."
"Don't make me vomit. I gave you the information of my own free will."
"Got it?" Ranma asked the others.
"Yeah, we got it."
"I think this information in invaluable."
"Come on, guys let's go."
"All right."
Ranma grabbed Ami and ran off with the others fallowing him. He ran down aisle and out the broken door. They surprised a few of the patrons and ran out the door. They then took to the roof and started to head for Ami's house. Bouncing rooftop to roof top.
"Ranma I'm glad you are okay." sighed Ami in his arm. He smiled down at her.
To Be continued….In Chapter 21: Amphiaraus.
Author's Note: I finally finished another chapter of the story. Well sorry it took so long to write it I need to take a break for a couple of weeks. Also, I been working on Behind these Eyes.Sorry it took so long I had trouble with Fanfiction. So, read and review. Kazuma20 signing out.