Previously: (Continuation of the Fanfic Crippled Body and Soul by Kevin D. Hammel and the Bet Master Gregg Sharp) Ranma has been paralyzed from the waist down by shampoo. This occurred after Akane knocked Ranma off the roof of the Tendo Dojo. Ranma's mother has just disowned him and Ranma currently believes that nobody cares for him. (Also occurs before Nabiki's present arrives.) Really you should read Crippled body and soul. I would like to take a moment to thank Kevin for allowing me to work in his world as he has done a lot of work in Crippled Body and Soul. All honor and praise to him.

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Also this for those who know the truth behind SLA (and I will not tell you) I am not using it for this FanFic. If people like this one I might try one based of the Truth.

Chapter 1 Visitors from Afar

In a darken room a single moot of light flashed briefly and than darkened. From this light stepped something that had never imprinted earth with its footprint. The entity stood just around 7 1/2 feet tall, encased in dark armor from toe to neck, had two arms, two legs, one head, two eyes, one mouth and ten fingers and toes. This was about all the features one could compare between the entity and a human. Unlike a human the entity had small golden scales over it entire body, a lizard like tale, solid platinum colored eyes, and a face that defied human imagination (lots of teeth). It was considered handsome by its kind, but not even a blind human mother could love that face on its child. The race that this creature belonged to is called the Shaktar and he was looking for someone to save his people and universe. (In that order too)

The creature's complete attention was focused on the individual lying motionless on the hospital bed in front of it. The young man would never walk unaided in this world again, even if the young man survived the foreseeable future. Which from what this entity could see was not likely. Of course what he had planned for this youngling might kill him also, but he was willing to take that chance if the youngling was willing to also. The elders were very specific about the fact that the youngling come of his own free will. K'r'nth (Korinth) could not even promise the youngling that he would be permanently or totally cured of his cures or injuries. K'r'nth was here to make an offer and nothing more. And K'r'nth felt it was time to get on with it. So with motion of his clawed hand was joined but a pale tale human like entity.

"Frost, it is time get on with it" K'r'nth growled in XXXX.

The one refereed to as Frost simple looked at K'r'nth and than made a pushing motion with his hands. A ripple in the air is the only noticeable affect the movement had until it reached the Shaktar. Upon reaching the Shaktar his features melted and changed until he looked like brown haired medium height Asian in a nice suit. The Shaktar looked down at himself in a way that can only be described in one way. The way that a man whom has had a drink spilled on his brand new expensive silk suit. After a second of sighing to himself he looked back at Frost and motioned to the individual lying on the hospital bed.

"Time to wake the youngling up." K'r'nth growled at Frost. "Be sure to cast the silence on the room. Wouldn't want to be disturbed now would we."

Frost just gave the Shaktar a look that informed him that he was not stupid and that he new how to do his job. With little fanfare several ripples moved throughout the room ensuring that nothing said or done would be heard outside the room. The last ripple directed at the patient nudged him awake while restraining him to the bed.

For Ranma waking up to the two gentlemen in his room was his worse nightmare. This was coupled with the fact that he no longer could move any of his muscles sent Ranma in to a panic. Who knew what the men wanted little what they wanted.

It is best at this point to stop and point out exactly what Ranma was seeing. The individual closet to Ranma stood around 6 feet tall and was extremely well built Asian. The second could pass for a human if one was not to notice the lack of pupils, extreme pale skin color and black skintight metallic suit that seemed to have muscles on the outside. One could now understand why Ranma was close to panicking.

"Ah, Good you are awake. We can begin." Spoke K'r'nth to Ranma in what could possibly pass for extremely accented Japanese.

"W.W.Wh..What do you want" Ranma stuttered. While vainly trying to make any other muscle move other than the most dangerous one he possessed.

"We want you." Was the reply that Ranma knew was coming but was praying to the kami that it would not be spoken.

"You're not the father of one of my fiancés are you?" Ranma asked in with some trepidation.

K'r'nth looked at Frost in some confusion as the later was laughing silently. "Must of missed something in the translation but did you just propose to me, youngling?"

"HELL NO !!!!" Ranma yelled thinking for once his mouth would save him from another fiancé.

"Good, it would not due for you to get the wrong idea."

"So, you are not here to kidnap, kill, or maim me?" Ranma asked hopefully.

"No, we are here to offer you a chance at a new life." Came the whispering reply from Frost. Which disturbed Ranma first because he had not noticed Frost and second because when Frost spoke small puffs of smoke emitted from his mouth as if he was in a cold room.

"Tell me youngling, is there anybody here who would miss you? A lover, family or friends." K'r'nth asked him seriously.

Ranma thought of all the people he had met in his short life. Akane hated him, a feeling he now returns with only a little sadness. Kasumi well she was in love with Tofu and completely devoted to her family. Mr. Tendo would probably no longer want him around, as he could not continue the martial arts school. Nabiki only seemed concerned with Nabiki. And last but not least, his own family already considered him dead.

Sadly he shook his head no as his voice would no work.

"I have come to offer you youngling a chance to make a difference. To once again to know honor and to embrace the way of the warrior."

Ranma looked up at the man "I cannot walk! What kind of warrior can I be? What difference can I make when I cannot take care of myself."

"In these realm. None. Where we can take you, youngling, several of those things can be changed for you. But only you can ultimately make the changes in your life and only you can give permission for us to take you. It is a great task that you are being called for. One for the life of me I do not know if you will ever be ready for."

"Hey, I'm Ranma Saotome heir... " Ranma voice slowly faded out as that particular aspect of his existence had been removed from him.

Frost steps forward a little bit of impatience marring his face. "You no longer have a name here, nobody cares for you and you have nothing to fall back on. We offer you the chance to walk again and to change the face of a whole realm. Really is this that hard for you to decide."

"No, I guess it isn't. Fine I agree to go with you. Anything to gain a little bit of my life back."

K'r'nth step forward, "Good, the youngling has agreed and we can be on our way." With that K'r'nth stooped down and picked Ranma in his arms as if he was a baby. "Frost, open the gate."

Frost made no noise as the air started to ripple. The difference is that the ripples seemed to bounce of some unseen bearer in the middle of the room. This continued to build in intensity until a small tear formed just wide enough for K'r'nth to pass through. Without so much as a word K'r'nth jumped through the hole into the world beyond. Frost gave a small smirk, waved his hand to dispel all traces of their passage and step through the hole.

It was some time later when the nurse finally got around to checking on Ranma. He was considered a low priority since had almost completely recovered from his surgery and was not able to get anywhere on his own.

It took a couple of seconds for the nurse to notice that the patient was not in his bed and not on the floor. This sent the nurse on a frantic search of the immediate area. After several minutes of searching she did the one thing she really did not want to do. She called the problem into the head nurse and the doctor on call.