Disclaimer: All of Ranma and Co. are owned by Rumiko Takahashi. This is just a story that I came up with.


LAST TIME:

" Very well but know this, warned the old man, This place turns people into true warriors, which means you will have a merciless warriors heart'. Genma then answered with the thought of Nodoka going through his mind , "How and when do I start".


Genma's New Power

" You may begin when you are ready" the old man answered him." I am ready now" Genma exclaimed with great persistance. "You trully are eager. Very well, we shall begin now. First do you see the circle engraved on the ground in the centre of the room ?". Genma nodded. " Good. Now go and stand in its centre" the old man then pointed to the middle of the circle. Genma quickly obliged and walked into the dirt engraved circle. Once Genma was in the circle, the old man raised his arms,, as if he was preaching to heaven and with a loud voice shouted " ARISE CHI SHIELD ".
Suddenly the the engravement of the circle was turned into a dark red battle aura.
" What!? What have you done" yelled Genma , as he charged at the man. Unfortunately he did not go far. As Genma reached the battle aura shield, a large bolt of lightning struck him. Genma's body was thrown back into the centre of the circle. "Foolish man" taunted the old man. Genma slowly looked up at the old man as he continued. " This shield is stage 1 of your training. It will make you stronger, faster and it will make you more skilled". Genma looked at the old man with a weird look of his face. ' HE'S MAD ' thought Genma. the old man looked at Genma's face and read it like a book. " Do you want me to explain how it works, or do you want to stay looking like you have indegestion?". Genma quickly shook his head, " No,no please explain". The old man continued, " As you can see, if you show the a hint of emotion other then anger , in your case cowardlyness, you will be zapped by a bolt of lightning. As you can also telll the lightning is not enough to kill you , but it sure packs a punch". "You can say that again" interupted Genma, as he slowely stood up. The old man then continued. " As you get stronger so do the bolts ". " You still have not explained how it works" Genma asked with inpatience."Show some patients man, I'm getting to that" said the old man as he began to continue. " The shield infront of you is designed to suck all the gravity out of the circle. It's main purpose in this is to make you stronger by making you use your battle aura to stay on the ground. It makes it harder for you to move in their, so when you come out of the circle your speed is increased. If you use chi attacks in their they will be countered by the shields own chi shot. This is a great target pratice and chi building extra. Also the intencity in the shield makes you a lot more tougher, so your defensive statistics will also rise.
That is all I can say. Any time you wish for me to open the shield just yell it out. Also try not to kill yourself in there". Genma shutted at the last remark. " Are you ready ?" asked the old man. Genma then went to a defensive stance. " ALL RIGHT NOW CHI SHIELD ACTIVATE ". On the word activate, Genma felt like a ton of bricks had fallen onto him, as he quickkly was pushed into the ground." HELP ME OLD MAN" shouted Genma in his agony. Just as he did, he was struck by a bolt."Fool consentrate!" shouted the old man, " Use you battle aura to double your bodies strength". ' I can do this' Genma thought to himself as he tried to get himself up. He tried once, unsuccesful. He tried twice, he almost got up. On the third time, Genma was standing in the centre of the square, but with his legs shacking. He then proceded
to preform a kata, only to fall down on his first step. He groaned and then got up to continue.

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The old man continued to watched Genma from out side the circle and was curious as to why Genma can have a huge battle aura, yet not know any chi attacks.
Genma just looked at him and answered " That's why I came here". The huge smile then crossed the old mans face and he hurried out of the main hall.' Where did he go' thought Genma as he continued to try and stand. When the old man had returned he brought back with him many scrolls and books. " In these ancient writings are the greatest battle aura attacks and greatest strength boasting technique's known to the true warrior" explained the old man. Genma, who could not run, weakly walked over to the end of the circle." Please show me" pleaded Genma as he fell to his knee's preforming the 'crouch of the wild tiger'technique. " Not until you have passed this first stage" replied the old man. Genma attempted to run out of the circle to steal them from him, but was knocked back by the shield. " Heh , try again when your stronger, because the only way you could pull of these technique's is if you train harder" the old man smirked. " Damn" cursed Genma, as he slowly stood up and began another kata.

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After about an hour of this training Genma got increasely hungry. " Um...exuse me" Genma began, " You wouldn't happen to have any food on you, would you?". The old man then walked into another hall way and brought Genma a bowl of rice. " CHI SHIELD BE SET" shouted the old man, and in a matter of seconds the shield disspeared. Genma , with all the relief of having the heavy weight removed, fell to his knees exhausted. The old man then walked into the centre of the room, placed the bowl in front of Genma and sat next to him. Genma then began to stuff his face in. "Tell me, what is your name ?" asked the old man. Genma just looked up from his food and replied," Genma Saotome". " Well then Genma, it seems to me that you have been able to slowly, yet steadily, move in the shield. When any normal man would have been crushed, you managed to survive and stand in a matter of minutes. Tell me, have long have you been a martial artist ?" asked the old man. Genma placed his plate down and began his story. " I have been a martial artist, since I was a child. I was born to be the heir to the Saotome School of Anything goes Martial Arts, as was my father before me and so forth. My whole life was based upon the Art. As a young man I trained under the Undisputed Master of Anything Goes Style Martial Art's, Master Happosai. Rather then training, though, I was used as a tool for the old man's cheap labor. We tried to get rid of him, but his power was to great. Eventually we got rid of him, but once again the old man's life would not say die and he constantly torments me and his other pupil and my oldest and best friend Soun Tendo. Everytime we are in his presence, we cower like children and obey his every command. Oh I wish he would just die" sighed Genma and looked to the old man. "With this training, your power will increase then that of your so called master" the old man informed him. Genma's head shot up as he heard the old mans decleration. " Impossible, I mean.....this is Happosai were talking about " stamered Genma. The old man looked at him and laughed. " Believe me, all men can be defeated, if they incounter you after this training exersice is through, they will not survive. Trust me" said the old man as he continued to laugh. "Why are you helping me?" asked Genma with great curiosity. The old man lost his smile within seconds and replied " I am old. I have seen great warriors been created and defeated. I have also seen this world. This world holds no respect for the true warrior as it once did and the honor of the old ways have been tarnished by the uses of modern technology. I want no part in that world. That is why I stay here. In the dark. There is no havoc here, but there is respect, tradition and honor. That is what I live for. I live to see the greatness in mankind, once again to return. I live to see the old warriors concepts once again active, rather then ignored by the people out there. That is my life, and the Shadow grounds of the Dragon is it's place of begining". Genma just looked up to see that the old man had stood up. Without a word the old man took the plate,, through the hall way he came from and he returned within seconds to the main hall. Genma dusted himself and stood up." Are you ready?" asked the old man. Genma nodded and took a defensive position." CHI SHIELD ARISE" shouted the old man as he raised his arms to the air, "NOW ACTIVATE" completed the old man, as he took a seat in against the wall of the main hall. Once the shield activated Genma began to his training.


Authors notes.

What did you think. I think that I went over the top, but still, I would like to hear what you have to say so please review.

There will be more coming soon in Genma's new power!!!!!!!!!!!!