Ranma: The Tenth Hakkeshu or Ranma's Cousin Iori
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Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½. That is property of Rumiko Takahashi. I do not own
The King of Fighters, that is property of SNK. I do however suggest you look up
information on these two properties. You won't be disappointed.
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Note: This takes place well after the Ranma ½ manga and near the end of King of Fighters
'98.
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Ranma: The Tenth Hakkeshu Chapter 47: Orochi Space: Omega Palace Part 2.
Orochi Reborn?
The Orochi begins to move around the group. They have tried some of their greatest
techniques, but nothing seems to work.
Iori: I'll show that stupid fallen god… Kima!
Kima: Yes?
Iori: Hand over your sword, please.
Kima hands Iori her sword. He gathers his Orochi fire into it, concentrating on the blast
that his aunt Nodoka could fight with.
Kyo: HA! I SHALL STOP THIS!
Kyo holds up his hand in the air. He is covered in the Magatama, glowing brighter than the
sun! He does a low moan, as if to help him deal with the great flame.
Kyo: GREAT SERPENT WAVE!!!
The blast of Magatama goes forward towards the huge eight-headed serpent. It merely
does a 'slashing' effect against the Orochi's skin. The eyes on each of the Orochi's heads
look down toward Kyo.
Kyo: DAMN IT! WHY DIDN'T MY TECHNIQUES WORK!?
The Orochi brings one of its heads down, smashing Kyo into the ground with a loud
"WHAM" sound. When the head moves back up, they look at Kyo who is buried in an
outline-crater of his form, his hands twitch.
Kyo: … Ow…
Vice: YOU MORON!
Chizuru: Kyo, are you all right?
Kyo: I'm fine… Just let me try this again.
The Orochi slams one of its heads down on Kyo. It does this again, and again, and again,
until Kyo is looking like a smeared pancake.
Kyo (Flat): … Owwwwwww…
Iori: HEY! ONLY I GET TO BEAT KUSANAGI!!!
Iori's fire is now bursting forth around him. His anger comes off him in waves of energy
Kima: I, Iori?
Vice (Wide-eyed): Iori-sama?
Iori starts focusing his Magatama no Orochi into Kima's sword. His eyes turn pure white
then begin to glow with a violet light as his Orochi fire begins to cover his entire form and
the sword. The Orochi heads stare at the sight of the glowing Yagami before them, making
a sound that seems to be laughter. Iori then lets his aura flow into the sword and points it at
the center of the Orochi heads. He once again performs the technique he had used to defeat
Yashiro.
Iori: VENGEANCE OF EIGHT GODS!
All the violet fire that was covering the sword shoots out from it in a wave of fire that puts
that is twice the strength of the Kusanagi clan's Great Serpent Wave to shame. The fire
shoots out in a beam about a meter wide and in a swirling pattern, the front of the blast
taking a hybrid form of the Phoenix and Orochi heads. The blast actually lets out a
combined pitch that sounds like a scream of both the great Firebird and Hydra-dragon, just
as it did before.
Iori: DIE!!!
The Orochi heads don't move. The blast from the Vengeance of Eight Gods does nothing
as it hits Orochi. In fact, the Magatama no Orochi flames sink into its scales.
Iori: WHAT!?
Chizuru: IORI YOU IDIOT!
Iori (Glares): What did YOU call ME!?
Chizuru (Glares back): Iori… Think of what your attack is…
Iori: Vengeance of Eight Gods. Why?
Chizuru: And what are you fighting?
Iori: Orochi.
Chizuru: And do you remember WHAT Orochi has.
Iori: Um… Eight heads?
Chizuru: Good… See where I'm going with this?
Iori (Eyes widen): KAMI-SAMA DAMN IT!
Kyo (on ground): Heh… Serves you right…
Iori hands Kima her sword.
Iori: Here you go.
Kima: Thanks.
Iori then brings the heel of his foot down hard on Kyo's face.
Kyo: GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Iori (Smiles): Ah… Now I feel better…
With that, the eight Orochi heads sink back into the ground from which they came. All the
fighters look around.
Mature: Well… That was convenient…
Billy (Hiding behind Terry): Can we go home now?
Ranma: No… We have to defeat that thing… Or else none of us will get peace.
Billy: DAMN IT! I DO NOT get paid enough to do this shit!
Terry: Billy… Stop hiding behind me and face the Orochi like a man!
Billy: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Mature (Shakes her head): Men…
Suddenly, the ground begins to shake. The vibrations are enough to knock the fighters off
their feet. Suddenly, all eight Orochi heads burst forth from the ground beneath Ranma.
Ranma literally goes flying into the air.
Ranma: CRUD!!!
As Ranma flies higher into the air, one of the Orochi heads manages to get up high enough,
and closes it's mouth once Ranma is in range. An audible swallowing sound follows
quickly after.
Leona, Iori, Kima, Chizuru, Vice, Mature, Terry, & Billy: RANMA!!!
Kyo (Blinks): Is this good or bad that that happened?
Almost out of reflex, while Iori keeps staring at the sight before them, his right foot shoots
out and kicks Kyo, who is still in his little crater, in the face.
Kyo: OW!
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Ranma curses. He would have sworn he was just eaten. But, this is certainly no 'stomach'
he's in.
Ranma: Okay… Where is this?
Ranma looks around as he floats. The whole area looks like 'Orochi Space', with all the
swirling purple energy, but there are no forms of landmass and such.
Ranma (Calls out): HEY! Is anybody here?
No answer…
Ranma: Damn it… This isn't good. This isn't good at all…
Ranma tries to 'swim' through the place. He manages to move forward, and backwards,
and all around the area. Unfortunately, there is NOTHING to the place.
Ranma: WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE!?
Suddenly bright light envelopes Ranma, and he appears in a dark area. One with a
gravitational pull most likely, since he is now falling.
Ranma (Falling): WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Ranma slams into the ground face-first; his eyes start brimming with tears at the corners of
them.
Ranma: … Ow…
Ranma pulls his face off the ground and starts shaking his head to clear it. He looks around
the place. It is an odious dark… But… As his eyes adjust, be sees that these are ruins of
some sort. Stone pillars and broken pieces of stone cover this area.
Ranma: … What the hell?
Suddenly, a booming voice is heard in the back of Ranma's mind.
Voice: There is no hell here… Only the truth…
Ranma (Looks around): WHO'S THERE!? SHOW YOURSELF!!!
Voice: Do not worry. All you have to do is go to the palace in the city.
Ranma: Palace? (Looks around). Where?
Suddenly, purple fire flickers in a row of lamps, some standing, some toppled. They lead
all the way through the city, and up a hill in the distance.
Ranma: … How'd you do that?
Voice: We can do many things?
Ranma (Raises an eyebrow): "We"? Are you British?
Voice: No, no… When I say we, I mean you and me, or us… Or, more precisely… I
mean I…
Ranma (Blinks): Huh? What the heck does THAT mean?
Voice: Just follow the lights and you shall find the truth.
Ranma: Truth? What truth!?
The voice doesn't speak. Ranma looks at the rows of street-lamps with purple fire.
Ranma: Better get started…
With a heavy sigh, Ranma departs for the palace in the hills. One thought bother him in the
back of his mind.
Ranma (Thinks): I really hope Lechan and the rest are okay…
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Outside, in the Omega Realm of the Orochi Space, the Orochi seems to quiet down. Then
it lays its heads down on the ground and goes to sleep. A he snot bubble appears on the left
nostril of one of the Orochi heads.
Iori: … Okay… What is going on here?
Leona: R, Ranchan?
Chizuru: I have no idea what's going on…
Mature and Vice walk up to the Orochi heads. Mature grabs one of the eyelids of one of
the head, and pull it up, while Vice waves her hand up and down in front of the heads line-
of-vision. The Orochi doesn't react.
Vice: What do you think Mature?
Mature: I don't know… I didn't think anything like this could happen with the Orochi…
Leona: What do you mean?
Mature (Looks at Leona): What I mean Leona is…
Everyone begins to move closer to hear what she has to say.
Mature: … I have no idea what's going on with the Orochi.
With the exception of Mature, Vice, and Kyo who is already down, face-fault.
Mature (blinks): What's their problem?
Vice: Yeah. You'd think they never dealt with the Orochi before…
Iori (Gets up): Listen, what's happening to my cousin!?
Mature: Well, it's possible his soul is being merged to the Orochi's body, to make a whole
being… Or…
Iori: Or?
Vice: Or, it's possible that Ranma is being digested, and his corpse will be flushed out
momentarily…
Leona begins sobbing. Mature, smacks Vice in the back of her head.
Vice: OW! (Rubs back of head): Damn it Mature that really hurt!
Mature: Then I made my point!
Vice sticks out her tongue at Mature, who sticks out her tongue in retaliation.
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Ranma continues walking. What looked like a small hill is actually a mountain. He curses
under his breath as he continues to climb up.
Ranma (Thinks): Damn it! Who the hell is up here!?
Ranma loses grip with his right hand and his body dangles on the side of it, with his left
hand firmly holding on. He moves his right hand back onto the cliff, and gets his footing
back. He breathes heavily, all the while, cursing out his luck.
Ranma: This sucks, this sucks, THIS SUCKS!!!
After getting his anger out, Ranma continues climbing again.
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All the fighters are sitting around the downed Orochi's body. They don't know what to do
next. The Orochi isn't doing anything, and Ranma is inside of it.
Iori: Anyone have an idea about what's going on?
Mature: We already told you what we think Iori…
Vice: Sorry we aren't much help Iori-sama…
Kima (Mutters): Ranma is gone? Sigh… Lord Saffron is going to have my head on a
stick for this bungling…
Leona continues to stand in front of the Orochi head that had swallowed her Ranma. She
can't believe it ended like this! She had finally gotten to know love; they've been broken
up and got back together… But now…
Leona (Teary eyed): He can't be gone… That thing couldn't have eaten him… There's
no way it's possible. Why do I have to lose you Ranchan? WHY!?
Leona falls to her knees and begins to silently weep.
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Billy meanwhile, plays with the pieces of his cell-phone. Hopefully, he can get the mesh of
wires and stuff to work again.
Billy (Thinking): Come on… Come on… Work for me baby, come on…
Terry: Need help with that Billy?
Billy: No Bogard, I do not need any~BOOM!!!
The pieces of the cell-phone go through a miniature explosion, covering Billy's face in
soot. He coughs a bit violently.
Terry (Blinks): … You okay Billy?
Billy (Soot covered): … DAMN! My boss is going to take that out of my paycheck… I
just know he is…
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Geese Tower, South Town.
We see Geese sitting in his office; going over some 'collections' he had gotten through his
'protection' circles.
Geese suddenly raises an eyebrow and sits up. He contemplates to himself.
Geese: I don't know why, but I suddenly have the urge to dock Billy's pay for property
damage…
Geese then goes back to looking over his files. He swaps from the debits from the
protection racket… ER… 'Business', and looks at another file. One with a label of
"Saotome, Ranma"…
Geese: Soon… Very soon… He will be working for me… That, I have no doubt of…
Geese lets his ominous laughter…
Geese: Yes… Once I learn more about what's been going on, NOTHING WILL STOP
ME!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Suddenly, the doors to Geese's office burst open, and Andy Bogard comes storming in.
Andy: GEESE!!!!
Geese: Huh? Andy Bogard? What do YOU want?
Andy: GEESE!!! YOU KILLED MY FATHER!!!
A long, ominous silence follows for a few minutes.
Geese: So? He got in my way. And I've killed MANY people…
Andy: GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!
Andy charges at Geese, and performs his Super Shell Burst, a more powerful version of his
Sho Ryu Dan. His twirling-kick sends him flying towards Geese.
Geese: Sigh… Oh well…
Geese moves his head slightly to the right. Andy's attack misses Geese by going
completely over the man sitting down, making Geese's head movement unnecessary.
Andy continues moving towards the window behind Geese, crashes through the window,
and starts falling off Geese Tower.
Andy (Falling):
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA… (Deep intake of breath).
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~SPLAT!!!
Geese goes up to the broken window and looks down at the street.
Geese: YOU BETTER PAY FOR THAT WINDOW!
Female voice: GEESE HOWARD! GET YOUR BUTT UP HERE AND MAKE SOME
SWEET, SWEET LOVING!
Geese (Looks downcast): Sigh… Coming Marie!
Geese's Secretary (Smirks): Heh… Looks like you're in trouble with the Mrs. again, eh
Mr. Howard?
Geese (Glares): Kain, get that smug smirk off of your face, or I'll throw your bleached-ass
OFF of my tower just like that Bogard idiot threw himself off!
Kain 'eeps', then goes back to typing.
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Ranma finally makes it to the top of the mountain. He stands in front of a huge, broken
down stone castle, the outside eroded by wind and time…
Ranma: FINALLY!
Voice: Come in…
Ranma then starts marching up to the castle's gate. He kicks it down with a ki-enhanced
kick, then he starts marching into the castle, he's prepared to find out who brought him
here, and give them a delicious one hundred and one flavors of PAIN!
Ranma stops when he reaches a throne room. He sees a man sitting there. The man is of
decent build, good muscle tone. He has short white hair, wears white denim pants, and
brown leather boots. On his chest and back is tattooed the symbol of Orochi.
Ranma: Who are you? Were you the voice I heard?
Man: Greetings… As for who I am… I am you… Or, more precisely, the greater part of
you…
Ranma (Blinks): Huh?
Man: I said I am you!
Ranma (Blinks): How are you me? I don't even know you.
The man opens his eyes and stares at Ranma then blinks a bit in confusion. Ranma can see
the man has red, reptilian eyes.
Ranma: Hey… What's with your eyes?
Man: You mean you really don't see it?
Ranma: Se what?
Man: I'M YAMATANO OROCHI!!!
Ranma: … Yamatano Orochi?
Orochi: YES!!!
Ranma: … But you don't look like a god…
Orochi face-faults.
Orochi (Thinks): I can't believe this… I waited almost two millennia for this, and my soul
fragment doesn't even recognize me…
Ranma: Hey… Are you going to get off the ground? Where are we?
Ranma starts nudging the Orochi with his foot. Orochi looks up at Ranma.
Orochi: Stop that…
Ranma: Okay… You know, you are nothing like I was expecting…
Orochi: Sigh… What the hell happened to you? You're so… So…
Ranma: So 'what'?
Orochi: So… (Shivers in disgust). "Human"…
Ranma (Blinks): What's wrong with being human.
Orochi: Are you blind!? Humans try to kill you! They destroy the earth! And I see you
are on the same mentality they are! WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO YOU!?
Ranma: Nothing…
Orochi: "Nothing"?
Ranma: Well… Maybe Pops and a few others gave me problems, but I don't have too
many problems…
Orochi: Really? Doesn't seem like it… I could feel a lot of sadness and anger to you from
time-to-time…
Ranma: You can feel that?
Orochi (Sweat-drops): I am you, you dolt!
Ranma (Narrows his eyes): HEY! Don't call me a dolt!
Orochi: Sigh… Whatever… Well, are you ready to form back with me?
Ranma: What?
Orochi: Form back! You know; I merge with you, you merge with me, we become one
whole God, we then start destroying humanity and making the earth a much better and
healthier place for all. Sounds like fun, eh?
Ranma: … No.
Orochi (Raises an eyebrow): … No?
Ranma: Yeah, I mean, I know that the humans had wronged you in the past, but that
doesn't mean they haven't changed over time…
Orochi: Yeah… They've changed all right… Changed for the worst.
Ranma (Shakes his head): No. Listen, I'm sure if you tried to understand people, instead
of trying to bring mass-genocide to them, I'm sure you'd understand them a lot more easily
than you do now.
Orochi (Raises an eyebrow): … Are you for real?
Ranma (Smirks): Of course! I am Ranma Saotome, of the Saotome School of Anything
Goes Martial arts and Yagami Style Ancient Martial Arts!
Orochi goes silent. He seems to be considering what Ranma told him.
Orochi (Closes his eyes): … Tell you what Ranma… You want to make a deal?
Ranma (Raises an eyebrow): A "deal"? What type of deal?
Orochi: Nothing to serious… Just that you let me merge with you partially for three
years…
Ranma: WHAT!? NO WAY!
Orochi: Hear me out… I won't have control of your body unless you will me to… All I
want to see is if the humans have improved over what they were over one thousand eight
hundred years ago…
Ranma: Basically, I'd be letting you free, is that it?
Orochi (Shrugs his shoulders): More or less… It lets me out of this place, and it allows me
to see more of the world.
Ranma: You? Want to see the world? I thought you were connected to the world.
Orochi: I am. But when I'm stuck here, I can't see, feel, or sense anything that goes on
outside of this pocket-dimension… And it gets rather boring here…
Ranma: Well, what do I get out of the deal?
Orochi: Isn't the promise if humanity got better, that I'd leave you alone, and never return
to haunt you good enough for you?
Ranma: I need a little more…
Orochi: DAMN IT BOY! I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE! I HAVE A DATE WITH
URD THAT I PROMSED TO GO ON WITH HERE OVER THREE THOUSAND
YEARS AGO!!! … And you only get ONE shot with Urd…
Ranma (Blinks): … "Urd"?
Orochi: A Goddess. Anyway…
Orochi then clings onto Ranma's leg.
Orochi: PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Ranma: No! GET OFF!
Ranma starts to jerk his leg as the Orochi clings to it. But no matter how furiously Ranma
shakes his leg, the Orochi will not let go.
Ranma: DAMN IT! GET OFF ME!!!
Ranma continues to shake his leg.
Ranma: I can't believe everyone was afraid of you! All you're doing is acting like a child!
NOW GET OFF!
Orochi: NEVER!!!
Ranma: Sigh… Look… If I promise to that three-year deal, do you promise to send me,
and everyone else in Orochi Space home again?
Orochi (Nods his head violently): YES! YES!! YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!
Ranma: Fine. Take us home. AND DON'T FORGET ALL THOSE WHO CAME HERE
WITH ME!
Orochi: Fine, fine…
The Orochi gets off from clinging onto Ranma's leg. He grabs Ranma's shoulder, and
snaps his fingers. Orochi starts to fade into Ranma and the area around them fades…
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Leona opens her eyes… She isn't sure what happened… She remembers being inside the
Orochi Space… But now she's lying in a field of grass?
Leona: W, where am I?
Leona looks around. There is more to the field than grass and flowers. Everyone that was
there is here as well. Ranma, Iori, Kima, Chizuru, Kyo, Terry, Billy, Vice, Mature, and
others like Yamazaki, Yashiro, Chris, and Shermie are in this field.
Leona: … Where are we?
Male voice: Hello young lady.
Leona turns around and sees an old man. Behind him, stands a fourteen-foot tall bunny.
Leona (Wide-eyed): HUH!?
Old man: Don't be startled by the rabbit. He's pretty harmless.
Leona: W, where am I?
Old man: Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners? Welcome to Ryugenzawa…
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We see the inside of the Black Noah. Rugal Bernstein wears a pair of tinted eye-goggles,
as he uses a blowtorch on a large metal tube.
Rugal: Yes… YES! It's almost ready… Soon… Soon, I'll show those who got in my
way TRUE POWER!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!
Rugal's stomach starts growling.
Rugal: But first… LUNCH! Can't have revenge on an empty stomach…
Rugal then leaves the special chamber in the hull to go to the mess hall of the Black Noah.
As one can see, a certain amethyst gem clings to that tube, connected to various machinery
that Rugal was working on…
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End Chapter 47
Next Time: The hospital, Ranma gets reacquainted with some people and finds out what
happens.
Send your questions and comments to Ryutsurugi@yahoo.com
Author's note: Sorry that it's been a very long while folks. I've been to sucked up into my
other fic, Broken Hearts Combined.
However, I promise I am finally going to finish off this story! And I won't start writing
more BHC until I've done it!!!
-This is RedPriest17, signing off.
Note: Flames will be read and then used to fuel the Orochi fire.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½. That is property of Rumiko Takahashi. I do not own
The King of Fighters, that is property of SNK. I do however suggest you look up
information on these two properties. You won't be disappointed.
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Note: This takes place well after the Ranma ½ manga and near the end of King of Fighters
'98.
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Ranma: The Tenth Hakkeshu Chapter 47: Orochi Space: Omega Palace Part 2.
Orochi Reborn?
The Orochi begins to move around the group. They have tried some of their greatest
techniques, but nothing seems to work.
Iori: I'll show that stupid fallen god… Kima!
Kima: Yes?
Iori: Hand over your sword, please.
Kima hands Iori her sword. He gathers his Orochi fire into it, concentrating on the blast
that his aunt Nodoka could fight with.
Kyo: HA! I SHALL STOP THIS!
Kyo holds up his hand in the air. He is covered in the Magatama, glowing brighter than the
sun! He does a low moan, as if to help him deal with the great flame.
Kyo: GREAT SERPENT WAVE!!!
The blast of Magatama goes forward towards the huge eight-headed serpent. It merely
does a 'slashing' effect against the Orochi's skin. The eyes on each of the Orochi's heads
look down toward Kyo.
Kyo: DAMN IT! WHY DIDN'T MY TECHNIQUES WORK!?
The Orochi brings one of its heads down, smashing Kyo into the ground with a loud
"WHAM" sound. When the head moves back up, they look at Kyo who is buried in an
outline-crater of his form, his hands twitch.
Kyo: … Ow…
Vice: YOU MORON!
Chizuru: Kyo, are you all right?
Kyo: I'm fine… Just let me try this again.
The Orochi slams one of its heads down on Kyo. It does this again, and again, and again,
until Kyo is looking like a smeared pancake.
Kyo (Flat): … Owwwwwww…
Iori: HEY! ONLY I GET TO BEAT KUSANAGI!!!
Iori's fire is now bursting forth around him. His anger comes off him in waves of energy
Kima: I, Iori?
Vice (Wide-eyed): Iori-sama?
Iori starts focusing his Magatama no Orochi into Kima's sword. His eyes turn pure white
then begin to glow with a violet light as his Orochi fire begins to cover his entire form and
the sword. The Orochi heads stare at the sight of the glowing Yagami before them, making
a sound that seems to be laughter. Iori then lets his aura flow into the sword and points it at
the center of the Orochi heads. He once again performs the technique he had used to defeat
Yashiro.
Iori: VENGEANCE OF EIGHT GODS!
All the violet fire that was covering the sword shoots out from it in a wave of fire that puts
that is twice the strength of the Kusanagi clan's Great Serpent Wave to shame. The fire
shoots out in a beam about a meter wide and in a swirling pattern, the front of the blast
taking a hybrid form of the Phoenix and Orochi heads. The blast actually lets out a
combined pitch that sounds like a scream of both the great Firebird and Hydra-dragon, just
as it did before.
Iori: DIE!!!
The Orochi heads don't move. The blast from the Vengeance of Eight Gods does nothing
as it hits Orochi. In fact, the Magatama no Orochi flames sink into its scales.
Iori: WHAT!?
Chizuru: IORI YOU IDIOT!
Iori (Glares): What did YOU call ME!?
Chizuru (Glares back): Iori… Think of what your attack is…
Iori: Vengeance of Eight Gods. Why?
Chizuru: And what are you fighting?
Iori: Orochi.
Chizuru: And do you remember WHAT Orochi has.
Iori: Um… Eight heads?
Chizuru: Good… See where I'm going with this?
Iori (Eyes widen): KAMI-SAMA DAMN IT!
Kyo (on ground): Heh… Serves you right…
Iori hands Kima her sword.
Iori: Here you go.
Kima: Thanks.
Iori then brings the heel of his foot down hard on Kyo's face.
Kyo: GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Iori (Smiles): Ah… Now I feel better…
With that, the eight Orochi heads sink back into the ground from which they came. All the
fighters look around.
Mature: Well… That was convenient…
Billy (Hiding behind Terry): Can we go home now?
Ranma: No… We have to defeat that thing… Or else none of us will get peace.
Billy: DAMN IT! I DO NOT get paid enough to do this shit!
Terry: Billy… Stop hiding behind me and face the Orochi like a man!
Billy: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
Mature (Shakes her head): Men…
Suddenly, the ground begins to shake. The vibrations are enough to knock the fighters off
their feet. Suddenly, all eight Orochi heads burst forth from the ground beneath Ranma.
Ranma literally goes flying into the air.
Ranma: CRUD!!!
As Ranma flies higher into the air, one of the Orochi heads manages to get up high enough,
and closes it's mouth once Ranma is in range. An audible swallowing sound follows
quickly after.
Leona, Iori, Kima, Chizuru, Vice, Mature, Terry, & Billy: RANMA!!!
Kyo (Blinks): Is this good or bad that that happened?
Almost out of reflex, while Iori keeps staring at the sight before them, his right foot shoots
out and kicks Kyo, who is still in his little crater, in the face.
Kyo: OW!
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Ranma curses. He would have sworn he was just eaten. But, this is certainly no 'stomach'
he's in.
Ranma: Okay… Where is this?
Ranma looks around as he floats. The whole area looks like 'Orochi Space', with all the
swirling purple energy, but there are no forms of landmass and such.
Ranma (Calls out): HEY! Is anybody here?
No answer…
Ranma: Damn it… This isn't good. This isn't good at all…
Ranma tries to 'swim' through the place. He manages to move forward, and backwards,
and all around the area. Unfortunately, there is NOTHING to the place.
Ranma: WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE!?
Suddenly bright light envelopes Ranma, and he appears in a dark area. One with a
gravitational pull most likely, since he is now falling.
Ranma (Falling): WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Ranma slams into the ground face-first; his eyes start brimming with tears at the corners of
them.
Ranma: … Ow…
Ranma pulls his face off the ground and starts shaking his head to clear it. He looks around
the place. It is an odious dark… But… As his eyes adjust, be sees that these are ruins of
some sort. Stone pillars and broken pieces of stone cover this area.
Ranma: … What the hell?
Suddenly, a booming voice is heard in the back of Ranma's mind.
Voice: There is no hell here… Only the truth…
Ranma (Looks around): WHO'S THERE!? SHOW YOURSELF!!!
Voice: Do not worry. All you have to do is go to the palace in the city.
Ranma: Palace? (Looks around). Where?
Suddenly, purple fire flickers in a row of lamps, some standing, some toppled. They lead
all the way through the city, and up a hill in the distance.
Ranma: … How'd you do that?
Voice: We can do many things?
Ranma (Raises an eyebrow): "We"? Are you British?
Voice: No, no… When I say we, I mean you and me, or us… Or, more precisely… I
mean I…
Ranma (Blinks): Huh? What the heck does THAT mean?
Voice: Just follow the lights and you shall find the truth.
Ranma: Truth? What truth!?
The voice doesn't speak. Ranma looks at the rows of street-lamps with purple fire.
Ranma: Better get started…
With a heavy sigh, Ranma departs for the palace in the hills. One thought bother him in the
back of his mind.
Ranma (Thinks): I really hope Lechan and the rest are okay…
(------)
Outside, in the Omega Realm of the Orochi Space, the Orochi seems to quiet down. Then
it lays its heads down on the ground and goes to sleep. A he snot bubble appears on the left
nostril of one of the Orochi heads.
Iori: … Okay… What is going on here?
Leona: R, Ranchan?
Chizuru: I have no idea what's going on…
Mature and Vice walk up to the Orochi heads. Mature grabs one of the eyelids of one of
the head, and pull it up, while Vice waves her hand up and down in front of the heads line-
of-vision. The Orochi doesn't react.
Vice: What do you think Mature?
Mature: I don't know… I didn't think anything like this could happen with the Orochi…
Leona: What do you mean?
Mature (Looks at Leona): What I mean Leona is…
Everyone begins to move closer to hear what she has to say.
Mature: … I have no idea what's going on with the Orochi.
With the exception of Mature, Vice, and Kyo who is already down, face-fault.
Mature (blinks): What's their problem?
Vice: Yeah. You'd think they never dealt with the Orochi before…
Iori (Gets up): Listen, what's happening to my cousin!?
Mature: Well, it's possible his soul is being merged to the Orochi's body, to make a whole
being… Or…
Iori: Or?
Vice: Or, it's possible that Ranma is being digested, and his corpse will be flushed out
momentarily…
Leona begins sobbing. Mature, smacks Vice in the back of her head.
Vice: OW! (Rubs back of head): Damn it Mature that really hurt!
Mature: Then I made my point!
Vice sticks out her tongue at Mature, who sticks out her tongue in retaliation.
(------)
Ranma continues walking. What looked like a small hill is actually a mountain. He curses
under his breath as he continues to climb up.
Ranma (Thinks): Damn it! Who the hell is up here!?
Ranma loses grip with his right hand and his body dangles on the side of it, with his left
hand firmly holding on. He moves his right hand back onto the cliff, and gets his footing
back. He breathes heavily, all the while, cursing out his luck.
Ranma: This sucks, this sucks, THIS SUCKS!!!
After getting his anger out, Ranma continues climbing again.
(------)
All the fighters are sitting around the downed Orochi's body. They don't know what to do
next. The Orochi isn't doing anything, and Ranma is inside of it.
Iori: Anyone have an idea about what's going on?
Mature: We already told you what we think Iori…
Vice: Sorry we aren't much help Iori-sama…
Kima (Mutters): Ranma is gone? Sigh… Lord Saffron is going to have my head on a
stick for this bungling…
Leona continues to stand in front of the Orochi head that had swallowed her Ranma. She
can't believe it ended like this! She had finally gotten to know love; they've been broken
up and got back together… But now…
Leona (Teary eyed): He can't be gone… That thing couldn't have eaten him… There's
no way it's possible. Why do I have to lose you Ranchan? WHY!?
Leona falls to her knees and begins to silently weep.
(------)
Billy meanwhile, plays with the pieces of his cell-phone. Hopefully, he can get the mesh of
wires and stuff to work again.
Billy (Thinking): Come on… Come on… Work for me baby, come on…
Terry: Need help with that Billy?
Billy: No Bogard, I do not need any~BOOM!!!
The pieces of the cell-phone go through a miniature explosion, covering Billy's face in
soot. He coughs a bit violently.
Terry (Blinks): … You okay Billy?
Billy (Soot covered): … DAMN! My boss is going to take that out of my paycheck… I
just know he is…
(------)
Geese Tower, South Town.
We see Geese sitting in his office; going over some 'collections' he had gotten through his
'protection' circles.
Geese suddenly raises an eyebrow and sits up. He contemplates to himself.
Geese: I don't know why, but I suddenly have the urge to dock Billy's pay for property
damage…
Geese then goes back to looking over his files. He swaps from the debits from the
protection racket… ER… 'Business', and looks at another file. One with a label of
"Saotome, Ranma"…
Geese: Soon… Very soon… He will be working for me… That, I have no doubt of…
Geese lets his ominous laughter…
Geese: Yes… Once I learn more about what's been going on, NOTHING WILL STOP
ME!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Suddenly, the doors to Geese's office burst open, and Andy Bogard comes storming in.
Andy: GEESE!!!!
Geese: Huh? Andy Bogard? What do YOU want?
Andy: GEESE!!! YOU KILLED MY FATHER!!!
A long, ominous silence follows for a few minutes.
Geese: So? He got in my way. And I've killed MANY people…
Andy: GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!
Andy charges at Geese, and performs his Super Shell Burst, a more powerful version of his
Sho Ryu Dan. His twirling-kick sends him flying towards Geese.
Geese: Sigh… Oh well…
Geese moves his head slightly to the right. Andy's attack misses Geese by going
completely over the man sitting down, making Geese's head movement unnecessary.
Andy continues moving towards the window behind Geese, crashes through the window,
and starts falling off Geese Tower.
Andy (Falling):
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA… (Deep intake of breath).
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~SPLAT!!!
Geese goes up to the broken window and looks down at the street.
Geese: YOU BETTER PAY FOR THAT WINDOW!
Female voice: GEESE HOWARD! GET YOUR BUTT UP HERE AND MAKE SOME
SWEET, SWEET LOVING!
Geese (Looks downcast): Sigh… Coming Marie!
Geese's Secretary (Smirks): Heh… Looks like you're in trouble with the Mrs. again, eh
Mr. Howard?
Geese (Glares): Kain, get that smug smirk off of your face, or I'll throw your bleached-ass
OFF of my tower just like that Bogard idiot threw himself off!
Kain 'eeps', then goes back to typing.
(------)
Ranma finally makes it to the top of the mountain. He stands in front of a huge, broken
down stone castle, the outside eroded by wind and time…
Ranma: FINALLY!
Voice: Come in…
Ranma then starts marching up to the castle's gate. He kicks it down with a ki-enhanced
kick, then he starts marching into the castle, he's prepared to find out who brought him
here, and give them a delicious one hundred and one flavors of PAIN!
Ranma stops when he reaches a throne room. He sees a man sitting there. The man is of
decent build, good muscle tone. He has short white hair, wears white denim pants, and
brown leather boots. On his chest and back is tattooed the symbol of Orochi.
Ranma: Who are you? Were you the voice I heard?
Man: Greetings… As for who I am… I am you… Or, more precisely, the greater part of
you…
Ranma (Blinks): Huh?
Man: I said I am you!
Ranma (Blinks): How are you me? I don't even know you.
The man opens his eyes and stares at Ranma then blinks a bit in confusion. Ranma can see
the man has red, reptilian eyes.
Ranma: Hey… What's with your eyes?
Man: You mean you really don't see it?
Ranma: Se what?
Man: I'M YAMATANO OROCHI!!!
Ranma: … Yamatano Orochi?
Orochi: YES!!!
Ranma: … But you don't look like a god…
Orochi face-faults.
Orochi (Thinks): I can't believe this… I waited almost two millennia for this, and my soul
fragment doesn't even recognize me…
Ranma: Hey… Are you going to get off the ground? Where are we?
Ranma starts nudging the Orochi with his foot. Orochi looks up at Ranma.
Orochi: Stop that…
Ranma: Okay… You know, you are nothing like I was expecting…
Orochi: Sigh… What the hell happened to you? You're so… So…
Ranma: So 'what'?
Orochi: So… (Shivers in disgust). "Human"…
Ranma (Blinks): What's wrong with being human.
Orochi: Are you blind!? Humans try to kill you! They destroy the earth! And I see you
are on the same mentality they are! WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO YOU!?
Ranma: Nothing…
Orochi: "Nothing"?
Ranma: Well… Maybe Pops and a few others gave me problems, but I don't have too
many problems…
Orochi: Really? Doesn't seem like it… I could feel a lot of sadness and anger to you from
time-to-time…
Ranma: You can feel that?
Orochi (Sweat-drops): I am you, you dolt!
Ranma (Narrows his eyes): HEY! Don't call me a dolt!
Orochi: Sigh… Whatever… Well, are you ready to form back with me?
Ranma: What?
Orochi: Form back! You know; I merge with you, you merge with me, we become one
whole God, we then start destroying humanity and making the earth a much better and
healthier place for all. Sounds like fun, eh?
Ranma: … No.
Orochi (Raises an eyebrow): … No?
Ranma: Yeah, I mean, I know that the humans had wronged you in the past, but that
doesn't mean they haven't changed over time…
Orochi: Yeah… They've changed all right… Changed for the worst.
Ranma (Shakes his head): No. Listen, I'm sure if you tried to understand people, instead
of trying to bring mass-genocide to them, I'm sure you'd understand them a lot more easily
than you do now.
Orochi (Raises an eyebrow): … Are you for real?
Ranma (Smirks): Of course! I am Ranma Saotome, of the Saotome School of Anything
Goes Martial arts and Yagami Style Ancient Martial Arts!
Orochi goes silent. He seems to be considering what Ranma told him.
Orochi (Closes his eyes): … Tell you what Ranma… You want to make a deal?
Ranma (Raises an eyebrow): A "deal"? What type of deal?
Orochi: Nothing to serious… Just that you let me merge with you partially for three
years…
Ranma: WHAT!? NO WAY!
Orochi: Hear me out… I won't have control of your body unless you will me to… All I
want to see is if the humans have improved over what they were over one thousand eight
hundred years ago…
Ranma: Basically, I'd be letting you free, is that it?
Orochi (Shrugs his shoulders): More or less… It lets me out of this place, and it allows me
to see more of the world.
Ranma: You? Want to see the world? I thought you were connected to the world.
Orochi: I am. But when I'm stuck here, I can't see, feel, or sense anything that goes on
outside of this pocket-dimension… And it gets rather boring here…
Ranma: Well, what do I get out of the deal?
Orochi: Isn't the promise if humanity got better, that I'd leave you alone, and never return
to haunt you good enough for you?
Ranma: I need a little more…
Orochi: DAMN IT BOY! I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE! I HAVE A DATE WITH
URD THAT I PROMSED TO GO ON WITH HERE OVER THREE THOUSAND
YEARS AGO!!! … And you only get ONE shot with Urd…
Ranma (Blinks): … "Urd"?
Orochi: A Goddess. Anyway…
Orochi then clings onto Ranma's leg.
Orochi: PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Ranma: No! GET OFF!
Ranma starts to jerk his leg as the Orochi clings to it. But no matter how furiously Ranma
shakes his leg, the Orochi will not let go.
Ranma: DAMN IT! GET OFF ME!!!
Ranma continues to shake his leg.
Ranma: I can't believe everyone was afraid of you! All you're doing is acting like a child!
NOW GET OFF!
Orochi: NEVER!!!
Ranma: Sigh… Look… If I promise to that three-year deal, do you promise to send me,
and everyone else in Orochi Space home again?
Orochi (Nods his head violently): YES! YES!! YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!
Ranma: Fine. Take us home. AND DON'T FORGET ALL THOSE WHO CAME HERE
WITH ME!
Orochi: Fine, fine…
The Orochi gets off from clinging onto Ranma's leg. He grabs Ranma's shoulder, and
snaps his fingers. Orochi starts to fade into Ranma and the area around them fades…
(------)
Leona opens her eyes… She isn't sure what happened… She remembers being inside the
Orochi Space… But now she's lying in a field of grass?
Leona: W, where am I?
Leona looks around. There is more to the field than grass and flowers. Everyone that was
there is here as well. Ranma, Iori, Kima, Chizuru, Kyo, Terry, Billy, Vice, Mature, and
others like Yamazaki, Yashiro, Chris, and Shermie are in this field.
Leona: … Where are we?
Male voice: Hello young lady.
Leona turns around and sees an old man. Behind him, stands a fourteen-foot tall bunny.
Leona (Wide-eyed): HUH!?
Old man: Don't be startled by the rabbit. He's pretty harmless.
Leona: W, where am I?
Old man: Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners? Welcome to Ryugenzawa…
(------)
We see the inside of the Black Noah. Rugal Bernstein wears a pair of tinted eye-goggles,
as he uses a blowtorch on a large metal tube.
Rugal: Yes… YES! It's almost ready… Soon… Soon, I'll show those who got in my
way TRUE POWER!!! GYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!
Rugal's stomach starts growling.
Rugal: But first… LUNCH! Can't have revenge on an empty stomach…
Rugal then leaves the special chamber in the hull to go to the mess hall of the Black Noah.
As one can see, a certain amethyst gem clings to that tube, connected to various machinery
that Rugal was working on…
(------)
End Chapter 47
Next Time: The hospital, Ranma gets reacquainted with some people and finds out what
happens.
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Author's note: Sorry that it's been a very long while folks. I've been to sucked up into my
other fic, Broken Hearts Combined.
However, I promise I am finally going to finish off this story! And I won't start writing
more BHC until I've done it!!!
-This is RedPriest17, signing off.
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