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This Story takes place a month after the failed wedding at the end of the comic series.

Philosophy of the Human World By Jyariku Dasuchi

Chapter 1: Prophecy of the Mind

What is it that makes us humans unique among all the beasts of the world? Is it our emotions? No animals have emotions as well. Is it our Physical Abilities? Maybe we seem to be more capable than almost any other animal in the world. Is it every thing that we do, is it just that we are so much more intelligent than any other animal? No this is part of it but not all of it. These and many more are things that make us so unique, but chief among them is our abilities to grow. We, unlike any other mammal, bird, insect, fish, reptile, or serpent, we have the abilities to grow beyond our bounds to become some thing more. It is our abilities to push beyond what we are given to become the next level. To show the race were it needs to go next.

It was raining. Simple statement of fact. It always seemed to be raining to him or her as the rains may dictate. The rain was a defining point in his life. It took away something most valued to him to be replaced with something that he found less than desirable. Sure he had put up with it for a year or two now but it was still chief among his many numerous problems. Ranma slouched in to him self trying to shield his, now her, frame from the cold buffets of the wind. He was miserable; he didn't think that his life could get any worse. He was even begging to doubt him self. "Were do I want to go with my life?" he thought. "If I keep letting pops and Mr. Tendo run my life I will eventually have to give in to them and marry Akane." What would he do with the rest of his life? Look at what he had done, he defeated a dragon prince, he openly taunts ancient Chinese traditions. He had even killed a god to save the women that he loved! Ranma walked through the gate of the Tendo Home. He paused only for a few moments to shake him self free of some of the water and then produced inside and removed his shoes. Done with the first half of his ritual Ranma called out. "Hello I'm Home!" He paused for a few moments when nothing but silence greeted him. Ranma walked in to the kitchen. It was in total disarray. There was a note on the table that was addressed to him. "Ranma, Akane tried to cook you dinner tonight, and as you can see she managed to "blow up" Kasumis Kitchen. Ranma I have never seen Kasumi so sad before. You owe me big time for this one Sattome." The note was signed with nothing but the simple signature of his fiancés older sister Nabiki. Ranma sighed again, not for the first time and oh so definitely not the last. Ranma looked around the kitchen once more to see if anything might have been salvageable. It was a total loss. He felt sorry for Kasumi that it was his fault that her Kitchen was destroyed. Ranma walked out of the war zone and went up the stairs to the guest room that he had been staying in for the last year. He didn't want Kasumi to be any sadder than she already was because she had to clean up the wet puddles that he drug in. He changed his clothes got some hot water and then preceded back down stairs. He braved the Kitchen disaster area and retrieved a rag and began trying to dry out the wet spots that he had left. "Grwwrl" Ranmas stomach decided that it was time to assert its dominance over the young mans life. Invoking all of the speed training that he had learned, Ranma quickly finished drying the floor and stood back up. Looking around he spied the fallen phone book and decided to call for some quick food. Taking the phone book and flipping through it to the take out section. After examining the page for several minutes the young Sattome decided that some Thai Food would be most appropriate after being out in the cold rain for so long "Arrrrahhhhh" A loud scream ripped through the air from outside the house. Ranma dropped the phone book and sprinted to the front door. He saw some thing that he would never forget for the rest of his life. The rain had stopped and he could clearly make out the form of something that was not human. It stood at least eight feet tall and was at least half that wide; its skin was scaly and hanging off of its frame in long strips. It had claws, and at least one tail maybe two Ranma wasn't sure. Ranma looked to his left and then to his right, He about emptied his stomach at the sight of the mutilated body of one of the local girls He couldn't tell who it was half her once pretty face was missing and the rest was coated in gore. Ranma wiped his head back around towards the creature and took up his stance. The Thing looked at Ranma and let off a load bellowing scream. Ranma rushed forward at speeds barley perceptible to the human eye. He quickly delivered several quick kicks to the things exposed knees. It toppled to the ground and let off a series of pained cries, a human had attacked it and the puny human had hurt it! Ranma jumped back as the thing decided that it was time to reassert itself as the dominate life form in this battle. Standing up wobbled a little on the injured leg and tried to bring its fist down on top of Ranmas head. Seeing the incoming strike Ranma quickly jumped back and half way across the street. The Thing pursued Ranma as he jumped up on to one of the surrounding walls. The Thing took a swipe at Ranma with one of its tails destroying the wall that Ranma had been standing on mere moments before. Ranma flipped over the thing and landed behind it preparing to strike. The Thing was momentarily confused as to where the human had gone. In all of its centuries of existence it had never seen a human that possessed this kind of physical capabilities. While the thing was distracted Ranma reached deep with in him drawing in all of his confidence and let fly with a load Scream. "Mokotakabishi!" A ball of blue energy flew from his hands and into the back of the thing. The creature let off a scream of rage and turned around quickly and would have taken Ranmas head off if he hadn't ducked. Ranma jumped backwards as the creature staggered forward. "Human you have interrupted my feeding. You will be my Next course!" "Bring it ugly, I've taken down things three times as strong as you!" Ranma taunted In a roar of rage the creature rushed Ranma with the intent of making him a smear on the pavement. Ranma jumped up and flip kicked the thing in its jaw. The thing staggered backwards in a daze. Ranma sized the moment and jumped up to the things face and kicked it across its jaw. "Snap" The things head was tilted at an odd angle and was hanging limply. The creature's body began to lean left then right and then began to fall forward. Ranma jumped up and used the things head as a spring board and jumped behind it. The things impact against the street made a loud meaty sound that was heard for several blocks in the nationhood. The thing twitched for several moments and then stopped there was no movement from the thing at all. Ranma had killed again. This thought struck him with such ferocity that he fell to his knees. He had killed again, not for love, not to save some one from death. But then he reminded himself why he had killed, he had killed for revenge, He killed to avenge the death of that girl, and to make sure that the thing never hurt another person ever again. Ranma heard the sound of boots on pavement from behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see a man standing there in black military fatigue pants and a black shirt at his side was an odd looking sword. "You need to get up kid and follow me out of here before the authorities get here; we have things to talk about." Ranma looked at the man and then at the hand that he was offering. He grasped the hand and stood up. The man turned with out a word and began to walk off. Ranma stood still for a minute trying to comprehend what was going on. Hearing the sound of sirens in the distance Ranma raced off after the mysterious man.

Updated Authors Note: Thank you all for the feedback on this chapter I have changed some things around and add some more detail to the fight scene I hope you enjoy it!

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