*Ranma ½: Ranma's Brother Series*
Legal Garbage: All the characters in this fan fic are copyright of Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan Inc, etc, etc, etc. I don't own them; I'm just borrowing them for the time being and will return them later. The only characters that don't belong to Viz or Rumiko are my own created characters Setsuna Saotome and Yu Long. Copyright laws apply to these characters, I created them, please don't use them unless you include my name and that THEY ARE MINE! Standard warnings for fan fics. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
Key: */*\* = Scene change
*word* = An action
name/name = said in unison
{word} = Thought
/word/ = Different language
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Part 5: Unknown Prize, The Dragon's Reign
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A cool breeze blew over the grass, the birds were chirping, and two lone figures faced each other. This was it, this was the fight that would settle who was the better martial artist. Setsuna and Ranma may have fought once before, but that was just a sparring match. There was nothing to worry about, and The two seemed to be equal in strength and speed. Yet, nether knew what the other was fully capable of. Now they would find out.
Ranma: You ready Setsuna?
Setsuna: Anytime you are Ranma.
Akane, Nabiki, Kasumi, Shampoo, Cologne, Soun, Genma, and even Legia gazed at the two warriors. Shampoo was nervous, no one knew that this fight would either make or break her engagement to Ranma, save her and Cologne. Cologne finally spoke up.
Cologne: All right, anything goes battle, no time limit… Begin!
Ranma opened by charging at Setsuna and expected Setsuna just to stand there like he did last time. Only this time, Setsuna also openly charged at Ranma, passion and vigor evident in his eyes. They reached each other and a barrage of punches were exchanged in the forms of Katsu Tenshin Amakuriken. Since they both knew Setsuna was faster with his feet then his arms, he quickly switched to them, striking out with lighting fast kicks. Ranma was expecting this and was ready; he let Setsuna press him back while drawing Setsuna into a spiral once again. This time around, Setsuna wouldn't fall for the same trick twice. Setsuna knew that Ranma was drawing him into a spiral and decided to let Ranma draw continue. After all the Hiryushotenha was a dragon based ki attack. Ranma reached the center of the spiral and launched his attack.
Ranma: HIRYUSHOTENHA!!!!!
Setsuna was sent flying into the air, but didn't seem to care. He called down to Ranma as he flew up into the sky.
Setsuna: Hey Ranma, the Hiryushotenha is a dragon attack.
A smirk crossed Setsuna's face, as Ranma realized his mistake. The first time Ranma sent Setsuna flying with his Hiryushotenha, he couldn't figure out how Setsuna recovered with seemingly no effort at all. Now it was clear, dragon based Ki attacks would merely give Setsuna an edge. Still, even though Ranma couldn't use his Hiryushotenha to attack, he could use it to set Setsuna up for an attack. Ranma was expecting Setsuna to use his Kaze Ryu Bakuhastu like he had done before. Only this time, instead of recovering and attacking, Setsuna just recovered and quickly landed. Setsuna had his shoulder facing Ranma and had drawn his hands close together, started to form an orange-red ball of Ki. Ranma charged at Setsuna; his mentality being if he could reach Setsuna before the ball of Ki his fully formed and attack Setsuna, he would avert a Ki blast. Ranma dashed on while Setsuna continued to prepare his attack. Again, a smirk crossed Setsuna's face.
Setsuna: {Poor Ranma… it's really a shame that you've never fought anyone from the Omni Dragon School, cause then you'd know exactly what I'm planning.}
Ranma was now a couple of yards away from Setsuna and closing. It was when Ranma was mere few feet in front of Setsuna, that Setsuna began his attack. He let the ball a Ki expand in his hand and fired it sideways at Ranma.
Setsuna: HI-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
The ball hadn't left Setsuna's hand but it did fire a beam that took the form of a dragon, and hit Ranma in the chest, sending him flying. A gasp came from the spectators lips as Ranma was hit. Cologne and Shampoo both seemed surprise by the force of the attack. Turning to one another, they spoke in Chinese.
Shampoo: /Great grandmother, what did Setsuna just do?/
Cologne: /It would appear that young Setsuna was a quick study of the Omni Dragon School. His ki level is impressive./
They looked on as Ranma got to his feet. Ranma's eyes studied Setsuna for a bit. Trying to figure out what just happened.
Ranma: {What was that? Looks like I've got to be more careful.}
Ranma was about to make a move, when Setsuna full out charged him and began a barrage of attacks that Ranma had trouble blocking. At first, the punches didn't seem like much of a threat until Setsuna stepped things up a notch.
Setsuna: MOERU-KATSU-TENSHIN-AMAKURIKEN!!!!
Fire engulfed Setsuna's hands and seemed to expand and his attack increased. Ranma dodged the barrage as best he could, which was growing increasingly difficult due to the flame on Setsuna's arms. Ranma was forced back into a defensive position, trying to keep Setsuna's attack from striking him. Setsuna's eyes burned with fire, literally. Ranma noticed what appeared to be flickers of fire in the back of Setsuna's eyes.
Ranma: {I can't keep this up for ever, there has to be a way to combat this attack. Think Ranma, think.}
Setsuna continued his hail of flame punches as Ranma desperately tried to think of a plan of attack. Unfortunately for Ranma, Setsuna never gave him the opportunity to think of a counter strike. One of Setsuna's fists made its way past Ranma's defenses and connected with his left into Ranma's chest, knocking Ranma back, and then following through with his right.
Setsuna: MOENOKORI-MAWARU!!!
Setsuna performed a right uppercut, sending a twister of fire, the same height as himself, towards Ranma. This was what Ranma wanted, he knew he had to get out of Setsuna's reach but didn't know how to accomplish that. Now he was away, but had a whirling pillar of fire staring him in the face. If Ranma was going to do something, it had to be now. Ranma waited until the twister was close, then jumped over it. Now was the time to strike, Ranma flipped into a flying kick. Setsuna hadn't used his legs the entire time he was pummeling Ranma, nor did he take to the air. Ranma deduced that whatever technique Setsuna was using needed to stay on the ground and would fair well against an aerial assault. For the most part, this plan was accurate, Setsuna's current style didn't do well against air attacks, but another style did.
Setsuna: Clever Ranma, finding my techniques weakness and using it. To bad that it's not my only technique… or style.
Ranma: Nani?!
Just as Ranma's foot was about to connect, the fire on Setsuna's arms, and in his eyes, vanished and Setsuna's stance shifted. Cologne noticed Setsuna's shift in stance and recognized it.
Cologne: Watch out son-in-law, Setsuna's using the Safaia Ryu Style.
Ranma: *still in flight* The what?
Setsuna: *preparing to attack* The Safaia Ryu Style, the dragon that flows.
Setsuna sidestepped Ranma's kick; Ranma quickly recovered and turned to strike, only to be greeted by a flowing stream of kicks and punches. Ranma fought on, trying to get through Setsuna's defenses that seemed impenetrable. However, Ranma was never one to give up or surrender, so he pressed on. The fight seemed to grow increasingly vicious to the lookers on. Almost everyone was worried.
Nabiki: Looks the two of them are going all out…
Nodoka: I just pray they don't hurt each other badly.
Akane: {This looks bad, Setsuna's ki attacks are powerful, almost too powerful.}
The two combatants were locked in fierce combat, neither relinquishing a step. Setsuna decided it was almost time to end this match, so he began his plan. Setsuna slid his foot towards Ranma's in an effort to take out his legs. Expectedly, Ranma jumped back to avoid being caught by the strike, exactly what Setsuna wanted him to do. For the fourth time this fight Setsuna turned to one of his ki attacks. Only this time the ball of ki turned aqua blue. Ranma stayed his ground this time preparing for the worst.
Setsuna: MIZU-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
Setsuna drew back his hands, splitting the ball of ki into two. He fired one straight at Ranma; it took the form of a leviathan, then fired the other towards the ground, which took the form of a wave. Ranma was shocked, it seemed that Setsuna had a limitless cache of powerful ki attacks at his disposal, and was intent on using them. The first half of the blast connected, then the other half devastated the area Ranma was in. Ranma and Setsuna both looked battle scared, Ranma more then Setsuna, thanks to that last attack. Both were breathing somewhat heavier, and both of their muscles ached from the long fight. Ranma had grown sick of being on the defensive and decided to attack his brother.
Ranma: My turn to strike Setsuna.
Setsuna: {It's about time… but what could he throw at me?}
Ranma: *charging ki* Take this, HIRYUSHOTENHA-
Setsuna: That won't work…
Ranma: -REVISED, HORIZANTEL BLAST!!!
Setsuna: NANI!?!?
The hiryushotenha flew directly towards Setsuna, surprising the dragon fighter. The whirling energy engulfed Setsuna, and it looked like the fight was over; Ranma needed this, he needed the fight to be over, he didn't have much left to fight with. From within the whirling ki, Ranma heard Setsuna's voice.
Setsuna: MIRA-KABE!!!
A small flash of light could be seen inside the twister and when in disappeared, Setsuna could be seen kneeling behind a clear wall of energy. Ranma couldn't believe it, Setsuna was, not only able to with stand the attack, but also block it. Ranma knew only one attack could help him now.
Ranma: This is it Setsuna, this is the end of the fight.
Setsuna just stare right at his younger brother, remaining silent. Setsuna could feel Ranma charging up, but for what, whatever it was it was going to hurt, a lot. He began to do the same, charging his ki and preparing for the worst. When the two were charged and ready, the fireworks flew.
Ranma: SUBETE-MATAWA-NANI MO- BAKUHASTU!!!
Setsuna: PASSHON-SHIZUKESA-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
Both combatants fire massive beams of ki at each other. This one volley of attacks were going to determine to victor of this battle. The two energies met and struggle for dominance for a moment, until Setsuna's attack began to engulf Ranma's. The blast canceled Ranma's blast and tore into him with the ferocity of a dragon. Ranma was sent flying into the wall, for a moment nothing happened, no one moved. Then Ranma fell from the wall, unconscious. Setsuna, breathing heavy, fell to one knee, not taking his eyes off of Ranma. A cold breeze blew over the yard, the battle was over, and Setsuna, its victor. The dragon's reign was now.
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End of Part 5
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Author Commentary: Oh man, what a battle. I laughed, I cried… ok maybe I didn't, but still. Looks like Setsuna won, but no one knows of the hidden prize that was riding on that fight, except for two people. The upcoming events are going to get interesting folks, but I'm not going to say anything about this, really. *Happosai jumps past author calling to him* "Here my boy, catch." *Author looks up a notices some things slowly falling to him as Happosai runs off.* What's this? *Author inspects items, discovering that there pairs of panties* Huh? *Author hears the sound of feet running towards him, he looks to the right and sees an angry mob of girls* Oh crap, why me? *The angry girls proceed to beat the author to the ground, then take back the panties* "You had that coming you leech, next time it'll be worse." *The group of girls leave and author tries to get back to his chair.* This sucks, if I say anything about the story I get hurt if I don't, I still get hurt. I get no respect. *Setsuna appears behind the Author* AHHH, I didn't tell them anything about the story, don't hurt me! *Setsuna smiles at the author, then reaches out his hand.* "Calm down, I'm not here to hurt you." Your not? "No, I'm here to help you."*Setsuna helps author to his feet and carries him to a chair. Akane, Shampoo, and Ukyo appear and began to help the Author with his wounds.* Wow, this is a change. *Setsuna turns to author* "I'll take over from here, ok?" Sure. *Setsuna turns to the screen.* "Until next time Ranma fans, later."
Next Time on Ranma ½: The Prize Reviled, Shampoo's Heart
Legal Garbage: All the characters in this fan fic are copyright of Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan Inc, etc, etc, etc. I don't own them; I'm just borrowing them for the time being and will return them later. The only characters that don't belong to Viz or Rumiko are my own created characters Setsuna Saotome and Yu Long. Copyright laws apply to these characters, I created them, please don't use them unless you include my name and that THEY ARE MINE! Standard warnings for fan fics. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
Key: */*\* = Scene change
*word* = An action
name/name = said in unison
{word} = Thought
/word/ = Different language
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Part 5: Unknown Prize, The Dragon's Reign
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A cool breeze blew over the grass, the birds were chirping, and two lone figures faced each other. This was it, this was the fight that would settle who was the better martial artist. Setsuna and Ranma may have fought once before, but that was just a sparring match. There was nothing to worry about, and The two seemed to be equal in strength and speed. Yet, nether knew what the other was fully capable of. Now they would find out.
Ranma: You ready Setsuna?
Setsuna: Anytime you are Ranma.
Akane, Nabiki, Kasumi, Shampoo, Cologne, Soun, Genma, and even Legia gazed at the two warriors. Shampoo was nervous, no one knew that this fight would either make or break her engagement to Ranma, save her and Cologne. Cologne finally spoke up.
Cologne: All right, anything goes battle, no time limit… Begin!
Ranma opened by charging at Setsuna and expected Setsuna just to stand there like he did last time. Only this time, Setsuna also openly charged at Ranma, passion and vigor evident in his eyes. They reached each other and a barrage of punches were exchanged in the forms of Katsu Tenshin Amakuriken. Since they both knew Setsuna was faster with his feet then his arms, he quickly switched to them, striking out with lighting fast kicks. Ranma was expecting this and was ready; he let Setsuna press him back while drawing Setsuna into a spiral once again. This time around, Setsuna wouldn't fall for the same trick twice. Setsuna knew that Ranma was drawing him into a spiral and decided to let Ranma draw continue. After all the Hiryushotenha was a dragon based ki attack. Ranma reached the center of the spiral and launched his attack.
Ranma: HIRYUSHOTENHA!!!!!
Setsuna was sent flying into the air, but didn't seem to care. He called down to Ranma as he flew up into the sky.
Setsuna: Hey Ranma, the Hiryushotenha is a dragon attack.
A smirk crossed Setsuna's face, as Ranma realized his mistake. The first time Ranma sent Setsuna flying with his Hiryushotenha, he couldn't figure out how Setsuna recovered with seemingly no effort at all. Now it was clear, dragon based Ki attacks would merely give Setsuna an edge. Still, even though Ranma couldn't use his Hiryushotenha to attack, he could use it to set Setsuna up for an attack. Ranma was expecting Setsuna to use his Kaze Ryu Bakuhastu like he had done before. Only this time, instead of recovering and attacking, Setsuna just recovered and quickly landed. Setsuna had his shoulder facing Ranma and had drawn his hands close together, started to form an orange-red ball of Ki. Ranma charged at Setsuna; his mentality being if he could reach Setsuna before the ball of Ki his fully formed and attack Setsuna, he would avert a Ki blast. Ranma dashed on while Setsuna continued to prepare his attack. Again, a smirk crossed Setsuna's face.
Setsuna: {Poor Ranma… it's really a shame that you've never fought anyone from the Omni Dragon School, cause then you'd know exactly what I'm planning.}
Ranma was now a couple of yards away from Setsuna and closing. It was when Ranma was mere few feet in front of Setsuna, that Setsuna began his attack. He let the ball a Ki expand in his hand and fired it sideways at Ranma.
Setsuna: HI-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
The ball hadn't left Setsuna's hand but it did fire a beam that took the form of a dragon, and hit Ranma in the chest, sending him flying. A gasp came from the spectators lips as Ranma was hit. Cologne and Shampoo both seemed surprise by the force of the attack. Turning to one another, they spoke in Chinese.
Shampoo: /Great grandmother, what did Setsuna just do?/
Cologne: /It would appear that young Setsuna was a quick study of the Omni Dragon School. His ki level is impressive./
They looked on as Ranma got to his feet. Ranma's eyes studied Setsuna for a bit. Trying to figure out what just happened.
Ranma: {What was that? Looks like I've got to be more careful.}
Ranma was about to make a move, when Setsuna full out charged him and began a barrage of attacks that Ranma had trouble blocking. At first, the punches didn't seem like much of a threat until Setsuna stepped things up a notch.
Setsuna: MOERU-KATSU-TENSHIN-AMAKURIKEN!!!!
Fire engulfed Setsuna's hands and seemed to expand and his attack increased. Ranma dodged the barrage as best he could, which was growing increasingly difficult due to the flame on Setsuna's arms. Ranma was forced back into a defensive position, trying to keep Setsuna's attack from striking him. Setsuna's eyes burned with fire, literally. Ranma noticed what appeared to be flickers of fire in the back of Setsuna's eyes.
Ranma: {I can't keep this up for ever, there has to be a way to combat this attack. Think Ranma, think.}
Setsuna continued his hail of flame punches as Ranma desperately tried to think of a plan of attack. Unfortunately for Ranma, Setsuna never gave him the opportunity to think of a counter strike. One of Setsuna's fists made its way past Ranma's defenses and connected with his left into Ranma's chest, knocking Ranma back, and then following through with his right.
Setsuna: MOENOKORI-MAWARU!!!
Setsuna performed a right uppercut, sending a twister of fire, the same height as himself, towards Ranma. This was what Ranma wanted, he knew he had to get out of Setsuna's reach but didn't know how to accomplish that. Now he was away, but had a whirling pillar of fire staring him in the face. If Ranma was going to do something, it had to be now. Ranma waited until the twister was close, then jumped over it. Now was the time to strike, Ranma flipped into a flying kick. Setsuna hadn't used his legs the entire time he was pummeling Ranma, nor did he take to the air. Ranma deduced that whatever technique Setsuna was using needed to stay on the ground and would fair well against an aerial assault. For the most part, this plan was accurate, Setsuna's current style didn't do well against air attacks, but another style did.
Setsuna: Clever Ranma, finding my techniques weakness and using it. To bad that it's not my only technique… or style.
Ranma: Nani?!
Just as Ranma's foot was about to connect, the fire on Setsuna's arms, and in his eyes, vanished and Setsuna's stance shifted. Cologne noticed Setsuna's shift in stance and recognized it.
Cologne: Watch out son-in-law, Setsuna's using the Safaia Ryu Style.
Ranma: *still in flight* The what?
Setsuna: *preparing to attack* The Safaia Ryu Style, the dragon that flows.
Setsuna sidestepped Ranma's kick; Ranma quickly recovered and turned to strike, only to be greeted by a flowing stream of kicks and punches. Ranma fought on, trying to get through Setsuna's defenses that seemed impenetrable. However, Ranma was never one to give up or surrender, so he pressed on. The fight seemed to grow increasingly vicious to the lookers on. Almost everyone was worried.
Nabiki: Looks the two of them are going all out…
Nodoka: I just pray they don't hurt each other badly.
Akane: {This looks bad, Setsuna's ki attacks are powerful, almost too powerful.}
The two combatants were locked in fierce combat, neither relinquishing a step. Setsuna decided it was almost time to end this match, so he began his plan. Setsuna slid his foot towards Ranma's in an effort to take out his legs. Expectedly, Ranma jumped back to avoid being caught by the strike, exactly what Setsuna wanted him to do. For the fourth time this fight Setsuna turned to one of his ki attacks. Only this time the ball of ki turned aqua blue. Ranma stayed his ground this time preparing for the worst.
Setsuna: MIZU-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
Setsuna drew back his hands, splitting the ball of ki into two. He fired one straight at Ranma; it took the form of a leviathan, then fired the other towards the ground, which took the form of a wave. Ranma was shocked, it seemed that Setsuna had a limitless cache of powerful ki attacks at his disposal, and was intent on using them. The first half of the blast connected, then the other half devastated the area Ranma was in. Ranma and Setsuna both looked battle scared, Ranma more then Setsuna, thanks to that last attack. Both were breathing somewhat heavier, and both of their muscles ached from the long fight. Ranma had grown sick of being on the defensive and decided to attack his brother.
Ranma: My turn to strike Setsuna.
Setsuna: {It's about time… but what could he throw at me?}
Ranma: *charging ki* Take this, HIRYUSHOTENHA-
Setsuna: That won't work…
Ranma: -REVISED, HORIZANTEL BLAST!!!
Setsuna: NANI!?!?
The hiryushotenha flew directly towards Setsuna, surprising the dragon fighter. The whirling energy engulfed Setsuna, and it looked like the fight was over; Ranma needed this, he needed the fight to be over, he didn't have much left to fight with. From within the whirling ki, Ranma heard Setsuna's voice.
Setsuna: MIRA-KABE!!!
A small flash of light could be seen inside the twister and when in disappeared, Setsuna could be seen kneeling behind a clear wall of energy. Ranma couldn't believe it, Setsuna was, not only able to with stand the attack, but also block it. Ranma knew only one attack could help him now.
Ranma: This is it Setsuna, this is the end of the fight.
Setsuna just stare right at his younger brother, remaining silent. Setsuna could feel Ranma charging up, but for what, whatever it was it was going to hurt, a lot. He began to do the same, charging his ki and preparing for the worst. When the two were charged and ready, the fireworks flew.
Ranma: SUBETE-MATAWA-NANI MO- BAKUHASTU!!!
Setsuna: PASSHON-SHIZUKESA-RYU-BAKUHASTU!!!
Both combatants fire massive beams of ki at each other. This one volley of attacks were going to determine to victor of this battle. The two energies met and struggle for dominance for a moment, until Setsuna's attack began to engulf Ranma's. The blast canceled Ranma's blast and tore into him with the ferocity of a dragon. Ranma was sent flying into the wall, for a moment nothing happened, no one moved. Then Ranma fell from the wall, unconscious. Setsuna, breathing heavy, fell to one knee, not taking his eyes off of Ranma. A cold breeze blew over the yard, the battle was over, and Setsuna, its victor. The dragon's reign was now.
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End of Part 5
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Author Commentary: Oh man, what a battle. I laughed, I cried… ok maybe I didn't, but still. Looks like Setsuna won, but no one knows of the hidden prize that was riding on that fight, except for two people. The upcoming events are going to get interesting folks, but I'm not going to say anything about this, really. *Happosai jumps past author calling to him* "Here my boy, catch." *Author looks up a notices some things slowly falling to him as Happosai runs off.* What's this? *Author inspects items, discovering that there pairs of panties* Huh? *Author hears the sound of feet running towards him, he looks to the right and sees an angry mob of girls* Oh crap, why me? *The angry girls proceed to beat the author to the ground, then take back the panties* "You had that coming you leech, next time it'll be worse." *The group of girls leave and author tries to get back to his chair.* This sucks, if I say anything about the story I get hurt if I don't, I still get hurt. I get no respect. *Setsuna appears behind the Author* AHHH, I didn't tell them anything about the story, don't hurt me! *Setsuna smiles at the author, then reaches out his hand.* "Calm down, I'm not here to hurt you." Your not? "No, I'm here to help you."*Setsuna helps author to his feet and carries him to a chair. Akane, Shampoo, and Ukyo appear and began to help the Author with his wounds.* Wow, this is a change. *Setsuna turns to author* "I'll take over from here, ok?" Sure. *Setsuna turns to the screen.* "Until next time Ranma fans, later."
Next Time on Ranma ½: The Prize Reviled, Shampoo's Heart