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Ranma got into a ready stance as DeWinter stood there. "Attack me young shaman, time is wasting,"
Ranma leapt towards the tester and unleashed a chi blast. It struck a shield of some kind. Vahlor narrowed his eyes, "I don't think your standard martial arts will win,"
Ranma nodded, "Well, let's try your style then, integrate!"
Ranma was surrounded by Vahlor. He felt the strength flood through him. He called forth an energy ax, "You will not escape our ax,"
They practically flew at DeWinter, he smiled ad the shield returned. "Your spirit is strong, but pure strength will not win this battle!"
A spirit club formed over his arm. Ranma flipped over the swing and brought the ax down, "YIELD!" Vahlor cried as they descended.
The shield returned and the duo growled. Ranma got a good look at it this time, a Turtle shell. He looked at the club; it looked like something off a lizard! "How is he doing that?"
"I see you noticed my friends, this is a special integration. You'll need it to defeat me,"
Ranma cursed. He needed to learn something in less than three minutes. Vahlor left him, "Sorry Ranma,"
Ranma slowed his breathing. He thought at a million thoughts a minute. Vahlor turned into his little flame mode. Ranma tried to focus a different way. Instead of letting Vahlor flow through his whole body, just keep him in the swinging hand. Vahlor's arm formed over Ranma's and the energy shifted into a real ax. Ranma smiled and charged again. DeWinter smiled, "He really does learn quick. Good, I haven't had a challenge in a while,"
The ax came down as was stopped by the shell, but Ranma counted on this, "Omni Cannon!"
The grey blast slammed into DeWinter. He was thrown back. DeWinter smiled as he stood, "You have passed your first test. You will now fight other shamans who have also passed the same test. Here," He tossed an object to Ranma, "You'll receive all the information on your challenges through that,"
Ranma looked over the mirror, "Ok, thanks I guess,"
DeWinter nodded as a Turtle and miniature dinosaur floated behind him. Two wings sprout his back, "Good luck Ranma Saotome, I have a feeling you wont need it though,"
Later when Ranma returned home, Vahlor seemed to be confused. Ranma turned to his partner, "Why the silence Vahlor? We kicked butt!"
The glowing points in the armor locked on to Ranma, "There is another spirit following us at a distance. He is always out there,"
Ranma scanned his surroundings. He saw the figure floating in front of the moon. He had white hair and wore a lords robes. A massive fur boa donned his shoulder. Ranma saw the marks; this spirit belonged to a demon lord. It floated toward Ranma, "I am Sessomeru. You, Ranma, are my Shaman. I helped you when your daughter was struck down,"
Ranma nodded, the energy was familiar from that day. Sessomeru smiled, "Tell me, what was that you used against the other Shaman?"
"My Omni cannon? It is a chi blast that uses no emotion as a medium. It is a continuous blast of energy,"
Sessomeru looked towards Vahlor, "You are an imposing figure,"
Vahlor smiled, even without a mouth to speak of. The three of them spoke until the mirror flashed; Ranma pulled it from his pocket. He looked at the face of his opponent, "Yoh,"
The two ghosts looked at each other, and then at Ranma, "We can take him, no one can," Sessomeru said.
"Quiet fluffy, I'm trying to think. Ok, Yoh only knows about Vahlor. Fluffy, you're our trump card,"
Both nodded, but Sessomeru glared at the fluffy comment. They walked into the house to see Rini asleep on the couch. Ranma smiled and picked her up carefully. Sessomeru quietly observed the two interact. He smiled, 'The boy is power incarnate yet he is so gentle'
"I don't the boy is capable of hatred or evil," Sessomeru said.
"He isn't. I hunted evil when I was alive. I was the law, people said justice was my mistress. I know evil in all forms. That kid is power made flesh, yet for all the power, he refuses to kill,"
The spirits watched as Ranma showed his more caring side. A side the world rarely sees. He walked into Rini's room and set her on the bed. He tucked her in and left without a sound. Sessomeru looked at the child for a moment, "You getting injured was all it took to push him over the edge. I can see why now,"
The rest of the night went without mishap.
Dawn's light filtered over the horizon and was greeted by a Martial artist and a Shaman. Yoh and Ranma faced each other. Ranma suddenly turned as someone entered the clearing. It was Rini and Serena. Ranma cursed silently as Yoh smiled, "I see you were followed as well,"
Ranma smiled and laughed, "Indeed, let's get this over with,"
Amidamaru disappeared and Yoh's hair went wild like the ghost samurai. Yoh produced a kendo stick. Ranma smiled as Vahlor's armor floated over his body. Ranma flared his aura and the Armor looked real. Serena watched as the two shamans dueled, Ranma was using his martial arts skill while Yoh relied on the ghost's skill. Ranma's art was the bane of anyone who relied on a weapon. Vahlor acted as armor while Ranma proceeded to beat Yoh. Yoh swung with skill beyond his years, the air pressure cut trees down. Ranma's strength was beyond human, he punched the earth and the earth buckled beneath him. Ranma was slammed back by a shock wave from Yoh. Ranma smiled, "OK, change up!"
A fire ball flew from the woods and slammed into Ranma. Vahlor was forced out as Sessomeru joined Ranma. Sessomeru's marks appeared on Ranma's face. "Meet my other partner, Sessomeru, Demon lord of the western lands!"
Yoh and Amidamaru paused, a demon's spirit. It didn't matter; they needed to win. They swung down; Ranma caught the Kendo stick with one hand. Smoke rose from the contact. The sword snapped with a flick of the wrist. Ranma smiled as his eyes went black as his aura flared. "Inu Oni Cannon!"
Yoh was launched through a few trees and unconscious. Ranma had won. Sessomeru left Ranma's body, felling alive for the first time in a while.
