What in the World was That?
Chapter 2
DISCLAIMER: All characters portrayed herein are the property of Viz Video, and Rumiko Takahashi. I don't own them, and make now claims to owning them. This is a work of fan fiction, and I make no money off of this.
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Ranma was using his usual method of traveling to school, walking along the fence, while ignoring the prying questions, and glares from Akane. This was rather easy to do, since his mind was focused on the image of a red headed swordsman, moving with the speed of gods.
'Okay, from what the manga says, Godspeed isn't just about being fast, it's about reading your opponent, and being able to predict their movements completely.' He thought to himself. 'With that, you can hold your own, even against opponents who're even faster than you are. I've got the speed part down, but how can get to that point? I've trained with Pops so much I've got most of his moves down by heart already, and I don't want to deal with the Freak and the Ghoul, but they're the only ones who are good enough to help me with this. Ryouga hasn't been as good as me since the Amaguriken training, but he's just too tough to bother with it.'
Ranma absently grabbed Kuno's wrist, and flung him over the wall surrounding Furinkan.
'Kuno's got nothing on Kenshin. And Hiko would stomp his ass flat before Kuno could blink.' Ranma idily considered challenging Kuno to a kendo duel, but decided it would just end up like all the other times that Ranma had beatten him; with Kuno declaring that he had won, or claiming Ranma had cheating with black magic.
Unknown to most people, Ranma's martial arts skills were not limited to hand to hand. Not even counting his skills in Martial Arts Tea Ceremony, and Rhythmic Gymnastic Martial Arts, they included training with the katana, bo staff, bow and arrows, sai, yari, and various other classical martial arts weapons. Plus he could use any small object as a throwing weapon with pinpoint accuracy. It was a little ace in the hole that Ranma kept to himself. Of course, his father was completely aware of these skills, but prefered not to mention them. It had been a way for them to make some quick money at times. Genma would lay a small bet with some punk at a bar on a game of darts, and then would have Ranma get a perfect score.
'The best bet is for me to start developing my senses more. The techniques for spirit energy, and Cosmo need you to develop extra senses, and it'll help me figure out Godspeed.' Unfortunately, his training trips hadn't gotten him anywhere in developing his spiritual awareness. Probably one of the things they had gotten wrong when making the anime. 'My best bet for getting the training I need is to hunt down a priest or psychic. They might be able to help me, since that old ghoul in Yu Yu Hakusho is a psychic, and priests are supposed to deal with spirits 'n stuff!' Then suddenly, something hit him (and for once it wasn't Akane!) 'Wait, isn't one of Akane's friends a psychic? Maybe I can ask her!'
Just then, Ms Hinako in her child form showed up, and class started. As she began another boring day of lessons and school work, Ranma pulled out of his pocket a small notepad. In it were several notes that Ranma had taken while watching anime, and reading manga. While he could soak up anything related to martial arts like a sponge, there were so many small details involved that he didn't want to miss any of them. All the different types of ki, the variety of techniques and tactics, it was enough to make his head spin.
'Ice ki, that's probably what I put out when I'm using the Soul of Ice, so it's just another name for cold ki.' Ranma thought to himself. 'All I've got to do is start developing it better. In fact, if I can figure out how to tell the difference between the different types of ki, and how to use it better, I'll be better able to tell what my opponent is up to. I can already sense kenki, and satsu no hado, enough to tell when I'm about to get attacked.'
Ranma continued to ponder the various possibilities that his recent exposures to anime and manga had revealed to him, when Ms. Hinako, always with an eye out for 'delinquents,' noticed Ranma wasn't paying attention to her lecture. She quickly pulled out her trusty five-yen coin, and drained his battle aura.
The class shook their heads at the sight of Ranma's aura drained form... well, the ones who weren't busy drooling over the extremely buxom teacher. Meanwhile, Ranma's mind was surprisingly clear, as Ranma was used to the exhaustion that the drain caused.
*Damn, she caught me again!* He thought to himself, and started grumbling as he waited for him to recover some of his energy. *I wonder how much ki she can drain before she gets full? She 'did' drain most of the class all at the same time To amuse himself, he started going through some of the meditation exercises he had developed. Reaching out with his mind to feel the ki of his surroundings, opening himself to them, letting them fill him... wasn't working. He just didn't have enough ki to reach out and pull any in.
*Maybe I should try Reiki.* One problem, he still hadn't gotten in touch with his spirit enough to harness it, which was unfortunate, because it would have allowed him to possibly recharge instantly. If not, it could have drawn in the ambient ki energy he needed. *That does it! As soon as I can hunt up a place, I'm going to go talk to a monk and see if I can't get my Reiki strengthend!*
It was a few minutes later that Ranma's ki reserves recovered enough to restore him to his proper state, though he was still a bit weak. Of course, for him being weak meant he couldn't lift more than a ton at once. Akane and Ukyou noticed his recovery, which took only half the time it normally did for even Ranma. Everyone else would usually take twenty minutes to get back their strength from one of Hinako's drains.
Ranma, however, was too busy with his thoughts to notice his quicker than average recovery. *Now, I just need to figure out how to find someone to teach me, or at least get me started. The Freak and the Ghoul might have an idea, but don't want to give them any ideas. I could ask that one girl Akane's friends with, but I don't want Akane to hear about it either. Anyway, she probably hasn't been really trained in it. Not enough to help me. No, my best bet is to just tell everyone I'm going on another training trip, and visit some of the monks. Even if they can't help, they can probably point me in the right direction.*
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Well, another chapter done.
After I started working on this fic, I started writing a large list of all the various special techniques used in anime, manga, and video games. That list, which is still incomplete, is arouned 10,000+ words long, and covers over a dozen sources. That's not even counting the list I've made to deal with magic!
Yes, I'm fully aware I'm crazy. ;)
Just so you are all aware of what I'm talking about, in this and future chapters:
Ki=Chi=Energy of the Body=Life Force. Used by martial artists.
Reiki=Spirit Energy. Energy produced by human souls, gods, elementals, and various supernatural beings native to the Earth Plane. Used by psychics and priests. It comes from Yu Yu Hakusho.
Youki=Demon Energy. Energy produced by Demons, Devils, Oni, etc, and undead, or by humans with demonic ancestry. You might call it the source of Black Magic. Primarily used in Yu Yu Hakusho, but also mentioned in 3x3 Eyes, and possibly other anime/manga. (Personally, I think Youki is the source of black magic, but could be wrong)
Cosmos= A cosmic energy born during the creation of the universe, that remains within all things. From Saint Seiya
Kenki=Fighting spirit.
Satsu no Hado=Killing/Murderous Intent. The willingness to kill, the drive to succeed, even if it means the death of the opponent. The Anatsuken, which Ken, Ryu, and Akuma practice, is based on harnessing this, and the power it can unleash.
Chakra=1. Points of the body which focus and channel energy. These points are on a line that leads from the loins, to the head. Each Chakra relates to a different emotion, bodypart, and/or ability. 2. Combination of the energy of the body and of the spirit (possibly Ki and Reiki)
Chapter 2
DISCLAIMER: All characters portrayed herein are the property of Viz Video, and Rumiko Takahashi. I don't own them, and make now claims to owning them. This is a work of fan fiction, and I make no money off of this.
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Ranma was using his usual method of traveling to school, walking along the fence, while ignoring the prying questions, and glares from Akane. This was rather easy to do, since his mind was focused on the image of a red headed swordsman, moving with the speed of gods.
'Okay, from what the manga says, Godspeed isn't just about being fast, it's about reading your opponent, and being able to predict their movements completely.' He thought to himself. 'With that, you can hold your own, even against opponents who're even faster than you are. I've got the speed part down, but how can get to that point? I've trained with Pops so much I've got most of his moves down by heart already, and I don't want to deal with the Freak and the Ghoul, but they're the only ones who are good enough to help me with this. Ryouga hasn't been as good as me since the Amaguriken training, but he's just too tough to bother with it.'
Ranma absently grabbed Kuno's wrist, and flung him over the wall surrounding Furinkan.
'Kuno's got nothing on Kenshin. And Hiko would stomp his ass flat before Kuno could blink.' Ranma idily considered challenging Kuno to a kendo duel, but decided it would just end up like all the other times that Ranma had beatten him; with Kuno declaring that he had won, or claiming Ranma had cheating with black magic.
Unknown to most people, Ranma's martial arts skills were not limited to hand to hand. Not even counting his skills in Martial Arts Tea Ceremony, and Rhythmic Gymnastic Martial Arts, they included training with the katana, bo staff, bow and arrows, sai, yari, and various other classical martial arts weapons. Plus he could use any small object as a throwing weapon with pinpoint accuracy. It was a little ace in the hole that Ranma kept to himself. Of course, his father was completely aware of these skills, but prefered not to mention them. It had been a way for them to make some quick money at times. Genma would lay a small bet with some punk at a bar on a game of darts, and then would have Ranma get a perfect score.
'The best bet is for me to start developing my senses more. The techniques for spirit energy, and Cosmo need you to develop extra senses, and it'll help me figure out Godspeed.' Unfortunately, his training trips hadn't gotten him anywhere in developing his spiritual awareness. Probably one of the things they had gotten wrong when making the anime. 'My best bet for getting the training I need is to hunt down a priest or psychic. They might be able to help me, since that old ghoul in Yu Yu Hakusho is a psychic, and priests are supposed to deal with spirits 'n stuff!' Then suddenly, something hit him (and for once it wasn't Akane!) 'Wait, isn't one of Akane's friends a psychic? Maybe I can ask her!'
Just then, Ms Hinako in her child form showed up, and class started. As she began another boring day of lessons and school work, Ranma pulled out of his pocket a small notepad. In it were several notes that Ranma had taken while watching anime, and reading manga. While he could soak up anything related to martial arts like a sponge, there were so many small details involved that he didn't want to miss any of them. All the different types of ki, the variety of techniques and tactics, it was enough to make his head spin.
'Ice ki, that's probably what I put out when I'm using the Soul of Ice, so it's just another name for cold ki.' Ranma thought to himself. 'All I've got to do is start developing it better. In fact, if I can figure out how to tell the difference between the different types of ki, and how to use it better, I'll be better able to tell what my opponent is up to. I can already sense kenki, and satsu no hado, enough to tell when I'm about to get attacked.'
Ranma continued to ponder the various possibilities that his recent exposures to anime and manga had revealed to him, when Ms. Hinako, always with an eye out for 'delinquents,' noticed Ranma wasn't paying attention to her lecture. She quickly pulled out her trusty five-yen coin, and drained his battle aura.
The class shook their heads at the sight of Ranma's aura drained form... well, the ones who weren't busy drooling over the extremely buxom teacher. Meanwhile, Ranma's mind was surprisingly clear, as Ranma was used to the exhaustion that the drain caused.
*Damn, she caught me again!* He thought to himself, and started grumbling as he waited for him to recover some of his energy. *I wonder how much ki she can drain before she gets full? She 'did' drain most of the class all at the same time To amuse himself, he started going through some of the meditation exercises he had developed. Reaching out with his mind to feel the ki of his surroundings, opening himself to them, letting them fill him... wasn't working. He just didn't have enough ki to reach out and pull any in.
*Maybe I should try Reiki.* One problem, he still hadn't gotten in touch with his spirit enough to harness it, which was unfortunate, because it would have allowed him to possibly recharge instantly. If not, it could have drawn in the ambient ki energy he needed. *That does it! As soon as I can hunt up a place, I'm going to go talk to a monk and see if I can't get my Reiki strengthend!*
It was a few minutes later that Ranma's ki reserves recovered enough to restore him to his proper state, though he was still a bit weak. Of course, for him being weak meant he couldn't lift more than a ton at once. Akane and Ukyou noticed his recovery, which took only half the time it normally did for even Ranma. Everyone else would usually take twenty minutes to get back their strength from one of Hinako's drains.
Ranma, however, was too busy with his thoughts to notice his quicker than average recovery. *Now, I just need to figure out how to find someone to teach me, or at least get me started. The Freak and the Ghoul might have an idea, but don't want to give them any ideas. I could ask that one girl Akane's friends with, but I don't want Akane to hear about it either. Anyway, she probably hasn't been really trained in it. Not enough to help me. No, my best bet is to just tell everyone I'm going on another training trip, and visit some of the monks. Even if they can't help, they can probably point me in the right direction.*
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Well, another chapter done.
After I started working on this fic, I started writing a large list of all the various special techniques used in anime, manga, and video games. That list, which is still incomplete, is arouned 10,000+ words long, and covers over a dozen sources. That's not even counting the list I've made to deal with magic!
Yes, I'm fully aware I'm crazy. ;)
Just so you are all aware of what I'm talking about, in this and future chapters:
Ki=Chi=Energy of the Body=Life Force. Used by martial artists.
Reiki=Spirit Energy. Energy produced by human souls, gods, elementals, and various supernatural beings native to the Earth Plane. Used by psychics and priests. It comes from Yu Yu Hakusho.
Youki=Demon Energy. Energy produced by Demons, Devils, Oni, etc, and undead, or by humans with demonic ancestry. You might call it the source of Black Magic. Primarily used in Yu Yu Hakusho, but also mentioned in 3x3 Eyes, and possibly other anime/manga. (Personally, I think Youki is the source of black magic, but could be wrong)
Cosmos= A cosmic energy born during the creation of the universe, that remains within all things. From Saint Seiya
Kenki=Fighting spirit.
Satsu no Hado=Killing/Murderous Intent. The willingness to kill, the drive to succeed, even if it means the death of the opponent. The Anatsuken, which Ken, Ryu, and Akuma practice, is based on harnessing this, and the power it can unleash.
Chakra=1. Points of the body which focus and channel energy. These points are on a line that leads from the loins, to the head. Each Chakra relates to a different emotion, bodypart, and/or ability. 2. Combination of the energy of the body and of the spirit (possibly Ki and Reiki)