Nodoka ducked under Shampoo's bonbori and smashed her in the back
with her own. The ex-Amazon was knocked to the ground, but her years of
training came in and after a painful roll she came back up on her feet,
with a couple of new bruises.
Shampoo (or Xian Pu), being Nodoka's (or Lo Xian's) senior had the advantage of 26 years of training, while Nodoka only had 19. Not only that, but seven of those years had consisted of a furious, angry, totally committed training, dedicated to getting revenge and winning the love of her "Airen." She'd gone to many places and taught herself many techniques.
Nodoka however wasn't without her own advantages. She'd been training just as hard as her sister, sometimes harder. And she'd had marvelous teachers, her great-grandmother and her current sensei- Akane. Shampoo had never been taught the secret techniques Akane possessed, and was at a disadvantage because of it. The difference in her training with Cologne, was that Cologne had realized early on that Nodoka was much more stable than her elder sister, and had taught her the more advanced, dangerous techniques. Shampoo however didn't know that.
Nodoka leapt over her sisters head as she attempted to skewer her on her bonbori.* Shampoo swung around and attempted to smash Nodoka's skull in as she landed, her weapons meeting thin air as Nodoka dropped down and swung her foot in an arc, pulling Shampoos feet out from under her. Nodoka stood passively as Shampoo rolled away and leapt to her feet. Shampoo's chi bonbori disappeared and Nodoka allowed hers to leave also.
(*Bonbori for those of you who don't know, are heavy round balls on the end of handles. Blunt and good for smashing things. At the top of the ball is a spiked metal tip, or at least on the bonbori in this story there are. That's what Shampoo was using to try and "skewer" her sister with)
#Give it up sister.# Lo Xian said, giving the last word a sarcastic emphasis.
#You can never defeat me, not with all the special moves you've ever learned! You see, Lo Xian, I was always your superior, even back when we were children. I'm your superior now, and I will ALWAYS be your superior. Now- witness the Ultimate Move- MOKO TAKABISHA!!!" Shampoo screamed, throwing a ball of radiant chi at her sister.
#Humility of the Heron!# Nodoka yelled in response, generating her own chi ball, canceling out Shampoo's and knocking her backwards. The skirt of her dress was now in shreds, and blood-stained. She stood up rockily and pulled her bonbori out again.
#Stupid. That was stupid. Of course I would know that attack. AKANE is my teacher, she's been exposed to that attack too. And besides, the principle is simple. All I had to do to defeat you attack, was use the opposite emotion. #
#You have not won yet# Nodoka's opponent replied, glaring in hatred. She stood straight and closed her eyes. Shampoo held her arms open, holding the bonbori. They (the bonbori) both shimmered and seemed to vanish. In their place stood 2 more identical Shampoo's.
#Chi warriors. Impressive.# Nodoka smirked. She shut her eyes and a wind started swirling around her. Suddenly the wind roared in her sisters direction, stopping their attack. Two of the identical girls shattered into mist.
#Chi wind. Apparently mine was stronger than yours.# Abruptly Nodoka pulled out a few bonboris and slung them at her sister at a monumental speed. The sisters were of the same blood though, and Shampoo was not a mediocre fighter. She knocked each bonbori out of the air until the last one, which hit her square on the side of her face, knocking her down. She struggled meagerly to get back up, until Nodoka walked over and placed her foot on her throat.
#Leave Lady alone. Do you understand me? Consider yourself lucky. If it hadn't been for Akane I would have killed you without a second thought. She has taught me mercy.# Nodoka paused for a moment before continuing: #As a child I always admired you, you know. Your fighting ability, your devotion to your fellow sisters, your intelligence. I should rightfully kill you. But you ARE my sister, despite what the council said. Don't prove me wrong on all 3 accounts. Be smart. Leave. Or else, I WILL kill you.#
With that Nodoka, Lo Xian, turned around and walked away from her old Amazon sister Xian Pu leaving behind an empty shell full of hate, anger, and tainted love.
POV
She's so beautiful. I don't just mean her beautiful, dark, eyes, closed right now, in a sleep I caused. Not just her perfect figure, and those gorgeous lips, and that cute, little nose. That's what men see on the surface. I mean more. That flame, that burns inside of her, the one that makes her so feisty and willing to take on odds stronger than herself, that roaring flame that draws people to her like moths. Without that flame, without Akane's beautiful fire, my world is dark. She's the light in my ebony darkness. Without her I cannot see, and there is nothing worth seeing. Why did she leave? Would she.......would she come back, if I told her?.......I don't want to live in the darkness anymore......
Authors Notes: I would just like to clear up a question before you ask. The thing about the Bonboris. In this story the bonbori are made of chi, as are all the weapons that people seem to be able to pull out of midair, including Akane's mallet. That's just my explanation of it. Also! When I wrote POV, I meant Ranma's point of view. I just wanted to point out that I wasn't writing in 3rd person anymore, I wanted you to know who it was by yourself. Anyway that's all I can think of at the moment. Any more questions? Pleez review and ask!!! Sorry it's taken me so long to review and sorry it's shorter than most of mine. Thanks again!!!! O, I forgot. I'm very sorry about this chapter, I know it's not that good. I'm NOT good at fight scenes, and this whole thing was kinda stretched. Sorry again.
Shampoo (or Xian Pu), being Nodoka's (or Lo Xian's) senior had the advantage of 26 years of training, while Nodoka only had 19. Not only that, but seven of those years had consisted of a furious, angry, totally committed training, dedicated to getting revenge and winning the love of her "Airen." She'd gone to many places and taught herself many techniques.
Nodoka however wasn't without her own advantages. She'd been training just as hard as her sister, sometimes harder. And she'd had marvelous teachers, her great-grandmother and her current sensei- Akane. Shampoo had never been taught the secret techniques Akane possessed, and was at a disadvantage because of it. The difference in her training with Cologne, was that Cologne had realized early on that Nodoka was much more stable than her elder sister, and had taught her the more advanced, dangerous techniques. Shampoo however didn't know that.
Nodoka leapt over her sisters head as she attempted to skewer her on her bonbori.* Shampoo swung around and attempted to smash Nodoka's skull in as she landed, her weapons meeting thin air as Nodoka dropped down and swung her foot in an arc, pulling Shampoos feet out from under her. Nodoka stood passively as Shampoo rolled away and leapt to her feet. Shampoo's chi bonbori disappeared and Nodoka allowed hers to leave also.
(*Bonbori for those of you who don't know, are heavy round balls on the end of handles. Blunt and good for smashing things. At the top of the ball is a spiked metal tip, or at least on the bonbori in this story there are. That's what Shampoo was using to try and "skewer" her sister with)
#Give it up sister.# Lo Xian said, giving the last word a sarcastic emphasis.
#You can never defeat me, not with all the special moves you've ever learned! You see, Lo Xian, I was always your superior, even back when we were children. I'm your superior now, and I will ALWAYS be your superior. Now- witness the Ultimate Move- MOKO TAKABISHA!!!" Shampoo screamed, throwing a ball of radiant chi at her sister.
#Humility of the Heron!# Nodoka yelled in response, generating her own chi ball, canceling out Shampoo's and knocking her backwards. The skirt of her dress was now in shreds, and blood-stained. She stood up rockily and pulled her bonbori out again.
#Stupid. That was stupid. Of course I would know that attack. AKANE is my teacher, she's been exposed to that attack too. And besides, the principle is simple. All I had to do to defeat you attack, was use the opposite emotion. #
#You have not won yet# Nodoka's opponent replied, glaring in hatred. She stood straight and closed her eyes. Shampoo held her arms open, holding the bonbori. They (the bonbori) both shimmered and seemed to vanish. In their place stood 2 more identical Shampoo's.
#Chi warriors. Impressive.# Nodoka smirked. She shut her eyes and a wind started swirling around her. Suddenly the wind roared in her sisters direction, stopping their attack. Two of the identical girls shattered into mist.
#Chi wind. Apparently mine was stronger than yours.# Abruptly Nodoka pulled out a few bonboris and slung them at her sister at a monumental speed. The sisters were of the same blood though, and Shampoo was not a mediocre fighter. She knocked each bonbori out of the air until the last one, which hit her square on the side of her face, knocking her down. She struggled meagerly to get back up, until Nodoka walked over and placed her foot on her throat.
#Leave Lady alone. Do you understand me? Consider yourself lucky. If it hadn't been for Akane I would have killed you without a second thought. She has taught me mercy.# Nodoka paused for a moment before continuing: #As a child I always admired you, you know. Your fighting ability, your devotion to your fellow sisters, your intelligence. I should rightfully kill you. But you ARE my sister, despite what the council said. Don't prove me wrong on all 3 accounts. Be smart. Leave. Or else, I WILL kill you.#
With that Nodoka, Lo Xian, turned around and walked away from her old Amazon sister Xian Pu leaving behind an empty shell full of hate, anger, and tainted love.
POV
She's so beautiful. I don't just mean her beautiful, dark, eyes, closed right now, in a sleep I caused. Not just her perfect figure, and those gorgeous lips, and that cute, little nose. That's what men see on the surface. I mean more. That flame, that burns inside of her, the one that makes her so feisty and willing to take on odds stronger than herself, that roaring flame that draws people to her like moths. Without that flame, without Akane's beautiful fire, my world is dark. She's the light in my ebony darkness. Without her I cannot see, and there is nothing worth seeing. Why did she leave? Would she.......would she come back, if I told her?.......I don't want to live in the darkness anymore......
Authors Notes: I would just like to clear up a question before you ask. The thing about the Bonboris. In this story the bonbori are made of chi, as are all the weapons that people seem to be able to pull out of midair, including Akane's mallet. That's just my explanation of it. Also! When I wrote POV, I meant Ranma's point of view. I just wanted to point out that I wasn't writing in 3rd person anymore, I wanted you to know who it was by yourself. Anyway that's all I can think of at the moment. Any more questions? Pleez review and ask!!! Sorry it's taken me so long to review and sorry it's shorter than most of mine. Thanks again!!!! O, I forgot. I'm very sorry about this chapter, I know it's not that good. I'm NOT good at fight scenes, and this whole thing was kinda stretched. Sorry again.