CHAPTER TWO
THE FIGHT FOR FAMILY! THE DRAGON SHOWS ITSELF!
"You know, Akane, I wonder where Rangar is?" Ranma says as he and Akane walk home from school, "Ukyo said she lost sight of him around the Nekohaten."
"Did she tell you why she was after him?" Akane asked.
"Something about the school she went to before the all boys' school." Ranma replied.
"Hmm... Maybe Rangar can tell us more when he comes to the dojo."
"Why would he come to the dojo, Akane?"
"To find you baka." Akane says with a slap to the back of Ranma's head.
"Excuse me sir, would you be Rangar Johnson?" asks a mysterious man.
"No that would be my cousin." Ranma replies, "Do you want him for something?"
"Yes I wish to kill him. You and the female will bring him to Me." the man says with a wave of his hand.
Ranma and Akane suddenly find that they can't move.
"Hey who are you!" Ranma yells at the man.
"Just someone with orders to kill a certain Rangar Johnson." with this said Ranma, Akane and the man Disappeared.
"(Ko Lon, what are you three doing in Tokyo, Nerima of all places? )"
"(Well you see Xian Pu was defeated by a outsider female a year ago and she followed her here were she found out that the female was a outsider male under a Jusenkyo curse. She came back to the village to seek my help in the mater. So I came back with her to help her bag him. In the process I also took him and his rival on as pupils. )"
"(Really, what's their name? )"
"(Ryouga Hibiki and Ranma Saotome. )"
Rangar suddenly spits out the tea he was drinking, "WHAT! Which one was Xian Pu after!"
Cologne was about to answer his question when a knife landed on the table with a note attached to it. Rangar leaped up with the power of magic in his hands, as Cologne read the note.
"(Gar, I think you should read this. )" Cologne says as she hands him the note.
'Come to the vacant lot, near the canal. Be there in three hours or your cousin dies.
Your Death Bringer.'
Ok, there's the lot, now where's the a-hole that thinks he's going to kill me. Rangar thought as he approached the vacant lot.
"Ah, so you are Rangar Johnson," said a voice that came from all around the lot.
"Yeah, I am. Show yourself and release my cousin now!"
"My, my, touchy are we not," said the man as he, Ranma, and Akane appeared in front of Rangar. The latter two attached to giant crosses.
"I did as you asked. I'm here in three hours, so release them."
"Now I can't do that. You see after I kill you I'll need something to eat, don't you think?"
"You're a demon aren't you?"
"Yes."
"You don't look like one."
"Not YET," as the man said this, his body started to grow and become a pinkish color, which turned to a red then a blood red, as his body started to grow and distort. With horns growing out of his head, his growth was tearing off his clothes, as it continued to distort his body to huge proportions. "MY NAME IS COLLITH, MASTER OF THE SIXTH LEVEL OF THE UNDERWORLD."
"A master demon huh? Well at least I know why you're so ugly. Hmm... When I kill you I'll have a reputation boost in hell. So lets get it on!" As Rangar says the last few words, he gets into a fighting stance.
"GLADLY." Says Collith as he punches towards Rangar, but all he hits is air.
"Yo ugly, up here." Yells Rangar from above Collith. As Collith looks up he realizes that his head is unprotected. Rangar lands a powerful right kick to Collith's head and use's his left to push him away from the demon. Rangar turns in midair and lands ten feet away from the demon in the same fighting stance he started in. Collith stagers from the kick but as he turned towards Rangar he had a smile on his face. "You are a feisty one aren't you? Heh, this will be a fun battle."
What the hell? I hit him hard enough to crack stone or at least his face!! Thinks Rangar as he circles Collith. How fucking strong is this thing? Only one way to find out!
(Grandmother I'm home. ) Yelled Shampoo as she came in to the cat café. Shampoo then noticed that there was a dagger on the table and a crumpled piece of paper on the floor. What's this? Shampoo thinks as she picks up the paper No...This can't mean what I think it means, can it? She thinks after reading the note.
Lets see if this will work. Rangar thinks to himself as he and Collith circle each other.
"Spirits of ice hear me, grant me your might so that I can smite our foe." Rangar whispers under his breath as he focuses his mind on his target, Collith. "Icicle Blast!!" Rangar yells as he thrusts his hands out toward Collith. An icy blue mist leaves Rangar's hands at an incredible pace. Half way to Collith the mist forms into three-foot long icicles that could penetrate steel. Three-quarters of the way to Collith the icicle's started to glow an eerie blue light. On impact each of the icicle's exploded. As the mist and dust flew from the explosion Rangar couldn't help but smile.
"YOU ARE STRONG BUT NOT STRONG ENOUGH, MAGE." Came from the cloud of dust and mist, "BUT I THANK YOU FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR ME." As the dust cloud settled Rangar could see that Collith had not been hurt at all.
How the hell did he did he get through that alive? Damn I am going to have to use the bigger guns for him. Rangar thought.
"So you survived that huh? Lets see how you like this"
"I DON'T THINK SO," with this, said Collith charged at Rangar at a fast pace grabbing him by the neck and slamming him into the fence. "YOU WILL DIE BY MY HAND MAGE."
As Rangar struggled to get free of Collith's grip Cologne was busy untying Ranma and Akane. "Why are you not helping my cuz old ghoul?" Ranma asked.
"For one reason Ranma, he told me to get you out of here first. But I am surprised that you are his cousin."
"Why?"
"Other than your curse, I can not sense any other magic on you."
"Well watch and learn old ghoul." Ranma says as he holds a hand over Akane's rope-burned wrists, "Spirits of light hear me, grant me your healing powers to help the one I love. Heal." As Ranma said these words a light glow emitted from his hands that were holding Akane's wrists. As the glow faded Ranma removed his hands from Akane's wrists, which were no longer burned. "The only spell that Rangar taught me the last time I saw him" Ranma told the astonished elder.
"HEH THIS IS TO EASY MAGE. SOON YOU WILL DIE AND I WILL FEED." Collith said as he started to choke Rangar.
"You .........would. ......Like ..........to. .........Think ..........so." Rangar gasped out as he raised his hand and pointed his palm at Collith's face. "Flash!"
Now it is theorized by this author that demons went through the same evolutionary stages that man has when through, therefore I believe that somewhere deep in there brains are the same survival instincts that is in us, but much more closer to the surface than ours.
As a blinding light left Rangar's hands deep in Collith's mind long dormant survival instincts took over. Collith tossed Rangar over his shoulder as the old instincts told him to get away from the source of danger. As Rangar went through the air he thanked the gods that he remembered that trick from an earlier battle in his life, but then started to curse those very same gods when he saw where he was landing. He unknowingly quoted his cousin Ranma from his first day of school, "Water! Why does it always have to be water!"
As Ranma, Akane and Cologne watch Rangar's flight through the air they hold up scorecards: 9.5, 9.5, and 9.0
Ranma and Akane look at Cologne who simply shrugs and says "He needs to work on his form.
While in the other plane all the misfit gods sneezed.
While Collith regained his whereabouts, Rangar landed in the water.
"WHERE ARE YOU MAGE!" Collith bellowed. "WHERE ARE YOU!"
It was at this time that something decided to climb out of the canal, cursing the very gods Rangar was cursing before he fell in.
"Oh my"
Ranma and Cologne stare at Akane for quoting her sister Kasumi.
"What, I know you've seen stranger stuff."
"True, but I haven't heard such language before."
With that said both Cologne and Ranma hit the ground face first.
"#$##$&##$#&$&(###$#&$#$#&$#$#&$&$#&#$&$&# $&$$#&$#$$$$$#$#$#$#$$$$#&#$##$#$#$$$ $$$#####$$ gods." Mumbles the thing that climbed out of the canal, "The next time I see Loki I'm going to shove a fireball up his arse sideways."
"Achoooooo"
"Bless you Loki."
"Thanks Thor."
As the thing stood up we can see that it looks reptilian, black, about 7'6", with wings that span 15', and a 4' tail. As it stretched out its wings you can see a slight shine on the underside of its wings.
"Rrrrraaaaarrrrrrggggggg. God damn I hate it when I'm this stiff."
Collith at this time was still looking for Rangar when he heard the thing. Turning around Collith finally noticed the creature that came out of the canal. Now every one was treated to a rare sight a demon hitting the ground face first without any one hitting him.
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE THE LAST DRAGON WAS KILLED IN A GREAT WAR ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO!"
"Oh I don't know," The dragon said, "luck?"
Again those that were there were treated to the sight of a demon hitting the ground face first without any one hitting him.
"But seriously, lets rumble." The dragon says as it takes a fighting stance.
"Where's Rangar?" asked a bewildered Ranma.
"I do not know Ranma." Answered Cologne whose face suddenly pales as she hears the ringing of the bell on the B.O.D. Bike of Death
"(Grandmother where is Gar! )" Yelled Shampoo from atop her bike witch was on top of Ranma. "(Ahhh! Grandmother it is the beast from the village! )"
"(Calm down child. It seems to be fighting the demon that was going after Gar. )"
HOW CAN THIS BE, THE LAST DRAGON DIED A THOUSAND YEARS AGO IN THE WAR WITH THAT DAMED QUEEN. Collith thought. I WON'T BE ABLE TO BEAT HIM WITH OUT MORE POWER. I'LL HAVE TO RETREAT FOR NOW.
"TELL THE MAGE THAT I WILL RETURN FOR HIS HEAD, DRAGON." Collith said as a black mist started to surround him, "THEN IT WILL BE YOUR TURN."
"Not if he kills you first demon."
"HA. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM TRY." Collith said as the black mist enveloped him. "GOOD-BYE DRAGON." When the mist cleared Collith was gone.
"I hate it when they do that. Hey Ranma are you and Akane ok?" the dragon asks as he turns around only to find a sword at his throat.