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The Demon Incarnate :

Chapter 3 : Ranma's Tale

"It's mine!"

An 11 year old Ryoga jumped high in the air, reaching for the last curry bread of the day. All of a sudden, a black blur sped ahead of Ryoga and snatched the bread first. Ryoga gasped in surprise as the person who took the bread, continued to speed through the hallways and jumped out of the 4 story school building. Ryoga then growled.

"Whoever that bastard is, he is going to pay!" he said, his aura blazing. All the other students slowly backed away from him.

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Ranma stopped at the school gate. In his hand was a wrapped package with a label that said 'Curry Bread'. Ranma wrinkled his nose in disgust. This was what they were fighting for? A piece of bread? Ranma then heard a shout behind him. He turned around to face an enraged Ryoga, fists curled in anger.

"That's my bread you jerk!" Ryoga shouted out to Ranma. Ranma looked back and forth at the bread and at Ryoga. Ranma then threw the package of Curry bread towards him. Ryoga, obviously surprised, caught the bread, but tumbled with it a little before he finally held it in his palms. He stared down at the package of Curry Bread, then peered back at Ranma who was currently walking away. Ryoga was confused.

'Why did that boy give me the bread back?' Ryoga thought curiously. Then he came to a conclusion.

'He must think I'm a loser! Yeah, that's it! Well I'll show that jerk that I'm no average junior high school student or my name isn't Ryoga Hibiki!' Ryoga thought while he thrusts a fist into the sky. He then went to catch up with the boy with the ponytail, going in the complete opposite direction of where he was headed.

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"Mother I'm home." Ranma said sullenly as he entered the small, one bedroom house. He walked towards his mother's room, with an emotionless expression on his face. He then opened his mother's door, to find her having violent spasms, like she did since Ranma was 5 years old. It got stronger from there, and by the time Ranma was 9, his mother was completely incapable of doing anything without assistance. She really did try to raise Ranma properly, but since she really didn't have a job, she could only savor what Genma had saved in their bank account.

Nodoka Saotome, age 38, decided to keep Genma's last name, as a remembrance of her dead fiancé. One night, a strange man in white fur was lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious, due to the serious injuries done onto his body. Genma refused to help him, saying the man with white fur was some kind of drug addict, but Nodoka insisted. They took the man into their home, and treated his wounds. They let him rest on their sofa, but the next day, Nodoka found the man with white fur, holding Genma by the neck with 2 hideous looking tentacles, as he snapped his spine, killing him instantly. Nodoka tried to run away, but the man was simply too fast for her. She remembered waking up, in a dark alley, her clothes torn to pieces, as she tried to reminisce on what had happened, when her mind flashed an image of the man taking advantage of her. She was raped. Nodoka was never the same after that day.

Nodoka was a very pretty woman. 5'7, she had dark red hair tied in a bun, a purple kimono with flower decorations on it, and she always carried her family katana, a wedding gift from Genma himself. However in her present state, she was truly a horrible sight to behold. Her hair was faded, with many split ends, she had many wrinkles on her face, unusual for a woman of her age, her body shrunk immensely, and as she grew shorter, her belly with the spider tattoo grew larger. It sometimes growled loudly, as if something wanted to escape. Whatever was inside, it wanted to get out.

Ranma's cold mask cracked a bit. His upper lip was quivering.

"M-mom?" Ranma asked. Nodoka didn't seem to hear Ranma call for her, if she did, then she didn't make any sign of it. She just kept going through violent spasms, sometimes crying out in pain. Ranma really wanted to cry. He fell on his knees next to her, his face down, while his bangs covered his eyes. He then pulled a small knife out of his pack. Through the large thumping noises, and loud cries of pain, you could hear the silent sobbing coming from a little boy, barely the age of 11.

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"Damn, where the hell am I now?" Ryoga asked himself as he was currently walking down a small hallway. He then heard loud thumping noises and the cries of someone in pain. He rushed towards the sounds and found himself outside a door. He then knocked the door down. He gasped at what he saw.

Ranma was holding the knife near his neck, obviously trying to kill himself, while his mother was shaking uncontrollably while floating in mid-air.

Ryoga tackled Ranma, succeeding in stopping him from suiciding, althoughRanma was still visibly crying,crying outmother over and over again. Ryoga wiped some sweat off his forehead and looked towards Ranma's mother.

She was currently uncontrollablyshaking in mid-air, as her unusually large belly with the reddish-black spider tattoo, started bulging from different places. Nodoka then shrieked before her stomach exploded, covering everything in her bedroom with blood.

Ranma and Ryoga shielded their eyes as they were covered head from toe in Nodoka's blood. They then looked where Nodoka was before and saw a hideous monster with 30 tentacles and 6 eyes. It growled ferociously, as spikes grew from the tip of each tentacle. The monster than tilted its head towards where Ranma and Ryoga currently resided.

"My name is Akugyou, I am the demon of poison! Naraku sent me to kill you if you were born. I shall dissolve your skin with my acid and feast on your bones!" The monster growled out, as it prepared to strike.

Ranma stopped crying, his coldfacadeapparent on his face, calm in what was to come. However, Ryoga's eyes were the size of dinner plates,frightened at what was in front of him. Ranma stood up, and curled his fists. He then looked up at the monster, and bared him teeth. Akugyou was a bit taken back as it peered at Ranma's face. His skin was dark and pale, his eyes had a slight purple hue in them, and his canines were large and intimidating. A large black aura surrounded Ranma, as his hair started to rise. Akugyou shook his head, realizing he had a mission to accomplish.

"Time For You To Die,Saotome!" The monster growled out as he launched out his tentacles in order to finish this quick and efficient. Ranma grinned evilly.

"My name is Ranma, and you're going to pay for killing mother."

TBC.

Sorry its so violent and bloody. Couldn't think of any other way to make it. I promise the other chapters won't be like this, EVER! Anyways, tell me who you want me to pair Ranma with. I'm sorta bordering on Kagura and Kikyo, you know, for variety I guess. Suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks for your support, Daniel Shingami.

Ja'ne!