I feel more like I do now than I did five minutes ago.
INHERITAGE 0.5THE REASON
I STEAL!
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TODAY'S MEANINGLESS SLANG WORD IS: FREEM.
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Genma took Ranma from Nodoka. Nodoka thought she knew why. He had seen what she had seen. The only thing she could do was to make Genma promise to make them both commit seppuku if he should not make Ranma into a man amongst men.
Thankfully, Ranma didn't hear that part.
OUTSIDE OF TOKYO"What are we doing here?" Ranma complained, "Couldn't we of stayed in Nerima to train?"
"No," Genma said, "There are things that we cannot do inside of town."
"Like what?"
"You'll see."
OUTSIDE OF TOKYO"Um… what's with the pit?" Ranma asked.
"Do you like cats, boy?" Genma asked.
"Yeah, why?" Ranma told him.
"Well, I've gotten a dozen or so cats and have put them in this pit."
"Why?" Ranma asked.
"Because, I happened to notice something back in Nerima. You seem to… act feline some of the time."
Ranma's expression completely changed. From confusion into a small bit of shock. He stepped backwards.
"And I have to teach you that cats are extremely violent creatures, so I can rid you of your… affliction."
"What… affliction?"
"Come here, boy," Genma said hotly, "We need to start training right away."
Ranma watched as Genma stepped forward, a package under his left art. From that package, Ranma could smell fish sausage. He could also hear that the cats could smell it too.
"Screw that!" Ranma said as he started to bolt.
The next thing he knew, he was being pulled back over towards the pit, wrapped in fish sausage.
THE PITSeveral things went through his mind as he dropped towards the bottom of the pit.
If he was to shift into his hybrid form, he might snap the link of fish sausage. That would mean he would be able to make the cats be separated from him, and allow him to defend himself.
The whole thing is though, was that he wasn't of age to be able to shift. Normally, werecreatures can only do it once their around puberty, not a week before their 7th birthday. The only time he seemed to be able to do it was when he was asleep. During the nightmares. Minutes after he woke, he would automatically go to his human form.
So that option was out.
Of course, maybe he could…
That thought was cut off by the impact against the ground. Moments after that, he felt the cats jump on him.
Then, the pain.
Now, Ranma didn't call out for Genma to stop. He knew he wouldn't do anything. Instead, he just yelled out. Not completely in a pained voice, there was obvious anger in his tone. He rolled to try and get the cats away, but he also didn't want to hurt them. They were like him, feline.
He started to lose blood, and he started to lose consciousness.
Just before that, he felt the pain stop, and the cats leap away from him.
?Rhys awoke with a start. Instantly standing up franticly.
A few moments later, he noticed that he wasn't in the pit. He was in a large open field with palm trees. Off in the distance, all he saw was miles and miles of sand.
He could feel a desert wind ruffling his hair and fur. His ears picked up every single sound, from the ripples of the water in the nearby oasis to the sand blowing around him.
Wait… fur?
He looked himself over. He was in hybrid form.
"Welcome kitten."
Rhys whirled around, trying to find where that voice had come from.
He found himself staring strait into the waist of a woman. From his viewpoint, he could see that her belly was covered in fur. His eyes trained upwards.
Unlike his own, her face was that of a feline build. She had a muzzle and face like a lionesses.
Rhys stared up at her unintelligently. He couldn't help himself. Her mere presence humbled him. Where he normally would have a snappy retort, he found himself speechless.
"I'm sure your wondering where you are."
Rhys almost freaked as he realized how rude he was being.
"U-um… y-yes ma'am," He stuttered.
"Don't worry, child," She smiled warmly, "A bit of rudeness is a gift for someone in my position. Everyone is usually so proper around me."
"O… okay," Rhys said slowly, "So… where am I?"
"Asgard," The woman said, "My home."
"Asgard?" Rhys said, thinking for a moment. It sounded familiar.
"I took you from the pit of cats," The woman said, "If you had been put in there again, you would not have survived with your sanity intact."
"Why's that?" Rhys asked.
"Genma, that idiot, was trying to train you in the Neko-ken. Normally, the child trained does not survive the pit. If they did however, they would be stricken with a mortal fear of all felines. Being feline yourself, you would have eventually been driven to destroy yourself in fear."
"Fear myself?" Rhys asked.
"Yes," The woman said, "But you have a future ahead of you that will affect the entire world. Even us gods will come to fear you. Come to respect you."
"Gods?" Rhys asked, "You?"
"Yes," The woman said, smiling and kneeling down to look him in the face, "I am named Bastet. Goddess of children and felines. I brought you here to give you something."
"What?" Rhys asked.
"I'm going to allow you control over your form," Bastet said, "Genma believes you are possessed by evil spirits, and is trying to drive them from your body. Your nightmares cause you to transform due to the extreme stress they put on your body. With this control, you will not transform unless you wish it. Fooling Genma will be much easier."
"How?"
"I'll show you."
She took a small stone from behind her.
"This is a Chaos Gem…"
OUTSIDE OF TOKYOGenma was broken from his sleep by a loud noise. Turning towards the sound in his drunken stupor, he found himself looking at the blurry image of the pit. The stone that covered it had just rolled off. A blurry figure was crawling from it, breathing heavily.
Instantly sobered, he stared at the image that was slowly clearing up.
Glaring at him was a small cheetah that had a greenish stone embedded in its forehead. It growled at him for a few moments, and swiped the air in front of it with its claws. Genma stood up.
It's ears flattened as he stood up, and it backed away. It hissed and growled for a few more seconds before it bolted away from him.
Genma saw it stop cold, before it swiped its claws at him again. The green gem on its forehead glowed brightly as it ducked behind a thin tree.
Genma had expected it to come out from the other side. But it didn't. The beast had disappeared behind a tree about the width of his arm.
Genma's attention was drawn back to the pit by the sound of someone coughing. He turned back towards it to see Ranma pulling himself out of the pit.
"Boy," Genma said, walking towards him. Ranma's hair was still blonde with spots, and he had no wounds on him.
Ranma collapsed after he got out of the pit.
Genma picked him up roughly, and carries him towards a campsite a small ways away.
FINISHED:
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2005
9:45pm
The concept of the Chaos Gems and their powers will explained later. They have no basis in the Ranma or the Gold Digger universes. They are based upon another series of stories that is the property of myself, including several of my friends. Most of the story is owned by four people.
Myself
Kyle Schullery
Ryan Fitzgerald
Nick Walters
The Chaos Gems will probably be one of the very few connections to The Larine Universe. In later chapters, a few ideas and concepts from that universe will be placed in this story. Please do not steal them. I've been working on it for eight years.
