The Nightmare Saga: Warrior Of The Shadows

by JohnnyReb

Story one. As a new and mysterious opponent shatters Ranma's old rivals one by one, he must prepare to fight for his very survival! Other life changing events occur along the way, forcing him to reevaluate his feelings for Akane before it's too late! Final online revision contains new scenes, characters, cleaned up mistakes, and additional dialogue.

27. Authors notes:

Author's notes 2013

Greetings to anyone who may be reading this! I've written this up for anyone who may be interested as to the thoughts of the mind behind the story, or who has read one of my stories in the past.

Let me first thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking time to read my little work of fanfiction, and more importantly, thank you for reading fanfiction about Ranma ½ in general. It is an older show now, and many current anime fans have not even heard of it.

When I got into it back in 1994, the series' Viz release was only a year old. I collected it until the last manga came out in 2007. Since that time other series have also endured themselves to my heart, especially Inuyasha. But no matter how many shows I watch, Ranma ½ just has a special little charm that continues to hold my interest and affection.

It is because of this charm that I have revised, rewritten, and republished this story on over the years. I started the draft for this story when I was 16 and worked heavily on it off and on until I was 18 and now I am 31. That is why it is (to date) the longest story.

I've gotten a college degree, toured Japan and Russia, and now, after many years, I've decided that my series, the Nightmare Saga, needs to be finished. It is simply something I have to do. I've started by cleaning up, revising, and restructuring the other Nightmare Saga stories and side stories I've already uploaded to . In addition to these revisions that I am, I've finished the first two chapters of the next story that I've tentatively labeled "The Long Shadow." This story will focus heavily on Ranma and Kuno and a quest they embark upon together. I will have these chapters up hopefully the weekend of Feb 16th.

The last story Nightmare's Twilight has long been in my head and only needs to be put on paper. Ironically, it's the shadows story I've mentioned above that is causing such slow progression. I expect this story to contain the most drama and surprise. A nightmare often doesn't let a person wake up so easily and I intend for this story to reflect that.

I hope whoever is reading this has enjoyed my stories. I've tried to remain as faithful to the franchise as possible while advancing it after the (in my opinion) lackluster end to the anime and not entirely satisfying end to the manga. I find the greatest challenge to be writing comedy and yet I endeavor to add a bit of this to all these stories. Ranma ½ is, after all, a silly comedy and action show after all. The only thing I have tried to add was a greater sense of moral responsibility to Ranma's character as he's matured as well as a healthy dose of romance between the characters who have long endured the insanity of daily life in the Nerima district of Tokyo.

For some reason when uploading the new versions of this story, the font for the Shadow Warrior was replaced with normal Times New Romans. Furthermore, not every paragraph indented when pasted onto the site even though it was indented in my story. I'm not sure why this is. I also do not like the double space feature. An excess of scrolling down when reading often gets on my nerves and if you have experienced the same while reading this, I apologize. If you would like the true format for this story simply email me at Jason_Olin2002 and I'll be glad to send it to you.

Lastly, I'm always open to constructive criticism. Please feel free to leave feedback and comments. If there is something special you would like to see in the last two stories of the Nightmare Saga or in one of the revisions, let me know and we will see what can be done.

Thanks again for reading!

Sincerely,

Jason

Nightmare saga timeline:

1. The Warrior of the Shadows

2. A Wraith in the Night

3. The Long Awaited Moment

Side story 1: Seeking Redemption

4. The Long Shadow

Side story 2: How Do I Ask Her? (Side story two, occurs shortly after the third story.)

Side story 3: Treading on Hallowed Ground: The Musk Amazon War (Side story three, Two year event that occurs over the 4th and 5th stories. The first draft of this story was 300 pages and still not finished. My computer crashed in 2005 and I lost it. May or may not rewrite.)

5. Nightmare's Twilight.

Side story 4: Love's Eternal Blessing