Enter The Wolf
Chapter Fourteen
Pansa cracked his knuckles as every one sat down and Kasumi went to get the popcorn. This was going to be fun
"Ok any rules or do I just beat you to death?" Pansa asked with a cocky grin
"No rules." replied Ryoga
"Then I will make some." Interrupted Ookami
"Why?" asked Ryoga
"Because my brother can and will beat you to 'death'." Replied Ookami "This fight is to knock out or surrender."
"No problem." said Pansa
"I'm not done." said Ookami "No ki attacks, and no killing blows any questions?"
"Nope." answered Ryoga
"None" said Pansa
"Good now get on with the show I'm bored." said Ookami
By this time Kasumi and Nabiki had returned Kasumi with popcorn, Nabiki with a video camera. Ranma and Akane were sitting together discussing how long Ryoga will last. Soun and Genma looked up from the shogi board to watch. Ookami was leaned against the house with his arms crossed in front of him.
Ryoga started the fight by running at Pansa screaming his customary "RANMA DIE!" causing Pansa to hold up his hand.
"I'm not Ranma." said Pansa
"Sorry force of habit." replied Ryoga sheepishly before screaming "PANSA DIE!"
Ryoga swung at Pansa with a right hook which Pansa easily dodged and counterd with an uppercut to Ryoga's stomach that lifted the lost boy a good foot off the ground.
"Gotta do better than that." mocked Pansa
Ryoga just snarled and tried to hit Pansa with a kick to the head which he caught. Pansa used the leg to throw Ryoga at a tree in the yard. Ryoga landed with a crunch which caused everyone to wince. Ryoga stood up and wiped the blood from his mouth and looked at it incredulously not believing anyone could make him bleed after he had gone through the Bakusai Tenketsu (Breaking Point) Training. "I'll make you pay for that." he snarled
"Bring it on." Pansa shot back
Ryoga charged Pansa and struck the ground in front of Pansa causing it to explode in a shower of rocks and dirt before charging through to hit a stunned Pansa unfortunately for Ryoga Pansa wasn't there.
"That was pathetic you're gonna have to be a lot faster if you wanna hit me." taunted Pansa from behind him
Ryoga just growled and spun around and surprised Pansa by hitting him in the jaw and sending him flying into the same tree he had sent Ryoga into a few moments ago.
Pansa just stood up as the amusement left his eyes and said "Ok play time is over lets get serious."
Pansa disappeared and swept Ryogas feet out from under him and hit him in the stomach with an elbow causing Ryoga to hit the ground with a force that knocked the breath out of him.
"Get up." Pansa said flatly
Ryoga did as he was told and charged Pansa only to end up with Pansa's right fist in his face before Pansa kneed him in the diaphragm knock the breath out of him yet again causing ryoga to sink to his knees.
"Stop playing brother, end this." called Ookami
"Fine." Said Pansa
Pansa hit Ryoga with a hammer fist to the base of his skull knocking him out.
"Pansa wins." said Ookami as he went over to check on Ryoga.
"How did you move so fast I couldn't even see it?" asked Ranma
"The spell." said Pansa simply
"Maybe I should try that spell." said Dokuhebi
"Can you deal with never being human again?" asked Ookami as he walked back to the group
"Never?" asked Dokuhebi
"Never." Ookami stated "Ryoga is just knocked out not dead if anyone cares."
"I could handle it." stated Dokuhebi
"Could your kids?" asked Ookami
Dokuhebi stopped and thought taking another drink of his beer. "They wouldn't have to know."
"They would find out one way or the other there will be slight changes to your behavior." said Ookami
"Like what?" asked Dokuhebi
Okami just pointed to his brother who sometime during the conversation had fallen asleep in a sunbeam.
"Will I be like that?" asked Dokuhebi
"If you take after your namesake youmight be worse because youcould be cold blooded." said Ookami
"I want to do it." stated Dokuhebi
"So be it." answered Ookami "Anyone afraid of snakes may want to leave."
Ookami pulled the spell book out of his stuff space (something he learned from Mousse) turned to the correct page and handed it to Dokuhebi. "Once you finish the incantation shove the book back to me."
"No problem." replied Dokuhebi
"Just to let you know this is going to hurt like hell." said Ookami
Dokuhebi started to read the spell mumbling an arcane language that he didn't understand as he finished a sharp pain shot through him and he shoved the book back to Ookami who returned it to his stuff space. Dokuhebi curled into a ball as the pain continued not even noticing the changes that were occurring. His skin was shifting into bright green scales as his eyes shifted to an emerald green with yellow vertical slits in them. His tongue got longer an forked at the end. His teeth sifted into poisonous fangs that folded back when his mouth closed. Finally the change was finished he was breathing heavily as he shakily got to his feet with Ookamis help.
"How do I look?" asked Dokuhebi
"Not bad snake boy." said Ookami
"Cool." said Pansa who was woken from his cat nap by the screaming
The rest of the household just stared wordlessly at the new shape shifter taking in his new appearance.
"How do you feel?" asked Ookami
"Weird." replied Dokuhebi
"Describe weird." said Ookami "Are you cold, has your sense of smell changed? Something like that"
"I'm not cold but I can kind of taste scents if that makes any sense." answered Dokuhebi
"Makes perfect sense considering snakes smell with their tongues." said Ookami
"They do?" asked the surprised new shape shifter
"Yup, when a snake flicks its tongue it is actually smelling." replied Ookami
"Cool." said Dokuhebi
"Well seeing as you aren't cold that means that you most likely aren't cold blooded." stated Ookami
"How do I change back?" asked Dokuhebi
"Painfully." said Pansa
"Unfortunately he's right changing back is going to hurt, all you have to do is imagine the way your body was before and force it to change back."
Dokuhebi began to shift back to his human form his scales seemed to slip under the skin, his teeth changed from thin snake fangs back into human teeth, and his tongue changed back as well. All while his face was a grimace of pain.
"You weren't kidding." said Dokuhebi
"Told you." said Pansa
"Oh my that was interesting." commented Kasumi "Would anyone like some tea?"
The whole group except Dokuhebi said yes while he replied "No tea but a beer would be good." causing Pansa and Ookami to shake their heads and laugh.
"You guys go ahead I'm gonna go meditate." said Ookami
"What ever." replied Pansa as everyone walked back into the house and Ookami headed for the dojo.
About an hour later Akane turned to Ranma and asked "What is that light coming from the dojo?"
"I don't know" replied Ranma "Lets check it out."
They walked hand in hand to the dojo and slid open the door to find Ookami sitting in the lotus position in the middle of the dojo surrounded by an aura the kept shifting colors. Red, blue, white, black, green, yellow and any other color you could imagine all changing back and forth.
"What the hell?" gasped Ranma
Ookami opened his eyes and grinned "Surprised?"
"How are you doing that?" asked Akane
"You remember that the color of your aura is determined by your emotion right?" asked Ookami
"Yeah" Ranma and Akane replied in stereo
"I can control my emotions and there for control the color of my aura." said Ookami
"Wow." said Ranma
"Pick a color." said Ookami
"Blue" said Akane and Okoami's aura promptly shifted to blue
"How do you get white?" asked Ranma
"White means no emotion." replied Ookami as he shifted to the color in question
"No emotion?" asked Akane
"Yup it s pure untainted ki." replied Ookami "It is also more powerful this way."
"Can you teach me that?" asked Ranma
"I don't think so you don't have the emotional control that I do." answered Ookami
"Damn." guess who said that
"You kids get to bed I get the feeling that tomorrow is going to be a busy day." said Ookami as he stood up and left.
Akane and Ranma just watched him leave wondering what he was talking about
Lisa Grey: Thanks for telling me about the name and the move as soon as I can I'll go back and fix everything I left the name untill then so no one gets confused.
Xero Reflux Strike: You forgot that Pansa is now a shape shifter and the fact that he spars with Okami and about Tiga I'm just getting some payback for her she really wouldn't be that violent.
Dragon man 180: I have a surprise character coming after 'she' arrives so I don't think I will need Taro but thanks for the idea anyway.
Hope you liked the chapter if you're upset about how Pansa knocked out Ryoga to bad the base of the skull is a weak spot on the human body and hitting someone there really can cause unconsciousness or even death if you hit hard enough. Anyway next chapter I'm gonna bring in Kuma and I'll try to get the chapter out as soon as possible.