Author's Note: Woo-hoo! Another chapter! Enjoy! Read n' Review!
Note that I've officially moved the Author's notes to the top of the chapters!
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Standard Disclaimer (Not that I'm into all this, but…)
Smarter? Part 2:
Alpha: Chapter 4:
Bloodless Shadows
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Ranma sighed as she sat back down in Yuki's office. "Yuki, are you sure you're not joking about inviting the great-grandaddy-Kuno to look at me?"
"I'm sorry, Ranma, but as I said before, he is our superior, and he knows more about magic than we do. And anyhow, you may find him more acceptable than the principal—I've heard that 'great-grandaddy-Kuno' highly dislikes his grandson and his great grandson."
Ranma stuck her nose in the air, before letting out a few giggles. "All right, Yuki, I'll give him a chance," Ranma said, then her countenance darkened as she continued, "but if I find him doing anything even remotely perverted, well, he will learn what it means to be a Kuno."
"Ranma? He already is a Kuno…"
"Hmm? Oh! It's a term that Furinkan students came up with to encompass the meaning of 'perverted, stupid, thick-skulled, unable to feel pain, egotistic, snobby, well-to-do financially, and ignorant.'"
Yuki blinked for a while, then burst out laughing. "Don't worry, Ranma, I know that Jack won't be like that in any way."
"Jack???"
"Um… 'great-grandaddy-Kuno' is named Jack Kuno…"
"Jack!?!?"
"Yes… He, like his grandson, spent a long time in America, though he didn't stay in Hawaii the whole time. Because he was still quite egotistic as a teenager, he didn't give his name to the American police, and… well… they renamed him to Jack."
Ranma snickered as she thought of how it could have happened. "Thanks, Yuki. I'm going home now." Yuki nodded, as Ranma turned and exited the office.
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"Lievebe ni eth erswond fo het sglas talpor…"
"Sye, eatecr het sglas talpor, ti si eth lyon yaw ot ringb outab het omdo…"
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Ranma blinked. Had she just heard chanting coming from the grocery store? She would understand if it came from Furinkan (Gosunkugi practiced there pretty often), but the grocery store was an off-limits area to the usual chaos that happened around Nerima, namely because if anything happened, Kasumi wouldn't be able to cook.
Therefore, after reasoning that the grocery store was in possible danger, Ranma roof-hopped to the parking lot beside the grocery store. As soon as she arrived, she noticed two shadowy figures speaking to each other.
"Are you sure that it'll be undetectable?"
"Yes, it will turn to glass. No one will notice."
"No one will notice it… because it's glass?"
"That's right……!! Someone's here!"
The two figures suddenly melted into the shadows and disappeared from Ranma's view and senses. Curious, Ranma decided to follow them. She managed about a step before she heard a nearby bell tower ringing for 12 o' clock. She swore to herself mentally, and turned to run home, completely forgetting about what she had just witnessed.
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Special Notes:
Go ahead and flame me if you want. I made a really short chapter here.
STATUS ON NEXT CHAPTER:
Next chapter is Book 3: The Calm: Chapter 1- Battles and Bloody Prophecies
The next chapter will introduce some other anime series into this story, but be assured (or not, if you wanted a crossover) that this story is not outlined as a major crossover. In fact, I'm only planning on briefly mentioning some characters. Only AMG will actually be written about in the next few chapters. The rest is mentioned only in the TV newscast.
Series to be mentioned:
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Ah! Megami-sama! (This will be a 1-3 chapter mini-crossover)
Tenchi Muyo!
Sailor Moon (Ugh, I hate that name)
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Teaser from AMG section (subject to further revisions):
Everyone in the Tendo household had focused on the TV. Nabiki turned the volume up as the news came on. "In today's news: More demon sightings all over Japan. Sailor Senshi have been sighted… Masaki Shrine residents have taken up arms…"
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"In the area surrounding Nekomi Tech, a giant shield of some sort seems to have been erected, and none of the demons have successfully passed through it as of yet. An army of some sort seems to be fighting the demons on the outside of the shield, and witnesses seem to believe the army is composed of more demons…"
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"Mara, how many people will we have to mind-wipe after we finish this? Almost all of Japan already knows about us, and the word will probably go global soon."
Mara sighed, before turning to look at Urd. "I don't know, Urd. But our hand has been forced. We can't stand by idly while our own men get taken over by some other power. Half of Hell's army has been taken. We've stopped the taking, but we need to eliminate those that have been taken…"
An energy beam from Banpei sliced a bit of Mara's hair off, before impacting with an attacking demon and instantly killing it. "A renegade demon inside the shield?! Preposterous! Wait… this is one of mine! …"
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That's the teaser! (For those of you who are curious, the '…' are actually removed sections of text.)
The next chapter will be much longer. It is the combined outlines of about 5 chapters or more, so be patient!