"Now Ranma before you get home you must know something about Foron. There is only one way to truly defeat him." Andreas stopped Ranma and looked at him, "The key to beat him is the one thing that gives him the strength to fight and that's his sword. The Dragon Spine is the thing keeping him alive if you can remove it from his possession his true age will catch up with him killing him on the spot."

Ranma stood there watching him silently and took a deep breath and then said confidently, "Sure I got it don't you worry."

Andreas hit him on the head and said, "Two things Ranma: One don't be so confident before you see the enemy's hand and two I am not even to sure Foron will use his sword so here."

Andreas handed Ranma a dagger and Ranma looked at it and asked, "So what does this do?"

"Ranma that dagger works just as the twig back in the forest worked but this you can actually control it and try cutting the sword from his waist." Andreas said as he held the dagger in Ranma's hand.

Ranma gripped the handle tightly and nodded and said, "Ok I am ready!"

Andreas smiled and nodded in agreement and began walking again with Ranma and they caught up with a waiting Akane. She got next to Ranma and asked, "So Ranma what you two talk about?"

Ranma looked over at her and said, "Oh he just gave me the key to defeating that Foron bastard."

She smiled and nodded and they walked the rest of the way home silently. Akane's house came into view and Andreas stopped and looked around. Ranma and Akane noticed this and looked back at him. Akane tilted her head and asked, "Whats wrong?"

Andreas stood silent for a while then replied, "Its quiet not even the birds are singing."

They all looked around and there was suddenly a large explosion off in the distance. Andreas, Ranma, and Akane turned and looked yelling simultaneously, "What the hell was that!"

They started running towards the explosion. Andreas and Ranma began to pull away from Akane and she yelled, "Hey wait up!"

Ranma looked back and yelled, "No Akane! Go check on everyone at the house! I'll handle it from here!"

Akane slowed to a stop and watched him and Andreas run further away towards the explosion. Akane shook her head and turned and ran back to her house. She ran through the front door yelling for everyone when she found a not lying on the table in the main room. She picked it up and began to read:

Hello if you are reading this Akane, Ranma, or Andreas you must know by now that all your loved ones are in my possession. I guess that makes the one who is reading this a messenger. You know I wanted a little bit of collateral just to make sure that Andreas stays out of mine and Ranma's fight today. Who ever is reading this you tell Andreas and only Andreas that if he has any ideas about interfering in this fight you can have your family back limb by limb.

Yours sincerely Foron

Akane dropped the note and ran out of the house as fast as her legs could carry her.

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Ranma and Andreas reached the sight of the explosion and saw Foron standing next to a large crater with police firing at him. He didn't bother dodging the bullets they just passed through him eventually healing. He pointed the sword to the sky and a black cloud began to form and he was about to yell something but Ranma quickly ran up and caught his attention by punching him in kidneys.

Foron squinted a bit as he felt Ranma's fist and he turned around slowly. He smiled when he saw both Ranma and said, "Well I guess you are done with your training I see. Yet it will not do you any good if that one little punch was all you had."

Ranma glared at Foron's smiling face. Ranma readied and yelled, "This all ends now!"

Foron slowly placed the sword back into the hilt and replied, "Well let us see if you can stop me?"

Ranma tensed up and ran at Foron. As Ranma ran at him Foron dodges the punch with ease. He then grabbed Ranma's arm and swiftly kneed him in the gut and then threw him to the ground. Ranma hit the guard hard cracking the ground and he then quickly tipped up before Foron went to stomp him in the stomach. He then turned and lunged at Foron nailing him in the stomach. Foron laughed and punched him in the back of the head. Ranma landed face first in the ground and then looked up.

Foron smiled down at him and said, "It's no use little Ranma you can never hurt me," he turned and looked at Andreas and said, "Why not interfere Andreas I know you want to."

Andreas gripped his rod with white knuckles and glared angrily at Foron until he heard this in the background, "Andreas no do not interfere!"

Foron smiled as Akane ran up to Andreas and whispered something in his ear. Andreas' eyes widened and looked over at Foron furiously. Foron laughed and turned to meet a chestnut fist from Ranma. Ranma pummeled Foron continually pushing him back. Foron took no initiative to block every punch delivered. Akane jumped a bit and squealed with excitement but Andreas watched carefully.

Ranma finally stopped and expected to see a battered and comatose enemy. Foron snickered and looked down kneeling down at him and said, "Oh was that your best attack Ranma?"

Ranma looked up at him and smiled saying, "No this is!"

He swiftly swung the dagger he got from Andreas cutting the leather strap holding the hilt. Foron quickly grabbed the sword and threw Ranma away. He then stood up holding the Dragon's Spine tossing the hilt to the side saying, "So you want me to use this little Ranma? I will grant you your wish."

Foron ran at Ranma enraged and sword glowing in his hand. Ranma tried dodging but got a slash across both his arms. Andreas held himself from interfering knowing what would happen to Akane's and Ranma's family. Andreas muttered to himself, "What is Ranma doing he is not using any of my teachings."

Ranma held his ground and then began to move to the motions of his Hirio Shoten Ha. Foron was too enraged to notice anything as the twister began to surround them. At the right moment Ranma unleashed the largest Hirio Shoten Ha ever conceived. It consumed a full block destroying several buildings. Foron was caught in a twister of his and Ranma's energy. Andreas held Akane so she was sucked into the twister.

Both Ranma and Foron spun for what seemed like hours before it died. Ranma landed hard on the ground and not to far Foron hit the ground. Andreas and Akane ran over to Ranma and stopped at the sound of a voice.

"Don't you dare! This match is not over!" Foron slowly stood up with several bruises covering his body.

Andreas and Akane backed away as Foron started to walk to Ranma's body. Ranma sat up and watched him in amazement. Absentmindedly Foron dropped the Dragon's Spine and collapsed before he could reach Ranma. His body began to dissolve and soon nothing was left but a pile of dust. Ranma fell back breathing heavily.