Life Renewed
By
Lady Mystra
Chapter 4:
Ukyo had never been so scared in her entire life. After the ceremony Ryoga started to convulse and scream as his aura flickered on and off. Then he arched his back and screamed again this time his aura exploded consuming all of them in his black and white aura.
At that moment she dropped to the ground and screamed.
"I don't want to die!"
A few moments later a hand rested on her shoulder. Raising her eyes she looked at Midnight as she helped her to her feet.
"Don't worry your safe."
With that said she rose to her feet and looked in awe as Kagenmi with his arm raised had erected an invisible shield that was keeping the power Ryoga was emitting at bay.
"What did you do to him?" replied Ukyo.
"Father broke the curses that bind him and suppressed his power."
Ukyo could only look on in awe as Ryoga screamed to the heavens.
"Do you think he is going to break through?" replied Midnight as she turned to her father.
"He's close."
Ryoga's exploded one more time, but this time his hair seemed to change from black to gold and then back again. He then powered down as his eyes rolled into the back of his head he collapsed landing on alter. Kagenmi went up to the altar looked at Ryoga making sure he was still alive. Kagenmi raised his hand and spoke the spidery words of magic. His hand glowed and Ryoga rose from the altar, a blue-white aura surrounded Ryoga. He was then clothed in a loose pair of black training pants with a gold sash wrapped around his waist. Black bracers adorned his wrists and more gold cloth wrapped his calves and ankles followed by black kung-fu shoes. His chest was left bare revealing his scar to the world and a hole in the back of the pants freed his tail, which swung back and forth behind him. After Ryoga was dressed he stayed floating in the air and moved towards Kagenmi, who had started to head back to the house.
Ukyo reached and grabbed Midnight's arm and stopped her.
"What just happened what do you turn Ryoga back to?"
Midnight closed her eyes and responded while they walked back to the house. "Ryoga was not born human, but is in fact a full blooded saiyan."
"One of the last of his race, from the age of five he was cursed by a witch who found him a threat to he."
"And because of that he has been alone almost all of his life."
"Akane was his only chance at happiness that he knew of at that time."
"That is one of the reasons he did what he did and when she found out about his second curse she blew up at his as she does at Ranma." With that said she turned back to her father and followed him to the house. Ukyo followed as she thought about what she was told.
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As they entered the house Kagenmi floated Ryoga to the living room and put him on a couch the blue glow faded away from Ryoga's body.
"Midnight our saiyan friend will be hungry when he awakes see that he gets something to eat." With that said he left heading for the library. Midnight turned to Ukyo.
"Would you like to help me prepare some food you the Saiyan vacuum cleaner?" Ukyo looked at her in confusion "What do you mean?"
"All Saiyan's have monster appetites, because of there metabolism is extremely high."
"Saiyan's must consume between 10,000 to 20,000 calories a day." Ukyo was wide eyed as she heard this.
"Your kidding right?"
"Sorry I'm not kidding, lets get to work." With that said they left for the kitchen.
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Midnight removed her cloak and hung it on a hook in a closet. "Glad to get that off." She went back to where Ukyo was by the sink. She was dressed in black leather pants with matching boots and a white tank top a large sword of unusual design was strapped to her back. She pulled her hair back and removed her sword and laid it on the table. Ukyo looked at it in awe. "I have never seen a sword like that before?" "And you never will, at least in this world." She then went over and pulled it out of its scabbard. It was the most unusual sword she had ever seen it was curved like a katana but the blade looked nothing like a katana it was jagged and fearsome looking. It was over forty-eight inch's in length from the handle to the tip and at the hilt protruded four claw-like appendages that looked very sharp. The metal was of a blue-gray color that changed from gray to blue as it was twisted in the light.
"What are the claws for?" asked Ukyo as she looked in awe at the sword.
"For impaling your victim like this," with that she trusted the sword forward and the claws extended out a few inches and then retracted back. She smiled at the shocked look on Ukyo's face. Putting it back in its scabbard and walked over to Ukyo.
"We should get cooking Ryoga will be up in a little while."
"I'll get the ingredients and prepare them you start the cooking."
"Ok, lets do it." With that they got busy making food.
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An hour later Midnight and Ukyo finished cooking a feast that could feed an army. "Do you think this is enough?" replied Ukyo.
"It better be that was a lot of work," replied Midnight.
"Why don't you wake the kid up so he can eat?"
"Sure." With that said Ukyo left for the living room to wake up Ryoga.
When she entered she saw Ryoga was on the couch and went to wake him.
"Get up Ryoga it's time to eat," replied Ukyo as she tried to shake his shoulder. He just turned over and shrugged her off. When she reached for him he growled at her. "That jackass just growled at me." Ukyo was about to reach for her spatula when Ryoga's tail swayed in front of her defensively. "What the hell?" replied Ukyo as she looked at the tail as it swayed side to side like a cobra in front of her? Ukyo reached for it but it slapped her hand instead. "Oww, you little…" She tried reaching for it again but it just dodged out of her way. Ukyo grew more frustrated as she struggled to grab Ryoga's tail. "Get over here you little…" she reached and grabbed the base of his tail and her hand slid down its length. What happened next surprised the hell out of her.
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WHAM!
Whatever response she had expected, it was not exactly the one Ukyo got. Ryoga spun around so fast that she barely saw him move and dropped her onto the floor. But then his body was pressed right up against hers, so close that she could feel his VERY evident arousal. His now ebony eyes locked onto hers from scant inches away, glazed with extremely evident lust. He growled like an animal and began to sniff her neck and face. To shocked to do anything Ryoga licked from her cheek across her mouth to her other cheek. His head rose giving her a feral smile his fangs showing predominately.
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Midnight was finished setting the food on the table when he heard something fall to the floor.
"What was that?" Cleaning her hands on a towel she went to the living room to see what was going on. As she walked into the living room she Ryoga on top of Ukyo grinning feral at her. Moving like lightning she kick Ryoga right into the wall. Ryoga slammed into wall and slid down it not moving.
"What happened Ukyo, are you all right," as she turn to Ukyo and helped her to her feet.
"Yes I think so," replied Ukyo as she got her composer back.
"So what happened?"
"I tried to wake him but his tail attacked me so I grabbed the base of and my hand slid down it."
"The next thing I knew he was on top of me like you saw." Midnight shook her head and sighed.
"Sorry we where going to tell you and Ryoga, but you jumped the gun so to speak." "A Saiyan's tail at the base is an erogenous zone." Ukyo blushed a deep red as she heard this.
"Sorry for not telling you we didn't think this would happen so soon."
"Saiyan's are more animalistic than humans and live a lot on instinct."
"Even though they are more advanced then humans they still have some of their primal urges and instincts."
"Owww, what hit me," moaned Ryoga as he began to wake.
"Go to the bathroom and cool down some, I'll take care of Ryoga here," replied Midnight.
"Ok, thanks," answered Ukyo as she walked down the hall blushing as she passed Ryoga.
Ryoga groggily got up and looked around and noticed he was a living room with Midnight.
"What happened?" He rubbed his chest where he was kicked. He turned around and looked at mirror and shook his head.
"Your instincts got the better of you and I had to control your hormones."
"What?"
"Come on and get yourself cleaned up dinner is ready." Ryoga moved up to a mirror to clean himself up and looked at himself. He put his hand on the mirror and then on his face. He looked down his body and noticed that he was different. His muscles where bigger and more cut, he looked in the mirror and noticed his hair was a lot longer and spikier.
"What the hell happened to me?"
Then he felt something behind him tickling his leg. When he reached down to scratch his leg he felt something soft and then he grabbed it and screamed as he saw that he had a tail.
"Ahhhhh!"
"A tail just like mom and dad…" whispered Ryoga as he played with his tail.
"So this is what I should of looked like?" replied Ryoga.
"Yes."
Ryoga turn from the mirror and looked at Midnight.
"My father removed all you curses."
"This is what you would of looked liked with out them."
"Amazing."
"Come on I bet your hungry."
At that moment his stomach growled.
"Sorry," replied Ryoga as he rubbed his belly. With that they walked to the kitchen.
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Ukyo walked into the bathroom and closed the door and lied back against the door catching her breath.
'What was that?'
'Part of me was scared as hell and the other part of me was…' Ukyo shook her head and went to the sink and splashed her face. "I've never seen him act like that he was any animal." "I better get back to the kitchen and she what that jackass remembers." With that she dried her face and walked back to the kitchen.
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Ryoga look with wide eyes as he saw all the food Midnight and Ukyo had made.
"That's a lot of food."
"Yep, you Saiyan's have monster appetites, you burn more calories than normal people so you need to eat more."
"Come on grab a plate."
Ryoga grabbed a plate and found himself get a lot of food. What surprised him more was that he was not full after finishing half of what was made. Getting more food Ryoga devoured his food faster than Mr. Saotome and Ranma.
Midnight look at Ryoga as he ate, "Ryoga you better hurry and finish, you have a lot of work ahead of you."
"Yea..." Ryoga started finishing his food and they got up and put their dishes in the sink and followed Midnight out of the kitchen.
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As they stepped out they saw Ukyo coming down the hall. "Ukyo come with us its time for Ryoga's training," replied Midnight as they stepped outside.
"Ah, Ukyo I hope you don't hate me now."
Ukyo looked at him confused. "What do you mean?"
"If it's about what happened in the living room you can forget about it."
"What are talking about?"
"What happened in the living room?"
"I was talking about me being not human?"
Ryoga and Ukyo stared at each other with confused looks on their faces. "What happened in the living room?"
"Nothing, nothing at all lets catch up to Midnight." With that said they ran to where Midnight went.
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They ran into a field of grass, the grass came up to just above there ankles. Midnight and her father Kagenmi where standing in the middle of it. They walked up to them as Kagenmi and Midnight where talking in private.
"Ah, Ryoga come there is much to discuss."
"You should know that the Saiyan race produced some of the most powerful warriors in the Universe."
Ryoga walked to him a little off balance.
"Ah, a little off balance."
"Ah, that's the tail it is one of the sources of power for the Saiyan race."
"Really," replied Ryoga.
"Yes it is also one of its weaknesses for some."
Ryoga look curious. "What do you mean?"
"The tail is very sensitive, so grabbing it hard will hurt except for Saiyan Elite and those of Royal blood."
"Stroking it with affection will produce the opposite effect, and bring pleasurable sensations."
Ryoga looked at him confused. "What do you mean?"
"You need to learn about Saiyan physiology and biology they are different than human physiology and biology," replied Kagenmi as he smiles at him.
"Alright Ryoga I'm going to teach you about your new body."
"First your tail will help you balance better and you must be careful that nobody grabs it so wrap it around your waist like a belt." Ryoga thought about doing that and the tail did it.
"Ok Ryoga this is how it's going to be from now till the time we send you back. Midnight will work your body, and I will work on your mind and spirit."
"What do you mean?"
"Be they human or Saiyan all species have three elements, Mind, Body, and Spirit." "By themselves the can accomplish great things, but they have limits, together there are no limits."
"We will teach you about your elemental limits and you will learn to over come those limits and you will be pushed harder than you've ever been pushed before."
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Kagenmi waved his hand at Midnight. She moved Ukyo to a safe distance.
"Good now I am going to see how good you fight right now."
"And I don't want you holding back you got it."
"Yes I got it," was Ryoga's reply.
"Good, now here's your first lesson."
"I'm going to tell you five dangerous characteristics of a warrior."
"Number 1: A warrior who is willing to die is liable to get killed."
"Number 2: A warrior who is afraid to die is likely to get captured."
"Number 3: A warrior who gets angry when insulted is going to make mistakes."
"Number 4: A warrior who is obsessed with honor misses out on tactical advantages."
"Number 5: A warrior who loves his sword is apt to misuse it."
"Remember these things burn them into your mind and never forget."
"Now to set up the stage for your fight."
Kagenmi stepped back and started to chant. His body glowed blue as his power grew the sky darkened and lightning flared in the sky above. Seven circles of blue energy appeared before him the circles rise from the ground and seven bodies appear. He then waves his hand towards Ryoga and he felt the weight of his training clothes increase. Ryoga's eyes pop out as he looks at his opponents.
"Your kidding right Sensei."
"This is Chun Li, Mai Shuranui, Cammy, King, Ibuki, Blue Mary and Makoto," motioned Kagenmi from left to right.
"I suggest you prepare yourself."
Ryoga test's his body to the weight being applied by the weighted clothing.
" I fell you need experience training to fight girls."
"But, but, but, I can't fight girls." Ryoga rubs his nose as he feels blood dripping after looking at the outfits his opponents is wearing.
"That's one of your problem's Ryoga you need to get use to fight female opponents because Ranma sometimes changes to a girl in mid-fight."
"Besides you need to get use to the female body so you don't pass out ever time you see some flesh."
Ryoga gulp as he into a fighting stance.
Kagenmi went up to the girls and turned to them.
"Kill him."
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Next episode: Ryoga fights the Street Fighting Girls and his first lesson in using his head.
A/N: Can Ryoga survive fighting the girls from the Street fighter series as well as from the King of the Fighters series? Who knows? Got the idea from remembering the Saiyan's greatest strength is there ability to get stronger with each fight. So I figure if Ryoga can learn from his mistakes and fight dozens of skilled warriors, it will sink into that head of his that using the same tactics over and over again will not work. As a bonus he will get stronger even if he loses.