Unwanted Fate Chapter 9 A Goddess's Freedom, a ranma fanfic

Author Notes: Okay so life has been a little hectic and I am just now getting over being sick and was in the hospital so sorry for the delay these things happen.

I have to admit there are places where this story seems slightly clunky I was very inexperienced when I wrote this piece so my apologies in advance if it still feels that way after any changes I make. -Zeltronica

U.F. Chapter:9

Dr. Tofu's Clinic

Two hours later Dr. Tofu's clinic.

Ranma was looking at Dr. Tofu with concern to her features. "How is he doc?"

Tofu shrugged looking over Ryoga's vital reports. "He will live I cured the poison, but he won't be waking up for a good three months. This poison wasn't treated fast enough if wasn't for the Jusenkyo magics flowing inside his body he would be dead right now, I assume that you are protecting him in your own ways?"

Ranma shrugged her shoulders her cat ears twitching, tilting her head downward looking off to her right at the tiled floor, her tail swishing. "Call it friendly help since Akane makes some of the best toxic warfare junk known to man by just cooking." she dully said.

After learning what she wanted to know she then left the office heading into the lobby. "Well, it would Appear that Ryoga will be fine but he won't be going after Akane any time soon."

Nabiki sighs looking to Ranma. "I contacted the authorities and they won't lift a finger saying that they do not appreciate hoaxes."

Kasumi with great concern for her sister, and worry her eyes red from crying just earlier. "This is dreadful. Somebody has to save her! We can't just leave her with those monsters..." she trailed, with a sniffle.

Soun cried his best waterworks. "Someone has to save my little girl won't anyone do it?"

Shampoo, Mousse, and Cologne all shrugged. "Sorry, we are not allowed to go back to China for a year due to the village. I found out before I left that its punishment for our infractions against Ranko, We can try in a year if you like but I am afraid that is a bit late."

Ukyo looked to no one in particular. "I have a business to run, and I can't take the time away to go if I expect to stay in business."

Nodoka seated on the couch sighed. "I don't really get the option myself I have a busy season to deal with since November starts tomorrow so I am going to be away for awhile."

Kuno sighed a sad breath. "I would save her myself but my wife Kohana would not let me go sorry, At one time I would buy a small country for her, but my wife would have my hide if I attempted such a reckless pursuit."

Nabiki looked to Kuno with both a frown and a look of surprise. "Wait you got married when did you do that?"

Kuno smiled at Nabiki. "Happened just over a year ago Kohana asked me out, and I accepted, and things went from there then I proposed. And you know the rest."

Tofu entering the lobby looked around the room. "That is all good and well but we really don't have time for this if you cannot go save her that is fine. But what we need to do is look at our options and send someone, and I think Ranma your our best hope at getting her back. You have saved her time and again and I know you have the skills to save her now more than ever."

Ranma sighed heavily. "How did I know this would fall to me? I always get drug into these matters am I like the only powerful martial artist here?"

Mousse gritted his teeth. "Ranma we don't have time for this! We would go save her if not for the village put your big girl panties on and deal with it!"

Ranma growled giving the raven-haired amazon and sometimes duck a harsh glare. "I am not whining... I just you know what never mind." 'I am so tired of having to save her.' she thought to herself, though she wouldn't say no.

Nodoka shrugged. "Sorry honey you're more than just a martial artist. A Goddess does not falter she just does, and you currently are not bound by the council due to the seasons. So you are a free Roamer so think of this as an opportunity."

Ranma sighed a ragged breath looking to everyone in the room. "So I am being asked to go alone no one wants to come with me?"

Ukyo shrugged. "Ranko we would just get in the way, and you haven't got full control of some of your magic we could get hurt especially if you use your Chaos magic it is uncontrolled."

Nodoka nodded in agreement. "Ukyo is right the Dragon Scythe does not hinder to frost. You will have to use some of your more powerful magic to deal with this threat."

Ranma looked at her mother. "You say that like you know him?"

Nodoka nodded taking a breath then explained. "Yes, he is a Rogue God named Damocles. Who was kicked from the counsel he is twisted and Corrupt."

Ranma sighed with recognition. "Then if he is evil I will go deal with him...I will bring Akane back this I swear on oath."

Ranma giving some time to think with a heavy heart. 'I have to do this, I was wrong to put her through misery just cause of the stress and frustration I felt over being forced into an arranged marriage proposal.'

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Once More Unto The Breach

After packing her things Ranma made her way to the boat docks, her spell book satchel hung at her side, she put a cloak on to keep herself warm. Once at the water's edge, she proceeded to give her surroundings a cursory glance to ensure she was not being watched. Once sure she wasn't she stepped off the dock and into the water and then stepped onto the shore of China.

Ranma chuckled looking around to her surroundings. "Bonus to being a water Goddess travel to another land is instant thanks to water." She stated to no one in particular, at one time she despised water outside of taking a bath or to have a drink, but now it was just a tool to be used as anything else.

She considered her surroundings observing her reflection in a nearby car window which caused her to shiver as her fear started to build, her eyes that of a cat going wide with fright, she diverted her gaze closing her eyes, she proceeded to use a simple illusionary spell which hid her cat-like features from the mortal eye since she didn't feel like explaining her appearance, and not everyone understood cosplay terminology.

As she made her way down a dirt Road toward Miyatashi village she pondered on just how she got herself into this mess again. About an hour into her journey she happened upon a couple of travelers who were trying to fix a wheel on their wagon.

The stranger asked having heard footfalls not bothering to look, "Good sir can you help me fix my wagon the wheel has broken and I don't have the strength to lift, and put the new wheel on at the same time."

Ranma looked at the wagon and the stranger trying to figure out if this was an ambush or something, she gave her surroundings a once over before going on to speak.

"I suppose I could help you what do you need me to do?" she queried, taking a few steps closer.

The stranger paused in what he was doing, turning giving the red-head a look of surprise. "I am so sorry I didn't know you were a..." he said trail, his gaze wandering over her body.

Ranma sighed a frustrated expression crossed her face. "A girl? If you are worried I cannot lift believe me I can lift your wagon for you if you want?" to which the man without a word gave a slight nod gesturing to the wagon his features one of a skeptic.

After a few minutes the stranger gathered his parts, and Ranma lifted the Wagon up so the stranger could put the new wheel on. She felt very uncomfortable cause this left her vulnerable to an attack if it was to occur, though she was a sucker for someone who needed help.

Stranger put the new wheel on and with a few clangs of his hammer he got the Locking rings back on. "You can put her down now thank you for the help young one."

Ranko let the wagon down easy then leaned against it rasping. "That wagon is pretty heavy what you got in it?" she inquired.

The stranger shrugged his shoulders, going on to say. "Medical supplies and what not."

Ranko looked to the cart with a skeptical eye as she observed through the tarp the barrel of a rifle which was among others inside an open crate. "Medical supplies I suppose that is why you would need a few dozen firearms?" she questioned

The stranger moved between the cart and the red-head proceeding to pull the tarp down. "It's all medical supplies, and a man has to be able to defend himself on the road, now while I appreciate you helping me young one you best be on your way."

Ranko with a nervous laugh as the man's meaning was not lost on her. "I gotcha. Yea it doesn't concern me good luck to you... Actually though before I go I am looking for the Dragon Scythe cult I heard they are in this area."

The stranger eyed Ranko Carefully. "If you got business with them is very bad news my friend. But they are no longer residing here in China you will find them in Transylvania. They tell everyone they still in China to throw people off. Why you want to deal with them they are true monsters in every sense of the word?"

Ranma took a deep breath going on to explain. "They took a good friend of mine away, and I need to get her back."

The stranger sighed. "Just give up shes already damned if they have her."

Ranma looked the stranger with a curious brow raised. "What do you mean damned?"

The stranger sighed. "Are you daft girl? They are a group of real true to life Vampires who warship a damned blood god. They will probably make her one of their own on the night of the moon. You couldn't get there in time. It would take you at least two months or more to get there, the night of the moon is in just three weeks."

Ranma sighed looking determined. "I have to try where do I go?"

The stranger shrugged looking at the girl in wonderment. "You are a very strange girl no? Okay I tell you-you will need to go to the Central region of Romania it is bounded by the south and east Carpathian Mountain Range from there it shouldn't be too hard for you to find the place. But to be honest you shouldn't try you will be too late by the time you get there especially considering how big China is, and no offense to you girl you may be strong enough to help lift my wagon which is surprising but you look to be far too fragile to fight them no offense to you."

Ranma muttered as she started off back toward the ocean to use it to speed her travel up. "Can't believe that I lifted his wagon up and he thinks I am too fragile." Growl.

The stranger watched the girl leave. "Strange girl going the wrong way... She will never reach her friend in time going the wrong direction," he said aloud the horse nodded to his words as if understanding him.

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Europe In the Rain

Ranma once reaching the ocean she stepped in, and then walked on to the shore of Europe finding herself in London she found a town info center and rifled through the various maps trying to find the best possible route hoping for a river of some kind to speed her travel up again.

She inwardly groaned as none of the rivers were nearest to her location or near the location she had in mind. "Damn it that does me no good I only got a few weeks to move, I better start huffing it. She stated aloud e some of the locals looking at her strangely.

Local London police officer. "Excuse me, miss, can I see your passport?"

Ranma looked to the officer biting her lower lip slightly as she considered how best to get out of the current situation, she smiled at him giving her best naive expression starting to say something, but bolted off like a shot around him, and was gone before the policeman could turn around.

'Kami that was close... I can't get myself deported not now I have to find Akane.'

Continuing her trek she found a train and jumped on to the roof of one of the cars while it was moving she figured she would ride the train as far as it would go to getting her there. She sat down and started reading her spell book trying to see if she had something to fight vampires with. She sighed. After thirty minutes of sifting through the pages.

'You have to be kidding me all the spells of death magic and nothing about Vampires.. what a rip off..' Ranma pondered, course nothing surprised her she wouldn't even be surprised if werewolves existed considering she was not only a Goddess but a Neko-girl the kind one only reads about in manga/anime.

'Wait, no kidding it wouldn't speak of Vampires duh... death magic works with them not against..' "That settles it I will have to rely on brute force and Chaos magic to win this." Ranma observed to herself out loud with a determination in her eyes.

As the train continued its turns along the tracks it started to rain. she put her spellbook away even though the rain didn't affect it. She still was going to need to hold on less the steel of the car she was on got slick and made her fall off. Using one of her spells she made it where the water didn't land on her but the steel was wet making it slippery.

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Meanwhile Dragon Scythe Castle in Transylvania.

"Sago you have pleased me most greatly this woman will make a fine bride to me young Japanese beauties are a favorite of mine," Damocles stated in an evil tone.

Sago bowed his head going on to say. "Thank you my lord only the best for you Japanese woman make the best wives. I always thought."

Akane glared daggers at the duo. "Let me go Ranma will rip you apart when she comes for me you can count on it!"

Damocles laughed maniacally. "Are you talking about that man you called your Husband he is dead the poisons Sago used would have killed him."

Akane spits in the direction Damocles missing by an inch. "He isn't dead I know he is not I feel him he is alive! And as for Ranma she is your worst nightmare she won't stop till I am free!"

Sago sighed shrugging his shoulder. "I am sorry my Lord I do not know this Ranma she is babbling about."

Damocles looked to the blue-haired teen, chuckling with amusement going on to question, "So you have a friend that will gladly throw her life away to save you?"

Akane grinned then stated with confidence. "She will come for me you wait and see then you will be sorry!"

Damocles chuckled very much amused at Akane's words. "This will be amusing we will see if she arrives before the night of the moon. If not you will be ripping your own friend's heart out and drinking from it." He broke into some evil laughter at this point.

Akane sat there fuming listening to Damocles Cackle like a mad man.

Sago reached in and grabbed Akane's chin forcing her to look at him. "You will make a beautiful Vampire concubine for my Lord and you will enjoy it." After he let go Akane looked away angrily.

Akane sighed. 'Please Ranma hurry I don't want to become one of them please hurry.'

"Sago lets go we have a dinner to attend to leave my newest concubine some food and water, and we will be back later," Damocles stated.

Sago answered. "Yes my Lord thy will be done."

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Walking The Transylvania Way

As Ranma made camp she continued to study the map trying to figure out the best way to get to the castle. Not noticing she had been followed since china she continued her planning. In a nearby bush. Kodachi watched the red-headed girl she knew was her Ranma-chan's sister from afar. 'That magical device really worked I always knew she was a practitioner of black magic. If I follow her I will find my Ranma-Sama. Then I and he can go be happy ever after. After I put that Red and Blue Haired Hussy in a hole in the ground. For you Ranma I dare all Risk all to make us both happy.'

Ranma pinpointed the exact location of the castle and the best way to go about getting in. She pondered realizing she was only four miles from getting there. While Kodachi went back to her own camp to sleep, she packed up and left as quickly as she set up her camp. She was going to get Akane back soon if she could help it. Making good time she ran down a gravel path running past civilian folks and found herself in a small village she could see the castle not very far off in the distance. It was pretty evil looking as the darkness came bats scurried about in the moonlight she stopped to look at it.

"Excuse me miss but you need to get inside it will be nightfall soon, and you don't want to get attacked the inn is cheap if you will stay?" A ten-year-old girl called to her.

Ranma turned her attention to the girl that had spoken to her. "I am not scared of Vampires honey I can take care of myself."

The little girl insisted. "No please stay Vampires are least of worry in these parts. The werewolves are vicious."

Ranma contemplated. 'It is like some kind of nightmare werewolves and vampires actually exist...Here and I was thinking they were some kind of Blood drinking cult.' "Sure thing kiddo how much?"

The girl replied. "It is one-thousand of your yen to stay here."

Ranma sighed with a look agitation. Handing the girl one-thousand yen. "Don't spend it all in one place." 'where is she going to spend Japanese money at... in Europe of all places.'

After about thirty minutes Ranko was in a room where she had a good view of the castle. Taking a bath and getting ready for bed she looked out the window to the castle and listening to the howling of the wind in the trees and of wolves in the distance. "Man this place is giving me the creeps. I am coming for you Akane tomorrow I will save you mark my words." Ranko stated with enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, Kodachi wasn't sleeping very well packing up she decided to find a town herself she was mad when she found Ranko had packed up and left her campsite already meaning she had to catch up.

"I swear there is too much Howling in this forest and the beasts are really stupid, I mean who in their right mind thinks I am going to believe I was attacked by a werewolf it was obviously a man in a suit." She complained as she continued on toward town leaving a paralyzed, and very real werewolf behind.

Akane sat in her cage praying for rescue. "Come on Ranma please hurry I wanted to have a family someday please save me."

Sago laughed with evilness to his voice. "Please Ranma come save me I want to have a family blah blah blah. Face it she won't get here in time you are wasting your breath she is probably in China right now chasing her tail."

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Castlevania Jusenkyo Style

The morning had come the sun shined brightly across the land, dark clouds in the distance were slowly rolling in overhead. Ranma having woke up from her night's rest took a brisk shower getting dressed and then after eating breakfast in her room she left her pack in the room and left locking the door and putting the key in her pocket.

"Leaving so soon?" The innkeeper asked.

Ranma paused in her walk to acknowledge the gentleman "Well I have something I have to do. How much to keep the room for another night or two?" she queried with genuine interest.

The innkeeper gave the red-head sincere smile. "My daughter seems to like you so I will let you stay here for the entire week for free if you like. Just leave me the key when you are leaving and don't tell a soul I did this." he offered.

Ranma contemplated a moment, then returned the mans smile and gave a respectful bow of her head. "Hai! Okay, thank you, tell her I said thanks won't you?"

The Innkeeper smiled. "I will let her know that you said thank you."

Ranma made her way up the Road toward the castle it looked ominous even from the day. As she made her way through the woods up the trail she got chills up her spine. Listening she heard the howling of an eery wind blowing through the trees its cold air nipping at her.

"Burr, it's cold and I am a frost Goddess yet this cold is getting to me... foul magics indeed," she muttered aloud to herself, her eyes regularly scanning her surrounds for potential danger since it wasn't lost on her as a lone female walking a lonely road in the wilderness made her a potential vulnerable target in the eye of predators both human and inhuman.

As she continued onward in her trek she paused in her step giving her surrounding a quick one-eighty, she felt as if she was being watched. Her well-trained eyes with their heightened sight and the awareness of heightened hearing she couldn't see anyone or hear them, but she felt ever still as if eyes were upon her.

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One of the Ten called to his superior using his phone, as he kept a careful eye on the red-head who was moving at a decent pace he had to be very careful as several times now the red-head had almost spotted him, he knew if she had seen him there might be a chance assuming this was the girl his boss was expecting she was very dangerous,.

He spoke up in hushed tones"Sago there is someone coming this way up the main road."

Sago retrieved his spyglass and looked to the traveler seeing her amidst the trees. 'That is impossible it can't be the Ranma that girl is raving about she shouldn't be here yet especially coming from Japan this is Europe.'

He went back into the Chambers holding Akane. "Does your friend Ranma have blue and red hair?" Sago asked inquisitively.

Akane's face lit up. "I told you she was coming your in trouble now!"

Sago gave the girl a harsh glare though for her part the blue-haired woman didn't budge giving an equally cold glare his way he then broke the glaring match and ran for his master's chambers in an effort to warn him. "Lord Damocles I don't know how but that Ranma that new concubine of yours keeps talking about is here! She is on her way up the main road now as we speak!"

Damocles smiled at this knowledge, he already had a faint inkling of the girl that was on her way even from this distance and between stone wall he could feel the power that radiated from the wayward red-n-blue-haired teenage woman a power that seemed acutely familiar to him, though even familiar it eluded him as he couldn't place a face to the power.

"Good I was hoping she would get here I will enjoy making her one of my damned concubines," he called, as he enjoyed having many wives, he had a growing trove of them from all parts of the world, one could call him a collector of sorts and having two Japanese women with very rare hair colors surely was a boon to an extravagant man like himself.

Ranma now standing before the gates of the castle looked up to the guards who stared down at her with cold calculating eyes, she returned the mans eyes with an equally intimidating gaze however the man showed no real emotion almost as if a zombie.

"Mind opening the gate for me" she queried of the guard, however, he said nothing to her almost not even registering her presence, "No huh... Okay." Ranma muttered under her breath before chanted one of her many spells in her arsenal causing a gale of supercooled freezing air to blast against the door and much of the castle wall became encased in ice, with this done she then lightly with her left index finger tapped it shattering the entire castles left wall, causing many guards to fall into the rubble of the wall all seeming to freeze and shatter on impact causing dark purplish and red chunks to lay strewn amidst the rubble.

"You could have just let me in and you would still be unhurt and now look at you all in pieces." Ranko dully stated as she walked past the rubble, her mood turning dark as she really didn't care about the well being of the men within the confines of this castle especially since she figured if they were vampires they were not of this world so she would be doing the world a solid in the grand scheme of things.

Sago and the ten came out into the courtyard to greet Ranma as she made her way ever closer to the inner sanctum of the compound.

Sago looked at the destruction asking. "What are you?" as this wasn't the work of a normal human, that and her visage was shimmering due to his vampire senses he could tell she was using a very powerful illusionary spell to give off the appearance of the trappings of a typical Japanese teen with fiery red hair with blue highlights.

Ranma shrugged her shoulders at him as she stepped within six feet of the eleven men she would soon be facing. "Just a simple girl who wants her friend back. Look I am only going to say this once hand her over while you still got a chance to live. I won't hold back if you refuse me so be smart and hand the girl over to me."

Sago and the men laughed maniacally and in unison. "What are you kidding? She is just a little girl Hah aha your cute but you don't look like a killer to any of us," he called, giving her a confident grin.

Ranma didn't look amused. "I don't look like a killer huh? Your right but today I will throw my rules out the window, I don't consider vampire worshipers worth living. Now I will give you one last chance to give me Akane and I will consider letting you live?" Ranma called as she formed and brandish her frost sword which crackled and shimmered dancing along the blades length with a combination of both divine and unholy energies, dropping her illusionary magics allowing her neko-features to become visible, one of her eyes glowing bright fluorescent blue, the other becoming pitch black like almost as if a never-ending void unbeknownst to herself.

"What's it going to be boys?" she queried her voice almost as if in a wind tunnel, the ground beneath their very feet quaked with each word.

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Blood Demigod vs Goddess

Meanwhile, inside the castles, innermost sanctum within the confines of Akane's current prison Damocles grinned wickedly. "I was planning to wait for the night of the moon to make you mine but your friend it would seem complicates things... So I will let her have a gift should things turn in her favor she will have to play with you." He sank his fangs into Akane's neck the light in her eyes faded slowly. Once finished he put her back in the cage in a trance-like state.

Akane sat in a trance-like state fighting a battle in her head and the cravings she was getting for blood trapped in a cage she couldn't do anything but fight her solo battle of control within the confines of her mind.

Meanwhile outside Ranma finished ten of the men she had been in a furious battle with that was mostly one-sided in her favor, however, now her sights were set on her final foe being that of Sago she was currently in the process of kicking him to the ground, and readying her frost sword to strike. "As you can see your immune to frost strike but my sword still cuts. Where is the girl and I may consider not killing you?" she offered in a falsetto glimmer of hope for her opponent, though she planned to kill him either way.

Sago laughed evilly and maniacally. "I am not done yet you defeated them but you won't get me I don't care sorceress or not your going down!" With that, he chanted a spell of his own and surprised the Neko-Goddess as a stone fist hit Ranma in the jaw knocking her backward making her slam into the far right wall of the castle shattering a hole in the shape of our favorite Hero in the wall.

Ranma growling pulled herself from the rubble stepping back in through the freshly created hole dust still saturating the area. "That was dirty." chanting one of her spells. "Deep Submerge!" Sago found himself hit by a stream of icy cold water knocking him against the castle main door causing it to burst open in a shower of wood and iron as he flipped, and rolled onto the now red wet soaked carpet. The Neko-Goddess stepped through the now destroyed door looking to the other occupant none other than The God she was looking for.

Sago laughed getting back up on unsteady feet. "You want him you better kill me first!" he cried charging the red-n-blue-haired Neko-Goddess throwing a series of highspeed kicks and punches that Ranma seemed to effortlessly dodge with her catlike reflexes swiping with her claws she caught sago in the throat leaving a rather deep gash pattern nearly decapitating him causing him to gurgle and laugh. She watched in awe as his neck healed up almost near instant.

Sago smiled at her wickedly. "You won't kill me like that little girl I am Immortal!"

Ranma grinned confidently, narrowing on her opponent. "Well now this is interesting I guess I should tell you a little teed bit about myself. Listen closely now I am not a sorceress I am a fourth generation frost Goddess."

Sago laughed hysterically. "Your fourth generation frost Goddess? Don't make me laugh I am a first generation Demigod!"

Ranma smiled giving him a cute look. "Well since we are comparing our ego's let me flatten that for you cause I am one of the cream of the crops in your death circle. I am the second generation Jusenkyo water Goddess and last I checked you are under me!"

Sago got a little worried. "You can't be the Jusenkyo Goddess Jalia is she is still in the springs last I checked!"

Ranma grinned with fangs bore a Cheshire cats grin. "You need to get out more this ends now! De-hydrocanin!" Launching a volley of water at Sago that he narrowly avoided getting some on his arm wet. From the blast.

Sago readied himself for a counter attack. "That wasn't not..hi.." Sago let out a scream of pain as his arm withered and fell from his body hitting the floor in a burst of ash and dust.

Ranma charged at Sago unleashing a flurry of kicks and claw swipes and launching off more of her spells trying to decimate Sago..., while at the same time she made attempts to strike him down with her sword the demigod he quickly turned tail and hid behind a pillar trying to figure a way to overcome the girl. 'My Lord what the fuck...she can't be the Jusenkyo Goddess that is impossible!' he thought to himself, the power though he was feeling at this point as the Neko-girl's aura was oozing all over the structure, the atmosphere charge causing goosebumps to form on his skin.

'No this energy it's not the divine or unholy... it's pure unbridled chaos magic. No this it can't be it's the power of-of that of Oblivion itself has Nox been loosed from her prison? what fools could have thought to have done this!' he exclaimed in thought true fear and horror creeping into his mind though he didn't have long to think about or warn his master as Ranma stepped up to the pillar he was hiding behind.

"You know I may get into trouble over this... But I know a spell of death magic that will suit you just fine, bask in it unto Oblivions embrace," she said before whispering just into the horrified vampire's ear words that causes his eyes to go wide and with that Sago was suddenly enveloped by an unholy aura which he relished in its glow temporarily till he was enveloped into a glob of acid which spilled onto the floor leaving nothing but a pile of goo covered bones.

The Neko-Goddess then looked around making sure there was no one else in her way before her fluorescent blue cats' eye and mid-night pitched black eye narrowed on the elder blood-God. "This ends now Damocles give me the girl before I rid this world of you for good!"

Damocles studied her not at all seeming concerned even though what he had witnessed was horrifying to most to him it wasn't anything he hadn't seen before, and he felt he was invincible. "You really think you can kill me I am a God your spells will have no effect on me and you're not even at your true potential! after I take you for mine. I will go get your mother I should have made her my bitch while I had the chance after all half-human women are no better than the rest of the mortal monkeys, No like all mortal women even if the council deems her a full goddess she is a whore like the rest! You, my red-n-blue-haired feline friend, are no better a slut to be exploited as nothing better than common breeding stock."

Ranma growled, her expression turning to one of fury as she now was loathing this man with every fiber of her being for the audacity he showed speaking of her mother and herself and of women as he did. "You can say what you want about me, but don't ever call my mother a bitch! I swear I will gut you I am very much at full potential!" with that retrieving her spell book from its satchel absorbing it into herself. "I am the Jusenkyo Goddess now Kneel before me and I will consider granting you a quick death!" she commanded as there seemed to be a dramatic shift in her personality.

Damocles laughed at her words, though it wasn't lost on him she seemed different than just the moment before though he was feeling slightly unsettled he decided to keep a calm appearance. "And how do you propose to kill me? Water? Maybe death magic very illegal you will catch hell for what you did to Sago... But then maybe you will try frost you little whore? No just take your own advice and just kneel before me and submit to me and become my concubine it's your only true course of action.

Ranma glared coldly at the blood god's words, she then grinned cat-like licking the back of her hand. "We will see about that!" She hissed at him.

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Goddess vs Blood God

Damocles wasn't pleased with Ranma's cat-like display he despised cats of all kinds he would relish in not only defiling her but breaking her will. He launched an unholy shock wave of fire. That the Neko-Goddess laughed with glee not moving once getting enveloped he was awe struck when the wave dissipated and she stood there uninjured.

Ranma smiled a fang-toothy grin. "My turn?..don't mewyind if I do!" she called rushing forward shouting "Icy blast wave!"

A wave of frost water slammed into Damocles he growled in annoyance, not at all being affected. When the wave dissipated the Neko-Goddess grinned noting her opponent was unscathed.

Ranma chuckled at this, proceeding to shift her combat tactics. "As you can see your death magic won't hurt me and looks that I can't hurt you with spells, so guess we going to have to go into this barehanded only thing is I am highly skilled in the art of fighting I hope you like pain cause I am going to rip your heart out slowly!"

Damocles wasn't amused he ran at the Neko-Goddess in a split second slamming a fist into her midsection knocking her up and into the air with a vicious uppercut. She was surprised by this not expecting he could move that quick before she could react and right herself in the air he came from above hitting her again this time slamming her into the floor the concrete causing it to become cracked and cratered in on itself dust and debris hung in the air, stone raining every which way.

Damocles laughed staring down at an unconscious cat girl. "Too easy good at fighting? I think not your just a weak pathetic girl now look at you dead they will have to try harder if they want to assassinate me!" he stood over her, while with his right boot he placed it on the side of her head fringing it. "I'll come back for you in just a few minutes I'll let your friend turn you herself both of you will serve me for eternity.

As he started to walk away he was surprised when he was kicked in the side slamming into one of the ceiling support stone posts falling to the ground. He slowly got up seeing who just kicked him very surprised that Ranma was very much still alive.

Ranma getting to a standing position, proceeding to chuckle as she brushed the dust off herself. "This k-ki-tty cat isn't dead yet I-i still got eight lives and many more to spend," she said with an initial stutter as her fear of cats had started to surface, she let out a blood-curdling roar! Leaping at Damocles unleashing a flurry of kicks, and claw swipes with her left hand and with her right she swung at him with her frost sword connecting with his chest doing nothing as the blade was ineffective.

Damocles using his left fist hit Ranma in the cheek knocking her away. The Neko-Goddess was sent rolling eventually winding up sprawled out onto the floor, she started to push herself up off the floor when Damocles set upon her once more launching into the offensive kicking her in the ribs then using his blood powers he impaled her with a blade made of hardened blood that was held in his right hand.

The Neko-Goddess fell to her knee's the life in her left eye began to dim Ranma cursed at him spitting blood out of her mouth and onto the floor, fighting to stay keep awake and alive.

Damocles laughed at the downed girl, wrenching his blade up further still causing her to shriek in pain. "Foolish girl you should have stayed down!" He he said as he then with his left foot kicked her causing her to fall backward causing him to lose his grip on his sword where she landed on her back forcing the blade back out where it clattered to the floor, blood pooling around her.

Now for certain and with the knowledge she was now indeed dying and had no fight left he started to walk away.

Ranma as she laid dying.. "gurgle. This can't be the e.. nd I have to save h..er!" she said as she spit up some more blood as she tried desperately to force herself to get up only to realize her vision was failing and her body was failing the cold grip of deaths icy hand almost gripping her very essence.

~No I won't allow you to die... I won't be undone now when my release is nye!~ Ranko rasping for breath. "Who are you?"

~Let me come out let me in control I will win this for you! You have to survive! Or all my preparations- No I won't be undone please give me control you have the key all you have to do is use it and unbind me.~

"I- whatever do what you wish... save her!" Ranko said as she screamed due to the pain of the injury she had suffered intensified to an unbearable level, she eventually succumbed to the cold dark of her unconscious mind.

~You won't regret this you will return home I promise I will destroy him! Then we shall be as one always apart, but never distant my most blessed child~

Damocles was about to leave the room when he felt an immeasurable power within the room. Turning back he saw the Neko-Goddess was now standing the wound in her stomach healed up her eyes were open, but they were black as night. "Impossible your dead!"

The Neko-Goddess started to cackle. "Sorry to disappoint you poor Ranma is all tuckered out she is sleeping now it's just you and me now time to play chaos storm!"

Raising her right hand wielding the frost sword she whirled it in the air suddenly the clouds darkened and a black icy rain started to fall lightning cracking everywhere striking the stone of the castle walls causing several pieces of the wall to explode under its pressure, dark portals opened up with void tendrils snaking out of them.

Damocles felt the icy rain touch his skin and it burned. "Impossible Unholy magic can't harm me!"

The Neko-Goddess laughed with an evil lilt. "I am not a frosty nor am I unholy do not presume that I am anything like you pathetic Godlings, and Demon's I am the unbridled fury of the cold dark nothing. You mess with Oblivion itself at your own peril many moons have I sat imprisoned by your ilk, and while I detest you all this child I have taken a liking to and you have harmed her and for that, you must suffer!" The Neko-Goddess called as she ran at Damocles with breakneck speed slashing with her frost sword it crackled with chaotic energy that caused the stone beneath their feet to crack and buckle under the pressure.

Nox-Sama vs Blood God

The Neko-Goddess launched into the offensive her frost blade clashing with Damocles's blood sword he had formed just in the nick of time managing to bring it to bear. He felt every time his blade was struck he had Chaotic energy shocking him. Dropping down into a leg sweep trying to knock her down, the Neko-girl hopped up avoiding it slamming her left fist into his leg breaking it Damocles howled in pain rolling away his leg healing back instantly.

Damocles growled in frustration as he was starting to realizing who he was dealing with though he didn't want to believe it as that entity was sealed away before the first brick of Asgard was even laid down.

"You won't win this! I don't care who you think you are I am above all Gods they couldn't control me that is why I left their circle. They are weak and pathetic just like your Mother!"

The Neko-Goddess laughed at him watching the icy black rain pour down on Damocles steam rising off of him. "She is not my mother she is my host's mother. And I am your opponent now! And I can go on forever! You call yourself untamed? I am untamed magic for I am Nox Goddess of the cold deep dark some even refer to me as Oblivion itself for that is who stands before you now I am the eldest of the eld I don't care what Kami-sama tells little frightened children of man, demon and godlings." she paused a moment for effect.

Once she was sure things were becoming clear for the godling she continued. "Listen very closely cause I will not repeat myself Godling I am the Alpha and I am the Omega the beginning and the end you will all eventually fall to me when the last tick has been tocked.' she called, before unleashing a torrent of chaotic lightning crackling at Damocles its color a whitish black slamming into him arcing off striking the walls of the castle shattering several of the supports causing stone to fall away.

The structure had started to shake, the ceiling threatening to fall inward. The Neko-Goddess now revealed to be Nox laughed as the ceiling collapsed inward and down, and was about to crush her when she reached up with her left-hand index finger with a claw extended tapping it causing it to shatter and fall around her in tiny particles of dust and debris.

Damocles at the last minute dodged the rubble that about engulfed him rolling out of the way, and returned the favor using his blood storm where Chaos Ranko then put up a wall of water blocking his attack the water washing away with the blood. Damocles taxed was rasping for breath as he felt he was being slowly drained of his powers.

Nox stood firm not even breaking a sweat. "You can't beat me I am forever! Just rip out your own heart and let us forgo this farce of your so-called Godhood your the weak and pathetic one! Your not even worthy of being a man nor a woman you are lower than an insect who is of more use to this existence."

Damocles growled feeling both frustrated and infuriated, the hopelessness of his situation having started to dawn on him. "Damn you I won't be beaten by you Jusenkyo be damned! After all don't pretend your invincible you were sealed away which means you have a weakness!" he exclaimed, though he didn't know for himself what was used to bind the Oblivion Goddess.

Nox chuckled with glee as she could both see and smell his fear. "Well then I will do what my daughter Jalia should have finished so long ago! She then launched into an attack pummeling Damocles then she hit him with the palm of her hand, then she moved forward again while he was stunned punching into his chest her hand closing around and ripping his heart out where it took five final beats before it was lit aflame with blackish flames she tossed it on the ground Damocles he was now on his knees in pain his gaze watching his burning heart now laying on the ground.

She cackled with glee "Now its time I send you to the hell you so deserve. To be honest I think the Daimakaicho herself will be pleased with this present I give unto her."

She then chanted a spell opening up an unholy rift underneath Damocles skeletal hands reaching up grabbing him pulling him down into its blackish contents after he was pulled completely down he screamed in horror as his skin burst into flame, and his still beating black heart also lit on fire with blue-flames this time. Once he was gone and the portal closed Nox then turned her attention to a new matter. "Sorry, Ranma-chan but I feel it is too late for your friend...Or maybe not." She put some thought to this as she was not accustomed to helping others besides herself after all the one time she did attempt to help she found herself sealed away for her trouble

Nox walked into the next room she could hear the castle collapsing around them finding Akane's cage she opened it. Akane hissed at her then formed a frost sword of her own clashing against Chaos Ranko's blade. She was surprised that Akane was so strong and was forcing her back though this was only due to letting her guard down slightly, she then sure herself up while doing her best to prevent Akane who was actively trying to get bites in on her arms or anywhere she could.

Nox continued to avoid the blue-haired vampires attacks knocking her away to which Akane quickly recovered and got back to her feet and went back on the attack their sword clashing ice and Chaos energies ripping apart the walls and causing the rest of the castle to give way Nox turned and ran to the exit Akane hot on her heels as they ran out of the castle eventually coming to a stop in away from the crumbling structure still clashing swords In the black icy Rain their swords moving in fluid motion the Rain seemed to not fall to the ground till they stopped clashing their sword for a brief moment the rain finally falling to the ground with a splash mixing into the now dirt quickly turning to mud at their feet.

Akane growled with frustration as the hunger she was feeling was unbearable. "I hunger I just want a bite dammit come on give me what I want!

Launching into another offensive. Nox did the only thing she could that wouldn't kill the vampire blood crazed girl she slammed her fist into the ground causing the mountain to shatter and fall' she then grabbed an off-balanced Akane keeping herself from getting bitten once the mountain fully fell she and Akane landed in the middle of a pond that had started to ice over clashing swords once again

Nox smiled. "I won't let you die Akane. I cannot allow you to feed you will heal now that your powers have awoken it is time then we will sleep the Eternal slumber til such time as you are free from your hunger!"

She readied her blade as Akane moved in to attack their swords clashing once more.

Nox pushed Akane's blade away then embraced her both freezing instantly a permanent winter set in over the area Ice and snow would fall for many years in this place. Both she and blood-crazed Akane frozen encased in ice.

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The Aftermath

Kodachi witnessing the mountain fall from one-thousand feet to disappearing into the forest below leaving only its sister mountain standing. "My word what has just happened... Maybe my Ranma-sama broke himself free?"

Kodachi Hopped and skipped with glee heading for the direction of the fallen mountain. Sliding a little in the ice and snow that fell all around her. When she finally found ground zero she was at a frozen pond. She could not see into it since it was frozen pure solid white, once sure it was solid she began walking to the center she found an odd sight as it was definitely the red-headed harlot who to her looked to be cosplaying a Neko-Girl from Japanese manga books who was always standing between herself and her Ranma-sama and Tendo Akane encased in ice, one looking as if poised for battle the other was embracing the girl as if you would a loved one and or a very dear friend.

"So the hussy and the Blue haired peasant are finally easy pray time to shatter this scene for good!" She retrieved a mallet from seemingly nowhere and struck the ice only to be frost shocked backward onto her butt. "Woe ho ho... That is interesting."

She tried to shatter them several times before eventually tiring and giving up altogether, having enough with the failed attempt she then decided to go searching for Ranma. "I will be back you two to finish you off someday!"

She would never return forgetting eventually about this place.

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~Five months later.

"Nodoka I thought we talked about this once before?" Yaizana yelled her question as she was quite furious with the woman's blatant disregard for her fellow seasons.

Nodoka looked to the council and back at Yaizana. "I don't know what your talking about I have done nothing wrong?"

Yaizana growled. "Then did your daughter do this..Where is she its time we tighten her leash?"

Nodoka looked worried. "I...I haven't seen her in five months she went to rescue a friend of hers and never returned I searched everywhere... What has happened?"

"Yaizana that is enough out of you" Kromulus stated in a commanding voice.

Yaizana looked to the elder. "I want to know why Transylvania is under permanent winter? It is totally messing up the way things are supposed to be!"

Kromulus pondered. "Nodoka you clearly know this violates the rules. You are not allowed to leave any area not specified in a winter state."

Nodoka sighed feeling frustrated. "I did no such thing... And my daughter wouldn't do such a thing either."

Jaing having been listening to the ensuing conversation stated. "Well it may not be involved, but I felt several illegal amounts of death magic being used in Transylvania five months ago, and a strong amount of chaos magic around that time as well the likes of which have not been seen since the days Nox-sama herself roamed the cosmos."

A Raven-haired Goddess sitting not far from the group leaning against a far wall of the chamber listening in. "Don't even say her name you know what kind of panic that could cause if she is loose from her prison.

Kromulus gave a nod of his head. "Lady Anzus is right do not mention the Oblivion Goddess's name ever again Boy." he then turned his attention to the summer Goddess going on to speak, "Yaizana have you investigated Transylvania before bringing Nodoka before us?" he questioned looking to her with a stony face.

"I no I just assumed... she is always out to make my life difficult," Yaizana stated.

Kromulus pondered. "Then we will all go to Transylvania and figure this out. Nodoka be warned if this was of your doing and you have lied about your involvement the consequences will be dire. As is you are facing a formal reprimand for attempting to keep your daughter a secret from us... You were not given permission to even have a child you knew full well you before even conception was supposed to make a formal request of the ruling council and Kami-sama himself. "

Nodoka looked to the ground. "I- I fully understand but I assure you I did not do this."

Kromulus stated. "Then we leave soon."

Ryoga walked into the room. "I request to go with you please for closure."

Kromulus looked to the cursed martial artist. "And who are you to want to go with us? and why have a mortal been brought here among us the Gods?"

Ryoga gulped at the elder's tone.

Nodoka sighed a deep breath then explained. "He is married to the girl that my daughter went to rescue. He wants to know whether she's alive or dead and he knows who we are and will not speak of it under pain of death."

Kromulus studied Ryoga realizing he was protected by Jusenkyo magics this was a good Sign Nodoka's daughter was still alive somewhere. "Nodoka if it eases your mind she is still alive somewhere we will go to Transylvania and find out what has transpired." He whispered to her.

Nodoka looked to Kromulus she knew he was more knowing than any of them. He was the only god to be neutral he was powerful, and only the Almighty and the Daimakaicho could lay him low. Hearing her daughter was still alive made her feel better, and even more knowing she was certain he already knew what happened though he tended to pretend like he didn't know, the Time Lord knew all the past, and partially the future which was ever changing as if a stone tossing into an ocean constantly leaving ripples in its wake.

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Transylvania Investigation

As the group of Gods and Goddess arrived along with Ryoga, they walked the snowy path of snow.

Jaing looked over the area. "There used to be two mountains here now there is only one."

Nodoka and everyone around her felt chilled despite their powers, even Kromulus felt chilled he hadn't felt such power in a very long time a power that dwarfed any winter powers Nodoka wielded.

Kromulus thought. 'Well, Ranma why did you do this?' "I believe we will find what we are looking for at the center of the fallen mountain that is ground zero."

Yaizana asked. "How do you know that is ground zero?"

Kromulus shrugged his shoulders at the younger goddess... "Because look above the eye of a winter storm is right above the site." Watching a Cyclone of winter snow gusted in the wind whirling around in the sky.

As Kromulus and company traveled to the center of the storm walking onto an icy pond they walked up to a snow mound.

Nodoka sighed hoping they found them both. Then blew the snow off the sight with her winter wind revealing both Ranko and Akane frozen in ice. "Kami-sama what is this."

Kromulus pondered. "It would appear that the ultimate battle of good and evil took place and Damocles has fallen, and this land has been corrupted by void magic."

Ryoga walked up and started to put his hand to the ice pulling it back quickly when frost developed on his skin. "It is so cold."

Nodoka tried to use her magic to remove the ice only to be blasted back by chaotic magic Ice covering her cloths causing her to shiver. "I can't free them.."

Kromulus looked on. "I cannot touch it either..I have never felt such power raw chaotic power in a very long time."

Yaizana pondered. "Well is there any way to fix it so we can get this winter gone?"

Nodoka shook her head. "I cannot do anything with it its Jusenkyo's Chaotic magics are keeping it in place we will have to wait for them to wake up before this winter will come to an end."

Ryoga sighed feeling himself change into a girl without water. "What the... how?"

Kromulus smiled looking to the boy turned girl. "Well boy your lucky to be given one of Jusenkyo's favored curses you will stay here as Guardian of this area. Til one day they wake up. I pronounce you Lady of the mountain."

Kromulus cracking his staff on the ground teleporting everyone to the top of the sister mountain and only thing he could do moving Ranma and Akane along with the pond to the mountain as well.

Ryoga looked to the elder. "I can't stay here for the rest of my life!"

Kromulus chuckled at the boy-turned-girl. "Boy stop your pouting you have Immortality so quit your bitching you will protect them till such a day as they wake up, and this winter goes away."

Nodoka pondered. "I still don't understand why my daughter did this?"

Kromulus pointed to Akane. "She is crazed with Damocles's blood, and Ranma wasn't the one who evoked this winter... No sad to say it was as I feared and what most of us had hoped would never come to pass. Lady Oblivion is free."

Jaing pondered. "So Nox is free, but this makes no sense why. Oblivion doesn't befriend anyone why would it save this girl? Why didn't she forgo that upon being free and set upon us like a rabid dog for our insolence when we imprisoned her?"

Kromulus pondered on the question before going on to state. "That is simple if Ranma dies here, and without passing her power down to an heir Jusenkyo and its magic ceases to exist and Nox would never be free, and well she like anyone has a desire to be free and to be honest our world would also cease to work as it should if her chaos magic could no longer be tapped into. So it would seem that when offered Ranma granted her freedom and Nox formed a pact with her thus saving three birds with one stone."

He paused before going on to say, "And as for you boy." Gesturing to Ryoga. I will cure you a sense of direction curse we cannot have you leaving the mountain for anything other than getting supplies for your living situation on the mountain you will remain here until they wake are we clear?"

Ryoga bowed his head then looked up. "I understand if your curing my direction problem, and asking me to protect my love then I will do as you ask."

Kromulus smiled casting his spell. "Good, then Nodoka I will talk to Kami-sama but I am pretty sure your license will be suspended, but as this is your first offense I am Sure he will be lenient with you but do not presume you will go unscathed. I will be checking on you time to time good luck."

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Rei Of The Mountain

Kromulus contemplated. "Ryoga from here on I grant you frost blood... Akane,Ranma,Nodoka and you shall be four birds of the same cloth.

Yaizana muttered. "Just what we needed four frost goddess's." she started to sob.

Nodoka pondered. "I request to be here as well Kromulus. The weather is to my liking."

Kromulus laughed. "Very well Nodoka I grant your wish you may also stay here till your season comes again. Hopefully, this will only last for a year or so I wish to get the balance back in place soon. However, know this. Your daughter when she comes too will have to face the consequences of her use of death magic, and well it may come as cold comfort, but the silver lining is we may be able to Keep Nox under house arrest since she has for some reason bought us some time to figure out how to deal with her."

Jaing sighed. "Elder we should go lenient Damocles never played by the rules, and I cannot blame Ranma for using everything in her arsenal, though it would seem she has unleashed a force back into our reality that should have remained contained."

Kromulus contemplated giving Jaing a nod. "I will request of Kami-sama for lenience though he may seek to be harsh as you well know, We will see how things go when they are awake."

And like that everyone accept Ryoga and Nodoka disappeared they found themselves in a cabin that was fully furnished. Nodoka looked to her surroundings then back to Ryoga.

Nodoka let a sigh of relief escape her lips as she knew she was going to be punished, but she had a reprieve for now. "Well, I love the winter time Ryoga... Speaking of what will we be calling you when a girl from now on till they wake up?"

Ryoga pondered. "I will go by Rei for now when a girl."

Nodoka pondered. "Such a pretty name, Rei-chan would you like some hot water?"

Ryoga nodded. "Yes."

Nodoka contemplated his words. "So my daughter has she told you if she ever plans to have kids?"

Ryoga shrugged her shoulders, looking to the auburn-haired Goddess. "Yea during one of our talks she said she is going to have two kids someday and she already had their names in her head. She saw it in her dreams, she has visions of the future but little bits she doesn't know who the father will be though."

Nodoka smiled. "Well, what's are their names?"

Ryoga smiled at Nodoka. "Ryoko and Rayne is their names Ryoko is a girl, and Rayne is a boy. but he will have a curse hence his name is uni-sexual."

Nodoka pondered. "My daughter thinks of everything it would seem. Well, guess I will need to teach you how to wield frost Ryoga. Nodoka smiles.

Ryoga looked out the window to the sleeping girls encased in ice. "I wonder if they are cold in there?"

Nodoka chuckled. "Heavens no Ryoga they don't feel the cold at all in that state."