Writer: After a few weeks of thinking I had chosen which part of the canon story should I continue after thinking through the possibilities and asking a pre-reader and good friend of mine.(Thanks Fazy.)

Time Lines
Ranma: After the Failed wedding and so the end of Ranma nibun no ichi
Urusei Yatsura: A slightly (a week or two) BEFORE Urusei Yatsura

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN Ranma OR Urusei Yatsura or any other anime, the listed above are the work of "Princess of Mangas" Rumiko Takahashi. I own the plot and my own characters only.

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Part 4.
The path of a warrior

Nerima, one of the many chaotic place's of Japan. It isn't as mad as Tomobiki where even the denizens are considered crazy. Nor is it as dangerous as Juuban where soul steeling Youmas are hunting the civilians.
Yet as every trouble has a source and a way to solve that trouble. In Tomobiki... the reason is still unknown. In Juuban the trouble is the frequently appearing Youmas to solve the problem the urban legend the Sailor Senshi appeared, yet this is still not proven.
While in Nerima the source and the answer is the same. As we speak the problem of the ward is laying on the roof of a house looking at the sky.

„(I can' believe that it's so quiet, it's actually scaring me! For the thousand times since that day... lets think through the ruined wedding and what it caused.)"
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes and soon got lost in his life's memories.
„(Shampoo and Ukyo are still quiet and don't dare to act, but that will soon change I got a hunch about it. Kodachi… lets not think about it! Ryoga showed up yesterday with a magical staff that supposedly can shatter even rocks… it didn't shatter stone but it did destroy the Kouchoo's car.)" The teenager opened his eyes and saw that a black cloud approached.
„I should get inside soon. (What should I do with Akane though? She blames me for the wedding when it was Nabiki who invited the idiots! Not to mention that recently she sends me flying over the town 4 or even 6 times a day just because I'm there!)" As the cloud was 

right above him he jumped off the roof and landed in the garden.
"(I even tried to patch up thing between us and every time I get a trip over the town by her mallet! To think I killed Saffron to save her!)"

„Ranma you should get inside quick before the rain starts." A beautiful voice caught the teens attention, a brunette came into his sight and stood in the centre of the garden.
„Arigato Kasumi I'll be inside in a minute." After getting her reply, she went inside the house leaving the boy alone.
A few moments after Kasumi went into the house the rain started. Ranma felt it landing on him so he quickly went inside only to see a giant panda and a man with a mustache playing shogi.
„Who's wining Tendo-san?" Ranma stood next to the strange pair and asked.
„Well it looks like Genma is winning but I can still win!" the man with the mustachio replied never taking his sight of the shogi table.
„/I will win for sure./" The panda held up a sign and looked at Ranma and flipped the sign.
„/Isn't it strange that it's so calm?/"
„Yeah I feel like that too oyaji not that I mind anyway. I hope it's not the end of the world. Well, if anyone needs me I'll be up in the guest room I need a nap."

In his dreams Ranma relived the fight against Saffron but something was off.
He was floating above the battle field and it gave him an outer body experience but even that didn't compare to the dark aura he saw around himself.
Everything was the same except when he used a version of the Hiryū Shōten Ha, his face suddenly changed and he could barely make out his OWN face features! His eyes became narrower and his hair grew longer and turned white at a few places. His body became bigger, muscular and taller. His skin changed to a slightly darker tan and his clothes reformed from his usual red Chinese shirt to a black one, his trouser turned white and baggy, the Chinese slipper style shoes changed into a pair of black leather boots. To top it all of when he killed Saffron he faced the now transformed himself. The person smirked at him showing off sharp teeth and canines that could probably rip flesh out of a human without any problem.
The next shock was when the dream person spoke!
"It's been a long time… Ranma." The person's eyes flashed so powerful that Ranma had to close his eyes.
The sleeping warrior suddenly sat up cowered in sweat.
He looked at the clock and saw that he barely slept a quarter hour!
"Great… I can't even sleep peacefully now. What the Hell was that anyway?"

"Ara! Ranma I thought you wanted to sleep." Kasumi spoke to the young martial artist who came down the stairs.
"I was Kasumi. Something came up and I couldn't sleep that's all, nothing to worry about." Ranma smiled at the eldest Tendo daughter and went to the porch were the fathers were still playing shogi.
"Any change?" Only a few pieces were moved from what he could see but, whit these two you can never know.
"I say Ranma-kun, Genma will meet a humiliating defeat as soon as I find a way…" Soun whispered the last part of the sentence and even Ranma couldn't hear the end of it.
"/What ever you do I will counter it and/"flips the sign"/make you face defeat!/"flips sign"/Could you bring us some tea?/"
"(How the HELL das he do that!? the sign got only two sides!! Just wait till I find it out… 

might be a secret weapon technique…)" Ranma tried to find out the reason behind this physical phenomenon while walking into the kitchen "the realm of Kasumi" as he and his oyaji joked about it sometimes.

"Kasumi! Can I ask FOOR…!" Ranma shrieked as cold water splashed him activating his curse shifting his gender.
"Ara! Gomennasai Ranma. The sink went mad when I opened the cold water tap. It suddenly splashed out. Could you check it out?" Kasumi told Ranma-chan as she to was drenched in cold water.
"Nandamonai Kasumi. Sure I'll check it out. By the way can I ask for hot water then? Soun-san and my oyaji want's some tea and I could use some to change back." Ranma went closer to the sink and opened the counter to check on the pipes. After a quick scan she couldn't find anything."Kasumi can you start the water? Maybe I can find the problem then."
"Hai." Kasumi went to the sink and stepped over Ranma-chan so she could turn on the water.
After a minute or so Ranma couldn't find a problem…"(How about if I search with my ki? Worth a try.)" She put her hand on the pipe and sent her ki into the pipe.
"(Nothing... maybe the water pressure...) Alright Kasumi I think I have a hunch." She started to move out from the counter when she hit her head into something soft with an alluring scent to match it.

When she looked up, she saw that it was none other then Kasumi."(If someone saw this they could misunderstand things.)"
Kasumi blushed and tried to move backwards careful so she wont step on Ranma-chan.
"Kasumi can you help… HENTAI GET AWAY FROM THERE THIS INSTANT!!" That was a moment Ranma was SURE fate was against her!
Akane saw Kasumi blushing with Ranma near the nether region of her nee-san, both drenched to boot.
The logical answer to her was that Ranma seduced her poor nee-san and done some vile and perverted thing to her! So she pulled out her trusty ki mallet and with a large swinging arc and a perfect amount of power she let her mallet sama do its job.
"BAKA!" At the last moment Ranma pushed Kasumi out of the way and took on the hit that sent her flying out of the house.

The pigtailed fighter flew through the sky and in her mind she already calculated where she will land."(Lets see about 30 more seconds and the speed will decrease, the flying arc, I will land at… Furinkan High.)" And just as she calculated she could now see the roof of Furinkan High.
"Lets see if I can land on the roof instead of the pool." Trusting her instincts when to act Ranma started to spin and changed her flying route so now instead of going over the school's roof she headed straight towards the roof, she felt that it maybe after all her lucky day as her foot reached ground. Yet fate once again kicked her in the rear and her foot slipped and she rolled towards the other fence and met it face straight.
"Iteeee. Why das this always happens to me?" She asked herself for an answer but even she couldn't come up with one.
"Well, it CAN'T get worse then this." She tried to reassure herself but yet again fate came to kick her in the rear.
"DOKO WA KOKO DA?"
"(I know that voice to well.) Ryoga." Ranma ran to the side of the schools roof and saw the lost boy going in circles in the school yard.


"Ranma, this is your fault!" Ryoga shouted in to air not caring if any one was close or far enough to hear him, well that's what he thought. Ranma had jumped up to the top of the fence and she was ticked.
"(How is this MY fault?!) YO! Lost again I see, well that's not a big surprise is it?" The pigtailed warrior shouted down to her sometimes friend sometimes rival.
"RANMA YOU DISHONORABLE BASTARD YOU DARE TO GLOAT OVER ME!? BECOUSE OF YOU, I HAVE SEEN HELL AND FOR THAT YOU WILL PAY!!" Ryoga screamed at his nemesis and ran towards his target.
"(Now... how will he get up here without being lost? This will be fun to see.)" Ranma smiled in her head but on the outside she put her cocky smile that made every one lose its reasonable mind. Yet as every one, even Ryoga can evolve and he just wanted to show the cocky warrior what he can do. He jumped to the schools wall and ran up it coming towards Ranma like a freight train.
"(WHAT!? I thought that I'm the only one capable of that!!)" Just before Ryogas fist came intact with her face she jumped upwards so Ryoga couldn't reach her.
"Running away, are you coward but I have something against you!" Ryoga pulled out a long rope from his bag and used it like a whip.
"(What is he up to now?)" Ranma saw the rope nearing her leg but there wasn't even a hoop on it so she didn't fear. Well that what she thought. As the rope came next to her foot it suddenly coiled up her leg and Ryoga yanked it hard bringing Ranma down from the sky at an alarming speed.
She barely escaped a painful meeting with the concrete by using a tree's branches to slow her enough to roll and absorb the rest of the impact, as she stood she looked towards her enemy with a cold expression.
"What was that?"
"This is called the Hebi no Roppu, it's a living thing that reads the users mind and acts upon it." Ryoga smirked since the rope was still on Ranma's leg and he just yanked hard on it once again making his opponent fall on the ground.
"You see Ranma with this in my hand you CAN'T win. Just give up and DIE!" As he finished his battle cry he started walking towards his grounded opponent.
"(I have to think up something before pork breath reaches me!)" She tried to stand but every time the rope made her fell, when she tried to get it off it just tightened.
"Now you die!" Ryoga pulled out his umbrella and thrusts it towards Ranma.
In the last second she was able to move out of the way but it hit her in the shoulder making a sick crunching noise. Her shoulder bone was shattered she could just tell mostly because couldn't feel her right arm. The pain dulled her senses as Ryoga looked at her.
"It would be a shame to kill a pretty thing like you, don't you think? Ranko!" Ryoga yanked Ranma's injured arm and the screaming girl landed over his shoulder.
"I told you once Ranma I WILL make you see hell! Finally I will show you." Ryoga then hit the crying, injured girl at the back of her head that made her unconscious.

Being unconscious isn't so bad, you can't feel pain at all. That was cured by a bucket of cold water that woke up the redheaded martial artist from her state.
"Rise and shine. If you can't feel the pain I will give you, it's no fun then." Ryoga shot Ranma an evil smile that sent shivers down her spine.
As she looked at herself she saw that she was chained to a wall."(A warehouse? Can't he be more creative then that?!)" But before she could think of an insult her shoulder flared up in pain. She held back a scream, she wont do ANYTHING that may cause Ryoga any pleasure.
"Now let's see what we have here." Ryoga pulled one of the infinite bandanas he has and sent 

his ki into it making it sharp as a razor.
"(Kusotare he REALY lost it this time! He'll kill me!)" She tried to brake the chains holding here but had found that they were ki enchanted.
As Ryoga ripped her shirt of exposing her breasts to him she looked into his eyes shocked what she saw, the cursed male before her face had turned from the usual depressed guy to a straight insane.
"(Something is off with him… what is that aura?!)" Ranma's eyes had caught a difference, instead of his usual depression or anger he usually vibrated, now a miasmic purple aura surrounded him.
"(That das not belong to Ryoga, I can't feel him in that aura. Maybe some thing possessed him?)" As she was thinking Ryoga's hands grabbed her breast as started applying pressure, Ranma could barely hold back a long scream and tears."Ryoga stop! This isn't you! You have been possessed!"
"Not even close Ranma, I finally see clear for a long time now... finally release my TRUE self AND YOU will be my first victim! HAHAHAHA!" With a crazed laugh that bordered a megalomaniac he cut the chained girls pants and shredded it.
"(YAMETE! NOT THIS! ANYTHING BUT THIS!!) Please I beg you anything but this!" Ranma couldn't keep her emotions in control anymore and as she begged her assaulter her tears started to fall.
Five minutes of begging and pleading didn't even slow the possessed boy as now Ranma was completely nude.
"Now let's start this!" Ryoga reached into his pants and a few moments later Ranma felt him at her opening. Just as she was about to give up memories flooded her.
When Happosai put the Moxibustion point on him and learning the Hüryü Shöten Ha, how much help did Ryoga give him. He saved him when he could have died from the attackers.
When they defeated Pantsuto Taro and when they were on Mt. Phoenix.
At these memories her confidence came back and she head butted Ryoga who fell on the floor from the impact.
"I WONT GIVE UP RYOGA OR WHO EVER HAD POSSESED YOU! BECOUSE TO ME YOU'RE MY FRIEND!" Ranma then forced her ki into her arms, forcing the shattered shoulder bone to mend itself at an alarming rate and ripped the chains of the wall.
"You bitch! You dare to hurt me!?" Ryoga stood holding his forehead which had a stream of blood on it.

Ranma, seeing that the cursed boy way distracted by the sight of his own blood, rushed in to attack and tried to slag him one. She didn't count that her target could grab her arm and slam her to the floor."(I just HAD to forget about his monstrous strength!)"
"It's nice of you to come to me willingly."Ryoga smiled as he continued harassing his target.
Her confidence lost, depressed and powerless she felt hate surging from her as she once again felt her friend at her nether region. Just as she felt him enter her she lashed out with her arm and pushed the rapist of from herself."Never! You hear me!? I WON'T let you take me!!" A dark aura surrounded her and enveloped her. Her voice turned deeper, mature and like a second voice also spoke.
"Ill get you for that…What the?!" Ryoga was shocked at what he saw, his target was enveloped in a dark aura and it formed as clothing around her. Black boots"((Like Goku's from Dragon Ball Z only this is black and there isn't any red and blue in it.))", a black silk pants that had two pair of chains hanging from it at the sides. A black shirt that showed off her figure, still gave the girl an intimidating look. The finishing touch was the two black spiked bracers that went from her wrists to her elbow. When he looked upwards he saw that the on her face a 

pair of marks appeared."(Where did she get those clothes? Also I didn't cut her on her eyes!? What's going on!?)" What was even stranger that as the woman came closer parts of her hair turned silver colour.
"What is it you don't dare to fight me now? Now, that you have the disadvantage on your side?" Ranma closed on to him and before he could ran away she grabbed him by the throat.
"Now, I command you to release the boy you parasite!" Ranma shouted at the boy who she held by the throat a good half meter high.
"How did you know I possessed him!? Also from his memories you two are enemies, yet you want me to release him? It would be easier if you would kill him with me!"
Ryoga spoke and all the while the purple aura that came from him became stronger. That's when he saw that the blue eyes that were there a minute ago are now gone! Instead of it a pair of amber coloured snake like eyes!
"It would be easier but my host wouldn't like it if I would kill some one she thinks of as a friend."
"HOST!? You mean you to have inhabited this mortal?! Then why won't you let me go we are brothers then... from your power that is all I can read."
Ranma lowered the possessed boy and let him go and Ryoga fell on the ground, the boy caught to his throat and took deep breaths of air."Arigatououu!" Before he could have finished his speech he found a boot in his face that made a sick crunch and sent him flying out of the warehouse through the durable concrete walls and landed on the grassy grounds behind the warehouse.
As the parasite possessed Ryoga tried to stand up he found a pair of legs before him.
"Now LEAVE the boy, before I use an exercising spell and you will meet a painful death!"
The parasite looked around and saw the ground flash crimson and the exercising rune appeared around them!
Fearing his life he escaped his host, a deformed human that looked more like a giant worm or insect came out of Ryoga's mouth and ran as fast as he can.
Even before the creature could reach the bushes it found that his legs were in pain and that they were melting away!
"AAAA! My legs! How dare you do this to me?! You to possessed a lower being then why do you do this to me!?" It cried in pain while also trying to get the truth behind its attackers intentions and maybe find a way to escape alive.
"Because you DARED to injure AND harass MY host and WARD! For that crime your punishment is DEATH!" Ranma's eyes flared crimson as she brought her hands to her chest and started to concentrate.
"No please don't!" The worm cried out in desperation as he once again felt power flaring up around the other.
Her aura flared up and the grass around her burned away.
"Inazuma Kjutai" Between her hands an orb of lightning appeared. The creature tried to scatter away but barely moved an inch when Ranma sent the ball of lightning flying towards it. It gave a disgusting hiss and scream as it perished.
"Now to make sure that this idiot is back in the warehouse." She grabbed Ryoga and took him back to the ware house. In there she dissolved her clothing and placed Ryoga so that his head was one a brick.
"(This might work as a way so that kid was out cold…)"
And with that she gave back her host her body.
"What happened? Did I save Ryoga?!" Ranma looked around and saw the boy laying on the ground a big bruise on his face.


"Ryoga? Are you alive and sane?" Ranma shook the boy till he awakened only to faint from a nose bleed.
Ranma covered herself with a pair of Ryoga's threads and awakened the boy.
"Ranma?! Where am I? And why are you here?"
"Believe it or not you had been possessed and wanted to rape me." Ranma spoke those words like she was speaking of the weather, that was only the front inside she was scared like never ever before.
"What happened?" Ryoga looked devastated learning this from his enemy.
"I was lucky and knocked you out just in time, a part of it is black to me… I guess rage took over. So what can you recall?" The girl pondered about the happenings when Ryoga looked up to her.
"I don't remember anything! The last thing was when I found that rope… and something pounced on me!"
"Well that makes sense, I guess we should depart. You go where you want and I have to return to the Tendos. Jana!" Ranma went towards the exit when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Ranma… I… You… AGH!... I owe you a big one this time."
The aqua transsexual smiled and took of the hand from her shoulder.
"That's what friends are for. Now I really got to go."
She ran and jumped at the brick wall and took it to the rooftops.
Ryoga sat there for a few moments pondering at the events. Until he felt two familiar aura.
"… I tell you I felt it in this area! Who ever or what ever, used such energies CAN'T just vanish with out trace!"
"Well there is no trace. We should return to our duties."
Ryoga went out and saw Cologne and Happosai.
"Look there, it's Ryoga. Maybe he is the source of the power?" Happosai turned towards Cologne then looked back at the fanged boy.
"No he isn't. He's power isn't that evil as the one we felt. It may be dark but evil never!"
"Tell us Ryoga, what are you doing here alone?"
Before the cursed boy could speak Cologne saw the burned ground near the bushes.
"It's not Ryoga. I found a clue or even a trace."
"Was some one with you?" Despite what the old woman said Happosai still thought that maybe they can get some needed information out of him.
"Ranma but he told me that I was possessed."
"Do tell please."
After Ryoga told the part of the events he knows about the elder pair started to think and told him to leave town for a while or not to leave his house.
"So shall we inspect Ranma then?"
"Muko-dono... every time when we think you have nothing left for us, you ALWAYS come up with something." Cologne signaled and the two roof jumped towards the Tendo dojo.

When the two elder have arrived, they found there target laying on the ground mumbling something about kawaikune otembo and her damned mallet.
"Ranma you go to your fiancée and ask her to forgive you so we can call the priest tonight!" Genma ranted at his son who didn't even took notice of his father.
"That right Ranma-kun! You must ask Akane to forgive you and then you can marry my little daughter!" Soun used his usual oni head attack to try and enforce his will on the young Saotome.
"Genma! Tendo! You stop that this instant! The only one who can make the heir to the 

Musabetsu Kakutö Ryü miserable is me!" Happosai planted a bomb into there mouth and both of them were out in a matter of moments thanks to the explosion.
"Now Ranma wake up we have something important to discuss." Cologne spoke to the laying boy.
"Sure what ever just get me out of here." Ranma looked at the two father and locked eyes with the Cologne.
"Ranma bring your stuff you, I and Happosai will be going on a training trip." Cologne told loud enough for the whole house to hear.
"Ara! Ranma-kun will you be away for more then a week? Better prepare you something to eat." As she sad Kasumi disappeared in the kitchen and the sound cutting could be heard.
"Ranma you just brought in a bigger amount of money. The odds were 2:9 and we were lucky. Ill just pull that amount of your tab." Nabiki spoke from the table and continued to drink her tea while looking at her betting book.
"You just want to go because where Cologne is Shampoo must not be that far! HENTAI!!" Akane yelled at Ranma but she didn't hit him.
"Ranma you must take your fiancée with you! This is a perfect time for the two of you to grow closer!" Soun and Genma said in unison.
"IM NOT GOING WITH THAT HENTAI! WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'LL TRY WITH ME!?"
Akane screamed at her father and stormed to her room.
"Now you know why I DON'T treat her as a martial artist…" Ranma added his two cents to it and went to his room for his pack.
After saying there goodbyes, the three man team went straight to the Neko hanten.
"So tell me… why are we here again?"
"Don't worry I just need to pick up a few things." Cologne sad from here room and as soon as Ranma looked away and back and saw a trunk headed straight towards him and barely caught it.
"Could you open it? The key broke a long time ago."
Ranma just ripped of the locket and gave way to the elder.
After ten minutes of searching and packing Cologne was ready for the trip.

"So were we headed?" Ranma was anxious to know what the two want and if they want him OUT of the city to do that, something big is up then.
"We just got to take a train and we'll head to a secret training ground." Happosai answered Ranma and bought three train tickets."(I remember your last secret training ground... poor Konatsu...)"

2 hours and a train ride later the trio was marching at a forest.
"So where will we make camp?"
"Not so far now an hour more at this pace and well be there."

"(Sugoi! This sight is incredible… so beautiful, so at peace.)" The young Saotome's eyes were wide at what he saw. Deep in the forests he found a haven for himself or to ANY dedicated martial artist.
"This is the place Ranma, at this valley we will train you for a week.(Not to mention see what's up whit you.)" Happosai showed a smirk that really fit him in a creepy way.
"You will have plenty of time to watch the scenery muko dono. Now look below that little shrine is where we will take shelter for the week." Cologne pointed down and Ranma saw a little shrine. It looked old but somehow from the outside it fit in the scenery.
"Now let's go down. A rain is closing in." Happosai muttered and booted Ranma from where 

they were standing and the pigtailed martial artist went down the hill all the while cursing about a dried up, perverted, old monkey mummy.
The first two day of there training went away fast. Ranma showed them what he is capable of and the two masters planned a way to teach him.

Third day of the training

"You shivered up old fool!" Ranma cursed as he dodged another boulder that went straight towards him.
"Ranma if you can't dodge then smash it!" Happosai yelled from the cliff he was and pushed another boulder. Ranma could barely stood up when he saw the boulder too close to dodge in time.
"Oh! I'll smash it, with your head!" He screamed and his fist met with the stone surface.

Fourth day of the training

"Ranma you have to meditate under this waterfall. When you feel that you are at peace and you feel pure, collect your ki and stop the water from flowing."Ranma looked at the elderly woman and waited for a hint of smile but none come.
"(She isn't joking…) So what will I learn with it, except that I deepen my Ki amount and learn how to control it?"
"Ranma it is time that we teach you how to use PURE ki." Cologne sad and released her aura. It didn't feel menacing, it felt empty! With out emotion, like the Soul of Ice, but it didn't have a temperature side effect. This event not only amazed the young fighter but scared him to the core of his soul.
"I see your teaching the boy the pure ki right? Once he's got the hang of it, he'll use it like he takes breaths."Happosai landed from the trees, he too let an aura of pure ki loose.
"If the two of you could to this then..." Ranma was out of answers he tried every possibility but he couldn't come with one acceptable.
"Emotional ki is easier to use. It's faster and easier to will. Not to mention it isn't so taxing." Happosai was a little winded and that could be seen on him, so did Cologne.
"The drawbacks of the emotional ki: it can get to be a habit, a habit that changes your personality. It widens your ki paths in your body, weakening them!"
"So I have been destroying myself all this time?!"
"You are still young, what you made till now is widened them to a point that it flows with out problem like a river. Now if you learn how to use pure ki then you can strengthen them, only a little will it shrink giving you a fast access." Cologne wasn't to surprised at the boys reaction, she and Happosai had the same experience she still remembers how her mother laugher at her paled face.
"Now get to it. Time is working against us!" With that Cologne hit the boys head and pushed him into the waterfall.

While Ranma was meditating under the waterfall the two elder sat not far from there both smoking.
"How fast do you think she will learn it?"
"A half a day, she already has the basics. The real question is how long will it take for her to use it instead of emotional ki?" Happosai exhaled and looked at the still meditating Ranma-chan.
"When will we start the searching? After all, that was the REAL purpose of this training." Happosai looked at Cologne while changing the tobacco in his pipe.


"Tonight but to do that searching: he needs to be tired and if he can control pure ki the searching will be easier." Cologne told her training partner then exhaled the smoke as she watched the young girl.

Ranma stood up while the water splashed all over her. Her eyes looked empty and the water around her slowed until it stopped.
Even so she could only hold it for a few moments before the water once again flowed.
"I can do it. I know I can do it!" A blue aura waved around her as she let her aura out.
The water stopped once again but soon once again it continued to flow with out any problem.

"She got it alright… as an old saying says: practice makes better…" With that Cologne and Happosai spoke about there ideas way into the night.

The pigtailed girl was still trying to make the waterfall stop, her whole body was burning within but her skin was freezing from the ice cold water.
"Ranma you can stop now, you now know how to use pure ki. Now you only have to practice how to call upon it." Happosai waited till Ranma came right in front of him and led the way back to the shrine.
"What is this stuff?"
"This stuff as you call it is a ritual circle. We have a feeling that something also possessed you like Ryoga." Cologne whispered the last part to herself.
"We want you to go into the centre of the circle and meditate while calling on your ki."
"Sure but I do hope it wont go bad at the end." Ranma had sad before doing what she was instructed.

Cologne started to chant the spell and as Ranma used her ki the circle flared to life and a blinding light erupted from the ground.
"Well it worked that for sure. Now hopefully Ranma can survive what is in her." Happosai feared his heir's life, after all if someone is possessed and they try to banish it from inside it usually leads one of them to die."(Banishing from outside is also impossible… that is what Cologne said. She is more into this than I'm but even I know that if that something is stronger then the one who wants to remove it the spell won't work.)" Happosai swallowed the gathered saliva in his mouth and sat close the circle who knows when he will be needed.

"Where am I? Why is it so dark and what is with the fog??" Ranma asked this from herself since she couldn't see anyone. That's when Ranma realized that her voice is deeper and looked at herself.
"Wasn't I female a moment ago?" He stood there once again male in the centre of nothingness. He could hear a step here or there but he couldn't se anything or feel anyone close.
"I see fate made you find yourself here once again. It's been a long time." A deep male voice spoke to the pigtailed martial artist. He turned to the source but couldn't see anything.
"Twelve years since we last met. You changed a lot." The voice once again spoke and Ranma could felt a breath at his neck. He turned as fast as he could but only see the mist move slightly.
"(Who ever is here… he's fast and knows how to hide his trace.)"
The air that started to whirl and showed a silhouette of a man, a slightly taller then Tendo-san, wide shoulders and a body that mirrored Ranma's only it was slightly more muscular. Soon the head could be made out: long white hair that reached to the waist line the rest of the face was covered by the long hair. To the shock of Ranma as the man came closer he saw 

that he didn't have any clothing!
"So you finally show yourself. I was about to get bored." Ranma insulted but his body trembled from fear and from the power that over whelmed him.
The person closed onto him clothes appearing on his body as he went closer.
He was now in front of Ranma only an arm reach away, he whipped his head backwards and his hair didn't cover his face anymore. His eyes closed but his face was one that every man would kill for or the face that every man looks like in a woman's wet dream.
"(Why do I feel that I know this guy?)"
"I really missed you kid."
"Tell me who are you and where are we?" Ranma was getting angry at the man before him, he felt inferior around him."(The guy has an aura of superiority around him… and worst of all I think he can back it up!)"
"Yes I do have you at a disadvantage now don't I? My name is Ranryu for the where question, the answer is we are in YOU!" He took a step closer now invading Ranma's private space and the young fighter could feel the man's breath on his face.
"What did you mean by inside me?"
"We are in you mind Ranma. I have been waiting for a while for you to show up. It was getting boring." Ranma took a step back and tried to understand what was going on.
"Tell me how did you get here if were inside me?!" Ranma jumped at Ranryu and tried to tackle him. The keyword is tried since the taller male just reached out and grabbed him by the shoulder a slight cracking could be heard and the pigtailed martial artist fought back a scream. Ranma looked up and saw a wicked smile on the elder's face."You could just ask me you know. Well here's the story: You ventured into my "tomb" if I can call it that, more like a prison where I was sealed away. You were still young back then, Genma sent you in to earn my blessing of power but when you came closer to my prison the guardians awakened and killed you. I choose to help you and you accepted fusing with me." The spirit lost its wicked smile and soon a kind smile crept onto his face and released the boy he held. Ranma on the other hand had the king of headaches."So if we fused, then why are you here and why are we separated?"
"The reason is once again your otou-san Genma. When he tried to teach you the neko-ken our link weakened and in return I invaded his mind. Every time he locked you into the pit I fought for you sanity…"
"You failed right?" Ranma felt sympathy for the man who was in front of him, the man's eyes spoke of regret and sadness.
"I tried everything, event went as far to use my power to a limit where I might have shattered you sanity! It was a gamble I had to do I assure you, yet when you have to feed you power into the host mind to keep it sane is really taxing."
Ranma was quiet for a while when he realized what he was just told."You could have shattered my sanity and you kept me sane? And what were you fighting anyway?" Ranma for once couldn't hold back his emotions he was terrified of the answer yet he wanted to know what the man has to say.
"When some one learns the Neko-ken a cat spirit enters the body and takes over… hordes of spirits tried to invade your mind, at the end I was overwhelmed and couldn't do anything. In the normal situation your soul would have been absorbed by the cat spirit."
Ranma felt that his heart just moved into his throat hearing this."So how come I'm still me?" "I learned later that I played a great role in that, you were linked to me but I couldn't contact you nor could you me. I was sealed away in your mind but somehow that link stayed there barely but that kept your soul from being absorbed."


"So why can't I remember you?"
"The neko-ken robbed you of your memories but if we were once again start to fuse then you will get them back." Ranryu said then looked behind him and from the mist a stone bench appeared and he sat on it.
"How I hate standing while conversing... it's better to sit or even to lie down but that would be improper."
As he sad that another bench appeared behind Ranma.
"Talking while sitting is much more comfortable and civilized if you ask me, so please have a seat." He gestured to the newly appeared bench and Ranma sat down not looking a moment away from the other male.
"What will happen if we fuse anyway? Will I still be me or I'll be forever lost?" Ranma was scared of the answer but it was something that bothered him since he heard the word fusing.
"I'm not sure myself, I know that our personalities will mix, memories will also become one, about the body… most likely you will grow a little and not just height but also weight, you look kind of under fed." With the last part Ranma thought he just saw anger in the older ones eyes but he wasn't sure.
"How long of a period is it?"
"If everything would have went well then we would be already one. Now I am not sure. It could be instant or it will take a few months or years even. If it's the longer version you could meet some painful events."
"Like what?"
"Sudden height growth stretches the muscles and it can be quite painful. Not to mention a change of clothes…" Ranryu smiled at the last part as he saw a wincing face on Ranma.
"(Yes that COULD hurt…)" With out his knowledge he closed his legs while thinking about a part of the male anatomy being crushed in tight clothes…
"Yes its not a good feeling, if your lucky the clothes rip and you wont have to bare it… well if you consider being nude in public that is." With a slight chuckle he looked at the beet red boy before him."(Still innocent in his soul, I chose right when I saved him.)"
"Something else that could change if I were to chose to fuse with you?" "My power, experience and knowledge will be added to yours." Ranma's face showed a dislike to the mention of power. "(Great a free power up… I don't like it at all!)" "I know you don't like free power ups if you don't need it, believe me you will need it sooner then you can think" "You… you can read minds?!" "You got that right. I hardly ever use it. It can be handy thou."
"Can you tell me what will happen if I say no to your proposal? Ranma did wonder what would happen, he was in front of someone far stronger then him that alone was enough to set him into a slight panic.
"Nothing… and believe me if I wanted to force the fusion then I would have already done it. Your choice and also it is your life." Ranryu light the cigarette he was holding in his hand, from where he got it no one knows. Ranma was thrilled that some one actually lets him chose for once."(So this is what it feels like to be free for once. Feels nice… but what should I chose?)"
"Well what ever is your choice, you can tell me later. We shall depart till your next sleep."
As he finished he faded into the darkness and Ranma soon found two pair of eyes looking at her.
"Are you alright? We have been calling you for a while and you gave no response." Happosai was in the face of Ranma. Said boy scrambled backwards to gain some distance.
"What happened, Muko-dono? Tell us." Cologne hopped next to Ranma who didn't say a word."(What now? If I tell them who knows what will they do?!)"


"\That is why you must not tell them Ranma about what happened.\"
"(Ranryu? I can hear you?)"
"\The link became strong enough for us to speak. Listen closely, about our conversation tell no one! Not only will they think you might went mad, they might even start using banishment spells on you.\"

The Fifth day of the training

In the morning it was Happosai's turn to train Ranma, so he led him into the forest.
"Where are we going jiji?" Ranma asked as he followed the old man not far behind. A moment after the question ended the old master stopped and looked at Ranma.
"I got a nice place for you where you can learn how to control your pure ki." The two continued till they came to the upper part of the river that flowed through the forest.
"(The terrain is risky… a cliff, a fast flowing river, hard ground littered with leafs and rocks… something is fishy or my name isn't Saotome Ranma.)
"Well boy here we are. Yesterday you showed us that you can control you ki around yourself but controlling water isn't the same as when there are numerous objects to controll." Happosai picked up a handful of leaves with his left hand and a few rocks with his right.
"Now watch closely."
Ranma looked at the leaf and the rocks. Soon the leafs left the old masters hand and started whirling around him clock wise, the rocks followed but in a counter clockwise.
Soon the show stopped and Happosai was panting."Organic objects like leafs need less power, but a huge amount of focus. Rocks on the other hand need more but also ask for a smaller control."
Ranma nodded then looked around and started copying what the old master did.
"(Now lets see boy, if we were right then you won't be able to control them!)" Happosai smirked which wasn't unnoticed by the pigtailed fighter but he focused on the task ahead.
The leafs soon started to whirl around Ranma in a slow pace but accelerated in speed. The rocks followed in an alarming speed.
"(So we were wrong after all… well at the least I now know that my heir is strong that's all.)" Happosai smiled at the idea and looked at Ranma who was deep into focusing on the rocks.
"(I wonder why he didn't tell us anything…)"

Yesterday night

"I'm alright. I just fazed out that's all." Ranma tried to cover for herself and her helper.
"Is that so?" Cologne started looking all over him as you would a piece of meat or a jewel looking for a fault."(I hate it when she das that… I feel violated!)"
"Yeah I'm telling you I have no problem I just lost fazed out… that's all." Ranma told the old matriarch as she stood up.
"I believe you… for now. Now you go to sleep. Tomorrow we will continue your training."
Ranma nodded then went to the room the three shared.
"Is that a wise choice Cologne? There MUST be something in that boy! You felt it too don't lie to me!" Happosai came nearer to Cologne while still looking at the retreating form of his heir.
"Wise? Maybe. A choice to keep every one safe? Positively."
Cologne told her companion before the two joined there student.

Back to the training



"(I still think that if anything is in the boy then it would be better to make sure it either STAYS there of come out!)" Happosai watched closely searching a trace for any kind of dark power, no matter how careful he observed he saw none and soon gave up on watching.
Just as the old master looked away for a moment the leafs caught fire and burned away, that didn't really caught his attention but the exploding rocks did since the sound they made echoed in the valley.
"What?! How…?!" Happosai couldn't come up with an explanation, Ranma's ki didn't rise so the rocks and leafs shouldn't have done that. Neither did he felt any dark powers… the training objects just exploded or burned!
Ranma only had a sheepish face before doing the exercise again.

Night of the fifth day of training

"So that happened. I thought that it was a smaller explosive or one of your Happo Daikaren's that made that sound!" Cologne brought her hand to her chin while thinking of a solution to the event that occurred.
"I wish that was the case but I'm sure it was Ranma… or the thing inside him." Happosai was close to a panic state, well from the arm flapping and the walking up and down in the room gave that feeling anyway…
"Yet you mentioned that you didn't feel any rise of ki from him? Nor had you felt any dark powers coming from him." For someone who lived more then three hundred years, one could think there isn't anything new under the Sun. The old matriarch of the Joketsuzoku thought differently even she didn't counter anything like this."I face countless possessions and such but for a rock to explode on its own whit out over powering the rocks threshold… this is indeed peculiar. I shall see to it at once." As she finished she actually walked to the chest that she made Ranma carry all the way here. Happosai was still checking on the sleeping Saotome and looking sometimes at his old friend. When Cologne started searching through the chest Happosai was at the end of his patience."Do you have anything useful in that chest or just brought junk!?" Happosai yelled at the old woman who just thrown a big tome that hit him in the head and he rolled into the room where Ranma sleeps. An disturbing silence came and Cologne already felt the horsemen of apocalypse coming.
"HENTAI! OJIJI I HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!" A very male Ranma came out of the room veins appearing on his head.
"This isn't what you think!" Happosai seemed a little dizzy when he came out."(Must be the effect of being so close to Ranma while he is a man. You got what you deserved.)"
"Yeah right! I find you on MY chest and I'm not even female! I had enough of you groping me while being a girl but now you try to do the same while I'm a guy! This is just too much!"
Ranma headed to the door when Cologne stopped him."Where are you going muko-dono?"
"To take a bath and to forget." Ranma answered and went out while muttering about hentai ojijis and having enough of this.
"Great work, because of you the boy hates me now!"
"He already despised you even if he acknowledged your abilities in the art." Cologne shot back between snickers.

At the river

"Baka ojiji! Baka samuii mizu!" a now red headed Ranma-chan was yelling at the river drenched.
"I can't take a normal bath because that, little leach! Peeping bastard!" Ranma-chan came out of the river shivering as the water flowed down her body.


"(Now to dry myself then go back to sleep.)" As she rummaged through her clothes she couldn't find her towel."Don't tell me I forgot to bring it with me!?" the red head rummaged through her clothes once more before giving up since there were no towel.
"Great… here I am, buck naked, while being a girl and Happosai is out there…" Ranma-chan shook her head and sat down at a large rock.
"Guess I have to wait till I'm dry to wear my clothes…" The cursed fighter shivered once again only to hear a noise behind her.
Instead of looking there instantly she tried to make sure where the noise came from and if she could tell then what made it.
"(About 12 meters away, treads lightly. Either knows the place like the back of his hand or that someone got a skill in sneaking.)" Suddenly the movement stopped, but the distance was still too big to do a ki search even! Just as she had the idea to face who ever came here. She felt the presence disappear and reappear in front of her."SWEETO!" Just as she heard that her brain started the defending movements but that was still too slow for the old master of the Musabetsu Kakotoryu.
"It's been a too long time!" The perverted old master started crying between the breasts of the now enraged and irritated red head."GET OFF!" Ranma-chan screamed at her master and punched him off her chest with all her might."Did you come here only to molest me AGAIN?!"
"No, I told you that the previous was a misunderstanding. Cologne-chan hit me and I rolled there. It was a total coincidence." When the old master used the dreaded puppy eye attack on Ranma, she almost started laughing but held it back.
"So why did you come here?" Ranma asked the while trying to cover herself from the old man who was leering at her.
"Two things: First you left your towel and I brought it to you. Second I want to have a words with you."
Ranma took the towel wrapped herself up in it and listened what the old man has to say.
"We brought you here because we felt a dark energy in Nerima, we found Ryoga near the source but it wasn't him who left that trail there. He told us that you were the only one here besides him. In this valley supposedly no evil can enter without horrible pain. Every training that we gave you was a way to call out the evil in you."
Happosai finished and sat at the rock."Me and Cologne really look out for you… to me you are like a son I never had!" Happosai patted the females leg then started walking away.
"I'll be going to the temple, don't stay long or youll catch a cold." After finishing the old master vanished in the forest.
"Ojiji…" Ranma didt really know what to do… she just had to rethink Happosai's personality.
True he was cruel, irritating and a lot more things but he can be nice sometimes.

After drying herself she got dressed and returned to the shrine to sleep.
"(I wonder if Ranryu wants something. He did sad that we will meet the next time I go to sleep…)" Before she could have continued tiredness took over her.

Day six of the training

The morning went well for the red headed fighter. She wasn't thrown out of her bed or splashed with cold water. She has finally slept enough and didn't felt tired at all! Yet something bothered her when she went to take a bath.
"Ranryu didn't come at night… I wonder why."
"You say something?" Happosai jumped out of the river and shook the water out of his ears.


"Nothing… just thinking that's all." At hearing this from Ranma's mouth Happosai's eyes became as large as a spot lamp.
"Very funny, haha now scram!" After booting the old man back to the shrine she started undressing and took her morning cold bath.
"(Is it me or is the water colder then it was previously? It is summer so it shouldn't be this cold.)"
"\I have a feeling that's because of me. It's quite a problem but somehow your body temperature became higher after we had spoken.\" Ranma-chan looked around for the voice when she realized that it was Ranryu that spoke to her.
"(Anyway is there a way to undo it?)"
"\There might… I can lover it back if you wish.\"
"(Would be good or they might think I have a fever or something… and why didn't you come to me at night?)"
"\Because they were watching us. If we are speaking a minimal amount of changes can be seen.\"
"(What kind of changes?)" Ranma was frightened about the changing part, what if he were to be locked in this form again!?
"\Don't worry, you wont be locked. The changes are you growing a little. You might not see it yet but you had grown an inch or two under the night.\"
"(WAIT! You told me that only AFTER I accept the fusing will the changes happen!)"
"\That is true, the changes that are happening NOW are only coming by nature. My presence only fastened them. Any way you should go and dry yourself.\"

The day went fast for Ranma. After changing back into his original form he started the next training from Cologne.
She took him to the place where Happosai sent the rocks at him as training."Is it coincidence that we came to this place?"
"Yes. The rocks that you broke the other day will help us greatly. You go to that wall and collect you pure ki. When your ready say, and I will start throwing these rocks at you. You only have to deflect them with any way that you may know, that is connected to pure ki."
"No problem." Ranma collected his power in his hand and locked eyes with the matriarch.
"Ikuzo!"
At that word Cologne sent a storm of rocks at Ranma. He broke through the oncoming projectiles like a jackhammer, until the second wave came which didn't break and made a lot of damage where it hit him."What was that?!"
"Did I mention that I put my ki into the projectiles?"
"Iie." Ranma was fighting down the twitching in his legs to kick the old woman.
"Age did take its toll on with me hasn't it?" Soon after scratching her head she started to laugh which sounded more like cackling.
"Is it not in your schools principals that you must adept in a fight to over come ANY possible situation?" Cologne gave a smirk with the question that made the young Saotome go red from either embarrassment or anger. "Let's continues shall we?" Not waiting for an answer another wave of Ki infused rocks came at Ranma.
"KUSO!" He sent his ki all over his body and started smashing through the rocks.
"(That is one way of the many, a rash and not realy wise but effective move. But how long can you hold it with your amount of control and ki?!)" As Cologne looked into the eyes of the young Saotome, Ranma instantly saw the challenging look in it.
"(You won't beat me old ghoul! There's no way in Hell!)" Ranma pumped more of his ki into his limbs and with a renewed effort smashed his way through the obstacles.


Start song: Drowning Pool – 37 stitches

'Do you see me, sitting here?
I'm waiting for you to say anything'

10 minutes later sweat could be seen on there faces as it dribbled down."(Remarkable, muko-dono has the stamina of an animal! With the minimal experience in controlling pure ki he couldn't have learned how to control it to this level.)" She continued her assault with the rocks and Ranma continued his movement.

'Head hung low, kicking stones down
Kicking stones down the road to hell now
I'm waiting for you to say anything, anything yeah'

10 more minutes later both panted but still there eyes didn't leave the others."(He won't give up until he either passes out or he passes my test… he wont hold long at this rate luckily.)" She once again started her assault but this time she concentrated the ki into the rock making it explode on contact.

'I know you are the only one, my little taste of heaven
And you know I am the only one, your bitter taste of hell'

This made Ranma cry out in pain as the 3 rocks he punched exploded on his fist the remains of the rocks planted deep in his skin drawing blood.

'Your eyes scream the end is creeping end
I'll need thirty-seven stitches, to keep the pain in
I know you are the only one, on the darkest side of the sun'

"What was that for!?" Ranma yelled at the old woman standing not far from him while pulling out the rock pieces from his skin."This is one of the many ways one could use his ki. By concentrating the power it could be used as an explosive."

„Ooh yeah"

"Couldn't you just freaking TELL me!?" Ranma winced as he fought down a scream as he pulled out the last piece of rock from his hand.

"Followed the piper's sweet whistling
Guided down the path by the wrong hand"

"Ranma you should ALWAYS be prepared for everything. Not to mention that this way you can learn to distinguish ki this way. Now this wave will have the previous full ki rocks and the exploding concentrated ki version."

„Close my eyes for the chance of a better view
Plug my ears so I couldn't hear you "

"And how can I do anything against the exploding version?" Ranma didn't really mind the 

variation this training started to get boring."Use a little amount of you ki and put it into it to 'diffuse' it." Cologne answered and fought back a smile at Ranma's grin that radiated excitement.

„And I know you are the one
And you know I am the one
Your bitter taste of hell"

The old matriarch of the Joketsuzoku started her attack again and used a variation of projectiles. Even used a timed explosive one, that after five seconds the ki shrinks and explodes at contact. To her surprise Ranma saw that in the last moment and avoided a very painful lesson.

"I know you are the only one, a little taste of heaven
And you know I am the only one, your bitter taste of hell"

"Not bad Muko-dono. Really. I'm astonished with your advancements. Not only do you control your ki like a master your awareness is at an unimaginable level." Cologne praised her student waiting for a fault in his defence where she could strike.

"Your eyes scream the end is creeping end
I'll need thirty-seven stitches, to keep the pain in"

"Thanks obaba but with compliments you wont get far with me. It's my game to make some one a fool with distracting them." Ranma gave a smirk as he kicked back a rock straight at Cologne who had to jump out of the way."

"I know you are the only one, on the darkest side of the sun"

"(What kind of monster is he?! It's one thing if someone is talented, but this is FAR more then talent... he just used an advanced move to kick back that timed rock... like if he had already done this...)"

"Do you see me sitting here?
Still waiting for you to say anything
Head hung low kicking stones down
Kicking stones down the road to hell now
I'm waiting for you, i'm waiting for you, just say anything yeah"

"What is with the long face obaba? Didn't think that I could shoot it back right?"
Cologne just leered at her student then she looked at the pile of stones laying nearby.

"I know you are the only one, a little taste of heaven
And you know I am the only one, your bitter taste of hell"

"(What are you up to?)" Ranma had a bad feeling as his sensei looked at the pile of stones. Just as he swallowed the gathered saliva in his mouth the pile of stones lifted into the air and as a hailstorm rained down on him.

"Your eyes scream the end is creeping end
I'll need thirty-seven stitches, thirty-seven stitches, yeah"


Ranma used what he could but the attack came to fast and in a to bug number for him to defend himself completely."(This will hurt.)" Ranma guarded his face as the rocks smashed against him some of them exploding, forcing a wince out of him.

"I know you are the only one, on the darkest side of the sun
I know, I know (the darkest side of the sun)
You are the one. . . on the darkest side of the sun"

„end of song"

After the attack ended he was still standing, blood dribbling down his arm, red stains all over his pants and ripped shirt.
"(I might have over done... but this should have knocked him out... how come he still stands?)" Cologne went closer and that was when she felt a dark aura and a low growling sound coming from Ranma.
"(What was that?!)" as she shook her head the boy before her fell to his knees and soon met the ground in an unconscious state.
Cologne only looked on him still fearing her life at that power radiating from Ranma."(What ever that was... I have a feeling I should be nicer to Ranma for a while...)" Cologne heeded her own advice and picked up Ranma so she could take him to the shrine where he could rest.

The Last day of the training

Ranma woke up really early considering the fact that yesterday's training should have made him sleep through the day. When he moved out of his room he saw a sight that touched his heart or it maybe that he felt somehow close to his two senseis. Before him was a sight of serene peace as the two elder sat at the porch and stared outside while drinking there tea. The Sun's light bathed them that some how added to the feeling of peace something out of a religious painting showing two saints."(Even if I know there are devils in disguise...)"
"Muko-dono, I see you are up early. It's nice to know you are ready to continue the training." Cologne looked towards Ranma and a caring smile caught the eyes of the pigtailed warrior.
"Ohayo gozaimasu to you to then, I'm as ready as I'll ever by so let's get started." Ranma stretched to work out the cinches in his body while Happosai finished his tea and walked out side.
"Today Ranma we will see how you can control your pure ki in a fight against one of us." Happosai finished and faced Ranma who had wide eyes at hearing this.
"Your choice is yours Muko-dono who do you want to figh?" Cologne added her two cents and bounced next to Happosai on her staff.
The teen warrior stood there dazed at what he just heard."(Do they really mean it? Going all out?)" Unnoticed to the young Ranma a smile crept onto his face and stayed there. Unlike Ranma the two elders noticed the smile and both of them were pleased by Ranma's action and they knew the answer before he even said it.
"Of course if you wish you can fight both of us at the same time." Happosai said and a pleased smile appeared on the old man's face.
"Now were talking! Let's fight!" The young trainee jumped to a defensive stance and waited for a reply.
"You didn't disappointed us let's start." Cologne's facial expression suddenly changed and a serious one took its place.
"Just, like she said!" Happosai didn't even finished he was already dashing towards there 

opponent his aura manifesting half way.
Barely seeing the attack Ranma dodged it the last second and sent his ki into his body to increase his speed. As he felt the power surging in his body he felt someone closing onto him from behind. He jumped and looked down. There was now a huge crater and in it stood Cologne who locked her eyes on the pigtailed warrior.
"(If that is how they want to do it... fine by me!)" Ranma increased his ki output and an aura surrounded him. He dodged a kick from Happosai who came from above him and as the old master landed Ranma followed with a kick then hit the old man in the head.
"First blow is mine." The Saotome heir stood proud of himself mocking his opponents.
The two dashed at him at the same time and a flurry of punches were blocked or dodged by Ranma who didn't even brake a sweat.
"(Strange... at this rate he should have already burned out... maybe his ki sources deepened enough for him to...)" Cologne wondered about the miracle like event before her eyes before it registered to her that Ranma was closing in and a painful punch is going to be the end if she won't do anything.
Just as the punch could connect a purple ball of ki came rushing towards Ranma who slapped it away but lost the chance to inflict damage on Cologne.
"Concentrate on the fight!" The woman groper old master shouted at his partner and resumed the assault on there student.
Cologne shook her head then followed Happosai.
"If that all you can do then its prime time you think about retirement!" Ranma taunted while he flowed around Happosai's form, hitting him numerous times.
Just as he could finish him with a spinning kick from the air he found a staff between his ribs.
"You forgotten about me haven't you?" Cologne smiled as she pushed the staff deeper.
"Yeah" Ranma answered and made an attempt to kick the woman away but failed and he soon faced the ground.
"Finished already?"
The teen wasn't sure which said it but he was ready for a few more rounds.
"After, I finish you two!" Ranma shot up in the air and with his arms he was aiming at the two masters.
"Mouko Takabisha!" Ranma screamed and two gold coloured orbs shot towards his targets. The two scattered out of the way but the blast did reach them.
"I'm not finished yet! KIJIN RAISHU DAN!" He shot a pair of vacuum blades toward Happosai who barely dodged it and only his clothes was damaged. While still in the Ranma he started spinning to turn around to aim at Cologne.
"Kijin Raishu Dan!" Once again a pair of vacuum blades raced towards the target."Bakusai Tenketsu!" A dust cloud stopped the blades and ran through it, towards where Ranma will land with a ki orb in her hand. Just as he landed he rolled out of Cologne's way and she missed with her attack.
"Are you up for more?" Ranma turned to the source only to saw Happosai with a huge purple coloured orb he held above himself.
"Happo Shin Majin Dai Karen!" As he said he shot the orb racing towards Ranma at the speed of light.
Before he could have dodged the blast was already inches away so he brought up his arms to his chest and face to shield himself from the attack.
As the attack connected with his arms it didn't stop! It pushed the teen back into the woods.
"I think you over did it this time..." Cologne only faced Happosai who was barely conscious 

from exhaustion. As she walked next to Happosai to check up on him she looked to the forest only to see the ki blast heading towards the sky only to explode.

A few minutes earlier in the forest

A half minute passed and Ranma was still being pushed back by the ki projectile.
"(KUSO! The old man really packed a punch! Now how am I, going to get rid of it?!)"
Just as he thought about it an idea came to him.
He slowly arched his back backwards and when the projectile was slightly above his chest he pushed his ki into his arms and pushed the blast towards the sky where it detonated.
"That could have hurt..."
As he looked at himself he saw that his arms and legs were bleeding but his arms were in a worse state then his legs."This will leave a pretty scar that's for sure... I better start going back." As he tried to run he felt that his legs were screaming at him to stop.
Since running was out of the question he started walking back to the shrine.

A half an hour latter Ranma arrived at the shrine. Cologne waiting for him.
"Where is jiji? Sleeping?" Curiosity brought up question from Ranma who still limped a little from the battle.
"Hai. He is resting as we are speaking. He used up all of his power and needs to sleep. If you wish the two of us can continue the fight... but on the other hand you took quite a beating from that blast, you can barely stand." Cologne pointed out with her staff to the teen's legs and arms to emphasize her words.
Ranma knew that the old woman was right, he was to tired to continue the fight and most likely the matriarch would beet him humiliatingly.
"Let's call it a draw alright? I took out Happosai... sort of... you took some damage as well and that goes for me to so... lets rest to heal alright?" When Ranma finished his eyes shined mystical like some one else said those words.
Yet his words rang true to Cologne but she still couldn't believe at the words Ranma used."(I know he isn't stupid... he's just isn't well educated thanks to Genma... it's still strange to hear such words from him.)"
Cologne masked her shock and agreed with the draw.
The two went into the shrine to heal up and prepare for tomorrows departure.