Strange...
Chapter 5
Blue Thunder Ichigo!
Last time: Kuno was sane, world fought the devil, and even when he's a giant lion Ryoga is completely hopeless with directions.
Kuno tossed and turned in his bed, he hadn't been able to sleep a wink for three days now, not since he got back from the Tendo's. The strange part was that it didn't make him feel the slightest bit tired.
He had plenty of time to think between his lack of sleep and school being cancelled, apparently he had caused so much damage to the school grounds that building foundation had been damaged, and it would take some time before repairs would be finished. So he sat, thinking with complete clarity, all alone now that his father and twisted sister had been properly institutionalized.
However, he had recently gained a strange ability that he had been testing of late. He had increased his family fortune three fold with a few investments, he had predicted in complete accuracy over one hundred coin flips, and he had again increased his fortune by going to a local gambling den and winning all ten games he played with ease. Tatewaki Kuno, the blue thunder of Furinkan high, had gained the power to see the future.
He flipped over onto his back and lifted his hand into the air, gazing at the back of his palm what am I? He thought for the thousandth time since he gained his powers, and for the thousandth time the answer came ISN'T THAT THE ARCANUM. His research into the matter of what an Arcanum was revealed that it was a Latin word meaning "the ultimate question", and as such was a very unsatisfactory answer. Of course, that was to be expected from rude voices that suddenly manifested themselves in his head without warning, especially ones that didn't surprise him at all.
He expended a minimal amount of effort to look far enough into the future that things became vague to him, rather that crisp images he only got vague shadows and pictures of card that he had never seen and yet seemed to call out to him. A figure dyeing, a figure going mad standing in front of a card depicting a crumbling tower, but a sword blocked the blow that killed the dyeing figure and the madman and tower disappeared, a lion ridden by a woman dressed in white attacking a red figure and a blue figure, the figure who looked similar to the dying figure suddenly bursting into flames, but not burning to death. The second part of this vision made even less sense, as the blue and red figure merged to form a purple monster, and the flaming figure jumping on top and rid it into battle against a gigantic bird made from bones, but again the sword dropped and that scene shattered like a mirror, being replaced by an image of the red and blue figures merging to form a purple man who embraces the flaming figure while the bone creature fought the lion and the sword, now wielded by a strange blue and green man.
He moved his mind back to the present, my premonition has changed again, there was a metal monster before but now he is nowhere to be found, most curious. He stood up and left his bed, no point in even pretending that he would get some sleep at this point
What am I?
ISNT THAT THE ARCANUM.
Where did my powers come from?
FROM THE ARCANA WHO DANCE TURNS THE UNIVERSE.
The first two, he was used two, even if they were annoying and vague, but he was unnerved by the latest voice who answered him and its response.
What am I to do?
AKANE TENDO MUST NOT DIE. THE PHENIOX MUST NOT RETURN, THE KING OF SWORDS MUST SERVE THE WORLD.
World watched Kuno through his cards. "He's almost ready, I'll be able to give him his full power soon, I just hope nothing goes-"
World slapped his hand over his mouth, it might be okay, he hadn't finished saying it, there was a chance he hadn't jinxed everything. But unfortunately, lady luck was world's cousin and he had ruined her favourite dress when he was drunk at a party last week, so she was not smiling on him tonight.
True story.
He sensed the approach of an immense power towards nermia.
An immense, ancient power.
An immense, ancient, perverted power.
World groaned "dangit! I thought the underwear fashion show in France would keep him away longer! If that bastard gets back then I'll never be able to get Ranma and Akane together in time!" he picked up his cards and summoned devils deck, "no time for a test run, I have to get my champion ready now!
Kuno had just finished three order's of roast eel, a jumbo sushi platter, and ten seafood ramen by the time world arrived, world was still hiding behind a corner. That was the trade off that Arcana made for never needing sleep or tiring physically, they required massive amounts of a certain food in order to survive, and apparently Kuno's was seafood.
Kuno stood up, hand's pressed against the table "alas, so much food is a terrible sight, and yet I cannot help myself, these dishes were simply calling to me so much that my very soul cried out for me to have them!"
Bloody drama queen thought world. Oh well might as well get this over with.
He stepped into the hallway, "Hello, Tatewaki Kuno, it is time for you to become the king of sword and fulfill your purpose." Kuno spun to look at him, he wonder what he saw, unlike his brother world simply took the shape of whatever people expected him to look like.
Tatewaki Kuno stared in blank awe at the man before him; it was the blue and green figure from his visions! He was dressed in a white cloak that covered all but his face, but his hair was quite clearly green and blue markings covered his face in an asymmetrical arrangement.
He recovered from his shock and drew his boken, charging it with enough ki to make it glow faintly, "what do you want! Why do you afflict me with these bizarre visions monstrosity?"
The blue and green figure, he couldn't even determine the gender from the face, simply chuckled "a monstrosity? That's what I look like to you? Well to each his own I suppose, but right now I need your help. The bizarre visions you see are an arcane prophesy, a vision of things to come caused by the power I gave you to fight Ranma Saotome.
"Lies! I have never even seen you before, how is it you have given me power..." wait, did he just say arcane? Like the arcane martial arts scroll..."You! You were the one who gave me the cursed scroll!"
The figure, he supposed that the voice was male, simply chuckled again and shook his head "I simply gave you the power, the "possession" was just your body and mind adjusting to the new power, though I may of prodded you in a direction that would help my mission at some point's."
Kuno narrowed his eyes, could this be another attempt by the forces of evil to attack the valiant Ranma? Wait, valiant? He like Ranma, but since when did he start praising him in his head? Well, since world had started using their connection to- "What are you doing to me world!" He shouted.
World began walking towards him had out stretched from beneath his cloak "I am simply reducing you paranoia about this situation so that we can move faster, no time to explain it all out loud so we do this the Arcana way, direct blunt force memory bond and power up. I summon the king of sword power forth from this mortal man's body, encircle him and protect him!"
Suddenly Kuno was bathed in white light, electricity dancing around him.
His lower body suddenly discharged electricity which reconvened to form into a pair of boots and tights, all decorated blue and gold with electric designs. Akane Tendo is a point of interest, her death would somehow cause the release of a terrifying force of evil from Jusenkyo.
This time the sparks fired from his torso, forming a futuristic breastplate with more circuitry and electric designs. In order for this not to occur, Akane Tendo must live out her entire natural life and die of old age, the best way we have calculated for this to occur is to marry her to Ranma Saotome.
Sparks shot from his arms and back, forming into shoulder plating with insect like wings hanging down the back of the costume and tights leading up to gauntlets that looked like they were formed from exposed circuitry. Recent attempts to marry Ranma and Akane have been unsuccessful because of multiple sources of interference, including you. The purpose of world's mission is to get these two married within the next 57 days, after which point we have predicted a great danger to both of them.
Finally, the sparks formed a helmet with large golden insectoid eyes and circuit and electrical patterns spreading away from the eyes, along with two thin antennae sprouting from the center of the helmet. Your purpose is to engage problematic characters who can't be removed with worlds usual tactics and prevent them from interfering with the mission, are we clear?
"Sir Yes sir!" he shouted, raising his boken into the air where it shot out sparks, turning into a katana with a golden handle and a blue blade.
"Heheheh, those frenchies really know how to make me happy!" said Happosai as he ran toward nermia, then he grinned sadistically "but I'll be glad to get back to 'training' my favourite student!"
At the thought of a miserable Ranma Happosai burst into laughter again completely missing the blue flash beside him. Fortunately his ki sense told him that there was someone in that wanted to cause him harm, oh well, might as well get a little practice before he made Ranma miserable again.
He turned to the right and his jaw dropped, standing in front of him was a man dressed in blue tights mixed with motocross armour and a tazer, all designed with an insect motif.
"Well, I've been around a long time and done a lot of things, but I've never attracted a Kamen Rider before!" He said guffawing, if this idiot thought that he could beat him because he had a fancy suit, he had another thing coming. "I'm in a bit of a rush, so try this new technique! Happy hour dragon!" in reality, happy hour dragon was not a "new technique" but simply his students horizontal hiryu shoten ha, which he had stolen. It wasn't like the boy would have learned it without him.
The Kamen Rider raised his sword into the air, "Status voco per portam gladios decem (I A fool will I call in at the gate of ten swords)." Suddenly a strange silver skinned figure appeared with ten swords rotating around him appeared and thrust one of the swords into the tornado sucking it into the sword.
"What on earth..." "Fool, grant me the power you have now taken into this sword to strike down this infidel." The blue mans sword glowed"gladium caeli hoc stulti redire ad eum insolens!"
An enormous amount of wind slammed down onto the ancient martial artist, ploughing him into the ground. He used a ki blast to disperse the wind, but he still took a beating from the attack. "impressive, but how will you deal with a physical attack!" he lunged at the blue suited warrior, the suit may be able to send back his attack, but it was probably just some rich pretty boy under that mask, testing out his new toy.
"Gladii sacer ignis pluat super infideli. (holy fire of my sword rain down on this unfaithful man)" this time the blue suited warrior stuck with obvious practiced swordsmanship faster that Happosai could doge, the blue electricity coursing thought the blade jumping into his body an paralyzing him.
He twitched on the ground as the blue figure walked up to him. "Ecce ego Lucror favore femina omnes cum uno action (Behold, I will Win the favour of all women with one action)." He raised his sword into the air; electricity dancing along its length, Happosai looked up at him pleadingly "mercy?"
"Nihil inferno."
"Inferno nihil comparandum huic"
For some reason, every woman in the world awoke feeling safer that morning.