Dark Dragon
Disclaimer: I don't own this., the idea popped into my mind as I was thinking about a new story and suddenly it came to me, shielded by dark beams of fire and lightning, burning itself in my mind. It's the first time I try to attempt this and I hope that I got all the things right, including the things that would be okay to see in this genre… as to what it is, I'll let you read it…
The guests
It looked out of the window, seeing more guests arrive. It had been planning this ever since he had gotten wind of the others existence and it knew that it would need to make some changes to the current order of things. That's why he had invited people to go to the manor, which had been an ancient inheritance from its grandparents, though it was located in Hokkaido. It had even arranged flights for those that couldn't afford to come. Those that had enough money, it lured here with the promise of more money, or something else to sate their interest, like knowledge.
Brittany Diggers looked at the manor which stood in front of her, looking at its gloomy exterior with a critical eye. "Ten to one that we'll have to compete with others to get that treasure, Gina." Her sister looked at her and then sighed. "Well, I knew that there should have been something behind it. Ryan, what do you think about this?" Ryan just shrugged; looking at the manor and seeing someone stand behind a window, looking at them with eyes that seemed to be shrouded. With a start, the figure turned around, moving back into the darkness of the house.
"Well, that was strange." Brittany's husband Strype commented, having watched the figure move away. "Let's go in, shall we?" that was met with assent of all present.
Keitaro Urashima looked at the manor, feeling a tingle over his spine. He didn't like this one bit, knowing that there would be something creepy about the house, he just knew it. Naru was pushing him inside, telling him not to be a baby whilst Motoko looked serene and calm for a change. There were no more fights between him and Motoko due to the girl getting a bit looser due to an order from her sister.
Shampoo looked at the house which she had been told that they would all be staying at. Her, Mousse, Akane, Ukyo and Nabiki had been asked to come here, Ranma going with an earlier train due to him wanting to avoid them, apparently being smarter than before.
It watched as all guests stood in the entrance lobby. It did not reveal itself, instead cutting a rope, allowing a small package to fall to the ground.
Ranma looked at the assembled guests as he came from the bathroom, having noticed something strange about the house ever since he set foot in it. He looked at the guests and saw a cat-girl, his fiancé's, a young man who looked to be very nervous, women that looked to be very slutty/horny, ugly women and… angry women.
Brittany looked at the package, seeing that nobody was going to take any action, she opened it with a claw, making the young man standing near what appeared to be the bathroom shiver. She looked at the piece of paper that was inside the package and then picked the paper out of it, seeing written words on the paper, making it a letter. She began to read out loud, seeing that it was addressed to the guests.
Dear Guests,
I greet you in my house. Herein, you are welcome to stay for how long you would like with all foodstuffs and such covered by me. In the cellar we have more than enough to live on for months, that is, if you like Japanese cuisine…
Anyway, the only thing required from you is that you try to find the messages I have prepared and hidden within the house, which will lead you to my greatest treasure. For now, be safe in the knowledge that tonight will be the night that you can rest up, it beginning tomorrow.
Good luck,
X
She looked up to see some anticipation on the other guests faces. "Well, let me introduce myself first then, since we're going to be staying here for a while. The name is Brittany Diggers, a were-cheetah and last of that race. That hunk over there is my husband Strype, my sister's fiancé Ryan is standing next to her, the blonde dressed in them Indiana Jones clothes being my sister Gina."
Most of them nodded and other introductions were made. "I'm one of the best martial artists in the world according to some sort of magazine, but I personally think that there are people that are loads better then me. I've come here to get some peace and quiet, but I don't think we'll get it. The name's Ranma, Saotome Ranma."
"My name is Tendo Akane, that baka's fiancé." Akane introduced herself. "No, I'm Ran-chan's fiancé! Kuonji Ukyo at your service." Shampoo butted in too. "You no fiancé from Airen. Shampoo be wife."
Ranma just shook his head at the antics of his fiancé's. "I'm going to bed, see you all later." With that, he retreated upstairs, where a bedroom had been reserved for him, with him knowing where it was due to a map of the building that he had seen.
It looked at the rest of the guests as Ranma had just left to go to bed, looking at their reactions. It knew that it would need to act fast, or else risk detection. With the flick of a wrist, it released some mild sleeping gas, enough so that anyone with a sensitive nose would not be able to detect it.
The guests soon excused themselves to go to their assigned bedrooms.
It chuckled softly as it heard the last bedroom close. It looked around, seeing a katana on the wall. There was a certain grim glint on it and it smiled as it picked up the katana, looked at it and then began to walk over the floorboards, looking at the doors as he passed them by. It was a manor built in western style, having a western decoration, even having a special set of gardens, looking beautiful and providing cover for those that did not want to get the attention upon them.
It stopped at the door with Ranma Saotome on it, opening the door softly to see the bed, seeing that the martial artist was asleep. The katana in its hand was glittering in the light and it raised it to deliver the killing blow.
The katana sunk in the flesh without a problem, making the boy open his eyes for a moment. "Why?" Ranma gurgled as blood escaped his lips. "Why?" then he fell back, the katana remaining embedded within his chest, his body laying there.
The next morning, the guests all assembled in the dining hall, which held a table filled with all sorts of food, prepared for them, with some of the food still somewhat warm. Shampoo was sitting on the right side of the table, chatting with Brittany about how she found the strange cat-like husband of hers until a scream tore through the house, a female scream at that.
As they all rushed towards the place where the screaming came from, Ranma's bedroom at that, seeing Akane stand in the door opening looking at something inside of the bedroom, still staring and screaming, her face a mask of fear.
Keitaro was one of the first that came to the scene, looking at the interior and immediately feeling his gaze being drawn to the bed. There was Ranma, laying on the bed, a Katana embedded within his chest, obviously dead, blood staining the bed and some of the surrounding area. The look on his face was one of confusion and some fright, the wall next to the bed stained with blood, in which black letters read: Dark Dragon
For a moment, Keitaro stared at the words on the wall, looking at them as they appeared to him, his eyes meaning nothing, but then he looked at the way that the body was aligned, looking pretty much lifeless.
As the rest of them filled into the room, they stared at the body with shock in their eyes, unknowing that the horror was just about to start. All had done something wrong to X, with X going to take it out of their hide, their soul, sending them into Oblivion, to rest forevermore.
It chuckled to itself as it watched the horrified faces, looking at them and feeling power swell within it. Soon, they would all be dead, a fragment of the past buried forever…
Soon…
Wanted to try this out once, so here it is… guess the identity of the mysterious X (It) and get a cookie…
Next chapter will detail the next attempt of murder…
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