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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Ranma 1/2. The Ranma 1/2 cast belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Nor do I own Suikoden 3 or any other characters that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any.
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Chapter 22 Part 3: Unleashing the Beast
Chris is lying on her bed, tossing and turning in misery. Ever since they have come to Lake Castle she could not sleep in the bed of her fiancé. Shizu (that fat, ugly, monstrous woman with no chest to speak of) would not let her down to the tunnels so that she could sleep with Ranma. Also on her side are the other girls of this castle. They vehemently prohibited her and any of her co-fiancées to stay with Ranma at night. Ranma had tried to get her to let them in, but the other girls were able to master the "demon head" technique and scared the hell out of him. The only two able to sleep with him are Kasumi and Viki since Kasumi can sneak past Shizu whenever she feels like it (during the Emily episode she thought that it was Ranko and left the two alone as she felt that Ranko deserved to have him to herself after so long of not getting him) while Viki can just teleport herself right in.
She and the others tried to sneak in as well, but they are not as good as the kunoichi and always got caught by 'The Vile Elevator Girl' or 'The Button Pusher'.
Chris smiled. 'I really like that nicknames Kodachi gave her. Witch.' (A)
Ever since they have been forbidden from sleeping in Ranma's bed she and her fellow co-fiancées (with the exception of Kasumi and Viki) have a really tough time getting to sleep. They are so used to sleeping beside him that they cannot sleep by themselves anymore. In the other world they alternated between the six of them, sometimes two of them would stay with him if they cannot sleep and Iris decided to stay in her room. At least then they could go to him if they could not sleep and curl up next to him, comfortable in his arms. Now that the option is gone…
Chris turned to her side again, hoping that she would go to sleep soon. 'I've heard that sometimes you get so used to sleeping next to someone that you can't sleep by yourself anymore. I never knew it would be THIS tough! I know this is normal for wives whose husbands are out all the time, but Ranma's right there! Now I understand why Viki wants to go and buy one giant bed for all of us. This is torture!'
She is FINALLY about to fall asleep when a feeling that someone else is in the room filled her. She looked up to see Anne standing at the side of her bed, a large knife in her hand. Before she could react Anne was on top of her with the knife to the side of her neck. A cut there, which is right where a main vein is, and she would be dead in minutes.
Anne had a look of hatred on her face that topped any she has ever seen before. "How DARE you come here after all you've done! I don't care that Ranma brought you here! All I know is that you're here and you tricked Ranma into letting his guard down and falling for you! If you hadn't been able to do that I KNOW he would have killed you by now!" she hissed as she pressed the knife closer.
Chris tried to say something but is cut off by the hatred-filled Karayan. "So many of my friends died the day you and your knights attacked! If it wasn't for Ranma I would have died too!" Anne sobbed as tears flowed down her cheeks as she remembered her friends that did not make it. "Now you're here and (sob) they're not! Have you ever (sob) thought about how WE would feel having (sob) YOU alive and well and FREE!"
Chris could not do anything but close her eyes and say, "I'm sorry."
"SORRY!" Anne shouted as she pressed the knife closer to Chris' neck, almost drawing blood. "You're SORRY! Is that all you can say after murdering women and children who couldn't fight back! That you're (sob) sorry! Sorry for killing unarmed (sob) and defenseless people! People that (sob) tried to run but were (sob) chased down and killed!" Anne is shaking and crying from her grief and rage.
Chris opened her eyes. Tears came from them as well as the guilt of killing so many innocent people filled her. "Then kill me. Let it be over with then. Let my death atone for theirs. Ranma is going to kill me anyway. You have earned the right to kill me so go ahead."
That admission is enough to shock Anne, halting the rage within her for a second. "What? Ranma is going to kill you?" Ranma had not said anything about that to anyone. Only Thomas knew, but he promised not to tell anyone.
Chris' tears are leaking from her eyes almost as badly as Anne's tears are. "Yes. Until I earn forgiveness for what I did Ranma will kill me, sooner or later." she said, looking into Anne's eyes to show her that she is telling the truth.
Rage filled her again. "You think that changes anything!" Anne shouted as she pressed her face up to Chris'.
Chris would have shaken her head if she could. "No. Nothing I do can change what I did. Just kill me and let it be over with. It will save Ranma from having to do it."
Anne pressed the knife into Chris' neck. Just a little more pressure and she would be dead. "Why did you have to be this way?" Anne asked softly as her hand took the knife away and dropped it harmlessly next to Chris' head. Her sobbing has gone full force and she sat up on the bed and put her arms around herself, her upper body tilted forward so tears dropped onto Chris' chest. "You stay with Ranma, knowing that he will kill you at anytime. You knew that coming here is suicidal, yet here you are. WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE JUST STAYED IN THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE I COULD'VE KILLED WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY!" Tears flowed from her eyes like rivers because she could not bring herself to kill the one that had destroyed her life and the lives of her people. Her conscience would not let her. She cried for the spirits of her people that were killed and for those who survived and must feel the sadness of loosing loved ones. But most of all she cried for herself.
Then she felt a hand on her shoulder, one that squeezed gently to give her some comfort. She turned to the person connected to it and saw Ranma looking at her with sad eyes.
Anne jumped and grabbed onto him, crying freely into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. "Anne, she's telling the true. I WILL kill her if she doesn't make amends for what she did," he said sadly as he held her tightly.
"Then why?" she asked/sobbed. "Why?" she asked again, this time pounding a fist on his chest. "Why do you love her instead of me? Why is she so important to you?" She looked up at him. The look she gave him tore at his heart. "Why can't you kill her right here, right now? Why did you have to fall in love with her?"
Ranma felt his heart break into pieces. "I love her Anne. I can't tell you why, I just do. I never was any good at explaining feelings. I love you too Anne, just like I love the rest of the girls that love me in return." He loves all of them all in different ways as each one interacts with him differently, though the main theme is that they seem hell bent on wanting him. He would give up his life for any of them, especially if it would make them happy.
Anne felt joy that he said that he loved her. However, that joy warred with the sadness and anger she still felt for the silver-haired maiden. "Ranma," she said in a low whisper. She swarmed into his embrace, desperate for comfort and companionship. She felt Chris hug her from behind and heard her crying too for what she had done, asking again and again for her forgiveness.
The three held each other like that all throughout the night, the two women letting out all of their emotions as the man they both loved tried to comfort them as best as he could. The three never left each other's sides for even a moment. When dawn finally came Ranma is sleeping in the middle of the bed, Anne and Chris snuggled up to his sides.
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The day after -
Ranma, for as long as he can remember, always had trouble getting up with the sun. It just isn't in him to wake up early every day. Even if he has a good night's sleep he still enjoys sleeping in. If he had a choice the sun would come up at around one in the afternoon. This morning is no exception. Usually a bucket of cold water is the remedy for it, but he's glad that it did not come.
As he groggily tried to wake himself up he is beset with something everyone has when they first wake up, morning amnesia. 'What the hell?' Try as he might the memories of last night fled from his mind the harder he tried to grasp them. Sure he had a good sleep last night and he is pretty sure he is not drunk, but that did not mean he is going to wake up easily. Not being able to remember what happened last night he settled for merely keeping his eyes closed and let his senses turn back on and give him a clue on where he is.
His sense of smell came on first. It registered that wherever he is smells really nice. There is one scent he should recognize and another he could not, but cannot pinpoint what either one is until the morning amnesia wears off.
His sense of hearing came next. He heard very light snoring coming from his chest. Combined with the smell and part of the morning amnesia wearing off he recognized what, or who, is sleeping on his chest. 'Oh. It's just Chris.' He breathed in deeply, loving her scent. The scent of the woman he loves. Though there is a second, unknown scent he ignored it for now.
Sense of feeling came back at that moment and determined that Chris is definitely sleeping on and next to him. Parts of her body are on him as he can feel her head and an arm on his chest and her leg is draped dangerously close to his privates. However, since he has woken up like this many times before with his six fiancées doing the same thing it did not bother him.
However, with the sense of feeling came another mystery. Instead of feeling one body sleeping next to him he felt two. Sometimes two of his fiancées would sleep with him at the same time, but he cannot remember who else could be with him. His hearing is not giving him any information except for the person's deep and rhythmic breathing, indicating that the person is still sleeping. Then his sense of smell gave him a clue. 'Wait a second. I don't recognize that smell.'
Fighting his morning grogginess he opened one eye to look down at his chest. He saw on his right silver hair. 'That's Chris.' On the other side he saw… 'Wait a minute. None of my girls has that hair color.'
Panic set in at that information. 'NONE OF MY GIRLS HAS THAT HAIR COLOR! OH NO! OH HELL NO! DON'T LET THIS BE LIKE EMILY ALL OVER AGAIN!' Adrenaline rushed through him as he tensed to spring out of the bed.
For his peace of mind having his adrenaline rush through him also cured him of his morning amnesia. He remembered everything. Ayame had woken him up and told him that Chris is in danger and he had rushed all the way to her room. He arrived just when Chris told Anne to kill her. It was easy to figure out what was going on. He had busted in through the door, but the two women were so intent on each other and their guilt/grief trip that they did not notice him. He rushed in to save Chris when it looked like Anne is about to kill her. He was surprised when Anne dropped the knife and cried. That was when he stepped in.
He looked down at the two women on each side of him. The two are still sleeping peacefully. His arms, which he just noticed is hugging the two protectively, automatically moved up and down their bodies, getting the two to moan a little and snuggle into his embrace some more.
As he caressed her silver hair he thought about his vow to kill Chris. As a warrior he has to go through with it. As a fiancé, however, he would never harm her. That is why he never set a date for when he would kill her. He knew now that making that promise was a mistake. Anyone can make that mistake when they hate someone. He had hated her long ago when she had been about to kill Lulu and was the cause of the whole Karaya village being burned to the ground.
Then he was sent back to his home world…along with Chris. Being secluded with her inside the temple, always seeing her every day, seeing what type of person she is, and her always looking so sad and hopeful whenever he saw her made his hatred of her go away little by little. Then one night he heard her crying and talking in her sleep, asking for the Karayan people's forgiveness. She had to choose between their lives and the lives of the men she commanded. Of course anyone would choose their own people's lives when it comes to that. She had meant to draw the Lizard Clan away so her men could escape. They were not supposed to kill the fleeing villagers. She was not expecting it to become a massacre, nor had she been expecting to see her father's armor in that hut. During that time Borus had gone off the deep end, driven on by the Rage Spell and his own bloodlust, and killed mercilessly anybody he saw.
Most importantly he found out that Lulu was supposed to be her first kill in the village that night.
It is always amazing what happens when you hear the other side of the story. How can he blame someone for their subordinate's mistakes? Chris had been talking in her sleep so she HAD to have been telling the truth. Tofu told him once that sometimes dreams are the one place where we cannot escape the truth.
However, the promise had been made and unlike his father he keeps his promises as much as he can. The warrior in him ordered him to kill her, but the husband-to-be in him ordered him to forget about that mistake.
A compromise was made. He promised to kill her, but not when.
That was when he had started to let his hatred of her leak out and let her into his heart. There was just…something about her that Akane could never match. Only Tina had made him feel like that and while she already had a place in his heart he knew he could squeeze Chris in there somewhere, as a friend. Not that that worked out of course. Then it was Kodachi, then Viki, then Ranko, and then Kasumi that he fell in love with. It amazed him how he could feel so much for so many women at the same time. He knows what he feels is NOT like what Kuno felt because he did not just feel lust, but what he once felt for Akane tenfold. While Kuno said he loved Akane and his 'pigtailed goddess' you do NOT grope the women you love every time you meet them. He shivered in revulsion at just the MEMORY of Kuno doing that to his girl form.
He is eternally grateful that his usually abysmal luck seemed to have turned into good luck, for instead of fighting over him they worked together and shared him. That is something the Nerima Wrecking Crew could never do.
Further thoughts ceased as he felt the two women wake. He realized with a guilty feeling that when he shivered he woke them up accidentally. He looked down at them as they woke themselves, then almost as one tilted their heads to look at him, looking unbearably cute.
"Good morning Ranma," the two women said at the same time. Then the two blinked and looked at each other, obviously still suffering morning amnesia. Thankfully the two are better morning people than Ranma is and remembered what happened last night.
"I think we have some talking to do," the only male between the three of them said.
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Later on –
Ranma is yet again deep in his thoughts as he walked away from Anne's room where he has just dropped off its occupant. Chris is okay with what Anne had tried to do. She actually said that it is NORMAL! She actually said that she had been expecting something like THAT to happen for some time now!
As for Anne she said that she would wait and see if Chris can be forgiven and had begged him to forgive her for what she had almost done. He forgave her of course, but what happened last night unsettled him to say the least. Just how many times will something like that happen? Just how many people will try to take Chris' life for something she HAD to do, that in a way she could not avoid doing? She had to choose between her people's lives or her enemy's, and she had set out ONLY to draw her enemy away from her men. She had NOT intended to kill those that could not defend themselves. Now he has to keep her protected, to keep would-be assassins from killing the woman he loves.
Another thing he has to worry about is his promise, but that can just be put off. He just hopes that she will earn the forgiveness of the Grasslander Clans before it is too late.
That also reminded him about Shampoo. His expression became sad as he thought of her. Her own GREAT-GRANDMOTHER had locked her in her cursed form! Even though the two kisses had been revoked she was STILL punished for not getting him into the tribe. Shampoo had been able to at least get someone to send her in a package to the Tendo Dojo. Luckily the package was delivered when they had shown up at the dojo. The delivery guy just threw her into the compound and took off. Only a fool stayed in Nerima for long.
He has somehow been able to avoid cats ever since he left the dojo. He had been enjoying many blissful cat-free months. He should have known he was asking for something like that to happen. He had panicked at the sight of Shampoo's cursed form. At first the girls who did not know what had happened to him when he was younger thought it was funny. However, when they were told of how someone is trained in the Neko-ken…
They took Shampoo with them since she had nowhere else to go. While she is a cat in body she is still human in her mind. There is also another reason they took her with them. Even though he had been scared stiff when he looked at her he was able to see something he had never seen before in her eyes.
There was no spirit in her.
Even though he barely remembers it when he had looked at the Chaos Mirror when he left his world for the first time he saw his eyes. Shampoo had the same look in them that he once had.
What kind of a person would he be to turn away from her then? She has no family or friends left. Cologne has stripped her of her humanity all because her village is so power hungry. He knows there was also another reason for her banishment.
Honor.
What kind of an heir would she be? She has not been able to get him for her husband OR kill him. He knew their laws and customs are very different from his; they DO allow for their would-be husbands to be drawn into the tribe through trickery and drugs after all. But to strip her of her humanity for not being able to bring back her unwilling husband even though the two kisses had been taken back?
Sometimes he wishes he could outright destroy them. She had her honor since an elder had declared the two kisses null and void. They were just being petty. It made him realize that he shouldn't hate Shampoo, but the culture that she grew up in. She is very much like himself who grew up believing certain things that are not true, such as men are weak and vice-versa for him.
Anyway, Tina has been helping him to overcome his fear of cats. The training is one that psychologists in the other world have used millions of times to cure people of phobias. He is put inside an empty room with two holes in it on opposite sides. Then Shampoo would come out of one hole, run across the room right in front of him and then disappear into the other hole. Of course he would run screaming every time he saw her. However, the amount of time for the fear to stay in his system lessens each time it happens. So far he only jumps when Shampoo shoots across the room. When he is starting to get used to her Tina said that she would have Shampoo not run as fast as she usually does. He is still afraid of her and especially cats in general, but at least he is starting to not be afraid of Shampoo's cat form as much as he used to be.
Even though he still cannot look her in the eye he was able to at least see that she is recovering some of her old spirit back.
The main problem with her is how they are going to change her back to a human. He talked about it with Piccolo and he said that it is VERY risky attempting something like that. Unlike before when he had tried to get rid of his curse this time they would be trying to revert her BACK to a human. Something even his Master Crowley has never done before. His magic is very different from the magic of Jusenkyo and mixing two different types of magic can produce anything. He was relatively sure of what he was doing when he had tried to remove his curse since his master had done something like it before. However, he learned his lesson from last time and until he knows more about Jusenkyo's magic, which he thinks might he linked to Chaos magic, he will not try anything. He will see what he can do. Already he has one idea. Maybe if Magic Hat helped him then maybe Shampoo will be turned back into a human. However, when he asked Tina and Molly about getting her here they said that she is rather busy at the moment and cannot come.
Viki is also has been FORBIDDEN from using her Blinking Rune during that time. They do NOT need another accident like what happened to Ranko to happen again.
She looked really cute with her face all puffed up when the he had said that. She is one of those people that look cute instead of scary when they are irritated.
'Boy I sure am introspective today,' he thought as he sat down at the rim of the fountain at the center of the main square. People said hello to him, but he is so into his thoughts that the only response they received is a small wave before he returned to his thoughts.
Since he thought about his adorable-when-irritated fiancée he could not help but think of her 'chibi form' as he likes to think of her. Little Viki seems to be waiting for something to happen. She seems to be watching him a lot lately (in fact, unknown to him the very girl is watching him at the moment). She always has a look on her face that seems to be…anticipating…something. Anyway, it's funny and a little weird that the only people she opens herself up to are older Viki and himself. She always has a smile on her face when he is talking to her that always gets bigger when him and older Viki are together. 'I wonder why that is.'
Then, following an erratic train of thought, he thought of a few events that happened in the other world. Before he left his old world he received a letter from Herb addressed to the Tendo Dojo just before leaving. It said that he sent Aoi the waters she asked for and his debt to him is repaid in full. He smiled as he thought about that. Aoi seemed like a nice person and can rival Kasumi (though Kasumi would win every time). Only his gender had made life difficult for him. Now SHE does not have to worry about that anymore.
The letter went on to say some news on what has been happening in their area. He has made an alliance with the Phoenix people and are working together to repel the Amazon forces. The women, ever since he had defeated Saffron, had been steadily raising their attacks on their two lands. A little before the Amazon party had been sent to retrieve him from the island (Herb has spies in their tribe and found out about it) they declared war on their two nations, especially since Saffron is still a child and vulnerable and the Musks are few in numbers. With their two nations combined they are at a stalemate with the Amazons.
He should have known why the Amazons were so adamant on getting him into the tribe. Just like he is a meal ticket to Genma, a baby maker to Nodoka, an heir to Soun, and a free feel to Happosai, Cologne had wanted him as a weapon. That was why Shampoo was punished so severely even though it was Cologne who had dismissed the two kisses. They could not have the matriarch at fault after all.
He, and probably his children, would have been used as weapons to conquer the other two nations.
He had been so lost in thought that it took a loud "KUUUUEEEEE!" to snap him out of it. Just above him is Fubar and on his back is Lulu, waving franticly to get his attention. He sighed deeply and stood up just as the two landed right in front of him. This could only mean one thing.
Harmonia has returned.
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Outside of Duck Village -
The two armies faced each other again. Both sides are ready for battle, but the Harmonian Army looked frightened while the Grasslanders and Zexens looked smug. The latter groups knew that Ranma and his army would be coming soon and save them yet again. Lucia had already sent Lulu on Fubar to go and ask for help. The Grasslanders and Zexens could not help but feel confident that the battle will end in their favor.
But the Harmonians have an ace up their sleeve this time. THAT is what has them so frightened, NOT Ranma or his army.
A loud scream roared over the battlefield, making all three sides shiver. Just as suddenly as the scream began a low, whining sound could be heard making its way closer to the Grasslander and Zexen groups.
"Look out!" cried someone as a whirling 'something' flew through the air, cutting through everything in its way. Even the few trees that got in its way are cut down mercilessly while whatever it is did not slow down at all.
The blade went straight for a group of Grasslander soldiers as they tried to dodge what would certainly be their doom. They scrambled to get away, but with the blade so close by it seems impossible.
"DUCK!" Something landed on them and forced them to the ground. The thing went right over their heads, ruffling their hair and clothes. The thing flew back to the one that threw it. Ranma got off of them just as the rest of his group arrived by way of Kathy's horses. The cloud he had jumped from dissipated as he looked towards where the thing that almost killed half a dozen men returned to.
Everyone felt a shiver go up their spines as they looked at the one that had thrown what is now revealed to be a massive double-edged sword or lance (1). The figure stood between 11 to 12 feet tall and has white armor and a flowing blue cape. He literally towered above the rest of the Harmonian troops who seemed both relieved and frightened of the figure at the same time. He is missing some body parts that have been replaced with metal, giving him the appearance of someone straight out of a sci-fi movie. His left leg and right arm have been replaced with metal limbs that gleamed in the sun. His face looked as though whoever had done it decided in the middle of the operation not to bother with the rest. Instead, whoever did it has fixed a metal faceplate over the left side of his face and skull. The eye underneath the faceplate is glowing ghostly silver blue. The face, along with his wild black hair, made anyone who looked at it felt like they are looking at death himself. The insane expression on his face would make anyone run away very, very fast.
Those that had participated in the Zero Unification War felt as if they are staring at a ghost. Actually, they would have preferred a ghost instead of the person they are staring at now. He was known, while still alive, as the Mad Prince for a VERY good reason. He was practically invincible when he was alive. It took an ingenious plan, more than a dozen fighters and dozens more arrows to bring him down. He has killed thousands of men, women and children. He even killed those who begged and degrade themselves to try to convince him to spare them. (B)
The figure gave off a booming and insane laughter, causing those who know or have fought against him to shiver in fright. It is even worse than before. After his laughter died down he introduced himself. "In case any of you don't know me, I am King Luca Blight! I am here to kill you worms!" Again he gave off a booming laughter.
Salome tightened his grip on the reins of his horse after hearing the name of their new enemy. He has heard of the Mad Prince. He had done some research into the Zero Nation and the person that started the war and destroyed his kingdom in the end. Luca Blight is the son of the late Agares and Sara Blight, the former rulers of the Highland Kingdom. Luca was known as the Mad Prince and was feared for his unmatched cruelty and bloodlust. It is said that even Yuber, owner of the 'Eight-Fold' True Rune, is cautious of him. His inextinguishable hatred towards the Jowston States was started when he was ten and ruffians had ambushed the entourage of Highland Royalty. Agares got away, but Luca and Sara were captured.
Sara was raped right in front of her own son's eyes over and over again until Han Cunningham, the head of the castle guards, came to rescue them. After learning that Darrel, head of Muse of the Jowston States, had hired the ruffians Luca harbored lasting resentment towards the Jowston Alliance and also toward his father until the day he died. The only person who he allowed to speak equally to him was his half sister Jillia who resembled their mother Sara.
Agares felt overwhelming guilt over his cowardice until his death, which was amplified once Sara died soon after giving birth to Jillia who was fathered during the rape. Sara had a strong sense of motherhood and never got an abortion.
Just before Highland started invading Jowston Luca was given complete control over the Highland Military as Agares stepped down to take responsibility for the ceasefire he signed with Jowston. However, Luca took it as a chance to start another war with Jowston. That time he was ready to use the True Beast Rune, which was passed along the Blight bloodline. He first set up the Unicorn Brigade Massacre to validate a war on Jowston. Then he rushed into Muse and cunningly plotted Anabelle's, the then mayor of Muse, death by convincing Jowy Atreides, who was a member of a mercenary group hired by Muse, to assassinate her. He then sacked Muse and quickly took over Radat, Coronet, South Window and Greenhill (with the help of Jowy). Then, with Jowy's help, he assassinated his own father and became the new King.
He then led his elite White Wolf Army to destroy the Zero Unification Army. He was initially unstoppable, but due to the strategic cooperation between Leon Silverberg, Shu and Jowy Blight (he married Jillia soon after Agares' death) Luca was ambushed during a night raid by the strongest fighters of the Zero Unification Army and killed after having a final duel with the leader of the Zero Army. In the end he shouted out that he is the true face of evil in its purest form. Many agreed that he is a soul lost in its own rage.
Luca spun his double-edged blade with his robotic arm like a fan as he looked over the pitiful army arrayed against him. He reveled in the fear he incited, especially to those that already knew him. "I'm so glad that you remember me after all of this time. Just call me Blight now…" His unnatural eye glowed silver. "…because everything I touch shall wither and die! Just like all of you will when I get my hands on you!" Again he gave his booming, insane laughter.
Apple's fear showed as her hands shook. "This is bad, really bad. It took everything we had just to beat him last time." She swallowed as much of her fear as she can and ran to the front, leaving Caesar to handle the retreating villagers. She told him to get the villagers out and take them to Brass Castle. Blight is an almost unstoppable killing machine and he just LOVES killing unarmed villagers.
She ran up to Ranma to warn him about Luca. Just when she is about to speak she noticed that he is shivering. However, it is not the shiver of fear but of…anger. Apple boggled as he trembled in barely restrained fury. 'Does he know him?'
In Ranma's mind a connection had been made. This thing in front of him had called itself KING Luca Blight, which means he was a PRINCE at one point. He has met many such princes throughout his life. Kirin, Toma, Herb and Saffron come to mind. Every single one of them had kidnapped Akane and had tried to kill him.
Everyone thought that he forgave them, but in truth he formed a deep hatred of royalty from his encounters with them. Every single one of them thought themselves to be higher and more important than other people and LIKED picking on the weak. As a martial artist he is obligated to protect the weak. Toma loved seeing people suffer for his entertainment (the Martial Arts Bride Contest), Kirin stole Akane right in front of her family without a thought or consideration of her feelings or theirs on the matter, Herb loved tossing around how powerful he is, and Saffron wanted to rule the world and play around with people's lives.
After he had beaten them they went and mellowed out a little since a 'commoner' had beaten them. Kirin even got married. However, this THING is not like any royalty he has met before. This THING is worse.
Now this FREAK wants to kill him! NO! Enough is enough!
Ranma growled as his fists turned white from the pressure it is under. "His battle aura is huge. Damn! Every single time I meet up with some sort of royalty they just HAVE to be super powered or something. Why the hell is it always the jackasses the ones with a lot of power!" Apple could only blink. For some reason Ranma growling reminded her of a cat that's been pissed off.
Ranma's True Rune suddenly glowed, surprising him. He felt…urgings (?) from it for some reason. He wondered what it means when he realized that it is trying to tell him something. It is like a feeling, but it is pretty strong and directed towards Royal Insano with the Classic Evil Villain Laugh. For some reason he heard a very tiny voice saying, "He has a True Rune on him," he said out loud along with the tiny voice.
Apple could not figure out how Ranma knew that, but knew that he is right. "Yes, he does. He more than likely has the True Beast Rune. It's been handed down in his family for generations. Ranma, he has no weaknesses that I know of. Any kind of magic attack that's been thrown at him did nothing but half the damage the spells usually do. Be really careful, okay." She then shouted across the battlefield at Blight, "How can you still be alive! I saw your lifeless body myself!"
Blight grinned at her. He recognized her even though she looks older now. "Thanks to some new allies I made a comeback, wench! I'm even stronger than I was before! Feel the wrath of the Beast Rune!" The image of a rune of a two-headed wolf appeared over him as he glowed with power, causing many to wet their pants.
Ranma growled, fury in his eyes. His aura, a deep red, came out as he unsheathed his sword, removed his limiter and powered up his runes. "He's mine. Everyone else is yours, but Mr. I-am-Royalty-so-I-have-to-be-insane is all mine!" he shouted as his wing burst out of his back and he took off to face Luca. The only ones that aren't shocked are the people that came with him at seeing Ranma has a wing.
Ranma flew straight at Blight and swung his sword, trying to decapitate him. Blight blocked the sword and with a mighty shove threw Ranma away, sending him twisting through the air. He righted himself and landed on the ground.
To his surprise Blight did not look shaken at all. In fact, he's GRINNING! "So you're a flyer. Hmph, so what? You're not the only flyer around here." He raised his metal arm up with his sword and started spinning it, then using his metal leg to jump straight up. The spinning lance acted like a helicopter blade, allowing him to hover in the air. "White Fang Strike!" Blight shouted as he threw a magic attack in the shape of a wolf's head. Ranma had to move fast as the blast flew pass him.
In response Ranma transformed his bracelet into his blaster. He led Blight away from the others as he shot at him multiple times while running sideways towards another area.
Sakura and her team took the lead with Reni, Kohran and Maria giving them covering fire. Sharon and Milia took to the skies, riding Milia's dragon Trash. Futch rode on Bright and attacked from the ground. The two dragons took out as many troops as they can before climbing up/moving on and repeating the process. Their riders would use their weapons to also take out anybody that tries to attack them. Landis is swooping in and out of the battle and with each pass takes out at least three soldiers with his scythe. Mr. Green Turtle and the ninjas carved a path through the enemy ranks while the girls with their parents covered the rear. The other fighters that came with them covered the sides. They're mostly the girls that are after Ranma and they have put aside their competition to fight this battle. Fred, Rico, Juan (demon heads are very good at convincing him to do things) and Augustine are protecting the spell casters and long-range fighters. Piccolo, Viki, and the other spell casters are casting support spells along with healing spells when needed. Tina is casually walking around and taking out any soldiers that cross her path. She even let out a yawn as she turned a soldier into a pretzel.
Chris, on top of her horse, went in front of everyone and raised her sword. "Charge!" A loud battle cry followed hers as the Zexens followed her into combat.
Hugo, seeing Chris upstaging him, also yelled out, "Let's go! Don't let the ironheads have all the glory!" His fellow Grasslanders charged into battle.
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In a room belonging to Top Hat –
Top Hat watched as Ranma and his friends fought off the Harmonian Army. Everything is going according to her plan. She knows it might break her sister to see what's going to happen to Ranma, but he needs to become stronger and more skilled. Their big brother is unbeatable, but if he only lasts less than a second against him then he will break the engagement. She cannot let that happen. She had seen how her sister took his last death and does not want to see her being separated from him again. It broke her heart to see her sister so unhappy and as a good big sister she cannot let that happen.
She knows that Tyr is planning something, which of course she knows what it is. Then there is the one that has been consumed by the darkness in his heart. This is the only way for Ranma to be good enough to fight them both.
Looking to her side she saw that Wendy is still out of it. She and the girls had worked her over quite a bit and she will be out for a couple of hours more. It started with her and a few of her servants. Then a few more of her servants came home from the jobs she had assigned to them and they joined in. Since they are not getting any money for what they did to her last husband they were very eager to partake in the benefits of working for her. Sure she gives them money for food, clothing and shelter, but without their main paychecks they cannot get anything extravagant. However, they do get benefits such as what they had just done with Wendy.
She stood up from her bed, the mirror following her. As soon as she did a Dark Magician Girl bounced over to her and dragged her to the baths where many other female 'monsters' proceeded to clean and massage her.
She smiled as the hard working 'monsters' bathed her. She scuffed as she thought about the worlds that THINK they invented the Shadow Games. They have been around before those worlds were even born. She has every single one of the female monsters in her collection, both from the olden times and new. She uses them as she wishes since they are VERY loyal to their masters and would never betray them. When in battle, card or otherwise, they do as they are told without question. They never really 'die' so she does not have to worry about that. She can suck out their souls to attack whoever she is fighting against or use them as ammo to fire the Catapult Turtle. Of course she would make it up to them afterwards. Unlike the cards in those worlds her cards are sentient and totally obedient to her, even more than her servants. The best part is that they chose to be like that. It does wonders for her conscience.
While a Dark Magician Girl wearing a skimpy bikini washed her hair she remembered back to the time she played against one of the Yugi analogs. The two of them fought in a Shadow Game. However, unlike his other opponents she was not after his soul or his puzzle.
She wanted Yugi. She wanted just the kid, not the spirit inside the puzzle. She could care less about Yami. Yugi was just soooo cuuuuuuuuuute!
She won of course. Yami is the so-called King of Games, but SHE is the Queen of Strategy.
Of how she loved her little Yugi. She let his friends keep his puzzle. At first he was really shy around her, but she broke him out of that. No one can resist her after all. It must have been a really weird sight to see, her towering over him as he held her hand with the two of them wearing big smiles on their faces. She never married him, but the time she spent with him is a good memory to her. She had meant to wait until he grew up for that. She had a grand time with him until a few days later when his 'girlfriend' Tea arrived wearing his necklace. The girl had actually challenged 'HER' to a dual. Tea is the worst card player in her group, but she still challenged her to win Yugi back even though she could not use the puzzle since it was really meant for Yugi.
She admired how determined the girl was to get him back and allowed the match to go. She knew that she wanted Yugi back because he is her friend, but mostly because she wanted Yami back. Qen and Fren were charged with keeping Yugi 'busy' as the two of them fought. Yugi and Tea's male friends had actually said OUT LOUD that they wished they were in his place. That blonde kid's girlfriend Mai knocked him on his head to make him stop ogling her two servants.
As she played against Tea she used her cards as a shield or had them taken out of the game to save her life points. They were surprised when her female monsters, once taken out, appeared behind her to cheer her on. She continued to use her monsters as a shield and let them be destroyed so that she could take away Tea's life points little by little with cunning strategies. Of course she could have taken her out quickly, but that would not have been fun. It was great seeing the girl sweat as she tried to think of a way to beat her, not that she could have.
Then Yugi had started going on about how she had no respect for her cards as she used her last three cards, Harpie Lady 1, 2 and 3, as ammo for her Catapult Turtle. THAT had soured her to Yugi. HER, not have any RESPECT for HER cards! He does not understand that she RESPECTS her cards by DEPENDING on them to protect her! He saw what she does with her cards AFTER their battles are finished, and he had the NERVE to tell her that! (Well he never did lasted more then a second before fainting from the massive nosebleed when he had seen her with her monsters.) All HE shows as thanks is a "Thank You" at the end! Hmph! What a fool!
Oh well, she forgave him at the end. He was still young anyway and does not understand that caring for others isn't only just caring for how they feel but also depending on them and trusting them to keep you alive.
In the end she obliterated Tea. However, she gave her back Yugi AFTER giving each of them a kiss that left them speechless. If it had been a different universe Tea would have turned into stone after that. Their guy friends had blood gashing out of their noses after seeing her kissing Tea. That blond kid girlfriend was really letting him have it as he had said he wouldn't mind seeing some of that with Mai.
She smiled. That is one world where Yugi was not abandoned for Yami or where Yami took over his body so Tea could marry the ancient pharaoh, which is quite common actually. Last that she heard of that world is that Yugi and Tea are happily married, as in they cannot get enough of each other both in loving each other and loving each other. She had woken up quite a beast in that little frame of his. He can be quite charming when he wants to be, especially when he grows taller.
Besides, she went to another world where Yugi was all grown up and married THAT one. In that world Tea had wanted Yami so much that Yugi, since he loved her, destroyed his soul so Yami could control his body, sadly a common theme. It was child's play to create a body for him. Then it was even easier to get him to fall in love with her and her with him. Besides, his 'friends' were such jerks that they forgot about him once Yami took over his body, another quite common thing sadly enough. It showed that they were loyal to him only because he kept winning everything and was an avatar to Yami.
That was one husband and one wife ago. It's okay since his soul will be recycled and born into someone else sooner or later. He was great for those years they had been together, but now all she is concentrating on is finding her last husband and whom he was reborn as. She loved that man more than any of her husbands that she had in the past or wives combined. Her husbands before him all wanted her for her body (except for a small part Yugi). She did not mind, but when she had met him he was different. He did not want her for her body, but for herself and the person she is inside. To test it she had even gone into his memory and erased her image and replaced with the most disgusting, ugliest woman she could think of.
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In a world where Genma was a girl she developed a sneezing fit. (I know it's scary just to think about it. I'm sorry for putting that image in your minds.)
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He still loved her afterwards. Later on she revealed how she truly looked and it did not faze him how beautiful she became. He loved her for her personality and mind.
In that life he had always reminded faithful to her and did not go looking at younger girls when they got older (she used a mortal body during her marriage to him). He loved her for her what she had given him, a person that wanted to be his friend and something more. She vowed that day that she would never take another husband but him again because he is all she needed in a man. But that did not mean she wouldn't take another wife. She liked sharing him. Actually, it took her a year to get him to loosen up so that he would sleep anybody else but her. He had gone on and on about cheating on her and that he did not want to do it. When she finally begged him he relented.
However, it was a mistake since a weeklong orgy with her servants had killed him. And what she did to them afterwards wasn't pretty at all.
She snapped out of her reminiscing mode and pulled out four cards and summoned the ones on them. Harpie Lady 1, 2, 3 and Harpie Girl appeared in front of her. The Harpie Ladies wore the same black and purple outfits and she just loved how those two black straps just barely covered their well-formed ample chests. Red, orange and blue with their green wings along with their tail feathers look great on them and felt real good rubbing against her skin. Their younger sister Harpie Girl wore a very revealing black leather bikini and light red leggings. Unlike her sisters she has pink feathers and has long blonde hair with a large pink feather sticking out of it.
Top smiled at them as the other 'monsters' continued bathing her. "Hello girls".
All four of them went up to her and gave her a smoldering kiss. After each kiss they replied, "Hello, mistress. It is good to see you again."
After the four are finished and lined up in front of her she addressed all four of them. "Lum, Ann, Lisa and Betty," Top said, going from their name order. "I have a job for you four." She pointed at the mirror still showing the battle. "Go and fly over the battlefield and keep me informed of the battle."
Instead of doing her orders the four took on pouting expressions. "So what do we get since we missed out on the party with Wendy?" Lum asked with a catch in her voice.
Ann's lips trembled as she said, "Yeah. We should get something."
"Why were we left out?" Lisa whined.
"Because you failed to follow your orders that I gave you and you four spent all that time at the bar getting drunk and making out with the guys there," Top said sternly, frowning at them.
Betty looked like she is about to cry. "Well, still! We should get something mistress!"
Top sighed. She hated it when they did that to her. It is a trait she shares with her future brother-in-law. She can never say no to crying females either. "Fine! If you do this right I will allow Pan and the Amazoness play 'hard' with you girls," she said, thinking it would be fun to join in on that kind of fun. She did not need to elaborate what Pan and the Amazoness have in mind as the Harpie sisters took off.
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Far from the battle -
"Hahahaha! This is going to be fun!" Blight had an insane look that would make Landis green with envy. He is spinning his arm blade around as he sized up his opponent. The two of them had landed once they were far enough away from the battlefield that no one could bother them or see the action clearly.
Ranma tightened his grip on his sword. "I've heard of you. You're supposed to be dead right now." His anger at having to face another royalty is there, but he is keeping it at a manageable level so it would power him instead of hindering him.
"Blah blah blah blah blah! I didn't come here to talk! I came here to KILL YOU!" With that the battle started.
Blight threw his sword again at Ranma. Thankfully, it is just slow enough that he can duck under it. He rolled forward, and retracted his wing at the same time, so that the spinning blade passed over him and he tried to stab at his opponent. Blight blocked the incoming blade with his metal arm then shot his other fist out, almost breaking Ranma's jaw if he had not turned his head in time. Ranma tried a horizontal slash, but it is dodged and a straight kick almost gets him. Ranma tried to kick in return, but gets turned away by Blight's foot. A three-punch combo almost hit him too.
Ranma jumped backwards to gain some moving room. He prepared for Blight to attack again, but he just stood there with another grin. He is about to charge in again when he heard a whirring sound.
His sword!
He jumped to the side just as it passed where he was half a second ago. He got a nick on the shoulder, but thankfully his armor took the damage. Blight caught his sword as he began running forward. As he ran towards Ranma he spun his weapon again like a fan in front of him. Ranma ran backwards as the whirling blade tried to turn him into tiny little pieces. Their running took them even farther away from the fight. He tried blasting it with his blaster but the fast spinning blades shielded, Blight from the volley of energy beams. Just when the fan is about to reach him Blight pulled it back and grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up.
Ranma reverted, the blaster into a bracelet and used his now free hand to try to make the biological arm let him go while using his legs to kick his opponent repeatedly and his sword slash him multiple times. However, nothing he did work. No matter how much blood he drew Luca just laughed. Blight squeezed his neck mercilessly, almost making him pass out. Just before he did Blight slammed him down to the ground. Even though he's dazed he looked up and rolled to the left as Blight stab down at him. He very shakily got back up and regained his breath as Blight beckoned him to attack.
With a battle cry he charged again and exchanged blows with Blight as he tried to find an opening. Ranma tried every single kata moved that he has learned from his great-grandmother's scrolls and even some that he has seen Kuno use. Everything he did is either blocked or dodged while Blight just grinned at him in apparent glee.
'Damn! Even though he's huge he's just as fast as Happosai!' He did a spinning slash (C) at Blight's head only to be stopped as his opponent caught the blade barehanded with his 'human' hand. Ranma didn't even see blood on his sword as Blight tightened his grip on it. The metal groaned as it resisted being warped, which thankfully it did not. With a powerful yank Blight ripped his sword from out of his hands and threw it far away from them. Seeing this he reformed his blaster and used it to blow Blight's lance away from him.
Before he could do anything else Blight's left eye glowed and shot out a beam of energy from his glowing silver blue eye. The blast hit him on the chest and set him flying back over a hundred feet away. The armor did not survive and the beam traveled on towards his bare chest.
Thankfully he had worn Brute Hat's magic-resisting clothes and the beam just happened to be made of magic. The beam could not pass through one of the Hat's creations and he hit the ground with the beam still going at him. He screamed since even though the beam is being stopped by his shirt the force it produced is not. He felt like he's being hit by Ryoga using the Katchu Tenshin Amaguriken AFTER he had some super soba noodles.
Finally, the beam stopped after an excruciating ten seconds of pain. His ribs hurt like hell and he had problems breathing. He looked up as Blight charged at him at ramming speed. He shakily raised a hand.
"Hand of Chaos!" Ranma gasped out. The beam of black energy erupted from his hands straight at his charging opponent, but to his shock Blight took it head on and kept on charging at him. When Blight reached him instead of tackling him he reared back a foot and hit him on the jaw, almost breaking his neck and jaw as he again flew backwards a hundred and fifty feet away.
Before he could regain his senses he was lifted into the air by the neck. Blight mercilessly kicked and punched again and again using his robotic arm and leg, all the while laughing and proclaiming how weak and pathetic he is. His metal armor did not survive the impacts.
By now he's seeing spots in front of his eyes and his body could barely take the punishment it is taking. With a supreme effort he used what remaining strength and ki he has left to kick Blight with both feet as hard as he can. Instead of Blight moving he instead is ripped from Blight's grip and landed fifty feet away. He sat up and crouched as he tried to will himself to heal. Blight just grinned and gestured for him to attack again. His chances of winning are getting lower by the second.
His body ached even more than when the whole Wrecking Crew beats him up. Hell, the pain he is feeling now is three times worse than when they are at their worse. Even his fight with Faceless paled in comparison to this. He hasn't felt this hopeless in a fight since his battle with Saffron long ago. This time there is no magical artifact to save him either. He steeled himself before jumping into the air and used his blaster to send down a rain of shots at Blight.
Before he could let out more than five shots Blight jumped up and grabbed him by a leg and slammed him to the ground again, and again, and again. As he tried to get up Blight kicked him on the stomach, making all the air in his lungs to come out. He coughed and hacked blood as he tried to stay upright on his hands and knees.
"Yeeeessss," Blight hissed in delight as he went in front of him. "Bow down to me, you lowly worm. Beg for you life. If you act like a pig I'll make your death quick and painless. Okay, never mind. It'll be painful, but at least you'll die quickly. What do you say, worm?" Blight kicked him to get an answer.
Even though he is covered in bruises, and many of those bruises are bleeding profusely, Ranma shakily stood up and faced him defiantly. "I…" his voice came out low and between gasps, but still remained defiant. "…bow to no man."
Instead of getting mad like he expected Blight just grinned wider in feral delight. "Suit yourself. If you won't bow to a man maybe you'll bow down to this!" Blight shouted as the Beast Rune came into being above him. His body began to glow as he transformed into something that will haunt Ranma's nightmares for years to come. His hands and feet grew and produced claws, yet his gloves and boots stayed on his hands and feet only now with the claws poking out of them. His face elongated and turned hairy along with the rest of his body. His armor expanded as he grew bigger and more muscular and much more menacing.
In the end a werewolf with Blight's mechanical parts and armor stood before him. The Beast Rune's insignia shined brightly on his forehead. The newly transformed Blight threw his head back, letting out a howl as he felt the power of the rune wash over him.
"Hell no," Ranma said to himself as he felt Blight's power levels double, no, triple in size. With the speed, grace and power of a wolf Blight leaped towards his battered body.
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On a hillside overlooking the battlefield -
Caesar walked up to Apple's side and looked down at the battle below. "All of the noncombatants have been evacuated from the village Apple." He looked around saw that with the combined efforts of the Grasslanders, Zexens and those of Ranma's group they are slowly forcing the much larger Harmonian Army to retreat.
The woman next to him nodded. "Good. Make sure that…!" Apple voice caught in her throat as she saw the Beast Rune flash above where Blight and Ranma is fighting. She cursed herself for not keeping an eye on their battle. She quickly told Caesar to take over for her as she rushed to where the two are fighting. She saw a horse without a rider and quickly got on and sped towards the fight.
She reached the clearing just when Blight finished transforming into a werewolf. Even though she had known Bob, an actual werewolf, seeing Blight change right in front of her was a shock.
She became horrified as she saw Ranma's state. She became even more horrified as Blight leap at him. She could only watch as Blight tore into him: biting, clawing, punching, kicking, treating his body like a rag doll. Ranma's screams of pain will stay in her nightmares for years to come.
"Help." Her tiny could barely be heard. "Help. Somebody. Please. HEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPPP!" She screamed towards where the battle between the two armies is occurring. She turned her horse and sped towards there. "PLEASE! SOMEBODY HELP! HE'S GOING TO BE KILLED!"
Just before she is halfway there two figures ran by her, followed a few steps behind by four others. She turned her horse around and followed them, not knowing who they are since they practically blurred past her but hoping that they can help Ranma before it is too late.
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Back with Ranma -
Ranma felt his blood flow out of him from hundreds of cuts, bruises, claw and bite marks. He can barely keep awake as he stared at the grinning werewolf standing over his practically dead body. He knows that he is dying, but his stubbornness would not let him admit it. He had never been so overpowered before in his entire life. He tried to will his body to move, but nothing worked. His sword laid much too far to his right for him to grab. His hat is to his left, miraculously unharmed but has his blood all over it. His metal armor was ripped from his body sometime during the mauling he received and lay in pieces all over the place. The clothes that Brute had had given him is so ripped up that it might not be useful anymore. His blaster had reverted back into a bracelet, not that he could have lifted it up anyway. His mind knows that he is about to die, but he would not let Blight have the satisfaction of seeing him back down.
Another part of him refuses to back down as well. It is known that all True Runes are sentient and has a will of its own. The Chaos Rune is no exception to that, especially since it is not a part of the 27 True Runes. It would not let its bearer die now.
It delved into Ranma's mind and searched for a way to keep its bearer alive. Even his unnaturally high rate of recovery will not save him. Thankfully, since Blight is not a real werewolf it did not detect Ranma turning into one. However, it did detect the Beast Rune's magic wrecking havoc on its bearer's body. It searched and searched franticly. Then it found something.
The Rune saw that it is uncontrollable, just like itself. It is a part of Ranma that never backs down and never stops fighting until it or its opponent is good and dead. Usually, Ranma uses only a small part of it. But if the Rune unleashes it all of it would be freed instead of just a small part.
It would do. The Chaos Rune broke down the barrier keeping it at bay and infused it with its powers. The Rune also activated the unused rune on Ranma's hand and merged and connected it with the now freed power as well. It took the magic from Blight's bites and merged it as well to give it more power.
Ranma could barely keep his eyes open, especially due to the blood that got into his eyes. Still, he forced himself to stare death in the face. He stared as Blight raised one clawed hand to finish him off. He wanted to lash out, to wipe that smirk off of Blight's face. All he could do is see how his life will end.
That's when he felt it. The feeling he gets whenever he is about to black out and wake up much later remembering nothing. It is a feeling that he both loves and hates, as it lets him escape into the dark recesses of his mind while it takes care of whatever is threatening him. He felt the Neko-ken coming out, even though there isn't a single cat in the area. He also felt a tingle where the Chimera Rune is.
However, it's too late as he watched Blight's hand descend on him. He won't go cat in time.
SWIIIIIIIIPE!
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Note to all readers. Please read.
As most of you know Suikoden 4 has been released. Due to this great game coming out we will be taking a few weeks off of fanfic writing to play this great game AND to recharge ourselves for the next few chapters (we've been dealing out chapters nonstop for almost a year now after all). I hope all of you understand. Thank you for reading our fic!
Author's Notes
1 – Think of the rock guy's weapon from Ninja Scroll
Co-writer's Notes (Member ID 568765, check there for the side stories)
(A) Please replace W with B and you will know what Chris REALLY called her.
(B) In Suikoden II he made someone act like a pig in front of him, then killed her anyway.
(C) Link's signature move in the Zelda games.
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