All's Fair in Love and War

by Tensa-Zangetsu102

Cousins, Yusuke and Kagome, have been brainwashed by a new evil bent on destroying the balance of Light and Darkness. Inuyasha and Keiko are the only ones that can save them, will they succeed or will they be engulfed by the darkness of their pasts?

91. The Homecoming Duel Pt 2

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Inuyasha, Monster Rancher, Digimon, Naruto, Ranma ½, Beyblade, and Death Note.

Chapter 90: Homecoming Duel Pt. 2

(Within Sartorius's Lair; Aftermath on the evening of Jaden's and Aster's Duel)

Within the lair of Sartorius, we find him shuffling through his Tarot cards, wondering what happened at the result of Jaden's duel with Aster Phoenix.

Sartorius thinks in his mind, in a rare surprised tone, "Interesting. It seems that Jaden Yuki and Daisuke Motomiya have received the Neo-Spacians and what curious me the most is that Jaden Yuki's victory over Aster, since the cards predicted Jaden's defeat. I wonder about the same thing about Daisuke Motomiya."

Just then, three familiar figures came into the room, which appears to be Tyku Ryuuzaki, Rose Tenku, and Reginald Haga with cold looks on their faces.

Tyku asks, in a cold plain tone, "You called, Master Sartorius."

Sartorius stands on his feet, turns to the three, and he says, in a plain tone, "Yes, Mister Ryuuzaki, your orders by the Light is to go to Duel Academy and test Jaden Yuki and Daisuke Motomiya in a duel."

Reginald says, coldly, "Yes sir!"

Sartorius says, in a serious tone, "Also, you are to be wary of Keiko Yukimura, since she's Jaden's long lost sister as well as her 'dark half'."

Rose says, in a cold sneer, "Oh don't worry, Master Sartorius. We haven't forgotten about that witch, not to mention what she did to Tyku in that duel."

Tyku says, in a cold serious tone, "Yes, it's payback time! Soon, she and Urameshi will pay for what they did!" Soon after, the three left the room and Sartorius sits down to his seat.

Sartorius drew a few cards and laid them on the table and just as he was going to draw again, he yelps in pain as he's shocked by another of his Tarot cards by a crimson red light causing it and other Tarot cards to get knocked down to the ground.

Sartorius turns the card to find that it is The Star Tarot card, the card that represents Keiko Yukimura and Sartorius says, in a rare stunned tone, "Interesting. I'm beginning to sense even greater power within Keiko Yukimura than before." Sartorius then thinks in his mind, seriously, "If this is the case, then I should have gotten her first since Keiko is looking to be a stronger 'Chosen Duelist' than Yusuke Urameshi. I might need Mister Urameshi to get Keiko and change my plans to revive Yusuke's love for Keiko."

(On the beach on Academy Island; In the next morning)

In the next morning, we find Ranma Saotome, in his male Obelisk Blue uniform, sitting on the sand with a pondering look on his face as he was watching the waves.

Ranma thinks in his mind, seriously, "I wonder should I tell Jaden, Davis, Tyson, Sayu, and the others about my curse, whenever cold water hits me, I turn into a girl and it'll be reversed when hot water comes to me! Man! I wish there was a way to get rid of this damn curse!"

Just then, a familiar male voice calls out, "Hey Ranma!" Ranma turns to see Akane Tendo, Jaden Yuki, Jun and Davis Motomiya, Sayu Yagami, and Tyson Granger running up to him. Ranma gets onto his feet and Tyson says, with a smile, "There you are! We came here to tell you that Daichi is getting his promotion duel to Ra Yellow!"

Ranma says, surprised, "No kidding!"

Akane says, with a smile, "Yeah, he needs the support of her friends, old and new!"

Ranma says, in a plain tone, "Okay, then who's he dueling!?"

Sayu replies, plainly, "Karin is dueling her."

Akane then says, grabbing Ranma's wrist, "So, let's go!" Without a word, Akane walks away while pulling Ranma with her as the others followed towards the direction of the Obelisk Arena.

(In Obelisk Arena; Sometime later)

Later, we find the rest of our heroes and heroines, namely the Spirit Detective team, the Tucker twins, Sasuke and his fellow Leaf Shinobi, the formerly named Bladebreakers and named BBA Revelation, except for Tyson, Jesse Anderson, Kagome Higurashi, Catherine Maxwell, Kelly Storm, Ukyo Kuonji, Kagome's 'former' best friends, Yuka, Eri, Ayumi, as well as TK, Kari, Yolei, Cody, Ken, along with the elder Odaiba Digidestined, except for Tai, Genki Sakura, Izumi Izuto, and Jaden's friends, Alexis Rhodes, with her cousin, Jordan Rhodes, Syrus Truesdale, Bastion Misawa, and Atticus Rhodes, along with Davis's and TK's Spirit Detective team, Ganryu Masaki and Tiara Rikea, watching Karin and Daichi on the duel platform within Obelisk Arena with duel disks attached to their left wrists, they put their dueling decks inside, and prepare to duel each other.

Just then, Jaden, Jun, Davis, Syrus, Tyson, Akane, and Ranma runs into the arena and found our heroes and heroines.

Yolei says, in a plain tone, "It's about time that you guys came!"

Ranma says, with a nervous smile, "Sorry, they were looking for me!"

Just then, Hojo, Aaron and Moon Lee came into the arena and towards our heroes and heroines to Kagome's and Catherine's distain.

Aaron says, with a smile, "Hey, guys!"

Davis says, with a smile, "Hey, you're just in time for the duel!"

Hojo says, with a kind smile, "That's good!" Then, Hojo took a glance at Kagome, who was giving him a cold angered and heartless glare, with Yusuke, Catherine, and Kelly giving cold glares as well.

Hojo sighs, solemnly, as he sits by Yuka and Akane thinks in her mind, seriously, "Okay, this is crazy! I'm sensing some hostility in the group!"

Crowler, who was at the other side of the arena with Bonaparte, calls out, from the microphone, "Now, I'd to announce the promotion duel between Karin Higurashi and Daichi Sumeragi!" Soon enough, the rest of our heroes and heroines gather in the seats to watch the duel as it begin with Karin and Daichi activating their dueling devices, their life-point counters displays 4000 life-points, and they draw five cards from their decks.

Karin calls out, seriously, "Ready!"

Daichi yells out, strongly, "You bet!"

"Duel!" Daichi and Karin yell out in unison.

Starting Score:

Karin: 8000

Daichi: 8000

Karin draws one card from her deck and says, "I'll go first!" Karin puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, "I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards from my deck!" Karin draws two cards from her deck and Karin says, putting one card onto her duel disk, "I summon Troop Dragon in defense mode and end my turn!" Soon after, Troop Dragon (700/800) appears in defense mode.

Daichi calls out, drawing a card, "It's my turn!" Daichi puts the card that he drew into his hand, takes one from his hand, sends it into the spell/trap slots and he says, "I play Soul of Fire! First, you get one card from your deck!" Karin draws one card from her deck, Daichi takes out his deck, and says, in a serious tone, "Then I can search my deck for a Pyro-type monster and remove it from play! And then you take damage equal to half of its attack points!" Karin gasps in shock, Daichi takes out one card from his deck, puts his deck back in his duel disk, displays his Infernal Flame Emperor (2700/1600), and he declares, in a serious tone, "I remove my good old Flame Emperor from play and you take over thirteen hundred fifty points of damage!" A hologram of Infernal Flame Emperor appears over Karin, it slams his fist into her, and she groans as she loses 1350 life-points in one shot while Daichi puts the card in his dueling deck.

Karin says, seriously, "Since you played Soul of Fire, you can't declare an attack this turn!"

Daichi says, placing a card onto the duel disk, "I know that! Now, I summon Volcanic Slicer in attack mode!" Soon after, Volcanic Slicer (1800/1200) comes to the field in attack mode. Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Now, since I can't attack you, I can hit you for five hundred points of direct damage! Volcanic Slicer, hit her!" Karin gasps in shock as fires a fireball at Karin and she yelps as it hits her and she loses 500 more life-points. Daichi sends another card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "Finally, I'll place a face-down and end my turn!"

Current Score:

Karin: 6150

Daichi: 8000

Kelly says, amazed, "Whoa! Daichi is pretty good!"

Tyson says, in a plain tone, "I know! He actually plays with two decks: One is a dragon deck and the other is a burn deck, which is the one that he's playing with. Those two dueling decks are just as powerful and strong as the next."

Ganryu says, seriously, "But Karin won't give in so easily like that!"

Back in the duel, Karin draws her card and she says, "It's my turn!" Karin places another card onto her duel disk and she says, "Now, I summon another Troop Dragon in defense mode and end my turn!" Soon after, another Troop Dragon (700/800) comes in the field in defense mode.

Daichi draws his card, places the card onto his duel disk, and he calls out, "I summon Solar Flare Dragon in attack mode!" Soon after, Solar Flare Dragon (1500/1000) comes to the field in attack mode. Daichi calls out, "Now, Volcanic Slicer, attack her Troop Dragon!" Volcanic Slicer fires a big ball of fire at Troop Dragon, destroying it, and causing an explosion.

Karin says, taking her deck from her duel disk, "Now, my Troop Dragon's effect activates, whenever it's destroyed by a battle, then I can summon another Troop Dragon in its place!" Karin goes through her deck, takes out one card, puts her deck back to her duel disk, and Troop Dragon (700/800) comes to the field in defense mode.

Daichi calls out, strongly, "Fine! Solar Flare Dragon, destroy her other Troop Dragon now!" Solar Flare Dragon launches its attack that slams into the other Troop Dragon and destroys it. Daichi says, in his usual tone, "I take it that was all of your Troop Dragons that you have, so, I end my turn, but thanks to my monster, you lose five hundred more life-points, thanks to its effect!" Solar Flare Dragon launches a fireball at Karin and she yells out in shock as it lands in front of her, costing her 500 life-points.

Current Score:

Karin: 5650

Daichi: 8000

Karin draws her card and she says, annoyed, "I'm getting sick of this!"

Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that since there's another Pyro-type monster on my side of the field, you can't touch my Solar Flare Dragon!"

Karin sends a card into the spell/trap slot and she says, seriously, "Okay then, I'll activate Premature Burial! At the cost of eight hundred life-points, I can summon a monster from my graveyard in attack mode and I choose my Troop Dragon!" As Karin's life-points were dropped by 800 points, Troop Dragon (700/800) comes back in attack mode. Karin places another card onto the duel disk and she calls out, "And I'll sacrifice my two dragons to summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" After the two dragons disappear, Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) comes in their places in attack mode.

Daichi says, annoyed, "Oh great!"

Karin calls out, strongly, "Red-Eyes, attack his Volcanic Slicer with Inferno Fire Blast!" Red-Eyes Black Dragon fires a dark red blast at Volcanic Slicer, destroying it, and costing Daichi 600 life points. Karin places a card into the spell/trap slot and she calls out, "Finally, I'll place a face-down and end my turn!"

Current Score:

Karin: 4850

Daichi: 7400

Daichi draws his card, sends it into the spell/trap slot, and he calls out, "First, I activate Meteor of Destruction! Now, I can inflict one thousand points of Direct Damage!" Just then, a giant flaming meteor comes towards Karin, hits her hard, and she yells out as she loses 1000 life-points.

Tiara calls out, shocked, "Karin!"

Daichi sends another card into the spell/trap slot and he calls out, "Next, I'll play Level Limit Area B continuous spell card! Now, all level four monsters or higher monsters on the field are changed to defense mode and stays there as long as this card stays on the field! So, that means that overgrown lizard goes to defense mode!"

Karin says, stunned, "No way!" Soon after, Solar Flare Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Dragon goes to defense mode.

Daichi says, placing a card onto the duel disk, "Now, I summon Raging Flame Sprite in attack mode, since he's a level three monster!" Soon after, Raging Flame Sprite (100/200) comes to the field in attack mode. Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Now, I can activate my sprite's effect! He can bypass your monsters and attack you directly!" Karin gasps in shock and Daichi calls out, "Now, my sprite, go get her!" Raging Flame Sprite prepares a fireball and throws it at Karin.

Karin presses a button on her duel disk and she calls out, "Not so fast! I activate my trap card, Call of the Earthbound!" Karin's face-down card was Call of the Earthbound and Karin says, with a sly smile, "Since you declared an attack, I can select an attack target for your monster and I choose my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Max says, seriously, "That's not good! Now, Daichi will take the damage!"

Daichi yells out, horrified, "Oh no!" Raging Flame Sprite's attack was diverted Red-Eyes Black Dragon and hits it, but isn't destroyed as it costs Daichi 1900 life points. Daichi calls out, angrily, "I'll end my turn! Now, my Solar Flare Dragon's effect makes you lose five hundred life-points!" Solar Flare Dragon launches a fireball at Karin and she yells out in shock as it lands in front of her, costing her 500 life-points.

Current Score:

Karin: 3350

Daichi: 5500

Karin draws her card, sends one card into the spell/trap slot, and she says, "First, I play my Stamping Destruction! I can only play this when I have a dragon-type monster on the field! But since I do, let's move on! Now, I can destroy one spell or trap card on the field and the owner of that card loses five hundred life-points! I'll go with that Level Limit Area B!" Just then a huge dragon-like foot steps down on Daichi's Level Limit Area B Continuous Spell Card and Daichi yelps out as he loses 500 life-points.

Daichi yells out, shocked, "No!"

Karin places a card onto the duel disk and she calls out, seriously, "And I'll get worse, Daichi! I summon Mirage Dragon in attack mode!" Soon after, Mirage Dragon (1600/600) comes to the field in attack mode. Karin then says, seriously, "And then, I'll switch my Red-Eyes into attack mode!" Red-Eyes Black Dragon is then switched into attack mode and Karin calls out, "Now Red-Eyes, attack his sprite with Inferno Fire Blast!" Red-Eyes Black Dragon launches a sphere of black and dark red flame energy at Raging Flame Sprite, engulfing it, and costing Daichi 2300 life points in one shot. Karin then calls out, "Now Mirage Dragon, attack his Solar Flare Dragon with Spectrum Blast!" Mirage Dragon fires a green blast at Solar Flare Dragon, hitting him hard, and destroying him. Karin says, in a plain tone, "With that I'll end my turn!"

Current Score:

Karin: 3350

Daichi: 2700

Daichi draws his card, places one card onto his duel disk, and he calls out, "I summon UFO Turtle in defense mode and end my turn!" Soon after, UFO Turtle (1400/1200) comes to the field in defense mode.

Karin says, drawing her card, "Okay then!" Karin places a card onto her duel disk and she calls out, "I sacrifice my Red-Eyes and Mirage Dragon to summon The Creator!" As Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Mirage Dragon disappear in particles of Light, The Creator (2300/3000) comes to the field in attack mode. Karin then says, "Now to activate my monster's effect, by sending one card into the graveyard, I can summon one monster from my graveyard!" Karin sends her Masked Dragon (1400/1100) monster card into the graveyard and she calls out, "So, I'll send my Masked Dragon monster card to summon back my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" Beside The Creator, Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) comes back in attack mode. Karin sends a card into the spell/trap slot and she calls out, "I'll place Pot of Avarice spell card! Now, I can select five monster cards from my graveyard, send them back into my deck, shuffle my deck, and then draw two cards!" Just then, Karin's three Troop Dragons (700/800 X3), Mirage Dragon (1600/600), Masked Dragon (1400/1100) monster cards came from her graveyard, she places them on top of her deck, she takes out her deck, shuffles them up, puts it back to her duel disk, and draws two cards from her deck. Karin then calls out, "Now Creator, destroy his turtle!" The Creator fires a blast at UFO Turtle, hitting it hard, and destroying it.

Daichi presses a button on his duel disk and he calls out, "You've activated my Chthonian Blast trap card!" Daichi's face-down card was the Chthonian Blast trap card and Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Since you've destroyed my monster, one monster on the field is destroyed with the lowest attack points and we both take damage equal to half of its attack points, so your Creator is destroyed!"

Karin gasps in shock as her monster had exploded and Karin's and Daichi's life points were dropped by 1150 points. Just then, a card was taken from Daichi's deck and into Daichi's hand. Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Oh yeah! Whenever my UFO Turtle is sent to the graveyard as a result of battle, well, then, I can summon a Fire monster with fifteen hundred attack points or less from my deck!" Daichi calls out, placing a card onto the duel disk, "And I'll summon UFO Turtle in attack mode!" Soon after, UFO Turtle (1400/1200) comes in the field in attack mode.

Karin says, seriously, "It doesn't stand a chance against my dragon! Red-Eyes, Inferno Fire Blast!" Red-Eyes Black Dragon launches a sphere of black and dark red flame energy at UFO Turtle, engulfing it, as it was destroyed, and it cost Daichi 1000 more life-points. A card comes from Daichi's deck and to his hand and Daichi says, placing a card onto the duel disk, "Now, I can summon a Fire monster with fifteen hundred attack points or less! I choose Solar Flare Dragon!" Soon after, Solar Flare Dragon (1500/1000) comes to the field in attack mode.

Karin says, in a serious tone, "With that, I'll end my turn!"

Current Score:

Karin: 2200

Daichi: 550

Daichi draws his card, places it into the spell/trap slot, and he calls out, "I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" Daichi draws two card, places one card onto the duel disk, and he says, "I summon another Solar Flare Dragon onto the field!" Just then another Solar Flare Dragon (1500/1000) appears on the field in attack mode. Daichi sends another card into the spell/trap slot and he says, seriously, "I'll end with this and my dragons take away one thousand of your life-points!" Both Solar Flare Dragons launch orbs of flame at Karin and she yells out as they slam into her costing her 1000 life-points.

Current Score:

Karin: 1200

Daichi: 550

Karin draws one card from her deck and yells out, seriously, "It's my turn!"

Daichi tells Karin, with a sly smile, "Oh and one more thing, Karin! Whenever my Solar Flare Dragon is on the field, you can't attack any other monster other than him and since I have two, you can't attack either of them!"

Karin says, stunned, "And that means, I can't attack at all!"

Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Well, you are catching on your real fast! However, this duel is going to be over and fast!" Daichi presses a button on his duel disk and he calls out, "Because I play my Spiritual Fire Art Kurenai trap card!" Daichi's face-down card was the Spiritual Fire Art-Kurenai trap card and Daichi says, with a sly grin, "Now, I can sacrifice one Fire monster on my side and you take damage equal to the original attack of the Tributed monster!"

Karin says, fearfully, "And since your dragons have fifteen hundred attack points, I'll take fifteen hundred attack points!"

Daichi says, in a serious tone, "That's right! Now, I'll sacrifice one of my dragons and hit you for fifteen hundred big ones, which is more than you have left!" One of Daichi's Solar Flare Dragons were flamed up and they hit Karin hard as she screams out as she was engulfed by the flames and her life-points were dropped by 1500 life points, ending the duel.

Final Score:

Karin: 0

Daichi: 550

With the end of the duel, the final holograms fade from the field, and Crowler announces through the microphone, "And with a stunning comeback, the winner of this duel is Daichi Sumeragi, who will be going into the Yellow dorm!" Crowler thinks in his mind, with a sly smile, "Even though, an Obelisk Blue had lost to a Slifer Red, it would be good for the press, especially if that Slifer Red is one of the BBA Revelations!"

All of our heroes and heroines cheer in admiration for Daichi and Yolei calls out, excitedly, "I knew that you could it!"

Max shouts out, excitedly, "Way to go, Daichi!"

Davis says, excitedly, "Nice work!"

Jaden calls out, also excitedly, "Way to go, bro!"

On the meanwhile, Mina tells her brother, telepathically, "Have you had any bad feelings, bro?!"

Kino replies, shaking his head, "No, sis! Ever since Lord Jaden's duel with Aster Phoenix with the Neo-Spacians, there hasn't been too much trouble especially from those white geeks!"

Mina says, with a serious tone, "They aren't the only ones that I'm worried about! I sense another ancient evil force that's centering here! And our princess will be at the front of the war to come!"

Kino says, with a serious tone, "No joke! If that freak finds out about the hidden powers of our princess, he will come after her like wolves to lambs!"

Mina says, with a plain tone, "I'm afraid that it isn't 'if', bro, it's when! The birthmark is the first sign and plus, Pegasus has already developed the five dragon cards!"

Kino asks Mina, curiously, "Do you think that Lady Keiko can handle such power?"

Mina says, with a plain tone, "I hope so, bro."

(Within the headquarters of the Orichalcos; on the meanwhile)

Inside of the headquarters of the Orichalcos, we find Dartz, in his business suit, standing in front of Tai, Agumon, Inuyasha, Melody, Holly, Naruto, Light, Michael, Allie, and Tyler.

Melody asks, with a dark cold plain tone, "What is it, Master Dartz?"

Dartz tells the Orichalcos warriors, "My friends, we are going to be paying a visit to Duel Academy soon."

Inuyasha says, with an evil sly grin, "Is it time to get rid of that traitorous wench?!"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "No. Not yet, Inuyasha. I know that you want to get justice for the one that betrayed you, but the time isn't right, yet. We are going there to bring in a new associate."

Tai asks, perplexed, "A new associate?"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "Yes. One that is just like you and Inuyasha, Mister Kamiya." Dartz thinks in his mind, evilly, "Someone that will under the true nature of human kind soon enough!"

Just then, a feminine figure appears in the shadows and she says, in a dark cold plain tone, "Master Dartz, I've finally happy to see my son again, after what that bastard of a husband did to him!"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "You don't have to worry, my dear. You'll get to see him real soon."

(Early in the morning hours; Some distance from Duel Academy)

Some distance from the island of Duel Academy, we find a rowboat with two females inside of the boat.

The first woman is a young woman of around Ranma's age, brown eyes, long blue hair that flows down behind her back while in two Chinese buns, and wearing pink Chinese shirt as well as light violet Chinese pants with red female shoes.

The second woman is a short elderly lady with long grey hair in a bun, wearing a green Chinese shirt, red Chinese pants, and red female shoes with a long wooden staff that's taller than her.

The first young lady is rowing the rowboat towards the shore as quickly as she can and the elderly lady yells out, "Hurry, Shampoo, your future husband lies on that island!"

The young lady, Shampoo, calls out, "Yes!" Shampoo thinks in her mind, happily, "Shampoo knew that you loved her, airen! Shampoo knew it! And now, you are going to be mine!"

(Later that day; Within the Obelisk Blue dorm)

Inside of the Obelisk Blue dorm, we find Keiko walking around with the Girls' Dorm and heading outside through she looks a bit tried.

After Keiko gives a yawn, Alexis comes over and she asks Keiko, "Are you okay, Keiko?"

Keiko replies, with a kind smile, "I'm just fine. I'm just a sleepy. I got enough sleep."

Alexis tells Keiko, with a smile, "Maybe it is because you've had some hard times."

Keiko thinks in her mind, plainly, "Actually, I've been quite uneasy last night like something bad is going to happen. Not to mention the images of that weird dragon. What was it? Black Rose Dragon?" Just then an image of a mysterious huge dragon made of red energy appears in Keiko's mind and she thinks, surprised, "What was that?"

Yami Keiko replies, with a dark plain tone, "It seems like an ancient power is calling you, Keiko! Something that's just as powerful as or maybe even more powerful than enemies forces that you are facing!"

Keiko says, annoyed, "You again? If you are going to be useful, then tell me what it is!"

Yami Keiko says, with a dark sly tone, "Sorry, Keiko, but that's for me to know and you to find out! However, I can say this! There is more to you than even you know! I'm surprised, but I sense powers in your human mind and spirit! But it is like they always say: It always has to be the most unsuspecting ones! That moron doesn't know the gold mine that you truly are! And when he does, it will be too late and I'll be ready to rule!"

Keiko says, with a serious sneer, "Not while I breathe, missy!"

Yami Keiko says, with a dark sly tone, "Don't count on it, Keiko! Like it or not, I'm getting stronger and soon enough, you and the Urameshi sisters will be a distant memory! Then Sartorius and the Orichalcos will beg me for mercy as their plans die out and the world bows at my feet! Let me say that my ambition was created from your deeper ambition!"

Keiko says, with an annoyed tone, "Don't blame me for what you are!"

Yami Keiko says, with a dark sly tone, "Sorry, Keiko, but I am what I am partially because of you! Your emotions and actions created me! And I have you to thank for such great power! Deep down, you've had great ambition and soon, I will gain everything that every living being desires and more! Later!"

Keiko thinks in her mind, annoyed, "The 'Supreme Princess' can be a real pest, but she does have a point. However, I hope that she doesn't discover the powers that I hid away! A power that I never want to come back!" Keiko's right arm gives a slight glow in the form of a dragon's claw, but it fades away as quickly as it came and no one noticed.

Alexis tells Keiko, with a smile, "Hey, Kei! We should meet up with your brother and the others! I want to see those Neo-Spacians of theirs in action!"

Keiko says, with a smile, "Yeah! They were so awesome!" Keiko thinks in her mind, "Through I wonder where Jay and Davis got them! I never heard of them or 'Elemental Hero Neos' before. Could Mina and Kino know something about them? I'll ask them when the time is right."

(Sometime later; At the Slifer Red dorm)

At the Slifer Red dorm, we find our familiar groups assembled together with Ranma and Davis having duel disks attached to their left wrists. On the meanwhile, Mina and Kino are giving dark glares at Yusuke, Kagome, Catherine, and Kelly while the four of them are glaring at the two of them with cold glares.

Kai is one of the others to notice this and he thinks, with a curious tone, "It looks there is major hostility between them for some reason or another. Why is that?"

Sayu tells Davis, with a curious tone, "Are you sure that you want to do this Davis?"

Davis tells Sayu, with a wide sly grin, "Don't worry, Sayu! I've wanted a chance to test out my Neo-Spacian pals!"

Sayu says, with a warm smile, "Okay, Davis, but please be careful!"

Davis tells Sayu, with a warm smile, "It's no problem, Sayu! Trust me!"

Sayu says, with a nod, "I do."

Kelly thinks in her mind, coldly, "This is a good chance to get another look at those Neo-Spacians for Master Sartorius!"

Yusuke thinks in his mind, with a cold serious tone, "When we get a good look at those new monsters that Jay and Davis have, we can info Master Sartorius about them."

Davis asks Ranma, with a smile, "Are you ready, Ranma?"

Ranma says, preparing to duel and excitedly, "Oh, yeah!"

But just then a female voice yells out, happily, "Airen! You're here!"

Ranma and Akane think in unison, "Oh no!" Just then Shampoo appears out of seemly nowhere and globs onto Ranma.

TK yells out, stunned, "What the name of?!"

Catherine asks, perplexed, "Who the heck is that?"

Akane says, with a snarl, "A pain in the neck!"

Karin asks, perplexed, "What do you mean by that?"

Ranma yells out, stunned, "Shampoo, what are you doing here?!"

Just then Cologne's voice calls out, "Why do you think we are here?" Everyone looks to see Cologne walk up to them.

Kuwabara asks, perplexed, "Who is the old gnome?" Just then Cologne zips over to Kuwabara and knocks him on the head with her staff hard.

Davis asks, stunned, "Whoa! One that's quick!"

After some struggles, Ranma gets Shampoo off him and he yells out at her, "What are you doing here?!"

Shampoo says, with a seductive loving tone, "Shampoo is here for romantic date that you promised Shampoo when you told Shampoo that you were here airen."

Yusuke asks, perplexed, "Airen?"

Kurama says, plainly, "It means 'lover'."

Kagome asks, perplexed, "What's going on here?"

Sayu says, perplexed, "I thought that you and Akane were…"

Ranma says, with a nervous tone, "It is a long story!"

Akane says, with a plain tone, "Her name is Shampoo! She is some kind of Chinese Amazon and just because Ranma beat her that the laws of her people mean that he has to marry her! The other one is Shampoo's great-grandmother, Cologne! She's always trying new stunts to get Ranma to marry Shampoo!"

Ken asks, perplexed, "Whoa! Is that true?"

Ranma says, with a nervous tone, "Yes, but I've tried to explain…"

Shampoo says, with a loving tone, "Shampoo thinks Airen is true man and she knew that she would care about her better than Akane!"

Akane yells out, annoyed, "Excuse me!"

Ranma calls out, with a serious tone, "Shampoo, I didn't call you out here! I didn't even tell you where I was!"

Cologne takes out a cassette recorder and she says, "This says different. This recording was sent to us with a letter that was signed by you."

Ranma yells out, annoyed, "I sent no such letter!"

Cologne says, with a plain tone, "Then explain this."

When Cologne turns on the recorder, Ranma's voice comes out of it and says, in a seductive voice, "Dearest Shampoo, I'm sorry that I didn't explain to you earlier, but I am at a place called Duel Academy. You know how it is with me. Let me make it up to with a lovely stroll around my new school. I'll be waiting for you my Amazon." When Cologne stops the recording, there are many eyes on the flabbergasted Ranma and not all of them are happy with him.

Ranma yells out, stunned, "That isn't me! I didn't…!" However, Akane, who has a hurt and angered expression on her lips, gives a roar of anger and with one punch, knocks Ranma high into the sky!

Tiara yells out, stunned, "Whoa!"

Tyranno says, flabbergasted, "Geez! Our little private has a real mean right hook!"

Syrus says, stunned and a bit annoyed, "Isn't there anyone around here that doesn't have unique abilities or super-human strength?!"

Jaden thinks in his mind, nervously, "If you only knew, Sy!" Soon after, Ranma crashes to the ground with a loud 'thud' creating plenty of smoke and dust. When the smoke and dust clear, Ranma has a nasty black and blue on his cheeks and his eyes are in anime swirls.

Akane yells out, angrily, "You rotten little sneak! I thought that…Oh, I just hate you, you jerk! I never want to see you ever again, Ranma!" Akane then storms off as Ranma gets to his feet.

Ranma yells out, nervously, "Akane! Wait!" However, Shampoo globs onto him again.

Shampoo says, with loving tone, "Don't go to that hussy, Airen! Shampoo will take care of you!"

Ranma tells Shampoo, annoyed, "Shampoo, get off me!" As Ranma tries to get Shampoo off him, Akane runs away in tears.

Kagome thinks in her mind, with a cold annoyed tone, "I thought that we had seen that last of backstabbing jerks! But it looks like I was wrong!"

Yusuke yells at Ranma, with a cold nasty tone, "You rotten SOB! I thought that you were better than that!"

Ranma says, defensively, "I didn't call Shampoo here!"

Catherine says, with a cold sneer, "Then how do you explain that?!"

Joe says, with a nod, "That is evidence that pretty much goes against you, Ranma."

Ranma calls out, nervously, "That isn't me! That isn't my voice!"

Shampoo says, with a seductive tone, "Shampoo knows Airen when Shampoo hears him! That's Airen's voice!"

Ken says, with a serious tone, "It sounds like you."

Ranma yells out, nervously, "It isn't me!"

Kelly goes over, slaps Ranma in the face, and yells out, with a cold nasty tone, "Don't lie, asshole! That's your damn voice and you know it!"

Ranma calls out, defenselessly, "I didn't send that recording!"

Jaden thinks in his mind, seriously, "I don't think that Ranma is lying! My senses are telling me that he is telling the truth!"

Davis goes over to TK and he asks him, in a whisper, "Do you sense what I sense?"

TK tells Davis, in a whisper, "Ranma isn't lying, bro."

Keiko thinks in her mind, with a serious tone, "This is too familiar! This is similar to what happened when that jerk framed me for Syrus getting beat up!"

Mina whispers to Keiko, "What are you thinking, Lady Keiko?"

Keiko tells Mina, with a plain tone and a whisper, "I think that a certain brainwashing freak is behind this."

Mina asks, in a whisper and dark serious tone, "Do you think it is that freak?"

Keiko says, with a nod and a whisper, "Yeah. He used this tactic on me."

Kari yells at Ranma, angrily, "How could you do this to Akane, Ranma? Don't you know how much she cares about you?"

Kagome says, with a cold nasty tone, "That's because he is a backstabbing jerk!" Kagome thinks in her mind, with a cold angered tone, "Just like a rotten dog hanyou that I won't mention by name!"

Sora thinks in her mind, curiously, "I don't think that Ranma did this. Ranma isn't the kind of guy that would never do such a thing. Like Tai…" Sora thinks in her mind, solemnly, about Tai and she decides to head off to follow Akane.

Matt notices this and he goes over to whisper to Sora, "What are you doing?"

Sora tells Matt, in a whisper, "I'm going to talk to Akane. I don't think that Ranma would do such a thing. He is too much like Tai."

Matt asks Sora, in a whisper, "Are you sure?"

Sora says, with a nod and a whisper, "I know this in my heart, Matt." Soon after, Sora runs off after Akane. On the meanwhile, Yusuke, Catherine, Kagome, and Kelly head off into the distance with cold annoyed looks in their minds.

Yusuke thinks in his mind, with a cold angered tone, "That jerk! I thought that he was better than that! But he is no better that rotten wench that betrayed me!"

Catherine thinks in her mind, with a cold annoyed tone, "That rotten traitor! Akane gave her heart for Ranma and he goes and does this to her!"

Sartorius' voice booms Yusuke's, Catherine's, Kagome's, and Kelly's minds, "Don't judge him so quickly my friends!"

Kelly tells Sartorius, with a cold serious tone, "What do you mean, Master? Use the power of the Light and look! You saw what he did!"

Sartorius replies, telepathically, "Yes, I did! But everything is not what it seems! There is a powerful evil force and it seems to be somehow blocking the Light in certain ways!"

Yusuke yells out, with a cold serious tone, "No way! Master Sartorius, you taught us that no escapes Destiny and the Light sees all!"

Sartorius says, with a plain tone, "I did, but someone with our organization might have somehow tainted the Light and making me unable to see the whole future or giving false vision to me and any of you! The Light told me that Aster was to win his next rematch with Jaden Yuki!"

Catherine says, with a stunned tone, "Wait! Jaden won his duel with Aster!"

Sartorius says, with a serious tone, "That's right, my friends! It makes his powers as a 'Chosen Duelist' even more apparent. However, with this out of the Light's sight, made me found that the Light was somehow 'tainted' cause problems!"

Kagome asks, curiously, "So, that could not be Ranma? But that recording had his voice! How could it not be him?"

Sartorius tells Kagome, "There is technology that can replicate other people's voices quite well and up to nearly perfectly! So, it isn't possible to duplicate Mister Saotome's voice! However, the Light senses a powerful evil force on the horizon! On guard, my friends!"

Yusuke asks, curiously, "So, Ranma may not be a backstabbing jerk like a certain wench that I won't mention!"

Sartorius tells Yusuke, with a serious tone, "Don't be too hasty to judge her! I don't have evidence, but Keiko Yukimura could be a pawn rather than an enemy."

Yusuke yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, "You've got to be kidding me, Master Sartorius! You know that girl is guilty for what she did!"

Sartorius tells Yusuke, with a plain tone, "Or it may seem, Mister Urameshi. That new power that she possesses could not be hers alone. Those two, the Tucker twins, might be using her. I didn't want to mention this, but the Light has been tainted for sometime. I only recently found out that possibly some of the visions about Keiko Yukimura could be fake…given by evil that tainted the Light."

Kagome asks, curiously, "Are you sure, Master?"

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "Well, I think that she is guilty!"

Sartorius tells Yusuke, with a plain tone, "And you could be most likely right, Mister Urameshi. Keep on guard about her, but don't be too harsh about her. I shall get to work on my end to figure about this enemy."

The four brainwashed 'Chosen Duelists' say in unison, "Yes, Master Sartorius!" On the meanwhile, back with the others, plenty of the others are giving Ranma the 'third degree' while Shampoo is trying to glob onto him while Keiko goes over to Cologne.

Keiko asks Cologne, in a whisper, "Ma'am, would I see that recording?"

Cologne asks Keiko, "Who are you?"

Keiko tells Cologne, in a whisper, "My name is Keiko Yukimura, a recent friend of Akane and Ranma. Could I see that recording?"

Cologne says, with a plain tone, "I see why not."

As Keiko takes the player, Hikari and Kira go over to Keiko and Kira asks Keiko, in a whisper, "What are you doing Keiko?"

Keiko tells Kira, in a whisper, "I don't think that Ranma is lying."

Hikari asks Keiko, in a whisper and curiously, "How do you know?"

Keiko asks, seriously and in a whisper, "After what happened to me, do you need to know?"

Kira tells Keiko, in a whisper, "You might have a point, but what if it isn't a fake?"

Keiko asks Kira, in a whisper, "What if it is? This could that brainwashing freak again."

Hikari asks Keiko, with a serious tone and in a whisper, "You think that he set this up?"

Keiko says, with a darkened plain tone and a whisper, "Yeah. I think that he is up to his old dirty tricks again. This is too much like what happened with Syrus."

Jaden goes over and tells the three girls, with a whisper, "Yeah. I sensed that Ranma isn't lying and I'm sure about it."

Kira says, with a whisper, "Okay, this is too much like déjà vu. We had better get this figured out fast."

Sayu goes over to Tyson and she tells him, "I don't think that Ranma is lying, Tyson."

Tyson says, with a nod, "Same here, Sayu."

Davis goes over to Sayu and Tyson and he says, with a nod, "Me too. TK believes the same. He and I have a 'sixth sense' about these things."

Tyson says, with a plain tone, "Well, I don't know about that, but I know that you are right about Ranma."

Sayu asks Davis, curiously, "But how do we prove it?"

Davis looks at Keiko as she takes the player/recorder away with Hikari, Kira, and Jaden and he thinks, with a serious tone, "I think that Keiko and the others do! And something tells me that they believe that it is a certain lying, brainwashing, jerk that's behind this! But why Ranma and Akane?"

TK gasps in his mind and he thinks, "Could Akane or Ranma be a 'Chosen Duelist'?" As this goes through TK's mind, Ranma struggles to get away from Shampoo and calling out to Akane, who is being followed by Sora.

(On the meanwhile; Back with Sartorius)

With Sartorius, we find him looking through his Tarot cards and in deep thought about the event that happened between Ranma and Akane.

Sartorius thinks in his mind, with a serious tone, "This is most disturbing. I do not want anything to happen to Miss Tendo and Mister Saotome. Someone else is clearly after the 'Chosen Duelists' for their own purposes and I believe it is the same dark force that the 'Chosen Hanyous' possess along with the 'Chosen Duelist' that represents The Clown. Maybe it was a mistake to break up Miss Higurashi and Inuyasha. But I did not know that Inuyasha was one of the 'Chosen Hanyous'. Could have this 'dark force' somehow blinded the Light? It doesn't seem possible, but there are other powerful forces out there. No matter, all will see the Light soon enough! However, I may need the power of the 'bond' that Miss Higurashi and Inuyasha once shared. Inuyasha may far more vital than I originally gave him credit for. Plus, there is Miss Yukimura, her power and abilities continue to grow at a rapid rate and greater powers within her start to awaken. I do not know what they are, but some of this power within seems…familiar to the Light. I can't help to wonder: Could she have a connection to the ancient past and powers that the Light needed to possess before?" Just then a Tarot card falls down to the ground and Sartorius turns up to reveal the upside down The Hierophant/The Prince Tarot card causing him to say, "Interesting. It is the upside down, Prince. It seems like Aster Phoenix is no longer use to me at the moment. It is time for a changing for the charge. It seems like the Light desires Jaden Yuki and Daisuke Motomiya at my side. However, I need to keep testing them along with Miss Yukimura. Will they stand by my side or stand in my way?"

(At the beach; Later that day)

Later that same day, we find Ranma, with some cuts and a few bruises, having tried to make Akane see reason, but Akane wouldn't give him a chance and Shampoo's presence didn't help at all. In the end, all it left him was bumps and bruises, but most of all, it left him with a broken heart.

Ranma thinks in his mind, solemnly, "I can't believe that she would never believe me! How could have this happened? This is so horrible! She knows that I wouldn't do something so dishonorable like that. Why didn't she believe me? And who recorded my voice? Akane is the only girl for me, but now, she is gone." Just then Ranma's sense detected strange auras coming towards him and he turns around to see Melody, in her human form and modern day clothing (AN: Look at Chapter 82 for reference), Tai, and Naruto. Ranma says, defensively, "Who are you? I'm not in the mood."

Naruto says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Hey! Slow down, pal! We're not your enemies!"

Tai tells Ranma, with a dark cold plain tone, "We're just here to bring you to our master."

Ranma asks, perplexed, "Master?"

Melody says, with a dark cold sly smile, "He is someone that can help you through that horrible time that you were just put through, Ranma Saotome."

Ranma asks, shocked, "How do you know my name? And how did you know that?"

Naruto says, with a dark cold sly grin, "Master Dartz knows what happened and he can help you through this."

Ranma asks, perplexed, "What? How?"

Melody says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Master Dartz knows his ways. Plus, he has helped my brother and Tai here through horrible heartbreak before."

Tai says, with a dark cold plain tone, "He can help you and much more. However, it is your choice to come with us."

Ranma thinks in his mind, perplexed, "Something about these guys doesn't feel right! But they don't seem that bad. And this guy that they call 'Master Dartz'. Something seems a bit off, but if he can help, I don't think it will hurt." Ranma says, with a nod, "Okay."

Naruto says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Good choice. You won't ever regret it." Soon after, the three Orichalcos warriors lead Ranma off the beach.

(Sometime later; at the harbor)

In the harbor, we find Dartz, in his business suit, with the other Orichalcos warriors assembled together with a mysterious female figure behind them as Ranma, Tai, Naruto, and Melody, in her human form, come up towards them. Ranma immediately looks at the group and immediately gasps when he sees Light Yagami right in front of him.

Ranma yells out, shocked, "Whoa! Light?! Light Yagami?!"

Light tells Ranma, with a dark cold smile, "Hi, Ranma."

Ranma calls out, shocked, "I can't believe it! You're alive!"

Light tells Ranma, with a dark cold smile, "That's right."

Just then a familiar female voice calls out, with a dark cold sly tone, "Hello, my boy." Just then Ranma looks to see his mother, Nodoka Saotome, walk into the open.

Ranma yells out, shocked, "Mother?! What the heck are you doing here?!"

Nodoka tells Ranma, with a dark cold loving tone, "How could I not come after learning about all the suffering that you have gone through? When Dartz told me about it, I had to come and see you." Just then Dartz along with Inuyasha and Holly, both of whom in human form and in modern day clothes (AN: Look at Chapter 82 for reference), walk up to Ranma while Melody goes over to her siblings.

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil smile, "Greeting, Mister Ranma Saotome. I am Dartz, leader of Paradius. It is an honor to finally meet you."

Ranma says, nervously, "Likewise, I'm sure." Just then Inuyasha, Melody, and Holly transform into their half-demon forms and Ranma yelps out in shock. Ranma calls out, stunned, "What the name of? Where did you get those dog ears and eyes?"

Nodoka tells Ranma, in a dark cold sly tone, "Don't worry, sweetie. Their names are Inuyasha, Melody, and Holly. They aren't like regular humans. They are siblings and are also half dog-demons or hanyous."

Ranma asks, nervously, "Half-demons?"

Inuyasha says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Don't worry, pal. We won't bite."

Light says, with a dark cold sly tone, "Inuyasha is right. He and his sisters are harmless." Light says, with a dark cold sneer, "Unless you are a certain backstabbing miko that broke Inuyasha's heart like that woman broke yours."

Nodoka says, with a dark cold sneer, "Yes. Disgraceful. She should be executed for what she has done."

Ranma asks his mother, "Mom, are you okay?"

Nodoka goes over, embraces her son, and she says, with a dark cold smile, "Yes, my boy. Better than you think. Dartz revealed the truth about you and your suffering that you had to keep secret for all this time. My boy, I know that you have been cursed by the Spring of the Drowned Girl."

Ranma yells out, shocked, "M-Mom? Y-You know?"

Nodoka tells Ranma, with a smile, "Yes, I do. It isn't your fault. You won't be required to commit seppuku, my boy." Ranma sighs in relief and Nodoka says, with a dark cold angered tone, "No. That backstabbing jerk that I called a husband and you called a father is the only one that requires leaving this world."

Ranma says, stunned, "What the? Mom, what are you talking about?"

Nodoka says, with a dark cold sneer, "That man did this to you, my boy. He forced you into that training ground and got you cursed. A man that does that to his son doesn't deserve to remain in this mortal plane."

Ranma releases from his mother's embrace and Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil sly grin, "I do not wish to tell your mother such things, knowing how angry that she would get. But I feel that it was my duty to let your mother know the truth. Like the truth that I know that you didn't call Shampoo to Duel Academy and I know for a fact that tape was faked."

Ranma says, with a sigh of relief, "Finally! Someone believes me." Ranma thinks in his mind, solemnly, "Not that my 'friends' did. I can't believe that they would just do this to me, but they just…" The images of what happened rage in his mind and a tear sheds down his cheek causing Nodoka to wipe the tear from his cheek.

Nodoka tells Ranma, "I believe you, my son. You are an honorable warrior and worthy heir to the Saotome name. People like them don't deserve to be your friends. And especially that witch who calls herself your fiancée."

Ranma asks, stunned, "What do you mean?"

Dartz tells Ranma, with a sigh, "This is something that you might not believe, my boy. It will be hard to expect, but it was none other than Akane Tendo herself that sent that message to Shampoo in order for an excuse to get out the marriage with you."

Ranma yells out, in total disbelief, "No way! Akane would never do something so underhanded and dirty like that!"

Nodoka tells Ranma, with a dark cold smile, "I thought that too, my son. But Dartz showed me the real evil within that wench and I was so enraged that she would so something so dishonorable to my son that I had to come here."

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil sly grin, "My friend, I do not wish to hurt you any further, but I must tell you the facts. With this Akane Tendo, any time a girl comes close to you, doesn't Akane hit you and not the girls?"

Ranma is shocked that he knows this and with the memories of what happened when other females get close to him, he says, solemnly, "Yes. She does. She hits me without a second thought and doesn't give me time to explain."

Dartz tells Ranma, with a plain tone, "There is more that I must tell you my boy. It pains me to tell you, but Akane already known about Ryoga Hibiki's curse all along."

Ranma asks, stunned, "Say what?!"

Dartz says, with a nod, "Yes, it is true. She has already known, but she and Ryoga decided to pretend to mess with you." Just then Ranma's memories about finding out about Ryoga Hibiki's curse as 'P-chan' and all of the times that he got in trouble with Akane about him flow into his mind.

Ranma puts his hands to his head and he thinks, in disbelief, "No! It can't be true! He can't be telling the truth!" But when Ranma looks into Dartz's eyes, he thinks, "But something about him. About his words. I can't help to listen to him and believe him."

Dartz tells Ranma, with a plain tone, "I know that it is hard to believe, my boy. However, even through it pains me to show this, I think that you have a right to know." Just then the image changes with Akane holding 'P-chan', Ryoga Hibiki's curse form, in her arms.

'Akane' says, with a sinister smile, "What a fool. Ranma is such an idiot. He thinks that I don't know the truth, but I know that it is you, my Ryoga-kun under that cursed form. I can't turn you back right to show your real hunky form, but when I can, we can have 'romantic time' together'. However, let's keep that fool, Ranma, thinking that I don't know the truth and have some more 'fun' at his expense." 'Akane' rubs 'P-chan's' nose and 'P-chan' giggles in amusement.

When the scene fades away, Ranma falls to his hands and knees and he says, horrified and angry, "I can't believe that she would do this to me! I cared about her so much! And she makes use of my emotions like I was…her toy or something!"

Nodoka tells Ranma, with a dark cold serious tone, "I know, my son! That traitor shall not dishonor you like this any longer! That's why I'm with Dartz, Ranma! He has the power to help you get the justice that you deserve!"

Ranma asks Dartz, curiously, "You do?"

Dartz says, with an evil smile, "Yes, I do. Those scoundrels have done nothing given you hurt and pain! Your very father can't be trusted! It was his fault that you were cursed like this in the first place! You are an honorable warrior of the Saotome family and all others have done is use and abuse you, my boy. I wish to help you and your mother." Just then Dartz holds out an Orichalcos stone and he says, as it glows eerie green, "This is an Orichalcos stone. Take it and the power that you seek will be yours."

Ranma hesitates at first, but those horrible images come back into his mind and he thinks, seriously and angered in his tone, "What else do I have? Nothing! My friends have abandoned me and I've been toyed with the person that I cared about most! All I have is my mom and if she trusts Dartz then show should I!" Ranma grabs the Orichalcos stone and he cries out as the evil energies of the Orichalcos course through his body. After a few minutes, the mark of the Orichalcos appears on Ranma's forehead and his eyes glow eerie red for a second.

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil smile, "You are reborn, Ranma Saotome!"

When the red glow from his eyes and the mark of the Orichalcos fades from his forehead, Ranma tells Dartz, with a dark cold plain tone, "Thank you, Master Dartz. You showed me the truth about my so-called friends and former fiancée."

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil smile, "It is no problem, my boy. Now, we must head to somewhere private for awhile. We need to discuss our plans. We will need you here to keep an eye on some people that also deserve justice for what they did. But don't worry, my boy, those that have used and harmed you will pay."

Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "I can't wait!"

(Sometime later; At the Slifer Red dorm)

At the Slifer Red dorm, we find Akane leaving the dorm and looking around for something or someone with a worried look on her face.

Akane thinks in her mind, worriedly, "I can't seem to find Ranma anywhere. I hope that he is okay. Ooh, I shouldn't have yelled at him and been so hasty to judge him as usual. Keiko, Sora, and Sayu were right."

Flashback; Sometime ago

Within the Obelisk Blue Arena, we find Keiko Yukimura, Sora Takenouchi, and Sayu Yagami confronting Akane about her treatment of Ranma.

Sayu tells Akane, with a serious tone, "Akane, you are being too hasty with Ranma!"

Akane says, with an annoyed snort, "No! I am not! I can't believe that he would do this to me!"

Keiko tells Akane, with a stern tone, "How can you be sure that he is?"

Akane says, with a serious tone, "That tape is proof! That's his voice!"

Sora tells Akane, with a stern tone, "That's enough, Akane! You beat Ranma down and yell at him for a trap! You don't know if that tape is false! You are assuming that Ranma did something wrong!"

Sayu tells Akane, with a stern tone, "Well, let me ask you this: When Ranma was being looked at by other gals, did he give them a time of day?"

Akane says, a bit nervously, "Well…no."

Sora asks Akane, with a serious and stern tone, "Have you know Ranma to be a womanizer or even try something behind people's back?"

Akane says, a bit lowly, "No."

Keiko yells out, with a stern serious tone, "Would Ranma ever consider something like this?"

Akane says, nervously and lowly, "No."

Sora yells out, strongly, "That's right, Akane! You assumed that he was backstabbing you! Ranma would never do anything like that! He really cares about you no matter what you did to him before! Remember what happened to me? I assumed Tai was double crossing me behind my back and I learned that he was forced upon by that 'other woman'! I hurt him so terrible that he ran away and vanished! And now, he is missing and some of my other friends won't talk to me because of that and another mistake that I did with Matt!"

Keiko says, with a stern serious tone, "Plus, the tape could also be a fake! Trying to hurt you and Ranma! I should know! It happened to me before! A tape using some technology to duplicate my voice was used to frame me for something that I didn't do! It is most likely that Ranma was framed through that recording!"

Sayu asks Akane, "There you go, Akane! Your 'evidence' can't prove a thing! You just assumed that Ranma was doing something behind your back and you hurt him greatly! And you know darn well that he would never do this!"

Akane says, solemnly, "Ooh, you're right! You're right!" Akane then starts to cry gently for a minute and says, "Ranma is the nicest and most honorable person that I know! He would never do something! Even though he may be a jerk at times, he would rather commit suicide than ever doing such a thing! I shouldn't have yelled at him! I've got to go!" Immediately, Akane runs off to find Ranma and the three girls immediately run after her just in case she goes and does something 'foolish'.

End Flashback

Back in the present, Akane starts to cry again and she thinks, horrified, "How could I be so heartless? I just assumed Ranma was doing something underhand just because of a tape that I heard! A tape that could be fake!" Akane thinks in her mind, annoyed, "Ooh, that Shampoo must have did it! She might act like a ditz sometimes, but she isn't an elite fighting Amazon for nothing! She can be a trickster sometimes! I know that she has got something to do with this!" Akane thinks in her mind, while wiping her tears, "Well, it doesn't take any blame from me. I hurt Ranma emotionally and that's my fault for letting my emotions to get the better of me as usual. I just hope that Ranma will forgive me. If he tries to find an honorable way out of our engagement, I can understand. I just hope that he will forgive me." Soon after, Akane continues to look for any signs of Ranma.

(On the meanwhile; at the beach)

At Duel Academy's beach, we find Ranma walking around as he thinks about his new allegiance to the Orichalcos and his new mission.

Flashback; Shortly after Ranma joins the Orichalcos

Deep in one of the thick woods of Duel Academy, we find Ranma assembled with the rest of the Orichalcos warriors in a large clearing contain a large transport helicopter in the center.

Ranma asks, perplexed, "How did you get this here, Master Dartz?"

Ranma's mother says, with a dark cold smile, "Master Dartz can do things that you can't imagine my son."

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil smile, "Ranma, my child, I do have an important mission for you. I need for you to act as a spy against your former allies and the Society of Light. Duel Academy will be important for the revival of the Great Leviathan and we will need knowledge of what's going on."

Ranma says, with a dark cold serious tone, "Don't worry, Master. After helping me so much, I'll do anything even have to be with those backstabbers."

Naruto says, with an evil smile, "Don't worry, Ranma. You won't have to be with them for long."

Melody says, with an evil sly grin, "However, I will need to make you immune to that wench's priestess spells. But don't worry, it will be easy."

Inuyasha asks, with a dark cold curious tone, "But won't those rats sense the power of the Orichalcos within him."

Light says, with an evil sly grin, "We had taken care of that problem."

Dartz creates a silver bracelet and he says, "Thanks to Melody's and Holly's help, I've managed to develop this bracelet that will cover the power of the Orichalcos coursing through you, Ranma. It will allow you to go undetected by all those with spiritual senses of all types." Ranma pulls up his right pants leg and Dartz attaches the bracelet to his leg causing a slight eerie green to come over his form. When Ranma rolls his pants leg down, Dartz tells him, with an evil smile, "It is done."

Ranma says, with a bow, "Thank you, Master Dartz. I will make you proud."

Dartz says, with an evil sly smile, "I know that you will. Before we take our leave of you and you can go on your mission. We must inform you about the 'Chosen Duelists' and the 'Signers'."

Ranma asks Dartz, curiously, "You and the others told me about the 'Chosen Duelists', a group of duelists with the unique power to change 'Destiny' and 'Fate', and that I'm one of them. But what about these 'Signers'?"

Dartz tells Ranma, with an evil sly smile, "A very special group, my friend. Five powerful duelists, making them another set of 'Chosen Duelists', but a different kind and have a great power. They will be vital to the revival of the 'Great Beast'."

Ranma says, with a dark cold plain tone, "Tell me more, sir."

End Flashback; Return to the Present

Back in the present, Ranma is in deep thought and he thinks, with a dark cold serious tone, "Thanks to Master Dartz, I know the truth of my so-called 'friends' and that rotten wench, Akane! I'll make sure that they pay for their crimes and I'll ensure that the Great Leviathan will rise to make sure that mankind and demon-kind pays for its sins. So, Jaden, Tyson, Sayu, and Davis are four of these 'Chosen Duelists' and Master Dartz said that Keiko Yukimura is also a 'Chosen Duelist' as well. Plus, these 'Singers', five duelists with these mysterious 'Dragon Birthmarks' and heralds of this 'Crimson Dragon', are also here on Duel Academy! I better make sure that I look out for five unusual dragons in the hands of five duelists with red birthmarks that look like dragon parts on their lower right arms!"

Just then Shampoo's voice calls out, happily, "Airen!" Ranma looks to the source to find none other than Shampoo with Cologne, Kari, Tyson, Max, and Sayu.

Max yells out, excitedly, "There you are!"

Sayu says, with a kind smile, "We're glad that we found you, Ranma!"

As Shampoo races over to Ranma, Kari tells him, solemnly, "Ranma, we're sorry that we gave such a hard time over what happened earlier. We think that it might be possible that we were tricked since you are an honest person and all…"

Ranma thinks in his mind, with a dark cold serious tone, "Well, you should have thought of that before you decide to accuse me of stuff that I didn't do! And now, you bimbo, it is time that you are taught a lesson!" When Shampoo gets close to Ranma, he gives a roar of anger as he slams his right fist into Shampoo's face knocking her down to the sand hard!

The others are shocked about this and Tyson yells out, stunned, "What the?!"

Cologne yells out, angrily, "Ranma, what do you think that you are doing?!"

Shampoo asks, rubbing her cheek, "Why did Airen hit Shampoo so hard?" However, Ranma doesn't answer and instead ruthlessly attacks Shampoo with all that he has.

Sayu asks, perplexed, "What are you doing Ranma?" Ranma doesn't reply as he continues his ruthless attack on Shampoo, who is barely dodging or blocking his attacks.

Shampoo asks, perplexed and confused, "Why is Airen doing this?!"

Ranma yells out, with an angered tone with a slight hint of dark coldness in it, "I'm not your 'Airen'!" Just then Ranma launches a powerful knee jab into Shampoo's waist causing the air to get knocked out of her and she slams into the sand really hard! Ranma charges as Shampoo lies on the ground and trying to get air into her lungs.

When Ranma launches a powerful jump kick, Shampoo thinks in her mind, "Shampoo is sorry, Airen, but you need to, as friends call it, 'cool off'." When Ranma gets close, Shampoo counters with a powerful spin kick that knocks Ranma into the cool sea water in front of the beach with a large splash. Shampoo struggles to her feet and everyone looks to see a female version of Ranma, with red hair and a busty figure, come out of the water.

Kari, Max, Tyson, and Sayu gasp in shock and Tyson yells out, stunned, "Whoa! Ranma is a girl now?!"

Cologne says, with a plain tone, "Yes. That's Ranma's curse."

Kari asks, perplexed, "Curse?" Soon after, Cologne explains about the training ground, the cursed springs, and what happened when Ranma get soaked in the Cursed Spring of the Drowned Girl.

Sayu asks, stunned, "So, every time that Ranma gets soaked in cold water, he turns into a girl?"

Cologne says, with a nod, "Yes. Even my great-granddaughter is cursed as well, she turns into a cat when cold water is splashed on her."

Tyson says, amazed, "Whoa! You think that you heard it all."

Female Ranma tells Shampoo, angrily with a hint of dark coldness in a feminine version of Ranma's voice, "Okay, wench, you are really going to get it now!" Immediately, Female Ranma rushes in and bashes Shampoo with a powerful right hook to her gut causing the air to get knocked out of her.

The other watch in horror as Female Ranma continues to bash Shampoo and Cologne yells out, demandingly, "Ranma, I demand that you stop hurting my great-granddaughter at once!"

Female Ranma replies, with a nasty tone, "Dry up, you old prune!" Soon after, Female Ranma sweeps Shampoo off her feet and launches her into the air with a powerful kick to her back. Female Ranma leaps into the sky after her.

Tyson yells out, horrified, "Ranma, please stop!" However, Female Ranma doesn't listen as he/she does a forward spin kick into Shampoo's chest causing to cough out as the wind is knocked out of her once more as well as propelling into the sand with a sickening 'crash' sending a lot of sand into the air causing the others to cover their eyes. When the sand dies down, they find Shampoo, unconscious and with multiple bruises, cuts, black and blues, and her clothes slight torn, in a small crater. Female Ranma lands safety in the distance and looks at Shampoo's unconscious form with distain.

Female Ranma says, with a snarl that has a hint of dark coldness in it, "I'll be back to finish the job on that bimbo later! You tell her that!" Immediately, Female Ranma leaps off into the distance and he/she thinks, with a dark cold serious tone, "And now for that backstabbing traitor, Akane!"

The others go over to the fallen Shampoo and Kari says, looking over her, "She doesn't look too beat up."

Cologne states, horrified, "My beautiful great-granddaughter, what has that moron done to you?!"

Max says, horrified, "What happened? Why did Ranma do that? He just went up and bashed her into the ground!"

Sayu says, fearfully, "I don't know, but I'm worried what will happen if Akane finds him!"

(A short time soon after; Elsewhere on Duel Academy)

In another part of Duel Academy, by the Ra Yellow dorms in fact, we find Akane looking for any signs of Ranma anyway with a concerned look on her face.

Akane thinks in her mind, worriedly, "Ranma has been gone for quite awhile! I'm so worried about him! I didn't listen to him! He was being truthful and I let a stupid tape and my feelings cloud my judgment! I wonder if Ranma really hates me now for not listening to him." Just then a loud roar is heard and Akane looks to see a figure running towards her with a powerful punch. Akane manages to back flip out of the way, but just barely. When Akane gets a good look at her attack, she gasps to see Female Ranma in front of her. Akane thinks in her mind, stunned, "Ranma? What happened? Ranma is in his Cursed Form? How did that happen?" Just then Female Ranma launches another punch at Akane and she yelp as she barley dodge that attack. Akane yells out, shocked, "Ranma?! What is this about?! Why are you doing this?!" Female Ranma doesn't reply and he/she attacks her with incredible speed and powerful as well as ruthlessness. Female Ranma doesn't let up on his/her ruthless attack that pushes Akane back and she thinks, as she barely dodging Female Ranma's attacks, "What's going on? Why is Ranma attacking me so ruthlessly? Is he really this mad at me?" At one point, Female Ranma gives Akane a powerful kick that she manages to block with her arms, but the force of the kick sends her into a nearby tree causing her back to slam into it. Akane yelps in shock and slight pain, but not too much since she has martial arts training. Just then Female Ranma's roar is heard and Akane looks to see Female Ranma coming in with a powerful right kick. Akane manages to leap out of the way, but the kick was so powerful that the tree split in half from the force of the attack. Akane thinks in her mind, horrified, "That attack could have proven fatal! Ranma almost killed me! I can't believe that he would do that! But he just tried to!"

Akane lands nearby and Female Ranma says, with an angered snort with a hint of dark coldness in it, "You won't escape this time, wench!"

Akane thinks in her mind, stunned, "In all the times that we've fight, it's only me that does the hitting, not Ranma! Ranma must really hate me! I don't blame him for the stunt that I pulled for not believing in him and letting a recording believe that he was backstabbing me! But I've got to reason with him!" Akane tells Female Ranma, in a pleading tone, "Ranma, please! I'm so sorry!"

Female Ranma yells out, with an angered tone with a hint of dark coldness in it, "Sorry isn't going to cut it!" Female Ranma charges at Akane again and she barely dodges or blocks his/her attacks on her.

Akane tells Female Ranma, pleadingly as she dodges or blocks his attacks, "Ranma, please! I beg you! I should have believed you! I know I was wrong! I should have trusted you! Just please stop and let's talk!"

Female Ranma yells out, angrily with a hint of dark coldness in it, "The time for talk is over, witch!" Just then Female Ranma attacks Akane with a blow so strong that it sends her reeling backwards even through she blocks the attack, but then Female Ranma slams his/her right fist into her waist causing Akane to gasp for air as it is knocked out of her. Just then Female Ranma gives her a powerful slap to the right cheek giving her a nasty black and blue and knocks her to the ground, hard! Akane looks at Female Ranma with tears in her eyes and then Female Ranma senses the other heroes and heroines coming. Female Ranma says, with an angered tone with a hint of dark coldness in it, "I'm not done with you yet, witch!" Soon after, Female Ranma leaps away before Akane can call him/her to wait.

Akane thinks in her mind, heartbroken, "Oh, Ranma! Do you hate me that much?! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" Akane then starts to cry and weep as plenty of our heroes and heroines arrive on the scene.

Jaden asks Akane, concerned, "Hey, Akane, what happened?"

Alexis asks Akane, worriedly, "Akane, what's wrong?"

However, Akane doesn't reply as she keeps crying as Jaden, Yolei, and Tyson go to hold her up and Kurama thinks in his mind, seriously, "I fear that something terrible happened between Akane and Ranma."

Mina asks Kino, telepathically, "Do you have a bad feeling about this, bro?"

Kino says, with a nod, "Yeah! I really do!"

Keiko thinks in her mind, horrified, "What could have happened? I hope that rotten freak hasn't got to Ranma!" On the meanwhile, the four brainwashed 'Chosen Duelists' watch with interest as well.

Kagome asks Kelly, telepathically with a cold serious tone, "What happened to her?"

Catherine replies, with a cold serious tone, "It looks like something bad really happened here! And it looks like someone strong is involved! If I had to guess, it would be Ranma!"

Kelly asks, curiously, "Do you think that Ranma attacked her?"

Yusuke says, with a cold serious tone, "Normally, I would say 'serve her right', but after what Master Sartorius said about something afoot here, I can't be sure! We had better find Ranma and keep an eye on him!"

Kelly, Kagome, and Catherine say, in unison and cold serious tones, "Right!"

On the meanwhile, Davis looks at TK and he nods his head in some kind of unsaid agreement causing Davis to think, seriously, "Looks like TK has the same idea that I do! There is something rotten here and it isn't the fish!" As plenty of the group look on, Jaden, Yolei, Keiko, and others try to comfort the crying Akane after her horrible attack by Female Ranma.

(At the beach; At the same time)

On the beach, we find Cologne tending to the fallen Shampoo, who was beaten by Female Ranma, with a confused and distraught look on her face.

Cologne says, in a horrified tone, "Ranma…something must be wrong with him. In the past, Ranma would never think to attack a girl, even in his cursed form. Could it be that he finally snapped?"

Just then, she hears Shampoo's moan and groan as she tries to regain consciousness as Cologne looks at her.

Cologne calls out, excitedly, "Shampoo!" Shampoo then opened her eyes as she looks Cologne and she says, "Grandma-mama!" Shampoo slowly sits up and she asks, perplexed while holding her head in pain, "What happened! Why does Shampoo have such a nasty headache!?"

Cologne says, seriously, "Shampoo, you were attacked surprisingly by Ranma."

Shampoo says, perplexed, "Ranma?" Shampoo then remembers Female Ranma's attack and she says, confused, "I don't understand! Why did Airen attack Shampoo!?"

Cologne says, in a serious tone, "I don't know! I just don't understand that boy! First, he says that he loves you and then he comes around beating you to the ground." Shampoo gasps in shock as she jumps to her feet and she yells out, in an angered tone, "That hussy Akane! She brainwashed Airen to attack Shampoo! I know that she did! Airen would never attack Shampoo! Airen don't hurt girls!"

Cologne says, in a serious tone, "True, that Ranma would never hit a girl, but something must be wrong with him!"

Just then, a familiar male voice calls out, in a dark cold serious tone, "Nothing is wrong with me, you old ghoul!" The two Chinese Amazons whip their heads to Ranma, in his male form, walking towards them with a Chaos Duel Disk attached to his left wrist.

Shampoo says, surprised, "Airen!"

Cologne says, seriously, "Ranma!"

Ranma says, in a dark cold serious tone, "Alright Shampoo, let's settle this once and for all in a duel!"

Shampoo says, perplexed, "A duel?"

Ranma says, with a nod, "Yeah! If you win, then I'll agree to marry you, but if I win then you leave me alone for the rest of my life! It shouldn't be so hard since that old ghoul of a great-grandmother has taught you how to duel!"

Shampoo says, seriously, "Shampoo accepts terms, Ranma! When Shampoo wins, we will finally be married!"

Ranma says, in a dark cold plain tone, "Yeah right." Ranma throws an Academy style Duel Disk to Shampoo for her to catch it.

Cologne thinks in her mind, seriously, "A duel! Hopefully, my great granddaughter could finally knock some sense into my future son-in-law!"

Ranma and Shampoo activate their duel disks, their life-point counters display 8000 life-points each, and they draw five cards from their decks.

"Let's duel!" Ranma and Shampoo say in unison as their duel begins.

Starting Scores:

Ranma: 8000

Shampoo: 8000

Shampoo calls out, as she draws her card, "Watashi no time, draw!" Shampoo places a card onto the duel disk and she calls out, "Shampoo summons Amazoness Swordswoman in attack position!" Soon after, Amazoness Swordswoman (1500/1600) comes to the field in attack mode. Shampoo places a card into the spell/trap slot and she calls out, "Shampoo place one face-down card and she ends turn!"

Ranma says, in a dark cold sly tone, "Ore no time, draw!" Ranma sends a card into the spell/trap slot and he calls out, "I'll start by playing Upstart Goblin! I get one card from my deck and you gain one thousand points, but don't expect it to help you must!" Ranma draws one card from his deck and Shampoo's life points rose by 1000 points. Ranma sends another card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "Next, I'll play Pot of Greed to draw two cards from my deck!" Ranma draws two cards from his deck, sends one other card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "Then, I'll play Graceful Charity to draw three cards and discard two to the graveyard!" Ranma draws three cards and discards two cards into the graveyard. Then, Ranma's Duel Disk Field Spell slot opens up and he says, displaying the Seal of Orichalcos Field Spell card, "Now, I play this: The Seal of Orichalcos!"

Cologne yells out, stunned, "The Seal of Orichalcos?!"

Ranma plays the card and he yells out, with a dark cold sly tone, "That's right, you old prune! This duel will move up to the next level with this card!" Just then Ranma's Duel Disk gives off an eerie green glow, Cologne covers her eyes a bright green light engulfs the field as and the Seal of Orichalcos appears on the field and surrounds the two of them while the mark of the Orichalcos appears on his forehead with his eyes glowing evil red color as his body gains a dark aura.

As Shampoo looks around in confusion, Cologne thinks in her mind, seriously, "I'm getting a very abnormal feeling from the card that Ranma had played and it's not very good!"

Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "Oh and by the way, Shampoo, I forgot to tell you the rules to the Seal of Orichalcos. My monsters gain five hundred more attack points, all my monsters gain five hundred attack points! Plus, I can play up to ten monsters or ten spell and trap cards at a time! Also, when the duel is over, the loser's soul is taken!"

Shampoo yells out, shocked, "What!?"

Cologne calls out to Ranma, seriously, "Lose their soul!"

Ranma yells at Cologne, in a dark cold nasty tone, "That's right, you old hag! Did your hear disappear!? Yes, I said the loser's soul will be sealed up for all eternity! Finally, I'll be free from Shampoo forever!"

Shampoo gasps in shock and Cologne says, in a serious tone, "Not if I have anything to say about it!" Cologne then dashes to Shampoo, but she bounces off and thrown to the ground.

Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you that no can escape from the Seal of Orichalcos and no one else may enter!" Ranma sends a card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "I play Brain Control! At the cost of eight hundred life points, I can take your Swordswoman and bring her to my side of the field!"

Shampoo calls out, "No!" Just then, Amazoness Swordswoman jumps from Shampoo's side to Ranma's. Ranma places a card onto the duel disk and he says, "Now, I sacrifice your swordswoman to summon Armed Dragon Level Five!" Amazoness Swordswoman disappears and Armed Dragon LV5 (2400/1700) appears in her place. Ranma sends a card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "I activate the spell card, Level Up! Hence its name, I can upgrade my dragon to Level Seven!" Armed Dragon LV5 transformed into Armed Dragon LV7 (2800/1000) in attack mode. Ranma yells out, in a dark cold strong tone, "Now, my dragon, feel the power of the Orichalcos!" Soon after, Armed Dragon LV7 gains the mark of the Orichalcos on its forehead, its eyes glow red, as it roars in power and its stats rise from 2800/1000 to 3300/1000!

Shampoo exclaims, shocked, "Aiya! Thirty-three hundred attack points!"

Ranma yells out, in a dark cold nasty tone, "Congratulations, you Amazon bimbo! You can add now tell me something, Shampoo! How's your subtraction!? Armed Dragon Level Seven, attack with Dragon Sonic Spear!" Armed Dragon LV7 produces a yellow energy sphere in its right claw, thrusts it towards Shampoo, hits her with it hard, causing a huge explosion. Shampoo yells out in shock as she loses 3300 life points in one shot!

Cologne yells out, horrified, "Shampoo!"

Shampoo falls on her knees as Ranma sends two cards into the spell/trap slot and he says, with an evil sly smile, "Finally, I'll play two cards face-down and end my turn! Now, get going, bimbo!"

Current Score:

Ranma: 8000

Shampoo: 5700

Shampoo slowly gets on her feet and she thinks in her mind, seriously, "Aiya! Airen Ranma is serious about sealing Shampoo's soul away! This Seal of Orichalcos must be the one that's causing Airen to act this way to Shampoo, well Shampoo will destroy Seal of Orichalcos and set Airen free! Then, Airen and Shampoo will be finally married!" Shampoo calls out, drawing her card, "Watashi no time, draw!" Shampoo sends a card into the spell/trap slot and she says, "Shampoo play Monster Reborn to bring back Amazoness Swordswoman!" Soon after, Amazoness Swordswoman (1500/1600) comes back in attack mode. Shampoo places another card onto the duel disk and she calls out, "Shampoo then summons Amazoness Blowpiper in attack position!" Soon after, Amazoness Blowpiper (800/1500) appears next to Amazoness Swordswoman in attack mode.

Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "What's that going to do!?"

Shampoo says, sending a card into the spell/trap slot, "Watch! I play Amazoness Spellcaster, which switches the attack power of my Amazoness Blowpiper and your dragon, Ranma!" Just then, Amazoness Blowpiper's stats increase from 800/1500 to 3300/1500 and Armed Dragon LV7's stats decrease from 3300/1000 to 800/1000! Shampoo yells out, seriously, "Now, Amazoness Swordswoman, attack Armed Dragon with Amazon Slash Attack!" Amazoness Swordswoman charges towards Armed Dragon LV7 with her sword ready to strike.

Ranma presses the button on his duel disk and he calls out, "I activate my Shrink Quick-play Spell Card!" Ranma's face-down card was the Shrink Quick-Play Spell Card and Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "Thanks to this card, I can cut down one of your monster's attack points in half and I choose your Swordswoman!" Soon after, Amazoness Swordswoman's stats decrease from 1500/1600 to 750/1600 and Ranma calls out, in a dark cold strong tone, "Armed Dragon, counterattack! Dragon Talon Terror!" Armed Dragon roars as it swings its right claw to Amazoness Swordswoman, destroying it.

Shampoo calls out, "Whenever Amazoness Swordswoman lives the field by battle, you take damage, Shampoo don't!" On cue, Ranma's life points were dropped by 50 points, thanks to Amazoness Swordswoman's effect. Shampoo presses the button on her duel disk and she calls out, "Also, Shampoo plays her face-down card, Pride of Tribe!" Shampoo's face-down card is the Pride of Tribe trap card and Shampoo says, with a sly smile, "Thanks to this card, whenever any Amazons leave Shampoo's side of the field, another is summoned in its place! I summon another Amazoness Swordswoman!" Soon after, another Amazoness Swordswoman (1500/1600) comes to the field in attack mode. Shampoo calls out, "Amazoness Swordswoman will attack your dragon with Amazon Slash Attack!" Amazoness Swordswoman charges after Armed Dragon, slashes it in one swing, causing a huge explosion that drops Ranma's life points by 700 points. Shampoo calls out, seriously, "Now, Amazoness Blowpiper, attack Airen directly!" Amazoness Blowpiper fires a dart at Ranma, which is it in flames.

Ranma presses a button on his duel disk and he calls out, "I activate Magic Cylinder!" Ranma's trap card is revealed to be Magic Cylinder and Ranma says, with a dark cold sly smile, "Nice try! But this card sends your attack right back at you, so, let's see how you like it!" Shampoo two magical cylinders appear the field, the attack goes in the left one, and comes out of the right one, slamming into Shampoo causing her to yelp as she loses 3300 life-points. Shampoo sends one card into the spell/trap slot and she says, with a smile, "Now, Shampoo plays Heavy Storm to destroy every spell and trap card, which means your Seal of Orichalcos is gone!" Just then, a huge storm comes around and Cologne says, excitedly, "Great job, Shampoo! With that card gone, your soul is safe!" When the storm died down, the Seal of Orichalcos was still there to the Chinese Amazoness' shock and Shampoo yells out, shocked, "What!?"

Cologne says, stunned, "But how!? Heavy Storm destroys every card on the field and that Seal of Orichalcos is no different!"

Ranma says, with an evil sly smile, "Don't hold your breath, old lady! I guess I forgot to tell you, the Seal of Orichalcos can't be destroyed by any effects!"

Cologne yells out, shocked and angrily, "What!? Ranma Saotome, where did you get that cheating card!? It's giving you an unfair advantage!"

Ranma yells out, in a dark cold angered tone, "Oh ready! Well, maybe this may be a shock to you, old lady, but my life has been nothing but misery since the day that my so-called father forced me to sign that seppuku contact stating that if I fail to be a man, then I have my head cut of to today! My life has been nothing but misery and you and your granddaughter are one of the sources of my pain!"

Cologne says, perplexed, "Your pain! What are you talking about, boy!?"

Ranma yells out, in a dark cold angered tone, "If you choose to be ignorant, then it'll be a waste of time to tell you! Human beings are nothing but a disease on this planet! This place was a peaceful civilization until the humans decided to ruin it with their damned darkness! It's my job to insure that all humans and demons are gone from this planet!"

Cologne asks, seriously, "Ranma, who told you this garbage!?"

Shampoo says, seriously, "Yes, you human like Shampoo and Great-Grandma-mama!"

Ranma says, in a dark cold sneer, "Don't put me in the same league as you! Now, finish your turn!"

Shampoo says, seriously, "Shampoo ends turn!" Soon after, Amazoness Blowpiper's stats return to 800/1500

Current Score:

Ranma: 7250

Shampoo: 2400

Cologne thinks in her mind, in a serious tone, "Shampoo is far behind! Ranma is doing everything in his power to win and doing so sealing Shampoo's soul away! What could have caused him to do this? Where in the world did he get that strange Field Spell Card, The Seal of Orichalcos? Who told him that all humans are nothing but a disease?"

Ranma says, drawing his card, "Ore no time, draw!" Ranma sends a card into the spell/trap slot and he says, "I activate Tribute to the Doomed! By sending one card into the graveyard, I can destroy one monster on the field and I think I'll choose that Amazoness Swordswoman!" As Ranma sends a card into the graveyard, Amazoness Swordswoman is destroyed.

Shampoo calls out, fearfully, "Aiya! Not Amazoness Swordswoman!"

Ranma puts a card onto the disk and he calls out, "She won't be missed! I summon Masked Dragon in attack mode!" Soon after, Masked Dragon (1400/1000-1900/1000) appears in attack mode, its eyes glow red, and the mark of the Orichalcos appears on its forehead. Ranma calls out, seriously, "Now, Masked Dragon, attack!" Masked Dragon fires a stream of fire attack Amazoness Blowpiper, engulfing it in its flames, costing Shampoo 1100 life points. Ranma then says, with an evil sly smile, "Now, it's time to end this duel!"

Shampoo says, confused, "But how!? You've already attacked!"

Ranma says, with an evil sly grin, "I have other ways!" Just then, a card comes out of Ranma's graveyard, displays it as a trap card with man fishing by a pond, and Ranma says, with an evil smile, "This card is called Reeling Back! Thanks to this card, whenever it's in the graveyard, I can remove it from play to attack again, but it has to be a monster with attack points lower than two thousand!"

Shampoo gasps in shock as she runs away, but she bums into the force field. Shampoo punches the force-field with all her might, trying to break it, but she couldn't.

Cologne yells out to Ranma, seriously and fearfully, "Ranma, please stop!"

Ranma yells out, in a dark cold serious tone, "Masked Dragon, attack Shampoo directly and blast her out of my life, permanently!" Masked Dragon fires another stream of fire at Shampoo, hitting her hard, costing her 1900 life-points, ending the duel!

Final Score:

Ranma: 7250

Shampoo: 0

With the end of the duel, the Seal of Orichalcos closes around Shampoo and she scream out as the Orichalcos takes her soul.

Shampoo yells out, fearfully, "HELP! AIREN! GREAT-GRANDMOTHER! HELP!"

Cologne yells out, horrified, "Shampoo!" Cologne runs over to Shampoo to get her out, but the force-field of the Orichalcos bums her off. The Orichalcos takes Shampoo's soul, her eyes go blank, her eyes close, and she collapse to the ground on her stomach as the seal fades away.

Cologne calls out, horrified, "Shampoo!" Cologne runs over to her great-granddaughter's soulless body, shakes her up, and Cologne yells out, fearfully, "Shampoo, please wake up! Shampoo, wake up!" On the meanwhile, Ranma picks up the card, which is the Seal of Orichalcos card with the horror filled face of the fallen Shampoo inside the seal.

Ranma tells Cologne, in a dark cold serious tone, "Don't waste your breath, old lady! She can't hear you! She's soulless!"

Cologne looks at Ranma, angrily, and she yells out, seriously, "Give me back my great-granddaughter!"

Ranma displays the Seal of Orichalcos card with Shampoo's face on it and he says, with an evil sly smile, "Oh you mean this! Sorry, old lady, but I think I'll hold on to this until the times right! If you go and tell anyone else about this, then I'll see to it that you'll never see your great-granddaughter again!"

Cologne says, shocked, "You wouldn't!"

Ranma says, in a dark cold sneer, "Trust me, old lady! I would!" Just then, Ranma walks away with an evil sly smile on his lips, leaving a grief stricken Cologne and a soulless Shampoo behind.

While Ranma is walking down the shoreline of the beach, Dartz's voice calls out from Ranma's mind, "Excellent work, Mister Saotome! Your first soul captured!"

Ranma tells Dartz, telepathically and in a dark cold serious tone, "Thank you, Master Dartz! Soon the others will follow that Chinese bimbo, Shampoo!"

Dartz tells Ranma, in a serious tone, "I've learned well, my child! With your help as well as the others, the Great Leviathan will finally awaken! Also, remember your mission, Mister Saotome! Keep an eye out for any 'Signers' and anyone that deserves justice!"

Ranma says, in a dark serious tone, "Yes, sir!"

Author's Note: That's it! I'd like to thank Gallantmon of the Hazard for his help with this chapter! Also, I'd like for you guys to check out my other stories like 'White and Black Hearts'! Only Gallantmon of the Hazard is the only one that reviews it!