From: John C. [ryutsurugi@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 20:00 To: cognjo@midsouth.rr.com Subject: Ranma: The Tenth Hakkeshu, Chapter 30 Ranma: The Tenth Hakkeshu or Ranmas Cousin Iori (------) Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma =. That is property of Rumiko Takahashi. I do not own The King of Fighters, that is property of SNK. I do however suggest you look up information on these two properties. You wont be disappointed. (------) Note: This takes place well after the Ranma = manga and during the King of Fighters 98. (------) Ranma the Tenth Hakkeshu Chapter 30: The Tenth Hakkeshu Vs. the Emperor of Darkness Ranma looks right at Krauser. The warrior, that has shown little interest in the tournament thus far, has made a direct challenge to him. Ranma isnt sure what to think of this. He looks directly at Krausers eyes, to see what the mans intentions are. What Ranma sees, sends chills up his spine. The dark violet orbs that are Krausers eyes burn with an intensity that rivals that of the sun itself. The intensity comes from a spark of life that thirsts for a good fight. The pure look of determination leaves no room for joke. Krauser is serious. He wants to fight Ranma. And in a sense, Ranma wants to fight him too. Ranma looks back to Leona. He sees the fear for his safety in her eyes. He kisses her lightly on the lips. Ranma: Dont worry Lechan. I wont lose. Please. Go back inside the fortress. I get the feeling this is gonna be a fight that will destroy a lot of the surrounding area. Leona: Ranma Just be careful, all right? Ranma smiles, and nods his head. Leona runs back to the fortress, and the gates to it slam shut behind her. Ranma looks at the sight for a couple of seconds. (------) Dow-el and her Amazons watched the destruction of Elder Ku-long from a distance. They were amazed by the power that destroyed her. The sight just makes Dow-el and other Amazons thirst for the Orochi power even more. She looks through her binoculars and sees the tall man walk up to the one with power, apparently challenging him. Dow-el then turns to her second in command, who is a short red-haired Amazon. Dow-el: CON-DI-ZIONAR! Con-di-zionar (Salutes): YES DOW-EL? Dow-el (Hands Con-di-zionar a small firework): I want you to take Dio-di-rant and Han-sop and go down to check on the male whose power destroyed our Elder Ku-long. Con-di-zionar: But Madame, we will be three warriors against a male that destroyed Elder Ku-long. What if he sees us? Dow-el: No worries. It appears the other male that destroyed many of our sisters is challenging him. If they hurt each other enough Con-di-zionar (Understands): Than you want us to signal you with the rocket, when both of them are hurt, so you know to take the others to attack them? Dow-el: Indeed. Now go! Con-di-zionar runs off and gets her sister Amazons. They run down the hill they are on, and move towards Phoenix Mountain to climb it. (------) When the doors to the Phoenix fortress close, Ranma turns his sight back to Krauser. Ranma steadies himself, and calmly asks a question of Krauser. Ranma: And what makes you want to fight me? Krauser (Smiles): Simple really. The chance for battle, the promise for destruction, for pain, and chance to feel truly alive once more. For it has been more than 5 years since I have had a challenge. And I am hoping you will give it to me, so I may feel that delicious sensation called pain once again. After all, if a Godling cant do it, than no one can. Ranma looks at Krauser, and assesses Krausers aura. Ranma is very impressed to say the least. Ranma can tell this man is a warrior by just his looks alone, but his aura The power emanating from him is enough to cause a blast that would make the bombing of Hiroshima during World War II seem like a firecracker going off. Ranma allows himself to smile. He gets into his battle stance, ready to take on Krauser. Ranma (Cocky): Ready? Krauser smiles. He stands up slightly straighter and places his arms by his sides, clenching and unclenching his hands slightly. Krauser: Ready. Ranma and Krauser than sprint towards each other. Ranma makes a dashing punch, but doesnt reach, as Krauser kicks his leg out, smashing Ranma in the face, and sending him flying backwards for 28 ft. Ranma than flips from his back and onto his feet again. He waits there, letting Krauser come to him. Krauser smirks; impressed that Ranma was able to handle the kick to the face. Krauser then rushes towards Ranma. Ranma is prepared to strike at a lower height attack from Krauser, but instead Krauser does one from an even higher elevation. Krauser: LEG TOMAHAWK! Krauser does an axel-kick and goes higher into the air, and brings his foot crashing down on Ranmas collarbone. There is an audible crack, and Ranma clutches at his right shoulder, feeling the surge of pain that came from that attack. Krauser starts to frown at seeing Ranma stumble. Has he been led to expect too much from the Tenth Hakkeshu? Krauser decides that a more direct approach is needed, to see if Ranma is at all what he is looking for. Krauser then gathers a gold glowing ki into his hand. He shoots it off at Ranma. Krauser: BLITZ BALL! Ranmas mind snaps back to reality. He is able to jump over the attack. But Krauser comes rushing to him. Ranma sees this coming and flips onto his back. Krauser wonders what Ranma is doing, when Ranma than sudden straightens himself, the heels of his feet aimed directly at Krausers abdomen. The blow knocks the wind out of Krauser, and sends him flying back 12 ft. Krauser picks himself up off the ground and smiles. Apparently, Ranma may be a challenge. Ranma then powers up. He gathers his ki into his hands, and intensifies it with his Orochi power. He shoots it off at Krauser. Ranma: MOUKO TAKABISHA NO OROCHI! The Orochi enhanced ki blast flies towards Krauser. Krauser just steps out of the way of the projectile and runs towards Ranma. Ranma also charges towards Krauser, the two connecting in a head-but that makes Ranma see stars. Krauser than does a roundhouse kick and sends Ranma flying backwards, but Ranma flips in the air, and lands on hi feet, not too far away from Krauser. Krauser than smashes his right fist into the ground, where Ranma once was, but jumped slightly back from. Ranma then punches Krauser in the face with a right hook, and knees him in the chest, jerking Krausers body upwards, and Ranma pummels him with his Shakunetsu Amaguriken, and makes one of the punches a bit more ki powered, and he smashes it right into Krausers face, sending him flying right into the wall of the Phoenix Fortress. Krauser lies with the back to the wall, his head swimming with pain. A malicious smile appears on Krausers lips as he thinks. Krauser (Thinks): I taste blood My blood Excellent Krauser lifts his head and smiles, his blood covered teeth bared for all to see. He stares directly at Ranma with an intensity that could melt steel in a matter of seconds. Krauser: Good shot boy. Lets see if you can do more Krauser gets off the ground and rushes towards Ranma once again. (------) The three Amazon scouts Con-di-zionar, Dio-di-rant, and Han-sop watch the fight between Ranma and Krauser in all out awe. Con-di-zionar: Wow This is incredible. Han-sop: Indeed Dio-di-rant: Think we should light the firework now? Those two seem to have dealt a lot of damage to each other now. Con-di-zionar: True. Maybe we should. Han-sop than takes the fireworks rocket and lights it. The three Amazons stand back from it and watch it shoot up into the air, and ignite into a cloud of green light. Dow-el sees the green light and smiles. She raises her sword and commands her warriors. Dow-el: FORWARD MY SOLDIERS! WE SHALL KILL THE OUTSIDER MALES AND TAKE WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS!!! Thus, the remaining Amazon Warriors rush to Mount Phoenix to destroy the two outsider males Unfortunately for them, this would prove to be their undoing (------) Krauser rushes towards Ranma and does punches and kicks at him with a speed that rival that of the Amaguriken. Ranma tries to dodge as many of the blows as possible, but just ends up blocking, receiving bruises for his effort. Ranma then flies into the air with the Yagami clans Fireball techniques, doing a twirling and slashing uppercut covered in Magatama no Orochi. The attack only scathes Krauser, as he jumps back from the attack. Krauser spreads his arms, and gathers his own ki into them, releasing the raw ki in a huge blast. Krauser: KASIER WAVE!!! Ranma falls back to the ground, but doesnt recover in time from his own attack, and he receives the full force of Krausers Kaiser Wave, his shirt being obliterated and a burn mark across his chest. Ranma hobbles to his feet. The pain is so great. But Ranma smiles. He enjoys it himself. This is the first challenge hes gotten in a fight since he fought his cousin Iori. Ranma than gets back into his fighting stance, ready for more. Ranma: Is that all you got? COME ON! Krauser smiles. Ranma indeed seems to have some stamina. The two are about to rush at each other when they hear a war cry. They turn their heads to see the Amazon forces climbing to the top of the hill with weapons and such, with Dow-el leading the way. Ranma and Krauser stop their fight. Krauser looks at Ranma. Krauser: Shall we take a break to deal with the trash? Ranma: I think thats a good idea. Ranma walks directly up to Dow-el. Ranma: What do you want? Dow-el (Smiles): Your head. Dow-el takes a swipe at Ranma with her sword, and misses him as he jumps away from her. Ranma: Is that anyway to start off a fight? Dow-el: It is in my eyes. Krauser frowns and walks up directly to Dow-el. Krauser: And what is it you want little Amazon? Dow-el: We want his power, and we want to KILL YOU! Krauser (Smirks): Really? That is a funny joke. But I am in no mood for such pleasantries. You have disrupted a fight between the Tenth Hakkeshu and I. And that is simply unforgivable. Dow-el: STUPID MALE!!! Dow-el than strikes at Krauser, and he catches her sword in his hand. His hand slightly bleeds from the swords edge and he smiles. He closes his fist and crushes the blade. He releases it, allowing Dow-el to look at her destroyed weapon. Dow-el (Eyes widen): How? Krauser (Smiles): Because I am the Emperor of Darkness. My strength is vast. Something you warriors (Says the term in a mocking tone), will never accomplish. Dow-el is about to attack Krauser, but he beats her to it. He grabs Dow-el and spins her around at incredible speeds. Krauser: GIGANTIC CYCLONE!!! With those words, Krausers ki forms around his swirling pattern, literally forming a tornado. He releases Dow-el, and she flies high up into the air. When she comes falling back down to earth, Krauser kneels, raises his hands, and catches her. He than smashes her across his knee, smashing her spinal column in two with a horrible cracking sound. Krauser than tosses Dow-els corpse like a rag doll down the side of the mountain. Ranma and the Amazons stare in wide-eyed horror at Krausers brutality. Ranma looks to where Krauser threw the corpse. He walks up to Krauser and stares him directly in the eyes in anger. Ranma: You killed her Why? She was no real threat. Krauser glares back at Ranma, a deep frown adorning his features. Krauser: That is where you and I differ Tenth Hakkeshu. You always try to take the luxury of defeating your opponent without hurting them too badly. I never stop my attack until Checkmate. And if you use those tactics against me, you shall never defeat me! The other Amazons at this point, ready themselves to attack the two warriors. Ranma turns his back to Krauser and stares at them all in annoyance. Ranma: Leave. I cannot promise your safety. Con-di-zionar: But the Purple-haired man Ranma (Interrupts): LEAVE NOW!! THAT IS NOT A REQUEST, BUT AN ORDER!!! There is such a force behind the outsider males words that she cant help but oblige. She makes a motion for the Amazons to retreat and they do. Ranma than turns back to Krauser, his fighting spirit burning with a new determination to defeat the Emperor of Darkness. Krauser: Ah Ready to continue our fight Hakkeshu? Ranma: Yes I believe we left off with me kicking you ass. Krauser is shocked. Ranma lunges forward towards Krauser, and unleashed the Yagami clans Dark Thrust technique at him. The blast connects and burns the gold leg-guard off of Krausers left leg. However, this was only a diversionary tactic. As Krauser looks at his leg, Ranma performs the Yagami clans Crescent Moon Slice. He charges towards Krauser, grabs him by the shoulder, and smashes him into the ground, amidst and explosion of Magatama no Orochi. Krauser throws himself off the ground and back onto his feet, he smiles insanely as he sees Ranma is now fighting with what may very well be his full strength. Krauser than gathers a whole lot of ki into himself, and releases it. Krauser: BLITZKRIEG BARRAGE!!! Krauser then charges forward. The attack begins like Terry Bogards Burn Knuckle, except Krausers body crackles with energy, not just his fist. When the punch connects with Ranma, it freezes him into place. Krauser than does many punches and kicks at an incredible speed, the final punch ignited with electricity, and the last punch electrifies Ranma, sending him flying back far, almost to the edge of the mountain. He smashes into the ground HARD! Ranma staggers to his feet. His whole body racked with pain, and his left arm is broken from when he landed on it. He sees Krauser powering up to perform his Kaiser Wave again. Ranma thinks of what to do. Ranma (Thinks): DAMN IT! This guy is TOO powerful! How the heck did Terry even manage to beat this guy?  With his Power Geyser But I cant do that; Im not sure how he channels his ki into an explosion of fire (Eyes widen). FIRE! THATS IT!!! Ranma looks at his good arm and smiles. Ranma: This is so crazy that it may actually work Krauser continues to gather his internal energies to finish off Ranma. Ranma just stands up and charges up to perform the Yagami clans powered up version of the Dark Thrust, the Drunken Grail Gasher. The flame of Magatama no Orochi glows and gathers energy in his right hand. Krauser than unleashes his Kaiser Wave at Ranma. He frowns as Ranma just stands there. Krauser (Thinks): Giving up? He cant be Just what is he up to? As the Blast of raw ki nears Ranma, he smiles as he feels it is ready. At the last second he jumps over the Kaiser Wave, and he lands right in front of Krauser. Ranma than punches the ground, releasing the Drunken Grail Gasher into it. Ranma: DRUNKEN GRAIL GEYSER!!! As soon as Ranma screams, a huge pillar of Magatama no Orochi erupts from the ground like a geyser. The blast engulfs Krauser, burning him with its energies. The blast then sends Krauser flying amongst purple fire, directly through the gates of the Phoenix fortress with such a force that he breaks through the gates and lands directly in the middle of the fortress. Ranma then slowly hobbles into the fortress. His body is racked with pain, but the fight is over. As he walks through the fortress, everyone eyes Ranma with newfound respect and admiration. Even those that hate Ranma, that think of him as nothing admit to themselves that Ranma is full of surprises. Ranma walks up to Krausers downed body. Ranma: You truly are a great warrior Krauser. Ill give you that Suddenly Krausers eyes open and he lifts himself up to his feet. Ranma looks on in horror as Krauser stands before him. Krauser smiles and starts laughing. Krauser: For one such as I I must say that was a great fight. Thank you Saotome. You were a wonderful opponent. With that, Krauser then lifts his arms high above his head, as if reaching to the heavens. Then Krauser falls backwards to the ground unconscious. He is defeated. Ranma falls to his knee. He breathes heavily and clutches his broken arm. But he smiles. Krauser is one of the toughest opponents hes ever faced, and he managed to defeat him. Ranma does the only thing he feels appropriate. He lift his good arm to his head, and makes the motion that hes throwing a hat off of his head. Ranma: OKAY!!! Terry cant help but smile with that. (------) It is close to sunset. The Phoenix doctors have been working on Ranma and Krauser since their fight ended, trying to patch them up. The fighters will soon go back to the Black Noah, prepared to take the fights to someplace else. Geese Howard sits alone in one of the towers by himself, contemplating what he saw today. The boy he had Billy follow, and record data on had managed to defeat his half-brother. Geese smile as he thinks to himself. Geese (Thinks): That boy has managed to defeat both Terry Bogard and my Half-brother Krauser. He is indeed a warrior. And soon Once I learn your techniques Geese smiles and raises his hand to the sky. Blue ki gathers on his hand. Geese: MOUKO TAKABISHA! The ki blast shoots off into the sky. Geese chuckles to himself about how his strength and skills are improving at such a tremendous rate, by learning Ranmas techniques. Geese (Thinks): Soon Soon I shall be the strongest. And when I am, I shall defeat you Tenth Hakkeshu, proving my might to all that dare oppose me. Geese lets out an evil laugh that seems to echo in the sky around him. It seems Ranma will have some more trouble down the road (------) Ranma lies in an infirmary bed in the Phoenix fortress. He cant help but smile. A lot of the fighters have stopped by to congratulate him for his victory. After all, its not everyday someone manages to defeat the Emperor of Darkness all by themselves. Ranma twirls the cap Terry gave him in his good hand. Its like Terrys cap, except the metal plate on the cap has the words Neo Geo instead of Fatal Fury written on it. Terry says it was one of his older caps, and he felt Ranma deserved it. Ranma places the cap on his head just for the hell of it. Ranma (Thinks): I wish there was a mirror in here. I want to know what I look like with this on. Ranma senses someone else in the room. He turns his head to see Leona. He smiles. Ranma: Hey Lechan. Leona: Hey yourself. Ranma Ranma: Yes? Leona (Smiles): THAT WAS INCREDIBLE! Ranma: Well, I told you. I NEVER LOSE! That Krauser didnt even hurt me. Leona (Eyes Ranma): Really now? Ranma (Cocky): Really. No one can defeat me. Leona playfully taps one of Ranmas ribs. Ranma: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!! Leona (Smirks): Didnt hurt you indeed (------) Goenitz overlooks the fortress on Mount Phoenix as he floats in the air from a distance. He smiles. The Tenth Hakkeshu has started to develop a killer instinct these past couple of weeks. Hurting those that would dare stand against him. Goenitz smiles, as he knows what must come next. Goenitz (Thinks): I have gathered my energy. Now all that remains is to gather the children, the treasures, and the heroes needed THE OROCHI SHALL BE RESURRECTED!!! Goenitz laughs to himself. He raises his left hand. Goenitz disappears into the winds once more. His plan is soon to come full circle. Heaven help us all (------) End Chapter 30 Next Time: Goenitz goes after the treasures, Kima tries to train Iori while aboard the Black Noah, and Nabiki plans her revenge on Ranma for what he did to her sister. Oh, and Akane blames all her problems on Leona. Send your questions and comments to either RedPriest17@aol.com or Ryutsurugi@yahoo.com. Note: Flames will be read and than used to fuel the Orochi fire. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/