Cursed Troll

		        by:Peter "Petes-kun" Detenbeck

		        >>insert disclaimer here<<

        "The Tendou dojo must be around here somewhere." Ryouga said to
himself as he faught his way though the vines and leaves. As a matter of
fact, Ryouga wasn't anywhere near the dojo, that is, unless it was moved to
the Amazon rain forrest. 
"Damn you Ranma! Because of you I have seen HELL!" Even as he said it,
Ryouga was getting tired of blaming Ranma for everything. After all, it
wasn't his fault that his parents were bad with directions. Suddenly Ryouga
could hear a rustling in the bushes. 
"<What's that?>"

        "With sword in hand the king arose and conquered France with fury
and grace." said a man in white as he lept out of the bushes. Ryouga could
see that he wore a mask over his head, on it was painted a pair of eyes and
a nose. What he carried scared him, a long pole with a blade on the end.
"In him I was born. In him shall I die. In him shall I lose name, station,
and face." He continued as he walked towards Ryouga. 
"Death over weakness, death over despair, death over personal gain." The man
suddenly charged Ryouga with his spear, narrowly missing him.

        "<Why is he attacking me?>" Ryouga thought as he drew out his umbrella.

        "Death over dishonor, death over undeath, death over the dragon's
cold flame." Ryouga heard as he saw the man charging him again. The Hibiki
parried his strikes but got his shoulder cut in the process. 
"All this I pledge thee, Charlemagne, my king, to serve and protect over
death's endless tide, with your word in my heart, your eyes in my face..."
The man stopped as he knocked Ryouga's umbrella out of his hands. Ryouga
dropped to the ground, with the attacker's spear pointed at his chest.

        "Please, don't kill me." The man paused, and looked at Ryouga, and
suddenly, he plunged his spear deep into his heart and raised his body up,
letting the spear to go completely though his chest.

        "...And your tooth in my hand by my side." He said as he withdrawn
his weapon from Ryouga, letting his corpse slump to the ground. He then took
off his mask, revealing his eyes, filled with utter madness and hate.
"Cursed troll."


			        The End