Ranma 1/2: Fate and Destiny Chapter One Created by Long Ngo Finished ??? Started on January 10, 1998
It was a rainy day in Nerima, as thunder and lightning streaked across the skies above. In a part of the city men and women ran for shelter to escape the downpour and nature's raw fury of magnificent energy. In another part of the city, a baby's cry could be heard all the way to the heavens above. For on this day, the Chosen One was born. His cries, upon experiencing life outside his mother's womb, would be that of one who has been chosen by Fate and Destiny alike. In a Chinese village across the sea, a warrior maiden who has been walking and breathing for the past three hundred years suddenly look to the skies with a startled expression upon her face. Deep within a cave sealed by a gigantic boulder, a man who has been alive almost as long as that of the Chinese woman begins to stir as forces above human comprehension starts to awaken. In a part of Heaven a smile appears upon the face of a being who is not considered mortal and this expression is mirrored upon the face of another being as well. As a lightning bolt shatters the darkness of the night, one thought could be heard in these two beings mind, "It is time!"
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Today was going to be a very hectic but also joyous day for Genma Saotome. Today is the day that a heir to the Saotome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts was to be born. Yes, today was a joyous occasion indeed. Unknown to him, a being of immense power was floating directly above the hospital and looking into the room Nodoka was sleeping in.
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Two days in the past:
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We see a man with the look of excitement coupled with a tingle of nervousness sitting next to a woman lying upon a hospital bed with the same look mirrored upon her face as well.
Genma : "It'll be any day now dear. Just think, soon I'll be able to pass down my knowledge of The Anything Goes Martial Arts to my son Ranma." With these spoken words, a smile that spread across his face and lit the room which made Nodoka, Genma Saotome's wife, smile as well.
Nodoka : "You've forgot our agreement dearest Genma, although I can't blame you in light of the possibility of a heir to the arts and another member of our household. Remember though, if the child is a boy his name shall be Ranma and it will be your responsibility to train him in the arts as well as being a man. If the child is a girl though, then her name would be Ranko and I can fulfill the promise I made to my mother. I'll be able to pass down the knowledge that was given to me by my mother as it was passed down from her mother to her." At this she smiled to herself, thinking * wouldn't it be nice to have another female around the house. * Although she had many friends including her best friend Kimiko Tendo, the wife of Soun Tendo, Genma's best friend and partner in training in the style of Anything Goes, the joy of having a daughter and being able to teach her, see her grow up and marry created great anticipation and emotions for her. Then reality and a sense of dread hit her as she thought that there might be a chance something could go wrong and her or the baby would die. As suddenly as the feeling of depression came, another feeling, this one of profound calm seems to flow through her.
F-sensei : "Can't let you get the jitters and make Ranma-chan nervous now can I," F-sensei spoke softly to Nodoka's subconscious. Reassuring her that she would have a healthy child and that she'll be alive to see him mature. "He is Fate's only Chosen One in the past three hundred years and Heaven knows he'll have many opportunity for a nervous breakdown before his thread is cut. Been a long time since I was able to use my powers to its fullest, " continued F-sensei to herself. "Take care of Ranma-chan for me, he'll need you when the time comes," as F-sensei whisper again to Nodoka.
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Present time
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Doctor : " A little more Mrs. Saotome. I can see the head emerging now. Just push a little more. You're doing fine, " encouraged the doctor.
With sweat forming and slowly descending down her face all the while tracing its curvature before falling onto the bed that Nodoka was currently on, she gave one final push and cry before collapsing due to the stress and activities of the day. Then all her problems and the effort of the past couple of hours seemed far away as she could hear cries of a baby.
Doctor : "It's a boy Mr. and Mrs. Saotome. " exclaimed the doctor. Although at this time, Genma had passed out sometime around Nodoka being carted into the operation room and Ranma's cries as he entered the outside world.
Nodoka : "Thank you sensei. Please let him rest there for a few moments, he has not had a good nights rest in over a week and decent food by the sound of his stomach, " replied Nodoka. Between the joy of bringing life into the world and the scene that her husband was making on the floor nothing could be more right in the world at this moment.
At the first sound of Ranma's cries that could be heard by his parents or in this case parent, that cry could be heard by F-sensei as well in the sky above the hospital.
F-sensei : "So it is time, " she smiled as she head toward the source of that sound. As she approached the hospital, she suddenly halted for a split second before resuming on her previous course. In the back of her mind she sensed someone, a presence that she has not felt in over three millennium. * So Destiny has finally chosen a Champion after all this time. I wonder who this special someone is to draw D-sensei into this universe and dimension. Whoever this person is, I just have to meet, that is after I take care of my Ranma-chan. Just imagine D's ward being a girl, I might just try and bend space some so that Ranma will have a chance meeting and maybe fall in love with this person. This century is turning out to be a pleasant surprise , heck this might be the best millennium yet since Tenchi Masaki and his Light Hawk Ken. I remember when it was only yesterday although it happened four millenniums ago in a different universe and dimension. Destiny had to give Tenchi one of the most powerful weapons in all the Universe. D-kun was never really the social type, always so strict. I on the other hand gave Tenchi the opportunity to live with six different beautiful females. Although he didn't seem to take advantage of that aspect of his life until he was 21, it was still fun . Those were the good old days ." sigh F-sensei. She entered the room that Nodoka was resting in, with Ranma sleeping in her arms and Genma by her side. No one could see her unless she wanted them to and another reason for her invisibility was because she did not want to scare them. What sane person would believe her to be anything other an a ghost when they see her float and walk through walls, even Tenchi still would have a hard time believing her even after living with Ryoko, * F-sensei thought. Although her real name was F-sama, she like to think of herself as a healer and a teacher of life and it many possibilities. * Back to work, * F- sensei told herself. When she got close enough to the sleeping infant, she closed her eyes for a few seconds as a faint white aura of energy started to surround her. She did not need much power for this. As she called up Ranma's present future, a mist appeared above Ranma's head. Looking into the mist she saw the life that he would have had if Fate had not intervene and chosen him. She saw that when Ranma-chan reached the age of six, his father, Genma, who is obsessed with the martial arts would take him to train abroad. There he would get the child cursed, so that whenever Ranma was splashed with cold water he would turn into a girl and when he was splashed with warm water he would reverted back to his male self. Although this was not bad because it opened up many possibilities, what made her mad was that the good for nothing father had sold his son's future to not one family to marry but twenty for some measly pieces of food. On top of that, this so called father, not only took Ranma away from the love a mother could give to her child but didn't even teach him anything other than martial arts, no emphasis on proper social behaviors or education. What disturbed her the most was the chaos that she saw shadowing Ranma when he began to mature. He'll have three possible fiancee : Akane, Shampoo and Ukyou and many enemies/friends like Ryoga, Mousse, and Kuno. She saw how without her help many people's lives would be ruin because of Genma's poor choices. He even made his wife, Nodoka miserable, that bastard. Fate always tries to spin a web of harmony where the least amount of people fall into chaos but here surrounding this boy's future was one of the worse she had ever seen. Now she knew why Fate had chosen this boy. He was kind, noble and deserves Fate's help. Another reason was that he was the center of a web Fate had created many years in the past. Ranma's new future would still be full of possibilities but it would also be a bit less chaotic after he has chosen who he shall marry before his nineteenth birthday. What surprised her was that in his future he would meet Fate's last Chosen One, who F-sensei had helped out about three hundred years in the past, an Amazon by the name of Cologne. About this time, F-sensei felt the presence of D-sensei getting closer and closer. This puzzled her for a moment before she thought that Ranma might also be Destiny's Chosen One also. When she saw D-sensei, her guess proved to be accurate.
D-sensei : " Hello there F-san. It has been a long time since I last saw you and may I say that you are still the same Winter rose I remember from so long ago. A rose so beautiful and unique that with one smile could change Winter to Spring and still have enough enchantment to leave me breathless, " smiled D-sensei and winked to her before getting back to his duty. "So it seems that Fate too has also chosen Ranma as its Champion. This is getting interesting do you not agree F-san, "continued D-sensei.
F-sensei : "Yes it is and you are still the handsome charmer I knew four millenniums ago, " replied F-sensei. " Do you want to be the first to bestow the gift of should I? " asked F-sensei.
D-sensei : "It would be best if I were to go first, I need to integrate part of my essence into this child. I see trouble times ahead and brute strength alone will not be enough. He will not have as much power as Tenchi and his Light Hawk Ken, but then who needs that much power except that particular Chosen One four millenniums ago. No what I plan to bestow upon this mortal is better than just power, I'm granting him a part of my essence and with it will come understanding, knowledge, a sense honor, and some of my abilities of time space control. As he matures he'll have more and more control and a better understanding of who he is. This was the reason I have been away from you F-chan, I could not tell you then because I was forbidden to by my Master and by Kami-sama. The only being with more power that Fate and Destiny combined. Know this my love, although you may still hold a grudge against me all this time I understand and I still love you. After my task is done, I will have to regenerate for another couple of millenniums and I can not be with you but understand, in this boy there will always be a part of me that will love you. Until we meet again, " with his last word he began to become transparent as an aura of white energy flowed through and around him. F-sensei could see part of his soul entering Ranma. As D-sensei started to disappear he turned and spoke three specials words to his love for over countless millenniums and all F-sensei could do was mirror those words.
F-sensei : "I love you too, D-kun," as she whispered back. * Don't worry about Ranma, I'll keep him safe. * With that last thought she turned to look into Ranma's light brown eyes. Before they were black, now as D-kun's gift flowed and started to caress Ranma's infant body, she could see that Ranma's ki aura which was very strong before surge into a blinding white light for a couple of heartbeats before dying back down to what it once was. There were some other changes that was hard to spot but it really did not matter although now it seems like Ranma could see her, but only for a moment before Ranma fell back asleep. F-sensei knew that part of D-kun's power was in Ranma now. His new powers would only emerge though if Ranma was ever really stressed out or his life was endangered. Now it was her turn. With a light touch to Ranma's forehead, she opened to Ranma different pathways he could take as he matured. There was nothing he could not do if he tried hard enough for now he had Fate and Destiny by his side.
To be contined :
With chapter one I introduced F-sensei and D-sensei and developed their characteristics. Sorry if you were looking for Ranma or one of the other characters having a larger role in this chapter. I promise they will in later ones.
Special Thanks to Bryan Neef and Anthony Woo who are part of FFML, in sending me some vital information in completing this project. Next chapter should be out in about a month, sorry, college takes up a lot of my time.
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