Authors Notes Yes, the Ranma scene is from the Manga,
volume
38.  I felt that I wasn�t being canon enough in the
original
version of the Prologue, and thus I have this rewrite.
Remember, in the Wheel of Time series, the snake
people are
the Aelfinn and they give answers to questions while
the fox
people are the Eelfinn and they grant three requests�
for a
price.  Why the Saffron scene?  Perhaps because I feel
that
this is the best point in the Ranma storyline for a
divergence, at least where this story comes in.  Of
course I
added in some things to the scene, but the dialogue is
directly from the translation I have of the Manga,
save
substituting �jerk� for �baka.�  Also in this story,
any
Japanese people who encounter the Eelfinn will call
them
�kitsune.�  They will also call the Aelfinn �daija.� 
I will
also be skipping certain parts of the Saffron battle
as they
are happening during the interlaced scenes.  I�ve
noticed
that Fanfiction.net is cutting out the �P� and the
dash in
�P (dash) chan.� So whenever I need to use that term,
if at
all, I will be using �Pchan� instead.  Oh, and I�ve
been
told that I don�t really have too good of a sense of
humor,
thus any jokes that seem bad, well� I�m trying aren�t
I?

Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma 1/2. That honor goes to
Rumiko Takahashi and her publishers: Viz and Kitty
Films.  I
do not own the Wheel of Time series.  The honor for
that one
goes to Robert Jordan and Tor books.  I also do not
claim
ownership of any other series that may get mentioned
within
this piece of fanfiction.  I do however claim
ownership of
my story.  It�s mine, if you ever, EVER, want to
continue it
on the off chance that I do decide to drop it, then
you must
e-mail me.  However, I don�t see that happening.

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1/2 an Age
By: Ellfangor8 (Ellf)
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Prologue (Rewritten):  The Will of the Pattern, or is
it
Kitsune?

Standing upon the side of a massive mountain was a
lone man.
The man, a boy really, with his hair up in a pigtail,
wearing a red silk shirt with wooden buttons and black
dungarees, was holding an icy blue staff.  The staff
had a
glaive-like blade sitting atop it.  The man was none
other
than Saotome Ranma, and the staff in his hand was the
Gekkaja, the key to the Dragon Tap of Jusendo.  The
cold
water from the Dragon Tap was needed to restore Akane
to her
proper form.  Ranma glared icily up at his flying
antagonist, a man with fiery orange locks that wavered
behind him as his white wings kept him aloft.  His
clothing
was a regal Chinese tunic with a cape flapping behind
him
due to the flapping wings.  This was Saffron, the
prince of
Phoenix Mountain; the Phoenix-God.  He needed the hot
water
from the Phoenix Tap of Jusendo to complete his
ascension so
that he could provide light to his people.  Ranma�s
confidence shone on his face as bright as his glare
was icy;
however, this was a fa�ade.  He wasn�t so sure that he
could
beat him now.

I cut off his wings and they just grew back� What a
gyp!
How am I supposed to beat this asshole now?!

Up above Ranma, Saffron cackled.  The puny landling
had no
chance of survival against the likes of him.  Such a
fool!
It was time to let the mortal know his place; he would
pay
for interrupting his transformation.

�Heh, fool.  I am immortal, landling.  To even defeat
me on
this day, you would have to cut my entire body to
pieces.�
The Phoenix prince smirked. �But then, to do that��
Saffron reached his hand back and viciously tore off
one of
his wings. His voice increased in volume as his tone
radiated arrogance. �YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET CLOSE TO
ME! LOTS
OF LUCK, LANDLING SCUM!�

Ranma�s mask of confidence shattered to be replaced by
confusion.  �He tore off his own wing?�

Now why the hell would the bastard do that?

Saffron appeared to be charging up for an attack, at
least
that was as near as the young martial artist could
tell.  A
corona of fire surrounded the Phoenix-God, becoming
brighter
and stronger as he spun the wing around his body at an
increasing speed.  When Saffron finally reached the
peak of
his attack, he cried:  �Kotei Kaen Yoti!� (Blazing
Emperor�s
Wing)   The fiery circle was launched at the young
martial
artist who desperately moved to get away from the
blast.
************************************************************


Sitting in a room of the Tendo home was what can only
be
described as an old gnome-like man.  Most men this
man�s age
were long dead, and others weren�t even human.  From
looking
at him one wouldn�t be able to know it, but this was
the
Grandmaster of the school of Anything Goes Martial
Arts.
With only his purple gi on, he sat in the center of
two
piles.  The pile to his left was what he considered
his
prize collection: a pile of women�s undergarments
sorted by
color and style.  On his right, however, was a pile of
things that were very valuable to him, more so than
his
prize collection.  It was a pile of scrolls and tomes.
 It
was this pile that he looked through today.

�Hmm�  Pressure Points for Dummies; I don�t know why I
picked that one up.�  He tossed the yellow and black
book
over to the side.  The aged man picked up another
scroll.

�Oh� this one looks interesting� How to Cure a
Jusenkyo
Curse.  Nah, it looks too complicated.  I guess I�ll
tear
this one up.�  He held the scroll up with both hands,
and
with a speed that rivaled that of Ranma�s Amaguriken,
proceeded to rip it to shreds.

�Ah� Here we go�  The Three Wishes of the Kitsune. 
Three
wishes, eh?  I think this one could work for me.�  He
opened
the scroll and began to read from it.  As he read it,
the
elderly martial artist began to grin.  The grin
progressively got wider as he finished it.

�The location�. Hehehehe!  Sweeto!  It�s not too far
outside
of town!�  Happosai ran out the door, barely taking
the time
to nod to Soun.

************************************************************


�It is time to end this little dance! Die Ranma!� The
Phoenix prince exclaimed as he unleashed another
fireball
towards Ranma.  Ranma was tugging at the Gekkaja which
was
stuck in the ground with its blade bent at a ninety
degree
angle to the staff before noticing the inferno sphere.
Luckily, Ranma managed to jump out of the blast�s way,
and
the enormous fireball struck the ground near the
staff.  As
the light faded, the pigtailed martial artist noticed
that
the Gekkaja was still there, and was water vapor
coming up
from the rocks around it?

What is going on here? The whole area is steaming, but
there
is no water there.  AH! Maybe the Gekkaja�s shape
isn�t
because it�s broken, but that�s how to turn it on!  I
still
have a chance!

With that thought Ranma began to run wildly for the
Gekkaja.

�You are a fool to expose yourself!� Saffron yelled. 
He
began to charge up another fireball to toss at Ranma.

�Play with this for a while, feather brain!�  Ranma
tossed
some clothing up in the air, presumably containing
Akane.
Saffron paused at that and a look of confusion passed
over
his face.

�How could you?  Using the girl who gave her life for
you as
a shield on purpose?!  YOU SCUM!  You disgust even
me!�  As
the clothing got closer to Saffron, he noticed that it
was
just twigs.  �AH! A fake, damn you!� Saffron
incinerated the
false doll with his flames as he launched the fire
blast at
Ranma.

�Damn straight!� Ranma stood ready for the blast as he
struck the ground with the Gekkaja and pulled up a
rock that
was instantaneously frozen.  As the fireball struck
the
rock, it melted.  It was as Ranma suspected; the keys
were
exact opposites.  The Gekkaja was an ice weapon and
the
Kinjakan was the fire weapon. The young martial artist
began
to strike the ground with the Gekkaja, causing bits of
rock
to come up.  If one was looking carefully, they could
see
that the outcroppings of ice were beginning to form a
spiral.  This move would be perfect to use against
Saffron.

As he watched Ranma, Saffron made a snide comment,
�What are
you digging up the ground for, foolish landling?! You
won�t
need to dig your own grave!  I�ll leave only your
ashes!�

Ranma, standing at the center of the ice spiral,
looking at
Saffron, replied �Oh, yeah? It�s party time,
bakayaro!�

As the blast descended towards Ranma, he smirked. 
This brat
was making it easy for this move to work.

�For endangering Akane�s life, YOU WILL PAY! HIRYUU
SHOTEN
HA!�  Ranma thrust his fist into the air in a
spiraling
motion, causing a disruption in the convection current
around him.  The result from this move is normally a
tornado
relative to the opponent�s strength and anger. 
Because of
the size of the fireball, the resultant tornado was
massive,
taller than the mountain of Kenseizan.  The tornado
formed
around both combatants, sucking them in.

**********************************************************

The aged grandmaster smiled as he came upon the arch
that
the scroll described.  It was made of red stone and
was so
twisted that it hurt even Happosai�s eyes to gaze upon
it.
Running down the edges of the doorway were three lines
of
etched triangles.  The arch was leaning against the
wall of
a cave.  The old pervert decided to gather his courage
and
walk through it.  Boy would he feel stupid if it
turned out
that the arch did not work, but the scrolls he
�liberated�
never lied before.  Nor did they this time.  As soon
as
Happosai set foot through the door he was transported
to
another world.

A person greeted the elderly martial artist as he
entered
the realm.  However, this person was not human;
Happosai
glanced up at the creature.  It was wearing a robe
that
accented its fox-like face.  Fur covered its body as
its
tail twitched behind it.  Happi stared and then
realized
that this one� this one was female.  It was blaringly
obvious because of the shape of the creature�s body
and the�
ahem� ample upper torso.  The elderly pervert�s mind
was
torn between glomping this creature, stealing her
undergarments and running away, or staying, behaving
and
getting his wishes.  No matter how piercing his
instincts
were, he beat them back with a twelve-foot stick in
his mind
and settled for staring in awe at the beauty of the
creature.

�Kitsune�� he murmured.  The fox-like creature seemed
to
grin down at Happi. She spoke in Japanese.

�Ah, Japanese are you, good, good.   Have you complied
with
the agreement?  No lamps, no torches, no iron nor any
musical instruments.�

Happosai nodded curtly.  �Of course not, Kitsune-san. 
I
follow what the scrolls tell me.�

�Excellent, then let�s bring you before them shall
we?�

�Lead on, Kitsune-san, lead on.�

The being that Happosai identified as Kitsune led the
aged
grandmaster down a hallway decorated with various
plants
that gave off a light.  He walked slowly behind the
female
Eelfinn, gazing in wonder at the surroundings, at how
different and yet the same this world was to their
own. He
was brought to a large door with markings of both
foxes and
snakes etched upon it.  The Kitsune gestured for him
to go
in.

**************************************************

Ranma smirked as he headed towards Saffron in the
tornado
created by his Hiryuu Shoten Ha.  He had never felt
this
good in a fight before, nor had he ever felt this
terrible.
It was almost as if there was an additional energy
crawling
beneath his skin.  He knew this fight was for Akane�s
life,
but he felt wonderful!  He felt nauseous.  Chills went
up
and down his spine as he thought about winning.  He
would
win at all costs.  As the feeling coursed through him
he
approached Saffron from behind.

�Eat this, bastard! GEKKAJA!�  Ranma swung the ice key
at
Saffron, hoping that it would strike a vital part.  At
the
last minute, Saffron raised his right arm to block the
blow.
Because the staff connected, Saffron�s upper right
half of
his body began to freeze solid.  As he held the staff
in
place he asked, �Who�s the fool?  I knew full well
that the
tornado wouldn�t blow you away, but it�s all the cover
I
need to get in close to you!  YOU ARROGANT SCUM!  You
think
you�re so superior! That no one else matters! You
nearly
killed Akane! For this, YOU WILL DIE!�

�DAMN YOU!�

As Ranma held tightly on to the staff, he glanced down
at
the doll-Akane in his shirt.  He hoped that she would
be
alright.  When glancing down, he saw a small aura of
gold,
but he didn�t understand what that meant.  However,
that
aura was slowly fading.

Shing! Saffron managed to push the Gekkaja away when
he
spotted the Kinjakan.

�Damn it!� Ranma shouted.

�The Kinjakan! This isn�t over yet!� Saffron flew
towards
the opposite key and grasped it. �Heh! I WILL NEVER
YIELD!
Just try your futile attack again! I will prove the
error of
your ways by death!�

Ranma gripped the Gekkaja tighter as he replied, �If
you
want it, you�re gonna get all you can handle and then
some!�

Ranma directed himself towards Saffron, winding up for
another strike.  As he swung at the Phoenix Prince,
Saffron
countered with the Kinjakan.  CLANG! There was the
sound of
metal against metal as both the martial artist and the
god
held their respective staffs together.  Suddenly,
there was
a flash of power coming from both staffs.  Their
attacks
were repelling each other.  There were two colliding
spheres
of power being perfectly repelled back at the wielders
of
the staffs.  The cold attack was being directed back
at
Ranma!

**************************************************

The room Happosai was in was decorated with all sorts
of
insignia.  Odd plants that gave off a dim light lit
the
room, and regal red carpets were spread out on the
floor.
The architecture of the room seemed a combination of
the
Western Victorian style along with some Asian
influences to
it.  Etched on the walls were several glyphs in a
language
not known to men.  The Eelfinn were known to be fairly
reminiscent of days long past, however this did not
explain
the modern architecture.  Perhaps this Age had brought
so
much that they wanted to keep some memorabilia.  Three
of
the fox-like people, one female and two males, walked
into
the room, barely acknowledging Happosai at first.  The
males
each had brownish fur and were wearing green robes
with a
silver fox head medallion around their necks.  The
female,
unlike the males, had snow white fur and was wearing a
sky
blue robe.  She too was wearing the silver fox head
medallion.  They arranged themselves so that the
female
would be sitting in between the two males.  After
getting
situated in the room, they turned their attention to
Happosai.

The male on the left spoke, �What is it that you want,
elder
one?�

�I have heard that there is a price to pay for the
favors
you grant.  Let me tell you my offer first.�

The foxes seemed to grin at that, and the female one
spoke.
�One who knows of the agreement, very well elder one,
make
your offer of price.�

Happosai grinned with an almost evil glint in his eye.
 �I
offer the two heirs to the Anything Goes School as
payment
for your favors.  Akane Tendo, the heiress to the
Tendo
School, and Ranma Saotome, the heir to the Saotome
School
are yours to do with what you will.�

The male on the right spoke next, �You offer us your
heirs?
You are one truly s-� He was pulled to the side by the
other
two and they spoke to each other in a tongue that even
Happosai could not understand.  As they conferred, it
seemed
that the female was becoming more and more agitated.
Finally it seemed that they reached an agreement as
the
first one turned to Happosai and spoke.  The other two
grinned slyly as they nodded in agreement.

�We will accept your offer, elder one.  Now make your
requests.�

*********************************************

Ranma was panting hard as he held the Gekkaja in his
hand.
He had just finished hitting Saffron with the rocks
that
Ryoga had thrown into the tornado.  Saffron fell into
the
center, and it seemed that Ranma could relax. 
However, this
was not to be� A pillar of boiling hot lava began to
rise up
from the tornado�s center.  A side comment from Ryoga
Hibiki
pointed out that Saffron�s heat was now of molten
proportions; he must have melted the rock.  Of course,
this
was a true comment as the Phoenix Prince flew up from
beneath the lava, snarling, with an aura of flame
surrounding him.

�How DARE you strike royalty?! You landling peasant!�

�Damn it!  What does it take to bring this bastard
down?
Neither Akane nor I can take much more of this.� 
Ranma was
genuinely worried.  He needed to figure a way to take
Saffron down, permanently.  The power that felt so
good
continued to well up inside of him.

Saffron chuckled as he watched Ranma.  �Planning your
own
funeral, mortal?  Well, you should!  Mount Phoenix
Royal
Family Special Attack��  There was a bright flash of
light,
obscuring Saffron from Ranma�s view.

�What now?!�

�TENKA SHUNMETSU KOUKYUU DAN!!!� (Any-mortal Instant-
Annihilation Emperor-Sized Ball Blast)  And a mammoth
fireball headed towards Ranma.

*****************************************************

The aged pervert stood in front of the foxes,
considering.
He knew what he wanted, but if he didn�t word them
right he
could be screwed over.  Happosai was eager to get his
wishes, but he didn�t want to do it wrong.  The foxes
began
to look impatient and the Grandmaster of Anything Goes
began
to give his first request.

�For my first request, I ask that you return me to my
prime
once more.�

The male fox on the left gestured at Happosai and
suddenly
where the elderly pervert stood was now a young man at
the
age of sixteen years old.  However this was not the
form
that was seen by Ranma and Akane when they went back
in time
with the Naban Mirror.  This body had red hair, and it
was
taller.

�Done.�

�My next request is for a pretty lady that I can call
my
own.�

The right side male fox gave the appearance of raising
an
eyebrow before gesturing.

�Looking to get some romance? Done.�

Happosai nodded then glanced hungrily at the third fox
person.

�My third request, my dear, is one that only you can
fulfill.�

The fox in question blinked.  �Oh?  How is that?�

Happosai grinned, not as disturbing as it would have
been
had he still been in his elderly form, but it still
gave the
Eelfinn the chills.  �I would like you to��

�Yes?� Now it is odd for one of the Eelfinn to be
confused
for they are almost omniscient, but this one was
rather
baffled by what Happosai wanted.

�Give me your panties!�

All three of the foxes did something that they would
probably never do again.  They face faulted.  Like
with most
face faults, they recovered to their feet quickly.

With a blush on her face, she held her hands out to
the
young Happosai.  �Done.�

The young pervert rubbed the undergarment, which had a
hole
in the back to make room for the fox�s tail, all over
his
face.  �Ahahahaoh. How sweet it is!�

The foxes glanced at Happosai once more before sending
him
to leave.  �We will collect our price as soon as you
leave.�

The female glared at Happosai as he left the room and
began
to cackle.  �There is one more stipend to the price,
Happosai.  You will have no recollection of this or
anything.  Have fun with your new life �Ataru
Moroboshi�!!�
********************************************

The gargantuan ball of flame was so powerful that it
literally blew the top off of Kenseizan, exposing the
Dragon
and Phoenix Taps.  Ranma made a split-second decision
to
turn the Gekkaja�s icy powers upon himself so that he
could
survive.  The Tenku Shunmetsu Koukyuu Dan passed
harmlessly
over the pigtailed martial artist�s body, but it
knocked him
outside of the Hiryuu Shoten Ha.  Saffron realized
that
Ranma had survived and threw the top of the Kinjakan
like a
boomerang to bring the aqua transsexual back into the
cyclone.  Meanwhile, Ranma was planning his next
strike.

I only have one chance to take this bastard down, and
that�s
during his next attack.  I�ll thrust my frozen fist
into the
attack and he�ll be torn to ribbons by the
concentrated
Hiryuu Shoten Ha!

Saffron began to charge up another one of his attacks.
 The
attack, like last time was a humongous fireball.

�TENKA SHUNMETSU KOUKYUU DAN!!!� The blast headed
towards
Ranma once more.  The raging inferno of the fireball
was so
bright that it was blinding Ranma�s sight.

�Argh! Can�t see a thing because of the fire!�  Ranma
was
shielding his eyes.  Suddenly, out of his shirt leaped
the
Akane Doll, who was still frozen like Ranma was, and
into
the fire she went, creating a tunnel in the fireball
that
led directly to Saffron.

�Foolish Girl, how many times do you want to die?  My
blast
shall incinerate you!�

�NOT IN THIS LIFETIME, BASTARD! HIRYUU SHOTEN HA
REVISED:�
Ranma thrust his fist into the tunnel.  �Go Dragon of
Ice!
HIRYUU HYOUTOPPA!�  A horizontal tornado left his
hand,
heading towards Saffron. The tornado struck Saffron,
tearing
him to shreds.

�B-but� I�m immortal!�

Unbeknownst to Ranma, in the center, threads of Air,
Earth,
Fire, Spirit and Water were woven together to form a
white-
hot stream of fire that struck Saffron shortly after
the
tornado did, causing Saffron to disappear in a flash
of
white light, leaving no body behind.

�Not as immortal as you might think.�

The Akane doll flew into Ranma�s arms, and around them
formed a silver sphere with a fox-head symbol that
seemed to
be engraved upon it.  Inside the sphere, Ranma
collapsed
into unconsciousness, dropping Akane in the process,
however
his hand still grasped the Gekkaja.  This sphere
disappeared
in a flash of light, taking the two martial artists
with it.

On the ground, Mousse, Shampoo, Ryoga, and the people
of
Phoenix Mountain could only stare in shock.  Saffron
was
dead, and there was no egg for him to be reborn in. 
Ranma
and Akane disappeared, and like Saffron they were
presumed
dead.  The people of Phoenix Mountain returned to
their home
in defeat.  The Nerimans sighed as they realized now
there
was no reason for them to fight anymore, and there now
would
be no way to cure their curses.  They decided to head
back.
The whole while Genma was whining about what a useless
son
he has to go and disappear like that.  (After Shampoo
freed
him from the Sukiomi Egg, of course)

When they arrived in Nerima, they came with their
heads hung
low.  Everyone in Nerima was told the news: Ranma and
Akane
were dead.  Kuno was gloating about the defeat of the
�Foul
Sorcerer�, but he was mourning the loss of his
�Pigtailed
Goddess� and his �Fierce Tigress Akane.�  He was
quickly
silenced by his sister, along with the remains of the
Wrecking Crew.  The only real plus side to their
return was
that Happosai was nowhere to be found.  A few months
later
there was the arrival of the Oni named Lum in the
nearby
district of Tomobiki, but that is a story for another
time.

Eventually, all in Nerima stopped grieving and moved
on.
Ryoga ended up marrying Akari Unryuu, and he raised
pigs and
taught martial arts the rest of his life.  Ukyou and
Konatsu
married, and they had several adventures of their own.
Shampoo and Mousse returned to China, after a bit it
was
found out that they were married and had two children.
Kodachi met a person who she liked better than Ranma:
Ryuu
Kumon. Doctor Tofu returned to Nerima and made Kasumi
a
happy woman. By the time Nabiki was ready to get
married
herself, she decided to fund a research expedition to
Antarctica.

The Second Impact happened, and Nerima was destroyed. 
The
events of the Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion happened
as they
did and the Third Impact ended the Age.  The Wheel
turns and
time passes.  The next Age brought the beginnings of
the
channelers.  Humans became able to use the One Power
in the
masses. It would turn out that men and women could use
different parts of the Power.  The male half of the
Power
was given the name saidin, and the female half,
saidar.
They developed means of travel that used stones that
they
called �Portal Stones.�  These stones would bring a
person
anywhere in the multiverse, provided they knew the
proper
symbol.  As this Age faded, more and more things began
to be
developed with the Power.  This gave birth to the Age
of
Legends and a group of channelers decided to call
themselves
�Aes Sedai.�  The term �Aes Sedai� means servant to
all.
That is exactly what these channelers did.  They were
the
healers, the architects, the crafters, and the smiths.
 With
their base at the Hall of Servants, they used their
ability
to channel to create a utopian society.  Another race
developed, a nonhuman race known as the Ogier.  The
Ogier
were great builders and workers with stone.  Teaming
up with
the Aes Sedai, they built monumental cities.

As with all such societies, the Age of Legends began
to
crumble with the discovery of a power similar to the
One
Power, but both men and women could wield it.  An
expedition
of thirteen Aes Sedai was sent to find this power. 
What
they found was the Dark One.  Those thirteen became
the
Forsaken, though they called themselves �Chosen�. 
With the
discovery of the Dark One came the War of the Shadow. 
On
one side were those who chose to follow the Dark One,
along
with their creations: the Trollocs and the Myrdraal,
and on
the other were those who followed the Light.  A hero
rose up
in the form of an Aes Sedai named Lews Therin Telamon.
 Lews
Therin was named Dragon because of the way he
commanded the
people under him.  The Dragon had an army known as the
Hundred Companions.  In the final moments of the War
of
Shadow, Lews Therin led an attack with his Hundred
Companions on Shayol Ghul where they sealed up the
hole on
the Lord of the Night�s prison with seven seals.  They
put
his �Chosen� in with him.  The Dark One retaliated by
placing a taint on Saidin.  The taint caused all male
channelers to eventually go mad and die.  Because of
the
sheer amount of male channelers and their power, the
male
Aes Sedai began what is known as the Breaking of the
World.
The Dragon killed his family in his madness and was
named
Lews Therin Kinslayer because of it.  A person wrote a
book
of prophecies, The Kaerthon Cycle, or The Prophecies
of the
Dragon.  These Prophecies speak of his return.

The world was reshaped.  Where once there was ocean,
there
was now land.  Where once there were plains, there
were now
mountains.  When the Breaking finished so did the Age
of
Legends, and the age known as the Third Age began. 
People
once again had to find their culture and each other. 
A new
language was developed from the language spoken in the
Age
of Legends.  This language, known to gleemen as the
Plain
Chant, was universal save for accents and slang. 
Artur
Hawking had a dream to unite the Ten Nations, and he
started
a war of conquering over it.  The war was finished
when the
High King was dead.  At one point after that, the Aiel
gave
a gift to Cairhien, Avendoraldera, an offshoot of the
Tree
of Life; this was a sign of peace and that they would
trade
with them.  However, one king of Cairhien, King Laman,
ended
that peace by cutting down the tree to make his
throne.
This started the Aiel War.   After the Aiel killed
Laman,
they returned to the Waste, east of the Spine of the
World.
Where are Ranma and Akane?  Are they truly dead?

******************************************************

Suddenly, in the realm of the Eelfinn, a sphere with a
fox-
head marking on it appears and lands in the center of
a room
holding nine fox creatures.  Four of them female, and
the
rest male.  The sphere faded away to reveal an
unconscious
Ranma Saotome, still the same age as when he fought
Saffron,
holding the Gekkaja, along with the Akane-doll.  The
foxes
looked over the two bodies.  One of the females shook
her
head as she glanced over the two.  The other foxes
seemed to
be a bit afraid of her.

�Saotome� What have you and my younger sister gotten
into
this time?  Well, can�t have my sister like this.� 
The fox
waved her hand and Akane returned to her normal size,
breathing normally, remaining unconscious.  Akane was
also
fully clothed in one of her normal yellow dresses. 
�Now
this weapon� I think you�d do better with a katana,
wouldn�t
you Saotome?�  Not expecting an answer she touched the
Gekkaja and its tip straightened and lengthened as the
base
contracted.  Along the blade of the Gekkaja-katana was
an
engraving of a Dragon, a Tiger and a Phoenix in
movement
down the blade.  On the pommel of it was a marking of
a fox
with two initials in the bottom right corner of it.
NT.
Engraved on the hilt, perhaps circling it was what is
known
as the Great Serpent of the Wheel of Time, a
snake-like
creature that apparently is eating its own tale.  The
scabbard had two things engraved upon it, one was
Gekkaja in
Kanji, and the other was Caradier, meaning Ice Sword
in the
Old Tongue. �Perhaps you should also know the language
as
well.� She passed her hand over each of their heads
before
glancing at the remaining Eelfinn in the room.

�Let�s send them now to where they need to be.  They
will
return to our realm in time, remember they are ours to
do
with what we will.  We will follow the Pattern.  My
little
sister and her fianc�e are needed to fulfill prophecy,
and
so they shall.�

There was another flash of light and the two
unconscious
bodies were gone.  A tear could be seen running down
the
face of the Eelfinn female as she watched them go. 
�Good
luck Ranma, and Akane.  You both will need it.�

------------------------------------
End Prologue
------------------------------------

A. N. Yes, it is shorter than my original prologue,
but I
still think it�s pretty good.  It definitely is better
than
my original one.  I can actually take this prologue
and make
something of it.  I will be working on this fanfic
along
with my other two at the same time.  This is my Epic
Fic.
It will have several books as Ranma and Akane find
their
place in the series of Wheel of Time.  Remember, all
of
their friends are dead, but that doesn�t mean that
they
weren�t reborn.  After all, the Wheel Turns and Ages
come
and go.   People are reincarnated.  I will give only
one
hint in this part.  Birgitte=Ukyo.  Oh, and this is
just a
prologue guys, the actual chapters will be longer.

Remember people, read and review.  I can be contacted
at
ellfangor8@gmail.com




		
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