Okay, as I said I am doing stories that involves two new characters named
Ku and Cloud Manji. I am thinking of doing an introduction story, but until
then this is all the information you need on the two Manji Cousins (I am
doing this because an introduction story would be too long and involved.
e-mail me with comments, good or bad but PLEASE do not flame):

Ku and Cloud Manji are both 17 years old. They are also both cursed. Ku is
cursed to be female when splashed with cold water, Cloud becomes a black
panther when splashed. Here is a history of each character, and how they
met Ranma:

Name: Ku Manji (BJ Howell)
Age: 17
Height: 5`7
Hair: Dirty Blond 
Eyes: gold-green
Martial Art: Ninjitsu
Curse: Girl Curse

Description:  Ku Manji, cousin of Cloud Manji, is from Tokyo. His father
and mother led a Shinobi in the greater Tokyo area. His father also
developed his own style martial arts, thus causing him to begin his own
clan. Both Ku�s mother and father were killed in a traffic accident when he
was 15. He also possess his families Ninja-to (or Dark Blade). He sales
Bonsai trees as a living, and has been very successful at it. He wishes to
one day become a Need-no-doors-ninja, as his father. 

	One day, quite by accident, he fell into the Cursed Spring of Drown Girl
(which led to his cousin falling into spring of drowned panther) . 

	His knowledge of sword techniques are excellent, and he can compete with
most masters of the blade and win. His special technique is known as the
Burakku Denkou (or Black Lightning) which focuses all his chi energy into
his Dark Blade, and then can be dispersed through his blade as a black
energy blast. This uses most of Ku�s stored chi energy, but only enough to
distort him a bit. Due to being a ninja, he is also skilled in the hidden
weapon art (much like Mousse)     

Always ready to help if called apon, keeps to himself, hero if no one else
is, ready to die for the art, extremely calm in face of danger. Bitter
enemy of the Sui Shinobi.  


Also, his other enemies include: Kuno and Happosai


NAME:  Cloud Manji (James Epnett)
AGE:   17
HIGHT: 5�9
HAIR:  Dirty Blond
EYES:  Blue
WAIT:  120	
MARTIAL ARTS: Athlete
CURSE: Black Panther

Description:  Cloud Manji, cousin of Ku Manji, seeks refuge with his cousin
after his parents were murdered by the Sui Shaniobi when he was 15. 

His father studied Anything Goes Martial Arts, but only briefly. He left
Anything Goes for Ninjitsu (in which he began training Cloud) For a while,
Cloud�s father worked for a small rice harvesting company. He was one of
the best, highest paid employees. Soon, though, the Sui Shinobi (one of the
most powerful Shinobi in Japan) bought the company and planed to fire all
employees and mechanize everything. Cloud�s father did not take this well,
and fought against the decision. Soon, Shicak (the master of the Shinobi)
had Cloud�s family killed. Cloud, however, escaped and ran away. After
grieving, he set out to quest for his cousin, Ku.  For two years, he
searched high and low (from Japan to China) for his cousin. On his quest,
he ran across the Chinese Amazon village where Cologne and Shampoo lived.
He was on the brink of starvation, but Cologne fed him and made him strong,
but for a price. When asked what the price, Cologne informed him that she
would collect in her own time. While there, Cologne thought Cloud the
Bakusai Tenketsu technique, which makes him a bit more durable, but other
than that Cloud regards the technique as pointless (he almost never uses
it)  In between this point and his meeting with Ku, he learned the Shishi
Hokoudan from the same scroll as Ryoga. He uses this technique only when he
is severally depressed or agitated. After this, Cloud tracks Ku to
Jusenkyo. There, a slight accident causes the both to fall into the springs
of drown girl (Ku) and panther (Cloud). 

Other than the above techniques, Cloud�s talents are as yet undeveloped,
but he one day wishes to seek revenge on  Master Shicak. He also wishes to
learn more about chi and Kempo (but mainly sticks with Ninjitsu). 
	
	His attitude is fair, but his temper lacks something to be desired, and
has been provoked by the Sui Shinobi more than once. This caused him to
nearly fall victim to Cho Je, Master Shicak�s first.

	Cloud and Ku first met Ranma and Akane after they return from China to the
Nerima section of Tokyo. The Shicak and Cho Je find Cloud and Ku as they
make they�re way to Ku�s home. Ranma and Akane happen to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time, and they become involved in the fight between the
Manji�s and Shicak. The fight is almost lost, but Cloud reviles the Shishi
Hokoudan. The attack nearly kills Shicak, which causes the retreat of the
clan. After a brief introduction, Ku carries Cloud to his home (as he is
unconscious from the power of the Shishi Hokoudan coming back on him) Cloud
and Ku seek Ranma and Akane out, and thank them. A course of strange events
are followed,  and Kasumi and Nabiki are taken by the Shinobi. Cloud and Ku
help rescue them, and are welcomed in the Tendo Dojo from then on.  

	Cloud is working on his own special technique called the Tornado Kick. It
is a flying kick in which Cloud�s body spins rapidly bringing his kick into
contact with the opponent many times over and over (much like the Chestnut
fist, but Clouds body spins at the speed of an F5 tornado) The attack is
motivated by chi. 

One last item, Cloud slowly begins to develop feelings for Ukyo, but makes
no plans to move closer to her until after the wedding of Ranma and Akane.

	Now, I know this seems kind of vague, but I hope it will fall together
over the course of the series. More will be learned about the two as time
goes on, this is just a rough draft of the characters that we threw
together.  



James
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