In a message dated 7/30/99 09:52:09 PM, UnderF4331@aol.com writes:

   Sorry, all, but I just made the mistake of starting on The Golden Bough
just after Dark Alpha started the "Fic Idea -- sick, interesting, or what?"
thread...
   Curse you, Dark Alpha!

Hehe. Always living onward to be cursed! ^_-
On a side note, what's 'The Golden Bough'?

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   Ranma is owned by somebody else.  Don't sue, I'm broke, and you've
already got a lot of my money already.
   Some of the ideas used here are basic to human thought, and therefore 

not 

explained.  If some of these unexplained ideas confuse you, you're probably
an alien, though it might just be that you've been very good at avoiding
mythology.  (Shame on you!)

Sorry. Not familiar with mythology. Wish I had learned more, but it so 
happens that my school didn't offer any mythology course. :(

The King is Dead
By Ryo Hoshi

[...]

    He was loosing his power...he hadn't ever thought that it would happen.

'losing'

It had been, before, forever that he'd die at the hands of a challenger...
    He had gotten slow, and generally out of practice, and forever became
now with the swing of a sword...
    Ranma's head hit the ground.  His head dropped into his wife's lap, and 
Shi, his opponent, cut open his chest and ate his heart...

Oh my! ;)

[...]

    The darkness of death was shattered by a flash of otherworldly light
that turned, slowly, into the darkness of new life.  A voice spoke into
Ranma's mind, comforting him as the self and the light faded...
    He would live, his soul going into his yet-to-be-born son.  He'd see
Akane again, and would be able avenge himself.

How would the baby farf the son himself? This could make things intersting... 
^_-

    Self went, and another voice spoke now, in a wordless yet disturbing
lullaby.

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   This might get continued, depending on what you all think of it...

Interesting. But I think that some of you guys might be interested to know 
that I've decided to give my fic idea I had posted in "Fic Idea -- sick, 
interesting, or what?" a try. I've already written a brief teaser, but I need 
some one to help explain the japanese myth/beliefs about the 'mirror, sword, 
and orb (or is it jewel?)'. I've heard about it and saw a couple of 
references to it, especally in third season of SM (in connection to the holy 
grail), but I'd appreciate if someone could explain it in detail for me.
Thanks!


Until I find something new to write, Ja ne-

Dark Alpha <AlphSailor@aol.com> formerly Sailor Alpha
     Fanfics, projects at http://www.gehirn.com/ | gehirn = brain in German

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                    -Sailor Mercury, Alternate Visions, part 4