Hi folks, this is the rough draft, very rough draft of part 1. This involves Highlander, Sandman (the comic), Ranma and eventually many other things. Let m know if I should keep going with it. Lyliss� shistory will be explained more in later chapters. The Neriman�s are very important, especaiilyy Ranma. C&C welcome. Methos and Kronos will be explianed later on.

Faleoh d�Imagyn

Pt.1

    Methos stood silently watching the two he was beholden to face off. He should have known she would return. After all, Kronos had returned and his chains had been weak compared to her hers.
    She was a short woman, young in appearance. Full red hair marked her as western as well as her pale skin. A chinese dress with a long slit to her thigh showed off a figure women would kill for. She stood on the railing of the walkway above where he and Kronos were. Her posture was relaxed and her expression curious.
    "Kuno-chan, it�s been awhile." she said a bit awkwardly, but with a small smile. Her voice held no accent.
    Kronos glanced over at him and he glared at her. "Lyliss-san, I am no longer Kuno. I am Methos. You may even call me Peter if you must."
    Kronos hated not being in control. "Lyliss?" She gazed at him questioningly. "What brings you here?"
    The girl effortlessly let herself drop to their level, a perfect landing. "I have something to discuss with Kuno-chan. Please excuse us," she anwsered politely.
    Kronos stared at her a moment. She was totally unafraid. He burts into loud laughter. "I think not."
    She shrugged. "Must we fight then?" Her body sharpened to fall into a battle stance.
    He put his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Why not?"
    She waved a hand dismissively. "I don�t feel like it." Kronos was still gaping when he froze in place.
    Methos scowled and stood. "What do you want witch? I left you years ago and don�t intend to return."
    She studied him a moment. "No, you look too old to return. But wouldn�t it be nice to see the others again? You wouldn�t want to stay there, but you could seize the accounts of the Kuno�s. Akane and the others would find you a bit more pleasing this way."
    He suddenly understood. "March 1st, 1997," he whispered.
    She nodded. "Aye, you�d forgoten? Well, that just shows there is some baka left in you after all," she said in a mocking tone. She laughed and then became sober again. "I can illusion you for a few days or even a week to visit if you like. I intend to visit. They won�t be happy to see me I�m sure."
    Methos looked over at Kronos as temptation fought better judgement. "I have things to do here. I may come later."
    She nodded and pulled a card out of her pocket.Tossing it to him she jumped into the air and hovered there, spinning gently. Then in a bright flash of light she vanished.
    Kronos was suddenly able to move again. "Who was she?"
    Methos frowned, then answered. "She and I grew up together. She is a sorceress. Her name is Lyliss. She has no mother or father. I think the term would be magical constuct. It�s very complicated. Many years ago she made a spell binding me to her. She wanted me to fight with her and at the time I wasn�t very intelligent. I freed myself later."
    He studied the card. "Odd, a phone card�"
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        Ranma waited under the bridge, shifting uneasily. He had received a note earlier that implied a cure for his curse should he meet the sender. For some reason the whole situation made him nervous. A voice from behind him made him jump and clamp onto the underside of the bridge.
    "Good, you came came." Ranma turned to see a woman in her later years, but not too wrinkled or unattractive. He deftly let himself fall and faced her with a macho confidence.
    "Yeah, you got a cure?" he asked.
    She smiled and her dark hair glinted in the sunlight, making him blink. "Yes, I have a spell that will cure your curse. I would split your two bodies apart and train up your girl side as my student in sorcery."
    He considered a moment and in a rare flash of insight he asked, "Would my mind be in both? Bein stuck as a girl would suck."
    She shook her head. "No, your girl side will have the mind of a female. We must hurry though."
    He grinned. "Let�s do it!"
    The woman began to whisper in a language that Ranma didn�t understand. Suddenly, he felt faint and his vision began to blur. Time seemed to slow and he felt as if he were being torn apart.
    A scream brought him back to a semblance of reality. He saw Gosunguki falling off the bridge desperately clutching his camera. Kuno was charging, boken in hand, and the woman�s face was a portrait of horror. Ranma�s girl body hovered naked above the small group and was the last image Ranma saw before he blacked out.
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Ch.1:

    Cologne heard a knock at the door to her restaurant. She suspected that it wasn�t any of the residents of Nerima because they were all at the Tendo�s party. Feeling tired, she had come hom early. Evens the mighty Khu-Lon felt the pressures of age.
    She hopped over to the door and peered out. On the other side of the door was a young red haired girl, Ranma�s cursed side. She quickly opened the door. "Son-in-law, what happened?"
    The girl bowed to her and spoke in clear chinese. "Khu Lon, I am not Ranma, not any more anyway."
    Khu Lon blinked. Ranma, not Ranma, the girl had said her name correctly. It was a welcome relief. And she spoke fluent chinese. "Sit child, you have a story to tell?"
    The girl sat at a table and smiled gratefully. "Thank you, Elder. I am called Lyliss. Until a few thousand years ago or a few days, I was called Ranma Saotome."
    "That is a heavy statement, have some tea and do explain." Khu lon said, pouring her a cup.
    The girl accepted it. "There was once a woman in your village named Bobi Pin. She was a sorceress and cast out a few decades ago."
    Khu Lon scowled. "Yes, I know of her. She was a danger to the tribe. And probably to mankind. I haven�t heard of her since she was exiled."
    Lyliss�s face clouded. "She offered Ranma a cure in exchange for his female half, me, being her student. He agreed and she split us apart. Two boys Kuno Tatewaki and Gosunguki Hikaru were drwn into the spell due to complications. The spell went awry, sending Kuno-san, Gosunguki-san, Bobi Pin, and I back 5000 years in time. Ranma was left mostly unaffected. I had most of Ranma�s memories, but she trained me in her art.
    It was hell. I hated Ranma for many years for sending me through it. I knew I was in trouble when she killed Gosunguki-san for disrupting her spell. She left Kuno-san on his own which he did. For a thousand years I was under her control. Finally I lost control and killed her. I was not myself after that and I don�t remember taking any vows, but this demon claimed I did.
    At the time I was too weak to fight it, so I worked with it to reak havoc on the world. I was eventually defeated by a group of mages. My mind was broken then and for many years I stumbled about in a daze. I came back to myself and continued training in the magical arts.
    Today I return to see what became of my friends when I left." She told the elder. As she spoke she sent images and memories directly to the Elder�s mind.
    Khu Lon was silent a few moments. This girl was older than any she had ever known. She had to know if it was true, here wa sone who would understand her. Then she stared intently into Lyliss�s eyes and was blasted back into a wall. Lyliss ran over to her. "Elder! You shouldn�t have done that, you aren�t nearly old enough to handle that much aura. You could have been killed."
    Khu Lon laughed. "It has been a long time since I was too young for something."
    Lyliss nodded. "Yes, humans have that problem. My body is made of pure magic."
    Khu lon sat up. "They won�t be happy to see you, even if you carry Ranma�s memories. You know that I hope."
    Lyliss nodded. "I do. I just wanted to know that things were alright� I loved�" her voice trailed off, but Khu Lon leapt at the thread.
    "Tell me, which fiance did he love most?" Khu lon asked eagerly. Her normal sly nature lost in the face of this creature. Khu lon felt like a teenager again.
    Lyliss smiled. "To tell you the truth, he loved all of them. He� I� loved Ucchan, Akane, and Shampoo too much to choose between them. If pressed he would take the road of most honor, which would be the Tendo arranged marriage."
    Khu lon sighed. "I was afraid you would say that."
    Lyliss suddenly looked nervous. "Where is everyone?"
    "Ranma�s having a party to celebrate his cure." Khu lon said. Then she grinned conspiratorally. "I think we should stir up some trouble."
    Lyliss nodded. "I couldn�t agree more."
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    Khu Lon and Lyliss knockd on the door and were not surprised when it was answered a moment later by Kasumi. She smiled and bowed to Khu lon, but when she saw Lyliss she blinked and said, "Oh my."
    Lyliss smiled. "May I speak with the Saotmes?"
    Kasumi nodded. "Come in, everyone is in the living room. Cologne and�"
    "Lyliss," the redhead supplied, following Kasumi.
    "�andthen I woke up amd I was cured. I was a man again! No more curse." Ranma was saying to his mother.
    Kasumi cleared her throat. "Cologne and Lyliss are here to see the Saotmes."
    Everyone turned to see them. Lyliss was almost brought to tears by the urge to run and hug them all. Ukyo, Shampoo, Kodachi, and Akane were fighting by a large whole in the wall, while Ranma spoke to his mother and the patriarchs. The Saotomes noticed her first. They were speechless and Genma began to look very nervous. They were silent, as Nodoka tried to puzzle out what was going on.
    The silence attracted the attention if the girls who all turned to see Ranma-chan, but wasn�t Ranma sitting at the table?
    Lyliss bowed to Nodoka. "Saotome-san, what your son says is correct, but I can fill in more details. When we were separated I was given my own mind and not sure how to deal with it. Khu Lon has helped me. I have all of Ranma�s memories and thoughts up till yesterday. Essentially, I am another Ranma."
    Nodoka stood and studied her. "So you are Ranko?"
    Lyliss frowned and shook her head. "Ranko never existed. Ranma�s mind, my mind, came up with that persona to keep you from demanding seppuku."
    Ukyo wandered over. She studied Lyliss�s face. "_You�re_ Ranchan?"
    Akane snorted. "Just like that baka to get himself stuck as a girl."
    Nodoka turned to them, "Quiet." The two girls subsided. She turned back to Lyliss. "Had he not gotten cursed in the first place, he would not have stained his honor by decieving me. So you must bear the dishonor. If you are indeed a Saotome, prove it by commiting sepukku as you swore to do."
    Lyliss blinked in shock and those watching drew in a breath. Ranma looked shellshocked and she almost felt sorry for him. She looked up at Ukyo. "Ucchan, what do you have to say? Do you think I should commit sepukku?"
    Ukyo stepped away from her, though Lyliss doubted it was a conscious action. "Sugar, I don�t know� Ranchan is there� you can�t be Ranchan� You act nothing like him!"
    Lyliss tilted her head at Akane who blanched and then suddenly got angry, "It�s your own fault anyway, you jerk!"
    Lyliss had not expected this. This was almost more than she could take. She didn�t bother with Kodachi. She looked at Shan Pu. Shan Pu shrugged, "This matter japanese honor. Shampoo no get in way."
    Khu Lon suddenly spoke up. "You can�t expect her to kill herself! It�s hardly her fault."
    Kasumi nodded as well, "Auntie Saotome, this isn�t right."
    Nabiki was nowhere in sight, and the patriarchs were silent. Lyliss knelt beside Ranma. "Would you have me die?"
    He was quiet a moment, but then he shook his head. "No�I will die cuz it�s my fault you�re here. I won�t let a girl die for somethin I did."
    "Ranma-sama! Don�t let the haridan bewitch you!" Kodachi cried out.
    Nodoks shook her head and held out the sepukku blade. "What shall you do?"
    Lyliss stood. "I�m afraid coming here was a mistake. I have never claimed the name Saotome and I won�t now. I won�t kill myself because that would leave complications no one so far is trained to deal with. Besides, I like living."
    Nodoka smiled triumphantly. "Now, my son, your honor is restored." Lyliss headed out of the house and no one stopped her. When she reached the door, Kasumi handed her some food. "You might need this on your journey."
    Lyliss nodded. "Thank you Kasumi, for everything." She pulled a golden rose out of her dress. "One wish for your kindess, you can wish for anything." Kasumi accepted the rose and bowed.
Khu Lon hopped next to Lyliss. "Wait, where are you going?"
Lyliss shrugged. "There must be a villian to fight or a right to wrong, or even a fun scheme somewhere." She drew out another rose. "And for you, a wish."
Khu Lon accepted it. "Will you come back?"
Lyliss smiled. "Mayhap yes, mayhap no." Then she walked into the shadows and seemed to vanish.
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    Methos woke to find a warm body next to him in the bed. He rolled over and saw Lyliss. "What are you doing here?" he asked wearily.
    She smiled sadly, "Don�t go back. It�s not worth it."
    "She demanded sepukku?" he asked.
    She frowned. "How did you get smarter than me? You used to be such a baka!"
    He smiled. "You were always blind to what you didn�t want to see."
    She laughed after a moment. "True, true. Still, I just wanted to tell you." She stood and he knew she was about to leave.
    "Wait, the card you gave me, what is it?" he asked.
    She smiled cryptically. "Use it when you�re in a jam." She opened the door and walked out.
    He shook his head and went back to sleep. How did she get on his good side again?
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    Kasumi cleaned the kitchen in the eary silence. Ever since Lyliss had left, things had seemed wrong. Kuno was missing as well as Gosunguki. She contemplated the rose, and wished�
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    Khu lon nodded to herself and arrnged the papers where her great-grandaughter could find them. She held the rose and spoke quietly. "I wish that events would be such that Shan Pu, Lyliss, and I would be happy."
    Suddenly Khu Lon�s body fell to the bed she sat on. Her spirit sat where she had been. She saw a young woman with dark hair, weraing a tophat and leather. An ankh rested on her throat. "You are another one of Lyliss�s then. I will wait with you until she gets here."
    Khu Lon looked at her questioningly. "And you are�"
    She smiled brightly, "I�m Death! I met Lyliss awhile back when she killed Bobi Pin. A bright one, her."
    Khu Lon nodded. "Yes, a kindred spirit I think."
    Then Lyliss appeared, well what seemed to be a ghost of Lyliss. "This is a magical projection. You picked a most inopurtune time."
    Khu Lon shrugged. "What are you going to do, kill me?"
    Lyliss smilled and shook her head. "You�ll help me on my journey I suppose. I must make you a body first."
    A swirl of light expanded into a lifesize figure of Khu Lon as a teenager. There was an inaudible !pop! and  she was looking through young eyes. "Did you� am I�?
    Lyliss nodded. "You are in a new body. A construct like mine, it will last older than your last. Come, we have an enemy to fight. Shan Pu will discover her gift later. Kasumi too has wished and many things here will be changing." She nodded to Death. "Good to see you, I�ll stop by when I�m less busy."
    Death nodded, "Sure, plenty of time!" Then Death was gone.
Lyliss held a hand out to the youthened Khu Lon. "Come, we must hurry!"

End pt.1


Faith, Pirate of the Kender Seas
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