Hi everybody!
Tis' only a fool who enters this court, but he is a proud
fool nontheless with a presentation to perform to either
amaze or astound (More of the latter I'm sure).
But whither yon fancy, please enjoy (I do hope whither is
a word...).
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Eternal Blue
By Troy J. Thomas
The characters in this story, with
exceptions, are creations of others. Ranma 1/2 and
its characters are the property and creations of
Rumiko Takahashi. Tenchi Muyo and its characters
are the property of Pioneer and are the creations
of Masaki Kujishima (anime) and Hitoshi Okuda
(manga). No attempt has ever been and no attempt
will ever be made to gain external profits from
these properties and characters. Any growth by the
author will be limited to improved writing skill
and expanded ego, so please don't sue me.
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This part was last updated on 10 April 2000
Comments and criticisms are appreciated. Flames
will be ignored.
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Prologue
Katsuhito Masaki, holy-knight of the Kingdom
of Atlantis, arrived at the shrine he protected.
Two boys were there already sweeping the dust from
the path. They were his grandsons Ranma Saotome and
Tenchi Masaki. They were also his heirs. "Good
morning boys."
Receiving a reply of good morning from both,
Katsuhito turned to the wooden fence. It had been
broken for as long as he could remember. "I trust
you two will finally have that repaired today?" He
asked. "I won't have to ask you tomorrow?" The boys
shook their heads. "Or two days from now?"
"We promise. We'll fix it right after school
grandfather." Tenchi replied, exasperated at his
grandfather's faith, or lack thereof.
"We just need the keys to get into the tool-
shed." Ranma seconded. Both of the apprentices
stopped sweeping and faced their grandfather with
looks of utter innocence.
Inwardly, Katsuhito was worried. The two were
as easy to read as a book and their angelic
expressions spelled out their true intentions. They
wanted to raid the shrine cave and he had the key
to the cave on his key-chain.
Inside the cave, a demon was sealed, or so
the legends surrounding the cave claimed. Also
inside the sealed cave, there was a secret seal of
a void, a stain on the honour of the world.
Releasing one would release the other.
To allow the boys their romp would be
disastrous for his family. So the option to tell
them to ask another priest for the tool-shed key
was easy. But if he did so and allowed the seal to
weaken and the void to strengthen, disaster would
be the least of his family's worries.
He knew he could be selfish and save his
family, but if he did so, a world could die. There
was little choice anymore.
Shaking away his thoughts, Katsuhito motioned
to hand the boys his key-chain. "Just be sure to
stay away from the locked gate, because this key,"
He pointed out the key. "Will open it!"
The eyes of the two boys almost bulged out of
their heads. For their entire lives, Ranma and
Tenchi had been taught to stay out of the cave.
"Just you two promise me that you'll go to
school first before you fix that fence okay? I know
that carpentry is all very fine, but I care more
for your education than that fence!"
"Speaking of school gramps, Tenchi and I will
be late if we don't leave now!" Ranma interrupted.
They walked away to go change into their school
clothes.
When the two were beyond his sight, Katsuhito
turned his eyes toward the sky, an expanse of
eternal blue. "Maybe there's a chance this broken
fence will be fixed after all."
End Prologue
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Some notes:
This story is an alternate universe/fusion
between Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi Muyo.
The story is set on a different planet than
Earth. There will less of the culture the original
stories were based in and more of simple ambition
to create something different.
One difference from Tenchi Muyo is Katsuhito
isn't a priest, but instead a holy-knight who
protects others from turmoil.
I've changed one aspect of Tenchi Muyo to fit
my story, but now that means I have to fill in the
details that suddenly want to be sucked in by the
vacuum I've created. The Masaki's and the Saotome's
are knights in a sense, but they are not completely
based on the knights of Europe. The ideas I have
about the knights will slowly grow as the story
progresses.
One difference from Ranma 1/2 is there are no
Jusenkyou springs. Although this is so, I've
created separate characters for the alternate
forms. One is definitely going to be major
character, but the rest are minor.
One difference from both, is the characters
have limits that machines have to compensate for. I
will go into greater detail as the story
progresses. Machines will play a major role
though.