Esa Karjalainen wrote:
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C&C - Yay! :)
<Indeed not.> The Great Devourer's voice was steady and
contemplative. <Still, there may be a means around the
problem. Are you able to fly?>
<What?! No way! What the heck makes ya ask that?!>
O.o
Foreshadowing, I hope. ^^
Well, some demons can fly... :)
Ranma snorted in disbelief. <Well, we can't fly! What gave
you that stupid idea anyway?>
"Well, it was this Anime called 'Dragonball Z'"...
Ranma: Hehe, I'm really a Saiyanjin on Mom's side.
<Then enter my mouth, and I will endeavour to propel you
...
"...enter my mouth, and I will devour..."
Gaah
:)
towards the island with my breath. Will your human
companions survive the impact?> Umibouzu asked solemnly.
Now that's a nice question!
The strangest thing is, the answer is "yes".
Left me shaking my head for a while...
Yeah, it's kinda like Warner Bros really. :)
"Ranma, we'll have to swim for it, won't we?" Akane asked
with grim determination. She continued with upbeat
confidence, "Don't worry about me, Ranma. I can make it!
The ocean's a lot more buoyant than a swimming pool!"
This from the girl who didn't know she wasn't supposed to drink the water...
As Vince puts it: leaving Ranma between a rock and a wet place....
"There is another way," Ranma offered tentatively.
---
An Awakening of Demons
A Ranma 1/2 Fanfic
By Kagami
Chapter 10: Sleeping Dragons
...
Nice.
Thanks.
"You do?" Ranma asked eagerly. "I mean, of course, ya do.
It's a reasonable plan, after all--"
"You've merely taken a momentary leave of your senses,
Ranma-sama. It's quite understandable, what with the truth
of your half-demon heritage, the kidnapping of your mother
by your psychotic half-sister, and your adopted father
ending up in hospital. Why, I believe that I shall be the
winner of Nabiki Tendo's betting pool on this matt--"
*snicker*
Nabiki: I'm also taking bets on whether Ranma will learn to fly, whether he's
really a half-Saiyan on his mother's side, and whether all this is just a dream
on his part.
"No, dammit! It's perfectly safe-- Hey! What's this about
a 'betting pool'?!"
heh
Shampoo looked crestfallen. "Aiyah! If only Ranma have
stronger mind to match body; Shampoo bet you stay sane for
two week more."
LOL
Shampoo: Amazons no interested in strong mind; strong body is enough.
"Right, right," Ranma grumbled as he proceeded to do just
that. Ukyo fell into his arms just as nicely as Akane, and
he quickly set her down. "Yo, Ucchan. Nice trip?"
"Hmph!" Ukyo snorted derisively. "I'm not gonna do that
again anytime soon."
What, no reaction from being in Ranma's arms?
aww...
The miasmic stench from earlier made it less than romantic? :)
"Don't call me that, Ranma!" Ryoga jumped upright, hurling
a deadly glare at Ranma.
hurling a deadly...
"where does he get those wonderful toys..."
nevermind.
The Penguin? Yes, Pen-Pen is secretly Ryoga in disguise.
Pen-Pen: Waaark! (Not true. I'm secretly Jon Voight!)
The scream came from the rearing form of the Ayakashi,
undoubtedly upset at losing his prey. Ranma whistled
soundlessly as he finally caught a glimpse of sea monster's
true form. The Ayakashi appeared similar in shape to a mega-
sized unsegmented earthworm. Its protruding head was more
pointed than the rounded end of a worm, and as Ranma
watched, it split apart into four sections, revealing a
hideous maw filled with saw-toothed fangs.
It's a Sandworm! in Water!
Now is this a Dune sandworm, or a Saturn sandworm...
A Mercury sandworm. :)
Yet the monstrous Ayakashi was not finished with them.
Even as he watched and Umibouzu closed in, its gaping mouth
spat out several white forms toward the island, along with
another angry screech. Four, five, six-- "Get back,
everyone!" Suiting action to words, Ranma splashed for the
shore.
*.*
Your writing is *beautiful*!
"Aw, shucks!" Thank you.
"Hyaaaa!" Kuno expelled his breath in an explosive burst
of air, and struck like lightning.
An innocent watermelon fell to the ground in sixteen neat
slices.
Cologne applauded the display of skill. One should always
appreciate such a high level of technique... even if it
could only be applied to watermelons.
"Happi-- Happosai taught you that one, did he not?"
AAGH! Anime! Back, back you vile demon!
Actually, Kuno's pretty damn good. While he was suffering from
amnesia, he actually defeated Ranma several times...
So this does happen in the anime? I recall reading it somewhere, but to my
embarassment, did not check up on it. I'll be changing the scene in the
revision, at any rate.
Present Ranma [bounces watermelon on head and grins evilly]: Want a rematch,
Kuno?
Being chased by an immortal horde of humanoid intestinal
worms through the tree-covered hills of the small island
was not Ranma Saotome's idea of fun. They had outdistanced
No?
Ranma: Nope. The only thing worse would be getting chased about by an immortal
horde of female humanoid intestinal worms.
"Bah! Is no plan, only question. Shampoo know Devil Hunter
must try kill demon sooner or later. So, Shampoo save Ranma
from Crazy Rose Girl," the Chinese Amazon fingered her
bonbori and sword meaningfully, "then we go and make good
nookie. Is good idea, yes, Ranma?"
"Well--" For a brief moment he felt warmer.
Hot demonic blood, or just a weak will?
Ranma's usually so hard-headed, but whe women
are involved... *shakes head*
Ranma: Weak will? I don't have a--
Akane [smiling cutely]: Ranma, want to try this new dish I made?
Ranma: No way! It'll just pois--
Akane [tears pooling in her limpid eyes]: So I'm still an uncute tomboy who
can't cook?
Ranma: Geez, Akane, don't cry. [Takes a spoonful of the green substance and
looks at it dubiously.] I know I'm gonna regret this.
Snick.
"N-No way! Absolutely not!" Ranma declared manfully as his
internal body temperature suddenly dropped again. He edged
the sharp katana blade away from his throat. "Geez, Akane,
do ya have to?"
Actually, I had the mental image of Akane just pushing the katana
few centimeters from the scabbard with her thumb...
Kinda like Kenshin did in the Revenge Arc flashbacks. ^.^x
Her mother was secretly Kenshin and Kaoru's descendent.... Did I mention the
sakaba-to still up in the attic? :)
"Hsst! Can't you feel it?" Akane hissed. "It's like some
sort of energy crawling over my skin."
ding-ding.
:)
"Shampoo no feel anything." The Chinese Amazon looked
annoyed. "Why Pervert Girl can?"
yappari
Of course. :)
"No, I can feel something." Ranma nodded confidently. "And
it's coming from over there. Let's go!" He started east at
a brisk pace, forcing the others to catch up. His ears
twitched as a soft song from the distance caressed them.
..."ears twitched"...
Watch a cat and make a noise, their ears will twitch. :)
"Now that he has come into his power, yes, it becomes
obvious. The most reasonable explanation is that it was to
hide Ranma from enemies, but Yami-no-Tsume could not have
known beforehand that it would have been necessary; he
would have expected to raise Ranma from birth." Cologne
shook her head doubtfully. "No, it is suggestive of a
deeper game, and one that worries me."
Ooh...
Speculations...
...
...
<blank>
^.^;;
It's not that important... yet. :)
"The rest of you stay back. I mean it! This is my fight!"
Ranma added, jerking a thumb back. "Just me and old Seiryu
over there."
...
Niinp� tietysti.
Hmm. I have no idea about how to translate this. My Japanese dictionary doesn't
carry it.
"Erk! No, wait! Don't cry! I didn't--" Ranma danced around
her, bouncing with sudden contrition and remorse, puppy-
eyes begging for forgiveness. His fists were held over his
mouth and clenched tight. He came to a halt in front of her
and waved a hand in earnest entreaty. "Please stop?"
nice.
Thanks. :)
The rising wind swept away the dusty haze to reveal Ranma,
still standing and conscious, though somewhat singed and
with his clothes smouldering slightly. He grinned, a
remarkably fierce and almost feral expression. "You didn't
really think ya could fool me, didja? Geez, I used to take
in Ryoga with better acting than that cheap fakery--"
...Cool!
Yay!
There were all too few scenes like this in the Manga ^.^
Cue the dramatic cut scenes! :)
Inu-Yasha is full of them. :)
"Dammit, Ranma! Do something, you idiot!" Akane yelled
out, biting her lip with worry. The idiot was going to get
himself killed at this rate.
"No, Akane, look at the aura!" Ukyo hissed, laying a
restraining arm on her shoulder. "It's swirling!"
Oooh!
I completely missed this one!
You actually *wrote* it in such a manner that it seemed like he
was losing!
I was trying for surprise. Glad it worked. :)
The cyclonic winds sprang into being immediately, gusting
with enormous force as the dragon reared to the heavens to
sate its hunger upon a distant celestial gem. It clawed
into the night sky, uprooting everything nearby; bushes,
rocks, even small trees were flung into the maelstrom.
Ranma lost sight of Seiryu as she was swept away into the
swirling storm.
Nice description
Thanks.
Safe in the center, Ranma stared into the tumultuous
spiral and awaited the completion of the dragon's heavenly
ascent. The winds slowly died down as the dragon started
snacking on a nearby star, and the fury of its lashing tail
dissipated. "Well, that was easy," he muttered as he
scanned the sky for the falling speck that would be Seiryu.
^^
:)
"Yup, my coolest mo-- Gyaaah!" Ranma leapt away, shaking
with shock, as he recognized the person standing beside
him. Seiryu turned her eyes away from the heavens and
stared at Ranma. He stared back, feeling the briefest touch
of panic on his soul. "How did you--?"
heh.
Again, this reminds me of Kenshin "This is my coolest move" etc...
BTW, are Seiryu and Herb related?
Hehe. Very, very distantly.
"Huh? Wait a minute. Ain'tcha Seiryu?" Ranma asked,
perplexed.
The girl frowned. "I am... and I am not. When Seiryu is
awake, I am a part of her mind. When she is asleep, the
dissociation is greater. I still draw upon her power, but I
think and reason for myself. If need be, you may address me
as Moeru. Come, Seiryu will explain herself."
Moeru? *groan*
I'm sure you'll eventually receive some sort of pun-ishment, for
all these names...
Hehe. Now if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black... :)
<snip the Kasumi+Konatsu scene>
That seemed superfluous, unless you're planning to do a
Kasumi-Konatsu pairing.
Now that's a good idea! Seriously, it's just a small bad omen scene as well as
showing where everyone is.
"Well, this is all clearly Ryoga's fault--"
"My fault?!" Ryoga objected.
Now *this* is new!
Ranma: Just trying to relieve my tension.
"How was I supposed to know we'd be stumbling around in
the dark, huh?" Ryoga fired back. "This is all your fault
for not telling us in the first place, Ranma!"
^^
Wasn't it Kenjiko, who mentioned that Ryoga's logic circuitry
is a bit... unusual.
Like... He starts from "All Ranma's Fault" and works his way
backwards from there.
Fanfic convention, surely.
Yup. Though this is not to say Ryoga doesn't blame Ranma for everything. :)
spiral horns. The monstrous head was on par with the Tendo
Dojo and household in size. For the first time in his life,
Ranma truly felt insignificant. Not even the Orochi,
Umibouzu or the Ayakashi compared in magnitude; Seiryu
dwarfed them all.
Bah, he should've gone straight to Sheng Long ^^
Ranma: The Dragonballs allow me one wish? All right!
<My aid? _You_ would challenge me?!> Seiryu sounded
completely incredulous, which annoyed Ranma no end. <You
stand no chance at all.>
So... this seiryu seems to come from FY, with Avatars and all...
Pretty much. I recall that great scene where Seiryu and Suzaku in their true
forms are hovering above Tokyo. :)
1) The Ayakashi - this creature appears in 'Ushio and
Tora', a fairly well-known anime about a demon hunter
(Ushio) and his demonic partner (Tora) who seems more
inclined towards eating him.
Damn! now I've gotta see that one too!
It's pretty cool, if a bit dated in terms of animation. I think there're 10
episodes out on commercial release.
Thanks for writing in!
Phil.
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