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From: Esa Ruuska <eruuska@ratol.fi>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:25 AM
Subject: [FFML] [c&c]Ranmage 03
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From: "Graham Kemp" <gj_kemp@hotmail.com>
Previously on The Reluctant Mage:
hmm... Ripping off Gregg Sharp?
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--- Chapter 3: Blue Thunder ---
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...
I just got an image of Shidou Hikaru hitting Kuno with Akai Inazuma.
"School?" Ranma blinked as morning birdsong rang out across the ward
of Nerima.
"Well, we *are* going to be staying here awhile", Genma explained
patiently.
"It's the same school me and Akane go to," Nabiki told him from
outside the open doorway. "I'll walk you there, Ranma-baby."
<...>
Even though these scenes have done ad nauseum, you seem to
pull it off pretty nicely.
Ranma's answer was lost amidst the doppler effect as Akane dragged
him out of the house.
heh.
the pavement, causing his curse to flare unexpectedly. This in turn
caused him to trip over a loose paving.
Nice balancing, Ranma with sorta-added powers, but with an
added drawback.
Hmm... Since Ranma's gonna try to cure his curse, he should eventually
become adept with transformative magic, or curses in general.
BTW, I can see him trying to cure himself and accidentally locking
himself into the cursed form.
That's what I'd vote for :)
So Ranma found herself waiting outside of a clinic while Akane went
to fetch some hot water. 'Maybe I should have just shown her?' Ranma
sighed as she turned around. "Excuse me?"
How did...?
"Oh, pardon me, dear," the stranger exclaimed, suprised that his
favourite gag had been foiled. "This is just my skelleton, Betty."
skeleton
A puzzled expression crossed his face as he assessed the girl before
him. "How did...?"
That's what I said.
"What!?" Akane yelled. "No, I... How could you tell?"
'"Because I can sense your emotions with spirit magic,"' Ranma
thought of saying. 'Right, that'd go down real well.' Instead, he
just said out loud, "hey, it was pretty obvious."
...And Ranma keeps on screwing things up.
"No, I mean the crowd inside the yard," Ranma frowned at her. He
*groan*
Show-off.
As she approached the school gates, a horde of boys emerged from the
yard yelling declarations of love and violence. Ranma pulled back as
Akane ploughed her way through them. He wanted to help, but without
drawing on magic, he wouldn't have lasted against them. He was very
tempted to use it though.
*piku piku*
He's that bad off?
I mean, even without his magic he should be pretty good otherwise,
somewhat weaker and definitely less able to take damage, but unless
he has used his magic in some funny way, he should still have his skill
and speed.
His reflexes are probably bit off, though, since he's used to relying on
his magic.
"I am the greatest fighter at Furinkan High!"
"I see..." Ranma said slowly, "you're the school bully aren't you?"
heh.
Ranma parried the bokken with one arm, and punched Kuno in the
forehead with two fingers knocking him out. The actual force of the
blow was delivered by a blast of compressed air at the last moment.
Ranma then added a touch of water magic to the blood vessles in Kuno's
forehead to raise a bruise.
That's a bit... well...
BTW, how'd he do that, anyways? In order to create a bruise, he should
break
the blood vessels in the skin, and if he can do that kind of damage with
water magic,
wouldn't he be able to turn an opponent's internal organs into goo without
too much
problem, using that trick in larger scale?
And what if he causes damage to Kuno's brain?
...
then again, nevermind that.
"Sorry 'bout that." Ranma nervously tugged his pony pony tail. "It
just slipped out. Besides, it's no big deal is it? We can deny just
it."
just deny it,
or
"Can't we just deny it?"
"You're kidding, right!? What happens when out parents hear about
They dance, holding little fans while singing how the two houses would
be joined soon.
it? Besides, now Kuno's going to be out for your blood."
Er, wasn't he already?
Not to say that Akane wouldn't say this.
"Feh. Upperclassman Kuno didn't have much, did he?" Ranma bluffed.
'Damn, I'm going to have to do some serious training!'
No kidding!
"I wouldn't be too sure. What about your arm?"
Ranma ruefully brushed the bruise that was already starting to show.
If she hadn't noticed, he could have just healled it at once. As it
was, he'd have to heal it before his father asked questions. "Heh,
it looks worse than it is. I bet it'll be gone before school's out.
Kuno's no threat." 'He's a homocidal maniac!'
homicidal
"Oh, I don't know about that," Ranma smirked, then rembered why he
had the advantage. "Anyway, you fight with Kuno every morning
right?"
"Yes," she agreed reluctantly. "For some reason I always win, but
you should know that when he battles a male opponent, Kuno doesn't
hold back. He is very skilled."
This is Akane "I can't believe he hold back on me" Tendo?
doesn't she say somthing like this in the early parts of TOS? or perhaps
its just fanfic I've heard it in.
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"Hmmph," Kuno snorted in contempt as he lowered the hand mirror. "I
can't imagine what trickery that buffoon used. Tell me, can it be
true that he is engaged to Akane?"
This time, he'd be right to call him a "vile sorcerer"
well, yes but this time its inspite of the facts. Another way of putting it
is that just because he's right doesn't mean he isn't dellisoinal.
Nabiki's eyes narrowed as she scented an opportunity. "Well, my dad
decided that Akane's going to marry Ranma but she wasn't happy about
it."
"I forbid it!" Kuno yelled. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending
"She must be happy!"
...
"My fault?" Sayori demanded. "You're the one who showed up late!
Sayuri, if you're going with Anime. If this is some other girl, nevermind.
"Sorry. Anyway, how did you two meet? I bet it was so romantic!
Erp. "I bet it was so"...
"It was so romantic" is a commonly used phrase, but it doesn't really
work with "I bet". I suggest rephrasing this slightly.
"How could you do it, Akane?" Yuka interupted. "You said you
*depised* men!"
Ehh... ^.^
After being exposed to DB Sommer's latest works this phrase
strikes me as...
Well, nevermind.
"Never, Saotome Ranma," Kuno yelled as he dropped the bucket and drew
his bokken. "I shall never allow you to force Akane into an unwanted
marriage."
"Who says it's unwanted!" Akane was dripping wet and boiling mad.
O.o She said that!?!
Ooboy...
"I'm not forcing anyone...," Ranma began as Kuno did his best to cut
him off - literally. The blade sliced through one of the buckets
that Ranma was holding. Leaping away from the water, Ranma parried
next swing; catching the blade between two hands and wrapping it with
hardened air.
See? See the speed?
"You've just *got* to stop reading those samurai romance novels,"
Yuka muttered.
Samurai romance?
"Feh," Ranma snorted. "Like any weapon of yours would have honour."
"Now you insult my honour?"
"Can't insult what you don't have."
Why *IS* he insulting Kuno's honor? True, he's acted like an idiot, but
I didn't notice Kuno doing anything particularily unhonorable.
well lets see, he caused a bunch of boys to gang up on and try and beat up a
lone girl, he attack with out warning, and he is attempting to interfer in a
matter of family honor. seems rather unhonorable to me.
"Die Saotome!" Kuno yelled and leaped at him but, without a bokken,
was easily knocked out. Ranma didn't even need his magic to do it.
'What ya know. Pop's insult technique _does_ work.'
Oh.
"Ranma, you jerk!" Akane growled.
Nodnod.
"What?" Ranma asked as he turned to see three damp girls glaring at
him. "Hey! Kuno threw the water. Uhm, girls, put those buckets
down. Akane...!"
"He had THAT coming."
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Next: Kuno fights on
Next? What do you mean next!?
Hey, there's nothing down there!
What's going on in here? AARGH!
yeah that was my reaction to. This fic is coming along nicely I hope to see
more of it soon.
"Tomorrow sees undone what happens not today.
Indecision brings delays,
days lost lamenting lost days"
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