Angel Of Mercy
Prologue
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These characters aren't mine, and I make no money from this. Neon Genisis
Evangelion
belongs to Gainax, and Ranma 1/2 belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I'm just
playing with them.
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Author's note.
Just a warning.This story is fairly dark, for Ranma, but I think it's going
to be about the same
level of shade as the Eva anime. I'm trying for about the same balance of
humor to angst as EVA, too. We'll see if I succeed.
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09/13/2000
Tendo Dojo, Japan.
Ranma nervously adjusted his collar as he stood below the dojo shrine. This
was it. The big
day. He was finally marrying Akane. Next to him stood Ryoga, his best man
and best friend.
When Akane found out about Ryoga's curse, it pretty much blew his chances of
ever having
a relationship with her. After she forgave him, and it took a while, Ryoga
and Ranma worked
out their few remaining differences, and formed a friendship based on their
many similarities.
For a while, they ate, slept, and trained together. The end result was the
two of them being
better than ever, tho still a dead tie against each other, and having the
habit of speaking and
acting in unison.
For instance, they were now engaged in simultanious sweating.
The tuxedos Ranma's mother had found them looked great. They just didn't
breathe. The two
of them were sweltering in the fall heat.
Ranma whispered to Ryoga, "Man, I wish they'd hurry up!"
"I'm sure they're going as fast as they can, it just takes a while to get
everything ready.", Ryoga replied.
"I guess. Hey, you know what? You can finally say that, out of the two of
us, you're the best man!"
Ryoga groaned quietly.
"Would you shut up? They'll be out here any minute."
Just as Ryoga finished speaking, the door slid open and in walked Akane. She
looked angelic and
ephemeral in her gown as she glided down the aisle. She had to step quickly
to avoid the deluge of
tears from her father's eyes, but she managed.
As she reached the altar, she streched out her hand and took Ranma's. Tears
sparkled in her eyes
as she looked lovingly at him. He smiled nervously, but his eyes also
brimmed with tears.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to...", began the minister, but
stopped suddenly when
something odd happened.
A shaggy-haired young man in a school uniform appeared in the air, hovering
over the altar.
"Lilith? What are you doing? You're already married! Come on, the master
needs you!", he said and
floated down to grab Akane's hand roughly from Ranma.
Akane struggled vainly against his grip and said, "I don't know what you're
talking about! My name
is Akane! And I'm not married yet! Let go of me!"
He released her hand and a frustrated look slid onto his face.
"The master said you might not remember. Oh, well, I came prepared."
He reached into a pocket and pulled out a small box. he opened it, and
everyone in the room "heard"
a voice in their minds.
*I AM ADAM. YOU ARE LILITH. REMEMBER ALL THAT YOU WERE. REMEMBER ALL
THAT YOU ARE.*
Akane screamed in agony and fell to the floor clutching her head.
"Stop hurting Akane!", shouted Ryoga and Ranma.
As one they launched a coordinated attack against the boy, who simply smiled
and laughed, then turned
off the world.
To the eyes of the wedding guests, Ranma, Ryoga, Akane, and the boy all
vanished.
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09/13/2000
The Hovercraft S.S. Ichiro, somewhere in Antartica.
"Commander Katsuragi, I belive we will reach the site of the strange energy
reading tomorrow."
"Excellent. Keep me posted."
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Ranma awoke to a sight that made him think he was still dreaming. He was
laying on a
snowy hillside, next to Ryoga and Akane, with the boy hovering nearby.
Towering above
them was a thing out of a nightmare. It was nearly 400 feet tall, glowing,
and vaguely humanoid.
"Akane! Akane are you alright?", he shouted as he crawled over to her side.
"I'm fine. I just- have a headache."
"Good. I was so worried."
Ryoga chose that moment to wake up.
"What the? Antartica? How'd we end up here?"
"How do you know where we are?"
"I've been here a few times before."
"Oh."
The boy swooped past them, catching their attention instantly.
"Now that you are all awake, the master would like to speak with you,
Lilith. You two stay quiet."
*IT IS TIME, MY WIFE. WE MUST BEOCOME ONE, ONCE AGAIN.*
"No," said Akane.
*YOUR CHOICE WAS MADE MILLENIA AGO. YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR MIND NOW.*
The giant form gestured at Akane, and she exploded, spraying orange goo
everywhere.
Something in Ranma and Ryoga's minds snapped, and they began to act as one,
each glowing with the
agony of seeing Akane die.
"MURDERER!!! For killing Akane, you will pay!"
For the final time, they spoke a single phrase in unison, and made a simple
gesture in perfect time together.
"Ultimate Shi Shi Hokkidan!!"
And together, their sorrow rocked the world.
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Around the world, those blessed with pychic and empathic powers, for just
one brief moment, felt
an incredible surge of absolute agony, as three souls of near inifinite
power were denied a chance at happiness.
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09/13/2015
Tokyo3, Japan
Ryoga felt as if he was waking from a long daydream.
He was standing on a streetcorner in a city he didn't recognize.
This, in itself, wasn't unusual, but he'd expected to be dead.
Could this be heaven?
Awfully dingy for heaven. But not quite what he'd expected for the other
place, either.
Ryoga's thoughts were interuppted by a car screeching to a stop before him,
and the door flying open. Inside
sat a beautiful woman with long black hair.
"Hi! I'm not too awfully late, am I? You're Ryoga Hibiki, right? I'm Misato
Katsuragi, nice to meet'cha. Hop in!"
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End Prologue
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