Fantasy Beyond
Chapter 1
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by DJGeek

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Ranma felt lost and alone.

	As he first opened his eyes, he
realized he was not in Nerima anymore.

	"Ryouga?  Akane?  Anyone," feebly
called out Ranma out of reassurance 
that he was not dreaming.

No one answered him.

	"Oh god oh god oh god...," 
panicked Ranma.  He had now know that 
he was probably somewhere else beyond
home and was afraid of not being able
to go home.

"Okay... okay, calm yourself down..."

But he couldn't.

	"Damn you Ryouga, damn you.  What
can possibly make you hate me so much,"
wondered Ranma in anger.  He thought 
back on how did Ryouga managed to bring
him here.  Now with him out of the way,
he might as well gloat on how he 
"defeated" Ranma Soatome.

	Then Ranma stood up.  He couldn't
let Ryouga have the last laugh.  He was
Ranma Soatome damn it!  He never loses!

	Ranma took a look at his 
surroundings.  It looked like he was in
the middle of a forest.  All around 
were tall trees that sprang high as if 
they reached the sky, and their 
branches touched each othe that looked 
as if they were connected like bridges.
Ranma looked down and saw a stone-paved
road that pierced through the midst of 
the trees.  Since Ranma wanted to 
survive in this new world, he decide to 
continue on his way and followed the 
road.


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	Ranma walked for a long time on
the road.  So far, there was still no 
sight of any hints of civilization.
Although he was losing a bit of 
patience, Ranma still pressed on, still
hoping to find any nearby town or 
building.  After a few walks, he 
stumbled on a signpost, with three
different signs nailed to a post, and
a piece of written paper attached to
the post by a dagger.

The signs read:

<- Fariedle Farmlands and Fariedle Checkpoint

-> Kernsen Forest

^  Hiemsdale and Trade post


Also, the letter read:


	A T T E N T I O N !

All citizens of Culendhust are ordered
on alert!  Orc raids have increased
threefold since last Unicorn's Day.   
Cooperate with the National Guard and
be sure to hire guards if traveling in
a caravan.  This is to maintain the 
flow of trade and security.  If you 
spot any orcs, be sure to contact the
nearest guard or garrison personnel.


	Although Ranma tried to make 
sense of those words, the written 
language had totally stumbled him.  
But he knew that the words looked
somewhat familiar to English, and 
secretly wished he had payed more 
attention in Hinako's English class.

	Nevertheless, he pressed on 
north to Hiemsdale.

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The trade town of Hiemsdale

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	The Culendhust Trade Republic was
a country formed by a group of city
states.  Each state had the main capital
city and it's trade towns connecting to
other trade towns.  The trade towns were
set up near valuable resources which 
were either lumber, minerals, and any
other valuable sources which also include
food.  In fact, The Republic's lands had
vast forests and fertile grasslands 
which gave food surplus to the cities and
towns, and also transformed the Republic
into the #1 food exporter of the 
continent of Lotheria.

	The Republic is governed by the
council, which consists of representives
elected from the peoples of the trade
cities, and the elected Supreme 
Councellor.  After the Horde Wars, the
Supreme Councellor was Sir Horam 
Kielenzesht, a world famous mercenary who
bravely faced the dark armies of the 
orc mage Liejesoc and found the Republic
in hopes that a republic was much 
stronger than a monarchy since it was 
backed by the voices of the people.  But
the reason why it was called the 
Culendhust Republic was because the 
whole region was between the surrounding
mountain peaks was name Culendhust 
Mountains, dicovered by Explorer 
Culendhust.

	Hiemsdale was part of the 24 trade
towns of the Republic.  Although the town
was not near suitable farmlands, it had
a good trade supply of lumber and furs.
Clothing is also a major trade commodity
in the town, since there were a good 
number of clothing and fashion shops for
the common and merchantile people.
Hiemsdale was also a trade post for
cattle from the south and grain from the
east, connecting to the City of Mirewood
to the east, past the Kernsen Forests.
Also, Hiemsdale was famous for it's
Heyberry Wood Ale, which had a sweet,
woody taste, appreciated by commoners
and merchants, and it's inns, which
highly competes with other inns, showing 
the finest dinners, softest beds, and 
the best room service.  Such examples 
would be the rowdy The Laughing Cow Inn, 
or the homely The Hen's Silk Inn.  But 
there were some reports of prostitution 
within The Laughing Cow, but that 
still remains to be affirmed.

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	When Ranma entered Hiemsdale, he 
was in awe.  Every building had looked
like the European mideival buildings 
he had seen on TV, and other buildings
that had more elaborate achitecture.
He could see the square was bustling
with activity, with people walking to
work or buying goods, and merchants 
selling their wares.  Then there was
a merchant that kind of surprised 
Ranma with his loud voice, trying to
convince him to buy his "freshest"
fish.  Although Ranma couldn't 
understand him, he could tell what he
was implying by his actions.

	Ranma walked by, seeing the sights
and looking at the buildings, streets,
and the people that occupy it.  He came
across the building that seemed like a
bakery because of the diplayed baked
goods within the building.  As he looked
inside, he could see people baking and
selling fresh bread and pastries.  The
smell brought a grumbling in Ranma's 
stomach.  He walked further, eyeing the
people that were kind of staring at him.
He realized they probably thought of him
as a foreigner because of his racial
looks and his Chinese clothing.  He 
looked at an armored person whom he
probably was a guard.  The guard was 
donned in chainmail and wielded a 
halberd, while standing vigilant amongst
the crowd.  Ranma was so excited, he 
had almost forgotten his problem.  This
felt like the places Hiroshi and Daisuke
made with that game Dungeons & Dragons.

	As Ranma explored a bit more, he 
then saw a crowd that seemed to be 
distracted by something.  He went over
to take a look.

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"C'mon half-orc bitch!"

	Giel'Kre was on the ground, full
of shame and humiliation as the guards
started kicking her, calling names and
throwing insults at her.  Although she
was stronger, Giel'Kre was seriously 
outnumbered, 5 to 1.  Five guards 
surrounded her, spitted at her face 
while molesting her body.  None of the 
crowd seemed to want to put a stop to 
this, and there was no help coming.  
Not even her brothers were here.  
Giel'Kre lost all hope, and started to 
break down and cry.

	Then the guards started to rip 
off her clothing.

	Seeing all of this, Ranma, full 
of anger, decided this was the last
straw.

"Hey, you dishonorable bastards!"

	The bastards now had Ranma's 
attention.

	"Who the bloody hell is that
brat," annoying asked Miefrat, who 
was one of the guards involved.

	"Dunno Meifrat, seems this kid
wants to play hero," answered another
guard named Beak.

	"Well bloody tell him to mind 
his own business," ordered Meifrat.

	"Hey kid," hollered Beak.  
"Mind yer own business.  No need to 
be concerned about this orc bitch.
Go play with yer pappy or somethin'."

	The guards laughed at Beak's 
horrible joke.

	Ranma, seeing that the guards
would not cooperate, charged at them,
launching a kick that disabled the
guard holding down the half-orc's 
legs.

	"That's it!  Men, beat the shit
out of this brat," ordered Meifrat.

	Ranma's quick reflexes and 
agility were too fast for the men
in armor.  He swerved left and right,
casually avoiding swings from swords
and landed a spinning side-kick to a
guards head.  Ranma then leaped out
of the three men surrounding him, 
did a combination of kicks that
finished off the remaining guards
charging towards him.

	Ranma mentally patted himself
for a job well done.  He walked over
where the half-orc girl was standing.
The orc girl had human features on
her, bit she was a bit taller, had
slighty wider and stronger cheek and
jawbones, and her skin was a smooth
green, but dirtied with dirt and
filth.  Her face, although a bit
squarish and her head was slightly
bigger, was kind of cute to him.  
Her was long and black, but 
disheveled through abuse.  Her state
made Ranma want to help her in any 
way he can.  He offered his hand with 
a smile, in hopes of gaining a friend.

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	Giel'Kre looked in shock as the
young boy easily defeated the guards
weaponless.  The wretched guards had
swords, but none of them could be able
to make contact with him.  She was in 
awe of that boy's skillful but deadly
dance that evaded the blows with 
skillful grace and attacks that 
rendered the guards unconscious.  
When the strange, clothed boy 
approached her, she was a bit nervous 
since her past experiences with humans.  
But instead of striking her, he smiled at
her.  It wasn't a mocking smile, but
a warm smile that promised 
companionship and trust.  As he held
out his hand, she accepted and took in
that wonderful smile.
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