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Fandom: Ranma
Rating: PG-13

Pain. Pain was all Ranma could feel as he was brutally ripped from his 
peaceful sleep. His eyes sprung open before they glazed over from the 
pain. It took him a few moments to realize there was a wrinkly old hand 
covering his mouth, smothering the sound of his screams.

Finally managing to focus his eyes some he looked down to see a wooden 
staff protruding from his chest, most likely piercing his lung and being 
the cause of the pain he was currently feeling.

Looking past the staff he noted that it was Cologne who was holding it 
with a grim expression marring her face that was normally filled with 
amused mirth and sometimes shock when he managed to surprise her. He 
tried to speak. To ask what she was doing but the trickle of liquid he 
felt run from his mouth, diverted slightly by the hand still covering 
his mouth told him that it wasn�t going to be possible.

�I am sorry Son-In� Ranma.� Cologne spoke as she realized that he was 
awake and looking up at her with eyes that spoke of pain and betrayal, 
perhaps even some questioning deep in those piercing blue eyes.

�The tribe elders have decided that you have become far too strong to 
not become part of the tribe. They became frightened once they learned 
of your defeat of Saffron, frightened you had become to powerful to 
control and may decide to destroy them. The council had many meetings 
before they decided that you will never willingly join the tribe thus 
you must be destroyed.�

�I am truly sorry Ranma. I cannot go against the wishes of the Council 
of Elders. For what it�s worth� My time here has been the most fun I 
have had in 250 years.�

As Ranma�s eyes began to droop Cologne removed her hand to see a half 
smirk on his lips as he coughed out his last words.

��Old� Ghoul�

As his eyes closed forever more a tear slipped down Cologne�s cheek.

�Disrespectful to the last��

And with that she disappeared into the night.


-*-*-

As Kasumi moved Ranma�s blanket aside to attempt to awaken the sleeping 
Ranma for breakfast before setting either Akane or Genma to rouse the 
sleeping boy, the first thing she noticed was blood. Lots of blood.

Then she screamed. And she didn�t stop screaming for quite awhile.

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