Heaven and Earth
Prologue
<A Ranma-Flame of Recca Crossover>

The shape of things to come
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Under the starstudded night sky, he stood his feet
bare. He was in his pants in the middle of a forest
and the soft breeze rustling against his skin soothed
his soul. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to
revel in the perfection of the moment. He remained
thus for a long while until the hint of a whisper in
the wind broke him out of his reverie. The voice
belonged to a girl and it was laden with pain. It
called to him using his name and he instinctively
started walking toward it. His aura ignited around him
on its own accord, but he was oblivious to it, just as
he was oblivious to everything else around him. Night
turned to day as he walked and forest to desert,
mountain, valley and back again. And he still kept
walking. He walked and he walked until he reached a
dark forest of fossilized trees. A feeling of power
hung in the air and for the first time since the start
of his journey, he became aware of his surroundings.
He looked around and noted the caricatures of long
dead trees and a sense of ill-boding filled his soul.
A part of him wanted to flee, but the voice was
clearer now and its pull on his soul stronger than
ever. He walked toward it.

Presently, he came upon a clearing about four hundred
yards across that was completely barren of life and
all things organic. Even the sand was sterlized and he
paused at the edge as hesitation filled his soul. But
there was a cross in the center of the clearing and on
it was crucified a girl. All hesitation fled at the
sight and he stepped into the clearing to help her.

She looked up.

The clearing burst into flame so hot that he could
feel it in his bones. He opened his mouth to scream
and he woke up.

"A nightmare!" he gasped, "it was just another
nightmare."

'But it sure as hell didn't feel like anything you'd
ever had before, did it, Saotome?' a voice in his head
croaked.

Ranma gulped.

"I need a glass of water," he muttered and got out of
bed. Careful not to step on his father, he treaded
lightly out of room and downstairs where he fetched
himself his drink from the tap. He drank his fill and
walked back upstairs and now that his nerves were
considerably calmer, went back to sleep. Little did he
realize the gravity of the dream that he had just had.

***

Author's notes:
c&c to arun2110@sancharnet.in


	
		
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