[FFML] [R.5/FMP!/OMG/Various]Divine Blood Chapter 46 - Shell Game [Fem-Ranma sort-of]

[Luke Green]

According to FF.net, this is chapter 47, because it counts the prologue as
chapter 1

Link to Chapter 1 (2 by FF.net)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5175006/2/Divine_Blood

This is only sort of Fem-Ranma...the one on-screen romance between Ranma and
another character is heterosexual with Ranma as the man...however, Ranma is
currently using his male form as a secret ID separate from his female one.
(S)he's told his/her daughters she "used" to be able to change genders but
haven't shown them his male form yet.  The scene wherein Ranma has to inform
them that their lesbian-mother is in a relationship with a heterosexual
woman as a man has yet to happen...will probably happen after in breathers
after the Rescue Skuld chapter.

Summary of Events So Far:

Prologue: Zeus, Poseidon and Hecate decide to settle a bet on whose
bloodline is the strongest by each siring a child from the same mortal.
Ranma Saotome is chosen by Hecate (partially because it's easier to hide a
female Ranma from Heaven and thus make it take longer to track down the
crime involved) as the "lucky" mother of the subjects of these bets.

Introduction Arch: Ranma Satomi comes to a "safe neighborhood" and enrolls
her two daughters and son in Jindai High.  They start the same day as one
Sousuke Sagara.

Highjacking Arch: Terrorists highjack the class trip and take them to North
Korea intent on having Kaname and the Satomi's for research.  Zeus decides
to add his own touch to the situation.

Immortal Politics Arch: Ranma meets the Tendo sisters again.  Hecate's
suggestion of the bet seems to have even darker implications than apparent.
Kaname is bound and determined to get Eija and Sousuke to see what a normal
everyday life is like.  Mara is trying to seduce Naiki to join the Demons
and Deimosu learns the secret of how he and his sisters were conceived.  All
while terrorists threaten to test a new weapon.  Ranma's curse is fixed.

Ascension Arch: Eija and Kaname are in danger of permanently merging their
minds and souls and losing their individuality.  As are Naiki and Tessa.
Eija and Naiki go to Asgard and Nifelheim respectively to fix matters.
During the "ascension" processes, Tessa and Kaname get a telepathic glimpse
of the way it works.  Deimosu rescues a girl from her sisters.

Rest and Relaxation Arch: Newly Demoness Naiki and Newly Goddess Eija return
home and enjoy a respite from the troubles.  Eija, Kaname and others go to
an AS festival.  Naiki participates in a martial arts race.  Mara apologizes
to Ranma for snatching away Naiki.  Deimosu takes his new ward to a fair.

Missions and Quests Arch: Sousuke is called in to aide an effort to hunt
down Gauron.  Eija, Naiki, Kaname and friends visit Akane and Ryuu Saotome's
home in Okinawa.  Eija meets Nodoka and finds her existence
under-appreciated.  Deimosu, Yaku and Yonjuu try to escape the Labyrinth and
deal with the kill switch Yonjuu's "mother" built into her.  The creator
behind the clone akiras is revealed as Kodachi Kuno.

Approaching Conflict Arch: Mara continues her mentorship of Naiki and aids
in the search for both Hecate and Deimosu.  Ranma and Persephone both have
conversations with Nodoka.  Ranma and Ryuu have a limited spar to display
the directions of their family arts.  Hecate makes a shocking realization
and Tessa's pet project comes to completion.

Last of the First Arch: Deimosu attacks the Doublet System and Hecate's
Disaster is unleashed.  Outright rebellion by newly released criminals held
for thousands of years along with well armed rebels take advantage of
Hecate's Impurity virus to attack the human friendly God and Demon
loyalists.  Thousands of civilian level Gods and Demons escape to Earth and
the public is made aware of psychic powers.

Seeking Refuge Arch: Mara calls on Tessa and Persephone to try to arrange
something out of the mess.  The newly developed Ainur make their
introduction to the older Immortal Races.  Hecate makes a petty assault out
of spite.  Kurz works with Socrates Group personnel to investigate the mass
slaughter of Demonic refugees in Canada.

Battles Arch: Mithril is sent to rescue a chemical weapons disposal facility
from terrorists led by Gauron.  And Poseidon pays Naiki a visit.

Brief Calm Arch: Numerous individuals attend Kurumi Tendo's funeral.  A
smaller number attend Belldandy and Keiichi's wedding.  The Satomis,
including Deimosu, and friends return to classes.  Naiki makes a new
friend.  Deimosu deals with a disturbing fact of ages.  Eija, Kaname and
Sousuke make a decision on where they stand as a trio.

Shadow Skirmishes Arch: Ranma calls together several powerful psychics and
magicians to give them a rundown on the situation.  Kurz and others rescue
several DachiKira, including one in particular that Kodachi desires.  And
Tessa lays the foundations for a deadly stratagem.

Invasion Arch: News of Nifelheim returns to Earth with the horrid
realization that the thousands of currently overpowered lunatics and
criminals that had been released are in charge and about to come to Earth.

Juxtapositions of Intimacy Interlude: In the week between the rebel Gods
taking Japan and the effort to take it back, individuals use the time in
their own ways.

Retaking Japan Arch(in process): The assault begins at Kyushu.  Kurz, Mao
and Sosuke are sent to Europe to track down Gauron and hopefully where
Skuld's been taken.  Kaname and Megumi work with Mara's virus experts to try
to fix Nidhog and restore the loyalists to full power.

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Eija walked into her quarters nervously ahead of her mother, but the redhead
followed in quickly and made sure the door was shut behind her.

"Is something wrong, Okaasan?" the pale Goddess asked.

"Did some..." Ranma stopped and reached down to a pile of discarded clothes
and picked up a shirt. "There's residual chi in this, lots of it."

"Oh, I thought Naiki got rid of that," Eija said quietly, immediately
closing and covering her mouth.

"Naiki!" Ranma said quickly. "What does Naiki have to do with this?"

"Nothing!" Eija said. "Nothing. I just..." She gestured hopelessly.

Ranma took a deep breath and directed Eija to sit down, which the girl did,
taking a demure posture.

*What's going on?* Kaname asked.

*Okaasan is asking me about last night,* Eija responded.

*How the heck does she know?* Kaname asked.

*I do not think we covered our tracks very well,* Sousuke noted. *Mao and
Kurz have made some comments that imply that they may have guessed something
has happened.*

*It's not like she could have heard from the twenty or thirty people that
noticed we switched blouses on accident. Or the people that heard me talking
about...you know.* Kaname replied. *She's been fighting all day.*

*She just found your blouse in my room, Kaname,* Eija said.

"Privacy," Ranma said, crossing her arms.

Eija looked to her momentarily and then nodded hesitantly.

*I've got to go,* she sent meekly.

*Good luck,* Kaname said.

*It shall be fine,* Sousuke assured her.

And then Eija rose a mental screen between her and the other two, such that
she could only just feel them there past the barrier.

"Tell me what happened," Eija's mother demanded, not harshly, just
insistently.

"We...Sousuke-kun and I," Eija said. "We went to go talk to Kaname because
we found out about her father dying in New York and Sousuke-kun had learned
her brother was safe."

"I knew that part," Ranma said nodding with a firm expression on her face.
"Where'd it go from there?"

"We talked about cheering each other up," Eija said, her face started to
flush. "And then decided to practice kissing and...will...uh"

She wrung her hands out nervously and looked around anywhere but at her
mother.

"It's...uh kind of a...blur?" Eija said hopefully.

"I don't want a blow by blow," Ranma said. "I very much don't want a blow by
blow."

"Oh thank goodness," Eija said, giving a long, relieved breath and then
straightening up and looking over at her mother's twitching face.

"So everything just...exploded," Ranma said.

"That does describe a lot of it," Eija said pale cheeks almost red as she
thought about it with a slight smile.

"Not. Helping," the red-headed exorcist said.

"I'm sorry, Okaasan," Eija said quietly hanging her head.

Ranma flexed her fingers and took a breath.

"Did you use protection?" she asked.