Devil Hunter Ranma By Micronime http:\www.oocities.org\Micronime All the characters are the propriety of their respective owner. -------------------------------------------------------------- ---- indicates the beginning and the end of a section **** indicates the beginning and the end of a flashback "" indicates a speech in Japanese <> indicates a speech in Chinese [] indicates a thought Author note : This story that your about to read is a crossover featuring the Ranma 1/2 cast, the Sailor Moon cast and the characters from Devil Hunter Yohko. The action take place when Ranma and Genma arrive at Jusenkyo and after the arrival of Asuza. At first I wanted to write the plot into "The truth revealed", but I a believed the story would have become to complicated. Now let get the show begin. -------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 : China, demons and Amazons 07:32, Jusenkyo valley Qinghai province, China It was early in the morning, a light mist still covered the valley, all that could be seen clearly were the hundreds of bamboo poles sticking out of the many springs of Jusenkyo. Beyond the nearby forest was the mount Quanjing dominated everything of the fabulous surrounding. The only observers of this breathtaking scenery were three men. " Here sir, we come to famous ground of cursed springs, Jusenkyo. " Said the first man in a heavily accented Japanese. He wore a green communist uniform with a matching cap. The man was obviously bald under his cap and had a thick layer of fat. He seemed to serve as a guide to the other two. " Are you prepared Ranma? " Asked the second man to the third, who was obviously his son . The father was wearing a worn out white gi tied up by a black belt he was also carrying a heavy looking back pack and on his bald head a white handkerchief. He also looked heavier than the guide . " Ah man! This place isn't half as bad as I thought it'd be. " Was the only reply from Ranma. Like his father, the boy was wearing a white gi tied with a black belt and his back pack looked fully loaded. Ranma had his black hair tied back in a ponytail. As if those words had some untold magical power, the ground suddenly opened in front of them and all the water contained in the springs of the valley poured into the newly made hole. Before any of the witnesses could say anything, creatures of all form and shape, some familiar and some that seemed to be a mixed creation of all kind of animal and some vaguely human. Only a few seconds after the opening of the fissure, creatures of true nightmare began to appear out of what once had been the cursed spring of Jusenkyo : Demons . The three men stayed surprised at the sight in front of them. The first one to utter a word was Ranma. " THAT look like a challenge! " The two older man looked at him in disbelief. Having heard Ranma too, the demons took an unhealthy interest in the three humans. Then various demons started to move toward the small group. Meanwhile, something came back in the mind of the guide, and he said it out loud in a panicked voice. " Eh! This ... this never happened before! " Now HE was the center of attention of the two others. Then all three of them looked at the demons that were quickly closing toward their location. The guide slowly stepped back from the abominations, then he turned around and ran as fast as he could, he was soon followed by the fat Japanese man and then his son quickly followed suit. The demons and also some of the creatures gave chase. They ran like this for some time and the men had gained some space from their pursuers, but the oversized guide quickly felt behind . " Sir .. Sir ... please ... wait for me! " The younger one quickly turned around, but the older one grabbed his right arm continued running. The desperate guide searched for something he could do to save himself since he doubted that the demons would have mercy for him. He would not be able to defend himself against demons he doubted that the three of them could stand a chance if they had to fight. The only thing he knew was the locations of the sites that might interest the tourist and the nearby villages. He then remembered of those villages in particular and tried a desperate gamble. " Sir ... please .. I.. I know ... a village of strong .. warrior .. nearby .. " Now the older man turned around still holding the boy's arm and ran toward the out of breath man. The boy and the man each grabbed one of the guide's arm and ran in the direction the oversized guide was telling them too. -------------------------------------------------------------- 07:43, Jusenkyo valley Qinghai province, China Only a few moments after the three men ran away, another boy reached the valley, but this one was on top of a cliff. He was wearing a pair of black trousers, a black shirt and he had a orange bandana tied around his head. After only a few second of contemplation over what was left of springs, he started back to walk away from the edge of the cliff. Before he started to run away he did one thing that came out of habit to him in the last months : he yelled . " Because of you Saotome Ranma, I have truly seen HELL! " All the demons that were in earshot started running toward their new-found prey. Since the regular demon has a better hearing than human that mean a lot of demons. Seeing the horde of demons moving toward him the boy ran in the opposite direction and desperately hoped to get lost. -------------------------------------------------------------- 07:45, outside Jusenkyo valley Qinghai province, China Still running as fast as they could the three men were nearing a forest. All were hoping that the trees would slow down their pursuer and maybe find a hiding place were they could regain their breath. The youngest of the three took a quick look behind them. " Hey ! Pop it looks like the demon are going back to the springs! " His father dared looking toward the springs. After a few seconds of observation, he went back to look in front of him just in time to avoid a low tree branch. " Don't stop .. running son ... they might come back! " The boy simply nodded before looking at the man he was half supporting and half carrying. The guide looked like he was starting to regain his breath. " Is it still far before we get to that village you talked about? " " No kind sir .. it is just beyond those trees ... then down mountain. " After hearing this, the boy nearly lost his footing, but was able regain his balance before he could actually fall. Ranma was still trying to determine the reason why the demons stopped to pursue them. [ What could have made them turn around? Could it be ... ] " Was there anybody else with you at the spring? " The guide looked at him and answered him between two heavy breaths . " No just me. Normally daughter there too, but now she in a nearby village. " Ranma was relieved to have hear that nobody else was in the valley, but it still didn't explain the behavior of the demons. [ Maybe they can't leave the valley. ] He desperately hoped that was it, because he didn't like the thought of demons running around in the countryside. Without looking back the three men continued running. -------------------------------------------------------------- 08:30, outside the Chinese Amazons village Qinghai province, China The three men stopped running and looked at the village at the base of the mountain ... but the main reason of their halt was to regain their breath. The village was like any other village that they had the chance to come across, the majority of the houses were small and didn't have a second floor. The structure that attracted the attention of the travelers were the stone walls at the outskirts of the village, those walls meant for them protection against the demons. The guide spoke by reflex more than anything else. " Here sirs, is village of .. Chinese Amazons. " Ranma looked a the Chinese guide before asking some explanation. " What are Amazons? " For the guide, explaining thing like he usually did had the effect of calming him. It permitted him to forget the recent event that took place at his old working assignment. To answer the question of the brave boy was like temporally escaping reality. " They are strong women warrior. They also are very prideful. " The two foreigners gave each other a quick questioning glance before following the guide. In mid trek the guide stopped and turned around to look at the younger man. " I strongly advise you kind sir not to defeat a Amazon girl in combat, except that is if you looking for wife. " At that moment, Ranma tripped on a loose rock and nearly fell face first into the dirt. He normally wouldn't have been so clumsy, but what the guide had just said had surprised him. After regaining his balance, he looked at the Chinese man. " What do you mean by that? " The guide could easily see the confusion in the boy's eyes. It was not the first time that he had to explain the laws of the Amazon to traveler. Some of them even tried to defeat one, only a few had succeeded. " Well you see kind sir, if Amazon woman is defeated by a man she must marry man. " Ranma looked at the Chinese man his eyes has big as saucer. The teen couldn't believe what the guide had just told him. Neither remarked the thoughtful expression on the third man face. " You gotta be kidding! " " It is their law kind sir. And Amazons very proud and they follow their laws. " Before the boy could find anything to reply to this, his father grabbed him by the shoulders and made him look at him. Ranma had only seen his father that serious when he was about to tell something he wouldn't like or that he was going to teach him a difficult and _very_ dangerous technique. Ranma had learned early to hate that look. " Ranma. I don't want you to fight one of those women even if you are challenged by one of them. " Ranma didn't expect that. He had dreaded that his father would ask him to fight the wealthiest woman so he could have all the protection _and_ food he wanted. Ranma was half relieved, but there was still something that he didn't like in what his father had said. Not that he wanted to get married, but Saotome Ranma, heir of the Saotome school of anything goes martial art, never back down from a challenge. By accepting challenges he got stronger and faster, he also learned many techniques like that, but more importantly he had been raised like that. " I never back down from a challenge! " The older man shook him once to gain his entire attention. The next few words were said slowly but in a tone he rarely used. " You won't fight with any of them even if you are challenged! Do you understand boy? " Ranma looked away from the man before facing him again. " Yes, Oyagi. " The words were not said loudly, but they were spoken. The man released his child before readjusting his loaded back pack. " You can take this as part of your training. Not all the fight are worth winning. " " You always said the opposite. " His father made as if he didn't hear him and he seem to be very good at it. The guide having witnessed all of this turned around and started to walk the village and was quickly followed by the two foreigners. -------------------------------------------------------------- 08:40, inside the Chinese Amazons village Qinghai province, China The three travelers entered the village, but nobody seem to pay attention to them. All the villagers were at the center of the village and they seem to be looking at something. " I forgot today great tournament in village. " Ranma stopped looking around and turned to face the Chinese guide. " A tournament? " The teenage boy searched his surrounding to see the ring, but he only found a big log that have been raised two meters from the ground. " Yes kind sir, today all the Amazons stop working to assist or to participate. Great honor for the Amazon who win the tournament. " At that moment, two women climbed on the log and took a ready stance. " I hope they have strong warriors because were going to need them, right pop? " Not receiving any answers from his father the boy and the guide started to look around for him. Ranma found him first. He was heading toward a table covered with various food. " Hey look! He's going to eat the food at that buffet there. That pop alright! Always thinking about his stomach. " When the guide saw where the father of the boy was heading he was suddenly struck by fear. " That no buffet! That first prize of tournament! " When the statement of the guide registered in his brain, Ranma quickly started to run toward his father. While running he tried to warn his father. " Pop! Don't eat that food it is for the winner of the tournament. " His father looked at him, already with a fruit in his hand. If he had understood what his son had said it wasn't showing since he was rubbing the fruit on his gi. " Bah! They won't remark it if I eat only one or two. " Ranma knew better than to trust his father with food, but he tried to convince his father. " Put that back pop we don't want any problem with those amazons now, right? " His father showed is understanding of is statement by brining the fruit toward his open mouth. Before the hungry Japanese man could start eating, his son jumped and tried to grab the fruit. Soon after, what had started little a simple game became a all out fight between father and son. After a few moment of this battle, it was clear that the older man was at disadvantage, because one of his hand was holding the fruit. Before the father could do something to change that, Ranma landed a swift kick right under his opponent undefended chin. After having send his father into unconsciousness, Ranma quickly grabbed the fruit and put it back on the table. After taking a deep breath, he turned around and was surprised to see that he was now the center of attention of the Chinese Amazons. One of the Amazons that looked to be about his age and had long purple hair slowly walked toward him. She was wearing a red dress that ended several inch over her knees. The girl started to speak in a language he didn't understand, but he was ready to bet it was Chinese. < I, Shampoo, challenge you to fight me in combat! > The only thing the boy understood in what the girl had said was something about shampoo. Ranma's best translation was that the girl wanted her hair washed, but for some reason Ranma didn't think that was it. " Eh! What did you say? " < He didn't understand my challenge! > Ranma understood even less of what she just said, but he could clearly see the disappointment showing on the girl face. Before he could reply to the Chinese girl, she took a aggressive stance with her bonbouries in her hands. Ranma unconsciously adapted a fighting stance, which made the girl smile. Before the girl could attack, Ranma remembered his promised to his father and dropped his stance, making it clear that he would not fight. < He seem to be refusing your challenge Shampoo. You should maybe let me try. > Shampoo quickly turned around to face the girl who had spoke to her. Ranma at this seemed to be even more confused. The girl had short green hair not going past her shoulder. She was wearing a green and black dress in the same style than the purple haired girl. < No way Brush! I challenged him first! > As the argument started between the two girl, Ranma started looking for the Jusenkyo guide. He found him not far from him in the crowd and made a few sign to make him come closer . He nearly didn't see the green haired girl take out a long wooden staff out of nowhere while shouting something in Chinese. < Then I challenge you for the right to challenge him. > < I accept! > All the Amazons started to make some space around the two girls. Ranma easily understood what was to come and quickly covered the space left between him and the Chinese guide. His confusion clear in his voice. " What going on? " The guide seemed a bit nervous of all the activity surrounding the young boy. " Those two girls seem to be fighting over right to challenge you kind sir. " They both looked at the two girls had started to circle each other and the first blow were about to be given. Ranma returned his attention to the guide. " But why? Is it because of the prize? " The guide shook his head. " No kind sir, I believe it is because they want you as husband. You remember the law of the Amazon. And if I heard right they aren't the only ones. " Truth to be told many women of the tribe were looking a him with strange gleam in their eyes. Other were totally ignoring him to watch the two girls trading blow at a quick pace. Ranma could easily tell that they were both skilled, but if they continued one of them would surly get hurt. " You got to stop them! " " I agree kind sir, but how? " Ranma looked back at the two girl just to see the purple haired one land a blow into her opponent torso. " Tell them about the demons at Jusenkyo. " The Chinese guide put one hand behind his head looking ashamed of himself. " Oh, that right kind sir I nearly forgot about them with all the recent excitement. " Before the guide could speak, a old and raspy voice beat him to it. To Ranma's amazement it was said in a flawless Japanese. " What do you mean by demons at Jusenkyo boy? " All the activities around stopped even the two fighting girls and they all looked at him. Ranma looked at the one who had talked, a small old woman with long white hair holding a staff bigger than herself, moving from behind a few near Amazons . Ranma didn't need any more hints understand this old woman was more than meet the eyes . " Eh! Where the springs were the ground opened and strange creatures and demons started coming out of it. " Whispers started to circulated in the crowd of gathered Amazons. They all ceased when the old woman looked toward the crowd. " Hum, and what did you do? " " The guide, my father and I ran away as fast as we could. " The old woman nodded approvingly. " The wisest thing to do. " She then looked toward the guide. < His is telling the truth guide of Jusenkyo? > The Chinese man nodded before answering. < Everything he said his true elder of the Amazon. > All around them whispers started once again to circulate, only a few had understood what Ranma had say, but everybody understood that it was serious. < Quiet! > No one dared to speak and looked toward the elder. < All Amazon in age of fighting are to take their weapons. > Now all the villagers ran toward the respective house. The elder then turned to face the two girls that had been fighting. < Shampoo, Brush since you two already have your weapons you are going to come with this boy and me. > The purple haired one was the first to answer to the elder. < Yes great grandmother! > Which was quickly followed by Brush's reply, who was still nursing one of her bruises. < Yes elder Cologne! > She then turned so she was now facing the boy the girls were fighting over. She had to admit that he looked full of potential. " Boy. You are to come me to see if those demons are coming here or you can stay if you're too afraid. " The last part was said like a taunt. To Ranma it sounded like a challenge and there was no way he was going to back done from that one. " I am not afraid of anything! " His voice was full of confidence. " Good, then my great granddaughter didn't misjudge you. " That seem to puzzle the Japanese boy. " Your great granddaughter? " " Yes, Shampoo ... " The elder said while pointing the purple haired girl, who did a quick bow . " ... and this ... " She continued while pointing the other girl. " ... is Brush one of the best of her age. They will come with us, as for I am Cologne one of the elder of this village. " Ranma might not be the man with the more social skill, but it was still evident what he had to do. " I'm Ranma. Saotome Ranma and this ... " He said while pointing the unconscious man. " ... is my father Saotome Genma. " " Well since the presentation are made we are better be going then. " After saying that she started to move toward the village's gate on her staff. The three youngsters followed her without saying a word. After a few moment, the man laying on the ground opened an eye and looked around. Since nobody seem to pay any attention to him he got back on his feet and started eating the first price. -------------------------------------------------------------- 09:12, outside the Chinese Amazons village Qinghai province, China For the second time that day Ranma found himself outside the protective stone walls and wishing to be already inside. If he had refused to go with them they would have believed that he was a coward, he was lucky they did not already think that after declining Shampoo's challenge. The small group begin their trek toward the cliff. " Child. What can you tell me about the creatures and the demons you saw at the valley? " The young Japanese didn't like being called 'child', but he tried his best not to let his annoyance show. Ranma took some time to remember is encounter with the demons less than two hours ago. " Before we ran away I'd say that there was about a hundred or so demons, maybe half of them weren't bigger than a man, but I saw two or three that looked to be about three or four meters high. Many of them had wings, but for some reasons those didn't pursue us. " " What about the creatures you were talking about earlier? " " I don't know why you should be worried about them, the majority of them looked armless and some looked really silly. " The elder eyed the boy curiously before returning her attention back to the path in front of her. " Tell me what do you know about Jusenkyo, child. " Ranma involuntarily flinched when the old woman called him 'child' again. He tried to hide it behind a thoughtful expression, but the old woman had seen it and smirked. " Well, it is supposed to be ancient training ground, but right now it is occupied by demon, that about it. Pop didn't tell me much about the place before we got there. " < What an inconsiderate idiot! > Shampoo and Brush looked at each other asking themselves the same question. It was Shampoo who dared ask it. < Great grandmother is he really that bad. > < I wasn't talking about the boy, but his father, great grand daughter. > Both girl heaved a sigh of relief, which didn't go unnoticed neither by the older woman, who let a small smile reach her face, or the boy, who eyed them curiously. " Is there something I should know? " Cologne went back to a neutral expression before answering the 'child'. " The cursed springs of Jusenkyo wear that name because each spring that the valley contains, possesses it's own curse. If you had fallen into one of those springs you would have broke the surface of the water with the body of what had already drowned in it. " The boy looked at the older woman trying to determine if she was telling the truth or was just trying to scare him. Before he could find his answer they arrived at the base of the cliff. Cologne decided to push her explanation further. " I am sure that you know that people have drowned elsewhere, right? " She waited to see him nod before resuming her explanation. " Well the reason why here the springs became cursed is because that under the springs was a seal . That seal kept the demons prisoners underground. The cause of the springs gaining such curses came from either the magic of the seal or the evilness of the demons or possibly both. But as you witnessed the seal was somehow destroyed and the demons are now free. Now child, could you tell me about those creatures? " Because of what he had just heard, Ranma didn't even remark the child comment. He started to mentally evaluate the number of strange creature he saw at the valley earlier today. " Eh yeah, they were at least fifty of them, many of them were birds and other were looking close to human. " After hearing this, the older woman stayed quiet for some time before telling what she had learned from the 'child' to the two youngs Amazons. After having finished explaining, nobody said a word for several minutes. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10:47, near the valley of Jusenkyo Qinghai province, China They still had to walk about one or two kilometers before they could reach the outskirt of the valley and yet they didn't encounter any demon. They were in the middle of a forest and walking while looking all around them in case of an attack. Ranma could feel something in the air, like if the wind had shifted, but yet not like it. Being disturbed by the new feeling Ranma slowed down. Cologne remarked that and expanded her senses, then she felt it also. She quickly raised her right hand. " Stop! " Then the three youngsters did as told and they took ready stance and did as few noise as possible. All around them no sound was heard, not even a bird were singing. Cologne was eying Ranma with a thoughtful expression. [ He felt it before I could. What does this mean? ] Without making any noise, Cologne assigned them to search different part of their surrounding. Brush directed herself toward the left side, Shampoo went straight ahead as for Ranma he went to the right. After walking fifteen meters in his direction, Ranma's strange feeling change into a light buzzing, he then felt something quickly coming at his right and he jumped backward. The tree that was at is left was smashed by a big gray fist. Ranma looked at the owner of the fist, it was a demon with two heads taller than him and build like a wall, but what attracted his attention were the two red eyes looking at him from the head of the monster. The demon tried to punch Ranma again, but the boy jumped over the his and landed on his arm. Ranma kicked the head of the demon twice before using it as a springboard. Having heard the tree being smashed the two youngs Amazons ran toward the fight, but they were stopped by Cologne. Shampoo looked at her great-grand-mother for answers, but all her attention was on the airborne Ranma. < I never thought that I would see this style again! > From the air, Ranma saw that his attacks had little or no effect on the demon. Ranma started to jump from tree to tree around the demon gaining speed with each jump. The Demon tried to follow his movement, but Ranma was too fast. At that moment, Ranma jumped straight a the demon with his right foot first. The kick connected right behind the head of the giant, who crashed to the ground twenty feet away and laid still. Ranma, breathing hard, slowly approached the demon. Before Ranma could get near of it, Cologne stopped him with her staff. Ranma looked at the elder before speaking. " Is it .. dead? " Before Cologne could answer him, the demon rose on his feet. Ranma quickly took a fighting stance, but before he could move toward the demon, Cologne extended her staff from which a bright white light was shoot in the direction of their opponent. On the path of the light everything was affected as if a strong wind was passing. Before the demon could move away, the light hit him right in the torso. The hell creature let loose a scream that sounded like a the howl of a thousand differents animals in one. When all the forest became calm again, there was nothing left of the demon. Ranma looked back where Cologne was a second ago to see only a empty space. After looking around, he found her hopping on her staff in the direction of the village. " Quick you three! We must return to the village before more get here. " Ranma didn't wait any longer and followed her. The two Chinese girls without having understood what their elder told them followed none the less. Ranma was the first to reach Cologne. " What did you throw at the demon? " Cologne eyed him with caution before answering. " It was a chi blast. If you stay around long enough I will teach you how to do the same, Ranma. "