Written By Leonardo B. Castro

Those who are unkind to others abandon all hope of getting kindness back.

~Leonardo B. Castro~

Ryoga was suppose to be walking to the Throne Room in Phoenix Mountain, but unfortunately, he got lost. How he ended up in Juuban was anyone’s guess. At least it was better than that Death Star place or that Wolfpack Island.

Then he stumbled into the Cheery Hill Temple. Akane was there, covered in blood. One of the girls finished healing her. Ryoga instantly convince that they were torturing Akane, then healing her, then planning to torture her again.

“OH KAMI-SAMA, AKANE. RANMA THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!” He screamed as he charged the Senshi. He batted Saturn and Moon away and grabbed Akane. Then Akane and he teleported away.

“Well, that was weird. Son, are you okay?” Setsuna asked. She ran up to Ranma. She looked over her son.

“Son, are you well?” Setsuna asked. Ranma tried to wave off his mother but found himself lacking the power. Ranma felt increasingly weaker every passing moment.

“Okay Tenma, I believe you should get off your father.” Setsuna said as she help her grandchild off Ranma. Tenma struggled slightly, but quickly submitted to Setsuna’s request since he loves her almost as much as he loves his father.

Ranma sat down. ‘Why am I not regenerating like normal?’ Ranma thought as he passed out.

Usagi shook her head to clear after the fall. She looked up in time to see Setsuna’s son hit the dirt and all the other Senshi rush to him. “What happened to him?” Usagi asked as she got up and ran to him.

This was serious. People don’t just pass out. But the blood leaking from his armor told Usagi what had happened.

Chapter Ten

Jadeite felt the passing of his pawn and started to laugh. Ranma slew her. He sent the wife of the prince of Pluto who was long thought dead into battle, and Ranma to slay her.

And since Ranma had engaged her in combat, then his plan was complete. A mere nick of the blade he bestowed on Molisa would spell doom for Ranma. And soon, he’ll prove to Quartz that he was more worthy than Ranma and he’ll be well on his way to power.

Jadeite’s laughing soon become demonic in nature.

***

‘My precious, precious Akane. Soon, you’ll be better. Once I cure whatever Ranma done to you,’ Ryoga Hibiki thought as he poured through the Spellbooks of Charming that was before him.

He cast his attention to his right. Gagged and bounded to the wall in chains was Akane. Akane looked fearfully at him. Any motion near her would sent her into a panic. ‘Damn you Ranma Saotome. DAMN YOU.’ His mind roared.

He stride up to her confidently. And with the back of his gloved hand, he stroke her cheek gently. “Don’t worry precious. Soon you’ll be whole.” He whisper to her as she tried to pull away from him.

To say that Akane was having a bad night would be a understatement. Here she was, trapped here by some demon. At first it tried to trick her into believing it was Ryoga. When she begged him to help her get back to Ranma, the demon showed it true colors.

Soon the fake Ryoga was sporting black crystal horns and wings. And the largest fangs, which of the likes that she never seen before. Akane knew that Ranma wasn’t going to save her this time. She was going to die for sure.

***

Quartz watched her servant, Ryoga, lose control of his emotions and became a quartz demon again. That was the price he paid for the power that was endowed on him by her.

She sniffed distastefully. It was below her status to have such servants. If Ryoga didn’t start controlling himself soon, she’ll have to get rid of him.

***

Ami looked at the man before her. Setsuna’s son, who was named Rammie according to Haruka and Michiru, was laying on a futon unconscious. His breathing was shallow and his he body was racked with a fever.

Hotaru, who was also there, clutched his hand tightly and shed tears of aguish and pain. Ami’s heart went out to the young girl as Hotaru sobs continued.

“Don’t worry Hotaru. I’ll do everything in my power to help him. And even Setsuna and Rei are working on helping Rammie. He’ll be okay. I promised.” Ami told the crying youth. Unfortunately, it seemed that her words of gentle kindness fell on deaf ears.

Ami typed furiously on her computer, analyzing the toxic compounds in Rammie’s body. To the best of her knowledge, it was some kind of animal’s venom. Most likely snake in origin, but he had no wounds to suggest that.

So how did the toxin get into his system? Ami had a headache. The door opened and through it came Sailor Pluto in civilian from.

“Setsuna, anything you can tell me?” Ami asked. Setsuna looked like she hasn’t slept in days, and the puff red eyes shows that she has been crying.

“Oh Ami.” Setsuna said as she broken down and cling to the Senshi of Mercury as if she was a woman clinging to a life preserver in a sea of sorrow.

Ami was unsure of how to handle this. She held Setsuna and pat her in the back and told her everything would be alright. Then Hotaru let go of Ranma’s hand and hugged Ami and Setsuna and cried in unisons with Setsuna.

Now Ami was really troubled with what to do as she never expected to be in this kind of situation.

***

Michiru stared at nothing. She was in shock. The look of pain in her daughter’s eyes as they carried Ranma back to the apartment will haunt her nightmares forever.

Such suffering her little girl was feeling now, it hurt her and Haruka. Michiru never wanted Hotaru to feel such pain in her life. It was one of the reason she fought so hard against the force of darkness.

Michiru leaned against Haruka, who sitting next with her in the love seat in the living room. Michiru rest her head on Haruka’s shoulder.

Michiru felt Haruka’s arms developed her and tried to forget all of her troubles that now plague her. Then something caught her eye.

Sitting in a chair across the room from her, was Tenma. The young boy cried silent tears of sorrow. His shoulders quaked as he cried mutely. He tried to wipe away the tears, but they kept on coming.

Michiru maternal instincts took over. Michiru disengaged from her lover and went to Tenma. She embrace the child and to soothing words of comfort and hope. That all would be alright. That his father would be well soon. That he shouldn’t be sad.

***

Haruka looked at the scene that unfolded before her. Michiru was soon good with children. One of the most things that Michiru had regretted when she became Haruka’s lover was that she never could have a child. Ever.

See her like this now, made Haruka feel guilty for some reason. Then she mentally slap herself for being heartless. Here in front of her was Tenma.

Tenma feels like he just lost his father, and she never thought of trying to comfort the boy. Haruka stood up and went over to help Michiru to calm the child down.

***

Lady Quartz looked up from her throne. Something was wrong. She could sense it. As if a part of her in messing. She was in emotional pain, yet she did not know why.

Then it came to her. “Ranma.” She said in a whisper. He was in trouble. He was in pain. His suffering was great, and his injury fatal.

It was slow and very painful for him. The pain he was in was unimaginable. And for the second time in her life, she felt powerless. If nothing was done soon, Ranma would be a memory.

***

“He been poisoned by the Fang of The Cobra.” Setsuna said as she calmed down. She looked Ami in the face and wipe away her tears.

“The only cure is the Dragon’s Bloom mix into the heart blood of victim’s mother. And the only person who has Dragon‘s Bloom is Quartz.”

To be continued…

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