He was pretty darn good at White Magic, was working on his skills in Shamanistic and Black Magic, and was working on a couple of props since magic items and legendary swords weren't exactly common.
He knew something was going to hit the fan soon. His studies into predicting the future had revealed a sort of uncertainty principle. Beyond a certain point, too many ripples and branches obscured the future. Likewise, focussing on a particular thing didn't work too well. The narrower your focus, the more difficult to pin down. Trends was another thing altogether.
There were several dangers facing the Senshi and himself - one of which involved time and something to do with Order. The other danger was more pressing because it specifically went after Hotaru and her friends and seemed to be something caused by the first problem but apart from it.
Ranma mused over these findings, trying to make sense of them.
"The Guardian at the Gate," read Ranma, speaking aloud despite being alone because he was trying to make sense of this and concentrating on making the tiled symbols into some sort of sense. "Though 'Gate' could mean 'Bridge' or 'Door' or something. Danger - that one's clear. Unintended Consequences or 'Mishap'. Awakening - something. Darkness. Chaos. Hunger. An ankh? That could mean anything from 'Eternal Life' to 'Hot & Heavy Sex'."
"That's sort of like a Tarot, sempai?"
"Yeah, sort of," mumbled Ranma. "This says 'Enemy' and... ?!"
Ranma slowly turned his head. Hotaru blinked back at him.
"WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Ranma exclaimed, jumping back. "What? How did ya?!"
"Spare key, remember? Sempai," said Hotaru, scowling as best she could. "I know what you've been doing."
"I can explain! It's not what you're thinking?!" said Ranma.
"It looks like fun, can I help?" asked Hotaru, turning the scowl into a genuine smile.
"I... oh?"
Sailor Pluto scowled as she read the tiles. According to THAT, one of the ripples had caused something completely unacceptable. She had disturbed something that should have been allowed to sleep, because that ripple had:
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