[Episode 250333] [Episode 250333]Kasumi ran from her home and the monsters within. She had been possessed once before, even though the spirit was more mischievous than malevolent, she didn't want to be like that again. Just the thought of the demon that took Ranma taking her sickened her. She wasted no time shedding her apron. The girl simply grabbed her purse, put on her shoes and ran.
Nabiki didn't waste any time following her older sister. The middle sister could taste the contents on her stomach on her tongue but she did not slow down. Dry heaves churned in her stomach as she pushed her shocked body forward. Nabiki knew in her gut that this wasn't over. Something told her to run far and fast. There was no time to help Akane out of her delusions or to convince the adults to run. The middle sister didn't even bother to change her house slipper for her street shoes.
Their fears materialized hours after they had fled.
Ranma's death had been brutal but quick. The conception of Ranma's replacements had been anything but. The demon had quickly unraveled the deception and returned to the only place he could. The portal to Earth remained open signaling that his mark was still on the mortal plane. When Rothgan returned those that did not flee were looking at the corpse of Ranma Saotome nearly cationic. Little more than four hours had passed in the time he was gone. Rothgan's slimy tendril wrapped around Genma's neck. The distraught father was taken off guard. The vile being demanded, “Who has your daughter's soul!”
Nodoka rose from her seat first. She screamed at the top of her lungs. Her voice was fury and anger at perhaps the only target she could take vengeance against with a clean conscious.
Her blade was knocked away by the serpentine mass of evil. Nodoka quickly found her self disarmed and bound. “You will tell me Saotome or the consequence will be dire.”
Akane let out a scream as her mallet cut through the ghastly horror. The semi-corporeal spirit trapped her in the same manner as Nodoka.
His sickening voice demanded, “Tell me who else you sold his soul to!”
Genma spat at the creature remained defiant even as he was bound. Rothgan constricted the mortal. Genma struggled but the vengeful creature would have none of it. Thorns grew out of Rothgan's tendrils. The razor-sharp points cut the bound man with every twist and turn.
A surprise interrupted the demon, the portal was already contracting. Rothgan knew his time was short. Heaven must have rescued the child. A Valkyrie must have chosen the young warrior as a consort. His venomous voice replied, “So be it! You have no child yet! Then I shall help you have one!”
His retribution to the theft would be terrible and slow. The corrupted fertility spirit began to do what he knew best. He would not let Genma win so easily. Razor sharp talons cut into the martial artist and removed that which made him a man. With surgical precision the family jewels of the Saotome line were claimed by the demon. Akane and Nodoka could only watch in horror as Genma was mutilated. They soon became the active targets of the demonic creature. Rothgan was as brutal as he was efficient. He shred the clothing of the two females with a mere whim. The proper spells to ensure the women were fertile washed over them like a hurricane wind. In seconds the two had been sown with seed reaped from Genma's loins. The dark beast roared. “Don't you dare try to hide them from me Genma Saotome.”
Rothgan knew Hild's wrath would be terrible. He struggled to reach out and find more targets. His punishment for letting the Yamasenken slip into mortal hands would cost him dearly. Nothing was to leave the hoard so easily. All lures a demon used must be accounted for when the contract was completed. His retribution would have gone farther but Rothgan was bound to Ranma's death. The window opened by his reaped soul slowly closing. The spirit let out a curse at the Valkyrie he believed to have chosen Ranma. The twisted demon spent his last moments doing all he could to ensure Genma Saotome would have an heir. He left vile marks upon the women ensuring their pregnancies would bear fruit. His corruption deeply bound the two mothers and their children. The spell would ensure the two infants would take breath at exactly the same moment giving him the loophole to steal two souls for hell. With one last taunt the demon was forced back into his domain. “Enjoy the union of your precious schools.”
The police responded to a gruesome scene. Where Ranma's death had been no louder than the typical morning fight Rothgan's retribution caused a commotion. One corpse, one mutilated man, two rape victims and one catatonic old man. The officers on hand tried to piece together what had happened. The fantasy tale spun by the victims of this terrible crime would have to be unwoven by the detectives and doctors.
Rothgan trembled before the Daimakaicho. His portal had been closed and he had returned without a prize. Her aura was a cool breeze in the hellfire of the pit. His interrogation had not been a gentle one. Her cold malice wrapped around his corrupted form and squeezed every so gently.
Hild's fiery eyes demanded answers. “You ensured Genma Saotome would have two heirs?”
The twisted spirit groveled pathetically. “Yes mistress. The girl and his wife both carry his seed now. They are destined to share their first breath.”
Her aura tightened again. She knew it was within his twisted power to manipulate such things. The corrupted creature had been a most fruitful agent when it came to doubling their investments on certain contracts. “The Yamasenken, where did you get it?”
Rothgan could feel his limbs beginning to go numb. “I requisitioned it from the hoard!”
Hild considered this bit of information carefully. The Hoard of Hell was set up to ensure any agent of hell could tempt any mortal that summoned them. “Your punishment for your failure is simple. You must ensure that both daughters are on your wall before their eighteenth birthday. In addition, you must contribute four seeds of corruption from your tree to the hoard to compensate for the loss of the Yamasenken.”
Rothgan cringed as he was dismissed. Taking the two daughters would be easy enough. They would be born under a dark mark into a twisted home. Even if heaven was watching over the children he would simply have to wait for the opportune moment as he did with Ranma. Four seeds however, were a crushing blow. The rare fruit of his withered tree took time and energy to create. Hild did not demand intimidate re-compensation so he had time.
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