There was a large thump as the pursuing crowd ran into a transparent barrier put out by the thing.
"I've got what?" said Ranma, quite aware of the murderous glares from various fiancees/rivals/etc.
The sphere bobbled happily in mid-air. "Your wish!"
"Uhm, about that, I didn't really mean," began Ranma with a nervous look towards the fiancees/rivals/unwell wishers/etc crew.
"Now, now, don't be defensive. It was a perfectly good wish, not nearly as bad as some of those I've heard," the sphere edged marginally closer. "You wouldn't believe some of the wishes I've heard."
"Well," said Ranma. "It's like this-"
"Having a genuinely kind fiancee. Someone who could actually help you improve your life like helping you find a cure for your curse," said the sphere. "Yes. A very good wish indeed."
"But you see, there's this little... cure for my curse?" Ranma ignored the crowd for a moment.
"Got one that's perfect for you," said the sphere.
"Excuse me, what exactly are you?" asked Cologne from on top of Ranma's head, having gone over the barrier to get a better look.
"I'm a aasimon. A servant of a god. Or in my case, goddess. I'm representing the deity granting this wish, Amaterasu Omikami."
"HAH!" shouted Tatewaki Kuno. "If the goddess of the sun doth show e'en the slightest favor to Ranma Saotome, may she strike me down this moment!"
Nabiki, standing next to Kuno, smirked. Like that would happen.
Smoking and ash-covered, Tatewaki Kuno slowly fell over, the bokken in his hands flaking away as a thin vaporous material.
Everyone else stared at the fallen Kuno briefly. Various people ready to charge Ranma and attack (as soon as they got around this barrier)slowly relaxed their battle stances.
Nabiki calmly put the fire on one of her sleeves out. "You'll pay for that, Kuno-baby."
"Now that he had coming," said the sphere. "Ah, it's arranged Saotome. Your new fiancee can even get you into battles that have meaning beyond things here in Nerima. Real life and death, good and evil, saving innocent lives sort of thing!"
"Oh?" Ranma asked, wondering if that meant there was more to life than he'd previously considered. Hardly seemed possible.
The sphere bobbled. "Yes you're engaged to-"
(Posted Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:35)
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