Next was Ryoga Hibiki. A blind mystic resting by the roadside told him his rival had become a demon and had to consume the soul of a pure virgin girl! He'd bolted before the disguised Gothwrain could give him the teleport charm. So he just teleported the enraged fool there himself!
Genma Saotome may not have been an enemy but afew spells to reveal his sons true nature and enhance his prejudices to an all consuming obsession with 'cleansing his blood of demon filth' had set the deceptively dangerous martial artist after his wife and boy.
Gothwrain managed all this in under ten minutes, most of it spent avoiding detection and on Genma's subtle spells! His smile was of malicious amusement now. Even if the beast survived the coming storm, which was unlikely in its current state, an angry mob or a yakuza sniper with silver bullets was easily arranged!
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Ryoga arrived in full rant not questioning his transport or good fortune in finding his now demonic rival.
" Ranma Saotome, prepare to die!"
'Like I need this.' Ranma thought before saying " Go away pigbreath. I don't need your crap right now!"
" Shut up and DIE!!" roared the lost boy as he charged in recklessly.
Ryoga launched a powerfull punch at his fatigued rival. Blocking this still sent Ranma sliding back several inches and Ryoga wasn't done yet!
" I won't let you hurt Akane!!" were the words he launched a set of four quick bruising blows with. All of which were avoided.
" Akane? Why'd I.." was all Ranma got out before a kick that he blocked cut him off driving him back a couple of steps!
It was then the speed of Ryoga's attacks suddenly increased, allowing him to land a crushing blow on Ranma's face. Throwing him back!
" See Ranma. Even selling your soul won't let you beat me!!" raved the lost boy.
The pigtailed 'cat-demon' surged ahead to his foes location launching three rapid punches only to find his usually slower opponent parry the quick shots without trouble and when Ranma threw himself backward Ryoga paced him, launching a combo of punches Ryoga normally wouldn't be fast enough to use. None actually hit of course, the pig boys accuracy hadn't improved.
Deeming his new supernatral strenght equal or better Ryoga's he threw his full force behind a punch to the lost boy's gut. It should have taken the air out of him. Instead Ryoga barely reacted at all. Ryoga had felt it but it should have almost leveled him. Something was wrong!
Ranma's distraction over this development was enough for the unnatrally speedy Ryoga to clip his head with a strong right hook, shocking him back to reality.
Ranma countered by redirecting the overbalanced Ryoga causing him to stumble past as Ranma unloaded a devastating roundhouse to the back of Ryoga's head. It connected! With some sort of distortion in the air barely visible on contact! A force feild! It was absorbing the majority of the damage like a suit of armour! As it was he'd still knocked Ryoga to the ground but he was quick rising. 'How do I deal with this?' cursed Ranma silently.
" SHI SHI HOKODAN!" called Ryoga initiating his ki blast!
Ranma dodged it as Ryoga blurred in to make an offensive up close and personal. Perhaps his new powers like the darkness he called on Sailor XO or the way he'd made Cologne bugout could get him threw this. Then again there was the easy way...
Ranma readily retreated from Ryoga doing his best to evade his reach.
" How does it feel to lose ?" crowed Ryoga charging as ever.
Ranma suddenly reversed direction meeting Ryoga's advance. Ryoga threw a power punch at Ranma who dodged it grabbing his extended wrist, spinning to utilize Ryoga's momentum in a power throw! Ryoga was airborne, launched to the same stotmwater drain as Saffron!
" Curse you Ranma!" yelled Ryoga as he flew into the waters. This was followed by a lot of 'Bweee'ing by his now porcine foe.
" See ya Mr P." huffed Ranma near exhaustion. That had pushed his limits more than he liked. This was getting dangerous!
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" Let's get that guy!"
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Gothwrain smirked his heat balm spell was fairly minor stuff for a fire mage of his experience and having the Sailors continue what that dissappointing Hibiki kid was doing, namely keeping up the pressure till this vile werecat died would do just fine!
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Lungs aching as he sucked air deep into his lungs Ranma was almost completely open.
" CELESTIAL NAPALM CHARM!" called mars red-headed replacement!
Ranma slammed his foot down in an axe kick driving chunks of broken road at the incoming ofuda. Even as they detonated spraying sorching magical embers over him another threat was launched from his rear flank.
" NITROGEN MIST SPRAY!" cried the cute girl in the blue fuku.
A preesurized freezing spray caught Ranma flatfooted lifting him off his feet, back and legs blistering in the crippling ray of frost! Stumbling as his feet found the ground again he tried to call on the darkness to shroud Sailor Napalm as he turned about to keep Quicksilver in sight. The ball of inky darkness appeared about twenty feet in front of her. At least it was between them! Ranma and Sailor Quicksilver launched new attacks.
" MOKO TAKABISHA!"
" ZERO FRICTION SLEET!"
Ranma's blue blast hit something behind the agile Quicksilver her low tide of magical sleet becoming a frictionless patch of ice. Recoil from the 'fierce tiger' caused the exhasted Saotome to fall heavily on his rear, Sailor Quicksilver went down with a moan.
Sailor Napalm dashed around the ball of darknesses obstruction to her view in time to see the results of Ranma and Quicksilvers assaults. Pity years of constant attacks had given Ranma a better feel for battle. A fist sized chunk of stone bonked her on the head from on high. It and disturbing her tender shoulder were enough to put the Sailor Squad out of Ranma's misery once more!
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