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Rei, Minako, and Makoto all lost their trains of thought as the sight of the boy giving those psychos what they deserve heroically defending his friend. Makoto in particular had to wipe a small bit of drool off the corner of her mouth. 'I wonder if he likes cookies?'
Hotaru sighed. 'He's doing it AGAIN.' He had a bad habit of attracting greedy, desperate lonley women. She fought down the small spike of jealousy that threatened to erupt. She turned to the spellbound trio and decided to nip this in the bud let them know where they stood.
Hotaru stopped behind them and spoke in a quiet voice. "Please don't ogle my boyfr... er my friend." The ones wearing red and green practically shrieked and spun around to face her.
Makoto forced her heart to slow down as she looked at the person that spoke. 'Who is she? Uranus and Neptune said she's Saturn, but why is she showing up now?' She was about to speak when Sailor Moon came bounding over.
"HiI'mSailorMoonI'msogladtomeetyouwecouldreallyusethehelpthesedaimonsaregettinghardwherehaveyoubeencanwebefriends?" Hotaru just blinked and tried to decode the stream of gibberish just spouted at her. 'She said that with one breath?" Hotaru finally nodded slowly. "I'm aparently Sailor Saturn, my friend and I just.." Her eyes caught the green-haired woman in Ranma's grasp raise her hands toward his chest. Even from this distance, she could feel the mana-buildup from an attack forming.
Hotaru reached out and shoved the girl in red out of her way. "Shit." She turned completely away form the girls and called out to Ranma. "Ranma, drop he.." She didn't have a chance to finish as the mana-flows spiked and a barely audible "Deep Submerge" reached her ears. A ball of water formed between the green-haired's cupped hands and streaked towards Ranma's chest.
Ranma heard the strained voice. 'It's like when the Queen calls her spells.' A flash of light caught his attention right as his instincts started screaming *DANGER!* In an inhuman display of speed, he twisted his body to the right, at the same time, yanking the green-haired one to the side in a last ditch attempt to spoil her aim. Even with his inhuman reflexes and speed, he only partially succeeded. Pain flared from his left side as the mana-enhanced ball of water grazed him. His shirt was the first victim as it shredded under the force of the blast.
His eyes met his attacker for a split second and he could see her starting to power up another blast. Tightening his grip, he choked off her voice and interrupted the spell. He could feel his Hunter start to break free and his eyes narrowed.
Rei and Mokoto both gasped when what looked like a rolling wave of dark green *something* rolled over the boy's skin in a wave. Hotaru swore under her breath when she saw the ridges along Ranma's back swell and expand into four hard spines that jutted out. 'Shit, Xellos' seal broke. I'm gonna have to recast it after we're done. She remembered the first time this had happened.
Flashback
Ranma had been practicing the Yamasenken with Xellos for most of the day and had yet to connect with a single attack. Xellos seemed to just flow around the blades of ki and was taunting him with his failure, getting a quick meal in off Ranma's frustration.
Ranma leapt to the side of the clearing, barely avoiding a thrown stone. Launching off another vacuum blade, he once again saw the smirk on Xellos' face. Practically drowning in rage, he missed the flash of silver around the edges of his vision. The world seemed to shrink down into a silver tunnel that ended in his prey. He could see every muscle twitch, hear every scuffle of dirt under its feet, and smell the scorched cotton of its shirt from a previous near-hit.
Hotaru's eyes widened as she saw a wave of dark green roll over Ranma's skin. She was about to open her mouth and ask Xellos what was happening when Ranma's shirt bulged in the back and four green, tubes was really the only way to describe them, burst out along his back. He dropped to the ground as the wave finished it's travel along his skin, leaving a glistening carapace in it's wake. Ranma's eyes glazed and closed as he dropped to the ground on his hands and feet. A moment later, a short boney tail with a wicked tip sliced through the back of his pants. He turned fully to Xellos and let out a wet hiss through glistening crystal teeth.
Hotaru gasped at the changes her friend had just gone through. She quickly focused her power and her costume flashed into existence along with her polearm. She started to move forward when Ranma exploded into motion. He leapt at a tree and barely caught it before he used it as a springboard to fly at Xellos. Hotaru stopped moving right before he impacted Xellos. 'He's faster than before, but really clumsy.'
Xellos' face had lost it smirk and settled into a blank mask. Ranma had almost reached him when his hands shot out and grabbed Ranma's wrists in an unbreakable grip. Ranma's tail whipped around and dug into Xellos' chest, tearing a ragged hole in his skin. Xellos frowned slightly just before a wave of black energy pulsed out of his body and tossed Ranma's now smoking body across the clearing, crashing headfirst through a tree. His body slumped to the ground and laid still.
Hotaru gasped and started running over to her friend. Xellos' hand grabbed her before she could cross the distance. She shot him a betrayed look. "He's hurt! What did you do to him?"
Xellos shot her a look before shifting his gaze back to Ranma. The ground and several trees were smoking from the blood that had spattered across them. His gaze not leaving Ranma, he spoke. "Hotaru, this is a part of him, but not something that he can control. He's a bezerker like this. His speed is faster, but his strength fades and his skill degrades to nearly nothing. He's practically useless like this." Xellos let go of her and started walking over to Ranma, only pausing to pin her in place with a look when she started to follow.
Hotaru watched as Xellos crouched down next to Ranma and laid a hand on him. Her eyes widened when she saw the blood burn the edge of his sleeve off, but left his skin intact. A low murmuring could be heard from Xellos for a moment before Ranma's body jerked and the changes flowed back into his body, leaving her friend looking like normal. Xellos stood and spoke. "I've sealed it for now, but it won't hold forever." He turned to her and was silent for a moment before continuing. "I'll teach you the spell later, but for now, he needs to rest."
End flashback
Ranma's lips curled back off his teeth in a grimace. Neptune struggled to force the activation phrase of her attack through her collapsed throat. Ranma Snarled and yanked her forward, slamming his forehead into her face. Everyone winced as they heard the sickening crunch of breaking bone as her nose shattered and blood spattered Ranma's face. Before she could regain her wits, Ranma released her neck and slammed his knee into her stomach, folder her in half from the force of the blow. He finished his attack with a brutal axe kick to her temple, causing her to bonelessly slam into the ground and into unconsciousness.
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