Ranma ½ Ferrets and Pigtails
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Hmmm, ok. There are couple points to consider.
eight demons- Is definitely a reference to the 8 great shadows/youma from Sailor Moon.
moon is the harbringer of our doom- Also a reference to Sailor Moon even if its on a different threat.
plague of beasts- Hoards of youma, nuff said.
planetary scale- This is important in the 'show of scale' kinda a way and quite so limiting as a hard limit of size, mostly cause of the next point.
empowered civilizations-Probably one of the most important of the hints. Civilizations are not limited to one on a single planet and also not limited to a single planet per civilization.
From what I got it's more of a case where side One made/started the Azulian Civilizations and side Two had the Sailor Moon solar system and its civilizations.
I.E. Evil group One pits its Blue chicken (the Hilgen) Side Two's Black chicken (Dark Kingdom) then later/earlier/at the same time (Time travel makes everything interestingly messy) One uses its Red Chicken (Artanian) against side twos White Chicken (the moon kingdom).
eight demons- Is definitely a reference to the 8 great shadows/youma from Sailor Moon.
moon is the harbringer of our doom- Also a reference to Sailor Moon even if its on a different threat.
plague of beasts- Hoards of youma, nuff said.
planetary scale- This is important in the 'show of scale' kinda a way and quite so limiting as a hard limit of size, mostly cause of the next point.
empowered civilizations-Probably one of the most important of the hints. Civilizations are not limited to one on a single planet and also not limited to a single planet per civilization.
From what I got it's more of a case where side One made/started the Azulian Civilizations and side Two had the Sailor Moon solar system and its civilizations.
I.E. Evil group One pits its Blue chicken (the Hilgen) Side Two's Black chicken (Dark Kingdom) then later/earlier/at the same time (Time travel makes everything interestingly messy) One uses its Red Chicken (Artanian) against side twos White Chicken (the moon kingdom).
Wow. Okay.
Sect is mostly right about things, but they're a little more complicated than that, (though not quite as complicated as Oathsblood's theory) and what little he's wrong about is because he doesn't have all the information yet.
Apologies for the lateness of my reply, but I have been wrestling with the demons of the overnight shift, and my little conscious free time lately has been restricted to reading fanfiction and playing UFO Defense. Bow before the mighty power of eight fully armed Avengers scattered across the globe and realize the futility of your assault you alien assholes! *ahem*
Still, I can't let this sort of interest go unrewarded. Have some more!
---
Ranma strode through the halls of the Azulian palace with impunity. Well, quiet impunity, anyway. He had snuck in in the early hours of the morning in order to be somewhat less noticeable, as this was when the night shift guards and their relieving morning shift guards would be at their least attentive.
Contrary to the beliefs of the majority of Nerimians, the Umi-sen ken did not make one invisible. What it did do was make the user seem so insignificant to the opponent's senses that you might as well have been, much like how the yama-sen ken did the opposite in order to freeze the opponent with intimidation. That being said, the umi-sen ken might not make you invisible, but as long as you practiced a little due diligence in stealth related matters, you might as well be.
In a confined space like the palace corridors, stealth was a little tricky, as the ceilings were too close to the ground to make clinging to them a good idea.
This of course was why Ranma was dressed as a guard. This was honestly not a good choice on Ranma's part, but then, crappy disguises had been a part of his repertoire for so long that it had seemed like a good idea at the time. By the time he'd knocked out the guard and stuffed him in the broom closet, he was more or less locked into this idea, and it was only the sealed technique that had allowed him to escape scrutiny so far, the uniform being so ill-fitting on his thirteen year old frame as to be ludicrous and completely attention getting. In other words, the combination was having him accepted as a guard, but not invisible or unnoticeable as planned.
As a result, his ill-defined plan of 'hunting down the Hellig and making them pay' had suffered several setbacks as he was set to running errands and performing tasks by much busier guards, and he had to do them in order to keep his cover.
Curiously though, this had stopped, and the guards were now ignoring him as he'd previously hoped. Though pleased with this, he was suspicions about it.
Closer inspection revealed that the guards were asleep standing up. Ranma scratched the back of his head underneath the mostly concealing helmet. Just what was going on here?
With no better ideas, he followed the intermittent trail of slumbering protectors further in.
---
The women's side of the palace locker room was a beautifully appointed communal bath, surrounded by marked, open faced cubbies for storage. The steam from the bath filled the room completely, blocking out anything more than a few feet away.
Akta Sjalett was always the first into the room, and leaving finished well before any of the other female officers started or ended their shifts.
At the head of the bath, back to the door, knelt the young woman, who was going through her morning cleansing ritual. This ritual was, like all the others in her life, an important one, and the only thing she had left to remind her of Artania.
Her exile was not any easy one, but it was endurable. Azulia was pleasant enough, but she longed for the open deserts and thick jungles of her home country, and thus she still clung to whatever scraps she could, such as her daily cleansing, and her head wrapping.
Artanian men were fiercely protective of their women, as signified by the fact that none but their family or husbands were to see even their faces unobstructed. And because of this, somewhere along the line, the bridal raid, too, had become custom. Even a man a girl's father approved of would be forced to prove his worth by battling or sneaking his way through the woman's father and brothers in order to claim her, stealing her back to his own home.
Artanian men were truly protective of their women, and certainly none were allowed to see battle, much less carve up a protective suitor, even if he was a repugnant swine of a man. But her father had loved her, and even as the man lay dieing at her feet, he made plans to spirit her away on a ship he was friendly with when she was all of thirteen years of age. No man or woman in Artania was above the law, even a King and his daughter.
So Akta had made her way to Anya's court, whom she knew socially, and asked for asylum. It had taken her four years, nearly a year ago today, since she had been made captain of the Azulian guard. But still she clung to her home, and cleansed herself daily, scrubbing her skin nearly raw, as would be expected of criminals.
She smiled slightly. She still had a while yet before the others would come to begin their day, and she rose to soak a while in the pool to soothe herself, thinking of her conversation the night before.
It had been quite some time since she had been able to converse with a man so easily. Her foreign accent was quite strong, and this and her Artanian headgear marked her as a non-believer to the Azulians. They were polite, as they would be for any favored member of the queen's guard, but none would ever consider her as a woman.
Yuuno however... she knew it was just a passing fancy, but he had been the first man since she had left her home to look at her with more than polite disinterest. Still, it was as good a fantasy as any other, and she closed her eyes with a smile, imagining just what exactly was under that gray jacket and pants.
---
When Yuuno awoke, it was with some concern. He knew the after affects of a sleeping spell when he felt them. He knew he'd fallen asleep naturally, but there were plenty of reasons to use a sleep spell on an already unconscious target in order to make them stay that way. Luckily, his high magical ability usually had him snap out of that sort of thing a little faster than most people.
And just in time too, as he was able to yank his hand out of the way of the suppressing bracelet that had been about to be slapped on his wrist.
Jumping up, Yuuno noted absently that he was no longer in his cell, but instead in a comfortable looking sitting room, obviously a palatial suite. The hand of Kohtelias Merirosvo hit the ground where he'd been laying only moments before, bracelet snapping shut as it hit. Yuuno figured it would only take a moment for her to get it open again, but that moment was all he needed.
As he flung his hand out, he could feel Jed's perceptions mixing with his, and a ball of jet black, light absorbing energy ripped from his palm, sending the unprepared woman slamming into a wall.
ôI knew it.ö
Yuuno spun at the voice behind him, to find the church bishop glaring at him and his dark magical aura. Summoning up her own white aura, she let loose with a crushing wave of energy, taking out the wall behind where he used to be, barely missing her own subordinate. ôDie, beast!ö
Yuuno, for his part, threw another blast that took out the doors before jetting through them himself. A quick glance backward showed the white haired woman getting up from where he blasted her, even as her superior flew out of the room behind him.
Flying as fast as he could through the hallways (Yuuno had no desire to add the complete destruction of the palace to his resume), dodging bolts of white energy, he absently shoved back an unimportant (though very short) guardsman as he retreated. A few twists and turns later, Yuuno cursed loudly when he realized it was a dead end.
A quick blast fixed that problem, and he flew right into the steam filled room.
---
Cue shenanigans.
Sect is mostly right about things, but they're a little more complicated than that, (though not quite as complicated as Oathsblood's theory) and what little he's wrong about is because he doesn't have all the information yet.
Apologies for the lateness of my reply, but I have been wrestling with the demons of the overnight shift, and my little conscious free time lately has been restricted to reading fanfiction and playing UFO Defense. Bow before the mighty power of eight fully armed Avengers scattered across the globe and realize the futility of your assault you alien assholes! *ahem*
Still, I can't let this sort of interest go unrewarded. Have some more!
---
Ranma strode through the halls of the Azulian palace with impunity. Well, quiet impunity, anyway. He had snuck in in the early hours of the morning in order to be somewhat less noticeable, as this was when the night shift guards and their relieving morning shift guards would be at their least attentive.
Contrary to the beliefs of the majority of Nerimians, the Umi-sen ken did not make one invisible. What it did do was make the user seem so insignificant to the opponent's senses that you might as well have been, much like how the yama-sen ken did the opposite in order to freeze the opponent with intimidation. That being said, the umi-sen ken might not make you invisible, but as long as you practiced a little due diligence in stealth related matters, you might as well be.
In a confined space like the palace corridors, stealth was a little tricky, as the ceilings were too close to the ground to make clinging to them a good idea.
This of course was why Ranma was dressed as a guard. This was honestly not a good choice on Ranma's part, but then, crappy disguises had been a part of his repertoire for so long that it had seemed like a good idea at the time. By the time he'd knocked out the guard and stuffed him in the broom closet, he was more or less locked into this idea, and it was only the sealed technique that had allowed him to escape scrutiny so far, the uniform being so ill-fitting on his thirteen year old frame as to be ludicrous and completely attention getting. In other words, the combination was having him accepted as a guard, but not invisible or unnoticeable as planned.
As a result, his ill-defined plan of 'hunting down the Hellig and making them pay' had suffered several setbacks as he was set to running errands and performing tasks by much busier guards, and he had to do them in order to keep his cover.
Curiously though, this had stopped, and the guards were now ignoring him as he'd previously hoped. Though pleased with this, he was suspicions about it.
Closer inspection revealed that the guards were asleep standing up. Ranma scratched the back of his head underneath the mostly concealing helmet. Just what was going on here?
With no better ideas, he followed the intermittent trail of slumbering protectors further in.
---
The women's side of the palace locker room was a beautifully appointed communal bath, surrounded by marked, open faced cubbies for storage. The steam from the bath filled the room completely, blocking out anything more than a few feet away.
Akta Sjalett was always the first into the room, and leaving finished well before any of the other female officers started or ended their shifts.
At the head of the bath, back to the door, knelt the young woman, who was going through her morning cleansing ritual. This ritual was, like all the others in her life, an important one, and the only thing she had left to remind her of Artania.
Her exile was not any easy one, but it was endurable. Azulia was pleasant enough, but she longed for the open deserts and thick jungles of her home country, and thus she still clung to whatever scraps she could, such as her daily cleansing, and her head wrapping.
Artanian men were fiercely protective of their women, as signified by the fact that none but their family or husbands were to see even their faces unobstructed. And because of this, somewhere along the line, the bridal raid, too, had become custom. Even a man a girl's father approved of would be forced to prove his worth by battling or sneaking his way through the woman's father and brothers in order to claim her, stealing her back to his own home.
Artanian men were truly protective of their women, and certainly none were allowed to see battle, much less carve up a protective suitor, even if he was a repugnant swine of a man. But her father had loved her, and even as the man lay dieing at her feet, he made plans to spirit her away on a ship he was friendly with when she was all of thirteen years of age. No man or woman in Artania was above the law, even a King and his daughter.
So Akta had made her way to Anya's court, whom she knew socially, and asked for asylum. It had taken her four years, nearly a year ago today, since she had been made captain of the Azulian guard. But still she clung to her home, and cleansed herself daily, scrubbing her skin nearly raw, as would be expected of criminals.
She smiled slightly. She still had a while yet before the others would come to begin their day, and she rose to soak a while in the pool to soothe herself, thinking of her conversation the night before.
It had been quite some time since she had been able to converse with a man so easily. Her foreign accent was quite strong, and this and her Artanian headgear marked her as a non-believer to the Azulians. They were polite, as they would be for any favored member of the queen's guard, but none would ever consider her as a woman.
Yuuno however... she knew it was just a passing fancy, but he had been the first man since she had left her home to look at her with more than polite disinterest. Still, it was as good a fantasy as any other, and she closed her eyes with a smile, imagining just what exactly was under that gray jacket and pants.
---
When Yuuno awoke, it was with some concern. He knew the after affects of a sleeping spell when he felt them. He knew he'd fallen asleep naturally, but there were plenty of reasons to use a sleep spell on an already unconscious target in order to make them stay that way. Luckily, his high magical ability usually had him snap out of that sort of thing a little faster than most people.
And just in time too, as he was able to yank his hand out of the way of the suppressing bracelet that had been about to be slapped on his wrist.
Jumping up, Yuuno noted absently that he was no longer in his cell, but instead in a comfortable looking sitting room, obviously a palatial suite. The hand of Kohtelias Merirosvo hit the ground where he'd been laying only moments before, bracelet snapping shut as it hit. Yuuno figured it would only take a moment for her to get it open again, but that moment was all he needed.
As he flung his hand out, he could feel Jed's perceptions mixing with his, and a ball of jet black, light absorbing energy ripped from his palm, sending the unprepared woman slamming into a wall.
ôI knew it.ö
Yuuno spun at the voice behind him, to find the church bishop glaring at him and his dark magical aura. Summoning up her own white aura, she let loose with a crushing wave of energy, taking out the wall behind where he used to be, barely missing her own subordinate. ôDie, beast!ö
Yuuno, for his part, threw another blast that took out the doors before jetting through them himself. A quick glance backward showed the white haired woman getting up from where he blasted her, even as her superior flew out of the room behind him.
Flying as fast as he could through the hallways (Yuuno had no desire to add the complete destruction of the palace to his resume), dodging bolts of white energy, he absently shoved back an unimportant (though very short) guardsman as he retreated. A few twists and turns later, Yuuno cursed loudly when he realized it was a dead end.
A quick blast fixed that problem, and he flew right into the steam filled room.
---
Cue shenanigans.
Ho boy. Even when Ranma's only marginally involved, a bath house gets destroyed SOMEWHERE.
Unfortunately, looks like Yuuno's going to get the blame for this: even if the Bishop's presence near Yuuno is highly suspicious, Yuuno IS the one doing the Kool-Aid man impression.
Also, one minor change you might want to consider:
You should probably change the bolded "the" to "an"; since the "guardsman" didn't play a role in the scene before he was introduced, theres no reason to use a definite article.
Unfortunately, looks like Yuuno's going to get the blame for this: even if the Bishop's presence near Yuuno is highly suspicious, Yuuno IS the one doing the Kool-Aid man impression.
Also, one minor change you might want to consider:
You should probably change the bolded "the" to "an"; since the "guardsman" didn't play a role in the scene before he was introduced, theres no reason to use a definite article.
No, seriously? Holy shit, I didn't see that one coming! What madness!
What I was talking about is using different articles. Say you have a bunch of guards that Yuuno needs to plow... over. If it doesn't matter which one he visits inadvertant abuse on, you would use "a" or "an", but if he plowed over, say, that particular guard with the clown shoe fetish, you would use "the".
Since there was only one guard there, and he had no importance in the scene before getting bowled over, the indefinite article "a" (or "an" in this case, thanks to other various grammar rules) was most appropriate.
What I was talking about is using different articles. Say you have a bunch of guards that Yuuno needs to plow... over. If it doesn't matter which one he visits inadvertant abuse on, you would use "a" or "an", but if he plowed over, say, that particular guard with the clown shoe fetish, you would use "the".
Since there was only one guard there, and he had no importance in the scene before getting bowled over, the indefinite article "a" (or "an" in this case, thanks to other various grammar rules) was most appropriate.
A short note on all this.
Yes, the moon kingdom is one of the developed societies. The Dark Kingdom and Azulia are also developed, but by the same individual/group, so they have a certain amount of interconnection and their way of development is similar.
Also, going back up to Sect's original post, the eight demons thing is actually a reference to the scouts themselves. I keep forgetting that the import version of the show (which was my first, and therefore most prominent) reduced the number of great youma to seven instead of eight.
Edit: If the Silver Millenium were actually Al Hazard, Jed's first inclination would have been to go home and stomp on the scouts twice as hard. Instead he's just learned that everything he's ever done, even pre-brainwashing, was just some sick entertainment for come cosmic criminals. He's a little lost right now.
Edit 2: Something that's been bugging me lately. Having never watched an episode of Gundam (based mostly on my insistence on watching the first series first and never being able to find it) are the mages in nanoha based on any particular gundams? If so, a list would be great for idea generating perspectives.
Yes, the moon kingdom is one of the developed societies. The Dark Kingdom and Azulia are also developed, but by the same individual/group, so they have a certain amount of interconnection and their way of development is similar.
Also, going back up to Sect's original post, the eight demons thing is actually a reference to the scouts themselves. I keep forgetting that the import version of the show (which was my first, and therefore most prominent) reduced the number of great youma to seven instead of eight.
Edit: If the Silver Millenium were actually Al Hazard, Jed's first inclination would have been to go home and stomp on the scouts twice as hard. Instead he's just learned that everything he's ever done, even pre-brainwashing, was just some sick entertainment for come cosmic criminals. He's a little lost right now.
Edit 2: Something that's been bugging me lately. Having never watched an episode of Gundam (based mostly on my insistence on watching the first series first and never being able to find it) are the mages in nanoha based on any particular gundams? If so, a list would be great for idea generating perspectives.
I wasn't even aware that there were ANY "great youmas", personally.
First off, it's really not that necessary to watch the first Gundam series: nearly all of the series are stand alone anyways (even the ones that take place in the same continuity), though there are a few that are obviously sequels.
Second, Nanoha is supposedly based off of the <a href='http://www.gearsonline.net/designers/rx-78-2.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>RX-78-2</a> (the original Gundam, piloted by Amuro Rey), Fate is reminescent of the <a href='http://isd279.net/sec/nvjh/mewebs/10/Index/death_scythe.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>XXXGD-01D</a> (Deathscythe from Gundam Wing), Signum is an Expy of <a href='http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/12417/399560-lamia_large.png' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Lamia Loveless</a> from Super Robot Wars (even sharing the same voice actress), and people like to liken Subaru to Gao Gai Gar, though I don't really see the resemblance aside from the hotbloodedness.
Zakus need love, by the way.
EDIT: Also, fun note: Yuuno has the same VA as Vivio and Sein. Huh.
First off, it's really not that necessary to watch the first Gundam series: nearly all of the series are stand alone anyways (even the ones that take place in the same continuity), though there are a few that are obviously sequels.
Second, Nanoha is supposedly based off of the <a href='http://www.gearsonline.net/designers/rx-78-2.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>RX-78-2</a> (the original Gundam, piloted by Amuro Rey), Fate is reminescent of the <a href='http://isd279.net/sec/nvjh/mewebs/10/Index/death_scythe.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>XXXGD-01D</a> (Deathscythe from Gundam Wing), Signum is an Expy of <a href='http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/12417/399560-lamia_large.png' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Lamia Loveless</a> from Super Robot Wars (even sharing the same voice actress), and people like to liken Subaru to Gao Gai Gar, though I don't really see the resemblance aside from the hotbloodedness.
Zakus need love, by the way.
EDIT: Also, fun note: Yuuno has the same VA as Vivio and Sein. Huh.
Subaru's Revolver Shoot from the first episode is like Broken Magnum while her Divine Buster is like a Broken Phantom of GaoGaiGar. Even her barrier that she puts up with her hands is similar to Protect Shade that GaoGaiGar uses.
In addition, Nanoha eventually gains blaster bits, so she's like the Nu Gundam off of that. And then what she gains in Force (Buster shields, beam saber, buster rifle) with Raising Heart flying around as a giant blaster bit.
Fate, after S1, gains the ability to cleave evil... Basically, she becomes an expy of Sanger Zonvolt's Daizengar and when she goes Riot Zambar, she becomes the Blade of the Cosmos (which is an expy of Sanger's alternate universe clone of himself).
Zest, himself, is a expy of Sanger himself. Looks and sounds like the guy. Too bad he doesn't pull off the whole super loud yelling as there is nothing that he cannot cut.
Vita is, of course, an expy Goldymarg with Graf Eisen being an expy of the Goldeon Hammer of GaoGaiGar.
In addition, Nanoha eventually gains blaster bits, so she's like the Nu Gundam off of that. And then what she gains in Force (Buster shields, beam saber, buster rifle) with Raising Heart flying around as a giant blaster bit.
Fate, after S1, gains the ability to cleave evil... Basically, she becomes an expy of Sanger Zonvolt's Daizengar and when she goes Riot Zambar, she becomes the Blade of the Cosmos (which is an expy of Sanger's alternate universe clone of himself).
Zest, himself, is a expy of Sanger himself. Looks and sounds like the guy. Too bad he doesn't pull off the whole super loud yelling as there is nothing that he cannot cut.
Vita is, of course, an expy Goldymarg with Graf Eisen being an expy of the Goldeon Hammer of GaoGaiGar.