Ranma ½ Lost Days - SAO One shot
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Ranma/Nabiki personally? I'm sure they know of each other. I suppose after Asuna marries him they'd interact more. Ranma/Kirito will likely lament never having dueled.
I always have plans for her, just don't always turn out.
Except that when the ghost cat returns to turn Shampoo into a cat, Ranma doesn't show any fear to her when she has cat ears/tail. And I loathe whenever someone has Ranma too afraid to even speak "cat"
I always have plans for her, just don't always turn out.
Except that when the ghost cat returns to turn Shampoo into a cat, Ranma doesn't show any fear to her when she has cat ears/tail. And I loathe whenever someone has Ranma too afraid to even speak "cat"
Lawra said:
Ranma/Nabiki personally? I'm sure they know of each other. I suppose after Asuna marries him they'd interact more. Ranma/Kirito will likely lament never having dueled.
I always have plans for her, just don't always turn out.
Except that when the ghost cat returns to turn Shampoo into a cat, Ranma doesn't show any fear to her when she has cat ears/tail. And I loathe whenever someone has Ranma too afraid to even speak "cat"
I always have plans for her, just don't always turn out.
Except that when the ghost cat returns to turn Shampoo into a cat, Ranma doesn't show any fear to her when she has cat ears/tail. And I loathe whenever someone has Ranma too afraid to even speak "cat"
Just a taste.
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June 5th, Month of the Fig
357 Days since Launch
61st Floor, Selmburg Duel Arena
Ranma surveyed the floating billboard displaying the tournament bracket for his level range. There were two large domed rotundas for the arena; the one he was in now was designated only for competitors while the other would be for spectators. The other room would mirror this one, with notification windows detailing all the participants and which group they fell into. Dolmez, their guild officer in charge of running the tournament, had just posted the brackets and only a handful of competitors had yet to arrive.
Even though he was no longer active on the frontlines, due to his heavy training schedule, he and four of his students were in the most elite class. Only twenty players occupied his bracket: three from Knights of the Blood Oath, two from Fuurinkazan, Akane with one of her guildmates and the rest made up of players he didn’t recognize.
Each bracket was broken up into five level increments to keep the duels as fair as possible. The majority of the players sat somewhere in the middle of the pack, so many that his bracket wouldn’t see any action until two days from now.
“These brackets are so much bigger than usual.†He idly commented to Nabiki, ignoring the excited conversations happening around him. Usually, these tournaments only brought in half this number of players.
“Oh? That should make you feel better when you’re making love to the couch until the hundredth floor is cleared.†Nabiki informed him in an overly saccharine tone.
“I had nothing to do with it!†He protested vehemently, waving his hands defensively. Dolmez had been discreet with Ranma’s request; setting up the bracket so that he would meet Akane before Nabiki could.
“Oh, really? That’s how you’re going to play this?†She asked, like he was the biggest idiot in the world.
“No-- but hey look, it’s Heathcliff-san!†He quickly left his wife’s side to go visit the only other unique skill user in Aincrad. The KOB guild leader was standing with his three subordinates, creating an imposing group of white and red armor. “Right on time to see the brackets.†He called out jovially.
“Good morning, Ranma-san.†Heathcliff greeted with a nod of acknowledgement. “Congratulations on the impressive turnout.â€
“Thanks.†He answered proudly before being forcibly yanked down to Nabiki’s eye level by his ear. “Ouch! Ouch! Nabiki, don’t do that!†He whined, even though he didn’t feel any real pain.
“You’ll be lucky to have ears when I’m done with you.†Nabiki hissed before turning a bright smile towards the KOB members. “Hi! Thanks for coming.†She greeted sweetly.
“What's he done now?†Asuna asked dourly, giving him a dark glare.
“Something he’ll regret.†Nabiki answered tiredly. “Hey, Asuna, you don’t happen to have your claws in that black swordsman yet, right? I think I want to trade in my model Ranma for a younger option.â€
The light brown haired girl’s face was instantly covered in a blush as she stuttered denials. “Me and Kirito? Don’t be ridiculous!â€
“Oh, good! He seems pretty cute and the whole dark loner thing has a certain marketable mystique.†Nabiki giggled to herself in a highly suggestive tone.
‘Nothing I say is going to help.’ Ranma groaned and covered his face with his hands.
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And a little something extra I saw the other day.
http://grailalpha.deviantart.com/art/Secret-Love-II-Himitsu-419421208
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June 5th, Month of the Fig
357 Days since Launch
61st Floor, Selmburg Duel Arena
Ranma surveyed the floating billboard displaying the tournament bracket for his level range. There were two large domed rotundas for the arena; the one he was in now was designated only for competitors while the other would be for spectators. The other room would mirror this one, with notification windows detailing all the participants and which group they fell into. Dolmez, their guild officer in charge of running the tournament, had just posted the brackets and only a handful of competitors had yet to arrive.
Even though he was no longer active on the frontlines, due to his heavy training schedule, he and four of his students were in the most elite class. Only twenty players occupied his bracket: three from Knights of the Blood Oath, two from Fuurinkazan, Akane with one of her guildmates and the rest made up of players he didn’t recognize.
Each bracket was broken up into five level increments to keep the duels as fair as possible. The majority of the players sat somewhere in the middle of the pack, so many that his bracket wouldn’t see any action until two days from now.
“These brackets are so much bigger than usual.†He idly commented to Nabiki, ignoring the excited conversations happening around him. Usually, these tournaments only brought in half this number of players.
“Oh? That should make you feel better when you’re making love to the couch until the hundredth floor is cleared.†Nabiki informed him in an overly saccharine tone.
“I had nothing to do with it!†He protested vehemently, waving his hands defensively. Dolmez had been discreet with Ranma’s request; setting up the bracket so that he would meet Akane before Nabiki could.
“Oh, really? That’s how you’re going to play this?†She asked, like he was the biggest idiot in the world.
“No-- but hey look, it’s Heathcliff-san!†He quickly left his wife’s side to go visit the only other unique skill user in Aincrad. The KOB guild leader was standing with his three subordinates, creating an imposing group of white and red armor. “Right on time to see the brackets.†He called out jovially.
“Good morning, Ranma-san.†Heathcliff greeted with a nod of acknowledgement. “Congratulations on the impressive turnout.â€
“Thanks.†He answered proudly before being forcibly yanked down to Nabiki’s eye level by his ear. “Ouch! Ouch! Nabiki, don’t do that!†He whined, even though he didn’t feel any real pain.
“You’ll be lucky to have ears when I’m done with you.†Nabiki hissed before turning a bright smile towards the KOB members. “Hi! Thanks for coming.†She greeted sweetly.
“What's he done now?†Asuna asked dourly, giving him a dark glare.
“Something he’ll regret.†Nabiki answered tiredly. “Hey, Asuna, you don’t happen to have your claws in that black swordsman yet, right? I think I want to trade in my model Ranma for a younger option.â€
The light brown haired girl’s face was instantly covered in a blush as she stuttered denials. “Me and Kirito? Don’t be ridiculous!â€
“Oh, good! He seems pretty cute and the whole dark loner thing has a certain marketable mystique.†Nabiki giggled to herself in a highly suggestive tone.
‘Nothing I say is going to help.’ Ranma groaned and covered his face with his hands.
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And a little something extra I saw the other day.
http://grailalpha.deviantart.com/art/Secret-Love-II-Himitsu-419421208
No I didn't, I didn't at all.
There are three KOB members in the same bracket as Ranma, that includes Asuna. This is before Kirito and Asuna got together and he's not even at this tournament. Kirito usually avoids the tournaments because... people/notoriety, but also because Ranma has the OP dueling unique skill that he'd rather not try to deal with since he'd probably have to pull out his own to be able to win. Similar reason why Heathcliff stays out, Ranma can expose him far too early.
As for a statement on outright skill, nobody really comes close to Ranma. He's one of the few people in the game who are actual trained fighters. Naturally talented players like Asuna/Kirito are able to compete reasonably fairly against him due to the game restrictions. I only mentioned Nabiki's level in that she's not helpless and is also one of the elite players in the game by now. Not that she's better than all the other named characters.
There are three KOB members in the same bracket as Ranma, that includes Asuna. This is before Kirito and Asuna got together and he's not even at this tournament. Kirito usually avoids the tournaments because... people/notoriety, but also because Ranma has the OP dueling unique skill that he'd rather not try to deal with since he'd probably have to pull out his own to be able to win. Similar reason why Heathcliff stays out, Ranma can expose him far too early.
As for a statement on outright skill, nobody really comes close to Ranma. He's one of the few people in the game who are actual trained fighters. Naturally talented players like Asuna/Kirito are able to compete reasonably fairly against him due to the game restrictions. I only mentioned Nabiki's level in that she's not helpless and is also one of the elite players in the game by now. Not that she's better than all the other named characters.
The problem with that is that series of events is SOD breaking if she still has the same mindset. Given equal stats and skill levels, Ranma will always win against Akane because she lacks the proper mindset to fight intelligently. Now, granted, that could have changed in the time they have been apart but from her attitude shown here that is unlikely. In combat she is likely to fight somewhat like Kirito in one of his berserker frenzies like when he was fighting the 74th level boss. As shown by Kirito, that tactic can work. The problem is that there are plenty of ways to no-sell it. Akane is a power fighter and always has been a bit bull headed so it's likely that she is currently a tank build with high STR and low AGI. Much like Heathcliff was a counter for Kirito due to both having made all of the sword skills and having an over-assist from Cardinal adding to his defense, Ranma is a counter for just about anyone using slow, heavy attacks due to his high skill out of the game and likely high AGI build.
So yeah, having Ranma lose in a bout of pure skill would be bad story telling. That said, it's not like him losing is impossible. Akane has been on the front line. Which means she either does not suffer from her over-focussing tendencies anymore or Ranma is simply very good at drawing out the flaws in her mindset and she never actually had a problem with it outside of fighting him.
On another note, I just had a though but could PK guilds even exist in this game environment? I mean, killing a game pirate nets you a get out of game free card. Either they specifically avoided killing off pirates or they would quickly lose their own guild mates until they disappeared. I would expect that there would be a few more groups of people set on ambushing pirates to get out of the game though so maybe it evens out?
So yeah, having Ranma lose in a bout of pure skill would be bad story telling. That said, it's not like him losing is impossible. Akane has been on the front line. Which means she either does not suffer from her over-focussing tendencies anymore or Ranma is simply very good at drawing out the flaws in her mindset and she never actually had a problem with it outside of fighting him.
On another note, I just had a though but could PK guilds even exist in this game environment? I mean, killing a game pirate nets you a get out of game free card. Either they specifically avoided killing off pirates or they would quickly lose their own guild mates until they disappeared. I would expect that there would be a few more groups of people set on ambushing pirates to get out of the game though so maybe it evens out?
Yes he can but it has to be against someone that he has a chance of losing TOO. Akane has shown not only to have not changed from the spiteful, petty bitch she was but she has gotten worse. The problem is Akane might not stop at just beating Ranma at this point, it would also ruin the entire idea of Ranma training others instead of going to the front lines.