SPIRIT OF A DRAGON
                          SPIRIT OF A CAT

                                 OR

                         THE ONE WHO IS MANY

                       A Ranma 1/2 fan fiction

                                By:

                          The DragonBard

                           e-mail me at
                      dragonbard@hotmail.com


     I came up with this idea while between thinking of Moon Queen 
Magic, and Cousins.  Everyone either says that Ranma has the soul of a 
cat, or the spirit of a dragon.  This is my personal answer to this 
debate.


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     It was a place, that was all that could be said about it.  It was a 
place, Limbo.  It was darkness, filled with mist.  Here, stood a man, 
Herb, Ki-master, Prince of the Musk Dynasty, child of the dragon's line 
and heir of it's power, and he was waiting.  On what, he could not say 
for certain, he only knew that it would come.  Herb looked around, he 
knew this place.  Every heir to the throne of the Musk Dynasty came here 
once in their life, this was the place that sent every one of them on 
the path that their life would from then on take.  Here was were his 
ancestors had first devised the scheme which cause the creation of some 
of the most fearsome of martial arts techniques, including the Neko-ken, 
and here began the path which saw the Musk Dynasty married to women 
created from animals thrown into the Spring of Drowned Girl.
     The mist rippled, and from it arose the head of an imperial dragon.  
It's long, serpentine form shined like polished jade, and around it's 
head was a mane of spun gold.
     "HERB, HERB OF THE MUSK DYNASTY!  I HAVE CALLED YOU!"  The voice of 
the dragon echoed like rolling thunder.
     "I am here, Dragon-sama."  Herb called out.  "What would you have 
of me?"
     "GO OUT, AND BRING ME THE ONE WHO IS MANY, THE WILD HORSE WHO WILL 
ACCEPT NO MASTER, THE WARRIOR WHO DEFEATED YOU!"
     Herb was stunned, this was 'not' how he had seen this meeting 
happening.  'The warrior who defeated you,'Only one man fit that 
description.  "But why?"  He asked.
     "DO NOT ASK!!!!"  The dragon thundered.  "SEEK HIM OUT AT THE HOME 
OF THE WAY OF HEAVEN!  SHOULD ANY OF HIS COMPANIONS SEEK TO COME WITH 
HIM, BRING THEM!  BRING HIM TO THE TEMPLE OF THE DRAGON!  YOU WILL LEARN 
MORE THERE!"  And with that, the dragon faded into the mist.
     Herb struggled in his sleep, and two words escaped from his mouth, 
a name;  Ranma Saotome.

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    So, what do you think so far?  Don't worry, more is coming, as soon 
as my weird little mind can get things organized.
     C&C is appreciated, people who send flames will be ignored.
    Before I forget, if anyone wants to archive this, or any of my other 
stories, all you have to do is tell me, and e-mail me your URL.

>From the Pen of the DragonBard:
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*"There are more things in Heaven and Earth . . .  *
*then are dreampt of in your philosiphy."          *
*Hamlet                                            *
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*"I can summon spirits from the vast deep!"        *
*"So can I, but will they come when you call?"     *
*The Tempest                                       *
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