Shadow Veiled Senshi
(Ranma/Sailor Moon X-over)
By Shad4c
Disclaimer: Ranma and Sailor Moon belongs to other people. Not me. This is
purely done for entertainment purposes and no profit is made from it in any
form.
Chapter 1
Darkest Hour, Moment of Rebirth
Ranma crouched low to the ground in a defensive stance, Ginjaika held out in
front of him diagonally, his clothes had seen better days with the red chinese
top and black kung-fu pants sporting rips and burns from Saffrons attacks. The
Hiryu Hyou Toppa had failed to kill Saffron, it had however allowed him to get
Akane the water from the Dragon tap she needed to survive. Before the Phoenix
king finished regenerating he handed her off to Ryoga and ordered them all to
run. He realised that Saffron wouldn't stop until he was dead, so one way or the
other he had to finish this fight.
That was an 5 hours ago and the Ginjaika had just run out of power, stupid cheap
piece of junk. Whoever heard of a MAGICAL weapon running out of power. Ranma
just hoped that Saffron didn't realise this. Just then a small fireball ripped
down from where Saffron was hovering, striking the weapon and superheating it
causing Ranma to release it. Jumping backwards to get some space he started
bouncing around the clearing to avoid the steady stream of fireballs the Phoenix
was launching at him as he laughed.
"Foolish human, didn't you think that I knew the powers and limitations of my
own weapons," the godling sneered loudly "Now die!".
At this Saffron launched a massive volley of smaller fireballs which penned
Ranma in and buffeted him from all sides with heat and debris, knocking him to
the ground.
He pulled himself to one knee and looked up as his opponent let loose with the
biggest fireball yet.
"ROYAL Phoenix SUPREME FIRE-BLAST."
He stared defiantly at it while desperately reaching inside of himself for more
strength. The strength to move, to defeat Saffron......and came up empty but for
the inner barrier around part of his soul that he'd sensed since starting to use
his ki.
As death barrelled down on him, Ranmas shoulders slumps as he resigned himself
to his apparent fate. Just then an event from the distant past interrupted this
chain of events. The final flash of light from the star that was destroyed at
the moment of the Fall of the Silver Millennium reached Earth. Unnoticeable in
the light of day it never the less had a drastic effect. The last strands of the
power that caused that destruction vibrated in the air and sang within Ranmas
soul, as to his amazement he found that inner barrier shattering and new
strength surging through him. Power beyond his imagination roused waiting for
his call. His eyes refocused on the fireball and his opponent beyond, both which
moved as if in slow motion, while he pulled himself to his feet and shouted to
the sky.
"NEMESIS CRYSTAL POWER."
A blaze of shadow and silver lightning enveloped him as he felt the slight
tingle spreading through his body that signified the change from male to female.
As she was stripped of her clothes and donned her new uniform. Saffrons fireball
struck, exploding and obscuring the area from view.
"Let this be a lesson to all those that dare defy ME," the Phoenix boasted as he
smiled down at the destruction.
Under his gaze the dust parted and a lone figure is seen standing. Dressed in a
white fuku, black with silver trim knee length boots and black with silver trim
elbow length gloves. A short skirt and necktie which were also black with silver
trim. And finally a silver bow in front and a larger one in back. In her hand
she held a double-bladed lance, made of a black metal with silver patterns
engraved into it, connected by gold crossguards and a blood red grip.
"Who are you?" he asked arrogantly staring down his nose at the newcomer.
She lifted her head and stared back up at Saffron, then smirked before replying.
"I'm known as many things, I am the Senshi of Space, the Warden of the
Dimensional Veil, the Dark Guardian. I am.... Sailor Nemesis, and I am your
end."
With this she raised her Lance and went into a combat stance.
"Foolish mortal, I will crush you for this insult!" Saffron screamed as he
folded his wings and dived at her with flame covered fists in a fury.
The only response from Nemesis was a furrowing of her brows as she spun her
lance in a circle facing the charging Saffron, leaving a black trail of energy
behind at arms length. She then split the lance in two, forming a pair of
swords, taking a step back with one foot and crossing the swords horizontally,
facing Saffron, close to her body. The swords were sheaved in black energy as
she thrust them through the energy circle, calling out...
"NEMESIS VOID BLADES."
...As a barrage of magical vacuum blades ripped out, killing Saffron and
levelling everything for the next 300 meters in that general direction.
It was over, she had won, she watched in wonder as Saffron reformed into an egg
to be reborn again. She then turned and walked away, the Phoenix people would
find him and somehow she knew that there were very few things that could crack a
Phoenix egg. It was no longer her concern and she had to join up with the
others. Breaking into a run Nemesis raced through the valley, marvelling at her
speed, far in excess of what she could normally do. What had happened to her?
Where did all of this power COME FROM? Why did she feel...whole.
Questions....Questions that she was determined to answer as she neared the Camp
his companions had set up and instinctively de-transformed.
Remaining in girl-form Ranma stepped into the light cast by the campfire and was
greeted by the amazed looks of her companions. She walked over to a nearby patch
of grass and laid down.
"I won, I don't want to talk about it, not for a time at least. The first one of
ya that asks get ki-blasted to Jusenkyo and back, got it!" Ranma stated, glaring
at the assembled people with eyes so cold they quickly nodded, before turning
over and going to sleep then and there.
The others just looked at each other and blinked, deciding to follow suit.
In a certain shrine in Juuban the sleep of a shrine maiden is troubled by
visions of black energy, silver lightning, red hair and a strange senshi-type
symbol, a sword with wings from the ends of the cross guards and a upside down
crescent moon across the blade,
Authors Notes-
This is the first true chapter, I hope you liked it. I'm going to jump forward
in time again in the next chapter to after the return to Nermia, it cuts down on
writing travel scenes and lets me carry on the story. Barring flashbacks this
SHOULD be the last big time jump in the story.
Please send constructive comments (Flames will be used to heat my room) to
[email protected].