Hey there! I admit i just picked one out of the 100+ possible mails, but maybe you can help me with a problem.
I've been subscribed to the ffml until a few weeks ago, then unsubscribed, but now i somehow seem to receive tons of mail (40+ a day....) from single users of the ffml, such as this one from you. Any idea how i can get that to stop? Thanks in advance, Chris > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: The Fanfiction Mailing List <[email protected]> > Gesendet: 05.08.07 07:40:42 > An: FFML <[email protected]> > Betreff: [FFML] [XOver][R.5/Bleach] Pale Horse Chapter 6: Tainted (2nd try) > > My busted up mouse accidentally spewed random pastes all over the fic. > Trying again with a clean version. > > Disclaimer > > Ranma 1/2 was created by Takahashi Rumiko, and anyone who doesn't > already know this won't understand this story anyway. Bleach was > created by Tite Kubo; you don't really need to have seen Bleach to > understand this fic, but just so you know, anything not Ranma related in > here was created by him. > > > > - - - > > Ranma asked, "What do you know about Jushenkyou?" > > "A terrible place. It gives me nightmares." > > "You and me both," he snorted. > > - - - > > "Why?" Akane's eyes glistened with tears. "Why the hell -wouldn't- you > tell me? You are--were--my fiance!" > > - - - > > Happousai pulled a small ivory disk out of his robes and flipped it to > Shampoo; she batted it aside, but the instant it touched her skin, she > was wracked with pain, as though she were absorbing thousands of volts > of electricity. > > - - - > > Akane leaned back against the dojo wall, then collapsed to the floor. > Her eyes overflowed with tears. > > - - - > > "Those five will not remain separate for long; they are too used to > working together." > > Akane stared in horror. "They're gonna clobber her! I gotta help her!" > > "No." > > - - - > > > > Tail Kinker Presents > > > Pale Horse > > > Chapter 6: Tainted > > > > "Hold!" > > Ranma raised a hand, and the two girls broke apart. Masami was > breathing in shuddering breaths, and a red mark on her cheek would be > browning up quite nicely. Akane, on the other hand, looked as fresh as > when she'd begun. > > "C'mon, Ranma. I wasn't even working up a sweat!" > > "We got company." Ranma gestured to the door, where a young woman was > standing. > > She was an odd-looking thing, even for Nerima. Her hair was a silvery > purple in colour, and she was dressed in black hakama and kimono. The > look on her face was almost one of fear. > > "I came to see Masami. And to see Shaolan." > > Ranma rolled his eyes. "Listen, lady, ya can't just go around talkin' > about this sorta stuff, okay? Not even in Nerima." > > "I have some scrolls that you requested, Masami. And my Captain wanted > me to meet with you, Saotome." > > Ranma looked the newcomer over. "With me, or with her?" > > "I should tell you the truth. I need to speak to both of you." > > "We're the same person." > > The woman tilted her head. "Then why did you make the distinction just > now?" > > "Because this is all gettin' to be too damn confusin'." Ranma sighed. > "Want some tea?" > > > > - - - - - > > > > "Kotetsu Isane is the second in command - I believe your word is > Lieutenant - of the Fourth Division of the Gotei Thirteen. The Fourth > Division is, as I already mentioned, primarily made up of healers and > support staff. They are not front-line warriors, but important to any > major operation." > > Isane smiled. "You do us justice. Many, especially those in the > Eleventh Division, feel that we are an unneccessary waste of manpower." > Ranma considered this, then asked, "What do you know about Jushenkyou?" > > "A terrible place. It gives me nightmares." > > "You and me both," snorted Ranma. Ranma snorted. "Unneccessary? No > army can survive without support or docs." > > "I did not say that I agreed with them," said Isane with a smile. She > sipped her tea, then continued. "In addition to healers and support > staff, we also number a few curse-breakers. Since magic has become less > popular on this realm, we have fewer in that calling than before." > > "Shaolan was a curse-breaker, right?" > > "Yes. And one of the best." Isane nodded. "When she died, the Fourth > Division took the Orchid as its symbol in her honour." > > "Oy." Ranma paused. "My Chinese ain't so good. 'Shaolan' means Little > Orchid, right?" > > "Yes." > > "When I'm out and about as a Death God, that part of me uses the name > 'Ranko'." > > "Orchids again," mused Isane. > > "Not the way I think of it. But that other part of me..." He sighed. > "The part that wants to be Shinigami..." > > Isane drained her teacup, and set it down. "Now, about these scrolls. > Masami, may I ask why you are requesting information on the Impureza? > This seems to be more our department than yours." > > "At the moment, it is both. But I have a Fourth Division Shinigami > already on site to assist." Masami glanced pointedly at Ranma. "I > thank you for the trouble of delivering them personally, however." > > Ranma frowned. "Impureza?" > > "I will discuss it with you at a later time." > > "No, I think now is good." He turned to Isane. "What is an Impureza?" > > Isane sighed. "They are not fortunate, that much is certain. Humans > who have been tainted by the psychic venom of a Hollow tend to become > darker, more sadistic, and generally unpleasant. They can cause their > souls serious damage due to the way they act." > > "So if...someone were tainted like this, they become evil?" > > Isane shook her head. "Not so much evil; they definitely become > selfish, and lose contact with the emotions and motivations of others. > Only their own matters to them." > > "Not overnight, though?" > > "No, it can take years." > > Ranma considered this, then asked, "What do you know about Jushenkyou?" > > "A terrible place. It gives me nightmares." > > "You and me both," snorted Ranma. "What I was thinkin' is, all the > Cursed people that I've freed from their Hollows. What are the odds > that they're these Impuwhatsits?" > > Isane considered this. "There is a possibility, but I would doubt it > personally. Generally, the Hollow needs to transfer energy between > itself and its victim to infect them. Even then, it only happens one > time in about ten. > > "However, I would agree that it would be best to be sure. Who in this > district has been cursed?" > > Ranma began ticking them off on his fingers. "Pops; Mousse; Shampoo - > we haven't dealt with her yet; me, but you know the score on that; > Ryouga--" > > He winced. > > Akane looked up in surprise. "Ryouga had a Jushenkyou curse!?" > > "Damn..." Ranma thought quickly. "Remember that night he attacked me > in the middle of the night? When you found me talkin' to the dog? I > thought that that was Ryouga, but it was just the neighbour's dog." > > "Oh." Akane nodded. > > "Yeah, the whole feud between me an' him is because he figured it was my > fault he was cursed." > > Akane chuckled. "I never knew that Ryouga could turn into a dog." > > "Dog?" Masami looked puzzled. "Then why did his Hollow look like a > pig?" > > There was a dead silence, broken as Akane's teacup shattered in her > grasp. > > "Did you say...pig?" > > "Yes. One of our officers on a routine patrol saw the fight." Masami > scratched her head. "She said that the beast definitely resembled a > pig." > > Ranma raised his hands. "It's not what you think!" > > "You always called him P-Chan, or pig-boy...You objected to him sleeping > in my bed--and Ryouga had that crush on me--" > > Ranma blinked. "You knew about that?" > > "You could see it from space!" Akane stood up, a glower shadowing her > face. "You knew! You knew that he was P-Chan, and you never told me!" > > "I promised not to!" > > "Why?" Akane's eyes glistened with tears. "Why the hell -wouldn't- you > tell me, promise or no? You are--were--my fiance!" She turned and > stomped off. > > "Akane, wait!" Ranma jumped up and ran after her. > > Isane watched the two leave, then turned to Masami. "Is this usual > here?" > > Masami nodded. > > > > - - - - - > > > > Shampoo dropped the cloth on the table with a snort of disgust. > > Whatever had cured Mousse of his curse had also left the blind boy quite > ill; with him curled up in bed upstairs, and her great-grandmother off > running some errand, it left her the only person in the restaurant. > Between the rushes, such as now, she could handle it, but she fervently > hoped that Cologne would return before lunch. > > The bell rang over the door. Shampoo assumed her most welcoming smile, > and turned. "Welcome to--" She cut off. "You!" > > Happousai grinned up at the Amazon. "Glad to see me?" > > "You go away! Not welcome in place of Amazons!" > > "Now, is that any way to speak to your master?" He pulled a small ivory > disk out of his robes; Shampoo noted that it was ornately carved, and > was instantly wary. > > "Catch!" He flipped it to her; she batted it aside, but the instant it > touched her skin, she was wracked with pain, as though she were > absorbing thousands of volts of electricity. > > Her screams were almost drowned out by Happousai's cackles of glee. > > > > - - - - - - > > > > "Akane, please listen to me for once!" > > Akane whirled to face him. "You've kept this from me for almost a > year! What else haven't you told me? Maybe you're really a girl who > turns into a boy?" > > "I wanted to tell you, but--" > > "But you considered a promise to a low-life like Ryouga to be more > important than your fiance!" > > "Ever heard of bushido?" Ranma scowled. "This was Ryouga's weak spot; > I couldn't tell -anyone-." > > "But you let him sleep in my bed, you let him watch me change - I told > him everything!" > > "Stuff you couldn't tell me." > > "Yes! I--" She paused. > > "You see?" Ranma sighed. "Akane, when this whole thing started, we > weren't gettin' along too well, and we were still fightin' our Pops on > the whole engagement thing." > > "But--" > > "Akane, you just had your say. It's my turn." > > It was the first time she could remember that he'd ever cut her off like > that. She clamped her mouth shut and waited. > > "First. I didn't -let- him do anythin'. If you recall, I was > constantly tryin' to keep him out of there. Remember? You hit me a lot > because of it." > > "But--" > > "Second." He raised his voice, to cut her off again. "I dropped plenty > of hints. Like you put it, you could see it from space!" > > "But I--" She paused, the tears now flowing freely from her eyes. > "Didn't you care? Didn't it matter to you that Ryouga, with that crush > of his, was -sleeping in my bed with me-?" > > "Didn't I just say that?" > > "I..." She choked back a sob. "I told him everything, Ranma. > Everything about how I felt, when you made me angry." > > "And he'd try to pound me over it later." > > Her features hardened. "At least -he- stuck up for me! At least -he- > never lied to me! Maybe I would have been better off if I'd listened to > him, just once!" > > > > - - - - - > > > > "What a haul!" > > The howls of angry women receding behind him, Happousai bounded along > the wall, a large sack of silky treasures over his shoulder. He > chortled. Liberating such darlings was even easier today, what with-- > > The walking stick caught him square across his forehead, knocking him > off the wall. He picked himself up, and glared at Cologne. > > "Haven't you already learned to leave me alone." > > Cologne held up a scroll. His eyes widened. > > "So that's what this is about." > > Cologne's voice was trembling with anger. "It took me three days to > completely decipher this scroll. What on earth possessed you to give > this to Son-In-Law?" > > "He can handle it--" > > "No! No-one can handle -this-!" Cologne hopped down off the wall. > "You have no knowledge of Jushenkyou! When I finally learned what this > technique will do, what it will set loose on this world--" > > "You are quite wrong, my dear." Happousai drew his pipe from his robes > and carefully lit it. "I know exactly what effect this technique will > have on the boy. And the best part is, you helped him learn it!" > > "More fool I. I should have fully transcribed the scroll for him. > Instead, I may have doomed him, and many of those around him." > > "Now, now...you win some, you lose some." Happousai made a careless > wave with the pipe. "But don't give up on the boy yet. You see, you > don't really know as much as you claim about Jushenkyou." > > Cologne's eyes narrowed. "I have guarded the Cursed Springs for the > last hundred years. If anyone else knows--" > > A trace of fire crept into Happousai's eyes. "And I have spent the last > three thousand years learning all about them, at the most intimate > level." > > "Three--" > > A hand struck the back of her neck, precisely targeting between two > vertebrae. Her entire body seemed to light up with pain, and she > collapsed helplessly to the ground. > > Shampoo knelt next to the old woman, and smiled coldly. > > "Out cold, but not dead." > > "Good." Happousai drew another mouthful of smoke before continuing. > "Keep her restrained. We may yet have a use for her." > > > > - - - - - > > > > Akane stalked into the dojo, and glared at Masami. > > "There is no need to stare," said Masami. "I have done nothing wrong." > > Akane deflated. "I guess not." She sat down opposite the Shinigami. > > "Akane, I am growing more concerned. The taint of the Hollow is growing > stronger. Your physical abilities are boosted, but so is your anger and > depression." > > She scowled again. "My anger, and what you call my depression, are > growing because I've just found out that my so-called 'fiance' has > betrayed me." > > "No. He has not." > > "Just like any woman around Ranma. Quick to jump to defend him." Akane > stood again. "No need to waste my time talking to you; you're just > another bimbo ready to crawl into bed with him--" > > Masami was on her feet in a flash, and her hand lashed out almost of its > own accord. The echo of the slap was loud in the dojo. > > Akane stared at her in shock. > > "Have I managed to get past your rage? Is it Akane listening to me now, > and not the Hollow?" Masami's voice was cold. "You want to hear me say > that I am attracted to Ranma. I am. It is hard not to be. He is > handsome, fearless, honourable and kind. In so many ways, he is a most > admirable individual." > > She scowled. "You--" > > "I will do nothing about it. Attraction is one thing. Ranma loves > you." Masami scowled. "We can treat your infection. With your > assistance, we can probably remove it entirely. But you must want it > gone. Do you understand me?" > > "And what if I don't want it gone?" > > "Then it will consume you. You will lose Ranma, and everyone else you > hold dear. You will lose yourself as well." Masami's voice was > becoming colder by the second. "Every time you feed your anger, every > time you give yourself over to fear, rage or self-doubt, the taint > becomes stronger." > > > > - - - - - > > > > Ranko stepped away from her male body, and turned to the two girls. > > "Akane...what the heck happened to your cheek?" > > Akane scowled at the floor. > > "Oh, right, you're still not talking to me." She turned to Masami. > "Standard Hollow patrol tonight?" > > "No." Masami shook her head. "Isane gave me some interesting > information just before you left. A powerful martial artist, with a > Jushenkyou Curse, came to the district this morning. She senses > multiple Hollows within him; probably, he suffers from more than one > Curse." > > "Taro." > > "We will be proceeding to this individual, and then we will watch you > battle him." > > "We?" She glanced over at Akane again. "Does this 'we' you're talkin' > of include the Tomboy?" > > "Yes. I think it is important that she see this." > > "Okay. You're the sensei." Ranko unlimbered her nagimaki. "So where's > Pantyhose?" > > > > - - - - - > > > > The butt of the nagimaki knocked the Hollows out of Pantyhouse. > However, it was not two, as Ranko had expected, but five. Ranko backed > off worriedly, as they began to coalesce around her. > > From the top of a nearby building, Akane and Masami watched the scene > below. > > "Those five will not remain separate for long; they are too used to > working together." > > Akane stared in horror. "They're gonna clobber her! I gotta help her!" > > "No." > > The five forms merged into one, and stretched vertically, until they > stood ten meters tall at least. Massive wings stretched out from its > back, ten arms reached out in all directions, and the white mask was > adorned with two long, wicked horns. > > Akane turned to stare at Masami in shock. "What are you saying!?" > > Ranko leaped into the air, dodging a claw attack, but was promtly > blasted to the ground by an energy attack. > > "Did you not turn away from him? Did you not tell him that you were no > longer his fiancee?" Masami's voice was cold as an Arctic wind. "Did > you not call him traitor, uncaring, liar?" > > Ranko picked herself out of the dirt, shook herself off, and raised the > nagimaki before her. A second energy blast rippled around her, but > failed to connect directly, as though the glaive was shielding her. > > "You--you heard me?" > > "Quite easily." Masami pointed down at the battle below them. "Do you > see that Hollow? It is a Menos Grande - a smaller one, but still very > dangerous. They come into being when too many Hollows gather in one > area." > > Three more Hollows moved into the battle area; Ranko leaped forward and > cleanly split its mask, destroying it. The other two ignored her, > however, and merged with the larger Hollow. > > "Some kind of super Hollow?" > > "Yes. They feed voraciously on other Hollows, increasing their size > until they can become almost invincible." > > Ranko scowled, and jumped in closer to the Menos Grande. > > Masami continued relentlessly. "This is the path before you, Akane." > > Ranko twisted to the side, dodging another energy blast, and let the > turn pull her back towards the Hollow. > > "This is where your anger, jealousy, all your negative emotions lead." > > The creature raised one massive foot, and stepped on Ranko. > > "These emotions feed on each other, and grow." > > Ranko grasped the glaive firmly over her head, and the Hollow's foot > would not descend to crush her. > > "If you let that part of you consume you, this is what you could > become." > > She slashed, severing half the creature's foot, and was drenched in its > blood. > > "A monster." > > Akane shuddered. > > "You have two choices. Let Ranma help you now..." > > Ranko leaped backward, her feet touching the tree behind her. > > "Or let Ranko help you later." > > She leaped into the air, and with one firm strike, cut the Menos' head > clear in two. > > > > - - - - - > > > > Akane leaned back against the dojo wall, then collapsed to the floor. > Her eyes overflowed with tears. > > Masami knelt beside her, and wiped a tear from her cheek. > > "That you can still weep tells you that the Impureza has not won." > > "I can't let that happen to me," Akane sobbed. "I've gotta...gotta let > him know that--" > > "No. You don't need to let him know." Masami smiled. "You just need > to know it yourself." > > Akane looked up at Masami. "I'll do it...I'll help you clear the taint > from my soul. I want to be free of it. I hurt him so bad..." > > "I will help you." > > "Thank you." Akane's voice was almost a whisper. > > "Look strong, now. They are coming." Masami stood and turned to face > the door, as Ranma and Ranko entered. > > "Looks like it was a hell of a fight, Masami." Ranma grinned. "I can't > wait to remember it." > > "I think you will appreciate it." Masami glanced over at Ranko. "You > need to recharge; I think it's time to re-integrate with your other > half." > > Ranko scowled. "No." > > > - - - - - > > > Special thanks to ChaosBurnFlame, who supplied a lot of feedback on this > chapter. > > -- > Homepage: http://www.tailkinker.net > ICQ: 66022322 > eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > .-------Anime/Manga Fanfiction Mailing List--------. > | Administrators - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Unsubscribing - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Put 'unsubscribe' in the subject | > `------------ FAQ URL coming soon.... -------------' > __________________________________________________________________________ Erweitern Sie FreeMail zu einem noch leistungsstärkeren E-Mail-Postfach! 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