On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:06:20 -0800 Brian Randall <brian@azurite.org>
writes:

Song of the Void

Compass Points: Act V

        A Ranma 1/2 fanfiction

        Disclaimer: Takahashi's and Akamatsu's paints, my easel.

        Notes: Don't think about something this silly too hard. 
That's not 
the point, and you should know that by now. ;)
        -------------------------------------

Yay!  More Compass Points!  Everyone loves Compass Points!  Or at least I
do.  And that's all that matters, anyway. Or something like that.

        [Earth]

        [Wind]

        [Fire]

        [Water]

           [Heart]

Our powers combine to form... CAPTAIN PLANET!  He's a hero, bringing
pollution down to zero!

Sorry.  Couldn't resist.

        "Uh.... Can't you at least pretend to act like a normal 
human?" Ryu 
complained, as the swordsman unhappily sheathed his blade.

        Shinnosuke looked genuinely confounded. "Why would I care to 
do such 
a thing?" he asked.

Heh.  Very much heh.

        Someone else spoke, hesitantly, from the edge of the circle 
of 
magics. Where, was not possible to say, for she was no closer to the 
east or west, than north or south, yet she was only at the edge of 
the circle. Her voice, wavering and unsure, said, "And I am the 
key... the key to Summer."

        And with those words, Summer began.

That's it?  No massive, 50k long battle against a horrible foe involving
lots of blood, angst, drama, and a final tortured admission of love? 
Hmph.  Not a proper climax to a Ranma fanfic at all. ^_^

        Anyway. This is based off of Nanashi's 'Fey', which is based 
off the 
earlier chapters of 'Compass Points', which is based off of 
Nanashi's 'Soul of Ice' (Deus ex Machina) which is based off of 
Matt's 'Soul of Ice', which is based off of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 
1/2. And something in there is based off of something that's based 
off of 'I am Become...'. No, that's not a joke.

That's... complicated.  And there might be another link in the chain,
too.  I'd have to go back and do all kinds of thinking and work to be
sure that the dates fit, but it's entirely possible that it was Compass
Points that gave my subconsious the idea to name what was supposed to be
a minor oneshot villain in Shades of Gray the Dragon of the North, thus
introducing yet another set of new characters to the mix and drastically
changing the plot, causing me no end of anxiety.  (Why can't villains be
well behaved characters and stick to the script?)

So, on the off chance that is the case:

BRIAN!!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

Anyways... I'll just say that I've really, really enjoyed Compass Points
and shut up now.  Or something.


           Aaron Nowack
"Never let reality get in the way of a good hypothesis."
http://www.geocities.com/anowack/
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