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Author's Notes: This is just to prove I am not only a KH writer. This idea could never be used with my other stories. If it seems like I am putting out stories too fast (as if that were a possibility), my brain conjures up a thousand and one ideas a minute. I hope you enjoy my latest brain-child. Always remember to tip your waitress.

Demon's Crossing

Prologue: Into the Nightmare,

Away from the Light

The night air of Nerima smelled much like the air in any other ward in Tokyo unless you possessed super human senses. Ranma Saotome of the Anything Goes School Of Martial Arts was definitely super human. Not many people could slay a god of all things. His closest rivals had enough power to level a building without even breaking a sweat. The pigtailed boy had survived this long by relying on his instincts and Neko-ken honed senses. His nose was scrunched up as an unpleasant smell hit his nostrils. It smelled like a youma, actually a normal smell with Sailor Senshi in the next district over. The sounds of battle reached his ears and he sped off in the direction the noises were coming from.

The sight that greeted his eyes was a disturbing one to say the least. At the end of the next street, it appeared as if a half dozen of the creatures were ganging up on someone. His eyes homed in on the person and blinked as he realized it was a girl. She had a cut across her forehead that was bleeding down the side of her face, her chocolate colored hair was done up in odangos with blue ribbons holding them in place. Her shirt was torn, exposing a fair amount of cleavage. He thanked the Kami he didn't get nosebleeds like Ryoga, but she was certainly threatening one. She was wearing a denim jacket with the sleeves ripped off as well as denim short shorts. The girl was crouched with a feral look in her emerald eyes. His whole estimation took only a few seconds of actual time. The creatures were of varying of roughly the same size with arms that dragged on the ground, brutish faces, and massive claws. The young god-slayer took off running, shouting out to distract the beasts from their target. The creatures turned to look at what was approaching and prepared to fight him as well. What surprised Ranma was when the middle creature wound up with a white glowing blade protruding from his forehead. It writhed in agony before a downward motion tore out the chest. He couldn't get distracted as the remaining five spun back to their target. A powerful snap kick took one in the back of the head, a follow up wrench and throw hurled him into three others. The one still standing found his head parting ways with his neck as the girl slashed her blade in a burning arc, the wound instantly cauterized by the heat of the weapon. The remaining four stood up slowly, clumsily. The Saotome Heir hated to kill, but this was a special circumstance. There was plenty of time to wonder later on about how many times he can justify killing as "special circumstance". With a shout he unleashed several vacuum blades, dicing them neatly.

"Are you okay?" he asked the girl. With a final sweep, she dispelled the weapon and placed the metal cylinder that was the hilt into a leather sheathe at her side. The girl gave him a reassuring smile.

"Sure I'm just great. Those things just snuck up on me, that's all." She said in response, but somehow didn't look too good. As she fell, his natural reflexes kicked in and he caught her easily. Her whole body was trembling. "Uhm…Maybe I'm not feeling as good as I thought." She mumbled. He could sense her whole body was damaged, not just physically but spiritually as well. Her chi was almost nonexistent. "Well, I should know my rescuer's name, right?" she said in a weak attempt at humor.

"Ranma Saotome. What's yours?" he asked. The girl's eyes widened noticeably at the name, but in the next second he was left wondering if he had imagined it.

"Hmmm… Ranma. My name's Kyoko Miramoto, Demon Hunter. Oh man.. I'm so tired.." she muttered just as she drifted off into unconsciousness.

"I need to get her to Doc Tofu's clinic quick." He said before speeding off across the rooftops, unconsciously holding his precious burden closer. The girl smiled slightly in her "sleep".

"Ranma, you and I have a lot to discuss." She thought as they traveled.

End

Author's Notes: This is just a teaser really. The next chapter will be longer, but I want to gauge fan reactions before I proceed too far. Any suggestions welcome and if I use one of yours I'll be sure to give credit where it's due. Thank you and ja ne!