Yakoumo with the words "And now to you, you .." and stopped. This man had exactly the same injury as him, in the same place, and just as much blood oozed from it. Still, he stood with his head held high. In disbelief, Ranma stared at his painful, yet clearly sneering, grinning face."Look, look. You broke the spell. Of course I didn't expect that. It's a shame, it was probably bad luck. But now I'm definitely lucky. I think ... wait, let me test something. "With a smile he took his sword from his belt pouch, put his finger on the sharp edge and ran it along it. Immediately blood seeped from the incised fingertip. "Ouch" Shocked, Ranma and Akane looked at Ranma's fingertip at the same time. There was also a deep cut there. Confused, he looked up at his enemy. "What the ... What's going on here?" Yakoumo laughed cruelly.
"As I thought ... we are connected to each other. What such a simple body swap can do ... But now all the cards are open to me, where I know and feel no pain. Only that of my heart, that this ... this cursed woman did to me! "" Cursed woman? I'll show you a cursed woman in a moment! " Akane shouted and was about to run towards him, but was jerked back by Ranma."What does this fight have to do with your painlessness?" he asked uncertainly, while he still held Akane, who Yakoumo could have torn to shreds with anger and hatred, by the wrist. Yakoumo started laughing loudly and threw his head back. "Haha. What does it have to do with it? What it ... Ha. Very simple. This fight is not for life and death! It is for death and only for death! Because you don’t notice what’s going on? What’s fate We are connected. What you do to me, you get off and the other way around. And if I kill you now, I'll kill myself too. Where the latter can be tolerated. After all, I've seen death before. Thanks to you and this woman! Much more important to me is that you die ... The nice thing about it is, it's so simple. After all, I've already locked three quarters of your life in the box I carry with me ... . But as I said earlier, I want to see you suffer and like this! "So fast that you could hardly notice it, he disappeared and reappeared right next to Akane. She hadn't noticed when he wrapped his hands around her neck and squeezed. “Argh!” Only now did Ranma turn around. At that moment, Yakoumo disappeared again with Akane and reappeared where he had been before. With one arm he lifted Akane by the neck and squeezed harder and harder. “Let go of her!” Ranma tried to attack him, but because of his injury he was immediately pushed back by Yakoumo. He looked at Yakoumo with hateful eyes. He just grinned and choked her breath even more. She squeezed her eyes shut in pain and tried to push her cold, rock-hard hands away from her neck. No chance. She felt the strength slowly leaving her. Her arms went limp. Grinning, Yakoumo looked closely at her face, brushed a strand of hair from her face with one hand, touched her cheeks. His gaze changed.Suffering and longing formed in his eyes. "So beautiful ... so beautiful ... She was the rose in the drought. Blooms more beautifully than all the others. Delicate as rain, strong as thunder, lovely as the sun and cool as the morning dew ... So beautiful .. . She was and is so beautiful. "He said softly. Again he stroked her cheeks, her lips. He approached her. Akane looked at him with hatred, then suddenly spat in his face.
He wiped his cheek in disgust with the sleeve of his coat. Angrily he threw Akane at Ranma, both of them slammed against the wall, and shouted, "But just like then, you are promised to someone else and refuse like the devil's wife to take a witch. Rot, you stupid whore!" He took it frantically with anger opened his sword again and slit his left calf down to the bone.
With a scream, Ranma sank to the ground. He looked at his leg in shock. Blood kept pouring out of the gaping wound. Akane dropped to her knees in horror and sank into her thoughts.Should it really go on like this? Was this man supposed to injure Ranma to the death? (No! That mustn't be!)
She yelled at Yakoumo in anger. "You're not normal! Just because a woman didn't love you back then, you can't just take revenge on others! You should look deep into yourself! Then you could surely understand why this woman didn't love you." you madman! You-! "" Shut your damn mouth, woman! It was not because of me that I did not get it, but because it was already promised to someone else! And the thought that Hitamo came before me, makes me Insane! If I don't get it, no one will! And he should lose that today with his life !! " he yelled at her.
She looked down, uncomprehending. "That's crazy .." she whispered. "Of course it's Akane. He's insane himself." Ranma replied and tried to get up. But he had to give in to his pain and sank back to the ground.Akane closed her eyes fearfully, took Ranma's hand in hers. (This nightmare should finally end .. It's just a bad dream ... where is the end?)
"I think I've made you suffer enough now. I want to finally take my revenge completely. I want your death! And I'll do that very easily. Look! A gift of death for both of you!" Tense Akane looked and Ranma into Yakoumo's outstretched hand. Only on closer inspection could they make out many, small, silver needles. Ranma looked up, confused. "So what? What should be dangerous about the chopsticks? They just poke!" Yakoumo started to laugh. "You'll find out soon enough! In a few minutes the time will come and so that you don't run away from me ..." He let black sparks spray from his palm and all the windows and doors of the dojo were covered by creepers.
Ranma turned away. Akane looked worriedly at his thoughtful face until he suddenly stirred."Akane?" He asked blankly.
"Yes?"
He was now looking at her directly through his bright blue eyes.
"Akane .... You know that this will probably never end before this madman and I die. And the way it looks at the moment, we're all dying. But I definitely don't want to involve you in this. I could not bear it if something happens to you. I want to prevent his plan at all costs and he has to die for that ... "
"But please how, he's overpowering!"
"Please let me finish. Yes, he's overpowering, we can't attack him directly and that's why ..." He paused and pressed something into Akane's hand.
"And that's why you have to kill me to make Yakoumo die."
She stared in disbelief at the object in her hand. It was the tip of the spear that had injured Ranma's leg earlier ... Kill? Kill him? ... The word echoed through her head, she never let go.
"Akane! You have to do it! I can't, but you!"The words of Ranma sounded so far from her. With tears in her eyes, she looked into his face. The face that she had known for so long and had come to love over time.
Angrily she said "No! I definitely won't do that! You're crazy!"
"Why not?! ... Do it Akane! I don't want anything to happen to you! So come on! Drill that part into my heart!"
"No!" she cried tearfully just like Ranma.
"Come on! Right here! See?" With watery eyes he grabbed her hand and held it to his chest.
"Come on, Akane! Close up! Otherwise you would never have shied away from beating me up, that's nothing else! So now finally close!"
"No! I don't want to!" She tore her hand away. The voice muffled by tears she whispered "I can't"
"Yes you can! Now finally do Akane!" he shouted at her, took both of her hands, which were holding the spearhead, and held them to his chest. "This is where you have to pierce!"
“Nooo!” With tearful eyes she let go of the tip."I'd rather die and go through hell than do that!"
"You will be damned if you don't! Good! Then I'll do it!" he shouted, picking up the tip. He was about to stab when Akane knocked this out of his hand. "What's that for Akane?"
"I don't want you to die!"
"Why? Akane! Why can't you do it?" She stopped with tears. "Because ... because I ..." They startled and stared at Yakoumo.
He was surrounded by a shimmering blue light and he was floating in the air. He began to speak slowly. "I'm ready now. You too? Ready for death. Ha .... There is a deadly poison in these tiny needles. It works within a few minutes. It spreads throughout the body and paralyzes everything and ultimately the heart. .. Isn't that a nice ending? To die with the certainty that your beloved will also perish .. Yes. Yes .. But enough of the long talk. he yelled, jumping up and hurling hundreds of needles in their direction.Time stood still for Ranma.
(You stupid cow ... why didn't you happen? ... I don't want anything to happen to you ... and nothing will happen to you either!)
In a flash he crouched in front of her and completely covered her body with his. Akane closed his eyes and clutched Ranma's shirt.
"Arg!" She heard a muffled sound ..... She felt how the hands of Ranma that were embracing her trembled. (Did he?) Startled, she opened her eyes and saw Ranma, who smiled at her, his face contorted with pain.
"I told you that I wouldn't let anything happen to you ..." he said, his voice muffled with the effort, and began to cough. Blood ran down his forehead. Akane's tears welled up in pain when she touched his shoulders and felt the tiny needles on his back. "No .." she breathed with trembling lips. He started coughing again and fell to the floor.
"No! Please! Ranma!" Weeping, she supported his head."Please ... Ranma!" He smiled.
"What? Please Ranma ?! Shall I not die?"
"No! You shouldn't die ... you mustn't die ....!"
"Phe ... I apparently have to. Don't worry about that Akane. It's not that bad either." One of her tears fell on his face.
"Well, well. Since when has a macho woman like you been crying?" She squeezed her eyes together, crying.
"But you know ..... I love macho women .." He coughed before continuing.
"Well ... the saying, what loves itself is teasing, is probably true ... at least for my part ... you know I ... always teased you like