that because I could never really express my feelings .... It's strange that I have to come to my death first so that I can tell you, but ..... I love you. "With tears in his eyes, he pushed her hair back from her face. "You are so beautiful Akane ..."
More and more tears ran down her cheeks.
"Please don't die ..."
"Why then?"
"Because I need you, because I love you!Please stay with me, don't leave me! I love you! "He quickly lowered his lips to hers and they enjoyed each other's first and last kiss. She felt his hand slip from her shoulder and fall to the floor. Lifeless, he sank back onto her lap with his eyes closed. The two enemies took their last breath." . They were dead.
“No .. No!” Howling, she pressed his head to her chest and screamed towards the sky.
"NEEEIIIIINNN !!!!!"

The night was dark and streaked with fog. A cool frightening wind blew through the trees of the cemetery. The naked, bare headstones were bathed in a cruel light by the full moon. The shadows of seven creatures in glowing red robes adorned the dew-dampened floor. Each of these beings carried something with them. They passed many graves and if you listened you could have the feeling of hearing the nocturnal plaintive cries of the souls of deceased people. They stopped at a tombstone that had not been carefully selected and set up glowing red grave candles.At first glance, the stone looked unpopular, but if you looked more closely you would have thought that you would only have wanted to use the stone for a short time anyway.
The letters a m and o could be recognized, one resembled a y or r. The other letters were not recognizable.
Someone shorter than the others in a long-seeming robe stepped forward and spoke in a rasping voice. "Put the ritual objects in the circle of the grave lights. One after the other. Come on ..." The masked figures put things down one by one. A phoenix feather, a vessel with glowing magma, hair of a proud lion, fur of leopards, dried cactus flowers, blood of dragons. 6 things were now on the damp, overgrown ground.
“And finally you. Something that belongs to him.” The last of the disguised ones slowly stepped forward. That someone was holding something heavy. Carefully he set it down on the floor. An opened golden box from which blue light flowed and streamed into the ground.“Take your hands.” It happened, and the person with the croaking voice began to mumble creepy words in a foreign language. The clouds in the night sky moved on and the glow of the moon illuminated the area with white light. The last spark of blue glow flowed from the box into the ground.
There was a cruel silence.
Suddenly it was disturbed by a splintering loud noise. A filthy hand shot out of the earth and felt the grass. The second hand followed shortly afterwards. The earth loosened and a body appeared.
The person hurriedly looked around and stared at the seven figures in the red robes, ready to fight. Again there was silence, but after a while you could hear someone sobbing, until this someone stormed out with two others and fell on his neck.
"Ranmaaa! We have missed you so much Airen!" Startled, Ranma looked down at the three girls.
"Shampoo? Ukyou? Kodashi?" With tearful faces they nodded, smiling and almost crushed him.With difficulty he was able to free himself, got up and brushed the dirt from his clothes. One by one, everyone took off their robes and came out cologne, ryoga, and mousse. They all greeted him. When it was Ryoga's turn he gave Ranma a funny look.
"What is?" asked Ranma.
“You look terrible!” They both laughed and hugged each other amicably.
"How did you wake me up?" asked Ranma incredulously. Cologne replied, "It's very simple. Each of us visited one of Yakoumo's generals, defeated him and took the item for the revival from him. It wasn't difficult." Ranma smiled at everyone, but then his heart sank to his knees.
"Where ... where is Akane? She survived the fight back then, didn't she ?! Where is she?" he asked panicked. The others glanced at each other mysteriously. Suddenly a harsh voice rang out.
“I'm here.” You could hear footsteps and a constant tak. Tak.
The others made way. A stooped figure came out, stopped, and leaned on its stick."Akane! Oh Akane!" Ranma was about to run towards her when she said briefly, "No. I'm not the Akane you once met. I've changed. A lot changed ..." The others looked at the ground in dismay to escape the questioning looks of Ranma. "What .. what is that supposed to mean? What nonsense!" He took a step towards her.
"No. No nonsense! Look here!" She quickly tore the hood off her head. Ranma paused. Long gray hair fell on her shoulders and graced a thin, emaciated, wrinkled face. Her gnarled hands rested on the support stick.
"Do you see it now ... I haven't been an Akane for a long time ... not for two months ..." Ranma shook his head without understanding, walked up to her and took her face in his hands. He wanted to say something, but nothing came out. Instead, he looked into her eyes. He couldn't believe it should be Akane. But her eyes covered any doubt. They were still the same deep, fawn-brown eyes, just a little tarnished with age.“But what happened?” Cologne took up the floor, “It is so. Yakoumo had put a spell on the box, in which all your strength was. If you wanted to open the box, you had to give half your life for it we absolutely needed something that belongs entirely to you for the revival. And Akane wanted to see you again at all costs and made this pact. You can see the consequences. Age. Weakness. Soon death. "
"You stupid goose! Why are you doing something like that?! Is there no cure ...?" Cologne thought for a long time, she just couldn't think of anything, but then she nodded slowly, an old method of the Amazons came to mind .
"But there is something, but I don't know if everyone wants that. Each of us would have to give a seventh of our strength. It only affects your age so that you live two days less. No more. It would have nothing to do with your strength. But still ... who would be ready for it? "Cologne herself raised her hand.Ranma too, Ryoga too, Mousse too, Ukyo too, Shampoo hesitated at first, but then raised her hand resolutely, she honestly wanted to win. Everyone looked at Kodashi. She looked into space and began to smile. “I have to bring his beloved back to my brother!” She also raised her hand.
"Good .. But I have to warn you Akane, if it doesn't work out, you will die soon." With tears of gratitude in her eyes she nodded. "Very well. Put a fingertip in the box, close your eyes and say" Vis "!" Everyone did as they were told. Cologne counted to three, then they said together in a loud voice. "Vis !!" Blue sparks sprayed from each finger and poured into the box.
"Okay that's enough!" said Cologne and took the box back.
"Good Akane ... are you really ready?" She nodded again.
"All right. Then close your eyes now and take a deep breath of the sparks."
She reached into the box, took the sparks in her hand and threw them at Akane, who she inhaled ..... Suddenly her skin began to glow, light shot out of her mouth, nose, eyes, ears and fingertips.The bright white light was so blinding that the others screwed up their eyes and turned away.
Then suddenly everything was dark again. Gradually they looked around. They saw the figure of Akane lying on the floor, his face covered by the robe. She wasn't breathing.
Ranma fell to the floor in dismay, laid Akane on his lap, and shook her. The fabric slipped off her face. Short dark blue hair, velvety skin ... and closed eyes emerged.
"Damn it! She looks like before, why isn't she breathing !?" exclaimed Ranma.
Cologne nudged his shoulder with her stick. "Why don't you try some kind of ... kiss?" She smiled. Ranma nodded and leaned over Akane. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that the three girls were being held back by the boys.
Just before he touched her lips, Akane suddenly held her hand over his mouth.
"I'm warning you! Don't you dare! You are only allowed to do that in certain situations!"Ranma laughed and hugged her without letting go of her.
“Children, I think we should go slowly.” They agreed. Ranma took the somewhat weakened Akane in his arms and ran with her after the others.
"So, so. Only kiss in certain situations. How long has that been your style?" Laughing, Akane shrugged her shoulders and pressed her face to his chest. After a while they parted from the others and went home. When they arrived in the dark in front of the Tendo property after a while, Ranma set them down. She was about to open the door when he pulled her back.
"Akane?"
"Yes?" she looked at him inquiringly. He smiled.
"I think ... now is such a certain situation."