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Chapter 6
- The reason for the trip-

"Ranma I don't think so ..."
“I want to know what's going on.” Soun looked at the boy unhappily and then sat down at the table.
"Ranma, my boy, I promised your father to drive in silence, but under these circumstances the promise no longer counts. Have a seat and I will explain the real reason for the trip to your parents." Ranma did as ordered and sat down across the street fall from soun.
"It all began a long time ago, you weren't born yet, and neither were your parents or their parents. As I said, it was a long time ago.
Your mother's family committed a serious crime and was placed under a curse. This curse says that the happy can only give birth to one child, one daughter. "
"But .. does that mean I .. she is not my mother?" The boy asked confused.
"No, you are her son. One can say sorry or rejoice, because this broke the curse.But let me start over "Soun got up and disappeared into the kitchen to get something to drink.
During the short time Ranma tried to process what he had heard and to sort out his feelings. When Soun came back, he had himself so much under control that he understood that he was not lonely, but could only save his family in this way. That gave him a light that he couldn't see before. a small smile appeared on his lips. Soun brought him something to drink and continued to tell, even if he noticed that Ranma was slowly returning to his normal expression.
"As I said, a mother could only give birth to one daughter. However, every third daughter can lift the curse and give birth to a son. But she accepts a torturous death, or rather, there is the risk of dying in the greatest pain at birth and banish the soul from heaven forever.That means in plain language that the soul, the mother who broke the curse and dies in childbirth, has to haunt around forever. "
"WHAT!" Ranma jumped up, "How can that be? My mother is alive, that means she survived the curse. Why are they gone then?"
"Sit down again", Soun spoke in a calming tone, "I'm not finished yet. The curse gives women, there is always one in 100 years, a choice, they know from their birth that they can break the curse Because when they are born a dragon appears over the house. This is the sign that everyone fears, or some pray that it can finally bring salvation. "
"Then there must have already been women, right? Why is the family not yet extinct?" In the meantime, the boy had recovered and was sitting at the table.
"That's true, but the woman whose birth the dragon appeared could only bear a boy until she was 35. Your mother's predecessor all made their choices and waited until this year had passed and then gave birth to a daughter . ""Why is my mom still alive then? And why did she make that decision? And what does the trip have to do with it?" The questions just stood in his head and just gushed out of him.
"She met your father and they both fell in love. When they got married, your mother was only 25 years old. Of course she knew everything about her responsibilities and had to make her choice."
"And she decided for me to take the risk of dying too," the boy whispered.
"Your parents sat down together and made the decision that it couldn't go on forever. She survived the birth, but she had feverish dreams. In these dreams the dragon appeared to her and told her that she had not yet survived."
"What does that mean?"
"Seventeen years will go by, full of joy, sadness, laughing and crying. Your son will leave you, still early in life, and your husband will also go to teach him. Take care that everything turns out well and your son becomes a true man becomes.Then you and your husband have a year. Go on a journey, it will be dangerous, but if you survive it and the love still exists between you, the curse is broken and your family is free. "
"And the time has come to begin this journey?"
"Yes, and I firmly believe that your love will be strong enough to make it all."
"What has Lieb got to do with it?"
"The journey is not physically dangerous, it will just bring a lot of difficulties in your parents' relationship and they will have to get through it."
“The Saotomes can do anything.” The boy jumped up full of renewed energy. “Thanks, now it's easier to understand.” The old man went back to his room, had gained new confidence and was looking forward to his life. He went to his room, but then stopped in front of Akane's room. his good mood disappeared and he tried to remember the eater.
"Kasunmi, do you know where Akane is?" he ran into the kitchen.
"She still has lessons.", She smiled at him. "You look a lot better. Are you all right?"
“Yeah, I think I'm me again.” He smiled and then left the kitchen.
With that he went on his way and got the next shock that day, but this time it was much worse.

so that's it for now. As always, a couple of clerks will definitely bring the next part :-D
HEAL Inken