No, I'm not dead.
Yes, the next chapter is nearing completion.
That is all.
Edit: Actually, no it's not... more revisions needed. I'm just not happy with it yet.
To hold you over, here's a couple of quick teasers:
“Awesome, go fetch us some tea, will you? Miss Tendo apparently has come here with a purpose, and I’m certain we have much to discuss.”
“Awesome?” Nabiki inquired, cocking an eyebrow.
“Tea? What the hell do I look like to you?”
“Consider it a favor,” Kodachi suggested, casting him a glance before sighing, “For me?”
“A favor. Yeah, sure, whatever,” he grumbled, giving her a casual smack on the rear as he passed. “But I’m calling all the shots next time, princess. Feh, hope you remember to stretch first...” he continued, leering at her over his shoulder as he conversationally discussed these indecencies.
“Awesome?” Nabiki repeated with an amused grin.
Akane squinted into the distance, finding a battle of sorts was taking place on the street ahead. A small crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle (even by Nerima standards) of a young man facing off in combat with a giant... pig? “Hey, isn’t that...” she began, then stopped cold as she sensed a change in her companion’s disposition.
“Katsunishiki,” he confirmed with annoyed sigh, “which means Akari is here too.”
The comment hung in the air with noticeable weight. “Ryoga,” Akane finally inquired, genuinely confused by his inaction, “shouldn’t we go and help her?”
“Well, yeah, of course...” he replied, pausing as if considering saying something else. With another deep sigh he collected himself then sprinted ahead.
Akane trailed along after him, but understood his trepidation. Just how would the girl take the news that her boyfriend was newly engaged to someone else?
Ryu quickly sidestepped but was not prepared for the globe to explode rather than pass by. “What the hell was that?” he demanded, rolling back to his feet.
“Anger chi blast,” Ranma growled, his hands cupping a much larger ball of swirling light that looked like tangled wisps of blood and ink. “You might wanna try dodging this one a little more effectively.”
“Enough... let’s start training already,” Ryu suggested before being forced to dive out of the way.
“We are training. When you go invisible I’ll stop havin’ a target,” his sensei snapped.