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Death Reborn Evolution
Chapter 08: Interlude 2: Letters from China

By: Shanami

 
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DRE Interlude 2: Letters from China

Disclaimer: See prologue, but to recap, I own nothing involved in this and am not doing it for profit.

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Nodoka,

I apologize for taking so long to contact you; things in the valley have been extremely busy since my return. The political situation in the valley has been strained since my rebirth and the return of the Amazon Matriarch Cologne. While I was able to prevent her from making any moves against you and your daughter, there is the possibility that the Amazons will turn their attention your way once more. Hopefully, however, the situation will settle down shortly. Though the political situation here is volatile, I intend to make a trip to Japan shortly to help Ranko refine her powers. The Amazon known as Shampoo has expressed her desire to meet you child and will likely accompany me. Please send a response if this is acceptable.

I hope that you and Ranko are well. Again, I must apologize for my actions in the past. There is nothing I regret more than being responsible for your son's death, however, I am grateful at least for the birth of your daughter. I will admit that not even I understand all of the forces involved in her development, though I would wager she was born female because she died female. Until I meet her personally, I can only speculate the full extent of her powers and their similarity to my own. However, from your descriptions (though I must suspect she has matured greatly since your communiqué) it sounds as if Ranko's powers are a direct counterpart to mine. Fire and Ice. Assuming that my interpretations are correct, I would offer you some advice.

First, while my control of fire is completely instinctive, my ability to use magic deepens and broadens as I age. Assuming similarity, this means you should seek a proper magical education for your daughter once she gains full control over her innate abilities. Attached are the full breadth of my natural abilities, for your comparisons. Also in this package are a few rudimentary spellbooks, though understanding Chinese will be required for comprehension. Similar Japanese spellbooks should be available if you can find appropriate retailers. This may prove difficult, as most magic users carefully hide from the public.

Second, if your daughter and I are as similar biologically as it seems, she will inevitably be immortal. And, while I would not test it, she likely can recover from mortal injury by being reborn. However, this does not come without a price. Ranko most likely will not be able to have children by way of mortal men easily, if at all. And if she does, they will likely maintain their mortality, like my descendents, the Phoenix Tribe.

Finally, it is possible that Ranko will have the ability to ascend, similar to myself. I am dependent on the waters of Jusendo and their magical properties to complete my ascension to my fully matured form. Your daughter is probably capable of the same transformation, though I would not advise doing so for many years. However, during my own growth, I am normally fed small doses of the water to increase my magical abilities. Enclosed are twelve vials of Jusendo water, infused with the power of the Gekkaja. After her rapid growth finishes, give her one vial per month. When she is physically eighteen or nineteen years of age, if she so desires, she may speed her ascension by a soak in the combined waters of the dragon and phoenix taps or she may continue to age until the approximate age of twenty-five at which point she will ascend anyway to her full abilities.

I do hope that you and Ranko are both doing well. I hope I do not offend, but I consider her my unofficial niece and have enclosed a short note and a gift for her.

I will be in contact,

Saffron

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My dear niece,

When I last saw you, you were just a pretty egg but your mother tells me that you are growing into a beautiful young girl. I also hear that you are becoming quite the martial artist, congratulations on making your first few Dan ranks. To celebrate your amazing progress, my retainer and I have put together a small package for you. Enclosed, you should find some basic scrolls of the Phoenix style of aerial combat (which I expect you'll master in no time) and two warrior dresses that you should find more comfortable than a gi. Hopefully we got the sizes right, though I'm sure your mother can adjust them if necessary.

Hopefully I can meet you soon,

Uncle Saffron

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AN: I apologize for how long it took to update this story. Finishing S/He's All That and an extremely busy few months of school slowed me down a lot. I will get back into writing this shortly, after I figure out exactly where to go with it. Unlike the first bit, I don't have this part of the story completely outlined yet. However, I did want to build in the grounding to include some of the Chinese cast, hence this interlude.

I also noticed some minor errors in previous chapters, I will eventually go back to fix them, but for now I will be focusing on releasing some new material. However, I will go back to correct what I can when I can

 
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