Assistant editor: Lord Talon

DISCLAIMER: "Ranma ½" and all the characters therein belong to Rumiko Takahashi, Shogagukan, Kitty and Viz Video. This is a fan fiction produced for my own enjoyment and for passing on without profit. Other characters that come into play in this fanfict may or may not be pulled from other sources (including other fanficts, R.P.G.s, manga, anime, literature, or possibly even *GASP* American comic books!).

WARNING: This is only a sample, and thus an example of what might happen in the official story. The ring, as yet, has not been named…

A WORD FROM TANGENT: Greetings once again, my fellow otaku. I bring to you another tale, one of tragedy and a hero’s choice. Of wishes made in selfish madness, and the single wish that might be able to save the day - but not for everyone. A Wish of Honor.

Happosai had acquired the ring some time ago, but had only recently realized what it was that he had come to be in possession of. A ring of wishes of great power, able to grant nearly anything it’s master desired – within limits. One of those limits was that it wouldn’t grant a wish right away, but rather stated what limitations the wish in question entailed and asked for confirmation. This had kept the old hentai occupied throughout the night as he always thought of what he thought would be a better wish while the ring was explaining the restrictions of the last one. Finally, he had grown frustrated and (being the selfish, unreasonable hentai that he was) made his ‘first’ wish.

"I wish to have irresistible power over women!" announced Happosai irritably, disappointing the ring. It had really hoped that the old fool would wish that he had never have seen the ring in the first place. Not that that would actually erase any wishes that managed to get made during the resulting time-loop, but at least it would be out of this pervert’s possession.

"This wish will grant you the ability to control the bodies and behaviors of any women you choose to effect, merely by focusing your will on them," the ring explained. It was not really happy with this wish any more than the hundred or so similarly worded wishes that the old freak had made during the night. Unfortunately, the limitations inherent with the current phrasing did not seem to be of the sort that would frustrate the old fool into trying a different kind of wish.

"That’s the ticket!" Happosai explained. "That’ just what I wanted! So grant the wish already!"

"The number of women you can effect at any one time depends on your strength of will relative to theirs, but the wish gives you an advantage higher than your own will, so no individual woman can resist you, even if her will is greater than your own." Maybe, if it just droned on, the selfish baka would grow bored and toss it away. That was just as good as being wished away, from its point of view.

"Yeah, yeah," Happosai retorted. "Get on with it already!"

"What you cannot do is affect their knowledge or how they actually feel about you," the ring intoned, "but you can make them behave as if you could, with none but you and your victims being the wiser."

"Fine, fine!" Happosai growled irritably. "Just grant the wish already!"

"Physical control means that…"

"GRANT THE WISH ALREADY!"

"…you can…"

"GRANT IT! GRANT IT! GRANT IT!"

"…"

"GRANT IT NOW!"

"Granted."