Ranma is a martial artist, and a teenage boy. At least, she used to be.

After an attack leaves Ranma trapped in a feminine body she never asked for, and unable to take a hit, her life as she knew it is over. She runs from her home and her abusive father, and after spending a few months homeless in Tokyo, takes a job in a bar called the Phoenix run by a found family consisting of the bar's matriarch owner and four hard-luck women she took under her wing as teenagers. At the Phoenix, Ranma finds a place where she can be accepted and "normal," begins to deal with the trauma she's been though, and experiences the first unconditional love she's ever known. As she does so, she begins to embrace her new life as a young woman, discovers a new talent and potential career in music, and rises from the ashes of the life she once knew. This uplifting tale of healing, love and triumph will leave you cheering!

Phoenix is a Ranma 1/2 fanfiction, but no prior fandom knowledge is required to read and enjoy Phoenix and its sequels.

I was very excited to post all 332 chapters and counting of The Phoenix Saga here on Tapas. I spent hours creating the profile, adding all the graphics, and everything. And then I discovered that with literally chapter 1, I could not post here because Tapas - for unfathomable reasons - does not allow chapters in excess of 15,000 characters.

So, I've decided to post just a few vignettes from the story, in the hopes of exposing you to the characters and writing style. If you like them, and are interested in an uplifting tale of found family, healing, love and acceptance, please click the ad below to read the full Phoenix Saga on a platform more conducive to long-form writing.