The Final Good-bye

" I'll never forget. " said Hitomi, as Van held her in his arms. "You'll always be in my heart Hitomi. No matter what and no matter how far away you are, I'll always think about you. " he replied. At the sound of these words, Hitomi felt hot tears trickle down her cheeks. She now understood that the beautiful winged king was the one she loved all along, even though she wasn't aware of her feelings towards him right away. And the thought that he felt the same way, made her realize that he will forever remain in her heart. She knew that as soon as she would leave his embrace, she would never see him for the rest of her life. She never wanted to leave, but their fate was never meant to be together.

Van was now a true King with enormous obligations towards his people and his Kingdom. While she, a 15 year old girl from Earth, was merely able to decide what to wear to school. She would only get in his way and she was very well aware of that. She figured that Van felt the same way, and in case he didn't, she was sure that in a very short time, he would understand that there were never any other options. She could feel her heart tearing apart, but she knew that it was the right thing to do. The two of them had to go on and meat their own fate, even though it seemed like a very hard task to accomplish at the moment, since there was so many things between them that were unsaid and undone. But she knew that time had come for her to leave. As she finally resigned herself to leave Van's embrace, she found herself before a magnificent Angel gently smiling at her.

Van knew that it would be hard for the both of them to make their farewells to each other, so he chose to appear as an Angel, who will always protect and look after his beloved, never leaving her side. This was the way he wanted Hitomi to remember him, and this was his way of saying his final good-bye.

As thousands and thousands of white, brilliant and snowy feathers, that she loved and admired from the first moment she saw them, surrounded her, Hitomi forgot for a slight moment, that this was the last time that she was seeing them. Amazed and astonished by the splendor of the incredible sight, she slowly brought forward her hand, as a soft and furry feather slowly floated down. There were now so many memories wrapped up in it. The whole history of a war, along with the pain, death and revenge it brought. But with that rage gone, there was also hope for a better future: Gaia's future. This new world, once created by the powerful will of the people of Atlantis, was finally going to become that heaven which they intended to create.

Their wish has finally reached the stars. Hitomi thought to herself, as she saw all those memories flick through her mind. She now understood that she wasn't really going to leave Van or Gaia. A part of her was always going to remain here, in this mystical world that she learned to love so much. As she saw all the ghostly images of the past slowly fading away, she focused her attention on a bright red light emanating from the pendant's stone. During the war, the shining light could have only meant that something awful and horrible was about to occur. But this time somehow, Hitomi knew exactly what was going to happen without having to use to power of the pendant.

Seeing Hitomi take off her brightly glowing jewel, Van understood everything. Past was repeating itself just as it happened previously when the glow of the pendant caused the appearance of the blue pillar of light and transported Hitomi back to her home planet. Only this time it was for good.

Before either one of them was able to say anything, a blue light began gently surrounding the mysterious girl from the Mystic Moon. As both of them held hands for the last time, Van realized that Hitomi was trying to slip something very smooth into his grasp.

"Van, I want you to keep this for me. she told him, as their hands began to grow apart revealing the light of the brightly glowing jewel on Van's palm.

"But..." he began. "

Keep it, and never forget, as I'll never forget you."

"I swear that I'll never forget Hitomi, never!" he shouted, as he saw her disappear in the depths of the Mystic Moon.

All of Gaia witnessed Hitomi's departure, as she was carried up into the heavens, leaving behind the last traces of the blue column of light.

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