Disclaimer: I don't Escaflowne but I wish I did. I do own this story idea and any characters I made up.

A/N: there are some changes and I'll list them briefly. Zaibach was never defeated and Dilandau is NOT Celena. Even though that was an interesting twist, it was just not fair to the sexy young general. The fic takes place about 2 or 3 years after the series. The war is Still continuing.

Chapter 1: The Nightmare gets Worse

Setsuna sat curled up in the dark corner of her bedroom. It was the only place she felt truly safe. Ever since her mother killed herself a year ago, her father turned to booze for comfort and support. Drinking had become his life. Setsuna could bearly recall a time where he wasn't wasted. She could recall every time though that he had his tempers. She had the bruises and marks over her body as constant reminders.

Her older brother, Takato, wasn't as strong as she once thought. He had turned to drugs. They too began to control his life. Every day it was the same. Takato would either stay home and smoke a few joints or go to school and smoke up with his new friends. Setsuna shook her head at the thoughts running through her mind. She didn't quite understand how they could turn to such things to ease their pain.

For Setsuna, her life had become a living hell. Whenever her father had gotten into one of his moods or tempers, he would start up arguments then begin to beat her for disagreeing. Her brother would just stand there with a blank look on his face. He would either turn away and retreat to his bedroom or just stand and watch. At times, her own father would even threaten to take her life if she went to the authorities.

Setsuna had locked herself in her room yet again. She didn't want to leave it. She feared her father would attack her and she didn't want any more bruises; she had enough already. Every part of her body throbbed with pain. She wished she could just die rather than constantly suffer at the hands of her father.

Her messy blonde hair covered her face as she sat on the floor rocking herself back and forth, clutching onto her golden locket around her neck. Inside of the locket there was a photo of her mother whom she had loved so dearly. She covered her ears; her father was trying to get into her room again. The pounding grew louder and louder. It echoed through her head. She then realized she couldn't take it anymore. Her eyes shot open and stared at her window. She was going to escape her hellhole of a home. She opened her window and climbed down the side of her house. When she made it to the ground, she ran for dear life through the pouring rain, not even daring to look back. It didn't take long for the rain to soak her blue school uniform.

When she felt like she could run no more, she sat down on a nearby bench and clutched the locket again. "Stupid bitch!" She yelled looking at the picture of her mother. "Why . . . why did you have to go and kill yourself?" She sobbed. "You've made my life a living hell since you died!"

The rain began to pour down harder. Why does my life have to be so hard? I wish I was dead! That way I wouldn't have to suffer like this . . . What did I do to deserve this? Setsuna wondered in silence. She couldn't think of a time where she had misbehaved or done anything so incredibly wrong. The sounds of thunder and the flashes of lightning interrupted her train of thoughts. She looked to the sky and prayed that bolt of lightning would strike her, ending her miserable life. Weakly, she stood up and walked out into the open field. She shut her deep blue eyes and waited to die. She waited and waited, but nothing happened.

"Why won't you kill me!" She yelled in frustration up at the dark and gloomy sky. She fell to her knees now crying uncontrollably. Why…? She asked herself, no longer bothering to wipe away her tears. Suddenly her body seemed to lose its gravity. She opened her eyes but could see nothing but a bright light surrounding her. Am I dead? She asked herself. Was I hit by lighting…?

Soon she found herself falling through the sky. Huh? What's happening? She wondered, fear rushing through her body. She let out a terrifying scream when she could see the ground below her get closer. Oh god, I don't wanna die this way! She closed her eyes tightly and awaited her death. However, her wish would come true. Instead of hitting the ground, she fell into the arms of a boy about her age. Her eyes shot open and locked with his. She found herself lost in the ruby red orbs. He looked at her confused. Where the hell had she come from? When his eyes had taken notice of her strange clothes he threw her to the ground. She must be from the cursed place, the place where the Dragon's whore is from…he mused.

Setsuna looked up at him terrified. First of all, he was obviously stronger than her and on his pants buckle was a sword. Where the fuck am I? She wondered sitting on the hard forest floor terrified at the boy in front of her.

Hmmm… what shall I do with her? He thought with a sly grin tugging at his lips. I'll have her thrown in the in the dungeon back the Vione and let Folken deal with her. And maybe if I'm lucky, he'll let me torture her. His grin seemed to grow as his thoughts continued. "Gatti! Chesta! Take her back to the Vione and throw her in the dungeon for trespassing on Zaibach territory!" He barked.

Normally Setsuna would have gotten up and ran away but her legs throbbed with so much pain. As the two soldiers clad in black and blue armour made their way over to Setsuna, she began to feel light headed. This can't be real…she told herself. It can't be…everything around her seemed to spin and her vision became clouded until her body fell unconscious.

A/N: Wow, this story really sucked! I mean before that is, lol! I'm re-editing it and man oh man! It really needs it! I'm also adding in more details so the chapters aren't like one page long. This was just barely a page and a bit. Now it's two whole pages! Well, I hope you enjoyed it!