Title: Doppelganger

Summary: I like Zongi. You won't hear that from too many fans of Escaflowne.

While I like Dilandau and the Dragon Slayers, Zongi was for me was the

most tragic character. It was too bad they didn't reveal more about him

and the Deceptant race. I thought they were a unique touch. A poem from his POV.

Characters: Zongi

Warnings: It helps to have watched episode 11 and 12 of Escaflowne

Disclaimers: I don't own Escaflowne. I don't own Zongi.

DOPPELGANGER 01/24/01

I am the nobody

I travel by night

When morning comes

I shrink from the light

No soul of my own

No true face I possess

They all turn away

From my icy caress

Tattoos of a warrior

Etched on my skin

A constant reminder

Of my race's sin

To die in the fight

On the field all alone

I have no one to turn to

No place to call home

I am the Doppelganger

With the chameleon smile

In the filth and the blood

I find peace for a while

But oh to turn to the sun

But it's not where I belong

The blood of my people

Must keep me strong

Yet no one will cry

If in the battle I fall

In fact the event of my death

Shall mean nothing at all