DisClaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or any of the people in it. Please
don't sue.:0) In this fic i made up a form of marriage. I called it
Blood Pact to kinda go with the esca theme. This is where both people
wishing to be married at the highest spiritual level can be. Unless
one of the people married dies, there can be no divorce.
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Chapter 6: Blood Pact
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-Deliver me, out of my saddness. Deliver me, from all of the
maddness. Deliver me, courage to guide me. Deliver me, strength from
inside me. All of my life i've been in hiding. Wishing there was
someone just like you. Now that your here; Now that i've found you. I
know that your the one to pull me through.-
-Sarah Brighton, Deliver me-
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The Church at dawn
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The minister wakes up from his chambers. He dresses and goes down
the stairs for a bite to eat before the afternoon mass. He discovers
Miguel and Atrea. " What are you 2 doing here? Have you slept here all
night?" He inquires. Both of them now waking up. Atrea says " We waited
here all night. We wanted to be married last night, but fell alseep
before we found you " She said sweetly. " I see, what is the hurry?"
the minister asks. " We have been planning for awhile, but decided to
elope " Miguel answers before Atrea could. " I don't normally do this,
but you 2 seem like nice kids " He said smiling. " Thank you " they
both said in unison. " So then, when would you like to marry?" he asked
them. " Now, please. We want to marry by blood pact " Atrea said
softly. " Blood Pact? I haven't heard of people doing that in years.
Are you both sure?" the minister asked surprised. " Yes, they said
together. So they got up and bathed. Changed clothes and met the
minister downstairs.
The room was lit in 100 fresh candles. Arranged around the room.
Red and White. At the alter was the minister, one oversized goblet, a
ceremonial knife, a long white cloth, and a bottle of very old red
wine. Atrea and Miguel walked to the alter very slowly and kneeled
before the minister. The goblet was right in front of them. They bowed
their heads as the minister began the chanting.
" Do you Miguel, bind yourself to thee Atrea for all eternity? "
he said sprinkling holy water on Miguel's head. " I bind myself to thee
Atrea for all eternity " Miguel said looking at her. He then took the
ceremonial knife and cut his right hand. He placed his right hand over
the goblet and allowed his blood to drip into it. " Do you Atrea, bind
yourself to thee Miguel for all eternity ?" he said again as he
sprinkled holy water onto her head. " I bind myself to thee Miguel for
all eternity " she said looking at him. She then cut her right hand
with the knife and placed her hand to his and let the blood drip into
the goblet. Now both hands were together. " I ask you gods to accept
this blood pact of marriage and in all it's love and glory ". He
chanted. The minister then took the 500 year old wine and poured some
in with the blood. "I now bind both of your emotions to one another. By
blood pact you are now spiritually connected together in marriage ".
He wrapped both their right hands together with the cloth. They both
drank from the goblet until it was gone. There was enough wine there
to make them both drunk. Combined with the blood loss they were a
little dizzy. " You both may rest in the spare quarters until you are
strong enough to begin your lives together " the happy minister
announced. " Oh and please do remember the side effects of the blood
pact. Each couple is different, so i can not tell you exactly what they
are; but i can tell you that your blood runs through both your veins.
They both got up and made their way to the spare room. They fell asleep
on the bed.
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- All of my life i was in hiding, wishing there was someone just
like you. Now that your here.... Now that i've found you.......
- Sarah Brighton -
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Fanelia
-------------------
" Hitomi, i think we should give up on looking for Atrea, it has
been awhile since anyone has seen her " Van said resolved. " Maybe your
right. Afterall if something does happen then we will know where she
is " Hitomi said turning to look at him. " I would like to get on with
my life. That is i would like to get on with our lives. What i mean to
say is.. well i am asking you to marry me " Van finally got out. Hitomi
smiled and kissed him " Does that mean yes?" Van asked breaking the
kiss. " YES " she happily said and jumped on him. They kissed again,
and went downstairs to tell everyone the news. Meanwhile......
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Dilandau
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I will find her and she will want me. She only needs a little time
to think. Then she will realize how important i am to her. To bide my
time, i have a little surprise for Allen. Afterall it was him who
started this. His idea. My pain. My suffering.
Dilandau waited until dark then went to Allen's cottage near
Godasheim. With the intent to kill the one who started the maddness.
He snuck into Allen's house and found him sleeping in a room not far
from the door. He removed the sword from the night stand. And tied
Allen up. Feet together, Arms together. Then he slapped him hard in the
face. A startled Allen woke up to see a looming figure above him.
I have waited a long time to kill you Allen. It is no use trying
to free yourself. I tied the ropes very tight. Rather than killing you
right away i wanted to share some of my thoughts with you. Yes i did
kill Celena. Her last thoughts were of you though. How touching isn't
it? I thought so. Then you and Van ruined everything. Now Atrea won't
speak to me. Nevermind though she will come around. It is too bad you
will not be there to see it. I can't have you plotting behind my back
now can i? Dilandau withdrew his sword, hesitated and said. " Bye, Bye
Allen " he laughed loudly and happily an plunged the sword into Allen's
heart. When he was sure Allen was dead he kicked over the chair and
began beating on his dead body. Kicking and punching, until his body
was a bloody mess. Then he kicked it some more. He stopped out of
breath but pleased that he felt lightheaded with excitement. His blood
was boiling. He could feel his veins pulse wanting to jump out of his
skin. He cleaned up the mess and took what was left of the body and
buried him in a grave 12 feet deep. He wanted to be sure no one would
find him. They cannot blame him, if they can't find the body. Now to
search for Atrea some more. Maybe she will want to help him kill Van.
He was whistling and smiling at the thought of them reunited.
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Zaibach
-------------------
" What do you mean king Dilandau isn't here? I just asked to speak
with my daughter. Where is she? Is she with him? " King Ispano yelled
in the courtyard. The gaurds were not permitting him to enter. After
a long while it began to rain. The gaurds then allowed him to enter
the castle. He went straight up to Ziola's room. It was stripped down.
There was nothing of hers in there. Matter of fact nothing was in there
except furniture. He was angry. No one was giving him answers. A little
girl came into the room. King Ispano looked at the little girl, and in
a soft voice asked some questions. " So do you live in the castle ?"
he asked kneeling down to her level. " Yes, i live with mommy, she does
the laundry here " the said and smiled. " Do you know where the girl
who lives in this room is ?" he asked smiling. " I heard she died a
long time ago, mommy told me that so i would not play here, i never
see anyone in here for a long time " the girl said and ran off.
" What?! " the king said really upset. He ran to the nearest gaurd and
threatened his life. He wanted answers. The gaurd confirmed that Ziola
was murdered by an unknown person. He also mentioned that Dilandau has
been gone for a week or so. The king was enraged. He stated loudly for
all in the castle to here. " THERE WILL BE WAR ON ZAIBACH FOR STEALING
MY DAUGHTERS LIFE " he then left to prepare for war. He knew he would
be dragging a few countries through it. It was a small price to pay
for his daughters life. The king was no where to be found and his
daughter dead. War is a certainty. Zaibach will fall again.
-------------------
A few days later Fanelia
-------------------
Van and Hitomi decided on a quick wedding. News travels fast of the
oncoming war. Fanelia was allied with Freid and Austuria now. But
Ispano and Austuria were allied with Zaibach. Ispano waged war on
Zaibach. Since Dilandau was missing King Aston was forced to run the
war on his own. He claimed Zaibach temporarily. Therefore Fanelia was
involved. They eloped in the high priestess's chambers, and took a
quick honeymoon in the west wing. Now that Hitomi was queen he hoped
his people would have hope despite the onslot of the pending war.
Fanelia was between 2 sides and there did not seem to be an easy way
out.
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Atrea & Miguel
-------------------
" Are you alright Miguel? " I asked him. " Ya why ?" he grumbled
back. " Well we have been riding for almost a day and you haven't said
anything to me since we left the church " i told him concerned. " I
am fine " was all he replied. " Are you sure? It is just that you don't
seem fine " i inquired again. " I am fine, get off my back " he stated.
" CLEARLY i was mistaken. You are right, you are fine. If you decide
to tell me what your problem is, i will be holding my breath waiting "
i stated in a sarcastic tone. " Can't you just leave me alone ?" he
asked dismounting the horse. I got off the horse too and stood there,
staring at him. I didn't know what the hell his problem was. I was
tired of guessing what is in people's heads. Frankly i was on the edge
myself. So i stood there some more. Staring. I knew i was being really
immature, but i didn't care. I wanted to have some fun with him. Even
if it was only to get him pissed. Better entertainment than riding on
that horse quietlike. " You wanna quit staring at me ?" he snapped.
" Oh i'm sorry. I can't talk. I can't look anywhere. Pretty soon, me
being here will cramp your depressive mood " I said mocking him.
" Whatever " is all he said. I was bored. I couldn't even figure out
what was bothering him so much. To hell with it. I got on the horse
and i stated i was leaving, and he could stay there.
" What? you can't leave me here " he said surprised. " Wanna bet "
i said smiling evily. Of course i wouldn't leave him there. I was not
about to travel with a silent partner though either. " What is your
problem " he yelled at me. " My problem? Are you serious? What you
meant to say was your fucking problem " I was laughing so hard. Most
of it was for show. " I don't have any problems " he said rudely. I
got off the horse and got in his face. He stood there staring at me in
disbelief. I was being really childlike, i'd say about 5 years old.
I pushed him. He pushed me back. I pushed him harder. He pushed me
harder almost knocking me over. Then he smiled with satisfaction. So
i pushed him to the ground, he grabbed my arm though and i fell with
him. I was now on top of him. I felt weird. So i got up and shook it
off. I got back on the horse and so did he. Now we were both silent.
I knew at least one of us was thinking. It happened to be me. I had
no idea where we were going, i didn't really care. I now had one more
thing to think about. My feelings toward Miguel. Were they real? Were
they rebound? Fantasy? Lonliness? or something else?
don't sue.:0) In this fic i made up a form of marriage. I called it
Blood Pact to kinda go with the esca theme. This is where both people
wishing to be married at the highest spiritual level can be. Unless
one of the people married dies, there can be no divorce.
-------------------
Chapter 6: Blood Pact
-------------------
-Deliver me, out of my saddness. Deliver me, from all of the
maddness. Deliver me, courage to guide me. Deliver me, strength from
inside me. All of my life i've been in hiding. Wishing there was
someone just like you. Now that your here; Now that i've found you. I
know that your the one to pull me through.-
-Sarah Brighton, Deliver me-
-------------------
The Church at dawn
-------------------
The minister wakes up from his chambers. He dresses and goes down
the stairs for a bite to eat before the afternoon mass. He discovers
Miguel and Atrea. " What are you 2 doing here? Have you slept here all
night?" He inquires. Both of them now waking up. Atrea says " We waited
here all night. We wanted to be married last night, but fell alseep
before we found you " She said sweetly. " I see, what is the hurry?"
the minister asks. " We have been planning for awhile, but decided to
elope " Miguel answers before Atrea could. " I don't normally do this,
but you 2 seem like nice kids " He said smiling. " Thank you " they
both said in unison. " So then, when would you like to marry?" he asked
them. " Now, please. We want to marry by blood pact " Atrea said
softly. " Blood Pact? I haven't heard of people doing that in years.
Are you both sure?" the minister asked surprised. " Yes, they said
together. So they got up and bathed. Changed clothes and met the
minister downstairs.
The room was lit in 100 fresh candles. Arranged around the room.
Red and White. At the alter was the minister, one oversized goblet, a
ceremonial knife, a long white cloth, and a bottle of very old red
wine. Atrea and Miguel walked to the alter very slowly and kneeled
before the minister. The goblet was right in front of them. They bowed
their heads as the minister began the chanting.
" Do you Miguel, bind yourself to thee Atrea for all eternity? "
he said sprinkling holy water on Miguel's head. " I bind myself to thee
Atrea for all eternity " Miguel said looking at her. He then took the
ceremonial knife and cut his right hand. He placed his right hand over
the goblet and allowed his blood to drip into it. " Do you Atrea, bind
yourself to thee Miguel for all eternity ?" he said again as he
sprinkled holy water onto her head. " I bind myself to thee Miguel for
all eternity " she said looking at him. She then cut her right hand
with the knife and placed her hand to his and let the blood drip into
the goblet. Now both hands were together. " I ask you gods to accept
this blood pact of marriage and in all it's love and glory ". He
chanted. The minister then took the 500 year old wine and poured some
in with the blood. "I now bind both of your emotions to one another. By
blood pact you are now spiritually connected together in marriage ".
He wrapped both their right hands together with the cloth. They both
drank from the goblet until it was gone. There was enough wine there
to make them both drunk. Combined with the blood loss they were a
little dizzy. " You both may rest in the spare quarters until you are
strong enough to begin your lives together " the happy minister
announced. " Oh and please do remember the side effects of the blood
pact. Each couple is different, so i can not tell you exactly what they
are; but i can tell you that your blood runs through both your veins.
They both got up and made their way to the spare room. They fell asleep
on the bed.
-------------------
- All of my life i was in hiding, wishing there was someone just
like you. Now that your here.... Now that i've found you.......
- Sarah Brighton -
-------------------
Fanelia
-------------------
" Hitomi, i think we should give up on looking for Atrea, it has
been awhile since anyone has seen her " Van said resolved. " Maybe your
right. Afterall if something does happen then we will know where she
is " Hitomi said turning to look at him. " I would like to get on with
my life. That is i would like to get on with our lives. What i mean to
say is.. well i am asking you to marry me " Van finally got out. Hitomi
smiled and kissed him " Does that mean yes?" Van asked breaking the
kiss. " YES " she happily said and jumped on him. They kissed again,
and went downstairs to tell everyone the news. Meanwhile......
-------------------
Dilandau
-------------------
I will find her and she will want me. She only needs a little time
to think. Then she will realize how important i am to her. To bide my
time, i have a little surprise for Allen. Afterall it was him who
started this. His idea. My pain. My suffering.
Dilandau waited until dark then went to Allen's cottage near
Godasheim. With the intent to kill the one who started the maddness.
He snuck into Allen's house and found him sleeping in a room not far
from the door. He removed the sword from the night stand. And tied
Allen up. Feet together, Arms together. Then he slapped him hard in the
face. A startled Allen woke up to see a looming figure above him.
I have waited a long time to kill you Allen. It is no use trying
to free yourself. I tied the ropes very tight. Rather than killing you
right away i wanted to share some of my thoughts with you. Yes i did
kill Celena. Her last thoughts were of you though. How touching isn't
it? I thought so. Then you and Van ruined everything. Now Atrea won't
speak to me. Nevermind though she will come around. It is too bad you
will not be there to see it. I can't have you plotting behind my back
now can i? Dilandau withdrew his sword, hesitated and said. " Bye, Bye
Allen " he laughed loudly and happily an plunged the sword into Allen's
heart. When he was sure Allen was dead he kicked over the chair and
began beating on his dead body. Kicking and punching, until his body
was a bloody mess. Then he kicked it some more. He stopped out of
breath but pleased that he felt lightheaded with excitement. His blood
was boiling. He could feel his veins pulse wanting to jump out of his
skin. He cleaned up the mess and took what was left of the body and
buried him in a grave 12 feet deep. He wanted to be sure no one would
find him. They cannot blame him, if they can't find the body. Now to
search for Atrea some more. Maybe she will want to help him kill Van.
He was whistling and smiling at the thought of them reunited.
-------------------
Zaibach
-------------------
" What do you mean king Dilandau isn't here? I just asked to speak
with my daughter. Where is she? Is she with him? " King Ispano yelled
in the courtyard. The gaurds were not permitting him to enter. After
a long while it began to rain. The gaurds then allowed him to enter
the castle. He went straight up to Ziola's room. It was stripped down.
There was nothing of hers in there. Matter of fact nothing was in there
except furniture. He was angry. No one was giving him answers. A little
girl came into the room. King Ispano looked at the little girl, and in
a soft voice asked some questions. " So do you live in the castle ?"
he asked kneeling down to her level. " Yes, i live with mommy, she does
the laundry here " the said and smiled. " Do you know where the girl
who lives in this room is ?" he asked smiling. " I heard she died a
long time ago, mommy told me that so i would not play here, i never
see anyone in here for a long time " the girl said and ran off.
" What?! " the king said really upset. He ran to the nearest gaurd and
threatened his life. He wanted answers. The gaurd confirmed that Ziola
was murdered by an unknown person. He also mentioned that Dilandau has
been gone for a week or so. The king was enraged. He stated loudly for
all in the castle to here. " THERE WILL BE WAR ON ZAIBACH FOR STEALING
MY DAUGHTERS LIFE " he then left to prepare for war. He knew he would
be dragging a few countries through it. It was a small price to pay
for his daughters life. The king was no where to be found and his
daughter dead. War is a certainty. Zaibach will fall again.
-------------------
A few days later Fanelia
-------------------
Van and Hitomi decided on a quick wedding. News travels fast of the
oncoming war. Fanelia was allied with Freid and Austuria now. But
Ispano and Austuria were allied with Zaibach. Ispano waged war on
Zaibach. Since Dilandau was missing King Aston was forced to run the
war on his own. He claimed Zaibach temporarily. Therefore Fanelia was
involved. They eloped in the high priestess's chambers, and took a
quick honeymoon in the west wing. Now that Hitomi was queen he hoped
his people would have hope despite the onslot of the pending war.
Fanelia was between 2 sides and there did not seem to be an easy way
out.
-------------------
Atrea & Miguel
-------------------
" Are you alright Miguel? " I asked him. " Ya why ?" he grumbled
back. " Well we have been riding for almost a day and you haven't said
anything to me since we left the church " i told him concerned. " I
am fine " was all he replied. " Are you sure? It is just that you don't
seem fine " i inquired again. " I am fine, get off my back " he stated.
" CLEARLY i was mistaken. You are right, you are fine. If you decide
to tell me what your problem is, i will be holding my breath waiting "
i stated in a sarcastic tone. " Can't you just leave me alone ?" he
asked dismounting the horse. I got off the horse too and stood there,
staring at him. I didn't know what the hell his problem was. I was
tired of guessing what is in people's heads. Frankly i was on the edge
myself. So i stood there some more. Staring. I knew i was being really
immature, but i didn't care. I wanted to have some fun with him. Even
if it was only to get him pissed. Better entertainment than riding on
that horse quietlike. " You wanna quit staring at me ?" he snapped.
" Oh i'm sorry. I can't talk. I can't look anywhere. Pretty soon, me
being here will cramp your depressive mood " I said mocking him.
" Whatever " is all he said. I was bored. I couldn't even figure out
what was bothering him so much. To hell with it. I got on the horse
and i stated i was leaving, and he could stay there.
" What? you can't leave me here " he said surprised. " Wanna bet "
i said smiling evily. Of course i wouldn't leave him there. I was not
about to travel with a silent partner though either. " What is your
problem " he yelled at me. " My problem? Are you serious? What you
meant to say was your fucking problem " I was laughing so hard. Most
of it was for show. " I don't have any problems " he said rudely. I
got off the horse and got in his face. He stood there staring at me in
disbelief. I was being really childlike, i'd say about 5 years old.
I pushed him. He pushed me back. I pushed him harder. He pushed me
harder almost knocking me over. Then he smiled with satisfaction. So
i pushed him to the ground, he grabbed my arm though and i fell with
him. I was now on top of him. I felt weird. So i got up and shook it
off. I got back on the horse and so did he. Now we were both silent.
I knew at least one of us was thinking. It happened to be me. I had
no idea where we were going, i didn't really care. I now had one more
thing to think about. My feelings toward Miguel. Were they real? Were
they rebound? Fantasy? Lonliness? or something else?
