Chapter 3:Shattered Dreams
Rising to the sky he went leaving his love behind, he lost her again. How could he bear the pain? His one and only love was away from his grasp once again. This was something he feared would happen.
Tears blurring her vision, Hitomi watched helplessly as Van extended to the unseen planet. Soon the bluish light disintegrated in to the cold night air, and all was still once again. Hitomi's heart filled with pain, but she managed to force a slight smile remembering the events that had happened. The reality was, she had made so much progress in her life and she was now back to square one. Watching the midnight sky, she registered the events of that evening her beloved rising to the unknown, leaving her behind like she had once done. Slowly she headed back home, picking up a stray feather that had fallen from Van's draconian wings. An angel's feather, the only thing she could use to remember Van by. It was always enough, she'd look at the feather and picture his face with his rare smile and angelic wings. It was enough to have never gotten over him, enough to love him forever. In a way Hitomi knew she'd see him again if not in this life, then the next. Then they would be together and no distance in space could tear them apart. That was the hope in her heart, the faith that she would always be meant for him, that destiny would bring them together. They were destined.
The days slowly went by. Van had much work to do for his kingdom. His heart was aching and he had regrets of not telling Hitomi how he really felt. What he had been feeling since they met at the age of fifteen. What was worse was that he let his doubt cloud his judgement, his emotions. While upon finishing his paper work he sat there and starred at the tear shaped pendant, now in his trembling hands. The memories all flooding back to him. The clearest in his mind was when he and Hitomi said their good-byes, how much he knew he'd miss her, how much he knew he'd never love someone as much as he loved her. Somehow in his adolescent age he'd hung on to that faint hope that even though they lived on separate planets they would find a way to be with each other.
His thoughts were shattered when he heard faint cackling in the background. He heard it before, it was so familiar. The palace was slowly crumbling by the force of the liquid metal. The liquid metal penetrated the thick stone walls letting the whole palace crumble, and the people of Fanelia fleeing helplessly. The wars were thought to be over... what was this? And who's evil laughing filled the ears of all Fanelians. Van quickly let his wings out and flew as fast as he could to Escaflowne's resting place. He didn't want to use it, but he had to for the well being of the people of Fanelia. He inserted the energist and watched as Escaflowne once again had life. He climbed in and changed Escaflowne to it's dragon form,. He went in search for the guymelef that was destroying his kingdom. He finally reached the location where the enemy guymelef stood....
Rising to the sky he went leaving his love behind, he lost her again. How could he bear the pain? His one and only love was away from his grasp once again. This was something he feared would happen.
Tears blurring her vision, Hitomi watched helplessly as Van extended to the unseen planet. Soon the bluish light disintegrated in to the cold night air, and all was still once again. Hitomi's heart filled with pain, but she managed to force a slight smile remembering the events that had happened. The reality was, she had made so much progress in her life and she was now back to square one. Watching the midnight sky, she registered the events of that evening her beloved rising to the unknown, leaving her behind like she had once done. Slowly she headed back home, picking up a stray feather that had fallen from Van's draconian wings. An angel's feather, the only thing she could use to remember Van by. It was always enough, she'd look at the feather and picture his face with his rare smile and angelic wings. It was enough to have never gotten over him, enough to love him forever. In a way Hitomi knew she'd see him again if not in this life, then the next. Then they would be together and no distance in space could tear them apart. That was the hope in her heart, the faith that she would always be meant for him, that destiny would bring them together. They were destined.
The days slowly went by. Van had much work to do for his kingdom. His heart was aching and he had regrets of not telling Hitomi how he really felt. What he had been feeling since they met at the age of fifteen. What was worse was that he let his doubt cloud his judgement, his emotions. While upon finishing his paper work he sat there and starred at the tear shaped pendant, now in his trembling hands. The memories all flooding back to him. The clearest in his mind was when he and Hitomi said their good-byes, how much he knew he'd miss her, how much he knew he'd never love someone as much as he loved her. Somehow in his adolescent age he'd hung on to that faint hope that even though they lived on separate planets they would find a way to be with each other.
His thoughts were shattered when he heard faint cackling in the background. He heard it before, it was so familiar. The palace was slowly crumbling by the force of the liquid metal. The liquid metal penetrated the thick stone walls letting the whole palace crumble, and the people of Fanelia fleeing helplessly. The wars were thought to be over... what was this? And who's evil laughing filled the ears of all Fanelians. Van quickly let his wings out and flew as fast as he could to Escaflowne's resting place. He didn't want to use it, but he had to for the well being of the people of Fanelia. He inserted the energist and watched as Escaflowne once again had life. He climbed in and changed Escaflowne to it's dragon form,. He went in search for the guymelef that was destroying his kingdom. He finally reached the location where the enemy guymelef stood....