Van could see the strong hold coming into view. Guymelfs that looked like they had been pieced together stood watch along the border. He sat his white guymelf down far enough away so that it wouldn't bring undue attention .
"Do you have the ropes Chid?" Van asked quietly. Chid simply nodded. Silently trekking through the trees they came in site of the boarder guards.
The fools were siting on the ground beside their meilfs. Van walked forward quickly and hit one guard in the back of the neck, while Chid knocked the other out with the butt of his sword. Hitomi and Ren then ran out of the tree cover.
"Are there any more?" Hitomi whispered. Her keen eyes seeking.
"Not on this side. They never expected to be attacked by the front." Chid answered as he and Ren tied and gagged the men.
"Okay, I think the quickest way is by way of the roof. We'll climb up the Guymelf to get there. Take the energist out as you go." Everyone nodded at Van's instructions and turned to go.
Van caught Hitomi's arm before she could. He leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"I still love you…" he whispered. Then he turned to start his climb.
Hitomi touched her cheek, and stared after him in shock.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Folken was awakened by the sound of the door to the roof swinging open. He tried to blend into his surroundings more. Fear griped his heart.
"I know you're up here somewhere boy!! I can feel you!!" Folken started to shake. Behind him he felt his angel move.
"Your parents are here. Just be strong. I have to go now, but take this to give you courage." The angel handed him a black feather. Folken thought it strange that it didn't disappear like the others always did.
When the child looked back up, his Dark Angle was gone.
"Come out, Come out, where ever you are, little dragon!!!" the mad man screamed as he kicked over some boxes.
"Your parents can't save you!! I killed them. Nobody can save you!!" Folken tightly griped his feather, praying his mommy would be there soon.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Van and his company heard the screams of the mad man on the roof. Without a second thought Van released his wings, his shirt ripping off his back. Van flew with sword drawn to the roof.
There he saw a hideously scarred man kicking debrey around, looking franticly for his "key". Van felt anger well in his soul at the thought of the monster touching his child.
"Don't take a step farther." Van's voice was deadly calm, but loud enough for the Beast King to hear. The mad man drew his sword from his robe.
"Ah, so the dragon king did come after all?" he cackled. "Did you come to save your son, or to get the golden wings as well?" he taunted as they began to circle each other.
"I came for my son. Why would I want your so called 'Powers of Heaven'." Van said calmly as he never took his eyes off his opponent.
"So you think you understand a fathers love, do you?" The insane man sneered. "But how could you? You've never even met him, have you?" Van lost his cool and lunged. With deft movements that belied his insane state, the beast king's sword nicked Van's arm. Blood began to seep down.
"Come, come! You can do better than this!" He taunted as Van righted himself again. Hitomi, Ren, and Chid had made it over the wall by now. They were searching for Folken.
"You were much better when you killed my son!! Did you feel his pain that day? That day when you killed them ALL?" The beast king no longer carried for the key. Right now vengeance mattered more than world domination.
"I was so proud when he became a Dragonslayer! But the dragon slayed him…" Van was slowly gaining the upper hand as this man babbled on. Van felt a stab to his heart…IT all came back to those young boys that he killed on that battle field.
"Now I'LL BE THE DRAGONSLAYER!! I'LL KILL YOU FOR MY SON!!!!" The insane man made a desperate dive for Van.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Folken heard the sound of intense fighting from his hiding place. He chanced a look over the boxes. There he saw the man form the tower. The one his mother had been afraid of. Folken saw the winged man get nicked in the arm. That was his daddy. Suddenly he just knew it. Moving out from his hiding place, he went toward the fighting. Folken wanted to help out.
From behind strong arms grabbed him. Folken struggled like a little beast child to get away.
"Folken…Folken it's me, Uncal Chid." Through his panic Folken heard the formilur voice and he relaxed. Soon his mother and aunt Ren were there. Tears began to flow down his cheeks as he hugged his mother.
"Mommy, Oh mommy" that's all he could say over and over as his Mother held him close. Hitomi wept too, as she held her baby to her chest tightly, thanking the Gods for his safety.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Van easily knocked the sword out of the desperate man's hand. The mad man looked stunned.
"But I'm the Iron General. I'm not supposed to lose….The cards said I wouldn't lose!!! I can't lose to you…I must become fate. That's the only way to bring him back….!"
Van knelt down beside the old man, a deck of cards had fallen from his robe. Wanting to see the person who had taken her son, Hitomi approached the fallen man. She noticed the cards Van was holding.
"The Tarot" She took the cards from Van.
"Bring back who, old man?" Van asked softly. He didn't answer, instead he taunted Hitomi.
"Yes, do those look formilur, Dragon Queen? I used them to change everything. I caused you to leave him! It wasn't your own choice! I even caused your ship to crash!!" he started to laugh insanely again.
"NO!! No you couldn't have!" Hitomi dropped the cards like they were poison. They scattered in the wind, blowing around the floor like leaves caught in the wind.
"Oh, but I could…and I'll still have my revenge…you may have killed me, but my army will never let ou get away!" Chid and Ren began to take Folken down. He had seen enough, the child didn't need to see death on top of it all. He complied, though Folken looked over his shoulder for as long as he could.
End of Chapter!!
A/N
Okay, incase I don't tell you latter. The "Beast King" was a Zaibach general. The reason for the scars it that the somehow survived that big bomb thingy at the end of the show. His son was Sheasta….Sad huh? I wanted to have a bad guy that wasn't really bad…because the "bad" peeps in Esca weren't really bad…just mis-guided. Well one more chapter to go.
"Do you have the ropes Chid?" Van asked quietly. Chid simply nodded. Silently trekking through the trees they came in site of the boarder guards.
The fools were siting on the ground beside their meilfs. Van walked forward quickly and hit one guard in the back of the neck, while Chid knocked the other out with the butt of his sword. Hitomi and Ren then ran out of the tree cover.
"Are there any more?" Hitomi whispered. Her keen eyes seeking.
"Not on this side. They never expected to be attacked by the front." Chid answered as he and Ren tied and gagged the men.
"Okay, I think the quickest way is by way of the roof. We'll climb up the Guymelf to get there. Take the energist out as you go." Everyone nodded at Van's instructions and turned to go.
Van caught Hitomi's arm before she could. He leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"I still love you…" he whispered. Then he turned to start his climb.
Hitomi touched her cheek, and stared after him in shock.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Folken was awakened by the sound of the door to the roof swinging open. He tried to blend into his surroundings more. Fear griped his heart.
"I know you're up here somewhere boy!! I can feel you!!" Folken started to shake. Behind him he felt his angel move.
"Your parents are here. Just be strong. I have to go now, but take this to give you courage." The angel handed him a black feather. Folken thought it strange that it didn't disappear like the others always did.
When the child looked back up, his Dark Angle was gone.
"Come out, Come out, where ever you are, little dragon!!!" the mad man screamed as he kicked over some boxes.
"Your parents can't save you!! I killed them. Nobody can save you!!" Folken tightly griped his feather, praying his mommy would be there soon.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Van and his company heard the screams of the mad man on the roof. Without a second thought Van released his wings, his shirt ripping off his back. Van flew with sword drawn to the roof.
There he saw a hideously scarred man kicking debrey around, looking franticly for his "key". Van felt anger well in his soul at the thought of the monster touching his child.
"Don't take a step farther." Van's voice was deadly calm, but loud enough for the Beast King to hear. The mad man drew his sword from his robe.
"Ah, so the dragon king did come after all?" he cackled. "Did you come to save your son, or to get the golden wings as well?" he taunted as they began to circle each other.
"I came for my son. Why would I want your so called 'Powers of Heaven'." Van said calmly as he never took his eyes off his opponent.
"So you think you understand a fathers love, do you?" The insane man sneered. "But how could you? You've never even met him, have you?" Van lost his cool and lunged. With deft movements that belied his insane state, the beast king's sword nicked Van's arm. Blood began to seep down.
"Come, come! You can do better than this!" He taunted as Van righted himself again. Hitomi, Ren, and Chid had made it over the wall by now. They were searching for Folken.
"You were much better when you killed my son!! Did you feel his pain that day? That day when you killed them ALL?" The beast king no longer carried for the key. Right now vengeance mattered more than world domination.
"I was so proud when he became a Dragonslayer! But the dragon slayed him…" Van was slowly gaining the upper hand as this man babbled on. Van felt a stab to his heart…IT all came back to those young boys that he killed on that battle field.
"Now I'LL BE THE DRAGONSLAYER!! I'LL KILL YOU FOR MY SON!!!!" The insane man made a desperate dive for Van.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Folken heard the sound of intense fighting from his hiding place. He chanced a look over the boxes. There he saw the man form the tower. The one his mother had been afraid of. Folken saw the winged man get nicked in the arm. That was his daddy. Suddenly he just knew it. Moving out from his hiding place, he went toward the fighting. Folken wanted to help out.
From behind strong arms grabbed him. Folken struggled like a little beast child to get away.
"Folken…Folken it's me, Uncal Chid." Through his panic Folken heard the formilur voice and he relaxed. Soon his mother and aunt Ren were there. Tears began to flow down his cheeks as he hugged his mother.
"Mommy, Oh mommy" that's all he could say over and over as his Mother held him close. Hitomi wept too, as she held her baby to her chest tightly, thanking the Gods for his safety.
~~~~~@ @~~~~~
Van easily knocked the sword out of the desperate man's hand. The mad man looked stunned.
"But I'm the Iron General. I'm not supposed to lose….The cards said I wouldn't lose!!! I can't lose to you…I must become fate. That's the only way to bring him back….!"
Van knelt down beside the old man, a deck of cards had fallen from his robe. Wanting to see the person who had taken her son, Hitomi approached the fallen man. She noticed the cards Van was holding.
"The Tarot" She took the cards from Van.
"Bring back who, old man?" Van asked softly. He didn't answer, instead he taunted Hitomi.
"Yes, do those look formilur, Dragon Queen? I used them to change everything. I caused you to leave him! It wasn't your own choice! I even caused your ship to crash!!" he started to laugh insanely again.
"NO!! No you couldn't have!" Hitomi dropped the cards like they were poison. They scattered in the wind, blowing around the floor like leaves caught in the wind.
"Oh, but I could…and I'll still have my revenge…you may have killed me, but my army will never let ou get away!" Chid and Ren began to take Folken down. He had seen enough, the child didn't need to see death on top of it all. He complied, though Folken looked over his shoulder for as long as he could.
End of Chapter!!
A/N
Okay, incase I don't tell you latter. The "Beast King" was a Zaibach general. The reason for the scars it that the somehow survived that big bomb thingy at the end of the show. His son was Sheasta….Sad huh? I wanted to have a bad guy that wasn't really bad…because the "bad" peeps in Esca weren't really bad…just mis-guided. Well one more chapter to go.
