Escaflowne ~ A Vision Reborn (22)

Escaflowne ~ A Vision Reborn (22)

The Deaths are Planned

By *~A White Rose Petal~*

A/N: Ok…The next part up…yippee!! http://www.merlesroom.homestead.com/escaart1.html Has art from ~*:o:Angel:o:Hitomi:o:*~…THANK YOU! I have Tyler in my profile at the moment…if he's been approved…he's so cool!

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Summary:

The unicorn seems to know what's going on…more than anyone else anyway…but what about Jin?

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It's morning…the advisor and messenger are here…time for four deaths…

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Jin opened her eyes a little bit, just in time to see the door creak open. She saw Tyler rising up, as much as he could as he was already sort of up, in the chains.

Zatera started to stir as the light hit him. Hitomi's eyes were bloodshot from staying up most of the night except for maybe an hour.

"Get up!" Wanda snarled, opening up Jin's chains. She had Jins wrists tied together and a new chain around her neck. "Come on." She said. She pulled on Jin's chains even though she was walking along with her. Jin mumbled under her breath.

"Bitch." She whispered harshly, taking care that Wanda couldn't hear her. Jin saw some more guards walking down the halls. Three to be exact. 'Must be for the others…' Jin thought sadly. The two of them quickly climbed the small set of stairs that connected with the first floor of the castle. Wanda took a breath and opened up the door.

They both stepped out into a nicely decorated hall. Wanda went in front of Jin and pulled her chains even harder than before, for no reason really, to get Jin to follow her.

They walked on and came to a balcony. Jin looked over the edge and saw thousands and thousands of people below her. 'The entire population of Zantaki?' Jin thought, looking around the crowd. Wanda pulled her chain again and cleared her throat. She yelled over the people a scream not audible. When everybody was looking at her, she started her speech.

"Dear people of Zantaki! For years on end we have feared for our lives of Death Forest and for only one reason! Her!" Wanda pulled Jin closer to the balcony so people could see clearly, who the Woman Phantom was. There were many gasps from the crowd, for once in their lives after never believing in Jin, they finally see her for themselves. "She, my people, is the Woman Phantom, the Human phantom, Juearo Hateto! She is the one that we fear! She has lied to her majesty, me, and deserves to live no more. Just like her little friends…" Wanda trailed off as the other guards brought Hitomi, Tyler, and Zatera up. Each one being held by a chain on their neck and on their wrists.

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Van glared at Wanda, angry for what she was doing. He was completely powerless to what she did…unfortunately. He couldn't run forward and get them, or anything. He couldn't even slow them all down. He crossed his arms over his chest, trying to came up with a plan to get them out of there.

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Merle paced back and forth, switching spots with Allen. She rubbed her temples with her fingers, roughly. She started to grind her teeth together.

"Allen…" She hissed angrily. Allen's head shot up.

"The room!" He said. Merle looked at him with her mouth agape and eyes wide. She closed her mouth and glared at him.

"Hitomi, Zatera, Jin, and Tyler are going to be killed in a few minutes-"

"Three days."

"Three days?! Why the wait?" Merle asked, shocked.

"She wants it to go with the prophecy date."

"The prophecy date…" Merle mumbled, but Allen still heard her.

"The prophecy…it's, well…um…" Allen said, trying to find a way to explain it.

"Well?" Merle said, tapping her foot on the floor.

"Let's see how well I remember this…

Upon the dark hour,

When it's supposed to be day,

Deaths occur,

Better lives consume.

The dark creature,

That's always so white,

Comes from it's dark hiding,

And takes flight.

One shall hold the power,

Of the land, one shall be the victor,

Another will leave,

And love the rest forever.

Throughout all warps and wars,

Through all odd times of time,

The true ruler of this land,

We shall all find. " He said. He looked up at her. She nodded her head slightly.

"Let's go."

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A girl was walking down the stairs. She had long light-brown hair that went almost to her waist. She was walking down a spiraling staircase. She was wearing a sheer silver gown that went down a little past her ankles. She had matching sandals on. A small silver band went around her forehead.

Music was playing, as this was a party for her, becoming the new heiress/grandmother to the next heir for the palace. She walked down the last stairs as she proceeded to head for the main table. Reaching it, she curtsied and went up the few steps that were there. She took her place by her best friend, or now half sister, Heika.

"I was wondering where you were!" Heika whispered to the other girl.

"I'm sorry! But the maids INSISTED that I change a few things…and we ended up changing everything!" The girl whispered back. The queen, or Heika, grinned and nodded her head. She went back to eating her meal.

~*~ Later ~*~

"Eya!" Heika called the girl with long brown hair by her nickname. "I can't thank you enough for coming the next person in line for the throne, and letting your granddaughter become sister to MY daughter!" Eya nodded her head slightly.

"I couldn't refuse when I heard what was at stake!" Eya said to her. She started fiddling with the side of her top.

~*~ Flashback ~*~

A man, by the name of Ueao, was sitting at the head of a small table. Heika was to his right. Eya was at the opposite end of the king, or Ueao.

"If we let my brother become king, Zantaki will be ruined! It shall be a battle ground full of slaves who were once citizens of Zantaki! I can't let my country go to his hands if I die soon! I fear that that I shall. Your daughter is pregnant and my wife just had our first child. We need you to let us adopt your grandchild. It will still be your own and you can watch her for the rest of her life, but we need just one more heir."

"I know this may sound stupid, but is not one enough?" Eya said.

"It is…in some cases…but our land is wanted by my brother. I may not be king by blood, though my wife is queen by hers, but after our daughter, it would go straight to my brother!" Eya nodded, taking in this information. She sighed but looked up.

"She will still be raised as our child…taught in our ways and not of those of royalty…" She said questioning, making sure that she got this right.

"Yes!" Heika said to her, eyes wide, hoping. Eya nodded her head slightly.

"What have I got to lose?" She whispered meekly. Heika came up and hugged her tightly.

"Thank you for becoming my best friend," She whispered into Eya's ear, "and becoming my half mother!" Both women laughed lightly, taking in their new positions in the family.

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Hitomi opened her eyes, just noticing she almost dropped to the floor from her vision.

Was it a vision though? Her mind asked. Hitomi shook her head lightly as she made her way up to the platform where Jin and Wanda were standing.

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"They will die! When the Mystic Moon sets upon the legendary day of the year! The prophecy that shows who the real ruler of Zantaki is showed!" Wanda shouted to all of the people below her. They were all cheering, not really knowing why though. "All of you will see that I AM the true ruler of Zantaki! The final test has come upon me and I will pass it! Do not worry my faithful subjects!" She yelled at them.

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Deep in the crowd, near the back a man stood, eyes open in terror.

"But what about those who are not faithful?" He whispered to the wind. Nobody heard it except himself. He went back to the room where he was pacing, wondering what he should tell those inside.

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The man was outside of a office, waiting for the results.

He felt someone tap his shoulder, a doctor.

"Sir? Your baby is fine though it came quite early. Your wife still needs sleep after the ordeal." The doctor said, handing the man a small baby girl. He picked her up and put a hand on her head.

"We shall call you Hateto." He said, "In honor of the woman who allowed me to be with you today."

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Merle and Allen were rummaging through the small room that he found earlier. Merle tripped over something and fell.

"Ow!" She said, but not that much in pain. She looked at what tripped her and picked it up. It was a small photo. She gasped in surprise when she saw the eyes of the two people in it. "Oh my God…" She whispered.

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A/N: OH MY! 107 reviews!! That is so cool! I finally have a fic (Other than Oh Hitomi) that has over 100 reviews!! Thank you for dealing with my so called 'problem' in needing reviews! Lol…anyway…I have a new fic idea (It's an AU…and guess who the main couple is!) I haven't started writing it yet because I know if I do…I'm gonna forget about this and Oh Together Again…well…please Review!!!!!!