~Okay okay so sorry, but two of my chapters some how got merged together and I had to fix
it. Sorry, but you already have read chapter 9 if you've read chapter 8. Sorry. To make up for
the confusion, I've posted chapter 10 also!~
~The chapter is the same from the part in chapter 8 with a bit of revising. I suggest you read
this chapter over b/c there were some stuff let out while it was part of chapter 8~
~For all those who people who missed the messed up chapter 8, chapter 9 just about
explains everything going on in past and present wise.....future wise is still sketchy~
~Remember I don't own Escaflowne or its characters~



Fate of Two Worlds
By Angel Wings

Chapter 9 ~ All Cards on the Table

~ Fanelia ~
As if it was a signal
Kaosu released Van and allowed him to run to Hitomi's side. Van carefully took Hitomi into
his arms and his eyes swept over her noticing her injuries. Bruises and blood spots showed
him the obvious. She needed a doctor. His eyes burned as he turned towards the pair of
brothers who now stood shoulder to shoulder.

"Before you kill us" Kaosu laughed, "Let us explain."

Van wasn't even about to listen. More than anything else he wanted to kill the men that laid
before him and punished them for their actions, but a gentle hand fell on the young king's
shoulder stopping him. He looked down into her sparkling eyes and felt her longing to
understand.

"Please, Van" she whispered, "I have to know the truth. Let me hear the truth."

He didn't want to obey her wish, but he would do anything for the woman he loved so he
backed down and nodded to her. Hitomi smiled her 'thanks' and turned to the evil demons
before them.

She spoke with a firm voice showing no weakness at all, "Now tell us what you know."

Kaosu began speaking the tale that had forever laid in their dark minds. "Years ago when the
Draconians lived on Gaea, the Draconians splendor at their powers. Always showing off their
abilities and boasting at their strength."

Kusari took over the story, "People were scared. Never before had they seen such power.
They were fearful of the power that the Draconians held."

Kaosu switched, "When the Draconians claimed themselves as powerful as Gods the people
panicked. They decided it was best to rid the world from the "cursed beasts" and vowed to
kill all of them."

Kusari voice rose in anger, "Draconians were slaughtered where ever they were found. Men,
women, and children were murdered giving no mercy to the weak or strong, old or young. No
one was welcomed any longer."

".....no Draconian was welcomed in open arms. They killed in fear and tortured in anger." The
passage from the scrolls whirled in Hitomi and Van's mind.

Kaosu roared "Some went so far as to drag our people out of their beds at night and kill them
before their children's eyes. They stripped them of their wings mounting the trophies in their
own homes. Draconian feathers became valuable items and traded for great amounts of gold."

" People went so far as to cut of their wings to disgrace them. Some would even sell their
feathers at high prices."

"Iris, Queen of the Draconians, was beaten and tortured in her throne room. They sliced off
her wings and presented them as the ultimate trophy. Queen Iris was barely able to escape
her death" hissed Kusari.

"When she got away she wished for a place for her people to flee to and the Great Creation
was born. A whole new planet that could only be reached by the wings of angels. A globe
well known to you seeress" explained Kaosu in a very sly voice.

Hitomi stared at him with knowing eyes and whispered, "The Mystic Moon." Van whirled at
her in shock at her words. How could it be true? Draconians had come to Gaea, not the other
way around. Another fact was if all the Draconians had left why had his mother been here and
these two dark angels? It didn't add up.

Kusari smiled at the confusion of the king's, "When the Draconians discovered their 'haven' a
disbute rose. Not everyone wanted to leave their homelands. It was sacred land that they
were leaving unattended and they were not ready to give it up. The group of angels split into
two uneven halfs. More wanted to leave while a fourth was willing to stay behind."

"But wait!" Hitomi interrupted, "How could they create such a world? They couldn't have
possibly had enough power to do that."

Kaosu smiled at the girl's sharpness, "Correct. They didn't have the power to create a whole
new world. They got the power from the pendant that Kusari now holds."

Hitomi's eyes fixed on the pendant that swung from Kusari's fist. That small stone held that
much power? Where had it come from? Where did it get such power like that?

Kaosu voiced interrupted her thoughts, "The stone comes from the first Draconian royal.
When the Draconian died a single drop of blood was perserved by the people and his powers
were locked within it. But you see the drop was taken before he died, so when he died the
blood continued to live so his powers was still living while the body was dead causing the
power to remained in a loop, never to weaken from use.When the people decided only royals
could enforce his powers so not to be used the wrong way they decided to place a seal on it
that could only be opened by the tears of a royal heir."

Hitomi and Van's minds began to click in realization of the truth and they stared at the two
demons that towered over them.

Kusari smiled evilly, "That's right. The seeress here is one of the royal descendants."

Hitomi's mouth dropped open and Van couldn't speak. It had never been him in the scroll. It
was Hitomi; Hitomi, the royal heir of the Draconians!


"Years to come another angel will come, but this one will be from the "Creation". Twin black
angels will come from a past darkness and a world will die to red fire. Oh, regal angel come to
our aid."


When Kaosu saw neither could speak he continued their story, "But with the power comes
control. No one dared to handle the stone because such great power had to be used that it
caused the death of the user. Queen Iris unfortunately couldn't handle the power of the stone
and died from use of it. If you know of the Mystic Valley you would realize the valley was
created when she made her wish. The power was so enormous and out of control that it
shattered the earth and her blood stained the bottom of the valley."

Hitomi gasped when she remembered the vision of the angel woman with no wings.

~ Vision ~
A draconian woman with long brown hair stands in the center of the grassy plane. A white
dress that she wears is in ribbons with blood and dirt staining every inch of it. Her wings were
no longer there; only two bloody nubs of pink and white feathers remained. Pain and torture
had obviously fallen heavily on this wretched woman. She falls to her knees as tears streams
down her face. "No more...." she shouts at the sky in an angry plead, "No more will my
people suffer." Her tears drip down her chin and neck sweeping into the cloth of her rags. A
bright red light flashes across the field and earth cracking can be heard all around.
~End of Vision ~


"A land created by the highest angel in hope to escape from their tortures. But with the land
came a high price, the highest angel, known as the Queen Iris, had to sacrifice her life to
create such a glorious place."


That had been Queen Iris as she made her suicidal wish. The wheels within Hitomi's head
began to turn as pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place.

Kusari clinched a fist over the pendant as he spoke, "When the queen's death was known her
only child, Princess Rachelle, took over the nation and brought her people to the safety of the
Mystic Moon. When the group refused to leave their homes Rachelle kept the passage open
to them so if they decided to return they would be able to."

Kaosu snarled in anger as he spoke the next passage, "But when she took her people to the
new world she devised it so they would never relive those horrible days. With the help of the
pendant she made the world of Gaea invisble on the Moon of Illusions. Also her people on
both worlds gave up their powers and sealed it inside the stone of blood. Then she washed
away the memories from her peoples' minds, but only the ones on the Mystic Moon. She
didn't wash the memory of herself or her children for they had to protect their kind from
further harm and needed the knowledge. Also the people on Gaea were able to keep their
memories for there was no prupose to take their memories."

Kusari crossed his arms darkly, "So Draconians came and went from the world of "Creation"
as you know seeress. You have seen items from your world here before."

Hitomi gasped as she remember a CD she had found in a marketplace, "How do you know
about that?"

They just ignored the question. Kaosu replied, "We have come to get revenge for our father."
The two circled them eeriely and Hitomi cowered in Van's arms.

"Our father never wanted to run" Kaosu growled, "He wanted to take revenge upon the
people who murdered our kind, but the royals were cowards!"

"They ran from the creatures who were less than us and hid" Kusari's voice was like ice, "Our
father did the right thing and murdered people one by one!"

Hitomi minds filled with images of burning villages and bloody bodies. A swell of anger and
lust of blood filled her heart as she felt the emotions of the killer. A man in dark robes stood in
the mist of a burning village with his sword covered in his victims blood. His eyes were of
stone and his mind was of a killer. His white hair flowed in the breeze that caused the blazes to
spread throughout the village. Hitomi knew the man as Donkirk, but she knew he was onced
called Issac. She feared his wrath for he had nearly destroyed her more than once. She
watched as the flames consumed the image of him and she saw his identical eyes staring back
down at her, the eyes of his sons.

"Donkirk...." she whispered, "Your father was Donkirk...."

Van gasped at those words and blonde nodded his response.

Kaosu's voice was dark and sinister, "They took away his heritage, but he was able to hold
onto about a third of his powers. He led the group of Draconians who wanted justice and a
rebellion was formed."

Kusari mumbled the next sentence, "Unfortunately they were all killed except for our father,
but he quickly rounded up Zaibach and went on a rampage."

"But what do you know about me?" Hitomi asked in a firm voice. She wanted to know about
her bloodline at the moment not their. "What about my family?"

Kaosu gave a small growl in the back of his throat for being ordered for information, but when
he saw his brother show no remorse he decided it was in their interest to give her the
information. He did, however, growl on the first words, "Your great-great-great grandmother
hid the pendant in the Mystic Valley until Leon found the stone and gave it to your
grandmother who was named after the old queen."

Kusari played with his sword as he spoke, "Your grandmother fell in love with your
grandfather when he ran from Zaibach and came to the Mystic Moon. Your grandfather was
forced to see our father or our father would kill your family. He left just a few years after your
birth. Once our father had hold of your grandfather your grandmother released the old man
and closed the passage to the Mystic Moon for what she thought would be forever."

Hitomi's mind remembered the passage her grandfather had told her early that day.

He soon discovered he would have to leave his homeland so he traveled to the
"Creation". There he discover the princess and fell in love. The two married and produced a
daughter. They were very happy and he watched his daughter group up into a fine lady, but
unfortunately he discovered Isaac was close behind him. He didn't want to leave his family
though so he stayed in the land of "Creation". He stayed long enough to see his grandchild
come into the world, but was forced to leave when Isaac sent word that he would kill the
man's family if he did not come to him. Desperate for his family the old warrior went as
demanded and offered his life, but the man didn't want it. He wanted his wife and ordered him
to hand her over. The man would never give her up, but he told Isaac to give him a day to
think. Isaac allowed him an hour and placed him in cell. There he told his wife to break the
path between the lands. The woman cried bitter tears as the gate was closed by her own
hands. For it was her duty to protect her people even it meant she was never to see her love
again.


He had been the warrior in the passage!

"But that couldn't be possible!" replied Van angrily, "I've been to the Mystic Moon twice!"

Kaosu chuckled at the man's stupidity. He had no clue! "Of course! Both times you had aid
from dragons."

Van was even more confused, "How's that suppose to help?"

Kaosu just laughed at the question. Van face flamed with anger as the man laughed
uncontrolable. Hitomi watched with concern eyes as Van made a fist and clenched so hard
that Hitomi was sure if Van hadn't have been wearing gloves she would have seen his
knuckles turn as white as her wings. She was about to try and contain his anger when Kaosu
stopped laughing and spoke.

"Haven't you read up on the cultures of Gaea, King Van?" he chuckled viciously. Van's eyes
were like a pair of fireballs burning into the man before him. More than anything else, Van
hated to be humiliated. Van's glare was like ice daggers. Kaosu just smiled over him, "If you
knew better, oh wise king, you would know dragons are also known not just for their strength
and fire breathe, but for their abilites to travel through dimensions. The passageway was
closed to us, but to dragons it was just a wall to be plow through. Once they did so they left a
hole for any Draconian to travel through, but for a limited time. The gap would have last for a
few hours after that it would again be closed."

Hitomi frowned. "Then how could I have gotten back here again?" she thought, "There was no
dragon then."

As if he had read her mind, Kusari answered, "No there was no dragon when Hitomi last
returned to Gaea, but that was because the pendant reopened the pathway."

Van whispered, "Yes I saw it happen, but what caused it to react?"

Van's words reached the ears of Kusari and the man responded, "By the power of your two
wishes."

Van and Hitomi looked up at the man as Kusari continued to say, "The power of your two
wishes for Hitomi to return caused the pendant to react and reopen the passage."

"The prophecy spoke of day when the passage would be reopened by the 'Angel'."

"Following exactly to our plans...." Kaosu smiled victoriously. Hitomi felt a sudden fear grip
her heart. They had come to do something, not just spill over information. They had come to
take revenge on their father's death. They wanted her death! Van felt her sudden fear and he
suddenly realized the same thing. He hugged Hitomi a little tighter not willing to let them harm
her. Kusari handed the pendant to his brother and took a step toward the two cowering
lovers when he heard a shout across the field.

"You better let them go or you'll face your death!" came the cry. The four angels turned to
see who the speaker was. There standing within the garden with dozens of guards and
guymelef stood Prince Chid. His face was in deep scowl and his eyes was staring down the
two strangers. His fists were clenched in anger and he showed no child like actions from his
movements.

Kusari and Kaosu didn't even flinch. Hitomi feared why they didn't. They were now cornered,
but her thoughts were once again cut short when she heard another cry.

"Listen to him!" shouted a deep male's voice. Hitomi's eyes focused on the large blue
guymelef of Schezard! Behind him stood even more guymelefs. Allen's voice boomed on the
loud speakers, "If he does not stop you I WILL!"

Hitomi turned her head back around to see the men's reactions, but she was again shocked to
see no emotions on the men's face. In fact she thought she saw a smile pull at Kaosu's lips.

As if that wasn't enough Dryden appeared on the scene with hundreds of Fanelia's royal
guymelefs. Dryden sat in his own guymelef and glared down on the enemies, not even
speaking about how hopelss it was.

Kusari closed his eyes as if he was sleeping while Kaosu just laughed, "Fools! Do you not
think we are prepared for such a stuation?! We knew we were coming into dangerous areas
filled with weaponry. We have planned this for the last two years and have been well
prepared!"

Kaosu turned to his brother and watched as Kusari opened his eyes and placed a small button
on his black guadlent. A static sound came from the dark item before a familiar voice sounded
over the commicator, "Are you ready yet?"

Kusari brought his guadlent closer to his lips before saying loud enough for Hitomi and Van to
hear, "Phase II complete. Begin Phase III."

Every ear upon that field heard a loud buzzing sound fill the air and all eyes turned to the sky.
Thousands of black dots were flying out of the floating fortress like bees leaving their hives.
Van frowned realizing they were Zaibach guymelefs. How could he be so stupid?! Of course
they had guymelefs! How else could they not be worried about attack?

Hitomi watched as the dots grew larger. There were more than enough guymelefs to take on
her friends. In fact her friends were out numbered thirty to one! Hitomi tried desperately to
swallow the lump in her throat and she turned to see what her friends would do. Chid nodded
to his bodyguard and the bodyguard turned to the guymelef standing behind them.
"ATTACK!!!"



~Sorry for the confusion in the chapters. That was my fault.~
~Hope you enjoyed my double chapter! Please R&R!~