The Young And The Restless

              

            Sgt. Kerakera Fernsaarin's heart had been torn asunder. He found out that the target of his affections had multiple personalities. The leopard-man had not even kissed his love yet, and this had to happen. He wanted some answers, and he had no one to turn to. Normally, he wasn't one to cry, but he had cried several times since that night at the wedding shower. He looked over at the bench in the garden, and saw Celena Schezar sitting there. He walked over.

"Celena?"

"Who's there?" she said as she looked up at the leopard-man. "Oh, it's you."

"My name is Sgt. Kerakera Fernsaarin."

"I know. We met at the party."

"About that party…"
"Yes?"

"Can someone tell me who Dilandau is?"

Celena swallowed hard. She never liked to talk about the pyromaniac. Ever.

"What do you want to know?"

"Who is he? What does he have to do with Naria? And what can I do to help her?"

"Well," she started. "years ago there was a young girl who was kidnapped from Asturia by Zaibach. Her name was Celena Schezar."

"You were kidnapped?"

"Yes," she said with a sad look in her eyes, "Then there were some Zaibach sorcerers who were commissioned to try a new brainwashing procedure. They attempted to brainwash the young girl into thinking she was someone else."

"What happened?"

"The sorcerers were successful. They were so successful; a new personality arose inside the young girl's mind. This personality's name was Dilandau Albatou. And he was slightly mentally unbalanced."

"What happened next?"

"He began training with the Zaibach Army. He soon became the leader of a band of guymelef pilots named the Dragonslayers. A war began between Zaibach and the kingdoms of Fanelia, Asturia, and Freid. When they were assigned to kill the king of Fanelia, they burnt the palace down, killed the king, and annihilated the Fanelian Samurai. The only things they didn't eliminate were the guymelef Escaflowne, Prince Van, a young girl named Hitomi Kanzaki, and a catgirl named Merle."

"What happened to them?"

"They became fugitives. They ran to Asturia, where they joined a young man named Allen Schezar VII."

"Your brother?"

"Yes."

"What happened?"

"They convinced the Asturian government to join the fight against Zaibach. The Dragonslayers returned, but Allen with Scherazade and Van with Escaflowne sent them packing."

"What then?"

"They went to the country of Freid and tried the same thing. In a misunderstanding, Allen, Van, Hitomi, Merle, and Millerna were thrown in prison. They were released afterwards, but the Dragonslayers came back. Dilandau was about to kill King Van, but Van's brother Lord Folken Lacour de Fanel, stopped him."

"And then?"

"They retreated to their flying fortress. But the fugitives followed them. And Van snuck into the fortress, and Hitomi did too."

"Why would she do that? Is she nuts?"

"No. Just young and in love."

"That explains it."

"Anyway, Van met Dilandau and Dilandau challenged him to a duel."

"What happened?"

"Van struck a blow that put a terrible cut on Dilandau's face. Dilandau has been obsessed with killing Van ever since."

"And Van let him go?"

"Yes."

"Incredible. Is that the end?"

"No, but it lets you know who Dilandau is and why he hates Van so much."

"Then how did you get back to normal?"
"Hitomi separated our two psyches so that we became two different people."

"Oh. Then how did Dilandau get into Naria's body?"

"Naria killed Dilandau in a swordfight, if you could call it that. And Dilandau possessed her body like a spirit, or something. I think Naria's still in there, though. I was in my mind, even after at least ten years of torment."

Celena though about the pain and began to cry.

That psychotic man. I hate him for what he did to me. He took away some of the best years of my life, and used my body to do terrible things.

"I'm sorry, Celena. I didn't mean to upset you."

"It's quite alright. I'll be fine by dinner."

"Are you sure?"

"Go ahead."

"Alright," he said, and then walked away. He didn't see the wheel-lock pistol she was clutching.