( Well only three reviews, from two people. That's depressing. I'm working
hard on this story and no one wants to read it! So sad! Well, here's the
fourth chapter, in its entirety)
" My lord!" A guard stood standing in the doorway, chest heaving up and down. " "My lord, I am sorry to disturb you, but we are under attack!! Most of the troupes have been cut down like weeds!" Van looked at Meruru, and quickly released her, standing, staring at the guard. "Mobilize the sleeping troupes, get in your guymelefs! Are the enemies in melefs?" "No sir, they are not!" "Good! I think you know what to do!," The guard nodded, and ran off, yelling warnings of the attack. Van looked at Meruru, and bit his lower lip. "Go hide.I don't want you to get hurt," He said sadly, his garnet eyes filled with tears. "Van-sama! No I-" "MERURU! You'll do as I say, you understand?!! Now go!" Van yelled, and pushed her aside gruffly. Meruru fell to the floor, and gripped her chest. "Van sama." she whimpered, and ran off, climbing out the window and onto the roof. Van sighed, ran down to the lower chambers to slip on his armor.
When Van arrived out into the courtyard of the castle, all he saw were the remnants of melefs lying about. All in perfect condition, but their energists had been torn out. Van gasped, and scanned the area from his melef. He looked at the guards, who had given up melef combat, and fought hand to hand. Van scanned the area once more and took note of the guards.all were anthro and felice, and all stood hunched over, swinging clumsily at the guards with acute perfection. Their eyes were blank, and dried blood encrusted their fur. Van gasped, feeling slight vibrations from the cockpit. He looked out and noticed one of the enemies was on his melef. He swung about, flinging the creature onto one of the rooftops. It flailed in the air helplessly, and fell with bone cracking sounds onto the roof.
I see. Van thought. The felice are very acrobatic and can climb on the melefs.stab their energists! He looked down and saw more fumbled at the base of the melef, climbing clumsily yet speedily up the legs of the melef. Van swung his sword at them, but only hit a few. He didn't want to damage the actual melef itself. He stomped, making a few more fall off, but they only proceeded to climb back on. Once more he saw a felice clinging to his energist. He tried to move, but realized the Energist had already been ripped from the energist chamber. He felt the melef falling. After a sound crash, he was staring at stars, facing the night sky. Within moments, the felice began working with the hatch, attempting to tear it open. Van wasn't sure what to do. Whether to wait for them to eventually pry open the hatch, or undo it himself and make a run for it. He shook his head, and released the hatch. Felice came spilling down on him, and he threw them off. More and more came, until he couldn't breathe, and he was swamped with the smell of death and blood.
"Van sama," Meruru cried, staring down in the courtyard. She heard slight footsteps, but dismissed it because she was to intent on the battle. "I hope he's okay," She wrung her dress in her hands. From behind her, there was a slight giggle. Meruru spun about and faced Celena.
"Celena!! ANATA BAKA?! Where have you been?! You've worried your brother to death!," Meruru stood, staring at the girl in the eyes. Her eyes, the color of blood. Meruru gasped. "You're not Celena," She backed away from her, staring at her. "You're no-" Celena drew a sword from a holster on the side of her belt. Then Meruru took note of what she was wearing. The old Zaibach Dragonslayers outfits. Celena began laughing, and threw her head back. Flames engulfed her, and there stood Dilandau. A stream of blood was dried on his mouth, and his red eyes were as blank as ever. He thrust the sword forward, stabbing Meruru in the gut. Meruru's eyes went wide, as she slid to her knees, gripping the blade. Blood streamed down her arms, and she fell backwards, as Dilandau drew the sword upwards, cutting to Meruru's throat.
"Van sama," Meruru whispered hoarsely as she fell to the ground. She hit the ground, feeling her neck snap, her bones shatter. Pain swallowed her being, then followed by darkness. But only one thought echoed through her mind. "Van sama,"
"Meruru," Van whispered, feeling empty. The felice were clawing at his chest, licking the blood. "Meruru..MERURU!!!," Vans wings erupted, sending a few of the felice flying off of him. He jumped out, and flew towards the roof, looking about for her.
"MERURU!! WHERE ARE YOU! PLEASE ANSWER ME!!" Van saw a figure on the roof tops. She was in a blue dress, laying helpless and unconscious. He flew down, staring down on the figure.
"Celena-chan!" he whispered leaning over. He picked her up, and she opened her eyes, soft and blue. Blood spilt from her mouth.
"Van," she wrapped her arms about Van. "They got Meruru.They almost got.me.," Van's eyes widened. "Meruru? Is dead?" he looked to Celena.Celena gasped, and looked to Van, looking at his chest.
"You're hurt." she reached for his wounds, and Van backed away gasping.
"Where is Meruru?" Celena pointed, and Van hopped up, staring down at the ground. He saw a small mangled corpse, and blood pooling about the body. Van felt sick. He couldn't think.he stumbled backwards, falling over. "Meruru.." He looked back to Celena, and off in the distance saw a large white melef which was all too familiar to him.
"Escaflowne! How.But." He stared dumbfounded. The Escaflowne lumbered over to Fanelia, kicking through the gates, and proceeded to crush the small houses. Vans eyes widened. "This can't be happening.."
" My lord!" A guard stood standing in the doorway, chest heaving up and down. " "My lord, I am sorry to disturb you, but we are under attack!! Most of the troupes have been cut down like weeds!" Van looked at Meruru, and quickly released her, standing, staring at the guard. "Mobilize the sleeping troupes, get in your guymelefs! Are the enemies in melefs?" "No sir, they are not!" "Good! I think you know what to do!," The guard nodded, and ran off, yelling warnings of the attack. Van looked at Meruru, and bit his lower lip. "Go hide.I don't want you to get hurt," He said sadly, his garnet eyes filled with tears. "Van-sama! No I-" "MERURU! You'll do as I say, you understand?!! Now go!" Van yelled, and pushed her aside gruffly. Meruru fell to the floor, and gripped her chest. "Van sama." she whimpered, and ran off, climbing out the window and onto the roof. Van sighed, ran down to the lower chambers to slip on his armor.
When Van arrived out into the courtyard of the castle, all he saw were the remnants of melefs lying about. All in perfect condition, but their energists had been torn out. Van gasped, and scanned the area from his melef. He looked at the guards, who had given up melef combat, and fought hand to hand. Van scanned the area once more and took note of the guards.all were anthro and felice, and all stood hunched over, swinging clumsily at the guards with acute perfection. Their eyes were blank, and dried blood encrusted their fur. Van gasped, feeling slight vibrations from the cockpit. He looked out and noticed one of the enemies was on his melef. He swung about, flinging the creature onto one of the rooftops. It flailed in the air helplessly, and fell with bone cracking sounds onto the roof.
I see. Van thought. The felice are very acrobatic and can climb on the melefs.stab their energists! He looked down and saw more fumbled at the base of the melef, climbing clumsily yet speedily up the legs of the melef. Van swung his sword at them, but only hit a few. He didn't want to damage the actual melef itself. He stomped, making a few more fall off, but they only proceeded to climb back on. Once more he saw a felice clinging to his energist. He tried to move, but realized the Energist had already been ripped from the energist chamber. He felt the melef falling. After a sound crash, he was staring at stars, facing the night sky. Within moments, the felice began working with the hatch, attempting to tear it open. Van wasn't sure what to do. Whether to wait for them to eventually pry open the hatch, or undo it himself and make a run for it. He shook his head, and released the hatch. Felice came spilling down on him, and he threw them off. More and more came, until he couldn't breathe, and he was swamped with the smell of death and blood.
"Van sama," Meruru cried, staring down in the courtyard. She heard slight footsteps, but dismissed it because she was to intent on the battle. "I hope he's okay," She wrung her dress in her hands. From behind her, there was a slight giggle. Meruru spun about and faced Celena.
"Celena!! ANATA BAKA?! Where have you been?! You've worried your brother to death!," Meruru stood, staring at the girl in the eyes. Her eyes, the color of blood. Meruru gasped. "You're not Celena," She backed away from her, staring at her. "You're no-" Celena drew a sword from a holster on the side of her belt. Then Meruru took note of what she was wearing. The old Zaibach Dragonslayers outfits. Celena began laughing, and threw her head back. Flames engulfed her, and there stood Dilandau. A stream of blood was dried on his mouth, and his red eyes were as blank as ever. He thrust the sword forward, stabbing Meruru in the gut. Meruru's eyes went wide, as she slid to her knees, gripping the blade. Blood streamed down her arms, and she fell backwards, as Dilandau drew the sword upwards, cutting to Meruru's throat.
"Van sama," Meruru whispered hoarsely as she fell to the ground. She hit the ground, feeling her neck snap, her bones shatter. Pain swallowed her being, then followed by darkness. But only one thought echoed through her mind. "Van sama,"
"Meruru," Van whispered, feeling empty. The felice were clawing at his chest, licking the blood. "Meruru..MERURU!!!," Vans wings erupted, sending a few of the felice flying off of him. He jumped out, and flew towards the roof, looking about for her.
"MERURU!! WHERE ARE YOU! PLEASE ANSWER ME!!" Van saw a figure on the roof tops. She was in a blue dress, laying helpless and unconscious. He flew down, staring down on the figure.
"Celena-chan!" he whispered leaning over. He picked her up, and she opened her eyes, soft and blue. Blood spilt from her mouth.
"Van," she wrapped her arms about Van. "They got Meruru.They almost got.me.," Van's eyes widened. "Meruru? Is dead?" he looked to Celena.Celena gasped, and looked to Van, looking at his chest.
"You're hurt." she reached for his wounds, and Van backed away gasping.
"Where is Meruru?" Celena pointed, and Van hopped up, staring down at the ground. He saw a small mangled corpse, and blood pooling about the body. Van felt sick. He couldn't think.he stumbled backwards, falling over. "Meruru.." He looked back to Celena, and off in the distance saw a large white melef which was all too familiar to him.
"Escaflowne! How.But." He stared dumbfounded. The Escaflowne lumbered over to Fanelia, kicking through the gates, and proceeded to crush the small houses. Vans eyes widened. "This can't be happening.."
