Escaflowne #20
The Dream of Fate
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything from it.
Lina looked at Folken's dead body. His head was still in her lap. Her fingers were covered in his blood. Lina was crying before she realized what had truly happened. Folken had died. Lina looked at his face, his eyes open. She took her hand and brought them to a close. Then she screamed. The scream rang in the room. No one moved. Everyone was just as shocked as she was.
"This wasn't meant to happen. He wasn't the one to die." Said one of the men.
Lina knew Dilandau was the one meant to die. Well, she wouldn't let him die either. She slipped his head off her lap and touched his lips once more. They were cold and she shivered. Two men reached for her and threw her off.
Dilandau broke free from the chains but fell in a clump on the floor. He looked at Folken's dead body and then at Lina.
The other charm.if the necklace and bracelet come together, it will wipe out all evil.
Dilandau looked over at Hitomi, who was still out cold. Escaflowne had the necklace inside. He had to get it out. Dilandau tried to stand up, but was punched to the ground. He fell, groaning.
"Leave him alone!" screamed Lina.
Dilandau looked up at her, her face etched in anger and sadness, her eyes little slits. The two men punched her and she groaned, falling over, but she was holding the bracelet.
"We need the necklace." He whispered.
Hitomi started to move.
The pain was unreal. Hitomi rubbed her head, sitting up. She quickly looked around. Dilandau was a clump on the floor. Two men were beating up Lina and.
Folken was dead.
He had to be. The blood was too much. It was a puddle at his head and was moving across the floor, to Lina's struggling feet.
"We need the necklace!" Dilandau screamed, louder now.
The necklace was in Escaflowne. She would have to get it out. Hitomi stood up on wobbling legs and then she took off. She ran faster than she ever had.
"Get her!" Dornkirk cried.
Hitomi sprinted, a hand just touching her skin. She put her hand on the energist and it started to glow.
"Don't let her do that!" screamed someone.
Escaflowne started to glow now. It's light covered the whole room. There was the necklace. Hitomi grabbed it.
"I have it!" she screamed to Lina.
Lina looked at the two men and spotted Folken's blood. She spun and slid her feet underneath the men, who slipped on the blood and fell. The hit of the metal against their soft skulls rang out across the room.
"Throw it to Lina!" screamed Dilandau.
The necklace soared through the air, flying. Lina was never good at sports and now her head was pounding. She had to catch this. She had to. One of the men leapt up to grab it, but his cloak was set on fire. Lina didn't have to look to see who had done it. Dilandau. Lina leapt up and grabbed the necklace, falling on the floor.
"Put the two together!" Shrieked Dilandau.
Dilandau watched Lina put the two pieces together. There was a huge light and Lina formed the Wings of Illusion.
"No! This cannot be happening!" Dornkirk cried.
The white light filled the room and Lina looked at Dilandau. She raised her two hands, one with the bracelet, the other the necklace and her hands started to glow. In her hands was a staff. The Staff of Illusion.
"Kill them!" A man screamed.
"Now Lina!" Dilandau cried.
Lina closed her eyes, swirling the staff around her, stopped and pointed it at Dornkirk. The tip of the staff glowed and a beam of light shot out at Dornkirk. He let out a scream and then the whole room went dark. Everyone toppled over.
Hitomi lifted up her head to make the outline of Dornkirk's dead body. They had done it. They had saved Gaea. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"LET ME GO!" the cry came.
Hitomi stood up, to see two men grabbing Lina. Dilandau stood up as well.
"She would make good on our experments." One said.
"A good male." Said another.
Hitomi felt sick.
"LET HER GO!" she heard herself scream.
Dilandau and Hitomi chased them out of the room. The two men pulled Lina into the hanger and went to a secret door.
Lina let out another scream. The men had her. They were going to kill her.
"DILANDAU! SAVE ME!" she screamed.
All of a sudden, the two men screamed and fell down in clumps. Lina stood up, gasping for breath. She looked up to see who had saved her.
There were the Dragonslayers.
"We got a ship ready for you three to leave. Wouldn't want you to die now." Replied Miguel. Lina smiled a tight smile, a rush of relief coming over her. She wouldn't allow her knees to give out now.
They landed in the forest, where Van was waiting for Hitomi. Hitomi ran to Van, hugging him and the two looked at each other. The Dragonslayers left everyone alone.
"Are you going to leave, Hitomi?" asked Lina.
Hitomi wiped a tear away and nodded yes. Lina felt Dilandau tugging on her and she was pulled away from the two. She was face to face with Dilandau.
"Dilandau."
"I have to tell you."
"What?" Lina asked.
"I have to tell you now. Before you go." He whispered.
Lina looked at his eyes, a million emotions coming over here, but only one was worth bringing up.
"Dilandau, I love you."
Dilandau looked at her and whispered, "I know."
"What?"
"Do you remember long ago, when we first met and you brought me to the Mystic Moon? Remember when I was chasing Van in the forest and you had a vision?"
Lina nodded, wondering what this had to do with anything.
"When you had the vision..you cried out.'I love you, Dilandau."
Her face flushed. Had she really? Had her heart already made up it's mind so early? Lina looked into his eyes.
"Well.it's true." She whispered, finally.
Dilandau smiled this time and the two brought their lips together. Dilandau wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you Dilandau." She muttered into his ear.
Dilandau had never felt happier.
Or sadder. Lina would be leaving. He would be alone. Dilandau felt a tear down his face. Lina wiped it away, because she was crying too.
"Lina?" came Hitomi's voice and she came into view.
"Yes?"
"Come on. It's time to go." Hitomi whispered.
Lina pulled away from Dilandau and her eyes went from him, to Van and finally Hitomi. She brought up her eyes to the Mystic Moon and turned to Hitomi.
"Are you ready?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes.I'm ready for my.my life here on Gaea." Lina whispered to everyone.
Dilandau looked at her, his mouth open. This did mean.?
"You.aren't going to return?"
"Hitomi, there is nothing there for me. I'm going to stay here.with Dilandau."
Hitomi smiled and nodded. At once, the beam of light shot down and Hitomi was brought up. Then.she was gone.
Lina turned back to Dilandau. Van had quickly left, wanting to be alone. And she couldn't blame him.
"Why did you stay?"
"Because I couldn't leave you." Lina whispered.
Dilandau smiled once more, but this time there was no sadness in his eyes. He kissed her and she kissed him back. Lina would remain on Gaea, she would live here forever. She would never let him go.
Hitomi looked up in the sky to see the Mystic Moon hanging there. It hung there in the blue sky. No one else could see it except her. Van was on there.Lina was there.as was Dilandau and Folken's soul. Hitomi looked across the ocean to see Van there, his wings shining under the light, the necklace glinting there. Hitomi smiled.
"I'm doing fine, Van."
And she walked away.
The End
THANK YOU ALL FOR READING! You don't know how much this means to me that you enjoyed it. Thank you all! I hope you all liked the ending!
The Dream of Fate
Disclaimer: I do not own Escaflowne or anything from it.
Lina looked at Folken's dead body. His head was still in her lap. Her fingers were covered in his blood. Lina was crying before she realized what had truly happened. Folken had died. Lina looked at his face, his eyes open. She took her hand and brought them to a close. Then she screamed. The scream rang in the room. No one moved. Everyone was just as shocked as she was.
"This wasn't meant to happen. He wasn't the one to die." Said one of the men.
Lina knew Dilandau was the one meant to die. Well, she wouldn't let him die either. She slipped his head off her lap and touched his lips once more. They were cold and she shivered. Two men reached for her and threw her off.
Dilandau broke free from the chains but fell in a clump on the floor. He looked at Folken's dead body and then at Lina.
The other charm.if the necklace and bracelet come together, it will wipe out all evil.
Dilandau looked over at Hitomi, who was still out cold. Escaflowne had the necklace inside. He had to get it out. Dilandau tried to stand up, but was punched to the ground. He fell, groaning.
"Leave him alone!" screamed Lina.
Dilandau looked up at her, her face etched in anger and sadness, her eyes little slits. The two men punched her and she groaned, falling over, but she was holding the bracelet.
"We need the necklace." He whispered.
Hitomi started to move.
The pain was unreal. Hitomi rubbed her head, sitting up. She quickly looked around. Dilandau was a clump on the floor. Two men were beating up Lina and.
Folken was dead.
He had to be. The blood was too much. It was a puddle at his head and was moving across the floor, to Lina's struggling feet.
"We need the necklace!" Dilandau screamed, louder now.
The necklace was in Escaflowne. She would have to get it out. Hitomi stood up on wobbling legs and then she took off. She ran faster than she ever had.
"Get her!" Dornkirk cried.
Hitomi sprinted, a hand just touching her skin. She put her hand on the energist and it started to glow.
"Don't let her do that!" screamed someone.
Escaflowne started to glow now. It's light covered the whole room. There was the necklace. Hitomi grabbed it.
"I have it!" she screamed to Lina.
Lina looked at the two men and spotted Folken's blood. She spun and slid her feet underneath the men, who slipped on the blood and fell. The hit of the metal against their soft skulls rang out across the room.
"Throw it to Lina!" screamed Dilandau.
The necklace soared through the air, flying. Lina was never good at sports and now her head was pounding. She had to catch this. She had to. One of the men leapt up to grab it, but his cloak was set on fire. Lina didn't have to look to see who had done it. Dilandau. Lina leapt up and grabbed the necklace, falling on the floor.
"Put the two together!" Shrieked Dilandau.
Dilandau watched Lina put the two pieces together. There was a huge light and Lina formed the Wings of Illusion.
"No! This cannot be happening!" Dornkirk cried.
The white light filled the room and Lina looked at Dilandau. She raised her two hands, one with the bracelet, the other the necklace and her hands started to glow. In her hands was a staff. The Staff of Illusion.
"Kill them!" A man screamed.
"Now Lina!" Dilandau cried.
Lina closed her eyes, swirling the staff around her, stopped and pointed it at Dornkirk. The tip of the staff glowed and a beam of light shot out at Dornkirk. He let out a scream and then the whole room went dark. Everyone toppled over.
Hitomi lifted up her head to make the outline of Dornkirk's dead body. They had done it. They had saved Gaea. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"LET ME GO!" the cry came.
Hitomi stood up, to see two men grabbing Lina. Dilandau stood up as well.
"She would make good on our experments." One said.
"A good male." Said another.
Hitomi felt sick.
"LET HER GO!" she heard herself scream.
Dilandau and Hitomi chased them out of the room. The two men pulled Lina into the hanger and went to a secret door.
Lina let out another scream. The men had her. They were going to kill her.
"DILANDAU! SAVE ME!" she screamed.
All of a sudden, the two men screamed and fell down in clumps. Lina stood up, gasping for breath. She looked up to see who had saved her.
There were the Dragonslayers.
"We got a ship ready for you three to leave. Wouldn't want you to die now." Replied Miguel. Lina smiled a tight smile, a rush of relief coming over her. She wouldn't allow her knees to give out now.
They landed in the forest, where Van was waiting for Hitomi. Hitomi ran to Van, hugging him and the two looked at each other. The Dragonslayers left everyone alone.
"Are you going to leave, Hitomi?" asked Lina.
Hitomi wiped a tear away and nodded yes. Lina felt Dilandau tugging on her and she was pulled away from the two. She was face to face with Dilandau.
"Dilandau."
"I have to tell you."
"What?" Lina asked.
"I have to tell you now. Before you go." He whispered.
Lina looked at his eyes, a million emotions coming over here, but only one was worth bringing up.
"Dilandau, I love you."
Dilandau looked at her and whispered, "I know."
"What?"
"Do you remember long ago, when we first met and you brought me to the Mystic Moon? Remember when I was chasing Van in the forest and you had a vision?"
Lina nodded, wondering what this had to do with anything.
"When you had the vision..you cried out.'I love you, Dilandau."
Her face flushed. Had she really? Had her heart already made up it's mind so early? Lina looked into his eyes.
"Well.it's true." She whispered, finally.
Dilandau smiled this time and the two brought their lips together. Dilandau wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you Dilandau." She muttered into his ear.
Dilandau had never felt happier.
Or sadder. Lina would be leaving. He would be alone. Dilandau felt a tear down his face. Lina wiped it away, because she was crying too.
"Lina?" came Hitomi's voice and she came into view.
"Yes?"
"Come on. It's time to go." Hitomi whispered.
Lina pulled away from Dilandau and her eyes went from him, to Van and finally Hitomi. She brought up her eyes to the Mystic Moon and turned to Hitomi.
"Are you ready?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes.I'm ready for my.my life here on Gaea." Lina whispered to everyone.
Dilandau looked at her, his mouth open. This did mean.?
"You.aren't going to return?"
"Hitomi, there is nothing there for me. I'm going to stay here.with Dilandau."
Hitomi smiled and nodded. At once, the beam of light shot down and Hitomi was brought up. Then.she was gone.
Lina turned back to Dilandau. Van had quickly left, wanting to be alone. And she couldn't blame him.
"Why did you stay?"
"Because I couldn't leave you." Lina whispered.
Dilandau smiled once more, but this time there was no sadness in his eyes. He kissed her and she kissed him back. Lina would remain on Gaea, she would live here forever. She would never let him go.
Hitomi looked up in the sky to see the Mystic Moon hanging there. It hung there in the blue sky. No one else could see it except her. Van was on there.Lina was there.as was Dilandau and Folken's soul. Hitomi looked across the ocean to see Van there, his wings shining under the light, the necklace glinting there. Hitomi smiled.
"I'm doing fine, Van."
And she walked away.
The End
THANK YOU ALL FOR READING! You don't know how much this means to me that you enjoyed it. Thank you all! I hope you all liked the ending!