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The Septor of Dragons
Chapter 1: The Return
By Coolchick1500
Hitomi was sitting at her desk doing her homework, when Dani ran in. "What's wrong with you?" Hitomi asked.
"Umm, well, read this" Dani said, handing Hitomi a book about Atlantis.
Dani had always been fascinated by mythical island. Or so she thought. Only Hitomi and her grandmother knew the real truth.
In the passage of the book Hitomi read aloud, "On the tenth day of the third month, of the year that begin and end in two, the world of the Atlanteans will finally be seen by the people of earth. This is the only night that the Dragon's Lover will return to her true love."
Hitomi dropped the book. "What's the date of today?" Hitomi asked.
"The tenth of March. Why?" Dani asked.
Hitomi ran outside and looked up at the moon. Just as the book said, Gaea was now visible to earth. But she wondered how. Then she remembered the rest of the passage. She ran back inside, almost trampling her little brother, and up to her room. She grabbed her duffle bag and packed some clothes, her CD player, some Cds and a pair of extra shoes.
If that passage is true, then I only have one chance to get back to Van Hitomi thought as she zipped up her bag, put her running shoes on and ran back downstairs.
Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, her grandmother burst through the door. Hitomi started at her grandmother with a blank face. "Go my child" Hitomi grandmother said.
"Go where?" Hitomi's mother demanded.
Hitomi looked at her mom, trying to figure out a way to tell her she was leaving. "Tell her Hitomi, she knows about my adventure" her grandmother said.
"I'm going back" Hitomi said.
"Back to where?" Her dad asked.
"Back to Gaea" Hitomi said.
"What do you mean back? You've never been there!" Her mother screamed.
"When I disappeared two years ago I was on Gaea fighting a war" Hitomi said.
"Go. You might not have another chance" Her grandmother said.
Hitomi ran out of the house and towards the high school track. After she got there, she looked back up at the sky and desperately wished she could be back on Gaea. Within seconds a beam of bright light came down and engulfed her. She landed on her butt.
Note of self she though Work on landings.
She looked around. Nothing she saw seemed familiar to her. It was too dark to make out much of anything. She grabbed her bag and got up. She walked around. She finally came to the conclusion that she wasn't in Fanelia, or Asturia. And it surely wasn't Zaibach. When she got a glimpse of light, she found out her location. "Why did it have to be Fried?" She asked herself.
It was a beautiful country, but she wanted to forget about what she went through in Freid. She felt a sword point on the back of her neck. "Stop in the name of The Duke of Freid" A soldier said.
"Look, all I want to do is get to Fanelia. If I can't get there, I'll travel to Asturia" Hitomi said.
"You don't look like you belong here. For all we know you could be a spy" He said.
This is almost as bad as the last time I was here Hitomi thought. She couldn't get out of her predicament, so she let the soldier take her to the castle.
With any luck, She thought Chid will remember me.
The soldier took her to the dungeon and threw her a cell. She sat down, took her CD player out and popped in a cd. She decided to make the best of the situation. She was on Gaea, and that's all she cared about. A few hours later, the door to her cell opened. "The Duke would like to speak with you" A soldier said.
"I bet" Hitomi said under her breath.
"What was that?" the soldier demanded.
"Nothing" Hitomi said.
When they reached Chid, he was talking to other people. "Please excuse me, I have a situation to take care of" Chid said, getting up fro the table.
They walked into the hallway. "You Highness, please, let me go. All I want to do is reach Fanelia or Asturia" Hitomi said.
"Who are you?" Chid asked.
"You have to remember me. I came her about two years ago with Van Fanel and Allen Schezar" Hitomi said.
"You're that girl that almost died at the hand of the doppleganger!" Chid said.
"Yes" Hitomi said.
"I can't believe your back Hitomi" Chid said. His smile lit up the room.
"Come, I think there is someone here you need to see" Chid said, taking her arm and pulling into the room he came out of.
"I think you three will want to see this" Chid said.
A young man with unruly black hair stood up. He was wearing a red sleeveless shirt and khaki pants. Hitomi knew that second who it was. "Van, is it really you?" Hitomi asked.
"Oh my god, you're back" Van said.
He grabbed her waist and spun her around in the air. "How'd you get back?" Someone asked.
Hitomi turned to see who it was. He had very neat clothes. His blond hair was down to the middle of his back.
"Allen!" Hitomi said, running over and hugging him.
"You still haven't answered my question" Allen said.
Hitomi let go of Allen. "To be honest, I don't know how I got here. My cousin was stayin' at my house, and she totally fascinated by the island of Atlantis. Anyway she comes into my room and tells me to read a passage in a book she owns. It said that on the tenth day of the third month in the year that begins and ends in two the world of the Atlanteans will be seen by earth and that the Dragon's Lover will return to her true love" Hitomi explained.
"You and I know both know that it was the power of human will" Hitomi turned around only to her mom and dad standing at the door.
"How did you get here?" Hitomi asked.
"The same way you got here, child" her grandmother stepped out behind them.
"Where's Michael and Dani?" Hitomi asked.
"Bringing up the rear" Her mom said.
"Van, Allen, this is my mother, father, and grandmother" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down. "Where are we?" Hitomi's dad asked.
"On Gaea, in the country of Fried" Hitomi said.
"Child" Hitomi's grandmother started to say.
"Yeah, I know" Hitomi said.
"Does she know?" Van asked.
"I told her everything after I got back to earth. Since she's been here, I figured she'd understand" Hitomi said.
"Did she?" Allen asked.
"More than you know" Hitomi said.
A solder came running in. "Sire, we have enemy Guymelefs outside" He said.
"Who is it?" Hitomi asked.
"That's why Allen and I are here. With the help of Chid, we're trying to figure out whom it is" Van said.
Hitomi got up and headed for the door.
"Hitomi stop" Allen said.
"I have a bad feeling about this" Hitomi said.
"As do I. Listen to your friends" Hitomi's grandmother said.
Van and Allen walked out of the room. Hitomi waited for a few minutes, and came to the conclusion that they needed her help. She had been through the first war and survived; then, why couldn't she survive a second one. She walked out of the door. Halfway to the battle, a vision filled her head.
~Vision~
There was blood everywhere. Hundreds of men were laying on the ground either dead or dying. Screams filled her head. Something very shiny caught her eye. She whipped around to see Van on his knees. There was a person standing above him, holding a sword to Van's neck. She moved to where she could see the face of Van's captor. His hair was a silverish color, and her eyes were filled with hate and anger. It could only be one person. Dilandau. Dilandau stabbed van in the chest. She screamed, but her voice was muted. Unfortunately Dilandau saw her. He held up his sword and mouthed the words "You're next"
~End of Vision~
She fell to her knees in tears. She had to get to Van before her vision came true, if it hadn't already. She raced outside, and through the doors. She saw Van and Allen standing with their swords out, ready to fight. She started to run up to them, but caught a glimpse of the commander of the enemy's army. "Well well, The Dragon's Lover has returned" It was Dilandau.
"I came out here to tell you that your enemy was Dilandau, but it's a little too late for that" Hitomi said.
Dilandau walked towards Hitomi. She was scared to death, but she stood her ground. Van got in between them, waiting for an attack; however, it never came.
"What's going on Hitomi?"
She turned her head to see who asked the question. It was Dani and Michael.
"Get inside. This is no place for kids" Hitomi said.
"Nor is it a place for you!" Dani yelled.
"Who is that" Michael asked. He pointed to Dilandau.
"That's Dilandau. He's my worst nightmare come true, again" Hitomi said.
"What do you mean 'again'?" Dani asked.
"My friends and I had to fight him before" Hitomi said.
"Then you can stop him" Michael said.
"I only wish I could. The fact is, I can't. He's too strong" Hitomi said.
With a flash, Dilandau pushed Van out of the way, pulled out a dagger, grabbed her, and put the dagger to Hitomi's throat.
"Now then. All of you surrender to my Dragonslayers" Dilandau ordered.
Hitomi saw Van hesitate.
"What the hell is going on out here" Hitomi recognized the voice.
"Mother, get out of here!" Hitomi yelled.
"You never told me the whole family's here" Dilandau said.
"I'm not stupid. If I had told you, you would have fought your way through just to kill them" Hitomi said.
"True. I want you to suffer more than anything" Dilandau said.
"Why?" Hitomi asked.
"That's a stupid question. If it weren't for you and your friends, Zaibach would have won, and we would be in control. And you also killed Emperor Dornkirk" Dilandau said.
"I did no such thing" Hitomi said.
"Indirectly you caused his death. If you hadn't have come, Emperor Dornkirk would still be alive." Dilandau said.
"He knew he was going to die. If he wanted to live, he would have gotten out when he had the chance" Allen said.
While Allen and Dilandau were arguing, Hitomi placed her right leg in between Dilandau's legs. She swiftly moved her leg and tripped Dilandau. He landed on his rump. Hitomi moved away, and into the arms of her love.
"You bitch!" Dilandau yelled.
"Um, sorry, but that's my title" Dani said.
Hitomi smiled. "Dragonslayers retreat" Dilandau said, getting off the ground.
"You will pay for what you did" Dilandau said.
"It's been two years since you and I last saw each other. In two years people can change, no matter who the person is" Hitomi said.
Dilandau walked away. "He reminds me so much of Micah Markley" Dani said. Hitomi laughed.
"Who that?" Van asked.
"A girl that Dani and I both know. She has a major attitude problem. Especially with Dani" Hitomi said.
"Hitomi, seeing as your mother saw what she did, I think it would be best to tell everyone everything" Hitomi's grandmother said.
Hitomi eyes became very sad looking. Her mind just went into a whole nother world.
"Everything, everything?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes" her grandmother replied.
"What are you two talking about?" Allen asked.
"Hitomi, you can't" Dani said. "They do have a right to know" Hitomi's mother said.
"Know what?" Van asked.
"You'll know soon enough, though after I tell you, you will wish you didn't know" Hitomi said.
"Besides a battlefield is no place for what Hitomi has to tell you" Hitomi's mother said.
Van walked up beside Hitomi and took her hand. They walked like that back to the conference room. The walk back to the room was long and drawn out. To Hitomi it felt like it was never going to end. She wished there was some other way, but she didn't have a choice. She had to tell her friends of what she knew. As soon as she and Van walked into the room, a catgirl with pink hair, ran up and hugging Van, while screaming "Lord Van!"
Hitomi know it could only be one girl. "Merle, please" Van said.
Merle got down and looked at him. "Merle, look who's back" Van said, pointing toward Hitomi.
"How'd she get back?" Merle asked. She was very annoyed at the fact her old rival had returned.
"Don't ask" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down in the closest chair to her. "What's wrong, you look like you have bad news to tell us" Merle said.
"I do" Hitomi said.
"What is it?" Chid asked.
Hitomi looked at her friends, and a moment later her eyes drifted onto her dearest love. Van bent down to Hitomi's eye level and put her hands in his.
"Hitomi no matter what you have to say, it won't change anything. We will still be your friends, and I will still love you with all of my heart" Van said.
Hearing his words, made Hitomi want to cry. She didn't know how anyone would react to the news she had to tell them.
"I'm dying" Hitomi said.
~That was chapter 1. What did you think? Please Review. Even if you flame me, I don't care. Chapter 2 should be up either Thursday or Friday of this week. I uploaded this chapter earlier, but I got a review asking to please put my story in paragraph form. So I did. But Chpater 2 will still come out either Thursday or Friday. ~
Note: " " indicates speech, and indicates thought.
The Septor of Dragons
Chapter 1: The Return
By Coolchick1500
Hitomi was sitting at her desk doing her homework, when Dani ran in. "What's wrong with you?" Hitomi asked.
"Umm, well, read this" Dani said, handing Hitomi a book about Atlantis.
Dani had always been fascinated by mythical island. Or so she thought. Only Hitomi and her grandmother knew the real truth.
In the passage of the book Hitomi read aloud, "On the tenth day of the third month, of the year that begin and end in two, the world of the Atlanteans will finally be seen by the people of earth. This is the only night that the Dragon's Lover will return to her true love."
Hitomi dropped the book. "What's the date of today?" Hitomi asked.
"The tenth of March. Why?" Dani asked.
Hitomi ran outside and looked up at the moon. Just as the book said, Gaea was now visible to earth. But she wondered how. Then she remembered the rest of the passage. She ran back inside, almost trampling her little brother, and up to her room. She grabbed her duffle bag and packed some clothes, her CD player, some Cds and a pair of extra shoes.
If that passage is true, then I only have one chance to get back to Van Hitomi thought as she zipped up her bag, put her running shoes on and ran back downstairs.
Just as she reached the bottom of the stairs, her grandmother burst through the door. Hitomi started at her grandmother with a blank face. "Go my child" Hitomi grandmother said.
"Go where?" Hitomi's mother demanded.
Hitomi looked at her mom, trying to figure out a way to tell her she was leaving. "Tell her Hitomi, she knows about my adventure" her grandmother said.
"I'm going back" Hitomi said.
"Back to where?" Her dad asked.
"Back to Gaea" Hitomi said.
"What do you mean back? You've never been there!" Her mother screamed.
"When I disappeared two years ago I was on Gaea fighting a war" Hitomi said.
"Go. You might not have another chance" Her grandmother said.
Hitomi ran out of the house and towards the high school track. After she got there, she looked back up at the sky and desperately wished she could be back on Gaea. Within seconds a beam of bright light came down and engulfed her. She landed on her butt.
Note of self she though Work on landings.
She looked around. Nothing she saw seemed familiar to her. It was too dark to make out much of anything. She grabbed her bag and got up. She walked around. She finally came to the conclusion that she wasn't in Fanelia, or Asturia. And it surely wasn't Zaibach. When she got a glimpse of light, she found out her location. "Why did it have to be Fried?" She asked herself.
It was a beautiful country, but she wanted to forget about what she went through in Freid. She felt a sword point on the back of her neck. "Stop in the name of The Duke of Freid" A soldier said.
"Look, all I want to do is get to Fanelia. If I can't get there, I'll travel to Asturia" Hitomi said.
"You don't look like you belong here. For all we know you could be a spy" He said.
This is almost as bad as the last time I was here Hitomi thought. She couldn't get out of her predicament, so she let the soldier take her to the castle.
With any luck, She thought Chid will remember me.
The soldier took her to the dungeon and threw her a cell. She sat down, took her CD player out and popped in a cd. She decided to make the best of the situation. She was on Gaea, and that's all she cared about. A few hours later, the door to her cell opened. "The Duke would like to speak with you" A soldier said.
"I bet" Hitomi said under her breath.
"What was that?" the soldier demanded.
"Nothing" Hitomi said.
When they reached Chid, he was talking to other people. "Please excuse me, I have a situation to take care of" Chid said, getting up fro the table.
They walked into the hallway. "You Highness, please, let me go. All I want to do is reach Fanelia or Asturia" Hitomi said.
"Who are you?" Chid asked.
"You have to remember me. I came her about two years ago with Van Fanel and Allen Schezar" Hitomi said.
"You're that girl that almost died at the hand of the doppleganger!" Chid said.
"Yes" Hitomi said.
"I can't believe your back Hitomi" Chid said. His smile lit up the room.
"Come, I think there is someone here you need to see" Chid said, taking her arm and pulling into the room he came out of.
"I think you three will want to see this" Chid said.
A young man with unruly black hair stood up. He was wearing a red sleeveless shirt and khaki pants. Hitomi knew that second who it was. "Van, is it really you?" Hitomi asked.
"Oh my god, you're back" Van said.
He grabbed her waist and spun her around in the air. "How'd you get back?" Someone asked.
Hitomi turned to see who it was. He had very neat clothes. His blond hair was down to the middle of his back.
"Allen!" Hitomi said, running over and hugging him.
"You still haven't answered my question" Allen said.
Hitomi let go of Allen. "To be honest, I don't know how I got here. My cousin was stayin' at my house, and she totally fascinated by the island of Atlantis. Anyway she comes into my room and tells me to read a passage in a book she owns. It said that on the tenth day of the third month in the year that begins and ends in two the world of the Atlanteans will be seen by earth and that the Dragon's Lover will return to her true love" Hitomi explained.
"You and I know both know that it was the power of human will" Hitomi turned around only to her mom and dad standing at the door.
"How did you get here?" Hitomi asked.
"The same way you got here, child" her grandmother stepped out behind them.
"Where's Michael and Dani?" Hitomi asked.
"Bringing up the rear" Her mom said.
"Van, Allen, this is my mother, father, and grandmother" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down. "Where are we?" Hitomi's dad asked.
"On Gaea, in the country of Fried" Hitomi said.
"Child" Hitomi's grandmother started to say.
"Yeah, I know" Hitomi said.
"Does she know?" Van asked.
"I told her everything after I got back to earth. Since she's been here, I figured she'd understand" Hitomi said.
"Did she?" Allen asked.
"More than you know" Hitomi said.
A solder came running in. "Sire, we have enemy Guymelefs outside" He said.
"Who is it?" Hitomi asked.
"That's why Allen and I are here. With the help of Chid, we're trying to figure out whom it is" Van said.
Hitomi got up and headed for the door.
"Hitomi stop" Allen said.
"I have a bad feeling about this" Hitomi said.
"As do I. Listen to your friends" Hitomi's grandmother said.
Van and Allen walked out of the room. Hitomi waited for a few minutes, and came to the conclusion that they needed her help. She had been through the first war and survived; then, why couldn't she survive a second one. She walked out of the door. Halfway to the battle, a vision filled her head.
~Vision~
There was blood everywhere. Hundreds of men were laying on the ground either dead or dying. Screams filled her head. Something very shiny caught her eye. She whipped around to see Van on his knees. There was a person standing above him, holding a sword to Van's neck. She moved to where she could see the face of Van's captor. His hair was a silverish color, and her eyes were filled with hate and anger. It could only be one person. Dilandau. Dilandau stabbed van in the chest. She screamed, but her voice was muted. Unfortunately Dilandau saw her. He held up his sword and mouthed the words "You're next"
~End of Vision~
She fell to her knees in tears. She had to get to Van before her vision came true, if it hadn't already. She raced outside, and through the doors. She saw Van and Allen standing with their swords out, ready to fight. She started to run up to them, but caught a glimpse of the commander of the enemy's army. "Well well, The Dragon's Lover has returned" It was Dilandau.
"I came out here to tell you that your enemy was Dilandau, but it's a little too late for that" Hitomi said.
Dilandau walked towards Hitomi. She was scared to death, but she stood her ground. Van got in between them, waiting for an attack; however, it never came.
"What's going on Hitomi?"
She turned her head to see who asked the question. It was Dani and Michael.
"Get inside. This is no place for kids" Hitomi said.
"Nor is it a place for you!" Dani yelled.
"Who is that" Michael asked. He pointed to Dilandau.
"That's Dilandau. He's my worst nightmare come true, again" Hitomi said.
"What do you mean 'again'?" Dani asked.
"My friends and I had to fight him before" Hitomi said.
"Then you can stop him" Michael said.
"I only wish I could. The fact is, I can't. He's too strong" Hitomi said.
With a flash, Dilandau pushed Van out of the way, pulled out a dagger, grabbed her, and put the dagger to Hitomi's throat.
"Now then. All of you surrender to my Dragonslayers" Dilandau ordered.
Hitomi saw Van hesitate.
"What the hell is going on out here" Hitomi recognized the voice.
"Mother, get out of here!" Hitomi yelled.
"You never told me the whole family's here" Dilandau said.
"I'm not stupid. If I had told you, you would have fought your way through just to kill them" Hitomi said.
"True. I want you to suffer more than anything" Dilandau said.
"Why?" Hitomi asked.
"That's a stupid question. If it weren't for you and your friends, Zaibach would have won, and we would be in control. And you also killed Emperor Dornkirk" Dilandau said.
"I did no such thing" Hitomi said.
"Indirectly you caused his death. If you hadn't have come, Emperor Dornkirk would still be alive." Dilandau said.
"He knew he was going to die. If he wanted to live, he would have gotten out when he had the chance" Allen said.
While Allen and Dilandau were arguing, Hitomi placed her right leg in between Dilandau's legs. She swiftly moved her leg and tripped Dilandau. He landed on his rump. Hitomi moved away, and into the arms of her love.
"You bitch!" Dilandau yelled.
"Um, sorry, but that's my title" Dani said.
Hitomi smiled. "Dragonslayers retreat" Dilandau said, getting off the ground.
"You will pay for what you did" Dilandau said.
"It's been two years since you and I last saw each other. In two years people can change, no matter who the person is" Hitomi said.
Dilandau walked away. "He reminds me so much of Micah Markley" Dani said. Hitomi laughed.
"Who that?" Van asked.
"A girl that Dani and I both know. She has a major attitude problem. Especially with Dani" Hitomi said.
"Hitomi, seeing as your mother saw what she did, I think it would be best to tell everyone everything" Hitomi's grandmother said.
Hitomi eyes became very sad looking. Her mind just went into a whole nother world.
"Everything, everything?" Hitomi asked.
"Yes" her grandmother replied.
"What are you two talking about?" Allen asked.
"Hitomi, you can't" Dani said. "They do have a right to know" Hitomi's mother said.
"Know what?" Van asked.
"You'll know soon enough, though after I tell you, you will wish you didn't know" Hitomi said.
"Besides a battlefield is no place for what Hitomi has to tell you" Hitomi's mother said.
Van walked up beside Hitomi and took her hand. They walked like that back to the conference room. The walk back to the room was long and drawn out. To Hitomi it felt like it was never going to end. She wished there was some other way, but she didn't have a choice. She had to tell her friends of what she knew. As soon as she and Van walked into the room, a catgirl with pink hair, ran up and hugging Van, while screaming "Lord Van!"
Hitomi know it could only be one girl. "Merle, please" Van said.
Merle got down and looked at him. "Merle, look who's back" Van said, pointing toward Hitomi.
"How'd she get back?" Merle asked. She was very annoyed at the fact her old rival had returned.
"Don't ask" Hitomi said.
Hitomi sat down in the closest chair to her. "What's wrong, you look like you have bad news to tell us" Merle said.
"I do" Hitomi said.
"What is it?" Chid asked.
Hitomi looked at her friends, and a moment later her eyes drifted onto her dearest love. Van bent down to Hitomi's eye level and put her hands in his.
"Hitomi no matter what you have to say, it won't change anything. We will still be your friends, and I will still love you with all of my heart" Van said.
Hearing his words, made Hitomi want to cry. She didn't know how anyone would react to the news she had to tell them.
"I'm dying" Hitomi said.
~That was chapter 1. What did you think? Please Review. Even if you flame me, I don't care. Chapter 2 should be up either Thursday or Friday of this week. I uploaded this chapter earlier, but I got a review asking to please put my story in paragraph form. So I did. But Chpater 2 will still come out either Thursday or Friday. ~