Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne. It makes me more depressed every time
I say that. I have all the tapes. Doesn't that count for anything?
The Healing of the Angels Part 5
"Hitomi! He needs you Hitomi! He's in danger. I'm bringing you to him. I know you'll do all you can." The fog dissipated and she had the brief sensation of falling.
* * *
She jerked upright in her bed and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She shook off her momentary disorientation and looked around her room. Her gaze drifted to her window where, outside, the moon was full and bright. She looked at the clock. It was 1:30am.
Hitomi moaned and flopped back down, knowing she was in for a long night. Her hand searched her throat for her pendant and she sighed. She still forgot sometimes that it was gone. Now she had no way of contacting Van, and he obviously had no desire to contact her. She bit her lip to hold back tears.
She rolled off her bed and stood up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and running a hand through her hair. She opened the door and was surprised to see her mother standing in the hallway, looking at her as if she had been waiting.
"Hahaue!"
"Hitomi," her mother said softly. She stroked Hitomi's hair and sighed. "I know. I understand that you have to go. I'll let you go, but I'm going to miss you."
"Hahaue?" Hitomi gave a soft strangled sob. She hugged her mother tightly. "I can't stand to be away from him. Gomen nasai."
A column of light descended from the sky, reaching into the stars. Hitomi felt herself being lifted. Her mother's hand slid from hers and Hitomi waved with love in her eyes. She could feel it this time. It was for good. Her duffle bag zoomed to her side like a faithful pet, and the light lifted away from Earth's surface, taking Hitomi back to Gaea.
* * *
Fog drifted around the trees, and he could hear the growls and heavy footfalls of dragons. He willed his heart to calm and faint whispers could now be heard, hardly louder than the beating of his own heart.
"Folken. Now is the time for your true life to begin. You must awaken to life. Van needs you."
Folken's eyes snapped open. The first thing he realized was that he was not in his room. The second thing he realized was that it was very cold and the third thing he realized was there were roots poking into his back. He sat up and looked around. It was the forests outside Fanelia. He recognized them right away even in the dark. He was not far from the path, and it was only an hour's walk back to Fanelia.
He scratched his head and was surprised to hear the faint scraping of metal he had hardly noticed before. He looked at his right arm. It was almost as bad as seeing it for the first time those many years ago. His heart gave a jolt of pain, and he choked on a lump that was rapidly forming in the back of his throat.
He was really alive again and it was a cruel shock. He sighed, feeling as though he was carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders. He stood and began walking in the direction of Fanelia.
* * *
It was a beauteously simple procedure. So simple it made him laugh. There was only one thing he needed.
A sacrifice.
Someone who is a source of great emotion. Only one thing remained to be seen, and that was who it would be.
He threw his head back and giggled insanely. He looked toward the horizon and down into the valley of Fanelia.
"Van."
The Healing of the Angels Part 5
"Hitomi! He needs you Hitomi! He's in danger. I'm bringing you to him. I know you'll do all you can." The fog dissipated and she had the brief sensation of falling.
* * *
She jerked upright in her bed and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She shook off her momentary disorientation and looked around her room. Her gaze drifted to her window where, outside, the moon was full and bright. She looked at the clock. It was 1:30am.
Hitomi moaned and flopped back down, knowing she was in for a long night. Her hand searched her throat for her pendant and she sighed. She still forgot sometimes that it was gone. Now she had no way of contacting Van, and he obviously had no desire to contact her. She bit her lip to hold back tears.
She rolled off her bed and stood up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and running a hand through her hair. She opened the door and was surprised to see her mother standing in the hallway, looking at her as if she had been waiting.
"Hahaue!"
"Hitomi," her mother said softly. She stroked Hitomi's hair and sighed. "I know. I understand that you have to go. I'll let you go, but I'm going to miss you."
"Hahaue?" Hitomi gave a soft strangled sob. She hugged her mother tightly. "I can't stand to be away from him. Gomen nasai."
A column of light descended from the sky, reaching into the stars. Hitomi felt herself being lifted. Her mother's hand slid from hers and Hitomi waved with love in her eyes. She could feel it this time. It was for good. Her duffle bag zoomed to her side like a faithful pet, and the light lifted away from Earth's surface, taking Hitomi back to Gaea.
* * *
Fog drifted around the trees, and he could hear the growls and heavy footfalls of dragons. He willed his heart to calm and faint whispers could now be heard, hardly louder than the beating of his own heart.
"Folken. Now is the time for your true life to begin. You must awaken to life. Van needs you."
Folken's eyes snapped open. The first thing he realized was that he was not in his room. The second thing he realized was that it was very cold and the third thing he realized was there were roots poking into his back. He sat up and looked around. It was the forests outside Fanelia. He recognized them right away even in the dark. He was not far from the path, and it was only an hour's walk back to Fanelia.
He scratched his head and was surprised to hear the faint scraping of metal he had hardly noticed before. He looked at his right arm. It was almost as bad as seeing it for the first time those many years ago. His heart gave a jolt of pain, and he choked on a lump that was rapidly forming in the back of his throat.
He was really alive again and it was a cruel shock. He sighed, feeling as though he was carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders. He stood and began walking in the direction of Fanelia.
* * *
It was a beauteously simple procedure. So simple it made him laugh. There was only one thing he needed.
A sacrifice.
Someone who is a source of great emotion. Only one thing remained to be seen, and that was who it would be.
He threw his head back and giggled insanely. He looked toward the horizon and down into the valley of Fanelia.
"Van."