Demons and Angels
Disclaimers: I don't own Escaflowne, never have, never will.
Chapter Ten
"Don't play with fire."
"We'll protect you Milord!" The fourth general assured as the four generals went into their battle stances.
"Hey, that's my job!" Darosin exclaimed as he came out of the shadows and behind the generals.
"Who in the hell are you?!" One of the generals yelled.
"That's Darosin, he's a demon I assigned to protect my suitor." Hitomi explained.
"Suitor?" The generals asked in unison.
"Yes suitor, I had a talk with Alden and arranged it last week, I think." Conrad explained.
"Oh. Why didn't you tell us sooner?" One the youngest general asked.
"I thought I did." Conrad replied.
"Sorry for the inconvenience Princess." One of the older generals said as he bowed and all of the others followed and walked back to their places.
"No problem, I guess. As I said before, Zaibach must be stopped." Hitomi stated.
"Any suggestions?" Van asked.
"I got one." Hitomi muttered.
"And what would that be?" Van asked. "It better not be anything dangerous, I don't want you to get hurt." Van added.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about it because you can't stop me." Hitomi remarked.
Van let out a sigh knowing that he had been defeated before he even started. "Very well, be careful on what ever task you have set your mind to." Van replied with a look of deep concern in his eyes.
Hitomi was surprised at the amount of concern his eyes showed so she decided to pay attention to Van and do as he wished.
"I'll be careful Van, I promise." Hitomi agreed.
With those few words, Van felt like a burden had been lifted from him. He sighed in relief and decided not to push her into anything and to just leave the subject at that for the rest of the day.
"Everyone think of ways to take care of this problem tonight, we shall resume this meeting tomorrow at…well, whenever I call it I guess. Until then, you are dismissed." Van said and everyone left the room except Van, Merle, and the three demons. "I think we all need a good nights sleep so I'll show you three to your rooms and…"
"I don't sleep and my job is to watch over you, so were you go, I go, got it?" Darosin asked.
"Understood." Van replied cautiously.
"Good." Darosin replied in a short and simple fashion.
"Well then, Merle, why don't you show Moraf his room while I show Hitomi hers?" Van asked.
"Sounds great!" Merle exclaimed as she latched onto Moraf's arm and dragged him away.
"Shall we go?" Van asked as he held out his arm so Hitomi could place her arm through the loop.
"But Van, Moraf and I have a room at the hotel in town and…"
"I'm sure they wont miss you for one night or so, besides, wouldn't you like to be here to discuss what we're going to do about Zaibach? When I call the meeting, whoever isn't there when it's called will be left out, and if you go to town you wont know when it's called until it's too late." Van cut in. "And it's not very lady like to sleep in the same room with a guy." Van added.
Hitomi sighed in defeat. "Fine, lead the way, and just to let you know, you're starting to sound like my advisors and their "that's not very lady like" lectures." Hitomi said as she placed her arm through Van's and let him lead on. 'I'll play along; I don't want to tell him I'm not going to be in any bed tonight. I have a task to do and he'll just get in the way or try to stop me if he knew.' Hitomi thought.
'I heard that.' Van thought back to her.
'Darn you!' Hitomi thought to Van, he just smiled playfully as they walked on to her room.
'I wont try and stop you in whatever you plan on doing, as long as you promise to be careful and to make it back to me safely.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I will, I promise.' Hitomi thought back as she blushed from her interpretation of Van's words.
The rest of their walk was silent, neither wanted to be the first to speak for some unknown reason, but they enjoyed being in each other's company nonetheless.
"Here's your room." Van stated breaking the silence, when the approached two big oak doors that were beautifully carved.
Hitomi gently opened the doors afraid that if she pushed them too hard it would damage the carvings, which were made up of dragons, forests, and other scenes from Fanellia. Hitomi gawked at the size of the room, which was surrounded with carvings as well.
"It's beautiful, but isn't it a little too much?" Hitomi asked.
"Only the best for the best." Van replied. "Not to mention, I'm right across the hall if you need anything." Van added as he pointed to the door on the other side of the hallway where the crest of Fanellia was carved in its solid oak doors. "Sweet dreams and don't be out too late." Van said as he softly kissed Hitomi's hand and went to his room, gently shutting the door behind him.
"Good night." Hitomi said to no one in particular as she walked inside the room and closed the door, pressing her body up against it afterwards. "Time to go." Hitomi whispered to herself as the bright flames surrounded her transporting her to her heart's desire, or in this case, her rage's desire.
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In a clearing where tents were pitched and illuminated by the bon fire in the center of it all, men sang campfire songs along with their songs of war. All were unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows as it stalked two of the men.
The fist man was tall, and muscular, with eyes that could cut you down with the slightest glimpse, he had no smile, only a line for a mouth. His hair was as black as the raven who sings the song of death, about shoulder length and quite unruly.
The second wasn't really a man, still young and naïve, more like a boy. His eyes were red, the same color of the liquid that he thirsted for, blood. He had a scrawny little body and his long lavender hair made him look like a girl from afar.
"Hey Dilandau, when are we going to attack?!" The man asked impatiently.
"Easy Sele, all in due time." The boy named Dilandau answered.
"We can't wait around! I can feel Hitomi getting closer and she is the only one that can completely demolish this whole operation." The man named Sele explained.
"Don't worry, she's on vacation. There's no way she'll find out until she gets back to Darkan." Dilandau assured.
'Oh really?' The figure thought with an evil grin.
"Well then, I shall see you at dawn." Sele said with great confidence and walked into his tent.
'No you wont.' The figure thought as it pulled out a dagger.
"Good night." Dilandau said as he opened up his tent. "Mentor." He added as he duck inside his tent, the boy's admiration for such a foul creature as Sele made the figure gag.
When the coast was clean the figure dashed over to Sele's tent, but the brief instant the figure was caught in the glow of the fire revealed Hitomi
Hitomi was almost fully transformed. With her tight red scale armor, that defined her every curve, along with various patches of skin that were exposed and her sword at her side as she held a pair of daggers. Though she normally hated working with daggers she thought it best she used them for this mission so she could surprise and scare the living day lights out of whoever dared to believe that she wouldn't find out.
She quietly, and cautiously, slipped into Sele's tent, where he laid in his bed oblivious to his surroundings.
'He may be a monster, but I can't kill anyone in their sleep, it's dishonorable.' Hitomi thought as she lightly tapped Sele on the shoulder, she covered his mouth and grabbed his neck when he began to speak. "You know the consequences for disobeying me, and guess what, I did find out. Now, since it's dishonorable just to kill a man I'll give you a choice…" Hitomi whispered as she tightened her grip. "I'll let you fight to try and save your pathetic life, or kill you now without any dishonor bestowed upon me because I gave you a choice." Hitomi explained. "What will it be?" Hitomi asked letting go of him.
"Ok." Sele said as he rubbed his neck. "I'll fight you." Sele challenged.
"Very well, I need the exercise. We will go to the between so we don't disturb anyone." Hitomi said as she raised her hand and spun it around, over her head. "Creatures of hell, friends of site, open our portal and bow to our might." Hitomi said as she and Sele became surrounded by flames and disappeared from the campsite, reappearing in the between.
"Nice place." Sele commented.
"Shut up and fight! I haven't got all night!" Hitomi yelled, annoyed at the fact she had again let her honor get the best of her.
"Hey, that rhymed." Sele pointed out.
"Good for it." Hitomi said as she charged Sele, easily dodging one of his fists by ducking down and catching him in the stomach with a dagger.
Sele let out a cry of pain as he doubled over and held his abdomen. He never expected Hitomi to be so swift, accurate, and right down deadly, but looks can be deceiving. He noticed that no matter how innocent she looked, she was a threat and was not to be taken lightly.
"I underestimated you. A mistake I now regret, but I warn you, I enjoy living and will fight to keep alive." Sele commented.
"And you think that all of those innocent humans didn't enjoy living? You're wrong! They cherished life and you took it away for sport! You deserve a fate worse then death!" Hitomi yelled, her built up rage starting to release. "In fact, I think that's a great idea." Hitomi said as the flames burst up from the ground and encircled her, lifting her high into the air.
"Wha…what do you think you're doing?" Sele asked becoming timid.
"Giving you a fate worse then death. Sele! I, Hitomi Kanzaki Princess of Darkan, hereby sentence your soul to burn for all eternity; to pay for all the innocent lives you stole, and your body to return to your tent with a single wound, a dagger through the heart that is not there!" Hitomi commanded as black fire engulfed Sele and a blue cloud was taken with the fire as it returned to the underworld. "I know I can not bring back the lives lost because of you, but maybe this will help to put their souls at ease so they may rest in peace." Hitomi said as she touched down and watched the gash in Sele's body's stomach heal as a dagger stuck out of where a heart could be penetrated, the flames returning the body to it's bed.
Hitomi looked around the between, taking in the site, as she thought about what she had done.
"That was a cruel fate, but if anyone deserved it he did. Killing defenseless children is intolerable! Though I shouldn't have let my temper get the best of me. If it's not one thing getting the best of me it's another. Now, to return to my guest room for a well deserved good nights slumber." Hitomi thought aloud. "Our portal that I called to bring me here, come forth and take me away, transport me to my guest room." Hitomi chanted as she held her hand out in front of her, pointing it at the floor, with her fingers spread out, she was soon engulfed by flames and transported to the room, landing on the bed. She soon found herself in the land of dreams, and she thought.
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A/N: How was that? Sorry it took me so long to get this out, but I've been busy! Planning all different kinds of things on top of my work. It's exhausting. So I decided to stay up till a godforsaken hour just to type this for you guys, I must really love you people, so sorry if it isn't that good. I'm so sleepy I can barely read the letters on the keyboard. I'm pathetic, well, night, night. *^_^*z Z
Disclaimers: I don't own Escaflowne, never have, never will.
Chapter Ten
"Don't play with fire."
"We'll protect you Milord!" The fourth general assured as the four generals went into their battle stances.
"Hey, that's my job!" Darosin exclaimed as he came out of the shadows and behind the generals.
"Who in the hell are you?!" One of the generals yelled.
"That's Darosin, he's a demon I assigned to protect my suitor." Hitomi explained.
"Suitor?" The generals asked in unison.
"Yes suitor, I had a talk with Alden and arranged it last week, I think." Conrad explained.
"Oh. Why didn't you tell us sooner?" One the youngest general asked.
"I thought I did." Conrad replied.
"Sorry for the inconvenience Princess." One of the older generals said as he bowed and all of the others followed and walked back to their places.
"No problem, I guess. As I said before, Zaibach must be stopped." Hitomi stated.
"Any suggestions?" Van asked.
"I got one." Hitomi muttered.
"And what would that be?" Van asked. "It better not be anything dangerous, I don't want you to get hurt." Van added.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about it because you can't stop me." Hitomi remarked.
Van let out a sigh knowing that he had been defeated before he even started. "Very well, be careful on what ever task you have set your mind to." Van replied with a look of deep concern in his eyes.
Hitomi was surprised at the amount of concern his eyes showed so she decided to pay attention to Van and do as he wished.
"I'll be careful Van, I promise." Hitomi agreed.
With those few words, Van felt like a burden had been lifted from him. He sighed in relief and decided not to push her into anything and to just leave the subject at that for the rest of the day.
"Everyone think of ways to take care of this problem tonight, we shall resume this meeting tomorrow at…well, whenever I call it I guess. Until then, you are dismissed." Van said and everyone left the room except Van, Merle, and the three demons. "I think we all need a good nights sleep so I'll show you three to your rooms and…"
"I don't sleep and my job is to watch over you, so were you go, I go, got it?" Darosin asked.
"Understood." Van replied cautiously.
"Good." Darosin replied in a short and simple fashion.
"Well then, Merle, why don't you show Moraf his room while I show Hitomi hers?" Van asked.
"Sounds great!" Merle exclaimed as she latched onto Moraf's arm and dragged him away.
"Shall we go?" Van asked as he held out his arm so Hitomi could place her arm through the loop.
"But Van, Moraf and I have a room at the hotel in town and…"
"I'm sure they wont miss you for one night or so, besides, wouldn't you like to be here to discuss what we're going to do about Zaibach? When I call the meeting, whoever isn't there when it's called will be left out, and if you go to town you wont know when it's called until it's too late." Van cut in. "And it's not very lady like to sleep in the same room with a guy." Van added.
Hitomi sighed in defeat. "Fine, lead the way, and just to let you know, you're starting to sound like my advisors and their "that's not very lady like" lectures." Hitomi said as she placed her arm through Van's and let him lead on. 'I'll play along; I don't want to tell him I'm not going to be in any bed tonight. I have a task to do and he'll just get in the way or try to stop me if he knew.' Hitomi thought.
'I heard that.' Van thought back to her.
'Darn you!' Hitomi thought to Van, he just smiled playfully as they walked on to her room.
'I wont try and stop you in whatever you plan on doing, as long as you promise to be careful and to make it back to me safely.' Van thought to Hitomi.
'I will, I promise.' Hitomi thought back as she blushed from her interpretation of Van's words.
The rest of their walk was silent, neither wanted to be the first to speak for some unknown reason, but they enjoyed being in each other's company nonetheless.
"Here's your room." Van stated breaking the silence, when the approached two big oak doors that were beautifully carved.
Hitomi gently opened the doors afraid that if she pushed them too hard it would damage the carvings, which were made up of dragons, forests, and other scenes from Fanellia. Hitomi gawked at the size of the room, which was surrounded with carvings as well.
"It's beautiful, but isn't it a little too much?" Hitomi asked.
"Only the best for the best." Van replied. "Not to mention, I'm right across the hall if you need anything." Van added as he pointed to the door on the other side of the hallway where the crest of Fanellia was carved in its solid oak doors. "Sweet dreams and don't be out too late." Van said as he softly kissed Hitomi's hand and went to his room, gently shutting the door behind him.
"Good night." Hitomi said to no one in particular as she walked inside the room and closed the door, pressing her body up against it afterwards. "Time to go." Hitomi whispered to herself as the bright flames surrounded her transporting her to her heart's desire, or in this case, her rage's desire.
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In a clearing where tents were pitched and illuminated by the bon fire in the center of it all, men sang campfire songs along with their songs of war. All were unaware of the danger lurking in the shadows as it stalked two of the men.
The fist man was tall, and muscular, with eyes that could cut you down with the slightest glimpse, he had no smile, only a line for a mouth. His hair was as black as the raven who sings the song of death, about shoulder length and quite unruly.
The second wasn't really a man, still young and naïve, more like a boy. His eyes were red, the same color of the liquid that he thirsted for, blood. He had a scrawny little body and his long lavender hair made him look like a girl from afar.
"Hey Dilandau, when are we going to attack?!" The man asked impatiently.
"Easy Sele, all in due time." The boy named Dilandau answered.
"We can't wait around! I can feel Hitomi getting closer and she is the only one that can completely demolish this whole operation." The man named Sele explained.
"Don't worry, she's on vacation. There's no way she'll find out until she gets back to Darkan." Dilandau assured.
'Oh really?' The figure thought with an evil grin.
"Well then, I shall see you at dawn." Sele said with great confidence and walked into his tent.
'No you wont.' The figure thought as it pulled out a dagger.
"Good night." Dilandau said as he opened up his tent. "Mentor." He added as he duck inside his tent, the boy's admiration for such a foul creature as Sele made the figure gag.
When the coast was clean the figure dashed over to Sele's tent, but the brief instant the figure was caught in the glow of the fire revealed Hitomi
Hitomi was almost fully transformed. With her tight red scale armor, that defined her every curve, along with various patches of skin that were exposed and her sword at her side as she held a pair of daggers. Though she normally hated working with daggers she thought it best she used them for this mission so she could surprise and scare the living day lights out of whoever dared to believe that she wouldn't find out.
She quietly, and cautiously, slipped into Sele's tent, where he laid in his bed oblivious to his surroundings.
'He may be a monster, but I can't kill anyone in their sleep, it's dishonorable.' Hitomi thought as she lightly tapped Sele on the shoulder, she covered his mouth and grabbed his neck when he began to speak. "You know the consequences for disobeying me, and guess what, I did find out. Now, since it's dishonorable just to kill a man I'll give you a choice…" Hitomi whispered as she tightened her grip. "I'll let you fight to try and save your pathetic life, or kill you now without any dishonor bestowed upon me because I gave you a choice." Hitomi explained. "What will it be?" Hitomi asked letting go of him.
"Ok." Sele said as he rubbed his neck. "I'll fight you." Sele challenged.
"Very well, I need the exercise. We will go to the between so we don't disturb anyone." Hitomi said as she raised her hand and spun it around, over her head. "Creatures of hell, friends of site, open our portal and bow to our might." Hitomi said as she and Sele became surrounded by flames and disappeared from the campsite, reappearing in the between.
"Nice place." Sele commented.
"Shut up and fight! I haven't got all night!" Hitomi yelled, annoyed at the fact she had again let her honor get the best of her.
"Hey, that rhymed." Sele pointed out.
"Good for it." Hitomi said as she charged Sele, easily dodging one of his fists by ducking down and catching him in the stomach with a dagger.
Sele let out a cry of pain as he doubled over and held his abdomen. He never expected Hitomi to be so swift, accurate, and right down deadly, but looks can be deceiving. He noticed that no matter how innocent she looked, she was a threat and was not to be taken lightly.
"I underestimated you. A mistake I now regret, but I warn you, I enjoy living and will fight to keep alive." Sele commented.
"And you think that all of those innocent humans didn't enjoy living? You're wrong! They cherished life and you took it away for sport! You deserve a fate worse then death!" Hitomi yelled, her built up rage starting to release. "In fact, I think that's a great idea." Hitomi said as the flames burst up from the ground and encircled her, lifting her high into the air.
"Wha…what do you think you're doing?" Sele asked becoming timid.
"Giving you a fate worse then death. Sele! I, Hitomi Kanzaki Princess of Darkan, hereby sentence your soul to burn for all eternity; to pay for all the innocent lives you stole, and your body to return to your tent with a single wound, a dagger through the heart that is not there!" Hitomi commanded as black fire engulfed Sele and a blue cloud was taken with the fire as it returned to the underworld. "I know I can not bring back the lives lost because of you, but maybe this will help to put their souls at ease so they may rest in peace." Hitomi said as she touched down and watched the gash in Sele's body's stomach heal as a dagger stuck out of where a heart could be penetrated, the flames returning the body to it's bed.
Hitomi looked around the between, taking in the site, as she thought about what she had done.
"That was a cruel fate, but if anyone deserved it he did. Killing defenseless children is intolerable! Though I shouldn't have let my temper get the best of me. If it's not one thing getting the best of me it's another. Now, to return to my guest room for a well deserved good nights slumber." Hitomi thought aloud. "Our portal that I called to bring me here, come forth and take me away, transport me to my guest room." Hitomi chanted as she held her hand out in front of her, pointing it at the floor, with her fingers spread out, she was soon engulfed by flames and transported to the room, landing on the bed. She soon found herself in the land of dreams, and she thought.
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A/N: How was that? Sorry it took me so long to get this out, but I've been busy! Planning all different kinds of things on top of my work. It's exhausting. So I decided to stay up till a godforsaken hour just to type this for you guys, I must really love you people, so sorry if it isn't that good. I'm so sleepy I can barely read the letters on the keyboard. I'm pathetic, well, night, night. *^_^*z Z