Epilogue

Though the Dragon Slayers' decisions did affect the Destiny War, they were not large. In the end Folken was killed, as was Dornkirk. The Zaibach Empire fell, its years of advanced technology crumbling to the ground along with its followers.

But time passed differently on the new continent. The 'slayers did not hear the news until a trade ship came a year later. As it seemed Van Fanel had survived (much to Dilandau's disappointment) and was now ruling over a rebuild Fanelia. Allen Schezar had discovered the reason behind his father's disappearance; but his sister's was never known. The woman who'd helped Schezar and Fanel had disappeared, returned to the Mystic Moon no doubt. All and all, it did not matter to the Dragon Slayers.

With a new life, they settled in a small villa. Though, with the ideas they possessed from Zaibach the villa grew until it was the hub of the continent. Gatti was chosen as king, in what he called a democracy. Taking ideas from Zaibach books on the Mystic Moon and it's ways he introduced ideas that bought greatness to the continent.

While time passed the 'Slayers grew. They took wives, save Dilandau who claimed his 'Demons of the past' did not allow it. Sage never again returned to the Mystic Moon, content with her place in time on Gaea. She married a shoemaker at twenty-six and bore four children. Gatti, Dallet, and I also took others as out equals and raised children as well.

But time wore us down. At eighty years Miguel lay in his bed one night and never woke, he had died. Shortly after, a year or so, Dilandau followed. Sage was killed when a stray horse collided with her. She and Miguel are now buried with their Capitan. Dallet and Gatti were next, almost dying symotantiously as they talked together one morning. Quick and quietly they slipped away.

And now it seems I am the only Dragon Slayer left to tell this tale. As I write my hand shakes and I remember my friends (bless them) and what we have been through. Although the words and speech in this may not be exact they are close enough.

So it is with great honor I dedicate this story to those who have helped make it possible. This story in not only of the Dragon Slayers hardships it is also for the others. Folken, Zaibach and the other people we have left behind. It is, with their help, that we escaped our cruel fate and rewrote it ourselves.

- Chesta D. Montague

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Authors Notes:

I love this story. (And that says a lot, cause I don't usually feel this way about me work.) It turned out pretty good, if you ask me. Even if I did change the plot around a little… I mean Dilandau didn't actually see Celina when she was little before he collapsed, did he? (Sorry I haven't seen the series in soooo long…)

Anyway, I want to say thanks to all you fantastic reviewers and everyone else. I love you're input. I'm glad (hope) you enjoyed my fic.

BTW, I don' even know how Sage herself go onto Gaea, so that will remain a mystery… just think of it as some kind of anomaly-- a glitch in space and time-- that sent her to world of Esca… If not, make your own reason, I don't care. Anyway…

Hopefully I'll post some more Esca fiction in the future, so until then… bye and thanks to you all!

~SoulStealer