Discliamer: I don't own Escaflowne. But I do own the world.
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Note: Warning- the contents of this chapter has alot of blood. ^_^ Oh, and Dilly appears in the next chapter. ^_^
All Dilly fans: YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Renzie: Yay I know, about damn time. Oh, and I changed the title of the story, I like the new one much better.
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Escaflowne II: Warriors of Legend
Book I: Revival of the Nescides
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Chapter 3
Gaia: A World at War
Pools of blood stained the ground as the battle raged on. Both the bodies of Austurian and Diez soldiers littered the ground. The clash of steal echoed into the night, as did the cries of pain, anger, and death. The Austurians were losing badly, many of its soldiers were cut down by Diez's advanced weaponry, but they were not willing to give up.
Van let out a cry as he sliced a Diez soldier in half. Blood stained his face and was smeared on the blade of his sword. He continued to slash at his enemies as they came upon him like a swarm. One Diez tried sneaking up on Van from behind, but Van spun around and impaled him through the heart. The soldier slid of the blade and fell to the ground, creating a pool of crimson of his own. Van then returned to the battle, cutting down the Diez one by one. Van was able to see Allen from the place were he fought. Allen was having a hard time fighting off the Diez that surrounded him. Van spun around wielding his sword, and took out five Diez at once, then he ran up to Allen, and struck down a Diez that came at him from behind. Allen and Van were soon fighting back to back, striking down as many enemies as they could.
"You know, this would be a lot easier if King Aston allied with Selencia!" Van shouted to Allen over the battle.
"Ha, getting the Selencians to join us would take a miricle!" Allen laughed.
The battle continued on, the two armies destroying the land they rampaged on. Soon the cries of Asturians lifted above the battle. "RUN, THE DIEZ HAVE A DRAGON!!!!!!!!!" the Asturian soldiers cried as they retreated into a near by forest.
Van and Allen remained on the bloody battle field. They exchanged nervous glances. "Do you think it is true, that Diez found a way to revieve dragon fossils?" Van asked.
"I wouldn't doubt it, Diez has very advanced technology," Allen said grimmly as loud stomps could be heard.
Many of the Diez soldiers moved away as the towering beast came into view. The dragon was huge, it was about as big as one of Diez's floating ships, which is very big. It had a long serpent like neck, and its head had razor sharp teeth, and yellow eyes. Its wing were closed at its side as it stomped in on all four legs. It's scales were a bloody red, as were its blood stained claws. It let out a bellowing roar, and glared at Van and Allen.
"I believe we should retreat like the others, Van," Allen said, "There is no way we will be able to beat this thing."
"I agree, let's go!" Van said as the two retreated into the forest.
The Dragon roared and followed them, but lost sight of them in the thick forest. It slashed its claws around knocking down trees.
Van and Allen continued to run, hoping that none of the Diez soldiers followed them. They soon came to a log cabin covered in vines. It was the secret base for the Asturian army. It might look small on the outside, but inside there was a passage that lead down into an enormous underground base. Van and Allen opened the door to the cabin and closed it behind them as they went in. Allen then kneeled down and opened a hiddend door in the floor, and climbed down a lader that lead to the torch lit, underground halls. Van followed and shut the door as he did. The underground base was huge, large enough to house the 50,000 men of the Asturian army, but now only houses the 400 that remained from that last battle. Van and Allen walked sullenly to the meeting room, where a meeting was currently being held.
"We cannot continue like this!" one man cried, "We have lost more than half our men, we must surrender!"
"Never!" another cried, "We can't surrender to those fiends!"
"If we don't fight them, who will!" an older man cried, "Who will stand up to them?"
The arguement continued until a short, young man came running in with a scroll in hand. He ran to Allen. "General," he said.
"Yes, Brian," Allen said.
"Sir, we have just been sent a message from the Selencian empire, I think you sould read it," Brian said, handing Allen the scroll.
Allen read the scroll, he then walked to the middle of the room a faced the men who were there. "We have just recieved word from the Selencians," he announced, "The princess of Selencia has just gone missing. Emperor Sele believes that the Diez Empire is behind her disappearence. He has agreed to asist us in our struggle in hopes of getting his dauther back,"
A flood of whispers filled the room. Many were relieved that the Selencian army would soon be joining them in their struggle. Surely, the war with Diez would end soon with the Selencian Empire at their side.
Allen returned to Van, and handed the scroll Brain who stood by his side. "Has King Aston seen this yet? asked Allen.
"No sir, a young lady I met in the forest gave it to me and requested that you should read it first," Brian said.
"I see, well, deliver it to King Aston imidiatly, he shall be very pleased to hear the news," Allen said.
"Right away, sir," Brian said with a bow, and ran off to deliver the message.
Allen watched the young man run off, and then looked to Van. A grim look was on his face. "Thinking about Hitomi?" Allen asked
Van snaped out of his gloomy state, "Yeah I can't gat her out of head," Van said," I know it's been a year, but still, I can't stop thinking of her,"
"Van, she was the Wing Goddess. She came here to do her job. Now that she is no longer needed, she had to leave," Allen said. He turned his back to Van and began to walk away.
Van looked down at the. "Gaia may no longer need her, but I do," he said to himself, no one else heard.
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Brian held on tight to the raigns of his horse as it sped through the thick forest. The scroll was tucked safely away in his belt. The Astorian capital of Palas was just on the other ide of the forest, but he still had to hurry to aviod being seen by any Diez soldiers. The forest was oddly silent, the birds weren't singing. Usually the forest was filled with magical voices, but today it was quiet, too quiet. Brian then remembered what Allen said, ~In the past, birds were the key to winning or losing a battle. When they are singing, that means the forest is empty, and there is nothing to fear. But, when all is silent, danger is near, and an ambush is sure to happen.~
"Ambush, yeah right. The Diez couldn't make their way through this forest even if they tried," Brian said to himself confidently, perhaps a little too confident.
"ATTACK," a voice shouted, and several figures lept out of the surounding brush. One of the figures knocked Brian off his horse.
"Sieze him," one of the men shouted.
Three, heavily clad men lifted Brian off the ground and restrained him. Brian's horse ran off into the woods in fright. One of the soldiers walked up to Brian and looked at him. "Hmmmmmm," the man said, "A young man, about 16 years of age. Yes, I think this is the one,"
"Let's go show him to the boss," another soldier said.
The men then draged Brian deeper into the forest. It was a while before they reached a clearing. The clearing was perfectly round, and the forest canopy opened up to show the star filled sky. In the center of the clearing was a crumbled, stone statue that reasembled a cat like creature. A lone figure sat upon it's head. I was a young man, atleast 19 years old. Sandy-brown hair reached down past his shoulders. His back was facing Brian and the men when they entered the clearing. One of the men took a step forward. "Lord Tyler," the man said.
Tyler looked over his shoulder, glaring at the man with his violet eyes. "What is it?" he asked coldly.
"I believe we have found the young man you have been searching for," the man said.
Tyler stood up and jumped down from his position on the statue. He walked twords the men and Brian, his sword at his side. He glared at Brian, and then looked back to the man, "No, it's not him. His eyes are too inoccent to belong to a murderer," Tyler said. He then turned back to Brian, "What is your name, boy?" he asked.
"B-Brian Seeris," Brian stuttered.
"Tell me Brian, do you know where I can find a boy named Dilandau.?" Tyler asked.
Brian shook his head, "Never heard of him,"
"I see," Tyler said. He then saw the scroll tucked away in Brian's belt. "What's this?" he asked as he snatched it up. Brian didn't make a attempt to stop him. Tyler's eyes scaned the scroll and a grin appeared upon his face. "So, the Selencian Empire has joined the war," he mused to himself.
"What should we do with the boy, Lord Tyler?" The man asked.
Tyler's cold gaze returned to the man, "Take him back to the fort of the Rucifa Bandits, and lock him in the dungeon. His disappearance should cause more controversy between Astoria and Diez," Tyler laughed.
The men then dragged Brian away, back into the forest. Tyler was left alone. He glanced back to the scroll, "So Tali has ranaway, she must know my plans," he said lowly to himself.
"Lord Tyler!" A new voice called out.
Tyler spun around to see his second-in-command, Damian, emerge from some bushes. He was about 17, with raven-black hair that was long enough to sit on. His eyes were gold and he wore black robes. Anyone who saw him could instantly tell that he was a sorcerer. "Lord Tyler, Hensi and Guda have found some strange women in the forest," Damian said.
"The Wing Goddess?" Tyler asked.
"I believe one of them is the girl we were looking for," Damian said, "Hensi and Guda took them back to the fort,"
"I see, let's head back to the fort of the Rucifa Bandits," Tyler said as he walked into the forest, Damian followed.
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Hitomi woke in a daze, the world around her was still blurry. She sat up slowly and her vision soon cleared up. She sat in the middle of a grassy plain, with the night sky hanging over head. Two moons hung in the sky, one gray, the other blue. Hitomi gazed at the moons. "I've returned," she said to herself, "I've returned to Gaia,"
A loud explosion echo through the air. Hitomi turned around and looked for the source of the explosion, and she found it. A battle was starting, and she was in the middle of it.
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Renzi: Oooooooooooooooo.............Cliffhanger
Van: you are so evil.
Renzi: I know. Remember, Dilly-sama in next chapter!
Review
No flames please
Note: Warning- the contents of this chapter has alot of blood. ^_^ Oh, and Dilly appears in the next chapter. ^_^
All Dilly fans: YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Renzie: Yay I know, about damn time. Oh, and I changed the title of the story, I like the new one much better.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Escaflowne II: Warriors of Legend
Book I: Revival of the Nescides
~~~
Chapter 3
Gaia: A World at War
Pools of blood stained the ground as the battle raged on. Both the bodies of Austurian and Diez soldiers littered the ground. The clash of steal echoed into the night, as did the cries of pain, anger, and death. The Austurians were losing badly, many of its soldiers were cut down by Diez's advanced weaponry, but they were not willing to give up.
Van let out a cry as he sliced a Diez soldier in half. Blood stained his face and was smeared on the blade of his sword. He continued to slash at his enemies as they came upon him like a swarm. One Diez tried sneaking up on Van from behind, but Van spun around and impaled him through the heart. The soldier slid of the blade and fell to the ground, creating a pool of crimson of his own. Van then returned to the battle, cutting down the Diez one by one. Van was able to see Allen from the place were he fought. Allen was having a hard time fighting off the Diez that surrounded him. Van spun around wielding his sword, and took out five Diez at once, then he ran up to Allen, and struck down a Diez that came at him from behind. Allen and Van were soon fighting back to back, striking down as many enemies as they could.
"You know, this would be a lot easier if King Aston allied with Selencia!" Van shouted to Allen over the battle.
"Ha, getting the Selencians to join us would take a miricle!" Allen laughed.
The battle continued on, the two armies destroying the land they rampaged on. Soon the cries of Asturians lifted above the battle. "RUN, THE DIEZ HAVE A DRAGON!!!!!!!!!" the Asturian soldiers cried as they retreated into a near by forest.
Van and Allen remained on the bloody battle field. They exchanged nervous glances. "Do you think it is true, that Diez found a way to revieve dragon fossils?" Van asked.
"I wouldn't doubt it, Diez has very advanced technology," Allen said grimmly as loud stomps could be heard.
Many of the Diez soldiers moved away as the towering beast came into view. The dragon was huge, it was about as big as one of Diez's floating ships, which is very big. It had a long serpent like neck, and its head had razor sharp teeth, and yellow eyes. Its wing were closed at its side as it stomped in on all four legs. It's scales were a bloody red, as were its blood stained claws. It let out a bellowing roar, and glared at Van and Allen.
"I believe we should retreat like the others, Van," Allen said, "There is no way we will be able to beat this thing."
"I agree, let's go!" Van said as the two retreated into the forest.
The Dragon roared and followed them, but lost sight of them in the thick forest. It slashed its claws around knocking down trees.
Van and Allen continued to run, hoping that none of the Diez soldiers followed them. They soon came to a log cabin covered in vines. It was the secret base for the Asturian army. It might look small on the outside, but inside there was a passage that lead down into an enormous underground base. Van and Allen opened the door to the cabin and closed it behind them as they went in. Allen then kneeled down and opened a hiddend door in the floor, and climbed down a lader that lead to the torch lit, underground halls. Van followed and shut the door as he did. The underground base was huge, large enough to house the 50,000 men of the Asturian army, but now only houses the 400 that remained from that last battle. Van and Allen walked sullenly to the meeting room, where a meeting was currently being held.
"We cannot continue like this!" one man cried, "We have lost more than half our men, we must surrender!"
"Never!" another cried, "We can't surrender to those fiends!"
"If we don't fight them, who will!" an older man cried, "Who will stand up to them?"
The arguement continued until a short, young man came running in with a scroll in hand. He ran to Allen. "General," he said.
"Yes, Brian," Allen said.
"Sir, we have just been sent a message from the Selencian empire, I think you sould read it," Brian said, handing Allen the scroll.
Allen read the scroll, he then walked to the middle of the room a faced the men who were there. "We have just recieved word from the Selencians," he announced, "The princess of Selencia has just gone missing. Emperor Sele believes that the Diez Empire is behind her disappearence. He has agreed to asist us in our struggle in hopes of getting his dauther back,"
A flood of whispers filled the room. Many were relieved that the Selencian army would soon be joining them in their struggle. Surely, the war with Diez would end soon with the Selencian Empire at their side.
Allen returned to Van, and handed the scroll Brain who stood by his side. "Has King Aston seen this yet? asked Allen.
"No sir, a young lady I met in the forest gave it to me and requested that you should read it first," Brian said.
"I see, well, deliver it to King Aston imidiatly, he shall be very pleased to hear the news," Allen said.
"Right away, sir," Brian said with a bow, and ran off to deliver the message.
Allen watched the young man run off, and then looked to Van. A grim look was on his face. "Thinking about Hitomi?" Allen asked
Van snaped out of his gloomy state, "Yeah I can't gat her out of head," Van said," I know it's been a year, but still, I can't stop thinking of her,"
"Van, she was the Wing Goddess. She came here to do her job. Now that she is no longer needed, she had to leave," Allen said. He turned his back to Van and began to walk away.
Van looked down at the. "Gaia may no longer need her, but I do," he said to himself, no one else heard.
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Brian held on tight to the raigns of his horse as it sped through the thick forest. The scroll was tucked safely away in his belt. The Astorian capital of Palas was just on the other ide of the forest, but he still had to hurry to aviod being seen by any Diez soldiers. The forest was oddly silent, the birds weren't singing. Usually the forest was filled with magical voices, but today it was quiet, too quiet. Brian then remembered what Allen said, ~In the past, birds were the key to winning or losing a battle. When they are singing, that means the forest is empty, and there is nothing to fear. But, when all is silent, danger is near, and an ambush is sure to happen.~
"Ambush, yeah right. The Diez couldn't make their way through this forest even if they tried," Brian said to himself confidently, perhaps a little too confident.
"ATTACK," a voice shouted, and several figures lept out of the surounding brush. One of the figures knocked Brian off his horse.
"Sieze him," one of the men shouted.
Three, heavily clad men lifted Brian off the ground and restrained him. Brian's horse ran off into the woods in fright. One of the soldiers walked up to Brian and looked at him. "Hmmmmmm," the man said, "A young man, about 16 years of age. Yes, I think this is the one,"
"Let's go show him to the boss," another soldier said.
The men then draged Brian deeper into the forest. It was a while before they reached a clearing. The clearing was perfectly round, and the forest canopy opened up to show the star filled sky. In the center of the clearing was a crumbled, stone statue that reasembled a cat like creature. A lone figure sat upon it's head. I was a young man, atleast 19 years old. Sandy-brown hair reached down past his shoulders. His back was facing Brian and the men when they entered the clearing. One of the men took a step forward. "Lord Tyler," the man said.
Tyler looked over his shoulder, glaring at the man with his violet eyes. "What is it?" he asked coldly.
"I believe we have found the young man you have been searching for," the man said.
Tyler stood up and jumped down from his position on the statue. He walked twords the men and Brian, his sword at his side. He glared at Brian, and then looked back to the man, "No, it's not him. His eyes are too inoccent to belong to a murderer," Tyler said. He then turned back to Brian, "What is your name, boy?" he asked.
"B-Brian Seeris," Brian stuttered.
"Tell me Brian, do you know where I can find a boy named Dilandau.?" Tyler asked.
Brian shook his head, "Never heard of him,"
"I see," Tyler said. He then saw the scroll tucked away in Brian's belt. "What's this?" he asked as he snatched it up. Brian didn't make a attempt to stop him. Tyler's eyes scaned the scroll and a grin appeared upon his face. "So, the Selencian Empire has joined the war," he mused to himself.
"What should we do with the boy, Lord Tyler?" The man asked.
Tyler's cold gaze returned to the man, "Take him back to the fort of the Rucifa Bandits, and lock him in the dungeon. His disappearance should cause more controversy between Astoria and Diez," Tyler laughed.
The men then dragged Brian away, back into the forest. Tyler was left alone. He glanced back to the scroll, "So Tali has ranaway, she must know my plans," he said lowly to himself.
"Lord Tyler!" A new voice called out.
Tyler spun around to see his second-in-command, Damian, emerge from some bushes. He was about 17, with raven-black hair that was long enough to sit on. His eyes were gold and he wore black robes. Anyone who saw him could instantly tell that he was a sorcerer. "Lord Tyler, Hensi and Guda have found some strange women in the forest," Damian said.
"The Wing Goddess?" Tyler asked.
"I believe one of them is the girl we were looking for," Damian said, "Hensi and Guda took them back to the fort,"
"I see, let's head back to the fort of the Rucifa Bandits," Tyler said as he walked into the forest, Damian followed.
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Hitomi woke in a daze, the world around her was still blurry. She sat up slowly and her vision soon cleared up. She sat in the middle of a grassy plain, with the night sky hanging over head. Two moons hung in the sky, one gray, the other blue. Hitomi gazed at the moons. "I've returned," she said to herself, "I've returned to Gaia,"
A loud explosion echo through the air. Hitomi turned around and looked for the source of the explosion, and she found it. A battle was starting, and she was in the middle of it.
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Renzi: Oooooooooooooooo.............Cliffhanger
Van: you are so evil.
Renzi: I know. Remember, Dilly-sama in next chapter!
Review
No flames please