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~font~ = past things said or memories
'font'= thoughts
(font)=author's note and lil things that I just HAVE to say o.o
Chapter 8
'So I love Van........but another me.....loves Dilandou.....'
Sighing in total confusion Hitomi walked slowly down the halls. The long white dress she was given to wear, shuffling around her legs as she walked.
As she walked she noticed the looks the guards were giving her so she walked by them quickly.
~ "We're going to have to keep Hitomi under close watch. If her other part takes over she will run back to Zaibach or try to kill us." ~
Chewing on her lip she stopped by a corner and leaned against the wall.
'I've become a danger to them.....and everyone else....'
She placed a hand over her heart and felt it's steady beat. 'The other me.........she's a real person......and she wants to go back to Zaibach......to Dilandou. I wonder what would happen to her....if I got the ring off.........would she just disappear? Do I even have the right to do that to her?'
Moaning she put a delicate hand on her head as she thought. Every thing had become even more confusing than it already was.
Stopping at a balcony Hitomi leaned over it, with her arms folded and rested on the railing as she looked outside.
When a wind blew by and blew her hair in front of her hair she reached out, fingering a few pieces of the long hair. It was almost to her waist, she'd never had it that long.
"Maybe I should cut it while I'm here....."
"I like it long...."
Behind her an arm looped gently around her waist and pulled her back to a hard chest. She looked over her shoulder to see the red fabric of a shirt than looked up lil higher to see Van's smiling face.
Pulling her closer Van nuzzled her neck which made both them blush at the show of affection. Despite the fact they told each other that love them they were still shy about showing their feelings.
Mostly for Van because he'd never shown any affection before, he'd never needed to. Resting both of his arms comfortably around her waist Van drank in her.
Before when she wore her odd clothes and had her short hair he still thought she was pretty, beautiful even. But now that she had more features of a woman he found himself attracted to her even more.
'Gods she's' beautiful...'
"What are you doing here by yourself?"
He didn't seem to notice her tense up in his arms. "You know you're not suppose to be alone." His voice went to strict and he turned her to look at him.
"What if that other part of you..."
"Had taken over and killed you?"
Looking up meekly at him she didn't try to hide the distress in her eyes as he looked down at her with wide eyes. When he went to hold her closer she put her hands on his chest and pushed away lightly.
"I'm very aware of that Van....."
Hitomi walked back to the balcony and leaned on it, keeping her gaze to the side. Getting slightly frustrated Van went to her side to turn her back to him.
"Hitomi I don't think you fully understand how serious this is...."
Pushing him roughly away she clenched her fists while staring at him. "No Van! You don't understand! I need to be alone to think about this....."
Clutching her head she sank to her knees as tears slowly poured from her eyes.
"Don't you realize? How scary it is......knowing there's a part of me that loves someone else....and wants to kill you??"
Her shoulders trembled as she sat, not really noticing Van kneeling down in front of her.
"I mean......I can't even go to sleep with out wondering if I'll ever really wake up to be myself again... I may even wake up to find you dead!!"
"Hitomi!"
Pulling her into his arms Van let her bury her wet face in his neck as he gently stroked her hair. Waiting until her sobs went to a soft timid tremble he pushed her back so she'd look him in the eyes.
"Don't worry Hitomi."
He gave a small reassuring smile as he dried her red cheeks.
"We'll fix this.......until then I don't want you think about things like that."
Sniffling she rubbed her green eyes as she gave a meek nod and smiled back at him. Stroking her cheek he kissed her forehead gently than took her in his arms as he stood up than set her on her feet.
Brushing her cheek with his knuckles he gave a smile.
"Let's go back inside okay?"
She didn't reply.
Curious Van looked at her to see her staring down at the ground. Gently shaking her shoulders he tried to get a reaction from her.
"Hitomi?"
She still didn't look up. Touching her cheek he felt it's coldness and knelt down to look in her face.
"Hitomi?!"
Her eyes were unfocused as she stared ahead of her with the blank expression, her body as still as ever.
"Hitomi!!"
It was than she gasped and fell forward. Reaching out he caught her easily in his arms and let her lean on him as she struggled to stand.
Gripping his arms she breathed heavily as she slowly came back to reality. Slowly pushing away to get her balance she stared at the floor before locking her gaze back up with Van's.
"What happened Hitomi??"
Gulping a breath she shook her head lightly. "A vision........it..." She looked to her right, staring off to the sky.
Watching her he slowly followed her gaze to see what she was looking at. All he saw was the sky, nothing out of the ordinary. As he was about to ask her if she wanted to lie down when he saw it.
A small dot in the sky, it was slowly growing larger as it came closer to them. Narrowing his eyes he took a moment to realize what it was than gasped.
"Zaibach's guym-"
The walls by them and floor under them crumbled and was thrown back when a crima claw ripped through it. The impact sent both Van and Hitomi back to the ground with the flying concrete.
Soft humming sounded as a green guymelf with purple hair floated to the large hole it made. It's crima claw recoiled back to it's arm as it landed on the cracked floor.
In the cockpit a voice echoed through the radio. "Naria?" The pilot's cat like ears twitched in recognition to the voice.
"Lord Folken!"
She replied eagerly with a smile.
"Did you find her?"
"Yes Lord Folken."
Naria replied as she bent down and picked the unconscious Hitomi out of the rubble and held her in her melph's hand.
"Is Van there as well?"
Looking through the small slits she was able to see Van lying among the chucks. "Yes, would you like me to bring him back as well?" "Please do so..." "As you wish Lord Folken."
Reaching out she picked up the young king as well and held them tightly enough as she flew out of ruined room. Sirens were going off in the castle just as she left.
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"....wake up...."
The voice was faint and Hitomi strained to reach out for it in her sleep.
"Hitomi.....wake up..."
Moaning she rolled around, tossing her head side to side.
"Hitomi!"
Her eyes snapped open to a dark ceiling. Under her the cold floor stung at her skin causing her to sit up abruptly and her head to sting. Falling forward she felt leather covered hands grasp her shoulders.
Looking up she saw Van next to her. "Van!" Flinging forward she wrapped her arms around his neck, wanting comfort.
Struggling a bit to sit up he wrapped an arm around her waist to hold her.
"Shhh.....it's okay...."
Letting go a little she looked up around their surroundings again.
"Are we in Zaibach?"
She shivered remembering the last time they had been captured. They heard footsteps echo down the hallway and than figures stop by their cell.
Hitomi whimpered and clutched Van tighter as they scooted further away. The door clicked open and Van held Hitomi tighter, if possible, as the men approached them.
"Up.." One of them said.
When the two didn't move he tightened his grip on the hilt of this sword.
"Get up now.."
This time Van slowly got up, gently pulling Hitomi up next to him. As one guard walked out of the cell the other waited until they followed.
Sullenly following the guard they heard the other fall in step behind them and follow them down the hallway. Hitomi kept her arms around Van's arm as her eyes glanced nervously around them all the time.
After climbing various stairs they stopped when they entered a large dark room. The only light came from a dim blue glow from two oil lamps with small blue flames.
The light barely reached two people in the room. One made Van growl and the other made Hitomi whimper.
Folken and Dilandou.
Dilandou looked at Hitomi almost pain filled before looking away. Folken took notice to the connection but said nothing as a familiar hissing noise came.
Dornkirk slide into the room causing Hitomi more of a reason to hide behind Van. This only made him smile down at her behind the boy.
"Welcome back young lady....."
He than looked to Folken. "We'll start now..."
Folken looked reluctant but nodded slowly than turned back to them and motioned the guards.
Reaching out they yanked Van's arms from Hitomi and pulled her violently from his grasp.
"Hitomi!!"
Going to her he was pulled back and slammed against the metal wall painfully, his head bashed against it.
He groaned and looked up to see Hitomi struggle against her captor and her panic increased when she saw him and tried to run to him.
"Van!"
She was hauled off her feet and carried. Weakly getting to his feet Van's head throbbed as he tried to walk but instead felt himself dragged away as well.
Several other guards came in to hold Van still as he watched Hitomi pulled over to the other side of the room.
They stopped in front of Dilandou who didn't look up at them for a while. When he did his eyes went right to Hitomi who stared back.
With a sigh he turned to her than reached out to clasp her right hand. Than slowly slip the ring off her finger.
Both Van and Hitomi were surprised by this action and watched Dilandou grasp the ring then quickly turn away and walk back to Folken.
Taking the ring from Dilandou, Folken took a look over it before closing his hand and giving what looked like a sigh.
He gave a nod than walked to a darker area of the room that was soon lit up as he reached it.
The guards holding Hitomi followed Folken to where the light now reached two metal tables with leather straps.
One lay flat and the other was tilted up more.
On one of them was a girl, already strapped down with various wires and tubes attached to her arms, neck and chest.
Around the girls head was a thick, metal circlet with wires leading from it to machines at the side.
Hitomi's eyes widen at the sight of the pale girl who wasn't moving and she began to tremble the closer she got.
Stopping at the empty flat table they swung Hitomi over it on her back.
Holding her down they strapped her tightly down by her arms, legs and waist all while she gave screams of protest.
"Hitomi!"
To the side Van was struggling with the guards but he was silenced with a sharp painful kick to the chest.
He gasped and crumpled to his knees, looking up with narrowed eyes as he growled.
Folken strode over to Hitomi's side and grasped her arm as he stuck a needle in it and injected a fluid in to her blood stream. She visibly winced but soon her eyes seemed to struggle to be held open.
"Please.....don't..."
She whimpered her voice slightly slurred. He looked away quickly to not make eye contact with her.
"Folken...."
Looking up to Dornkirk's voice he saw several men in black cloaks walk past him. Panic became slightly evident on his face as he watched them go to Hitomi with wide eyes.
'Those sorcerers...........'He knew that group.....but they were only used for........
"I'm relieving you of your duty for this time being....."
Before he could make any protests the was lead to the side by several guards that had just come in.
With narrowed eyes he watched as the 'men' inserted needles, wires under Hitomi's skin, in her neck, arms, each one earning a strained moan of pain from the girl.
They than slipped a metal circlet, identical to the one of the girl over her head than stepped away.
The table slowly rose to tilt upwards.
"Begin now..."
Dornkirk said.
Typing in a few codes to the control panel the machine that was connected to the wires from the girls hummed to life.
'What are they doing??'
Glaring at the sorcerers Van's attention was averted to Hitomi whose body gave a sudden jerk.
"Hitomi?!"
Her eyes were wide as her body began to tremble and give constant spasms. The straps strained when she moved but were successful to hold her down.
'What's happening?!'
She thought gritting her teeth. Her eyes were shut tight and her fists clenched tightly enough that her palms began to bleed in vain attempts to relieve the current pain.
'It hurts so much.....why?!?!'
Through out the entire fortress the ear shirking scream emitting from one girl was heard.
"What are you doing to her!?"
Pulling violently from the guards Van glared up at Dornkirk.
"Stop it!! Leave her alone!!"
Turning to his gaze to Folken and Dilandou he saw both of them were looking away from Hitomi.
Squirming on the cool metal she thrashed every way possible, jerking constantly at her bonds that never yielded.
A stinging sensation came to her eyes as small tears welded at the corners of her eyes and left trails down her cheeks. Every time she moved her muscles were screaming at her and burning.
'Please make it stop.......stop it.'
"Make it stop!" she cried.
Next to her on the other table the body gave a jerk.
Prying her eyes open Hitomi looked at the girl questionably than closed her eyes again when a sharp pain came to her head.
It felt like someone and thrown a brick at her head or had taken a hacksaw to it.
To the side one of the sorcerer's walked to Folken and held out his hand. He seemed very hesitant as he slowly opened his hand to show the ring.
Not waiting he took it quickly from Folken's palm and thrust it to Dilandou. He seemed slightly puzzled but than walked to the tables.
Slowly he slipped the ring on to the girls finger. A scream erupted from Hitomi as her eyes went glazed over.
The girl's eyes snapped open as well, they were pure white. Hitomi suddenly slumped against the table and panted for breath.
'The pain....... stopped but...'
She groaned and struggled to move any part of her body.
'I feel so weak.........it's getting hard to brea-'
A gagging sound came from her throat as her eyes flew open again. 'I can't breathe...' Panic flooded her other senses as she felt a liquid bubble up in her throat.
It was warm and had a metallic taste too it.
'Blood!'
Struggling to swallow she stomached the fluid back down her throat and felt her vision start to fuzz.
'Van....'
When Hitomi h down they strapped her tightly down by her arms, legs and waist all while she gave screams of protest.
"Hitomi!"
To the side Van was struggling with the guards but he was silenced with a sharp painful kick to the chest.
He gasped and crumpled to his knees, looking up with narrowed eyes as he growled.
Folken strode over to Hitomi's side and grasped her arm as he stuck a needle in it and injected a fluid in to her blood stream. She visibly winced but soon her eyes seemed to struggle to be held open.
"Please.....don't..."
She whimpered her voice slightly slurred. He looked away quickly to not make eye contact with her.
"Folken...."
Looking up to Dornkirk's voice he saw several men in black cloaks walk past him. Panic became slightly evident on his face as he watched them go to Hitomi with wide eyes.
'Those sorcerers...........'He knew that group.....but they were only used for........
"I'm relieving you of your duty for this time being....."
Before he could make any protests the was lead to the side by several guards that had just come in.
With narrowed eyes he watched as the 'men' inserted needles, wires under Hitomi's skin, in her neck, arms, each one earning a strained moan of pain from the girl.
They than slipped a metHe didn't think she noticed her arms were clutching his arms so tightly.
Suddenly her mind clicked.
Her eyes widened as she stared at his face, her mouth parting but nothing coming out. A shaky hand reached up and traced the scar on his cheek.
He reached up and cupped her cheek.
Licking her lips she spoke softly, her voice was slightly slurred as though talking was new to her.
"Dilandou?"
Nodding enthusiastically he took the girl in his arms and held her tightly. In turn she clutched him as a scared child would their mother.
Slowly lifting his head Van examined the girl closely. His eyes widen at her.
She looked exactly like Hitomi...
What was going on?!
Movement caught his eye and he saw Hitomi's body shift weakly. His heart leapt in his throat.
'She's alive...'
Relief calmed him a little but than his mind wandered a little. What were they going to do with them??
And he was still puzzled at the girl.
Than something caught his eye.
'Huh?'
A small streak of white mist or cloud swirled around Hitomi for a few moments than disappeared as though never there.
"What?" he murmured.
Staring harder at where it just was his eyes grew at what he saw.
More mist, it almost seemed like clouds, circled the table than slowly took the forms of two girls.
One had long raven hair going to her knees. The other had red curls. Each had a pair of wings and white dresses that hugged their forms.
'Draconians???'
Van glanced at everyone else in the room but they seemed oblivious to what Van saw. The two smiled brightly at Hitomi and the one with raven hair gently touched her forehead.
"Eve..."
Their voices sounded like faint bells.
"Eve." they called again.
They giggled than disappeared as soon as they had appeared.
A small pink glow came from the pendant and slowly grew to a radiant light than burst out in a large flash.
Snapping sounds were heard as Hitomi's bonds broke and a beam of light engulfed her, Van, Dilandou and the girl.
Awed gasps echoed around the room as the four were lifted from the ground and disappeared silently.
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End of Part 8
AN: Were did they go??? dun dun duuuunnn, lol. Well? Whatcha all think?? Probably most of you got the deal with that whole other girl but if not than I'm just gonna explain it in the next chap kys? Hope you all liked and are thoroughly confused, lol. Only a few more chaps left! Hope you're all still staying with me here ^-^ See ya next chap!
Eva Maverx
~font~ = past things said or memories
'font'= thoughts
(font)=author's note and lil things that I just HAVE to say o.o
Chapter 8
'So I love Van........but another me.....loves Dilandou.....'
Sighing in total confusion Hitomi walked slowly down the halls. The long white dress she was given to wear, shuffling around her legs as she walked.
As she walked she noticed the looks the guards were giving her so she walked by them quickly.
~ "We're going to have to keep Hitomi under close watch. If her other part takes over she will run back to Zaibach or try to kill us." ~
Chewing on her lip she stopped by a corner and leaned against the wall.
'I've become a danger to them.....and everyone else....'
She placed a hand over her heart and felt it's steady beat. 'The other me.........she's a real person......and she wants to go back to Zaibach......to Dilandou. I wonder what would happen to her....if I got the ring off.........would she just disappear? Do I even have the right to do that to her?'
Moaning she put a delicate hand on her head as she thought. Every thing had become even more confusing than it already was.
Stopping at a balcony Hitomi leaned over it, with her arms folded and rested on the railing as she looked outside.
When a wind blew by and blew her hair in front of her hair she reached out, fingering a few pieces of the long hair. It was almost to her waist, she'd never had it that long.
"Maybe I should cut it while I'm here....."
"I like it long...."
Behind her an arm looped gently around her waist and pulled her back to a hard chest. She looked over her shoulder to see the red fabric of a shirt than looked up lil higher to see Van's smiling face.
Pulling her closer Van nuzzled her neck which made both them blush at the show of affection. Despite the fact they told each other that love them they were still shy about showing their feelings.
Mostly for Van because he'd never shown any affection before, he'd never needed to. Resting both of his arms comfortably around her waist Van drank in her.
Before when she wore her odd clothes and had her short hair he still thought she was pretty, beautiful even. But now that she had more features of a woman he found himself attracted to her even more.
'Gods she's' beautiful...'
"What are you doing here by yourself?"
He didn't seem to notice her tense up in his arms. "You know you're not suppose to be alone." His voice went to strict and he turned her to look at him.
"What if that other part of you..."
"Had taken over and killed you?"
Looking up meekly at him she didn't try to hide the distress in her eyes as he looked down at her with wide eyes. When he went to hold her closer she put her hands on his chest and pushed away lightly.
"I'm very aware of that Van....."
Hitomi walked back to the balcony and leaned on it, keeping her gaze to the side. Getting slightly frustrated Van went to her side to turn her back to him.
"Hitomi I don't think you fully understand how serious this is...."
Pushing him roughly away she clenched her fists while staring at him. "No Van! You don't understand! I need to be alone to think about this....."
Clutching her head she sank to her knees as tears slowly poured from her eyes.
"Don't you realize? How scary it is......knowing there's a part of me that loves someone else....and wants to kill you??"
Her shoulders trembled as she sat, not really noticing Van kneeling down in front of her.
"I mean......I can't even go to sleep with out wondering if I'll ever really wake up to be myself again... I may even wake up to find you dead!!"
"Hitomi!"
Pulling her into his arms Van let her bury her wet face in his neck as he gently stroked her hair. Waiting until her sobs went to a soft timid tremble he pushed her back so she'd look him in the eyes.
"Don't worry Hitomi."
He gave a small reassuring smile as he dried her red cheeks.
"We'll fix this.......until then I don't want you think about things like that."
Sniffling she rubbed her green eyes as she gave a meek nod and smiled back at him. Stroking her cheek he kissed her forehead gently than took her in his arms as he stood up than set her on her feet.
Brushing her cheek with his knuckles he gave a smile.
"Let's go back inside okay?"
She didn't reply.
Curious Van looked at her to see her staring down at the ground. Gently shaking her shoulders he tried to get a reaction from her.
"Hitomi?"
She still didn't look up. Touching her cheek he felt it's coldness and knelt down to look in her face.
"Hitomi?!"
Her eyes were unfocused as she stared ahead of her with the blank expression, her body as still as ever.
"Hitomi!!"
It was than she gasped and fell forward. Reaching out he caught her easily in his arms and let her lean on him as she struggled to stand.
Gripping his arms she breathed heavily as she slowly came back to reality. Slowly pushing away to get her balance she stared at the floor before locking her gaze back up with Van's.
"What happened Hitomi??"
Gulping a breath she shook her head lightly. "A vision........it..." She looked to her right, staring off to the sky.
Watching her he slowly followed her gaze to see what she was looking at. All he saw was the sky, nothing out of the ordinary. As he was about to ask her if she wanted to lie down when he saw it.
A small dot in the sky, it was slowly growing larger as it came closer to them. Narrowing his eyes he took a moment to realize what it was than gasped.
"Zaibach's guym-"
The walls by them and floor under them crumbled and was thrown back when a crima claw ripped through it. The impact sent both Van and Hitomi back to the ground with the flying concrete.
Soft humming sounded as a green guymelf with purple hair floated to the large hole it made. It's crima claw recoiled back to it's arm as it landed on the cracked floor.
In the cockpit a voice echoed through the radio. "Naria?" The pilot's cat like ears twitched in recognition to the voice.
"Lord Folken!"
She replied eagerly with a smile.
"Did you find her?"
"Yes Lord Folken."
Naria replied as she bent down and picked the unconscious Hitomi out of the rubble and held her in her melph's hand.
"Is Van there as well?"
Looking through the small slits she was able to see Van lying among the chucks. "Yes, would you like me to bring him back as well?" "Please do so..." "As you wish Lord Folken."
Reaching out she picked up the young king as well and held them tightly enough as she flew out of ruined room. Sirens were going off in the castle just as she left.
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"....wake up...."
The voice was faint and Hitomi strained to reach out for it in her sleep.
"Hitomi.....wake up..."
Moaning she rolled around, tossing her head side to side.
"Hitomi!"
Her eyes snapped open to a dark ceiling. Under her the cold floor stung at her skin causing her to sit up abruptly and her head to sting. Falling forward she felt leather covered hands grasp her shoulders.
Looking up she saw Van next to her. "Van!" Flinging forward she wrapped her arms around his neck, wanting comfort.
Struggling a bit to sit up he wrapped an arm around her waist to hold her.
"Shhh.....it's okay...."
Letting go a little she looked up around their surroundings again.
"Are we in Zaibach?"
She shivered remembering the last time they had been captured. They heard footsteps echo down the hallway and than figures stop by their cell.
Hitomi whimpered and clutched Van tighter as they scooted further away. The door clicked open and Van held Hitomi tighter, if possible, as the men approached them.
"Up.." One of them said.
When the two didn't move he tightened his grip on the hilt of this sword.
"Get up now.."
This time Van slowly got up, gently pulling Hitomi up next to him. As one guard walked out of the cell the other waited until they followed.
Sullenly following the guard they heard the other fall in step behind them and follow them down the hallway. Hitomi kept her arms around Van's arm as her eyes glanced nervously around them all the time.
After climbing various stairs they stopped when they entered a large dark room. The only light came from a dim blue glow from two oil lamps with small blue flames.
The light barely reached two people in the room. One made Van growl and the other made Hitomi whimper.
Folken and Dilandou.
Dilandou looked at Hitomi almost pain filled before looking away. Folken took notice to the connection but said nothing as a familiar hissing noise came.
Dornkirk slide into the room causing Hitomi more of a reason to hide behind Van. This only made him smile down at her behind the boy.
"Welcome back young lady....."
He than looked to Folken. "We'll start now..."
Folken looked reluctant but nodded slowly than turned back to them and motioned the guards.
Reaching out they yanked Van's arms from Hitomi and pulled her violently from his grasp.
"Hitomi!!"
Going to her he was pulled back and slammed against the metal wall painfully, his head bashed against it.
He groaned and looked up to see Hitomi struggle against her captor and her panic increased when she saw him and tried to run to him.
"Van!"
She was hauled off her feet and carried. Weakly getting to his feet Van's head throbbed as he tried to walk but instead felt himself dragged away as well.
Several other guards came in to hold Van still as he watched Hitomi pulled over to the other side of the room.
They stopped in front of Dilandou who didn't look up at them for a while. When he did his eyes went right to Hitomi who stared back.
With a sigh he turned to her than reached out to clasp her right hand. Than slowly slip the ring off her finger.
Both Van and Hitomi were surprised by this action and watched Dilandou grasp the ring then quickly turn away and walk back to Folken.
Taking the ring from Dilandou, Folken took a look over it before closing his hand and giving what looked like a sigh.
He gave a nod than walked to a darker area of the room that was soon lit up as he reached it.
The guards holding Hitomi followed Folken to where the light now reached two metal tables with leather straps.
One lay flat and the other was tilted up more.
On one of them was a girl, already strapped down with various wires and tubes attached to her arms, neck and chest.
Around the girls head was a thick, metal circlet with wires leading from it to machines at the side.
Hitomi's eyes widen at the sight of the pale girl who wasn't moving and she began to tremble the closer she got.
Stopping at the empty flat table they swung Hitomi over it on her back.
Holding her down they strapped her tightly down by her arms, legs and waist all while she gave screams of protest.
"Hitomi!"
To the side Van was struggling with the guards but he was silenced with a sharp painful kick to the chest.
He gasped and crumpled to his knees, looking up with narrowed eyes as he growled.
Folken strode over to Hitomi's side and grasped her arm as he stuck a needle in it and injected a fluid in to her blood stream. She visibly winced but soon her eyes seemed to struggle to be held open.
"Please.....don't..."
She whimpered her voice slightly slurred. He looked away quickly to not make eye contact with her.
"Folken...."
Looking up to Dornkirk's voice he saw several men in black cloaks walk past him. Panic became slightly evident on his face as he watched them go to Hitomi with wide eyes.
'Those sorcerers...........'He knew that group.....but they were only used for........
"I'm relieving you of your duty for this time being....."
Before he could make any protests the was lead to the side by several guards that had just come in.
With narrowed eyes he watched as the 'men' inserted needles, wires under Hitomi's skin, in her neck, arms, each one earning a strained moan of pain from the girl.
They than slipped a metal circlet, identical to the one of the girl over her head than stepped away.
The table slowly rose to tilt upwards.
"Begin now..."
Dornkirk said.
Typing in a few codes to the control panel the machine that was connected to the wires from the girls hummed to life.
'What are they doing??'
Glaring at the sorcerers Van's attention was averted to Hitomi whose body gave a sudden jerk.
"Hitomi?!"
Her eyes were wide as her body began to tremble and give constant spasms. The straps strained when she moved but were successful to hold her down.
'What's happening?!'
She thought gritting her teeth. Her eyes were shut tight and her fists clenched tightly enough that her palms began to bleed in vain attempts to relieve the current pain.
'It hurts so much.....why?!?!'
Through out the entire fortress the ear shirking scream emitting from one girl was heard.
"What are you doing to her!?"
Pulling violently from the guards Van glared up at Dornkirk.
"Stop it!! Leave her alone!!"
Turning to his gaze to Folken and Dilandou he saw both of them were looking away from Hitomi.
Squirming on the cool metal she thrashed every way possible, jerking constantly at her bonds that never yielded.
A stinging sensation came to her eyes as small tears welded at the corners of her eyes and left trails down her cheeks. Every time she moved her muscles were screaming at her and burning.
'Please make it stop.......stop it.'
"Make it stop!" she cried.
Next to her on the other table the body gave a jerk.
Prying her eyes open Hitomi looked at the girl questionably than closed her eyes again when a sharp pain came to her head.
It felt like someone and thrown a brick at her head or had taken a hacksaw to it.
To the side one of the sorcerer's walked to Folken and held out his hand. He seemed very hesitant as he slowly opened his hand to show the ring.
Not waiting he took it quickly from Folken's palm and thrust it to Dilandou. He seemed slightly puzzled but than walked to the tables.
Slowly he slipped the ring on to the girls finger. A scream erupted from Hitomi as her eyes went glazed over.
The girl's eyes snapped open as well, they were pure white. Hitomi suddenly slumped against the table and panted for breath.
'The pain....... stopped but...'
She groaned and struggled to move any part of her body.
'I feel so weak.........it's getting hard to brea-'
A gagging sound came from her throat as her eyes flew open again. 'I can't breathe...' Panic flooded her other senses as she felt a liquid bubble up in her throat.
It was warm and had a metallic taste too it.
'Blood!'
Struggling to swallow she stomached the fluid back down her throat and felt her vision start to fuzz.
'Van....'
When Hitomi h down they strapped her tightly down by her arms, legs and waist all while she gave screams of protest.
"Hitomi!"
To the side Van was struggling with the guards but he was silenced with a sharp painful kick to the chest.
He gasped and crumpled to his knees, looking up with narrowed eyes as he growled.
Folken strode over to Hitomi's side and grasped her arm as he stuck a needle in it and injected a fluid in to her blood stream. She visibly winced but soon her eyes seemed to struggle to be held open.
"Please.....don't..."
She whimpered her voice slightly slurred. He looked away quickly to not make eye contact with her.
"Folken...."
Looking up to Dornkirk's voice he saw several men in black cloaks walk past him. Panic became slightly evident on his face as he watched them go to Hitomi with wide eyes.
'Those sorcerers...........'He knew that group.....but they were only used for........
"I'm relieving you of your duty for this time being....."
Before he could make any protests the was lead to the side by several guards that had just come in.
With narrowed eyes he watched as the 'men' inserted needles, wires under Hitomi's skin, in her neck, arms, each one earning a strained moan of pain from the girl.
They than slipped a metHe didn't think she noticed her arms were clutching his arms so tightly.
Suddenly her mind clicked.
Her eyes widened as she stared at his face, her mouth parting but nothing coming out. A shaky hand reached up and traced the scar on his cheek.
He reached up and cupped her cheek.
Licking her lips she spoke softly, her voice was slightly slurred as though talking was new to her.
"Dilandou?"
Nodding enthusiastically he took the girl in his arms and held her tightly. In turn she clutched him as a scared child would their mother.
Slowly lifting his head Van examined the girl closely. His eyes widen at her.
She looked exactly like Hitomi...
What was going on?!
Movement caught his eye and he saw Hitomi's body shift weakly. His heart leapt in his throat.
'She's alive...'
Relief calmed him a little but than his mind wandered a little. What were they going to do with them??
And he was still puzzled at the girl.
Than something caught his eye.
'Huh?'
A small streak of white mist or cloud swirled around Hitomi for a few moments than disappeared as though never there.
"What?" he murmured.
Staring harder at where it just was his eyes grew at what he saw.
More mist, it almost seemed like clouds, circled the table than slowly took the forms of two girls.
One had long raven hair going to her knees. The other had red curls. Each had a pair of wings and white dresses that hugged their forms.
'Draconians???'
Van glanced at everyone else in the room but they seemed oblivious to what Van saw. The two smiled brightly at Hitomi and the one with raven hair gently touched her forehead.
"Eve..."
Their voices sounded like faint bells.
"Eve." they called again.
They giggled than disappeared as soon as they had appeared.
A small pink glow came from the pendant and slowly grew to a radiant light than burst out in a large flash.
Snapping sounds were heard as Hitomi's bonds broke and a beam of light engulfed her, Van, Dilandou and the girl.
Awed gasps echoed around the room as the four were lifted from the ground and disappeared silently.
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End of Part 8
AN: Were did they go??? dun dun duuuunnn, lol. Well? Whatcha all think?? Probably most of you got the deal with that whole other girl but if not than I'm just gonna explain it in the next chap kys? Hope you all liked and are thoroughly confused, lol. Only a few more chaps left! Hope you're all still staying with me here ^-^ See ya next chap!
Eva Maverx
