I want to explain about the gods of Geia. There are four gods. They represent the four elements. The first god is the god of fire. This is a male god whose name is Gonaf. He controls all fire, lightening, ect. He is represented by the color of red. The next god is the god of air. This is also a male god whose name is Molug. He controls the wind, air, ect. He is represented by the color purple. The next god is the god of water. This is a female whose name is Anala. She controls the rain, water, ect. She is represented by the color blue. The last god is the god of earth. This is also a female whose name is Qurin. She controls the flowers, earth, ect. She is represented by the color green. That about covers them!
"Learning to Love"--The Fight
The wind began to whistle as Hitomi flew off the roof. For a moment she reveled in the free feeling that she received. She felt as if she were flying. Then she came crashing back to reality as her feet touched the side of the tower. When you are on the ground looking up to the tower of the dinning room, you see two huge windows that are painted with dragons on them. There is a big strip in between the two windows. That is where Hitomi was. She landed directly above the five Goluffs. Yet, they did not hear her. She slowly withdrew her daggers from their holding places on her hips. She slipped down a little farther. At that moment, one of the Goluffs saw her and made a screech that alerted the other four. Hitomi braced herself as she prepared to fight the two Goluffs that began to ascend toward her. She could barely make them out except for the rain that fell on their skins and made it turn white. Whenever a liquid substance touched a Goluffs skin, it turned it a different color. In this case these Goluffs turned white. The first Goluff lunged at Hitomi and she kicked with her feet on the side of the tower and flew into the air. The Goluff missed her and landed in the same spot that she was a moment ago. It screeched. Hitomi landed below the Goluff and grabbed its leg. It looked down at her and bared its teeth. Hitomi smirked.
"You know, for an assassin, you are really stupid," she said to the creature. Then she pulled on its leg and it fell to the ground with an unhuman screech.
The other Goluff made its way to her with its knife in its hand. It lunged for her and swiped its knife at her. Hitomi blocked it by using her daggers. She kicked off once again from the tower and made a turn. Then she elbowed the Goluff in the back of the head. It hit the wall and screeched just like its fallen companion before it. Hitomi grabbed its arm and pulled it off the wall. It fell to the ground as well. Another Goluff made its way toward Hitomi. She ran a bit more up the wall until she had enough slack in the rope around her waist to make a lasso. She swung the lasso above her head and aimed to the Goluffs neck. She missed because it jumped out of the way. She could tell that this Goluff was a bit smarter than its other two companions. It lunged at Hitomi with its knife in hand. She barely made it out of the way before it knife came hurtling down on her. The Goluff swiped again and aimed for her stomach. This time the knife cut the rope binding Hitomi. She began to fall but grabbed the rope with her right hand. She slid down the tower with the rope cutting into her skin. Hitomi bit her lip to keep from crying out. When she finally stopped, she didn't have time to think. The Goluff lunged at her again. This time Hitomi used her free hand and drew her dagger. When the Goluff was within reach, she plunged the knife into its stomach. It screeched and Hitomi gave a jerk with her hand. The Goluff fell to the ground below. With only two Goluffs left, they began to get ready to attack the people in the dinning room. Hitomi saw that and slid down to them, ignoring the pain in her hand. The Goluffs jumped toward the window with Hitomi following. The glass broke and they all fell to the agonizing hard floor in the dinning room. Hitomi shook her head to get rid of the dizziness. She quickly jumped up and got in a fighting stance. The two Goluffs began to circle her.
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Van heard someone scream and point to the window. Everyone looked over to it. What they saw made everyone's eyes go wide with shock. Outside the window were two creatures staring at them. All of a sudden something fell past the window and to the ground below. Then the creatures fell in the dinning room, breaking the window. Someone screamed once again. Glass flew everywhere. When the shards of glass settled, Van looked up and saw the two creatures in a fighting stance. They were circling a figure that stood between them. All of a sudden, one of the creatures lunged at the figure. The person deflected the blow with one their daggers in their hands. Then they brought their leg up and kicked the creature in the abdomen. The creature backed away and the other creature lunged at the figure. Once again the figure deflected the blow and this time they brought up their fist and knocked the creature in the jaw. When the creature backed off, both of them began circling the figure again. Van finally got a good view of the person. What he saw made him open his mouth in shock. The figure was his wife. And it looked as though she were about to give out at any moment. Van began to rush forward with his sword drawn. One of the Goluffs stopped circling Hitomi and charged after Van. He heard Hitomi shout, "No, Van!" as the creature tried to strike him with its blade. Van easily deflected it. He pushed the creature away from him with such force that it flew to the wall. It blended in with its surroundings. Van heard a groan in pain and looked up. What he saw scared him to death. The other Goluff had Hitomi by the throat and was choking the life out of her. Van threw his sword and it struck the creature in its back. Hitomi sunk to the ground holding her throat. Van ran over to her and pulled her into his arms. Hitomi was coughing. She wrapped her arms around his neck and Van picked her up. He cradled her close to him.
"Are you all right?" he asked her.
Hitomi nodded and then blacked out. Van ran to their room and called for a healer. He laid Hitomi down on their bed and began to strip her clothes. By the time the healer arrived, Van had already dressed Hitomi in a loose fitting gown and undid her hair. The healer came in and looked at her. She applied some ointment to her throat and wrapped her hand in a gauze bandage. She spoke quietly to Van.
"She should be all right," she said to him. "She just needs some rest. Her hand will heal in time. And when she wakes up don't encourage her to talk much. Her throat should be sore. Give it time, Milord, she will make it."
Van nodded and saw the healer to the door. When she left, he pulled at chair up to the bed and held Hitomi's hand. Soon, he pretended to drift off to sleep, fully aware of someone watching them from the shadows.
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A few hours later, a slimy creature made its way out of the shadows. It walked up to where Hitomi was sleeping and drew its knife. The blade reflected the moonlight outside in the sky. The Goluff laughed quietly to itself. This was too easy. The Goluff raised its knife in the air and brought it down to strike. Before it could reach Hitomi's chest, a strong hand captured the Goluffs wrist. The Goluff followed the path of the arm to see Van's face. Van twisted the Goluffs arm and the knife fell to the floor with a clatter. Hitomi slowly opened her eyes. They widened at the sight that met her. Van and the Goluff were fist fighting. It looked as though the Goluff was winning too. Then Van threw a punch in the Goluffs face and it fell to the ground unconcionus. Van quickly tied the Goluff up. Hitomi gasped. Van finished tying the Goluff's hands behind its back and walked back over to Hitomi. That's when he noticed that Hitomi was awake. He gave her a wry smile.
"Glad to see you're awake," he said to her gently. He helped Hitomi into a sitting position. Hitomi was still weak and she leaned on Van for support.
"Van, what just happened?" she asked him. Van was sitting on the bed with his arms wrapped around her. Hitomi brought her head up and looked him in the eyes. Van grinned.
"We had a little company," he said to her. Then his face darkened. "What were you doing outside on the wall? You could have been killed."
Hitomi looked at the Goluff tied up on the floor. "I saw them," she whispered.
"You had a vision?" Van asked her.
Hitomi nodded. "Yes. I heard screaming and I saw blood. Then I saw one of the dinner goblets fall on the floor and break. I figured that the intruders would be on the wall because it's the only logical place to completely surprise anyone in the castle. I got some rope from the training supplies that the soliders use and I went to the roof. I tied one end of the rope around my waist and the other end around one of the columns. I killed two of the Goluffs without much effort, but the third one took a swipe at my stomach and ended up cutting the rope. So I had to grab it with my hand before I fell."
Van picked up Hitomi's bandaged hand and looked at it. He gently kissed it. Hitomi leaned her head against Van's chest and continued. "I was able to kill the third Goluff, but the other two were already on the move to break the window, so, when they jumped in, I followed. I guess you know what happened next."
Van nodded and set Hitomi's hand back down. He lifted Hitomi's head with his fingers. He gently kissed her on the lips and rubbed his fingers up and down her side. Hitomi wrapped one of her arms around his neck and placed the other one on his arm.
Hiss.
Van and Hitomi parted and looked at the Goluff. It was just waking up and struggling against its bonds. Van released Hitomi and walked over to it. He roughly grabbed it and dragged it over to a chair by the bed. Van sat down beside Hitomi once again and looked at the Goluff.
"Why did you attack the castle?" Van asked sternly.
The Goluff remained silent. Van sighed and called for the guards. The guards came in and were shocked to find the Goluff sitting in a chair.
"Take him to the dungeon," Van ordered.
"Yes, Milord," the guards replied.
They grabbed the Goluff and made it stand on its feet. It hissed and looked at Hitomi. Hitomi found fear in its eyes. The creature looked down to Hitomi's bandaged hand and then back to Hitomi. Hitomi unwrapped her right hand and stood up. Before Van could say anything to her, she placed her hand on the Goluff's cheek and closed her eyes. Hitomi saw images with such force that she fainted straight into her husband's arms.
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The man in the shadows cursed. So, the witch was able to defeat his assassin team. Well, no loss. He would still have what he wanted. No matter what…
A/N: I want to thank everyone who reviewed. I really appreciate all the reviews and I especially want to thank sailor hope for reviewing my other stories as well. I want to let you people know that I have another Escaflowne story out. It is called The Sword of the Dragon. Gotta go!!!
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