-A War yet to come
Hitomi stood on a cliff looking over a peaceful kingdom. There was a beautiful castle at the back of the small kingdom. There was a statue in a huge water fountain in the middle of the kingdom. Children were running and playing in the field in front of the kingdom. It seemed like the perfect peaceful kingdom. All of a sudden the scene changed to where Hitomi was standing in the same spot looking at the kingdom. The kingdom was different, though. Where there was once a beautiful fountain, there stood the remains of a statue. Where there were once children playing in the fields, there were bodies scattered everywhere. Hitomi had to cover her mouth to keep from crying out. A tear leaked out of her eye. It slid down to the ground and Hitomi found herself in a room with only one window. She looked out and saw that she was in the castle. Hitomi turned around and saw the five Goluffs bowing before a shadowed figure. The figure spoke, but to Hitomi it seemed as if its voice came out in a hiss.
"Go to the Dragons' castle and bring back the pendant," the voice said to the five bowing creatures.
"Yes, Milord," one of the Goluffs answered. They got up and walked out of the room. Hitomi saw the person in the shadows sit down in the throne beside it. Another figure came into the room. This person had light hair that shone in the moonlight from the window beside Hitomi. He walked up to the shadow and bowed.
"Everything is ready and in position, My Lord," the light-haired person said to it.
"Good work, Dilandau," the shadow said to him.
"When will we be able to begin the hunt?" the tone of voice that the person known as Dilandau used sent chills up Hitomi's spine. It was so blood thirsty.
"Soon," the shadow hissed. "Very soon."
Dilandau smiled and said in the same voice that he had used earlier, "Good."
The shadow dismissed Dilandau and he left. Then the shadow looked around as if sensing Hitomi watching him. It let out an unhuman roar and looked directly at Hitomi. Hitomi gasped when she saw its eyes. They were straight black slits. Then Hitomi felt a blinding pain in her chest and cried out.
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Hitomi quickly sat up in her bed and clutched her chest. Her chest stung. Hitomi began gasping for breath and crying all at the same time. Then she felt strong arms encircle her and she laid her head on the person's shoulder. Van had been lying in bed, dozing when Hitomi's sudden movement jolted him awake. When she began to cry, he wrapped his arms around her. He whispered soothing words to her and gently held her. When Hitomi's cries died down, he continued to hold her.
"What's wrong?" he asked her after a moment.
Hitomi lay on his bare shoulder in silence before answering, "I know why the Goluffs attacked the castle."
Van remained silent, allowing her to tell him in her own time. After a moment Hitomi continued, "In a castle there is a-a creature that sent the Goluffs to retrieve a pendant from here. But he didn't call it Fanelia, he just said the 'Dragons' Castle."
Van tightened his arms around Hitomi when hearing that name.
Hitomi felt it but continued anyway. "There was a light-haired man there. He asked if it was time for the hunt." Hitomi rose up and looked into Van's eyes. She saw nothing but anger there. Hitomi's own eyes widened at the depths of the anger that she saw.
Van finally came back to reality when he heard Hitomi gasp. His eyes softened when he looked at her.
"I'm so sorry, Hitomi," he said to her gently. "But I need to know who the light-haired man was. What was his name, Hitomi?"
Hitomi took a deep breath and answered him. "Dilandau."
Van nodded his head and said to her through clenched teeth, "That's what I thought."
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It's amazing what you can do within three hours. At least that's what the Queen of Fanelia would say to you. In the three hours since her vision, the King had summoned all of the counsel members including Lady Merle and had them sitting at the counsel table. He had also gotten King Allen, Dryden, and Gaddis present at the table all the way from Fried where they were visiting with Prince Chid. The Crusade had flew at its fastest. Usually it was takes up to 5 hours to get from Fried to Fanelia, but the Crusade had managed to get to Fanelia within 3 hours not counting having the message delivered to them. Hitomi was brought back to reality by Van's voice.
"I must apologize to all of you due to the lateness of the hour, but this meeting is dire," Van said regally.
"What is this all about?" one of the disheveled counsel members asked grumpily.
"This is about the Great War," Van answered him coolly.
Everyone in the room gasped.
"What do you mean?" the same counsel member asked. "The Great War has been past for three years."
"I am quite aware of that fact, Batwer," Van said to him. "But some facts have just been developed that states another war may be in the makings."
Everyone was silent digesting this new evidence. Then Allen spoke up. "What new evidence, Van?" he asked his long-time friend.
"Hitomi has seen a vision dealing with the att-"
"She has seen a what?" Batwer interrupted him.
"A vision," Van said to them. He looked to Hitomi, seeking permission to tell the rest of the story. Hitomi nodded at him and smiled. Van smiled back. Then he turned back to the other people gathered at the table. "Hitomi is a seer," he said to them calmly.
Everyone began talking at once. That is everyone but Van, Merle, Balgus, and Chasten. Hitomi, Van, and everyone else who wasn't talking caught glimpses of what some of the people were saying.
"I don't believe it…"
"This isn't possible…"
"It can't be true…"
"Seer's are cursed…"
Merle jumped up and said to everyone, "Seer's are not cursed. I am ashamed that you would believe in such a wives tale."
All of a sudden, everyone was silent as they saw the impossible. Hitomi held her hand out and had a slight green glow surrounding her hand. In the middle of the table, a feather pen was floating higher and higher into the air. Then Hitomi closed her hand and brought it back to her side. The feather glided back to the table as if it had never moved. All eyes turned to Hitomi.
"What do we have to do to prepare?" Dryden asked, breaking the silence.
Hitomi and Van smiled their thanks and they officially began the meeting of how to stop another war.
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Many hours later, as the sun was fixing to make its way to the surface of Geia, Hitomi stood on the roof with her hair slightly moving in the wind. She heard footsteps coming from behind her. Arms encircled her. Hitomi lay back into Van's strong chest.
"Everything will be all right, Hitomi, I promise," Van said to her gently.
Hitomi turned around and put her arms around his neck. "I know, Van, but I can't help but to worry."
Van kissed Hitomi's brow, then he kissed her eyes, then he kissed her nose, then he kissed her neck. Finally he brought his lips up to meet hers. They only broke when they needed breath. Then Van kissed her again as the sun rose to greet the two lovers saying that this was only the beginning of the journey.
A/N: I am so sorry that these chapters are taking so long, but like I said I am going to have to space out my chapters from now on because I only have fourteen days (and counting-I can't wait until May 23) of school left and I am being loaded down with 9wks test, state tests, and everything. Oiy! On a major note here: READ THIS…IF YOU WANT ME TO EMAIL YOU WHEN I UPDATE THIS STORY, THEN TELL ME SO IN YOUR REVIEW!! I NEED YOU TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN YOUR REVIEW AND PLEASE REVIEW!! THANKS SO MUCH!!! ANGELWARRIAR