AN - Great! More reviews! ^_^ I hope to get lots more! So far I've been
updating this fic almost once every couple of days, after this chapter I
might take a little while longer, but not too much longer. I hope you'll
all bare with me! R&R
Disclaimer - I do not own Esca or any of the characters.
Chapter 3
Hitomi couldn't believe her eyes. Out of all the battles she's ever seen, never has she seen anyone attack so coldly and full of evil. Mamoru was thinking the same thing. Many five year olds would cry or run away from a scene like this, but not Mamoru. He was raised to be a fighter like his sister. When Hitomi looked at her brother she did see fear glazed over his eyes though.
"You okay?" Hitomi asked in a quiet voice.
"Ya, but why is he bwuning the castle?"
"I don't know, but we gotta stop him!"
As they crept behind the bushes, avoiding the guards that were keeping look out, they came to an abandoned house which they hid in. It was one of the few houses that were still in one piece. Hitomi and Mamoru entered just as a group of soldiers were gathering around outside. Hitomi crawled to a broken window and peeked outside, listening to there conversation.
"Alright Dragon Slayers, listen up! Lord Dilandau has ordered us to find that miserable king of Fanalia. Find him and bring him back to Dilandau alive. He wants to kill him himself." The soldier with the short brown hair ordered.
"Seems like the king here is still alive, Mamoru." Hitomi quietly said.
"Gatti, go look for him in the north end of the city. Dallet, you go look in the south end. Guimel, you check here in the west end. Violle, the east end and Chesta, you check the forest behind the castle. I'm going to report back to Lord Dilandau." (AN - If you didn't know, that was Miguel giving the orders. He's my fav Dragon Slayer, so I kinda made him in charge while Dilly's not in the picture ^_^ )
After the orders were given, they all went their separate ways, not noticing Hitomi in the window.
"Hitomi we gots to find da king befoe day do!" Mamoru said making Hitomi more frustrated.
"I know, I know. Let me think for a second."
After a minute or so of thinking they heard foot steps outside. The two of them went as quiet as they could, as the footsteps came towards them. The door opened suddenly and Hitomi quickly stepped in front of Mamoru, drawing her sword.
A boy with wild raven hair and deep brown eyes looked at them for a second before holding up his already unsheathed sword. Hitomi saw it was covered in freshly drawn blood. The boy looked to be around her age, she noticed he was breathing heavily too. When Mamoru poked his head out from behind Hitomi's robes to get a better look, she realized that she didn't have her hood up, so the boy was able to see she was a girl.
When the boy saw Mamoru behind Hitomi he spoke in a rather demanding voice, "What are you doing with that little boy?"
'He must think I'm keeping him hostage.' Hitomi thought. "He's my brother, Mamoru. My name is Hitomi. We have come to aid Fanalia in battle."
"Oh?" Was all the boy said, putting away his sword.
"We need to find the king of Fanalia."
"Why?"
"To make sure he's safe." (duh)
"Trust me he's safe." The boy said sitting down to catch his breath. "I'm Van. I'm also fighting against Zaibach, trying to regain the peace on Gaea. Unfortunately, I'm the only one fighting here in Fanalia."
"Where's everyone else?" Hitomi asked, fearing that he will say they're all dead.
"They're all fighting in Asturia. Everyone thought that's where Dilandau would be attacking. All the armies are there, looking for him."
Hitomi was getting confused. She has never been in this part of Gaea, so she's never heard of any of these countries. "Okay, let me get this straight. You are a resident of Fanalia, fighting for your country against Zaibach. This Dilandau guy is . . . . . . . . . the leader of Zaibach?"
"He is now, since the first two in command have fallen." (he means Dornkirk and Folken) Van answered with some bitterness in his voice. Hitomi noticed but put it out of her mind for the moment. She looked over at her brother who was playing with some toys he had found in the corner of the room. She then walked over to Van and sat down on a table beside him.
Van also looked and smiled. "Are you and your brother close, Hitomi?"
"Yes we are." 'This boy seems nice enough, I think I can trust him.' Hitomi thought.
Her and Van talked for a few minutes and she found out the everyone was calling this the Destiny War. After some explaining of what was going on, there was an awkward silence between Van and Hitomi. Hitomi watched Mamoru play with some child's toys. While she was, she could sense Van looking at her, she could feel his eyes going over her body. It sent shivers up her spine. When she looked to him, he quickly shifted his eyes to hers so she couldn't see where he was looking. She glared at him suspiciously for a while. She was about to ask him what he was looking at when he grinned and spoke.
"So Hitomi, where are you and Mamoru from? You can't be from around here because you didn't know about the war until now."
Hitomi was about to speak, when she heard Mamoru cry out. Van jumped up and unsheathed his sword at the sight of of one of the Dragon Slayers.
'It's the one they called Violle.' Hitomi thought, looking at the guy with curly black hair who had Mamoru hostage.
"I should kill this boy to pay for you killing Guimel, Van." Violle said, as he tightened his grip on Mamoru.
"NO! Mamoru!" Hitomi yelled, about to charge at Violle with her sword held out in front of her. But she was pulled back by Van.
"No. Look at his hold."
Hitomi looked and saw a dagger being held to Mamoru's throat.
Mamoru, can you get away? Hitomi asked telepathically.
No, he's too stwong. If I move he'll huwt me. Hitomi heard the terror in his thoughts. She looked to Van for help. This was the first time Hitomi let someone take her brother hostage.
"This is all my fault. I should have been watching him!" Hitomi whispered, angry at herself and scared for Mamoru's wellbeing.
"It's not your fault." Van whispered back before speaking to Mamoru's captor. "Let the boy go, Violle! This isn't his fight!"
"No it's not, so you wouldn't want him to get hurt because of you would you, KING VAN?!"
Both Hitomi and Mamoru gasped at hearing Violle's remark. "King Van?" Hitomi was so surprised, that's all she was able to say. Van never averted his icy glare from the soldier in front of him.
"I'll give you a second to explain to your girlfriend"
Hitomi blushed before speaking. "Why didn't you tell me you were a king? A king of which country?" Hitomi whispered, not wanting to be heard by Violle. And of course she was a little angry at Van for not telling her who he was.
"I'm Van de Slanzer Fanel, king of Fanalia. And I never told you because you never asked." Van said with another little smirk on his face. Hitomi just stared at him in disbelief.
'How can he be making jokes at a time like this?!' Hitomi thought, her head about to explode from all the frustration.
"But that's not important now." Van said, turning serious again. "What is, is getting your brother away from him safely." Van looked back at Mamoru who was now crying from fear. He then looked deep into Hitomi's emerald eyes and smiled. "I have an idea, but Mamoru has to duck out of the way at the right time. The hard part is telling Mamoru what to do without Violle knowing." Van thought for a minute before his thoughts were interrupted by Violle.
"Are you ready to come quietly, Vaaaannnn?" He said tauntingly.
"In a miiinuuute." Van said in the same mocking voice.
"If you're trying to come up with a plan it won't work. If you make one false movement, the baby gets it."
"Van, I can let Mamoru know what to do if you give some kind of signal." Hitomi whispered.
"Okay, let him know to duck as soon as I grab my sword. How are you going to let him know?"
Hitomi smiled, "Brother sister connection, of course."
Van just looked at her with a confused expression on his face before walking toward Violle. "I'll go, if you release the boy."
"Fine, fine. Whatever."
Hitomi took this time to tell Mamoru what to do. Mamoru, listen. When Van grabs for his sword, duck out of the way, okay?
Mamoru looked at Van and nodded at him. Van stopped in front of the boy and his captor. Then in one swift moment Van grabbed for his sword, Mamoru's eyes widened and Hitomi screamed. Then he fell, a pool of blood forming underneath him.
AN - So, what do you think? Did it suck or was it a good chapter? I promise I'll have the next chapter up soon. Ja ne! ^_^
Disclaimer - I do not own Esca or any of the characters.
Chapter 3
Hitomi couldn't believe her eyes. Out of all the battles she's ever seen, never has she seen anyone attack so coldly and full of evil. Mamoru was thinking the same thing. Many five year olds would cry or run away from a scene like this, but not Mamoru. He was raised to be a fighter like his sister. When Hitomi looked at her brother she did see fear glazed over his eyes though.
"You okay?" Hitomi asked in a quiet voice.
"Ya, but why is he bwuning the castle?"
"I don't know, but we gotta stop him!"
As they crept behind the bushes, avoiding the guards that were keeping look out, they came to an abandoned house which they hid in. It was one of the few houses that were still in one piece. Hitomi and Mamoru entered just as a group of soldiers were gathering around outside. Hitomi crawled to a broken window and peeked outside, listening to there conversation.
"Alright Dragon Slayers, listen up! Lord Dilandau has ordered us to find that miserable king of Fanalia. Find him and bring him back to Dilandau alive. He wants to kill him himself." The soldier with the short brown hair ordered.
"Seems like the king here is still alive, Mamoru." Hitomi quietly said.
"Gatti, go look for him in the north end of the city. Dallet, you go look in the south end. Guimel, you check here in the west end. Violle, the east end and Chesta, you check the forest behind the castle. I'm going to report back to Lord Dilandau." (AN - If you didn't know, that was Miguel giving the orders. He's my fav Dragon Slayer, so I kinda made him in charge while Dilly's not in the picture ^_^ )
After the orders were given, they all went their separate ways, not noticing Hitomi in the window.
"Hitomi we gots to find da king befoe day do!" Mamoru said making Hitomi more frustrated.
"I know, I know. Let me think for a second."
After a minute or so of thinking they heard foot steps outside. The two of them went as quiet as they could, as the footsteps came towards them. The door opened suddenly and Hitomi quickly stepped in front of Mamoru, drawing her sword.
A boy with wild raven hair and deep brown eyes looked at them for a second before holding up his already unsheathed sword. Hitomi saw it was covered in freshly drawn blood. The boy looked to be around her age, she noticed he was breathing heavily too. When Mamoru poked his head out from behind Hitomi's robes to get a better look, she realized that she didn't have her hood up, so the boy was able to see she was a girl.
When the boy saw Mamoru behind Hitomi he spoke in a rather demanding voice, "What are you doing with that little boy?"
'He must think I'm keeping him hostage.' Hitomi thought. "He's my brother, Mamoru. My name is Hitomi. We have come to aid Fanalia in battle."
"Oh?" Was all the boy said, putting away his sword.
"We need to find the king of Fanalia."
"Why?"
"To make sure he's safe." (duh)
"Trust me he's safe." The boy said sitting down to catch his breath. "I'm Van. I'm also fighting against Zaibach, trying to regain the peace on Gaea. Unfortunately, I'm the only one fighting here in Fanalia."
"Where's everyone else?" Hitomi asked, fearing that he will say they're all dead.
"They're all fighting in Asturia. Everyone thought that's where Dilandau would be attacking. All the armies are there, looking for him."
Hitomi was getting confused. She has never been in this part of Gaea, so she's never heard of any of these countries. "Okay, let me get this straight. You are a resident of Fanalia, fighting for your country against Zaibach. This Dilandau guy is . . . . . . . . . the leader of Zaibach?"
"He is now, since the first two in command have fallen." (he means Dornkirk and Folken) Van answered with some bitterness in his voice. Hitomi noticed but put it out of her mind for the moment. She looked over at her brother who was playing with some toys he had found in the corner of the room. She then walked over to Van and sat down on a table beside him.
Van also looked and smiled. "Are you and your brother close, Hitomi?"
"Yes we are." 'This boy seems nice enough, I think I can trust him.' Hitomi thought.
Her and Van talked for a few minutes and she found out the everyone was calling this the Destiny War. After some explaining of what was going on, there was an awkward silence between Van and Hitomi. Hitomi watched Mamoru play with some child's toys. While she was, she could sense Van looking at her, she could feel his eyes going over her body. It sent shivers up her spine. When she looked to him, he quickly shifted his eyes to hers so she couldn't see where he was looking. She glared at him suspiciously for a while. She was about to ask him what he was looking at when he grinned and spoke.
"So Hitomi, where are you and Mamoru from? You can't be from around here because you didn't know about the war until now."
Hitomi was about to speak, when she heard Mamoru cry out. Van jumped up and unsheathed his sword at the sight of of one of the Dragon Slayers.
'It's the one they called Violle.' Hitomi thought, looking at the guy with curly black hair who had Mamoru hostage.
"I should kill this boy to pay for you killing Guimel, Van." Violle said, as he tightened his grip on Mamoru.
"NO! Mamoru!" Hitomi yelled, about to charge at Violle with her sword held out in front of her. But she was pulled back by Van.
"No. Look at his hold."
Hitomi looked and saw a dagger being held to Mamoru's throat.
Mamoru, can you get away? Hitomi asked telepathically.
No, he's too stwong. If I move he'll huwt me. Hitomi heard the terror in his thoughts. She looked to Van for help. This was the first time Hitomi let someone take her brother hostage.
"This is all my fault. I should have been watching him!" Hitomi whispered, angry at herself and scared for Mamoru's wellbeing.
"It's not your fault." Van whispered back before speaking to Mamoru's captor. "Let the boy go, Violle! This isn't his fight!"
"No it's not, so you wouldn't want him to get hurt because of you would you, KING VAN?!"
Both Hitomi and Mamoru gasped at hearing Violle's remark. "King Van?" Hitomi was so surprised, that's all she was able to say. Van never averted his icy glare from the soldier in front of him.
"I'll give you a second to explain to your girlfriend"
Hitomi blushed before speaking. "Why didn't you tell me you were a king? A king of which country?" Hitomi whispered, not wanting to be heard by Violle. And of course she was a little angry at Van for not telling her who he was.
"I'm Van de Slanzer Fanel, king of Fanalia. And I never told you because you never asked." Van said with another little smirk on his face. Hitomi just stared at him in disbelief.
'How can he be making jokes at a time like this?!' Hitomi thought, her head about to explode from all the frustration.
"But that's not important now." Van said, turning serious again. "What is, is getting your brother away from him safely." Van looked back at Mamoru who was now crying from fear. He then looked deep into Hitomi's emerald eyes and smiled. "I have an idea, but Mamoru has to duck out of the way at the right time. The hard part is telling Mamoru what to do without Violle knowing." Van thought for a minute before his thoughts were interrupted by Violle.
"Are you ready to come quietly, Vaaaannnn?" He said tauntingly.
"In a miiinuuute." Van said in the same mocking voice.
"If you're trying to come up with a plan it won't work. If you make one false movement, the baby gets it."
"Van, I can let Mamoru know what to do if you give some kind of signal." Hitomi whispered.
"Okay, let him know to duck as soon as I grab my sword. How are you going to let him know?"
Hitomi smiled, "Brother sister connection, of course."
Van just looked at her with a confused expression on his face before walking toward Violle. "I'll go, if you release the boy."
"Fine, fine. Whatever."
Hitomi took this time to tell Mamoru what to do. Mamoru, listen. When Van grabs for his sword, duck out of the way, okay?
Mamoru looked at Van and nodded at him. Van stopped in front of the boy and his captor. Then in one swift moment Van grabbed for his sword, Mamoru's eyes widened and Hitomi screamed. Then he fell, a pool of blood forming underneath him.
AN - So, what do you think? Did it suck or was it a good chapter? I promise I'll have the next chapter up soon. Ja ne! ^_^