A/N: Gah! I'm SO sorry that I haven't updated this story or the Escaflowne
Sleepover!!! It's just that I've been having family problems and I've been
having major writer's block! I need insurance against that! Well, I'm gonna
try my best to make this chappie somewhat good. And please, please review
and tell me ideas. I don't care if you think that they sound corny or
lousy, any input that you put into it makes it easier for me to think. And
also knowing that there are people out there who are actually reading this
also makes it easier cuz I know that I have an audience. Well, here is
Chapter 11 of Fire and Ice.
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Chapter 11: An Angel's Sorrow.
As I got closer to where Folken and his brother were talking, I could see just over the horizon Dilandou and his Dragon Slayers.
"Why the hell does he have to be here now?!" I muttered as I began to land.
"Namia, why are you here? I thought that you were with Dryden studying." Folken said curiously.
"Folken, this may sound weird. But, I was drawn into a book and I saw you die by Dilandou's blade and Dornkirk's mind. And as I was flying over here-"
"You can fly?!" Van interrupted.
"Yes, I can fly. Now as I was saying-I saw Dilandou and his Slayers coming just over the horizon. I think that Dornkirk's out to get me and he will crush any pawn in his way-like you." I said fervently to Folken, immediately he and Van rushed to the stables.
"Go to the elders Namia! They'll protect you there!" Folken shouted before he was out of hearing range.
I was about to run after them when I heard someone calling out to me. I thought as I traced the voice to where the elders were.
When I got there I saw that Soiki had somehow grown to be quite a large dragon. I noticed that everyone was in deep meditation and the voice that led me here was getting louder and louder as if my name was a chant-a cry of war.
"STOP THAT!" I screamed, holding my hands up to my ears to block out the noise, but it wouldn't go away. "WHY MUST MY NAME BE TYED WITH WAR!!!" I demanded of them to answer, but they continued chanting. Then, they stopped as I fell to the ground sobbing.
"Your name means faith young one, and faith is always tied with war, tied with everything." One of the elders came up to me with a voice like soft rain, no pain, no hate. "War has been fated to come, for the dragon brothers are once again united. It has always been that way."
"But, why?" I asked as I lifted my tear-stained face to show my sorrow that I usually forbade myself to show.
"You know the Wing Goddess-correct?" I nodded, thinking of Hitomi. "Well, she has the responsibility of bringing Escaflowne, and he could destroy Gaea if she lets him, but she doesn't. Do you know why?" I shook my head and just looked at him with bloodshot eyes, he just shook his head and sighed. "Because she has faith, faith in Gaea and it's future and so she does not wish its destruction. You have the power of faith and healing, but you can also destroy. You underestimate yourself, you do not feel worthy of the kindness of others, but you are worthy and you are strong."
Before he could continue, Dilandou walked in with Folken's head under his arm. As my mind recognized the face, I suddenly conjured a sword out of nowhere and stuck it in Dilandou's thigh.
"Ow! What's wrong with you!" Dilandou shouted at me as he dropped onto the floor, the blood-streaming out as if it was escaping from a nightmare.
"Where's Dornkirk?" I said to him calmly as I snatched Folken's head from his grasp.
"Hey! That's my ticket to getting power!" Dilandou said like a selfish child.
"WHERE'S DORNKIRK!" I shouted as I felt a new power surging through me.
"He's where he always is, don't kill me for cryin' out loud!"
"I should, but I won't." and with that I gave Folken's head to the elders and told them to find his body. I And so I climbed on Soiki and we flew off into the night sky.
The sky was unusual, the stars were painted with blood, and the moon was literally drowning in it. The mystic moon however, was still the same as if none of this affected them and their 'special' way of living.
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"But, sometimes it is best to be ignorant." A voice whispered, surrounding me in the night.
"But what's the use of being ignorant when it could end up getting you killed?" I asked the mysterious voice, looking around to see who it could be-and saw no one.
"You've learned more than I thought little one. So, you're after Dornkirk's blood. What are you going to do after he's dead?" the voice once again surrounded me with its enchanting song.
"I'll try to undo his chaos, try to heal people, like Folken." I said, unsure about all of this.
"You can't heal people that are already dead. And what about Dilandou and his slayers? What about them and the other maniacs like Dornkirk that are out there? Shouldn't you just kill them too? Is justice really worth all this spilt blood?" the voice debated.
"I know that! But can't I just try? And no, justice isn't worth all of this spilt blood, but what the hell am I going to do! I just don't know what to DO anymore! I'm still just a kid. Why is it that a girl like me was chosen to be an angel, to be a savior of some kind?! I don't know about ANY of this crap! Why can't you guys just chose someone else." Suddenly, I got smacked.
"Stop being so damn pathetic! You were chosen for a reason, you always had faith, always continued on living no matter how hard it was. You always found a reason to cope. You got up in the morning even though you had no reason to wake up, no reason to even breathe, but you did, and that matters. That's what makes you strong, that's what makes you an angel, a savior. Because you know how to deal, and how to teach others to do better." The voice lectured.
"Don't you know that I know and realize all of that! It's just that this is not going to just go away without blood drenching the walls! This isn't going to be easy! And I'm going to resurrect all the innocent people that Dornkirk and his pawns have killed and when the day comes that another takes his place, I'm going to be there and I'm gonna have an army. An army that will kick their ass, and there will be peace, if there comes anyone with bad intentions that cannot be reasoned with-they-will-die." And then, I fell asleep on Soiki's back and the voice just simply left.
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Well, what do ya think? The suspense is killing me! Yeah, I know, corny, but anywho. REVIEW!!!!! I will bribe you! I don't care! I just want a review, an idea, something! I hope that you like this chapter and hopefully more will come. I will just hafta conjure up some "writer's block insurance" and be free!!! Well, review, and I hope that you enjoyed reading this since it doesn't seem to be as popular as my other one. Well, bye!
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Chapter 11: An Angel's Sorrow.
As I got closer to where Folken and his brother were talking, I could see just over the horizon Dilandou and his Dragon Slayers.
"Why the hell does he have to be here now?!" I muttered as I began to land.
"Namia, why are you here? I thought that you were with Dryden studying." Folken said curiously.
"Folken, this may sound weird. But, I was drawn into a book and I saw you die by Dilandou's blade and Dornkirk's mind. And as I was flying over here-"
"You can fly?!" Van interrupted.
"Yes, I can fly. Now as I was saying-I saw Dilandou and his Slayers coming just over the horizon. I think that Dornkirk's out to get me and he will crush any pawn in his way-like you." I said fervently to Folken, immediately he and Van rushed to the stables.
"Go to the elders Namia! They'll protect you there!" Folken shouted before he was out of hearing range.
I was about to run after them when I heard someone calling out to me. I thought as I traced the voice to where the elders were.
When I got there I saw that Soiki had somehow grown to be quite a large dragon. I noticed that everyone was in deep meditation and the voice that led me here was getting louder and louder as if my name was a chant-a cry of war.
"STOP THAT!" I screamed, holding my hands up to my ears to block out the noise, but it wouldn't go away. "WHY MUST MY NAME BE TYED WITH WAR!!!" I demanded of them to answer, but they continued chanting. Then, they stopped as I fell to the ground sobbing.
"Your name means faith young one, and faith is always tied with war, tied with everything." One of the elders came up to me with a voice like soft rain, no pain, no hate. "War has been fated to come, for the dragon brothers are once again united. It has always been that way."
"But, why?" I asked as I lifted my tear-stained face to show my sorrow that I usually forbade myself to show.
"You know the Wing Goddess-correct?" I nodded, thinking of Hitomi. "Well, she has the responsibility of bringing Escaflowne, and he could destroy Gaea if she lets him, but she doesn't. Do you know why?" I shook my head and just looked at him with bloodshot eyes, he just shook his head and sighed. "Because she has faith, faith in Gaea and it's future and so she does not wish its destruction. You have the power of faith and healing, but you can also destroy. You underestimate yourself, you do not feel worthy of the kindness of others, but you are worthy and you are strong."
Before he could continue, Dilandou walked in with Folken's head under his arm. As my mind recognized the face, I suddenly conjured a sword out of nowhere and stuck it in Dilandou's thigh.
"Ow! What's wrong with you!" Dilandou shouted at me as he dropped onto the floor, the blood-streaming out as if it was escaping from a nightmare.
"Where's Dornkirk?" I said to him calmly as I snatched Folken's head from his grasp.
"Hey! That's my ticket to getting power!" Dilandou said like a selfish child.
"WHERE'S DORNKIRK!" I shouted as I felt a new power surging through me.
"He's where he always is, don't kill me for cryin' out loud!"
"I should, but I won't." and with that I gave Folken's head to the elders and told them to find his body. I And so I climbed on Soiki and we flew off into the night sky.
The sky was unusual, the stars were painted with blood, and the moon was literally drowning in it. The mystic moon however, was still the same as if none of this affected them and their 'special' way of living.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"But, sometimes it is best to be ignorant." A voice whispered, surrounding me in the night.
"But what's the use of being ignorant when it could end up getting you killed?" I asked the mysterious voice, looking around to see who it could be-and saw no one.
"You've learned more than I thought little one. So, you're after Dornkirk's blood. What are you going to do after he's dead?" the voice once again surrounded me with its enchanting song.
"I'll try to undo his chaos, try to heal people, like Folken." I said, unsure about all of this.
"You can't heal people that are already dead. And what about Dilandou and his slayers? What about them and the other maniacs like Dornkirk that are out there? Shouldn't you just kill them too? Is justice really worth all this spilt blood?" the voice debated.
"I know that! But can't I just try? And no, justice isn't worth all of this spilt blood, but what the hell am I going to do! I just don't know what to DO anymore! I'm still just a kid. Why is it that a girl like me was chosen to be an angel, to be a savior of some kind?! I don't know about ANY of this crap! Why can't you guys just chose someone else." Suddenly, I got smacked.
"Stop being so damn pathetic! You were chosen for a reason, you always had faith, always continued on living no matter how hard it was. You always found a reason to cope. You got up in the morning even though you had no reason to wake up, no reason to even breathe, but you did, and that matters. That's what makes you strong, that's what makes you an angel, a savior. Because you know how to deal, and how to teach others to do better." The voice lectured.
"Don't you know that I know and realize all of that! It's just that this is not going to just go away without blood drenching the walls! This isn't going to be easy! And I'm going to resurrect all the innocent people that Dornkirk and his pawns have killed and when the day comes that another takes his place, I'm going to be there and I'm gonna have an army. An army that will kick their ass, and there will be peace, if there comes anyone with bad intentions that cannot be reasoned with-they-will-die." And then, I fell asleep on Soiki's back and the voice just simply left.
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Well, what do ya think? The suspense is killing me! Yeah, I know, corny, but anywho. REVIEW!!!!! I will bribe you! I don't care! I just want a review, an idea, something! I hope that you like this chapter and hopefully more will come. I will just hafta conjure up some "writer's block insurance" and be free!!! Well, review, and I hope that you enjoyed reading this since it doesn't seem to be as popular as my other one. Well, bye!