Come fly away with me
Beyond this realm and into dreams
To a place where we can not be found
Beyond this home of natural ground
Into a realm beyond our eyes
Beyond the sky
Far from view
A place were trials will be few
And where light abounds from rock and tree
To the place we know
Yet don't
To the realm of the spirit
Subconsciousness
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Chapter 19
Fly away
We walked around until night, we set up a sort of camp near a pine forest.
It may have been the scent of pine, or the power of the Draconians, when Van went to sleep, I heard them calling me.
"Marina…" I got up,
"Who's there?" a woman suddenly appeared, she was in a long flowing blue dress, she had raven black hair, and chiselled features, she looked so perfect, and she had wings, she reminded me of someone, at the time, I couldn't pin point who though,
But now, I know who she reminded me of, she reminded me of Van.
"Marina…" she reached out to me, I reached out to her, only to have my hand slide through her, I gasped.
"Marina…follow Van…follow your heart…use the power of them…Marina…don't…." she whispered,
"Don't what?" my eyes widened as she faded,
"Don't fail…us…as we failed Atlantis…." she whispered, she looked to Van,
who had woken up, he was staring at the woman and who reached out to him desperately,
"Mother…?" he whispered, "Mother! Don't leave me! Not again…!" he ran up to the ghost,
his fingers almost touched her, but she faded out completely, beyond the reach of the physical realm, whispering,
"Van…don't forget to protect….her…." Tears streamed down his cheeks,
"Who was that Van?" I asked, I put my arm around his shoulder, he cried into my shirt, soon I felt the warm salty tears go through it.
When he stopped, he began,
"She was Sarlina Escana Fanel (AN: I don't know her REAL name, ok? I just made one up... . yes how very accurate of me....), a strange and beautiful Draconian…she was…" BAM! Trees fell near us, two Guymelefs appeared where the trees had once stood, glimmering in the moonlight.
"We meet again Van, Marina…we may only have met briefly, but let us introduce ourselves. I am Iris." The one on the left said,
"And I am her twin, Mars." The one on the right said,
"We are the most competent of all of Lord Folken's warriors. Even more so than Dilandau. We are the twins of darkness and light." They said in unison.
"What do you want?" Van yelled,
"Straight to the point, good, we like that in our prey, we are here for Marina Aurora Mayazaki!" Mars growled,
"You'll never take her as long as I stand!" Van cried.
"Van, they are in Guymelefs, and you aren't, it's like throwing your life aw-"
"I won't let you be hurt!" It was to late to stop him now, Mars went straight on the attack, Van pulled his sword out and blocked the attack,
only just. Isis attacked from behind him, I took out my sword and blocked it, Van's back was against mine, I heard the crack of metal, the splatter of blood…
"NO! VAN!" I screamed, I turned around Van was on the floor, coughing up blood, tears streamed down my face,
"No…Van…this is all my fault!" I cried, I buried my head in his shirt, he stroked my hair,
"Don't cry, Aurora…I…I love you…" I felt his hand go limp,
"No…no…Van…don't leave me…not you too…" I cried, "Please... make this stop! Make the death stop!"
I lifted my head to the sky, and felt the familiar pillar of light around me, pulling me up.
Pulling me home....
The rain just would not stop falling from the sky, the normally blue sky, now a dull, eerie grey.
My fingers slid across the familiar smooth, cold glass of the bus window.
The cars' headlights reflected in the pools of water on the road in the same way as last time, and soon the wheels broke the mirror like surface.
The gentle rumble of the engine and the breaths of the many around me, were the only breakers of the peaceful trip.
Had all the journey to Gaea been a dream?
No…Van was real…I am sure of it.
But…why was I the same as I had been that long while ago, at the start of it all...
'Van…are you safe over there in Gaea, do you still remember me?' The boy next to me nudged my arm, I turned to look at him,
"Yes?" I said,
"You look…different…" he whispered, he shrugged, "Maybe it's just me…" I shrugged back,
"I don't feel any different…"
'No…that's a lie, I feel, totally different, I feel…I feel…Oh, I don't know…all I do know right now, is I want you…I want you Van…I want you to come and save me from this uneventful place.'
The bus stopped at the oval again. I smiled, once again my sanctuary. I ran out to the muddy field and began to run,
'Van, are you waiting for me?' a tear slipped down my cheek,
"Van…COME BACK AND SAVE ME VAN! I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE AGAIN!" I yelled, than, I saw it, in the sky, a cream speck at first, than, it came closer. I saw it was a dragon…
No…it was Escaflowne…in dragon form, I could sense it... I never had seen it. But I knew as soon as I saw the black and red in the back of the dragon...
Than, it swooped down, Van reached down for me, I reached up our fingers brushed,
"Van!" I cried, the tears of joy slipped down my cheeks,
"Aurora!" our hands clasped, he pulled me onto the back of the dragon,
"RUN! DRAGON!!!!" a boy screamed, no one could move, they were terrified...
I laughed as Van swooped down so they could see us clearly, I gave them all the finger for what they had done to me over the years, they all looked stunned, than Escaflowne went up, straight into the sky.
"Aurora…you made me well again, didn't you?" Van asked, I nodded,
"I...guess... I could have..."
"You…you would have rather had yourself with a family that almost killed you day to day, than see me hurt, or die…years of pain, for you, are better than one day of me being hurt…" he whispered, he furrowed his brow.
"You are one caring person…" I smiled,
"I try my best!" he smiled.
"We'll soon be back on Gaea, you know, that on Gaea, it has been three days since you left…" I blinked,
"Wow…time goes fast in your world doesn't it…" he nodded,
"We have a new mission, we have to go to Austuria again, Millerna, we have just found out, is the princess. A rich friend of Austuria's son, Drydan, proposed to her. She wants you to give her a reading, I heard that if she doesn't marry Drydan, she will marry Allen."
'I bet she wants to marry Drydan... oh, I hope it all goes well...' I smiled,
"I'll give her a reading as soon as I get there!" Van smiled,
"Good..."
Millerna sat on the windowsill,
"Well? What do the cards say?" she asked,
"Hold on, it takes time, the first card is the Lovers, that symbolises, a marriage, I think in this case, it is crossed by…"
I turned the card over, the towers,
'No…I can't let her know this, maybe if I…'
I took the Emperor out of the Tarot card deck under the table, I picked the towers up, and put it down next to the emperor under the table, my pendant glowed and swung, the two cards glowed and switched, my eyes widened and smiled,
"What is it?" Millerna asked,
"Millerna, prepare yourself for your wedding, the Emperor is watching over this relationship with Drydan!" she smiled disheartened,
I frowned sadly, "What's wrong?" she looked at me,
"To tell you the truth…I'd rather marry Allen…he seems so kind, and sweet…" I flinched, she didn't notice,
'Oh no.... I've ruined everything again...oh well, the wedding will go as planned and everything will work out for the best... unless...'
I shook my head as I left, now to hope the wedding goes well.
The cathedral was packed, the ropes barely held people back.
The bride, Millerna and the groom, Drydan, walked up the wide aisle, they went to the front, the two went through the necessary 'I does' and stuff, than just as they were about to kiss.
The familiar embrace of darkness, of a vision surrounded me, the flames licked at me, the highest tower here fell down to the ground, the two Guymelefs were wrecking the place.
The vision left me, I ran out to them, I was caught by two guards,
"DON'T KISS!" I screamed, as soon as their lips touched, the two Guymelefs from the forest…
From my vision came, crashed through the wall, everyone screamed, fire was everywhere....
Everyone ran from the machines in fear... 'I know them...'
"Marina, we need Marina Aurora Mayazaki!" the pair yelled in unison, they gave off, strange unnatural vibes.
'Iris and Mars... but something's wrong with them...' Millerna pulled me out of the building, when we went outside, we saw everything was in ruin, the houses, the old market, the bridge, everything, except for part of the cathedral, it was worse than the destruction of Fanelia…
We ran as fast as we could, but didn't get far, I tripped over some rubble, and a rock from above fell, I covered my head, Millerna pulled me out of the way, so my ankle was trapped, the tower collapsed.
Millerna held me on her lap,
"Oh…Millerna, this is all my fault…Drydan isn't the one for you…Allen is…" I cried,
I freed my foot and I got up, flinching every second. I stood near the two Guymelefs,
"Come on! I'm the one you want…Not these innocent people!" I spread out my arms,
"This Luck injected into us, really works!" Mars yelled,
"What!?" I gasped, luck!?
"Marina!" Van ran behind me, as the Guymelef picked me up, tears fell onto the ground,
"Van…this is entirely my fault, all this destruction, I've caused too much!" I motioned to everything around the city, the fearful citizens....
Looking up at the Guymelefs in despair....
"I'm sorry all you people of Austuria!" I yelled, one of my tears fell onto his for head,
"I'm sorry Van…" I whispered, he heard me, and broke down and cried.
That was all I saw of him, as the Guymelefs retreated from the city.
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