The Sorrows from Within

~* Authors Note*~



Thank you all for choosing my fic for your next reading endeavor. Also thank you all for reading it at all, and letting me know what you think. I know my last couple of chapters I've written were short and left you all hanging wondering what's going to happen. Well here's another chapter to give you a little bit more explanation and I hope it helps and urges you to read on.

I have a announcement to make.... I reached my goal.. YAY!!!!!!!! However now I must make a new goal for myself, so im also telling everyone that my new goal is 150 reviews.... and im at a immense 113 reviews... well please R&R and let me know what you think. I hope ya'll like my story, I've been working on it for a while and I Hope I can finish it and let ya'll know what happens.

OH and also Im going to be taking ideas from my other story since im dis-continuing it.. apologies to those who like The Anger of Untouched Water... but it was just not going anywhere.

~* Review from last chapter*~

" Enter..." Some one yelled from inside the room...

The small boy walked in a shut the door behind him, his head slanted down to show respect.

" Yes, what does Lord Folken want us to do?" One guy in blue and black armor spoke to the messenger.

" He ordered you to wait until he thinks of a plan, so that you also do not become captured." The boy recited what the tall man had said.

" What does he think he's doing, we cant leave our general in that country, Van will hang him for sure." Miguel replied, obviously angry.

As Miguel's anger rang through the room and the short blonde haired boy snuck out before any of them could notice. ( Hints Hints: pay attention to this boy )

~* New Chapter*~

Chapter 28: A whole new set of problems

Hope just sat there, staring into space. Her mind trying to figure out what had happened, and what she was going to do now.

Van was so exhausted, and tried everything to keep his eyes from closing. But the tempting atmosphere of sleep over threw him, and his eyes drew shut.

~* Van's Dream world*~

Van tossed and turned as his dream world plagued his mind. Usually if he tossed like this he would be among the spirits, but now, no one opened the darkness.

" helloo... is anyone out there" Van screamed into the obscurity. He walked along the darkness trying to find a light. Just as he was walking his body jolted back...falling from the force of walking into something.

"ouch.." Van rubbed his forehead and brushed off his pants.

As Van was so preoccupied with the dust that had settled on his pants he had forgotten about the invisible barrier that had thrown him off his feet. After he was satisfied with the dust removal he stood up and took yet another look around.

" I can't believe this. HELLO. I know im here for a purpose, but usually theres some one here to meet me." Just as Van finished talking to himself he heard an erie sound coming from among the darkness. It was the sound of crying, but not just ordinary crying, except this crying was one that held such sorrow that the great crow could not compare.( if ya'll didn't know the black crow is the national symbol of sorrow)

Van started to walk again, not knowing where he was going, just following the heart wrenching sobs. While his ears picked up on the sound a small light came into view, and the sound grew louder. As he followed the light, the sound grew louder and louder until it was loud enough to shatter the toughest stone. His hands instantly covered his ears fearing that they would be harmed by the tortured mortal. His eyes seen what was beaming the bright light, it was Yuri. She was crying, yet it didn't seem to be her heart breaking tears that shattered the abyss into tiny splinters of mind killing sadness. She was watching different things that were so dismal that the skies would drowned the earth in its salty pear shaped emotions. Eventually the images slowed to a pace where Van could focus on what she was watching, most of it was nothing of what he knew of, big explosions, and wars beyond credence, but what he did recognize was.... Hope. He seen sadness beyond compare, death in great amounts, and blood shed that would sicken the most heartless warrior. After the scenes were done Yuri let her tears fall, knowing what her daughter has to deal with.

Van slowly walked up beside the weeping woman trying not to startle her, letting the silence consume the hollow abyss.

"Dear Lord Van, I hope you didn't conceive the images I had just seen, for they are not something that I wish my worst enemy to view." Yuri turned and dried her tears.

" I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I did see the images, and they make me rather curious" Van wondered what most of them were.

" Curious of what?" Yuri raised her head, shimmers of previous trails of sentiment along her pale skin.

"Of the images which are not of your daughter, the wars and the feeling of unnecessary death that went on" He didn't know whether or not he was going to get an answer to his question because it can be tricky like that, because that answer could alter the hands of time.

" What did you think of those images?" Before she told them of what the pictures were.

" Those wars seemed to be a lot different than the ones here on Geae, they don't hold honor in the fight and they attack from a distance without any warning. It makes the human body tremble just thinking about a battle like that," His face portrayed a look of innocent child telling of an disgusting act.

" Well these are the wars that occur on the Mystic Moon, ones where we pull people from their families and place them in that battlefield, waiting for death." Yuri started to tear up, but held back the ocean wanting to spill out.

Van's thoughts raced inside of his head, flooding his consciousness. " But why would they want to kill eachother like that, why couldn't they just come to an agreement and stop fighting?" He was ready to ask so many questions on the Mystic Moon, since it was a subject he lack so much knowledge in.

" Well M'lord, life is filled with the question why, but some are not answered, but I will try and answer yours. Our people on the Mystic Moon desire power and money over the equality and wellness of the people, and they will do anything for it." her eyes trailed down, not wanting to listen to vicious acts of her own world. " I think that's why my daughter likes it here so much."

Again thoughts ran through his head, trying to make sense of this. Van wanted to change the subject and went on to the images of Hope, and why she seemed to have the blood of countless people on her hands.

"And what of the images of your daughter, why are they so full of grief?" His fingers ran through his unruly hair as his curiosity got the best of him.

" I fear that is what she will have to face if she fails, the death and blood of the people of Geae on her hands, living all of eternity in the valley of the shadows." Finally the ocean flowed passed her barriers, and the trails on her face were revived and renewed the aura of sadness.

The seriousness of the situation grew beyond human comprehension and Van started to worry a lot... and Yuri knew what was going on in his mind, and she didn't want him to become a wreck, because his country needed him,........ and most of all Hope needed him. And she will decide what was in store for the small planet.

" so what you mean is, that if she does not pass this test, the whole of Geae shall parish?" His thoughts dropped liked bombs and hit him hard.

" That is what shall happen if she fails," Yuri's voice seemed to echo through this wall-less prison. Her long silver hair flared out and her eyes showed aspiration and willingness to believe. Van seemed to get lost in Yuri's striking blue eyes, that seemed to try and capture all of the darkness and seal it away forever, and let the world live in peace.

Silence again took hold of the darkness, letting all the evil to lurk freely within the shadows.

" Well lord Van, lets not dwell on the future now, shall we take a look further into the history that already exists?" Yuri walked up to the juvenile king and took his hand.

"I think we need too..." And with that said they both took a deep breath, calmed their tears and leaped into pool of undisturbed memories.

~*HOPE*~

Hope sat on the floor of the balcony, letting the wind play with her hair. She felt the cool breeze brush against her skin like the touch of some one she loved. Tears sprung to her eyes and clouded her vision, letting her eyes fold shut and just listen. Her ear heard nothing, no roaring cars, no loud neighbors, no violence, just her and the withdrawn breeze. She liked it. Hope finally, in all the years that sadness had consumed her world, she had found where she belonged. Her thoughts drifted in different directions, and she started to piece together what had happened. As she thought, the only words that came to mind was what she said; ' I don't want to be alone any more.

~*OTHERS*~

Millerna was lying awake in her bed, eyes dry and burning, and exhaustion pulled her body into the warm covers of her massive bed.

' I wonder what happened. I just can't seem to piece together what was going on," her thoughts roamed free. ' and there's no explanation on what has taken place here tonight.'

As she felt that sleep could not come over her she got up and left her room. Her feet seemed to lead the way, and felt that there was something she had to find before her soul would let her rest. Chills ran up her spine as her feet touched the cold marble floors. When she finally stopped her eyes were facing the large red oak doors of the great Library. " What could be here?" And at that second there was a loud smash, she turned around and that's when she seen a large man.

"Who are you?" But before she got an answer she was hit in the back of the head and carried away....

*BIG NOTICE*

I'm having the biggest problem coming up with ideas to lead up to the end... cuz i have the end planned out but I need some extras... so if any of you have some suggestions please... PLEASE let me know.. and I can tie them into the story.....

~* To BE Continued...*~

And don't forget Im going to be making a entrance of a new character soon... so keep reading..... And here's a teaser... the character isn't human......

~* Authors Note*~

Thanz for reading another chapter of my Esca. Fic. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, it was a little more interesting, and I hope that I can write more in the future. Please R&R and help me reach my new goal of 150 reviews. You guys were such a big help of reaching my previous goal and I appreciate it very much.... Thank you all for reading....

Later days