Thank you so much for reading my fic! It's only my second one so naturally I'm very thankful. I thought this whole thing up after...well while I watched escaflowne for the first time. Maybe that's why I had to watch it a second time. Oo The other six times were purely out of pleasure! Disclaimer: I don't own the writes to Escaflowne. sigh ;; ONWARD!
Hidden away in Dornkirks palace was a small room filled with monitors and machines in the room was a chamber that resembled a human heart. It was beating like a human heart and inside was the silhouette of a young woman. She had vain like tubes coming from her wrists and neck. Next to the chamber was a monitor with the number 14 on it. The 14 turned to 15 and the chamber stopped beating, the youth's eyes snapped open, she ripped off the tubes and stumbled out of the chamber. A green liquid poured out from the open chamber, the youth looked around the dim room franticly. Where was she? What was going on? Suddenly the door opened, several men wearing black cloaks came into the room. The youth ran into the corner in fear. One of the men started walking towards the frightened youth.
"Come now..." the man proceeded towards the girl huddled in the corner. "I'm not going to hurt you." The man pulled out a large needle filled with a transparent liquid. "I'm simply going to stabilize you!"
A high pitch, bone chilling scream could be heard throughout the entire palace then was quickly silenced. A few minuets later a sorcerer came before Dornkirk and bowed in his presence. "My lord, the girl has been stabilized."
Dornkirk didn't look away from his fate altering machine at this news. "So I heard." The room fell uncomfortably silent before the sorcerer finally spoke. "Where shall I place her?"
Dornkirk looked away from his machine and down at the sorcerer before coming to a conclusion. "Place her with Dilandau on the Vione."
The sorcerer looked around the room hesitant to reply. "Sir, do you think that wise? What if one of them..."
Dornkirk quickly cut off the sorcerer. "Their minds have been erased! They won't remember anything! Now leave me!" The sorcerer once again bowed and left.
THE BLOOD STAINED MIND OF A BLACKENED HEART: Mysterious attraction
Episode 3
Dilandau had just finished slapping Dallet and Shesta for damaging their alseides and was now sitting alone in his chamber.
Shesta walked back into the room. "Lord Dilandau, the new recruit from Zaibach is here."
Dilandau looked up from his glass of wine. "Bring him in." Shesta left the room and retuned minuets later with a person in a black hooded cloak. The figure stepped forward, bowed before Dilandau and handed him a folder. Dilandau studied the folder quickly, an intrigued look on his face. "Impeccable swordsmanship? I'll have to see that for myself!" Dilandau stood up and left the room signaling for the others to follow. They soon entered the sparing room.
Dilandau turned to face the two. "Shesta, go get Gatti." Shesta hurriedly left the room leaving the mysterious person alone with Dilandau. There was a moment of silence until Shesta came back into the room with Gatti.
Dilandau looked to the hooded figure and pointed to Gatti. "This is Gatti, my best soldier. You will fight him and we'll see just how good a swordsman you are!"
Gatti and the hooded figure drew their swords. Gatti lunged forward and attacked with his best moves but each one was easily blocked. Finally the hooded figure made a move. The figure charged forward and quickly jumped on and off of Gatti's shoulders, knocking Gatti to his knees. The hooded figure landed on the other side of Gatti and used the back of the sword to jab him in the back. Gatti fell face first onto the ground. He turned over to find the hooded figure towering over him with its sword directly in his face.
Dilandau stood amazed at this victory. His expression quickly changed. "Very impressive! What's your name soldier?"
A soft melodious voice came from beneath the hood of the mysterious stranger. "Kaomi Yamito." The person removed their hood to revile a young girl with short, pale, golden blonde hair and mesmerizing blue eyes.
Dilandau was at first shocked and bewildered but then his expression changed to almost relived. It was as if he was seeing an old friend for the first time in years.
Gatti finally broke the silence. "Lord Dilandau, aren't women not allowed to be dragon slayers?!"
Gatti expected Dilandau to be furious but instead he stayed calm and collective. "I think we can make an exception. After all she is an excellent fighter and besides if Dornkirk didn't want women in this army he wouldn't have sent her. Gatti, Shesta, you can leave now."
Gatti got up and left the room with Shesta. "She was cute, Eh Gatti?!" Gatti nodded in agreement. "Shesta, don't you think lord Dilandau was acting a bit strange?"
Shesta gave Gatti a look of confusion. "Why do you think that?" Gatti stopped walking and turned to face Shesta. "He didn't slap me when I told him that women aren't allowed in the army!"
"Yah, that is weird. Usually he slaps you when you point out the incredibly obvious!"
Gatti shot Shesta an angered look and continued walking. Moments later Kaomi and Dilandau came out of the sparing room and walked down the hall until they came to an empty room. "This is your room. Your fellow dragon slayers should be in the dining room if you want to meet them." Kaome bowed and thanked Dilandau before he left. Kaomi entered her room, placed her small bag of belongings on her bed and changed into her uniform before going to meet the other dragon slayers.
Meanwhile in the dining room Shesta and Gatti were describing the new slayer to the others. "...and Dilandau was acting really weird!"
Miguel leaned forward in his chair. "Really?!" Gatti nodded and whispered something in Miguel's ear.
Miguel's eyes widened at this news. "You don't think..."
Gatti nodded his head. "It's likely."
Miguel stood up. "It's more than likely!"
Dallet looked at the two confused. "What? What are you guys talking about?" Miguel stepped forward and whispered something in Dallet's ear.
"You really think so!"
Shesta looked confused and slightly angry. "What are you talking about?"
Gatti and Miguel both nodded in answer to Dallet's question. "Defiantly!"
"What are you talking about?!"
Gatti, Miguel and Dallet all turned their heads and answered at the same time "Dilandau likes the new girl!"
"Oh. You think she likes him back?"
Miguel shrugged. "I guess we'll have to wait and see."
At that moment Kaomi walked into the room. "Kaomi!" Shesta ran forward to talk to her and was soon accompanied by a crowd of eye candy hungry boys. Shesta quickly shooed away the crowd and introduced Kaomi to the twenty or so slayers.
"Well it was...a pleasure meeting you all but I have to go unpack my things now." Kaomi waved as she hurriedly left the room.
Later Dilandau was sitting in his chamber thinking about the mysterious Kaomi.
"I've seen that girl before! I recognize her from somewhere...but where?"
Dilandau let his mind wander into the depths of his memory but couldn't find an answer to his question.
"If I could only find out more about her than maybe... Shesta, bring Kaomi here!"
Shesta quickly left the room and returned with Kaomi.
"You can leave now Shesta."
"Yes sir!"
Shesta exited the room and listened in from the other side. Kaomi bowed in Dilandaus presence.
"You wanted to see me sir?"
Dilandau stood up and grabbed Kaomi by the arm bringing her closer. Dilandau looked into her mesmerizing blue eyes. They seemed so familiar yet so distant.
"What's your story?"
"M-my story sir?"
"Where you're from, why you're here, who your family is. Your story."
"I'm afraid there's not much to tell. I've been in a hibernation chamber since I was very young. I don't know anything about my past."
"It's hard to believe that someone could lock away something so beautiful for so long."
Kaomi blushed and turned her head in the other direction. Dilandau could see that Kaomi was uncomfortable and let go.
"The real reason I wanted to see you was to show you your alseides.
Dilandau and Kaomi left the room. Dilandau looked over to see Shesta standing up against the wall trying not to look suspicious. Dilandau gave Shesta a skeptical look.
"You can go back to your quarters, Shesta."
"Yes sir!" Shesta started walking until Dilandau and Kaomi were out of site then he ran as fast as possible to go give the news to the other slayers. Dilandau and Kaomi entered the anchorage. Kaomi looked up at her guymelef in aw.
"Unfortunately it has a few malfunctions that still need to be worked out. The liquid metal is three times stronger than normal which makes it harder to cut with a normal sword. The down side is that the flame thrower doesn't work because of this."
A dragon slayer came up to Dilandau and whispered something into his ear.
"Well, it looks as if we have some negotiating to do!"
Episode 5
The dragon slayers had successfully destroyed Allen's castle and captured Van. The dragon slayers had come up with a plan and were now putting it into action. Kaomi entered Dilandau's chamber.
"Lord Dilandau."
But Dilandau was deep in thought and didn't notice that someone else was in the room.
Kaomi came a bit closer "Lord Dilandau."
Dilandau stood next to his throne still deep in thought.
Shesta was hiding behind Dilandau's throne. "Stupid Miguel and Gatti making me do their dirty work!"
Kaomi walked closer and Shesta stuck out his leg and tripped Kaomi. Kaomi let out a small whimper. Dilandau noticed that there was someone else in the room and turned around just in time to catch Kaomi in his arms. They stared at each other intently, the air was thick, not a word was spoken as Dilandau inched closer to Kaomi and for the first time their lips touched. Shesta waited until both Kaomi and Dilandau had left the room before he left. Shesta walked down the hall rather proud of himself when he stopped at Kaomi's open door. She was lying on her bed looking heavenly. Shesta turned to leave when Kaomi started to talk.
"I know it was you... Shesta!"
Shesta stopped dead in his tracks as Kaomi sat up. "I know it was you back there."
Shesta was shocked. He was sure that no one saw him sneak in or out of Dilandau's chamber. "But how do you..."
"You're not very good at being sneaky, Shesta. I saw you sneak in! That and Guimel told me what your plan was."
"I here I was thinking he was asleep!"
"Guimel talks in his sleep." Kaomi grabbed Shesta by the collar of his jacket. "I've got two words for you, Shesta!"
Shesta braced himself for the worse.
Kaomi wrapped her arms around shesta. "Thank you."
Shesta was slightly dumbfounded by this. "Um you're very welcome. I'm going to have a drink with the other slayers. Want to come?"
Kaomi shrugged and followed Shesta to the dining room. Kaomi and Shesta sat down at a table with Dallet, Gatti, Miguel, Guimel and Viole. (Guimel was already asleep.) They drank wine and told hilarious stories for hours until Kaomi left to get some sleep.
Dallet waved goodbye to Kaomi and turned to the rest of the group. "I see that my brilliant plan has worked! Yep she's as happy as a sleeping Guimel!"
Gatti pointed behind Dallet and tried to warn him. "Um Dallet..."
But Dallet just kept talking. "Don't hate me because I 'm beautiful, hate me because I'm a genius!"
Gatti tried to warn Dallet again. "Ah Dallet..."
"Yes my friends you are looking at a genius!" Dallet casually sipped his wine as Dilandau loomed over him.
"I never knew that I had a genius dragon slayer!"
Dallet's eyes widened and he turned as white as a ghost as he turned around slowly. Dilandau slapped Dallet so hard that he was knocked off his chair and spilt his wine all over Dilandau.
Dilandau picked up Dallet by the collar. "How dare you soil my uniform!"
"Sorry Lord Dilandau!"
Dilandau threw Dallet down into the small puddle of wine on the floor. "Clean that up!" Dilandau then left the room to change.
"How dose it feel to be a genius Dallet?" Said Miguel sarcastically.
"Shut up Miguel!" There you go! My first chapter! I know lots of mush but don't worry because there will be much more action in the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and will read the next one! Please R&R!=.=
Hidden away in Dornkirks palace was a small room filled with monitors and machines in the room was a chamber that resembled a human heart. It was beating like a human heart and inside was the silhouette of a young woman. She had vain like tubes coming from her wrists and neck. Next to the chamber was a monitor with the number 14 on it. The 14 turned to 15 and the chamber stopped beating, the youth's eyes snapped open, she ripped off the tubes and stumbled out of the chamber. A green liquid poured out from the open chamber, the youth looked around the dim room franticly. Where was she? What was going on? Suddenly the door opened, several men wearing black cloaks came into the room. The youth ran into the corner in fear. One of the men started walking towards the frightened youth.
"Come now..." the man proceeded towards the girl huddled in the corner. "I'm not going to hurt you." The man pulled out a large needle filled with a transparent liquid. "I'm simply going to stabilize you!"
A high pitch, bone chilling scream could be heard throughout the entire palace then was quickly silenced. A few minuets later a sorcerer came before Dornkirk and bowed in his presence. "My lord, the girl has been stabilized."
Dornkirk didn't look away from his fate altering machine at this news. "So I heard." The room fell uncomfortably silent before the sorcerer finally spoke. "Where shall I place her?"
Dornkirk looked away from his machine and down at the sorcerer before coming to a conclusion. "Place her with Dilandau on the Vione."
The sorcerer looked around the room hesitant to reply. "Sir, do you think that wise? What if one of them..."
Dornkirk quickly cut off the sorcerer. "Their minds have been erased! They won't remember anything! Now leave me!" The sorcerer once again bowed and left.
THE BLOOD STAINED MIND OF A BLACKENED HEART: Mysterious attraction
Episode 3
Dilandau had just finished slapping Dallet and Shesta for damaging their alseides and was now sitting alone in his chamber.
Shesta walked back into the room. "Lord Dilandau, the new recruit from Zaibach is here."
Dilandau looked up from his glass of wine. "Bring him in." Shesta left the room and retuned minuets later with a person in a black hooded cloak. The figure stepped forward, bowed before Dilandau and handed him a folder. Dilandau studied the folder quickly, an intrigued look on his face. "Impeccable swordsmanship? I'll have to see that for myself!" Dilandau stood up and left the room signaling for the others to follow. They soon entered the sparing room.
Dilandau turned to face the two. "Shesta, go get Gatti." Shesta hurriedly left the room leaving the mysterious person alone with Dilandau. There was a moment of silence until Shesta came back into the room with Gatti.
Dilandau looked to the hooded figure and pointed to Gatti. "This is Gatti, my best soldier. You will fight him and we'll see just how good a swordsman you are!"
Gatti and the hooded figure drew their swords. Gatti lunged forward and attacked with his best moves but each one was easily blocked. Finally the hooded figure made a move. The figure charged forward and quickly jumped on and off of Gatti's shoulders, knocking Gatti to his knees. The hooded figure landed on the other side of Gatti and used the back of the sword to jab him in the back. Gatti fell face first onto the ground. He turned over to find the hooded figure towering over him with its sword directly in his face.
Dilandau stood amazed at this victory. His expression quickly changed. "Very impressive! What's your name soldier?"
A soft melodious voice came from beneath the hood of the mysterious stranger. "Kaomi Yamito." The person removed their hood to revile a young girl with short, pale, golden blonde hair and mesmerizing blue eyes.
Dilandau was at first shocked and bewildered but then his expression changed to almost relived. It was as if he was seeing an old friend for the first time in years.
Gatti finally broke the silence. "Lord Dilandau, aren't women not allowed to be dragon slayers?!"
Gatti expected Dilandau to be furious but instead he stayed calm and collective. "I think we can make an exception. After all she is an excellent fighter and besides if Dornkirk didn't want women in this army he wouldn't have sent her. Gatti, Shesta, you can leave now."
Gatti got up and left the room with Shesta. "She was cute, Eh Gatti?!" Gatti nodded in agreement. "Shesta, don't you think lord Dilandau was acting a bit strange?"
Shesta gave Gatti a look of confusion. "Why do you think that?" Gatti stopped walking and turned to face Shesta. "He didn't slap me when I told him that women aren't allowed in the army!"
"Yah, that is weird. Usually he slaps you when you point out the incredibly obvious!"
Gatti shot Shesta an angered look and continued walking. Moments later Kaomi and Dilandau came out of the sparing room and walked down the hall until they came to an empty room. "This is your room. Your fellow dragon slayers should be in the dining room if you want to meet them." Kaome bowed and thanked Dilandau before he left. Kaomi entered her room, placed her small bag of belongings on her bed and changed into her uniform before going to meet the other dragon slayers.
Meanwhile in the dining room Shesta and Gatti were describing the new slayer to the others. "...and Dilandau was acting really weird!"
Miguel leaned forward in his chair. "Really?!" Gatti nodded and whispered something in Miguel's ear.
Miguel's eyes widened at this news. "You don't think..."
Gatti nodded his head. "It's likely."
Miguel stood up. "It's more than likely!"
Dallet looked at the two confused. "What? What are you guys talking about?" Miguel stepped forward and whispered something in Dallet's ear.
"You really think so!"
Shesta looked confused and slightly angry. "What are you talking about?"
Gatti and Miguel both nodded in answer to Dallet's question. "Defiantly!"
"What are you talking about?!"
Gatti, Miguel and Dallet all turned their heads and answered at the same time "Dilandau likes the new girl!"
"Oh. You think she likes him back?"
Miguel shrugged. "I guess we'll have to wait and see."
At that moment Kaomi walked into the room. "Kaomi!" Shesta ran forward to talk to her and was soon accompanied by a crowd of eye candy hungry boys. Shesta quickly shooed away the crowd and introduced Kaomi to the twenty or so slayers.
"Well it was...a pleasure meeting you all but I have to go unpack my things now." Kaomi waved as she hurriedly left the room.
Later Dilandau was sitting in his chamber thinking about the mysterious Kaomi.
"I've seen that girl before! I recognize her from somewhere...but where?"
Dilandau let his mind wander into the depths of his memory but couldn't find an answer to his question.
"If I could only find out more about her than maybe... Shesta, bring Kaomi here!"
Shesta quickly left the room and returned with Kaomi.
"You can leave now Shesta."
"Yes sir!"
Shesta exited the room and listened in from the other side. Kaomi bowed in Dilandaus presence.
"You wanted to see me sir?"
Dilandau stood up and grabbed Kaomi by the arm bringing her closer. Dilandau looked into her mesmerizing blue eyes. They seemed so familiar yet so distant.
"What's your story?"
"M-my story sir?"
"Where you're from, why you're here, who your family is. Your story."
"I'm afraid there's not much to tell. I've been in a hibernation chamber since I was very young. I don't know anything about my past."
"It's hard to believe that someone could lock away something so beautiful for so long."
Kaomi blushed and turned her head in the other direction. Dilandau could see that Kaomi was uncomfortable and let go.
"The real reason I wanted to see you was to show you your alseides.
Dilandau and Kaomi left the room. Dilandau looked over to see Shesta standing up against the wall trying not to look suspicious. Dilandau gave Shesta a skeptical look.
"You can go back to your quarters, Shesta."
"Yes sir!" Shesta started walking until Dilandau and Kaomi were out of site then he ran as fast as possible to go give the news to the other slayers. Dilandau and Kaomi entered the anchorage. Kaomi looked up at her guymelef in aw.
"Unfortunately it has a few malfunctions that still need to be worked out. The liquid metal is three times stronger than normal which makes it harder to cut with a normal sword. The down side is that the flame thrower doesn't work because of this."
A dragon slayer came up to Dilandau and whispered something into his ear.
"Well, it looks as if we have some negotiating to do!"
Episode 5
The dragon slayers had successfully destroyed Allen's castle and captured Van. The dragon slayers had come up with a plan and were now putting it into action. Kaomi entered Dilandau's chamber.
"Lord Dilandau."
But Dilandau was deep in thought and didn't notice that someone else was in the room.
Kaomi came a bit closer "Lord Dilandau."
Dilandau stood next to his throne still deep in thought.
Shesta was hiding behind Dilandau's throne. "Stupid Miguel and Gatti making me do their dirty work!"
Kaomi walked closer and Shesta stuck out his leg and tripped Kaomi. Kaomi let out a small whimper. Dilandau noticed that there was someone else in the room and turned around just in time to catch Kaomi in his arms. They stared at each other intently, the air was thick, not a word was spoken as Dilandau inched closer to Kaomi and for the first time their lips touched. Shesta waited until both Kaomi and Dilandau had left the room before he left. Shesta walked down the hall rather proud of himself when he stopped at Kaomi's open door. She was lying on her bed looking heavenly. Shesta turned to leave when Kaomi started to talk.
"I know it was you... Shesta!"
Shesta stopped dead in his tracks as Kaomi sat up. "I know it was you back there."
Shesta was shocked. He was sure that no one saw him sneak in or out of Dilandau's chamber. "But how do you..."
"You're not very good at being sneaky, Shesta. I saw you sneak in! That and Guimel told me what your plan was."
"I here I was thinking he was asleep!"
"Guimel talks in his sleep." Kaomi grabbed Shesta by the collar of his jacket. "I've got two words for you, Shesta!"
Shesta braced himself for the worse.
Kaomi wrapped her arms around shesta. "Thank you."
Shesta was slightly dumbfounded by this. "Um you're very welcome. I'm going to have a drink with the other slayers. Want to come?"
Kaomi shrugged and followed Shesta to the dining room. Kaomi and Shesta sat down at a table with Dallet, Gatti, Miguel, Guimel and Viole. (Guimel was already asleep.) They drank wine and told hilarious stories for hours until Kaomi left to get some sleep.
Dallet waved goodbye to Kaomi and turned to the rest of the group. "I see that my brilliant plan has worked! Yep she's as happy as a sleeping Guimel!"
Gatti pointed behind Dallet and tried to warn him. "Um Dallet..."
But Dallet just kept talking. "Don't hate me because I 'm beautiful, hate me because I'm a genius!"
Gatti tried to warn Dallet again. "Ah Dallet..."
"Yes my friends you are looking at a genius!" Dallet casually sipped his wine as Dilandau loomed over him.
"I never knew that I had a genius dragon slayer!"
Dallet's eyes widened and he turned as white as a ghost as he turned around slowly. Dilandau slapped Dallet so hard that he was knocked off his chair and spilt his wine all over Dilandau.
Dilandau picked up Dallet by the collar. "How dare you soil my uniform!"
"Sorry Lord Dilandau!"
Dilandau threw Dallet down into the small puddle of wine on the floor. "Clean that up!" Dilandau then left the room to change.
"How dose it feel to be a genius Dallet?" Said Miguel sarcastically.
"Shut up Miguel!" There you go! My first chapter! I know lots of mush but don't worry because there will be much more action in the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and will read the next one! Please R&R!=.=
