Meh this chapter's okay I guess ; I mostly wrote it for build up and the action. Oo Don't worry the story picks up a bit more in future chapters. Until then enjoy this exiting chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne! Sad isn't it.sniff sniff ;;

The Blood Stained Mind of a Blackened Heart: Ch 2. Scars of Hate.

Episode 5

Later that night Dilandau and Folken were walking down the cat walk in the anchorage.

"I've sent out search and destroy teams. They can't return to their homeland. There's no reason for us to hide here anymore."

"Carelessness won't be tolerated. We'll wait for your men to report back."

Dilandau smirked at Folken's response. "Ever the cautious type, I see, anyway, with this in our hands, our future is secure."

Dilandau and Folken stopped in front of a stairway leading up to Escaflowne. "Let's just drag the samurai out of there and destroy the thing."

Folken started up the stairs. "I can't allow that."

Dilandau followed. "Why not?"

Folken purposely cut his finger on his sword while climbing the stairs. "Not until we understand why..." Folken stood in front of Escaflowne. "this is a threat to our future." Folken placed his hand on Escaflowne's chest crystal. The crystal glowed and Escaflowne's cockpit door opened, ejecting out Van.

Dilandau stepped closer to the passed out, shaggy dark haired boy. "H- him?!"

Folken looked down at Vans lifeless body. "Yes. Fanelia's new king."

Van awoke in an unfamiliar room to the sound of a familiar song. "Where am I?" Van soon noticed someone sitting at a desk in the corner of the room. "Who's there?!" Van soon noticed that the person sitting at the desk was whistling a Fanelian tune. "How do you know one of Fanelia's songs?"

The person at the desk stood up. It was Folken. Folken loomed over Van who was now sitting on his bed. Van noticed that his sword was sitting on the desk in the corner. He jumped up, grabbed his sword and drew it ready to attack. "Okay, so how about showing me to my guymelef?"

Folken turned to look at Van. "Do you think that Zaibach soldiers will give in to such threats? You can't escape from this floating fortress."

"If the only way I'll live is as one of your pawns, then..." Van held his sword to his neck.

Folken quickly drew his sword and knocked Vans out of his hands. "Never throw your life away." Folken pulled off his cloak, pulled down his shirt and spread his wings.

Van stood amazed. "B-brother!"

Meanwhile Dilandau sat in his room looking through Kaomi's file. It was true she had been in a hibernation chamber for little over a decade... but why? Dilandau looked over the papers for an answer but alas ninety percent of the file was blacked out.

The next morning Dilandau stood in front of Escaflowne in the anchorage. "So this is the threat to the future of the Zaibach Empire, huh? It's just a stupid antique." Dilandau raised his hand to Escaflowne's chest crystal. "How the heck did Folken know how to work this thing?"

Meanwhile Kaomi and some of the other dragon slayers were talking in one of the hallways close to the anchorage when they all felt a sudden jolt that threw them into the wall. "What was that?!" Asked one of the slayers. Kaomi got to her feet. "I don't know!" Just then the Crusade anchored on to the Vione and Allen and his crew began to attack. "Where's lord Dilandau?" Asked Gatti. "I don't know." Said Dallet. "We can't act without his orders! Let's split up to find him." Replied Gatti. The dragon slayers then split up to find Dilandau. "Right!"

Shesta spotted Allen who was trying to find Van. "Scoundrel!" Shesta charged Allen who simply knocked Shesta's sword out of his hands and forced the dumbfounded boy to show him where Van was. After Allen had freed Van he entered the anchorage.

Folken stood above Van on a cat walk. "Van."

Van looked up at Folken. "Brother!" Folken threw Van his sword.

Hitomi watched from another entrance to the anchorage. "Brother? That's Vans brother?" Hitomi then remembered why she was there when she saw Dilandau sneaking up on Van from behind a thick cloud of smoke. "Van, behind you!"

Dilandau charged towards Van, Van quickly spun around to block Dilandau's attack. Van drew his sword just as Dilandau started to strike Van's sword repeatedly.

"I should have killed you when I had the chance! I hate your guts! I hate you! I can't stand you!"

Suddenly Dilandau heard the sound of ripping flesh and a sudden stinging sensation on his right cheek. Blood dripped down his face as he looked in horror at the large cut. Kaomi heard Dilandau scream and came running into the anchorage. Kaomi looked over at Dilandau who was on his knees grasping his bleeding face.

"M-my f-face! My f-face!"

Kaomi scowled as she saw Van and Allen running towards the crusade. "Scoundrels!"

Kaomi charged Van who stood looking at her dumbfounded. Allen jumped in front of Van and blocked her attack. "Go! I'll hold off this one!" Van hesitated then ran to the crusade. Allen then managed to push Kaomi to the ground and run to the crusade.

Van looked down from the crusade at the girl with blonde hair sitting on the ground looking up at him. She looked like...no it couldn't be. "All this excitement must be getting to my head."

Dilandau stood at the edge of the anchorage watching the crusade fly off. "H-how dare you damage my beautiful f-face!"

Episode 6

Later that day Kaomi was walking through the anchorage when she noticed something. When Van had cut Dilandau's face he had also cut a little bit of his hair too. Kaomi picked up some of the hair from the ground and looked at the silvery hairs curiously.

Meanwhile Dilandau was sitting in his chamber pawing at his wound. "My cheek is throbbing... it stings!... it stings!... it stings!"

"Lord Dilandau, perhaps you shouldn't touch your wound like that."

Dilandau looked up at Gatti and shot him a look of anger and disbelief. "What?" Dilandau punched Gatti in the face and picked him up by the collar. "You don't understand the pain I'm in, do you?!" Dilandau threw Gatti to the ground. "My face... he cut my beautiful face..."

Just then Shesta came into the room. "Lord Dilandau!"

Dilandau looked at Shesta with an angered look still on his face. "What now?!"

"Folken he... he's been spotted talking with Van."

Dilandau's angry look disappeared. "Where?"

"On a bridge at the east harbor."

"We have a clear view of that harbor from here, don't we."

"Yes sir."

Dilandau smiled to himself devilishly then left the room. Shesta followed Dilandau down the hall towards the anchorage. "Lord Dilandau what are you doing?" They passed Kaomi who was coming back from the anchorage. "What's going on Shesta?" Shesta ignored Kaomi as they entered the anchorage. Dilandau climbed into his alseides and headed for the anchorage door. Shesta and Kaomi ran along the cat walk trying to keep up with Dilandau.

"Wait! Lord Dilandau, Folken ordered us not to leave the anchorage!"

Dilandau stood at the edge of the anchorage. "Who said anything about leaving the Vione!" Dilandau aimed his crima claw at Van's head. "Van..."

Shesta turned to explain to Kaomi. "He's setting his energist to maximum to shoot out a crima claw at Van!"

Dilandau readied his claw... "Bye, bye, Van!" then fired. "Reach him my claw! Tare him to pieces!"

Van looked up to see something shiny coming towards him.

"Van! Look out!" Hitomi came and pushed Van out of the way of the crima claw.

Dilandau was so furious that he didn't notice that he had badly damaged his alseides.

"Lord Dilandau!"

Dilandau suddenly noticed that the liquid metal in his guymelef was bubbling. "What?!" His alseides fell to it's knees as it's arms fell off and he jumped out.

"Lord Dilandau, are you alright!"

Dilandau glared at Shesta for asking him a dumb question. "That women!"

Episode 7

Later that night Dilandau lay in his bed unable to sleep. He got out of bed and started to walk down the hall when he noticed that Kaomi's door was open. Dilandau walked over and stood in Kaomi's doorway.

Kaomi was wide awake lying on her bed. She turned her head slightly to look at Dilandau. "I see I'm not the only one who can't sleep."

Dilandau smiled slightly. "I've got some unfinished business to attend to."

Kaomi sat up. "That sounds like a battle to me! Mind if I come along, sir?"

Dilandau turned to leave. "I'd prefer that you stay here besides I think I can handle one amateur fighter!"

"Yes sir." Kaomi followed Dilandau and watched him leave the Vione.

Meanwhile Folken had found out that Escaflowne was spotted in Asturia.

Folken turned to the solider beside him. "Wake Dilandau."

"Um... that won't be necessary."

Dilandau was already on his way to Asturia to get his revenge. "Just you wait, Van!"

"I didn't know you were such a light sleeper Dilandau."

"Oh, I'm still dreaming. He's here! He's in my dream."

"That's an urban area. Don't involve the citizenry."

"I'll see what I can do."

Meanwhile Van climbed out of the canal after saving Hitomi.

Dilandau spotted Van. "Found him!" Dilandau landed and began to attack Van. "Van!"

Dilandau began to fire his flame thrower. Van managed to move out of the way. "What the..."

"Hey, wait for me!" Dilandau followed Van deeper into the city and began to burn it more. "BURN!"

Van looked in horror at the burning city. It was just like in Fanelia! People trying to run from the flaming houses, people were covering their mouths from the smoke and the screaming. The screaming was the worst part.

Dilandau walked out from the flames towards Van. "You can't get away this time!"

"Stop it! We can't fight here!"

"Hey, it's your fault. The city's on fire because of you! My cheek is throbbing because of you! So die!" Dilandau fired at Van but before it hit him he transformed Escaflowne into dragon form and started to fly away. Dilandau turned around to follow him but found that Allen was blocking the way.

"Dilandau! If you try to do any more damage to this city, you'll answer to me!"

"You again, Allen Schezar...?"

Meanwhile Kaomi and Folken watched the burning city from up in the Vione. "The city's on fire."

"He never listens. I tell him not to involve the citizenry and he burns the city."Sigh

Kaomi smiled. Folken had been very kind to her ever since they met. She felt like she could trust him with anything but just like with Dilandau she felt like she had met Folken before.

Finally my second chapter is done! Next chapter is soon to come! Yay!!!! Thanks for reading and please review! =.=