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The Vision of EscaFlowne
Awakening of Wing Goddess
Fourteen
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The Wing Goddess walked out the door front door of Palas with no one bothering her or getting in the way. This woman, this Hitomi must have been well known around here other wise they wouldn't have let her out so easily. 'They'll pay.' She thought bitterly. 'They'll pay for what they did to me.' She thought dryly. 'Pitiful humans,' she muttered. 'Breathe your last breath while you still can.' Her unnatural looking two colored eyes looked over towards where the last seal was and waited. 'Yes,' She thought. 'They will pay, and the one known as Hitomi Kanzaki de Fanel will no longer be a problem.'
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Dilandau clashed swords with Allen Schezar who easily blocked it. There would be no room for mistakes and especially towards the man who had killed his sister all of those years ago. The man who he had found out killed Celena Schezar.
"Allen Schzar!" Dilandau said and laughed hysterically as he shot fire at the Calie Knight. "I HATE YOU!"
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Amano saw that the enemy guymelef was down and that Prince Mamoru had defeated it rather easily. He however, did not have such an easy time with his enemy due to the fact that his enemy was once someone who he was to marry made it that much harder. "YUKARI!" He shouted at the red head he knew was fighting in the enemy guymelef. "Why?" He asked.
"Yukari, the Yukari you know is dead Tierian scum!" Yukari shouted and attacked yet once again. Their swords clashed and his blocks only angered her more. "Bastard!" She hissed and threw a sneak attack at Amano who didn't dodge it in time. Amano's right arm was knocked off as well as his sword. (Since that was the arm that held the sword.)
"Yukari…" Amano said as he released his guymelef shield to the cockpit. "If you hate me that much, my love…" He said somewhat horsely having had been injured mildly by the last attack. His arm was bleeding heavily but was not cut off. "If you hate me that much my love, here I am." He said ready to die. "A world's not worth living if I can't hear your sweet gentle voice once again."
Tears swelled with in Yukari's eyes as she stared at Amano. A Tierian guymelef suddenly moved to attack Amano while he was down but she blocked it, using her own guymelef as Amano's shield. Screaming in rage she turned on the one who was her comrade and sliced it in half due to the fact that the Tierian guymelef did not expect that move. Her guymelef fell soon afterwards and she tumbled out.
Amano, somewhat shocked, jumped out of his guymelef and ran over to Yukari's body not caring about his wound. "YUKARI!" He shouted once he got to her and lifted her up to his lap.
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Hitomi Kanzaki de Fanel woke up to find herself in a dark nothingness. Nothing, there was nothing there. Where was she? She wondered. Did she die and this was what was left after the Wing Goddess had destroyed everything? She wondered as she stood up and began to aimlessly walk around, hoping to find a way out.
"Believe." A familiar but yet distant voice reminded her. "Believe for there is still hope."
Hitomi looked around and could see no one. Who did that voice belong to and where was she anyway? She wondered since it felt as if she was getting no where. Closing her eyes and picturing the pendant in her mind, she tried to search. 'Please,' She told it. 'Help me find a way out.' She pleaded not liking to be in the dark.
"The only way out is if you break your prison sweet Hitomi." The voice said.
"Who are you?" Hitomi demanded to know. "Show yourself!" Right before her eyes, a woman who looked exactly like she did expect with longer hair and slightly different features appeared. "Grandmother?" Hitomi dared to whisper which was answered by a gentle smile.
"Dear sweet Hitomi." Hitomi's grandmother greeted. "I wish we could meet in a happier time but not like this."
"Am I dead?" Hitomi asked which made her grandmother frown sadly.
"No, not yet anyway." Hitomi's grandmother, the former and wiser Queen of Tier answered. "However the woman who is commonly known as the Wing Goddess has taken over your body and the last seal is about to be placed in its stand."
"How do I stop her?" Hitomi asked. "Can I stop her?"
Hitomi's grandmother sighed. "I wish this task was not your burden my sweet granddaughter. I still think of you as the little girl who always chased after me and clung at my skirts whenever they let you." She said. "A happier memory."
"If you know something grandmother, tell me."
"Do you remember your vision?" Hitomi's grandmother asked which made Hitomi stare at her and nod. "The future is not set in stone as you may think. Your visions have stopped many sad and unjust fates in the past."
"How, how can I stop that from happening?" Hitomi asked.
Another woman appeared at Hitomi's grandmother's side and smiled sadly at Hitomi. "That is up to you to find out my daughter." The woman said.
"Varie, no, mother, how can I?" Hitomi asked. "The Wing Goddess took over my body and I am trapped here." She insisted. "And every time I see that damn vision the same ending happens. How can I stop it?" She demanded to know.
"You and the Wing Goddess are the same and yet separate Tomi." Hitomi's grandmother said. "When you where born, you where born with two souls trapped with in one body. However, due to the fact that the other one was sealed away by the Draconians power, she remained asleep and would have been had my foolish daughter not sided with Dornkirk and started to unseal her release. Once that happened, every time a seal was broken, her soul became intertwined with yours until it finally had enough power to take over your body."
"She has not fully yet awakened since you still exist." Varie said with a sad look on her face. "The Wing Goddess is two sides of a coin just like in your vision." Varie explained. "She, the woman who has now currently taken over your body is the dark half; the half filled with death and destruction." Varie explained.
"And you," Hitomi's grandmother said continuing from Varie's ending sentence. "Are the light the life and hope." She said smiling. "Wake up as the true Wing Goddess."
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Van's sword plunged through King Tier's armor and watched as the king's hand shook and sword fell. He trusted his sword completely through King Tier's guymelef and moved it upward, slicing the guymelef in half. He could hear his father in law scream as he did it and once he had completely sliced through it, it fell and busted in to flames.
"We surrender!" A Tierian man shouted from the battle field and threw his sword down. "We surrender! The King and Prince is dead! Long live King Mamoru!"
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In the depths of her rooms, Queen Tier suddenly felt a tear slide down her cheek at that moment. Why was she crying? A woman of her status did not cry tears. Her head turned to the direction of the window that laid to her right. Tier had fallen. She realized. She had lost everything. Her eyes widen at the unexpected turn of events as she stared at the sky. The sky turned first red and then pitch black. 'The Wing Goddess must have just awoken.' She thought. 'But how is that possible?' She wondered. 'Asturia's seal is incomplete unless…' A smile slipped on to her lips and no more tears fell. A lady of her status would not cry. She did not loose after all. An unexpected ally had come her way. Who would have thought that it would have been her enemy?
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Amano held Yukari in his arms, rocking her gently. "Why?" He asked. "Why did you hate me so much?"
Yukari raised a shaky hand to Amano's face and could feel his tears on her face as they fell. "Zaibach," She answered. "Did something to me to where I could no longer think. As many times as I tried to break free I could not." She said and forced a smile, a special smile just for him. "Try not to be mad at me."
"I'm not." Amano said and smiled back at her. "Just don't leave me." He pleaded.
"I'm tired." She said. "I'll rest now is that alright?" She asked.
"Yes." He answered but looked up at the sky. 'The sky, why did it get so dark so quickly, it isn't time for the sun to set yet.' He thought and then he knew.
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Folken made it to the front of the palace in time to see a laughing Wing Goddess in front of him. With out saying a word, he charged forward, his sword unsheathed. Near by guards dashed after him, trying to stop his madness but he had reached her first. However, he was too late. A strong blast of energy blew him backwards and he landed in to the guards behind him, falling down along with them. A dark aura surrounded Hitomi's body and he watched in horror as his sister in law's hair turned from its dirty blonde to a jet black. He watched as something started to come forth from her back, it reminded him how a pair of wings trying to break through material looked, having had seen his mother painfully rip through her dress once, trying to save Van after his little brother tried to foolishly fly from the roof top. He saw it rip her dress to shreds and feathers, both black and white surrounded her. Her eyes where closed so he could not see if it was Hitomi or the Wing Goddess and he watched with horror as a black dress magically appeared on Hitomi's body that was cut rather low in the back where a pair of black wings stretched.
The soldiers behind him gaped at the Wing Goddess in horror as they now realized what was going on. The sky had turned black as night and thunder could be heard booming in the distance. Laughter escaped from the woman's lips and her head turned to Folken. "Do you still want me back Fanel?" The Wing Goddess asked and laughed. "For here I am, the one who shall bring forth your destruction!" Her dark purple eyes glanced over at the sword. "And no mortal weapon can kill me."
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"VAN!" He heard Hitomi's desperate cry for help but she was no where to be seen. "Hitomi?" Van asked as he stood there which made Mamoru, who he had met up with sometime after defeating King Tier; look at him strangely. He suddenly felt something hot at his chest, and looked down at the pendant to find it glowing.
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As much as I want to continue this chapter I'd rather wait and leave it for the next one. If I put everything in this one then I'll have nothing for the next. Well, once again, thank you for the reviews everyone and please review!
