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The Vision of EscaFlowne

Awakening of Wing Goddess

Fifteen

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Even though Tier had surrendered due to the fact that both their king and prince had died, Zaibach still kept coming. The battle was becoming insanely tense which made Van uneasy. After a quick regroup at the main post center, Mamoru agreed that he would take the Tierians in to battle against Zaibach since they where under his command now. It was a strange feeling to fight with those who had once been your enemy. Then again, the Tierian soldiers where just following King Tier's orders even if it was against their own will. A soldier's life was hard; even if you didn't want to follow the order you still had to do it unless if a higher ranking officer gave you the order not to.

War was a game, Mamoru had noticed. It didn't matter if you had more pieces than the enemy, strategy and skill where the main key points if you wanted to win and live. That was all that his father had taught him as a child and it was surprisingly thanks to those words he was still alive. It was the only piece of advice that his father had ever given him that ever helped him in any situation.

The sky grew darker which worried him deeply because according to Hitomi's vision, that sky grew pitch black even though it was still day out. Had the Wing Goddess somehow awakened or was there some other mischief at work here? He glanced at his brother in law who sat wearily on a chair and clutched at the pendant that Hitomi had given him before she left. He noticed that Van had a strange look on his face; well it was strange for Van, and so he walked over to him. "What's the matter?" He finally decided to ask.

"Hitomi…" Van answered not taking his hand off the pendant. "There's something wrong."

"Ah, you two love birds are cute, you know that? Had it not been for the fact that my sister adored you I'd probably kill you but…" Van's glare shut him up instantly. "Touchy!"

"That's not it you idiot!" Van snapped at Mamoru while holding down the sudden urge to want to kill him for his last comments. "Look." Van said and showed Mamoru the pendant in his hand; it was glowing red and had it not been for the fact that he was holding it in his gloved hand, it would be burning him. "It's hot." He added and hesitantly slipped it off of his neck and handed it to Mamoru dropped it but managed to catch it by the string.

"It's never done that before…" Mamoru said handing it back to Van who looked at it. "As long as I remember it never did that for my grandmother."

"Like I said, something's wrong." Van said repeating himself and Mamoru glanced up at the sky.

"Do you think it's a warning about the bitch?" Mamoru asked referring to the Wing Goddess. Any one who wanted to destroy Gaea was a bitch in his book. His mother was right beneath the Wing Goddess and had it not been for the fact that the Wing Goddess was more powerful then his mother, his mother would have been number one.

"I'm not sure, how long has this been in your family any way?" Van asked.

Mamoru put his hand to his chin as if to think. (Yes, he thinks, scary isn't it?) "Quite a few generations." Mamoru answered. "Probably before our people actually had Tier started. Tier was once called Tokyo I think…" He added trying to remember his history.

"What do you mean before Tier started?" Van asked.

Mamoru crossed his arms and looked up at the ceiling. "My people aren't originally from Gaea." He admitted which made Van look at him awkwardly. "We're really from the Mystic Moon or Earth as we use to call it."

"But the Mystic Moon is also where…"

"Yes, where the Draconians came from, Atlantis."

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The Wing Goddess appeared in the Tierian palace after having had conjured up a pillar of blue light which transported her there. She made her way through the palace, knowing it well thanks to Hitomi's memories which still lingered in her mind. She found the queen where she expected her to be and she noticed that the queen seemed to have been crying because of something.

"Who gave you permission to enter!" The queen snapped before even turning around and once the queen did, her jaw dropped.

"I need no one's permission to enter wench." The Wing Goddess said coldly. "You've done your part well, and thanks to that Asturian bitch I am now awakened." She said. "So surprised to see me, you of all people should know me mother."

"You're not my daughter, my traitorous bitch of a daughter is…"

"The one who held the sleeping soul of me." The Wing Goddess said laughing. "She gave me a pitiful fight in order to stop me from completely taking over her body but as a goddess, my powers are stronger then hers." The Wing Goddess said.

"Good, now that you're here you must know what you owe me." The Tierian queen said and forced a laugh. "Since it is written you must follow what I command." The queen said.

"What makes you so sure?" The Wing Goddess asked a bit puzzled. "You didn't really do anything for me."

"I released you." The Tierian queen said. "I also gave birth to your host."

The Wing Goddess sighed and ran her hand through her black hair. "Giving birth to Hitomi Kanzaki de Fanel matters not." The Wing Goddess said. "However, in the texts it also states that you must be the one to place all five keys on their seals and know my name." She added. "I'll tell you but you won't live to say it." She said suddenly as she summoned a dark purple energy ball in her hands and aimed it at the queen. "I am Tsubasa." And with that she released the energy which hit the queen directly in the heart, killing her instantly.

With that, she disappeared with the pillar of blue light, not leaving a trace that she was there.

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Hitomi was drifting, drifting in to the darkness and couldn't find the light. Her light was Van but she couldn't find him because he wasn't here where ever here was. "Believe," Her grandmother and mother in law had told her. "You are the light and hope of Gaea." Yes, did they know how it felt to suddenly have the world suddenly placed on to your shoulders? Apparently not.

There! Hitomi suddenly felt a jolt which brought her attention to it. She found Van in a tent sleeping. She ran her transparent hand through his wild black hair and smiled. "Van." She said sweetly. "I have something I need to talk to you about."

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"Hitomi?" Van asked thinking that he heard her voice and felt as the pendant grew brighter and hotter through the pouch he had put it in. "What's wrong?" He asked immediately.

"Millerna's placed the last seal." Hitomi said and Van could see her clearly now even though she wasn't there. She was standing in front of him, clearly.

"So what does that have to do…"

"I'm sorry Van." Hitomi apologized. "I tried to stop her but wasn't strong enough and now I'm afraid that she might come after you because I gave you the pendant." Hitomi said which made Van look at her with a rather confused look.

"What are you talking about?"

Hitomi took a deep breath before explaining everything that happened and told him what had been happening since Millerna released the seal. "I'm the Wing Goddess." She said eventually. "She and I are the same Van, I'm sorry that I lost."

"What does that mean Hitomi?" Van asked with hurt in his voice.

"I might not be able to come back to you. I want you to live for me if I can't." She placed a finger against his lips even though it was transparent. "I have to fight her." Hitomi explained. "I know how but I can not tell you but forgive me if I do not make it through this." She said.

"But…"

"I have to go now." Hitomi said. "I love you Van." And with that Hitomi was gone.

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Hitomi appeared at Folken's side in her transparent form, managing to figure out how to use the pillar which was similar that her other self had used. He was badly hurt and she knew it was her fault. "I'm sorry brother." Hitomi said softly as she watched him sleep, his gentle eyes where closed. "Take care of Van for me if I don't make it through this ok? I know I'm asking a lot out of you, but it might be the only thing I can do to stop her." She said. "And apologize to Eriya for me as well."

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Tsubasa appeared at another palace but this one was larger and darker then the last one. She did not know her way around here but could feel her way to the power source of the palace which was the key to the seal. There she found an old man sitting in a chair and looked as if he was waiting for her. "Tsubasa." The man said greeting the woman. "Bow down to me."

"How arrogant." The Wing Goddess said. "I bow down to know one." And with that she killed him as she killed the queen. She killed these two because they sought out to control her. She did not like being controlled nor did she like being placed in a prison. She was her own person and nothing anyone said or did could stop that. Now that that was taken care of, there was only one thing left to do. Find her pendant. She had power with out the pendant but with the pendant she had more power than she had now. If she tried to destroy the world now, she would be weakened and sent in to a deep sleep for eons perhaps. She needed the pendant. She found it easily, a cruel smile appeared on her lips because it where it was amused her. 'That child is really amusing.' She thought referring to her other half. 'She must have had no clue to what it was meant for.'

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I'm hoping for one or two more chapters of this because I really am tired of this fic. I wish I didn't rush it in the beginning as I did because I believe it could be better. Oh well, too late now. Thank you all who have been keeping up with this even though it's gone downhill and thanks for all of the reviews. Once again please review.