Chapter Twelve
Tears of Sorrow Tears of Joy
The men ran as fast as they could around corner after corner following John.
("Finally this is going to end father or not Mullo will pay for all that he's done.")
They then came to a wall.
"This is a dead end John come on we got a find her!" Van yelled.
"I know this was the way I didn't make a mistake." John said looking around.
"Well you know looks can be a bit deceiving." Dryden said putting his hand on the wall in front of them. Watching his hand it went right through it.
"So I wasn't wrong after all." John said eager to continue they then ran right through the wall that was just an illusion. In doing this they were inside some kind of building where they heard screams. Hearing this they ran as fast as they could John and Van went on to find Hitomi while Allen and Dryden went in search of Millerna and the children.
When Van and John reached the room where there was screaming they saw Hitomi on a table there were tubes running into her arms draining something out what it was they didn't know but knew she wasn't going to last much longer if they didn't do something.
Before they made them selves known Mullo emerged from the shadows he walked over to him looking at Hitomi.
"I'm sorry it had to come to this my dear." He said to her then touching her face.
It was then John took his chance he rushed Mullo sword drawn stabbing him in the back.
"I guess that woman was right father it was your own son that would kill you one day." John said watching his father fall to the ground seeing this Van ran to Hitomi whose eyes were closed then he heard crying not far away it was Aiko he walked over to her opening the cell that held her.
"Daddy I was so scared! Is mommy okay?" Aiko asked.
Picking her up he held her tight tears streamed down his face along with his daughters.
John was watching all this unfold not paying attention his father wasn't quite dead yet.
Mullo reached up grabbing a tube that was connected to Hitomi's body and stuck it into him self giving him strength once again.
John and Van watched as his wound healed then he got to his feet grabbing John by the neck.
"Oh John you were always a fool when it came to others safety above your own protecting that girl from me before you even met her that day in that coffee shop, now my son for that you will die not I." Mullo said to his son choking the life out of him.
"John, hold on!" Van yelled putting Aiko down. "Aiko I need you to find a place to hide and I don't want you to come out till I say alright." Van said to his daughter and watched her run for cover. Van then took out his sword and threw it at Mullo striking his heart this time sending him against a wall.
"John, are you all right?" Van asked helping him to his feet.
Just then Allen and the others ran in the room.
"Van where is Hitomi?" Allen asked. Van then turned his attention to his wife she looked lifeless laying there on that table.
"Hitomi wake up." Van softly said to her as he touched her face.
Millerna walked over to her friends she checked for a pulse and found none which sent Millerna a chill that ran down through out her body as she felt death around her friend.
"Van I'm sorry were too late she's gone." A tear came from Millerna's eyes and it streamed down her cheek hitting Hitomi's hand.
"What? No your wrong she cant be. Hitomi wake up please wake up Hitomi!!" he took Hitomi's dead body into his hands and held her close crying Millerna and the others left the room so that he could be alone with his wife.
It was then when Aiko came out of her hiding place and walked up to her father with question in her eyes not understanding what was going on.
"Daddy why are you crying what's wrong with mommy?" Aiko asked her father. Van looked up and into his little girl's eyes.
"Mommy's not with us any more." He said to her. Aiko walked right up to her mother and looked at her.
"But she's right here daddy." She said just looking at her mother laying there not moving.
"Aiko your mother is…." Van started but was stopped.
"Mommy is sleeping right?" Aiko finished "When will she wake up?" She asked.
"Aiko mommy isn't going to wake up." Van said to her. Aiko just stared at Hitomi with wander and Van watched worried about his daughter.
"That man hurt mommy didn't he?" She said with no emotion to her face or in her voice.
"He was going to hurt me but mommy stopped him she did what he wanted to save me."
Aiko spoke Van took her into his arms.
"Aiko this was not your fault in any way." Van said to her he had lost Hitomi he couldn't loose his daughter too. Van then felt his daughters tears in which fell onto Hitomi's face glowing pink which they did not notice.
The years went by and Aiko was now a young woman of 18 years looking just like her mother with her long flowing hair to her now green eyes.
Aiko is walking through out the gardens ending up at the family shrine where Escaflowne was set to rest as well as her past family members this is where she found the peace and quiet she longed for after days and days of on going events of her royal life. It is here where she gave thanks to the giant who helped bring her parents together helping and in saving all of Gaea.
The wind blows through the trees bringing a smile to her face remembering times of the past the nightmare that she seemed to have lived through the evil that her father once again destroyed saving the world thinking it was too bad for her great uncle that things had to end the way that they did.
Why did Mullo want to hurt his family was beyond her thinking her uncle John explained that it was his greed for power that drove him to do what he did.
Then the memory of seeing her mother lying on a table laying there dead flooded to her mind a tear swept down her cheek in closing her eyes. After all this time that image was still there her and her father helpless to help her till out of no where a light illuminated from Aiko's tears drops hitting Hitomi's face moments late. As Van held his daughter Hitomi's eyes opened.
"Van…." Hitomi softly said.
Van let Aiko down from his embrace with a shocked look on his face.
"Hitomi??" Van said not believing that she spoke. He then leaned over to see her eyes were open as well.
"Hitomi, you're alive!" he said taking her into his arms holding her close.
Yes this memory was sad but then a smile came across Aiko's face as she remembered her mother waking up from death by her tears, her tears had brought her mother back.
To this day she isn't afraid to cry about anything not even a memory like that for tears brought back a person every one thought to be gone forever. As the breeze blew through Aiko's hair and tears began to fall her mother and father gather behind her. Hitomi put her hand on her shoulder taking her daughter into and embrace.
"Thank you Aiko and never be afraid to show your tears to any one." Hitomi said to her daughter looking into Van's eyes he too joined the embrace. So there they were in a happy ending embracing one another looking on to Escaflowne who started it all.
Well all here is the last chapter I hope you all enjoyed it for I enjoyed writing it.
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