Vision of Escaflowne

Hitomi holds her pendant, which glows strangely. She stands atop Escaflowne, which drives its sword into the ground; the shockwave destroys a number of Guymelefs before it. Escaflowne chops its way through three more Guymelefs, slaughtering them with ease. Escaflowne stands in the wreckage, with Hitomi standing atop its shoulder. She held her pendent out in front of her as if it was a lantern in the darkness.

This was the vision that Dornkirk had. The vision of his destruction.

Folken was in a concil room, before the four generals of Zaibach.

"The Dragon's power is incredibly powerful and is getting more powerful by the minute! Folken, did you know of this?" Adelphos asked. Folken didn't answer, "Did you know the Dragon would be Zaibach's greatest obstacle to the unification of Gaea? Did you know that?!"

Another one of Dornkirk's vision was revealed. He saw an army of Escaflowne units marching toward Zaibach. They all looked almost like the original Escaflowne, except none of them had the particular shade of white that Escaflowne has Some were green, some were red, some were black, grey, and brown. There were so many of them, as far as the eye can see. The army of Escaflowne units shot arrays of energy at Zaibach fortresses in the air, taking them down, one at a time.

"According to His Excellency Dornkirk's Fate Predictor...a force of Dragons will invade Zaibach. And this...Escaflowne will lead it to victory."

"Indeed." Dornkirk said as his image appears before them on a screen. "As the gravity between the girl from the Mystic Moon and the Dragon increases...our own future is drawn into chaos. To prevent that future from coming to be..."

Dornkirk still sees the image of the many Escaflowne units. Escaflowne stands atop of a platform with the captial building behind it and the city itself in flames. Escaflowne raised its sword high and its army salutes Hitomi with their swords, who stood next to it, her pendent shines brightly around her neck. She had her own sword drawn, itself drenched with blood, and she was wearing some kind of light battle armor.

"...We must seperate those two dangerious elements." Dornkirk said

"Seperation won't be enough your Excellency." the Steel general said

"He's right. With our force's potential..." the Platnium general said

"It will be easy to destroy Escaflowne." the Bronze general said. "And anyone else in our way!"

"Your Excellency, please grant us permission to move out." Adelphos said

"There's no need." Link said as he walked out.

The generals looked surprised.

"Instead of stirring up the situation...I believe working a different kind of gravity upon the girl from the Mystic Moon...will be sufficient for our purposes. Beside...we don't want to break the new treaties we've just recently forged with Hyrule who is protecting the Dragon."

"Then what is this other kind of gravity you are talking about?"

"...It involves the attraction between a man and woman."

The Golden Rule of Love

"The most powerful force in the universe is not weapons of destruction. The most powerful force is something that is much more deadly. It is the power of love."

From the journels of Duke Zeon Fanel, AC 176

Location: Palas, Asturia

In a tavern, the gang again celebrates their safe journey home. Weeks have passed since then.

"Three weeks after escaping Zaibach, we finally returned to Asturia." Hitomi was writing in a journal she gotten, she looked around to see Allen sadly drinking alone, "The people of the Crusade seemed to have hoped for the same thing...and we were all able to meet again."

Van looks out at the Mystic Moon near a window. Merle sees Van all alone and walks to join him.

"Lord Van," She hugs him and then sits on the floor next to him.

The next day, the palace was busy with preparations to come. Jayson was on the roof looking at the morning sky. It was another bright day.

"Marriage?!" Hitomi asked Dryden, announcing his marriage to Millerna, "You and Millerna... are getting married..."

"Yes, she must of recongnized my virtue. Is that strange? I think being a king suits me. If we combine the might of Asturia and my economic power...Zaibach won't be able to invade. Power isn't the only factor in war. You've got to use this." Dryden points to his head.

Van shakes his head a bit at the idea, "They're not the kind of people who'll buy into such ideas."

Van's thoughts quickly went to Dornkirk, whose image he still remembers in his head.

"Their purpose is to destroy Gaea. Even if you become the King of Asturia..."

"That's pretty harsh,"

"They were engaged to begin with," Eries said as the three in the room turned to see her come in. "Its only natural for Dryden to succeed the Asturia family."

The second eldest princess walks up to Allen, "Especially to forgive you for your crimes."

"What crime?"

"Allen's betrayal of this country...and your actions against our ally, Zaibach." Hitomi was about to protest, but the princess had more to say, "Moreover, since Millerna left, Father has been ill in bed...he's dying. Because you took Millerna away."

"Sister!" Millerna enters to room, Jayson was behind her, "Enough with you petty speeches."

"Millerna," Hitomi said

Millerna walks up to Allen. Allen kneels and kisses her hand.

"Congradulations on your marriage, Princess Millerna." Allen smiled a bit, but it was hard to tell was it a sencere one or not.

Later, Millerna was checking for what kind of dress she should wear while Hitomi watches and offers opinions if she can. Hitomi was now wearing a simple blue dress. Not very helpful if she plans to run around, but she still carries her sword around.

"What do you think of this dress?" Millerna pulls out a green one, "I wonder if the one with more frills looks better on you."

"No, it's not about the dress."

Millerna stops for a moment,

"It's about the wedding right?" Hitomi could only nod to it, "It'll be alright. He's rich, smart and handsome. I'm sure Dryden will make me happy."

Hitomi then remembers the first time she met Millerna on the skyport. She was so overjoyed to see Allen.

"You're lying," This made her drop the dress she was holding and she turned to look at Hitomi, "Everyone's acting so mature! You're deceiving yourself, and getting married! Aren't you being unfair to Dryden?"

Hitomi stops for a minute and realizes what she's saying. She thinks of Allen. However, she starts talking again. "Don't give up on Allen! If you do, you'll regret it for the rest of your life!"

Hitomi pasues again and thinks of what she was doing, what she was saying.

"If Dryden and Millerna get married," she thought in her head, "Allen will...What am I thinking?"

"You're such a child,"

"I'm...I'm sorry."

"I want to ask you...can you read my future?

"The future?" Millerna walks to the window and opens it, revealing the clear blue sky.

"I don't know if this is right or not. I get confused when I look at your face."

"Millerna..."

"So I want you to use your powers...Please look to see what kind of future I have."

Hitomi was taken aback by this, she really didn't knwo what to do.

"Right now? I don't even have my cards with me," Hitomi gets up and starts to walk out, "Maybe later."

She then started to run around and out of the castle. Thankfully, her dress didn't caught and trip her. She ran as fast and as far as she can, and soon found herself on the outskirts of the city. She was on the grassy hills that overlooked the city. It was a beautiful sight, but she was too caught up in herself to notice.

"Damn it. Damn it. I'm so stupid..." She takes out her sword and then slashes a small tree. Even though the tree had to be at least six inches in diameter; after her fit, the top part of the tree slide off the bottom part. "I was relieved about Millerna's marriage...and then said something that doesn't reflect my feelings like "Don't give up." Then I ran away. How terrible."

She sheaths her sword, then proceed to walk on more. Before she knew it, she ran into Van, who right away saw the look on her.

"Something bothering you, Hitomi?" Van asked, who was carrying some things with him.

"Van,"

Back in Zaibach; Folken, Link and Dornkirk observes the two interact and sees that the future is being altered by them.

"At this rate, the Dragon and the girl from the Mystic Moon will come even closer." Doornkirk seemed to be surrendering in defeat for once, but Link smirked.

"Don't worry, my lord. The Dragon is not brave enough to cross the line."

"Cross the line?"

"Yes, haven't you been in love before...it takes a great amount of passonate feelings to tell the other of your heart...and unlike my former brother in arms, Van does know what to do with those strange feelings that seemed foriegn to him. He must be so confused."

Back in Asturia, Van led Hitomi to a windmill, where Escaclowne was kept.

"Disgusted with yourself?" Van repeats what Hitomi said about herself,

"I'm a terrible jerk...playing innocent and meddling in her matters. I'm so foolish."

Van then tosses a strange looking fruit to her. She sees Van breaking the top of it and drinking out of it. She does so, but when the first taste reached her mouth, she had a sour look on her face.

"Urg! What is this?"

"Its a piscuss. It gives you vitality, doesn't it?"

"Yuck, but it tastes so bitter and sour."

"That means it's working."

Van finishes the fruit and began to work on his guymelef, first sharpening it.

"When you look gloomy, you're drawn into misfortune. It's not like you to look so depressed."

"Is he encouraging me?" Hitmoi thought in his head. Van then stood up and walks to her.

"Hitomi...from now on, I want you to stay with me."

Upon hearing that, she drops her fruit onto the floor.

"What...what did you say?"

"I want you to be at my side...together, we can defeat Zaibach."

Right there, Hitomi was disappointed in Van's response.

"As long as we are together, Zaibach will fall..."

"Van..."

"What? What is wrong?"

"I...I..." Hitomi was getting angried by this, "You..."

Then, there was a slap. Hitomi had slapped Van, and it was with a lot of force.

"How dare you..." She storms out.

Later, she was on a bridge, and throws a rock over the water,

"Idiot...and I thought he was going to say something nice...I better stop expecting things like that from him."

Back in Zaibach, Link smiled at the outcome.

"See...nothing to worry about." He walks away, and Folken takes a step towards a large machine,

"Let's take this up a level."

In a cemetry, Allen stands before his father's grave. He had flowers on top of the grave. It was a bit windy, and some of the flowers were being blown away by it.

"Father..." Allen wanted to say so much to his dad which he hated for many years. He wished they can start over. Acceptance is the hardest thing about death."

"How unusual..." A voice from behind him said softly. Allen turned around to see Eries there. "...to see you in a place like this, since you don't pray to god."

Allen then starts to leave, but she stops him for a moment,

"About Millerna...Please restrain yourself. She's finally receiving good fortune."

"I'm...happy to hear that. If you're saying that, then it must be true. Dryden is a good man, but...if this marriage was only to fulfill his ambition to become king...I'll kill him..."

"Allen..." She was holding a bouqet of flowers of her own and sets them on Allen's mother's grave. Some blew away and Allen caught one.

"This was my mother's favorite flower. I believe the meaning of this flower is 'dear, unforgettable person.' Thank you, Princess Eries." He turns around to see she was already walking away,

Elsewhere, Jayson stands in his room and walks out to the balcony that overlooks the city. He stares at the sunset. He starts to think of when he was back in Zaibach and faced his former friend, Link.

Flashback

"What is it..." The pain stopped, but he still felt a presence in the room "Who's goes there?! Show yourself!"

Out of the darkness, a black melef with red tirm appeared from invisablity. It was holding a strange weapon with two sword blades at the ends of it, and folds its arms as it unfolds demonic looking skeletal bird wings which unfolds and spreads them out. The look was terrifying.

Jayson remembers the vision they both had...of the future. And of that person or whatever it was that appeared before him.

"What is this trick?" Link ask, "Who did you bring into this vision?"

"I didin't do anything..."

"The future...is set." the dark figure said

"What?" Link said

"What will happen will happen. The future is forever change because of your decision, Jayson."

"My choice?"

"Yes...the choice of life and death...for that choice, the future will be decided."

"Is that why you are here?" Jayson asked "Who are you?"

"I am someone...that doesn't exist...not yet anyway...I am the present...the past...the future...I am here...I am everywhere at once. Listen to that voice inside you and I'm there...look to the future and I'll be there..."

"So what? Are you saying you are a being that is not born yet, but then how are you able to exist in this dream vision if you do not exist."

"Oh, I exists alright...I've existed for a long time since the beginning of everything and to the end of everything...I am something that shouldn't exist, but does..."

Jayson then remembers what that man in the cloak also said,

"...one day you will be forced to make a decision that will decide the future. We all are fated to change the world. Make your own choices and they will decide the future."

End of Flashback

Jayson returns back to reality and looks out there. His body became extra senitive when someone touched his arm. He looked to see that it was Zelda.

"What are you thinking?" She held him close, "About the future? About the past? Or about the present?"

"I'm thinking of the now...the then and the whys of this world. How the decisions we make will change the world and affect the future."

"...Did you have another vision?"

"No, it wasn't just a vision that time. It was almost as I was there...or more as the future was brought before my eyes."

"The future is always being written. What one future can be, another one is also as likely."

Jayson continues to look out at the sunset and remembers what the cloaked vision said to him.

"One day, you will have to make a choice, and either choice will cost something dear to you, and will greatly affect the future...Choose wisely, because the future depends on you...It is the curse of our family."

"...My choice..."

In Zaibach, Folken proceeds with this plan of his. He stands before a large room, filled with strange machines. Naria and Eriya enters the room and felt a chill that sent them shivering.

"This place gives me the jitters." Naria said

"I hear you, but Lord Folken summoned us here. I wonder what he's up to?"

"Something good. I have a nice feeling about it, even though we are in this kind of place."

The two found Folken, who was walking to Link and Dornkirk. The two catwomen kneel in the present of their leader.

"The power of the Fate Redirector is still insufficient." Folken explained, "However, I believe it is possible to change the human mind, since it's weak."

"The human mind weak?"

"Yes," Link steps in, "You must remember about the power of...love, don't you, sir? We'll work this external gravity of love on that girl from the Mystic Moon to change the vector of her heart to someone other than the Dragon. And when that happen, destiny will be alter to our liking and it won't interfere with us. We'll need a sample of them for this to work more effectively, though."

"Fortunately, I've obtained some elements from them." Folken held up some pieces of hair that were found in the cell they had locked them in once. "With the Fate Redirector and these materials, I believe it can be done easily."

Folken then turns to the obedient Naria and Eriya behind them.

"I'll need one of you to assist me. Which one of you will be my partner?"

The two cats looked at each other.

"Ok Naria, no complaints this time." She takes up a coin from her pocket.

"Fine. Let's see who's luck is stronger this time!" Eriya flips the coin into the air.

Back in Palas, the once bright sunny day was now turning into a down pour. Rain came all of a sudden and covers the sky with its blankets of falling water. Hitomi had walked back to the city and was taking cover inside a building alcove. She looks down on her dress, which was all soaking wet.

"Oh man. And this was the first day I put this thing on." She shakes off some of the water on her head and hugs herself to keep warm. "It doesn't look like this is going to end soon."

There was a bolt of lightning and then thunder, which caused Hitomi to cover her ears and made her look to her right to see a couple under the cover of an umbrella and they kissed. Hitomi looked away and was embarassed at seeing that.

Not too far away, Allen was walking home from the graveyard. He had no umbrella or any kind of covering, but he walked on obilvious of the rain pouring onto him. He was dazed and walked onward, not knowing where he was going.

Back in Zaibach, Folken and the lucky winner, Eriya, were in the center of the room on a bridge.

"Thirty to activation of the Fate Accelerator."

THAT’S ALL FOLKS

RETIRED FANFICTION WRITER

I used to be a fanfiction writer. Everything that is here were posted years ago, when I was an arrogant, ignorant noob at the art of writing. I was sloppy and stupid and didn't pay any attention to anyone's "bad review". I should have listened to the voices telling me to get better instead of just moving along and writing polised shit that could be gold. Every one of my stories had great potential, but I tossed it all away for stupid young pride. I have lost my taste and time to write anymore. Anything I might still have conjured up I'll post for the sake of them being there, unmoddified. They will be the last things I would ever post here.

It is doubtful if I'll ever write a fanfic ever again or even finish some of the stories here. Looking back, there is so many mistakes, so many bad puns, cliches, cop-offs, that it would be impossible for me to simply edit the stories. I'd need to write everything from scratch, new plots, better story, but I can't. I've lost my ambition for fanfics.

What I have here in is a testament of the resolve I had for some good ideas that I made up in my spare time during my teen years. The years when I shoulda learned how to write better.

With that, I will see what I had left to post, post them for anyone to read with the same testament you read here in my profile. Anything I post will just be unfinished works. I doubt anyone would remember but they are there and maybe just MAYBE i'll pick this up again. But I'll most likely never again do fanfics.

To the readers of my fics, thanks for reading if you are reading this.

To the people who told me so. Yeah, thanks for helping me out

It was a wonderful experience to create a universe of my own in words, but like all dreams, it had to end