Escaflowne Page #3

Leave some distance!

That's right, you were

with the Abaharaki. I forgot.

I get it...

...you're the Dragon

I've heard so much about.

That power...

Hitomi! Get behind me!

Uh, right!

Oh, no. This is terrible.

I'm drenched.

I hate rain...

...it makes me so depressed.

One of my soldiers just died.

But he was a fool to die.

If you're strong, you don't die.

Now, it's play time.

Let's have some fun.

Van!

White wings...!

Van...

Are you hurt?

I'm all right.

Thank you, Van.

It's going to be a bit rough.

Hang on tight.

Van!

What's wrong, Van?!

The wings...

Van!

Why...

Why are you so hurt?

No, please stop!

Please stop bleeding!

Van! Come on!

Open your eyes!

Somebody!

Is somebody here?!

Somebody!

Help us, somebody!

Please help Van!

Somebody!

Somebody! Help!

Please help Van...!

Let him die.

Free the young man...

...from the sorrow

of fighting alone.

Death is what he wishes for.

Death is peace.

Van...

Sorrow never ceases...

...until death sweeps it away.

Does he want to die?

Why?

Is he so sad?

Is he in that much pain?

Why?

Why do you live alone in sorrow?

You're not alone, Van.

I want Van to live!

I will stay with him.

Until he realizes he is not alone...

Until his sorrow is no more...

...I will stay by his side.

There is no sorrow

that never ceases.

I want to believe that.

Just as the rain will

eventually stop...

...and reveal a blue sky

that we can both see.

Why didn't you follow my orders,

Dilandau?

I ordered you to bring back

the Wing Goddess.

Instead, you got yourself

mired in a useless battle.

You fool.

Who was the one that saved you...

...as you roamed in the wild

with feral dogs?

Who was it?

You, Lord Folken!

Who gave you command

of the dragon cavalry?

Who?

You, Lord Folken...

Lord Folken!

Don't disappoint me, Dilandau.

You are one of the

remaining few...

...with Dragon Clan blood

coursing through your veins.

Although you are

of lower birth...

...that blood possesses

magical power.

I have great expectations

of that power of yours.

I...

Dilandau...

...if you desire,

I will give you a new power.

A power befitting a scion

of the Dragon Clan.

I want that new power...

Another of Commander Folken's

predictions has come true.

Hey, let Sir Dryden know

what's going on here.

Tell him the armor's

coming together.

Sure.

Damn.

The more I look at it,

the more creepy it gets.

A new armor, in Torushina?

That's the news

from Dryden's messenger.

We still don't know

where Hitomi and Van are?

No.

Folken will proceed to Torushina.

We have to hurry.

I believe they're still alive.

Van will come

to Torushina with Hitomi.

How was the meal?

It was good. Thank you.

Your clothes are

still being washed.

Please wait a little while longer.

I cannot thank you enough

for your kindness.

The people of Adom

never turn strangers away.

Uh, can I see Van?

He's still asleep.

That's all right.

I just want to see him.

Come in.

No need to worry now.

We drove the evil out of him.

But it will take a little longer...

...before the wound heals.

Until then, you should rest

in this village of ours.

Van...

Lord Van is coming out!

The one who destroyed

my country...

...is my brother Dune.

His Black Dragon Clan name

is Folken.

Your brother?

But why?

In my country, an oracle decides...

...which of the king's sons

becomes the heir to the throne.

The sign indicated that it was me,

and not my brother.

Just for that?

As the sole survivor of my clan...

...the only reason left

for me to live...

...is to kill my brother...

I didn't know what to do myself.

I lost my direction in life.

I couldn't figure it out.

I know how painful it is...

...to lead a life, hurting others

and being hurt.

I got so confused and lost the

meaning of what it is to live.

I just wanted to fade away.

We're like kindred spirits, Van.

You see...

...that's why...

...I want to be by your side.

I...

...want to be with you.

Thank you for your help, Ruhm.

Take care.

Yeah, you too.

I hear that Torushina is under

siege by the Black Dragon.

I know...

...but my friends are there.

May the Dragon protect

both of you always.

Hitomi, please come back again.

Say hi to Merle.

Please come back

and sing with us!

Thank you so much.

Thank you all very much!

Let's go, Hitomi.

Take care, Hitomi...!

Goodbye!

Mr. Dryden?

Yeah.

He's from a wealthy family

in Torushina...

...and the financial backer

of the Abaharaki.

We'll know from him

where Allen is.

What are you doing? Sit down.

Right.

Such an enchanting song.

It's a ballad of the

Ancient Dragon Clan.

Do you know this song?

Yeah.

My mother sang it

when I was young.

In the darkness,

the Dragon wakes.

To a heart numbed with

cold, the dragon roars.

With you by my side...

...the Dragon sleeps.

When the dragon gains wings...

...into the sky, our hopes

will leap.

You know, Van...

...I know this...

Hi there, strangers!

Do you like our music?

I'd prefer some more

upbeat music myself...

...but, as you can see, there're

nasty soldiers all over town.

There's nothing to be

cheerful about.

I'd like to see Dryden.

Dryden?

Never heard of him.

Dryden, the owner of this tavern.

You guys aren't

Black Dragon spies, are you?

No!

We are here to meet

Allen of the Abaharaki.

Take it easy.

Watch what you say around here.

The Abaharaki are fugitives

wanted by the Black Dragon.

You're exactly the way

Allen described.

Hot-headed Lord Van.

And this cutie must be the

Wing Goddess, Hitomi?

I'm the owner of this tavern,

Dryden.

Lord Van!

Merle!

Merle!

Lord Van, I've been worried

sick about you!

Everyone!

Sorcerers have begun the rite

to resurrect the armor...

...that was retrieved from

the bottom of the lake.

It's just a matter of time

before they give new life to it.

If that goddamn thing

comes alive...

...we won't stand a chance.

We and all of Torushina

will be wiped out.

Our last card is Escaflowne.

Shall we ask the Wing Goddess?

I'll try.

If I really am the Wing Goddess,

I'd like to help you.

It's exactly as the

Gadarasarai song says.

"The Wing Goddess resurrects

the Dragon Armor..."

"...and leads Gaea

to a new world."

Uh, wait a minute.

There's more to that song.

"The Dragon Armor will

lay waste to all of Gaea..."

"...and vanish."

It was the Dragon Armor

that destroyed ancient Gaea.

The Wing Goddess is the one

who summons Escaflowne.

So you came here

to destroy Gaea?!

All troops have been

deployed in Torushina.

All tunnel entrances

have been sealed.

No Abaharaki soldiers

can penetrate our defenses.

Hurry up with the

resurrection of the Armor.

Yes, sir.

A newly-risen armor.

You have so many troops

under your command...

...yet you still want more power.

Has the Wing Goddess arrived?

Yes.

Summon her to me.

Use your power.

As you wish.

Impure Dragon's blood will

resurrect the ancient armor.

Commander Folken...

...how could you...?

Shesta, any word

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