Vision Of Escaflowne Fan Fiction ❯ Following Jupiter ❯ Zombie ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 5

Zombie

Another head hangs lowly

Child is slowly taken

And the violence caused such silence

Who are we mistaken

But you see it's not me

It's not my family

In you head, in your head they are fighting

With their tanks

And their bombs and their bombs

And their guns

In your head, in your head they are crying

In your head, in your head

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie

What's in your head, in your head

Zombie, Zombie, Zombie

*****

Flying back on the crusade from Palas was a long trip for Van. He couldn't help thinking of Dilandau, and how he might hurt Hitomi.

At first it seemed that the days spent in Palas were going to give them no information, but to their surprise they got some valuable information indeed. It just so happens that this phenomenal character Jira, the person who is so remarkable that she can revive people isn't really all that hard to find actually, she just so happens to live in the outskirts of Fanelia.

`She was said to be hard to find, but yet, a five-year-old child knew exactly where she was?'

`Van, he's not five, he's older than that, but that's not the point Van, we want to get there before Celena,'

`Before Dilandau' Van interjected bitterly.

`Dilandau, gets there and ruins everything and the persons life might be in danger.'

`What? Why?'

`Nothing I was just saying that it might………C'mon Van, it's Dilandau'

`I know that, but there's something you're not telling me Allen' Van said sternly, eyes narrowing.

`Yes, but, okay, when you left, Chid told me something that in order to create such a thing, to make someone just rejuvenate from thin air they need the flesh, blood and bone of the gifted. Although, the gifted don't know that they are……… or what they are.' Allen looked down. Van looked at him in complete shock as if Hitomi had slapped him again.

`Well, why didn't. You tell me?' he stammered.

`Because you'd blow up about it being Hitomi.' Allen answered calmly. Allen could tell that Van was trying to keep himself from blowing up about it being Hitomi because Allen was right; he would blow up about it being Hitomi. Van didn't want Allen to be right so he remained calm and asked, `who else could it be?'

`I don't know exactly, we'll just have to find out when we get there alright' Allen said and Van nodded with negativity.

*****

The crusade was slowly landing beside a small cottage in the heart of the forest, it was a dark looking cottage with black, partially rotting wood. It seemed like it was full of life and welcoming yet there was an eerie presence lurking around there.

Allen and Van both unsheathed their swords and cautiously walked closer to the cottage, not speaking and not making a sound until they reached the door, when Allen whispered to the crusaders and told them to stay out here and for Van to come with him.

Inside wasn't much different. It had a calm and serene look but the feel of it was an unnatural being. There was a strong smell of perfumes and rotting meat. Allen and Van were unable to keep their mouths uncovered without hurling; they sheathed their swords and covered their mouths, trying not to breathe. They walked as quiet as they could between the squeaky floorboards and the coughing.

They finally came to a door way covered in stringed beads, some of them were cut off and beads were on the floor. Allen was the first to go in and then Van and as soon as Van walked in he ran right into Allen.

`What are you doing…' Van froze as well when he saw a figure lying on the floor, dead. Van felt his stomach wanting to hurl but he made sure he didn't. The figure was a woman and she was lying on the floor face down, and her head was not too far from its body; everything was covered in files. Beside her on the floor was a small bowl with dried out crushed leaves and a stain on the floor from where the liquid had dried. On the floor also were small bones, which had appeared to be pecked with birds and small animals as with everything else that was in this place.

`They've been here. Damn it' Allen said and left. Van turned to leave but something in the corner caught his eye. It was sparkling brightly in the sun coming that through the broken window. He ran over to it and his eyes enlarged when he saw the gold chain hanging out the drawer. He quickly pulled opened the drawer and gasped at what he saw. Inside was Hitomi's pendant, smashed into unfixable pieces.

`Allen!' he screamed. Allen came running back in.

`What' he coughed.

`Hitomi's pendant' Van showed Allen the remains of the pendant.

`Without that, nobody can come to Gaea' Allen said.

`I don't think that's what he was trying to achieve Allen, this way, nobody can leave Gaea'

*****

Leaunna was sprawled on her bed in her prison staring at the ceiling, unblinking. She had been up since late last night thinking about ways to escape. The only ones she could think of were destroying the scanner and hopping for a malfunction or wait for someone to open the door and plow right through them. Thinking about those ideas for nine plus hours had seemed to be a little unorthodox for her. Nevertheless there was a little hope that she had that might make it work for her except when she escaped before there only seemed to be doors leading to other rooms.

She heard buttons on the other side of the door telling her that someone was going to come in. She thought about moving, to see if her plan would work, she thought about just staying there pretending to be dead and maybe they would dispose of her body somewhere and then she could escape that way. Yet, she didn't move she just lay there and waited for the person to come in, and probably kill her.

`What are you doing? Lost all hope?' the chilling voice rang though her ears.

`Yes, now leave me here to die. Either that or let me use the bathroom or I will die before I want to'

`You need to go to the washroom?'

`I've had to go since I can remember you ass hole' she still hadn't moved from where she was positioned. She turned her head to face him. `Unless of course you want me to die, I don't think that you need me any more. Do you?'

`Oh? So you want to die now?'

`I didn't say that' she replied flatly. `But of course it'd be better than staying in this dull room day after day after day. Although you wouldn't know what a vivid room would look like would you?' Dilandau's smiled gleamed.

`Bright red comes to mind' he said.

`Don't you mean blood red? Actually I was thinking pink' she retorted in the same flat tone and again he grinned.

`A bit of distaste wouldn't you say? You know, if you don't like this room you could go to a different room'

`No thanks; I'm happy in the `Hell Hotel' if you don't mind. Although, now that you mentioned it, I was thinking of something new' she smiled mischievously.

`And that would be?' he asked.

`Being able to go anywhere I want. It seems there is really no exit. And if there was, you think that it would locked with some sort of a code. Hmm?'

`Is that what you want?'

`From you, the only thing' she said. Dilandau smirked and responded, `No, I like keeping you caged like an animal, it's amusing' Leaunna's nostrils flared and her mind screamed, "AN ANIMAL! WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?" she struggled to get off her bed to jump him but before she even got off Dilandau knew what she was up to and was ready to stop her from trying to do any damage. She jumped for Dilandau arms out stretched to grasp anything. He was obviously much more cunning than her and grabbed her wrist and before she knew what was happening she was pinned to the wall and being confronted by the person that she was trying to confront in the first place.

`It's best to think twice when doing something rash.' he whispered into her ear.

`Yeah? That's coming for a person who doesn't think at all' she spat.

`Listen to me,' he snorted `don't push me, I could kill you at any moment if I wanted you know'

`Then why don't you?'

`I'm not, because she doesn't want you dead'

`Who the fuck is `she'?' Leaunna rolled her eyes.

`You want to roam this small place? Sure. Not like there is going to be anywhere you can go anyway.'

`God you're thick, that's the exactly what I SAID' she yelled. He pressed her shoulders against the wall and she gave a small whimper. `Get off' she shrieked and with a force she pushed him off in an instant. Dilandau looked shocked for a minute and then grinned again. Leaunna was panting with anger and she didn't take her eyes of him as he walked over to the scanner and then walked out, a minute later the door slid open and he said, `there you can come and go as you please, just stay out of my way'

`Don't forget to tell your pansy dragon slayers about this'

`I think……… I'll let you take care of that'

`Oh C'mon you dick. Just one thing after another?' she slouched her arms and asked again `Why can't you kill me and get it over with? I don't want to live anymore'

`I've already killed someone'

`Well from what I've heard you like killing……… it's what gets you off or something' Dilandau rolled his eyes.

`We've already had this conversation did we not? I think we did so why are you still talking about it? I killed that stupid girl in the forest that greatly brought my dragon slayers back to me and I killed Celena' he said in a very impassive tone.

`Allen's sister? Allen' she said thoughtfully. `Van. They'll rescue me, I know they will.'

`You'll rescue yourself' Dilandau said and left, leaving Leaunna with a very confused expression on her face.