So is everybody this lonely when they're in love?
They embrace a pain that's deeper than the shadows?
It's all to make us shine, I just know it...
I love you, I love you,
I gaze at you with my heart...
I believe in you, I believe in you,
even on the coldest of nights.
I call out to you with my tears,
but I don't need any promises...
That's the precious strength you've given to me...
Even this land of Fanelia, guarded by dragons,
is destroyed at the hands of one descended from those selfsame dragons.
Naria... Eriya...
Lord Folken, we're glad we met you...
We're happy to die with you watching over us.
Farewell, Lord Folken...
Why won't my wishes come true?
We're not at war!
Indeed! The empire hasn't announced the abandonment of the alliance!
We should probably postpone any demands for reparations.
Of course!
Zaibach is after only one thing! That girl, Hitomi!
If we turn her over, they won't do anything further!
But their floating fortress has been destroyed!
We should remove the source of the problem before they retaliate!
If you hand over Hitomi, Gaea may be destroyed!
The power of Atlantis is nothing but an old wives' tale!
So long as the alliance with Zaibach stands, our country will be safe!
You must be dreaming.
The people won't be satisfied even if we give Hitomi to Zaibach.
The people of Asturia lost homes and family to their unprovoked attack.
In King Aston's stead, I, Dryden, hereby decree...
...that, in accordance with the alliance with our neighboring countries,
economic sanctions be imposed against Zaibach.
Folken's a coward!
He ran away from the Rite of Dragonslaying!
He's a coward who ran away and abandoned his country!
You're wrong! My brother--
My brother--
Lord Van!
How did it go?
I'd like to think that we're making some progress.
Trying to starve them out with words won't do a damn thing.
Folken ran away again.
It's all his fault.
So I'm going to kill him.
What're you saying?
As Fanelia's king, I'm going to avenge my people.
You can't! You're brothers!
You can't think like that!
It's like death and killing don't matter to him anymore...
It's a fine thing to believe in your dreams,
but I'll have to lock you away in a birdcage before long.
Don't...
Don't talk like that.
Serving Lord Folken is all I need to be happy!
Naria believed in Folken to the end.
You'd just get in the way if we took you with us.
Hurry, Eriya! Take us back to Lord Folken!
Van's big brother...
Wolves?
Somebody's calling!
Van Fanel?
You're the one who called me?
I have a message from pack leader Ruhm.
Folken is waiting for you in Fanelia.
What?!
I don't think Prince Folken's comin' back.
Rumor has it that he ran away and left the country.
I had a feeling he was too young...
...to become king by the Rite of Dragonslaying.
You there! I won't have that kind of rumor-mongering!
Don't worry, Prince Van.
Prince Folken will surely return.
I know he will.
Who's there?!
Oh, it's you.
Escaflowne's vanished?
What was he thinking, at a time like this?
Lord Van, where are you?
Allen, have you seen Hitomi?
I can't find her in the castle,
and her room's been cleaned up!
You don't suppose...
They must be together.
You don't think she seduced him, do you?
I saw them last night.
Miss Hitomi and Van...
Hey, you bastard!
...I saw them together.
You hid under the carriage?!
Hey! You really saw 'em together?!
Y-Yeah...
D-Don't tell me they eloped!
Take me with you!
It seems I really do need that birdcage.
What good will it do for you to come along?
Don't worry, it's not a trap.
What is?
The message was from Ruhm, right?
Is Folken a liar who'd get even your own friends to help him?
It'll all make sense once you see him, right?
Don't yell into my ear!
I can hear you...
Sorry.
I'll keep my word.
I'll bring you back safe.
Whether it's to the Mystic Moon or to Allen, I'll bring you back safe.
The shadows of the dragon and the girl from the Mystic Moon have overlapped.
I detect no irregularities in fate density.
Folken's plan is still working. Don't worry.
Our new future is almost at hand.
The Vione has been destroyed, and Folken is missing.
And those upstarts in Asturia are turning on us, along with their allies.
But the emperor doesn't seem to be making the slightest move!
That alliance is nothing but a mindless mob.
That the emperor has done nothing merely shows...
...that he has faith in us, his four generals.
I wish I could believe that.
What's wrong?
You look pale.
What's happening to Zaibach...?
Think he'll come?
He'll come. This is Van we're talking about.
All this, even though you two understand each other so well...
There he is.
Brother...
She's quite the unknown element, all right...
She amuses me.
I had a feeling you'd still be with Van, little lady.
You're probably worried, but leave the two of them alone.
I'm not getting involved, either.
Van, Folken. See you around.
Thank you, Ruhm.
Are you alone?
Do you think I'd lay a trap for my own brother?
You're no brother of mine!
Van!
Look! Look at what happened to the homeland you abandoned!
This green land protected by dragons is in ruins!
Do you hate me? Me, Folken Fanel?
I'll make you pay for your crimes with this royal sword!
Van!
What?
A land dragon?
What the--
He--
Folken had this in mind all along!
No!
I can't believe they're out wandering like this after only a few months!
This way!
Drop your sword, Van.
Let go of the rage in your heart, and the dragons will go away.
Get real!
Do you think I'll fall for that?!
Damn it!
Folken! Show yourself!.
Fighting solves nothing.
Yes. I failed to slay the dragon as part of the rite to become king.
I was ready to die.
But...
A-Am I going to live?
No, not wounded like this...
Noble of the land protected by dragons.
Who's there?
My name is Dornkirk.
He who intends to control destiny with the power of Atlantis.
The power of Atlantis?
You escaped death because of the power of Atlantis that flows within you.
Join me, and let us create a world free of war.
Where am I?
Since then, I have learned the ways of science under Dornkirk's tutelage...
...and became a Sorcerer of the Zaibach Empire.
I did it all for our ideal future.
So that's why you sold your soul to Zaibach?
Van!
Run, Hitomi!
Run!
Over here!
Quiet.
I want you to trust me.
I want you two to help me.
You're just like Naria.
Right? Your bodies were changed.
Naria?
You...
But Naria's dead.
And all those people in Fanelia. And Asturia.
That is precisely why we must change the fate of man now. We thirst for blood.
We must bring peace to Gaea!
Folken?
Dornkirk's theories weren't wrong.
I'll learn the laws of destiny and remake the world as I see fit.
Just as the people of Atlantis once did.
But that's not how changing fate is supposed to work, is it, Folken?
People respond to your feelings, right?
Naria?
Van!
Folken...
Brother?
Put down your sword, Van!
Put it down.
Put it down!
The dragons... They're leaving...!
Van, your anger and fear drew the dragons to you.
Just as a drop of water causes ripples in a pond,
where there is anger and fear, there is conflict.
I'll change the fate of man...
...to create a new world free of that anger and fear.
A world free of war?
And our hero slew the rampaging dragon,
and became king of all Fanelia.
Why did he kill the dragon, Brother? That's mean!
I suppose it is, Van. Killing dragons is mean.
A king of Fanelia is destined to fight,
so I wanted to lift that burden from your gentle shoulders,
It was my wish to see that new world with you.
However...
Dornkirk's methods... No, our methods... placed little value on human life.
Those methods were wrong.
Van, come with me to defeat Dornkirk.
Brother, your wings...
The brothers were reunited in Fanelia.
But, Folken's wings had somehow become pitch black.
Blue searchlights meet beyond the Moon...
Yeah, my angel who came flying down, who are you?
The doors of destiny are opening before us,
so let's just fall in love.
I can't break free of this moment that's making my heart flutter...
Don't stop baby!
Your mystic eyes are setting' me on fire,
your innocent smile breakin'me down...
You're the only one with that look in your eye.
An endless journey is beginning...
...with this unstoppable pounding in my heart,
and I wanna swoop down and take you with me!