"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 loveyou, I loveyou," "I gaze atyou with my heart..." "I believe in you, I believe in you, even on the coldest ofnights." "I call out toyou with my tears, but I don't need any promises..." "That's the precious strength you've given to me..." "Shesta, haveyoufoundthe dragon?" "No, sir." "There'sstillnosign ofit." "Mostofthe enemy's Melef unitshavebeen wipedout." "Wehavenowoccupied the castle grounds." "Something strange is going on here..." "They're not putting up enough resistance." "And there's no sign ofthe dragon, either..." "Something's not right." "The Dragonslayersareabout to enterthe castleproper." "Shesta!" "We'll hold position right here!" "But, sir!" "Don't make me repeat myself." "We'll wait for the dragon to make its move." "Lord Folken, the Dragonslayers are holding position." "Excellent, Dilandau." "It can't be this easy to steal the secret treasure of Freid, which has been passed down since time immemorial." "There's still one left!" "We'll never giveyou the secret treasure of Freid!" "Be well, Prince Chid..." "W-What the--?" "Well done..." "You had all this planned out?" "You sacrificed them?" "You sacrificed this many troops?" "Not bad!" "Well played, Freid!" "Lord Dilandau!" "The castle..." "The castle's burning..." "Voris..." "The others..." "To let us escape..." "They all gave their lives..." "Wait, Fanelia!" "Voris?" "I have come to ask a special favor ofyou, Fanelia." "I know." "I'm on myway to defend the castle gate." "We'll handle that ourselves!" "Your Majesty..." "Please do as I ask." "Don't cry!" "Ifyou have time to cry, take a good look down there, Chid!" "Look at the bodies ofVoris and all those who died to protectyou!" "At the fate of those born in Freid!" "At the heavy burden ofthose who rule her!" "Shed no tears over them!" "You're the Prince of Freid!" "Allen..." "Youlookat Chid withsuchsadeyes." "ChidisyourandMarlene'sson..." "Chidis my son!" "ChidandIare the only ones who didn'tknow." "We're moving out of sight ofthe castle..." "Folken, abberations have appearedin myDestiny Prognostication Engine." "What weseeklies to the westofGodashim." "To the west?" "Fortona Temple!" "I want toseeitsoon!" "I want tosee ouridealfuture!" "Theimage ofourbrightfuture..." "Fortona..." "The oldest of Freid's temples." "In this, our final battle, we must protect the ancient secret treasure of Freid at all costs!" "With Fortona as our last bastion," "I have come to askyou, the Zegu Clan, foryour aid." "We understand." "Our clan has lived for this day." "We will not let the deaths of Voris and the others be in vain." "Such is the fate ofthose born in Freid." "My Duke, we return toyou this, the treasure sword of Freid, which has been entrusted to us for so long." "Chid." "I will now tell you the duty of those born to Freid's royal house." "Fanelia." "Allen." "I would haveyou hear this as well, you who fight by our side." "This place gives me the creeps." "What is it about this place?" "It's almost like..." "Ifeelastrangepowerhere." "What?" "That's" "Yes." "This writing is that ofancient Atlantis." "The secret treasure of Freid, which we have guarded since time immemorial, is the power ofAtlantis." "It is all set down here." "Atlantis...!" "What's wrong?" "I see it." "I can see it." "The people ofAtlantis ruled the land, ruled the seas, and ruled the skies." "They grew prideful ofthat power and styled themselves gods." "Transforming human will into energy, they ruled Atlantis." "However..." "Hey!" "Hitomi!" "Atlantis was destroyed by that power." "The survivors sealed that power here beneath Fortona so that it would never be used again." "Defending this sword, the key to that seal, is the duty of Freid's royal house." "Chid, we must never let the power ofAtlantis be awakened again." "Ifyou are my son, you understand." "Yes, Father." "Hitomi?" "Van?" "Van?" "Hitomi?" "What is it?" "Allen's been looking foryou." "I thoughtyou might be here." "Oh." "You don't look so good." "What wereyou doingjust now?" "That thing you told me about." "I'm sorry about what I did earlier." "I didn't stop and consideryour feelings when I asked you." "Don'tmakeme doanymore readings!" "That's okay." "I was a little hysterical." "Pretty pathetic, huh?" "I was trying that thing you showed me. " Dowsing," right?" "Dowsing?" "You said you could see the unseen ifyou concentrate on it, right?" "I won'tjust use Escaflowne from now on, I'll get it to obey my thoughts!" "IfI do that, I'll be able to pilot it better." "I'm not going to use it." "I'm going to become it when I fight." "Van..." "Hitomi..." "I don't know ifI..." "Van..." "What?" "Duke Freid..." "Red..." "Red rain...!" "Hitomi?" "The battle..." "It's begun." "Sarge!" "They're coming!" "Those Zaibach bastards are on the move!" "Okay." "Ifthey breach the third line, prep the Crusade." "We'll defend this temple to the death." "Got it?" "!" "Yessir!" "God?" "You're God, right?" "I beg you, please protect Lord Van." "Protect him so he can come back safe from the battle." "Please, God." "Protect Lord Van." "Here they come!" "They've broken through?" "!" "Damn you, Zaibach!" "Out ofmyway!" "Duke Freid!" "Out ofmyway, pissant." "I'm just getting started!" "Duke!" "Damn You!" "I wantyour head!" "You again, Allen?" "!" "Duke, I'll handle this!" "Get clear!" "My Duke!" "Please fall back to the temple!" "It's all clear to me now." "The gods want the power ofAtlantis revived." "Theywant the people of Gaea to undergo that trial." "They shall have it, then." "I shall give Zaibach that power." "But the power ofAtlantis is the power ofhuman will." "Atlantis may have been destroyed by that power, but Gaea won't necessarily meet the same fate." "We shall forge our own destiny." "Our children shall lead the way to that bright future." "Kaja, I entrust everything to that future." "I will shoulder the burden ofthe past." "I will die with it." "Look after Chid." "I place the future in his hands." "His path will be difficult, but I know he will persevere." "For Chid is my son..." "Damn!" "I'll handle this!" "Protect the Duke!" "Van!" "Duke Freid!" "I am Mahad dar Freid!" "Ifit's gloryyou want, face me!" "I am the Duke of Freid!" "Duke!" "Duke..." "You'll forgive me, won'tyou?" "I wanted to be with you longer..." "I fell in love with you." "Marlene..." "Duke!" "Wait, Allen!" "What'reyou doing?" "!" "Let go!" "Our fight is over." "It's the Duke's decision." "Please understand..." "Is he some kind ofdemon?" "Dilandau." "The Dragonslayers are to fallback." "Duke Freidis dead." "Thisbattle is over." "Yourjob can wait." "Damn it..." "I'll have my fun later!" "The Dragonslayers are returning." "Good." "Send a message to General Adelphos:" ""In the name of Emperor Dornkirk, we will now enter peace negotiations."" "" Full authority has been given to me, Stratego Folken."" "Well fought, Kaja." "I will obey Father's last request." "Highness!" "We can still fight!" "I know the Commander can" "Thankyou, Gaddes." "I'll never forgetyour friendship." "But this decision was something Father gave his life for." "I will endure this ordeal and rebuild Freid." "Prince Chid..." "You taught me that, Hitomi." "Your dreams will always come true." "Prince..." "I won't cry anymore." "I promised Father." "I'm Freid's ruler." "I do homage toyour valor, Prince Chid." "This senseless fighting is now over." "You will keepyourword, won'tyou, Folken?" "If His Majestywould be so good as to give us a sign ofhis friendship, we won't touch the airship Crusade so long as it remains in Freid." "Now then, your sign offriendship..." "The ruler of Freid, Chid zar Freid, now entrusts her secret treasure, the seal sword, unto the Zaibach Empire as a sign ofour friendship!" "Boss!" "This is bad!" "What's wrong?" "It's the king!" "He ain't coming out of Escaflowne!" "What?" "!" "It hasn't moved since he brought it into the hangar!" "Something's wrong!" "Lord Van!" "Say something!" "Lord Van!" "Blue searchlights meet beyond the Moon..." "Yeah, my angel who came flying down, who areyou?" "The doors ofdestiny are opening before us, solet'sjustfallin love." "I won't let go ofthis moment that's making my heart flutter, don'tstopbaby!" "Your mystic eyes are settin' me on fire, your innocent smile breaking'me down..." "You're the only one with that look in your eye." "An endlessjourney is beginning with this unstoppable pounding in my heart, and I wanna swoop down and takeyou with me!" "Escaflowne..." "Stay away!" "Lord Van's dying!" "I can still fight..."