[Fanfic] Ginga X Densetsu: Their destiny was forordained

Califf, Jennifer (jcaliff@nsai-petro.com)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:07:47 -0500 

Julian stood just outside the edge of the fire that was swiftly
comsuming his home.  From within the fire, he could see his mother
reaching out towards him.  
	"Julian, you must go to Odin.  There your destiny awaits."  
The words echoed in his ears.  He screamed as he reached out towards the
vanishing form of his mother, but before he could reach her, he woke up.
 

Meanwhile, on Odin, Reinhart and Kircheis had just returned from battle.
 They had just arrived to see Annerose, Reinhart's sister.  However,
when they stepped out of the Lincoln Continental, Annerose greeted them
with an unusually solemn expression.
	"Sister, is something wrong?" Reinhart couldn't bear the unhappy look
on his sister's face.  
	"Did something happen?"
Annerose, realizing she was upsetting Reinhart, tried to make herself
look cheerful.
	"I'm fine.  Why don't we all go inside and have some cake.  Seig looks
as if he could use some good food.  Don't they feed you on those ships?"
Laughing, they all went inside, but both Reinhart and Kircheis could
tell that something was wrong.

Julian got himself a drink of water.  Currently, he and his cat were the
only two living things in the house.  "Or so I hope," Julian thought.
Yang was supposed to return from the battle tonight, so Julian would
again be able to keep himself occupied picking up after his somewhat
sloppy guardian.  That was good.  It gave him something to think about
other than the dream.  Ever since his mother had died that night, he'd
had the same dream.  Lately, he seemed to be having it more and more
often.  
	"But what does it mean?"  Julain said to himself, "I can't just go to
Odin.  We're at war.  Maybe if I can get Yang to let be become a soldier
. . ."  The thought drifted off and Julian turned out the light and went
back to bed.

Both Reinhart and Kircheis were starting on their second peices of cake
while Annerose simply sat and stared at both of them.  Kircheis decided
to break the  uncomfortable silence.
	"Lady Annerose, your garden looks especially nice today.  Are those
peonys?"  Annerose just stared blankly into space.  Kircheis and
Reinhart glanced at each other.  Suddenly, Annerose spoke.
	"I had a dream last night.  I dreamed that a young man would come to
Odin."  She looked directly at Reinhart.  
	"He held Odin, the empire, no, the universe in his hands.  Reinhart,
I'm afraid.  That young man will have the power to destroy the
universe."  Tears welled up in Annerose's eyes as she turned away from
them.  
	Reinhart stood up and seemed tempted to reach across the table to his
sister, to console her.
	"Sister, as long as I am here, I swear that I will not let anyone hurt
you.  This dream may be just that, a dream.  But if this person does
come to Odin, I'll stop him before anything happens, I promise."
	Annerose looked up a Reinhart.  Kircheis sat quietly, looking at them
both.  He wanted to say something, but nothing seemed appropriate.

	Elsewhere in the Empire, a man with cybernetic eyes gazed at the stars,
but few knew that he saw much more.
	"The Promised Day is upon us," he said to himself.
	"He will come."