Forget the Shadow Lord, kid," a voice boomed from above. Van Fanel (though Yusuke kept calling him 'Von') sat perched on a floating piece of debris, his cape fluttering. Behind him, the towering, bone-white frame of the Escaflowne stood dormant. "I was mid-flight over Gaea. If this is a Zaibach trick, they’ve outdone themselves." "Trick? Man, this is a party!"