Red Destiny
L'Imperatore
"The Freid forces defending the capital sacrifice themselves so the Duke and the others can escape. They head to Fortuna Temple, where Duke Freid tells everyone how Freid possesses the power of Atlantis, which ended up causing the destruction of that nation a countless number of years before. Hitomi finds Van fiddling around with Escaflowne and he tells her he's going to become one with it. The battle culminates at the temple and Duke Freid is killed after deciding to hand the power over to Zaibach. As Chid presents Folken with the power, the Crusade flies away. However, something's wrong with Escaflowne. " (source)