Escaflowne Episode 8 English Dubbed Episode Description: Van, Hitomi, and Merle escape into the forest. Meanwhile, Allen is taken prisoner but escapes with the help of Millerna. Van, Hitomi and Merle pass a dragon graveyard where Zaibach is harvesting drag energists. Van decides to try and destroy the store house but surrenders when Hitomi is taken hostage. Due to a Merle causing an accidental distraction, Van frees himeself and saves Hitomi and proceeds to destroy the store house.The resulting explosion rips the ground apart and Hitomi falls into a crater. Van jumps in to save her and sprouts wings, revealing himself to be the 'angel' in Hitomi's visions.