Hitomi Hoshino, a 16-year-old high school student with an interest in mysticism, experiences strange dreams at night. A mysterious temple, a tremendous jewel, a shadowy prince ... The images trouble her, and a strange incantation keeps echoing in her mind. During a simple fortune telling one day Hitomi feels a magical pull, and in a shocking moment, the dream incantation drags her from her body. She wakes up in a strange world where the Earth hangs in the sky, and a headstrong prince asks her to power his god. Where is she? Why has she been transported? And, will she really be able to wake the deity Escaflowne? -- Publisher