Prologue

Her long red hair flowing in the wind as she stands beaten, bruised, and bloodied but her sky blue eyes still held pure determination to defeat her black dressed enemy.

'I can't last much longer. I need to end this battle soon'

"I know your life energy is slowly fading. You can't keep fighting me and my curse for much longer. Surrender to me Jeanne and I will end your life painlessly, or do you enjoy feeling excruciating pain?" Eldus laughed at the sight of Jeanne so close to death. He was proud that he finally found a curse she couldn't break and all it took was for her to fall in love. 'How the mighty have fallen and all for petty love'

"I will NEVER surrender to you, Eldus! Just as I am on the last of my strength, so are you!" She smirked as Eldus lost his confident grin.

"If you keep fighting me Jeanne you will die!"

"I know the consequences, and I am not afraid. But you are, for you must know that when I die you will be coming with me!" She meant every word but she still worried for those she will leave behind. 'Now is not the moment to hesitate… Is it too early to use my trump card?'

Eldus Knew that Jeanne's threats were never empty, that means she must have something up her sleeve 'I need to make her hesitate… even for just a moment.'

"Oo is that so? I had no idea you were so eager to leave your child behind without her loving mother or your king without his beloved Queen. Here I thought you loved them dearly, isn't that why you took my painful curse upon yourself…for them?" he smirked happily when he saw that he struck a nerve as he said those last words, and saw tears starting to fall down her small dirt covered face.

'Eldus is right I don't want to leave my family… I want to see my baby girl grow up…I want to grow old with my true love… M-maybe I can find another way to seal him… This way isn't a complete guarantee anyway; it might not hold him for all eternity…' Jeanne reached up to touch her cherished locket, a gift from her beloved king. She opened it and saw the faces of her beautiful family. 'No! I can't doubt myself! If I don't defeat Eldus now, then the magical balance will be tipped to Evil and all Good magic will die forever. Then no one will be safe!'

Eldus was shocked to see that Jeanne stood tall again and whipped away the tears. 'What is this unnerving chill I feel going down my spine? What changed? Why are her eyes glowing a deep bright blue and filled with unyielding determination? She should be scared to die… not determined!'

"Your right Eldus! I do love my family dearly, and that is exactly why I am exchanging my life for your downfall and their happiness. Prepare yourself! This fight ends NOW!" With that she conjured up everything she had left for the Sacred Dragon Flame Seal. 'Please give me the strength I need, Glaedr!' Pushing off the ground as hard as she could, she pushed her wings to the limit in order to reach Eldus with impossible speed while aiming for his heart and mind.

Eldus took a step back in an attempt to dodge 'I can't believe she has this much power left, but I won't be defeated so easily. She will need her maximum speed to even touch me fast enough, and in her current state she won't reach me...' He blinked in time to see Jeanne disappear then reappear with one hand on his heart and the other barely touching his forehead. "How? You were weakened by my curse! You couldn't touch me!" Eldus felt Jeanne's energy entering his body from his heart and his head. He felt the two entering energies reaching out to each other and shutting down everything on the way. "W-wait! What about your husband?... What about your dau-" Eldus' words trailed off as he started to lose consciousness.

"It's because of my family I was able to defeat you. Goodbye Eldus ... SEAL COMPLETE!" Jeanne yelled as she used the last of her strength to complete the seal. As her wings and outfit faded back to her royal garments she heard: "I will get what I want Jeanne just you watch! I'll be back!" Eldus screamed in anger as his mind and body were sealed away in a scared stone relic, hopefully to never be seen again.

'I did it… everyone is safe now' Jeanne thought with a sad smile as she fell backwards. She laid there awaiting her final moments thinking about how she broke her promise to her husband. 'I'm sorry my beloved, please forgive my weakness' As the sun began to rise Jeanne began to slowly close her eyes when she felt her partner's presence.

"You are not weak Jeanne, you are one of the strongest fairies I've ever known in my existence."

Jeanne sighed "Thank you Glaedr, but I'm not that strong. I couldn't even keep a simple promise to return to my beloveds one last time"

The Sacred Dragon Flame deity frowned "I am sorry Jeanne I cannot help you in prolonging your life, I do not have the power to change the fates, but if you like I can deliver any message you wish to your loved ones."

"But I thought it was only possible for you to talk or even be seen by only those directly descended of your blood."

"There is a way for me to talk to humans. It will be a challenge for me, but consider it your reward for renewing the balance of the magical universe and for putting up with this old dragon for so long."

Jeanne looked up and smiled softly at her slightly transparent, golden Sacred Dragon partner. "Thank you Glaedr, but you don't need to talk to him. The only thing I really want is if you can deliver a gift to my love" She reached up and took off her locket. She closed her hand around it and used the remaining of her life energy to charm it and change it a bit. "Here Glaedr… can you… give this… to my husband? This way… he will know… how much I love him… both of them…" Her said with teary eyes and a loving smile as her eyes started to get heavier.

"Of course, Jeanne as you wish." The dragon said as he carefully reached down and grabbed the locket with his large claw. "You were a great partner and an even better fairy. Rest now, and do not worry I will watch over your family and your kingdom in your stead."

A tear fell as Jeanne smiled to her partner and said her final goodbye: "Thank you my dear friend. Take care of yourself." Glaedr nodded and affectionately brushed the tip of his tail along her paling cheek as he saw his fairy partner close her eyes and take her last breath. He bowed his head and gave his final prayer for her to find peaceful rest, before he took off to the royal Domino castle.

As he arrived he found the King on the high balcony looking towards the sunrise waiting for his love. Glaedr heard him send his prayers to his wife. This pained the old dragon 'I know there is no need to talk to him and Jeanne just wanted me to drop of this gift… but I shouldn't leave it like this… this spell will be the right thing for him even if it is just for a moment.' Glaedr casted the ancient spell to gain a temporary body of fallen leaves and wind right before him.

The King stepped back in shock to this sudden appearance "Hello King Leonard. I am Glaedr, and I have a message for you from your wife."

"Glaedr? The sacred deity of Domino?! How? What happened to Jeanne?"

"I don't have much time to get into the details, but I am very sorry for your loss King… She fought a great battle and won, but at a great price." The king was frozen in shock, so Glaedr continued as he held out his hand. "She wanted me to give you this last offering of penance for breaking her promise to you." As the King started registering what he heard, Glaedr placed the locket in his hand. With tears in his eyes the Leonard mumbled "Thank you" as he held the locket tightly in his hands.

"One last thing King, Eldus has been completely sealed in the relic. You will need to make sure that no evil forces discover the relic's whereabouts. Be warned if Eldus is released there is no guarantee that he will be successfully sealed a second time. The power Jeanne possessed was extremely rare and most likely will never appear in the magical dimension again." Glaedr saw the pain in the King's eyes and hoped that he would remember this after he recovers from his shock. Glaedr sighed "Please remember you have a daughter to raise, you must stay strong for her. You must tell her stories of her powerful and caring mother." That seemed to snap the King out of it. Eldus nodded sure he will be fine. "Good bye Leonard. I will watch over your family and your kingdom, but heed my warning of Eldus" With that the spell was broken and Glaedr disappeared in a sudden gust of wind.

Alone Leonard took time to compose his thoughts and mourn his love. He clenched his fist to remember what the Sacred Dragon Flame gave him. He looked at the locket and knew that it was the one that he gave Jeanne when their daughter was born last year, he put a picture of her and their newborn child. He opened it and saw the picture had changed it was now a picture of all three of them happy and smiling with so much love in their eyes on one side. On the other side there was an engraving 'Even in the darkest time, my love's fire for you will be eternal'

The King cried out with all the pain and sorrow he had in his heart for the loss of his true love. "I will forever love you Jeanne! Watch r us until we meet again!" With that he put the necklace on and went inside to check on their daughter. While thinking of how he was going to hide the sealed away Eldus. 'You did your part Jeanne, now it is time I do mine. I will make sure your sacrifice was not in vain.'