A/N Hey guys! Ive rewritten an old story. Its a Next Gen OC story that has similar tones to the old one. I didn't want to continue the old one as it has a few problems with it. Instead I took the same general idea and wrote a new one with new characters. Anyway hope you enjoy it.

Light bounced around the room. The exposed crystals in the rock shimmered with bright colours. A gentle ringing sound hummed through the underground castle. Aurora Fairlight sat on a opal stone bench with her knees tucked beneath her chin. Her own dress glittered under the light illuminating from the crystals. She looked up when she heard footsteps on the marble floor approaching. She had tears falling down her face and her icy blue eyes were bloodshot. A woman in a blue gown entered from the hallway. She looked down at Aurora and took a deep breath.

"Is he ok?" Aurora whimpered. The healer sat down beside her.

"I managed to stabilise him. He's fine for now" She put a gentle hand on Aurora's back.

"How long until he's better? He will get better wont he? He was fine yesterday" Aurora watched the healer's face scrunch up. Aurora felt her own lip tremble, she fought back the fresh tears.

"He's Soul Crystal is fading Aurora. He's... He's moving on"

A force swept across Aurora. He eyes burst with new tears that cascaded down her cheeks and dripped off her chin. Her body felt limp and weak and she couldn't stop shaking. The healer pulled her into her chest and wrapped an arm around her. Aurora's wailing echoed down the stone corridors. Servants avoided the Healer's Ward to not embarrass their Princess.

Her crying descended to sobbing until she finally wiped away the tears. Her hand still shook uncontrollably to which the healer noted.

"I can give you something for that" She patted the Princess's hand. Aurora looked up at the crystal ceiling. The light from the world outside shown through the clear stones. When she closed her eyes and focused she could hear the sound of the frozen world above. The wind blowing against the exposed tip of the castle. The ice cracking under pressure as new ice forms. She wanted to go outside, to be swallowed up by the wind and let the ice sink into her skin and consume her. She had the same feeling when her mother died years before. Now her father would be joining her in the afterlife. Which only left her brother Draven.

"He's awake if you want to see him. But he's very weak." The healer helped Aurora upstairs to her fathers room. Inside the grand bedroom was a large bed stacked with furs and a crystal chandelier above it. The walls were made of clear stone that showed the icy world outside. Underneath the fur was her father. His skin was a dull grey tone and his eyes drooped. He barely managed to lift his head to look at Aurora. A limp smile appeared and faded as she approached the bed. He laid his hand on the bed palm up which Aurora gently put her own hand into. He swallowed and closed his eyes.

"Rory" Aurora flinched at the sound of his voice, it was low and weak. He usually had a loud booming voice that demanded the attention of whoever was talking to him. She smiled at him and squeezed his hand.

"Daddy I'm here" she noticed her own voice was feeble as well. He opened his faded blue eyes again.

"I don't have long. I need you to listen carefully" Aurora moved closer to him.

"I had a surprise for you, it was something your mother always wanted to give you" He smiled weakly and took a deep raspy breath. Aurora notice his Soul Crystal hanging off his necklace. The healer was right, it had faded. Her own Soul Crystal swirled with dark grey colours.

"You have spot... in Alfea. It was your mother's school. She wanted you... to be educated. I want you to go" Aurora felt her heart tighten at the thought of her mother. She missed her now more than ever.

"But I want to stay with you" she gripped his hand tighter.

"No Rory. You watched... your mother die. You don't need to see this." Aurora shook her head. King Krystos took her chin and looked into her sapphire eyes.

"Do it for me. My last wish Aurora. Your mother's wish too. Please." His eyes pleaded, she could see they were glassy and his pupils were grey. She figured he was going blind. The same happened with her mother when her crystal faded. She went frail, stopped eating, eventually she went blind. She was usually too weak to stay awake but Aurora never left her side until she took her last breath. The magic of the Soul Crystals was still new to the Kingdom, they were powerful but mysterious. Once they started fading there was nothing to reverse it. She knew no amount of praying would save her father- it hadn't saved her mother either.

"Ok daddy, I'll go" his lip curled into a smile.

"I love you Rory, be strong" his eyes slowly closed as he drifted off to sleep. His hand went limp in hers. She pulled the furs over his body and kissed his forehead.

"I love you too daddy".

Aurora found her brother in the throne room. He was sitting on their fathers throne while two men stood before him. Her brother Draven wore black furs and leather gloves. He had strikingly similar features to Aurora. Both had blue eyes, pale skin, and flaxen blonde hair. He wore his long hair in a pony tail. He had tall slender body and a handsome slim face. She recognised him immediately when she entered the throne room. She didn't recognise the two strangers. One was a large burly man with heavy armour on. He had a large sword strapped to his back. The other man was a hooded figure that looked as tall as Draven. As Aurora approached she noticed Draven come down from the thrown and put crystals in the hooded man's hand.

"This should suffice, we look forward to working with you in the future King Draven" the hooded man opened a portal, the large burly man went through first.

"Also my condolences to your father" the stranger had a smooth unsettling voice that sent shivers up Aurora's spine. He stepped through the portal and both men disappeared. Draven looked at Aurora. Her eyebrows were furrowed and her shoulders rigid.

"Father isn't even in his grave yet and you're already calling yourself King"

"He called me King" Draven casts his eyes around the room until they settled on the throne. "But it wont be long until I am"

Aurora's stomach dropped. Since their mother had died he had been a different person. They drifted apart, mostly because he had always locked himself away to study. He was colder, emotionless. It had been so long since they spoke she had forgotten the kind of person he'd become.

"Well I don't care what you think you are. I wont be here. I'm attending Alfea and I'm not sure I'll ever be coming back" Aurora stood her ground as Draven chuckled to himself.

"Of course you're running away. What did I expect. I'm left with ruling the entire Kingdom while you run off and be a silly teenager" His chuckle grew louder.

"You don't get to leave!" he roared at her. His voice blasted around the room. He walked closer to her, his steel blue eyes digging into hers.

"No, you don't get to leave while I'm left here on my own. Saphiron needs us both." He circled around her.

"I can't do this again Draven" she whimpered. "It's too much pain"

Draven leaned and whispered in her ear. "This has always been a Kingdom of pain. Pain is what makes us strong. Its all we know sweet sister." He brushed her hair behind her ear. "Please sister, please stay" For the first time in years she saw genuine sadness in his blue-grey eyes. The hint of emotion was enough for her to consider staying and helping but it meant watching her father slowly die.

She closed her eyes and thought about the cold outside world again. She didn't know what she wanted because at this moment she just wanted to feel nothing. Be strong. Her father's voice echoed in her mind. He wanted her to go to Alfea, he wanted her to escape the pain. Perhaps he'd seen what it had done to Draven.

"I'm sorry Draven. But I can't stay" She opened her eyes to look at him. Her stomach churned when she watched his face twist into anger.

"FINE! GO!" he yelled into her face. She watched him storm away. When he turned around he had devilish grin on his face.

"When father dies and I'm crowned King. I'll make you come back." He walked off and threw his hands in the air and announced "I've got plans for you little sister." Aurora felt a lump in her throat.

"Who were they? Those men?" She yelled to his back. Draven turned around and smiled.

"They were the Sovereign Council, they're helping me build our new army"