The group climbed a steep hill. The gleam of the early morning light shined down revealing the kingdom in the distance. Seth looked back at Yuki. "There it is Yuki. You are almost home." A gentle smile formed on her face. They continued onward towards the kingdom. A vast cliff side loomed to the side of the group.

"Mind your step. Some of this isn't as stable as it appears. If you fall, there is no hope for you." Hunter cautiously navigated along the cliff side. A few pieces crumble from the edge as they slowly moved along. After fifteen minutes or so, the group finally made it passed the cliff side.

"Good evening, Princess." A shadowy figure approached and Yuki's gaze fell on the figure. "Alexandre. What are you doing here?" Seth glared at him. Yuki seemed confused."You know him Seth?"

Seth just stood there, his body shielding Yuki. Alexandre smirked. "It has been a long time now hasn't it Seth. Surprised you still remember me. As for why I'm here. I'm here to bring the princess back home." Just as he finished his sentence, Kira and his men appeared out of the darkness and surrounded the group. Every reasonable escape route was blocked by Kira's men. All that remained open, was the cliff. "Come along Ms. Yuki. Your parents are worried sick about you." Alexandre smiled, trying to look nice.

"But what about my friends? What will happen to them?" Yuki looked into Seth's eyes and back at Alexandre.

"They will be taken care of. Don't worry your head on it Princess." Yuki slowly comes towards him. She stands next to Alexandre who wrapped one arm around her and turned to take her back. He raised his other hand and in a split second, both Seth and Hunter were tackled to the ground and held up, retrained. "Kill the weavile. Keep Seth alive. Other than that, you can have some fun." Kira looked up at Alexandre and with a sinister grin, took out his sword and brought it clean through Hunter.

"Wait. What's going on Alexandre? You said they wouldn't be harmed. What's going on here?" Yuki turned and ran towards the injured Hunter, but she was caught by the arm by Alexandre. Hunter's body fell to the ground as his blood stained the ground.

Alexandre pulled Yuki back towards him. "I only said they would be taken care of. I can't allow anyone to ruin my plans. I was planning to kill you myself." He raises his hand. "But I guess that honor can be done otherwise." He brought his hand through Yuki's chest and threw her off the cliff. Seth's eyes widened in shear terror as he watched helplessly as Yuki fell off the cliff. Tears flowed down his face.

"YUKI!" Seth's anger rose extremely. He tried with all of his might to break free, but Kira knocked him out cold. "Yu. Ki." Seth's world turned to black as he fell unconscious.

Seth awoke in a cell later that day. He was chained to the walls. He looked around frantically trying to understand what just happened. Footsteps echo down the hall. Queen Aerona and Emily approached the cell, accompanied by three guards. The door to the cell was unlocked and the queen stepped in. She looked at Seth with shear disgust. "How could you? How could you take away my daughter?" Seth tried to say something, but he just couldn't form the words. "I bet you tortured her. I bet you wanted to hear he scream, before finally ending her." The queens eyes filled with angry and despair.

"Enough" Seth could take it no more. "I did not kill your daughter." Seth stood himself up and looked at the queen. "I swear I never laid a finger on her." The queen slapped Seth hard across the face. She said nothing else and left his cell.

She stood at the cell door for a second. "Your execution is scheduled two days from now at noon. I plan to see you dead, you filthy piece of shit." The queen left followed by the three guards. Emily was on her way to leave when she heard weeping coming from Seth's cell. Seth was deep in tears. Emily moved to speak, but decided to leave, unsure about what to say. Seth remained there, in the dark, deep in despair.

The next day seemed to go on. Seth still hadn't stopped crying. Footsteps echoed outside his cell. The door opened and someone came in. Seth didn't look up at the person. "You're Seth right?" The voice seemed to calm him. It reminded him of Yuki. He looked up hoping to see Yuki, but in front of him was the young girl from yesterday.

"What do you want? Can't you see I'm trying to spend the last few days I have left with at least some dignity. Seth's eyes were still filled with tears.

Emily came closer to Seth. "You loved her. Didn't you?" Seth froze. "I believe you, when you said you didn't kill Yuki." For a moment, Seth couldn't speak. His mind raced.

"Not that it matters. Yuki is still dead and I'm going to be killed in the place of the real killer." Seth gaze fell back to the floor. "Damn you Alexandre."

Emily took a seat along the wall next to Seth. "If you are up for it, I want to hear your story." Seth wanted to say no, but something about the girl seemed similar to Yuki. He raised his head back up and explained the whole story to her. Emily sat there and listened to the entire thing. She looked up at Seth. "If what you said is true, then I need to get you out of here." She stood and left his cell. "I will see what I can do about getting you free." She ran off.

Many thoughts went through Yuki's head as she was thrown off the cliff by Alexandre. The thought of her family. Her friends. Most importantly, Seth. She kept his image in her head as she fell to her possible grave. It was a surprise when she hit the ground earlier than she expected. She stood up and looked around, deciding if this was Heaven or Hell. A pain in her side stung. She looked over at the wound remembering she got stabbed by Alexandre. Alexandre. Just the thought of him made Yuki's blood boil. Which was pretty hard for an ice type. She knew she had to find her way back up and get the the palace before Alexandre takes over. She marched on towards the kingdom, hoping it wasn't already too late.

Yuki decided to go into the kingdom in disguise, to ensure that no one recognizes her. Yuki decided to put on some commoner clothes and a small hat to hide her hair. Most likely, Alexandre announced my death publicly and it would be quite drastic if she were to be alive. She had to get into the palace without being recognized. She entered the kingdom with no problem and went wandering around until night time. While she was wandering, her eyes fell upon a poster on the wall. She came closer to read it. "Execution of Bandit-son Seth set for noon two days from now. Charged with the murder of the eldest daughter of the king and queen, Yuki." Yuki's eyes filled with tears. She had to get in the palace and stop them from executing him. Yuki kept a low profile as she waited for night fall.

The night sky set in and Yuki prepared to make her move. She would use a secret passage used for emergencies. It would let out in the dungeon which allowed Yuki to get to Seth. She carried out her entrance plan without fail and entered the dungeon. She looked around for hours until she finally came to Seth's cell. His head was down and his breathing slowed. It looked like he was asleep. "Seth. Hey Seth." Yuki kept her voice low. Seth raised his head towards the voice. His eyes widened.

"Yuki? Is that really you?" Seth stood up and stared at her.

"Who else would it be?" Yuki walked off, coming back with his cell key. "Lets get you of here."

"Please don't. At least not yet. If I end of disappearing, Alexandre will be suspicious. You have to make a move during my execution." Seth smiled at her. "Please. Trust me."

Yuki nodded and went to return the cell key. "I hope you know what you are doing Seth. I don't want to lose you." She turned at went out the secret exit.

Seth sat there in complete darkness as His love left. "I hope so too."

The day of the execution came quickly. Footsteps echoed towards Seth's cell. Three guards appeared out of the darkness and moved him out of his cell, and towards the platform. Seth came along, almost willingly, as he left the dark tunnel and emerged on the execution field. The outdoor light almost blinded him. The entire field was surrounded by people. They quickly were in an uproar when Seth emerged. Queen Aerona sat in her chair, watching Seth walk out. Emily sat next to her. She seemed very nervous and kept fidgeting in her seat. Alexandre stood on the platform. He raised his hand and the citizens fell silent. "Glorious citizens. Today we deliver judgement upon the accused. Seth, son of the infamous bandit Kira, has been accused of murdering the princess." His eyes fell on Seth. His voice now seemed more directed towards Seth. "Today will execute this bastard." That sinister smirked formed on Alexandre's face. The guards brought him to the platform.

Seth was brought to his kneels upon the platform. An atmosphere of suspense covered the field. He turned his head towards Alexandre. "Hope you're enjoying this. You are not going to get away with this. You already failed to kill one person, what makes you think you will succeed at killing me." Seth's voice was projected in Alexandre's head. Alexandre's smirk faded. Seth returned to looking down at the platform, a smirk forming on his face.

Alexandre was getting nervous. "You're lying. There is no way she's alive." There was doubt in his voice. If Seth was right, everything Alexandre worked for would be ruined. He calmed himself and continued with the execution. He lowered his hand as a shadow ball formed in his palm. Alexandre looked at Seth and lifted him up with psychic. "Fair well, Seth." He jabbed his hand into Seth's crest, knocking the wind out of him. Things seemed okay, until Alexandre noticed his hand didn't reach all the way to Seth's crest. A thin sheet of ice stood between his hand and Seth's chest. A figure stood outside the crowd. They were kneeling with their hand on the ground. A line of frost had shot out from their hand to the platform.

"Cutting it a bit close there." The figure approached the platform. "You okay Seth?" The guards seemed far too shocked to stop the figure's approach. Something about their voice scared the guards.

"A few seconds sooner wouldn't have hurt." Seth stood back up and just smiled at Alexandre. "What do you have to say now? Oh and Queen Aerona, Yuki's alive." Right at that moment, the figure removed their hood. Yuki's long hair flowed down her back. Everyone was in shock. Alexandre was speechless. He quickly turned and tried to make a run for it. Yuki raised a finger and from the shear moisture in the air, froze his legs in place. The guards took no time surrounding him at that point.

Queen Aerona made her way over to Yuki and Seth. It was hard to tell whether she was more happy to see Yuki alive, or upset that she not only trusted Alexandre but almost killed the one who knew the truth. "Yuki. I'm so happy to see you're okay. And Seth. I'm sorry for not believing you."

The guards dragged Alexandre away. A faint chuckle escaped his lips. "You may have beat me, but this kingdom will fall. Starting with your father.." He was dragged off, his sinister laugh still heard.

Yuki turned to face her mother. "What is he talking about?" Her mother remained silent. "What happened to Father?!" Emily came over to them.

"Things. Happened while you were gone. Best you see yourself." Emily's expression scared Yuki. She followed Emily into the royal chambers, where the king laid silent in his bed. They approached the bed. "A few days after you ran off, Father came down with a strange illness. Nothing seems to be helping him recover. We fear he will die."

Seth came over to the bed. "This isn't an illness. His mind has been severely poisoned. I'm sorry to say this, but it is unlikely he will recover. I'm surprised he lasted this long against Alexandre's powers."

Yuki remained silent, her expression rather normal. She turned and left the room. "Yuki wai-." Emily tried to stop her, but Seth put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head.

"Let her have some time to herself. Anyway, I know where she is going." He turned back towards the king. "I will try my best to help him." Seth knelt next to the bed and focused, trying to find a way to counter Alexandre's Dream Eater.

Yuki entered the prison and approached his cell. Alexandre looked up at her. "Is there a problem, Princess?" All of Yuki's anger began swelling up inside her.

"Undo it. Restore my father. I want you to remove whatever you put on him!" A light chuckle came from him. "What? What's so funny you bastard?!"

"Just like I said. This kingdom will fall. Your father is going to die, and there is nothing you can do about it." Right as he finished his sentence, a shard of ice pierced his side.

"How dare you fucken say that! I should kill you like the animal you are, but that won't change anything." Yuki turned and walked out of the cell. "I hope you rot in this cell." She locked his cell and walked away.

Despite Seth's effort, King Aidan died that night, bringing the kingdom to despair again. The kingdom would collapse unless a new king is appointed. With no prince to take the throne, it seemed obvious that the kingdom would fall. Seth seemed like the best choice, but he was not of noble blood. Everything seemed to be going just how Alexandre planned it. The only choice remaining to save the kingdom, was the marriage of Yuki. With that, Seth would, by royal decree, be a prince of the kingdom. The suspense of such a marriage stirred up much debate. Would Seth really make a proper king? Seth and Yuki were wed early the next month. Things had to be done to ensure Seth became "King Material." The queen taught him to be proper and well mannered. Everything slowly went back to normal. That is until news came that Kira, Seth's father, snuck in and freed Alexandre. Seth and Yuki knew that he would be back, and they would be ready for him.

(Very Very Very Very sorry for taking so long. Major writer's block. But here it is. The last chapter. Hope all my effort is worth it. Thank you again for your comments. Hope to improve a lot.)