Chapter 3

Crystal rushed down the stairs in the ice palace to see Jadis with a human boy. Hum…he's kind of cute Crystal thinks to herself. "Who is this that you have brought home Jadis?" Crystal asks looking Exodus over. "His parents are dead he is an orphan and I saved him" Jadis replied. "Crystal why don't you see to it that our guest feels welcomed" Leila states. "Ok mother" Crystal replies helping Exodus out of his coat. "You must be Crystal…your very pretty" Exodus replies. "Thank you…if you follow me I'll show you to your room then we will come down for dinner" Crystal states leading Exodus up the stairs and down a long hall. "Wow you have a huge house" Exodus states looking around all wide eyed. "Yes we do it is a castle after all" Crystal replies smiling. "This is your room" she says open up a door and showing Exodus a room decorated in blue. "I like it very much…thank you" he replies setting down the watch and the locket on the dresser. "Time for dinner" Crystal states sniffing the air and they both head down for dinner.

Over the years Crystal and Exodus grew closer and closer to each other. And Crystal continued to try to kill off Jadis. At the age of 19 years old Jadis had been named queen and her mother stepped down from the throne. Leila was sick and dying and Jadis had a huge responsibility to take care of. "Mother, how are you?" Jadis asks opening the windows of her mother's bedroom. "I'm fading fast Jadis, before I go I want you to have my powers" Leila states as Jadis sits in the chair next to her mother's bed side. Leila grabs Jadis hand as her body begins to glow ice blue and her skin turn to ice. "Mother!" Jadis screams tears streaming down her face. Leila's body stops glowing and her body becomes ice Jadis pries her hand from the ice as Leila's body burst into hundreds of ice fragments.

When Jadis gets up Darven is the first to notice Jadis' body is glowing. "Jadis…your glowing, your mother is dead huh?" he states. "Yes she is dead" Jadis replies wiping the tears from her face. "She gave you her powers I can tell" Darven adds. "Yes she did…are you ok father?" Jadis replies. "I will be" Darven states hugging Jadis for the last time then locking himself up in Leila's room he rips out his own heart. Crystal runs into Jadis "How is mother" Crystal asks. "She is dead" Jadis replies hugging her little sister tightly. "And dad?" Crystal asks. "He wants to be left alone for now you can get him when it's time for dinner" Jadis replies then leaves for the throne room.

Exodus sees Crystal fall to a heap on the floor at the bottom of the stairs. "Crystal, are you ok?" Exodus states hugging her body close to him. "I will be…mother is dead and the pain from it hurts so bad…I just want to die" Crystal replies. "Please don't die I love you Crystal and wish for only your happiness" Exodus states. "I love you too and always will" Crystal replies then she kisses him softly. "I this is a bad time Crystal but, marry me?" Exodus asks. "Of course I will maybe a wedding will cheer up father" Crystal states smiling as Exodus slips a silver ring on Crystal's finger. "Crystal I'm going to start making dinner…are you going to go tell your sister?" Exodus asks as he heads toward the kitchen. "Yes I will my love" Crystal replies kissing him before heading to the throne room to see Jadis.

"Jadis!" Crystal states bowing slightly to her older sister. "What do you want Crystal? To try to steal the throne from me again? Do you think I'll give up being Queen now that mother is dead?" Jadis asks ice in her voice and hurt on her face. "I just wanted to tell you that me and Exodus are to be wed soon I thought it would brighten the mood some that's all" Crystal replied. "As for the throne we will discuss that after my wedding" Crystal added. "I'm glad that you are happy and have found your soul mate will you go tell father? I want to be alone for now" Jadis stated as Crystal turned and left for their mother's room.