Krissy walked into her room and sighed.  She leaned against the door and looked up at the ceiling.  “She’ll be here soon…”  “I can’t wait…” DarkMistress exclaimed.  Krissy shook her head and walked over towards the mirror.  DarkMistress’s image was in the mirror, smiling gettily.  “This is going to be great, she’s going to want to kill you when she comes!”  Krissy shook her head, “Alexis isn’t like that, she’s a proper princess…ladylike and all.  She might want to kill me, but she’ll hid all that rage inside.”

“How long must I wait?” she asked Krissy.  She looked at the door then heard a small tapping.

“She’s already here…”

Krissy started to walk towards the door then stopped half way.  She shook her head, deciding to have some distance between them if Alexis couldn’t control her aggressive feeling at the moment.  She waved her hand and a breeze swept under her feet, heading for the door, pushing it open slightly with the force.  Alexis opened the door and stood there staring at Krissy. 

This time her hair was straight and she was wearing a simple sleek white dress with white string wrapped around her arms down to her wrist and hung a bit.  For a while, neither girl spoke, they just stared.  Krissy was the first to look away from Alexis’s piercing blue eyes and head to the chairs.  She shook her head.

“It’s like staring into an inverted mirror or something…”

“Tell me Krissy, why did you make me come here?  Is it to boast because you’re in charge, or maybe you think I have nothing better to do?”

“Settle down…as Nina should have told you, I need someone with royal training…I don’t have any of that, and you, dear princess, you are a lady of grace and charm, just as your training has made you…”

“Shut up!  I don’t need your sarcasm, you’re a princess too.  You have royal training as well!”

“On the contrary, I didn’t grow up on DarkDiamond and get training when I was young like you.  You spent most of your life on Leto, knowing of other worlds and realms, I didn’t…in fact the only royal training I had was on Canya right before I got…”

Krissy looked down and sighed.  “I’ll let you in on a little secret…”  She went to her chair and sat down before starting.  “Long ago, in another life, I was happy.  I still had problems with other about where I came from, but nothing like now.  I was just an ordinary girl, in love with an elf prince.  And eventually, I was able to marry him, and I was happy…even if it was just for a little while.  But…my happiness ended quickly, and I lost that life and gained this one.  I never asked for it, I didn’t marry my true love for a title or anything, I married him because I fell in love with him without knowing who he really was.  When I did find out, I backed away, and yet, he wouldn’t allow me to away.”  Krissy stopped for a second then closed her eyes as her head fell back.  She sighed as she fought with herself to continue.

“DarkMistress…yes, she took away my life but she didn’t kill me, someone else did.  I died in front of him.  And so there is no way to go back, even if I could somehow persuade Kia.  I died as a human girl from a small village then became the daughter of a goddess of the most hated place.  So tell me, why are you so upset?  I didn’t receive royal training because I didn’t become a princess at a young age like you.  Soon after I found out who I really was, I went to Silverdust.  You are here because someone who can rule masses with dignity and grace needs to be here, and I will learn from you until I don’t need you anymore…that’s why there is a court until I can handle this place on my own...”

Alexis looked at Krissy sympathetically for a second then frowned angrily.  “Why tell me this?  Do you want me to feel sorry for you because I won’t!”  Krissy turned and looked at Alexis evilly, “Not at all.  I don’t want your pity Alexis, never have nor will I ever want it.  I just want you to know, we all have to give up something we don’t want to.  You’re giving up your comfy little spot in the light realm to be here.  I expect you to protect this place, even if I’m here.  This is your temporary home, just like Silverdust was once.”  Alexis hissed, “Don’t worry, I won’t let this tiny village be destroyed.  I know it’s my home, and I don’t like my house a mess, and besides, if I did, it would look for me.  You might be the ruler of this place, but I have a reputation to uphold.”

Krissy nodded then waved for Alexis to leave.  The princess of light rolled her eyes, hating to have to take an order from her, yet she didn’t care to stay in Krissy’s room any longer.  When Alexis reached the door, Krissy yelled at her.  “Oh Alexis…I’m glad you’re here…even through I hate you, it’s great to have someone else responsible, not looking for men around the castle.”  Alexis turned and looked back at Krissy.  She had her head leaning back once again.  “You’re welcome, Princess Crystal.”  Quickly, Alexis exited the room.  Krissy smirked to herself as she heard the door close.  “Actually, I really don’t hate you…at least, not as much as I pretend…but that’s what rivals are for.”

“Wait,” Alexis said as she peeked her head back in the door.  “If you have a court, who else is in it?”

“Nyvia, Trina, you, and another…”

“What?!  Nyvia and Trina are both here, and for good!”

“Yes, that also another reason I need you here, so this place doesn’t get destroyed…by them…” 

Alexis nodded then looked down for a moment.  “Well with them here, we know the worse that will happen…”  Krissy looked at Alexis and nodded then looked away.  “Hopefully, unless you just jinxed us.”  Alexis frowned and nodded then looked at Krissy for a moment before leaving.  Krissy slumped over as Alexis left and sighed, “In fact, I think you just jinxed us to our doom.”  DarkMistress withdrew from her body in a beam of light again then looked at Krissy.

“Our doom?”

Krissy nodded as she sat back up, “Remember, the destroy of the light realm is heading towards us, who knows, maybe her words lured him here.”

“Ah…if that happens, let’s go to the dark realm…”

Krissy shook her head then walked over towards her bed, “I’ll have to stay if he does, or else we would be like those nobles…”  DarkMistress frowned then shrugged, “Well then, if you’re going to rest, I’ll be leaving.”  “Dark!” Krissy yelled, “don’t do anything stupid or I’ll seal us back up…”  DarkMistress nodded then walked out the room.  Krissy sighed, knowing DarkMistress wasn’t going to listen.  She looked up at the ceiling for a moment then shook her head as she closed her eyes.  “I wonder, how strong that guy really is…”

When Krissy opened her eyes again, it was completely dark, but not much later that it had been since she dozed off.  Krissy sat up and looked at the mirror.  “Selene…” she muttered before she looked up at an empty bag of crystals.  “I’ll go see if she wants to move somewhere safer…”  She hopped off of bed and walked over to the mirror, gently touching it, activating a portal.  

As Krissy walked back into she spirit realm, a shield around her body quickly went up.  Spirits constantly bombarded her shield as she searched for Selene.  As she got closer to Selene, she could see someone standing near it.  Alarmed, Krissy sprinted towards her friend then froze.  There were two Selenes, one inside the crystal still healing and resting and one outside pacing slowly.

“Selene…how…two?”

“Oh, Krissy…”

The girl outside walked over towards Krissy, smirking evilly.  Krissy shook her head, her Selene never smirked like that.  She was always cheerful, like a small child.  Had this place altered her?  Krissy grabbed Selene’s hands tightly.

“Selene, are you okay?”

Selene nodded then pulled her hands away.  “Settle down, I’m fine.  But because I’m not completely healed, I am like this.”  She looked back at the body inside the crystal and nodded.  “It is the safest thing really, I can do things freely without consequences as my real body heals itself.  Eventually, it will completely heal and teleport to where I am, or I can just simply come back to it.”

“Um…are you sure you’re okay…you don’t sound like yourself.”

“And how would you know, you don’t know me!”

Krissy stepped back and looked down.  “Selene…”  She looked back up at her friend sadly then shook her head as she smiled.  “But I do know you…you’re my best friend!”  She stepped forwards then hugged Selene tightly.  Selene cringed then hugged Krissy back slightly.  As Krissy let go, Selene quickly stepped back.

“Selene, do you want to remove your body from here and take it to somewhere safer?”

“Safer?  Where is somewhere safer?”

“This place, it’s called Hope City.  But anywhere is safer than the spirit realm, these spirits they’ve been trying to break the crystal seal since I found you.  I’ve been here every now and then to repair the cracks but I’m worried.  What if they break it before I return…you could be possessed!”

“Hmm, no.  I’ll stay there like this, but I’m not taking my body there.  Spirits can’t get through the crystal, ever.  I’ll destroy them before they could even try…”

Krissy shuddered as she looked at Selene.  Something seemed very different, especially her personality.  “Fine, let’s go.”  Krissy opened up a portal then stepped through with Selene following.  They both found themselves back inside of Krissy’s room.  “Let’s go get you a room…”  She lead Selene outside her room and down to hallway to a door.  “You first,” Krissy said as she stepped out of the way for Selene.  Selene simply shrugged and went ahead.

Her room seemed almost like Krissy’s expect there was a huge crystal to the right of her bed embedded in the ground and ceiling.  Krissy stared at it confused, “Selene, what’s that?”  Selene shook her head, “Don’t worry about it, it has nothing to do with you.  Krissy, I’m going to go do something for a bit…I’ll return soon enough, until then.”  Selene quickly disappeared.  Krissy sighed then walked out the room and closed the double doors behind her.

As Krissy turned around, she saw Trina staring at her.  Krissy yelped as she fell down and hit her head against the door.  “Trina!” Krissy screamed angrily as Trina giggled.  “Hello Krissy!”  Krissy rolled her eyes then pulled herself back up.  “Trina, what is it?”  Trina put her arm around Krissy’s neck and smiled, “Well, you see, I need a room…and so does Nyvia…”  Krissy looked at her friend upset, “What happened at the hotel…”

“Well, there was this little incident…” Trina explained.

“Incident?”

“Yes, well you see…I almost killed the owner…and now, we have no where to stay.”

“Almost killed the owner, how is that an incident?!”

“Settle down, he should of died for trying to say my outfit wasn’t sexy and stylish!”

“What did he say?”

“How much do Nyvia and I cost together…”

“I told you…”

“Well, I think it is so there!”

“Ah…Trina…whatever.  Just go down a floor or two to the third and fourth floors, you and Nyvia can have any room you want there.  Alexis has a room on the third.”

“What about that room, whose room is that?” Trina asked as she pointed at Selene’s room.

“Selene’s…”

“Who’s she?”

“My friend…but she isn’t here currently, don’t worry, she’s a nice person…or at least, she use to be.”

Krissy shook her head, “I’m going back to bed, I don’t feel well.  We can have zany adventures later.  Oh, and watch out for Dark, she’s out somewhere around here…”  Krissy kissed Trina on the cheek then went back to her room.  Trina smiled devilishly, “I always wondered if I could beat up the demonic Krissy, now I can finally see!”

Krissy winced as she closed the door, "Trina..."  She shook her head as she slowly trotted back towards her bed.  Collapsing, she sighed for a moment as she buried her head deeper in the pillows.  "I wonder...if everything really will be okay.  Hopefully..."  She rolled over on her back and stared at the ceiling.  "Hopefully..."

Krissy yawned as she relaxed against the crystal walls of the castle gate.  She looked up at the blazing sun above her and smirked.  “I wish for eternal darkness, no sunlight, just a beautiful full moon all the time.”  Alexis coughed then shook her head as she glanced at Krissy.  “That’s why we consider people from the Dark Realm evil.”  Krissy giggled then looked at Alexis with a demonic smirk.  “Like I care about such a thing…”  She slouched down, slowly sliding from the wall to the ground, looking up at the sky with distain and awe.

“I come from somewhere where the sun wasn’t something everyone liked, with good reason.  Demon attacked more during daylight, so eventually everyone was awake at night.  Don’t you remember me not getting up early on Silverdust…”

“Yes, but that’s still something you shouldn’t say.”  Alexis looked down at Krissy.  She shook her head, a bit disgusted.  Krissy was a princess just like she was, but her manner and demeanor…  Alexis sighed, “Sit up straight Krissy, no lying on the ground like that…”

“No…” Krissy said as she rolled to the right, looking away from Alexis.

Alexis frowned then pulled Krissy left ear.  “You wanted me to be here for royal training and during these two months I’ve been here you haven’t listened to a thing I said!  Ever!”  She let go of Krissy’s ear then frowned as she lowered her head in shame.  “I feel like you lied to Faith and Nina to get me here…”

Krissy smirked as she rubbed her reddened earlobe.  “Maybe…”

“What!”

“Oh come on, you act as if you hated these little two months in Hope City.  I’ve seen you break on of the most sacred rules on Leto by helping me open that gate where Chaos and Gustav sealed themselves away, got deadly drunk with Nyvia and Trina, try to kill me for two weeks everyday after we stole some of that weird magic from that gate, tried to kill Trina for a week everyday…helped kill of crazed monster that suddenly appeared outside Hope City, helped me beat Nyvia for making those things…and lazed around just like me.  So between all those boom, whap, bang, and ahhh you’re here doing absolutely nothing, no studying or things like that.”

Alexis frowned as she looked down, feeling a bit ashamed of herself about her past actions then shook her head.  “But still, you said yourself you need royal training…”

Krissy nodded as she yawned, rolling back on her back as she looked at Alexis with a smile.  “I know enough etiquette to get me by…any more, I’ll ask you.  Until then, just shut up about it, Princess…”  Krissy sat up and smiled as she tilted her head to the side before pushing herself up and stretching.  “It’s about time I go…”

“Go?”

“Oh yea, I forgot to tell you, Nina told me to come see her today, she had something important to tell me.  Maybe they’re moving me somewhere else and you’ll be stuck with Nyvia and Trina alone!”  Krissy giggled childishly as Alexis blinked bewildered then shook her head wildly.

“No, that can’t be!”

“On settle down, I was just teasing…now to make my very first trip to the Light Realm ever!  Wish everyone there luck that I don’t go crazy and kill everyone there!”  Krissy blew a kiss at Alexis then disappeared.  Alexis jumped up as she looked at the spot Krissy was standing then clasped her hands together as if she were praying.  “Please dear gods looking over us all, make sure she doesn’t do anything stupid while there…”	

Krissy arrived at Sky Palace but this time directly inside the palace.  She blinked a bit confused then shrugged.  “So she turned off the shields, weird…”  She walked down the corridors of the castle and headed towards the room she talked to Nina in last visit.  By the second corridor, a valkyrie appeared in front to door and stopped Krissy.

“Lady Nina is in the throne room, on the balcony.”  Krissy nodded then shrugged, “And that is?”  The woman sighed then walked the opposite direction.  Krissy shrugged again and followed her to Nina.  In the throne room, Nina was to the right on the balcony like the valkyrie has said.  With her was a huge fiery bird, perching on the railing.

“You called?” Krissy asked as she looked at Nina.

Nina stroked the head of the phoenix then looked at Krissy.  “Yes Princess…I just wanted to inform you of some very bad news…”

“That Slick guy, right?”

Nina nodded then waved for the bird to leave.  The huge creature extended its wings before screeching loudly and slowly flapping its wings.  It slightly rose from the ground into the air then looked down at Nina and bowed its head before screeching once again and flying away.  As the phoenix flew off, shimmering red ember fell from the sky.  Krissy watched silently as the harmless bits of fire fell down upon her and giggled.  

“Princess, he’s not a laughing matter…”

“Oh I know that…it’s just, funny.  The terror of the light realm, comes to Stardom to destroy a little colony…maybe he’s scared of Terrica so he’s going after Alexis for a bargaining chip?”

“No…he changed directions before Alexis arrived.”

“Oh well, I hoped that was it.  I would have happily handed her over.  Alexis really isn’t that nice or helpful…plus I would have thrown in Nyvia and Trina for free…”

“Princess…”

“I know, I know…don’t make jokes about such a serious matter…but come on, if I worry too much, I won’t think straight.  So how far is the youkai?”

“He’s not a demon…he might just be a human with an advance regeneration ability since it seems like every time we kill him, he revives himself…”

“Hmm, immortal or regenerative human…but on one knows.  Where’s he from again?”

“No one’s sure.  Not that it matters, all the crimes he’s committed in the Light Realm, his bounty is the highest there’s every been.  Over two hundred planets are offering rewards for his death as well as Leto.  Even if he was from the Light Realm, his home planet could never have him back nor protect him…”

“Oh well, poor him.  He might be more hated than me…”

“I’m sure it’s a close tie…”

Krissy smirked then laughed.  “Maybe I should go back home and let those from the Light Realm deal with him.  It isn’t like they will love me for helping them out.  Those Letoshebains will only fear me more, or think we sent him in the first place.”  Krissy sighed then shook her head, “How far is he away now?”  

“Five planets, so that gives you about five days…”

“Well that’s just dandy…by the time I go back to Hope City, I’ll have four days…ack.  It isn’t like I’m powerful enough to stop him, and you, what will you be doing Nina?  After all, you should be protecting Hope City as well since Alexis is there…that’s another reason why I needed her there.  So you all from the Light Realm don’t think of abandoning us…”  Nina giggled slightly, “Abandoning you?  Don’t worry, you’re also very important to protect as well.  Sky Palace is here in the Light Realm for a reason, and not appearing like last time when I called you.  There seems to be a large amount of dark magic on the planet below and I must investigate it just in case what happened to Lord Dark doesn’t happen again.”

“Lord Dark…that one man who came to the Dark Realm after being banished there, then Kia deciding to send him back before he died?”

Nina nodded.  Krissy smirked then frowned.  Her brows caved in as she began to think a bit then shook her head.  “Even if you’re from the Light Realm, having dark magic makes you hated.  Through too much makes the fragile minds here slowly warp…just like me staying here too long would simply make me a mindless twit.”  Krissy blinked then shook her head.  “We were never supposed to get along, at least, not in each other’s realm.”  Krissy looked at Nina and smiled, “Well I’m to go back now, that’s for the info!”  She bowed to Nina and the fairy woman bowed back, her wings extending as she did.

Krissy appeared back in her room on the balcony at Hope City.  She looked up at the sky as she leaned backwards.  The stars were a bit calming, provided the next disaster, which would disturb her peace in a few days.  Krissy sighed then blinked as she looked up a bit confused.  One of the stars seemed to be glowing a bit brightly, too brightly.  Krissy floated up towards the top of the castle, the point of the tower she once used to cast the spell to protect Hope City a few months ago.

“What in the hell…” she muttered before the star almost became as bright as the moon then quickly died out.  Krissy blinked then looked down, “Stars don’t die out like that…they’re all too far away.  That means it’s a …planet!  Crap!”  She snapped then looked down.  “That fucker!  Four more left, and he’ll appear at night!  Why can’t anyone fight in midday anymore…so it’s really like three days.  Hmm, I can’t alert those crazed women either, or else there’ll be more of a panic.  First thing’s first, in the morning I have to learn all I can about this Slick guy…”