He kneeled in front of Mrs. Darkson. "Queen Elise, will you marry me? Together, we can rule Dark and Light, and resolve conflict," he told her. Everyone gasped. My hands went over my mouth. Mrs. Darkson had a husband!

"I'm married," Mrs. Darkson told him.

"I can change that," he told her. Mrs. Darkson slapped him across his face. Again, everyone gasped. Her put his hand on his cheek.

"How dare you disrespect by husband like that! You may be a king, but you have no right to do that!" she shouted at him. He stood up and he clenched his fists.

"You listen to me! You will die by the time the sun rises tomorrow!" he shouted back. More gasps.

"We'll see about that!" Mrs. Darkson shouted back. King Ed made a ball of light. He threw it at Mrs. Darkson. He missed, but I froze. "You missed!" she shouted.

"I don't miss," he told her, and pulled his coat tighter. She turned around to watch as I got hit. I collapsed onto the ground. I couldn't move. I heard running and shouts, then everything blanked out.

Nyx POV
I hit the vent. I fell out of the roof and onto the table. Amanda was down, and Queen Elise and King Ed were fighting. I grabbed the cake and threw it at King Ed. It hit him dead on. He tried to wipe it off himself, but he only smeared it. I laughed. Mrs. Darkson picked up Amanda. She took off her cape. She became the monster. I froze. She was powerful. She looked at me and nodded in approval. I grabbed her cape.

She let me ride on her back as she crashed through the window. Guards threw spears at us, but Queen Elise was too fast for the spears. I held out tightly to the spikes. The air was cold, and was getting darker, fast. Soon, we were back in the Dark Kingdom. Queen Elise landed in the castle's gardens. She let me off and became a human. Just like that.

"Nyx, can you ask the kitchen to make some Healing Soup?" she asked. I nodded and ran to the kitchen as fast as I could.

Normal POV (Amanda)

I opened my eyes. I was on a bed. Nyx and Mrs. Darkson were standing next to me. Nyx handed Mrs. Darkson a soup. Mrs. Darkson put it to my lips. I slowly drank. My body ached. Mrs. Darkson looked like she was going to cry. "Nyx, can you give me a minute with Amanda?" she asked. Nyx nodded. She went to the door and looked at me. Then, she opened the door and left. "Amanda, I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I should of guarded you. It's my fault you're dying," she told me. She started crying. All I could do is take her hand. "I just need to no one thing, Amanda. Be honest. Am I evil? Am I an evil queen?" Mrs. Darkson asked me.