This story is a sequel to my other TLoC story. I would very much appreciate it if you could give me some feedback on this story, what you like, what you didn't, what would make it better and how it is compared to the last one. I want to post good stories but I'm very sure I need to improve a lot so any feedback would make my day and help improve my writing. Anyway, please enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 1: dream

"Cynder please," a voice made its way into her consciousness, "Cynder, I know you're not like this, I know it."

She knew that voice, it was a voice that brought made her skin tingle with odd feelings. She opened her eyes slowly, blinking in the sudden light that intruded. She was on a grassy hill, around her was a green carpet with dark green trees protruding from it. Bird's chirped in the trees and insects buzzed in lazy circles around her head. She didn't know this place and it seemed too peaceful.

"Spyro, where are you?" Cynder called, looking around her for the purple dragon.

Her roaming gaze found her a cluster of huts. Smoke rose from several of them, rising up to reach the clouds. Cynder tried to take a step towards the buildings when her foot caught on something. She fell and rolled down the hill, she came to a stop on her back and to her surprise, saw that the clouds had darkened considerably. Cynder looked up the hill to see what had tripped her surprise increased, it was Spyro.

Cynder got to her feet and ran up the hill, calling out to Spyro. When she got half-way up, his head turned to look at her.

"Cynder, you don't belong here, you aren't wanted and never will be."

Tears welled up in her eyes as his words struck her, he was probably right though, at least, Sparx thought so. A loud thunderclap boomed above her. Spyro's brilliant purple eyes started to darken and a chilling voice emanated from his open maw.

"Cynder, you have served me well and so I shall spare you the horror that awaits the others."

Cynder took a step back, terrified as Spyro slowly stood up. The clouds started to churn and rain started to drop. The whole world started to get dark as the clouds blotted out the sun and flashes of lightning lit up the sky in its place.

"W-who are you, what did you do to Spyro?"

"Spyro is destined to die, as are all other dragons but me. I can change that and save you too but you have to come back to me first."

A malevolent laugh spewed from his mouth as a bolt of lightning arced down from the sky and struck the village. Screams of fear and pain echoed across the valley. A fire started to spread from a house.

"Come back to me, I will reward you and keep you safe, my minions on their way to come and pick you up."

Wisps of black smoke floated towards her, she tried to move and found she couldn't. She closed her eyes tightly as her heart started to beat faster, Malefor was free and she was the cause of it, she was the cause of the end of the world.

Cynder opened her eyes again and was in darkness, slowly, she started to calm her breathing, it was a dream and nothing else. Yet, she knew that it wasn't just a dream, it was too vivid and lifelike, she had to leave.

Cynder got off the ground, trying to not make a sound and made her way towards the exit. The dragon temple had been the first place she could be herself and be at peace. No one accused her of the wrong she had done while under Malefor's influence, well, everyone except Sparx, Spyro's foster brother. Now, Malefor was awake and everyone will know who had caused his awakening, also, Gaul's apes would be coming after her soon so she had to leave, to protect the others the best she could.

Her claws clicked as the made contact with the hard rock underneath, someone had probably heard her, nevertheless, Cynder continued past the snoring guardians and out into the gardens.

"Cynder, what are you doing out here its dangerous," Spyro called out from behind her.

She turned and looked back at him, his purple eyes looked concerned.

She couldn't leave, she couldn't leave him, but she had to, to save him.

"You shouldn't have followed me Spyro," Her throat started to get dry as the odd feelings bubbled up inside her, "Don't make this harder than it already is."

"Sorry, I'm just trying to understand."

"I'm leaving, I don't belong here. After all that I've done, after all that's happened by my actions, I can't stay here."

"Cynder, no one blames you for what you did, we all know that it wasn't you."

Sparx hovered over Spyro and called out, "I do."

"Sparx..." Spyro furiously whispered to the dragonfly.

"He's right to think that, what if it wasn't just Malefor's influence, what if deep down, I really am like that. Every night, I think about it and every night, I get more and more convinced that I might be," Cynder took a long, sad breath, "Spyro, your destiny is here, your life is here. Everyone likes you and you will succeed here. Me, I'm not meant to be here, my life is somewhere else."

"Cynder, I don't want you to go."

The pent up emotions came forth at those words and she felt tears building up behind her eyes, it just made it harder to leave.

"Goodbye Spyro, maybe someday we will meet again," Cynder turned and ran off behind her, not caring where she went, she just had to get far away from him.

She kept running, Spyro didn't follow thankfully. For several minutes, she ran until she thought she had gone far enough away then stopped. She felt an unquenchable pain in her chest, which throbbed with each beat of her heart. The night was quiet and she closed her eyes, suddenly tired.

Some sixth sense warned her that something bad was going to happen. She looked up to see two apes stalking towards her. She stood up in surprise and got into a ready stance. The first ape rushed at her and she jumped to the side and flicked her tail at him. The ape stumbled past her when the other ape swung a wooden club at her. Cynder moved to get out of the way but wasn't fast enough, the club struck her side and she felt her wing crumple under the blow. Her side was in pain as she fell sideways.

"Captain would like this one, will make some fine fights."

Cynder tried to rise but her limbs failed. An ape raised his club and she remembered it flying towards her head before her vision blacked out and she succumbed to the warm darkness.

This was the first chapter of the sequel to TLoC: A new beginning. I hope you enjoy it and please give me the feedback.