Silently, the purple dragon gazed out on the entirety of Warfang. The dark shadows of the night hid the cowering townsfolk from view, but the dragon knew what they were doing. All of them were hiding in the safety of their homes, cursing their horrible luck. Why might they do such a thing? Because he was in charge. The Dark Master ruled the realms again. Malefor was in control.

With a silent swish of his tail, Malefor turned and entered the newest building in Dragon City. It was a large town, made of dark black stone. Just looking at it gave one a feeling of… Evil.

The monstrous dragon silently entered the building. Down the dark corridor he paced, each wide purple paw striking the stone floor distantly. Until he emerged in a large, circular room. Inside this room, a black dragoness sat, her deep pink wings tucked up to her sides.

When her red eyes caught sight of the enormous purple dragon, her head instantly dove for the floor in a bow of humility to her master.

"Rise, Nyra." The purple dragon glanced down at his mate smugly.

She lifted her black head and gazed firmly into his eyes. "You did, Malefor. You finally did it."

He turned and nodded. "Yes I did. I finally defeated that purple nuisance. Although…" He glared at the ground in enraged silence.

"I know. Spyro and Cynder both got away."

The evil dragon hissed, "I didn't realize that purple brat knew how to create a portal. I should have killed him when I had the chance!"

Nyra said nothing. She simply lowered her gaze in silence. For several minutes, they stood like this. Then, Nyra whispered, "What are you going to do now, Malefor? How will you control this world now?"

His black pupils thinned to the slimmest slits. "I know just what to do." He blinked slowly at her, then murmured something softly into her ear.

When he finished, she snapped her head away from him and stared into his eyes in shock. "Would you really do that? Would you really be so cruel?"

Malefor's eyes stayed frosty and cold. "Yes."

Nyra turned away and silently shook her head. "I… I can't believe it. I knew that you were the Dark Master, but this is malicious, even for you."

"I couldn't care less about the dragons living in the realms. I hardly even care for the ones who fight for me. Why shouldn't I do this?"

The she-dragon just shook her head again. "No, I'm not trying to stop you. Malefor, I know that you'll do whatever the heck you please. But this… I never would have expected it, that's all."

"Do you think it will work?" the purple beast growled.

"Oh, it'll work. They won't even dream of trying to fight after a couple of years. But before then… you know that they'll fight and resist every way possible."

Malefor just laughed darkly. "And each attempted revolt will only bring one more level of torment for them. They struggle at their own risk."

Nyra slowly rose to her feet. "Try it. See how it goes."

A sneer crept onto the purple dragon's face. "In the morning, I will announce my decision."

"From the Dark Master himself; from here on, each dragon, unless approved by Malefor, is to be sent to live in a district. Each district shall feature a single element. Each district will consist of only this element and none shall live in another district.

"Each district shall be charged with supplying Warfang with a different resource. Some will supply food, others another resource. Each shall do as the Capital commands.

"In penance of your uprising and refusal to accept your new ruler, each district shall offer up a male and female dragon between the ages of 10 and 30 at a public reaping. These tributes shall be delivered to the custody of the Capital and after a short period of training, transferred to a public arena where they will fight to the death, until a lone victor remains.

"Henceforth and forevermore, this pageant shall be known as the Dragon Games."

The black dragon that had raised the message to those of Warfang turned and stepped back, but he did not remove himself from the platform above the assembled crowd. From another platform, towering over the other, Malefor watched with cold eyes. Something was missing. This message wasn't personal enough. None of the dragons would truly feel how the Dark Master had issued this. It was merely an announcement in which one of his cronies shared.

It was decided.

The purple dragon extended his tan wings and leapt from the platform he towered on. After spiraling down in a kill-plunge, he snapped out his wings and landed heavily on the platform, several steps ahead of his announce.

"Listen up, people of Warfang!" Malefor roared.

All eyes were on him.

"The first Dragon Games will be in 10 days time! All must be assembled in the designated districts by this hour on the 10th day. At sunhigh, all must gather in the District Square, were the first reaping shall commence!"

Gasps of alarm and horror echoed in the city. Malefor smirked out at the people, loving every second of their despair.

With a cold sneer, the monstrous purple dragon turned. He started to pad away, then turned and gazed right into the eyes of a young dragon that trembled in the crowd. A scornful glare lit his face as he snarled, "Happy Dragon Games and may the odds be never in your favor."

A/N: Thanks for actually reading this thing. This story has been an idea of mine for some time, and I actually started writing it in a notebook the day after school ended last year. Since I got an account here, I figured I might as well type it up and share it with the public.

In my original story, in my notebook, I didn't add a prologue, but I wanted to on this one, so now you get to read one!

Don't stop reading this just because you think that my version will be identical to the books. You may be surprised…

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If you're confused on anything at all in the story, feel free to ask! I don't want any confused people walking around. No matter how stupid you think the question is, ask away! After all, the only stupid question is a question not asked. (Don't forget that I have the right to not answer any questions… don't want to give away any surprises I have in the future!)

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-Cynder7777