The Malefor Chronicles: Book Two

by Winston7650

Six months after Malefor's attack on the Academy, Dragonheart gives Cynder the latest of the Chronicles: "The Exile of Malefor." With more of Dragonheart's past and connection with Malefor revealed, Cynder feels like she knows less of what happened before she joined the Skylanders than ever. Second of three.

1. Prologue

The Malefor Chronicles Book 2

Prologue

Our story reopens six months after Malefor's attack on the Academy. We find our hero, a 15-year-old boy named Dragonheart, looking over blueprints of the Academy in the rebuilt library. The door opened, letting in a violet dragoness.

"Um, am I interrupting something?" she asked.

"Oh, Cynder, what are you doing here?" asked Dragonheart, "Aren't you supposed to be working on the south tower?"

"We're on break, so I decided to ask why Malefor was exiled." Cynder answered.

"Cynder," Dragonheart began, "I don't- "

"Please," Cynder interrupted, "I want to know."

"Alright, fine," said Dragonheart, "I'll be right back."

Dragonheart stood up from his desk and disappeared behind the bookcases. A minute later he reappeared carrying a mahogany box that he set on the table in front of Cynder. She opened it and looked inside. She saw about a dozen books, one entitled 'The Origin of a Hero,' and another called, 'The Wielders of Light and Dark.'

"What are these?" Cynder asked.

"Hugo calls them the Chronicles," said Dragonheart, "I call them his hobby. The one you're looking for is one the far left."

Cynder took another look at the contents of the box and saw the book Dragonheart was referring to. It was titled 'The Exile of Malefor.' Cynder picked up the book and when she opened it, she saw the following sentence, "This book is dedicated to Cynder, may you be remembered for your bravery and sacrifice."

"What's this about?" asked Cynder, "What sacrifice did I make?"

"You, nothing, not here anyway," said Dragonheart, "Her, on the other hand, everything. That Cynder is a different Cynder than you, She was born here in Skylands, although she had the same upbringing as you.

"What do you mean?" asked Cynder.

"She was taken by Skylands' Malefor, Lord of the Underworld, when she was still an egg." Dragonheart answered.

"That is exactly what happened to me." Cynder said, "The only difference is that 'Lord of the Underworld' part."

"Sometimes there are … overlaps between the Layers. Similar events Happening throughout the different Layers." Dragonheart responded, "This was one of them."

"What happened to her?" Cynder asked.

"If you really want to know, then open the book and find out." Dragonheart said.