Inner Corruption
Fighting it's all I've ever known since my birth. Ever since I first learned to breath fire from the depths of my snout. I've faced all kinds of foes each mightier than the last and each one of them I've defeated with pride. But there is one enemy I still can't beat, no matter what I try, no matter what I do. Nothing can beat him, he is far too powerful for even me. The legendary Purple Dragon of the Dragon Realms.
Who is this enemy you ask? Well that enemy that is even stronger than I am, is me. I'm my own worst enemy. Ever since the battle at Convexity with Cynder that's when I first felt it. Calling me, trying to entice me, trying to corrupt me to its will, it was a feeling when I first felt it. Yet it had enough of a presence for me to know this feeling wasn't good.
Every day that goes by I can feel it growing in strength and power, its presence calling to me louder and louder. I try my best to ignore it and for the most part it works, but it's always there in the forefront of my mind.
Besides the presence being a thorn in my side, life has gotten much better for me and the other guardians at the Dragon Temple. I have been training more and more since Cynder has joined us. After I saved her from Convexity, she has changed completely she's no longer the terror of the night skies. She's around my size now, a lot shorter to what I was used to seeing, when she was under the influence of Darkness.
Her personality has also shone through to us at the temple like light penetrating a dark room. If I'm honest I've grown quite fond of her, she doesn't know this of course. As I don't have the stomach to tell her my true feelings.
Moving on to present day I'm practicing my elemental breath attacks. Honing each one into a precise and deadly beam, that is accurate and hurts with each hit. Then suddenly, I hear the training room doors slam open, with a loud thud.
"Spyro! I've found you thank goodness!" Cynder said try to catch her breath. I turn around surprised to see her. "Cynder what's the matter?" She raised her head to me so were both eye level and said, "It's about your brother, Sparx". "What about my brother Sparx? What's going on Cynder?"
"Spyro where Sparx was, a group of rouge apes were seen attacking the village and I fear he might be…" I look at Cynder and scream "Say it! Cynder, come on say it!" She takes a few steps back, clears her throat and speaks. "He might be dead, but we don't know that. He might still be alive."
I felt an anger come over me, I tried my best to not show Cynder as I didn't want her to see me frustrated. But she could tell I was beyond aggravated. "Come on let's go, I need to find Sparx, I just hope his ok." We both run out of the training room to the back of the temple, we pick up speed as we get to the balcony at the back and take of hoping that Sparx will be ok. "Hang on Sparx!" I think to myself. "Please be ok, please be ok."