Prologue

-Trent's POV-

This is confusing. The last thing I remember was a blinding purple light before my vision went black. When I woke up I felt very groggy. I took a look at my surroundings and noticed I was in a forest area. 'How did I get to a forest? I distinctly remember being inside of a mountain before I blacked out.' I thought to myself. I opened my wings and took to the sky. I flew around the area I woke up in for a little bit, trying to figure out where I was. I noticed some landmarks that I used for reference on our flight to the Tionis' lair and decided to follow them back to Warfang. As I was flying I looked across the landscape of the valley. I saw many cities dotting the ground bellow. I brushed them off as just me not seeing them as I took my night flights. After all, not many people are up that early anyways. I continued to follow the landmarks for a few hours, but something felt off. Normally I would be in Warfang by now. Unless my brain is playing tricks on me, something is wrong with the geographical landscape of the Valley of Avalar. I flew some more but quickly decided to just ask for directions to Warfang. I chose the village closest to me and made my decent. I landed at the edge of town and began walking towards the centre. As I was walking, I noticed many people stop what they were doing and turn to me. Cheetahs, dragons, and moles alike were all wide eyed at my presence. I guess this town never heard of me, and then again, I never really visited many other towns anyways. Warfang was my home after all. I walked up to a mole that was selling an assortment of fruits and vegetables. He looked up to me when he saw me approach. "What can I do yer' for?" He asked.

"I was just wondering if you know how to get to the dragon city of Warfang. I tried using the landmarks to get there, but ended up flying in circles." I replied.

"Neve' herd' of it." The mole replied. Wait what?!

"What do you mean?" I asked

"I mean I neve' herd' of no drag'n city called Warfang." The mole replied. "Now if yer' lookin' for a drag'n city. Spero is a that way." He pointed towards the west of town.

"Uh…Thank you." I replied. Spero eh? I guess I'll try my luck there. I shot into the sky like a missile and flew towards the west. I noticed a few people gape as I rocketed off into the sky. Seriously, what is going on? I flew for another hour and came up to a city. I assumed it was Spero. Again I landed at the edge of the city, and again many civilians gave me wide eyed expressions. I found a city guardsman and decided to ask him about my predicament. I chose to ask where the nearest guardian temple was instead of Warfang's location. "Excuse me. Do you happen to know where the nearest Guardian temple is? I have an urgent matter I must discuss with them."

"Sure I do." The fire dragon said. "Go down that street and make a right you can't miss it."

"Thanks." I replied.

"Not a problem, enjoy your stay in Spero." The guard stated. So I guess I am in Spero. I followed the guard's directions and sure enough I found myself at Spero's Dragon Temple. I opened the door and stepped into the main room. It was a long room with a high ceiling. There was a path along the centre of the room with support pillars on either side. On the left side were bookshelves housing an immeasurable amount of books in them. On the right side were a few doors, which I could only assume led to the rest of the temple. I noticed a grey and black dragon talking near the centre of the bookshelf area. I decided to walk over to them and ask them about Warfang. As I got closer I started hearing their conversation.

"But why do you get to do it?" The grey dragon commented.

"Because, my family is known for being the best fliers in the Dragon Realms." The black one replied. 'Best fliers of the Realms? I'm going to have to see about that.' I thought. Once I was in speaking distance I coughed loudly so they knew I was there. They turned their heads towards me. "Oh sorry, we didn't notice you were there." The black dragon said to me.

"It's fine. I actually just walked inside." I replied.

"So, what is it you need dragon?" The grey one asked.

"I was just wondering if any of you knew the direction to Warfang. I need to get there to see if my friends are alright."I replied. They both starred at me blankly. "What did I say?'

"What do you mean you have friends in Warfang? That city has been in ruins for at least 60 years." The black dragon said.

"Wait what?" I asked. "What do you mean 60 years ago? The city was perfectly fine yesterday. Also who are you? I never heard of you two before." The both looked at me in semi-confusion.

"My name is Pacem." The grey one said. "I am the Guardian of Wind."

"And I'm Libertas." The black one said. "Guardian of Shadow." Now it was my turn to be confused.

"Since when has there been a Shadow and Wind Guardian? The only dragon I know to control those elements was Cynder. Also I thought Terrado, Volteer, and Cyril were the only Guardians left after Ignitus became the Chronicler." I replied.

"I know not of the Guardians that you speak of. As for Cynder, she is just a myth. Just like Spyro the dragon." Pacem said. "It has been three thousand years since those dragons were fabled to even be alive. Three thousand years? Something is definitely wrong.

"Wait...did you just say three thousand years?!" I asked frantically.

"Yes, it is common knowledge. I'm surprised you act as if you didn't know." Libertas said.

"Look, can you please just tell me where Warfang is?" I asked. Pacem sighed.

"It is around 2 hours due north of Spero, but before you go I think we should take you to an infirmary. You really don't look to well." Pacem said. Pacem nodded to Libertas and Libertas nodded back. I knew what that meant, they plan to take me by force by necessary. I acted as if I didn't get the gesture and played dumb.

"I think I'm fine. Thanks for the directions." I said. As soon as I turned my back I heard Libertas slip into the shadow realm. Force it is then. I used my echolocation and saw Pacem was ready to pounce. Apparently Libertas was to because as soon as I jumped to avoid Pacem, Libertas came out of the shadows. They crashed into each other and fell to the ground. Pacem was out cold and Libertas got up.

"Libertas please, I don't want to be forced to fight you." I said in a pleading tone.

"Young dragon this is for you own good, now trust your Guardian's judgment. That is an order." Libertas said.

"I'm sorry to say this, but I only recognize the Guardians of Earth, Electricity, and Ice. You are not my dragon guardian." I replied. Libertas scoffed and jumped at me. I rolled out of the way and kicked him in the side of the head. 'Thank you pressure point knowledge' I thought as Libertas fell asleep on the floor. I made my exit from the temple and shot into the sky. I flew towards the direction that Libertas and Pacem told me to go before I knocked them out. Let's just hope this is all one big practical joke.