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Spyro the Dragon

In

Shadow of the Crows

An Evil Plot Unfolds

In a dark realm shrouded by fog and mist, there stood a Dark Castle themed with the Crescent moon. The castle itself was enormous, towering over the land like a shadow. Deep within a secret basement room of the castle, a meeting was about to begin.

A humanoid Crow entered the meeting room, wearing a black coat similar to ones belonging to an organization in another dimension. The main difference was that the Crow's coat bore the symbol of a golden wing bent to resemble a crescent moon, the symbol of the Crow Army of which he was an elite member. After a while, another Crow showed up, also wearing a black coat, but this Crow was taller and very muscular. He had a serious look on his face showing that he had been in many battles.

"Don't I even get a hello, Yang?" asked the first Crow.

Before Yang could answer, a third Crow showed up. This one had a wrinkly face and was wearing a lab coat under his black coat.

"What is going on here Edwin?" demanded the third Crow. "I want an explanation."

"Good to see you too Argus," the first Crow, Edwin, sighed, "It's such a shame. The Elite Members of Dark Raven's personal guard used to be the rope that bound us together. Now it's full of kinks."

Yang opened his beak to respond, but Argus spoke up first. "How dare you!" he snapped. "You're only a junior member of the Emperor's elite guard, Edwin!"

"And they say I'm supposed to respect my elders," Edwin joked.

"I'll show you respect!" Argus growled, stomping towards Edwin.

Yang quickly grabbed the old Crow's arm and held him back. "Let it go, Argus." He then turned to Edwin. "Now tell us please, what is going on?"

"Well, for starters, I've found a new world where the Crow Army could resume its conquest," Edwin said, "And the good news is we can begin our invasion as soon as the Crown Prince gives the all clear."

Argus nodded. Since Dark Raven's fall during the invasion of Morning Land many years ago, the Crow Army was now being led by his son, simply known as the Crown Prince. "Good to hear. Anything else we need to know?"

"Yes," Edwin replied. "Some time ago, I picked up a new scent down in the castle's lowest basement."

"So what is in there?" Yang asked as they saw the viewing circle.

"I cannot say for sure," Edwin replied. "But they've been in that room for quite some time."

"You're saying there's more than one?" Argus chimed in.

"Indeed," Edwin spoke, "Now what's to be done about them? The Crown Prince will want to know about this."

"But what if it's nothing?" Argus replied. "If the scent turns out to be some stray rats, the Crown Prince will be very annoyed."

"On the other hand," Edwin argued, "if we don't tell him and we do have intruders we'll be up to our necks in trouble."

Argus and Edwin both looked to Yang, who considered both sides of the argument for a while before he responded. "We'll wait for now, and see what develops."

"In other words, you want us to bide our time?" Edwin spoke.

"Correct," Yang said.

"Edwin, try and use this time to identify the scents in the basement," Argus suggested, "If Yang is suggesting we wait, then perhaps you'll be able to find out who is down there."

"Argus is right," Yang agreed. "Perhaps we may find some use for our mystery guests."

Edwin turned to exit the room, but Argus stopped him again. "Before you go, what is this land that you detected Edwin?"

"The realm is full of magic, suitable enough for our goals," Edwin explained. "The main problem there could be the locals."

"There is also the issue of setting up a base," Yang spoke, "and gathering an army."

"Yes," Argus agreed. "Our failed invasion of the Morning Lands cost us many Crow lives. We can't risk sending our army in now. The Crown Prince will be most displeased."

"For now, we'll have to see if our guests can help us enter this new realm," said Yang.

Edwin turned to the viewing circle, which was showing the view of the lowest basement of the Castle. Though the room was in shadow, he could hear thuds and loud footsteps and he could barely see the shapes of two large figures, as well as a smaller figure. Then three pairs of eyes appeared in the darkness. Two pairs of eyes, belonging to the larger figures, had no sign of intelligence, but the third pair had the evil glint of a being with a very sinister motive...