disclaimer: I don't own Spyro, I only own my OCs, T-M-H-B-77 owns Austin, Jessica, Amber cazcat owns Nero
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Ch 2: Freeing a shadow
At the same time in the darkness of the shadows another was getting ready to set out on a journey. In a large castle in the shadows a dragoness is preparing for a trip to the twilight. She is blue and black with purple eyes, you all know her as Darkiea. Slowly she makes her way from her room to the main chamber to find a dark red serpent like dragon waiting for her, her mother Sepertina.
"What is your mission my mother." Darkiea said kneeling.
"My daughter you have grown stronger then I could have hoped." Sepertina said. "You will make a great queen of darkness but you must first exact revenger for your father's death at the hands of the guard of the twilight Draco."
"What must I do?" Darkiea asked.
"Find Draco's son Shardclaw and slay him where he stands." Sepertina said. "Then you will find Draco and kill him. Then find a pure black cut of cloth in the temple called the veil of shadows and bring it to me."
"Yes mother." Darkiea said.
"Kill them both and bring me the cloth or do not return at all." Sepertina said. "You leave at nightfall."
"I understand mother." Darkiea said and returned to her room at get ready.
Once inside she smiled.
"Guess I am not coming back again." She said with a grin before going over to the window and looking at the wasteland of the shadow realm. "Who want to be queen of this place, it's horrible here! Once I leave I am never coming back, my mom can have this place."
Darkiea began to pack up her stuff when a picture fell out her journal she picked it up and smiled. The picture was of a twilight dragon and a light purple dragon standing next to her.
"Ah I remember this day I was able to slip out of here for a couple hours." She said. " I paid dearly for that day but thats when I learned what true beauty was. Before I went into the twilight I though this was the most beautiful place in all the realms. Oh how wrong I was. Those two dragons, they were so kind to me even though I wasn't from around there."
A tear falls from her eye.
"They probably wouldn't have if they knew who my father was or where I came from." She said with a sad chuckle. "Guess I am the freak of the family. My mom and dad were both evil but I am just so different from them. The students as the temple think I am just as strange. Well except for Darkus and Flamerunner, those two will miss me I know."
Just there two shadow dragons flew up to the window, there was one male and one female, both had jet black bodies and dark blue wings and undersides.
"Darkus, Flamerunner!" Darkiea said opening the window for them and hugging them.
"You haven't been at the temple for a few days." Flamerunner said. "We were getting worried about you."
"You are alright aren't you?" Darkus asked.
"Guys it's best you just forget about me." Darkiea said turning away from them.
"What?!" Darkus said. "Why?"
"After tonight you will never see me again." Darkiea said. "My mom is sending me on a mission to the twilight and I am never coming back. I hate it here in the darkness!"
Flamerunner goes over and hugs Darkiea.
"It's alright," She said. "We understand."
"We won't tell your mom about this so don't worry." Darkus said.
"Thanks guys," Darkiea said hugging them both. " I just can't stand it here in the darkness anymore. That one glimpse of the twilight, it opened my eyes to what is truly out there."
"We don't blame you, Darkiea." Flamerunner said seeing the picture and picking it up. " I remember when you told me about this."
"Yea," Darkiea said looking at a big scar on her chest. "My mom nearly killed me after that. The first thing I am going to do is to fine those two, Sage and Ruby."
"Try and come and see us if you ever get a chance." Darkus said.
"We're going to miss you." Flamerunner said hugging her one last time.
"I am going to miss you guys too," Darkiea said with tears coming out of her eyes. " If my comm crystal works over there I will contact you guys. Now you better go before my mom finds out you two were here."
"Good luck with you new life." Darkus said. " May the shadows of darkness-"
"Be cleaved away-" Flamerunner continued.
"Leaving only light in its place, so says-" Darkiea said.
"We who shun the shadow-" Darkus said crying realizing this was the last time they would say their code of honor."
"To find the path-" Flamerunner said starting to cry.
"To the true light of happiness." Darkiea said crying.
The three hugged one last time before Darkus and Flamerunner took off out the window.
"I am really going to miss those two." She cried and continued packing her stuff.
The next few house passed and darkness came and she headed back to the throne room.
"It is time my daughter." Sepertina said.
"I am ready mother." Darkiea said with a sober look on her face.
"Good," Sepertina said opening a portal and handing her a glowing black stone. "This will take you to the twil mountains. Once there make your way west to the village and kill your targets. Use this shadow stone to get back here."
"I will mother." Darkiea lied and stepped through the portal.
As the portal closed behind her she took the shadow stone her mom gave her to get back and crushed it into dust.
"I am finally free." She said.
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And now the stage is set. Darkiea and her two friends hate the shadow realm if you can't already tell.