Chapter Two: Disturbance
"Hunter, do you feel this force in the earth?" Prowlus asked as the two were hunting together in Twilight Falls.
"Aye, do you think we should start heading back to the village?" Hunter asked as he held his bow firmly in his hands.
"No, you should head to Warfang and talk to Terrador about this," said Prowlus as he loaded an arrow into his bow and headed back through the forest towards the Cheetah village. "I've never felt a disturbance such as this."
"Nor have I." Hunter said to himself as he made his way towards Warfang.
Through the twisted tree trunks and barbed vines of the dangerous parts of Twilight Falls, Hunter ventured through the dense forest which seemed too familiar to him. He soon found himself in the densest section of the forest, winding with poisonous plants and ragged looking trees as he felt the dark disturbance yet again, this time stronger as he loaded an arrow into his bow for protection.
"Ive felt this sort of feeling before," said Hunter to himself in a whisper as he crept slowly through the winding paths of the forest. "Draikor, he's still alive!" Hunter then spun around quickly to the snap of a twig. A black armored creature stood nearly ten yards away who closely resembled one of Malefor's Bowman Orcs except it had a shield and sword in replace for the original bow and claws Malefor's minions had.
"State thy name at once," Hunter commanded, the figure took no notice to the Avalarian's order. "Comply at once!" Still no answer as Hunter drew back his arrow in his bow.
"Don't point that useless weapon at me," the figure commanded as he griped his double-edged sword firmly. "Draikor wishes to rid this world of you kind, 'Pure Soulists', you will die in honor."
"I won't ask thou figure of darkness again, who are you?" Hunter asked as he drew his arrow back to the point of nearly snapping the string which the arrow was saddled upon.
"We are simply known as the Fallen," the figure said as he charged towards Hunter with surprisingly fast speed, shield at the ready as Hunter jumped away from the being's attack. "Now you die!"
"I must aim for the head from behind in order to finish this conflict." Hunter thought as he drew his bow again.
"Hold still!" Yelled the being as he charged towards Hunter again who leaped quickly over the enemy.
"Helmet armor is covering my shot," thought Hunter as he fired an arrow at the being's spine. "I can paralyze him however." The arrow ripped through the being's vertebrae as it fumbled to the ground like a limp fish.
"This isn't over Cheetah warrior, you will be brought down to your knees by my brothers, you will die the most painful death imaginable like you've never felt before!" the Fallen said as Hunter took his opponent's sword and allowed the pointed end to stick into the back of the Fallen's head where the base of the spine connected to the skull and sighed.
"Nobody knows anything about our kind," Hunter said boldly as he closed his eyes. "We Cheetah's are survivors, we adapt to danger and the changes around us. We are by far the most sociable kind in the world, keeping our kind connected with the dragons as closely as possible. You're petty death threat doesn't scare me at all." Hunter then thrust the sword forward into the Fallen's head, killing the creature almost instantly.
Pure black blood oozed from the Fallen as Hunter stepped away from the corpse. No sooner did Hunter do so, the boy crumbled into dust as the sword stayed stuck in the ground.
"The Demonic Plague has begun." Hunter said as he quickly advanced to Warfang.
The midday sun soaked into Flame's scales as he and Ember lay basking in the sun, enjoying the cool breeze and sun filled skies as the day seemed to crawl away much slower than anticipated.
"Why are you so beautiful?" Flame asked as he rolled over on his side to gaze at Ember's beauty. The water from Friendship Falls was clear as ever as Ember smiled at her reflection to Flame's question.
"Why are you so handsome?" Ember asked, hoping to irritate Flame enough to tackle her so they could roll on the soft, plush grass together.
"You're a pain, you know that?" Flame said as he shoved Ember over onto her side while rolling on purposely onto her belly.
"It's my job hun; I'm supposed to do this." Ember said with a smile as Flame tickled her sides.
"Hey, I have a question for you." Flame said with a smile as Ember smiled brightly.
"And I probably have an answer." Ember said as she was mesmerized by Flame's charming attitude.
"Will you marry me Ember, we could go anywhere and do anything we could ever imagine as long as we're together," Flame said, Ember lay speechless as Flame placed his right paw on Ember's left cheek to comfort her. "I'm asking because I love you, you are the one who I'm supposed to protect and support for the rest of my life."
The smile which seemed to envelope Ember's face seemed to last forever as she cried tears of joy and said, "Yes Flame, I will marry you, I promise you I will never leave your side!" The two kissed which rose their love for one another to new heights, Flame and Ember knew they were made for each other as the two made their way home. Night fell among the stars as they embraced kissing inside their cave.
Their passion rose for one another to a new height as the two fell into each other's arms on their bed, enjoying the seconds that passed slowly for the two as they soon found themselves staying together as new lovers and mates, knowing what the future would bring to the two of them.
"Ember, I just want you to know that I love you and if anything was to happen to me-" Flame was cut short by Ember's lips as she lay among his chest.
"Don't say anything else; the first part was all I needed to hear." Ember said as the two fell asleep side by side together in each other's arms, not caring about the world around them.
"Spyro my love please be ok," Cynder said in a somber tone as she wept in sorrow in her cave, "I can't let myself believe that you are gone."
"Then don't Cyn, I'm right here, I would never die knowing that you were left here alone." Cynder shot straight up from her bed to be staring at Spyro in the moonlit cave.
"Spyro, I knew you were alive, I just knew you couldn't be dead!" Cynder shouted as she ran towards her husband.
"I won't die as long as you live," Spyro said as he hugged Cynder with both of his arms and wings, not wanting to let her go as the two gazed at one another with love filled eyes. "Remember that for it's the truth."
"Please don't go looking for Draikor, just spend the night here at home where we always loved each other." Cynder begged as Spyro couldn't resist her cries for love.
"I miss being with you on nights like this," Spyro said as the two collapsed on their bed together in arms. "This time will be different, I won't run again. My training is complete; I won't die again from Draikor."
The two kissed which filled their hearts with love. The kiss intensified, sending the lust for one another deep into their hearts as the night stayed young for the two. Spyro knew their love was permanent as he allowed Cynder to love him even more. The world could come to an abrupt end and the two wouldn't care as their passion for one another soared into the stars, losing themselves to one another as they both fell asleep together that night, holding each other in arms as the smile son their faces could not explain the happiness which they shared together.
"I love you more than anything in the world." Spyro said as Cynder forgot long ago how sweet those words sounded in her ears.
"I love you more than anything in the world to." Cynder said as Spyro had too forgot how those words felt so sweet to ring through his mind as the two kissed before lapsing into a deep, comfortable sleep.
"Sleep now my angel, tomorrow, everything begins." Spyro said softly as Cynder held Spyro's sides even tighter.
