This chapter is not realy much of an action packed chapter. But in it I have revealed some characters that I will be working with throughout the story. I can't wait for the next chapters because I will actually be getting into the actual story itself. Well onward with the story.
Chapter 3 The Illusive Necromancer
Night slowly gives way to day as the sun sets on the horizon. In the area where Cynder had made a fire for the night Valavadorog sits looking at the smoldering fire like a guardian watching over Cynder who had fallen asleep next to the fire pit. But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. He is able to get up his wound was fully healed. Valavadorog is known to be a fast healer. He gets up and looks at Cynder as he walks over to the fire pit. But as he walks over to her he hears a rustle in the bushes. He turns around as fast as he can but sees nothing behind him. He turns around and nudges Cynder on the shoulder. Slowly she wakes up and looks up at Valavadorog in relief seeing that he's awake.
"Guess that means that you're going to Warfang now." Cynder says.
"Yes. It's to the north east of here. We should be there in couple of minutes if we fly using the air current." Valavadorog says to Cynder.
"Yah. I just hope Spyro didn't get into any trouble while we were gone." Cynder says following Valavadorog as he takes off in the air.
They arrive at the gates to Warfang in a couple of minutes like Valavadorog had said. A guard on top of the gate looked down and saw Cynder and Valavadorog at the gate. He ordered the gate to be opened. Cynder and Valavadorog walk inside the city as the gate opened for them and closed behind them. As the gate closed they flew off for the Dragon Temple. But as the gate closed the cloaked Dragoness enters the city unnoticed because her cloak was still up. She looks around and sees Valavadorog and Cynder flying towards the Dragon temple.
In an alternate realm adjacent to all of the other realms there is a fortress that seemed more like a mansion then a fortress. It was beautifully crafted with the carpets and the window shades. In the center of a huge room stood a throne like chair that could spin around to look in all directions around it. In the chair sat a human looking creature that was colored the same way as the Golem. He wore a wizard's cloak and had a large staff that had a stone crystal that was as black as space at the top of it. The creature leaned back in his throne looking at an orb that lied in the center of the room with a cup of tea in his left hand. Beside him stood a large Red Dragon that had two huge purple horns and wore an amulet around his neck that was similar to Frederick's. The Dragon had a staff in one paw and had red eyes. On the other side of the throne stood a small Rhynoc that did not have a horn on his head but instead wore a wizards outfit that looked like a miniature sized version of what the Creature in the throne wore only minus it was not colored Red and Black and it didn't have the long flowing red cape.
"Guess you were right about the girl Red. She is useful and not like my other hired help is not entirely useless." The Creature says to the Red Dragon then throws his cup of tea at the Servant Rhynoc at the door.
"Well she is the best and I have seen her before Cyrenus after all." Red says to the creature in the throne.
"The only reason why she's on this job is because she's your daughter. If it wasn't for that she wouldn't even be here Red." The Rhynoc says to Red with a snotty attitude.
"Will just shut your mouth. That's all you've done since you got here is complain Ripto." Red says to the Rhynoc.
"Why I'll blast your head off you incompetent…" Ripto says but is then cut off by Cyrenus.
"Oh yes right. How can we fight the most powerful Dragon that has ever been known to exist if we fight with one another?" Cyrenus asks.
"Yes Cyrenus is right. We need to focus on fighting the enemy not ourselves." Red says standing down.
"Right. I always am right. Anyway since your daughter has gotten into the city Red I suggest that we have her Spy for us for a while at least." Cyrenus says to Red.
"Yes that would be wise. Besides I understand that someone close to her is inside Warfang and he is one of Spyro's powerful allies." Red adds.
"Really. We can use this." Cyrenus says.
"But I don't get it. How?" Ripto asks.
"Ripto. You can't kill a queen ant without killing and removing some guards. We can use his emotions to remove one thorn from our side and get one step to getting rid of Spyro once he's gone." Cyrenus says explaining to Ripto.
"Oh I see what you're getting at. It's like a game of chess you take out the guards and then you take out the Queen and King. Oh I like the sound of that." Ripto says rubbing his hands together with a devious look in his eyes.
"Yes but we can't do that. Not yet at least. After all he is the one that is said to have killed Frederick. I don't think that it is a good idea to engage him like a stampeding bull." Red says.
"Then what do you suggest. Send a gift basket to the kingdom of Warfang with an inventation to our secret lair?" Ripto asks sarcastically.
"Okay you little Rhynoc if you don't stop that I will tie you down and gut you like a fish." Red says threatening Ripto.
"Oh that's scary. The big bad Red Dragon and his petty threats think that they can affect the most powerful of all Rhynocs." Ripto says sarcastically.
"Enough you two. I wonder why I haven't gone mad yet." Cyrenus says rising from his throne. "Now if you don't mind I'm going off to my private chamber to receive some decent sleep before you two kill each other." Cyrenus says leaving the room.
Red and Ripto look angrily at each other as Cyrenus went to his private chamber. Apparently Malefor and Gaul weren't the only ones that had a grudge against Spyro and Cynder. But Cyrenus wasn't your typical Necromancer. He was a Dark Elf from the Dark Realm where Frederick was in control. But he is not entirely a Necromancer so he doesn't have that many abilities making him actually weaker then Red and Ripto. But he did have a strange ability though. He could control muscles stopping any attacker and giving his defenders enhanced strength. He is a man of power and wealth sending his hired thugs to do his dirty work for him rather than deal with it himself. He really doesn't like to get his hands dirty.
Back in the Dragon world Valavadorog and Cynder arrive at the Dragon Temple. It is almost night and the Dragon Guardians and the temple's care takers all gather in the chamber where Malefor's statue once stood. It went down into the floor for banquets or Dragon training like when Spyro was just growing up. Cynder looks and sees Cyril coming up to her with a smile on his face.
"Well it's nice to see a familiar face around here again. But what happened out there?" Cyril asks.
"Well I hit a rock." Valavadorog says to Cyril showing him the bandage over his chest.
"Oh well it's nice to see you still around. Unlike what happened earlier." Cyril says starting to turn around when Cynder asks something.
"What happened?" Cynder asks.
"Well an entire mob of refugees came in from Baron Romero. They said that the city was entirely abliterated by some sky demon or something like that. I know they probably just saw the entire thing and thought that it was a sky demon when in fact the city just caught on fire." Cyril says.
"Well that doesn't seem unusual." Valavadorog says to Cyril.
"I wish that it wasn't but it's more complicated than that. I sent a Cheetah guard team out with Hunter to check out the city. It was burned but there were no bodies nothing sugest that it was a fire. It was like the entire city just disappeared without a trace." Cyril says with a questionable look on his face.
Cynder and Valavadorog look at each other guilt fully and Cyril notices this
"What's wrong?" He asks.
"Oh nothing. Where's Spyro?" Cynder asks.
"He went to his quarters as the night came. He's been sleeping heavily so I didn't want to wake him from his slumber. I think he just got too worried about you that's all." Cyril says pointing in the direction of Spyro's quarters.
"Thanks Cyril that will be all I need." Cynder says to Cyril.
"Alright then my Dragoness then I will leave you in peace and let you be on your way." Cyril says to Cynder then walks away.
Cynder walks to Spyro's quarters that were at the back of the Dragon Temple that was opposite to hers. Valavadorog follows Cynder looking around to see the newly remodeled Dragon temple. There were paintings on the wall of Dragons and of other things that he didn't recognize. But there was one that caught his eye. He runs over to the wall and looks up to see the painting that caught his attention. It was of a large Black Dragoness that wore several braces on her body one on each of her front legs, one on her neck, and one on her tail. Cynder walks over and notices the painting. She walks over to it looking at Valavadorog who was trying to figure out who the painting was of. He looks behind him for a brief second and sees Cynder coming up from behind him.
"Hay Cynder could you tell who this is?" Valavadorog asks Cynder.
"It's me Valavadorog." Cynder answers back.
"You? But she's so big and sleek and you are not." Valavadorog says to Cynder in disbelief.
"Well yes that was me. Wait? What do you mean by sleek?" Cynder says to Valavadorog giving him a weird look in her eye.
"Oh nothing. I didn't mean to actually say something. But that's the only way I can describe you… I mean that form of you… I mean. Ah forget it you know what I mean." Valavadorog says turning around.
"That's alright. I hardly remember a thing from when I was that monster." Cynder says to Valavadorog as she continued on her way with Valavadorog walking beside her.
"How did you become what you are now?" Valavadorog asks.
"Spyro did it. He transformed me from that monster and saved me. I never have forgotten that. I love him for helping me and understanding what I am and what I never want to be again." Cynder says to Valavadorog her voice getting lighter and wasn't as heavy as he usually heard.
"Your voice. I have never heard you so calm before." Valavadorog says to Cynder as they turn around a corner and were on the hallway that Spyro and Cynder's quarters were.
"Yah. It's this place. For some reason I feel so welcomed here. Unlike everywhere else that shuns me away because of what I once was. Here I feel at home." Cynder says to Valavadorog.
"I see why you are so calm. You are home here. You have people here that care for you like Cyril, Terrador, and Spyro. But you also have me your brother." Valavadorog says to Cynder.
"Yah. It feels nice to feel welcome somewhere for a change." Cynder says coming to her quarters yawning as she puts her paw on the door.
"Well get some rest little sis. We have something special to do tomorrow." Valavadorog says to Cynder as she goes into her quarters and closes the door behind her.
Valavadorog never had guessed that the monster he saw was once Cynder. Spyro or Cynder never told him. He walks down the hallway heading to the hallway opposite to this one where his, Guardian, Flame, and Ember's quarters were. He looks at where his quarters were and sees Nevilis the Black Dragon Hatchling who was now becoming a teenager. Nevilis walks over to Valavadorog with a smile on his face.
"Nevilis what's gotten you so happy?" Valavadorog asks Nevilis.
Nevilis makes a couple of hand gestures to speak with Valavadorog. Nevilis could not speak because he was missing his voice box so he uses sign language to speak.
"So you got the decorations all set up and ready?" Valavadorog asks Nevilis.
Nevilis shakes his head yes.
"Then that's good. I hope my sister likes her surprise." Valavadorog says to Nevilis.
Nevilis just looks back at Valavadorog with a grin.
"You better get to sleep Nevilis. I want you to help me out in the morning." Valavadorog says to Nevilis who gives him a sign with his paws and walks off to his quarters.
Valavadorog goes into his quarters and closes the door behind him. His quarters were medium sized and had large painting that sat over his bed. Beside his bed on the wall two feet off the ground sat a suit of armor that hung up on the wall. The suit of armor was specifically made for him and was a heavy suit of armor. It was large in the chest area with several symbols of the Black Dragons on it. The helmet would cover his head and make his head appear larger. It was an inch of pure steel and was not that heavy to him. His leg braces looked similar to Spyro's and Cynder's leg braces. His tail plates were scale like and were large and curved in several places giving it an evil looking appearance. Valavadorog goes over and rubs the helmet of the suit of armor and takes it off of the hook. He looks at it as it shines and acts like a mirror. Valavadorog looks at the helmet and sees his own reflection in the helmet as he puts it up. He turns his head as he climbs on his bed and curls up. He rests his head and slowly goes to sleep.
An hour later the Dragon Temple is empty because of all the Dragon Guardians and care takers all went off to their chambers to rest for the morning. But all was not well in the Dragon temple. Beneath the statue of Malefor the Red Dragoness reveals herself. Checking her surroundings to make sure no one was around. She walks around the massive chamber looking around for what her masters had asked for. But as she starts to scan the shelves with her eyes she hears footsteps come from the hallway leading to the chamber. She quickly throws up her cloak and she disappears behind it. Donw the hallway she sees a Dragon guard that was wearing steel armor. He carried a lantern in one paw and shined it into the chamber where Malefor's statue was. He looks around for a couple of seconds but then turns around and walks away. She removes her cloak and continues to look as another guard comes down the hallway. She cloaks herself again waiting for the guard to pass then she runs into the hallway. She runs into a supply room knowing that she'll have to wait till morning to get what she was after.
This is the ending of the chapter. I know nothing major. But the next chapter I promise will be a real eye opener. I have been told recently that I have been going through my stories a bit fast. Well thats because like I said I'm not used to working with characters that aren't mine. So yah. Well other then that. I have started a profile on . Not really certain what I'm going to be posting on it but like my stories I'll make it up as I go along. Oh yah one last thing. Like I said I am expanding the story so if you have any request or anything like that or a mini adventure for Valavadorog then I will be willing to hear it. Until next time this is Belitinog signing off.