Im very sorry i havent been uploading recently. More chapters to come hopefully. Also, try to gues what might happen next and tell me because I'm stumped for ideas and your 'guess' might be what I use (with your lermission of course).

Chapter 4: knowledge

"Spyro!" A voice called behind him.

Apes moved slowly towards him, their armour rattling louder than he remembered. He was out of energy and cold. Cynder, who was still evil, flew above him. She didn't see him, yet her voice called down from above, her mouth unmoving, "Spyro they're here. We need to go."

Something pulled at him, while he was distracted a ape had grabbed one of his forelegs. Terror seized him. He thrashed around in the grip and got free.

"Ow," the voice called out.

Spyro cried out as pain spread from his side. Nothing had hit it and yet it hurt. Apes came towards him again as he struggled to move anywhere.

The scene started to dissolve before him as another scene came into focus.

He was lying on his side, a dragoness looked down at him.

"Cynder?"

Spyro blinked and looked more closely at the dragon, it was Eira.

"We need to go, they're here, they've come back for me," her voice was full of distress and fear.

Armour rattled nearby. Eira tugged at him and he got up.

"Wait, we should go and look at them, see where they are going."

"But they will take me and kill you."

"Nothing will take you away as long as I'm here," Spyro replied determined.

Spyro saw her hesitate, she looked around before looking back at him.

"Fine."

Spyro headed towards the sound.

The sound came from a clearing. It seemed like they were stopping there for they didn't move. Spyro carefully pushed through the bushes and was greeted by something very unexpected.

A large male dragon stood before him. It's scales only slightly darker than Eira's light blue.

"What's happening?" A voice called from behind.

"It's a dragon," Spyro whispered back.

The gasp that came from her was drowned out by a booming voice.

"Spyro, haven't seen you in a long time. Come out and say hello."

Something about the voice was familiar. Last time he heard it was at the belt of fire.

Spyro rushes into the clearing as the dragon turned around to look at him, a book was hovering in front of him.

"Ignitus! I was so worried about you. What happened? Why are your scales a different colour?" Spyro stopped as Eira followed nervously into the clearing.

"Hello, Eira," Ignitus' book became another one as he looked through the pages.

"Who are you?" Eira asked wearily.

"He's Ignitus, the master of fire at the dragon temple. At least he was…" Spyro looked back at Ignitus, "what happened?"

"I know everything there is to know about both of you. I'm the new chronicler for this age." Ignitus pulled out two suits of dragon armour, "I'm here to get you two geared up for the upcoming battle. I brought Cynder's armour in the hope that it would fit you, Eira."

"Wait, battle? I'm not going to fight in any battle."

"But you are, Eira, you will follow Spyro as he hunts for the drake and the Lihzahrds. Your fate is now intertwined with his and your actions may or may not help Spyro succeed."

"Who's this 'drake'?" Spyro asked his old mentor, "and also these 'Lihzahrds."

"The one they call Aurora is the drake and her minions the Lihzahrds. I have no knowledge of them except that long ago they used to be dragons but had evolved over time to walk on two legs and not breathe fire. The drake is a cousins to us dragons, they use some elemental powers but are slightly different from dragons. I do know where Cynder is and is going."

"Where?"

"Cynder is going to a mountain range far to the north and under the largest mountain, she and other dragonesses will be turned into an army of dark power."

"What's the mountain called?"

"Desolate peak."

Spyro watched as Ignitus flared up in a bright white light and vanished, leaving behind two sets of armour. Spyro quickly went about putting on his set. It was a little tight but he could still squeeze into it. Spyro looked over to Eira, she hadn't moved.

"Aren't you going to wear armour?"

"I'm not going. I'm sorry Spyro but I can't go back to them."

"Don't you want to see Aurora defeated?" Spyro looked at him with his most imploring eyes, "please."

Eira gave in and Spyro happily helped her strap on the armour. The two dragons headed northward and to the lair of Aurora. Spyro looked at his knew companion and something about the way she walked and held herself reminded him of another young dragonesses that he would die for.

A huge mountain loomed above her, the top lost in the grey clouds above.

"We're finally here," Aurora cried happily then gave brisk instructions to her minions of the unloading and sorting of the dragonesses.

One of the Lihzahrds came towards Cynder. She bared her fangs and glared back at it.

"Leave that one. I'll take care of her myself."

Cynder reluctantly moved as Aurora tugged at the heavy chain around her neck towards the mountain.

"Why are you taking me here?" Cynder asked the drake.

"Well, soon all of you dragonesses will come here but I thought I would let you look around and get to know it better since you shall be my new general for my dragon army."

"No! I won't fight for you."

Energy rippled around her.

"What's down here? It's so strong."

"Cynder, you of all dragons should know. Most of your life has been influenced by it. You will come to obey me after tasting it's seductive power. The feeling of unlimited power will be at your disposal once in my army. And the rest of this world will learn to fear us and we will rule forever. The energy you feel around you is Dark Aether."

Aurora pulled the chain holding Cynder towards the center of the mountain where her plans would finally be put to use.

R/R please. It really means a lot and makes me want to keep writing. Thx for reading.

FYI: I will be using the line for changing POV's from now on.