Chapter 6: Shocking Discoveries
/Author's Note. I didn't have Writer's Block. I was just lazy. As all fuck. However, I'll make this quick. I have a bunch of new things. I have Dawn of War 1 GOTY version, Dark Crusade, Soulstorm, Winter Assault, Dawn of War 2 and DOW 2 Retribution, along with a few other things. I'm glad to tell you that I am extremely excited for Subnautica. That game is gonna be awesome! I also am going to try to add more stuff. Chapter 20 is going to be where shit goes down. I also have a schedule of how many chapters each story will have. 26 chapters, with a few exceptions, like my Bakugan stories. I'm also working on updating my Elite Dangerous story, and make a few other stories. Also, Pure Light is getting bigger, and so is my love for it. If you are reading this RusCSI, I wish you good luck in the future! Keep doing what you're doing, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Another thing; I had visitors. Lots of visitors. My big bro Josh came over, and we played some Halo and Call of Duty. We had so much fun. He got me into Infamous, Assassins Creed, even Halo. He and I have so much fun together. Truth be told, he wanted to have me as a brother, which my mother allowed. Also, my big sister (not one of my sisters in my family, she falls under the same category as Josh) came up, and we had fun too. She's in the navy, and she plays Call of Duty. I'm making her a tips and tricks thing, because she needs help to take down her fellow navy friends. She also got me not only a pair of awesome fingerless gloves from katmando (whatever it's called), she also got me Battlefield 1! When I didn't even think about asking! Thanks sis! I also had my godmother come over, and a couple other things happened, such as me having my older sister (in my family) come over. Good lord, she has no life. The moment she started playing Skyrim Special Edition, for a week she played nothing else! When she already had it on PS3! I have 68 other Xbox One games, sister! (She's on Fanfiction as well, Sherlocksmoonlightsonata. Don't ask me what that means, I don't know either. (Also, side note, sister, I know you're reading this, make a Spyro story for f's sake! Do I have to ask over fanfiction!?))
Anyway, here you go. Chapter 6. Disclaimer. I don't own Spyro. Otherwise I would've been even more excited for season 2 of Skylanders Academy. (Can't wait for Cynder, who's being voiced by a woman from Supernatural! Hype! (Also, I can't even trust myself to stay true to my word. I say I want to make this author's note short; I end up making a long one at the start. I should just stop saying these. Also, I'm working on the other stories! Having problems though, can't get off my lazy as fuck ass!))
Everyone couldn't believe what they had heard. Cloud couldn't believe his sister still remembered her mother, Spyro couldn't believe Cynder had a brother and a mother despite being corrupted by Malefor after her egg was taken from the temple, Quake had similar reasons with the others. Nina was still scared of Cloud, so she didn't take the full shock of what had happened. But Drago…
…it was all making sense.
'The similarities are there; Cynder has her mother's gaze, I can remember that. And she has her eyes.' Drago thought. 'The resemblance is there. I just couldn't see it.'
Drago looked at Cloud as he took in this information. 'If Cloud isn't lying, and he truly is Cynder's brother… I think things are going to be interesting around here.'
"Drago?" Quake asked. "Do you think… Cloud is telling the truth? Do you think he's truly Cynder's brother?"
Drago looked at Cloud. 'He may be lying… but it isn't impossible.' Drago looked back at Quake. "Yes." He answered.
She smiled. "You always were the trusting type." Quake said. "Anyway, I'll inform the Guardians of this. You can handle this little family feud here."
"Alright." Drago said.
As Quake exited the house, Drago walked up to Cloud, who was still standing in shock of what he had heard. Looking at what he looked like, Drago could easily see some similarities. Both Cynder and Cloud had the same tail blade, with Cloud's being a little less sharp and more blunt, with the lack of a hole on the underside.
"*Ahem*"
Cloud turned around, looking at Drago with a slight hint of fear. "What?" He asked, a slight amount of anger present. 'Clearly he is not happy with Cynder being near.' Drago thought.
"Come with me. I want to have a word with you." Drago said.
Cloud kept an angry glare before nodding slightly. Drago turned towards the balcony, Cloud closely following behind him. When Drago sat down, looking out over Warfang, he sighed. He knew what would happen, but he still let it happen. However, the knowledge of these "Kuros" is an interesting thing. 'I'll have to ask Volteer about these "Kuros".' Drago thought.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Cloud asked.
"Do you understand why Cynder reacted the way she did?" Drago asked back. "You dare act like that in front of her, as well as her husband, AND her daughter? What were you thinking?"
"Do you not realise that Cynder cannot be redeemed? She destroyed thousands of lives!" Cloud angrily replied.
"That's because she didn't have a choice! You aren't the first to angrily respond to her like that. Many still thought her evil." Drago said, deep in contemplation. "But Spyro… he gave her a chance. The Guardians gave her a chance. Spyro believed in her, believing she was good, even when she didn't believe in herself. She's tried her hardest to forgive herself for all the pain she caused, and no matter what insults that's thrown her way, she'll keep going. That's because she's stronger than you think." Drago said.
Cloud was shocked by what Drago said. His aggressiveness, and his determination to defend Cynder was something he had never seen before.
"Listen Cloud, Cynder is not what she was before. She's not proud of the things she's done. Far from it. But when it comes to what she's capable of, no one is better than her when it comes to staying strong. She fought alongside Spyro against Malefor six years ago. She didn't let her past get her down." Drago said. "You can't blame her for fighting back. And look at her now."
Cloud looked at Cynder calming Nina down. The way she did it… it was so different from what his father told him about. He was told she was a heartless monster, incapable of feeling emotion or mercy… but then again, he hadn't seen her firsthand. He had heard stories, but hadn't gotten close.
"I… I guess." Cloud said. "I guess I just judged her too quickly."
"Don't worry, I'm sure she'll forgive you. You are her brother after all, right?" Drago replied. Cloud just sighed.
"Think about it for a bit." Drago said. "I'm going to talk to Volteer about some things."
Drago left Cloud to his thoughts. He passed by Cynder, stopping to reassure her. "Don't worry. I'll make sure this doesn't happen again."
"But why? Why does everyone who sees me for the first time call me a monster?" Cynder asked.
"They just don't know you well. Like you said, it's their first time seeing you, and they don't know any better than what they heard." Drago said. "You were a monster, but they didn't know you were being controlled. Those who trust you, who have forgiven you for what you did, they know that you were being controlled, influenced against your will. Whether they are people who ignore your wrongdoings, or people you have fought to forgive, they understand that you were not in control."
"But why does it happen, over and over? Surely people outside of Warfang would know." Cynder said.
"News doesn't travel very fast." Drago said. "Back home, on Earth, humanity had created telephones, devices that allowed instantaneous communication across vast distances. This allowed for two people to be able to talk from the exact opposite sides of the world without problem. The moles haven't made something like that. That's why messengers have to be sent to spread the word." Drago explained. He put a paw on Cynder's shoulder. "Trust isn't earned Cynder. You had to fight to gain Sparx's trust. Remember, I helped you gain the Council's trust. If you need me, you know where I live." Drago stood up and walked to the front door.
"Drago, wait." Cynder said. Drago stopped and turned his head to face her. "What is it?"
"Where is the little lightbulb anyway?" Cynder asked with a smirk.
Drago chuckled. "I don't know. He's either with his family back in the swamps, or being someone's lantern." Cynder giggled at that.
Drago smiled. He continued to the door and opened it, closing it behind him.
(A few minutes later…)
"Volteer, may I have a word with you?"
Volteer turned around to see Drago walking up to him.
"Yes Drago. What do you need?" Volteer asked.
"It came to my mind earlier today. Do you know anything about Kuros?" Drago asked.
Volteer took a step back. "How did you learn about this? The Kuros haven't been seen or heard of for centuries!" Volteer exclaimed.
"That's why I came to you. I believed you would be interested about this." Drago said. "Now, what do you know about Kuros?"
"Two things; one, we should talk about this in private. Follow me." Volteer said, turning to walk to his chambers.
The two guardians eventually arrived at Volteer's chambers. Upon entering, Drago immediately took notice of all the "scientific" devices. 'Clearly Volteer likes being around science.' Drago thought.
The two dragons stopped in the middle of the room. Volteer walked up to a bookcase, grabbing a book specific to what he needed to show.
"Secondly, "Kuros" is in fact a term used to define the Kurosian civilisation. They were a race of mostly black dragons, hailing from a land called Kurosia." Volteer said. "They were found by Malefor during one of his adventures. Now, Drago, we never told you this, but Ignitus, Cyril, Terrador, and myself were born during and after the Year of The Dragon, over one thousand years ago. Ignitus was born on the same year as Malefor. Terrador was born the following year. Cyril came a few years later. I came last. Ignitus and Malefor were already seven years old by the time I was born. The five of us were best friends. Malefor occasionally got the time to adventure, and we mostly always came with him. During one adventure, we were captured, but the guardians back then saved us, as well as a young black dragoness called Feuriah."
"Wait, Feuriah?" Drago asked.
Volteer stared at him for a few moments. "How did you find out about Kuros?"
"I met a young wind dragon named Cloud while returning home with Winter. Recently, he came with me and Quake to see Spyro. Upon seeing Cynder… he started yelling at her." Drago explained. "Apparently, Cloud is Cynder's brother."
"WHAT!?" Volteer exclaimed in shock. Drago nodded.
Volteer quickly regained his composure. "And, what else?"
"Cynder was somehow able to remember who her mother was. Her name was Feuriah." Drago said.
"Ah, of course. I remember." Volteer said. "I remember seeing Cynder's egg. It was black with a strange symbol on it. And, if I recall correctly, that was the same exact egg Gaul took during the night of the raid."
"So it's true. The Kurosians exist." Drago muttered.
"Yes." Volteer said. "Now, I don't exactly remember who, but one of us started to develop feelings for Feuriah. I think it was Ignitus, but I'm not sure. Anyway, when Malefor went evil and massacred the temple, Feuriah eventually fell in love with one of us. I don't think it was me. I already had my eyes on my own mate. But that's off topic. Eventually, Feuriah laid her egg, but she was forced to return to Kuros before it hatched."
"So that's why Cynder never knew her mother." Drago said. "But, why keep it a secret?"
"You don't understand Drago." Volteer said. "After Malefor became evil, he eventually found the Kurosians. He used them as his personal dragon army. They were hated throughout the realms. The Kurosians worshipped Malefor as a god. Eventually, Malefor was imprisoned in Convexity, but the Kurosians were forced to flee. That was over eight hundred years ago. They have never been seen ever since. The only one ever seen was considered a normal black dragoness; Feuriah. That's why she laid an egg three hundred years ago. You, see, eggs can hatch late in life, even many years after their parents have died. Cynder's egg unfortunately was one of those late bloomers. Another was Spyro's."
"Who were his parents?" Drago asked.
"We don't know. Ignitus found his egg in the hatchery. No one was seen fleeing the temple. It just… appeared, around the same time as when Cynder's egg was laid." Volteer said.
"Very well. I appreciate your help Volteer." Drago said.
"Anytime Drago." Volteer said.
Drago waved his wing as he exited Volteer's chambers. He walked down the hallways to the Guardian Chambers; he needed to learn a few things. He arrived at the door to the chambers and pushed it open. (The Warfang temple is a little different from the one in the swamps; example is the doors. They don't work like sci-fi spaceship doors.)
He entered the room, walking over to the Pool of Visions. He tried to picture what he was trying to find, trying to use it like Ignitus could, but it wouldn't work.
Drago scrunched his face up in annoyance. It was not right, the Guardians being unable to use the Pool of Visions in any way. It just didn't feel right.
'Well that throws my idea out the window.' Drago thought.
He tensed up suddenly. He could hear something, something that sounded like… children?
He slowly turned around, walking to the door to listen. Then he heard words.
"Are you sure about this? What if the Guardians find out that we entered their main chambers?" A male voice said.
"Calm down, you're just being silly! They're old. They won't notice that one book is missing. Only Cyril would, and he wouldn't notice a book like the one that we're taking is missing." A female voice said, who sounded like she was reassuring the other kid.
The two voices came closer until they were right outside the chambers. Before they tried to enter, Drago hid himself behind a stack of books.
The door opened, revealing to Drago two young teenage dragons. One of them was black and gold, while the other was blue. Drago instantly figured that the blue one was a water dragon, and judging by the sleeker form he figured it was a dragoness. That meant the other was a male.
The two dragons walked over to Drago's stack of books, still unaware that he was there. Drago chuckled in his mind with a little smirk. The irony he'd hide where they'd look. He focused on the open doorway. He was about to try out one of his new powers.
"Excuse me, are you looking for something?"
The two dragons recoiled back, scared they just got caught. They looked toward the Pool of Visions, not noticing the red and orange glow behind the stack of books.
"I'm right here, you know."
The dragons turned and saw Drago. They realised who it was and their eyes went wide.
"Oh, master Drago, we're sorry. We just wanted-"
"A book?" Drago asked. The two of them looked at him a little confused.
"It's okay. If you were just looking for a book, you can have one. But why here?" Drago asked. "We're you looking for something specific?"
"Yes, we were master Drago." The young black dragon said. "We were looking for a book that explained the properties of crystal formations."
"Ah, I know which one you're looking for." Drago said, turning to the stack of books he was hiding behind, unbeknownst to the younger dragons. "I used to read it when I was training to be a guardian. It's right here." Drago pulled out a book at the top of the stack. He gave it to the dragons.
"Thank you master Drago. I'm sorry if we weren't allowed in here." The water dragoness apologised.
"No need to apologise. You were looking for a book, and that's okay. There's nothing wrong with that." Drago said. "Anyway, may I ask, what are your names?"
"My name is Leviathan." The water dragoness replied.
"And I'm Equinox." The black dragon said.
"Hmm, an Equinox dragon. Interesting." Drago said.
"Excuse me?" Equinox asked.
"Equinox dragons can switch between light forms and dark forms. They're quite powerful." Drago said.
"So, are we in any trouble master Drago?" Leviathan asked.
"No. Though you should ask next time." Drago said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have somewhere to be. Have fun learning." Drago turned and walked out of the chambers.
(Meanwhile)
Leonidas flew as fast as he could to Soul Valley. It took him a few seconds to find it, as he barely left the valley normally.
He landed in the courtyard, standing on his hind legs before falling down on all fours. He looked around at the black stone that made up the buildings. 'Home sweet home.' Leonidas thought.
"Dad!" Leonidas heard from his left. He looked to see a black scaled young dragon run towards him and hugged his leg. "I missed you so much!" He said.
"I missed you too, Fenix." Leonidas said. "Now, go find your mother. I have to talk to the mayor."
"Awww…" Fenix said sadly.
"Don't worry, I'll be here. I just need to take care of a few things, okay?" Leonidas said.
"Okay Dad." Fenix said.
"That's my boy! Now run along. I'll be home soon." Leonidas said.
As Fenix ran home, Leonidas walked up to the town hall. Pushing open the doors, he proceeded to the mayor's office.
As he pushed open the doors, he was greeted by the mayor. "Leonidas. To what do I owe the pleasure to?" He asked.
"The Council has decided to unite the dragon kingdoms together." Leonidas said.
"Really? Have they now?" The mayor asked. Leonidas nodded. "Well, I guess it's about time. I was wondering when they'd give us a way to Warfang without needing to fly."
"I know what you mean. But I do have a strange… feeling." Leonidas said.
"What kind of feeling?" The mayor asked.
"A bad feeling. I'll have to tell Drago of this when I go back to Warfang to inform the Council." Leonidas said.
"Very well. Enjoy your time here Leonidas. You may want to see your family, especially your mate." The mayor said.
"What? What's happened?" Leonidas asked.
"I think it's best you see for yourself." The mayor said.
Leonidas left the mayor to return to his home. When he approached, he could see nothing wrong. As he entered, it was a completely different story.
"Shroud? Are you okay?" Leonidas called out.
Leonidas walked up the stairs and walked to the master bedroom. He opened the door to see Shroud sitting on a cushion.
"Leonidas! I didn't know you were back." Shroud said.
"Are you okay?" Leonidas asked.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm more than fine, actually." Shroud said. Leonidas looked confused. Shroud smiled. "Look." She shifted her body to the side to reveal a shiny black egg.
To say Leonidas was speechless was an understatement. He had so many emotions running through his mind. "This… this is… this is amazing!" Leonidas exclaimed happily. "We're going to have two children! Fenix won't have to be alone!"
"Yes my love." Shroud said. "This is the start of a new family." The two dragons embraced each other, so happy that their family is growing even more.
(At Serpent Canyon…)
Viper was laying down by the river. She never was in any mood at any time to do nothing, but coming back home made her change.
'Home sweet home.' Viper thought.
Sitting next to her was Caitlin, who had gotten used to being near so many poison dragons. The two dragons had formed a bond during an event here, and coming back here actually made Viper chuckle in her mind. It was hard to imagine that it had been a year since the last time they came here, or at least the nearby vicinity, to mop up any remaining apes in the area. While Caitlin was sleeping, Viper couldn't help but smile. The memories of the events rushed back into her mind.
But when she got to the more scary parts, she started to cringe at some of the images. She cringed at the ape leader's death. No matter how much pain he had caused, he didn't deserve such a brutal death.
Viper looked down at the sleeping Caitlin. "Oh you poor, sweet thing." Viper said.
Caitlin shifted in her sleep, but otherwise heard her and continued to sleep peacefully. Viper smiled. "A sweet thing indeed."
(Meanwhile)
Terrador landed at the gates to Volos. They were closed shut.
"Open the gates. I am Terrador. I bring a message to King Silas."
A head poked up from the fortifications. "King Silas is dead."
"Then who commands Volos now?" Terrador asked.
The dragon hesitated for a little. "I, Boulder, descendant of Silas, am the king now."
/Author's Note. I got bored. Couldn't wait. (Yeah, that's what happens when you don't answer my requests to give me OC's for this story and to tell me how to do this trilogy after what happened with my iPhone4. I take OC's from other people's stories with their permission and put them in cause I need characters for this. I am, after all, making +20 chapters for this story cause I can, and since I promised everyone I would. So now I'm going the normal route, cause f you guys and your unresponsiveness! (Not really!)
Also, I've found quite a few more things. One of which is that I've made a few more friends on Deviantart. If you know about this comic called Spyro A New World, well, I'm friends with the two guys who are doing the pages. I'm working on making a proper reference sheet for my main OC to post on Deviantart to give them an idea on what he looks like, and to give it as a gift to Fyre-Feathers for his/her birthday. I hope I can do it in time!
Also, I've gotten Paladins by Hi-Rez, cause they're awesome, and just I case you guys are too lazy to check out my profile here on Fanfiction, here is my Xbox gamertag for you guys to add as a friend (if you want); Davidknight02.
/Extra Author's Note. This extra Author's Note is more "new", since it took me SO LONG to do this! Just got too distracted with my birthday and other things like getting Garry's Mod, Insurgency, Counter Strike Source (for the textures to play TTT), Goldeneye Source (cause it's awesome!), actually get a working version of Starcraft 1 that was downloaded instead of on disc (which is really fuckin' awesome!) and a bunch of other things like getting some other games and other swag, like a Nerf shooter game and finally getting Wii Sports Resort! I got so much stuff and so little time, combined with my need to read fanfiction made by other people and look at awesome Spyro comics on Deviantart and making new friends. (I've got excuses!) Add to that that I got addicted to Goldeneye Source, got back into Elite Dangerous (which I now have the Horizons season pass for) and got a Viper MKIV and got to Novice rank on Combat rank (I'm getting closer to Elite rank!) and getting multiple rare achievements. So yeah, I've been very, very, VERY busy! I've also been hoping to get into updating my Starcraft story and do a few more stories, and I also asked Ddraig if I should do a remake of A Red Dragon's Tale to make it look like it wasn't made by a two year old XD. Also, should I mention I'm gonna try to rewrite Bakugan: HEROES? And continue with Bakugan: Dragons of Vestroia? And do a few more stories? (Maybe) And have to do schoolwork in real life?
Yeah, I'm busy as FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! (Sorry for random overreaction)
You'd be surprised how I still can't believe what you guys say in the few reviews you've put on this story and the insane amount of reviews I have on my original Spyro story. It means quite a bit, and it's not only helped with me becoming a better writer, I've also met a few more friends like Ddraigtanto and AMCAlmaron. So once again, thank you so much! And what I put below over a month ago, please review. (And ignore my rudeness, cause I hate not being given any reply when I ask my fans for something they could do at any time they want, like submitting an OC they have. (Also, whoever used to be J D Wilderness or whatever it is, I know you're Dragon of the Sun and I have read your Twilight Academy beginner year and like it, and I may or may not reconsider my answer to your offer of me using your dragon God OC's, despite the fact that they are clearly based off the Six Ancient Warriors from Bakugan Battle Brawlers which I also love. Though they may not be used until the later parts of A Red Dragon's Destiny)) Also, I'm allowing people to submit OC's for pretty much most of the start of the story until it REALLY gets into the more serious parts. And you can also submit more than fire dragons, in case people got confused. Just no purple dragons and no OC's that are more powerful than the Guardians. Just don't go too crazy with the OC submissions, and tell me if they are your OC's and aren't someone else's OC's. Just tell me that you want to submit an OC, then I'll send a pm and see if they're OK for the story. Also give an okay detailed personality and backstory. You're allowed to use the elements that Dragonoficeandfire made for Pure Light if you want. (He's on Deviantart, obviously)
Well, I'm the Firesword Dragon, and I'll see you guys next time! (Also post reviews for f sake! I want something to be happy about with this story so I don't have to worry about having more thoughts of deleting these stories. I've already got it out of my system with my Warhammer/Spyro story that was over a year worth of updating, and my DOTA 2/Spyro story. Don't make me delete this story! I want to get to A Red Dragon's Destiny so that I can feel like I've accomplished something in my life. Also, check out the latest chapter for my Legend of Cynder story. Over a year later and the next chapter is finally out. Don't say it's overdue, I know four things that were overdue and those are the fact I never played James Cameron's Avatar the game in over three years, haven't gotten Rio 2 when I promised myself to get it back in 2014, how Mass Effect is finally getting a new release to its franchise despite what people say that Andromeda is gonna be bad. It's not. Even if it is going to be bad, people said the same thing with every Call of Duty game and 99% of the time they were wrong, especially with BO3 and Advanced Warfare and COD4 and MW2 and BO1 and BO2 and WAW and pretty much every Call of Duty game after COD3. (Since those games weren't as good as the latest ones) People also said the same thing about Halo 5, but it turned out to be the best Halo game since Reach. Yeah its campaign is mediocre at least, but Warzone was perfect, especially Firefight. I just need more people who play Halo 5 and I'll set up firefight matches occasionally. (Only when people start adding me as a friend) The last thing; TheSmurfy18 and his brother Skits not playing Halo 3 ODST in almost two years. Yep, missed those guys being d***s to each other, cause that's what two almost immature brothers do.)