The Legend of Spyro: Darkness of My Soul
Chapter 6- Tunnel Brawl (written by OnyxSarune)
Clicking her mandibles angrily, the Red Ant Queen charged forward with surprising speed and aimed a spiked claw at Cynder's head. Cynder barely avoided the blow, feeling the claw scrape against her horns as she ducked. She struck back, head butting the crimson torso of her foe and pushed her far back.
The Red Ant Queen merely laughed at her effort. "Was that your best? It is useless! My armor is too thick to be pierced by brute strength alone."
Cynder ignored the taunt and attacked again, charging forward like a speeding bullet train. She wasn't going to let aimless taunting distract her. The Black Ant Queen depended on her and she knew that failure wasn't an option. And neither is death, she added thrusting her horned head forward at the ant's torso, then her head.
Deflecting each blow, the Red Ant Queen smacked Cynder across the cheek with a swift claw. Cynder flew through the air, blood trickling from a gash in her cheek. Pain flashed through her body at the blow her adversary dealt as she crashed into mound of earth where Sparx hid.
"Anytime you feel like jumping in," Cynder said spitting out pebbles, "now would be the perfect time!"
"Are you kidding that ugly will murder me?" Sparx said.
"In two seconds I'll murder you if you don't do something!"
"Like what?"
"Distract her or hurl insults! Something!"
"Fine…I'll distract her."
Quickly, Sparx flew from his hiding place and towards the Red Ant Queen.
"Yo, ugly! Bet you're too slow to catch me. In fact, with crooked mandibles as those and a chubby body like that, it's no wonder no one chose you as a mate. Fatty!"
Consequently, the Red Ant Queen's attention was distracted as she swatted at Sparx. Cynder righted herself and charged at her once again, but this time she opened her maw while running. Focusing on her evoking her Poison element, Cynder felt the familiar hot boiling energy. Its acidity caused her discomfort but didn't hurt her in the least bit.
When Cynder was close enough, she jerked her head upwards and shot a jet of swamp green liquid. Its foul smell and disposition splashed against the ant queen's head as Sparx banked out of the way. Still alert and combative, Cynder circled around her adversary, who staggered about blind and disoriented.
She opened her maw again to attack, but a flailing claw caught her on the chest and sent her crashing into one of the earthen walls. Cynder cried out as the pain ricocheted through her body on impact. She slowly slumped onto the floor trying to quell the agony and the fatigue that slowly began to fill her limbs making them heavy like cinderblocks. This battle had to end or she was dead.
Rising to her feet on wobbly legs, her muscles on fire with pain, Cynder concentrated all her energy on one final attack. Despite all the energy it took including that which kept her alive, she was willing to take the risk. She unfurled her wings and closed her eyes letting the destructive powers of her ancestors build up inside of her. Inch by inch, second by second, she summoned every trace of the new element she received—wind!
The Red Ant Queen staggered about for a few more moments before finally wiping off all the poison. Her face was riddled with blisters, burns, and boils because of the element's corrosive acid. Even small cracks formed with every movement she performed, her shell splitting like that of a walnut.
"You cannot defeat me, dragon," she roared charging at her, sanity gone from her eyes. "I will rule this land and crush those who stand in my path."
With all her strength and ferocity, the Red Ant Queen attacked swiping with her sharp appendages and fanged mandibles. However, in a split second, her attack was halted as Cynder unleashed her attack. Throwing her paws out and opening her maw wide, Cynder shoot a humungous vortex of air. Crescent shaped-air blades cut and slashed through the ant queen's tough shell like knife through butter. Invisible tentacles of air engulfed the chamber tossing eggs, rocks, leaves about in its destructive wake.
Cynder watched the spectacle in utter amazement. Could it be? Could this be a new attack similar to the air blades? It had to be. She had never performed an attack like this because she expected to perform her Wind Fury Attack. However, this attack was new to her.
The attack lasted for what seemed like long hours as fatigue began to set in. Her limbs felt heavy like bricks and her eyes drooped as if begging for sleep. Out the corner of her eye, she noticed Sparx hovering over one of the tunnel entrances she hadn't noticed. Talons of bright moonlight spilled across its pathway leading to the forest.
Cynder hoped that she had the strength to make it through that tunnel as the swirling vortex lessened and finally died out. Slowly, feeling weak and light-headed, she collapsed onto the ground and panted heavily with fatigue. Noticing her fatigue Sparx floated over towards her and patted her back.
"Is that Red Ant Queen dead? Did I kill her?"
Sparx looked back at the chopped and shredded red shells of the Red Ant Queen. Only her claws and head remained intact. Her green slits still stared at Cynder with hatred.
"Let's just say…she'll make great confetti for your next party."
Cynder glared at it him.
"What? It's just a joke. Anyway, let's get going before he subjects come to avenge their Highness's death."
Both Cynder and Sparx hurried towards the tunnel that lead back to the Enchanted Forest. In addition, as they entered the fresh forest, fatigue won Cynder over and she decided to sleep for the night. She collapsed under a low-hanging log, snoring softly as Sparx dosed off too.
Yes. It is a bit short but we promise to have a longer one. Trust me. Anyway, review and tell us what you think, okay?
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