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VI-Keep an open mind!
"Tall plains, was once home to a proud ancient race called the Atlawa." Ignitus told them seeing them off.
"Oh bless you."
"Sparx" Spyro scolded.
"You were saying Ignitus?" Koryu asked after the Fire Gaurdian had also cast the little bug a glare,
"The Atlawa were people in tune with the rhythm of the seasons focused on their relationships to their crops their surroundings their gods, but they've been driven underground by Cynder and her forces who have taken over the tribe shrine."
"What do they want with that?" Solria asked.
"I can't say for sure but I sense that is where Raiciel and Cynder are keeping Cyril trying to power another Crystal find him before they succeed!" Ignitus warned,
The memory of his message burned into their minds as they arrived on a tall grassy column which was a hop skip and a jump away from the forest.
"So I'm guessing the shrine is, through that Jungle?" Solria asked.
"Eyup, oh it's never easy." Sparx muttered,
"Nothing worthwhile ever is." Spyro replied as he headed forward.
"Oh so now your spouting wisdom hero boy?" Sparx asked.
Spyro snickered, "Come on." He muttered as they continued they made it to the edge of the forest where an ape saw them and ran off Solria twitched a little.
"Must….resist urge…..to chase monkey!" She growled in her thoughts underneath her scales were getting itchy "maybe if I do it slowly." Solria then rushed into the cave and slowly made her way inside after waiting for Spyro and Koryu.
"You're acting a bit more patient today." Koryu noted,
"Yeah don't get used to it but I am gonna try to not run into an ambush." She replied Spyro poked his head around the corner and saw the Apes waiting for them they had red and blue fur wearing a tribal getup.
"Good thing too because it looks like they're gonna ambush us." He noted,
"Oh it's never easy." Sparx muttered the group then sprang into action Solria pounced on the ape that had run off she grabbed it by the foot and spun it around before hurling it into a nearby ape then torching it.
Spyro used his new electric twister to knock several foes back he then launched an electro orb to send them flying where they were frozen mid-air by Koryu and shattered when hitting the ground.
Solria had rushed ahead and stopped when she saw a strange looking switch in the ground.
"Hey guys check this out." She stated.
"What is it?" Spyro asked,
"Hey remember one of those stone blocks we saw it looks like we need to go higher up to get to the shrine so we need to activate them they're probably how the Atlawa get up there." Koryu theorized.
"Sounds about right," Solria replied tail slamming the switch they then heard something rise and the group proceeded to follow the path they could.
They were just about to continue moving forward when they saw what looked like anthro-Llamas one had been carried away in a cage while the other tried to break out of his own.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Spyro muttered,
"Don't tell me." Sparx muttered,
"Yup we've gotta help them." Solria replied as she and Koryu knocked a few of the apes off the cliff while Spyro used his electric stream to send the rest of them off the Cliffside.
One more had dropped down from the top of the cage where Spyro knocked it into the cave killing it and breaking the cage open.
"Watch it will ya!" the Llama snapped.
"I was just trying to help!" Spyro replied defensively.
"Well the Atlawa and Kane need no help!" he spat.
"Oh just about to spring into action huh?" Spyro asked sarcastically.
"Forget this guy Spyro, come on!" Sparx stated as they all glared at the Atlawa.
"What did they want with you anyway?" Koryu asked,
"It's none of your beeswax now move I've got a tribe to save." Kane growled heading deeper into the jungle.
"Oh you're welcome!" Solria mocked replied as they went back and found the remaining two switches.
They climbed to a higher level and soon found they had to activate switches again this time for a log bridge that was precariously perched on a rock.
"Okay we're gonna have to do this one at a time and time getting up there right." Spyro muttered,
"Right if the Log isn't high enough to get us up there even double jumping won't work." Koryu added.
"This won't be easy." Solria muttered. "I'll go first." She decided getting who would have the most difficultly out of the way Sparx who was already on the other side watched as she just managed to pull herself up on the ledge.
Spyro followed then Koryu who landed gracefully they continued until a large stone golem appeared.
"ROCK CUBE ALIVE" Solria and Sparx yelped together.
The group scattered when it tried to squish them with its fist Solria let loose a firewing on it flapping a rain of wind on it while Spyro zapped it with an electric sphere that seemed to do the most damage and Koryu finished it with an ice stream the three then shattered it with their horns.
"I knew it!" Koryu stated when he saw a black crystal and crushed it with his foot.
"Knew what?" Spyro asked,
"These rocks were brought to life by the dark master. If he taught the apes how to artificially harness their power then he probably taught them how to make evil crystals." Koryu replied.
"Why?" Sparx asked,
"So they could basically make soldiers out of nothing of course." Koryu stated,
"Why?" Sparx asked again,
"So they won't have to worry about running out of apes." Koryu replied,
"Why?" Sparx asked,
"Because we've probably killed a good sliver of his forces and some have probably accidently killed themselves." Koryu stated his tail twitching unaware that Solria had cringed a little on the word 'killed'
"Why?" Sparx asked,
"Because their idiots" Koryu spat hotly getting impatient now.
"Why?"
"WHY, WHY, WHY, I'VE GOT A WHY FOR YOU, YOU LITTLE GLOWING GNAT WHY ARE YOU ASKING SUCH OBVIOUS QUESTIONS?!" Koryu yelled.
"Kaboom" Spyro thought as Koryu took a deep breath and Sparx hid behind the purple Dragon.
"Are you sure they weren't something else?" Solria asked once he had cooled off.
"Nope" Koryu replied moving forward with renewed composure.
They came out to a large open space where two long rickety bridges awaited them.
"Oh those look sturdy." Solria muttered sarcastically.
"Oh it's never easy." Sparx muttered, as they crossed they didn't like the idea of being on the bridges but they weren't that worried.
A: they could fly and be able to save themselves if anything went wrong.
B: the bridges looked fairly new if not in good condition.
And C: it wasn't that windy out.
The last bridge had been broken forcing the three to glide down and land going into a building like cave.
"Have you noticed that the blocks have faces on them?" Solria asked.
"Yes I have some are frowny, some are happy and some look angry." Sparx stated,
"What about them, Solria?" Spyro asked,
"Well Ignitus said that the Atlawa focused on their relationship to their gods among other things and Cydner's forces have probably ticked them off the Gods I mean you don't think we'll run into one do you?"
"Oh now you bring that up you couldn't have brought that up when I had a chance to back out?" Sparx complained.
"Relax there's no such thing they're just entities the Atlawa made up to explain stuff." Koryu stated as he moved on ahead.
"Not everything is either fact or fiction Koryu." Spyro pointed out,
"Well that's not what I think come on let's find Cyril." Koryu replied,
"Ignore him he can be narrow minded and I mean you can't even stick a speck of dust through narrow minded." Solria told Spyro.
"I heard that." Koryu warned.
"I know." Solria cheerfully replied.
They entered an area where they were trapped by an earthy force field they first had to fight off some giant rolly-polly bugs which Solria hated.
Then came several groups of apes which after some difficulty they fought off, "There aren't many spirit gems around what do we do?" Solria asked.
"The Pots" Spyro stated attacking one.
"Spyro there won't-"in a shattering in the midst of clay were precious spirit gems much to Koryu's surprise.
"I love pots!" Solria stated as she and her brother absorbed the ones from the pots they had crushed them came the ape leader who had put up a force field Solria and Koryu distracted him while Spyro used his own flame wing to burn him he then impaled him with his horns and sent him flying killing him and making him turn into soul gems.
They came across a red and blue dread wing with yellow wings Spyro hit it with an electro orb while Solria and Koryu hit it in mid-air with their elements.
This effectively killed it and made the rider ape run off.
They eventually came to a large golden field off wheat that had a river running through it what they saw was that the river was hooked up to a water system of sorts probably to help collect water from crops.
"Now what we can't jump that high." Solria stated.
"We're gonna have to use the water wheels to move ahead." Spyro replied.
"Oh it's never easy!" Sparx complained.
"Do you find a catch phrase of the day to repeat over and over?" Koryu asked annoyed with it being the fourth time he said it then there was the 'why' fest not too long ago.
Koryu sighed and took a deep breath once more, "Let's spilt up we'll find the switches faster they're maybe one or more just let an element go up to tell the rest of us where you are when you see a wheel moving." Koryu stated,
"Good idea." Spyro stated as they split up Solria had found one near the edge of the cliff on the left hand side.
Koryu's wasn't too far from him he decided to watch the water wheel for any change Spyro hit one and as he did Koryu tilted his head up and let loose an ice stream to alert the other two Dragons.
Soon using the water wheel's they climbed the next level Spyro's electric cannon and Solria's fire bombs made quick work of the earth cannons up there they then repeated the process on the lower level and activated the water wheel this time it was Solria who let loose fire to tell that the wheel was moving.
On the third and final level the group took out the earth cannons Solria found her switch but heard like a bird like screech mixed with a cow's moo it was the giant pill bugs.
"AAHH!" she screamed letting fire bombs loose and ramming them as hard as she could air meleeing them off the edge where they turned into spirit gems. She didn't mind flying bugs like Sparx however crawly bugs like beetles and Centipede or millipedes especially the latters no thank you.
She activated the switch right when she did she saw electricity hit the air it was Spyro who decided to go against using his own Ice or fire breaths just because he could and Solria and Koryu used them respectively.
The door above them had also opened and the three walked through the door the river was shallow it was another building like doorway with three rock soilders which were killed Solria making sure no strand of dark crystal was in the water.
They went through a bit more they eventually got to a waterfall where they saw Kane battling a couple more rock golems that had backed him into a corner.
"KANE!" the three dragons shouted together the Atlawa chief was pushed off the edge and sent into the river knocked unconscious as he did Apes appeared.
"I'll hold them off, help Kane!" Koryu growled as he used his ice breath to attack them and sent a couple into the wall.
Spyro seemed to be mesmerized at the water however he didn't react to the fact that Kane was drifting to his death.
"What are you waiting for?!" Solria snapped.
"Yeah I know the guys an ingrate but you gotta do something and fast!" Sparx stated Spyro then let loose an ice stream it froze the water Koryu killed the last ape just as Kane woke up at the edge of the waterfall which was a long way down.
"Dude you are getting weirder by the second." Sparx stated Spyro nodded in agreement.
"Looks like the rock duo came for a fight!" Solria stated suddenly the two rock guardians that had attacked Kane were now closing in on the three young Dragons.
"Let's move!" Spyro shouted running as they dodged the attack's Spyro's Electric orb sent them flying into the river which Solria after making sure Kane was up and gone thawed out with her fire breath and sent them over the water fall.
"Where's Kane?" Spyro asked,
"He left probably to find where the apes took his tribe." Solria replied,
"Then we'd better move before he ends up dead." Koryu added the group made their way further coming to another ambush that had some wheat in the area the three ducked and weaved using elements to gain an upper hand against the apes.
Sorlia sent a fire wing burning an ape when she saw the ape burn her thoughts and actions froze.
"They would've killed me."
"Oh poor little girl come on you know that's no excuse."
Sorlia froze she couldn't move or think she was killing even when Raiciel had called her out for it she still kept doing it.
"Solria" Koryu yelled slamming his horns into the apes and finishing off the battle, Spyro nodded and went on a head a little enough that Solria and Koryu would find him but he was out of ear shot.
"I…Killed them." Solria stated her blue eyes welling with tears.
"They would've killed us!" Koryu stated,
"THAT'S NO EXCUSE!" she stated angrily,
"Solria, we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into but we went with it anyway and we said-"
"Well I should've thought things through we're no better than them!" Solria stated,
"I think we are its in self-defense, Solria all we're here for is getting Cyril out of here." Koryu stated,
Solria scoffed, "I knew you wouldn't understand." She muttered hotly,
"If you think I'm lousy to talk to for the subject then talk to Ignitus when we get back but for now we have to help Spyro and Cyril." Koryu replied,
Solria took a deep breath as narrow minded as it was he was right she took a deep breath and composed herself the twins eventually met up with Spyro and it was as if the moment hadn't passed.
They had to fight off some apes while dodging a large swinging log other than that the trip was uneventful they did take interest in a rock like tower however.
"Natural architecture, it'll never last." Sparx joked as they continued towards a large area with stone like hills and blocks.
Soon they came across Kane fighting off some apes. "You again why don't you get out of here and leave me in peace I'm the boss here nobody else!" he snapped.
"Boss of what" Sparx asked sarcastically only to get shushed by Spyro.
"You're all alone?" Koryu asked,
"Only till I kick these bums out which reminds me I can't stand around talking to baby dragons and mosquitos." Kane grouchily replied,
"Hey whoa, whoa who are you calling a mosquito?!" Sparx snapped,
"Besides it's not safe for you here." Kane added ignoring Sparx.
"Oh concerned for our welfare now?" Solira snorted with an arched eye brow.
"No need we can take care of ourselves anyway we need to get to the shrine." Spyro added,
Kane merely turned away, "You'll never make it." he muttered knocking an ape off the cliff.
The group dispatched the cannons around it seemed that Kane had done a decent job of clearing out the area the group saw from a distance that the way forward was blocked.
"Now what" Sparx asked,
"I don't know." Solria muttered Koryu shook his head and saw something off in a corner it looked like an indent for a ball.
"Hey check that out." Koryu muttered.
Solria looked at the switch and saw it they then heard the sound of doors opening.
"I found a couple of switches." He stated they then glided down to see that both doors were open to reveal a bunch of stone balls.
"And now we know what goes in those holes." Koryu muttered, "How much you wanna bet they open the door?" he added.
"A million dollars" Sparx stated excitedly,
"I was only kidding let's get that gate down." Koryu replied.
"Well I was kidding too!" Sparx stated as they went to work.
Spyro took one to a corner while Solria and Koryu each took one to a corner Koryu then put the final one in place the gate was down and they were able to proceed.
They found Kane on the other side. "The Shrine God has not been appeased since Cynder's forces arrived he is not happy!" he stated firmly.
"Told ya" Solria said simply.
"So is anyone fun around here?" Sparx asked in disbelief of Kane's attitude.
"You can't possibly face the god of the shrine alone!" Kane once again ignoring Sparx stated,
"Not all of us are loners Kane I'm not going alone." Spyro replied as the three young dragons went through the door. "And maybe someday you'll learn that two heads are better than one." Spyro added with vigor "Even if they are pinheads." He finished a little jokingly.
"Yeah wait, what?!" Sparx asked confused.
The path then lead the four man band to a large floating boat, which Koryu took note of right away.
"No way" Koryu stated.
"Brace yourselves." Solria warned,
"For what" Sparx asked.
"There's no way this boat is here it defies the laws of physics it has no wings, no engine it's just floating there!" Koryu stated which lead into a tangent about the flying boat.
"If it defies logic he won't believe it." Solria told them she then pushed him on the boat while Spyro and Sparx followed on at this point Koryu had stopped ranting,
"So what about Bianca's magic?" Solria asked,
"That's different, the spells make whatever the caster want's to happen assuming they've mastered their skills, the only explanation for this boat is that it's enchanted." Koryu stated,
"Enchanted or not, I don't like the looks of thing." Spyro replied as the boat had just departed,
"Oh now you tell us." Sparx muttered.
Screeching was suddenly heard apes appeared from the bottom of the boat the group wordlessly decided unanimously that it would be a waste of energy to try and fight one at a time they eventually weathered through the forces by knocking them off the boat Spyro using his electric stream to do so.
Eventually the boat docked and the group got off it, "Well that was fun." Sparx muttered sarcastically.
The Dragons wordlessly broke pots to restore their strength from the spirit gems within they moved forward dodging one final set of swinging logs they saw a bridge that lead to a lone island as they arrived they saw Kane emerge from the bushes.
"Well look who arrived at the same time as us, the Atlawa chief who said we'd never make it this far." Solria stated mockingly.
Kane merely glared but huffed, "I have to admit but you've done better then I've thought possible."
"Oh ho, saying that had to hurt" Koryu stated with a grin on his face.
"More than you can imagine." Kane muttered in a tone.
"Anyway there are some things you should know about the shrine before you enter." Before Kane could continue a roar was heard flying through the sky was a large black dragoness with magenta red wings and a matching underbelly and silver jewelry on her legs tail and neck.
"Is that-"Solria, asked in sheer fear.
"Uh huh" Koryu muttered staring.
The five gaped as the Dragoness flew over them and away from the shrine why she didn't do anything about them they didn't know but she passed a dragoness who not only looked it but gave off the aura of everything Ignitus described Cynder the terror of the skies!
"…And I think we're done here." Sparx muttered his face frozen in a gaping position.
"Not before we rescue Cyril." Spyro stated,
"Right." The twins agreed.
Kane continued what he was saying, "The Atlawa Shrine has been desecrated!" Kane stated with disgust. "And the God of the shrine has not been given tribute since Cynder's forces arrived." He added.
"Yeah he's not happy you told us." Solria replied,
"Yes I want to make absolutely sure it's in your heads if you can subdue his anger the balance will be restored and my people can come home." Kane finished,
"That's fine but we came to rescue Cyril." Spyro replied,
"Well Ignitus did say that Cynder's forces took over the shrine chances are we'll have to fight this god before we can do that." Solria pointed out.
"She is correct you must go through the God of the shrine to free him." Kane agreed.
"Knew you were gonna say that" Sparx stated seeing it coming.
The group crossed the bridge and up the stone steps, "Are we sure this shrine god even exists?" Koryu asked,
"Koryu just go with it." Solria stated as they saw a blue Dragon with snow to frozen white wings with purple membranes a light frosted shade in comparison to the frozen dark purple of his underbelly and the crystal like shoulder armor. He had an icy blue body he was in chains but didn't have a muzzle unlike Volteer.
"Careful remember last time." Spyro warned,
"Yeah but Cynder left and I don't see Raiciel or any Ice Kings around here" Sparx replied.
"Right" Koryu replied jumping down and walking towards the Ice dragon.
"Hey!" Solria yelled out as she did a large stone that had been in front of Cyril came to life Koryu ran as the thing tried to crush him.
"When will I learn; when things look good, head for the hills!" Sparx moaned.
"Forgot about the unappeased shrine god didn't you or did you think he was a fake?" Solria asked.
"Alright, alright, I believe and just in time to risk being turned into dragon jam." Koryu whined.
The three dragons charged in as the stone sentinel's arm landed a rocket punch on the ground where they were Spyro and Solria hit it with a comet dash which seemed to do some decent damage.
Koryu then let loose an ice stream which succeeded in slowing the shrine god down.
Spyro and Solria landed a few combos and a few fire bombs hitting the monster it tried to spin while overheated however Koryu let loose an ice stream managing to slow it down.
"It doesn't seem to like fire very much." Spyro pointed out,
"Yeah and my Ice breath slows it down every time I use it after you two over heat it." Koryu added.
"Right so we're coming up with a plan then?" Solria asked,
"Just one" Spyro replied as they dodged another hit trying to keep it from crushing them.
Solria hit it with a fire wall that not only blocked its attack but did heavy damage with Spyro hitting it with a comet Dash then several fire bombs.
Koryu let loose more ice but ran out of breath it wasn't enough to stop or halt the sentinel's movements but it did slow him down he ran off to avoid being crushed as Spyro used an electric orb to stun him the monster who was significantly defeated in response it crawled back underground.
Soon after Sparx handed them the keys Cyril was freed and the Atlawa appeared bowing at them with Kane smiling. "You have subdued the god of the shrine, restored balance to the seasons, the land, our world, the Atlawas want to worship you now."
"Worship, now that's what I'm talking about I never got the respect I deserve the praise that should be mine." Sparx stated basking in the glory.
Solria on the other hand didn't know what to make of the treatment as a beaded necklace and bracers was placed on her, "Ummm thanks."
"This is different." Koryu muttered not used to the treatment.
She turned to Koryu who now had matching bracers and a crown Spyro had these two but had purple gems in them.
"That's really nice Kane but we have to get back to our home figure out how to stop Cynder and Raiciel for good." Spyro stated,
"My dear Atlawa's I am the mighty Sparx scourge of the despots."
"What's a despot?" Solria asked Koryu who went to answer but was cut off,
"Yes, yes of course old boy we'd love nothing more than to be part of your primitive barbaric society but duty calls, duty calls." Cyril stated.
"I am the mighty Spar-"
"That includes you despot boy." Solria called to Sparx .
"Whatever." He muttered not happy with leaving.
"If you must you must, but know that you are now part of the Atlawa tribe one of us." Kane stated,
"Thanks Kane." Spyro replied as the three Dragons took off headed back for the temple.
FAI FAI FAI
Raiciel landed on the platform above the temple he looked around. "Good Cynder's not back from getting the second Crystal yet." He muttered.
He entered the room and looked around placing a paw on the horn a statue that depicted her he pulled it down and it revealed a secret passage way.
The Door shut behind him as he slithered down and glanced around his tattoos lit brightly being his only light bathing it until something responded now covered in a dark purple light he grinned maliciously.
"Sorry Cynder, but your days are numbered, only one can stand by our master's side." He muttered looking at a dark Crystal ready to be filled when the time came.
So it looks like Raiciel is planning to betray Cynder will he succeed, you'll find out later but it's back to the temple to harness the power of Ice
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