Copyright: I do not own Spyro or anything Spyro related. It is all owned by Sierra Entertainment and Activision. I do own my original characters in the story.
"This looks like a good place to rest." Spyro said, landing on a small field. The other members of the group followed him. "Alright Ember heal Seth and Blaze so that we can continue moving on."
"Wait why aren't we going after them?" Cynder questioned.
"That group is on a completely different level. We are no match for them."
"Spyro is right Cynder," Blair said. "That one dragon knocked out Seth with one punch, and Rai took out Blaze with one attack."
"Rai has grown so strong since we last saw him. It looks like he can now use fire element attacks even though he is not a fire dragon." Flame added.
"Not only that, but it looks like he can control fire, something that no other fire dragon can do. His fire is also strong enough to critically injure Blaze, who is known for having an incredible high tolerance to fire even for a fire dragon." Blair added
"But once Blaze and Seth have recovered we might have a chance, Spyro." Ember said.
"It would be seven against five. We saw three of those dragons in action. One was hit by an onslaught of attacks from Seth and received no damage. The other two are said to be on an even higher level than that dragon. For now we retreat." Spyro said.
"According to the villagers, Malefor is currently residing in a castle that was kept hidden from the other dragons. It was only known to Gaul and his apes. He kept it close to the Well of Souls in case he would ever have to rebuild his army from scratch." Ares said.
"So it's his personal getaway place." Gen said, continuing to fly. "Once we get there I will personally destroy that castle myself."
"No one will go into that castle but me." Rai said, flying ahead of them. "I will face him on my own."
"What the hell Rai? The only reason that I decided to follow you was because you promised to show us the location of Malefor's personal guard." Gen said.
"I do not recall asking any of you to follow me." Rai said, stopping in mid-flight. "When the four of you came to me, I could tell what your true intentions were. I could easily tell that Sypher wanted to join up with me for his own personal reasons. You three on the other hand only wanted to join up with me so that you could use me." He said, turning to face them.
"Once you told us that you were the infamous dragon, we figured that you would eventually lead us to those dragons and help us destroy them." Glacia said.
"Since the three of you have helped me this much, I will find out their locations from Malefor." He said, continuing to fly. "All I ask is that you remain outside of the castle, and make sure that no one interferes."
"Alright we will do that, but after that you help us." Gen said, following the dragon.
"There it is," Ares said. They saw a dark and gloomy castle in the center of the rocky area. The dragons flew down towards the castle's entrance.
"Alright, Glen, Ares, and Glacia the three of you will stay here. Sypher you will come with me into the castle." Rai said, opening the door to the castle.
"Why isn't Sypher going to guard the castle with us?" Gen asked.
"Because I say so," Rai said, walking into the castle with the light blue colored dragon.
"Are you sure that you can handle this on your own?" Sypher asked.
"You fought against me all those years ago Sypher, you should have an idea of how strong I am now. Besides in our group you are the only one who is on my level. So let me ask you this. Do you believe that you can handle Malefor on your own?" He said, looking at Sypher who gave him a sly grin. "You have your answer."
"So why did you separate me from the group?"
"I needed to talk to you in private. Out of everyone that I have ever met, you are the only one who has experienced the same things that I have. Because of this I want to tell you something." He said, leaning close to the dragon. Rai whispered something to Sypher.
"That's your dream?" Sypher asked.
"Yes, unlike my overall goal the dream that I have is closer to impossible, but I feel that it is something that must come true. I've only told you this because you are the only one that understands that feeling." He said, walking past Sypher. "Now go meet up with the others."
"Is that your only reason for telling me?"
"If you must know there are other reasons, but for the moment I will only tell you one other and that is trust." He said, walking towards the castle's main room.
"Telling your dreams to the dragon that almost killed you is pretty foolish. You should know Rai that I am not a trustworthy dragon. I also know that you are a great manipulator, telling me something like that could be a trick. You could have told me that to trick me into following you without question. Regardless I will continue to follow you, until I discover your true motives." He said to himself, walking back outside.
Rai walked deeper into the castle, trying to hold in the feelings that were resurfacing. He would soon meet the dragon that made him who he was. Malefor would finally die by his paws. He stepped into the main room, and across from him he saw the dark purple dragon. Malefor was sitting down, staring at him from across the room. Rai could tell right away that it was a younger version of Malefor. He was told long ago by Slifer that he would be returning younger than the last time he knew him. He was still the same size, but he had a better build. The dragon looked more energetic and powerful. This Malefor was closer in age to an adult dragon than an elder dragon.
"Well if it isn't my favorite failure." Malefor said, standing up on all fours. "Long time no see Rai."
"I am here to kill you Malefor." Rai responded.
"Ah yes, I figure that you wish to prove to yourself that you are not weak. But you will soon come to…"
"I am not here to prove anything." Rai said, cutting the dragon off. "A few years ago you would have been absolutely right, but not anymore. I am here to kill you, because your death will get me closer to my overall goal."
"Really, you don't even want to kill me out of revenge or hate for what I did to Cynder?" He asked, trying to get under the dragon's skin.
"The only creatures that I have any hate for reside in Warfang." He said, appearing instantly in front of Malefor. "Let us begin."
"Alright have it your way." He said, throwing a punch at the dragon.
"Throwing punches wildly like that will result in nothing. You need to learn how to properly fight." He said, delivering a swift combo of punches and kicks to Malefor.
"That fighting style, do not tell me that you have trained under Quantum Flare." He said, jumping back.
"Yes, I have." He said, walking towards Malefor. "You who chose to abandon proper fighting styles in exchange for pure energy attacks cannot beat me with punches and kicks."
"That is why I will rely on my elemental attacks, Ice Element: Multiple Giant Ice Maces," He said, releasing multiple ice maces across the room. "Now take this Earth Element: Inclosing Stone Walls." He stomped his hind legs, bringing forth giant walls from the ground. They began boxing Rai in.
"Fool," Rai said, jumping into the air. His talons became engulfed in fire. "Fire Element: Fire Point." He released fire from his talons.
The small points shot out towards the ice maces. Each hit their targets, triggering multiple bursts of ice. Mist covered the room, sealing off Malefor's view of Rai. Slowly the dragon came into view, revealing that he had used Malefor's own attack to stop his other. The walls had been frozen by the burst of ice from the maces. They broke into shards of ice.
"My turn," he said, bringing up his left hand in front of him. The arm was immediately covered in wild lightning. The core of the lighting was at the base of his paw. It was giving off wild streaks of lighting. "This used to be an attack that I struggled with. It used to also be my strongest attack. Now I can easily create this attack with one arm and minimal effort. It has also dropped from a last resort to a signature one. This is the attack I use most often, Lightning Element: Gauntlet." He said, appearing right in front of Malefor again.
"Electric Element: Electric Field Shield," He said, releasing a field of electricity from his newly created shield.
"All electric attacks are useless against my lightning." He said, pushing his arm right through the shield. "This is the end for you Malefor." He said, penetrating the dragon's chest. "What's this?"
The dragon in front of him began to turn into stone. "Not bad kid, but too bad you couldn't see through such a simple disguise." He said, coming out of the ground. "That was my Earth Element: Impersonation attack. I use the earth itself to mold a perfect figure of me. One that can even use my own attacks, I believe that it is something that you haven't seen yet."
"You are right," Rai said, activating his divine eyes. "It is something that will never get passed me again."
"So you also possess those damn annoying eyes. It's alright because they will not help you in the long run." He said, punching his fist at the ground. He brought it up revealing that it was infused with stone. "Earth Element: Earth Fusion." He said, approaching the dragon.
Rai saw that Malefor was not just approaching him, but that the purple dragon was sliding against the earth. He was increasing his speed by sliding across the stone ground. He was using the ground to increase the force of the punch.
"Fine by me, let us see who will prevail." He said, covering the tips of his talons in fire again, but this time the middle of his paw was also covered. "Fire Element:"
"This will break every bone in your body." Malefor said, throwing the stone infused fist at the dragon.
Rai caught it, "Fire Flow!" The fire from his paw found its way into the purple dragon's stone fist, but it quickly resided back towards Rai. "You also put earth energy into it didn't you?"
"Of course, in order to increase its strength, now let me blast you away with its hidden energy."
"Don't worry; I'll make sure that you fail." Rai said, stepping away from the dragon. "Shadow Element: Shadow Engulf." He said, engulfing Malefor's arm in his own shadow. The shadow broke the dragon's stone fist.
"I always knew that you could use lightning, and you using fire made me question what kind of dragon you truly might be. But now by showing that you can use a third element confirms my suspicions. Those grey scales that have slowly started to turn silver during the course of our battle, and the fact that you can use more than one element. There is no mistaking what you are, because I have come across only one other type in my life time. You are a celestial dragon."
"So you know," Rai said, smiling at him. "Yes, I am a celestial dragon. A dragon that is born with a specific objective, I'm sure you know what that is. My purpose is to kill a purple dragon that has turned towards convexity. One is born only when a purple dragon has or will let itself get taken over by convexity. I was born to kill you Malefor."