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Chapter 6- The Awakening
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It seemed like hours until Spyro and Oldan arrived at there destination, but when they finally did time seemed to fly by quickly. Spyro followed Oldan into a shrew looking building that was old and broken, as if it hadn't been used for many years.
Spyro was surprised by how large the building actually was on the inside. It had one long corridor and what once was a polished marble floor.
"Welcome Oldan" a voice sounded from a door on the left side of the corridor. Soon enough a dragon walked out of the door strangely hunched over, it was probably a birth deformity.
"Welcome Spyro" the dragon called.
"How does he know my name?" Spyro thought to himself.
"My name is Eldon." the dragon said.
"Were are Lung Wei and Frogon?" Oldan asked.
"In the Dragon's Den, we were waiting for you two." Eldon said and then nodded his head to the door from which he had exited.
"Well come now, we must not make waste of our time!" he exclaimed and Spyro and Oldan followed him through the door.
Through the door was a long winding staircase that was very wide, probably so large creatures like the dragons could fit through. At the end of the staircase was a large cavern with a small fireplace that had been hastily built into the side. It was lit, revealing a table with two dragons around it.
"Ah Oldan! Eldon! We were just starting the meeting please join us." A blue-black dragon said from the table.
"Lung Wei! Please let the guest introduce himself!" called a red dragon from the table, which was probably Lung Wei. He seemed to be talking awkwardly in third person, as if he didn't know much English. If this dragon was Lung-Wei the blue-black must be Frogon.
The dragons gathered around the table which apparently was too high for Spyro. They got a stool for him to sit on so he would be at the right height.
"The court of Elders commences." Eldon said signifying the meeting to a start. Since he had called the meeting, this must mean he was their leader.
"Let the guest introduce himself." Forgon said.
"I'm Spyro, I don't exactly know what is going on or why I'm here. I was hoping you could shed some light on that…" Spyro stated.
"Lung Wei! All will be explained, Eldon? Should you want to proceed?" Lung Wei implied.
"Very well" Eldon said and sighed.
"Spyro, you are not like other dragons. You are descended from the great chosen one, the one who fought the darkness and kept it away for millions of years." Eldon said and Spyro didn't reply he just stared with astonishment.
"According the ancient prophecies, history will repeat itself and the darkness will rise again. The only hope we have is finding a hero, one who was descended from he, the great one. He will awaken the ancient power and kill the darkness off forever more." Eldon said.
"But how? How do you know I'm a descendant?" Spyro asked intently.
"The orb… it glows when he is close. The presence of the ancient spirit lingers within you Spyro, it is time we awaken it." Eldon continued.
Eldon reached under the table and took out an orb. The orb shined brightly when he placed it near Spyro. Spyro felt a sudden jolt of power causing him to withdraw in agony. The elders looked at one another and nodded. Eldon picked up the orb and Oldan held Spyro in place. Spyro struggled to free himself from the dragons grasp but it was no use. The orb touched Spyro and a sheer wave of cold energy swept over him. He blacked out.
Spyro opened his eyes to find that he was in the middle of a strange desert wasteland, was he dreaming? The wasteland felt real but something about it wasn't right. All he remembered was that he had been with the elders the last time he was awake, and something had happened but he couldn't quite remember what. He decided that he should explore and find out were he was. He hopped onto his feet and began to scamper across the hard parched earth.
For a long time he ran but all he could see was more desolate desert. He had been running for some time now and was about to give up until he saw a figure in the distance. It looked like it was moving but he couldn't be too sure, the heat tended to play tricks on his eyes. He cautiously walked over to the figure. As he got closer he noticed that it had been moving and now had collapsed onto the ground. It was a dragon! Yes, scrawny and somewhat tired, but it was still a dragon!
"Hello?" Spyro said in dragon tongue and the dragon struggled to get up. Spyro stepped over and helped the dragon.
"Spyro…it is good to see you. You give me hope…" the dragon rasped.
"What do you mean? Is there any way I can help you?" Spyro asked.
"There is not much time…I have sent you here to give you a message…find me in the Youtari Desert…our kind…and the fate of all the worlds depend on it."
"Who are you?" Spyro asked not stating his confusion about the scrawny dragon's previous statement.
"You may know me as Kastus…now go…there is much for you to do before we can meet." He said and Spyro blacked out.
Spyro opened his eyes to find himself touching an Orb surrounded by dragon elders. Suddenly he felt power rush into him and he began to loose control of his actions. His entire body began to give off a strange glow and he began to rush furiously through the air destroying the furniture in the room.
"Just as I suspected!" yelled Eldon. "The spirit has been awakened! Now its rage has filled Spyro!"
"That's just great! What do we do now?" Frogon called as he dodged Spyro for about the third time. Spyro then proceeded to crash into an armchair and turn it to a pile of ash.
"The only thing we can do…wait until his spirit rage wears off which should be only in a matter of minutes." Eldon said and Spyro crashed through the roof and out into the night sky.
"LUNG WEI!!! Let's make sure he doesn't hurt himself, or anyone else in the mean time!" Lung Wei exclaimed.
"Your right Lung Wei, well I didn't want to have to resort to this…but its time." Eldon said and all four elders began to glow with a bluish aura. They then proceeded in crashing through the roof after Spyro.
They chased Spyro through the air going at very high speeds. Spyro looked back at them and breathed a giant fireball in there direction. They struggled for a moment in the air but dived out of the way just in time. Spyro began to loose his glow and began to fall into the ocean below Oldan dived and caught Spyro. They were all definitely shaken but nobody was hurt and there trek back to the building.
Spyro woke up feeling so tired, as if he had been on the verge of death. He sat up and observed his surroundings. He was in what looked like a nice cozy old fashioned dragon den with grass set on the ground. Just like home. He thought and heard footsteps approaching from the cave entrance. It was Oldan. Oldan walked over to Spyro and set a bag down near him.
"I brought you breakfast." He said nudging the bag in Spyro's direction.
"Thanks but I'm not very hungry." Spyro said.
"Please, eat it will make you feel better." Oldan insisted and opened the bag proceeding to pour out its contents. Fresh berries and a canteen filled with water. Spyro slowly ate the berries and then looked up to see Oldan was still crouched by him.
"What happened when I touched the Orb?" Spyro asked and looked at him.
"You unlocked the Spirit of your ancestor. Now the power of our ancestors runs in your veins." Oldan said. "You will learn to fully utilize your new powers in time, for now just rest…"
Spyro yawned and was about to go back to sleep when he remembered a question that had been troubling him.
"What was that thing that attacked me?" Spyro asked.
Oldan's expression went from peaceful to concern worry and dread.
"Well…if you must know." Oldan replied.
"It has many names, but it's most feared and well known is…" Oldan stopped for a moment and took a deep breath as if it took energy to say the horrid creature's name.
"Darkvoid" Oldan said and as if some odd coincidence Spyro heard low rumbling thunder from outside the building.
"It is known for its trickery and evil throughout the worlds, but it's true purpose remains a mystery." The elder continued.
"Now get some sleep, we have a busy day ahead of us." He said and left the den.
Spyro tried to sleep but every time he closed his eyes visions of the desert and the old dragon came to him.
"…find me in the Youtari Desert…our kind…and the fate of all the worlds depend on it."
A dark figure zoomed through the sky, it had the shape of a small dragon but somehow wasn't like one at all. The creature zoomed down to a group of caves were he would deliver his message. As he approached the entrance to one of the caves he was greeted with a snort.
"What takes you long Void of Darkness?" a dark voice called from the shadows of the cave. The creature bowed before its master and began to speak.
"I am sorry for the delay my lord, I was confronted with something rather unique in the field that I wanted to share with you." The creature said.
"Well? What is it!" the voice called.
"It's the Spirit my lord, it has been awakened." The creature exclaimed.
The other creature slammed a shadowy fist into the ground.
"I thought the disciples killed all the descendants!" it yelled with fury.
"Well there is no point in taking it out on me is there? I'm just a simple messenger!" the creature pleaded. The other creature grunted and began to speak.
"I will not hurt you, in fact I'm appointing you to watch over the young descendant, and kill him when the time is right." It said and the messenger bowed.
"I won't let you down my lord." It said and flew off.
"My Disciples! Assemble!" the lord called and seven dark cloaked figures appeared in front of it.
"We need to take matters into our own hands. The spirit of light has been awakened, and according to the prophecies history is bound to repeat itself, unless we take action before it does!" the lord explained.
"I need all of you to find more information about this threat, and if needed kill all who oppose you." It continued and the dark figures slowly nodded and faded away.
"It is time…" the lord laughed and became one with the darkness once more.
