Spyro's Legacy
Chapter 9
The First Rustlings of War
"What do you think that you are doing?!" Spyro asked Welgor as the group entered the temple.
Welgor faltered and bore an awkward expression upon his face.
"It wasn't him!" cut in Nafe real quick coming in from around the corner. "Come I must show you something"
The group looked from one to the other and then took off after the guardian of electricity who was well on his way.
"Where are we going?" Spyro asked running through the temple now.
"I know but only to show it to you." he said as he rounded the corner and exited the temple. Outside there was a strange dark hue about the sky. A harsh wind whipped around the darker than normal dusk time air.
Nafe took to the air quickly beckoned for them to look towards the ground.
Spyro and Cynder took to the air and looked down. Upon first sight of the far away ground Spyro drew back. A look of complete awe struck upon both faces. "I... I ... Can not believe..." he trailed off. "Where all did you send messengers?"
"Everywhere. I'm surprized that you didn't pass the one we sent to Warfang on your way home" Adar, the guardian of ice said coming out of seemingly no where. "How much time do you think we have?"
"I can't say" Spyro said shaking his head as he looked back down upon the ground. "How did we not know sooner?" He asked himself still staring down upon the ground.
"What is it?" Jessica asked trying to see above the ledge that hindered the two younger dragons views without avail.
"Spyro what do you want us to have the arrivals to do?" Nafe asked Spyro as he hovered in the air. The expression upon his face was one of complete respect.
Spyro glanced over to Nafe to acknowledge the question and then looked back down. He hesitated a few moments before looking back to him. He knew the every movement at this moment could be critical.
"Adar...Go set up a camp somewhere around that spot. Preferably some place close to the temple so that we may send our wounded off towards the Hall of Love to heal." he now shifted his gaze to Nafe "Have the new arrivals head to the Hall of Love and War to replenish their strength before sending them Nafes way... Go! time is of essence now. Every moment we waste now talking is one more moment of preparation that we loose to them"
With that the other dragons left leaving the original group of four there. "So it has began" Spyro whispered softly to himself "May our ancestors be with us today."
Alnor took the the air now that the other guardians were gone and looked for himself. What he found was a seemingly small hole within the vast mushroom forest below. The ground around the edge was devoid of mushrooms as the ruminates of the once proud fungi were thrown about by a wicked wind.
The area around the eye was cast into an errie shroud of darkness that contrasted from the area that was farther away from the spot.
"Wh...h...hat... IS it?" Alnor asked looking down upon the hole.
"It is what hasn't been seen before." Spyro said not shifting his gaze. "A gateway from the world of the dark to ours. The likes of which can only mean one thing..." he said grimly taking in a large breath of air before descending back to the deck of the temple. "Come on it's time that I give you your light training."
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"Ok now guys" Spyro told Alnor and Jessica "We're going to have to do this in a hurry. I don't know how much time we'll have."
The couple nodded.
"Ok, look into each others eyes and think about the best time you guys have had together and let the feelings you had at that moment bubble up through you. Let the feelings flow through your veines and let it consume you." Spyro said as the two stared off into each others eyes and stood motionless. Spyro looked up towards Cynder and she gave him a nod.
Slowly a thin blue bubble started to form around Alnor. "good!" Spyro encouraged "now try and think about others that you love."
Alnor did and the bubble that surrounded him grew in thickness. "Now turn and look towards me"
Alnor obeyed and rotated towards Spyro. Spyro lunged towards him threateningly and suddenly the bubble disappeared. Alnor turned to run away but realized that all of the doors were closed. "Don't hurt me!" he cried to Spyro and Cynder's amusement.
"It is part of the training" Spyro said. "You mustn't let your feelings dissolve when you are in danger."
"Oh" Alnor said blushing as he looked back into Jessica's eyes.
"Now just do the same thing" Cynder said.
Just as she said that, the same blue bubble appeared around Jessica. "Ok now do the same as I told Alnor to do"
He bubble grew in strength and within a few seconds turned towards Spyro. Spyro lunged towards her and nothing happened so he kept on and drew back his front paw and swiped at her. Spyro's blow was met by the thick blue energy and his claws were sent away from her body.
"Very nice!" Spyro encouraged her. "Now try and send an attack at me"
Jessica drew back her head, drew fourth a fire ball in her mouth, and sent it hurling out of her mouth towards Spyro's head.
Spyro let it come nearly right into his face before a large blue energy wave came out around him and blocked the attack.
"That is what you'll have to be able to do before I let you do anything more." Spyro said "You'll have to practice your speed. Just keep drawing fourth the energy and the practice will sharpen your speed."
"Ok"
"Now go off with Cynder and she'll give you a few exercises while I work with Alnor"
Jessica went to the other side of the training room with Cynder leaving Spyro and Alnor alone.
Alnor had a weak bubble around him "let your love for Jessica consume you." Spyro offered letting his bubble grow a little. "Let the troubles of your mind drift away and leave only your aspirations for a better future. Think of your mother who cared for you. Let all of your feelings come to the surface."
Alnor's bubble reached back to the grace it had, had before Spyro had embarrassed him.
"That a-way!" Spyro backed. "Now I'm going to attack you with an array of weak magic-less attacks. Just push them out of your mind and keep thinking of what you are now."
Alnor nodded and Spyro began to swipe at Alnor to no harm.
"GOOD!" Spyro encouraged once more. "Now let your bubble go."
Alnor did.
"Now try and work on your generating speed. It will come quite handy when you are engaged in battle."
To Be Continued
I DIDN'T HAVE A STOPPING POINT.... AHHHHH!!!! Anyhow I hope you enjoyed that chapter because there are only about five or six left to go. The battle closes nearer and the fate of Spyro and Cynder a long with the rest of the world rests in the balance.
About the rating changes... I'll be changing the rating everyday due to some complaints I've gotten about changing the rating. It'll be T rated the day of every release that doesn't have M rated content. M rated the rest of the release days and after the days of release it'll be alternated each day at about 4 p.m.
Thanks,
Cornys
