Decided to get to work on this chapter early, to kind of make up for the long update last time.
I'm hungry can you get me some chicken.

That reminds me did you fix the cues.

Yeah it should work.

Ok … on with the chapter.

Chapter 10

Freeing the Damned

Elpida woke up that morning. She walked into the room with the hourglass, to find that Spyro was already awake. Not too long later Azimuth walked in.

"Young dragons," Ignitus started, "It is time we get started with your training."

"But, Ignitus, Cynder isn't up yet." Spyro stated.

"I shall get Cynder, as soon as she awakens." Ignitus said, as he began to lead them to where they would be trained. He led them through a long corridor with many doors running along the sides. At the end of the corridor they were at a huge great final door.

"So, how are we going to be trained?" Elpida Questioned. Ignitus opened his mouth to speak, but Azimuth answered for him, "You'll find out when we get in there of course."

Ignitus showed them through the door. Azimuth walked in first, Spyro followed right behind.

"So, what are we training for this time?" Elpida asked.

Ignitus answered, "Azimuth will learn to control his powers, Spyro will be taught to make a shield with properties unique to the purple dragon, and you, I am going to teach an ability most special." Then Elpida walked through the door. Spyro and Azimuth were not in there.

The room had a dark shadow hanging where the ceiling should be, so the room was really dark. It looked like if it was lighter that the walls and floor would be white.

"What do I have to do this time?" Elpida asked.

"You must free these souls," Ignitus said as creatures, that looked to be corrupted by dark entities appeared out of nowhere, "That have been cursed by darkness."

"How do I do that?" Elpida Questioned.

"That," Ignitus began, "

"How do I do that?" Elpida Questioned.

"That," Ignitus began, "You will have to find out on your own."

Elpida then walked into the center of the room, and the creatures all started to run at her. Elpida let out a little scream then she put up a white energy barrier. She just sat there while she thought of how she would (as Ignitus put it) "Free them."

"Why does he expect me to figure this out on my own?" Elpida thought, "It's probably because this is something I can't learn by being taught." She concluded.

She sat there thinking for a few more minutes, before deciding on a plan. She expanded her shield to push all the dark creatures against the walls of the arena, and she let one of them in. Elpida then tackled it so that its back was on the ground and both her front paws on its chest. The dark creature hissed as it struggled to get up. Elpida then gathered all of her light energy that she wasn't using on her shield, and forced it into the creature. The darkness in it lifted and it transformed back into a normal creature, but before Elpida could make out what it was, it disappeared to wherever it had come from.

Elpida looked around the room. There appeared to be at least 20 more darkened creatures.

"I don't have enough energy to take all of them," she assumed, "There must be a better way." Elpida stood there another minute while she thought of how she was going to deal with all the dark creatures at once.

Elpida then gathered all the light energy she had. Her shield faded, and all the creatures came charging at her. Then she released all the energy into a focused white beam, and shot it into the dark clouds that covered the ceiling. The dark clouds melted away similar to a leaf that has been lit on fire. All the dark creatures moaned in agony as the darkness within their souls was destroyed by the light that now shined bright, and they reverted back into whatever creatures they formerly were, at the same time as they disappeared to wherever Ignitus had taken them from.

Ignitus then began to speak, "Impressive young dragon."

Elpida then walked back through the door and to the room with the hourglass. After a short moment walked in, and asked, "How was your training, Elpida?"

"It was okay," Elpida answered.

They waited a few minutes then Cynder walked in, and Ignitus began to speak, "Good morning young dragon, I assume you slept well."

"Yes I did, where are the others?" Cynder wondered while looking around.

"Can't she see us?" Spyro Questioned.

"Apparently not," Elpida responded sounding confused.

"They already setout for there training," Ignitus said to Cynder.

"So, I guess you expect me to do the same right." Cynder assumed

"That is correct … follow me." Ignitus said as he led her out of the room.

"That was strange," Spyro said.

Elpida just nodded. They spent the next few moments in silence. Then Azimuth walked in. The three of them chatted for a few minutes then Cynder was led in by Ignitus.

"Hey, Cynder," Azimuth said. Cynder then ran over and stood with them.

"What took you so long, Cynder?" Spyro asked; Elpida Started laughing to herself so that Cynder could not hear her as he said this, because she already knew that Cynder had way overslept. Elpida thought she herd Spyro chuckle a little too.

Cynder replied, "Don't worry I'm ok."

End Chapter

Finally finished with training chapters now I can move on with the rest of the real story.

Can't wait to see what happens.

Unfortunately, summer vacation is starting, and-

Don't most kids think that's a good thing.

Yeah, but my parents won't let me touch any video game playing devices, including computers, except on Saturdays, so-

Oh my god, that is terrible.

Dude, I-

Oh my god you just called me a horses left ball, it's weird how they have a word just for that…

WILL YOU LET ME TALK.

Okay.

So I can only type on Saturday mornings so I may not be able to update as often.

Okay I'm going to go die in a hole until school starts again, wake me up in September.

Okay … Till then.

R&R

-Shining Darkness Dragon-