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.
Rai slowly opened his eyes, regaining consciousness from his battle. He looked around and saw that he was in a hidden area.
"You are finally awake." He heard, turning towards the voice. He saw Slifer sitting across from him. "So you managed to defeat Malefor I take it."
"I defeated the obstacle that was in my way." He responded.
"Are you sure that was all he was to you? You killed him strictly because of your goal, and not because you wanted revenge for what he did to you." Slifer said, trying to convince the dragon otherwise.
"No," Rai responded.
"So you are honestly going to tell me that you didn't want to prove anything by defeating him. You must have at least wanted to prove that you were finally strong. That you are no longer that weak dragon from two years ago."
"I only wanted to prove two things by defeating him." Rai said, sitting up. "I wanted to see if I was actually up to the task of defeating powerful dragons, which after this battle I no longer doubt that I am. The second thing was to show my team that I am someone that can get things done. After all if I plan on becoming the master of this world I have to show that I can take care of my subordinates."
"You know that since you have killed Malefor you will probably become one of their targets."
"That is exactly what I wanted. Maybe now they will see that I am a dragon that they should consider as a threat." Rai said.
"So what do you plan on doing now?" Slifer asked, raising an eye brow.
"Malefor said something to me before he died, something that caught my attention. He said that there was someone out there that also wanted to recreate this world. I do not know if that person has the same intentions as me, but if he does he could be a very powerful ally."
"What if he doesn't?"
"Then he is someone who opposes me, and that means that I will have to kill my own father."
"He told you about him?!" Slifer said, becoming surprised by the announcement.
"So you do know something about him." Rai said, standing up. He felt some pain travel through his body, but it was bearable. "Tell me who he is, and where he is located."
"I knew him long ago, he and I were rivals. You could say that I knew him better than he knew himself. Malefor said that he wanted to recreate the world. That is a lie. Your father does not want to do that. He plans on changing something that is impossible to change."
"Well what is it?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Slifer said, standing up. "I do not know his location, but I do know how you can find him. Use Ares's green gem ability."
"Alright then it is time for me to take my leave." Rai said, opening his wings.
"There is one more thing you should know before leaving. Do not engage him in battle. I know how much you have grown over the past two years, but believe me when I say that you are no match for him. The he and I are equal in strength, and both possess the same rank. I know how you like starting fights with everyone, but if you challenge him then you will die."
"I'll keep that in mind." He said, exiting the area. He saw that Sypher, Ares, Gen, and Glacia were waiting for him outside of the area.
"Just because you defeated Malefor doesn't mean that I believe you should be the leader. I still say that I should be the one, but what you did was impressive. You made me see that you are serious about your motives. So I believe that you will help us complete ours as well." Gen said.
"I manage to gather some information from Malefor. He told me that his personal guard is still very much alive, but that they have all had their memory wiped. They do not remember anything about their time with Malefor, and to make matters worse they are scattered throughout the dragon cities."
"You mean finding them is impossible?" Gen asked.
"Yes," he said.
"Alright then, I guess we have nothing better to do than to follow you." Gen said.
"Alright then first off," Rai said, forming fire in his palm. "Ares I want you to analyze this flame. After that I want you to locate any dragon that has the same identical energy as me."
"Alright," She said, placing her hand in the flame to get a measure of its energy. She touched it for a second before pulling her hand back. "Alright besides you I am feeling two other dragons who share the same energy. One is over there and the other is in that direction." She said, pointing in separate directions.
"Alright so Warfang is over there so that must be Spyro. Then that means that the dragon that I want is southeast from here. Alright everyone let's move out."
Spyro and the others had made it back to Warfang, and were on their way to inform the Guardians of their mission. The seven dragons entered the room.
"How were the seven of you able to defeat Malefor?" Volteer asked.
"What?" The group said in unison.
"Malefor's energy disappeared a few hours ago. We assume that the seven of you defeated him even though we told you not to engage him." Cole explained.
"What were the seven of you thinking?" Terrador said, approaching the dragons. "He could have easily killed all of you."
"Which begs the question," Cyril said, interrupting Terrador. "How did you defeat him? The version of Malefor that you faced should have been much stronger from the last time you faced him. As strong as the seven of you are, I doubt that you could defeat him. Maybe pose a threat, but not defeat him."
"I can't believe he actually did it," Spyro whispered to himself.
"What was that, young dragon?" Ignitus said, catching Spyro's whisper.
"You should know that we were not the ones that defeated him." Spyro said.
"We were stopped from acquiring any information on Malefor by five extremely powerful dragons." Seth added.
"Even if they were able to defeat us I doubt that the five of them could have fared better against him." Blaze said.
"They attempted to kill us. We used to be his friends, and he refused to acknowledge us as that. " Cynder said.
"But he did say that he was going to go after Malefor." Blair added.
"After two years he turned into something like this?" Ember said.
"Could they have had really defeated Malefor?" Flame said.
"What five dragons are you talking about, young dragons?" Ignitus questioned.
"They may be in denial, but I have no doubt that he killed Malefor. He did it by himself as well; I doubt he used his team against Malefor." Spyro said, stepping forth.
"Who are you talking about?" Ignitus questioned.
"We met five dragons on our quest. Their names are Gen, Ares, Glacia, Sypher, and Rai. The four dragons I mentioned first had come in contact with Cynder and me two years ago. I don't know what happened, but they must have been holding back when I met them back then. There is no other explanation for why their powers increased so much. They claimed that three of them were at master class rank E, but the last two were above that. Rai and Sypher claimed that they were both at rank D the same rank as Malefor." Spyro said.
"Is this the same Rai that you told me about?" Ignitus questioned.
"Yes," he responded.
"That is impossible," Terrador said, stepping into the conversation. "Rai was nowhere near your level two years ago, and now you are claiming that he is a rank above you."
"Yes, they made us retreat, because they had critically injured two of our members. Sypher and Rai were both responsible for this. We didn't get to see Sypher in action that much, but Rai showed us some of his skills." Cynder said.
"From the looks of it he can now use the fire element, and his speed has increased exponentially. He also has the ability to manipulate fire. It bends to his will. Believe me when I say that it was him who defeated Malefor." Spyro explained.
"Ignitus you know who else possesses that ability. It would explain his rapid growth in power." Terrador said.
"I am well aware of whom, Terrador!" Ignitus said, screaming at the earth dragon. "The seven of you are dismissed."
All of the young dragons walked out except for Spyro who remained.
"What is it Spyro?" Ignitus asked.
"Can you look into Rai's book, and check that nothing bad will happen to him?" Spyro requested.
Ignitus saw that Spyro was truly worried about his brother. "All right then follow me young dragon." He said, taking the purple dragon towards the back of the room. There the two dragons stepped onto a pedestal. Ignitus used dragon time on the surrounding area, illuminating the room a blue color. The pedestal shook beneath the dragons' feet it began descending downward.
"The pedestal will only move in response to a dragon with the ability to use dragon time. I told Cyril if he could ask the moles if they could build this. By the time that the two of us returned to Warfang it was ready." Ignitus said. The pedestal came to a sudden stop.
"Where are we?" Spyro asked.
"Below the city," Ignitus responded stepping off of the pedestal. He began walking towards a large door at the end of the hallway. Spyro followed him to it. Upon arriving at the door Ignitus placed his paw on the door. Spyro saw that Ignitus was transferring his energy towards the door. It opened revealing a large whirlpool.
"What is this?" Spyro asked.
"Only a chronicler can access these types of doors. It analyzes the energy that is transferred to it, depending on whose energy it is the door opens. The whirlpool leads to where the books are kept. These doors were built at the start of the last era by the ancestors. The doors allowed the chronicler to visit every major dragon city, and caution them about their actions. After Malefor came to power the chronicler remained hidden so that he could not be captured." Ignitus said, stepping into the whirlpool with Spyro.
Spyro felt like his body was warming up, and becoming more liquid like. He saw a bunch of land formations flash rapidly in front of him. He was traveling towards White Isle where Ignitus, the current chronicler, had everyone's books. He felt his body cool down and solidify. He saw that something was slowly coming into focus. It appeared as if he was in the chronicler's room, turning around he saw that there was another door with a whirlpool in it.
"We are here," Ignitus said, grabbing a book from one of the countless bookshelves.
"What just happened?" Spyro asked, questioning about how he had travelled so far in such a short time.
"Every portal that is behind those types of doors takes any dragon that walks through it here. It uses an ancient type of ability that not even I am familiar with. I can only make an assumption that it has to with those divine abilities." Ignitus said, opening the book.
"Like my eyes, right?"
"Yes," he said, beginning to read the book. "Now let me investigate how Rai and those other dragons became so powerful. Wha...What is this?"
"What's wrong Ignitus?" The purple dragon asked.
"It seems that whoever he trained with was intent on keeping individuals from figuring out Rai's location. He was capable of covering up two years of Rai's life from his own book. This makes it impossible for us to view how he was able to progress so much. Now I am certain that it was him." Ignitus said, skipping ahead of the book.
"Ignitus why is Rai's book so short?" Spyro asked.
"I am afraid that the path Rai has chosen to live will lead him to a short life." Ignitus said, he had hoped that Spyro would not notice the book's length.
"But he can change that can't he?" Spyro said, rejecting that his brother would live such a short life.
"Spyro we live in a world where most things are predetermined for us. You, yourself are the greatest of examples. It was prophesized that a purple dragon would be born, one that would defeat the dark master. I am afraid that this is the reality of the situation."
"That can't be correct. How can everyone's lives be determined for them?"
"It is because many go on without questioning their meaning for existence. These creatures will continue to live their lives believing that they are actually in control of it. These are the ones that are blinded by the truth. The creatures who have become aware of the truth know that their life only goes from point a to point b. They fight their predetermined destiny, but most of the times they also fail. It is because they then begin to question their motives. They begin to believe that their own actions are not their own but destiny's. They eventually drive themselves into insanity."
"So that's it there is no way to fight it."
"Only extremely powerful dragons have the power to change the course of destiny. Malefor's second resurrection is a perfect example. When I looked at Malefor's prior to him returning it showed me that he would never escape from the crystal. The Judges are able to interfere like this because they are above our own realm. They live on an entirely different physical realm. Dragon's in our own realm are also able to live out a life that is not predetermined. You will not find their books in this library. That is because their books no longer exist. They have broken free from the chains of destiny."
"How is someone able to do that?" Spyro asked.
"They must either enforce or oppose the ones in control of our destiny." Ignitus replied.
"You mean the Judges?"
"They are a part of that system. In total there are three forces in charge of enforcing destiny. The Judges only enforce the final step, which is death. They are the ones who determine how someone dies. The other two I am not aware of, but I do know that they are held in greater authority than the Judges." Ignitus said.
"What about a purple dragon?"
"A purple dragon is able to change the course of destiny, because they are responsible for ushering in a new era. No one truly knows how new eras are ushered in. Thus you, specifically Spyro, are the perfect example of someone who was guided by destiny, but brought in the new era the way you wanted to. It is my belief that purple dragons have some control over destiny."
"So then what can you tell me about Rai's future?"
"Well I've been reading his book, and it seems that he did defeat Malefor. I also noticed that there is a page worth of blocked out information again. After that it appears that he…no he wouldn't?"
"Wouldn't what?"
"Then that must be how it ends for him." Ignitus said, closing Rai's book. "Spyro let us return to the temple."
Spyro stepped in front of Ignitus stopping his from advancing. "I want to know what you found in his book."
Ignitus saw that the purple dragon was not going to move without an explanation. "He is going to see a dragon that will ultimately end his life."
"Where is this dragon located?"
"From Warfang the dragon would be located southeast, hiding in a remote location." Ignitus said, watching as Spyro stepped away letting him pass.
"Can I go after him?"
"No, your task is to protect Warfang from any danger. That is the reason that you trained with me for two years; so that you could be this worlds protector. Not so that you could go on suicide missions."
"Alright then I understand." Spyro said, following the dragon back to Warfang. I already lost someone I cared about, because I chose my duties over her. I will not let it happen again.