Chapter 11: Awoken
A few weeks after they settled into Leon's place, the golems had constructed homes for the people and a tavern, barracks, stable, archery range, blacksmith, marketplace, farms, and a workshop for them, all where made of gold. The people where pleased with Leon's help. Mark had woken up during this time, when he woke he saw nothing but darkness, he realized he became blind.
"Man, what am I going to do now?" he asked. The others walked in and found Mark sitting upright in his bed. "Mark." They said running towards them. "Guys?" he said looking around. "Where here" Spyro said. "What happened, last thing I remember was Ignitus-"he stopped and realized what happened.They explained what happened while he was out cold. "I bet Ronno was making up all sorts of stuff while I was sleeping." He said.
"He was, but enough of that now, we need to get your sight back." Ansem said. "How?" Mark asked. "Don't worry, we have it all planed out." Falzar said smiling. Mark was trained how to use his dragon's eye ability, since he was Sedro's son along with Revan he could be able to use his mind to see like before he was blind. It took many weeks to master it but he finally did it. He opened his eyes and looked in a mirror using his dragon's eye, he saw that his eyes where a golden color.
He wore a blindfold to cover his eyes "Don't worry, you can see through the blindfold with the Dragon's eye" Ansem said. They had given him a staff to use but with his ability he didn't need it, he still carried it around him to use as a weapon just in case. He also found out his wolf form could be able to use his senses to find things, which he found useful.
One day, as Spyro and the others where walking they heard someone they recognized. "Well, if it isn't the Sleeping King and his subjects" the voice said. Mark didn't need his eyes to know that it was Ronno coming towards them. "What do you want Ronno?" he asked. "I just wanted to say how sorry I am" he said "Sorry that you're blind!" he laughed. "You should be the one to talk. I didn't see you try to fight a member of the Order." He said. Ronno calmed down "To tell you the truth I'm surprised your alive." He said. "Why?" Spyro asked. "Well, everyone said you where on the verge of death, I almost though you would die just like the four guardians." He said smugly.
"Leave them out of this" Cynder said. "Maybe you should listen to them Ronno" One of his friends said, he shot a glare and he shut up. "Hmm, I wonder if you can still fight." Ronno wondered, he took Mark's staff and slipped it under his feet, knocking him over. He rose, whipping the dust off his pants he told him "Give me my staff." Some people where watching the commotion and sent someone to alert the Chronicler and the others. "Make me." He said.
"He's in no condition to fight Ronno, you know this so left us alone." Yulie told him "Maybe she's right Ronno" one of his friends said. "Shut up, I say he's ready." He told them. Mark grabbed the staff, and punched him square in the face sending him across the ground. Everyone gasped. "You want to, fight?" he asked picking up his staff. "Come on!" he told him. Ronno was mad and charged at him, he merely stepped to the side and let Ronno charge into a post. Some laughed including Ronno's friends.
This made him really mad and he charged at him, but he dodged and poked him with the tip of his staff in the forehead and sent him to the ground, the people laughed hysterically seeing this. I don't believe this, he's blind but he can fight?! And what worse, he's making a laughing stalk out of me Ronno though looking around at the laughing people. "How can you-?" he asked. "There are more ways to see that just with your eyes" he told him and was beginning to walk away with the others. Ronno got up as his friends asked if he was alright, he was still mad and charged at Mark. While Mark was talking to the others Ronno jumped on top of him, he fell to the ground and his staff flew out of his hands, Ronno began punching him, he sliced his face leaving a three toed scar on his right cheek. Spyro and the others tried to get him off of Mark when The Chronicler, Elva, Falzar, and Leon came, Falzar slipped his horns under Ronno and flew him across the road
"Are you alright?" Chronicler asked, he nodded. Ronno was getting up "Shame! Shame they you would fight Mark, but worse, you attacked a blind man and from behind, you know and so does everyone that this action will make you lower than a murderer, Shame!" The Chronicler yelled at Ronno. "He also insulted the Guardians, and made fun of mark's blindness." Cynder added helping Mark up. "Even worse! You should be ashamed of your actions" Falzar told him. Ronno only snorted and left. His friends however went to Mark's friends "What?!" he asked seeing his friend leaving him. "Sorry, but what you did was wrong." One of his friends said.
The people watching this agreed "Yeah, only a coward would attack a blind man." A man said. "That guy has serious issues to work out." Another said. "He insulted the Guardians, what a jerk!" another said. Ronno took off in a rage, Revan pulled out his revolver but Leon stopped him "No blood will be shed today." He told him. He put the revolver back into his holster and left with the others.
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Meanwhile, Mephiles was watching the fight from the pool "Interesting" he said rubbing his chin and watching the fight. "Yes, he has a deep hatred for him." The dark master said, the image faded until a pair of red eyes showed. "Yes, he might be just what we need." Mephiles agreed. "See if you can persuade him to join us." He said darkly. "As you wish milord." He said bowing and opened a portal "Also try and see how the others are doing while you're out?" The Dark Master asked. Mephiles nodded and stepped through the portal.