Chapter 11

Gnastys Story

"You see, Spyro before you dragons came I lived in peace with my fellow gnorcs I was to join the Avalarians to fight against the rats in Narlmentocen, we had fought hard...many of our troops were killed in combat attempting to penetrate the fortress, and among these cold-blooded killers was Marlgon who had allied with the Forbidden-monsters-of-the-tunnels" "Who's Marlgon?" "The current leader of the rats...continuing on, Avalarians and Gnorcs blew the rats and the monsters apart but hundreds of us died, when the dragons came the war ended and Marlgon swore revenge... then the dragons bullied drove me out of the land which I worked so hard to protect and save from the rats now we will die" Gnasty drove out each word in great pain "oh, I'm sorry" said Flame "Of course the dragons were too proud to admit to their mistake and I decided they should pay they me sent to Ebaro for 4 years then Elder Red saved me only for it to land me back in Ebaro... and now I must return I escaped and now-" Flame looked sick "I escaped I did not wish to die in hell really, I heard of the events at the forbidden tunnels... where Algon was planning the return of shadow leeches and rats... I knew that if Algon was still alive so would be his hopes of returning the rats to their glory, I escaped Ebaro and two days later Algon escaped... his ambitions are very clear to me...I-I am worried for the dragons for once as last time someone entered the forbidden tunnels was before I was born and were just a newborn egg, and the famous Great Horntail had opened the gate and Wraiths had been let loose when the gate was closed they returned to the Sacernan catacombs," Everyone knew who the Great Horntail he killed millions of dragons, forced them into the forgotten realms from their original home and in question the murderer of his father... his mother Elder Loverin told him that Spyro's father had had been locked in battle with him and his father had taken a curse to is heart and then to the face he died, but if the Horntail was the one who killed him was however in question Elder Ordolo, a beast maker, had told them but died of old age just before the pit of fear had been discovered. "I worry that those things I mean rats are going to try and reclaim their land they had failed to invade thousands of years ago... take some advice from me get rid of Marlgon first" Spyro nodded, he remembered all too well the ugly black leaches that had sucked the life from the Grand Kata Dragon Mage and killed him. "You need to find the Alcanaa'an; find the definition in the dream weavers of Alcanaa'an do not fail me" "Gnasty!" Gnasty turned around; Marlgon stood there with a spear in his claws "tsk, tsk, tsk, Gnasty the murderer! You killed your friend and what did she become! An undead monster! That's what; you're best friend a massive ugly dragon who you stabbed through the chest with a Long sword, in fact her sword! Ha!" Marlgon laughed, "What is he-" started Spyro, "It was a fun, fun battle especially when you are smashing and crushing their skulls and when their Gnorc skulls!" "You see, Flame and Spyro I had to destroy that thing, Marlgon and his army had cursed her she was not the dragon I had loved I had to stop her, she would have wanted me to have stopped her from becoming everything she fought against, I needed to put an end to it she would have wanted me to" said Gnasty, looking like he was going to burst out crying "As soon as our master had died the curse had lifted you had killed her with this sword" Marlgon pulled out a sword which was long with a diamond ruby hilt "heh, heh her sword the Great Sword Of Vengeance that is said to have been used by Elder Light himself, but don't tell me it's got a light history you used it to murder pillage and force our very species to the brink of extinction, first taken from Elder Light and pushed through his chest by the Great Horntail during the Battle of the Dragon Garden, than used in battle with Spyro's father and stabbed in that old ducks leg, Horntail managed to curse him from that end in the chest but I guess that stray curse in the face was what finished him off, than that dragon ran off with that sword and lived with the gnorcs, hah! You loved her Gnasty Gnorc than an act of stupidity that tore you apart that put her with the Alcanaa'an and wisped her with those filthy dragons" "I say you look at yourself in the mirror" growled Spyro, "oh poor Spyro, when you get back to the nursery you will find the nicest present sprawled out on the grass, his blood spilt on this sword" Spyro immediately realized what Marlgon was talking about "No! I'll kill you I will stick that sword through your chest and I'll rip you open-" Marlgon swung his spear and knocked Spyro out of the way, Flame made a grab for the sword but missed, "I will kill you!" shouted Flame as Marlgon threw him high into the air, Gnasty kicked Marlgon who dropped the sword and was sent over the gap of the bridge, "I will kill you, just as I killed your friends Gnasty" and Marlgon flew out the entrance tunnel his cloak torn and ripped trailing behind him. "Go" said Gnasty to Spyro who snatched up the sword and fluttered out the hole in the cavern roof followed by Flame, but Gnasty remained than he heard voices swords drawn and a group of dragons turned the corner "Hello Gnasty Gnorc" one of the dragons said 'You are now under arrest for armed escape from the Dragon Prison Ebaro" and then a long slim weasel chucked a small orb next to Gnasty there was a sharp hiss and the sensation of been dragged away and then total darkness.