"Okay, ready Chell?" Glados asked as they sat down in the HUGE stadium where the elemental trials would be. "Yep." Chell said as the eight holo-projectors in her collar flew out and around them before projecting half of a large score board. Glados did the same and the sixteen holo-projectors made up the score board easily. "Is that really necessary?" Volteer asked. "The score board? Well you said that you needed a new one since yours was destroyed by Malefor's forces, so yes it it." Glados said. "Fine, but can you at least give it the appearance of a normal score board?" Volteer asked. "Sure." Chell and Glados said as the light-blue holographic score board changed to match the rest of Warfang. "Better?" Glados asked. "Much." Volteer said as everyone else sat down. "This'll be fun." Aria said happily. "Only if you DO NOT possess anyone during it." Inferno said. "I wont." Aria said. "So where's your brother?" Cynder asked. "I think he'll be here in time for the Shadow Trials. He's always wanted to be the Shadow guardian." Aria said. "I still wonder why you haven't told him that you're still here." Duena said. "Rule of the ancestors. I'm only allowed to reveal myself when I feel that they deserve it and would like it. Cammes has always been afraid of the idea of dragon spirits so it wouldn't benefit him to know that I'm one now." Aria said. "Then why'd you show yourself to us?" Lara asked as her and Hades came up. "Because you're helping Malefor who's helping Glados and Chell and I know that they need all the help they can get." Aria said. "You're right about that." Glados said.
Ignitus stepped up to a podium after a few hours, he had come from the celestial caves to witness the Trials. "Quiet everyone." Ignitus said calmly, causing the one thousand or more dragons in the stands to go silent. "Our first Trial is one that should never have existed, but do to circumstances, it does. We start with the Convexity trials, though there are only two purple dragons with us. Let the combatants come out, and DO NOT try to kill them." Ignitus said. Spyro walked out of the south gate and into the battle ring, followed by Malefor from the north gate. "Now I know you're all on the brink of panic to find that the dark master has once more returned, but he is here to help us in a greater evil. Now then, since this has never happened before I must state the rules and include some that retain only to this battle." Ignitus said. Spyro and Malefor glanced at the large score board, rather surprised at how much power Glados and Chell's chokers had. "The primary rule for all of the Trials is do not KILL your opponent, the battle is over when you pin them. We do allow taunting from either opponent. The combatants are not to leave the battle ring unless it occurs because of one of the combatants throwing the other out. Now I will give this rule for all the trials, though it is most important for these trials. ONLY USE THE ELEMENT RELATED TO THE TRIAL. In other word, in this case, Malefor and Spyro can only use Convexity against each other. Any questions?" Ignitus said. A few dragons raised their paws. "You first." Ignitus said as he motioned to a dragoness in the stands. "How is Malefor alive, didn't Spyro crush him?" the dragoness asked. "Well yes he did, but the ancestors are desperate and need all the power they can get for the upcoming battle." Ignitus said. "Are the rumors about a new element true?" a dragon asked. "They are, but as the only dragons of that element are twins, we will not have them battle, or reveal their identity." Ignitus said. "Why does the score board keep flickering?" a younger dragon asked. "Our original one was destroyed by Malefor's forces, this one is an image created by devices that the dragons of the new element created in their dimension and brought here. Now if that's it then let the battle begin." Ignitus said.
Spyro instantly dodged to the right to avoid Malefor's lunge when the battle began. Malefor fired a Convexity beam at Spyro and managed to hit him. Spyro growled and infused his claws with Convexity before attacking Malefor at lightning fast speeds. As Spyro's claws hit Malefor for the eighth time, Malefor spun around and tail swiped him across the battle field. "You're stronger then you look Mal." Spyro said. Malefor replied with several melee attacks that were charged with Convexity. "You know I just thought of something, if you and Cynder became mates, I'd be your step father." Malefor said. "Well it's good that I don't love her that way." Spyro growled as he charged Malefor with Convexity flowing off his horns, Malefor was sent almost fourteen feet in the air and flew down in a spiral. A moment later the two were once more circling each other. "I killed you once when you were an adult, I think I can kill you again when you're my age." Spyro said. "Key word 'think' We'll see." Malefor said as he spun in a full circle and released a pulse of Convexity. Spyro was sent flying for a few feet before he landed. "So then, have you told Ember that you love her yet?" Malefor asked as he came at Spyro with a convexity charge. "Not yet, if you think that would anger me then you're wrong." Spyro said as the two connected paws and were using their Convexity to try to pin the other. "If you ask me, the dragoness is just a spoiled brat." Malefor said, that snapped Spyro. "No one talks about Ember like that." Spyro hissed darkly as his scales turned black and his eyes began glowing. "So it's a battle of the dark now." Malefor said as the same happened to him. "You'll pay." Dark Spyro said as he lunged with extreme force at Malefor. The two started using their convexity with blinding force. Every impact caused Convexity pulses to explode outward. "This ends now." Dark Malefor said as him and Dark Spyro started charging Convexity furries. A ring of Convexity pillars started spinning around them as they prepared to nearly kill each other. After a moment, the two released the furries. Smoke pillared upward upon the contact of the furries. Spyro and Malefor returned to normal while no one could see. Spyro used the blindness to his advantage and quickly pinned Malefor. "Since when did you control your dark form?" Malefor asked, since they had a moment while some wind dragons blew away the smoke. "Since never, I'm still learning to control it, but I'm started to understand how to do so." Spyro said. "I'll teach you how while I'm teaching you Convexity, Guardian of Convexity." Malefor said as the smoke finely cleared. "Spyro is the winner, though I'm left to wonder if the honor should be for Spyro or Dark Spyro." Ignitus said the last part in a joking manner.
After fixing the arena, since Spyro and Malefor's battle pretty much destroyed it, the next battle could begin. "Next is the Aura trials, and yet again a member of Malefor's family will be participating, his nephew, Hileas. All I'll say is no Dark Magic, just the Aura element." Ignitus said as Hileas walked in. "There are four combatants here today. The winner will be the one to defeat the rest." Ignitus said. "Since when did Malefor have family?" a dragoness asked. "Since his sister was born. Now let the battle begin." Ignitus said.
The first battle went by almost too fast for anyone to catch. "That was fast. Hila is up next." Ignitus said as an Aura dragoness flew in. "So you're Hileas?" Hila asked. "Got that right." Hilease said as he charged at her, several bits of the field floating around him and glowing blue. Hila and Hilease met each other in the middle with extreme force. They fought over each other's Aura energy for almost three minutes before Hileas gained the upper paw and nearly pinned Hila down, though she was able to avoid it by rolling to the side and firing an aura beam at Hileas. As Hila came towards Hileas to pin him, he released an Aura furry and Hila hit the ground hard. Hileas quickly used his Aura element to pin Hila down. "Hileas wins again, though this next battler has trained for twice as long. Lorah may enter" Ignitus said as another Aura dragoness, twenty years old, flew in. "What's with the dragonesses flying in?" Hileas asked as he took flight to meet the dragoness half way. "A child?" Lorah asked. "Got that right, but it isn't really a bad thing." Hilease said as he unleashed a full Aura furry, causing even more of the battle field to be destroyed. Lorah also released an Aura furry and the two were soon sent crashing into the ground. The two quickly stood up and charged at one another, both glowing with their aura energy. When they hit, a large explosion finished the job of destroying the field. When the smoke cleared, Hilease was pining Lorah down. "Hileas is the victor. And before you all start, I don't want any complaints." Ignitus said.
After fixing the arena again the next battle was ready to start. "By the ancestors, if this continues then we're best off just completely rebuilding this place." Ignitus said. "Agreed." everyone said in unison. "Okay, well the next trial is the Poison Trials. We have five combatants for this one, one of which you'll likely disapprove of. The first combatant is Ator." Ignitus said as an adult Poison dragon walked into the center. "Our next is a cute dragoness with quite a skill for her age. Vypa you may come in." Ignitus said as Vypa walked in. "Any questions?" Ignitus asked. "Is she even allowed to participate?" a young fire dragon asked. "We do not go by age, but by skill. Let it begin." Ignitus said.
"I can't fight you, you're a child." Ator said. "A child who is willing to kill to achieve her goal." Vypa said as paralysis poison coated her claws, tail-spikes, wing blades, and teeth. "I'm more trained and I'm much larger, I don't want to hurt you." Ator said. "Too bad, because I want to hurt you." Vypa said as she got within melee range of Ator. What happened next happened in a blur. Vypa slashed out with her front right paw, then she spun counter clockwise, slashing once with each or her paws, she then went into a tail spin and slashed with her for pronged tail blade three times before stopping herself by slashing out with her small wing blades, and finely lunged and biting into Ator's neck, finishing her signature move and pinning the paralyzed dragon down. "Vypa wins, though it could have been expected, she wouldn't have come here if she thought she would be defeated." Ignitus said as a dragon raised his paw. "What did you just do?" the dragon asked, looking at Vypa. "My signature move, the Viper Strike, and I don't give out the process, all you need to know is never get in my way." Vypa said. "Next up, Birsha." Ignitus said. Birsha came in with a bit of fear in her step. "Scared?" Vypa asked. "You just took down a dragon four times your size." Birsha said. Vypa wasted no time in attacking with the same move and pining Birsha down. "Okay no more using that attack first." Ignitus said, Vypa just smiled. "Next is Nukpana" Ignitus said as the dragoness walked in. "I'm sorry, but I forfeit, I don't want to have to face her." Nukpana said as she left. "Well maybe Myra will give you a battle." Ignitus said as a ten year-old dragoness walked in. "I'm not giving up Vypa." Myra said. "Me either." Vypa said as the two attacked. They both were fast and able to claw each other at a rapid pace. "I'm older than you and more trained, you've only had what a year of training." Myra said. "Two actually, I started when I was two and I've trained daily since." Vypa said as she spun around and cut Myra badly. Myra countered and nearly pined Vypa. "I don't give up." Vypa said calmly as she spun around and struck with her paws. Myra floated in the air, ready to use a Poison furry. Vypa just sat down. "Wait for it." Vypa whispered. Poison gathered around Myra and was soon spiraling, with only a few small gaps here and there. "This looks like the end." Ignitus said, though he clearly wasn't sure. Vypa spotted her opening and jumped into the furry, quickly slamming into Myra in the center and pining her down. "I win." Vypa said cheerfully. "Vypa wins, I'm guessing no one saw that coming." Ignitus said. "How?" the dragoness from earlier asked. "A Poison furry consists of poison energy in a sphere, that sphere, however, is imperfect and has very few opening, most of which are too small for even a dragonfly to fit through, but there is always a single spot where the hole is the size of the dragon in the center. If you time it just right you're able to jump through that hole and tackle the dragon within it, canceling the furry and getting a surprise attack in at the same time." Vypa said. "Smart child." Ignitus complimented. "Thanks." Vypa said.
"I'm glad that this place wasn't killed again." Ignitus joked. "I liked that battle." Vypa said, she had moved to be beside Ignitus and the other new guardians. "Well anyway, next is the Sound Trials, and we just so happen to have the Sound guardian here to say a few words for the three combatants of today." Ignitus said as Sira came up. "First I would like to say that my daughter, Techa, is participating in these trials. Now I only have a little advice for all the Sound dragons here, even those not competing. When you're in battle it is always best to hide your wings, this makes your attacks stronger, it's best to block any sound made by you to ensure the best chance against your opponents, and try to use your element to hear your opponent when you can't see them. These are the most important tactics that Techa has learned and I've told you to avoid any disadvantages." Sira said. "Thanks for that advice Sira. As she said our first combatant is Techa. Her opponent is Svara" Ignitus said as the two entered the ring. Svara was around sixteen.
"So are you going to take mom's advice?" Techa asked as she hid her wings. "I'm a flyer, but if this is something that the guardian of Sound is suggesting then I will." Svara said as she did the same. They both release sonic booms after that, throwing each other in the opposite direction. "You must channel the energy into the sound you're going to emit, not into the attack itself. A sonic boom is only a loud sound with enough force to knock something or someone back." Techa said. "Why help me?" Svara asked. "Because I can." Techa said as the two clashed again. Techa slammed her tail on the ground causing a slight sound that she amplified to painful levels that wounded Svara and threw her back. "As a dragon of Sound, you do not just control what sound you make, you control all sound. You're able to change how loud it is with a thought, just channel your energy into the sound, even if it's yet to be made." Techa said. "I thought Sira said to remove the Sound you make." Svara said. "Mom did, but it is only useful when your opponent isn't a Sound dragon." Techa said as she fired a beam of pure sound, and it hit Svara hard. "If you wish to fight successfully, you must use your surrounding to you advantage." Techa said. "That makes no sense." Svara said. Techa smiled as she spun around and destroyed a pillar. When the pillar fell, dust flew into the air, making visibility low. "A sound dragon can detect any sound within one hundred feet, even when that sound is confined to a small place around a dragon's paws." Techa said, then went silent, entirely. Svara tried her best to hear Techa's footsteps, but only managed to find them for a moment. Svara thought back to the lessons that Techa had given her during their battle and remembered one of the ones that seemed to make barely any sense. you control all sound. That's what she said. Svara thought then she closed her eyes and amplified the sound around her, catching foot steps and only amplifying them. Svara spun around to attack Techa, but it was too late. Techa pined Svara down with a smile. "You did well Svara. You learned how to control other sounds, even those under another dragon's control. You may have lost the battle, but you won the knowledge I've given you." Techa said. "Thanks, I think." Svara said as Wind dragons blew the dust away. "Techa wins, but it would seem that that wasn't what she did this for." Ignitus said. "Beat the rest for me." Svara said as Techa got off and nodded. The next two battles went off similar without much problems for Techa.
A/N: Four down, like 19 to go. I'll try to do four of the battles a chapter. Hope you enjoyed, be honest, how many of you expected Vypa to lose?
