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.

Cyrus made his way over towards Irus, who had been watching his sparing match with Spyro. The copper dragon stood up from his spot so that he could converse with his companion.

"So what do you think of Spyro?" Irus asked, wanting to know his thoughts on the purple dragon.

"He's the total opposite of his brother," Cyrus replied.

"Yea, I noticed that to," he said.

"Spyro has a kinder, gentler, and more caring personality than Rai does. He also seems to be more in control of his actions."

"On the other hand Rai's personality is more introverted. He seems to keep to himself most of the time." Irus added.

"When Spyro fights he holds back most of the time, and only uses his full power when needed. I also noticed that unlike Rai, he has better control over his elements." Cyrus said, as he finished explaining his observation of Spyro.

"Then let's…" Irus was caught off by something that caught his attention off on the distance, "What is that?"

"So you finally felt it," Cyrus said, as he began to walk back towards Spyro.

"When did you start feeling their presence?" Irus said, as he followed Cyrus.

"During my fight with Spyro, I sensed them out at the distance. From what I can tell there are three of them."

"You go on ahead; I'll stay here and wait for their arrival." Irus said, stopping in his tracks.

"Alright, I will take the three dragons and myself to a secure location." Cyrus said, as he ran off towards the dragons. "You three come with me," he said walking over to the dragons. "I have to get the three of you to a secure location."

"Why? What's wrong Cyrus?" Spyro asked.

"It seems that we are about to get some unexpected visitors."

"So why do we have to go and hide?" Rai asked, cutting off Cyrus.

"Because we do not know if they are enemies."

"So what? Even if they are I'm sure we could take them." Rai said, interrupting Cyrus again.

"That's not the point he's trying to make, Rai." Spyro said, stepping forth. "There is the possibility that they might be stronger, and even if they are there are other ways to handle it. We do not need to resort to violence. I suggest that we follow Cyrus, and see what happens after that."

Rai admitted defeat; he was going to have to go along with Cyrus.

"Alright, I'll go with you."

Cyrus turned around and led the three dragons deeper into the broken temple. Irus watched them from a far disappear into it. He waited patiently for the three mysterious figures to arrive at the temple. He felt their presence approaching, he began seeing their outline in the sky. From the looks of it there were three dragons approaching him. They began landing in front of him one by one. A dark red dragon that appeared to be their leader approached him.

"Is your name Irus or Cyrus?" the dragon asked.

"It is Irus."

"We finally located you" the dragon said, smiling slyly.

Cyrus and the three dragons had arrived at a secluded room. It was simple in design, except for the small pool in the middle.

"Is that what I think it is?" Spyro asked, stepping closer towards the center of the room.

"Yes, it is a vision pool. With it we can see what is happening outside of the temple." Cyrus said, stepping towards the pool.

"So we can see if the ones arriving are enemies?" Cynder asked, looking into the pool.

The four dragons stared into the cloudy pool. It began clearing up, showing four dragons talking on the lifeless field.

"So they were dragons," Rai stated.

"But the question is what do they want?" Cynder added.

They stared back into the pool, and saw that the three dragons were attacking Irus.

"Come on we have to go!" Rai said, making his way towards the exit.

Cyrus shot and ice ball in front of Rai, freezing the exit. Rai stared at the ice covered wall in front of him. Anger began rising within him.

"Why did you do that?" Rai asked angrily. "Can't you see that he needs our help?"

Cyrus ignored Rai; he stared back into the pool. Spyro and Cynder stared at the two of them. They too questioned the dragon's motive.

"Should we do something, Spyro?" Cynder questioned.

"No, we most respect his decision. He must have a reason for keeping us in here." Spyro whispered to Cynder.

Besides I'm more interested in how he froze the exit so suddenly. He did not show that kind of control when we were testing our strength against each other. Was he holding back?

"Let me out, Cyrus!" Rai shouted.

"If I let you go you'll only be heading towards your death. What makes you think that you can help him? You'll be more of a burden to him than anything."

"You're wrong I can help him."

"I've been meaning to tell you something for quite a while Rai." Cyrus said, stepping closer towards the young dragon. "And that is that you are weak. Out of the four of us in this room, you are the weakest."

"No, that's a lie. You don't know what I am capable of. I haven't showed you what I can really do." Rai said, backing away from the dragon.

"Whether that's true or not, has yet to be seen from you." Cyrus said, stepping back towards the pool. "If you truly believe that you can help. Then come and take a look at this."

Rai walked back towards the pool and took a look at the vision. He saw that Irus was being overpowered by the three dragons. He tried fighting back, but the dragons would not give him a chance to gain the slightest advantage. The three dragons slammed Irus into the ground, and then flew up towards the sky. They began charging their respective elements. As Irus stood back up, the three of them released the energy from their mouths. The attacks enveloped the copper colored dragon.

The four dragons stared at the vision in astonishment. The dust that had surrounded the field began to disappear. The three dragons landed back onto the field, and waited to see if they had won. The three saw a figure resembling a dragon walk out of the dust. He had wounds in several places of his body.

The three dragons took to their fighting stance again, and began charging at the dragon. The dragon took several more steps before collapsing on the ground. The three dragons stopped in their tracks. Irus's body started turning transparent. Knowing that their job was done, they whispered something to each other and took off in different directions. They began searching the temple individually.

"What's happening to him?" Cynder asked?

"I take it that this is the first time that the three of you have seen a dragon die." Cyrus said.

"He's dying?!" Spyro and Cynder said in unison.

A grim expression grew on Rai's face.

They stared back into the pool, and saw that Irus's wings were disappearing. They were turning into green sparkling dust that was flowing up towards the sky.

"I was told once that when a dragon dies, that their spirit binds itself with nature. So why is he disappearing like that?" Spyro asked.

"It's true that they bind themselves with nature, but that is only if they are allowed to." Cyrus saw confused expressions on Spyro and Cynder's faces. "Let me explain, you see every dragon most be judged for the sins that they have committed. Depending on the life that they lived they will either achieve nirvana by becoming one with nature."

"Or?" Cynder asked.

"A suitable punishment will be sentenced to them. The punishment will vary depending on how they lived their lives."

Irus's entire body turned into the green dust, until nothing was left of him. Rai watched as his teacher faded away. Irus was dead.

"Who delivers these punishments?" Spyro asked.

"The two of you do not need to worry about them." Cyrus said, stepping towards the frozen wall that he had created.

Them, Spyro thought, as he followed Cyrus.

Cyrus placed his paw against the frozen wall. It quickly turned into mist, revealing the exit.

"Are you coming or not." Cyrus said, directing the statement at Rai.

"How can you just walk away from this, your friend is dead. Yet, you show no remorse for him." Rai said, trying to control himself.

"He knew what he was getting himself into." He said, stepping out of the room. "The three of you stay here while I go look for them."

"As If," Rai said, flying out of the room in search of the dragons.

"Wait, Rai!" Spyro called out.

"Alright, I guess we're all going to go look for them." Cyrus said, directing his attention to the two remaining dragons. "Spyro, you and I will search for the other dragons. Cynder go after Rai, and make sure he doesn't do anything foolish."

The dragons each left the room, and flew off in different directions. Spyro flew out of the temple, and began his search outside. He flew around it, hoping that he would find a sign that they were around. He began descending back towards the ground, when he was suddenly tackled. He was thrown across the sky; it took him a moment to recover. When he did, Spyro saw that one of the dragons was in front of him. He noticed that it had green colored scales. Spyro guessed that it was an earth dragon.

"Well, well I never thought that I would find the purple dragon here." The dragon said, in a stern voice.

"Why did you kill that dragon?" Spyro asked.

"I do not have the authority to tell you this." The dragon responded.

"So you're working under someone." Spyro stated.

"You catch on quick dragon, but I have already said too much." The dragon said, taking a fighting stance. "But I will tell you that we were ordered to kill anyone we came across."

"Alright then," Spyro readied himself for the fight. "Before we begin may I ask you, your name?"

"I do not have one."

"What do you mean, you don't have one?" Spyro asked.

"I used to have one, but it was taken from me. It is my punishment for the sins that I have committed. But in exchange I received a second chance at life." He said, flying towards Spyro.

Punishment? Cyrus said that dragons are punished for their crimes after death. Not only that, but this dragon said he received a second chance at life. What did he mean by that?

"Rai, wait up!" Cynder said, calling out to the grey dragon.

He stopped at the sound of her voice, and made his way back towards the ground. Cynder made her way towards the ground as well. She looked around at the room that they were in. It was larger, and more intact than other parts of the temple. The walls looked sturdier as well. She guessed that this used to be the area where dragons came to train. She stopped her observance upon hearing Rai's laughter.

"It's funny how I feel so light now. I guess the affects have worn out now that he is dead. His powers made it so that he increased the weight of objects. He made me weigh heavier as part of my training. Unlike Cyrus, he actually helped me get stronger. He believed that I could actually do something."

"What happened isn't your fault, Rai." Cynder said, trying to cheer the dragon up.

"I know, and I also know that it's not Cyrus's. But we could have at least tried to help him; we could have done that much for him."

Cynder did not know how to calm Rai down. He was acting the same way that Spyro had, after Ignitus's death. She had known how to take care of Spyro, but Rai seemed more broken than angry.

"Come on Rai, let's go find Spyro and help him search for those dragons." She said, stepping closer to him.

"No, I want to be alone right now." Rai stepped away from Cynder.

"Just move on Rai, there is nothing that you can do to bring him back."

"You just don't get it. You don't know how it feels to watch someone you care about get hurt. How it feels to be right there, and not be able to do anything to help them. I know this all too well." He said, giving her a quick glance before looking back in front of him. "It makes a dragon feel worthless."

"Rai," she said in a sincere voice.

"I'll find them and make them pay for his death." He said angrily, before continuing to walk.

Cynder watched quietly as Rai began walking forward. From the corner of her eye, she saw a bright yellow object heading towards Rai.

"Look out," she yelled, jumping towards him.

She tackled Rai to the ground. The yellow object passed over them, and landed a few feet across from them. It damaged the stone floor, breaking it on impact.

"So you want to make us pay."

Cynder and Rai looked for the source of the voice. They found that it belonged to a bright yellow dragon that was flying above them.

"Well here's your chance." He said, flying down towards them.

Cyrus was searching outside of the temple for one of the three dragons. He saw a red figure approach him from a distance. It was a dragon.

"Why did you come here?" He asked.

"Follow me," the dragon said, heading towards the ground.

Cyrus followed the dragon, who took him down towards the field.

"What is it that you want?" He asked.

"I have a preposition for you, Cyrus."