Chapter 14
Spyro awoke to find himself bonded and restrained by Dark Magic as Nero and Dark Spyro circled below him, it was only then that he realized he was floating midair. "You should consider yourself greatful I didn't let them make a meal out of you" Spyro looked back up to see Malefor's unpleasant grimace staring directly at him, "save me your boasts, Malefor, you won't win..." Malefor merely laughed with glee at hearing this, "oh Spyro, can't you see? I've already won! You just don't know it yet". Malefor leaned in close to his face, "with my Dark Magic restored, I shall finally go about my dream! The destruction of the Skylands, the resurrection of the Destroyer, and finally, THE REBIRTH OF AVALAR! With this pathetic world out of the picture, I can rule it all in one big piece, and there is nothing you can do about it Spyro" Spyro tried to back away, but the restraints held him in place. "You think Ignitus saved you? No...he merely delayed the inevitable, now...he can't save you, no one can..." Malefor grinned as Spyro was being slowly lowered down towards Nero and Dark Spyro, and while Spyro continued to struggle, he couldn't move a muscle. "Except us!" Malefor glanced up to see Spider-Man as he kicked the giant dragon in the jaw as he landed between Dark Spyro and Nero and knock their heads together, "what!?" Malefor looked further upwards to see Cynder, Flashwing, Sparx, and Kaos all standing there, "surprise..." Flashwing smirked as they leaped downwards to join Spider-Man, "amusing...but your too late, my powers are beyond what you could comprehend. I am...inevitable" Malefor declared, "yeah yeah, that's all fun and games, now let's do this already!" Spidey declared. "NO ONE INTERRUPTS ME AND LIVES!" As Malefor attempted to incinerate the wall-crawler, Spidey grabbed Nero by the shoulder and yanked him in front of him. "NO...AGHHHHHHH!" Spider-Man heard an endless wave of agonizing screams as he felt Nero's flesh literally melt off, and when Malefor finally stopped, Spidey let go of a burnt Skeleton with disgust, "ugh, I'll never be able to unsee that..." Dark Spyro stared with shock as he charged Spider-Man with full force, and the two began to tumble off the floating arena into the castle below, and Flashwing rushed to join them. Meanwhile, Cynder freed Spyro by distracting Malefor with her wind abilities, breaking his concentration as Spyro spread his wings and the two floated in the air while Kaos stood below. "You said something about being victorious, but look at how that turned out..." Spyro smirked, as this happened, Spyro noticed Sparx fly up besides him, "fool, that was only a slight setback that won't change anything going forth" Malefor glared at the two dragons as they dodged a blast of fire, "this'll be interesting..." Spyro grinned as they charged back at Malefor.
Spider-Man crashed into the throne room as Dark Spyro flew after him, and attempted to pummel him into the ground, but Spidey was too fast, and dodged the attack with ease. "You'll pay for what you did!" Dark Spyro was about to ram Spyro when Flashwing came in and rammed him in the side instead, "not when I'm around" Flashwing defiantly stated as she helped up Spider-Man to his feet, "thanks, I needed that" Spider-Man nodded towards her as the two started attacking Dark Spyro, each individually, and as a duo. Eventually their battle came into an armory, as Dark Spyro grabbed a nearby spear, and Spidey grabbed a sword, they clashed as Dark Spyro grimaced with rage, "your death will be the single most satisfying thing to commit" Dark Spyro swiped his sword out of his hand as he fell to the ground, with Dark Spyro standing over him, "say goodbye, Spider-Man..." Spidey prepared himself for the blow. But it never came, when he looked up, he was lost for words, in front of him, was Flashwing, and the spear was lodged in her chest, as it was pulled out, and Dark Spyro moved her aside, "worthless..." Spider-Man almost felt tears well up in his eyes, "NOO!" Spider-Man webbed Dark Spyro's eyes as he grabbed the spear, leaped around him, and stabbed Dark Spyro in the chest, "Ack!" Spider-Man grabbed his face and had him look him in the eyes, "isn't karma a piece of garbage sometimes" Spider-Man let go of the spear as Dark Spyro fell to the ground, and the life faded from his eyes. Immediately, Spider-Man rushed to Flashwing as he removed his mask, "Flashwing, speak to me" Elijah leaned down as she wearily looked up to him, "it's okay, don't worry about me...I did it..." "What...what are you talking about?" Elijah had a baffled expression "I saved you...my whole life, I was obsessed with the outside appearance, finding attraction in only who I thought was fit for my tastes, but you taught me how important the heart of the person truly is, and I just wanted to do something worth while for once..." Flashwing stuttered weakly as a Elijah grabbed her hand, "just remember...I'll always be with you..." and with that, Flashwing took her final breath, and all her gems turned to a dark grey shade, Elijah solemnly closed her eyes and put his mask back on as he swung back up to Spyro and Cynder "rest well, my love, you've earned it..." Spider-Man spoke in his mind as he leaped back up on the ledge.
"HAHAHA, what's the matter Spyro? You seem a little tired" Malefor chuckled as both he and Cynder collapsed from exhaustion, and Kaos rushed towards them, they also noticed Spidey leaping up to join them, "we can't fight him..." Spyro panted as he slowly stood back up, "wait, Spyro, I have a plan..." Spider-Man suggested, "go on..." Spyro beckoned, "you told me Kaos used his magic to send Malefor to the Underworld once before, right? What if we sent Malefor to a place where his body would literally be destroyed, along with his spirit?" Spider-Man explained, "but Kaos doesn't have his Dark magic, remember?" Cynder asked, "oh shoot, your right" Spider-Man face palmed as Kaos butted in, "well, if one of us had enough magic, it could ultimately destroy Malefor" the others considered this for a moment, "well, we could try it..." "But the person using the magic would die too" Kaos finished. "I'll do it" Spyro replied, "What!? No, I won't let you!" Cynder exclaimed as she grabbed him and yanked him towards her in fear, "I have to, it's the only way, the magic of the purple dragon is the only thing that can combat Malefor's dark magic" Spyro replied as Cynder's eyes swelled with tears, "I can't lose you..." Cynder started crying, "it's okay...I'll always be with you...I just feel you" Spyro kissed her and he flew up to face Malefor, "finally decided to show up, eh?" Malefor grinned, "no, I'm here to end this! All of it! Once and for all!" Spyro exclaimed as he used the magic within him and opened a portal as he blasted him towards it, "WHAT!? NO!! YOU'LL KILL US BOTH!!" Malefor shouted in fear, "if that's what it takes!" Spyro replied. He was prepared to sacrifice himself, when he felt no energy as he was knocked out of the power beam onto the ground, "what the..." Spyro looked up to see Kaos as he absorbed the energy and used the remains to blast Malefor further inwards, "Kaos! What are you doing!?" Kaos merely looked back on him, "giving you a chance to live, to feel joy and happiness, and to live out the rest of your days peacefully, I'm sorry for what I've done, please...let this be my redemption..." Kaos then turned back as he used his power to it's full extent, "NO! NO! AGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!" Malefor schreeched as he body was torn in two and he disintegrated into dust, soon after, Kaos burst into purple flares of light as sparkles flew to the ground. After the light show ended, Cynder and, Spidey, and Sparx rushed out towards him, Cynder grabbed Spyro and cried into his shoulder in Joy and sorrow, and Spider-Man removed his mask as he patted Spyro on the shoulder, they did it...they had won.