The Midnight Dragon Chapter 21, a spyro the dragon fanfic

CHAPTER 21

So, Spyro and Cynder were right about Malefor. That must be him inside the crystal, Blazer was thinking to himself while remembering the stories he heard from Spyro and Cynder. He couldn't believe that they took down an evil dragon bigger and stronger than them, but right in front of him, was the proof.

"Be careful Necros."

"You too Blazer." They both charge at full speed towards Darrius.

He smiled and pushed them back by sending waves of electricity with his new electric tail. It didn't do much to their bodies but it was strong enough to push them back. Blazer was the first to quickly recover and shot a barrage of ice bullets. With a wave of his tail, the electric dragon shattered every last one. Necros leaped high into the air and rolled down in an attempt to cut the dragon in two. Sadly, that didn't work either. She was hit by a burst of electricity at full force. She slammed into a wall and fell to the ground. She was able to stand, but just like Blazer, her wings were too numb to lift herself in the air. Blazer turned back to see if Necros was okay. His mistake earned him a burst of electricity straight into his back. He fell to the ground with blood trickling down his sides.

"Why don't you two just give up and spare yourselves the hurt? Bring back Malefor and he'll help you as long as you devote your pathetic lives to him." Darrius was still standing in the same spot when he jumped off the crystal.

The dark blue dragon slowly stood up and faced him.

"Let me think...NEVER!" He ran towards him and slashed his face. To his surprise, there was no blood; not even a scratch on the face of the yellow dragon. Shit! My body has gone numb, he thought.

"HAHAHAHAHA! That's the best you could do?" He knocked the midnight dragon into a wall with the back of his paw. "Is this the strength of the so called legendary midnight dragon? Hah! What an epic sham!" He grabbed him by the tail and started to swing him around in the air. He was forced to let go when Necros tackled him. They both rolled around until Darrius had pinned her down. "A bit feisty, aren't we?" He gave her a quick smooch before he was tackled again. "You stupid fool! You shall know the true meaning of pain!" He bit down on Blazer's neck and sent electricity through his entire body. Seconds later, his body fell limp.

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Aeolus was carrying Amber while Hydralin, Flame, and Ember followed behind. They had landed at the spot where they had started from before entering the canyon.

"Hydralin, can you do me a favor?" He asked. For some reason the hydra wasn't too happy to hear him.

"What do ya want, tweety bird?"

"I want you to stay here with everyone while I'm gone." He places Amber on hydra's back and flies off.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going to help your friends you twit! Got a problem with that? Well deal with it!" Aeolus flew back into the canyon. Instead of gliding, he flapped his wings and zoomed through the canyon floor as he was being chased by the griffin guards. When he looked back, there was an army of griffins chasing after him. The count was probably around two hundred to three hundred but he knew there were a lot of them.

"Don't have time to shake these guys. But then again, maybe they can be useful." He thought about what he said and decided to fly faster.

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Damn. My body feels a bit heavy. Have I gain weight? What the hell happened? Blazer was waking up from unconsciousness. The ground underneath him felt cold as ice for he was shivering when he tried to stand. When he got up, he looked down and realized that he was on top of the crystal.

"What the fu-" A bolt of lightning misses his head by an inch. He tried to move to the edge to see what was happening, but something prevented movement of the legs. He looked back and saw a tether line coming from the crystal. It was pretty much the same as the tether Necros had except this one was purple. "What the hell?" His voice rolled down to the floor where Darrius and Necros were fighting.

"I see you're awake Blazer X." Darrius ducked underneath a tail swipe and jumped over a black fire blast. "The crimson moon is in place and the only way to break free from what shackles you is when the moon passes over you. While you're standing up there helpless," He gave the death dragoness a zap that was just enough to paralyze her body and flipped her over onto her back. "We shall live together and raise many kids. Isn't that right, my love?" Before his lips could even get close to hers, he was surprised when Aeolus flew past him.

"Aeolus you fool! What are you doing?" Behind him, he could hear screeches from other griffins closing in fast.

"I just wanted to bring a few of my friends to beat the living crap out of you." The griffins came in and knocked Darrius off Necros. While they were attacking him, Aeolus ran over to the death dragoness to see if she was okay. He checked for a pulse; luckily she's still alive, just temporarily paralyzed.

"Aeolus! Help me out here!" He looked up at the crystal and saw that Blazer's midnight blue scales were mixed with the color of the crimson moon, giving him a dark reddish blue color. He flew up to him and tried to remove the snake bracer from him but they were stuck on tight. "Hurry Aeolus! There's not much time!" Blazer noticed his body was suddenly started to glow red. "It's too late! There's nothing you can do! Get outta here!"

"Not...a...chance! You helped me, so now I have to return the favor!" Aeolus was head butted off the crystal and lands next to Necros who has fully recovered from paralysis. The griffins jumped off Darrius and watched in awe as Blazer was lifted into the air. His body was flashing blue, purple and red. It was too much for the dragon to take; for he yelled in pain when he felt like his life was being drained.

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*Blazer's Dream*

Inside the misty void, bolts of lightning randomly struck the ground. Blazer X looked around the room and this time, he found the misty dragon head floating about.

"Hey you! What the hell is going on?" The head turned to face the dragon with a hateful glare.

"You should know already."

"Don't speak to me like that!" Blazer hissed. The head rammed him in the side sending the dragon across the room.

"This is my domain. I do whatever I feel like. I could kill you right now, but..." The head was interrupted by a charging midnight dragon. Before they made contact, a dark purple lightning bolt came in contact.

"GYYYYAAAAAA! WHAT...THE HELL...IS HAPPENING?" Blazer was trying to break free but every time he tried to move, the pain would grow more severe. The dragon head was experiencing the pain as well but it didn't bother him as much as the dragon.

"The time has come. I shall be free from this weak body of yours." The head reshaped itself into a misty dragon about Blazer's size.

"Not if I have to say about it." They both let out a mighty roar and rammed into each other. Both felt the electricity pulse through their bodies as their skulls collided. What really surprised him was that he actually made physical contact with a cloud. He was asking himself how it was possible, but that wasn't important at the moment. The real question is, can he hurt him? He swiped his talons after the dragon but unfortunately, it ran through the mist. Using whatever strength he had, he pushed himself far away from the dragon allowing some time to plan an attack. His numb legs wanted to give up on him as he struggled to stay up. There was barely enough time for him to jump out the way when the misty figure came charging towards him so he lowered his head and prepared himself to try and counterattack. He felt a very intense recoil when both heads collided. It had felt like his neck was getting shorter. When he was wincing in pain, he had one eye opened; which was a good thing for he saw a bolt of lightning and quickly mustered up his strength to push himself back and let the misty dragon take the hit. A direct hit! The purple bolt hit the dragon figure in the back of the neck. He simply cringed before shaking off the shock. Blazer had to think of something quick before the fight could get worse.

Oh man! What do I do? What do I do? That lightning hardly did anything! There's gotta be another...wait! I GOT IT! If I can do that attack I did to that griffin leader...it's worth a shot. He lowered himself as he prepared to perform his fury attack, but he came to realize that there was just one...slight...problem. How the hell did I do that?

"What's the matter Blazer? Can't figure out how to perform your Midnight Needler fury attack? Well I can do something better than that."

The midnight dragon knew that what he said didn't sound so good. The misty dragon slowly stood on his hind legs as a light blue aura surrounded his body and the wind picked up in the void as well.

"Witness the power of a TRUE midnight dragon."

The second he slammed his fore paws down, another purple lightning struck him as he unleashed his fury, which grew into a large dome and rapidly expanded. Not only did he get shocked, but his fury attack fused with the electricity and Blazer was caught in it. Both dragons were unable to do anything except stay in one spot and yell in pain as electricity coursed through their bodies.

*End Dream*

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Aeolus and Necros were doing their best to fight off Darrius and the other griffins. They were outnumbered two to...a lot. Behind them the sound of the crystal cracking had added more pressure on them for they had to find a way to save Blazer and stop the resurrection.

"Wow! I didn't think there were so many of us here. We're really in for it now." Aeolus knocked aside three griffins while trying his best not to kill any. Necros on the other hand was slaughtering griffins left and right and tossed them aside in a bloody heap. Sometimes she would almost kill her partner but he knew that she didn't mean to do that. The cracks grew louder and faster as their time grew shorter and shorter.

"Aeolus, can you hold them off for a while?" The black dragoness asked while slicing the heads off of five griffins with her tail blade and letting them roll to the ground. The one eyed griffin simply smiled and gave a quick nod in response. She then turn to face the crystal but quickly turned away when purple electricity suddenly sparked and shards fell to the ground. The crystal suddenly lit up and turned the room into a dark purple color and shrouded the entire room in darkness. The only things that could be seen was the hole where the moonlight shown above the glowing crystal and the midnight dragon standing on top of it. Necros didn't want to wait to see what happens next so she leaped in the air and start to make her way up. Unfortunately, she was stopped by an intense bright light that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"Out of my way Darrius!" she yelled at a dragon that began to reveal itself in the fading light and sure enough it was Darrius.

"I don't think so! YOUR LIFE ENDS NOW!" He swung his electric tail but the attack was easily dodged. The second time, he fires a stream of electricity and again misses her, barely. This really ticked him off and was prepared to do his electric fury when he got distracted by a loud deafening roar.

"What? Something's not right. What's happening?" He looked up and saw a large piece crystal falling towards him. There was just enough time for him to move out the way and spot Blazer with a light blue aura radiating from him and was rapidly expanding. The electric dragon and the death dragoness look at each other before they decided to move away. They were unable to get far from the crystal when a loud explosion occurred and the shockwave had knocked everyone into the wall as well as a few pieces of debris and dust.

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Later, Aeolus emerged from a pile of rubble, holding his head which was aching every time he took slow steps.

"Ow. My head is killing me. What the hell happened?" He surveyed the area and saw that room was back to its original crimson color. He also saw griffin bodies scattered all over the place as well as their entrails. Surprisingly, he saw two surviving griffins that were severely injured. "Those two look familiar...ah!" He staggered a bit before he ran over to the survivors He then ducked behind a large rock and listened to what they were saying.

"Darrius is such a pain, but what could we do about?" the male griffin spoke.

"He's really strong last time we fought him. These wounds are nothing compared to what he did to us." the female griffin replied while sitting on her haunches holding on her bleeding cut. She wasn't losing it so quickly but she would die if not properly treated and she knew it.

"But I wonder why Aeolus attacked us?" the male griffin scratched his chin while he looked at one of his dead comrades.

"Did he turn his back on his friends?"

"Now why would you think like that about me, Kira?" The two spun around and were surprised to see Aeolus stepping out of his hiding spot. "You know I would never do that to you guys."

"Is that so?" She slowly walked up to him while keeping a stern look on her face.

"Come on Kira. I would never do that to you or your brother."

"Aeolus, drop the act. I'm not easily fooled and neither is..." Kira was in Aeolus' face until her brother came in.

"He's telling the truth sis."

"Maru..."

"Kira, he stood up against Darrius. Surely, there must be a reason why he did that. Right, Aeolus?" Maru stood next to his sister and watched his friend with a smile. He knew Aeolus would never turn his back on his friends. Shortly, began to talk.

"Actually, I have two reasons. First of all, I'm sick and tired of Darrius pushing us around, especially me. In fact, he's the reason why I'm blind in one eye." He lied in the end. He pointed at the three slash marks over his right eye. The siblings were horrified by the sight of the scar.

"So...uh...what's the second reason?" Kira curiously asked but still kept her disgusted look on her face. A scream was heard from a distance, but it was quickly getting closer. All they saw was a yellow blur slam into another pile of rubble. Seconds later, Necros came in and saw Maru and Kira taking their fighting stances.

Aeolus knew what the outcome would be and said, "My second reason is that I'm helping her and her friends." He then realized what he had said and remembered who he was really helping at the moment. "Oh crap! Blazer X!" He spreads open his wings and took to the air.

Kira turned to Necros and told her that they're his friends and decided to follow him out the half destroyed ceiling. Outside, the three found Aeolus hovering in one spot looking down at the canyon floor. At the bottom was the purple crystal, a light blue cloud of smoke, and Blazer on the other side of it.

Necros was the first one to take action and dove towards the downed dragon and everyone else followed. When she landed, she ran over to him screaming out his name. She made it to him but when she looked at him, he had many open cuts at were bleeding. Luckily, none of them were fatal.

"Blazer...wake up. Please Blazer X." She whispered as she gently stroke his face with her paw. She jumped back when he began to stir.

"Ugh. Nec-ros? Is that...you?" His voice was a bit raspy because of exhaustion. He had fought a mysterious dragon in his head and somehow managed to stop the resurrection in time.

"Don't scare me like that!" She exclaimed. He gave a slight chuckle before wincing in pain as he stood up.

"Sorry about that. I guess I..." He was caught off guard when she hugged him, minding the cuts that he had on his neck; especially the one he had received from Kel.

"Blazer! You're okay!" He looked up and saw Aeolus landing near.

"Hey Aeolus. Nice to see you again." Still in pain, he manages to force a smile. His attention later caught on to two griffins land behind Aeolus. "They're your friends?" Before he could get an answer, a serious voice turned their attention towards the light blue smoke.

"I'm free. Finally." A sudden gust of wind blew away the smoke, revealing a dragon that suddenly gave Blazer a serious sharp look. The dragon had sky blue scales, midnight blue underbelly, purple eyes, dark purple horns, and his tail blade is much larger than Blazer's own. He also has a scar that looks like he had gotten it a half hour ago. It was a very long scar that extended from his left eye down to his snout. Blazer was almost in shock by the dragon's appearance.

"I take it you're the smoky dragon that's been living inside me for some time, correct?" He waited for the dragon's response and started to grow impatient. "Hey! I'm talking to you! I know you heard me so stop being the ass and tell who you are!" Blazer snapped but the dragon still said nothing as he kept his eyes locked on the midnight dragon. There was a long silence between them. The only thing that was heard was the loud wind howling throughout the entire canyon floor. Blazer was even more furious as his body was shrouded in a midnight blue aura. "That's it! If you're not gonna tell me then I'll make you!"

"Humph. I don't have time to deal with whelps like you." The dragon finally spoke.

"So, you think you're a smart ass, huh? How about you cut the crap and tell me who you are!" Blazer's voiced echoed through the canyon.

"I am Solo, the TRUE midnight dragon. As for you, Blazer X, you're nothing but a fake."