Chapter 21: Final Match, Mark vs. Spyro!
When Spyro came to the spectator's box they congratulated him. "Looks like it's you against me." Mark said. "Yeah" spyro said. Leon called to the crowd "The final match will begin shortly!" he announced as the crowd cheered again. People placed bets to see who'd win, some bet on Mark, some for Spyro, others bet for both to win.
"Looks like we got a lot of bets here." Mark said. "Yeah, well we can't keep them waiting." Spyro said as the two walked out. "I hope one of them wins" Cynder said. "I just hope they come back in one piece." Sparx added. "He'll be alright" Falzar said to his wife "After all he is our son" he added. "I know, it's just that… I'm worried for him." Elva said in a concerned voice. "Both are great friends, I don't want to see either gets killed" she added.
Just then Sedro appeared in a puff of golden dust. "Sedro?!" they said in surprise. He shook his head "Not now" he looked around a bit "I came to watch the fight, so my son against yours Falzar, this will be interesting" he said smiling. "Yes, it seems like both are evenly matched." He said looking out at the field. "I saw the other fights, I must say he has improved." He said standing next to him. "Mark already knows" The Chronicler told him of Ignitus and the Guardian's deaths. "Pity, I take it Ignitus told mark of me?" he asked. "Yes, he knows." The Chronicler said nodding. "Listen, he can't know I'm here, not yet, after the fight I can show myself." Sedro told him. "But why?" Cynder asked.
"Because I'll need to explain everything to him, why I put him and Revan in a stranger's care for all those years." Sedro said ashamed. "Don't be ashamed, we hid Spyro's parent's existence from him until now." Ansem said. "You're right, when this is over I'll tell him the truth, not sure he'll handle it to well. But he must know" Sedro said proudly. "The match is starting." Leon said as the cage came up.
--
Mark stepped into the elevator, in his dragon form, standing next to him was Spyro. "Listen, what ever happens up there we're still friends alright?" he asked. "Yeah" he said shaking hands with him . "Time we finally found out who's stronger." Mark said as the elevator moved up. "Don't expect me to go easy on you" he said with a smirk. "Don't worry, I didn't count on it" Spyro replied as the elevator reached the top.
--
The crowd went wild as the finalists came from the floor, they threw flowers for them to honor their fight. Leon asked for their attention "Now, it's the final fight of this tournament, the winner will be crowned champion of the coliseum. Fight bravely gladiators, let the final match BEGIN!" he yelled as the crowd cheered. "Come on!" Mark yelled and charged after Spyro.
Spyro shot a ball of flame at him, Mark dodged it and shot an ice ball at him. Spyro shattered it with his tail, Mark used this to jump and swipe him with his claw, and spyro grabbed his arm and threw him to the wall. He hit it hard and managed to get up, a bit dizzy but alright, he decided to use his cosmic element and shot five meteors at spyro "Not good!" he said and ran, trying to dodge the meteors.
They all crashed to the ground and exploded, Mark used his Darkness element to create an illusion of himself. Spyro charged at him with his horns but it went right through him. "An illusion?!" he said surprised, he turned around to find Mark unleash a beam of purple energy straight at him. He barely managed to dodge it, it only burned the skin on his right claw as he jumped away from the beam. The beam hit the cage wall and melted the metal from the bars, When he landed he saw the bars molten and cut through. "When did he learn how to do that?" Yulie asked in shock. "I'm betting 20 bucks on Mark" Dante said. "40 here" Nero put in. "60 over here" Sparx said as they placed their bets.
The people began to place higher bets on who would win, most thought they where equally matched and bet that they would end in a draw, but some bet against one another. Spyro slid away panting from that last kick Mark did, his body was covered in scars, cuts and bruises. Mark was the same, his wings where cut, his body ached, and he was getting tired. He had to end it now, "Time to finish this" he said and prepared to unleash his electric fury.
Spyro decided to unleash his ice fury on him, both rose to the air, the sky grew dark and cold, lightning and thunder was heard as the lightning shot down in pillars and began circling Mark, giant spikes shot from the ground and hovered behind Spyro. Both unleashed their furies at the same time, Mark shot a beam of electricity at Spyro, SPyro shot the giant spikes at Mark, Ice and electricity clashed against one another, the lightning reflected off the icicles and shot straight for Spyro, the spikes themselves shot towards mark.
A blinding light filled the coliseum, both attacks hit so hard that when they hit the cage walls, they broke from the force and they hit the walls of the arena floor. Clouds of dust covered the impact sites, when they cleared two small craters where shown where they hit. "Is it a draw?" someone asked looking at the craters. "Wait I think I see movement." Another yelled and pointed to a crater. Mark was back in his human form, clutching his side and holding on to a wall. Spyro struggled to get up, his legs where shaking and he was in pain.
"S…S…Spyro" Mark called to him in a weak voice. "Y…Yeah?" he asked. "Wanna call this… a draw?" he asked groaning. "Sure" he said. "Good,because I just lost all the feeling in my body, and arms and legs." He said and collapsed. Spyro collapsed also since he lost all the feeling in his body too, many murmured in surprise and shock. "It appears that this match is a draw, both contestants win!" Leon proclaimed , the crowd began cheering again.
Elva and the others leapt off the box and ran towards the two wounded fighters. "Mark" Yulie called out. "Spyro!" Elva and Cynder both called at the same time. They managed to drag them out of the rubble, both where covered in bruises and badly injured. "Are you alright?" they asked. Both lifted their heads. "Uhh.. Who won?" they both asked weakly. "You both did, it was a draw" Yulie said teary eyed. "Alright then." Mark said and slipped into unconciseness, spyro did the same. "Are they alright?" Ansem asked running towards them. "They're alright, tired and hurt mostly." Cynder told them. "What a relief." Sedro said. Mark lifted his head a few inches "D…Dad?" he asked looking at him with one eye open. "Yes son it's me." He said.
Falzar and Sedro both lifted up their sons and headed off to the palace, carrying their children on their backs while the crowd cheered the two gladiator's exits.
--
The white robed man watched from the stands as the two where carried off. He's more powerful than I thought, perhaps he is the one I'm looking for. The man thought and disappeared in a flash of light.