Chapter 55
Grave Mistake
Isis walked down the lonely, snow filled street. Everything was quiet, even the breeze was at a standstill. Yet for some reason, it all seemed peaceful. The cat wasn't worried about anything right now. The night sky was beautiful as the hundreds of stars twinkled down toward her. The planets added the beauty to the sky scenery and the moon was bright and full.
The cat made her way to the top of a building by levitating herself with her telekinesis, another useful skill which she had mastered a while back. It never gave her headaches, mainly because she never prolonged the use of it. Strangely, the top of the building was snow free.
Isis layed down on her back and looked up at the stars. She would have never considered herself a stargazer, but sights like this couldn't be enjoyed everyday. The black cat looked toward the side to spot a tall tower with a large clock built into the top. A basic clock tower, but this one was tallest out of them all. It read 9:47 p.m.
Finding out how tired she actually was, Isis decided to relax a little. Sleep would be next to impossible due to the cold, but she made the best of it. The cat closed her eyes for a little while. The cool breeze blew once more, making the cat feel grateful for her fur. Who knew how cold it actually was outside? But she had grown used to it by now.
Little did she knew that she was being watched by the last person she would ever expect. Only a few minutes had passed until the presence made itself known. She opened her eyes and spotted a glowing golden dragonfly looking at her from a few feet away.
"What?" Isis asked.
"Haven't I seen you before?" the golden dragonfly replied, a shiver in his voice.
Now that Isis looked this character over, he did seem vaguely familiar. "I could ask you the same thing." A second passed until she remembered. "Oh wait . . . weren't you Spyro's friend or something?"
"Sparx," he answered. "And you are . . . ."
"Isis."
Sparx nodded. "I knew I recognized you. I saw you last time I was here in the city." He hovered in his spot as he remembered the moment well. "Not really my best day ever."
Isis layed back down. "It could have been worse."
"It could have been better too."
Isis shrugged, then went into a more assertive tone. "So what are you hanging around here for?"
"Well I came to visit my basic brother to see how he was getting along."
Isis raised an eye, "You have a brother?"
"It's Spyro," Sparx simply answered as if he were in surprise. "Well he might as well be my brother, as much as we went through."
The cat didn't seem to care. If she did, she certainly didn't show it. She just remained quiet.
Sparx continued, seeing as if she wasn't going to talk. "So what are doing on this roof?"
"Again, I could ask you the same thing."
The dragonfly was simply curious, so he answered. "I was passing by to Spyro's house when I saw you sitting here by yourself."
"Were you worried?"
Sparx couldn't tell if she was getting annoyed with his presence or if she truly was wanting to make conversation with him. He decided to continue. "No, of course not. You just seemed familiar and I knew it would have been bugging me all day if I didn't find out. No pun intended."
Then Isis heard a noise down in the alleyway. It sounded like someone bumping into a trash can. "Did you hear that?"
Sparx shrugged his shoulders. "Could have been a rat."
But the question answered itself when a dragon jumped on the rooftop with the two of them. Isis pounced to her feet when she realized that it was a dark being. The dragon growled at her, making Sparx fly beside the cat.
"Who's that?" Sparx calmly asked.
Isis didn't have time for this bug's games. She closed her eyes in concentration, but before her telekinesis could attack, she was jumped. The dark being pounced toward her, making her leap out of the way. Her carelessness nearly made her fall of the rooftop.
Sparx through his hands up in the air. "Whoa whoa, can't we settle this peacefully?"
But before anything could be said, the dark being changed targets and jumped Sparx. Isis leaped in front of the bug in order to protect him. It had somehow worked, but she suffered for it.
"Isis!" Sparx exclaimed.
The cat was helpless underneath the dark being. It didn't take long for the cat to feel claws enter her chest, an intense amount of pain, then everything went dark.
Meanwhile
"So now what do we do?" Myrianda asked the purple dragon.
"Yin and Blaze still haven't arrived, so we wait here," Spyro answered in an obvious tone.
"But I don't like waiting," Myrianda whined. "Can I go somewhere else why we wait?"
"Sorry," Cynder grinned.
A moment passed. Then the pink dragoness asked again. "May I?"
Cosmo chuckled. "Well, that is a nicer way to ask."
"Still no," Kali finished.
The pink dragoness sighed. "Fine."
A few quiet minutes passed until Yin and Blaze finally showed themselves. However Blaze looked worried as well as Yin. Spyro saw it almost immediately.
"What is it?" Spyro asked, approaching the two of them. "Is something wrong?"
"She said she had a vision," Blaze answered. "I guess you would know more about this than me."
"What was your vision?" Cosmo added in concern.
"I saw Isis," Yin began. "She was sitting on a rooftop talking to a dragonfly named Sparx."
"Sparx?" Spyro perked up at the name.
Yin continued, "A dark dragon attacked Isis." Her voice began to whimper. "I think she . . . died."
"Died?" Kali repeated, feeling her heart sink. "She can't be dead!"
"Wait a moment," Cosmo interrupted. "Maybe this was a vision of the future. It's happened before right Yin?"
Yin slowly nodded. "Yes, it has. I remember seeing a tall clock tower in my vision. One of the tallest one's around. I think it said the time was 9:47.
Cynder looked around the market and spotted a small clock tower off to the side. "Look," she pointed. "It's only 9:45."
Kali could have leaped for joy. There was still a chance to save Isis. "So what are we waiting for?" She expanded her wings and took off into the air. The others did the same.
Meanwhile
Micha nearly fell asleep as she sat in a comfortable chair beside Torch's bed. Ever since Torch was put in the hospital, she had been staying at his bedside every chance she got. It was all she could do for him and she knew he would be grateful. The doctors were generally kind and always offered a conversation toward her. It always went appreciated, but whenever she would be asked about Torch's condition, she would stay quiet. All the doctors knew was that he was attacked, but not by whom.
For the price of the hospital bill, Micha could have had a heart attack. Who knew blood could have cost so much gems? But it was paid off. Someone was helping out in the bills and Micha wanted to know who.
Then the red dragon twitched on his bed. Micha took notice of it, but let it go. He had been doing that for a while now. The doctors only dismissed it as dreams and mentioned that it had nothing to do with his coma. Micha wished they were wrong, she wanted Torch back.
9:47 P.M.
Sparx through his hands up in the air. "Whoa whoa, can't we settle this peacefully?"
But before anything could be said, the dark being changed targets and jumped Sparx. Isis leaped in front of the bug in order to protect him. It had somehow worked, but she suffered for it.
"Isis!" Sparx exclaimed.
The cat panicked. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't push the dragon off her, nor did she have enough time to use her telekinesis to throw him off either. She helplessly watched as the dark being's claw came toward her.
Isis remembered the first time she came to this world. It was frightening, but as the days past, she had grown used to the dragon world. Not even a soul knew that she used to be a human. All she could do was blend in, though it was hard to do being a fur dragon and all.
After all those months of living in the dragon world, this was it. The end of the line. Isis closed her eyes and readied herself for the inevitable to come.
"Look out!"
Isis didn't have time to react, but as soon as she opened her eyes, a fireball collided against the dark beings back. It gave the cat the distraction she needed to slip out from underneath the dark dragon and run over to the other side of the building for safety. It was then she noticed that she was saved by Spyro. The whole group of dragons was there with him. They had saved her life.
The black cat closed her eyes and concentrated on her telekinesis. She reached out and grabbed a hold of the dark being before he could attack her and held him up in the air.
"Isis!" Spyro yelled out. "Don't kill him!"
But it was as if the cat didn't even hear him. She threw the dark being toward the ground with enough force to kill him instantly. It wasn't a pretty sight. Sparx looked down toward the alleyway and seen enough insides to make him vomit. Luckily, he held it in.
"Isis!" Spyro scolded as he landed on the rooftop in front of her. "What is wrong with you? Didn't you hear me? I could have saved him!"
The other dragons landed behind him as Isis looked the purple dragon over. "I could honestly care less."
She turned and began walking the other way until Spyro's voice stopped her. "Care less? Isis, you murdered him!"
Isis turned her head, "As if he wouldn't have done the same to me. Or to any of you. I don't care if you have pure essence."
Spyro forced himself to calm down a little, but he never told Isis about the pure essence. He never got the chance to. "How do you know about that?"
"Did you think you were alone when Ignitus told you about Jaggle?"
Then Cynder joined in the conversation. "Wait, were you spying on us?"
Isis turned her head back toward the edge of the building. She calmed her voice down to a more serious tone. "It wasn't intended. But yes. I saw you two enter the hall, so I silently followed and hid in the room. It wasn't hard to get under the bed and listen in."
How could she have been that stealthy? It seemed almost impossible to sneak past Ignitus, but it seemed Isis done it with ease.
The cat was about to jump down to the ground below, but Cosmo stopped her. "Wait." The yellow dragon walked up behind her as she turned around to face her.
"What?"
Cosmo tone seemed as if he had forgotten what she did to that dark being. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you in what feels like a week."
Isis was quiet for a moment, then silently answered. "Hunting."
"Hunting? For dark beings?"
Isis simply nodded.
Then Kali took her place beside Cosmo. "Why?"
The cat looked down toward the ground. "Someone has to. I mean, we have to keep them from kidnapping other dragons and all."
"That's great," Kali began. "If you were telling the truth. From what I saw earlier, you're killing them."
"Why are you really doing this?" Cosmo asked.
It took a moment, but then it seemed as if something inside of Isis cracked. "You want to know why?" Then she raised her voice. "It's because of what they did to me! Look at me! I can't fly! I can't use any element! And to top it all off, the only way I can defend myself is if I use my-"
Isis was interrupted by a sudden pain rushing to her head. She gripped her head by the intensifying pain but managed to continue, despite having everyone look at her worriedly. "Ability . . . which often . . . does this to me."
Everyone watch the cat in her pain, unable to do anything for her. Most of them felt bad for her. They never thought of her situation that way.
A minute passed until Isis seemed to be fine. "Someone is going to pay for this curse! And if it's going to be those dark beings, then so be it."
"Isis," Cosmo began.
"Shut it," the cat interrupted. "I'm tired of holding my anger in and I don't care who get's hurt."
Before another word was said, Isis jumped off the building. She used her telekinetic powers to soften the landing and quickly disappeared into the dark alleyways.
Cosmo looked at Kali first, dumbstruck by Isis's decision, then at the rest of them.
"So Spyro how's it goin'?" Sparx boastfully asked.
Spyro sighed. "Not now Sparx." He then turned to everyone else. "So I guess we're gonna have to catch Phantom on our own."
"Catch Phantom?" Yin repeated.
"I have pure essence to cure him and revert him back to Clover," Spyro explained. "So we're gonna have to track him down and capture him."
"How can we?" Myrianda asked. "From what I remember, this is someone you don't want to meet in a dark alley."
"We're going to have to set a trap," Cynder suggested.
"I'm liking this plan," Sparx smirked. "I haven't heard mention of me yet so it sounds perfect."
The Following Day
Elder Hall
Sleep was hard for Cosmo to find. It really bothered him on what Isis had been doing the entire time she was missing. He never would have guessed that she was intentionally finding dark being's, just so she could kill them. Kali found it hard to believe as well, of course, but it didn't keep her up at night. Which was strange. Kali was closer to the cat than anyone else so he thought it would have been bugging her even more. Maybe she just found a way to deal with it.
The two of them were in Star's room in front of the fireplace. They thought that Ignitus or Shivertail would know what to do for Isis before she gotten herself hurt, or even killed. Cosmo knew it was possible, Yin's vision proved that.
"So your name is Cosmo," Star asked, sitting in front of the two of them. The orange dragon then looked at the blue female. "And your name is Kali?"
"Yes," Cosmo sighed as if he had told him this for the hundredth time.
"Aren't you supposed to have a babysitter or something?" Kali politely asked.
Star quickly shook his head. "I'm too old for a babysitter because I'm not a baby anymore."
He jumped up and down for joy, smiling as he did. Cosmo rolled his eyes. "How can one dragon be so energetic?"
Kali shrugged. "Wish I knew."
Whatever it was, neither of them could figure it out. Seeing as how Shivertail wasn't in his office, they really had no choice but to wait for someone to come. Plus, leaving Star in his room by himself didn't seem that very smart, so they just watched him for a bit. They knew Shivertail wouldn't mind.
It only took a minute for Felenia to arrive in the room. She looked a bit surprised to see Cosmo and Kali watching Star, but it made her smile. "Not so easy is it?"
"He's so energetic," Kali replied. "I wonder why he's like that."
Felenia watched the toddler a few seconds before answering with that same smile. "It's because he's been growing abnormally. All that energy growing inside of him and little time to use it. You'll often see him jumping up and down or talking really fast or even unable to sleep." She took in a deep breathe and let it out. "It can be difficult keeping up with him, but it's worthwhile." Her frown disappeared as Star looked out the window and out onto the streets. "So why are you two here? I'm sure it's not to babysit."
Cosmo chuckled. "No, it's not."
"We're here to see Ignitus and Shivertail," Kali answered. "We want to talk to them."
"Okay," Felenia began. "They're in the basement. I'm sure you can see them right now if you wish."
"Thanks," Cosmo obliged.
The two of them left Felenia to do her job and made their way down the hall. They passed Shivertail's office and turned down a small corridor. Only a few dragons were guarding it and questioned the reason of why Cosmo and Kali were in the Hall. But when Cosmo mentioned his name, the guards let him pass. It didn't take long for them to find the doorway, which led downstairs and into the basement. Inside they found Ignitus and Shivertail speaking to each other about something. But the conversation ceased when they seen the two new faces in the area.
"Greetings Cosmo and Kali," Shivertail cheerfully greeted. "What brings you two here?"
"Unfortunately it's bad news," Cosmo replied.
"It is about Isis," Kali finished.
Ignitus looked at the two of them with concern. "I know. And you two wish to know what to do about her?"
Cosmo nodded, not questioning the dragon's on how he knew that. "How can we talk some sense into her?"
Ignitus glanced over at Shivertail, then back at Cosmo and Kali. He sounded calm and collective as he always did. "Sometimes talking won't work. Especially if that someone is caught up in his beliefs. Isis is no different."
"So what do we do?" Kali impatiently asked.
"You must wait for her to make her move. Patience is the key in this kind of situation."
"Wait?" Cosmo said, expecting something more from the wise dragon. "That's it?"
Ignitus nodded. "I'm afraid that is all you can do."
Cosmo thought it through but couldn't figure out how waiting would solve this problem. "Alright then, I won't question your answer."
Just as Cosmo and Kali turned to leave, Ignitus spoke up. "I wish you good luck in capturing Phantom. It's a risky plan but I understand that it is necessary."
"Thanks," Cosmo dankly replied.
The next night
It was another cold night. The sky was completely clean of clouds, giving Isis another chance to stargaze like she did the other night. But it didn't interest her. When she was nearly killed by that dark being, she rarely let her guard down, especially at night. The dark beings seemed fond to the dark and they always seemed to be more active in the city at night.
The cat was pacing herself down the street. Only a few citizens passed by her. They hardly payed attention to the cat as if they had grown used to seeing her around. Being a cat definitely wasn't as fun as it used to be. Another reason to be angry at those cursed dragons.
Most of the snow had melted, but some had still remained. It was more like ice though. Isis avoided the ice whenever she saw it. She didn't want cold feet at the moment.
Eventually Isis grew tired of walking and decided to lay down near some steps with a wall against her back. She felt more comfortable that way. It prevented anyone or any dragon from sneaking up behind her. Plus it was a habit she developed over the past few days.
Soon she began to doze off. Isis realized that she was falling asleep, which was something she didn't want to do right now, especially here. She rubbed her eyes the best she could to wake herself up.
Then she heard a door creak open. She looked to her right to see a dragon stepping outside from the small house she was resting in front of. A white dragoness looked around for a moment, then noticed the cat looking up at her.
"Well what do we have here?" she asked herself. Her voice seemed nice enough. "I can't seem to recall the last time I've seen a cat around here."
Isis remained quiet.
"I bet you're famished. How about we have a get together indoors for the time being? It's much too cold outdoors, even for one such as you."
It was true. Isis hadn't eaten all day. She was hesitant for a moment, not knowing she could trust someone like this. But soon a whiff of meat came upon her nostrils. It only made her appetite even worse.
"Come on now. It's absolutely frigid out here."
She didn't want to, but she did it anyways. She walked inside the dragon's home as careful as she could. As soon as she entered, she took note of her surroundings. The house was actually pretty small. She looked around the room she was in and guessed it for a living room. It only consisted of a bookcase filled with books, a black couch, and a fireplace.
"It surely is much warmer in here is it not?" the dragon rhetorically asked the cat. "Now let's get you fed."
Isis followed the dragoness into the next room, which happened to be her kitchen. It only held a small table with two chairs on both sides, and a counter, which was too high for Isis to see what was on it. Isis could see out of a window over by the table but it was too dark to see what was on the other side. She didn't bother to use her night vision. Probably wasn't nothing worth seeing.
Then the dragoness set a small bowl down with a hunk of freshly cooked meat inside. It could have been lamb but the cat wasn't sure. So she decided to take a bite.
It was definitely lamb. She could taste some spices and garlic in it as well. It had to be the best thing she had eaten for a good while now. So she dug into her food without any second thoughts.
"I'm glad to see that you relish my cookery," the dragoness smiled.
She silently made her way into the living room to enjoy the warmth of the fire, leaving Isis in the kitchen by herself. The cat looked up on the shelf again as she chewed and was finally able to see a few things. A few cabinets, a stack of paper with a quill beside it. And a few inkwells.
Isis savored every bite of her generous meal. She didn't know why this dragon was being so kind to her. The way she talked, she couldn't have come from around here. It was her accent and way with words that gave that away.
When she finished, she looked back into the living room. The dragoness didn't seem to notice her. She was reading a book. So Isis turned back into the kitchen and looked back up at the shelf. She had to show her appreciation somehow. Unfortunately this was all she could do at the time.
A few minutes later, she walked back into the living room with the dragoness. The cat stood in front of the fire to have the dragoness notice her.
"Enjoy your meal?" she asked.
Isis still remained quiet. She didn't want to spook her. The cat only walked back toward the door and waited by it.
The dragoness stood to her feet. "You need to go?" She slowly walked toward the door, wearing a disappointed look on her face. "Well, I understand. But if you ever get hungry, then I'm right here."
She opened the door and Isis slowly walked outside.
"Bye," the dragoness waved.
As soon as Isis was out of sight. The dragoness closed the door. She felt a sense of loneliness rush inside of her, but she was used to it. She walked into the kitchen to pick up the bowl Isis ate out of. It was completely empty. The dragoness smiled as she set it on the shelf, then noticed something. There was a piece of paper with writing on it. She walked over to it and read it.
"Thank you?" the dragoness read. "This wasn't here before . . . unless."
She smiled. "you're welcome."
Isis, by now, was already a good ways down the street. She didn't know how to thank dragon's properly being a cat and all, but she figured she did the best she could. There was only so much a lonely cat could do after all.
Meanwhile
It seemed as if Cosmo wasn't going to be able to get any sleep. He laid in a bed along with Kali, trying his best to not disturb her, although it wasn't working like he had hoped for. If Cosmo couldn't sleep, then he would constantly toss and turn.
"What's wrong?" Kali dozily asked. She yawned just as she finished.
Cosmo sighed. "It's Isis. I can't help but wonder if she's safe right now or not."
Kali knew what he meant. "Don't worry about her. I'm sure she's fine."
"But what if she does something rash? What if she does more than kill a dark being?"
"Like what?" Kali asked, wanting to know. She was pretty much awake at this point so she sat up in the bed beside the yellow dragon.
Cosmo searched his mind for possibilities, then quickly came up with one. "What if she hurts someone else?"
"I don't think Isis would intend to hurt anyone else other than a dark being."
"Yes," Cosmo began. "But what if that dark being was Phantom?"
Kali was interested by now. "What are you getting at?"
"I mean, what if Isis murders Phantom?"
Kali was quiet for a moment. She never thought of it that way. "Then she would murder Clover. Then the six wouldn't be able to train Star in all of the elements."
"And that could result in us losing the upcoming fight," Cosmo finished. "Kali, we have to stop Isis before she does something she will regret."
"But do you remember what Ignitus said?" Kali recalled. "He said that we needed patience and wait for Isis to make her move."
"But what if that move is killing Phantom?"
"Then let's hope that it isn't," Kali answered.
Later
Three of them. Isis didn't see this coming.
She jumped out of the way as a dark being charged right by her. All of them ambushed her right in the middle of the street. Clearly they knew that she was responsible for a large amount of their kind's deaths, which had to be the reason why she was getting attacked in such a desperate manner.
Isis noticed an empty but small wooden cart off to the side of the street. Before the other two dark beings could reach her, she picked the cart up with her ability and threw it toward the dark being closest to it. The object collided against the dark dragon's side, knocking him down. It gave Isis the chance to dodge the other dark being's charge and run down the street. The cat was more agile, therefore she ran faster than the dark beings for the time being.
As she ran by the dark being she hit with the cart earlier, she closed her eyes and picked him up with her telekinesis. She never used her ability while running, but it seemed to work the same. It just tired her out a bit more. As soon as she got a good hold of the dragon, she threw him as hard as she could at the dark dragon's behind her. It knocked them all down, but somehow it didn't kill any of them.
Isis eyed the cart she had thrown earlier. It was still in one piece, so she picked it up with her telekinesis before the dark beings could get up to their feet. As soon as they began their relentless charge, she threw the cart once more. But the dark being's stopped as soon as she threw it. The cart clashed against the street in front of them, smashing the cart into pieces. The dark beings gave chase once again. Then Isis closed her eyes once again. But instead of attacking, she began to levitate herself up into the air. The dark beings stopped and tried to jump and grab her, but she was too far up. The cat landed herself on top of the nearest building and began to run down it. The dark beings followed.
Isis stayed near the edge to keep an eye on the three annoyances. She wasn't done with them yet. They had to die. As soon as she was close enough to the broken cart, she reached out with her telekinesis and grabbed a weapon. A thick and long board.
The first thing she did with it was attack the nearest dark being with it by beating him relentlessly with it. The first hit had enough force to break the dragon's jaw. After a few hits, it knocked him out. It only gave Isis the chance to beat him to death with the board even more. The other dark beings jumped onto the floating weapon, but it wasn't enough to keep the cat from slaughtering the defenseless dragon. He was as good as dead.
The remaining two finally got a hold to Isis's weapon and managed to claw it down to nothing but pieces. Isis only smirked at the pathetic attempt to defend themselves. As long as she was up on the roof, she was safe. The dark being's were sure to at least figure it out by now.
Isis, looked at the rubble from the cart once more. She enveloped the whole pile in her telekinesis, and threw the whole pile toward the last two dragons. One of them dodged most of the attack, he only suffered a few small wounds. The other wasn't so lucky. Isis smiled as he saw a large board sticking out of his chest, plus a few other shards of wood sticking out of him from everywhere on his body.
The other dark dragon knew he was outmatched, so he turned to make it a run for it. This was the first time Isis had ever witness a dark being flee. But nevertheless, it didn't matter. Isis jumped down off the building and used her ability to soften her landing. As soon as she did, she grabbed the fleeing dragon with her telekinesis and pulled him closer. The dark being clawed at the ground, trying to stop himself from being pulled toward the cat. But it didn't work, it only broke a few of his claws off in the street.
Isis held the dark being upside-down and looked into his eyes and she went to work on his insides. She crushed his lungs first, then broke his ribs. The cat could see the pain in his eyes. She only smiled at it. Then she put a grip on the dragon's heart.
"Please."
Isis stopped in her tracks. Did she just hear the dark dragon beg? The cat smiled. She slowly crushed the dragon's heart to her pleasure, and watched as the dragon took it's last breath. When the dark being was dead, she dropped the body onto the ground.
It wasn't long before an intense headache came to her. It was painful. She thought her head was going to burst. It was so intense that she was clawing at the ground, begging the pain to stop. But it continued. It continued to the point where tears began to fall from her eyes.
Then the pain began to subside. Isis silently began to thank whatever was making it go away as she opened her eyes. Then she saw how much blood she had spilled.
The dragon she had beat to death with the board laid in the middle of the street. His neck was oddly craned and his front left leg seemed to bend at an odd angle. He laid on the street, bleeding through his mouth, dead.
Then Isis turned to another. He laid on the side of the street with pieces of shrapnel in his body. A large board was also through his chest. If it didn't go through his heart, then he died from having his lung punctured.
The last one almost made Isis gasp. She could see the ribs broken in his chest and he didn't lose as much blood as the others, but that wasn't the problem. The cat didn't see it before, but this dragon was just a small toddler. A small toddler that asked her 'please', and she didn't listen.
"What have I done?"
Then she noticed another dragon approach her. It looked like a dark being, but Isis had other thoughts.
"Bravo," the dragon applauded. "I'm impressed."
Isis clenched her teeth. "Phantom."
"Not only did you kill all three dark being's by yourself, but you did it without even sustaining a scratch. Pretty good, for a cat." He walked up from out of the shadows to reveal himself. Isis watched him carefully. "I knew you were different from the others as soon as I set my eyes on you in Velxtra Forest."
"I don't care for you opinion you swine," Isis retorted.
"Whatever do you mean?" Phantom grinned. "You mercilessly killed all three of these dragons and didn't even listen to this toddlers plea." Phantom crouched down near the dead toddler, mocking him. As he spoke. "Just look at him. It looked like a painful way to go the way you did him in. Don't worry, I'm sure he felt everything."
Isis's anger was on the precipice of bursting. "I swear to you Phantom. If you continue to mock me then I will kill you."
"Just like you did to these three innocent beings?" Phantom continued, not even phased by the threat. "Not to mention all those days of you hunting these dragons down and killing them just for sport."
The cat couldn't take it any more. She pounced toward Phantom, claws out, aiming for his eyes. The dragon only grinned as he retreated into the shadows, disappearing from sight. Isis growled as she search around the area for him.
"Phantom! Show yourself you coward!"
But he never did. Phantom had disappeared without a trace. Isis was angry by the fact Phantom had mocked her, but she slowly regained her composure. Then she shed a tear. The cat looked over at the toddler's darkened body and closed her eyes.
"I'm sorry."
The Following Morning
Cosmo had slept in a little later than what he was used to. Somehow, he had finally fallen asleep last night by Kali's comfort, but still didn't manage his eight hours of sleep.
He stood to his feet as he rubbed his eyes. Then the smell of eggs came rushing to his nose. As soon as he took a good sniff, his stomach growled.
"I didn't realize I was that hungry," Cosmo thought.
The yellow scaled dragon groggily made his way through the living room and into the kitchen to see Kali greeting him with a smile.
"Sleep well?" Kali asked.
Cosmo shrugged. "Sort of. Better than no sleep at all I suppose."
Then the duo heard the front door open, then shut a moment later. Cosmo looked at Kali, then make his way to see who it was. He became surprised at who he saw.
"Isis?" Cosmo began. The cat looked up at him with an obvious burden on her mind. "Are you alright?"
Then Kali entered the room. Isis sat down on the carpet and looked down. "What is it Isis?"
Isis shut her eyes. "I did something bad." There was a slight tremble in her voice.
It wasn't often to find Isis in this state, though it had been happening recently since her curse became permanent. Cosmo tilted his head. "What do you mean?"
Kali took her place beside Cosmo, wondering the same thing. She watched the cat shed a tear, which made her heartbroken. "It's okay Isis. you're among friends."
It was like time was at a standstill. Everything was so quiet, you could hear the slightest breeze blow from outside. It took a few silent moments for Isis to muster the courage to speak, and when she did, it was quiet.
"I'm a murderer." The cat's voice raised a little. "Spyro was right. I should have stopped myself and listened to him when I had the chance."
"Whoa Isis," Cosmo interrupted, sounding dumbstruck by her behavior. "Slow down. Tell us what happened. We can help."
"You can't help what's already been done," Isis replied, sounding a bit insecure. "I should have listened, but now I've realized that I've gone too far."
"What happened last night?" Kali asked with concern.
Isis sighed. They could almost hear fear in the cat. "I killed more of them last night. But the last dragon I killed made me realize what I was doing. The dark being's still have hope, but I stole that hope away. It only took a toddler to make me figure that out."
"A toddler?" Cosmo questioned.
Isis raised her voice. "I killed a toddler last night," Isis finally answered. Another tear fell from her cheek. "And you know what scares me the most Cosmo? I enjoyed it."
"That's not true," Kali immediately retorted. "You didn't know what you were doing."
"Yes I did," Isis replied. "I couldn't control my anger. I just couldn't stop myself until it was too late. I knew something was going to happen to me because of this, but I didn't know it would cost me so much."
Meanwhile
Elder Hall
Star's Room
"There are basically fifteen elements for you to know about Blaze," Ignitus explained.
Blaze nodded. He had agreed to let Ignitus teach him a few things about the elements right now, considering he didn't have much of anything to do at the moment. It was Spyro's idea anyways.
Ignitus continued as he eyed Star in his bed, still asleep. "Fire, ice, electricity, earth, shadow, poison, fear, wind, convexity, light, water, plasma, gamma, madness, and the void." Ignitus took a deep breathe and continued. "The rarest one's are plasma, gamma, madness, and the void."
"So what exactly does madness do?" Blaze asked. He was particular interested in this element because he possessed it.
"Madness can send suicidal thoughts to your enemies, or drive them to insanity," Ignitus explained. "It depends on how you use it."
"What do you mean by insanity?"
"They see things that aren't there." Ignitus seemed to be in thought for a moment then continued. "For example, you send out waves of madness toward an enemy, and in his point of view, he can become surrounded by his enemies. He will most likely attack these imaginary enemies as if they are really there. Eventually, he will either tire out, or become mad."
"I think I understand," Blaze said. "Thank you for telling me. So if I may ask, who possesses the void element? I haven't heard of any dragon with that ability."
"Unfortunately, Clover claims possession of this element. But it's dangerous and should only be used as a last resort. It is possible to unintentionally trap a friend in the void, so it's best to use it as far away as from others as possible."
"What about Isis?" Blaze asked. "I heard she was supposed to be a fur dragon but when I saw her, she was a cat. Why is that?"
Ignitus closed his eyes as he recounted the tale in his mind. Then he answered in a slow and steady manner. "She was cursed a few months ago by a dangerous wizard. We tried to break the curse by performing a ritual."
"Tried?" Blaze began. He seemed distressed for a moment. "So I'm guessing it didn't work?"
"I didn't say that," Ignitus simply replied. "But Isis has been troubled recently and I'm afraid if she doesn't calm herself, she may not discover the true nature of the spell we cast upon her. Her recent actions have really been worrisome, but I think she may have discovered a lesson here."
Blaze heard Star move underneath the covers in his bed, making him look over toward the quickly growing toddler. It seemed he was still sleeping though. "So what's been bothering her?"
"Isis is afraid of herself."
