Held Back
Spyro looked out the wondow as Cynder was still processing what he had jut said. "Storm?! But Spyro, that's ridic-, actually no that make a lot of sense when you think about it. Spyro watched as the impending storm that was coming started to roll in. He felt a sudden wave of nausea, he swayed on his feet and blacked out. He awoke in a strange place, with seemingly no end to the vastness that he was seeing. The only thing he saw was a version of himself with darkness rippling off of him. Spyro approached cautiously. He did not know what this thing was or if it was hostile. He didn't pick up any hostile intentions, but it seemed...sad. The thing raised it's dark arm and enchanted, "worros eht esnaelc uoy litnu, rewop lluf on.". Spyro felt like a chain was being wrapped around himself. Restricting him from this dimention. Spyro turned back to reality as he fell over on his side. Cynder rushed to his side and asked what was wrong. Spyro answered, "I don't know.". Spyro was cleared as having a headache, but Spyro felt as if it was something more than that. He decided to train to clear his mind. Spyro thought about entering his Aether Form but only flickered with power before dispersing comepletly. Spyro tried to use his fire, he used it, but he felt it substantially weaker. He thought to what he had seen in his vision, and silently cursed whatever the thing was that had taken away his power.
Spyro was only able to improve himself to his Death form at most. (because I made Spyro so god damn powerful, he doesnt need a lot of concentration to go into his weaker forms. He was testing before on the normal amount of power concentration he previously needed to go into his Aether Form.) He wanted to unlock his Infinite form but found it was locked to him. He decided that a walk would help him clear his mind. He walked around the Dragon Realms which were still being fixed from his last battle. He also realized that Mephisto had not attacked in a while. He eventually ran into the place where his parents's memorial was, and not far from that was Stormbringer's memorial. He felt saddened at how he was seeing the memorials of people he had failed to save. He found his brother Nexus on the other size. Nexus looked at him strangely and said, "Trying a new look? I don't think chains suit you.". Spyro thought what the heck he was talking about. Nexus noticed this and said, "You honestly can't feel the chains that are all around you?". Spyro responded, "No. Are you fine?". Nexus shaked his head and the chains dissapeared. Nexus replied mournfully, "I don't know. I came here to look at the parents I barely knew. I feel as if I wasn't strong enough either.". Spyro said, "I could help you, but it is really dangerous.". Nexus perked up his ears. "I don't care how dangerous this is. I need to help everyone. Even you.". Spyro responded sternly, "Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you.".
Spro lead him to his Zarathos summoning chamber. He summoned Zarathos and Zarathos asked him what he wanted. Spyro sent him his thought. Zarathos went wide eyed, (or wide eye socket since he's a skull, i.. a you know just forget it.) and asked, "For you or Nexus?". Spyro responded, "Nexus.". Zarathos shot in a beam of light into Nexus by saying, "SHIKAI!". Nekus glowed blue and lay on the floor. He slowly got up and asked, "What did you do?". Spyro responded while helping his brother up, "I gave you a new power that boosts your abilities.". Nexus asked, "Why didn't you do that yourself?". Spyro responded, "I thought that considering the amount of magic in my body, any more would make me combust with energy. I will take you to the arena to test your new power.". Before the two dragons left Zarathos asked, "Not that it is really my business, but why do you have chains on you Spyro. Seems very unethical.". Spyro groaned. "Why does everybody keep saying I have chains on me? I have no chains on me!". Zarathos decided he better get out of here before anything bad happened to him. Spyro left with Nexus to the Training Arena.
Nexus went into the training arena, still a little drowsy, but ready. Spyro instructed, "To activate your power, you must concentrate and yell out 'Bankai' and your power will increase. To dectivate it, you say 'Shikai'. Understood?". Nexus understood and stepped out into the arena and called, "BANKAI!". His markings on his face glowed blue as he erupted in an aura of power. Spyro nodded and said, "Now if you want to increase in power even more you say 'Bankai' followed by the amount of times you want your power to increase. I have given a similar treatment to Omega, Alpha, Sharpsound and Blinder. That is how I knew this is somewhat safe for you.". Nexus nodded and called out "SHIKAI!" and reverted to normal. Then, the ground started to shake. Dark Smoke began emmitting from the ground. Then, something hard hit the back of Spyro's head, and he blacked out.
Spyro awoke in a strange place. There was a bunch of creatures of all sorts in cages. Spyro stood up, but was greeted by an enormous pain on his legs. He saw shackles on his arms and legs, coarsing with dark energy. His elemental energy was being drained. A figure lay across from him, eminating the same Dark energy as the shackles, but was in a seperate cage. Two goblins came in and spoke in Goblikin (BTW, Goblikin is just simplified speaking, like a caveman.), "Big fight tonight. Think he win?". "Yes. Two don't have chance.". The first shivered at the word, "Two.". "Little powerful. Worry?". The second one laughed and said, "No. He too weak. Very funny.". The two pulled up to Spyro's cage. They pressed a button and Spyro felt his head spin. He fell into a small room. He saw a flash of gold and lit a fire in his mouth. He saw Nexus, in a similar state as he himself. Nexus looked up and saw Spyro standing above him. He struggled upward. Spyro used his little elemental reserve to help his brother. Nexus asked "Where do you think we are?". Spyro responded, which in the confusing darkness, reverberated off the sound of the walls and made it almost impossible to discern, "I think we are in some sort of fighting Tournament. I heard these Grublins talking about some big fight that was going to happen.". Nexus groaned, which quickly turned to a very loud exclamation of aggrivation, as the walls opened into a massive stadium, filled with lights. They heard a voice that reminded them of somebody they had met before, "Hello ladies and gentlemen, we bring you this ultimate match, with the purple dragon Spyro and his brother Nexus, facing the one, the only, Stone Mason!". A massive Stone golem with lava underneath his rocky exoskeleton. emerged from a trapdoor. Spyro looked around and sure enough, he saw somebody who he had seen before, Rourke.". He saw somebody he had never expected to be here, Storm. He was next to Rourke in the emporers box.
Spyro was distracted by the massive roar emmitting from the Stone Golem's throat. Somebody yelled, "START!" and the match started. The Stone Golem expanded his arm at Spyro and Nexus and the two brothers launched to the side. Spyro tried to use his water element to extinguish the lava but failed. He realixed that this entire arena was made out of materials that were inferior to supply their elemental powers. Nexus was able to use Aether, but that wasn't much. Spyro was weaker, so that wasn't going for them. Spyro growled and used his supply of magic to increase his fire power. He launched a Death Tornado at the Golem, which distracted it for a moment. Nexus came up and hit it in the head with Aether. The Golem roared and launched a volley of lava at Spyro, and a single drop landed on his wings. Spyro yelled in agony as a hole was burned clear through his left membrane. In fact, his entire wing felt completely numb. Luckily the wound wasn't bleeding. Spyro collapsed.
Nexus on the other hand had used Bankai and multiplied his powers by ten, he reverted back after smashing the Golem into the side wall. He felt a horrible pain in his stomach and realized what Spyro said about his power being dangerous was true. He heard Spyro yell in agony. He saw the lava had rendered his wing immoble. He saw the Golem move toward Spyro with a glob of lava in it's hand, with Spyro unable to move in pain. At this point, Nexus abandoned all pretense of caution. He yelled, "BANKAI, TIMES ONE THOUSAND!!". He erupted in a blue aura and punched the demon so hard the Demon could not keep up with the momentum change and split in half. He ran over to Spyro and healed him with the mere presense of his power. Spyro heard Storm laughing as the Golem started to reform, even more flaming. Spyro felt a burning rage inside of him, and in an instance that lasted a microsecond, Spyro was thrown into the void he had seen after he had spoke to Cynder earlier.
In the dreamscape, he saw the version of himself. It still seemed sad, but also angry. Spyro amazingly did not yell at the creature for limiting his powers. In that moment, Spyro felt sorry for whatever was there. He tried to move, but was immobilized. The creature let a tear fall to the ground. The place where it struck was unidentifiable, but from that point, flames struck out and enveloped the mindscape. The creature spoke in a voice that filled Spyro with sorrow, "Go, use your maximum, but for this time only. Be with what you have.". And with that, he was thrown back into his body.
Spyro jerked as he was trown back into his body. Nexus asked him what was wrong. Spyro didn't respond. He looked at his brother, and a small smirk made across his face. Nexus was confused, but returned it. Spyro turned back to the Golem, now fully reformed and remembered the creature's words. "Be with what you have.". He asked, "Nexus? Want to bring this guy down?". Nexus smiled and replied, "Of course dear brother.". They yelled as they ran towards the crature. Spyro felt free as he leaped over the golem and stabbed it in the back. The golem roared and turned around and stepped in it's own lava. It let out a yell of agony. Spyro noticed this as well as Nexus. They used their water and fire elements to control the lava. They splashed it back at the Golem. Spyro turned into Death Spyro and fed on the dark magic surrounding them. He caused bones to materialize from the many battles to the death that had been held. The Golem fought but was soon on it's last knees. Spyro looked at his brother, and then at the exposed life crystal that powered the Golem. They followed each other's line of sight, and in a final move, they both yelled, "ASENTRON!" and flew at the golem together. They powered through the tough layer of skin and the crystal shattered. The Golem let out a groan before dying.
Storm was reluctantly clapping. Roarke was really impressed. They sent sentries out to subdue them, but Spyro and Nexus were not going to be in here any longer. They plowed through the sentries. Incinerating a lot of them with fire and lightning. They used a last burst of power to destroy the arena and sent Rourke and Storm flying. Spyro looked at the destruction they had caused and flew back towards the Academy.
Thanks for Reading.MAJOR UPDATE: 1: Because of me hitting a writers block, I won't be publishing on this story from some time. And 2: In cas you were wondering what is going to happen after this story is done, I will be giving a continuity on the LOS trilogy, called, Legend of Spyro: Redemption. Peace!
