Spyro was ready to get to the third task. This, according to the robotic voice, was the task where he would have to test his knowledge of the Skylands. Spyro looked at the questions. There were six questions about the most diverse questions of the Skylands. If Spyro got all six of them right, then he would progress to the next trial. For info, Spyro was captured by the devil and was subugated to the Demon Trials, Six notoriously tough trials that would test all of Spyro's attributes. The first Question was:
Where is the location of Kaossandra's castle? Spyro was about to write down 224 N and 567W, but then he remembered something he had uncovered when he had brain altered Kaos when he first came to the Dragon realm. "A, she moves it all the time to hide it from the Skylanders, B, She shrouds it in magic to hide it from any-body's view, And C, the only person she would ever trust with the address is Glumshanks.". He wrote down, "No specified location, as it it's location can be changed.".
Second Question: Who was the main villain in the Great War? Spyro thought Strykore almost immediately, as he was corrupted by Strykore a year or two ago. So was his whole Dragon Kind. Then he remembered something the Masters told him some time ago. "The Darkness corrupted Strykore to do his bidding as he was not strong enough to make a form for his physical manifestation.". Spyro knew the villain was the Darkness. So Spyro wrote down, "The Darkness was the main villain in the Great War.".
Third Question: What gladitorial event takes place every ten years at Skylanders Academy to prove who is the best and strongest Skylander?. Spyro knew this one easy. He knew what they were talking about. Heck, he was in the Tournament. Even better, he had won said event. It was the Tournament of Valor. He, after fighting four extreme fights, had won the tournament with getting 6 million in gold. He wrote down, "The Tournament of Valor is the gladatorial event that happens every ten years.".
Fourth Question: How many months are in a Skylands Year? Spyro knew this was sixteen months. He knew that this was an easy one. Most of these questions were easy. Spyro then started to wonder if these Questions would get harder. He liked challenge. He then thought that the Devil would think that without the Spirit of thte Chosen One inside him, he would not be anything great. So he answered, "The Skylands calender shows a total of sixteen months per each Skylander year.".
Fifth Question: What mythical objects guard and can grant access to the underworld and the Overworld? ". Spyro thought long and hard about this question. He had never been told excactly what the objects actual name was. However, he had been told by Malefor the name that he called them. The Death Doors. He did not know the true name of the doors, so he went with Malefor's response. He wrote down, "The Death Doors allowed access to the underworld/overworld passages through the worlds.".
Sixth Question: What is the password to Eon's vault under the Relic's Room? ". Spyro looked over at Master Eon and saw him waving at him. Spyro raised his hand and asked, "Can I ask Eon if it is okay with him to divulge that information?" he asked the Devil. The Devil thought long and hard. Then, the Spirit of the Chosen One flew out and leaned down to the Devil's ear. The Devil listened intently. When the Spirit was done, the Devil let out a long sigh. He looked at Spyro with a look of tiredness.
"Divine law requires me to do so. And the Spirit tells me that she would leave you should you get the password from Eon." the Devil said. Spyro felt glad. He also felt a little bit hurt. The Spirit didn't trust him to not cheat. His grief twisted into rage. He knew he would talk with the Spirit once this was all over. He asked if it was okay with Eon to give that information away. With a little persuasion, he was able to get Eon's permission. "The password is Eon's voice saying 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep'.".
Spyro was now halfway through the Trials. The Fourth Trial was cooperation with fighters. Spyro would be able to pick anybody from his team to fight beside him to conquer another enemy. Spyro chose Cynder as his side fighter. Then a giant Fire Viper came out of the ground but it looked different than others. It was at least two times as long as a normal Fire Viper and had blood red skin. And a single glowing point on a chink in it's scales. It was a very tough spot to hit. It was called a skolo-pendra.
Spyro knew they had to hit that single glowing point in order to beat the fourth trial. He went for it while combining powers with Cynder. With his dragon time he slipped through the claws of the skolopendra and went for the neck. He used the Sword of the Chosen One to bat the beast back. Cynder was right there with her Ice Scythe, slicing off the claws of the skolopendra. When it went for Cynder with it's tail, Spyro slipped underneath and pounded it with a punch. He hit it back and Cynder separated.
Cynder flew off to the side in an attempt to hit the chink in it's scales. The beast turned and Cynder missed the shot. Spyro flew up to her. "If we work together, I might be able to hold it off long enough for you to take the shot." he said quickly. The skolopendra turned to him. It could speak apparently, as it said with a rattling breath, "You idiots. You really think you could defeat me? I have never been defeated before. I faced an entire Army and came out with nothing on me. Not a single scratch.".
Spyro flew directly at it's head and swung his sword. The skolopendra was astounded that Spyro was doing something so incredibly out of plan, that it only had just enough time to deflect the Sword with it's tail. The sudden bending of the Scales caused the weak spot to become exposed. Cynder flew out, preparing to finish the shot, when Spyro noticed a Dark magic shot flying out, headed directly toward Cynder. The few moments seamed to last an eternity as Cynder was hit by the shot.
She was launched backward into the wall. Spyro looked around to see who fired it. He saw who it was, and his heart hammered in pure outrage. It was the Darkness. He had fired the Shot. He had sent Cynder into a world of pain. His anger made his scales eminate a bright glow of purple. He looked at the Skolopendra, who was looking smug. He looked at him and said, "Nothing may get through your scales, but what happens if nothing gets down your throat?". He launched himself at the Skolopendra.
He draped his horns around the skolopendra's neck. The skolopendra fought, but quickly blacked out due to oxygen loss. "He looked up and said, "You...can't...kill...me. I...am...a...demon. I...will...not...be...beaten...by..". He said those last words as Spyro lifted up him, all of him, off the ground and slammed him into the ground three times. He looked if he was knocked out, and slammed him two more times into the ground. Spyro walked over to the weak point, and sliced it. The skolopendra fell silent.
Spyro looked at the Demon. "Puny." he muttered to himself. The Devil however was enraged. He was seen shouting at the Darkness saying that if he did something like that again, he would drop him in to the abyss of Chaos and dissolve him. The Darkness was afraid of Spyro. He had beaten four trials. Two more and Spyro would be released. This was the closest he had ever gotten to killing Spyro. If Spyro was somehow able to win, then he was out of ideas for how to kill him.
Spyro prepared himself for the now Final Task. Due to the Darkness's foul on Cynder, who was now being treated to by a team of paramedics, the Devil had retracted the need for a sixth task. Spyro had shown true strength of power. The final task was to test his speed and analysation. He was put in a maze. The record to get out of the maze was three minutes. Spyro had to get to the center of the maze within that time limit. The maze was static, so it would not change. Spyro, was excited.
Having mastered Dragon time, He had some degree of Clairvoyance, which was the technique to see things before they happened. The maze timer started. His Clairvoyance allowed himself to stop himself before going down the wrong isle. He was soon close to the finish, with a full minute left. He was about to reach the end when a gasp came from the crowd. The Darkness jumped in his path of the finish. The Devil was helpless to stop it. If Spyro didn't complete the maze, he would not win the trial.
The Spirit of the Chosen One screamed in outrage. The Devil was so angry he let The Spirit of the Chosen one repossess Spyro. Spyro glowed and felt his old energy come back to him. He smiled. He fired a beam at the Darkness and the Darkness fired one back. The Devil's power made the Darkness stronger as he said, "No. I am not going to lose to you again!". Spyro's heart pulsed as the seconds counted down. He broke through the beam. Five seconds. He dashed in a run, Four seconds. He sped up to sound speed. Three seconds. The Darkness dissapeared. Two seconds.
Spyro was an inch away. One second. He touched the finish and he had half a second to spare. The Skylanders rushed on the field to congradulate Spyro for his insane victory. He had completed the Demonic Trials. As for the Dark Forces. They escaped as soon as possible. They wanted to avoid the Devil's rage. The Darkness was dropped into the void and remained in swirling pain for a year. The Dark Forces did not dare an attack as they needed their leader back before another attack attempt.
On the field even Cynder had gotten up to congradulate Spyro. "That was truly magnificent Spyro." she said as she ran up to Spyro. Spyro said nothing ed enveloped her in a caring hug. Cynder tearfully returned it. Spyro was so happy. They all returned to the Skylands. They all went to their own places. Spyro took Cynder to a high point in the Realm of Dragons. Spyro lovingly embraced her and Cynder did the same. Spyro looked at Cynder. His heart beat harder than it ever had. He nuzzled Cynders cheek.
"You know something Cynder?" Spyro asked, "When I first layed eyes on you, I knew you were someone special. Not for finding my family, but something much more. I want you to know that I will never lose you. You are the very light that keeps me living in this world of Darkness. What I am trying to say is that, I love you Cynder from the bottom of my heart.". Cynder smiled and whispered "And I love you too Spyro. Your personality is essential to my very life. Without you, I don't know where I would be.".
Spyro and Cynder moved closer and kissed each other. After all that fighting, the two dragons deserved some time together. For now, the infinite Skylands would be at rest for a whole entire year.
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