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Chapter 5: Cyril

Apes ran straight at the remaining Guardians. Terrador and Ignitus were fighting a losing battle due to sheer numbers while Cyril was holding off the small amount she had sent against him. She didn't really care how many apes were killed as long as they did their job, to keep the other Guardians occupied while she took care of Cyril.

Cynder dove out of the sky and headed straight for Cyril as he battled apes just outside the Temple. Last time, she had been able to get Volteer by spreading the defenders out so it should work this time.

Cyril looked up at her and sent shards of ice hurtling towards her. A gust of wind that had come out of her maw sent them flying away. Just like with Volteer, she collided with him and used her greater bulk to send blow after blow at him.

"Ahh, Cynder, I was wondering when you would show up."

Something about his voice made her slow down, he sounded too confident for a dragon who was getting attacked.

A hard object struck her in the side and she spun mid-fall to land on her claws. Terrador stared at her as Cyril stopped next to him.

"What has he done to you Cynder," Terrador spoke softly.

Cynder snarled at him, "He made me stronger, so I shall set him free as thanks!"

She lunged forward again, sending a blast of poison straight at Terrador. Stone formed around him and blocked the attack but she pushed at the ball of stone and sent it rolling at the temple. Terrador released the magic creating the ball but he still had the momentum which made him go crashing through the heavy oak doors.

Pain seared through her side as Cyril raked his claws across her, she howled and spun around and swung her tail, the tail blade at the end cut him across his left foreleg. He stepped back and she swung her tail again, this time at his head, but he ducked at the last moment and blew a blizzard like breathe at her.

It was cold, like Dante's Freezer but she charged at him and swiped a claw at him. He tried to duck again but the metal ring around her legs hit him on the side of the head. He wobbled slightly then righted himself but couldn't move fast enough as her tail came crashing into his head.

Cyril fell down.

"Cyril!" Terrador came rushing out of the temple.

"Sorry Terrador, I would love to take you as well but I can't carry you both. Goodbye for now."

Suddenly, her whole body turned pitch black and seethrough. Terrador went straight through her and crashed into the forest. Apes ran after him at Cynder's bidding as she picked Cyril up and took flight.

Cyril was a ice dragon so it would be logical to take him to somewhere hot to negate some of his powers. She knew the perfect place, the Atwala tribe lived in a very hot place called the Tall Plains. Some of her minions had gone and conquered that place already so it should be good.

Cyril started stirring as she reached the plains and she dumped him on the ground.

He groaned and started rising, "Stay down Cyril, you can't beat me."

His eyes fluttered open at her voice and he looked at her, "Cynder, what do you hope to gain by helping the Dark Master? Power, strength, both of those you could have got if you join us, I could show you all the skills and abilities with frost, you can become even more powerful than you are now."

More powerful, that sounded good, but the Dark Master would also do it and she trusted him more than she trusted the Ice Guardian.

"The Dark Master has plans for me, plans to make me stronger than you ever could have dreamed. I don't think I'll be needing you."

Apes came up holding manacles, just like the ones Volteer was wearing now, they came over to Cyril.

"Don't resist Cyril or I'll have to knock you out again."

Cyril fought against the apes even though he was weak from the fight before. With a soft sigh, Cynder strode up to him and with one hit of her tail Watched as he crashed into the ground and didn't move except for the slow rise and fall of his breathing.

An ape came to her holding one of the crystals used to absorb the Guardians powers. She set it up and watched as Cyril's power drained away into the Crystal.

A blue light radiated from the crystal as Cynder picked it up, "Don't let this dragon get away or I'll will kill you myself."

The apes vigorously nodded their heads and she flew off to store the Crystal in her paws with the other one.

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