Chapter 8

"Where did he go?" Spyro scratched his head in confusion as Gaul was nowhere in sight. "Argh!" Spyro turned around to see Ember shrieking...with Gaul's staff impaled through her, "Ember!" Cynder gasped and covered her mouth in horror, Spyro rushed to Cynder and tried to help Ember but was kicked back by Gaul, "you failed your purpose" Gaul stated as he ripped the staff out of Ember's chest, "now, whelpling, it's your turn!" Gaul tried to strike Spyro, but he was too fast, he and Cynder flew up out of the way of his attacks (because Cynder lifted Spyro up due to his sprained wing). "You've gone too far Gaul!" Spyro exclaimed as he charged the ape, but he was too fast, and dodged out of his way and kicked Spyro into the wall, Cynder charged into Gaul's back, using her wind powers to blow Gaul himself into the wall, then she grabbed Spyro and flew them to the other side of the colosseum, "ugh, Cyn, I've seen better days" Spyro half-heartedly joked as he stood up, "now, I've got buis-" Spyro was cut off as Gaul unknowingly teleported behind him and impaled him with the staff, "SPYRO!" Cynder shrieked as the purple dragon fell to the floor, the life fading from his eyes, "no! Spyro! No, no! Please, wake up! Please!" Cynder rushed to her mate's side. "Please, you're my everything, Spyro, I would journey to the end of time for you, I love you, Spyro! Wake up" Cynder tried to wake him, but to no avail. "Looks like the whelpling has met his end" Gaul chuckled as Cynder looked up at Gaul, tears filled her eyes, "I'll kill you!" Cynder roared as she started slicing and dicing with her claws.

"Wake up, young dragon..." a voice called to Spyro as he opened his eyes, "I-Ignitus?" Spyro's eye's darted to the fire dragon as he helped him up, "I've seen much of this day, and I know one thing...it's not your time yet, young dragon" Ignitus guided him to the light, "now return to Cynder, and stop Gaul, save your new world..." Ignitus's voice echoed in the distance as Spyro reawoke to see the staff in Gaul's hand, about to kill Cynder, "no!" Spyro charged Gaul and stopped his hand, "What!? Your alive?" Gaul announced as Spyro threw him into the wall, "Spyro!" Cynder stood upward and kissed him, "yes Cyn, it's me, and I feel...so much better actually" Spyro moved his wing joint, and it worked perfectly. "Well, Gaul, it's just you and us now" Spyro declared as the two dragons faced the ape for a final battle, now we're talking.