Act 2, Chapter 2
The Realm of Convexity
"So, now that we're all able to find the time," Bergan began, "Tell us what you were planning to talk about, Adpetis."
Bergan, Amouris and Adpetis sat in the chapel of The Nexus. Adpetis seemed to wish to speak about the young prince Cyrus.
"First off," The White-hided dragoness began, "let me clarify that are White dragon armies are very formidable, and I am completely confident that, if they were all we had, we would perfectly able to achieve our goals."
The Purple dragons nodded in agreement.
"However," Adpetis continued, "It's possible that we can place an even more powerful force under our belt."
The other dragons became intrigued.
"What do you mean?" Amouris asked. "What could be more powerful than an army of White dragons that can wield everything?"
"A single dragon that can wield Nothing." The other dragoness answered.
"Nothing?" Amouris exclaimed. "Are you daft?"
"You misunderstand me, Amouris." Adpetis turned to face Bergan. "Bergan, darling, would you care to demonstrate to our comrade what I'm speaking of?" The Purple male grinned.
"Of course."
Bergan shut his eyes and began concentrating for a moment. Soon, a bizarre, Black-and-White aura appeared around him. Amouris was astounded.
"That energy.." She said.
"It's called 'Nothingness'." Adpetis declared. "Or, just 'Nothing', for short. It can be considered the opposite of Convexity. While Convexity is composed of a combination of Light and Darkness and consists of all the elements, Nothingness is composed of no elements at all, and is neither Light nor Darkness."
"Nothingness is a primeval energy, capable of changing anything it comes into contact with into pure energy of the same kind, and then into anything else." Bergan added. "It's almost impossible to wield, since if a dragon has to have no elements at all, which is almost an impossibility. I myself am only able to wield it because The Nothing granted me it. And even then, I can only wield a minimal amount, as it feeds off my own life essence."
"Then how can this be of any use to us?" Amouris asked.
"Well, Amouris, it's possible to create a dragon that is able to wield Nothingness as its primary ability." Adpetis answered.
"How?"
"By mating a Black dragon with a White dragon." The White dragoness answered. "A combination of Light and Darkness that creates a being that controls the energy in-between. Because of this union, I call the breed, "Chaos Dragon."
"Light and Darkness united as one…" Amouris remarked. "That concept brings back wretched memories."
"I believe I see where you're going from here, Adpetis." Bergan replied.
"I don't." The Purple dragoness responded. "How are we supposed to breed one of these, 'Chaos' dragons?"
"I have already succeeded in doing so in the past," Adpetis answered, "so the answer doesn't elude me. As you can plainly see, I am a White dragoness. What we need is a Black dragon for me to mate with."
"You would willingly use yourself to create a minion for us to manipulate?"
"This wouldn't be the first time I used the method. And besides, it's all for our cause, correct?"
"Correct." Bergan replied.
"But still, where would we find a Black dragon?" Amouris asked. "Sure, Malefor is possessing the body of that Bane character, but I don't believe that still counts."
"The answer is quite simple." Bergan replied. "We use prince Cyrus."
"Cyrus?" Amouris asked. "You mean that boy you mentioned a while back? How could we possibly get a hold of him?"
"Let me explain: Over six months ago, I corrupted Cyrus with Convexity energy, turning him into a useful minion. He was eventually returned to normal, BUT, the latent Convexity energy within him is more than enough for me to reawaken my previous hold on his mind. All I have to do is find him, fill his being with Convexity energy, and presto! He's my puppet once again!"
"Once he's corrupted and given a fully grown form, he'll be more than suitable for our needs." Adpetis added. "And once he's served his purpose, we can either keep him under our control, dispose of him, or even have him mate with other White dragonesses."
"Now, now, Adpetis." Bergan responded, nodding. "Let's not get carried away. One step at a time, my dear."
"As you wish, darling."
The Purple male got up onto his feet.
"In any case, I believe I know just where to find Cyrus. And with any luck, Desysto will have finished his mission by the time I arrive."
"The Best of luck to you, Bergan." The two women said in unison.
Bergan snapped his talons, and disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke.
At that very moment, a great battle was coming to its climax.
...
Spyro, the Deep Shadows, and the Warfang army battled valiantly against the White dragon army. Many lives were lost on either side, but victory was inevitable.
As the many dragons and Cats battled, Spyro, Aegis and Lilith flew through the opposing army's number, searching for their master. As the White dragons fell dead one by one, it soon became apparent that Desysto wasn't among them. Soon, almost all of the White dragons were dead.
Spyro and the two Deep Shadows came to a stop on the ground among the piles of dead bodies. The dragons and Cats of Warfang cried out in cheers, but Spyro was frustrated.
"Where could that man be?" He roared in anger. "Did he send the army to fight on its own?"
"Perhaps the Victiumirti are more cowardly than we first thought." Aegis replied. He looked around at the many dead bodies. "So many dead..."
"The Ancestors must be disgusted.." Lilith replied.
Behind the three dragons, the many still-living dragons and Cats continued to cheer for their victory. Their joy filled Spyro with rage. The Purple dragon turned around to face them, snarling.
"WHY ARE YOU CHEERING?" He bellowed. The Purple dragon's mighty roar was heard by all. They immediately stopped cheering and listened to Spyro speak.
"Do you not realize who these White dragons are? They are your own kin, created via evil practices and forced into servitude! They attacked us only because they were forced to! And WE fought only to defend ourselves, lest we be slain! Do not cheer: This is a Hollow victory! Because of the Victiumirti, you had to strike down your own descendants! I take no joy in this, and neither should any of YOU!"
The many dragons and cats were silent. They looked away from The Purple dragon, digusted with themselves. And Spyro glared at the lot of them, disapproval still filling his being. He let the silence ring for a few more moments...
And then, something broke the silence. A great rumbling filled the air. And it was coming from Warfang.
Spyro looked at the city, confused.
"What in the world?" He asked.
The many other beings around him heard the commotion as well, and became concerned.
"We need to return to Warfang immediately!" Aegis shouted, levitating into the air.
Spyro and Lilith rushed behind him, the Purple dragon taking the lead.
As the trio flew over the crowd of dragons, they were soon joined by Grail, Nerona and Elza.
"What's going on?" Nerona demanded.
"We don't know, but we'll find out soon enough!" Spyro replied.
And boy did they ever find out.
When the six dragons reached the walls of Warfang, they were completely horrified.
In the center of the city was a giant Stone-and-metal Beast, which was rampaging through Warfang. As it marched forwards, it tore several buildings asunder, chasing after some unseen target. Atop the beast stood the form of a Purple dragon.
It was Desysto.
"UNBELIEVABLE!" Grail exclaimed.
"How did it get into the city?" Elza asked, astounded.
"I don't know," Spyro responded, "But we need to stop it, and the dragon who's riding it!"
Immediately, Spyro flew high into the air and charged towards the Dragon riding atop the beast's head. The Deep Shadows followed suit, ready to attack.
As the six dragons approached the beast, they spotted what it was chasing after: Three dragons, two with Black hides and one with a Dark Grey robe, were fleeing from the Behemoth, fleeing to the East.
It was Urobos, Cyrus and Wraith.
Spyro turned to shout to his comrades.
"I'll handle Desysto! The rest of you, defend the trio!"
Immediately, the five Deep Shadows flew into action. They swerved around the Behemoth's body to get to the trio of fleeing dragons. Meanwhile, Spyro dive-bombed towards the beast's head, charging at Desysto.
As the Deep Shadows flew around the Beast, Grail, Lilith, Aegis and Nerona slashed at some of the monster's legs, distracting it. As it was distracted, Spyro flew at Desysto, unleashing a Convexity beam. However, the obese Purple dragon saw him coming, and counter-attacked with a Convexity beam of his own.
As the two beams collided, Spyro flew in closer to slash at Desysto. At the same time, the obese dragon rose one of his forepaws towards Spyro and fired a secondary Convexity blast at Spyro, causing the flying dragon to dodge out of the way and end both of this attacks.
…
Meanwhile, Elza used her Wind element to catch up to the trio of fleeing dragons, and called out to them.
"YOUR HIGHNESSES! WRAITH!"
The trio turned around and faced the green dragoness as she came to a landing before them.
"Elza!" Cyrus shouted happily.
"Spyro and the rest of us spotted the Behemoth, and we came to stop it." Elza said, panting.
"Thank you for the help." Urobos commented.
"Where are my children, your highness?" Elza asked.
"I can answer that." Wraith replied. "I had Tina take them and flee to the Southern Gate. They should be there by now."
"Thank you." Elza turned back to the Aged Black dragon. "May I go attend to my children, your highness?"
"Go with Lightning speed." Urobos answered. The Black dragon took several steps towards the Monolith, spreading his wings for flight. "With all of the other Deep Shadows and Lord Spyro aiding us, defeating Desysto and his Eradicator pet will be much easier."
Elza nodded, and took off for the Southern Gate. Wraith, meanwhile, turned to Cyrus.
"Come on, Cyrus, we need to get going as well."
"But I-"
Urobos turned to glance at his grandson.
"Cyrus, there's nothing to worry about. Your Grandfather still has some fight left in him. Get to safety."
It was clear that Cyrus wanted to stay and fight, but he was defeated.
"Fine." He grumbled.
As Wraith and Cyrus flew towards the Southern Gate, Urobos flew towards the Eradicator, heading for its head.
Aegis, Nerona, Grail and Lilith were flying around the beast, slashing and clawing at its limbs in the hopes of breaking them apart. Meanwhile, Spyro and Desysto were locked in combat over the Eradicator's head, attacking each other with numerous Convexity attacks. Urobos summoned his sword, ready to attack.
His plan was a simple one. It was quite obvious that Desysto was the one controlling this beast. If he fell, then the Eradicator would fall in suit. The only problem was getting a clear shot at the obese Purple dragon.
It was a simple plan: not an easy one.
Urobos flew directly at the Eradicator's head, his sword at the ready. Immediately, the beast swung one of its great arms to swat him out of the air. The Black dragon dodged out of the way as fast as he could, but was struck across his side and sent hurtling to the ground. He shouted the whole way.
Luckily, Grail and Lilith saw what happened, and flew after the Aged dragon, grabbing him out of the air just before the Eradicator could attack him again.
"Are you alright, your highness?" Grail asked.
"Yes." He wheezed, clutching his side.
"Leave this battle to us, my liege." Lilith said.
"No, this is my battle as much as yours."
Immediately, the Black dragon came out of their grip and flew after Desysto again. The two Deep Shadows following suit.
This would not be a battle easily won.
…
Destruction. Absolute destruction.
That's what came about when the two Convexity Furies combined together.
Immediately after they exploded, the combined Furies flew outwards in all directions and annihilated everything in their path. The Mountainside that the Mines were contained within was completely destroyed from the inside out.
And it didn't stop there.
The Convexity unleashed completely obliterated everything within a quarter-mile radius of the Mountain. The plants, the wildlife, the mountains, the village, the Crepsculi, the citizens…all were completely wiped from the face of the earth.
All that remained was a gigantic, smoking crater.
And at the center of that creator were three dragons: Malefor, Runefor and Nellie.
The blue dragoness was completely horrified by the absolute destruction. Tears formed in her eyes.
Gone…, she thought. They're all gone….
Meanwhile, Runefor stood tall and proud on his feet. Across from him, Malefor stood on the ground, breathing heavily and struggling to get onto his feet. Runefor smirked at his weakened opponent.
"What's the matter, Malefor?" He chided. "Unable to regenerate after putting most of your power into a single Fury? Did you put in a little too much? OOPS!"
"Damn you!" the Purple dragon sneered. "I'm not defeated yet, you asinine-!"
Suddenly, something unexpected happened. Malefor suddenly cried out in pain, clutching his chest. And then, part of his hide changed from Purple to Black.
Malefor then started twitching violently, shouting out. When he spoke, it was with two voices.
"Get….out…..of….ME!" He exclaimed.
Nellie gasped in shock. Runefor, however, only walked forwards, laughing.
"Well speak of The Nothing!" He said. "It seems like Malefor used so much Convexity, that he ended up weakening himself to the point where Dear Old Dad's able to try and break free!"
Malefor toppled over onto the ground, suffering an inner conflict of wills. The Purple-Black dragon looked up at Runefor, his eyes shifting between Demonic Yellow and normal Golden.
"Rune…." The two voices pleaded to the White dragon. "Help…me…."
"Oh, I'll help someone, all right!" Runefor responded, gleaming.
The White dragon extended a forepaw at Malefor, his paw glowing with Convexity energy. Runefor then struck the Purple-Black dragon with the energy, filling him with it.
"Noooooo…" The combined voices said.
Soon, Malefor's hide changed back to being completely Purple, and he regained control again. Once he found the strength, the fully-Purple dragon got up onto his feet. He was both enraged and confused. When he spoke, his voice was his own again.
"Why did you help me?" Malefor asked.
"Don't get me wrong, Mally." Runefor responded seriously. "I still think you're a loser, and killing you will be hilarious. However, the knowledge that my father is a roommate in your head makes me laugh. So, I'm going to let you go, for now."
"You think you can give me a handout?" the Purple dragon bellowed. Runefor glared.
"Are you serious? Have you completely forgotten how powerful I am? I could've killed you while you were down, and I still can right now! Stop being an idiot for five minutes and DO SOMETHING SMART!"
Runefor and Malefor glared at each other for a moment. Neither one said a word. The White dragon sighed.
"In any case, my work here is done." He turned to look at Nellie. "We're leaving, sweet cheeks."
The dragoness sighed and walked up close to Runefor. The White dragon then turned back to Malefor, grinning.
"Until we meet again, 'master'!"
And with that said, Runefor snapped his talons, and he and Nellie vanished in a cloud of smoke. Malefor was alone.
The Purple dragon stood in thought.
Rune is more powerful than I am…He thought angrily. I despise him! I must do everything I can to get his sister Tyrrany to become my pawn, so that I can use her to DESTROY him!
As Malefor thought of the young dragons, an idea came to his head.
Say, Bergan is able to revive the dead…. He thought, calming down. And since he can revive any dragon from any time period, I believe I know just the dragon that could serve me alongside Tyrrany…
Malefor looked around. The mines of Kilon were gone. Runefor had thwarted his plans yet again. He snarled.
I'll have to return to The Nexus and tell that bastard Bergan what's happened…
With nothing else to do, Malefor teleported away in a cloud of Purple smoke.
All the while, he thought of the two dragons that would serve as his new pawns.
…
Urobos, Spyro and the Deep Shadows continued their battle against Desysto and his Eradicator. The Deep Shadows distracted the beast while The Two Aged dragons attacked the Victiumirtus.
As Urobos made another attempt to impale Desysto with his sword, the Obese dragon fired a Convexity blast at him. The Black dragon used his sword to redirect the beam, while Spyro flew around behind the Obese dragon and hit him in the back with a Convexity blast of his own.
Desysto roared in pain as Urobos flew in for the kill…
However, the Black dragon was struck across the side by the Eradicator.
As Spyro flew to the aid of his companion, Desysto snarled at them.
"You two are getting to be real PESTS!" He bellowed. The Fat Purple dragon began charging energy as Spyro and Urobos flew towards him again.
Meanwhile, Aegis and Grail were working together to attack one of the Eradicator's great arms.
The Dark Brown dragon used his Memory Element to the best of his potential to hold the beast's arm in place, while the Dark Grey dragon dug his talons into the elbow joint. Grail then used his stored-up Dark energy to increase his strength, and tore at the Eradicator's elbow, the beast struggling to break free of Aegis's grip.
The Eradicator tried to swat Grail and Aegis away with its free arm, but Nerona and Lilith kept it distracted.
"Hey, could you hurry it up?" Lilith shouted to Grail, dodging an attack in the process. "We can't keep this beast distracted forever!"
"I'm moving as fast as I can!" Grail snapped.
After several great blows, Grail finally managed to damage the Eradicator's elbow joint enough to start punching it, breaking it even faster. Soon, the entire elbow started creaking loudly.
With a few final blows, the Eradicator's arm broke in half, the beast roaring in rage. Aegis released his Magic grip on the Eradicator's forearm, letting it freefall out of the sky.
When this Happened, Desysto's eyes glowed with rage.
"Damn you!" He bellowed, deflecting an attack by Spyro. "I'll make you PAY for that!"
The Obese Purple dragon charged his Convexity energy yet again, doing his best to avoid attacks by Urobos and Spyro. All the while, The now-enraged Eradicator swiped even more aggressively at the Deep Shadows.
Soon, Desysto was glowing with a purple aura yet again: He was about to unleash a Convexity Fury. Spyro and Urobos immediately recognized the danger, and flew away.
"FEEL THE WRATH OF THE CONVEXITY HAILSTORM!" Desysto roared.
Immediately, the Obese dragon tilted his head directly upwards and fired an enormous beam of Convexity high into the air. After gaining a considerable amount of altitude, the Convexity energy suddenly stopped in midair and turned into a buildup of Purple Clouds.
Seconds later, a massive barrage of smaller Convexity blasts rained down from the sky, hurtling towards the opposing dragons.
"Unbelievable!" Aegis remarked.
Spyro, Urobos and the Deep Shadows flew like mad-drakes to avoid the dozens of blasts. All the while, Desysto and the Eradicator were completely unharmed by the deadly storm.
Most of the dragons were able to dodge successfully. However, as Aegis was trying to dodge around several of the blasts, he didn't completely succeed: One of the blasts struck him in the back, where his stump of a wing was.
The Dark Brown dragon howled in pain as he plummeted out of the sky.
"AEGIS!" Lilith screamed. The Dark Yellow dragoness immediately flew after her husband, dodging the last of the falling Convexity blasts in her descent. Urobos and Wraith flew after her, wishing to aid their comrade, while the others were distracted by the Eradicator's attacks.
Before Aegis could crash into the ground, Urobos teleported beneath him a short distance. The Black dragon then broke his comrade's fall, and teleported a good distance away from the battle, on a rooftop. Lilith flew up to them and came to a landing as they looked over the weakened Deep Shadow. It was clear that she was nearly panicking.
"Are you alright, Aegis?" The Dark Yellow Dragoness asked.
"I've been in better shape." Her husband replied.
Urobos ran a paw over Aegis's wound. The part of his Robes that covered his wing stump were torn asunder. The stump was horribly burned. Luckily, the Aged Black dragon was able to use his Water and Pain elements to heal the wound.
"He'll be fine, Lilith." Urobos reassured. "In a moment, it will be as if-"
The Black dragon was cut off by the sudden giant stone-and-metal fist that came flying down towards them at rapid speed.
Luckily, in a split second, Spyro appeared between the dragons and the fist, using his forepaws to keep the giant fist from crushing the downed dragons.
As this happened, Grail and Nerona worked together to attack the Eradicator's elbow. Meanwhile, Desysto was charging energy yet again: He was preparing ANOTHER attack.
Suddenly, Urobos saw his opportunity.
The Black dragon summoned his sword, lifted his wings for aerial combat, and leapt into action. He charged right for Desysto, his sword ready for the kill.
Desysto saw Urobos fast approaching, and unleashed a massive beam of Convexity at him. The Black dragon was depending on this. By attacking now, Desysto was completely exposed…
Right before the Convexity struck Urobos, he vanished in a cloud of smoke, and reappeared directly behind Desysto. The Black dragon then plunged the sword through the Obese dragon's back, stabbing it through his heart and out his chest.
Desysto cried out in agony, clutching his wound. Immediately, the Eradicator stopped moving.
"Your second life ends here." Urobos said coldly.
The Black dragon then pulled his sword free of Desysto's back, and then quickly spun it up and around, slicing the Purple dragon's head off. The Decapitated head of Desysto fell to the ground below, a look of surprise still frozen on his face.
The Obese dragon's body crumpled downwards, lifeless and bleeding profusely. Next, the body of the Eradicator followed suit, falling forwards. The giant Stone-and-Metal monolith crashed violently into the city streets, exploding into a cloud of Purple energy as it did.
And so, two Victiumirti were dead, while five still remained…
…
A few moments earlier…
On the other side of the city, Elza, Wraith, Tina, Cyrus, Argent, Christopher and Melanie had taken refuge in an abandoned shop close to the Southern Gate. In the distance, the sound of the struggle between Urobos, Spyro, the Deep Shadows, and Desysto could still be heard going on.
The three hatchlings had huddled close to their mother. They were frightened.
"When's the fighting going to stop, Momma?" Christopher asked, hiding underneath Elza's left wing. He was close to tears. The green dragoness scooped him up in her forearm, along with her other two children.
"It'll be over soon, Christopher." She said soothingly. "Soon."
Meanwhile, Wraith, Cyrus and Tina looked out a window, which was facing towards the source of the distant noise.
"Man, sounds like one kick-ass battle." Cyrus said.
"That's not how I'd put it exactly, but you're more-or-less right." Wraith replied.
"How long do you think it will last?" Tina asked the others.
The other dragons fell silent. Only the sounds of the three scared hatchlings crying could be heard.
But then, someone answered Tina's question.
"Oh, I don't think it will last very long." The voice didn't come from anyone in the room. Instead, it was someone else's voice. A voice that almost all of these dragons could recognize immediately.
And in a moment, the person who spoke appeared in a cloud of purple smoke.
"BERGAN!" Wraith, Tina, Cyrus and Elza exclaimed angrily.
All four of the dragons wanted with all their being to attack the Victiumirtus. But experience had taught them better: Bergan could easily use his Time element to defeat them all with ease.
"It certainly is a delight to see you all again!" Bergan said, smiling. He glanced at Elza, who suddenly pushed her hatchlings underneath herself.
"Why, miss Elza! I see you've started a family! Adorable. Who's the father?"
"A man who died because of YOUR deeds!" The dragoness snarled.
"Temper, temper, my dear." Bergan said, nodding. The Purple dragon turned to look at the other. "Ah, the Deep Shadow who managed to put up a decent fight. Doing well as ever, I see."
Wraith only growled. The Purple dragon turned to look at the two teenaged dragons.
"And last, but not least, we have Prince and his young friend. I'm sure you two have been doing well since we last met."
"That's none of your business!" Cyrus shouted, snarling.
"What are you here for, Bergan?" Wraith demanded. The Purple dragon smirked.
"Oh, nothing too important." He answered. "For one thing, I thought it would be amusing to drop in with some of my old acquaintances. It seems you're all doing fairly well."
"Gee, nice to know that you care." Tina said sarcastically. Bergan chuckled.
"There is one other reason I have for arriving." He said. The Purple dragon turned to face Cyrus. "I will be requiring your services yet again, your highness."
The Black dragon snarled, as did the two adults.
"If you think I'm going to agree to help you do anything, you're out of your fucking mind!" The Black dragon bellowed..
Bergan's expression became serious.
"I never said that you'd be 'agreeing'."
In an instant, Bergan's eyes glowed a Deep Purple, startling the other dragons. A moment later, Cyrus started twitching violently, falling to the floor.
"CYRUS!" The others shouted, alarmed. Before they could do anything, Bergan used his Time element to grab hold of the Black dragon and summon a wall of purple fire around himself, which slowly spread outwards. The Purple dragon then tossed Cyrus onto the floor.
"Your younger form is of no use to me." Bergan said coldly. "I need your adult form."
The Purple dragon started filling Cyrus with Convexity energy. The other dragons could only watch in horror as Cyrus started growing in size and physical proportion. The three hatchlings were absolutely terrified.
In a moment, Cyrus was a Giant Black dragon once again.
"No!" Tina shouted. "Not again!"
The now Giant Cyrus struggled to stand up straight: He was now too big to fit inside the room. Bergan chuckled.
"A rather tight fit, eh, your highness?" The Purple dragon asked. The Black dragon snarled. "Well, let's get leaving, then."
Bergan looked around at the other dragons. The three hatchlings were trying to get as far as possible from Cyrus, white the two Deep Shadows snarled and Tina stood horrified.
"You bastard!" Wraith bellowed. "Change him back!"
"No, I don't think I will." Bergan responded. "I need him for a very important matter. And we have to going now."
The Purple dragon snapped his talons. Instantly, the wall of purple fire vanished, and the Purple and Black dragons vanished in a Purple cloud of smoke.
"Take care, everyone." Bergan said to them.
And then, they were gone.
…
Finally, that Fat Bastard is DEAD! Man, he was supposed to die three chapters ago! Well, he's finally dead, and the story can pick up the pace again.
Also, Oh noes! Cyrus has been turned evil again! What will happen next?