Chapter 6 The real Shadow Lord
Leif ran through the forest towards the Shadow Lands with Spyro and Cynder close behind "Leif wait." Spyro called as he landed in front of Leif. "Why should I?" Leif said "because it might be a trap." Spyro explained "I don't care Prin needs my help and I can't let her down." Leif said his anger growing "What I'm saying is that we need to prepare for the worst." Spyro replied calmly "very well we will go back to Del and prepare." Leif said before climbing onto Spyro's back and flew back to Del.
Meanwhile
Prin slept soundly in her cell dreaming of being back at the mountain with Leif as a large dragon flew above breathing a jet of purple fire. The boolong trees burned and she and Leif were stuck in the middle of the fire. Prin and Leif tried to get though the forest of trees but there was no were to go and Prin couldn't fly out of the forest due to the smoke the fire got closer to them. What happened then shocked Prin as Leif put the Belt of Deltora on her. Leif began to talk to her but the roar of the fire drowned it out as fire quickly engulfed both of them.
Prin woke with a start slowly calming down she brought her paw down to her middle were Leif had placed the Belt in her dream. Prin suddenly felt cold metal as she looked down and saw in amazement the Belt of Deltora it's 7 gems gleaming brightly. Prin sighed in relief as her paw ran over the amethyst feeling for the first time the power in the gleaming gem. Prin's paw slowly touched the opal as her eyes widened as she saw once again the images she saw in her dream the fire the burning trees and Leif being engulfed in fire. Prin tore her paw away just as she heard footsteps coming towards the door to her cell. Prin ran and quickly undid the belt and placed it in a pile of hay which was used as a bed as the door opened and someone roughly the same age a Leif walked in. "Don't remove the belt Prin it could help you." The boy said "Who are you? And what are you talking about?" Prin asked pretending she didn't know anything "I am Oestrus the one the real Shadow Lord controls." Oestrus said kindly "What?" Prin said astonished "The Shadow Lord can't survive in this world without a host body. This land used to have the most bountiful gardens and creatures imaginable until a dark cloud flew over and killed all the animals and gardens. My family got away alright but I got lost and I was afraid the cloud spoke to me and told me to do his bidding and he would not harm me I accepted his offer but at a price he took over my body and at any time he can take control of me." Oestrus explained before collapsing to the ground. Prin ran up to help him but he pushed her away "Prin...It's the Shadow Lord...get out of here...take the belt and run." Oestrus said before screaming as darkness engulfed him and a shadowed figure stood in his place. Prin tried to run to the belt so she could leave but a dark hand grabbed her tail and gave it a swift yank making Prin scream in pain as The Shadow lord struck her head as Prin fell unconscious the only thing she could hear was the sound of the Shadow Lords evil laughter.