Hey everyone i just wanted to apologize for not having this chapter up sooner and that its so small. The only excuse i have is end of the year exams at school and laziness. But now that summer is here i should be posting chapters more frequently. i am glad that people are interested in this story and were pming me to continue. Thanks for the support and please R&R my story. (Special thanks to Dardarax once again for proof reading my chapters :D couldn't do it with out ya')
Outside in front of the dragon temple gates, a black crystal the lay embedded in the ground, pulsating with a black energy. A hooded stranger with glowing red eyes and a black mist surrounding him leaned lazily on the crystal with his arms folded.
"What do you want?" A mole guard shouted at the stranger.
The hooded stranger said nothing and looked down at the crystal. He unfolded his arms and chipped off a piece of the crystal with talons like fingers that protruded from the long sleeves of his cloak. He twirled the chip of the crystal in his 'Hand' and leaned back on the larger crystal once again.
A mole guard, though his hands were shaking and sweat was dripping to the floor from his face, walked up to the hooded stranger with his spear pointed at him in defense.
But before the mole guard could be in within his weapons reach of the hooded stranger, he threw the chipped crystal into the face of the mole guard.
The crystal pierced through the eye of the mole and he dropped his weapon. He fell to the floor and clutched his eye in a mix of shock and pain. Once the shock subsided and the pain rushed through him the mole guard screamed in agony. Other mole guards tried to assist him but were knocked back by a brute force from the mole. Dark energy was seeping through the mole's bloody eye and surrounded his body as his screams grew louder and louder.
A few moments later the screaming stopped as soon as it started. The mole twitched on the floor for a few seconds and when he stopped he grabbed his weapon and lifted himself off the floor. He walked over to the stranger and turned around with his weapon now facing the other mole guards.
A black hole where the mole guards eye used to be was leaking now black colored blood. A sickening smile crossed his face and a mix of the black blood and saliva drooled from his lips.
"Bring me Terrador and the other guardians now." The the mole spoke.
"What have you done to him?" A few mole guards shouted in fear at the assailant.
"It is none of your business, whelp." The corrupted mole answered back for the hooded attacker.
Four mole guards charged forward at the hooded attacker but the corrupted mole blocked their path. He jabbed the first two moles in the face with his spears tip, killing them instantly, and knocked the other two back with a strong swing of the shaft.
"Now one more time, bring us the guardians, and if you would, give them a message." The mole said one word and laughed sadistically as a single mole ran off to the guardians while the others guarded the entrance. "Malefor"
Gabriel and Spyro snored loudly in the infirmary. Cynder was tapping the stone floor with her talon and sighed bitterly. 'At least I'll only have to deal with one of these lug heads.' she thought to her self. She smiled at the thought of just her and Spyro together and burrowed her head into his side in an attempt to drown out the noise.
The snoring was now slightly muffled giving Cynder a better chance at sleep, but only slightly. She thought she could hear footsteps outside the door in between the consistent snores of both of the dragons but ignored them and tried to focus on getting some sleep.
Someone knocked on the door and it creaked loudly as it opened. In the door way stood Hunter with Sparx hovering over his shoulder. "Cynder, Spyro, get up we have a problem."
"Wuzz hapnin, Whuzz goin on?" Spyro mumbled groggily. Spyro yawned and uncoiled himself from Cynder. He tried to rub the sleep out of his eyes and followed the two lazily through the corridors.
"Whats going on?" Cynder repeated the question as they walked through the now crowded hallways.
"I'm not sure but from what I've heard, its Malefor." Hunter said calmly.
Spyro and Cynder stopped dead in their tracks. Spyro was now fully alert. "Malefor?" Both dragons asked in shock.
"Yes it appears he is, or is coming back. Me and Sparx were with the guardians and a mole came into the room saying that someone attacked the front gate." Hunter explained. "Now from the looks of it everyone is going to the main entrance to the temple, I suggest we do the same."
Both Spyro and Cynder gave each other worried looks and nodded.
Back in the infirmary Gabriel still lay snoring on the bed, unawakened by the commotion. His hind leg was twitching and a small pool of saliva was pouring from the side of his blissful grin onto the bed. His dream was short however as a cheetah nurse came in to check on him.
"How are you feeling?" She asked with a honest sense of concern in her voice.
Gabriel was slightly startled by the nurse and twitched slightly as he was unable to move much inside of his chest cast.
"Oh I'm sorry for scaring you, I just came to see how you are doing." The female cheetah gave a warm smile and put a paw on his shoulder.
"I'm fine other than the broken bones, speaking of which, would it be alright to remove this cast, its making it hard to breathe?" Gabriel asked politely.
"Well I need to check your breathing anyways so that should be fine." The nurse said.
Gabriel thanked the nurse and used his sharp talon to slice through the hardened cast. Once he sliced through to his neck he tried to remain as still as possible as the nurse pulled it off of him gently so as not to cause him much pain.
Once the cast was removed the nurse took out a small metal object with a hole that big enough to if into her ear. Gabriel assumed that the metal device was their version of a stethoscope. The small metal object was placed on both sides of his chest and the nurse listened closely for any abnormalities. She jotted down some quick notes on a small piece of paper and placed it on the table next to her.
"So how long do I have to live?" Gabriel asked jokingly.
The nurse smiled and answered back sarcastically, "Oh I'd say only a few more minuets, if even that."
Gabriel smiled and closed his eyes. He called out just before the nurse left. "Hey, where's Spyro and Cynder?"
"What are you here for?" Terrador demanded an answer.
"There is somebody we are looking for and we know he's here." The corrupted mole answered.
"Why would I tell you, your master is dead and gone and there is nothing you can say that will make me tell you." Terrador spoke with confidence.
This time the hooded figure spoke. His voice was dark, eerie and filled with a mixture of anger, hate, and bitterness. "Well then maybe this will give you some incentive." He signaled the mole off and the mole laughed sadistically.
The mole returned a few moments later carrying a glowing red band of rope that was dragging two unconscious bodies behind it. Flame and Ember.
"We harbor no one here that is of interest to you or your master." Terrador answered angrily. "Now if you do not leave this temple and let the two dragons go this instant, we will take actions against you!"
"Very well." The hooded figure stood from the crystal and broke another few shards off. He walked over to the unconscious dragons and embedded one of the shards into Ember's neck. She awoke with a start and started to scream just like the other mole had and was silent a few moments later. Ember twitched slightly and opened her eyes. She looked towards the guardians and smiled wickedly. Her eyes were now a sickening yellow with a soulless gaze that pierced through the crowd of moles and the guardians.
The hooded attacker nodded to the corrupted mole and he untied the two fire dragons. Ember popped her joints and leaped off the ground and sped away towards Malefor's Mountain.
"Now give me what I want or you will never see her again, and don't even think about going after her." The hooded attacker said as he picked up Flame and tossed his unconscious body to the guardians.
Spyro, Cynder, Hunter, and Sparx had just arrived to see Ember fly off into the distance.
"Hunter, follow Ember and bring her back." Terrador told him.
Hunter nodded and started to make his way around the hooded attacker trying to keep his distance in case he tried anything.
"I warned you." The hooded attacker said.
"Master look out!" A mole guard jumped Hunter and was impaled by the small shard that the hooded threw.
Again screams of pain echoed around them as another mole was corrupted by the dark energy. Hunter stood still from a mix of shock and fear. He had the fastest reflexes of anyone, and everyone knew he was fast, but how? How did he not see him move?
The hooded attacker took this distraction to run past the guardians and down the halls towards the infirmary. Shouts and the clinging of steel was heard behind him as the corrupted moles battled against Hunter and the others.
Gabriel lay awake in the infirmary because of a cold chill that ran down his spine. His breathing became shaky and his heart started racing. The door burst open and the hooded figure walked in and withdrew a black crystal from inside his cloak.
"W-Who are you?" Gabriel asked in shock.
The hooded figure moved towards Gabriel and removed the top of his cloak revealing his face.
"Oh my God, Gr-Greg is that you!" Gabriel's face turned from shock to horror.
Black strands of thick hair covered in blood red pulsating veins flowed down from his head behind him. More blood colored veins expanded from his eyes and all over his face. Black tears ran down his face from his cold red eyes as he glared at the yellow dragon.
The cloaked on known as Greg breathed a black mist into the air and it surrounded both he and Gabriel. Spyro had just entered the room and was moving in slow motion behind the black mist that surrounded him and Gabriel.
Greg walked over to the crippled dragon and put the black shard to his chest.
"Greg what are you doin-AHH" Gabriel screamed loudly as Greg started to carve into his chest with the shard. Blood poured from his chest onto the bed as Greg continued to slice into the soft scales. Greg ignored the yellow dragons please and screams, all it did was make him smile wider and press harder as he continued cut his way through the scales. The torture lasted for a few seconds, but to Gabriel it felt like hours. Blood soaked the yellow dragons body and the sheets on the bed and once Greg was finished he stabbed Gabriel in the center of his stomach. It had caused so much pain that it made his vision go dark as he was slipping slowly into unconsciousness.
Greg removed himself from the dragons side towards the mist with his back to the dragon. "Find the pieces of the arc and return them to Malefor's mountain in three months time or face the consequences." Greg laughed maniacally as he covered his head with the hood once more. "Good-bye, Brother."
The mist disappeared along with his brother and as time returned to normal, Gabriel was allowed to embraced the blissful comfort of unconsciousness.