Chapter 4- Home

"Everyone look, in the sky" said a villager pointing at the sky getting everyone to stop what their doing and look up at the sky while a few others ran to Warfang to tell others of the news and the guardians as well," it's our saviors, they survived the battle against the dark lord himself". Spyro couldn't help but smile as he saw all the villagers cheer and towards him and his lover, but then took notice at how Cynder was feeling, " Cynder what's wrong", he asked as he wraps his hand around hers. She didn't answer and looks away not showing her face, not wanting him to see her face. They eventually landed in front of the cheering crowd who started to run towards them showing their deepest respects and gratitude, but that's when Cynder bolted away from the purple dragons grasp to the other side of the village leaving the village and Spyro silent wondering what they did wrong. Spyro took his large sword off and gave it to a blacksmith to repair and sharpen the blade as he runs off in Cynders direction. After awhile he finally found her sitting on lump crying as if still feeling like an outsider to the citizens of Warfang and the guardians for all she has done in the past when she still served the dark lord, so all the hero could do was sit down next to her hopefully to calm her down.

Cynder eventually calms down after a while as she felt wrapping his arm around her pulling her close to him." Cynder no one here blames you for what you did back then anymore", Spyro whispers softly seeing a tear drop from her eyes. The black dragonness didn't say anything while looks at the ground which was starting to make Spyro worried not knowing what to say or what to do next to convince her that she was no longer feared or hated by anyone." But some think I'm still a monster, I mean look at me, while they look up at you as a hero," she replies back tears forming slowly," I may have changed but seeing my own reflection is just a reminder of who I still am, I don't want to see my reflection anymore I hate the way I look." Spyro didn't know what to say almost until he quickly remembers what his parents would say when he was a hatchling when others would tease him. He then kneels in front of her and works his magic.

Spyro: "But that's not what I see you as though *wiping her tears off*. If you asked me, I see a very beautiful female dragon, with beautiful emerald eyes, with a very kind personality that would make every male fall for her. Was there when the moment they needed not only me to save them but her, who fought by my side defending a city when defeat was near, but did not let that stop her from fighting till we finally won, and was there when the world was about to be destroyed by an evil that I could never have done it on my own. And with that being said right here, and right now I see a beautiful dragonness that I fell in love with who has shown everyone her colors, who can stand in the light in front of everyone thought feeling feared but loved and looked up as another hero."

Cynder just sat there, stunned by his words that shined through her very soul unable to find the words to speak. So instead of trying to say anything else she pulls her lover into an embrace and places her lips to his, surprising him at first but gives in to the passionate kiss becoming too focus on her not caring what's around them or who is witnessing what is happening they love each other and that's all that matters to them both. After awhile they separated so they may look into each other's eyes lovingly, and Spyro couldn't be happier to only see her smile which was all he wanted to see after what she's been through her entire life. " Come on now," Spyro suggests as he saw the sun hitting the horizon, "we better get going before nightfall and so that 'little lantern' of ours doesn't track us down here". Cynder couldn't help but laugh out loud not holding back at funny it was too hear him joke about a certain dragonfly she knows by heart. After calming herself down they both walked back to the village to get Spyro's sword back from the blacksmith and to grab both flame and ember is not going to be easy for him, it's actually going to scare him, two dragonnesses, one whose already taken him as her lover, and the other who wanted him for years childhood, not going to be his favorite night... at all.

As soon as they were close to the dragon city they saw how badly it was but luckily everyone was safe. And were seen by one of the guards on the city's wall, news began to spread fast and cheers soon could be heard miles away if possible. Spyro wanted to be happy but not when dragonnesses are both of his sides holding his hands glaring at each other to see who would blink first and everyone in Warfang witnessing it all, which is pressuring him a lot, not to mention it was also becoming kind of embarrassing for him. Flame was starting to feel bad for his best friend, wishing that he was a hero to. As they land in the front part of the city every citizen of Warfang stood around them chanting the heroes names before the guardians Terrador, Volteer and Cyril came down to greet them both. " Spyro and Cynder you young chaps, you never cease to impress us all," Cyril spoke proudly. " Yes yes Cyril, this has to be well speaking, electrifying, exciting, questioning," Volteer began with his fast speaking giving the two heroes and some of the citizens a small headache before the guardian of earth stops by closing his mouth with his one hand, " Alright Volteer I think that's enough from you," Terrador spoke letting the guardian of electricity's mouth go earning groan before turning his sights on the group, " It is really great to see you young dragons alive and well," The earth guardian spoke proudly of the two before asking, " but I must ask, where is Ignitus,"? Spyro felt the pain run through his body as he remembers the events that took place in the ring of fire.

-Flashback-

Both Spyro, Cynder, and Ignitus stood there in front of the fiery wall not knowing how much fire is there to get toother side or figuring out on how to get there. " I should be able to offer some protection from the heat," the guardian of fire spoke as he creates a blue barrier around them as the two young heroes kept close as they began walking the dangerous heat. Sometime later though, Ignitus was loosing focus causing the barrier to vanish almost instantly forcing topush him past his limidts as it was sapping his strength, " Ignitus let's turn back," Spyro suggested seeing how tired the guardian was getting, " theres got to be another way."

Ignitus: " Spyro, Cynder... I have done neither right by any of you. Allow me do this."

Spyro: " What are you saying?!

Ignitus: " My path ends here. But yours lies beyond this. Draw strength from one another and your heart... it will never fail you.

Then before Spyro could say anything else, Ignitus uses the last of his strength to create a flash of light and a stronger barrier for both Spyro and Cynder vanishing in the flames both hearing his last words, " now go...Go...Go!" As soon as they were on the other side of the wall of fire Spyro stared at it with disbelief. " Ignitus no," Spyro cried out ready to insanely jump into the flames before being stopped by his companion.

Cynder: " Spyro stop! It's too late! You can't do anything for him now!

Spyro: " No... He isn't gone!

Cynder: " Spyro let it go

Spyro was too hurt to listen and in a blink of an eye his radiated with black and turned completely white yelling out, "NO"! Lifting off the ground the ground crumbles lifting large chunks of stone out of the ground as his anger grows.

Cynder: " No... Spyro don't".

Dark Spyro: " You can't stop me!"

Cynder: " You're right. Only you can do that. Please Spyro, don't do this."

Spyro realizes what he was doing and saying and how dangerous it was to enter the flames and that he wouldn't be able to save his father like figure for he was already in ashes, so with being thought of he began to calm down and dark energy that was surrounding him vanishes slowly, his eyes returns normal and was back on the ground to his with tears forming in his eyes unable to handle the lost and having a part of him torn apart. Cynder walks up to him, putting her one hand on his cheek getting his attention.

Cynder: "We have to go on. He wanted us to us."

Spyro: "It wasn't supposed to be like this. I feel so alone".

Cynder: "You're not alone".

And with that being said, Cynder gently pulls Spyro to her and wraps her arms around his neck as he wraps his arms around her waist no began crying out loud on her shoulder, unable to hold it in any longer with everything that was happening around them. The only thing that Cynder could was rub her hand up and down on his back as she felt her own tears building up in her eyes and her sobbing for it was also taken its toll on her.

-End of Flashback-

Spyro started to sob quietly trying not to break down, because if he gives himself to his emotions, he won't be able to stop. Cynder saw this and walks over and hugs him as he hugs back hearing her whisper loving words not caring if ember was seeing this or not but this was something only she can do since she knows what Spyro is going through. They both heard the earth guardian deeply sigh and began to speak, "I should've known. And I couldn't stop him, I'm terribly sorry Spyro and Cynder, he was a great guardian and a dear friend. The greatest I have ever seen, I've always respected him. But now that we know what has happened, we should be grateful that he can rest in peace and watch us. Cyril, I want you take Spyro and Cynder to the temple where we sleep in a room that they can share, Volteer you take the other two to your room. That goes for the rest of you, we still have a city in need of repairs from the war, and a funeral to also prepare for a guardian has left us to the next world, so get some rest everyone."