Here's the next installment, this one is kinda a filler, so it doesn't need much of an intro...Enjoy! R&R!
Hearts Burst into Fire
Cynder's heart ached. What have I done? She looked back in reflection upon her actions and words and now regretted them. Days have passed, weeks maybe, and still she saw no signs of her purple dragon. Oh how I wish I could just talk to him. What possessed me to say that to him? The black dragoness dropped her head to her crossed paws as she lay beside a calm lake. Her thoughts were filled with regret for leaving so hastily. It hadn't been what she had actually wanted, she had just been so angry. She sighed. The black dragoness wanted so badly to hear Spyro's voice again, to feel his scales against hers. She got to her paws and glanced over to see if Kronos did the same. He mirrored her every action and they took to the air, soaring high above the placid waters of the serene mountain lake. Their destination stayed the same; the cliffs of Fel Grauff, far to the east, past the temple ruins and the city of Warfang. But they were approaching it more from the south, so they would pass none of those structures. The cliffs were where Cynder was hatched.
I'm coming home!
I've been gone for far too long!
Do you remember me at all?
She sighed again, her thoughts turning to her past; the small amount of time she had between her hatching and when her body was mutated by Malefor. Not many of her memories of that time remained, as a result of her transformation afterwards, but she did remember learning to fly off of those cliffs. It had bee one of the only happy moments in her life at the time. But now, she was returning in hopes of finding Spyro there. She had told him of the place and since she knew that dragon like she did, she felt that he would go there eventually. What Cynder really wanted, though was to turn back time so she never left him in the first place. Shaking her head, she muttered, "Why'd I have to fuck this up?"
I'm leaving
Have I fucked things up again?
I'm dreaming
Too much time without you spent!
A dull pain stabbed into her chest and she clasped a paw over the hurting organ. She gritted her teeth and pressed on faster through the air, trying to get to her destination as fast as possible. She allowed the pain to flow through her as a motivation, to find the dragon who could end the hurt.
It hurts!
Wounds so sore!
Now I'm torn
Now I'm torn
Her heart pounded harder and the scales around it heated up immensely, as if burning. She tried to chase the pain away, but to no avail. Images of the purple dragon streamed through her mind and the heat intensified, making her wince in pain. So this is what heartache was.
I've been far away
When I see your face
My hearts burst into fire!
Hearts burst into fire!
Cynder attempted to keep the burn at bay, at least until they got to the cliffs. Having not been paying attention to her surroundings, she had not noticed that she had indeed reached the place of her childhood, and was about to crash into a rocky spire rising above the flat plateau. Kronos quickly pushed into her side and brought her back to reality as the two of them slipped past the spire with mere inches between rock and scales. They descended to the hard stone surface, Cynder thanking the blue dragon quietly as they touched down. Kronos smiled at her, his milky white eyes glowing with compassion towards the black dragoness. "Don't worry, Cynder. Spyro is coming. I sense his presence drawing closer."
You're not alone
I know I'm far from home!
Do you remember me at all?
The black dragoness stalked quietly into one of the multiple caverns that pockmarked the face of the plateau, exploring their depths with a curious gaze. After going through several caves, she found one with a small amount of furnishings, like a bed and a blanket. These had been hers when she was little.
I'm leaving
Do you wait for me again?
I'm screaming
No more days without you spent
She sighed, images of her Spyro flashing through her mind yet again. She could picture the two of them curled up with each other on that bed, erasing the bad memories Cynder had of this place. Her heart throbbed again with fresh pain at the thought of hr mate. Will he forgive me?
It hurts!
Wounds so sore!
Now I'm torn
Now I'm torn
I've been far away
When I see your face
My hearts burst into fire!
Hearts burst into fire!
Days passed and still no sign of Spyro. Kronos promised her that he could sense the purple dragon nearing them, but Cynder was beginning to lose hope. She lay on her bed with the blanket draped over her form, shivering at the feeling. This wasn't right, it didn't feel the same. She couldn't sleep like this and she hadn't for the past few days. It felt cold, wrong, lonely without her dragon there to lay with her. The black dragoness thought to herself, Is he ever going to come back to me? Or will I sleep alone forever?
My bed's so cold, so lonely
No arms, just sheets to hold me
Has this world stop turning?
Are we forever to be apart?
No matter what ideas raced through her thoughts, Cynder's heart never stopped aching for Spyro. All her moments were lived in pain and she found no comfort in the words Kronos gave her. The ice dragon was in pain himself but hid it extraordinarily well for one so young. Cynder smiled and walked out of her cave to see the ice dragon sitting on the edge of the precipice, eyes roving over the terrain splayed out before them. The dark dragoness placed a paw on his shoulder and scenes suddenly coursed throughout the depths of her mind. She was able to make no sense of them but just as suddenly, they vanished once more. Kronos turned to her and apologized. "I'm sorry Cynder; I wasn't guarding my visions this time. You shouldn't have had to see those. They aren't what is meant to be…"
It hurts!
Wounds so sore!
Now I'm torn
Now I'm torn
Somehow, one of the scenes had stayed lodged in her mind, held there by Kronos's will she guessed. It was of her and Spyro flying through the air with little dragonets chasing them. "This is your destiny Cynder; this is what you have in store for you. It is the future you have chosen for yourself by your actions, but it is bright and wonderful for both of you. Don't be sad."
I've been far away
When I see your face
My hearts burst into fire!
Hearts burst into fire!
Not so far off, a pair of dragons, one purple and one red, cut through the air towards the cliffs. A lone thought occupied the mind of the purple dragon. Cynder, I'm coming home.
I'm coming home
I've been gone for too long!
I'm coming home
Do you remember me at all?
Cynder let her head droop, her hopes still dismal and dismay rampant in her thoughts. What would become of her if Spyro did leave her? she didn't know, and she didn't want to. That was not what she had been promised by both Spyro and Kronos. A rush of wind grazed past he and she looked up to see the only thing that could bring her to tears at the moment. Spyro.
Do you remember me at all?
I'm leaving
I'm screaming
I'm dreaming
The purple dragon was hovering in front of her with a sad smile on his face. When their eyes met, a spark raced through Cynder's heart and the pain vanished and was replaced with the flame of passion and love. Her mate had returned.
HEARTS BURST INTO FIRE!!
Ok, just to clear things up, Kronos is a very special type of dragon. He is a seer, having the ability to look into the future. some think he's descended from the Chronicler, but no, he's just gifted. how he was unable to see Dreyah's betrayal though was because of his age, he hasn't learned complete control over his ability just yet.....oh yeah and both him and Dreyah belong to me and me alone...but the others don't. well, here's to finding what the next chapter should be!
Laters!
