OK, first off, if there is ever some disclaimers I need to put, then of course, I don't own the Spyro series. And before you read this, this will involve my fan character named Crevasse, which is explained in my account profile. And no, I'm not planning to start any relationship parts for a while. Well, for this chapter, at least. I don't know... it depends on what comes to my mind. And now, I use the term 'Dragona', which is my term for the purple element that Spyro had in the last battle with Cynder in ANB.

The Holy Dragoness of Darkness-Chapter 19
Abyss, Fate, and an unfinished War

The underground lair is now then abandoned. Without the hound dragon, the cave's power is freely flowing but is then untakeable. In this undergorund lair, a black dragon was waking up after a day of unconsciousness. This black dragon named Cynder, apparently knew where she was, and the first thing she wondered: "...how is my head almost reaching the ceiling?". She did not know of what happened after she got knocked out, obviously, so she was feeling a bit weird herself. "...and it's a lot easier to reach higher places, too... what just happened?" she still wonders. Then she heard something from outside. "I think it fell right here..." was what she heard. She then looked at herself first, and now she knew what just happened. "...disgusting, oh my god..." was her first reaction afters seeing herself. Then two other dragons went in. It was Ignitus and Spyro. "Wonder what happened..." was what Spyro said before seeing Cynder in front of him. When they both saw her, both of their faces turned into shock. THen soon after, Ignitus' face turned into a serious and angry face. Cynder knew that they think she transformed fully dark. "W...wait, wait! I'm not what you think I am!" she says frightingly, seeing how both of them are ready to oppose her by the looks of their "We're not falling for any of your tricks." the big red dragon stated. "Please... give me a chance to talk!" she insists. She didn't notice that there was a certain gem on her right hand, and after saying her previous line, the gem shone very bright, which caused her to flinch and let go of it. The other 2 dragons also then looked at the light. After a few seconds, out came a blue figure hologram from the light. "Hello, Cynder, Spyro, and Ignitus." was what the blue figure said. "Crevasse!" Cynder immediately reacted.

"Alright... listen, I don't have much time to talk. What you are seeing now is just a hologram of me. I am really not here. I left this gem just to be able to do this last conversation... Cynder, what I did to you is, although you think it's disgusting and unecessary, it's only the beginning of what I planned. Through forming you as this, you have a lot of extra power flowing through you, something that only the Dark Master can give with such large a power as yours already. I merely convinced him that I was on his side, that's why I was wondering why you weren't listening to me, but it's a reasonable denial. Here's your objective... to be able to vanquish the dark force, you will need to use ALL of the power you have in that form. This will cause you to become in a weakned state for a while after doing so, and after you land back into this realm, your powers are no longer present. That's what you wanted, right? I know that's necessary to eliminate all signs of darkness, so that's required. But there are a lot of things you should remember before approaching the world beyond the Convexity... First, no one knows about what actually is there, even me. You have to sharpen your mind and think critically and swiftly, for no one might just be there to help you. You may just have some knowledge about it, since you're the one who has been able to go there, right? Next, the Dark Master isn't just like the one you met before... now that he's taken more power than he could, he might just be able to destroy everything. Right now, before he strikes, he still is sealing himself there, exploiting and unlocking the power that he has just obtained. Get there before he can land on the realm. I trust you can do this, right? His sword-axe-halberd is now more deadly than it possibly could. If he's overpowered, it goes three times larger, and its power cannot be explained by words alone. AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS, for one force of it at you could be very fatal. Not only that, it's effect is a lot worse. Not only will you die, but both your soul and body will also be vanquished into nothing, banishing it from even the deepest of the convexity. This sword is called the Cyndral, and that's where your power was originally stored. Right now, its power is under his full control, and here's the thing: he's motivated to exterminate you. Approach him with all your mind and might, for it's a life and death situation you're going to face. Of course, there's the possibility that you will not be alone. I know that, right Ignitus? Yes, please be ready to back her up to the farthest extent."

"But what about you? Where are you? We're also coming to get you!" Spyro asks him.

"...that would be like doing the impossible now... I have fallen victim to his power, but with full resistance, so I am just merely sealed in a place of no return, and this is where I will be buried... I am able to communicate with you by using up all the power from the gems that the dark force has given me. And in just a few more minutes... the realm can no longer see me forever. Please... I've done what I can to help. Here's the final thing I can tell you. Opening the portal beyond the convexity can only be opened by using a power that only the Dark one has right now. That specific power can be unleashed by uniting 8 elemental spirits into one, and they are: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Nature, Dragona, Darkness, Wind, and... Ultima. The problem here is Ultima is a very rare element. Even rarer can its spirit be found, for the spirits of elements are sealed inside color-coded spirit gems. Fire is Red, Nature is Green, Ice is Blue, Lightning is Yellow, Darkness is Black, Dragona is Violet, Wind is Pink, and Ultima is White. The first 7 elements can be found by simply asking the others here."

"Then where should we reveal the power in?" Ignitus asks.

"The only place that you can open the portal in is in the Lake of Serenihope, but its aura must be pure for it to work. It is usually pure at the morning, but it can't be guaranteed. Well then... farewell..."

"Wait! We haven't finished talking yet!" Cynder demands.

"Ahahaha, Cynder... all I can say right now is an apology for getting you in so much trouble. That's all I need to do, and I'm done here. You need not to think of me anymore, and eventually I will be completely forgotten in the minds of all. Oh, and... give my regards to my niece, will you please? Tell her that I do not request of her to follow the footsteps of her parents... that all I request is for her to just be the best that she can... just like what her father told me before they left... That is my final request... Goodbye..."

With that, the figure vanished back into the gem, and there was no trace of light coming from the gem anymore. An evident '!' was found on Cynder's face, when she suddenly picked the gem up and shook it relentlessly. "Wait, wait! No... come back... please..." she said with a very sad voice, and a teardrop flowed out and dropped into that gem, but it's only one though. "...I guess that's it..." Spyro says in grief. "All we can do now is follow as he says. Ever since he has came here, I have trusted him until now, and now I still am. We'll have to go to back to the temple and discuss about how we're going to do this..." Ignitus commands. They all quickly flew out of the cave and went to the temple, but Spyro still feels uneasy of Cynder's figure.

When they got there, Ignitus tells Cynder to wait outside so that no one will be surprised. So she did, and Ignitus told the others inside about what just happened, so Cynder already went in. Some of them were startled, while others fully listened to Ignitus. "I believe that we know our next move... that will decide the end of all this. Cynder?" Ignitus says. Cynder then told them everything that has just happened and everything that they must do. "...and that's it... he's gone and done for... and his commands are surely to be true." Cynder ends it with that. Ember eventually then walked out quietly with a large grief on her face. "So does anyone know about these color gems?" Ignitus then asks. "I, for one, am holding the red gem of fire right here, hidden inside a mushroom." he continues, while approaching one of the mushrooms there and ripping it open. Then he took out a spirit gem that is colored red, with an aura of fire burning inside it. "Does any of you have these kinds?" he asks. Then simoltaneously the other 3 guardians held a colored gem in their hands, each with their respective elements. "Good. Now we have 4, we still need 4 more." Ignitus says. Without the 4 of them knowing, Cynder quietly walked out of the temple.

Outside, the black dragon was looking for Ember, who she found crying in one corner of the temple. She knew why, and therefore she approached Ember and talked to her. "He was a great dragon... one of the survivors of the previous times... one of the most wisdomic creatures. Crevasse, the hound dragon... who fe-" Cynder says, but has been suddenly interrupted by the pink dragon. "Please... I know... but... I can never forget him... we've only met a few days... and this is how it ends?..." she says, still crying. Cynder tries her best to comfort her. "...he left a message for you. He said that he does not request you to follow the footsteps of your parents... and that all he requests is for you to be the best that you can... just like what your father told him before they left... Even your parents left a message for you... please... just stop worrying. The time will come when memories are to be remembered... and that time isn't now..." she says. "...just leave me be here for a while... I'll take time to recover. Thanks..." Ember replied. With that, Cynder placed the gem of Crevasse on Ember's hand. "This was the old man's... he may have something in store for you here. This is the only thing he has left for remembrance... so keep it." was what Cynder said before she left there. Ember, still crying, has dripped some teardrops on the gem that she is now holding.

"But if you can set me free...

OK, beginning to run out of ideas...