Chapter 26
Death of Red
The wyvern looked Luna straight in the eye. Luna saw colors in her head that were similar to the colors of Draco in his twilight form. "You've seen Draco, Wyvern?" asked Luna Telepathically. The wyvern responded with bright colors signaling yes. "When did you see him?" asked Luna. " the wyvern sent an array of colors ranging from blacks to other various colors. "So, you were attacked by the spider creatures of the Twils and Draco saved you and sent you here to seek refuge?" queried Luna. The Wyvern signaled yes again. Daire, can you and Nuri escort the Wyverns to the temple? Cynder, Spyro and I will patrol the temple perimeter for any more enemies." Said Luna. Daire and Nuri nodded and walked toward the temple, the wyverns following closely. Luna, Cynder, and Spyro start to walk around the temple.
-switch to Dark master-
"Dante, What is taking so long? You know I hate to wait forever!!" Bellowed Malefor, swinging his claws and taking out 50 of his slave creatures. "I'm sorry, master!! They beat the Twilight Skeletons I possessed faster than I thought!! Don't worry!! We've almost broken the seal, but it will take a couple more days. They have spell casters as powerful as me. plus, some of the others went to the Twil mountains to retrieve some sort of shard. They were going to use it to revive a sorceress from that twilight village that was a pain to kill." Explained Dante, bowing before Malefor. "That's not good!! If you do not hurry, they will not be the only ones feeling pain and anguish!! Send Red to the mountain with 5,000 troops and tell him to retrieve that shard by any means necessary!! Tell him to Kill any that oppose him!!" Cried Malefor. "As you command, master!!" Said Dante, rising to his feet and flying to Red. Dante explains to Red what he must do. He laughs maniacally.
-switch to Draco's group-
"Aaron, where are you?" Called Draco on the comm crystal. "Uh, we're running from the trolls right now!! Are you out?" asked Aaron. Sabra sprayed some ice breath on the path they were running on and 2 minutes later, you could hear the trolls tumble to the ground. "Yeah, we're at our camp, but it does not look good right now!!" Said Draco over the comm system. Aaron cursed silently and said: "We're on our way!!" Said Aaron and shut off the crystal. They run through some more corridors and tunnels until they finally reach outside where Draco and sky are waiting. Aaron looks outward and gasps. An army of 5,000 warriors was marching towards their camp. Red was at the head of the group.
"Wait, how did they know where we would be?" Asked Sky. "Well, we can't let them live. This place is a sacred place. They must not know about it!" Cried Draco, placing the crystal in his bag and laying it up against a rock. "Aaron, place a shield around this area!! If they take this shard, it will triple the dark master's power!!" Said Draco, creating his crystal armor and a spiked blade. "Gotcha!!" Said Aaron, gathering energy in his palms and sending the energy outward, creating a dark shield. He put on his dark armor and creating a crystal sword. Sky focused her energy inward and cried: "Come Forth, Sauna!!" Sky's scales turned pitch black and her underside turned red. Her eyes turned red. "They will die by my claws." Sauna roared. Sabra covered herself in ice armor. "Let's get them!! Charge!!" Cried Draco, leading the Charge.
When the others had left and Sabra was about to take off, Aaron grabbed Sabra's arm. "Wait!! " Said Aaron, letting go of her arm. "What is it, Aaron?" Asked Sabra. He kneeled and took her palm. Sabra trembled her entire length. "Sabra, I… love you!!will you marry me when we return?" asked Aaron. Tears ran down her cheek as she announced: "Yes, Aaron!! I will!!" Sabra kissed Aaron on the lips and then they both ran towards the enemies.
Just before they were right in front of the enemies, Draco told them to stop. Red walked out about halfway and stopped, slamming his staff into the ground. "So, this is the Infamous Aaron who betrayed Malefor. Your courage is great, but you die this day, along with your friends!!" Cried Red, lightning emitting from his staff and one shooting straight at Aaron. Aaron raised up a crystal wall and diverting the lightning. "No, it is you who will die today!! Charge!!" Bellowed Aaron, charging forward with the others. Red cried for his troops to charge as well and they collided in a clash of steel.
Aaron slashed at 2 enemies in front of him, cutting both of them in half. His blade came down on 2 other enemies, slicing them down the middle. Sauna slashed at enemies with her claws and then cried: Shadow beam!! A beam of pure dark energy shot down the landscape, wiping out everything in it's path. Draco slammed his blade into the Head of a Dreadwing, pulled it out as the Dreadwing fell over and released the spikes from his blade, impaling several apes. He threw the rest of his blade like a spear at a flying Dreadwing straight through the heart. Draco created twin blades and came down on 2 apes. Sabra shot a beam of ice at a group of enemies, freezing them and landing on them, shattering them and then thrusting the blade on her tail through the stomach of a Giant Ape. The ape falls over dead.
A group of 5 giant apes surrounds Aaron as he forms a pose and cries: Light star Formation; 5 point death!! The Apes came at him, but he slashed at them so fast that in the span of 3 seconds, they were all dead. He holds up his left hand and cries: Draconis Maldime!! A beam of energy shot straight down the enemy line, exploding every few feet, killing hundreds. He looked up and saw a group of Dreadwings trying to bash the shield. "Sauna!!" Aaron cried, blocking a blow and roasting a group of enemies with his flame breath. "What?" cried Sauna, slicing a ape in half. "Stop the Dreadwings bashing the shield!!" Said Aaron. Sauna shot dark energy beams at the group of Dreadwings, killing them all. One ape managed to slice one of Aaron's wing membranes, which made Aaron howl. He sliced the ape in half, but soon found himself surrounded by a group of about 100 enemies, and with about 10-15 energy left in his body, he was weak against them. Just as the enemies were about to jump him, a earth bomb exploded in front of him, wiping out the front lines of enemies. He looked up to See Cynder and Spyro flying towards them.
"About time they made it…" Whispered Aaron. Cynder transformed and landed on a group of enemies, stabbing her claws through them. She then created a whirlwind so strong that it blew all the enemies around Aaron into other enemies. Spyro roasted a group with his flames and landed and swung his tail around, smashing 3 Apes into a boulder. Spyro landed behind Cynder. "About Time you got here!" Exclaimed Aaron. "Sorry!! We flew as fast as we could as soon as we could to here!!" Said Spyro. "Oh, looky, looky!! It's looks like more stupid dragons showed up to die!!" Crackled Red. "Wanna know someone else who is going to die? YOU!!" cried Aaron, unfurling his wings. "Cryada Neomra!!" Aaron cried as his fists turned into diamond hard Crystal.
But Before Aaron could do anything else, He heard the voice in his head again. "You will not resist me!!" Cried the voice. Aaron cried out, then his head drooped down as his eyes glowed red again. "Muhahahaha!!" cried Aaron. " Aaron, are you alright?" Asked Spyro. "None of your business, wretch!!" Cried Aaron, slamming his fist into Spyros' chest and sending him flying through a boulder. "You are not Aaron!! You are the Dark master!!" Cried Cynder. " Very perceptive, Traitor!!" Screamed Malefor. Cynder ran to Spyro, who was just getting up. "Master!! What are you doing here?" Asked Red. "I no longer have any need for a useless slave!! Time for you to Die!!" Cried Malefor, reabsorbing the fists and creating 2 Dark Daggers. " No Master!! I was just about to kill them!! Don't ki….." Stammered Red as one blade went through his chest and one into his head. Red toppled to the ground, Dead.
He turned to Draco, who was fighting a giant ape. " Time for him to die!!" Said Malefor, creating a dark Spear. "Draco!! No!!" Cried Cynder. "Die!!" Cried Malefor, forcing Aaron's body to throw the Spear. Draco slayed the Ape and then saw the Spear coming at him. He ducked, but just before the spear was about to hit him, Cynder Dove in front of him and the spear went straight through her stomach and out her back. She fell to the ground, blood oozing out of her mouth.