"That's how he got out of the seal isn't it?" Ryuujin Asked, still frozen with fear.
"I guess, Malefor had me use it to absorb the powers of the dragon guardians, in order to free him." Cynder answered.
"Where is it now?"
"I don't know the last place I saw it was the well of souls."
"Hmm fine then, if it was lost there, there's no getting it back." Ryuujin said, fear lifting away from him.
"Now come, their waiting on us."
"Who's waiting on us?"
"Our friends, remember that roar I did just a bit ago?"
Cynder nodded.
"That was to call them to a certain spot and that's where we are going."
A few minutes later
Ryuujin had finished directing her though the dark caverns and towards what was left of the artifact vault. The artifact vault was a massive cracked room after it had fallen from the sky; various artifacts littered the room, ranging from books, swords, lances and shields to massive thirty foot structures.
"Come on, it's over this way," Ryuujin said guiding her to where Spyro and a few other dragons were standing around a large flat plain looking stone slab.
"Cynder? What's going on, none of the others here have a clue," Spyro said.
"Well, that's not our fault; Ryuujin is the one who called us here." Kaiyofes said, in a clam voice.
"But you knew where to go?"
"Just because we knew where it was, doesn't mean we know why Ryuujin called us here."
"Where's Gaia?" Ryuujin asked not seeing his mate anywhere nearby. "And for that matter where is either Athena or Ghor?"
"It's Gaia's turn to watch the younglings while Flarera rests, as for the other two their sleeping somewhere." Aulosrin answered. Ryuujin grunted in frustration.
"That's fine, I'll be talking to them later though," He started." Anyway I have call everyone here so we can have some very difficult questions answered, this stone here is known as the heritage stone, it was created past 1000 years ago. It has the ability to track and hold information on any dragon in existence even before their born, it will tell us any dragon that your related to even if their alive or dead."
"Spyro why don't you go first, it will require a small offering of blood though, so how you do that is up to you." Ryuujin offered.
"So just a small amount huh? Alright then." Spyro said, putting his right claw on the stone and cutting out a small amount of blood with his left. As soon as the blood made contact it was clockwork the stone ardors the blood and black lines began to form on its surface and began marking names and breeds of dragons from years past, to the more important family, it read two parent dragons still alive and one sibling the names didn't appear.
"Well it looks like your family is still alive, you're quite lucky." Ryuujin stated.
"Where are the names?" Blaze questioned, looking at the slab.
"Maybe it takes time to appear, I don't know." He answered.
Several names began to carve themselves in, showing the names Terrador father, Flarera mother, and Xelo brother.
"Well that's not what I was expecting." Cynder said, "Terrador being your father?"
"Quite something that is, you might want to talk to my moth- our mother about this when we're done." Xelo stated. "not the way I thought this day would go."
"Umm right, Cynder you can go next." Ryuujin said. Cynder step forward toward the slab and did a small blood offering, much like Spyro's it was clockwork, and it didn't take it long before it began the revel, the recent family for Cynder. Eprun father, Aro sister, Bulis brother, Equnif brother, Isis mother.
Ryuujin's eye widened, "wh-what but if that's true th-." Ryuujin didn't get to finish, before the slab etched Ryuujin half-brother onto its surface, Ryuujin's eye's hardened as he accidentally let out a small pulse of energy that mess with the slab energy and made it unusable, "uh sorry… I –I need to be alone for abit," he said turning around and flying off.
"Wait, Ryuujin…" Cynder tried to call back her new brother, but to no avail.
"I would recommend you let him be, for now at least," Azodro started. "He was only starting to try and forgive you then he finds this out. He'll come to something soon I doubt he'll end up hating you though, just give him time. "He said trying to reassure her.
"Um Spyro I believe this might a good time as any to talk to your mother." Cynder said, trying to distract herself.
"Right."
Flarera chambers
It was silent within the room; Flarera was just informed of the revelation by her two sons.
"Well Spyro it's good to know now that both my mate and first son are still alive." Flarera said, with tears of joy starting to form, as she hugged Spyro.
"I must admit it's a bit overwhelming, but it does feel like a burden has left me." Spyro told his mother. "I honestly never thought about who my parents were, but I guess I hid it away and never noticed it."
"But mother what now; we can't keep staying here, no matter what Ryuujin dictates."
"Xelo that is not why we stay, what Ryuujin and his group dose is not our concern we are only here to watch over the younglings; until we find out where we can go with them that safe we must stay here." Flarera told her son.
"Why not Warfang?"
"Warfang still stands, I was under the impression it was destroyed by Malefor."
"No it isn't, the guardians protect it, as did I along with Cynder during his as-"
Before they could continue and shrieking roar was heard throughout the caverns
Ryuujin.
It was still early morning the sun only shown dimly though the dark storm could, lighting and thunder boomed and struck the ground in the distance as rain poured.
"I guess I really don't have any reason to hate Cynder, now since I know mom is alive, but now I know Cynder my sister," Ryuujin pondered, "geez now what do I do?" Ryuujin had made his way outside into a rain storm with thunder and lightning cracking through the skies, "I don't know why I like weather such as this but I do." He lay down on the wet ground letting the pouring rain pelt his scales, as laid there, something felt wrong, like something was watching him. Although before anything could be done, Ryuujin felt a sharp blow hit him on the back of his head, before falling to the ground.
"What did you do that for Tracker?! A cheetah yelled at a panther. "We were here to investigate the temple, not to attack anyone."
"Hunter... he could've been a minion of Malefor what would you have done?" the panther questioned him.
"Scout thinks you are being over eager. Scout thinks he might have been friendly." A jaguar said judging the panther's actions.
"Scout is right, you are being to rash Tracker, and there might be other dragons here. What will they think when they notice one of them missing." above them sitting in the shadows, was a green dragoness barring her fangs. "This is what they'll think." Gaia surprised them with the intent to kill, but was taken off guard when Tracker hit her with the sharp end of a blade instead of the blunt that was used on Ryuujin, the razor edge made contact with the dragoness cutting past her hardened scales and drawing out a deadly amount of blood a making her let out a horrid roar in pain.
Ryuujin bypassing the pain in his head snapped his eyes open at the shriek of his mate there were only two things he saw the panther that had struck Gaia and saw red.
A sickening crunch and ripping of bone and flesh filled the area, a body of a panther hit the ground missing an arm and had a large gash across the chest, and blood pouring out as the panther took his final breathes before passing on.
The culprit of his death was no other than Ryuujin who now held the arm of Tracker in his mouth and spit it out blood dripped between his fangs as a black mist began to roll over him, making him take on a feral type look, and his began to glow a pure white before letting out a blood curling roar that seemed to increase the storm's forcibly and giving it a evil feeling.
"Scout knew bringing Tracker was a horrible idea, he was too new, too brash." the jaguar stated, pulling out a steel pole to defend himself with.
"It was not my idea; the chief was the one who made me bring him! Hunter responded to his brother, pulling out his bow and arrows.
The carried dragon bolt forth with such speed scout barely had time to block it; he used the pole to intercept the dragons bite with the pole.
"Scout cannot believe the power the young one holds, Scout begs hunter to get it away don't kill though." the jaguar pleaded.
Hunter pulled back the string on his bow striking the dragon though his wing membrane and nailing him to the wall.
"Scout wonders why he attacks us."
"No dougt that the female was his mate." Hunter answered.
"Scout thinks if we help the female it might calm down."
"You might be right."
Ryuujin's state of mind was a mess, no thought's were processed, just pure rage and primal insist held the mind. Still struggling against the arrows that nail him up, notice the two cats approaching Gaia maybe to finish her off he didn't know but he wanted them nowhere near her and lost it. Roaring in pain and gain the notice of the cats, he pulled his wings free ripping his membrane and blood dripped from them as he finished, the dragon was heaving heavily. The black mist that rolled off the dragon began to meld the wing membrane back together as it had never been pierced or ripped apart. The dragon started at them with white empty eyes, a low but apparent growl keep coming from him.
"We do not seek to harm you-"
a unearthly raor was let loose making both cats cover their ears,"Harm ME!" He cut him off. "You've have done more than that, you have taken away the one thing in my life that has made me feel wanted or loved."
"We can help her ju-"
"Liar!" Ryuujin roared, lunging foreword, but was deterred when a large black crystal burst from the ground and slam into him pinning him to the wall. The feral dragon struggled to break the crystal,he dug his claws in cracking the surface of the crystal, but his sreagth faded fast and proceeded to passout. The crystal began to glow and draw in the dark mist and energy that was infecting the dragon, Ryuujin tried to resist his power being taken but passed out from fatigue.
Unknown to ether of the cats, Gaia had unknowingly healed herself and used a dark crystal to drain the feral dragon's power away.
"Scout asks where that thing came from."
"I do not know it's origin but I do know what it is, it is a dark crystal used by Malefor to drain any dragon's strength leaving them weak and powerless." Hunter explained.
The dark crystal clacked with raw malevolent energy, as the end holding Ryuujin crumbled and let the dragon loose.
"Scout wonders what Hunter commands now, bury Tracker? Or leave before more dragons come?"
"No, our mission is to find and confirm the sighting of dragons here and return them to Warfang."
"You won't be going anywhere until I know what's going on?" it was Flarera with fire flaring from her maw.
After a couple of minutes of explaining what had happened and after Hunter's surprise at seeing Spyro and Cynder again, most things clammed down after that, as well healing Gaia.
"Spyro, Cynder it's good to know both of you made it, but what of Ignitus did he survive?"
"No he didn't, he died shielding us through the ring of fire."
"Truly a shame that is, honestly we didn't expect to find you or Cynder here Spyro, but why haven't you returned to Warfang it's been a full year now since you vanished and you two defeated Malefor."
"A YEAR!" Spyro shout.
"Hunter what do you mean?!" Cynder asked worriedly. "Have no such knowledge."
"Both of you have been missing for a year, how could you not know."
"Hunter we only awoke a few days ago."Cynder stated.
"It's been a year, yet you only recollect a few days know you are not lying, you have no reason to," Hunter said. "It does not matter though, we have completed our mission here and as a bonus, we found you two, and Master Ignatius will be pleased."
"Master Ignatius?"
"Yes, he is the new fire guardian and a relative of Ignitus, after the both of you and Ignitus went missing, the guardians had no choice but to replace him with a new guardian under the order of king Eprun... But this can be explained at a later time, please gather up anyone you can so we can return to Warfang." Both nodded before leaving.
"Scout wants to know what we do with Tracker." The jaguar said referring to the mauled from of the panther. Hunter snarled at the sight.
"He did not follow orders and got himself killed, he will be left there as the disgrace he is," Hunter said angry. "Now help me move the two scout, we need them, to back to Warfang with the others." Hunter moved to picked up the dragoness.
10 mines later
"Good is everyone here." Flarera nodded in response, still watching several grumpy younglings.
"Hunter I must ask, wouldn't it be a bad idea to travel back in a storm." Cynder asked.
"You are correct Cynder it would not be wise but we are not traveling though the storm, but we will be back in Warfang in a few minutes." Suddenly the jaguar pulled out a small blue stone and chucked it into the air over.
"Scout thinks you should brace yourself!" He yelled before the stone exploded into a bright light, engulfing all who were standing nearby in it.
Warfang archives
The Warfang archives were rebuilt almost right after the academy was built, it was a massive sprawling library, containing most of the worlds dragon history.
An adult male fire dragon paced about the room replacing the books and scrolls that were out of place, along with the help of a few moles. "Rotten students if they can't organize how anyone of them even think about becoming guardians could," He sighed. "Why don't we have an overseer right now, damn purple dragons, going into hiding during Malefor's rampage, why did the recent purple dragon of legend have to go down with Malefor?" A circle in the center of the room began to act up; the fire dragon took notice of it.
"Hunter must be returning from his mission, I wouldn't have sent them in the first place chasing after ghosts. Spyro and the other are both dead, but the guardians refuse to accept that. Hopefully after this they will give up this needless search." The light began to intensify, bringing the moles that were working with the fire guardian forth. "I do hope he returns safely though, I'm still testing the effectiveness of those sto-" he was cut off when a familiar dragonfly came flying out of the light and smacked the floor face first, the dragonfly got up and shook his head regaining flight.
"Sparx why were you in there?"
"hey don't even ask, but you know maybe I like jumping though random portal's that come out of nowhere then suck me in then spit me out, It's really fun!" The dragonfly stated sarcastic before flying off, ignoring the light in the room.
"Why the guardians keep him around is beyond me." Ignatius muttered. The fire dragon waited for the light to die down before a much unexpected sight greeted him. Standing alongside hunter and Scout was a fairly large group of dragon's one adult fire dragoness, several adolescents and a few younglings.
"Master Ignatius, our mission was a full success, we confirmed the dragon sightings and we got a small bonus along with, but before that we have two that need medical attention," Hunter says, motioning toward Ryuujin and Gaia.
"Well what are you moles waiting on get them medical attention now!" the surprised moles scampered around the room abit before getting both dragons to a better place to look at them for injuries.
"Hunter where is tracker?" the fire dragon questioned, noting a missing cat
"He was an unfortunate loss in this, do not concern yourself though it only concerns my tribe, you have some very pressing matters to debate with the guardians right now," Hunter stated waving Spyro and Cynder forward. "These two are the ones the guardians have been looking for."
"Spyro and Cynder! The guardians will want to meet you right away but their teaching classes right now, would you mind waiting for them in the guardian's hall
"Hunter fined the others unoccupied rooms I'll deal with these two for now." Ignatius told the cat. 'I wasn't expecting them to bring anyone back from this mission let alone the missing Spyro and Cynder this is going to be a massive headache later I just know it.'
As the group of dragon followed hunter Flarera stopped Xelo's movement, "you get to stay son this concerns you as well as it does me."
"Prey tells how it concerns you?"
"This is why." Flarera turned her neck to the side showing a small insignia.
"Terrador's mark?" Ignatius ponders. "Fine then just head for the tower, I will assist hunter for the moment then inform the guardians." 'Headache I just know it'
About an hour later of trying to find the guardians tower in Warfang, after being stopped by multiple moles in the temple and be greatly thanked by them for saving the city,(telling Flarera and Xelo to go on without them) they ran into one more optical one that was evil well to Cynder at least.
As Spyro turned a corner, a bright light smacked right into Spyro's face, the bright annoying light peeled itself away from Spyro.
"Sparx?" Spyro asked.
"Yeah it's me the mighty Sparx! Now what are you two dragons doing out…of…class?" Sparx went slack jawed.
"Sp-spy-spyro!" the dragon jumped onto his missing brother and hugged him as hard as he could. "Purple boy where have you been," he looked over at Cynder and grinned. "So going for one like you huh? I'm not going to judge I'm glad you dumped Cynder though that evil she-thing can rot for all I care."
"Sparx that is Cynder." The grin vanished, and the dragonfly gulped, realizing what just happened...
"Eh uh hey Cynder I was just joking." Sparx tried to apologize, but was only meet with a scowl and barred teeth, the dragoness took one step forward, before Sparx screamed "MOMMY!" before flying away quickly, Cynder only laughed at the dragonfly's reaction, "scaring Sparx will never get old."
"Cynder..." Spyro groaned.
"Alright! I lay off him for now, come on lets catch up with the others before any other moles find us." Cynder suggested.
"Yeah ii want to talk to the guardians as soon as we can,"Spyro said. "But I do need to talk to you in private later though we need to talk about some things right away, alright Cynder?"
"Alright." she nodded before both of them ran off to catch up with the others
Master Ignatius
"Ugh a head this is right now." Master Ignatius had collected the guardians and was now on their in flight to the tower.
"Ignatius I demand we know what this is about before we arrive; otherwise you have taken me away from young learning about their great heritage." Cyril spoke out to the newest guardian.
"I have to agree, it was appalling unneeded and unnecessary for you to pull take whisk away all of us away from the classes with the dragon games so soon close near." Voter chattered on.
"Can it both of you, we will find out in due time."
The rest of the flight was quite expected for a bit of bicker between the energy and ice dragons.
"Okay we're here Ignatius, now what's so important?" Terrador getting slightly irradiated at the fire guardian.
"Now now Terrador watch it, you what to be in a bad mood to see me again do you?" an angel like voice graced his ears, he whipped his head around to where it came from.
"Flarera?"