Last chapter was intense but I still got there. Also it was supposed to be bigger but hey… what the heck… just cut it into more chapters. More chapters more suspense. And the last chapter didn't go out as planned but I just needed to improvise.

For this, there will be some Dawn of the Dragon elements.

(EDIT: Something I forgot to add to this chapter: the part I edited in is right after "... and all shall come to fall."

All characters belong to Activsion.


Everyone was suddenly stunned by Spyro's shocking announcement, admitting he was the one responsible for the death of his father. A son who killed his own father. Cynder, Sunburn, and Flashwing stood still. The cheetahs and the moles lowered their weapons. Whirlwind, Stealth Elf, and Ignitor gazed at Spyro who barely knew his backstory or hardly anything about his father, but they heard the stunning news of Spyro admitting killing his father.

Cho-Lei limply walked to Spyro. "That's a lie. Please tell me it a lie."

Spyro signed and looked into her mother's eyes and said, "I wished it was a lie, but it's the truth."

"You see, rebels, he killed his father," said Malefor. "And you all wanted him as your king. A king who killed his father. You see? I am the true king of the Dragon Realms. No other."

"Well it is you who brought this kingdom into a disaster," stated Spyro. "All plant life, all animal life is dying because of you. All life is dying. Why should I be worse than you?"

"Because you killed Ignitus."

"Well, you the one who lured me to the… Twilight… Falls…," said Spyro. He was beginning to realize something twisting in his mind.

"Spyro?" said Cynder.

"The Twilight Falls is where the Gremblins came from. Where it all started. From the falls, to the cheetah village, to the floating islands, and finally to the Burned Lands where I saw my father's dead body. And I saw him falling from…"

Spyro paused and his jaw dropped with great realization. "From the Floating Islands, a long fall landing into the Burned Lands. The Burned Lands."

Dozens of Spyro's soldiers were looking at him, not knowing what he was talking about.

Spyro gazed at Malefor. "It wasn't me after all, it was YOU!" Spyro hatefully leaped at Malefor with great speed and force and forced Malefor to the ground. Spyro's eyes turned into misty, purple-glowing eyes and claws dug into Malefor's scales. "You caused it all."

"Ah, now you're starting to play my game, Spyro," said Malefor, unfearful. "Go, now. Do it. End me."

"Not until you tell them what really happened that day on the Floating Islands," said Spyro. "Tell them." Spyro pushed his claws deeper in Malefor's scales.

Malefor growled loudly.

"Tell them."

Malefor grunted and whispered, "I caused your father's death."

"Louder!"

"I killed him," said Malefor, in a normal average voice.

"So they can hear you, so the entire kingdom can hear you," shouted Spyro.

"I… killed… your… father," shouted Malefor.

Apes suddenly dashed forward.

"Traitor!" Cynder took the lead at the charging Apes, followed by Sunburn, Flashwing, and Whirlwind. The cheetahs immediately shot their hail of arrows. The moles, with small weapons strong, charged. The dragons fly or ran towards the Apes

Ignitor and Stealth Elf rode on Cynder's back and jumped at the Apes. Both of Malefor's and Spyro's forces clashed with metal, horns, claws, and teeth. The battle was on.

Malefor's tail whipped at Spyro's ribcage and pushed Spyro off him; Malefor was free from Spyro's grip. Spyro got up and glared at Malefor

"Now embrace your hatred, Purple Dragon. It is what every Purple Dragon is meant to do. Every Purple Dragon… after me."

"After you?" said Spyro.

"You should have learned, but you were too curious for adventure and fun. There is a dark secret that your father never learned or his father. The line of the Purple Dragons began long ago."

"I know this story."

"But that is the twist," stated Malefor. He growled loudly to his forces, stunning his opponents' ears.

The Apes halted their attack and retreated behind Malefor.

Spyro and his forces shook away screeches in their ears and looked at Malefor.

Malefor widened out his wings. His body glowed and his scales stared to scatter and move or fall from his body. His body turned to liquid and his eyes went from purple to yellow. His body went from light purple to dark purple, revealing to them a new but ancient body that shocked them all.

"I am the Dark Purple Dragon, the first Purple Dragon that ever lived," stated Malefor. "I was never born into the royal family. I only time warped my body backwards, reversing the time of my body back into an egg. And so the line of the Purple Dragon went on for many millennia to bring about the destruction of the Dragon Realms and bring about a great cleansing. This is the true nature of the Purple Dragon: to destroy the world with the elements of dark magic. And, Spyro, you are the next Purple Dragon in line, and your true destiny is to destroy the realms."

"No, no. I don't believe that."

"Of course you don't. But you have come back nonetheless. And for a while, I knew all along you were alive and carrying on or else the line would have been passed on. I knew I had to get you to come out of hiding. And so I used Cynder to find you and bring you back."

Spyro turned to see Cynder and back to Malefor.

"How did you use me?" she shouted.

"Don't you remember when you turned a dark dragon with the possession of dark magic?"

"How did you know that?" shouted Sunburn.

"I know because I have the ability to know," answered Malefor.

"You're lying," said Cynder.

"Hm, I find it peculiar how you chose to remember things," said Malefor. "Let me assure you; it was you who brought me power, Spyro, and you who brought him back. We have Cynder to thank for that. Ha ha ha ha ha."

"Cynder, is that true?" asked Spyro, walking towards her.

"No, it's not. But now I don't remember any more."

"Oh, I beg to differ, but I see you need a little…nudge!" said Malefor, as his eyes dimmed and glowed a dark cloud.

Suddenly a dark cloud trapped Cynder in a dark vortex.

"Cynder!" shouted many voices.

Cynder had awoken with glaring white eyes and a shadowy body, an evil dragon.

"Cynder, no!" grunted Spyro.

"Your father should have told you this. Purple Dragons are the true users of dark magic, and I used this to turn her when she entered through that portal to find you."

"What!?" said Sunburn.

"Yes, it's true again. I turned her. I corrupted her heart in refusal for not becoming my mate. Now, Cynder, who are you loyal to: me or Spyro?"

"You," said Cynder, in a shrieking, ghostly voice. Cynder whiplash her tail at Spyro's face, making him pound into a wall.

"Spyro," shouted Sunburn. Sunburn dashed towards the dark Cynder. Again, she whiplashed her tail, but Sunburn blocked that attack with his flaming wing.

Removing his wing, Sunburn lunged toward Cynder. The phoenix hybrid grabbed Cynder by the neck and pounded her to the ground. "Last time I ran. This time I won't, Cynder. Time for you to return." Sunburn lit up his left claws with crimson fire and hoped it would once again blow away the darkness.

"Fool," said Cynder.

She head-butted Sunburn.

"Arrgghh," grunted Sunburn.

Cynder pulled Sunburn off her and shoved him toward Spyro who was getting up. Both had pounded into the wall.

"My turn," shouted Whirlwind. "I always wanted to do this to you when we first met."

Whirlwind puffed a cloud toward Cynder. After the cloud hid Cynder, Whirlwind shot a rainbow dart toward the cloud. At hitting it, the cloud sparked into rainbow sparks.

Cynder was struck the twinkling rainbow sparks. But the light of the rainbows weren't enough to break through her darkness caused by Malefor. Again she whiplashed at Whirlwind and sent the hybrid toward a few of Spyro's forces.

Ignitor and Stealth Elf charged forward.

Cynder heard them coming and whipped her tail at them. Ignitor was hit but Stealth Elf jumped and dodged the whipping attack. She landed on Cynder's back and impaled her with her daggers.

Cynder growled loudly and back flipped towards the ground, impaling the green elf on the ground and hard.

Stealth Elf yelled out in great pain, as Cynder stood up.

Malefor burst into great evil laughter; Cynder was his greatest weapon now. She took out his greatest opponent with four others. "You see? Cynder is a rare type of dragon breed associated with the darkness. With her at my side, this land will be cleansed into an eternal darkness and all shall come to fall."

"NNNOOOOOOO!" shouted Sunburn, getting up. He unleashed his fiery personality; his entire went ablaze. "You will not rule these realms in darkness." Sunburn dashed towards Malefor, shoving Cynder out of his way.

Sunburn lunged at the dark Purple Dragon, with great speed and fire.

Malefor took a direct hit of Sunburn's blazing wings of fire. The phoenix hybrid whipped and lashed at the evil dragon with his claws of fire and his tail.

Malefor growled and groaned at each hit Sunburn fiery hit.

"Everything you did what for your own needs instead of the realms needs. Now I'll do them a favor a true phoenix: free the kingdom from tyranny."

Sunburn whipped his tail around Malefor's front legs and heaved him forward, collapsing Malefor on his stomach.

"Now die!"

Sunburn hurled his claws at Malefor's back.

But Malefor rolled over several times, pulling Sunburn with him. Rolling over to his left side, Malefor used his back legs to kick the flaming hybrid. Sunburn was shoved away from the evil dragon and rolled to a wall.

"Here is what you get if you don't join me," shouted Malefor, getting up back. He charged toward the phoenix hybrid, aiming with electrifying horns on his head.

"Sunburn, look out," shouted Flashwing.

Sunburn turned to Malefor, but too late; Malefor rammed Sunburn right into the wall, plunging his horns deep in Sunburn's chest and into the wall. Sunburn screeched with his mouth wide open.

Many of Spyro's forces gasped at the site: Malefor impaling his horns into Sunburn's body.

Malefor dug his horns from the wall and Sunburn and let the hybrid fall to the ground, mortally wounded and slowly dying.

"Spyro," he painfully grunted, looking at the Purple Dragon. " "You… are… my… king…" Sunburn breathed softly and his body fell to its right side. His eyes glared at Spyro. One more breath was heard and his eyes gave in and closed. His head tilted away from Spyro. No more breaths were heard. Sunburn's body laid if he was asleep without the breathing.

"NNOOOOO!" shouted Spyro, Cynder, and Flashwing. All of Spyro's forces looked in great saddened looks and shocking faces. They couldn't believe what just happened but it did.

Sunburn laid dead before Malefor's feet.

Malefor laughed in great evil laughter and blew fire on Sunburn's body, turning it to complete ashes. He as killed someone else close to Spyro.

His servant Cynder took her turn and walked towards Spyro and whipped her tail at him again and again and again. "Fight back, you coward."

Spyro only blocked her attacks with his wings.

"Fight back. Why won't you fight back?"

"Because you left me nothing to fight for," answered Spyro, sadly.

Suddenly, the dark shadow around covering Cynder faded. The old Cynder was back.

"There is always something," she said, with her regular voice.

Malefor grunted and groaned. "So be it. You now made your choice and now you all will suffer the same fate. PREPARE TO DIE! Apes, attack!"

The army of Apes charged forward as Malefor flew high towards the sky.

The battle for the Dragon Realms has began.