Chapter 4: Broken and Awoken

Ha, rhyming title.

It wasn't even sunrise yet. And I decided to get up and find a gift for Alia. She asked me to meet her at Dragon Central at around noon. So I had plenty of time, and I was out of the bed and in the hallways of the temple. I turned a corner and ran into Cynder.

In unison we said to each other, "what are you doing up?"

"Me, I'm getting something from the garden" I said quietly

Cynder is really bright, because she said "you're getting something for Alia, aren't you? Roses? Magentas? You like her don't you?

"More than that, she has an amazing personality. She's gentle, kind, loyal, trustworthy, and so much more. On top of that, she beautiful, and- Oh Ancestors I really do love her…" I shook my head

Cynder Smiled

"The most beautiful flowers are in the back."

"Thanks Cyn."

I flew over to the back of the temple and outside and picked the perfect flowers. Then I hid them in my room and waited until it was noon. I flew to the central and looked for her. I found her, but what I saw…what I saw….

She was kissing some green dragon and her eyes were closed. Here I was, bringing flowers after I spent those special nights, with her and she even kissed me on the cheek. She'd just chosen him, some random dragon dude over me, doing those things for her. Tears filling my eyes, I thought of my cave, my actual home, and I balled my fists. I closed my eyes and I felt heartbroken and…alone again. Speaking of feel, I felt a strange force; I opened my eyes and saw nothing except hyper-fast views of Warfang, then a forest, then a lake. The lake next to my cave. It took yet another minute to realize "I can teleport." It took even longer to think how this all happened in less than a second. I remembered from a lecture from Volteer stating that lightning travels very fast. So it's true, one of my two abilities is lightning, and with that, teleportation. Despite my knowing of one of my elements I was still devastated.

"Why?" I said

And I collapsed into my cave.

Alia's POV

I arrived back at the temple, wondering where was Asyree was. I was fuming though that that dragon kissed me after he told me I was cute. I slapped him and flew off. I asked Spyro and he said he hasn't seen Asyree, neither has Cynder, my Uncle, or even Terrador. This was strange, he couldn't have gone missing.

….

He still hasn't returned and we now have a search party out. I was getting worried and sadder by the day. Cynder and Spyro tried to comfort me, but they didn't cheer me up much, if at all. I just wanted him back. A week has passed and I knew something was either wrong or he feared his destiny. Today,I was just in the room, weeping, when there was a boom. Everyone was outside in no time. We saw that a building had been struck and on the verge of collapse. We rushed out to save who ever we could. I saw a young dragoness, no older than 6, stuck in a large room with only his father. He could fit through the window, but his dad could not. He looked at me and said "go." I grabbed the dragon and put him safely under the watch of Cyril. I went back for his father, but the building began to collapse then. I looked at the little dragoness, and she turned away, fearing for her father. Suddenly, a large figure burst out of the large building before it all fell down. It was her father and she cheered! He thanked her for her heroism and he went to the evacuation areas underground. Moments later, a dragon in his 20s, flew high in the air. He had an all dark body, including his eye color and wing membranes. He announced "You are all my prisoners now. Surrender and you will not be harmed much. For those who dare face me, they will try, and they will fail.

I saw this monster, and I knew immediately only Spyro could defeat him. Speaking of Spyro…,

"Leave with your army now, we've defeated Malefore, and we can take you out too."

"Ah, the purple plunder, I feel I should let you know that I possess power that surpasses even Malefore's. So I know I can defeat you.

"Spyro! Have you learned the transformation yet? I asked him.

He shook his head gravely.

"And the form is needed to defeat this monster, and the only one who can use it is-" she didn't finish the sentence as Spyro immediately began to fight the dark one. In three hits, he was unconscious and zooming toward the ground. Luckily, Cynder caught him, and she attacked the overlord next. He swiped her away and was left in the same state as Spyro. This was bad, as one by one the guardians were taken down. The evil monster flew calmly to where Alia was on the ground and he said "I'll give you a choice: join me or suffer like them.

"No, I'd rather suffer with them. Go to Hell."

"Your choice."

Aria closed her eyes, expecting him to hit her, but he simply chained Spyro, Cynder, and the Guardians, and flew off.

She was unchained and free, so she knew what she needed to do. Her friends were chained to the temple so she reluctantly left the to find Asyree's cave.

Asyree's POV

I laid down with my head on the floor as I tried to recover from my depression. I thought by now I'd be over her by now but I still wept daily.

That's what I get for trying to find someone to spend my life with.

Speaking of heartbreak, I heard Alia's voice call out for my name.

I just had to hear her voice again.

I stayed put, thinking of teleporting, but decided against it.

She came in and saw me, tears streaming down my eyes.

"Asyree, what are you doing?"

"I don't know"

"Things have been horrible in WarFang, a dragon even stronger than Malefore has took over, easily defeating Spyro and Cynder in a few blows."

"And I'll beat him, because Spyro hasn't transformed yet?"

"YES! He hasn't transformed yet, so he was weak against him.

"I'm not going to go back, okay, so train Spy to transform."

"I can't, none of us can, because they're all chained and now are prisoners."

"How'd you escape?"

"He offered me to join him."

"Why didn't you accept? You may have even been able to save our new friends or at least live a life of luxury."

"There are 2 reasons why I didn't join him."

I looked at her this time and listened.

"One, because he enslaved the city and because of his strength, he will soon have the world.

I stood up now focusing on her words.

"Two, because I wanted to do this since the morning after I slept here.

She brought me close and kissed me. A real kiss. I loved every second of it, and it was over too quickly.

"There, and if you never loved me then at least you know now that I loved you." Seconds later she added "Or so I did."

She then flew back to Warfang.

I just sat there, thinking on what I should do.

Then I made decision.

Alia's POV

I cryed on my way back. I didn't know why he left and I didn't want to. I'd loved him since that morning after we met. Even more when we opened up to each other. I guess it wasn't meant to be.

…

I flew to the highest building, where I guess his lair would be. When I got there, he was sitting near the edge, watching the city crumble and he smiled.

''I see you've come back, have you accepted my offer?"

"No, in fact, I came here to settle this and bring my friends out of slavery. " Alia said

"Really? You saw what I did to your friends so why do you think you can beat me?"

"I never said I would but I can try.

I lunged at him and he dodged, simply moving his head. I flew back and tried again and this time I landed a punch. However, he was unfazed by it. Then he hit me, a punch to my chest that otherwise would've been weak. I flew through several buildings and yelled out in pain.

Where is he?

Asyree's POV

I heard her. She didn't tell me she was going to fight him. Somehow, I can hearher screams of pain as her beat her. Slowly, ever so slowly, my anger rose again. I wanted her to stay down, don't get up, and stay alive. Still she got up, and I started getting angrier at her torturer.

"Stop."

He beat her again and again while she screamed out why.

"Stop it."

He paused and whispered to her "you could've been a goddess to me."

"STOP" I yelled and the earth shook with me. I looked outside to see a storm brewing, and the angrier I got, the stronger it got.

He knocked her down, and I wanted her to stay down, I couldn't bear one more punch from him to her.

He picked her up and said "before you die, I never told you my name, Alia." He pulled her close and whispered "my name is Liatus."

He threw her off the side of the building. Alia was too weak to use her wings. She thought it was over until she heard…

" .ALONE" I yelled.

I caught her 150 feet from the ground.

I landed on the ground and, using a potion I borrowed from a nearby shop, told her to drink, which she did, and it healed her. No more broken bones, scars, scratches, gashes, or blood.

She hugged me, and I hugged back.

"I'm so sorry, I should've left when I heard your pain, put I thought you'd stay down. I could not hear your pain anymore."

"Let's not worry about that now, I'll go unchain our friends with the key I snatched from him, you deal with Liatus.

"Got it"

We split up, and I flew to the building were Liatus waited. I looked at him, my eyes filled with pure hatred. My scales started to lighten up, and more electricity formed around me. The storm from earlier now circles around us, and it too, sported grey lightning.

"I'm going to ask you one time, leave. Let these innocent people go back to their homes and you leave us alone forever."

Liatus chuckled "What? Are you going to stop me?"

"Leave"

"No"

" I warned you"

I started to change, this time letting all the energy go. The lightning around me flashed constantly and the thunder boomed.

I yelled out as I finished for real this time. I blew up the building we were standing on, and we resorted to flying. Finally, I could look at this new form. I had completely silver scales, which weren't that different from how I usually am, but they were lighter, shinier, and had that aura. The electricity now stood out completely and spark constantly. My power and Mana though, felt tremendous. I knew now I was strong enough to defeat Liatus and I shouldn't waste any time.

I rushed forward, then disappeared, startling Liatus. Then I was behind him and punched him straight through several more buildings. Once he reappeared, I tried out the breath for this form which, of course, was grey lightning, and when it hit the dragon, it knocked him into the ground. Liatus, now angry, declared "I WILL KILL YOU! He then shot out a convexity beam, a horrifying beam colored purple, and headed straight for me. No other options I shot my Light Breath against the darkness(yes I'm calling this form the light form, as opposed to the dark form). The beams struggled and I won sending his and my own beam back at him. The explosion caused a large crater to form. I had won. I teleported to Liatus, who wasn't dead, but barely alive.

"I warned you, and look what's happened." I say to him

Liatus, still desperate to win, punched me in the face. I didn't care, as it only tickled.

I charged another light beam ready to fire, Liatus growled at me.

"Goodbye, you damn wannabe overlord.

I shot the beam and it was all over.

….

I visited Alia's room, and I came in wanting to apologize for up and leaving.

She seemed mad, actually burning me a little from her anger. In fact, I thought I'd receive a slap, but instead she kissed me again.

"You saved my life, brought me flowers, listened to my pain, and-

"I love you, Alia."

"All I needed to hear" She says, smiling.

And slowly, I closed the door behind us.

GIGGITY! Finally Done AGAIN, man was that a long time, well thanks for reading and the next chapter will be out tomorrow. Now time to sleep.