Spyro the Dragon: Creation and Destruction

By ValkierieDjermegandre

Disclaimer: Sigh...hey! I still don't own Spyro or any related characters that appear in this story! They belong to their respective creators at Vivendi Universal! I own Spyro's god form, his powers and any original characters including, but not limited to, Atlas! I also own the scenario and not...much...else!! Rawwrr!! Okay? Okay.

Plot: Through time, there has always been one god who has been the object of fear; one who's right hand is chaos…who's left hand is destruction…who's very breath is pestilence. Creation and destruction will clash…as forbidden myth becomes black truth…

Notes: It's here! The next part in my Spyro the Dragon God saga, Creation and Destruction. Mostly inspired by my own need for another story to write and an answer to the requests for the next part of the saga (I'm looking at Draganta the Dragonlord and Nightmare King). Hope you like this too!

Book III: Dawn of Eternity

Chapter XXXV: Infiltration

The skies began turning a strange shade of magenta as Spyro, Atlas and their band of allies came closer to the border…closer to Nirvana. They noticed that the demonic aura in the air suddenly became much stronger and they also saw that there were many flying demons flitting through the skies. Spyro stepped up to the front of the boat, evidently wanting to ask Seroth a question.

"Hey, Seroth…you think we're close?" Spyro asked.

"Well…everyone, hold on tight…" Seroth said, interrupting himself to illustrate a warning.

"What?" Atlas said.

Seroth didn't respond. He simply yanked on the ark's control and sharply steered the ark to the left, avoiding a large stream of dark energy. Spyro picked himself up from the ground and looked onward, being fully intimidated; there was nearly a wall of Black Wyverns, Lygerym Serpents and other assorted demons assembling around a large temple. The temple rested on an enormous piece of floating land and nearly spewed a demonic aura. Inside of that temple, in one of the top floors, Hinarious stood near a window along with Shexeious. The green sage looked at the ark that was approaching and turned toward her superior.

"Lord Hinarious…they approach…" Shexeious said.

"Good. Give them a show…" Hinarious growled.

"Alright! I need ranged attackers, now! I can't maneuver through this mess all day!" Seroth ordered.

In the skies outside of Hinarious' lair, the dark wizard was putting everything into his efforts of dodging, but then Atlas came forward to head up the offensive. The God of Destruction transformed into his true form and summoned his ether, letting it solidify around his arm and hand to form an Orichalcum dragon head.

"Heh. Try me! Orichalca Shoryuka!!" Atlas roared.

The red dragon's eyes turned their full emerald color and he let the beam of malevolent energy fly from his weapon. The God of Destruction's attack left a large hole in the enemy's defenses and that was when Cho-Lei jumped in. An intense amount of ether ran across her hands and formed a lightening symbol. Astor jumped down from his position and followed her example.

"Raagh!! Sacred Lightening!!" Astor and Cho-Lei called.

The two dragons blasted large amounts of lightening from their palms; both of their spells culminated into one entity and pierced a bigger hole in the enemy's defense. Spyro smirked and jumped forward, bringing up Adamatinacor. He was slightly surprised when Spira followed his example with Spirayoma.

"Eat this, demons! Covenant Lance!!" Spyro roared. The God of Creation's divine sword let off a brilliant white light and as the white dragon dragged his hand across the blade, the energy transferred to his hand. This allowed Spyro to release a great number of arrow shaped beams of light that shot forward in a display of holy energy.

"Nice one, Spyro! Gengai Holy!!" Spira called. The blue dragon God spun his sword in front of him and caused it to float. Spira then drew in air and released the attack at the rotating Spirayoma; this action caused the light ray that escaped Spira's maw to be dispersed into many orbs of holy energy.

The combined forces of Spyro's and Spira's attacks dispelled any attacks that the demons themselves tried to make and also opened up a larger gate through the enemies defenses. Seroth smirked and pushed the ark forward, fully prepared to ram the boat into the temple gates…of course, he knew that Spira would kill him if he so much as scratched Spyrol's ark. Instead, he called out to Titan, who promptly smirked and nodded. The powerful Dragon Elder jumped off of the front of the boat, being aware of Cho-Lei and Astor backing him with their magic. Finally, Titan started falling towards the gates and he let his chi charge to his fist.

"Alright, Spyro, now you and Atlas go behind Titan. He'll open the gates so you can charge inside." Seroth said.

Spyro and Atlas nodded to one another and started forward. Atlas drew Vajrah from Deimos and transformed into his true form, but his comrade had a transformation himself; Spyro was radiant. The white dragon's nervous feelings dissolved and he charged forward with Atlas, a big smirk scrolling across his face. Near the temple gates, Titan had finally swung his fist and struck the large gates; a jagged line of energy ran across the gates and they soon blew open, allowing the two Dragon Gods to enter. However, they didn't count on the gates being restored in a manner of seconds; the two dragons were firmly locked in and their allies locked out. On the outside, the latter group noticed this just as immediately.

"Didn't count on that…" Seroth said, with a sort of sarcastic tone in his voice.

"How can you say that so calmly, Seroth?!" Tomas exclaimed, clearly worried about this recent fowl up.

"Relax, Tomas…" Rhatara said, as he walked forward, "There are ways to get through situations like this…especially given that every fortress has an entrance."

"What, I can't just bust through the door again?" Titan said, presenting his fist.

"No…this spell is a very advanced one. Once it is triggered once, it more than triples its strength. It would take years to burst through that door with force again." Yokurious said, with his finger to his chin in thought.

"We'll just have to be patient and find another way in." Spira said.

Meanwhile, on the inside of the temple, Spyro and Atlas stood in the first room of most like many in Hinarious' temple. The two dragons looked around, but it was pitch black except for the blue flames burning in the torches on the walls. The two deities found that there were also skulls on the walls that matched the pitch blackness except for their glowing, orange eyes. Atlas stood straight and hoisted Vajrah over his shoulder…the red dragon had somewhat of an impatient look about his face.

"Well…someone knows how to decorate…" Atlas growled.

"Yeah…come on, let's get moving. Hinarious is no doubt close to whatever twisted goals he's got in mind." Spyro said.

Hinarious stood alone in the central room at the very top floor. There was a large magic glyph glowing behind him with Djermegandre's brother, Terra, bound to the very center. Hinarious had a stiff look about his face; his eyes were closed, yet he continuously tapped his staff on the floor as if he was anxious about something. The Sage Dragon turned toward Terra and smiled…he slowly strode toward the silver bishōn and placed his hand upon his upper chest.

"Heh…Terra, you sensitive fool…no matter, though. You are still a great help to me with that vibrant soul of yours…" Hinarious said. He rose from his position and turned away, "However, Spyro and his band of fools will be here soon…than again, they can't stop me…"

"Big…brother…" Terra whispered.

"My, my…your soul is much stronger than I predicted…I guess being the Supreme Judge's brother has its benefits…"

The Sage Dragon exited the room and encountered Laxeius standing against the wall. She opened one eye and looked at her superior. The latter looked back at the former and smirked.

"They're here. Kill them."

Atlas and Spyro dashed through the halls at a noticeable speed, noting the absence of any demons on the inside of the temple. They weren't complaining out loud, however, as this meant that they didn't have to waste time on any needless fights. The two dragons soon reached a door (that Atlas promptly destroyed with his tail) and they entered a room that changed the tone that they were seeing since they arrived. The walls around the room were white and went into a cool gray near the floor. The ceiling was decorated with three crystal chandeliers and the ceiling itself was split into six sections by means of six arches that extending from pillars around the room. The two dragons walked in and looked around, somewhat bewildered, and held their weapons ready.

"Well, that didn't take long…" came the calm, but harsh, voice of Laxeius. Atlas and Spyro looked up and found that the Sage Dragon was standing on a balcony on the opposite side of the room.

"Laxeius…" Atlas growled.

"I'm guessing that you're gonna try and get in our way…" Spyro said.

"Hmm…well, that's about right…" Laxeius said, as she jumped down and prepared her lightening bow.

"I don't see why you're so loyal to a creep like Hinarious…" Atlas said.

"Lord Hinarious is going to change the world. Maybe even Yokkurei like you can live in better conditions…a goal that their precious 'God' couldn't manage…"

"You little…" a malevolent aura exploded from Atlas' body of such intensity that it threatened to bring the room down.

"Atlas, save your energy. We're going to need it for later. Meanwhile, why don't you disappear…otherwise, we're going to make you disappear…" Spyro growled.

"Hmph, you're so scary…or not. You're a God of Creation; you're not cut out for fighting…" Laxeius taunted.

"I got this far, didn't I…" Spyro said, standing battle ready.

"That you did, Master Spyro…" the voice was that of Yokurious. The Sage Dragon walked out from the entrance that Atlas and Spyro came in. He transformed his staff and his robes and gave his sister a cold stare, "And you can't afford to stop here. Leave; I will take care of my little sister…"

"How the hell did you get in here? The door was—" Atlas started.

"There are more than a few ways to get into places like this…primarily the windows. Now move forward…"

Spyro was hesitant at first, but then he sheathed his sword and dashed past Laxeius, followed by Atlas. Yokurious was somewhat suspicious as to why she let the two dragon Gods pass, but then he concentrated more on the fact that his sister raised her bow. Laxeius looked past her brother and seemed to be aiming for him, but she altered her aim slightly and the arrow flew past Yokurious and nailed a spot on a wall that interrupted a magic incantation, causing another door to form and lock. The female Sage Dragon lowered her bow and looked her brother in the eyes.

"Sigh…why are you doing this? Do you not trust Lord Hinarious?" Laxeius asked.

"Laxeius…you are under a spell. Hinarious has your soul held hostage. What is more is that he does plan to rebuild the world; he only plans to destroy it." Yokurious bluntly stated.

"So, you're one of them, huh?"

"Of course I am…that is what being a Sage Dragon is about."

"What are you trying to say?"

"I am saying that your use of 'them' is not the same as my use of 'us'. I only wish that you could remember. However, those days are long past, are they not?"

"I wouldn't know what you're talking about…"

Yokurious gripped his sword and kept his shield on his back, seeing as he had no left arm to hold it with. He stood against the dragon that he once called his sister and prepared for battle. Laxeius brought her bow up and stared her brother down…before releasing a quick wind arrow in Yokurious' general direction. The Sage Dragon timed his slash well and sliced the arrow straight down the middle, letting the remaining halves to glide past his head with no harmful effects. The white Sage then closed his eyes…and dashed straight at his sister, with his blade held high. It seemed that he had no inhibitions about killing his sister, but his she had no intentions to die. As Yokurious swung vertically with his sword, Laxeius put up her bow and caught his sword on it. She then started to pull back on the air string, which was when Yokurious gripped the handle of his blade aggressively.

"Radiance of Fire!!" Yokurious called.

The Sage Dragon's sword gave off a brilliant red glow and after a few seconds, a grand fireball rose from the blade that could have singed Laxeius had she not jumped away. Yokurious dashed forward with his blade covered in flames and tried to catch his sister off guard, but she ducked his slice and shoved her boot into her brother's jaw. The attack drew blood with its raw power and she went further as to shoot a quick arrow into her brother's arm. The white Sage staggered back, but he quickly turned around as Laxeius reached her foot up again…causing her to strike the shield that was on Yokurious' back.

"Ah, you're still as good as usual, big brother…" Laxeius said.

"Hmph!! Raven Sword!!" Yokurious said.

Yokurious pushed his sister back with the force from his shield and swung his sword horizontally, releasing a large raven that flew toward Laxeius with unreal speed. She simply responded by shooting the bird with an arrow, but as it disappeared she noticed that Yokurious had vanished. Laxeius looked around but was slightly too late as her brother appeared in front of her with his sword in the ground. He shoved his palm into her chest and the yellow dragon was easily thrown into a wall, which cracked upon impact. Yokurious dashed forward and prepared to run his sword through Laxeius' heart, but she quickly aimed up and fired a lightening arrow at the chandelier that was overhead; the decorative object fell to the ground on impact and nearly crushed Yokurious, but he stopped in time.

The white Sage started looking around nervously; he knew that Laxeius was an absolute trickster in battle and at this point, she was probably ready to pull out all the stops. A moment later, Yokurious was proved correct when he noticed a vortex of air opening behind him. Not even a second later, a wind arrow sailed through and nearly beheaded Yokurious had he not anticipated the move. The white dragon was soon under fire by two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty two, sixty four, and then one hundred and twenty eight arrows that seemed to come in rapid succession.

"Dammit…if I don't something, I'll get shredded…" Yokurious thought to himself as he was torn by the sixty four wave, "Nngh! White Sage Shield…!"

Yokurious, in his fatigue, embedded his sword into the ground and erected a shield that was formed in time for the final wave. However, due to his fatigue, the shield only helped in stopping some of the arrows. Others were merely softened, slowed, or weren't stopped at all. The result at the end was Yokurious being severely bloody and his clothes being torn; scars were raked across his body and face and he seemed to have a very hard time breathing. After the arrows stopped flying, Laxeius dropped from a wind vortex in the ceiling…she looked fatigued within of herself.

"Huff…huff…how do you…like my Arrow Storm attack…?" Laxeius said. She took a deep breath and stood straight, drawing back her bow to inflict the final blow.

"Huff…huff…I wonder…how long…it took you…to perfect that…?" Yokurious said. He tried to force his body to move, but came to no avail.

"Months of training…but enough about me. What about you? Are you seriously just going to die here?"

"That's not my choice to make…then again, maybe it is. There is no way of knowing for sure."

"Fair enough. Any last requests…?"

"Just that you see me in Hell…"

Laxeius scowled and released her air string, letting the lightening arrow fly to end her brother's life. However, just before it hit him, Yokurious quickly turned his body and let the arrow strike his shield; consequently, the projectile bounced straight off and headed back toward Laxeius. The arrow raked her shoulder and she cursed under her breath for forgetting such a crucial element. As she was distracted, Yokurious used all of his energy to force his body up and forward; he reach his sister and struck her bow hard with his sword as she brought it up to guard. This action threw Laxeius off guard and allowed Yokurious to execute his own final strike…he executed a short spin and impaled his sister with his blade. He ran it straight threw her heart. Laxeius coughed up blood and dropped to her knees at the same moment as Yokurious. The white Sage Dragon pulled his sword free and watched as his sister looked up at him with her blue eyes…it was then that he knew.

"Uugh…big…brother? What is this…? What am I doing here?" Laxeius said. Yokurious' eyes widened for a moment, but then he remembered.

"Of course…the spell could only be broken by the death of the victim…" Yokurious growled.

"Yokurious…where…where is this? Why am I—"

"Shh…don't speak anymore, Laxeius. Just be quiet…"

"But…why…"

"You were under a spell for the last few years…you were not yourself…"

"…what…when…?"

"Shh, little sister. Listen to me. You will die soon…but such a fate is much better than knowing that you would have been involved in the destruction of the entire dragon lineage…"

"But…big brother…"

"Don't worry…I will soon follow you. Now please…be quiet. Just go to sleep…"

It was then that Laxeius stopped speaking and her breathing slowed quite a bit, but Yokurious knew that she was going to die. The white Sage Dragon used his two fingers to close his sister's eyes and watched in sadness as a tear went down her eye. In time, Yokurious himself started to slowly release tears from his own eyes, though he didn't sob. He looked at his sister's peaceful body…he cursed the dragon that took his only family away from him. Soon, Laxeius stopped breathing and her brother put his hand over his heart than did the same for hers. The white dragon walked through the door and continued to catch up to the dragon Gods…determined to pay Hinarious back for what he had done…

End Chapter Thirty Five…next chapter, Light…