Chapter 15: For Her
His doom it yet to be witnessed
Night came so Spyro and Cynder retired to their room and fell asleep. It was during this sleep when Spyro had a mysterious dream, more of a mysterious nightmare.
Dream start…
"You have destroyed everything of mine," Marthaeter's dark voice boomed, "Now I will take what means everything from you."
"No," Spyro shouted, "You won't take her. I will fight to the death to save her."
"Prove it," Marthaeter challenged, "Meet me in your Temple and face me for her life."
"Deal," Spyro growled.
Dream end…
Spyro woke up and looked around the room. Next to him laid Cynder, asleep from what he could tell. He nudged her, nut she didn't respond. Spyro repeated this, but still no response. He got up and left the fortress heading to the realm to confront Marthaeter to save his love's life.
But the time shall come soon when the mightiest in the realm must destroy the haunter of his mind
Shadedulath was asleep in his quarters when someone woke him up. He opened his eyes to see a white dragon with purple eyes starring at him.
"Spyro?" Shadedulath asked, "Is that you?"
"It is," Spyro replied.
"What are you doing here at this time?" Shadedulath asked, "Shouldn't you be with Cynder?"
"That's why I'm here," Spyro replied. He explained everything that happened and asked for Shadedulath's assistance.
Shadedulath pondered the matter for a few moments. He answered, "I will bring my best men. I can't promise a victory though. That is up to you and you alone."
"Thank you," Spyro replied, "We must hurry to the Temple."
They quickly went about the base of the Shadows of Katsumoto and gathered the finest of the warriors. They left within an hour's time and were off to the Dragon Temple.
They arrived at the Temple after a half day's travel. The Shadows of Katsumoto where running for most of the time which wore them out. Spyro had little trouble the speed and informed Shadedulath that he and his men should rest.
"What about you?" Shadedulath asked, between gasps for air.
"I'll be fine," Spyro replied, "If I don't come out in two hours assume I died and don't come after me. Tell Cynder I had to so she would live. Tell her that I love her."
Shadedulath bowed his head and said, "As you wish Lord of Time."
With all at stakes is not what drives him
Spyro turned and headed towards the Temple that was only a short distance away. He came to the Temple gates and passed through them.
The Temple was empty and the moonlight provided little light inside the ruins. Spyro looked around and noticed a pair of yellow eyes that starred at him with great hatred.
"You have taken all I had," Marthaeter said, "Now I shall take what means everything to you."
"You will never do so," Spyro growled in defiance.
The eyes moved forward and entered a ray of moonlight revealing Marthaeter as a great shadowy beast. He was simply massive. He filled the Temple with his being and looked at Spyro from a great height.
Spyro didn't back down. He couldn't especially not with what would be lost.
But his love who will be lost if he shall fail
The great shadow threw himself at the much smaller white dragon. Spyro evaded the attack and let loose a beam of light that tore through Marthaeter's form. A gapping hole appeared in Marthaeter's arm where Spyro's beam hit.
Marthaeter looked at the damage and roared at Spyro. Spyro fired another blast that ripped through Marthaeter's chest. Spyro continued to fire these light beams at the one who threatened his love.
Marthaeter swung his long tail at Spyro who was occupied with attacking. The tail crashed into the white dragon and threw him into a ruined wall. The wall crumbled under the force in which Spyro landed against it, causing it to collapse and fall on top of him.
Spyro recovered and was struck with a black energy wave. The wave threw him backwards and he felt his strength lessen. He quickly got up and fired a beam of light at Marthaeter's head, which blasted a hole between the two yellow eyes.
The massive beast roared and fell backwards, taking out the wall behind it. Spyro leapt into the air and hovered above Marthaeter as he continuously fired beams of light into Marthaeter's form, slowly wiping the evil from the very realm. Spyro had forgotten about Marthaeter's weapons though and was swatted aside by a massive claw. Spyro hit a wall and fell to the floor.
Spyro got back up and drew upon all his energy. He focused on what he had to do. He focused on the one true dragon in his life that he would do anything for. He felt himself grow in strength and released it in a deadly explosion of white flames that incinerated Marthaeter's broken body, destroying him forever.
Spyro didn't realize that the Temple was collapsing on him from the explosion. Spyro didn't care, his mission was complete and she was free. Cynder would live. Boulders that belonged to the ceiling and roof of the Temple landed around him as he sat there with his eyes closed, picturing Cynder.
The entire structure suddenly gave out and Spyro had no escape.
The light that has brought life shall also end the lives of some
A large rock fell on his tail and Spyro snapped back to reality to see all of the Temple crumble with him under it. His tail was stuck under the boulder and he couldn't move. He began to use his earth powers to destroy the boulder that was holding him hostage, but he knew he wouldn't get out in time.
He stopped and whisper, "At least you are safe my love."
Cynder suddenly woke up from her sleep. She had seen what was a battle between Spyro and Marthaeter. Spyro killed him, but couldn't escape the Temple's destruction and was killed. She quickly looked to her side and saw that Spyro wasn't there.
But ultimately to save the most important one
