Well, here's the next chapter in Forgotten Prophecy!

This one was rather…strange.

I agree.

Well, let's let the readers decide alright?

Disclaimer: I don't own Spyro or any of the copyrighted things I use, I do however own my OCs and this story.

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Chapter 19: Repentance

Ignitus and Cain found themselves in the room where Hunter was helping Nguyen meditate so he could summon the dead to speak with them. The two made their way silently over to the side of the room so they could watch.

"Remember, Nguyen," they heard Hunter say as they sat down and observed the bipedal cheetah instruct the young dragon in meditation, "you must take slow, deep breaths and clear your mind of everything."

Nguyen, who was sitting on his haunches with his eyes shut, nodded in acknowledgement. The black dragon's breathing began to slow until it was almost as if he was asleep. When it seemed the dragon was succeeding in meditating, his eyes shot open and he turned to look at Cain, but his normally light-blue eyes had turned completely white.

"You killed us," Nguyen said, but his voice was overlaid with several others, "you killed us all and laughed. Now it is your turn to die and our turn to laugh."

"No…" Cain said, his eyes widening in fear and shock, "no, no, I-I've changed! I wish I could take back what I did, I swear I do, but I can't and I'm paying for what I did!"

"You lie," the voices speaking through Nguyen said, the possessed dragon standing up and walking over to the larger red dragon, "your crimes will only be repaid with your blood! And we shall have our vengeance and be at peace!"

The black dragon jumped at Cain, but Hunter tackled him mid-jump, sending both of them to the floor with Hunter pinning the smaller dragon face down.

"Snap out of it Nguyen!" Hunter shouted as the pinned dragon struggled beneath him.

"Release us!" Nguyen shouted, the voices crying out in unison, "The Murderer must suffer for his crimes! He must pay! He must die!"

Ignitus stepped over to where Hunter held Nguyen to the ground while Cain sat frozen in fear. When Ignitus reached the younger dragon, he stopped struggling and looked up.

"Who are you?" Ignitus asked, his voice calm and unwavering.

"We are the Unrested Spirits of those the Murderer killed," Nguyen said in the multi-voiced voice, "we saw a light and we ran to it, thinking our long unrest finally over. We were wrong and we found ourselves trapped in the body of this child dragon, but sitting there is the one who killed us and only through his death will we be at rest."

"His death will bring nothing," Ignitus said, his demeanor very different than anything ever seen from the old dragon, "only your acceptance that you are dead and your belief that Cain has changed and is working to pay for his sins will put you at rest."

"No!" Nguyen shouted, finally managing to get Hunter off of him, "We refuse to rest without our revenge on the one who killed us!"

"You think killing me will end your suffering?" Cain asked, finally breaking free of his fear and having it replaced with resolution, "You want me to die by your hands? Well, you're welcome to try, but I refuse to die because if I do, the one who put me on the path to repentance will die as well and I refuse to let that happen!"

"Die!" Nguyen shouted, jumping at Cain once again but neither Ignitus nor Hunter made any attempt to stop the possessed dragon. Cain made no movement to stop the dragon until he was inches away, but all he did was whack the dragon aside with the flat side of his tail blade. Nguyen growled in frustration and jumped at Cain again only to be knocked aside once more.

"What is he doing Ignitus?" Hunter asked as he stood by the teal dragon, both of them watching as Cain continued to knock Nguyen aside but nothing more.

"He is trying to prove to the ones controlling Nguyen that he has truly changed by not fighting back, only blocking their attacks but not directly striking back." Ignitus explained.

"Do you think it will work?" Hunter asked curiously.

"It already is," Ignitus said, "look."

Hunter did and saw that the possessed Nguyen was starting to look uncertain as his attacks began to become slower, as if he was losing the will to keep attacking Cain. Finally, after Nguyen had jumped at Cain a few times and was knocked aside every time, he stopped and the two of them stared each other down.

"Why are you not striking back?" the possessed Nguyen asked, the voices overlaying his voice accusing.

"I told you, I've changed," Cain answered, "I refuse to fight except to protect my friends. I'm sorry for what I did to all of you, believe me I'd take it all back if I could, but you must move on. Take your places among the Ancestors and be at peace."

"…Very well," Nguyen said, a small smile on his face, "but before we leave, we have a message for you and your friends."

"What is it?" Cain asked.

"The Dark Tyrant resides in Convexity, where his dark powers are increased by ten-fold. His army will march on Warfang one last time three days from now, this time crushing the entire city to nothing. After that his army will move all across Dragon Realms and destroy every last sentient creature on the planet. Only his death at the hands of Light will stop his army, permanently." The voices said, beginning to come out of sync with Nguyen's mouth as they began to recede from his body, "Now we bid you farewell, and may the Ancestors watch over you."

"And may they welcome you with open arms," Cain said with a kind smile. Nguyen suddenly collapsed as the spirits left his body, leaving him drained and unconscious. Hunter made his way over to the youg dragon and picked him up, slinging him over his shoulder.

"I'll take him to the infirmary," Hunter said but Ignitus shook his head.

"No need," Ignitus said, "all he needs is rest, take him to one of the empty rooms so he can sleep peacefully."

"Very well Ignitus," Hunter said, walking over to the door and walking out it, leaving Ignitus and Cain alone once more.

"That was well-handled, Cain," Ignitus complimented, "once you managed to push aside your fear, you kept a level head and refused to strike back against them, despite the fact that they were going to kill you without hesitation."

"It's like I said, I only fight to protect my friends," Cain said, looking over at the older dragon, "but we don't have much time, if what those spirits said is true."

"I am well aware Cain," Ignitus said, the two of them walking through the door and finding themselves back in Ignitus' study, "however, everyone needs their rest."

"I don't," Cain said, looking at the large hourglass in the middle of the room.

"Then perhaps you would like to see what really happened to your mate so long ago," Ignitus said, causing Cain to look back at him in slight anger as a pale blue and scarlet book floated down in front of the older dragon.

"You tread on very thin ice Ignitus, Chronicler or not," Cain growled, his red eyes flashing dangerously, "I know very well what happened to Traeia; she was killed by our son before he took his own life."

"That is not true," Ignitus said, shaking his head sadly as the book opened and turned to the last entry of the book. It showed a picture of a pale red dragoness with a soft blue underbelly with her neck slashed open, a red dragon with a grey underbelly with his neck slashed open as well, and standing over them was a massive green dragon with red runic symbols curling across his body.

"No…" Cain said, instantly denying what he was seeing, "no, it can't be…"

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And a cliff hanger to leave you guessing what happened!

I'm confused, so he had a mate and kid and thought his son killed them both?

Yeah, but it was really-mmph!

Don't tell them!

Whatever, that's it for this chapter, don't forget to R&R and feel free to send me a review or PM of who you think the mysterious dragon that killed Cain's family is!