Cain: Who is she?
Jacy: A-a friend.
Kera: A friend? I'm hurt, Jay-Jay.
Wolf: Jay-Jay?
Disclaimer: I do not own Spyro or any of the copyrighted things I use, I do own my OCs and this story.
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Chapter 24: Enter the End
With Arcaein…
Arcaein and his group flew over to the battle in the sky, Nguyen flying a little ways ahead of them and entering the battle just before they did.
"Ixenra, Edarin, you take the left," Arcaein shouted, looking over at the two dragons to his left, as they closed in on the huge group of enemies, turning to his left and adding, "Arlyn, Kepesk, take the right!"
The four nodded their heads in understanding and separated and flew in the directions Arcaein told them to. Arcaein flew straight, going to where he saw Blane struggling to hold off several enemies. He had several burns and cuts on his body, his tunic in shreds and pants ripped and torn as well as his sword and sheath completely gone.
Arcaein saw a Convexic Dragon flying behind Blane begin charging a Convexic Blast while Blane was distracted holding off another three Convexic Dragons. Picking up speed, Arcaein collided with the Convexic Dragon just as it was launching its attack, causing the blast to harmlessly fly up into the sky. Arcaein then quickly smashed his head into the Convexic Dragon before throwing it at the three that Blane was fighting and sending them all flying. This caused Blane to notice Arcaein and his eyes widened as he recognized the older dragon he'd seen fly away from Warfang with Nguyen.
"You're Arcaein, aren't you?" Blane asked.
"I am, but your questions will have to wait for later!" Arcaein said before launching a blast of white fire at a Convexic Dragon that had tried to sneak up on him from behind.
"Y-yeah," Blane agreed, stunned by the dragon's reflexes.
With Ixenra and Edarin…
"That's thirteen, Ixenra!" Edarin called as he smashed a Convexic Dragon with his tail club. Ixenra smirked before she lit herself on fire and spun into a group of Convexic Dragons and destroyed them.
"Well I've got twenty, Edarin!" She called back as she stopped spinning and the fire engulfing her put itself out.
Edarin was about to respond when he noticed Dex and Talea fighting back to back as they were surrounded by a huge group of Convexic Dragons. He and Ixenra looked at each other and nodded before flying towards the group of dragons surrounding Dex and Talea. On the way there, Edarin surrounded himself in an earth ball and Ixenra grabbed onto it and lit herself and the ball on fire, turning them both into a flaming meteor.
"Graaah!" the two of them yelled as they collided with a large chunk of the group. The earth ball shattered after they collided with the dragons. Ixenra and Edarin quickly flew over to where Dex and Talea were watching with wide eyes.
"You two looked like you could use some help," Edarin said as he took up position next to Talea while Ixenra hovered next to Dex.
"Yeah, thanks," Dex said, stunned at the two dragons' strength and laid-back attitudes.
"No time for thanks, Edarin still has to catch up to me in points!" Ixenra shouted playfully before jumping into the fight.
"Hey, those kills were mine!" Edarin complained before he too dived into battle.
Talea looked at Dex, as if asking for an answer, but he just shrugged and jumped in after Ixenra. Talea followed Edarin soon after.
With Arlyn and Kepesk…
Kepesk blasted several Convexic Dragons with his lightning breath while Arlyn blasted them with high pressurized water blasts. The two of them saw Cain, Athkor, and Deryx fighting a large group of Convexic Dragons, unaware of the huge Convexic Dragon charging a huge Convexic Blast from behind them. Kepesk and Arlyn looked at one another and nodded before taking off towards the Convexic Dragon, only to be cut off by a greenish blur as it flew from somewhere below them and at the dragon.
"What the hell was that?" Kepesk shouted as they hovered and watched the blur fly closer to the Convexic Dragon.
"I have no idea," Arlyn answered, "but I have a good idea. Let's move!"
Kepesk nodded and the two of them took off once more, only this time headed towards the large group that Cain and his group were fighting. As they flew, Arlyn formed a layer of water over his body while Kepesk began to spark and let off little jolts of electricity. They collided with the group and both of them let off supercharged blasts of their respective elements. Cain and his group didn't have long to be stunned as the huge Convexic Dragon flew over their heads and was right in front of them when the green blur once again hit it, this time sending it spiraling towards the ground at breakneck speed.
The group was able to get a good look at the blur and everyone but Arlyn was surprised to find that the blur was in fact a dragoness. Her scales and wings were pale green, like leaves in spring, while her underbelly and wing membranes were white like fresh snow. Her horns were white as well and curved back towards her spiked tail tip that was white as well. Her blue eyes were ablaze with determination and alertness, but a slight wariness at something.
"Thanks for the assist," Deryx called.
"No problem," Kepesk answered. The dragoness remained silent and looked around, as if searching for something, before turning her attention to Deryx.
"You're welcome," she said absently, as if her attention was somewhere else.
"And you three are?" Athkor asked.
"Introductions will have to wait for another time," Deryx said as he fired an arrow into the head of a Convexic Dragon that had tried to attack them while they were distracted.
"Agreed," Arlyn said, nodding.
With Nguyen…
Nguyen blasted a Convexic Dragon with a blast of Shadow before grabbing it and throwing it into a group of them. He was about to keep attacking when something huge grabbed him from behind and began squeezing the life out of him.
"Gah!" he cried out as he felt his bones begin to crack.
"It's such a shame you have to die," a dark, familiar voice said with mock regret, "you really would have made a great general."
"R-Ragnarok!" Nguyen gasped.
"Prepare to meet your end, Dragon of Shadows," Ragnarok said maliciously before he threw Nguyen towards the ground. Nguyen closed his eyes and braced himself for death, but death never came. Instead, he hit the back of something, effectively stopping his fall. He opened his eyes to find he had landed on Arcaein's back.
"A-Arcaein!" he said, surprised.
"Yes, it is I, now stay still," Arcaein said, "you're badly injured and it's hard to fly with you moving so much."
"But, how are you here?" Nguyen asked.
"Ignitus brought myself and four others here to help you face these creatures," he explained before he grimly added, "and nearly killed himself doing it, too."
"So, you're here? Alive?" Nguyen questioned, not noticing his pain fading away to nothing.
"Only on the White Isles, but yes," Arcaein confirmed, "as are the others."
Nguyen was about to say something else when a loud, blood-curdling roar cut him off. He and Arcaein looked up to find it was Ragnarok roaring. As he roared, a massive, swirling, purple portal opened behind him. The Convexic Dragons all began to fly into it, disappearing in brief flashes of light. As they flew, Nguyen noticed that Talea and Cynder had tried to follow the Convexic Dragons. As they did, Ragnarok saw them and a malicious grin crossed his face.
"Oh no…" Arcaein whispered softly. They watched as Ragnarok moved so quickly he was a blur and grabbed Talea and Cynder and flew back through the portal. Nguyen took off of Arcaein's back and flew towards the portal after he realized he could move.
With Blane…
Blane watched as Ragnarok grabbed Talea and Cynder before flying into the portal with them in his front paws.
"NO!" Blane shouted before he took off towards the portal as fast as he could.
"CYNDER!" Spyro shouted as he flew towards the portal as well. All three of them flew into the portal, leaving the others to wait, and hope, the three of them would come back safe.
Inside the portal…
Blane, Spyro, and Nguyen all came through the portal to find themselves on a floating platform with a huge, black castle in front of them. All around them was swirling, purpleness that gave the place an eerie feel to it.
"Where are we?" Nguyen asked.
"Convexity," Spyro said, remembering what Ignitus told him, "The airlock between our realm and the dark realms beyond."
"Let's move," Blane said, ripping off the remains of his tunic, "I have a sinking feeling that staying in one place would be a bad idea."
Spyro and Nguyen nodded in agreement and the three of them began walking towards the castle. The huge metal doors leading into the castle were wide open, furthering Blane's suspicion that Ragnarok was waiting for them. They walked inside and found a huge line of Convexic Dragons on both their left and right, making it impossible to go anywhere but straight ahead.
"They're not attacking," Nguyen said, surprised.
"I don't like this," Spyro said.
"Neither do I," Blane agreed, "but I'm not leaving this place without Talea and Cynder."
The three of them remained silent as they walked down the hallway. As they walked, they noticed that at the end of the hall was another set of doors, these ones much larger and crimson red, which were open as well. Inside was a huge throne made of stone and at the bottom of it Cynder and Talea lay unconscious.
"Talea!" Blane shouted, running through the doors and over to her.
"Cynder!" Spyro shouted as he ran over to where Cynder was. Nguyen remained silent and walked through the doors slowly, on edge as he had a bad feeling. He went over to where his brother and Spyro were trying to awaken their mates, but as he did he heard the doors slam closed behind him. All three of them looked back and saw Ragnarok standing there with a wicked grin on his face.
"Welcome to your final resting place," he said malevolently, his red eyes glowing like hot coals.
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Cain: Did she just call you Jay-Jay?
Jacy: Yes…
Wolf: You didn't…
Kera: He did.
Jacy: …Crap