Chapter 20: Deadly Ice

Silver: Here we go.

Spyro: What's up?

Silver: Starting the next chapter.

Spyro: Alrighty, want me and Cynder to handle the disclaimers?
Silver: Thanks.

Disclaimers

Cynder: Silver does not own any of the Spyro characters nor story, only his own OCs and storyline.

Silvus' POV:

This blizzard was blinding, I couldn't see anything in the blanket of whiteness. I could barely see Kafto who was glowing beside me.

"I'm going to put the goggles on." I said putting them on.

It was a total difference. I could see through the snowstorm perfectly. I looked over at Kafto and saw that he was outlined in blue.

Looking over at the soldiers that were under Kafta's command. They also were outlined in blue.

Around the village there were several mountains but they didn't have any snow on it. In fact I couldn't see any snow anywhere. Maybe that's why I can see through the storm.

"Are you sure you should be glowing?" I asked as I watched the skies for Dreadwings.

"Dreadwings have horrible eyesight they can't see me." He said. "Besides I bet you that Kafta can't even see me through this storm."

"Then it's good thing I have these goggles then." I would not be able to see the Dreadwings if I didn't have them.

For the first time in awhile I could think about all this.

For a dragon my age I have been through alot. When I finally get back to Gabriel I'm definitely asking to stay there for awhile. I need more training, if I do get out of this alive.

I stifled a gasp as I saw something approaching. There were several red shapes flying towards us. I was told to give the signal once they close to being above the village, and they were approaching, fast.

"I see them." I said. "Be ready."

"Got it." He said, his glow dying slightly, as if he was charging something.

"They are closing in." I said as they grew closer. "Three, two…..one. Give the signal." I said as they were nearly at the village.

Beside me Kafto finished charging and fire a massive fireball. I took off my goggles to see that the fireball was so bright that it could be seen by everyone.

"Activate the shield!" I heard someone yell.

A bright blue light shone in the middle of the village. It spread outward in a dome looking thing eliminating the blizzard from the village allowing everyone to see the Dreadwings.

"Ready!" I heard Kafta yell while she raised her right wing.

Every soldier in the courtyard began to glow light blue as if they were powering up. The Dreadwings above suddenly stopped when they saw the village.

"Fire!" She yelled.

Everyone released a massive icicle that was glowing the same color everyone one else was glowing. It didn't stop there. One after another everyone released multiple icicles.

Multiple screeches sounded through the air. I looked up and saw the first wave of icicles piercing the Dreadwings' membrane of their wings.

Multiple began to fall quickly into the village where Kryo had positioned soldiers.

Icicle after icicle was released towards the massive crowd of Dreadwings in the sky. They were no match for the barrage of icicles.

An unworldly roar cut through the air to my left from the massive blizzard. I put the goggles back on and noticed these strange two legged creatures running towards the front of the village. Perhaps where the apes are coming from.

"Those are ghouls." Kafto said. "I believe they are going to cut off the apes."

"What are we going to do?" I asked.

"We are going to stay here and watch for Cynder." He replied. "You and me both know that she is on her way."

I nodded to this. Cynder won't be far away from her army, despite what the others may think.

I watched as the icicles shot up into the air like gravity was reversed. The Dreadwings were no match for them.

"Should we move up to the front?" I asked.

"Why?" He responded.

"Ya know so we can watch Kryo kick some ape butt!" I said confidently.

"We were ordered to be here." Kafto said.

"Yeah but she didn't tell us what to do afterwards." I said smugly.

He gave me a look but still didn't budge. I spread my wings to prepare to fly away but a felt a weight at my tail. I turn my head to see that Kafto had his paw on my tail.

"Hey!" I said in surprise.

"Ignitus told me to watch over you." He said. "This is how I'm going to do it."

"You're not my dad!" I said while sticking my tongue out.

"Yeah well I'm still older than you." He said.

I knew I wasn't going to convince him to let us go.

"Fine." I said sitting down on my hunches.

He released my tail and I just sat there pouting.

"Don't be a hatchling." He said.

"I am a hatchling!" I said. "I'm six years old."

"Exactly." He said.

"What?" I asked.

All he did was smile, but soon that smile faded. The roar of Dreadwings was silent and the whistling of icicles cutting through the air was quiet. All I heard was a high pitched tone.

"What's going on." I asked.

Kafto was holding his paws to his head. I looked down at the courtyard and everyone else was doing the same.

A loud roar cut through the air and nearly everyone fell to the ground only I was left standing. Kafto was flat on his belly holding his head screaming.

"It's not my fault! It's not my fault!" He kept on yelling over and over again while rolling around shaking and twitching.

I place my paw on him and he stopped instantaneously.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"I-I-I-I saw s-s-stuff from my n-n-nightmares." He sound scared out of his mind. "L-look!"

I turned around and looked up to see my worst fears.

"Cynder!" I yelled. "Everyone! Get up! Cynder is here!"

Everyone slowly stood up from the ground. Regaining her conscious Kafta gave her orders.

"Everyone!" She yelled with fear in her voice. "Prepare to fire again! Target the black dragon!"

I looked up to see Cynder approaching the village with no Dreadwings in the sky. A different roar cut through the air.

I looked to the city gates and saw many apes on top of the walls. Several dragons were dead atop of the wall.

"Fire!" Kafta screeched. "Now before she can use siren again!"

Less than half of the dragons began to charge their icicle barrage once again. Every other dragon was struggling to get up. But the others released their icicles into the skies.

Cynder evaded them easily. There weren't enough dragons shooting icicles.

"We have to help." I said to Kafto.

Kafto began to glow orange charging his fireball. I did not learn how to charge yet so I could not do anything ranged.

When Kafto let out his fireball with a great roar. The fireball let out a great whistle very loud that it could be heard for miles.

I saw Cynder look at it for a few seconds and ball rolled out of the way of it. But that was a fatal mistake. It distracted Cynder long enough for a couple icicles to pierce her wing membranes. She released a loud roar and fell in Of the gates of the village.

"Yes!" I yelled loudly. "Justice has been served!"

"Is she dead?" Kafto asked.

I shrugged to this.

Loud roars cut through the air but it wasn't a dragon roar.

A bright orange glow shone through the air and a great billow of smoke came up from the gates. A lot of dibris flew up in the air.

"The front wall." Kafto said. "It blew up! Everyone be ready!"

This time all the dragons on the ground were up and ready to go. Maybe not the later.

"Retreat to the courtyard!" I heard someone yell.

Several dragons were running from the front wall to the courtyard. There were other dragons flying and shooting apes with icicles, covering the retreating dragons.

"Form a line!" Kafta yelled.

A line of dragons was formed on the halfway point of the courtyard.

"Charge icicles!" Kafta said giving another order. "Kryo, get your troops behind us!"

Half of the dragons that went there before came back. They flew over the line that was formed. A bright blue light shone from it.

Kafta raised her right wing. Once the last dragon flew over the line she dropped her wing and everyone fire. I looked away as icicle after icicle pierced through an apes armor.

Ape after ape dropped in a pool of green blood. But for each ape that was killed another took its place.

"Volley!" Kafta yelled and the dragons behind the line sent icicles flying up into the air then back down at the apes.

It finally looked like the apes were going down.

"I think we're good." I said with a sigh.

But Kafto did not feel the same way.

"This doesn't seem right." He said while staring at the apes with a distant look. "The army that destroyed Feuer was twice this size."

"That's cuz we cut them down to size." I said with a grin. "Plus Cynder's dead." I said with a smirk as if I was the one responsible for her death.

"We almost got 'em!" Kafta yelled.

One of the big apes that had several icicles stuck in his arm. One by one he pulled out the icicles, they all were smeared in green blood at the tips.

He chuckled when he heard Kafta's yell.

"No!" He said with a smirk. "This is when we get you!" He gave a screech in his own language.

A row of apes appeared with shields made of ice. The big ape raised his huge blade then pointed it at our line of dragons, then let out another screech.

Then I heard another ape sounding screech but it sounded faint. I must've flinched or something because I somehow got Kafto's attention.

"What is it Silvus?" He asked.

"Did you hear that?" I asked.

"No?" He said raising a scaly eyebrow.

"It sounded like it came from behind us." I said turning around and Kafto looked in the same direction.

I jumped down from the tower and glided down to the wall then ran down the corner. The blizzard was around here so I couldn't see a thing. Kafto followed behind me.

I put on the goggles and gasped. There was a whole second army of apes coming from behind. I continued to look around at the army until my eyes lay on several strange looking creatures at the base of the wall.

"What is it?" Kafto asked. "I can't see anything through this storm."

"Another army of apes." I said,

"We have to warn the others." He said beating his wings beginning to fly away.

"Wait!" I cried. "There's something else out there."

He flew back down at me.

"What is it?" Kafto asked.

"They are strange creatures standing on two legs." I described. "It looks like they don't have any skin?"

"No.." He said a little more to himself then me. "That's not possible! They are allied with us! Quick we have to warn the others!" He said flying away quickly.

I followed him immediately.

As soon we entered the shield I took off the goggles and put them in my satchel. We flew down into the very back of the courtyard where Kryo and Kafta was. Both of them were breathing heavily. They turned to us immediately as we landed.

"Why did you leave your post." Kafta said strictly.

"Sorry but I heard something and went to look into it." I said quickly.

"And?" Said Kryo.

"Ghouls working with apes." Kafto said. "They are at the southern wall preparing to-" An explosion cut him off.

"Listen up troops." Kafta suddenly said. "We are about to be hit in the back, you ten get up in these buildings and hit them from behind. You four use debris to block off the streets and you twenty attack from the sky. The rest of you stay here and hold the line!"

Without hesitation the soldiers move into their positions.

"Kryo stay here and command the troops." Kafta said starting to walk away.

"Wait where are you going?" Kafto asked.

"To the Fortress of Eisen and have a little talk with the Ice King." Her response was.

"Then I'm going with you." Kafto said preparing to take flight.

Kafta just nodded in response and took off flying. Kafto followed and left me standing there without another word.

Kryo just stood there staring at me like he was waiting for me to do something.

"You should evacuate with the other civilians." He said before walking away.

I thought about doing that. I should go with the civilians for my own safety, so I can get back to Gabriel.

But I've been with Kafto for awhile now. I shouldn't just leave him without so much as a goodbye.

I took off flying in the same direction as Kafto and Kafta. I could see them but only just as they flew into the blizzard.

Taking out my goggles so I could see through the great blizzard they flew into. I saw them flying towards a huge fortress made out of a black material.

I quickly caught up to them and by the time I did we made it to the entrance of the fortress.

"We wish to enter!" I heard Kafta yell.

I came up behind them planning to scare them but Kafto heard me as I landed.

"I told you he would follow." He said.

"Maybe not the best idea." Kafta said.

With a creak the great doors in front of us opened. In the grand hall that awaited us there were Ghouls on either side of us.

One of the made several grunts as we entered, then another stepped forward.

"What brings Captain Kafta to the Fortress of Eisen?" He asked in an almost mocking tone.

"I wish to speak with your King." Kafta responded.

"This way then." He said gesturing us to follow him.

We walked past several groups of Ghouls that were snickering for no apparent reason.

We continued to walk down this long hallway until we stopped at large double doors.

Our guide spoke in his own language to the guards posted in front of the doors.

The doors suddenly creaked open unexpectedly and the guards told us to go inside.

What we saw was most unexpected.

Spyro: Really! Another cliffhanger!

Silver: HA! At least I got a battle scene, kind of.

Cynder: I'm confused.

Silver: About?

Cynder says something that couldn't be seen or heard in the author's notes.

Silver: That will be explained in due time. For now. Goodbye everyone!

Spyro: See ya!

Cynder: Bye!