Chapter 22: Blade of a Dragon
Silver: Hey guys here we go with chapter 22. This time around I'm alone, and I might be for the next few chapters. (Ahem) I say few but I actually mean for pretty much most of the rest of the story. Anyways let's get the disclaimers over with.
Disclaimers
Silver: I don't own any of the Spyro characters or story, only my own OCs and storyline.
Silvus' POV:
"You are responsible for the death of our commander." The ape said smirking like he didn't even care that Cynder was killed.
The ape stepped down to us and pulled out a small dagger that shone brightly in the light. He lifted it to his face to examine it.
"And you must pay for your actions."
Pointing the blade straight at me and walking right at me. Then he stopped right in front of me. He stood at least ten feet taller than me. The ape crouched down to keep level with me, then brushed the small dagger on my cheek. He pulled the blade ruffly against it causing it to cut the soft scales.
I hissed as warm blood ran down my check. I brought my paw up to touch it but the Ghoul holding the chain tugged ruffly before I could.
"You see this blade dragon?" The ape said holding the bright grey dagger that also was smeared in my blood. "This is made out of dragon bone and your talons." He said smirking. "We've tested out other dragon claws but none were as good as these. Pity we smashed so many eggs."
All the apes laughed around us and made several strange noises.
"I guess we'll have to...hunt all the hatchlings left in this world." He said. "Aren't I right?" Hee asked the crowd around him. All the apes and Ghouls howled in agreement.
I looked down at my right paw. The one that was missing a claw.
Kafto was clutching his paw in anger of what they were saying. Then I spotted Kafta, she was moved to the back corner of the room.
Kafto made some short of grumbling sound in his throat at the sight of her.
I wonder what he was thinking about. If he can save her or if he can save us...I wonder what happened to snow?
My thoughts were interrupted by something suddenly flying past me. I jumped back in surprise almost landing onto the Ghoul behind me.
Laugher filled the room as I looked around in confusion. Down at my feet was the blood smeared dagger. It took me a few moments to realize that the ape through it at me.
"I'm not going to kill you yet lizard." He said with a sneer. "But you're going to die. Slowly." He gave an evil chuckle. "Now get them out of my sight."
The Ghoul that had us chain started to tug us away unexpectedly. Nearly choking me to death.
Before I was turned away I noticed a Ghoul following us. He must have picked up the dagger, he held it close to him.
The Ghoul let us down a hall then shortly later we stopped. I peaked around Kafto who was standing in front of me.
The exchanged several grunts which I suspected was their language. Then that stopped us pointed at me. They split the chain, the original took Kafto and the other took me.
They led us separate ways. Kafto down the left hall and me down the right.
This new Ghoul seemed to be more gentle with me. Several Ghouls passed us on the way to wherever we were going.
The Ghoul suddenly stopped in his tracks. He hastily turned around and grabbed me then through me in a small room to our left.
I let out a quiet yelp as I landed on my side. The Ghoul that threw me approached me slowly with something grasped in his skeletal hand.
I scampered to the back of the room when I realized that he held the dagger that was made from my claw. What he was going to do to me I did not know.
Until he stopped in front of me, kneeled, and laid the blade down at my front paws. I stared down at it then looked up at him with wide eyes.
"My n-me Gal-tor." He said. "I h-re to -elp you."
He laughed nervously. I didn't understand, why would he want to help me.
"We -ave no t-me." Gal-tor said. "Th-s bl-de is -arp en-ogh to cut th-ough ch-ins." He picked up the dagger on the ground and cut the chain around my neck like it was butter.
Then we handed it to me, nearly dropping it due to it weighing more than I thought. Also I could barely keep a grip on the blade unlike Gal-tor.
"Ke-p to t-he s-adows." He said. "I w-ll dist-act the Ghouls g-urd-ng your fr-end." He stood up and turned to leave.
"W-wait." I said stopping him and he turned to look at me. "Where is my satchel."
He put his hand to the back of his head for a moment.
"I w-ll f-nd it -or you." Gal-tor said then quickly left the room.
I let out a sigh.
"Well." I said aloud. "This should be fun." Voice riddled with sarcasm.
The blade that was in my paw, I moved to my tail to carry. Though it was a bit of weight, I could handle it.
As I approached the door I could hear footsteps in the hallway. I ran quietly to the edge of the door hiding behind it until the footsteps faded.
I peeked around the corner and saw that there was no one in the hall. I began to make my trek back the way Gal-tor brought me.
I quickly scampered into the hallway running down quickly. Stopping at each intersection for Ghouls.
So far I was lucky but I don't know how much this luck will last. I didn't remember how many intersections so I gave it a guess and made a quick right. But in doing so I almost ran right into the back of a Ghoul.
I backed up quickly without so much as a sound. I backed right into a small gap in the wall.
The Ghoul turned around as soon as I stepped into the room and looked straight at me. Then he said something in his language and walked towards the corner slowly.
Looking around I noticed that there wasn't any other Ghoul in the area. I brought the blade I was holding with my tail up to my paw as the Ghoul crouched down to get a closer look.
I forced myself to be as still as his face grew near.
With dagger in paw I jumped onto the Ghoul's face and brought the dagger to his throat. At the same time he jumped back in surprise with me latched onto his face.
He whipped around but stopped when I brought the dagger to his throat.
"Take me to my friend, or else." I said threateningly.
He nodded frantically and began walking down the hallway until he stopped at this one room. There were several noises coming from the room.
"Here." The Ghoul I was on said.
"Thanks." I said happily.
Before I jumped down I dragged the dagger across his neck without so much as a sound. The Ghoul fell to his knees then onto the ground. I jumped off of him and snuck into the room that he brought me to.
It was a relatively large room. It could fit half a dozen full sized dragons. The whole room was filled with tables and on several of the tables were the bodies of ice dragons. In the center of all of them was Kafto with a Ghoul at the edge of the table.
I quickly ran up behind him and stabbed him right in the leg cutting right through his armor. He cried out in pain as he held his leg
He whipped around drawing his sword. The Ghoul tried to run at me but tripped due to his injured leg.
I jumped onto his back and stabbed him in the back of the neck.
"Silvus!" I heard someone say, I turned around and walked up to the table where Kafto was.
"Kafto?" I said.
I jumped up onto the table and saw where Kafto lay. He laid on his back with all four paws chained to the table. As well as his tail and neck.
I walked towards his head with the dagger held with my tail once again. I moved so where Kafto could see me.
"Silvus." He sighed. "Thank goodness you're okay. Can you get me out of these chains."
He grew confused as I lifted the blade I carried. I cut the chains as easily as I cu through the Ghoul's armor.
I started with the neck chain, then worked my way down to the paws and finally with the tail.
He began to roll off the table. In response I jumped off the table and looked up at Kafto staring at someone.
Following his line of sight I looked at all the ice dragons around us. I could barely see them from down below. I walked up to it and stood on my hind legs.
I nearly vomited at the sight of the ice dragon below me. The body was covered in blood. The dragon's claws and horns were all missing from the body.
A quick sweep and all the rest looked the same as this one. I placed one of my paws on the dragon's paw.
I jumped back in surprise when the paw nearly flattened. Then the whole body deflated into a literal bag of scales.
"Their bones were taken out." Kafto said walking up behind me. Placing a paw on my shoulder. "That's what they were going to do to me. Until you came in." A lone tear ran down my cheek for my fallen brothers. "I'm guessing they're going to sell the scales."
I nodded slowly.
"Come on let's get out of here." Kafto said tugging on my shoulder. "Where did you get that dagger?" He asked gesturing my claw dagger.
"A Ghoul gave it to me." I said.
He stopped in his tracks.
"I'll explain later." I said.
I walked out of the door and stopped right at the door. Kafto walked right over me and stopped as well.
In front of us was a floating Ghoul with no legs and his torso was glowing yellow. It growled at the sight of us.
"I forgot to tell you." Kafto said. "These things have two lives."
Oh no.
"Take of this one." I said whipping around to see another spirit Ghoul.
"Elemental attacks are effective." Kafto said followed by the whooshing of flames.
The spirit Ghoul in front of me swung his sword at me. In reaction I ducked and shot an icicle to his face. The icicle shattered against his sword and went for another swing.
I dodged the sword successfully but he used the flat edge of the blade to upset my balance. I fell on my side.
My eyes widened as the spirit Ghoul readied to bring down his sword. Right as the sword was going to pierce my scales a fireball knocked the sword out of his spiritual hand. All it took was another fireball to cause the spirit Ghoul to dissipate.
Kafto offered me a paw. I took it and he hoisted me up. I nodded in thanks.
Right as we were about to start running, one pair of footsteps became heard. Both of us instantly hit the opposite wall.
I expected a Ghoul to just run past us but, that wasn't the case. A Ghoul ran right around the corner and right into us.
I was about to shoot an icicle at him. I think Kafto was going to do the same.
Instead the Ghoul stopped in his tracks and raised his hands up. Something white was in his hand, in took me a moment to realize that it was Gal-tor.
I jumped in front of Kafto to stop him from firing. He closed his mouth to stop the flames from coming out.
"W-it!" Gal-tor said. "I g-t y-ur s-tchel." He said throwing me my satchel.
I took a peek to make sure that everything was inside. Frouta check, goggles check, and….map, thank goodness. I tossed the satchel around my shoulder and secured it safely against my side.
"Why are you helping us?" I asked.
He peeked down the hall to make sure no one was around. Then he looked down at me, then at eye level with Kafto. For a Ghoul he was pretty short.
"I do n-t th-nk it r-ght th-t t-e Ice King w-nt to kill y-ur -ace." He said then looking right at me. "And it n-t r-ght to k-ll younglings."
Kafto didn't say a word behind me.
"We need to go." Kafto said. "Thank you, for your help Gal-tor."
Gal-tor nodded in saying your welcome. I noticed that something was still grasped in his hand.
"Be-ore yo- go." Gal-tor started. "I -ave s-met-ing -or y-ur blade." He said opening his hand revealing a dagger shaped piece of leather. "It sh-uld pro-ect t-e blade fr-m cutting any-t-ing."
He kneeled down in front of me handing over the slip of leather and shaking my paw in the process. Gal-tor did the same for Kafto.
I covered the sharp part of the blade with the leather then stuffed it in my satchel.
"Thank you Gal-tor." I said. "We owe you our lives."
He nodded.
"Goodbye." I said.
"Goodbye Silvus a-d Kafto." Gal-tor said, surprising us by pronouncing our names correctly. "I w-ll -reate a d-stract-on -o y-u c-n esc-pe. -ood l-ck."
Kafto and I nodded in unison.
Then Kafto dashed forward past Gal-tor and down the hall and I followed. Once we a few halls down we heard Gal-tor yelling something in their language, followed by many more shouts.
We stopped when we came across a four-way intersection. I looked slowly from hall to hall trying to decide which hall we should take.
"Quick this way." Kafto said running down the hall to the left.
We kept on running until we somehow made it to the Ice King's hall. I expected Kafto to stop like I did but instead he shot a fireball at the doors blasting it open.
I followed after him yelling his name. I ran into the room to see Kafto flying around the perimeter of the room firing fireballs at each ape and Ghoul.
They were too surprised and overwhelmed to do anything about it. One after the other the apes fell to Kafto's fire.
I heard Kafto yelling something along the lines of. "Let my sister go!"
One of the bigger apes was covering himself with a shield. He yelled something that I could not hear from all the noise. But whatever he said it caused Kafto to stop flying around and land right next to me.
"I'll be back." He whispered before taking off flying down the hall. "Come on fly Silvus!"
Running out the door I looked back at the Ice hall to see several apes and spirit Ghouls following. I took off flying as fast as I possibly could.
By the time I caught with Kafto he had already blasted the fortress doors open. We flew out into the ever so raging blizzard.
I quickly put on the ice goggles to see. What I saw frightened me.
The village that we fought at just two days before...was in ruin.
Silver: Annnnnnnnnnnd here's the end of the chapter ladies and gentlemen. Hoped you all enjoyed it and I'll see you next time!