Chapter 46: To Understand
Silver: Welcome all to the last chapter of The Forgotten Legend. There isn't much to say at the beginning, all will be said and done at the end of the chapter and story.
Disclaimer: Silver doesn't own any Spyro characters or storyline, only his OCs and story.
Silvus' POV:
Other dragons and I stood along the northern wall as we watched in the darkness of night, as a huge creature emerged from the volcano in the distance. Several of us had jaws to the ground. Most of us stood, afraid of what this creature could do. It looked invincible, like nothing could stop it as it moved to the east.
I watched as it slowly stalked away from the volcano. I didn't know what we could do. No one knew how this creature was born. All that was known was that it came from the depths of the Dragon Realms.
"Guards!" A deep voice yelled. I turned to see Terrador flying around the large group of dragons, getting our attention. "You are to remain here in case of a secondary attack!"
Then, he spotted me in the line of dragons next to Trak and Katrina, the Messenger for Electricity. He got closer to us and flew at our level. "You three, come with me." Each of us spread our wings and followed Terrador toward the west side of the city.
We then landed near a small squad of dragons, all Guardians included. Hunter, as well as several moles were there as well.
I immediately walked up to Ignitus. "What's going on, what was that creature?"
He let out a sigh. He looked happy and relieved about something, however he Fire Guardian looked stressed. "That creature is called the Destroyer. It was summoned by Malefor."
My eyes widened at the mention of the Dark Master.
"Once it completes it's walk, the world will be renewed, by issuing its destruction." I tried my best not to look terrified by this information.
"What will we do?" Trak asked, the question that was on all our minds.
"We are going to intercept its path. As we speak, Spyro and Cynder and opening the way to the canyon containing the dam of Warfang." Ignitus said.
"Wait? Spyro and Cynder were found? Where? When?" I said.
Hunter, who was standing near by, approached at my sudden surprise. "At the Twilight Falls in the catacombs. As for when, I found them two nights ago." I felt relieved that our three year search was over, though I was slightly sadden by the fact that I didn't find them.
Then I realized something. "So, that's who killed that fiery creature."
Ignitus nodded. "Now then, Trak and Katrina, you two will accompany us. Silvus, I need you to go to the canyon. Make sure that no grublins or dreadwings are in the area. We don't want any trouble."
I gave a nod and then asked. "Why me Master Ignitus?"
"I've been told that you are quite quick." He said with a smile.
I then returned the smile and spread my wings.
"Good luck Silvus, may the Ancestors look after you, may they look after all of us."
I gave a nod and flew off toward the west.
The flight was short. The canyon was cleared of any dreadwings or grublins. Speaking of dreadwings, I don't see them anymore, like they just disappeared from the Dark Armies in general.
There were disgusting flying grublins. Those things were already gross as it was, but this was just getting ridiculous. No one even knows where they came from. Well...the Guardians might know, they just haven't told me.
Now I was just laying down on a cliff, one paw over the other, watching for the Destroyer to come from the west. The fiery creature was making a path around the mountain and it would go right through the canyon, where it will be intercepted. I didn't know how they were going to stop it, but they would find a way.
The sun was rising as I saw the great beast slowing making it's way over here. It was miles away, but still visible. I let out a sigh as I looked towards the entrance to the ruins of old Warfang. I saw several dragons, moles, and cheetahs emerge from it. The two dragons in front were small, thirteen from what I could see. One was purple, the other was black.
I should have gone down there, but I just stared at Cynder. Even though I've seen her in the crystal, I was still in shock at her current size. She used to be so big., bigger than Ignitus, bigger than Terrador!
I felt the familiar feeling of anger, the white hot flames of hatred burned through my body. For only a second, I felt it. I shook my head to dissipate the anger and just continued to stare. They spread their wings and began flying in my direction.
My heart beat faster when I saw the dragon of legend and my old enemy fly towards me. I remained in a laying down position., my head held high, but I was wrong. They flew right past me, not even seeing me, and went straight for the dam. I stood up as soon as they passed.
Why would they be going to the dam?
I looked at the dam, then the canyon, then at the Destroyer, and then back at the dam again. Oh... Whoever came up with that is a genius! Spyro and Cynder were going to take down the dam and let loose the waters behind it and right into the Destroyer. How they were going to achieve this, I had no idea. But if those two can take down a golem on their own, then I think they can do this.
I looked back at the entrance to see dragons taking flight towards the Destroyer, guardians included. I spread my wings to take flight when I heard something behind me. Immediately, I turned around and shot an icicle at whoever snuck up on me.
My eyes widened at the icicle suddenly slowed down until it was moving very slow, but still moving. I looked past the icicle to see a cyan dragon with a brown underbelly, looking straight at me, barely flinching at the fact that I nearly impaled him if not for the slow down on time. Than it hit me. He's a time dragon.
"You're a-"
"Time dragon? Yes, I suppose I am." His voice was different to say the least. I don't know how to describe it.
"But what are you-"
"Doing here?" He said.
"Stop that, please. It's really creepy." I said as the icicle slowly got closer and closer to the time dragon.
"Apologies Silvus, I forgot you don't like that." He said.
"Wait, you know me?" I asked completely confused, still watching as the icicle went closer and closer.
"I know you from the future. Of course this is the first time you met me, but not the first time I met you." He said, shifting a little to the left. Then, the icicle suddenly went back to it's normal speed, embedding itself a tree.
The dragon hardly flinched. I looked at the tree, then the time dragon, who gave a little smile. "My name is Orio, I am the Guardian of Time."
I gave a bow to the Guardian. "It is an honor."
"The honor is mine. Now, you wonder what I'm doing here."
"I... Yes." This is gonna be hard to get used to. "What are you doing here?"
The dragon got up and walked towards the edge of the cliff. Then stared off at the Warfang dam. "Spyro and Cynder are about to let loose the waters, reducing the Destroyer immobile." Then, silence.
I looked over at the Destroyer, seeing it now step into the canyon. Then, I heard a loud rumbling. Looking over, I saw the great dragon head of the dam fall, followed by a huge wave of water headed straight for the Destroyer. Flying in front of the wave were the two responsible. They flew up towards the Guardians, who were currently above the creature. Once the water made contact, a very loud hissing could be heard. Then, the Destroyer tried to take another step, when it's foot came clean off. The creature was stopped.
"Yes! It worked!" I said, sitting on my hunches, not realizing I was standing tense.
Orio gave a sigh and shook his head. "It will only work for a short time. Once Spyro and Cynder takes out it's crystal heart, Malefor uses his dark magic to revive it. Allowing it movement."
My eyes widened, and all I did was stare in shock. How? "Can't you stop it?" I asked, looking at the old dragon.
"It is my duty to watch over time, not meddle with it unless it was absolutely necessary. The things set in motion cannot and should not be stopped or there will be major consciences." He explained.
"Why tell me this?" I asked.
He then looked at me straight in the eye. His eyes were different colors, one brown, one blue. I also realized that the time Guardian didn't have any horns. Instead, he had little spikes running along his jaw all the way to the back of his head, until it comes to a stop just after passing in between his eyes.
"You have a difficult future ahead of you. Something is coming, far worse than Malefor. The point of time I am coming from doesn't ensure your survival. There are those that are needed at that point in time." He said, turning his head towards the Destroyer. Not saying a word for a few minutes.
This information took time to sink in, and he stayed silent just the right amount of time for it to do so, and at the same time for the Destroyer to glow purple momentarily before it suddenly moved and touched the Wall of Fire. I gasped as that happened.
"Spyro and Cynder are going to fight Malefor. Of all the times I watched and waited to see for any other way to escape what is to come, I saw nothing. They were stuck. So this is the only way to ensure their survival." He said, turning to me. "The two heroes are important for both your future and the future of the universe. Are you prepared to complete the task?"
Dumbstruck, I nodded. He then laughed and shook his head. "I am afraid that you truly aren't, which is why all memory of this conversation will be erased after your task is complete."
I kept opening my maw and closing it. He was making no sense at all. I didn't, I couldn't understand.
"Your armor is unnecessary, it will return to you once you wake up Silvus. Now, I must begin."
The Time Guardian then closed his eyes, then placed a paw on my forehead. Images flashed through my mind, memories.
Now I understood. All that he said. Everything. Only for the moment, it mattered to save the two Legends. Spyro and Cynder. Once the world closes up, they will have no way out. They will die. Now I understood why Orio did this, but I won't understand again until a very, very long time.
Cynder's POV:
"So this is it…."
I watched as the gaps in the walls grew wider and wider. Then, my gaze returned to the dragon in front of me. His eyes were closed, as if he heard something. Then, I began to hear something too. In fact, I saw the spirit of a dragon rise up from the crystal. Then, I heard the voice of Ignitus.
"Spyro, when a dragon dies, he does not truly leave this world." I watched in awe as the spirit of Ignitus floated upward. "His spirit lives on, binding itself with nature, offering hope for the future…" Then, his spirit disappeared.
Spyro opened his eyes and looked at me with a new light shining. He has realized something, something I did not.
"I know what I need to do. Just get out of here Cynder." He said, looking away from me for a brief moment. I didn't understand.
"Spyro, no… You don't have to do anything. Let's just go." I didn't want to leave, not without him anyway.
"Where Cynder?" He asked. "There'll be nothing left! The world is breaking apart. But I think I can stop it. I think I'm meant to."
Now I can understand. He isn't going to leave. Spyro is going to save them all. The world, even if what he's about to do will kill him. Then I didn't want to leave him, even if it killed me as well.
"Then I'm with you…" I said. Spyro looked at me like he wanted me to leave, but he also had a grateful look on his face.
He then rose up on his hind legs and began to float in the air. His wings spread glowing purple. Purple light shone from him, going in every direction.
There isn't anyone else I would rather be with at the end of the world.
This thought ran through my mind. As it did, only three words escaped my maw. Three words, that I hoped he would hear but only said in a whisper.
"I love you…"
My words echoed in the cavern, carried through the energy Spyro was giving off, sending these three powerful words through the light. The noise was loud as the world was pieced back before me. My exhaustion from the battle was finally catching up with me. One last time, I looked up at Spyro with a smile.
"Our time is up." I said to myself as I fell.
I could barely see the purple light. But then...there was a new light. One I could barely make out the color of. The noise of the world piecing back together was loud but fading away. I could only hear steps approaching me. Then a voice only said in a whisper.
"Your time has not yet run out." The voice said.
Then….Darkness.
Silvus' POV:
Here I sit in the Valley of Avalar, watching as the last bit of the world was coming back together. The cracks in the ground filling with purple light, reconnecting. The area was beautiful, the sun was shining bright and everything looked remade, redone. In other words, new. Everything was the same and different at the same time. I knew these lands by heart, both my future and past minds knew it.
They exist as the same, for the time being. I understood what is happening both here and what is going to happen. I looked down at my shinning silver scales, my old color was back, but only for the moment. I could already see them reverting to green. I clutched my paw as memories of a future begun to fade. What Orio did was wearing off.
With one loud crack, the last of the world was finished. The grass greener, the sky was dark only for the moment. I looked up to see the shining Celestial Moons, and then saw a constellation that was never seen before. Two actually. One was a royal purple while the other was darker. They were of dragons. Two heroes.
I looked down to the ground at the unconscious bodies of the two that saved the world from death. I saved them. I don't know how I did it, the memory was already fading. As was the rest of the memories. No one would know that I saved them, not even me. No one except Orio.
With that in mind I looked down at the two heroes once again. They looked peaceful as they lay next to one another. I reached into my satchel and laid red and green spirit gems on the ground next to them. Then with a sigh I spread my wings.
You must return to Warfang as soon as possible. You meet them there at a later time. For the sake of the timeline, losing memory of what happened is the only way to do this safely. If you meet them when you wake up, all would be reversed.
Memory of what Orio said caused me to spread my now green wings. I felt as my armor returned to me barely a difference in weight. Then with a flap of my wings I made for Warfang.
What I once understood was fading away. The memories, fading away. My mind clear of my future, and now it was just like I was flying back, after I witnessed the world coming together. I understood for a moment, for only one moment. I was a long forgotten legend, but soon…. I will be remembered once again…
Silver: Now, I know what you all are thinking, "Wow, what an ending!" No, I bet you're not. I know this isn't the greatest ending, nor is it the greatest story. There are places I could have done better, and next time, I will do better.
Yes, that means there is a sequel. I mean yeah, it's quite obvious that there will be, but what to call it? Just kidding, I already know what to call it. Be on the lookout for Ashes of a Broken Past. It's likely to be seen in a couple months after the release of this chapter. In the meantime, there will be a couple one-shots posted to my profile as well, just to keep you guys entertained while you wait.
Now that that's out of the way, let's get on with everything else. First things first, I'd like to thank you all for reading, all who stuck by me to the end. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, it was really appreciated and it meant alot to me. Lastly I'd like to thank my Beta Reader. Even though he came in around chapter 30, all that he has done for me was wonderful! In case you don't know who he is, Rifty Agon is his profile. I really think you should check him out! He has a great story that is still in progress.
Rift: I want to thank Silvy for not only giving me the opportunity to beta read the story months in advance, and crossover our stories, but also giving me a good friend to pester when my boyfriend is out. I hope to pester Silvy again soon.
Silver: This chapter marks the end to the beginning, as one would say. I'd like to view this story as a start to something even greater, my hope is that it will come true. This is the end of The Forgotten Legend, but not the end of the legend itself. The legend will continue through Ashes of a Broken Past and then further on.
With that, I bid you all farewell for now. This is SilverFury23 and RiftyAgon, signing off.