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Chapter 25
Epilogue
"Consider yourselves lucky to be still alive…" said Gaul, before disappearing as well in a wall off green fire.
Spyro watched as, after Viku, Gaul soon disappeared right after his master, in a green wall of flame. And just like that, the ape and the dragon that they have fought so hard had escaped. Everything was moving too fast, Spyro was surprised he could still understand it all. The Purple Essence…Malefor's Essence, had now been taken away by Viku. Even the third Essence, which up to this point they had not known where it was, showed itself.
Izrayl…it was with Izrayl all along.
The name of the dragon rang across his head. He turned his head to the side, to find Cynder beside the ice dragon's lifeless body. She was crying. Her body was shaking as tears dropped from her face, and onto Izrayl's body. Malefor on the other hand was equally shocked himself, at the outcome of the fight they had fought. It seemed like they had won, but apparently, they underestimated Viku.
And now, a dragon was dead.
At that point, Spyro didn't know what to feel. He had never fought an enemy so formidable. He never expected he would feel the same feeling he felt again, when Ignitus died. Sure, Spyro had differences with Izrayl, pertaining to rumours of him being with Cynder, but he was still a friend. Even though they may have spent a short time together, the loss was still great.
And now, the bigger picture seemed to dawn on him, as he stared at the grieving dragoness. The Dark Essence was wrecking havoc by means of the dragon controlled by it, by the name of Viku. Gaul, the Ape King, was his partner in crime. It wouldn't take long before the two of them would appear again and start wreaking havoc and chaos wherever they go.
And now, Spyro found himself questioning if he could actually take him on. If what he had shown today was his power unenhanced, he dread what it would be like if it was combined with the full fledge powers of a purple dragon. Only time will tell who will win between the two of them. But before that time comes, Spyro first had to face the circumstances before him.
It would only be appropriate for him to break the bad news of the death of Izrayl. It wouldn't be pretty, but he felt he was the one that should. He just tapped Cynder's shoulder, trying to give her comfort, as she sobbed. Malefor on the other hand was silently grieving next to her, sadness across his face.
Spyro caught his eye, and motioned for him to talk to him.
Moving a few paces away from Cynder, Spyro faced the purple dragon.
"You know what this means don't you?"
Malefor slowly scratched the ground, before replying. "I do. I have no choice now but to come back with you. It's my Essence that's causing all this trouble. It's my responsibility to take care of it. I am sorry for your loss."
Spyro nodded. "Who the hell is this Viku anyway…where on earth did he come from…?"
The question berated him to no end. Who was this dragon in the first place? How did he come across the knowledge about the Purple Essence anyways? And most importantly, what pushed him to do such a thing; to actually motivate him to steal a purple dragon's essence. He quietly shook the thoughts away, as he turned around. Cynder had stopped crying now, and was now silently staring at Izrayl's body. She was visibly struck hard amongst the three of them.
"Come on, help me."
Malefor raised a brow. "With what?"
"Izrayl deserves a proper grave."
At the corner of Spyro's eyes, he saw that the sun was now beginning to show itself. Sunrise was coming. The start of a new day; somewhat ironic to their situation; a life had just ended a few moments ago, and now, a new day was beginning like nothing happened. As Spyro used his earth element to carve out a crude hole, his mind couldn't help but wander.
Wander to the possibilities of what can happen in the future.
Only time will tell.
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Author's Notes:
Thank you guys for following this fic! I really appreciate all the feedback I got! And hey! I'll probably break the 50 reviews milestones! What do you know! So yeah, I left it like that. Kind of a downer really, but that's how long I projected this fic. And yes, it is open for a sequel. Duh, I did kinda left a lot of things unexplained.
So yeah, look out for this in the near future. I might do a sequel to this. Probably sooner depending on the reviews I get.
And also a special shoutout. To: Feanor the Dragon.
Thank you so much for posting your reviews on my stories. Your feedback is probably the only thing keeping me going at this point. I'm glad that someone actually reads my stories and bothers themselves to post a review about it. If you actually have an account here on FF, I'd send this to you in a direct message. But unfortunately, you don't seem to have one.
TIMELINE:
This Fanfic was made on October 23 2011 and was finished on March 18 2012
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