Here we go again! Sorry bout the wait. Finished another book and got three chapters out before this.
Chapter 22: Inside The First Destroyer
As Spyro, Cynder, and Jet took flight; Sparx flew up next to them. Spyro ordered behind him, "Hunter and Gloria! Stay here and defend this area. I am sure we made one hell of a commotion. Kill any enemies that think it's a good idea to taint this area with their awful stench."
Hunter and Gloria replied, "SIR, YES, SIR!" Spyro shook his head, his body screeching at him to rest. Spyro growled to suppress the pain and Cynder said, "Easy Love. I know you're hurting. I can feel it. If you need to rest, Jet and I can handle this." Spyro retorted, "No. I am seeing this one through the end. This bastard took my father from me!"
Jet responded, "We can't even begin to understand the pain you're in, Spyro. But if you are to see this through with us, we both need you to promise us one thing." Spyro replied, teeth gritted, "Anything." Jet continued, "That you won't go dying on us." Spyro answered, "I promise."
Cynder said, "Good. Let's go." Spyro nodded his agreement and took the lead, flying towards the shoulder of the Destroyer. As they approached, lava shot from the shoulder. Spyro blasted it with a powerful blast of ice. The heat was beginning to become unbearable and he growled in anger as he activated his Ice Fury. The area around him cooled off immediately and he growled, "Get close to me ladies." The two dragonesses obeyed his order, his aura immediately cooling them off.
Spyro growled and said, "Stick close to me no matter what, or the heat might cause you both to begin experiencing heat stroke immediately." Both Dragonesses nodded their agreement. Spyro flew into the Destroyer's shoulder, Jet and Cynder beside him. As they flew through the inside of the Destroyer, they had to evade pillars of lava. The three evaded the pillars with ease. Spyro blasted any pillars that appeared in front of them with his Ice Fury.
All three dragons' eyes widened as they heard a loud BADUUM echo throughout the Destroyer. Cynder asked, "Are we close?" Spyro replied, "I haven't the foggiest. Its body is confusing. Then again, I have never been inside something." Cynder teased, "All you gotta do is ask and you can be inside me." Spyro blushed lightly and said, "Not here, Love." Spyro's focus wavered for a second because of Cynder's comment. He managed to regain his composure before a pillar of Lava appeared before the three. He blasted it with his Ice Fury, causing it to freeze on the spot. Spyro clawed through the ice.
As the ice shattered, Spyro looked down and his eyes went wide. A pillar of Lava was jettisoning towards them. Spyro roared with all his might and made a shield of Ice surrounding him, Sparx, Cynder, and Jet. As the Lava made contact with Spyro's shield of Ice, he growled with effort, trying to keep the pillar from breaking his shield and hurting the four.
As Spyro's shield began to crack, he roared with effort and thought to himself, 'I need to keep it up or they will be hurt. I can't knock them away or the danger skyrockets for them because of this insufferable heat. Damn it! Think! THINK!' He got an idea and muttered, "Fuck it."
Spyro raised his voice and said, "Cynder! I need you to break the lock of Ice within you and activate your Ice Fury immediately! It is the only way we will survive this!" Cynder delved into her psyche, looking for a lock that felt frozen.
Spyro focused solely on keeping his shield up until he felt the temperature around him drop even more. Spyro yelled, "Sparx and Jet, get close to Cynder! You both need to be in the range of her cold aura!" He thought to Cynder, 'I know you can do this Love. I believe in you! As does Jet!' A smile crept onto his face as he felt the temperature drop more and he said, "I knew you could do it! Take Jet and Sparx with you! You two, stay close to her! That's an order! I will be right behind you!"
Cynder and Jet looked at one another and shared a nod. The moment the two escaped from the shield, Sparx flew over to them. Spyro stopped focusing on it and dropped his shield. As the pillar of Lava hit Spyro, Cynder yowled in pain. Jet visibly winced, biting her tongue to prevent from roaring in pain. Sparx yelled, "NO! SPYRO! YOU DAMN IDIOT!"
Spyro used his wings to block the Lava the best he could. He felt his scales and wings begin to melt and he roared in pain and muttered, "Fuck it. Fury Wipe time. It might be the only thing that could save me." Spyro focused on building the magic within him and roared with effort as he unleashed the Ice Fury Wipe. Everything within fifty feet around him and fifty feet above and below him, froze instantly. Spyro roared with effort and large icicles began to crash down onto everything within the area. The pillar of lava was immediately destroyed and he fell to the ground below him, panting in effort to keep his eyes open. Cynder, Jet, and Sparx flew down to him. Cynder landed first and rushed over to him. Jet was close behind her with Sparx on her heels.
Cynder hastily said, "You're a fucking dumbass you idiot! You could've died! Hell! YOU STILL MIGHT!" Cynder covered Spyro's body with hers. She kissed Spyro deeply and a brilliant purple aura enveloped the two. As Spyro's injuries healed, exhaustion began to set in for Cynder, but she fought through it until Spyro was fully healed. Once Spyro was healed fully, the aura vanished and Cynder collapsed onto Spyro.
Spyro caressed Cynder's face gently with his legs and said, "Silly Dragoness. You used too much of your magic all at once. All to save my sorry ass. How did I ever get so lucky to land a mate like you?" Spyro's eyes locked onto Jet's and he thought to her, 'Same as you. How did I get so lucky to land two mates that actually care about my wellbeing? What in the name of the Ancestors did I do in a past life to deserve this?' Jet blushed red and she hid her face. Spyro gently pushed Cynder off of him and said, "Jet, help me get Cynder on my back. No one left behind." Jet turned back around, her blush now gone and said, "Of course."
Once Jet helped get Cynder onto Spyro's back, Spyro said, "If only we could tie her down so she doesn't fall off. Well. I guess we're walking from here on out. At least until she wakes up. Walking will take us longer, but also let our magic recharge. Hopefully, I can destroy the heart with a single water fury wipe. Let's go."
As the group padded down the path, the heat increased drastically. Spyro walked down the path and looked over to the left. His eyes widened as he saw a massive heart made of fire and molten rock. Spyro felt his eyes water as he remembered Ignitus dying to get Cynder and him to the Destroyer the first time. Spyro looked up and said, "Dad. This one's for you." Cynder had stirred slightly.
Cynder's eyes opened and said felt nothing but scales below her. She blushed bright red and said weakly, "W-We're doing this here? Why would we mate in this place?" Spyro laughed and said, "Morning Sleeping Beauty. We aren't mating. Not yet. Gotta get out of here first before we can even consider it." Spyro lowered his back and said, "Jet. Help Cynder off of my back." "Of course Spyro." answered Jet.
Jet walked over and helped Cynder off of Spyro's back. Spyro said, "Cynder, I need you to activate your Ice Fury. Can you manage that?" Cynder replied confidently, "Yes. Yes I can." Spyro smiled and felt the temperature around the four drop more. Spyro stopped his Ice Fury and immediately activated his Water Fury. As he focused on the magic within, a massive ball of water enveloped him. He said, "Cynder, Jet, and Sparx! Go! Leave this area! Get back to Hunter and Gloria and evacuate! This will be the most powerful Fury Wipe I've ever done." Jet argued, "But what about you?!"
Spyro replied, "I will be fine. I won't die here. GO! THAT'S AN ORDER!" Jet argued, "NO ONE LEFT BEHIND SPYRO! YOU SAID IT YOURSELF!" Spyro sighed and said, "I know. But I won't be left behind. I will come back. I promise!" Jet and Cynder shared a glance. Both Dragonesses sighed in defeat. Cynder said, "Fine. But you better come back, or Ancestors protect you from my Wrath." Spyro laughed and said, "Of course." The ball of water enveloping Spyro had kept growing in size and intensity as time went on.
Spyro listened intently until he couldn't hear Jet, Cynder, and Sparx anymore. He waited a few more minutes and roared loud as he could, "THIS IS FOR MY FATHER, IGNITUS! YOU TOOK HIM FROM ME SO THE LEAST I CAN DO IS RETURN THE FAVOR BY EXTINGUISHING YOUR LIFE! SEE YOU IN HELL BASTARD!" Spyro unleashed the Fury Wipe as a massive storm of acid rain began with Spyro as the center. Spyro growled and yelled, "MORE! TIME TO TURN THIS WIPE INTO A NUKE!"
As the water made contact with the Destroyer's heart, it slowly began to erode into nothingness. Spyro roared in anger, grief, pain, and determination. The ball of acidic water surrounding Spyro exploded as Spyro focused on unleashing everything he had left in him to completely eradicate the Destroyer's heart, leaving nothing. As the heart dissolved, rocks began to fall from above Spyro. Several hit him, but he didn't falter. Once the heart was fully dissolved and eroded, Spyro ended the Fury and collapsed on the spot. He gasped for breath and said shakily, "N-Not yet. I promised them that I'd return! I also promised them that I wouldn't die! AND I DON'T BREAK A PROMISE!" Spyro forced his wings to extend and he flew out of the now dead Destroyer, evading rocks. As he flew towards the exit, a falling stone clipped his shoulder and he grunted in pain, blood dripping down his shoulder.
Spyro flew out of the Destroyer, blood dripping from several wounds caused by falling rocks. He looked around for his group and saw them near where Gloria and Hunter had posted up to pelt the Destroyer with arrows. Spyro flew towards them, vision blurring and he blacked out.
Cynder and Jet were looking around for Spyro. Both of their eyes lit up as they saw a purple dot fly out of the Destroyer. They opened their mouths to say something, when they both felt something was off. Jet ordered, "Stay here! I'll catch him!" Cynder opened her mouth to argue, but decided against it. Jet took to the sky and flew towards Spyro's falling body, swift as she could.
Jet caught Spyro's unconscious body and said, "Silly Dragon. You used all your magic to destroy the Destroyer that took your father from you. Talk about poetic justice." Jet flew back towards the group and gently set Spyro down. She landed and looked towards the Destroyer that was slowly falling apart. "You did it. You bloody well did it, Love." said Cynder. She continued, "You avenged your father. I am sure he is smiling down on you." The group watched as the Destroyer crumbled into nothing but a lifeless pile of rocks and boulders.
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