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Light of Shadows Chapter 13

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~Chapter 13: Legend of the Demon Dragons~

"I'll go find Spyro and explain to him that you're not a ghost," Sienna said, "You guys try to wake Cynder back up and explain to her." Sienna then took off down the tunnel that Spyro ran screaming down.

Before Sienna could leave her site, Ember chased after her, "Wait for me!" Ember called anxiously, not wanting to be without her sister in the same room as not one, but two black dragons. Although, her father would be there with her.

Once the two sisters left, the rest of the group tried to wake Cynder up. That is, all except Alec, who went to get some water.

As the others continued to attempt to wake Cynder up, Alec came back with the water and dumped in on Cynder, instantly waking her up.

"Was that really necessary?" Xander asked.

"It always works in stories," Alec said bluntly. Alec then noticed Cynder was about to scream at the sight of Ignitus. But he managed to cut her off, "He's not a ghost! He's just the Chronicler."

"The...Chronicler...?" Cynder said as she was recovering from the initial shock, "So...Ignitus...is still alive?"

"Yes I am, Cynder," Ignitus said as he smiled down on the shocked dragoness.

X~~~~~X

"SPYRO!" Sienna called, "WHERE ARE YOU?"

"SPYRO!" Ember called out, following her sister's lead.

As they turned a corner, they found the said purple dragon curled into a ball in a corner, "...ghost..." Spyro whimpered.

"He's not a ghost," Sienna said.

"But Ignitus-"

"Is the new Chronicler," Sienna said, cutting off Spyro.

"He's...alive?" Spyro asked as he wrapped his mind around the information, "He's alive."

After regaining his composure, Spyro followed the two dragonesses back to the Chronicler's chamber. When they got back to the chamber, Spyro saw Cynder still recovering from the shock. He walked over and hugged her and almost instantly, she was better.

X~~~~~X

After Spyro and Cynder had a chance to recover fully, and after they got to meet the others, save for Cynder getting to know Ember, it has become time for Ignitus to explain what the Light of Shadows was.

"Alright. It's time for you to know," Ignitus explained as visions began to form in the pool of visions, "The Light of Shadows is a celestial eclipse. One moon will eclipse the sun, creating a solar eclipse. The second moon will be in position to create a lunar eclipse, with the earth blocking the sun from that moon."

"An e-ecli-eclipse?" Sienna stuttered. She was obviously afraid, evident by her sudden trembling.

Alec noticed this, "Sienna, is something wrong?" Alec asked. He then noticed that Ember was also trembling.

"Sun dragons, like Sienna, get their power from the sun," Ignitus said, "But during an eclipse, a sun dragon will transform into a shadow dragon. And with their form, their personalities become somewhat aggressive."

"But then why is Ember afraid?" Alec asked, "She's not a sun dragoness."

"It's because of her fear of shadow dragons," Xander told Alec as if it were obvious...and it was.

"Right you are, Xander," Ignitus said, "And this eclipse they should be worried about even more so. During an eclipse that gives off an evil energy, such as the 'Light of Shadows', sun dragons don't just become aggressive shadow dragons, they become corrupted evil shadow dragons."

"Well, we won't let anything happened to you!" Alec told Sienna as he draped his wing over her to calm her down. And it worked.

"It's not me I'm worried about," Sienna said, "It's all of you. You see those scars on Ember?" Sienna pointed out scratch marks on Ember's right cheek and her right side, plus a few bite marks here and there, "She got those during the Night of Eternal Darkness...I gave her those."

"You did?" Alec asked, surprised that she would ever harm her sister. In order to comfort her, Alec draped his other wing over Ember as well...

...Not the wisest idea.

"AHHH!" Ember screamed once Alec's wing made contact. Then Ember scrambled out from under his wing and ran in a random direction.

*THUD*

Ember had run right into a wall, "Man, Alec," Xander said, "Why is it that girls keep running from you?"

"Does it still count as murder if someone kills themselves because of me?" Alec asked rhetorically. After Ember regained consciousness, and Spyro breathed some ice to sooth the bump on her head, Ignitus continued.

"The Night of Eternal Darkness was another case of an eclipse that gave an evil energy," Ignitus explained.

"Wait," Spyro said, "Are you saying that the Light of Shadows will be another Night of Eternal Darkness to bring back Malefor?"

"Yes...and no," Ignitus said, "The Light of Shadows will bring someone back. But unlike the Night of Eternal Darkness, it will not be Malefor who shale return, but a far greater evil. An evil that would put Malefor to shame. This evil is known as the Demon Dragons."

"Demon...dragons? As in plural?" Cynder asked.

"Yes. Five to be exact," Ignitus answered, "And these demon dragons are much more powerful that Malefor."

"We barely managed to beat Malefor! But now we have to fight FIVE dragons that are each more powerful than Malefor was?" Spyro said frantically.

"Hopefully that won't be necessary," Ignitus said, "The demon dragons can only come into this world if a gateway is opened up during the Light of Shadows. This gateway has to be opened from both ends. Here in the Dragon Realms, and in the Dark Realms where they have been sealed away. In order to open up this gateway, a ritualistic sacrifice is necessary. Only the sacrifice of the life force of someone will open up the gateway."

"And what you're asking from us is that we can't let that happen?" Alec asked.

"But who would want to open up the gateway on this end in the first place?" Xander asked.

"When I look into my Dimensional Basin to look into the Dark Realms, I fear I can only find four of the five demon dragons," Ignitus said.

"The what?" Alec asked.

"It's like the pool of visions," Xander explained, "But it allows you to see into other dimensions and realities. It's what Ignitus used to find us."

"One of the demon dragons is in this world and plans on opening up the gateway during the Light of Shadows," Ignitus continued, "He must be stopped before he succeeds. But in case he does manage to succeed, I feel I should warn you of who these demons are. The first is an artificially created blade dragon who was created by one of the ancestors that has become corrupt. He has the ability of impossibility. He has the title of The Paradox Dragon. The second is the son of the Paradox Dragon's creator. He is a shadow dragon that is the most sinister of the five. That, plus his mastery of the shadow element earns him the title of The Master of Darkness. The third is...well...an odd one. He is rather eccentric to the say the least. He is not a dragon, but a drake."

"A drake?" Sienna asked. She, along with Ember, Spyro, and Cynder, had no idea what a drake was.

"A drake is a dragon-like species that have no wings," Alec pointed out.

"So our advantage against him is that he is flightless," Xander said, continuing Alec's statement.

"Normally, that would be a plausible frame of mind," Ignitus said, "However, you can't take any of the demon dragons that lightly. This demon has the ability to raise the dead. He can control an entire army of undead warriors. This power earns him the title of the Lord of the Dead. What will make him difficult to defeat is that you can't kill what is already dead."

"Dead..." Spyro whimpered.

"The Lord of the Dead is a drake skeleton," Ignitus said bluntly.

*THUMP*

Spyro had passed out on the floor, "Why do I get the feeling he has a fear of ghosts?" Alec asked sarcastically.

"He would have a heart attack at Halloween," Xander added.

After a few minutes, the purple dragon had regained consciousness and Ignitus continued.

"The forth, like the drake, is not a dragon, but a wyvern," Ignitus said,

"What's a wyvern?" Ember asked.

"It's another dragon-like race," Sienna explained to her little sister, "But they do not have front legs like us dragons do. Instead, they are replace by their wings."

"Does that mean that they can stand on their hind legs like a cheetah?" Ember asked with curiosity.

"Yes, but they don't walk on them," Sienna continued, "Their wings can double as front legs. But they stand on their hind legs in order to attack or to take flight."

"I see you've been taught well, Sienna," Ignitus said with a smile, "But back to the issue. This wyvern is a witch. And a very powerful one at that. Her magical abilities are unmatched. She has been given the title, The Wyvern Witch."

"SHE?" Everyone exclaimed at once, surprised that one of them was a female.

"Yes, she," Ignitus said, "The fifth is in fact the leader of the five. He is a silver dragon, the most powerful of all dragons. That combined with his void ability makes him almost unstoppable."

"Void ability?" Alec asked.

"The Void ability is an ability to send any kind of energy to a void dimension to be lost forever if he so chooses," Ignitus explained before continuing, "What's worse is he can access those energies again and use them against us. This use of the void ability has earned him the title, The Void Dragon."

"What kind of energies can he send trap in his void?" Cynder asked.

"All kinds," Ignitus replied, "As long as the energy is used against him, he can trap it. He could even trap life energy or spirit energy if it's used as a weapon against him."

"So...what do we do if they do come into this world?" Spyro asked, "I mean, is there any hope? Would we have any chance of winning against them?"

"And who is it that you couldn't find in the Dark Realm?" Cynder added.

"That I cannot say," Ignitus said, "For both of your questions. The approaching evil is clouding my ability to see what is about to come. So I do not know if you have any hope at all. Also, the evil of the demon dragons make my vision of the Dark Realms vague when I look into the dimensional basin. So I cannot say who it is that has escaped into our world, or what their names are."

"Should we head back now?" Spyro asked. He obviously wanted to see the other guardians as well as get some fresh air. His and Cynder's last breath of fresh air was before Ignitus took them through the Belt of Fire.

"It's getting to late for that now," Ignitus said, "Perhaps you should wait until the morning. You won't get to your destination before the day is done."

"Well, we could camp out," Sienna suggested.

"Besides, we won't have-" Alec said before Spyro cut him off.

"Is it just me, or is Sienna a different color than this morning?" Spyro asked as he glanced at the sun dragoness. He hadn't noticed the change in her coloration because it was to slow and subtle to notice. But as he thought about earlier, he remembered her to have a slightly different coloration. Before, she was different shades of oranges and golds. Now she was a bright golden yellow.

The group explained to Spyro and Cynder how a sun dragon's coloration mirrors that of the time of day.

Once Spyro and Cynder understood, Alec continued what he was saying, "We won't have to carry Spyro and Cynder because they are not frozen in crystal anymore," Alec pointed out, "That has to double our speed at least."

Ignitus looked at the group and saw the expressions on their faces, "Would I be able to stop you even if I refuse?" Ignitus asked.

There was a moment of silence, "No," Sienna stated, speaking for the rest of them, "We just want to know if we're going against your wishes or not."

"You truly are my daughter," Ignitus said smiling, "Alright, you can go. And Spyro, it was good to see you again."

Spyro went over to hug Ignitus, "I'm so glad you're alright," Spyro said with tears welling up in his eyes. After Spyro regained his composure, he and the others left the Chronicler's cavernous library and headed off.

After the group left, Ignitus said as if he were speaking to them, "You will need all the help you can get. You will encounter a most unexpected ally."

X~~~~~X

"Master Malefor," the red dragon asked, "Why have you let Spyro and Cynder to be revived?"

"Because they prove vital to my plan," the zombified form of Malefor replied.

"And what exactly is your plan?" the red dragon continued.

"It will become clear soon enough," Malefor answered, "You know your part. First thing in the morning, go and 'meet' our friends."

"Yes, master," the red dragon said. Then he walked off.

The Dark Ice dragoness arrived in the room afterwords, "You know we can't trust him, right?" the dragoness asked.

"Of course. I was not hatched yesterday," Malefor said in an almost humorous fashion, "Jaye, I want you to go with him...follow him."

"Of course, Malefor," the dragoness, who Malefor had referred to as Jaye, replied.
It seems that the the group is now aware of the Demon Dragons and the Light of Shadows. *ominous music plays* And how will Spyro ever be able to survive Halloween? *points at wet spot left by Spyro*

Ignitus: *scrubbing the floor* Why did Spyro have to leave this for me to clean up? He's twelve years old! He should over this kind of thing!

What could Malefor's plan be? And how will Spyro be able to stand up to a zombified Malefor? (I mean seriously. He ran from Ignitus because he thought he was a ghost, and Cynder fainted. And Malefor is a real Zombie!)

When this story is finished, I think I'll have a count of how many times Ember ran from of a shadow dragon. Or maybe instead I'll make it a trivia question.

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Piplup-Luv's avatar
I thought the part where Spyro and Cynder overeact^^

Alec made a mistake putting his wing over Ember:D