TBD Chapter 35 Loose Ends

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Chapter 35

Loose Ends

Demex looked ahead and saw where the voice had come from. It was the dragon near the structure. It was dragon that looked nothing like he remembered him. His scales were no longer purple but had a darker shade in them, making them darker than dark purple. His eyes were no longer amethyst but were just orbs of white. He was about the same size as Demex but looked formidable due to the aura around him. His aura was no longer of that the kind and nice dragon he remembered him. His aura had changed completely, to a more malicious, evil and unpredictable dragon.

This dragon was Spyro; Dark Spyro.

Demex felt himself shiver slightly as he looked at Dark Spyro. He looked…dangerous. His heart rate reached a critical limit and adrenaline began pumping into his body. He looked to his right and saw Cynder with an expression he couldn't name. It looked like she was sad, shocked and afraid all at the same time. Spirit on the other hand still looked calm but he no doubt was feeling intimidated.

Dark Spyro examined his guests. He didn't know the silver dragon but the cobalt-blue dragon felt familiar. Then his eyes fell upon Cynder whom was looking at him.

"Cynder…what are you doing here?" he asked her.

"We came here to rescue you." she answered him plainly.

"Rescue me? Rescue me from what?" he replied.

"From the darkness that has consumed you." answered Spirit.

"And who might you be?" he asked.

"Spirit."

"Ah…fitting name…for soon, you'll become nothing but spirit." said Dark Spyro coldly. Spirit didn't comment on his remark.

"We don't want to hurt you Spyro. We just want to help you take away the darkness." said Demex.

"And who are you to help me?" asked Dark Spyro cocking his head at Demex.

"Your brother; Demex." replied Demex.

This made Dark Spyro look at him carefully; a moment's distraction that the three of them needed.

In a flash, the three of them rushed towards Dark Spyro who was slightly stunned by the sudden move. Demex rushed to his brother's side and knocked him to the ground. Spirit unleashed a cold blanket of ice over Dark Spyro to restrain but he evaded it completely. Dark Spyro retaliated with a blast of earth himself, and this hit Cynder, making her skid across the floor.

Demex dodged the attack and charged at Dark Spyro, trying to tackle him. This though went badly. Dark Spyro jumped out of the way just as he was few feet from him, and used his tail to trip Demex over, sending him head over heels. Spirit on the other hand, sent out a gust of wind, stopping Demex's momentum; but this led to him being vulnerable to Dark Spyro's bolt lightning unleashed on him.

Just as it was about to reach him, shadow engulfed him completely, making the lighting bolt to miss their mark. This confused Dark Spyro for a moment but he didn't falter. Instead, he turned his attention to Demex whom was now charging at him. He was about to attack him but had to cancel as he jumped to the side, barely missing the fireball Spirit launched at him. It seemed that Spirit had teleported with the help of Cynder's shadow element.

Cynder then used her wind ability to knock Dark Spyro off his legs as he stood up. It did and it sent him flying head over heels. But to the trio's surprise, he managed to make himself upright and fire one big fireball towards Demex, right after landing. Demex summoned all his power and froze the blazing hot fireball completely. He then launched it with a whip of his tail and the projectile went straight back to Dark Spyro.

Dark Spyro broke the ice ball in half and fired an earth shot towards Cynder. Demex saw the attack and quickly pushed Cynder away as she failed to notice it going towards her. He managed to push her out of the way but it hit him instead, dead on, and he was sent skidding across the floor. Cynder rolled over and fired a blob of poison towards Dark Spyro whom jumped to the side and dodged it.

Demex stopped skidding on the floor and stood up. He was about to charge again but stopped when Spirit, whom was glowing a white hue now, called him.

"Demex! Hold Spyro still! I need a clean shot!" said Spirit running towards him.

"Understood!" said Demex and the two of them ran towards Dark Spyro and Cynder whom were locked in a tight battle. Cynder blasted him with a strong wind current; making him hit the structure at the middle of the area with a loud thud.

"Cynder! We have to restrain Spyro!" yelled Demex as he ran and stood next to her.

"Got it! We have to attack him at the side." said Cynder. Demex nodded and the two of them ran parallel to each other.

Dark Spyro was slowly standing up and was shaking. His head was beginning to spin due to the continuous fighting he endured. He was running out of steam. He was about to move when all of a sudden two dragon grabbed him by the side of his arms and pinned him to the wall.

"LET GO OF ME!" he yelled at them, struggling to break free from his captors grasp.

"DO IT NOW SPIRIT!" yelled Demex, trying to steady Dark Spyro as best as he could.

"Hope this works!" shouted Spirit as he opened his maw and released the Concavity Breath. Dark Spyro could only watch in horror as the breath reached him and engulf him completely.

Demex and Cynder let go both at the same time when the Concavity Breath hit its mark. Demex covered his eyes as the white light blinded him temporarily. Then, just as it began, the white light subsided. Demex's eyes focused and he could see a dragon lying down on the ground, apparently unconscious. His scales were slowly dissipating and were turning back to pure purple. The air of hostility around Dark Spyro seemed to have come to pass as he was no longer under the influence of the Darkness. The Concavity Breath succeeded in doing its job. The first dragon to be near Spyro was Cynder.

She knelt beside her mate and quickly checked if he was alive. To her surprise, Spyro opened his eyes. They were no longer orbs of white but were now colored amethyst. He was back to normal.

"Cynder?" he groaned as he looked at her. "What happened?"

"Oh, Spyro! You're back to normal!" and with that Cynder brought her lips to him and kissed him deeply. Spyro was stunned at the action but nevertheless complied. By now, Demex and Spirit had gotten near them.

"It's good to see you're back to normal now." commented Spirit. Spyro looked at him curiously.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"His name is Spirit, Spyro." answered Demex. Spyro eyes widened when he saw Demex.

"DEMEX! You're alive!" he exclaimed, quickly rushing to him and hugging him.

"Can't…breathe…" said Demex, his face turning darker blue as he ran out of air. Cynder giggled.

"I thought you were dead…" he said to him.
"I wasn't; it's a long story. We'll tell you all about it once we get back to the Temple." said Demex.

Then all of a sudden, the structure in the middle of the rock they were on shot a strong blast of purple light, up into the endless sky. Then with that, the ground began shaking; the other floating rocks began to falter and fall into the bottomless pit below.

"I agree. This place looks like it's about to fall apart. We need to get out of here!" said Cynder looking around.

"Well then, gather around me!" said Spirit. Demex, Cynder and Spyro obeyed with no question.

"Okay then. We're gone in 5…4…3…2…1…" counted down Spirit.

There was a bright flash. Once it subsided, the 4 dragons were no longer there instead, there were just a smoking, charred soil, and the dragons completely gone.

Demex felt the familiar feeling of 'Teleportation Sickness' as they traveled through space. In a matter of moments, it was all over and he felt his paws land on solid ground once again. His senses came back and he slowly stood up and looked around. But before he could even stand firmly, someone had grabbed him and squeezed him into a tight bear hug.

"I can't believe it! You're alive, Demex!" said the voice which he recognized as Fira's.

His eyes focused and he found himself staring directly at Fira. He smiled as she smiled warmly at him. He looked behind her and found Malefor, Delnok, Krystal and Amy along with the other guardians walking towards them. He turned his head around when he heard someone groan from behind him. He saw Spirit slowly standing up along with Spyro and Cynder.

"Dad!" shouted Amy as he ran towards his father and hugged him. "You're all right."

"Told you I would be alright." replied Spirit, hugging his daughter. Spirit looked up as Krystal walked up to him. The two of them stared for a few seconds until Krystal planted a short tender kiss on Spirit's lips.

"Spyro!" exclaimed Delnok as he ran towards his younger brother. He immediately pulled him into a bear hug and squeezed him.

"Can't…breathe…" said Spyro, his face turning darker blue as he ran out of air. Amy giggled.

"Spyro…you're finally here." said Malefor walking up to his son.
"Yes I am Dad. It's good to finally see you again; all of you." said Spyro, breaking into tears as he hugged his father. Demex looked up when the three guardians walked up to him.

"Nice job, Demex. I knew we could count on you." said Terrador.

"You truly have learned and mastered your element and this proves it; great work." said Cyril.

"Thank you but it was all teamwork." replied Demex. The three guardians nodded.

"Well, it's getting late now; why don't we head inside and call it a night?" asked Volteer.

"Sure, I'm tired." said Cynder.

"Me too; using Concavity and my Teleporting ability can really drain Me." said Spirit.

"Well, then, let us head inside." said Malefor as he turned around and began heading inside.

Later that night Demex headed down the hallways of the Temple, heading to his room. He let out a deep sigh as he turned around the corner. Finally, he could enjoy peace and quiet. It had been a long time since he felt like this; the feeling that nothing bad was looming over them and he could finally go on with his life, normally. The life he was thrust with ever since he wished to become a dragon.

Now with no problem or obstacle whatsoever, he could finally live his dragon life to the fullest. He smiled at the thought

Stretching out his paw, he opened the door to his homey room. It was dark inside and the only light source was the moonlight spilling in from the windows. He closed the door behind him and shuffled to the bed at the side. His exhaustion from the day's activity had finally caught up to him, leaving him sore and tired.

He allowed himself to flop down the bed lazily and he closed his eyes, hoping for sleep to take him. But something else took him. He smiled as he felt something wrapped around his body and he turn around to face it. He found himself staring at Fira's ruby red eyes. No words were spoken between them since it was completely unnecessary. It would only destroy the moment between them. Fira blinked then leaned in on him, resting her head on his chest and began to purr. He laid his head on top of hers and closed his eyes.

Slowly, both of them drifted of together to sleep.

Delnok and Amy were out at the balcony of the Temple, enjoying each others time. They were chatting happily and Delnok found himself getting more and more comfortable around Amy. That is, until the words of his brother came to his mind.

"Tell her how you feel." echoed Demex's voice in his head.

Demex was right. He had been disregarding these 'feelings' he had for Amy; but now seemed the right time to tell her since there were no longer any problems. Summoning all his bravery and going for it, he spoke to her.

"Can I ask you something Amy?" he asked her. Amy turned her head to face him.

"What is it?" Delnok inhaled a deep breath before continuing. There was no turning back now.

"Have you…ever had this…feeling?" he asked her, turning his head as well to face her.

"What feeling?" she replied.

"This feeling…of being…attracted to someone." he said to her, averting his gaze and staring into the starry sky. Amy blushed slightly at what he was saying and wondered where it was going. Nevertheless, she replied.

"I…have." she answered him. Then Delnok turned to face her and placed his paws on her shoulders. He felt the blood rush to his face as he realized what he was going to do. He mentally shook of the fear and continued on.

"Amy…I have to tell you something." she said to her seriously. Amy was slightly surprised at what Delnok did but she managed to reply.

"What is it?"

"I don't know how to say this properly, so I'll just say it bluntly. Amy…," he began. He stared at her green eyes and then said shyly. "…I'm beginning to have feelings for you."

Delnok felt the blood rush to his cheeks as he said the last statement. He slowly averted his gaze and stared away from her green eyes. He followed his brother's advice and he hoped he did the right thing. There was an air of silence between the two as neither spoke, too shock by what he had done and what she had heard.

Delnok slowly felt nervous as the seconds ticked by. But this soon passed as he felt a paw on his cheek. It guided him back to face Amy whom looked red as well but rather seemed fine. She smiled warmly at him then replied.

"It's okay Delnok. There's no need to be shy. I…feel…the same way." she said to him. Delnok blinked. Finding it hard believe what she had said. Before he could contemplate even further, both of them suddenly felt the impulse to be close to one another. They gladly obliged. Slowly, there heads leaned in, eyes slowly closing and their maws creeping close to one another. The distance shortened from inches to centimeters until it reached into millimeters. In that brief moment, there maws then connected and they shared their first passionate kiss.

A few seconds later, they broke away and stared deeply at one another. Amy then rested her head on his chest and purred as he nuzzled her lovingly. Delnok leaned in and whispered to her ear.

"I love you." Amy looked up at him and kissed him on the cheek.

"I love you too." she whispered back.

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