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Chapter XIII: Armageddon

When Peyrite awoke, he awoke in a courtyard. An ever so familiar one: his own. Malleder said, "Good, you are awake.". Malleder gave Spyro a light kick to the side and bluntly said, "Get up...", as the groggy purple dragon slowly got up to stretch. Malleder said, "We need to talk.", to which Peyrite said, "About what? Please tell me not another one of your advents with Amber...". Malleder remained serious, saying, "As much as I'd like to, I have more important things to discuss: Dryncet.".

Malleder paused, and then continued, saying, "Dryncet is very ancient. She is a demon of oldest kind, a fallen angel. As such, none of us, despite each of our extreme ages, have nowhere near the combat experience to kill her. Dryncet has never lost a fight, to anyone. Her powers have become unfathomable. We need all the help we can get. We could send trillions after her, she alone would massacre them. And that is not even her more powerful form.".

Peyrite said, "How then do we defeat her? I assume some plan is in place.". Malleder said to Peyrite, "There is only one weapon we can use. Armageddon.". Peyrite said, "You mean destroy everything...", to which Malleder said, "No, it's an attack. Near infinite power is needed to use it to our power, for nature itself must be controlled by us.".

Malleder said, "Far to the east is Sky City, where Axel once was. Dryncet has seized this city, and we shall go there.". And so, each of them left. A great many days they walked, and at one point, the silence clinging to the air was broken. "I want you to know, both of you, that if I don't live through this, that I just want forgiveness for my sins.". Spyro, hostile as usual, said, "I have no respect, trust, or forgiveness I wish to give you. You'll never deserve it.".

Peyrite said, glaring at Spyro, "Grace is given, not earned. We are to forgive him not because he deserves it, but because it is right. I've forgiven far worse.". Malleder stopped and said to Spyro, "Why are you so hostile? Ever since I came to help, you've been railing on me! You don't know how many nightmares I've had recalling every moment of the destruction I caused! You don't know the pain my sins weigh on me!". Spyro said to Malleder, "You are still a demon, just like Dryncet!".

Malleder pinned Spyro to the ground, and held a blade to Spyro's throat, saying, "Don't you DARE compare me to her! I am nothing like that heartless demon!". Peyrite yelled to the two, "ENOUGH! If I hear either of you speak again on the way, I'll make sure you get to Sky City crawling forth with your hands!". The two stood up, and the trio continued, until they walked into the Sky City.

As they mounted an elevator, they ascended hundreds of feet, for the fast majority of Sky city was walkways and plazas and houses several thousand feet up, connecting to many massive towers that went to ground level. As they walked on The Great Walkway, the three decided on a plan. Peyrite said, "We can't attack tonight. We must find shelter, and come up with a plan. A VERY GOOD PLAN...". As they walked forth to an intersection, a cloud of oceanic crystalline darkness swirled, and out came two figures... Raex and the Great Seal Monk Rayin.

Peyrite said to them, "Raex, Rayin... why have you come? Here of all places?". Raex said, "We come in the gravest hour, for all existence will live or die by what is done in the next few days. You must come, and we must talk.". The five walked to a large tower, and each sat in a chair, in a circle of five chairs. Raex said, "The demon-sorceress Dryncet is by now so incredibly powerful that even the many of Seven Souls would be challenged to defeat her. She has trained herself in melee art and magic art longer than either me or Rayin have been alive.".

Peyrite said, "Malleder mentioned that there was a chance. With an attack called Armageddon.". Raex looked at Malleder with a disapproving look, and said, "What were you thinking, proposing that? Do you have any remote idea the ramifications of Armageddon?", to which Malleder nodded. Peyrite said, "You have heard of it then.". Raex said, "Yes, Excavenger. But realize that not only would all our combined power be needed to use such a powerful attack, but you could very well kill everything! Dryncet would die, but so could everything else!".

Peyrite said, "It is a risk we must take. We cannot let her resurrect Axel.". Raex and Rayin both said, "Axel???". Malleder said to them, "That was her plan. She is going to take her power, and bring forth the most truly evil being Axel.". Raex said, "We must all rest. Tomorrow, we win, or everything dies.".

The five later retired, but Malleder was the only person who could not sleep. He was haunted by nightmares. Of his past. Of the people he killed. Blades and blood. He saw everything, but nothing terrified him more than one thing he saw... Amber dying. The only woman he ever truly loved... die. He sweat furiously... as his nightmares grew.

Malleder stand in a field, the sky a sepia, the clouds light grey. He felt the razing east wind, as he heard a voice. Amber said, "Axel. Where are you, Axel?". Malleder called out in vain, "Amber? Where are you? Answer!". No response. He walked out of the field of wheat, onto a thousand splashing puddles of darkness, his footsteps shattering glass. As he walked further into this abyss, all became dark. He saw Amber, and he yelled at the auburn dragoness, "Amber!". But as he approached, the body turned, the stomach and chest sliced open down the middle. The cadaver had only one eye, and that one dangled loosely like a chain. The corpse said to Malleder, "Hello, Axel... It's nice to see you again.". And the cadaver, cold and lifeless, embraced him.

Malleder woke up in a panic, and yelled, "Amber!". Spyro, wakened by his commotion, creaked the door open and shut it with his tail as he entered. Spyro said, "You okay? You were making quite a lot of noise...". Malleder sat up and said, "Just a nightmare. What do you care? You hate me.". Spyro hopped onto Malleder's bed and said, "Look, we are likely to die tomorrow. I'm not going to die with this as baggage.".

Spyro continued, "So, tell me, what were your dreams about, other than what I assume, those of guilt?". Malleder said, despondent, "I'm in a field of wheat... and I hear Amber calling me. Only she calls me Axel instead of Malleder. I walk deep in a strange void. I call out to Amber, and I approach, but a long slash down her body from neck to gut has been made, and her eyes... one gouged and hanging and one missing. She called me Axel once more, and embraced me. Then I awoke.".

Spyro said, "Do you think this is just fear, or foresight?", and Malleder said, as a tear flowed down his cheek, "I don't know... but I saw what killed her. Dryncet.". Spyro said, "A conundrum indeed. The question is... what do you FEEL you should do?". Malleder said, "I don't want to talk anymore. Just leave me...". Spyro said, "Very well. But don't stand by if it happens. Do something.". Malleder said, "Something?", to which Spyro said, "Anything...".

Spyro left the room, and Malleder tried to hold in his pained emotions. Emotion... something he was never used to feeling. A rap on his door rang out, and Malleder said, "Go away, Spyro, I'm not up for a pep talk right now.". A female voice replied, "Maybe I know something else that would catch your fancy.". Malleder, wide-eyed in surprise, and sprung up, saying, "Amber?".

END OF CHAPTER XIII

Ohhhhhhhh my.

Oh my to what? Most of that was supposed to be unexpected.

The beginning
The middle
And especially the end.

Crap, this chapter is so long, I don't know where you are referring to. And besides... Chapter XIV will be insanely beast. And long... very long.

Chapter XIV: Nero Materia

Amber came in, a glowing auburn orange. Her outfit was quite stunning, with thin metal bracelets on her arms and legs, what was little more than a ridged metal miniskirt, and quite a small metal breastplate. Malleder said, "Someone is looking fancy tonight. Shame that all is going coming off quite soon.". Amber bluntly said, "Shut up and kiss me.", at which Malleder said, "Oh, finally!".

Malleder rammed his lips into hers and shoved his forked tongue deep into her throat, almost getting to her windpipe. She closed her eyes, and Malleder flung her backfirst onto the bed. As he slowly moved one hand inside her breastplate, he used the other to take off her armor. Pretty soon, all her armor was in a neat pile next to the bed... as well as his clothes. Malleder deeply breathed smoke out his nostrils, and proceeded to slowly run his claws all over her.

Amber laughed gently and said, "Can't you go harder, scar-face?". Malleder said, "Gladly...", as he ran right through her sweet spot and her tail curled. Her legs wrapped around his neck, and Malleder gently ran his fangs across her back, while giving a sweet and long lick all over her... twice.

As morning came, Malleder woke up, wrapped in a blanket, Amber beside him, he looked out to realize he had woken up on the glass coffee table. When Spyro, Excavenger, Raex, and Rayin came in, Spyro said, a bit shocked, "Um, we aren't... interrupting, are we?". Malleder said, "Just go get our clothes...". As Amber awoke, she said, "Um, how did we end up here?". Malleder shrugged, as the two slipped back on their clothes, though Amber didn't have much to put on in the first place.

Spyro said to Amber, "So you're Malleder's little fetish he talks about constantly?". Amber said, "Expecting something else?", to which Spyro said, "No, just more clothes.". Amber said, "Heh, it just makes my job easier. Plus, it actually works well as armor.". Spyro couldn't imagine how, as he somehow was focusing more on her breasts than making intelligent conversation. Amber said, "Can I help you? Or rather... 'they'?", to which Spyro half-wittedly nodded. Peyrite gave him a nice slap upside the head and said, "It's nothing you haven't seen before.".

As much as Amber enjoyed awkward conversation, she lit a smoke with some fire breath, and said to Peyrite, "You got any liquor here?". Peyrite said, "Beer, ale, wine, what's your poison.". Amber said, "A nice quad shot of vodka wouldn't hurt.". Raex's jaw dropped at the surprising request, wondering how a girl about 5'8" could hold that much vodka in. Peyrite slid the quad shot towards Amber, who said, "I'd thank you, but I'm committed...". Peyrite said, "You are welcome... I guess.".

Malleder asked Amber, "Why'd you come?". Amber said, "First, you. Second, you some more. Third, to help out a bit.". Spyro said, "You look like you aren't the fighting type, peaches...", and Amber drew dual magnums, and said, "You were saying...?". Spyro looked over her and said, "How could you hide ANYTHING? You barely have anything on you?". Amber smiled and said, "I have my ways. You are so cute when you are naive.".

Raex said, "As much as I wish to listen to you guys bicker, we need to focus. And we will discuss Armageddon.". So they did, and discussed it's performance... and when nightfall came, they went, Amber excluded. The five went to the edge of the Great Sky bridge and saw Dryncet, her long white hair whipping in the high winds. Dryncet said, "My, my, back for more punishment...", as she threw her coat off, which sailed into the distance.

She turned, and said, "Oh, hello, Raex and Rayin. Long time... long time.". Raex said, "We are here to put a stop to you. To everything you are. May your name forever be dead in all tongues...". Dryncet laughed, and said, "All five of you on me? Fun. Five more to add to both my lists.". She drew her staff, but the five heroes combined, to make a Great Black Peyrite, a Nero Materia.

The being, Nero, was a massive Peyrit, ten foot tall, eyes of amethyst and void slits, and arms seven foot round, with two massive wings. Nero spawned forth a massive Bone Greatsword, that fanged in back and was nigh twelve foot long and over three wide. The massive seven-ton blade was held by the Great Dragon Nero, and he said in a booming deep tone, "Now we fight. For the last time.". Dryncet brought a wormhole forward of her Dark magic, resurrecting Axel. Axel rose, and said, "I am.".

Nero flung Axel off the bridge to focus on Dryncet. As Nero struck fast as wind, Dryncet effortlessly blocked such strikes, before she delivered a firestorm of lightning fast strikes. Dryncet held her staff, and blasted back Nero with a Dzong Mbakhe Awou. As the two rushed forward, Dryncet brought forth Materia Hellwave, and Nero Armageddon, meteors breaking amidst him, and the two slashed against each other.

The energy was so powerful from the blades that it shattered time and razed the world, a monument to it's power. As Nero split into five again, all six beings disappeared. When the heroes awoke, they woke to a world of shattering purple winds, almost like the wind was ever-breaking glass, and desolate crags of dark hellfire. Peyrite looked around and said, "Where are we?", to which Raex and Malleder said, "Naipham.". Raex asked Malleder, "How have you heard of this? Only seven ever knew or had been here.". Malleder said, "I was banished to here. This is where Dryncet made me a demon.".

Spyro said, "Woah, woah, wait... Dryncet made you a demon?", to which Malleder nodded. Spyro said, "Well, now I feel like a jerk.". Malleder said, "I was trapped here, tortured by Dryncet till I lost my humanity and my sanity. This place lives on in nightmare. It is a broken world, made of all the worlds that have faced destruction.". Raex expanded upon that, saying, "It's like the perfect hell. Nothing is here for any purpose but for absolute torture.". Peyrite said, "We must find Dryncet. And kill her. It will end our stay here in Naipham.". Malleder said, "Remember, I get last shot.".

Meanwhile, in the world of the living, Amber stood, holding on to the guard rail and peacefully looking over the Great Sky Bridge. Amber heard footsteps, and said without turning, "Back so soon, Malle?". A katana was drawn slowly, and it pierced Amber's abdomen. As the slice went upwards and the katana was raiser higher, Amber's body left the ground. And then, the man holding the katana slid her body off, and it fell many hundreds of feet before smashing into the metal pavement at ground level.

"No.", said Axel, "But I am...".

END OF CHAPTER XIV

Yeeeeeeeeeesssssssss.
That chapter made me happy.

How did you read that fast?

I read it as soon as you posted it.
Plus, I'm a very fast reader, look at the posts, it took me three minutes.

It took three times that to write it!

Wow, you write fast.

I've written 4000 words in 4 hours before. You bet I am fast.

Am I naming these things well? I keep feeling the names are generic...

I type 120 words a minute, I just can't think of things to write that fast.

Names are unique, I like 'em.

Sweet. Just making sure my chapter names didn't suck.

Chapter XV: Scream, no one will listen

The five felt an odd aurora ripple through Naipham, and the five heroes felt themselves turn to dust and scatter across the planes of Naipham. One to East, one to Southeast. One to West, one to Southwest. And a final in the North. None could hear them, and little each know the torture that awaited each... their own unique torture.

Spyro woke, groggy from some injury he couldn't identify. He looked around, to murky empty depths. Spyro yelled out loudly, "Excavenger? Malleder? Anyone?". No response. Spyro shouted at the top of his lungs, "Somebody answer me!". No response. In the distance, he saw two dragons, one male and one female. Spyro knew well who they were. His parents. He ran up to them, saying, "Mom, Dad?". They were alive, oddly, but they didn't notice the dragon.

In the father's arms, Spyro saw a young, small little purple dragon. Him. Him much, much younger. They seemed enthralled by the admittedly cute dragon, sound asleep and nuzzled up against the father. Spyro walked up very close, and somehow they didn't notice him. The little dragon grew darker in scales and had eyes blood red with jet black slits down the middle. The young dragon slashed upwards with his tail, and slit the jugulars of the mom and dad. Spyro cried out, "MOM! DAD!".

The little demonic dragon wisped away, and Spyro stood over his parents' bodies, crying deeply. Their throats ripped out, blood still spraying, they lifted their heads and their eyes boiled as they gazed at Spyro. They had deadly silence as acid poured like a river out of their mouths, and they went to embrace Spyro. As Spyro screamed in horror, a white flash occurred to take it all away. As Spyro cried and cried, the shattering purple winds of Naipham went through him, chilling his soul to the bone and making him shiver.

A voice rang out, "And after you saw what you had done, you spent many hours doing everything to bring the ones you loved back. And you never did. Murderer.". Dryncet stepped forward, and Spyro, too despondent to strike said, "Why do you torture me? Me, of all people? I have nothing that can be taken from me.". Dryncet said, "I don't care.". She struck him with her staff, and as she walked away, she laughed and said, "Murderer. Murderer. Murderer...". And Spyro just curled up and sobbed in agony.

Meanwhile, Malleder awoke. He awoke to a field of bones sticking out of the ground like stalks of wheat. Malleder saw every bone had carved on it, "Murdered by Malleder. RIP.". He was unphased, for he knew Naipham's ways... and a white flash occurred. He stood on a bridge in the sky, to see Amber. He walked forward to embrace her, but was frozen in place, beyond control. Axel walked forth, with a blade, and ran up Amber with it, raised the blade, and slid her off.

As Malleder screamed, seeing the one he loved fall to her death, Axel, though not in this world, turned to Malleder and said, "If you had only stayed behind... you could have saved her. Her and her child... must kill you to have two lives on your head.". Malleder screamed out, "You miserable piece of-", but before he could finish, a shocking pain went throughout his head... and he passed out.

END OF CHAPTER XV PART ONE

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Had to split it, it was huge.

Chapter XV: Scream, no one will listen, Part II

A third. Raex. Raex. He saw the event that could have been prevented, and for his action, billions paid the price. He saw before him, an event that haunted him... the release of Dryncet. For long before had she been encased in Naipham, but he saw the moment that ruined history. Axel, who Raex himself had sent to Naipham, took to the center of Naipham, to the great stone that stood there. Axel was a monk then, a student of blackest arts, and he lay his bandaged hand and arm on the stone. Axel silently said, "Umbra et Simulacrum, hai Dryncet.". And with these words did stone break.

Raex became the focus of Axel's stare, and Axel said, "You, who created the one to save these worlds from the powers that destroy them... You, in vain effort to cage me, caused the greatest tragedy of all time: The freeing of Dryncet. Must it kill you that you know that all those people who were raped, and all those who died... could have lived had the single gesture that sent me here had never been performed. To think... you are a demon to the world.".

Raex yelled in rage, "LIES!", as he punched forward at Axel. But as he struck, a great mirror shattered. The glass melted and produced Raex's form exactly. It walked forth, and swallowed him whole. As Raex kicked and screamed, he heard only a whispering voice ring out... saying, "You are the demon of the world.". Raex muffled yells could never be heard, as he blacked out and faded into unconsciousness.

Rayin woke, in a tower of crystal. Voices shouted, "REPENT!". Others said, "FREE US!". Yet one last said, "You let me be.". Rayin saw before him the worst moment of history: the creation of Axel. From a warped, black sludge, darkness swirled as tempest. Dryncet said, "Dust and shadow, let him reign. Let all evil that can be come to the eye of these winds. Let be darkness and malice incarnate.". Rayin saw every moment when it happened before... and he saw again the fact he let the most vile being in history come forth.

As a dark dragon came from the sludge and shadow, it stepped forth and said, "My name is Axel.". Dryncet said, "You are to be the Archangel of Malice and Hatred. Let all time find thee plague.". Axel turned to Rayin and said, "May you as well have had my notches, for you damned millions with your hesitance in stopping my creation. You let me be created. Because the things I stand for... you had grown to love.".

Rayin screamed in fear, "Leave me alone!", as the woman and dragon melted into pools of sludge and the crystals shattered. Rayin fell as the tower broke, and plummeted endlessly to the Abyss. He shrieked and called, but no one answered. A voice thundered, "You will never be answered!". Rayin yelled as he faded away, lost to time.

And then, but a lone one stood. Peyrite woke, last of all, to see a village burning and a field covered in blood. As people screamed and ran, Peyrite saw a woman. Peyrite shouted, "Rosaline!". But he saw a dark-clad man, Excavenger's dark form, walk to the woman, and hold a blade to her neck. Excavenger, in his dark form, said, "Any final pleas, maggot woman?". Rosaline had a stream of tears flow from her eyes, and she said with sorrow, "Why are you doing this, Excavenger? You're a good person. I... I love you... and you love me...". Peyrite yelled out, "Rosaline, I love you!", knowing the inevitable was to occur.

Excavenger coldly said, "I love nothing.", and chopped her head clean off. As the body fell backwards, nearly lining up with the head, Excavenger came out of his demonic trance, and saw the dead Rosaline. Excavenger said, "Rosaline? Rosaline? Wake up!", and as he touched the neck he saw the head was not even attached. Excavenger cried, "What have I done? What have I done?". In vain, Peyrite yelled, "You murdered her!".

Dryncet's voice emerged from the head, and it said, "You stood there, and murdered me, the only woman you would ever love. You will never be able to atone for your murder. Even worse... you can never tell me you are sorry. You can't even tell me you love me. Even if I could hear it, I would deny it for all time.". Peyrite, for the first time in millenia, and said, "I can never make things right...". The field collapsed and shattered into a thousand pieces, and Peyrite fell unconscious to the depths of this hell called Naipham.

When the five came to, they were in a meadow, with sharp metal for blades of grass, and the shattering purple winds spiraling above. Spyro said, "Naipham is so scary. It's the worst nightmare I've ever experienced.". Raex said, "That's why only seven have ever been here. Only seven people were evil enough. Right now, we are in the deepest pit of Naipham, Nidhogem. It's a land on indescribable torment. Not only do you live your personal nightmares, you live ever mortifying death of your victims a thousand times over.".

Peyrite said, "Let's kill Dryncet and end this. I can't take this anymore.". As the five walked on, their feet constantly being cut, they met Dryncet, more powerful than ever before. A million tempests surrounded her, as a globe of rushing and roaring water surround her totally in a massive sphere. She floated down, her hair wild, and her armor turned black as night, and her hair to fire, and her skin to black scales. Her massive wings flapped as she descended, and said, "Now you die.".

The five heroes morphed into Nero, and Nero stood tall once more. Nero spawned the Great Bone Blade, Makrixis, and roared in a guttural tone, "Tonight the nightmare ends!". For one, for all, and for all to be right, Nero hoped greatly that all could be saved from the demoness Dryncet. And so Dryncet drew her staff, and the two rushed forth at each other.

END OF CHAPTER XV PART II

XVI: Razed Phantom

As Dryncet came forth, she showered massive slabs of buildings she conjured, and Nero darted across them with grace and speed. As a great wall came forth, Nero roared, "Naipham Dzong Mbakhe!", and a crescent gale tore a massive hole in the wall. As Nero breathed fiercely, he said, "The powers of Naipham flow through me, die by my hand!". As Dryncet blasted many waves of light at Nero, he spun around the globe of water, slashing many weak points.

As he came about to the front, he swung a massive overhead strike at the water globe, and yelled, "Naipham Zibe Mbakhe Awou!", and his slash burst the water globe, having a torrential flood ensue. As he rushed inside, Nero was met by Dryncet's staff, which he ducked. He then did a flip over Dryncet, and slashed many times at her staff. The two battled constantly as the globe broke apart and deluges of water fell all amidst him.

Dryncet tried to block Nero's next slash, but he knocked the staff out of her hand and threw her to the ground, breaking her legs. He raised up his blade and roared in fury, "Naipham Zibe Mbakhe Armageddon!", as he swung the blade right down the middle of Dryncet. Nero was blasted back and separated, as the massive globe caved.

When the five awoke, they saw Dryncet's body fly up into a wormhole, and themselves as well. As they returned to the world of the living, the five heroes saw Axel, standing over the once great demoness Dryncet, who was now lifeless. Axel revived her momentarily, and she said, "A-Axel... Axel... what are you doing?". Axel looked at her with an emotionless, heartless gaze, as he said, "I wanted you to look into my eyes one final time... As you saw me kill you.". Axel then shoved his blade straight down, right in the middle of Dryncet's mouth, and she passed away, reverting to her human form.

Axel drew her power, energy, and spirit through her blade, which shone black, and he embraced all the power she ever had. Axel stared forth at the heroes with his venom yellow eyes, opened his wings, and leapt backwards off the ledge. As he yelled, "Dzong Mbakhe!", a massive air blade destroyed much of the bridge, and the heroes fell. As they smashed into the ground below on the debris of the bridge, Malleder saw Amber, dead as he saw her in Naipham.

Axel cracked a malicious smile, and cast a glance towards the grieving Malleder. Axel looked at the rest of the heroes and said, "Come get me.". Spyro leapt, and dove from flight to attack Axel, but Axel slammed him into the wall. Axel then threw sideways the dragon, and slit Spyro's belly with his blade. As Spyro choked on his pooling blood, he fell, and Axel stabbed his blade into Spyro's back and twisted it.

Malleder, thoroughly enraged, took up his blade and slashed blindingly fast many, many times at Axel, who struggled to keep up. Malleder smashed Axel's blade with a massive blow, and then sliced off Axel's Right wing, leaving little beyond a short, foot long stub of what was a wing's base, and he finished by kicking Axel back. Axel said, "I will finish you later, whelp dragon!", as he clutched his wing stub and ran off.

Peyrite look forth between Spyro and Amber, and pulled out two Amaryata-Yuga crystals. He solemnly said, "With these two crystals, I can save only one of these two. Here... I must choose... to do what I feel is right, or do what I know is right.". Malleder, sad by these words, said, "I have come to accept she is dead. Do what you must, I will not contest your will.". Peyrite walked right past Malleder, and went next to Amber.

Peyrite bent down, and surged energy into Amber slowly, and the spark of life came to her once more. Amber breathed sharply, and gasped the breath of life. Peyrite backed away, and went towards Raex. Malleder yelled out, "Amber!", as he went to her side and kissed her many times. Malleder looked back, and said, "I can never repay such incredible kindness... I am forever grateful.". Peyrite said, "I have seen how you have changed. No longer may you be called by the name of past. I will forever call you Malle.".

Raex said to Peyrite, "What you did there was something beyond any extraordinary act of kindness, mercy, or love I have ever seen. For the lone fact you threw Spyro's chance of life to the wind to do what you knew in your heart was right, I will do a favor of goodwill for you.". Raex walked to the impaled purple dragon and pulled the blade out. Raex poured into Spyro essence of life and light, and mended him whole once more.

As Spyro breathed a pained breath slowly, he slowly rose to his feet. Peyrite said to Raex, "Thank you.", but Raex only said, "You must thank yourself, wise young dragon.". Raex said, "Now me and Rayin take our leave, to store energy for when it is needed next. Excavenger, never change who you are in your heart. Always hold love and mercy first as the fire of your passion.". Spyro said, "You are leaving?", to which Raex nodded. The two great souls went through a portal of spirit to their worlds, and Spyro said, "I'll never forget you...", as the fading Raex said, "We will meet again, little one. Worry not.".

As only Malle, Spyro, and Peyrite were left, Peyrite said, "Come, we have a ways to walk.". Not surprisingly, Malle said, "We will be a few days, if you don't mind.". Peyrite shrugged, and he and Spyro walked off, whilst Malle stayed to make love to Amber... many times. Spyro asked Peyrite, "What will we do now, Peyrite?", to which Peyrite said, "Prepare for war.".

END OF CHAPTER XVI

YES!
I came.

How'd ya like it?

I LIEK DA VIOLENCE
IT MAKES WANT TO GO KILL SOMETHING!

Aww, man, I got to make a chapter where Malle uses his Dragunov full automatic rifle!

Slow motion Matrix sequence?!?!

It's not really easy to convey that in writing. Don't worry, once Axel sends his hordes, violence will ensue.

I suck at details.

Unless it's scaly pron.

You haven't seen my scaly pron.

Um, you PM'd me one, dude.

Nonetheless, the next chapter will be a while. I caught back up, and I really need new ideas. It's best to have two villians, Axel and someone else. Now that Dryncet is dead, I need someone new.

That wasn't the good stuff.

Honestly, next time I want a STRAIGHT one.

Anyway, yeah, I need new stuff. This is DRAINING my canon.

I'll give you a straight one if you want.

THANK GOODNESS, FINALLY.

You want?

Uh, duh. Granted, it can't beat my lizard dream, but fire away.

Chapter XVII: Journey into the Razor's Blade

Peyrite looked forth at Malle, and said, "Are you quite done yet?", as various weapons were loaded onto Malle. Malle said, "Give me a minute, I want to be well prepared.", as he put two Machkavas on him, MG-131's that were fired via trigger in a pistol grip. He loaded his Dragunov Auto onto him, and said, "Spyro, you ready?". Spyro diffidently responded, "Ready as I'll ever be, I guess.". Peyrite then said, "Then let's move out.".

Peyrite stopped, and said, "There are six.". Spyro turned and said, "What? What do you mean, six?". Peyrite said, "There must always be Seven souls. There are SIX. One must be made.". Peyrite summoned forth many, in an effort to make a single being stronger than him. One by one they fell, and on the last one, the simplest came. Peyrite drew Skan and said, "Let's get this over with.". The man he faced wore a white robe and cloak, and a white metal suit that covered all but his head, and the only black he wore was black sandals and black fingerless gloves. He walked with a walking stick, made of tan bamboo.

Peyrite rushed the man, and the man drew out a katana from his walking stick, a clever scabbard. The man did dozens in slashes in split seconds, and as Peyrite drew two, four, six, eight katanas, he struggled to block the single blade as he had to telekinetically whirl the blades about him. He struck the man back, and released massive waves of fire, which the man dodged with massive bounds, and he retaliated with massive walls of fire.

Peyrite leapt greatly to dodge the walls, and sent out massive waves of light, which the man absorbed before sending enormous rains of comets of light. Peyrite explosively repelled them, and took to his Perfect Form, in which he was most powerful. He spawned Aevaen, a massive blade four foot wide and twenty long, and prepared as his human form came forth. His brown hair grew long and raised as spiraling gales surrounded him.

The two leapt, and slashed mightily in aerial combat, circling about and slicing and slashing in fury, as the blades screamed. Excavenger summoned forth all his power and roared, "Kein!!!", making a massive chasm appear as the earth broke like clay and an tempests of fire spewed forth. Excavenger believed he had won, but through the fire, the man rushed Excavenger, slashing thousands of times in the space of milliseconds, and as he knocked Excavenger to the ground, he turned back into Peyrite. Peyrite tried with futility to block with Skan, which the man broke in half with one foot as he stomped on Peyrite's ribs and smashed them with the other foot. He then stabbed within an inch of Peyrite and said, "You have lost.".

Peyrite got up, clenching his ribs, and said, "I have not fought so ferociously in millenia. What is your name?". As the man faded into shadow, he said, "Moasane.". Spyro said to Peyrite, "He smashed you up pretty good, you sure you don't need a medic?". Peyrite shook his head and said, "I'm positive, now can we simply just get this battle started already?". And the trio walked on.

The armies were organized as massive hordes of soldiers came forth. The trio rushed forth, forming a triangulated cluster to focus attack. Spyro and Peyrite teamed up, as Peyrite used Gatsu as a stepping stone for Spyro to take flight and flame enemies with. After a few runs of this, Spyro landed stiff on Peyrite's arm, and locked his legs around Peyrite's arm. Peyrite then made short work of the foes as he just pointed his arm in the direction of enemies and let Spyro torch them with massive tumults of fire.

As Peyrite leapt, he did a flipping slash, and Spyro roasted a great many enemies as well. Upon landing, Peyrite did a quad lariat and finished of a great many enemies thanks to Spyro, his homebrew little flamethrower. Peyrite thrusted Spyro off him, and Spyro took to the air to rain hellfire.

Meanwhile, Malle was unloading the magazines of his P90's into his enemies, before throwing them into the faces of two of them. He then took to his Dragunov Auto, and mowed down ten people per bullet, a nice deal for a 75 round magazine. As he went through magazine after magazine, he then combined melee with firing, shoving it through heads and using bodies as cover and clubbing the wounded before popping some caps into them. He then put away the Dragunov Auto and pulled out his dual Machkavas. He let forth thousands of bullets, making an enormous clearing before switching to his sidearm of choice, his dual Glock 18Cs. He let off a firestorm of bullets as he moved forth to use the pistols as a punching weapon of sorts. On his end, Malle was doing wonderful.

Spyro hovered down and tailswiped 360 to make a clearing. He dodged a stabbing pike into the ground, and then wrapped his tail around it, and spun while flaming, to char thousands around him. As dead bodies melted, he dismounted to see a final soldier, who Spyro tackled and bit in half.

After many hours, the three met, backs to each other. Peyrite said, "I've got a plan...", and grabbed Spyro by the tail and Malle by the foot, swinging the two around as he spiraled like a drill. Spyro released a continuous flame, and Malle proceeded to empty his dual M62 Vulcans. Once the enemies were cleared, Peyrite slowed down and let Malle and Spyro down. A single opponent rushed Spyro, and Spyro put his tail barb through the opponent's heart.

As more enemies came, a wave of energy pulsated and blasted the soldiers high in the air every which way. Axel stood, white smoke coming off him. Axel walked forwards and said, "Here I come, with a present.". Malle said, "What would you give that we should take?". Axel narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "I bring you despair." He took a cold breath, and moved forth.

END OF CHAPTER XVII

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Kudos if you recognize the game reference.

Waaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr tiem!

You recognize the game reference? I'll be SERIOUSLY impressed if you do.

I recognize many game references.

What ones are there? I thought I only put one in.

I'm not saying that they're are many, I'm just saying that I recognize many.

Can you tell me what is the ONE here?

I'm thinking.

It's not very obvious. Take your time.

I thought I saw something the first time I read it, but now I can't remember where I saw it.

Very end.

FFVII reference?

Yep. Sephiroth quote: "I bring you despair.".

Chapter XVIII: The power we needed...

Axel whipped out his blade and advanced on Peyrite, mercilessly attacking him. Peyrite blocked each strike, and on the fifth did a feinting block, going about to Axel's side. Peyrite yelled, "Dzong Mbakhe", many times in a whirlwind slash, sending razor sharp gales of ferocious wind every which way, causing eruptions of earth upon impact with the ground. Axel blocked many, but was overcome and knocked back. As he prepared to rush with a hellwind strike, of air and fire, he was distracted by several massive bullets lodging in his left arm.

Amber stood, guns smoking, and said, "Try some new meat, maggot.". Malle yelled, "Get back, Amber! He's going to kill you! It's not safe for you!". As Axel swung, Amber jumped onto the blade, and said, "I'm pregnant, not paralyzed!", and she fired eight shots into Axel, and she leapt of and sprung back on her hands as Axel swung once more. Amber breathed a massive flame, which Axel controlled with his power and slung at her, something Amber easily sidestepped. She then pulled out a pair of stilettos, and said, "That the best you got?"

As the fight continued, Spyro asked Malle, "Where is she fitting all these weapons? Her armored miniskirt is eight inches long, and her breastplate the same!". Malle said with a smile, "I don't know, but you gotta admit, it's kinda sexy.". Spyro rolled his eyes, and the trio continued to watch the pregnant dragoness move with quite surprising grace. Axel punched out, and knocked Amber back, so that he could disappear as a feather in wind would.

Malle went up to Amber and said, "Are you crazy? You are going to get killed like that!". As she sheathed her stilettos, Amber said, "Tough, scar-face. I want to fight.". Spyro remarked, "You're hardly outfitted for it.". Peyrite said, "Enough. Amber, your child needs to be brought up somewhere safer. You will be going to the Pyyts. The natural time distortion should net you sixteen years, and cost us five days.".

Peyrite said, "Take this Amaryata-Yuga shard. It will stop your aging in the Pyyts. You will feel like a lot of time has passed, but very little actually will.". Malle said, "I'm going with her.", to which Peyrite said, "I need you here to fight.". Malle said, "It's my kid too, I might as well help. You and Spyro can hold your own for five days.", and Peyrite said, "Fine.", as he warped them both to the Pyyts. Spyro said, "We might as well head back to the compound. I'll be needing my armor.".

Once affairs had straightened out, Spyro decided to take a stroll through the meadows of The Valleys. As he strolled through the dew and cwm of a soft winter's night, he felt all fade around him, very slowly... and he grew into shadow as he passed out. The dragon woke, chilled in darkness, in a void of emptiness. Spyro called out, "Hello?", which gave off a warped and discordant echo. A dragon flew down from the blackness, and walked up to Spyro.

In every way, the dragon was Spyro's shape and size. But the dragon was a blinding white color, and it had jet black eyeballs, tongue, fangs, and rotted out claws that cracked and splintered like old wood. The white dragon gave a blank, lifeless stare, and it's jaw was loosely hinged and mouth open. It's jaw moving dull and slow with every word, it said in a deep, disturbed voice, "Your time is up, little dragon...".

Spyro, shivering with genuine fear, said, "W-what do you mean? Who are you?". The white dragon's jaw scales melted off, exposing the bone, and it said as black veins bulged across it's body, "My name is Sange. I, my dear dragon, am you... your opposite, your negative...", as the dragon walked about Spyro in a circle. Spyro, scared, said, "Well, what do you want? I've done nothing wrong...". Random parts of the white dragon necrolysized and fell off, exposing random bones of a dull yellow color, including an entirely skeletal wing of purple bone.

Meanwhile, Peyrite was about, looking for Spyro, who had been missing for a day. After asking many dragons and Peyrits, one told him that Spyro went to the fields for some relaxation. Peyrite rounded up a search party, and the four dragons following him joined him in search of the dragon. Hours later, Peyrite saw Spyro in a field, his skin a cold, cold blue hue, and his body and skin without warmth or feeling. Peyrite went up to Spyro, and saw the dragon fiercely shivering and making cries and yelps of fear, panic, and agony.

As Spyro dodged blackened flames emitting from Sange's mouth, Spyro shouted, "Why are you trying to kill me? What have I done?". Sange roared in a demonic and guttural tone, "You murdered!". Sangue grabbed Spyro's arm, and tore his scales off, leaving a huge exposed section in his forearm that shone bone and blood. Spyro and Sange grappled each other, clawing and kicking each other, and Sangue blew death in Spyro's face.

As Peyrite watched Spyro, he saw Spyro's blood run ice out of cuts that appeared of naught, and his body grew ever colder and darker in it's frigid blue state. Peyrite engulfed his hands in light and stuck them in Spyro, and pulled them apart, flinging Sange to the ground and returning Spyro to his normal purple color. Sange attacked Peyrite, who threw Sange off and used Gatsu to slice Sange in two before finishing with a stabbing head crush with Gatsu.

Spyro said, "What was that?". Peyrite, equally bewildered, said, "Was hoping you could tell me.".

END OF CHAPTER XVIII

DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN.

Nice, eh? Although, I must admit, it's a bizzare chapter.

Expect Amber's kid to come soon, and Sange to return. Some epic stuff, some weird stuff, overall... EPICNESS.

The formerly evil dragon gets a girl pregnant, sounds kinda like what was going to happen in TAA...