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LOL I've missed you to.

Soooo.....

.....

*tackles*

Next W&M might be up later today or tomorrow.

Chapter XXIII: Armada

Deep into the night, Amber was at a balcony, next to a rather drunk Spyro. Spyro, too drunk to know what he was saying said, "Wanna make out?". Amber sighed and said, "You really need to stop drinking, Spyro. You really do.". Spyro then tackled Amber, and shoved his tongue down her throat, pressing his lips hard on hers. Malle walked up, and said, "Am I interrupting anything important to you, Amber?".

Amber, shocked, thrust the purple dragon off her and said, "It's not what it looks like! I swear!". Malle cocked a gun and pointed it at Spyro, saying, "Oh, I'm sure.". Amber hit the gun out of his hand and said, "He was drunk, Malle. He doesn't know what he is doing.". Malle said, "I'm pretty sure you sobered him up well enough.". Amber said, "It's not like that, you pervert. For crying out loud, Malle, he's twelve. It's not even legal for me to have sex with Spyro.".

Meanwhile, when the others had left, and morning had passed to noon, Peyrite decided that a nice change of clothes was in order. He had been wearing the same clothes for over a decade, after all. So when he walked out his tower, he was in a dark scarlet shirt, a red trenchcoat, and matching pants, along with scarlet shoes and black gloves. A very DMC-esque getup, overall.

Amber cracked a smile, and said, "Well, aren't you looking sexy?". Peyrite smiled back and said, "Thank you.", to which Malle reacted, "Stay back, She's mine.". Amber said, "Relax, Malle, he's a virgin, and he intends on staying one. I'd have better luck cheating on you with a stick.". Peyrite nodded to confirm that, and sat down on the stone benches, at which point Spyro jumped up onto the bench, clasping a bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade with his tail.

Peyrite chided him, saying, "Is there any down time you have where you don't drink? You drink more often than Malle has sex!". Amber said, "I can attest to that. It's true.". Spyro tipped the Mike's back until it was empty, and threw the bottle with his tail. Peyrite spawned a bucket of sub zero ice water, and dunked Spyro's head over and over again in it saying, "You... need... to... stop... drinking!". Spyro coughed and shivered, and said, "Okay, okay! I'll stop!".

Peyrite looked forth to the fields, and saw the little dragonlings romping around and playing in the meadow, vines, and underbrush in a game of tag. Peyrite, noting Spyro's age, said, "Why do you not act like a kid anymore, Spyro?". Spyro shrugged and said, "I don't know.". Peyrite said, "You aren't over twelve, yet you act like you are twenty-five. You drink heavily, you smoke, and you've even tried making out with several dragonesses. Now, why don't you act like a kid?". Spyro said again, "I don't know.".

Peyrite said, "Over the years you've become wiser, more patient, low-key, tolerant, and you've matured overall. You are becoming a wise young dragon, despite your physical age.". Spyro said, "I try my best to please. But being mature isn't all it's cracked up to be.", as he started to chow down on some food. Peyrite, while the subject was on his mind, said to Malle and Amber, "You guys had anything to eat this morning?".

Malle said, "Amber gave me some good food this morning.". Peyrite, not knowing what he meant, said, "She cooks?". Malle said, "I didn't say WHAT I ate.". Peyrite scowled and said, "Ugh, you are disgusting.". Amber said, "That's not the only one who tried to taste me yesterday...", as she cast a glance toward Spyro. Peyrite said, "What, Spyro? What'd he do?". Amber said, "Tried to tongue me up on the balcony yesterday.".

Peyrite kicked Spyro over, and shocked his crotch with a bolt of electricity, as Spyro howled in pain. Spyro, wincing, said, "I was drunk, let up!". Peyrite said, "Exactly why you shouldn't be drinking so much. You know my policies, rules, and laws. Follow them, or I'll scale you next time.". Spyro said, "It's not like I enjoyed it. Although, she tasted surprisingly good.". Peyrite gave another shock, and said, "She's married, you horny fool!".

Amber said, "Enough. We need to think of a plan for when Axel comes.". Peyrite said, "I think in the end, he wants us to come to him.". Malle said, "Then we will go. No point in delaying this.". Peyrite said, "Agreed. Come.", as he walked out the gates, two bone katanas in hand, and the others, barring Sange and Chyron, en masse. Peyrite said to Malle, "When I face Axel for the final time, I shall ascend to what is my Limit Form. As will he. That is the highest power we can obtain, as our capabilities cap off there. The battle will be in Aphaim, the Great Void. There, it will end. There, I will release power like never before.".

Peyrite said, "There, either I die or he dies.".

END OF CHAPTER XXIII

A drunk Spyro ordering another drink: Put more stuff....in the thing.......that more stuff goes in.

Interesting you chose to comment on Spyro's drinking here. I would have thought you'd comment on the dirty jokes and the fact Spyro was tonguing Amber.

"It's not like that, you pervert. For crying out loud, Malle, he's twelve. It's not even legal for me to have sex with Spyro."- Thank you, Captain Obvious.

Peyrite kicked Spyro over, and shocked his crotch with a bolt of electricity, as Spyro howled in pain.- ........Ow.

"Amber gave me some good food this morning."- Hmmm, I bet so.

1. Well, there is a lot of differences in laws. The drinking age is 18 (with stipulations), there are significant restrictions on sex in certain ages and demographics (Mainly fertile ones), and several laws that don't exist in real life are either there for structure or because of the existence of significant powers.

And you still have nothing to say about Spyro sticking his tongue deep into Amber's throat?

Not really. Other than it wouldn't be her mouth that my tongue would be in. You do that, they'll be all yours.

Not like Amber wanted it, mind you. Making out with a twelve year old when you are twenty-four is quite awkward. Especially if the kid doesn't know it because he is hammered.

Well, maybe Spyro's got something that Malle is lacking in...... *shot* *sniped* *trolled* *TORCHED BY GANNNNNNDDDDAAAAAALLLLFFFFFF*

Drunkness, yes. However, Malle is quite an expert, as is told by both him and Amber. Amber didn't want to make out with Spyro, nor did Spyro, since he was drunk.

New chapter might be up soon. Probably will be two or three parts.

New, long chapter up next. I drew a pic (sort of a pic) of what the next armor, Judgment Armor, Peyrite will have looks like.



Picture it a little sleeker and more proportionate, you got a rough idea of the armor.

It's very......symmetrical

I told you, I suck. It's a lot better looking, and not stiff like that. MS Paint doesn't generally work wonders.

^ Isn't this some bad-ass armor?

Yeah. Now onto the next chapter, XXIV.

Goooood.

That is actualy pretty well made on ms paint.

Chapter XXIV: A bell chimes for thee...

As the wind rustled the collar of his coat, Peyrite approached Axel. Axel turned and shot a great black energy at Peyrite, consumate darkness. The ball of darkness, an amorphous jet black blob in mid air, stopped, to pull the two into the great starry void, Aphaim. On opposite sides they stood, making great their powers. Peyrite said, "Va'braana etil chaxl! Fa'aila mothca chkeai!". (And herefore this ends! For all time!)

Axel and Peyrite sent massive novae towards each other, countering and blocking with their extremes of light and darkness. As Axel threw a massive Corruagia, a great black supernova, Peyrite wheeled about Axel all about like a whistle of light, firing a great many black holes at Axel, and as he came about full circle, he brought the black holes together and blasted the command into the void, "Navraka Anaka!", and thousands of black novae burst about Axel, which Axel repulse with the great darkness about him.

Axel hurled the Meteo about the void at Peyrite, who leapt massive bounds from meteor to meteor, as Meteo smashed them in half. Peyrite narrowly went between two Meteo slabs as he burst forward like an arrow of light, pulverizing Axel and sending him flying. As the two turn back about to face each other, they landed on meteors. Peyrite summoned forth a great armor, the armor of Judgment Armor, and the two great dragons took to air, hovering in Aphaim.

From a lone finger, Peyrite summoned many great Meteoriagia effortlessly, as Axel defended with rippling wall of darkness. Axel said, "Cahd va heed, do xhazve." (Shroud and shade, I kill.). Peyrite send through effortless gestures great stars, which Axel still shattered with breath of death and darkness. And so came each with swords, the greatest. Of light and crystal be Peyrite's, a magnificent and exquisite creation, named Bahavut-sha, "Breathing Light". And Axel spawn a sword, hilt spine of a great dragon, the blade the ribs, and the tip the fang.

Brandishing blades nigh four hundred foot long and twenty five wide, they rushed each other, clashing their blades with swings of unbelievable grace and ease. As the two warbling blades sang with every strike, hatred and darkness emanated from Axel's blade, and crystals of light from Peyrite's. Aero and Meteo went forth, as two great strikes with all power mustered by the two shattered the blades and sent Axel flying back. Peyrite landed on a meteor, and walked calmly to a debilitated and paralyzed Axel.

Peyrite said, "Nove, etil chaxl." (Now, this ends). Axel said, "You think you've won? Destroy me, and see what the powers unleashed here have done to your realms! See if they even survived! How great an irony it would be, that you stop me, a murderer, and murder everyone else in the process.". Peyrite knelt down, and said these words, that all may end, if not Axel:

"Havxchis uitil aighe cho acxhkin uoe a-shte, ahavet mothca einge khem nashaxchkvat ouen char cho Navrechxka. Ehtle mothca men va draago va bhata khem keheven cho zihxn, fa'aila uitil stopai cho uo naivchxim Gamashut uoe a-shte, va uitil ovaghe occia uitil shapehroht cho uitil dazhvong baxchzahil ouen anamahachxavatatavute gamad. Adenai cheva mairo uoen thevayat anaka." (Because the day of reckoning is at hand, that all beings be shattered in the wounds of Judgment. Let all man and dragon and beast be cleansed of sin, for the time of a new Genesis is at hand, and the powers of the world see the fires of the heavens blaze in infinite glory. God have mercy on thy soul.)

And so Peyrite ascended into the air, and lowered his head and outstretched his arms as he hovered in place. He said aloud, "Bai-mil.". And massive plumes of holy fire burst from him as the void burst in a globe of holy fire roaring amongst an Aeroriagia in a globe of holy judgement as Peyrite enacted the most powerful magic possible, Judgment. The power so great released a great maelstrom into Aphaim, all light come as the entirety of all light rained down like shooting stars, power so explosive as to destroy Aphaim in whole, blasting Peyrite back into the known world.

As the sky wheeled above him, he saw Amber dragging him for but a few brief seconds, as he saw the Meteo rain like water, and he passed out. Time passed, a great long time. He felt naught but and endless drift in light, not aware of anything, voices, but no words. He woke, to a sudden gasp, in a bed, his friends watching over him. Amber embraced him about the back of his neck, and said, "I missed you. I'm so glad you're okay.". Peyrite, jokingly, said, "You're quite a pleasing welcome. I was only out for a short time, you know.".

Amber stopped hugging him, and stood up and said, "You've been out for seven months.". Peyrite darted up and said, "SEVEN months?". Spyro said, "We thought you were dead, but we wanted to keep hoping. After all, we are all dragons, we aren't hard pressed for time.". Peyrite got up, donned his previous clothes of red, but still wearing the Judgment armor. He grabbed for a smoke, and he lit it with a soft puff of flame.

Peyrite took a deep drag, before spewing out a great cloud of smoke. He noticed marks on Malle's arm, and said, "Malle, care to explain?". Malle covered up his marks and said, "I'd rather not.". Amber kicked him to the floor, stood on his back, restrained his arms, and said, gun to Malle's head, "Who is she, what is her name, and where can I find the whore?". Malle turned his head sideways, attempting to look at her, and said, "It's not a chick. Those are NEEDLE wounds.".

Amber stomped on his head and said, "Then what the bloody hell have you been shooting up?". Malle smirked and said, "Man, you're sexy when you torture me. Not the best location, granted...". Amber stomped down harder and said, "Answer me, Malle, or I'll make you a castrato in the next ten seconds.". From the force of the stomping, Malle involuntarily shot venom out his teeth, and said, "Well, your answer is lying on the floor. Now let me up.". Amber let him up, and Malle shook his head to dispel his headache.

Amber said, "Next time, give me a straight answer.". Malle smirked and said, "As long as you give me something I want straight, peaches.". Amber laughed and said, "Not a chance, scar-boy. You're sleeping on the balcony tonight for this one.". Peyrite said, "Now that we've confirmed the issue, I'm going to go upstairs.". Amber followed him up.

END OF CHAPTER XXIV PART I

Seven months. :I Cant help but feel sorry for the poor guy, he must have missed so much.

Chapter XXIV: A bell chimes for thee... Part II

Peyrite sat on a chair at his balcony, and breathed a slow wisp of smoke out into the crisp winter's night air. Amber came in and said, "Troubled?". Peyrite said, "Didn't see you come in, peaches.". Amber said to him as she sat besides him, "Why does everyone call me that?". Peyrite shrugged and said, "Probably because you are a orange-tan dragoness.". Amber said, "But everyone knows my skin LOOKS blue. My orange-tan scale color is recessive, and my sky blue skin color is dominant.". Peyrite laughed softly and said, "But you'll always be peaches.".

Amber slowly put her arm around Peyrite's shoulder as she crossed her legs at her lap and turned towards the bold dragon. Peyrite looked at the dragoness and said, "Are you hitting on me?". Amber said, not so truthfully, "I wouldn't dream of it.". She went about to Peyrite's back and put her arms in a embrace around his neck. Peyrite said, "You are definitely hitting on me. Why?". Amber said, "The concept of the forbidden fruit.". Peyrite said, "Explain.".

Amber said, with a soft and sensual air to her voice, "You never open up to anyone romantically. You shut everyone out. The very fact you turn down everything makes you ever so irresistible.". Peyrite, somewhat uncomfortable by her advances, said, "What could you possibly see in me?". Amber smiled warmly and said, "Oh, Excavenger. There are oh so many things about you that are absolutely sexy.", as she gently rubbed the tip of her tail across Peyrite's face. Peyrite said, "Please, stop.".

Amber came about to the front of him, and tackled him to the floor, saying, "All I hear is 'Please, more'...". Amber then locked her lips to Excavenger, and stuck her tongue deep into his throat, as she tried with her free hand to undo the rivets on his armor. Peyrite thrusted her off as he redid the half-undone rivets on his armor, at which point Amber slammed Peyrite into the wall and said in a stern voice, "Don't resist this time.".

Peyrite scowled at her and said, "You put your tongue in my mouth again, I'll yell rape.". Amber said, "That's exactly what I want.". She then shoved her face into Peyrite's, and stuck her tongue deep in his windpipe as she tried breaking the rivets off his armor. At that point, Malle said, "You alright, Excavenger?". Peyrite broke free to quickly yell, "RAPE!". Malle broke the door down, to see Amber making out with Peyrite.

Amber got off him and Malle said, "Mind explaining, Excavenger?". Peyrite yelled, "Yeah, your whore wife tried to rape me!", and Malle said, "She's not a whore!". Peyrite said, "What would you call her?". Malle said, "A slut. She isn't paid.". Amber said, trying to clean Peyrite's saliva off her tongue, "Whose side are you on?". Malle said, "You tried to rape him!", to which Amber said, "It's not rape if you ENJOY it.". Peyrite said, "I didn't!". Malle said, "Amber, what is wrong with you?", to which she said, "I've had a crush on him for a while. He IS kinda sexy.".

Malle put his face in his palm and said, "Why'd I marry such an easy chick?". Amber said, "In my defense, I wouldn't do ANYONE. I did turn down Spyro...". Malle said, bewildered, "He's twelve! I would have DIVORCED you if you banged him!". Amber said, "Why does this bother you so much?". Malle said, "You are trying to have sex with other people, that why the hell I'm mad!". Peyrite said, "Both of you, shut up! Or I'll make you do marriage counseling with SPYRO as your counselor.". Amber said, "Oh please, no.". Peyrite further said, "That means you'd have to tell him EVERYTHING.".

Malle, disgusted by the thought of sharing his vivid sexual adventures with a twelve year old in counseling, said, "Okay, okay, okay! We'll stop! Just don't make us talk to Spyro about our marriage!". Amber said, "And I'll keep my... parts... to myself. Just don't torture us like that.". Peyrite said, "If I wanted torture, I'd make you make a porno with him.". At this point, Malle and Amber yelled, "NO!!!!!", and Peyrite laughed.

Peyrite said with a smile, "Let's just go back downstairs tongue-in-cheek.".

END OF CHAPTER XXIV PART II

Quote: Black-Dragon

Seven months. :I Cant help but feel sorry for the poor guy, he must have missed so much.

As the second part denotes, he didn't wake to something he was too thrilled about.

"If I wanted torture, I'd make you make a porno with him.". YES.

"It's not rape if you ENJOY it."., This made have been unintentional, intentional, or sub-conscious, but that is my quote.


"All I hear is 'Please, more'...". , That's what I actually would've been saying.

1. Nothing worse than making a porno with a kid half your age.
2. I (Peyrite) didn't enjoy it.
3. That's probably my favorite quote from that scene. My favorite quote was the porno one.

I wouldn't mind seeing the porno-*sniped*

Dude that's child pornography. (Even though Spyro has lived several thousand years)

CORRECTION.
It's DRAGON child pornography.

Chagon. Whatever.

Still, that's illegal in the realms.

Some tight-ass laws.

Gee... "Don't bang a kid and videotape it...". Harsh law.

"Don't let a kid bang you and videotape it."- There is a difference.

I didn't say who started it.

I think Amber would be on top.

Yeah, Amber is a top girl. Oddly, Malle prefers the bottom.

As does Schakri, his time with Cynder has made his accustom to.......being dominated.

Malle chooses bottom because he is lazy. They switch a few times a night though.

I suppose the ladies like Malle because he has a massive........personality

Considering he can do fivesomes with ease, I'd say so.

Wellll, he also has a tongue....

That would make sense... being a dragon...

I'm planning up the new chapter now. Thinking of a new direction...

Chapter XXV: Amore Nova

As Amber and Malle entered their room, the two sat down, and looked at each other with disdain. Malle said, "Mind telling me what that was all about?". Amber said, "I just wanted to know what it was like again.". Malle said, "You get some over ten times a night, you don't need reminders.". Amber said, "Not that, you horny moron! I meant LOVE. I wanted to feel again what I haven't felt from you in fifteen years.".

Malle said, "You know I love you. I prove it constantly.". Amber said, "Just because you want sex all the time doesn't mean you love me. You only want one thing: sex, sex, sex. I'm sick of it being where the only thing that holds meaning to you is what is between my legs.". Malle said, "There is nothing he could give that I couldn't give better.". Amber said, "I don't care for that. I want love, acceptance, kindness. I want someone to see me as a being with feelings, not an object of sex.".

Malle stood up, angered by her accusations, and yelled, "You really think I don't love you? You honestly think I would stick with a whore like you if I didn't love you?". Amber stood up and said spitefully, "I don't think that. I know it.". In rage, Malle clawed Amber across the face, and she lay on the floor bleeding. Amber got up and said, "I'm done with you. Take your ring back, I won't be needing it nor wanting it anymore.", and she took her ring off and threw it at Malle's face as she stormed out, clutching her face.

As Peyrite was talking to Spyro on the subject of Amber, Amber tapped him on the shoulder, and Peyrite stood up and turned to see a scarred Amber. Peyrite said, knowing full well the cause, "What has he done to you?", as he ran his fingers across the three deep claw mark scars on Amber's face. Amber threw her arms around Peyrite and put her head on his shoulder and said, "It's over. I never want to see him again. All I want is you, Excavenger.", as he fought back the tears of her intense pain.

As Peyrite put his arms around her in consolation, a blade whizzed by Peyrite's face, and stuck deep in the wall opposite its thrower. Peyrite broke his embrace, and went forth as he drew Gatsu. Malle stood at the bottom of the stairwell, blade drawn. Peyrite said, "Put down your weapon. You cannot hope to win this.". Malle snarled, "Watch me, maggot.", as he leapt to strike Peyrite. In a swift movement, Peyrite sidestepped Malle, as swung his blade at the passing dragon, Meteo trailing the strike, tearing a great wound in Malle, as he went to the floor.

Peyrite said, "Your treachery knows no bounds. You are dead to me. Goodbye.". Peyrite stabbed Gatsu into Malle as a great glyph of power surrounded Peyrite, and Peyrite said, "Kein hombus tehva, Naipham uoe fraia Bahavut-Bahamut." (Fire embrace thee, Naipham is cold breathing wind.). As Malle's flesh burned in holy fire, and Naipham took him whole slowly, he yelled, "I hate you.", as Peyrite stared in apathy.

As the bones of Malle broke, and he lie only his neck and above not taken, he pleaded, "Why? Why can't you forgive me like everyone else? Don't let me die alone... please, Excavenger.". Excavenger said, "You have broken the Doctrine. I no longer care for you, you can only inflict pain. You were once a friend of mine, and I can only wish that the darkness won't murder what little of a soul you still have.".

As Malle teared in pain, and the last of him faded, the glyph dissipated and the fires died down. Peyrite said, "Resto en dolore.". Amber walked up to him and said, "Where did he go? Naipham?". Peyrite said, "Caipham, to be exact. Where you lie on a mountain in chains, endlessly and constantly struck on the back by lightning. He deserves no less.". Spyro and Sange both gazed at what happened, appalled equally. Spyro said, "Does he have hope? Can he ever be good again?". Peyrite turned and said, "Afraid not.".

Sange said, "Why? Doesn't everyone have the chance to be redeemed?". Peyrite bent to the dragon's level and said, "All that is left in him is hate and violence. Most likely, Axel will eventually go to Caipham to poison his mind.". Spyro said, "You may as well prepare now to fight Axel, he is three days out.". Peyrite, alert, said, "What are we up against?". Spyro said, "He lies in the center of a great shadow demon, whose insides are rock and stone and magma. He approaches, not with murder in mind, but genocide.".

Peyrite said, "Everyone might as well get some rest. We will meet him tomorrow.". And so, the others went to their quarters, and for the first night in seventeen years, Amber slept alone. It originally bothered her little, but as the night passed, she ended up going into Peyrite's bed, next to the sleeping dragon. And so, within a rather short time for such tumultuous times, she drifted off peacefully into sleep.

END OF CHAPTER XXV

And the demon goes bai-bai.

Chapter XXVI: Nothing... all is nothing, I cry

Meanwhile, Malle lay prone in Caipham, deeply razed by the lightning, long since able to feel the pain. For in the timeless Void of Naipham, many years had drifted. Malle knew not how many, for long ago had he lost the sense of feeling or emotion or time. He no longer spoke, and had not uttered a word in centuries. He no longer had emotion, and had a blank, emotionless stare and face as a permanent mark left on him.

Time grew and grew, and Malle felt an endless, drifting daze. He no longer knew the shine of the stars, the rustle of leaves, the softness of wind, the feeling of grass, or the taste of food or water. Only stare endlessly, he did, as centuries felt like seconds to Malle. Malle did not die, but everything that made him alive died in him a long time ago. He forgot Spyro and Sange. He forgot his own son and even Peyrite. As time took it's infinite toll, he even forgot Amber.

After a long time, he drifted into sleep, one near endless. Nothing would come, no one would speak, nothing would change. He had long lost his insanity, for his mind no longer thought at all, and his life became void. But still, he did not die. How cruel this fate was, that everything was taken from him, and he could never be free... and he couldn't even think, not even enough to wish for the death he so cruelly was deprived of.

And so, after a very long time, Malle awoke, on a shore. As the waters ebbed and flowed before him, and the bright blue sky shined on him, the emotionless Malle, fresh in everyone's memory, but to his perception dead to everything. A man, cloaked in a white robe, stood above him, and said, "Can you speak, young dragon?". Malle looked up in a lost, hurt gaze, as he felt so helpless, not being able to find how to speak.

The man helped up Malle and said to the functionally mute dragon, "Can you tell me your name?". Malle slowly tried to speak, and managed to voice the words, "I... don't... know...". The man said, "You've been in Naipham for a long time. You are still in it, but I decided a more peaceful setting should be used to wake you.". Malle said in a raspy, rough voice, "How... long? Who... am... I?". The man said, "You've been here for eighty-four thousand four hundred seconds of the real world, a full day. In the time of Naipham, you have been here for eight hundred forty-six thousand eons, a time hardly recordable.".

The man continued, "I am the Guardian of Naipham, Abachxas. That's Korto for, 'Hourglass'. The only inhabitant of Naipham I have knowledge of that comes from as far back as you is a young Peyrit named Malle. You were sent here on note of breaking the Doctrine, so your punishment was to be of unnatural length. You no longer keep the name Malle, it has been removed from you due to your disgrace.".

As Malle's voice slowly came back, though scratchy, he said, "Korto? Doctrine? Who am I?". Abachxas said, "Korto is an ancient language constructed by Excavenger. It has been used sparsely these days, but he might still speak it fluently. The Doctrine is a set of holy laws, fifteen, set forth by the Three and by Excavenger's creators, laws which all must follow. To date, only Hounter and Axel have broken all of them. As for your name, it is Castaye, the Korto word for 'Lost one'.".

And so the disgraced dragon took his dishonourable name, Castaye. So did Castaye say to Abachxas, "Will I be let free? What is to become of me?". Abachxas said, "Everything has been taken from you. You know nothing, you understand nothing, and you are naught but a regular Peyrit. You have been tortured as much as you can be. And so, you go, not free, but lost like a dragonling in a field of wheat. Disgrace take you, now leave.". Abachxas struck Castaye with the heel of his palm, and the Peyrit was cast back into the living world.

When Castaye awoke, he lay in a forest. He stood up, his eyes still dazed and wide, for all was new to him. He remembered nothing of the world. He walked up to a tree slowly, and ran his hand up and down the bark to see what it felt like. A random Peyrit happened to approach Castaye, and said, "Who are you? What are you doing out here?". Castaye said, "Looking at things.". The Peyrit said, "Why don't you come with me, back to the castle. And put on this coat.", as he handed a rough leather coat to Castaye.

Noting he was only wearing blue slacks that were torn so badly they only went to his knees, Castaye put on the coarse old leather coat, and went with the Peyrit that found him to the compound. As Castaye walked about, his eyes took in a great many things, things he hadn't seen before. Castaye went up to someone, and said, shivering from the winter cold, "Do you happen to know where an 'Excavenger' might happen to be?". The Peyrit Castaye was talking to said, "There are likely no more than a hundred people who call him that. Who are you?". Castaye introduced himself saying, "Castaye. I used to be someone else...".

The Peyrit said, "I'm Chyron. Pleased to make your acquaintance. Come inside, you look freezing.". As the two walked into the nice warm lodgings adjacent to the Palace, the father and son, neither knowing their relation, sat down for what they felt was a first encounter. Chyron broke the ice, saying, "You say you used to be called by another name?". The overwhelmed Castaye said, "I think it started with an M... No, maybe an A... I don't know...".

Chyron said, "I knew someone who had at one point or another names that started with both. MA was the start of one, AR the other. He's long gone though.". Castaye said, eyebrow raised, "Who was it?".

Chyron said, "My father.".

END OF CHAPTER XXVI PART I

I LIVE AGGGGAAAAAAAAAAIIIIINNN!

Chapter XXVI: Nothing... all is nothing, I cry Part II

Castaye said, "I'm sorry for your loss.". Chyron shrugged and said, "He's not dead, he was banished to Naipham yesterday. He's likely been in there for millenia now.". Castaye said, "I heard about Naipham once. Awful.". Chyron said, "Yeah, my father was in it three times. Demonized the first, on a mission the second, and banished the third.". Castaye laughed and said, "Unlucky fellow.". Chyron smiled a bit and said, "Guess so.".

Chyron continued, "So, where'd you come from?". Castaye said, "I really don't know. My first memory that's crystal clear was waking up in that forest...". Chyron said, "A bit of amnesia, likely. Weird, as no one has been towards that forest for a while. Well, aside from some random hunter that was chasing after a fox. Nothing major. You ain't him, are ya?". Castaye said, "No, that guy found me.". Chyron said, "It's like you appeared from thin air, then.".

Amber was walking down the stairs, prepping her weapons for battle. As she went to the landing, she said to Chryon, "Chyron, who are you talking to?". Chyron said, "No one much, Mom. Just some guy named Castaye. Came from the forest, has complete amnesia and no one has a clue were he's from.". Castaye looked at her, and couldn't help but say, "Wow! You are hot!". Amber said with a laugh, "I think that if you had a bit more tact, you'd be more likely to get someone.".

Castaye looked in confusion, "Get someone?". Amber said, "Try not to tax your brain.". She noticed gaping wounds on his head and back and said, "Chryon, come look at this.". Chyron went about the table towards where Amber was, and said, "Wow. That's something serious.". Amber punched the wounds to see if it was still tender, but Castaye did not even flinch. Amber said, "Wait, that doesn't hurt?". Castaye said, "What doesn't hurt?".

Peyrite and Spyro both came down, and Castaye got out of his seat. Amber said to Peyrite, "Excavenger, this guy needs a medic.". Castaye became alert, and said to Peyrite, "Excavenger? You are Excavenger?". Peyrite said, "A few still call me that, yes. What do you need?". Chyron said, "He said he's been looking for you.". Peyrite said, "Is that so? What is your name?". Castaye responded, "I am Castaye, sir.". Peyrite, knowing Korto well, said, "You're lost?".

Chyron said, "How'd you figure that?". Peyrite said, "His name is Korto for "Lost One". But aye is a very archaic suffix. It was replaced by 'achxi' when I made the new number system after The Punch That Destroyed The Islands. This must be a very old Peyrit indeed.". Castaye said, "So you do speak Korto!". Peyrite said, "That is besides the point. Who sent you?". Castaye said, "An Abachxas.". Peyrite put his fingers beneath his chin in a gesture showing his puzzled thoughts.

Peyrite said, "An HOURGLASS sent you?". Castaye said, "That's what he called himself.". Peyrite said with clarity of mind, "You came from Naipham. But you could be any one of many. Who are you?". Castaye said, "I think it started with M?".

Everyone about said in shock, "Malle?".

END OF CHAPTER XXVI PART II

Ohhhhhhh my.

This is getting very interesting. :D