SSJRuss Posted May 21 Read Aloud Posted May 21 QUEST FOR THE DARK GRIMOIRE ACT II PART TWO The sky above the Dragon Realms had long since forgotten peace. The once bright blue had become dark, broken, and split apart by tears in reality. Through them came monsters, armies, and beings that had no right to claim the dragon’s home. For days, war engulfed Spyro’s world. And it was all he could do to keep it together and save his friends. Now, Spyro looked down from above, his wings beating hard against the smoke and ash. Below him, the once-vibrant stone courtyards had become battlefields. Gnorc structures crumbled beside dragon temples. Lava spilled through shattered arches. Unfamiliar insect creatures swarmed through the ruins, battling his dragon brethren. He could feel the need to help build in his chest, but he couldn’t. He had to stay on task; using the banishment spell against any of the still open portals that he came across. It was the only way Dragon Realm could be saved. The spell was the final safeguard, entrusted only to those fast enough, brave enough, or foolish enough to fly directly at an active portal and force it shut. Spyro, as usual, was the only choice for the job. That burden was his, so on he flew, using enhanced magic to aid him in flight, as he was still one of the youngest of the dragons in the realm. “Spyro!” Sparx shouted over his shoulder, his tiny voice strained. “Portal, twelve o’clock!” Ahead, above the fractured remains of Peace Keepers, another tear in reality pulsed like a diseased star. The violet-black energy churned at its edges, widening by the second. Something evil was coming through and Spyro wasn’t going to give it the chance. “Not today.” Spyro gritted his teeth. He tucked his wings in and dove. Wind tore past him as he spiraled downward, ancient runes from the banishment spell glowing around his horns. The words the Elders had entrusted to him burned in his memory. “Seal Mojka Nomeno Aegra, Nomag coi Nurti Rannox!” The runes ignited brighter, bursting into golden light down Spyro’s ridges of his scales. Ancient symbols spun around him in widening circles, trailing sparks through the smoke-filled sky as he hurtled toward the portal. The portal pulsed, like something enormous tried to move through it. Sparx held on for dear life. “Spyro, maybe don't fly directly into the reality-eating nightmare!” “No promises!” Spyro grit his teeth and shouted the final words of the spell. “MOJKA RANNOX TALIS VERNA!” The runes exploded outward. Golden chains of magic lashed across the portal's surface, wrapping around its edges like living lightning. The tear fought back immediately, expanding against the spell with a shriek. Then silence and a shrinking. The portal folded inward in a flash. BOOOOM. The entire sky erupted in a flash of gold. The shockwave launched Spyro backward like a stone from a catapult. He spun uncontrollably through the air. “AAAAAAAHHHHH!” “AAAAAAAHHHHH!” Sparx echoed. The pair crashed through the roof of an abandoned Gnorc watchtower. Spyro tumbled through three floors before finally coming to a stop upside down inside what had once been an armory. A single brick landed on his head. THUNK. "...Ow." Sparx floated nearby, smoking slightly. “Well, we survived.” Spyro groaned. “Barely.” He rolled onto his back and stared upward through the hole he'd accidentally created in the tower roof. The portal was gone. But there were still dozens more. Before the pair could determine their next move, a distant roar echoed through the chamber. Spyro got to his feet and rushed to the nearest window. From here, he could see the ruined courtyard of Stone Hill. The battle continued there among the remains of ancient arches and statues. Fighting some insectoid beasts was Magnus, his fellow dragon friend. Magnus’ pink skin was blackened with soot and blood and he howled in pain as his wings were torn apart. He had clearly made his final stand here. “Magnus!” Spyro shouted, leaping from the watchtower. Spyro hit the ground running, rushing toward Magnus in a blur. Magnus was still fighting. The larger dragon had planted himself between a collapsed archway and a cluster of wounded hatchlings sheltering beneath it. Blood streaked his scales. One wing hung uselessly at his side. Yet he continued fighting. Three insectoid creatures circled him. They stood taller than any dragonfly Spyro had ever seen, their bodies wrapped in chitinous armor that shimmered sickly green. But their attention was on Magnus, not on Spyro. Purple fire exploded across the battlefield at the insectoids, the creatures jumping back in surprise but nonetheless still engulfed in flame. They hissed and clawed at the air, but eventually fell silent, dead. “…Spyro,” Magnus rumbled, his voice weak but relieved. “Good. You’re alive.” “Yeah, well, I do my best.” Spyro tried to force confidence, but his voice cracked when he saw how bad this really was. “C’mon, we gotta get you outta here.” “No.” Magnus coughed, then crashed to one knee. "Magnus!" Spyro shouted, rushing to his side. Up close, he could see that Magnus’ wounds were bad. Far worse than he'd first thought. "Listen carefully." Magnus said. Spyro immediately shook his head, determined to help his friend. "No. Save your strength." Magnus pulled away, laying down on the ground as if to catch his breath and rest. "There isn't enough left to save." “The realms… these invaders…” Magnus said. “This destruction… it comes from beyond our worlds. The portals all carry the same magical signature. The same corruption. The same source." Another explosion rocked the horizon. Somewhere distant, a dragon temple collapsed. Spyro’s ears flattened. “Yeah, I noticed.” Magnus almost smiled. “In the old texts… older than the Dream Weavers… there were whispers… of a book.” Spyro frowned. “A book?” “A grimoire,” Magnus growled. “It is a weapon of dark knowledge only known by some of the most ancient elders. A thing of power that does not belong to any one realm. It has the power to corrupt worlds… but it must serve a master.” "Who has it?" Spyro asked. "We don't know." Magnus replied. All of this destruction because of a single book? That seemed impossible. But then again, so did everything else lately. "Find it." Magnus's voice barely a whisper. "Find the Grimoire." Spyro nodded. "I will." Magnus smiled faintly. A wet sound interrupted him. Magnus’ eyes widened in shock as a blade, thin and jagged, burst through his chest from behind. Spyro’s breath caught. Behind him stood a figure unlike anything Spyro had ever seen. A woman, or something pretending to be one. Her body was wrapped in insect-like armor. Four spindly appendages unfolded from her back like the legs of some giant spider. Tiny insects crawled constantly beneath her skin. Worst of all she seemed to enjoy killing his friend. She slowly withdrew the blade. "This one wonders," she hissed. Her voice sounded like thousands of insects speaking together. "How many dragons must die before this realm understands it has already lost?" Spyro growled through gritted teeth, his blood boiled. He’d been too slow to save his friend. Spyro charged with a roar, horns lowered, slamming full force into the women’s midsection. It must have caught her off-guard, as she screeched as she was struck and sent backward a few feet. “Whoever you are, you’re dead” Spyro snarled. D’Vorah recovered instantly, flipping backward with horrifying agility. Her swarm burst from nearby corpses—thousands of flesh-eating insects flooding the battlefield like a living shadow. “This one will enjoy peeling your wings.” Quote
Callisto Posted May 21 Read Aloud Posted May 21 Learn More About Spyro the Dragon Read more about Spyro the Dragon at Wikipedia Official Site: Official Insomniac Games site Links: Spyro wiki Spyro seccition Insomniac Games wiki D'Vorah Read more about D'Vorah at Wikipedia Official Site: WB Interactive Entertainment Links: Wikipedia Quote
SSJRuss Posted May 23 Author Read Aloud Posted May 23 Respect Thread for our combatants: Spyro - D'Vorah - Quote
JohnnyChany Posted May 23 Read Aloud Posted May 23 Really enjoying the contrast of these family friendly PlayStation icons and Mortal Kombat characters. I think you can make a strong case for D'Vorah but I'm going Spyro. 1 Quote
Callisto Posted May 26 Read Aloud Posted May 26 Match Final Results Member Ratings:5.00 - Venom 2009 5.00 - JohnnyChany 5.00 - Boratz FPA Calculation:3 Total Votes cast 15.00 Total Combined Score 15.00 / 3 = 5.00 Final Rating on the match MATCH SCORE Spyro the Dragon: 5D'Vorah: 0 Quote
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