How's it going peoples!
I know you all really want to start reading this story so I won't be long. I just have one thing to say: If you're expecting this to be mostly a happy story like my last one, then you are DEAD wrong.
Now, without further ado… I present to you all, the sequel to The Next Generation!
Enjoy and I don't own any Spyro characters!
The Dark Mistress
Chapter 1: New life, new worries
It has been two years since the day that Synthie and Kain had left their homes to start their own lives together. They had found a nice place to live in not too far away from the dragon city of Warfang.
During this time, they had been through many trials that had tested their love for each other, but in the end, they would triumph and come out with a stronger relationship. They continued to strengthen this relationship by sparring against each other. This allowed them to not only keep their skills in combat sharp, but also allowed them to spend quality time together and relieve any stresses they may have had.
Through training with Kain, Synthie had accidentally discovered that she could control another element other than fear. During one of their training sessions, she had opened her maw to unleash a wave of fear, but instead, she let loose a jet of shadow flames, surprising them both. Since that day, Synthie has done her best to master the shadow element, though she never seemed to get a good grasp on it.
Kain on the other hand, had not discovered any new elements. But, thanks to the classes he had taken during his academy years, he had become a well-known medical dragon in the city. He had healed many dragons from various illnesses, using some odd combinations of herbs that no other medical dragon had tried using before. The others respected him and usually came to him for advice or new medicines.
- - - - - - - -
A new day had begun just like any other for the couple. They had woken up and soon began to spar against each other once again. "You ready to lose again Kain?" said Synthie while taking to the air, taunting him.
Kain chuckled at her, "Not this time Synthie… you're going down!" he said, shooting up towards her. Synthie rolled to the side and easily dodged him. Kain flipped in the air and fired some ice bullets at the black dragoness. She was able to dodge the majority of them, but some struck her on her side and wings. She growled playfully at him and fired some fear bullets back at him. The red spheres quickly approached Kain, but the midnight blue dragon used his ice powers to freeze the moisture in the air in front of him and created a shield of ice. The bullets struck the shield and dispersed, having no affect on him.
I think it's time to use it, Synthie thought to herself. She began to concentrate on her shadow energy, black flames licking at her lips. She made sure not to put too much power into it to be sure not to hurt her mate. I just hope I can control it…
She released a powerful wave of black fire, much more powerful than she had intended. The flames shattered Kain's shield and struck him hard on his chest, causing him to tumble towards the ground. A loud thud was heard as he hit the ground, lifting up dust and dirt all around him. The impact left a small crater where he had landed. "Oww…" he groaned.
Synthie flew down quickly and landed next to him, helping him back up on his paws. "Kain! Are you alright?!" she asked, worried.
He coughed hard, choking on the dust, "Yeah… I'll live…" he said. "But… I think you overdid it a little… don't you think?"
Synthie looked down on the ground, ashamed, "I'm sorry Kain… I only meant to break your shield… I didn't mean to put so much power into it…"
Using his tail, he lifted her head up to look at his smiling face, "It's okay sweetie. You didn't mean to. You just haven't mastered it yet… but you are getting better at it."
"You really think so?" Synthie asked. Kain nodded in response and she smiled. "Thanks Kain… I love you."
Kain kissed her on the cheek and said, "I love you too. Now come on, we've got a lot to do today." Synthie nodded and followed Kain to begin their duties for the day.
- - - - - - - -
After a long day of cleaning around their home, hunting for more food, and stocking up on other supplies they may need, both Synthie and Kain were exhausted. They entered their room and collapsed onto their bed. "Damn… today took more out of me than I thought…" Kain said, "And tonight was supposed to be our night… I'm sorry…"
"It's okay Kain…" Synthie said, "I'm tired as well… let's just go to sleep…" Kain nodded and closed his eyes. In mere moments, he was snoring softly, saying that he had fallen asleep. Synthie looked at his sleeping form, He's so cute when he's asleep… she thought to herself. She closed her eyes as well and soon fell asleep next to her mate.
Suddenly, an evil cackle was heard in Synthie's head. It caused her to wake up with a scared look on her face. "What was that?" she asked out loud in a whisper. She slowly got off of the bed, making sure not to wake Kain up and began to look around her home. She looked everywhere, even around the outside of their home, but there seemed to be no one intruding upon them, which worried her even more. "What the hell could that have been?" she asked herself. After doubling checking, she decided that she was just hearing things and climbed back onto the bed. Kain did not so much as stir when she rejoined him; he was a very heavy sleeper. The black dragoness rested her head on the bed, trying to not think of what she had heard. It was hard to though and after nearly an hour of trying, she finally fell back asleep.
Throughout the night, Synthie continued to hear that same cackle, though she did not wake from her slumber, figuring it was only a dream. Even so, she tossed and turned all night, wanting the laughter to stop, but it wouldn't. Then, the voice suddenly stopped laughing and began to whisper something. Synthie listened closely and tried to make out the words, but the voice was fading fast.
"My time is coming… I will soon have…"
- - - - - - - -
And there you have it! In case you're confused, the voice at the end faded away before it could finish what it was saying.
Anyways, I am, sadly, not expecting this story to be as long as it's prequel… but I will try to make the best of it and make it as interesting as possible.
Well… please review and tell me what y'all think!
Till next time!