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Spyro watched as Nuri landed in the square and rushed to Jade, they nuzzled for a while, before Nuri stepped back and admired her daughter.

“You have an egg?” Nuri gasped

Jade blushed “Yes mom, meet Peri”

Peri bowed to her and Nuri laughed.

“I am queen no more, there is no need for that.” She chuckled

Peri nodded, and Spyro left them to talk privately. He walked into the house and sat down on the couch next to Cynder, and sighed.

“What now?” Spyro asked “Do we relax for a while? Or do we get ready to go?”

“Michael has been talking about traveling to a nearby dimension, he says that they haven’t contacted the ML in a long time, and is planning an expedition to figure out what’s happen.” Cynder replied

“Another dimension? Were going interdimensional?” He smiled

“I guess” Cynder shrugged.

Ember suddenly burst through the door.

“Hey, guys I need you to come with me to Warfang, my mother called me, she says it’s urgent.” She called out to them “Bring your armor.”

Spyro followed her out of the house and into the air. Cynder took off after them, and spotted Michael watching them with a puzzled expression. They flew out over the city and landed in the center of a massive ruin, there were a few henges still upright, with portals glowing in them.

“This used to be the major portal location, until Malefor blew it to smithereens, they have been rebuilding it since.” Ember explained.

They walked up to a portal labeled ‘Genrir’ and stepped through it. The portal brought them to a smaller henge just outside of Warfang. The henge was filled with tourists and travelers. The guards stared baffled at the four of them as they walked through the gates. A few locals shot Cynder dirty looks, and hurried away as they passed. They walked to the palace and addressed the guards. They looked at them with wide eyes, and bowed while opening the gates. Ember rushed up the stairs and into the throne room, she found her mother sitting and reading on the throne, and smiled at her daughter.

“Ember dear, you had no need to rush.” The queen told her

“You told me it was urgent.” Ember gasped

“I know you’re busy, that’s why I said as soon as possible.” She replied

“What is it?” Ember asked

“I’m retiring” The queen replied

Flame, Cynder, and Spyro walked in and froze.

“Your what?” Ember replied

“It’s time for me to pass on the crown, I want to relax, and visit other planets.” The queen sighed

She got up from the throne and walked up to them.

“I know you wish to stay in Faun, and I have conferred with Michael to open a direct portal from your house to the palace. You can stay there, but you must come here regularly.” The queen told them.

She reached up and took her crown, and set it down on the throne, a mole walked up and placed another crown next to it.

“I’m both surprised and glad that you brought Spyro, he can officiate it instead of me.”

“I… What?” Spyro replied, confused

“All you have to do is take the crowns and place them on their heads, and declare them king and queen, then we can all go and I can go to Sundance, I heard it’s beautiful this time of year.

“Uhm, Sundance was lost in the war.” Flame told her.

The queen looked down and sighed “Somewhere else then.”

Spyro grabbed Cynder and they walked over to the throne, they each picked up a crown, and turned around. Spyro placed his crown on Flame’s head while Cynder placed hers on Ember.

“As king, I hereby declare you, Flame, king of Warfang and its territories”

“As queen, I hereby declare you, Ember, queen of Warfang and its territories”

They stepped back, and the old queen clapped.

“I am no longer queen; you shall now call me Dawn. Now I am off. Love you Ember, see you in a few weeks, I need to destress.”

The two dragons were beaming, the crowns glittered on their heads.

“Do we have crowns?” Cynder asked Spyro

“Yeah, we saw them in the palace, they are only needed when we’re sitting on the throne” Spyro whispered back.

Dawn flew off, cheering.

“Do we need to tell the people?” Ember asked

“They already know, my queen, a declaration was sent out three days ago.” A guard told her

Spyro and Cynder stepped back as the newly crowned king and queen sat together on the throne.

“Alright then. Spyro, Cynder, I’m sorry to drag you all the way here for something like this.” Ember told them

“It’s fine, I enjoyed that.” Cynder replied

Michael walked into the room, he was wearing royal armor, a crown glittering on his head. Bea was with him, wearing the same thing. He snapped his fingers and two crowns appeared, he handed them to Spyro and Cynder.

“Here, they are designed to match your armor.” Michael told them

They nodded and put on the crowns.

Ember noticed a guard was waiting for them.

“What is it?” She asked him

“There are people waiting to greet you, my queen.” The guard replied

“Such is why I gave them their crowns, if we are seen without them here, they will think you are higher.” Michael told the group

Ember nodded to the guard, who pulled a lever next to him. A cheetah chief and a few delegates walked through the door, they awed at the collection of kings and queens before them and bowed their heads.

“My queen, I give many congratulations for your ascension. We have brought a tribute to show our good intentions as allies.” The chief spoke

Ember nodded, and the delegates reached out and pulled out a series of pink gems, they handed a guard the gems and bowed again, before leaving. Spyro and Cynder watched as hundreds of people came and went, they brought various tributes, from gold to rare spices. A few even brought fertility totems, much to Ember and Flame’s embarrassment. Eventually, night fell and the group returned home through the new portal in the palace. Spyro and Cynder collapsed on their couch.

“I’m glad we don’t have to do that.” Cynder smiled

“Yeah, thank the ancestors Faun has a mayor.” Spyro replied

They talked for a while, ate dinner and went to bed. Cynder cuddled up in her spot and yawned.

“I got less dirty looks then normal.” She spoke

“The crown makes people watch what they do.” Spyro replied

“Did you see those fertility totems, Ember looked like she was going to explode.” Cynder chuckled

“And those hatchling gifts, they were definitely insinuating for her to hurry up and lay eggs.” Spyro laughed with her.

“Dawn left so fast; I would have thought she was on fire.” Cynder replied

“She wanted to retire as soon as Ember and Flame were mated, but gave them some time to enjoy the peace.” Spyro told her

“Yeah, I wonder where she went.” Cynder mused “Probably a beach somewhere.”

Spyro nuzzled her “That doesn’t seem like a bad idea right now, a nice day on the beach, just the two of us. Wow I just realized that mom, dad, and Sparx were gone all day, and by the time we got back they were already asleep.”

“It was a busy day.” Cynder yawned “We’ll hang out with them tomorrow.”

She closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep. Spyro curled around her and fell asleep as well.

Cynder opened her eyes to Sparx staring back at her on her snout. She squinted at him and growled.

“What do you want?” She asked, then realized that Spyro had gotten up.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa, just relax, Spyro told me to wake you up, breakfast is ready.” Sparx flew off of her and backed up.

Cynder groaned, and stretched, then she got up and yawned.

“It’s too early for interactions, especially with small, annoying, yellow, dragonflies.”

“Hey, I didn’t want to wake you up either, but your foods going to get cold.” Sparx replied

Cynder stepped out of the bedroom and walked into the kitchen, she kissed Spyro and grabbed a plate of food before sitting down at the table. She ate in silence, while watching Spyro talk with his family. When she had finished, she sat next to him on the couch and listened to the chatter for a while. Nina was telling them about their trip to the fair yesterday, they enjoyed it greatly, even though they were the smallest people there. After a few hours, Spyro and Sparx left for a flight, leaving Cynder with Flash and Nina, June went to check on the egg.

“So… Uhm… You guys like the living arrangements in Warfang?” Cynder asked

“Yeah, we got a big house and the rest of the village seems to enjoy it.” Flash answered

They sat in silence for a moment, before Nina grunted in frustration.

“Why is this awkward? Like why? You’re my son’s mate, we should be best of friends, why can’t we have a conversation without him or Sparx?” She asked

“We don’t really know each other, and we haven’t really talked.” Cynder replied

“Well, let’s change that.” Nina replied

They proceeded to talk about every single topic Nina could think of, and Cynder told her everything she could, they talked about Spyro’s childhood, being a queen, their latest adventures, and even what kind of foods they’ve been eating lately. Flash left and relieved June, who flew over and joined the conversation. After a few hours, they ran out of topics and relaxed.

“Where are they boys?” Nina asked

“Probably out looking around the city, they haven’t really been able to hang out recently.” Cynder answered

“Sparx won’t stop talking about the adventures you guys had, I think he misses it.” June replied

“I bet he does, but we can’t bring him with us anymore, the places we are going are way too dangerous.” Cynder told her

“He understands, but still misses it.” June sighed “I think he just doesn’t want to be left out.”

Cynder nodded and looked out the window. She sighed and leaned back against the couch, then fell asleep.

Cynder opened her eyes and felt Spyro next to her, she had moved herself to lean against him in her sleep. She sighed against him, and snuggled up against his neck. Spyro was reading a book while Flash and Nina were flipping through a book about dragonflies Spyro had found. Cynder laid against him for a while, before she opened her eyes and yawned.

“Hi, how was your nap?” Spyro asked her

“Good” Cynder smiled

She got up and stretched, then went into the kitchen to cook dinner. After they all ate their meal, Spyro sat back and sighed.

“You know how to cook a mean steak.” Sparx admitted “It fits your personality.”

Cynder rolled her eyes “I’m glad you didn’t choke on it”

Sparx gave her a sidelong glance, and June shouldered him. Spyro chuckled, and cleaned the dishes. When he finished, he stepped out into the cool night air, the sun still glowing on the horizon. Cynder joined him as they both watched the stars together. After the last of the sun’s light vanished, Nebula, Onyx, and Effie walked into the square and looked at them with confused faces.

“Did you come to see the shower too?” Nebula asked them.

“The what?” Cynder replied

“The meteor shower, it passes through this planet’s atmosphere once every couple thousand years.” Nebula told them “It’s very powerful, did you not know about it?”

“No” Spyro replied

“Watch it with us, it’s quite beautiful.” Onyx replied

“Where’s Ethan?” Cynder asked

“Asleep, he’s been out with some of the hunters looking for their sister’s mate.” Nebula answered

Everyone looked up at the sky, and stared for a while. Cynder gasped as a bright flash cut across the sky, then another. Soon, there was dozens of meteors cutting across the sky. Spyro looked down at Cynder, her eyes were flashing as she watched the night sky come alive. They watched the shower for a few hours, then it started to die down. When the shower slowed to one every once in a while, Nebula gasped loudly and closed her eyes, when she opened them, they were glowing white.

“Corruption is near, this realm is in danger. Evils anew rise to fight the ancient light, fate has deemed you worthy, you shall forever live in the stars. Dangers of old are watching you now, the next fight approaches you. Stay with your Guardian, he will protect you, and when the time comes, you will ascend beyond original thought. Be it as it may or as it might, this prediction is from the stars tonight.” She gasped again, and fainted.

Onyx rolled his eyes “Don’t mind her, she does that once a decade. Take her words to heart though, but don’t let them control your decisions. This is merely a helpful insight into the happenings of what’s around you, there is nothing definite from the future, other than what is obvious.”

Nebula groaned, and sat up “Of course this would happen to me during the shower.”

“Are you okay?” Cynder asked

“I’m fine, this is normal” Nebula sighed

Spyro was about to say something, but was interrupted by a snap, a meteor crashed on the other side of the square with a loud thump, glowing a faint blue.

“Now that… That is a bad omen.” Onyx stared at the crater.

Spyro walked over to it, and studied it intently. It was a chunk of glowing blue crystal; steam was still emanating from it slowly.

“It’s an ethereal star, pick it up.” Onyx told him.

Spyro picked up the rock, and felt as if he was being charged with energy like which he had never felt before. The sudden flow of raw magic made him rear up and breath fire into the air. The fire was dark blue and burned hotter than any fire Spyro had ever seen before.

“It’s strong stuff” Nebula replied

Spyro looked down at the crystal in his hand.

“What is it exactly?” Spyro asked

“A gem of raw ethereal magic.” Onyx picked up the crystal, then crushed it with his claws, it shattered, revealing a dark blue gem, which he handed back to Spyro. “This is a gift from the universe, keep it safe until you need it.”

Spyro nodded, then handed the gem to Cynder. She grabbed it and her eyes went wide with shock as she felt the shockwave of pure magic. Michael walked out and glanced at the crater that was in front of him, it suddenly returned to normal.

“A star fell?” He asked

“Yep, and I had a vision.” Nebula answered

Michael nodded, and looked over to Spyro “This gem contains the power of the ethereal realm, don’t let it fall into the wrong hands. This is now a family heirloom; you are to pass it down to who needs it most.”

Cynder handed Spyro the gem, who tried to hand it to Michael.

“You should hold onto it, it’s your kind of magic.” He told Michael

“No, it is yours now, and belongs in a place where it can protect your family. I also have a million of these.” Michael told him.

Spyro put the gem in his inventory. “I’ll put it in the royal vault later, I don’t think I can use this in battle.”

“That’s probably for the best, you should use it to assist you in powerful spells, but not to fight and kill.” Michael nodded to him.

Nebula stumbled “Oh, I think I need to go rest, that drained all of my energy”

Effie and Onyx helped her home, and Cynder turned to Michael.

“Why did she say that fate had deemed us worthy, and that we will forever live in the stars?” She asked

“You passed the test of fate, and believe me, not many people are able to accomplish such a feat. Onyx had to escape a very hostile territory, then go back into it and free it from the clutches of evil. He did this while everybody thought he was evil. Fate will reward you for all that you have done, you will never be forgotten.” Michael told them

He nodded to them and walked back into his house. Spyro wondered how fate has rewarded him, he has done so much for them. He walked into the house with Cynder, and settled into bed. She looked over at him.

“Another fight is approaching.” She stated

“We already knew this, but now it’s definite” Spyro replied