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legend of Spyro AoH BkII Ch.27

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Candice groaned as she hit a wall. The lone wolf threw a punch and the dragoness ducked as the fist smashed into the stone. She rolled away and shielded herself with her wings as the wolf hurled chunks of the shattered stone at her. The shards peppered her wings but weren't able to puncture through.
Candice opened her wings back up to release a blast of sub-zero breath into the face of the charging wolf. The beast yelped and staggered back, smashing its weapon against the cast of ice. After a moment, the wolf fell onto its back and remained still.
Candice sighed heavily. She was beginning to wear down after such a rough battle with a strong opponent such as this mutant wolf. She was covered in cuts and bruises but nothing serious. She was turning away to find the other dragons when she felt the ice particles in the air begin to vibrate. She whirled around to see the ice cast over the wolf's head begin to shake. A muffled sound began to come from inside the ice and began to break through. With a high pitched howl, the wolf broke free from his prison. Candice covered herself again with her wings to try and put a barrier between her and the piercing noise.
The wolf glared with pale-blue eyes and snarled. Saliva dripped from his jaws and froze upon his fur making a jagged-looking beard.
"Dear ancestors! You're a stubborn one! Even more than that damned dragon I'm supposed to be mad at!" The dragoness spread her wings ready to jump back into the fight.
The wolf blew a cloud of ice and the dragoness took to the air. She looked down to see her paws were frozen over. Her attacker lunged and punched her hard in the stomach while she was distracted. Candice felt the wind rush out of her and she smashed into a tree. In a flash, the wolf was upon her. With a mighty thrust he plunged his blade through the trunk of the tree, just missing Candice by a sliver. He tried to yank his weapon back out but it was too deeply lodged in the trunk to come out.
Candice spat two spikes into the wolf's feet, pinning him in place. The beast howled in pain and reached down to yank the spikes out. Candice spat another pair of spikes and pinned his hands. The wolf's eyes widened as he looked over at the young dragoness. Candice gave a superior smirk and whipped around, striking the wolf across the face. The impact sent the mutant's head rocking back violently. The hit made him pull on the spikes that held him in place and he howled again.
Candice leaped into the air and began to claw at the wolf's face. The canine's blood spattered across the ground. As the dragoness continued to rip away at his face, the wolf slowly began to pull a hand free from the frozen spike. With a quick jerk, he wrenched his hand free, stating himself and the dragoness in his blood. He grabbed Candice and yanked her off of him. The dragoness squeaked in surprise at being grabbed. The wolf slammed his fist against the tree trunk and began to press her hard against it.
Candice cringed at the pressure against her chest and hissed out frost. She bit down deep into the wolf's wrist causing the beast to growl in irritation. Candice intensified her bite and injected her ice energy into the wolf's hand. Ice spikes burst from beneath the wolf's skin and the wolf to roar in agony. The canine's grip relaxed and Candice dropped to the ground. The wolf flexed his wounded hand and crushed the ice.
"No way!" Candice gasped. The wolf struck her across the face and sent her skidding through the snow. Candice shook the stars from her head and resisted to urge to throw up. Her head was spinning and her fatigue was beginning to kick in.
The mutant wolf began to slowly open and close its fist, testing the extent of the damage inflicted by the ice guardian. At last he dared to grip the other spike that held him in place. Candice sprang to her feet and lunged. She swung her tail blade and a whistle cut through the air. The precision cut went clean through the tree trunk. The wolf's eyes grew wide as the upper section of the tree began sliding down to crush him underneath. In a last ditch effort, the wolf bellowed and tore his remaining hand free from the spike. He struck the trunk, freezing the entire mass instantly. The wolf caught the trunk and thrust it high into the air. Candice watched in shock as the wolf sprang free from the ground and up towards the frozen tree. He  sneered at the dragoness and slammed his bloody fists into the trunk again, shattering it into tiny shards. With a mighty breath, the shards rained down on the young dragoness. Candice ducked behind her wings, allowing her ice-encrusted wings to shield her. The cloud of ice particles became almost too thick to see through.
The wolf whimpered as he set foot back down on the ground. He licked his feet slightly before turning his attention back to the dragoness. Candice waited for the cloud to clear up before peaking out from behind her wings. The wolf smiled when he saw the terrified look on her face.
"What in the hell are you?" She gasped. The hair on the wolf's back glistened as ice formed over the tips, making millions of needle-sized spikes. The canine dropped on all fours and launched the needles. Candice hid behind her wings again. When she looked down, her forelegs were bleeding. The needles had punctured her skin and her legs burned. She lifted her paws slightly to find that they had gone numb from the pain and cold.
The dragoness looked up at the wolf who was obviously pleased with himself. He began to inhale deeply, preparing for one final onslaught.
"Candice!" The ice dragoness turned her attention to see the young earth guardian standing several yards away with a look of horror on his face. All of a sudden she was frozen.


Tremor hurried through the various installments built up around the fortress. His mind raced as he tried to think where the ice dragoness had disappeared to. He thought back to where he had left his friends and headed out on an interception course. He flew over the fortress batteries, scanning the ground for any sign of Candice. He was about to pause to think when he heard a loud crack in the distance. The earth dragon looked up to see a wolf blowing a gust of ice down at the ground. Tremor's grip on the flowers tightened and his stomach wrenched up into his chest. He beat his wings faster, the cold air stinging his eyes and face. He Rose over a high wall and gasped, nearly dropping the bouquet.
Candice was looking at her bleeding forelegs. She was bruised all over and was decorated in cuts and gashes. The wolf curled his muzzle into an evil smile and began to draw in his breath.
"Candice!" Tremor shouted as he landed. The dragoness turned her head with wide eyes. The two exchanged horrified looks. Tremor could see the fear in her eyes.
"Tremor! Get out of..."
The wolf gave a loud roar and blasted Candice with a beam of pure ice energy. The dragoness coughed out a cloud of ice particles before freezing in place. A gust of wing blew the snow up into the air and Tremor had to duck behind his wing to avoid being blinded. The roar died off and Tremor lowered his wing. Candice stood still, her body completely frozen. The wolf barked excitedly and lunged, bringing his weapons down hard. The frozen dragoness shattered from the impact.
Tremor's jaws dropped and his bouquet fell onto the snow. Time seemed to be slowing down as he watched the pieces of Candice crumble into the snow. The sickened look spread across the earth dragon's face. His body suddenly felt numb.
"No." He squeaked. "No." He shook his head not wanting to believe what he had just seen. The wolf's ear twitched in the dragon's direction. He looked over and licked his chops as if ready to make a meal out of Tremor. The earth dragon took a step forward, his horrified gaze still locked on the frozen pile of ice chunks. The wolf charged and swung its weapon. Without even thinking, Tremor knocked the wolf away with his paw. The canine yelped in surprise as his body flew into a wall, bringing down several large stones on top of him.
Tremor stood over the shattered remains of the ice dragoness. "No." He whispered. "This can't be happening." He reached out to a piece of the dragoness's face. The eyes looked so distant and lifeless. "I can't..." Tremor's heart was trying to mush its way into his throat and he was gasping for breath. "I can't have lost her too."
The wolf opened his eyes and shook his head. He threw off several of the stones and staggered to his feet. He snarled furiously at the earth guardian.
Tremor collapsed into the snow, holding the remaining pieces of the ice guardian close him. "Candice. I'm sorry!" He sobbed, the tears finally flowing freely from his eyes. "I didn't mean any of it!"
Just then Flame, Ember, Sparx and Stella arrived on the scene. They spotted Tremor and froze when they spotted the mutant wolf.
"What's going on?" Stella gasped. "Is Tremor..."
"I don't think he's dead." Flame shook his head as he slowly began approaching his friend, keeping a wary eye on the wolf, who watched them keenly.  
"What's this?" Ember caught their attention. She was looking down at Tremor's bouquet. Sparx hefted the flowers up and held it so the dragons could read the inscription on the stone band. Their eyes widened as they realized the situation. "Oh no." Ember wheezed as she looked back at Tremor who was still sobbing.
The wolf glanced from Tremor to his friends. Neither group was paying him any attention. Slowly he reached for his weapon. Stella noticed and her jaw dropped.
"Tremor! Move!" She cried. Tremor paid her no attention. The wolf lunged, determined to end the earth dragon's life in a single blow. Suddenly he was struck by a bolt of lightning and a beam of ice energy. The wolf howled as the ice encased him and the electricity burned through his body. The powers exploded and the dragons shielded their eyes. When the light died down, a large towering ice crystal stood before them. The mutated wolf was encased inside, bolts of lightning still crackling across his body and the surface of the crystal. Stella felt the electric energy begin to build up within the crystal. She tackled Tremor just at the crystal exploded, causing electrified particles of ice to rain down on them.
When all was quiet, the lightning dragoness looked down at Tremor. His eyes were shut tight.
"Tremor? Are you alive?" She whispered, knowing that if he was he wouldn't be very peachy.
"I wish I wasn't." The earth dragon choked back a sob. Stella got off of him allowing him to rise.
"Don't say that." Stella shook her head. "It's not right for you to say that."
"Who cares." Tremor mumbled. "She's gone. Candice needed help and I failed her."
"Tremor."
"I failed her!" The dragon whirled on Stella with fresh tears flowing from his eyes. "I failed her as a fellow guardian! As a fellow dragon! And even more importantly, as a friend!"  Stella wanted to shrink back, but she stood her ground before her ranting friend. "I failed her just like I failed my own sister! I couldn't protect either of them! And I've lost them both!"
"Tremor."
"No! Don't talk to me Stella!" Tremor shook his head, letting the tears fly. "I can't do this anymore! I can't go on like this! I just can't!" The earth dragon burst out crying again and fled away from the lightning dragoness.
"Tremor!" Stella called but Tremor refused to listen anymore.
"Stella!" Flame called. The dragoness turned to see Flame and Ember standing beside a tree. She walked over, after looking back over her shoulder sadly. As she got closer, she saw what the fire breathers were looking at.
"H-hey." Candice wheezed. She lay on her side in the snow, her blood turning the snow red.
"You're, alive?" Stella gasped in surprise. "But, I thought you were..."
"She can save the explanations for later." Ember held up a paw. "For now, Candice, stay still." The ice dragoness coughed hard and closed her eyes.
"Sure...I'm... just drained."
Stella and Flame watched as Ember leaned down pressed her lips to Candice's. The ice dragoness's eyes widened. She never had seen Ember heal anyone before even though she had heard rumors of her healing powers. She wanted to pull away but her body wouldn't respond. She felt a warm tingle spread throughout her body. Her wounds healed up and she felt her strength return.
At last Ember broke away and Candice got to her feet. Both dragons blushed and averted their gaze.
"Sorry for the awkwardness." Ember apologized as she glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. "But that's the quickest way for me to heal someone when they're wounded.
"I understand." Candice nodded. Her cheeks still felt hot.
"Now that that's out of the way..." Stella stepped towards the ice guardian. "Candice you need to go find Tremor right now! He still thinks your dead! I don't want him to do something irrational!"
Candice's eyes widened. Without another word, she spread her wings and sprang into the air.
"We'll catch up to you later!" Flame called after her before she was out of ear shot. When she disappeared from view, Flame turned to Stella and Ember. "We should try and find Spyro and the others. I have a feeling they should be around here close by."
"And what should I do with this?" Sparx asked, dragging the bouquet Tremor had dropped.
"Bring it." Stella ordered.


Candice beat her wings hard and fast. She had no idea where she was going or even if it was the right direction. All she knew was that she had to find Tremor before it was too late.
Tremor sat in front of the small patch of open ground in the snow. His tears flooded from his eyes and onto the ground. The snow melted away, revealing the lush green grass beneath. The more Tremor stared at the grass, the more he was reminded of his losses and the more he cried.
"Why me?" He sobbed. "Why them? I know I'm terrible dragon and an awful guardian, but they didn't deserve this!" He stared at the tree and snorted loudly. "You didn't deserve this fate Gaia. Or you, Candice. Neither of you deserved to die like this." He heard the sudden sound of wings beating behind him and he dug his claws into the ground and gritted his teeth. "I thought I said to leave me alone!" He shouted without turning around.
"Tremor!" The voice made his eyes pop wide open. Tremor's head snapped around and his jaw fell open. Candice stood before him several yards away, panting heavily from the exertion.
"C-Ca-Ca..." Tremor stammered. He suddenly began to hick-up uncontrollably.
"It's okay Tremor." The dragoness took a step forward. "Every thing is okay."
"No!" Tremor shook his head in disbelief. "You're dead! I saw you die with my own eyes!"
"No you didn't Tremor!" Candice shook her head. "It's really me!"
"But...how!" Tremor took a frightened step back. He was trembling all over.
Candice sighed. "It's a special technique I developed when I was young by my grandfather. He taught me how to make an ice-copy of myself as a decoy for me to escape if I were ever in harm's way. He taught me this back when Cynder was under the Dark Master's control."
Tremor was frozen in shock. He couldn't move.
"Do you even believe me?" Candice asked sadly when the earth dragon didn't respond.
"I...I don't know!" Tremor turned away from her and shut his eyes tight. He wasn't sure if he was asleep, or awake. He just wanted for everything to be right again. The pain was hurting him again and his tears began to flow even more.
Candice sighed sadly and walked over. She brushed against Tremor' side gently as she sat down next to him. The earth dragon opened his eyes and stared at her. Slowly he reached out and placed a paw on top of hers. When he lifted it, she was still there.
"It's really you..." He whimpered. Candice nodded. That just made Tremor turn away from her again.
"What's wrong?" Candice leaned in closer to try and catch his eye.
"You know what's wrong." Tremor muttered. "I thought you were dead."
Candice gave an exasperated sigh. "Tremor, I said it before. I'm an ice dragoness. I'm at my strongest in a place like this."
"But you were hurt when I saw you." Tremor protested. "I thought..."
"I understand." Candice placed a comforting paw on top of his. "But you don't have to cry anymore. I'm fine. I promise."
"You don't get it though." Tremor gave her a quick glance out of the corner of his eye. "I thought you had died! I...I never...I wouldn't have...I...I..." He gritted his teeth. "I was trying to find you...to tell you...
"You don't have to say apologize for anything." Candice shook her head. She tried to crack a convincing smile. "I'm sorry I said those horrible things earlier. I wish I could take them back." She turned away from him, deeply ashamed of herself. "I do wish Gaia was still alive. I'm so sorry. I don't even know why I even brought her into the argument like that. But I don't wish you were dead at all. I meant what I said...it would be a waste if you were to die now."
There was a long pause before Tremor spoke. "I thought you were dead." He repeated. "I know you rule in place like this. But it was the initial shock. The feeling I  got when I thought I had watched you get killed in front of me. The thought of knowing that I wanted to make things right between us but being too late to do so..." He turned and looked at her. "It was just too much for me. I couldn't face the fact that I had lost you and Gaia."
"I'm not going anywhere!" Candice snapped and gave his paw a tight squeeze. "Someone needs to stick around and keep you in line!"
Tremor smiled and laughed, much to the surprise of both dragons. "I'm glad to hear you say that." He muttered and looked down at her talons on top of his. "Because...I...I..." He swallowed hard. Candice waited patiently for him to speak. She figured that it must be hard for him to speak right now after such a traumatizing event.  "Candice...What I'm trying to say...is...I...I..." Tremor took a deep breath. His sister's words from before echoed in his head. You may want to tell her before it's too late.
"I'm really fond of you Candice!"
"What!?" Candice gasped. The next thing she knew, Tremor had leaned in and pressed his lips to to hers.
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