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(So sorry for taking long again but I got this one done quicker. Went for a more perspective approach for this to the best I can and I am happy how it turned out.)

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*Spyro and the others continue to walk to where Rooke told them about until they reach within minutes of walking. They finally reach it, and everyone begins settling down except for Cynder. She constantly feels as if she is being watched as she hears noises in her head that makes her grow more paranoid. Spyro helps calm her down and helps her settle to where she ends up passing out in a short time. Everyone else settles as well with Dreega and Spyro worrying about her much throughout the day.*

Dreega: “Do you think she’ll be alright?
Spyro: “Im… not sure I don’t ever see her like this even before. I'm more concerned about what Enger said of what she could be dealing with.”
Dreega: “If it really is serious I don’t think we can do anything to help her, as it's more of her problem to deal with.”

*There is a brief pause with the conversation. Ember sees the two around Cynder and comes to check on what is going on*

Ember: “So anything going on with her?”
Spyro: “Nothing really… she… just passed out when I helped calm her down.”
Ember: “Well I came to just check on what you two are doing so… I'll leave you two alone.”
Spyro: “Ember.”
Ember: “Yes?”
Spyro: “I’ve seen you around Cynder sometimes, but also see you want to say something to her. What was it?”
Ember: “Well… I… honestly wanted to ask how you two… are like each other…?”
Spyro: “Well I think it has to do with finding our own destinies, our purposes. For me I want to find where my journey leads me other than being a guardian of our world. For Cynder… She wants to live her own life as well, but be more than what she is now. That's something me and her relate to the most.”
Ember: “Oh well… that was not the only thing I wanted to ask.”
Spyro: “What was the other one you wanted to ask?”
Ember: “Well I always wanted to ask her how she felt after everything she went through but I always avoided asking her that, because it's a… sensitive thing to ask her about.”
Spyro: “I think she feels more comfortable talking with me since she trusts me a lot more.”
Spyro: “Wait… this all reminds of something.”
Ember: “What is it?”
Spyro: I remember Grendel saying that he had dealt with his past that he has struggled with for over nine hundred years.”
Ember: “Nine hundred years!?”
Dreega: “I never heard someone suffer from their past for that long.”
Spyro: “He only told me and Cynder, but it was about him losing his parents when he was fourteen years old his home was attacked by apes, which led to his parents death. This always surprises me to hear, but instead of running he slaughtered and killed every ape that was around his home one by one. Picked up weapons constantly to kill each one. Even the bigger apes were killed. After that he ran away after what he did, and took his fathers axe. He never told me anything else other than he went through so much pain, even got a scar on his right eye.”
Spyro: “He never wanted to remember his past but that's when he told me about… the…”
Dreega: “About what”?
Spyro: “He had shadows of the past haunt him!”
Ember: “Shadows of the past”?
Spyro: “He never told me what they were but… he said he was only told about them by a hermit, which he ended up facing one that was huge and the definition of a nightmarish being.”
Spyro: “After everything he got better. He didn’t suffer from his past anymore he embraced his inner rage, his side of himself that he refers to as being a monster. At the same time he has evolved to being far more calm and focused. As if that…”
Dreega: “His past was…”
Ember: “Was the reason he had…”
Spyro, Ember, Dreega: “Nightmares of his past.”
Spyro: “That's it!”
Spyro: “That has to be the reason why she has nightmares. It's because of the shadows that haunt her.”

*Everyone in the back hears Spyros’ shout of realization and Flame decides to see is the reason.”

Flame: “Is everything alright? I heard someone shout.”
Dreega: “We might have figured out why Cynder has nightmares of her past.
Flame: “What is it?”
Dreega: “Shadows of the past from what Spyro told us from Grendel's struggle with his past.”
Flame: “Huh that's good to know, but I'm more wondering why Cynder didn’t wake up when one of them shouted.”
Spyro: “That was me and she's passed out to where I don’t think she can hear us.”
Flame: “Like a coma?”
Spyro: “Yes, something like that.”
Flame: “Huh alright then. Dang… it's already heading to dawn to night soon.”
Spyro: “Alright we will figure out how to help Cynder tomorrow when we wake up.”
Spyro: “Let's all get some rest.”

*Time passes as night time begins, Cynder remains asleep but soon she wakes up to something hiding around and checks to see what it is. She wanders into the forest to find what it is and soon loses sight of the rest of the group.*

Cynder: “Hello, is anyone there?”
Cynder: “Whoever out there quit messing with me.”

*Cynder continues to wander to where the sounds grow ever more present to where she is in the middle of the forest at night. She then spots something unusual.*

Cynder: “Footprints…?”
Cynder: “They look completely dark.”

*She follows them as they continue to where she ends up at and sees fog in the middle of the forest.*

Cynder: “Fog…? It's not even cloudy, but why here…?”
Cynder: “Something doesn’t seem right here… maybe I should head bac… AH!”

*Cynder shouts in panic as she feels something touch her leg, but in a way that feels like a sting. She looks behind her but nothing's there until she turns forward again, and is frightened by what she sees. A creature of pure black color with fading black smoke. It hisses at Cynder, but not in fear or aggression, but in anger as if it is angry with her for a reason unknown to her as she feels.”

*She hears a roar that sounds close, and Cynder becomes more scared than before as a towering dark creature stands behind her. The small black creature runs and Cynder runs after as the towering shadow creature chases her into the fog. She continues to run but nothing is seen in the fog but herself. She hears one last roar, but one that is too familiar, as if a Terror was in the skies.*

Dreega (c) Me
Artwork (c) Me

Description
(So sorry for taking long again but I got this one done quicker. Went for a more perspective approach for this to the best I can and I am happy how it turned out.)

Cover: Shadows-of-The-Past-Cover Previous: Shadows-of-The-Past_Pg.1 Next: Shadows of The Past Pg.3

*Spyro and the others continue to walk to where Rooke told them about until they reach within minutes of walking. They finally reach it, and everyone begins settling down except for Cynder. She constantly feels as if she is being watched as she hears noises in her head that makes her grow more paranoid. Spyro helps calm her down and helps her settle to where she ends up passing out in a short time. Everyone else settles as well with Dreega and Spyro worrying about her much throughout the day.*

Dreega: “Do you think she’ll be alright?
Spyro: “Im… not sure I don’t ever see her like this even before. I'm more concerned about what Enger said of what she could be dealing with.”
Dreega: “If it really is serious I don’t think we can do anything to help her, as it's more of her problem to deal with.”

*There is a brief pause with the conversation. Ember sees the two around Cynder and comes to check on what is going on*

Ember: “So anything going on with her?”
Spyro: “Nothing really… she… just passed out when I helped calm her down.”
Ember: “Well I came to just check on what you two are doing so… I'll leave you two alone.”
Spyro: “Ember.”
Ember: “Yes?”
Spyro: “I’ve seen you around Cynder sometimes, but also see you want to say something to her. What was it?”
Ember: “Well… I… honestly wanted to ask how you two… are like each other…?”
Spyro: “Well I think it has to do with finding our own destinies, our purposes. For me I want to find where my journey leads me other than being a guardian of our world. For Cynder… She wants to live her own life as well, but be more than what she is now. That's something me and her relate to the most.”
Ember: “Oh well… that was not the only thing I wanted to ask.”
Spyro: “What was the other one you wanted to ask?”
Ember: “Well I always wanted to ask her how she felt after everything she went through but I always avoided asking her that, because it's a… sensitive thing to ask her about.”
Spyro: “I think she feels more comfortable talking with me since she trusts me a lot more.”
Spyro: “Wait… this all reminds of something.”
Ember: “What is it?”
Spyro: I remember Grendel saying that he had dealt with his past that he has struggled with for over nine hundred years.”
Ember: “Nine hundred years!?”
Dreega: “I never heard someone suffer from their past for that long.”
Spyro: “He only told me and Cynder, but it was about him losing his parents when he was fourteen years old his home was attacked by apes, which led to his parents death. This always surprises me to hear, but instead of running he slaughtered and killed every ape that was around his home one by one. Picked up weapons constantly to kill each one. Even the bigger apes were killed. After that he ran away after what he did, and took his fathers axe. He never told me anything else other than he went through so much pain, even got a scar on his right eye.”
Spyro: “He never wanted to remember his past but that's when he told me about… the…”
Dreega: “About what”?
Spyro: “He had shadows of the past haunt him!”
Ember: “Shadows of the past”?
Spyro: “He never told me what they were but… he said he was only told about them by a hermit, which he ended up facing one that was huge and the definition of a nightmarish being.”
Spyro: “After everything he got better. He didn’t suffer from his past anymore he embraced his inner rage, his side of himself that he refers to as being a monster. At the same time he has evolved to being far more calm and focused. As if that…”
Dreega: “His past was…”
Ember: “Was the reason he had…”
Spyro, Ember, Dreega: “Nightmares of his past.”
Spyro: “That's it!”
Spyro: “That has to be the reason why she has nightmares. It's because of the shadows that haunt her.”

*Everyone in the back hears Spyros’ shout of realization and Flame decides to see is the reason.”

Flame: “Is everything alright? I heard someone shout.”
Dreega: “We might have figured out why Cynder has nightmares of her past.
Flame: “What is it?”
Dreega: “Shadows of the past from what Spyro told us from Grendel's struggle with his past.”
Flame: “Huh that's good to know, but I'm more wondering why Cynder didn’t wake up when one of them shouted.”
Spyro: “That was me and she's passed out to where I don’t think she can hear us.”
Flame: “Like a coma?”
Spyro: “Yes, something like that.”
Flame: “Huh alright then. Dang… it's already heading to dawn to night soon.”
Spyro: “Alright we will figure out how to help Cynder tomorrow when we wake up.”
Spyro: “Let's all get some rest.”

*Time passes as night time begins, Cynder remains asleep but soon she wakes up to something hiding around and checks to see what it is. She wanders into the forest to find what it is and soon loses sight of the rest of the group.*

Cynder: “Hello, is anyone there?”
Cynder: “Whoever out there quit messing with me.”

*Cynder continues to wander to where the sounds grow ever more present to where she is in the middle of the forest at night. She then spots something unusual.*

Cynder: “Footprints…?”
Cynder: “They look completely dark.”

*She follows them as they continue to where she ends up at and sees fog in the middle of the forest.*

Cynder: “Fog…? It's not even cloudy, but why here…?”
Cynder: “Something doesn’t seem right here… maybe I should head bac… AH!”

*Cynder shouts in panic as she feels something touch her leg, but in a way that feels like a sting. She looks behind her but nothing's there until she turns forward again, and is frightened by what she sees. A creature of pure black color with fading black smoke. It hisses at Cynder, but not in fear or aggression, but in anger as if it is angry with her for a reason unknown to her as she feels.”

*She hears a roar that sounds close, and Cynder becomes more scared than before as a towering dark creature stands behind her. The small black creature runs and Cynder runs after as the towering shadow creature chases her into the fog. She continues to run but nothing is seen in the fog but herself. She hears one last roar, but one that is too familiar, as if a Terror was in the skies.*

Dreega (c) Me
Artwork (c) Me