
The Chronicler tells Spyro that he must hide from the Apes until he is stronger.īut Spyro must save Cynder. The Elder dragons exiled and sealed him away, but not before he taught the Apes to use magic. The growth of the dragon's abilities allowed Malefor to learn almost every elemental power. Spyro finds a dragon known as the Chronicler, who tells him that Malefor was the first purple dragon. As he escapes the pirates, Spyro learns that the Ape army is at the Mountain of Malefor, trying to revive the Malefor using the lunar alignment known as the Night of Eternal Darkness.

On his quest, Spyro is captured by pirates and forced to participate in gladiatorial combat. Ignitus, the leader of the Dragons, sends Spyro on a journey to find the tree he has been seeing in visions. As Spyro goes to battle, Cynder runs off. Spyro asks her not to go, but an army attacks the Temple while they are talking. When he catches up to her, she tells him that she must leave. Spyro starts out following Cynder through the area around the Dragon Temple.
