Concurrent Skies

*“Cynder's Lair is where hope goes to die, Spyro. A dark, foreboding place in which Cynder broods and sulks and plans her next assault.”*
    —Terrador
**Concurrent Skies**, also known as **Cynder's Lair**, is a crystal wasteland far from the Dragon Temple. Originally it was a private study for Electric Dragons, but has since been taken over and repurposed as Cynder's personal domain. Here, she lives in solitude amongst the clouds and towers all the while plotting her next attack on the realms.

## Story

### History

Originally Concurrent Skies was a private study for Volteer and other Electric Dragons to learn and harness the power of Electricity. The spires surrounding the region were brilliant conductors, and the Electricity dragons there channeled and diverted lightning if and when needed. However during the war, Cynder was able to bypass the lightning deterrent that surrounded Concurrent Skies with her superior flight and evasion skills, allowing her to reach the dragons hiding there and and kill them off. The area was then left in ruin, allowing Malefor's forces to claim the private study and repurposed it as Cynder's Lair. With no one to manage the electrical elements of the landscape, the sky became dark and rages with unbalanced, unchecked electricity under Cynder's cruelty, the best deterrent for intruders.

### *The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning*

Years later, after defeating Ignitus in battle, Cynder took the Fire Guardian to Concurrent Skies to make her final preparations in draining his energy into a crystal that would help free the Dark Master, Malefor. After learning how to utilize the element of Earth, Spyro went to Cynder's Lair to rescue Ignitus. After venturing through Cynder's towers, fighting her Ape henchmen along the way (including the Electric King), he found Ignitus atop one of the tallest towers, confined with his powers being drained by the crystal. Cynder stopped Spyro from destroying the crystal, and after a short battle, she escaped with it. Spyro noticed that there was something familiar about Cynder by her eyes, and Ignitus told him the truth.

Cynder was actually born from the same brood of eggs as Spyro (they are not siblings), and she was taken by Malefor's forces, corrupted by his poisonous powers and becoming his tool of destruction. Malefor was using Cynder to collect the powers of the Dragon Guardians so she could unlock the portal that served as his prison, since only a dragon born in the Year of the Dragon, such as Cynder, could open it. As the vortex to the world of Convexity opened, Ignitus feared that they were too late, but Spyro refused to give up and followed Cynder through the portal to stop her from freeing the Dark Master.

## Trivia

* The word "concurrent" means coexisting or accordant, or intersecting at the same point.
* Enemies can be killed by the Tesla Towers if lead into their spotlights.
* The castle motifs on the doorways and interior decorations are modelled after Cynder.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *TLoS StoryScroll ElectricityGuardian, comment section*. (Date Posted - Apr. 12, 2016). *DeviantArt*.
2. ↑ *TLoS StoryScroll ElectricityGuardian, comment section #2*. (Date Posted - Apr. 12, 2016). *DeviantArt*.

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