Diamond Cut- Part 2

Spyro continues to power up, and he can't wait to see what all that scaly muscle can do- Enjoy!

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Spyro leapt from the basket of his hot air balloon, hitting the icy ground of the Magic Crafter's realm. The dragon's musclebound physique, still pulsing with the energy from the strange crystal found in these mountains clutched tightly in his hands.

Craning his thick neck, he spotted Cosmos, the elder of the Magic Crafters staring as Spyro approached, gaping at the young dragon, now three times his normal size with a chest like a shield wall and arms thicker than his waist.

"Hey, Cosmos!" Spyro waved as he approached, grinning toothily as he casually tossed the crystal in his hand. "We heard about you guys having some trouble with this shiny rock?" He pumped his free arm, his bicep inflating mightily. "I, uh, kinda figured it out. Don't suppose you could point me in the direction of where you found it? Don't want this sort of power falling in the wrong hands, y'know?"

Cosmos blinked. "Indeed… the crystal came from a cave just to the south, but Spyro, I warn you, there's been reports of a vicious monster-"

"Thanks, Cosmos! I'll take it from here!" Spyro waved his goodbye, already taking to the skies to travel to the cave. Sparx, holding on tight to Spyro's shoulder, buzzed in the dragon's ear, making Spyro grunt in frustration.

"C'mon, Sparx. How many monsters have I put down over the years? And with this new body, well… I think I can take on what ever baddy of the week wants to try," he said, palming his fist. "Besides- if there are more crystals in that cave, do you want some random monster to end up with them? Yeah, that's what I thought."

Spyro touched down at the mouth of a yawning cavern- peering inside, he could see the faint glow of a distant crystal. "Huh." Spyro took the first few steps into the cave. "This'll be easy as-" the dragon was suddenly and violently knocked back off his feet, feeling as if he was suddenly hit by a freight train. He caught himself before he went tumbling over the edge, and pulled himself back up as he came face to face with a hulking beast- huge, curled horns, powerful, brutishly thick limbs pawing at the ground, lowering his head to ram Spyro- with his thick, wooly coat, still singed black, Spyro blanched.

"Ah, crap. You're a goat-sheep I torched, aren't you? Don't suppose an apology- woah!" Spyro rolled out of the way as the massive creature charged again.

"Well at least we know there's another crystal in here…" Spyro muttered, dodging another charge. The dragon had to think fast, spotting the same bright purple glow further in the cave- this goat-sheep must have slowly been feeding off of it, or exposed to the same crystal that had empowered him. Spyro kept his opponent on the chase, placing himself just before the crystal and goading the goat to charge one more time- leaping out of the way, Spyro smirked as the goat rammed the crystal and knocked it free, as it clattered to the cave floor. The dragon swooped in and snatched the crystal, puffing up his chest and bathing it in fire- just as before, its glow intensified, and Spyro let out a satisfied growl as he felt waves of power pulsing into his body- and his frame beginning to grow.

His chest blossomed, his canyon-like pecs surging past his snout. His shoulders and back flooded the space with burgeoning muscle, his scales bristling as swells of sheer brawn built a magnificent bulwark, filling the cave walls. With a mighty roar, Spyro challenged the monster goat again, and as it charged, Spyro dug in his pillar-like legs, held up his titanic arms, and tensing his anvil-sized triceps, caught the goat by the horns. With a mighty heave, his flanks flaring out like a second pair of wings, Spyro flung the goat over his head, the defeated beast hitting the ground with a heavy thud.

"Oh, hell yeah!" Spyro grunted, his voice dropping lower as he pumped his mammoth biceps as they collided with his chest, two groups of bloated muscle jostling for room. Sparx buzzed anxiously in the hulking dragon's ear, but Spyro waved him away. "Later, Sparx- I got to find more of these crystals. I think I'd look good with one or two more…"