They travel through Dragon City, the Burned Lands and the Floating Islands to confront Malefor at his lair. After escaping their prison with Sparx and Hunter, they are shown what the Dark Master has done after he escaped from the Well of Souls during the Night of Eternal Darkness. They are former foes, but the Dark Master binds them through green energy chains. It starts when Spyro and Cynder are freed from their crystalline prison.
Dawn of the Dragon is the third and final chapter of the Legend of Spyro trilogy.