Hi everyone! I got this idea a few days ago and couldn't take it off my head, so I decided to write this one-shot. I hope you'll like it.
It was hard being a chief. Winter was near and he had an entire village to be fed and let's not talk about problems of villagers. Hiccup entered his house and fell on the chair exhausted. Astrid wasn't at home. Now she was Berk's general and had a lot of work. Hiccup sighed. How his father was doing all these chief things perfectly? He couldn't understand. The memories flashed in his mind.
Toothless! No! Toothless! Don't!... STOP!... DAD! NO!
He shook the thoughts out of his mind. Why was he thinking that he could change Drago's mind? It was all his fault. His mother and Astrid were repeating all the time that it wasn't his fault, that he was trying to end the war, to bring peace but in deep he was blaming himself.
He remembered how Drago was laughing when he saw that his father is dead. Anger filled Hiccup. Why!? Why was he thinking that he could change the mind of that madman!? Hiccup's eyes filled with tears.
He remembered all his enemies. Alvin, who is now one of the closest allies of Berk. Hiccup remembered his face when he was told that Stoick is dead. They were tears in his eyes. His best friend, best friend of childhood was dead. Then Dagur, Hiccup chuckled a bit remembering how he was fixated on killing him. Now Dagur was one of his best friends. And then Viggo… Viggo. Hiccup couldn't forget his sacrifice.
Hiccup just sat for a while, didn't thinking about anything. Then he understood. All his enemies, in the end, became his friends, well except Johann. Maybe, deep in his mind, he was thinking that Drago could change too.
He stood up and went upstairs, to his old room. He opened his locker and took off a game that he hadn't touched for three years. He put the game on his table and opened it. He blew the dust off the pieces and watched to them. All pieces were in their places and in the middle, surrounded by Hunters was laying Accomplice. He took the piece.
The Accomplice. One of the most important pieces in all of Maces & Talons, allowing a player to use an opponent's piece for their own ends. You can certainly win without it, but with it, you can attain total victory.
He remembered Viggo saying that. And then he remembered himself trying to be ruthless that day.
Oh, Hiccup, you have many admirable qualities, but ruthlessness is not one of them. You are too good, too pure, too innocent, which will get you or someone you love killed.
Viggo was right. He was too good, too pure, too innocent and because of that, his father died. Hiccup sighed. He put the figure back and wanted to close the game when his attention caught the Traitor. He took the piece.
The Traitor dies in the end. The Traitor always dies.
He remembered himself saying that to Astrid when they found Maces and Talons on Viggo's ship. He was right, traitor always dies in the end, as Johann did. He was watching at piece when he heard that door opened.
"Hiccup? Are you home?" He heard Astrid's voice.
"Yeah I'm here," said Hiccup loud enough her to hear.
He put the piece back and closed the game. He looked at the old game one more time, remembering Viggo. They learned many things from that men and he remembered the last thing that he said to him.
Hiccup, you're more ruthless than you realize.
Hiccup understood one thing, his father didn't die because of him, his father died because of that madman. He would find Drago and take revenge for his father.
"Hiccup, we need to go. Everyone is waiting for us at Great Hall," said Astrid entering his old room. Astrid noticed the game and approached Hiccup.
"Are you okay?" she asked understanding what he was thinking.
"Yeah, I'm feeling even better," Hiccup answered.
He took the game, put it in the locker, and left with Astrid.
So that's it. This was my first time writing something in this genre and I hope it wasn't too bad. Please tell me what you think and until next time:)