A/N: This is a fairly long poem I came up with on the spot that was inspired by the drama of the scene. Please R&R! Thanks!
THE KILL RING
Hiccup.
Hiccup.
Hiccup.
The shouts bounce off the walls
Echoes
Of an ancient hatred
A helmet in my hands
My mother's heritage
Hands tremble as my heart pulses through them
My being quivers
A voice behind me
Be careful with that dragon.
The least of my worries
Dragons are easy to handle
It's not the dragon I'm worried about.
The worry seats himself
Waiting for his amazing son to become a Viking
At last
What are you going to do?
The question spins in my head
What
Am
I
Going
To
Do?
I know what I must do
But it is not easy
Nothing is easy anymore
Put an end to this. I have to try.
Try to stop years of misunderstanding
I will probably fail
But it's better than just
Watching
Her face is alight with worry
About me
About our future
There is one last thing I have to take care of
Astrid, if anything…goes wrong…just make sure they don't find Toothless.
It's all I can say
But she understands
I will. Just promise me it won't go wrong.
How can I do that
Give her false hope
When I have none myself?
I try to tell her
But I am stopped
It's time, Hiccup. Knock 'em dead.
Such a harmless joke
Hurts me
But I force myself to walk through the gate
Heart pounding in my throat
The arena thumps in time with my steps
Thumpthump
Step
Thumpthump
Step
Walking to my destiny
Or my doom
Depends on your
Perspective
They cheer my name
Over and over
Might be encouraging
But it sounds like a death chant
To me
They will be sorely disappointed
A rack of weapons
In the center
Hardly necessary
But I pull a dagger and a shield
Just for show
The audience waits for my approval
Breathe in
Breathe out
I'm ready.
And I am
Silence
The clank of metal
Dragon bursts forth from
The cage
With a snarl
I freeze
It's huge
Covered in flames
With claws and teeth
On top of it all
It jumps
Chains keep it in
But it wants out
How it wants out
To be free
And I agree
Fire
Through a hole in the chains
The Vikings are hardly put off
They put their arms through the bars
And wait
The dragon sees me
Alone
Pathetic little shrimp that I am
Would barely make a good
Snack
One
By
One
Claws on the ground
The eyes on me
All the way down
To the ground
Fiery eyes
That hate humans
Just as much as we hate them
Closing in
Foot goes back
And another
The dragon follows
It expects a blow
A shout
An attack
But not this
Dagger goes down
With the shield
On the ground
Confusion
Mutters
Ignore them all
My fingers
Hover above his nose
It's all right…it's OK…
Helmet comes off
I'm not one of them.
Clatter
The dragon looks back with new eyes
More mutters
Even gasps
Stop the fight.
They can't
I won't let them
No. I need you all to see this.
Hand goes back out
Hot breath wreathes my skin
No going back
They're not what we think they are. We don't have to kill them.
They are past mutters
They shout
A ripple
As they look to their chief
I said, STOP THE FIGHT!
A startling clang
Eyes shoot open
Pupils narrow
Jaws snap
I almost lose my hand
This is not what should be
Happening
The dragon chases
I stumble backwards
Stay alive
Stay alive
Toothless needs me
Stay alive
Fire past my head
It will not miss this time
I try to stop it
But a scream
Escapes my mouth
Coward that I am
Stay alive
She calls my name
I can't be distracted
Stay alive
Whack
The dragon has gone
After her
She who tried to save me
But now we will both die
An open gate
A tall figure through the haze of fear
This way!
A way out
Nothing better waits for me on the other side
But isn't anything better
Than death?
A race for survival
She and I on one team
The dragon on the other
And it's winning
Into his arms
She waits for me
With terrified eyes
An outstretched hand
Almost there
Stay alive
Fire
Blocks my way
The wall burns
Sweat beads
I can't make it
I turn
There is nowhere to go
Tail under my feet
Claw over my chest
Back on the ground
It regards me
Contempt
For such a worthless morsel
But fate has other plans
Screeching
Explosion
Smoke
Blind
Claw leaves me
I duck
Fighting reaches me
The smoke clears
Black against red
A civil war
Chaos
Toothless
He snaps
He is protecting me
Rewarding me for my
Decision
In the forest
With a knife
And a downed dragon
No one can stand against that
Not even another dragon
A war over me
For me
For my blood
Wings of night
Hide me from view
Again the bigger pounces
And again he fails
To get past
Toothless
My life partner
My friend
He still wears the saddle
And the tail
A mark of our bond
Red leaves
Black stays
He has to go
He can't stay here
Go, Toothless, get out of here!
He won't leave
Waves of fury
Pour through the gates
Bristling with weapons
He stays by my side
Go! Go!
Anger
Shouts
They're almost here
He grabs an ax
Unrecognizable
In fury
No, Dad! Dad, he won't hurt you!
But I don't know that
Would he hold back
For me?
Is he too
Furious
To let me stand in his way of justice?
Either of them?
He leaves my side
Now I wish he'd stay
We could leave
Far away from this barbaric
Place
But he loves me too much
Killing me
With kindness
No, you're only making it worse!
They attack
He sweeps
His wings
Brushing them away
So much like flies
Rolling
He is trapped
Under the black
Two that I love
Who do I care for more?
Choose
Choose
NOOOOO!
Confused eyes
Closed mouth
He peers at me
Sadly
Before I can move
He is gone
Under the others
As they save
Their chief
He is crushed under their numbers
Pain
Heart-wrenching pain
Please, just don't hurt him…
They don't listen
She holds me back from my partner
An offered ax
Another decision
Father to son
The pattern repeats
Put it with the others.
The ordeal is far from over
But at least he is alive
Me
I am not so sure about
So, what do you think? Stick with stories, or do you guys want more poetry? Cuz there's more where that came from ;)