"Dagur!" Hiccup exclaimed, glancing between Snotlout yelling out in pain and Dagur's unsettling smile. "What are you doing here?"

"I thought I'd stop by and visit my favorite siblings! College is boring! I never get to see the nerds, they're always off being nerdy. I wanna beat up some people, do ya feel me?" Dagur cackled with evil laughter.

"Get off me!" Snotlout yelled. Dagur turned his attention to Snotlout.

"Oohoohoo. What do we have here? A bully? Ya know, I respect that. I like people that beat up others. But you, you do it on people that can't defend themselves. You do it on the weak. I don't like that. Don't you like a challenge, whatever your name is?" He asked Snotlout, his eyes wild.

"Sure! Whatever you say! Hiccup! Get this maniac off me!" He pleaded.

"Dagur, please. Let Snotlout go." Hiccup asked sternly, his hands forming fists. Dagur saw and cackled again.

"Do you think you can get me off him? Brother! You are living a dream, aren't you? I bet you think you have everything, don't you! You think you have superpowers? You probably even think you have the girl, don't you?" He cackled loudly as Snotlout swung at him. He missed, but Dagur's eyes flared.

"Oh, I see how it is… Very well. Let's fight!" Dagur shoved Snotlout forwards, laughing as he stumbled and fell flat on his face. Dagur fired up his Spirit, and Hiccup cursed. He had forgotten Dagur was the only alive wielder of a Skrill Energy. Snotlout scrambled backwards as Dagur charged up his attack. Hiccup took a deep breath and leapt between them. Dagur froze as Snotlout stared up at him in wonder.

"Hiccup Hiccup Hiccup… You really want to fight me?" Dagur asked, hiding a grin.

"No. I don't. I don't want to fight you Dagur, but I also won't let you hurt my cousin." He said. Dagur's eyebrow lifted.

"This piece of trash is your cousin? Hmm, I don't see the resemblance. At any rate, I can take both of you out if I needed to. And you're giving me a reason." He said, firing up a "Lightning Blast". He shot it towards Hiccup at literal lightning speeds, but Hiccup raised his arm and the energy died as it hit him. Dagur looked shocked, but only for a moment. He cackled that maniac laughter.

"I knew you had it in you!" He said, his eyes wild. "You blocked a DSE Blast! I'll see you tonight, Hiccup! At your Dragon Spirit Energy Class! You better be ready to impress!" He called, backing away and leaving the school. Hiccup breathed a sigh of relief, turning to his cousin. Snotlout had a look of wonder mixed with horror on his face.

"You… You just blocked his shot… You saved me? Why?"

"You're family, Snotlout. And, let's not make a habit of it, alright?" Hiccup pulled his cousin to his feet and Snotlout brushed himself off.

"So… you have a Dragon Spirit?" Snotlout asked hopefully. Hiccup sighed and nodded.

"It ignited last night."

Snotlout froze. "That column… that was you?"

"Yeah…"

"And… do you know what kind of dragon it is?"

"Um… yeah."

"Do you wanna… tell me?" Snotlout asked, raising his eyebrows expectantly.

Hiccup took a deep breath, scuffing his shoe on the ground. "You'll learn at Training tonight. And Snot?" Hiccup looked back up at his cousin. "If you tell a living soul that my DSE ignited, I'll hunt you down. You're not gonna mention this little experience to anyone. And if you are, just say you beat Dagur into the ground and he left. No one will believe you, but they won't ask for the full story anyways. They know you wouldn't tell them." Hiccup told him. "Don't mention it to anyone unless they ask. Okay?"

He looked down guiltily, and said, " Okay. Uh, thanks, Hiccup. I owe you."

"Hel yeah you do." Hiccup offered him a smile. "See you later, Snot." Snotlout waved and gathered his things, hurrying off to class. Hiccup grabbed his stuff and went to his next class.

~oOo~

Hiccup ran into the Arena and pulled Gobber aside instantly.

"Two things!" He said quickly. "One, we have a huge problem. Dag-."

"Oh, Hiccup. Can't this wait till later?" Gobber asked, pushing a large cart full of targets away.

"Um, no! This can't! We're gonna have a visitor, and you're not gonna like him!" Hiccup cried as the students filed into the Arena. Snotlout spotted him and rushed forwards.

"Hiccup! Did you tell him yet?"
"No! He won't let me!" Hiccup pulled at his hair in frustration. "Dagur's gonna kill all of us! We have to cancel class!" He sucked in a breath as Gobber frowned over at him.

"Cancel class? Are you crazy? We all just got here! Snotlout, sit down!"
"Gobber, no, you don't understand!" Snotlout intervened.

"If it's something you're worried about, see me after class!" He said, exasperated, waving his hook towards them. Hiccup growled, his teeth clenching.

"Hiccup? You alright? That sounded… un-human…" Snotlout said nervously.

"I'm gonna kill him. Oh, wait. I won't be able to. We'll already be dead! Gobber! This is way more important that this stupid class! Lives are at risk! All of our lives are at risk!"

"Why don't you just say it?" Snotlout asked.

"He won't listen. We need his full attention or else he'll move on and won't care." Hiccup said as Gobber started talking about shot limits.

"Snotlout, sit down or you're out for the day!" Gobber ordered.

"Dagur is coming here!" The cousins yelled in sync. Everyone froze.

"What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Gobber asked, his lip twitching.

"Hello, children!" A mocking voice sounded from above them. Some students screamed and ran away from the terrifying man. Dagur grinned down from above the arena, hanging on the chain roof.

"Dagur!" A girl screamed, standing up. With a chill, Hiccup realized it was his younger sister, Heather. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I'm just gonna teach the little kiddies down there a lesson! My brother, Hiccup," He gestured mockingly to the lean boy, who clenched his fists. "Is more special that all you might think." He grinned as Hiccup's jaw tightened.

"Dagur, don't." He said.

"Wh- What? You didn't tell them yet? How scandalous! Hiccup, my dear brother, they are your classmates. They deserve to know!" He cried out, placing a hand over his heart.

"What is he talking about?" Heather demanded. Hiccup twisted his mouth.

"Not gonna tell them? Hmm, I guess I'll do it for you. Hiccup, my favorite brother, deflected my Lightning Blast today." He said, smirking at the confused faces.

"That's impossible!" Someone yelled.

"No, no, not impossible. Just very rare. Hiccup, I do believe that you truly know the origin of last night's 'Column of Light', do you not?"

"I- I do." He managed to say, as gasps of air were taken around the circular arena. Dagur tsked three times.

"And do you care to explain what it was?" Dagur asked, amused.

"Not really." Hiccup muttered. Dagur cackled with laughter.

"Hiccup here, I believe you ignited your Dragon Spirit Energy last night. Am I wrong?" People stared as the two men stared each other down.

"I can't say that you are." Hiccup said through gritted teeth.

"And, prey tell my dearest Hiccup, what is your Dragon Spirit?"

"I don't have to answer you." Hiccup decided.

"Oh, I think you do. For every minute I sit here without an answer, I will randomly pick one of your students. They will be fun playthings for my friends." Dagur raised his hand, and ten beefy warriors appeared behind him. Hiccup clenched his jaw but said nothing.

"Oh, Hiccup! Are you gonna make us all wait? I bet your classmates are dying to know what type of Dragon Spirit you possess." He grinned evilly as his men cracked their knuckles and pounded their fists. "Hmm. I think it's been a minute. I choose…" He scanned the room and pointed to Thuggory. Hiccup's heart sank as three men came down the ramp and into the Arena, grabbing Thug's arms and trying to drag him away. He fought back mercilessly.

"Dagur! Stop this! W-Why would you do this?" Heather asked, horrified as two more men came down to subdue Hiccup's only human friend.

"Why would I do this? Well, for one, I don't like the way he looks at you. He's too… Meatheaded." He laughed at his own joke. No one else joined in. "And second, I said I'd pick randomly. I doubt it's someone Hiccup cares about." His eye glinted as he watched the five men pin Thuggory down, and raise their fists. Thuggory growled back, not ready to give in.

"Stop." Hiccup said, clenching his eyes shut. His breathing became angry as he watched the men let Thug go, stomping back up the ramp and behind Dagur. Dagur looked slightly disappointed.

"Hmm, you can't see one random stranger get destroyed? Boy, you're weaker than I thought. Maybe I should've let that Meat-cake next to you pound your lights out. Then you might have a little gut for blood and bone." Dagur grinned.

"You want to see my Spirit so bad? Come down here and make me show it." He seethed. Dagur considered this.

"Well, I guess. I'm guessing it's something that will take only seconds to destroy, so why not? I do have all day." He cackled as his men spread out around the Arena, jeering down at the students. Hiccup looked back up at Dagur, who was picking at his nails.

"Okay, Gobber, bring the students up to the outer ring." Gobber nodded, and started filing the students out. Snotlout, Ruff, Tuff, Fishlegs and Astrid were the last ones in the ring when the doof closed. They backed away, looking around for the culprit. Gobber banged on the metal bars, trying to break through. Dagur laughed insanely from above them.
"I thought I'd give you a little back up. I thought you'd need it." He hopped down through the chain roof, landing in a crouch and grinning at the group. The all backed away nervously.

"Hmm, she's pretty. I might keep her." Dagur said, looking at Astrid hungrily. Astrid snarled back.

"Hey! I'm not for sale!" Ruffnut yelled out. Dagur rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. Let's get this over with. I'm starting to get hungry." He rolled his shoulders and cracked his neck.

"Snotlout. Get everyone behind me." Hiccup ordered. Snotlout ushered the group behind Hiccup.

"Now what?" Snotlout asked.

"If I go down, you take my place. Rip him to pieces." Hiccup told him. He stood proudly.

"I will. But, you won't go down, right?" He asked worriedly. Hiccup didn't answer. He waited for Dagur to ignite his Energy, before igniting his own.

The swirling purple energy columned around Hiccup and to the sky. The crowd of students gasped as Hiccup floated off the ground again, his eyes turning white and the thinner parts of his skin glowing with purple energy from underneath. Energy pulsated from the column, sending gusts of wind out, blowing everyone's hair back. The Arena seemed to darken, and soon Dagur and Hiccup were the only sources of light. Dagur's energy flickered nervously, and he glanced around.

"Well, Hiccup. You're more powerful than I thought. I'll be honest, I don't know what type of DSE that is. A Flightmare, maybe? Oooh, a Snafflefang? That would make sense."

"I'm not the wielder of a Snafflefang or a Flightmare." Hiccup's voice was back in that demonic form, with the different pitches layered over one another. Dagur flinched.

"Cool. I like the creepiness factor. The darkness, the wind, the glowing eyes, the voice. It's all pulling together. But, if you aren't either of those dragons…" He looked at the boy suspiciously. "What are you, Haddock?"

"I don't need to tell you anything!" Hiccup sent a strong gust of wind towards him with his hands. Dagur flew backwards, hitting a wall. The crowd "Oohed".

"Ow." He frowned standing back up and facing his opponent. "Is that the best you can do?"
"No." Hiccup inhaled deeply, and faced Dagur. Within milliseconds, he was behind him, and Dagur was lying face flat on the ground. Hiccup held his palms parallel from each other, and a Plasma Blast charged up between them. Once Dagur was standing, he sent it flying towards him. The blast exploded on impact, shaking the ground and leaving Dagur charred and bleeding. He groaned, pulling himself to his feet and brushing off some charcoal.

"Didn't expect to see that in you, Brother. See ya around." He ignited his Spirit and shot into the sky, purple and black wings of Energy sprouting behind him. His men copied him, all of them sprouting wings and following him as he flew through the sky. Hiccup shut off his Energy, and the sky became bright again. The wind died down, and his features returned to normal. The crowd didn't move until Hiccup shot Gobber a look. The teacher unfroze and yelled out "Class dismissed!" before shuffling into his backroom. Hiccup assumed he was going to drink his worries away. The five students in the ring stared at him as the crowd dissipated, still muttering about Hiccup's powerful DSE.

"Um, you guys wanna come over so I can explain everything to you?" He asked sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. They all nodded vigorously.

"I'll see you at my house." Hiccup turned and trudged up the ramp without another word.