Chapter 7: Death gets trained
All right. You may have been thinking it was a victory for all of us and Berk. Alvin is defeated, Astrid is free and we can all go back to Berk and celebrate our victory. Sadly, that's all gonna have to wait. While Astrid was giving me her bear-hug, I saw Alvin get up and started laughing. Then Astrid noticed and she let me go. Finally I can breathe again. My eyes were set on Alvin.
"You win round 1, L.J. Now let's see how you do in round 2. With help from the Book of Dragons, I controlled the most ferocious dragon and put its mind on 2 targets: First, you," Alvin pointed at me. "then, Berk." Alvin finished.
"May we know what this dragon is?" I asked but tried to say it confidently. Alvin whistled. "You'll see soon enough." Alvin said and started to run out of the arena.
This is what I was afraid that Alvin would succeed in. "I wonder what this dragon would be." I said.
"I have a hunch." Astrid said. "I just hope I'm wrong." Suddenly I heard a piercing roar which was the loudest roar I've ever heard. "No...no...I was right." Astrid stuttered. I turned to look at her; Her face was in shock and turned almost white as a sheet. "It's the..." she started to say.
Out flew a white dragon with spikes surrounding its entire body. He slammed down with so much force that I fell down on my feet. "Astrid, please explain." I said.
"That is the Screaming Death. This dragon is a deadly beast with a roar so loud it messes up a dragon's sense of direction and can shoot large fireballs, flamethrowers and very sharp spikes from its tail." Astrid explained.
I remember me hearing a story about this dragon before and it had those same attributes but I couldn't remember its weakness just yet.
"Astrid. You and Stormfly need to leave this arena right now; This could get ugly." I said.
"What do you mean?" Astrid asked.
"I will fight him." I said.
"No way! I'll fight with you." Astrid said.
"No! You two must leave. I don't want you to put yourself at risk. It's me he wants. I'll be fine. Just leave. Get going! Help out the others." I said.
"Fine. Just be careful and don't die." Astrid said. She went on top of Stormfly and flew off in a flash.
I turned to the Screaming Death. "All right Screaming Death, let's dance." I said. The Screaming Death let out a loud roar that made the ground tremble. This battle was going to be crazy.
First the Screaming Death did his Sonic Shriek which is his loud roar but amplified louder that could make you deaf and I took the full blast of it in my face. Surprisingly, I didn't get deafness but let me tell you it was crazy loud. After that, he did a flamethrower. When that was unleashed, it didn't hurt me but the force was powerful that I had a hard time controlling the fire. A worthy opponent. I thought. I created the fire into a tornado. A large one that I threw at the Screaming Death. It damaged him but barely. Then it started throwing spikes from his tail which I dodged with my teleportation. My goal wasn't to kill the Screaming Death but to take him down just enough. So I decided to attack back. Using my lightning powers, I gave it some good lightning strikes which it took some damage and threw many medium boulders at the Screaming Death by levitating them and then pushed it to the Screaming Death which did some damage.
Then I did one of my greatest attacks yet. I tried to lift up the arena from under our feet. To make sure that the Screaming Death doesn't interrupt my concentration, I created a shield that is powerful to block out many attacks but not all. The arena was now a few inches above ground. 30 ft was the goal. The Screaming Death was shooting powerful fireballs at me but my shield could take it. Right now, the arena was at 10 ft. Then, the Screaming Death started shooting spikes at me but my shield can take it as well. A few spikes penetrated my shield but it's a good thing my shield can regenerate. The arena is at 20 ft. Now the Screaming Death shot his Sonic Boom attack. This is when my shield started to crack and the arena is at 25 ft. I must push through! Don't give up! I thought to myself. I couldn't die, not now. I put my strength and ears into it. The sound was louder than ever. The arena was at 27 ft now and the shield was about to give in. 28 ft...29...30! DROP IT! I let all my weight off and let the arena rain on the Screaming Death and he got buried under all that rubble.
I won that fight but I was kind of low on power. That move took most of my energy away. I had enough air in my lungs to whistle for Astrid and Stormfly to come down. Astrid ran up to me.
"Are you O.K, L.J?" She asked.
"I'm fine...that battle took most of my energy away from me." I said, almost out of breath.
"Can you still function properly?" Astrid said.
"I'll still live. I need to get to Hiccup right away. Do you know where they are?" I asked.
"Sure. I'll take you to them." Astrid said. I hopped onto Stormfly and we took off in a flash. We dodged many obstacles on our way to Hiccup. From flaming catapults to arrows to crossbows; It was one wild ride. Finally, I saw the dynamic duo, fighting off the troops and destroying the big flaming rocks.
"L.J. You're still up and running, I see." Hiccup said.
"Yes, I am. I need to tell you something important." I said.
"Tell away. I'm all ears." Hiccup replied.
"Okay. I just went through a fierce battle with the Screaming Death which Alvin has under control." I started off.
"Really?! That can't be good." Hiccup said surprised.
"It gets worse. He ordered it to kill me and to destroy Berk." I said.
"That can't be!" Hiccup said. He went into his thinking pose. Better than my own. "Aha! Why don't we try and slow it down from getting to Berk?" Hiccup said.
"That'll be highly appreciated from you and the others. Try your best to stop S.D. Me and Astrid will go to Berk and tell the news to the people of Berk and have them evacuate from Berk. I'll give the Screaming Death the final blow." I said.
"I understand. I'll tell the others." Hiccup agreed.
"Good. Right now, the Screaming Death is buried under a huge pile of rubble and I bet that won't hold him for long. Me and Astrid will be heading for Berk right now. Good Luck." I said and we left for Berk. Stormfly flew with great speed heading for Berk. I was kind of nervous for what was to come but Astrid was the most nervous; She was shaking like it was winter and she forgot her coat.
"You ok, Astrid?" I asked.
She tried to maintain herself. "It's just the wind. Nothing more." Astrid said quickly.
"Oh, ok. Thought that you were worried about something." I said. With me saying that, Astrid just let it out.
"Ok, you're right. I admit it. I'm worried about you. You did so many sacrifices for yourself, trying to help us and Berk and we all really appreciate it. Now, you facing one of the strongest dragons out there for Berk makes me think you're crazy but it sure takes a lot of bravery, determination and a lot of heart to rise up to that challenge." Astrid said.
Is it me or am I feeling warm?
"What I'm saying is that you're an amazing person with extraordinary powers that are far beyond compare. But that's not the only reason why I like you. It's how you fought and triumphed for me, my friends and the whole land of Berk. Just wanted to say that if you do die, I just want you know you'll always be a warrior and a friend in my heart and I won't forget you." Astrid said with a smile.
In my mind, I was blown away like a 350 mph tornado. I know I gotten many compliments before but hearing all that from Astrid was like hearing an angel singing from heaven. I couldn't help but ask myself. Did I really affect her that much? Have I unlocked the locks of making a true friend with Astrid? I've decided to accept what she said as true. All I can say was "Thank you. That really means a lot." One thing's certain, I was red like a red hot chili pepper. But no time to dwell on that. It would be quite a ride to get to Berk so I've decided to get some Zzz's and focus on the task at hand: Protecting Berk.
