Whoo, another chapter already! To be fair however this one was going to be apart of the other chapter but I don't want to make the chapters too big so it was cropped.
In other news, we currently have 2 for returning after controlling the reapers, 2 for basically staying and exploring the HTTYD universe (one with a slight twist).
Quick fact. , Andlat is Norse for Death and Goddess Hel is the Norse God of the underworld.
Ornstein the Dragon Slayer, That planet is a good call, cheers for the info
Quintin Apprentice of Alduin, Ah, my bad! I had a massive debate with myself aswell as to if it was a joke or not haha.
Guest, Cheers!
Ethan Demas, I may just have to use a one of those descriptions, cheers.
Sif looked terrifying, her eyes and facial scars were glowing a bright red and in the Burglars dark town hall it seemed it only amplify how bright her scars were glowing, to defeat the terrifying God in a sword battle would gain the victor any woman, or man they desired, and the Vikings in the great hall knew this, the only question was who dared challenge the God? It turned out Asmund the Agile was that man. "I challenge you!" Asmund pointed the hilt of his dress sword towards the glowing woman.
Sif turned her attention to the man, she was frankly surprised that anyone challenged her. "Then I accept."
Hiccup looked at the woman nervously. "Sif, remember this isn't a fight to the death, his sword is blunt." It turned out that during a feast of honour the Bob-Burglars would have 'friendly' sword fights for entertainment pre-meal, the victor was the first one to disarm his opponent, or force the opposition out of a ring, if you refused a sword fight it was considered bad manners.
The Commander entered the fire surrounded battle ring before turning to the crowd. "Anyone got a blunt sword for me to use?"
Bertha threw her own dress sword into the arena, this clash was going to be good and she knew it, while Sif picked up the sword and took a few experimental swings she turned to Hiccup who was sat next to herself. "So, have you seen her fight properly yet?"
Hiccup didn't dare take his eyes from the ring. "Not yet, closest we've seen is when she sent the wave to destroy Dagur's fleet."
"Hmm." The cheiftess took a swag from her mug. "Then we shall soon see what she is made of." She turned her attention back to the ring and spoke loudly so everyone in the hall could hear her words. "Contestants, you may begin." The most training Sif had with swords was when she got too close to a Cerberus Phantom, hell she had never even held a sword before 20 seconds ago, so when Asmund attacked she had great difficulty holding back his quick and precise blows, eventually however the man got a blow through after throwing some sand in her eyes, a dirty tactic. "1-0 to Asmund." The game was best of five, so she was not out of it yet.
The second the next round started she lifted the man into the air with her biotics and then lightly pricked him with the tip of her sword before adding. "Lets play fair, yes? Because I think this will be a short and boring duel if not."
Bertha rubber her jaw as she watched one of her best swordsmen floating in the air. "By the gods, even gravity obeys her will."
Hiccup give his reply after a powerful sneeze. "I've seen her send a wave 30 meters high to defeat Dagur's fleet, we have felt her shake the Earth, heal flesh in an instant and much more, it would not surprise me if she controls nature its self."
"By the gods, and to think I tried to attack her earlier." Bertha once more turned back to the ring when the fighters returned to their start positions. "1 all." After being lifted in the air Asmund was no longer focused as his fear of the 'God' took over meaning he started to make amateur mistakes, it quickly became 2-1 to Sif.
During the third round Tuffnut picked up Sif's bang projectile thingy that Hiccup had seen her use during their first meeting, the Commander had taken off her weapons for the game as they slowed her down. "Hey Hiccup, who am I?" Tuff began wafting the pistol around. "Am a God and..." The man was silenced as a loud bark echoed around the room, Sif reacted instantly by throwing a Biotic barrier around herself and looking for trouble, all she could see was the male twin placing her weapon back on the table as if he never touched it. Rolling her eyes she walked through the silenced room and up to Tuffnut, when she arrived she sighed as she looked at the man who tried to act innocent, eventually he spoke. "It was her." He pointed to Ruff who was still aggravating Snotlout.
Sif shook her head before re-engaging the safety the twin had somehow knocked off. "Do not! touch my weapons again." After the twin silently nodded she turned back to Bertha. "I believe that will be 2-2." Ultimately Sif won the game, not through skill however, Asmund was simply too afraid of her to really perform.
Some time later
"Come on babe, you know you want some of this." Snotlout kissed his arms again before looking back to Sif who was not impressed.
"No thanks, I already have a mate."
"Pft." The man snorted before pulling another position to show off his chest muscles this time. "But does your mate have these?"
The commander looked towards Astrid and Hiccup. "Is he always like this?" With the couple giving a nod she turned back to the simpleton who wasn't taking the hint she wasn't interested. "Let me tell you a little something about my mate, she is the most feared information broker this galaxy has ever witnessed, she commands thousands of agents who know nothing but how to kill, I've seen her flare people alive with her mind, she basically knows everything that happens and she sure does not like people flirting with me, kapeesh?" Poor Traynor once tried to hit on Sif right in front of Liara before learning of her relationship with the Asari, Liara severely bent the bulk heads with the biotic push she sent in the communication experts' direction.
The man seemed to think for a minute before speaking. "So is that a yes or a no?"
Sif pulled a hand to cover her face, she remained in this position for a few seconds in disbelief. "Snotlout, I'm going to put this in the simplest terms I can, my bondmate will kill you in the most horrific way you could imagine if you if you keep flirting with me."
This seemed to make something click in the Vikings head or Sif guessed it did as he started to gain a nervous look. "So, this never happened yeah, I mean you do realise I was just joking right?"
With a slow nod Sif replied. "Right. Now run along, it looks like that smelly potion you are using is getting you noticed."
Snotlout turned around to notice that Ruffnut was getting ever close to him, sniffing the air as she did, and numerous other females from the Bob-Burglars tribe were also starting to crowd his position, each sniffing the air as if they were tracking something down.
Bertha laughed as she watched the arrogant Viking run from the hall with the numerous females in hot persuit, it looked like the man's plan at seducing Sif had seriously backfired. "Ha, that man always amazes me in his stupidity and arrogance."
"Us too, and we've known him for nearly 23 painful years now." Replied Astrid.
There was an extended silence on the table till Bertha leaned forward and addressed Hiccup. "Now, you say you are leaving for Maghuo tomorrow?"
Hiccup bobbed his head. "Johann found Night Fury sca...sca... ACHOOO! ... Scales there."
"Hmph." Bertha looked around the hall till she saw an elderly man, she collared his name and asked him to join the table, he did so. "Dag, what do you know of Maghuo."
The man had a shiver travel down his spine. "Andlat..." The man was silenced by a crack of thunder which appeared to come out of nowhere. "Is death incarnate, the land is made of ash, its skies are as black as night, molten rock fall's from the sky, Andlat is nothing but Death, no man returns from that place."
"Yet you did." Pointed out Bertha.
The man shook his head rapidly. "I was the one to stay on the boat, no, I never set foot on that place."
Hiccup rolled his eyes. "Come on, it can't be that bad."
The man turned to look at Hiccup. "Beasts that work for Hel live there Master Hiccup."
"And we have..." Hiccup covered his mouth as another sneeze rocked his body. "...Sif." Sif raised a brow to this comment and noticing yet another sneeze from the dragon rider but she stayed silent. "Besides, if these 'beasts' are dragons we should be able to handle ourselves after all..." Hiccup gestured to Toothless who was happily snoozing near by after being given a large basket of Cod.
The old man ignored the dragon but give Sif a once over. "Then I wish you good stead Hiccup, but these beasts are no Dragons."
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Meanwhile on Berk
"ACHOOOOO!" Gobber allowed a powerful sneeze to break free from his lungs.
Karin scratched the back of her head, over the last day there had been some sort of flu outbreak on Berk. "And a stuffed nose too?"
The man covered one of his nostrils and blew out of his nose, snot went everywhere. "Aye, I wou' say so."
Karin quickly scanned the man, he too had the tell tale signs of this flu. "Well, my first order is a bath." To get rid of that horrendous smell thought the doctor. "And then take one of these before you go to bed and when you wake up till the symptoms vanish."
Gobber took the small box of paracetamol. "Jus' 1?"
"Yes, and if you come back tomorrow I will have a look at that hand and leg of yours, as you can see I'm rather busy today." The hut that Chawkas had occupied currently had a long line of people outside, people with various problems from old aches and pains to fresh cuts or flu symptoms had come for her help. When the blacksmith left the hut the Doctor powered up her omni-tool and called EDI. "Hello EDI."
"Greetings Doctor Chawkas." EDI's reply was as always instantaneous.
"EDI, I need you to order the crew to report any sneezing or symptoms of flu, I believe we may have an outbreak on our hands and the last thing we need is our crew infected."
EDI searched all available recordings of the ship's occupants over the last 72 hours. "I have dispatched an email to all crew members, I have also detected possible flu like symptoms in James Vega and Dianna Allers, I am ordering them to isolation as we speak."
"Thank you EDI, inform them that I will assess them as soon as I can."
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