This is War
'A How To Train Your Dragon Fanfiction'
RATED – T – Contains violence, War themes, Blood and Gore,
GENRE - Dark themed – ? / Action
SUMMARY – Instead of Stoick, Hiccup was supposedly 'killed'. However, after Hiccup's death, Toothless mysteriously disappears, and soon after Drago and his army leave for supposedly no reason... Years later, things begin to change... Serious change. However, Drago turns out not to be the only one to return...
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Chapter 10: The Crimson Scales
"Well... That was... Interesting?" Hiccup looked to his dragon, who only shook his head with a snort, and a amused expression in his eyes. Hiccup huffed. "Useless reptile..."
They walked down the stairs, taking the pleasure of looking over the huge city from the high position they were in. Toothless groaned sadly, looking at his one tail-fin. Hiccup bit his lip. He didn't know what these guys had done with Toothless' saddle and prosthetic.
He still had his leg, which honestly looked as good as new, but he had yet to see his dragon's gear. Perhaps they had it stowed away somewhere?
He had been asleep for nearly two weeks, according to Odin, so it would make sense.
Toothless nudged his rider's arm, seeing his, I'm-so-lost-in-thought-that-I-don't-notice-anything face. The adolescent smiled in gratitude, turning his head at the sound of someone whistling.
He sighed and shook his head, seeing Aloysius leaning against the wall, one leg crossed lazily over the other while he inspected his nails. He turned his head up, giving him that lop-sided grin before standing up straight.
"Wow," Hiccup said, "Dramatic entrance much?"
"You think that's dramatic?" Aloysius asked, snorting. "In a minute, I'll give you dramatic."
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"Try me." Hiccup placed a hand on Toothless' thick neck, smiling. "I'm taking you and Toothless have been acquainted?" He questioned, and the man nodded, winking at Toothless to Hiccup's confusion. Toothless gave him a gummy smile.
"Well, if dramatic is what you want..." he grinned, stepping back towards the edge. Hiccup frowned. "Then I guess that's what you're gonna get!" And with that statement, he allowed himself to simply fall off. Hiccup yelped, about to run forward, when he saw Toothless' excited face, and amusement.
"Bud, he just-" Hiccup never finished his sentence, because he heard a loud swoosh, and multiple wingbeats, and his jaw dropped as Aloysius came back into sight.
He was flying.
As in, flying on his own.
Hiccup simply stared, jaw hanging loose, as Aloysius grinned smugly, and did a loop in the evening air before gently flying over, inches away from him.
"H-h-ho-how?! What- What are you?!" Hiccup took a step back, staring as Aloysius landed softly on the ground. Now in front of him, Hiccup could see the wings better. They were large, having a huge wingspan. He estimated they were about 12 feet wide, nearly two times his height. They were a glistening blood red, with their tips fading into a darker shade. There were 5 folds, and he could see a claw, probably with the purpose of gripping. They shimmered in the sun, folding smoothly to his sides with a slight flutter. (Yeah, fold those big red babies!)
Aloysius I-have-giant-dragon-wings chuckled slightly, the same red glint coming to his eyes, the same colour as his wings. "I'm a Humanblaka, as we are called- a winged human. You see, because of the bond me and my partner share..." He swiftly spread one wing, creating an almost metallic ringing sound as he did, like a sword out of a sheath.
"I have her wings." He smirked, extending the wing in and out, as if he was testing it, before bringing it back. He rested his wings to his hip, at the joints pressing the 'fingers' against his back, the small claws at the end brushing against his spine.
Hiccup shook his head, trying to settle his shock and amazement. As he repeated Aloysius' previous line in his head, he snapped to immediate confusion. "Her wings? Who...?"
Aloysius grinned, and he clapped, which was followed by Toothless pounding on the ground and making a drum-roll. Hiccup frowned, inclining his head to the side in confusion. Toothless was chortling in amusement, while Aloysius was desperately trying to stifle his giggles.
"Presenting, Skulblaka Crimseara Arucane!"
A huge roar resounded through the air that seemed to tremble, as a huge glistening red dragon came into his wide eyed sights.
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Hiccup watched, jaw dropped and eyes wide, as Crimseara hovered in the orange sky.
She was beautiful. Absolutely stunning.
Crimseara, as Aloysius had called her before, was huge, probably two times bigger than a Typhoomerang, and suddenly, the humongous, wide halls all over Asgard made sense.
Her jewel like scales glittered, sparkles and shone, like little rubies in the sun. Her scales were a blood red, crimson as her fearsome name implied. Down her underside and bottom jaw, the red was a lighter shade, and down her spine was a darker shade in reverse. Sharp, golden spikes ran down her neck, back and tail along her spine. Her eyes were a warm orange, melting into her blazing scales.
She had a head almost like a Monstrous Nightmares, with a long snout and two nostrils, but it wasn't flat or too long. At the back of her head, there were two ivory white horns curving slightly upward, and underneath along the side of her jaw, she had appendage-like ears, like those Toothless had. She had a long, thick, muscular neck, and a strong collarbone. Her torso was slim and light in colour, almost like a bird's.
She had four legs, each foot having four toes and ivory white claws.
Her entire body was curved with lithe muscle, no doubt from taking off, and fighting, and possibly intense training- who knows what she had been through, what with the scars he could see sprinkled over her body.
Her long tail ended with two tail-fins, but they were a different shape and size to Toothless'. Hiccup found himself unable to draw connections between the two dragons, especially as he looked to her two sets of wings. Her first pair were absolutely enormous, and possibly three times the length of her body from nose to tail-tip. The underneath of the wings was a very pale red, and the membrane had multiple tears and rips at its edges. The second pair were like Toothless'; a smaller pair, which looked to be gliding aids.
Crimseara was unlike any dragon he'd ever seen- her species, he had no idea. For clues, perhaps she was a relative of a Monstrous Nightmare, or maybe related to the Night Fury? (he got hopeful there.)
No doubt, she was a combination of deadly and beautiful.
He watched, awe shining in his emerald eyes, as she landed with a dull thud. Her talons clicked softly on the white stone, and she smoothly folded her large wings to her sides with her eyes blinking.
Aloysius took her large head into his arms for a brief moment, stroking her scaly cheek, and she growled quietly, before escaping his arms, lifting her shimmering head to look directly at them.
Crimseara's bright eyes locked onto them, a small puff of smoke rising from her nostrils. She inspected them with slightly narrowed pupils, rumbling low In her throat. After what felt like an eternity, her pupils dilated a bit, and she lowered her head to a more comfortable angle.
Then, to him and Toothless' utter shock, she spoke.
Greetings, Hiccup, Toothless. Her voice was soft and elegant, flawless, but held a type of firm power and a deadly edge.
It rang in their minds, and Hiccup realised she was speaking to them telepathically. He blinked, unable to believe what was actually happening; part of him expected to just wake up back on Berk, as if nothing had ever happened and all was normal and right.
"Did she just..."
Aloysius nodded. Crimseara hummed, moving her head closer to them. I am speaking to you, telepathically, at least. I cannot speak like you humans do, I'm afraid, but I do speak many languages. She glanced over to her rider, pupils wide with affection. Alois, do they know yet? Aloysius shook his head, and she seemed to growl in disapproval. Oh, that sucks ba-
"Crimseara..." Aloysius growled in a threatening tone, and she stopped. Her eyes widened, and, unbelievably, she brought a paw up and slapped it over her eyes. That was the first time Hiccup ever saw a dragon actually face-palm.
Forgive me, young-lings. It is the weekend, and you know what that means? Aloysius snorted, muttering something about her low IQ. I am an idiot, as Aloysius just so nicely explained using his taunting IQ levels strategy. Great, right?
Hiccup found himself snickering, and when he glanced over his shoulder, he could see Toothless chortling too- wait, was his snout heated up... Was his dragon... Smitten?!
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A/N:
'Giggling over here' Oh, sorry, guys! Didn't see you there- ok, hold on...
Yeah, so firstly, my apologies for the delay. I might make a few of these breaks, simply so other fanfics I've got going can shine. :)
And... I couldn't help myself with Toothless. He's just lovin' those curv- 'Smack'
PS- If you look, you'll probably find quite a few somewhat subtle references to my other fanfiction CYFTLT, and an entire other franchise that a lot of stuff here comes from... Great Dragon Theory. So. Many. Lectures. (Birthday Leap, much?)
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