(A/N: This Chapter marks the final end that they will be setting foot upon the Ancient Castle because now the time has come for him to return to his allies, everything that he had wanted to know about what his grandfather was hiding in his Journal has been completed; he will begin an new one of his own now for his own children to know about what he did and most importantly, the reason why he did so. This is mostly him practicing with his new weapon but this will not be the last time you will see him wielding Inferno, as he's always got an spare on him. You will also see what happens to the Ancient Castle in this chapter. Enjoy!)
It was finally over now, the journey in the Ancient Castle has ended and Xelotaurus was dead; they had emerged victorious and it would appear that the cursed island was finally freed from the demons; although the ruined library's records state that it might have not been cursed when they lived here, it was their gateway to hell from the very beginning. Nothing mattered to them anymore as they were ready to leave this place, Vixen perked up when she saw Drayko's birthmark glowing unexpectingly; usually it would be glowing to feed him both power and strength or whenever there is an Dragon nearby, but why would it be glowing as of now unless...
Drayko felt an surge of power going through his Half-Darkblood veins, pumping from his body and into the signature flaming sword known as Inferno; which he had brought out and ignited it with his birthmark glowing furiously, he raised it towards the ceiling as it begun to fade into an much more powerful weapon. Dark crimson and ebony black smoke engulfed the sword and revealed it's true form as Inferno took on a much more mature look, representing Drayko Ryder himself in it's whole entirety; the very image that had clouded his nightmares was now a reality, for this new sword was the one found on the Book of Dragons and it was also the one that he dreamed of whenever he roamed within the foundations of his mind. This is what his new weapon looked like
This sword's blade was very long and very wide. On the sides were curved downward sharp like flames being conjured from an Dragon, on the top were the two ends that were curved upwards to the left and ride. The middle tip was curved down, while the top was shot upwards and the ends on the sides were also very sharp, there were two long dark crimson red blades situated on the front and back that were slightly curved back but were shot out in the front. The face of the blade was very disgustingly detailed, it was like the bloodied flesh and bones from the remains countless Dragons during a massacre while the stained shiny metal part of the blade was a dirty fawn tan color. What was very disturbing was just right above the crescent was an mouth rectangular mouth that was situated vertically. The mouth had two long, sharp fangs on both sides and on the top to bottom was sharp teeth that can tear through flesh and seemingly drink the blood of it's foes
The handle was all wrapped in dark chains, acting as the cord wrap and the cobra that was coiled around now had sable antelope horns that were on the diagonal left and right part of the head. The four wings were bigger and were now black. The cobra itself was also black with some stained blood as the fangs appeared to be dripping. The head that retracted the sword was an black Whispering Death whose dark crimson red spikes were sharp and the fangs appeared to be spinning around whenever activated. The Zippleback head had an beaked snout and crest like horn as it's eyes were sharp and narrow, giving it the angry and hostile look but both heads were black and appeared to be filthy
The sword itself had three modes: Sword, Spear and Scythe. The spear head had two curved tips on both sides, with the claws from the sword mode being situated on the two ends. There were two more ends that were on the sides of the spear's blade and the middle one was much bigger than the other small ones, this one was straight and pointy. The scythe on the other hand looked like a bird's beak. Two blades were on the top and bottom, crossed like scissors, with the two blades on the other side behind situated on each other, one on top and the other on bottom, same pose, though the bottom is curved further. The shaft of these forms were bloody, fleshy bones with countless downward curved retractable blades on both sides, going down all the way
Drayko proceeded to swing his new sword to the left side, having it extend into an spear as he slid his hand across the long bone shaft of the 3-in-1 weapon before having the blade transform into a scythe; with the retractable downward curved blades popping out as he swung it around some more, returning back to it's original sword form as he had it resting on his shoulders. Now he was truly powerful and unstoppable, from this moment onwards this will be his new signature weapon to those who have heard their stories from beyond the Archipelago; the spectral image of his future self could be seen by both Toothless, Vixen and Chainsmoke and Brimstone before fading as Drayko spun his new sword vertically and places it diagonally to his right shoulder. All while the blade itself was engulfed with the true power of the mystical Night Fury he had come to bond with after all these years
NOCTURNAL MOONLIGHT: The awakened form of the flaming blade Inferno, it's appearance looking like the remains of an Titan and enigmatic mysteries remain unknown to those who have seen such sight; the blade's organic flesh was known to bleed upon contact and the flames that engulfed the sword were known to be dark crimson smoky flames that were as deadly as the Plasma of an Night Fury. But it's enigmatic purpose and how it awakened mattered not to the Unspeakable Phantom of Plasma and Death Sentences, Drayko...
Toothless could not find the words this time to express what he thought of such weapon before his own dilated orbs for eyes he showed right about now, for how could the Night Fury speak what he felt about an weapon that looked like it was forged from the decaying remains of the beasts who were mercilessly slain by both Viking and Dragon Hunter alike? This was just too much as he came over to his brother with Chainsmoke and Brimstone following behind, both of their heads sniffing at the weapon where they immediately confirmed to the Night Fury that it was forged from the remains of Dragons who did not deserve to be slain like animals; for they did not deserve to be treated like one, Loki really knows how to put real fear into the ones who kill Dragons for their sport and their profit as well as their own twisted pleasure. Looks like they've got something for Grimmel to truly fear from his nemesis
"This Journal has nothing more to tell us now, it's purpose has been served; there's just one last thing to do after we leave this place. I just hope Spitelout doesn't get angry with me when I tell him what happened, but he will understand what I had to do" Drayko looked at Hiccup Horrendous Haddock II's Journal with some uncertainty, having read it for quite some time since during the ten years that have passed
"Is there anything more about the Ancient Castle you haven't read about yet?" Toothless asked him
"All that remains here is the exit at the Back Hall, located just after the Bastille which is flooded and consists of an cell block and an large square room. It's not really clear what it's function is supposed to be used for, but it does say that the Castellan had his wardens keep watch on them in case there's something going on behind their back. Let's get a move on" Drayko stated as he landed on the last page of the Ancient Castle, as there were was an depiction of what the Mark of the Dragon looked like
When they turned around to face the cooled statue of Xelotaurus, he was no longer present as there was instead an painting depicting the flooded Bastille that would take them to the Back Hall; at least now they have an exit so that they can get the hell out of this castle. Nothing will stop them now as they entered through the painting, leaving behind an ripple in the image like always; as Drayko placed on his Rainsuit while Toothless, Vixen, Chainsmoke and Brimstone went ahead of him to reach the exit as quickly as possible
Drayko entered the flooded cellblock section of the Bastille whose name was deprived from the prison fortress of the same name in France, as he looked around the flooded area that contained shackles and shelves with nothing of value before moving on; checking each cell in the block as he did not find anything in the end, swimming through the hexagon doorway that brought him to the large square shaped room. There was an statue of an Sea God overlooking the area from above an round grate above where the moonlight peaks downward. The ground was grass and the bronze door featured two rearing steeds on the sides, with stone steps implanted into the earth itself; nothing else was seen and there has not been a single aquatic demon to fight as of now, but there were an dual pair of weapons stabbed into the ground. Drayko approached them both and took the dual weapons with him, deciding that if he ever had a daughter than these would be the weapons for her; as she would be quite the fighter like his sons
The Knight pulled the lever downwards and opened the door in front of him, which had it slide upwards and revealed that the other side was not flooded; there was an stationary wall of water which made him swim towards it, emerging from it as he allowed himself to thermally dry his suit before removing it. Now that he was back with all three that consisted of Toothless, Vixen and the Volcanripper: Chainsmoke and Brimstone, he brought out his pair of weapons that he decided to take with him. "Just thought that if I had a daughter of my own, I'd give her these since she's swift but strong like her mother" Drayko explained as he laid them out on the ground
These pair of swords had distinctly curved katana like pointed double edged blades, with an additional short diagonal curving blade going outwards with an opposite curve to the main blade; their grips were an tightly ribbed black color with an downwards half circle gold pommel. These were both very swiftly fast and had an long range, although their striking power could easily be strengthened thanks to the likes of Bladehead. Finally, the name of these dual pair of twin swords were called the Klyamoor (CLY-AH-MOOR)
"Procuring on site I see, just like using a fork as a weapon when you've got stripped down to nothing but what you have on yourself" Toothless overlooked them both as Drayko placed them on his thighs
"Now let's go head inside the Back Hall and see what the Nocturnal Moonlight can do" Drayko nodded as he had his new sword out and ready. Walking down the hallway as they entered through the door, now inside of the Back Hall which was an medium well lit area; having some windows to where the gate was, having an carpet covering most of the floor
HTTYD
Just then as they made their first few steps inside, some Hollowvains had dropped down from the ceiling while some Frosts had formed from their shattered ice cocoon; it seemed that Xelotaurus would not let them leave the Ancient Castle and has devised this assault should they make their attempt to leave this place. But now with Chainsmoke and Brimstone at their side once again like the Colosseum Tower when he left to fight his cousin for the first time, Drayko brought out his new sword and ignited the Nocturnal Moonlight as he held it against the last of the mighty demons who came forth to stop them from leaving alive
He swung the long organic and fleshy sword from left to right, swiping against the Hollowvain as some of their metal plating for their skeleton came flying off before he transformed it into an spear and impaled them; throwing them against the walls and the floor as they scattered into pieces, their flaming fire and wind chakram wheels bouncing off and ricocheting agasint the corners before rolling away from the battle that took place. He then took on the Frosts whose deadly projectiles were deflected by the swinging of the now transformed sword to scythe, throwing it against them as he took on some of them with his bare hands; beating them down to the ground before having the sword return to resting on his back, a gift from Loki if he will since he felt like that he shouldn't have to deal with the hassle of retrieving his main weapon
Chainsmoke and Brimstone also dealt with the Frosts as they dug their lava filled fangs onto the freezing body of the demons, burning them alight and even setting one to melt to death thanks to Chainsmoke's tornado of lava and engulfing the other with Brimstone's pyrolastic clouds of fire. Vixen in the meatime leapt onto an Hollowvain before digging her claws into it's chest, biting the grate that kept it's core shielded before tearing it off; pouncing off from the demon as Toothless sent it flying and smashing against the wall with a single flick of his tail (A/N: I haven't given Vixen the chance to take on some demons, so here's one for her)
With the last of them dealt with, they busted out from the gate and encounter all of the Clay Tribesmen who formed themselves with the hot and boiling clay; each and every member of them were present: Soldiers, Samurai, Drummers, Flyers, Shoguns and Steeds all confronted them. But Drayko has had enough of this resistance to make sure he dies on this cursed island, and with that he transformed his sword into an scythe and spun it towards the demons; taking most of them down as it returned to his arms and transformed it into a spear, taking out the Flyers who took off into the air with their triangular shaped gliders. Exorcising them once and for all, the Clay Tribesmen including the Clay Steeds were no more as Drayko mounted onto Toothless with Vixen and Chainsmoke and Brimstone following closely from behind; leaving the Ancient Castle as the fog began to fade in the darkness, fading away from sight as the sea proceeded to swallow the entire island. This structure had stood for far too long, now it was time for the sea to reclaim it as it vanished from the face of Midgard itself (A/N: This idea came from the fate of what happened to Isla de Muerta A.K.A Island of the Dead from Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl)
The Village was at full work as they along with their allies such as the Knights and the Murderous Tribe including Dagur and Heather were helping out in getting ready to set forth, to rebuild what they have lost when the call of the Night Fury was heard from the night sky; seeing Drayko return to them as Chainsmoke and Brimstone landed by him, with the Knight dismounting Toothless and approaching them all
"Drayko, you've returned!" Maria ran over to him as she saw what hell he had gone through
"Sucré seigneur's slip de femme (sweet god's panties), now you're telling me you forged that weapon out of the remains of dead Dragons to replace Inferno; this time you're goin' over the edge now!" Raedwit examined the Nocturnal Moonlight as he touched the organic fleshy part of the sword, having his two fingers stained with darkblood
"You still have that second Inferno with you in case that new sword's making you feel lonely, that I haven't forgotten since you took on Blight and killed Foedissimae" Raijah reminded him
"Does this mean that Xelotaurus you've been mentioning dead now?" Fishlegs asked him, having Meatlug pale at the sight of having Raedwit's fingers be stained with blood upon touching the organic meaty flesh of the sword
"Considering that we've been through the Underworld before to take down Blight, it's a shame that the demons did not learn that they overestimate themselves; like Gods for you and my Rose's former mate for me, during your absence she has found a much nicer one" Dragur stroked his Changewing's neck
Valka hugged him as her worry for what might have happened to him like last time was now soothed as she expressed her relief, parting away from him as Bladehead was the next one to speak: "Aye tha' better not be from me competitors, but then again I'm the one who strengthens weapons around here; now no one knows no fury like Inferno's new brother!"
"That's what you call a massive departure right there, just like Fuld the Fiend awhile back since he was nothing like the other Dragon Hunters in his Tribe; you got a new name for your weapon?" Eret asked him
"Are zoze horkanic ploody flesch meat barts schtill aliffe? I could uze it's plood in caze zee time calls for ein plood transfuzion like vith Mikekolt during zee Titan Ubrizing crizis" Arson the Medic proceeded to ask, recalling to when the Dragon Marauders had horribly struck him down when he came flying back to his home to stop them
"How many lives will you now take with that new blade of yours? The answer for me are those who have done your beloved wrong, just as Jolkrel did wrong to me all those years ago; I have not forgotten the debt that I owe you Drayko, but I would like to depart from this Archipelago as it's been so long when my wife was here. For now, we'll focus on the subject at hand" Frost lamented for the moment before returning to the subject that mattered the most
"Damn it brother, why can't my axe be like all your other cool toys? Well at least you let me play with them unlike others who are hellbent on not sharing" Dagur remembered the time he used Inferno when Drayko was being slammed on by the Dragon Hunter Elites, trained to take him down as they were much more powerful and faster than the regular ones
"Nice to see you again, both of us improved our Dragon Scale Armor and our weapons; things have gotten a lot more better ever since you and my brother killed Savage and brought the Dragonroot Company down" Heather expressed her gratitude towards him
"Knights, allies follow me inside of the Main Hall; this all ends here tonight!" Drayko declared with authority in his voice as everyone followed him inside, with Mikekolt following closely with Toothless by him. The briefing of what Drayko had sacrificed so much to achieve was about to begin
In the meantime at Berk, Snotlout stood at the very edge of the defensive wall that splits the Archipelago between him and his home; his cape that had a tendency to get caught flowing in the blowing wind and the Dragon Scale Armor he wore being shined upon by the faint slithers caused by the rays of the sunlight were peaking through. He had his Mace-Axe-Sword known as the Thornslayer's Pride in his hands as he had it resting on his shoulders, looking out into the distance before closing his eyes as he spoke to himself with an calm but furious tone in his voice
"A storm is approaching and Useless the Unwanted lives, I will not let my legacy be ruined by that rogue traitor who calls himself my cousin..."
It was the beginning of the end for the Hooligans Tribe as on this night, Drayko will have his revenge and this time: there is nothing to stop him and stand in the way of his vengeance for patricide
The End Begins...
Now we may finally see the final battle between Drayko and Stoick as everything that he had ever suffered from, the years of nightmares are about to come to an end; but what may end in the destruction of an Tribe who has stood for more than 300 years, it is just the beginning of an new one that rises from the ashes of what lies in the ruins of an island like Berk. Most will lie dead but very few will survive, those who have done so will be haunted by this memory; but will also serve to be an symbol to those who might think twice to disregard a runt and betray him by seeking his death thorughout the years rather than show him how to become a Viking, the home that they once know will fall and his vengeance ends now. May you be the one whose life Drayko does not claim out of his hatred...
Remember this suggestion: Don't like it, don't read it; otherwise, Feel free to Review and Until we meet again for I will return for the final battle...
TheLegendaryBlackDragonKnight
P.S: I want to warn you that some of you may not find it as epic as I have been building up to, as although I have turned Stoick into the main antagonist of this trilogy; Grimmel the Grisly is even worse than him because while the former is simply his father, this evil Night Fury Hunter knows no hell like invoking the anger of Drayko by tormenting him both physically and mentally. He is even worse than the likes of Drago Bludvist as he has committed many horrible things to become a God, but Grimmel is using Toothless against him; to truly destroy a man like him, you must destroy his spirit and that is what he is doing. Even then he is not beyond crossing the line of being an irredeemable villain, his motives expand beyond killing Toothless as once the Night Furies are fully on the edge of extinction then the rest will be joining them; remember that now...
