Eret and managed to carry Fishlegs to safety and he then began to move his hands quickly.
'Solid Script: Air!' Fishlegs yelled inside his head.
Then suddenly a bubble of air appear directly above them and quickly the two of them ended inside of it and took several deep breaths.
"Thanks for the help," Eret breathed.
"About was too close," Fishlegs moaned.
Torafuzar looked up at them after recovering from Eret's surprise attack. "They're still breathing?"
"I'll handle this guy you rescue the others," said Eret and took a deep breath before he dived back into the water.
"I'm on it," said Fishlegs as he began swimming towards Hiccup and the others.
Immediately both Eret and Torafuzar's fists clashed, but had the advantage of putting his entire weight into the attack knocking Torafuzar off balance. Eret then quickly performed a powerful spin kick striking him in the face.
Torafuzar quickly recovered and try to strike Eret once again, but his fist stopped short of them. Eret then pushed forwards and headed straight towards him as quickly as he could.
Fishlegs meanwhile had reached hiccup and used his Solid Script magic to create an air bubble around him and then he began to do the same for the girls.
Eret meanwhile had just struck Torafuzar in the head with a powerful kick, he then didn't waste any time by floating down towards him and punched him hard. Eret kept up his attacks completely overwhelming Torafuzar and then he immediately covered himself in iron once again and swung a powerful fist towards him.
However, Torafuzar clearly had enough of being his punching bag and bubbles began to exit from the holes in his body. Whatever he was doing caused his entire body began to harden just as Eret struck him with a powerful punch. However, this new armour around Torafuzar was much stronger so the attack actually hurt Eret.
Eret grabbed his fist and yelled in pain and then reverted back to normal.
Torafuzar smiled. "Behold the greatest defence of the Nine Demon Gates, I can alter my body's hardness to deflect whatever attack comes to me. Therefore my skin is resistant to your pitiful iron.
'Damn, that hurt,' Eret winced clutching his wrist.
"The iron on your skin helps you stave off the poison in the water, but it is abundantly clear that you're finally starting to feel its effects," Torafuzar noted. "You just bought enough time to see all of your comrades perish."
Torafuzar then immediately grabbed him and then tightened his grip and Eret groaned in pain.
"The age of mortals is over, you did put up a valiant effort but you are no match for the Dark Deluge," Torafuzar smirked. "The poison will slow down your body's processes and then everyone in your guild will drown together as one."
'We do have some air for now, but the carbon in the water means it will be hard to make more,' Fishlegs groaned as he was finding it very hard to breathe in his bubble. 'If we're trapped here much longer we're going to die.'
"This is the end for you!" Torafuzar roared.
'Eret you need to do something,' said Fishlegs and then the bubble around him popped.
While being crushed by Torafuzar, Eret then began to remember events that happened seven years ago.
Back then he was still with Phantom Lord and he was currently at the headquarters of the Viking Council.
"And once again we have Eret of Phantom Lord before us," said Heyral tiredly. "Honestly now, how many times has it been just this year?"
Eret merely shrugged.
After the session Eret was making his way through the corridors, but then he was stopped by Ingrid the Firm.
"Eret wait!" she yelled.
Eret came to a stop. "Want to give me another lecture?"
"I don't know why I waste my breath on you, but you should strongly consider leaving Phantom Lord," said Ingrid.
"I'll leave when I'm ready to leave," said Eret dismissively. "It's none of your business."
"When guilds engage in such wretched behaviour it is by business," Ingrid countered. "It must be stopped!"
"I think you had better stop, you know you're talking to the Rumblehorn, the Iron Dragon Slayer right?" said Eret narrowing his eyes.
"To be perfectly honest I don't care who you are, I have seen countless tough guys like you all them with a huge chip on their shoulder," said Ingrid shaking head. "And all you really want to try and do is hide your loneliness."
"What do you mean by that?" Eret glared.
"I know that your bit of a rogue, but someone like you could live a life that has true meaning."
Eret then laughed. "My life has already got true meaning, I've already got something big planned. We're taking down those Dragons once and for all."
Ingrid just remain quiet and shook her head.
Of course his big planned did not go as planned and Phantom Lord was immediately disbanded. Ironically, Eret found himself joining the deal that he tried to destroy and working with the people that he fought with.
Eret was sitting at a table drinking a tankard when he looked towards Hiccup talking with his team.
"I say that we should take this job," said Hiccup showing them the notice.
"You sure this is a good one, because I really need to pay my rent," said Ruby.
Astrid looked at the notice. "Seems like a band of orcs have been attacking a village, I think Hiccup is right we should take this job."
"Of course you would say that," Ragnar smiled.
"You got anything better to do?" Toothless asked.
Ragnar shook his head. "Nah, I'm just pointing out that Astrid usually agrees with Hiccup."
Eret merely chuckled.
"So you can smile," said a voice.
Eret looked up and saw Fishlegs looking at him. "Only when there's something to smile about."
"But you're still a jerk," Fishlegs sighed.
Then about a week ago Eret, Skullcrusher and team Shadow Gear was sent towards Ingrid place in order to protect from Helheim. Sadly, they had arrived too late.
After contacting the Guild, Eret sat on the roof with regret in his heart. 'I wish I could have gotten a chance to let you know that I took those words to heart, to show you who I had become. Even if I was a troublesome troublemaker, you were looking out for me. I'm so sorry that I couldn't look out for you, all I can do now is get revenge.'
He then shook his head. 'No, I should take your advice now more than ever. That is the best and only way I can truly honour your life. I will never forget what else you had said to me that day.'
'Truth be told, you remind me quite a bit of my own late son,' she told him with a smile.
Back in the present, those memories gave Eret the strength we needed.
"I'm not going to die here today!" he yelled no longer caring that he was surrounded by water. He then broke free from Torafuzar's grip and then he immediately clenched his fist towards him. "I hope that you're watching this somehow, Ingrid. I am no longer who I was!"
He then covered his body in iron and to Torafuzar's surprise he punched him in the face with such force they were heading straight towards the bottom. "I went out looking for that meaningful life and I found it!" Eret's body then began to blow. "Now I live to protect those who help me, the only way I really know how!" Torafuzar found himself flying through the water much to his bewilderment. "They gave my life meaning and know what is going to take that away!"
"Impossible!" said Torafuzar as he stared at Eret. "How could that weak iron breakthrough my defences like that?" His eyes widened when he saw that the carbon the water was actually fusing with Eret's skin. "No! That's not iron, he must have absorbed the carbon in the water. He turned my curse against me!"
Fishlegs was about a blackout but he smiled. "Nice going, he compressed the carbon around him and merged it with his iron."
"He used to make steel!" Torafuzar gasped.
Eret then began to form a sword, but not of iron but of steel instead. "Steel Dragon's Sword!"
He then swung his new blade straight at Torafuzar and penetrated his hardened body killing him. Then once his hand returned back to normal and he landed on the bottom, with a single wave all the water disbursed in the carbon in the water became particles that shone like crystals.
Hiccup and the others soon found themselves face first on the floor all them out cold due to the lack of air.
"And with that another demon bites the dust," Eret smiled.
However, that battle had taken its toll on Eret and he was barely able to stand let alone fight. What was worse they still had one opponent left and he was completely unharmed.
"Everyone is still down and there's one more demon to go," he said barely able to stay conscious. He then turned and found Tempest standing directly behind him. "Not good."
Tempest looked at him. "You may have just defeated a Demon Gate, but it has cost you your magic power." He then raised his claw ready to finish him off. "You fought well human, now die!"
However, before he could strike Eret lightning headed straight down towards him and he immediately jumped back before it could hit. Then to everyone's surprise they found that Alvin was standing there with his arms crossed.
"I must say, I'm surprised," Tempest admitted. "You should be dead or still in agony. No one has taken in that many bane particles and survived."
"You can thank my wife, she gave me the motivation to get back onto my feet," Alvin glared. He then turned his attention to Hiccup and the others and noticed that they were all unconscious. "Last one up, déjà vu."
"No matter defeating you in your weakened state should prove to be an easy task," said Tempest. He then immediately propelled himself forwards. "Whoosh!"
Suddenly flames began to surround him any charged towards Alvin thinking that he was going to take him down in one hit.
Alvin just stood there. "It's completely up to me again."
"Do something!" Eret yelled.
Alvin certainly did do something, he slammed in a fist of electricity right in Tempest's face. The attack not only stopped him in his tracks, but also sent him flying into the rubble.
Tempest looked at him. "I don't understand this. Did you neutralise the poison?"
"I'm just fighting with your vengeance in my heart," Alvin glared. "For what you did the Thunder Legion and more importantly what you did to my wife!"
Alvin had still been unconscious when he heard Freida's voice. 'You must help them.'
Alvin opened his eyes weakly. 'Freida, is that you?'
'In a manner of speaking, Helheim has taken control of my corpse and has forced me to do unspeakable things, but I know that your guild can release me. However, I have a feeling that the going to need your help, I know that you've been poisoned, but I know your strong enough to overcome anything.'
Back in the present Alvin was glaring at Tempest, who are just got back onto his feet.
"Whoosh!" he said and several tornadoes appeared around both Alvin and Eret.
However, lightning then began to consume Alvin's body and it shot out in all directions slicing through the tornadoes until there was nothing left of them. Eret and Tempest just stared at him and his unbelievable power.
Alvin then immediately charged towards Tempest and raised his fist. "You not only hurt my friends, but made a slave out of my wife! No one has ever done that and survived, this is for Dragon Tail and Freida Keatson!"
He then slammed his fist right on top of Tempest prowling him into the ground. He then jumped back and watches Tempest slowly stood up again, though the attack had apparently done some damage.
'He's just as powerful as before, but more fierce,' said Tempest.
"Bring it on," Alvin taunted.
"It will be my pleasure," Tempest glared. "Rumble!"
A chunk of rubble then sped towards Alvin, but he merely had lightning flow through his body striking the rubble.
"Ka-bam!" said Tempest and the rubble immediately shattered. "Rumble!"
More rubble then immediately flew towards Alvin, but he struck that down with his lightning and then he suddenly found himself in front of Tempest.
"Whoosh!" Tempest roared as a mini tornado covered his hand as he flung it towards Alvin.
Alvin leaned back and avoided the fist altogether, but tempers then attempted to strike him down with another tornado fist. Alvin however was more prepared and counted with his lightning covered fist and was they collided and came apparent that they were evenly matched and immediately backed away from one another.
Tempers was now starting to get annoyed as he couldn't fathom how Alvin was able to recover so quickly. Eret meanwhile was very annoyed that he couldn't do anything to help, though it didn't look as if Alvin needed it.
However, for some strange reason Alvin was not continuing his attack much to Tempest's confusion.
'What is this? Why doesn't he attack?' He then looked a closer look at Alvin and noticed that he was wincing slightly. 'Can it be?'
Despite the fact that Alvin had not received a single hit, he was breathing very heavily.
"But how?" Tempest stared in bewilderment. "No way, you're not even human are you?"
Eret was now confused. "Wait… what is he talking about?"
"You didn't recover, your body is teeming with bane particles and you're still able to stand?" said Tempest in complete bewilderment. "Your organ should be liquefied by now."
Eret then realise that Alvin was still suffering from the bane particles he had received when he first encountered Tempest. That meant that he was fighting through the pain, but this much moving around was very dangerous.
Tempest smiled. "That's why you're just standing there and not launching any attacks isn't it?"
How would just stood there in silence and then a drop of blood exited from his lips. He then wiped the blood with his hand. "I guess my secret is out, huh? That means I had better end this quickly."
"This is the end you fool!" Tempest laughed. "Whoosh!"
Fire then immediately launched out of his mouth and headed straight towards Alvin and seconds later it circled around him and consumed him in flames.
"Alvin, no!" Eret cried.
Alvin just stood there completely unharmed. "And you call this stuff fire?" Lightning then immediately began launching from his body striking the flames and he immediately dispelled them. "Is this truly the best you're capable of, because they don't even burn?"
Then suddenly he vanished into a bolt of lightning and a split second later reappeared directly in front of Tempest.
"You're sick," Tempest stared. "The poison is coursing through your veins so why do you still fight?"
"Because nothing is going to stop me from getting revenge for what you did to Dragon Tail and my wife!" Alvin roared and slammed his lightning covered fist directly into Tempest.
Tempest was then sent flying directly into the rubble like a bullet out of a gun.
"Odin's beard," Eret stared in shock.
Alvin then spat out some blood and fell down onto his knees and then began to breathe deeply.
"You okay?" Eret asked.
There was a bruise on Alvin's chest, indicating that Tempest managed to strike him somehow. Eret then realise that at the same time Alvin struck him, he took the opportunity to strike Alvin.
'He must have taken a hit,' said Eret shocked.
Alvin looked directly at Tempest. "Now stay down."
"You're quite remarkable," said Tempest as he rose to his feet. He then started to make his way towards them. "A normal human would be dead by now or praying for the end to take away the pain, but clearly you are no normal human."
Alvin narrowed his eyes.
"However, your entire species is pitiful weak." Alvin and Eret glared at him at that remark. "I am a life form far above yours, Etherious. You were foolish to believe you could defeat me, for I am Tempest the Immortal." A strange dark or then began to cover his body. "You may have bested me once human, but I swear that it will not happen again."
Alvin looked at him. "You know, I feel exactly the same way about it." Lightning then began to course through Alvin's body. "This is the second time you have brought harm to my family." Then with all his strength he rose to his feet. "And it is the last time, because you're not gonna make it out of here alive."
Two of them then got ready for final clash, on were only one of them would remain standing.
