This is War
'A How To Train Your Dragon Fanfiction'
RATED – T – Contains: Strong Violence, War Themes, Blood and Gore, Mild Language, Mild Adult Themes.
GENRE - Dark themed – Fantasy / Adventure [Action]
SUMMARY – They thought he was dead. As the Scarlet Queen began her reign of terror, all seemed lost, the light sucked into the dark, freedom never to be felt again... But he's coming to end the fight. Darkness shall cower, as a dragon blacker than night, upon his back a man with wings, returns. And he cries out the warning, to the good and the evil... This is War.
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NOTICES:
(First one is about Poll, Fourth is about the new Forum.)
-There is a Poll on my Profile Page, and it'll mean a LOT to me if you vote. Basically, it consists of fifteen story concepts, including rating, genres and setting (some don't have them confirmed) No idea how it'll work... Just vote. You get THREE votes!
-Upcoming TIW One-Shots: Morning Star - Evening Star – I Thought I Lost You – If Only You Knew – The Brother I Never Had – Hello Bad Boy – TBN (to be named) – Shadows – Torn Away – A Slightly Different Turn of Events – It's NOT Round – When The Angels Scream . If any of these you would like to see before any others, feel free to let me know.
-I am now a Beta-Reader! If you are interested at all, PM me, and I hope I can sort something out for you. ;)
-Should you have a request for me to write, I will do it. Thought I should just address that- if it is something to do with TIW or RoS AU, it is more likely to be done quicker- also, stay within reason, because I don't do M rated stuff, PERIOD, unless that rating is for violence.
-THERE IS NOW A FORUM FOR 'THIS IS WAR'!
It is called 'This Is War- AU.'
On it, I will share news, One Shots and story information, and perhaps some Sneak Peaks, regarding the entire TIW AU. Any questions you have, can be answered there. ;)
-There will be four of these, updated on random times, so keep an eye out! Thank you for your love and dedication!
-If you are wondering, the release date of the Part Two Prologue is at the end of the A/N!
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SHOUTOUTS:
Sorry guys, no ShoutOuts until the official stuff.
BUT, I might do them in the Prologue to save the actual first chapter from just me responding to all your amazing reviews. XD
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This Is War
Extra Chapters (Deleted Scenes, if you will; concepts that didn't make the cut.)
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WARNING: The second Paragraph of this is EXTREMELY boring, but you guys prefer to know what places look like, so... Deal with it.
On a more serious level, there is some 'teen' amusement later on, and the last paragraph might be a bit scary. Viewer discrimination advised.
EXTRA 02/04 : Dracoris Anscesora [Chapter 26.50]
It took about three hours to get to the City from the Training Colony, and apparently, it was rather fast for the luxurious pace they went by, and their 'inexperience'. That little remark had Toothless in childish fits that had everyone laughing in the end. After a short nap to regain their energy and feeling in the body, they were standing in the City Plaza, (Don't confuse it for the Colony's one) Giselle explaining to them that she had some important trip to make on demand.
"You sure you'll be alright? I don't like to leave you on your own." Giselle's glittering wings fluttered, her brows creased in concern.
Hiccup snorted. "We'll be fine, Giselle. We can take care of ourselves!" He said with such confidence, it seriously made Kazenor wonder if this kid knew the extent of his rider's power over him. The Skulblaka was keeping most of his attention on the airborne dragons, frolicking in the skies, like the hatchlings they were, at least in his eyes.
Giselle raised an eyebrow, and he gave a innocent smile. Silus chuckled softly, nudging Hiccup's wing with his own playfully, as the young Humanblaka hissed in annoyance. He responded with his own little shove, which continued to go on as Hiccup continued to speak.
"Besides, whatever is calling you has to be more important." He pouted at her expression. "We're mature..." He said innocently and sweetly, just like a little angel (pun unintended), quietly hissed afterwards, batting Silus' shoulder with his wing-claw like the devil.
In a snide move, he stepped in front of Silus, triumphantly snorting at the teens exasperation and anger.
Silus piped up out of no-where, stretching his neck upwards so he could get his head over Hiccup's shoulder. They growled at one another, and Hiccup nearly yowled when the teen stepped lightly on his tail to stop him from talking. "Promise."
"Sure," the woman said sarcastically with a perfected blunt voice, rolling her eyes as they shone with a green light.
His tail released, Hiccup, almost on instinct, purred, stepping forward to rub his head against her arm.
With a soft laugh, she kissed his forehead, hugging him. Before long, Silus jumped in on it, deciding that anyone close to Hiccup deserved it. "Stay safe. And don't kill each other." She murmured, breaking apart.
She spread her large wings, elegantly jumping into the sky with barely any evident effort.
She hovered above them. "Remember, if anything happens, come here if you can, and wait until someone gets to you."
"Got it!" Hiccup said, smiling as he bowed, almost mockingly.
Sighing and shaking her head, the Humanblaka whistled to Kazenor, and flew away, disappearing behind a large building with him close on her tail.
For a moment, they were silent, just watching as the dragons landed, bounding over to their individual riders. So... Toothless hummed softly, reaching his mind to all three. Where do we go first?
We'll do a layout fly-by. Hiccup said telepathically, feeling some-what overwhelmed by the force of talking to three beings at once. How Toothless did it, he had no idea.
They hopped onto their mounts, pouncing into the skies like Exterminators on a killing spree...
Now, this, would be interesting.
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[Okay, just a heads up here, we look at this from BIRDS-EYE-VIEW. The Front Gate is furthest south, the North Courtyard is at the top. Imagine it like a map.
For reference, I'll use this as a little guide.]
The entrance to the city, and the first actual part of Dracoris Anscesora was at the front, and literally called, 'The Front Gate'. It was the only section of the surrounding force-field that you could enter, thanks to the talented magic of their ancestors. The forcefield protected the city from intruders, and only magically approved Shur'tugalar and their dragons, when holding a certain accessory (they didn't know what) could go straight through the shield.
[Going up in a straight line here] Above that, you had the massive South Courtyard, followed by the Throne Room, used for coronations, treaties, private meetings, and so on. Next was the Plaza (usually just for being there- sometimes when traders came, markets were held there), which was just in front of the biggest building in the whole City, the Hall (just Hall, no 'great' added on) where most things like meals and casual parties were held. Above that, out a large exit, was the North Courtyard, which was the smallest, but widest of the four. It was mostly used for emergency meetings.
To the west and east of the South Courtyard, there were three restrooms, and behind those, Sleeping Chambers 1 and 2 [Even numbers to the east, Odd to the West, this is symmetrical.].
The Sleeping Chambers, where the Shur'tugalar and their Skulblakas resided in huge rooms, were next. Each sleeping chamber was identical as a building, having three floors with four rooms per hallway. They could be accessed through the Chambers, through the Throne Room's side sections. The individual rooms, customised to the owner's liking, were called 'Quarters'.
For Sleeping Chambers 1 and 2, they were a single block, with 12 rooms each. At the end [other side of the pool] was a long, tall hallway, with staircases to get to each room. It was confusing, but efficient.
They then had the long halls that connected all the Sleeping Chambers, which were just called 'Chambers'. They had spare rooms, more designed to fit guests without enormous, magical dragons. Down [so towards the South] from there, was the Pools 1 and 2, the Backyards 1 and 2 (an open, large field, you get the idea) and a single restroom by the Pool Area for convenience. [All of these, once again, symmetrical, odd numbers to the east, even to the west.]
[Going outwards to east/west] To the other side of the pool, backyard and chambers, there were the joined Sleeping Chambers (so they are connected, there is a hall between them) numbered 3 and 5, [numbers go outwards, five is furthest to the west- six is furthest to the east] and in theme, 4 and 6. At the end of each hall, there were huge windows that Skulblakas could enter through, making it much easier.
For Sleeping Chambers 3 & 5, along with 4 & 6, it was much easier to reach the rooms. The respective Courtyards had large double doors, that led inside, where staircases led to the second and third floors, and you just went through a single door to get to the bottom floor. There were also the windows, which the dragons usually used for convenience.
Down below [to the south] the Backyards and Sleeping Chambers 3 to 6, were the East and West Courtyards, to their respective directions. Beside those, underneath the Sleeping Chambers 1 and 2, were the West and East Practise Grounds, respectively.
Going around [a perimeter, if you will. Even numbers to the west, South to the east this time] the furthest outward Sleep Chambers, and all around the city (so like a dome of towers) , were tall Towers, 1 to 12.
The south-west and south-east corners both had a different building, that sat between the West/East Courtyards and the first towers. To the East, was the Hospital (do I really need to explain that?) and to the West, the Library.
Behind the Chambers, and Sleeping Chambers 1 and 2, were Sleeping Chambers 7 and 8 [7 to the west, 8 to the east] which were munch bigger than their counterparts. Their rooms were larger, and they had 5 floors each, with three rooms on either side. (Like 3 to 6, they were split in the middle)
[Moving up north now] Between the gaps of the Towers, and Sleeping Chambers 7 and 8, there were two different buildings, similar to the south corners. To the east, was the Forge, Weaponry and Armoury (all in one, it's split though inside), and to the west, the Magical Training Unit.
Between the last tower, and the Hall, [above the Magical Training Unit/Armoury, Forge, Weaponry, Sleeping Chambers 7 and 8] were more structures; for the East, the Aerial Training Unit, and the West, Weaponry Training Unit.
Surrounding the buildings, and in-between buildings, there were smaller towers, otherwise known as 'Landing Platforms' where mainly Skulblakas could land for a break, or for another reason.
To the north-east corner of the protected city area, was the Bath-House, (Although there were showers in the Hall) and to the north-west, was the Bar, courtesy of the men's requests. Aloysius had been quite amused, when he had told Hiccup of it.
"So..." Silus drawled out. They stood on one of the Landing Platforms, their dragons being just small enough to fit on one together. "That's all?"
Hiccup scratched his chin, thinking. "Well... I think there was a underground prison or something, too, but I can't be sure." He shrugged casually. "Nothing important, I think. Although I still can't remember your Quarter's location..."
"Come to think of what Aloysius said, you might have to sleep in our room..." Hiccup explained. One hand wrapped around the spine in front of him, the other on Toothless' saddle, he gave his dragon a soft nudge on his side. The dragon stood with a soft grunt, moving around in the spot. His wings shuffled in anticipation of flight, with a audible noise, and he swished his long tail around a bit.
Silus face palmed, shaking his head. Seeing Toothless, he repeated the process for Aurora, and she got up too.
He leaned forward to rest a hand on Aurora's thick neck, just to the side of a spine, the cold, but dry scales reflecting a cross between purple and dark blue, down the surrounding scales around the spikes at the back of her neck. (Jeez, that was a unflattering mouthful...)
Come on, girl. Let's go. He said to her softly, as Toothless flew into the air, the dragoness shortly following.
(SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG AND BORING AND CRAP. IT WAS A TOUR. DEAL WITH IT.)
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"Me and Toothless' room is in Chamber One, I think." Hiccup explained to Silus , over on Aurora. The teen looked over at him, gripping on stronger with his knees.
He suddenly grasped what Hiccup said. "You think?"
"Hey!" Hiccup cried indignantly. "It's been about four months since I was last here! You saw how big this City is. It's kinda funny. On the second day here, I was looking around for the Hall- and yes, I was an idiot- and instead wound up in the Library. Everyone looked unbelievably confused, and Aloysius still hasn't let me live it down."
Suddenly stopping, he groaned. Big mistake. Silus was laughing his butt off, almost falling off the saddle in his amused fit.
"Oh, shut it." Hiccup growled, urging his dragon to go faster. Toothless obeyed. BUT, before he did, though, he found it fitting to humiliate the one who dared laugh at his rider...
With a single snort, he flicked his extremely flexible tail, grabbing Silus' wings and flipping him, so he hung onto Aurora by just his tail and legs. Silus was still screaming by the time Hiccup and Aurora looked, alarmed, before silence reigned. A split second later, they burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"HEY! Aurora! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE!" Silus shrieked, punching the air beneath him pathetically.
Sorry, baby, but it's just too funny! The dragoness roared in laughter, a small bit of smoke escaping her nostrils. She was almost most wheezing.
This only triggered more laughter, and it only increased when Hiccup noticed something.
"DUDE! Zip your pants up!" Hiccup screeched mid-laughter, falling onto his front over the saddle. He had to dig his knees into Toothless, just to stay on the dragon's back. At the last second, he grabbed the dragon's spine, avoiding getting stabbed fatally.
Gods, that was annoying.
Toothless was simply over the moon with hilarity, so much he had water in his eyes.
Suddenly, something about revenge-seeking villains didn't hit him in the same way as before... Revenge sure was sweet...
Meanwhile, Silus was howling in panic, while Aurora mistakenly looked- she was curious what this 'zip your pants' was...
Oh no.
She roared in horror, covering her eyes with a paw.
MY EYES THEY BURN! She screeched into the air, as Silus groaned in despair. He would NEVER live this down.
WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN!
Cackling, almost madly, at his friends' reactions, Toothless grinned a toothy smirk; that's what you get when you embarrass his rider.
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"I am never going to live that down, am I?" Silus asked, miserably laying on his back. He shuffled again, trying to find a position that wouldn't hurt his tail or wings.
They were in Hiccup and Toothless' Quarters, coordinates Chamber 1, Floor 2, Room 2. [The rooms were numbered from the front to back] The sky was almost dark, and they had got back to his room quickly after dinner. Just enjoying the relaxation. Their dragons were laid down beside each other across the room, purring and trilling to each other with heavy-lidded eyes.
"Nope." Hiccup said, popping the p. The young man was laid on his stomach, feeling relaxed since... Actually, when had he last felt this way?
He looked at the bed beneath him in a moment of sheer shock and confusion. Had he really been pushing himself that hard? Sitting up, Silus clearly picked up on what he was feeling, whether that be another super-human power of Humanblakas, or just the teens amazing ability to help his friends, and sense when they were distressed...
Despite the fact they didn't know each other all that well, Hiccup felt like Silus was one of his best friends beside Toothless, and his old friends, of course.
Silus rested a hand on his arm, before cooing softly, standing onto his knees and moving towards him in a weird, almost animal like way with his wings acting like a Monstrous Nightmare's would; taking place of his arms, which tucked against his chest, Silus practically slithered towards him, before falling back and sitting on his knees. He allowed his wings to fall by his sides, splaying over the large bed.
"Hey..." He said softly, leaning forward to rest his head on the older Humanblaka's thigh. Hiccup shivered a bit at the close touch, feeling some-what vulnerable. "You okay? You look troubled." His wings fluttered slightly, picking up a sense of unease in the air.
With a soft growl of apology, he lifted his head away, and Hiccup visibly relaxed. He gave Hiccup a coo of guilt. "Sorry, I shouldn't have. It was just..."
"Your instinct?" Hiccup asked, finishing Silus' sentence. The teen nodded. He looked at his tail, curled around his knees to rest in front of him. The black scales glimmered in the dying sunlight peaking through the balcony, shining blue and purple like Aurora's. He eyed the silver spines as they lightly rose up and down to his command. "I know what you mean." Hiccup explained. "Only the other day when flying, I lost my balance in the sky- just as I was about to plummet, I flared up my wings and caught the wind. Without command or thought."
Silus was quiet and looked thoughtful as he told him that, before lightly brushing his scaly tail over the bed's soft surface. The covers were soothing under his tail, and he inwardly shivered; it was just like hands- he could feel it all, it just felt so natural. He wondered if he would ever get used to the feeling and motions.
They both sat, silent for a minute. Eventually, Hiccup growled softly, nudging Silus' arm with his tail, shining orange from the lamp's warm light. The sun had set during their conversation, leaving them in a fairly dark room.
Yawning, Hiccup wanted to stretch his back, and grunted in surprise as his back indistinctly tried to arch like a certain house pet.
Laughing, Silus shook his head. "My friend's a cat, I see."
Hiccup snorted in defiance at him, before standing up, swinging his legs over the side of his bed, not caring much when his tail followed him, sliding off the bed without any effort.
"Well, I've been thinking about it all-" Hiccup said. "-I'm going to ask Aloysius soon enough... Just need to find a time to do it."
He continued to talk on while folding some of his clothes he had brought over, barely aware that Silus was being awfully silent. Scared he had said something wrong, the young Shur'tugal closed the curtains, tying a loose red ribbon around the middle.
As he turned around, his genuine first emotion was confusion.
Silus was flopped on the bed in a awkward position, and the dragons' heads were up, looking just as confused as he. Just as Hiccup rose his voice to question it, his heart skipped a beat, and the nine realms seemed to stop moving.
A piercing, sickeningly familiar sound of metal and rope whipped through the air.
Hiccup knew that sound anywhere.
Out of no known whereabouts, a bola wrapped itself around Aurora's snout and body with a muffled groan in response, as Toothless screeched, standing in alarm, teeth unsheathed, but even he was too slow.
A sleeping dart to his dragon's neck later, and a second to realise he was In serious trouble, and the lights went out, leaving him in pitch darkness.
Five words escaped his mouth. "You've GOT to be kidding."
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A/N: So yes, some might be wondering what's going on here, and well, I personally say that's understandable.
These EXTRA chapters are simply to fill in some holes, and keep readers in touch. Also, just randomly, my new A/N layout is this. I kinda like it better; it's easier to read, and understand, in a way.
Also, anyone who might have read the TIW One-Shot, 'Birthday Leap', will probably notice the dramatic character change in Aurora, regarding her dialogue; from my perspective, the one line (I believe it's literally one line) she says makes in Birthday Leap her appear to be a complete, utter snob. While here, she is more motherly and compassionate, even to the stage of calling Hiccup, who she hasn't even known for all that long, 'dear', and 'hatchling'.
For those nit-picky kinds of people, see it like this. While young, she has a mature type of nature, being a dragon, which also aids her confidence within saying things; not a lot of people with a brain has the courage to disagree with a huge, fire breathing reptile. She is comfortable just being affectionate, and there isn't really any big meaning behind the nicknames other than 'I care about you', so... Also, I should probably mention, before she met Silus, she actually was in a situation where she was a motherly figure, so to speak, and she has played the role of a dragon babysitter.
I can't really give any other explanation, other than this; EARLY DEVELOPMENT. Most of you should be quite familiar with this term, but, for those who don't, here's the complete summary- the creator is still working out the kinks- so basically, brain storming and deciding on whatever is being developed.
But yeah, you already saw the notices, so I'll just say this... (If you read them, I dunno- let me put down a list of brief things for those who don't.)
Last thing, this A/N will be featured on every one of these EXTRAS, which will be distributed on random times and dates, so if you are a downright amazing follower or reader, who eats up any TIW content by me, my recommendation is to be sure to keep an eye out, and be sure to grab an extra cookie on the way out. ;)
RUN DOWN OF NOTICES FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T READ THEM AT THE START:
-NEW TIW FORUM IS UP!
-THERE ARE FOUR OF THESE, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE YOUR MATH.
-RELEASE DATE OF PART TWO PROLOGUE IS DOWN BELOW!
-TAKING REQUESTS!
-I AM A BETA-READER, AND HAVE A APPRENTICE, DARKSCALE WOLFLOVERBOY!
-ONE AND TWO SHOTS SET IN THIS AU ARE COMING IN MASSIVE WAVES!
-DO MY FREAKING POLL, OR ELSE TIW STOPS FOREVER! (XD, JUST KIDDING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, I'M JUST BEING A TROLL.)
COMING (RELATIVELY) SOON:
EXTRA 3/4: First Kill (The Reality of the Kill)
This Is War - Part Two 'Over The Years'
Prologue-
'Forces to be Feared'
Estimated Release Date: 7/8th of May
DRAGONITES UNITE! XD, I feel like a business lady... X_X
-Crystallion12
