Ragnar was looking directly at Hiccup, or rather Dragrach, you could barely recognise his best friend. Demonic flames were completely covering his body and his hand had become more than claws, plus there was that powerful presence around him.

"Move, Ragnar," said Hiccup.

Ragnar looked to his former friend. "All this time, you've been Dragrach. Ironic that my best friend turns out to be my worst enemy."

"Get out of my way!" Hiccup demanded.

"I know it's you!" Ragnar yelled.

"Drago must die," Hiccup growled. "I must kill Drago."

Ragnar closed his eyes. "I can't get through to you, are you still in there?"

"Don't… don't interfere," Hiccup growled. "I have to kill Drago."

Ragnar remembered what Krogan had told him before he left.

'The demons of the Book of Drago were essential tools that his Majesty created to enslave. However they rebelled and tried to eliminate him, the most powerful of them was Dragrach. A year ago, during your battle with Helheim, his Majesty fused Dragrach into your friend's body, creating a body link spell. Your friend is destined to kill his Majesty, so he devised a way to prevent his death. The moment that Hiccup kills his Majesty, he shall die along with him.'

Ragnar had never known Hiccup to be this aggressive, this single-mindedness was not him. Whether he liked it or not his best friend was gone and all that was in front of him was a demon which had caused him so much pain.

"Move Ragnar," Hiccup ordered.

"You're the one that took everything from me, my mother… Ur… you and those other demons took it al and now Heather is gone," he said clenching his fist.

"I said the move," said Hiccup.

"This ends now, Hiccup," said Ragnar activating his Demon Slaying Magic. "Nobody else dies except for you!"

"Get out of my way!" Hiccup roared.

Hiccup then launched himself at Ragnar and both their fists clashed unleashed a powerful shockwave. They then spun around and struck one another once again creating a miniature explosion with their raw power.


Underground, Gothi was looking rather impressed with Bbrandish, noting that her wound had completely vanished.

"Well, your magic is quite impressive," she said. "Those injuries were severe not a moment ago."

"I can shrink my wounds, but I'm afraid I can't fix all the damage that's been done," Brandish explained.

Rubbella looked at Griselda, who is now tied up. "So her time-stopping spell didn't work and Hiccup, huh? I had no idea how powerful he had become."

"If only I had the ability to shrink my confusion," said Brandish. "I just don't know what to do about everything."

"That is completely normal," said Ruby as she put clothes back on. "Life is impossible to navigate sometimes, but it's really an opportunity to grow. So I wouldn't see it as a bad thing, all it means is that you're trying to live life to the fullest."

"Let's go, Ruby," said Toothless.

"Yeah," Ruby nodded and looked at everyone. "You girls stay here, we're going to find Hiccup."

"We'll talk some sense into him," said Toothless.


Elsewhere, Merrill was aborting Heather as they were looking for Ragnar, Heather was extremely worried about him.

"We need to find Ragnar, we need to tell him that I'm alive," said Heather. "He's probably overcome by grief and there's no telling what he might do."


Ragnar had just swung his fist towards Hiccup, who ducked in time to avoid it. He then swung his claws at Ragnar and he barely had time to shield himself, he was able to protect himself and the bloke but the swing had enough power to push him back.

"No, Ragnar! You won't stop me!" Hiccup roared.


Hiccup remembered what happened after he took down Griselda, he had picked up Ruby in his arms. She wasn't moving in with all the blood pouring over her face, he assumed that she was dead.

"Ruby, open your eyes," he pleaded. "Come on, wake up! Please, Ruby!"

Ruby just remain silent, Hiccup was in too much of a state to actually check whether she was alive or not. His grief was overwhelming, he blames himself for not protecting her and that was when Dragrach awakened.


Back in the present, Hiccup charged at Ragnar once again with a burning fist.

"No one will stop me!" he roared.

"Oh, yeah," said Ragnar as he charged at him. "You're wrong, Hiccup! I'll stop you for good!"


Meanwhile, on the front lines, the battle was not going well, the members of Dragon Tail starting to get exhausted and they appear to be no end in sight. Stoick, in particular, had been fighting the hardest and now he was starting to wear out.

"Master Stoick!"

"Is everything okay?"

"Don't worry about me," he said firmly. "Just keep moving!"

"That's not going to be easy," said Wartihog.

The enemy army continued to charge towards them, nothing they did even slow them down.

"It's just wave after wave with them," said Mulch.

"There's just too many of them, so many I can't count them of my fingers!" Bucket panicked.

"They just keep on coming," said Speedfist.

"Don't be afraid!" Astrid yelled as she jumped into the fray with battle-axe in hand. "I'll carve a path for you!"

"It Astrid!"

"Oh, yeah!"

"Thank you," said Stoick.

"Master, don't push yourself too hard," said Astrid as she looked back at him. "Together will make it back to the Guildhall."

"Of course we will, I'm no fool," Stoick smiled.

"What in the?" Wartihog yelled.

"A giant eyeball?" Gustav stared.

Astrid looked up and saw the same giant eye that Hiccup and the others had described to her back at the Palace.

Irene was standing on the edge of the mountain where the Guildhall lied, she was scouring the battlefield to find Hiccup.

"You can hide Hiccup, but it will only prove futile," she said. "Nothing escapes my old seeing eye, I'll find you."

Everyone could hear Irene's voice and it shook them to the bone.

"The eye can talk!"

"They're after the First Master!"

"This power, it feels familiar," said Vala. "Like the Vikings from the northern front."

"The Golden Despair is here," said Brandish shaking.

"I've never seen that kind of magic," said Wartihog.

"It creeping me out," said Speedfist.

"Me too, it's so scary," said Gustav.

"I have no intention of hiding from you!" Master Hiccup's voice called out.

"Sounds like the First Master," said Fishlegs as he looked around. "Where is he?"

"You may have control over our Guildhall for the time being, but we will a doubt reclaim it," said Hiccup's voice.

Everyone turned and their eyes widened as a giant projection of Master Hiccup was standing over the battlefield.

"Hear me my guildmates and brothers in arms, we will fight as one! The Dragon Tactician will guide your swords to their targets!" he yelled.

"Odin's beard…" Speedfist stared.

"He's huge!" Gustav gasped.

"That is an illusion," said Wartihog.

"Our First Master is showing us all what he does best, it's incredible," said Stoick.

Seeing the First Master renewed everyone's strength and their cheers could be heard throughout the entire battlefield.

"He gives us inspiration like no other," Stoick smiled.

"He reminds me of Hiccup, not surprising if you think about it," said Astrid.

"So that's how it is," said Irene. "He can sway them so easily with only a few choice words, he still was annoying as ever."

Dragon Tail then charge the ending of new resolve and now they were the ones of the overwhelming their enemy.

"Damn it! We're losing ground!"

"We still have them out numberd men! Push them back!"

Irene looked down upon the battlefield and then tapped her staff on the ground. "Enchantment!"

Immediately the enemy soldiers began crying out in pain.

"No," Astrid stared.

"What is this?" said Wartihog.

"Why are all their soldiers freaking out?" Speedfist asked.

Stoick realised what was going on. "This is bad."

They all watched in horror as the soldiers started to transform into monstrous creatures with dragon-like traits.

"Berserker!" Irene smiled.

Astrid strung her battleaxe at one of them, but it merely pushed her back with a single swing of its fist.

"Astrid!" Speedfist yelled as she flew past him.

"The soldiers abilities have been enhanced," said Astrid.

The berserk soldiers began attacking them, there was no method to their attack no strategy behind it just pure force. The bodies had knowingly transformed, it would seem as if their mind had been affected and they were now acting on pure instinct.

"We're screwed," said Gustav. "There's way more them and they all got stronger."

"My berserker spell enhances one fighting ability many times over, they're basically mindless killing machines now," Irene smiled at the carnage. "So tell me Hiccup, what's your move? Yes, you're outnumbered and overpowered."

"Damn!" said Speedfist. "What will we do?"

"They're shredding our defences," said Wartihog.

Astrid was pushing back against the berserk soldiers, she was now wearing her Gronckle armour and tossed her mighty spear down on top of them.

"That's the Gronckle Armour and Spear Bludgeon!" Gustav cheered.

"Astrid, keep going!"

"Beat them!"

"Requip! Monstrous Nightmare Armour!" Astrid yelled she transformed into her Monstrous Nightmare armour and swung her blazing sword at the enemy soldiers. She then quickly transformed into her Skrill armour. "Skrill Armour!"

She then immediately electrocuted the enemy soldiers with her lightning spear and then quickly transformed into her Skullcrusher Armour swinging her greatsword at them. "Skullcrusher Armour!"

Astrid then transformed into her armless armour and Irene had seen the entire show when smiled. Then to Astrid horror, she watched as the soldiers began picking themselves up, she hadn't faced them in the slightest.

"They got back up!"

"You've got to be kidding!"

They then continue to charge at them at full speed.

"I don't think they can feel pain," said Wartihog.

"Oh man, we're screwed!" Speedfist yelled.

Stoick watched as the members of his guild were being overpowered by these berserk soldiers. One by one they fell and now the soldiers were advancing towards them completely surrounding them so there was no escape. There was only one way for them to get out of this and it would not come without cost.

"So this is how it ends," said Stoick.

Astrid was trying to hold back one of the berserkers and looked at him. "Master! We have to stay strong! I will carve a path!"

Stoick then started placing his hands together. "My journey will end here while my charges go and."

"That stance he's taking… Dragon Law," said Tuffnut.

"Oh yeah, take them all out!" Gustav cheered.

"We've got this in the bag now," said Wartihog.

"You've got this, master!"

"Thank goodness!"

Master Hiccup rush towards the battlefield. "Don't do it!"

Everyone then looked at him confused.

"First Master? Why shouldn't he?"

"It's the only chance we've got!"

"It's too risky, the more enemies the spell targets the more that it drains your life force away!" Hiccup yelled. "This army is massive, there's no way you'll survive it."

"Is that true?" Gustav asked.

"He'll die," said Wartihog.

"We can take care of the master!"

"It's just going to take some muscle!"

"I'm painfully aware of the toll this will take," said Stoick firmly. "There is no other choice, I must do what needs to be done."

"I have a plan!" Hiccup yelled. "There is a way that we can avoid this! You don't have to throw your life away!"

"There's no time!" Stoick snapped. "My charges are falling before my very eyes, I have to end this! Their lives in my hands, you would do the same thing in my position and I remember correctly you have already done it!"

Hiccup closed his eyes and nodded.

Valka just stood there with tears in her eyes. "Stoick doesn't do this!"

"I must Valka, though I am glad that we were reunited and I'm sorry that I now have to leave you. I have no choice, not while my charges blood is shed and so I must end this! An old soldier like me has little time left and it means the young can go on living, I'll gladly pay that price!"

Astrid was pinned down by berserker soldiers and she was helpless to help Stoick.

"Master!" she cried.

Bright golden flames then appeared within his palms. "Astrid, listen to me."

"No, please don't do this!" Astrid pleaded.

"Although you may face what seems like to be insurmountable odds, you will find a way forward if you work together," said Stoick ignoring her pleas. "Trust in yourself, but don't forget that you're not alone. This Guild is a family, the bond that you share is unbreakable. My journey has been filled with one of happiness and love, thanks to all of you."

"Master!" Astrid cried.

"I will die leaving with no regrets," said Stoick and then he looked directly at Astrid. "Astrid, take care of Hiccup for me and tell him I'm proud of him."

He then slammed his hands together.

Everyone was bursting into tears and Valka just stood there in silence. Stoick began to remember all the happy times he spent with the Guild and he wouldn't have traded it for anything.

"Dragon Law!" Stoick yelled.

Then a burst of golden flames that took on the form of a dragon burst from out of the ground and consumed the entire battlefield engulfing everyone. A good majority of the enemy soldiers turn to dust the moment the flames touched them.

When the flames dispelled a huge chunk of the enemy force had been destroyed.

"It got really quiet all of a sudden," said Toothless.

"I know, I wonder what happened?" Ruby wandered.

"What was that?" said Heather.

"That light, it's strange," said Fishlegs.

"I can hardly see a thing," said Shiva.

"Me too," said Vala.

"That felt like something big," said Rubbella.

"Yes," said Gothi closing her eyes. "That damn fool."

Astrid dropped her battleaxe as she looked at Stoick's body which stood there completely motionless and avoid of all life.

Valka stood there in utter shock remembering all the happy times she had with Stoick. She then fell down to her knees and started to cry.

She then felt a hand over her shoulder which belonged to Gobber. "He protected his own and you need to stay strong, we still have a fight ahead. It what he would have wanted."

Alvin just stood there closing his eyes. "Goodbye, old friend. We won't let your sacrifice be in vain."

Astrid just stood there looking at Stoick, he had been more than her master to her, he was something like a father. He had been so kind, he had given her home and family when she had nothing.

"Being with your daughter, was the greatest on in my life," she cried.

"Astrid, there you are," said Fishlegs as he rushed over to her. "The Chronicler left me a message for you, it's about Hiccup."

Astrid then immediately looked at him. "What did she say?"


Back at the Guildhall, Drago stepped outside waiting for the assessment of the casualties they had just suffered.

"How many men did we lose just now?" Drago asked looking at Irene.

"If I had to guess I'd say 70 to 80%," she said.

Drago looked somewhat impressed. "The old warrior was always pretty tough. I gave them too little credit, Dragon Tail is proving to be quite the adversarial."

"Luckily the remaining members of the Drake Twelve were unaffected by it so we still have the advantage."

"I would hardly call them the Twelve any more, by my count those that are still alive and fighting number only four including yourself."


Hiccup and Ragnar were still fighting against one another, they didn't even seem to be aware of what had just happened.

Hiccup charged at Ragnar once again, who quickly created an ice shield shielding himself. However, Hiccup's attack was strong enough to break through and sent him flying, but then Ragnar began launching the shards down on top of him.

Hiccup quickly somersaulted out of the way of avoiding them and then unleashed a burst of flames and the ones above him. Ragnar kept up with a barrage, but Hiccup's strength and speed were incredible however one of them got through his guard and froze his leg.

With him unable to move Ragnar then fired an icy blast which sent him flying across the battlefield. Hiccup quickly recovered and then slammed his hand to the ground creating columns of fire and had them surround Ragnar, but he quickly froze them in place.

Hiccup then unleashed his breath attack and its slammed into Ragnar with incredible force pushing him back. Hiccup then charge into the flames towards him, but Ragnar then quickly created an ice wall and he slammed right into it. He then extended his arms and more these ice walls appeared around Hiccup creaking a prison.

"You won't get past me, Hiccup," said Ragnar. "You hear me!"

He then placed his hands together once again and sealed the top of his ice prison, sealing Hiccup inside. However, Hiccup and the powerful surge of heat causing the ice to evaporate instantly and he launched himself into the air. Then unleashing flames from the base of his feet he launched himself directly at Ragnar.

Ragnar quickly extended his hand unleashed cold air around him in order to block Hiccup's attack. Fire and ice collided creating a massive surge of steam as they try to overpower one another. Then the two of them channelled as much power as they could into their fists and with all their strength swung them at one another.

However, Astrid then suddenly appeared between them and caught their attacks with her bare hands. Upon seeing her the two of them immediately stopped and stared at her in shock, the handle Astrid used to block Hiccup's attack was now badly burned and her other hand which he used to block Ragnar was completely frozen. Then the two of them noticed that she was crying.

"How could you do this right now? At a time like this?" she said.

Upon seen Astrid, Hiccup appeared to come back to his senses. "Astrid?"

Ragnar has also managed to calm down. "She's crying."