Larcade was still utterly bewildered by Drago's attack after he attempted to assist him in his battle against Hiccup.
"Why Master?" he said as he cried. "It hurts… it hurts. Why did you do this? Why Master?"
"Stop this foolish blubbering," Drago snarled. "Why I ever created you after the failure of my other demons is beyond me."
"Master…" Larcade pleaded. Drago then raised his hand. "Master please!"
"I can't stand to look at you anymore so be gone!" Drago roared and a massive surge of power emanating from his body.
Hiccup just watched as Larcade's started to vanish into nothingness.
"Master!" Larcade cried.
Within a few seconds, there was nothing left of him or any indication that he even existed.
"How could you?" Hiccup glared. "You killed him!"
"He was my creation and why you have such concern over someone designed to kill you is ridiculous," said Drago.
Hiccup then punched him across the face with a burning fist with enough power to send him flying.
"A leader who doesn't care for those beneath him should not be called a leader," said Hiccup as a fiery aura covered his body.
Drago merely rose to his feet and a dark aura began to cover his body.
Meanwhile at the temple, it looked as if Gildarts had finally taken down August, though he had used a lot of power to do so. His prosthetic arm, in particular, was badly damaged and looked as if it was going to fall apart any moment.
"Hey, dad," said Agatha as she ran up to him. "You okay?"
"Yeah, this arm is trash but it could have been a hell of or worse," he said.
Then suddenly they saw the rubble beginning to move and to their utter astonishment rising from the rubble was August.
"You're kidding me," Gildarts stared.
"He's back up?" said Agatha in bewilderment.
The markings on August's body then began to glow bright red. "Ever since birth, I have possess extraordinary magic power and ability. Because of this I was feared, abandoned and scorned. But just as things grew darkest, with nowhere to go and no one to turn to his Majesty saved me. I'm the leader of the mighty Drake Twelve, his Majesty's swords… I am the Viking King August! I will obliterate this entire continent even if it kills me!"
He then began floating in midair and a massive surge of power was running through the ground and began to consume both Gildarts and Agatha.
"Dad!" Agatha cried.
"We shall all be turned to ash and cover this land together," said August.
His magic then began rushing through the entire city and everyone was finding it difficult to breathe.
"Is there poison in the air?"
"It's like I'm suffocating."
"I can't breathe!"
August flew sought higher and higher into the air pulling degree into the vortex that he had created around himself.
Master Hiccup, who had been making his way to the Guildhall, then fell to his knees. 'A spell that melts the earth and vaporises the blood of every living creature. The ancient forbidden spell Ars Magia.'
He had to warn everyone and then attempt to send a telepathic message to everyone. "Listen to urgent measures! If you can hear me convert your magic power to defensive energy! Quickly Berk is in trouble!"
Throughout the entire city, people are starting to suffocate and the telepathic Master Hiccup's telepathic link was cut off.
"Oh no, I can't hear her anymore!" Toothless cried.
"I don't know, she just cut out," Ruby winced.
"Something is going down, we're in a lot of trouble," said Ragnar.
Hiccup soon realise that his telegraphy had failed him. 'My telephony has stopped working.' He then coughed out some blood. 'There's only one person capable of doing this…' He then looked up and saw August floating in midair. 'He must be the one they called August.'
'All my life why was I never shown love?' said August. He then decided it turn his attention back onto the city. "Now be gone."
August then looked down and saw that Gildarts was protecting Agatha.
"Stay with me Agatha, daddy's got you," he said gently. "I'll keep you safe no matter what happens."
This was the first time that August had seen parental love and it drew his focus away from everything else around him. He was so focused on them that he failed to notice Master Hiccup jumping towards him at an incredible speed.
Hiccup had summoned his cane and unsheathed the blade attached to it, flames appeared around the blade of all his strength he then plunged it into August's chest. His eyes widened as the flames from the blade started to consume him.
"I won't let you hurt my family!" Hiccup yelled in front of him.
August looked at him, he still had enough strength to carry on with his spell but he just simply lost the will to cast it. His body then slowly began to disintegrate to ash as he looked at Hiccup's face.
"I can breathe again."
"What was that?"
"I don't know."
Hiccup looked at August as he continued to disintegrate. 'Did he lacked the strength to sustain the spell or did he just give up? He was only to rejoin Ruby and the others as quickly as I can.'
He then removed his blade and fell back down towards the ground and started to make his way to Ruby's position.
"He's crumbling away," said Agatha astonished. "Did the First Master do that?"
"I don't know, but it looks like you lost the will to fight," Gildarts frowned.
August continued looking at Hiccup as he ran off. 'One moment, that's all it would have taken. I wish I could have been loved for at least once.'
He then fully faded away.
Down on the grounds, Ruby and the others finally met up with Master Hiccup.
"We're here," said Ragnar.
"Are you alone?" Ruby asked.
"Thank goodness, I'm so glad you were able to find me," he said looking at them.
"Do you know what all that stuff was just now?" Toothless asked.
"The fattest pass for the time being and as for our allies they are fighting to the south of here," Hiccup informed them. "Though the enemy forces largely decimated."
"First Master, will tell us why you wanted us to come here to meet you?" Ragnar asked.
"It's this," he said as he reached into his jacket pocket. "Earlier I was Drago's prisoner, when I escaped I took this with me."
He then showed them the Book of Dragrach, the book that contained the soul of the demon residing within Hiccup's body.
"The Book of Dragrach," Ruby stared.
"The launch the demon that resides within Hiccup," said Toothless.
"I wasn't sure if you knew, about what transpired last year," he said looking at them as he handed the book to Ruby. "I am positive he can win this fight and when he does I will eliminate Drago. At that point Hiccup's only hope is all of you, the strength of your bond."
All of them were completely speechless as they look to the book.
"I ask this of you, please do not let anyone near the Guildhall not into all of this is over," Master Hiccup instructed.
Within the Guildhall both Hiccup and Drago was still clashing with one another.
"I tried with all my power to make it happen," said Drago as he looked at his hand. "I desperately tried to for equality for all in order to bring real peace. With my curse, I had all the time in the world, though in exchange all those that I cared for withers and dies. However, no matter how hard I tried, everyone continued fighting amongst themselves so in the end, I had no choice but to rule over them all with an iron fist."
Hiccup then began to approach him. "That's not how peace works, you can't expect everyone to obey you without question." He then grabbed the hem of his robe. "Truth is no matter how hard we try we continue fighting amongst ourselves so the real question is what is worth fighting for. I fight for my friends and family, you only fight for yourself and that makes all the difference. It's time we end this once and for all, only one of us will be walking away from this."
Drago then slapped his hand away. "You still believe you can live through this, you're deluding yourself."
Flames then began to cover Hiccup's body. "I know I, because unlike you I have something worth living for."
A dark aura covered Drago's body. "From your perspective maybe, but from where I'm standing yours is nothing more than a foolish daydream while I have plans for the future."
Meanwhile at Dragon Heights, Astrid and Merrill just stared at Acnologia as he continued to crush Irene's dead body and laughing like a madman.
"Stop!" Astrid roared. "Stop filing her corpse!
This was the first time that Acnologia was aware of their presence and he did indeed stop just so he could look at them.
"What did you say?" said Acnologia looking at her curiously. "And why is your scent so similar to this dead woman?"
His eyes then turned towards Merrill. "You're a Dragon Slayer? A little thing like you has that kind of power?"
"Just tell us who you are," Astrid demanded.
Merrill had a pretty good idea. "Feel his magic. Astrid, it's him."
"Acnologia," said Astrid.
Acnologia smiled viciously and raised his arm and a surge of magic appeared within his palm. The two of them could sense an incredible amount of power and it would have obliterated them with one shot if Jellal hand appeared and shielded them with a powerful defence spell.
"Jellal?" Astrid stared.
Jellal didn't waste a single beat, he moved his fingers and beams of light appeared directly over him. "Heavenly Body Magic! Pleiades!"
The beams of light and rain down towards Acnologia, who managed to dodge them all and it looked as if he was floating just above the ground. He then looked up and saw that Jellal then created several blades of light.
"Jiu Leixing!" Jellal yelled and struck in with the blades of light with incredible force.
Acnologia had no time to dodge this time and was sent flying, but Jellal then let up as he placed his palms together.
"May the seven stars bring judgement! Grand Chariot!"
The starry night sky appeared directly over their heads and then raining down on top of them were beams of light which slammed on top of Acnologia. However, he merely laughed and to their shock, he began to eat the magic of his attack.
"He ate it?" Jellal stared.
"But how?" Astrid stared.
"Wait, what's his element?" Merrill asked.
Acnologia had finished his meal and licked his lips. "Element? I have no one kind! I am the ultimate dragon, the Dragon of the Apocalypse and the devourer of all sorcery!" He then transformed into his dragon form which tower directly over them. "I am the Arcane Dragon Acnologia!"
"'Of all sorcery?'" Jellal stared. "Does that mean he is immune to all types of magical attacks?"
"He's grown more powerful since Cove," Astrid noted. "We barely survived then."
"Yes, we can't defeat him."
"Well, there's no choice," said Merrill. "I'm a Dragon Slayer, it's up to be to beat him. I have to!"
Merrill then began unleashing her Dragon Force and then before either of them could stop her she shot towards Acnologia.
"Stop Merrill!" Astrid yelled.
"Stay away!" Jellal yelled.
Acnologia was already channelling magic into his claw just like he did before, but there was no way that Jellal will be able to block it this time.
"Merrill!" Astrid yelled reaching out to her.
Then suddenly slamming into Acnologia with the Christina Advanced.
"It's them," Astrid stared.
The docking bay opened and standing in front of them was Olatrand.
"Astrid… Merrill…" said Olatrand.
Astrid just stared at him. "I don't believe it."
"It's Olatrand," said Merrill.
"Get on board quickly!" he yelled. "Now come on when using the Christina as bait, to lure him away from Berk."
Astrid looked at him confused. "Wait…"
"There's no time to wait, hurry!"
"Let's go, we may not get another opportunity," said Jellal.
"Yeah," Merrill nodded.
Everyone quickly rushed to board the Christina and as soon as they were on board the ship took off.
"Can we outrun him?" Astrid asked looking at Olatrand.
"Never underestimate the great Christina," he said. "Besides it's quite possible if we draw him to a certain spot, we can defeat him."
"What?" Astrid stared.
"Really?" said Jellal looking somewhat sceptical.
"Correct?" said Olatrand as he turned around.
Then approaching them was a woman who bore a striking resemblance to Ruby. This
